2009年4月全国自考英语（二）真题.doc.doc

2009年4月全国自考英语（二）真题一、VocabularyandStructure（10points,1pointforeachitem）从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。1.We_goouttorestaurants,butmostlyweeatathome.A.occasionallyB.relativelyC.continuallyD.absolutely答案：A2.Thisisthefirsttimethatawomanhasbeen_tothepost.A.grantedB.praisedC.pointedD.appointed答案：D3.Ifpaymentisnotreceived,legalactionwillbeouronly_.A.aggressionB.advantageC.alternativeD.ambition答案：C4.Donttrusteverything_youhavereadinthenewspapers.A.whichB.thatC.asD.what答案：B5.Theconclusionfromthestudyisnotdefinite；itisjust_.A.tentativeB.validC.technicalD.thorough答案：A6.She_everythingelseandconcentratedonthetaskbeforeher.A.setoffB.setbackC.setasideD.setup答案：C7.Whenyou_knowBobbetter,youwilllikehim.A.gotoB.gottoC.wenttoD.getto答案：D8.Ivegottheorderfromthebossthatthework_finishedbefore5p.m.today.A.wouldbeB.beC.willhavebeenD.couldbe答案：B9._Tomhasdonereallyamazedeveryoneinhisclass.A.WhatB.WhichC.ThatD.Who答案：A10.Itisnotdecided_theconferencewillbeheld.A.whatB.whichC.whenD.that答案：C二、ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeachitem）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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。1.Weallbelievethatmoderntechnologycanmakelifebetterbecauseitmakeseverythingfaster.Butby11everythingup,wesufferlosseswehavenotyetlearnttoknow.Ourdaybeginswithspeedyurges:thealarmringsandyoujump12bed.Youtakeaquickshower.Thenyouwakethekidsand13themthroughbreakfastsotheywontmissthebus.Atthediningtable,youswallowsomeslicesofbreadwithacupoftea.Wheneverything14,youhurrytothecar,thinkingofthethingsyouwouldbuyfromthesupermarketontheway15.Driving20minutesinthebusytraffic,youreachyourworkplace,rushingintothebuildingand16upthestairsthreeatatime,arrivingatyourdeskwithsecondstospare.Youtake17deepbreaths.Then,youinstantlyrememberthatthe18youdidntfinishlastnightmustbefaxedtoBeijingby10oclockinthemorning.Yetitseemsthatthe19wego,thefurtherwefallbehind.Notonlyintheliteralsenseofnotgettingdonewhatwesetouttodo,20atadeeperlevel.IthascometothepointwheremydaysfeellikeanOlympicmarathon.(1).答案：三、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。1.Parentscanhaveagreatimpactonthedevelopmentoftheirchildrenscreativityinart.Butfirst,theyhavetoknowhow.Theymayfindthefollowingadviceinterestingandinstructive.Encouragefreedrawingratherthancoloringbooks.Coloringbooksstopthepossibilityofselfexpression.Achildmayjustenjoycolorfulpicturesandneverlearnhowtoexpresshimself.Asanartteachersays,“Childrenhaveaverypowerfulinstincttodrawfreelyandroughly.Suchpracticemakesthemlearnlanguageeasily.”Infact,achildexpresseshimselfinroughdrawing.Thisisthebeginningofliteracyandcreativity.Also,parentsshouldnotteachtheirkids“how”todrawandtheyshouldnotmaketheirkidsdrawrealisticpicturestoentertainthemselves.Experiencetellsusthatsuchteachingfromtheparentswilldiscouragechildren,makingthemthinktheycantdoitthe“right”way.Competitionandrewardsshouldalsobeavoidedintheprocessofartisticcreation.Achildsnaturalinstincttocreatewilldisappearifheorshethinksaboutprizewhiledrawing.Parentsshouldberolemodelsfortheirkids.Theyshouldnotsaythingslike,“Icantdrawastraightline.”Instead,theyshouldlearntosay,“Ilovetocreate.”Thisteacheschildrenthattheprocessofcreationismoreimportantthantheproduct.Ifchildrenseetheirparentsdrawing,cookingorbuildingcreatively,theywilldothesame.Buyanotebookforyourchildtouseeveryday.Thiscanbeajournalformakingupstories,writingideasanddrawingpictures.Eventheyoungestchildcanuseittodrawfreelyandroughly,expressinghimself.Takeyourchildtoplacesthatpromoteideasandcreativity.Artmuseums,sciencecenters,librariesandchildrensmuseumsallaregreatplacestoseeotherpeoplescreativity.Thatwillinspirechildrentomaketheirowncreationsandinventions.Givechildrenchoicesandfreetime.Someofthebestideascomefromdaydreamingandimagining.Inshort,parentsshouldallowtheirkidstohavethefreedomtoinventforthemselves.Thatmeansnotalwaysteachingandcommanding.(1).Todeveloptheirartisticcreativity,childrenshouldbeencouragedto_.(A).drawfreelyandroughly(B).learntodrawrealisticpictures(C).knowhowtodrawbeforetheystart(D).learntodrawgoodpicturestogetprizes答案：A(2).Parentsareencouragedtoberolemodelsfortheirkidsbecause.(A).parentslovetocreate(B).parentscandrawstraightlines(C).childrentendtofollowtheirparentsexamples(D).childrenliketheproductoftheirparentscreativity答案：C(3).Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinartisticcreation.(A).productismoreimportantthanprocess(B).processismoreimportantthanproduct(C).processandproductareequallyimportant(D).bothprocessandproductareunimportant答案：B(4).Tobeinspiredbyotherpeoplescreativity,childrenshould.(A).writeideas(B).makeupstories(C).buygoodnotebooks(D).visitmuseums,libraries,andsciencecenters答案：D(5).Themainideaofthispassageisthat.(A).childrenshouldbeencouragedtodrawfreely(B).childrenshouldfollowtheirparentsexamples(C).parentsshouldknowhowtocultivatetheirkidscreativity(D).mostparentsteachtheirkidsconfidentlyandinstructively答案：C2.Itisoftensaidthatpolitenesscostsnothing.Infact,itseemsthatalittlemorepolitenesscouldsavebusinesses5billioneveryyear.Frequentlyhearingthephrase“thankyou”or“welldone”meansthesametostaffasamodestpayrise.Praiseandencouragementalsomakesemployeesmorelikelytoworkhardandstayintheirjobs.Inthiswaythebusinesscompaniescansavethecostoffindingnewemployees.Athirdof1,000workerssurveyedbyaconsultingfirmsaidtheydidnotgetthankedatallwhentheydidwellandafurtherthirdsaidtheywerenotthankedenough.Inbothcases,staffsaidtheyfeltundervalued,meaningtheywerelesslikelytoexertthemselvesandweremorelikelytolookforemploymentelsewhere.Theresultofthesurveyshowsthattherewouldbearound52billionlossinproductivityiftheemployeesfeltlessappreciated.Accordingtothefirm,praisingstaffhasthesamepositiveeffectasa1percentpayriseandworksoutmuchcheaperforbosses.Threeoutoffouremployeessaidthatregularacknowledgementbytheirbosseswasimportanttothem,butonlyaquartersaidtheywereactuallygivenasmuchpraiseastheyfelttheyneeded.Thesurveyfoundthatthoseinbluecollarandmanualjobswerelesslikelytobegivenanyrecognitionfordoingwell.Butitseemsthattheymostneedsuchpraise.Inregionalterms,Scottishstafffeltmostundervalued.Fouroutoftenworkerssaidtheywereneverthankedandeightoutoftensaidtheywouldlikemorepraise.However,workersintheNorthEastarelessimpressedbybeingpraisedbytheboss,asonly69percentsaidtheyfelttheneedtobetold“welldone”regularly.Olderemployeesandwomenneedthemostreassurance,accordingtopsychologistAverilLeimon.Shesaidthatwordsofpraisedidmorethancreatingapleasantplacetoworktheycouldevenpromoteprofits.(1).Thesurveyindicatesthatpolitenesscouldsavebusinessesahugeamountofmoneyeveryyearbecause.(A).politenessmakesemployeesexpectpayrise(B).politenessislesslikelytomakestaffworkharder(C).politenesshelpsemployersfindproperemployees(D).politenesshelpsemployersreducethecostofstaffemployment答案：D(2).Workersdoingwellbutnotgettingthanksfromtheirbosseswillprobably.(A).leaveforjobselsewhere(B).workhardertogetpraisefromtheirbosses(C).exertthemselvesintheirworktogetpayrise(D).workhardertogetencouragementfromtheirbosses答案：A(3).Accordingtothesurvey,oftheemployeesbelievedtheywerepraisedasmuchasexpected.(A).25%(B).30%(C).40%(D).75%答案：A(4).Thesurveyshowsthatthosewhodonotpaymuchattentiontopraiseare.(A).stafffromScotland(B).workersinNorthEast(C).olderandwomenemployees(D).olderandwomenemployees答案：B(5).Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.(A).bluecollaremployeesareexpectingmorepayrise(B).pleasantworkplacecouldpromotebusinessprofits(C).payriseisanimportantmotivationformanualworkers(D).wordsofpraisecouldpossiblyincreasebusinessprofits答案：D3.Acenturiesoldtradition,illustratedinamodernchildrensbook,linksthesweetnessofhoneywiththejoyoflearningtoread.“Thegrandpaheldajarofhoneysothatallthefamilycouldsee.Hethendippedaspoonintoitandputsomehoneyonthecoverofasmallbook.Thelittlegirlhadjustturnedfive.Standup,littleone,heaskedthegirlsoftly.Ididthisforyourmother,youruncles,yourolderbrother,andnowyou!Then,hehandedthebooktoher.Taste!Shetouchedthehoneywithherfingerandputitintohermouth.Whatsthattaste?thegrandpaasked.Thelittlegirlanswered,Sweet!Thenallofthefamilysaidinasinglevoice,Yes,andsoisknowledge,butknowledgeisfromthebeethatmadethatsweethoney,youhavetogoafteritthroughthepagesofabook!Thelittlegirlknewthatthepromisetoreadwasatlasthers.Soonshewasgoingtolearntoread.”ThisisthebeginningofaprofoundlymovingchildrensbookentitledThankYou,Mr.Falker.Inthisbook,PatriciaPolaccowritesofherownpassiontoread,inspiredbythehoneyonthebook.Itwasntuntilfifthgradethatshemetherbelovedteacherwhoprovidedthehlepthatsheneededtofinallyunlockthemagicofthewrittenword.Readingthisbook,weareinfactacquaintedwithsomeenduringtraditionsofchildeducationthatstresstheimportanceofverbalcapacityataveryearlyage.Thechildlearningtoreadisadmittedintoacollectivememorybywayofbooks.Andwiththeprintedwordsthatareactivewithmeaning,thechildbecomesacquaintedwithacommonpastwhichheorsherenews,toagreaterorlesserdegree,ineveryreading.MuchastheauthorofthebookThankYou,Mr.Falkerputsit,“Almostasifitweremagic,orasiflightpouredintoherbrain,thewordsandsentencesstartedtotakeshapeonthepageastheyneverhadbeforeAndsheunderstoodthewholethingThenshewentintothelivingroomandfoundthebookonashelf,theverybookthathergrandpahadshownhersomanyyearsago.ShespoonedhoneyonthecoverandtastedthesweetnessThensheheldthebook,honeyandall,closetoherchest.Shecouldfeeltearsrolldownhercheeks,buttheywerenttearsofsadnessshewashappy,soveryhappy.”(1).Thegirlwhotastedthehoneyonthebookwas.(A).nearlysixyearsold(B).lessthanfiveyearsold(C).morethansixyearsold(D).alittlemorethanfiveyearsold答案：D(2).Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.(A).thegirlsmotherandunclesweregoodscholars(B).Mr.FalkerhelpedPatriciaPolaccowriteherbookforchildren(C).thehoneyonthebooktraditionhasbeenpractisedformanygenerations(D).thegirlwhotastedthehoneyonthebookwritesthebookThankYou,Mr.Falker答案：C(3).ThebookentitledThankYou,Mr.Falkerisabout.(A).theearlylifeofMr.Falker(B).Polaccosearlyexperiencewithreading(C).themagicpowerofwrittenwordsonchildren(D).howthehoneyonthebookmakeschildrenfeelhappy答案：B(4).Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.(A).introducea“profoundlymoving”childrensbook(B).tell