2006年10月北京自考公共课英语（二）真题

2006年10月北京自考公共课英语（二）真题：本试卷总分100分；共有7类型题目

I. Vocabulary and Structure(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

1.

1.Thefixedstarwasaplanet.

A.madeof
B.madefrom
C.madeupfor
D.mistakenfor

2.

2.Somestudentsfromaskingquestionsinclass.

A.shyaway
B.blowaway
C.doaway
D.carryaway

3.

3.Mrs.Weinsteinbravelyandpersistentlyusedeveryskillandpowershehadtoherattackertosimplytakehercarandnotherlife.

A.trust
B.credit
C.convince
D.believe

4.

4.Let’spersonalfeelingsinmakingjudgment.

A.setoff
B.setaside
C.setback
D.setup

5.

5.Agoodworkerinakeyspotcould,hekeptupproduction,takeallthecoffeebreakshewanted,andthebosseswouldverylikelylooktheotherway.

A.aslongas
B.asthough
C.assoonas
D.asif

6.

6.thebossescannotdowithoutprofit,workershaveanedge.

A.Though
B.For
C.Since
D.So

7.

7.Decisionmakersmusthavesomewayofdeterminingofseveralalternativesisbest.

A.that
B.it
C.one
D.which

8.

8.InAugust1977,asatellitetogatherdataaboutthe10millionblackholeswhicharethoughttobeintheMilkyWay.

A.launched
B.waslaunched
C.hasbeenlaunched
D.islaunched

9.

9.Instudiorecordings,newtechniquesmadepossibleeffectsthatnotevenanelectronicbandcouldproduce.

A.live
B.alive
C.lively
D.living

10.

10.Itisessentialthateverythinginadvance.

A.shoulddecide
B.bedecided
C.decided
D.willbedecided.

II. Cloze Test(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

11.

Themoneyandthetimewespendonpetsissimplynotourowntospendaswelikeinatimeofwidespreadwantandstarvation.
A11organizationadvertisesthatfor$33amonththeycangivehospitalcaretoachildsufferingfromkwashiorkor-theseveredeficiencydisease12issimplyastarvingforprotein.
Doing13suchapet,andthensendingthemoneysavedtoarelieforganizationwouldmean14alife-overtheyears,severalhumanlives.

Childrennot15fromsuchagravediseasecouldbefedwithhalfthatamount-notonadietlikeours,butonplain,basic,life-sustainingfood.Itisnotunreasonabletobelieve16theamountofmoneywespendontheaveragepetdogcouldkeepachild17inaregionofgreatpoverty.
18whatwewouldspendonacatmightnotfeedachild,
butit19probablypayforhismedicalcareorbasiceducation.Thepointneedsno20.Thatisallthatneedbesaid.

11.A.relied
B.fund
C.domestic
D.medical

12.

12______.
A.why
B.when
C.where
D.which

13.

13______
A.with
B.for
C.against
D.without

14.

14_____.
A.tosave
B.saving
C.save
D.saved

15.

15____.
A.recovering
B.having
C.suffering
D.infecting

16.

16_______.
A.which
B.what
C.that
D.where

17.

17______.
A.alive
B.life
C.live
D.survive

18.

18_______.
A.Giving
B.Togive
C.Given
D.Give

19.

19____.
A.would
B.should
C.must
D.need

20.

20____.
A.doing
B.operating
C.laboring
D.functioning

III. Reading Comprehension(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

21.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?”“Whydidn’tIrealizethatPaulwasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeupfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it’stoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Ifwedon’treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“You’realuckydog.”Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,“You’realuckyboy”or“You’realuckygirl”,that’sbeingfriendly.Butthere’sabitofenvyin“luckydog.”Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”isanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn’timportant.It’stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven’tgotadateforSaturdaynight.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?Hisgesture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.

Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumanysaveanothermistake.

21.Accordingtothewriter,whenpeoplelookbackitistoolate,because.

A.mistakeshavealreadybeenmade

B.mistakescanmadethemfeelbad

C.theyareunawareoftheirmistakes

D.theyaredoubtfuloftheirfriends

22.

22.Peoplemakemistakeswhentheyfailto

A.dealwithotherswithduefriendliness

B.hidetheirtruefeelingsinwhattheysay

C.realizetheydeservewhattheyhavegot

D.seetherealmeaningofwhatotherssay

23.

23.Judgingfromthephrase“justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”,itisclearthatthespeakeractuallylacks.

A.optimism
B.sympathy
C.motivation
D.courage

24.

24.Tobeasuccessfullistener,oneisadvisedto

.A.askthespeakerasmanyquestionsashecan

.B.observethespeakerascarefullyaspossible

.C.listentothespeakerasattentivelyashecan

.D.challengethespeakerasactivelyaspossible

25.

25.Thepassageaimstotellreadershowto.

A.interpretwhatpeoplesay

B.interpretwhatmoneymeans

C.avoidmistakesaboutpeople

D.avoidmistakesaboutmoney

26.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Doctorshavelongknownthateatingfishhelpsprotectagainstheartdisease.
Whattheydon’tknowiswhyfisharebeneficial.Foryearstheyfigureditwasasimplequestionofsubstitution:
folkswhoreplaceredmeatwithfisharenaturallycuttingdowntheirintakeofsaturated(饱和的)fat.Butagrowingbodyofevidencecollectedoverthepast30yearssuggestsfishcontainhealthfulelementscalledomega-3fattyacids.

Omega-3fattyacidsbelongtoagroupofcompoundsknownaspolyunsaturatedfats.
Thesefatsserveastherawmaterialforawholehostofessentialstructuresinthebody,
frombraincellstomolecules(分子)thatregulatebloodpressure.

Sinceourbodiescannotmanufacturetheirownsupplyofomega-3s,wehavetogetthemfromthefoodweeat,mostlyfromfishbutalsofromplantsourceslikesoybeans(大豆).

TheAmericanHeartAssociationhasrecommendedthateveryoneeattwo85-gservingsoffattyfishaweek.ButtheA.H.A’sexpertpanelwasn’treadytodeclarethattakingomega-3pillswillprotectyourheart.It’sjusttooeasytogetmoreomega-3thanyouneedfrompills,andthepanelwasworriedthatanexcesscouldcauseserioussideeffects,suchasinternalbleeding.

TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration,however,allowedmanufacturesofomega-3pillsandfishoilstoadvertisethefat’sbenefits—aslongasthelabeldoesnotsuggesttakingmorethantwogramsperday.

Onethingisclearwhetheryougetyouromega-3sfrompills,oilsorfish:theyarenotcure-alls.Youstillhavetoeatawell-balanceddietthat’slowerintotalfatthanmostAmericanscurrentlyconsume.Otherwise,you’refishingfortrouble.

26.Doctorshavelongbeenpuzzledby.

A.whyredmeatisharmful

B.howbeneficialfishare

C.whatmakesfishhealthful

D.howredmeatisreplaced

27.

27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

.A.humanbeingsgetomega-3sfromtheirfood

.B.omega-3sareonlyfoundinfishandsoybeans

.C.omega-3saretherawmaterialforsaturatedfats

.D.polyunsaturatedfatsconstitutehumanmolecules

28.

28.TheA.H.A.didn’trecommendomega-3pills,because

.A.ithadnoknowledgeofthesafedoseofomega-3

B.ithadnoevidencethattheycanprotecttheheart

.C.thepillscontaintoolittleomega-3tobehelpful

.D.oneislikelytogettoomuchomega-3fromthepills

29.

29.TheFDAallowedmanufacturersofomega-3pillsandfishoilstoadvertiseomega-3’sbenefitsonconditionthat

.A.theirsuggesteddoseisprintedonthelabel

.B.theirsuggesteddoseiswithinthesafetylimit

.C.thefat’spotentialsideeffectsarementioned

D.theproductscontainsideeffectsarementioned

30.

30.Thewriterseemstosuggestthat

.A.omega-3scanbalanceone’sdiet

.B.omega-3scanserveasasupplement

C.anunbalanceddietismadeworsebyomega-3s

.D.awell-balanceddietcontainsenoughomega-3s

31.

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itwasaterribletragedy,sixtimesmoredeadlythantheTitanic(泰坦尼克号).WhentheGermanshipWilhelmGustloffwashitbytorpedoes(鱼雷)firedfromaRussiansubmarine(潜水艇)inthefinalwinterofWorldWarII,morethan10,000people---mostlywomen,childrenandoldpeoplefleeingthefinalRedArmypushintoGermany—werepackedaboard.Anicestormhadturnedthedicksintofrozensheetsthatsenthundredsoffamiliesslidingintoseaastheshiplistedandbegantogodown.
Othersdesperatelytriedtoputlifeboatsdown.Somewhosucceededfoughtoffthoseinthewaterwhohadthestrengthtotrytogetaboard.
Mostpeoplefrozeimmediately.“I’llneverforgetthescreams,”saysChristaNutzmann,87,oneofthe1,200survivors.
Sherecallswatchingtheship,brightlylit,slippingintoitsdarkgrave—andrarelymentionedformorethanhalfacentury.

ThelongsilenceaboutthesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwasprobablyunavoidable—andnecessary.
Byunreservedlyconfessingtheircountry’shorriblecrimesGermanshavemanagedtowinacceptanceabroadandmakepeacewiththeirneighbors.
Today’sunifiedGermanyismoreprosperousandstablethanatanytimeinitslong,troubledhistory.
Forthat,ahalfcenturyofwillfulforgettingaboutpainfulmemoriesliketheGermanTitanicwasperhapsareasonablepricetopay.
ButeventhemostpoliticallycorrectGermansbelievethatthey’venowearnedtherighttodiscussthefullhistoricalrecord.
NottoidentifyGermansufferingwiththatofitsvictims,butsimplytoacknowledgeaterribletragedy.

31.TheWilhelmGustloffwentdownbecause

.A.itranintoanicestorm

.B.itwashitbyanothership

.C.itcrashedintoasubmarine

.D.itwasattackedbytorpedoes

32.

32.MostpassengersonboardtheWilhelmGustlofftookthevoyageto

.A.tastetheluxuryoftheship

B.seekprotectioninanotherplace

.C.escapethecoldwinterbackhome

D.enjoytheirholidaysabroad

33.

33.Astheshipbegantosink,somepassengers

.A.setthedecksonfireasasignalforhelp

B.foughtfiercelyonthedecksforlifeboats

C.jumpedintoseaandswamtoanearbyship

D.preventedothersfromgettingontheirlifeboats

34.

34.TheWilhelmGustlofftragedyremainsanearsecretformorethanhalfacenturybecauseGermans

.A.preferredtosaynothingaboutit

.B.wererequestedtokeepsilentaboutit

C.sparednotefforttocoverupthestory

.D.weredeniedaccesstothewholestory

35.

35.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatGermansnolongerthinkthat

.A.itistooearlytoclaimresponsibilityfortheWilhelmGustlofftragedy

.B.theGermantragedyisareasonablepricetopayforthenation’spast

C.theywillbemisunderstoodiftheytalkabouttheGermantragedy

.D.GermanyisresponsibleforthehorrorsitcausedduringWorldWarII

四、第二部分 非选择题:IV. Word Spelling(本大题共20小题，每两小题1分，共20分)

36.

36.结果，成果

37.

37.分享，股份n.

38.

38.愿意的，乐意的adj.

39.

39.警告，告诫v.

40.

40.表达，表情n.

41.

41.多样性n.

42.

42.预算

43.

43.衡量，测量n.

44.

44.保证，担保

45.

45.家庭的，国内的adj.

46.

46.发源，发起v.

47.

47.应用，用具n.

48.

48.激发，作为….的动机v.

49.

49.可行的，可能的adj.

50.

50.欣赏，感激

51.

51.战略，策略n.

52.

52.精制，使精美v.

53.

53.面对，对抗v.

54.

54.一致，相符v.

55.

55.最后的，最终的adj.

V. Word Form(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

56.

56.Donotletthis(say)ofyou.Itshowsanunattractiveindifferencetoyouremployerandtoyourjob.

57.

57.Thetheoryofblackholesinspace(accept)bymanyseriousscientistsandastronomers.

58.

58.Ifyouhadbeeninbetterhealth,we(allow)youtojointheminthework.

59.

59.Althoughtheyagreethatlifeisimportantandshouldberespected,theyfeelthatthequalityoflifeshouldnot(ignore).

60.

60.Iwouldratheryou(come)tomorrow.

61.

61.Onehundredmiles(be)toofartotravelonfoot.

62.

62.Robots,(become)increasinglyprevalentinfactoriesandindustrialplantsthroughoutthedevelopedworld,areprogrammedandengineeredtoperformindustrialtaskswithouthumanintervention.

63.

63.Everyboyandgirl(treat)inthesameway.

64.

64.Hetookhisumbrellawithhimlestit(rain).

65.

65.Manyothernewtechniquesarenowavailablethatenablemoreresearch(do)inthetesttubetoseeifchemicalsproduceharmfulbiologicaleffects.

VI. Translation from Chinese into English(本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)

66.

66.他孤注一掷用自己的积蓄开了一家小商店。

67.

67.时差反应是每个国际旅行者可能遇到的问题。

68.

68.有人提出管理过程就是决策过程。

69.

69.每个人都是平等的，不管他是总统还是马路清洁工。

70.

70.不用说，我们现在已不是生活在传统时期。

VII. Translation from English into Chinese(本大题共10分)

71.Betweenlaborandplaystandswork.Amanisaworkerifheispersonallyinterestedinthejobwhichsocietypayshimtodo;
whatfromthepointofviewofsocietyisnecessarylaborisfromhisownpointofviewvoluntaryplay.
Whetherajobistobeclassifiedaslabororworkdepends,notonthejobitself,
butonthetastesoftheindividualwhoundertakesit.Thedifferencedoesnot,forexample,
coincidewiththedifferencebetweenamanualandamentaljob;agardeneroracobblermaybeaworker,abankclerkalaborer.
Whichamaniscanbeseenfromhisattitudetowardleisure.
Toaworker,leisuremeanssimplythehourheneedstorelaxandrestinordertoworkefficiently.
Heisthereforemorelikelytotaketoolittleleisurethantoomuch;workersdieofcoronariesandforgettheirwives’birthdays.
Tothelaborer,ontheotherhand,leisuremeansfreedomfromcompulsion,sothatitisnaturalforhimtoimaginethatthefewerhourshehastospendlaboring,
andthemorehoursheisfreetoplay,thebetter.