自考英语二0015历年真题及答案(2006-2012)六年来完整收藏版

2006年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）试卷及答案

（课程代码：00015）

PART ONE (50 POINTS)

I．Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1point each)

1. It would be better to make a decision now, ______ leave it until next week.

A. other than

B. rather than

C. less than

D. more than

2. We'll inform you as soon as tickets become ______.

A. valuable

B. capable

C. acceptable

D. available

3. The foreign company has been______ running this factory for decades.

A. enormously

B. effectively

C. infinitely

D. extremely

4. If you ______ my advice, you wouldn't be in such trouble now.

A. took

B. takes

C. has taken

D. had taken

5. The meeting ______, we left the room quickly for dinner.

A. over

B. was over

C. is over

D. been over

6. All the money ______, Frederick started looking for work.

A. having spent

B. has been spent

C. having been spent

D. had been spent

7. ______ his talk when Mary ran out of the lecture hall.

A. Hardly had be begun

B. Hardly he had begun

C. Hardly he has begun

D. He hardly had begun

8. The two sisters are _____ in many ways, not only in appearance but also in temperament.

A. like

B. likely

C. alike

D. lively

9. The purpose of the program is to provide training for employees so that they can work ______.

A. late

B. later

C. lately

D. latest

10. I hope my boy friend will be handsome, strong and ______ kind.

A. above all

B. in all

C. at all

D. after all

II. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point each)

However careful one may be, he cannot possibly listen carefully to everything that he hears. There are 11 of reasons for this. One of them is the overload of messages most of us 12 each day. In addition to the numerous hours we 13 hearing other people speak, we may spend several hours listening to the radio or sitting in front of a television set. 14, it is impossible to focus our attention completely on what is said; our mind might be 15 elsewhere. Preoccupation with our personal concerns is 16 reason we don't always listen carefully. A romance 17 sour or a good grade on a test may take prominence in our mind even as 18 is speaking to us. Furthermore, we are surrounded by all kinds of noises which interfere 19 listening. For example, voices at a party or 20 of traffic may simply make it difficult for us to catch everything that is being said.

11. A. the number B. a number C. number D. numbers

12. A. accept B. obtain C. receive D. possess

13. A. put B. consume C. spend D. spare

15. A. wondering B. swinging C. recycling D. wandering

16. A. other B. some C. the other D. another

17. A. gone B. going C. goes D. went

18. A. anyone B. everyone C. someone D. few

19. A. to B. with C. of D. about

20. A. sound B. noise C. voice D. scream

III. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points each)

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Many of today's most trusted sales techniques were invented over a century ago by a young merchant named Eaton in Toronto. When he was young, Eaton worked briefly with his brothers in small-town stores. In 1869, he sep up his own shop in downtown Toronto. He had many competitors, but he was also ambitious and had a plan for success. He offered a unique style of trade, but as was expected, all the other shopkeepers laughed at him, believing he would eventually fail. However, Eaton was not a man to be easily defeated; he came up with a brand new notion of business - "Goods satisfactory, or money refunded." He sold all his goods at fixed prices and only for cash.

With a sharp sense of what the public wanted, he went out of the way to meet their needs. His business grew rapidly. He set up new branches and started mail order service that allowed people to buy from a list of his goods.

Eaton's list-advertisements of his day-was the first of its kind. It was distributed and read all over the country. It was the only way to access good-quality goods at reasonable prices for people living far away from big cites. It became part of their life. They even called it The Wishing Book. The secret of the list's success was that Eaton gained the respect of this customers; they trusted him for good prices and quality goods. Probably because he remembered his miserable early days in Ireland, Eaton thought much of the welfare of his employees: better working conditions, shorter weekday hours than his competitors and Saturday afternoons off in the summer. In all this, he was a leader.

21. The best description of Eaton is that ______.

A. he was the richest merchant in Toronto

B. he was a successful technical inventor

C. he introduced new sales practices

D. he changed people's ideas about businessmen

22. Eaton's success lay primarily in that ____.

A. he sold only good quality goods

B. he was the first person to provide good service

C. he treated his employees better than any of his competitors

D. he won respect from his customers

23. From the passage we can infer that ______.

A. Eaton invented the idea of the internet shopping

B. Eaton drove other businessmen to failure

C. Eaton never sold his goods on credit

D. Eaton was defeated by his rivals

24. The best title for this passage is _____.

A. Good Goods, of Money Refunded

C. Customers' Respect, a Secret of Success

D. Eaton's list, a Welcome Event in Sales History

25. Eaton's List was important to people on farms because it was a convenient way of getting _____.

A. good-quality goods at reasonable prices

B. goods at unreasonable prices

C. good-quality goods at unreasonable prices

D. poor-quality goods at reasonable prices

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

The threat of a global outbreak (疾病大爆发) of bird flu makes it urgent for the international community to cooperate effectively. Wealthy countries will have to provide hundreds of millions of dollars for the testing and production of medicines necessary for treating patients suffering from bird flu. Developing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia, where the bird flu virus (病毒) has spread since 1997, must work out special programs so that farmers will not hide sighs of possible outbreaks. In addition, the way such farm birds as chickens and ducks are traditionally raised and marketed in the developing world should be changed; there should be more distance between the birds and their keepers. Countries should deal with the disease with joint effort. If one country is inadequately prepared, it will be a threat to every other country.

The potential effects of a national outbreak of bird flu are enormous. Firstly, an outbreak may kill large numbers of people. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that an outbreak similar to the mild Hong Kong flu of 1968 could kill as many as 7.4 millions people. If it were as dangerous as the 1918 Spanish flu, which killed 50 million, the number would be much higher. Secondly, such an outbreak may cause great financial damage. The latest outbreak of bird flu, which began in December 2003, has cost Southeast Asia more than $10 billion and depressed its GDP by 1.5 percent. If a new outbreak of bird flu were to last for a whole year, $800 billion would be lost. Despite the 124 human cases and 63 deaths from bird flu since December 2003, the virus remains mainly a disease animals. However, the more animals that die of the disease, the more chances it has of spreading to people. Large numbers of dead or dying birds mean that more people will be exposed to the virus and change into a virus with new characteristics. If the international community works together efficiently, man can surely prevent such a virus and possibly save millions of lives.

26. Faced with the threat of a global outbreak of bird flu, the international community should ________.

A. establish new markets

B. work together effectively

C. stop birds from flying to other countries

D. raise fewer chickens and ducks

27. The second paragraph focuses on ______.

A. World Health Organization

B. flus in Hong Kong and Spain

C. the economy of Southeast Asia

D. possible effects of a bird flu outbreak

A. 63

B. 124

C. 7.4 million

D. 50 million

29. In the third paragraph, the author is mainly interested in _____.

A. stimulating financial growth

B. reducing economic damages

C. saving human lives

D. protecting bird species

30. The passage deals with all the following aspects bird flu EXCEPT _______.

A. the origin and history of bird flu

B. the importance of international cooperation

C. the possible dangers of a national outbreak

D. the significance of preventing it from spreading

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

The long summer holidays are finally over and some parents are pleased. "We worry more about their safety in the holidays," explains one mother from North London. If teenagers are not wandering around on public transport in a big and potentially dangerous city, they are chatting to strangers in an internet chat room! Well, that's an extreme picture of the UK today, but many parents are worried about how much freedom they can give their children during the holidays and at weekends.

Weekends are not the only time to worry! Newspaper are full of stories about too many school kids going to school by car because their parents do not want them to travel alone on a bus or train. This summer there were more frightening stories of teenagers disappearing with questionable friends that they met on the net. All the Media stories help increase parents fears, but is the UK really so dangerous?

Many young people feel that life for their parents was easier. In the 1960s young people played in the streets more and traveled around town without their parents. "At least our parents can keep tabs on us," says 16-year-old Julia. "So many people have mobile phones now and their parents ring to find out where they are. I use my mobile to get Dad to come to the station when I arrive late." Mobiles are not just expensive toys; they help keep young people safe. Most significantly, they help keep young people safe. Most significantly, they make parents feel better. Only one problem is, though, that some young people have been attacked by thieves who want to steal their mobile phones.

Young people like going out with friends, but they now need to learn how to get home safely. Five million young people in the UK between the ages of 9 to 16 use chat rooms to make friends, but they, too, need to be careful and never give their personal details to a stranger. Young people today have more opportunities to meet new people and go out at night more than their parents ever did. Now school, television programs and newspapers must help teenagers to enjoy their freedom and to be responsible for their own safety.

31. Some parents are upset about the summer holidays mainly because their children ______.

A. wander around on bus in the city

B. chat to strangers in Internet chat rooms

C. make questionable friends on the net

D. are taken little care of by teachers

32. For the sake of the safety, many parents send their kids to school ________.

A. by car

B. by bus

C. by train

D. by public transport

A. enable parents keep a close watch on their kids

B. help keep teenagers safe

C. make parents feel less worried

D. protect teenagers from being attacked

34. Teenagers should never give any strangers ______.

A. their mobile phone numbers

B. their family address

C. their personal information

D. their parents' names

35. This passage is mainly about ________.

A. freedom for teenagers in summer holidays

B. safety for teenagers in summer holidays

C. activities for teenagers in summer holidays

D. troubles for teenagers in summer holidays

PART TWO (50 POINTS)

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。

36. 获胜者，优胜者 n. w_ _ _ _ _ 37. （使）枯萎，凋谢 v. w_ _ _ _ _

38. 垂直的，竖的 a. v_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39. 易变的，变量的 a. v_ _ _ _ _ _ _

40. 唯一的，独特的 a. u_ _ _ _ _ 41. 地下的，隐蔽的 a. u_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

42. 真实的，如实地 ad. t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 43. 星期二 n. T_ _ _ _ _ _

44. 传统，惯例 n. t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 45. 同情，同情心 n. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _

46. 投降，让步 vi. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 47. 足够的，充分的 a. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 48. 亲属，亲戚 n. r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 49. 抵抗，反抗 n. r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

50. 有目的的，蓄意的 a. p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 51. 财产；性质 n. p_ _ _ _ _ _ _

52. 俯望，漏看 vt. o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 53. 发源，源自 vi. o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

54. 音乐的，悦耳的 a. m_ _ _ _ _ _ 55. 意图，打算 n. i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

V. Word Form (10 points, 1 point each)

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．He _________(write) her 10 letters since he met her last years.

57. I think it necessary for him ________ (finish) the work in time.

58. The house is ______ (complete) before his brother's wedding ceremony.

59. You had better ________ (bring) enough money with you.

60. The _______ (good) he feels, the more work he will do.

61. If I hadn't listened to you, I would _______ (make) such a silly mistake.

62. The three players repeatedly denied ________ (take) any drug.

63. People who are entitled to ________ (vote) should be over eighteen.

64. The government has taken measures to reduce the total energy ______(consume).

65. If she ______(catch) the 10 O'clock train, she can get there by lunch time VI. Translation from Chinese into English (15 points, 3 points each)

将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。

66. 男人的平均身高比女人高几英寸。

67. 你所说的与我们正在讨论的豪不相干。

68．教育应该使每个学生德、智、体全面发展。

69．这本书对读者产生了很大影响。

70．这次考试比我们预想的要难得多。

VII. Translation from English into Chinese (15 points)

将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。

a younger person who is supposed not to know. However, teaching is not necessarily the area of a special group of people, nor should it be looked upon as a technical skill. Teaching can be more like guiding and assisting than forcing information into a blank mind. If you have a certain skill, you should be able to share it with others. You do not have to get a certificate to convey what you know to them or to help them in their attempt to teach themselves. All of us, from the very youngest children to the oldest members of our society, should come to realize our own talent and abilities as teachers. We can share what we know, however little it might be, with others who have need of that knowledge or skill.

2006年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）答案

（课程代码：00015）

I. Vocabulary and Structure (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.B 10.A

II. Cloze Test (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

11.B 12.C 13.C 14.A 15.D 16.D 17.A 18.C 19.B 20.B

III. Reading Comprehension (本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

21.C 22.D 23.C 24.B 25.A 26.B 27.D 28.A 29.C 30.A 31.D 32.A 33.C 34.C 35.B

IV. Word Spelling (本大题共20小题，每两小题1分，共10分)

36. winner 37. wither 38. vertical 39. variable 40. unique

41. underground 42. truthfully 43.Tuesday 44. tradition 45. sympathy

46. surrender 47. sufficient 48. relative 49. resistance 50. purposeful

51. property 52. overlook 53. originate 54. musical 55. intention

[评分参考]

多写、少写或错写一个或一个以上的字母均为错

V. Word From (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

56. has written 57. to finish 58. to be completed 59. bring

60. better 61. have made 62. taking 63. vote

64. consumption 65. catches

[评分参考]

语法错误或拼写错误均不给分。

VI. Translation from Chinese into English (本大题共5小题，每小题3分，共15分) 66. On the average, men are higher than women by several inches/several inches higher than women.

67. What you said has nothing to do/has no relevance with what we are discussing.

68. Education should enable every student to develop morally, intellectually and physically.

69. The book has made a great impact/had a great effect/influence on its readers.

70. The test was much more difficult than we had expected.

[评分参考]

（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。

VII. Translation from English into Chinese (本大题共15分)

一般认为，有知识的人与没有知识的人――他们通常是较年轻的人――之间的区别非常明显。然而，教学不一定是某个特殊群体的领域，也不应该被看作是一项专业技能。教学不止是将信息硬塞进空白的头脑，而更应是指导和帮助。只要你有某种特定的技能，你就应当能与他人分享。你没必要持有证书才能把你的知识传授给他人，或为他们的自学提供帮助。我们社会中每一个成员，从蹒跚学步的孩童到耄耋之年的老者，都应当意识到自己作为教师的才能。尽管我们可能知之甚少，但仍应能与那些需要我们的人来分享我们的知识和技能。

〔评分参考〕

短文英译汉的评分标准按译文质量分为15-13分、12-10分、9-7分、6-4分和3-1分五个档次。各档次标准如下：

（1）15-13分。全文翻译正确或基本正确，汉语表达通顺。

（2）12-10分。全文主要内容翻译正确或基本正确，汉语表达通顺，但有少数语句翻译错误。（3）9-7分。全文不少于一半的内容基本正确，汉语表达尚通顺，有一些语句翻译错误。（4）6-4分。少部分内容翻译基本正确，有较多的语句翻译错误。

（5）3-1分。仅译对个别句子。

（6）全文译错或泽出零星单词或全文不译，不给分。

（7）缺译的语句按完全译错处理。

根据以上评分档次描述，评分可在相应的档次内上下浮动。

2006年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）试卷及答案

（课程代码：00015）

第一部分选择题

I. Vocabulary and Structure

1. The fixed star was a planet.

A. made of

B. made from

C. made up for

D. mistaken for

2. Some students from asking questions in class.

A. shy away

B. blow away

C. do away

D. carry away

3. Mrs. Weinstein bravely and persistently used every skill and power she had

to her attacker to simply take her car and not her life.

A. trust

B. credit

C. convince

D. believe

4. Let's personal feelings in making judgment.

A. set off

B. set aside

C. set back

D. set up

5. A good worker in a key spot could, he kept up production, take all the coffee breaks he wanted, and the bosses would very likely look the other way.

A. as long as

B. as though

C. as soon as

D. as if

6. the bosses cannot do without profit, workers have an edge.

A. Though

B. For

C. Since

D. So

7. Decision makers must have some way of determining of several alternatives is best.

A. that

B. it

C. one

D. which

8. In August 1977, a satellite to gather data about the 10 million black holes which are thought to be in the Milky Way.

A. launched

B. was launched

C. has been

9. In studio recordings, new techniques made possible effects that not even an electronic band could produce .

A. live

B. alive

C. lively

D. living

10. It is essential that everything in advance.

A. should decide

B. be decided

C. decided

D. will be decided.

II. Cloze Test

The money and the time we spend on pets is simply not our own to spend as we like in a time of widespread want and starvation. A 11 organization advertises that for $33 a month they can give hospital care to a child suffering from kwashiorkor-the severe deficiency disease 12 is simply a starving for protein. Doing 13 such a pet, and then sending the money saved to a relief organization would mean 14 a life-over the years, several human lives. Children not 15 from such a grave disease could be fed with half that amount-not on a diet like ours, but on plain, basic, life-sustaining food. It is not unreasonable to believe 16 the amount of money we spend on the average pet dog could keep a child 17 in a region of great poverty. 18 what we would spend on a cat might not feed a child, but it 19 probably pay for his medical care or basic education. The point needs no 20 . That is all that need be said.

11. A. relied B. fund C. domestic D. medical

12. A. why B. when C. where D. which

13. A. with B. for C. against D. without

14. A. to save B. saving C. save D. saved

15. A. recovering B. having C. suffering D. infecting

16. A. which B. what C. that D. where

17. A. alive B. life C. live D. survive

18. A. Giving B. To give C. Given D. Give

19. A. would B. should C. must D. need

20. A. doing B. operating C. laboring D. functioning III. Reading Comprehension

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?" "Why didn't I realize that Paul was friendly just because I had a car?" When we look back, doubts like these can make up feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.

Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. If we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog." Is he really on your side? If he says, "You're a lucky boy" or "You're a lucky girl", that's being friendly. But there's a bit of envy in "lucky dog." Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you

"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night. How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says square with the tone of voice? His gesture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think.

The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you many save another mistake.

21. According to the writer, when people look back it is too late, because .

A. mistakes have already been made

B. mistakes can made them feel bad

C. they are unaware of their mistakes

D. they are doubtful of their friends

22. People make mistakes when they fail to

A. deal with others with due friendliness

B. hide their true feelings in what they say

C. realize they deserve what they have got

D. see the real meaning of what others say

23. Judging from the phrase "just think of all the things you have to be thankful for", it is clear that the speaker actually lacks .

A. optimism

B. sympathy

C. motivation

D. courage

24. To be a successful listener, one is advised to

1. A. ask the speaker as many questions as he can

2. B. observe the speaker as carefully as possible

3. C. listen to the speaker as attentively as he can

4. D. challenge the speaker as actively as possible

25. The passage aims to tell readers how to .

A. interpret what people say

B. interpret what money means

C. avoid mistakes about people

D. avoid mistakes about money Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

Doctors have long known that eating fish helps protect against heart disease. What they don't know is why fish are beneficial. For years they figured it was a simple question of substitution: folks who replace red meat with fish are naturally cutting down their intake of saturated (饱和的) fat. But a growing body of evidence collected over the past 30 years suggests fish contain healthful elements called omega-3 fatty acids.

Omega-3 fatty acids belong to a group of compounds known as polyunsaturated fats. These fats serve as the raw material for a whole host of essential structures in the body, from brain cells to molecules (分子) that regulate blood pressure.

Since our bodies cannot manufacture their own supply of omega-3s, we have to get them from the food we eat, mostly from fish but also from plant sources like soybeans (大豆).

of fatty fish a week. But the A.H.A's expert panel wasn't ready to declare that taking omega-3 pills will protect your heart. It's just too easy to get more omega-3 than you need from pills, and the panel was worried that an excess could cause serious side effects, such as internal bleeding.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, however, allowed manufactures of omega-3 pills and fish oils to advertise the fat's benefits-as long as the label does not suggest taking more than two grams per day.

One thing is clear whether you get your omega-3s from pills, oils or fish: they are not cure-alls. You still have to eat a well-balanced diet that's lower in total fat than most Americans currently consume. Otherwise, you're fishing for trouble.

26. Doctors have long been puzzled by .

A. why red meat is harmful

B. how beneficial fish are

C. what makes fish healthful

D. how red meat is replaced

27. We can learn from the passage that .

A. human beings get omega-3s from their food

B. omega-3s are only found in fish and soybeans

C. omega-3s are the raw material for saturated fats

D. polyunsaturated fats constitute human molecules

28. The A.H.A. didn't recommend omega-3 pills, because

A. it had no knowledge of the safe dose of omega-3

B. it had no evidence that they can protect the heart

C. the pills contain too little omega-3 to be helpful

D. one is likely to get too much omega-3 from the pills

29. The FDA allowed manufacturers of omega-3 pills and fish oils to advertise omega-3's benefits on condition that

A. their suggested dose is printed on the label

B. their suggested dose is within the safety limit

C. the fat's potential side effects are mentioned

D. the products contain side effects are mentioned

30. The writer seems to suggest that

A. omega-3s can balance one's diet

B. omega-3s can serve as a supplement

C. an unbalanced diet is made worse by omega-3s

D. a well-balanced diet contains enough omega-3s

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

It was a terrible tragedy, six times more deadly than the Titanic (泰坦尼克号). When the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff was hit by torpedoes (鱼雷) fired from a Russian submarine (潜水艇) in the final winter of World War II, more than 10,000

people---mostly women, children and old people fleeing the final Red Army push into Germany-were packed aboard. An ice storm had turned the dicks into frozen sheets that sent hundreds of families sliding into sea as the ship listed and began to go down. Others desperately tried to put lifeboats down. Some who succeeded fought off those in the water who had the strength to try to get aboard. Most people froze immediately. "I'll never forget the screams," says Christa Nutzmann, 87, one of the 1,200 survivors. She recalls watching the ship, brightly lit, slipping into its dark grave-and rarely

The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidable-and necessary. By unreservedly confessing their country's horrible crimes Germans have managed to win acceptance abroadand make peace with their neighbors. Today's unified Germany is more prosperous and stable than at any time in its long, troubled history. For that, a half century of willful forgetting about painful memories like the German Titanic was perhaps a reasonable price to pay. But even the most politically correct Germans believe that they've now earned the right to discuss the full historical record. Not to identify German suffering with that of its victims, but simply to acknowledge a terrible tragedy.

31. The Wilhelm Gustloff went down because

A. it ran into an ice storm

B. it was hit by another ship

C. it crashed into a submarine

D. it was attacked by torpedoes

32. Most passengers on board the Wilhelm Gustloff took the voyage to

A. taste the luxury of the ship

B. seek protection in another place

C. escape the cold winter back home

D. enjoy their holidays abroad

33. As the ship began to sink, some passengers

A. set the decks on fire as a signal for help

B. fought fiercely on the decks for lifeboats

C. jumped into sea and swam to a nearby ship

D. prevented others from getting on their lifeboats

34. The Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy remains a near secret for more than half a century because Germans

A. preferred to say nothing about it

B. were requested to keep silent about it

C. spared not effort to cover up the story

D. were denied access to the whole story

35. It can be inferred from the passage that Germans no longer think that

A. it is too early to claim responsibility for the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy

B. the German tragedy is a reasonable price to pay for the nation's past

C. they will be misunderstood if they talk about the German tragedy

D. Germany is responsible for the horrors it caused during World War II

第二部分非选择题

IV. Word Spelling

36. 结果，成果n. 37. 分享，股份 n.

38. 愿意的，乐意的adj. 39. 警告，告诫 v.

40. 表达，表情n. 41. 多样性n.

42. 预算n 43. 衡量，测量 n.

44. 保证，担保v. 45.家庭的，国内的 adj.

46. 发源，发起v. 47. 应用，用具 n.

48. 激发，作为….的动机v. 49. 可行的，可能的 adj.

50. 欣赏，感激n. 51. 战略，策略 n.

54. 一致，相符v. 55. 最后的，最终的 adj.

V. Word Form

56. Do not let this (say) of you. It shows an unattractive indifference to your employer and to your job.

57. The theory of black holes in space (accept) by many serious scientists and astronomers.

58. If you had been in better health, we (allow) you to join them in the work.

59. Although they agree that life is important and should be respected, they feel that the quality of life should not (ignore).

60. I would rather you (come) tomorrow.

61. One hundred miles (be) too far to travel on foot.

62. Robots, (become) increasingly prevalent in factories and industrial plants throughout the developed world, are programmed and engineered to perform industrial tasks without human intervention.

63. Every boy and girl (treat) in the same way.

64. He took his umbrella with him lest it (rain).

65. Many other new techniques are now available that enable more

research (do) in the test tube to see if chemicals produce harmful biological effects.

VI. Translation from Chinese into English

66. 他孤注一掷用自己的积蓄开了一家小商店。

67. 时差反应是每个国际旅行者可能遇到的问题。

68. 有人提出管理过程就是决策过程。

69. 每个人都是平等的，不管他是总统还是马路清洁工。

70. 不用说，我们现在已不是生活在传统时期。

VII. Translation from English into Chinese

71. Between labor and play stands work. A man is a worker if he is personally interested in the job which society pays him to do; what from the point of view of society is necessary labor is from his own point of view voluntary play. Whether a job is to be classified as labor or work depends, not on the job itself, but on the tastes of the individual who undertakes it. The difference does not, for example, coincide with the difference between a manual and a mental job; a gardener or a cobbler may be a worker, a bank clerk a laborer. Which a man is can be seen from his attitude toward leisure. To a worker, leisure means simply the hour he needs to relax and rest in order to work efficiently. He is therefore more likely to take too little leisure than too much; workers die of coronaries and forget their wives' birthdays. To the laborer, on the other hand, leisure means freedom from compulsion, so that it is natural for him to imagine that the fewer hours he has to spend laboring, and the more hours he is free to play, the better.

2006年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）答案

（课程代码：00015）

1. D

2. A

3. C

4. B

5. A

6. C

7. D

8. B

9.

A 10. B

II. Cloze Test

11. A 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. A 18. B 19.

A 20. C

III. Reading Comprehension

21. A 22. D 23. B 24.B 25. C 26. C 27. A 28.

D 29. B 30. B

31. D 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. C

IV. Word Spelling

36. result 37. share 38. willing 39. warn 40.expression 41. diversity 42. budget

43. measurement 44. ensure 45. domestic 46. originate 47. appliance 48. motivate

49. feasible 50. appreciation 51. strategy 52. refine 53. confront 54. coincide

55. ultimate

V. Word Form

56. be said 57. is accepted 58. would have allowed 59. be ignored 60. came 61. is

62. becoming 63. is treated 64. should rain 65. to be done

VI. Translation from Chinese into English

66. He gambled his savings to start a small shop.

67. The problem of Jet Lag is one every international traveler comes across.

68. Some suggest that the management process is decision making.

69. Every person is equal be president or a street cleaner.

70. It goes without saying that we are not living in a traditionalist period. VII. Translation from English into Chinese.

71. 劳役和玩乐之间是工作。一个对获得社会支付的职业感兴趣的人就是工作者；从社会角度来看必须付出的劳动而在个人来看就是自愿选择的娱乐。一个职业是归类为劳役还是工作不是看其职业本身，而是看从事这一职业的个人爱好。比如，这个差异并不是体力劳动与脑力劳动之间的差异；一个花匠或皮匠可以是个工作者，而一个银行职员则可能是苦役者。对此从他对休闲的态度就可以看出。对于工作者来说，休闲只是他为了更有效地工作而放松休息的时间，因此他花费的休闲时间很可能太少而非太多，他常常死于冠心病或忘记他妻子的生日。而对于劳役者来说，休闲就是摆脱强制，因此对他来说自然是劳作时间越少而玩的时间越多越好。

2007年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（二）试卷及答案

（课程代码：00015）

Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure(10 point each)

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. It is difficult to __ the implication between the lines.

A. get to

B. get with

C. get at

2. The volleyball match was televised __ on CCTV.

A. alive

B. life

C. live

D. lively

3. The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its __ considerabi

A. distribution

B. contribution

C. prescription

D. circulatiol

4. The central theatre has a seating __ of more than 3,000 people.

A. capability

B. capacity

C. ability

D. facility

5. The furniture in her bedroom is quite different from __ in the living room.

A. that

B. it

C. one

D. which

6. Because of the bad weather, the sports meet had to be __.

A. shutdown

B. done away

C. taken off

D. called off

7. Jenny complained that the hospital

_ her too much for the treatment.

A. expended

B. paid

C. cost

D. charged

8. Having decided to rent a flat, we __ contacting housing agencies in the city.

A. set about

B. set down

C. set out

D. setup

9. The book fair has received a positive __ from readers.

A. result

B. response

C. settlement

D. solution

10. If the operation __ carefully prepared, it would not have been successful.

A. was not

B. has not been

C. had not been

D. were not

Ⅱ.Cloze Test(10 point each)

The basic principle of radar is illustrated by what happens when one shouts in a e. The echoof the shouting 11 the walls helps a person determine the size of i cave. With radar, however , the waves are radio waves instead of 12 waves. dio waves travel 13 the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in a second. A lar set 14 a short burst of radio waves. Then it receives the echoes 15 when waves bounce (Silt) off objects. By determining the time it 16 for the echoes to imi to the radar set, a trained technician 17 determine the distance between the [ar set and other objects. The word "radar", 18 , gets its name from the term dio detection and ranging." "Ranging" is the term for detection of the 19 between object and the radar set.

Besides being of critical importance to pilot, radar is 20 for air traffic control, tracking ships at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms.

11.A. through

B. for

C. on

D. against

12.A. sound

B. light

C. heat

D. tide

13.A.in

B. at

C. over

D. on

14.A.sends

out

B.works out

C. figures out

D. puts out

15.A.

producing

B. produced

C. produce

D. produces

16.A. spends

B. takes

C. kills

D. makes

17.A. can

B. must

C. ought to

D. has to

18.A. incase

B. in turn

C. in short

D. in fact

B. width

C. distance

D. space

20.A.Eventual

B.internal

C.external

D.essential

Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension(30 points,2 points each)

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。

Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Among the company was a lawyer, a young man of about twenty-five. On being asked his opinion, he said, "Capital punishment and life imprisonment are equally immoral. If I were to make a choice between them, I would rather choose the latter Anyway, it's better to live than not to live at all."

A lively discussion followed. A banker, who was then younger and more nervous than the lawyer, suddenly lost his temper and cried out, "It's a lie. I bet you two million .You wouldn't stick in a cell even for five years."

"If you mean it," replied the young lawyer, "I bet I'll stay there longer; make it fifteen instead of five."

"Fifteen! Done!" cried the banker. "Gentleman, I bet you two millions." "Agreed. Two millions for my freedom," said the lawyer.

So this wild, ridiculous bet came to pass. The banker could not hide his excitement During supper he said to the lawyer jokingly, "Come to your senses, young man, before it's too late. Two millions are nothing to me, but you stand to lose three or four of the best years of your life. I say three or four because you'll never stick it out any longer Don't forget that voluntary imprisonment is much harder to put up with than a enforced one. The idea that you have the right to free yourself any moment will poison your life in the cell. I pity you."

And now the banker, pacing from comer to comer, recalled all this and asked himself, "Why did I make this bet? What's the good? The lawyer lost fifteen years of hi life and I threw away two millions. Will it convince people that capital punishment is worse or better than imprisonment for life? No, no! Rubbish! On my part, it was the caprice （心血来潮） of a well-fed millionaire; on the lawyer's part, it's the pure greed c gold."

21．The lawyer would choose life imprisonment because.

A.he was younger than the banker

B.capital punishment was immoral

C.it was better than capital punishment

D. the banker would give him $200,000

22. The author considers the bet between the lawyer and the banker.

A. interesting

B. ridiculous

C. capricious

D. instructive

23. The word 'company' in the first paragraph refers to __.

B. bankers

C. lawyers

D. prisoners

24. The banker was extremely excited because __.

A. he was too rich to care for the money

B. he was sure of his winning the bet

C. the lawyer would give up in 15 years

D. the lawyer would give up before 5 years

25. In the end, the banker considers his bet with the lawyer __.

A. rational

B. reasonable

C. beneficial

D. unreasonable

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

Online learning is also called distance education, which helps students who take classes by computer over the Internet to learn certain courses and earn a degree. And it has become more and more popular with both young people and educational institutions.

The School of Continuing and Professional Studies of New York University in Manhattan began online classes in 1992. Its Virtual School has taught more than 10,000 students from across the United States and other countries.

Last year，the school launched NYU Online. It offers NYU's first online Programs for a bachelor's degree. Programs are offered in three areas; leadership And management, information systems management and social sciences. The classes are highly interactive where students communicate with each other and their teachers. Some classes require students to log in at the same time so they can attend live lectures by a professor Students can also ask questions and work together on team projects. The cost to attend NYU Online depends on how many classes a student is to take It costs as much as fifteen thousand dollars a year. NYU offers no financial aid for international students in this program. If you are interested in the program, you can gel more details at the website: https://www.360docs.net/doc/8613020433.html,. Many other schools, too, offer online education. Students should be especially careful of programs that offer a degree in return for little or no work. These are known as diploma mills, and are illegal in the United States.

Educational advisers also say that before you enter any program, make sure the work will be recognized in your country. You should also make sure the schools you are considering are officially approved.

26. The third paragraph is mainly about the __ of the programs of the School.

A. academic goal and system

B. courses and learning mode

C. learning methods and classes

D. courses and requirements

27. It can be inferred from the passage that international students in the programs __.

A. get full scholarship

C. get no financial support

D. earn more money

28. Many American schools offer online programs, and international students __.

A. should be careful of being cheated

B. are certain to earn a degree

C. should know about programming

D. are faced with many difficulties

29.The word ‘work’in the second line of the last paragraph most probably means.

A.what a student has written at school

B.what a student has learned at school

C.what a student has read at school

D.what a student has achieved academically

30. The payment for online programs of NYU is based on.

A.the number of classes a student attends

B.the number of students a professor instructs

C.the number of semesters a student spends

D.the number of presentations a student makes

Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

An understanding of man's effect on the balance of nature is crucial (关键的) to being able to find the appropriate remedial action. It is a very common belief that the problems of the population explosion are caused mainly by poor people living in poor countries who do not know enough to limit their reproduction. This is not true. The actual number of people in an area is not as important as the effect they have on nature. Developing countries do have an effect on their environment, but it is the populations of richer countries that have a far greater impact on the earth as a whole. For example, tropical forests are known to be essential to the balance of nature, yet we are destroying them at a great rate. They are being cleared not to benefit the natives of that country, but to satisfy the needs of rich countries. Central American forests are being destroyed for grassland to make pet food in the United States cheaper; in Papua slew Guinea, forests are destroyed to supply cheaper cardboard packaging for Japanese electronic products; in Burma and Thailand, forests have been destroyed to produce more attractive furniture in Singapore and Hong Kong. Therefore, a rich person living thousands of miles away may cause more tropical forest destruction than a poor person living in the forest itself.

In short, it is everybody's duty to safeguard the future of mankind—not only through population control, but by being more aware of the effect his actions have on nature. Nature is both fragile and powerful. It is very easily destroyed; on the other hand, it can easily destroy its most dangerous enemy—man.

31.According to the first paragraph, people usually believe that .

A.poor people in poor countries contribute to the imbalance of nature

B. rich people know how to protect the environment by taking actions

C. people in poor areas know a lot about the birth control

D. rich people in rich countries have done a lot to balance nature

32. In the author's opinion, __.

A. developing countries should be responsible for environmental problems

C. rich countries exercise worse influence on environment than poor countries

D. all countries should bring the population growth under control

33. The purpose of the second paragraph is mainly to illustrate __.

A. how the forests in the U. S. are being destroyed

B. which countries are the victims of the imbalance of nature

C.what Japan has done to develop its own economy

D. how South Asian countries make quality furniture

34. Nature is very easily destroyed by __.

A. rich people

B. poor people

C. natural disasters

D. mankind

35. The topic of the passage is that __.

A.the control of population is essential to the development of a nation

B.natural resources are important to the economic development of a country

C.awareness of the effects of man's actions is as important as population control

D. developed countries should do more to protect natural environment on the earth IV. Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two items)

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。

36．到国外；在国外

ad.

a

37.相反的；不利的

a.

a

38. 帝国

n.

e

39.典礼，仪式

n.

c

40.环境；境遇

n.

c

41.密集度，稠密度

n.

d

42.出现，涌现

v.

e

43.扩大，放大

n.

e

44.特征，特色

n.

f

45.杂志

n.

m

46.移民，侨民

n.

i

47.许可；执照

n.

l

48.同时，其间

n.

m

49.需要，必需品

n.

n

50.服从，听从

v.

o

51.四月

a.

A

52.根本的，激进的

a.

r

53.狡猾的；难处理的 a. t

54.策略，战略

n.