全国2003年10月高等教育自学考试
英语阅读（二）试题
课程代码：00596
Ⅰ. Directions: Match the words in Column A with their definitions in Column B. Write the letter of the answer to each word in Column A on your ANSWER SHEET. (10 points, 1 point for each)
A B
1. accrue 3. erase 4. constant 5. coercion
A. using force, threats of punishment B. lasting for only a period of time C. continuous, without break D. to rub or scrape out
E. to pass, flow or spread into every part of F. that is liable to be damaged G. to speak or argue in support of H. to become larger or more by addition I. the quality of keeping secret
J. growing too much in a limited piece of land
2. intensive
6. vulnerable 7. permeate 8. contemporary 9. plead
10. confidentiality
Ⅱ. Directions: Read each of the following sentences carefully, and choose A, B, C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase. Write the corresponding letter of the answer on your ANSWER SHEET. (10 points, 1 point for each)
11. What breathtaking impertinence to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or dog food or whatever. A. transmission C. distraction
B. rudeness D. politeness
12. A few years ago, our group at Saclay, in collaboration with a number of other European Laboratories, orbited a telescope. A. along with
B. in the light of D. regardless of
C. in agreement with
13. If they fall behind too far on these obligations, they run the risk of having their houses, cars or other items taken over or repossessed by the lenders. A. homogeneity
B. appropriateness D. probabilities B. insufficient D. extinguishable B. confidentially
C. responsibilities A. inaccessible C. abundant
14. As a source of power, water is virtually inexhaustible. 15. Astrid and I kept talking and the man continued to swing and lurch over us, thanking us profusely. A. increasingly C. attributably
D. repeatedly
16. If the greenhouse effect produces lasting climatic change, national color preferences could radically reorientate. A. change C. renew
B. come to an end D. start again
B. active and lively D. respected
17. If you are animated, you are more likely to see animated listeners. A. dull and stupid C. annoyed
18. These countries fear that their industries will not be able to survive such drastic cuts and that their national economies will suffer as a result. A. sudden and severe C. clear and simple A. on top of
B. slow and continuous D. far and wide B. instead of D. on behalf of B. happy
D. greatly surprised
19. More people report they “feel” on the verge of a nervous breakdown. C. on the point of A. overjoyed C. sad
20. She was taken aback at the news that her brother had a car accident. Ⅲ. Directions: Scan Passage 1 and find the words which have roughly the meanings given below. Write the word you choose in the corresponding space on your ANSWER SHEET. (10 points, 1 point for each)
Note: The numbers in the brackets refer to the numbers of paragraphs in the passage. 21. exact; accurate (1)
22. statement explaining the meaning of a word or expression (1) 23. general (1)
24. to provide more details about something in order to make it clearer (1) 25. to have or use something together with someone else (2) 26. being everywhere at the same time (2)
27. information, usually in the from of facts or statistics that one can analyze (2) 28. to join or bring something or people together so that they become one (3) 29. to plan, prepare, decide on all the details of something (3) 30. to change something into a different form (3)
Passage 1
1. Communication networks are arrangements of hardware and software that allow users to exchange information. This very broad definition will help you begin learning about one of the fastest-growing areas in electrical engineering and computer science. Once we examine some common communication networks, we will develop a more precise definition. We will elaborate on the importance of this field.
2. The telephone network is the most familiar and ubiquitous communication network. It is designed for voice transmission. An office computer network is a communication network used by organizations to connect personal computers and workstations so they may share programs
and data and to link those computers to printers and, possibly, to some other peripherals(e.g., file servers that provide mass storage or plotters). Computer networks also are used in manufacturing plants to connect machine tools, robots, and sensors. The Internet is a network of computer networks that covers most of the world and allows millions of users to exchange messages and computer files and some limited video and audio signals.
3.Although all these systems are communication networks, they are quite different in the information that they transmit and in the way they are used. Nevertheless, they operate on similar principles. The unifying characteristics of all networks help us develop a definition of communication networks that describes the arrangements of hardware and software that we study in this text. Each system described is designed to exchange information, which may be voice, sounds, graphics, pictures, video, text, or data, among users. Most often the users are humans, but they also can be computer programs or devices. Before the information is transmitted, it is converted into bits(zeros or ones). Then the bits are sent to a receiver as electrical or optical signals (electromagnetic waves, to be more precise). Finally, the information is reconstructed from the received bits. This transmission method, called digital transmission, reduced the transmission errors.
SECTION 2 READING COMPREHENSION(40 points)
IV. Directions: Skim Passage 2 and read the statements given right after the passage and
judge whether they are True or False. Write the corresponding answer you choose on your ANSWER SHEET.(10 points, 1 point for each)
Passage 2
1.Everybody feels pain sometimes: the pain in the head that comes after eating ice cream or drinking cold water; the sudden muscular pain; the “stitch” that attacks long-distance runners or others whose activities have put great demands on the oxygen supply of the body. These transient pains are not cause for alarm; they usually disappear quickly, return rarely and signify very little.
2.In contrast are the unusual, chronic, or exceptionally severe pains that require attention from a doctor, who can determine whether or not they require special care. Angina pectoris(pain of the chest) is a heart pain that lasts from two or three minutes to ten or fifteen. Identification is extremely important, because special drugs are needed for relief and the doctor’s understanding and advice may prevent recurrence of the condition.
3.Only a doctor can recognize what are called referred pains. These originate at one point, but are felt at another to which they have been carried by the nerves. A person with continuous pain becomes irritated, tired easily, has difficulty in sleeping, loses appetite, and may even become the victim of what has been called an anxiety state or nervous breakdown. Few diseases develop without pain at some state, and many involve so characteristic a pain as to make diagnosis certain. Whenever a pain is so severe, so prolonged, and so unusual as to arouse alarm, a doctor should be consulted.
31.Transient pains should usually be investigated. 32.All chronic pains require special care.
33.Angina pectoris would probably be classified as unusual.
34.Chronic and referred pains are alike in that both last for a long time. 35.Pains can be useful as a signal of the presence of disease. 36.Transient pains are different from referred pains. 37.Pains can serve as an aid in the diagnosis of disease. 38.A person with continuous pains is usually good-tempered. 39.Chronic pains are felt some distance from their source. 40.All chronic pains can be identified and treated.
V. Directions: Read Passages 3 and 4 and choose the correct answer. Write the corresponding letter of the answer on your ANSWER SHEET.(20 points, 1 point for each)
Passage 3
1.Every year a great number of babies and young children die or are injured in fires. One out of every five fires is caused by careless smoking or by children playing with matches and lighters. Don’t tempt children by leaving matches or lighters around a room.
2.Never leave a child alone in a house. In just a few seconds they could start a fire. Or a fire could start and trap them. A child will panic in a fire and will not know what to do. Unless a parent is around to help, a child may try to hide under a bed or in a closet. Home fire drills are a sound idea. The best way to stop panic in case of fire is to know what to do before a fire breaks out.
3.Your first thought in a fire should always be escape. Far too many people become victims because they do not know the killing power and speed of fire. If a fire is very small and has just started, you can put it out yourself. Do this if you have the proper tools on hand. In any case always send the children outside first. Smoke, not fire, is the real killer in a blaze. According to studies, as many as eight out of ten deaths in fires are due to inhaling fumes long before the flames ever came near the person.
4.Burns are another hazard to tots. Fireplaces, space heaters, floor furnaces, and radiators have all caused horrible burns to babies. Since you cannot watch your child all the time, you must screen fireplaces. Put guards around heaters and radiators.
5.Some people use a vaporizer or portable heater in a child’s room. If you do, be sure you place it out of reach. Be sure, too, that it is not placed too close to blankets or bedclothes. 6.Use care in the kitchen. It is not safe to let an infant crawl or a small child walk around the kitchen while you are preparing meals. There is danger of your tripping and spilling something hot on the child. There is even danger of a child pulling in a hot pot off the stove on to herself. Also, do not use tablecloths that hang over the table edge. Children can easily pull the cloth and whatever is on the table down. Be aware of these dangers and protect your child. 41. The best title of the passage can be ________. A. Better Safe Than Sorry C. Escape From Fire
B. How to Protect Children D. Be Careful in the Kitchen B. one out of five fires
42. Careless smoking or children playing with matches and lighters causes ______. A. most deaths of children
C. eight out of ten deaths in fires A. panicking
B. not knowing what to do
D. five out of ten fires
43. A child will probably do the following in a fire EXCEPT ______.
C. trying to hide under a bed or in a closet D. calling for help
44. In paragraph 2, the word “sound” is closest in meaning to ________. A. healthy C. sensible
B. safe D. thorough B. be prepared D. run away B. prevention D. putting out the fire B. flames D. blaze B. bedclothes D. space heaters
45. The best way to stop panic in the case of fire is to ________. A. call a neighbor C. call a policeman A. panic
46. When caught in a fire, a person’s first thought should always be ________. C. escape A. smoke C. fuel
47. The real killer in a fire is _________.
48. Burns can be caused by _______. A. harmful toys C. blankets
49. Which statement is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Never leave a young child alone at home. B. Burns can be very dangerous to children. C. Place heaters out of the reach of children. D. Do not work in a kitchen when a child is in it. 50. From the passage, we can infer that _______. A. adults know how to handle fires B. many children start fires in a house C. some fire fighters are not well trained D. adults are always very careful about fire.
Passage 4
1. When Jules Verne wrote Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1864, there were many conflicting theories about the nature of the earth’s interior. Some geologists though that it contained a highly compressed ball of incandescent gas, while others suspected that it consisted of separate graphite shells, each made of a different material. Today well over a century later, there is still little direct evidence of what lies beneath our feet. Most of our knowledge of the earth’s interior comes not from mines or bore holes, but from the study of seismic waves—powerful pulses of energy released by earthquakes.
2. The way that seismic waves travel shows that the earth’s interior is far from uniform. The
全国2003年10月高等教育自学考试英语阅读(二)试题历年试卷
