综合英语二成人自考真题及答案解析

I.语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)

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1.Themaninthestorewon“tchangemoneyforhim______hebuyssomething.

A.ifB.or

C.butD.unless

2.Theoldharborisstillfullofpleasantatmosphereandwellworth______.

A.visitB.tovisit

C.tobevisitedD.visiting

3.Thecaroftenbreaksdownandwemusthaveit______thoroughly.

A.checkB.checked

C.tocheckD.checking

4.Ifshe______herelastnight,Iwouldhavetoldherthegoodnews.

A.cameB.hadcome

C.wouldcomeD.wascoming

5.Canyoutellme______aboutthiscitythatmakespeopleloveitsomuch?

A.itiswhatB.whatitis

C.whatisitD.isitwhat

6.Bythetimeyougettotheshoppingmall,thestores______.

A.havebeenclosedB.aretobeclosed

C.willhavebeenclosedD.arebeingclosed

7.______,ournextstepistodeterminehowtocarryitout.

A.HavingmadetheplanB.Makingtheplan

C.TheplanisbeingmadeD.Theplanhavingbeenmade

8.SomeEnglishwordscanhavedifferentmeaningsdependingonthe______inwhichtheyareused.

A.contextB.contact

C.contentD.contrast

9.It______artificial,butatthatpricewhatcanyouexpect?

A.eatsB.flavors

C.chewsD.tastes

10.I______hopethattheseveryunfortunatepeoplewillnotbeforgotten.

A.sincerelyB.seriously

C.honestlyD.frankly

11.Wehadto______alotofnoisewhenthechildrenwereathome.

A.comeupwithB.catchupwith

C.putupwithD.keepupwith

12.WhenIwaseighteenIwasindependent______myparents.

A.onB.of

C.toD.with

13.Thewaterwassoclearthatit______thetreesontheriverbank.

A.shadowedB.presented

C.reflectedD.shaded

14.Inthisadvancedcoursestudentsmusttakeobjectivetestsatmonthly______.

A.lengthB.period

C.intervalsD.gaps

15.The______majorityofpeopledonotactuallyattendsportsevents,butseethemthroughtheeyesofthemedia.

A.mainB.wide

C.bigD.vast

II.完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)

Bridgeisastructureusedbypeopleandvehiclestocrossareasthatareobstaclestotravel.Withoutbridges,peoplewouldneed16tocrosswaterwaysandwouldhavetotravelaroundsuchobstacles17canyonsandvalleys.

Bridgesrange18fromafewfeetormeterstoseveralmilesorkilometers.Abridgemustbestrongenoughtosupportitsownweight19theweightofthepeopleandvehiclesthatuseit.Itmustalso20naturaloccurrences,includingearthquakes,strongwinds,andchangesintemperature.

Mostbridgesareheldupbyatleasttwosupportssetintheground.The21betweentwoadjacentsupportsiscalledaspanofabridge.Thesupportsateach22ofthebridgearecalledabutments(桥墩),andthesupportsthat23betweenthetwoabutmentsarecalledpiers.Mostshortbridgesaresupportedonlybyabutmentsandareknownas24-spanbridges.Bridgesthathaveoneormorepiers25theabutmentsarecalledmulti-spanbridges.Mostlongbridgesaremulti-spanbridges.Themainspanisthelongestspanofamulti-spanbridge.

Suspensionbridges(吊桥)areperhapsthemost26typeofbridgebecauseoftheirlongmainspanandespeciallyattractive27.Thesebridgeshavearoadwaythathangsfromsteelcablesthataresupportedbytwohightowers.Suspensionbridgesareusedto28greatdistances.Theyarealsousedtocrossdeepwaterorsteepcanyons,andinotherplaces29theconstructionofpiersisespeciallydifficultand30.Thesebridgesrequireonlytwopiers,eachofwhichsupportsatower.

16.A.busesB.planesC.trainsD.boats

17.A.likeB.asC.withD.to

18.A.inheightB.indepthC.inlengthD.inwidth

19.A.aswellasB.bymeansofC.exceptforD.accordingto

20.A.preventB.resistC.beatD.fight

21.A.spaceB.extentC.distanceD.stretch

22.A.endB.sideC.wayD.part

23.A.runB.remainC.stayD.stand

24.A.soleB.uniqueC.singleD.simple

25.A.inproportiontoB.inadditiontoC.inplaceofD.infrontof

26.A.impressiveB.expressiveC.productiveD.constructive

27.A.existenceB.appearanceC.qualityD.ability

28.A.measureB.moveC.extendD.span

29.A.whileB.whenC.whereD.which

30.A.profitableB.practicalC.necessaryD.expensive

III.难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

31.Manyapparentlynaiveinquirieslikewhygrassisgreen,orwhytheSunisround,orwhyweneed55,000nuclearweaponsintheworld—arereallydeepquestions.Theanswerscanbeagatewaytorealinsights.

A....Theanswersareaccurateinmeaning.

B.…Theanswerscanleadustonewfindings.

C.…Theanswersarethekeytogreathumanachievements.

D.…Theanswerscanhelpusgetadeepunderstandingofthings.

32.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryidealofheroismissomethingbeyondus—anartifactofthepast.

A.…extraordinaryheroesarerare...

B.…wecanneverbecomeasgoodasheroes...

C.…heroismisacomplexconceptandhardtograsp...

D.…theunderlyingmeaningofheroismishardtounderstand...

33.“Anartist“sheartishishead,”repliedTrevor;“andbesides,ourbusinessistoshowtheworldasweseeit,nottomakeitbetter.”

A.…theartist“sdutyistoreflectthereality,nottoimproveit.

B.…theartist“sjobistomakedrawingsoftheearthinsteadofotherplanets.

C.…theartist“sbusinessistopaintanythingreal,nottousehisimagination.

D....theartist“sresponsibilityistocreateimagesratherthanreflectingthereality.

34.It[gettingmyBerlindiariesout]wasrisky,butlifeintheThirdReichhadalwaysbeenrisky.Itwasworthatry.

A.Iwouldtryit,althoughitwasverydangerous,justlikelifeintheThirdReich.

B.Iwouldtryit,althoughitmightmakemylifeintheThirdReichmoredangerous.

C.NomatterhowdangerouslifeintheThirdReichwas,IwouldgetmyBerlindiariesout.

D.ThedangerouslifeintheThirdReichwouldbeunforgettableifIcouldgetmyBerlindiariesout.

35.Thesehandsspokeofthestubbornnessofmankind.

A.Thesehandsreferredtothehardworkandpowerofmankind.

B.Thesehandsdemonstratedthewisdomanddiligenceofmankind.

C.Thesehandsrepresentedtherigidnessandinflexibilityofmankind.

D.Thesehandsshowedtheperseveranceanddeterminationofmankind.

36.Evenwhenyouhavedoubtsaboutsomepeople,actasiftheyareworthyofyourbestmanners.

A.Althoughsomepeoplearerudetoyou,youshouldstillbepolitetothem.

B.Evenwhenyoususpectsomepeople,behavecourteouslyasifyoulikethem.

C.Evenwhenyouarenotsurewhethersomepeopledeserveyourpoliteness,treatthemasiftheydo.

D.Althoughyoudon“ttrustsomepeople,youshouldshowyourpolitenesstothemasiftheyaretrustworthy.

37.Wewon“thavetodoanyentertaining—theliquorbillsalonearealwaysstaggeringatChristmas.

A.…theamountofmoneyspentonliquorisfixedatChristmas.

B.…wehavetopayalotofmoneyjustforliquoratChristmas.

C.…weareonlysurprisedattheliquorbillsatChristmas.

D.…thepriceofliquorisveryhighatChristmas.

38.HisreactionindicatestomethatIactuallystandachanceofcomingupwithaworkabledesign[ofabomb].

A.…abombwillbeproducedaccordingtomydesign.

B.…designingabombwillgivemeachanceofworking.

C.…Ihaveachanceofworkingonabombtobeexploded.

D.…itispossibleformetodesignabombthatcanbeexploded.

39.Iwasblessedwithararedeterminationtomakesomethingofmyself.

A.…Ihadastrongdeterminationtobeginanewlife.

B.…Ihadagreatconfidenceinmyselftobecomerich.

C.…fortunatelyIwasexceptionallydeterminedtosucceed.

D.…naturallyIwasextremelyconfidenttorelyonnobodybutmyself.

40.Itwasahard,stubbornland;butpeopleinthosedifficultplacesdonotforgetthelawofhospitalitytothestranger—fortheirGodmaydecreethattheytooshallbecomestrangersonthefaceoftheearth.

A.Thoughtheirconditionsweredifficulttochange,peopleofthoseplacestriedtoshowtheirkindnesstostrangers...

B.Thoughthepeopleinthoseplaceswereasstubbornastheirland,theywerehospitabletostrangers...

C.Thelandwasdifficulttofarm,butpeoplethereneverfailedtobekindandfriendlytostrangers...

D.Itwasveryunusualforpeopleinthosepoorplacestotreatstrangerssowarmly...

IV.阅读理解。阅读短文，根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)

PassageOne

Mygrandmotherwasaniron-willedwoman,thefearedmatriarch(女首领)ofourNewYorkfamilybackinthe1950s.

WhenIwasfiveyearsold,sheinvitedsomefriendsandrelativestoherBronxapartmentforaparty.Amongtheguestswasaneighborhoodbigshotwhowasdoingwellinbusiness.Hiswifewasproudoftheirsocialstatusandleteveryoneatthepartyknowit.Theyhadalittlegirlaboutmyagewhowasspoiledandverymuchusedtogettingherownway.

Grandmotherspentalotoftimewiththebigshotandhisfamily.Sheconsideredthemthemostimportantmembersofhersocialcircleandworkedhardatcurryingtheirfavor.

Atonepointduringtheparty,Imademywaytothebathroomandclosedthedoorbehindme.Aminuteortwolater,thelittlegirlopenedthebathroomdoorandgrandlywalkedin.Iwasstillsittingdown.

“Don“tyouknowthatlittlegirlsaren“tsupposedtocomeintothebathroomwhenalittleboyisusingit!?”Ishoutedloudly.

Thesurpriseofmybeingthere,alongwiththeindignationIhadheapeduponher,stunnedthelittlegirl.Thenshestartedtocry.Shequicklyclosedthedoor,rantothekitchen,andtearfullycomplainedtoherparentsandmygrandmother.

Mostofthepartygoershadoverheardmyloudremarkandweregreatlyamusedbyit.ButnotGrandmother.

ShewaswaitingformewhenIleftthebathroom.Ireceivedthelongest,sharpesttongue-lashingofmyyounglife.GrandmotheryelledthatIwasimpoliteandrudeandthatIhadinsultedthatnicelittlegirl.Theguestswatchedanddrewbackinabsolutesilence.Soforcefulwasmygrandmother“spersonalitythatnoonedaredstandupforme.

AfterherscoldingspeechwasoverandIhadbeendismissed,thepartycontinued,buttheatmospherewasmuchtenser.

Twentyminuteslater,allthatchanged.Grandmotherwalkedbythebathroomandnoticedastreamofwaterflowingoutfromunderthedoor.

Sheshriekedtwice—firstinastonishment,theninrage.Sheflungopenthebathroomdoorandsawthatthesinkandtubwerepluggedupandthatthefaucets(水龙头)weregoingatfullblast.

Everyoneknewwhothecriminalwas.Theguestsquicklyformedaprotectivebarricadearoundme,butGrandmotherwassofuriousthatshealmostgottomeanyway,wavingherarmsasiftryingtoswimoverthecrowd.

Severalstrongmeneventuallymovedherawayandcalmedherdown,althoughshewasstillhotwithangerforquiteawhile.

Mygrandfathertookmebythehandandsatmeonhislapinachairnearthewindow.Hewasakindandgentleman,fullofwisdomandpatience.Rarelydidheraisehisvoicetoanyone,andneverdidhearguewithhiswifeorresistherwishes.

Helookedatmewithmuchcuriosity,notatallangryorupset.“Tellme,”heasked,“whydidyoudoit?”

“Well,sheyelledatmefornothing,”Isaidearnestly.“Nowshe“sgotsomethingtoyellabout.”

Grandfatherdidn“tspeakrightaway.Hejustsatthere,lookingatmeandsmiling.

“Eric,”hesaidatlast,“youaremyrevenge.”

41.Thephrase“curryingtheirfavor”inParagraph3probablymeans______.

A.standingontheirsideB.winningtheirsupport

C.gettingtheirattentionD.beggingtheirforgiveness

42.HowdidthepartygoersreactwhentheynoticedwhathappenedinthebathroombetweenEricandthelittlegirl?

A.Theydidn“ttaketheincidentseriously.

B.Theyanticipatedthegrandmother“sanger.

C.Theyaccusedtheboyofbeingrudetothegirl.

D.Theyblamedthegirlforheroffensivebehavior.

43.Accordingtothewriter,whatspoiledtheatmosphereoftheparty?

A.ThesharpscoldingfromGrandmother.

B.Theindifferenceshowedbythepartygoers.

C.Thestrongprotestfromthefive-year-oldboy.

D.Theundesirablebehaviorofthebigshotfamily.

44.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?

A.Grandmothershriekedingreatshock.

B.Grandmotherexplodedinhugemadness.

C.Waterstreamedoutfromunderthebathroomdoor.

D.Faucetsinthebathroomwereturnedonatfullburst.

45.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastsentenceofthestory?

A.ItwasunfairforGrandfathertohavesuchamischievousgrandson.

B.ItwashardforGrandfathertounderstandtheboy“sprotest.

C.Grandfatherimpliedhisapprovalfortheboy“sbehavior.

D.Grandfatherwasashot-temperedasGrandmother.

PassageTwo

Oursuccess,satisfactionandgeneralhappinessinlifeisnotdependentonwhathappenstousbuthowwedealwithit.

Youwillprobablyknowyourselffrompersonalexperiencewhatadifferenceyourattitudecanmakewhen,forexample,you“rereturningfaultygoodsormakingacomplaint.Anopen,politeandfriendlyapproach,expectingasatisfactoryresult,normallyresultsinoneaspeopletendtorespondwithasimilarattitude.If,however,youpresentanargumentwithanangry,accusingtone,expectingtrouble,thereislittledoubtthatthisiswhatyou“llget!

Somepeopleseetheworldthroughafilterofoptimismandsomethroughafilterofpessimismwhichlargelycomesdowntohavingapredominantlypositiveornegativeattitude.Peoplewhoaresufferingfromanegativeattitudeprimarilythinkthatsomethingcan“tbedone;theydwellonproblems,seeallthepitfalls,findfaultwithandcriticizeotherpeopleandfocusonallthethingstheywouldlikebuthaven“tgot.Peopleblessedwithapositiveattitudebycontrastthinkthatanythingispossible,theylookforsolutions,theyseethegoodineverybody,andtheyaregratefulforallthegoodthingsintheirlives.Whethersufferingfromorblessedwithyourattitude,thisisnotsomethingthatisimposedonusfromtheoutside.Weareverymuchresponsibleforourownattitude.Weallstartoutwitha“clean”slatebutthiscangetmuddiedbyourexperiencesinlife.Aschildrenwegetridiculedandbullied,criticizedandrejected,starttoexperiencedoubtandloseourself-confidence.Ifthiscontinuesintoadulthood,itcanresultinadownwardspiralwhichfuelsthefiresofabadattitudeinlaterlife.

However,thereisachoice.Thefirststepisrecognizingthatthereisadifferentwaytoviewlife.Ifyoufeelthatabadattitudeisdraggingyoudown,youneedtostartmakingadefiniteefforttoseethepositiveinasituation.Itmaynotbeeasyineverysituationbutjuststartoffsmall.Astepintherightdirectionmayjustbethatyouacceptanunfortunatesituationandmoveonratherthanbelievingthateverythingandeveryoneisconspiringagainstyoutomakeyourlifeasdifficultandunpleasantaspossible.Weallhavemomentslikethat,butluckily,mostofthetime,wesoonseejusthowunreasonablethesethoughtsare.

Yourattitudeimpactsonallaspectsofyourlife.Whenfacedwithproblemsanddifficultiesinlife,mostpeoples“firstresponseistocomplainandwonderwhythishadtohappentothem.Thisisanaturalresponseandonewhichmightevencrossthemindsofgenerallypositivepeople.However,inthefaceofadversityyoumustrememberthatyouhaveachoice.Youcanwallowin(沉湎于)self-pityanddonothingbutcomplain,oryoucanstartlookingforsolutionstotheproblemandstartmovingon.Weallknowwhichisthebestway,butsometimeswehavetostepbackfromthesituationandconsciouslydecidethatwe“regoingtotakethepositiverouteevenifinitiallyitdoesn“tcomenaturally.Everythinggetseasierwithpractice,evenbeingpositive.

Thekeytowhatsortoflifeyouliveistherecognitionthatyoudohaveachoice.Everyone“scircumstancesaredifferentbutweallhavethischoice.Basically,lifeis10%ofwhathappenstoyouand90%howyoureacttoit.

46.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatpeoplearelikelytotreatothers______.

A.thewaytheyaretreatedB.betterwhentheyaresatisfied

C.worsewhentheyareintroubleD.thewaytheyconsiderappropriate

47.Accordingtothewriter,whataffectspeople“slifeattitude?

A.thesituationtheyfaceB.thepeoplearoundthem

C.theirexpectationsoflifeD.thewaytheyviewtheworld

48.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheword“conspiring”inParagraph4?

A.purposefullymakingpreparations

B.successfullyencouragingpeopletofight

C.secretlyplanningtodosomethingharmful

D.efficientlyorganizingsomeunexpectedevents

49.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph5?

A.Wecanlearntobepositivewithpractice.

B.Wehavetofacehardshipsineverydaylife.

C.Itisnaturalforpeopletoformanegativeattitude.

D.Itisdifficultforpeopletoformapositiveattitude.

50.Whatisthepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassage?

A.toshowhowtoavoidanegativeattitude

B.todescribetheeffectsofanegativeattitude

C.tosharehispositiveattitudewithhisreaders

D.toillustratetheimportanceofapositiveattitude

V.WORDDERIVATION

Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswitha(compound)wordderivedfromtheone(s)giveninbrackets.Writeyourwordontheanswersheet.(1pointeach,10pointsinall)

51.Theauthorappearedontelevisionto______herlatestbook.(public)

52.Itisadvisabletotakea(n)______approachtonewideas.(mind,open)

53.Behaviorthatisacceptableinoneculturemaybeconsidered______inanother.(proper)

54.Hewasdressed______inasweater,bluetrousers,andwell-wornbrownshoes.(casual)

55.Anybusinessneeds______againstsuchrisksasfire,flood,andearthquake.(insure)

56.Anyonewithheat,lungorcirculationproblemsshouldseek______advicebeforeflying.

(medicine)

57.Itisbelievedthatgeniusrequires99percentofhardworkandonlyonepercentof______.

(intelligent)

58.Themeetingstartedreasonably,butsoonbecamefilledwith______,arguingvoices.(noise)

59.Men“snever-ceasingsearchforknowledgecontinuesto______ourunderstandingoftheearth“satmosphere.(broad)

60.Themobilephoneyouhavejustboughtdoesn“tlookvery______.(fashion)

VI.SENTENCETRANSLATION

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandwriteyoursentencesontheanswersheet.(3pointseach,15pointsinall)

61.据我所知，大学生乘火车可享受五折优惠。

62.他因滥用职权而被捕，这使他的父母感到非常失望。

63.你可能需要很长时间才能适应那里的新环境。

64.他在博客(blog)里分享的故事使我想起了自己的童年。

65.老师应多鼓励学生，以减轻他们考试前的压力。

VII.WRITING

Writeacompositionontheanswersheetinabout150words,basingyourselfononeofthetextsyouhavelearned.(15points)

TOPIC:Basedonthetext“AreYouGivingYourKidsTooMuch?”,

explainwhyparentsgivetheirchildrenthingstheycannot

afford.Usethefollowingoutline.

?thekindsofthingsparentsgivetotheirchildren

?thereasons

?yourcommentonsuchoverindulgence