解释全国自考英语(二)模拟试卷(六)及答案(5)

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.

Henry’s job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier to make sure that

they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every morning, except at

weekends, he 1 see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier, 2 a

bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle arrived the frontier,

Henry used to stop the man and order him to take the straw off. Then he would

examine the straw very carefully to see 3 he could find anything, after which he

would look in a

ll the man’s pockets before he let him tie the straw up again. The

man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although

Henry was always 4 to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the

straw, he never found 5, even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that

the man was smuggling something, but he was not 6 to imagine what it could be.

Then one evening, after he had looked through the straw and emptied the factory

worker’s pockets 7 usual, he said to him, “Listen

，

I know that you are smuggling

things 8 this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is that you’re bringing into the

country so successfully? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the job.

Tomorrow I’m going to 9. I promise that I shall not te

ll anyone if you tell me what

you’ve been smuggling.” The factory worker did not say anything for 10. Then he

smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly: “Bicycles.”

(1).

(A).

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

C

should

might

would

must

(2).

(A).

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

A

pushing

filling

pulling

carrying

(3).

(A).

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

D

(4).

(A).

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

C

(5).

(A).

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

D

(6).

(A).

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

B

(7).

(A).

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

B

(8).

(A).

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

B

(9).

that

how

where

whether

lucky

suspecting

expecting

insisting

nothing

everything

something

anything

capable

able

possible

clever

then

as

more

like

cross

across

behind

into

return

retire

(A).

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

B

retreat

rest

(10).

(A).

long time

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

D

moment

period

some time

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.

During the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the very lifeblood of

Western Canada. When the crops were good, the economy was good; when the crops

failed, there was depression. People on city streets watched the yields and the

price of wheat with almost as much feeling as if they were growers. The marketing of

wheat became an increasingly favorite topic of conversation.

War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop. For

years farmers mistrusted speculative (

投机的

) grain selling as carried on through

the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn, but

farmers could not wait for markets to improve. It had happened too often that they

sold their wheat soon after harvest when farm debts were coming due, only to see

prices rising and speculators getting rich. On various occasions, producer groups

asked for firmer controls, but governments had no wish to become involved, at least

not until wartime wheat prices threatened to run wild.

Anxious to check inflation (

通货膨胀

) and rising living costs, the federal

government appointed a board of grain supervisors (

监视员

) to handle deliveries from

the crops of 1917 and 1918. Grain Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold

at prices fixed by the board. To handle the crop of 1919, the government appointed

the first Canadian Wheat Board, with full authority to buy, sell, and set prices.

(1).

The author uses the term “lifeblood” to indicate that wheat was _______.

(A).

difficult to produce in large quantities

(B).

susceptible to many parasites(

寄生虫

(C).

essential to the health of the country

(D).

expensive to gather and transport

答案：

C

(2).

According to the passage, most farmers’ debts had to be paid _______.

(A).

when the autumn harvest had just been completed

(B).

because wheat prices were high

(C).

as soon as the Winnipeg Grain Exchange demanded payment

(D).

when crop failure caused depression

答案：

A

(3).

According to the passage, wheat prices became unmanageable because of

conditions caused by _______.

(A).

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

D

. farmers

supervisors

weather

war

(4).

In Para.3, the word “check” could best be replaced by which of the

following?

(A).

control

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

A

investigate

finance

reinforce

(5).

According to the passage, a preliminary step in the creation of the

Canadian Wheat Board was the appointment of _______.

(A).

the Winnipeg Grain Exchange

(B).

(C).

(D).

答案：

B

a board of supervisors

several producer groups

a new government

2.

It is now commonly known that AIDS is a deadly disease. It does great damage

to human beings’ immune system, weakening resistance to disease and leading to

death due to utter weakness. To this day, there are no existing drugs that can kill

the AIDS virus. It is a deadly battle between science and AIDS.

This is only one side of the story. Although it cannot be cured, AIDS is

preventable. For those who have not caught the disease, the knowledge of preventive

measures seems to be the most powerful weapon at hand.

Since the discovery of the first AIDS patient in 1985, the number of HIV carriers

is on an alarming rise in China and statistics show that young people are the more

likely victims of AIDS. Nationwide there are 214 million people between the ages of

13 and 22, most of whom are students. If no measures are taken to protect these

young people, it is almost certainb that the threat of AIDS will be very real to