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2005年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试
英语（二）试卷及答案 （课程代码：00015）
PARTONE（50POINTS）
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.Would’tyouratheryourchild______successfulwithhisstudyandwonthescholarship? A.becameB.becomeC.wouldbecomeD.becomes 2.AlthoughTomissatisfiedwithhisacademicachievement,hewonders_______willhappentohisfamilylife. A.itB.thatC.whatD.this 3.Wehopethatallthemeasuresagainstsandstorms,________wasputforwardbythecommittee,willbeconsideredseriouslyatthemeeting. A.whileB.afterC.sinceD.as 4.Wecannotleavethistoughjobtoaperson_________. A.whonobodyhasconfidenceB.inwhomnobodyhasconfidence C.forwhomnobodyhasconfidenceD.whoeveryonehasconfidenceof 5.Youarethebestforthejob_____youapplyyourmindtoit. A.untilB.ifonlyC.incase D.unless 6.Hey,leave_____!Ihatepeopletouchingmyhair. A.behindB.outC.offD.over 7.Ithoughttheproblemofwatershortagewould________atthemeetingbutnobodymentionedit. A.comeup B.comeuptoC.comeoverD.cometo ’dliketohearyouropiniononthisissue. A.sayawordwithB.havewordswithC.mentionawordwithD.haveawordwith 9.Thereisadeadlock(僵局)inthediscussionwhenneithersidegives________totheover. A.away B.wayC.theway D.itsway 10.Thistypeofdeskandchaircanbeadjusted________theheightofstudentsatdifferentages. A.with B.forC.toD.in Ⅱ.ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeachitem) 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。
ForoverahundredyearsJapanhasconsistentlyspentlargesumsofmoneyandconsiderablehumanresourcesinanefforttoobtaintechnology.Herabilitytonegotiate__11___bythefactmostofthetechnologyshewantedwasnocommercialsecrets.Japan
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s__12__hasalsobeenstrengthenedbythefactthatherinternalmarketwaslarge,sothat__13__tothismarketcouldbeofferedtomultinationalcompaniesasanattractiontothemtograntlicenses.Besides,Japan
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sworkforcewasdisciplined,soitwascapable__14__applyingtheinformationitacquired.Finally,AmericanandEuropeancompanies,whowere__15__licensers,feltthattheJapanesecompaniesmighttakealargeshareoftheworldmarket__16__theywerenotlimitedbylicensingagreement.
Conditionsofthissort,__17__togetherinonenation,maywellbeunique,andthecaseofJapanmaythereforenotactuallydemonstratethatlicensingisjustasefficientasmultinationalownershipforthe__18__oftechnology.Infact,Japan
maybefindingthismethodofoperation__19__effectivethaninthepast,asherneedsforoutsidetechnologynowrequireinformationwhich__20__onlyafewcompaniesandismorecloselyheld. 11.A.wasstrengthened B.willbestrengthened
?C.willhavebeenstrengthened D.hasbeenstrengthened 12.A.position B.location C.place D.point 13.A.entry B.access C.presence D.acceptance 14.A.at B.in C.for D.of 15.A.potential B.feasible C.liable D.inevitable 16.A.until B.before C.if D.after 17.A.cameB.come C.willcome D.coming 18.A.transformation B.transfer C.transmission D.shift 19.A.muchB.little C.less D.more 20.A.stickstoB.belongsto C.drawson D.takeson Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointforeachitem) 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. Oneday,theprincipalcameintoourroomand,aftertalkingtotheteacher,forsomereasonsaid:“Iwishallofthewhitescholarstostandforamoment.”Irosewiththeothers.Theteacherlookedatmeand,callingmyname,said:“Yousitdownforthepresent,andrisewiththeothers.”Ididnotquiteunderstandher.Sherepeated:“Yousitdownnow,andrisewiththeothers.”Isatdownpuzzledanddumb.Isawandheardnothing.Whentheotherwereaskedtorise,Ididnotknowit.Whenschoolwasdismissed,Iwentoutunconsciously.Afewofthewhiteboyslaughedatme,saying:“Oh,you’reanigger,too.” IhurriedonasfastasIcouldtowheremylooking–glasshungonthewallinmyownlittleroom.ForaninstantIwasafraidtolook,butwhenIdid,Ilookedlongandearnestly.Iwasaccustomedtohearingremarksaboutmybeauty;butnow,forthefirsttime,Ibecameconsciousofitandrecognizedit.Inoticedtheivory(象牙)whitenessofmyskin,thebeautyofmymouth,thesizeandliquiddarknessofmyeyes.Irandownstairsandrushedtowheremymotherwassitting.Iburiedmyheadinherlapandcriedout:“Mother,tellme,amIanigger?”Icouldnotseeherface,butIfeltherhandsonmyhead.Ilookedupintoherface.ThereweretearsinhereyesandIcouldseethatshewassufferingforme.AndthenitwasthatIlookedathercriticallyforthefirsttime.Ihadthoughtofherinachildishwayonlyasthemostbeautifulwomanintheworld;nowIlookedathersearchingfordefects.Icouldseethatherskinwasalmostbrown,andthatshediddifferinsomewayfromtheotherladieswhocametothehouse;yet,evensoIcouldseethatshewasmorebeautifulthananyofthem.ShemusthavefeltthatIwasexaminingher,forshehidherfaceinmyhairandsaidwithd
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ifficulty:“No,mydarling,youarenotanigger.”Shewenton:“Ifanyonecallsyouanigger,don’tnoticethem.”Butthemoreshetalked,thelesswasIreassured,andIstoppedherbyasking:“Well,mother,amIwhite?Areyouwhite?”Sheansweredtremblingly:“No,Iamnotwhite,butyourfatherisoneofthegreatestmeninthecountry.ThebestbloodoftheSouthisinyou.”Thissuddenlyopenedupinmyheartafreshfear,andIalmostfiercelydemanded:“Whoismyfather?Whereishe?”Shestrokedmyhairandsaid:“I’lltellyouabouthimsomeday.”Isobbed:“Iwanttoknownow.”Sheanswered:“No,notnow.” 21.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat“anigger”means________. A.awhitepersonB.ablackperson
C.anyonethatisnotwhiteD.anyonethatisnotblack
22.Whentheteacheraskedhimtositdownandrisewiththeothers,theauthorwasconfusedbecause_________. A. heneverconsideredhimselfanon-whiteperson B. hethoughttheteacherdidn’trecognizehim C. hethoughtheshouldbeconsidered D. hethoughtitrudefortheteachertocallhisname 23.Itwasonthatdaythathebegantorealizethat_________. A. hewasanigger B. hewasdifferentfromothersbecauseofhisbeauty C. hiscolorwaslikethatofhismother D. hedifferedfromotherwhitepeopleevenwithhisbeauty 24.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_________. A. theboy’sfatherleftthemforsomereasons B. theboy’smotherdidn’twanttomentionhisfatheratall C. theboynevermethisfatherbefore D. theboy’smotherhatedhisfather 25.Thispassagegenerallytellsusastoryof________. A.aboywhosuddenlyrealizedthathewasacoloredperson B.aboywhohadbeenlookeddownuponbecausehehadnofather C.themiserablelifeofcoloredpeople D.thelifeofaone-parentfamily PassageTwo Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage. ForAmericans,timeisa“resource”that,likewaterorcoal,canbeusedwellorpoorly.“Timeismoney,”theysay.“Youonlygetsomuchtimeinthislife;you’dbestuseitwisely.”Thefuturewillnotbebetterthanthepastorthepresentunlesspeopleusetheirtimefroconstructive,future-orientedactivities.Thus,Americansadmirea“well-organized”person,onewhohasawrittenlistofthingstodoandaschedulefordoingthem.Theidealpersonispunctualandtreasuresotherpeople’stime.
TheAmericanattitudetowardstimeisnotnecessarilysharedbyothers,especiallynon-Europeans.Theyaremorelikelytoconsidertimeassomethingthatissimplytherearoundthem,notsomethingtheycan
“use”.OneofthemoredifficultthingsmanyforeignbusinessmenandstudentsmustadjusttointheStatesisthenotionthattimemustbesavedwheneverpossibleandusedwiselyeveryday.
Intheireffortstousetheirtimewisely,Americansaresometimesseenbyforeignvisitorsasautomatons,unhumancreatureswhoaresotiedtotheirclocksandtheirschedulesthattheycannotpart
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icipateinorenjoythehumaninteractionsthatarethetrulyimportantthingsinlife.“Theyarelikelittlemachinesrunningaround,”oneforeignvisitorsaid.
TheemphasisAmericansplaceonefficiencyiscloselyrelatedtotheirconceptsofthefuture,changeandtime.Todosomethingefficientlyistodoitinthewaythatisquickestandrequiresthesmallestinvestmentofresources.Americanbusinessessometimeshire“efficiencyexperts”toreviewtheiroperationsandsuggestwaysinwhichtheycouldaccomplishmorethantheyarecurrentlyaccomplishingwiththeresourcestheyareinvesting.Popularperiodicalscarrysuggestionsformoreefficientwaystocleanhouse,raisechildren,tendtheyard,andsoon.
Inthiscontextthe“fast-foodindustry”canbeseenasaclearexampleofanAmericanculturalproduct.McDonald’s,KentuckyFriedChicken,PizzaHut,andotherfast-foodestablishmentsprosperinacountrywheremanypeoplewanttominimizetheamountoftimetheyspendpreparingandeatingmeals.ThemillionsofAmericanswhotaketheirmealsatfast-foodrestaurantscannothavemuchinterestinlingeringovertheirfoodwhileconversingwithfriends,asmillionsofEuropeansdo.AsMcDonald’srestaurantshavespreadaroundtheworld,theyhavebeenviewedassymbolsofAmericansocietyandculture,bringingnotjusthamburgersbutanemphasisonspeed,efficiency,andshinycleanliness.ThetypicalAmericanfood,someobserversargue,isfastfood. 26.Ifapersontreasuresotherpeople’stime,he. A. doesnotwastepeople’stimewithconversationoractivitythathasnobeneficialoutcome B. doesnotbelievethefuturewillbeanybetterthanthepresentorthepast C. likestodeepawrittenscheduleofthedailyactivitieswithhim D. likestohavehismealsatthefast-foodrestaurantstosavetime 27.IntheeyesoftheforeignvisitorsintheStates,Americanpeople. A. thinkthattimeisalwaystherewhichneedsbudgeting B. enjoysavingandusingtimewiselyeveryday C. areindifferentinthattheyarelikefeelinglessmachines D. aresofullyengagedthattheyareunabletoenjoytheimportantthingsinlife 28.Whatisthejobofanefficiencyexpert? A. Writingarticlesforperiodicals. B. Recommendingwaysofefficientinvestment. C. Examiningthequalityofacompany’sproducts. D. Teachingpeoplehowtotakecareoftheiryard. 29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph? A. ManyAmericanslovehavingmealsatfast-foodrestaurants. B. Americansarebusierthanotherpeopleintheworld. C. TheAmericanfast-foodindustryhelpsspreadtheAmericanculturearoundtheworld. D. TheUnitedStatesisthefatheroftheworld’sfast-foodindustry. 30.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.. A. TheAmericanConceptofTime
B. TheDevelopmentoftheAmericanFastFoodIndustry C. HowtoRaiseEfficiency
D. TheAmericanFoodandCulture
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Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itisdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschooling,wherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.Legislationandc
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ourtdecisionshavemakeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheirchildrenathome,andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.
Supportersofhomeeducationclaimthatitislessexpensiveandfarmoreefficientthanmasspubliceducation.Moreovertheyquoteseveralmerits:reliefofschoolovercrowding,addedcurricularandpedagogical(课程和教学法)alternatives,strengthenedfamilyrelationships,lowerdropoutrates,increasedmotivation,higherstandardizedtestscores,andreduceddisciplineproblems.Supportersofhomeschoolingalsobelievethatitprovidestheparentswiththeopportunitytoreinforcetheirmoralvaluesthrougheducation.
Criticsofhomeschoolingmovementclaimthatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasitsolves.Theyacknowledgethat,inafewcases,homeschoolingofferseducationalopportunitiessuperiortothosefoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovidesucheducationaladvantages.Someparentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenformtheschoolsinfavorofhomeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovideasatisfactoryeducationfortheirchildren.Typically,parentshavefewer,notmoretechnologicalresourcesavailablethandoschools.However,therelativelyinexpensivecomputertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanywaynotsogoodasmorehighlystructuredclassroomeducation. Finally,asociological(社会学)concernistherestrictedsocialinteractionexperiencedbychildrenwhoareeducatedathome.Technologywillneverreplacethepupil-teacherrelationship.Also,whilerelationshipswithparentsandbrothersandsistersmaybeimproved,childrentaughtathomemaydevelopadistorted(歪曲的)viewofsociety. 31.Themainideaofthepassageisthat. A. moreandmoreparentsareinfavorofhomeschooling B. homeschoolingissuperiortoschooleducationbecauseithasbeenlegallyapproved C. thoughhomeschoolinghasitsadvantages,itcreatesasmanynewproblemsatthesametime D. schooleducationisnodoubtbetterthanhomeeducation 32.Thosewhosupporthomeschoolingthinkthat. A. it’slessexpensiveandmoreefficientapartfromothermerits B. ithasaddedcurricularandpedagogicalalternatives C. itwillcausefewerdisciplineproblems D. it’smoreimportanttoreinforcemoralvalues 33.Criticsbelievethat. A. fewparentscanaffordcomputersandtechnologywhenprovidinghomeeducation B. fewparentsarequalifiedenoughtoprovideasatisfactoryhomeeducation C. schoolteachersarebetterthanparents
D. classroomenvironmentcanprovidemostsatisfactoryeducation 34.Accordingtotheauthor,homeschoolingcannothelpchildren. A. acquiresocialknowledge
B. builduparelationshipwithfamilymembers C. builduppupil-teacherrelationship D. developarightviewofsociety
35.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardhomeschoolingis. A. vague B. positive
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江苏自考全国自考英语（二）真题及答案 - 图文
