全国自考英语二模拟试卷五及答案

1、.2010年全国自考英语（二）模拟试卷(五)一、Vocabulary and Structure（10 points,1 point for each item）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. The reason for making a decision is that a problem exists, or something isstanding _ the way of accomplishing them.A.inB. onC.byD. at答案：A2.People and animals are different _ their re

2、actions to drugs and in th ewaytheir bodies work.A.in.whichB. in.thatC.by.which D. from.that答案：B3.New and more _ methods have to be found for collecting earthquake data andanalyzing it.A. up-to-dateB.updateC. up toD.outdated答案：A4.A Filipino maid was executed in Singapore after being convicted _ murd

3、er,despite protests from various quarters that her guilt had not been adequatelyestablished.A.ofB.withC. aboutD.on答案：A5._ from the point of view of society is necessary labor is from his ownpoint of view voluntary playA.ThatB. WhatC. WhichD. Who答案：B.6.It was there, police believe, that Weinstein was

4、 able to _ the recordershe kept in her bag.A. actB. actingC.activateD. active答案：C7. The voters were _ largely by a desire for change.A.motionedB. motored C. motivatedD.motived答案：C8. He was to _ director.A. accelerated B.lifted C.raisedD.promoted答案：D9. If thalidomide were invented today, it would nev

5、er be _ for human usebecause new tests on pregnant animals would reveal the dangers.A. relaxedB.releasedC. relievedD.relived答案：B10.The main bread winner in her family, she _ work for a very low wage at atea factory.A.used toB. was used toC.uses toD. has used to答案：A.二、Cloze Test（10 points,1 point for

6、 each item）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.About 150 years ago, a musician sat quietly at a concert in Vienna. He wasplaying his new symphony. He couldnt 1 that the audience were clapping wildly. Hewas deaf. He was Beethoven, one of the greatest musicians who ever lived.Beethoven

7、 wrote about 300 2 of music. He wrote some of his most beautiful piecesafter he became deaf. It is hard for anyone to be deaf. But it is even worse for amusician than for 3 else. Think of not being able to hear the music you havewritten!As a child Beethoven did not have a happy life. His father dran

8、k 4. When the boy wasonly four, his father decided to make a musician 5 him. Hour after hour he had topractice 6 the violin. He learned so fast that he was able to make a concert tourwhen he was eleven. When he was seventeen, the great Mozart praised him. After hestudied with Haydn, Beethoven was wr

9、iting a great deal of music 7.Beethoven had an ugly face and a bad temper. He was often invited 8 the homes ofwealthy people. They forgave him when his temper flared up. Illness made him becomedeaf when he was 9 thirtyone.Beethoven wrote long pieces and short ones, gentle ones and 10 ones.(1).(A).he

10、ar(B).listen(C).listen to(D).hear of答案：D(2).(A).tunes(B).pieces(C).songs(D).tones答案：B(3).(A).anyone(B).everyone(C).nobody(D).everybody答案：C(4).(A).a great many(B).a great deal(C).a lot of(D).lots of答案：D(5).(A).on(B).out of(C).of(D).with答案：C(6).(A).on(B).out of(C).of(D).with答案：A(7).(A).lonely(B).himse

11、lf(C).of(D).only答案：B(8).(A).on(B).for(C).to(D).into答案：D(9).(A).simply(B).surely(C).of(D).only答案：C(10).(A).exciting(B).excited(C).boring(D).bored答案：D.三、Reading Comprehension（30 points，2 points for each item）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.Human feelings are affected by colour unconsciou

12、sly. Manufacturers havediscovered by trial and error that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that bluefoods are considered by consumers as tasteless, and that cosmetics should never bepackaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole discipline of colourpsychology. Some of our preferen

13、ces are clearly psychological. Dark blue is thecolour of the night sky and therefore associated with quiet and calm: White yellowis a key colour in association with energy. For primitive men, activity during theday time meant hunting and attacking, which he soon saw red, the colour of blood andthe f

14、ire. So it was natural that green, the complementary colour to red, should beassociated with passive defence. Experiments have shown that colours also have adirect psychological effect. People when exposed to bright red, show an increase inbreathing rate, heart beat and blood pressure. Red is exciti

15、ng. Similar exposure topure blue has exactly the opposite effect, because it is a calming colour. Becausered has an implication of exciting, it was chosen as the signal for danger. Someanalysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm. So fireengines and ambulances in some a

16、dvanced countries are now rushing around in brightyellow colours that stop traffic deed.(1). The passage is about _.(A). why colour affects humans(B).colour and manufacturers(C).colour and traffic accidents(D).how colours influence human feelings答案：D(2). Manufacturers have discovered the secret of c

17、olours in marketing _.(A). by accumulating their various experiences(B). by experimenting with different colours(C).by developing the discipline of colour psychology(D). by trying not to make mistakes答案：A.(3).Our preferences for certain colours are _.(A). associated with the time of the day(B). asso

18、ciated with psychology(C).dependent on our character(D). linked with the primitive men答案：B(4).If people are exposed to red, which of the following statements does nothappen?(A).They breathe faster.(B). Their blood pressure rises.(C). They feel afraid.(D). Their hearts beat faster.答案：C(5).Which of th

19、e following is NOT TRUE?(A).Colour probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of.(B). Our feelings about certain colours are purely psychology.(C). Food should never be packaged in brown.(D).Sugar sells badly in green wrappings.答案：C2.The sea is the common property of all nations. It bel

20、ongs equally to all. Nonecan appropriate it exclusively to themselves; nor is it “foreign”to any. This wasthe decision of John Marshall, chief justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.It was stated as a fundamental rule the sea that no one, and therefore everyone,owns the ocean. This means tha

21、t outside territorial waters ( the waters within threemiles of a countrys coast), the law is whatever nations agree on in peacetime andwhatever the strongest naval powers can enforce in wartime. After the United Statespurchased Alaska, Americans began to seize Canadians who were hunting seals outsid

22、eAlaskan territorial waters. The Americans claimed that the seals were Americanproperty because they often came in to the Alaskan shores owned by the UnitedStates. International arbitrators disagreed with this reasoning. In some cases,however, the special rights of a nation that makes use of an open

23、sea area arerecognized.All of the seas rules of the road are established by international conferences andtreaties.(1). The fundamental rule of the sea means that _.(A). the sea should be equally divided among all the nations in the world(B). any area of the sea belongs to the nation closest to it(C)

24、. no nation has any sea rights.(D).no nation has exclusive right to the open sea答案：(2). The Americans claim to the seals was based on _.(A). the idea that the seals coming to American shores were American property(B). the idea that they were international arbitrators(C).the fact that the United Stat

25、es had purchased all the waters off Alaska(D). the fact that the United States had special rights for opensea areas答案：A(3). International arbitrators decided that _.(A). International arbitrators decided that.(B). the Canadians could hunt the seals outside Alaska territorial waters(C). the United St

26、ates could claim the seals as its property(D). the Americans could not hunt the seals答案：B(4).In peacetime, nations may acquire special rights on open waters by _.(A).an agreement with the strongest naval powers(B). the decisions of international arbitrators(C).international agreements(D). negotiatio

27、ns with those who own the areas答案：C(5).The main idea of this passage is that _.(A). the law of the sea was stated by John Marshall(B). some nations are able to acquire special open sea rights(C).every nation owns its territorial waters(D). the laws of the sea are established by international agreeme

28、nt答案：C3.Homing pigeons are placed in a training program from about the time they aretwentyeight days of age. They are taught to enter the cage through a trap and toexercise above and around the loft(鸽房), and gradually they are taken away forshort distances in willow baskets and released. They are th

29、en expected to find theirway home in the shortest possible time.In their training flights or in actual races, the birds are taken to prearrangeddistant points and released to find their way back to their own lofts. Once thebirds are liberated, their owners, who are standing by at the home lofts, anx

30、iouslywatch the sky for the return of their entries. Since time is of the essence, thespeed with which the birds can be induced to enter the loft trap may make thedifference between gaining a win or a second place.The head of a homing pigeon is comparatively small, but its brain is one quarter.large

31、r than that of the ordinary pigeon. The homing pigeon is very intelligent andwill persevere to the point of stubbornness; some have been known to fly a hundredmiles off course to avoid a storm.Some homing pigeon experts claim that this bird is gifted with a form of builtinradar that helps it find it

32、s own loft after hours of flight, for hidden under thehead feathers are two very sensitive ears, while the sharp, prominent eyes can seegreat distances in daytime.Why do homing pigeons fly home? They are not unique in this inherent skill; it isfound in most migratory birds, in bees, ants, toads, and

33、 even turtles, which havebeen known to travel hundreds of miles to return to their homes. But in the animalworld, the homing pigeon alone can be trusted with its freedom and trained to carryout the missions that people demand.(1). This passage is mainly about _.(A). homing pigeons and their training

34、(B). how to buy a homing pigeon(C).protection of homing pigeons against the threat of extinction(D). liberation of homing pigeons答案：A(2). According to the passage, what happens to homing pigeons when they areabout a month old?(A). They are kept in a trap.(B). They enter their first race.(C).They beg

35、in a training program.(D). They get their wings clipped and marked.答案：C(3).According to the passage, what is the difference between a homing pigeonand an ordinary one?(A). The span of the wings(B). The shape of the eyes.(C). The texture of the feathers(D).The size of the brain.答案：D(4). The author me

36、ntions all of the following attributes that enable a homingpigeon to return home except _.(A). instinct(B). air sacs(C).sensitive ears(D). good eyes答案：B.(5). Why does the author mention bees, ants, toads(蟾蜍), and turtles in thelast paragraph?(A). To describe some unusual kinds of pets.(B).To measure

37、 distances traveled by various animals.(C).To compare their homefinding abilities with those of homing pigeons.(D).To interest the reader in learning about other animals.答案：C四、Word Spelling(20 points,0.5 point for two words)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。请将完整的单词写在答题纸上。1.研究；调查 n. r答案：research2.商人 n

38、. m答案：merchant3.分析 v. a答案：analyze4.全体人员；人事（部门） n. p答案： personnel5.生命的；极为重要的 a. v答案： vital6.管理；行政 n. a答案：administration7.尽管；任凭 prep. d答案： despite8. 提高；增强 v. e答案： enhance9.坚持；持续 v. p答案：persist10.仪器；乐器 n. i答案： instrument11.最初的；开始的 a. i答案：initial12.夸大；夸张 v. e答案：exaggerate13.完成；成绩 n. a答案：achievement14.描绘

39、；描述 v. p答案：portray15.富裕的；丰富的 a. w答案：wealthy16.反射；反映；思考 n. r答案：reflection17.令人厌烦的 a. b答案：boring18.自杀 v/n. s答案：suicide19.同情；怜悯 n. c答案：compassion20.目标 n. o_答案：objective .五、Word Form(10 points,1 point each)将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。答案写在答题纸上。1.Apartheid means _(stand) for hours in a busqueue, because there are

40、too fewbuses specially set aside for black people.答案： standing2.The tendency _ (simplify) complex problems blinds managers to otheralternatives.答案：to simplify3.Had they not been working so hard, they _ (not achieve) so much.答案：would not have achieved4.Most of todays robots also load and unload hot,

41、heavy metal forms used inmachines _ (cast) automobile and truck frames.答案：casting.5.Astronomers are planning a new observatory to study the individual explodingstars _ (believe) to be black holes.答案： believed6.Every worker has a highly developed sense of how much work _ (expect) of him.答案：is expecte

42、d7.Many a student _( do) not like having to do their homework.答案：does8.Such high price is_(likely) to attract large numbers of customers.答案：unlikely. 从句意来看要用unlikely，因为价格高不可能吸引更多的顾客。9.So if they do complain, they risk_(deport).答案：being deported. risk doing sth.冒险做某事。句中they 和deport之间是被动关系，因此用动名词的被动语态

43、。10.He couldnt_(hear) the news as it was released only a few minutes ago.答案：have heard. 情态动词have过去分词表示对过去的推测。六、Translation from Chinese into English(15 points,3 points each)将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。1.重要的不是你分配了多少时间去学习，而是你在学习时学到了多少东西。答案：It is not how much time you allocate for study that counts but how much youlearn when you do study.2.一个社会的人口增长率越接近零，它的人口就可能越老龄。答案：The nearer a society approximates to zero population growt