2009年10月自考英语二真题

去年的考试真题对于各位备考的考生朋友们而言是非常重要的，我们可以在复习到一定程度后，作为模拟考试的资料或者是通过真题探究出题人对哪些知识点比较青睐来作为我们的备考方向。小编为大家整理了2009年10月自考英语二的真题的相关内容，希望能对各位考生朋友们有所裨益。

Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point each)

从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

1.The traffic was held up for more than thirty minutes，____ cause me to arrive late.

A.it B.that

C.what D.which

2. ____he has many friends，he is often feeling lonely.

A.As B. When

C.While D. Since

3. Poor speaker of English though he was at the time, he still managed to make himself ____.

A.understand B. understood

C.understanding D. to understand

4.There are many sales this season, during which stores will lower their ____ prices.

A. normal B.general

B. ordinary D. usual

5. As for family education, parents are encouraged to rely on ____ rather then punishment.

A. criticism B. intimidation

C. persuasion D. scolding

6. Scientists doubt whether it’s ____ to regulate one’s biological clock by drinking.

A. feasible B.incredible

C. fashionable D.valuable

7. You’d better leave things ____ if you don’t know how to deal with them.

A. lonely B.only

C. lone D.alone

8.The room was quiet，____ the occasional coughing from my throat.

A.in case B. except for

C. by far D. instead of

9.So far scientists have only acquired ____ understanding of the physical process that cause earthquakes.

A. a partial B. a changeable

C. an original D. an individual

10.The profit-sharing plan is designed to ____ the staff to work hard.

A. calculate B.demonstrate

C. speculate D.motivate

Ⅱ.Cloze Test(10 points，1 point each)

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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a mall as it is for a woman.A mall goes shopping _11_ he.needs something.His purpose is settled and decided _12_.He knows what he wants and his objective is to find it and _13_ it;the price is a secondary _14_.Most men _15_ walk into a shop and ask the salesman _16_ what they want.If the shop has it in stock，the salesman promptly _17_ it，and the business of trying on proceeds _18_ .All being well，the _19_ can be and often is completed in less than five minutes.with hardly any bargain and to their satisfaction.For a marl，slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants，_20_ does not have exactly what he wants.In that case the salesman，as the name implies，tries to sell the customer something else.

11.A.although B.before C.unless D.because

12.A.in advance B.in addition C.in contrast D. in return

13.A.book B.order C.buy D. take

14.A.ransaction B.consideration C.regulation D.possession

15.A.simply B.necessarily C.reluctantly D.inevitably

16.A.of B.with C.for D.at

17.A.leaves B.makes C.prevents D.produces

18.A.at once B.at first C.at best D.at least

19.A.sale B.deal C.payment D.request

20.A.and B.or C.but D.as

Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension(30 points，2 points each)

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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

My husband Christopher was once a financial planner.Even though he couldn’t balance our budget，his clients trusted him completely and he made them feel secure.In exchange they paid him very well.We had a nice life then.At that time，my yoga studio(瑜伽馆)was just starting to make a profit，and I had recently decorated it.At last, I was in control of my working life and poured my heart and soul into making it succeed.

When we first met，I fell hard for Christopher right away, although I wouldn’t call it love.I’d never been with a man who was prettier than I was，but after a while I got used to this，and it didn’t bother me so much.I was recovering from a broken heart and needed something to help me move on.If it wasn’t love，it was ngood enough，and when he asked me to marry him I jumped at the chance，knowing that it might be my last.

Things started out so well.I was working steadily and Christopher was patiently climbing up the ladder in his department.Then，without any warning，one gray winter afternoon in year five，he just upped and left his desk at the bank，handed in his resignation, and came home and told he wanted to start an interior design business.

He has always loved mixing and matching, and has a real eye for color, texture，and shape，but the idea of turning a hobby into a business wasn’t something we had ever discussed.I thought the stress of his job was becoming too much and perhaps he would take a few months off over the spring and summer to relax and get the idea out of his system.I didn’t believe he could be serious.But once he had a few clients，he began to draw up plans，ordering catalogues and turning our empty workshop into a kind of makeshift studio with all of his sketches pinned to the wall.After spending a lot of time and money on all of this preparation，and really doing quite a nice job of it，he called each client in turn and apologized，saying he wouldn’t be able to design their living spaces after all.

21.As a financial planner, Christopher _____ .

A.paid his clients very well

B.was trusted by his clients

C.was making his yoga studio profitable

D.could make his family’s budget balanced

22.The woman in the passage _____.

A.fell in love with Christopher at first sight

B.managed a yoga studio with her husband

C.felt really uncomfortable with a smart man

D.married Christopher because of a broken heart

23.His wife thought Christopher suddenly quit his job because he _____.

A.couldn’t wait to get promoted

B.had experience in interior design

C.wanted to do something he enjoyed

D.couldn’t bear the pressure from his job

24.The woman her husband’s decision _____.

A.was supportive of

B.was indifferent to

C.was satisfied with

D.was negative about

25.It call be inferred from the last paragraph that Christopher _____ .

A.was more likely to change his mind

B.would return to his office in the bank

C.made a big Success in interior design

D.was not well prepared for his business

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage

In a quiet，darkened lecture room，you begin a frustrating fight against fatigue The overhead projector hums，and you cannot concentrate on the slides.You stop absorbing information and become absent.minded.The professor lost you a long time ago.You are bored.

Virtually everyone gets bored once in a while.Most of us chalk it up to a dull environment.“The most common way to define boredom in Western culture is ‘having nothing to d0，’says psychologist Stephen Vodanovich of the University of West Florida.And indeed，early research into the effects of boredom focused on people forced to perform dull tasks，such as working a factory assembly line.

But boredom is not merely an natural property of the circumstances，researchers say.Rather this perception is subjective and rooted in aspects of consciousness.Levels of boredom vary among people：some individuals are far less liable to boredom than others–and some，such as extroverts(性格外向者)，are more likely to have this feeling.

Thus，a new generation of scientists is coping with the psychological interpretations of this most tedious of human emotions–and they have found that it is more complicated than is commonly known.Researchers say that boredom is not a unified concept but rather comes in several flavors.Level of attention, an aspect of conscious awareness，plays all important role in boredom，such that improving a person’s ability to focus may therefore decrease boredom.Emotional factors can also contribute to boredom.People who are poor in understanding their own feelings and those who become sucked in and distracted by their moods are more easily bored，for example.

Staying away from tedium is not easy.People who are liable to boredom are more likely to surer from ills such as depression and drug addiction;they also tend to be socially awkward and poor performers at school or work.

26.The purpose oft he first paragraph is to ____ .

A.illustrate why people are less able to focus

B. show how boring a lecture in a dark room is

C.tell people how fatigue affects concentration

D.describe a situation where people can get bored

27.It can be concluded from Para.2 that ____.

A.doing nothing leads people to get bored easily

B.western people pay little attention to boredom

C.boredom only affects the assembly line worker

D.people are liable to get bored in a dull situation

28.Researchers hold that boredom results from ____.

A.natural surroundings B.various kinds of factors

C.sensitive personalities D.subjective perceptions

29.Improvement of people’s ability to focus may ____.

A.affect their moods B.distract their minds

C.reduce their boredom D.increase their depression

30. The passage mainly involves ____.

A.effects of boredom on people’s lire and work

B. various ways to conquer the feeling of boredom

C. studies of possible reasons why people get bored

D. the importance of scientific research into boredom

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

Storytelling is one of the few human features that are truly universal across culture and through all of known history.Anthropologists find evidence of folktales everywhere in ancient cultures，written in Sanskrit, Latin，Greek，Chinese, Egyptian and Sumerian.People in societies of all types weave stories, from oral storytellers in hunter-gatherer tribes to the millions of writers bringing out books，television shows and movies.And when a characteristic behavior shows up in so many different societies，researchers pay attention：its roots may ten US something about our evolutionary past.

To study storytelling, scientists must first define what constitutes a story, and that can prove tricky.Because there are so many diverse forms, scholars often define story structure，known as narrative, by explaining what it is not.Exposition contrasts with narrative by being a simple，straightforward explanation, such as a list of facts or an encyclopedia entry.Another standard approach defines narrative as a series of causally linked events that unfold over time.A third definition draws on the typical narrative’s subject matter：the interactions of intentional agents-characters with minds–who possess various motivations.

However narrative is defined.people know it when they feel it.Whether fiction or nonfiction，a narrative engages its audience through psychological realism–recognizable emotions and believable interactions among characters.

“Everyone has a natural detector for psychological realism，”says Raymond A.Mar assistant professor of psychology at York University in Toronto.“We can tell when something rings false.” But the best stones–these retold through generations and translated into other languages–do more than simply present a believable picture.These tales attract their audience，whose emotions can be

closely tied to those of the story’s characters.Such immersion(沉浸)is a state psychologists call “narrative transport.”Researchers have only begun figuring out the relations among the variables that can initiate narrative transport.

31. The passage indicates that storytelling ____.

A.is becoming less and less popular in modem societies

B. attracts researchers’ attention all through human history

C.is the best way to show the evolutionary past of human beings

D.is a common cultural phenomenon all through the known history

32. The phrase “a characteristic behavior” in Para.1 refers to____ .

A. telling stories B.writing books

C. studying folktales D.producing movies

33.Exposition is characterized by____.

A.believable pictures

B.diverse subject matters

C.a simple and direct explanation

D.a number of causally linked events

34.How many approaches are mentioned to define a narrative?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.

35.The best stories attract their audience because they____.

A.present a believable picture

B.express the audience’s emotions

C.are translated into other languages

D.are retold from generation to generation

Ⅳ.Word Spelling(10 points，1 point for two words)

将下列汉语单词译成英语。每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。请将完整的单词写在答题纸上。

36.能力，能耐 n.a_ _ _ _ _ _

37.吹嘘，自夸 v. b_ _ _ _

38.取消，删除 v. c_ _ _ _ _

39.危险的，不安全的 a.d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

40.过多的，过分的 a. e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

41.设备;便利 n. f_ _ _ _ _ _ _

42.喂草，放牧 v. g_ _ _ _

43.几乎不，几乎没有 ad. h_ _ _ _ _

44.包括，包含 v. i_ _ _ _ _ _

45.律师 n. l_ _ _ _ _

46.较大的，主要的 a. m_ _ _ _

47.国家的，民族的 a.n_ _ _ _ _ _ _

48.操作，经营 n. o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

49.透入，渗入 v. p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

50.拒绝，谢绝 v. r_ _ _ _ _

51.幸存，存活 n.s_ _ _ _ _ _ _

52.技术员 n. t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

53.在楼上，往楼上 ad. u_ _ _ _ _ _ _

54.老兵，老手 n. v_ _ _ _ _ _

55.获胜者，优胜者 n. w_ _ _ _ _

V.Word Form(10 points，1 point each)

将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。答案写在答题纸上。

56.It was ____ (care)of her to leave her purse lying on the desk.

57.The`____ (frighten)child gripped his mother’s hands tightly.

58.It might be possible to convert ____(explode).energy into heat.

59.Tom shouted at his wife，“You ____ (find)fault with me.”

60.Jack has exerted all his ____ (strong)to attain his goal.

61.The surface of the earth ____ (cover by masses of land and larger areas of water.

62.Tom was the only one of the lookers-on who ____(be)willing to help.

63.Unless there’s a storm, we shall set off on our journey tomorrow as ____

(plan).

64.The young man was so tired that he fell ____ (sleep)the moment his head touched the pillow.

65.1 would rather he ____ (paint) the wall white next time.

Ⅵ. Translation from Chinese into English(15 points，3 points each)

将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。

66.电脑能帮助解决科学研究中的许多问题。

67.好书的产生是努力工作的结果。

68.问题在于她是否能自己克服这些困难。

69.每个听到那条消息的人都兴奋得跳了起来。

70.你只要不灰心，一定会成功的。

Ⅶ. Translation from English into Chinese (15 points)

将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。

Everyone agrees that children’s language learning begins with listening.However, individual children vary greatly in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking，and late starters are often long listeners.Most children will ‘obey’ spoken instructions some time before they call speak.Before they can speak，many children also ask questions by gestures and noises.It is agreed that they enjoy making noises，and that during the first few months one or two noises are considered as a particular indication of delight，distress，sociability ,and so on.But since three noises cannot be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they call hardly be regarded as early forms of language.It is agreed，too，that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment，and by six months they are able to add new sounds to their ‘speech’.This self-imitation leads on to intentional imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people.Can these imitations be considered as speech?