自考公共課英語(二)真題
I. Vocabulary and Structure(本大題共10小題,每小題1分,共10分)
1.
1.Thefixedstarwasaplanet.
A.madeofB.madefromC.madeupforD.mistakenfor
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2.Somestudentsfromaskingquestionsinclass.
A.shyawayB.blowawayC.doawayD.carryaway
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3.Mrs.Weinsteinbravelyandpersistentlyusedeveryskillandpowershehadtoherattackertosimplytakehercarandnotherlife.
A.trustB.creditC.convinceD.believe
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4.Let’spersonalfeelingsinmakingjudgment.
A.setoffB.setasideC.setbackD.setup
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5.Agoodworkerinakeyspotcould,hekeptupproduction,takeallthecoffeebreakshewanted,andthebosseswouldverylikelylooktheotherway.
A.aslongasB.asthoughC.assoonasD.asif
6.
6.thebossescannotdowithoutprofit,workershaveanedge.
A.ThoughB.ForC.SinceD.So
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7.Decisionmakersmusthavesomewayofdeterminingofseveralalternativesisbest.
A.thatB.itC.oneD.which
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8.InAugust1977,asatellitetogatherdataaboutthe10millionblackholeswhicharethoughttobeintheMilkyWay.
A.launchedB.waslaunchedC.hasbeenlaunchedD.islaunched
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9.Instudiorecordings,newtechniquesmadepossibleeffectsthatnotevenanelectronicbandcouldproduce.
A.liveB.aliveC.livelyD.living
10.
10.Itisessentialthateverythinginadvance.
A.shoulddecideB.bedecidedC.decidedD.willbedecided.
II. Cloze Test(本大題共10小題,每小題1分,共10分)
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Themoneyandthetimewespendonpetsissimplynotourowntospendaswelikeinatimeofwidespreadwantandstarvation.A11organizationadvertisesthatfor$33amonththeycangivehospitalcaretoachildsufferingfromkwashiorkor-theseveredeficiencydisease12issimplyastarvingforprotein.Doing13suchapet,andthensendingthemoneysavedtoarelieforganizationwouldmean14alife-overtheyears,severalhumanlives.
Childrennot15fromsuchagravediseasecouldbefedwithhalfthatamount-notonadietlikeours,butonplain,basic,life-sustainingfood.Itisnotunreasonabletobelieve16theamountofmoneywespendontheaveragepetdogcouldkeepachild17inaregionofgreatpoverty.18whatwewouldspendonacatmightnotfeedachild,butit19probablypayforhismedicalcareorbasiceducation.Thepointneedsno20.Thatisallthatneedbesaid.
11.A.reliedB.fundC.domesticD.medical
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12______.A.whyB.whenC.whereD.which
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13______A.withB.forC.againstD.without
14.
14_____.A.tosaveB.savingC.saveD.saved
15.
15____.A.recoveringB.havingC.sufferingD.infecting
16.
16_______.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.where
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17______.A.aliveB.lifeC.liveD.survive
18.
18_______.A.GivingB.TogiveC.GivenD.Give
19.
19____.A.wouldB.shouldC.mustD.need
20.
20____.A.doingB.operatingC.laboringD.functioning
III. Reading Comprehension(本大題共15小題,每小題2分,共30分)
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PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?”“Whydidn’tIrealizethatPaulwasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeupfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it’stoolate.
Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Ifwedon’treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“You’realuckydog.”Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,“You’realuckyboy”or“You’realuckygirl”,that’sbeingfriendly.Butthere’sabitofenvyin“luckydog.”Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.
“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”isanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn’timportant.It’stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven’tgotadateforSaturdaynight.
Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?Hisgesture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.
Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumanysaveanothermistake.
21.Accordingtothewriter,whenpeoplelookbackitistoolate,because.
A.mistakeshavealreadybeenmade
B.mistakescanmadethemfeelbad
C.theyareunawareoftheirmistakes
D.theyaredoubtfuloftheirfriends
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22.Peoplemakemistakeswhentheyfailto
A.dealwithotherswithduefriendliness
B.hidetheirtruefeelingsinwhattheysay
C.realizetheydeservewhattheyhavegot
D.seetherealmeaningofwhatotherssay
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23.Judgingfromthephrase“justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”,itisclearthatthespeakeractuallylacks.
A.optimismB.sympathyC.motivationD.courage
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24.Tobeasuccessfullistener,oneisadvisedto
.A.askthespeakerasmanyquestionsashecan
.B.observethespeakerascarefullyaspossible
.C.listentothespeakerasattentivelyashecan
.D.challengethespeakerasactivelyaspossible
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25.Thepassageaimstotellreadershowto.
A.interpretwhatpeoplesay
B.interpretwhatmoneymeans
C.avoidmistakesaboutpeople
D.avoidmistakesaboutmoney
26.
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Doctorshavelongknownthateatingfishhelpsprotectagainstheartdisease.Whattheydon’tknowiswhyfisharebeneficial.Foryearstheyfigureditwasasimplequestionofsubstitution:folkswhoreplaceredmeatwithfisharenaturallycuttingdowntheirintakeofsaturated(飽和的)fat.Butagrowingbodyofevidencecollectedoverthepast30yearssuggestsfishcontainhealthfulelementscalledomega-3fattyacids.
Omega-3fattyacidsbelongtoagroupofcompoundsknownaspolyunsaturatedfats.Thesefatsserveastherawmaterialforawholehostofessentialstructuresinthebody,frombraincellstomolecules(分子)thatregulatebloodpressure.
Sinceourbodiescannotmanufacturetheirownsupplyofomega-3s,wehavetogetthemfromthefoodweeat,mostlyfromfishbutalsofromplantsourceslikesoybeans(大豆).
TheAmericanHeartAssociationhasrecommendedthateveryoneeattwo85-gservingsoffattyfishaweek.ButtheA.H.A’sexpertpanelwasn’treadytodeclarethattakingomega-3pillswillprotectyourheart.It’sjusttooeasytogetmoreomega-3thanyouneedfrompills,andthepanelwasworriedthatanexcesscouldcauseserioussideeffects,suchasinternalbleeding.
TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration,however,allowedmanufacturesofomega-3pillsandfishoilstoadvertisethefat’sbenefits—aslongasthelabeldoesnotsuggesttakingmorethantwogramsperday.
Onethingisclearwhetheryougetyouromega-3sfrompills,oilsorfish:theyarenotcure-alls.Youstillhavetoeatawell-balanceddietthat’slowerintotalfatthanmostAmericanscurrentlyconsume.Otherwise,you’refishingfortrouble.
26.Doctorshavelongbeenpuzzledby.
A.whyredmeatisharmful
B.howbeneficialfishare
C.whatmakesfishhealthful
D.howredmeatisreplaced
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27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.
.A.humanbeingsgetomega-3sfromtheirfood
.B.omega-3sareonlyfoundinfishandsoybeans
.C.omega-3saretherawmaterialforsaturatedfats
.D.polyunsaturatedfatsconstitutehumanmolecules
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28.TheA.H.A.didn’trecommendomega-3pills,because
.A.ithadnoknowledgeofthesafedoseofomega-3
B.ithadnoevidencethattheycanprotecttheheart
.C.thepillscontaintoolittleomega-3tobehelpful
.D.oneislikelytogettoomuchomega-3fromthepills
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29.TheFDAallowedmanufacturersofomega-3pillsandfishoilstoadvertiseomega-3’sbenefitsonconditionthat
.A.theirsuggesteddoseisprintedonthelabel
.B.theirsuggesteddoseiswithinthesafetylimit
.C.thefat’spotentialsideeffectsarementioned
D.theproductscontainsideeffectsarementioned
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30.Thewriterseemstosuggestthat
.A.omega-3scanbalanceone’sdiet
.B.omega-3scanserveasasupplement
C.anunbalanceddietismadeworsebyomega-3s
.D.awell-balanceddietcontainsenoughomega-3s
31.
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itwasaterribletragedy,sixtimesmoredeadlythantheTitanic(泰坦尼克號).WhentheGermanshipWilhelmGustloffwashitbytorpedoes(魚雷)firedfromaRussiansubmarine(潛水艇)inthefinalwinterofWorldWarII,morethan10,000people---mostlywomen,childrenandoldpeoplefleeingthefinalRedArmypushintoGermany—werepackedaboard.Anicestormhadturnedthedicksintofrozensheetsthatsenthundredsoffamiliesslidingintoseaastheshiplistedandbegantogodown.Othersdesperatelytriedtoputlifeboatsdown.Somewhosucceededfoughtoffthoseinthewaterwhohadthestrengthtotrytogetaboard.Mostpeoplefrozeimmediately.“I’llneverforgetthescreams,”saysChristaNutzmann,87,oneofthe1,200survivors.Sherecallswatchingtheship,brightlylit,slippingintoitsdarkgrave—andrarelymentionedformorethanhalfacentury.
ThelongsilenceaboutthesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwasprobablyunavoidable—andnecessary.Byunreservedlyconfessingtheircountry’shorriblecrimesGermanshavemanagedtowinacceptanceabroadandmakepeacewiththeirneighbors.Today’sunifiedGermanyismoreprosperousandstablethanatanytimeinitslong,troubledhistory.Forthat,ahalfcenturyofwillfulforgettingaboutpainfulmemoriesliketheGermanTitanicwasperhapsareasonablepricetopay.ButeventhemostpoliticallycorrectGermansbelievethatthey’venowearnedtherighttodiscussthefullhistoricalrecord.NottoidentifyGermansufferingwiththatofitsvictims,butsimplytoacknowledgeaterribletragedy.
31.TheWilhelmGustloffwentdownbecause
.A.itranintoanicestorm
.B.itwashitbyanothership
.C.itcrashedintoasubmarine
.D.itwasattackedbytorpedoes
32.
32.MostpassengersonboardtheWilhelmGustlofftookthevoyageto
.A.tastetheluxuryoftheship
B.seekprotectioninanotherplace
.C.escapethecoldwinterbackhome
D.enjoytheirholidaysabroad
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33.Astheshipbegantosink,somepassengers
.A.setthedecksonfireasasignalforhelp
B.foughtfiercelyonthedecksforlifeboats
C.jumpedintoseaandswamtoanearbyship
D.preventedothersfromgettingontheirlifeboats
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34.TheWilhelmGustlofftragedyremainsanearsecretformorethanhalfacenturybecauseGermans
.A.preferredtosaynothingaboutit
.B.wererequestedtokeepsilentaboutit
C.sparednotefforttocoverupthestory
.D.weredeniedaccesstothewholestory
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35.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatGermansnolongerthinkthat
.A.itistooearlytoclaimresponsibilityfortheWilhelmGustlofftragedy
.B.theGermantragedyisareasonablepricetopayforthenation’spast
C.theywillbemisunderstoodiftheytalkabouttheGermantragedy
.D.GermanyisresponsibleforthehorrorsitcausedduringWorldWarII
四、第二部分 非選擇題:IV. Word Spelling(本大題共20小題,每兩小題1分,共20分)
36.
36.結果,成果
37.
37.分享,股份n.
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38.愿意的,樂意的adj.
39.
39.警告,告誡v.
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40.表達,表情n.
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41.多樣性n.
42.
42.預算
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43.衡量,測量n.
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44.保證,擔保
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45.家庭的,國內的adj.
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46.發源,發起v.
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47.應用,用具n.
48.
48.激發,作為….的動機v.
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49.可行的,可能的adj.
50.
50.欣賞,感激
51.
51.戰略,策略n.
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52.精制,使精美v.
53.
53.面對,對抗v.
54.
54.一致,相符v.
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55.最后的,最終的adj.
V. Word Form(本大題共10小題,每小題1分,共10分)
56.
56.Donotletthis(say)ofyou.Itshowsanunattractiveindifferencetoyouremployerandtoyourjob.
57.
57.Thetheoryofblackholesinspace(accept)bymanyseriousscientistsandastronomers.
58.
58.Ifyouhadbeeninbetterhealth,we(allow)youtojointheminthework.
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59.Althoughtheyagreethatlifeisimportantandshouldberespected,theyfeelthatthequalityoflifeshouldnot(ignore).
60.
60.Iwouldratheryou(come)tomorrow.
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61.Onehundredmiles(be)toofartotravelonfoot.
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62.Robots,(become)increasinglyprevalentinfactoriesandindustrialplantsthroughoutthedevelopedworld,areprogrammedandengineeredtoperformindustrialtaskswithouthumanintervention.
63.
63.Everyboyandgirl(treat)inthesameway.
64.
64.Hetookhisumbrellawithhimlestit(rain).
65.
65.Manyothernewtechniquesarenowavailablethatenablemoreresearch(do)inthetesttubetoseeifchemicalsproduceharmfulbiologicaleffects.
VI. Translation from Chinese into English(本大題共5小題,每小題2分,共10分)
66.
66.他孤注一擲用自己的積蓄開了一家小商店。
67.
67.時差反應是每個國際旅行者可能遇到的問題。
68.
68.有人提出管理過程就是決策過程。
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69.每個人都是平等的,不管他是總統還是馬路清潔工。
70.
70.不用說,我們現在已不是生活在傳統時期。
VII. Translation from English into Chinese(本大題共10分)
71.Betweenlaborandplaystandswork.Amanisaworkerifheispersonallyinterestedinthejobwhichsocietypayshimtodo;whatfromthepointofviewofsocietyisnecessarylaborisfromhisownpointofviewvoluntaryplay.Whetherajobistobeclassifiedaslabororworkdepends,notonthejobitself,butonthetastesoftheindividualwhoundertakesit.Thedifferencedoesnot,forexample,coincidewiththedifferencebetweenamanualandamentaljob;agardeneroracobblermaybeaworker,abankclerkalaborer.Whichamaniscanbeseenfromhisattitudetowardleisure.Toaworker,leisuremeanssimplythehourheneedstorelaxandrestinordertoworkefficiently.Heisthereforemorelikelytotaketoolittleleisurethantoomuch;workersdieofcoronariesandforgettheirwives’birthdays.Tothelaborer,ontheotherhand,leisuremeansfreedomfromcompulsion,sothatitisnaturalforhimtoimaginethatthefewerhourshehastospendlaboring,andthemorehoursheisfreetoplay,thebetter.