2012年高等教育自学考试英语(二)冲刺模拟试卷(2)

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What, then, is a good education at the end of the twentieth century? Some educators suggest that it should include foreign languages and the study of foreign cultures；a mastery of English, including the ability to write and speak well, because communications have become all-important in the modern world. and also because “a person who doesn't speak and write Clearly doesn't reason clearly either” ; some knowledge of the social sciences(sociology, psychology)that deal with human relations and human problems；some basic knowledge of modem information systems, since the educated professionals of tomorrow will have to understand their machines. Is that all? “No, of course not. ”answer the educators, “We have not mentioned the two great building blocks of education：history and literature!”

Is this truly the best modern education? Perhaps. But every educator would add or subtract a few subjects. And no matter what list of courses would be offered, it would not be approved by all. Not only do the professors have their own ideas on the matter, but the students have theirs' too. “I don't believe, ”protested a Harvard student when his university revised its programs, “I don't believe that colleges have the fight to define what an educated person is. ”But then, who has?

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研究人员发现你梦中出现的人越多你醒来时就会越快乐。

社会对你玩或不玩是极不关心的。

It is natural for a laborer to imagine that the______(few)hours he has to spend laboring, and the more hours he is free to play, the better.

重要的不是你分配了多少时间去学习, 而是你在学习时学到了多少东西。

If the neutron star is very large(much bigger than our sun)the process of shrinking may be so intense that a black hole______(result).

In 1992, Clinton won in states that gave him an______(overwhelm)370 electoral votes, compared with 168 for Bush and none for Perot.

was supposed to______(pay)￡120 but I never received that amount.

The tendency______(simplify)complex problems blinds managers to other alternatives.

The surface of some areas consists______(large)of high mountains and deep valley.

Generally speaking, the quality of life, especially as______(see)by the individual, is meaningful in terms of the degree to which these various areas of life are available or provide satisfaction to the individual.

The effects 9f rapid travel on the body are actually far______(disturb)than we realize.

It is not feasible to wait four days until the body______(use)to the new time zone.

New and more up-to-date methods have to______(find)for collecting earthquake data and analyzing it.

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In the expression “On the other side of the coin” in Para. 3, “the coin” is used to refer to______。

The expression “to debase humankind” in Para. 3 could be explained as______.

According to the last paragraph, which of the following will be accepted by the author?

The last sentence of Para. 2 could be explained as which of the following?

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

The physicist investigating the relationship between time and space, the chemist exploring the properties of a new substance, the biologist probing the mysteries of the continuity of life. and the anthropologist(人类学家)searching for human origins share a common trait(特征), curiosity. Not that nonscientist are not curious；most people possess this characteristic. The scientist, however, uses a specific method to make researches into these enigmatic(难以理解的)problems-the scientific method.

Unfortunately, science and its method are misunderstood, the multiplication of our knowledge in medicine and technology has led to the idea that science can cure all and explain all and that only enough time, money and intelligence are needed. In truth. science cannot provide all answers. In fact, many phenomena are not even subject to scientific explanations.

On the other side of the coin, science has been attacked as a cause of most contemporary problems. It is said to be responsible for the depersonalization(使失去个性)of the individual, for stripping(夺去)creativity from human behavior, and for creating massive threats to the species through the development of nuclear power, insecticides, and polluting machinery. If we analyze the situation, we can see that it was not the original intent of the people who developed computers to debase humankind, nor was mass production proposed as a method to crush creativity. It is what society, policymakers especially, does with scientific achievements that makes them social or antisocial. There is nothing inherently good or bad about science.

Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

Which of the following is NOT true?

Washington's greatness showed itself in that______.

What's the author's attitude toward Washington's two-term Presidency?

Washington's administration had been a______.

Passage two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

There isn't any question about Washington's greatness. If his administration had been a failure, there would have been no United States. He had all the background that caused him to know how to make it work, because he had worked under the Continental Congress. Some presidents have limited their roles to being administrators of the laws without being leaders. But Washington was both a great administrator and a great leader.

Basically the author's opinion of Washington is______.

The main idea of this passage is that______.

International arbitrators decided that______.

In peacetime, nations may acquire special rights on open waters by______.

he American's claim to the seals was based on______.

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

The sea is the common property of all nations. It belongs equally to all. None can appropriate it exclusively to themselves；nor is it “foreign” to any. This was the decision of John Marshall, chief justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835. It was stated as a fundamental rule the sea that no one, and therefore everyone, owns the ocean. This means that outside territorial waters(the waters within three miles of a country's coast), the law is whatever nations agree on in peacetime and whatever the strongest naval powers can enforce in wartime. After the United States purchased Alaska, Americans began to seize Canadians who were hunting seals outside Alaskan territorial waters. The Americans claimed that the seals were American property because they often came in to the Alaskan shores owned by the United States. International arbitrators disagreed with this reasoning. In some cases, however, the special rights of a nation that makes use of an open-sea area are recognized.

Their ______Coil Smith says, “Animal research is irrelevant to our health and it can often produce misleading results. ”

Most young people enjoy some form. of physical activity. It may be walking, bicycling, or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some (11) -football, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering. Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often (12) with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused, (13) , by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.

Mountaineering is a sport and (14) a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There, (15) , rules of a different kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering (16) to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.

If we compare mountaineering and other more (17) sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken (18) this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “team” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is (19) teamwork.

The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of (20) . His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.

It is, they say, the right to change employers which distinguishes employment ______slavery.

 A minor-party or independent candidate can draw votes away from the major-party nominees but ______almost no chance of defeating them.

Some argue that by their ______nature, these elite places of learning should not be easily accessible.

Since the bosses cannot do ______profit, workers have an edge.

The composition is well written ______a few spelling errors.

______I know, he moved to Shanghai last year.

There is a wood bridge ______the river.

Washing the food down with water as a substitute ______chewing is not a good habit.

This type of desk and chair can be adjusted ______the height of students at different ages.