成人自考英语试题二
英语试题二
I.Readingcomprehension:
Therearetwopassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
PassageA
DailysocialrelationsinFrancehavealwaysbeendominatedbyfamilyties.Thefamilyhasbeenthefocusoftheindividual’sloyaltyandaffection,ofhiseconomicinterest,andevenofhislegalduty.ManyanolderFrenchmanhasspenthisyouthinaworldwherehewasexpectedtoregardcousins,unclesandgrandparentsasmoreimportanttohimthanfriendsofhisownage,andwherethefamily’sneedsanddemandswereputbeforethoseofthelocalcommunityorevenoftheState.
Themainchangesincethewaristhatthefocusofloyaltyhasbeensteadilynarrowingfromthe“extendedfamily”tothe“nuclearfamily”,i.e.thehomecellofparentsandchildren.Intheruralareasthetraditionallybigpeasantfamilieshavebeenlosingtheirinfluenceastheyoungdriftawaytothetown.Aspropertygiveswaytoincomeandfamilymanagementdisappears,thetightnetworkofthebigfamilygatheringhasbecomelessnecessaryfortheindividual’sfuture,andalsolesseasytomaintain.Manyyoungercouplestodaypreferpleasuretraveling,oraweekendcottagesharedwithafewfriends,tothetraditionalbigfamilyreunionsonSundaysandinAugust.
Butoldvaluesarestillthere.Clan(氏族)loyaltiestowardsmoredistantrelativesmaybecomeweak,anadult’stieswithhisownparentsandevenwiththeirparentsoftenremainremarkablystrong.Andifmanyyoungerpeoplearetodaytryingtoleadmoreemotionallyindependentlives,itisoftennotwithoutasenseofguilt,oranawarenessofthepainitcausestotheirparents.Thismaybesoinanycountry:itisespeciallysharpinFrance.
1.InFrance,peopleusedtoA.valuemoretheirfamiliesthanthecountry
B.attachmostimportancetotheirfriends
C.regardtheircousinsandunclesmoreimportantthantheirparents
D.considerthelocalcommunitypriortothestate
2.The“nuclearfamily”willnotinclude
A.fatherB.motherC.children.D.grandparents
.3.Theruralfamiliesaregrowingsmallerbecause
A.manyyoungmenandwomenwerekilledinthewar
B.moreandmorepeoplechoosetostaysingle
C.moreandmorefamilieshaveonlyonechild
D.manyyoungmenandwomenareleavingthecountryforcities
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.TheFrenchhavegivenuptheirclanloyaltiestoindependence.
B.Familygatheringhasbecomelessnecessarynowadays.
C.Manyyoungercouplesspendweekendsandholidaysthemselvesorwithafewfriends.
D.Theoldvaluesstillhavetheirinfluencetoday.
5.Whatdoes“this”inthelastsentenceofthepassagereferto?
A.Loyaltytothefamily.
C.Senseofguilt.
values.
PassageB
Whenitcomestowalkingoffthoseexcesses,alengthyhikeonceadaywilldoyoufarmoregoodthannippingdowntotheshopseverycoupleofhours---evenB.Emotionallyindependence.D.Differencebetweenoldvaluesandnewiftheshortwalksadduptothesameamountoftime,sayexerciseresearchersinBritain.Butwalksofanylengthbeatsittingathomewithyourfeetupandwatching
television,theystress.
SomeresearchersinBritainreachedtheseconclusionsafterputting56couchpotatoesthroughan18-weekcourseofdailywalks.
Theyfoundthatlongerwalksproducethemostbeneficialchangestothecompositionofbloodfats,butwalksofanylengthimprovethefitnessoftheheart.
Inthestudy,thenormallyinactivesubjectsweredividedintothreeroughlyequalgroups.The“longwalkers”tookahikeofbetween20and40minuteseveryday.“Intermediatewalkers”hadtworoundsofjoggingof10to15minutes,and“shortwalkers”didthreestintsof90to110minutes.Thecontrolssatathome,asusual.
Atthestartandendofthe18weeks,thehealthandfitnessofeachgroupweremeasuredanditwasfoundthatthelongwalkerswerehealthiest,asmeasuredbyalteredfatprofilesintheirblood.
Attheend,eachliterofbloodfromthelongwalkerscontainedanaverage0.05grainslessapolipoprotein(阿朴脂蛋白)II,a“bad”fatthatislinkedwithheartdisease.Thiswasmorethantwicethedropseenintheintermediatewalkers,andfivetimesthatinshortwalkers.Inthecontrols,thelevelofthisfatstayedthesame.ThedropinapolipoproteinIIinthelongwalkerwasmatchedbyariseinthebloodlevelofapolipoproteinI,a“good”fatthatisassociatedwithsmootharteries.
6.Accordingtotheresearchers,
A.takingalengthyhikeonceaday
day
C.doingjoggingeverymorning
evening
7.“Couchpotato”isusedtorefertoakindof
A.farmersB.vegetablesC.movie-goers.DTV-viewersD.sittinginthesofawatchingTVeveryisleastbeneficialtoyourhealth.B.goingshoppingseveraltimesevery
8.WhichofthefollowingstatementisFALSE?
A.Longerwalksbenefitourcompositionofbloodfats.
B.ThesubjectsinthestudyalloftenwatchTV.
C.Onlylongerwalksbenefitsourhealth.
D.Thesubjectsinthestudymaynotlikeexercises.
9.Thesubjectsaredividedinto
A.4B.3C.2D.1groups.
10.Whyislongwalkbeneficialtoourheart?
A.Ithelpusloseweight.B.ItleadstothedropinapolipoproteinI.
D.ItkeepsusfromwatchingTV.C.ItleadstothedropinapolipoproteinII.
II.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphraseschosenfromthebox.Changetheformwherenecessary.glow,wokeup,surrounding,figureout,offandon,wentsignaled,
by,undersupplied,passedaway,fertile,
1.Lindamanagedtosupportherselfbyworking
2.Ahalfhourasawaitress.beforethemanagerreturnedtothemeetinghall,wherethestaffmembershadgathered.
3.Thismountainousregioniswithtraineddoctorsandnurses.
fiveyearsago.4.I’velivedonmyownsincemyhusband
5.Theofthesettingsunreddenedthestream.
6.Theformerlakebedisnowa
7.Inspiteofthefinancialproblems
theexperiment.
8.Ican’tplainproducinggoodcropsofwheat.them,theystillwentaheadwithwhyhelefthisofficesosuddenlyanddidn’teventellhissecretarywherehewouldbe.
9.Whenthepolicehertostop,sheknewsheshouldnothavehonked
herhornneartheschool.
10.Williamlateanddidn’tgettoworkuntilteno’clock.
Ⅲ.Rewritethefollowingsentencesaccordingtotherequirementsgiveninthebrackets.
1.Ifwehadthehelpofabankloan,wewouldbeabletoexpandourbusiness.
“withprepositionalphrase”toreplacetheitalicizedpart)
2.Ayoungwomanwascomingtowardme.Herfigurewaslongandslim.(Use“absolute
construction”tochangethetwosentencesintoone)
3.AsthegrowthrateofGDPinthelasttwodecadesshows,China’sreformandopen
policyisagreatsuccess.(Use“as+be+p.p.”toreplacetheitalicizedpart)
4.Ithinkwe(buy)thiscoat.We’renotgoingtofindanythingcheaper.(Use
(Completethesentencewiththegivenwordandthephrase“may/mightaswell”)
5.RussellBakerisreportedtolivetodaywithhiswifeinVirginia.(Use“It+
be+pastparticiple+thatclause”tochangethesentence)
IV.Translation
SectionA:TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish
1.女孩晚上单独出去很不安全。
2.贫富差距似乎日益扩大。
3.充足的新鲜空气有益于身体健康。
4.我渴望有机会参加2008年北京奥运会志愿者活动。
5.北京将于2008年举办第29届夏季奥运会。
6.稳定的政治环境会促进经济发展。
7.我不知道事情会变成这样。
8.吸烟是导致肺癌的一个主要因素。
SectionB:translatethefollowingintoChinese
1.Ididmybesttoavoidshowingpleasure,butwhatIwasfeelingwaspuredelight
asthisdemonstrationthatmywordshadthepowertomakepeoplelaugh.
2.HemusthavebeencompletelylostinsomethinghewasreadingbecauseIhadto
taponthewindshieldtogethisattention.
3.Thetruenatureofaheartisseeninitsresponsetotheunattractive.
4.Tonydidnotbeginonthebottomrungoftheladder.Hebegininthebasement.
5.ThemanexplainstoKevinthatwhenamanhasnomoney,educationcansupplythe
humancapitalnecessarytostarttoacquirefinancialcapital.
英语试题(二)参考答案
一、
1.A2.D3.D4.A5.C6.D7.D8.C9.A10.B
二、
1.offandon2.wentby3.undersupplied4.passedaway5.glow6.fertile7.surrounding
8.figureout9.signaled10.wokeup
三、
1.Withthehelpofabankloan,wewouldbeabletoexpandourbusiness.
2.Ayoungwomanwholookedlongandslimwascomingtowardme.
3.Ashasbeenshowedinthelasttwodecades,thegrowthrateofGDPdemonstratesChina'sreformandopenpolicyisagreatsuccess.
4.mayaswellbuy
5.ItisreportedtoliveforRussellBakertodaywithhiswifeinVirginia.
四、
1.Itisnottosafefoeagirltogooutannightalone.
2.Thegapbetweenrichandpoorseemstobewidened.
3.Plentyoffreshairisgoodtoourhealth.
4.Iameagertohaveanopportunitytovolunteerforthe2008BeijingOlympics.
5.Beijingwillhostthetwenty-ninthSummerOlympicsin2008.
6.Stablepoliticalenvironmentcanpromoteeconomicdevelopment.
7.Idon’tknowwhatitwouldbelikethis.
8.Smokingisamajorcauseoflungcancer.
1.我尽力避免流露出快乐,但我真的感觉到非常高兴因为我的话可以给别人带来快乐。
2.他一定是完全沉浸于他所读的东西,因为我不得不敲挡风玻璃来引起他的注意。
3.心灵的本质来自对单调无味的反映。
4.托尼没有从梯阶的底部开始,他从地下室开始。
5.那人跟凯文解释说,如果一个人没有钱,教育可以提供积累金融资本所必须的人力资本。