自考英语(二)00015考前密押试卷4

1、自考英语(二)00015考前密押试卷4I Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point each)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。1.1 have a very wide of interests.A. display B. range C. maximum D.random2.1 t rained hard yesterday,prevented me from going to the park. A. that B. Which C. As D. it3 . The more we get together,

2、we shall be.A. the happy B. happier C. the happier D. the more happy4 . Dick only had some Coke at the party z because he always asleep after drinking wine.A.falls B.becomes C.feels D.lies5 .He will go to America next month, if he ready then.A. is B. w川 be C. shall be D. is going to be6 . Never befo

3、re so rapidly developing as it is today.A.has our country been B.our country has beenC.has been our country D.our country hasn t been7 .Where was it the road accident happened yesterday?A. when B. that C. which D. how8 .you choose, make sure that it is a good one.A. What B. Wherever C. Whichever D.

4、Which9 .He suggested the sports meet be because of the bad weather.A. put away B. put up C. put down D. put off10 .This hotel$60 for a single room with bath.A. charges B. demands C. prices D. Claimsn.Cloze Test(10 points , 1 point each)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。People in dif

5、ferent countries have different ways of doing things. Something is 11 in one country, but it may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn t lift your bowl to your 12 when you are having some liquid(液体)food. But it s 13 in China. And in Japan you even needn/zt worry about making 14 while y

6、ou are having it. It shows that you/z re enjoying it. But people in Britain think it is bad manners. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish 15 to have? They wish you to have a loud burp(打嗝)16 you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.In Britain, you should try not

7、to 17 your hands on the table when you” re having a meal. In Mexico, howeverz guests may keep their hands on the table during a meal. But in Aab(B可拉伯)countries you must be very careful with your hands. You 18 eat with your left hand. Arabs consider it very 19 manners eating with left hands. So when

8、you are in other countries 20 carefully and follow them. As a saying goes, Do as the Romans do.1()11. A. bad B. useful C. terrible D. polite()12. A. mouth B. nose C. ears D. eyes()13. A. same B. different C. important D. difficult()14. A. faces B. noises C. mistakes D. friends()15. A. them B. her C.

9、 you D. him()16. A. after B. before C. if D. until()17. A. give B. take C. bring D. put()18. A. needn t B. must not C. shouldn/z t D. may not ()19. A. different B. important C. good D. bad()20. A. see B. look C. read D. watchm. Reading Comprehension(30 points , 2 points each)从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个

10、最佳答案，并在答题纸上 将相应的字母涂黑。Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airliner, you can travel in one day to places which needed a month or more to get to hundreds of years ago.Travel

11、ing by train is slower than by plane, but you can see the places you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They even make the longest journey enjoyable.Some people prefer to travel by sea. You can visit many other countries or different parts of your country. S

12、hips are not so fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop if there is

13、 something interesting, for example; at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That s why traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they travel on business.()21. From the passage, we know the fastes

14、t way of traveling is.A. by train B. by sea C. by plane D. by car()22. If we travel by car, we can.A. make the longest journey enjoyableB. travel to a very far place in a few minutesC. make our own timetableD. visit many other countries()23. The underlined word They in the passage refers to.A. moder

15、n trains in the countryB. the comfortable seats and dining-carsC. the travelers on the modern trainsD. the slower ways of traveling()24. When people travel on business, they usually take.A. a plane or a car B. a car or a boatC. a boat or a train D. a train or a plane()25. How many ways of traveling

16、are mentioned in the passage?A. Four. B. Three. C. Two. D. Six.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passageWith technological advances z the first half of the twentieth century saw amovement of workers away from agricultural to industrial production.The second half saw a movement

17、 from industrial production to services.So far .technological advances have not reduced Our need for service workers.But what would happen if advances in artificial intelligence(AI) fall should greatly increase the productivity of service workers , as suggested by the following scene?Andrea calls th

18、e doctor s office with a medical concern.The doctor sautomated telephone system , in a friendly and personal voice , asks her a series ofquestions.Based on Andrea s answers and in consultation with her insurer s claim system # the doctor s system directs her to a neighborhood lab for tests.Atthe lab

19、 ,another automated system performs the prescribed tests ,makes a diagnosis 1and provides the appropriate medication 1ali while in contact with Andrea s insurer.As the service is completed , the insurer pays the cost of the service.Andrea signs for any co-payment, to be paid automatically from her b

20、ank account.Heading home ,Andrea was happily spared from long waits and a hurried contact with the doctor.To anticipate the realization of such a scene and its timing , we should watch the industries with the most potential for early application of AI. These would be where services are already provi

21、ded at a distance (airline reservations were allearly example).Once widespread in these industries , Al will have built the necessary level of trust and acceptance to move into more and more serviceindustries.The critical issue now is that such changes could lead to considerable reduction in service

22、 jobs at a time when people will want to (or need to) work longer.Services in the first half of the twentyfirst century might thus resemble manufacturing in the second half of the twentieth century, with considerable unemployment and significant incentives（诱因）for early retirement.If we are to minimi

23、ze the panic.we need first to see it coming.26. It is possible that in the future.A.AI will limit industrial productionB.service industries will be out of businessC.AI will create more jobs for human workersD. the need for workers will be reduced27.The main aim of the second paragraph IS to show tha

24、t.A.AI will make services more efficientB.more humans are available for servicesC.medical payment involves a complex process0.several doctors are needed in a medical diagnosis28.Airline reservations are an early example of.A.AI applicationB.a face-to-face serviceC. the prevalence of flightsD.AI reli

25、ance on humans29.lt is implied in the last paragraph that in the second half of 20th century.A.a lot of employees refused to do more workB.a large number of employees lost their jobsC.numerous workers were forced to retire earlierD.many workers were encouraged to work longer3O.The author s attitude

26、toward the future of AI is.A.positiveB. negativeC.objective0.indifferentPassage ThereQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passageMany a young person tells me that he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I explain that there s a big differencebetween being a writer1 and

27、writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours at a typewriter. You ve got to want to write/ I say to them, not want to be a writer.The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thou

28、sands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S.Cuard to become a freelance writer. I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immedia

29、tely bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.After a year or so, however, I still hadn t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to the

30、test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.31. The passage is meant toA. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experienceB. advise young people to give up their i

31、dea of becoming a professional writerC. show young people it s unrealistic for a writer to persure wealth and fameD. encourage young people to persue a writing career32. What can be concluded from the passage?A.Genuine writer often find their work interesting and rewarding.B.A writer s success depen

32、ds on luck rather than on effort.C.Famous writer usually live in poverty and isolation.D.The chances for a writer to become successful are small33. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?A.He wasn t able to produce a single book.B.He hadn t seen a change

33、 for the better.C.He wasn t able to have a rest for a whole year.D.He found his dream would never come true.34. .people who die wondering, What if?,(Line2/Para3) refers to thoseA.who think too much of the dark side of lifeB.who regret giving up their career halfwayC.who think a lot without making a

34、decisionD.who are full of imagination even upon death35. Shadowland1 in the last sentence refers toA.the wonderland one often dreams aboutB.the bright future that one is looking forward toC.the state of uncertainty before one s final goal is reachedD.a world that exists only in one s imaginationIV.W

35、ord Spelling(10 points , 1 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。36 .仁慈，宽容n. m37 .十年,十年期n.d38影响v. i39 .占用;使忙碌v. o40 一生，终身n. I41 .有效果的a.e42 .方针，政策n. p43 .发生，出现v.o44 .申请 v. a45 .证明，证实v. p46 .未知的,不出名的a.u47 .坦白地,直率地ad. f48 .使适应;改编v. a49 .误解,误会v. m50 .粗鲁的，粗糙的a.r_51 .当地的，局部的a.

36、I52 .打扰，麻烦v b53 .辨别，区别v. d54 .俱乐部n.c_55 .使能够v. eV.Word Form(10 points , 1 point each) 格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. .1n the morning they found that the bank had been(rob).57. It was a real(accomplish) to carry out the railway project in a month.58. She wants to be a nurse but her parents(approval)

37、her intention.59. Who(invent) the world s first computer.60. The football match that(hold) this evening will certainly be exciting one.61. Before taking off, they were asked to(fast) their seat-belts.62. The president was accused of his(weak) in dealing with the crisis.63. My dear daughter, I have some exciting news(tell) you.64. Riding a bike can save more time than(walk).65. This movie is wonderful, but it isn“ t(suit) for children.VI. Translation f