2003年4月自考大学英语(二)试题及答案

2003年4月自考大学英语(二)试题及答案

2003年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试题2007年03月06日 星期

二 13:40本试卷分为两部分，第一部分为选择题，1页至7页，第二部分为非选择题，8页至9页，共9页； 选择题50分，非选择题50分，满分100分；考试时间为150分钟。将全部答案写在答题纸的相应位置上，否则不计分。

PART ONT

I. Vocabulary and Structure(10 points,1 point for each item)

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. It took a long time for her to____________ the fact that her husband was dismissed.

[A]come up against [B]come up to

[C]come up with [D]come to terms with

2. Was it in that school______he developed his interest in physics?

[A]which [B]from which [C]where [D]that

3.______for your help，I would not have overcome the psychological pressures and tensions．

[A]Not been [B] Without being [C] Had it not been [D]Not having been

4.______nothing to say, the boy shied away from the crowd.

[A]Have [B]Having [C]Had [D]Having being

5.As activity carried______as one thinks fit in one's spare time，leisure has several functions.

[A]On [B]out [C]off [D]over

6.Why do you blame him for his poor judgment on the matter______he really needs is encouragement?

[A]when that [B]since that [C]when what [D]now that

7.The other timing system belongs in our internal clocks，which，left______,would tie the body to a 25-hour rhythm.

[A]behind [B]alone [C].out [D]aside

8.It has been years __________ I returned home.

[A]after [B]that [C]since [D]when

9.We'll keep you ______ any news.

[A]up to date with [B]in step with

[C]in line with [D]in terms of

10.I'd like to go to the cinema, but I'm ______ to .

[A]enable [B]disable [C]unable [D]able

Ⅱ．Cloze Test(10 points，1 point for each item)

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。

Japan is a small country with few natural resources. ( 11 ) this，Japanese productivity，the rate at which goods are produced，( 12 ) more than eleven times in the past thirty years．Many people in the West wonder how the Japanese do it．The key ( 13 ) Japan's success can be discovered by looking at some basic differences between Japanese and Western attitudes towards work．

People in the West generally view work ( 14 ) a necessary evil--one must give up part of one's

2003年4月自考大学英语(二)试题及答案

freedom to earn the money needed to live. To the Japanese, however, work is the central interest of one's life；it's ( 15 ) that a Japanese established his identity. A Japanese business firm is like a family．When an employee joins a company，he expects to work for that company for the rest of his working life；( 16 ) is anyone dismissed．Promotion is based on the seniority system，the length of employment ( 17 ) one's rank in the company．

Those at the bottom do not ( 18 ) Chances for promotion because those at the top retire at a certain age ( 19 ) others may have their turn．In addition，the difference between the lowest and the highest salaries is much 1ess than ( 20 ) in the West．

11.[A]Because of [B]As for [C]Although [D]Despite

12.[A]have increased [B]has increased

[C]are increasing [D]is increasing

13.[A]to [B]of [C]for [D]in

14.[A]like [B]for [C]about [D]as

15.[A]this [B]that [C]here [D]where

16.[A]barely [B]rarely [C]occasionally [D]frequently

17.[A]determines [B]has determined [C]determining [D]to determine

18.[A]care about [B]care for [C]worry about [D]concern with

19.[A]in that [B]such that [C]for that [D]so that

20.[A]that [B]those [C]one [D]ones

III.Reading Comprehension(30 points，2 points for each item)

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。

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Who talks more，women or men? The seemingly conflicting evidence is resolved by the difference between what I call public and private speaking．More men feel comfortable doing "public speaking," while more women feel comfortable doing "private" speaking. Another way of capturing these differences is by using the terms report-talk and rapport-talk. For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships. Emphasis is placed on displaying similarities and matching experiences. From childhood, girls criticize their friends who try to stand out or appear better than others. People feel their closest connections at home, or in places where they feel at home -- with one or a few people they feel close to and comfortable with -- in other words, during private speaking. But even the most public situations can be approached like private speaking.

For most women，talk is primarily a means to preserve independence and negotiate and maintain status in a hierarchical(等级制度的) social order．This is done by exhibiting knowledge and kill，and by ho1ding center stage through verbal performance such as torytelling，joking，or conveying information．From childhood，men learn to use talking as a way to get and keep attention．Therefore，they are more comfortable speaking in 1arger groups made up of people they know 1ess well，in the broadest sense，"public speaking”. But even the most private situations can be approached like public speaking,

more like giving a report than establishing rapport.

2003年4月自考大学英语(二)试题及答案

21.A similar term for "private talking" is ___________.

[A]report-talk

[B]rapport-talk

[C]persuasive talk

[D]women's talk

22.When women talk，they tend to________.

[A]admire their friends who stand out

[B]make others feel at home

[C]approach public situations like private talking

[D]seek close relationship with other speakers

23. Men talk in order to________.

[A]make new friends

[B]share experience

[C]argue with others

[D]attract attention

24. The purpose of this passage is to _______.

[A]contrast the male and female talking styles

[B]prove that men talk more effectively than women

[C]analyze why men and women are different

[D]draw people's attention to the difference between men and women

25. Which of the following is true?

[A]Men talk more than women．

[B]Men feel more comfortable making a public speech than women.

[C]Men are more knowledgeable than women．

[D]Men are more independent than women．

Passage Two

Questions 26 t0 30 are based on the following passage．

The best example of how associations influence eating is that we often eat not because we're hungry but because it's "lunchtime," because foods smell good, or because our friends are eating. More evidence that associations influence eating comes from marketing and advertising pressures to sell foods by offering huge servings. For example, movie theatres offer an extra large box of popcorn(爆玉米花)，which, at almost 900 calories, is equivalent to a major meal. Health professionals warn that as children, adolescents(青少年),and adults learn to prefer large portions and tasty foods high in fat,sugar,and calories, there has been a corresponding increase in rates of being overweight(from 25% in 1988 to 34% in 1998).Researchers are especially concerned about the continued rates of overweight and obesity(肥胖) in children since childhood obesity is very difficult to treat and an obese child has a high probability of becoming an obese adult with the associated health risks we discussed earlier.

Health professionals suggest that to avoid future increases in rates of overweight and obesity, we need to try hard to forget many of our food associations, which primarily involves decreasing size of food portions, increasing levels of activity to burn off excess calories.

26.The influence of food association can be seen clearly from the example that we often eat NOT because________.

2003年4月自考大学英语(二)试题及答案

[A]it's time for lunch

[B]we're hungry

[C]foods smell delicious

[D]our friends are eating

27.From the passage we can infer that the "serving" in the second paragraph most probably means________.

[A]an amount of food

[B]a special service

[C]a meal

[D]some calories

28.According to the author, because of an unhealthy food preference, the increase in rates of being overweight was almost _____________ during the ten years from 198 to 1998.

[A]10 per cent [B]20 per cent

[C]30 per cent [D]40 per cent

29.According to the passage, an obese child is _____________.

[A]less at risk of heart diseases

[B]healthily fat

[C]very hard to get along with

[D]more likely to become an obese adult

30.In order to avoid future increases in rates of overweight and obesity, we need to do

a11 the following EXCEPT _____________.

[A1make an effort to forget our food association

[B]eat less high-fat food

[C]do more exercise to consume excess calories

[D]eat less food

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage．

Labor force is denned as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income．This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment，so it includes employers and the self—employed． Labor is one of the country's resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services wanted by the community.

Although the size of the workforce depends a great deal on the size of the total population，there are several other influences which a1so affect it．The age distribution of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce．if the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too o1d to work，then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an evenly spread age distribution. If the population naturally grows rapidly,i.e. the number of births greatly exceeds the number of deaths， then as a total population increases the proportion in the workforce declines．

Sometimes a population is described as aging，which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly, and as people retire from the workforce there are insufficient numbers of young people entering it to replace those who are leaving it．The population is top-heavy(头重脚轻) with older people．So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is

2003年4月自考大学英语(二)试题及答案

either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate．

The age distribution of the population has several important effects on the economy．If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce，this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable 1evel of social services to the retired group．If the aged are to be cared for in special homes，finance must be avai1able for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population, then the government tax revenue is relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.

bor force is referred to as _________________

[A]people who are available to work and earn income

[B]self-employed people only

[C]only those who are looking for an employment

[D]only the employers

32.According to the passage, which of the following factors is NOT mentioned as an influence on the size of the workforce?

[A]The size of the population.

[B]The age distribution of the population.

[C]The national economy.

[D]The number of births and deaths.

33.The conclusion which can be drawn safely from the second paragraph is that ________.

[A]a population growth from natural increase leads to a greater proportion of the workforce

[B]a large population does not necessarily mean a higher proportion of workforce

[C]the larger the number of the aged in a population, the higher the proportion of the workforce

[D]if the population has an evenly spread age distribution, the workforce will be lower

34.When a population is said to aging,________________.

[A]there are more people retiring than those entering the workforce.

[B]the birth rate must be growing

[C]there should be an oversupply of workforce

[D]young people outnumber old people

35.The population which is top-heavy with older people exerts pressure on _____________.

[A]the employers

[B]the self-employed

[C]the young people

[D]the economy of the country

PART TWO

IV. Word Spelling(10 points,1 point for two items)

将下列汉语单词译成英语。作为提示，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.专门小组 n. p____________________

37.象征的 a. s____________________

38.促进；发扬 v. p____________________

2003年4月自考大学英语(二)试题及答案

39.给人印象深刻的 a. i____________________

40.交换；交流 v. e____________________

41.协调；和谐n. h____________________

42.引入歧途的 a. m____________________

43.完全，总共 ad. a____________________

44.下来，下降 v. d____________________

45.天文台；了望台 n. o____________________

46.财政的，金融的 a. f____________________

47.闪闪发光，闪烁 v. g____________________

48.生物学 n. b____________________

49.推迟，延期 v. p____________________

50.加强，巩固 v. s____________________

51.相应地 ad. a____________________

52.志愿者，志愿兵 n. v____________________

53.暂时的，临时的 a. t____________________

54.维持；维修 n. m____________________

55.积累，积聚 v. a____________________

V. Word Forms(10 points,1 point for each item)

将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。

56.It's time something _________(do) about the traffic problem downtown.

57.For managers, every decision has constraints _________(base) on policies, procedures and laws.

58.Many a writer of newspaper articles _____________(turn) to writing novels during the past decade.

59.There ___________ (estimate) to be more than 20,000 overseas domestic servants working in Britain in 1995.

60.As I'll be away for a year, I’d appreciate ______________(hear) from you now and then.

61.The effect of rapid travel on the body is actually far _______(disturb) than we realize.

62.What developed was a music readily ___________(take) on various

forms and capable of an almost limitless range of expression.

63.Many other new techniques are available that enable more research __________(do) in the test tube.

64.__________(not, get)enough hands she had great difficulty in accomplishing the task.

65.A Filipino maid was executed in Singapore after _____________(convict) of murder.

VI. Translation from Chinese into English (15 points,3 points for each item)将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。

66.企业必须对市场需求敏感。

67.如果你不努力学习，你就没有可能在竞赛中取胜。

68.他能否按时到达，现在还不得而知。

69.人们对于如何达到这个目标有不同的看法。

70.现在的问题不是读什么书面是怎样读书。

VII. Translation from English into Chinese (15 points)

将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。

2003年4月自考大学英语(二)试题及答案

In addition to the need for food, man also has need for some kind of protection from heat and cold, and from wind and rain. The first homes of man were very simple. The size and kind of buildings which he built were limited by his technical knowledge and also by the kind of buildings materials(which were) available to him. Climate also had an important influence. In some places, man’s home would be nothing more than a cave in the side of a hill, with a fire at the entrance to give light and warmth and to keep dangerous wild animals away. In warmer areas primitive man could use branches to make a framework which he then covered with leaves.

2003年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试《英语2》试题参考答案

1．D 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．B 6．C 7．B 8．C 9．A 10．C

11．D 12．B 13．A 14．D 15．C 16．B 17．C 18．C 19．D 20．A

21．B 22．C 23．D 24．A 25．B 26．B 27．A 28．A 29．D 30．D

31．A 32．C 33．B 34．A 35．D

36．panel

37．symbolic

38．promote

39．impressive

40．exchange

41．harmony

42．misleading

43．altogether

44．descend

45．observatory

46．financial

47．glitter

48．biology

49．postpone

50．strengthen

51．accordingly

52．volunteer

53．temporary

54．maintenance

55．accumulate

56．was done

57．based

58．has turned

59．were estimated

60．hearing

61．more disturbing

62．taking

63．to bbe done

64．Not having got

2003年4月自考大学英语(二)试题及答案

65．being convicted

66．Enterprises must be sensitive to the demand of the market．

67．If you do not study hard／work hard at your studied，you will stand no chance of winning / it will not be possible／it will be impossible for you to win in the contest．

68．It is not yet known／It is hard to say whether／if he will arrive／come on time.

69．People have different ideas／views about how to attain the goal．

70．The problem now is not what to read，but how to read．

71．除对食物的需求外，人类还有防暑、御寒、防风和防雨的需求。人类的第一个家园十分简陋，当时人们建造的房舍，无论从大小到种类，都受当时技术知识和建筑材料的限制，此外，气候也会产生重要影响。在某些地区，人类家园仅是山上的洞穴而已。洞穴入口处，燃起—堆火，既可照明、取暖，还可驱赶猛兽。在气候较为温暖的地区，原始人会用树枝搭建屋架，外面用树叶遮盖。

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