2004年10月试卷和答案

2004年下半年高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语(二) 试卷

(课程代码00l5)

PART ONE (50 POINTS)

I．V ocabulary and structure (10 points，l 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．Under no circumstances＿＿＿betray our friends for personal benefit．

A．did we B．we should C．should we D．we could

2．It is said that no city＿＿＿New York attracts so many people of different

cultures．

A．other than B．better than

C．more than D．rather than

3．With such a poor score in the entrance exam，it’s＿＿＿impossible for him t0 be admitted to this university．

A．roughly B．absolutely

C．fully D．exclusively

4． A formal dress is＿＿＿to a casual one for such an occasion．

A．suitable B．favorable

C．fashionable D．preferable

5．The book is reserved to＿＿＿comes first．

A．whoever B．whomever C．whom D．who

6．They all voted for him in the election，＿＿＿was t0 be expected．

A．what B．so C．as D．that

7．How is it——your answer on the paper is almost the same as his?

A．what B．if C．that D．so

8．On hearing the news, he felt a wave of anger＿＿＿within him．

A．arising B．rising C．arousing D．raising

9．I often dream of Paris but I’ve never been there．It’s me place＿＿＿．

A．where I ’d like to visit B．that 1 want to visit it most

C．in which I ’d like to visit D．I most want to visit

10．Practicing improperly，you are likely to＿＿＿some bad habits．

A．pick up B．keep up C．draw up D．catch up

II．Cloze Test(10 points，l 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。

Increasingly, over the past ten years，people—especially young people—have become aware of the need to change their eating habits。because much of the food they eat ,particularly processed food，is not good for the health．＿11＿＿，there has been a growing interest in natural foods：foods which do not contain additives(添加物)and which have not been＿12＿＿by chemical fertilizers(肥料)．

Natural foods are vegetables，fruit and grain which have been grown in＿＿13＿that is rich in organic(有机的)matter．＿＿14＿simple terms，this means that the soil has been ＿15＿＿by unused vegetable matter, which provides it with vitamins and minerals．This

in itself is a natural process compared with the use of chemicals and fertilizers，the main purpose of ＿16＿＿is to increase the amount—but not the＿17＿＿—of foods grown in commercial farming areas．Natural foods also include animals which have been allowed to feed and move＿18＿＿in healthy pastures(牧草场)．Compare this with what happens in the mass production of poultry：there are battery farms，for example，where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one building and are fed on food which is＿19＿＿better than rubbish．Chickens raised this way are＿20＿＿as food，and their eggs lack important vitamins．

11．A．Accidentally B．Consequently

C．Subsequently D．Conclusively

12．A．effected B．interfered C．disturbed D．affected

13．A．soil B．earth C．field D．1and

14．A．In B．By C．For D．On

15．A．flourished B．nourished C．furnished D．enriched

16．A．which B．it C．that D．this

17．A．quantity B．quality C．supply D．demand

l 8．A．casually B．occasionally C．freely D．randomly

19．A．much B．far C．even D．1ittle

20．A．nutrient B．abundant C．tasteless D．valueless

Ⅲ. 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。

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage．

Today people all over the world are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution．Pollution is caused either by man’s release of completely new and often artificial substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of natural substance，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea．

The whole industrial process，which makes many of the goods and machines we need and use in our daily life, is bound to create a number of waste products which upset the ecological balance．Many of those waste products can be disposed of sensibly, but when more new goods are produced，there will be new, dangerous wastes to be disposed of．Many people，therefore，see pollution as only part of the larger and more complex problem—the whole process of industrial production and consumption of goods．Others again see the problem mainly in connection with agriculture，where new methods make farmers grow more on their land to feed population．However，the land itself is gradually becoming worn out as it is be-mg used．Chemical mixture cannot restore the balance．

Whatever its underlying causes，there is no doubt that much of the pollution problem could be controlled if only everyone would make more effort．In the home there is an obvious need to control little and waste．Food comes wrapped up three or four times in packages that all have to be disposed of；drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused．This not only causes a litter problem，but also is a great waste of resources．Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need but to throw away much of what we do buy．So we call solve pollution problems by