00795综合英语二200810【答案在试卷后】

全国2008年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)试题课程代码：00795I.语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)1.IsawBillsittinginafrontseat______atthespeakerwiththestrangestlook.A.staring B.staresC.stared D.stare2.Arriveattheclassroomwellbeforethetest______soyoudon’tfeelrushed.A.beginning B.hasbegunC.willbegin D.begins3.Aseriesofattempts______made,hecametoasuccessfulsolutiontotheproblem.A.tobe B.hadbeenC.were D.havingbeen4.MostpeopleintheUnitedStateswatchTV,______theycomplainalotabouttheprogram.A.despite B.exceptthatC.thus D.eventhough5.Itisdesirablethatwaterusedfordrinking______pure.A.were B.shouldbeC.is D.oughttobe6.Hewasmuchmorethoroughinhisstudiesthantherestofhisclassanditwasforthisreason______hemadesuchgreatprogress.A.why B.howC.that D.for7.Althoughherefusedtoactonmysuggestion，hehadtoadmitthat______whatIsaid.A.therewassomethingin B.itwassomethinginC.therewassomethingas D.itwassomethingas8.Inordertosearchfortheescapedprisoner,thepolicehavedecidedto______whoevercomesalongtheroad.A.ask B.investigateC.inquire D.question9.Theteachertookthe______tolearnthestudents’namesonthefirstdayofschool.A.difficulty B.troubleC.problem D.hardship10.Animalsbecome______totheiryoungassoonastheycanlookafterthemselves.A.ignorant B.carelessC.indifferent D.cruel11.______howmuchyoupracticethespeech，theactualpresentationwillbedifferentfromyourplan.A.Awareof B.ConvincedofC.Clearof D.Regardlessof12.Icontinuedto______hisprogressagainstthechartsprovidedbythedoctor.A.count B.measureC.calculate D.judge13.Thelabhasrecentlybeenupdatedto______formoreadvancedcourses.A.supply B.provideC.allow D.support14.Nooneknowswhetherachild’s______towardsfatnessisinheritedorduetothefoodheeats.A.tendency B.trendC.intention D.inclination15.Thepolice____Mr.Burgerforthewantedsuspectandinformedtheheadquartersimmediately.A.treated B.tookC.believed D.recognizedⅡ．完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)Migration，inbiology,isthemovementofanimalstoaplacethatoffersbetterlivingconditions．Manybirds，fishes，insects，andmammalsregularlymigrateto16unfavorablechangesinweatherorfoodsupply．Migrationstakeplaceonland，inwater,orintheair．Someanimalsmigrateonlyshort17．Othermigrationscoverthousandsofmilesorkilometers．Migrationenablesmanyanimalsto18favorableweatherandabundantfoodsuppliesinareaswithchanging19．Insomepartsoftheworld，forexample，foodisplentifulinsummerbutbecomes20duringthecoldwintermonths．Manyanimalsthatliveintheseregionsmigrateto21climatesinthefall．Theyreturninthespringwhentheweatherwarmsup．Manymigrationsare22reproduction．Numerousanimalsmigratetobreedingareassothattheiryounghavethebestchancefor23．Migratorybirdsbreedintheirsummerhomes，24thefoodsupplyismostabundant．Manyanimalsbegintheirmigrationsafterunfavorableenvironmentalconditions25．Butamongotherspecies，thefactorsthattrigger(引发)migrationsaremoredifficulttoexplain．Experimentsshowthatchangesindaylength26themigrationsofmanyspeciesofbirds．Inspring，the27hoursofdaylighttriggerthereleaseofcertainhormonesinthebodiesofthebirds．Hormonesarechemicalsubstancesthatregulatemanybodyfunctions．28，thehormonespreparethebirdsforthenorthwardtrip．Besidesusingenvironmental29，manyseasonalmigratorsprobablyhaveaninborn“calendar”thattellsthemwhentomigrate．Somebirdsshowseasonalmigratorybehaviorevenwhenkept30constantconditionsinalaboratory．Aninborntimingmechanismmaytriggerthemigrationofsalmonandotheranimalsthatmigrateatdifferentstagesoftheirlife．16.A．adaptto B.fightagainst C.control D.avoid17.A．periods B.spans C.distances D.1engths18.A．makesenseof B.takeadvantageof C．payattentionto D.givewayto19.A．species B.chances C.environments D.factors20.A．scarce B.frozen C.poisonous D.tasteless21.A．warmer B.colder C.drier D.wetter22.A．takenfor B.causedby C.knownas D.relatedto23.A．survival B.arrival C.existence D.insistence24.A．when B.which C.while D.where25.A．putin B.cutin C.setin D.getin26.A．accumulate B.calculate C.formulate D.stimulate27.A．decreasing B.increasing C.shrinking D.stretching28.A．Inanycase B.Inthiscase C.Inasense D.Innosense29.A．indexes B.symbols C.signs D.clues30.A．under B.with C.to D.onⅢ．难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)31.Yet，somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryidealofheroismissomethingbeyondus—anartifactofthepast.A.…it’simpossibleforustofindaperfectherointoday’ssociety.B.…peopletodaycan’tpossiblyreachthehighnessofrealheroes.C....heroesinthepasthadbetterqualitythanthosetoday.D.…peoplefailtounderstandthehistoryofheroism.32.Webegantomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturn-bethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.A.…thisisonlytruewithpleasure，work,orrest.B.…thishelpsustounderstandpleasure，work，orrest.C....webehaveinthiswaywhenweplay,work,orrest.D.…weusethesetermsexceptwhenweplay,work,orrest.33.Allofusdependonourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues，oftenwithoutourconsciousawareness.A.Wehaven’trealizedthatthesecuescanhelpwithourmindandourwork.B.Weneedtodealwithalargeamountofcuesquicklyandunconsciously.C.Weneedmentalpeaceandefficiencyinordertounderstandthesecues.D.Werelyonthesecuesunconsciouslytobehaveproperlywithease.34.Courtesy，politeness，goodmanners—callitwhatyouwill，thesupplyneverseemstoequalthedemand.A.…thereisneverenoughpolitenessinreallife.B.…thedemandtosupplyequalnamesisneversatisfied.C.…youcanneverhaveenoughwordstodescribepoliteness.D.…itisdifficulttofindabalancebetweendifferentmanners.35.SheevenfeltakindofdistantkinshipwiththeB-29sthatflewregularlyoverhead，boundnorthforTokyoandothertargets.A.SherealizedthattheB-29sresembledherinacertainway…B.ShebelievedthattheB-29sweresofarawayfromher…C.SheidentifiedtheB-29s’directionfromadistance…D.ShesomehowfeltclosetotheB-29s…36.It[havingcensors’stampsofapprovaloneachpage]wouldgivemeprestigeinhiseyes，oratleastmakemelesssuspect，foreignerthoughIwas.A.Hemighttreatme，aforeigner,withnorespect，nottomentionanytrust.B.Hemighthaveahigheropinionofme，althoughhehatedallforeigners.C.Itmightinsomewayreducehissuspiciononme，evenaforeigner.D.Itmightofferaforeignerlikemeagoodchancetowinhisfavor.37.Howdoyougoaboutmakingaboyintoazero?A.Howcanpeoplepossiblyturnaboyintonobody?B.Howdoyoufeelabout1eavingaboyinpoverty?C.Whataboutsavingaboyfromhisfailure?D.Whatcanyoudotohelpaboystartfromscratch?38.ThesceneisthebedroominthehomeofayoungHollywoodcouple，…whosecareersarestillinthepromisingstage.A.…whosecareershaveagoodstartbutneedcarefulplanning.B.…whosecareershaveabrightfuturebutarestilldeveloping.C.…whohavebeenverysuccessfulintheircareers.D.…whoarefacingaturningpointoftheircareers.39.Afriendissomeonewhodrawsoutyourownbestqualities，withwhomyousparkleandbecomemoreofwhateverthefriendshipdrawsupon.A.…andbecomebetterintheaspectthefriendshipbaseson.B.…andbecomekeenerintheawarenessofthefriendship.C.…andbenefitmorefromthefriendshipyoucherish.D.…andshowmoredevotiontothefriendship.40.Atanyrate,hehituponawayofmakingaliving,withnocompetitors.A.Nomatterhowhardheworked，hefailedtomakealiving…B.Nomatterwhatotherpeoplesaid，hesucceededinmakingaliving…C.Whateverthecasemightbe，hehappenedtofindawayofsupportinghimself...D.Whatevertheresultmightbe，heinsistedonhisownwayofsupportinghimself…Ⅳ.阅读理解。阅读短文，根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)Passage1BritainhasalwaysbeenaneighborofFrance，separatedonlybythe20-mileseawayoftheEnglishChannel.Andformostofthetimethatthetwocountrieshaveexisted，theFrenchandtheBritishhavebeenrivalsorevenenemies.Oneconflictbetweenthetwocountrieslastedover100years，andtheBritishandFrenchwereatwarthroughthe18thcentury.Thosewerenotjustlocaldifficulties.WhenAmericansrebelledagainstBritishrule，thousandsofFrenchsoldiersfoughtalongsidethem，andpaidbyFrance.WithouttheconflictbetweenBritainandFrance，therewouldprobablyhavebeennoAmerica.Thereisnofightingnow,ofcourse.Butthereisstillastrongsenseofrivalrybetweenthetwonations.That’swhyarecentsurveyintheUKcausedamajorshock.ItrevealedthatonethirdoftheBritishpeoplewouldliketoliveinFrance.Italsoshowedthat21percentofBritishpeoplewouldactuallyprefertohavebeenborninFrance.Manyreasonsweregiven.Francehasabetterclimateandamorerelaxedlifestyle，withsomeofthelongestholidaysinEurope.Itisthoughttohavebetterpublicservicesineveryareafromhealthtotransport.PeopleinFranceworkshorterhoursandenjoylongervacations.Andthinkofthefood!Otherspointtowhattheycall“footballdiplomacy.”FrenchplayerslikeThierryHenryandmanagerslikeArseneWengerhaverevolutionizedBritishattitudestowardsFrance.It’struethatmanyBritishpeopleonlyrespectnationsthatplayfootballwell.AndthatmayindicatewhysomanypeoplewanttoleaveEngland!Butthismaybepartofamoregeneralculturalchange.GrowingnumbersofpeopleinBritaindrinkwineinsteadofbeerandcoffeeinsteadoftea.Theypaymoreattentiontothewaytheydress.Insomeways，theyarebecomingmoreFrench.EstimatesofthenumbersofBritonslivinginFrancerangefrom100,000tohalfamillion.Butitisnotone-waytraffic.Around15,000FrenchpeopleperyearcometoliveinBritain,mainlysettinginLondon.TheyareattractedbyhigherpayinBritain，lowertaxes，amoredynamiclifestyleandworkinBritain，wheretherearegreatereconomicopportunities.NowthecitizensoftheEuropeanUnionarefreetomovebetweencountrieswithintheEUwhichhavedifferentsocialsystems.Somearemoresociallyconservative.Othersofferbetterpublicservicesandamorerelaxedlifestyle.Traditionally,debatesovertheseissueshavebeenpartofthepoliticsofEuropeannationstates.Nowitseemsthatpeoplecangototheplacethatsuitsthembest.SoperhapstheBritisharenotbecomingmoreFrench.Instead，boththeFrenchandtheBritisharebecomingmoreEuropean.41.Thesurveycausedashockbecauseitshowsthat______.A.BritishpeoplethinkFrancehasbetterpublicservicesB.FrancehasabetterclimateandamorerelaxedlifestyleC.peopleinFranceworkshorterhoursandenjoylongerholidaysD.morethan30percentoftheBritishpeoplewouldliketoliveinFrance42.Theunderlyingmeaningof“Andthinkofthefood!”inParagraph5isthatthefoodinFranceis______.A.muchcheaper B.moredeliciousC.moreexpensive D.moredisgusting43.The“footballdiplomacy”haschangedsomeBritishpeople’s______.A.tasteinfood B.styleinfashionC.imageofFrance D.attitudestofootball44.Inthe8thparagraph，fromthesentence“Butitisnotone-waytraffic”,wecaninferthat______.A.someFrenchpeopleprefertoliveinBritainaswellB.someBritishpeopleprefertoliveinFranceaswellC.peoplecandrivebackandforthbetweenthetwocountriesD.peoplecandriveonbothsidesoftheroadsinthetwocountries45.Whatistheintentionoftheauthor?A.Toinform. B.Toargue.C.Tojudge. D.Topersuade.Passage2IstillrecallascenefromanotherwisetotallyforgettablemovieIsawmanyyearsago.Abusinessexecutiveinasuitandtie，carryingabriefcase，iswalkinghomeafteratypicallystressfuldayattheoffice.Hepassesaneighbour’slawnwhereagroupofsmallchildrenareplayingwithagardenhosethatsomeonehasleftrunningonthegrass.Themanwatchesthelaughingandscreamingchildrenwithasmileonhisface.Then，afterlookingaroundtomakesurenooneislooking，hethrowsoffhisbusinesssuit，dropsthebriefcase，andrushestojointhefun.Theman’sfaceisfilledwithjoyfulabandonas，wearingonlyshortsandvest，heturnshisbodytomeetthefullimpactofthegushinghose.Thenextsceneshowshimbackinhissuit，continuinghiswayhomeandlookingalittlesheepish，asheadjustshisfeaturestoassume，oncemore，theappearanceofcalmrespectability.Howoftendowelookbackatthepure，spontaneousjoysofchildhood—toatimewhenjoywaspureandfull，uncheckedbythefeelingsofguiltorconcernforpropriety?Thethrillofaforbiddenexpeditiontoapondorthedelightofwatchingthematchstickflareupbetweenone’sfingers.Irememberthattimewhen，asasmallchild，myeagerlittlefingerstouchedthehongbaothatIhadbeengivenbyavisitoronthefirstdayoftheChineseNewYear,andfelt—joyofjoys!—thewelcomeflatnessofpapermoneyinsteadofthehardnessofcoins.Ishoutedforjoyandcalledattentiontomynewwealth，unawareofmymother’sembarrassmentasshecastaquickglanceatthevisitor.Later,aftertheguesthadleft，shetoldmeinaseverevoicenevertodosucha“shameful”thingagain.Whatwouldpeoplethink?Oh，forthereturnoflostinnocenceandthecapacityforpurejoy.Yetthetruthisthatnomatterhowendearingachild’sspontaneityoffeelingsandaction，itwouldbeunrealistictoallowtheseemotionstocarryovertoadultlife.Thebusinessoflivingisaseriousone，necessarilyregulatedbyanarrayofcustoms，codesandnormstoensurethesmoothfunctionofday-to-daylife：athomeoratwork，intheprivateorpublicdomain.Thereare“dosanddon’ts”relatedtopolite，sociallyacceptablebehaviour，thatensureweactinthecorrectway，usetheproperformsofaddress，andexpressourfeelingsinwaysthatdonotoffendothers.Yettheneedforplayfulnessseemstobeapermanentfeatureofthehumancondition.Itisinseparable，eveninthemostseriousadult.Sometimes，duringpartiesandgames，thisforceisallowedtobreakthroughthesmoothsurfaceofsocialrespectability；forafewbriefmomentsitisallrightforadultstoengageinhorseplay.Witnessthewildabandonwithwhichpartygoersthroweachotherintotheswimmingpool，putoncrazymasksandplaysillygames.Therestofthetimewearerequiredtobemature，disciplinedadultscarryingontheseriousbusinessofliving.But，onceagain，forthereturnoflostinnocence!Thegreatestlossofall，evengreaterthanthelossofpureenjoyment，isthelossofasenseofwonder.Thisisthespecialgiftofchildhood：theabilitytoseetheworldwithfresheyes，treatingthemostordinaryobjectsandhappeningswithkeencuriosityandfascination.Toreclaimthechild’ssenseofwonder,tobeattentivetothemarvelsthatsurroundus，whetherthesebetheeverydaybeautiesofnature，thewarmthofhumancontact，ortheextraordinaryachievementsofmoderntechnology,isnotonlytosaveourselvesfromthetirednessofliving，buttoenrichourliveswillaspecialspiritualdimension.46.Theauthordescribedthemoviesceneatthebeginninginorderto______.A.pointoutthecharmofthemovieB.suggestwaysadultscanusetorelaxC.illustratehoweageradultsaretohavesomefunD.emphasizehowmuchpressureworkingpeoplehave47.Theword“sheepish”inparagraph3Canbebestreplacedby______.A.exhausted B.embarrassedC.depressed D.disappointed48.Whichofthefollowingistheauthorlikelytodisagreewith?A.Achildplayswithmatches.B.Anadultplaysjokesonothersinparties.C.Abusinessmanengagesinsillygameswhenoffwork.D.Amotherstopsherkidfrombeingexcitedinfrontofaguest.49.WeCaninferfrom