自考英语二历年试题(共6套)

自考英语二历年试题(共6套) 全国2007年1月高等教育自学考试 综合英语（二）试题 课程代码：00795 请将填在答题纸相应位置上 I. ABCD 25125 Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (25 points) 1．Much ______ been said about the problem but nothing ______ been done so far. A．has, had B．has, has C．had, had D．have, have 2．I was advised to arrange for insurance ______ I needed medical treatment. A．nevertheless B．although C．in case D．so that 3．Half an hour after the police surrounded ______ hiding place, the gang ______ arrested. A．its, was B．its, were C．their, was D．their, were 4．Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and most business letters are the main situations ______ formal language is used. A．in which B．on which C．in that D．at what 5．Someone turned the radio down, ______? A．did he B．did they C．didn‘t he D．didn‘t she 6．Mobile telecommunications ______ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies. A．capacity B．potential C．possession D．impact 7．The electricity was cut off while the film ______. A．was shown B．was to show C．was showing D．was being shown 8．Don‘t worry. This question is of the ______ importance. A．less B．little C．least D．best 9．On my present salary, I just can‘t afford such a car ______ you drive. A．that B．as C．which D．what 10．The committee is totally opposed ______ any changes being made in the plans. A．of B．on C．to D．against 11．It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born ______. A．about B．of C．to D．with 12．______ evidence shows, for example, that people who lived over three thousand years ago ate salted fish. A．Ancient B．Historic C．Historical D．Old 13．Without trees our world ______ a much drier place. A．is B．will be C．would be D．must be 14．There are two computers in the office, but ______ is working. A．either of them B．neither of them C．none of them D．neither of which 15．It was not a good meal, and Mr. Maydig was describing it sorrowfully ______ Mr. Fotheringay saw his opportunity. A．as B．once C．when D．while 16．______, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor. A．Other things being equal B．Were other things equal C．To be equal to other things D．Other things to be equal 17．As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town ______ 50 households or more. A．having B．to have C．to have had D．having had 18．The car ______ halfway for no reason. A．broke off B．broke down C．broke up D．broke out 19．―Need we work late today?‖ ―No, but we ______ tomorrow.‖ A．need B．must C．can D．ought to 20．______ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed. A．As B．That C．It D．What 21．Mr. Morgan can be very sad ______, though in public he is extremely cheerful. A．by himself B．in person C．in private D．as individual 22．By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ______ here for two days. A．have been staying B．have stayed C．shall stay D．will have stayed 23．This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ______ comfortably. A．is worn B．wears C．wearing D．are worn 24．Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage ______. A．relatively B．actually C．annually D．comparatively 25．Americans eat ______ as they actually need every day. A．twice as much protein B．twice protein as much twice C．twice protein as much D．protein as twice much II. ABCD 15115 Choose the most likely answers to complete the passage from the words given. (15 points) In the USA, 85% of the population 26 the age of twenty-one 27 of the death penalty. In many states which still have the death penalty, some use the electric chair, which can take 28 to 20 minutes to kill, 29 others use gas or lethal injection. Those who 30 for the death penalty use four main arguments to support their call 31 the reintroduction of the punishment. First there is the deterrence (威慑) theory, which argues that the 32 murderers would think twice before committing the act if they knew that they might die if they were 33 . The other two arguments are more suspect. The idea of retribution (报应) demands that 34 should get what they deserve: if a murderer intentionally set out to commit a crime, he should accept the consequences. The arguments against the death penalty 35 largely humanitarian. But there are also statistical reasons for opposing it: the deterrence figures do not add up. In Britain, 1903 was the record year for executions and yet in 1904 the number of murders 36 rose. It was the similar 37 with 1946 and 1947. If the deterrence theory were correct, the number should have 38 . The other reasons to argue 39 the death penalty are largely a 40 of individual conscience and belief. 26．A．over B．from C．on D．with 27．A．agree B．favor C．support D．approve 28．A．down B．up C．on D．over 29．A．if B．when C．while D．as 30．A．argue B．discuss C．believe D．agree 31．A．on B．for C．in D．at 32．A．hidden B．probable C．potential D．suitable 33．A．drawn B．held C．grasped D．caught 34．A．lawyers B．prisoners C．criminals D．lawmakers 35．A．is B．was C．are D．were 36．A．probably B．entirely C．actually D．specially 37．A．event B．fact C．situation D．case 38．A．fallen B．reduced C．cut D．turned 39．A．over B．on C．against D．for 40．A．case B．matter C．condition D．fact III. ABCD 10110 Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts. (10 points) 41．He realized that he had given himself away. A．He had made a gift of himself. B．He had betrayed himself. C．He had accidentally revealed his secrets. D．He had had himself lost. 42．But it knocks Christmas into a cocked hat. A．But it forces us to change our plan and celebrate Christmas in a different way. B．But we are required to wear three-cornered hats at Christmas. C．But presents are supposed to be put in hats instead of socks at Christmas. D．But it demands that Christmas be decorated with hat-shaped things. 43．We can cut our list to the bone and concentrate on the kids. A．We decide to choose the bone only, because it is good for children‘s growth. B．We can shorten the shopping list to one thing - the bone; therefore we can save more money for our children. C．We can reduce our expenditure as much as possible and spend the money we have on our children. D．We can cut the meat away from the bone, which will satisfy the needs of our kids. 44．The suburban villa enables the salesman or the clerk, out of hours, to be a country gentleman. A．before or after one‘s regular working hours B．within a few hours C．at the weekend D．soon 45．Gain some exposure to the great works of literature, art and music. A．Expose the great works of literature, art and music to the sun‘s rays, in case they go moldy. B．Introduce the great works of literature, art and music to the public through the mass media. C．Subject oneself to the influence of the great works of literature, art and music. D．Deprive the great works of literature, art and music of the shelter or protection. 46．Don‘t take it personally. A．Don‘t take it away without permission. B．Don‘t take it for granted. C．Don‘t take it in person. D．Don‘t be offended by it. 47．He wanted to strike a work of fire and stars into being for the old man. A．He wanted to make a fire — a sparkling fire for the old man. B．He wanted to play a piece of passionate music for the old man. C．He wanted to draw a picture of flame under the starry night for the old man. D．He wanted to tend the fire for the old man who, then, can have more spare time to enjoy the night sky. 48．My uncle smiled, but my mother had seen the first distressing evidence of a bump budding on a log. A．my mother looked at the sign of the coming spring with a heavy heart. B．my mother had just found with distress that I was going to become a fool. C．my mother regarded the budding on the trunk as an ill omen (兆头). D．my mother had found with delight that I finally began to show sound judgment and intelligence. 49．―It was pleasant to believe,‖ she wrote later, ―that much of Nature was forever beyond the tampering reach of man.‖ A．Human being will step on much of nature and destroy nature. B．Human being will be separated from the nature. C．Nature will be disturbed by the activities of human being. D．Nature will remain intact from the harmful human activities. 50．It left me open-minded about prayer. A．It was prayer that enlightened me. B．It made me pray earnestly. C．It made me have no prejudice against prayer. D．Prayer made me open to new and different ideas. IV. 5AB CD10 110 Read the two passages and answer the questions. (10 points) Passage 1 In the ideal world everything would be nice, even, and smooth—including of course education. Schools would be designed for everyone, giving equal weight and emphasis to every student. However, in the jagged (纷繁复杂) world of the reality that we actually live in, this is not possible, and we should wean our minds away from this sort of romanticized, idealized thinking so that we can tackle our problems more realistically. The reality of the matter is that we cannot conceive a blanket policy that can cover the educational need of every student. We must base our policies on the reality of the educational needs of every student, not the idealism of what we have traditionally come to define as ?good‘ and ?equal‘. The case in point is that of students who have exceptional emotional, physical, or social difficulties. These students cannot be lumped together with Joe, Jane, John, and Joan just so that the adults can feel ?everything is nice and fair.‘ We are doing a disservice (伤害) to these students by making education even more difficult than it already is; we are turning them off from learning. There is nothing wrong with providing extra care to certain students, and our basic problems here are not these special students, who clearly need more guidance (be it physical, emotional, or educational) but the adults who regard ?care‘ as a stigma (耻辱). It is not so much the young students, but the adults who cannot bear seeing, realizing, and accepting that a certain student is not like the others—and it is the same adults who instill these values in their kids. They want to lump all students together, make them conform to the ideals of ?good and fair‘ they hold, and so, in the process, the real student is sacrificed. Why should every student act, feel, and do like Joe and Jane? Not everyone is like Joe and Jane, and therefore, educational policies should take this fact into account. About 12 percent of all teenage students in the United States fall into the category of special students. As these students are exceptional due to natural or social reasons, their need for support and education is also exceptional. 51．What is the writer mainly trying to express? A．Special students need special education. B．Parents are the key to all educational problems. C．About 12% of the educational policy should be addressed to special education. D．Ideal world is different from the real world. 52．What is one of the key obstacles to implementing realistic educational policies? A．special students B．western thinking C．adults D．industrialization 53．What does the author mean by the ?reality of the matter is that we cannot have a blanket policy that covers the educational need of every student‘? A．Educational policy should be equal. B．Some students are more gifted than others. C．Blankets are needed in some special schools. D．Educational policies should be based on the needs of the real, not idealized student. 54．What kind of school the author is most likely to provide for students? A．Large classrooms where every student gets the same attention from teacher B．Private education for gifted students C．Education based on the actual need of each student D．Small number of students per classroom 55．The author himself was most likely like what kind of student in school? A．A special student. B．A gifted student. C．An average student. D．There is not enough information in the passage to answer this question. Passage 2 1. We are so used to seeing cars on our streets and our roads that it is strange to think that only a century has passed since the birth of the man who invented the automobile. 2. On July 30, 1863, in the middle of the American Civil War, Henry Ford was born to a family of farmers in the state of Michigan. He was the eldest of six children. His home was much like that of many other children of that day; His parents were hardworking, careful, and sensible. On the peaceful farm, far from cities and stores, tools had to be made and repaired without outside help. Henry loved to make things. Even when he was still a young boy, he could take a watch apart and put it together again. Soon he was repairing the watches and clocks of all the neighbors, as well as those of his own family. A friend of the family once said, ―Every clock in the Ford home trembles when it sees Henry coming!‖ 3. When Henry was twelve years old, his mother died. Mr. Ford loved his son, but he was afraid that the boy‘s interest in machines would make him discontented with a farmer‘s life. He was right. Henry did not want to stay in the country. After many disagreements with his father, Henry went to Detroit, the nearest large city. There he went to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings, he repaired watches for another dollar a week. After paying for food and a bed, he had fifty cents a week to spend. 4. While working in Detroit. Henry began to think about more efficient ways of making watches. He designed a machine that could make 2,000 watches a day—but he did not know how he would sell so many watches in Detroit, and so he abandoned the idea. Later in his life, when he had solved the distribution problem, he sold many more than ten thousand automobiles each week. 5. Only nine months after his arrival in Detroit, he had to give up city life because his father needed help on the farm. But this time there was less dull work for him; he could spend his free time repairing the broken steam engines of his neighbors and talking of the time to come when all hard work on farms would be done by machines. 6. There was another interest at this time in the life of the young Henry Ford. A girl who lived nearby, Clara Bryant, pleased him and he began to arrange matters so that he could afford to marry. His father still hoped to make Henry a farmer, and now gave him eighty acres of forest for a wedding present. Henry sold the wood, keeping only enough to build a house, and he brought his wife to it in April, 1888. Here they spent three quiet years. 7. During this time he was busy designing a startling new machine that would run under its own power and carry people. He called it a ―horseless carriage.‖ Henry suggested to his wife that they move back to Detroit where he could get the necessary money to build his machine. In Detroit he spent all his free time, as well as a lot of money working on his plan. His neighbors thought that his dream was foolish and impossible. But finally in 1903, he built a car that was light, low to the ground and fast enough to race against other cars. He called his automobile the ―999‖ after a famous express train. Then he was able to establish the Ford Motor Company, and from then on he never had any difficulty finding money to finance his business. 8. But the cost of the first car was too expensive. So Henry worked constantly to reduce the cost of manufacturing his cars so that more people could afford to buy them. Years later, Ford developed the assembly line method of production which made possible the production of large numbers of cars in a short time at low cost. Thus the famous Model T Ford, the ―Tin Lizzie‖ was first shown to the public in 1909, and by the year 1927, 15,000,000 Tin Lizzies had been sold throughout the world. 9. As he grew older, Henry Ford showed a stronger affection for the past and its customs and virtues. He felt that life in the past had been simple, men had been honest and hardworking, and had trusted themselves and their own abilities. He collected machines, houses, furniture and other objects from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He built copies of famous American houses. 10. From 1937 to 1945, Ford used his factories to help his country‘s side win a war. He made air planes at a huge plant at Willow Run, Michigan, which had cost 65 million dollars to build. But he still believed in his dreams of peace, and he believed that it would come. When someone asked him what he thought would happen after the Second World War, he said, ―Out of his war will come the Great Awakening — the establishment of the brotherhood of Man and the Federation of the World.‖ 11. Sure in his hope, Henry Ford, the American industrial genius, died on April 7, 1947, eighty-three years after he had been born into a very different world, and one that his own efforts had done much to change. 56．―Every clock in the Ford home trembles when it sees Henry coming!‖(Para. 2) What does the sentence suggest? A．Ford was keen on taking apart every clock in his home. B．Every clock was afraid of Ford‘s coming. C．Ford likes to see every clock tremble. D．Every clock is glad to see Ford‘s coming. 57．Which of the following statements is Not true according to the text? A．It was the distribution problem that made Henry Ford give up his idea of producing a machine to make watches. B．Henry Ford returned to his father‘s farm because he was tired of the city life after many failures. C．Henry Ford was considerably poor when he was preparing for his marriage with a girl. D．Henry Ford moved back to Detroit because he could not get enough money for the building of the ―horseless carriage‖ in his hometown. 58．It took Henry Ford about ______ to design and build his first automobile. A．3 years B．10 years C．12 years D．15 years 59．Henry Ford got his cars sold fast and wide by ______. A．constantly reducing their cost B．frequently changing their models C．finally developing an assembly line D．extensively advertising them in the newspaper 60．It is very likely that this article was written ______. A．when Henry Ford became famous B．right after the second world war C．in the 1960s D．not long ago V10 110 Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in the brackets. (10 points) 61．The ______ of the 100-year-old sewage and water systems will cost millions of pounds. (modern) 62．When he burst in, he found a ______ of reporters. (room) 63．―Anyone else would have done the same thing,‖ he said with typical ______.(modest) 64．―Hi‖ is a(n) ______ way of greeting people. (formal) 65．A girl stands selling ______ lanterns on a Hanoi street on Thursday. (star, shape) 66．The man is the current world ______ in the long jump. (record, hold) 67．As president, you have power to stop your government‘s unfortunate and ______ attempts to legalize the dog meat trade. (ill, judge) 68．These ______ bosses always seem to give in at the first sign of a strike. (chicken, heart) 69．The shop ______ me by $10 yesterday. (over, charge) 70．He‘s got a lot of exciting ideas and he‘s ______ to get started. (patient) VI5 315 Translate the following sentences into English. (15 points) 71．我花了一段时间才适应了新工作。(adapt) 72．城市居民责怪民工造成了城市犯罪率大幅度上升。(blame…for) 73．怎样培养好独生子女在中国引发了许多辩论。(stir up) 74．他不把自己的道德观强加给孩子们，而是鼓励他们独立思考。(impose) 75．我们选聘人员担任重要职务时，考虑三个条件：受教育程度，经验和业绩。 VII. 150 115 Write a short composition of about 150 words based on one of the texts you have learned. TOPIC: What three qualities do you think are the most important in a friend? Base your composition on the text ―On Friendship‖. 全国2006年10月高等教育自学考试 综合英语（二）试题 课程代码：00795 I.、语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案， 并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共25小题，每小题1分，共25分) Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer .(25 points) 1．It is generally believed that _______ education can make a big difference to a person‘s life. A．a B．an C．the D．/ 2．James Michell was deaf , dumb , and blind from birth , but he distinguished people _______ their smells , and in this way formed correct judgments. A．of B．by C．to D．with 3．The soldier was awarded a medal because he _______ great bravery under fire. A．shows B．showed C．has shown D．had shown 4．My intent is to help those parents who now realise that they _______ be overindulging their children but don‘t know how to stop . A．might B．could C．would D．should 5．“_______ bottle up your anger and have an almighty explosion , why not express it now and then?” A．Instead of B．Despite of C．Rather than D．More than 6．We cannot accurately predict how much carbon dioxide _______ by factories will remain permanently in the air. A．released B．to release C．releasing D．being released 7．Historians agree that early American Indians came from Siberia , _______ a long-vanished land bridge across the Bering Strait. A．cross B．crossing C．crossed D．to cross 8．_______ , but the fire brigade came too. A．If only the police arrived B．Not only the police arrived C．Only if the police arrived D．Not only did the police arrive 9．Columbus Day _______ on the twelfth of October because on that day in 1492, Christopher Columbus first landed in America. A．is celebrated B．celebrates C．celebrating D．was celebrated 10．Every one of us has several habits, _______ most of them are unconscious and we perform them without any thought. A．even if B．even though C．since D．therefore 11．Only when the war was over in 1953 _______ to get back to work . A．that was he able B．that he was able C．was he able D．he was able 12．If every requested object is given on demand , a child would have _______ opportunities to learn the value of money . A．less B．a little C．fewer D．a few 13．The supervisor could have prevented the accident _______ it beforehand . A．has he known B．had he known C．if he knows D．if he knew 14．The government has decided to increase _______ for civil servants. A．salaries B．fees C．wages D．earnings 15．It gradually _______ me that much of what they had said was far from the truth . A．dawned to B．dawned on C．came to D．came on 16．Nowadays many parents feel guilty _______ spending little time with their children . A．with B．at C．about D．for 17．It is _______ knowledge that water freezes at 0?. A．ordinary B．normal C．usual D．common 18．A dedicated nurse is always ready to _______ patients‘ needs. A．attend to B．attend in C．care with D．care on 19．Would you _______ me a favour and keep an eye on my house while I am away? A．give B．offer C．do D．make 20．How do the two products compare in terms _______ quality and reliability? A．of B．as C．with D．about 21．A woman who wishes to have a successful career has to _______ some sacrifices. A．involve B．make C．give D．offer 22．His parents offered to settle his debts , but he _______ hear of it . A．can‘t B．couldn‘t C．won‘t D．wouldn‘t 23．My parents don‘t _______ my trying to earn money as a part-timer. A．agree with B．agree of C．approve with D．approve of 24．She is proud that her two lovely daughters are blessed _______ a talent for music. A．by B．with C．in D．for 25．The little girl‘s bedroom is redecorated in pink , which makes it _______ cosy. A．all the less B．all the more C．less D．more II．完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置 上。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points) My brother Henry has an excellent job in a bank . I couldn‘t 26 him when he told me that he had decided to give it 27 .Though I tried to make him 28 his mind , I failed.“You should reconsider your 29 ,” I said . “You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wonderful 30 .You might become a bank manger 31 the time you‘re thirty five .”“I know,” Henry answered. ―I‘ve got no complaints 32 the bank . It‘s a pleasant job in nice surroundings and we 33 civilized hours .The bank manager told me that my 34 were excellent .‖ ―Then why do you want to leave ? ‖ I 35 . ―It‘s the money ,‖ Henry said . ―But you‘re 36 a good salary ,‖ I answered. ―I don‘t 37 that, ‖ Henry said . ―What do I do in the bank ? Well ,at the moment 38 I do is counting money . I find it very 39 . ‖ ―Why does this upset you ?‖ I asked , unable to 40 the logic of Henry‘s argument. ―You don‘t understand , ‖ Henry answered . ―I enjoy counting my own money, but I hate counting other people‘s ! ‖ 26．A．forgive B．believe C．trust D．remember 27．A．away B．off C．up D．in 28．A．to change B．change C．to alter D．alter 29．A．decision B．determination C．thought D．choice 30．A．job B．occupation C．career D．profession 31．A．by B．at C．on D．before 32．A．of B．to C．with D．at 33．A．give B．stay C．come D．keep 34．A．prospects B．aspects C．consequences D．results 35．A．claimed B．exclaimed C．announced D．declared 36．A．obtaining B．gaining C．getting D．winning 37．A．think B．consider C．mean D．refer 38．A．that B．anything C．nothing D．all 39．A．confusing B．exhausting C．disgusting D．depressing 40．A．get B．believe C．follow D．know III．句子释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位 置上。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） Choose the closest paraphrased version of each of the following sentences or the italicized part. (10 points) 41．The answers [to stupid questions] can be a gateway to real insight. A．Asking questions is important in learning. B．You will learn something useful from the answers. C．Answering questions is a way of learning new things. D．The answers can open the way to a deeper understanding. 42．Once the sands have run out of a person‘s hourglass, they cannot be replaced. A．If a person‘s clock goes wrong, nobody can repair it. B．Once an hour is gone, it will never come back to us. C．Time is as precious as sands in an hourglass. D．Sands can easily run out of an hourglass. 43．As long as we could look forward to getting a drink [of that water] later, there was something to live for . A．We were all eager to drink that water. B．We shouldn‘t just live for a drink of water. C．If we had drunk up the water, we would be dead . D．We needed something to live for, even just for a drink of water. 44．If they [parents] give in , they feel regret and resentment over having been a pushover. A．they make up their mind to be more strict . B．they never regret that they have given in . C．they feel upset that they haven‘t been kind enough . D．they are sorry and angry that they haven‘t been firm enough. 45．Romance is the privilege of the rich , not the profession of the unemployed. A．A man without a job should be wise enough not to fall in love. B．The rich and the poor should be equal in love affairs. C．You should never fall in love with anyone without a job. D．Unemployed people are not entitled to get married. 46．Moreover, it was Emily‘s theory that children learned love as well as discipline by family example . A．parents should teach their children by example. B．parents‘ behavior helps shape their children‘s character . C．children learn things by copying what their parents say and do . D．children mirror their parents‘ strengths as well as weaknesses. 47．There is a great deal to be said about the suburb. A．The suburb is a good topic for conversation. B．The suburb is a nice place to live in. C．The suburb has many advantages. D．The suburb is much talked about. 48．I can penetrate social masks and roles and see the other person [my romantic partner] on a deeper level. A．In spite of his indifference , I can see his love deep down . B．At a glance ,I recognise him even though he wears a facemask . C．I know what he is at heart beyond his public image and his status . D．Whether he turns out to be a millionaire or a beggar , I know what he is . 49．Besides , they [terrorists] don‘t have access to the knowledge [to build an atomic bomb]. A．Besides , it is none of their business to do that . B．Besides , they are not knowledgeable enough to do that . C．Besides , they can‘t get the necessary information . D．Besides , it is difficult for them to get an opportunity . 50．A storm was bearing down upon Iceland. A．A storm would soon destroy Iceland. B．A storm was about to strike Iceland. C．Iceland was frequently attacked by storms. D．Iceland would have to face the damages of a storm. IV．阅读理解。认真阅读下列两篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，根据短文的从A、B、 C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。（本大题共10小 题，每小题1分，共10分） Read the two passages and answer the questions .(10 points) Passage 1 Police Officer Tidwell left the station just after 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 4. He had spent an uneventful night on duty and was looking forward to his day of rest. By habit he took a short cut down the path behind Digby Hall Road. A minute or two later, he saw a man climbing down a drain-pipe from an open bedroom window of number 29. In silence Tidwell crept into the garden. The man reached the ground and was dusting himself down when he felt his arm gripped. ―It‘s 8:15 on a Sunday morning ,‖ said the officer, ―and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure at such a time. Would you mind explaining? ‖ The man was obviously startled but he kept calm. He said, ―I know what‘s on your mind, officer, but it isn‘t true. This is a very funny mistake. ‖ ―It‘s part of my job to take an interest in unusual events. I think you‘ve just left this house in a manner other than the customary one. That may be quite innocent, but I‘d like to make sure. ‖ Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. ―Name, address and occupation and then, please, tell me your story.‖ ―Charlie Crane, Lorry Driver, from Nottingham, 51 Brecon Street. My story…‖ ―Yes, What were you doing like a fly on that wall, Mr Crane?‖ ―Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay here until it was fixed. Bed and breakfast. The landlady‘s name is Mrs Fern. She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out here in the right way and down at the lorry park by half past. It was only when I felt around for a cigarette I realised I‘d left 80 pounds in my pay envelope under the pillow here at number 29. I always put it under my pillow at night. It‘s a habit I‘ve got into. I even do it at home…‖ ―I see. Why didn‘t you miss it when you went to pay Mrs What‘s-her-name?‖ ―Mrs Fern. I‘d paid her last night. You‘ve got to pay when you take the room, see. So I came rushing back, but it‘s Sunday, and she‘d gone back to bed. Could I wake her? I rang the bell and banged on the front door for ten minutes before I came round here to the back and found my bedroom window still open. Up I went, then, up this pipe. It‘s a trick I learnt in the army. She hadn‘t made the bed, and the money was still there. You know the rest, and I hope you believe it because…‖ ―Mr Crane, what on earth are you doing here? I thought you‘d gone an hour ago.‖ It was Mrs Fern, speaking from the kitchen window at the corner of the house. 51．Why was Tidwell walking along the path behind Digby Hall Road? A．He usually discovered something suspicious along that path. B．He had an appointment with a man at Digby Hall Road. C．He knew he would get home quicker that way. D．He chose to go that way by chance. 52．The police officer questioned the man because________. A．he had seen the man doing something strange B．the man had fallen and needed attention C．he thought he recognised the man D．the man had tried to escape 53．By saying ―… in a manner other than the customary one ‖, the officer meant the man left the house________. A．without paying the landlady B．at such an early hour C．by the front door D．down a drain-pipe 54．Why had Crane stayed the night at number 29? A．He had lost his way in the dark. B．He had suddenly felt sick at stomach. C．There was something wrong with his lorry. D．Nottingham was too far for him to reach that night. 55．When Crane returned to the house, _______. A．he didn‘t want to wake Mrs Fern B．he tried to wake Mrs Fern but failed C．he woke Mrs Fern, but she refused to get up D．he felt ashamed to wake Mrs Fern, but he did so Passage 2 Every country has its share of the odd beliefs that we call superstitions. And of all the subjects that superstitions have been built around, the most outstanding is salt. The properties of salt have puzzled people everywhere. Today we know its chemical nature. We know why salt can help to thaw snow or to freeze ice cream. But early man did not have this knowledge. He looked on salt as magic. As magic, it had the power to do good or evil. Man probably first noticed salt when he saw animals near a salt lick. When he tried some, it tasted good. Then he found out that salt could keep food from spoiling. He began to imagine that it could protect him as well. He valued salt for both its magical and its chemical properties. In those days salt was scarce in some places. It was too precious to be wasted. So there was a sensible reason for being careful not to spill salt. Spilling salt was indeed an unlucky accident. Superstition gave another meaning to the same accident. Early man was sure that the good spirit guarding him had caused him to spill the salt. It was a warning of evil near him. Good spirits were thought to live on the right side of the body; bad spirits were on the left. So early man threw a pinch of salt over his left shoulder. The salt was a bribe to the spirits that planned to harm him. To many people, spilling salt meant sadness. This superstition arose because tears are salty. An old belief in Norway is that enough tears must be shed to dissolve the salt that is spilled. And there is an old saying, ―Help me to salt, help me to sorrow.‖ Faith in the magic of salt explains another old belief. People thought it was easy to catch a bird if its tail feathers were salted. Not long ago a report seemed to show there was some truth in this belief. Birds flying close enough to the Great Salt Lake in the United States were said to be easily captured. But the cause is not the magic power of salt. It is the weight of salt on their wings that keeps the birds from flying away. The properties of salt gave rise to other beliefs about it . Salt itself lasts, it helps to preserve food. So men thought it was much like friendship. Many old customs link salt with friendship. Salt is often given as a present to a friend in his new home. In ancient Greece, a stranger was welcomed by having a pinch of salt placed in his right hand. In the East, salt was put in front of strangers as a pledge of goodwill. In Hungary, people sprinkle the threshold of a new house with salt. When this is done, no witch or evil thing will enter the house. We know today that salt is needed for good health. In Ancient times the Greeks and Romans thought that the salt in seawater made the water pure. So they worshipped a goddess of salt. She was the goddess of health. In her name, salt was placed on the tongue of a child at birth. This act was thought to make sure of long life, good health, and protection for him. The custom is still followed in some places. Old beliefs about salt have not all disappeared, and some ―salty‖ words and expressions are still part of our speech. The word salary has come to us from times when salt was scarce. Roman soldiers, officials, and working people were often paid with salt. That pay was called salarium, which came from the word for salt, sal. Salarium meant salt money. We also use the expression ―He‘s not worth his salt. ‖ To praise a person, we might say: ―He‘s the salt of the earth.‖ Most people today do not allow superstitions to rule their actions. We know that these very old beliefs are not likely to be based on facts. But they show that early man, like man today, was trying to understand the world about him. 56．Early man looked on salt as magic because _________. A．he was fond of its unusual good taste B．he was ignorant of its chemical properties C．he discovered seawater was salty D．he discovered its deposits were rich 57．After spilling salt, a superstitious person would ________. A．wash the spilled salt away B．eat the spilled salt up C．throw a pinch of salt over the left shoulder D．throw a pinch of salt over the right shoulder 58．Birds near the Great Salt Lake are easily caught. This _________. A．confirms that salt is precious B．proves that an old superstition is true C．is because of the salt they have taken in D．is due to the salt weight on their wings 59．Strangers who received salt from their hosts ________. A．felt that they were safe B．kept the present for good C．seasoned their food with it D．sprinkled the threshold with it 60．A person said to be the ―salt of the earth‖ is ________. A．highly thought of B．not worth his salary C．healthy and energetic D．ruled by superstitions V．词形转换。将括号里提供的词转换成适当的词形填入答题纸上相应的位置。（本大题共 10小题，每小题1分，共10分） Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets. (10 points) 61．The planned nuclear power station had met strong ______ from the local residents. (resist) 62．The Lacepede Islands, a group of four low _______ islands, lie on a coral reef. (sand) 63．Many divorces result from ______ between husband and wife. (understanding) 64．The severe weather conditions indicate a high ______ that the flight will be delayed. (probable) 65．Tap water is _______ everywhere in this small town. (drink) 66．Some people believe that smoking may _____ one‘s life-not only cancer, but also heart and lung diseases are related with smoking. (short) 67．The research concerns the effects of ______ pollution on man‘s health. (industry) 68．He rolled a scrap of paper into a ______ container for those tiny pearl buttons. (cone, shape) 69．The company offered 25 of the course participants full-time ______. (employ) 70．Some experts ______ believe that ancient Greece and Rome are vital sources of learning. (true) VI．句子翻译。将下列句子译成英语，译文写在答题纸上相应的位置。如括号内有特定要 求，请按要求答题。（本大题共5小题，每小题3分，共15分） Translate the following sentences into English. (15 points) 71．我们谁也没能找出解决问题的办法，最后还是老张师傅想出了个主意。（come） 72．我十一岁就暗暗打定主意长大后要成为一位作家。 73．如果他不近视，他早就成为一名飞行员了。 74．她从未想到她如此信任的生意伙伴竟然背叛了她。 75．索贿或受贿者与行贿者被视为同等犯罪。（guilty） VII．作文。根据所学的一篇课文，写出150字左右的短文。（本大题共15分） Write a short composition based on one of the texts you have learned in about 150 words. (15 points) Topic: What kind of mother do you think Mrs Baker is? 全国2005年10月高等教育自学考试 综合英语（二）试题 课程代码：00795 ABCD 25125 1．“Did the medicine make you feel any better？” “No. I‘m sorry to say that _____, the worse I feel.” A．when I take more medicine B．taking more medicine C．with more medicine I take D．the more medicine I take 2．We have plenty of bread;_____ butter, we need some new supply. A．as for B．except for C．owing to D．due to 3．In the past few months the project _____held up by the heated discussion about whether it is worthwhile. A．is B．was C．has been D．had been 4．The boy was paid $10 for washing ten windows, most of ____ hadn‘t been cleaned for at least a year. A．those B．these C．that D．which 5．Just ____ diseases, bad habits are more easily prevented than cured. A．alike B．like C．similar to D．resembling 6．“Is the radio bothering you?” “It certainly is. I‘d like it ______off.” A．turning B．to turn C．turned D．turns 7．The students were talking and laughing ______ the teacher came in. A．while B．after C．since D．when 8．We no longer keep up the close friendship we used to have years ago, ______ we still visit each other occasionally. A．since B．though C．because D．for 9．I have indicated what I think should be done to overcome our present difficulties, but if anyone can think of a better course of action I am open _____ suggestions. A．to B．with C．on D．towards 10．Looking at him, we found ______ hard to believe that he was well over seventy. A．that B．/ C．it D．what 11．As the saying goes, yon ______ take a horse to the water, but you can‘t make it drink. A．may B．need C．must D．should 12．If yon ______ in a spaceship high above the earth, where there is no air to scatter the sunlight,you would find the sky pitch-black. A．riding B．rode C．will ride D．would ride 13．A world fit _______ children is one in which all children get the best possible start in life and have access to a quality basic education. A．for B．with C．in D．to 14．The company _______ its clients of its high quality, competitive price, prompt delivery and good service. A．insures B．guarantees C．assures D．ensures 15．When faced with green lights, the driver who wants to make a turn should ______way to the vehicle approaching from the opposite direction and going straight. A．make B．take C．get D．give 16．A highly ______person is likely to be easily hurt by pain, both emotional and physical. A．sensational B．sentimental C．sensitive D．sensible 17．Parents need to take many things into _____ before deciding whether they should send their children to study abroad. A．statement B．decision C．explanation D．account 18．My mother, whose guiding _____in life was doing right, had a far greater influence on me than my father. A．discipline B．description C．principle D．principal 19．He is good-tempered-he never _____ his voice to his kids. A．rises B．increases C．raises D．heightens 20．Those old photographs in my album _____ me of my days at Harvard University years ago. A．remind B．memorize C．remember D．warn 21．Those deserted buildings will be pulled down next month to make _____ for a new shopping center. A．land B．room C．area D．place 22．Enrolled students must pay a health service _____ of ￥150 per semester for their medical care. A．sum B．money C．fee D．tuition 23．He turned down the request because it was _____ the limits of his power. A．above B．over C．off D．beyond 24．In her old age, the lonely woman often sits quietly at the window, looking into the distance with a blank_____. A．stare B．glimpse C．glance D．glare 25．Jerry read the poem again and again until he _____ it by heart. A．learned B．studied C．bore D．kept ABCD 15115 Prehistoric people are human beings who lived before writing was invented about 5,500 years ago. Writing 26 people to record information they wished to save,27 descriptions of events in their lives.28 this way, the invention of writing marked the beginning of history. The period before human beings learned to write is called prehistory. Scientists first discovered evidence of prehistoric people in the mid-1800‘s .Most of this evidence 29 ancient, sharp-edged stone tools and fossilized （已变成化石的）bones of prehistoric people. 30 scientists collected more fossils of prehistoric people, they began to form a clearer 31 of what these early people looked like. For example, scientists learned that early human beings had smaller brains than most modern men and women have. This evidence indicated 32 humans had evolved-that is, modified their physical structure over time. Scientists developed a set of ideas about human origins 33 the theory of human evolution. This theory states that as the 34 of the prehistoric world changed, our prehistoric ancestors went 35 a series of changes that resulted in the first human beings. They, 36 , evolved into modern human beings. Evidence of prehistoric people is 37 and difficult to find. Scientists must 38 their theory on this extremely limited evidence. As a result, scientists cannot 39 present a detailed picture of early human life. 40, new discoveries sometimes disprove theories that scientists already hold. 26．A．permitted B．admitted C．enabled D．let 27．A．included B．include C．to include D．including 28．A．In B．By C．With D．For 29．A．made up of B．consisted of C．made up with D．consisted in 30．A．Since B．Now that C．As D．Even though 31．A．structure B．picture C．impression D．shape 32．A．where B．why C．when D．how 33．A．called B．calling C．meant D．meaning 34．A．atmosphere B．circumstance C．situation D．environment 35．A．over B．across C．through D．after 36．A．after all B．for sure C．without exception D．in turn 37．A．rare B．clear C．helpful D．changeable 38．A．consider B．base C．solve D．explain 39．A．still B．however C．yet D．anyway 40．A．In addition B．On the contrary C．In practice D．On the whole ABCD 10110 41．If such work is hundreds or thousands of years old and is still admired, there is probably something to it. A．„there is a good reason for people to love it. B．„there is something people failed to discover. C．„you can be sure that it is well-written. D．„you can conclude that it must be popular. 42．Today an appearance on a television talk show is the ultimate proof of ”making it”in America. A．„an important sign of what you are doing in America. B．„strong evidence that you have adjusted to life in America. C．„the best proof that you have succeeded in the United States. D．„the last proof that you have been accepted by American society. 43．“A great army it was, and a great story for me .It will go down in history!” A．The story will be recorded in history books. B．The story will be told in history classes. C．This army is worth being remembered forever. D．This army deserves praise for their victory. 44．The Sea Around Us was a delightful antidote to our ignorance. ．The Sea Around Us was about what medicine to use in emergency. A B．The Sea Around Us was a useful and delightful book on first aid. C．The book was written for those who knew little about the sea. D．The book was both informative and delightful to read. 45．A child is a believing creature. Cliff undoubtedly believed them. A．A child always wants adults to believe him. B．A child readily accepts what adults say. C．A child never rejects what adults tell him to do. D．A child never thinks that adults can be right 46．In other words, love comes into an imperfect world to make it livable. A．„love makes an imperfect world good enough to live in. B．„love is extremely important where things are not perfect. C．„love means more in an imperfect world than in a perfect one. D．„love is so powerful that it can make an imperfect world desirable. 47．When I show the documents to Dyson, he is obviously shaken. A．„he doesn‘t accept what he has seen. B．„he begins trembling all over with fear. C．„clearly, he is indifferent. D．„clearly, he is shocked. 48．It left me open-minded about prayers. A．It caused me to believe in prayers. B．It caused me to have doubts about prayers. C．It made me reconsider my attitude towards prayers. D．It made me realize that prayers were never answered. 49．My mother reached into her bottomless supply of maxims and told Doris,“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” A．My mother took out a book, which provides a large number of maxims. B．My mother began quoting a wise saying from her unlimited collection. C．My mother always had a book of quotations within easy reach. D．My mother was constantly supplied with sayings and quotations. 50．The audiences were small, and even if Rudolf had been really first-rate, they would not have been very demonstrative. A．They would not have demonstrated much interest. B．They would not have done anything for him. C．They would not have responded warmly. D．They would not have told him anything. 5AB CD10 110 Passage 1 Policemen, both in Britain and in the United States, hardly find anything in common between their lives and what they see on TV- if they ever get home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the cops don‘t think much of them. The first difference is that a policeman‘s life is centered around the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove the crimes in court. He has to know nearly as much as a professional lawyer. What is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and in the rain, running down an alley after someone he wants to talk to. Little of his time is spent in chatting with women of the street or in dramatic confrontations with desperate criminals. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty—or not –of stupid, petty crimes. Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal. As soon as he is arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks –where failure to produce results affects the standing of the police –little effort is made in searching. The police have elaborate hi-tech devices which eventually show up most wanted men. Having made an arrest, a detective starts to work. To prove his case in court, he often has to gather a lot of different evidence. Much of the evidence has to be given by people who don‘t want to get involved. So a detective has to be out all hours of the day and night interviewing the witnesses and persuading them to help him. A third big difference between the drama detective and the real one is the unpleasant moral twilight in which the real one lives. The detective is subject to two opposing pressures: first, as a member of the police he always has to behave with absolute legality; second, as an expensive public servant he has to get results. He can hardly ever do both. Most of the time he has to break the rules in small ways. If the detective has to deceive the world, the world often deceives him. Hardly anyone he meets tells him the truth. And this separation the detective feels between himself and the rest of the world is deepened by the simple-mindedness-as he sees it-of citizens, social workers, doctors, lawmakers, and judges, who, instead of stamping out crime, punish the criminals less severely in the hope that this will make them reform. The result, he feels, is that nine-tenths of his work is re-catching people who should have stayed behind bars. This makes him rather cynical. 51．It is essential for a policeman to be trained in criminal law______. A．so that he can catch criminals in the street B．so that he can justify his arrests in court C．because many of the criminals he has to catch are dangerous D．because he has to know nearly as much about the law as a lawyer 52．The everyday life of a policeman or detective is_____. A．exciting and glamorous B．full of danger C．devoted mostly to routine matters D．wasted on unimportant matters 53．When murders and terrorist attacks occur the police_____. A．prefer to wait for the criminal to give himself away B．make much effort in trying to track down their man C．try to make a quick arrest to keep up their reputation D．usually fail to produce results 54．The real detective lives in “an unpleasant moral twilight”(L. 2, Para. 6) partly because _____. A．he is an expensive pubic servant B．he works under constant pressure to get results C．he feels himself to be cut off from the rest of the world D．he is obliged to break the law slightly in order to keep it 55．The detective is rather cynical because _____. A．society does not punish criminals severely enough B．nine-tenths of his work involves arresting people C．hardly anyone tells him the truth D．too many criminals escape from jail Passage 2 When the French Institute in Haiti asked me to speak on a subject of my own choice, I picked heroism. It‘s a subject I know well. I‘ve read many books about it. I spoke of some well-known heroes. I suggested that I was something of a hero myself. Then I described how the hero, in face of danger, discovers all the great, lasting values of life. When I left the platform, a gentleman came to me. “Great lecture,”he said. “I‘m Doctor Bonbon. I‘ve been asked to make your stay here as pleasant as possible. Would you like to go hunting sharks with me? You seem to enjoy facing danger.” I accepted gladly. I saw myself struggling with a huge fish on my rod„ I was to speak again the next afternoon. So we agreed to start early that morning. “By the way,”the doctor said as we set out ,“you should try out your Cousteau.” “My„what?” “Your snorkel. You need to breathe. I‘ll show you how to work the underwater gun too. What‘s the matter? Something wrong?” I had to sit down. I tried to tell myself it wasn‘t so. But there was no doubt about it. I wasn‘t to fish with a rod, I was to go right down into the water. I opened my mouth to protest„ “You know,”the doctor said. “I can‘t tell you how much we all enjoyed your lecture on courage.” I said nothing. There are times when you have to protect your means of earning a living. I was known as a good speaker. If I had to be eaten by sharks to keep my reputation, I was ready. I put on my mask. “Now put on the lead belt. It will get you down there instantly,”the doctor said. “They‘ll go down with you.”He pointed to the four giants on board. Bodyguards, I thought with relief. “They‘re the beaters,”the doctor said. “They‘ll go ahead and drive the sharks toward you. Then all you have to do is shoot.”I didn‘t have the courage to object. They helped me over the side. At the bottom the first thing I saw was a big fish. I screamed. I can‘t quite remember what followed. All I know is that, contrary to what I had said in my lecture, at the moment of danger the hero does not discover the great values of life. When I opened my eyes again, the big fish was gone. I tried to return to the surface. Then I saw a huge form above my head. I seized my gun, I closed my eyes and I pressed the trigger. The gun was torn from me. In seconds I was at the surface. Luckily, the boat was near. I was on board in an instant. “Where‘s your gun?”asked the doctor. I explained that I had hit a shark. The beast had torn the weapon from my hands. The black swimmers were climbing back into the boat now. One of them had my gun. He spoke to the doctor in Creole. “It seems,”the doctor said to me, “that yon shot at the hull of the boat.” He was trying to suggest that I had mistaken the boat passing over my head for a shark. The very idea! When I stepped onto the platform that afternoon, Doctor Bonbon was sitting in the front row. But I didn‘t let his mocking stare disturb me. I was determined to rise once more to the level of my subject. “Ladies and gentlemen,”I began,“when the hero finds himself facing danger, the first thing he discovers„” 56．This story is told in a _____ tone. A．sad B．serious C．humorous D．critical 57．When told to go down into the water, the writer had to sit down probably because _____ . A．he had more questions to ask Doctor Bonbon B．he wanted to discuss the arrangement in detail C．he was greatly inspired D．he was trembling with fear 58．To save his face, the writer had no way out but to _____. A．go down into the water B．lecture on heroism again C．shoot at the hull of the boat D．protest against the invitation 59．When the writer was told that he had actually shot at the boat, _____. A．he did not believe it B．he felt annoyed C．he was ashamed of his stupid mistake D．he was relieved that nobody was hurt 60．When he stood on the platform that afternoon, the writer probably began his speech with this remark：“When the hero finds himself facing danger, the first thing he discovers _____.” A．is his true self B．is the great values of life C．is the challenge from other people D．is his strong desire to save his face 10110 61．We believe that the key to an organization‘s _____ is the development of great leaders and great employees. (effective) 62．_____ is a strong feeling of love for and pride in one‘s own country.(national) 63．One of the tyres of the truck exploded because of _____.(over, load) 64．Kodak will _____ production of black-and-white photographic paper by the end of 2005 due to its sales drop.(continue) 65．It is very _____ of the young playwright to attempt a new form of drama. (courage) 66．With the rapid economic development, there is an _____ of job opportunities. (explode) 67．One needs _____ to get rid of such bad habits as smoking and alcoholism. (control, self) 68．_____ deeds are always encouraged in all cultures. (hero) 69．The job of a _____ is to research, record and preserve history. (history) th night of July, believing that this could 70．The Japanese celebrate the “Tanabata Festival”every 7improve their _____ skills. (dress, make) 5315 71．我要是你的话，绝不会做出这样的蠢事。 72．他问我是否能够解释为什么最近雨水这么多。 73．回收利用旧瓶子比生产新瓶子费用更高，但是为了环保，这样做是值得的。 74．一个人如果没有生活目标，就可能丧失希望，自暴自弃。 75．她明白教育将对山区孩子的一生起巨大作用，自愿去那里的一所小学教书。 （choice;difference） 15015 TOPICWhat do yon think is the most admirable quality of the old woman in the text The Washwoman? You can use this outline： 1．Name this quality. 2．Give an example or examples to show she possessed this quality. 3．Give a brief comment on this quality. 全国2005年4月高等教育自学考试 综合英语(二)试题 课程代码：00795 全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上，否则不计分。 . ABCD (25125) Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (25 points) 1. I don't think ______ possible to master a foreign language without much hard work. A. this B. that C. its D. it 2. Tuition in some western universities runs ______ twenty thousand dollars a year. A. so high as B. as high as C. so high to D. as high to 3. The beauty of the Yellow Mountains is ______ I can describe in words. A. more than B. not any more than C. no more than D. more rather than 4. Since Jack ______ take up the job, we might as well ask Richard to do it. A. shouldn't B. mustn't C. wouldn't D. needn't 5. The streets are all wet. It ______ during the night. A. must rain B. must have rained C. must be raining D. must have been raining 6. The tennis finals will be put off if it ______ tomorrow afternoon. A. rains B. will rain C. were to rain D. was to rain 7. My house is full of dust because the old house just opposite ______. A. will be pulled down B. has to be pulled down C. has pulled down D. is being pulled down 8. The audience stared open-mouthed as the acrobat walked on the steel wire ______ high above the ground. A. being fixed B. has fixed C. fixed D. having fixed 9. The workers on the construction site downed tools, demanding that they ______ medical care and social security insurance. A. provide for B. provided with C. should provide with D. be provided with 10. “The market isn't open tonight. ” “If I had known, I ______ to drive over here. ” A. wouldn't bother B. wouldn't have bothered C. didn't bother D. shouldn't have bothered 11. Not only ______ well told, but the characters are vividly drawn. A. is the story B. has been the story C. the story is D. the story has been 12. Anyone ______ has something interesting to concentrate on won't find life boring. A. whoever B. whomever C. who D. which 13. “Do you want to see my driver's license or my passport?” “Oh, ______. ” A. each one is good B. each will be fine C. either does well D. either will do 14. When the patient was rushed to hospital, his pulse and other vital ______ were weakening. A. symptoms B. signs C. evidences D. proofs 15. Jane takes delight ______ reading novels and watching TV when she stays at home. A. in B. into C. from D. by 16. I know you will try your best in the contest — you won't let me ______. A. in B. up C. down D. out 17. The weather forecast says it is most ______ to rain tomorrow. A. possibly B. probably C. reasonably D. likely 18. He felt guilty ______ a serious error in his Chinese translation of Hamlet. A. of B. about C. with D. against 19. They promised to release the hostage in exchange ______ fifty thousand dollars. A. with B. of C. for D. between 20. This fashion magazine is intended to ______ t o white-collar women in their 20s and 30s. A. fascinate B. attract C. draw D. appeal 21. During the interview, I was so nervous that my mind went ______ and I didn't know how to answer the questions. A. vacant B. empty C. blank D. hollow 22. One of the effective ways to enlarge your vocabulary is to ______ in reading English newspapers every day. A. persist B. insist C. assist D. consist 23. The number of people going to the library on weekends is ______ the increase. A. in B. above C. beyond D. on 24. It was very ______ of you to take care of my pet dog while I was away. A. considered B. considerate C. considering D. considerable 25. ______ your absence; I won't listen. A. It has no use explaining B. It has no use to explain C. It is no use explaining D. It is no use to explain . ABCD (15115) Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points) One of the best ways to encourage a child to develop learning skills is to offer him small rewards. This is the 26 held by most educationalists. They feel that 27 teachers and parents lay a burden of blame on students 28 never recognise success. As a result, students work in a climate of 29 and depression. If the situation were turned 30 and less emphasis were placed on 31, they would find themselves praised for their successes. In these circumstances students would look out 32 for a chance to shine and so get rewarded with praise. They would be much more positive and 33 about their studies. They would become more self-confident, and the 34 would be greatly improved performance. Too many parents are 35 to the impact of their behaviour 36 their children. The fact is that many children grow up 37 little belief in their own abilities. In some cases, this could lead to hostility to learning, while in 38, it could lead to extreme shyness. This could cause problems in forming healthy, open relationships. 39, they would prefer to isolate themselves with obsessive video games. As a result, many find 40 difficult to express their emotions verbally. 26. A. method B. thought C. view D. way 27. A. mostly B. too often C. so much D. quite a lot 28. A. or B. though C. as D. but 29. A. fear B. alarm C. joy D. happiness 30. A. in B. on C. around D. back 31. A. success B. achievement C. defeat D. failure 32. A. eager B. eagerly C. uneasy D. uneasily 33. A. enthusiastic B. enthusiastically C. indifferent D. indifferently 34. A. effect B. result C. development D. solution 35. A. aware B. conscious C. blind D. deaf 36. A. about B. concerning C. in D. on 37. A. have B. had C. having D. to have 38. A. other B. others C. another D. the others 39. A. Usually B. Finally C. Unfortunately D. Consequently 40. A. it B. itself C. them D. themselves . ABCD (10110) Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts. (10 points) 41. One of the most important things I've learned is how much there is to learn, and how much I don't yet know. A. that in the vast sea of knowledge I'm just a little drop. B. that I know very little and there's much for me to learn. C. that I am ignorant, so I must learn what I do not know. D. that compared with what I don't know, my knowledge is limited. 42. But nothing becomes an icon more than a tragic and early death — such as Martin Luther King Jr. , John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana. A. Many icons were cut off in the promising stage of their careenr. B. An unnatural death turns an ordinary person into an icon. C. When a celebrity dies young in an accident, he becomes an icon overnight. D. The most important ingredient in the making of an icon is a tragic death at an early age. 43. We [Americans] want every minute to count. A. We make sure every minute we spend benefits society. B. We plan every minute of our time carefully. C. We want to use every minute effectively. D. We value what time we have left. 44. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed. A. The poor should not fall in love the way the rich do. B. The rich can be romantic; the jobless should be practical. C. The rich can afford to love; the jobless must seek a living. D. The poor, without a job, should be wise enough not to fall in love. 45. It would give me prestige in his eyes, or at least make me less suspect, foreigner though I was. A. as they respected foreigners. B. because they admired foreigners. C. even if they didn't like foreigners. D. even though they didn't trust foreigners. 46. I'll have to lie again and say we came down with food poisoning, or something. A. food poisoning kept us in bed B. a serious disease affected our health. C. we suffered from an illness such as food poisoning. D. we suffered from food poisoning or something like that. 47. You must not expect that they [your children] will enjoy your company. A. they find pleasure in following in your footsteps. B. they would wish to work in your business firm. C. they want to do the kind of things you like. D. they would like to be constantly with you. 48. The wretched boy never set foot upon a football field without scoring a goal. A. Each time this boy played football, he was sure to get the ball into the goal. B. This unfortunate boy never played football, as he couldn't score a goal. C. This boy was unhappy because he didn't kick the ball into the goal. D. If this boy didn't score a goal he would feel wretched. 49. Too many young men thought life was all play. Those young men would not go far in this world. A. They played all day. B. They believed life was like a play. C. They never strive to achieve a goal. D. They were only interested in amusement. 50. Thirty years ago when I was a schoolboy, the ancient conservatism of man was still the normal inheritance of every child. A. Every child would grow up to accept old, conservative ideas. B. Every child would grow up to follow old-fashioned lifestyle. C. Every child would grow up to follow the conventional way of thinking. D. Every child would grow up to believe in wise men of ancient times. . 5AB CD(10 110) Read the two passages and answer the questions. (10 points) Passage 1 Keep your elbows off the table. Don't eat or drink noisily. Say “please.” Most of us have heard our parents say these phrases many times. Did our parents simply enjoy enforcing these rules, or do good manners actually have a purpose in life? As we grow, manners, or the socially correct way of acting, become more and more important. Good manners are necessary in business, social, and family situations. In the work place, good manners can make the difference between getting a job and staying unemployed. When calling to set up an interview, one should be polite and professional to the person answering the phone. Arriving at the interview on time and well dressed is another way to impress the boss. Wearing jeans or shorts is not appropriate. Several days after the interview it is polite to send a letter thanking the interviewer for his or her time. Having good manners like these will impress people in business situations, and can increase one's success. Manners are also important in social situations. When a friend calls with a party invitation, one should check the date and either accept or decline. Responding promptly to an invitation is an example of good social manners. When attending the party, one should not bring along people who weren't invited. A guest who shows up with five or six uninvited people will probably embarrass the host. When you leave the party it is polite to thank the host and ask if he needs any help cleaning up. Friends feel appreciated when they are treated this way. It is easy to forget about good manners with family members, but manners become very important when people live together. We can be considerate to relatives by remembering to relay phone messages. It can be upsetting when messages are forgotten or written down wrong. Another problem can result from borrowing things without asking or returning them. One should always ask permission to borrow something, like clothes or even toothpaste. Being polite and returning borrowed things quickly will keep family members happy. Another way to respect family members is to knock on the door before entering a room because everyone appreciates having privacy. This type of behavior will improve relationships and keep the house peaceful. Many people believe that having good manners is not important, or is an old-fashioned way of behaving. However, parents realize that manners are important and they teach their children how to be polite so they can achieve many things. Although sitting up straight and remembering to say “thank you” may seem like a lot of trouble, having good manners will keep employers, friends, and family members happy. 51. Which of the following statements best summarises the second paragraph? A. Wearing suitable clothes to a job interview is important. B. To impress the interviewer, you must be punctual. C. Good manners may help you secure a job. D. Your success in business depends on good manners. 52. Which of the following is considered bad manners when you are invited to a party? A. Telling the host whether you accept the invitation. B. Bringing with you people the host has not invited. C. Expressing how you enjoyed the party. D. Offering to help with the cleaning up. 53. It is implied in the fourth paragraph that when people live together A. they should respect each other's privacy. B. they shouldn't keep borrowed things too long. C. they shouldn't borrow each other's toothpaste. D. they should write down phone messages for each other. 54. The writer of the article believes that A. parents no longer insist that children should be polite. B. saying “thank you” is too much trouble. C. only old people say “thank you”. D. people benefit from being polite. 55. The best title for this passage is A. What Good Manners Mean. B. How to Become a Courteous Person. C. The Importance of Good Manners. D. Courtesy in Society. Passage 2 One hot summer day, a young couple and their four-year-old daughter Emily were on their way to the mountains for a few weeks' vacation. Suddenly, a truck in the oncoming lane collided head-on with the family's car. The three of them were seriously injured and immediately taken to the nearest hospital, where Emily was brought to the children's ward and her parents were taken to the intensive care unit. As could well be imagined, Emily was not only in great pain, but she was also very frightened because her parents were not nearby to give her comfort. Martha, the nurse who was assigned to Emily, was a single, middle-aged woman. She understood Emily's feelings of fear and insecurity and became very devoted to her. When Martha finished her shift, instead of going home, she would volunteer to stay with Emily at night. Emily grew very fond of her and depended on her for her every need. Martha brought her cookies, picture books and toys. She sang songs to her and told her countless stories. As soon as Emily could be moved, Martha took her to visit her parents in a wheelchair every day. After months of hospitalization, the family was let out. Before they left the hospital, the parents blessed Martha for her devoted and loving care and invited her to visit them. Emily would not let ho of Martha, and insisted that she come to live with them. Martha also did not want to be parted from her little Emily, but her life was in the children's ward of the hospital, and she could not think of leaving. There was a tearful parting as Emily and the loving nurse said good-bye to each other. For a few months the family kept up a close relationship with Martha through phone calls only, since they lived quite a distance away. When they moved abroad, however, they lost contact with each other. Over thirty years passed. One winter Martha, who was now in her seventies, became seriously ill and was hospitalized in a hospital near her home. A nurse noticed that Martha had very few visitors. She gave the elderly lady special care. One night when the nurse was sitting near her patient and they were chatting quietly, she confided in her as to what and prompted her to become a nurse. When she was four years old, she explained, she and her parents had been injured in an automobile accident; there had been a wonderful nurse who had brought her back to health with her loving, caring devotion. When she grew up, she determined that one day she, too, would become a nurse and help others — from the young to the old — just as that nurse had done for her. After she graduated from a nursing school overseas, she met a young man from America, and when they married, they moved to the States. A few months earlier hey had moved to this city, where her husband had been offered a very good job, and she was happy to get a position as a nurse in this hospital. As the nurse told her story, tears flowed from Martha's eyes, as she realized that this must be her little Emily, whom she had cared for after the accident. When the nurse finished her story, Martha said softly, “Emily, we are together again, but this time you are nursing me!” Emily stared at Martha, suddenly recognizing her. “Is it really you?” she cried out. “How many times I have thought about you and prayed that someday we would meet again!” When Martha recovered, Emily did not beg her to come and live with her family. Instead, she just packed up Martha's belongings and took her home with her. She has lived with Emily to this day, and Emily's husband and children have taken care of her like a most special grandmother. 56. In the hospital, Martha gave little Emily special care because A. Emily was only four years old. B. Emily's parents were seriously injured. C. Martha w as a single woman who loved children. D. Martha knew how Emily felt, away from her parents. 57. Why didn't Martha go and live with Emily's family? A. She preferred to live in the children‘s ward. B. She loved Emily but she belonged to t he ward. C. She thought Emily might change her mind. D. She didn't want to move to a new place. 58. Martha lost contact with Emily's family A. after Emily's family went to live in another country. B. when she retired and moved to another city. C. because Emily's family lived too far away to visit. D. as it was expensive to make long-distance phone calls. 59. Martha and Emily met again thirty years later, A. Martha, the old nurse and Emily, the young nurse. B. Martha, the patient and Emily, the caring nurse. C. Emily, the grateful child and Martha, the loving adult. D. Emily, the mother and Martha, the childless old woman. 60. Emily moved to the city where Martha lived A. to work in the hospital in which she had regained health. B. to find Martha so as to look after her in her old age. C. to return to the place where she had been brought up. D. to be with her husband who had obtained a good job there. . ( 10110) Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets(10 points) 61. He is employed in a company which ______ in paper products. (special) 62. Flying alone for the first time ______ the little boy. (terror) 63. I think your decision to quit the present job is ______ — I'm afraid you may not find a better one. (wise) 64. The money will be spent on training first-time ______ to earn an honest living. (law break) 65. Although art criticism and art psychology are two ______ disciplines, the are related to aesthetics(美学). (dependent) 66. He is ______ in company, but you will never believe that he is somewhat sad when he is alone. (cheer) 67. ______ is the best policy. (honest) 68. Without a valid visa, no ______ will be allowed to enter the country. (tour) 69. Don't blame the kid. He broke the glasses ______. (accidental) 70. China, a ______ nation, is determined to combat all kinds of terrorism. (peace love) . (5 315) Translate the following sentences into English. (15 points) 71. 我们认为商务谈判中考虑双方的利益至关重要。 72. 警察经过彻底调查后得出结论，这起车祸是酒后驾车造成的。(result v. ) 73. 二十世纪被称为巨变的时代，而二十一世纪被称为信息时代。(refer) 74. 娇生惯养的孩子长大后可能难于适应社会上的激烈竞争。 75. 不管老年人还是年轻人，都需要有生活目标，这样他们才能勇敢地面对困难和灾难。 . 150(15) Write a short composition of about 150 words based on one of the texts you have learnt. (15 points) 全国2006年7月高等教育自学考试 综合英语（二）试题 课程代码：00795 全国2004年10月高等教育自学考试 综合英语（二）试题 课程代码：00795 I. ABCD 25125Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (25 points) 1. Friendship is almost ______ union of a part of one mind with a part of another. A. / B. the C. a D. an 2. ______ a large collection of works of science in Chinese, this library also keeps many science books in foreign languages. A. Except B. Except for C. In reference to D. In addition to 3. It is not always easy to distinguish ______ words which look or sound alike or which have similar meanings. A. / B. from C. between D. from among 4. I really ______ go back to work tomorrow, but I feel so bad that I have decided to stay in bed for a few more days. A. ought to B. can C. will D. may 5.She did not hear what you said because she ______ in her reading. A. was absorbed B. absorbed C. is absorbed D. has been absorbed 6.I voted for the proposal though ______ did. A. anyone else B. somebody else C. someone else D. nobody else 7.The enemy dropped hundreds of bombs over the city, ______ many deaths and great destruction. A. cause B. caused C. causing D. having caused 8. Athletes ______ at the Olympic Games are supposed to be nonprofessionals. A. who compete B. who are competing C. who will compete D. who have competed 9. ______ Jack wouldn‘t take up the job, we might as well ask Richard to do it. A. For B. Since C. While D. Though 10. ―You haven‘t been to the Niagara Falls?‖ ―______, I haven‘t.‖ A. Of course not B. No C. Yes D. Certainly 11. They have abandoned city life and settled in the country, living on ______ in the fields. A. what they grow B. that they grow C. how they grow D. which they grow 12.I ______ this three-room apartment without the money I borrowed from the bank. A. needn‘t have bought B. mustn‘t have bought C. shouldn‘t have bought D. couldn‘t have bought 13. Your explanation was ______ satisfactory; you didn‘t tell us the truth. A. far from B. far away C. farther from D. farther away 14. The trashman‘s neighbors consider him highly ______ as he does work society needs. A. respectable B. respectful C. respective D. respected 15. He made ______ efforts for his degree examination and succeeded. A. constant B. stable C. steady D. regular 16. As an experienced driver, he often warns beginners not to ______ any risk. A. receive B. take C. accept D. try 17. The Chinese handicrafts he brought home are popular ______ his American friends. A. with B. within C. in D. to 18. The title of the 35th Nurse of the Year was granted to Miss Helen Taylor, who had devoted herself ______ nursing for forty years. A. in B. into C. to D. onto 19. He is ______ of an expert on international law. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 20. China attaches great importance ______ the relationships with her neighbouring countries. A. onto B. in C. to D. into 21. He tried to appear calm, but his trembling voice gave him ______. A. up B. away C. in D. off 22. Many people have exaggerated ______ computers are capable of. A. that B. which C. what D. how 23.He was accused ______ drunken driving and was facing up to six months in prison. A. with B. against C. of D. by 24. The kindhearted couple decide to ______ the child whose parents had been killed in an accident. A. adopt B. adapt C. adjust D. admit 25. I wouldn‘t study abroad. For one thing, I can‘t afford the expenses; ______ I don‘t think I can get used to life there. A. for other B. for the other C. for others D. for another II. ABCD 15115 Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points) Most living things undergo two types of biological change during their lifetime. One is 26 , an increase in the size or efficiency of an organism. The other is aging, which involves a 27 in size or efficiency. Sings of aging 28 in most people between the age of 30 and 40. Heredity (遗传) determines most of the ways a person changes while aging, but environment also 29 a role. All the senses decline with age. For example, the eyes cannot adapt 30 darkness, and they require brighter light for reading. In women especially, bones lose calcium(钙) and become more likely to 31 . Many people believe that with advancing age, an individual loses the 32 to learn, remember, and make decisions. But 33 disease or injury damages the brain, a healthy elderly person 34 remains physically and mentally active probably suffers 35 serious decline in mental capacity. No one fully understands the aging process. Some scientists 36 that human aging will ever be controlled. Others believe that aging can be conquered. They note that several species of fish continue to grow until death 37 any signs of aging. Normal human cells can be kept 38 in a laboratory for only a limited time. However, abnormal(非正常的) cells, such as various cancer cells, can live for a long time. If scientists can determine how 39 cells survive, they may gain an insight 40 the process of cell aging. 26. A. development B. growth C. progress D. improvement 27. A. loss B. failure C. reduction D. cut 28. A. appear B. show C. open D. happen 29. A. takes B. makes C. does D. plays 30. A. at B. to C. in D. with 31. A. split B. crash C. break D. bend 32. A. responsibility B. ability C. necessity D. possibility 33. A. unless B. if C. besides D. except 34. A. who B. what C. whom D. which 35. A. neither B. nor C. none D. no 36. A. suspect B. distrust C. doubt D. misunderstand 37. A. as B. despite C. with D. without 38. A. alive B. lively C. live D. living 39. A. so B. such C. much D. many 40. A. through B. towards C. into D. in III. ABCD 10110 Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts.(10 points) 41. Time is treated as if it were tangible. A. … it were something too tricky to grasp. B. … it were something solid which you can seize and control. C. … it were something you can‘t easily see or notice. D. … it were something that man can never understand. 42. A cross response signals that the parents are in inner conflict. A. … the parents are usually sorry when they respond angrily. B. … the parents are sure they are right in responding angrily. C. … the parents are not certain that the best way is to respond angrily. D. … the parents are not sure whether or not they should respond angrily. 43. Intellectually, we must admit, he was not of much importance. A. His mental abilities were about or below average. B. He was not much respected among intellectuals. C. His friends thought of him as a good-for-nothing. D. He was not regarded as a well-informed person. 44. A little girl tramping around in the Pennsylvania woods near her home feels close to the birds and plants and animals. She is at ease with them. A. She enjoys being close to them. B. She finds it easy to make friends with them. C. She feels relaxed and comfortable with them. D. She regards them as closer friends than humans. 45. What man on earth could deny a child the chance to live? A. What kind of man could refuse to help a child survive? B. Is there such a man who could deprive a child of the chance to live? C. No man should ever refuse to give a child the chance to survive. D. Only a merciless person would not give a child the chance to survive. 46. Even when you have doubts about people, act as if they are worthy of your best manners. A. … treat them politely. B. … speak as politely as you can. C. … show that you are a man of good manners. D. … tell them that they deserve your best manners. 47. Nothing was too good for that child [Laura]. A. Laura deserved whatever her parents did for her. B. Laura was a spoilt child and she was hard to please. C. Laura never took her parents‘ love and care for granted. D. Laura was untouched no matter what her parents did for her. 48. There is a great deal to be said about the suburb. A. The suburb has many advantages. B. The suburb is much talked about. C. The suburb is a nice area to live in. D. The suburb attracts many city people. 49.If I care about you. I‘m concerned about your growth, and I hope you will become all that you can become. A. … you will become what you want to be. B. … you will eventually become a gifted person. C. … you will develop all your abilities to the full. D. … you will be capable of doing all sorts of jobs. 50. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend. A. Not everyone believes that people they meet during a holiday trip could become close friends B. Not everyone thinks close friendship can be developed among fellow travelers during a vacation trip. C. People everywhere are so eager for friendship that they want to make close friends during a vacation trip. D. Though they may hope so. people don‘t think it possible to form close friendship during a holiday trip. IV. 5AB CD 10110 Read the two passages and answer the questions.(10 points) Passage 1 Years age, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. The widowed elderly man looked on with satisfaction as his only child became an experienced art collector. The son‘s trained eye and sharp business mind made his father smile with pride as they dealt with art collectors around the world. A few weeks after his son joined the army, the elderly man received a telegram informing him that his beloved son was missing in action. The art collector anxiously awaited more news, fearing he would never see his son again. Shortly afterwards his fears were confirmed. The young man died while rushing a fellow soldier to safety. Heart-broken and lonely, the old man faced the upcoming Christmas holidays with sadness. The joy of the seasona season that he and his son —had so looked forward to in the pastwould no longer visit his house. — On Christmas morning, the depressed old man was visited by a soldier with a large package in his hand. The soldier introduced himself as his son‘s friend. ―I was the one he was rescuing when he died,‖ he told the old man. As the two began to talk, the soldier mentioned how the man‘s son had told everyone of hisand his father‘slove of fine artwork. ―I‘m also an artist,‖ said the —— soldier, ―and I want to give you this.‖ As the old man began to unwrap the package, paper gave way to reveal a portrait of the man‘s son. Though the world would never consider it a work of talent, the painting showed the young man‘s face in striking detail. Overcome with emotion, the old man thanked the soldier, promising to hang the portrait above the fireplace. After the soldier departed, the old man set about his task. As he promised, the painting went above the fireplace, pushing aside thousands of dollars worth of paintings. And then the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the gift. In the days that followed, the man learned that his son had rescued dozens of wounded soldiers before a bullet killed him. As stories of his son‘s bravery continued to reach him, fatherly pride and satisfaction began to ease his grief. The painting of his son became his most prized possession. He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man was ill and passed away. The art world was looking forward to an auction(拍卖) on Christmas Day, where, according to the will of the old man, all of his art works would be sold. The day finally arrived and art collectors from around the world gathered to bid(竞价) on some of the world‘s most spectacular paintings. Dreams could be fulfilled this day; greatness could be achieved as some people could say, ―I have the greatest collection.‖ The auction began with a painting that was not on any museum list. It was the painting of the old man‘s son. The auctioneer asked for an opening bid, but the room was silent. ―Who‘ll open the bidding with $100?‖ he asked. Moments passed in silence. Then from the back of the room came, ―Who cares about that painting? It‘s just a picture of his son. Let‘s get on to the good ones.‖ More voices echoed in agreement. ―No, we have to sell this one first,‖ replied the auctioneer. ―Now who‘ll take the son?‖ Finally, a friend of the old man spoke, ―Will you take $10 for the painting? That‘s all I have.‖ ―Will anyone go higher?‖ called the auctioneer. After more silence he said, ―Going once, going twice … Gone!‖ The gavel(槌) fell. Cheers filled the room and someone shouted, ―Now we can get on with it and bid on those treasures!‖ The auctioneer looked at the audience and announced that the auction was over. Disbelief quieted the room. Then someone spoke up, ―What do you mean? We didn‘t come here for a portrait of some old man‘s son! What about all of the other paintings? There are millions of dollars worth of artwork here. We demand an explanation!‖ The auctioneer replied, ―It‘s very simple. According to the will of the father, whoever takes the son … gets it all.‖ 51. Which of the following indicates the father‘s emotional change concerning the news about his son? A. pridefearshockdepression ——— B. disappointmentsadnesslonelinesssatisfaction ———C. anxietygrieflonelinesspride ———D. astonishmentcomfortgriefdepression ———52. Which of the following is NOT true about the son? A. The art works he and his father had collected were valuable. B. A close relationship with his father was what he desired. C. He was successful in business as an art collector. D. He was a hero admired by his fellow soldiers. 53. The old man hung the portrait of his son above the fireplace because . A. he expected a high price for it B. he treasured it more than anything else C. it was a well-known painting D. it was painted by his son‘s friend 54. When the auction finally came on Christmas Day, nobody expected that . A. some paintings were not on any museum list B. so many people with dreams would come to it C. a rich man offered only $10 for the portrait of the son D. the portrait of the son was the first and the only painting to be bid on 55. The best title for the story is . A. A Father‘s Love B. A Soldier‘s Bravery C. A Masterpiece of Art D. An Auction of Artwork Passage 2 The migration(迁徙) of birds usually refers to the regular flights between their summer and winter homes. Except for those that nest in the tropics(热带地区), nearly all North American birds migrate. Some travel great distances while others go only a short way. This seasonal movement has long been a mystery. Aristotle, an ancient Greek naturalist and philosopher, noticed that geese, swans, doves and many other birds moved to warmer places for winter. He started superstitions that were believed for hundreds of years. For example, he thought that many birds spent winter time sleeping in hollow trees, caves, or beneath the mud in marshes. Many scientists believe that birds migrate from north to south because of bad weather. These birds began this journey originally because they were driven southward by the advancing ice age. Many birds feed almost entirely upon insects. Another theory holds that birds migrate to areas with plentiful insects. When winter arrives, insects disappear and the birds would starve unless they moved southward. You may wonder, then, why insect eaters fly north again with the coming of spring, when there are many insects at winter homes. A more realistic theory is that birds have a lasting impression of the birth place, resulting in a lifelong urge to return to this place each spring. Recently scientists have found that length of day is the triggering force that prepares many birds for their migratory journeys. The change in length of day brings the birds into breeding condition and causes them to seek their northern nesting grounds. In North America, it is possible to see migrating birds almost every month of the year. Some birds start south early in July, while others remain north until they are pushed out either by severe weather or by shortage of food. Soon after hardy travelers reach winter homes, other equally hardy migrants start from north on the heels of winter. In their eagerness to reach northern nesting grounds, early spring migrants sometimes arrive too soon and are caught in sudden storm and perish. Most small birds and a good many larger ones migrate by night. Although most birds seem helpless in the dark, there are good reasons for this night-time travel. Some are poor fliers. Even good fliers may fall easy prey(猎获物) to hawks, which feed and migrate in daylight. Also, night migrants have daylight hours for feeding. Many wading and swimming birds migrate either by day or night. Such birds usually feed at all hours and rarely have to hide from enemies. 56. All the following are possible reasons why birds migrate EXCEPT . A. bad weather B. search for food C. change in length of day D. escape from enemies 57.According to one of the theories, when the spring comes, migrating birds fly north because . A. they can not stand the heat of the southern areas B. home instinct drives them back to their birth places C. there is not much food at their winter homes D. dried marshes are not suitable nesting grounds 58. A good many birds migrate by night because . A. they can see better in darkness B. they are more energetic at night C. night-time flight is safer D. night is longer than day 59. After reading this passage, we can conclude that . A. man‘s interest in bird migration has always been superstitious B. bird migration is not completely understood by scientists C. night migrants are good fliers but their eyesight is poor D. the tropics is a favorite nesting place for birds 60.The author devotes a better part of this passage to . A. the reasons why birds migrate B. the ways in which birds migrate C. the routes birds take for their migration D. the dangers birds face during their journeys V. 10110 Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets.(10 points) 61. The will help to improve the treatment of AIDS patients.(discover) 62. The of the party is standing at the door, greeting her guests.(host) 63. It is to believe that one‘s whole life is plain sailing.(child) 64. A is not believed when he speaks the truth.(lie) 65. He is the most father I have ever seen.(tolerate) th66. She ordered a cake for her parents‘ 30 wedding anniversary.(heart, shape) 67. The snowstorm caused great to the villagers.(convenience) 68. He must have his dictionary again he never puts anything in its right —place.(place) 69. She will never in haste after her first marriage ended in failure.(marry) 70. All things are related with and on each other.(act) VI. 5 315 Translate the following sentences into English.(15 points) 71．亚洲大约有四个欧洲大，人口也比欧洲多得多。 72．这个浪漫的爱情故事一代一代口头流传了下来。 73．她回到了阔别二十年的家乡，目睹了家乡翻天覆地的变化。 74．告诉孩子不犯错误是毫无用处的，因为错误是他们教育中不可缺少的一部分。 75．到澳大利亚后不久，我开始觉得事情并非原来想象的那样好。我感到孤独，想家，想念 朋友。 VII. 15015 Write a short composition of about 150 words based on one of the texts you have learnt.(15 points)