英语二自考真题练习及答案
PARTONE(50POINTS)
I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointeach)
1.Itwouldbebettertomakeadecisionnow,______leaveituntilnext week.
A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.lessthanD.morethan
2.We'llinformyouassoonasticketsbecome______.
A.valuableB.capableC.acceptableD.available
3.Theforeigncompanyhasbeen______runningthisfactoryfordecades.
A.enormouslyB.effectivelyC.infinitelyD.extremely
4.Ifyou______myadvice,youwouldn'tbeinsuchtroublenow.
A.tookB.takesC.hastakenD.hadtaken
5.Themeeting______,welefttheroomquicklyfordinner.
A.overB.wasoverC.isoverD.beenover
6.Allthemoney______,Frederickstartedlookingforwork.
A.havingspentB.hasbeenspentC.havingbeenspentD.hadbeen spent
7.______histalkwhenMaryranoutofthelecturehall.
A.HardlyhadbebegunB.Hardlyhehadbegun
C.HardlyhehasbegunD.Hehardlyhadbegun
8.Thetwosistersare_____inmanyways,notonlyinappearancebutalso intemperament.
A.likeB.likelyC.alikeD.lively
9.Thepurposeoftheprogramistoprovidetrainingforemployeessothat theycanwork______.
A.lateB.laterC.latelyD.latest
10.Ihopemyboyfriendwillbehandsome,strongand______kind.
A.aboveallB.inallC.atallD.afterall
II.ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)
Howevercarefulonemaybe,hecannotpossiblylistencarefullyto everythingthathehears.Thereare11ofreasonsforthis.Oneofthemisthe overloadofmessagesmostofus12eachday.Inadditiontothenumeroushours we13hearingotherpeoplespeak,wemayspendseveralhourslisteningtothe radioorsittinginfrontofatelevisionset.14,itisimpossibletofocusour attentioncompletelyonwhatissaid;ourmindmightbe15elsewhere. Preoccupationwithourpersonalconcernsis16reasonwedon'talwayslisten carefully.Aromance17souroragoodgradeonatestmaytakeprominencein ourmindevenas18isspeakingtous.Furthermore,wearesurroundedbyall kindsofnoiseswhichinterfere19listening.Forexample,voicesatapartyor 20oftrafficmaysimplymakeitdifficultforustocatcheverythingthatis beingsaid.
11.A.thenumberB.anumberC.numberD.numbers
12.A.acceptB.obtainC.receiveD.possess
13.A.putB.consumeC.spendD.spare
14.A.BesidesB.WhereasC.OtherwiseD.Nevertheless
15.A.wonderingB.swingingC.recyclingD.wandering
16.A.otherB.someC.theotherD.another
17.A.goneB.goingC.goesD.went
18.A.anyoneB.everyoneC.someoneD.few
19.A.toB.withC.ofD.about
20.A.soundB.noiseC.voiceD.scream
III.ReadingComPhension(30points,2pointseach)
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Manyoftoday'smosttrustedsalestechniqueswereinventedoveracentury agobyayoungmerchantnamedEatoninToronto.Whenhewasyoung,Eatonworked brieflywithhisbrothersinsmall-townstores.In1869,hesepuphisownshop indowntownToronto.Hehadmanycompetitors,buthewasalsoambitiousandhad aplanforsuccess.Heofferedauniquestyleoftrade,butaswasexpected,all theothershopkeeperslaughedathim,believinghewouldeventuallyfail. However,Eatonwasnotamantobeeasilydefeated;hecameupwithabrandnew notionofbusiness-"Goodssatisfactory,ormoneyrefunded."Hesoldallhis goodsatfixedpricesandonlyforcash.
Withasharpsenseofwhatthepublicwanted,hewentoutofthewayto meettheirneeds.Hisbusinessgrewrapidly.Hesetupnewbranchesandstarted mailorderservicethatallowedpeopletobuyfromalistofhisgoods.
Eaton'slist-advertisementsofhisday-wasthefirstofitskind.Itwas distributedandreadalloverthecountry.Itwastheonlywaytoaccess good-qualitygoodsatreasonablepricesforpeoplelivingfarawayfrombig cites.Itbecamepartoftheirlife.TheyevencalleditTheWishingBook.The secretofthelist'ssuccesswasthatEatongainedtherespectofthis customers;theytrustedhimforgoodpricesandqualitygoods.Probablybecause herememberedhismiserableearlydaysinIreland,Eatonthoughtmuchofthe welfareofhisemployees:betterworkingconditions,shorterweekdayhoursthan hiscompetitorsandSaturdayafternoonsoffinthesummer.Inallthis,hewasa leader.
21.ThebestdescriptionofEatonisthat______.
A.hewastherichestmerchantinToronto
B.hewasasuccessfultechnicalinventor
C.heintroducednewsalespractices
D.hechangedpeople'sideasaboutbusinessmen
22.Eaton'ssuccesslayprimarilyinthat____.
A.hesoldonlygoodqualitygoods
B.hewasthefirstpersontoprovidegoodservice
C.hetreatedhisemployeesbetterthananyofhiscompetitors
D.hewonrespectfromhiscustomers
23.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.
A.Eatoninventedtheideaoftheinternetshopping
B.Eatondroveotherbusinessmentofailure
C.Eatonneversoldhisgoodsoncredit
D.Eatonwasdefeatedbyhisrivals
24.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.
A.GoodGoods,ofMoneyRefunded
B.Eaton,aSalesInventor
C.Customers'Respect,aSecretofSuccess
D.Eaton'slist,aWelcomeEventinSalesHistory
25.Eaton'sListwasimportanttopeopleonfarmsbecauseitwasa convenientwayofgetting_____.
A.good-qualitygoodsatreasonableprices
B.goodsatunreasonableprices
C.good-qualitygoodsatunreasonableprices
D.poor-qualitygoodsatreasonableprices
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thethreatofaglobaloutbreak(疾病大爆发)ofbirdflumakesiturgentforthe internationalcommunitytocooperateeffectively.Wealthycountrieswillhaveto providehundredsofmillionsofdollarsforthetestingandproductionof medicinesnecessaryfortreatingpatientssufferingfrombirdflu.Developing countries,particularlyinSoutheastAsia,wherethebirdfluvirus(病毒)has sPadsince1997,mustworkoutspecialprogramssothatfarmerswillnothide sighsofpossibleoutbreaks.Inaddition,thewaysuchfarmbirdsaschickens andducksaretraditionallyraisedandmarketedinthedevelopingworldshould bechanged;thereshouldbemoredistancebetweenthebirdsandtheirkeepers. Countriesshoulddealwiththediseasewithjointeffort.Ifonecountryis inadequatelyPpared,itwillbeathreattoeveryothercountry.
Thepotentialeffectsofanationaloutbreakofbirdfluareenormous. Firstly,anoutbreakmaykilllargenumbersofpeople.WorldHealthOrganization (WHO)estimatesthatanoutbreaksimilartothemildHongKongfluof1968could killasmanyas7.4millionspeople.Ifitwereasdangerousasthe1918Spanish flu,whichkilled50million,thenumberwouldbemuchhigher.Secondly,suchan outbreakmaycausegreatfinancialdamage.Thelatestoutbreakofbirdflu, whichbeganinDecember2003,hascostSoutheastAsiamorethan$10billionand dePsseditsGDPby1.5percent.Ifanewoutbreakofbirdfluweretolastfor awholeyear,$800billionwouldbelost.
Despitethe124humancasesand63deathsfrombirdflusinceDecember 2003,thevirusremainsmainlyadiseaseanimals.However,themoreanimalsthat dieofthedisease,themorechancesithasofsPadingtopeople.Large numbersofdeadordyingbirdsmeanthatmorepeoplewillbeexposedtothe virusandchangeintoaviruswithnewcharacteristics.Iftheinternational communityworkstogetherefficiently,mancansurelyPventsuchavirusand possiblysavemillionsoflives.
26.Facedwiththethreatofaglobaloutbreakofbirdflu,the internationalcommunityshould________.
A.establishnewmarkets
B.worktogethereffectively
C.stopbirdsfromflyingtoothercountries
D.raisefewerchickensandducks
27.Thesecondparagraphfocuseson______.
A.WorldHealthOrganization
B.flusinHongKongandSpain
C.theeconomyofSoutheastAsia
D.possibleeffectsofabirdfluoutbreak
28.Thenumberofpeoplewhohavediedofbirdflusince2003is _______.
A.63B.124C.7.4millionD.50million
29.Inthethirdparagraph,theauthorismainlyinterestedin_____.
A.stimulatingfinancialgrowthB.reducingeconomicdamages
C.savinghumanlivesD.protectingbirdspecies
30.ThepassagedealswithallthefollowingaspectsbirdfluEXCEPT _______.
A.theoriginandhistoryofbirdflu
B.theimportanceofinternationalcooperation
C.thepossibledangersofanationaloutbreak
D.thesignificanceofPventingitfromsPading
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thelongsummerholidaysarefinallyoverandsomeparentsarepleased."We worrymoreabouttheirsafetyintheholidays,"explainsonemotherfromNorth London.Ifteenagersarenotwanderingaroundonpublictransportinabigand potentiallydangerouscity,theyarechattingtostrangersinaninternetchat room!Well,that'sanextremepictureoftheUKtoday,butmanyparentsare worriedabouthowmuchfreedomtheycangivetheirchildrenduringtheholidays andatweekends.
Weekendsarenottheonlytimetoworry!Newspaperarefullofstories abouttoomanyschoolkidsgoingtoschoolbycarbecausetheirparentsdonot wantthemtotravelaloneonabusortrain.Thissummerthereweremore frighteningstoriesofteenagersdisappearingwithquestionablefriendsthat theymetonthenet.AlltheMediastorieshelpincreaseparentsfears,butis theUKreallysodangerous?
Manyyoungpeoplefeelthatlifefortheirparentswaseasier.Inthe1960s youngpeopleplayedinthestreetsmoreandtraveledaroundtownwithouttheir parents."Atleastourparentscankeeptabsonus,"says16-year-oldJulia."So manypeoplehavemobilephonesnowandtheirparentsringtofindoutwherethey are.IusemymobiletogetDadtocometothestationwhenIarrivelate." Mobilesarenotjustexpensivetoys;theyhelpkeepyoungpeoplesafe.Most significantly,theyhelpkeepyoungpeoplesafe.Mostsignificantly,theymake parentsfeelbetter.Onlyoneproblemis,though,thatsomeyoungpeoplehave beenattackedbythieveswhowanttostealtheirmobilephones.
Youngpeoplelikegoingoutwithfriends,buttheynowneedtolearnhowto gethomesafely.FivemillionyoungpeopleintheUKbetweentheagesof9to16 usechatroomstomakefriends,butthey,too,needtobecarefulandnevergive theirpersonaldetailstoastranger.Youngpeopletodayhavemoreopportunities tomeetnewpeopleandgooutatnightmorethantheirparentseverdid.Now school,televisionprogramsandnewspapersmusthelpteenagerstoenjoytheir freedomandtoberesponsiblefortheirownsafety.
31.Someparentsareupsetaboutthesummerholidaysmainlybecausetheir children______.
A.wanderaroundonbusinthecity
B.chattostrangersinInternetchatrooms
C.makequestionablefriendsonthenet
D.aretakenlittlecareofbyteachers
32.Forthesakeofthesafety,manyparentssendtheirkidstoschool ________.
A.bycarB.bybusC.bytrainD.bypublictransport
33.Mostsignificantly,mobilephones_______.
A.enableparentskeepaclosewatchontheirkids
B.helpkeepteenagerssafe
C.makeparentsfeellessworried
D.protectteenagersfrombeingattacked
34.Teenagersshouldnevergiveanystrangers______.
A.theirmobilephonenumbersB.theirfamilyaddress
C.theirpersonalinformationD.theirparents'names
35.Thispassageismainlyabout________.
A.freedomforteenagersinsummerholidays
B.safetyforteenagersinsummerholidays
C.activitiesforteenagersinsummerholidays
D.troublesforteenagersinsummerholidays
PARTTWO(50POINTS)
将下列汉语单词译成英语。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.获胜者，优胜者n.w_____37.(使)枯萎，凋谢v.w_____
38.垂直的，竖的a.v_______39.易变的，变量的a.v_______
40.唯一的，独特的a.u_____41.地下的，隐蔽的a.u__________
42.真实的，如实地ad.t_________43.星期二n.T______
44.传统，惯例n.t________45.同情，同情心n.s_______
46.投降，让步vi.s________47.足够的，充分的a.s_________
48.亲属，亲戚n.r_______49.抵抗，反抗n.r_________
50.有目的的，蓄意的a.p_________51.财产;性质n.p_______
52.俯望，漏看vt.o_______53.发源，源自vi.o________
54.音乐的，悦耳的a.m______55.意图，打算n.i________
V.WordForm(10points,1pointeach)
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.He_________(write)her10letterssincehemetherlastyears.
57.Ithinkitnecessaryforhim________(finish)theworkintime.
58.Thehouseis______(complete)beforehisbrother'swedding ceremony.
59.Youhadbetter________(bring)enoughmoneywithyou.
60.The_______(good)hefeels,themoreworkhewilldo.
61.IfIhadn'tlistenedtoyou,Iwould_______(make)suchasilly mistake.
62.Thethreeplayersrepeatedlydenied________(take)anydrug.
63.Peoplewhoareentitledto________(vote)shouldbeovereighteen.
64.Thegovernmenthastakenmeasurestoreducethetotalenergy ______(consume).
65.Ifshe______(catch)the10O'clocktrain,shecangettherebylunch time
VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(15points,3pointseach)
将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。
66.男人的平均身高比女人高几英寸。
67.你所说的与我们正在讨论的豪不相干。
68.教育应该使每个学生德、智、体全面发展。
69.这本书对读者产生了很大影响。
70.这次考试比我们预想的要难得多。
VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15points)
将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。
Thereisacleardistinctionbetweenonewhoissupposedtoknowand another,usuallyayoungerpersonwhoissupposednottoknow.However,teaching isnotnecessarilytheareaofaspecialgroupofpeople,norshoulditbe lookeduponasatechnicalskill.Teachingcanbemorelikeguidingand assistingthanforcinginformationintoablankmind.Ifyouhaveacertain skill,youshouldbeabletoshareitwithothers.Youdonothavetogeta certificatetoconveywhatyouknowtothemortohelpthemintheirattemptto teachthemselves.Allofus,fromtheveryyoungestchildrentotheoldest membersofoursociety,shouldcometorealizeourowntalentandabilitiesas teachers.Wecansharewhatweknow,howeverlittleitmightbe,withotherswho haveneedofthatknowledgeorskill.
参考答案
I.VocabularyandStructure(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
1.B2.D3.B4.D5.A6.C7.A8.C9.B10.A
II.ClozeTest(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
11.B12.C13.C14.A15.D16.D17.A18.C19.B20.B
III.ReadingComPhension(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)
21.C22.D23.C24.B25.A26.B27.D28.A29.C30.A31.D32.A33.C34.C 35.B
IV.WordSpelling(本大题共20小题，每两小题1分，共10分)
36.winner37.wither38.vertical39.variable40.unique
41.underground42.truthfully43.Tuesday44.tradition45.sympathy
46.surrender47.sufficient48.relative49.resistance50.purposeful
51.property52.overlook53.originate54.musical55.intention
[评分参考]
多写、少写或错写一个或一个以上的字母均为错
V.WordFrom(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
56.haswritten57.tofinish58.tobecompleted59.bring
60.better61.havemade62.taking63.vote
64.consumption65.catches
[评分参考]
语法错误或拼写错误均不给分。
VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(本大题共5小题，每小题3分，共15分)
66.Ontheaverage,menarehigherthanwomenbyseveralinches/several incheshigherthanwomen.
67.Whatyousaidhasnothingtodo/hasnorelevancewithwhatweare discussing.
68.Educationshouldenableeverystudenttodevelopmorally, intellectuallyandphysically.
69.Thebookhasmadeagreatimpact/hadagreateffect/influenceonits readers.
70.Thetestwasmuchmoredifficultthanwehadexpected.
[评分参考]
(1)主要语法错误(如动词时态、语态、虚拟语气、主谓一致、否定、疑问以及其他句型错误)或影响基本句意的重要用词错误扣1分。
(2)非基本语法错误(如介词、代词、冠词、大写、标点等错误)以及不影响基本句意的用词错误每两处扣1分。
(3)拼写错误每两处扣1分。拼写错误本大题总扣分不超过3分。
(4)如所用句型与答案不一致，只要语言和意义正确，均应给分。
VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(本大题共15分)
一般认为，有知识的人与没有知识的人――他们通常是较年轻的人――之间的区别非常明显。然而，教学不一定是某个特殊群体的领域，也不应该被看作是一项专业技能。教学不止是将信息硬塞进空白的头脑，而更应是指导和帮助。只要你有某种特定的技能，你就应当能与他人分享。你没必要持有证书才能把你的知识传授给他人，或为他们的自学提供帮助。我们社会中每一个成员，从蹒跚学步的孩童到耄耋之年的老者，都应当意识到自己作为教师的才能。尽管我们可能知之甚少，但仍应能与那些需要我们的人来分享我们的知识和技能。
〔评分参考〕
短文英译汉的评分标准按译文质量分为15-13分、12-10分、9-7分、6-4分和3-1分五个档次。各档次标准如下：
(1)15-13分。全文翻译正确或基本正确，汉语表达通顺。
(2)12-10分。全文主要内容翻译正确或基本正确，汉语表达通顺，但有少数语句翻译错误。
(3)9-7分。全文不少于一半的内容基本正确，汉语表达尚通顺，有一些语句翻译错误。
(4)6-4分。少部分内容翻译基本正确，有较多的语句翻译错误。
(5)3-1分。 仅译对个别句子。
(6)全文译错或泽出零星单词或全文不译，不给分。
(7)缺译的语句按完全译错处理。
根据以上评分档次描述，评分可在相应的档次内上下浮动。
