全国自考综合英语(二)精选练习题及答案1

Topic: According to the author of “Are You Giving Your Kids Too Much?”，what is the right attitude parents should take when denying children, s excessive requests? 

You should follow the outline given below： 

(1) The right attitude. 

(2) The importance of it. 

(3) Children’s response to it.

出生人口的数量并没有像死亡人数那样下降。

公司越来越多地借助高科技来保护计算机的安全。

他的长寿秘诀是以乐观的态度面对可能出现的问题。

我们谁也没能找出解决问题的办法，最后还是老张师傅想出了个主意。

我曾就读的中学的设施和教师的水平高于一般水准。

Her six-yearold daughter is a very_______girl. She always insists on making her own decisions. (dependent)

The powdered milk was actually____________when mixed with unclean water, (danger)

Some experts ____believe that ancient Greece and Rome are vital sources of learning.(true)

What is considered moral in one society may be___________in another, depending on different social values. (moral)

The use of plenty of short, single, and elliptical sentences in the story creates a sense of______.(emergent)

The research concerns the effects of__pollution on man’s health, (industry)

Instinct is the__________tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a particular way. (nature )

At the conference the chairman made a detailed _______________ of the international economic situation, (appraise)

Many____pots in excavation (挖掘)sites are invaluable and should be well-preserved.(earth )

The secretary will arrange a mutually__________time and place for an interview.(convenience )

A person said to be the “salt of the earth” is ______.

Strangers who received salt from their hosts________.

Birds near the Great Salt Lake are easily caught. This________.

After spilling salt, a superstitious person would_______.

The best title for this passage is_____.

Passage 2

Every country has its share of the odd beliefs that we call superstitions. And of all the subjects that superstitions have been built around, the most outstanding is salt. 

The properties of salt have puzzled people everywhere. Today we know its chemical nature. We know why salt can help to thaw snow or to freeze ice cream. But early man did not have this knowledge. He looked on salt as magic.As magic, it had the power to do good or evil. 

Man probably first noticed salt when he saw animals near a salt lick. When he tried some, it tasted good.Then he found out that salt could keep food from spoiling. He began to imagine that it could protect him as well. He valued salt for both its magical and its chemical properties. 

In those days salt was scarce in some places. It was too precious to be wasted.So there was a sensible reason for being careful not to spill salt. Spilling salt was indeed an unlucky accident. 

Superstition gave another meaning to the same accident. Early man was sure that the good spirit guarding him had caused him to spill the salt. It was a warning of evil near him. Good spirits were thought to live on the right side of the body ; bad spirits were on the left. So early man threw a pinch of salt over his left shoulder. The salt was a bribe to the spirits that planned to harm him. 

To many people, spilling salt meant sadness. This superstition arose because tears are salty. An old belief in Norway is that enough tears must be shed to dissolve the salt that is spilled.And there is an old saying，“Help me to salt, help me to sorrow.，’ Faith in the magic of salt explains another old belief. People thought it was easy to catch a bird if its tail feathers were salted.Not long ago a report seemed to show there was some truth in this belief. Birds flying close enough to the Great Salt Lake in the United States were said to be easily capture.But the cause is not the magic power of salt. It is the weight of salt on their wings that keeps the birds from flying away. The properties of salt gave rise to other beliefs about it. Salt itself lasts, and it helps to preserve foo.So men thought it was much like friendship. 

Many old customs link salt with friendship. Salt is often given as a present to a friend in his new home. In ancient Greece, a stranger was welcomed by having a pinch of salt placed in his right hand.In the East, salt was put in front of strangers as a pledge of goodwill. In Hungary, people sprinkle the threshold of a new house with salt. When this is done, no witch or evil thing will enter the house. 

We know today that salt is needed for good health. In Ancient times the Greeks and Romans thought that the salt in seawater made the water pure. So they worshipped a goddess of salt. She was the goddess of health. In her name, salt was placed on the tongue of a child at birth. This act was thought to make sure of long life, good health, and protection for him. The custom is still followed in some places. 

Old beliefs about salt have not all disappeared, and some “salty” words and expressions are still part of our speech. The word salary has come to us from times when salt was scarce. Roman soldiers, officials, and working people were often paid with salt. That pay was called salarium,which came from the word for salt, saL. Salarium meant salt money. We also use the expression“He’s not worth his salt. ” To praise a person，we might say:“He’s the salt of the earth. ” 

 Most people today do not allow superstitions to rule their actions. We know that these very old beliefs are not likely to be based on facts. But they show that early man, like man today, was trying to understand the world about him. 

46. Early man looked on salt as magic because___________.

The writer of the article believes that_____.

It is implied in the fourth paragraph that when people live together______.

Which of the following is considered bad manners when you are invited to a party?

Passage 1 

Keep your elbows off the table. Don’t eat or drink noisily. Say“please”. Most of us have heard our parents say these phrases many times. Did our parents simply enjoy enforcing these rules, or do good manners actually have a purpose in life? As we grow, manners, or the socially correct way of acting, become more and more important. Good manners are necessary in business, social, and family situations. 

In the work place, good manners can make the difference between getting a job and staying unemployed.When calling to set up an interview, one should be polite and professional to the person answering the phone. Arriving at the interview on time and well dressed is another way to impress the boss. Wearing jeans or shorts is not appropriate. Several days after the interview it is polite to send a letter thanking the interviewer for his or her time. Having good manners like these will impress people in business situations, and can increase one’s success. 

Manners are also important in social situations. When a friend calls with a party invitation, one should check the date and either accept or decline. Responding promptly to an invitation is an example of good social manners. When attending the party, one should not bring along people who weren’t invited.A guest who shows up with five or six uninvited people will probably embarrass the host. When you leave the party it is polite to thank the host and ask if he needs any help cleaning up. Friends feel appreciated when they are treated this way. 

It is easy to forget about good manners with family members, but manners become very important when people live together. We can be considerate to relatives by remembering to relay phone messages. It can be upsetting when messages are forgotten or written down wrong. Another problem can result from borrowing things without asking or returning them. One should always ask permission to borrow something, like clothes or even toothpaste. Being polite and returning borrowed things quickly will keep family members happy. Another way to respect family members is to knock on the door before entering a room because everyone appreciates having privacy. This type of behavior. will improve relationships and keep the house peaceful. 

Many people believe that having good manners is not important, or is an old-fashioned way of behaving. However, parents realize that manners are important and they teach their children how to be polite so they can achieve many things. Although sitting up straight and remembering to say “thank you” may seem like a lot of trouble，having good manners will keep employers, friends, and family members happy. 

41. Which of the following statements best summarizes the second paragraph?

It is the whim of a millionaire.

But nothing becomes an icon more than a tragic and early death.

Nearly all Englishmen are at heart country gentlemen.

It was an insult not only to the old woman but to all mothers.

In strict truth an invention is almost never the sole product of any one mind.

But he could not shut the war out of the sheltered world he had built for himself and his family.

It would give me prestige in his eyes, or at least make me less suspect, foreigner though I was.

The answers [ to stupid questions ] can be a gateway to real insight.

Then he[Hughie] had tried selling dry sherry. That did not answer;the sherry was a little too dry.

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Remembering other and larger countries, we see at once that one of its charms is that it is immensely varied within a small range.

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The teacher took the________to learn the students’ names on the first day of school.

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down.16relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no17to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often18to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only19the stress gets out of20that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. 

The amount of stress a person21withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not22stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others23at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When24to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.25we make choice between “flight or fight” and26more primitive days the choice made the difference between life and death. The crises we meet today are27to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. 

It is when such a reaction lasts long,28continued exposure to stress, that health becomes29Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have30links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it. 

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Most people in the United States watch TV,_________they complain a lot about the program.

She was so________the noise that she sent the children to bed.

He was much more thorough in his studies than the rest of his class and it was for this reason he made such great progress.

Cathy doesn’t care about what she eats，but she is very_______about what she wears.

The police______Mr. Burger for the wanted suspect and informed the headquarters immediately.

Although the chairman didn’t mention any name, we all knew he was__________his secretary.

There she spent her days in a bare, gray-walled room lined__________small boxes, where the orphans kept whatever playthings they had.

The proposal deserves support as it gives______to the needs of children.

At parties John doesn11 mind making a_______of himself as long as it brings about joy and laughter.

Intellectual-property experts are trying to____new models that will allow the film industry to survive downloading.

______,a man who can express himself effectively is likely to succeed more rapidly than those who can’t.

He will_______the opportunity of attending the international conference to meet some distinguished scholars in his field.

______your absence; I won’t listen.

_____to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.