1、综合英语(二)自考真题 2013 年 04 月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPART ONE/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.I will leave _ to your judgment whether thats the best solution to the problem. A. it B. this C. that D. what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.She spent the last day of her vacation _ a final look around the harbor.
2、 A. taken B. take C. taking D. took（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The printer doesnt work. Dont you think its about time we _. it? A. will get rid of B. get rid of C. have got rid of D. got rid of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.I cant find my keys in my purse. I _ them in my office. A. must leave B. will leave C. must have
3、left D. would have left（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.They lost their way in the forest, and _ made matters worse was that night began to fall. A. it B. what C. that D. which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Some people in the group complained that their tour _ better organized. A. could be B. may have been C. might be D. cou
4、ld have been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.She is very close to her roommate _ she has shared a lot of secrets. A. with whom B. whom C. with who D. who（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.I can _ you that any money you contribute will be put to the best possible use. A. ensure B. insure C. assure D. secure（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Each
5、 of the lakes in this area has its own _ charm. A. unique B. usual C. common D. popular（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The salesman approached the house _ because of the barking dog. A. seriously B. cautiously C. surprisingly D. consciously（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.It is our _ that stability and unity must be maintai
6、ned if the reforms under way are to be successful. A. trust B. outlook C. conviction D. satisfaction（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Sometimes adventurers had to face major survival concerns, such as predicting the weather _. A. circumstances B. conditions C. tendencies D. situations（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Students
7、should _ the temptation of computer games and focus on study. A. deny B. reject C. decline D. resist（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.An appointment _ made prevents me from accepting your kind invitation. A. previously B. preferably C. precisely D. presently（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Many women can _ with the movies her
8、oine, who struggles to gain respect and fulfill her ambitions. A. satisfy B. verify C. justify D. identify（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、B(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Fill in each of the 15 blanks In the passage with the most likely answer.Want to keep your mind healthy throughout your life? U U 1 /U /Uan instrument. A new
9、study found that musicians U U 2 /U /Ubrains that function better than their peers well into old age.Researchers U U 3 /U /Uthe mental abilities of senior citizens and discovered that musicians performed better at a number of skills. In U U 4 /U /U, they excelled at visual memory tasks. U U 5 /U /Um
10、usicians had similar verbal capabilities to non-musicians, their ability to memorize new words was better, too. Perhaps most importantly, the musicians IQ U U 6 /U /Uwere higher overall than those who spent their lives listening to music U U 7 /U /Uperforming it.The experience of musicians also play
11、ed a role in how U U 8 /U /Utheir minds were. The younger they began to play their instruments, the better their minds performed at the mental tasks. U U 9 /U /U, the total number of years they played instruments throughout their life U U 10 /U /Uhow strong their brains remained years later. A preli
12、minary study of 70 older participants, with different musical experience over their lifetimes, provides a connection U U 11 /U /Umusical activity and mental balance in old age. The results revealed U U 12 /U /Uparticipants with at least 10 years of musical experience had better performance in nonver
13、bal memory, naming, and executive processes in advanced age U U 13 /U /Unon-musicians.The study also found that musicians who U U 14 /U /Uin their spare time had even higher-functioning brain capabilities. This finding supports U U 15 /U /Urecent study that reported people who walk regularly maintai
14、n healthier brains. With that in mind, perhaps joining a marching band will make you the smartest person at the retirement home in the future.（分数：15.00）(1). A. Pick up B. Pick out C. Bring up D. Bring out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. must have B. should have C. might have D. need have（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3)
15、. A. surveyed B. detected C. inspected D. tested（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. particular B. short C. theory D. sum（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. But B. While C. As D. Meanwhile（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. points B. scores C. degrees D. grades（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. other than B. better than C. rather than D. less
16、 than（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. sharp B. smart C. wide D. deep（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. However B. Incidentally C. Nevertheless D. Additionally（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. came up with B. caught up with C. corresponded with D. cooperated with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. through B. among C. between D. behind（
17、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. when B. where C. what D. why（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. relative to B. relevant to C. unrelated to D. irrelevant to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. talked B. rested C. performed D. exercised（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. other B. another C. the other D. one another（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、B(总题数
18、：10，分数：10.00)16.He George Washington might have been first in the hearts of his countrymen, but today on a TV talk show hed be dragging his bottom in the ratings. A. .hed turn out to be an excellent guest. B. .he would be unable to attract many viewers. C. .hed turn out to be a very poor talk show g
19、uest. D. .he would be unable to affect the viewers feelings.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.One difficult but essential thing to remember is to refuse to let other peoples bad manners goad you into retaliating in kind. A. .to ignore other peoples bad manners. B. .not to treat them in the same bad way. C. .to te
20、ll them to change their bad behavior. D. .not to respond to other peoples bad comments.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.When you stay in a new environment for a while, you move to stage twothe crisis stagein which the shine wears off and day-to-day realities sink in. A. .the freshness cools off and the true colo
21、rs show up. B. .the light is switched off and the harsh realities come along. C. .the first favorable impressions give way to the tedious routine. D. .the initial enjoyment fades away and nothing is special and exciting.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.In other words, love comes into an imperfect world to make i
22、t livable. A. .love is so perfect that it can make the world better. B. .nothing is more important than love to make life better. C. .the world is in need of love because people lead an imperfect life. D. .although the world is imperfect, love makes it good enough to live in.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.As t
23、he boat rose and fell on the long swells, I could feel sleep creeping over me like paralysis. A. .the sleepiness, a sympotm of paralysis, overwhelmed me. B. .gradually, I was paralyzed in my sleep by the tiredness. C. .gradually, I felt so sleepy that I could not move. D. .paralyzed people like me f
24、ell asleep quickly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.This not living in memories is not always easy; ones own past is a gradually increasing weight. A. .as they get older, people find it harder to remember their past. B. .as they grow older, people accumulate more experience. C. .to old people, their past is beco
25、ming more important. D. .to old people, their past is becoming a heavy burden.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some return-be this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. A. We feel uneasy when we realize our time is being wasted. B. W
26、e feel worried because time is passing and is gone forever. C. We do things slowly when we realize that they are less rewarding. D. We keep wasting time without realizing that lost time never retting.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.Once, at my prep. school, I had a story in the magazine and Mother was beside he
27、rself. A. .my mother was very supportive when I was writing a story for the school magazine. B. .to see my story in the magazine was such a surprise to my mother that she couldnt believe it. C. .my mother was deeply moved by the story in the magazine that she couldnt find words to express herself. D
28、. .the magazine carried a story I had written and this made my mother so happy that she couldnt control herself.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.Every year were selling more than a 1,000 million worth of cars abroad. If we spend a few million greasing the palms of some of the buyers, whos hurt? A. It is dangerou
29、s to offer bribes of a few million to some of our buyers. B. It is harmless to bribe some of our buyers with a few million. C. It is helpful to give a discount of a few million to our buyers. D. It is useless to waste a few million as bribes to our buyers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.When I objected that I d
30、idnt feel any aptitude for salesmanship, she asked how Id like to lend her my leather belt so she could wrack some sense into me. A. .if I would like to get a good beating from her to become sensible B. .if I would like to he made clear-minded with her encouragement. C. .if I would like to understan
31、d her and give her full support. D. .if I would like to share with her those realistic ideas.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、BPassage 1/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Every day as I drove through town, I saw a one-legged man going through ash cans for cigarette butts and trash cans outside of fast food resta
32、urants looking for food. It was only a month before Christmas, starting to get cold, and I could not quit thinking about him. It was a year when we didnt have enough money to really have much in the way of presents, but I figured what was too little for us would be a lot for someone who had nothing.
33、So I bought a toothbrush, toothpaste, a pack of cigarettes, cans of tuna, just little things that didnt cost much and then I added a blanket and sweatshirts. I made a box up like a present and went in search of this man. I saw him hobble away from the dumpster next to McDonalds. I pulled over, grabb
34、ed the box and went up to him. I said, “I would like to give you a Christmas present. There are some food items in here and some things you might be able to use.“He sidestepped around me and said, “No, thank you, I just had lunch. I dont need anything.“ Then he hobbled on down the sidewalk, leaving
35、me standing there in tears. I took the box down to a little shop that gave things out to the poor and homeless and told them what had happened and asked that they give the box to someone who could use it. The person there told me not to be upset as I was still crying. I told her I was not crying for
36、 myself but for him because what I had done was to take away his dignity as if he were a person in need. I was so ashamed. What a great lesson for me to learn, though.A few years later I was able to volunteer for a day in St. Anthonys Dining Room in San Francisco where 1,500 to 2,000 homeless are fe
37、d every day. These folks give up their sleeping spot, carry everything they own and stand in line for up to 6 hours to receive the only food they will get to sustain themselves for a 24 hour period. We took one tray of food at a time, and treated them as if they were in a restaurant ordering a meal
38、they were paying for. And when we took our break, we would sit down with one of them and talk and share our food with someone if we had too much.Since that time, I have had the opportunity, or to be exact, the blessing of being able to sit down and visit with people who at the time just happen to he
39、 displaced. I have heard that, statistically, the majority of us could not make it if we had to go two months without an income and homelessness were to happen to us. Speaking for me, yes, that would be true and my immediate reaction would be like the first gentleman I mentioned. I might have nothin
40、g else but I would want to maintain my dignity as long as possible. Accepting help is sometimes harder than giving it.（分数：10.00）(1).How did the writer feel about the one-legged man when she saw him? A. She felt very sympathetic towards him. B. She was confused by the mans behavior. C. She was curiou
41、s about the mans disability. D. She felt lucky to have enough money herself.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did the one-legged man refuse the writers present? A. He didnt need anything. B. He enjoyed his way of life. C. He wanted to maintain his dignity. D. He suspected the writers intention.（分数：2.00）A.B.C
42、.D.(3).Why did the writer cry? A. She felt sad about the mans ungratefulness. B. She regretted having hurt the mans self-esteem. C. She was moved by the comfort from the person in the shop. D. She was upset because the person in the shop didnt understand her.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In Paragraph 5, “peo
43、ple who at the time just happen to be displaced“ refers to _. A. people who are placed in the wrong position B. people who are forced to quit their jobs C. friendless people D. homeless people（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A. A Christmas Present B.
44、A Lesson in Dignity C. Giving and Accepting D. The Rich and the Poor（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.七、BPassage 2/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)J.K. Rowling probably isnt going to write any more Harry Potter books. That doesnt mean there wont be any more. It just means they wont be written by J.K. Rowling. Instead theyll be wri
45、tten by people like Racheline Maltese.Maltese is 38. Shes an actress and a professional writerjournalism, cultural criticisim, fiction, and poetry. She describes herself as queer. Shes a fan of Harry Potter. Sometimes she writes stories about Harry and the other characters from the Potter stories an
46、d posts them online for free. “For me, its sort of like an acting exercise, “Maltese says. “You have known characters. You apply a set of given circumstances to them. Then you wait and see what happens.“Maltese is a writer of fan fiction: stories and novels that make use of the characters and settin
47、gs from other peoples professional creative work. Fan fiction writers dont do it for money. Thats not what its about. The writers write it and put it up online just for the satisfaction. Theyre fans, but theyre not silent, couch-bound consumers of the media. The culture talks to them, and they talk back to the culture in its own language.Right now fan fiction is still the cultural equivalent of dark matter: its largely invisible
