2005年7月自學考試英語二模擬試題（一）

I. Vocabulary and Structure 1．The bank is reported in the local newspaper ______ in broad daylight yesterday.　

A．being robbed
B．having been robbed
C．to have been robbed
D．robbed
 
[解析]句型….be said/reported/thought/believed to do sth.這句話的意思是：據(jù)當?shù)氐胤綀蠹垐蟮肋@家銀行昨天在光天化日之下被搶劫。to have been robbed 是動詞不定式的完成形式，表示動作發(fā)生在謂語動作之前。
2．______ difficulties we may come across, we'll help one another to overcome them.　

A．Wherever
B．Whatever
C．However
D．Whenever
 
[解析]whatever引導的讓步狀語從句。這句話的意思是：不管我們會遇到什么困難，我們都將互相幫助去克服它們。however的后面經(jīng)常接形容詞。
3. The eyes need several minutes to ______to the darkness. 　

A．a(chǎn)djust
B．a(chǎn)dopt
C．a(chǎn)pply
D．descend 
 
[解析]adjust to適應…. ，使適用；adopt 接受，采納；apply 應用，申請；descend 下降 ， 下來；本句的意思是：眼睛需要幾分鐘才能適應黑暗。
4．Robots are programmed to ______ many jobs without human intervention. 　

A．take on
B．take up
C．take over
D．take in
[解析]帶有take 的詞組辨析，take on呈現(xiàn)，承擔；take up 占有，從事；take over 接管，接任；take in 吸收，欺騙。本句話的意思是：機器人被設定程序可以在無人干預下接管人的許多工作。

5．It isn’t what you know ______ matters, but who you know. 　
A．which
B．that
C．who
D．why 
 
[解析]條件句句型It is + 被強調(diào)的部分+ that …….。本題的關鍵是要判斷出是強調(diào)句。本句的意思是：重要的并不是你知道什么，而是你認識誰。
 
6．______, the basketball match will be resumed on Thursday. 　

A．Weather permits
B．Weather permitting
C．Weather is permitting
D．Weather permitted
 
[解析]本題的考點：分詞的獨立主格結構。Weather是permitting 的邏輯主語。這句話的意思是：天氣允許 ，籃球賽就在星期四繼續(xù)進行。
 
7．Euthanasia doesn’t take into ______ that there are ways of caring for the dying. 　

A．a(chǎn)ccount
B．a(chǎn)mount
C．a(chǎn)ccess
D．a(chǎn)ttention
 
[解析]詞組take…. into account 把….考慮進去；amount 的意思是總數(shù)，總額；access 進入之路；通路；入口；本句的意思是：安樂死沒有考慮到照顧臨終的病人有多種方式。
8．A Filipino maid was executed in Singapore after being convicted of murder, ______ protests from various quarters. 　

A．despite
B．besides
C．without
D．beyond
 
[解析]despite盡管，不管；besides 除了…之外，另外；without 沒有….； beyond 除了，超越；本句的意思是：一個菲律賓女傭在被判謀殺罪后，在新加坡被處決，盡管有來自各方面的抗議。

9．Parents, teachers in schools , work associates and communicators in or using the mass media are all capable of ______ our potential interests.　
A．a(chǎn)rising
B．a(chǎn)rousing
C．raising
D．rising
 
[解析]本題的考點是四個詞型相近詞的詞義辨析：arouse喚醒，引起，激發(fā)（及物動詞）；arise 產(chǎn)生，發(fā)生（不及物動詞）；raise 增加，提高，上升（及物動詞）；rise 上升，上漲（不及物動詞）。本句話的意思是：父母、學校教師、我們所做的工作以及大眾傳媒都能激發(fā)我們的潛在的興趣。

10．The problem of Jet Lag is one every international traveler comes ______ at some time. 　A．a(chǎn)long
B．a(chǎn)round
C．a(chǎn)cross
D．a(chǎn)bout 

Ⅱ.Cloze Test
Some boys join the Navy(海軍) when they are quite young, and are then given a course of training as sailors. It is a long course, both on land and at sea.During it, the boys study things like mathematics and science as well as learning to tie knots（系鞋帶）, fire guns and to 11 other practical things.
　　One of the important things they are 12 is, of course, how to swim. In the old days, many sailors were unable to swim, 13 nowadays it is rare to find one that cannot.
　　At one school for sailors, the swimming instructor was very good.He had never failed to teach anybody to swim by the time the course ended.One year, however, 14 was one particular boy on the training course 15 seemed quite unable to learn to swim.The instructor tried giving him extra lessons, but he had 16 success at all, whatever he did.In the end, as the time drew near for the course to end, he had to admit defeat.
　　One day, he called the boy aside after the swimming lesson and said 17 him “ John, I have tried very hard to teach you to swim,but I have failed 18 the first time in my life.Now, I want to give you a piece of 19 . Listen carefully.”“Yes, sir,” answered the boy. “Well,”the instructor went on, “if you are ever in a ship and it sinks, just jump over the side into the sea, go right down to the bottom and run to the shore as 20 as you can. That is the only way you will save your life.”
　　11. A．do
　　B．teach
　　C．finish
　　D．watch    
 
　 　　 　　答案：A 
　　[解析]根據(jù)上下文前面說到孩子們學習數(shù)學和科學以及學習怎樣系鞋帶，因此后面應該是填do, 做其它的一些實踐活動。  
 
12．A. learned
　　B．studied
　　C．done
　　D．taught

 　 　　 　　答案：D
　�。劢馕觯莞鶕�(jù)上下文判斷，這句話的意思是：其中最重要的是教給孩子怎樣游泳。 
 
13．A. since
　　B．but
　　C．when
　　D．because  
 
　 　　 　　答案：B
　�。劢馕觯荼绢}是上下文邏輯關系題，根據(jù)上下文可以判斷出是轉折的關系，所以選But。
 
14．A.this
　　B．that
　　C．there
　　D．what  
 
　 　　 　　答案：C
　�。劢馕觯� there be 句型。
 
15．A. whom
　　B．which
　　C．who
　　D．what  
 
　 　　 　　答案：C
　�。劢馕觯荼绢}是邏輯關系題，考查定語從句，這個句子中boy 是先行詞，因此用who來引導，who在定語從句中做主語。
 
 
16．A. some
　　B．no
　　C．a(chǎn)ny
　　D．none

 　 　　 　　答案：B
　�。劢馕觯莞鶕�(jù)上下文可以判斷出選no 
 
17．A．with
　　B．to
　　C．in
　　D．for   
　 　　 　　答案：B
　�。劢馕觯莞鶕�(jù)上下文可以判斷出選to, speak to 和….說話
 
18．A. as
　　B．on
　　C．for
　　D．of  
 
　 　　 　　答案：C
　�。劢馕觯荼绢}考點是詞組：for the first time第一次  
 
19．A．news
　　B．a(chǎn)dvice
　　C．idea
　　D．word  
 
　 　　 　　答案：B
 
　�。劢馕觯輆 piece of advice 一條建議
 
20．A．slow
　　B．much
　　C．possible
　　D．fast 
  
III.Reading Comprehension
People who describe themselves as perfectionists may do well on job interviews, but new study findings suggest that they may struggle in marriage and other intimate relationships.
　　Previous research has shown that certain personality traits can affect a couple's ability to adjust to marriage. In this study,a team of Canadian researchers report that a partner's perfectionism greatly influences their—and their mate’s—adjustment to marriage.
　　“Thus, perfectionism may be worth considering in the context of marital and family therapy,” write Dr. Paul L. Hewitt of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and his colleagues.
　　Their study involved 76 couples who were married or had been living together for no more than four years. Perfectionism was determined by the extent to which the men and women agreed with statements such as, “When I am working on something, I cannot relax until it is perfect.”
　　Overall, men and women who identified their partners as perfectionists－meaning they felt that their mates demanded perfection from them—tended to report greater use of sarcasm(諷刺)， nagging(嘮叨) and other conflict-driven strategies to cope with their marital problems, study findings indicate.
　　And when men used these conflict strategies, both they and their wives rated marital adjustment—including their satisfaction with the marriage and the quality of their marital intimacy—lower than did their peers.
　　“This suggests ‘individuals’ personality traits may affect not only their own experience of the marriage, but the experience of their partner as well,” Hewitt and his colleagues write.
　　What's more, women, but not men, who expected perfection from their mates also seemed unhappy with the relationship, study findings indicate. They reported poorer marital functioning than did women who did not have such high demands of their partners.
　　“This finding may suggest that women who expect perfection from their spouses may be especially likely to be dissatisfied, because their spouses will inevitably fail to meet these expectations,”the researchers speculate.
　　21. What is true about perfectionists?
　　A．They can perform better in job interviews.
　　B．They have difficulty in getting married.
　　C．They are unable to enjoy intimate relationships.
　　D．They fail to adjust themselves well to marriage.   
 
　 　　 　　答案： D
　　[解析]從第一段中but new study findings suggest that they may struggle in marriage and other intimate relationships.這個句子和第二段中In this study, a team of Canadian researchers report that a partner's perfectionism greatly influences their and their mate's adjustment to marriage. 因此我們可以判斷出答案是D。  
 
22．The study of Dr. Paul L. and his colleagues indicates that _________.
　　A．perfectionists seem to be good at coping with marital problems
　　B．perfectionists may enjoy higher quality of marriage
　　C．perfectionists would like to employ conflict-driven strategies
　　D．perfectionists work much harder to maintain their marriage 
 
　 　　 　　答案： C
　�。劢馕觯荼绢}是細節(jié)題，答案應該在第五段中找 men and women who identified their partners as perfectionist tended to report greater use of sarcasm , nagging and other conflict-driven strategies to cope with their marital problems, study findings indicate.
 
23．It can be inferred from the passage that______.
　　A．most perfectionists are woman who are unhappy with their marriage
　　B．women who have higher demands of their partners may be disappointed in their life
　　C．the marital satisfaction is related to changes of the couple
　　D．individual personality will not affect the success of marriage  
 
　 　　 　　答案：B
　�。劢馕觯輰ε渑家�求高的婦女對生活會失望。本題是細節(jié)題，答案應該在倒數(shù)第二段中找。
 
24．The best title for this passage would be ______.
　　A．Perfectionists and Their Marriages
　　B．Conflict-Driven Strategies in Marriage
　　C．Perfectionism and Personality Traits
　　D．Marriage Adjustment  
 
　 　　 　　答案：A
　　［解析］ 本題可以看作是主旨題，本片文章的主要內(nèi)容是關于完美主義者和他們的婚姻，完美主義者對配偶的要求很高，因而他們對婚姻就容易失望。
 
25． The author's attitude towards perfectionism in the passage is _________.
　　A．defensive
　　B．neutral
　　C．a(chǎn)pproving
　　D．satisfied 
 
Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension
Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland,a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.Because the entire village revolved around the fishing industry,a volunteer rescue team was needed in cases of emergency. One night the winds raged, the clouds burst and a gale（大風） force storm capsized a fishing boat at sea.In trouble, the crew sent out the S.O.S. The captain of the rescue rowboat team sounded the alarm and the villagers assembled in the town square overlooking the bay. While the team launched their rowboat and fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited restlessly on the beach, holding lanterns to light the way back.
　　An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling exhausted on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind.Even one more passenger would have surely capsized the rescue boat and all would have been lost.
　　Frantically, the captain called for another volunteer team to go after the lone survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward.His mother grabbed his arm, pleading, “Please don’t go. Your father died in a shipwreck 10 years ago and your older brother, Paul,has been lost at sea for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left.”
　　Hans replied, “Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service comes, we all need to take our turn and do our part.” Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and disappeared into the night.
　　Another hour passed.The rescue boat moved through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow. Barely able to contain himself, Hans excitedly shouted at the captain, “We found him. Tell my mother it's my older brother, Paul!”
　　26. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ______.
　　A．years ago a small village was almost damaged by a gale force storm
　　B．a(chǎn) rescue team would be of great importance to fishing industry
　　C．the fishing boats were always involved in trouble at sea
　　D．most villagers were volunteers of the rescue team   
 
　 　　 　　答案：B
　�。劢馕觯荼绢}是推理題，根據(jù)第一段的句子：Because the entire village revolved around the fishing industry, a volunteer rescue team was needed in cases of emergency. 因為這個村子都圍繞著捕魚業(yè)，因此需要一個自愿救援隊以防緊急情況。根據(jù)這個句子我們可以推出救援隊對于捕魚業(yè)非常重要。
 
 
27．The world “capsize”in Paragraph 1 means ______.
　　A．strike
　　B．clash
　　C．upset
　　D．damage   
 
　 　　 　　答案：C
　�。劢馕觯輚pset弄翻，打翻；strike打擊，敲打；clash 沖突；damage損壞，破壞
 
28．What is true in Paragraph 2 about the rescue team according to the passage?
　　A．It had difficulty in advancing through the heavy fog.
　　B．It saved all but one passenger due to capacity problem.
　　C．It asked the villagers to hold lanterns for them to find more passengers.
　　D．It ordered the exhausted volunteer members to rest on the sand. 
 
　 　　 　　答案：B
　�。劢馕觯荼绢}是細節(jié)題，句子第二段第二句話：Falling exhausted on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely capsized the rescue boat and all would have been lost. 從這個句子得知，救援船不能再裝人了，他們只有留下一個人，如果再裝一個人的話，整個救援船就會翻過來。因此本題選B, 意思是：由于容量，除了一人以外，救援船救了所有的人。
 
29． Hans volunteered to join the rescue service because he ______.
　　A．knew the lone survivor was probably his older brother
　　B．wanted to do something in memory of his father
　　C．intended to take up his responsibility for the village
　　D．tried to show his superior swimming skill  
 
　 　　 　　答案：C
　�。劢馕觯荼绢}是細節(jié)題，文章倒數(shù)第二段中有一句話：Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service comes, we all need to take our turn and do our part.”這個句子中“do my duty和take our turn and do our part”的意思是“做我應該做的事，負起責任來”而選項C中，take up his responsibility 負起責任，與do my duty, take our turn 是同義表達，因此選C。
 
30．It is implied in the passage that ______.
　　A．the little boy's mother was too selfish
　　B．unselfish behaviors will be rewarded sometimes
　　C．the rescue boat should have enough capacity to save more passengers
　　D．the little boy shouldn’t have taken the risk  
 
Ⅴ．Reading Comprehension
Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of fans in at least 100 countries. It's one of the best-known sports in the world.It all began in 1891.
　　Dr. James A．Naismith, the father of basketball, was an instructor at a YMCA (基督教青年會)training school. The school trained people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were concerned about the low attendance during the winter months. They felt that people didn't attend them because the school did not have a good winter sports program. So they asked Dr. Naismith for help. He came up with a new indoor game.
　　Naismith studied current games. He found that all the most popular games used a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided.But kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors . So he put two peach baskets up on poles. The players had to try to throw a soccer ball into them, Naismith then made thirteen rules for the game. Twelve of them are still in use today.Just seven years after the game began, professional basketball teams were formed.
　　And that's how basketball was born.
　　31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
　　A．The Birth of Basketball.
　　B．YMCA and Basketball.
　　C．Basketball – an Indoor Game.
　　D．A Winter Sports Program.   
 
　 　　 　　答案：A

　　［解析］本題是主旨題，這篇文章主要講述了籃球的由來，根據(jù)這篇文章的最后一句And that's how basketball was born.這就是籃球怎樣產(chǎn)生的。因此可以判斷出答案是A。  
 
32．The YMCA training school officials asked Naismith to invent a new game because ______.
　　A. people didn't have enough outdoor exercise in the winter
　　B. basketball would become popular among the young students
　　C. they hoped that would attract more people to their school
　　D. kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors  
 
　 　　 　　答案：C
　�。劢馕觯荼绢}是細節(jié)題，根據(jù)文章第二段，基督教青年會培訓學校擔心在冬天來上課的人少，因為學校在冬天沒有一個很好的運動項目，所以他們讓Naismith幫忙，想出來一個新的室內(nèi)運動——籃球。
 
33. First basketball teams were formed ______.
　　A. around 1898
　　B. in 1891
　　C. at the time when YMCA was established
　　D. when Naismith came to the YMCA training school 
 
　 　　 　　答案：A
　�。劢馕鯹本題是細節(jié)題，文章的第一段最后一句話It all began in 1891.籃球起始于1891年。而文章的最后一句話：Just seven years after the game began , professional basketball teams were formed. 這項運動開始7年后，職業(yè)籃球隊才形成。因此可判斷第一個籃球隊大約是在1898年成立的。所以選A。
 
34. The “current games” in the third paragraph refer to ________.
　　A. new games to be played for the first time
　　B. old games no longer played
　　C. the most popular games at the time
　　D. games played at the time 
 
　 　　 　　答案：D
　　［解析］根據(jù)上下文可以判斷出“current games”就是“games played at the time”,現(xiàn)在進行的運動。
 
35. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage ?
　　A. Basketball was meant to be played indoors at first.
　　B. Ball games attract a lot of people.
　　C. Football is not suited for indoor.
　　D. A YMCA training school is one where athletes are trained．  
 
　 　　 　　答案：D
　　［解析］本題可用排除法，D選項的意思是：基督教青年會培訓學校是一個培養(yǎng)運動員的學校。因此是錯誤的。
 
Ⅴ．Reading Comprehension
36．開發(fā)，開采 vt. e______  
 
　 　　 　　答：exploit    

37．促進 vt. p______
  
　 　　 　　答：promote   
 
38．財政，金融 n. f______ 
 
　 　　 　　答：finance   
 
39. 謙虛的 a.m______  
 
　 　　 　　答：modest 
 
40.達到，完成 vt. a ______

  
　 　　 　　答：attain  
 
41．個人簡歷 n. r______

 　 　　 　　答： resume 
   
42. 具有，擁有 vt. p______ 
 
　 　　 　　答：possess   
 
43. 證書 n. d_______  
 
　 　　 　　答：diploma     
 
44. 客觀的 a.．o______ 
 
　 　　 　　答：objective   
 
45. 預算 vt./ n. ______

  
　 　　 　　答：budget   
 
46. 志愿者 n. v______ 
  
 
　 　　 　　答：volunteer  
 
47. 畢業(yè) v. g______ 
 
　 　　 　　答：graduate    
 
48. 家庭的，國內(nèi)的 a.．d______

 　 　　 　　答：domestic   
 
49. 近似的，大約的a.a______

  
　 　　 　　答：approximate    
 
50.忽視， 忽略 vt. n______ 
 
　 　　 　　答：neglect  
   
51．不相干的 a.．i______ 
 
　 　　 　　答：irrelevant   
 
52. 癥狀，征兆 n. s______   
 
　 　　 　　答：symptom   
  
53. 投資；投入 n. i_______ 
 
　 　　 　　答：investment   
 
54.最后的，最終的 a.u_______ 
 
　 　　 　　答：ultimate   
 
55. 被動的；消極的 a．p______

  
Ⅵ．Reading Comprehension
56．How much study time you schedule for each classroom hour _______(depend) on four factors.   
 
　 　　 　　答：depends
　　［解析］時態(tài)；這句話的主語是how引導的一個主語從句，謂語是depends，這句話的意思是：你每節(jié)課所需要的學習時間取決于四個因素。  
 
57．The more seriously this is sought, the _______(likely) positive attitudes towards leisure as well as academic work will be encouraged． 
 
　 　　 　　答：more likely
　�。劢馕觯輙he + 比較級，the +比較級，表示“越來越….”句子前部分有The more seriously ……，因此后半句應該是the more likely。
 
58．Engineers _______(skill) in microelectronics and computer technology are developing artificial vision for robots.  
 
　 　　 　　答：skilled
　�。劢馕觯葸^去分詞做定語，skilled in microelectronics and computer technology是過去分詞短語做定語修飾engineers.
 
59．Robots are beginning _______(see) in other industries as well.   
 
　 　　 　　答：to be seen
　　［解析］begin 的后面接動詞不定式做賓語，這個句子應該用動詞不定式的被動形式，“被看見”，這句話的意思是：在其他的領域也開始看見機器人（機器人開始被看見）。  
 
60．You can almost tell this type of composer by his ________(fruit) output.  
 
　 　　 　　答：fruitful 
　�。劢馕觯輗uitful 是fruit 的形容詞，意思是“有成果的，多產(chǎn)的，富有成效的” 
 
61．A Filipino maid was executed in Singapore after _______( convict ) of murder, despite protests from various quarters that her guilt had not been adequately established. 
 
　 　　 　　答：being convicted
　�。劢馕觯輆fter是介詞，其后應該接動名詞做賓語，而being convicted是動名詞的被動式。
 
62. The new measures included ______(increase) the minimum age of employees to 18.   
 
　 　　 　　答：increasing
　�。劢馕觯輎nclude后面應該接動名詞做賓語。  
 
63．When ______(present) with a common case, sales managers tend to see sales problems, production managers see production problems, and so on .  
 
　 　　 　　答：presented 
　�。劢馕觯輕resented 是過去分詞，與when 一起做狀語。present在這里的用法：be presented with 面對 …. 
 
64．A life ______(live) without fantasy and daydreaming is a really poor life indeed. 
 
　 　　 　　答：lived
　�。劢馕觯輑ive 是過去分詞做定語修飾life，詞組：live a….life過著….樣的生活。這句話的意思是：過著一種沒有夢想和幻想的生活實際上是很貧瘠的生活。
 
65．______( not understand) the directions clearly, I couldn’t find way in the darkness.  
 
Ⅶ. Translation from Chinese into English
66. 她感到難以適應國外的生活。  
 
　 　　 　　答案：She found it difficult to adapt herself to the life in a foreign country. 
　　[解析]這個句子兩個得分點是：…. find it + 形容詞+ to do sth.；adapt oneself to sth. 使自己適應…. 
 
 
67．現(xiàn)在還不知道機器人能否有朝一日控制我們?nèi)祟惖幕顒印?nbsp;
 
　 　　 　　答案：It is not yet known whether robots will one day control our human activities.
　　[解析]本句的考點是：whether 引導的主語從句做主語。
 
68．我們所接觸的人可能對我們休閑態(tài)度產(chǎn)生某種影響。 
 
　 　　 　　答案：The people with whom we come into contact may exert some influence on our attitudes toward leisure.
　　[解析]本句翻譯時要注意“我們所接觸的人”要翻譯成定語從句，另外“接觸”這個詞我們可以用“come into contact with ”。“對…有影響”可以翻譯成“exert influence on ”，而且還要注意“對…的態(tài)度”應該翻譯成“attitude towards…..”。
 
69．一個人如果被社會強迫去做他不樂意的事情，他就不可能真正快樂。  
 
　 　　 　　答案：A man cannot be really happy if he is compelled by society to do what he does not enjoy doing.
　　[解析]本題的考點：be compelled to do sth.被迫做某事；另外注意enjoy后要接動名詞做賓語。  
 
70．總有一些以夢想替代現(xiàn)實生活的人。 
 
Ⅷ. Translation from English into Chinese
In the United States nowadays, more than a third of all students are women. Although many women who have received higher education do not spend the whole of their lives following careers for which their education has prepared them, it is accepted that the benefits of a university career are useful.
　　With so great a proportion of the young people entering higher education there is a problem of maintaining academic standards,and the process can be painful. Half of those who work on higher studies fail to graduate. The number who drop out after one of two years is disturbingly large, though there is evidence that even incomplete university study gives a person better career prospects than none at all. On the other hand, one in five of all who receive bachelor's degrees go on to take higher degrees.