2010年10月自学考试真题英语(二)

2010年下半年全国高等教育自学考试试题英语（二）PARTONEⅠ.VocabularyandStructure(10points，1pointeach)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。1.Peopleworkingoutdoorsshouldespeciallytheirskinfromthesun.A.protectB.protestC.preferD.perfect2.Havingthisdiseasedoesnotmeanthatyouwilldieyoung.A.necessarilyB.regularlyC.occasionallyD.automatically3.Theauthorofthebookbenefitedalothisreaderscriticism.A.toB.ofC.fromD.for4.Weweredelayedattheairport.wewouldhavebeenhereearlier.A.SubsequentlyB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Consequently5.Thisarticleissaidtobetothatoneinstyle.A.superiorB.liableC.availableD.accessible6.StatisticsshowthatthenormallifeinChinaisnow72.A.predictionB.prospectC.spanD.forecast7.Lotsofsmallbusinessesinthatcountrysimplycannottobuyhealthinsurancefortheirworkers.A.deliverB.offerC.provideD.afford8.Hisspeechattheceremonywillnodoubthisreputation.A.accountforB.addtoC.amounttoD.allowfor9.Itiseasierforyoungpeopletotonewenvironmentsthantheelderly.A.activateB.adoptC.allocateD.adapt10.Avocabularyindexisincludedforeasy.A.inferenceB.differenceC.conferenceD.referenceⅡ.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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。ManypubliclibrariesintheUnitedStateshavehadfinancialdifficultiesinrecentyearsbecauseofcutsinfederalandstategovernmentspending.11thesametime，thecostofbooks，wagesoflibraryworkers，andeventhecostoffueltoheatandcoollibrarybuildingshave12.Somelibrarieshavehadtoreducethe13ofhourstheyareopenanddismisssomeoftheirworkers.TheAmericanLibraryAssociationsayslocalgovernmentshave14moresupporttoreplacelostfederalandstatemoney.Italsosayslibrarieshavedevelopednewoutsidesourcesofmoney—businessesandprivategroups，for15.Thesenewsourcesofmoneyhavehelpedalthoughlibrariescannotdepend16themformajor,continuingsupport.TheAmericanLibraryAssociationsays17alsoincreasingdebateoverthehighcostofnewcomputerservicesinlibraries.Someexpertssaythosewhousethese18servicesshouldpayforthem.Manylibrarians19.Theysaylibraryresearchservicesshouldremainfreetoallusers.ThenewtechnologyanditscostsarecausingmanychangesinAmericaspubliclibraries.20expertssaythemainpurposeofthelibrarieswillnotchange.Librarieswillcontinuetoprovideknowledgeandinformationforeveryone.11.A.InB.ForC.FromD.At12.A.risenB.droppedC.decreasedD.improved13.A.numberB.partC.amountD.sum14.A.presentedB.providedC.rejectedD.reduced15.A.goodB.exampleC.shortD.nothing16.A.forB.fromC.withinD.on17.A.thisisB.thereisC.itisD.thatis18.A.inexpensiveB.costlyC.freeD.economical19.A.discontinueB.disappearC.dismountD.disagree20.A.SoB.ButC.ForD.AsⅢ.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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Electronicwaste,alsocallede\|waste，hasbecomeanissueofseriousconcerntoenvironmentalistsasagrowingnumberofelectronicitemsarediscardedinlandfills(垃圾填埋场)everyyear.Manyconsumersarenotawarethatelectronicslikecomputersandcellphonesactuallycontaintoxinsthatcanenterthesoilanddamagetheenvironment.Severalnationshavepassedlawsaboute\|wastetotryandkeepitoutoflandfills,orinlandfillswhichareequippedtohandletoxicmaterials.Theheavymetalsine\|wasteposeseriousenvironmentalandhealthrisks.Whilemanyconsumersaretrainedtothinkofthingslikecathoderaytubes(阴极射线管)asdangerousarticlesthatrequirespecialdisposal，mostdonotconnectcellphones，forexample，withberyllium，atoxicheavymetalwhichcancauseseveredamagetothelungs.Inadditiontothetoxinsitcontains，e\|wastealsotakesaverylongtimetobiodegrade，whichmeansthatitwillbetakinguplandfillspaceforcenturies.Thequestionofwhattodowithe\|wasteisaseriousone.Inthefirstworld，manycompanieshavebeguntotakestepstoreducetheamountofe\|wastetheycreate.Companieswhichmanufactureelectronicsarestartingtotakeitemsbackwhentheyarenolongerusefulsothatusableelementslikecoppercanbesafelyremovedandtherestoftheelectronicscanbesafelydisposedof.However,alargeportionofunwantedelectronicsinthefirstworldisbeingshippedtothethirdworld.Sometimesthise\|wasteisshippedunderthecoverofhumanitarian(人道主义的)reasons，arguingthatoldtechnologycanstillhelpbridgethegapbetweenfirstandthirdworld.SlowcomputerswhicharenotwantedintheUnitedStates，forexample，mightmakeabigdifferencetosomeonelivinginAfrica.However,muchofthisequipmentactuallyarrivesinanunusableandbrokenstate，andpeopledesperateformoneytrytoharvestusablematerialssuchasvaluablemetalsfromdonatedequipment.Unfortunately,mostoftheseindividualslacktraininginhowtohandlethedangerousmaterialsusedinelectronicsmanufacture，andexposethemselvesandtheircommunitiestotoxicchemicalsandmetals.21.Theword“toxins”(Para.1)probablyrefersto.A.cheapmetalsB.electronicpartsC.poisonoussubstancesD.valuableelements22.Lawsaboute\|wastehavebeenpassedbecause.A.cathoderaytubesarenotdisposedofproperlyB.enoughlandfillshavebeenbuilttohandleharmfulmaterialsC.consumersareignorantofthedangerofcellphonesD.e\|wastecontainstoxinsandbiodegradeslowly23.Itisimpliedinthethirdparagraphthat.A.electronicsmanufacturershavetheabilitytodealwithe\|wasteB.moste\|wasteinthefirstworldisproperlydealtwithC.theusualpracticeinthefirstworldistorecyclee\|wasteD.copperine\|wasteisnotarecycl