2012年10月全国自学考试英语(二)(课程代码00015)历年真
一、 选择题 1.Nosooner_homethanMichaelarrivedwithJaneinhiscar. A.hadIreached B.Ihadreached C.didIreach D.Ireached2.Youmayusemybike_yougiveitbacktometomorrowmorning. A.unless B.though C.provided D.because3.Hecouldnot_histearsonhearingthathewasnotadmittedtothe university. A.holdup B.getthrough C.getover D.holdback4.Goodparentshavetheabilitytocommunicatemessagesoflove,trust,and self-worth_theirchildren. A.on B.for C.to D.with5.Theteacherrequiredthatallerrorsshouldbe_beforethestudents turnintheirtermpaper. A.deported B.implemented C.deprived D.eliminated6.Apersonisluckyifhiscareer_withhisinterestandhobby. A.coincides B.competes C.concerns D.compares7.Oursleepinfluencesourmood.Ourmood,_,affectsourperformance. A.inreturn B.inturn C.inshort D.invain8.Itwas_ofyounottodisturbuswhileweweresleeping. A.considerable B.considering C.considerate D.considered9.I'dappreciateitverymuchifyoucouldmakesome_onmyrecent articleattheconference. A.requests B.remarks C.references D.restrictions10.Heis_absorbedinhisownthoughtsthatheseemsunawareof what'sgoingonintheroom.A.much B.such C.very D.so二、完形填空 Itisdifficulttoescapetheinfluenceoftelevision.Ifyoufitthestatisticalaverages,bytheageof20youwillhavebeenexposed11_atleast20,000hoursoftelevision.Youcanadd10,000hoursforeachdecadeyouhavelived 12_theageof20.TheonlythingsAmericansdomorethanwatchtelevisionareworkandsleep. Calculateforamomentwhatcouldbedonewithevenapartofthose13_.Fivethousand,Iamtold,arewhatatypicalcollegeundergraduate14_workingonabachelor'sdegree.In10,000hoursyoucouldhavelearnedseverallanguagesfluently,youcouldbereadingShakespeareinthe15_,andyoucouldhavewalkedaroundtheworldand 16__abookaboutthesehours. Thetroublewithtelevisionis 17_itdiscouragesconcentration.Almostanythinginterestingandrewardinginlife18_someconstructiveeffort.Thedullest,theleastgiftedofuscanachievethingsthatseemremarkabletothose19_neverconcentrateonanything.Buttelevisionencouragesusnottomakeany20_.Itmakesthetimepasswithoutpain.11.A.under B.to C.for D.at12.A.at B.from C.before D.after13.A.hours B.decades C.years D.uses14.A.takes B.costs C.spends D.uses15.A.original B.beginning C.source D.origin 16.A.writing B.write C.wrote D.origin17.A.that B.what C.which D.written18.A.requests B.requires C.orders D.asks19.A.what B.whose C.who D.which20.A.money B.time C.skill D.effort MichaelStadtlandersetToronto'srestaurantworldonfireinthe1980swithhisoriginalfood,andestablishedanationalandinternationalfame.In1994,however,hedecidedtoleavethecityrestaurantsceneandseekaquietlifeinthecountry,wherehehasbeenpreparingmealsonhisfarmtwohoursnorthofTorontoandasksgueststobringtheirownwine. Notlongago,Stadtlanderwaschargedwithsellingliquorwithoutalicense.HesaidwhenaguestaskedforwineatadinnerinDecember,heprovidedtwobottlesfromhisprivatestock.ButthecustomerturnedouttobeanundercoverOntarioProvincialPolice(OPP)officerwhoreturnedafewdayslateralongwithfourarmedofficerstoseize83bottlesofwine,andtosearchthefarmhouseforrecords.Thepunishmentcouldrunashighas$100,000infinesandayearinjail.WhenMr.andMrs.SmitharrivedatthefarmonaweekendbeforeChristmastheysaidthatitwastheirannualcelebrationandaskediftheycouldgetsomewine.Nobuyo,Stadtlander'swife,toldthemthepolicywasthatguestsprovidetheirown.Giventheoccasion,though,Stadtlanderagreedtoprovideabottleofwhitewinefromhisowncellar,atcost,asafavor.Later,Mr.Smithaskedforasecondbottleandadetailedreceiptthatincludedthepriceofthewine.HeturnedouttobeOPPDetectivePaulSmithand"hiswife,"anassistantwhowentasawitness."Iwasshocked,"NobuyoStadtlanderrecalls."Howcouldtheydothistouswhenwedidthemafavor?Wesoldthemourwineatourcost."ButMr.Smithsays,"No,theymade$1.20." Stadtlanderisdeterminedtoprovehisinnocenceandcontinuethebusiness."Peoplewholiveintheareahavebeenverysupportive,"hesays."Andwhenthisisover,Iwantmywineback."21.Stadtlanderwasaccusedbecause_. A.hesoldwinetohisguestswithoutalicense B.heaskedgueststobringtheirownwine C.hechargedtoomuchforthewineoffered D.heofferedtoomuchwineforaguest22.Inthe1980s,Stadtlander_.A.threwhisoriginalrestaurantmenuintothefireB.soughtforaquietlifeinthecentralpartofthecityC.madehisrestaurantwell-knownaroundtheworldD.openedonerestaurantafteranotherhomeandabroad23.ItturnedoutthatMr.andMrs.Smithwere_. A.twofarmers B.policeofficers C.husbandandwife D.twowitnesses24.NobuyoStadtlanderclaimedthatinthewinecasetheymade_. A.nomoney B.$1.20 C.$100,000 D.alotofmoney25.WhichofthefollowingcouldbeusedasevidenceagainstStadtlander? A.Areceiptwiththewineprice. B.Thesecondbottleofwine. C.Therecordsfromthefarmhouse. D.WhatStadtlander'swifesaid. Arecentstudyshowsthatsixteenoutofevery100Americancoupleshaveviolentconfrontationsofonesortoranotherduringthecourseofayear.Insixofthesecasesthereisseverekicking,biting,punchingorhittingwithobjects.Almostfourofevery100wivesareseriouslybeatenbytheirhusbands.Threeofevery100childrenarekickedorpunchedbytheirparents.Morethanathirdofallbrothersandsistersseverelyattackeachother. Asexpected,theincidenceofviolenceishighestamongtheurbanpoor(manyofthemminorities),blue-collarworkers,peopleunder30orwithoutreligiousbeliefs,familieswithahusbandwhoisjoblessandthosewithfourtosixchildren.Butthestudyalsoshowedthatviolenceoccursamongwealthyfamiliesaswell.Indeed,thewifeofauniversitypresidentoncequietlycalledStraus,oneofthesociologistswhoconductedthestudy,toaskwhatshecoulddoaboutherhusband,whooftenbeather.Straussuggestedseekingassistancefrommarriageadvisors. strausanahiscoueaguestounaoutthattherearevariousrootcausesthatgiverisetosuchbehavior."Thereasonsaremixed-psychological,sociological,situational,"saysStraus."Thehusband,forexample,mayfeetunderparticularstressbecausehehasbeenoutofworktoolong.Violencemayalsobeanechoofthepast,"Strausexplains."WhenMummygiveshertwo-year-oldaslap(EX)forputtingsomethingdirtyinhismouth,heislearningfrominfancythatthosewholoveyouhityou."Anotherreasonmaybetheworseningeconomicsituations."Ifwehavearealeconomicdecline,it'sgoingtogetworse,"saysGelles,oneofStraus'colleagues. ThesesociologistshavenoeasyanswertoviolenceintheAmericanfamily.WhiletheywelcomesuchmoveastheopeningofsheltersforbeatenwivesandtheestablishmentofaNationalCenterforChildAbuseandNeglect,theybelievethattheremustbemorebasicattackonviolence,includingthereductionof"macho"(大男子主义的)themesonthetelevision,theoutlawingofphysicalpunishmentinschoolsandperhapseventheeliminationofdeathsentences.AsStrausexplains,"ViolenceisanacceptablesolutiontoproblemsinAmericansociety.Andthatishowitisusedinfamilies."26.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue? A.MorethanathirdofbrothersattacksistersinAmericanfamilies. B.Almostfourpercentofhusbandsareseriouslybeatenbytheirwives. C.SixpercentofAmericancoupleshavesomekindofdomesticviolence. D.Sixoutofonehundredcouplesexperienceseveredomesticviolence.27.Theexampleconcerningauniversitypresident'swifeshowsthat_. A.theincidenceofviolenceishighestamongurbanfamilies B.domesticviolenceisfoundinwell-to-dofamiliesaswell C.marriageadvisors'assistanceisthebestsolutiontoviolence D.domesticviolenceexistsregardlessofage,race,andsocialstatus28.WhatGellessaysshowsthat_.A.violenceisresponsibleforthedeclineofeconomyB.violencemaybeareflectionofone'spastexperienceC.violenceisthebestformofemotionalreleaseforahusbandD.violenceisrelatedtotheeconomicsituationofthetime29.Theword"outlawing"inline5ofthelastparagraphmeans_.A.learningsomethingfromlaw B.freeingsomeonefromprisonC.makingsomethingillegalD.throwingsomeoneoutofcourt30.Accordingtothesociologists,itisimpossibletocurbdomesticviolenceunless A.violenceisnotacceptedasasolutiontoproblems B.childrenareprotectedbyaNationalCenter C.moresheltersforbeatenwivesareopened D.AmericansgettougherwithviolentbehaviorsAmericanscientistsaredevelopingan"intelligent"mobilephonecapableofblockingincomingcallsdependingontheowner'smood.Using"contextaware"technologythe"Sensay"phonewillmonitorcallsandsendbackpolitemessagessayingtheusermaybecontactedlater. AresearchteamattheInstituteforComplexEngineeringSystemsatCarnegieMellonUniversityinPittsburg,Pennsylvania,aredevelopingbodytemperatureandelectricalskinmonitorstohelpthedeviceunderstandtheemotionalstateofitsuser.Ifthephonesensesthattheuserisbusy-forinstance,involvedinaconversation-itmightblockanincomingcallandturnitontovoicemail.Thephonewouldsendbackatextmessagesayingtheuserisunavailable,butadvisingthatifthematterisurgentthecallercantryagaininthreeminutes.Ifacallfromthesamepersoncameinagain,thephonewouldputitthrough. Theresearchersareinterestedinfourbasicdifferentstates-busyandnottobeinterrupted,physicallyactive,idle,and"normal."Mostpeoplearesaidtochangebetweenthesestates,anaverageof6to12timesaday. ProfessorAsimSmailagic,aleadingmemberoftheCarnegieMellonteam,toldTheEngineermagazine,"Today'scomputersareprettydumbcomparedwithedevice.WegottoworkatthebeginningofMayandsincethenhavebeenimprovingit.Thenextstageistomakeitsmarter,addingvariousintelligencesystemssoitcanlearnabouttheuser.Thephonealsoemploysfourprimarysensors'-twomicrophonestopickupconversationsandmonitorlocalnoise,alightdetectorandanaccelerometer(加速度计).Thelightsensorshowsifthephoneisbeingcarriedinabagorpocket,whiletheaccelerometerdetermineswhethertheuseriswalking,runningorstandingstill.Inthefuture,thesensorbox,phoneandpersonalorganizerwillbecombinedintoonedevice."31.Accordingtothepassage,the"Sensay"phoneiscapableof_.A.showingbodytemperature B.detectingtheowner'smoodC.blockingunwantedcalls D.sensingthecaller'smood32.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus_. A.wheretheintelligentphoneisdeveloped B.whethertheresearchersfailedintheirexperiment C.howthenewphoneisgoingtofunction D.whytheresearchersaredevelopinganintelligentphone33.AccordingtoProfessorSmailagic,thelightdetectorwillshow A.whetherthemobilephoneiswithinreach B.wherethemobilephoneuseris C.whetherthemobilephoneuserisbusy D.wherethemobilephoneis34.Theword"it"inline5ofparagraph4referstoA.themonitor B.thephoneC.thecomputer D.thelightsensor35.ThebesttitleforthispassageisA.Sensay:TheFutureMobilePhoneB.HowtoBlockIncomingCallsC.Sensay:YourPersonalOrganizerD.HowtoTellaPerson'sMood按要求翻译、36.乐意地,容易地adv.r_ 37.前景n.p_38.永恒的:不断的a.c_ 39.有益的,有好处的a.b_40.进口n.i_ 41.预报v.f_42.元素,成份n.e_ 43.缩短,减少v.s_44.诚实n.h_ 45.有规律的a.r_46.改变.使不同 n.e_ 47.坦率地adv.f_48.减轻,救济n.r_ 49.和谐,融洽n.h_50.倒塌,崩溃v.c_ 51.有效率的a.e_52.真诚的a.s_ 53.建设v.c_54.市长n.m_ 55.好奇心n.c_填空56.Itwillbeinterestingtoseewhat'sgoingtohappenatthenext_(elect).57.Forthoseinvolved,thescandalhasbeenavery_(pain)experience.58._(safe)needstobeimprovedontherailwaysinthatcountry.59.Thepresentcrisisbearssome_(similar)totheoilcrisisofthe1970s.60.Hismotherbecomesdisappointedwheneverhefailstoliveuptoher_(expect).61.Beinga(high)_motivatedlanguagelearner,hetakeseveryopportunitytoimprovehisEnglish.62.Ourmost(success)_productisbasedonaverysimpleidea.63.Localpeoplearequestioningthe(wise)ofspendingsomuchmoneyonthenewroad.64.Don'tworry.Thisisthe_(desire)weightrangeforyourhealth.65.Thisscientistwasawardedwithseveraltitlesforhis_(accomplish)inbiology.翻译、66.这次英语考试比我们预想的要容易得多。67.尽管有困难,他们最终还是把工作完成了。68.这次会议在促进两国友谊方面起了重要作用。69.他长久以来梦想着成为一名足球运动员。70.在过去的二十年中,用于科学实验的动物数量大大减少了。写作71. Shypeoplearelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyareverysensitivetocriticism.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbypraisesbecausetheybelievetheyareunworthyofthem.Ashypersonmayrespondtoapraisewithastatementlikethis:"You'resayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit'snottrue."Itisclearthat,whileself-awarenessisagoodquality,overdoingitisharmful. Canshynessbecompletelygottenridof,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortinbuildingself-confidence.湖南自考英语二考前检测题(湖南自考网编辑)一、单项选择题1.Sarahhopestobecomeafriendofsharesherinterests.A.anyone B.whomeverC.whoever D.nomatterwho2.CharlesSmith, wasmyformerteacher,retiredlastyear. A.which B.who C.mat D.as 3.Two-thirdsofhisproperty lostinthefire.A.was B.wereC.are D.havebeen4.Lookatthisgroupofpeople beachvolleyball.A.played B.isplayedC.playing D.isplaying5.Itrainedhardyesterday, preventedmefromgoingtothepark.A.that B.whichC.as D.it6.Themeeting nestweekwillbeofgreatimportance.A.tobeheld B.heldC.holding D.isheld7.Aftermonthsofvoyage,Columbusarrivedin laterprovedtobeanewcontinent.A.where C.whichB.which D.that8.Hewouldhavegivenyoumorehelp,ifhe sobusy.A.havenotbeen B.hadnotbeenC.nothavebeen D.nothadbeen9.ItisShakespeareTheatre youaredoingtowatchtheplayTheMerchantofVenice?A.where B.thatC.which D.as10.Thenewdiscovery beofgreatservicetomankind.A.isboundto B.isboundforC.beboundto D.beboundfor11. foryoulaziness,youcouldhavefinishedtheassignmentbynow.A.Haditnotbeen B.Itwerenot C.Weren’tit D.Hadnotitbeen12.AtanyrateIdidnotsucceed myselfunderstoodbyyou.A.making B.madeC.tomake D.inmaking13.Weareallconcerned hersafety.(湖南自考网编辑)A.about B.madeC.of D.with 14.It methreeyearstodrawthebeautifulhorses.A.took B.paidC.spent D.cost15.Theboycomplained apaininhisstomach.A.with B.forC.in D.of二、完形填空Lastevening1waswatchingtheeveningnewsontelevision.Thenewswasaboutaprizeforscientificdiscovery:Iforgotwhat.itwas.Theannouncer, l namewasRalphstory,reportedsomethingthatcaughtmy 2 .“Allgreatdiscoveries.”hesaid“aremadebypeoplebetweentheagesof20and30. 3 alittleover30myself1wantedtodisagreewithhim.Nobody.wantstothinkthatheispasttheageofmakinganydiscovery.ThenestdayI 4 tobeinthepubliclibraryandspent.severalhourslookingupthe 5 offamouspeopleandtheirdiscoveries.Ralphwasright.FirstIlookedatsomeofthescientificdiscoveries.Oneoftheearliestdiscoveries,thefamousexperimentthatprovedthat.bodiesofdifferentweightfall 6 thesamespeed,wasmadebyGalileowhenhewas26.MadameCuriestartedherresearch.thatturnedtoaNobleprizewhenshewas28.Einsteinwas26whenhepublishedhisworld-changingTheoryofRelativity.Well,enoughofthat.YetI 7 ifthose“bestyears”weretrueinotherfields.Thenhowaboutthefieldof 8 ?Surelyittakesthewisdomofagetomakeagoodleader.Perhapsitdoes,butlookwhen.thesepeoplestartedtheircareers.WinstonChurchillwaselectedtotheHouseofCommonsattheageof26.AbrahamLincoln.beganthelifeofacountrylawyerandwaselectedtothegovernmentatwhatage?Twenty-six.Butwhydon’tbestyearscomeafterthirty?Afterthirty,I 9 ,mostpeopledonotwanttotakerisksortrynewways.ThenIthoughtofpeoplelikeShakespeareandPicasso.Theformerwaswritingwonderfulwor