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2012
年
10
月全国高等教育自学考试
英
语（二）试
卷
（代码：
00015
21
日下午考）
本试卷分两部分，满分
100
分，考试时间
150
分钟。
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．第一部分为选择题，应考者必须在“答题卷”的选
择题答题区按要求填涂作答；
2
．第
二部分为非选择题，应考者必须在“答题卷”的非选择题答题区作答，不能答在
试卷上；
3
．全部题目必须用英文作答（英译
汉题目除外）
；
4
< br>．请按照试卷的题号顺序在相应的答题区域内作答。
PART
ONE
（
50
POINTS
）
I.
Vocabulary and Structure(10
points, 1 point each)
从下列各句后的四个选项（
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
）中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳选项，
并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
1
．
Skillful
farming_________
A
．
enabled
B
．
forced
C
．
authorized
D
．
required
2
．
The findings of
the survey went contrary _________what was
expected.
A
．
in
B
．
on
C
．
for
D
．
to
3
．
James refused
to be_________ about his future plans.
A
．
distinct
B
．
specific
C
．
relevant
D
．
individual
4
．
Young
_________he was, he was equal to the task.
A
．
as
B
．
if
C
．
although
D
．
unless
5
．
You should read
this novel. It is _________ recommended by all
critics.
A
．
fairly
highly
B
．
mainly
C
．
strictly
6
．
It
’
s a great place to live in, except for the
increasing volume of _________ that passes under
my
window every day.
A
．
activity
B
．
traffic
C
．
movement
D
．
circulation
7
．
He
should_________
to
what
he
’
s
good
at,
and
not
try
and
to
something
he
knows
nothing
about.
A
．
look
B
．
lead
C
．
stick
D
．
point
8
．
We take this
opportunity to express our sincere _________ of
your help.
A
．
explanation
B
．
obligation
C
．
demonstration
D
．
appreciation
9
．
I
don
’
t know if the story is
true, but I
’
ll try to
_________ it.
A
．
modify
B
．
simplify
C
．
verify
D
．
specify
10
．
The old man
spoke _________ length about his experiences in
Africa.
A
．
at
B
．
in
C
．
from
D
．
to
II
．
Cloze Test(10
points, 1 point each)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题
的四个选项（
A
、
B
< br>、
C
、
D
）中选出能填入文中相应
数字空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Scientists
are
learning
more
and
more
about
the
link
between
your
mind
and
your
health.
Stress and
depression have been shown to give rise to illness
and disease.
11 , if you
feel good
about yourself and have a
12
attitude, and maintain an active
involvement in life, you
’
re
more
likely to be
happy
—
and _________.
Many things
14
your emotional state. But at the heart
of it is how you regard yourself.
If
you
have
a
healthy
level
of
self-esteem,
you
not
only
cope
with
life
’
s
challenges
better
than
people
15
low
self-esteem,
but
you
’
re
probably
more
content,
16
,
and
successful.
You
’
re
probably also healthier.
Most
people
’
s
sense
of
worth
is
deeply
rooted
in
their
childhood-in
the
early
approval
or
disapproval
of
parents
and
friends.
17
,
as
we
get
older,
most
of
us
judge
ourselves
18
our sense of how effectively
we
’
re managing in the world,
especially in the areas of love and work.
Out
19
to love and
be loved can give our lives a sense of purpose. We
can also find
20
in
work-related accomplishments, and the
people we meet and work with can reinforce our
sense of
self and our role in life.
11.
A. In
addition
B. In contrast
C. In reality
D. In general
12.
A. positive
B. common
C.
critical
D.
personal
13.
A.
respectable
B. energetic
C. lovely
D. healthy
14.
A. explain
B.
maintain
C. influence
D. simulate
15.
A. at
B. with
C. for
D. upon
16.
A. confident
B. dependent
C. sensitive
D.
emotional
17
．
A. Therefore
B. Likewise
C. Instead
D. However
18.
A. on
B. by
C. of
D. in
19.
A. ability
B.
dream
C. goal
D. intention
20.
A. proof
B. interest
C.
pride
D. truth
III. Reading Comprehension
(30 points, 2 points each)
阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题
的四个选项（
A
、
B
< br>、
C
、
D
）中选出一个最佳选项，
并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the
following passage.
If you start each
day desperately wishing for an extra hour in bed,
the following is likely to
leave you
feeling even more bad-tempered. Scientists have
identified a
“
sleepless
elite
”
- a small
group of people for whom staying in bed
longer is a waste of time.
Rather
than
being
tired
and
bad-tempered
losers,
they
are
an
energetic,
outgoing
and
optimistic group who can happily and
healthily get by on just four or five hours of
sleep a night.
And, they tend to be
slim, able to hold down two jobs at the same time,
and handle their extra-long
days easily
without needing coffee or
catnaps(
小睡
).
Working out how the
gene(
基因
) cuts sleep without
any obvious impact on health could help
in the design of drugs that give us all
a few extra hours in our day. The bad news is that
while
many of us get by on a few
hours
’
sleep a night, just
one to three people in 100 qualify to be part
of the sleepless elite.
The
research team is now calling for members of the
lucky group to come forward to allow
their DNA to be studied.
Harvard University researcher Dr. Christopher
Jones said:
“
My long-term
goal is to learn enough someday so we
can control the sleep mechanism without damaging
our
health. Everybody can use more
waking hours, even if you just watch
movies.
”
Many
of
those
who
have
already
volunteered
share
fascinating
characteristics.
They
are
cheerful,
thinner
than
average,
and
seem
to
have
a
high
tolerance
for
physical
pain
and
psychological setbacks.
Dr.
Christopher
Jones
told
the
New
York
Times:
“
Typically,
at
the
and
of
a
long
phone
interview, they will
admit they have been sending short text messages
and surfing the Internet and
doing word
games at the same time, all on less than six hours
of sleep.
”
21.
According to the passage, the sleepless
elite_________.
A
．
perform less
well than others
B
．
regard sleep as
a waste of time
C
．
are energetic
despite less sleep
D
．
are likely to
make others angry
22. Researchers study
the sleepless elite to _________.
A
．
develop the
mechanism of sleep
B
．
invent a
healthy way to cut sleep
C
．
find the impact
of sleep on health
D
．
design drugs
for sleepless people
23. The
phrase
“
come
forward
”
(para. 4) is closest
in meaning to _________.
A
．
decide
B
．
donate
C
．
contribute
D
．
volunteer
24. According to Dr. Jones, it is
typical of the sleepless elite to _________.
A
．
sleep at least
six hours a night
B
．
watch more
movies than others
C
．
do more than
one thing at a time
D
．
do word games
better than others
25
．
The passage is
mainly about _________.
A
．
a disease which
is related to genes
B
．
a new drug that
cures sleeplessness
C
．
recent studies
on sleepless patients
D
．
people who do
well with less sleep
Passage Two
Questions 26 to
30 are based on the following passage.
There
are
a
couple
of
things
to
know
about
the
use
humor
in
a
speech.
One
thing
is
to
distinguish
healthy
and
unhealthy
humor.
Unhealthy
humor
usually
has
a
victim.
It
is
based on
differences.
Healthy
humor
is
taken
from
our
everyday
experiences
and
is
based
on
the
things
people have in common. Therefore it
unites them.
Another
thing
is
that
when
sharing
humor
with
the
audience
a
speaker
has
to
take
into
account what part of the day it is. The
“
morning
”
< br>audience can be tough, because everyone is just
getting into work; the
“
lunch
”
audience is
better, but the best time for sharing humor is
dinner-time,
because people relax after
their working day and are more likely to feel the
speaker.
There are certain rules that
are strongly advised to be followed. The primary
rule is not to
offend anybody by a
joke. The jokes are not supposed to relate to the
audience but to the speaker
himself.
When a speaker shares his personal stories he will
be better accepted by the audience. He
can
kid
about his
fame,
problems,
image,
etc.
However,
he does not
have
to belittle
himself
or
sacrifice his reputation for a laugh.
Besides, the jokes and humorous stories that are
used by the
speaker have to relate
directly to the topic of his speech. The speaker
is supposed to speak clearly
and keep
from laughing at his own story or joke while
telling it, so that he can make it clear and to
the point, Finally, once a joke is said
it may not be repeated once more. So the speaker
must not
repeat a joke that fails or
one that works.
And, remember these
tips always work: personal jokes, short remarks
that go well with the
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