2018-4英语二真题

山东省2018年4月高等教育自学考试

英语二试卷(课程代码: 00015)

I.vocabulary and structure (20 points, 1 point for each item)

1.The social customs and habits of the English-speaking people ________ a lot to the difficulty a foreigner has in learning it.

A.attribute

B.contribute

C.distribute

D.adjust

2.Were it not for the snowy weather, we _______ all right.

A.were

B.would be

C.may be

D.would have been

3.While my mother was busy preparing a special dinner in my _______ , the rest of the family eagerly asked me questions about my life in the United States.

mand

B.desire

C.honor

D.view

4.But my teacher had been with me several weeks ___________ I understood that everything has a name.

A.after

B.before

C.until

D.when

5.All children must, ________law, receive full time education between the ages of five and sixteen.

A.on

B.with

C.by

D.for

6.Today in the United States, there are over 22 million adults using the Web, about half of whom _______ the Internet at least once a day.

A.access

B.occupy

C.adopt

D.abuse

7.Active listening can really help you know more about them and establish a basis _______ solid communication.

A.on

B.in

C.for

D.with

8.In China, grandmothers play an invaluable ________ in taking care of children and households while the young parents are at work.

A.section

B.role

C.share

D.obligation

9.They want women to be paid just _______ as men for the same work.

A.so many

B.as many

C.as much

D.that much

10.Most parents don't teach their children rules for language usage , _______ .

A.too

B.either

C.nor

D.neither

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

Where are we going to get the time to live with the Web? In some instances, people will actually 11 time because the Web will make doing things more efficient 12 in the past, being able to get information about a major purchase, for example, or 13 out how much your used car is 14 , or what your cheapest way of getting to Florida is. That is easy to find on the Web, even today. In 15 instances, people will trade the time they now spend 16 the paper, or watching television, for information or entertainment they will find on the computer screen.

One great benefit of the Web is that it allows us to move information on line 17 now resides in paper form. Several states in America are using the Web in a profound way. You can apply 18 various permits or submit applications for business licenses. Some states are 19 up listings of jobs----- not just state government jobs, 20 all the jobs available in the state.

11.A.kill B.waste C.save D.cut

12.A.than B.that C.as D.like

13.A.to find B.finding C.find D.to finding

14.A.worthy B.worth C.cost D.due

15.A.another B.some C.other D.all

16.A.to read B.on read C.in read D.reading

17.A.when B.that C.what D.where

18.A.for B.to C.in D.out

19.A.setting B.putting C.picking D.making

20.A.rather B.nor C.but D.or

III Reading comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item)

Passage One

Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn't feel really poor when he has a car. Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn't know how much the car was going to affect American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. It helped make the United States what it is today.

There are three main reasons to explain why the car became so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. With a car people can go anyplace without spending a lot of money.

The second reason is that the United States has never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays, there is a good system of air-service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.

The third reason is perhaps the most important one. The American spirit of independence is what really makes cars popular. Americans don't like to wait for a bus or a train or even a plane. They don't like to have to follow an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.

The gas shortage has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real solution will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much gas.

21.When do most Americans feel they are poor?

A.When they don't have a car.

B.When they live in a huge country.

C.When they don't use planes.

D.When they have a car.

22.What's the most important reason that cars become popular in the United States?