2010年4月自考英语二真题及答案

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全国2010年4月自学考试综合英语（二）试题

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I. GRAMMARAND 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. I was shocked by the number of people who seemed to have nothing better to do with their time than ______ to know fish better.

A. get

C. getting B. gets D. got

2. Not all birds can fly , ______ do all birds build nests.

A. not

C. never B. no D. nor

3. When you fall in love for the first time, it’s surprising ______ inconveniences you can put up with.

A. that

C. which B. what D. those

4. I know my limitations, so I won’t do anything ______ my ability.

A. beyond

C. above B. under D. below

5. The hosts apologized for ______ that some of their guests might be vegetarians.

A. having not considered

C. having not been considering B. not having considered D. not considering

6. Mrs. Smith locked both the front and the back doors before she went to bed ______ that someone might steal into the house at night.

A. so

C. unless B. for fear D. on condition

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全国2010年4月自学考试综合英语（二）试题

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7. We have to wait for the bus, ______?

A. have we

C. do we B. haven’t we D. don’t we

8. ______ the popularity of robots in Japan, the country’s robot-production growth is slowing down.

A. As

C. With B. Although D. Despite

9. The proposal deserves support as it gives ______ to the needs of children.

A. curiosity

C. priority B. awareness D. emphasis

10. Those familiar with evening dress will always ______ black with elegance.

A. link

C. connect B. associate D. relate

11. If you’re sitting around a lonely campfire at night, the howl of a wolf can sound pretty ______.

A. fearful B. threatening

C. dreadful D. frightening

12. The suspect cooperated fully with the police when ______ about his role in the incident.

A. required

C. demanded B. questioned D. negotiated

13. Homing pigeon is useful as a ______ carrier because when taken from home, it will return at the first opportunity.

A. meaning

C. message B. information D. content

14. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ______ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.

A. conveniently

C. sufficiently B. obediently D. reluctantly

15. She was so ______ the noise that she sent the children to bed.

A. broken down by B. filled in with

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全国2010年4月自学考试综合英语（二）试题

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C. taken over by

II. CLOZE D. fed up with

Fill 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)

A quarter of the world’s population now speaks English. If you want to your products, or yourself, you have no choice to do it in English. Politicians and business people must speak English if they want to make their mark the world’s stage. Writers of minority languages can hope to sell their books unless they write in English.

As English is spoken all over the world, it means that no inpidual country can really exercise a influence over it. In the past, it was the mother tongue who controlled the future of the language. Now, indeed for the last few decades, the mother tongue users are in a significant This means that the character of the language could well with new words, new rhythms, and new pronunciations. It isn’t going to be British and American English anymore- that’s All over the world education authorities are struggling to find the resources to meet the for English.

However, it is open to question whether they are putting all their eggs in one . The future of English language is intimately the electronic revolution. Satellite television and the Internet have helped accelerate the of English, but will that always be the case?

The Internet, , is now seen as the saviour of minority languages. Indeed, with the continuing improvements in electronic translation, will we even need a(n) language? It is open to question.

16. A. sell

17. A. and

18. A. on

19. A. ever

20. A. negative

21. A. speakers

22. A. group B. make B. but B. with B. still B. typical B. followers B. number C. produce C. rather C. for C. no longer C. subtle C. believers C. amount D. trade D. or D. at D. no more D. dominant D. interpreters D. minority

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全国2010年4月自学考试综合英语（二）试题

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23. A. alter

24. A. old

25. A. want

26. A. box

27. A. restricted to

28. A. range

29. A. as a result

30. A. global

Ⅲ. PARAPHRASING B. differ B. new B. pursuit B. basket B. drawn to B. scope B. as a rule B. unique C. shift C. history C. demand C. bag C. tied up with C. spread C. in addition C. worldly D. vary D. future D. desire D. container D. caught up with D. coverage D. in fact D. international

Choose 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. By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most often for the benefit of others - they are people against whom we measure others.

A. ... we disagree with them when judging others.

B. ... we think more highly of them than others do.

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