2005年4月自考英语二试题及答案

1.Would’t you rather your child __A____ successful with his study and won the scholarship?A. becameB. becomeC. would becomeD. becomes2. Although Tom is satisfied with his academic achievement, he wonders ___C____will happen to his family life.A. itB. thatC. whatD. this3. We hope that all the measures against sandstorms, ___D____ was put forward by the committee, will be considered seriously at the meeting .A. whileB. afterC. sinceD. as4. We cannot leave this tough job to a person______B___.A. who nobody has confidenceB. in whom nobody has confidenceC. for whom nobody has confidenceD. who everyone has confidence of5.You are the best for the job ___B__ you apply your mind to it ._A. untilB. if onlyC. in caseD. unless6.Hey, leave __C___!I hate people touching my hair.A. behindB. outC. offD. over7.I thought the problem of water shortage would ____A____ at the meeting but nobody mentioned it.A. come upB. come up toC. come overD. come to8.Mr.Smith , can I __D______ you for a minute? I’d like to hear your opinion on this issue.A. say a word withB. have words withC. mention a word withD. have a word with9.There is a deadlock (僵局) in the discussion when neither side gives ____B____ to the over .A. a wayB. wayC. the wayD. its way10. This type of desk and chair can be adjusted ____C____ the height of students at different ages.A. withB. forC. toD. inⅡ.Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)For over a hundred years Japan has consistently spent large sums of money and considerable human resources in an effort to obtain technology. Her ability to negotiate __11___ by the fact most of the technology she wanted was no commercial secrets. Japan’s __12__ has also been strengthened by the fact that her internal market was large, so that __13__ to this market could be offered to multinational companies as an attraction to them to grant licenses. Besides, Japan’s work force was disciplined, so it was capable __14__ applying the information it acquired. Finally, American and European companies, who were __15__ licensers, felt that the Japanese companies might take a large share of the world market __16__ they were not limited by licensing agreement.Conditions of this sort, __17__ together in one nation, may well be unique, and the case of Japan may therefore not actually demonstrate that licensing is just as efficient as multinational ownership for the __18__ of technology. In fact, Japanmay be finding this method of operation __19__ effective than in the past ,as her needs for outside technology now require information which __20__ only a few companies and is more closely held.DABDACDBCB11. A. was strengthened B. will be strengthenedC. will have been strengthenedD. has been strengthened12. A. position B. location C. place D. point13. A. entry B. access C. presence D. acceptance14. A. at B. in C. for D. of15 .A. potential B. feasible C. liable D. inevitable16. A. until B. before C. ifD. after17. A. came B. come C. will come D. coming18. A. transformation B. transfer C. transmission D. shift19. A. much B. little C. less D. more20. A. sticks to B. belongs to C. draws on D. takes onⅢ. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 point for each item)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage .One day, the principal came into our room and, after talking to the teacher, for some reason said: “I wish all of the white scholars to stand for a moment.” I rose with the others. The teacher looked at me and, calling my name, said: “You sit down for the present, and rise with the others.” I did not quite understand her. She repeated: “You sit down now, and rise with the others.” I sat down puzzled and dumb. I saw and heard nothing. When the other were asked to rise, I did not know it. When school was dismissed, I went out unconsciously. A few of the white boys laughed at me, saying: “Oh, you’re a nigger, too.”21. We can infer from the passage that “a nigger ”means____B____.A. a white personB. a black personC. anyone that is not whiteD. anyone that is not black22. When the teacher asked him to sit down and rise with the others, the author was confused because_____A____.A.he never considered himself a non-white personB.he thought the teacher didn’t recognize himC.he thought he should be consideredD.he thought it rude for the teacher to call his name23. It was on that day that he began to realize that ____D_____.A.he was a niggerB.he was different from others because of his beautyC.his color was like that of his motherD.he differed from other white people even with hisbeauty24. From the passage we can learn that ______C___.A.the boy’s father left them for some reasonsB.the boy’s mother didn’t want to mention his father atallC.the boy never met his father beforeD.the boy’s mother hated his father25.This passage generally tells us a story of ____A____.A. a boy who suddenly realized that he was a colored personB. a boy who had been looked down upon because he had no fatherC. the miserable life of colored peopleD. the life of a one-parent familyPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.For Americans, time is a “resource” that, like water or coal, can be used well or poorly. “Time is money,” they say. “You only get so much time in this life; you’d best use it wisely.” The future will not be better than the past or the present unless people use their time fro constructive, future-oriented activities. Thus, Americans admire a “well-organized”person, one who has a written list of things to do and a schedule for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and treasures other people’s time.26. If a person treasures other people’s time, heA .A.does not waste people’s time with conversation oractivity that has no beneficial outcomeB.does not believe the future will be any better thanthe present or the pastC.likes to deep a written schedule of the dailyactivities with himD.likes to have his meals at the fast-food restaurantsto save time27. In the eyes of the foreign visitors in the States, American people D .A.think that time is always there which needsbudgetingB.enjoy saving and using time wisely everydayC.are indifferent in that they are like feelinglessmachinesD.are so fully engaged that they are unable to enjoythe important things in life28. What is the job of an efficiency expert? BA.Writing articles for periodicals.B.Recommending ways of efficient investment.C.Examining the quality of a company’s products.D.Teaching people how to take care of their yard.29. Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph? CA.Many Americans love having meals at fast-foodrestaurants.B.Americans are busier than other people in theworld.C.The American fast-food industry helps spread theAmerican culture around the world.D.The United States is the father of the world’sfast-food industry.30. The best title for this passage is A ..A.The American Concept of TimeB.The Development of the American Fast FoodIndustryC.How to Raise EfficiencyD.The American Food and CulturePassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.It is difficult to estimate the number of youngsters involved in home schooling, where children are not sent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents. Legislation and court decisions have make it legally possible in most states for parents to educate their children at home, and each year more people take advantage of that opportunity.Supporters of home education claim that it is less expensive and far more efficient than mass public education. Mor31. The main idea of the passage is that C .A.more and more parents are in favor of homeschoolingB.home schooling is superior to school educationbecause it has been legally approvedC.though home schooling has its advantages, itcreates as many new problems at the same timeD.school education is no doubt better than homeeducation32. Those who support home schooling think thatA .A.it’s less expensive and more efficient apart fromother meritsB.it has added curricular and pedagogicalalternativesC.it will cause fewer discipline problemsD.it’s more important to reinforce moral values33. Critics believe that B .A.few parents can afford computers and technologywhen providing home educationB.few parents are qualified enough to provide asatisfactory home educationC.school teachers are better than parentsD.classroom environment can provide mostsatisfactory education34. According to the author, home schooling cannot help children D .A.acquire social knowledgeB.build up a relationship with family membersC.build up pupil-teacher relationshipD.develop a right view of society35. The attitude of the author toward home schooling isD .A.vagueB.positiveC.totally negativeD.straight-forwardPART TWO （50 POINTS）IV. Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two items)36. 破坏，使…遇难vt w _ _ _ _ 37. 自愿的，自发的a. v_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _38. 紧要的，紧迫的 a.. u _ _ _ _ _39. 容忍，忍受vt. t _ _ _ _ _ _ _40. 症状，征兆n. s _ _ _ _ _ 41. 最近，不久前ad. l _ _ _ _ _42. 放大，夸大vt. m _ _ _ _ _ _43. 概念，想法n. n _ _ _ _ _44. 服从，听从vt. o _ _ _ 45. 苦干的，费力的 a. p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 46. 达到；造诣n. a _ _ _ _ _ _ 47. 使平衡；权衡vt. b _ _ _ _ _ _48. 战役，运动n. c _ _ _ _ _ _ _49. 装修，装饰vt. d _ _ _ _ _ _ 50. 基本的，初级的 a. e _ _ _ _ _ __ 51. 忠诚的，忠实的 a. f _ _ _ _ _ 52. 姿势，手势n g _ _ _ _ _ _ 53. 高度地，非常ad. h _ _ _ _ 54. 模仿的，仿制的 a. i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _55. 正义，公正n. j _ _ _ _ _36.wreck 37.voluntary 38.urgent39.tolerate 40.symptomtely 42.magnify 43.notion 44.obey45.painstaking46.attainment 47.balance 48.campaign49.decorate 50.elementary51.faithful 52.gesture 53.highly54.imitative 55.justiceV. WORD FORM (10 points,1 point for each item)56. Once harm ____is done__(do) to the environment, ittakes years to have the system recovered.57. With the strike___settled ____(settle), the work on thenew assembly line went ahead like wildfire.58. The child was playing__dangerously_(danger) near theedge of the swimming pool.59. This project __to be accomplished__(accomplish) bythe end of 2006 will greatly improve the basic facility of the city.60. People appreciate__talking _(talk) with him becausehe is knowledgeable and humorous.61. Since the author did not stick to the topic, I found hisarticle very __confusing __(confuse) and hard to follow.62. With all this done, I _have been freed __(free) from alltroubles and responsibilities.63. Had he been treated well, he __would have gotover___(get over) this disease.64. Investigations into the cause of the shipwreck show thatthe ship _sank __(sink) the moment it hit the rock . 65. If only the board __would approve (approve) the proposal and put it into effect.vi．Translation from Chinese into English (15 points, 3 points for each item)66. 时间是世界上最容易浪费也是最难以把握的东西。