2011年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试
英语（二）试卷及答案
（课程代码：00015）
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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1 .Students should_____their own interests as well as do their schoolwork.李湘前夫
A. persuade    B.pursue    C. persist    D.proceed
答案：B
解析：学生在追求兴趣的同时也要兼顾学业。
2. I'd like to remind you that there is no_____on the part of suspects to answer questions.
A. obligation    B.evidence    C.transaction        D.motivation
答案：A
解析：犯罪嫌疑人一方没有回答问题的义务。
3. He blamed his poor performance_____jet lag.
A.to    B .for    C.on                D.at
答案：C
解析：blame on归责于
4.We_____knowledge from our families,schools,jobs,and the mass media.
A.request        B.require            C.inquire            D.acquire
答案：D
解析：D项意为“获取”
5. Not until recently_____that Thompson had been telling the truth all along.
A.I realized    B.did I realize      C.I did realize      D.realized I
答案：B
解析：Not until引起的倒装句。
6. I don’t need any help at the moment,but I_____your offer.爱我的话给我回答的歌名
A.appreciate            B.admire            C.enjoy            D.like
答案：A
解析：我目前不需要帮忙，但感谢你提出来。
7.The sad condition of women working as house servants around the world received much media_____early this year.
A .importance    B. attention    C.significance        D.popularity
答案：B
解析：获得大量媒体关注
8.She has no hostility to us, _____can be judged from her eyes.
A. that    B.and    C.hence      D.as
答案：D
解析：as表示正如。
9 .When you're_____ a crisis, it often helps to talk to someone.
A.going through      B.going in for        C.going after      D.going over
答案：A
解析：表示“经历”。
10.Decision on whether the message is right or wrong should at least come after _____what the message is.
A.putting out        B.turning out        C.working out    D.running out
答案：C
解析：work out表示解决;作出;锻炼;了解某人或物的本质。
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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
People in all parts of the world are observing "No Tobacco Day". It is the day   11  the World Health Organization (WHO) appeals to people to stop using tobacco products. WHO hopes if people stop smoking cigarettes or   12  tobacco for one day, they will stop permanently.
Health experts have warned for years that smoking can lead to heart disease, cancer and other  13  ．WHO says diseases linked to smoking kill   14  2,500,000 persons each year.
Still, many people find it   15  stopping smoking. One reason is nicotine, a substance found in cigarettes. Nicotine is a drug. Its effects are 李尚恩  16  those of cocaine and heroin.
"No Tobacco Day" is intended for smokers and   17  who earn money from tobacco sales. So businesses are urged to stop selling tobacco products for twenty-four hours.   18  are urged not to carry advertisements for cigarettes.
WHO has approved plans to help reach its   19  of a "smoke-free" world. They urge governments to take action to help   20  make money by growing other crops. They also call for improved public information campaigns about the risks of smoking.
11. A. whether        B. which          C. when            D. what
答案：C
解析：when在定语从句中做时间状语。
12. A. to chew    B. chew          C. chewing        D. chewed
答案：C
解析：or 前后smoking cigarettes和 chewing tobacco并列形式。
13. A. problems      B. questions      C. results      D. behaviors
答案：A
解析：吸烟会引起很多问题。
14. A. at beat        B. at most      C. at worse      D. at least
答案：D
让每个人都心碎沙宝亮解析：at least至少。
15.A.difficult      B. inconvenient    C. worrying        D. reasonable
答案：A
非诚勿扰张丹丹牵手解析：find sth + difficult（形容词） 表示发现某件事很难做。
16. A. better than    B. similar to      C. consistent with  D. dependent on
答案：B
解析：吸烟的影响和、类似。
17. A. that      B. this    C. these      D. those
答案：D
解析：代指那些人，复数形式。
18. A. Readers        B. Books          C. Managers        D. Newspapers
答案：D
解析：督促新闻报纸少发烟草广告。
19. A. object      B. goal          C. destination        D. direction
答案：B
解析： reach its goal达成目标。
20. a. Workers      B. manufacturers    C. farmers        D. producers
答案：C
解析：政府帮助农民种植其他作物赚钱。
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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
No one in my family could believe Allegra had any disability, much less one as severe as hers. To them a disability was physical, something you could see. They knew her as a ha
乜野系恋爱ppy, normal child. That's how it is with a learning disability -you don't see obvious physical symptoms.
But as she grew out of preschool, she would pretend to read-I knew she was pretending because the book was upside down. She withdrew into her own world where she could fantasize about being a ballet dancer, a Broadway actress or a figure skater. In the real world, ballet classes and music lessons led only to confusion, frustration and, ultimately, disappointment.