2010年全国自考英语(二)模拟试卷(五)及答案

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一、Vocabulary and Structure（10 points,1 point for each item）从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1. The reason for making a decision is that a problem exists, or something is

standing ______ the way of accomplishing them.

A.in

B. on

C.by

D. at

答案：A

2.People and animals are different ______ their reactions to drugs and in th e

waytheir bodies work.

A.in...which

B. in...that

C.by...which

D. from...that

答案：B

3.New and more ______ methods have to be found for collecting earthquake data and

analyzing it.

A. up-to-date

B.update

C. up to

D.outdated

答案：A

4. A Filipino maid was executed in Singapore after being convicted ______ murder,

despite protests from various quarters that her guilt had not been adequately

established.

A.of

B.with

C. about

D.on

答案：A

5.______ from the point of view of society is necessary labor is from his own

point of view voluntary play

A.That

B. What

C. Which

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6.It was there, police believe, that Weinstein was able to ______ the recorder she kept in her bag.

A. act

B. acting

C.activate

D. active

答案：C

7. The voters were ______ largely by a desire for change.

A.motioned

B. motored

C. motivated

D.motived

答案：C

8. He was to ______ director.

A. accelerated

B.lifted

C.raised

D.promoted

答案：D

9. If thalidomide were invented today, it would never be ______ for human use because new tests on pregnant animals would reveal the dangers.

A. relaxed

B.released

C. relieved

D.relived

答案：B

10.The main bread winner in her family, she ______ work for a very low wage at a tea factory.

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B. was used to

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D. has used to

答案：A

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二、Cloze Test（10 points,1 point for each item）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.About 150 years ago, a musician sat quietly at a concert in Vienna. He was

playing his new symphony. He co uldn’t 1 that the audience were clapping wildly. He was deaf. He was Beethoven, one of the greatest musicians who ever lived.

Beethoven wrote about 300 2 of music. He wrote some of his most beautiful pieces

after he became deaf. It is hard for anyone to be deaf. But it is even worse for a musician than for 3 else. Think of not being able to hear the music you have

written!

As a child Beethoven did not have a happy life. His father drank 4. When the boy was only four, his father decided to make a musician 5 him. Hour after hour he had to practice 6 the violin. He learned so fast that he was able to make a concert tour when he was eleven. When he was seventeen, the great Mozart praised him. After he studied with Haydn, Beethoven was writing a great deal of music 7.

Beethoven had an ugly face and a bad temper. He was often invited 8 the homes of

wealthy people. They forgave him when his temper flared up. Illness made him become deaf when he was 9 thirtyone.

Beethoven wrote long pieces and short ones, gentle ones and 10 ones.

(1).

(A).hear

(B).listen

(C).listen to

(D).hear of

答案：D

(2).

(A).tunes

(B).pieces

(C).songs

(D).tones

答案：B

(3).

(A).anyone

(B).everyone

(C).nobody

(D).everybody

答案：C

(4).

(B). a great deal

(C). a lot of

(D).lots of

答案：D

(5).

(A).on

(B).out of

(C).of

(D).with

答案：C

(6).

(A).on

(B).out of

(C).of

(D).with

答案：A

(7).

(A).lonely

(B).himself

(C).of

(D).only

答案：B

(8).

(A).on

(B).for

(C).to

(D).into

答案：D

(9).

(A).simply

(B).surely

(C).of

(D).only

答案：C

(10).

(B).excited

(C).boring

(D).bored

答案：D

三、Reading Comprehension（30 points，2 points for each item）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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.Human feelings are affected by colour unconsciously. Manufacturers have

discovered by trial and error that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered by consumers as tasteless, and that cosmetics should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole discipline of colour psychology. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the

colour of the night sky and therefore associated with quiet and calm: White yellow is a key colour in association with energy. For primitive men, activity during the day time meant hunting and attacking, which he soon saw red, the colour of blood and the fire. So it was natural that green, the complementary colour to red, should be associated with passive defence. Experiments have shown that colours also have a

direct psychological effect. People when exposed to bright red, show an increase in breathing rate, heart beat and blood pressure. Red is exciting. Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect, because it is a calming colour. Because red has an implication of exciting, it was chosen as the signal for danger. Some

analysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm. So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced countries are now rushing around in bright yellow colours that stop traffic deed.

(1). The passage is about _______.

(A). why colour affects humans

(B).colour and manufacturers

(C).colour and traffic accidents

(D).how colours influence human feelings

答案：D

(2). Manufacturers have discovered the secret of colours in marketing _______.

(A). by accumulating their various experiences

(B). by experimenting with different colours

(C).by developing the discipline of colour psychology

(D). by trying not to make mistakes

答案：A

(3).Our preferences for certain colours are _______.

(A). associated with the time of the day

(B). associated with psychology

(C).dependent on our character

(D). linked with the primitive men

答案：B

(4).If people are exposed to red, which of the following statements does not happen?

(A).They breathe faster.

(B). Their blood pressure rises.

(C). They feel afraid.

(D). Their hearts beat faster.

答案：C

(5).Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

(A).Colour probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of.

(B). Our feelings about certain colours are purely psychology.

(C). Food should never be packaged in brown.

(D).Sugar sells badly in green wrappings.

答案：C

2.The sea is the common property of all nations. It belongs equally to all. None can appropriate it exclusively to themselves; nor is it “foreign”to any. This was the decision of John Marshall, chief justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835. It was stated as a fundamental rule the sea that no one, and therefore everyone, owns the ocean. This means that outside territorial waters ( the waters within three miles of a country’s coast), the law is whatever nations agre e on in peacetime and whatever the strongest naval powers can enforce in wartime. After the United States purchased Alaska, Americans began to seize Canadians who were hunting seals outside Alaskan territorial waters. The Americans claimed that the seals were American property because they often came in to the Alaskan shores owned by the United States. International arbitrators disagreed with this reasoning. In some cases, however, the special rights of a nation that makes use of an opensea area are recognized.

All of the sea’s rules of the road are established by international conferences and treaties.

(1). The fundamental rule of the sea means that _______.

(A). the sea should be equally divided among all the nations in the world

(B). any area of the sea belongs to the nation closest to it

(C). no nation has any sea rights

(D).no nation has exclusive right to the open sea

答案：

(2).The American’s claim to the seals was based on _______.

(A). the idea that the seals coming to American shores were American property

(B). the idea that they were international arbitrators

(C).the fact that the United States had purchased all the waters off Alaska

(D). the fact that the United States had special rights for opensea areas

答案：A

(3). International arbitrators decided that _______.

(A). International arbitrators decided that.

(B). the Canadians could hunt the seals outside Alaska territorial waters

(C). the United States could claim the seals as its property

(D). the Americans could not hunt the seals

答案：B

(4).In peacetime, nations may acquire special rights on open waters by _______.

(A).an agreement with the strongest naval powers

(B). the decisions of international arbitrators

(C).international agreements

(D). negotiations with those who own the areas

答案：C

(5).The main idea of this passage is that _______.

(A). the law of the sea was stated by John Marshall

(B). some nations are able to acquire special open sea rights

(C).every nation owns its territorial waters

(D). the laws of the sea are established by international agreement

答案：C

3.Homing pigeons are placed in a training program from about the time they are twentyeight days of age. They are taught to enter the cage through a trap and to exercise above and around the loft(鸽房), and gradually they are taken away for short distances in willow baskets and released. They are then expected to find their way home in the shortest possible time.

In their training flights or in actual races, the birds are taken to prearranged distant points and released to find their way back to their own lofts. Once the birds are liberated, their owners, who are standing by at the home lofts, anxiously watch the sky for the return of their entries. Since time is of the essence, the speed with which the birds can be induced to enter the loft trap may make the difference between gaining a win or a second place.

The head of a homing pigeon is comparatively small, but its brain is one quarter

larger than that of the ordinary pigeon. The homing pigeon is very intelligent and will persevere to the point of stubbornness; some have been known to fly a hundred miles off course to avoid a storm.

Some homing pigeon experts claim that this bird is gifted with a form of builtin radar that helps it find its own loft after hours of flight, for hidden under the head feathers are two very sensitive ears, while the sharp, prominent eyes can see great distances in daytime.

Why do homing pigeons fly home? They are not unique in this inherent skill; it is found in most migratory birds, in bees, ants, toads, and even turtles, which have been known to travel hundreds of miles to return to their homes. But in the animal world, the homing pigeon alone can be trusted with its freedom and trained to carry out the missions that people demand.

(1). This passage is mainly about _______.

(A). homing pigeons and their training

(B). how to buy a homing pigeon

(C).protection of homing pigeons against the threat of extinction

(D). liberation of homing pigeons

答案：A

(2). According to the passage, what happens to homing pigeons when they are about a month old?

(A). They are kept in a trap.

(B). They enter their first race.

(C).They begin a training program.

(D). They get their wings clipped and marked.

答案：C

(3).According to the passage, what is the difference between a homing pigeon and an ordinary one?

(A). The span of the wings

(B). The shape of the eyes.

(C). The texture of the feathers

(D).The size of the brain.

答案：D

(4). The author mentions all of the following attributes that enable a homing pigeon to return home except _______.

(A). instinct

(B). air sacs

(C).sensitive ears

(D). good eyes

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(5). Why does the author mention bees, ants, toads(蟾蜍), and turtles in the

last paragraph?

(A). To describe some unusual kinds of pets.

(B).To measure distances traveled by various animals.

(C).To compare their homefinding abilities with those of homing pigeons.

(D).To interest the reader in learning about other animals.

答案：C

四、Word Spelling(20 points,0.5 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。

1.研究；调查 n. r

答案：research

2.商人 n. m

答案：merchant

3.分析 v. a

答案：analyze

4.全体人员；人事（部门） n. p

答案： personnel

5.生命的；极为重要的 a. v

答案： vital

6.管理；行政 n. a

答案：administration

7.尽管；任凭 prep. d

答案： despite

8.提高；增强 v. e

答案： enhance

9.坚持；持续 v. p

答案：persist

10.仪器；乐器 n. i

答案： instrument

11.最初的；开始的 a. i

答案：initial

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12.夸大；夸张 v. e

答案：exaggerate

13.完成；成绩 n. a

答案：achievement

14.描绘；描述 v. p

答案：portray

15.富裕的；丰富的 a. w

答案：wealthy

16.反射；反映；思考 n. r

答案：reflection

17.令人厌烦的 a. b

答案：boring

18.自杀 v/n. s

答案：suicide

19.同情；怜悯 n. c

答案：compassion

20.目标 n. o__________

答案：objective

五、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。

1.Apartheid means ___(stand) for hours in a busqueue, because there are too few

buses specially set aside for black people.

答案： standing

2.The tendency ___ (simplify) complex problems blinds managers to other

alternatives.

答案：to simplify

3.Had they not been working so hard, they ___ (not achieve) so much.

答案：would not have achieved

4.Most of today’s robots also load and unload hot, heavy metal forms used in

machines ___ (cast) automobile and truck frames.

答案：casting

5.Astronomers are planning a new observatory to study the individual exploding

stars ___ (believe) to be black holes.

答案： believed

6.Every worker has a highly developed sense of how much work ___ (expect) of him.

答案：is expected

7.Many a student ___( do) not like having to do their homework.

答案：does

8.Such high price is______(likely) to attract large numbers of customers.

答案：unlikely. 从句意来看要用unlikely，因为价格高不可能吸引更多的顾客。

9.So if they do complain, they risk________(deport).

答案：being deported. risk doing sth.冒险做某事。句中they 和deport之间是被动关系，因此用动名词的被动语态。

10.He couldn’t________(hear) the news as it was released only a few minutes ago.

答案：have heard. 情态动词＋have＋过去分词表示对过去的推测。

六、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。

1.重要的不是你分配了多少时间去学习，而是你在学习时学到了多少东西。

答案：It is not how much time you allocate for study that counts but how much you learn when you do study.

2.一个社会的人口增长率越接近零，它的人口就可能越老龄。

答案：The nearer a society approximates to zero population growth, the older its population is likely to be.

3.历史上许多科学家与发明家曾充分利用白日梦。

答案：Historically, many scientists and inventors have taken full advantage of

daydreaming.

4.新音乐是从已有的音乐中产生的：布鲁斯、摇滚乐、民间音乐。

答案：The new music was built out of materials already in existence: blues,

rock’n’roll, folk music.

5.人们曾经认为习惯性的白日梦会使人和社会疏远。

答案：It was believed that habitual daydreaming would distance people from society.

七、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。

1.Have you heard about new compact Discs? They’re the latest invention from Sony. A CD consists of a piece of aluminium coated with transparent plastic, 12 cms across, for producing sound. It’s similar to an ordinary record, except that it’s read by a laser beam, and the information recorded on the aluminium is digital. The makers claim that a CD can reproduce the original sound perfectly, without any distortion or background hiss. As the system is computerized, there’s no loss of quality between the studio master and the record you buy.

Also, a CD is much tougher than a vinyl(乙烯基) record, so it doesn’t need such careful handling. Dust and dirt won’t damage it, and as there’s no contact between the laser and the disc, it will never wear out.

答案：你听说过一种新式坚实的小型薄圆盘吗?它是索尼公司的最新发明。这种小型薄圆盘是一块直径为十二厘米的铝片，表面涂上一层透明的塑胶用以播出声音。它以数字形式把信息记录在铝片上，并且用激光来解读，除此之外，它和普通的唱片很相似。

制造商宣称这种唱片能够完美地再现原声，不会失真，也不会带有任何伴随的嘶嘶声。由于制造系统完全由计算机控制，你所买的唱片和录音室里制作的母片的质量毫无差别。

另外，这种激光唱片比乙烯基唱片坚固得多，所以使用时不需十分小心。灰尘和污物都不会对它造成损害，又由于激光和铝片之间没有接触，它将永无损耗。