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1、2008年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷（课程代码：00015）一、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.He was specifically asked to write a play that would be_to the localcommunity.A.flexibleB.accessibleC.responsibleD.Capable2.It is strongly held that new_must be i
2、ntroduced to protect the right ofthe immigrants.A.statisticsB.constructionsC.measuresD.Concessions3.Country life is better than city life_it offers fresh air and noiselessenvironment.A.in thatB.as thatC.as forD.in which4.Opposition leaders will be watching carefully to see how the PrimeMinister_the
3、crisis.A.handlesB.conductsC.observesD.directs5.It took a few seconds for her eyes to_to the darkness.A.allocateB.adoptC.applyD.adjust 6.To write up his novel，John is looking for an environment free_outsidedistraction.A.onB.withC.fromD.in7.Johnson was _unknown before running for the presidency.A.visi
4、blyB.visuallyC.verticallyD.virtually8.The volunteers would rather go by train than_.A.to driveB.driveC.drivenD.to be driven9.Never before_so rapidly developing as it is today.A.has our country beenB.has been our countryC.our country has beenD.our country been has10.Police are_the disappearance of tw
5、o children.A.looking upB.looking throughC.looking intoD.looking on二、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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。1.When I was a child,I lived with my mother,my father having been away to work inthe town. I was then not_11_nine years old,lonely and expe
6、ctant, _12_forthings which I knew little about. I walked out alone one morning along the mountaintops_13_ my home stood. The sun had not yet risen,and the air_14_rain of the night and the mountain grass was heavy_15_tiny drops ofwater. As I looked back,I could see the marks my feet_16_on the long gr
7、assyslope behind me. I walked till I came to a place_17_a little stream ran intothe deep valley below. Here it passed between soft,_18_banks;at one place alarge slice of earth had fallen away from the bank on the other side,and it had madea little island a few feet wide with water_19_all round it. I
8、t was coveredwith a weed with yellow flowers and long waving grasses. I sat down on thebank_20_a short pine tree. All the plants on the island were dark with theheavy raindrops of the night,and the sun had not yet risen.(1).(A).yet(B).however(C).but(D).Nevertheless(2).(A).sending(B).longing(C).stand
9、ing(D).Making(3).(A).in which(B).at which(C).from which(D).on which(4).(A).melt(B).felt(C).smelt(D).Sensed (5).(A).for(B).with(C).on(D).Upon(6).(A).have made(B).has made(C).had made(D).having made(7).(A).where(B).that(C).which(D).What(8).(A).worldly(B).hardening(C).worthy(D).Earthen(9).(A).drifting(
10、B).flowing(C).blowing(D).Floating(10).(A).at the top of(B).on the part of(C).at the foot of(D).on the ground of三、Reading Comprehension（30 points，2 points for each item）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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。1.Many people think New York is a noisy city. In fact,scientists who study noisesay that
11、 the average noise level in New York is 72. 5 decibels. This is a littlelouder than normal conversation,which is 65 decibels. The noise level is the resultof so many people and cars in the same area.Now even the insides of taxis are noisy. When you get into a taxi,you hear the voiceof a wellknown si
12、nger,sports reporter,or Broadway actress giving instructions.Thatt right. The voice of a famous person tells you what to do. One popular singergives this message:“Cats have nine lives,but you have only one,so fasten your seatbelt!”Other voices say things such as“Dont forget to collect all yourbelong
13、ings. ”（People often leave hats,umbrellas,and bags in taxis. ）There is a good reason for the messages. There are more than 12,000 cabs in NewYork,and every year taxis get into more than 15,000 accidents. In an accident,peoplewho dont wear seat belts hit the partition,the glass wall separating the dr
14、iverand passengers in the taxi. They can hurt their foreheads or break their noses orchins. Every year,about 11,000 people are injured in this way.Many people are annoyed by the voices. Cabdrivers in particular dislike themessages. “I play the messages 12 hours a day. I hear the same voices 60 times aday. It makes me crazy,”says Amir,a 45yearold cabdriver. “But if I dont play themessages,I get fined 100. ”A lot of passengers complain,too. “Its too muchnoise,”says a passenger. “I asked the driver to turn off the message,but he saidhe cant. ”Ot
