自考《英语二》模拟练习卷

高等教育自学考试《英语（二）》模拟练习卷PART ONE ( 50 POINTS)

I. Vocabulary and Structure( 10 points, l 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. The conclusion from the study is not definite; it is just ————

A. tentative

B. valid

C. technical

D. thorough

2. Black and white must be ——————_ from each other, must be unable to communicate.

A. cut down

B. cut out

C. cut off

D. cut up

3. By the end of next year the bridge _——————

A. is to complete

B. has been completed

C. will be completing

D. will have been completed

4. The students are required to ————the main ideas of the article in their own words.

A. symbolize

B. minimize

C. synchronize

D. summarize

5. The farming methods have been ————_ improved with the invention of the new machine.

A. efficiently

B. proficiently

C. professionally

D. intentionally

6. lt has been found that a strong ————_ helps overcome the effects of distraction.

A. interruption

B. motivation

C. evaluation

D. destination

7. We can ______ _ their passports __________,which makes their leaving or "escaping" virtually impossible.

A. have ; remove

B. had ; remove

C. have ; removing

D. have ; removed

8. The total water area is about _________ the land area.

A. three times as larger as

B. as three times large as

C. three times as large as

D. as large as three times

9. The volunteers would rather go by train than _____ .

A. to drive

B. drive

C. driven

D. to be driven

10. The vehicle was traveling at speeds _______ 90 miles’per hour.

A. in addition to

B. in view of

C. in excess of

D. in search of

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

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。

The basic principle of radar is illustrated by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the shouting 11 the walls helps a person determine the size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are radio waves instead of 12 _ waves. Radio waves travel 13 the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in a second. A radar set _ 14 _ a short burst of radio waves. Then it receives the echoes _ 15 when the waves bounce (反射) off objects. By determining the time it 16 for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician 17 determine the distance between the radar set and other objects. The word '6radar", 18 , gets its name from the term "radio detection and ranging." "Ranging" is the term for detection of the 19 between an object and the radar set.

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

11. A. through B. for C. on D. agamsr

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.in case B. in turn C. in short D. in fact

19.A.length 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 One

Questions 21 t0 25 are based .on the following passage.

The American population was the tallest in the world from about the American Revolution to World WarⅡ-that's a long time. The U. S. had a very resource-rich environment, with game, fish and wildlife. In fact we have data on disadvantaged people in America, such as slaves. They were obviously among the most mistreated populations in the world, but given the resource abundance, and given the fact that the slave owners .needed ,their work, they had to be fed. relatively decently. So the slaves were taller than European peasants. It's no wonder that Europeans were just flooding to America.

Americans today are no longer the tallest people in the world. After World War ‖many Western and Northern European countries began to adopt favorable social policies. There is universal health insurance in most of these societies-that ,of course; makes a difference in health care. You can also consider income inequality in the U. S. ; since-people who are. at the low end of the totem pole(图腾柱) have considerable adversity making ends meet. I suspect The difference in height between Americans and Europeans is due to both diet and health care.

Americans today suffer from an additional problem: obesity. If children are too well nourished, then they're not able to grow optimally. There are certain hormones that control the start of' the adolescent growth and the start of adolescence. Nutrition is one of the factors, along with genetic and hormonal ones which are associated with the start of puberty(青春期) . And if puberty comes too early, then the youth will peak out sooner, and will not become as tall in adulthood as someone who had better nutrition. Also, the overload of carbohydrates and fats in a fast-food diet may hinder the consumption of micronutrients essential to growth.

21. The word "game" in sentence 2,para.1 refers to _____

A. animals hunted for food

B. rich natural resources

C. activities played by kids

D. sports events’to be held

22. Slaves in America were taller than European peasants because _____ .

A. they were badly treated

B. they did not do farm work

C. they had sufficient food to eat

D. they enjoyed better health care

23.lt is implied in the second paragraph that _______ .

A. Europeans could make more 'money than Americans .

B. average Americans used to be shorter than Europeans

C. welfare helps Europeans grow taller than Americans

D. people on the totem pole are leading a comfortable life

24. According to the third paragraph, overweight children in the U..S. ________

A. tend to have better nutrition for growth

B. tend to eat 'more food to grow taller

C. will grow taller than average children

D. will fail- to grow into an ideal height

25. Eating too much fast food may affect .

A. the absorption of micronutrients '

B. the intake of carbohydrates

C. the consumption of hormones

D. the digestion of fats

Passage Two

Questions 26 t0 30 are based. on the following passage. .

The threat of a global outbreak(疾发) 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 signs 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 million 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 l. 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 7flu since December 2003, the virus remains mainly a disease of 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, which could in theory combine with a human flu 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. flues in Hong Kong and Spain ;

C. the economy of Southeast Asia

D. possible effects of a bird flu outbreak

28. The number of people who have died of bird flu since 2003 is ________.

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 about 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(,f preventing it from spreading

Passage Three

Questions 31 t0 35 are based on the following passage.

Storytelling is one of the few human features that are truly universal across culture and through all of known history. Anthropologists find evidence of folktales everywhere in ancient cultures, written in Sanskrit, Latin, Greek, Chinese, Egyptian and Sumerian. People in societies of all types weave stories, from oral storytellers in hunter-gatherer tribes to the millions of writers bringing out books, television shows and movies. And when a characteristic behavior shows up in so many different societies, researchers pay attention: its roots may tell us something about our evolutionary past.

To study storytelling, scientists must first define what constitutes a story, and that can prove tricky. Because there are so many diverse forms, scholars often define story structure, known as narrative, by explaining what it is not. Exposition contrasts with narrative by being a simple, straight for-ward explanation, such as a list of facts or an encyclopedia entry. Another standard approach defines narrative as a series of causally linked events that unfold over time. A third definition draws on the typical narrative' s subject matter: the interactions of intentional

agents-characters with minds-who possess various motivations.

However narrative is defined, people know it when they feel it. Whether fiction or nonfiction, a narrative engages its audience through psychological realism-recognizable emotions and believable interactions among characters.

Everyone has a natural detector for psychological realism," says Raymond A. Mar, assistant professor of psychology at York University in Toronto. " We can tell when smelling rings false. " But the best stories-those retold through generations and translated into other languages-do more than simply present a believable picture. These tales attract heir audience-,whose emotions can be closely tied to those of the story' s characters. Such immersion(沉浸)is a state psychologists call" narrative transport". Researchers have only begun figuring out the relations among the variables that can initiate narrative transport.

31. The passage indicates that storytelling__________

A. is ecoming less and less popular in modern societies

B. attracts researchers' attention all through human history

C. is the best way to show the evolutionary past of human beings

D. s a common cultural phenomenon all through the known history

32. The phrase "a characteristic behavior" in Para. 1 refers to____________

A. elling tories

B. witing books

C. studying folktales

D. producing movies

33. Exposition is characterized by ___________

A. believable pictures .

B. diverse subject matters

C. a simple and direct explanation

D. a number of causally linked events

34. How many approaches are mentioned to define a narrative?

A. ONE

B. TWO

C. Three.

D. Four.

35. The best stories attract their audience because they ___________

A. present a believable picture

B. express the audience' s emotions

C. are translated into other languages

D. are retold from generation to generation

PART TWO ( 50 POINTS)

Ⅳ. Word Spelling(10 points, point for two words)

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.地下的，隐蔽的 a. u__________

37.真实地，如实地ad. t_____________

38.星期二n. T__________

39.传统，惯例n. t一

40.同情;同情心n s.______________

41.地理;地理学n. g---------------

42.有成果的a. f________________

43.熄灭，消灭n. e---------------

44.干旱季节，旱灾n. d-------------

45.消耗，花费Vt c_____________

46.保持，保留n. r-------------

47.提及;参考n. r--------------

48.预期的，未来的 a. p-----------

49.功能的，实用的 a. f_____

50.部长，大臣n. m__________

51.使确信，使信服v c_________

52.适合的，恰当的a，a____________

53.遭遇，偶遇v e_____________

54.农业的a. a_______

55.而且，此外ad. f____________

V. Word Form(10 points, 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. Nowadays youngsters like listening to CD music more than _____ _( go) to concerts.

57. It seems the roof _____ _(leak) for some time. We' d better call in the repairman.

58. It is reported that daydreaming improves a person' s ability_____- _( solve) everyday problems.

59. Ever since the paintings of contemporary artists went on exhibition at the gallery

there( be) many visitors every day.

60. Every student in this class likes the film_____ _ _( base) on the novel by D. H. Lawrence.

61. She had an outward _( appear) ,but deep down she was really worried.

62. There are a____ _( surprise)large number of mistakes in the test paper.

63. Weather____ _( permit) ,the football match will be played on Wednesday.

64. He lay perfectly still and____- _( play) dead to escape capture by the enemy.

65. The doctor advised him to eat a great_____ _( various) of food.

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.在某种意义上他是对的，但他不了解全部事实。

67.科学技术从未像现在这样高速发展过。

68.好书的产生是努力工作的结果。

69.领导应为人民的利益行事。

70.由于发生了强烈地震，这个地区的交通中断了。