1、2008 年下半年自考英语（二）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structrue1 He was specifically asked to write a play that would be_to the local community.（A）flexible（B） accessible（C） responsible（D）capable2 It is strongly held that new_must be introduced to protect the right of the immigrants.（A）statistics（B） constructio
2、ns（C） measures（D）concessions3 Country life is better than city life_it offers fresh air and noiseless environment.（A）in that（B） as that（C） as for（D）in which4 Opposition leaders will be watching carefully to see how the Prime Minister_the crisis.（A）handles（B） conducts（C） observes（D）directs5 It took a
3、 few seconds for her eyes to_to the darkness.（A）allocate（B） adopt（C） apply（D）adjust6 To write up his novel，John is looking for an environment free_outside distraction.（A）on（B） with（C） from（D）in7 Johnson was_unknown before running for the presidency.（A）visibly（B） visually（C） vertically（D）virtually8 T
4、he volunteers would rather go by train than_.（A）to drive（B） drive（C） driven（D）to be driven9 Never before_so rapidly developing as it is today.（A）has our country been（B） has been our country（C） our country has been（D）our country been has10 Police are_the disappearance of two children.（A）looking up（B）
5、 looking through（C） looking into（D）looking on二、Cloze Test10 When I was a child，I lived with my mother，my father having been away to work in the town. I was then not (11)_ nine years old，lonely and expectant， (12)_ for things which I knew little about. I walked out alone one morning along the mountai
6、n tops (13)_ my home stood. The sun had not yet risen，and the air (14)_ rain of the night and the mountain grass was heavy (15)_ tiny drops of water. As I looked back，I could see the marks my feet (16)_ on the long grassy slope behind me. I walked till I came to a place (17)_ a little stream ran int
7、o the deep valley below. Here it passed between soft， (18)_ banks；at one place a large slice of earth had fallen away from the bank on the other side，and it had made a little island a few feet wide with water (19)_ all round it. It was covered with a weed with yellow flowers and long waving grasses.
8、 I sat down on the bank (20)_ a short pine tree. All the plants on the island were dark with the heavy raindrops of the night，and the sun had not yet risen. （A）yet（B） however（C） but（D）nevertheless（A）sending（B） longing（C） standing（D）making（A）in which（B） at which（C） from which（D）on which（A）melt（B） fel
9、t（C） smelt（D）sensed（A）for（B） with（C） on（D）upon（A）have made（B） has made（C） had made（D）having made（A）where（B） that（C） which（D）what（A）worldly（B） hardening（C） worthy（D）earthen（A）drifting（B） flowing（C） blowing（D）floating（A）at the top of（B） on the part of（C） at the foot of（D）on the ground of20 Many people
10、 think New York is a noisy city. In fact，scientists who study noise say that the average noise level in New York is 72.5 decibels. This is a little louder than normal conversation，which is 65 decibels. The noise level is the result of so many people and cars in the same area. Now even the insides of
11、 taxis are noisy. When you get into a taxi，you hear the voice of a well known singer，sports reporter ，or Broadway actress giving instructions. Thatt fight. The voice of a famous person tells you what to do. One popular singer gives this message：“Cats have nine lives，but you have only one，so fasten y
12、our seat belt!”Other voices say things such as“Dont forget to collect all your belongings. ”(People often leave hats，umbrellas，and bags in taxis. ) There is a good reason for the messages. There are more than 12,000 cabs in New York， and every year taxis get into more than 15,000 accidents. In an ac
13、cident，people who dont wear seat belts hit the partition，the glass wall separating the driver and passengers in the taxi. They can hurt their foreheads or break their noses or chins. Every year， about 11,000 people are injured in this way. Many people are annoyed by the voices. Cabdrivers in particu
14、lar dislike the messages. “I play the messages 12 hours a day. I hear the same voices 60 times a day. It makes me crazy，”says Amir，a 45-year-old cabdriver. “But if I dont play the messages，I get fined $100. ”A lot of passengers complain. too. “Its too much noise，”says a passenger. “I asked the drive
15、r to turn off the message，but he said he cant. ” Other people think the voices are a great idea. One taxi driver says，“People like to hear the famous voices,and they put on their seat belts more often. ”And passengers from out of town really like the idea. “Most of the time. taxi drivers are in a ba
16、d mood，”says Melanie Benton，who visits New York often on business. “Its nice to hear a cheerful voice when you get into a cab. ” 21 The sentence“Cats have nine lives，but you have only one”implies that_.（A）human beings have only one life（B） cats live longer than human beings（C） cats will have new liv
17、es after they die（D）human beings should value their lives22 People who are most likely to be injured in a taxi accident are_.（A）those who wear seat belts（B） those who like messages（C） those who do not wear seat belts（D）those who dislike messages23 It can be inferred from the passage that a taxi driv
18、er hears the same voices_every day.（A）about 5 times an hour（B） about 6 times an hour（C） about 50 times an hour（D）about 60 times an hour24 The cabdrivers play the messages again and again because_.（A）they are willing to do so（B） they do not want to pay a fine（C） the passengers ask them to do so（D）the
19、 voice of the messages is cheerful25 The author of this passage seems to believe that_.（A）New York is the noisiest city in the U. S.（B） messages played by taxi drivers are useless.（C） messages in taxis should be voiced by famous people（D）voices from taxis partly caused the high noise level of New Yo
20、rk25 Some people might think that Fathers Day was established as a holiday to help greeting card companies sell more cards. However，when Fathers Day was first suggested in the early 1900s，Fathers Day cards hadnt been invented yet. The idea of celebrating Fathers Day was actually inspired by Mothers
21、Day. In 1909，Mothers Day was just becoming very popular in the United States. One day，Sonora Dodd，of Spokane，Washington. was listening to a church talk about setting aside a day to honor ones mother. It gave her the idea to propose a day to honor fathers，and in particular，her own father-William Jack
22、son Smart.Mr. Smart had raised Sonora and her five brothers and sisters all by himself after Sonoras mother died in childbirth. As an adult，Sonora realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. Her father made all the parental sacrifices. In the daughters
23、eves. her father was a courageous，selfless，and loving man. Mrs. Dodd went to her minister and others about having a church service devoted to fathers on June 5. her fathers birthday. That date was too soon for her minister to prepare a service，so he spoke two weeks later on June 19. It took about a
24、year of working with politicians，religious leaders，businessmen and the local Young Mens Christian Association to bring life to her idea of an annual Fathers Day. Eventually all her hard work paid off. On June 19，1910，the first Fathers Day was celebrated in Spokane，Washington. In 1972 President Richa
25、rd Nixon established a permanent national celebration of Fathers Day to be held on the third Sunday in June. Since then，fathers have been honored and recognized by their families throughout the U. S. on that date. Fathers Dav has become a day to not only honor your father，but all men who act as a fa
26、ther figure. Stepfathers，uncles，grandfathers ，and adult male friends are all honored on Fathers Day. Its also another day for greeting card companies and shop owners to celebrate because sales of the most popular gifts for Dad(shirts，ties，and electric shavers)increase considerably. 26 The passage ma
27、inly tells about_.（A）MrDodds love for her father（B） the origin and establishment of Fathers Day（C） the importance of honoring fathers in the U. S.（D）Mrs. Dodds contribution to the government decision27 Mrs. Dodd loved her father because he_.（A）had a large family（B） was a single parent（C） was a respe
28、cted minister（D）was courageous，selfless and loving28 In the United States，the first Fathers Day was celebrated nationwide in_.（A）1972（B） 1910（C） 1909（D）190029 The author of the passage seems to believe that_.（A）stepfathers should not be honored on Fathers Day（B） Fathers Day has nothing to do with Mo
29、thers Day（C） Fathers Day started with Mrs. Dodds love for her father（D）card companies should not make money on Fathers Day cards30 Greeting card companies welcome Fathers Day because_.（A）their sale increases（B） it is a national holiday（C） adult male friends are also honored（D）they can sell ties，shir
30、ts and electric shavers30 This green and blue planet spinning in space is under severe stress. If we continue to exploit the planet at the present rate，human and animal life will be threatened. Human pride will be followed by natures punishment. To save our earth and ourselves，we need first develop
31、an unbiased understanding of ourselves，nature and life. Everyone understands the meaning of the sentence“Man should respect animal life and nature”. But the exact meaning of man，nature and animal life is not always clear. Many refer to man and animals as if they were essentially different. I conside
32、r man to be an animal and only differing in degree and not in kind from other animals. Although I discuss in conventional terms human rights and animal rights as if they were separate，strictly speaking，human rights should be considered a branch of animal rights. The word“nature”is one of the most co
33、mplex words in the language，but it has developed three main areas of meaning. These are，first，the essential quality and character of something(as in human nature，or the nature of wood)；second，the inherent force which influences the world(as in Mother Nature)；third，the entire world itself. The last c
34、an be taken to include or to exclude human beings. as the phrase man and the natural world implies. I consider humans to be an integral part of nature，although they are also the beings most capable of interfering with its processes. Unfortunately a central drive of Western“man”has been to conquer“na
35、ture”. as if it were an object separate from him. Hence it has become connnon to distinguish between what is natural(existing without mans interference)and artificial(man-made). In this way，natural growth is opposed to education，civilization to the natural state. For many urban people living permane
36、ntly among concrete and glass，nature itself has come to mean little more than the countryside. And this notion of opposition is where the seed of potential destruction lies. 31 The word“unbiased”in Line 3 of Para. 1 means_.（A）unbalanced（B） fair（C） partial（D）unreasonable32 As for the relationship bet
37、ween man and animals，the author holds that_（A）man is a kind of animals（B） man is superior to animals（C） man is the same as animals（D）man and animals are essentially different from each other33 The word“they”in Line 5 of Para. 2 refers to_.（A）human rights（B） animal rights（C） human beings and animals（
38、D）human rights and animal rights34 In the authors opinion. the word“nature”indicates_.（A）a particular kind of thing（B） the inherent force which influences the world（C） the entire world itself including human beings（D）the essential quality and character of something35 The very last sentence of the pa
39、ssage implies that_.（A）urbanization violates the peace of the countryside（B） the people in the cities cannot enjoy the natures beauty（C） man cannot destroy nature，as they are different from each other（D）if man goes against nature，the world will probably be destroyed三、Word Spelling36 使活动，使起作用 vt. a_
40、_ _ _ _ _ _ 37 令人厌烦的 a. b_ _ _ _ _ 38 总结，概述 v. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 争论，辩论 n. d_ _ _ _ _ 40 相反的 a. c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 网络；网状物 n. n_ _ _ _ _ _ 42 明显的 a. e_ _ _ _ _ _ 43 凋谢，枯萎，退色 vi. f_ _ _ 44 种族的 a. r_ _ _ _ _ 45 和谐；协调 n. h_ _ _ _ _ _ 46 满意，满足 n. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 47 身份；同一 n. i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 48 解释，下定
41、义 vt. d_ _ _ _ _ 49 面试，口试，采访 vt. i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 50 社会学 n. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 51 谦虚的；适中的 a. m_ _ _ _ _ 52 旅行，行程 n. j_ _ _ _ _ _ 53 拥有者 n. o_ _ _ _ 54 描绘，描写，描述 vt. P_ _ _ _ _ _ 55 拥有，具有 vt. P_ _ _ _ _ _ 四、Word From56 Their new advertising campaign has been very_(success). 57 For the_(secure)of passeng
42、ers，all hand baggage is carefully checked. 58 The_(resolve)calling for a ban on nuclear tests was passed by a two-thirds majority in the Congress. 59 Untrained and nervous，she is nevertheless_(pride)and determined. 60 It is best to write about things you have experienced_(person). 61 The government
43、is planning to_(simple)the tax laws. 62 We regard cheating in exams as totally_(acceptable). 63 Studies show that if workers have short but frequent breaks they will become more_(product). 64 The minister was under great_(press)to resign. 65 This is an_(exception)case；Ive never seen anything like it
44、 before. 五、Translation from Chinese into English66 由于发生了强烈地震，这个地区的交通中断了。67 这就是我们去年开会的地方。68 我如果不是在忙着找工作，也许就来看望你了。69 为了通过英语考试，他不得不熬夜复习。70 只有这样你才能找到一份高薪水的工作。六、Translation from English into Chinese71 Many people think an only child is lucky because of the material goods and attention he or she receives.
45、 But only children have their problems，too. For one thing，they have no privacy. Parents always feel entitled to know everything thats going on in an only childs life. Also，only children never have the opportunity to put the blame on a brother or sister for something theyve done wrong. Third，only chi
46、ldren miss the companionship of brothers and sisters. They can be lonely，and they may have trouble making friends later in life because they have never learned to get along with a brother or sister. 2008 年下半年自考英语（二）真题试卷答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structrue1 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 句意：他被专门要求写一本当地居民可以看懂的剧本。本题考查词组的固定
47、搭配。be accessible to 可接近的，可使用的，符合句意。flexible 柔韧的，有弹性的；be responsible for 为承担责任. be capable of doing sth 有能力做某事。2 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 句意：大家强烈认为必须采取新的措施来保护移民的权利。本题考查词义辨析。measure 措施，方法，符合句意。statistic 数据，统计资料；construction 造句法，意思；concession 减价，特许权。3 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 句意：乡村生活比城市生活好，因为农村有新鲜的空气和安静的环境。本题考查连词的用法。in th
48、at 由于，因为，符合句意。as that 引导从句表示“与一样”；as for 至于；in which 引导从句表示“在处”。4 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 句意：反对派的领导们密切关注首相如何解决危机问题。本题考查词义辨析。handle 对付，解决，符合句意。conduct 领导，主持；observe 看到，注意到；direct 给某人指路，监督。5 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 句意：几秒钟以后，她的眼睛才能适应黑暗。本题考查词组的固定搭配。adjust to sth(使) 适合/适应(新环境)，符合句意。allocate to sth：分配某物给某事物；adopt sb 收养某人；apply to sth 与有关。6 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 句意：为了写好小说，约翰正在寻找一个不受外界干扰的环境。本题考查介词的用法。free from sth 远离某物，不受某物影响，符合句意。其他三项均不符合题意。7 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 句意：约翰逊在竞选总统之前实际上是名不见经传。本题考查副词词义辨析。virtually 事实上，
