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202X年1月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）卷子

（课程代码0359）

（答案在题后）

本卷子分为两局部，总分值100分，考试时间150分钟。

第一局部为选择题，1页至8页，共8页。应考者必须在“答题卡”上按要求填涂，不

能答在卷子上。

第二局部为非选择题，9页至10页，共2页。应考者必须在“答题纸”上答题。

PARTONE（50POINTS）

1.VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointeach）

从以下各句四个选项中选出一个最正确答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.Alltheoriesfrompracticeandinturnservepractice.

A.differ

B.range

C.recover

D.originate

2.Thereislittleincreasingyourreadingspeedifyoudonotunderstandwhatyouare

reading.

A.aim

B.use

C.value

D.meaning

3.whatyousaynowisnotwithwhatyousaidyesterday.

A.insistent

B.prevalent

C.consistent

D.permanent

4.Puttingprisonersinchainsdoesn'tsolvetheOfcrime,suchaspovertyordisaffection

withinsociety.

A.causes

B.victims

C.purposes

D.increases

5.Binarystars,astheirnamesuggests,aretwinstarswhosepositioninspaceeachother.

A.affects

B.expects

C.perfects

D.inspects

6.Allevidencerelevantthecaseshouldbegatheredandanalyzed.

A.with

B.to

C・from

D.for

7.Comewhatwe'Hgoaheadwithourplan.

A.can

B.need

C.may

D.must

8.Weshouldprimaryimportancetothedevelopmentofeconomy.

A.attach

B.convert

C.attribute

D.contribute

9.Examinerswhoaretofavoritesarecriticizedbymanypeople.

A.indifferent

B.similar

C.equivalent

D.partial

10.Lookforsmallwaystoaddactivitytoyourday,liketakingthestairstheelevatoror

goingonashortwalk.

A.inspiteof

B.insteadof

C.intermsof

D.inviewof

II.ClozeTest(10points»1pointeach)

以下短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。依据上下文要求选出最正确答案，

并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。。

Peopleproducefoodinmanyways.Agriculture,orfarming,developedjthousandsofyears

ago.___11___about100yearsago,mostfarmersintheUnitedStatesProducedonlyenoughfood

fortheirown__12__Today,modernequipmentandfarmingmethodshavegreatly___13___the

Americanfarmer\productivity.

Invariouspartsoftheworld,people__14___manyanimalsthatsupplymeatandmilk.Cattle,

horses,goats,sheep,andpigsareimportantfoodanimals.IntheUnitedStates,thecowisthe

majorsourceofmilkproducts.Chickens___15___peoplewithbothmeatandeggs.

Fishingisanimportantsourceoffood,___16___inareasnearthesea.Somecountries,like

Japan,consumemuchmorefishthanmeat.

Thewealthyareasoftheworldconsumethemostfood,___17___includetheUnitedStates,

Canada,andEurope.Manycountriesareabletoimportfoodifitcannotbeproducedathome.

___18___GreatBritainimportsabout75percentofitsmeat,andgrowslessthanhalfthefoodits

peoplerequire.

___19___peopleofthepoorcountriesoftheworldusuallyeatonlywhattheyareableto

producethemselves.InsomepartsofAsia,peoplelive___20___ricealone.

11.A.InB.UntilC.FromD.for

12.A.needsB.reasonsC.effortsD.interests

13.A.protectedB.supportedC.increasedD.reflected

14.A.growB.raiseC.trainD.store

15.A.prepareB.treatC.serveD.provide

16.A.certainlyB.actuallyC.occasionallyD.especially

17.A.theseB.whereC.whichD.they

18.A.InadditionB.ForexampleC.AboveallD.Afterall

19.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.instead

20.A.withB.forC.onD.through

III.ReadingComprehension(30points>2pointseach)

从以下每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最正确答案，并在答题卡上将相

应的字母涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

LatelyithasbecomefashionableinAmericatoquestionwhetheritisreallyworthittogoto

college.AccordingtoanewsurveyreleasedbythePewResearchCenter,only40percentof

Americansfeltthatcollegesprovidedagoodvalueforthecost.Atthesametime,86percentof

collegegraduatesstillfelttheinvestmentwasagoodoneforthem.

Thereareanumberofreasonsfbrthewidespreaddissatisfactionwithcollege.First,thereare

plentyofproblemswithhighereducation—poorqualityandout-of-controlcostsaretwoofthe

biggest,Second,itistruethatcollegeisnotforeveryone.Thereareplentyofrewardingand

importantcareersthatdonotrequirecollege.Andduetothesloweconomy,theremayinfactbe

moregraduatesthanthecuiTentjobmarketneeds.Besides,anti-collegesentimentisnothing

new-Today,MicrosoffsBillGatesorApple'sSteveJobs——bothcollegedropouts-isoftenheldup

asevidenceofwhyallthattimesittinginclassisbetterspentelsewhere.

However,gettingacollegeeducationisstillagoodidea.Collegegraduatesearnmore,andare

morelikelytohaveajobinthefirstplace.Accordingtothestatisticslastyear,theaverageweekly

earningsfbrsomeonewithsomecollegebutnodegreewere$712,comparedto$1,038fbra

collegegraduate.Thatisalmost$17,000overthecourseofayearandthereisanevenbigger

divideforthosewithlesseducation.Meanwhile,theunemploymentratewas9.2percentforthose

withonlysomecollegeandmorethan10percentforthosewithjustamiddleschooldegree,butit

was5.4percentforcollegegraduates.Theeconomicgapsbetweencollegecompletersandthose

withlesseducationaregettinglarger-

AlthoughmostAmericanssurveyedbyPewfeeldoubtfulaboutthevalueofacollege

degree,anoverwhelmingmajorityofparentsPewsurveyedstillexpecttheirchildrentogoto

college."Itcallbeinferredthattheincreaseddoubthasnotsignificantlyinfluenceddecision

making,"Pew'sTaylorsays."Despitetheconcernaboutrisingcostsandotherproblems,college

remainsauniversaldesireinthiscountry.〃

21.RecentlymanyAmericansquestion.

A.thevalueofacollegedegree

B.theabilityofcollegegraduates

C.thequalityofcollegeeducation

D-thehighcostofhighereducation

22.ThepassagetellsUSthatBillGateswas.

A.aself-taughtcollegestudent

B.ahardworkingundergraduate

C.asuccessfulcollegedropout

D.asuccessfulcollegegraduate

23.Thewriterseemstoagreethat・

A.thereisnoneedtogotocollege

B.anti-collegesentimentisanewthing

C.collegecannotguaranteeemployment

D.collegeeducationremainsawisechoice

24.TheunemploymentrateforcollegegraduateslastYearwas.

A.5.4%

B.7.1%

C.9.2%

D.10%

25.ThePewsurveyimpliesthat.

A.thecostofcollegeeducationwilldecrease

B.mostAmericansstillfavorcollegeeducation

C.thequalityofcollegeeducationwillimprove

D.increaseddoubtaffectsparents'decisionmaking

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage*

Amajorsociological(社会学的)theoryknownassymbolicinteractionism(符

号互动论)offerssomeimportantclarificationofhowmenandwomenaretaughttofilldifferent

rolesinsociety.Thekeyconceptinsymbolicinteractionismisthatcommunicationmakesabig

differenceinbehavior：peopleactonthebasisofmessagestheyreceivefromothers,andhowthey

understandthosemessages.ThiscanbeseeninaconceptdevelopedbysociologistCharles

HortonCooleyknownasthelooking-glassself.

Bythelooking-glassself,Cooleymeanttheself-imagethateachofusdevelopsaccordingto

themessageswereceivefromothers；wethinkandbehaveaccordingtoourunderstandingof

thosemessages.If,forexample,ayounggirlisrepeatedlytoldthatsheispretty,shewillcome

tobelievethat(1)sheisinfactpretty,and(2)beingprettyisanimportantthinginher

life.Similarly,ifsheistoldthatsheisnotgood(ornotexpectedtobegood)atcertainthings

(suchasmath)shewillcometobelievethatsheisnotgoodatsuchthingsandwouldbetteroff

workingatthingsshecanbesuccessfulat.Thelikelyproductisayoungwomanwhodevotesa

greatdealofattentiontoherappearance,regardsbeingprettyasakeytosuccessinlife,andwho

isintimidatedbyanythinginvolvingnumbers.

Sinceweknowthatyounggirlsaregivenmessageslikethese,andthatyoungboysaregiven

differentmessages,wecanseeagoodpartofhowsexrolesaretaught.Thereislittleorno

evidenceofdifferencesinwhatyounggirlsandyounggirlsandboyscando,buttheolder

childrenbecome,thegreaterthedifferencesintheareasinwhichboysandgirlsarelikelytostand

out.

26.Symbolicinteractionismhelpstoexplain.

A.howtomakeadifferenceinpeople'ssocialbehavior

B.howtomakepeopleunderstanddifferentsocialroles

C.howmenandwomenlearntocommunicateinsociety

D.howmenandwomenlearntotakedifferentsocialroles

27.The"looking-glassself5conceptoffersaclueasto

A.whetheronecanimproveone'sself-image

B.whetheroneislikelytosucceedinanarea

C.howonereceivesdifferentsocialmessages

D.howsocialmessagesshapeone'sself-image

28.Theexampleoftheyounggirlshowsthat.

A・womencaremoreaboutappearance

B.womenareinferiortomeninnumbers

C.peopleareliabletosocialexpectations

D.peopleregardlooksasakeytoSuccess

29.Thephrase“betteroff'(para.2)probablymeans-------

A.morecomfortable

B.moredependable

C.morerespectable

D.morereasonable

30.Boysandgirlsarelikelytostandoutindifferentareas.

A.astheyadvanceinage

B.astheygrowinwisdom

C.astheirinterestsdiversify

D.astheircapacitiesdevelop

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

SincethebeginningoftheInternetera,ithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatwhenyoujoinan

onlinecompany,whateverdatayouputintoitbelongstoyou.

Thatmeansyoucansignupforonekindofemail,importyourcontactsintothatsystem,and

ifyoulaterdecidetoswitchtosomeotheremailservice,youcanexportallyourcontactsfromthe

firstserviceintothenewone.YoucanuseMicrosoft'sHotmail,thenmovetoYahooMail,then

toGoogle'sGmail.Oryoucanhaveaccountsonthreeservicesandkeepallyourcontactsineach

one.

Thafthewaythingswere—untilFacebookappeared.Facebooktookadifferentapproach

Untilrecently,everythingyouputintoFacebookcouldnotbeexportedanywhere.Ineffect,you

didn'townyourdata.Facebookdid.

Ofcoursethisisrubbish.TherealityisthatFacebookwantstomakeitdifficult,ifnot

impossible,foryoutoleave.

NowthatpolicyhassparkedafightbetweenGoogleandFacebook.Googleisangrybecause

itsuserscan,andoftendo,exporttheirGmailcontactinformationintoFacebook.Butthosepeople

can'tbringFacebookinformationbackintoGmail.

EarlierthismonthGoogledeclareditwouldblockexportsofitsdatatoFacebook.Ina

shamelessmove,FacebookbrokethroughGoogle'sroadblocksoitsuserscouldkeeppullingdata

fromGoogle.

Googlesaiditwas"disappointed“withFacebook'sbehavior.Italsocreatedawarning

screentotellGmailusersthatiftheyexporttheirinformationtoFacebooktheywon'tgetit

back.

Basically,Facebook'spositionwithmajorITcompaniesisthis：ifyouwantaccesstoallthe

informationwe'vecollected,strikeadealwithus.MicrosoftandYahoohavedonethat,andnow,

likemagic,theycanexportFacebookcontactinformationintotheirsystems,whileGooglestill

cant

RemembertheearlydaysoftheNet,wheneverythingwasgoingtobeopenandfleeThat

wasgreatuntilpeoplerealizedthattheiruserdatacouldbeturnedintogold.Nowthereare

billionsinvolved,andnobodyisplayingniceanymore.

31.BeforeFacebookappeared，people.

A.hadalimitednumberofaccounts

B.enjoyedacompletelyfreeservice

C.hadlimitedaccesstotheircontacts

D.enjoyedfullownershipoftheirdata

32.ItseemsthatFacebook'sapproachmakesthewriterrather.

A.annoyed

B.assured

C.puzzled

D.pleased

33.GoogleisangrywithFacebookduetothelatter'srefusalto.

A.letitsusersuseGmail

B.offertechnicalsupport

C.shareuserinformation

D.protectuserinformation

34.ThepassageindicatesthatMicrosoftandYahoohave・

A.agreedtosidewithGoogle

B.acceptedFacebook\terms

C.takentheirownapproaches

D.struckadealwitheachother

35.Accordingtothewriter,thecurrentstateoftheNetis.

A.misleading

B.frustrating

C.promising

D.satisfying

202X年1月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语(二)卷子

(课程代码0359)

PARTTWO(50POINTS)

IV.WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwowords)

将以下汉语单词译成英语。每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。请将完

整的单词写在答题纸上。

36.性格，品质n.c

37.容忍，容许vt.t

38.几乎不ad.h

39.四月n.A

40.干旱，旱灾n,d

41.可靠的a.r

42.碰撞vi.c

43.仪器；乐器n.i

44.适度的a.m

45.浅的a.s

46.打哈欠vi.y

47.放射n.r

48.直接地ad.s

49.流利的a.f

50.排解，排斥vt.e

51.百num.h

52.急迫的a.u

53.坦白地ad.f

54.清白的a.i

55.强化，稳固vt.s

V.WordForm(10points91pointeach)

将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。答案写在答题纸上。

56.Couldyougivemeaquick(explain)forhowitworks

57.ThomasJeffersonwasaleading(create)oftheU.S.Constitution.

58.Scholarsofferthreerelatedbutdifferentopinionsaboutdifferentopinionsabout

the(mystery)originandsignificanceofthesepaintings.

59.Shesatbythefireandfeltthe1warm)spreadthroughherbody.

60.Theprojectisonly(theory)workable.

61.Boysareverymuchinthe(minor)atthedanceclass.

62.Wetookacontraryview,butwehavetoimplementand(force]

thelawpassedbyCongress.

63.Inadditiontointelligence,weshoulddevelop(persist)inchildren.

64.Heis(habit)lateforschool；heisneverontime.

65.Itwouldbecompletely(responsible)tousedrugsonpeoplethat

hadnotbeentestedonanimals.

VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(15points>3pointseach)

将以下各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。

66.今年热得很不平常。

67.你一旦开始，就必须继续下去。

68.你需要更多的练习，这是很明显的。

69.要不是她的妈妈，她是读不完大学的。

70.最近的研究说明，白日做梦是一般生活的一局部。

VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15points)

将以下短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。

Timeisdangerous.Ifyoudon'tcontrolit,itwillcontrolyou.Ifyoudon*tmakeitworkfbr

you,itwillworkagainstyou.Ybumustbecomethemasteroftime,nottheservant.

Studyhardandplayhardisanoldproverb,butitstillmakessense.Youhaveplentyoftime

forclasses,studyandplayifyouuseyourtimeproperly.Itisnothowmuchtimeyouallocatefor

studythatcountsbuthowmuchyoulearnwhenyoudostudy.

Themoretimeyouwaste,theeasieritistocontinuewastingtime.Soon,doingnothing

becomesahabityoucan^break.Itbecomesadrug.Whenthishappens,youloseyourfeelingof

accomplishment.

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2012年1月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）试题答案及评分参考

（课程代码00015）

I.VocabularyandStructure（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

1.D2.B3.C4.A5.A

6.B7.C8.A9.D10.B

n.ClozeTest（本大时共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

11.B12.A13.C14.B15.D

16.D17.C18.B19.A20.C

in.ReadingComprehension（本大题共小题，每小即2分，共30分）

21.A22.C23.D24.A25.B

26.D27.D28.C29.A30.A

31.D32.A33.C34.B35.B

IV.WordSpelling（本大题共20小题，每两小题l分，共】0分）

36.character37.tolerate38.hardly39.April

40.drought41.reliable42.collide43.instrument

44.moderate45.shallow46.yawn47.radiation

48.straight49.fluent50.exclude51.h