山东省2014年4月高等教育自学考试英语二试题及答案

山东省2014年4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）

I. V ocabulary 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是符合题目要求的，请将其选出的答案卡的相应代码涂黑。涂错，多涂或未涂均无分。

1. As my mother spoke, I realized _____had happened to me.

A.which

B. who

C. what

D. whom

2. Is English _____a difficult language that it really demands people to invest a large amount of time and energy before it is mastered?

A.so

B. such

C. very

D. too

3. It doesn’t seem to _____whether you release the anger or hold it in. The effects on your health are the same.

A.matter

B. worry

C. mention

D. moderate

4. I guessed vaguely from my mother’s signs and from the hurrying to and fro in the house that something unusual was _____to happen.

A.around

B. on

C. near

D. about

5. The little girl_____ her mother in a black and white dress.

A.abolishes

B. resembles

C. occupies

D. recites

6. In the United States, there are over 22 million adults using the Web, about half of _____access the Internet at least once a day.

A.whom

B. them

C. they

D. it

7. Many important things that _____to our overall objectives and give meaning to life don’t tend to act upon us or press us.

A. shrink

B. anticipate

C. enlarge

D. contribute

8. With this wrong idea of education, students _____themselves again and again that learning is a mechanism by which one reaches other goals.

mit

B. convince

C. reinforce

D. major

9. If a person doesn’t take the time to present her best _____at an interview, what kind of teacher is she going to be?

A.image

B. picture

C. photo

D. angle

10. Many young mothers have found _____more efficient to stay home, care for children themselves, and then find employment later when the children are older and more independent. A.that B. much C. it D. if

II. 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。请根据上下文选出最佳答案，并将答题卡的相应代码涂黑。

Here are some suggestions on how to give a good speech.

So, you have to give a speech ----and you are afraid. You get 11 , you forget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long, and you 12 your audience . Later you think, “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just no good at public speaking. I hope I 13 have to do that again. ”

Cheer up! It do esn’t have to be 14 bad. Here are some simple steps to take a pain out of

speech making. First of all, it is important to plan. Do your homework. Find out everything you can about your subject. And find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? 15 do they know about your subject? Why are they coming to hear you speak? Put yourself in their 16 as you prepare your speech.

Let us suppose that you have been asked to introduce the main speaker at a meeting. First, find out the most important and interesting things about the speaker . Then, 17 this information in a few words. It is all right to tell a joke if it is in good tasted and will not 18 the speaker . And most important, be brief.

When you are making your speech, try to relax. Speak slowly and clearly and look at people in your audience. Stop 19 a few second now and then to give your audience a chance to think about what you have said. Make 20 that everyone in the room can hear you.

11. A. nervous B. happy C. sad D. considerate

12. A. bear B. bore C. born D. borne

13. A. will B. neither C. never D. too

14. A. ideally B. liberally C. basically D. that

15. A. What B. How C. If D. When

16. A. shoes B. hats C. coals D. trousers

17. A. occupy B. summarize C. mark D. mold

18. A. imply B. intrude C. embarrass D. hesitate

19. A. for B. during C. as D. to

20. A. unintentionally B. undoubtedly C. believe D. sure

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项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡的相应代码涂黑。

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Disagreement between the colonies and the British was becoming quite serious. Pennsylvania needed a representative in England. Would Dr. Franklin accept the post? He would. He went to London and stayed there for more than ten years. He did his best and might have helped to delay the war. But both sides were too angry to reach agreement. Franklin returned home just as the Revolutionary War began, arriving in time to sign the Declaration of Independence.

He was now seventy years old and his health was not good. He would gladly have settled down at home . But America needed help from France to carry on the war, and she asked Dr. Franklin to win this help. He answered, “I am like a worn-out piece of carpet. If there is one corner left which.

His first step was to “turn over” all his money as a loan to the Congress. He wanted to prove his faith in new American government and encourage others to support it. Then he set sail for France.

21. How long did Dr. Franklin stay in London ?

A. Five years.

B. Ten years.

C. More than ten years.

D. Seventy years .

22. Who were too angry to reach agreement?