自考专业(英语)综合英语（二）考试真题及答案

0079年自考专业（英语）综合英语（二）考试

真题及答案

一、GRAMMARANDVOCABULARYCompleteeachofthefollowing

15sentenceswiththemostlikelyanswer.Blackentheletter

correspondingtoyourchoiceontheANSWERSHEET.(1pointeach,

15pointsinall)

1、Davehasreceivedthreeticketsforspeedingthismonth.

He()havedrivensofast.

A.mustn't

B.can，t

C.wouldn't

D.shouldn5t

2、Peter,togetherwithallthemembersofhisfamily,()

forNewYorkthisevening.

A.isleaving

B.areleaving

C.aretoleave

D.leave

3、Thepersonshechattedwithintheloungeatnoonwas

()herex-husband.

A.nototherthan

B.nomorethan

C.noneotherthan

D.nonemorethan

4、Itwasnotuntilhehadlosthishealth()hegottoknow

itsvalue.

A.that

B.until

C.what

D.when

5、()youunderstandtherules,youwillhavenofurther

difficultyinapplyingthem.

A.While

B.Once

C.Whether

D.Unless

6、Mr.Smithadvisedustostayaway()getinvolvedinthe

dispute.

A.soastonot

B.soasnotto

C.asnotto

D.astonot

7、Everybodythoughttheycouldwinthegame,butitturned

outthatthey()it.

A.lose

B.hadlost

C.haslost

D.lost

8、Themanufacturersfoundthatadvertisingtheirproducts

ontelevisionwasvery().

A.favorite

B.favorable

C.efficient

D.effective

9、Scienceandtechnologyhave()inimportantwaysto

industrialproduction.

A.contributed

B.attributed

C.adapted

D.accustomed

10、Thecollegeboyhada(n)()ofthreethousandayear

fromhismother.

A.bonus

B.salary

C.allowance

D.income

11、AfterthestudentsputupChristmasdecorations,the

classroom()aholidayappearance.

A.tookon

B.builtup

C.goton

D.pickedup

12、Ithadbeenrainingheavilythepreviousweekand()

thelandwasflooded.

A.considerably

B.constantly

C.consequently

D.consistently

13、Thisbookgivessometipsonhowto()ajobwithout

acollegedegree.

A.survive

B.secure

C.chase

D.capture

14、Hislatestbookprovidedadequateand()information

ondatacollection.

A.ambiguous

B.arbitrary

C.exclusive

D.explicit

15、Theywereallexpectedto()newideasafterreading

thosereferences.

A.putupwith

B.comeupwith

C.standupto

D.liveupto

二、CLOZEFillineachofthe15blanksinthepassagewith

themostlikelyanswer.Blackenthelettercorrespondingto

yourchoiceontheANSWERSHEET.(1pointeach,15pointsin

all)

1、Istillrememberanincidentthathappenedtomeduring

WorldWarII.IhadjustflownfromthefarsouthofAustralia

tomainlandtojoinanArmytransporttrainwhichwouldthen

transfermetotheAustralianGeneralHospitalatthetopof

thecountry,neartheequator.Itwastobea(n)(1)journey.

Onthefifthmorning,asthetrainheadedupthecoastline,it

wasdelayedforsomehoursinasmalltown.Wehadbeentraveling

continuously,onlystopping(2)tochangeenginesorhavemeals

atrailwaydiningrooms.(3)spendingfourhotnightssleeping

onthecarriagefloors,Iwasin(4)needofrefreshing.

Itwasalreadyhotandwewereallstartingtofeel

uncomfortable.(5)fromthesouth,Iwasn'tusedtotheheat

andhumidityoftheTropicalNorth.Ontherailwaystation

(6),Icouldseemanywind-operatedwaterpumpsandcouldn't

help(7)commentaloudthatIwouldgreatlyappreciateashower.

Ayoungfair-hairedboy,whohadcometothestationtoseethe

soldiers,overheardmy(8).Heinvitedmetohishometohave

ashowerandrefreshup.Itoldhimthathismothermightnot

(9)andwiththatheleft.Tomy(10),justminuteslater

hereturnedsaying,“Mumasksyoutocomeand(11)halfadozen

mates."SoIgatheredupfourmatesandtogetherweacceptedthe

invitation.Duringourshortstop,theboy,smotherkindly

(12)uscolddrinks,towels,soapandmuchpraiseand

encouragementforourwar(13).Acceptanceofthatboy's

invitationlefta(n)(14)awarenessinmeofthekindnessof

peoplewho(15)theneedsofothersunconditionally.Thereare

many.

A.comfortable

B.exciting

C.long

D.round-trip

A.occasionally

B.regularly

C.suddenly

D.constantly

A.Before

B.After

C.Upon

D.With

A.desperate

B.basic

C.psychological

D.common

A.Moving

B.Flying

C.Traveling

D.Coming

A.platform

B.floor

C.ground

D.stage

A.or

B.so

C.and

D.but

A.announcement

B.complaint

C.speech

D.curse

A.appreciate

B.confirm

C.agree

D.believe

A.regret

B.disappointment

C.expectation

D.delight

A.fetch

B.bring

C.introduce

D.carry

A.showed

B.lent

C.offered

D.delivered

A.activities

B.manners

C.efforts

D.behaviors

A.resting

B.spreading

C.expanding

D.lasting

A.meet

B.respect

C.follow

D.face

三、PARAPHRASINGChoosetheclosestparaphrasedversion

aftereachofthefollowingsentencesortheitalicizedpart.

BlackenthelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheANSWER

SHEET.(1pointeach,10pointsinall)

1、Ourpassiontounderstandtheuniverseandourcompassion

forothersjointlyprovidethechiefhopeforthehumanrace.

A.Itisourhopetoshareourunderstandingoftheworldwith

otherpeople.

B.Itisdesirabletosympathizewiththosewhoareeagerto

understandtheworld.

C.Itisourdesiretoknowtheworldandoursympathyfor

othersthatbringushope.

D.Itishopefultohaveaworldwherepeopleunderstandand

sympathizewitheachother.

2、It[sleepiness]filledmybrainlikeacloud.Iwasgoing,

going...

A.Duetosleepiness,IwasnotawarethatIhadlostmysense

ofdirection.

B.Iwasalmostovercomebysleepinessandwoulddozeoffany

moment.

C.IwastryinghardtobeatbacksleepinesssothatIcould

keepmoving.

D.Sleepinessmademerelaxed,asifIwerewalkingundera

cloud.

3、Ihavegotheapsofoldclothesathome-doyouthinkhe

wouldcareforanyofthem?

A....hewouldmindgivingthemaway-

B....hewouldfindanyvalueinthem-

C.…hewouldlookafterthemforme-

D....hewouldacceptsomeofthem-

4、Adonkeymaypermithimselftofallunderhisburden,but

notahumanbeing,thebestofcreation.

A....ahumanbeingshouldnotbehavelikeadonkey.

B....ahumanbeingshouldforeverstriveforabetterlife.

C....ahumanbeingshouldnotgiveupunderharshconditions.

D....ahumanbeingshouldbephysicallystrongerthana

donkey.

5、WhenshewasalittlegirlinPennsylvania,RachelCarson

neverwouldhavebelievedthatlatershewouldwritea

scientificbookthatwouldstirupsomuchcontroversy.

A....thatwouldbringhergreathonor.

B....thatwouldgiverisetohotdebates.

C.…thatwouldbecomethetargetofstrongcriticism.

D....thatwouldbringhersomuchtroubleandmisfortune.

6、Whatarethebasicingredientsofgoodmanners?Certainly

astrongsenseofjusticeisone;courtesyisoftennothingmore

thanahighlydevelopedsenseoffairplay.

A....courtesyisoftensimplyactingaccordingtoroles

honestly.

B....courtesyisnotsomethingthatisbeyondordinary

people.

C....courtesyisoftenjustawidespreadpracticeof

politeness.

D....courtesyisactuallyplayingagamewithoutcheating.

7、Kaz'sfatherfoundacarpenterwillingtoraiseanewhouse

outofthewreckageoftheoldinexchangeforwhateverwood

wasleftover.

A....tobuildanewhousetostoretheoldmaterialsfrom

therains.

B....tousethematerialsfromtheminedhousetosetup

amuseum.

C.…tousethewoodleftintheminedhouseasthemeans

ofmakingmoney.

D....tobuildahousewitholdmaterialsandgetthe

remainingwoodinreturn.

8、Totheextentthatitisgenuine,mycaringisnota

smotheringofthepersonorapossessiveclinging.

A....thepersonwhoIcareaboutwilldependonme.

B....mystrongaffectionwillmakethepersonchoke.

C.…mylovewillnotbeahurtingcontroloftheperson.

D....thepersonwillfeelmycaringwhileundermycontrol.

9、JohnBuiIyerandImetforthefirsttimein1956whenwe

werebothinourearlysixties,butitistruetosaythathe

didmoretoshapemylifethananyotherperson.

A....hewasthepersonwhohadthegreatestinfluenceon

mylife.

B....morethananybodyelse,Iappreciatedhispersonal

concern.

C.…noonecouldcommunicatewithmebetterthanhim.

D....whathedidformeurgedmetostriveforsuccess.

10、Thishasbeenmylife.Ihavefounditworthliving,and

wouldgladlyliveitagainifthechancewereofferedme.

A.MylifeissopreciousthatIwouldnotmissanychance

toenhanceit.

B.Ithinkmylifewasmeaningful,andifitwaspossible,

Iwouldreadilyrepeatit.

C.MylifeissoworthwhilethatIwouldnotexchangeitfor

anythingnomatterwhat.

D.Ireallyenjoymylifetoday,andIcouldmakeitevenbetter

ifIhadafurtherchance.

四、READINGCOMPREHENSIONReadthetwopassagesandchoose

themostlikelyanswertoeachofthequestions.

BlackenthelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceontheANSWER

SHEET.(2pointseach,20pointsinall)

1、Igrewupinanageofdelayedgratification,whenIhad

towaitforalmosteverything.

Themailcameonceaday,andIrecallthethrillofanticipation

whenexpectingmyissueofMadmagazineorsomefancyitemI

hadorderedfromtheJohnsonSmithnoveltycompany.

Classicmovieswereshownontelevision,andthefarthestin

advanceonecouldlearnaboutthemwasaweekcourtesyofTV

Guide.And,ofcourse,onehadtobehomeattheappointedtime

towatchthem.TheWizardofOz,forexample,wasbroadcastonly

onceayear,anintervalseeminglysetinstone,andthe

steadilyheighteningsenseofanticipationasthebroadcast

dateapproachedwasalmosttoomuchformy10-year-oldheart

tobear.Finally,though,mylongwaitwasrewardedasJudy

Garlandsang"OvertheRainbow"againstthebackdropofrural

Kansas.

ItwasthesamewithTVshows.Ifyouhadafavoriteandyou

missedanepisode,well,toughluck-youhadtowaituntil

summertocatchthererun.

Andthentherewasmoney.Thebanksdidbusinessonweekdays

only.Theyopenedatnineandclosedatfour.Period.Youneeded

moneybutdidn'tmakeittothebankontime?Well,checkunder

thesofacushionsorborrowfromfamilyorfriends.

MoststoreswereclosedonSundays,whichgavethatdaya

particular"feel"thathasdisappearedinanagewhencommerce

continuesnon-stoparoundtheclockandquiet,stand-down（休

整期）.Sundays-theserenitybrokenonlybythesoundofchurch

bells一havedisappeared.

Suchwastheworldasrecentlyasthe1970s.Everythingseemed

tooperateonastrictclock,andthewords"ondemandz/hadno

meaning,fortherewasnoforceonearththatcouldalterthe

USMail'sschedule,conjureupTheWizardofOzoutofseason,

orgetthebanktostayopenaminutepastfour,anddon，tyou

forgetit.Thiswasthewaythingsworked,anditwasallwe

knew.

Andthen,seeminglyovernight,everythingchanged.

ItsuddenlyseemedasifIneverhadtobeanywhereatan

appointedtime,becauseeverythingwasavailableallthetime.

ATMs,moviesonDVD,and,ofcourse,thepersonalcomputer,

meantthatwecouldhavealmostanythingwewanted,whenwe

wantedit.

Butratherthanbeingcharmedbywhatwehavegained,Iamgently

hauntedbywhatwaslost.Havingtowaitforalmosteverything

meantlivingalifeinslowermotion.Whenoneissubjectto

unvarying,institutionalschedules,onehasnochoicebutto

wait.Inthiswaythevirtueofpatienceisdeveloped.

Thechangedtimes,ontheotherhand,haveencouragednothing

lessthanaconstantsenseofurgency,whichisironic:Ifwe

canhaveanythingwewantanytimewewantit,shouldn,twebe

lesshurried?Theansweristhatan"ondemand"lifestylehas

created,andincreased,anappetiteforspeed:IfIcanhave

somethingthisfast,whycan'tIhaveitfaster?

ThiswasbroughthometomewhenIreadabookthathas"FSTR"

(getit?)splashedacrossitscoven.Theofficialtitleis

“Faster:TheAccelerationofJustAboutEverything.z/Oneofits

metaphorswastelling:Firsttherewasthefresh-squeezedlemon;

thentherewasthelemonademix;nowwejustbuythelemonade

bythegallon.

Andso,onthishotsummerday,asagentle,rathernostalgic

formofprotestagainstthedemandsofahurriedage,Iwent

tothesupermarketandboughtthreefreshlemons.Diligently,

carefully,andwithnosenseofneedingtobeanywhereelseor

doanythingelse,Isqueezedthemintoatallglass.ThenI

filledtheglasswithcoldwater,ice,andateaspoonofsugar.

Freshlemonadeinhand,Iwentoutside,satinmylawnchair,

andlookedoutoverthefiver.AndIsipped.

Yes,timepassesquickly.But,nowandthen,itdoesn，thave

to.

1.Howdidthewriterfeelashewaswaitingfortheyearlyshow

ofTheWizardofOz?

2.Whatcanbeinferredfrom“checkunderthesofacushions”

inParagraph5?

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutlifeinthepast

accordingtothepassage?

4.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthechangedlifestyle?

5.Whydoesthewritertellthestoryofhismakingalemonade

drinkattheendofthepassage?

A.HemissedtherurallifeinKansas.

B.Hewassurehewouldbegivenareward.

C.Hebecameincreasinglyeagertowatchtheshow.

D.Heknewitwasnotsuitableforchildrentowatch.

A.Youmightfindsomecoinsthere.

B.Someonemighthaveleftanoteforyou.

C.Youmightwanttosellthesofacushionsforcash:

D.Someonemighthavehiddensomethingvaluablethere.

A.Peopletriedinvaintochangethelongintervalsbetween

TVprograms.

B.Theinflexibilityinserviceschedulemadepeoplemore

patient.

C.PeopleenjoyedshoppingonSundayswithfreetime.

D.Theslowlivingpacemadepeoplefeelbored.

A.Hemissestheslow-pacedlifeinthepast.

B.Heenjoystheconvenienceofmodernlife.

C.Hehatesitbecauseitrobspeopleoftheirleisuretime.

D.Hewelcomesitbecauseitbringsaboutmoreefficiency.

A.Togivethereaderanexampleofwhatmodernlifeislike.

B.Toteachthereaderhowtomakeahome-madelemonade.

C.Toshowhisdesireforoccasionalrelaxationinfast-paced

life.

D.Toprotestagainstmassproductionofgoodsinindustrial

age.

2、FouryearsagoJulietteWrightgavebirthtohersecond

child,abig,healthybabyboy.Hudsongrewsofastthat

Juliettewasleftwithsomeunwornbabyclothes.Feeling

privilegedtohaveahappyfamily,Juliettewantedtogivethe

clothestoalessfortunatemother.

Whenshephonedherlocalcharities,Juliettewasshockedto

findnoneofthemneededmorebabyclothes.Shepressedthem

forwhattheyreallydidwantandtheirresponseswere

surprising.

Onewomen'sshelterneededclosed-toeworkboots.Afamily

livingattheshelterhadbeenseparatedfromtheirhusbandand

fatherbecausehecouldn'tfindwork.Withexperienceworking

inroadconstruction,theonlythingstoppinghimfromfinding

workwastherightsafetyclothes."Withsomeclosed-toework

bootshe，dbeabletoreturntoworkontheroads,“saidJuliette.

“Ilearntthatasimpleitemcouldpullafamilyoutofpoverty./z

Workersatanotherwomen，srefugesaidtheycouldusenew

underwear."Peopledonateusedunderwearbutstaffsrefuseto

acceptitoutofrespectforclients,z/onetoldher.Juliette

contactedherfriendsandtogethertheyboughtenoughunderwear

fordozensofwomen.

DroppingoffthisdonationJuliettewasfilledwithasenseof

purpose."IfeltsogoodbecauseI'dfulfilledaneedinthe

community.z/Imagine,shethought,howgooditwouldbetofeel

thatwayeveryday.Julietteinstinctivelyfeltthewider

community,ifgiventherightopportunity,mightliketojoin

herinwhatshecalled"directgiving.”

Herreactionwascontagiousandaclosefriendwhoworkedas

agraphicdesignervolunteeredtocreatealogotoaddsome

seriousnessandimportancetoJuliette,snewfoundpassionof

locatingitemstomeetcharities'specificneeds.Thelogo

featuredthewordGIVIT,withthetwoIsembracingtheV.

Juliettethensetouttocreateawebsitethatmatchedpeople

inneedwithpeoplewhowithgoods.Itwasthewebsitethat

charitiescouldpostrequestsforspecificgoods,anddonors

couldgotofindtheserequests.Ideally,potentialdonors

coulddothisbysearchingpostcodes.Importantly,onceanitem

wasdonatedtherequestwouldberemovedfromthelist-she

didn'twantthesitetoresembleanauction.Andtoensure

privacy,donorsandreceiverswouldnevermeetfacetoface.

Juliette,whowasstillbreast-feedingthree-month-oldHudson

andcaringforhisbigsisterSara,enlistedababysitterand

begantovisitlocalcharitiestodiscussGIVIT.Thensheand

herhusbandused$5,000oftheirownmoneytohireanexcellent

webdeveloperwhounderstoodthecomplicatedprogrammingthat

theyneeded.

Afterafewmonthsthesitewasfullyfunctioning,andsimply

maintainingthelistswasoccupyingJuliettefull-timefromher

homeontheoutskirts.

Inthoseearlydays,Juliette,sGIVITlistincludedonly

essentialitems.Soshewashesitantwhenshenoticedaboxing

baghadbeenrequestedforalocalfamily.Butiteventually

madeitswayontotheGIVITlist.TwoweekslaterJuliette

receivedsomeamazingfeedback."Thecharitytoldmethatsince

thatMumhadreceivedtheboxingbag,thekidswereusingit

andtheyhadnothitheronce,“Juliettesaidsoftly."Wecannot

predictwhat'sgoingtomakeasignificantimpactinsomeone's

life."

Hergreatestcontributioncamethenextyear.Whenthe

Queenslandfloodshit,thegovernmentenlistedGIVITtohelp

channeldonationstoflood-affectedres