2011年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语二真题.doc

2011年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)真题课程代码：00795请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Complete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)1. The English verb system has a _ complicated tense system than some other languages.A. very B. moreC. rather D. most2. At their next wedding anniversary, Tom and Sally _ for twenty-five years.A. will get married B. will have marriedC. will be getting married D. will have been married3. The student band gave an excellent performance at the celebration, but there were only two teachers present. I wish more teachers _ the play.A. have seen B. were about to seeC. would see D. could have seen4. Under _ circumstances will latecomers be admitted to the conference. A. no B. any C. all D. some5. I know this is the fight train. The ticket agent said it would be on _. A. Track Two B. the Two Track C. Second Track D. the Track Second6. John is an excellent boss _ he is looked up to by all of his employees. A. but B. and C. while D. or7. We dont really know who broke _ Tommys house last night. A. out B. down C. into D. through8. The course normally attracts 50 students per year, _ up to half are from overseas. A. of them B. of whom C. of those D. of which9. John strongly disagreed with the arbitrary _ made by the board of directors, so he resigned from the board. A. permission B. conclusion C. discussion D. decision10. As soon as the conference was over, all the participants went back to their _ workplaces. A. relative B. selective C. perspective D. respective11. You cant leave your daughter home _ because she is only six years old. A. alone B. single C. lonely D. separate12. It is my own _ if I am cheated by the same man twice. A. guilt B. error C. fault D. defect13. The outdoor celebration has been _ till next week due to the awful weather. A. put off B. pulled off C. shut off D. turned off14. Neither Cathy nor Susan replied. Linda was angry and _ at them both for not answering her question. A. glanced B. gazed C. glimpsed D. glared15. In a job interview, it is _ necessary for an applicant to prepare for some questions relevant to his or her career plan. A. openly B. noticeably C. visibly D. obviouslyII. CLOZEFill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)Babies love a beat, according to a new study that found dancing comes naturally to infants. The research showed babies respond to the rhythm of 16 , and find it more interesting than speech. The findings, based 17 a study of 120 infants between five months and two years old, suggest that humans may be born with a 18 to move rhythmically in response to music. Researchers find that it is the beat 19 other features of the music, such as the melody, 20 produces the response in infants. They 21 found that the better the childrens movements were able to coincide with the music, the more they smiled.To test babies reaction to music, the researchers 22 recordings of classical music, rhythmic beats and speech to infants, and videotaped the 23 In addition, they recruited professional ballet dancers to analyze how well the babies 24 their movements to the music. During the experiments, each baby was sitting on a parents lap. The adults had 25 on to make sure they couldnt hear the music, and they were 26 not to move. The researchers found the babies moved their arms, hands, legs, feet and heads in response to the music, 27 than to speech. It 28 to be understood why humans have developed this 29 reaction. One possibility is that it was a target of natural selection for music or that it has evolved for 30 function that just happens to be relevant to music processing. Though the ability appears to be innate in humans, the researchers arent sure why it evolved.16. A. voice B. movement C. music D. dance17. A. in B. on C. at D. to18. A. custom B. character C. tendency D. behaviour19. A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. less than20. A. what B. which C. it D. that21. A. still B. also C. just D. only22. A. composed B. performed C. played D. set23. A. consequences B. results C. information D. data24. A. suited B. directed C. balanced D. matched25. A. headphones B. masks C. microphones D. glasses26. A. controlled B. instructed C. limited D. confined27. A. much more B. much fewer C. no more D. no less28. A. keeps B. leaves C. stays D. remains29. A. certain B. particular C. unusual D. characteristic30. A. some other B. the other C. one another D. each otherIII. PARAPHRASINGChoose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)31. We want every minute to count.A. The minute is the basic unit of our lifetime.B. Every minute should be precisely measured.C. We want to make use of every minute effectively.D. Everyone should be aware of the limit of his lifetime.32. Culture shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. A. that may lead people to misunderstand the unfamiliar behaviour. B. that may make people feel lost in a completely new environment. C. people have when they are not used to the new ways of communication. D. people have when they do not know the rules and laws in a new place.33. This washwoman, small and thin as she was, possessed a strength that came from generations of peasant ancestors. A. Unlike her peasant ancestors, this small thin washwoman was born strong.B. This washwoman, like her peasant ancestors, was small and thin but strong. C. With the strength from her peasant ancestors, the washwoman was still small and thin.D. The washwoman was small and thin, but she inherited the strength of her peasant ancestors.34. Kaz Tanaka had wakened in a frightening new worlda world whose dominant sound was a silence broken only by the cries of the dying. A. a silent world where one could do nothing but make dying cries. B. a soundless world in which no one dared to break the dead silence. C. a silent world where one could only hear the moans from the dying. D. a soundless world in which the threat of death controlled everything35. I suspect that we are always faintly conscious of the fact that this is a smallish island, with the sea always round the comer. A. I wonder if we have realized the smallness of this island compared to the sea.B. I think we may not be fully aware it is easy to get to the sea on this small island. C. I believe we have ignored the size of the small island and its location in the sea.D. I guess we are insensitive to the fact that this small island is at the comer of the sea.36. Between French friends, .lively disagreement and sharpness of argument are the breath of life. A. To the French, the important part of a friendship is to argue heatedly. B. French friends often disagree with each other and argue out of breath. C. To the French, arguing heatedly is a very important activity in daily life. D. French people wont become lifelong friends until they argue vigorously.37. It is no use telling grown-up children not to make mistakes, both because they will not believe you, and because mistakes are an essential part of education. A. mistakes are great concerns of teachers. B. mistakes are the most valuable teachers. C. learning from ones mistakes is important in education. D. avoiding making mistakes is not the purpose of education.38. If disappointed, though, she wasted no energy on self-pity. A. she made no effort to hide her pity. B. she let her sorrow disappear naturally. C. she didnt like other people to feel sorry for her. D. she didnt spend time feeling sorry for herself.39. It left me open-minded about prayer. A. Prayer was no longer secret to me.B. It made me prejudiced against prayers. C. Prayer helped me become more understanding. D. It caused me to believe prayers might be answered.40. “If you think Im going to raise a good-for-nothing, you ve got another think coming.” A. you need to think it over carefully. B. you need someone else to help you. C. youd better stop thinking that way. D. you have the right to think differently.IV. READING COMPREHENSION Read the two passages and choose the most likely answer to each of the questions. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (2 points each, 20 points in all)Passage 1By good fortune, I was able to raft (漂流) down the Motu River in New Zealand twice last year. The magnificent four-day journey traverses (穿过) one of the last wilderness areas in the North Island.The first expedition was led by “Buzz”, an American guide with a great deal of rafting experience and many stories to tell of mighty rivers such as the Colorado. With a leader like Buzz, there was no reason to fear any of the great rapids on the Motu.The first half day, in the gentle upper reaches, was spent developing teamwork and coordination. Strokes had to be mastered, and the discipline of following commands without question was strict. In the boiling fury of a rapid, there would be no room for any mistake. When Buzz bellowed (吼叫) above the roar of the water, an instant reaction was essential.We mastered the Motu. In every rapid we fought against the river and we overcame it. The screamed commands of Buzz were matched only by the fury of our paddles, as we took the raft exactly where Buzz wanted it to go.At the end of the journey, there was a great feeling of triumph. We proved that we were so superior and powerful that we had overcome the mystery and majesty of the Motu.The second time I went down the Motu, the experience I had gained should have been invaluable, but the guide on this journey was a Kiwi with a very soft voice. It seemed that it would not even be possible to hear his voice above the noise of the rapids.As we approached the first rapid, he never even raised his voice. He did not attempt to take command of us or the river. Gently and quietly he felt the mood of the river and watched every little whirlpool. There was no drama and no shouting. There was no contest to be won. We sped through each rapid with grace and beauty and, after a day, the river had become our friend, not our enemy. The quiet Kiwi was not our leader, but only the person whose sensitivity was more developed than our own. Laughter replaced the tension of achievement. Soon the quiet Kiwi was able to lean back and let all of us take turns as leader. A quiet nod was enough to draw attention to the things our lack of experience prevented us from seeing. If we made a mistake, then we laughed and it was the next persons turn. We began to penetrate the mystery of the Motu, and like the quiet Kiwi, we listened to the river and we looked carefully for all those things we had not even noticed the first time.At the end of the journey, we had overcome nothing except ourselves. We did not want to leave behind our friend, the river. There was no contest, and so nothing had been won. Rather we had become one with the river. It is difficult to believe that the external circumstances of the two journeys were similar. The difference was in an attitude and a flame of mind. At the end of the first journey, it seemed that there could be no other way. Given the opportunity to choose a leader, everyone would have chosen someone like Buzz. At the end of the second journey, we had glimpsed a very different vision and we felt humbleand intensely happy.41. In the first journey, the author _. A. felt puzzled at the mystery of the MotuB. felt safe about the journey with the guide, Buzz C. was quite reluctant to be under Buzzs leadership D. was quite depressed by Buzzs dominant personality42. It can be inferred from the first journey that _. A. powerful people can overcome all difficultiesB. human beings are superior to everything in nature C. the Motu had been taken as an enemy to fight against D. the Motu had never been conquered by human beings43. Which of the following can best replace the word “penetrate”