2002年下半年高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语(二)试题及答案要点

2002年下半年高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语(二)试题及答案要点

I、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．Make sure the label is firmly __________ to the parcel defore you mail it．
A．attributed B．accustomed
C．adjusted D．attached

2．__________ leisure was generally considered a waste of time．
A．Not until recently B．Not recently
C．Until recently D．Recently until

3．Man's greatest energy comes not from his physical strength __________ his dreams．
A．excePt from B．yet from
C．howeverfrom D．hut from

4．It is __________ to avoid rich foods if you are feeling ill．
A．senseless B．sensible C．sentimental D．sensitive

5．If you are walking away from a clock tower，you will hear the ticking of the clock fade to a point __________ it Cannot be heard．
A．which B．what C．where D．how

6．The moon turns round the earth，just __________ the earth circles round the sun．
A．therefore B．as C．whus D．so

7．He said he was __________ the origin of the universe．
A．speculating upon
B．coinciding with
C．putting into operation
D．distinguishing between

8．A good manager identifies the interest of his employees __________ his own．
A．to B．with C．for D．between

9．We have a __________ experience or continued living than any society that has preceded us anywhere．
A．very more greater B．very many greater
C．much more greater D．very much greater

10．While __________ your imagination，you should be alone and completely undisturbed.
A．exercising B．exercises
C．to exercise D．exercised


II、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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
Business card exchanges are an important part of any international business meeting．To show how people exchange a business card，we will examine it as -11- by an American in Japan．

First，the cards should be in English on one side and Japanese on the other．It is important that the company and title -12- noticeably positioned．The cards should be kept in a card holder in the jacket pocket Never keep the cards in a wallet or a pocketbook．The presentation of the card is done at the beginning of the meeting．Cards are presented -13- the giver's name (Japanese side) -14- the receiver．The card can be -15- by one or preferably two hands accompanied by a slight bow. -16- receiving a card，the receiver should study it carefully to determine the the status of the person he is meeting．Since meetings usually -17- more than one person．each card -18- should be placed on the table in front of the receiver -19- he can tell who he is speaking with．The receiver should avoid shuffling(舞弄

) the cards，placing them in his wallet，or writing on them -20- the giver. The business card is the symbol of the organization；therefore it should be treated with the greatest respect．

11．A．checked out B．worn out C．turned out D．carrided out
12．A．be B．is C．will be D．might be
13．A．with B．for C．to D．on
14．A．faced B．facing C．faces D．face
15．A．declared B．delivered C．delayed D．despised
16．A．In B．For C．On D．With
17．A．intend B．involve C．incline D．inflict
18．A．receiving B．receive C．receives D．received
19．A．in case B．for fear C．so that D．such that
20．A．in the presence of B．in the absence of
C．in place of D．in honor of


III、Reading Comprehesion(30 points，2 point 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。

Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage．

Pigs，fishponds and crops-all housed in tall buildings．This is a vision of industrial farming in the Nethedands(荷兰)．In a world concerned about the environment and transport，would it not make sense to concentrate food production next to a harbor and an airport? And since humans can live in tall buildings，why not pigs and fish?

The creative minds behind a government report suggest just this for a site at Rotterdam(鹿特丹)very close to mainland Europe's largest port．

The scale is vast：imagine 10 football fields，six floors of equal area，a total of 500 acres(英亩)stretching skywards．The building，known as Deltapark，visualizes 300，000 pigs，1.2 million chickens，tens of thousands of fish and a giant vegetable growing area all under one roof. The pigs could enjoy more space than on an average pig farm，and end their days in the slaughterhouse downstairs．Space without daylight in the giant building could be used for cultivating mushrooms(磨菇)which grow well in the dark.

Higher up，greenhouses full of tomatoes and flowers，grown in nutrient solutions collected from elsewhere in the building，would profit from the light．The system is theoretically a complete farming cycle，with one activity feeling another and everything being recycled．

Deltapark is to be run by managers，not farmers．It has nothing to do with agriculture as we now know it，and so far，only exists on paper．But the idea has created a heated debate in the Nethedands and attracted attention abroad．

21．According to the passage，a multi-story farm __________ in the Netherlands．
A．is under construction
B．is about to be put to use
C．has been proposed
D．might cause severe criticism

22．According to the report，which of the following is NOT true
A．Deltapark occupies an area of 10 football fields
B．Deltapark has a floor space of 500 acres
C．Deltapark has six floors
D．Deltapark is on a steep slope

23

．what is the meaning of"slaughterhouse"in Line 5，Parapaph 3?
A．A house where animals are fed
B．A house where animals are kept in the daytime
C．A place where animals stay for the night
D．A place where animals are killed for food

24．It is supposed in Paragraph 4 that __________.
A．the flowers would be nourished by liquids gathered outside the building
B．the tomatoes and flowers would benefit from daylight
C．the vegetable growing area would be lit by electric lights
D．the system would be far from self-sufficient in prduction

25．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A．Farm of the Future
B．Animal Farm
C．Field of Your Dreams
D．Animal Farm or Vegetable Farm


Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage．

A few years ago I was shopping with a friend and his 12-year-old daughter in downtown San Francisco． A street musician，whom my friend happened to know from his own musician days，was playing the saxophone (萨克斯管)on a street corner．His name was Clifford，and he had attracted a large crowd with his performance．After he finished，my friend introduced him to me and his daughter．Clifford aked her if she played any instrument．When she replied that she was taking trumpet(小号)lessons and played in her junior high school band，he said，"That's fine，little lady．Learn your instrument well and you can play anything．"

Somehow these simple yet wist words struck me as appropriate not only for a trumpet player but also for a reader．If you learn to read well，you can read anything you want - not just newspapers and magazines? but more difficult material like philosophy，film criticism，military history-whatever interests you as your confidence grows．You would not be limited in any way．If you have the vocabulary-or at least a good dictionary near at hand - you can pick up a book，concentrate on it，and make sense of the author's words．

In the United States，reading instruction often ends at elementary school，so students sometimes have difficulty as they progress through school．They must take their assignments armed only with their elementary school reading skills．The result，too often，is frustration and loss of confidence．And the assigned reading in your college courses will be even greater than they were in high school．Developing Reading Skills is designed to accomplish several tasks：to show you the skills that will enable you to read with greater comprehension．to help you cope with reading assignments with confidence，and to teach you to become an active reader．

26．The author develops his point by staring with __________
A．an example B．an incident C．a statement D．a contrast

27．Which of the following statements is implied in Paragraph 1
A．Clifford was good at playing the saxophone
B．The author's friend was once a street musician
C．The 12-year-old girl played the trumpe

t very poorly
D．Clifford was a good music teacher

28．"Struck … as appropriate" in line 1，Paragraph 2 most probably means __________.
A．seemed to be appropriate
B．proved to be appropriate
C．happened to be appropriate
D．found to be appropriate

29．with good reading skills，you can __________.
A．understand anything you read without difficulty
B．work out the author's meaning if only you concentrate on the book
C．understand what you read with the help of a good dictionay
D．concentrate on whatever you read

30．It can be inferred from the last Paragraph that Developing Reading Skills __________.
A．in the presence of
B．in the absence of
C．in place of
D．in honor of


Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage．
If you asked people today why they used the telephone to communicate with their friends or why they turned to the television for entertainment，they would look at you as if you were crazy．we don't think about a telephone or a television or a car as being rare．These things have become such an essential part or life that they are no longer noticed，let alone remarked upon．In the same way，within a decade no one will notice the Worldwide Web(互联网)．It will just be there，an essential part of life．It will be are reflex to turn to the Web for shopping，education，entertainment and communication，just as it is natural today to pick up the telephone to talk to someone．

There is an enormous interest in the Web．Yet it is still in its infancy(婴儿期)．The technology and the speed of response are leaping forward．This will move more and more people to the Web as part of their everyady lives．Eventually，everyone's business card will have an electronic mail address．Every lawyer，every doctor and every business-from large to small-will be connected．

To predict that it will take over ten years for these changes to happen is probably pessimistic(悲观的)．We usually overestimate what we can do in two years and underestimate what we can do in ten．The web will be as much a way of life as the car by 2008．Probably before．

31．What is implied in Paragraph 1 ？
A．Only mad people would ask questions about telephones，TV sets and cars
B．We don't usually ask people why they use the telephone，television and car
C．Today televisions and cars are no longer as important as they used to be
D．In some places，the telephone，television and car are still rare things

32．According to the text，in ten years'time the Web will __________.
A．have become part of people's everyday life
B．be as cheap as the telephone of today
C．have lost its interest to people
D．no longer be an infant

33．The word"reflex"in Line 2，Paragraph 2 probably means __________.
A．automatic，unthinking act
B．something one is thinking over
C．reflection of other people's opinion
0．turning from the source

34．Technology

for the web __________.
A．has passed its infancy
B．is developing at a very rapid rate
C．has naturally moved more people together
D．is responding to the challenge or the world

35．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The development of the Web has just started
B．It will probably take less than ten years for the Web to become common
C．Eventually the web will be able to link all bus inesses together
D．we are usually too optimistic when we talk a bout what we can do in ten years．



PART TWO
IV、Word Spelling(10 points，1 point for two items)将下列汉语单词译成英语。作为提示，每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。请将完整的单词写在答题纸上。
36．酬劳；报答 v． r__________
37．损失；遗失 n． l__________
38．优点，长处 n． m__________
39．欠(债等) v． o__________
40．球形的；全球的 a. g__________
41．郊区 n． s__________
42．激情 n． P__________
43．使恢复 v． r__________
44．缩短 v． s__________
45．每年地 ad． a__________
46．紧身的；紧的 a． t__________
47．评论 n． c__________
48．科学 n． s__________
49．可爱的 a． l__________
50．祖先 n． a__________
51．两倍的 a． d__________
52．内部的；内在的 a． i__________
53．媒介物 n． m__________
54．淹没 v． f__________
55．聚焦 v． f__________

V、Word Form(10 points，1 point for each item) 将括号中各词变为适当的形式填入空白。答案写在答题纸上。
56．The student failed __________ (distinguish) between the two nouns in the examination.

57．The boy stayed there reading his textbook，__________ (total) unaware or his mother's presence．

58．The novel is said __________ (translate) into twelve languages in the past ten years．

59．People all over the world __________ (try)their best to make the world safer than it is now．

60．In 1991，after the Gulf War，Bush's approval rating reached 91 Percent，the highest level __________ record since polling began in the 1930s．

61．If，we hadn't got everything ready by now，we __________ (have)a terrible time tomorrow．

62．The conditions that existed ten years ago were similar to what they __________ (be)today．

63．A __________ (brilliant)student would have passed the difficult exam．

64．__________ (save)the child，the soldier sacrificed his life．

65．It started to rain as soon as they __________ (reach) home．


VI、C-E Translation(15 points，3 point for each item) 将下列各句译成英

语并将答案写在答题纸上。
66．我们已经认识到绿色环境有多么重要。
67．他正试图说服学生回教室去。
68．这些老人非常高兴在危险的地方面临挑战。
69．他很有音乐天赋，但是谈到绘画，他就一窍不通了。
70．这在二十年前会被看作是不可能的。(注：用虚拟语气)

VII、E-C Translation(15 points)将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。
Today，growing numbers of people are changing careers or getting second starts in careers that have greater attraction to them．Motives or reasons for changing careers vary widely，but many people move because they feel bored．For some，a second start grows out of the realization that what they want out of life is not what they are doing，and they decide to do those things they enjoy and believe to be important．Certainly，time spent in one occupation is likely to marrow the range of later occupational choices；very few people start a completely new career in mid-life．Most people move to a related field that involves a minimum of training．


答案要点
1．D 2．C 3．D 4．B 5．C 6．B 7．A 8．B 9．D 10．A
11．D 12．A 13．A 14．B 15．B 16．C 17．B 18．D 19．C 20．A
21．C 22．D 23．D 24．B 25．A 26．B 27．A 28．A 29．C 30．D
31．B 32．A 33．A 34．B 35．D

36．reward
37．loss
38．merit
39．owe
40．global
41．suburb
42．passion
43．restore
44．shorten
45．annually
46．tight
47．comment
48．science
49．lovely
50．ancestor
51．double
52．internal
53．medium
54．flood
55．focus
56．to distinguish
57．totally
58．to have been translated
59．are／have been trying
60．recorded
61．should have／would have
62．are
63．more brilliant
64．To save
65．reached

66．We have come to realize how valuable／important／significant a green environment is．

67．He is trying to persuade the students to go back to the classroom．

68．These elderly people are very happy to face／be faced with challenges in dangerous places．

69．He has a gift for music，but when it comes to drawing，he knows nothing

70．This would have been considered impossible twenty years ago

71．现在越来越多的人在改换职业，或重新开始从事对他们更有吸引力的职业。改换职业的动机或原因各不相同，但许多人挪动是因为感到厌倦，有些人重新开始是由于他们认识到他们在生活中所追求的不是现在所从事的工作，于是，他们决定去做自己喜欢并认为重要的事情。当然，从事一份职业的时间长短会缩小以后的择业范围，很少有人到中年时还去从事一份完全陌生的职业。大多数人是转往相关的只需极少培训的行业