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1高等教育自学考试英语（二）模拟试卷1本试卷分为两部分，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。第一部分为选择题，第二部分为非选择题。PARTONE（50POINTS）I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeachitem)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案并在答题卡将相应的字母涂黑。1.Theneighborsdonotconsiderhimquiteasmosteveningsheawakensthemwithhisdrunkensinging.A.respectfulB.respectingC.respectableD.respective2.MostArabcountrieshaveasix-dayworkweekfromSaturdaythroughThursday.When_withtheMondaytoFridayPracticeinmostwesterncountries,itleavesonlyfourworkdaysshared.A.associatedB.matchedC.satisfiedD.connected3._,theworseIseemtofeel.A.whenItakesomeatsomeB.themoremedicineItakeC.takingmoreofthemedicineD.themoremedicinetaken4.IdontknowhowtogetSusantogiveupsmoking,butImgoingtodoit_.A.inanycaseB.innocaseC.bysomemeansD.bynomeans5.Humanbeings_alottothebirdsandbeastswhoeatinsects.A.obligeB.oweC.thankD.gratitude6._,heisahealthy,however.A.thougholdasheB.thoughheisasoldC.oldasheisDoldthoughheis7.ManygraduatesoffouryearcollegesarefindingthatanMBAdegreeisnota_foragoodjob.A.proofB.guaranteeC.certificate2D.evidence8.Nosooner_hisroomwhenthetelephonerang.A.didheenterB.hehadenteredC.hadheenteredD.hehasentered9.Thevillageswantedverymuchtohaveacinema_inthisarea.A.tobebuiltB.buildC.builtDbebuilt10.IwishI_myresearchpaperyesterday.ButIwastoolate.A.hadfinishedtowriteB.couldhavefinishedwritingC.couldhavefinishedtowriteD.mightfinishwritingII.ClozeTest(10points,lpointforeachitem)下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。DearSir,Iwasthrilled_11_readyouradvertisementforasalesrepresentativeinthe“DolmethAdvertiser”,becauseIcanstatequitetruthfullythatithasalwaysbeenmyambitiontoworkforyourfirm,whichhas_12_justifiablyhighinternationalreputationforthequalityofitsproducts.IwaseducatedatBarmouthGrammarSchool,whichIleftin1984.Myschoolmastersallspokeveryhighly_13_mywork,andIwasalwaysconsideredthebrightboyofmyclass.Itrainedforsixmonths_14_asalesrepresentativewithEdgeleyBrothers,butIleftbecausetheirold-fashionedsellingmethodsirkedme.Ihadalwaysbeinterestedinthetechniquesofseeling_15_,asmyfathersays,could“sellarefrigeratortoanEskimo.”_16_theway,IwonsecondprizeforartinmyfirstyearatBarmouthGrammar.Ishouldexpectafairlyhighsalary,butIshouldarrangethatwithyouattheinterview.Ialwaysbelieve_17_theworkmanisworthyofhishire,dontyou?Myrefereesaretwoofthe_18_respectedresidenceinthedistrict.Theirhonestyisbeyonddispute.Thefirstisourvicar,Mr.Brown.Youmayhaveseenhim_19_televisionon“LateCall”,orononeofhisTVappearances.HisaddressisTheVicarage,BarmouthandNorfolk.Myotherrefereeismyscoutmaster,Mr.W.Johnsonof42,LynmouthCrescent,Barmouth,Norfolk.Hehasknownmealmostallmylife.Ihaveoftenbeenatscoutcampswithhim,wheremyknowledgeofwoodcraftprovedofgreatvalue.AndImsurethatifIamgiventhe_20_youwillneverregretit,andIlookforwardconfidentlytotheinterview.311.A.toB.atC.ofD.with12.A.aB.anC.manyD.much13.A.ofB.inC.aboutD.at14.A.toB.ofC.asD.for15.A.andBbutC.asD.then16.A.inBbyC.ofD.on17.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.where18.A.leastB.bestC.mostD.high19.A.inB.atC.onD.over20.A.jobB.taskC.assignmentD.moneyIII.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointsforeachitem)从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Alcoholaffectsthebrain；anditsimmediateeffectsaremoremarkedonthosewhoarenotusedtothedrugthanonregulardrinkers.Itisnotastimulantbutadepressant,whichadverselyaffectsconcentration,removesinhabitations,andincreasestheriskofaccidents.Undertheinfluenceofalcoholpeoplearelessabletoexerciseself-controlandmaysayanddothingsthattheyafterwardsregret-perhapsfortherestoftheirlives.Forexample,agirlwhodoesnotwishtohaveababymaybemadepregnantbyamanwhomshewouldnothavechosenasthefartherofherchild；andamanmaymakepregnantawomanwhomhewouldnothavechosenasthemotherofhischild.Someotherformsofdrugtaking,likedrinkingalcoholandsmokingtobacco,arepartofgroupbehavior.Suchdrugtakingisencouragedbythosewhoarealreadyaddictedtothedrug,andbythosewhoprofitbymakingandsellingthedrug.Imeanonewhostartstakingadrugmaysoonbecomeaddictedtoit.Aswithallbadhabits,itisbetternottostartdrugtakingthantosufferthephysicalandemotionalharmcausedbythedrugandtohavetheproblemoftryingtobreaktheaddiction.Itisbest,therefore,torefusethedrugsthatisoffered.Apartfromotherconsiderations,drugsthatcomefromunreliablesources(becausetheirmanufactureranddistributionisagainstthelaw.)andnotavailableincarefullymeasuredanddosesandtheirpurityarenotguaranteed.Theireffectsareunpredictableandtheymaywellbedangerous.Ifsuchdrugsareofferedbyso-calledfriendsyouwouldntbewelladvisedtofindnewfriends,whoshareyourvalues,andtocontinuebeingyourself.21.Regulardrinkersofalcoholarethosewho_A.arenotusedtothedrugB.manygetimmediateeffectsfromthedrinkC.suffereralotfromthedrinkD.drinkthedrugveryoften22.Undertheinfluenceofalcohol,people_.A.areabletoconcentratethemselvesB.areabletoexerciseselfcontrol4C.areafraidoftakingtheriskofaccidentsD.mayseeanddothingsthattheyafterwardsregret23.Thegirlinthepassage_A.ismadepregnantbyamanshedoesntlikeB.wishestomarrythemanwhoisherbabysfartherC.doesnotreallylikethemantomarryherD.doesnothaveababy24.Accordingtotheauthor,weyouareofferedadrug,youdbetter_A.refuseitB.takeitfromreliablesourcesC.acceptitandsoonbecomeaddictedtoitD.startdrugtaking25.Drugsthatcomefromunreliablesources_A.areillegalB.arenotavailableinmeasureddosesC.areencouragedtotakeD.aremanufacturedabroadPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Everybodygetssick.Diseaseandinjurymakeussufferthroughoutourlivesuntil,finally,someattackonthebodybringsourexistencetoanend.Fortunately,mostofusinmodernindustrializedsocietiescantakerelativelygoodhealthforgrantedmostofthetime.Infact,wetendtofullyrealizetheimportanceofgoodhealthonlywhenweorthoseclosetousbecomeseriouslyill.Atsuchtimeswekeenlyappreciatetheancienttruththathealthisourmostpreciousasset,oneforwhichwemightreadilygiveupsuchrewardsaspower,wealth,orfame(荣誉).Becauseillhealthisauniversalproblem,affectingboththeindividualandsociety,thehumanresponsetosicknessinalwayssociallyorganized.Nosocietyleavestheresponsibilityformaintaininghealthandtreatingillhealthentirelytotheindividual.Eachsocietydevelopsitsownconceptsofhealthandsicknessandauthorizescertainpeopletodecidewhoissickandhowthesickshouldbetreated.Aroundthisfocustherearises,overtime,anumberofstandard,values,groups,statuses,androles:inotherwords,aninstitution(体系，机构).Tothesociologist(社会学家)，then,medicineistheinstitutionconcernedwiththemaintenanceofhealthandthetreatmentofdisease.Inthesimplepre-industrialsocieties,medicineisusuallyanaspectofreligion.Thesocialarrangementsfordealingwithsicknessareveryelementary,ofteninvolvingonlytworoles:thesickandthehealer(治疗者).Thelateristypicallyalsothepriest(牧师),whoreliesprimarilyonreligiousceremonies,bothtoidentifyandtotreatdisease:Forexample,bonesmaybethrowntoestablishacause,songsmaybeusedtobringaboutacure.Inmodernindustrializedsocieties,ontheotherhand,theinstitutionhasbecomehighlycomplicatedandspecialized,includingdozensofroles5suchasthoseofbrainsurgeon,druggist,hospitaladministrator,linkedwithorganizationssuchasnursinghouses,insurancecompanies,andmedicalschools.Medicine,infact,hasbecomethesubjectofintensesociologicalinterestpreciselybecauseitisnowoneofthemostpervasiveandcostlyinstitutionsofmodernsociety.26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph1?A、NowadaysmostpeoplebelieveB、Humanlifeinvolvesagreatdealofpainandsuffering.C、mostofusareawareofthefullvalueofhealthD、ancientpeoplebelievedthathealthwasmoreexpensivethananythingelse.27.Theword“authorize”inparagraph2means“_”.A、makewayforB、givepowertoC、writeanorderforD、makeitpossiblefor28.Inparagraph2,welearnthatthesociologistregardsmedicineas_.A、asystemwhosepurposeistotreatdiseaseandkeeppeoplehealthyB、auniversalproblemthataffectseverysocietyC、asocialresponsibilitytotreatillhealthD、asciencethatfocusesonthetreatmentofdisease29.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A、Inthepast,bonesmightbeusedtodecidewhypeoplefellillB、Inpre-industrialsocietiespriestssometimestreatedpatientsbysingingC、Modernmedicineissocomplicatedthatsociologynolongerhasaplaceinit.D、therewereonlytworolesinanelementarymedicalsystem,thepatientandtheonewhotriedtocurethem.30.Theauthorofthispassageismainlyconcernedwith_.A、sociologicalaspectsinmedicineB、medicaltreatmentofdiseasesC、thedevelopmentofmedicalscienceD、theroleofreligioninmedicinePassagethreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassageLetslookatanotherexampleofhowpeoplescommunicationpatternsdiffer:thewaypeopleconserve.SomeforeignershaveobservedthatwhenAmericanscarryonaconversation,itseemsasiftheyarehavingaPing-Ponggame.Onepersonhastheballandthenhitsittotheothersideofthetable.Theotherplayerhitstheballbackandthegamecontinues.Ifonepersondoesntreturntheball,thentheconversationstops.Eachpartoftheconversationfollowsthispattern:thegreetingandtheopening,thediscussionofatopic,andtheclosingandfarewell.Ifeitherpersontalkstoomuch,theothermaybecomeimpatientandfeelthatheisdominatingtheconversation.Similarly,ifonepersondoesntsayenoughoraskenoughquestionstokeeptheconversationgoing,theconversationstops.6ManyNorthAmericansareimpatientwithculturallydifferentconversationstylessimplybecausethestylesareunfamiliar.Forexample,tomanyNorthAmericans,itseemsthatsomeLatinAmericansdominateconversations,orholdtheballtoolong.Speakingofherco-workersfromseveralLatinAmericancountries,oneNorthAmericanswomansaid,”Ijustfinditdifficulttocutin.theyseemtotakesuchalongtimetoexpressthemselves.Theygiveyoualotofunnecessarydetails.”whenshetalkedwiththem,shebecametense,becauseshefounditsohardtoparticipate.Yetshealsonotedthatwhentheytalkedtoeachother,nobodyseemeduncomfortableorleftout.TheNorthAmericanwomandidntknowhowtointerrupttheLatinAmericanconversationsbecauseNorthAmericanwaysoflisteningandbreakinginareverydifferent.Shehadbeentaughttolistenpolitelyuntiltheotherpersonhadfinishedtalking.(onceagain,therearegender(性别)difference；ithasbeenobservedthatmentendtointerruptwomenmorethanwomeninterruptmen.)whentheNorthAmericanwomandidwhatwas“natural”or“normal”forher(i.e.,listenpolitelywithoutinterrupting),shewasnotcomfortableintheconversationwiththeLatinAmericans.Theresultwasthatshebecamemorepassiveinherconversationswithherco-workers.Thedifferencesbetweentheunspokenrulesofconversationofeachculturalgroupinterferedwiththeiron-the-jobrelationship.31.WhenNorthAmericansconversetogether,eachoneofthegroupissupposedto_.A.participateinthetalkB.playPing-PanggamesC.interruptthespeakerD.dominatetheconversation32.WhenNorthAmericansconversewiththeLatinAmericans,theNorthAmericanswouldfeel_.A.involvedB.leftoutC.comfortableD.relaxed33.TotheNorthAmericans,theLatinAmericansare_.A.politeB.communicativeC.dominantD.familiar34.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat_.A.peoplefromdifferentculturescannotcommunicatewitheachother.B.differentconversationalstylesmayaffectpeoplesrelationshipsC.menaremoretalkativethanwomenD.NorthAmericansconversationalhabitsarebetterthanthoseofLatinAmericans35.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_.A.DifferentConversationStylesB.DifferentConversationTopics7C.DifferentConversationProcessesD.DifferentConversationEffects参考答案I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeachitem)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案并在答题卡将相应的字母涂黑。1.CRespectful意为“尊敬别人的，恭敬的”；respectable意为“可敬的，值得尊敬的”；respecting为介词，意为“关于”；respective意为“各自的，各个的”。2.BMatchwith把与相配，匹配，这里意思为“当与相比较时”；associatewith意思为“与联合”；besatisfiedwith意思为“对满意”；connectwith意思为“与联系”。3.B比较级的一种形式为：the+比较级the比较级，意为：越，越。例如：themoreyoustudy,thesmarter指youwillbecome.4.CInanycase(无论如何)只用于否定句中；innocase和bynomeans语义都为“决不”，与句义不符。5.Boweto为固定词组，意思是“感谢，归功于”。6.C这是一个让步状语从句，将表语old置于句首，用连词as,而不用though,属部分倒装形式。7.BGuarantee保证；proof证明；certificate证书；evidence证据8.CNosooner后接过去完成式的谓语部分，而且nosooner置于句首，需要倒装。9.C“have名词动词过去分词”等于“causesbtodosth”使某人做某事10.Bcouldhavedone表示过去能够做，但是实际没有做；finish后跟动名词II.ClozeTest(10points,lpointforeachitem)下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。11.A8Thrilled是一个由动词过去分词充当的形容词，在句子中作表语。答案A中to与后面的read构成不定式，充当表语补足语。其他三个介词都需要名词或者动名词做宾语。12.A这里a修饰后面的中心词reputation。这里hasajustifiablyhighinternationalreputation，“拥有相当高的国际赞誉”。13.A固定词组。Speakhighlyof赞扬。14.CAsasal