自考英语(二)习题及答案
I. 语法、词汇从每小题列出的四个备选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
1. His fury could not be ___ B _____ when the talk turned to the criticism of his own father.
A. held on
B. held back
C. held out
D. held up
2. The old woman was _ B ______ to the policeman who assisted her find her lost dog.
A. touched
B. cheerful
C. grateful
D. generous
3. Professor Wang is always very _______ C ____ to the reaction of the audience when he gives
lectures.
A. sentimental
B. sensitive
C. sensible
D. positive
4. What you say now is not __ D _____ with what you said last week.
A. permanent
B. persistent
C. consistent
D. insistent
5. For years I have gradually ___A___ a collection of precious stamps.
A. absorbed
B. gathered
C. accumulated
D. collected
6. It makes good __A___to bring an umbrella; it seems to be raining today.
A. sense B．reason C. suggestion D. advice
7. His intelligence will __A___him to get a scholarship to college.
A. enable
B. persuade
C. suggest
D. employ
8. The professor asked a question, and David __C___a good answer.
A. put up with
B. stood up for C ．came up with D. looked down upon
9. No sooner had we reached home __D___a violent storm broke out.
A. when
B. that C．until D. than
10. People differ _B__one another ___their ability to handle stress.
A. from...to B．from...in C. for...in D. in...from
11. I hope my boy friend will be handsome, strong and __A __ kind.
A. above all
B. at all
C. in all
D. after all
12. The teacher has never given his students so difficult a problem __B__ they can ' t work out.
A. if
B. that
C. but
D. as
13. It will take a lot of time. __A ______ , I think we shall need it and it will certainly be useful.
A. What' s moer
B. As a result
C. At the same time
D. After all
14. The conference gives a chance for people of different ___C___to exchange.
A. characters
B. attitudes
C. views
D. ways
15. Some women __B__ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.
A. must earn
B. should have earned
C. would earn
D. could have earned
16. John has been so ___C__ impressed by the buildings, parks, playground and gyms of that university that he has decided to apply for it.
A. surely
B. vaguely （模糊，不清楚）
C. deeply
D. confidently
17. Katherine likes Tom__B__ all the boys he is the most honest one.
A. because
B. because of
C. as
D. for that
18. We should call First-aid Center __B__ there is a traffic accident.
A. before
B. if
C. though
D. while
19. The public expresses great concern __C___ increasingly aggravating pollution A. of B. on C. over D. into
20. By the end of next year, the bridge __ D ____ .
A. is to complete
B. has been completed
C. will be completing
D. will have been completed
21. We have greatly __A___the procedure in accordance with to the president ' s u ggestions.
A. simplified
B. perceived
C. obscured
D. stimulated
22. Friendly and __C __ staff are fundamental for a booming company.
A. manly
B. hardly
C. efficient
D. respective
23. The internet provides an environment in which it is quick and easy to ___D___ ideas with others.
A. change
B. chance
C. trade
D. exchange
24. We don 'utn derstand why Mary avoids ___A___ her opinion on the subject.
A. giving
B. to be given
C. to give
D. being given
25. It ___C___ Mike and Sara that helped me the other day.
A. has been
B. are
C. was
D. were
26. I am not apt to do that at once, as we shall have a chance to do so on another __A _ .
A. occasion
B. situation
C. condition
D. environment
27. His fury could not be __ B _____ when the talk turned to the criticism of his own father.
A. held on
B. held back
C. held out
D. held up
28. The old woman was __ C _____ to the policeman who assisted her find her lost dog.
30. What you say now is not __ C _____ with what you said last week.
31. For years I have gradually ___C _____ a collection of precious stamps.
A. absorbed
B. gathered
C. accumulated
D. collected
32. It is difficult to _C__ the implication between the lines. A. get to B. get with C. get at D. get down 33. The volleyball match was televised _C_ on CCTV . A. alive B. life C. live D. lively
34. The newspaper will have to close down if it cannot increase its _D__ consideration.
A. touched
B. cheerful
C. grateful
D. generous 29. Professor Wang is always very ___ B _____ lectures.
A. sentimental
B. sensitive
to the reaction of the audience
when he gives
C. sensible
D. positive A. permanent B. persistent C. consistent
D. insistent
A. distribution
B. contribution
C. prescription
D. circulation
35. The central theatre has a seating _B_ of more than 3,000 people. A. capability B. capacity C. ability D. facility
36. The furniture in her bedroom is quite different from _A___in the living room. A. that
B. it
C. one
D. which
37. Because of the bad weather, the sports meet had to be __D__. A. shutdown B. done away C. taken off D. called off
38. Jenny complained that the hospital _ her too much for the treatment. D
A. expended
B. paid
C. cost
D. charged 39. Having decided to rent a flat, we _A__ contacting housing agencies in the city.
A. set about
B. set down
C. set out
D. setup
40. The book fair has received a positive _B__ from readers. A. result B. response C. settlement D. solution
41. If the operation _C_ carefully prepared, it would not have been successful. A. was not B. has not been C. had not been D. were not 42. Friendly and ___C___ staff are fundamental for a booming company.
A. manly
B. hardly
C. efficient
D. respective
43. The internet provides an environment in which it is quick and easy to ___D___ ideas with others.
A. change
B. chance
C. trade
D. exchange
44. We don 'utn derstand why Mary avoids ___A___ her opinion on the subject.
A. giving
B. to be given
C. to give
D. being given 45. It ___C___ Mike and Sara that helped me the other day.
A. has been
B. are
C. was
D. were 46. I am not apt to do that at once, as we shall have a chance to do so on another __A _ .
A. occasion
B. situation
C. condition
D. environment
when the talk turned to the criticism of his own father.
lectures.
47. His fury could not be A. held on B. held back
C. held out
D. held up
48. The old woman was
to the policeman who assisted her find her lost dog.
A. touched
B. cheerful
C. grateful
D. generous
49. Professor Wang is always very to the reaction of the audience when he gives
A. sentimental
B. sensitive
C. sensible
D. positive
50. What you say now is not
with what you said last week.
A. permanent
B. persistent
C. consistent
D. insistent 51. For years I have gradually
a collection of precious stamps.
A. absorbed
B. gathered
C. accumulated
D. collected
52.It would be better to make a decision now,__B ___ leave it until next week.
A. other than
B. rather than
C. less than
D. more than 53. We ' ll inform you as soon as tickets become __ B___ B. infinitely C. effectively 55. If you ___D___ my advice, you wouldn A. has taken B. took C take D. had taken
56. The meeting __B __ ,we left the room quickly for dinner. A. is over
B. over
C. been over
D. has over
57. All the money __D _ , Frederick started looking for work.
A. has been spent
B. being spent
C. had been spent
D. having been spent
58. __A___ his talk when Mary ran out of the lecture hall.
A. Hardly had he begun
B. Hardly he had begun
C. he hardly had begun
D. he has hardly begun
59. The two sisters are __C __ in many ways, not only in appearance but also in temperament.
A. likely
B. like
C. alike
D. lively 60.
The purpose of the program is to provide training for employees so that they can work ___B___
A. lately
B. soon
C. lastly
D. latest
61. ____________________________ The workers in the zoo are __C the two missing lions.
A. looking out
B. looking after
C. looking for
D. looking on
62. The newly-brand cell phone is her ___B___
A. favor
B. favorite
C. like
63. The deformed girl never lost her ___D___ for dancing.
A. theme
B. enthusiastic
C. engine
64. Jack was very happy when his parents told him that they _A __ back to America soon.
65. He ___B___ more than 500 Chinese characters when he entered the primary school.
A. has learned
B. had learned
C. would have learned
D. learned 66. I ' ll never forget the day _ B__ I became a model student.
67. The lady next door is very keen _B __ raising dogs.
A. capable
B. available C readily D. feasible
54. The foreign company has been __C ____ running this factory for decades. A. extremely D. enormously t be in such trouble nwo.
D. best D. enthusiasm
A. would come
B. will come
C. is coming
D. are coming
A. which
B. when
C. of which
D. in that A. at
B. on
C. with
D. to
68. Ma Yun studied hard in his youth, ___D___ contributed to his success in later years.
A. that
B. it
C. what
D. which
69. Everyone should be determined to finish his/her job ___B___ long it takes.
A. no matter
B. however
C. wherever
D. whatever
70. Maggie was the only child in the family, but they didn her. ' t
A. hurt
B. damage
C. spoil
D. harm
71. The workers in the zoo are __C the two missing lions.
A. looking out
B. looking after
C. looking for
D. looking on
72. The newly-brand cell phone is her ___B
A. favor
B. favorite
C. like
D. best
73. The deformed girl never lost her ___D___ for dancing.
A. theme
B. enthusiastic
C. engine
D. enthusiasm
74. Jack was very happy when his parents told him that they __A back to America soon.
A. would come
B. will come
C. is coming
D. are coming
75. He ___D___ more than 500 Chinese characters when he entered the primary school.
A. has learned
B. had learned
C. would have learned
D. learned
76. I ' ll never forget the day ___B___ I became a model student.
A. which
B. when
C. of which
D. in that
77. The lady next door is very keen ___B___ raising dogs.
A. at
B. on
C. with
D. to
78. Ma Yun studied hard in his youth, __D contributed to his success in later years.
A. that
B. it
C. what
D. which
79. Everyone should be determined to finish his/her job ___B___ long it takes.
A. no matter
B. however
C. wherever
D. whatever
80. Maggie was the only child in the family, but they didn C___ her. ' t ___
A. hurt
B. damage
C. spoil
D. Harm
81. It is important that each of you ___B __ a note-book to class with you every day.
A. brings
B. bring
C. have brought
D. brought
82. He returned to his country to find the police __A __ him.
A. awaiting
B. awaiting for
C. waiting
D. wait
83. He has spent ___B __ money on the new hospital.
A. a large number of
B. a great deal of
C. the large number of
D. the amount of
84. It was so ___D___ of him to stamp out of the restaurant just because people didn 't agree
with what he said.
A. child
B. childhood
C. childlike
D. childish
85. Tom used to __A __ a lot of coffee when he was a student.
A. drink
B. have drunk
C. drinking
D. be drinking
86. You won 't have any difficulty ___A __ a ticket for the concert. A. getting B. to get C. get D. got
87. Don 't let his friendly manner ___B__ you ___ him.
A. mislead, to trust
B. mislead, into trusting
C. misled, to trust
D. misled, into trusting
88. We finished writing the report __ C ___ the assistance of two experts.
A. in
B. on
C. with B. exhausted
D. by C. exhausting
D. exhaustingly
89
. He went home __B__ A. exhaustedly 90. The bottle has a (n)
_
__D__of 5 gallons.
A. ability
B. capability
C. capabilities
D. capacity
91. For a successful business, friendly and __C___
_ staff are essential.
A. lovely
B. hard
C. efficient
D. respective 92. The Web also provides an environment in which it is quick and easy to _ __B___ ideas with
colleagues.
A. change
B. exchange
C. trade
D. know
93. I don ' t know why she avoidsC _____
her opinion on the subject.
A. to give
B. to be given
C. giving
D. being given
94. It __ C__ John and Mary that helped me the other day.
A. has been
B. are
C. was
D. were
95.
I do not intend to follow that, because we shall have an opportunity to do so on another
A. occasion
B. situation
C. condition
D. environment 96. Her anger could not be ___ B _____ when the conversation turned to the criticism of her own
father.
A. held on
B. held back
C. held out
D. held up
97. The old lady was ___C ______ to the young man who helped her find her lost grandson.
A. touched
B. cheerful
C. grateful
D. generous 98. Professor Wheelock
is always very ________________ B
____ to the reaction of the audience when he
gives lectures.
A. sentimental
B. sensitive
C. sensible
D. positive
99. What you say now is not ___ C ____ with what you said last week.
A. permanent
B. persistent
C. consistent
D. insistent 100. Over the years my father had gradually ___ C ______ a collection of precious stamps.
A. absorbed
B. gathered
C. accumulated
D. collected
II. 完形填空
第一题从每小题列出的四个备选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
My son Joey was born with clubfeet （畸形足）. The
21 A.however
B. or
C. but
D. though
doctor told us that with treatment he would be able to A. attention C. circulation
22
talk normally 21C would never run very well. The B. development D. treatment
A.wouldn 't know C.shouldn 't find first three years of his life were spent in 22D . By the 23
B.didn 't imagine D.couldn 't identify
time he was eight, you 23A he had a problem when A. keep just out C.stand only
24 B.jump right in behind
you saw him walk. The children in our neighborhood D.sit still away
ran around as most children do during play, and Joey 25 A. never C.often
B. generally D. sincerely
would 24B and play, too. We 25A told him that
A. live C. run
26
he probably wouldn 't be able to 26C as wall as the B.jump D.hope
A. competition C. game other children. So he didn 't know. 27
B. class D.team
In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross 28 A. meant C. showed
B. sensed D. noticed country 27D . Every day he trained with the team. He 29 A.eventually
C. safely
worked harder and ran more than any of the others B. suddenly D. naturally
A. entire C. other perhaps he 28B that the abilities that seemed to 30
B. same D.all
come 29D to so many others did not come 31 A.score C. pay
B. collect D. catch naturally to him. Although the 30A team runs, only A. join
C.make
32
the top seven runners have the potential （可能性）to B. enter D.keep
A. liked C. hoped
31A points for the school. We didn 't tell him he 33 B. continued D. aimed probably would never 32C the team, so he didn 't 34 A. moved C.encouraged
B. excited D. worried know. A. Never mind
C.Don 't worry
35
He 33B to run four to five miles a day, every B. Okay D.Sorry
A. ran down C. dropped off day even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was 36
B. come from D. come down 34D , so I went to look for him after school. I found 37 A. stood
C. faced
B.looked D.glanced
him running all alone. I asked him how he felt, A. made C. designed
38 B. called D. checked
“35B ”he said. He had two more miles to go. The sweat
36A his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he 37B straight ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn 't run four miles with a 103 degree fever. So he didn 't know.
Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were 38B . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was only in seventh the other six team numbers were all 39C .
We never told him he shouldn 't 40A to make the team. We never told him he couldn 't do it, so he didn 't know. He just did it.
第二题
从每小题列出的四个备选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future.
In our__C__ (21) we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to __A__ (22) a new place or country, we __A___ (23) what it will be like. We predict (
预
料 ) the __D__(24) people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things _C__ (25).
Things are often very different from the way we __D__ (26) them to be.
One of the ___C_ (27) dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been __B__ (28) to work out a
very difficult problem in physics.
He had ___A__ (29) and
analyzed the problem from every angle for days, but there ___C__ (30) to be no way of __B__(31) out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he __C__ (32) up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his __A__ (33).
The hypnotist( 催眠者 )sat in the chair opposite him and spoke __A__(34): I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about __C___ (35). You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your __A__ (36) will get heavier. Soon you 'll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and __D__ (37) my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are __D__ (38) asleep, and when you wake up you will ___B__ (39) nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to __A___ (40) slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.
A. six-graders
B. seven-graders
40 A. expect
B. fight
C. eight-graders
D.fifth-graders C. avoid D.refuse
21. A. brains B. senses C. minds D. sights 22. A. visiting B. seeking C. reaching D. discovering 23. A. imagine B. know C. feel D. guess 24. A. custom B. habit C. style D
. way
25. A. quickly B. simply C. correctly D. neatly 26. A .required B. wished C. left D. expected 27. A. funny B. dull C
. famous D. silly
28. A. managing
B. trying
C. thinking
D. hoping 29. A. studied B. learned C.
discussed
D. researched
30. A. used
B. ought
C. seemed
D. had
31. A. making B. finding C. turning
D. letting 32. A. gave B. sat C. woke D. got
33. A. dream B. lesson C. research D. exercise 34. A. softly B. loudly
C. slowly
D. firmly
35. A. everything B. something C. nothing
D. anything 36. A. eyes B. feet C. head D. body
B. repeat
C. take
D. understand
38. A. really
B. extremely
C. actually
D. almost
39. A. accept B. remember C. hear D. receive 40. A. count B. say C. add D. speak
第三题
从每小题列出的四个备选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
A. but
21.
B. though A. circulation
22. B. treatment A.shouldn 't
find 23. B.couldn 't identify
A. stand only 24.
behind
B.sit still away A.often
25.
B. sincerely A. run
26. B.hope A. game
B.team
37. A. believe My son Joey was born with clubfeet （畸形足） . The doctor told us that with treatment he would be able to talk normally 21A would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in 22B . By the time he was eight, you 23C he had a problem when you saw him walk. The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would
24D and play, too. We 2 5C told him that he probably wouldn 't be able to 26A as wall as the other children. So he didn 't
C. however
D. or
C. attention
D. development
C.wouldn 't know
D.didn 't imagine C. keep just out D.jump right in
C. never
D. generally
C. live
D.jump C. competition D. class
sweat 36A his face and his eyes were glassy 40. A) design C)make
B) turn D)improve from his fever. Yet he 37B straight ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn 't run four
miles with a 103 degree fever. So he didn 't know.
Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were 38B . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was only in seventh the other six team numbers were all 39C .
We never told him he shouldn't 40A to make the team. We never told him he couldn 't do it, so he didn't know. He just did it.
第四题
从每小题列出的四个备选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
When I was a child, I lived with my mother, my father having been away to work in the town. I was then not___A_ (21) nine years old, lonely and expectant, __B__(22)for things which I knew little about. I walked out __D__(23) one morning along the mountain tops___D__(24) my home stood. The sun had not yet __A__(25), and the air _C___(26)rain of the night and the mountain grass was heavy__B__(27) tiny drops of water. As I looked back, I could see the marks my feet__C__(28)on the long grassy slope behind me. I walked till I came to a place___A_ (29) a little stream ran into the deep valley __A__(30). Here it passed between soft, __D__ (31) banks; at one place a large slice of earth had fallen away from the bank on the other side, and it had made a little island a few feet wide with water ________________________ B__ (32) all round it. It was ___A__ (33) with a weed
with yellow flowers and long waving grasses. I sat down on the bank__C__ (34) a short pine tree. All the plants on the island were dark with the heavy___C__(35) raindrops of the night, and the sun had not yet risen.
21. A. yet B. however C. but D. nevertheless
22. A. sending B. longing C. standing D. making
23. A. lonely B. lone C. away D. alone
24. A. in which B. at which C. from which D. on which
25. A. risen B. rose C arose D raised
26. A. melt B. felt C. smelt D. sensed
27. 28. 29. A. for B. with C. on D. Upon B. has made C. had made D. having made B. that C. which D. what A. have made A. where 30. A. below 31. 32. 33. 34. B. under C. over D. away B. hardening C. worthy D. earthen B. flowing C. blowing B. heavy C. full A. at the top of B. on the part of A. light B. soft C. heavy A. worldly
A. drifting A. covered D. floating D. overflowing C. at the foot of D. on the ground of
35.
第五题 从每小题列出的四个备选项中，选出一个最佳选项。 D. tough
Every place is different. That is_21D_makes geography so interesting. It_22C _us to new places, to different ways of living__23C ______________
the land, to new ways of thinking about the _24B_. Indeed, it shows us new ways of thinking about ourselves_25A
_our environment. Like travel, it is _26B _.It gives us new experiences and _27 A_our understanding.
In comparing the study of geography to
travel,__28D __should also note the importance of maps. Like the vacationing-motorist, geographers feel
much more__29D__with a good map. Maps are _30A _ the most important tools of the_31B_trade. The ability to read and use maps is a _32D _skill, one that you will _33B _for driving, reading the newspaper, and doing many
21. 22. 23. 24.
25. 26.
27.
28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. A)which B)that A)teaches B)sends A)in B)from A)sea B)world A)in B) beyond A)excitement B)exciting A)broadens B)lengthens A)I B)they A)fashionable B)inclined A)among B)with
A)geography 's
B)geographer 's
A)difficult B)mere
A)suggest B)need
C)all D)what C)introduces D)transfers C)on D)above C)sun D)country C)under D)over C)excited D)excite C)restricts D)relaxes C)it D)we C)interest D)comfortable C)except D)between C)geographer D)geographers C)rare D)basic C)receive D)manage
A)jobs C)assignments
_34 A_. 34.
B)professions D)works
The study of geography will help you to 35. A)As C)But
B)Or D)Though
improve your map reading skills. _35C _ that is 36. A)whether C)because
only the beginning. The real value of geography B)that D)since
37. A)staring C)seeing
is _36B _ it will give you a special way of _37D at B)glancing D)looking
A) yourself C)you
the world. 38.
B) oneself D)one
A geographical outlook can help you 39. A) against C)to
B) for D)toward
understand _38A _, your neighbors, and your
40. A) design C)make
B) turn D)improve
world. It can make you sensitive _39C _ your
environment and excited enough to really care.
People with knowledge and concern can _40C__
our world a better place to live in.
III. 阅读理解
第一题
从每小题列出的四个备选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
Passage One
Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem-how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bubs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no conventional fuel is needed to make the campus's six buildings comfortable.
Some parts of most modern buildings-theaters and offices as well as classrooms are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called "heat recovery." A few modern buildings recover heat, but the University's system is the first to recover heat from some buildings and re-use it in others.
Along the way, pit has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. Male students emit more heat than female students, and the larger a student, the more heat he produces. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hardworking, overweight male genius.
41. Until recently, body heat has caused problems because it ___C___.
A. was difficult to collect
B. came in a variety of forms
C. was difficult to get rid of
D. tended to be absorbed by physical objects
42. Which of the following is true of the heating system of the Johnstown campus? B
A. The heat is supplied by human bodies only.
B. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and other heat-emitting objects.
C. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and conventional fuel.
D. The heat is supplied by human bodies, other heat-emitting objects, and conventional fuel.
43. The phrase "even in winter" (in line 8) most nearly means ___C___.
A. if the winter is especially warm
B. during all of the year except the winter
C. in the winter as well as in other seasons
D. during the evenings in the winter
44. The phrase "heat recovery" refers to a ___D___.
A. method of concealing the source of heat
B. special form of air conditioning
C. supplementary hot water system
D. way of reclaiming and re-using heat
45. According to the passage which of the following would produce the LEAST amount of heat? B
A. A fat female who studies hard.
B. A thin female who does not study.
C. A fat male who does not study.
D. A thin male who studies hard.
Passage Two
Among the company was a lawyer, a young man of about twenty-five. On being asked his opinion, he said, "Capital punishment and life imprisonment are equally immoral. If I were to make a choice between them, I would rather choose the latter Anyway, it's better to live than not to live at all."
A lively discussion followed. A banker, who was then younger and more nervous than the lawyer, suddenly lost his temper and cried out, "It's a lie. I bet you two million. You wouldn't stick in a cell even for five years."
"If you mean it," replied the young lawyer, "I bet I'll stay there longer; make it fifteen instead of five."
"Fifteen! Done!" cried the banker. "Gentleman, I bet you two millions."
"Agreed. Two millions for my freedom," said the lawyer.
So this wild, ridiculous bet came to pass. The banker could not hide his excitement During supper he said to the lawyer jokingly, "Come to your senses, young man, before it's too late. Two millions are nothing to me, but you stand to lose three or four of the best years of your life. I say three or four because you'll never stick it out any longer Don't forget that voluntary imprisonment is much harder to put up with than a enforced one. The idea that you have the right to free yourself any moment will poison your life in the cell. I pity you."
And now the banker, pacing from comer to comer, recalled all this and asked himself, "Why did I make this bet? What's the good? The lawyer lost fifteen years of hi life and I threw away two millions. Will it convince people that capital punishment is worse or better than imprisonment for life? No, no! Rubbish! On my part, it was the caprice （心
血来潮）of a well-fed millionaire; on the lawyer's part, it's the pure greed c gold."
46. The lawyer would choose life imprisonment because___C _ .
A. he was younger than the banker
B. capital punishment was immoral
C. it was better than capital punishment
D. the banker would give him $200,000
47. The author considers the bet between the lawyer and the banker __ B___.
A. interesting
B. ridiculous
C. capricious
D. instructive
48. The word 'company' in the first paragraph refers to ___A___.
A. companions
B. bankers
C. lawyers
D. prisoners
49. The banker was extremely excited because _B_.
A. he was too rich to care for the money
B. he was sure of his winning the bet
C. the lawyer would give up in 15 years
D. the lawyer would give up before 5 years
50. In the end, the banker considers his bet with the lawyer ___D ___ .
A. rational
B. reasonable
C. beneficial
D. unreasonable
Passage Three
An understanding of man's effect on the balance of nature is crucial （关键的） to being able to find the appropriate remedial action. It is a very common belief that the problems of the population explosion are caused mainly by poor people living in poor countries who do not know enough to limit their reproduction. This is not true. The actual number of people in an area is not as important as the effect they have on nature. Developing countries do have an effect on their environment, but it is the populations of richer countries that have a far greater impact on the earth as a whole.
For example, tropical forests are known to be essential to the balance of nature, yet we are destroying them at a great rate. They are being cleared not to benefit the natives of that country, but to satisfy the needs of rich countries. Central American forests are being destroyed for grassland to make pet food in the United States cheaper; in Papua slew Guinea, forests are destroyed to supply cheaper cardboard packaging for Japanese electronic products; in Burma and Thailand, forests have been destroyed to produce more attractive furniture in Singapore and Hong Kong. Therefore, a rich person living thousands of miles away may cause more tropical forest destruction than a poor person living in the forest itself.
In short, it is everybody's duty to safeguard the future of mankind —not only through population control, but by being more aware of the effect his actions have on nature. Nature is both fragile and powerful. It is very easily destroyed; on the other hand, it can easily destroy its most dangerous enemy —man.
51. According to the first paragraph, people usually believe that___A__ .
A. poor people in poor countries contribute to the imbalance of nature
B. rich people know how to protect the environment by taking actions
C. people in poor areas know a lot about the birth control
D. rich people in rich countries have done a lot to balance nature
52. In the author's opinion, __C __ .
A. developing countries should be responsible for environmental problems
B. overpopulation in the world is created by the developed countries
C. rich countries exercise worse influence on environment than poor countries
D. all countries should bring the population growth under control
53. The purpose of the second paragraph is mainly to illustrate _B __ .
A. how the forests in the U. S. are being destroyed
B. which countries are the victims of the imbalance of nature
C. what Japan has done to develop its own economy
D. how South Asian countries make quality furniture
54. Nature is very easily destroyed by ___D __ .
A. rich people
B. poor people
C. natural disasters
D. mankind
55. The topic of the passage is that ___C___.
A. the control of population is essential to the development of a nation
B. natural resources are important to the economic development of a country
C. awareness of the effects of man's actions is as important as population control
D. developed countries should do more to protect natural environment on the earth
Passage Four
Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages.
In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don ' t have to s pe a yts f or expensive
at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera. All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind. Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if he has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises, and no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort in his part.
Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one ' s sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well;
but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger.
The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it, so dependent on its pictures that it begins to control our lives. People are often heard to say that their television sets have
broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and the they have actually begin to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn ' t it?
There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses that it is put to that determine its value to society.
56. What is the main idea of Paragraph One? B
A. To arouse the reader ' s concern
B. To introduce the theme of the whole passage
C. To summarize the whole passage
D. To sate the primary uses of TV
57. Television, as a source of entertainment, is ___D___.
A. not very convenient
B. very expensive
C. quite dangerous
D. relatively cheap
58. Why are some people against TV? B
A. Because TV programs are not interesting
B. Because TV viewers are totally passive
C. Because TV prices are very high.
D. Because TV has both advantages and disadvantages
59. One of the most obvious advantages of TV is that __A __ .
A. it keeps us well informed
B. it is very cheap
C. it enables us to have a rest
D. it controls our lives
60. According to the passage, whether TV is good or not depends on __C ___ .
A. its quality
B. people ' s attitude towards it
C. how we use it
D. when we use it
第二题
从每小题列出的四个备选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
1
When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “ rich coast ” in Spanish.
export.
Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.
Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate （单独的） schools. Classes
Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas.
Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported （出口） to other
countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country ' s second most important begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.
41. What ' s the main idea of the first paragrap hB?
A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.
B. How Costa Rica got its name.
C. What the Costa Ricans wore.
D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.
42. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ___B___.
A. pink and red
B. grey and black
C. blue and green
D. yellow and orange
43. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ___C___.
A. must go to school
B. study in the same school
C. do not have to go to school at all
D. can choose to stop schooling at any time
44. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ___D___
A. have lessons every day
B. have their examinations
C. help their parents pick coffee beans
D. help their parents decorate their houses
45. This passage is mainly about ___B___.
A. Christopher Columbus
B. Costa Rica
C. some products from Costa Rica
D. the education of Costa Rica
2
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange
Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while —then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending （延伸）sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality
（好客） easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don 'sts s thoo uws tihf eiti r politene requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
46. The writer of this passage must be __B _ .
A. an American
B. a Chinese
C. a professor
D. a student
47. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? D
A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.
B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.
C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.
D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.
48. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ___C___.
A. warmly welcomed at the airport
B. offered a ride to his home
C. treated hospitably at his home
D. treated to dinner in a restaurant
49. The underlined words “ generous with our time ” in Paragraph 3 proDb_a_b_ly. mean ___
A. strict with time
B. serious with time
C. careful with time
D. willing to spend time
50. A suitable title for this passage would probably be D___
A. Friendships between Chinese
B. Friendships between Americans
C. Americans ' hospitality
D. Americans ' and Chinese 's views of friendships
3
The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:
“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can't even understand a bit of music. ”
“I 'm never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us. ”
But, one younger musician said, “ There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a
month, and I 'm trying to find other places to play. I 'm also looking to book a few summer festivals this year. ”
I 've heard thayt ou are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes are important. Whether they 're positive or negative, they 're rubbing off on yo If you'rea round people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or
blame （责怪） others, and you play the role of victim （受害者）, chances are you will start to as
well. So it 's time to take a look at the people you call “ friends ”.
This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply
stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard （标准） for yourself and don 't become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you 're looking for, o maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.
51. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? C
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed
B. How to make friendship last for ever
C. You are who your friends are
D. Friends are the most important in one 's success
52. The underlined sentence “they 're rubbingi no fPf aorna ygorauph 6 mea”ns __B .
A. they 'll push you ahead
B. they 'll influence you
C. they 'll cover your shortcomings
D. they 'll help you achieve your goal
53. The musicians ' words at the beginning are written mainly to showC ___ .
A. the musici ans' living conditions are quite poor
B. people have poor taste in music