自考英语二模拟试题及答案

自考英语二模拟试题及答案10月自考英语二模拟试题及答案[1]I. Vocabulary and Structure (10points,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. A dark suit is preferable ______ a light one for evening wear.(a) for (b) than (c) of (d) to2. She has caught cold, because she completely forgot ____ the windows last night.(a) locking (b) being locked (c) to lock (d) to have locked3. Go ______ on to the end of the street, then turn left.(a) straight (b) directly (c) down (d) straightly4. I _____ be a secretary than an actress.(a) should (b) would rather (c) ought to (d) would rather to5. It was while she was reading a book in her study ______ a thief broke into the house.(a) which (b) that (c) where (d) than6. _____ your mother knows that you have spent the money on the clothes instead of books?(a) If only (b) Even if (c) What if (d) What about7. Their first acquaintance ____ these words comes from the books they read.(a) by (b) with (c) to (d) from8. ______ had the plane landed than the people ran towards it.(a) Hardly (b) No sooner (c) Seldom (d) Now that9. The boss asked his secretary to go to a concert and she _____ his invitation with pleasure.(a) received (b) accepted (c) rejected (d) refused10. Her husband didn't _____ to the movie that night so they stayed at home watching TV.(a) feel like to go (b) feel like to going(c) felt like to go (d) feel like going II. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each) 下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。

根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字目涂黑。

In the past people did not question the difference between life and death. They could 11 that a person died when his heart stopped beating. They learned, however, that the body did not die 12 when the heart stopped beating. They also discovered that humans remained alive 13 their brain remained active.Today the difference between life and death is not as easy to see 14 in the past. Modern medical devices can 15 the heart beating and the lungs breathing long 16 the brain stops. But is this 17 ?The question has caused much debate 18 doctors in the United States. Many of them want a law that 19 a person is dead when the brain dies. A person would then be 20 dead when brain waves stop, even if machines can keep the body alive.11. a. discover b. doubt c. convince d. see12. a. immediately b. accidentally c. suddenly d. unexpectedly13. a. even if b. before long c. long before d. as long as14. a. as b. like c. such as d. the same15. a. trace b. keep c. pursue d. increase16. a. while b. afterward c. after d. before17. a. alive b. life c. live d. lively18. a. from b. about c. between d. among19. a. insists b. claims c. says d. tells20. a. decided b. considered c. determined d. estimatedIII. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each)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 OneQuestion 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Like fingerprints, no two faces are exactly the same. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the characters that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child---even an animal, such as a bird ------ can learn to recognize faces. We all take this ability for granted.We also tell two people apart by how they behave. A person’s personality means the ways in which he acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make him different from others.Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing a person’s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face, if you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looks like, you would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who is kind, thoughtful, warm, and so on.There are many words that can be used to describe how a person thinks, feels, and acts. Gordon Allport, a U.S. scientist who studies the human mind, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in human behavior. And many of us use these words to describe different types of people ---- bookworms (书呆子), fools, workaholics(工作狂).21. According to the passage, a very young child can _______.A. learn to recognize facesB. describe how a person thinksC. learn to recognize fingerprintsD. describe what a “nice person” is like22. According to the passage, we can tell two people apart by ________.A. their behaviorB. their namesC. their handsD. their clothes23. Describing a “nice face” _________.A. is quite easyB. is a difficult taskC. is not as difficult as describing a “nice person”D. may remind you of someone who was kind, thoughtful and friendly24. It can be concluded from the passage that _________.A. a “nice person” is very complexB. it’s hard to describe a “nice person”C. a “nice person” is considerate and kindD. when we tell one person from another, we often refer to their face25. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Gordon Allport?A. He describes himself as a bookworm.B. He does research on the human mind.C. He found about 18,000 English words to describe human behavior.D. The words he found are being used by many people to describe a person.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Although April did not bring the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesn’t generally experience the atmospheric (大气的) sound and lightning that can accompany those rains, it is still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning.The reason that these that these two wonders of nature are so difficult for many adults to explain to children is that they are not very well understood by adults themselves. For example, did you know that the lighting we see flashing(闪烁) down to the earth from a cloud is actually flashing up to a cloud from the earth? Our eyes cheat us into thinking we see a downward motion when it’s actually the other way round. But then, if we believe only what we think we see, we’d still insist that the sun rises in the morning and sets at night.Most lightning flashes take place inside a cloud, and only a relative few can be seen jumping between two clouds or between the earth and a cloud. But, with about 2,000 thunderstorms taking place above the earth every minute of the day and night, there’s enough activity to produce about 100 lightning strikes on the earth every second.Parents can use thunder and lightning to help their children learn more about the world around them. When children understand that the light of the lightning flashes reaches their eyes almost at the same moment, but the sound of the thunder takes about 5 seconds to travel just one mile, they can begin to time the interval between the flash and the crash to learn how close they are to the actual spark.26. According to the first paragraph, in the Central Valley area, rains come _____.A. when it is AprilB. when the field is dryC. when people all hope for itD. usually without thunder and lighting27. We tend to think that lighting moves downward because_____.A. our eyes play a joke on usB. we take it to be true scientificallyC. we cannot see it clearly most of the timeD. it always runs down from a cloud to the earth28. Which of the following is NOT true about lighting according to the passage?A. Most lightning flashes take place inside a cloud.B. About 2,000 thunderstorms occur above the earth every minute.C. People can seldom see lightning flashes running between two clouds or between the earth and a cloud.D. The thunderstorms happening above the earth can provide enough power to produce about 100 lightning strikes every second.29. What does the word “ spark” in the last paragraph probably refer to ?A. CloudB. RainC. ThunderstormD. Lightning flash30. What does the passage imply?A. Seeing is believing.B. We should never trust what we see or hear.C. People may easily make mistakes in their understanding of nature.D. Children sometimes know more about nature than their parents do. Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.The year at an American college is divided into 2 semesters or 3 quarters. Semesters are 15 weeks; quarters are 10 weeks. American college students usually attend school from September to May. They can also study during the summer.Students choose their classes a few weeks before the start of each term. Universities offer a great many classes in the students’ main area of study and in other areas as well. Students must take both. These include science, mathematics, computer, history and English. Other classes may be just for fun, like dance, theater or sports. Tests usually are given in the middle of the term and at the end. The final examinations are extremely important. In some classes, the professor asks the students to write a research paper or complete a certain task instead of taking a test.Classes usually are organized through lectures. For example, a student may attend 2 or 3 lectures a week by the professor. As many as several hundred students sit at each lecture. Sometimes they also attend a smaller class to ask questions and discuss what the professor says. These small classes are taught by professor’s assistants. In science classes, students also have a long laboratory class each week.31.Which of the following is NOT true?A. Semesters are 15 weeks and quarters are 10 weeks.B. American students can also study during the summer.C. American students attend school from autumn to summer.D. The year at an American college is divided into 2 semesters or 3quarters.32. Which of the following is NOT a required subject according to the passage?A . Science. B. Dance. C. Medicine. D. Computer.33. Usually, how many tests organized through the following EXCEPT _____ .A. One.B. TwoC. ThreeD. Four34. Classes are usually organized through the following EXCEPT _______ .A. lecturesB. experimentsC. research papersD. questions and discussions35. Who give the small classes?A. ProfessorB. MonitorC. PresidentD. Professor’s assistants.PART TWOIV. Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two words)将下列汉语单词译成英语。