2012年1月综合英语(二)自考试题

全国2012年1月自考
 综合英语（二）试题
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I．语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (15 points)
1. Much ______been said about the problem but nothing _______ been done so far.
A. has, had  B. had, has
C. had, had  D. have, have
2. I’d like to have ______ with you sometime this week about your approaching exams.
A. a word  B. some word
C. some words  D. one word
3. My aunt was a dancer and she went on ______ stage at ______ age of eight.
A. the, an  B. /,the
C. the, the  D. a,/
4. Tomorrow will be cloudy, with a few sunny______.
A. intervals  B. periods
C. steps  D. instance
5. He’s been unemployed for a whole year and is craving ________ a chance to work.
A. to  B. for
C. at  D. in
6. The world’s supplies of petroleum ______.
A. have gradually exhausted  B. are being gradually exhausted
C. are gradually exhausting  D. are gradually exhausted
7. In many parts of the world the only ________ water supply lies below the ground.
A. continuous  B. permanent
C. instant  D. constant
8. Since life is short and the world is wide, ______ you start exploring it ________.
A. the early, the better  B. the quicklier, the better
C. the sooner, the better  D. the quick, the better
9. This is the computer _______ we have had so much trouble.
A. to which  B. at which
C. with which  D. of which
10. Without trees our world _______ a much drier place.
A. is  B. will be
C. would be  D. must be
11. I would appreciate ______ it a secret.
A. your keeping  B. you to keep
C. that you keep  D. that you will keep
12. I wish I ___________ longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to class.
A. could have slept  B. slept
C. might have slept  D. have slept
13. This ticket ___________ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
A. gives  B. grants
C. entitles  D. credits
14. Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the ___________ movie could not hold our attention.
A. three-hours  B. three-hour
C. three-hours’  D. three-hour’s
15. Until then, his family ____________ from him for six months.
A. didn’t hear  B. hasn’t been hearing
C. hasn’t heard  D. hadn’t heard

Ⅱ．完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。（本大题共1 5小题，每小题1分，共15分）
Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points)

From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When humans first  16 , they were like newborn children, unable to use this  17  tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kinds future  18  and cultural growth increased.
Many linguists (语言学家) believe that evolution is  19  for our ability to produce and use language. They  20  that our highly evolved brain provides us  21  an innate language ability not found in lower  22  . Proponents (建议者) of this innateness theory say that our  23  for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually,  24  a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical biological times for language development.
Current  25  of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable.  26  , more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in  27  grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being  28  . to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the rules of their first language have become firmly fixed.
 29  some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been  30  from other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates that interaction with other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language acquisition than any innate capacities. These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. In other words, children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their child’s language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.
16.A. generated  B. evolved  C. born  D. originated
17.A. valuable  B. appropriate  C. convenient  D. favorite
18.A. attainments  B. feasibility  C. entertainments  D. evolution
19.A. essential  B. available  C. reliable  D. responsible
20.A. confirm  B. inform  C. claim  D. convince
21.A. for  B. from  C. of  D. with
22.A. organizations  B. organisms  C. humans  D. children
23.A. potential  B. performance  C. preference  D. passion
24.A. as  B. just as  C. like  D. unlike
25. A reviews  B. reference  C. reaction  D. recommendation
26.A. In a word  B. In a sense  C. Indeed  D. In other words
2 7.A. various  B. different  C. the higher  D. the lower
28.A. revealed  B. exposed  C. engaged  D. involved
29.A. Although  B. Whether  C. Since  D. When
30.A. distinguished  B. different  C. protected  D. isolated

Ⅲ．难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts.
(10 points)
31. The hero created himself; the celebrity is created by the media.
A. The hero was admired for what they had done for society; the celebrity burst onto the scene by the work of the media.
B. The hero made it through thcir own efforts; the celebrity achieves fame because of his good relations with the media.
C. The hero of the past was active; today’s celebrity is passive.
D. The hero publicized himself; the celebrity is publicized by the media.
32. There was a crash that made all the most violent crashes of his past life seem like the souncl of falling dust.
A. Compared with the most violent crashes in the past, this one seemed as gentle as dust falling.
B. Compared with this ear-splitting crash, all the other crashes in his past life seemed nothing.
C. In his past life he had never experienced a crash of such force as to make falling dust seem violent.
D. When this crash occurred, its deafening noise drowned all other noises; so no one could hear dust falling.
33. Every student should regularly experience the “Aha!”________ when something you never understood, or something you never knew was a mystery, becomes clear.
A. When students suddenly come to understand something new, or when they solve a mystery, they usually shout: “Aha!”
B. Students should keep learning new things so that they can feel the joy of discoveri