全国2009年4月自学考试综合英语试题.DOC

1、自考人网校专本套读 2018 春季招生进行中，零学历 2.5 年拿本科，支持学费分期，0 利率 0 手续费！应用市场搜索“自考人”下载自考 APP 神器，随时随地无忧备考，自测练习强化巩固，考试重点轻松装进口袋！全国 2009 年 4 月自学考试综合英语(二)试题课程代码：00795请将答案填在答题纸相应的位置上I语法、词汇。从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。( 本大题共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分)1. He _ the idea that he couldnt do the job and was determined to show

2、 them that he was qualified for it.A. refused B. declinedC. rejected D. opposed2. The Evening News identified at least two village officials said to be actively _ the illegal trade.A. related to B. linked withC. integrated into D. involved in3. One reason for the present interest in both polar regio

3、ns is that the world may soon be _ fresh water.A. deprived of B. cut ofC. short of D. empty of4. Travelers flying across time zones often find themselves exhausted because human bodies cant make an immediate _ to new time schedules.A. adjustment B. changeC. difference D. modification5. In todays soc

4、iety, people are _ for different reasons, such as their achievement, their wealth, or even their 自考人网校专本套读 2018 春季招生进行中，零学历 2.5 年拿本科，支持学费分期，0 利率 0 手续费！应用市场搜索“自考人”下载自考 APP 神器，随时随地无忧备考，自测练习强化巩固，考试重点轻松装进口袋！appearance.A. celebrated B. congratulatedC. prized D. encouraged6. Higher education witnessed a _

5、 increase in the number of students going for graduate programs.A. growing B. stableC. constant D. steady自考人网校专本套读 2018 春季招生进行中，零学历 2.5 年拿本科，支持学费分期，0 利率 0 手续费！应用市场搜索“自考人”下载自考 APP 神器，随时随地无忧备考，自测练习强化巩固，考试重点轻松装进口袋！7. He claimed that the Spring Festival is the only time in a year that he could_ from his

6、 busy schedule.A. spare B. saveC. choose D. take8. Alice _ from golf and went on to become a successful broadcaster.A. resigned B. retiredC. retreated D. regressed9. In no country other than Britain, it has been said, _ experience four seasons in the course of a single day.A. one cannot B. one canC.

7、 cannot one D. can one10. Manufacturing is Canadas most important economic activity, _ 17 percent of the workforce.A. to engage B. engagesC. engaging D. engagedl 1. Sheep are important tamed animals because they provide food and clothing; _, they are used in making other products such as soap and gl

8、ue.A. moreover B. thereforeC. however D. otherwise12. Her remarks left me wondering _ she could have changed so suddenly.A. when B. howC. whether D. that13. Caroline could do _ but leave although she would have liked to stay and continue talking with him.A. something B. anythingC. everything D. noth

9、ing14. The businessman regretted having spent so much time traveling when he _ with his family.A. should have stayed B. had stayedC. was to stay D. must stayl5. Music is the only language _ you never say a mean or sarcastic thing.A. for that B. in whichC. that D. whichII.完形填空。从 A、B 、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个正确

10、答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。 （本大题共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分）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. 16 being on the go is essential for a healthy mind and

11、 body.Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no 17 to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often 18 to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only 19 the stress gets out of 20 that it can lead to poor performance a

12、nd ill health.自考人网校专本套读 2018 春季招生进行中，零学历 2.5 年拿本科，支持学费分期，0 利率 0 手续费！应用市场搜索“自考人”下载自考 APP 神器，随时随地无忧备考，自测练习强化巩固，考试重点轻松装进口袋！The amount of stress a person 21 withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not 22 stress, and such strong characters are obviously prime material for manageria

13、l responsibilities. Others 23 at the first sight of unusual difficulties. When 24 to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. 25 we make choice between “flight or fight” and 26 more primitive days the choices might make the difference between life and death. The crises we m

14、eet today are 27 to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, 28 continued exposure to stress, that health becomes 29 . Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have 30 links with stress. Since we cann

15、ot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it.16.A. And B. ButC. Or D. Therefore17.A. plan B. choiceC. way D. idea18.A. supposed B. foundC. meant D. planned19.A. then B. thatC. when D. where20.A. order B. mindC. limitation D. control21.A. should B. willC. can D. must22.A. con

16、cerned about B. interested inC. happy with D. afraid of23.A. lose heart B. get excitedC. gain confidence D. stay calm24.A. faced B. broughtC. exposed D. connected25.A. In reality B. In natureC. On the contrary D. On one hand26.A. in B. duringC. among D. on27.A. unusually B. unlikelyC. ordinarily D.

17、normally28.A. in B. underC. by D. about29.A. dangerous B. riskyC. unsafe D. endangered自考人网校专本套读 2018 春季招生进行中，零学历 2.5 年拿本科，支持学费分期，0 利率 0 手续费！应用市场搜索“自考人”下载自考 APP 神器，随时随地无忧备考，自测练习强化巩固，考试重点轻松装进口袋！30.A. established B. blockedC. offered D. destroyed难句释义。从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。( 本大题共 10 小题，每

18、小题 1 分，共 10 分)31. This view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority.A. We become more patient as time passes by.B. We have no time to consider the importance of patience.C. As we emphasize efficiency, we become more impa

19、tient.D. As we highly value time, we dont think patience is a great virtue.32. Once you turn over a new leaf, you cant expect to change completely right away.A. Once you have a new idea.B. Once you think more carefully.C. Once you take a new interest in plants.D. Once you start to behave in a better

20、 way.33. The home environment suddenly takes on a tremendous importance. To the foreigner everything becomes irrationally glorified.A. Things at home seem unreasonably good to the foreigner.B. Foreigners tend to have a wrong impression on things around them.C. One likes everything in a foreign count

21、ry no matter how strange it looks.D. Everything in a foreign country seems better than that in ones own country.34. Yet another component of politeness is the capacity to treat all people alike, regardless of all status or importance.A. even though you barely know them.B. not necessarily only in imp

22、ortant situations.C. taking into consideration their social differences.D. whether they are important people or just ordinary citizens.35. What had been the finest house in the neighborhood came crashing down.A. The once finest house in the neighborhood collapsed.B. It finally became the finest hous

23、e in the neighborhood.C. Destroying test proved it the finest house in the neighborhood.D. What had made the house the finest in the neighborhood was ignored.36. I cannot even imagine a world where there is no reward for such effort.A. I believe nothing is more valuable than such hard work.B. I am d

24、efinitely sure that such hard work will be repaid.C. It is beyond my imagination that one makes such effort for nothing.D. It is hard to expect that everyone will make such effort in this world.自考人网校专本套读 2018 春季招生进行中，零学历 2.5 年拿本科，支持学费分期，0 利率 0 手续费！应用市场搜索“自考人”下载自考 APP 神器，随时随地无忧备考，自测练习强化巩固，考试重点轻松装进口袋！

25、37. If you offer him the government official a substantial bribe, you will find it much easier to get an import license for your goods. Now, the question is: do you pay up or stand by your principles?A. what is the bribery for, license or principle?B. which is worth the effort, bribery or principle?

26、C. do you let go the license or give up your principles?D. should you give him the money or stick to your principles?38. That ability of John Bullyers to master the nine-times table had proved no momentary success.A. His ability in mathematics had required continual efforts.B. It had been proved tha

27、t mathematics had no permanent influence.C. His ability in mathematics had brought about further achievements.D. It had been proved that mathematics had little to do with short-term memory.39. She was one of the founders of Girton College, and worked hard at opening the medical profession to women.A

28、. and did her best to make women interested in a medical career.B. and did her best to make women accepted in the medical profession.C. and made efforts to make medical care for women more professional.D. and made efforts to provide better medical care for professional women.40. the human spirit, wh

29、ich in all previous ages had regarded the conditions of life as essentially unchanging and beyond mans control, .A. which in the past had never failed to go beyond mans ability to change the conditions .B. which in the past had considered life under unchanging conditions as impossible .C. which for

30、a long time had never given way to the unpredictable living conditions .D. which for a long time had believed that the conditions of life could never be changed .阅读理解。阅读短文。根据短文的内容从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中。选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，共 20 分)Passage 1It began as just another research project, in t

31、his case to examine the effects of various drugs on patients with a severe mood disorder. Using an advanced brain scanning technologythe clumsily named echo-planar magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (磁共振光谱成像) procedure, or EP-MRSI -researchers at Bostons McLean Hospital scanned the medicated a

32、nd unmedicated brains of 30 people with bipolar disorder in order to detect possible new treatments for the more than 2 million American adults who suffer from the disease.But something unexpected happened. A patient who had been so depressed and could barely speak became ebullient after the 45-minu

33、te brain scan. Then a second patient, who seemed incapable of even a smile, emerged actually telling jokes. Then another and another. Was this some coincidence? Aimee Parow, the technician who made these observations (she is now a medical student in New York) didnt think so. She mentioned the patien

34、ts striking mood shifts to her boss, and together they completely refocused the study: to see if the electromagnetic fields might actually have a positive effect on depressive mood.自考人网校专本套读 2018 春季招生进行中，零学历 2.5 年拿本科，支持学费分期，0 利率 0 手续费！应用市场搜索“自考人”下载自考 APP 神器，随时随地无忧备考，自测练习强化巩固，考试重点轻松装进口袋！As it turns o

35、ut, they did. As reported last month in the American Journal of Psychiatry, 23 of the 30 people who were part of the study reported feeling significantly less depressed after the scan. The most dramatic improvements were among those who were taking no medication. The researchers are cautious: Says B

36、ruce Cohen, McLeans president and psychiatrist in chief: “I want to emphasize that we are not saying this is the answer.but this is a completely different approach in trying to help the brain than anything that was done before.”Its a completely different approach because of the way the magnetism is

37、applied to the brain. But its an example of new research on an old idea that the brain is an electromagnetic organ and that brain disorders might result from disarray in magnetic function. The idea has huge appeal to psychiatrists and patients alike, since for many people the side effects of psychia

38、tric drugs are almost as difficult to manage as the disease itself. And 30 percent of the nearly 18.8 million people who suffer from depression do not respond to any of the antidepressants available now. People with other severe mental disorders might benefit as well. And while no one fully understa

39、nds exactly why or how the brain responds as it does to electrical currents and magnetic waves, new research is offering some possible explanations.This area of psychiatric research and treatment has an unpleasant history to overcome. “Shock treatment,” technically known as electroconvulsive therapy

40、 (电休克疗法) or ECT, has been around since the 1930s, but it carries with it an unpopular public image which comes mostly from horrible movies. And in fact, it was in the early days a brutal procedure. But research on the magnetic brain has led to improvements in such treatments, and their use is on the

41、 rise. In 1980, 30,000 people received ECT; in 2001, nearly 100,000. Although there are still side effects - headaches and memory problems primarily - the days of bitten tongues, and broken bones are largely a thing of the past. And the response rate, especially for treatment of drug-resistant depre

42、ssion, is as high as 70 percent.41. The project described in the first paragraph aimed at finding_.A. who had bipolar disorderB. what improved peoples moodsC. whether magnetic scanning was a treatment for depressionD. how patients with a mood disorder responded to certain drugs42. The word “ebullien

43、t” in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by _.A. interested B. quietC. excited D. sorrowful43. The findings show that electromagnetic fields may_.A. treat mental disordersB. cause mental disordersC. reduce the effectiveness of some drugsD. increase the effectiveness of some drugs44. Which statement is

44、 true about “Shock treatment”?A. Its now the most popular mental treatment.B. Its becoming less cruel and more effective.C. It has close relation with the movie industry.自考人网校专本套读 2018 春季招生进行中，零学历 2.5 年拿本科，支持学费分期，0 利率 0 手续费！应用市场搜索“自考人”下载自考 APP 神器，随时随地无忧备考，自测练习强化巩固，考试重点轻松装进口袋！D. It works only with dr

45、ug-resistant depression.45. The passage mainly _.A. reports a discoveryB. challenges a discoveryC. explains the problem with a discoveryD. describes the background of a discoveryPassage 2During the years of the Depression (经济危机) in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to stop by Brother Mill

46、ers roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season made it available. Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering was used, extensively.One particular day Brother Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, h

47、ungrily looking at a basket of freshly picked green peas. I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I couldnt help overhearing the conversation between Brother Miller and the ragged boy next to me.“Hello Barry, how are you today?”“Hello, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya

48、. Just admiring them peas, sure look good.”“They are good, Barry. Hows your Ma?”“Fine. Getting stronger all of the time.”“Good. Anything I can help you with?”“No, Sir. Just admiring them peas.”“Would you like to take some home?”“No, Sir. Got nothing to pay for em with.”“Well, what have you to trade

49、me for some of those peas?”“All Ive got is my prize marble here.”“Is that right? Let me see it.”“Here tis. Shes great!”“I can see that. Hmmmm, only thing is this one is blue and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this at home?”“Not exactly . but, almost.”“Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red marble.”“Sure will. Thanks, Mr. Miller.”Mrs. Miller, who