自考英语二考前练习4（附详解答案）

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Part I Use of English (20 points)

Directions: In this part there are 10 incomplete dialogues. For each dialogue there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1. --- Hello, may I talk to the headmaster now?

--- __________ .

A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment B. No, you can’t

C. Sorry, you can’t D. I don’t know

2. --- Do you think I could borrow your dictionary?

--- __________ .

A. Yes, you may borrow B. Yes, go on

C. Yes, help yourself D. It doesn’t matter

3. --- Is that Mr Robert Lee?

--- __________ .

A. Yes, Lee speaking B. Hello, what do you want

C. Sorry, speaking D. I don’t know

4. --- Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Brown’s office?

--- __________ .

A. You can’t ask me

B. Pardon? I have no idea

C. Please don’t say so

D. Sorry I don’t know, but you can ask the man over there

5. --- Mary, your dress is really beautiful. How is John?

--- __________ .

A. Thank you very much

B. No, no, John is not bad

C. Thank you. He is fine

D. Don’t say that. It’s ugly. John is good

6. --- What can I do for you, madam?

--- __________ .

A. I want a kilo of apples B. You can go your own way

C. Thanks D. Excuse me. I’m busy

7. --- I’d like to take you to the coffee house on the corner.

--- __________ .

A. Thank you. You shouldn’t’ do that B. Thanks, I’d like to go with you

C. No, you can’t say so D. No, no, You can’t do that

8. --- Do you mind telling me where you’re from?

--- __________ .

A. Certainly. I’m from London B. Sure. I was born in London

C. Not really, you can do it D. Certainly not. I’m from London

9. --- May I see the menu, please?

--- __________ .

A. That is the menu, sir B. Yes, please go on

C. Here you are, sir D. Of course, sir

10. --- I was worried about chemistry, but Mr Brown gave me an A!

--- __________ .

A. Don’t worry about it

B. Congratulations! That’s a difficult course

C. Mr Brown is very good

D. Good luck to you!

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40 points)

Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage 1

There are stories about two U.S. presidents, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We don’t know if either story is true, but they are both interesting.

The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact, he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson, he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct” on it. The problem was that he didn’t know how spell, so what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while, he shortened that term to “OK”.

The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born, Kinderhook, New York. Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him become President. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club, and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”.

11. The author_______________.

A. believes both of the stories

B. doesn’t believe a word of the stories

C. is not sure whether the stories are true

D. is telling the stories just for fun

12. According to the passage, President Jackson________________.

A. couldn’t draw up any documents at all

B. didn’t like to read important papers by himself

C. often had his assistants sign documents for him

D. wasn’t good at reading or spelling

13. According to the first story, the term “OK”________________.

A. was approved of by President Jackson

B. was the title of some official documents

C. was first used by President Jackson

D. was an old way to spell “all correct”

14. According to the second story, the term “OK”______________.

A. was the short way to say “Old Kinderhook Club”

B. meant the place where President Van Buren was born

C. was the name of Van Buren’s club

D. was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the election

15. According to the second story, the term “OK” was first used____________.

A. by Van Buren

B. in a presidential election

C. to organize the Old Kinderhook Club

D. by the members of the “Old Kinderhook Club”

Passage 2

Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业), and most of the rest live in or around towns, small and large. Here the traditional picture is changing: every small town may still be very like other small towns, and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country, but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas (large cities with their suburbs) of more than a million people each — a larger proportion than in Germany or England, let alone France. The statistics (统计) of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues, rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.

16. If now America has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry ____________

A. About 25 million. B. More than 25 million.

C. Less than 25 million. D. Less than 225 million.

17. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas _____________

A. United States. B. Germany. C. France. D. England.

18. What’s the meaning of the word “metropolitan” in the middle of the passage _________

A. Of a large city with its suburbs. B. Of small and large towns.

C. Of urban areas. D. Of rural areas.

19. According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United States _________

A. Most small towns become gradually crowded.

B. Small towns are still similar to each other.

C. As the traditional picture is changing, towns are different.

D. Small towns are turning into large cities.

20. Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb __________

A. Because they are the same.

B. Because the rush takes place too quickly.

C. Because the process is gradual.

D. Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas.

Passage 3

If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.

It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write.

Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, thy may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations. For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call’ remembered history’. Some of it has mow been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.

21. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage ______

A. “Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable.

B. Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.

C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questions.

D. Where there are no written records, there is no history.

22. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because _______ .

A. there was nothing worth being written down at that time

B. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record

C. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire

D. the people there did not know how to write

23. “Remembered history” refers to ___________ .

A. history based on a person’s imagination

B. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth

C. songs and dances about the most important events

D. both B and C

24. “Remembered history” is regarded as valuable only when __________ .

A. it is written down B. no written account is available

C. it proves to be true D. people are interested in it

25. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had ___________ .

A. kept a written record of every past event

B. not burnt their written records in wars

C. told exact stories of the most important happenings

E. made more songs and dances

Passage 4

‘Mum, can we go to McDonald’s, please?’ Some people might ask, ‘Where would we be today if we did not have fast food?’ and ‘Where would parents take their children out to eat?’

It has been reported that approximately 30% of meals consumed by families in the USA are eaten at one of the big chains like Burger King and Taco Bell, though probably none is more famous than McDonald’s. The distinctive ‘golden arch’ can now be seen in most major cities in the world. In 2002, McDonald’s had approximately 25,000 restaurants in over 120 countries and served 29 million people a day.

Apparently, the secret of their success is a marketing strategy of ‘think global, act local’. McDonald’s learnt that if they adapted their ‘Mac’ meals to different cultures, it was more successful than having a standardised set of products that taste the same everywhere. So now, around 80% of McDonald’s restaurants are franchised to local people who serve food with a ‘local’ flavour. For example, in Hong Kong, food called ‘Shake Shake Fries’ and ‘Red Bean Sunday’ can be found on the menu, while in Switzerland, ‘Vegi Macs’ are served.

However, fast food is not popular with everyone. It is often called ‘junk’ food because it is said to be unhealthy and full of fat. Furthermore, many people claim that fast food chains produce enormous amounts of waste, while millions of people in developing countries go hungry. At the same time, more and more people no longer cook fresh food at home. ‘Convenience’ food is just too convenient! It is so easy for people with busy working lives to call into their local branch of Marks and Spencer, or some other supermarket chain, to buy ready-made meals on their way home from work. It is even easier to buy a ‘take-away’ from a local restaurant or pick up the phone and order a pizza to be delivered to your home.

26. The ‘golden arch’ in the second paragraph refers to ______________.

A) Burger King B) Taco Bell C) McDonald’s D) all the fast food restaurants

27. According to the passage, McDonald’s is successful mainly because __________________.

A) It has a standardized set of products all over the world

B) It is not ‘junk’ food

C) Its’ food is convenient

D) It adapted its meals to different cultures.

28. In the passage, which of the following terms has/ have the same meaning with fast food.

A) ‘junk’ food B) ‘convenience’ food C) ‘take-away’ D) all of the above

29. Fast food is often called ‘junk food’ because _____________.

A) some people think it is unhealthy and full of fat

B) fast food chains produce enormous amounts of waste

C) it is no longer fresh food

D) Both A and B.

30. The main idea of this passage is ____________.

A) fast food today

B) the successful secret of McDonald’s.

C) why fast food is thought as ‘junk’ food

D) different opinions toward fast food

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure(25 points)

Section A

Directions: In this section there are 15 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.

31. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy __________ for her examination.

A. to prepare B. to be prepared

C. preparing D. being prepared

32. The computer doesn’t work well, so something _________ wrong.

A. can have gone B. should have gone

C. must have gone D. ought to have gone

33. Although Mary is satisfied with her success, she wonders __________ will happen to he private life.

A. how B. who C. what D. that

34. The concert usually takes place at the People’s Square, with the audience __________on the ground.

A. seating B. seated C. be seating D. to seat

35. If the whole program __________ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.

A. was not planned B. were not planned

C. would not be planned D. had not been planned

36. Isn’t it about the time you __________ to do morning exercises?

A. began B. begin C. should begin D. have begun

37. I am very grateful to you for what you’ve given me and __________ you have done for me.

A. which B. that C. all what D. all that

38. It was not until she had arrived home __________ remembered her appointment with the doctor.

A. when she B. that she C. and she D. she

39. Determined to __________ as if everything were normal, he responded with a kind of indifference.

A. carry on B. account for C. bring up D. get through

40. He __________ to arrange a loan through a finance company.

A. tried B. succeeded C. managed D. endeavored

41. Jack is good, kind, hard working and intelligent. __________, I can’t speak too highly of him.

A. As a result B. In a word C. By the way D. On the contrary

42. I __________ going to the doctor, but I wish I hadn’t.

A. pick out B. make out C. give off D. put off

43. Young children often can’t __________ between TV programs and commercials.

A. separate B. distinguish C. compare D. contrast

44. The morning paper __________ a story about demonstrations in New York and Washington D.C.

A. carried B. extended C. brought D. took

45. And what we got to __________ is a disgrace.

A. come up with B. catch up with C. put up with D. keep up with

Section B

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are r choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best completes the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line though the center.

You will find that college classes are very different from high school classes. You will have more work and responsibilities without being pushed as much. ____46____ , you will have more freedom – freedom to choose what to study, when to study, or ____47___ to study. You will need to exercise maximum self – imposed (志愿的) , and you have only yourself to ____48____. The decisions you make ____49___ your study habits will be a ____50____ factor in your success, or lack of success in college.

____51____ , you will discover that your instructors ____52____ the ones you have had previously. They will expect you to ____53___ more ____53____ in your study habits and time management. Remember that much of your learning takes place outside the classroom. Your instructor will give you additional help outside of class if there is evidence that you are putting maximum effort into the course.

____54___ your abilities and skill mastery, you will need to manage your time effectively in order to succeed in college. A schedule ____55___ efficient use of time will enable you to include both work and play. When you get a job, you will soon discover that you do not work only when you wish and as you wish. (221 words)

46. A. On the other hand B. ON the on hand

C. Nevertheless D. Therefore

47. A. if B. whether C. why D. who

48. A. turn to B. answer to C. respond to D. act as

49. A. of B. to C. towards D. concerning

50. A. determining B. demanding C. deciding D. depending

51. A. However B. Nevertheless C. In addition D. Except that

52. A. differ from B. are similar to C. differ in D. are alike

53. A. take … part B. throw … yourself

C. plunge … yourself D. take … initiative

54. A. In spite of B. Concerning

C. Regardless of D. On the condition of

55. A. related to B. carried on C. relied on D. based on

PartⅣ Writing (15 points)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an E-mail to one of your former classmates. You should write at least 80 words, and base your E-mail on the Chinese outline below:

1.了解对方毕业后的情况.

2.你的近况.

3.邀请对方方便时来访.

答案及部分注解

Part I Use of English (20 points)

1.从本题的对话可看出，第一句话人想见校长，但校长此时列法见他，礼貌的回答需表示歉意，并说明理由，因此最佳答案是A。

2.本题的提问者是想借用对方的词典，如果对方乐意出借自己的词典，最佳的回答是C。Help yourself在这里的意思是“尽管用吧”。

3.本题的问句是在询问对方是不是罗伯特﹒李先生，如果回答是肯定的，最佳的选择是A。这是电话里的一种惯用语。

4.本题的提问者在礼貌地用“Excuse me, sir”询问布朗博士的办公室在哪里，因此回答也需要有礼貌。如果是否定的回答，不知道布朗博士的办公室在哪能里，最好要向提问者提及什么地方可得到帮助，所以最佳的选择是D。

5本题的提问者在赞扬玛丽的连衣裙很漂亮，同时也询问约翰的情况，对赞扬的典型回答是thank you，同时还需要提供有关约翰的信息，因此选择C。

6从本句的问句和回答看，该句是出现在服务场所，说话人在询问对方想买什么，因此选择A。

7本题的第一说话人想请对方去喝咖啡。如果不接受邀请，礼貌的方式是要表示歉意或感谢并说明理由。如果回答是肯定的，通常礼貌的方式是要表示感谢，并表示自己接受对方的邀请，因此最佳的选择是B。

8本题的提问者在询问对方是哪里人，用的动词是mind。如果对方不介意，最佳的选择是D。

9从本题的第一说话人说的话看，情景是在餐馆。说话人想看菜单，并抱怨已经等候多时。服务员在递菜单时常说here you are，因此最佳的选择是C。

10从本题的第一说话人说的话看，说话人曾担心自己的化学考试成绩，但却得了A，显得很高兴。对方听了这消息时会给予祝贺，所以选择B。

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40 points)

Passage 1

11答案C。 细节推理题。见原文第一段中第二句话“We don’t know if either story is true”，意思是我们不知道这两个故事是否真实，因此选项C“作者不能确认故事是否真实”是正确选项。

12答案D。 细节题。见原文第二段第二句“he had difficulty reading and writing”，意思是“他在阅读和写作方面都有困难”，第二段最后一句“The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell”，意思是“问题是他不会拼写”，只有选项D“他拙于阅读、写作和拼写”与原文相符。选项C“他让他的助手替他签署文件”与原文所说“他让助手把文件读给他听”不符。

13答案C。 细节推理题。原文提到了“OK”的两个用处，第一个起源于President Jackson,他批准某一文件的时候，会签上“OL korekt”，即“ALL CORRECT”(全对)的错误拼写，后来又将之缩略为“OK”。故选项C“OK由President Jackson首用”符合原文。

14答案D。 细节题。原文最后一段中说“Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him become President…anyone who supported Van Buren was called‘OK’”，意思是Van Buren的支持者们组织了Old Kinderhook俱乐部来支持他竞选，所以他的支持者们都被称为“OK”。故只有选项D符合原文。

15答案B。 判断推理题。原文最后一段中说“Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him become President…anyone who supported Van Buren was called‘OK’”，意思是Van Buren的支持者们组织了Old Kinderhook俱乐部来支持他竞选，所以他的支持者们都被称为“OK”。可见“OK”一开始专指那次总统竞选中Van Buren的支持者，仅适用于那次总统选举，故正确答案是B。

Passage 2

16答案C。 细节推理题。见原文第二句话“Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in

agriculture and forestry”，少于十分之一的美国人从事农业和林业，所以如果美国人口是2.5亿，那么农业和林业的从业人员为其十分之一不到，即少于2500万，所以选项C是正确答案。

17.答案C。细节判断题。见原文第四句话“half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas… - a larger proportion than in Germany of England, let alone France”，美国一半人口都住在大约30个大都市里，这个比例大过德国和英国，更不用提法国了，可见法国的城市人口比例在四个国家里是最小的，因此正确答案是C。

18.答案A。词语释义题。

19.答案B。细节判断题。见原文倒数第三句话“every small town may still be very like other small towns”，第一个小城都与其他的小城很相似，故选项B符合原文。

20.答案C。

Passage 3

21.答案D。综合判断题。见原文第三段第一句话“even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past”，即使没有文字记录，人们也可以了解过去的历史，即通过口头传授，很明显选项D是与原文这个观点不一致的，故D是应选答案。

22.答案D。细节题。见原文第二段最后一句话“we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write”，对于中非200年的历史我们几乎一无所知，那是因为中非地区的人不会书写，所以D是正确答案。

23.答案D。词义理解题。可以根据上下文判断词义。原文第三段提到，人们从老一辈人那儿听说，再以歌唱、舞蹈和故事的形式流传下去，这就称为“remembered history”。所以选项D是正确答案。

24.答案B。细节题。见原文最后一句话“where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful”，但没有文字记录的时候，这些口头流传的故事就很有帮助，故选项B符合原文。

25.答案A。综合推理题。根据全文大意，作者认为文字记录是我们了解历史最有价值的资料，所以如果古人对每一件事都以文字记录下来，我们对历史将了解得更多，所以选项A最接近文意。

26. C 27.D 28.D 29. D 30.A

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure(25 points)

31.答案C。此题的考点是busy的用法。因为busy的搭配是be busy (in) doing sth。所以答案为C。

32.答案C。此题的考点是情态动词must与have done结构的搭配表示有把握的猜测。所以答案为C。

33.答案C。此题的考点是wonder引导的宾语从句。其中what与本题的题意相符，所以选C。

34.答案B。此题的考点是with+n.+done结构在句中做状语。因为表示的状态不是正在进行所以不选A，答案为B。

35.答案D。此题的考点是由if引导的条件状语从句

36.A 37.D 38.B 39.A 40.C 41.B 42.D 43.B 44.A 45.C

46.A 47.B 48.B 49.D 50.A 51.C 52.A 53.D 54.C 55.D

PartⅣ Writing (15 points)(略)

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