2011年4月自考英语（二）试题（真题）及答案

1、2011年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷（ 课程代码00015 ）Vocabulary and Structure(10points 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.You may use bike_ you give it back to me tomorrow morning.A. unless B. provided C. though D. because2.He could not _his tears on hearing that he was not admitted to the univ

2、ersity A. hold up B. hold back C. get over D. get through3.Good parents have the ability to communicate messages of love, trust, and self-worth _their childrenA. on B. for C. with D. to4.The teacher required that all errors should be _eliminated before the students turn in their term paper.A. deport

3、ed B. eliminated C. deprived D. implemented5.A person is lucky if his career _with his interest and hobby.A. concerns B. competes C. coinciders D. compares6.Out sleep influences our mood. our mood, _,affects our performance.A. in return B. in vain C. in short D. in turn7.It was _of you not to distur

4、b us while we were sleeping.A. considerate B. considering C. considerable D. considered8.Id appreciate it very much if you could make some _on my recent article at the conference.A. requests B. referencesC. remarks D. restrictions9.He is _absorbed in his own thoughts that he seems unaware of whats g

5、oing on in the room.A. so B. each C. very D. much10.No sooner (选C)had I reached home than Michael arrived with Jane in his car.A. did I reach B.I had reached C. had I reached D.I reached.Cloze Test(10point,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。It is difficult to escape the

6、influence of television. If you fit the statistical messages, by the age of 20 you will have been esposed_11_at least 20,000 hours of television. You can add 10,000 hours for each decade you have lived _12_the age of 20. The only things Americans do more than them watch the television are work an sl

7、eep.Calculate for a moment what could be done with even a part of those _13_.Five thousand, I am sold, are what a typical college undergraduate_14_working in a bachelors degree. In 10,000 hours you corded have learned several lauguages fluently, you could be reading Shakespeare in the _15_,and you c

8、ould have walked around the world the world and _16_a book about these hours.The trouble with television is_17_it discourages concentrations. Almost anything interesting and rewarding in life_18_some constructive effort .The dultest , the least gifted of us can achieve things that seem remarkable to

9、 those_19_never concertrate on anything .But television encourages us not to make any_20_.It makes the time pass without gain.11.A.to B. under C. for D. at12.A.at B. from C. after D. before13.A.decades B. hours C. years D. things14.A.spends B. castsC. takes D. uses15.A.origin B. beginning C. source

10、D. original16.A.written B. write C. wrote D. writing17.A.what B. that C. which D. why18.A.requests B. asks C. orders D. requires19.A.what B. whose C. which D. who20.A.money B. time C. effort D. skill.Reading Comprehension(30point,2points each)从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的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.Passage one Qu

11、estions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Michael Stadtlander set Torontos restarant world on fire in the 1980s with his original food, and eastablished a national and international fame. In 1994,however,he decided to leave the city restaurant scene and seek a quiet life in the country, wh

12、ere he has been preparing meals on his farm two hours borth of Toronto and asks guests to bring their own wine.Not long ago, Stadlander was charged with selling liquer without a licence, He said when a guest asked for wine at a dinner in December, he provided two bottles from his private stock.But t

13、he customer turned out to be an undercover Ontario Provincial Police(OPP)officer who returned a few days later along with four armed officers to seize 83 bottles of wine,and to search the farmhouse for records. The punishment could run as high as $100,000 in fines and a year in jail.When Mr and Mrs

14、Smisth arrived at the farm on a weekend befre Christmas, they said that it was their annual celebrstion and asked if they could get some wine.Nobuyo,Stadtlanders wife,told them the policy was thar guests peovide their own.Given the occasion, though, Stadtlander agreed to provide a bottle of white wi

15、ee from own cellar,at cost,as a favor, Later, Mr Smith asked for a second bottle and a detailed receipt that included the price of thr wine.He turned out to be OPP Detective Paul Smith and “his wife,”an assistant who went as a witness.“I was shocked,”Nobuyo Stadtlander recalls.”How could thy do this

16、 to us when we did them a favor?We sold them our wine at our cost.”.But Mr.Smith say,” No.they made $20.”Stadtlander is determined to prove his innocence and continue the business.“People who live in the area have been very supportive,” he says.”And when this is over,I want my wine back.”21.Stadtlan

17、der was accused because_.A. be offered too much wine for a guestB. be asked guests to bring their own wineC. be charged too much for the wine offeredD. be sold wise to his guests without a license22.In the 1980s,Stadtlander_.A. threw his original restaurant menu into the fineB. made his restaurant w

18、ell-known around the worldC. sought for a quiet life in the central part of the cityD. opened one resyaurant after another home and abroad.23.IT turned out that Mr. and Mrs. Smith were_.A. two farmersB. two witnesecs C. hasbend and wife D. police officers24.Nobuy Studtlander claimed that in the wine

19、 case they made_.A.$1.20 B. no money C.$100,000 D. a lot of money25.Which of the following could be used as evidence against Stadtlander?A. What Stadtlanders wife said B. The second bottle of wine C. The records from the farmhouse.D.A receipt with the wine price.Passage TwoQuestions26 to 30 are base

20、d on the following passage.A recent study shows that sixteen out of every 100 American couoles have violent confrontations of one sort or another during the course of a year. In six of these cases there is severe kicking, biting, punching or hitting with objects. Almost four of every 100 wives are s

21、eriously beaten by their husbands. three of every 100 children are kicked or punched by their parents. More than a third of all brothers and sisters severely attack each other.As expected, the incidence of violence is highest among the urban poor (many of them minoroties).blue-collar workers, people

22、 under 20 or without religious beliefs, families with a husband who is jobless and those with four to six children. But the study also showed that violence occurs among wealthy families as well. Indeed, the wife of a university president once quietly called Straus, one of the sociologists who conduc

23、ted the study, to ask what she could do about her husband, who often beat her. Straus suggested seeking assistance from marriage advisors.Steaus and his colleagues found out that there are various root causes that give rise to such behavior.“The reason are mixed psychological, sociological, situatio

24、nal,” says Straus.“The husband, for example, may feel under particular stress because be has been out of work too long. Violence may also be an echo of the past,” Straus explains.“When Mummy gives her two-year-old a slap（巴掌）for putting something dirty in his mouth, he is learning from infancy that t

25、hose who love you hit you.” Another reason may be the worsening economic situations.“If we have a real economos decline, Its going to get worse,” economic situations.“If we have a real economic declines,its going to get worse,” says Gelles, one of Straus” colleagues.These sociologists have no easy a

26、nswer to violence in the American family. While they welcome such move as the opening of shelters for beaten wives and the establishment of a National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect, they belive that there must be more basic attack on vilolence,including the reduction of “macho”（大男子主义）themes on

27、the television,the outlawing of physical punishment in schools and perhaps even the wlimination of death senernces.As Straus explains,“Volence is an acceptable solution to problems in American society,And that is how it is used in families.26.Which of the following statements is true?A. More than a

28、third of brothers attack sisters in American families.B. Almost four percent of husbands are seriously beaten by their wives.C. Six out of one hundred couples experience severe domestic violence.D. Six percent of American couples have some kind of domestic violence.27.The example concerning a univer

29、sity presidents wife shows that_A. domestic violence is found in well-to do families as wellB. the incidence of violence is highest among urban familiesC. marriage advisons assistance is the best solution to violenceD. domestic vilence exists regardless of age, race,and social status.28.What Gelles

30、says shows that_.A. vilence is responsible for the decline of economyB. violence may be a reflection of ones past experienceC. violence is related to the economic situation of the timeD. violence is the best form of emotional release for a husband29.The word “outlawing” in line5 of the last paragrap

31、h means_.A. making something illegalB. freeing someone from prisonC. learning something from lawD. throwing someone out of court30.According to the sociologists, it is impossible to curb domestic violence unless_.A. more shelters for beateb wives are openedB. children are protected by a National Cen

32、terC. violence is not accepted as a solution to problemsD. Americans get tougher with violent behaviorsPassage ThreeQestions 31to35are based on the following passage.American scientists are developing an “intelligent” mabile phone capable of blocking incoming calls depending on the owners mood., Usi

33、ng “context aware”Technology the “Sensay” phone will monitor calls and send back polite messages saying the user may be contacted later.A research team at the Institute for Complex Engineering Systems at Carragie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, are developing body temperature and elect

34、rical skin monitors to help the device understand the emotional state of its user. If the phone senses that the user is busy for instance, involved in a conversationit might block an incoming call and turn it onto voicemail. The phone would send back a text message saying the user is unavailable, bu

35、t advising that id the matter is urgent the caller can try again in three minutes. If a call from the same person came in again, the phone would put it through.The researchers are interested in four basic different statesbusy and not to be interrupted, physically active, idle,and “normal.” Most peop

36、le are said to change between these states,an average of 6 to 12 times a day.Professor Asim Smailagic, a leading member of the Carnegic Mellon team, told The Engineer magazine.”Todays computers are pretty dumb compared with the device. We got to work at the beginning of May and since then have been

37、improving it. The next stage is to make it smarter, adding various intellingence systems so it can learn about the user. The phone also employs four primary sensonstwo microphones to pick up conversations and monitor local noise.a light detector and an acceleromster（加速度计）.The light sensor shows if t

38、he phone is being carried in a bag or pocket ,while the accelerometer determines whether the user is walking,running or standing still, In the sensor box, phone is being carried in a bag or pocket, while the accelerometer determites whether the user is walking,running or standing still,In the future

39、,the sensor box,phone and personal organizer will be combined into one device.”31.According to the passage, the “Sensay” phone is capable of _.A. showing body temperature B. blocking unwanted calls C. detecting the owners mood D. sensing the callers mood32.The second paragraph mainly tells us _.A. w

40、here the intelligent phone is developedB. how the new phone is going to functionC. whether the researchers failed in their experimentD. why the researchers failed in their experiment33.Accorfing to Professor Smailagic, the detector will show_.A. where the mobile phone isB. where the mobile phone use

41、r isC. whether the mobile phone user is busyD. whether the mobile phone is within reach34.the word “it” in line 5 of paragraph 4 refers to_.A. the phoneB. the monitorC. the computerD. the light sensor35.The best title for this passage is _.A. How to Tell a Persons MoodB. How to Block Incoming CallsC

42、. Sensay Your Personal OrganizerD. Sensay The Futuer Mobile Phone.Word Spelling(10points 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.乐意地，容易地adv. r_37.前景n. p_38.永恒的,不断的a._39.有益的，有好处的a. b_40.进口n. i_41.预报n. f_42.元素，成分n. e_43.缩短，减少n. s_44.诚实n. h_45.有规律的a. r_46.改变，使不同v. v_47.坦率地adv. F

43、_48.减轻，救济n. r_49.和谐，融洽n. h_50.赔偿v. c_51.有效率的a._52.真诚的a. s_53.建设v. e_54.市长n. m_55.好奇心n. e_.Word Form(10point each)将括号内的各词变为适当的形式填入空白，答案写在答题纸上。56.It will be interesting to see whats going to happen at the next_(elect).57.For those involved, the scandal has been a very_(pain)experience.58._(safe)needs

44、to be improved on the railways in that country.59.The present crisis bears some _(similar) to the oil erisis of the 1970s.60.His mother becomes disappointed whenever he fails to live up to her_(expect).61.Being a _(high) motivated lauguage learner, he takes every opportunity to improve his English.6

45、2.Our most _(success)product is based on a very simple idea.63.local people are questioning the _(wise) of spending so much money on the new road.64.Dont worry. This is the _(desire)weight range for you health.65.This scientist was awarded with several titles for his_(accomplish) in biology.Translat

46、ion from Chinese into English(15points,3points each)将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。66.尽管有困难，他们最终还是把工作完成了。67.这次会议在促进两国友谊方面起了重要作用。68.他长久以来梦想着称为一名足球运动员。69.在过去的二十年中，用于科学实验的动物数量大大减少了。70.这次英语考试比我们预想的要容易得多。.Translation from English into Chinese(15points)将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。Shy people are likely to be passive and easi

47、ly influenced by other. They are very sensitive t criticism. They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of them. A shy person may respond to a praise with a statement like this:“Youre saying that to make me feel good. I know its not me.”It is clear th

48、at, while self-awareness is a good quality. overdoing it is harmful.Can shyness be completely gotten rid of ,or at least reduced? Fortunately ,people can overcome shyness with determined and patient effort in building self-confidence.2011年4月全国自考英语二答案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.You may use bi

49、ke (选B)provided you give it back to me tomorrow morning2.He could not (选B)hold back his tears on hearing that he was not admitted to the university 3.Good parents have the ability to communicate messages of love, trust, and self-worth (选C)with their children4.The teacher required that all errors sho

50、uld be (选B)eliminated before the students turn in their term paper.5.A person is lucky if his career (选C)coincides with his interest and hobby.6.Out sleep influences our mood. our mood,(选A)in return, affects our performance.7.It was (选A)considerate of you not to disturb us while we were sleeping.8.I

51、d appreciate it very much if you could make some (选C)remarks on my recent article at the conference.9.He is (选A)so absorbed in his own thoughts that he seems unaware of whats going on in the room.10.No sooner (选C)had I reached home than Michael arrived with Jane in his car.下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项，根据上下文

52、要求选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。文章开头第一句话：it is difficult to escape the influence of television. If you fit the statistical averages11.选 A to 12.C after 13.B hours 14.A spends 15.D original 16.A written 17.B that 18.D requires 19.D who 20.C effort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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。第一篇，文章开头第一句话：Micha

53、el Stadtlander set Torontos restaurant world on fire in the 1980s with original food,21.Stadtlander was accused because 选D. he sold wine to his guests without a license22.In the 1980s,stadtlander选B. made his restaurant menu into the fire23.It turned out that Mr. and Mrs. Smith were 选D. police office

54、rs24.Nobuyo Stadtlander claimed that in the wine case they made选B. no money25.Which of the following could be used as evidence against Stadtlander?选D.A receipt with the wine price第二篇，文章开头第一句话：A recent study shows that sixteen out of every 100 American couples have violent confrontations of one sort

55、or another during the 26.Which of the following statements is true?选C. Six out of one hundred couples experience severe domestic violence 27.The example concerning a university presidents wife shows that选A. domestic violence is found in well-to-do families as well28.What Gelles says shows that选C. violence is related to the economic situation of the time29.T