自考英语二全真模拟题第二套

第1页英语（二）考前模拟题第二套题号一二三四五六七总分得分第一部分：阅读判断(第1～10题。每题1分，共10分)下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容列每个句子作出判断：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;如果该旬的信息文中没有提及，选择C。APayRiseorNot?“UnlessIgetarise,I’llhaveatalkwiththeboss,HenryManley,”GeorgeStrongsaidtohimself.Georgelikedhisjobandhelikedthetownhelivedin,buthiswifekepttellinghimthathispaywasnotenoughtomeettheneedsofthefamily.ThatwaswhyhewasthinkingoftakingajobinBirmingham,anearbycity,about50milesaway.Hehadbeenofferedajobinafactorythere,andthepaywasfarbetter.GeorgelivedinWyeford,amedium-sizedtown.Hereallylikedtheplaceanddidn’tliketheideaofmovingsomewhereelse,butifhetookthejobinBirmingham,hewouldhavetomovehisfamilythere.HenryManleywasthemanagerofasmallcompanymanufacturingelectricmotors.Thecompanywasindeeptroublebecause,amongotherreasons,theJapaneseweresellingsuchthingsatverylowprices.Asaresult,Manleyhadtocuthisownpricesandprofitsaswell.Otherwisehewouldnotgetanyordersatall.Eventhen,orderswerestillnotcominginfastenough,sothattherewasnomoneyforraisesforhisworkers.Somehow,hehadtostrugglealongandkeephisbestworkersaswell.Hesighed.Justthenthephonerang.HissecretarytoldhimthatGeorgeStrongwantedtoseehimassoonaspossible.Manleysighedagain.Hecouldguesswhatitwasabout.Georgewasaveryyoungengineer.Thecompanyhadnofutureunlessitcouldattractandkeepmenlikehim.Manleyrubbedhisforehead;hisproblemsseemedendless.HenryManleywasalreadydeeplyindebt.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven2.ThejobthathadbeenofferedtoGeorgeinBirminghampaidbetter.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven3.IfGeorgetookthejobinBirmingham,hewouldhavetoleavehisfamilyatWyeford.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven4.HenryManley’scompanywasindeeptrouble.第2页A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven5.HenryManley’scompanywasmakingenoughprofitstoraisetheworkers’wages.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven6.HenryManleyhadnoideaatallwhyGeorgeStrongwantedtoseehim.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven7.GeorgeStrongwasthebestengineerinHenryManley’scompany.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven8.TheelectricmotorsproducedbyHenryManley’scompanyarecheaperthanthosemadeinJapan.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven9.MenlikeGeorgeStrongareimportanttothefutureofthecompany.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven10.Differentchildrenlearntheirnativelanguagesatsharplydifferentspeed.A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven第二部分：阅读选择(第11～15题，每题2分。共10分)阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项。TheDefinitionofPricePricesdeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.Theyarealsothemeansbywhichproductsandservicesthatareinlimitedsupplyarerationedamongbuyers.ThepricesystemoftheUnitedStatesisacomplexnetworkcomposedofthepricesofalltheproductsboughtandsoldintheeconomyaswellasthoseofamyriadofservices,includinglabor,professional,transportation,andpublic-utilityparticularproductorserviceislinkedtoabroad,complicatedsystemofpricesinwhicheverythingseemstodependmoreorlessuponeverythingelse.Ifoneweretoaskagroupofrandomlyselectedindividualstodefine“price”,manywouldreplythatpriceisanamountofmoneypaidbythebuyertothesellerofaproductorserviceor,inotherwords,thatpriceisthemoneyvalueofaproductorserviceasagreeduponinamarkettransaction.Thisdefinitionis,ofcourse,validasfarasitgoes.Foracompleteunderstandingofapriceinanyparticulartransaction,muchmorethantheamountofmoneyinvolvedmustbeknown.Boththebuyerandthesellershouldbefamiliarwithnotonlythemoneyamount,butwiththeamountandqualityoftheproductorservicetobeexchanged,thetimeandplaceatwhichtheexchangewilltakeplaceandpaymentwillbemade,theformofmoneytobeused,thecredittermsanddiscountsthatapplytothetransaction,guaranteesontheproductorservice,deliveryterms,returnprivileges,andotherfactors.Inotherwords,bothbuyerandsellershouldbefullyawareofallthefactorsthatcomprisethetotal“package”beingexchangedfortheasked-foramount第3页ofmoneyinorderthattheymayevaluateagivenprice.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheInherentWeaknessesofthePriceSystem.B.TheComplexitiesofthePriceSystem.C.CreditTermsinTransactions.D.ResourceAllocationandthePublicSector.12.Accordingtothepassage,thepricesystemisrelatedprimarilyto___________.A.laborandeducationB.transportationandinsuranceC.utilitiesandrepairsD.productsandservices13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTafactorinthecompleteunderstandingofpriceA.Instructionsthatcomewithaproduct.B.Thequantityofaproduct.C.Thequalityofaproduct.D.Warrantiesthatcoveraproduct.14.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,“they”refersto_____________.A.returnprivilegesB.allthefactorsC.buyerandsellerD.money15.Theparagraphfollowingthepassagemostlikelydiscusses_________.A.unusualwaystoadvertiseproductsB.typesofpaymentplansforserviceC.theoriesabouthowproductsaffectdifferentlevelsofsocietyD.howcertainelementsofaprice“package”influenceitsmarketvalue第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子(第16～25题。每题1分。共10分)阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的2项测试任务：(1)从第16～20题后所给的6个选项中为第①～⑤段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)从第21～25题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项。分别完成每个句子。ScienceFictionAmongstthemostpopularbooksbeingwrittentodayarethosewhichareusuallyclassifiedassciencefiction.Hundredsoftitlesarepublishedeveryyearandarereadbyallkindsofpeople.Furthermore,someofthemostsuccessfulfilmsofrecentyearshavebeenbasedonsciencefictionstories.Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentinliterature,butitsancestorscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofidealsociety,athemewhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.Sciencefictionisagenreoffictionwithimaginativebutmoreorlessplausiblecontentsuchassettingsinthefuture,futuristicscienceandtechnology,spacetravel,paralleluniverses,第4页aliens,andparanormalabilities.Exploringtheconsequencesofscientificinnovationsisonepurposeofsciencefiction,makingita“literatureofideas”.Sciencefictionhasbeenusedbyauthorsasadevicetodiscussphilosophicalideassuchasidentity,desire,moralityandsocialstructure.Mostoftheclassicsofsciencefiction,however,havebeenwrittenwithinthelasthundredyears.BooksbywriterssuchasJulesVerneandH.G.Wells,tomentionjusttwowell-knownauthors,havebeentranslatedintomanylanguages.Modernsciencefictionwritersdon’twriteaboutmenfromMarsorspaceadventurestories.Theyaremoreinterestedinpredictingtheresultsoftechnicaldevelopmentsonsocietyandthehumanmind;orinimagingfutureworldswhichareareflectionoftheworldwhichweliveinnow.Becauseofthistheirwritinghasobviouspoliticalundertones.Sciencefictionislargelybasedonwritingrationallyaboutalternativepossibleworldsorfutures.Itissimilarto,butdiffersfromfantasyinthat,withinthecontextofthestory,itsimaginaryelementsarelargelypossiblewithinscientificallyestablishedorscientificallypostulatedlawsofnature(thoughsomeelementsinastorymightstillbepureimaginativespeculation思索).Thesettingsforsciencefictionareoftencontrarytoconsensus（一致）reality,butmostsciencefictionreliesonaconsiderabledegreeofsuspensionofdisbelief,whichisfacilitatedinthereader’smindbypotentialscientificexplanationsorsolutionstovariousfictionalelements.Inanagewheresciencefactfrequentlyovertakessciencefiction,thewritersmayfinditdifficulttokeepaheadofscientificadvances.Thosewhoaresufficientlyclear-sightedtoseethewaywearegoing,however,mayprovideavaluablelessononhowtodealwiththeproblemswhichsocietywillinevitablyfaceasittriestomasteritsnewtechnology.Task116.Paragraph①_______A.PopularityofScienceFiction17.Paragraph②_______B.FutureDevelopment③______C.ClassicsofScienceFiction④______D.DifficultyinKeepingAheadofScientificAdvances⑤______E.ItsOrigin/PastF.ThemesofModernScienceFictionTask221.Someformofidealsocietyis________________.22.BookswrittenbyJ.Verneare_________________.23.Peopleenjoy_____________.24.Worksofmodernsciencefictionhave________________.密封线第5页25.Writersfinditdifficult___________________.A.arecurrentthemeB.tokeepaheadofscientificadvancesC.readingbooksofsciencefictionD.politicalimplicationsE.acurrentthemeF.readworldwide第四部分：填句补文(第26-30题。每题2分，其10分)下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。TheOriginofMother’sDayInthe.Mother’sDayisaholidaycelebratedonthesecondSundayinMay.Itisadaywhenchildrenhonortheirmotherswithcards,giftsandflowers.FirstobservancewasinPhiladelphiainAlthoughitwasn’tcelebratedinthe.until1907,thereweredayshonoringmotherseveninthedaysofancientGreece.______27_______________Later,inthe1600’s,inEnglandtherewasanannualobservancecalled“MotheringSunday”._______28__________OnMotheringSunday,theservants,whogenerallylivedwiththeiremployees,wereencouragedtoreturnhomeandhonortheirmothers.Itwastraditionalforthemtobringaspecialcakealongtocelebratetheoccasion.Mother’sDaywasfirstsuggestedinthe.in1872byJuliaWardHoweasadaydedicatedtopeace.In1907AnaJarvis,fromPhiladelphia,beganacampaigntoestablishanationalMother’sDayonthesecondanniversaryofhermother’sdeath,the2ndSundayofMay.ThenextyearMother’sDaywasalsocelebratedinPhiladelphia.Jarvisandothersbeganaletter-writingcampaigntoministers,businessmenandpoliticiansintheirquesttoestablishanationalMother’sDay.______29________PresidentWoodrowWilson,in1914,madetheofficialannouncementproclaimingMother’sDayanationalobservancethatwastobeheldeachyearonthe2ndSundayofMay._____30________Denmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,Australia,andBelgiumcelebrateMother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMay,asinthe.Mother’sDayshouldnotbejustanotherdaywithafewflowersthrownin.Inthosedays,however,itwasRhea,theMotherofthegodsthatwasgivenhonor.第6页ManyothercountriesoftheworldcelebratetheirownMother’sDayatdifferenttimesthroughouttheyear.Theyweresuccessful.ItwascelebratedduringJune,onthefourthSunday.ItisbasedonsuggestionsbyJuliaWardHowein1872andbyAnnaJarvisin1907.第五部分：填词补文(第31--40题。每题分.共15分)下面的短文有10处空白，短文后列出12个词，其中10个取自短文。请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置。以恢复文章原貌。WhatMakesaSoccerPlayerGreat?Soccerisplayedbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworld,buttherehaveonlybeenfewplayerswhoweretrulygreat.Howdidthese___31____getthatway-wasitthroughtrainingandpractice,oraregreatplayers’born,notmade?First,theseplayers___32____fromplacesthathavehadfamousstarsinthepast---playersthatayoungboycanlookuptoandtrytoimitate.Inthehistoryofsoccer,onlysixcountrieshaveever____33_____theWorldCup---threefromSouthAmericaandthreefromWesternEurope.Therehasneverbeenagreatnationteam---orareallygreatplayer---fromNorthAmericaorfromAsia.Second,theseplayershaveallhadyearsof___34_____inthegame.AlfredoDiStefanowasthesonofasoccerplayer,aswasPele.Mostplayersbeginplayingthegameatthe___35_____ofthreeorfour.____36_____,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood---apoor,crowdedareawhereaboy’s_____37___isnottobeadoctor,lawyer,orbusinessman,buttobecomerich,famousathleteorentertainer.Forexample,LiverpoolwhichproducedtheBeatles（甲壳虫乐队）,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccerteamsin_____38______years.Pelepracticedinthestreetwitha“ball”madeofrags（破布）.Allgreatplayershavealotin_____39______,butthatdoesn’texplainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,butonlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsome_____40________qualitythatsetsthemapartfromalltheothers.dreamwonpracticeagecamethereforerecentfinallyuniqueplayerscommongot第六部分：完形补文(第41～50题，每题分，共15分)下面的短文有10处空白，每处空白后的括号内有一个词，请根据短文内容将其正确的形式填入文中，以恢复文章原貌。第7页WhydoWeUseE-mail?PersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoicesabouthowtospendtheirtime.Somemayusethis__41__(free)tosharesometimewithcertainfriendsorfamilymembers,butnewtechnologywillalsoletthemstayinclosertouchwiththosetheycareaboutmost.Iknowthisfrom___42___(person)experience.E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.My___43____(work)hoursaren’tnecessarilymuch____44_____(short)thantheyoncewerebutIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.ThisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanImighthaveifshe’dbeenbornbeforeelectronicmailbecamesucha____45_____(practice)tool.TheInternetalsomakesiteasytoshare____46_____(think)withagroupoffriends.Sayyoudosomethingfun,seeagreatmovieperhaps,andtherearefourorfivefriendswhomightwanttohearaboutit.Ifyoucalleachone,youmaytiredof__47____(tell)thestory.WithE-mail,youjustwriteonenoteaboutyourexperience,atyour__48___(convenient),andaddressittoallthefriendsyouthinkmightbeinterested.Theycanreadyourmessagewhentheyhavetime,andreadonlyasmuchastheywantto.Theycanreplywhentheyare__49__(avail)andyoucanreadwhattheyhavetosaywhenyouhavetime.E-mailisalsoan_50__(expense)waytostayinclosetouchwithpeoplewholivefaraway.第七部分：短文写作(第51题，30分)假设你是李梅，想申请加入英语俱乐部。请给俱乐部负责人Kelvin写一封150词左右的英文信，内容应涉及自己的基本情况，并咨询相关事宜，如入会方式、条件、会费、活动等。第8页