desperate for the job, or too eager to please.Good eye contact is also important. One study found that job applicants who make more eye contact are perceived as more careful, dependable, confident and responsible.
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山东省2007年7月高等教育自学考试
I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item) 1 It was in the park______ Mary met John yesterday. A.where B.which C./ D.that
2 There are _______in the fields, but what we eat is______. A cattle...beefs B.cattles...beefs C.cattle...beef D.cattles...beef
3 Two years later, her father disappeared, never______again. A to hear from B. hearing from C. to be heard from D.being heard from
4 When we participate in a conversation, it's quite easy to_______by our own thought about what we are going to say next.
A be distracted B.be attracted C. distract D.attract 5 There are no special rules______what clothes you should wear. A as if B.as about C. as to D.as in
6 In an ideal society, family and governmental policy should_______we have a great number of books.
A watch that B.see that C.notice that D.observe that 7 _________Franklin was a simple man, he was a________diplomat.
A As...frilly B.Although...shrewd C.As...shrewd D.Although...frilly
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8 In the United States, a student who has finished_______school may want to continue in ______education.
A higher...higher B.high...higher C. higher...high D.higher...height 9.The turning point of my life was my decision to ________a promising business career and study music.
A.give up B.give in C.give out D.give off 10.Steps must be________to prevent the soil from being blown away. A.brought B.measured C.carried D.taken II. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item) unit 7 Text A
Christmas is a religious holiday. It is__11___on December 25 as the birthday of Christ. On Christmas Eve, little children__12___up their stockings near their beds, and they believe that when they are _ 13___, Santa Claus will come to visit them. He comes__14____from the North Pole and drives a big sled. In the sled__15___toys for all the good children. He gets out when he comes to the __16____of the children's house. He comes__17____the chimney with a bag of toys. If the children have been good, he will__18___their stockings with candies, fruits and toys, and he also puts some toys under the tree.
On Christmas morning, children look__19___their stockings. They open their Christmas packages and examine their gifts. Usually the whole family has a big Christmas dinner in the afternoon or evening.
People stay at home and__20___the time with their families. Everybody tries to come home for Christmas. It is a family holiday.
11 A. celebrated B.censored C.thrilled D.thought 12 A.hanged B.hung C.hang D.would hang 13 A. slept B.sleepy C.asleepy D. asleep 14 A. in B.down C.out D.up 15 A.are B.is C.be D.being 16 A.ceiling B.cover C.surface D.roof 17 A.over B.in C.down D.to 18 A.deal B.fill C.full D.crowd 19 A.for B.round C.into D.up 20 A. cost B.pay C.use D.spend
III. Reading Comprehension ( 30 points, 2 points for each item) Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
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It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has different effects on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others a catastrophe（灾害）.
But there are countries between these two kinds that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year. Britain is one of them, for which the arrival of snow quite simply causes problems. Within hours of the first snowfalls, however light, roads are blocked, trains and buses have to stop in the middle of the way. Normal communications are affected as well: telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. And almost within hours there are also certain shortages—bread, vegetables and other things—not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened and go out and store up with food and so on——“just for fear that something bad should happen.”
But why does snow have this effect? After all, the Swiss, the Australians and the Canadians don’t have such problems. It is simply because there is not enough planning and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow-ploughs（扫雪机）and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy snow-ploughs is that they are only used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospitals, education, helping the old and so on..
21. According to the writer, Britain is a country_____.
A which has regular snow B. which is not well prepared for snow C. for which snow is a catastrophe D. for which snow is a wonder
22.The arrival of snow in Britain affects all of the following except_______. A. traffic B. communications C. food supplies D. service quality 23 After a few hours’ snowing there are often some shortages of food because______.
A. shops have closed down B. people buy as much as they can
C. farmers cannot produce any more D. people eat more vegetables in winter 24.The first reason that the British do not buy snow-ploughs is that________. A. spreading salt is good enough B. old people need more money C. snow-ploughs are not used often D. the hospital is more important
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25 The underlined words “two kinds” in the second paragraph refer to the countries _______.
A. which have snow either as a yearly happening to celebrate or as something terrible.
B. which either have heavy snow or light snow
C. to which snow either causes problems or no problems D. which either have snow-ploughs or no snow-ploughs
Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and on again when you return. You will choose the temperature for each room, the lighting and the humidity. A sensor will detect the presence of a human (and, with luck, ignore the dog!) and turn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them off again. The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you. They will detect faulty electrical appliances, plugs or switches, isolate them so that they cannot harm anyone, and then warn you that they need repair. They will detect(发现) fire and if you are out of the house, the computer will call the fire brigade(消防队). It will also call the police should the sensors detect an intruder(入侵者) This will not be very difficult because the locks on the outside doors will be electronic. You will open them using your personal card—the one you use for shopping—maybe using a number known only to you.
It will be impossible to lose the card, and a housebreaker will have to tamper(拨弄) with the lock or with a window. It is not very difficult to make such tampering send a signal to the computer.
The computer will be more than a fireman-policeman-servant. It will be an entertainer, and most of your entertainment will come right into your home. It does now, of course, but by 2040 “entertainment” will mean much more. For one thing, you will be able to take part actively, rather than just watching. 26. The author intends to tell us that in 2040_____.
A. we will live without lights and heaters B. lights and heaters will go on and off automatically
C. there will be no switches of lights and heaters D. we will use many more lights and heaters
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山东高等教育自学考试英语二历年真题和部分答案解析
