2022年自考英语二历年真题及答案汇总.pdf

4 4 月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷及答案英语（二）试卷及答案（课程代码：（课程代码：0001500015）.Vocabulary and Structure(10 point each)从下列各句四个选项中选出一种最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应旳字母涂黑。1.It is difficult to _ the implication between the lines.A.get to B.get with C.get at D.get down2.The volleyball match was televised _ on CCTV.A.alive B.life C.live D.lively3.The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its _ considerabiA.distributionB.contributionC.prescriptionD.circulatiol4.The central theatre has a seating _ of more than 3,000 people.A.capabilityB.capacityC.abilityD.facility5.The furniture in her bedroom is quite different from _ in the living room.A.that B.it C.One D.which6.Because of the bad weather,the sports meet had to be _.A.shutdownB.done awayC.taken offD.called off7.Jenny complained that the hospital _ her too much for the treatment.A.expendedB.paidC.costD.charged8.Having decided to rent a flat,we _ contacting housing agencies in the city.A.set aboutB.set downC.set outD.setup9.The book fair has received a positive _ from readers.A.resultB.responseC.settlementD.solution10.If the operation _ carefully prepared,it would not have been successful.A.was notB.has not beenC.had not beenD.were not.Cloze Test(10 point each)The basic principle of radar is illustrated by what happens when one shouts in a e.The echoof the shouting 11 the walls helps a person determine the size of i cave.With radar,however,the waves are radio waves instead of 12 waves.dio waves travel13 the speed of light,about 300,000 kilometers in a second.A lar set 14 a shortburst of radio waves.Then it receives the echoes 15 when waves bounce(Silt)offobjects.By determining the time it 16 for the echoes to imi to the radar set,a trainedtechnician 17 determine the distance between the ar set and other objects.The wordradar,18,gets its name from the term dio detection and ranging.Ranging isthe term for detection of the 19 between object and the radar set.Besides being of critical importance to pilot,radar is 20 for air traffic control,tracking ships at sea,and for tracking weather systems and storms.11.A.throughB.forC.onD.against12.A.soundB.lightC.heatD.tide13.A.inB.atC.overD.on14.A.sendsoutB.works outC.figures outD.puts out15.A.producingB.producedC.produceD.produces16.A.spendsB.takesC.killsD.makes17.A.canB.mustC.ought toD.has to18.A.incaseB.in turnC.in shortD.in fact19.A.lengthB.widthC.distanceD.space20.A.EventualB.internalC.externalD.essential.Reading Comprehension(30 points,2 points each)从下列每篇短文旳问题后所给旳四个选择项中选出一种最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应旳字母涂黑。Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Among the company was a lawyer,a young man of about twenty-five.On being asked hisopinion,he said,Capital punishment and life imprisonment are equally immoral.IfI were to make a choice between them,I would rather choose the latter Anyway,itsbetter to live than not to live at all.A lively discussion followed.A banker,who was then younger and more nervous thanthe lawyer,suddenly lost his temper and cried out,Its a lie.I bet you twomillion.You wouldnt stick in a cell even for five years.If you mean it,replied the young lawyer,I bet Ill stay there longer;make itfifteen instead of five.Fifteen!Done!cried the banker.Gentleman,I bet you two millions.Agreed.Two millions for my freedom,said the lawyer.So this wild,ridiculous bet came to pass.The banker could not hide his excitementDuring supper he said to the lawyer jokingly,Come to your senses,young man,beforeits too late.Two millions are nothing to me,but you stand to lose three or fourof the best years of your life.I say three or four because youll never stick itout any longer Dont forget that voluntary imprisonment is much harder to put up withthan a enforced one.The idea that you have the right to free yourself any momentwill poison your life in the cell.I pity you.And now the banker,pacing from comer to comer,recalled all this and asked himself,Why did I make this bet?Whats the good?The lawyer lost fifteen years of hi lifeand I threw away two millions.Will it convince people that capital punishment isworse or better than imprisonment for life?No,no!Rubbish!On my part,it was thecaprice（心血来潮）of a well-fed millionaire;on the lawyers part,its the puregreed c gold.21The lawyer would choose life imprisonment because.A.he was younger than the banker B.capital punishment was immoralC.it was better than capital punishment D.the banker would give him$200,00022.The author considers the bet between the lawyer and the banker.A.interestingB.ridiculous C.capriciousD.instructive23.The word company in the first paragraph refers to _.A.companionsB.bankers C.lawyersD.prisoners24.The banker was extremely excited because _.A.he was too rich to care for the moneyB.he was sure of his winning the betC.the lawyer would give up in 15 yearsD.the lawyer would give up before 5 years25.In the end,the banker considers his bet with the lawyer _.A.rationalB.reasonableC.beneficialD.unreasonablePassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Online learning is also called distance education,which helps students who takeclasses by computer over the Internet to learn certain courses and earn a degree.And it has become more and more popular with both young people and educationalinstitutions.The School of Continuing and Professional Studies of New York University in Manhattanbegan online classes in 1992.Its Virtual School has taught more than 10,000 studentsfrom across the United States and other countries.Last year，the school launched NYU Online.It offers NYUs first online Programs fora bachelors degree.Programs are offered in three areas;leadership And management,information systems management and social sciences.The classes are highlyinteractive where students communicate with each other and their teachers.Someclasses require students to log in at the same time so they can attend live lecturesby a professor Students can also ask questions and work together on team projects.The cost to attend NYU Online depends on how many classes a student is to take Itcosts as much as fifteen thousand dollars a year.NYU offers no financial aid forinternational students in this program.If you are interested in the program,youcan gel more details at the website:www.nyu.edu.Many other schools,too,offeronline education.Students should be especially careful of programs that offer adegree in return for little or no work.These are known as diploma mills,and areillegal in the United States.Educational advisers also say that before you enter any program,make sure the workwill be recognized in your country.You should also make sure the schools you areconsidering are officially approved.26.The third paragraph is mainly about the _ of the programs of the School.A.academic goal and systemB.courses and learning modeC.learning methods and classesD.courses and requirements27.It can be inferred from the passage that international students in the programs_.A.get full scholarshipB.pay no tuitionC.get no financial supportD.earn more money28.Many American schools offer online programs,and international students _.A.should be careful of being cheatedB.are certain to earn a degreeC.should know about programmingD.are faced with many difficulties29.The word workin the second line of the last paragraph most probably means.A.what a student has written at schoolB.what a student has learned at schoolC.what a student has read at schoolD.what a student has achieved academically30.The payment for online programs of NYU is based on.A.the number of classes a student attendsB.the number of students a professor instructsC.the number of semesters a student spendsD.the number of presentations a student makesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.An understanding of mans effect on the balance of nature is crucial(核心旳)to beingable to find the appropriate remedial action.It is a very common belief that theproblems of the population explosion are caused mainly by poor people living in poor