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全国高等教育自学考试英语二试题
2003年10月全国高等教育自学考试英语二试题
I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeachitem)
1.I'mwonderingwhyhehasn'tturned_____atthemeeting.
A.downB.upC.outD.over
2._____,Icouldn'tgetajobinthiscompany.
A.TryasImightB.AsImighttry
C.TrythoughImightD.Imighttry
3.Itisawell-knownfact______apersonwillmoveinacirclewhenhecannot
usehiseyestocontrolhisdirection.
A.thatB.ifC.whenD.whether
4._____,Marywentoutwithdelight.
A.WithherhomeworkdoingB.Withherhomeworkdone
C.HerhomeworkwasdoneD.Doneherhomework
5.Contrary______popularbelief,moderateexerciseactuallydecreasesyourappetite.
A.onB.atC.againstD.to
6.______thestorm,wehavetopostponetheflight.
A.OwingtoB.ThankstoC.BecauseD.As
7.Byusingbothearsonecantellthedirection_____asoundcomes.
A.inwhichB.fromwhich
C.overwhichD.withwhich
8.Whensheworkedwiththegovernment,she_____thedifficulttaskofmonitoringelections.
A.overworkedB.overtookC.underwentD.undertook
9.Apparently,itwasn'tanaccident.Someonemusthavedoneiton______.
A.intentionB.determinationC.purposeD.reason
10.Theyoungdoctorcouldnotsleepatnight,theworseningconditionofapatient_____him.
A.disturbingB.disturbedC.beingdisturbedD.todisturb
II.ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeachitem)
Sometimespeoplefindreallywonderfulthingswhentheyarenotlooking_11__them.OneexamplewasJohnColter.Colterwasamountainmanwholived12intheRockyMountainsoftheUnitedStates.Helovedtowalkinthemountains,butonedayin1803hesawastrange__13__.Waterwasshootinghighintotheairand_14_intoagreenpool.Itwasanaturalwaterfountain.Colterfoundotherpoolsofbluewater.Someofthepoolswerehot.Thechemicalsinthewatermadeabeautifulcolor,_15_theyalsomadeitsmellbad.16therewerelarge,clearlakesandspectacularwaterfallsoncold,clearmountainrivers.Colterwasexcited,sohetold17_abouttheplace.__18_,theotherpeopledidnotbelievehim.Theythoughtthathewasadreamer,afool.19theysawthesewonders,theytoowereexcited.TodaytheplaceColter20isknownasYellowstonePark.
11.A.forwardB.forC.uponD.into
12.A.alongB.aliveC.aloneD.lonely
13.A.sightB.siteC.glimpseD.glance
14.A.fallB.fallingC.tofallD.falls
15.A.butB.andC.thusD.so
16.A.NearlyB.NearC.NexttoD.Nearby
17.A.theotherB.othersC.anotherD.eachother
18.A.ThenB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Consequently
19.A.SinceB.BeforeC.AfterD.While
20.A.initiatedB.inventedC.createdD.discovered
III.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointsforeachitem)
PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AlbertEinsteinhadagreateffectonscienceandhistory.AnAmericanuniversitypresidentoncecommentedthatEinsteinhadcreatedanewoutlook,anewviewoftheuniverse.Itmaybesometimebeforetheaveragemindunderstandsfullytheidentity(特性)oftimeandspaceandsoon—butevenordinarymenunderstandnowthattheuniverseissomethinglargerthaneverthoughtbefore.
By1914theyoungEinsteinhadgainedworldfame.HeacceptedtheoffertobecomeaprofessoratthePrussianAcademyofScienceinBerlin.Hehadfewduties,littleteachingandunlimitedopportunitiesforstudy,butsoonhispeaceandquietwerebrokenbytheFirstWorldWar.
Einsteinhatedviolence.Themiseryofwaraffectedhimdeeply,andhesatunhappilyinhisofficedoinglittle.Helostinterestinhisresearch.Onlywhenpeacecamein1918washeabletogetbacktowork,
IntheyearsfollowingtheFirstWorldWar,honorswereincreasinglyheapedonhim.HebecametheheadoftheKaiserWhilhemInstituteofTheoreticalPhysics.In1921hewontheNobelPrizeforPhysics,andhewashighlyhonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazism(纳粹主义)whenhewasdrivenfromGermanybecausehewasaJew.
21.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout_____.
A.anewoutlookoftheuniverse
B.thefeelingsofanAmericancollegepresident
C.thechangeinhumanthoughtcausedbyEinstein
D.thedifficultyinteachingEinstein'stheory
22.Fromthesecondparagraph,weknowAlbertEinstein____.
A.enjoyedworldpopularityB.wastheheadofanacademy
C.wasafamousteacherD.enjoyedstudyingwars
23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEinsteinistrue?
A.Heachievedmorethananyotherscientistsinhistory.
B.Ourideasabouttheuniversedifferfromoneanotherbecauseofhim.
C.Hekeptworkinguntilpeacecamein1918.
D.HisresearchpracticallystoppedduringtheFirstWorldWar.
24.IntheyearsfollowingtheFirstWorldWar,_____.
A.Einsteinbegantobeacceptedevenbyordinarymen
B.moreandmorehonorsweregrantedtoEinstein
C.EinsteinbecametheheadofthePrussianAcademyofScience
D.EinsteinwasnothonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazism
25.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat_____.
A.AlbertEinsteinwasinterestedinnothingbutscience
B.EinsteinwasforcedtoserveintheGermanarmy
C.EinsteinmadealotmorebreakthroughsinhisresearchaftertheFirstWorldWar
D.hisreputationwasruinedbecauseofNazism
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Couldyouimagineyourparentschoosingyourhusbandorwifeforyou?
Andcanyouimaginenotsettingeyesonhimorheruntilyourweddingday?
ThissituationiscommoninIndia,theMiddleEastandmanypartsofAfrica.Marriagecustomsaroundtheworldoftendifferfromourown.Wedon'trealizethatpeopleinotherplacesoftengetmarriedinverydifferentways—andwithdifferentmotives.
Inmanycountries,marriageisapracticalmatter.Amarriageprovidesasafeandstablehomeforthehusbandandwife.Italsojoinstwofamilies,whichbenefitsthecouple'sparentsandmakesthemhappy.Marriagealsobringschildren,makingsurethecouplewillbetakencareofinoldage.Becauseamarriageisimportantforthewholefamily,someculturesdon'tletyoungpeoplechoosewhomtomarry.
Justastherearemanydifferentreasonsformarriage,therearealsomanydifferentweddingrituals.Everyculturehasitsownwaysofbringinggoodlucktothehappycouple.InatypicalWesternwedding,thebrideseeksgoodluckbywearing"somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue."Somethingoldrepresentsthepast.Somethingnewrepresentssuccessinthefuture.Somethingborrowedremindsthebrideshecangethelpfromherfriendsandfamily.Andsomethingblueremindshertobetruetoherhusband.
InPoland,oneweddingtraditionisnotonlylucky,butalsoverypractical.Theweddingguestspinmoneytothebride'sdresswhilesheisdancing.Themoneyismeanttobringkickandtohelptheyoungcouplebuildtheirnewlife.InBermuda,theyoungcoupleplantsatreeintheyardoftheirnewhome.Oncetheymovein,theytakegoodcareofthetreeandmakeitgrow.Theplantingofthetreeisagoodmetaphor(比喻)formarriage.Atrulygoodmarriageissomethingthatgrowswithcare.
26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsDOESNOTsupporttheideathatmarriageisapracticalmatter?
A.Thecouplemayhaveasafeandstablehomethroughtheirmarriage.
B.Theparentshadbetterhelptheirchildrenchoosewhomtomarry.
C.Amarriagebenefitsthecouple'sparentsandmakesthemhappy.
D.Amarriagebringschildrenwhowilltakecareofthecouplewhentheyareold.
27.Theword"rituals"(para.3,line2)means_____.
A.formsB.customsC.traditionsD.ceremonies
28.InatypicalWesternwedding,thebridewearssomethingblueto________.
A.seekgoodluckB.representthepast
C.representsuccessinthefutureD.remindhertobetruetoherhusband
29.Althoughculturesdifferindifferentcountries,onethingincommonwhenayoungcouplegetsmarriedisthat_____.
A,peoplewishthemtotakecareofeachother
B.peoplewishthemtogetpracticalbenefitsfromthemarriage
C.peoplewishthemtohavegoodluckintheirnewlife
D.peoplewishthemtomakemoneyattheweddingceremony
30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsummarizesthesubjectofthispassage?
A.Peopleacrosstheworldgetmarriedindifferentwaysandfordifferentreasons.
B.Everyculturehasitsownwaysofbringinggoodlucktotheyoungcouple.
C.Atrulygoodmarriageissomethingthatgrowswithcare.
D.Inmanycountries,marriageisapracticalmatter.
PassageThree
Question31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
WhilepopularintheU.S.,theAprilFool'sDaytraditionisevenmoreprevalentinEuropeancountries,suchasFranceandGreatBritain.Althoughtherootsofthetraditionaltrickingareunclear,theFrenchandtheBritishbothhaveclaimsontheoriginofthecelebration.
OnetheoryholdsthatthefirstAprilFool'sDaywasonApril1oftheyearwhenKingofFranceinstituted(设立)thenewcalendar.ThisnewsystemplacedthedaythathadformerlybeenthefirstdayofanewyearonApril1.ManypeoplewerereluctanttoadjusttothenewcalendarandcontinuedtocelebrateNewYear'sDayonwhathadbecomethefirstdayofApril.Thus,theybecamethefirstAprilfools.
AnEnglishstoryabouttheday,however,holdsthatitbegansometimeduringthe1200s.Atthetime,KingJohnofEnglandwasinthehabitofmakingaroadoutofnearlyeverypathhewalkedregularly.Thecitizensofoneparticularfarmvillagewereawareofthis.Toavoidhavingtheirgreenpastures(牧场)disturbedwithoneofking'sroads,theybuiltafencethatpreventedthekingfromwalkingthroughtheircountryside.Thekingsentagroupofmessengers(信使)t
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