全国2007年10月自学考试英语二试题

1、免费试听课程2007 年 10 月课程代码：00015英语（二）试题本试卷分为两部分，满分 100 分，时间 150 分钟。第一部分为选择题，1 页至 7 页，共 7 页。应考者必须在“答题卡”上按要求填涂，不能答在试卷上。第二部分为非选择题，8 页至 9 页，共 2 页。应考者必须在“答题纸”上答题。PART ONE（50 POS）. Vocabulary and Structure (10 pos, 1 pofor each item)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。1It makes goodto bring an umbrella; it seems t

2、o be raining today.A. senseBreasonC. suggestionD. advice2If you are tooof your children, they will never learn to deal with difficulties in life.A. respective B. detectiveCprotective Deffective.3Hiselligence willhim to get a scholarship to college.A. enab. persuadeC. suggest D. employ4The professor

3、asked a question, and Davida good answer.A. put up with B. stood up forCcame up withDlooked down upon5No sooner had we reached homea violent storm broke out.A. when B.tCuntil Dn6People differone anothertheir ability to handle stress.A. from.toBfrom.inC. for.inD. in.from7They should try totheir usual

4、 inhibitions and joinhe fun.A. send olay asideCtake toD. turn off8During the past two decades, research hasour knowledge of daydreaming.A. expandedB. emergedC. descended D. conquered9The students are required tothe main ideas of the articleheir own words.A. symbolizeB. minimizeCsynchronize D. summar

5、ize10The outline of rooftops and chimneysagainst the pale sky.A. pulled out B. looked outCheld outDstood outCloze Test (10 pos, 1 pofor each item)下列短文中有个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。Curiosity is not only asible motivation, it is also a great help in yourlearninglanguages. Remembert a lang

6、uage is not 11 a grammatical system. It is the 12 of a certainculture of different cultures. It is no good 13 strings of words and lists of grammatical rules 14you know as much assible about the background of the language, sot you canunderstand the ideas conveyed and the referenmade, as well as the

7、inferenwhich can15 the information clearly given. So learn as much as you can about the different cultureswhich 16 English-watcheviprograms, listen to the radio, try to obtain 17 andmagazines written by native speakers, look at advertisements, and, above all, read-nottextbooks, 18 novels, poems and

8、plays. They will show you how a language is 19 used. TheEnglish language is a living form of expreswhich derives much of its 20 from the context,and much of its effect from a whole network of extra-linguistic knowledge.11A. just B. even C. soD.t12A. outlook B.eC. outsetD. outline13A. have learnt B.

9、learn C. learning D. learnt14Asince Buntil Cwhen Dunless15Abe carried over Bbe freed from Cbe held up Dbe drawn from16AinfluenceBabandon Crestore D. furnish17A. film B.eviCradio D. newsprs18Abut Bor Cand Das19Aoccaally Breally Ccasually Dscarcely20Astructure Bimplication Cmeaning DindicationReading

10、Comprehen(30 pos, 2 pos for each item)从下列每篇短文后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing theywere young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happie

11、stis the onewho enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities. If a child has good parents, he iswell fed, looked after and loved. It is unlikelyt he will ever again in his life be given somuch without having to do

12、anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting newthings to the child-thingst have lost theirerest for oldeopecause they are toowell known. A child finds pleasure in playinghe rain, orhe snow. Hisvisit to theseaside is a marvelous adventureBut a child has his pains：he is not so free to d

13、o as he wishesas he thinks older people are; he is continually being told what to do and what not todoTherefore, a child is noppy as he wishes to be.When the young man starts to earn his own living, hees free from the disciplineof school and parents; buthe same time he is forced to acceptresponsibil

14、ities. With noone to pay for his food, his clothes, or his room, he has to work if he wants to livecomfortably. If he spends most of his time playing abouthe wayt he used to as a child,he will gogry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of hisparents, he may get himselfo

15、 trouble. If, however, he works hard, goes by the law and hasgood health, he may feel satisfied in seeing himself make steady progress in his job and inbuilding up for himself his ownition in society.Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not nesary for theold to be unh

16、appy. With old age comes wisdom and the ability to help others with advicewisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; theycan watch their grandchildren growing up around them; and, perhaps best of all, they can, iftheir life has been a useful one, feel th

17、e happiness of having come through the battle of lifesafely and of having reached a time when they canback and rest, leaving everything toothers.21The happiest people should be those whoAface up to difficulties in lifeBhope to be young againCenjoy life in different agesDwish to be grown up22The word

18、 “they” in Line 5，Para. 2 refers toAoldeopleBnew thingsCchildrenD erests23 A child has his pains becauseAhe can not do whatever he wants toBhe is not allowed to play in rainChe has a lot of new things to learnD. he can not play at the seaside freely24When a childes a grown-up, he iped toAlive comfor

19、tablyBtake responsibilitiesCmake progress in jobDimpress the society25The best title of the passage might beAPains and AgesBDifferenin AgesCThe Best Age to BeDHappiness and AgesPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.We all knowt humans are damaging the environment, but what

20、 can we do about it?Some people are trying to do their bit to be more environmentally friendly.Local councils in Britain encourage certain aspects of green living, such as recyclingpr, tin, plastic and glass. They want to reduce the amount of rubbish goingo landfillsites（填埋场），because they are runnin

21、g out of plato dump（倾倒）rubbish. In some areasrubbish for recycling is collected from your doorstep, but in other areas, you have to take it toa spel recycling place, such as a bott.Another way of reducing the amount of rubbish you create is to use reusable productsinstead of disable ones For exle, s

22、ome people use strong shopbags or boxes fortheir groceries instead of plastic carrier bags, or use washable nappies instead of disables.More people areingerested in reducing their carbon footprthe amount ofcarbon they use up. They try to reduce their carbon emiss（）by cycling, using publictransport o

23、r an electric car, rathern driving gas-consuming vehicles. Some people choosenot to fly for holiday trips because planes are the biggest producers of carbon emiss.You can makegreen choiwhen buying food too. Its best to buy food which waslocally grown or produced sot isnt been imported by air, or shi

24、pped by road from faraway.Houses can be environmentally friendly too. It takes less energy to heat a house if isgood insulation（绝缘，隔热）and double glazing (双层玻璃）You cso create your ownenergy it you have solar panels or a wind turbine fitted though these can be expensive. Youcso save water by using a r

25、ain water container for washing the car or watering the garden.Its evensible to use a system wheregrey waterwater which has been through a tap（水龙头）once already, is used to flush（冲洗）toilets. Some new housing projects are being builtspecifically to be as environmentally friendly assible.26The pure of

26、collecting reusable wastes is toAsave energy consumed in daily lifeBreduce the amount of rubbish dumpedCcreate a new way of green livingDdecrease the amount of carbon produced27In order to cut down on the carbon emis, more people choose to travelAby electric car, bicycle or planeBby private car, bic

27、ycle or busCby bus, electric car or planeDby bicycle, bus or electric car28It is best for people to buy foodwhen makinggreenchoi.Aproduced locallyBimported abroadCtransported by roadDgrown in green houses29As mentioned,grey water can be used to，Awash the carBwater the gardenCclean the toiletDdise of

28、 wastes30The passage isended to advise peopleAto make use of rubbishBto save energy and waterCto recycle reusable productsDto have a green livingPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Americans are a very energetic and mobile people, always on the run; rushing from oneapp

29、oment to another, from a PTA (Parent Teacher Assotion) meeting to a sol planningcommittee. They have very little time to spend preparing elaborate（精致的，复杂的）everyday meals to be eateneisure.any homes it is rare for the whole family to sitdown at supper together. Clubs and committees force them to grab

30、 a quick meal rathern asit-down supper.When they do have the chance to eahome, often the working housewife prefers to preparemealst can be quickly heated and consumed. It is no wonder, therefore,t America hase a shelter for fast food consumption.This great transformation occurred after World War whe

31、n many women began towork full time and spend less time at home with their famis. Women, however, wanted tofunction wellhe capacity of homemaker, as well ast of career woman but time becamea precious commodity（商品）which had to be carefully used.Therefore, it was nesary to make her life easier at home

32、 in the preparation of thefamily dinner. Simultaneously with women entering the job market there was also a shiftingof the focus of home entertaent from the radio to theevi.evibecame thelatest fashionhe 1950s and noanted to miss his or her favorite programs. And then,the place for supper shifted fro

33、m the dining room to the living room.As the customs changed, so did the culture. The immediate solution for this was theinvention of the TV dinner. These were frozen meals which were dividedo portions ofmeat and vegetables. They could easily be puto an oven（锅）and prepared withinutes.The trays（托盘）in

34、which they wewere conveniently carriedo the living roomand dinner was consumed in front of a TV set. Cleaning up afterwards was no problem. Thetrays were easily throwno the garbage.From fast dinners at home the next step was quick eating while on the road. Love for TVwas combined with the fascinatio

35、n for the automobile. It is not oddt with the developmentof the superhighways America saw the beginning ost food chains. McDonalds paved theway with its variety of burgers and cold drinks soon to be followed by all kinds of other foods.Today dozens of fast-food chain stores can be found along highwa

36、ys, in modern shopmalls and scattered throughout neighborhoods in America. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Roy Rogers,Burger King and Wendys are just a few of the fast-food chains which are now part ofAmerican culture They offer chicken, donuts, tacos and pizza, all quickly produced in greatties for the masse

37、s. These establishments have given shto the modern lifestyles anddiet of the American people.31In America, the whole family seldom have dinner together at home becauseAthey have so many sol activitiesBthey have a lot of meetings to attendCthey rush from one appoment to anotherDthey often move from o

38、ne place to another32America hase a shelter for fast food consumption becauseAsome women are engaged in entertaentsBfew women are able to make meals at homeCwomen are unwilling to cook for their famisDmany women are mostly occupied with work33The passagelst nowadays Americans have their supperAhe di

39、nning roomBhe living roomChe grocery storesDhe fast food chains34The word “establishments”he last paragrarobably meansAfast foodsdinnersCshopmallsDsnack bars35The main idea of the passage is about.Awomens role in American famisBadvantages ost food for AmericansCmodern lifestyles and diet in AmericaD

40、shift of American home entertaentPART TWO（50 POS）IvWord Spelling (10 pos, 1 pofor two items)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.角力，摔跤 viw_ _ _ _ _ _37打哈欠 vi.y_ _ _38天气，气象 n. w_ _ _ _ _ _39，志愿兵 n. V_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _40. 唯一的，独特的 a. u_ _ _ _ _41打字机 n.t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _42绊跌，绊倒 vi. S_ _ _ _ _

41、_43保持，保留 n. r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _44提及，参考 n. r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _45预期的，未来的 a. p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _46忽略，眺望 vt. o_ _ _ _ _ _ _47.功能的，实用的 a. f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _48部长，大臣 n. m_ _ _ _ _ _ _49使地方化 vt. l_ _ _ _ _ _ _50夹克衫 n. j_ _ _ _ _51注射，针剂 n. i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _52女主人 n. h_ _ _ _ _ _53真正的，的 a. g_ _ _ _ _ _54侄子，外甥 n. n_

42、_ _ _ _55怀疑的，可疑的 a. d_ _ _ _ _ _ _VWord Form (10 pos, 1 pofor each item)将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。写在答题纸上。56I would play football with you if I20 years younger. (be)57Just as she was about，she was handed a note(speak)58I dont want to make a show ofbefore strangers. ()59 is the mother of invention. This is remark