10月自考英語二試題及詳細解答課件

2010年10月高等教育自學考試《英語（二）》真題及解析第一部分選擇題（共50分）Ⅰ．VocabularyandStructure

（10points,1pointforeach）1．Peopleworkingoutdoorsshould

theirskinfromthesun.A.protectB.protestC.preferD.perfect答案：A。

解析：根據(jù)句子含義，表示“保護”，同時與后面介詞from形成固定短語搭配。第一部分選擇題（共50分）2.Havingthisdiseasedoesnot

meanthatyouwilldieyoung.A.necessarilyB.regularlyC.occasionally D.automatically答案：A。解析：根據(jù)句子含義，表示“必然地”。第一部分選擇題（共50分）3．Theauthorofthebookbenefitedalot

hisreaders’criticism.A.toB.ofC.from D.for答案：C。解析：根據(jù)句子含義，表示“受益于”，且為固定動詞短語搭配。第一部分選擇題（共50分）4.Weweredelayedattheairport.

wewouldhavebeenhereearlier.A.SubsequentlyB.OtherwiseC.However D.Consequently答案：B。解析：根據(jù)句子含義，明顯含有虛擬成分，表示“否則”。第一部分選擇題（共50分）5．Thisarticleissaidtobe

tothatoneinstyle.A.superiorB.liableC.available D.accessible答案：A。解析：根據(jù)句子含義，表示“超越，超過，高于”，而且與后面介詞to形成固定短語搭配。第一部分選擇題（共50分）6.Statisticsshowthatthenormallife

inChinainnow72.A.predictionB.prospectC.spanD.forecast答案：C。解析：固定短語lifespan，表示“壽命”。第一部分選擇題（共50分）7．Lotsofsmallbusinessesinthatcountrysimplycannot

tobuyhealthinsurancefortheirworkers.A.deliver B.offer C.provide D.afford答案：D。解析：根據(jù)句子含義，表示“負擔得起，買得起”，同時與后面介詞形成固定短語搭配。第一部分選擇題（共50分）8.Hisspeechattheceremonywillnodoubt

hisreputation.A.accountforB.addtoC.amounttoD.allowfor答案：B。解析：根據(jù)句子含義，表明“增添了”。第一部分選擇題（共50分）9．Itiseasierforyoungpeopleto

tonewenvironmentsthantheelderly.activateB.adoptC.allocateD.adapt答案：D。解析：句子含義表明“適應”，同時與后面介詞to形成固定短語搭配。第一部分選擇題（共50分）10.Avocabularyindexisincludedforeasy

.inference B.differenceC.conferenceD.reference答案：D。解析：句子含義表明“查詢，參考”。Ⅱ．ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeach）

下列短文中有十個空格，每個空格有四個選項，根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案。

ManypubliclibrariesintheUnitedStateshavehadfinancialdifficultiesinrecentyearsbecauseofcutsinfederalandstategovernmentspending.11thesametime,thecostofbooks,wagesoflibraryworkers,andeventhecostoffueltoheatandcoollibrarybuildingshave12.Somelibrarieshavehadtoreducethe13ofhourstheyareopenanddismisssomeoftheirworkers.TheAmericanLibraryAssociationsayslocalgovernmentshave14moresupporttoreplacelostfederalandstatemoney.Italsosayslibrarieshavedevelopednewoutsidesourcesofmoney-businessesandprivategroupsfor15.Thesenewsourcesofmoneyhavehelpedalthoughlibrariescannotdepend16themformajor,continuingsupport.

Ⅱ．ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeach）

下列短文中有十個空格，每個空格有四個選項，根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案。TheAmericanLibraryAssociationsays17alsoincreasingdebateoverthehighcostofnewcomputerservicesinlibraries.Someexpertssaythosewhousethese18servicesshouldpayforthem.Manylibrarians19.Theysaylibraryresearchservicesshouldremainfreetoallusers.ThenewtechnologyanditscostsarecausingmanychangesinAmerica’spubliclibraries.20expertssaythemainpurposeofthelibrarieswillnotchange.Librarieswillcontinuetoprovideknowledgeandinformationforeveryone.

Ⅱ．ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeach）

下列短文中有十個空格，每個空格有四個選項，根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案。11.A.InB.ForC.FromD.At解析：固定短語搭配，表示“與此同時”，選擇D。12.A.risenB.droppedC.decreasedD.improved解析：前面說明消減出現(xiàn)困難，而后面說明現(xiàn)實情況，選擇A

。13.A.numberB.partC.amountD.sum解析：根據(jù)句子含義，選擇A

，“開放時間的數(shù)量”。14.A.presentedB.providedC.rejectedD.reduced解析：句子含義表示“提供支持”，選擇B

。15.A.goodB.exampleC.shortD.nothing解析：固定短語搭配，“例如”，選擇B

。

Ⅱ．ClozeTest（10points,1pointforeach）

下列短文中有十個空格，每個空格有四個選項，根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案。16.A.for B.from C.within D.on解析：固定短語搭配，“依賴，取決于”，選擇D

。17.A.thisis B.thereis C.itis D.thatis解析：表示“還有”，選擇

B。18.A.inexpensiveB.costlyC.freeD.economical解析：前面的highcost說明本題答案，選擇B

。19.A.discontinue B.disappear C.dismount D.disagree解析：句子含義表明“多數(shù)圖書管理員不同意”，選擇D

。20.A.So B.But C.For D.As解析：表示轉折，選擇B

。

Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Electronicwaste,alsocallede-waste,hasbecomeanissueofseriousconcerntoenvironmentalistsasagrowingnumberofelectronicite4msarediscardedinlandfills（垃圾填埋場）everyyear.Manyconsumersarenotawarethatelectronicslikecomputersandcellphonesactuallycontain①toxinsthatcanenterthesoilanddamagetheenvironment.

Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）

Severalnations②havepassedlawsaboute-wastetotryandkeepitoutoflandfills,orinlandfillswhichareequippedtohandletoxicmaterials.Theheavymetalsine-wasteposeseriousenvironmentalandhealthrisks.Whilemanyconsumersaretrainedtothinkofthingslikecathoderaytubes(陰極射線管)asdangerousarticlesthatrequirespecialdisposal,mostdonotconnectcellphones,forexample,withberyllium,atoxicheavymetalwhichcancauseseveredamagetothelungs.Inadditiontothetoxinsitcontains,e-wastealsotakesaverylongtimetobiodegrade,whichmeansthatitwillbetakinguplandfillspaceforcenturies.Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）

Thequestionofwhattodowithe-wasteisaseriousone.Inthefirstworld,manycompanieshavebeguntotakestepstoreducetheamountofe-wastetheycreate.Companieswhichmanufactureelectronicsarestartingtotakeitemsbackwhentheyarenolongeruseful③sothatusableelementslikecoppercanbesafelyremovedandtherestoftheelectronicscanbesafelydisposedof.However,alargeportionofunwantedelectronicsinthefirstworldisbeingshippedtothethirdworld.Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）

Sometimesthise-wasteisshippedunderthecoverofhumanitarian(人道主義)reasons,arguingthatoldtechnologycanstillhelpbridge4thegapbetweenfirstandthirdworld.SlowcomputerswhicharenotwantedintheUnitedStates,forexample,mightmakeabigdifferencetosomeonelivinginAfrica.However,muchofthisequipmentactuallyarrivesinanunusableandbrokenstate,andpeopledesperateformoneytrytoharvestusablematerialssuchasvaluablemetalsfromdonatedequipment.④Unfortunately，mostoftheseindividualslacktraininginhowtohandlethedangerousmaterialsusedinelectronicsmanufacture,andexposethemselvesandtheircommunitiestotoxicchemicalsandmetals.Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）21．Theword“toxins”(Para.1)probablyrefersto______A.cheapmetalsB.electronicpartsC.poisonoussubstancesD.valuableelements解析：近義詞互選，同時關注該詞后面陳述句子的含義，選擇C。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）22.Lawsaboute-wastehavebeenpassedbecause__________A.cathoderaytubesarenotdisposedofproperlyB.enoughlandfillshavebeenbuilttohandleharmfulmaterialsC.consumersareignorantofthedangerofcellphonesD.e-wastecontainstoxinsandbiodegradeslowly解析：找到關鍵詞laws+passed+e-waste，得出本題答案，選擇D。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）23．Itisimpliedinthethirdparagraphthat_____A.electronicsmanufacturershavetheabilitytodealwithe-wasteB.moste-wasteinthefirstworldisproperlydealtwithC.theusualpracticeinthefirstworldistorecyclee-wasteD.copperine-wasteisnotarecyclableelement解析：通過閱讀第三自然段，得出答案A。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）24.Theauthorbelievesthattheunwantedelectronicsshippedtothethirdworld______.A.arrivesinbrokenstatebutisstillusabletothepoorB.bridgesthetechnologicalgaptoagreatextentC.doesmoreharmthangoodinfactD.servesasarealhumanitarianaidtoadvancetechnology解析：末段最后一句說明答案，選擇C。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）25．Thepassagemainlydealswith______.A.thedangerscausedbye-wasteB.thesafewaystodisposeofe-wasteC.theillegaltransactionsofelectronicsD.thegapbetweenfirstandthirdworld解析：首段+末段含義=答案，選擇A。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mydrop-outstartedbeforeIwasborn.①Mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedcollegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.ShefeltverystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife.ExceptthatwhenIpoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.Somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking:”Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?”Theysaid:”O(jiān)fcourse.”Mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundout②thatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.ShechangedhermindafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwouldsomedaygotocollege.Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）

And17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.ButInaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparents’savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icouldn’tseethevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.③AndhereIwasspendingallthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwould④allworkoutOK.⑤Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn’tinterestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting.Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）Itwasn’tallromantic.Ididn’thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloorinfriends’rooms,Ireturnedcokebottlesforthe5$depositstobuyfoodwith,andIwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheHareKrishnatemple.AndmuchofwhatIstumbledintoturnedouttobepricelesslateron.

Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）26．Theexpression“biologicalmother”refersto______.A.one’smotherthroughadoptionB.one’smotherthroughbirthC.anunmarriedmotherD.amotherworkingasabiologicalmotherbiologist

解析：找到核心詞biologicalmother，得出答案B。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）27．Itistruethattheauthor’sparents______.A.workedaslawyersB.adoptedababygirlC.graduatedfromcollegeD.hadnocollegedegrees解析：找到核心詞parents(father+mother)，仔細閱讀，得出答案D。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）28．Theauthorquittedschoolmainlybecause_______.A.hehadspentallofhisparents’savingsB.classesinhiscollegedidnotinteresthimC.hewantedtomakemoremoneyforhisparentsD.hedidn’tthinkhiscollegetuitionworthwhile解析：找到核心詞dropout=quit，可得答案

D。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）29．Aftertheauthordroppedoutofcollege,he______.A.continuedtopursuehisinterestsB.foundsatisfactoryemploymentC.livedonhisparents’savingsD.enjoyedsellingbottlesforaliving解析：第二自然段末尾說明答案，同時關注關鍵詞dropout的再次出現(xiàn)，選擇A。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）30．Theauthorregardedhisdrop-outas______.A.romanticB.rewardingC.disappointingD.useless解析：文章第二自然段末尾說明答案，選擇B。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Withtechnologicaladvances,thefirsthalfofthetwentiethcenturysawamovementofworkersawayfromagriculturaltoindustrialproduction.Thesecondhalfsawamovementfromindustrialproductiontoservices.Sofar,technologicaladvanceshavenotreducedourneedforserviceworkers.①Butwhatwouldhappenifadvancesinartificialintelligence(AI)shouldgreatlyincreasetheproductivityofserviceworkers,assuggestedbthefollowingscene?

Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）

Andreacallsthedoctor’sofficewithamedicalconcern.Thedoctor’sautomatedtelephonesystem,inafriendlyandpersonalvoice,asksheraseriesofquestions.BasedonAndrea’sanswersandinconsultationwithherinsurer’sclaimsystem,thedoctor’ssystemdirectshertoaneighborhoodlabfortests.Atthelab,anotherautomatedsystemperformstheprescribedtests,makesadiagnosis,andprovidestheappropriatemedication,allwhileincontactwithAndrea’sinsurer.Astheserviceiscompleted,theinsurerpaysthecostoftheservice.Andreasignsforanyco-payment,tobepaidautomaticallyfromherbankaccount.Headinghome,Andreawashappilysparedfromlongwaitsandahurriedcontactwiththedoctor.Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）

Toanticipatetherealizationofsuchasceneanditstiming,weshouldwatchtheindustrieswiththemostpotentialforearlyapplicationofAI.Thesewouldbewhereservicesarealreadyprovidedatadistance(③airlinereservationswereanearlyexample).Oncewidespreadintheseindustries.AIwillhavebuiltthenecessaryleveloftrustandacceptancetomoveintomoreandmoreserviceindustries.Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）Thecriticalissuenowisthatsuchchangescouldleadtoconsiderablereductioninservicejobsatatimewhenpeoplewithwantto(orneedto)worklonger.Servicesinthefirsthalfofthetwenty-firstcenturymightthusresemblemanufacturing④inthesecondhalfofthetwentiethcentury,withconsiderableunemploymentandsignificantincentives(誘因)forearlyretirement.

⑤Ifwearetominimizethepanic,weneedfirsttoseeitcoming.Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）31．Itispossiblethatinthefuture______.A.theneedforserviceworkerswillbereducedB.serviceindustrieswillbeoutofbusinessC.AIwillcreatemorejobsforhumanworkersD.AIwilllimitindustrialproduction解析：文章首段末句說明答案，選擇A。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）32．Themainaimofthesecondparagraphistoshowthat______.A.medicalpaymentinvolvesacomplexprocessB.morehumansareavailableforservicesC.AIwillmakeservicesmoreefficientD.severaldoctorsareneededinamedicaldiagnosis解析：認真閱讀第二自然段，得出答案，選擇C。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）33.Airlinereservationsareanearlyexampleof______.A.AIapplicationB.aface-to-faceserviceC.theprevalenceofflightsD.AIrelianceonhumans解析：找到核心詞Airlinereservations，確定答案A。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）34．Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthatinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury______.A.alargenumberofemployeeslosttheirjobsB.alotofemployeesrefusedtodomoreworkC.numerousworkerswereforcedtoretireearlierD.manyworkerswereencouragedtoworklonger解析：找到末段核心詞inthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury，選擇A。Ⅲ．ReadingComprehension（30points,2pointsforeach）35.Theauthor’sattitudetowardthefutureofAIis______.A.positiveB.negativeC.indifferentD.objective解析：末段最后一句說明答案，選擇D。第二部分

（50POINTS）Ⅳ．WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwowords)36自愿的a.v________(voluntary)37即興創(chuàng)作v.i________(improvise)38誠實地ad.h_______(honestly)39承擔，從事v.u________(undertake)40最初的；詞首的ad.i______(initial)41間隔n.i______

(interval)42定位；場所n.l_______(location)43星期三n.W________(Wednesday)44出版物n.p__________(publication)45日常的；例行的a.r______(routine)WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwowords)46第三十num.t________(thirtieth)47無感覺的a.s________(senseless)48滑的；圓滑的a.s_______(slippery)49身體上地ad.p_________(physically)50沖擊；影響n.i_____(impact)51進行中的a.o______(ongoing)52音樂家n.m_______(musician)53重力n.g______(gravity)54誘惑；吸引v.t____(tempt)55懷疑；推測v.s______(suspect)Ⅴ．WordForm(10points,1pointeach)將括號中的各詞變?yōu)檫m當?shù)男问教钊肟瞻?。答案寫在答題紙上。56．Thispatternofblackandwhiteis_______(character)ofthelocalbuildings.解析：需要填寫一個名詞，填寫characteristic。57．Copiesofthedocumentsareavailablefor______(inspect).解析：需要填寫一個名詞，填寫inspection。Ⅴ．WordForm(10points,1pointeach)58．Greecewasourfirst______(choose)foravacation,butalltheflightswerefull.

解析：需要填寫一個名詞，填寫choice。59．

Wewilltakeyourrecentillnessinto______(consider)whenmarkingyourexampaper.解析：這里需要一個名詞，填寫consideration。60．HestudiedtheGermanmarkettofindthepotentialtherefor______(profit)investment.解析：確定是一個形容詞，填寫profitable。Ⅴ．WordForm(10points,1pointeach)61.Theresearchhasattractedwidemedia______(cover)andhasfeaturedonaBBCtelevisionprogram.解析：需要一個名詞，填寫coverage。62．Agoodwayto______(large)yourvocabularyistoreadnewspaperseveryday.解析：需要一個動詞，填寫enlarge。63.The______(employ)showedgreatenthusiasmforthenewmachine.解析：需要一個名詞，填寫employee(s)。Ⅴ．WordForm(10points,1pointeach)64．Atthehotel,Imadethe______(acquaint)ofayoungAmericanactor