自学考试 习题卷 英语二 2 12页

一、VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointeach)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.Thetrafficwasheldupformorethanthirtyminutes,________causedmetoarrivelate.A.itB.thatC.whatD.which答案：D2.________hehasmanyfriends，heisoftenfeelinglonely.A.AsB.WhenC.WhileD.Since答案：C3.PoorspeakerofEnglishthoughhewasatthetime，hestillmanagedtomakehimself_______.A.understandB.understoodC.understandingD.tounderstand答案：B4.Therearemanysalesthisseason，duringwhichstoreswilllowertheir_________prices.A.normalB.generalC.ordinaryD.usual答案：A5.Asforfamilyeducation，parentsareencouragedtorelyon_________ratherthanpunishment.A.criticismB.intimidationC.persuasio D.scolding答案：C6.Scientistsdoubtwhetherit’s_________toregulateone’sbiologicalclockbydrinking.A.feasibleB.incredibleC.fashionableD.valuable答案：A7.You’dbetterleavethings________ifyoudon’tknowhowtodealwiththem.A.lonelyB.onlyC.loneD.alone答案：D8.Theroomwasquiet，_________theoccasionalcoughingfrommythroat.A.incaseB.exceptforC.byfarD.insteadof答案：B9.Sofarscientistshaveonlyacquired_________understandingofthephysicalprocessesthatcauseearthquakes.A.apartialB.achangeableC.anoriginalD.anindividual答案：A10.Theprofit-sharingplanisdesignedto_______thestafftoworkhard.A.calculateB.demonstrateC.speculateD.motivate答案：D二、ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)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。 1.Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.Amangoesshopping1heneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecided2.Heknowswhathewantsandhisobjectiveistofinditand3it;thepriceisasecondary4.Mostmen5walkintoashopandaskthesalesman6whattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptly7it,andthebusinessoftryingitonproceeds8.Allbeingwell,the9canbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanybargainandtotheirsatisfaction.Foraman，slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewants，10doesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman，asthenameimplies，triestosellthecustomersomethingelse.(1).(A).although(B).before(C).unless(D).because答案：D(2).(A).inadvance(B).inaddition(C).incontrast(D).inreturn答案：A(3).(A).book(B).order(C).buy(D).take答案：C(4).(A).transaction(B).consideration(C).regulation(D).possession答案：B(5).(A).simply(B).necessarily(C).reluctantly (D).inevitably答案：A(6).(A).of(B).with(C).for(D).at答案：C(7).(A).leaves(B).makes(C).prevents(D).produces答案：D(8).(A).atonce(B).atfirst(C).atbest(D).atleast答案：A(9).(A).sale(B).deal(C).payment(D).request答案：B(10).(A).and(B).or(C).but(D).as答案：B三、ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)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。 1.MyhusbandChristopherwasonceafinancialplanner.Eventhoughhecouldn’tbalanceourbudget，hisclientstrustedhimcompletelyandhemadethemfeelsecure.Inexchangetheypaidhimverywell.Wehadanicelifethen.Atthattime，myyogastudio(瑜伽馆)wasjuststartingtomakeaprofit，andIhadrecentlydecoratedit.Atlast，Iwasincontrolofmyworkinglifeandpouredmyheartandsoulintomakingitsucceed.Whenwefirstmet，IfellhardforChristopherrightaway,althoughIwouldn’tcallitlove.I’dneverbeenwithamanwhowasprettierthanIwas,butafterawhileIgotusedtothis，anditdidn’tbothermesomuch.Iwasrecoveringfromabrokenheartandneededsomethingtohelpmemoveon.Ifitwasn’tlove,itwasgoodenough，andwhenheaskedmetomarryhimIjumpedatthechance，knowingthatitmightbemylast.Thingsstartedoutsowell.IwasworkingsteadilyandChristopherwaspatientlyclimbinguptheladderinhisdepartment.Then，withoutanywarning，onegraywinterafternooninyearfive，hejustuppedandlefthisdeskatthebank，handedinhisresignation，andcamehomeandtoldmehewantedtostartaninteriordesignbusiness.Hehasalwayslovedmixingandmatching，andhasarealeyeforcolor,texture，andshape，buttheideaofturningahobbyintoabusinesswasn’tsomethingwehadeverdiscussed.Ithoughtthestressofhisjobwasbecomingtoomuchandperhapshewouldtakeafewmonthsoffoverthespringandsummertorelaxandgettheideaoutofhissystem.Ididn’tbelievehecouldbeserious.Butoncehehadafewclients，hebegantodrawupplans，orderingcataloguesandturningouremptyworkshopintoakindofmakeshiftstudiowithallofhissketchespinnedtothewall.Afterspendingalotoftimeandmoneyonallofthispreparation，andreallydoingquiteanicejobofit，hecalledeachclientinturnandapologized，sayinghewouldn’tbeabletodesigntheirlivingspacesafterall.(1).Asafinancialplanner,Christopher.(A).paidhisclientsverywell(B).wastrustedbyhisclients(C).wasmakinghisyogastudioprofitable(D).couldmakehisfamily’sbudgetbalanced答案：B(2).Thewomaninthepassage.(A).fellinlovewithChristopheratfirstsight(B).managedayogastudiowithherhusband(C).feltreallyuncomfortablewithasmartman(D).marriedChristopherbecauseofabrokenheart答案：A (3).HiswifethoughtChristophersuddenlyquithisjobbecausehe.(A).couldn’twaittogetpromoted(B).hadexperienceininteriordesign(C).wantedtodosomethingheenjoyed(D).couldn’tbearthepressurefromhisjob答案：D(4).Thewomanherhusband’sdecision.(A).wassupportiveof(B).wasindifferentto(C).wassatisfiedwith(D).wasnegativeabout答案：D(5).ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatChristopher.(A).wasmorelikelytochangehismind(B).wouldreturntohisofficeinthebank(C).madeabigsuccessininteriordesign(D).wasnotwellpreparedforhisbusiness答案：A2.Inaquiet，darkenedlectureroom，youbeginafrustratingfightagainstfatigue.Theoverheadprojectorhums，andyoucannotconcentrateontheslides.Youstopabsorbinginformationandbecomeabsentminded.Theprofessorlostyoualongtimeago.Youarebored.Virtuallyeveryonegetsboredonceinawhile.Mostofuschalkituptoadullenvironment.“ThemostcommonwaytodefineboredominWesterncultureis‘havingnothingtodo，’”sayspsychologistStephenVodanovichoftheUniversityofWestFlorida.Andindeed，earlyresearchintotheeffectsofboredomfocusedonpeopleforcedtoperformdulltasks，suchasworkingafactoryassemblyline.Butboredomisnotmerelyannaturalpropertyofthecircumstances,researcherssay.Ratherthisperceptionissubjectiveandrootedinaspectsofconsciousness.Levelsofboredomvaryamongpeople：someindividualsarefarlessliabletoboredomthanothers—andsome，suchasextroverts(性格外向者),aremorelikelytohavethisfeeling.Thus，anewgenerationofscientistsiscopingwiththepsychologicalinterpretationsofthismosttediousofhumanemotions—andtheyhavefoundthatitismorecomplicatedthaniscommonlyknown.Researcherssaythatboredomisnotaunifiedconceptbutrathercomesinseveralflavors.Levelofattention,anaspectofconsciousawareness，playsanimportantroleinboredom，suchthatimprovingaperson’sabilitytofocusmaythereforedecreaseboredom.Emotionalfactorscanalsocontributetoboredom.Peoplewhoarepoorinunderstandingtheirownfeelingsan thosewhobecomesuckedinanddistractedbytheirmoodsaremoreeasilybored，forexample.Stayingawayfromtediumisnoteasy.Peoplewhoareliabletoboredomaremorelikelytosufferfromillssuchasdepressionanddrugaddiction；theyalsotendtobesociallyawkwardandpoorperformersatschoolorwork.(1).Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.(A).illustratewhypeoplearelessabletofocus(B).showhowboringalectureinadarkroomis(C).tellpeoplehowfatigueaffectsconcentration(D).describeasituationwherepeoplecangetbored答案：D(2).ItcanbeconcludedfromPara.2that.(A).doingnothingleadspeopletogetboredeasily(B).westernpeoplepaylittleattentiontoboredom(C).boredomonlyaffectstheassemblylineworker(D).peopleareliabletogetboredinadullsituation答案：D(3).Researchersholdthatboredomresultsfrom.(A).naturalsurroundings(B).variouskindsoffactors(C).sensitivepersonalities(D).subjectiveperceptions答案：B(4).Improvementofpeople’sabilitytofocusmay.(A).affecttheirmoods(B).distracttheirminds(C).reducetheirboredom(D).increasetheirdepression答案：C(5).Thepassagemainlyinvolves.(A).effectsofboredomonpeople’slifeandwork(B).variouswaystoconquerthefeelingofboredom(C).studiesofpossiblereasonswhypeoplegetbored(D).theimportanceofscientificresearchintoboredom答案：C3.Storytellingisoneofthefewhumanfeaturesthataretrulyuniversalacrosscultureandthroughallofknownhistory.Anthropologistsfindevidenceoffolktales everywhereinancientcultures，writteninSanskrit，Latin,Greek,Chinese，EgyptianandSumerian.Peopleinsocietiesofalltypesweavestories，fromoralstorytellersinhuntergatherertribestothemillionsofwritersbringingoutbooks，televisionshowsandmovies.Andwhenacharacteristicbehaviorshowsupinsomanydifferentsocieties，researcherspayattention：itsrootsmaytellussomethingaboutourevolutionarypast.Tostudystorytelling，scientistsmustfirstdefinewhatconstitutesastory,andthatcanprovetricky.Becausetherearesomanydiverseforms,scholarsoftendefinestorystructure，knownasnarrative，byexplainingwhatitisnot.Expositioncontrastswithnarrativebybeingasimple，straightforwardexplanation,suchasalistoffactsoranencyclopediaentry.Anotherstandardapproachdefinesnarrativeasaseriesofcausallylinkedeventsthatunfoldovertime.Athirddefinitiondrawsonthetypicalnarrative’ssubjectmatter：theinteractionsofintentionalagents—characterswithminds—whopossessvariousmotivations.Howevernarrativeisdefined，peopleknowitwhentheyfeelit.Whetherfictionornonfiction，anarrativeengagesitsaudiencethroughpsychologicalrealism—recognizableemotionsandbelievableinteractionsamongcharacters.“Everyonehasanaturaldetectorforpsychologicalrealism，”saysRaymondA.Mar,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatYorkUniversityinToronto.“Wecantellwhensomethingringsfalse.”Butthebeststories—thoseretoldthroughgenerationsandtranslatedintootherlanguages—domorethansimplypresentabelievablepicture.Thesetalesattracttheiraudience，whoseemotionscanbecloselytiedtothoseofthestory’scharacters.Suchimmersion(沉浸)isastatepsychologistscall“narrativetransport”.Researchershaveonlybegunfiguringouttherelationsamongthevariablesthatcaninitiatenarrativetransport.(1).Thepassageindicatesthatstorytelling.(A).isbecominglessandlesspopularinmodernsocieties(B).attractsresearchers’attentionallthroughhumanhistory(C).isthebestwaytoshowtheevolutionarypastofhumanbeings(D).isacommonculturalphenomenonallthroughtheknownhistory答案：D(2).Thephrase“acharacteristicbehavior”inPara.1refersto.(A).tellingstories(B).writingbooks(C).studyingfolktales(D).producingmovies答案：A(3).Expositionischaracterizedby. (A).believablepictures(B).diversesubjectmatters(C).asimpleanddirectexplanation(D).anumberofcausallylinkedevents答案：C(4).Howmanyapproachesarementionedtodefineanarrative?(A).One.(B).Two.(C).Three.(D).Four.答案：C(5).Thebeststoriesattracttheiraudiencebecausethey.(A).presentabelievablepicture(B).expresstheaudience’semotions(C).aretranslatedintootherlanguages(D).areretoldfromgenerationtogeneration答案：B四、WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwowords)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纸上。1.能力，能耐n.a______答案：ability2.吹嘘，自夸v.b____答案：boast3.取消，删除v.c_____答案：cancel4.危险的，不安全的a.d________答案：dangerous5.过多的，过分的a.e________答案：excessive6.设备；便利n.f_______答案：facility7.喂草，放牧v.g____答案：graze8.几乎不，几乎没有ad.h_____ 答案：hardly9.包括，包含v.i______答案：include10.律师n.l_____答案：lawyer11.较大的，主要的a.m____答案：major12.国家的，民族的a.n_______答案：national13.操作，经营n.o________答案：operation14.透入，渗入v.p________答案：penetrate15.拒绝，谢绝v.r_____答案：refuse16.幸存，存活n.s_______答案：survival17.技术员n.t_________答案：technician18.在楼上，往楼上ad.u_______答案：upstairs19.老兵，老手n.v______答案：veteran20.获胜者，优胜者n.w_____答案：winner【评分标准】多写、少写或错写一个字母均为错。五、WordForm(10points,1pointeach)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。1.Itwas___(care)ofhertoleaveherpurselyingonthedesk.答案：careless 2.The___(frighten)childgrippedhismother’shandstightly.答案：frightened3.Itmightbepossibletoconvert___(explode)energyintoheat.答案：explosive4.Tomshoutedathiswife，“You___(find)faultwithme.”答案：arefinding5.Jackhasexertedallhis___(strong)toattainhisgoal.答案：strength6.Thesurfaceoftheearth___(cover)bymassesoflandandlargerareasofwater.答案：iscovered7.Tomwastheonlyoneofthelookers-onwho___(be)willingtohelp.答案：was8.Unlessthere’sastorm,weshallsetoffonourjourneytomorrowas___(plan).答案：planned9.Theyoungmanwassotiredthathefell___(sleep)themomenthisheadtouchedthepillow.答案：asleep10.Iwouldratherhe___(paint)thewallwhitenexttime.答案：painted【评分标准】语法错误或拼写错误均不给分。六、TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(15points,3pointseach)将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。1.电脑能帮助解决科学研究中的许多问题。答案：Computerscanhelpsolvealotofproblemsinscientificresearches.2.好书的产生是努力工作的结果。答案：Goodbookscomeaboutastheresultofhardwork.Goodbooksaretheresultofhardwork.3.问题在于她是否能自己克服这些困难。答案：Thequestioniswhethersheherselfcanovercomethesedifficulties.Thequestioniswhethershecanovercomethesedifficultiesonherown.4.每个听到那条消息的人都兴奋得跳了起来。答案：Everybodywhohadheardthenewsjumpedforjoy/withexcitement.5.你只要不灰心，一定会成功的。 答案：Aslongasyoudontloseheart,youwillsucceed.【评分标准】(1)主要语法错误（如动词时态、语态、虚拟语气、主谓一致、否定、疑问以及其他句型错误）或影响基本句意的重要用词错误扣1分。(2)非基本语法错误(如介词、代词、冠词、大小写、标点等错误)以及不影响基本句意的用词错误每两处扣1分。(3)拼写错误每两处扣1分。拼写错误本大题总扣分不超过3分。(4)如所用句型与答案不一致，只要语言和意义正确，均应给分。七、TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15points)将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。1.Everyoneagreesthatchildren’slanguagelearningbeginswithlistening.However,individualchildrenvarygreatlyintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking,andlatestartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwill‘obey’spokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeak.Beforetheycanspeak，manychildrenalsoaskquestionsbygesturesandnoises.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoises,andthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisesareconsideredasaparticularindicationofdelight，distress，sociability,andsoon.Butsincethreenoisescannotbesaidtoshowthebaby’sintentiontocommunicate，theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage.Itisagreed，too，thatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoyment，andbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewsoundstotheir‘speech’.Thisselfimitationleadsontointentionalimitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Cantheseimitationsbeconsideredasspeech?答案：大家都认同孩子学习语言是从听开始的。不过，各个孩子在开始讲话前听的多少却大不相同，说话迟的孩子听的时间往往长。大多数孩子在说话前的一段时间都会‘服从’口头指令。许多孩子在会讲话前还会用某种体势及闹声来提问。人们也同意孩子喜欢发出闹声这一说法，而且认为在最初几个月，一两声吵闹是快乐、痛苦、友善等的表示。但是因为三声吵闹声还不能说是孩子想交流，所以还很难被看作是孩子语言的雏形。人们还赞同，三个月左右的孩子以发出各种声音为乐，到六个月的时候，他们就能在发声时添加新的发音。这种自我模仿将会发展为有意识地模仿他人的发音和话语。这些模仿能不能被看作是说话呢?