1、自考英语（二）模拟试卷 6 及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structrue1 These speculations sound_science fiction（A）like（B） Mike（C） likely（D）dislike 2 A car accident_him from playing football（A）enabled（B） abled（C） disabled（D）unabled 3 He cut_his smoking（A）in（B） up（C） back（D）down 4 The robber is_capital punishment（A）deservin
2、g（B） deserved（C） deserving of（D）deserved of 5 He was_to director（A）accelerated（B） lifted（C） raised（D）promoted 6 We do not have adequate_for the use of animals（A）subsequents（B） substitutes（C） substances（D）substitutions 7 The voters were_largely by a desire for change（A）motioned（B） motored（C） motivate
3、d（D）motived 8 A major party nominee has the_advantage of support from the party faithful（A）critic（B） criticise（C） critical（D）criticism 9 Our likes and_are all related to social contexts and learning experiences（A）unlikes（B） dislikes（C） alikes（D）nonlikes 10 When it_to the latest researches into heart
4、 disease，I havent the slightest idea（A）talks（B） speaks（C） tells（D）comes二、Cloze Test10 Henrys job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every morning，except at weekends，he【11】see a factory worker coming up the hill towards
5、the frontier，【12 】a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle arrived the frontier，Henry used to stop the man and order him to take the straw off. Then he would examine the straw very carefully to see【13】he could find anything ，after which he would look in all the mans pockets bef
6、ore he let him tie the straw up again. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always【14】to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the straw，he never found【15】，even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man w
7、as smuggling something，but he was not【16】to imagine what it could be. Then one evening，after he had looked through the straw and emptied the factory workers pockets【17】usual，he said to him，“Listen，I know that you are smuggling things【 18】this frontier. Wont you tell me what it is that youre bringing
8、 into the country so successfully? Im an old man，and todays my last day on the job. Tomorrow Im going to【19】. I promise that I shall not tell anyone if you tell me what youve been smuggling. ”The factory worker did not say anything for【20】. Then he smiled ，turned to Henry and said quietly：“Bicycles.
9、 ” （A）should（B） might（C） would（D）must（A）pushing（B） filling（C） pulling（D）carrying（A）that（B） how（C） where（D）whether（A）lucky（B） suspecting（C） expecting（D）insisting（A）nothing（B） everything（C） something（D）anything（A）capable（B） able（C） possible（D）clever（A）then（B） as（C） more（D）like（A）cross（B） across（C） beh
10、ind（D）into（A）return（B） retire（C） retreat（D）rest（A）long time（B） moment（C） period（D）some time20 The sea is the common property of all nations. It belongs equally to all. None can appropriate it exclusively to themselves；nor is it“foreign”to any. This was the decision of John Marshall, chief justice of
11、 the United States from 1801 to 1835. It was stated as a fundamental rule the sea that no one, and therefore everyone, owns the ocean. This means that outside territorial waters(the waters within three miles of a countrys coast), the law is whatever nations agree on in peacetime and whatever the str
12、ongest naval powers can enforce in wartime. After the United States purchased Alaska, Americans began to seize Canadians who were hunting seals outside Alaskan territorial waters. The Americans claimed that the seals were American property because they often came in to the Alaskan shores owned by th
13、e United States. International arbitrators disagreed with this reasoning. In some cases, however, the special rights of a nation that makes use of an open-sea area are recognized. All of the seas rules of the road are established by international conferences and treaties. 21 The fundamental rule of
14、the sea means that_.（A）the sea should be equally divided among all the nations in the world（B） any area of the sea belongs to the nation closest to it（C） no nation has any sea rights（D）no nation has exclusive right to the open sea22 The Americans claim to the seals was based on_.（A）the idea that the
15、 seals coming to American shores were American property（B） the idea that they were international arbitrators（C） the fact that the United States had purchased all the waters off Alaska（D）the fact that the United States had special rights for open-ea areas23 International arbitrators decided that_.（A）
16、Canada had no fight to hunt seals off Alaska（B） the Canadians could hunt the seals outside Alaska territorial waters（C） the United States could claim the seals as its property（D）the Americans could not hunt the seals24 In peacetime, nations may acquire special rights on open waters by_.（A）an agreeme
17、nt with the strongest naval powers（B） the decisions of international arbitrators（C） international agreements（D）negotiations with those who own the areas25 The main idea of this passage is that_.（A）the law of the sea was stated by John Marshall（B） some nations are able to acquire special open-sea rig
18、hts（C） every nation owns its territorial waters（D）the laws of the sea are established by international agreement25 There isnt any question about Washingtons greatness. If his administration had been a failure, there would have been no United States. He had all the background that caused him to know
19、how to make it work, because he had worked under the Continental Congress. Some presidents have limited their roles to being administrators of the laws without being leaders. But Washington was both a great administrator and a great leader. I guess, in fact, that the only anti-Washington thing I can
20、 say is that he made a mistake when he established the precedent of the two-term Presidency, and even there he had a good personal reason for wanting that, at least for himself. He was attacked viciously by the press of his day, he was called so many terrible things that he told friends ever during
21、his first term that he wasnt going to run again. But Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and Alexander Hamilton persuaded him to go ahead and serve a second term and finally he did. After hed gotten through his second term, though, he made up his mind that he just wouldnt take it any more, and he qui
22、t. 26 Basically the authors opinion of Washington is_.（A）praiseful（B） derogatory（C） critical（D）negative27 Washingtons administration had been a_.（A）failure（B） success（C） good example followed by other presidents（D）miracle28 Washingtons greatness showed itself in that_.（A）Washington worked under the
23、Continental Congress（B） Washington limited his role to being administrators of the laws（C） Washington was both a great administrator and a great leader（D）Washington established the precedent of the two-term Presidency29 Whats the authors attitude toward Washingtons two-term Presidency?（A）He thinks W
24、ashington made a mistake by doing so.（B） He thinks that Washington had a good personal reason for doing so.（C） He thinks that Washington was too selfish in doing so.（D）Both A and B30 Which of the following is NOT true?（A）Washington was very popular with the press of his day.（B） Washington was persua
25、ded to serve the second term.（C） Washington contributed much to the establishment of the United States.（D）Washingtons greatness is undoubted.30 The physicist investigating the relationship between time and space, the chemist exploring the properties of a new substance, the biologist probing the myst
26、eries of the continuity of life. and the anthropologist(人类学家)searching for human origins share a common trait(特征), curiosity. Not that nonscientist are not curious；most people possess this characteristic. The scientist, however, uses a specific method to make researches into these enigmatic(难以理解的)pr
27、oblems-the scientific method. Unfortunately, science and its method are misunderstood, the multiplication of our knowledge in medicine and technology has led to the idea that science can cure all and explain all and that only enough time, money and intelligence are needed. In truth. science cannot p
28、rovide all answers. In fact, many phenomena are not even subject to scientific explanations. On the other side of the coin, science has been attacked as a cause of most contemporary problems. It is said to be responsible for the depersonalization(使失去个性)of the individual, for stripping(夺去)creativity
29、from human behavior, and for creating massive threats to the species through the development of nuclear power, insecticides, and polluting machinery. If we analyze the situation, we can see that it was not the original intent of the people who developed computers to debase humankind, nor was mass pr
30、oduction proposed as a method to crush creativity. It is what society, policymakers especially, does with scientific achievements that makes them social or antisocial. There is nothing inherently good or bad about science.31 Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?（A）Scientists and t
31、heir curiosity.（B） Science and scientific method.（C） Understandings of science.（D）Misunderstandings of science.32 The last sentence of Para. 2 could be explained as which of the following?（A）Many phenomena can be subjects of scientific explanations.（B） Many phenomena can find answers in scientific e
32、xplanations.（C） Scientific explanations cannot provide answers to many phenomena.（D）Scientific explanations are not related to many phenomena.33 The expression“to debase humankind”in Para. 3 could be explained as_.（A）to provide base to humankind（B） to reduce the value of humankind（C） to get rid of h
33、umankind（D）to compete with humankind34 According to the last paragraph, which of the following will be accepted by the author?（A）Science is the cause of modem problems.（B） Science itself is neither good nor bad.（C） Science leads to environmental pollution.（D）Science causes many antisocial acts.35 In
34、 the expression“On the other side of the coin”in Para. 3, “the coin”is used to refer to_。（A）the misunderstanding of science（B） the scientific explanation（C） the money needed in scientific research（D）the curiosity of scientists and nonscientists三、Word Spelling36 客观的；真实的 a. o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 (使 )爆炸
35、v. e_ _ _ _ _ _ 38 法律上的；合法的 a. L_ _ _ _ 39 最小的；最少的 a. m_ _ _ _ _ _ 40 年轻的；有朝气的 a. y_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 全体人员；人事(部门) n. P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42 满意；满足 n. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 43 机带 4；机理 n. m_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 44 近似的；大约的 a. a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 45 绝对的；压倒性的 a. o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 46 误导的；引起误解的 a. m_ _ _ _ _ _
36、_ _ _ 47 详情；细节 n. d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 48 自愿的；自发的 a. v_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 49 青少年的 a. j_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 50 生命的；极为重要的 a. v_ _ _ _ 51 旋转；绕转 v. r_ _ _ _ _ _ 52 柔韧的；灵活的 a. f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 53 管理；行政 n. a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 54 影响；打动 v. a_ _ _ _ _ 55 调查；调查研究 v. i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 四、Word From56 A decision is a ch
37、oice_(make)from among alternative courses of action that are available.57 The most_(convince)evidence of black holes comes from research into binary star systems.58 Many a student_(do)not like having to do their homework.59 The new music was built out of materials already in_. (exist)：blues，rocknrol
38、l ，folk music.60 Robots are programmed and_(engineer)to perform industrial tasks without human intervention.61 If you had been have yesterday，you_(see)his father.62 He took his umbrella with him lest it_(rain).63 _(win)the presidency，a candidate must receive at least 270 votes. an electoral majority
39、.64 _(increase)，new technology is making it easier for us to find alternative methods of testing.65 Between labor and play_(stand)work.五、Translation from Chinese into English66 有时, 决策的疏漏不会造成严重的后果, 但有时后果却不堪设想。 67 电脑时代的人类如同以往, 依然面临一个基本问题。 68 据估计, 在英国工作的外籍家庭佣人有两万多人。 69 不用说, 我们现在已不是生活在传统社会。 70 他的成功与其说是由
40、于机遇, 不如说是由于努力。 六、Translation from English into Chinese71 We hear it said frequently that what present-day men most desire is security. If that is so，then they have a wrong notion of what the real，the ultimate security is. No one who is dependent on anything outside himself，upon money，power，fame or w
41、hat not(难归类的事物；难描写的事物)，is or ever can be secure. Only he who possesses himself and is content with himself is actually secure. Too much is being said about the importance of adjustment and“participation in the group. ”Even cooperation. to give this thing its most favorable designation(名称，称号；指明)，is n
42、o more important than the ability to stand alone when the choice must be made between the sacrifice of ones own integrity(正直，诚实)and adjustment to or participation in group activity. 自考英语（二）模拟试卷 6 答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structrue1 【正确答案】 A2 【正确答案】 C3 【正确答案】 D4 【正确答案】 A5 【正确答案】 D6 【正确答案】 B7 【正确答案】 C8 【
43、正确答案】 C9 【正确答案】 B10 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 sound like ：听起来像。 二、Cloze Test11 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 情态动词 would 用以表达习惯性“ 总是，总会”。 12 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 根据上下文可知显然是推自行车，故选 A。 13 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 由句意可知，他能否发现什么，考查由 whether 引导的宾语从句。 14 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 根据上下文意思可知是期望，故选 C。 15 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 关键词 never：什么都没找到，故选 D。 16 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 b
44、e able to do sth. 有能力做某事，固定搭配。 17 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 as usual 像平常一样，固定搭配。 18 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 across 在那一边，故选 B。 19 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 明天我要退休了，故选 retire 退休。 20 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 B 项的搭配为 in a moment 立刻，一会儿；some time=several minutes 一会儿(一段时间)，故选 D。 21 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 由文章第一段前六句可判断，答案为 D。 22 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 见文章第一段第八句话。
45、 23 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 由文章第一段最后两句可知，国际仲裁不同意美国的论断，故 B 项加拿大人可在阿拉斯加水域外捕猎海豹仍然成立。 24 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 见本文第五行第二句话。 25 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 文章通篇所表达的就是 every nation owns its territorial waters。 26 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 本文是一篇赞扬美国总统华盛顿的文章，故选 A。 27 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 由本文第一段最后一句话推断可知，washington 的 administration是成功的。 28 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】
46、 见文章第一段最后一句话。 29 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 见文章最后一段第一句话。 30 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 见第二段第二句话，他遭受别人恶意的诋毁。 31 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 见第二段第一句话点题。 32 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 依题意“事实上，许多现象不能被科学解释”可知选 C。 33 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 debase 使贬值，故选 B。 34 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 见最后一段第一句话。 35 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 根据上下文对科学的阐述可知，the coin 是指科学阐述，故选 B。 三、Word Spelling36 【正确答案
47、】 objective37 【正确答案】 explode38 【正确答案】 legal39 【正确答案】 minimum40 【正确答案】 youthful41 【正确答案】 personnel42 【正确答案】 satisfaction43 【正确答案】 mechanism44 【正确答案】 approximate45 【正确答案】 overwhelming46 【正确答案】 misleading47 【正确答案】 detail48 【正确答案】 voluntary49 【正确答案】 juvenile50 【正确答案】 vital51 【正确答案】 revolve52 【正确答案】 flex
48、ible53 【正确答案】 administration54 【正确答案】 affect55 【正确答案】 investigate四、Word From56 【正确答案】 made【试题解析】 被动语态。 57 【正确答案】 convincing【试题解析】 形容词修饰名词。 58 【正确答案】 does【试题解析】 many a+n. ，谓语动词用单数。 59 【正确答案】 existence【试题解析】 in existence 存在的，现存的，现有的。 60 【正确答案】 engineered【试题解析】 and 连接两个并列成分，用被动语态。 61 【正确答案】 would have
49、seen【试题解析】 本题考查虚拟语气，条件句用过去完成时，表示与过去事实相反，主句常用 would have done 表示。 62 【正确答案】 should rain【试题解析】 should 用来表示推断。 63 【正确答案】 To win【试题解析】 非谓语形式做主语，表示目的，用 to do。 64 【正确答案】 Increasingly【试题解析】 插入语。 65 【正确答案】 stands【试题解析】 betweenand两者之间，故用第三人称单数。 五、Translation from Chinese into English66 【正确答案】 Sometimes the consequences of a poor decision are slight；at other times they are serious67 【正确答案】 The essentia
