1、2009 年下半年自考英语（二）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structrue1 The traffic was held up for more than thirty minutes，_caused me to arrive late.（A）it（B） that（C） what（D）which2 _he has many friends，he is often feeling lonely.（A）As（B） When（C） While（D）Since3 Poor speaker of English though he was at the time，he sti
2、ll managed to make himself_.（A）understand（B） understood（C） undemanding（D）to understand4 There are many sales this season，during which stores will lower their_prices.（A）normal（B） general（C） ordinary（D）usual5 As for family education，parents are encouraged to rely on_rather than punishment.（A）criticism
3、（B） intimidation（C） persuasion（D）scolding6 Scientists doubt whether its_to regulate ones biological clock by drinking.（A）feasible（B） incredible（C） fashionable（D）valuable7 Youd better leave things_if you dont know how to deal with them.（A）lonely（B） only（C） lone（D）alone8 The room was quiet，_the occasi
4、onal coughing from my throat.（A）in case（B） except for（C） by far（D）instead of9 So far scientists have only acquired_understanding of the physical processes that cause earthquakes.（A）a partial（B） a changeable（C） an original（D）an individual10 The profit-sharing plan is designed to_the staff to work har
5、d.（A）calculate（B） demonstrate（C） speculate（D）motivate二、Cloze Test10 Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping (11)_ he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided (12)_ . He knows what he wants and his objective is to find it and (13)
6、_ it；the price is a secondary (14)_ . Most men (15)_ walk into a shop and ask the salesman (16)_ what they want. If the shop has it in stock. the salesman promptly (17)_ it， and the business of trying it on proceeds (18)_ . Au being well,the (19)_ can be and often is completed in less than five minu
7、tes，with hardly any bargain and to their satisfaction. For a man，slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants. (20)_ does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman，as the name implies，tries to sell the customer something else. （A）although（B） before（C） unless（D）
8、because（A）in advance（B） in addition（C） in contrast（D）in return（A）book（B） order（C） buy（D）take（A）transaction（B） consideration（C） regulation（D）possession（A）simply（B） necessarily（C） reluctantly（D）inevitably（A）of（B） with（C） for（D）at（A）1eaves（B） makes（C） prevents（D）produces（A）at once（B） at first（C） at bes
9、t（D）at least（A）sale（B） deal（C） payment（D）request（A）and（B） or（C） but（D）as20 My husband Christopher was once a financial planner. Even though he couldnt balance our budget，his clients trusted him completely and he made them feel secure. In exchange they paid him very well. We had a nice life then. At
10、that time，my yoga studio(瑜伽馆)was just starting to make a profit，and I had recently decorated it. At last，I was in control of my working life and poured my heart and soul into making it succeed. When we first met，I fell hard for Christopher right away. although I wouldnt call it love. Id never been w
11、ith a man who was prettier than I was，but after a while I got used to this. and it didnt bother me so much. I was recovering from a broken heart and needed something to help me move on. If it wasnt love，it was good enough ，and when he asked me to marry him I jumped at the chance. knowing that it mig
12、ht be my last. Things started out so well. I was working steadily and Christopher was patiently climbing up the ladder in his department. Then，without any warning，one gray winter afternoon in year five，he just upped and left his desk at the bank，handed in his resignation，and came home and told me he
13、 wanted to start an interior design business. He has always loved mixing and matching，and has a real eye for color，texture，and shape，but the idea of turning a hobby into a business wasnt something we had ever discussed. I thought the stress of his job was becoming too much and perhaps he would take
14、a few months off over the spring and summer to relax and get the idea out of his system. I didnt believe he could be serious. But once he had a few clients， he began to draw up plans，ordering catalogues and turning our empty workshop into a kind of makeshift studio with all of his sketches pinned to
15、 the wall. After spending a lot of time and money on all of this preparation，and really doing quite a nice job of it,he called each client in turn and apologized，saying he wouldnt be able to design their living spaces after all. 21 As a financial planner，Christopher_.（A）paid his clients very well（B）
16、 was trusted by his clients（C） was making his yoga studio profitable（D）could make his familys budget balanced22 The woman in the passage_.（A）fell in love with Christopher at first sight（B） managed a yoga studio with her husband（C） felt really uncomfortable With a smart man（D）married Christopher beca
17、use of a broken heart23 His wife thought Christopher suddenly quit his job because he_.（A）couldnt wait to get promoted（B） had experience in interior design（C） wanted to do something he enjoyed（D）couldnt bear the pressure from his job24 The woman_her husbands decision.（A）was supportive of（B） was indi
18、fferent to（C） was satisfied with（D）was negative about25 It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Christopher_.（A）was more likely to change his mind（B） would return to his office in the bank（C） made a big success in interior design（D）was not well-prepared for his business25 In a quiet，darkened
19、 lecture room，you begin a frustrating fight against fatigue. The overhead projector hums，and you cannot concentrate on the slides. You stop absorbing information and become absent-minded. The professor lost you a long time ago. You are bored. Virtually everyone gets bored once in a while. Most of us
20、 chalk it up to a dull environment. “The most common way to define boredom in Western culture ishaving nothing to do. ”says psychologist Stephen Vodanovich of the University of West Florida. And indeed，early research into the effects of boredom focused on people forced to perform dull tasks，such as
21、working a factory assembly line. But boredom is not merely an natural property of the circumstances，researchers say. Rather this perception is subjective and rooted in aspects of consciousness. Levels of boredom vary among people：some individuals are far less liable to boredom than others-and some，s
22、uch as extroverts(性格外向者)，are more likely to have this feeling. Thus，a new generation of scientists is coping with the psychological interpretations of this most tedious of human emotions-and they have found that it is more complicated than is commonly known. Researchers say that boredom is not a uni
23、fied concept but rather comes in several flavors. Level of attention，an aspect of conscious awareness，plays an important role in boredom，such that improving a persons ability to focus may therefore decrease boredom. Emotional factors can also contribute to boredom. People who are poor in understandi
24、ng their own feelings and those who become sucked in and distracted by their moods are more easily bored，for example. Staying away from tedium is not easy. People who are liable to boredom are more likely to suffer from ills such as depression and drug addiction；they also tend to be socially awkward
25、 and poor performers at school or work. 26 The purpose of the first paragraph is to_.（A）illustrate why people are less able to focus（B） show how boring a lecture in a dark room is（C） tell people how fatigue affects concentration（D）describe a situation where people can get bored27 It can be concluded
26、 from Para. 2 that_.（A）doing nothing leads people to get bored easily（B） western people pay little attention to boredom（C） boredom only affects the assembly line worker（D）people are liable to get bored in a dull situation28 Researchers hold that boredom results from_.（A）natural surroundings（B） vario
27、us kinds of factors（C） sensitive personalities（D）subjective perceptions29 Improvement of peoples ability to focus may_.（A）affect their moods（B） distract their minds（C） reduce their boredom（D）increase their depression30 The passage mainly involves_.（A）effects of boredom on peoples life and work（B） va
28、rious ways to conquer the feeling of boredom（C） studies of possible reasons why people get bored（D）the importance of scientific research into boredom30 Storytelling is one of the few human features that are truly universal across culture and through all of known history. Anthropologists find evidenc
29、e of folktales everywhere in ancient cultures,written in Sanskrit，Latin，Greek，Chinese，Egyptian and Sumerian. People in societies of all types weave stories，from oral storytellers in hunter-gatherer tribes to the millions of writers bringing out books，television shows and movies. And when a character
30、istic behavior shows up in so many different societies. researchers pay attention： its roots may tell us something about our evolutionary past. To study storytelling，scientists must first define what constitutes a story，and that can prove tricky. Because there are so many diverse forms，scholars ofte
31、n define story structure. known as narrative，by explaining what it is not. Exposition contrasts with narrative by being a simple，straightforward explanation，such as a list of facts or an encyclopedia entry. Another standard approach defines narrative as a series of causally linked events that unfold
32、 over time. A third definition draws on the typical narratives subject matter：the interactions of intentional agents-characters with minds-who possess various motivations, However narrative is defined，people know it when they feel it. Whether fiction or nonfiction. a narrative engages its audience t
33、hrough psychological realism-recognizable emotions and believable interactions among characters. “Everyone has a natural detector for psychological realism，”says Raymond A. Mar，assistant professor of psychology at York University in Toronto. “We can tell when something rings false. ”But the best sto
34、ries-those retold through generations and translated into other languages-do more than simply present a believable picture. These tales attract their audience. whose emotions can be closely tied to those of the storys characters. Such immersion(沉浸)is a state psychologists call“narrative transport”.
35、Researchers have only begun figuring out the relations among the variables that can initiate narrative transport. 31 The passage indicates that storytelling_.（A）is becoming less and less popular in modem societies（B） attracts researchers attention all through human history（C） is the best way to show
36、 the evolutionary past of human beings（D）is a common cultural phenomenon all through the known history32 The phrase“a characteristic behavior”in Para. 1 refers to_.（A）telling stories（B） writing books（C） studying folktales（D）producing movies33 Exposition is characterized by_.（A）believable pictures（B）
37、 diverse subject matters（C） a simple and direct explanation（D）a number of causally linked events34 How many approaches are mentioned to define a narrative?（A）One.（B） Two.（C） Three.（D）Four.35 The best stories attract their audience because they_.（A）present a believable picture（B） express the audience
38、s emotions（C） are translated into other languages（D）are retold from generation to generation三、Word Spelling36 能力，能耐 n. a_ _ _ _ _ _ 37 吹嘘，自夸 v. b_ _ _ _ 38 取消，删除 v. c_ _ _ _ _ 39 危险的，不安全的 a. d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 40 过多的，过分的 a. e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 设备；便利 n. f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42 喂草，放牧 v. g_ _ _ _ 43 几乎不，几乎没有 a
39、d. h_ _ _ _ _ 44 包括，包含 v. i_ _ _ _ _ _ 45 律师 n. l_ _ _ _ _ 46 较大的，主要的 a. m_ _ _ _ 47 国家的，民族的 a. n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 48 操作，经营 n. o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 49 透入，渗入 v. P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 50 拒绝，谢绝 v. r_ _ _ _ _ 51 幸存，存活 n. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 52 技术员 n. t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 53 在楼上，往楼上 ad. u_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 54 老兵，老手 n. v_ _ _ _ _
40、 _ 55 获胜者，优胜者 n. w_ _ _ _ _ 四、Word From56 It was_(care)of her to leave her purse lying on the desk. 57 The_(frighten)child gripped his mothers hands tightly. 58 It might be possible to convert_(explode)energy into heat. 59 Tom shouted at his wife，“You_(find)fault with me. ”60 Jack has exerted all hi
41、s_(strong)to attain his goal. 61 The surface of the earth_(cover)by masses of land and larger areas of water. 62 Tom was the only one of the lookers-on who_(be)willing to help. 63 Unless theres a storm，we shall set off on our journey tomorrow as_(plan). 64 The young man was so tired that he fell_(sl
42、eep)the moment his head touched the pillow. 65 I would rather he_(paint)the wall white next time. 五、Translation from Chinese into English66 电脑能帮助解决科学研究中的许多问题。67 好书的产生是努力工作的结果。68 问题在于她是否能自己克服这些困难。69 每个听到那条消息的人都兴奋得跳了起来。70 你只要不灰心，一定会成功的。六、Translation from English into Chinese71 Everyone agrees that chi
43、ldrens language learning begins with listening. However，individual children vary greatly in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking，and late starters are often long listeners. Most children willobeyspoken instructions some time before they can speak. Before they can speak，many chi
44、ldren also ask questions by gestures and noises. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises，and that during the first few months one or two noises are considered as a particular indication of delight，distress，sociability，and so on. But since three noises cannot be said to show the babys intention to
45、 communicate，they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed，too，that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment，and by six months they are able to add new sounds to theirspeech. This self-imitation leads on to intentional imitation of sounds made or words spoke
46、n to them by other people. Can these imitations be considered as speech? 2009 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】 D【试题解析】 句意：交通堵塞了 30 多分钟，致使我晚到了。本题考查非限制性定语从句。选项中能引导非限制性定语从句的只有 which。2 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 句意：尽管他有很多朋友，但他经常感到孤单。本题考查让步状语从句。as 与 while 都可引导让步状语从句，但 as 一般不置于句首，故本题选while。3 【正确
47、答案】 B【试题解析】 句意：虽然他当时英语很差，但他仍尽量表达自己的意思。本题考查固定搭配。make oneself understood 意为“(用另一种语言)表达自己的意思”。4 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 句意：这个季节有很多大减价活动，期间，商家会降低商品的正常价格。本题考查固定搭配。normal price 表示“正常价格 ”。5 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 句意：至于家庭教育，(我们)鼓励父母依靠劝说而非惩罚。本题考查词义辨析。A 项意为“批评，指责”；B 项意为“ 威胁，恐吓”；C 项意为“劝说，说服”；D 项意为“责骂”。根据句意，与 punishment 相对的教育方式
48、应为persuasion(劝说) 。6 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 句意：科学家认为通过喝酒来控制人的生物钟未必可行。木题考查词义辨析。A 项意为“可行的, 可做的”：B 项意为 “难以置信的，绝妙的”；C 项意为“流行的，时髦的”；D 项意为“很有用的，宝贵的 ”。根据句意可知，A 项在此最合适。7 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 句意：如果你不知道如何处理(这些事情)，你最好别碰它们。本题考查固定搭配。leave sth. alone 意为“别碰某物”。8 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 句意：房间里很静，除了我偶尔的咳嗽声。本题考查词组辨析。A项意为“以防万一”；B 项意为“除之外”；C 项意为 “最，无疑”；D 项意为“代替，而不是”。根据句意可知本题选 B。9 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 句意：目前，关于地震起因的自然过程，科学家的了解仍不全面。本题考查词义辨析。A 项意为“不完全的，部分的 ”；B 项意为“多变的”；C 项意为“起初的，最早的”；D 项意为“个人的，单独的”。根据句意可知 A 项在此最合适。10 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 句意：利润分红计划是为了激励员工努
