2010年全国自考英语(二)模拟试卷(六)及答案

2010年全国自考英语（二）模拟试卷(六)一、Vocabulary and Structure（10 points,1 point for each item）从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.There is the apparent paradox ______ the effective cause of the high proportionof the old is births rather than deaths.A. whichB.thatC. whatD. why答案：B2.Chinese and Russian scientists have reported that in places ______ stress isbuilding up, the radon levels of the water build up too.A.whatB. thatC. whichD.where答案：D3.______ by guards with guns, they raised their legs in unison and made their wayto the edge of the highway, Interstate 65.A.Watching overB.Watch onC. Watched overD.Be watched over答案：C4.Workers can put their aggression into their work, ______ it physical like thework of a smith, or mental like the work of a scientist or an artist.A. beB.isC.beingD.been答案：A5.Their ______ Coll Smith says, “Animal research is irrelevant to our healthand it can often produce misleading results.”A. spokesmanB. spokeman..C. speaking manD.spoken man答案：A6. Parents, teachers in schools, work associates and communicators in or using the mass media are all capable of ______ our potential interests.A.arousingB. arisingC. risingD. raising答案：A7.Our likes and ______ are all related to social contexts and learning experiences.A.unlikesB.dislikesC.alikesD.nonlikes答案：B8. A car accident ______ him from playing football.A.enabledB. abledC. disabledD. unabled答案：C9.Do you think there is a period in one’s life when one isparticularly______sickness,accident or disasters of other kinds?A.sensitive toB.available forC.vulnerable toD.ready for答案：C解析：C sensitive to 对…敏感；vulnerable to易受…攻击的；易受…伤害的。

available for可用的，可得到的；ready for准备好的。

10.Drivers are_____to a speed of 80 kilometeres in the highway.A.refinedB.restrictedC.revolvedD.reproduced..答案：B解析：B refine 精致的，优雅的；restrict 限制 revolve 旋转，转动；reproduce 复制，重现。

二、Cloze Test（10 points,1 point for each item）下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。

根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.Henry’s job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier to make sure thatthey were not smuggling anything into the country. Every morning, except atweekends, he 1 see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier, 2 a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle arrived the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and order him to take the straw off. Then he wouldexamine the straw very carefully to see 3 he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets before he let him tie the straw up again. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. AlthoughHenry was always 4 to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he never found 5, even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man was smuggling something, but he was not 6 to imagine what it could be.Then one evening, after he had looked through the straw and emptied the factoryworker’s pockets 7 usual, he said to him, “Listen， I know that you are smuggling things 8 this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is that you’re bringing into thecountry so successfully? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the job.Tomorrow I’m going to 9. I promise that I sha ll not tell anyone if you tell me whatyou’ve been smuggling.” The factory worker did not say anything for 10. Then hesmiled, turned to Henry and said quietly: “Bicycles.”(1).(A).should(B).might(C).would(D).must答案：C(2).(A).pushing(B).filling(C).pulling(D).carrying答案：A(3).(A).that(B).how(C).where(D).whether答案：D(4).(A).lucky(B).suspecting(C).expecting(D).insisting答案：C(5).(A).nothing(B).everything(C).something(D).anything答案：D(6).(A).capable(B).able(C).possible(D).clever答案：B(7).(A).then(B).as(C).more(D).like答案：B(8).(A).cross(B).across(C).behind(D).into答案：B(9).(A).return(B).retire(C).retreat(D).rest答案：B(10).(A).long time(B).moment(C).period(D).some time答案：D三、Reading Comprehension（30 points，2 points for each item）从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.During the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the very lifeblood ofWestern Canada. When the crops were good, the economy was good; when the cropsfailed, there was depression. People on city streets watched the yields and theprice of wheat with almost as much feeling as if they were growers. The marketing of wheat became an increasingly favorite topic of conversation.War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop. For years farmers mistrusted speculative (投机的) grain selling as carried on through the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn, butfarmers could not wait for markets to improve. It had happened too often that they sold their wheat soon after harvest when farm debts were coming due, only to see prices rising and speculators getting rich. On various occasions, producer groups asked for firmer controls, but governments had no wish to become involved, at least not until wartime wheat prices threatened to run wild.Anxious to check inflation (通货膨胀) and rising living costs, the federalgovernment appointed a board of grain supervisors (监视员) to handle deliveries fromthe crops of 1917 and 1918. Grain Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices fixed by the board. To handle the crop of 1919, the government appointed the first Canadian Wheat Board, with full authority to buy, sell, and set prices.(1).The author uses the term “lifeblood” to indicate that wheat was _______.(A). difficult to produce in large quantities(B).susceptible to many parasites(寄生虫(C). essential to the health of the country(D). expensive to gather and transport答案：C(2).According to the passage, most farmers’ debts had to be paid _______.(A).when the autumn harvest had just been completed(B).because wheat prices were high(C).as soon as the Winnipeg Grain Exchange demanded payment(D).when crop failure caused depression答案：A(3).According to the passage, wheat prices became unmanageable because of conditions caused by _______.(A).. farmers(B). supervisors(C). weather(D). war答案：D(4).In Para.3, the word “check” could best be replaced by which of the following?(A).control(B). investigate(C).finance(D). reinforce答案：A(5).According to the passage, a preliminary step in the creation of the Canadian Wheat Board was the appointment of _______.(A).the Winnipeg Grain Exchange(B). a board of supervisors(C).several producer groups(D). a new government答案：B2. It is now commonly known that AIDS is a deadly disease. It does great damage to human beings’ immune system, weakening resistance to disease and leading todeath due to utter weakness. To this day, there are no existing drugs that can kill the AIDS virus. It is a deadly battle between science and AIDS.This is only one side of the story. Although it cannot be cured, AIDS is preventable. For those who have not caught the disease, the knowledge of preventive measures seems to be the most powerful weapon at hand.Since the discovery of the first AIDS patient in 1985, the number of HIV carriers is on an alarming rise in China and statistics show that young people are the more likely victims of AIDS. Nationwide there are 214 million people between the ages of 13 and 22, most of whom are students. If no measures are taken to protect these young people, it is almost certainb that the threat of AIDS will be very real tothem. There has been a great deal of misinformation concerning the transmission of AIDS.One of the mosting misleading myths is that AIDS can be transmitted by casual physical contact such as kissing, shaking hands or sharing food containers. Surveys and investigations conducted in some universities and colleges show that half of those people questioned are not clear about how AIDS is transmitted, not to mention how it is prevented.This is the driving force behind the State Education Commission’s decision to spread AIDS awareness information among college students and later to high school students and primary school students.(1).Why does the passage say that AIDS is a deadly disease ________.?(A).Because it destroys the immune system of the human body.(B).Because the AIDS patients can not resist diseases and die.(C).Because the doctor can find no medicine to cure AIDS.(D).All of the above.答案：D(2).By writing “This is only one side of the story”,the author suggeststhat______.(A).although we can’t cure AIDS ,we can manage to prevent it.(B).AIDS is very dangerous, but we should not be scared by it.(C).AIDS is not curable, but doctors should not give up fighting against it.(D).although the doctor cannot cure the disease, yet he can help improve thepatients’health.答案：A(3).What can be concluded from the surveys and investigation mentioned in the passage ______?.(A).50 percent of college students have no idea how people become AIDSvictims.(B).50 percent of college students do not know how to prevent AIDS.(C).Many college students are not aware how people become AIDS victims.(D).Many college students did not mention AIDS prevention in the surveys andinvestigations.答案：C(4).Which of the following do you choose as the proper title of passage______?.(A).China Fights AIDS(B).Young People—Most Likely AIDS Victims(C).AIDS Information is Necessary(D).AIDS-A Deadly Disease答案：C(5).What is the tone of the author ?_____(A).indifferent(B).worried(C).caring for(D).ironic答案：B3.Certain animals and plants develop characteristics (特性) that help them cope with their environment better than others of their kind. This natural biological process is called adaptation (适应性). Among the superior characteristics developed through adaptation are those that may help in getting food or shelter, in providing protection, and in producing and protecting the young. That results in the evolution of more and more organisms that are better fitted to their environments.Each living thing is adapted to its way of life in a general way, but each is adapted especially to its own distinct class. A plant, for example, depends upon its roots to fix itself firmly and to absorb water and inorganic chemicals. It depends upon its green leaves for using the sun’s energy to make food from inorganic chemicals. These are general adaptations, common to most plants. In addition, there are special adaptations that only certain kinds of plants have. Many animals have adaptations that help them escape from their enemies. Some insects are hidden by their body color or shape, and many look like a leaf or a little branch. The coats of deer are colored to mix with the surroundings. Many animals have the ability to remain completely still when an enemy is near.Organisms have a great variety of ways for adapting. They may adapt in their structure, function, and genetics (遗传素质); in their development and production of the young; and in other respects. An organism may create its own environment, as do warmblooded mammals, which have the ability to adjust body heat exactly to maintain their ideal temperature despite changing weather. Usually adaptations are an advantage, but sometimes an organism is so well adapted to a particular environment that, if conditions change, it finds it difficult or impossible to readapt to the new conditions.(1). Some plants and animals develop superior characteristics so that they may _______.(A). help others of their kind get food, shelter and other things needed(B). get into the biological process of adaptation(C). become better adapted to the environments than others of their kind(D). lead to the evolution and production of more and more organisms答案：C(2).Some animals have colored and spotted coats so that they may _______.(A). appear frightening to the enemies(B). look like leaves or branches(C).keep motionless when an enemy is coming(D). mix with the surroundings for safety答案：D(3). All of the following adaptations of living things are mentioned in thepassage except that in their _______.(A). structure(B). ways to develop the survival skills of the young(C).production of the young(D).working system of the body答案：B(4).Which of the following statements about the warmblooded mammals is trueaccording to the text?(A).They can change their environments.(B).They can adjust body heat to keep their ideal temperature.(C).They can make food from chemicals.(D). They get most of their heat from the environment.答案：B(5). The passage is mainly a discussion of _______.(A).the adaptations of organisms to their environments(B).the reasons why organisms have their particular shapes and colors(C). the special way of life of each living thing(D). the hows and whys of the structures of organisms答案：A四、Word Spelling(20 points,0.5 point for two words)将下列汉语单词译成英语。