2012年1月全国自考英语二试题

2012年1月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷（课程代码00015）本试卷分为两部分，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。第一部分为选择题，1页至8页，共8页。应考者必须在“答题卡”上按要求填涂，不能答在试卷上。第二部分为非选择题，9页至10页，共2页。应考者必须在“答题纸”上答题。PARTONE（50POINTS）1．VocabularyandStructure（10points，1pointeach）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。1．Alltheories______frompracticeandinturnservepractice．A．differB．rangeC．recoverD．originate2．Thereislittle______increasingyourreadingspeedifyoudonotunderstandwhatyouarereading．A．aimB．useC．valueD．meaning3．whatyousaynowisnot______withwhatyousaidyesterday．A．insistentB．prevalentC．consistentD．permanent4．Puttingprisonersinchainsdoesn’tsolvethe______0fcrime，suchaspovertyordisaffectionwithinsociety．A．causesB．victimsC．purposesD．increases5．Binarystars，astheirnamesuggests，aretwinstarswhosepositioninspace______eachother．A．affectsB．expectsC．perfectsD．inspects6．Allevidencerelevant______thecaseshouldbegatheredandanalyzed．A．withB．toC．fromD．for7．Comewhat______we’llgoaheadwithourplan．A．canB．needC．mayD．must8．Weshould______primaryimportancetothedevelopmentofeconomy．A．attachB．convertC．attributeD．contribute9．Examinerswhoare______tofavoritesarecriticizedbymanypeople．A．indifferentB．similarC．equivalentD．partial10．Lookforsmallwaystoaddactivitytoyourday,liketakingthestairs______theelevatororgoingonashortwalk．A．inspiteofB．insteadofC．intermsofD．inviewofII．ClozeTest（10points，1pointeach）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。。Peopleproducefoodinmanyways．Agriculture，orfarming，developedjthousandsofyearsago.___11___about100yearsago,mostfarmersintheUnitedStatesProducedonlyenoughfoodfortheirown___12___Today,modernequipmentandfarmingmethodshavegreatly___13___theAmericanfarmer’sproductivity.Invariouspartsoftheworld,people___14___manyanimalsthatsupplymeatandmilk.Cattle,horses,goats,sheep,andpigsareimportantfoodanimals.IntheUnitedStates,thecowisthemajorsourceofmilkproducts.Chickens___15___peoplewithbothmeatandeggs.Fishingisanimportantsourceoffood,___16___inareasnearthesea.Somecountries,likeJapan,consumemuchmorefishthanmeat.Thewealthyareasoftheworldconsumethemostfood,___17___includetheUnitedStates,Canada,andEurope.Manycountriesareabletoimportfoodifitcannotbeproducedathome.___18___GreatBritainimportsabout75percentofitsmeat，andgrowslessthanhalfthefooditspeoplerequire.___19___peopleofthepoorcountriesoftheworldusuallyeatonlywhattheyareabletoproducethemselves.InsomepartsofAsia,peoplelive___20___ricealone.11．A．InB．UntilC．FromD．for12．A．needsB．reasonsC．effortsD．interests13．A．protectedB．supportedC．increasedD．reflected14．A．growB．raiseC．trainD．store15．A．prepareB．treatC．serveD．provide16．A．certainlyB．actuallyC．occasionallyD．especially17．A．theseB．whereC．whichD．they18．A．InadditionB．ForexampleC．AboveallD．Afterall19．A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．MoreoverD．instead20．A．withB．forC．onD．throughIII．ReadingComprehension（30points，2pointseach）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。PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.LatelyithasbecomefashionableinAmericatoquestionwhetheritisreallyworthittogotocollege.AccordingtoanewsurveyreleasedbythePewResearchCenter,only40percentofAmericansfeltthatcollegesprovidedagoodvalueforthecost.Atthesametime,86percentofcollegegraduatesstillfelttheinvestmentwasagoodoneforthem.Thereareanumberofreasonsforthewidespreaddissatisfactionwithcollege.First,thereareplentyofproblemswithhighereducation—poorqualityandout-of-controlcostsaretwoofthebiggest，Second，itistruethatcollegeisnotforeveryone．Thereareplentyofrewardingandimportantcareersthatdonotrequirecollege．Andduetothesloweconomy，theremayinfactbemoregraduatesthanthecurrentjobmarketneeds．Besides，anti-collegesentimentisnothingnew·Today，Microsoft’sBillGatesorApple’sSteveJobs—bothcollegedropouts-isoftenheldupasevidenceofwhyallthattimesittinginclassisbetterspentelsewhere．However，gettingacollegeeducationisstillagoodidea．Collegegraduatesearnmore，andaremorelikelytohaveajobinthefirstplace．Accordingtothestatisticslastyear，theaverageweeklyearningsforsomeonewithsomecollegebutnodegreewere$712，comparedto$1，038foracollegegraduate．Thatisalmost$17，000overthecourseofayearandthereisanevenbiggerdivideforthosewithlesseducation．Meanwhile，theunemploymentratewas9.2percentforthosewithonlysomecollegeandmorethan10percentforthosewithjustamiddleschooldegree，butitwas5.4percentforcollegegraduates．Theeconomicgapsbetweencollegecompletersandthosewithlesseducationaregettinglarger·AlthoughmostAmericanssurveyedbyPewfeeldoubtfulaboutthevalueofacollegedegree，anoverwhelmingmajorityofparentsPewsurveyedstillexpecttheirchildrentogotocollege．“Itcallbeinferredthattheincreaseddoubthasnotsignificantlyinfluenceddecisionmaking，’’Pew’sTaylorsays．“Despitetheconcernaboutrisingcostsandotherproblems，collegeremainsauniversaldesireinthiscountry．”21．RecentlymanyAmericansquestion_____．A．thevalueofacollegedegreeB．theabilityofcollegegraduatesC．thequalityofcollegeeducationD．thehighcostofhighereducation22．ThepassagetellsUSthatBillGateswas_____．A．aself-taughtcollegestudentB．ahardworkingundergraduateC．asuccessfulcollegedropoutD．asuccessfulcollegegraduate23．Thewriterseemstoagreethat_____．A．thereisnoneedtogo