全国高等教育自学考试英语(二)试题

全国2007年1月高等教育自学考试英语（二）试

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I.语法、词汇。用适当的词填空。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25小题，每小题1分，共25分）Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththemostlikelyanswer.(25points) 1．Much______beensaidabouttheproblembutnothing______beendonesofar.A．has,hadB．has,hasC．had,hadD．have,have2．Iwasadvisedtoarrangeforinsu rance______Ineededmedicaltreatment.A．neverthelessB．althoughC．incas eD．sothat3．Halfanhourafterthepolicesurrounded______hidingplace,theg ang______arrested.A．its,wasB．its,wereC．their,wasD．their,were4．Go vernmentreports,examinationcompositions,legaldocumentsandmostbusiness lettersarethemainsituations______formallanguageisused.A．inwhichB．on whichC．inthatD．atwhat5．Someoneturnedtheradiodown,______?A．didheB ．didtheyC．didn’theD．didn’tshe6．Mobiletelecommunications______is expectedtodoubleinShanghaithisyearasaresultofacontractsignedbetweenth etwocompanies.A．capacityB．potentialC．possessionD．impact7．Theelec tricitywascutoffwhilethefilm______.A．wasshownB．wastoshowC．wasshowi ngD．wasbeingshown8．Don’tworry.Thisquestionisofthe______importance.

A．lessB．littleC．leastD．best9．Onmypresentsalary,Ijustcan’tafford suchacar______youdrive.A．thatB．asC．whichD．what10．Thecommitteeist otallyopposed______anychangesbeingmadeintheplans.A．ofB．onC．toD．ag ainst11．Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebo rn______.A．aboutB．ofC．toD．with12．______evidenceshows,forexample, thatpeoplewholivedoverthreethousandyearsagoatesaltedfish.A．AncientB ．HistoricC．HistoricalD．Old13．Withouttreesourworld______amuchdrier place.A．isB．willbeC．wouldbeD．mustbe14．Therearetwocomputersintheo ffice,but______isworking.A．eitherofthemB．neitherofthemC．noneofthem D．neitherofwhich15．Itwasnotagoodmeal,andMr.Maydigwasdescribingitsor rowfully______Mr.Fotheringaysawhisopportunity.A．asB．onceC．whenD．w hile16．______,amanwhoexpresseshimselfeffectivelyissuretosucceedmorer apidlythanamanwhosecommandoflanguageispoor.A．OtherthingsbeingequalB

．WereotherthingsequalC．TobeequaltootherthingsD．Otherthingstobeequa l17．Asearlyas1647Ohiomadeadecisionthatfree,tax-supportedschoolsmustb eestablishedineverytown______50householdsormore.A．havingB．tohaveC．tohavehadD．havinghad18．Thecar______halfwayfornoreason.A．brokeoffB ．brokedownC．brokeupD．brokeout19．“Needweworklatetoday?”“No,butw e______tomorrow.”A．needB．mustC．canD．oughtto20．______mightbeexpe cted,theresponsetothequestionwasverymixed.A．AsB．ThatC．ItD．What21．Mr.Morgancanbeverysad______,thoughinpublicheisextremelycheerful.A．byhimselfB．inpersonC．inprivateD．asindividual22．Bythetimehearrives inBeijing,we______herefortwodays.A．havebeenstayingB．havestayedC．sh allstayD．willhavestayed23．Thiskindofglassesmanufacturedbyexperience dcraftsmen______comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearingD．areworn24．Floodscausebillionsofdollarsworthofpropertydamage______.A．relatively B．actuallyC．annuallyD．comparatively25．Americanseat______astheyact uallyneedeveryday.A．twiceasmuchproteinB．twiceproteinasmuchtwiceC．t wiceproteinasmuchD．proteinastwicemuchII.完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，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）Choosethemostlikelyanswerstocompletethepassagefromthewordsgiven.(15po ints)IntheUSA,85%ofthepopulation26theageoftwenty-one27ofthedeathpenal ty.Inmanystateswhichstillhavethedeathpenalty,someusetheelectricchair, whichcantake28to20minutestokill,29othersusegasorlethalinjection.Those who30forthedeathpenaltyusefourmainargumentstosupporttheircall31therei ntroductionofthepunishment.Firstthereisthedeterrence(威慑)theory,whicharguesthatthe32murdererswouldthinktwicebeforecommittin gtheactiftheyknewthattheymightdieiftheywere33.Theothertwoargumentsare moresuspect.Theideaofretribution(报应)demandsthat34shouldgetwhattheydeserve:ifamurdererintentionallyseto uttocommitacrime,heshouldaccepttheconsequences.Theargumentsagainstthe deathpenalty35largelyhumanitarian.Buttherearealsostatisticalreasonsfo ropposingit:thedeterrencefiguresdonotaddup.InBritain,1903wastherecord yearforexecutionsandyetin1904thenumberofmurders36rose.Itwasthesimilar 37with1946and1947.Ifthedeterrencetheorywerecorrect,thenumbershouldhav e38.Theotherreasonstoargue39thedeathpenaltyarelargelya40ofindividualc

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