2010年10月自考综合英语(二)试题
2010年考研英语二真题全文翻译超详解析
2010 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题答案与解析Section I Use of English一、文章题材结构分析本文是取材于新闻报道，叙述了猪流感的爆发，产生的严重影响以及政府采取的针对性措施。
首段和第二段简述了猪流感的爆发引起世界各国的重视。
第三段引用专家的观点，认为瘟疫并不严重。
第四段和第五段以墨西哥及美国的情况为例，说明了猪流感的严重性和致命性。
第六段叙述了联邦政府针对猪流感的具体措施。
二、试题解析1.【答案】D【解析】上文提到“…was declared a global epidemic…”，根据declare 的逻辑（“宣布为”），可知应该选D 项designated“命名，制定”，而不是C 项commented“评论”，这是典型的近义词复现题目。
2．【答案】C【解析】本题目可依据“句意”找到意思线索，选出答案，难度在于出处句是个长难句。
本句的理解应该抓住alert、meeting 和a sharp rise 三者的关系，根据after a sharp rise 可知是rise（“病例数的增加”）是meeting（“日内瓦专家会议”）的原因，由此可推导出alert 并非是meeting 的原因，而是结果，即meeting 使得alert 升级。
根据上述分析可以排除B、D 选项，B 项activated“激活，激起”，D 项“促使，引起”，此两项的选择都在讲alert 导致了meeting的召开。
而C 项followed 意思是“紧随，跟在……之后”，体现出after 的逻辑，完全满足本句rise 之后是meeting，meeting 之后是alert 的逻辑，所以是正确项。
而A 项proceeded“继续”，属不及物动词，不可接宾语，用法和逻辑用在此处都不合适。
3．【答案】B【解析】本题目应该关注并列连词and，从并列呼应来看：空格后的表达in Britain…对应前面的in Australia，所以空格处rising _____ 应该对应a sharp rise in cases（“病例数的剧增”），因此空格处是“数量”的逻辑才对。
2010年考研英语二真题及答案
2010年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二试题SectionⅠUse of EnglishDirections：Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET1.(10points)The outbreak of swine flu that was first detected in Mexico was declared a global epidemic on June11,2009.It is the first worldwide epidemic___1___by the Word Health Organization in41years.The heightened alert___2___an emergency meeting with flu experts in Geneva that convened after a sharp rise in cases in Australia,and rising___3___in Britain,Japan,Chile and elsewhere.But the epidemic is“___4___”in severity,according to Margaret Chan,the organization’s director general,___5___ the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and a full recovery,often in the___6___of any medical treatment.The outbreak came to global___7___in late April2009,when Mexican authorities noticed an unusually large number of hospitalizations and deaths___8___healthy adults.As much of Mexico City shut down at the height of a panic,cases began to___9___in New York City,the southwestern United States and around the world.In the United States,new cases seemed to fade___10___warmer weather arrived.But in late September2009, officials reported there was___11___flu activity in almost every state and that virtually all the___12___tested are the new swine flu,also known as(A)H1N1,not seasonal flu.In the U.S.,it has___13___more than one million people,and caused more than600deaths and more than6,000hospitalizations.Federal health officials___14___Tamiflu for children from the national stockpile and began___15___orders from the states for the new swine flu vaccine.The new vaccine,which is different from the annual flu vaccine,is___16___ahead of expectations.More than three million doses were to be made available in early October2009,though most of those ___17___dose were of the FluMist nasal spray type,which is not___18___for pregnant women,people over50or those with breathing difficulties,heart disease or several other___19___.But it was still possible to vaccinate people in other high-risk group,health care workers,people___20___infants and healthy young people.1.[A]criticized[B]appointed[C]commented[D]designated2.[A]proceeded[B]activated[C]followed[D]prompted3.[A]digits[B]numbers[C]amounts[D]sums4.[A]moderate[B]normal[C]unusual[D]e x treme5.[A]with[B]in[C]from[D]by6.[A]progress[B]absence[C]presence[D]favor7.[A]reality[B]phenomenon[C]concept[D]notice8.[A]over[B]for[C]among[D]to9.[A]stay up[B]crop up[C]fill up[D]cover up10.[A]as[B]if[C]unless[D]until11.[A]excessive[B]enormous[C]significant[D]magnificent12.[A]categories[B]examples[C]patterns[D]samples13.[A]imparted[B]immersed[C]injected[D]infected14.[A]released[B]relayed[C]relieved[D]remained15.[A]placing[B]delivering[C]taking[D]giving16.[A]feasible[B]available[C]reliable[D]applicable17.[A]prevalent[B]principal[C]innovative[D]initial18.[A]presented[B]restricted[C]recommended[D]introduced19.[A]problems[B]issues[C]agonies[D]sufferings20.[A]involved in[B]caring for[C]concerned with[D]warding offSectionⅡReading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four passages.Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A,B,C or D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.(40points)Text1The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of56works by Damien Hirst,“Beautiful Inside My Head Forever”,at Sotheby’s in London on September15th,2008.All but two pieces sold, fetching more than£70m,a record for a sale by a single artist.It was a last victory.As the auctioneer called out bids,in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street,Lehman Brothers,filed for bankruptcy.The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising bewilderingly since2003.At its peak in2007it was worth some$65billion,reckons Clare McAndrew,founder of Arts Economics,a research firm—double the figure five years earlier.Since then it may have come down to$50billion.But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together great wealth,enormous egos,greed,passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries.In the weeks and months that followed Mr Hirst’s sale,spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable,especially in New York,where the bail-out of the banks coincided with the loss of thousands of jobs and the financial demise of many art-buying investors.In the art world that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms.Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds,and in the most overheated sector—for Chinese contemporary art—they were down by nearly90%in the year to November2008.Within weeks the world’s two biggest auction houses,Sotheby’s and Christie’s,had to pay out nearly$200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them.The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buying Impressionists at the end of1989, a move that started the most serious contraction in the market since the second world war.This time experts reckon that prices are about40%down on their peak on average,though some have been far more volatile.But Edward Dolman, Christie’s chief executive,says:“I’m pretty confident we’re at the bottom.”What makes this slump different from the last,he says,is that there are still buyers in the market,whereas in the early 1990s,when interest rates were high,there was no demand even though many collectors wanted to sell.Christie’s revenues in the first half of2009were still higher than in the first half of2006.Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell.The three Ds—death,debt and divorce—still deliver works of art to the market.But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away, waiting for confidence to return.21.In the first paragraph,Damien Hirst's sale was referred to as“a last victory”because________.[A]the art market had witnessed a succession of victories[B]the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bids[C]Beautiful Inside My Head Forever won over all masterpieces[D]it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis22.By saying“spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable”(Line1-2,Para.3),the author suggests that________.[A]collectors were no longer actively involved in art-market auctions[B]people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleries[C]art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great e x tent[D]works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying23.Which of the following statements is NOT true?[A]Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from2007to2008.[B]The art market surpassed many other industries in momentum.[C]The art market generally went downward in various ways.[D]Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come.24.The three Ds mentioned in the last paragraph are________.[A]auction houses'favorites[B]contemporary trends[C]factors promoting artwork circulation[D]styles representing impressionists25.The most appropriate title for this text could be________.[A]Fluctuation of Art Prices[B]Up-to-date Art Auctions[C]Art Market in Decline[D]Shifted Interest in ArtsText2I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room—a women's group that had invited men to join them.Throughout the evening one man had been particularly talkative frequently offering ideas and anecdotes while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch.Toward the end of the evening I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don't talk to them.This man quickly concurred.He gestured toward his wife and said“She's the talker in our family.”The room burst into laughter;the man looked puzzled and hurt.“It's true”he explained.“When I come home from work I have nothing to say.If she didn't keep the conversation going we'd spend the whole evening in silence.”This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations they often talk less at home.And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late'70s.Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book Divorce Talk that most of the women she interviewed—but only a few of the men—gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces.Given the current divorce rate of nearly50percent that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year—a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.In my own research,complaints from women about their husbands most often focused not on tangible inequities such as having given up the chance for a career to accompany a husband to his,or doing far more than their share of daily life-support work like cleaning,cooking,social arrangements and errands.Instead,they focused on communication:“He doesn't listen to me”“He doesn't talk to me.”I found,as Hacker observed years before,that most wives want their husbands to be,first and foremost,conversational partners,but few husbands share this expectation of their wives.In short,the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face,while a woman glares at the back of it,wanting to talk.26.What is most wives'main expectation of their husbands?[A]Talking to them.[B]Trusting them.[C]Supporting their careers.[D]Sharing housework.27.Judging from the context,the phrase“wreaking havoc”(Line3,Para.2)most probably means________.[A]generating motivation.[B]exerting influence[C]causing damage[D]creating pressure28.All of the following are true ExCEPT________.[A]men tend to talk more in public than women[B]nearly50percent of recent divorces are caused by failed conversation[C]women attach much importance to communication between couples[D]a female tends to be more talkative at home than her spouse29.Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of this te x t?[A]The moral decaying deserves more research by sociologists.[B]Marriage break-up stems from se x inequalities.[C]Husband and wife have different e x pectations from their marriage.[D]Conversational patterns between man and wife are different.30.In the following part immediately after this te x t,the author will most probably focus on________.[A]a vivid account of the new book Divorce Talk[B]a detailed description of the stereotypical cartoon[C]other possible reasons for a high divorce rate in the U.S.[D]a brief introduction to the political scientist Andrew HackerText3Over the past decade,many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors—habits—among consumers.These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks,apply lotions and wipe counters almost without thinking,often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.“These are fundamental public health problems,like dirty hands instead of a soap habit,that remain killers only because we can't figure out how to change people's habits,”Dr.Curtis said.“We wanted to learn from private industry how to create new behaviors that happen automatically.”The companies that Dr.Curtis turned to—Procter&Gamble,Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever—had invested hundreds of millions of dollars finding the subtle cues in consumers'lives that corporations could use to introduce new routines.If you look hard enough,you'll find that many of the products we use every day—chewing gums,skin moisturizers, disinfecting wipes,air fresheners,water purifiers,health snacks,antiperspirants,colognes,teeth whiteners,fabric softeners,vitamins—are results of manufactured habits.A century ago,few people regularly brushed their teeth multiple times a day.Today,because of shrewd advertising and public health campaigns,many Americans habitually give their pearly whites a cavity-preventing scrub twice a day,often with Colgate,Crest or one of the other brands.A few decades ago,many people didn't drink water outside of a meal.Then beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off springs,and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water all day long.Chewing gum,once bought primarily by adolescent boys,is now featured in commercials as a breath freshener and teeth cleanser for use after a meal.Skin moisturizers are advertised as part of morning beauty rituals,slipped in between hair brushing and putting on makeup.“Our products succeed when they become part of daily or weekly patterns,”said Carol Berning,a consumer psychologist who recently retired from Procter&Gamble,the company that sold$76billion of Tide,Crest and other products last year.“Creating positive habits is a huge part of improving our consumers'lives,and it's essential to making new products commercially viable.”Through e x periments and observation,social scientists like Dr.Berning have learned that there is power in tying certain behaviors to habitual cues through ruthless advertising.As this new science of habit has emerged,controversieshave erupted when the tactics have been used to sell questionable beauty creams or unhealthy foods.31.According to Dr.Curtis,habits like hand washing with soap________.[A]should be further cultivated[B]should be changed gradually[C]are deeply rooted in history[D]are basically private concerns32.Bottled water,chewing gum and skin moisturizers are mentioned in Paragraph5so as to________.[A]reveal their impact on people's habits[B]show the urgent need of daily necessities[C]indicate their effect on people's buying power[D]manifest the significant role of good habits33.which of the following does NOT belong to products that help create people's habits?[A]Tide[B]Crest[C]Colgate[D]Unilever34.From the te x t we know that some of consumer's habits are developed due to________.[A]perfected art of products[B]automatic behavior creation[C]commercial promotions[D]scientific e x periments35.The author's attitude toward the influence of advertisement on people's habits is________.[A]indifferent[B]negative[C]positive[D]biasedText4Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete e x pression of crucial democratic values,including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries;that jurors should be selected randomly from a representative cross section of the community;that no citizen should be denied the right to serve on a jury on account of race,religion,se x,or national origin;that defendants are entitled to trial by their peers; and that verdicts should represent the conscience of the community and not just the letter of the law.The jury is also said to be the best surviving e x ample of direct rather than representative democracy.In a direct democracy,citizens take turns governing themselves,rather than electing representatives to govern for them.But as recently as in1986,jury selection procedures conflicted with these democratic ideals.In some states,for e x ample,jury duty was limited to persons of supposedly superior intelligence,education,and moral character.Although the Supreme Court of the United States had prohibited intentional racial discrimination in jury selection as early as the1880 case of Strauder v.West Virginia,the practice of selecting so-called elite or blue-ribbon juries provided a convenient way around this and other antidiscrimination laws.The system also failed to regularly include women on juries until the mid-20th century.Although women first served on state juries in Utah in1898,it was not until the1940s that a majority of states made women eligible for jury duty.Even then several states automatically e x empted women from jury duty unless they personally asked to have their names includedon the jury list.This practice was justified by the claim that women were needed at home,and it kept juries unrepresentative of women through the1960s.In1968,the Congress of the United States passed the Jury Selection and Service Act,ushering in a new era of democratic reforms for the jury.This law abolished special educational requirements for federal jurors and required them to be selected at random from a cross section of the entire community.In the landmark1975decision Taylor vs.Louisiana, the Supreme Court e x tended the requirement that juries be representative of all parts of the community to the state level.The Taylor decision also declared se x discrimination in jury selection to be unconstitutional and ordered states to use the same procedures for selecting male and female jurors.36.From the principles of the US jury system,we learn that________.[A]both liberate and illiterate people can serve on juries[B]defendants are immune from trial by their peers[C]no age limit should be imposed for jury service[D]judgment should consider the opinion of the public37.The practice of selecting so-called elite jurors prior to1968showed________.[A]the inadequacy of antidiscrimination laws[B]the prevalent discrimination against certain races[C]the conflicting ideals in jury selection procedures[D]the arrogance common among the Supreme Court justices38.Even in the1960s,women were seldom on the jury list in some states because________.[A]they were automatically banned by state laws[B]they fell far short of the required qualifications[C]they were supposed to perform domestic duties[D]they tended to evade public engagement39.After the Jury Selection and Service Act was passed________.[A]se x discrimination in jury selection was unconstitutional and had to be abolished[B]educational requirements became less rigid in the selection of federal jurors[C]jurors at the state level ought to be representative of the entire community[D]states ought to conform to the federal court in reforming the jury system40.In discussing the US jury system,the te x t centers on________.[A]its nature and problems[B]its characteristics and tradition[C]its problems and their solutions[D]its tradition and developmentPart BDirections：Read the following te x t and decide whether each of the statements is true or false.Choose T if the statement is true or F if the statement is not true.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.(10points)Copying Birds May Save Aircraft FuelBoth Boeing and Airbus have trumpeted the efficiency of their newest aircraft,the787and A350respectively.Their clever designs and lightweight composites certainly make a difference.But a group of researchers at Stanford University, led by Ilan Kroo,has suggested that airlines could take a more naturalistic approach to cutting jet-fuel use and it would not require them to buy new aircraft.The answer,says Dr Kroo,lies with birds.Since1914,scientists have known that birds flying in formation—a V-shape—e x pend less energy.The air flowing over a bird's wings curls upwards behind the wingtips,a phenomenon known as upwash.Other birds flying in the upwash e x perience reduced drag,and spend less energy propelling themselves.Peter Lissaman,an aeronautics e x pert who was formerly at Caltech and the University of Southern California,has suggested that a formation of25birds might enjoy a range increase of71%.When applied to aircraft,the principles are not substantially different.Dr Kroo and his team modeled what would happen if three passenger jets departing from Los Angeles,San Francisco and Las Vegas were to assemble over Utah, assume an inverted V-formation,occasionally change places so all could have a turn in the most favourable positions,and proceed to London.They found that the aircraft consumed as much as15%less fuel(coupled with a reduction in carbon-dio x ide output).Nitrogen-o x ide emissions during the cruising portions of the flight fell by around a quarter.There are,of course,knots to be worked out.One consideration is safety,or at least the perception of it.Would passengers feel comfortable travelling in companion?Dr Kroo points out that the aircraft could be separated by several nautical miles,and would not be in the intimate groupings favoured by display teams like the Red Arrows,A passenger peering out of the window might not even see the other planes.Whether the separation distances involved would satisfy air-traffic-control regulations is another matter,although a working group at the International Civil Aviation Organisation has included the possibility of formation flying in a blueprint for new operational guidelines.It remains to be seen how weather conditions affect the air flows that make formation flight more efficient.In zones of increased turbulence,the planes'wakes will decay more quickly and the effect will diminish.Dr Kroo says this is one of the areas his team will investigate further.It might also be hard for airlines to co-ordinate the departure times and destinations of passenger aircraft in a way that would allow them to gain from formation flight.Cargo aircraft,in contrast,might be easier to reschedule,as might routine military flight.As it happens,America's armed forces are on the on case already.Earlier this year the country's Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency announced plans to pay Boeing to investigate formation flight,though the programme has yet to begin.There are reports that some military aircraft flew in formation when they were low on fuel during the Second World War,but Dr Lissaman says they are unsubstantiated.“My father was an RAF pilot and my cousin the skipper of a Lancaster lost over Berlin,”he adds.So he should know.41.Findings of the Stanford University researchers will promote the sales of new Boeing and Airbus aircraft.42.The upwash e x perience may save propelling energy as well as reducing resistance.43.Formation flight is more comfortable because passengers can not see the other plans.44.The role that weather plays in formation flight has not yet been clearly defined.45.It has been documented that during World WarⅡ,America's armed forces once tried formation flight to save fuel.SectionⅢTranslation46.Directions：In this part there is a te x t in English.Translate it into Chinese.Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET2.(15points)“Sustainability”has become a popular word these days,but to Ted Ning,the concept will always have personal meaning.Having endured a painful period of unsustainability in his own life made it clear to him that sustainability-oriented values must be e x pressed though everyday action and choice.Ning recalls spending a confusing year in the late1990s selling insurance.He'd been though the dot-com boom and burst and,desperate for a job,signed on with a Boulder agency.It didn't go well.“It was a really had move because that's not my passion,”says Ning,whose dilemma about the job translated,predictably,into a lack of sales.“I was miserable.I had so much an x iety that I would wake up in the middle of the night and stare at the ceiling.I had no money and needed the job.Everyone said,‘Just wait,you'll turn the corner,giveit some time.’”SectionⅣWritingPart A47.Directions：You have just come back from the U.S.as a member of a Sino-American cultural e x change program.Write a letter to your American colleague to1)e x press your thanks for his/her warm reception;2)welcome him/her to visit China in due course.You should write about100words on ANSWER SHEET2.Do not sign your own name at the end of the e“Zhang Wei”instead.Do not write your address.(10points)Part B48.Directions：In this part,you are asked to write an essay based on the following chart.In your writing,you should1)interpret the chart and2)g ive your comments.You should write at least150words.Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET2.(15points)2010年英语二真题答案SectionⅡReading ComprehensionPart AText121—25DABCCText226—30ACBDBText331—35AADCBText436—40DACBDPart B41—45FTFTFSectionⅢTranslation【参考译文】近来,“承受力”成为了一个流行词,但对特德•宁而言,他对其却有自己亲身的体会。
2010考研英语二真题答案解析
2010年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试(英语二)试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET l. (10 points)The outbreak of swine flu that was first detected in Mexico was declared a global epidemic on June 11, 2009. It is the first worldwide epidemic__1__ by the World Health Organization in 41 years.The heightened alert ___2__an emergency meeting with flu experts in Geneva that convened after a sharp rise in cases in Australia, and rising___3___in Britain, Japan, Chile and elsewhere.But the epidemic is "__4__" in severity, according to Margaret Chan, the organization's director general, __5__ the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and a full recovery, often in the __6___ of any medical treatment.The outbreak came to global__7__in late April 2009, when Mexican authorities noticed an unusually large number of hospitalizations and deaths__8___healthy adults. As much of Mexico City shut down at the height of a panic, cases began to __9___in New York City, the southwestern United States and around the world.In the United States, new cases seemed to fade__10__warmer weather arrived. But in late September 2009, officials reported there was __11__flu activity in almost every state and that virtually all the__12___tested are the new swine flu, also known as (A) H1N1, not seasonal flu. In the U.S., it has__13__more than one million people, and caused more than 600 deaths and more than 6,000 hospitalizations.Federal health officials__14___Tamiflu for children from the national stockpile and began__15__orders from the states for the new swine flu vaccine. The new vaccine, which is different from the annual flu vaccine, is __16__ ahead of expectations. More than three million doses were to be made available in early October 2009, though most of those __17__doses were of the FluMist nasal spray type, which is not__18__for pregnant women, people over 50 or those with breathing difficulties, heart disease or several other __19__. But it was still possible to vaccinate people in other high-risk group: health care workers, people __20___infants and healthy young people.1 [A] criticized [B] appointed [C]commented [D] designated2 [A] proceeded [B] activated [C] followed [D] prompted3 [A] digits [B] numbers [C] amounts [D] sums4 [A] moderate [B] normal [C] unusual [D] extreme5 [A] with [B] in [C] from [D] by6 [A] progress [B] absence [C] presence [D] favor7 [A] reality [B] phenomenon [C] concept [D] notice8 [A]over [B] for [C] among [D] to9 [A] stay up [B] crop up [C] fill up [D] cover up10 [A] as [B] if [C] unless [D] until11 [A] excessive [B] enormous [C] significant [D]magnificent12 [A]categories [B] examples [C] patterns [D] samples13 [A] imparted [B] immerse [C] injected [D] infected14 [A] released [B] relayed [C] relieved [D] remained15 [A] placing [B] delivering [C] taking [D] giving16 [A] feasible [B] available [C] reliable [D] applicable17 [A] prevalent [B] principal [C] innovative [D] initial18 [A] presented [B] restricted [C] recommended [D] introduced19 [A] problems [B] issues [C] agonies [D] sufferings20 [A] involved in [B] caring for [C] concerned with [D] warding offSection Ⅱ Reading comprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text1The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst, “Beautiful Inside My Head Forever”，at Sotheby’s in London on September 15th 2008. All but two pieces sold, fetching more than ￡70m, a record for a sale by a single artist. It was a last victory. As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy.The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising bewilderingly since 2003. At its peak in 2007 it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare Mc Andrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firm—double the figure five years earlier. Since then it may have come down to $50 billion. But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together great wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries.In the weeks and months that followed Mr. Hirst’s sale, spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable, especially in New York, where the bail-out of the banks coincided with the loss of thousands of jobs and the financial demise of many art-buying investors. In the art world that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms. Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sector—for Chinese contemporary art—they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008. Within weeks the world’s two biggest auction houses, Sotheby’s and Christie’s, had to pay out nearly $200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them.The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buying Impressionists at the end of 1989, a move that started the most serious contraction in the market since the Second World War. This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, though some have been far more fluctuant. But Edward Dolman, Christie’s chief executive, says: “I’m pretty confident we’re at the bottom.”What makes this slump different from the last, he says, is that there are still buyers in the market, whereas inthe early 1990s, when interest rates were high, there was no demand even though many collectors wanted to sell. Christie’s revenues in the first half of 2009 were still higher than in the first half of 2006. Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell. The three Ds—death, debt and divorce—still deliver works of art to the market. But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away, waiting for confidence to return.21. In the first paragraph, Damien Hirst's sale was referred to as “a last victory” because ____.A. the art market had witnessed a succession of victoriesB. the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bidsC. Beautiful Inside My Head Forever won over all masterpiecesD. it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis22.By saying “spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable”(Line 1-2,Para.3)，the author suggests that_____.A. collectors were no longer actively involved in art-market auctionsB .people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleriesC. art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extentD .works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying23. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A .Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2007 to 2008.B. The art market surpassed many other industries in momentum.C. The market generally went downward in various ways.D. Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come.24. The three Ds mentioned in the last paragraph are ____A. auction houses ' favoritesB. contemporary trendsC. factors promoting artwork circulationD. styles representing impressionists25. The most appropriate title for this text could be ___A. Fluctuation of Art PricesB. Up-to-date Art AuctionsC. Art Market in DeclineD. Shifted Interest in ArtsTEXT2I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room—a women's group that had invited men to join them. Throughout the evening one man had been particularly talkative, frequently offering ideas and anecdotes, while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch. Toward the end of the evening I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don't talk to them. This man quickly nodded in agreement. He gestured toward his wife and said, "She's the talker in our family." The room burst into laughter; the man looked puzzled and hurt. "It's true," he explained. "When I come home from work, I have nothing to say. If she didn't keep the conversation going, we'd spend the whole evening in silence."This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations, they often talk less at home. And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late 1970s. Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book "Divorce Talk" that most of the women she interviewed—but only a few of the men—gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces. Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent，that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year —a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.In my own research complaints from women about their husbands most often focused not on tangible inequities such as having given up the chance for a career to accompany a husband to his or doing far more than their share of daily life-support work like cleaning, cooking, social arrangements and errands. Instead they focused on communication: "He doesn't listen to me." "He doesn't talk to me." I found as Hacker observed years before that most wives want their husbands to be first and foremost conversational partners but few husbands share this expectation of their wives.In short the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face, while a woman glares at the back of it, wanting to talk.26. What is most wives' main expectation of their husbands?A. Talking to them.B. Trusting them.C. Supporting their careers.D. Sharing housework.27. Judging from the context, the phrase “wreaking havoc”(Line 3,Para.2)most probably means ___ .A. generating motivation.B. exerting influenceC. causing damageD. creating pressure28. All of the following are true EXCEPT_______A. men tend to talk more in public than womenB. nearly 50 percent of recent divorces are caused by failed conversationC. women attach much importance to communication between couplesD. a female tends to be more talkative at home than her spouse29. Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of this text?A. The moral decaying deserves more research by sociologists.B. Marriage break-up stems from sex inequalities.C. Husband and wife have different expectations from their marriage.D. Conversational patterns between man and wife are different.30. In the following part immediately after this text, the author will most probably focus on ______A. a vivid account of the new book Divorce TalkB. a detailed description of the stereotypical cartoonC. other possible reasons for a high divorce rate in the U.S.D. a brief introduction to the political scientist Andrew HackerText 3Over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors —habits —among consumers. These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks, apply lotions and wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.“There are fundamental public health problems, like dirty hands instead of a soap habit, that remain killersonly because we can’t figure out how to change people’s habits,” Dr. Curtis said. “We wanted to learn from private industry how to create new behaviors that happen automatically.”The companies that Dr. Curtis turned to —Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever —had invested hundreds of millions of dollars finding the subtle cues in consumers’ lives that corporations could use to introduce new routines.If you look hard enough, you’ll find that many of the products we use every day —chewing gums, skin moisturizers, disinfecting wipes, air fresheners, water purifiers, health snacks, antiperspirants, colognes, teeth whiteners, fabric softeners, vitamins—are results of manufactured habits. A century ago, few people regularly brushed their teeth multiple times a day. Today, because of canny advertising and public health campaigns, many Americans habitually give their pearly whites a cavity-preventing scrub twice a day, often with Colgate, Crest or one of the other brands.A few decades a go, many people didn’t drink water outside of a meal. Then beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off springs, and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water all day long. Chewing gum, once bought primarily by adolescent boys, is now featured in commercials as a breath freshener and teeth cleanser for use after a meal. Skin moisturizers are advertised as part of morning beauty rituals, slipped in between hair brushing and putting on makeup.“Our products succeed when they become part of daily or weekly patterns,” said Carol Berning, a consumer psychologist who recently retired from Procter & Gamble, the company that sold $76 billion of Tide, Crest and other products last year. “Creating positive habits is a huge part of improving our consumers’ lives, and it’s essential to making new products commercially viable.”Through experiments and observation, social scientists like Dr. Berning have learned that there is power in tying certain behaviors to habitual cues through relentless advertising. As this new science of habit has emerged, controversies have erupted when the tactics have been used to sell questionable beauty creams or unhealthy foods.31. According to Dr. Curtis, habits like hand washing with soap________.A. should be further cultivatedB. should be changed graduallyC. are deeply rooted in historyD. are basically private concerns32. Bottled water, chewing gun and skin moisturizers are mentioned in Paragraph 5 so as to____A. reveal their impact on people’s habitsB. show the urgent need of daily necessitiesC. indicate their effect on people’s buying powerD. manifest the significant role of good habits33. W hich of the following does NOT belong to products that help create people’s habits?A. TideB. CrestC. ColgateD. Unilever34. From the text we know that some of consumer’s habits are developed due to _____A. perfected art of productsB. automatic behavior creationC. commercial promotionsD. scientific experiments35. T he author’s attitude toward the influence of advertisement on people’s habits is____A. indifferentB. negativeC. positiveD. biasedText4Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values, including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries; that jurors should be selected randomly from a representative cross section of the community; that no citizen should be denied the right to serve on a jury on account of race, religion, sex, or national origin; that defendants are entitled to trial by their peers; and that verdicts should represent the conscience of the community and not just the letter of the law. The jury is also said to be the best surviving example of direct rather than representative democracy. In a direct democracy, citizens take turns governing themselves, rather than electing representatives to govern for them.But as recently as in 1986, jury selection procedures conflicted with these democratic ideals. In some states, for example, jury duty was limited to persons of supposedly superior intelligence, education, and moral character. Although the Supreme Court of the United States had prohibited intentional racial discrimination in jury selection as early as the 1880 case of Strauder v. West Virginia, the practice of selecting so-called elite or blue-ribbon juries provided a convenient way around this and other antidiscrimination laws.The system also failed to regularly include women on juries until the mid-20th century. Although women first served on state juries in Utah in 1898, it was not until the 1940s that a majority of states made women eligible for jury duty. Even then several states automatically exempted women from jury duty unless they personally asked to have their names included on the jury list. This practice was justified by the claim that women were needed at home, and it kept juries unrepresentative of women through the 1960s.In 1968, the Congress of the United States passed the Jury Selection and Service Act, ushering in a new era of democratic reforms for the jury. This law abolished special educational requirements for federal jurors and required them to be selected at random from a cross section of the entire community. In the landmark 1975 decision Taylor vs. Louisiana, the Supreme Court extended the requirement that juries be representative of all parts of the community to the state level. The Taylor decision also declared sex discrimination in jury selection to be unconstitutional and ordered states to use the same procedures for selecting male and female jurors.36. From the principles of the US jury system, we learn that ______A. both liberate and illiterate people can serve on juriesB. defendants are immune from trial by their peersC. no age limit should be imposed for jury serviceD. judgment should consider the opinion of the public37. The practice of selecting so-called elite jurors prior to 1968 showed_____A. the inadequacy of antidiscrimination lawsB. the prevalent discrimination against certain racesC. the conflicting ideals in jury selection proceduresD. the arrogance common among the Supreme Court justices38. Even in the 1960s, women were seldom on the jury list in some states because_____A. they were automatically banned by state lawsB. they fell far short of the required qualificationsC. they were supposed to perform domestic dutiesD. they tended to evade public engagement39. After the Jury Selection and Service Act was passed.___A. sex discrimination in jury selection was unconstitutional and had to be abolishedB. educational requirements became less rigid in the selection of federal jurorsC. jurors at the state level ought to be representative of the entire communityD. states ought to conform to the federal court in reforming the jury system40. In discussing the US jury system, the text centers on_______A. its nature and problemsB. its characteristics and traditionC. its problems and their solutionsD. its tradition and developmentPart BBoth Boeing and Airbus have trumpeted the efficiency of their newest aircraft, the 787 and A350 respectively. Their clever designs and lightweight composites certainly make a difference. But a group of researchers at Stanford University, led by Ilan Kroo, has suggested that airlines could take a more naturalistic approach to cutting jet-fuel use, and it would not require them to buy new aircraft.The answer, says Dr Kroo, lies with birds. Since 1914, and a seminal paper by a German researcher called Carl Wiesel Berger, scientists have known that birds flying in formation—a V-shape, echelon or otherwise—expend less energy. The air flowing over a b ird’s wings curls upwards behind the wingtips, a phenomenon known as upwash. Other birds flying in the upwash experience reduced drag, and spend less energy propelling themselves. Peter Lissaman, an aeronautics expert who was formerly at Caltech and the University of Southern California, has suggested that a formation of 25 birds might enjoy a range increase of 71%。
全国2010年4月自学考试综合英语二试题_真题(含答案与解析)-交互
全国2010年4月自学考试综合英语（二）试题(总分100, 做题时间150分钟)课程代码：00795请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I. GRAMMARAND VOCABULARYComplete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)1.I was shocked by the number of people who seemed to have nothing better to do with their time than ______ to know fish better.SSS_SINGLE_SELA getB getsC gettingD got该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:A2.Not all birds can fly , ______ do all birds build nests.SSS_SINGLE_SELA notB noC neverD nor该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D3.When you fall in love for the first time, it’s surprising ______ inconveniences you can put up with.SSS_SINGLE_SELA thatB whatC whichD those该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B4.I know my limitations, so I won’t do anything ______ my ability.A beyondB underC aboveD below该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:A5.The hosts apologized for ______ that some of their guests might be vegetarians.SSS_SINGLE_SELA having not consideredB not having consideredC having not been consideringD not considering该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B6.Mrs. Smith locked both the front and the back doors before she went to bed ______ that someone might steal into the house at night.SSS_SINGLE_SELA soB for fearC unlessD on condition该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B7.We have to wait for the bus, ______?SSS_SINGLE_SELA have weB haven’t weC do weD don’t we该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D8.______ the popularity of robots in Japan, the country’s robot-production growth is slowing down.A AsB AlthoughC WithD Despite该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D9.The proposal deserves support as it gives ______ to the needs of children.SSS_SINGLE_SELA curiosityB awarenessC priorityD emphasis该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:C10.Those familiar with evening dress will always ______ black with elegance.SSS_SINGLE_SELA linkB associateC connectD relate该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B11.If you’re sitting around a lonely campfire at night, the howl of a wolf can sound pretty ______.SSS_SINGLE_SELA fearfulB threateningC dreadfulD frightening该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D12.The suspect cooperated fully with the police when ______ about his role in the incident.SSS_SINGLE_SELA requiredB questionedC demandedD negotiated该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B13.Homing pigeon is useful as a ______ carrier because when taken from home, it will return at the first opportunity.SSS_SINGLE_SELA meaningB informationC messageD content该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:C14.One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ______ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.SSS_SINGLE_SELA convenientlyB obedientlyC sufficientlyD reluctantly该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B15.She was so ______ the noise that she sent the children to bed.SSS_SINGLE_SELA broken down byB filled in withC taken over byD fed up with该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:DII. CLOZEFill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)A quarter of the world’s population now speaks English. If you want to 16 your products, or yourself, you have no choice 17 to do it in English. Politicians and business people must speak English if they want to make their mark 18 the world’s stage. Writers of minority languages can 19 hope to sell their books unless they write in English.As English is spoken all over the world, it means that no individual country can really exercise a 20 influence over it. In the past, it was the mother tongue 21 who controlled the future of the language. Now, indeed for the last few decades, the mother tongue users are in a significant 22 .This means that the character of the language could well 23 with new words, new rhythms, and new pronunciations. It isn’t going to be British and American English anymore- that’s 24 . All over the world education authorities are struggling to find the resources to meet the 25 for English.However, it is open to question whether they are putting alltheir eggs in one 26 . The future of English language isintimately 27 the electronic revolution. Satellite television and the Internet have helped accelerate the 28 of English, but will that always be the case?The Internet, 29 , is now seen as the saviour of minority languages. Indeed, with the continuing improvements in electronic translation, will we even need a(n) 30 language? It is open to question.SSS_SINGLE_SEL16.A sellB makeC produceD trade该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:ASSS_SINGLE_SEL17.A andB butC ratherD or该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:BSSS_SINGLE_SEL18.A onB withC forD at该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:ASSS_SINGLE_SEL19.A everB stillC no longerD no more该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:CSSS_SINGLE_SEL20.A negativeB typicalC subtleD dominant该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:DSSS_SINGLE_SEL21.A speakersB followersC believersD interpreters该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:ASSS_SINGLE_SEL22.A groupB numberC amountD minority该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:DSSS_SINGLE_SEL23.A alterB differC shiftD vary该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:CSSS_SINGLE_SEL24.A oldB newC historyD future该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:CSSS_SINGLE_SEL25.A wantB pursuitC demandD desire该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:CSSS_SINGLE_SEL26.A boxB basketC bagD container该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:BSSS_SINGLE_SEL27.A restricted toB drawn toC tied up withD caught up with该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:CSSS_SINGLE_SEL28.A rangeB scopeC spreadD coverage该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:CSSS_SINGLE_SEL29.A as a resultB as a ruleC in additionD in fact该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:DSSS_SINGLE_SEL30.A globalB uniqueC worldlyD international该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:AⅢ. PARAPHRASINGChoose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all) 31.By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most oftenfor the benefit of others - they are people against whom we measure others.SSS_SINGLE_SELA ... we disagree with them when judging others.B ... we think more highly of them than others do.C ... we believe other people are different from them.D ... we use them as the standard when evaluating others.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D32.Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime.SSS_SINGLE_SELA Many people realize that they are short of time.B Many people feel keenly that their life is short.C Many people are sensible only for a short period of time.D Many people would like very much to prolong their life.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B33.As a scientist, she learned with sadness that little in Nature is truly beyond the tampering reach of man.SSS_SINGLE_SELA … it is difficult for man to compete with Nature.B … it is impossible for man to benefit from Nature.C … Nature can hardly escape from man’s interference.D …Nature is really more powerful than human beings.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:C34.These bits of information and the list of D grades were all the records had to offer.SSS_SINGLE_SELA These bits of information explained his poor grades.B His poor grades were related to these bits of information.C What could be found in the records were those things required to be there.D The records gave nothing more than these bits of information and poor grades.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D35.People were only shapes in dense, gray fog of dust and ash.SSS_SINGLE_SELA The dusty air made people barely visible.B The air was too polluted for people to breathe.C People hardly stayed in shape in such dirty air.D People were almost buried in thick dust and ash.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:A36.It would not be difficult to compile a list of such surprises that would fill the next fifty pages, but I will content myself with suggesting the first few that occur to me.SSS_SINGLE_SELA ... I feel satisfied with the first few examples in my mind.B ... I am surprised with the number of suggestions I can give.C ... the first few examples are the best ones that satisfy my curiosity.D ... the first few **ing to me would be enough as examples.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D37.If I love you, I can see you as a separate person, with your own values and thoughts and feelings, and I do not insist that you surrender your identity and conform to an image of what I expect you to be for me.SSS_SINGLE_SELA ... I don’t want you to lose hope and then blame me for it.B ... I won’t force you to be independent and you can rely on me.C ... I don’t expect you to follow my step and become similar to me.D ... I won’t push you to lose yourself and become what I like you to be.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:D38.If disappointed, though, she [my mother] wasted no energy on self-pity. She would make me make something of myself whether I wanted to or not.SSS_SINGLE_SELA Dissatisfied as she was, she remained as determined as before.B Faced with discouragements, she never lost her energetic spirits.C Nothing could let her down even though no one sympathized with her.D There was enough self-confidence in her to deal with disappointments.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:A39.My maternal grandfather, it is true, was cut off in the flower of his youth at the age of sixty-seven.SSS_SINGLE_SELA My maternal grandfather retired from gardening at sixty-seven.B My maternal grandfather died young, when he was sixty-seven.C My maternal grandfather lost energy when he was sixty-seven.D My maternal grandfather was considered no longer young atsixty-seven.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B40.Far-reaching as many of them [Edison’s inventions] have been in their effect upon modern civilization, th e total effect of Edison’s career surpasses the sum of all of them.SSS_SINGLE_SELA One can never evaluate Edison’s great inventions high enough.B One needs to understand Edison’s inventions to appreciate his career.C Edison’s inventions are his most outstandin g contributions to human life.D Edison’s influence upon human society is much greater thanhis inventions.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:DIV. READING COMPREHENSIONRead the two passages and choose the most likely answer to each ofthe questions. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet (2 points each, 20 points in all)Passage 1Friendship and friends continue to remain central to our lives. The relationship that we share with our friends is grounded in a mutual concern as our friends help us in shaping up our personalities as well. Even in this age of online social networking, the need of expanding the network of friends, whether online or offline remains a primary concern for people. We may have a very vague understanding of what makes a friend but we all want to have a good many friends around us.Research has shown that the quality and nature of your friends are one of the key influencing factors in achieving happiness and satisfaction. Friends often affect the health and energy of a person as well. More and more people are increasingly turning towards their friends for support and mutual sharing rather **municating to their relatives; this sociological phenomenon has escalated the desire to make more friends. Though friendship is a relationship developed between two individuals marked by a voluntary, emotional and mutual concern, there are certain steps, which, if followed, can win you friends or at least help you get close to those whom you want to make friends with.The first step to make friends with someone is to make them like you. If they don’t like you in the f irst place, it is unlikely that they’ll be eager to become your friends. To let someone know that you are genuinely interested in them, simple gestures like a little smile and calling him by his first name can lay the basic foundation. To make the other person feel important you need to be a goodlistener and encourage the other person to talk. Give your honest and sincere opinion but do not overtly criticize or make fun of him or her.The second step of making someone your friend is to develop a mutual consideration between each other. You need to share his or her perspective and for that it is necessary for you to develop a tendency to see things from the other person’s point of view. To become best of friends you must show a genuine concern andconsid eration for your friend’s desires and opinions.The third and final step towards friendship is to show your unconditional support and encouragement towards your friend. Moreover, you also need to be very clear about your expectations from your friend. If what you expect from the person you want to befriend matches with what that person can and want to contribute in friendship, the developing friendship between you and your friend isassured to grow, making both of you gratified with mutual emotional bonding.Friendship has overwhelming significance on both social and individual levels. Friendship doesn’t only provide us with emotional as well as practical support but it also helps us improve our personal identities. So it is quite natural to feel the urge to reach out and make new friends, expanding your friend’s circle. Friendship remains familiar yet quite ambiguous (模糊的) for our deeper understanding, but then again, friends remain the most important ingredients in the recipe of life!SSS_SINGLE_SEL41.The relationship between friends is based on ______.A the social networking around friendsB friends’ caring and helping each otherC the style friends choose to communicateD an unclear understanding of what makes a friend该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:BSSS_SINGLE_SEL42.Which of the following statements has been proved correct?A The better quality your friends have, the happier you will be.B Communication with friends is healthier than that with relatives.C The more friends you have, the more satisfied you are with yourself.D Those you like in the first place are more likely to become your friends.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:ASSS_SINGLE_SEL43.The word “escalated” in the second paragraph probably means ______.A intensifiedB challengedC shiftedD resisted该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:ASSS_SINGLE_SEL44.It can be inferred from the first suggested step that ______ is NOT likely to win you friends.A making others talkB being very talkativeC telling people you like themD addressing others in an informal way该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:BSSS_SINGLE_SEL45.What structure does the author use to organize this passage?A Effect- cause.B Comparison- contrast.C General- specific- general.D Definition - explanation - example.该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:CPassage 2Every single student that applies for a class or course online has certain expectations and they are often extremely high. Unfortunately for most individuals, they will be disappointed. It is a fact that the majority of individuals believe that they will actually enjoy every aspect of their course. The truth is that there is very little in a degree to inspire until an individual **pletes the course and is awarded the degree or certificate that could change his or her life. This is no different with an online education and,in fact, the disappointment may be more obvious because they may face extra difficulties in an online course.Online education expectations are often incredibly high, as previously stated, in terms of what an individual can get from it as well as the manageability of the content itself. However, although an individual will ultimately be proven right about what he or she can get from it, this will not be the case for manageability. Most online education courses are anything but manageable for those who decide to take them. The level of work would be the same as any other degree or qualification course, but an individual is expected to manage it on his or her own instead of having a tutor or lecturer there to remind him or her about assignments and deadlines. Time management is extremely important, but the nature of theseindividuals’ life often makes it impossible to manage withoutfeeling the stresses and strains of the burden.It is important to be realistic with your expectations concerning an online education course, but many **pletely unrealistic. If you read any of the accounts from students that have already taken and may have even passed an online education course, many will speak in glowing terms; but you should also read between the lines.They claim that their expectations will ultimately be fulfilledin terms of the long-term benefits. However, in the short term they may say they found it difficult to cope with the workload, the lack of time that they actually had to complete it, an unsupportive employer and so on. This last point may not be an issue if you are doing it to advance yourself within your current workplace, but there will otherwise be some sort of resentment bubbling under the surface and that can indeed make your life a misery for a little while. If you expect it and prepare for it then it should not bother you too much, and if the resentment does **e then so much the better!In terms of your own expectations, the best attitude to have is not to go in with any at all. If you do not expect anything then you may be pleasantly surprised. It can be difficult to fit an online education in with **mitments, such as a family to look after or a job to go to every day whilst trying to study. It does take a lot of effort, but if you do not expect it to be easy or expect that youwill just be able to do it without the balance of your life being upset as a result, then you will probably find that you do get a sense of satisfaction from it! Similarly, if you expect the worst then you will probably be pleasantly surprised! Managing your expectations can be difficult, but do not let them get the better of you !SSS_SINGLE_SEL46.The manageability is more difficult in online courses than in any other course because ______.A online courses require higher level of workB online courses bring much more assignmentsC online course takers have no way to contact their lecturersD online course takers have to rely on themselves for management 该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:DSSS_SINGLE_SEL47.According to the passage, one may not have the problem of an unsupportive employer if ______.A he is fully prepared to deal with any resentment from his bossB his online education will be beneficial to his current workplaceC his expectations will be fulfilled in the form of long-term benefitsD he can discuss the issue width his boss openly and bravely on the table该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:BSSS_SINGLE_SEL48.According to the writer of this passage, one’s satisfaction in online education **e from ______.A high expectationsB diligent effortsC a realistic attitudeD a proper balance该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:CSSS_SINGLE_SEL49.In the last sentence of this passage, the phrase “get the better of you” probably means “______”.A make a fool of youB take advantage of youC get too fancy for you to imagineD become too high for you to control该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:DSSS_SINGLE_SEL50.This passage is written mainly for the purpose of ______.A inspiring its readers to fulfill their expectations through hard workB persuading its readers to be more practical with their **mitmentsC informing its readers about the disadvantages of the courses they take onlineD preparing its readers for the hardships they may encounter in online education该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 2答案:DV. WORD DERIVATIONComplete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets. Write your word on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)51.The railway station has always been a fascinating place, representing departure as well as ______. (arrive)SSS_FILL该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:52.A climate that is extreme in temperature, whether it be too hot or too cold, is not ______. (desire)SSS_FILL该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:53.Tropical rainforest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round ______ and plentiful rainfall. (warm)SSS_FILL该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:54.We often hear of people breaking down from ______, but in nine cases out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety. (work, over)SSS_FILL该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:55.The ______ red strawberries make a nice decoration on top of the cake. (juice)SSS_FILL该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:56.More and more businessmen have realized that it is important to______ their products in international trade. (standard)SSS_FILL该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:57.The earthquake-stricken area received ______ help from its neighboring provinces. (time)SSS_FILL该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:58.What is considered moral in one society may be ______ in another, depending on different social values. (moral)SSS_FILL该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:59.Young people will need to learn to ______ the responsibility of their own decisions. (shoulder)SSS_FILL该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:60.Special guidance and help need to be provided to the ______ members of the staff. (qualified)SSS_FILL该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:VI. SENTENCE TRANSLATIONTurn the following sentences into English and write your sentences on the answer sheet. (3 points each, 15 points in all)61.公司越来越多地借助高科技来保护计算机的安全。
全国2010年4月高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)试题范文
全国2010年4月高等教育自学考试综合英语（二）试题课程代码：00795请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I. GRAMMARAND VOCABULARYComplete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)1. I was shocked by the number of people who seemed to have nothing better to do with their time than ______ to know fish better.A. getB. getsC. gettingD. got2. Not all birds can fly , ______ do all birds build nests.A. notB. noC. neverD. nor3. When you fall in love for the first time, it’s surprising ______ inconveniences you can put up with.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. those4. I know my limitations, so I won’t do anything ______ my ability.A. beyondB. underC. aboveD. below5. The hosts apologized for ______ that some of their guests might be vegetarians.A. having not consideredB. not having consideredC. having not been consideringD. not considering6. Mrs. Smith locked both the front and the back doors before she went to bed ______ that someone might steal into the house at night.A. soB. for fearC. unlessD. on condition7. We have to wait for the bus, ______?A. have weB. haven’t weC. do weD. don’t we8. ______ the popularity of robots in Japan, the country’s robot-production growth is slowing down.A. AsB. AlthoughC. WithD. Despite9. The proposal deserves support as it gives ______ to the needs of children.A. curiosityB. awarenessC. priorityD. emphasis10. Those familiar with evening dress will always ______ black with elegance.A. linkB. associateC. connectD. relate11. I f you’re sitting around a lonely campfire at night, the howl of a wolf can sound pretty ______.A. fearfulB. threateningC. dreadfulD. frightening12. The suspect cooperated fully with the police when ______ about his role in the incident.A. requiredB. questionedC. demandedD. negotiated13. Homing pigeon is useful as a ______ carrier because when taken from home, it will return at the first opportunity.A. meaningB. informationC. messageD. content14. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ______ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.A. convenientlyB. obedientlyC. sufficientlyD. reluctantly15. She was so ______ the noise that she sent the children to bed.A. broken down byB. filled in withC. taken over byD. fed up withII. CLOZEFill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)A quarter of the world’s population now speaks English. If you want to 16 your products, or yourself, you have no choice 17 to do it in English. Politicians and business people must speak English if they want to make their mark 18 the world’s stage. Writers of minority languages can 19 hope to sell their books unless they write in English.As English is spoken all over the world, it means that no individual country can really exercise a 20 influence over it. In the past, it was the mother tongue 21 who controlled the future of the language. Now, indeed for the last few decades, the mother tongue users are in a significant 22 .This means that the character of the language could well 23 with new words, new rhythms, and new pronunciations. It isn’t going to be British and American English anymore- that’s 24 . All over the world education authorities are struggling to find the resources to meet the 25 for English.However, it is open to question whether they are putting all their eggs in one 26 . The future of English language is intimately 27 the electronic revolution. Satellite television and the Internet have helped accelerate the 28 of English, but will that always be the case?The Internet, 29 , is now seen as the saviour of minority languages. Indeed, with the continuing improvements in electronic translation, will we even need a(n) 30 language? It is open to question.16. A. sell B. make C. produce D. trade17. A. and B. but C. rather D. or18. A. on B. with C. for D. at19. A. ever B. still C. no longer D. no more20. A. negative B. typical C. subtle D. dominant21. A. speakers B. followers C. believers D. interpreters22. A. group B. number C. amount D. minority23. A. alter B. differ C. shift D. vary24. A. old B. new C. history D. future25. A. want B. pursuit C. demand D. desire26. A. box B. basket C. bag D. container27. A. restricted to B. drawn to C. tied up with D. caught up with28. A. range B. scope C. spread D. coverage29. A. as a result B. as a rule C. in addition D. in fact30. A. global B. unique C. worldly D. internationalⅢ. PARAPHRASINGChoose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)31. By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most often for the benefit of others - they are people against whom we measure others.A. ... we disagree with them when judging others.B. ... we think more highly of them than others do.C. ... we believe other people are different from them.D. ... we use them as the standard when evaluating others.32. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime.A. Many people realize that they are short of time.B. Many people feel keenly that their life is short.C. Many people are sensible only for a short period of time.D. Many people would like very much to prolong their life.33. As a scientist, she learned with sadness that little in Nature is truly beyond the tampering reach of man.A. … it is difficult for man to compete with Nature.B. … it is impossible for man to benefit from Nature.C. … Nature can hardly escape from man’s interference.D. …Nature is really more powerful than human beings.34. These bits of information and the list of D grades were all the records had to offer.A. These bits of information explained his poor grades.B. His poor grades were related to these bits of information.C. What could be found in the records were those things required to be there.D. The records gave nothing more than these bits of information and poor grades.35. People were only shapes in dense, gray fog of dust and ash.A. The dusty air made people barely visible.B. The air was too polluted for people to breathe.C. People hardly stayed in shape in such dirty air.D. People were almost buried in thick dust and ash.36. It would not be difficult to compile a list of such surprises that would fill the next fifty pages, but I will content myself with suggesting the first few that occur to me.A. ... I feel satisfied with the first few examples in my mind.B. ... I am surprised with the number of suggestions I can give.C. ... the first few examples are the best ones that satisfy my curiosity.D. ... the first few surprises coming to me would be enough as examples.37. If I love you, I can see you as a separate person, with your own values and thoughts and feelings, and I do not insist that you surrender your identity and conform to an image of what I expect you to be for me.A. ... I don’t want you to lose hope and then b lame me for it.B. ... I won’t force you to be independent and you can rely on me.C. ... I don’t expect you to follow my step and become similar to me.D ... I won’t push you to lose yourself and become what I like you to be.38. If disappointed, though, she [my mother] wasted no energy on self-pity. She would make me make something of myself whether I wanted to or not.A. Dissatisfied as she was, she remained as determined as before.B. Faced with discouragements, she never lost her energetic spirits.C. Nothing could let her down even though no one sympathized with her.D. There was enough self-confidence in her to deal with disappointments.39. My maternal grandfather, it is true, was cut off in the flower of his youth at the age of sixty-seven.A. My maternal grandfather retired from gardening at sixty-seven.B. My maternal grandfather died young, when he was sixty-seven.C. My maternal grandfather lost energy when he was sixty-seven.D. My maternal grandfather was considered no longer young at sixty-seven.40. Far-reaching as many of them [Edison’s inventions] have been in their effect upon modern civilization, the total effect of Edison’s career surpasses the sum of all of them.A. One can never evaluate Edison’s great inventions high enough.B. One nee ds to understand Edison’s inventions to appreciate his career.C. Edison’s inventions are his most outstanding contributions to human life.D. Edison’s influence upon human society is much greater than his inventions.IV. READING COMPREHENSIONRead the two passages and choose the most likely answer to each of the questions. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet (2 points each, 20 points in all)Passage 1Friendship and friends continue to remain central to our lives. The relationship that we share with our friends is grounded in a mutual concern as our friends help us in shaping up our personalities as well. Even in this age of online social networking, the need of expanding the network of friends, whether online or offline remains a primary concern for people. We may have a very vague understanding of what makes a friend but we all want to have a good many friends around us.Research has shown that the quality and nature of your friends are one of the key influencing factors in achieving happiness and satisfaction. Friends often affect the health and energy of a person as well. More and more people are increasingly turning towards their friends for support and mutual sharing rather than communicating to their relatives; this sociological phenomenon has escalated the desire to make more friends. Though friendship is a relationship developed between two individuals marked by a voluntary, emotional and mutual concern, there are certain steps, which, if followed, can win you friends or at least help you get close to those whom you want to make friends with.The first step to make friends with someone is to make them like you. If they don’t like you in the first place, it is unlikely that they’ll be eager to become your friends. To let s omeone know that you are genuinely interested in them, simple gestures like a little smile and calling him by his first name can lay the basic foundation. To make the other person feel important you need to be a good listener and encourage the other person to talk. Give your honest and sincere opinion but do not overtly criticize or make fun of him or her.The second step of making someone your friend is to develop a mutual consideration between each other. You need to share his or her perspective and for t hat it is necessary for you to develop a tendency to see things from the other person’s point of view. To become best of friends you must show a genuine concern and consideration for your friend’s desires and opinions.The third and final step towards friendship is to show your unconditional support and encouragement towards your friend. Moreover, you also need to be very clear about your expectations from your friend. If what you expect from the person you want to befriend matches with what that person can and want to contribute in friendship, the developing friendship between you and your friend is assured to grow, making both of you gratified with mutual emotional bonding.Friendship has overwhelming significance on both social and individual levels. Frie ndship doesn’t only provide us with emotional as well as practical support but it also helps us improve our personal identities. So it is quite natural to feel the urge to reach out and make new friends, expanding your friend’s circle. Friendship remains f amiliar yet quite ambiguous (模糊的) for our deeper understanding, but then again, friends remain the most important ingredients in the recipe of life!41. The relationship between friends is based on ______.A. the social networking around friendsB. friends’ caring and helping each otherC. the style friends choose to communicateD. an unclear understanding of what makes a friend42. Which of the following statements has been proved correct?A. The better quality your friends have, the happier you will be.B. Communication with friends is healthier than that with relatives.C. The more friends you have, the more satisfied you are with yourself.D. Those you like in the first place are more likely to become your friends.43. The word “escalated”in the second paragraph probably means ______.A. intensifiedB. challengedC. shiftedD. resisted44. It can be inferred from the first suggested step that ______ is NOT likely to win you friends.A. making others talkB. being very talkativeC. telling people you like themD. addressing others in an informal way45. What structure does the author use to organize this passage?A. Effect- cause.B. Comparison- contrast.C. General- specific- general.D. Definition - explanation - example.Passage 2Every single student that applies for a class or course online has certain expectations and they are often extremely high. Unfortunately for most individuals, they will be disappointed. It is a fact that the majority of individuals believe that they will actually enjoy every aspect of their course. The truth is that there is very little in a degree to inspire until an individual actually completes the course and is awarded the degree or certificate that could change his or her life. This is no different with an online education and, in fact, the disappointment may be more obvious because they may face extra difficulties in an online course.Online education expectations are often incredibly high, as previously stated, in terms of what an individual can get from it as well as the manageability of the content itself. However, although an individual will ultimately be proven right about what he or she can get from it, this will not be the case for manageability. Most online education courses are anything but manageable for those who decide to take them. The level of work would be the same as any other degree or qualification course, but an individual is expected to manage it on his or her own instead of having a tutor or lecturer there to remind him or her about assignments and deadlines. Time management is extremely important, but the nature of these individuals’ life often makes it impossible to manage without feeling the stresses and strains of the burden.It is important to be realistic with your expectations concerning an online education course, but many are completely unrealistic. If you read any of the accounts from students that have already taken and may have even passed an online education course, many will speak in glowing terms; but you should also read between the lines.They claim that their expectations will ultimately be fulfilled in terms of the long-term benefits. However, in the short term they may say they found it difficult to cope with the workload, the lack of time that they actually had to complete it, an unsupportive employer and so on. This last point may not be an issue if you are doing it to advance yourself within your current workplace, but there will otherwise be some sort of resentment bubbling under the surface and that can indeed make your life a misery for a little while. If you expect it and prepare for it then it should not bother you too much, and if theresentment does not come then so much the better!In terms of your own expectations, the best attitude to have is not to go in with any at all. If you do not expect anything then you may be pleasantly surprised. It can be difficult to fit an online education in with personal commitments, such as a family to look after or a job to go to every day whilst trying to study. It does take a lot of effort, but if you do not expect it to be easy or expect that you will just be able to do it without the balance of your life being upset as a result, then you will probably find that you do get a sense of satisfaction from it! Similarly, if you expect the worst then you will probably be pleasantly surprised! Managing your expectations can be difficult, but do not let them get the better of you !46. The manageability is more difficult in online courses than in any other course because ______.A. online courses require higher level of workB. online courses bring much more assignmentsC. online course takers have no way to contact their lecturersD. online course takers have to rely on themselves for management47. According to the passage, one may not have the problem of an unsupportive employer if ______.A. he is fully prepared to deal with any resentment from his bossB. his online education will be beneficial to his current workplaceC. his expectations will be fulfilled in the form of long-term benefitsD. he can discuss the issue width his boss openly and bravely on the table48. According to the writer of this passage, one’s satisfaction in online education might come from ______.A. high expectationsB. diligent effortsC. a realistic attitudeD. a proper balance49. In the last sentence of this passage, the phrase “get the better of you”probably means “______”.A. make a fool of youB. take advantage of youC. get too fancy for you to imagineD. become too high for you to control50. This passage is written mainly for the purpose of ______.A. inspiring its readers to fulfill their expectations through hard workB. persuading its readers to be more practical with their personal commitmentsC. informing its readers about the disadvantages of the courses they take onlineD. preparing its readers for the hardships they may encounter in online educationV. WORD DERIV ATIONComplete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets. Write your word on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)51. The railway station has always been a fascinating place, representing departure as well as ______. (arrive)52. A climate that is extreme in temperature, whether it be too hot or too cold, is not ______. (desire)53. Tropical rainforest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round ______ and plentiful rainfall. (warm)54. We often hear of people breaking down from ______, but in nine cases out of ten they are really suffering from worry oranxiety. (work, over)55. The ______ red strawberries make a nice decoration on top of the cake. (juice)56. More and more businessmen have realized that it is important to ______ their products in international trade. (standard)57. The earthquake-stricken area received ______ help from its neighboring provinces. (time)58. What is considered moral in one society may be ______ in another, depending on different social values. (moral)59. Young people will need to learn to ______ the responsibility of their own decisions. (shoulder)60. Special guidance and help need to be provided to the ______ members of the staff. (qualified)VI. SENTENCE TRANSLATIONTurn the following sentences into English and write your sentences on the answer sheet. (3 points each, 15 points in all)61.公司越来越多地借助高科技来保护计算机的安全。
2010年职称英语考试综合A模拟试题及答案(二)
2010年职称英语考试综合A模拟试题及答案(二)DC changedD smashed6Tickets are limited and will be allocated to those who apply first.A postedB sentC handedD given7The change in that village was miraculous.A amazingB conservativeC insignificantD unforgettable8Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.A makeB demandC obtainD postpone9Canada will prohibit smoking in all offices later this year.A removeB banC eliminateD expel10 She read a poem which depicts the splendor of the sunset.A declaresB assertsC announcesD describes11 From my standpoint, this thing is just ridiculous.A point of viewB fieldC knowledgeD information12 The latest census is encouraging.A statementB assessmentC countD evaluation13 The curious looks from the strangers around her made her feel uneasy.A differentB proudC unconsciousD uncomfortable14 Reading the job ad, he wondered whether he was eligible to apply for it.A ableB fortunateC competentD qualified15 He was elevated to the post of prime minister.A promotedB pulledC liftedD treated阅读判断TV Game ShowsOne of the most fascinating things about television is the size of the audience. A novel can be on the "best seller" lists with a sale of fewer than 100,000 copies, but a popular TV show might have 70 million TV viewers. TV can make anything or anyone well-known overnight.This is the principle behind "quiz" or "game" shows, which put ordinary people on TV to play a game for prizes and money. A quiz show can make anyone a star, and it can give away thousands of dollars in the U.S. and almost everyone watched them. Charles Van Doren, an English instructor, became rich and famous after winning money on several shows. He even had a career as a television personality. But one of the losers proved that Charles Van Doren was cheating. It turned out that the show's producers who were pulling the strings, gave the answers to the most popular contestants beforehand. Why? Because if the audience didn't like the person who won the game, they turned the show off. The result of this cheating was a huge scandal. Based on his story, a movie under the title "Quiz Show" is on 40 years later.Charles Van Doren is no longer involved with TV. But game shows are still here, though they aren't taken as seriously. In fact, some of them try to be as ridiculous as possible. There are shows that send strangers on vacation trips together, or that try to cause newly-married couples to fight on TV, or that punish losers by humiliation them. The entertainment now is to see what people will do just to be on TV. People still win money, but the real prize is to be in front of an audience of millions.1. TV can make a beggar world-famous overnight.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned2. The principle behind "quiz" and "game" shows is to put ordinary people on TV to play a game for prizes and money.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned3. Prizes and money are usually provided by TV stars and large companies for winners.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned4. One of the TV personalities, Charles Van Doren was proved to be cheating by persuading the Show's producers to give him the answers beforehand.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned5. The huge scandal of cheating in TV game shows was not exposed until 40 years later in the movie "Quiz Show".A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned6. Nowadays game shows are not treated as seriously as they used to be.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned7. Winners of present-day TV game shows no longer get money from the shows.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned概括大意The making of a success story1.IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is In gvar Kamprad, one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural business man. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a business – IKEA.2.IKEA’s name comes from Kamprads’initials(I.K.)and the place where he grew up (E and A ). Today IKEA is known for its modern, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprad’s wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices, including watches, pens and stockings.3.IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. the furniture was all designed and made by manufactures near Kamprad’s home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951.4.In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stress with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early 1950s, people ordered from catalogues. Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture.5.In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations ofself-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion.6.Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named theworld’s richest man. He currently li ves in Switzerland and is retired from the day-today operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing.1. Paragraph 2 ____.2. Paragraph 3 ____.3. Paragraph 4 ____.4. Paragraph 5 ____.A. Ingvar Kamprad – a born businessmanB. Success brought by the introduction of showroomsC. The origin of IKEAD. Specialization in selling furnitureE. Flat packaging – a feature of IKEAF. World-wide expansion of IKEA5. Even when he was only a child, ____.6. ____, and years later became a big company specialized in manufacturing and selling of furniture.7. Customers liked the idea of IKEA’s showrooms because ____.8. As flat packaging saves money for both IKEA and the customers, ____.A. IKEA began as a small store selling all kinds of cheap things.B. it is highly welcomed by bothC. Ingvar Kamprad showed interest in and talent for doing business.D. he lives happily in retirementE. here they can see and try the furniture they are going to buy.F. Ingvar successfully manages the company all by himself阅读理解The beginning of American literatureAmerican has always been a land of beginnings. After Europeans “ discovered” America in the fifteenth century, the mysterious New World became for many people a genuine hope of a new life, an escape from poverty and persecution, a chance to start again. We can say that, as nation, America begins with that hope. When, however, does American literature begin?American literature begins with American experiences. Long before the first colonists arrived, before Christopher Columbus, before the Northmen who found America about year 1,000, Native Americans lived here. Each tribe's literature was tightly woven into the fabric of daily life and reflected the unmistakably American experience of lining with the land. Another kind of experience, one filled with fear and excitement, found its expression in the reports that Columbus and other explorers sent home in Spain, French and English. In addition, the journals of the people who lived and died in the New England wilderness' tell unforgettable tales of hard end sometimes heartbreaking experiences of those early years.Experience, then, is the key to early American literature. The New World provided a great variety of experiences, and experiences demanded a wide variety of expressions by an even wider variety of early American writers. These writers included John Smith, who spent only two-and-a-half year: on the American, continent. They included Jonathan Edwards and William Byrd，who thought of themselves as British subjects, never suspecting a revolution that would create a United States of America with a literature of its own. American Indians, explorers,Puritan ministers, frontier wives, plantation owner一they are all the creators of the first American literature.练习：1) What does “that hope”in the first paragraph refer to?A)The hope that America would be discovered.B) The hope to start a life.C) The hope to see the mysteries of the New World.D) The hope to find poverty here.2. When did American literature begin?A) Before the American natives lived there.B) When Columbus and other explorers gent reports back home..C) When tire Northmen found America in about 1,000.D) Long before the year 1,000.3. What can we learn from the literature of the tribes of the native Americans?A) About the everyday fife of the native Americans.B) About the arrival of ColumbusC) About the experience of the first European settlersD) About the experience of those who died in the New England wilderness.4. The main purpose of the last paragraph is to tell the readers thatA) in the early days most American writers were from Great Britain.B) people with rich life experience became writers.C) there were many writers in the early days of American historyD) early-day experience provided the foundation for American literature.5. According to the last paragraph, which of the following statements is true about America literature?A) Some British writers started American literature.，B) Early-day American literature is a reflection of the boring life then.C) Some British writers had doubts about the future of American literature.D) Some British writers had great confidence in the future of American literature.Feast On Turkey and Good Wishes at ThanksgivingFour weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets.That wasHalloween.‘In a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presents.For Christmas.As if all this isn’t enough，on Thursday this week，America will enjoy another festival—Thanksgiving.Children will have two days off school，shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food.Every year, in Gainesville，Florida，all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving together.The class dresses up and puts on plays for their families.After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie.Dean Foster, an 1 1-year-old boy will take part in this celebration.He said：‘I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school，lots of nice food and a happy family.’’His brother Ben，nine，said：‘the best thing about Thanksgiving，is that when it is finished，it is time to start Christmas.’But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another message.On Thursday evening，Dean and Ben’s family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal.Each of them will write a 1ist of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basket.The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives.Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621，when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life.After a hard year, they had a big autumn harvest.They held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food.Many countries celebrate Thanksgiving.They often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected for winter.词汇：turkey n.火鸡pumpkin n.南瓜pilgrim n.朝圣者1.Thanksgiving：感恩节(11月的第四个星期四)2.Halloween ：10月3 1日之夜(据传此时可见到鬼)3.Christmas：圣诞节(12月25日)1. On Halloween, children in the United States often dress up asA)ghostsB)players.C)pilgrims.D)visitors.2.When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten?A)On Halloween.B)On Thursday.C)On Thanksgiving.D)On Christmas Day.3.Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God forA)looking after them.B)providing them with comfortable and happy lives?C)clothing them.D)protecting them4.Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving becauseA)they call stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food?B)they can dress up like monsters.C)they can put on plays.D)they call visit American Indians.5.The first pilgrims settled in the United States inA)1621.B)1620.C)1622.D)1619.Goal of American educationEducation is all enormous and expensive part of American life.Its size is matched by its variety.Differences in American schools compared with those found in the majority of other countries lie in the fact that education here has long been intended for everyone — not just for a privileged elite.Schools are expected to meet the needs of every child，regardless of ability, and also the needs of society itself.This means that public schools offer more than academic subjects.It surprises many people when they come here to find high schools offering such courses as typing，sewing，radio repair, computer programming or driver training，along with traditional academic subjects such as mathematics，history, and languages.Students choose their curricula depending on their interests，future goals，and level of ability.The underlying goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities，and to give each one a sense of civic and community consciousness.Schools have traditionally played an important role in creating national unity and“Americanizing” the millions of immigrants who have poured into this country from many different backgrounds and origins.Schools still play a large role in the community, especially in the small towns.The approach to teaching may seem unfamiliar to many, not only because it is informal，but also because there is not much emphasis on learning facts.Instead，Americans try to teach their children to think for themselves and to develop their own intellectual and creative abilities. Students spend much time，learning how to use resource materials，libraries，statistics and computers.Americans believe that if children are taught to reason well and to research well, they will be able to find whatever facts they need throughout the rest of their lives.Knowing how to solve problems is considered more important than the accumulation of facts.This is America’s answer to the searching question that thoughtful parents all over the world are asking themselves in the fast-moving time：‘‘How Can one prepare today’s child for a tomorrow that one can neither predict nor understand?”privileged adj.享有特权的Elite n.精英，精华curricula n.课程reason v.推理1.Wmch of the following best states the goal of American education?A)To teach every learner some practical skills.B)To provide every learner with rich knowledge.C)To give every student the opportunity to fully develop his/her ability.D)To train every student to be a responsible citizen.2.It is implied in the passage thatA)all high-school students take the same courses.B)every high-school student must take some practical ability training courses.C)every public school offers the same academic subjects.D)the subjects every student takes may vary.3.American schools place great emphasis on the learner’sA)enrichment of knowledge.B)accumulation of facts.C)acquisition of the ability to be creative.D)acquisition of the ability to work with his hands.4.According to the passage，American education meets the needs of all the following EXCEPTA)the brightest students.B)the slow students.C)the students from foreign countries.D)the immigrants.5.Which of the following best states the feature of American education that makes it different from education in other countries?A)The large number of its schools.B)The variety of the courses offered in its schools.C)Its special consideration given to immigrantsD)Its underlying goal to develop every child’s abilities to the fullest extent.What we take from and give to the seaAs long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it.We take fishes from the ocean – millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to feed millions of people. __1__. We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to place seawater in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates. __2__. Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation. Other gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls become jewelry. __3__. Seaweed becomes food of many kinds – even candy, and ice cream – as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is anther gift from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. __4__. But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea.The sea gives us food, fertilizer, minerals, water, and other gifts. What do we give the sea? Garbage. __5__. Huge as it is, the ocean cannot hold all the water we pour into it, we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever.We are finally learning that if we destroy our seas, we might also destroy ourselves. Hopefully, it is not too late.A.Natural sponges become cleaning aids.B.We pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump.C.The area of the sea is becoming smaller and smaller.D.Along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporation.E.We even use their bones for fertilizer.F.Some of its contents may cause illness.完型填空Sending E-mails to ProfessorsOne student skipped class and then sent the professor an e-mail (1)for copies of her teaching notes. Another (2)that she was late for a Monday class because she was recovering from drinking too much at a wild weekend party. At colleges and universities in the US, e-mail has made professors more approachable(平易近人).But many say it has made them too accessible, (3)boundaries that traditionally kept students at a healthy distance.These days, professors say, students seem to view them as available (4)the clock, sending a steady stream of informal e-mails.“The tone that they take in e-mails is pretty astounding(令人吃惊的),”said Michael Kessler, an assistant dean at Georgetown University. “They’ll (5)you to help: ‘I need to know this.’”“There’s a fine (6)between meeting their needs and at the same time maintaining a level of legitimacy(正统性)as an (7)who is in charge.”Christopher Dede, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, said (8)show that students no longer defer to(听从)their professors, perhaps because they realize that professors’ (9)could rapidly become outdated.“The deference was driven by the (10)that professors were all-knowing sources of deep knowledge,” Dede said, and that notion has (11).For junior faculty members, e-mails bring new tension into their work, some say, as they struggle with how to(12).Their job prospects, they realize, may rest in part on student evaluations of their accessibility.College students say e-mail makes(13)easier to ask questions and helps them learn.But they seem unaware that what they write in e-mails could have negative effects (14)them, said Alexandra Lahav, an associate professor of Law at the University of Connecticut. She recalled an e-mail message from a student saying that he planned to miss class so he could play with his son. Professor Lahav did not respond.“Such e-mails can have consequences,” she said. “Students don’t understand that (15)they say in e-mail can make them seem unprofessional, and could result in a bad recommendation.”1. A. providing B. offering C. supplying D. asking2. A. complained B. argued C. explained D. believed3. A. removingB. moving C. putting D. placing4. A. about B. around C. at D. from5. A. control B. shout C. order D. make6. A. requirement B. contradiction C. tension D. balance7. A. teacher B. instructor C. lecturer D. professor8. A. e-mails B. passages C. texts D. books9. A. technologyB. expertise C. scienceD. imagination10. A. tradition B. sense C. notion D. meaning11. A. strengthened B. weakened C. reinforced D. consolidated12. A. ask B. question C. respondD. request13. A. him B. her C. you D. it14. A .on B. against C. in D. about15. A. this B. which C. that D. what词汇选项1 C2 D3 B4 A5 C6 D7 A8 D9 B 10 D11 A 12 C 13 D 14 D 15 A阅读判断:ABCBBAB概括大意:C D B E C A E阅读理解:BDADDACBAACDCCD补全短文:EDAFB完型填空:1.D2.C3.A4.B5.C6.D7.B8.A9.B 10.C 11.B 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.D。
2010年考研英语二真题和答案1
The longest bull run in a century of artmarket history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst, “ Beautifu l Inside My Head Forever ”，at Sotheby ’s in London on Septembe
22.By saying “ spending of any sort became deeply unfashio nable” (Line 12,Para.3 )，the author suggests that____ _. A. collecto rs were no longer actively involved in artmarket auctions B .people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from gallerie s
B. The art market surpasse d many other industri es in momentum . C. The market generall y went downward in various ways. D. Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come. 24. The three Ds mentione d in the last paragrap h are ____ A. auction houses ' favorite s B. contempo rary trends
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2010考研英语(二)真题及答案解析
2010考研英语（二）真题及答案解析Directions:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET1.(10 points)The outbreak of swine flu that was first deteccted in Mexico was declared a global epidemic on june 11,2009. It is the first wotldwide cpidemic__1__by the World Health Organization in41years.The heightened alert __2__an emergency meeting with flu experts in Geneva that assembled after a sharp pise in cases in Australia.and rising __3__in Britain ,japan,Chile and elsewhere.Bur the epiemic is “__4__”in severity. According to Margaret Chan. The organization’s director general,__5__the overwhelming majorty of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and full recovery. Often in the__6__of any medical treatment.The ourbreak came to gobal__7__in lafe April2009.when Mexican authorities noted an unusually latge number of hospitalizations and deaths__8__ healthy adults. As much ofMexico City Shut down at the height of a panic,cases began to__9__in New York City.the southwestem United States and atound the world.In the United States, new cases seemed to fade__10__warmer weather arrived.But in late September 2009,officials reported there was__11__flu activity in almost every state and that virtually all the__12__tested are the new swine flu. Also known as(A)H1N1,not seasonal flu.In the U.S.,It has__13__more than one million people,and caused mone than 600 deaths and more than 6,000 hospitalizations.Federal health officials ___14___ Tamiflu for children from the national stockpile and began __15__ orders from the atates for the new swine flu vaccine.The new vaccine,which is different from the annual flu vaccine,is__16__ ahead of expectations.More than three million doses were to be made available in early October 2009,though most of those __17__doses were of the FluMist nasal spray type,which is not __18__ for pregnant women,people over 50 or those with breathing difficulties,heart disease or several other__19__.But it was still possible to vaccinate people in other high-risk groups;health care workers,people __20__infants and healthy young people.1.[A]criticized[B]appointed[C]commented[D]designated2.[A]proceeded[B]activated[C]followed[D]prompted3.[A]digits [B]numbers [C]amounts [D]sums4.[A]Moderatre [B]normal [C]unusual [D]extreme5.[A]With [B]in [C]from [D]by6.[A]Progress [B]absence [C]presence [D]favor7.[A]Reality [B]phenomenon [C]cincept [D]notice8.[A]Over [B]for [C]among [D]to9.[A]stay up [B]crop up [C]fill up [D]cover up10.[A]as [B]if [C]unless [D]until11.[A]excessive [B]enormous [C]significant [D]magnificent12.[A]categories [B]examples [C]patterns [D]samples13.[A]imparted [B]immersed [C]injected [D]infected14.[A]released [B]relayed [C]relieved[D]remained15.[A]placing [B]delivering [C]taking [D]giving16.[A]feasible [B]available [C]reliable [D]applicable17.[A]prevalent [B]principal [C]innovative [D]initial18.[A]presented [B]restricted [C]recommended [D]introduced19.[A]problems [B]issues [C]agonies [D]sufferings20.[A]involved in [B]caring for [C]concerned with[D]warding offSection ⅡReading comprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text1The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst, “Beautiful Inside My Head Forever”, at Sotheby’s in London on September 15th 2008 (see picture). All but two pieces sold, fetching more than ￡70m, a record for a sale by a single artist. It was a last hurrah. As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy.The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising vertiginously since 2003. At its peak in 2007 it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firm-double the figure five years earlier. Since then it may have come down to $50 billion. But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together great wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries.In the weeks and months that followed Mr Hirst’s sale, spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable, especially in New York, where the bail-out of the banks coincided with the loss of thousands of jobs and the financial demise of many art-buying investors. In the art world that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms. Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sector-for Chinese contemporary art-they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008. Within weeks the world’s two biggest auction houses, Sotheby’s and Christie’s, had to pay out nearly $200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them.The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buying Impressionists at the end of 1989, a move that started the most serious contraction in the market since the second world war. This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, though some have been far more volatile. But Edward Dolman, Christie’s chief executive, says: “I’m pretty confident we’re at the bottom.”What makes this slump different from the last, he says, is that there are still buyers in the market, whereas in the early 1990s, when interest rates were high, there was no demand even though many collectors wanted to sell. Christie’s revenues in the first half of 2009 were still higher than in the first half of 2006. Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell.rapid deve lopme nt of the market economy environme nt to expl ore publi c servants ' duty consumpti on monetizati on reform has provided a good foundation. The socialization of rear servi ce work has been la unche d, and rapi d progre ss in some pl aces a nd departme nts, duty consumption monetiza tion of carrier a nd a ppr oach to manageme nt has bee n resolve d. Thir d, in re cent years, explori ng the monetizati on of duty consumption ha s made some progress, have gai ned some experi ence and ca n provi de reference to the compre he nsive reform of the system of publi c serva nts ' duty consumpt ion further. Impl ementing a n "honest ca nteen", sta ndar dize official e ntertaini ng manageme nt; enhancing t he telecommuni cation expe nse manag ement; elimi nation of County travel and countrysi de subsi dies; research "village official s" capitalizati on ma nagement of corporate spe ndi ng, a nd so on. Finally, gr oup ...18 session to be hel d in Beiji ng from Novem ber 9, 2013 to 12t h. 35 years ag o blew t he third ple nary session of the reform and openi ng up i n the spring breeze, cha nged, affect the w orld; toda y, 35 years late r, in t he eyes of the nation and t he w orld expe ct, again t o reform mark China, ushered i n the 18 sessi on. XI General Se cretary poi nted out that China's reform has e ntered a cr ucial period and the S ham Shui Po Distri ct, must be base d on greater pol itical courage a nd wi sdom, lose no time i n dee peni ng reform in important fields. Dares to crack a hard nut, dares t o question the Rapi ds, which dares t o break the barrier of ideas, a nd dare to be nefit cure barriers. Deepeni ng reform and ope ning up is on sche dul e to achieve institutional safeguar ds of the m oderately well-off. Under the "five in one" the Ge neral layout of socialist modernizati on re quireme nts, 18 sessi on of the de cisi on was a "five in one" and the improveme nt of overall scheme of reform, will promote a n integrated andcoor dinate d economic, politica l, cultural, social a nd e col ogical civilizati on construction of the five reforms and t he party's construction in the area of instituti onal reform. The "five in one" programme is to achieve a compre hensive reform of instituti onal g uarantees for obje ctives of buil d a well-off society, the smooth progress of the constr ucti on of a well-off society and reform the objective s of the pr ogramme. One, hol ding time a nd place importance on November 9, 2013 to t he 18 se ssi on of the 12th Beiji ng since 1978, 35, hav e bee n 7 ple nary se ssion, ea ch time on major issues of political a nd e conomi c life of the country ha s made important deployme nt. In accorda nce with PRC politi cal pra ctice, often at every session of the CPC Central Committee in a ple nary session was held immediately after the party's Congress, on t he theme "per sonnel", discussing ele ction Ce ntral's top leader s, such a s the ele ction of the Standing Committee of the political Bureau, t hroug h the CentralCommittee members, deci sions, such as members of the Ce ntral Military Commission. The second ple nary se ssion, is held i n two se ssi ons before the ge neral ele ction, mainly to discuss a new State personnel i ssues. But by t he thir凯程考研辅导班，中国最强的考研辅导机构，考研就找凯程考研，学生满意，家长放心，社会认可！lenary sessi on, ea ch sessi on of the Ce ntral Committee of nati onal i nstituti ons a nd personnel problems have bee n arrange d, you can conce ntrate on national devel opme nt and reforms. Previous pl enary se ssi on is often brande d with a central leadi ng collective, often by l ooki ng at the third plenum of the i nitiative to found the current ce ntral leader shi p coll ective gover nance characteri stics. From the analysis of the process of economic reform in Chi na, pl enary se ssi on, 12 session, 14, 16 ple nary session have pr ogrammatic meaning, respectivel y, marking the f our stages of China's economic reform, a nd that the start-up phase of reform, reform, construction phase a nd perfecting t he Socialist market economy framework stage of sociali st market economy. Previous ple nary session topi cs propose d to the t hird pl enary se ssi on of "taking cla ss str uggle as the key li nk," shi fted to socia list modernizati on; 12 session marked the chang e from rural to urba n, esta blished wit h publi owner shi p as the Foundation of a pla nne d commodity economy; 13 session at a time whe n bot h the old and the new system cha nge, governance and rectify the e conomic order; 14 ... Fair and efficient a nd a uthoritative Sociali st judicial system, safeguard the pe ople's interests. Legal authority to uphol d the Constitution, deepe ning t he reform of administrative law e nforceme nt, ensure that the right to exercise judicial power i ndepe nde ntly and impartially accor ding to law t he pr ose cution, perfecting the running me cha nism of judicial pow er, impr ove the system of judi cial prote ction of huma n right s. Pl enary sessi on, Affairs the right to a dher e to the system, a nd let the pe ople a uthority to let the power r un in t he Sun, is shut up in a cage of the system power poli cy. Deci sion Scie nce, im plementation should be constructed str ong, supervise the running of pow erful system, i mprove the system of puni shi ng and preventi ng corrupti on, promoti ng political integrit y, and strive to a chieve cadres ' hone st and Gover nment integrit y, clea n politics. To form a scientific a nd effective coor dinati on of power restri ction and mecha nisms t o strengthen anti-corruption instituti onal innovation and instituti onal prote ction, sound improveme nt style normal system. Ple nary session, buil ding a sociali st cult ure in Chi na, enhancing national cultural soft powe r, must a dhere t o the ori entation of advanced S ociali st cult ure, a dhere t o the dev elopment of Socialist culture wit h Chinese characteristi cs, a dhere t o the people-centre d work-orie nted, further dee peni ng reform of cult ure. o improve the cult ural management sy stem, establish and improve t he modern market system and buildi ng moder n publi c cultural servi ce system, impr ove the level of cult ure openi ng. Ple nary se ssion, a chievi ng devel opme nt results more equitable benefit of all people, we must spee d up reform of social programs a nd solve the i ssue s of concern to the pe ople t he most direct and real interest, and better meetthe nee ds of the people. To deepe n educati on reform, improve i nstituti onal me cha nisms for the凯程考研，考研机构，10年高质量辅导，值得信赖！以学员的前途为已任，The three Ds-death, debt and divorce-still deliver works of art to the market. But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away, waiting for confidence to return.21.In the first paragraph,Damien Hirst's sale was referred to as “a last victory”because ____.A.the art market hadwitnessed a succession of victoryiesB.the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bidsC.Beautiful Inside My Head Forever won over all masterpiecesD.it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis22.By saying “spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable”(Line 1-2,Para.3),the author suggests that_____ .A . collectors were no longer actively involved in art-market auctionsB .people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleriesC.art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extentD .works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying23.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?A .Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2007to 2008.B.The art market surpassed many other industries in momentum.C.The market generally went downward in various ways.D.Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come.24.The three Ds mentioned in the last paragraph are ____A.auction houses ' favoritesB.contemporary trendsC.factors promoting artwork circulationD.styles representing impressionists25.The most appropriate title for this text could be ___A.Fluctuation of Art PricesB.Up-to-date Art AuctionsC.Art Market in DeclineD.Shifted Interest in ArtsText2I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room -- a women's group that had invited men to join them. Throughout the evening one man had been particularly talkative frequently offering ideas and anecdotes while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch. Toward the end of the evening I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don't talk to them. This man quickly concurred. He gestured toward his wife and said "She's the talker in our family." The room burst into laughter; the man looked puzzled and hurt. "It's true" he explained. "When I come home from work I have nothing to say. If she didn't keep the conversation going we'd spend the whole evening in silence."This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations they often talk less at home. And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late '70s. Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book "Divorce Talk" that most of the women she interviewed -- but only a few of the men -- gave lack of communication as the reason for theirrapid deve lopme nt of the market economy environme nt to expl ore publi c servants ' duty consumpti on monetizati on reform has provided a good foundation. The socialization of rear servi ce work has been la unche d, and rapi d progre ss in some pl aces a nd depart me nts, duty consumption monetiza tion of carrier a nd a ppr oach to manageme nt has bee n resolve d. Thir d, in re cent years, explori ng the monetizati on of duty consumption ha s made some progress, have gai ned some experi ence and ca n provi de reference to the compre he nsive reform of the system of publi c serva nts ' duty consumpt ion further. Impl ementing a n "honest ca nteen", sta ndar dize official e ntertaini ng manageme nt; enhancing t he telecommuni cation expe nse manag ement; elimi nation of County travel and countrysi de subsi dies; research "village official s" capitalizati on ma nagement of corporate spe ndi ng, a nd so on. Finally, gr oup ...18 session to be hel d i n Beijing from Novem ber 9, 2013 t o 12t h. 35 years ago blew the t hird plenary session of the reform and openi ng up i n the spri ng bree ze, cha nged, affect t he w orld; t oda y, 35 ye ars later, in t he eyes of the nation and the worl d expect, agai n to ref orm mark Chi na, ushe red in t he 18 session. XI Ge neral Se cretary pointe d out that China's reform ha s entere d a crucial period and the Sham Shui Po Di strict, must be base d on greater politi cal courage a nd wisdom, l ose no time in deepeni ng reform in im portant fiel ds. Dares t o cra ck a hard nut, dares to question the Rapids, whi ch dares t o break t he barrier of i deas, and dare t o benef it cure barriers. Deepeni ng reform and openi ng up is on sche dule t o achieve i nstituti onal safeguards of the moderately well-off. Under the "five in one" the General lay out of socialist m oder nization requirement s, 18 session of the de cisi on w as a "five in one" and the im provement of overall scheme of reform, wil l prom ote an integrated a ndcoor dinate d economic, politi cal, cultural, social a nd e col ogical civilization construction of the five reforms and the party's constr ucti on i n the are a of instit utional reform. The "five in one" programme is to a chi eve a compre hensive reform of instit utional guara ntees for obje ctives of buil d a well-off societ y, the smoot h pr ogress of the constructi on of a well-off society and reform the obje ctives of the pr ogramme. One, holdi ng time and pla ce importance on November 9, 2013 to the 18 se ssi on of the 12t h Beijing since 1978, 35, have been 7 ple nary se ssion, ea ch time on major issue s of political a nd economic life of the country has made importa nt de ployment. In a ccorda nce with PRC political practi ce, ofte n at every session of the CPC Ce ntral Committee in a plenary sessi on was held immediately after the party's Congress, on the theme "personnel", di scussi ng ele ction Central's top lea ders, such as t he el ection of the Standing Committee of the politi cal Burea u, through t he Central Committee members, deci sions, such as members of the Ce ntral Military Commission. The second ple nary se ssion, is held i n two se ssi ons before the ge neral ele ction, mainly to discuss a new State personnel i ssues. But by t he thirddivorces. Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year -- a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.In my own research complaints from women about their husbands most often focused not on tangible inequities such as having given up the chance for a career to accompany a husband to his or doing far more than their share of daily life-support work like cleaning cooking social arrangements and errands. Instead they focused on communication: "He doesn't listen to me" "He doesn't talk to me." I found as Hacker observed years before that most wives want their husbands to be first and foremost conversational partners but few husbands share this expectation of their wives.In short the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face while a woman glares at the back of it wanting to talk.26.What is most wives' main expectation of their husbands?A.Talking to them.B.Trusting them.C.Supporting their careers.D. Shsring housework.27.Judging from the context ,the phrase “wreaking havoc”(Line 3,Para.2)most probably means ___ .A generating motivation.B.exerting influenceC.causing damageDcreating pressure28.All of the following are true EXCEPT_______A.men tend to talk more in public tan womenB.nearly 50percent of recent divorces are caused by failed conversationC.women attach much importance to communication between couplesDa female tends to be more talkative at home than her spouse29.Which of the following can best summarize the mian idea of this text ?A.The moral decaying deserves more research by sociologists .B.Marriage break_up stems from sex inequalities.C.Husband and wofe have different expectations from their marriage.D.Conversational patterns between man and wife are different.30.In the following part immediately after this text,the author will most probably focuson ______A.a vivid account of the new book Divorce TalkB.a detailed description of the stereotypical cartoonC.other possible reasons for a high divorce rate in the U.S.D a brief introduction to the political scientist Andrew HackerTxet3over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors - habits - among consumers. These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks, apply lotions and wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.rapid deve lopme nt of the market economy environme nt to expl ore publi c servants ' duty consumpti on monetizati on reform has provided a good foundation. The socialization of rear servi ce work has been la unche d, and rapi d progre ss in some pl aces a nd departme nts, duty consumption monetiza tion of carrier a nd a ppr oach to manageme nt has bee n resolve d. Thir d, in re cent years, explori ng the monetizati on of duty consumption ha s made some progress, have gai ned some experi ence and ca n provi de reference to the compre he nsive reform of the system of publi c serva nts ' duty consumpt ion further. Impl ementing a n "honest ca nteen", sta ndar dize official e ntertaini ng manageme nt; enhancing t he telecommuni cation expe nse manag ement; elimi nation of County travel and countrysi de subsi dies; research "village official s" capitalizati on ma nagement of corporate spe ndi ng, a nd so on. Finally, gr oup ...18 session to be hel d in Beiji ng from Novem ber 9, 2013 to 12t h. 35 years ag o blew t he third ple nary session of the reform and openi ng up i n the spring breeze, cha nged, affect the w orld; toda y, 35 years late r, in t he eyes of the nation and t he w orld expe ct, again t o reform mark China, ushered i n the 18 sessi on. XI General Se cretary poi nted out that China's reform has e ntered a cr ucial period and the S ham Shui Po Distri ct, must be base d on greater pol itical courage a nd wi sdom, lose no time i n dee peni ng reform in important fields. Dares to crack a hard nut, dares t o question the Rapi ds, which dares t o break the barrier of ideas, a nd dare to be nefit cure barriers. Deepeni ng reform and ope ning up is on sche dul e to achieve institutional safeguar ds of the m oderately well-off. Under the "five in one" the Ge neral layout of socialist modernizati on re quireme nts, 18 sessi on of the de cisi on was a "five in one" and the improveme nt of overall scheme of reform, will promote a n integrated andcoor dinate d economic, politica l, cultural, social a nd e col ogical civilizati on construction of the five reforms and t he party's construction in the area of instituti onal reform. The "five in one" programme is to achieve a compre hensive reform of instituti onal g uarantees for obje ctives of buil d a well-off society, the smooth progress of the constr ucti on of a well-off society and reform the objective s of the pr ogramme. One, hol ding time a nd place importance on November 9, 2013 to t he 18 se ssi on of the 12th Beiji ng since 1978, 35, hav e bee n 7 ple nary se ssion, ea ch time on major issues of political a nd e conomi c life of the country ha s made important deployme nt. In accorda nce with PRC politi cal pra ctice, often at every session of the CPC Central Committee in a ple nary session was held immediately after the party's Congress, on t he theme "per sonnel", discussing ele ction Ce ntral's top leader s, such a s the ele ction of the Standing Committee of the political Bureau, t hroug h the CentralCommittee members, deci sions, such as members of the Ce ntral Military Commission. The second ple nary se ssion, is held i n two se ssi ons before the ge neral ele ction, mainly to discuss a new State personnel i ssues. But by t he thir凯程考研辅导班，中国最强的考研辅导机构，考研就找凯程考研，学生满意，家长放心，社会认可！lenary sessi on, ea ch sessi on of the Ce ntral Committee of nati onal i nstituti ons a nd personnel problems have bee n arrange d, you can conce ntrate on national devel opme nt and reforms. Previous pl enary se ssi on is often brande d with a central leadi ng collective, often by l ooki ng at the third plenum of the i nitiative to found the current ce ntral leader shi p coll ective gover nance characteri stics. From the analysis of the process of economic reform in Chi na, pl enary se ssi on, 12 session, 14, 16 ple nary session have pr ogrammatic meaning, respectivel y, marking the f our stages of China's economic reform, a nd that the start-up phase of reform, reform, construction phase a nd perfecting t he Socialist market economy framework stage of sociali st market economy. Previous ple nary session topi cs propose d to the t hird pl enary se ssi on of "taking cla ss str uggle as the key li nk," shi fted to socia list modernizati on; 12 session marked the chang e from rural to urba n, esta blished wit h publi owner shi p as the Foundation of a pla nne d commodity economy; 13 session at a time whe n bot h the old and the new system cha nge, governance and rectify the e conomic order; 14 ... Fair and efficient a nd a uthoritative Sociali st judicial system, safeguard the pe ople's interests. Legal authority to uphol d the Constitution, deepe ning t he reform of administrative law e nforceme nt, ensure that the right to exercise judicial power i ndepe nde ntly and impartially accor ding to law t he pr ose cution, perfecting the running me cha nism of judicial pow er, impr ove the system of judi cial prote ction of huma n right s. Pl enary sessi on, Affairs the right to a dher e to the system, a nd let the pe ople a uthority to let the power r un in t he Sun, is shut up in a cage of the system power poli cy. Deci sion Scie nce, im plementation should be constructed str ong, supervise the running of pow erful system, i mprove the system of puni shi ng and preventi ng corrupti on, promoti ng political integrit y, and strive to a chieve cadres ' hone st and Gover nment integrit y, clea n politics. To form a scientific a nd effective coor dinati on of power restri ction and mecha nisms t o strengthen anti-corruption instituti onal innovation and instituti onal prote ction, sound improveme nt style normal system. Ple nary session, buil ding a sociali st cult ure in Chi na, enhancing national cultural soft powe r, must a dhere t o the ori entation of advanced S ociali st cult ure, a dhere t o the dev elopment of Socialist culture wit h Chinese characteristi cs, a dhere t o the people-centre d work-orie nted, further dee peni ng reform of cult ure. o improve the cult ural management sy stem, establish and improve t he modern market system and buildi ng moder n publi c cultural servi ce system, impr ove the level of cult ure openi ng. Ple nary se ssion, a chievi ng devel opme nt results more equitable benefit of all people, we must spee d up reform of social programs a nd solve the i ssue s of concern to the pe ople t he most direct and real interest, and better meetthe nee ds of the people. To deepe n educati on reform, improve i nstituti onal me cha nisms for the凯程考研，考研机构，10年高质量辅导，值得信赖！以学员的前途为已任，“There are fundamental public health problems, like hand washing with soap, that remain killers only because we can’t figure out how to change people’s habits,”Dr. Curtis said. “We wanted to learn from private industry how to create new behaviors that happen automatically.”The companies that Dr. Curtis turned to - Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever - had invested hundreds of millions of dollars finding the subtle cues in consumers’lives that corporations could use to introduce new routines.If you look hard enough, you’ll find that many of the products we use every day - chewing gums, skin moisturizers, disinfecting wipes, air fresheners, water purifiers, health snacks, antiperspirants, colognes, teeth whiteners, fabric softeners, vitamins - are results of manufactured habits. A century ago, few people regularly brushed their teeth multiple times a day. Today, because of canny advertising and public health campaigns, many Americans habitually give their pearly whites a cavity-preventing scrub twice a day, often with Colgate, Crest or one of the other brands.A few decades ago, many people didn’t drink water outside of a meal. Then beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off springs,and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water all day long. Chewing gum, once bought primarily by adolescent boys, is now featured in commercials as a breath freshener and teeth cleanser for use after a meal. Skin moisturizers are advertised as part of morning beauty rituals,slipped in between hair brushing and putting on makeup.“Our products succeed when they become part of daily or weekly patterns,”said Carol Berning, a consumer psychologist who recently retired from Procter & Gamble, the company that sold $76 billion of Tide, Crest and other products last year. “Creating positive habits is a huge part of improving our consumers’lives, and it’s essential to making new products commercially viable.”Through experiments and observation, social scientists like Dr. Berning have learned that there is power in tying certain behaviors to habitual cues through relentless advertising. As this new science of habit has emerged, controversies have erupted when the tactics have been used to sell questionable beauty creams or unhealthy foods.31.According to Dr.Curtis,habits like hand washing with soap________.[A] should be further cultivated[B] should be changed gradually[C] are deepiy rooted in history[D] are basically private concerns32.Bottled water,chewing gun and skin moisturizers are mentioned in Paragraph 5 so as to____[A] reveal their impact on people’habits[B] show the urgent need of daily necessities[C]indicate their effect on people’buying power[D]manifest the significant role of good habits33.which of the following does NOT belong to products that help create people’s habits?[A]Tide[B]Crest。
2010年考研英语二真题答案超详解析
2010 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语〔二〕试题答案与解析Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET l. (10 points) The outbreak of swine flu that was first detected in Mexico was declared a global epidemic on June 11, 2009. It is the first worldwide epidemic_____1_____ by the World Health Organization in 41 years.The heightened alert _____2_____an emergency meeting with flu experts in Geneva that convened after a sharp rise in cases in Australia, and rising_____3_____in Britain, Japan, Chile and elsewhere.But the epidemic is "_____4_____" in severity, according to Margaret Chan, the organization's director general, _____5_____ the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and a full recovery, often in the _____6_____ of any medical treatment.The outbreak came to global_____7_____in late April 2009, when Mexican authorities noticed an unusually large number of hospitalizations and deaths_____8_____healthy adults. As much of Mexico City shut down at the height of a panic, cases began to _____9_____in New York City, the southwestern United States and around the world.In the United States, new cases seemed to fade_____10_____warmer weather arrived. But in late September 2009, officials reported there was _____11_____flu activity in almost every state and that virtually all the_____12_____tested are the new swine flu, also known as (A) H1N1, not seasonal flu. In the U.S., it has_____13_____more than one million people, and caused more than 600 deaths and more than 6,000 hospitalizations.Federal health officials_____14_____Tamiflu for children from the national stockpile and began_____15_____orders from the states for the new swine flu vaccine. The new vaccine, which is different from the annual flu vaccine, is ____16_____ ahead of expectations. More than three million doses were to be made available in early October 2009, though most of those _____17_____doses were of the FluMist nasal spray type, which is not_____18_____for pregnant women, people over 50 or those with breathing difficulties, heart disease or several other_____19_____. But it was still possible to vaccinate people in other high-risk group: health care workers, people _____20_____infants and healthy young people.1 [A] criticized [B] appointed [C]commented [D] designated2 [A] proceeded [B] activated [C] followed [D] prompted3 [A] digits [B] numbers [C] amounts [D] sums4 [A] moderate [B] normal [C] unusual [D] extreme5 [A] with [B] in [C] from [D] by6 [A] progress [B] absence [C] presence [D] favor7 [A] reality [B] phenomenon [C] concept [D] notice8. [A]over [B] for [C] among [D] to9 [A] stay up [B] crop up [C] fill up [D] cover up10 [A] as [B] if [C] unless [D] until11 [A] excessive [B] enormous [C] significant [D]magnificent12 [A]categories [B] examples [C] patterns [D] samples13 [A] imparted [B] immerse [C] injected [D] infected14 [A] released [B] relayed [C] relieved [D] remained15 [A] placing [B] delivering [C] taking [D] giving16 [A] feasible [B] available [C] reliable [D] applicable17 [A] prevalent [B] principal [C] innovative [D] initial18 [A] presented [B] restricted [C] recommended [D] introduced19 [A] problems [B] issues [C] agonies [D] sufferings20 [A] involved in [B] caring for [C] concerned with [D] warding offSection ⅡReading comprehensionPart AText 1The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst, “Beautiful Inside My Head Forever〞，at Sotheby’s in London on September 15th 2008. All but two pieces sold, fetching more than ￡70m, a record for a sale by a single artist. It was a last victory. As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy.The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising bewilderingly since 2003. At its peak in 2007 it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firm—double the figure five years earlier. Since then it may have come down to $50 billion. But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together great wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries.In the weeks and months that followed Mr Hirst’s sale, spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable, especially in New York, where the bail-out of the banks coincided with the loss of thousands of jobs and the financial demise of many art-buying investors. In the art world that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms. Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sector—for Chinese contemporary art—they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008. Within weeks the world’s two biggest auction houses, Sotheby’s and Christie’s, had to pay out nearly $200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them.The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buying Impressionists at the end of 1989, a move that started the most serious contraction in the market since the Second World War. This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, though some have been far more fluctuant. But Edward Do lman, Christie’s chief executive, says: “I’m pretty confident we’re at the bottom.〞What makes this slump different from the last, he says, is that there are still buyers in the market, whereas in the early 1990s, when interest rates were high, there was no demand even though many collectors wanted to sell. Christie’s revenues in the first half of 2009 were still higher than in the first half of 2006. Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell. The three Ds—death, debt and divorce—still deliver works of art to the market. But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away, waiting for confidence to return.21.In the first paragraph, Damien Hirst's sale was referred to as“a last victory〞because ____.A. the art market had witnessed a succession of victoriesB. the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bidsC. Beautiful Inside My Head Forever won over all masterpiecesD. it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis22.By saying“spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable〞(Line 1-2,Para.3)，the author suggests that_____.A. collectors were no longer actively involved in art-market auctionsB .people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleriesC. art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extentD .works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying23. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A .Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2007 to 2008.B. The art market surpassed many other industries in momentum.C. The market generally went downward in various ways.D. Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come.24. The three Ds mentioned in the last paragraph are ____A. auction houses ' favoritesB. contemporary trendsC. factors promoting artwork circulationD. styles representing impressionists25. The most appropriate title for this text could be ___A. Fluctuation of Art PricesB. Up-to-date Art AuctionsC. Art Market in DeclineD. Shifted Interest in ArtsText 2I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room—a women's group that had invited men to join them. Throughout the evening one man had been particularly talkative, frequently offering ideas and anecdotes, while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch. Toward the end of the evening I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don't talk to them. This man quickly nodded in agreement. He gestured toward his wife and said, "She's the talker in our family." The room burst into laughter; the man looked puzzled and hurt."It's true," he explained. "When I come home from work, I have nothing to say. If she didn't keep the conversation going, we'd spend the whole evening in silence."This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations, they often talk less at home. And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late 1970s. Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book "Divorce Talk" that most of the women she interviewed—but only a few of the men—gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces. Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent，that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year —a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.In my own research complaints from women about their husbands most often focused not on tangible inequities such as having given up the chance for a career to accompany a husband to his or doing far more than their share of daily life-support work like cleaning, cooking, social arrangements and errands. Instead they focused on communication: "He doesn't listen to me." "He doesn't talk to me." I found as Hacker observed years before that most wives want their husbands to be first and foremost conversational partners but few husbands share this expectation of their wives.In short the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face, while a woman glares at the back of it, wanting to talk.26. What is most wives' main expectation of their husbands?A. Talking to them.B. Trusting them.C. Supporting their careers.D. Sharing housework.27. Judging from the context, the phrase“wreaking havoc〞(Line 3,Para.2)most probably means ___ .A. generating motivation.B. exerting influenceC. causing damageD. creating pressure28. All of the following are true EXCEPT_______A. men tend to talk more in public than womenB. nearly 50 percent of recent divorces are caused by failed conversationC. women attach much importance to communication between couplesD. a female tends to be more talkative at home than her spouse29. Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of this text?A. The moral decaying deserves more research by sociologists.B. Marriage break-up stems from sex inequalities.C. Husband and wife have different expectations from their marriage.D. Conversational patterns between man and wife are different.30. In the following part immediately after this text, the author will most probably focus on ______A. a vivid account of the new book Divorce TalkB. a detailed description of the stereotypical cartoonC. other possible reasons for a high divorce rate in the U.S.D. a brief introduction to the political scientist Andrew HackerText 3Over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors —habits—among consumers. These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks, apply lotions and wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.“There are fundamental public health problems, like dirty hands instead of a soap habit, that remain killers only because we can’t figure out how to change people’s habits,〞Dr. Curtis said. “We wanted to learn from private industry how to create new behaviors that happen automatically.〞The companies that Dr. Curtis turned to —Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever —had invested hundreds of millions of dollars finding the subtle cues in consumers’lives that corporations could use to introduce new routines.If you look hard enough, you’ll find that many of the products we use every day — chewing gums,skin moisturizers, disinfecting wipes, air fresheners, water purifiers, health snacks, antiperspirants, colognes, teeth whiteners, fabric softeners, vitamins—are results of manufactured habits. A century ago, few people regularly brushed their teeth multiple times a day. Today, because of canny advertising and public health campaigns, many Americans habitually give their pearly whites a cavity-preventing scrub twice a day, often with Colgate, Crest or one of the other brands.A few decades ago, many people didn’t drink water outside of a meal. Then beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off springs, and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water all day long. Chewing gum, once bought primarily by adolescent boys, is now featured in commercials as a breath freshener and teeth cleanser for use after a meal. Skin moisturizers are advertised as part of morning beauty rituals, slipped in between hair brushing and putting on makeup.“Our products succeed when they become part of daily or weekly patterns,〞said Carol Berning, a consumer psychologist who recently retired from Procter & Gamble, the company that sold $76 billion of Tide, Crest and other products last year. “Creating positive habits is a huge part of improving our consu mers’ lives, and it’s essential to making new products commercially viable.〞Through experiments and observation, social scientists like Dr. Berning have learned that there is power in tying certain behaviors to habitual cues through relentless advertising. As this new science of habit has emerged, controversies have erupted when the tactics have been used to sell questionable beauty creams or unhealthy foods.31. According to Dr. Curtis, habits like hand washing with soap________.[A] should be further cultivated[B] should be changed gradually[C] are deeply rooted in history[D] are basically private concerns32. Bottled water, chewing gun and skin moisturizers are mentioned in Paragraph 5 so as to____[A] reveal their impact on people’s habits[B] show the urgent need of daily necessities[C] indicate their effect on people’s buying power[D] manifest the significant role of good habits33. Which of the following does NOT belong to products that help create people’s habits?[A]Tide[B] Crest[C] Colgate[D] Unilever34. From the text we know that some of consumer’s habits are developed due to _____[A]perfected art of products[B]automatic behavior creation[C]commercial promotions[D]scientific experiments35. The author’s attitude toward the influence of advertisement on people’s habits is____[A] indifferent[B] negative[C] positive[D] biasedText 4Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values, including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries; that jurors should be selected randomly from a representative cross section of the community; that no citizen should be denied the right to serve on a jury on account of race, religion, sex, or national origin; that defendants are entitled to trial by their peers; and that verdicts should represent the conscience of the community and not just the letter of the law. The jury is also said to be the best surviving example of direct rather than representative democracy. In a direct democracy, citizens take turns governing themselves, rather than electing representatives to govern for them.But as recently as in 1986, jury selection procedures conflicted with these democratic ideals. In some states, for example, jury duty was limited to persons of supposedly superior intelligence, education, and moral character. Although the Supreme Court of the United States had prohibited intentional racial discrimination in jury selection as early as the 1880 case of Strauder v. WestVirginia, the practice of selecting so-called elite or blue-ribbon juries provided a convenient way around this and other antidiscrimination laws.The system also failed to regularly include women on juries until the mid-20th century. Although women first served on state juries in Utah in 1898, it was not until the 1940s that a majority of states made women eligible for jury duty. Even then several states automatically exempted women from jury duty unless they personally asked to have their names included on the jury list. This practice was justified by the claim that women were needed at home, and it kept juries unrepresentative of women through the 1960s.In 1968, the Congress of the United States passed the Jury Selection and Service Act, ushering in a new era of democratic reforms for the jury. This law abolished special educational requirements for federal jurors and required them to be selected at random from a cross section of the entire community. In the landmark 1975 decision Taylor vs. Louisiana, the Supreme Court extended the requirement that juries be representative of all parts of the community to the state level. The Taylor decision also declared sex discrimination in jury selection to be unconstitutional and ordered states to use the same procedures for selecting male and female jurors.36. From the principles of the US jury system, we learn that ______[A]both liberate and illiterate people can serve on juries[B]defendants are immune from trial by their peers[C]no age limit should be imposed for jury service[D]judgment should consider the opinion of the public37. The practice of selecting so-called elite jurors prior to 1968 showed_____[A]the inadequacy of antidiscrimination laws[B]the prevalent discrimination against certain races[C]the conflicting ideals in jury selection procedures[D]the arrogance common among the Supreme Court justices38. Even in the 1960s, women were seldom on the jury list in some states because_____[A]they were automatically banned by state laws[B]they fell far short of the required qualifications[C]they were supposed to perform domestic duties[D]they tended to evade public engagement[A] sex discrimination in jury selection was unconstitutional and had to be abolished[B] educational requirements became less rigid in the selection of federal jurors[C] jurors at the state level ought to be representative of the entire community[D] states ought to conform to the federal court in reforming the jury system40. In discussing the US jury system, the text centers on_______[A]its nature and problems[B]its characteristics and tradition[C]its problems and their solutions[D]its tradition and developmentPart BBOTH Boeing and Airbus have trumpeted the efficiency of their newest aircraft, the 787 and A350 respectively. Their clever designs and lightweight composites certainly make a difference. But a group of researchers at Stanford University, led by Ilan Kroo, has suggested that airlines could take a more naturalistic approach to cutting jet-fuel use, and it would not require them to buy new aircraft.The answer, says Dr Kroo, lies with birds. Since 1914, and a seminal paper by a German researcher called Carl Wieselsberger, scientists have known that birds flying in formation—a V-shape, echelon or otherwise—expend less energy. The air flowing over a b ird’s wings curls upwards behind the wingtips, a phenomenon known as upwash. Other birds flying in the upwash experience reduced drag, and spend less energy propelling themselves. Peter Lissaman, an aeronautics expert who was formerly at Caltech and the University of Southern When applied to aircraft, the principles are not substantially different. Dr Kroo and his team modelled what would happen if three passenger jets departing from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas were to rendezvous over Utah, assume an inverted V-formation, occasionally swap places so all could have a turn in the most favourable positions, and proceed to London. They found that the aircraft consumed as much as 15% less fuel (with a concomitant reduction in carbon-dioxide output). Nitrogen-oxide emissions during the cruising portions of the flight fell by around a quarter.There are, of course, kinks to be worked out. One consideration is safety, or at least theperception of it. Would passengers feel comfortable travelling in convoy? Dr Kroo points out that the aircraft could be separated by several nautical miles, and would not be in the unnervingly cosy groupings favoured by display teams like the Red Arrows. A passenger peering out of the window might not even see the other planes. Whether the separation distances involved would satisfy air-traffic-control regulations is another matter, although a working group at the International Civil Aviation. Organisation has included the possibility of formation flying in a blueprint for new operational guidelines.It remains to be seen how weather conditions affect the air flows that make formation flight more efficient. In zones of increased turbulence, the planes’wakes will decay more quickly and the effect will diminish. Dr Kroo says this is one of the areas his team will investigate further. It might also be hard for airlines to co-ordinate the departure times and destinations of passenger aircraft in a way that would allow them to gain from formation flight. Cargo aircraft, in contrast, might be easier to reschedule, as might routine military flights.As it happens, America’s armed forces are on the case already. Earlier this year the country’s Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency announced plans to pay Boeing to investigate formation flight, though the programme has yet to begin. There are reports that some military aircraft flew in formation when they were low on fuel during the second world war, but Dr Lissaman says they are apocryphal. “My father was an RAF pilot and my cousin the skipper of a Lancaster lost over Berlin,〞he adds. So he should know.41. Findings of the Stanford University researchers will promote the sales of new Boeing and Airbus aircraft.42. The upwash experience may save propelling energy as well as reducing resistance.43.Formation flight is more comfortable because passengers can not see the other planes.44. The role that weather plays in formation flight has not yet been clearly defined.45. It has been documented that during World War II, America’s armed forces once tried formation flight to save fuel.ons:In this section there is a text in English .Translate it into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET2.(15points)“Suatainability〞has become apopular word these days, but to Ted Ning, the concept willalways have personal meaning. Having endured apainful period of unsustainability in his own life made itclear to him that sustainability-oriented values must be expressed though everyday action and choice。
2010,4自学考试综合英语二试题及答案
全国2010年4月自学考试综合英语（二）试题课程代码：00795请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I. GRAMMARAND VOCABULARYComplete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)1. I was shocked by the number of people who seemed to have nothing better to do with their time than ______ to know fish better.A. getB. getsC. gettingD. got2. Not all birds can fly , ______ do all birds build nests.A. notB. noC. neverD. nor3. When you fall in love for the first time, it’s surprising ______ inconveniences you can put up with.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. those4. I know my limitations, so I won’t do anything ______ my ability.A. beyondB. underC. aboveD. below5. The hosts apologized for ______ that some of their guests might be vegetarians.A. having not consideredB. not having consideredC. having not been consideringD. not considering6. Mrs. Smith locked both the front and the back doors before she went to bed ______ that someone might steal into the house at night.A. soB. for fearC. unlessD. on condition7. We have to wait for the bus, ______?A. have weB. haven’t weC. do weD. don’t we8. ______ the popularity of robots in Japan, the country’s robot-production growth is slowing down.A. AsB. AlthoughC. WithD. Despite9. The proposal deserves support as it gives ______ to the needs of children.A. curiosityB. awarenessC. priorityD. emphasis10. Those familiar with evening dress will always ______ black with elegance.A. linkB. associateC. connectD. relate11. If you’re sitting around a lonely campfire at night, the howl of a wolf can sound pretty ______.A. fearfulB. threateningC. dreadfulD. frightening12. The suspect cooperated fully with the police when ______ about his role in the incident.A. requiredB. questionedC. demandedD. negotiated13. Homing pigeon is useful as a ______ carrier because when taken from home, it will return at the first opportunity.A. meaningB. informationC. messageD. content14. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ______ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.A. convenientlyB. obedientlyC. sufficientlyD. reluctantly15. She was so ______ the noise that she sent the children to bed.A. broken down byB. filled in withC. taken over byD. fed up withII. CLOZEFill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)A quarter of the world’s population now speaks English. If you want to 16 your products, or yourself, you have no choice 17 to do it in English. Politicians and business people must speak English if they want to make their mark 18 the world’s stage. Writers of minority languages can 19 hope to sell their books unless they write in English.As English is spoken all over the world, it means that no individual country can really exercise a 20 influence over it. In the past, it was the mother tongue 21 who controlled the future of the language. Now, indeed for the last few decades, the mother tongue users are in a significant 22 .This means that the character of the language could well 23 with new words, new rhythms, an d new pronunciations. It isn’t going to be British and American English anymore- that’s 24 . All over the world education authorities are struggling to find the resources to meet the 25 for English.However, it is open to question whether they are putting all their eggs in one 26 . The future of English language is intimately 27 the electronic revolution. Satellite television and the Internet have helped accelerate the 28 of English, but will that always be the case?The Internet, 29 , is now seen as the saviour of minority languages. Indeed, with the continuing improvements in electronic translation, will we even need a(n) 30 language? It is open to question.16. A. sell B. make C. produce D. trade17. A. and B. but C. rather D. or18. A. on B. with C. for D. at19. A. ever B. still C. no longer D. no more20. A. negative B. typical C. subtle D. dominant21. A. speakers B. followers C. believers D. interpreters22. A. group B. number C. amount D. minority23. A. alter B. differ C. shift D. vary24. A. old B. new C. history D. future25. A. want B. pursuit C. demand D. desire26. A. box B. basket C. bag D. container27. A. restricted to B. drawn to C. tied up with D. caught up with28. A. range B. scope C. spread D. coverage29. A. as a result B. as a rule C. in addition D. in fact30. A. global B. unique C. worldly D. internationalⅢ. PARAPHRASINGChoose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)31. By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most often for the benefit of others - they are people against whom we measure others.A. ... we disagree with them when judging others.B. ... we think more highly of them than others do.C. ... we believe other people are different from them.D. ... we use them as the standard when evaluating others.32. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime.A. Many people realize that they are short of time.B. Many people feel keenly that their life is short.C. Many people are sensible only for a short period of time.D. Many people would like very much to prolong their life.33. As a scientist, she learned with sadness that little in Nature is truly beyond the tampering reach of man.A. … it is difficult for man to compete with Nature.B. … it is impossible for man to benefit from Nature.C. … Nature can hardly escape from man’s interference.D. …Nature is really more powerful tha n human beings.34. These bits of information and the list of D grades were all the records had to offer.A. These bits of information explained his poor grades.B. His poor grades were related to these bits of information.C. What could be found in the records were those things required to be there.D. The records gave nothing more than these bits of information and poor grades.35. People were only shapes in dense, gray fog of dust and ash.A. The dusty air made people barely visible.B. The air was too polluted for people to breathe.C. People hardly stayed in shape in such dirty air.D. People were almost buried in thick dust and ash.36. It would not be difficult to compile a list of such surprises that would fill the next fifty pages, but I will content myself with suggesting the first few that occur to me.A. ... I feel sat isfied with the first few examples in my mind.B. ... I am surprised with the number of suggestions I can give.C. ... the first few examples are the best ones that satisfy my curiosity.D. ... the first few surprises coming to me would be enough as examples.37. If I love you, I can see you as a separate person, with your own values and thoughts and feelings, and I do not insist that you surrender your identity and conform to an image of what I expect you to be for me.A. ... I don’t want you to lose hope and then blame me for it.B. ... I won’t force you to be independent and you can rely on me.C. ... I don’t expect you to follow my step and become similar to me.D ... I won’t push you to lose yourself and become what I like you to be.38. If disappointed, though, she [my mother] wasted no energy on self-pity. She would make me make something of myself whether I wanted to or not.A. Dissatisfied as she was, she remained as determined as before.B. Faced with discouragements, she never lost her energetic spirits.C. Nothing could let her down even though no one sympathized with her.D. There was enough self-confidence in her to deal with disappointments.39. My maternal grandfather, it is true, was cut off in the flower of his youth at the age ofsixty-seven.A. My maternal grandfather retired from gardening at sixty-seven.B. My maternal grandfather died young, when he was sixty-seven.C. My maternal grandfather lost energy when he was sixty-seven.D. My maternal grandfather was considered no longer young at sixty-seven.40. Far-reaching as many of them [Edison’s inventions] have bee n in their effect upon modern civilization, the total effect of Edison’s career surpasses the sum of all of them.A. One can never evaluate Edison’s great inventions high enough.B. One needs to understand Edison’s inventions to appreciate his career.C. Edison’s inventions are his most outstanding contributions to human life.D. Edison’s influence upon human society is much greater than his inventions.IV. READING COMPREHENSIONRead the two passages and choose the most likely answer to each of the questions. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet (2 points each, 20 points in all)Passage 1Friendship and friends continue to remain central to our lives. The relationship that we share with our friends is grounded in a mutual concern as our friends help us in shaping up our personalities as well. Even in this age of online social networking, the need of expanding the network of friends, whether online or offline remains a primary concern for people. We may have a very vague understanding of what makes a friend but we all want to have a good many friends around us.Research has shown that the quality and nature of your friends are one of the key influencing factors in achieving happiness and satisfaction. Friends often affect the health and energy of a person as well. More and more people are increasingly turning towards their friends for support and mutual sharing rather than communicating to their relatives; this sociological phenomenon has escalated the desire to make more friends. Though friendship is a relationship developed between two individuals marked by a voluntary, emotional and mutual concern, there are certain steps, which, if followed, can win you friends or at least help you get close to those whom you want to make friends with.The first step to make friends with someone is to make them like you. If they don’t like youin the first place, it is unlikely that they’ll be eager to become your friends. To let someone know that you are genuinely interested in them, simple gestures like a little smile and calling him by his first name can lay the basic foundation. To make the other person feel important you need to be a good listener and encourage the other person to talk. Give your honest and sincere opinion but do not overtly criticize or make fun of him or her.The second step of making someone your friend is to develop a mutual consideration between each other. You need to share his or her perspective and for that it is necessary for you to develop a tendency to see things from the other person’s point of view. To become best of friends you must show a genuine concern and consideration for your friend’s desires and opinions.The third and final step towards friendship is to show your unconditional support and encouragement towards your friend. Moreover, you also need to be very clear about your expectations from your friend. If what you expect from the person you want to befriend matches with what that person can and want to contribute in friendship, the developing friendship between you and your friend is assured to grow, making both of you gratified with mutual emotional bonding.Friendship has overwhelming significance on both social and individual levels. Friendship doesn’t only provide us with emotional as well as practical support but it also helps us improve our personal identities. So it is quite natural to feel the urge to reach out and make new friends, expanding your friend’s circle. Friendship remains familiar yet quite ambiguous (模糊的) for our deeper understanding, but then again, friends remain the most important ingredients in the recipe of life!41. The relationship between friends is based on ______.A. the social networking around friendsB. friends’ caring and helping each otherC. the style friends choose to communicateD. an unclear understanding of what makes a friend42. Which of the following statements has been proved correct?A. The better quality your friends have, the happier you will be.B. Communication with friends is healthier than that with relatives.C. The more friends you have, the more satisfied you are with yourself.D. Those you like in the first place are more likely to become your friends.43. The word “escalated” in the second paragraph probably means ______.A. intensifiedB. challengedC. shiftedD. resisted44. It can be inferred from the first suggested step that ______ is NOT likely to win you friends.A. making others talkB. being very talkativeC. telling people you like themD. addressing others in an informal way45. What structure does the author use to organize this passage?A. Effect- cause.B. Comparison- contrast.C. General- specific- general.D. Definition - explanation - example.Passage 2Every single student that applies for a class or course online has certain expectations and they are often extremely high. Unfortunately for most individuals, they will be disappointed. It is a fact that the majority of individuals believe that they will actually enjoy every aspect of their course. The truth is that there is very little in a degree to inspire until an individual actually completes the course and is awarded the degree or certificate that could change his or her life. This is no different with an online education and, in fact, the disappointment may be more obvious because they may face extra difficulties in an online course.Online education expectations are often incredibly high, as previously stated, in terms of what an individual can get from it as well as the manageability of the content itself. However, although an individual will ultimately be proven right about what he or she can get from it, this will not be the case for manageability. Most online education courses are anything but manageable for those who decide to take them. The level of work would be the same as any other degree or qualification course, but an individual is expected to manage it on his or her own instead of having a tutor or lecturer there to remind him or her about assignments and deadlines. Time management is extremely important, but the nature of these individuals’ life often makes it impossible to manage without feeling the stresses and strains of the burden.It is important to be realistic with your expectations concerning an online education course, but many are completely unrealistic. If you read any of the accounts from students that have already taken and may have even passed an online education course, many will speak in glowing terms; but you should also read between the lines.They claim that their expectations will ultimately be fulfilled in terms of the long-term benefits. However, in the short term they may say they found it difficult to cope with the workload, the lack of time that they actually had to complete it, an unsupportive employer and so on. This last point may not be an issue if you are doing it to advance yourself within your current workplace, but there will otherwise be some sort of resentment bubbling under the surface and that can indeed make your life a misery for a little while. If you expect it and prepare for it then it should not bother you too much, and if the resentment does not come then so much the better!In terms of your own expectations, the best attitude to have is not to go in with any at all. If you do not expect anything then you may be pleasantly surprised. It can be difficult to fit an online education in with personal commitments, such as a family to look after or a job to go to every day whilst trying to study. It does take a lot of effort, but if you do not expect it to be easy or expect that you will just be able to do it without the balance of your life being upset as a result, then you will probably find that you do get a sense of satisfaction from it! Similarly, if you expect the worst then you will probably be pleasantly surprised! Managing your expectations can be difficult, but do not let them get the better of you !46. The manageability is more difficult in online courses than in any other course because ______.A. online courses require higher level of workB. online courses bring much more assignmentsC. online course takers have no way to contact their lecturersD. online course takers have to rely on themselves for management47. According to the passage, one may not have the problem of an unsupportive employer if ______.A. he is fully prepared to deal with any resentment from his bossB. his online education will be beneficial to his current workplaceC. his expectations will be fulfilled in the form of long-term benefitsD. he can discuss the issue width his boss openly and bravely on the table48. According to the writer of this passage, one’s satisfaction in online education might come from ______.A. high expectationsB. diligent effortsC. a realistic attitudeD. a proper balance49. In the last sentence of this passage, the phrase “get the better of you” probably means “______”.A. make a fool of youB. take advantage of youC. get too fancy for you to imagineD. become too high for you to control50. This passage is written mainly for the purpose of ______.A. inspiring its readers to fulfill their expectations through hard workB. persuading its readers to be more practical with their personal commitmentsC. informing its readers about the disadvantages of the courses they take onlineD. preparing its readers for the hardships they may encounter in online educationV. WORD DERIVATIONComplete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets. Write your word on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)51. The railway station has always been a fascinating place, representing departure as well as ______. (arrive)52. A climate that is extreme in temperature, whether it be too hot or too cold, is not ______. (desire)53. Tropical rainforest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round ______ and plentiful rainfall. (warm)54. We often hear of people breaking down from ______, but in nine cases out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety. (work, over)55. The ______ red strawberries make a nice decoration on top of the cake. (juice)56. More and more businessmen have realized that it is important to ______ their products in international trade. (standard)57. The earthquake-stricken area received ______ help from its neighboring provinces. (time)58. What is considered moral in one society may be ______ in another, depending on different social values. (moral)59. Young people will need to learn to ______ the responsibility of their own decisions. (shoulder)60. Special guidance and help need to be provided to the ______ members of the staff. (qualified)VI. SENTENCE TRANSLATIONTurn the following sentences into English and write your sentences on the answer sheet.(3 points each, 15 points in all)61.公司越来越多地借助高科技来保护计算机的安全。
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2010年10月自考综合英语（二）试题I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYComplete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)1. It is strange that such a thing ________in your company.A. happenB. happensC. happenedD. has happened2. She considered________ important that everything should be finished by ten.A. thatB. whatC. itD. which3. I was surprised that no one ________them of the danger.A. warnsB. warnedC. has warnedD. had warned4. Alice is going to the photographer’s this afternoon ________.A. to have taken her photographB. to have her photograph takenC. to have her photograph being takenD. to have her photograph been taken5. The professor, ________whether anyone would come to help him, had to prepare for the experiment by himself.A. did not knowB. having not knownC. had not knownD. not knowing6. It was not until she arrived at the airport ________she realized she had forgotten her passport.A. andB. whenC. whereD. that7. The promise of finding long-term technological solution ________the problem of world food safety seems difficult to fulfill.A. toB. forC. ofD. at8. It is difficult to predict what his ________to the result will be.A. opinionB. reactionC. viewD. impression9. To telephone him, you will have to ________his number in your phone book.A. look toB. look upC. look throughD. look at10. At the level of primary education, the most important task is to________ children’s interest in nature.A. stimulateB. enlargeC. strengthenD. expand11. By the time the fire-engine arrived, the fire had been put ________by the inhabitants.A. awayB. offC. downD. out12. You are not allowed to make any changes to the book without the author’s________.A. orderB. trustC. permissionD. authority13. A good education should, among other things, ________you to think for yourself.A. forceB. makeC. tellD. train14. Because agriculture is so important to a nation’s well-being, governments have always been ________with it.A. comparedB. concernedC. connectedD. correlated15. The ________progress of science and technology in the 20th century has brought enormous benefits to humankind.A. magnificentB. remarkableC. grandD. brilliantII. CLOZEFill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)There are currently three living species of elephants: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant or Indian Elephant. Other species such as the mammoths (猛犸象) 16 before the last ice age but are now 17 .Elephants live in a structured social order. 18 females spend their entire lives in tight-knit family groups 19 mothers, daughters, sisters and aunts, males live mostly solitary lives. Elephants 20 live for 50 to 70 years. The elephant’s pregnant period is 22 months, the longest of 21 land animal. Newborn elephant calves weigh 22 260 pounds.Elephants spend about 16 hours a day finding and eating food. Their diet consists 23 grasses, leaves, bamboo, twigs, bark, roots and small amounts of fruits, seeds and flowers. Interestingly, elephants only digest 40% of 24 they eat; an adult elephant can consume 300-600 lb of food a day.Elephant skin is thick, grey and wrinkled. The wrinkles help elephants stay cool 25 water gets trapped inside the wrinkles and evaporates slowly. Their hearing is 26 and they can detect noise from miles away.One of the most distinct 27 attributes of elephants is their tusks. Elephants use their tusks to dig for food, mark their 28 and perform other tasks. Elephants’ tusks are made of ivory. The 29 elephant ivory is one of the major reasons people hunt elephants and thus have significantly 30 the world’s elephant population. For this reason and many others, many people around the world are working hard to protect the species from further extinction.16. A. remained B. stayed C. existed D. appeared17. A. rare B. extinct C. plentiful D. common18. A. When B. While C. As D. Since19. A. made up of B. tied to C. dependent on D. filled with20. A. naturally B. largely C. typically D. characteristically21. A. any B. other C. the D. a22. A. for example B. on average C. in fact D. by chance23. A. with B. on C. in D. of24. A. that B. those C. which D. what25. A. because B. although C. in case D. so that26. A. weak B. lost C. normal D. keen27. A. mental B. physical C. biological D. psychological28. A. territory B. land C. surroundings D. area29. A. supply of B. call for C. cost of D. desire for30. A. balanced B. restricted C. destroyed D. increasedⅢ. PARAPHRASINGChoose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)31. “We’ve got to believe it,”he said …“We can’t afford not to.”A. There is no reason not to believe it.B. We have no other choice but to believe it.C. We should pretend to believe it even if we don’t.D. The consequence of not believing it would be severe.32. Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.A. Good looks is useless for a poor guy.B. Nice appearance cannot make a person rich.C. Rich men usually do not have nice personality.D. One’s attractiveness does not come from material wealth.33. No man [in, Carnegie’s family] would complain and give up—he would die first.A. Even a dying family member would not complain and give up.B. No one in the family dared to complain and give up for fear of death.C. Every member of the family would rather die than complain and give up.D. The family member who complained and gave up would be the first to die.34. She had fancier ideas of [my] life’s possibilities.A. She had impractical expectation of my future.B. Her opinion about my life was proved wrong.C. The goal she set for me was what I preferred.D. She believed that I would be successful in life.35. Time is treated [by Americans] as if it were something almost tangible.A. Americans try various means to hold time tightly in their hands.B. Americans are serious about time and they manage their time well.C. To Americans, time is as valuable as money, which they can see and touch.D. To Americans, time is like something solid, which they can seize and control.36. Most hosts [of TV talk shows] are grateful just to get someone who will fill the room with sound.A. Most hosts like those guests who come to the talk shows.B. It’s really difficult for most hosts to find some talkative guests.C. Most hosts are more than happy as long as the guests keep talking.D. Whatever the guests say about themselves, most hosts wouldn’t mind.37. It makes me very humble to think of a guy like Scotty.A. I don’t want to be reminded of how great Scotty is.B. Scotty is even more important than I’d like to admit.C. The thought of Scotty doesn’t make me comfortable.D. I feel I’m a nobody when I think of Scotty’s success.38. The class discusses the possibility of terrorists’ using a homemade atomic bomb to push their extravagant political demands.A. ... to promote their unique political ideas to a target government.B. ... to force a government to accept their unreasonable political demands.C. ... to persuade a government to agree with their terrorist political ideas.D. ... to negotiate their extraordinary political demands with a government.39. Nothing was too good for that child [Laura].A. Laura deserved whatever her parents did for her.B. Laura was never satisfied with whatever her parents did for her.C. Laura was grateful to her parents for what her parents had done for her.D. Laura was too greedy a child to appreciate what her parents had done for her.40. For a second Rudolf thought his host [the lighthouse keeper] might be joking; but the serenity of the other’s expression reassured him.A. ... but Rudolf found from the old man’s expression that he was not serious.B. ... but Rudolf’s expression showed the old man that he was only joking.C. ... but the old man’s calm expression convinced Rudolf that he was not joking.D. ... but Rudolf looked peaceful, so the old man was sure that he meant what he said.IV. READING COMPREHENSIONRead the two passages and choose the most likely answer to each of the questions. And write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (2 points each, 20 points in all)Passage 1The hottest issue that has captured the attention of everyone across the globe is the issue of Global Warming. After examining different researches and observations very carefully, it has been concluded that the overall temperature of the Earth is rising. Solid scientific findings have turned that from a mere theory to a harsh reality. And the worst part of this is that the bad effects of rising temperatures on eco-systems have already started to appear.In a global movement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere many initiatives are being taken both at private and government level. Many developed nations in the w。