2012年7月英语写作(二)2010级2班期末考试
全国2012年7月自考综合英语(二)试题
全国2012年7月高等教育自学考试综合英语（二）试题课程代码：00795Ⅰ．语法、词汇。
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并将所选答案的字母填写在答题纸上。
（本大题共15小题，每小题1分,共15分）Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (15 points)1. She was invited to go to the ball but she did not even have_______ to go with her dress.A. a piece of jewelryB. piece of jewelryC. a jewelryD. one jewelry2. Few people are still alive who have_____the scene of fighting.A. noticed B．visitedC. witnessedD. watched3. The world’s supplies of petroleum ______．A. have gradually exhaustedB. are being gradually exhaustedC. are gradually exhaustingD. are gradually exhausted4. He is determined to get ______ of the profit than he has been offered.A. ten percent moreB.ten more percentC. more ten percentD. as much as ten percent5. At the beginning this sort of thing was fresh and exciting, and then it fell into ______ and became habitual.A. customB. habitC. methodD. routine6.I didn’t know your telephone number; otherwise I______.A. would have calledB. would callC. calledD. should call7. In the early morning my mother was in the kitchen ______breakfast for us.A. preparedB. preparingC. having preparedD. to have prepared8.1 would have told him the answer had it been possible, but I ______ so busy then.A. had beenB．have beenC. wasD. would be9. Our company will _____ all the costs of the repairs.A. spendB．takeC. bearD. make10. A few minutes after the plane had taken off, it developed engine trouble and______.A. crashedB. dashedC. stoppedD. blushed11.The boss urged his workers______．A. onB. offC. uponD. down12. She did not hear what you said because she ______ in her reading.A. was absorbedB. absorbedC. is absorbedD. has been absorbed13. A fever ______ the famous short-distance runner ______ the opportunity to participate in the competition.A. got rid, ofB. deprived, ofC. took, offD. drove off14. The story is not real; it is only______．A. imaginaryB. imaginativeC. imaginableD. imagined15.______ contrast ______ her sister, she was an angel.A. In, toB. On, toC. On, withD. In, forⅡ．完形填空。
2012英语二英语作文
2012英语二英语作文2012年英语二作文题目为“人与自然”，要求考生就人类与自然的关系，探讨人类应该如何保护自然资源，避免环境污染等问题。
以下是一篇参考范文，供大家参考。
Human beings have been living on this planet for thousands of years, and we have always relied on nature for our survival and development. However, in recent decades, human activities have caused serious damage to the environment, and the relationship between humans and nature has become increasingly strained. Therefore, it is imperative that we take action to protect our natural resources and prevent environmental pollution.Firstly, we need to raise awareness of the importanceof environmental protection. Many people still do not fully understand the consequences of their actions on the environment. For example, people continue to litter, waste water, and emit harmful gases without considering theimpact on the environment. Therefore, it is necessary toeducate people about the importance of environmental protection and encourage them to take action to reducetheir impact on the environment.Secondly, we need to take practical measures to protect the environment. For example, we can reduce our use of fossil fuels and switch to renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. We can also reduce our use of plastic bags and other disposable products, and recycle as much as possible. In addition, we can support environmental organizations and participate in environmental protection activities.Finally, we need to work together to protect the environment. Environmental problems are global issues that affect us all. Therefore, we need to work together as a global community to address these issues. Governments, businesses, and individuals all have a role to play in protecting the environment. By working together, we can create a sustainable future for ourselves and for future generations.In conclusion, the relationship between humans and nature is complex and delicate. We rely on nature for our survival and development, but our actions can also have a negative impact on the environment. Therefore, it is essential that we take action to protect our natural resources and prevent environmental pollution. By raising awareness, taking practical measures, and working together, we can create a sustainable future for ourselves and for future generations.。
2012读写期末考试样卷
New Horizon English Achievement Test for Grade 2011Reading &Writing Test PaperBandⅡClass APart ⅠWriting (15 points)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the following topic:How to Make a Good Impression. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (in Chinese) below:How to Make a Good Impression1.人人都想给别人留下好印象2. 给别人留下好印象的途径3. 我的做法________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (10 points) Directions: Direction: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1---7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For question 8---10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Bullying and ChildrenWhat your son is describing is bullying, plain and simple. Although it is late in the school year, you should take action by reassuring your son that he did nothing to bring this on and that you will help him. Many parents, unfortunately, think that bullying and being bullied are rites of passage, something all kidsendure at some point in their lives just like suffering through boring assemblies and bad cafeteria food. But bullying is not, and should not be, considered a normal part of growing up.Studies done in Norway show that bullying is most common in the younger age groups but is still present even in the mid-teens. The percent of children who are bullied ranges from 17% in the second grade to about 5% in the ninth grade. A recent survey in the United States shows that 10% of children reported being bullied, 13% reported being a bully, and 6% reported being both bullied and being the bully. This survey was limited to sixth through tenth graders. What is bullying?Bullying involves intentional and repeated actions and words designed to intimidate or hurt another person. There is usually an imbalance of power, either physical or psychological, between the perpetrator and his or her victim. Occasional name calling and shoving are not considered bullying taunts and name calling by any persons regularly, then that is considered bullying. Physical aggression, social alienation, verbal aggression, and intimidation are the four main categories of bullying.Many parents are shocked when they find out their child has been the victim of a bully, and a few parents are shocked to find out that their child has been a bully. Victims tend to be more passive, anxious, and insecure than non-victims and to have more negative views of themselves. A small percentage of victims are termed “provocative” because they are both anxious and aggressive, often seeking the attention of the perpetrator.The bullies, by comparison, tend to be aggressive children and frequently lack sympathy for others. Bullies usually have a positive self-image and a desire to be in control. The bully cherishes power. The cherished myth of the bully as a loner with a poor self-image seeking to bolster his own self-worth by attacking others didn’t hold up to scrutiny of scientific study. Of course, there will always be victims and perpetrators who do not fit these profiles! Any child can be a bully, and any child can be bullied if the circumstances are right. Although bullying is common, studies report that only half the children report what is happening to a parent, and even fewer to a teacher. Few adults witness the acts of the bully because most aggression occurs at school and places where there is little oversight by an adult. The playground, cafeteria, and test rooms are common locations for the perpetrator to act.Children who are victims may develop a variety of vague health complaints to avoid going to school or wherever the bullying is taking place. Sometimesthis kind of school avoidance behavior can be a red flag for parents, so ask your child if he or she is being picked on and bullied.What to do about bullyingIf your child reveals to you that he or she is being bullied, take action. Parents can help the child by teaching him how to demonstrate an air of self-confidence by making good eye contact, speaking clearly and loudly enough to be heard. Remind the child to walk away from the encounter, tell the bully firmly that he is in the wrong, and to tell a teacher, parent or other adult what is happening.Parents of bullies should also intervene to stop the behavior and make it clear that bullying will not be tolerated or ignored. One study showed that 60% of boys who were identified as bullies in graders six through nine had at least one criminal conviction by age 24 years, between 35% and 40% of these children had three or more criminal convictions by that same age. Psychological counseling is often helpful and may identify the underlying problems such as depression or conduct disorder.There are many resources for parents and teachers. There are a number of good books such as Tackling Bullying in Your School:A Practical Handbook for Teachers by Sharp and Smith as well as Bully Proofing Your School by Garrity, Jens and Porter.1．According to the author，bullying and being bullied should be considered as a normal part of growing up.2．From the second grade to the ninth grade, the percentage of children who are bullied decreases.3．Occasional name calling and shoving are not considered bullying because they usually do no harm to the victims.4．Victims are described as more passive, anxious, and insecure than non-victims.5．Studies reveal that children trust their teachers more than their parents when they are confronted with bullying.6．Children who are bullying sometimes even stay away from school without permission.7. A Practical Handbook for Teachers is written by Sharp and Smith,professors of a prestigious university.8. To avoid going to a place where they are bullied, the children may invent various .9. Parents can help the bullied child by way of telling him to show by his actions .10. Finding out such uneasily noticed problems as depression can resort to .PartⅢVocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions: There is a blank in each sentence. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose ONE answer which makes the sentence correct.11. He knew what he had to do, and he got up and did it before he changedhis ________.A. headB. mindC. brainD. sense12. Mary was so _______ in her job that she didn't hear anybody knockingat the door.A. attractedB. excitedC. absorbedD. drawn13. The reality is, as it has always been, that teaching is a rewarding, but attimes ________ profession.A. instructingB. benefitingC. well-payingD. frustrating14. He was a good worker who was ________ to his family as well as tohis work.A. consistentB. committedC. contentD. engaged15. She is a ______ woman who is certain of her ideas and actions.A. significantB. awareC. confidentD. intense16. He arrived late, _______ was annoying.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. the which17. The boss refused to give any _______ on the fact that his workers wereout of jobs.A. responseB. commentC. answerD. reply18. Mr. Thomas found the coins while ________ in his back garden.A. diggingB. was diggingC. dugD. beingdigging19. For most people in China, the bicycle is still their main ________ oftransport.A. meansB. impressionC. attractionD. course20. Listening, speaking, reading, and then writing _______ the basic orderin language learning.A. assistsB. constitutesC. establishesD. founds21. He knew what he had to do, and he got up and did it before he changedhis ________.A. headB. mindC. brainD. sense22. Mary was so _______ in her job that she didn't hear anybody knockingat the door.A. attractedB. excitedC. absorbedD. drawn23. The reality is, as it has always been, that teaching is a rewarding, but attimes ________ profession.A. instructingB. benefitingC. well-payingD. frustrating24. He was a good worker who was ________ to his family as well as tohis work.A. consistentB. committedC. contentD. engaged25. She is a ______ woman who is certain of her ideas and actions.A. significantB. awareC. confidentD. intense26. He arrived late, _______ was annoying.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. the which27. The boss refused to give any _______ on the fact that his workers wereout of jobs.A. responseB. commentC. answerD. reply28. Mr. Thomas found the coins while ________ in his back garden.A. diggingB. was diggingC. dugD. beingdigging29. For most people in China, the bicycle is still their main ________ oftransport.A. meansB. impressionC. attractionD. course30. Listening, speaking, reading, and then writing _______ the basic orderin language learning.A. assistsB. constitutesC. establishesD. foundsPar tⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)Section A (10 points)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.Dear Professor Zhang,I am having trouble again. I am really (31)______to tell anyone, but I really don't understand Internet technology very well. It is so (32)______. Today I tried to post my (33)______ to the online site, but it did not work. Instead, a message came up on my screen telling me I "could not get(34)______ to the Internet". I checked to see if the phone line was(35)______ to my computer and moved the line around a little, but nothing happened, so I took my computer in to have it looked at.At the repair shop, I found out that the modem was broken. They said that the (36)______ cost to repair it would be $500. I am so frustrated. At present, I am having a hard time understanding what the (37)______ to studying online could possibly be. If there are any, I am not (38)______ any of them. This has all been a virtual headache. I suppose that the (39)______ troubles I've had with this computer should not cause me to feel this way about the class. Still, I am having a hard time staying (40)______ and I am thinking about dropping the course. For now, do you think I could have a couple of extra days to finish my work on the questions you gave us?Regards,RichardWord BankSection B (20 points)Direction: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Passage 1Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.As he got closer he called out, "Good morning! What are you doing?"The young man paused, looking up and replied, "Throwing starfish (海星) in the ocean.""Well then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?""The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don't throw them in they'll die.""But, young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can't possibly make a difference!"The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the ocean, past the breaking waves and said, "It made a difference for that one."There is something very special in each and every one of us. All of us have a natural ability to make a difference. If we can become aware of that ability, we will have the power to shape the future.All of us must find our starfish. If we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be wonderful.41. Before he began writing, the wise man would ________.A. take a walk along the shoreB. go swimming in the oceanC. have a walk and pick up starfish on the beachD. look down the beach and enjoy the scene42. One day, the wise man saw a young man ________.A. dancing along the beachB. walking along the beachC. picking up starfish for saleD. trying to save as many starfish as possible43. Near the end of the passage, "something very special" refers to________.A. the ability to make decisionsB. natural abilitiesC. starfish that the young man threw back to the oceanD. our ability to have an effect on the future44. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?A. The wise man and the young man shared the same opinion on thesubject of starfish.B. The young man disagreed with the wise man on the subject ofstarfish.C. The wise man thought it impossible to save any of the starfish on thebeach.D. The young man was unaware of his ability to make a difference forstarfish.45. The writer told this story in order to tell us that ________.A. every one of us is cleverB. all of us can help to shape our futureC. wise men are sometimes stupidD. young people are actually wiser than old peoplePassage 2Mr. and Mrs. Jones' flat was full of boxes, big and small; trunks (大皮箱); and furniture. The two of them were busy with pencils and paper, checking their list of luggage (行李) when there was a ring at the door. Mrs. Jones went to open it, and saw a well-dressed middle-aged lady outside. The lady said that she lived in a flat beside theirs, and that she had come to welcome them to their new home.Mrs. Jones invited her in."I hope you'll excuse us for all this mess (杂乱)," said Mrs. Jones, "We are trying...""Oh, that's quite all right," said the lady. "Do you know, in some parts of this town, neighbors are not at all friendly? There are some streets—and even some buildings—where people don't know their neighbors—not even their next-door ones. But in this building, everyone is a friend with everybody else. We are one big, happy family. I'm sure you'll be happy here."The lady was greatly surprised when she visited the same flat the next time, because she found that a different man and a woman had moved in. On the lady's first visit, Mr. and Mrs. Jones had not the heart to tell her they were not the new owners of the flat, but the old owners, who had lived beside her for two years. All this time she had never visited or even noticed Mr. and Mrs. Jones, her next-door neighbors.46. Someone knocked at the door when Mr. and Mrs. Jones were________.A. cleaning their houseB. counting (数) their luggageC. moving their furnitureD. writing their shopping list47. This writer of this passage suggests that the middle-aged lady________.A. lives in a big happy familyB. lives aloneC. does not do what she saysD. is a bothersome neighbor48. According to the middle-aged lady, in some parts of the town, people________.A. had big, happy familiesB. had small, unhappy familiesC. didn't know their neighborsD. didn't like their neighbors49. From the passage, we know ________.A. the middle-aged lady was warm-heartedB. the middle-aged lady had been living in the building for two yearsC. Mr. and Mrs. Jones told the middle-aged lady the truthD. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were the middle-aged lady's old neighbors50. What is the tone (语气) of the writer in the passage?A. Happy.B. Sad.C. Indifferent (不关心的).D. Critical.Par tⅤCloze (10 points)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Developing cross-cultural awareness usually goes along with learning a new language and being exposed to a new culture; such 51 reveals both cultural similarities and differences. And sometimes it is the ____52___ between cultures that surprise us 53 the differences. Cross-cultural awareness is the ability to ____54____ cultures--- your own culture and others ____55____ objective, non-judgmental comparisons. It is an appreciation ___56____ , an understand of, cultural pluralism --- the ability to get rid of our ethnocentric (民族优越感的) tendencies and ___57____ another culture on its own terms. Many cross-cultural ___58____ go sour due to a lack of such ___59_____ .Studying a second language ____60_____ learning the culture is likelearning how to drive a car ____61_____ a driver’s manual and never getting ____62_____ a steering wheel. We study a foreign language in order to communicate with people who have learned their native language not in a classroom, ____63___ in natural, everyday interactions with people and situations in their culture. They have learned the intentions ___64____ words and phrases most _____65____ consciously thinking about them; it has been part of their ____66____ and they have taken it for ____67____ .We, however, as adults ______68___ a second language, must make a ___69____ effort to examine the cultural ____70____of the language we want to learn.51. A. simple B. real C. sure52. A. that B. which C. whether53. A. higher B. more C. well54. A. left B. other C. another55. A. upon B. with C. out56. A. require B. bring C. take57. A. back off B. take part C. participate in58. A. in common B. on average C. in general59. A. promise B. commitment C. discipline60. A. whether B. which C. either61. A. communication B. conversation C. speech62. A. greater B. more C. less63. A. left for B. left off C. left out64. A. had not had B. couldn't have known C. have not had65. A. instead B. but C. though66. A. communication B. conversation C. speech67. A. greater B. more C. less68. A. left for B. left off C. left out69. A. had not had B. couldn't have known C. have not had70. A. instead B. but C. thoughPart VI Translation (15 points)Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
2012年二模英语作文
74. 某英文报纸的“English Study”专栏向中学生征稿，要求同学们介绍一下自己英语学习的现状，谈谈对英语学习的感受，以及进一步提高英语水平的打算。
请你投稿。
I’m happy to talk about my English. I’ve learned English for about nine years. Now I’m good at reading and writing, but a little weak in listening and speaking.In my opinion, English is useful and important, so we should learn it well. In fact, it’s not difficult to learn if we work hard at it in proper ways.In order to improve my English, I’m going to watch English TV programs and listen to English songs in my f ree time. Besides I’ll try to speak English as much as possible. I’m sure I’ll make progress in listening and speaking in the future.Dear Jack,I’m glad to hear from you. It’s my honor to be with you and show you around Beijing. Now I will tell you about my plan for your two-day stay here.On the first day, I am going to take you to my school and study with me. In the morning, you can choose 3 classes to listen to. In the afternoon, there will be different kinds of clubs after class. I am sure you will fall in love with my school.On the second day, I plan to have a bus tour to enjoy the sights of Beijing. We will get off at Tian’an Men Square, where we can feel the perfect mixture of the past and the present. After walking on the magnificent square, we can visit the Palace Museum. Here you can see some wonderful buildings and learn about Chinese history better.So, what’s your decision? I just can’t wait to meet you and you’re always welcome！Yours,74. 假设你是某学生杂志社的编辑Diana。
高2012级高二下期期末考试英语试题
高2012级2010年下期英语期末检测试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。
满分150分。
考试时间120分钟。
考试结束后，将答题卡和第Ⅱ卷一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共115分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）该部分分为第一、第二两节。
注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。
听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Who is the woman?A. A nurse.B. A shopkeeper.C. A doctor.2. How old is Jenny now?A. Sixteen.B. Twenty-five.C. Twenty-one.3. What does the woman mean?A. She can help him.B. She can’t do it either.C. She knows him very well.4. Whom should Harry go to see?A. A scientist.B. A teacher.C. A doctor.5. What does Harry have to do this weekend?A. He has to visit Beijing.B. He has to prepare his test.C. He has to visit his friends. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
7月综合英语(二)自考试题(2)
2012年7月综合英语(二)自考试题2012年7月（全国）综合英语(二)自考试题Ⅰ．语法、词汇。
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并将所选答案的字母填写在答题纸上。
（本大题共15小题，每小题1分,共15分）Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (15 points)1. She was invited to go to the ball but she did not even have_______ to go with her dress.A. a piece of jewelryB. piece of jewelryC. a jewelryD. one jewelry2. Few people are still alive who have_____the scene of fighting.A. noticed B．visitedC. witnessedD. watched3. The world’s supplies of petroleum ______．A. have gradually exhaustedB. are being gradually exhaustedC. are gradually exhaustingD. are gradually exhausted4. He is determined to get ______ of the profit than he has been offered.A. ten percent moreB.ten more percentC. more ten percentD. as much as ten percent5. At the beginning this sort of thing was fresh and exciting, and then it fell into ______ and became habitual.A. customB. habitC. methodD. routine6.I didn’t know your telephone number; otherwise I______.A. would have calledB. would callC. calledD. should call7. In the early morning my mother was in the kitchen ______breakfast for us.A. preparedB. preparingC. having preparedD. to have prepared8.1 would have told him the answer had it been possible, but I ______ so busy then.A. had beenB．have beenC. wasD. would be9. Our company will _____ all the costs of the repairs.A. spendB．takeC. bearD. make10. A few minutes after the plane had taken off, it developed engine trouble and______.A. crashedB. dashedC. stoppedD. blushed11.The boss urged his workers______．A. onB. offC. uponD. down12. She did not hear what you said because she ______ in her reading.A. was absorbedB. absorbedC. is absorbedD. has been absorbed13. A fever ______ the famous short-distance runner ______ the opportunity to participate in the competition.A. got rid, ofB. deprived, ofC. took, offD. drove off14. The story is not real; it is only______．A. imaginaryB. imaginativeC. imaginableD. imagined15.______ contrast ______ her sister, she was an angel.A. In, toB. On, toC. On, withD. In, forⅡ．完形填空。
2010级期末试题
2010级高考部第二学年期末考试英语试题满分：100分时间：100分钟2012.6.23第Ⅰ卷一、单项选择（本题共20个小题，每小题1分，共20分）（）1.We are ________ your visit.A. looking forward toB. looking forC. looking atD. looking out （）2.Tom has ________ more money playing computer games.A. spentB. tookC. costD. use（）3 Don’t always complain ________ the others’ shortcomings.A. ofB. aboutC. forD. with（）4.Your action doesn’t _______ a vocational student.A .match with B. match of C. matched D. matching （）5. Helen ________ with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan.A. managed readingB. manage to readC. manages to readD. managed to read（）6. _______ you have dreams, you will be successful.A. Even ifB. As long asC. UnlessD. As though （）7. He always appears to be ________ of the world.A. on the topB. on topC. at the topD. beside the top（）8.Let’s go swimming, ________?A. will weB. shall weC. do weD. don’t we（）9.I _________ him as my friend.A. thinkB. wantC. considerD. do( ) 10. May I _______the book from you?A. lendB. borrowC. giveD. sell（）11. ________ of people are here.A. The numberB. A great dealC. MuchD. A number （）12.The teacher told us that the earth _____ around the sun.A. runB. ranC. runningD. runs（）13.Lu Xun is famous ________ a brave and honest writer in China.A. asB. forC. withD. in（）14. Will you finish _______ the novel in October?A. to writeB. writingC. wroteD. writes（）15. Russia ________ the north of China.A. is liedB. lainC. is situated on D . is located in （）16. Tom has made a lot of friends and he always ________ many letters every day.A. receivedB. acceptedC. receivesD. accepts（）17. He ________ me a cup of water.A. madeB. wishedC. offeredD. wanted（）18. He ________ the computer games, and now he shows great interest in developing some computer programs.A. was used to playB. used to playC. is used to playingD. used to playing（）19. WTO is ________ “World Trade Organization”.. A. short of B. in short C .short for D. short（）20. –Tom is a good student, isn’t he?_ Yes, ________.A. so is heB. neither is heC. so he isD. nor he is二、完形填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）Mr. Wilson and 21 family were going to begin their. And they had to be at the 22 at twenty to twelve in the morning. It would take them half an hour 23 there in the 24 , so they all had to be 25 by eleven o’clock. 26 should be late.At ten minutes to eleven they were still all running around doing things, except Mrs. Wilson. She was sitting in a chair in the 27 , enjoying the sun. Her husband and children 28 very 29 that she wasn’t in a hurry 30 the taxi arrived.Mrs. Wilson said to them, “Well, I knew that this was going to 31 , so 32 I went to bed last night, I 33 all our clocks and watches ahead by twenty minutes. So now we can go to 34 airport without worrying about being 35 .”( ) 21. A .his B .her C. your D. our( ) 22. A. cinema B. office C. school D. airport( ) 23. A. getting B. get C. to get D. got( ) 24. A .ship B. taxi C. asleep D. ready( ) 25. A. busy B. tried C. Somebody D. Everybody( ) 27. A. room B. office C park D. garden( ) 28.A. was B. were C. is D. are( ) 29.A. glad B. sorry C. surprised D. pleased( ) 30.A. while B. since C. until D. because( ) 31.A.happen B. do C. being D. have( ) 32.A.after B. before C. how D. what( ) 33. A. put B. moved C. forgot D. stopped( ) 34.A. a B. an C. / D. the( ) 35.A. lost B. hurt C. late D. early三、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）AIn most developed countries the government provides free education for children because it realizes that citizens are useful to the country in their later life. Most countries also have private education. This means that parents can pay to have their children sent to certain schools. People who agree with this system say that it gives parents a larger choice of schools. Other people think that private schools give the children who go to them an unfair advantage over other children.At the age of three, many children go to nursery school. Two or three years later, they enter a primary school. At the age of about 11 they go to secondary school. In some countries this is called a high school. Children remain at their secondary school until they are between 16 and 18.Then they may have a chance of continuing their study at a university of college.Universities and colleges are places where some young people go to continue their education after leaving school. Most university students study one main subject, though they may also study a number of others. Teaching is usually by lectures, or by discussion between a lecture and a group of students.( ) 36. Who provides free education for children?A.Some social organizationB.The familiesC.The schoolsD.The government( ) 37. When will the children go to nursery schools?A. At the age of threeB. About ten years oldC. Over six years oldD. Anything when they were born( ) 38. How long do the children usually study at the primary school?A. For eight yearsB. About seven yearsC. For five or six yearsD. only three years( ) 39. How do the teachers teach in the universities?A. In the same way as the primary or secondary schoolB. They teach nothing in the classC. Only teach the students how to learn by themselvesD. They often teach by discussion or lectures( ) 40. What is the best title of this passage?A. School educationB. When for children to go to schoolC. How long they will stay at schoolD. the Different Teaching in the UniversitiesBShanghai Airport Transportation ExpressWe transport by car to/from airports around Shanghai: Hongqiao International Airport and Pudong International Airport.Our prices are very cheap and there are no extra no extra charges. Airport pick-up prices include one hour waiting and car parking.We do sightseeing tours and daily hire for shopping, theatre tips and so on by cars or mini buses.Our drivers are carefully selected and drive clean, modern vehicles. All drivers can be reached by mobile phone.Arriving passengers will be met inside the airport building. The driver will hold sign with your name written on it. Your flight arrival time is checked before a driver is sent out, so if your flight arrives early or late, there will be a driver waiting to meet you at no extra cost.Why wait for trains or buses? Our driver and car could be waiting to drive you in comfort.To make a booking, please contact us by our 24-hour telephone: 021-*******. ( ) 41. What do the pick-up prices include?A.Sixty minutes’ waitingB.Car parkingC.Both A and BD.Flight ticket( ) 42. How can we do sightseeing tours?A.By bikeB.By cars or mini busesC.By planeD.On foot( ) 43. According to the passage, which of the following is not true?A.The company can provide the theatre tripsB.Tourists can so some shoppingC.The drivers are carefully selectedD.If your flight arrives early or late, the driver will not wait for you( ) 44. If you make a booking, you can contact us ______.A.by E-mailB.by telephoneC.by letterD.by radio( )45. The passage is ________.A.an advertisementB. a news reportC. a magazine articleD.a company descriptionCAll food chains begins with the sun, and all food chains become broken up if one of the chains disappears.All life depend on energy from sunlight. Only plants can use this energy directly. Their leaves are little factories that use sunlight to make food from water and things in the soil and air.Plants in turn feed all other living things. Animals can only use the sun’s energy after it has been changed into food by plants. Some animals feed directly on plants, others eat smaller animals. Meat-eating animals are only eating plants indirectly.What about human beings? We are members of many food chains. We eat vegetables and fruit. We also eat meat and drink milk.This means the sun’s energy passes through plant to animal before it reaches us.Nature is a great thing.Any food chain always produces enough for each of its members if it is left alone. When there isn’t enough food for any link in the chains, some of its members die off. So the balance is always kept.( ) 46. From the passage, all food chains have something to do with ____.A.plantsB.the sunC.animalsD.human beings( ) 47. All life would die without ______.A.meatB.fruitC.energy from the sunk( ) 48. Meat-eating animals _______.e the sun’s energy directlyB.eat plantsC.eat vegetables and fruitD.eat food on plants indirectly( ) 49. Some members of the food chain will die off if ______.A.the balance is keptB.the balance is not keptC.the sun is not shiningD.plants do not use the sun’s energy directly( ) 50. Which is true according to the text?A.Plants can use energy from sunlight direclyB.Animals can use sun energy directlyC.Man can use the sun energy directlyD.Only some life depends on the sun energy第Ⅱ卷四．用所给词的正确形式填空（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）1. Don’t be always in such a hurry. You should have your time in advance. ( schedule )2. He always has in working. ( confident )3. The rivers are for children to swim. (danger)4. The double rooms are for the special guests. (reserve)5. Both of them have made an on the environmental problem. (agree)五．用适当的词完成对话，每空只填一词（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）（一）A: I would like to look at this telephone.B: OK, here it is.A: Very nice, is it?B: That is RMB 900.A: Good, I’ll . Here is the money.B: OK, please take your and the telephone.（二）A: can we go to the Red Star cinema?B: You’ll take bus No. 20 to get there.A: It’s rush hour now, we may not be able to the bus.B: Don’t worry. The bus runs every 15 minutes. You can get on the bus easily.六、阅读表达(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)Long ago, people did not need money. They lived on wild animals, fruits andother plants. As time passed, people learned to raise animals and crops. Sometimes, families produced more than they needed. So they started to trade with other families.(3) Later, people began to use money as a means of exchange. However, it was not thekind of money we use today. They used shells, rice, salt, large stones, etc.During the 600s B.C, people began using coins as money. They soon found thatcoins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time. Later, countries began tomake their own coins.The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably as early as the eleventh century. The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw the Chinese using paper moneywhen he visited China in the 1200s. (4)However, European countries did not startusing paper money until 1600sToday, we have many ways to pay for things. We do not use only coins or paper money. Often, people prefer to pay for things by card. Paying with a card is easier andsafer than carrying around a lot of "real" money.1. Why did people start to trade?2. When did people begin to use paper money?座号将短文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
2010(2)《英语2》
密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题准考证号姓 名班 级农十二师电大2012——2013学年第一学期2010级学前教育大专《英语2》期中试卷1.终生，一辈子___________ 6. apply for ___________2.由于 ___________ 7. enjoy on e ′s time_____________3.状况良好 ___________ 8.go over ___________4.盼望 __________ 9.further one ′s study____________5. 决不 ___________ 10.cut a few corners __________ ( ) 1.登记，检票 a. be famous for ( ) 2.旅行社 b. tourist information ( ) 3.accommodation c. check in ( ) 4.major d. travel agency ( ) 5.对…感兴趣 e. somewhere to live ( )6.旅游信息 f. It means causing excitement ( )7. receive g. very important ( )8. further h. accept( ) 9. exciting i. be interested in( ) 10.以…而闻名 j. to help sb./ sth. to advance or succeed1. They often play __ volleyball in the afternoon and play ___ violin in the evening. A /, an B the, an C /, the D a, the2. Sally really wants a cat, ___ her father won't let her ____ have one. A but, / B so, to C and, / D or, so3. He said ___ at the meeting and just sat there silently. A something B anything C nothing D everything4. ___ trees were planted on the mountain last year.A Thousand ofB Thousands ofC Five thousand ofD Five thousands 5. – It's 9 o‘clock now. I must go. –It's raining outside. Don‘t leave __ it stops. A when B since C while D until6. –Will you stay for another day?—I‘d like to, but I ____. My sister is coming to see me. A can 't B mustn‘t C won‘t D can7. He‘s put up some pictures in his bedroom, ___he? A is B doesn‘t C hasn‘t D isn't8. Your mother is sleeping. You‘d better __.A not to wake her upB not wake her upC not wake up herD not to wake up her 9. If I ___ you, I would take a small present for the American friend. A am B was C were D are 10. Could you tell me___?A where is the stationB where the station isC is where the stationD the station is where1-5：________________ 6-10:_________________A: Good afternoon. Can I speak to Professor Smith, please? B: __1__ the line. I will put you ___2__. C: Hello, Alan Smith __3____.A: Hello, Professor Smith. This is Jiang. I would __4___ to ask you something aboutmy English study. C: Go __5___, please.A: I am going to take part in a speech contest, but my speaking ability is still poor. Iam so nervous.题 号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总分 得 分得 分评卷人Ⅰ. Translate the following phrases (15﹪)得 分评卷人Ⅱ Match the words or phrases in column A with the right choice in column B. (10﹪)得 分评卷人Ⅲ. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (10﹪)得 分评卷人Ⅳ. Fill in the blanks with the expression you have learned in making a phone call. (20﹪)密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题C: Do not worry. You __6___ get better soon. Practice talking with the Englishstudents in your class every day. In this way, you will make big progress soon. And I ___7___ be happy to give you as much help __8___ I can.A: Oh, that is very kind of you. Now I am feeling much better. Thank you very much__9__ your help. Good-bye. C: You are ___10____. Bye.1 ______2 ______3 ______4 ______5 ______6 ______7 ______8 ______9 ______ 10 ______AYou want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience study here.In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn‘t know how different tex tbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut. When I first studied English, I was told to say, ―I am fine.‖ when people say ―How are you?‖ But in the US, I found that people say, ―I am good.‖ or ―I am tired.‖One day, someone greeted me with ―What‘s up?‖ It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled, b ecause I didn‘t know what to say.Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures. To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or ―whiter.‖ I also surprised by how hard-working .US students are .In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study ha rd and that‘ it. But here, a ―good‖ student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing thepiano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.( )1. According to the writer, textbook English is _________everyday English. A. quite different from B. the same as C. more difficult than ( )2.What does the word ―tan‖ in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese? A 晒黑 B 晒白 C 能量( )3.A good US student spends his/her time ________. A. only in doing homework B. only on sports or musicC. on studies, sports or music and public work ( )4.Which of the following is NOT true?A. The writer is now in US.B. American girls love to have white skin. students are talented and hard-working. ( )5. Which is the best title for the passage? A. My Own Travel in the US B. My Studying in the US C. My Opinion about the USBPeople often say that the Englishman‘s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes.This means that they can make them individual （个体的）;they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private （私人的）space of the individual. People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? have you marked the space around yourself as your? If you are得 分评卷人Ⅴ. Reading comprehension. (20﹪)密封线内不要答题on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flatyou may have one corner or chair which is your own.Once I was travelling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people andthere was a table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I wasangry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table. I had read a book aboutnon-verbal communications o I took various papers out of my bag and put them on hisbriefcase! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped(瞪出)out of his head. Ihad invaded(侵犯)his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order toread them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it ispossible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don‘t have any privatespace. Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long, youshare public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces andyou feel lonely and ―outside‖. Local people can create their private spaces by talkingabout things you don‘t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outsidethem so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties ofbeing a traveler! But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven‘t you enjoyed beingpart of a group and ―owning‖ a bit of space?( )6. The writer was angry as he was travelling on a train to London because______.A. he had no place to sitB. someone had invaded his ―space‖C. too many people shared a section with himD. some other people talked about things he didn‘t know about( )7. ―… you feel lonely and ‗outside‘‖ in paragraph 4 means that_______.A. you are alone outside the houseB. you feel lonely because you travel on your ownC. you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some funD. you feel lonely and you don‘t belong to that place o r that group of people( )8. In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun ―them‘ refers to（所指）―___________‖.A. public spacesB. private spacesC. local peopleD. other countries( )9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. British people dislike marking their space.B. You always feel at home in another country.C. Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.D. You can‘t mark your private space in a foreign country.( )10. The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.A. own private spaces by living in housesB. have one corner of their own in public placesC. realize the importance of ―space‖ in communicationD. create their private spaces by talking with local people1.这种药须一天服用3次。
2012年全国二卷英语作文题目
2012年全国二卷英语作文题目全文共6篇示例，供读者参考篇1My Awesome Summer VacationWow, where do I even begin? This summer was just the best ever! I had so much fun and did a ton of really cool things. I can't wait to tell you all about it.First of all, my family and I went on this amazing trip to the beach. We drove for what felt like forever, but it was totally worth it when we got there. The beach was huge, with soft golden sand that felt so nice between my toes. The ocean was this incredible blue-green color that seemed to stretch on endlessly.As soon as we got settled into our beach house, I raced down to the water. The waves were pretty big that day, which was awesome for bodysurfing and jumping over them. My little sister was a bit scared at first, but I showed her how fun it was and she ended up loving it too. We spent hours just playing in the waves and building sandcastles.In the evenings, we'd have cookouts right on the beach. My dad would grill up burgers and hot dogs, and we'd roast marshmallows for s'mores over the campfire. We'd stay up late stargazing too. I'd never seen so many stars before – it was breathtaking. One night, we even saw a few shooting stars streak across the sky!Another highlight was going deep sea fishing with my uncle. We went out on this huge boat super early one morning. It was kind of boring at first, just sitting there waiting for a bite. But then my line started tugging hard – I had a big one on there! With my uncle's help, I reeled it in, and it was this gigantic redfish. We caught a bunch more after that. It was such a rush!Back at the beach house, my uncle showed me how to scale and fillet the fish we caught. Then my mom cooked them up with lemon and herbs. Oh man, it was hands down the freshest, most delicious fish I've ever tasted. We had fresh seafood almost every night, like shrimp, crab, oysters – you name it. So good!Though we spent most of our time at the beach, we did get to explore the nearby small town too. It had all these cute little shops and cafes lining the main street. We stopped at this one place that served the most mind-blowingly delicious ice cream –I got a triple scoop of rocky road, mint chocolate chip, andpeanut butter cup. We also went mini golfing one evening, which was a blast even though I came in dead last.All too soon, it was time to head back home. I was really sad to leave the beach behind, but I made a vow that summer – I'm going to be a marine biologist when I grow up so I can live by the ocean forever. This trip just cemented how much I love the ocean and all its amazing creatures.But that wasn't even the end of my summer fun! A couple weeks after we got back, my best friend Daniel came over and we set up an epic backyard campout. We pitched a tent, built a fire pit, and toasted marshmallows under the stars, just like we did at the beach. We told scary stories and did silly imitations of our teachers. At one point, I even pranked Daniel by putting a fake rubber snake in his sleeping bag!On other days, we'd go on crazy adventures around the neighborhood on our bikes. We'd see who could find the most interesting bugs or wildflowers. Our favorite game was naming all the different cloud shapes we could spot up in the sky. We also built this really cool fort/hideout up in the branches of the big oak tree in Daniel's backyard. That ended up being our top secret headquarters for the rest of the summer.One weekend, Daniel and I attended this awesome robotics camp where we got to build and program our own little robots. We learned all about electronics, coding, engineering – it was so fascinating! At the end of the week, we put on a 'robot battle' where our bots had to complete certain challenges and obstacles. Mine ended up winning by a hair!Honestly, this whole summer was just one fun adventure after another. I feel like I have a million more stories I could tell you. Going swimming at the local pool almost every day. Having epic water balloon fight with the neighborhood kids. My disastrous attempt at running a lemonade stand. Watching fireworks on the Fourth of July. Attending my cousin's wedding and doing an epic dance routine on the floor. Catching fireflies in a jar at night.Summer was simply magical. No school, no homework, no schedule – just endless opportunities for fun and making incredible memories. I'm definitely going to miss those carefree days of sleeping in late, staying up past bedtime, and not having a single care in the world.But I guess all good things must come to an end. School starts again tomorrow, which means back to reality – quizzes, book reports, and teachers blabbing on infinitely about math orhistory or whatever. At least I'll get to see all my friends again and show off my hard-earned awesome tan! I just hope the rest of this year is as fun and exciting as this summer was. Here's to making more amazing memories!篇2Title: My Best FriendHey there! My name is Tommy, and I'm 10 years old. Today, I want to tell you all about my very best friend in the whole wide world – Buddy! Buddy is my dog, and he's the most amazing, cuddly, and fun-loving pup you'll ever meet.Buddy is a Golden Retriever, and he's been a part of my family ever since I was six years old. I still remember the day my parents brought him home – a tiny, furry ball of energy with the biggest, happiest eyes. From the moment I saw him, I knew we were going to be the best of friends.We did everything together when I was growing up. Buddy would join me for backyard adventures, where we'd pretend to be brave explorers trekking through the jungle (which was really just our overgrown garden). We'd build forts out of cardboard boxes and blankets, and Buddy would be the fearless guard dog, protecting us from imaginary monsters.Whenever I felt sad or lonely, Buddy was always there to cheer me up. He had this incredible way of sensing when I was down, and he'd come over, nuzzle my hand with his wet nose, and give me those big, puppy-dog eyes that just melted my heart. No matter how bad my day was, spending time with Buddy always made everything better.One of my favorite memories with Buddy is when we used to go for long walks in the park. He loved chasing squirrels and playing fetch, and I loved watching him run around with his tongue hanging out, looking so happy and carefree. Sometimes, we'd even stop by the ice cream truck, and I'd get us both a treat – a cone for me and a doggy ice cream for Buddy (don't worry, it was made especially for dogs!).Buddy has also been a constant companion through some of the toughest times in my life. When my grandpa passed away a few years ago, Buddy seemed to understand how sad I was. He would snuggle up next to me on the couch and just let me hug him tight, as if he knew that's what I needed. His warm, furry presence was such a comfort during those difficult days.Now that I'm a bit older, Buddy and I have grown up together. He's not quite as energetic as he used to be, but he's still just as loving and loyal. We like to spend our days loungingin the backyard, soaking up the sun, and just enjoying each other's company. Sometimes, I'll even read to him from my favorite books, and he'll listen intently, his big brown eyes fixed on me as if he understands every word.Buddy has taught me so much about unconditional love, loyalty, and the importance of living in the moment. No matter what's going on in my life, he's always there, wagging his tail and reminding me to appreciate the simple joys in life – a sunny day, a game of fetch, or just a warm cuddle on the couch.I know that someday, Buddy won't be around forever. Dogs, unfortunately, don't live as long as humans do. But I cherish every single day I have with him, and I know that the memories we've made together will stay with me forever. Buddy isn't just a pet; he's my best friend, my confidant, and a truly special part of my family.So, if you ever get the chance to have a furry friend like Buddy in your life, don't hesitate. Dogs have a way of bringing so much joy, laughter, and love into our lives, and they remind us to slow down and appreciate the little things. Buddy has certainly taught me that lesson, and I'll be forever grateful for the unconditional love and companionship he's given me over the years.篇3Title: My Superpower - Imagination!Hi there! My name is Emily and I'm a 10-year-old girl who loves to use her imagination. I know what you're thinking, "Imagination? That's not a superpower!" But let me tell you, it totally is! With my imagination, I can go on amazing adventures, meet fascinating characters, and create whole new worlds, all without leaving my room!You see, when I'm bored or feeling a little down, I just close my eyes and let my mind wander. Before I know it, I'm transported to a magical realm filled with unicorns, fairies, and talking animals. Sometimes, I'm a brave knight slaying dragons and rescuing princesses. Other times, I'm an intrepid explorer discovering hidden civilizations deep in the jungle.My imagination is like a never-ending storybook, and I'm the author, illustrator, and main character all rolled into one. I can make up stories about anything and everything, and they're always exciting and full of surprises. Just the other day, I imagined myself as a superhero with the power to fly and shoot lasers out of my eyes! I soared through the sky, fighting evil villains and saving the world from certain doom.But my imagination isn't just for fun and games. It also helps me in school and with my everyday life. When I'm stuck on a math problem or struggling to write an essay, I use my imagination to come up with creative solutions. I might picture myself as a brilliant scientist solving complex equations or a famous author crafting a masterpiece. It's amazing how a little imagination can make even the most boring tasks seem exciting!I know that some people think imagination is just for kids, but I disagree. Imagination is a powerful tool that can help us solve problems, think creatively, and see the world in new and exciting ways. Even adults need a little imagination in their lives to keep things interesting!So, the next time you're feeling bored or stuck in a rut, try using your imagination. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and let your mind wander. Who knows? You might just discover your very own superpower!In conclusion, my imagination is my greatest strength and my most cherished possession. It allows me to go on incredible adventures, overcome challenges, and express myself in unique and wonderful ways. Whether I'm slaying dragons, saving the world, or just doodling in my notebook, my imagination is alwaysby my side, ready to take me on my next exciting journey. Imagination truly is a superpower, and I'm grateful to have it!篇4My Awesome Summer Vacation!Hi there! My name is Lily and I'm 10 years old. I just finished 4th grade and I had the best summer vacation ever! I want to tell you all about it.It all started on the last day of school. My teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave us our summer homework. We had to write an essay about what we did over the summer break when we came back in August. I wasn't too happy about that at first because homework is no fun, especially during vacation! But then I got really excited thinking about all the fun things I could do and write about.The first week of summer, my family went camping at a national park a few hours from our house. We packed up our big tent, sleeping bags, a cooler full of food, and tons of other supplies into our car and hit the road bright and early. The drive was kind of boring, but I loved looking out the window at all the trees and mountains we passed by.When we got to the campground, my dad set up the tent while my mom got the camping stove going to make lunch. After we ate, my brother and I went exploring in the woods near our campsite. We saw so many cool things – squirrels running up trees, colorful wildflowers, even a deer drinking from a stream! That night after roasting marshmallows and telling spooky stories around the campfire, we all crawled into our tent and slept like logs.The next few days were packed with fun camping activities. We went on a long hike and saw a beautiful waterfall. We caught fish in the lake using poles my dad brought. And we made yummy hobo pies by putting fruit and chocolate between two pieces of bread and cooking them in the campfire coals. Camping was tiring but so much fun! I can't wait to go again next summer.After a week of camping, we headed back home. But the excitement wasn't over yet! The very next day, my best friend Emma came over for a sleepover to celebrate her birthday. First, we went to the pool at the recreation center and had a blast going off the diving boards and riding the waterslides. Then we came back to my house for a movie night themed birthday party.My mom let us set up a big tent in the backyard and decorate it with streamers and balloons. We made a snack buffet with all of Emma's favorites like pizza, popcorn, and ice cream sundaes. A bunch of our other friends came over and we all piled into the tent to watch a couple movies on my portable DVD player. We stayed up way too late giggling and telling stories. When it was finally time for bed, we were all totally wiped out!A couple weeks later, my aunt and uncle came to visit from across the country, which was really exciting. They took us to an amusement park about an hour away for a fun day trip. We rode awesome roller coasters that looped and corkscrewed upside down. I was a little nervous at first, but they ended up being a total blast! My favorite was probably the Mind Eraser because it had so many crazy twists and turns. Between rides, we played games and won some prizes like a big stuffed teddy bear.The last really cool thing I did over summer break was attend a weeklong day camp. Each day had a different fun theme like crazy science experiments, arts and crafts, outdoor adventures, and more. On science day, we made our own lava lamps and launched rockets we built ourselves. Arts and crafts day was fun too – I made potholders, pendants, and colorful tie-dye shirts to take home. My favorite might have been outdoor adventuresthough, because we went canoeing, played capture the flag in the woods, and learned survival skills like building fires and shelters. I made a lot of new friends and have so many great memories.Well, that was my summer in a nutshell! Looking back, I'm really glad Mrs. Johnson assigned that essay because it pushed me to pack in as many exciting activities as possible. Between camping, sleepovers, amusement parks, and day camps, it was honestly the funnest summer ever. I can't wait to see what awesome things are in store next year!Thanks for reading my rambling story. I probably went a little overboard, but hey, Mrs. Johnson篇5The Day of the Big English ExamI woke up early on the morning of the big English exam. My tummy was all twisted up in knots from feeling nervous. I had been studying so hard for weeks, but I was still afraid I might forget everything I learned.Mommy made my favorite breakfast of pancakes with syrup and a glass of orange juice to help me feel better. She gave me abig hug and said, "You've worked so hard, honey. Just do your best and I'll be proud of you no matter what."The bus ride to school seemed to take forever. My best friend Lily sat next to me and we quizzed each other on vocabulary words until we finally arrived. When we got to our classroom, our teacher Ms. Wang had already set up all the desks in neat rows. She smiled at us warmly."Good morning, class! Are you ready for the big English exam today?" she asked cheerfully. We all nodded, but I don't think any of us really felt ready. Writing an entire essay in English felt like such a huge challenge.Finally, it was time to begin. The exam proctor passed out the test booklets and we listened carefully as he read the instructions. When he said "Begin," the room fell completely silent except for the sound of pencils scratching on paper.The writing prompt was: "If you could have any animal as a pet, which would you choose and why?"I took a deep breath and started brainstorming ideas. There were so many cool animals to pick from! I loved cats because they were soft and cuddly. But dogs were fun too because youcould play fetch with them. Maybe I could write about a more exotic pet, like a monkey or a parrot?After thinking it over, I decided a puppy would make the best pet. I made a quick outline with three main reasons: puppies are cuddly, playful, and loyal. Then I started drafting my essay:"If I could have any animal as a pet, I would choose a puppy. Puppies make wonderful companions for many reasons.First of all, puppies are extremely cuddly..."I continued writing out each of my main points with examples and details. I tried to use as many descriptive adjectives as I could remember. About halfway through, I realized I had written way too much for the introduction paragraph. Oops! I made a note to go back and shorten it later.Time seemed to fly by. Before I knew it, the proctor announced we had 15 minutes remaining. Frantically, I tried scribbling out my conclusion as quickly as possible. I ended up having to cut out some details I wanted to include.When the proctor finally called time, I felt both relieved and anxious. My hand was cramped up from all the writing, but I was proud of myself for working so hard. I really hoped my essay made sense and didn't have too many mistakes.After the exam, Ms. Wang treated us all to lollipops as a reward for our efforts. On the bus ride home, Lily and I compared our essays. Hers was about wanting a pet horse, which sounded lovely but also like a lot of work!When I got home, Mommy was waiting with a big plate of cookies fresh from the oven. I told her all about the difficult writing prompt while devouring three chocolate chip cookies in a row."You must be exhausted after that big test!" Mommy said. "Why don't you go rest for a bit?"I was pretty tired, but I felt happy knowing I had given the English exam my best effort. No matter how I scored, I could be proud of myself for trying so hard. Now I just had to wait patiently for the results...篇6My Favorite DaySchool days can be pretty boring sometimes. We have to sit at our desks and listen to the teachers talk all day long. My brain gets tired from trying to pay attention and remember everythingthey say. And the homework they give us is no fun at all! I'd much rather be outside playing and having adventures.But there's one school day every year that I absolutely love - Sports Day! Sports Day is the best day of the whole year. I look forward to it for months and months. As soon as we come back from summer vacation, everyone starts asking "When is Sports Day this year?" We get all excited thinking about the different events and the fun we'll have.On Sports Day, we don't have any regular classes. Instead, the whole day is filled with outdoor activities and games. We get to run, jump, throw, and play all kinds of sports. My favorite events are the relay races, the long jump, and the water balloon toss. I'm really fast so I always get picked for my class's relay team. Running as hard as I can while teammates cheer me on is such a thrill!The long jump is cool too. You get a short running start, then launch yourself as far as you can into the sandy pit. It's fun to see how far you can make it. And the water balloon toss...what kid doesn't love that? You and a partner stand farther and farther apart, tossing a water balloon back and forth, until finally it breaks and you get all wet. We spend weeks practicing our throwing techniques so we don't burst the balloon too soon.But Sports Day isn't just about the athletic events. There are lots of other fun activities and performances too. Each class puts on a little show, like a dance, song, or short play. We work on our performances for weeks ahead of time. I've been in dance numbers, sung in choruses, and acted in silly skits. It's so exciting to finally get to perform in front of the whole school and our families.And I can't forget about the food! Parents volunteer to run food booths selling all kinds of treats - sandwiches, chicken skewers, pancakes, and best of all...ice cream! It's like having a school festival. With just a little allowance money, you can buy snacks and drinks all day long.After all the events and performances are done, they always have competitions for families too. Grown-ups form teams and play games like tug-of-war, wheelbarrow races, andthree-legged races. It's hilarious watching my dad and mom competing against other parents while we kids cheer them on.At the end of the day, we're all hot, sweaty, and tired. But we had so much fun! I go home with pockets full of good luck charms that I traded with my classmates. Kids always make little talizans out of massage pellets, rubber bands, and folded papersto give to their friends for good luck. I have a shoebox full of them that I've collected over the years.When I get home after Sports Day, I take a nice cool bath to wash off all the sweat and dirt. While soaking in the tub, I look at all my new good luck charms. Then I go to bed early feeling tired but happy. Sports Day was awesome, and I can't wait until next year!Sports Day is definitely my favorite school day, no question about it. The games, the performances, the food, the fun...what's not to love? I just wish every day could be like Sports Day. School would be so much better if we got to run, play, and eat treats all day instead of sitting at our desks. Well, a kid can dream, right? I'll just have to be patient and start counting down until next year's Sports Day. Only 300-something days to go!。
2010-2013考研英语二历年真题大小作文原题、范文及解析
2012年研究生入学考试英语(二)真题及答案Section 1 Use of EninglishDirections :Millions of Americans and foreigners see GI.Joe as a mindless war toy ,the symbol of American military adventurism, but that‘s not how it used to be .To the men and women who 1 )in World War II and the people they liberated ,the GI.was the 2) man grown into hero ,the pool farm kid torn away from his home ,the guy who 3) all the burdens of battle ,who slept in cold foxholes,who went without the 4) of food and shelter ,who stuck it out and drove back the Nazi reign of murder .this was not a volunteer soldier ,not someone well paid ,5) an average guy ,up 6 )the best trained ,best equipped ,fiercest ,most brutal enemies seen in centuries.His name is not much.GI. is just a military abbreviation 7) Government Issue ,and it was on all of the article 8) to soldiers .And Joe? A common name for a guy who never 9) it to the top .Joe Blow ,Joe Magrac …a working class name.The United States has 10) had a president or vicepresident or secretary of state Joe.GI .joe had a (11)career fighting German ,Japanese , and Korean troops . He appers as a character ,or a (12 ) of american personalities, in the 1945 movie The Story of GI. Joe, based on the last days of war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Some of the soldiers Pyle(13)portrayde themselves in the film. Pyle was famous for covering the (14)side of the warl, writing about the dirt-snow –and-mud soldiers, not how many miles were(15)or what towns were captured or liberated, His reports(16)the ―willie‖ cartoons of famed Stars and Stripes artist Bill Maulden. Both men(17)the dirt and exhaustion of war, the (18)of civilization that the soldiers shared with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco, whiskey, shelter, sleep. (19)Egypt, France, and a dozen more countries,G.I. Joe was any American soldier,(20)the most important person in their lives.1.[A] performed [B]served [C]rebelled [D]betrayed2.[A] actual [B]common [C]special [D]normal3.[A]bore [B]cased [C]removed [D]loaded4.[A]necessities [B]facilitice [C]commodities [D]propertoes5.[A]and [B]nor [C]but [D]hence6.[A]for [B]into [C] form [D]against7.[A]meaning [B]implying [C]symbolizing [D]claiming8.[A]handed out [B]turn over [C]brought back [D]passed down9.[A]pushed [B]got [C]made [D]managed10.[A]ever [B]never [C]either [D]neither11.[A]disguised [B]disturbed [C]disputed [D]distinguished12.[A]company [B]collection [C]community [D]colony13.[A]employed [B]appointed [C]interviewed [D]questioned14.[A]ethical [B]military [C]political [D]human15.[A]ruined [B]commuted [C]patrolled [D]gained16.[A]paralleled [B]counteracted [C]duplicated [D]contradicted17.[A]neglected [B]avoided [C]emphasized [D]admired18.[A]stages [B]illusions [C]fragments [D]advancea19.[A]With [B]To [C]Among [D]Beyond20.[A]on the contrary [B] by this means [C]from the outset [D]at that pointSection II Resdiong ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. answer the question after each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)Text 1Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on his educational ritual. Unfortunately, L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible policy which mandates that with the exception of some advanced courses, homework may n o longer count for more than 10% of a student‘s academic grade.This rule is meant to address the difficulty that students from impoverished or chaotic homes might have in completing their homework. But the policy is unclear and contradictory. Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot do without expensive equipment. But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to be lowered for poor children.District administrators say that homework will still be a pat of schooling: teachers are allowed to assign as much of it as they want. But with homework counting for no more than 10% of their grades, students can easily skip half their homework and see vey little difference on their report cards. Some students might do well on state tests without completing their homework, but what about the students who performed well on the tests and did their homework? It is quite possible that the homework helped. Yet rather than empowering teachers to find what works best for their students, the policy imposes a flat, across-the-board rule.At the same time, the policy addresses none of the truly thorny questions about homework. If the district finds homework to be unimportan t to its students‘ academic achievement, it should move to reduce or eliminate the assignments, not make them count for almost nothing. Conversely, if homework does nothing to ensure that the homework students are not assigning more than they are willing to review and correct.The homework rules should be put on hold while the school board, which is responsible for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts public hearings. It is not too late for L.A. Unified to do homework right.21.It is implied in paragraph 1 that nowadays homework_____.[A] is receiving more criticism[B]is no longer an educational ritual[C]is not required for advanced courses[D]is gaining more preferences22.L.A.Unified has made the rule about homework mainly because poor students_____.[A]tend to have moderate expectations for their education[B]have asked for a different educational standard[C]may have problems finishing their homework[D]have voiced their complaints about homework23.According to Paragraph 3,one problem with the policy is that it may____.[A]discourage students from doing homework[B]result in students' indifference to their report cards[C]undermine the authority of state tests[D]restrict teachers' power in education24. As mentioned in Paragraph 4, a key question unanswered about homework is whether______.[A] it should be eliminated[B]it counts much in schooling[C]it places extra burdens on teachers[D]it is important for grades25.A suitable title for this text could be______.[A]Wrong Interpretation of an Educational Policy[B]A Welcomed Policy for Poor Students[C]Thorny Questions about Homework[D]A Faulty Approach to HomeworkText2Pretty in pink: adult women do not rememer being so obsessed with the colour, yet it is pervasive in our young girls‘ lives. Tt is not that pink is intrinsically bad, but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrate girlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly fuses girls‘ identity to appearance. Then it presents that connection, even among two-year-olds, between girls as not only innocent but as evidence of innocence. Looking around, I despaired at the singular lack of imagination about girls‘ lives and inte rests.Girls‘ attraction to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, but according to Jo Paoletti, an associate professor of American Studies, it is not. Children were not colour-coded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What‘s more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses.When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a pastel version of red, which was associated with strength. Blue, with its intimations of the Virgin Mary, constancy and faithfulness, symbolised femininity. It was not until the mid-1980s, when am plifying age and sex differences became a dominant children‘s marketing strategy, that pink fully came into its own, when it began to seem inherently attractive to girls, part of what defined them as female, at least for the first few critical years.I had not realised how profoundly marketing trends dictated our perception of what is natural to kins, including our core beliefs about their psychological development. Take the toddler. I assumed that phase was something experts developed after years of rese arch into children‘s behaviour: wrong. Turns out, acdording to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it was popularised as a marketing trick by clothing manufacrurers in the 1930s.Trade publications counselled department stores that, in order to increase sales, they should create a ―third stepping stone‖ between infant wear and older kids‘ clothes. Tt was only after ―toddler‖became a common shoppers‘ term that it evolved into a br oadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults,into ever-tinier categories has proved a sure-fire way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magnify gender differences – or invent them where they did not previously exist.26.By saying "it is...the rainbow"(Line 3, Para.1),the author means pink______.[A]should not be the sole representation of girlhood[B]should not be associated with girls' innocence[C]cannot explain girls' lack of imagination[D]cannot influence girls' lives and interests27.According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is true of colours？[A]Colours are encoded in girls' DNA.[B]Blue used to be regarded as the colour for girls.[C]Pink used to be a neutral colour in symbolising genders.[D]White is prefered by babies.28.The author suggests that our perception of children's psychological development was much influenced by_____.[A]the marketing of products for children[B]the observation of children's nature[C]researches into children's behavior[D]studies of childhood consumption29.We may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised to_____.[A]focus on infant wear and older kids' clothes[B]attach equal importance to different genders[C]classify consumers into smaller groups[D]create some common shoppers' terms30.It can be concluded that girls' attraction to pink seems to be____.[A] clearly explained by their inborn tendency[B]fully understood by clothing manufacturers[C] mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmen[D]well interpreted by psychological expertsIn2010.afederal judges hook America's biotech in dustry toit panies had won patents for isolated DNA for decades- by 2005 some 20% of human genes were parented. But in March 2010 ajudge ruled that genes were unpaten table. Executives were violently agitated. The Biotechnology Industry Organisation(BIO), atradegroup, assured members that this was justa ―preliminarystep‖ in alonger battle.On July 29th they were relieved,atleast temporarily.Afederal appeal scourt overturned the prior decision, ruling that My riad Genetics could indeed holb patents to two genss that help fore cast a woman's risk of breast cancer. The chief executive of My riad, acompany in Utah, said the ruling was a blessing to firms and patients alike.But as companies continue their attempts at personalised medicine, the courts will remain rather busy. The My riad case itself is probably notover Critics make three main arguments against gene patents: ageneis aproduct of nature, soit may not be patented; gene patents suppress innovation rather than rewardit; and patents' monopolies restrict access to gene tictests such as Myriad's. Agrowing number seem to agree. Last year afederaltask-for ceurged reform for patents related to gene tictests. In October the Department of Justice filed abrie fin the My riad case, arguing that an isolated DNA mole cule ―is no less aproduct of nature...than are cotton fibres that have been se parated from cotton seeds.‖Despite the appeals court's decision, big questions remain unanswered. For example, it isunclear whether the sequencing of a whole genome violates the patents of in dividual genes with in it. The case may yet reach the Supreme Court.AS the industry advances ,however,other suits may have an even greater panies are unlikely to file many more patents for human DNA molecules-most are already patented or in the public domain .firms are now studying how genes intcract,looking for correlations that might be used to determine the causes of disease or predict a drug‘s efficacy,companies are eager to win patents for ‗connecting the dits‘,expaains hans sauer,alawyer for the BIO.Their success may be determined by a suit related to this issue, brought by the Mayo Clinic, which the Supreme Court will hear in its next term. The BIO rtcently held a convention which included seddions to coach lawyers on the shifting landscape for patents. Each meeting was packed.31.it canbe learned from paragraph I that the biotech companies would like-----A.their executives to be activeB.judges to rule out gene patentingC.genes to be patcntablcD.the BIO to issue a warning32.those who are against gene patents believe that----A.genetic tests are not reliableB.only man-made products are patentableC.patents on genes depend much on innovatiaonD.courts should restrict access to gene tic tests33.according to hans sauer ,companies are eager to win patents for----A.establishing disease comelationsB.discovering gene interactionsC.drawing pictures of genesD.identifying human DNA34．By saying ―each meeting was packed‖(line4,para6)the author means that -----A.the supreme court was authoritativeB.the BIO was a powerful organizationC.gene patenting was a great concernwyers were keen to attend conventiongs35.generally speaking ,the author‘s attitude toward gene patenting is----A.criticalB.supportiveC.scornfulD.objectiveText 4The great recession may be over, but this era of high joblessness is probab ly beginning. Before it ends,it will likely change the life course and characte r of a generation of young adults. And ultimately, it is likely to reshape ourpolitics,our culture, and the character of our society for years.No one tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this nationa l economic disaster. Many said that unemployment, while extremely painful, had improved them in some ways; they had become less materialistic and more financi ally prudent; they were more aware of the struggles of others. In limited respe cts, perhaps the recession will leave society better off. At the very least, it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses, and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.But for the most part, these benefits seem thin, uncertain, and far off. In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, the economic historian Benjamin Fri edman argues that both inside and outside the U.S. ,lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more mean-spirited and l ess inclusive, and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and f reedoms. Anti-immigrant sentiment typically increases, as does conflict between races and classes.Income inequality usually falls during a recession, but it has not shrunk i n this one,. Indeed, this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divid es, and decrease opportunities to cross them--- especially for young people. Th e research of Till Von Wachter, the economist in Columbia University, suggests that not all people graduating into a recession see their life chances dimmed: those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairly quickly to where the y otherwise would have been if they had graduated in better times; it is the masses beneath them that are left behind.In the internet age, it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden winthin American society. More difficult, in the moment , i s discerning pre cisely how these lean times are affecting society’s character. In many respects, the U.S. was more socially tolerant entering this resession t han at any time in its history, and a variety of national polls on social confl ict since then have shown mixed results. We will have to wait and see exactly h ow these hard times will reshape our social fabric. But they certainly it, and all the more so the longer they extend.36.By saying “to find silver linings”（Line 1,Para.2）the author suggest that the jobless try to___.[A]seek subsidies from the govemment[B]explore reasons for the unermployment[C]make profits from the troubled economy[D]look on the bright side of the recession37.According to Paragraph 2,the recession has made people_____.[A]realize the national dream[B]struggle against each other[C]challenge their lifestyle[D]reconsider their lifestyle38.Benjamin Friedman believe that economic recessions may_____.[A]impose a heavier burden on immigrants[B]bring out more evils of human nature[C]Promote the advance of rights and freedoms[D]ease conflicts between races and classes39.The research of Till Von Wachther suggests that in recession graduates f rom elite universities tend to _____.[A]lag behind the others due to decreased opportunities[B]catch up quickly with experienced employees[C]see their life chances as dimmed as the others’[D]recover more quickly than the others40.The author thinks that the influence of hard times on society is____.[A]certain[B]positive[C]trivial[D]destructivePart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by finding information fro m the left column that corresponds to each of the marked details given in the r ight column. There are two extra choices in the right column. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEERT 1.(10 points)“Universal history, the history of what man has accomplished in this world,is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here,” wrote the Vi ctorian sage Thomas Carlyle. Well, not any more it is not.Suddenly, Britain looks to have fallen out with its favourite historical fo rm. This could be no more than a passing literary craze, but it also points to a broader truth about how we now approach the past: less concerned with learnin g from forefathers and more interested in feeling their pain. Today, we want em pathy, not inspiration.From the earliest days of the Renaissance, the writing of history meant rec ounting the exemplary lives of great men. In 1337, Petrarch began work on his r ambling writing De Viris Illustribus – On Famous Men, highlighting the virtus (or virtue) of classical heroes. Petrarch celebrated their greatness in conquer ing fortune and rising to the top. This was the biographical tradition which Ni ccolo Machiavelli turned on its head. In The Prince, the championed cunning, ru thlessness, and boldness, rather than virtue, mercy and justice, as the skills of successful leaders.Over time, the attributes of greatness shifted. The Romantics commemorated the leading painters and authors of their day, stressing the uniqueness of the artist's personal experience rather than public glory. By contrast, the Victori an author Samual Smiles wrote Self-Help as a catalogue of the worthy lives of e ngineers , industrialists and explores . "The valuable examples which they furn ish of the power of self-help, if patient purpose, resolute working and steadfa st integrity, issuing in the formulation of truly noble and many character, exhibit,"wrote Smiles."what it is in the power of each to accomplish for himself"H is biographies of James Walt, Richard Arkwright and Josiah Wedgwood were held u p as beacons to guide the working man through his difficult life.This was all a bit bourgeois for Thomas Carlyle, who focused his biographie s on the truly heroic lives of Martin Luther, Oliver Cromwell and Napoleon Bona parte. These epochal figures represented lives hard to imitate, but to be ackno wledged as possessing higher authority than mere mortals.Communist Manifesto. For them, history did nothing, it possessed no immense wealth nor waged battles:“It is man, real, living man who does all that.” An d history should be the story of the masses and their record of struggle. As su ch, it needed to appreciate the economic realities, the social contexts and pow er relations in which each epoch stood. For:“Men make their own history, but t hey do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances directly found, given and transm itted from the past.”This was the tradition which revolutionized our appreciation of the past. I n place of Thomas Carlyle, Britain nurtured Christopher Hill, EP Thompson and E ric Hobsbawm. History from below stood alongside biographies of great men. Whol e new realms of understanding — from gender to race to cultural studies — wer e opened up as scholars unpicked the multiplicity of lost societies. And it tra nsformed public history too: downstairs became just as fascinating as upstairs.[A] emphasized the virtue of classical heroes.[B] highlighted the public glory of the leadi41. Petrarchng artists.[C] focused on epochal figures whose lives42. Niccolo Machiavellliwere hard to imitate.[D] opened up new realms of understandin43. Samuel Smilesg the great men in history.[E] held that history should be the story of44. Thomas Carlylethe masses and their record of struggle.[F] dismissed virtue as unnecessary for suc45. Marx and Engelscessful leaders.[G] depicted the worthy lives of engineer industrialists and explorers.Section III Translation46.Directions:Translate the following text from English into Chinese.Write your translati on on ANSWER SHEET2.(15 points)When people in developing countries worry about migration,they are usually concerned at the prospect of ther best and brightest departure to Silicon Valle y or to hospitals and universities in the developed world ,These are the kind o f workers that countries like Britian ,Canada and Australia try to attract by u sing immigration rules that privilege college graduates .Lots of studies have found that well-educated people from developing countr ies are particularly likely to emigrate .A big survey of Indian households in 2 004 found that nearly 40%of emigrants had more than a high-school education,com pared with around 3.3%of all Indians over the age of 25.This "brain drain "has long bothered policymakers in poor countries ,They fear that it hurts their eco nomies ,depriving them of much-needed skilled workers who could have taught at their universities ,worked in their hospitals and come up with clever new produ cts for their factories to make .Section IV WritingPart A47.DirectionsSuppose you have found something wrong with the electronic dictionary that you bought from an onlin store the other day ,Write an email to the customer service center to1)make a complaint and2)demand a prompt solutionYou should write about 100words on ANSERE SHEET 2Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter ,Use "zhang wei "instead .48、write an essay based on the following table .In your writing you should1)describe the table ,and2)give your commentsYou should write at least 150 words(15points)某公司员工工作满意度调查年龄-------满意度满意不清楚不满意小于等于40岁16.7% 50.0% 33．3%41-50岁0.0% 36.0% 64.0%大于50岁40.0 50.0% 10.0%完形填空：1.B2.B3.A4.A5.C6.B7.C8.A9.D 10.B11.D 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.B16.A 17.C 18.B 19.B 20.DTEXT1：21. A 22.C 23.A 24.B 25.DTEXT2：26.A 27.B 28.A 29.C 30.CTEXT3：31.C 32.B 33.A 34.D 35.DTEXT4：36.D 37.D 38.B 39.D 40.A新题型：41-45：AFGCE小作文范文：Dear Sir or Madame,As one of the regular customers of your online store, I am writing this letter to express my complaint against the flaws in your product—an electronic dictionary I bought in your shop the other day.The dictionary is supposed to be a favorable tool for my study. Unfortunately, I found that there are several problems. To begin with, when I opened it, I detected that the appearance of it had been scratched. Secondly, I did not find the battery promised in the advertisement posted on the homepage of your shop, which makes me feel that you have not kept your promise. What is worse, some of the keys on the keyboard do not work.I strongly request that a satisfactory explanation be given and effective measures should be taken to improve your service and the quality of your products. You can either send a new one to me or refund me my money in full.I am looking forward to your reply at your earliest convenience.Sincerely yours,Zhang Wei。
历年(2010年-2012年)英语二真题及答案【完美打印版】
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 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] 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 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 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 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 eve ryone 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. Butanyone 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 theyfocused 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 investe d 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, manyAmericans 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 outsid e 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 C arol 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 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 ef fect on people‘s buying power[D] manifest the significant role of good habits33. W hich 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. T he author‘s attitude toward the influence of advertisement on people‘s habit s is____[A] indifferent[B] negative[C] positive[D] 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 communityand 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 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 engagement39. After the Jury Selection and Service Act was passed.___[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 BDirections:Read the following text and decide whether each of the statements is true or false. Choose T if the statement is true or F it the statement is not true. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.(10 points)Copying Birds May Save Aircraft FuelBoth Boeing and Airbus have trumpeted the efficiency of their newest aircraft. The 787 and 350 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, scientists have known that birds flying in formation-a V-shape-expend less energy. The air flowing ove r a bird‘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%.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 I as 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 as 15% less fuel (coupled with a reduction in carbon-dioxide output). Nitrogen-oxide 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 tur bulence, 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 Seco nd 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 experience 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 War Ⅱ, America‘s armed forces once tried formation flight to save fuel.Section ⅢTranslation46.Directions: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 will always 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.Ning recalls spending aconfusing year in the late 1990s selling insurance. He‘d been though the dot-com boom and burst and,desperate for ajob,signed on with a Boulder agency.It didin‘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 anxiety 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 trun the corner, give it some time.‘‖Section ⅣWritingPart A47. Directions:You have just come back from the U.S. as a member of a Sino-American cultural exchange program. Write a letter to your American colleague to1) Express your thanks for his/her warm reception;2) Welcome him/her to visit China in due course.You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use ―Zhang Wei‖ instead.Do not write your address. (10 points)Part B48. Directions:In this section, you are asked to write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, you should1) Interpret the chart and2) Give your comments.You should write at least 150 words.Write your essay on on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)2011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 text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered black and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)The Internet affords anonymity to its users, a blessing to privacy and freedom of speech. But that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cyber-crime that has 1 across the Web.Can privacy be preserved 2 bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly 3 ?Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation‘s cyber-czar, offered the federal government a 4 to make the Web a safer place-a ―voluntary trusted identity‖ system that would be the high-tech 5 of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled 6 one. The system might use a smart identity card, or a digital credential 7 to a specific computer .and would authenticate users at a range of online services.The idea is to 8 a federation of private online identity systems. User could 9 which system to join, and only registered users whose identities have been authenticated could navigate those systems. The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver‘s license 10 by the government.Google and Microsoft are among companies that already have these―single sign-on‖ systems that make it possible for users to 11 just once but use many different services.12 the approach would create a ―walled garden‖ n cyberspace, with safe ―neighborhoods‖ and bright ―streetlights‖ to establish a sense of a 13 community.Mr. Schmidt described it as a ―voluntary ecosystem‖ in which ―individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with 14 ,trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructure 15 which the transaction runs‖.Still, the administration‘s plan has 16 privacy rights activists. Some applaud the approach; others are concerned. It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push toward what would 17 be a compulsory Internet ―drive‘s license‖ mentality.The plan has also been greeted with 18 by some computer security experts, who worry that the ―voluntary ecosystem‖ envisioned by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet 19 .They argue that all Internet users should be 20 to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.1．A.swept B.skipped C.walked D.ridden2．A.for B.within C.while D.though3．A.careless wless C.pointless D.helpless4．A.reason B.reminder promise D.proposal5．rmation B.interference C.entertainment D.equivalent6．A.by B.into C.from D.over7．A.linked B.directed C.chained pared8．A.dismiss B.discover C.create D.improve9．A.recall B.suggest C.select D.realize10．A.relcased B.issued C.distributed D.delivered11．A.carry on B.linger on C.set in D.log in12．A.In vain B.In effect C.In return D.In contrast13．A.trusted B.modernized c.thriving peting14．A.caution B.delight C.confidence D.patience15．A.on B.after C.beyond D.across16．A.divided B.disappointed C.protected D.united17．A.frequestly B.incidentally C.occasionally D.eventually18．A.skepticism B.relerance C.indifference D.enthusiasm19．A.manageable B.defendable C.vulnerable D.invisible20．A.invited B.appointed C.allowed D.forcedSection 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)Text1Ruth Simmons joine d Goldman Sachs‘s board as an outside director in January 2000: a year later she became president of Brown University. For the rest of the decade she apparently managed both roles without attracting much eroticism. But by the end of 2009 Ms. Simmons was un der fire for having sat on Goldman‘s compensation committee; how could she have let those enormous bonus payouts pass unremarked? By February the next year Ms. Simmons had left the board. The position was just taking up too much time, she said.Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpful, yet less biased, advisers on a firm‘s board. Having made their wealth and their reputations elsewhere, they presumably have enough independence to disagree with the chief executive‘s proposals. If the sky, and t he share price is falling, outside directors should be able to give advice based on having weathered their own crises.The researchers from Ohio University used a database hat covered more than 10,000 firms and more than 64,000 different directors between 1989 and 2004. Then they simply checked which directors stayed from one proxy statement to the next. The most likely reason for departing a board was age, so the researchers concentrated on those ―surprise‖ disappearances by directors under the age of 70. They fount that after a surprise departure, the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate earnings increased by nearly 20%. The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increases, and the stock is likely to perform worse. The effect tended to be larger for larger firms. Although a correlation between them leaving and subsequent bad performance at the firm is suggestive, it does not mean that such directors are always jumping off a sinking ship. Often they ―trade up.‖ Leaving riskier, smaller firms for larger and more stable firms.But the researchers believe that outside directors have an easier time of avoiding a blow to their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks, even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred. Firms who want to keep their outside directors through tough times may have to create incentives. Otherwise outside directors will follow the example of Ms. Simmons, once again very popular on campus.21. According to Paragraph 1, Ms. Simmons was criticized for__ .[A]gaining excessive profits[B]failing to fulfill her duty。
历年（2010-2012）英语二作文及范文
历年（2010-2012）英语二作文及范文2010年英语二作文Section ⅣWritingPart A47. Directions:Y ou have just come back from the U.S. as a member of a Sino-American cultural exchange program. Write a letter to your American colleague to1) Express your thanks for his/her warm reception;2) Welcome him/her to visit China in due course.Y ou should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Zhang Wei” inste ad.Do not write your address. (10 points)Part B48. Directions:In this section, you are asked to write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, you should1) Interpret the chart and2) Give your comments.Y ou should write at least 150 words.Write your essay on on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)Section Ⅳ WritingPart ADear xxx,I would like to convey my heartfelt thanks to you for your kindness to receive me when I participated in an exchange program in USA.Y our generous help made it possible that I had a very pleasant stay and a chance to know American cultures better. Besides, I think it is an honor for me to make friends with you and I will cherish the goodwill you showed to me wherever I go. I do hope that you will visit China one day, so that I could have the opportunity to repay your kindness and refresh our friendship.I feel obliged to thank you again.Sincerely yours,hang Wei Part BIn this chart, we can see the mobile phone subscriptions in developed co untries have a steady and slight increase from 1990 to 2007 and then remain constant in 2008. Meanwhile the mobile phone subscriptions in developing countries have witnessed a slow increase from 1990 to 2004 and then a great surge from 2004 to 20007: the biggest surge happens from 2005 to 2006.This chart reflects different developing modes of mobile phone industry in developed and developing countries. The developed countries have a limited number of populations, most of whom are well-educated. Therefore, the spreading of the mobile phone service is efficient and soon the market is saturated. Also at the beginning the developed countries have more people who can afford this service. The developing countries have a large population who keeps a large demand for mobile service. As the mobile phone service becomes cheaperand cheaper, the increasing customers subscribe to benefit from this service.As discussed above, it is not surprising to see this change. In my opinion, this trend that the number of mobile-phone subscriptions is increasingly increasing will continue for a while in the future.2011年小作文范文：Dear friend，I am writing to congratulate you on your being successfullyadmitted to Harvard University，which enjoys an international reputation for its academic excellence and give you some suggestions as to how to make preparation for the coming college life。
2012年度1月、4月、7月、10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试_英语(二)试卷及答案
2012年1月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷PART ONE（50 POINTS）1．Vocabulary and Structure（10 points，1 point each）从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1．All theories______from practice and in turn serve practice．A．differ B．rangeC．recover D．originate2．There is little______increasing your reading speed if you do not understand what you are reading．A．aim B．useC．valueD．meaning3．what you say now is not______with what you said yesterday．A．insistent B．prevalentC．consistent D．permanent4．Putting prisoners in chains doesn’t solve the______0f crime，such as poverty or disaffection within society．A．causes B．victimsC．purposesD．increases5．Binary stars，as their name suggests，are twin stars whose position in space______ each other．A．affects B．expects C．perfects D．inspects6．All evidence relevant______the case should be gathered and analyzed．A．with B．toC．from D．for7．Come what______we’ll go ahead with our plan．A．can B．need C．may D．must8．We should______primary importance to the development of economy．A．attach B．convertC．attribute D．contribute9．Examiners who are______to favorites are criticized by many people．A．indifferent B．similar C．equivalent D．partial10．Look for small ways to add activity to your day, like taking the stairs______the elevator or going on a short walk．A．in spite of B．instead ofC．in terms of D．in view ofII．Cloze Test（10 points，1 point each）下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。
2012年7月山东省自考英语(二)真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
2012年7月山东省自考英语（二）真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Word Spelling 13. Translation from Chinese into English 14. Translation from English into ChineseV ocabulary and Structrue1．______more careful, his ship would not have sunk.A．If the captain wereB．Had the captain beenC．Should the captain beD．If the captain would have been正确答案：B解析：本题考查虚拟语气的用法。
句意：如果船长更加小心一点，他的船就不会沉没。
由主句谓语可判断，此处表示的是与过去事实相反的情况，所以虚拟条件句中的谓语应用过去完成时。
Had the captainbeen=If the captain had boen。
故选B。
2．Most insurance agents would rather you______anything about collecting claims until they investigate the situation.A．doB．don’tC．didn ‘ tD．didn’ t do正确答案：D解析：本题考查虚拟语气的用法。
句意：大多数保险公司都希望你在他们调查情况之前不要做任何关于要求赔偿的事。
would rather后接从句要求用虚拟语气，表示对现在或将来的假设要用过去时，表示对过去的情况的假设要用过去完成时。
故选D。
3．I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I______fully occupied the whole of last week.A．wereB．had beenC．have beenD．was正确答案：D解析：本题考查动词的时态。
英语写作 》期末复习题2010 12 28
英语写作》期末复习题2010 12 28 Part IFill in the Blanks.1、The first line of every paragraph should be started after aspaceof _letters.2、The adverbs liketherefore,however,nonetheless,hence,otherwise,besides,moreover,etc., should not be used as conjunctions to link two coordinate clauses.Before them there should be a_,not acomma.3、There are three types of words,that is,common words,formal and technical words and _words.4、Use specific and _words when giving details;use general or_words when making summaries.5、A correct sentence should end with afull stop,or a_ mark,or an exclamation mark.6、We all know the simple rule that the predicate verb of asentencehas to agree with the subject in person and _.7、When we express an important idea in amain clause and one or more less important ideas in subordinate clauses,we are using the method of _.8、As _adverbs are not conjunctions,they are used after aconjunctionor asemicolon(NOT acomma)to join clauses.9、The _of asentence should be properly related to the nonfiniteverbs before it.10、Usually aparagraph is made up of three parts,i.e.Topic Sentence,_ Sentence and Concluding Sentence.11.To vary sentence,we can use Varied Sentence Structure,Varied Sentence Beginning,Varied Transitional Devices and Varied _.monly there are ten methods to develop an Englishparagraph.They are Description,Definition,Examples andIllustrations,Division&Classification,Comparison&Contrast,_,Argument,Figures&Statistics,Quotation and Combination of Methods.Part II Revise the following sentences.1.My parents wish Iwas there with them at the moment.2.Qi Baishi is an imminent artist in China.3.She opened the door and let us into her home.Not realizing at the time that we would never enter that door in her room again.4.Driving along the road,her car hit adog.5.The earth,together with many other planets,revolve around the sun.6.1000 dollars are not too much.7.The boss and waiter refuse to leave their shop.8.He told his classmate that he was not his friend any longer.9.Our school supermarket has just opened,we could buy some fruit.10.When she was young,she saw much more of her father than her brother.11.Everyone all have belong to their own stories.12.Not knowing his name,it was difficult to introduce him.13.Leave out the word in that sentence because it is too difficult.14.Born in asmall town in South China in the early 50s,he grew up tobe afamou smusician.15.He is from Hefei,and Iam 22 years old now.16.A man is judged not only by what he says but also by his deeds17.We thought she was charming,intelligent,and avery capable young woman.18.After listening to the speaker's inspiring speech,many questions were raised.19.My father has returned back from Beijing.20.It is blue in colour.21.Having driven across the desert.We enjoyed the cool weather.22.Eric was late to work,he ran all the way.Part III Combine each pair of the following sentences using subordination skills.1.Our teacher likes swimming.He goes swimming every afternoon.2.You can come.You like.3.We don't lose heart.We'll find away to overcome the difficulty.4.He was poor.He was honest.5.There are many plays.I'd like to see them.6.He went out on Sunday.He met his friend in the street.7.They talk for awhile.Then they said"goodbye".8.We can hear the leaves in the trees and watch the branches swingfrom side to side.The wind blows.9.They have got acquainted with each other through E-mail.Manypeople were unknown to each other.10.Most Westerns travel to the Orient for the first time.They will experience culture shock.PartIVA)Improve the paragraph below Iwaked up at 6:00.I thought Iwas late.I washed quickly.Then Iwent into the kitchen.I found something to eat.I finished eating in afew minutes.I took my bike and hurried out.I rode very fast along the streets.Soon Iwas at the school gate.But it was closed.Then Irealized that it was Saturday.B)Read the following information about aMr.A.G.Sinclair.The information is not in logical chronological order.Rearrange the sentences and,by using necessary transitional words,write aparagraph with the information.a.Until he was 18,Sinclair worked as awarehouseman at several firms and spent two years as abus conductor.b.During the holidays at Bradford,Sinclair worked as awaiter and cleaner at aPontins holiday camp.c.He was the first child in afamil yof three boys and two girls.d.After working as abus conductor,Sinclair signed on in the Army but stayed only ten weeks before he bought himself out for,100.e.Sinclair was born on December 14,1942.f.Quitting the army,Sinclair decided to better himself and after passing six examinations,he was about to start ateacher training course in Bradford.g.He left middle school with no qualifications and went to work as awaiter at the Queens Hotel.It was the first of along series of jobs.h.After attending Mayflower Infants and Junior schools he went to Oaktown Secondary Modern School.PartVWrite an essay of at least 150 words entitled A)A Good Deed B)An Honored Person C)How to Broaden Our Vocabulary。
2012英语二作文真题
2012英语二作文真题2012年英语二作文真题：Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: My View on University Ranking. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1. 现在大学排名越来越重要。
2. 大学排名的优缺点。
3. 我对大学排名的看法。
My View on University Ranking。
In recent years, university ranking has become increasingly important. Many students and their parents pay close attention to the ranking of universities when making decisions about which college to attend. However, the valueof university ranking is a topic of debate.On the one hand, university ranking can providevaluable information for students and their families. Itcan help them identify the best universities and make informed decisions about their education. Additionally, a high ranking can enhance the reputation of a university, attracting top students and faculty members, as well as more funding and resources.On the other hand, university ranking has its drawbacks. It can create a competitive and stressful environment for students, as they feel pressured to attend a highly ranked university. Moreover, university ranking may not accurately reflect the quality of education and the overall experience at a particular institution.In my opinion, university ranking should not be thesole factor in choosing a college. While it can offer valuable insights, students should also consider other factors such as location, campus culture, and available programs. Ultimately, the most important thing is to find auniversity that is the best fit for the individual student.In conclusion, university ranking can be a useful tool for students and their families, but it should not be the only consideration when choosing a college. It is important to weigh all the factors and make a decision that is best for the student's personal and academic growth.。
2010二卷高考英语作文
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山东省2012年7月自考英语(二)试题及答案
绝密★启用前山东省2012年7月高等教育自学考试英语（二）试题（课程代码：00015 考试时间：150分钟）注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡规定的区域内，未按要求作答的答案无效。
I.Vocabulary and Structure ( 10 points , 1 point for each item )在每小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个符合题目要求的，请将其选出并将答题卡的相应代码涂黑。
错涂、多涂或未涂均无分。
1.If we _______ him, he would have come.A．invited B．had invited C．have invited D．invite2.Would you mind me five dollars?A．to borrow B．borrowing C．to lend D．lending3.Many poor people who could not _______ books before can now buy them.A．offer B．charge C．cost D．afford4.My teacher _______ with me several weeks before I understood that everything has a name.A．has been B．had been C．is D．was5._______ such a beautiful sight.A．Never have I seen B．Never I have seen C．Not have I seen D．Not I have seen6.The trip was cancelled through _______ interest.A．lack of B．out of C．demand of D．end of7.When judging his performance, don’t take his age _______ account.A．in B．of C．into D．for8.Even the best of men _______ that simple rule.A．preserved B．passed C．ignored D．tolerated9.You’ve done so much work that you _______ pass the exam.A．might B．are to C．may D．are bound to10.He moved his family to a warmer state _______ his wife’s health.A．for the sake of B．in honor of C．in sight of D．in terms ofII.Cloze ( 10 points , 1 point for each item )下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。
2012.7期末作文
measure, affect, wander, logically, slightly, gather, tell lies, surround, exist, admire
6. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people ______ the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes. 7. At this moment, they see a penniless young man _______ on the pavement outside their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. 8. Canada’s population is only ______ over thirty million. 9. People are grateful because their food is _____ for the winter and the agricultural work is over. 10. The insect contains a powerful drug which ______ mosquitoes.
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现在越来越多的人喜欢过洋节, 逐渐忽视了中国的传 统节日.请根据下面的调查用英语写一篇短文,分析原 因,提出建议,并谈谈自己的看法.
permit, form, aboard, distant, chain, as a result, give birth to, as for, catch sight of, attach…to…
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题型
I. Explain some items. (10*2=20分) II. Complete some paragraphs. (5*2=10分)
Add a topic/concluding sentence to the paragraph and point out by what method the paragraph is organized.
Items should be included in a synopsis:
Start, setting, conflict, plot, resolution and ending.
A book report consists of three parts:
Information about the writer, a summary of the book and comments on the book.
Six parts of a formal letter:
Heading, inside address, salutation, body, closing and signature
Argumentation: present one’s point of view in order to convince his readers.
Two main types of reasoning
Inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning
In argumentation, the writer should avoid some pitfalls:
The elements of a narrative
plot, characters, setting, point of view
The plot diagram
The plot diagram: introduction, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, conclusion.
III. Translate some sentences. (5*3=15分) IV. Write a 100-120 word application letter based on the given information and requirements. (20分） V. Write a composition of about 200 words on the given topic. (35分)
四大文体
Narration is the type of writing which tells a story: personal experience, imaginative fiction, or historical narrative (a story or an account of something that happened)./ To narrate is to give an account of an event or a series of events. Types of Narration：Nonfiction: recounts events that actually occurred. Fiction: born of the author's imagination, sometimes based on the author's real-life experiences , always made to be " real " as possible.
Lexical Cohesion
Lexical cohesion refers to the coherence of a text formed by the use of repetition, synonyms, antonyms, superordinates/hyponyms, general words, and related words.
Concrete sensory details
Concrete sensory details：shaping sentences with specific details that appeal to the reader’s senses.
Exposition
An expository paper explains or explores something, such as the process of making a machine, the causes of a natural or social phenomenon, the planning of a project, or the solution of a problem.
Causal chain
Causal chain: the effect of one cause can be the cause of another effect, i.e., A causes B, B causes C, C causes D, and so on.
Argumentation
Grammatical cohesion: Reference (personal reference, demonstrative reference, comparative reference), substitution (nominal, verbal, clausal), ellipsis (nominal, verbal, clausal).
衔接手段 Logical connectors
Logical connectors: “surface signals” which provide bridges or links between clauses, sentences, paragraphs and ideas.
Grammatical cohesion
The language slanting, the logical fallacies and the hidden assumptions that bypass rational processes ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้nd appeal directly to people’s emotions and fears.
Description
It is the type of writing that helps the reader to see in their mind’s eye what someone/ some place/ something is like. In a nutshell, description is a word picture. Two types: In objective description, you record details without making any personal comment. In subjective description, you are free to interpret details for the reader/ audience.