[自学考试密押题库与答案解析]英语(二)真题2007年上半年

1、自学考试密押题库与答案解析英语(二)真题2007年上半年自学考试密押题库与答案解析英语(二)真题2007年上半年英语(二)真题2007年上半年.Vocabulary and Structrue从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。问题:1. It is difficult to_the implication between the lines.A.get toB.get withC.get atD.get down答案:C解析 字里行间的暗示是很难理解的。get at：理解，了解。问题:2. The volleyball match was televised_on CCTV.A.alive

2、B.lifeC.liveD.lively答案:C解析 中央电视台直播这场排球赛。live：现场直播的。问题:3. The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its_considerably.A.distributionB.contributionC.prescriptionD.circulation答案:D解析 如果不能大幅度提高发行量，这家报纸会倒闭。distribution：散布，分发；contribution：贡献；prescription：指示，命令；circulation：发行量。问题:4. The cen

3、tral theatre has a seating_of more than 3,000 people.A.capabilityB.capacityC.abilityD.facility答案:B解析 中心剧院有容纳三千多人的席位。capacity：容量。容积。问题:5. The furniture in her bedroom is quite different from_in the living room.A.thatB.itC.oneD.which答案:A解析 that代词，那个。她卧室的家具与起居室的家具有很大不同。问题:6. Because of the bad weather，

4、the sports meet had to be_.A.shut downB.done awayC.taken offD.called off答案:D解析 由于天气不好，运动会不得不取消了。call off：取消，撤销(计划的活动)；take off：起飞；shut down：停工，关闭。问题:7. Jenny complained that the hospital_her too much for the treatment.A.expendedB.paidC.costD.charged答案:D解析 珍妮抱怨医院把治疗费要的太高了。问题:8. Having decided to rent

5、 a flat，we_contacting housing agencies in the city.A.set aboutB.set downC.set outD.set up答案:A解析 决定要租一套房子，于是我们开始联系城里的住房中介。set about doing sth：开始做：set down：放下；set out：出发；set up：建立。问题:9. The book fair has received a positive_from readers.A.resultB.responseC.settlementD.solution答案:B解析 来自于读者的回复。response：

6、回复，响应；result：结果；settlement：协议，和解；solution：解答，解决。问题:10. If the operation_carefully prepared，it would not have been successful.A.was notB.has not beenC.had not beenD.were not答案:C解析 虚拟语气的被动语态，had+been+过去分词。.Cloze Test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。 The basic principle of radar is illustrated by wha

7、t happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the shouting 1 the walls helps a person determine the size of the cave. With radar，however，the waves are radio waves instead of 2 waves. Radio waves travel 3 the speed of light，about300,000 kilometers in a second. A radar set 4 a short burst of radio

8、waves. Then it receives the echoes 5 when the waves bounce(反射)off objects. By determining the time it 6 for the echoes to return to the radar set，a trained technician 7 determine the distance between the radar set and other objects. The word“radar”， 8 ，gets its name from the term“radio detection and

9、 ranging. ”“Ranging”is the term for detection of the 9 between an object and the radar set. Besides being of critical importance to pilot，radar is 10 for air traffic control，for tracking ships at sea，and for tracking weather systems and storms. 1.A.throughB.forC.onD.against.答案:D解析 回声接触墙。against：接触。2

10、.A.soundB.lightC.heatD.tide答案:A解析 B、C、D不属于波的范畴。故选A。3.A.inB.atC.overD.on答案:B解析 表示速度用介词at。4.A.sends outB.works outC.figures outD.puts out答案:A解析 send out：发出，发送；work out：发展结果；figure out：想出；put out：发表。5.A.producingB.producedC.produceD.produces答案:B解析 此句为被动语态，主语为动作的承受者。6.A.spendsB.takesC.killsD.makes答案:B解析

11、 根据上文意为收到。takes：收到。7.A.canB.mustC.ought toD.has to答案:A解析 仅仅表示一种“能”的意愿、能力。故选A。8.A.in caseB.in turnC.in shortD.in fact答案:D解析 in fact：事实上，实际上；in short：总而言之，in rum：轮流；in case：假使，以防万一。9.A.lengthB.widthC.distanceD.space答案:C解析 该句为物体与雷达之间的距离。故选C。10.A.eventualB.internalC.externalD.essential答案:D解析 eventual：最后

12、的；internal：内部的；external：外部的；essential：基本的。.Reading Comperhension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。 Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Among the company was a lawyer，a young man of about twenty-five. On being asked his opinion，he said，“Capital punishment and life imprisonme

13、nt are equally immoral. If I were to make a choice between them，I would rather choose the latter. Anyway，its better to live than not to live at all. ” A lively discussion followed. A banker，who was then younger and more nervous than the lawyer，suddenly lost his temper and cried out，“Its a lie. I bet

14、 you two millions. You wouldnt stick in a cell even for five years. ” “If you mean it，”replied the young lawyer，“I bet Ill stay there longer；make it fifteen instead of five. ” “Fifteen!Done!”cried the banker. “Gentleman. I bet you two millions. ” “Agreed. Two millions for my freedom，”said the lawyer

15、. So this wild，ridiculous bet came to pass. The banker could not hide his excitement. During supper he said to the lawyer jokingly，“Come to your senses，young man，before its too late. Two millions are nothing to me，but you stand to lose three or four of the best years of your life. I say three or fou

16、r because youll never stick it out any longer. Dont forget that voluntary imprisonment is much harder to put up with than an enforced one. The idea that you have the right to free yourself any moment will poison your life in the cell. I pity you. ” And now the banker，pacing from comer to comer，recal

17、led all this and asked himself，“Why did I make this bet?Whats the good?The lawyer lost fifteen years of his life and I threw away two millions. Will it convince people that capital punishment is worse or better than imprisonment for life?No，no!Rubbish!On my part，it was the caprice(心血来潮)of a well-fed

18、 millionaire；on the lawyers part，its the pure greed of gold. ” 1. The lawyer would choose life imprisonment because_.A.he was younger than the bankerB.capital punishment was immoralC.it was better than capital punishmentD.the banker would give him $200,000答案:C解析 见第一段最后一句：its better to live than not

19、to live at all. 活着比死了强。2. The author considers the bet between the lawyer and the banker_.A.interestingB.ridiculousC.capriciousD.instructive答案:B解析 见第六段第一句ridiculous：可笑的。3. The word“company”in the first paragraph refers to_.A.companionsB.bankersC.1awyersD.prisoners答案:A解析 companions：同事。4. The banker w

20、as extremely excited because_.A.he was too rich to care for the moneyB.he was sure of his winning the betC.the lawyer would give up in 15 yearsD.the lawyer would give up before 5 years答案:B解析 见第六段第二句话。5. In the end，the banker considers his bet with the lawyer_.A.rationalB.reasonableC.beneficialD.unre

21、asonable答案:D解析 见最后一段最后一句话。 Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Online learning is also called distance education，which helps students who take classes by computer over the Internet to learn certain courses and earn a degree. And it has become more and more popular with

22、 both young people and educational institutions. The School of Continuing and Professional Studies of New York University in Manhattan began online classes in 1992. Its Virtual School has taught more than 10,000 students from across the United States and other countries. Last year，the school launche

23、d NYU Online. It offers NYUs first online programs for a bachelors degree. Programs are offered in three areas：leadership and management，information systems management and social sciences. The classes are highly interactive，where students communicate with each other and their teachers. Some classes

24、require students to log in at the same time 80 they can attend live lectures by a professor. Students can also ask questions and work together on team projects. The cost to attend NYU Online depends on how many classes a student is to take. It costs as much as fifteen thousand dollars a year. NYU of

25、fers no financial aid for international students in this program. If you are interested in the program，you can get more details at the website：www. nyu. edu. Many other schools，too，offer online education. Students should be especially careful of programs that offer a degree in return for little or n

26、o work. These are known as diploma mills，and are illegal in the United States. Educational advisers also say that before you enter any program，make sure the work will be recognized in your country. You should also make sure the schools you are considering are officially approved. 6. The third paragr

27、aph is mainly about the_of the programs of the School.A.academic goal and systemB.courses and learning modeC.learning methods and classesD.courses and requirements答案:B解析 前两句讲课程后两句讲学习方式。7. It can be inferred from the passage that international students in the programs_.A.get full scholarshipB.pay no

28、tuitionC.get no financial supportD.earn more money答案:C解析 见第四段第两句话，在这个课程上，纽约大学不给国际学生提供经济援助。8. Many American schools offer online programs，and international students_.A.should be careful of being cheatedB.are certain to earn a degreeC.should know about programmingD.are faced with many difficulties答案:A

29、解析 由第五段可知，在美国，还有许多其他提供网上教育的学校，它们以毕业证加工厂而著名，都是非法的，所以学生们应该小心被骗。9. The wordworkin the second line of the last paragraph most probably means_.A.what a student has written at schoolB.what a student has learned at schoolC.what a student has read at schoolD.what a student has achieved academically答案:D解析 联系

30、上下文，其意思应为学生在学术上的获得，故选D。10. The payment for online programs of NYU is based on_.A.the number of classes a student attendsB.the number of students a professor instructsC.the number of semesters a student spendsD.the number of presentations a student makes答案:A解析 见第四段第一句话，参纽约大学网上教育的花费取决于学生选择课程的多少。 Passa

31、ge Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. An understanding of mans effect on the balance of nature is crucial(关键的)to being able to find the appropriate remedial action. It is a very common belief that the problems of the population explosion are caused mainly by poor people liv

32、ing in poor countries who do not know enough to limit their reproduction. This is not true. The actual number of people in an area is not as important as the effect they have on nature. Developing countries do have an effect on their environment，but it is the populations of richer countries that hav

33、e a far greater impact on the earth as a whole. For example，tropical forests are known to be essential to the balance of nature，yet we are destroying them at a great rate. They are being cleared not to benefit the natives of that country，but to satisfy the needs of rich countries. Central American f

34、orests are being destroyed for grassland to make pet food in the United States cheaper；in Papua New Guinea，forests are destroyed to supply cheaper cardboard packaging for Japanese electronic products；in Burma and Thailand，forests have been destroyed to produce mole attractive furniture in Singapore

35、and Hong Kong. Therefore，a rich person living thousands of miles away may cause more tropical forest destruction than a poor person living in the forest itself. In short，it is everybodys duty to safeguard the future of mankind-not only through population control，but by being more aware of the effect

36、 his actions have on nature. Nature is both fragile and powerful. It is very easily destroyed；on the other hand，it can easily destroy its most dangerous enemy-man. 11. According to the first paragraph，people usually believe that_.A.poor people in poor countries contribute to the imbalance of natureB

37、.rich people know how to protect the environment by taking actionsC.people in poor areas know a lot about the birth controlD.rich people in rich countries have done a lot to balance nature答案:A解析 见第一段第二句，贫穷地区的穷人不控制出生率，从而造成人口膨胀，打破自然环境的。12. In the authors opinion，_.A.developing countries should be resp

38、onsible for environmental problemsB.overpopulation in the world is created by the developed countriesC.rich countries exercise worse influence on environment than poor countriesD.all countries should bring the population growth under control答案:C解析 全文看富有国家对环境的影响比贫困国家更糟。13. The purpose of the second p

39、aragraph is mainly to illustrate_.A.how the forests in the U. S. are being destroyedB.which countries are the victims of the imbalance of natureC.what Japan has done to develop its own economyD.how South Asian countries make quality furniture答案:B解析 举例说明一些国家成为自然环境失衡的受害者。14. Nature is very easily dest

40、royed by_.A.rich peopleB.poor peopleC.natural disastersD.mankind答案:D解析 见最后一段自然既强大又脆弱，非常容易遭到破坏。而它最危险的敌人就是人类。15. The topic of the passage is that_.A.the control of population is essential to the development of a nationB.natural resources are important to the economic development of a countryC.awarenes

41、s of the effects of mans actions is as important as population controlD.developed countries should do more to protect natural environment on the earth答案:C解析 阅读文章可知选项C接近主旨，人类行为造成的影响如人口控制一样非常重要。.Word Spelling将下列汉语单词译成英语。每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。问题:1. 到国外；在国外 ad. a_ _ _ _ _答案: abroad问题:2. 相反的；不利的 a. a_ _ _

42、 _ _ _答案: adverse问题:3. 帝国 n. e_ _ _ _ _答案: empire问题:4. 典礼，仪式 n. c_ _ _ _ _ _ _答案: ceremony问题:5. 环境；境遇 n. c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _答案: circumstance问题:6. 密集度，稠密度 n. d_ _ _ _ _ _答案: density问题:7. 出现，涌现 v. e_ _ _ _ _答案: emerge问题:8. 扩大，放大 n. e_ _ _ _ _ _答案: enlarge问题:9. 特征，特色 n. f_ _ _ _ _ _答案: feature问题:10.

43、 杂志 n. m_ _ _ _ _ _ _答案: magazine问题:11. 移民，侨民 n. i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _答案: immigrant问题:12. 许可；执照 n. l_ _ _ _ _ _答案: licence(-nse)问题:13. 同时，其间 n. m_ _ _ _ _ _ _答案: meantime问题:14. 需要，必需品 n. n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _答案: necessity问题:15. 服从，听从 v. o_ _ _答案: obey问题:16. 四月 a. A_ _ _ _答案: April问题:17. 根本的，激进的 a. r_ _ _ _

44、_ _答案: radical问题:18. 狡猾的；难处理的 a. t_ _ _ _ _答案: tricky问题:19. 策略，战略 n. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _答案: strategy问题:20. 宇宙的，普遍的 a. u_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _答案: universal.Word From将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。问题:1. Small shops offer products that range from inexpensive to expensive，_(depend)on the shop.答案: depending解析 非谓语形式v-ing做伴随状语。问题

45、:2. Our training program covers a range of_(effect)management techniques.答案: effective解析 adj. 修饰n. 置于名词前。问题:3. Large sums of money have to_(spend)each year on railway construction.答案: be spent解析 被动语态，主语为动作承受者。问题:4. He saw a letter lying on the table_(address)to him.答案: addressed解析 本句可理解为He saw a let

46、ter 1ying on the table(that is)addressed to him.问题:5. It is highly_(desire)that the government give the company more financial support.答案: desirable解析 表语从句，故为desirable。问题:6. She had an outward_(appear)，but deep down she was reaHy worried.答案: appearance解析 adj. 修饰n. ，appearance外表。问题:7. There are a_(su

47、rprise)large number of mistakes in the test paper.答案: surprisingly解析 surprisingly修饰large。问题:8. Weather_(permit)，the football match will be played on Wednesday.答案: permitting解析 天气允许的情况下，动词的非谓语形式。问题:9. He lay perfectly still and_(play)dead to escape capture by the enemy.答案: played解析 and连接两个并列结构，前面用过去式

48、，后面也用过去式played。问题:10. We are supposed_(follow)the teachersinstructions.答案: to follow解析 be supposed to do=should do应该.Translation from Chinese into English将下列各句译成英语。问题:1. 当人类对周围的环境开始发问时，科学就诞生了。答案: Science canm into being when man began to ask questions about his environment.问题:2. 他尽管病得很重，但还是参加了会议。答案: Despite his serious illness，he came to/attended the meeting. or Although he was seriously ill，he came to/attended the meeting.问题:3. 这项研究结果表明白日梦有助于提高一个人适应新环境的能力。答案: The study indica