全国高教自考英语二试题.docx

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全国高教自考英语二试题

2003年4月全国高教自考“英语

（二）”试题

I．VocabularyandStructure（10points，1pointforeachitem）

　　从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

　　1．IttookaIongtimeforherto______thefactthatherhusbandwasdismissed．

　　A．comeupagainstB．comeupto

　　C．comeupwithD．cometotermswith

　　2．wasitinthatschool______hedevelopedhisinterestinphysics?

　　A．whichB．fromwhichC．whereD．that

　　3．______foryourhelp，Iwouldnothaveovercomethepsychologicalpressuresandtensions．

　　A．NotbeenB．Withoutbeing

　　C．HaditnotbeenD．Nothavingbeen

　　4．______nothingtosay，theboyshiedwayfromthecrowd．

　　A．HaveB．HavingC．HadD．Havingbeing

　　5．Asactivitycarrided______asonethinksfitinone'ssparetime，leisurehasserevalfunctions.

　　A．onB．outC．offD．over

　　6．Whydoyoublamehimforhispoorjudgmentonthematter______hereallyneedsisencouragement?

　　A．whenthatB．sincethatC．whenwhatD．nowthat

　　7．Theothertimeingsystembelongsinourinternalclocks，which，left______wouldtiethebodytoa25-hourrythm.

　　A．behindB．aloneC．outD．aside

　　8．Ithasbeenyears______Ireturnedhome．

　　A．afterB．thatC．sinceD．when

　　9．We'llkeepyou______anynews．

　　A．uptodatewithB．instepwith

　　C．inlinewithD．intermsof

　　10．I'dliketogotothecinema，butI'm______to．

　　A．enableB．disableC．unableD．able

　　II．CIoIeye6t（10poht3，1poZntfo『each!

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　　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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

　　Japanisasmallcountrywithfewnaturalresouces.-11-this，Japaneseproductivity，therateatwhichgoodsareproduced,-12-morethanIeleventimesinthepastthirtyyears．ManypeopleintheWestwonderhowtheJapanesedoit．Thekey-13-Japan'ssuccesscanbediscoveredbylookingatsomebasicdifferencesbetweenJapaneseandWesternattitudestowardswork．

　　Peopleinthewestgenerallyviewwork-14-anecessaryevil-onemustgiveuppartofone'sfreedomtoearnthemoneyneededtolive.TotheJapanese，however，workisthecentralinterestofone'slife;it's-15-thataJapaneseestablisheshisidentity.

　　AJapanesbusinessfirmislikeafaamily，Whenanemployeejoinsacompany，heexpectstoworkforthatcompanyfortherestofhisworkinglife;-16-isanyonedismissed．Promotionisbasedonthesenioritysystem，thelengthofemplowyment-17-one'drankinthecompany.Thoseatthebottomdonot-18-chancesforpromotionbecausethoseatthetopretireatacertainage-19-othersmayhavetheirturn．Inaddition，thedifferencebetweenthelowestandthehighestsalariesismuchtheirturn．Inaddition，thedifferencebetweenthelowestandthehighestsalariesismuchlessthan-20-intheWest．

　　11．A．BecauseofB．AsforC．AlthoughD．Despite

　　12．A．haveincreasedB．hasincreased

　　C．areincreasingD．isincreasing

　　13．A．toB．ofC．forD．in

　　14．A．likeB．forC．aboutD．as

　　15．A．thisB．thatC．hereD．where

　　16．A．barelyB．rarelyC．occasionallyD．frequently

　　17．A．determinesB．hasdetermined

　　C．determiningD．todetermine

　　18．A．careaboutB．careforC．worryaboutD．concernwith

　　19．A．inthatB．suchthatC．forthatD．sothat

　　20．A．thatB．thoseC．oneD．ones

　　III、ReadingComprehension（30points，2pointsforeachitem）

　　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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

　　PassageOne

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage．

　　whotalksmore，womenormen?

TheseeminglyconflictingevidenceisresolvedbythedifferencebetweenwhatIcallpublicandprivatespeaking．Moremenfeelcomfortabledoing"publicspeaking，"whilemorewomenfeelcomfortabledoing"private"speaking．Anotherwayofcapturingthesedifferencesisbyusingthetermsrepoter—talk．

　　Formostwomen，thelanguageofconversationisprimarilyalanguageofrapport:

awayofestablishingconnectionsandnegotiatingrelationships．Emphasisisplacedondisplayingsimilaritiesandmatchingexperiences．Fromchildhood，girlscriticizetheirfriendswhotrytostandoutorappearbetterthanothers．Peoplefeeltheirclosestconnectionsathome，orinplaceswheretheyfeelathome—withoneorafewpeopletheyfeelclosetoandcomfortablewith-inotherwords，duringprivatespeaking．Buteventhemostpublicsituationscanbeapproachedlikeprivatespeaking.

　　Formostmen，talkisprimarilyameanstopreserveindependenceandnegotiateandmaintainstatusinahierarchcal（等级制度的）socialorder．Thisisdonebyexhibitingknowledgeandskill，andbyholdingcenterstagethroughverbalperformancesuchasstory-telling，joking，orconveyinginformation.Fromchildhood，menlearntousetalkingasawaytogetandkeepattention．Therefore，theyaremoreconfortablespeakinginlargergroupsmadeupofpeopletheyknowlesswell，inthebroadestsense，"publicspeaking"．Buteventhemostprivatesituationscanbeapproachedlikepublicspeaking，morelikegivingareportthanestablishingrapport．

　　21．Asimilartermfor"privatetalking"is______

　　A．report—talkB．rapport—talk

　　C．persuasive—talkD．women'stalk

　　22．whenwomentalk，theytendto______

　　A．admiretheirfriendswhostandout

　　B．makeothersfeelathome

　　C．approachpublicsituationslikeprivatetalking

　　D．seekcloserelationshipwithotherspeakers

　　23．Mentalkinorderto______

　　A．makenewfriendsB．shareexperience

　　C．arguewithothersD．attractattention

　　24．Thepurposeofthispassageisto______

　　A．contrastthemaleandfemaletalkingstyles

　　B．provethatmentalkmoreeffecvivelythanwomen

　　C．analyzewhymenandwomenaredifferent

　　D．drawpeople'sattentiontothedifferencebetweenmenandwomen

　　25．Whichofthefollowingistrue?

　　A．Mentalkmorethanwomen．

　　B．Menfeelmorecomfortablemakingapublicspeechthanwomen．

　　C．Menaremoreknowledeablethanwomen．

　　D．Menaremoreindependentthanwomen．

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Thebestexampleofhowassociationsinfluenceeatingisthatweofteneatnotbecausewe'rehungrybutbecauseit's"lunchtime，"becausefoodssmellgood，orbecauseourfriendsareeating.

　　Moreevidencethatassociationsinfluenceeatingcomesfrommarketingandadvertisingpressurestosellfoodsbyofferinghugeservings．Forexample，movietheatreofferanextralargeboxofpopcorn（爆玉米花），which，atalmost900calories，isequivalenttoamajormeal．Healthprofessionalswarnthataschildren，adolscents（青少年），andadultslearntopreferlargeportionsandtastyfoodshighinfat，sugar，andcalories，therehasbeenacorrespondingincreaseinratesofbeingoverweight（from25％in1988to34％in1998）．Researchersareespeciallyconcernedaboutthecontinuedratesofoverweightandobesity（肥胖）inchildrensincechildhoodobesiityverydifficulttotreatandanobesechildhasahighprobabilietyofbecominganobeseadultwiththeassociatedhealthriskswediscussedearlier.

　　Healthprofessionalssuggestthattoavoidfutureincreasesinratesofoverweightandobesity，weneedtotryhardtoforgetmanyofourfoodassociations，whichprimarilyinvolvedecreasingsizeoffoodportions，increasinglevelsofactivitytoburnoffexcesscalories．

　　26．TheinfluenceoffoodassociationcanbeseenclearlyfromtheexamplethatweofteneatNOTbecause______

　　A．it'stimeforlunch

　　B．we'rehungry

　　C．foodssmelldelicious

　　D．ourfriendsareeating

　　27．Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthe"serving"inthesecondparapaphmostprobablymeans______

　　A．anamountoffoodB．aspecialservice

　　C．amealD．somecalories

　　28．Accordingtotheauthor，becauseofanunhealthyfoodpreference，theincreaseinratesofbeingoverweightwasalmost______duringthetenyearsfrom1988to1998．

　　A．10percentB．20percent

　　C．30percentD．40percent

　　29．Accordingtothepassage，anobesechildis

　　A．lessatriskofheartdiseases

　　B．healthilyfat

　　C．veryhadtogetalongwith

　　D．morelikelytobecomeanobeseadult

　　30．Inordertoavoidfutureincreasesinratesofoverweightandobesity，weneedtodoallthefollowingEXCEPT______

　　A．makeanefforttoforgetourfoodassociation

　　B．eatlesshigh—fatfood

　　C．domoreexercisetoconsumeexcesscalories

　　D．eatlessfood

　　PassageThree

　　Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage

　　Laborforceisdefinedasbeingthetotalnumberofpeoplewhoareavailabletoworkabdearbincome．Thisdefinitionincludeseveryonewhoisemployedorseekingpaidemployment，soitincludesemployersandtheself-employed．Laborisoneofthecountry'sresourceswhichcanbecombinedwithotherresourcestoproducethegoodsandserviceswantedbythecommunity．

　　Althoughthesizeoftheworkforcedependsagreatdealonthesizeofthetotalpopulation，thereareseveralotherinfluenceswhichalsoaffectit．Theagedistributionofthetotalpopulationhasaverymarkedeffectontheavailableworkforce．ifthepopulationhasahighproportionofveryyoungpeopleorofthosetoooldtowork，thentheavailableworkforcewouldbelowerthaniftherewereanevenlyspreadagedistribution．Ifthepopulationnaturallygrowsrapidly，i．e.thenumberofbirthsgreatlyexceedsthenumberofdeathsthenasatotalpopulationincreasesproportionthework-forcedeclines．

　　Sometimesapopulationisdescribedasagingwhichmeansthatthebirthrateiseitherfallingorgrowingveryslowly，andaspeopleretirefromtheworkforcethereareinsufficientnumbersofyoungpeopleenteringittoreplacethosewhoareleavingit．Thepopulationistop-heavy（头重脚轻）witholderpeople．Sothepercentageofthepopulationintheworkforcedeclineswhenthereiseitherarapidincreaseinbirthsorafallingbirthrate．

　　Theagedistributionofthepopulationhasseveralimportanteffectsontheeconomy．Ifthepopulationisagingandthereisan