1、全国高等教育自学考试综合英语二试题全国2010年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)试题课程代码：00795I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARYComplete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)1. It is strange that such a thing _in your compa
2、ny.A. happen B. happens C. happened D. has happened2. She considered_ important that everything should be finished by ten.A. that B. what C. it D. which3. I was surprised that no one _them of the danger.A. warns B. warned C. has warned D. had warned4. Alice is going to the photographers this afterno
3、on _.A. to have taken her photograph B. to have her photograph takenC. to have her photograph being taken D. to have her photograph been taken5. The professor, _whether anyone would come to help him, had to prepare for the experiment by himself.A. did not know B. having not knownC. had not known D.
4、not knowing6. It was not until she arrived at the airport _she realized she had forgotten her passport.A. and B. when C. where D. that7. The promise of finding long-term technological solution _the problem of world food safety seems difficult to fulfill.A. to B. forC. of D. at8. It is difficult to p
5、redict what his _to the result will be.A. opinion B. reactionC. view D. impression9. To telephone him, you will have to _his number in your phone book.A. look to B. look up C. look through D. look at10. At the level of primary education, the most important task is to_ childrens interest in nature.A.
6、 stimulate B. enlarge C. strengthen D. expand11. By the time the fire-engine arrived, the fire had been put _by the inhabitants.A. away B. off C. down D. out12. You are not allowed to make any changes to the book without the authors_.A. order B. trust C. permission D. authority13. A good education s
7、hould, among other things, _you to think for yourself.A. force B. make C. tell D. train14. Because agriculture is so important to a nations well-being, governments have always been _with it.A. compared B. concerned C. connected D. correlated15. The _progress of science and technology in the 20th cen
8、tury has brought enormous benefits to humankind.A. magnificent B. remarkable C. grand D. brilliantII. CLOZEFill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)There are currently
9、three living species of elephants: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant or Indian Elephant. Other species such as the mammoths (猛犸象) 16 before the last ice age but are now 17 .Elephants live in a structured social order. 18 females spend their entire lives in
10、 tight-knit family groups 19 mothers, daughters, sisters and aunts, males live mostly solitary lives. Elephants 20 live for 50 to 70 years. The elephants pregnant period is 22 months, the longest of 21 land animal. Newborn elephant calves weigh 22 260 pounds.Elephants spend about 16 hours a day find
11、ing and eating food. Their diet consists 23 grasses, leaves, bamboo, twigs, bark, roots and small amounts of fruits, seeds and flowers. Interestingly, elephants only digest 40% of 24 they eat; an adult elephant can consume 300-600 lb of food a day.Elephant skin is thick, grey and wrinkled. The wrink
12、les help elephants stay cool 25 water gets trapped inside the wrinkles and evaporates slowly. Their hearing is 26 and they can detect noise from miles away. One of the most distinct 27 attributes of elephants is their tusks. Elephants use their tusks to dig for food, mark their 28 and perform other
13、tasks. Elephants tusks are made of ivory. The 29 elephant ivory is one of the major reasons people hunt elephants and thus have significantly 30 the worlds elephant population. For this reason and many others, many people around the world are working hard to protect the species from further extincti
14、on.16. A. remained B. stayed C. existed D. appeared17. A. rare B. extinct C. plentiful D. common18. A. When B. While C. As D. Since19. A. made up of B. tied to C. dependent on D. filled with20. A. naturally B. largely C. typically D. characteristically21. A. any B. other C. the D. a22. A. for exampl
15、e B. on average C. in fact D. by chance23. A. with B. on C. in D. of24. A. that B. those C. which D. what25. A. because B. although C. in case D. so that26. A. weak B. lost C. normal D. keen27. A. mental B. physical C. biological D. psychological28. A. territory B. land C. surroundings D. area29. A.
16、 supply of B. call for C. cost of D. desire for30. A. balanced B. restricted C. destroyed D. increased. PARAPHRASINGChoose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 1
17、0 points in all)31. “Weve got to believe it,” he said “We cant afford not to.”A. There is no reason not to believe it.B. We have no other choice but to believe it.C. We should pretend to believe it even if we dont.D. The consequence of not believing it would be severe.32. Unless one is wealthy there
18、 is no use in being a charming fellow.A. Good looks is useless for a poor guy.B. Nice appearance cannot make a person rich.C. Rich men usually do not have nice personality.D. Ones attractiveness does not come from material wealth.33. No man in, Carnegies family would complain and give uphe would die
19、 first.A. Even a dying family member would not complain and give up.B. No one in the family dared to complain and give up for fear of death.C. Every member of the family would rather die than complain and give up.D. The family member who complained and gave up would be the first to die.34. She had f
20、ancier ideas of my lifes possibilities.A. She had impractical expectation of my future.B. Her opinion about my life was proved wrong.C. The goal she set for me was what I preferred.D. She believed that I would be successful in life.35. Time is treated by Americans as if it were something almost tang
21、ible.A. Americans try various means to hold time tightly in their hands.B. Americans are serious about time and they manage their time well.C. To Americans, time is as valuable as money, which they can see and touch.D. To Americans, time is like something solid, which they can seize and control.36.
22、Most hosts of TV talk shows are grateful just to get someone who will fill the room with sound.A. Most hosts like those guests who come to the talk shows.B. Its really difficult for most hosts to find some talkative guests.C. Most hosts are more than happy as long as the guests keep talking.D. Whate
23、ver the guests say about themselves, most hosts wouldnt mind.37. It makes me very humble to think of a guy like Scotty.A. I dont want to be reminded of how great Scotty is.B. Scotty is even more important than Id like to admit.C. The thought of Scotty doesnt make me comfortable.D. I feel Im a nobody
24、 when I think of Scottys success.38. The class discusses the possibility of terrorists using a homemade atomic bomb to push their extravagant political demands.A. . to promote their unique political ideas to a target government.B. . to force a government to accept their unreasonable political demand
25、s.C. . to persuade a government to agree with their terrorist political ideas.D. . to negotiate their extraordinary political demands with a government.39. Nothing was too good for that child Laura.A. Laura deserved whatever her parents did for her.B. Laura was never satisfied with whatever her pare
26、nts did for her.C. Laura was grateful to her parents for what her parents had done for her.D. Laura was too greedy a child to appreciate what her parents had done for her.40. For a second Rudolf thought his host the lighthouse keeper might be joking; but the serenity of the others expression reassur
27、ed him.A. . but Rudolf found from the old mans expression that he was not serious.B. . but Rudolfs expression showed the old man that he was only joking.C. . but the old mans calm expression convinced Rudolf that he was not joking.D. . but Rudolf looked peaceful, so the old man was sure that he mean
28、t what he said.IV. READING COMPREHENSIONRead the two passages and choose the most likely answer to each of the questions. And write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (2 points each, 20 points in all)Passage 1The hottest issue that has captured the attention of everyone acr
29、oss the globe is the issue of Global Warming. After examining different researches and observations very carefully, it has been concluded that the overall temperature of the Earth is rising. Solid scientific findings have turned that from a mere theory to a harsh reality. And the worst part of this
30、is that the bad effects of rising temperatures on eco-systems have already started to appear.In a global movement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere many initiatives are being taken both at private and government level. Many developed nations in the world have already started pro
31、ducing energy from eco-friendly means like solar, wind and thermal power. All these environment friendly sources of energy are also called green energy or greentechnology. With the use of green technology, efforts are underway to reduce the utilization of fossil fuels to produce energy. Several “Green Technologies” like water purification, recycling, sewerage and solid waste treatment and renewable energy are being successfully employed to ach
