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College English Test for Non-English Majors of Adult Education
（英语二）
I. Vocabulary and Structure
There are 35 questions in this part. For each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the One that best answers the question.
1. Marriage on true love often brings happiness.
A. decided
B. determined
C. based
D. relied
2. The ________ scheme is destined to fail from the very beginning.
A. foolish
B. fool
C. fooled
D. folly
3. the Christmas season, all the people are very happy.
A. With
B. For
C. To
D. In
4. Have you got ___ ___ for the coming examination?
A. easy
B. busy
C. lazy
D. ready
5. What is the name of Britain?
A. officious
B. offices
C. official
D. office
6. Did you take in the fighting yesterday?
A. the part
B. part
C. parts
D. /
7. All the parents worry about the of TV on their children.
A. defect
B. result
C. effect
D. affect
8. We are fully prepared __ ___ more hard work.
A. on
B. in
C. for
D. \
9. The noise __ ___ me from sleep just now.
A. arouses
B. aroused
C. arise
D. raise
10. Soon he is inside the ___ _ building where his company has offices.
A. sixty story
B. sixty-story
C. sixty stories
D. sixty-stories
11. You should be out playing __ __ working indoors.
A. instead
B. instead of
C. but
D. nothing but
12. When she opened the door, she found a boy ___ _ in the snow, weeping.
A. lying
B. laying
C. lie
D. lay
13. You mustn’t blame me ____ that; it wasn't my fault.
A. of
B. for
C. to
D. in
14. his old age, he still went to his office on foot every day.
A. Because of
B. In spite of
C. Though
D. Despite of
15. He is very with his money.
A. careless
B. worried
C. free
D. thoughtless
16. You are supposed to carelessness, for it often leads to errors.
A. get rid of
B. get the rid of
C. get ride over
D. get ridden
17. How do English people use ?
A. a knife and fork
B. knife and fork
C. the knife and fork
D. knife and forks
18. He seemed to feel the of some explanation.
A. essential
B. wish
C. necessity
D. necessary
19. Sometimes it’s important for a mystery shopper to have the right .
A. program
B. profile
C. progress
D. process
20. If you order the tickets by phone, you have to pay a $2 charge as well as $13.50 for each ticket.
A. serving
B. serve
C. service
D. serves
21. The scientist pla yed an important part in developing his country’s nuclear power .
A. process
B. profile
C. program
D. progress
22. It’s a challenging job but a rewarding one.
A. easy and quick
B. light and profitable
C. useful or beneficial
D. hard or slow
23. People are rather about the appearance of clones.
A. doubt
B. doubted
C. doubtful
D. doubting
24. The essays by foreign students are well-written ___ ___ some spelling mistakes?
A. beside
B. besides
C. except
D. except for
25. It is the boy’s laziness that _____ his failure in the exams….
A. resulted in
B. resulted from
C. brought in
D. led into
II. Cloze
There are 10 blanks in the following passage(s). For each blank there are five choices marked A, B, C, D and E. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage(s).
Nowadays more and more people are concerned 36 their health. But how to keep healthy? Different people may give different answers to this question. In my opinion, it is essential to do 37 .
First, it is absolutely necessary to take some exercise every day. Research shows that getting 38 of exercise makes the heart beat faster and the lungs work harder. This strengthens the heart, reduces the chance of heart 39 , and helps lower blood pressure. That’s 40 more and more people are becoming active in various kinds of sports and exercises. Every morning many people get up early and 41 much exercise. Some practice Tai Ji Quan and swordplay while others run, jog, walk or dance to music. In the afternoon, there are also many people keen 42 sports. Some play basketball or volleyball or table tennis, others go in for gymnastics or track events. Through sports and exercises, people become healthier and stronger.
Medical researchers have proved that 43 people eat affects their health. They advise people to eat more fruits and vegetables and less meat such as beef and pork because meat contains more fat than poultry and fish. Fat can build 44 in the arteries, block the flow of blood, and cause a heart attack or stroke.
Getting rid of bad habits like smoking and drinking alcohol is also an important way to keep healthy. Smoking and drinking alcohol injure one’s health a great deal, and therefore should be given up. 45 few people follow this advice.
If people follow these three ways of keeping fit, they can greatly improve their health.
36. A. over B. of C. about D. for
37. A. the following B. a following C. that follows D. as follows
38. A. plenty B. a plenty C. the plenty D. plenties
39. A. attack B. struggle C. hit D. strike
40. A. reason B. why C. whys D. reasons
41. A. grasp B. take C. hold D. carry
42. A. on B. up C. down D. to
43. A. / B. this C. what D. that
44. A. on B. down C. up D. over
45. A. Unfortunate B. Fortunately C. Fortunate D. Unfortunately
III. Reading Comprehension (20分)
Section A:The passage is followed by some true-false questions. Decide whether each of them is true (T) or false (F).
Passage 1
AIDS, fifty years ago, didn’t exist. Fifteen years ago a few doctors and public health officials noticed the first cases. Within a few years it was clear that it has now killed almost 14 million people around the world.
Four years ago doctors came up with the first treatment to make a dent in the spiraling death rate. Today that treatment works for some patients, but it’s not clear how long results will last. And still there is no cure.
For the nearly 35 million people around the world now living with HIV, there may never be a cure. Once cells are infected with HIV, it is very difficult —perhaps impossible ―to rid them of the virus. The only sure way to stop AIDS is to prevent infection in the first place, and only a vaccine can do that.
Unfortunately HIV is one of the most changeable viruses known to science. After more than a dozen years, it is still rather difficult to produce effective vaccine.
Still the billions of dollars spent on AIDS research over the past 20 years has not been wasted. As scientists learn more about how HIV survives in the human body, they are realizing that drugs alone may not be enough. To contain the virus effectively, it may take a balance between drug treatments that can keep HIV levels low and a strengthened immune system that can then target and destroy the remaining virus. Until scientists find a vaccine, however, they may control but never cure the century’s final scourge.
46. AIDS didn’t exist fifteen years ago.
47. Scientists have found a vaccine which can prevent HIV infection.
48. Although some treatment works for some patients with HIV, there is still no cure.
49. HIV is a changeable virus so that it is very difficult to produce effective vaccine.
50. We have wasted billions of dollars on AIDS research.
IV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
71. The little hero prefers to die rather than surrender.
72. The mystery was solved when the police discovered the murder weapon.
73. We never know the value of water till the well is dry.
74. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.
75. With the Mid-autumn Festival round the corner, she is getting more and more homesick.
V. Translate the following sentences into English.
76. 办公室已把打字机换成了电脑。(switch…to)
77. 她将去纽约，或者确切地讲，她将乘飞机去纽约。(or rather)
78. 他开始明白为什么计划失败了。(set out)
79. 这篇新闻报导是完全根据实际情况写成的。(be based on)
80. 非常感谢你把自行车借给我。(thank for)
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2005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） PART ONE （50 POINTS） Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item) 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.Would’t you rather your child ______ successful with his study and won the scholarship? A. became B. become C. would become D. becomes 2. Although Tom is satisfied with his academic achievement, he wonders _______will happen to his family life. A. it B. that C. what D. this 3. We hope that all the measures against sandstorms, ________ was put forward by the committee, will be considered seriously at the meeting . A. while B. after C. since D. as 4. We cannot leave this tough job to a person_________. A. who nobody has confidence B. in whom nobody has confidence C. for whom nobody has confidence D. who everyone has confidence of 5. You are the best for the job _____ you apply your mind to it . A. until B. if only C. in case D. unless 6.Hey, leave _____!I hate people touching my hair. A. behind B. out C. off D. over 7.I thought the problem of water shortage would ________ at the meeting but nobody mentioned it. A. come up B. come up to C. come over D. come to 8.Mr.Smith , can I ________ you for a minute? I’d like to hear your opinion on this issue. A. say a word with B. have words with C. mention a word with D. have a word with 9.There is a deadlock (僵局) in the discussion when neither side gives ________ to the over . A. a way B. way C. the way D. its way 10. This type of desk and chair can be adjusted ________ the height of students at different ages. A. with B. for C. to D. in Ⅱ.Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item) 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。 For over a hundred years Japan has consistently spent large sums of money and considerable human resources in an effort to obtain technology. Her ability to negotiate __11___ by the fact most of the technology she wanted was no commercial secrets. Japan’s __12__ has also been strengthened by the fact that her internal market was large, so that __13__ to this market could be offered to multinational companies as an attraction to them to grant licenses. Besides, Japan’s work force was disciplined, so it was capable __14__ applying the information it acquired. Finally, American and European companies, who were __15__ licensers, felt that the Japanese companies might take a large share of the world market __16__ they were
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1.阅读判断 1.1 50.0 下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C，并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。 A Tribute to the Dog The best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter whom he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust withour happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man’s reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill- considered action.The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolute, unselfish friend a man may have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. A man’s dog stands byhim in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground when the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he can be near his master’s side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer. He will lick the sores and wounds that come in the encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. If fortune drives the master forth, an outcastin the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard him against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last scene of all comes and death takes its master in its embrace and the body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulnessfaithful and true even to death. 1.1.1 5.0 A man’s best friend will never turn against him and become his enemy. ? a