全国2010年10月自学考试综合英语（二）试题

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全国2010年10月自学考试综合英语（二）试题
[单项选择]It makes me very humble to think of a guy like Scotty.
A. I don’t want to be reminded of how great Scotty is.
B. Scotty is even more important than I’d like to admit.
C. The thought of Scotty doesn’t make me comfortable.
D. I feel I’m a nobody when I think of Scotty’s success.
[单项选择]Alice is going to the photographer’s this afternoon ________.
A. to have taken her photograph
B. to have her photograph taken
C. to have her photograph being taken
D. to have her photograph been taken
[单项选择]Time is treated [by Americans] as if it were something almost tangible.
A. Americans try various means to hold time tightly in their hands.
B. Americans are serious about time and they manage their time well.
C. To Americans, time is as valuable as money, which they can see and touch.
D. To Americans, time is like something solid, which they can seize and control.
[单项选择]She considered________ important that everything should be finished by ten.
A. that
B. what
C. it
D. which
[填空题]People engaged in normal ________ work will have a high temperature during the hours of wakefulness and a low one at night. (time, day)
[填空题]Discussion and debates are my ________ way of learning. (favor)
[简答题]Topic: Follow the ideas in “Culture Shock” by Oberg, write for a group of students who are going to study abroad to prepare them for the culture shock.You can use this outline:1. Briefly explain the causes of culture shock.2. Explain the four stages of culture shock.3. Express wishes for the students.
[单项选择]By the time the fire-engine arrived, the fire had been put ________by the inhabitants.
A. away
B. off
C. down
D. out
[单项选择]To telephone him, you will have to ________his number in your phone book.
A. look to
B. look up
C. look through
D. look at
[填空题]Some people believe that cigarette smoking is a moral ________ that affects individuals and society. (weak)
[单项选择]The ________progress of science and technology in the 20th century has brought enormous benefits to humankind.
A. magnificent
B. remarkable
C. grand
D. brilliant
[单项选择]I was surprised that no one ________them of the danger.
A. warns
B. warned
C. has warned
D. had warned
[单项选择]The class discusses the possibility of terrorists’ using a homemade atomic bomb to push their extravagant political demands.
A. ... to promote their unique political ideas to a target government.
B. ... to force a government to accept their unreasonable political demands.
C. ... to persuade a government to agree with their terrorist political ideas.
D. ... to negotiate their extraordinary political demands with a government.
[单项选择]It is difficult to predict what his ________to the result will be.
A. opinion
B. reaction
C. view
D. impression
[单项选择]The promise of finding long-term technological solution ________the problem of world food safety seems difficult to fulfill.
A. to
B. for
C. of
D. at
[单项选择]“We’ve got to believe it,” he said … “We can’t afford not to.”
A. There is no reason not to believe it.
B. We have no other choice but to believe it.
C. We should pretend to believe it even if we don’t.
D. The consequence of not believing it would be severe.
[单项选择]At the level of primary education, the most important task is to________ children’s interest in nature.
A. stimulate
B. enlarge
C. strengthen
D. expand
[单项选择]Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.
A. Good looks is useless for a poor guy.
B. Nice appearance cannot make a person rich.
C. Rich men usually do not have nice personality.
D. One’s attractiveness does not come from material wealth.
[单项选择]It was not until she arrived at the airport ________she realized she had forgotten her passport.
A. and
B. when
C. where
D. that
[简答题]他们合作失败的根源在于缺乏相互信任。
[单项选择]Nothing was too good for that child [Laura].
A. Laura deserved whatever her parents did for her.
B. Laura was never satisfied with whatever her parents did for her.
C. Laura was grateful to her parents for what her parents had done for her.
D. Laura was too greedy a child to appreciate what her parents had done for her.
[简答题]冠军选手说他永远不会忘记和他共同经历了欢乐与悲伤的队友们。
[填空题]The company shouldn’t let the customers ________ the extra cost. (shoulder)
[简答题]我们的企业在转型过程中，急需有海外工作经验的人。
[单项选择]It is strange that such a thing ________in your company.
A. happen
B. happens
C. happened
D. has happened
[填空题]I work ________ hours, so it’s hard to develop a routine. (regular)
[单项选择]No man [in, Carnegie’s family] would complain and give up—he would die first.
A. Even a dying family member would not complain and give up.
B. No one in the family dared to complain and give up for fear of death.
C. Every member of the family would rather die than complain and give up.
D. The family member who complained and gave up would be the first to die.
[单项选择]Because agriculture is so important to a nation’s well-being, governments have always been ________with it.
A. compared
B. concerned
C. connected
D. correlated
[填空题]Better wages have stimulated the ________ to work harder. (employ)
[单项选择]The professor, ________whether anyone would come to help him, had to prepare for the experiment by himself.
A. did not know
B. having not known
C. had not known
D. not knowing
[填空题]A person’s ability to communicate ________ via e-mail depends highly on his or her writing skills. (effective)
[简答题]和同时代的歌手相比，她的嗓音比别人都甜美。
[填空题]Those who lack ________ knowledge will have fewer opportunities for good jobs. (science)
[填空题]We may expect that science and technology will continue to contribute to the ________of human society. (develop)
[单项选择]You are not allowed to make any changes to the book without the author’s________.
A. order
B. trust
C. permission
D. authority
[填空题]Music composing involves imagination and ________ thinking as well as rich life experience. (create)
[单项选择]For a second Rudolf thought his host [the lighthouse keeper] might be joking; but the serenity of the other’s expression reassured him.
A. ... but Rudolf found from the old man’s expression that he was not serious.
B. ... but Rudolf’s expression showed the old man that he was only joking.
C. ... but the old man’s calm expression convinced Rudolf that he was not joking.
D. ... but Rudolf looked peaceful, so the old man was sure that he meant what he said.
[单项选择]Passage 2 When seventh graders in Stockton took a field trip to see elephant seals, they didn’t even step outside their school. Instead, with the help of a projector and a video camera, the students teleconferenced with a state park guide on the California coast. Across a distance of 100 miles, students on the so-called “virtual field trip” got to talk with a guide, watch seals throw sand on themselves, and hear the beasts belch and bark. “If you can’t go somewhere, this can be the next best thing,” says Craig Wedegaertner, “or, it can be used to prepare students before they go there.” As the days grow long and the school calendar short, field trip season is in full swing. But with fuel prices rocketing, some schools are discovering virtual field trips as a cost-effective way to add new—or farther afield—excursions. As of last month, more than 1,125,000 students have participated in virtual field trips organized through the CILC (Center for Interactive Learning and
A. A trip with a guide.
B. A trip taken online.
C. A trip to a far away place.
D. A trip to the place you like.
[单项选择]She had fancier ideas of [my] life’s possibilities.
A. She had impractical expectation of my future.
B. Her opinion about my life was proved wrong.
C. The goal she set for me was what I preferred.
D. She believed that I would be successful in life.
[单项选择]There are currently three living species of elephants: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant or Indian Elephant. Other species such as the mammoths (猛犸象) 16 before the last ice age but are now 17 . Elephants live in a structured social order. 18 females spend their entire lives in tight-knit family groups 19 mothers, daughters, sisters and aunts, males live mostly solitary lives. Elephants 20 live for 50 to 70 years. The elephant’s pregnant period is 22 months, the longest of 21 land animal. Newborn elephant calves weigh 22 260 pounds. Elephants spend about 16 hours a day finding and eating food. Their diet consists 23 grasses, leaves, bamboo, twigs, bark, roots and small amounts of fruits, seeds and flowers. Interestingly, elephants only digest 40% of 24 they eat; an adult elephant can consume 300-600 lb of food a day. Elephant skin
A. remained
B. stayed
C. existed
D. appeared
[单项选择]Passage 1 The hottest issue that has captured the attention of everyone across the globe is the issue of Global Warming. After examining different researches and observations very carefully, it has been concluded that the overall temperature of the Earth is rising. Solid scientific findings have turned that from a mere theory to a harsh reality. And the worst part of this is that the bad effects of rising temperatures on eco-systems have already started to appear. In a global movement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere many initiatives are being taken both at private and government level. Many developed nations in the world have already started producing energy from eco-friendly means like solar, wind and thermal power. All these environment friendly sources of energy are also called green energy or green technology. With the use of green technology, efforts are underway to reduce the utilization of fossil fuels to produce energy. Several “Green Technologi
A. it has gradually changed people’s way of living
B. many scientists have warned people of its danger
C. it has brought harmful effects on the environment
D. many governments have taken actions against it
[单项选择]Most hosts [of TV talk shows] are grateful just to get someone who will fill the room with sound.
A. Most hosts like those guests who come to the talk shows.
B. It’s really difficult for most hosts to find some talkative guests.
C. Most hosts are more than happy as long as the guests keep talking.
D. Whatever the guests say about themselves, most hosts wouldn’t mind.
[单项选择]A good education should, among other things, ________you to think for yourself.
A. force
B. make
C. tell
D. train