英語自考試題

第一套

1.Iwasshockedbythenumberofpeoplewhoseemedtohave

nothingbettertodowiththeirtimethantoknowfish

better.

A.getB.getsC.gettingD.got

2.Notallbirdscanfly,doallbirdsbuildnests.

A.notB.noC.neverD.nor

3.Whenyoufallinloveforthefirsttime,it'ssurprising

inconveniencesyoucanputupwith.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.those

4.Iknowmy1imitations,soIwon'tdoanythingmy

ability.

A.beyondB.underC.aboveD.below

5.Thehostsapologizedforthatsomeoftheirguests

mightbevegetarians.

A.havingnotconsideredB.nothavingconsidered

C.havingnotbeenconsideringD.notconsidering

6.Mrs.Smithlockedboththefrontandthebackdoorsbefore

shewenttobed_thatsomeonemightstealintothehouse

atnight.

A.soB.forfearC.unlessD.oncondition

7.Wehavetowaitforthebus,?

A.haveweB.haven'tweC.doweD.don,twe

8.thepopularityofrobotsinJapan,thecountry's

robot-productiongrowthisslowingdown.

A.AsB.AlthoughC.WithD.Despite

9.Theproposaldeservessupportasitgivestotheneeds

ofchildren.

A.curiosityB.awarenessC.priorityD.emphasis

10.Thosefamiliarwitheveningdresswillalwaysblack

withelegance

A.linkB.associateC.connectD.relate

ll-20AbCBDABCBB

11.Ifyou'resittingaroundalonelycampfireatnight,the

howlofawolfcansoundpretty.

A.fearfulB.threateningC.dreadfulD.frightening

12.Thesuspectcooperatedfullywiththepolicewhen

abouthisroleintheincident

A.requiredB.questionedC.demandedD.negotiated

13.Homingpigeonisusefulasacarrierbecausewhen

takenfromhome,itwillreturnatthefirstopportunity.

A.meaningB.informationC.messageD.content

14.OneoftheresponsibilitiesoftheCoastGuardistomake

surethatal1shipsfollowtrafficrulesinbusyharbors.

A.convenientlyB.obedientlyC.sufficientlyD.reluctantly

15.Shewassothenoisethatshesentthechildrentobed.

A.brokendownbyB.filledinwith

C.takenoverbyD.fedupwith

II.CLOZEFillineachofthe15blanksinthepassagewith

themost1ikelyanswer.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyour

choiceontheanswersheet.(1pointeach,15pointsinall)

Aquarteroftheworld?spopulationnowspeaksEnglish.

Ifyouwantto16yourproducts,oryourself,youhavenochoice

17todoitinEnglish.Politiciansandbusinesspeople

mustspeakEnglishiftheywanttomaketheirmark18the

world'sstage.Writersofminoritylanguagescan19hopeto

sei1theirbooksunlesstheywriteinEnglish.AsEnglishis

spokenallovertheworld,itmeansthatnoindividualcountry

canreallyexercisea20influenceoverit.Inthepast,itwas

themothertongue21whocontrolledthefutureofthelanguage.

Now,indeedforthelastfewdecades,themothertongueusers

areinasignificant22.Thismeansthatthecharacterofthe

languagecouldwell23withnewwords,newrhythms,andnew

pronunciations.Itisn'tgoingtobeBritishandAmerican

Englishanymore-that's24.Allovertheworldeducation

authoritiesarestrugglingtofindtheresourcestomeetthe

25forEnglish.However,itisopentoquestionwhetherthey

areputtingalltheireggsinone26.ThefutureofEnglish

languageisintimately27theelectronicrevolution.Satellite

televisionandtheInternethavehelpedacceleratethe28of

English,butwillthatalwaysbethecase?TheInternet,29,

isnowseenasthesaviourofminoritylanguages.Indeed,with

thecontinuingimprovementsinelectronictranslation,will

weevenneeda(n)30language?Itisopentoquestion.

16.A.sellB.makeC.produceD.trade

17.A.andB.butC.ratherD.or

18.A.onB.withC.forD.at

19.A.everB.stillC.nolongerD.nomore

20.A.negativeB.typicalC.subtleD.dominant

21-35CCCDACDBDAACBDB

21.A.speakersB.followersC.believersD.interpreters

22.A.groupB.numberC.amountD.minority

23.A.alterB.differC.shiftD.vary

24.A.oldB.newC.historyD.future

25.A.wantB.pursuitC.demandD.desire

26.A.boxB.basketC.bagD.container

27.A.restrictedtoB.drawntoC.tiedupwithD.caughtup

with

28.A.rangeB.scopeC.spreadD.coverage

29.A.asaresultB.asaruleC.inadditionD.infact

30.A.globalB.uniqueC.worldlyD.international

IIIIIIIII111.PARAPHRASINGChoosetheclosestparaphrased

versionaftereachofthefollowingsentencesortheitalicized

part.Writethelettercorrespondingtoyourchoiceonthe

answersheet.(1pointeach,10pointsinall)

31.Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomen

distinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,and

self-sacrificemademostoftenforthebenefitofothers-they

arepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.

A.wedisagreewiththemwhenjudgingothers.

B.wethinkmorehighlyofthemthanothersdo.

C.webelieveotherpeoplearedifferentfromthem.

D.weusethemasthestandardwhenevaluatingothers.

32.Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseoftheshortnessof

eachlifetime.

A.Manypeoplerealizethattheyareshortoftime.

B.Manypeoplefeelkeenlythattheirlifeisshort.

C.Manypeoplearesensibleonlyforashortperiodoftime.

D.Manypeoplewouldlikeverymuchtoprolongtheirlife.

33.Asascientist,shelearnedwithsadnessthatlittlein

Natureistrulybeyondthetamperingreachofman.

A.itisdifficultformantocompetewithNature.

B.itisimpossibleformantobenefitfromNature.

C.Naturecanhardlyescapefromman'sinterference.

D.Natureisreallymorepowerfulthanhumanbeings.

34.ThesebitsofinformationandthelistofDgradeswereall

therecordshadtooffer.

A.Thesebitsofinformationexplainedhispoorgrades.

B.Hispoorgradeswererelatedtothesebitsofinformation.

C.Whatcouldbefoundintherecordswerethosethingsrequired

tobethere.

D.Therecordsgavenothingmorethanthesebitsofinformation

andpoorgrades.

35.Peoplewereonlyshapesindense,grayfogofdustandash.

A.Thedustyairmadepeoplebarelyvisible.

B.Theairwastoopollutedforpeopletobreathe.

C.Peoplehardlystayedinshapeinsuchdirtyair.

D.Peoplewerealmostburiedinthickdustandash.

36.Itwouldnotbedifficulttocompilealistofsuchsurprises

thatwouldfillthenextfiftypages,butIwillcontentmyself

withsuggestingthefirstfewthatoccurtome.

A.Ifeelsatisfiedwiththefirstfewexamplesinmymind.

B.IamsurprisedwiththenumberofsuggestionsIcangive.

C.thefirstfewexamplesarethebestonesthatsatisfymy

curiosity.

D.thefirstfewsurprisescomingtomewouldbeenoughas

examples.

37.IfIloveyou,Icanseeyouasaseparateperson,withyour

ownvaluesandthoughtsandfeelings,andIdonotinsistthat

yousurrenderyouridentityandconformtoanimageofwhatI

expectyoutobeforme.

A.Idon'twantyoutolosehopeandthenblamemeforit.

B.Iwon'tforceyoutobeindependentandyoucanrelyonme.

C.Idon,texpectyoutofollowmystepandbecomesimilarto

me.DIwon'tpushyoutoloseyourselfandbecomewhat

Ilikeyoutobe.

38.Ifdisappointed,though,she[mymother]wastednoenergy

onself-pity.Shewouldmakememakesomethingofmyselfwhether

Iwantedtoornot.

A.Dissatisfiedasshewas,sheremainedasdeterminedasbefore.

B.Facedwithdiscouragements,sheneverlostherenergetic

spirits.

C.Nothingcouldletherdowneventhoughnoonesympathized

withher.

D.Therewasenoughself-confidenceinhertodealwith

disappointments.

39.Mymaternalgrandfather,itistrue,wascutoffinthe

flowerofhisyouthattheageofsixty-seven.

A.Mymaternalgrandfatherretiredfromgardeningat

sixty-seven.

B.Mymaternalgrandfatherdiedyoung,whenhewassixty-seven.

C.Mymaternalgrandfatherlostenergywhenhewassixty-seven.

D.Mymaternalgrandfatherwasconsiderednolongeryoungat

sixty-seven.

40.Far-reachingasmanyofthem[Edison'sinventions]have

beenintheireffectuponmoderncivilization,thetotaleffect

ofEdison'scareersurpassesthesumofallofthem.

A.OnecanneverevaluateEdison,sgreatinventionshigh

enough.

B.OneneedstounderstandEdison'sinventionstoappreciate

hiscareer.

C.Edison'sinventionsarehismostoutstandingcontributions

tohumanlife.

D.Edison'sinfluenceuponhumansocietyismuchgreaterthan

hisinventions.

IV.COMPREHENSION

Passage1

Friendshipandfriendscontinuetoremaincentraltoourlives.

Therelationshipthatwesharewithourfriendsisgroundedin

amutualconcernasourfriendshelpusinshapingupour

personalitiesaswell.Eveninthisageofonlinesocial

networking,theneedofexpandingthenetworkoffriends,

whetheronlineorofflineremainsaprimaryconcernforpeople.

Wemayhaveaveryvagueunderstandingofwhatmakesafriend

butweallwanttohaveagoodmanyfriendsaroundus.Research

hasshownthatthequalityandnatureofyourfriendsareone

ofthekeyinfluencingfactorsinachievinghappinessand

satisfaction.Friendsoftenaffectthehealthandenergyofa

personaswell.Moreandmorepeopleareincreasinglyturning

towardstheirfriendsforsupportandmutualsharingrather

thancommunicatingtotheirrelatives;thissociological

phenomenonhasescalatedthedesiretomakemorefriends.

Thoughfriendshipisarelationshipdevelopedbetweentwo

individualsmarkedbyavoluntary,emotionalandmutualconcern,

therearecertainsteps,which,iffollowed,canwinyoufriends

oratleasthelpyougetclosetothosewhomyouwanttomake

friendswith.Thefirststeptomakefriendswithsomeoneis

tomakethem1ikeyou.Iftheydon,tlikeyouinthefirst

place,itisunlikelythatthey'11beeagertobecomeyour

friends.Toletsomeoneknowthatyouaregenuinelyinterested

inthem,simplegestureslikealittlesmileandcallinghim

byhisfirstnamecanlaythebasicfoundation.Tomaketheother

personfeelimportantyouneedtobeagoodlistenerand

encouragetheotherpersontotalk.Giveyourhonestandsincere

opinionbutdonotovertlycriticizeormakefunofhimorher.

Thesecondstepofmakingsomeoneyourfriendistodevelopa

mutualconsiderationbetweeneachother.Youneedtosharehis

orherperspectiveandforthatitisnecessaryforyouto

developatendencytoseethingsfromtheotherperson'spoint

ofview.Tobecomebestoffriendsyoumustshowagenuine

concernandconsiderationforyourfriend'sdesiresand

opinions.Thethirdandfinalsteptowardsfriendshipisto

showyourunconditionalsupportandencouragementtowardsyour

friend.Moreover,youalsoneedtobeveryclearaboutyour

expectationsfromyourfriend.Ifwhatyouexpectfromthe

personyouwanttobefriendmatcheswithwhatthatpersoncan

andwanttocontributeinfriendship,thedevelopingfriendship

betweenyouandyourfriendisassuredtogrow,makingbothof

yougratifiedwithmutualemotionalbonding.Friendshiphas

overwhelmingsignificanceonbothsocialandindividuallevels.

Friendshipdoesn'tonlyprovideuswithemotionalaswellas

practicalsupportbutitalsohelpsusimproveourpersonal

identities.Soitisquitenaturaltofeeltheurgetoreach

outandmakenewfriends,expandingyourfriend'scircle.

Friendshipremainsfamiliaryetquiteambiguous（模糊的）for

ourdeeperunderstanding,butthenagain,friendsremainthe

mostimportantingredientsintherecipeoflife!

41.Therelationshipbetweenfriendsisbasedon.

A.thesocialnetworkingaroundfriends

B.friends'caringandhelpingeachother

C.thestylefriendschoosetocommunicate

D.anunclearunderstandingofwhatmakesafriend

42.Whichofthefollowingstatementshasbeenprovedcorrect?

A.Thebetterqualityyourfriendshave,thehappieryouwill

be.

B.Communicationwithfriendsishealthierthanthatwith

relatives.

C.Themorefriendsyouhave,themoresatisfiedyouarewith

yourself.

D.Thoseyoulikeinthefirstplacearemorelikelytobecome

yourfriends.

43.Theword“escalated“inthesecondparagraphprobably

means.

A.intensifiedB.challengedC.shiftedD.resisted

44.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstsuggestedstepthat

isNOTlikelytowinyoufriends.

A.makingotherstalkB.beingverytalkative

C.tellingpeopleyoulikethemD.addressingothersinan

informalway

45.Whatstructuredoestheauthorusetoorganizethispassage?

A.Effect-cause.B.Comparison-contrast.C.General-

specific-general.D.Definition-explanation-example.

Passage2Everysinglestudentthatappliesforaclassor

courseonlinehascertainexpectationsandtheyareoften

extremelyhigh.Unfortunatelyformostindividuals,theywill

bedisappointed.Itisafactthatthemajorityofindividuals

believethattheywillactuallyenjoyeveryaspectoftheir

course.Thetruthisthatthereisverylittleinadegreeto

inspireuntilanindividualactuallycompletesthecourseand

isawardedthedegreeorcertificatethatcouldchangehisor

herlife.Thisisnodifferentwithanonlineeducationand,

infact,thedisappointmentmaybemoreobviousbecausethey

mayfaceextradifficultiesinanonlinecourse.Online

educationexpectationsareoftenincrediblyhigh,as

previouslystated,intermsofwhatanindividualcangetfrom

itaswellasthemanageabilityofthecontentitself.However,

althoughanindividualwillultimatelybeprovenrightabout

whatheorshecangetfromit,thiswillnotbethecasefor

manageability.Mostonlineeducationcoursesareanythingbut

manageableforthosewhodecidetotakethem.Thelevelofwork

wouldbethesameasanyotherdegreeorqualificationcourse,

butanindividualisexpectedtomanageitonhisorherown

insteadofhavingatutororlecturertheretoremindhimor

heraboutassignmentsanddeadlines.Timemanagementis

extremelyimportant,butthenatureoftheseindividuals'life

oftenmakesitimpossibletomanagewithoutfeelingthe

stressesandstrainsoftheburden.Itisimportanttobe

realisticwithyourexpectationsconcerninganonline

educationcourse,butmanyarecompletelyunrealistic.Ifyou

readanyoftheaccountsfromstudentsthathavealreadytaken

andmayhaveevenpassedanonlineeducationcourse,manywill

speakinglowingterms;butyoushouldalsoreadbetweenthe

lines.Theyclaimthattheirexpectationswillultimatelybe

fulfilledintermsofthelong-termbenefits.However,inthe

shorttermtheymaysaytheyfounditdifficulttocopewith

theworkload,thelackoftimethattheyactuallyhadto

completeit,anunsupportiveemployerandsoon.Thislastpoint

maynotbeanissueifyouaredoingittoadvanceyourself

withinyourcurrentworkplace,buttherewillotherwisebesome

sortofresentmentbubblingunderthesurfaceandthatcan

indeedmakeyourlifeamiseryforalittlewhile.Ifyouexpect

itandprepareforitthenitshouldnotbotheryoutoomuch,

andiftheresentmentdoesnotcomethensomuchthebetter!

Intermsofyourownexpectations,thebestattitudetohave

isnottogoinwithanyatall.Ifyoudonotexpectanything

thenyoumaybepleasantlysurprised.Itcanbedifficultto

fitanonlineeducationinwithpersonalcommitments,suchas

afamilytolookafterorajobtogotoeverydaywhilsttrying

tostudy.Itdoestakealotofeffort,butifyoudonotexpect

ittobeeasyorexpectthatyouwilljustbeabletodoit

withoutthebalanceofyourlifebeingupsetasaresult,then

youwillprobablyfindthatyoudogetasenseofsatisfaction

fromit!Similarly,ifyouexpecttheworstthenyouwill

probablybepleasantlysurprised!Managingyourexpectations

canbedifficult,butdonotletthemgetthebetterofyou!

46.Themanageabilityismoredifficultinonlinecoursesthan

inanyothercoursebecause.

A.onlinecoursesrequirehigherlevelofworkB.online

coursesbringmuchmoreassignmentsC.onlinecoursetakers

havenowaytocontacttheirlecturersD.onlinecoursetakers

havetorelyonthemselvesformanagement

47.Accordingtothepassage,onemaynothavetheproblemof

anunsupportiveemployerif.A.heisfullyprepared

todealwithanyresentmentfromhisbossB.hisonline

educationwillbebeneficialtohiscurrentworkplaceC.his

expectationswillbefulfilledintheformoflong-term

benefitsD.hecandiscusstheissuewidthhisbossopenlyand

bravelyonthetable48.Accordingtothewriterofthis

passage,one'ssatisfactioninonlineeducationmightcome

from.A.highexpectationsB.diligenteffortsC.a

realisticattitudeD.aproperbalance49.Inthelast

sentenceofthispassage,thephrase“getthebetterofyou”

probablymeans"”.

A.makeafoolofyouB.takeadvantageofyou

C.gettoofancyforyoutoimagineD.becometoohighforyou

tocontrol

50.Thispassageiswrittenmainlyforthepurposeof.

A.inspiringitsreaderstofulfilltheirexpectationsthrough

hardworkB.persuadingitsreaderstobemorepracticalwith

theirpersonalcommitmentsC.informingitsreadersaboutthe

disadvantagesofthecoursestheytakeonlineD.preparingits

readersforthehardshipstheymayencounterinonline

educationV.WORDDERIVATIONCompleteeachofthefollowing

sentenceswitha(compound)wordderivedfromtheone(s)given

inbrackets.Writeyourwordontheanswersheet.(1pointeach,

10pointsinall)51.Therailwaystationhasalwaysbeena

fascinatingplace,representingdepartureaswellas.

(arrive)52.Aclimatethatisextremeintemperature,whether

itbetoohotortoocold,isnot.(desire)53.Tropical

rainforestisaforestoftalltreesinaregionofyear-round

andplentifulrainfall,(warm)54.Weoftenhearof

peoplebreakingdownfrom,butinninecasesoutoften

theyarereallysufferingfromworryoranxiety,(work,over)

55.Theredstrawberriesmakeanicedecorationontop

ofthecake,(juice)56.Moreandmorebusinessmenhave

realizedthatitisimportanttotheirproductsin

internationaltrade,(standard)57.Theearthquake-stricken

areareceivedhelpfromitsneighboringprovinces,(time)

58.Whatisconsideredmoralinonesocietymaybein

another,dependingondifferentsocialvalues,(moral)59.

Youngpeoplewillneedtolearntotheresponsibility

oftheirowndecisions,(shoulder)

60.Specialguidanceandhelpneedtobeprovidedtothe

membersofthestaff,(qualified)VI.SENTENCETRANSLATION

TurnthefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandwriteyour

sentencesontheanswersheet.(3pointseach,15pointsinall)

61.公司越來越多地借助高科技來保護計算機的安全。62.學生們應(yīng)

該首先根據(jù)他們的興趣來選專業(yè)。63.名人生活壓力很大，因為不

管他們表面多光鮮，他們基本上沒有隱私和安全感。64.在應(yīng)聘工

作時，應(yīng)聘者應(yīng)積極參與談話，但不應(yīng)喧賓奪主。65.經(jīng)過三個月

的投訴，我終于讓百貨商場經(jīng)理退還了多收我的二十塊錢。

VII.WRITINGWriteacompositionontheanswersheetinabout

150words,basingyourselfononeofthetextsyouhavelearned.

(15points)Topic:DescribethechangesBarrenttexperienced

andexplainthereasonbasedonthetext“TakeOver,Bos'n!"

Usethefollowingoutline:一thesituationthesailorswere

in—theconflictbetweenSnyder,thecaptain,andBarrentt,

thethirdofficer—theroleBarrenttplayed——thecausefor

BarrenttJschange

自考英語二參考答案

1-10CBABDDCDBAll-20AbCBDABCBB21-35CCCDACDBDAACBDB

單詞：36、diverse37(likewise)38(mannul)39>(consumer)

40、偏見(bias)商標(trademark)42、觀眾(audence)43>

城市的(urban)44(distionary45、材料(material)46

(scientific)47、值得(deserve)48prolong49、缺陷

(defect)50(librarian)51、藥片(tablet)52、命令、

指令(command)53>(sensible)54(principle55>inferior

單詞變形：56.treatment57.effective58.quickened

59.different60.honest61.writing62.irregular

63.seriousness64.tolerant65.rapidly

漢譯英：

66.我覺得

Ifeelthatitishardtounderstandthetheoryofblackhole.

67.為了按時完成實

Inordertocompletetheexperiment,thescientistnevergoes

tobedbeforemidnight.

68.那位年輕人的

Theyoungman'sstudycouldhardlysucceedo

69.就連警方也不清

Eventhepolicedon'tknowthecauseofthetrafficaccident.

70.我倒是希望他。

Iwouldratherhopehebuythehousenextyear.

英譯漢：

過去，工作與休息的時間被劃分的很明確.人們按時離開辦公室，當他

們在上下班時完全無法聯(lián)系，并且一回到家中就不再工作.現(xiàn)在，已

經(jīng)不再如此了.在如今競爭力強的工作市場上,雇主對產(chǎn)量的要求

高了，期望員工們花更多的時間在工作上，并通過傳真,手機，電郵

或其他通訊方式與之聯(lián)系.因此，員工們感覺到必須了解公司所發(fā)生

的事，即使他們已經(jīng)下班了.他們有加班的壓力，從而完成自己的所

有工作.他們工作更加努力，時間更長，并且換工作更為頻繁，并且對

工作安全擔憂.

66.人們越來越注重生活的質(zhì)量.

Peoplepaymoreandmoreattentiontothequalityoflife

67.即使生氣，你講話也要禮貌、自然。

Youshouldspeakpolitely,naturallyevenifyouareangry

68.由于造價過于昂貴，許多人都反對在市中心建造新賓館。

Manypeopleopposetobuildinganewreseaurantinthecenter

ofthecitybecauseofthehighcost

69.他對保險業(yè)的了解相當有限

Heknowslittleaboutinsurance

70,他們幾乎沒意識到已完成了一項重大科學發(fā)現(xiàn)

Theyareunconsciousthattheyhavecompletedagreat

scientificdiscovery

I.從下列各句四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)

的字母涂黑。

1.Would'tyouratheryourchildsuccessfulwithhis

studyandwonthescholarship?

A.becameB.becomeC.wouldbecome

D.becomes2.AlthoughTomissatisfiedwithhisacademic

achievement,hewonderswillhappentohisfamilylife.

A.itB.thatC.whatD.this

3.Wehopethatallthemeasuresagainstsandstorms,

wasputforwardbythecommittee,willbeconsideredseriously

atthemeeting.

A.whileB.afterC.since