全国自考综合英语(二)精选练习题及答案7

汤姆选定了一台IBM笔记本电脑，他的父亲开了一张一千美元的支票付给店主。

就质量而言，这是你现有资金能买到的最好的车了。

Topic ：Explain culture shock and the four stages of adjustment with the help of the following outline. 

(1) The honeymoon. 

(2) The crisis. 

(3) The recovery. 

(4) The adjustment.

不管老年人还是年轻人，都需要有生活目标，这样他们才能勇敢地面对困难和灾难。

他问我是否能够解释为什么最近雨水这么多。

They were sitting on a___________bench, enjoying the warm sunshine. (wood)

我抬起头，意识到大家都在以赞赏的目光注视着我。

The railway station has always been a fascinating place, representing departure as well as ________________. (arrive)

Problems like this even arose in a_____hotel, (run,well)

He rolled a scrap of paper into a ____container for those tiny pearl buttons. ( cone,shape)

The___________red strawberries make a nice decoration on top of the cake.(juice)

The works of this famous ____________ are now exhibited in leading European and American galleries.(art)

She could not give us a ____________ explanation for her decision to give up the opportunity.(reason)

We must_____________our pace;otherwise we cannot catch the 8 o’clock train, (quick)

Kodak will _________production of black-and-white photographic paper by the end of 2005 due to its sales drop. (continue)

The husband decided not to complain in the_____________of his wife any more, (present)

Emily moved to the city where Martha lived_____.

• A.to work in the hospital in which she had regained health
• B.to find Martha so as to look after her in her old age
• C.to return to the place where she had been brought up
• D.to be with her husband who had obtained a good job there

Martha and Emily met again thirty years later,____.

• A.Martha, the old nurse and Emily, the young nurse
• B.Martha, the patient and Emily, the caring nurse
• C.Emily, the grateful child and Martha, the loving adult
• D.Emily, the mother and Martha, the childless old woman

Martha lost contact with Emily’s family___.

• A.after Emily’s family went to live in another country
• B.when she retired and moved to another city
• C.because Emil’s family lived too far away to visit
• D.as it was expensive to make long-distance phone calls

Why didn’t Martha go and live with Emily’s family?

• A.She preferred to live in the children’s ward.
• B.She loved Emily but she belonged to the ward.
• C.She thought Emily might change her mind.
• D.She didn’t want to move to a new place.

What is the intention of the author?

• A.To inform.
• B.To argue.
• C.To judge.
• D.To persuade.

Passage 2 

One hot summer day, a young couple and their four-year-old daughter Emily were on their way to the mountains for a few weeks’ vacation. Suddenly, a truck in the oncoming lane collided head-on with the family’s car. The three of them were seriously injured and immediately taken to the nearest hospital, where Emily was brought to the children’s ward and her parents were taken to the intensive care unit. As could well be imagined, Emily was not only in great pain, but she was also very frightened because her parents were not nearby to give her comfort. 

Martha, the nurse who was assigned to Emily, was a single, middle-aged woman. She understood Emily’s feelings of fear and insecurity and became very devoted to her. When Martha finished her shift, instead of going home, she would volunteer to stay with Emily at night. Emily grew very fond of her and depended on her for her every need.Martha brought her cookies, picture books and toys. She sang songs to her and told her countless stories. 

• As soon as Emily could be moved, Martha took her to visit her parents in a wheelchair every day. After months of hospitalization, the family was let out. Before they left the hospital, the parents blessed Martha for her devoted and loving care and invited
• After she graduated from a nursing school overseas, she met a young man from America, and when they married, they moved to the States. A few months earlier they had moved to this city, where her husband had been offered a very good job, and she was happy
• A.Emily was only four years old
• B.Emily’ s parents were seriously injured
• C.Martha was a single woman who loved children
• D.Martha knew how Emily felt, away from her parents

In Paragraph 8，from the sentence “But it is not one-way traffic”，we can infer that_________.

• A.some French people prefer to live in Britain as well
• B.some British people prefer to live in France as well
• C.people can drive back and forth between the two countries
• D.people can drive on both sides of the roads in the two countries

The “football diplomacy” has changed some British people’s___________.

• A.taste in food
• B.style.in fashion
• C.image of France
• D.attitudes to football

The underlying meaning of “And think of the food! ” in Paragraph 5 is that the food in France is _____________.

• A.much cheaper
• B.more delicious
• C.more expensive
• D.more disgusting

Passage 1 

Britain has always been a neighbor of France, separated only by the 20-mile seaway of the English Channel. And for most of the time that the two countries have existed, the French and the British have been rivals or even enemies. One conflict between the two countries lasted over 100 years,and the British and the French were at war through the 18th century. 

Those were not just local difficulties. When Americans rebelled against British rule, thousands of French soldiers fought alongside them,and paid by France. Without the conflict between Britain and France,there would probably have been no America. 

There is no fighting now, of course. But there is still a strong sense of rivalry between the two nations. That’s why a recent survey in the UK caused a major shock. 

It revealed that one third of the British people would like to live in France. It also showed that 21 per cent of British people would actually prefer to have been born in France. 

Many reasons were given. France has a better climate and a more relaxed lifestyle, with some of the longest holidays in Europe. It is thought to have better public services in every area from health to transport. People in France work shorter hours and enjoy longer vacations. And think of the food! 

Others point to what they call “football diplomacy”. French players like Thierry Henry and managers like Arsene Wenger have revolutionized British attitudes towards France. It’s true that many British people only respect nations that play football well. And that may indicate why so many people want to leave England! 

But this may be part of a more general cultural change. Growing numbers of people in Britain drink wine instead of beer and coffee instead of tea.They pay more attention to the way they dress. In some way,they are becoming more French. 

Estimates of the numbers of Britons living in France range from 100,000 to half a million. But it is not one-way traffic.Around 15 ,000 French people per year come to live in Britain, mainly setting in London. They are attracted by higher pay in Britain, lower taxes, a more dynamic lifestyle. and work in Britain, where there are greater economic opportunities. 

Now the citizens of the European Union are free to move between countries within the EU which have different social systems. Some are more socially conservative. Others offer better public services and a more relaxed lifestyle. Traditionally, debates over these issues have been part of the politics of European nation states. Now it seems that people can go to the place that suits them best. 

So perhaps the British are not becoming more French. Instead,both the French and the British are becoming more European. 

41. The survey caused a shock because it shows that__________.

• A.British people think France has better public services
• B.France has a better climate and a more relaxed lifestyle.
• C.people in France work shorter hours and enjoy longer holidays
• D.more than 30 per cent of the British people would like to live in France

Love is freeing. Love is freely given, not doled out on demand.

• A.Love is liberating.
• B.Love is willingly given.
• C.Love means choosing the person you marry.
• D.Love means that both sides are independent.

She would make me make something of myself whether I wanted to or not.

• A.She wanted me to make a lot of money.
• B.She made up her mind to get me to strive for success.
• C.She wanted me to become what she expected me to be.
• D.She decided to get me to do what she thought best for me.

“Alan,”said Hughie seriously, “you papers are a heartless lot. ”

• A....painters have no feelings.
• B....painters are never moved.
• C....painters never become emotional.
• D....painters are cruel.

Time went on ;so did the comparisons.

• A.The comparisons had to go on because time went on.
• B.Time went on;the comparisons went on, too.
• C.Time went on;but the comparisons didn’t go on.
• D.Time made the comparisons go on.

What I could get to do, not what I desired, was the question.

• A.The problem was what I could find to do, not what I wanted to do.
• B.The problem was the job which I found was not my favorite.
• C.The problem was I could find the job, but I didn’t want to do.
• D.The problem was I desired not to find the job.

Inside the shelter, he latched the door, and looked around to see that his family was squared away.

• A....his family was sent away to a safe place.
• B....his family was safe and sound at home.
• C....his family was ready as they had planned.
• D....his family was all down in the shelter.

When I show the documents to Dyson, he is visibly shaken.

• A....he doesn’t accept what he has seen.
• B....he begins trembling all over with fear.
• C....clearly, he is indifferent.
• D....clearly, he is shocked.

[In the United States] Time is treated as if it were something almost tangible.

• A.To Americans, time is like all material things they value.
• B.To Americans, time is precious though it is not gold.
• C.Americans regard time as something that they can see and touch.
• D.Americans treat time as if it were something they can control.

If I care about you,I? m concerned about your growth, and I hope you will become all that you can become.

• A....you will become what you want to be.
• B....you will eventually become a gifted person.
• C....you will develop all your abilities to the full.
• D....you will be capable of doing all sorts of jobs.

Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talk.

• A.Generally, Americans like to assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings.
• B.Generally, Americans will have a clear attitude towards their visitors over long talk.
• C.Generally, Americans do not evaluate their visitors in such relaxed circumstances over long chat.
• D.Normally, Americans do not evaluate their visitors.

29（）

• A.As a result
• B.Furthermore
• C.Though
• D.Nevertheless

28（）

• A.go for
• B.go against
• C.go in for
• D.go along

30（）

• A.delight
• B.joy
• C.fear
• D.threat

27（）

• A.in
• B.with
• C.on
• D.of

26（）

• A.playing
• B.running
• C.sleeping
• D.awakening

25（）

• A.that
• B.what
• C.it
• D.who

24（）

• A.food
• B.diseases
• C.microbes
• D.illness

22（）

• A.character
• B.quality
• C.skill
• D.privilege

23（）

• A.including
• B.composing
• C.consisting
• D.enclosing

20（）

• A.be found
• B.to be founded
• C.to be found
• D.to found

21（）

• A.change
• B.suit
• C.turn
• D.adapt

19（）

• A.warmth
• B.animals
• C.heat
• D.weather

17（）

• A.conquered
• B.mastered
• C.controlled
• D.spread over

18（）

• A.freezing
• B.mild
• C.frigid
• D.mounting

I______you that I had no intention of offending you.

• A.convince
• B.persuade
• C.guarantee
• D.assure

The rat has many enemies and its greatest enemy is man. Nevertheless, it is the survivor. Although man has16an unending war against them, rats have17the world.In almost every country, from the18cold of the Arctic regions to the unbearable19of the tropics,rats are20thriving, increasing and multiplying. Apart from their ability to21themselves to varying climate conditions, rats possess another22that gives them an advantage in extending their boundaries. More so than most other animals,23snakes, mosquitoes and spiders, they induce fear. Why should this be so? Certainly they carry24and man is slow to forget the Black Plague25killed off millions of people in the fourteenth century. Also, rats have been known to bite26babies, but the number of such attacks is very much exaggerated.One reads27the danger of being attacked by “a cornered rat”，but this belongs to fiction;rats do not28your throat, as many would have us believe.29, it is difficult to believe that its appearance can be a source of30;the common black or brown rat can almost be regarded as a frightful creature while its cousin, the squirrel, is quite pretty and gentle. 

16.（）

• A.ended
• B.waged
• C.lost
• D.won

He turned down the request because it was_______the limits of his power.

• A.above
• B.over
• C.off
• D.beyond

He has been sitting at the table for several hours,_______considerably more wine than is good for his health.

• A.drinks
• B.drank
• C.drinking
• D.to drink

I’m determined to get a seat for the concert_____it means standing in a queue all night.

• A.as though
• B.even if
• C.in case
• D.so that

Parents need to take many things into _________ before deciding whether they should send their children to study abroad.

• A.statement
• B.decision
• C.explanation
• D.account

______to get wet,I ran into a drugstore to take shelter.

• A.No wishing
• B.Not wish
• C.Not wishing
• D.Didn’t wish

A world fit______children is one in which all children get the best possible start in life and have access to a quality basic education.

• A.for
• B.with
• C.in
• D.to

It’s much braver to ask questions than to suppress your questions and become deadened__________the world around you.

• A.of
• B.in
• C.on
• D.to

My kitty got lost again yesterday. I__never have let it go by itself.

• A.might
• B.should
• C.would
• D.could

Parents should learn to explain their feelings to the child so that the child can realize the___of his or her behaviour on them.

• A.result
• B.affect
• C.importance
• D.impact

The coat I saw in the department store is very nice, and I believe the color_____you perfectly well.

• A.fits
• B.suits
• C.matches
• D.keeps

It was very______of you to let us know you were going to be late.

• A.considered
• B.considerate
• C.considering
• D.considerable

Manufacturing is Canada’ s most important economic activity,______17 percent of the workforce.

• A.to engage
• B.engages
• C.engaging
• D.engaged

If you want any help you_______it at home. If you’ve got any problems you take them home. That’s what family life is about.

• A.ask for
• B.identify with
• C.depend on
• D.come by

Sheep are important tamed animals because they provide food and clothing;______，they are used in making other products such as soap and glue.

• A.moreover
• B.therefore
• C.however
• D.otherwise