2008年10月份全国自考英语(二)真题及答案

更多优质自考资料，请访问自考乐园俱乐部/club/53463892008年10月份全国自考英语（二）真题一、VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointforeachitem）从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。Hewasspecificallyaskedtowriteaplaythatwouldbe tothecommunity.A.B.C.D.答案：B

flexibleaccessibleresponsibleCapableItisstronglyheldthatnew mustbeintroducedtoprotecttherighttheimmigrants.A.B.C.D.答案：C

statisticsconstructionsmeasuresConcessionsCountrylifeisbetterthancitylife itoffersfreshairandnoiselessenvironment.A.B.C.D.答案：A

inthatasthatasforinOppositionleaderswillbewatchingcarefullytoseehowtheMinister thecrisis.A.B.C.D.答案：A

handlesconductsobservesdirectsIttookafewsecondsforhereyesto tothedarkness.allocateadoptapplyadjust答案：D

更多优质自考资料，请访问自考乐园俱乐部/club/5346389Towriteuphisnovel，Johnislookingforanenvironmentfree distraction.onwithfromin答案：CJohnsonwas unknownbeforerunningforthepresidency.visiblyvisuallyverticallyvirtually答案：DThevolunteerswouldrathergobytrainthan .todrivedrivedriventobedriven答案：BNeverbefore sorapidlydevelopingasitistoday.hasourcountrybeenhasbeenourcountryourcountryhasbeenourcountrybeenhas答案：APoliceare thedisappearanceoftwochildren.lookinguplookingthroughlookingintolookingon答案：C二、ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeachitem）下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。更多优质自考资料，请访问自考乐园俱乐部/club/53463891. WhenIwasachild,Ilivedwithmymother,myfatherhavingbeenawaytoworkthetown.Iwasthennot 11 nineyearsold,lonelyandexpectant, 12 forthingswhichIknewlittleabout.Iwalkedoutaloneonemorningalongthemountaintops 13 myhomestood.Thesunhadnotyetrisen,andtheair 14 rainofthenightandthemountaingrasswasheavy 15 tinydropsofwater.AsIlookedback,Icouldseethemarksmyfeet 16 onthelonggrassyslopebehindme.IwalkedtillIcametoaplace 17 alittlestreamranintothedeepvalleybelow.Hereitpassedbetweensoft, 18 banks;atoneplacealargesliceofearthhadfallenawayfromthebankontheotherside,andithadalittleislandafewfeetwidewithwater 19 allroundit.Itwascoveredwithaweedwithyellowflowersandlongwavinggrasses.Isatdownonthebank 20 ashortpinetree.Alltheplantsontheislandweredarkwithheavyraindropsofthenight,andthesunhadnotyetrisen.(1).(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：A(2).(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：B(3).(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：D(4).(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：C

yethoweverbutNeverthelesssendinglongingstandingMakinginwhichatwhichfromonwhichmeltfeltsmeltSensed(5).(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：B(6).(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：C(7).(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：A(8).(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：D(9).(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：B(10).(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：C

forwithonUponhavemadehasmadehadmadehavingwherethatwhichWhatworldlyhardeningworthyEarthendriftingflowingblowingFloatingatthetopofonthepartofatthefootofonthegroundof

更多优质自考资料，请访问自考乐园俱乐部/club/5346389更多优质自考资料，请访问自考乐园俱乐部/club/5346389三、ReadingComprehension（30points，2pointsforeachitem）从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。ManypeoplethinkNewYorkisanoisycity.Infact,scientistswhostudynoisesaythattheaveragenoiselevelinNewYorkis72.5decibels.Thisisalittlelouderthannormalconversation,whichis65decibels.Thenoiselevelistheofsomanypeopleandcarsinthesamearea.Noweventheinsidesoftaxisarenoisy.Whenyougetintoataxi,youhearthevoiceofawellknownsinger,sportsreporter,orBroadwayactressgivinginstructions.That’tright.Thevoiceofafamouspersontellsyouwhattodo.Onepopulargivesthismessage:“Catshaveninelives,butyouhaveonlyone,sofastenyourseatbelt!”Othervoicessaythingssuchas“Don’tforgettocollectallyourbelongings.”（Peopleoftenleavehats,umbrellas,andbagsintaxis.）Thereisagoodreasonforthemessages.Therearemorethan12,000cabsinNewYork,andeveryyeartaxisgetintomorethan15,000accidents.Inanwhodon’twearseatbeltshitthepartition,theglasswallseparatingthedriverandpassengersinthetaxi.Theycanhurttheirforeheadsorbreaktheirnosesorchins.Everyyear,about11,000peopleareinjuredinthisway.Manypeopleareannoyedbythevoices.Cabdriversinparticulardislikethemessages.“Iplaythemessages12hoursaday.Ihearthesamevoices60timesaday.Itmakesmecrazy,”saysAmir,a45yearoldcabdriver.“ButifIdon’tplaymessages,Igetfined＄100.”Alotofpassengerscomplain,too.“It’stoomuchnoise,”saysapassenger.“Iaskedthedrivertoturnoffthemessage,buthesaidhecan’t.”Otherpeoplethinkthevoicesareagreatidea.Onetaxidriversays,“Peopleliketohearthefamousvoices,andtheyputontheirseatbeltsmoreoften.”Andpassengersfromoutoftownreallyliketheidea.“Mostofthetime,taxidriversareinabadmood,”saysMelanieBenton,whovisitsNewYorkoftenonbusiness,“It’snicetohearacheerfulvoicewhenyougetintoacab.”Thesentence“Catshaveninelives,butyouhaveonlyone”impliesthat .(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：D

humanbeingshaveonlyonelifecatslivelongerthanhumanbeingscatswillhavenewlivesaftertheydiehumanbeingsshouldvaluetheirlivesPeoplewhoaremostlikelytobeinjuredinataxiaccidentare .(A). thosewhowearseatbelts(B).(C).(D).答案：C

thosewholikemessagesthosewhodonotwearseatbeltsthosewhodislikemessages

更多优质自考资料，请访问自考乐园俱乐部/club/5346389Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatataxidriverhearsthevoices everyday.(A).about5timesanhour(B).about6timesanhour(C).about50timesanhour(D).about60timesanhour答案：AThecabdriversplaythemessagesagainandagainbecause .theyarewillingtodosotheydonotwanttopayafinethepassengersaskthemtodosothevoiceofthemessagesischeerful答案：BTheauthorofthispassageseemstobelievethat .NewYorkisthenoisiestcityintheU.S.messagesplayedbytaxidriversareuselessmessagesintaxisshouldbevoicedbyfamouspeoplevoicesfromtaxispartlycausedthehighnoiselevelofNewYork答案：DSomepeoplemightthinkthatFather’sDaywasestablishedasaholidaytogreetingcardcompaniessellmorecards.However,whenFather’sDaywasfirstsuggestedintheearly1900s,Father’sDaycardshadn’tbeeninventedyet.TheideaofcelebratingFather’sDaywasactuallyinspiredbyMother’sDay.In1909,Mother’sDaywasjustbecomingverypopularintheUnitedStates.Oneday,SonoraDodd,ofSpokane,Washington,waslisteningtoachurchtalkaboutsettingasideadaytohonorone’smother.Itgavehertheideatoproposeadaytohonorfathers,andinparticular,herownfather—WilliamJacksonSmart.Mr.SmarthadraisedSonoraandherfivebrothersandsistersallbyhimselfafterSonora’smotherdiedinchildbirth.Asanadult,Sonorarealizedtheselflessnessherfatherhadshowninraisinghischildrenasasingleparent.Herfathermadetheparentalsacrifices.Inthedaughter’seyes,herfatherwasacourageous,selfless,andlovingman.Mrs.DoddwenttoherministerandothersabouthavingachurchservicedevotedtofathersonJune5,herfather’sbirthday.Thatdatewastoosoonforherministertoprepareaservice,sohespoketwoweekslateronJune19.Ittookaboutayearof更多优质自考资料，请访问自考乐园俱乐部/club/5346389workingwithpoliticians,religiousleaders,businessmenandthelocalYoungMen’sChristianAssociationtobringlifetoherideaofanannualFather’sDay.Eventuallyallherhardworkpaidoff.OnJune19,1910,thefirstFather’sDaywascelebratedinSpokane,Washington.In1972PresidentRichardNixonestablishedapermanentnationalcelebrationofFather’sDaytobeheldonthethirdSundayinJune.Sincethen,fathershavehonoredandrecognizedbytheirfamiliesthroughouttheU.S. onthatdate.Father’sDayhasbecomeadaytonotonlyhonoryourfather,butallmenwhoactasafatherfigure.Stepfathers,uncles,grandfathers,andadultmalefriendsareallhonoredonFather’sDay.It’salsoanotherdayforgreetingcardcompaniesandshopownerstocelebratebecausesalesofthemostpopulargiftsforDad（shirts,ties,andelectricshavers）increaseconsiderably.Thepassagemainlytellsabout .Mrs.Dodd’sloveforherfathertheoriginandestablishmentofFather’sDaytheimportanceofhonoringfathersintheU.S.Mrs.Dodd’scontributiontothegovernmentdecision答案：BMrs.Doddlovedherfatherbecausehe .hadalargefamilywasasingleparentwasarespectedministerwascourageous,selflessandloving答案：DIntheUnitedStates,thefirstFather’sDaywascelebratednationwidein .(A).1972(B).1910(C).1909(D).1900答案：ATheauthorofthepassageseemstobelievethat (A). stepfathersshouldnotbehonoredonFather’sDay(B). Father’sDayhasnothingtodowithMother’sDayFather’sDaystartedwithMrs.Dodd’sloveforherfathercardcompaniesshouldnotmakemoneyonFather’sDaycards答案：C更多优质自考资料，请访问自考乐园俱乐部/club/5346389GreetingcardcompanieswelcomeFather’sDaybecause .theirsaleincreasesitisanationalholidayadultmalefriendsarealsohonoredtheycansellties,shirtsandelectricshavers答案：AThisgreenandblueplanetspinninginspaceisunderseverestress.Ifwecontinuetoexploittheplanetatthepresentrate,humanandanimallifewillbethreatened.Humanpridewillbefollowedbynature’spunishment.Tosaveourandourselves,weneedfirstdevelopanunbiasedunderstandingofourselves,natureandlife.Everyoneunderstandsthemeaningofthesentence“Manshouldrespectanimallifeandnature”.Buttheexactmeaningofman,natureandanimallifeisnotalwaysclear.Manyrefertomanandanimalsasiftheywereessentiallydifferent.Iconsidermantobeananimalandonlydifferingindegreeandnotinkindfromotheranimals.AlthoughIdiscussinconventionaltermshumanrightsandanimalrightsasiftheywereseparate,strictlyspeaking,humanrightsshouldbeconsideredabranchofanimalrights.Theword“nature”isoneofthemostcomplexwordsinthelanguage,butithasdevelopedthreemainareasofmeaning.Theseare,first,theessentialqualityandcharacterofsomething（asinhumannature,orthenatureofwood）;second,theinherentforcewhichinfluencestheworld（asinMotherNature）;third,theentireworlditself.Thelastcanbetakentoincludeortoexcludehumanbeings,asthephrasemanandthenaturalworldimplies.Iconsiderhumanstobeanintegralpartofnature,althoughtheyarealsothebeingsmostcapableofinterferingwithitsprocesses. Unfortunatelyacentraldrive ofWestern“man”hasbeentoconquer“nature”,asifitwereanobjectseparatefromhim. Henceithasbecomecommontodistinguishbetweenwhatisnatural（existingwithoutman’sinterference）andartificial（manmade）. Inthisway,naturalgrowthisopposedtoeducation,civilizationtothenaturalstate. many urbanpeoplelivingpermanentlyamongconcreteandglass,natureitselfhascometomeanlittlemorethanthecountryside. Andthisnotionofoppositioniswheretheseedofpotentialdestructionlies.Theword“unbiased”inLine4ofPara. 1means .unbalancedfairpartialunreasonable答案：B更多优质自考资料，请访问自考乐园俱乐部/club/5346389Asfortherelationshipbetweenmanandanimals,theauthorholdsthat .(A).(B).(C).(D).答案：A

manisakindofanimalsmanissuperiortoanimalsmanisthesameasanimalsmanandanimalsareessentiallydifferentfromeachotherTheword“they”inLine6ofPara. 2refersto .humanrightsanimalrightshumanbeingsandanimalshumanrightsandanimalrights答案：DIntheauthor’sopinion,theword“nature”indicates .(A). aparticularkindofthing(B).theinherentforcewhichinfluencestheworld(C).theentireworlditselfincludinghumanbeings(D).theessentialqualityandcharacterofsomething答案：DTheverylastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthat .urbanizationviolatesthepeaceofthecountrysidethepeopleinthecitiescannotenjoythenature’sbeautymancannotdestroynature,astheyaredifferentfromeachotherifmangoesagainstnature,theworldwillprobablybedestroyed答案：D四、WordSpelling（10points,1pointfortwoitems）将下列汉语单词译成英语。每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。请将完整的单词写在答题卡上。使活动，使起作用vt. a_______答案：activate令人厌烦的a.b_____答案：boring3. 总结，概述v.s________答案：summarize4. 争论，辩论n.d_____答案：debate5. 相反的a.c_______答案：contrary6. 网络；网状物n.n______答案：network7. 明显的a.e______答案：evident8. 凋谢，枯萎，退色vi.f___答案：fade9. 种族的a.r_____答案：racial10. 和谐；协调n.h______答案：harmony11. 满意，满足n.s___________答案：satisfaction12. 身份；同一n.i_______答案：identity13. 解释，下定义vt.d_____答案：define14. 面试，口试，采访vt.i_______答案：interview15. 社会学n.s________答案：sociology16. 谦虚的；适中的a.m_____答案：modest17. 旅行，行程n.j______答案：journey拥有者n.o____答案：owner描绘，描写，描述vt.p______

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