全国自考综合英语(二)精选练习题及答案6

Topic：Differences Between Young Russell and Doris Base your composition on the two texts“Selling the Post ( I )” and“Selling the Post ( II ) ”.

出于对偏远山区孩子教育的关注，退休的徐教授将全部积蓄捐给了“希望工程”。

学生们应该首先根据他们的兴趣来选专业。

如果有效利用的话，因特网对于拓展学生的视野有着令人难以置信的潜力。

即使在平常聊天时很健谈的人，在第一次公开演讲时也会感到害怕。

如果考虑这个事件的历史背景，我们就能理解事件为何发生。

The difference between the possible and the________lies in a person’s determination, (possible)

One____________of a carpenter is to have good tools, which add to his skill, confidence, and pleasure in owning them, (require)

Many college students nowadays stay on campus for the summer and do some______________jobs.(time, part)

A_________novel may do more than mirror history; it may even influence future events, (history)

It is very__________of the young playwright to attempt a new form. of drama. (courage)

Plans to build a huge chemical complex in the areas along the river have met strong____ from the local people, (oppose)

For security5 s sake, there should be_______around a swimming pool, (life, save)

Science is based around the search for___. (true)

His bananas were taken over at the customs because he was trying to bring them into the country. (legally)

Your vacation on this beautiful island will be__________without a meal of delicious seafood.(complete )

The tone of the passage is_______.

• A.encouraging
• B.fascinating
• C.positive
• D.objective

The word “pawing” means__________.

• A.touching
• B.attacking
• C.patting
• D.kissing

According to the passage, which of the following is true about the writer’s family?

• A.Her Grandma has long been dead.
• B.She has a big extended family.
• C.Her husband was not an American.
• D.Her cousins are fond of physical contacts.

When the writer says “My family and I seem to be somewhat in the minority”，she means_________.

• A.the writer and her family are people of ethnic minority (少数民族)
• B.the writer and her family always support small teams
• C.unlike her family, not many people use and accept physical touches
• D.many people support the writer and her family

Passage 2 

Is American society full of untouchables? From my own experiences, I would say no. In fact, it never even occurred to me that some people might be annoyed by a friendly pat on the shoulder. But after our discussion about this in class the other day, I visited several friends on the matter.My family and I seem to be somewhat in the minority. 

For example, my family, while not being made up of the greatest cheek -kissers, has always been very generous with hugs, hand squeezes, arm-in-arm walks, and comforting shoulder pats. All of this is spontaneous. Nobody has ever said to me, “Now, Linda, go kiss your Aunt Ada.” It just so happened I thought enough of my Aunt Ada to want to kiss her now and then when she had been especially nice. When Dad introduces me to anyone, he always has that big protective arm right around my shoulders that tells me he is proud of me far better than his words could. 

I wouldn’t think of walking into Grandma’s house without grabbing both of her hands in a tight squeeze and smiling into her eyes so that she can get a good look at her granddaughter. 

My husband and I went bowling with my cousin and his wife the other night, and he often threw his arm around my shoulders or Virg's as we visited.I didn’t think that was queer at all. In fact, I thought it was very sweet the way he has accepted Virg in the family. 

How comforting it was to have my aunt, s arm around me after my Grandpa，s funeral! She knew how very close we were, and her words would never have been warm and understanding as that arm was. 

Several people I talked to about this had different thoughts. One lady I work with said she didn’t like people“pawing”her. A girlfriend said she had no reservations about kissing her husband, but couldn’t kiss her parents, although she wished she could. 

My answer to that would be for heaven’s sake TRY!!! Don’t regret it later that you didn’t.I was uneasy about going into a swimming pool for the first time, and even after that first step was taken, it was a long time before I felt comfortable in my role as a swimmer. Now I love to swim and I think what a loss it would have been if I had been afraid to try, then follow through. I think the analogy holds for life. If you want to be more affectionate with your loved ones, just try, and keep at it. Soon it may become so natural that you will wonder what all the fuss was about. 

Don’t be like my cousin Jo, who loved her father dearly but just couldn’t show it. When she was 18, she finally brought herself to kiss him, but it was too late;he was in his coffin, unable to feel the delightful sense of touch the living have to share, if we only will. 

46. What does the passage mainly discuss?

• A.It encourages people to use physical touches more often.
• B.It describes the writer’s family and their relationships.
• C.It deals with the skills of greeting people.
• D.It briefly introduces different fashions of greeting each other.

What’s the tone of this essay?

• A.Humorous.
• B.Ironic.
• C.Pessimistic.
• D.Positive.

What can you infer about the character of the author?

• A.Humorous.
• B.Wicked.
• C.Honest.
• D.Suspicious.

What does the word “stalled” (in the first paragraph) probably mean?

• A.Parked.
• B.Trapped.
• C.Damaged.
• D.Ran short of gas.

From whom did the author first learn the statement “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble”?

• A.A tractor driver in Indiana.
• B.A car driver in Missouri.
• C.A shopkeeper in Pennsylvania.
• D.A man in Pennsylvania.

In a well-known British newspaper, a writer argued recently that“industry is caught in a web of bribery”and that everyone is “on the take”.

• A....everyone accepts bribes.
• B....everyone works for money.
• C....everyone is only too glad to become rich.
• D....everyone is ready to take but no one is willing to give.

Passage 1 

Some years ago, I was caught in a sudden, blinding snowstorm near Indiana, Pennsylvania.My carstalledat the edge of town. I walked into town and into the nearest store. The shop owner phoned for help to get my car out of the deep snow. 

In a short time, a tall blond man showed up with a team of horses and pulled my car out of the snow into town. I asked him how much I owed him for his trouble. He refused any pay, saying, “I will charge you nothing but the promise that you will help the next man you find in trouble.，” I thanked him and made the promise. 

• After he left，the storekeeper explained that the guy who had helped me was a Mennonite (孟诺派教徒)who considered it wrong to charge anyone for a service made necessary by an act of God. 
• Four years later, a friend and I were driving over flooded land south of St. Louis, Missouri. We crossed through water a foot deep without difficulty, but through my rearview mirror, I could see that the small car behind us was in trouble. I walked back w
• About a year later, my family and I were camping about a hundred miles from Aurora, Missouri. We put up our tents near the James River. We’d been told that it never flooded at that time of the year. However, the river evidently misread the calendar. I wok
• I had never imagined that a man, s act of kindness could have traveled so far and wide.     41. What is the message of this story?
• A.Kindness can spread from person to person.
• B.Experiences of the author in different places.
• C.How kind American people are.
• D.How much the author liked sight-seeing when he was young.

Psychologically there are two dangers to be guarded against in old age. One of these is too great an absorption in the past.

• A.It is dangerous for old people not to face the harsh reality.
• B.It is dangerous for old people to look back on their past glories.
• C.One of the dangers is being interested in the present,not in the past.
• D.One of the dangers is living in memories, in regrets for the good old days.

Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime.

• A.Many people realize that they are short of time.
• B.Many people feel keenly that their life is short.
• C.Many people are sensible only for a short period of time.
• D.Many people would like very much to prolong their life.

The cool blossoms perfumed the car (of Emily) all the way home.

• A.The fragrance of the flowers accompanied her while she was driving home.
• B.The perfume gave off a very pleasant scent when she was driving home.
• C.All her way home, her car was filled with the smell of fresh, cold air.
• D.The blossoms made the car nice and pleasing to drive home all alone.

Having sized up the material the Lord had given her to mold y she [ my mother ] didn’t overestimate what she could do with it.

• A....finding the material too thin, she decided to do what she could with it.
• B....knowing what I was, she didn’t expect me to achieve great success.
• C....she was realistic about what I could become, for I lacked ambition.
• D....she knew she couldn’t make anything valuable out of the material from God.

The beauty of our country—or at least all of its south of North Scotland—is as hard to define as it is easy to enjoy.

• A.The beauty of our country is easy to enjoy but difficult to describe.
• B.It is difficult both to state the beauty of our country and to really appreciate it.
• C.It is more difficult to really appreciate the beauty of our country than to give it a definition.
• D.To discover the beauty of our country requires much intelligence, but to define it is a different matter.

These bits of information and the list of D grades were all the records had to offer.

• A.These bits of information explained his poor grades.
• B.His poor grades were related to these bits of information.
• C.What could be found in the records were those things required to be there.
• D.The records gave nothing more than these bits of information and poor grades.

You are a stimulant for me to become more fully what I might become, and my loving enhances your being as well.

• A....your nature makes me love you more.
• B....my love for you can cure your disease.
• C....I have to love you more so that you can grow fully.
• D....you will also become a better person because I love you.

Nowhere is thinking courtesy more important than in marriage.

• A.People don, t think courtesy is important in marriage.
• B.People think courtesy is more important in marriage than anywhere else.
• C.Thinking courtesy is less important in marriage than anywhere else.
• D.Thinking courtesy is more important in marriage than anywhere else.

If they [parents] give in, they feel regret and resentment over having been a pushover.

• A....they make up their mind to be more strict.
• B....they never regret that they have given in.
• C....they feel upset that they haven? t been kind enough.
• D....they are sorry and angry that they haven, t been firm enough.

29（）

• A.conform.
• B.change
• C.regulate
• D.adjust

30（）

• A.staying
• B.stay
• C.be
• D.remain

27（）

• A.coming
• B.leaving
• C.arrival
• D.departure

28（）

• A.over again
• B.over all
• C.at once
• D.over

25（）

• A.part
• B.depart
• C.apart
• D.parted

26（）

• A.cultivate
• B.flourish
• C.develop
• D.grow

23（）

• A.entire
• B.complete
• C.total
• D.full

24（）

• A.detected
• B.perceived
• C.conceived
• D.realized

21（）

• A.showing
• B.displaying
• C.demonstrating
• D.exhibiting

22（）

• A.unusual
• B.out-of-date
• C.ancient
• D.old-fashioned

19（）

• A.of
• B.to
• C.for
• D.in

20（）

• A.on
• B.for
• C.to
• D.with

17（）

• A.usually
• B.never
• C.seldom
• D.always

18（）

• A.let
• B.admitted
• C.allowed
• D.permitted

The physical teacher said the earth______around the sun.

• A.is moving
• B.moved
• C.had moved
• D.moves

My grandmother died only a few months after my grandfather even16she was in good health and had17been sick in her life. My grandfather was a strong independent man who worshipped my grandmother and took especially good care of her. He never18her to work or to want19anything and remained deeply in love20her, often publicly21his affection, until he died. 

He was an22family doctor who made house calls and regarded his patients as his family. My grandmother's23identity revolved around being “ doctor’s wife Her life was his life，and in hindsight I24she never developed any interests of her own. In fact, she seemed to have no interests25from his interests. As “doctor’s wife”，she took care of him, the family and the house. When the children became independent, she became even more attentive to him and didn’t26any other interests to replace the missing children. 

With the27of grandchildren, she became the happy mother all28, caring for the grandchildren as often as she could.When grandfather died, we all tried to visit her often and invited her to visit our families. She told us to give her a little time to29and said that for the present she preferred to30home. About three months later, I found her lying in grandfather’s bed having passed away from an apparent heart attack. In retrospect I think that she had died in spirit when grandfather passed away, and when I think about it, I had no grandmother. My grandmother was “doctor’s wife”, when he died, her identity died and soon thereafter her body. 

16.（）

• A.as
• B.now
• C.when
• D.though

The upside-down catfish is the only fish that______swims on its back.

• A.habitually
• B.traditionally
• C.commonly
• D.randomly

On a quiet weekend one_______by the noise of the home interior decoration of one’s neighbours.

• A.annoys
• B.is annoyed
• C.annoyed
• D.annoying

If you pay the tailor beforehand he will do the job_____.

• A.all quickly the more
• B.quickly all the more
• C.all the more quickly
• D.the more all quickly

Friendship doubles our joy and________our grief.

• A.shares
• B.separates
• C.divides
• D.splits

In today’s society，people are _______for different reasons，such as their achievement, their wealth, or even their appearance.

• A.celebrated
• B.congratulated
• C.prized
• D.encouraged

One reason for the present interest in both polar regions is that the world may soon be____ fresh water.

• A.deprived of
• B.cut of
• C.short of
• D.empty of

Whatever happens,________your dream__________,for tomorrow is another day.

• A.have;in mind
• B.keep;alive
• C.change ; at will
• D.bury ; deep

The steps ________ up to her house were a great barrier, and carrying groceries was almost impossible for her.

• A.running
• B.moving
• C.leading
• D.setting

He had lost track of his daughter for 24 hours——he was very concerned______her safety.

• A.about
• B.in
• C.with
• D.into

We are going to the pier to see a friend___. He is sailing for Europe.

• A.of
• B.off
• C.away
• D.out

His family has decided to tell him about the death of his wife. He is______find out about it sooner or later.

• A.bound to
• B.bound for
• C.bound in
• D.bound up

Look at the trouble I am in! If only I_______your advice.

• A.followed
• B.would follow
• C.had followed
• D.should follow

Jane takes delight______reading novels and watching TV when she stays at home.

• A.in
• B.into
• C.from
• D.by

His friends are not happy with him because he always turns down their invitations _________ill health.

• A.on the ground of
• B.on the strength of
• C.in view of
• D.by means of