英语二历年真题

华南师范大学自考本科历年英语二真题

Ⅰ.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeach

item)

从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应

的字母涂黑。

’tyouratheryourchild______successfulwithhis

studyandwonthescholarship?

s

ghTomissatisfiedwithhisacademic

achievement,hewonders_______willhappentohisfamilylife.

thatallthemeasuresagainstsandstorms,

________wasputforwardbythecommittee,willbeconsidered

riouslyatthemeeting.

otleavethistoughjobtoaperson_________.

nobodyhas

confidence

ryonehas

confidenceof

thebestforthejob_____youapplyyourmindto

it.

,leave_____!Ihatepeopletouchingmyhair.

httheproblemofwatershortagewould________

atthemeetingbutnobodymentionedit.

,canI________youforaminute?I’dliketohear

youropiniononthisissue.

naword

ordwith

sadeadlock(僵局)inthediscussionwhenneither

sidegives________totheover.

peofdeskandchaircanbeadjusted________the

heightofstudentsatdifferentages.

Ⅱ.ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeachitem)

下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求

选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

ForoverahundredyearsJapanhasconsistentlyspent

largesumsofmoneyandconsiderablehumanresourcesinan

litytonegotiate__11___by

thefactmostofthetechnologyshewantedwasno

’s__12__hasalsobeen

strengthenedbythefactthatherinternalmarketwaslarge,so

that__13__tothismarketcouldbeofferedtomultinational

s,

Japan’sworkforcewasdisciplined,soitwascapable__14__

y,Americanand

Europeancompanies,whowere__15__licenrs,feltthatthe

Japanecompaniesmighttakealargeshareoftheworld

market__16__theywerenotlimitedbylicensingagreement.

Conditionsofthissort,__17__togetherinonenation,may

wellbeunique,andthecaofJapanmaythereforenot

actuallydemonstratethatlicensingisjustafficientas

multinationalownershipforthe__18__,

Japanmaybefindingthismethodofoperation__19__

effectivethaninthepast,asherneedsforoutsidetechnology

nowrequireinformationwhich__20__onlyafewcompanies

andismoreclolyheld.

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Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointforeach

item)

从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答

案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Oneday,theprincipalcameintoourroomand,after

talkingtotheteacher,forsomereasonsaid:“Iwishallofthe

whitescholarstostandforamoment.”Irowiththeothers.

Theteacherlookedatmeand,callingmyname,said:“Yousit

downfortheprent,andriwiththeothers.”Ididnotquite

eated:“Yousitdownnow,andri

withtheothers.”d

eotherwereaskedtori,Ididnot

hoolwasdismisd,Iwentoutunconsciously.

Afewofthewhiteboyslaughedatme,saying:“Oh,you’re

anigger,too.”

IhurriedonasfastasIcouldtowheremylooking–glass

nstantIwas

afraidtolook,butwhenIdid,Ilookedlongandearnestly.I

wasaccustomedtohearingremarksaboutmybeauty;but

now,forthefirsttime,Ibecameconsciousofitandrecognized

edtheivory(象牙)whitenessofmyskin,thebeautyof

mymouth,

downstairsandrushedtowheremymotherwassitting.I

buriedmyheadinherlapandcriedout:“Mother,tellme,am

Ianigger?”Icouldnoteherface,butIfeltherhandsonmy

eretearsinhereyes

nitwas

oughtof

herinachildishwayonlyasthemostbeautifulwomaninthe

world;e

thatherskinwasalmostbrown,andthatshediddifferinsome

wayfromtheotherladieswhocametothehou;yet,evenso

musthavefeltthatIwaxaminingher,forshehidherfacein

myhairandsaidwithdifficulty:“No,mydarling,youarenota

nigger.”Shewenton:“Ifanyonecallsyouanigger,don’t

noticethem.”Butthemoreshetalked,thelesswasI

reassured,andIstoppedherbyasking:“Well,mother,am

Iwhite?Areyouwhite?”Sheansweredtremblingly:“No,

Iamnotwhite,butyourfatherisoneofthegreatestmenin

tbloodoftheSouthisinyou.”This

suddenlyopenedupinmyheartafreshfear,andIalmost

fiercelydemanded:“Whoismyfather?Whereishe?”She

strokedmyhairandsaid:“I’lltellyouabouthimsomeday.”

Isobbed:“Iwanttoknownow.”Sheanswered:“No,notnow.”

nferfromthepassagethat“anigger”

means________.

person

thatisnotblack

eteacheraskedhimtositdownandriwith

theothers,theauthorwasconfudbecau_________.

rconsideredhimlfanon-whiteperson

ghttheteacherdidn’trecognizehim

ghtheshouldbeconsidered

ghtitrudefortheteachertocallhisname

nthatdaythathebegantorealizethat

_________.

nigger

ifferentfromothersbecauofhisbeauty

orwaslikethatofhismother

eredfromotherwhitepeopleevenwithhis

beauty

epassagewecanlearnthat_________.

’sfatherleftthemforsomereasons

’smotherdidn’twanttomentionhisfatherat

all

nevermethisfatherbefore

’smotherhatedhisfather

ssagegenerallytellsusastoryof________.

osuddenlyrealizedthathewasacolored

person

ohadbeenlookeddownuponbecauhehad

nofather

erablelifeofcoloredpeople

eofaone-parentfamily

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ForAmericans,timeisa“resource”that,likewateror

coal,canbeudwellorpoorly.“Timeismoney,”theysay.

“Youonlygetsomuchtimeinthislife;you’dbestuit

wily.”Thefuturewillnotbebetterthanthepastorthe

prentunlesspeopleutheirtimefroconstructive,

,Americansadmirea

“well-organized”person,onewhohasawrittenlistofthings

alpersonis

punctualandtreasuresotherpeople’stime.

TheAmericanattitudetowardstimeisnotnecessarily

sharedbyothers,emore

likelytoconsidertimeassomethingthatissimplythere

aroundthem,notsomethingtheycan“u”.Oneofthemore

difficultthingsmanyforeignbusinessmenandstudentsmust

adjusttointheStatesisthenotionthattimemustbesaved

wheneverpossibleandudwilyeveryday.

Intheireffortstoutheirtimewily,Americansare

sometimesenbyforeignvisitorsasautomatons,unhuman

creatureswhoaresotiedtotheirclocksandtheirschedules

thattheycannotparticipateinorenjoythehumaninteractions

thatarethetrulyimportantthingsinlife.“Theyarelikelittle

machinesrunningaround,”oneforeignvisitorsaid.

TheemphasisAmericansplaceonefficiencyiscloly

relatedtotheirconceptsofthefuture,

somethingefficientlyistodoitinthewaythatisquickestand

an

businesssometimeshire“efficiencyexperts”toreview

theiroperationsandsuggestwaysinwhichtheycould

accomplishmorethantheyarecurrentlyaccomplishingwith

rperiodicalscarry

suggestionsformoreefficientwaystocleanhou,rai

children,tendtheyard,andsoon.

Inthiscontextthe“fast-foodindustry”canbeenasa

ld’s,

KentuckyFriedChicken,PizzaHut,andotherfast-food

establishmentsprosperinacountrywheremanypeoplewant

tominimizetheamountoftimetheyspendpreparingand

lionsofAmericanswhotaketheirmeals

atfast-foodrestaurantscannothavemuchinterestinlingering

overtheirfoodwhileconversingwithfriends,asmillionsof

nald’srestaurantshavespreadaround

theworld,theyhavebeenviewedassymbolsofAmerican

societyandculture,bringingnotjusthamburgersbutan

emphasisonspeed,efficiency,

typicalAmericanfood,someobrversargue,isfastfood.

sontreasuresotherpeople’stime,he.

twastepeople’stimewithconversationor

activitythathasno

beneficialoutcome

tbelievethefuturewillbeanybetterthanthe

prentorthepast

odeepawrittenscheduleofthedailyactivities

withhim

ohavehismealsatthefast-foodrestaurantsto

savetime

yesoftheforeignvisitorsintheStates,

Americanpeople.

hattimeisalwaystherewhichneedsbudgeting

avingandusingtimewilyeveryday

ifferentinthattheyarelikefeelinglessmachines

ullyengagedthattheyareunabletoenjoythe

importantthingsinlife

thejobofanefficiencyexpert?

garticlesforperiodicals.

endingwaysofefficientinvestment.

ingthequalityofacompany’sproducts.

ngpeoplehowtotakecareoftheiryard.

fthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelast

paragraph?

ericanslovehavingmealsatfast-food

restaurants.

ansarebusierthanotherpeopleintheworld.

ricanfast-foodindustryhelpsspreadthe

Americanculturearoundthe

world.

tedStatesisthefatheroftheworld’sfast-food

ttitleforthispassageis..

ricanConceptofTime

elopmentoftheAmericanFastFoodIndustry

aiEfficiency

ricanFoodandCulture

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Itisdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungsters

involvedinhomeschooling,wherechildrenarenotntto

schoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneor

ationandcourtdecisionshavemakeit

legallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheir

childrenathome,andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantage

ofthatopportunity.

Supportersofhomeeducationclaimthatitisless

expensiveandfarmoreefficientthanmasspubliceducation.

Moreovertheyquoteveralmerits:reliefofschool

overcrowding,addedcurricularandpedagogical(课程和教学法)

alternatives,strengthenedfamilyrelationships,lowerdropout

rates,increadmotivation,higherstandardizedtestscores,

tersofhome

schoolingalsobelievethatitprovidestheparentswiththe

opportunitytoreinforcetheirmoralvaluesthrougheducation.

Criticsofhomeschoolingmovementclaimthatitcreates

knowledgethat,inafew

cas,homeschoolingofferducationalopportunities

superiortothofoundinmostpublicschools,butfew

parentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenformtheschoolsinfavor

ofhomeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducational

backgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovidea

lly,parents

havefewer,notmoretechnologicalresourcesavailablethan

r,therelativelyinexpensivecomputer

technologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometo

challengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanywaynotso

goodasmorehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.

Finally,asociological(社会学)concernistherestricted

socialinteractionexperiencedbychildrenwhoareeducatedat

logywillneverreplacethepupil-teacher

,whilerelationshipswithparentsand

brothersandsistersmaybeimproved,childrentaughtat

homemaydevelopadistorted(歪曲的)viewofsociety.

nideaofthepassageisthat.

dmoreparentsareinfavorofhomeschooling

hoolingissuperiortoschooleducation

becauithasbeenlegally

approved

homeschoolinghasitsadvantages,itcreatesas

manynewproblemsat

thesametime

educationisnodoubtbetterthanhome

education

hosupporthomeschoolingthinkthat.

’slesxpensiveandmoreefficientapartfromother

merits

ddedcurricularandpedagogicalalternatives

caufewerdisciplineproblems

’smoreimportanttoreinforcemoralvalues

sbelievethat.

entscanaffordcomputersandtechnologywhen

providinghomeeducation

entsarequalifiedenoughtoprovidea

satisfactoryhomeeducation

teachersarebetterthanparents

oomenvironmentcanprovidemostsatisfactory

education

ingtotheauthor,homeschoolingcannothelp

children.

esocialknowledge

parelationshipwithfamilymembers

ppupil-teacherrelationship

itudeofthe

authortowardhomeschoolingis.