2003年4月全国自考英语(二)试题及答案

2003年4月全国自考英语(二)试题12003年4月全国自考英语(二)试题一、从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(每小题1分，共10分)1.Ittookalongtimeforherto______thefactthatherhusbandwasdismissed．A.comeupagainstB.comeuptoC.comeupwithD.cometotermswith2.Wasitinthatschool______hedevelopedhisinterestinphysics?A.whichB.fromwhichC.whereD.that3.______foryourhelp，Iwouldnothaveovercomethepsychologicalpressuresandtensions．A.NotbeenB.WithoutbeingC.HaditnotbeenD.Nothavingbeen4.______nothingtosay，theboyshiedwayfromthecrowd．A.HaveB.HavingC.HadD.Havingbeing5.Asactivitycarried_____asonethinksfitinone’ssparetime，leisurehasseveralfunctions.A.onB.outC.offD.over6.Whydoyoublamehimforhispoorjudgmentonthematter______hereallyneedsisencouragement?A.whenthatB.sincethatC.whenwhatD.nowthat7.Theothertimingsystembelongsinourinternalclocks，which，left______wouldtiethebodytoa25-hourrhythm.A.behindB.aloneC.outD.aside8.Ithasbeenyears______Ireturnedhome．A.afterB.thatC.sinceD.when9.We’llkeepyou______anynews．A.uptodatewithB.instepwithC.inlinewithD.intermsof10.I'dliketogotothecinema，butI’m______to．A.enableB.disableC.unableD.able二、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(每选项1分，共10分）Japanisasmallcountrywithfewnaturalresources.11this，Japaneseproductivity，therateatwhichgoodsareproduced,12morethaneleventimesinthepastthirtyyears．ManypeopleintheWestwonderhowtheJapanese2003年4月全国自考英语(二)试题2doit．Thekey13Japan’ssuccesscanbediscoveredbylookingatsomebasicdifferencesbetweenJapaneseandWesternattitudestowardswork．Peopleinthewestgenerallyviewwork14anecessaryevil-onemustgiveuppartofone’sfreedomtoearnthemoneyneededtolive.TotheJapanese，however，workisthecentralinterestofone’slife;it’s15thataJapaneseestablisheshisidentity.AJapanesebusinessfirmislikeafamily，Whenanemployeejoinsacompany，heexpectstoworkforthatcompanyfortherestofhisworkinglife;16isanyonedismissed．Promotionisbasedonthesenioritysystem，thelengthofemployment17one’srankinthecompany.Thoseatthebottomdonot18chancesforpromotionbecausethoseatthetopretireatacertainage19othersmayhavetheirturn．Inaddition，thedifferencebetweenthelowestandthehighestsalariesismuchlessthan20intheWest．11.A.BecauseofB.AsforC.AlthoughD.Despite12.A.haveincreasedB.hasincreasedC.areincreasingD.isincreasing13.A.toB.ofC.forD.in14.A.likeB.forC.aboutD.as15.A.thisB.thatC.hereD.where16.A.barelyB.rarelyC.occasionallyD.frequently17.A.determinesB.hasdeterminedC.determiningD.todetermine18.A.careaboutB.careforC.worryaboutD.concernwith19.A.inthatB.suchthatC.forthatD.sothat20.A.thatB.thoseC.oneD.ones三、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。(每选项2分，共30分)PassageOneQuestion21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whotalksmore，womenormen?TheseeminglyconflictingevidenceisresolvedbythedifferencebetweenwhatIcallpublicandprivatespeaking．Moremenfeelcomfortabledoingpublicspeaking,whilemorewomenfeelcomfortabledoingprivatespeaking.Anotherwayofcapturingthesedifferencesisbyusingthetermsreport-talkandrapport-talk.Formostwomen,thelanguageofconversationisprimarilyalanguageofrapport:awayofestablishingconnectionsandnegotiatingrelationships.Emphasisisplacedondisplayingsimilaritiesandmatchingexperiences.Fromchildhood,girlscriticizetheirfriendswhotrytostandoutorappearbetterthanothers.Peoplefeeltheirclosestconnectionsathome,orinplaceswheretheyfeelathome--withoneorafewpeopletheyfeelclosetoandcomfortablewith--inotherwords,duringprivatespeaking.Buteventhemostpublicsituationscanbeapproachedlikeprivatespeaking.2003年4月全国自考英语(二)试题3Formostwomen，talkisprimarilyameanstopreserveindependenceandnegotiateandmaintainstatusinahierarchical(等级制度的)socialorder．Thisisdonebyexhibitingknowledgeandskill，andbyho1dingcenterstagethroughverbalperformancesuchasstorytelling,joking,orconveyinginformation．Fromchildhood，menlearntousetalkingasawaytogetandkeepattention．Therefore，theyaremorecomfortablespeakingin1argergroupsmadeupofpeopletheyknow1esswell，inthebroadestsense，publicspeaking”.Buteventhemostprivatesituationscanbeapproachedlikepublicspeaking,morelikegivingareportthanestablishingrapport.21.Asimilartermforprivatetalkingis___________.A.report-talkB.rapport-talkC.persuasivetalkD.women'stalk22.Whenwomentalk，theytendto________.A.admiretheirfriendswhostandoutB.makeothersfeelathomeC.approachpublicsituationslikeprivatetalkingD.seekcloserelationshipwithotherspeakers23.Mentalkinorderto________.A.makenewfriendsB.shareexperienceC.arguewithothersD.attractattention24.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_______.A.contrastthemaleandfemaletalkingstylesB.provethatmentalkmoreeffectivelythanwomenC.analyzewhymenandwomenaredifferentD.drawpeople'sattentiontothedifferencebetweenmenandwomen25.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Mentalkmorethanwomen.B.Menfeelmorecomfortablemakingapublicspeechthanwomen.C.Menaremoreknowledgeablethanwomen.D.Menaremoreindependentthanwomen.PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thebestexampleofhowassociationsinfluenceeatingisthatweofteneatnotbecausewe'rehungrybutbecauseit'slunchtime,becausefoodssmellgood,orbecauseourfriendsareeating.Moreevidencethatassociationsinfluenceeatingcomesfrommarketingandadvertisingpressurestosellfoodsbyofferinghugeservings.Forexample,movietheatresofferanextralar