自考英语二0015历年真题及答案(2006-2012)六年来完整收藏版

12006年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷及答案（课程代码：00015）PARTONE(50POINTS)I．VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointeach)1.Itwouldbebettertomakeadecisionnow,______leaveituntilnextweek.A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.lessthanD.morethan2.We'llinformyouassoonasticketsbecome______.A.valuableB.capableC.acceptableD.available3.Theforeigncompanyhasbeen______runningthisfactoryfordecades.A.enormouslyB.effectivelyC.infinitelyD.extremely4.Ifyou______myadvice,youwouldn'tbeinsuchtroublenow.A.tookB.takesC.hastakenD.hadtaken5.Themeeting______,welefttheroomquicklyfordinner.A.overB.wasoverC.isoverD.beenover6.Allthemoney______,Frederickstartedlookingforwork.A.havingspentB.hasbeenspentC.havingbeenspentD.hadbeenspent7.______histalkwhenMaryranoutofthelecturehall.A.HardlyhadbebegunB.HardlyhehadbegunC.HardlyhehasbegunD.Hehardlyhadbegun8.Thetwosistersare_____inmanyways,notonlyinappearancebutalsointemperament.A.likeB.likelyC.alikeD.lively9.Thepurposeoftheprogramistoprovidetrainingforemployeessothattheycanwork______.A.lateB.laterC.latelyD.latest10.Ihopemyboyfriendwillbehandsome,strongand______kind.A.aboveallB.inallC.atallD.afterallII.ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)Howevercarefulonemaybe,hecannotpossiblylistencarefullytoeverythingthathehears.Thereare11ofreasonsforthis.Oneofthemistheoverloadofmessagesmostofus12eachday.Inadditiontothenumeroushourswe13hearingotherpeoplespeak,wemayspendseveralhourslisteningtotheradioorsittinginfrontofatelevisionset.14,itisimpossibletofocusourattentioncompletelyonwhatissaid;ourmindmightbe15elsewhere.Preoccupationwithourpersonalconcernsis16reasonwedon'talwayslistencarefully.Aromance17souroragoodgradeonatestmaytakeprominenceinourmindevenas18isspeakingtous.Furthermore,wearesurroundedbyallkindsofnoiseswhichinterfere19listening.Forexample,voicesatapartyor20oftrafficmaysimplymakeitdifficultforustocatcheverythingthatisbeingsaid.11.A.thenumberB.anumberC.numberD.numbers12.A.acceptB.obtainC.receiveD.possess13.A.putB.consumeC.spendD.spare14.A.BesidesB.WhereasC.OtherwiseD.Nevertheless215.A.wonderingB.swingingC.recyclingD.wandering16.A.otherB.someC.theotherD.another17.A.goneB.goingC.goesD.went18.A.anyoneB.everyoneC.someoneD.few19.A.toB.withC.ofD.about20.A.soundB.noiseC.voiceD.screamIII.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Manyoftoday'smosttrustedsalestechniqueswereinventedoveracenturyagobyayoungmerchantnamedEatoninToronto.Whenhewasyoung,Eatonworkedbrieflywithhisbrothersinsmall-townstores.In1869,hesepuphisownshopindowntownToronto.Hehadmanycompetitors,buthewasalsoambitiousandhadaplanforsuccess.Heofferedauniquestyleoftrade,butaswasexpected,alltheothershopkeeperslaughedathim,believinghewouldeventuallyfail.However,Eatonwasnotamantobeeasilydefeated;hecameupwithabrandnewnotionofbusiness-Goodssatisfactory,ormoneyrefunded.Hesoldallhisgoodsatfixedpricesandonlyforcash.Withasharpsenseofwhatthepublicwanted,hewentoutofthewaytomeettheirneeds.Hisbusinessgrewrapidly.Hesetupnewbranchesandstartedmailorderservicethatallowedpeopletobuyfromalistofhisgoods.Eaton'slist-advertisementsofhisday-wasthefirstofitskind.Itwasdistributedandreadalloverthecountry.Itwastheonlywaytoaccessgood-qualitygoodsatreasonablepricesforpeoplelivingfarawayfrombigcites.Itbecamepartoftheirlife.TheyevencalleditTheWishingBook.Thesecretofthelist'ssuccesswasthatEatongainedtherespectofthiscustomers;theytrustedhimforgoodpricesandqualitygoods.ProbablybecauseherememberedhismiserableearlydaysinIreland,Eatonthoughtmuchofthewelfareofhisemployees:betterworkingconditions,shorterweekdayhoursthanhiscompetitorsandSaturdayafternoonsoffinthesummer.Inallthis,hewasaleader.21.ThebestdescriptionofEatonisthat______.A.hewastherichestmerchantinTorontoB.hewasasuccessfultechnicalinventorC.heintroducednewsalespracticesD.hechangedpeople'sideasaboutbusinessmen22.Eaton'ssuccesslayprimarilyinthat____.A.hesoldonlygoodqualitygoodsB.hewasthefirstpersontoprovidegoodserviceC.hetreatedhisemployeesbetterthananyofhiscompetitorsD.hewonrespectfromhiscustomers23.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.EatoninventedtheideaoftheinternetshoppingB.EatondroveotherbusinessmentofailureC.EatonneversoldhisgoodsoncreditD.Eatonwasdefeatedbyhisrivals24.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.A.GoodGoods,ofMoneyRefundedB.Eaton,aSalesInventor3C.Customers'Respect,aSecretofSuccessD.Eaton'slist,aWelcomeEventinSalesHistory25.Eaton'sListwasimportanttopeopleonfarmsbecauseitwasaconvenientwayofgetting_____.A.good-qualitygoodsatreasonablepricesB.goodsatunreasonablepricesC.good-qualitygoodsatunreasonablepricesD.poor-qualitygoodsatreasonablepricesPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thethreatofaglobaloutbreak(疾病大爆发)ofbirdflumakesiturgentfortheinternationalcommunitytocooperateeffectively.Wealthycountrieswillhavetoprovidehundredsofmillionsofdollarsforthetestingandproductionofmedicinesnecessaryfortreatingpatientssufferingfrombirdflu.Developingcountries,particularlyinSoutheastAsia,wherethebirdfluvirus(病毒)hasspreadsince1997,mustworkoutspecialprogramssothatfarmerswillnothidesighsofpossibleoutbr