专升本自考英语(二)历年真题试卷精选汇编.pdf

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1、专升本自考英语(二)历年真题试卷精选汇编2000 年（上）英语（一）试题I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each) 从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。1. Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find difficult to succeed in language learning.A. themB. themselvesC. itD. itself2. Television ads are short, but th

2、ey are repeated over and over again the audience sees and hears them many times.A. in thatB. so thatC. as toD. so as3. The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the Pacific, it is still very large.A. butB. andC. soD. therefore4. No one has been able to prove that fish is better for the brain than ma

3、ny other kinds of food.A. someB. so C. asD. any5. Tomatoes were once called love apples and were supposed to make those who ate them in love.A. fellB. feelC. fallD. felt6. Washing food down with water as a for chewing is not a good habit.A. directionB. substituteC. possibilityD. resource7. It is imp

4、ortant to realize that the same technology helps us may also harm us.A. asB. thatC. whatD. when8. Science began to develop rapidly when man laid his wrong beliefs and began to seek true explanations.A. outB. downC. asideD. outside9. Remember, nothing hurts concentration reading too slowly.A. rather

5、thanB. as well asC. more thanD. instead of 10. More and more people are realizing that there is a between heart disease and the way one lives.A. correspondenceB. comparisonC. connectionD. consequenceII. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each)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。Fear and its companion

6、 pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play with it 11 their hands were burnt away. 12 , if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not 13

7、 it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before. Fear and pain are therefore two guards, 14 which men and animals might soon die out. In the first sentence we suggest that fear ought to be properly used. If, 15 , you never go out of your house 16 of the danger of being knocked down and kille

8、d in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too 17 . Even in your house you are not absolutely 18 : an airplane may crash on your house or you may get cancer! The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but 19 to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; 20

9、you have to decide what action to take.11. A. because B. ifC. thoughD. until12. A. GenerallyB. ProbablyC. SimilarlyD. Consequently 13. A. warnB. requestC. manageD. protect14. A. with B. withoutC. forD. against15. A. after allB. by chance C. for exampleD. in fact16. A. regardless B. becauseC. in term

10、sD. in front17. A. littleB. moreC. manyD. much 18. A. firmB. calmC. safeD. strong19. A. insteadB. betterC. similarlyD. further20. A. thenB. otherwiseC. likewiseD. evenIII. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each)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。Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the

11、following passage.The problem of leisure is new. Until very recent times people worked each day to the limit of their strength. Of course there were always a privileged (有特权的)few who had leisure; but most men had to work 12, 14, or even 16 hours a day, six days a week. As late as 1840 the average fa

12、ctory worker labored 72 hours a week. Sunup to sundown was the farmers day, or as another phrase puts it, from can to cant. Today, working less than a 40-hour week, people enjoy more leisure time. Hence, the wise use of leisure time has become an important problem for everyone, young or old. It is a

13、 particularly difficult problem for the sick, the aged, and those who have retired from earning a living. Those people have so much leisure that it is hard for them to find interesting and worthwhile ways to use it.However short the work week becomes, work is still the most important part of life. W

14、e do not work to get leisure and the pleasures leisure brings us; rather, we use leisure wisely so that work itself can become awarding and enjoyable. The feeling of success at doing ones daily workwhether it is a job, maintaining a home, or going to schooldepends largely on coming to it each day wi

15、th fresh energy and active interest.Leisure and recreation (消遣) go together, though they are not necessarily the same thing. Recreation has an obvious meaning. It is the kind of leisure activity that brings re-creation of strength and spirit. When one speaks of making good use of leisure, he means c

16、hoosing recreational activities which contribute to health, growth, and spirit. 21. The phrase from can to cant in Paragraph 1 means .A. from beginning to endB. from birth to deathC. from morning to nightD. from time to time22. How to spend leisure time wisely is not a particularly difficult problem

17、 for people .A. who are very busy everydayB. who are sick in bedC. who are aged and in good healthD. who have retired from work23. How does the author look at work and leisure?A. We work hard so that we can enjoy more leisure.B. We enjoy leisure so that we can come back to work with fresh energy.C.

18、Leisure can bring us a lot of pleasures that work can not.D. The success of work has little to do with how we spend our leisure time.24. What is the relationship between leisure and recreation, according to the author?A. Leisure and recreation are closely related.B. Leisure and recreation are identi

19、cal.C. Recreation covers all kinds of leisure activities.D. Recreation does not belong to any leisure activity.25. From the passage we know that .A. leisure has been an old problem since ancient timesB. leisure can not be replaced as the most important part of life C. our success in work is mostly d

20、etermined by whether we use leisure wiselyD. good recreational activities contribute greatly to health, growth and spiritPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Each nation has its own peculiar character which distinguishes it from others. But the peoples of the world have m

21、ore points in common than points in which they differ. One type of person that is common in every country is the one who always tries to do as little as possible and to get as much as possible in return. His opposite, the man who is in the habit of doing more than is strictly necessary and who is re

22、ady to accept what is offered in return, is rare everywhere.Both these types are usually unconscious of their character. The man who avoids effort is always talking about his rights: he appears to think that society owes him a pleasant, easy life. The man who tries to do as little as he can is alway

23、s full of excuses: if he has neglected to do something, it was because he had a headache, or the weather was too hotor too coldor because he was prevented by bad luck. At first, other people, such as his friends and his employer, generously accept his stories; but soon they realize what kind of pers

24、on he is. In the long run he deceives only himself. When his friends become cool towards him and he fails to make progress in his job, he is surprised and hurt. He blames everyone and everything except himself. He feels that society is failing in its duties towards him, and that he is being unjustly

25、 treated.26. The central idea of Paragraph 1 is that .A. each nation is peculiar enough to enable us to distinguish it from othersB. the peoples of the world are as alike as they are differentC. the peoples of the world have more similarities than differencesD. those who do more than is strictly nec

26、essary are common in every country27. According to Paragraph 1, the man who does more than is required .A. is ready to accept what the society offers himB. expects nothing in return for his workC. feels that he is under heavy debtD. thinks this makes his life easy28. Those who try to do as little as

27、 possible .A. envy others good luckB. are good story-tellersC. supply false reasons for their lack of responsibility D. think that their opposites owe them a pleasant life29. The phrase in the long run (Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to .A. in practiceB. in the endC. in effectD. in no time 30. I

28、t can be inferred from the passage that people who cheat .A. will be unjustly treatedB. will cheat only themselves eventuallyC. will change their behaviorD. will get surprised by their own storiesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.The government may control prices whe

29、n there is a problem such as rapidly increasing rents or a rise in the cost of living. When the government controls prices, there is no longer a normal relationship between the price of a product and the quantity consumers will buy. Government controls may help in an emergency(紧急情况). However, some e

30、conomists believe that controls can have negative effects over a long period of time.In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord (房主) can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their r

31、ent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics (评论者) say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase thei

32、r profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent-controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.Economic theory predicts th

33、e results of economic decisions such as decisions about rent control, price control and the minimum wage. The predictions may be correct only if other things are equal.Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists supp

34、ort a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists do agree, however, that there are no simple answers to economic questions.31. According to Paragraph 1, price control _.A. does more harm than goodB. is good in every senseC. is necessary but harmful in the long termD. should be avoided

35、32. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that _.A. thanks to rent control, it would be easier for many to find apartmentsB. landlords may take back their apartments if the rent is too low C. the tighter the rent control is, the less new apartments will be builtD. landlords will not invest in other bu

36、sinesses after price control is approved by the government33. Which of the following do all economists agree on?A. Controls can have negative effects over a long period of time.B. The government must take measures to control rent increase.C. The maximum rent system protects people who dont have thei

37、r own houses.D.Economic questions are difficult to deal with.34. The attitude of the author to price control is _.A. subjectiveB. objectiveC. indifferentD. supportive35. The purpose of this passage is to _.A. argueB. persuadeC. analyzeD. describeIV. Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two words)将下

38、列汉语单词译成英语。36广场 n. s 37. 珍贵的 ad. p 38. 口袋 n. p 39 .假装 v. p 40. 各种各样的 ad. v 41.挑战 n. c 42. 完美的 ad. p 43.想象 v. i 44. 包含 v. c 45.心脏 n. h 46. 直径 n. d 47.海滩 n. b 48. 诚实的 ad . h 49.坚持 v. i 50. 法官；裁判员 n. j 51. 最少 ad. l 52. 信息；口信 n. m 53. 省略 v. o 54. 律师 n. l 55. 操作 v. o V. Word Form (10 points, 1 point for e

39、ach) 将括号中的各词变为适当形式填入空白。 56. Sometimes information in the long-term memory (be) hard to remember.57. In the 1600s, travelers from Europe (bring) back diamonds from India.58. Insurance fundamentals can (understand) by those willing to study them.59. He wanted the letter (mail) at once.60. We become us

40、ed to (see) blood on the news on television, or in full color in newspapers and magazines.61. As a generally (accept) medium of exchange, money rules out the need for the direct exchange of one item for another.62. Almost everyone spends a considerable amount of present moments (worry) about the fut

41、ure.64. Well-organized material is (well) remembered than jumbled information.65. If we (not have) air, there would be no sound.VI. Translation from Chinese into English (15 points) 将下列各句译成英语。66. 对初学者来说，用英语思维比说英语更难。67据说有些吃鹿肉的原始人能跑得象鹿一样飞快。68要是昨天他早一点回家，他的女儿就不会把他的手表拆了。69要找到与你观点相同的学生并不容易。70在你的朋友中有多少人从来未

42、犯过法呢？VIITranslation from English into Chinese (15 points) 将下列短文译成汉语。Many of the plants and animals from which our food comes can produce themselves quite well without our help. Fish, for example, live and breed according to their own life pattern. Human producers then come with nets and fishing pole

43、s to take the fish from the water.In our specialized world, however, it is not always possible to let our food grow in its own way. A relatively small number of people are responsible for producing large quantities of food. In order to perform such a function effectively, it is necessary for them to

44、 raise cattle and grow crops in a fairly concentrated area.Fishing, livestock(家畜) breeding, and fruit, vegetable, and grain growing are among the more commonly known food-production industries.2000 年（下）英语（一）试题IVocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each) 从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。1. Death and tax

45、es are two things in life that every American can be sure . Aof Bfor Cat Dwith2. The Atlantic Ocean is over 6,000 km where Christopher Columbus crossed it. Adeep Bwide Clong Dacross3. Two men were sitting in a doctors waiting room. What are you in here ? asked one. Afor Bto Con Dabout4. It is a good

46、 idea for parents to monitor the as well as the kind of television that their preschool child watches. Anumber Bsize Camount Dprogram5. In the garage sale, eager buyers bought all but 50 of the unwanted items in one weekend, leaving the Ericksons $442 . Arich Bbetter Cricher Dgood6. Many people have

47、 made a to a physical fitness program so as to maintain good health. Adecision Bcommitment Ccontribution Ddifference7. Many species of animals are under the threat of because of the rapid change of natural environment. Aguns BexistenceChuntersDextinction8. The knowledge and power of the Information

48、Age will be within reach not just of the few, _ of every classroom, every library in the near future. AbutBinsteadCbecauseDthen9. Generally, the children stay in the nuclear family they grow up and marry.Aalthough BasCuntilDwhere10. The difference between the baby twins is so small it is even hard f

49、or their Mum to tell. AasBthatCsinceDifII. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each)下列短文中有 10 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。Children are curious about the world around them. For example, they want to know 11 their hearts beat. They want to know why the ocean water 12 salty. 13 children grow up, they be

50、come curious about different kinds of things. When they are babies, they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in the smiles of their mothers. 14 they become interested in the physical world around them the plants, the animals, the sky. Later, they become interested in the things 15 people