【学历类职业资格】英语(二)自考题-20及答案解析.doc

1、英语(二)自考题-20 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分：阅读判断(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The Race into SpaceAmerican millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous. He was the first tourist in space. “I spent sixty years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint, it was two separate lives,“ Tito explained. He

2、loved his time in space. “Being in space and looking back at earth is one of the most rewarding experiences a human being can have.“ This kind of experience isn“t cheap. It cost $20 million. However, Tito achieved his dream, so he was happy. “For me it was a life dream. It was a dream that began whe

3、n I didn“t have any money,“ he told reporters. On 30 April 2002, Mark Shuttleworth became the world“s second space tourist. Shuttleworth is a South African businessman. At the age of twenty-eight, he also paid $20 million for the eight-day trip. Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a

4、 company called Space Adventures. The company has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space. The spaceship to take them doesn“t exist yet. Many of the customers are people who like adventure. They are the kind of people who also want to climb Mount Qomolangma. Other cust

5、omers are people who love space. However, these people are worried. Because it“s so expensive, only very rich people can go into space. They want space travel to be available to more people. That day may soon be here. Inter Orbital Systems(IOS) plans to send up to four tourists a week into space. Th

6、e tours will depart from an island in Tonga. The company promises a package that includes forty-five days of astronaut training in Russia and California, seven days in space, and a vacation in Tonga, for $2 million. However, space flight is still very dangerous. Bill Readdy is NASA“s deputy assistan

7、t administrator for space flight. He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500. Because of this it may take time before space tourism really takes off. You might be able to go up, but will you come down?（分数：10.00）(1).Dennis Tito was the first tourist in space._（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not me

8、ntioned(2).Dennis Tito thought the life on earth is dull but in space interesting._（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(3).Mark Shuttleworth is an engineer from the United States._（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(4).Both Tito and Shuttleworth have climbed Mount Qomolangma._（分数：1.00）A.RightB.

9、WrongC.Not mentioned(5).Space Adventures has about 100 customers waiting for their travel into space._（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(6).Space Adventures already has a spaceship._（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(7).All those people who want to travel in space like adventures._（分数：1.00）A

10、.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(8).Now, everyone has the chance to go to space._（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(9).IOS will send its tourists into space from Tonga._（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(10).Bill Readdy thinks space flight is very dangerous._（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentione

11、d二、第二部分：阅读选择(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Student Financial Aid DirectorThe University of Missouri invites nominations and applications for the position of Student Financial Aid Director to plan and direct the personnel, financial and operational activities of the Office of Student Financial Aid. Detailed Descrip

12、tion of the Position Lead the professional staff in the planning of student financial aid activities. Make sure all aid programs are managed within federal, state, NCAA and university rules and laws. Direct the preparation of financial aid reports that detail the spending of all aid funds. Manage th

13、e preparation and agree on spending for the department as for the scholarship budget ($44 million once a year). Examine present scholarship policy to make sure of excellent management and, when necessary, propose new scholarships or connected plans to help achieve enrollment goals. Employ, interview

14、, hire, train, evaluate and instruct staff. Required Qualifications Master“s degree Five to eight years“ experience in student financial aid with increased levels and areas of responsibility including, but not limited to, managing one or more practical units with experience in financial aid office o

15、perations Wide knowledge of management and experience with management problems Wide knowledge of national financial aid policy and rules Excellent ability to lead and manage professionals, and support employees Excellent ability to work effectively with people of different backgrounds and to work to

16、gether across organizational fields Strong spoken and written communication skills and translation skills including public speaking, experience with government and media relations, and experience in standing for organizations to work effectively Devotion to the Enrollment Management and institutiona

17、l goals For more details, applicants should apply online at http:/hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/staff/index.php and should include a letter of application, resume and names of five professional references.（分数：10.00）(1).If you are offered the position in the passage, you should _.（分数：2.00）A.raise money

18、 in different countries to help poor studentsB.write as many financial aid reports as possible every dayC.carry out aid programs according to fixed rules and lawsD.save as much money as possible for the university(2).How can you increase enrollment of the University of Missouri as a Student Financia

19、l Aid Director?_（分数：2.00）A.Reduce scholarship budget and spending for all departmentsB.Employ more people to persuade the high school studentsC.Increase more interviews with the high school studentsD.Offer new scholarships or suggest linked students(3).Which of the following isn“t a must if you want

20、 to get the position?_（分数：2.00）A.You should have connected work experienceB.You must have work experience as a translatorC.You must value teamwork and get on well with the staffD.You should know financial aid policy and rules of America(4).What will most probably make you stand out, owning all requi

21、red qualifications?_（分数：2.00）A.Five recommendations from professional expertsB.Excellent ability to persuade the interviewersC.The ability to use the Internet to find a jobD.Clean clothes and handsome appearance(5).The advertisement is most probably taken from _.（分数：2.00）A.a book about interviewsB.a

22、 magazine about teachingC.a website on the InternetD.a handbook about saving money三、第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Waste Not, Want Not Bob and Clara Darlington, who own and run a farm in the North of England, have always looked for new ways of making money out of the produce they grow. Their succes

23、s began when they established a shop on their farm, so that people could come and buy fresh vegetables directly from them. The business was an immediate success, and soon scored top marks in a competition set up by the Farm Retail Association to find the best farm shop in the country. The Associatio

24、n“s inspectors found the Darlingtons“ shop offered excellent service and value for money as well as quality fruit and vegetable. Clara Darlington is a trained chef and, in addition to a range of home-grown foods and Other local produce, she began offering a variety of prepared meals which she had ma

25、de herself in the farmhouse kitchen. A small care alongside the farm shop was soon added, with everything that visitors could taste on the menu also being for sale in the shop. Clara admits that starting the business was expensive, and she has worked very hard, but maintains that if the product is g

26、ood, the public recognize this and buy it. “I aim to offer the highest quality to our customers, whether they come in for a loaf of bread, or take a whole dinner-party menu. I take it as a compliment if people take home one of my dishes to serve to their family and friends and get away with pretendi

27、ng they made it themselves.“ So it was that the couple realized that they had a surplus of misshapen or damaged vegetables grown on the farm which were unsuitable for selling in the shop. Clara, not wishing to see them get thrown away, decided to turn them into soup. The soup met with the immediate

28、approval of customers to the shop and Clara now produces ten different varieties. She spent much of the summer traveling up and down to London by rail, doing presentations of the soups. As a result, they are now served in first-class railway restaurant cars belonging to three companies as well as be

29、ing stocked by a number of high-class London stores.（分数：10.00）(1).Paragraph 1 A. The farm owned by the Darlingtons is successful B. Professional recognition is obtained C. A necessary alternative to farming D. Professional skills are exploited E. Continuing investment in high standards F. Ensuring t

30、hat nothing gets wasted（分数：1.00）(2).Paragraph 1（分数：1.00）(3).Paragraph 1（分数：1.00）(4).Paragraph 1（分数：1.00）(5).Paragraph 1（分数：1.00）(6).Bob and Clara Darlington established a shop to 1. A. sell fresh vegetables B. find the best farm shop in the country C. offer a variety of prepared meals D. turn them i

31、nto soup E. fill a gap in the market F. promote her soups（分数：1.00）(7).The Farm Retail Association is an organization whose aim is to 1.（分数：1.00）(8).Apart from quality fruit and vegetables, the couple 1.（分数：1.00）(9).Instead of throwing the damaged vegetables away, the couple 1.（分数：1.00）(10).Clara sen

32、t much of the summer going to London to 1.（分数：1.00）四、下面的短文有 5 处空白，短文后有 6 个句子，(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The Importance of Money in Life1 Something like “money doesn“t grow on trees“, or “money is the root of all evil“, or maybe “all rich people are greedy“? Well, how do you expect to become a success financial

33、ly if you believe these things? 2 If you think there is not enough money in this world for everyone you will never have enough money. That is called the Law of Attraction. First of all, believing that “money doesn“t grow on tress“ is an example of what“s called lack or scarcity programming. Our pare

34、nts taught us that there was never enough money to go around, and that it was not readily available or abundant. 3 Just think what you could do if you have as much money as your heart desires. What wonderful things you could do with it: travel to the countries you have always dreamt of, buy a house

35、you are even scared to think about, attend meditation classes so you could spiritually grow, donate money to your favorite charity, spend more quality time with your family, and the list goes on. The key is to start thinking that you deserve the money and that there is lots of it available for you,

36、and then you can start attracting it into your life. 4 When you start thinking about the abundance the Law of Attraction will do the rest. You do not need to know how it is going to happen. Just make the first step, first thought. 5 A. But in truth, the universe is very abundant, and there is lots o

37、f money to go around for everyone. B. Starting is already winning. C. What were you taught about money as you were growing up? D. That“s abundance thinking, which is the opposite of lack or scarcity thinking. E. By the way, that quote is taken out of context in the first place. F. You attract into y

38、our life what you are thinking about and what you believe.（分数：10.00）五、第五部分：填词补文(总题数：1，分数：15.00)The Case of the Disappearing FingerprintsOne useful anti-cancer drug can effectively erase the whorls and other characteristic marks that give people their distinctive fingerprints. Losing them could becom

39、e troublesome. A case 1 online in a letter by Annals of Oncology indicates how big a problem of losing fingerprints is. Eng-Huat Tan, a Singapore-based medical doctor describes a 62-year-old man who has used capecitabine to 2 his nasopharyngeal cancer. After three years on the drug, the patient deci

40、ded to visit U. S. relatives last December. But he was stopped by U. S. customs officials 3 4 hours after entering the country when those officials couldn“t get fingerprints from the man. There were no distinctive swirly marks appearing from his index finger. “U. S. customs has been fingerprinting i

41、ncoming foreign visitors for years.“ Tan says. Their index fingers are printed and screened against digital files of the fingerprints of bad guysterrorists and potential criminals that our federal guardians have been tasked with keeping out of the country, unfortunately, for the Singaporean traveler

42、, one potential 4 effect of his drug treatment is a smoothing of the tissue on the finger pads. Hence, no fingerprints. “It is uncertain when fingerprint 5 will begin to take place in patients who are taking capecitabine,“ Tan points out. So he cautions any physicians who prescribe the drug to provi

43、de their patients with a doctor“s 6 pointing out that their medicine may cause fingerprints to disappear. Eventually, the Singapore traveler made it into the United States. I guess the name on his passport didn“t raise any red flags. But he“s also now got the explanatory doctor“s noteand won“t leave

44、 home 7 it. By the way, maybe the Food and Drug Administration, 8 approved use of the drug 11 years ago, should consider updating its list of side effects 9 with this medicine. The current list does note that patients may experience vomiting, stomach pain and some other side effects. But no where 10

45、 it mention the potential for loss of fingerprints. A. note D. what G. for J. does B. treat E. which H. associated K. released C. without F. side I. heal L. loss（分数：15.00）六、第六部分：完形补文(总题数：1，分数：15.00)LaughterLaugh is infectious. The sound of roaring laughter is far more infectious than any cough or ya

46、wn. When laughter is 1 (share), it unites people together and increases happiness and understanding. In addition to “the domino effect“ of joy and 2 (amuse), laughter also produces healthy physical changes in the body. Humor and laughter 3 (strength) your immune system, improve your energy, reduce p

47、ain, and protect you from the damaging effects of stress. Best of all, this 4 (price) medicine is fun, free, and easy to use. Laughter is a powerful cure to stress, pain, and 5 (agree). Nothing works faster or more 6 (depend) to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh after a qu

48、arrel. Humor 7 (light) your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, 8 (focus), and ready to act. With so much power to make good and 9 (renew), the ability to laugh easily and frequently is a great resource for 10 (defeat) problems, improving your relationships, and

49、supporting both physical and emotional health.（分数：15.00）七、第七部分：短文写作(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.请根据所提供的材料中的要求写一篇 150 词左右的英语短文。 Steve Jobs was the most celebrated, successful business executive of his generation, yet he flouted many basic tenets of business wisdom. In his many public appearances as the head of a large public corporation, he rarely sounded like one. He introduced the first Macintosh by quoting Bob Dylan, and he took to saying that Apple sat “at the intersection of the l