2012年湖北自考英语（一） 模拟试题3

湖北 2012年自考英语（一） 模拟试题3

1.根据给出的汉语词义和规定的词性相应的英语单词。该词的首字母已给出。（10%）

1）吓唬、使惊恐 v.f

2）污染 n.p

3）宠爱的人或物 n.f

4）绝对的、完全的 adj.a

5）斗争、奋斗 v./n.s

6）原理、原则 n.p

7）准确的、精确的 adj.a

8）配偶；搭档、伙伴 n.p

9）卫生，人造卫星 n.s

10）几乎不，几乎没有 adv.s

11）标准，规范 n.s

12）官方，当局 n.a

13）立即的，即可的 adj.i

14）基本的，根本的 adj.f

15）尊敬，尊重 v./n.r

16）监听、监视 v.m

17）分配、委派 v.a

18）结果，后果 n.c

19）比，比率 n.r

20）调查，研究 v./n.r

2、根据句子的意思将括号中的词变成适当的形式。（10%）

1）I（work）hard this morning and I‘m really hungry.

2）She seemed（hear）about the bad news already.

3）Regardless of the heavy rain，they all objected to （put）the meeting off.

4）He （could，not，hear）the news as it was released only a few minutes ago.

5）Many preschool teachers don‘t like to have commmercially made toy weapons（bring）into the classroom.

6）If she hadn‘t taken your advice，she（make）a bad mistake.

7）It is desired that she（get）everything ready before Friday.

8）New York City（have）several London-type smogs since 1950.

9）The proverb “There‘s no smoke without fire.”means that there is generally some truth in even the （wild）rumors.

10）Women（be）the “weaker”and “dependent”sex，it is only natural that they should cry in certain emotional situations.

3、根据句子的意思选择正确的答案。（10%）

1）We now have________of traveling that the Atlantic Ocean seems to have grown smaller.

A.so fast way

B.such fast way

C.such tast ways

D.so fast ways

2）Some birds are very lively in their sports；and the same is true________some insects.

A.for

B.to

C.as

D.of

3）A scientific truth offers an explanation that is asseptable only________what is hnown at a particular time.

A.in place of

B.in search of

C.in need of

D.in the light of

4）Tom spent four years in China，________he learned chinese.

A.which

B.here

C.that

D.during which time

5）A bird knows________instinct how to build a nest.

A.by

B.with

C.from

D.through

6）________it is ，the difference can cause circular movement.

A.Small but

B.Small as

C.So small

D.How small

7）We must________the people to the dangers facing our country.

A.awaken

B.avoid

C.arise

D.adapt

8）________than I fell ill.

A.No sooner I had arrived

B.No sooner A arrive

C.I had arrived to sooner

D.No sooner I arrived

9）He said that ________time for improving his physical fitness would be a total misuse of his working hours.

A.setting aside

B.setting out

C.to set about

D.to set off

10）If someone buys you lunch，they will expect a favor________.

A.setting aside

B.setting out

C.to set about

D.to set off

5.本题共有三段短文，每段短文后面有三至四道小题，共计十道小题。每道小题都有四个选择项。找出你认为正确的答案。（20%）

Passage 1

A tornado（龙卷风）can do a lot of damage.The wind of a tornado rushes at great speed around a funnel-shaped（烟囱状的）cloud.It travels in a path a few hundred feet wide and about twenty-five miles long.As the wind circles counterclockwise（逆时针方向地），the funnel spirals（盘旋上升）higher and higher.The force of the wind sucks up water，dirt，and objects，and carries them along with it.It may drop them again many miles away.Houses and huge trees have been drawn into tornado funnels.At sea，ships have been nearly sunk by tornadoes dropping water on them.

East of Australia，people talk about a “rain of blood”。This is caused by a tornado picking up red dust and mixing it with water to make red rain.There are even stories about a rain of fish and frogs caused by a tornado sucking them up and then dropping them.

1）The path of a tornado is usually________.

A.short and narrow

B.wider than it is long

C.longer than it is wide

D.both A and B

2）the wind in a tornado usually travels________.

A.straight up

B.up and around

C.own

D.down and around

3）Ships have nearly been sunk when tornadoes have ________.

A.dropped water on them

B.drawn them into the funnel

C.blown them in the wrong direction

D.dropped trees on them

4）The “rain of hlood”east of Australia is made of ________.

A.fishes and frogs

B.red dust and water

C.rusty water

D.real blood

Passage 2

Life insurance isn‘t fun to buy.It forces you to think about your death，a subject many prefer not no face.But there’s a single，overriding reason to buy life insurance：to provide an income for your dependents should you die.

Don‘t depend only on an agent to figure your life-insurance needs.Rule-of-thumb estimates such as five or eight times your income are guesses；they may produce too little or too much insurance.Carry too little insurance and you may not provide a reasonable standard of living for your family after your death；carry too much and you may not enjoy a reasonable of living while you are alive.

Most people who have life insurance don‘t have enough.The median amount of coverage for all adults with life insurance was only ￡15 000

in 1984.That‘s obviously not enough to sustain a family with young children for very long.Nationwide Insurance found that the married men in its 1984 survey carried an average of about ￡101 880 in life insurance；they needed about ￡100 706 more.Married women carried about ￡43 516 worth insurance needed some ￡98 507 more.

How do you determine the amount of life insurance you would need to maintain your family‘s current life style if the breadwinner died？First，figure what your family’s expenses would be if you died tomorrow.Then analyze your assets and the sources of income that you can use to cover the expenses，Finally，subtract（减去）the assets from the needs.The result is the amount of additional insurance that you‘ll need to buy.

5）The reason why life insurance is not fun to buy lies in that________.

A.many people prefer not fo face the subject

B.there is a single.overriding reason

C.in reminds you that you may die one day

D.it forces you to think

6）If you carry too lottle or too much insurance________.

A.either you or your family might suffer

B.you may not provide a reasonable standard of living for your family after your death

C.you may not enjoy a reasonable standard of living while you‘re alive

D.you will know in