2003年4月自考大学英语(二)试题及答案

2003年4月自考大学英语(二)试题及答案

2003年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试题2007年03月06日星期二13:40本试卷分为两部分，第一部分为选择题，1页至7页，第二部分为非选择题，8页至9页，共9页；选择题50分，非选择题50分，满分100分；考试时间为150分钟。将全部答案写在答题纸的相应位置上，否则不计分。PARTONTI.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeachitem)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。1.Ittookalongtimeforherto____________thefactthatherhusbandwasdismissed.[A]comeupagainst[B]comeupto[C]comeupwith[D]cometotermswith2.Wasitinthatschool______hedevelopedhisinterestinphysics?[A]which[B]fromwhich[C]where[D]that3.______foryourhelp，Iwouldnothaveovercomethepsychologicalpressuresandtensions．[A]Notbeen[B]Withoutbeing[C]Haditnotbeen[D]Nothavingbeen4.______nothingtosay,theboyshiedawayfromthecrowd.[A]Have[B]Having[C]Had[D]Havingbeing5.Asactivitycarried______asonethinksfitinone'ssparetime，leisurehasseveralfunctions.[A]On[B]out[C]off[D]over6.Whydoyoublamehimforhispoorjudgmentonthematter______hereallyneedsisencouragement?[A]whenthat[B]sincethat[C]whenwhat[D]nowthat7.Theothertimingsystembelongsinourinternalclocks，which，left______,wouldtiethebodytoa25-hourrhythm.[A]behind[B]alone[C].out[D]aside8.Ithasbeenyears__________Ireturnedhome.[A]after[B]that[C]since[D]when9.We'llkeepyou______anynews.[A]uptodatewith[B]instepwith[C]inlinewith[D]intermsof10.I'dliketogotothecinema,butI'm______to.[A]enable[B]disable[C]unable[D]ableⅡ．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。Japanisasmallcountrywithfewnaturalresources.(11)this，Japaneseproductivity，therateatwhichgoodsareproduced，(12)morethaneleventimesinthepastthirtyyears．ManypeopleintheWestwonderhowtheJapanesedoit．Thekey(13)Japan'ssuccesscanbediscoveredbylookingatsomebasicdifferencesbetweenJapaneseandWesternattitudestowardswork．PeopleintheWestgenerallyviewwork(14)anecessaryevil--onemustgiveuppartofone'snfreedomtoearnthemoneyneededtolive.TotheJapanese,however,workisthecentralinterestofone'slife；it's(15)thataJapaneseestablishedhisidentity.AJapanesebusinessfirmislikeafamily．Whenanemployeejoinsacompany，heexpectstoworkforthatcompanyfortherestofhisworkinglife；(16)isanyonedismissed．Promotionisbasedonthesenioritysystem，thelengthofemployment(17)one'srankinthecompany．Thoseatthebottomdonot(18)Chancesforpromotionbecausethoseatthetopretireatacertainage(19)othersmayhavetheirturn．Inaddition，thedifferencebetweenthelowestandthehighestsalariesismuch1essthan(20)intheWest．11.[A]Becauseof[B]Asfor[C]Although[D]Despite12.[A]haveincreased[B]hasincreased[C]areincreasing[D]isincreasing13.[A]to[B]of[C]for[D]in14.[A]like[B]for[C]about[D]as15.[A]this[B]that[C]here[D]where16.[A]barely[B]rarely[C]occasionally[D]frequently17.[A]determines[B]hasdetermined[C]determining[D]todetermine18.[A]careabout[B]carefor[C]worryabout[D]concernwith19.[A]inthat[B]suchthat[C]forthat[D]sothat20.[A]that[B]those[C]one[D]onesIII.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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whotalksmore，womenormen?TheseeminglyconflictingevidenceisresolvedbythedifferencebetweenwhatIcallpublicandprivatespeaking．Moremenfeelcomfortabledoing"publicspeaking,"whilemorewomenfeelcomfortabledoing"private"speaking.Anotherwayofcapturingthesedifferencesisbyusingthetermsreport-talkandrapport-talk.Formostwomen,thelanguageofconversationisprimarilyalanguageofrapport:awayofestablishingconnectionsandnegotiatingrelationships.Emphasisisplacedondisplayingsimilaritiesandmatchingexperiences.Fromchildhood,girlscriticizetheirfriendswhotrytostandoutorappearbetterthanothers.Peoplefeeltheirclosestconnectionsathome,orinplaceswheretheyfeelathome--withoneorafewpeopletheyfeelclosetoandcomfortablewith--inotherwords,duringprivatespeaking.Buteventhemostpublicsituationscanbeapproachedlikeprivatespeaking.Formostwomen，talkisprimarilyameanstopreserveindependenceandnegotiateandmaintainstatusinahierarchical(等级制度的)socialorder．Thisisdonebyexhibitingknowledgeandkill，andbyho1dingcenterstagethroughverbalperformancesuchastorytelling，joking，orconveyinginformation．Fromchildhood，menlearntousetalkingasawaytogetandkeepattention．Therefore，theyaremorecomfortablespeakingin1argergroupsmadeupofpeopletheyknow1esswell，inthebroadestsense，"publicspeaking”.Buteventhemostprivatesituationscanbeapproachedlikepublicspeaking,morelikegivingareportthanestablishingrapport.n21.Asimilartermfor"privatetalking"is___________.[A]report-talk[B]rapport-talk[C]persuasivetalk[D]women'stalk22.Whenwomentalk，theytendto________.[A]admiretheirfriendswhostandout[B]makeothersfeelathome[C]approachpublicsituationslikeprivatetalking[D]seekcloserelationshipwithotherspeakers23.Mentalkinorderto________.[A]makenewfriends[B]shareexperience[C]arguewithothers[D]attractattention24.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_______.[A]contrastthemaleandfemaletalkingstyles[B]provethatmentalkmoreeffectivelythanwomen[C]analyzewhymenandwomenaredifferent[D]drawpeople'sattentiontothedifferencebetweenmenandwomen25.Whichofthefollowingistrue?[A]Mentalkmorethanwomen．[B]Menfeelmorecomfortablemakingapublicspeechthanwomen.[C]Menaremoreknowledgeablethanwomen．[D]Menaremoreindependentthanwomen．PassageTwoQuestions26t030arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Thebestexampleofhowassociationsinfluenceeatingisthatweofteneatnotbecausewe'rehungrybutbecauseit's"lunchtime,"becausefoodssmellgood,orbecauseourfriendsareeating.Moreevidencethatassociationsinfluenceeatingcomesfrommarketingandadvertisingpressurestosellfoodsbyofferinghugeservings.Forexample,movietheatresofferanextralargeboxofpopcorn(爆玉米花)，which,atalmost900calories,isequivalenttoamajormeal.Healthprofessionalswarnthataschildren,adolescents(青少年),andadultslearntopreferlargeportionsandtastyfoodshighinfat,sugar,andcalories,therehasbeenacorrespondingincreaseinratesofbeingoverweight(from25%in1988to34%in1998).Researchersareespeciallyconcernedaboutthecontinuedratesofoverweightandobesity(肥胖)inchildrensincechildhoodobesityisverydifficulttotreatandanobesechildhasahighprobabilityofbecominganobeseadultwiththeassociatedhealthriskswediscussedearlier.Healthprofessionalssuggestthattoavoidfutureincreasesinratesofoverweightandobesity,weneedtotryhardtoforgetmanyofourfoodassociations,whichprimarilyinvolvesdecreasingsizeoffoodportions,increasinglevelsofactivitytoburnoffexcesscalories.26.TheinfluenceoffoodassociationcanbeseenclearlyfromtheexamplethatweofteneatNOTbecause________.n[A]it'stimeforlunch[B]we'rehungry[C]foodssmelldelicious[D]ourfriendsareeating27.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthe"serving"inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans________.[A]anamountoffood[B]aspecialservice[C]ameal[D]somecalories28.Accordingtotheauthor,becauseofanunhealthyfoodpreference,theincreaseinratesofbeingoverweightwasalmost_____________duringthetenyearsfrom198to1998.[A]10percent[B]20percent[C]30percent[D]40percent29.Accordingtothepassage,anobesechildis_____________.[A]lessatriskofheartdiseases[B]healthilyfat[C]veryhardtogetalongwith[D]morelikelytobecomeanobeseadult30.Inordertoavoidfutureincreasesinratesofoverweightandobesity,weneedtodoa11thefollowingEXCEPT_____________.[A1makeanefforttoforgetourfoodassociation[B]eatlesshigh-fatfood[C]domoreexercisetoconsumeexcesscalories[D]eatlessfoodPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Laborforceisdennedasbeingthetotalnumberofpeoplewhoareavailabletoworkandearnincome．Thisdefinitionincludeseveryonewhoisemployedorseekingpaidemployment，soitincludesemployersandtheself—employed．Laborisoneofthecountry'sresourceswhichcanbecombinedwithotherresourcestoproducethegoodsandserviceswantedbythecommunity.Althoughthesizeoftheworkforcedependsagreatdealonthesizeofthetotalpopulation，thereareseveralotherinfluenceswhicha1soaffectit．Theagedistributionofthetotalpopulationhasaverymarkedeffectontheavailableworkforce．ifthepopulationhasahighproportionofveryyoungpeopleorofthosetooo1dtowork，thentheavailableworkforcewouldbelowerthaniftherewereanevenlyspreadagedistribution.Ifthepopulationnaturallygrowsrapidly,i.e.thenumberofbirthsgreatlyexceedsthenumberofdeaths，thenasatotalpopulationincreasestheproportionintheworkforcedeclines．Sometimesapopulationisdescribedasaging，whichmeansthatthebirthrateiseitherfallingorgrowingveryslowly,andaspeopleretirefromtheworkforcethereareinsufficientnumbersofyoungpeopleenteringittoreplacethosewhoareleavingit．Thepopulationistop-heavy(头重脚轻)witholderpeople．Sothepercentageofthepopulationintheworkforcedeclineswhenthereisneitherarapidincreaseinbirthsorafallingbirthrate．Theagedistributionofthepopulationhasseveralimportanteffectsontheeconomy．Ifthepopulationisagingandthereisanincreaseinthenumberofpeopleretiringwithoutacorrespondingincreaseinthenumberenteringtheworkforce，thisraisestheproblemoftheabilityoftheeconomytoprovideareasonable1evelofsocialservicestotheretiredgroup．Iftheagedaretobecaredforinspecialhomes，financemustbeavai1ableforthatpurpose.Ifthesizeoftheworkforceissmallrelativetothetotalpopulation,thenthegovernmenttaxrevenueisrelativelylowandeitherthegovernmenthaslessmoneyavailabletoitortheworkforcemembershavetobetaxedmoreheavily.31.Laborforceisreferredtoas_________________[A]peoplewhoareavailabletoworkandearnincome[B]self-employedpeopleonly[C]onlythosewhoarelookingforanemployment[D]onlytheemployers32.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingfactorsisNOTmentionedasaninfluenceonthesizeoftheworkforce?[A]Thesizeofthepopulation.[B]Theagedistributionofthepopulation.[C]Thenationaleconomy.[D]Thenumberofbirthsanddeaths.33.Theconclusionwhichcanbedrawnsafelyfromthesecondparagraphisthat________.[A]apopulationgrowthfromnaturalincreaseleadstoagreaterproportionoftheworkforce[B]alargepopulationdoesnotnecessarilymeanahigherproportionofworkforce[C]thelargerthenumberoftheagedinapopulation,thehighertheproportionoftheworkforce[D]ifthepopulationhasanevenlyspreadagedistribution,theworkforcewillbelower34.Whenapopulationissaidtoaging,________________.[A]therearemorepeopleretiringthanthoseenteringtheworkforce.[B]thebirthratemustbegrowing[C]thereshouldbeanoversupplyofworkforce[D]youngpeopleoutnumberoldpeople35.Thepopulationwhichistop-heavywitholderpeopleexertspressureon_____________.[A]theemployers[B]theself-employed[C]theyoungpeople[D]theeconomyofthecountryPARTTWOIV.WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwoitems)将下列汉语单词译成英语。作为提示，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.专门小组n.p____________________37.象征的a.s____________________38.促进；发扬v.p____________________n39.给人印象深刻的a.i____________________40.交换；交流v.e____________________41.协调；和谐n.h____________________42.引入歧途的a.m____________________43.完全，总共ad.a____________________44.下来，下降v.d____________________45.天文台；了望台n.o____________________46.财政的，金融的a.f____________________47.闪闪发光，闪烁v.g____________________48.生物学n.b____________________49.推迟，延期v.p____________________50.加强，巩固v.s____________________51.相应地ad.a____________________52.志愿者，志愿兵n.v____________________53.暂时的，临时的a.t____________________54.维持；维修n.m____________________55.积累，积聚v.a____________________V.WordForms(10points,1pointforeachitem)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.It'stimesomething_________(do)aboutthetrafficproblemdowntown.57.Formanagers,everydecisionhasconstraints_________(base)onpolicies,proceduresandlaws.58.Manyawriterofnewspaperarticles_____________(turn)towritingnovelsduringthepastdecade.59.There___________(estimate)tobemorethan20,000overseasdomesticservantsworkinginBritainin1995.60.AsI'llbeawayforayear,I’dappreciate______________(hear)fromyounowandthen.61.Theeffectofrapidtravelonthebodyisactuallyfar_______(disturb)thanwerealize.62.Whatdevelopedwasamusicreadily___________(take)onvariousformsandcapableofanalmostlimitlessrangeofexpression.63.Manyothernewtechniquesareavailablethatenablemoreresearch__________(do)inthetesttube.64.__________(not,get)enoughhandsshehadgreatdifficultyinaccomplishingthetask.65.AFilipinomaidwasexecutedinSingaporeafter_____________(convict)ofmurder.VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(15points,3pointsforeachitem)将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。66.企业必须对市场需求敏感。67.如果你不努力学习，你就没有可能在竞赛中取胜。68.他能否按时到达，现在还不得而知。69.人们对于如何达到这个目标有不同的看法。70.现在的问题不是读什么书面是怎样读书。VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15points)将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。nInadditiontotheneedforfood,manalsohasneedforsomekindofprotectionfromheatandcold,andfromwindandrain.Thefirsthomesofmanwereverysimple.Thesizeandkindofbuildingswhichhebuiltwerelimitedbyhistechnicalknowledgeandalsobythekindofbuildingsmaterials(whichwere)availabletohim.Climatealsohadanimportantinfluence.Insomeplaces,man’shomewouldbenothingmorethanacaveinthesideofahill,withafireattheentrancetogivelightandwarmthandtokeepdangerouswildanimalsaway.Inwarmerareasprimitivemancouldusebranchestomakeaframeworkwhichhethencoveredwithleaves.2003年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试《英语2》试题参考答案1．D2．D3．C4．B5．B6．C7．B8．C9．A10．C11．D12．B13．A14．D15．C16．B17．C18．C19．D20．A21．B22．C23．D24．A25．B26．B27．A28．A29．D30．D31．A32．C33．B34．A35．D36．panel37．symbolic38．promote39．impressive40．exchange41．harmony42．misleading43．altogether44．descend45．observatory46．financial47．glitter48．biology49．postpone50．strengthen51．accordingly52．volunteer53．temporary54．maintenance55．accumulate56．wasdone57．based58．hasturned59．wereestimated60．hearing61．moredisturbing62．taking63．tobbedone64．Nothavinggotn65．beingconvicted66．Enterprisesmustbesensitivetothedemandofthemarket．67．Ifyoudonotstudyhard／workhardatyourstudied，youwillstandnochanceofwinning/itwillnotbepossible／itwillbeimpossibleforyoutowininthecontest．68．Itisnotyetknown／Itishardtosaywhether／ifhewillarrive／comeontime.69．Peoplehavedifferentideas／viewsabouthowtoattainthegoal．70．Theproblemnowisnotwhattoread，buthowtoread．71．除对食物的需求外，人类还有防暑、御寒、防风和防雨的需求。人类的第一个家园十分简陋，当时人们建造的房舍，无论从大小到种类，都受当时技术知识和建筑材料的限制，此外，气候也会产生重要影响。在某些地区，人类家园仅是山上的洞穴而已。洞穴入口处，燃起—堆火，既可照明、取暖，还可驱赶猛兽。在气候较为温暖的地区，原始人会用树枝搭建屋架，外面用树叶遮盖。