全国2003年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语二试题

1、2003 年 10 月高等教育综合英语(二)试题课程代码：00795.语法、词汇。用适当的词填空。从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个正确，并将正确选项的字母写在答题纸的相应位置上。(本大题共 25 小题，每小题 1 分，共 25 分)Complete each of the following sentenwith the most likely answer. (25 pos)1. Things are known when they unite with the oxygen of the air.A. to have burntC. to burn2. This is theA.

2、set my footC. set my feetB. to have been burntD. burningtime I on an English-speaking soil.B. have set footD. have set feet3. Hardly any training in spoken English, he felt nervous when he was asked tothe speaker.ret forA. having hadC. has he had4. in a traffic jam, the newspA. To catchC. CatchingB.

3、 did he haveD. had he hadr reporter got to the murder scene only an hour later.B. CaughtD. Having caught5. I like livingA. anyoneC. someonehis city even if else does.B. somebodyD. nobody6. The job by the time he comes back.A. will have been doneC. is being done7. The old man was often seen sittingA.

4、 is good for his healthC. was good for his healthB. will have doneD. has been donehe small bar drinking moreB. his good health isD. his good health wasn .8. I would say it is a poof style rathern of grammar.B. thisD. oneA.tC. a one9.“You cannot answer this question?”“. I know very little about the s

5、ubject.”A. YesC.B. NoD. Never自考免费试听.自考名师.课件更名演示.学习卡.最的师资阵容 最及时的答疑全程授课，反复不限次数自考 365数百门课程全面招生！基础班串讲班 祝您成功每一天！郭建华娟 孙10. Jane walked out of the house without a word to her mother.A. as little asB. so much asD. moreC. lessnn11. Physics is the present-day equivalent of what used to be called natural philo

6、sophy, from most of present-day scientarose.A.B. whatD. whichC. all12. you decide to take up, you should do your best to make it a sucs.A. WhateverC. Whenever13. She is notA. more asC. much asB. If onlyD. Unless n her brother.B. more ofD. much of important information about atomic fisfrom thea musin

7、14. In Washington,D.C.PhilipsLibrary of Congress.A. exchangedC. maainedB.sessedD. obtained15. Her friends liked her for not pretending what she is not.A. all the wayC. all the betterB. all overD. all the less16. Three days of investigation threw no on the mysterious death of the pop star.A. indicati

8、onC. clueB. solutionD. light17. At parties John doesnt mind making a of himself as long as it brings about joy andlaughter.A. foolC. cowardB. heroD. man18. The university great importance to the all-round development of the students.A. addsC. confersB. attachesD. assign19. What I want to do at the m

9、oment is to have a good nights sleep.A. mostC. most all20. Lose an hourA. sotC. andB. mostlyD. at mosthe morning you will be looking for it the rest of the day.B. nowD. butt21. The man finally realizedA. more concerned aboutC. more concerned witht his wife her careern about her family.B. cared more

10、forD. cared more about22. Having his disease, ALS, and found someone in Jane with whom he could share his life,Stephen Hawking began to blossom.A. come up withB. come to terms withC. come down to23. Grandma never grew tired of hearing aboA. containedC. involvedD. comeo contact withollege or anything

11、 I was in.B. connectedD. included24. Always ke one thing.A. heartC. mouthn t your own resolution to succeed is moreimportantn any otherB. handD. mindng, we would literally astound ourselves.B. capableD. competent25. If we all did the things we are ofA. ableC. skilled.完形填空。从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择一个正确，并将正确

12、选项的字母写在答题纸的相应位置上。(本大题共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分)Fill in each blThe habit ofhe passage with the most likely answer. (15 powatching TV usually begins before children stars)tending school.26the time the average child finishes high school, he or she 27 18,000 hours in front of aTV set as against 12,000 hour

13、s in a 28 .Parents are concerned about these 29.in TV shows for children alsoworries them. 30 a cartoon cat beating up a cartoon mouse wibaseball bat may havea 31 effect on the young minds. Studies indicatemay turn aggressive.t children 32 toParents are also concerned about the commerls on TV. They

14、feelt these programs33 have no commerl at all, because young 34 are not mature enough to deal withthe claims made by 35 .Even though most parents gave high marks to “Sesame Street” and 36 like it ineducational TV programs for children some critics feelt the 37 of watching hours ofTV every day 38 chi

15、ldreno bored and passive consumers of their world.Until we know 39 about the negative effect of watchinperhaps it would bewise to put a warning on TV setch as 40 on cigarette packages:“Children: WatchingToo MuchA. AtA. sitA. classeviMay Be Harmful to Your DeveloMind.”D. BeforeD. will have satD. thea

16、treD. figuresD. Even thoughD. indicativeB. OnB. will sitB. classroomB. numeralsB. EvenC. ByC. has satC. cinemaC. numbersC. even asC. affirmativeA. calculationsA. StillA. negativeA. openA. willA. mindsA. manufacturersA. anotherA. customB.itiveB. disclosedB. wouldB. brainsB. producersB. otherB. habitC

17、. exC. shalledD. supD. shouldedC.ellectsD. thoughtsD. advertisersD. the otherD. hobbyC. promotersC. othersC. practiceA. developsA. abundantA. oneB. turnsB. sufficientB. /C. bringsC. adequateC. the oneD. putsD. enoughD. the ones.难句释义。从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择一个正确，并将正确选项的字母写在答题纸的相应位置上。(本大题共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 1

18、0 分)Choose the closest paraphrased verfor each of the sentenor italicized parts.(10pos)41. .they heroes are the people against whom we measure others.A. Compared with the contributions heroes make, those of otheople are nothing.B. We judge peopy comparing them with heroes, and find out about their v

19、alue.C. Heroes set exles for otheople, andhem we find the best human qualities.D. Any anti-hero action should be guarded against, and heroes name should be protected.42. But Barrett was beyond all reasoning. His mind had already cracked with thirst.A. Barretts mind was so affectedt he could no longe

20、r argue logically.B. Barrett wouldnt listen to me because thirsd damaged his brain.C. It was no use arguing with Barrett, for he had lost his senses.D. Barrett was so thirstyt he couldnt think reasonably.43. They parents can explain, cheerfully,t its too expensiveexcept perhaps as a birthdayor holid

21、ay giftort the child will have to contribute to its purchase fromlowance orfrom the earnings of an outside job.The child will have to pay partially for something expensive, using his pocket money or what he/ she has earned outside the home.If the child wants to buy something very expensive, he/she h

22、as to make some contribution to his/her family afterwards.When the child wants to buy something very expensive, he has to earn the money by workingfor his /harents or otheople.D. The child will have to share the cost equally with his parents to get something very expensive as a birthday gift.44. The

23、re was enough in them to get me hangedif the Gestapo ever discovered them mydiaries.A. I would be driven out of Berlin because my diaries recorded the crimes of the Nazis.B. I would be severely punished for the information I had collectedy diaries.C. They would torture me by hanging me from a tree i

24、f they found my diaries.D. They would kill me for what I had written about the Nazisy diaries.45.it is for these reasonst from the rs of the poor so many strong, eminent, self-reliantmen have always sprung and always must spring.A.t was why poor famis have produced and will continue to produ people.

25、o many outstandingB. As a result, so many children of poor famis were determined to grow up to be somebody in society.C. For these reasons so many children from poor famis leave home early to seek their fortuneoutside.D. Therefore the poor should bring up their children in such a way as to make prom

26、inent people out of them.Well manage. We can cut our list to the bone and concentrate on the kids.We will be able to save every penny for our childrens education.We will have to spend all our money on the children and nothing else.C. We will cut out all things on our shoplist except gifts for the ch

27、ildren.D. We will cut our expenses and just get the things the children want.47. Her My mothers calling me RuI was always “Buddy.”l was a signal of unhappiness. When she approved of meA. When my mother spoke to me she either called me Rul or “Buddy.”The way my mother addressed me changed according t

28、o her mood.The way I behaved affected what my mother would call me.My mother called me names when I didnt behave properly.48. “You see,” a Frenan explains, “if I were to say to you in France,This is my goodfriend,twould not be as close to me as someone about whom I said only, This ismy friend. Anyon

29、e about whom I have to say more is really less.”The more I say about someone, the less close my relation is with him/her.The less close I am to someone, the more I would want to speak for her.C. The less I knowrson, the more I have to learn about him/her.D. The more I say aboutrson, the less pleased

30、 he/she will be.49. The audienwere small, and even if Rudolf had been really-rate, they would novebeen very demonstrative.They would noThey would noThey would noThey would nove demonstrated how much his performance bored them.ve readily shown much enthusiasm for his performance.ve grey appreted his

31、performance.ve complained about his performance.This, I think, is the proper recipe for remaining young.This is the best thing to do to keep fit.This is the right way to stay young.This is the healthy food one should eat in old age.This is the secret of maaining a youthful appearance.阅读理解。认真阅读下列两篇短文

32、，每篇短文后有 5 个问题，根据短文的内容从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择一个正确，并将正确选项的字母写在答题纸的相应位置上。(本大共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分)Read the two passages and answer the questions.(10 poPassage 1A Family LegacyLinda Riverss)Ill never fett warm summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died of anunexplained illness atof 36. Latert afternoon

33、, aofficer stopped by to ask myfathers permiswant to dissect(for the hospital to use Mothers corneas(角膜). I was stunned. The doctors) Mom and give her away to otheople! I thought as I rano the houseears.At 14, 1 just could not understand why any off, my father told him, “Yes.”ould take apartrson I l

34、oved. To top it“How can you let them dot to her!” I screamed at him. “My mom cameo thisworld in onece andt is how she should go out.”“Linda,” he said quietly, “the greatest gift you can give is a part of yourself. Your motherand I decided long agot if we can make a difference in just ones life after

35、 we die,our death will have meaning.” He went on to explain they had both decided to bedonors.anWhat my father saidt day became one of the most important lessonsy life. Yearspassed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1980, my father became seriously ill andmoved in with us. For the next six ye

36、ars, we spent many hours talking about life and death.He cheerfully told met when he died, he wanted to donate whatever was in goodcondition in him, espelly his eyes. “Sight is one of the greatest giftsrson can give,” hesaid, noting how wonderful it would be if a child could be helped to see again a

37、nd draw horses the way my daughter Wendy did.She had been drawing horses all her life, winning award after award. “Just imagine howproud anotharent would feel if her daughter could draw like Wendy,” Dad said. “Thinkhow proud you would feel knowingt my eyes were making itsible.”I told Wendy what her

38、Grandpa had said, and with tears in her eyes, she gave him a bighug. She was only 14 years old the same age at which I wasprogram. What a difference!roduced to the donorOn April 11, 1986, my father died, and we donated his eyes as he had wished. There dayslater, Wendy said, “Mom, Im so proud of you

39、and Grandpa.”“t makes you proud?” I asked.“You bet! Have you ever thought what it would be like to be unable to see? When I die, Iwant my eyes donated just like Grandpa.”Instantly I realizedt my father gave much moren his eyes. What he left behindsparkledy daughters eyespride.What I could never know

40、 there and thent only twoks later I would once again besigning prs for the donor program.My lovely, talented Wendy was killed when a truck hit her and the horse she was ridingalong the roadside. As I signed the prs, her words echoed over and over: Have you everthought what it would be like to be una

41、ble to see?Threeks later, we received a letter from the Oregon Lions Eye B:Dear Mr. and Mrs. Rivers,We are happy to inform yout the corneal transplanion wacsful, and now twopeople who were blind have regained their sight. They represent a living memorial to yourdaughterrson who cared enough about li

42、fe to share its beauties.Ifsomewhere across these ses, a recipient discovers a new love for horses and sitsdown to sketch one, I think I know who the donor was. A blond-haired, blue-eyed girl will stillbe drawing.51. What shocked 14-year-old Linda wastA. her mother died so suddenly at such a young a

43、ge.B. both of harents decided to bean donors.C. her mothers eyes would be used for otheople.D. the hospital sent aofficer to her house.52. According to Lindas father,A.B. helrsons happiness red mainly on his/her sight.others madersons death meaningful.C. his granddaughter Wendy was the best drawer o

44、f horses.D. nothing was more importantn keng family pride.53. By “What a difference!” the writer meanst her daughter WendyA. became maturecepting the concept ofan donation.B. handled the problem of generation gap in a sensible way.C. was good at comforting a seriously sick oldD. had a very close rel

45、ationship with her grandfather.54. We can learn from the storytLindas father donated his eyes to a child.a memorial was set up in honor of Wendy.C. Wendy was killed when her horse rano a car.D.an donation needs permisfrom a donors family.The title of the story “The Family Legacy” actually refers tos

46、elf-respect and pride.calmness and bravery.devotion to others.close family relationship.Passage 2 GriefThere is one kind of pain for which nobody has yet found a curethe pahat comesir, or a deepfroming of a relationship. The relationship could be a marriage, a love afriendship; in fact, any strong e

47、motional tie betn two people. Such a relationship may cometo an abrupt end; or it may simply fade away slowly as people and circumstanchange.Although there is no cure frief, we cannot help looking for one, to ease the pain andto make us fet our tears. We seek refuge in other relationships, we keep o

48、urselves busy withwork, we try to immerse(淹没) ourselves in our hobbies. Perhaps we start to drink morenwe should to “drown our sorrows,” or we follow the conventional advice and join a club orsociety. But these things only reve the symptoms of the illness; they cannot cure it. Moreover,we are always

49、 in a hurry to get rid of our grief. It is as if we were ashamed of it. We feeltwe should be able to “pull ourselves together.” We try to convince ourselves, as we bite onthllow,t we are much too old to be crying. Some peopury their grief densidethemselves, sot nobody will guess what hey are going t

50、hrough. Others seek ref bypouring their hearts out to their friends, or to anyone else who can offer a sympathetic shoulderto cry on. Butafter a while, even our friends start to show their impatience, and suggest withtheir reproachful glanthe thing to be over.t it is about time we stopped crying. Th

51、ey, too, are in a hurry forIt is not easy to explain why we adopt this attitude to emotional pain, when we wouldnever expect anyone toe physical pain simply by an effort of willer. Part of theanswer musthe nature of grief itself. When the love air dies, you cannot bevetyou will ever find anotherson

52、to replace theho has gone so compley out of yourlife. Even after many, many months, when you thinkt you have begun to learn to livewithout your lost love, somethinga familiar place, a piece of music, a whiff of perfume will suddenly bring the bitter-sdesperate, almost angry, feelingt memories floodi

53、ng back. You choke back the tears andt you are no better nown the day the air ended.And yet, grief is like an illnesst must run its course. Memories do fade eventually, ahealing skin does start to grow over the wound, theervals betn sudden glimpses of thelove you have lost do get longer. Bit by bit,

54、 life resumes its normal flow. Such is thecomplexity of human naturet we can even start to feel guilty as these things start to happen,as if it were an insult to our lost lovet we can bego feall.Relationships often come to an end becausehuman feelings are changeable.people do not stay the same.peopl

55、e want to develop new relationships.few people realize the pain of ending a relationship.In paragraph 2, “drown our sorrows” meanstaking our lives by drowning.enduring our pain by swimming.C. getting drunk to fet our trouble.D. fetting our sorrows in our work.Whenyour friends get tired of listening to you they willhelp you to get over your grief.B.l you to pull yourself together.C. criticize you for crying for such a thing.D. show by their exprest they have had enough.We are upset by reminders of our lost love because they come sorarely.B. raly.C. unexpectedly.D. occaally.The main idea o