英語(yǔ)二歷年真題及答案()大全

朽木易折，金石可鏤。千里之行，始于足下。第頁(yè)/共頁(yè)2023年年年4月高等教誨自學(xué)考試全國(guó)統(tǒng)一命題考試英語(yǔ)（二）試卷及答案（課程代碼：00015）PARTONE（50POINTS）Ⅰ.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeachitem)從下列各句四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案，并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。1.Would’tyouratheryourchild______successfulwithhisstudyandwonthescholarship?A.becameB.becomeC.wouldbecomeD.becomes2.AlthoughTomissatisfiedwithhisacademicachievement,hewonders_______willhappentohisfamilylife.A.itB.thatC.whatD.this3.Wehopethatallthemeasuresagainstsandstorms,________wasputforwardbythecommittee,willbeconsideredseriouslyatthemeeting.A.whileB.afterC.sinceD.as4.Wecannotleavethistoughjobtoaperson_________.A.whonobodyhasconfidenceB.inwhomnobodyhasconfidenceC.forwhomnobodyhasconfidenceD.whoeveryonehasconfidenceof5.Youarethebestforthejob_____youapplyyourmindtoit.A.untilB.ifonlyC.incase D.unless6.Hey,leave_____!Ihatepeopletouchingmyhair.A.behindB.outC.offD.over7.Ithoughttheproblemofwatershortagewould________atthemeetingbutnobodymentionedit.A.comeup B.comeuptoC.comeoverD.cometo8.Mr.Smith,canI________youforaminute?I’dliketohearyouropiniononthisissue.A.sayawordwithB.havewordswithC.mentionawordwithD.haveawordwith9.Thereisadeadlock(僵局)inthediscussionwhenneithersidegives________totheover.A.away B.wayC.theway D.itsway10.Thistypeofdeskandchaircanbeadjusted________theheightofstudentsatdifferentages.A.with B.forC.toD.inⅡ.ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeachitem)下列短文中有十個(gè)空白，每個(gè)空白有四個(gè)選項(xiàng)。按照上下文要求選出最佳答案，并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。ForoverahundredyearsJapanhasconsistentlyspentlargesumsofmoneyandconsiderablehumanresourcesinanefforttoobtaintechnology.Herabilitytonegotiate__11___bythefactmostofthetechnologyshewantedwasnocommercialsecrets.Japan’s__12__hasalsobeenstrengthenedbythefactthatherinternalmarketwaslarge,sothat__13__tothismarketcouldbeofferedtomultinationalcompaniesasanattractiontothemtograntlicenses.Besides,Japan’sworkforcewasdisciplined,soitwascapable__14__applyingtheinformationitacquired.Finally,AmericanandEuropeancompanies,whowere__15__licensers,feltthattheJapanesecompaniesmighttakealargeshareoftheworldmarket__16__theywerenotlimitedbylicensingagreement.Conditionsofthissort,__17__togetherinonenation,maywellbeunique,andthecaseofJapanmaythereforenotactuallydemonstratethatlicensingisjustasefficientasmultinationalownershipforthe__18__oftechnology.Infact,Japanmaybefindingthismethodofoperation__19__effectivethaninthepast,asherneedsforoutsidetechnologynowrequireinformationwhich__20__onlyafewcompaniesandismorecloselyheld.11.A.wasstrengthened B.willbestrengthened

C.willhavebeenstrengthened D.hasbeenstrengthened12.A.position B.location C.place D.point13.A.entry B.access C.presence D.acceptance14.A.at B.in C.for D.of15.A.potential B.feasible C.liable D.inevitable16.A.until B.before C.if D.after17.A.cameB.come C.willcome D.coming18.A.transformation B.transfer C.transmission D.shift19.A.muchB.little C.less D.more20.A.stickstoB.belongsto C.drawson D.takesonⅢ.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointforeachitem)從下列每篇短文的問(wèn)題后所給的四個(gè)挑選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案，并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Oneday,theprincipalcameintoourroomand,aftertalkingtotheteacher,forsomereasonsaid:“Iwishallofthewhitescholarstostandforamoment.”Irosewiththeothers.Theteacherlookedatmeand,callingmyname,said:“Yousitdownforthepresent,andrisewiththeothers.”Ididnotquiteunderstandher.Sherepeated:“Yousitdownnow,andrisewiththeothers.”Isatdownpuzzledanddumb.Isawandheardnothing.Whentheotherwereaskedtorise,Ididnotknowit.Whenschoolwasdismissed,Iwentoutunconsciously.Afewofthewhiteboyslaughedatme,saying:“Oh,you’reanigger,too.”IhurriedonasfastasIcouldtowheremylooking–glasshungonthewallinmyownlittleroom.ForaninstantIwasafraidtolook,butwhenIdid,Ilookedlongandearnestly.Iwasaccustomedtohearingremarksaboutmybeauty;butnow,forthefirsttime,Ibecameconsciousofitandrecognizedit.Inoticedtheivory(象牙)whitenessofmyskin,thebeautyofmymouth,thesizeandliquiddarknessofmyeyes.Irandownstairsandrushedtowheremymotherwassitting.Iburiedmyheadinherlapandcriedout:“Mother,tellme,amIanigger?”Icouldnotseeherface,butIfeltherhandsonmyhead.Ilookedupintoherface.ThereweretearsinhereyesandIcouldseethatshewassufferingforme.AndthenitwasthatIlookedathercriticallyforthefirsttime.Ihadthoughtofherinachildishwayonlyasthemostbeautifulwomanintheworld;nowIlookedathersearchingfordefects.Icouldseethatherskinwasalmostbrown,andthatshediddifferinsomewayfromtheotherladieswhocametothehouse;yet,evensoIcouldseethatshewasmorebeautifulthananyofthem.ShemusthavefeltthatIwasexaminingher,forshehidherfaceinmyhairandsaidwithdifficulty:“No,mydarling,youarenotanigger.”Shewenton:“Ifanyonecallsyouanigger,don’tnoticethem.”Butthemoreshetalked,thelesswasIreassured,andIstoppedherbyasking:“Well,mother,amIwhite?Areyouwhite?”Sheansweredtremblingly:“No,Iamnotwhite,butyourfatherisoneofthegreatestmeninthecountry.ThebestbloodoftheSouthisinyou.”Thissuddenlyopenedupinmyheartafreshfear,andIalmostfiercelydemanded:“Whoismyfather?Whereishe?”Shestrokedmyhairandsaid:“I’lltellyouabouthimsomeday.”Isobbed:“Iwanttoknownow.”Sheanswered:“No,notnow.”21.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat“anigger”means________.A.awhitepersonB.ablackpersonC.anyonethatisnotwhiteD.anyonethatisnotblack22.Whentheteacheraskedhimtositdownandrisewiththeothers,theauthorwasconfusedbecause_________.heneverconsideredhimselfanon-whitepersonhethoughttheteacherdidn’trecognizehimhethoughtheshouldbeconsideredhethoughtitrudefortheteachertocallhisname23.Itwasonthatdaythathebegantorealizethat_________.hewasaniggerhewasdifferentfromothersbecauseofhisbeautyhiscolorwaslikethatofhismotherhedifferedfromotherwhitepeopleevenwithhisbeauty24.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_________.theboy’sfatherleftthemforsomereasonstheboy’smotherdidn’twanttomentionhisfatheratalltheboynevermethisfatherbeforetheboy’smotherhatedhisfather25.Thispassagegenerallytellsusastoryof________.A.aboywhosuddenlyrealizedthathewasacoloredpersonB.aboywhohadbeenlookeddownuponbecausehehadnofatherC.themiserablelifeofcoloredpeopleD.thelifeofaone-parentfamilyPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ForAmericans,timeisa“resource”that,likewaterorcoal,canbeusedwellorpoorly.“Timeismoney,”theysay.“Youonlygetsomuchtimeinthislife;you’dbestuseitwisely.”Thefuturewillnotbebetterthanthepastorthepresentunlesspeopleusetheirtimefroconstructive,future-orientedactivities.Thus,Americansadmirea“well-organized”person,onewhohasawrittenlistofthingstodoandaschedulefordoingthem.Theidealpersonispunctualandtreasuresotherpeople’stime.TheAmericanattitudetowardstimeisnotnecessarilysharedbyothers,especiallynon-Europeans.Theyaremorelikelytoconsidertimeassomethingthatissimplytherearoundthem,notsomethingtheycan“use”.OneofthemoredifficultthingsmanyforeignbusinessmenandstudentsmustadjusttointheStatesisthenotionthattimemustbesavedwheneverpossibleandusedwiselyeveryday.Intheireffortstousetheirtimewisely,Americansaresometimesseenbyforeignvisitorsasautomatons,unhumancreatureswhoaresotiedtotheirclocksandtheirschedulesthattheycannotparticipateinorenjoythehumaninteractionsthatarethetrulyimportantthingsinlife.“Theyarelikelittlemachinesrunningaround,”oneforeignvisitorsaid.TheemphasisAmericansplaceonefficiencyiscloselyrelatedtotheirconceptsofthefuture,changeandtime.Todosomethingefficientlyistodoitinthewaythatisquickestandrequiresthesmallestinvestmentofresources.Americanbusinessessometimeshire“efficiencyexperts”toreviewtheiroperationsandsuggestwaysinwhichtheycouldaccomplishmorethantheyarecurrentlyaccomplishingwiththeresourcestheyareinvesting.Popularperiodicalscarrysuggestionsformoreefficientwaystocleanhouse,raisechildren,tendtheyard,andsoon.Inthiscontextthe“fast-foodindustry”canbeseenasaclearexampleofanAmericanculturalproduct.McDonald’s,KentuckyFriedChicken,PizzaHut,andotherfast-foodestablishmentsprosperinacountrywheremanypeoplewanttominimizetheamountoftimetheyspendpreparingandeatingmeals.ThemillionsofAmericanswhotaketheirmealsatfast-foodrestaurantscannothavemuchinterestinlingeringovertheirfoodwhileconversingwithfriends,asmillionsofEuropeansdo.AsMcDonald’srestaurantshavespreadaroundtheworld,theyhavebeenviewedassymbolsofAmericansocietyandculture,bringingnotjusthamburgersbutanemphasisonspeed,efficiency,andshinycleanliness.ThetypicalAmericanfood,someobserversargue,isfastfood.26.Ifapersontreasuresotherpeople’stime,he.doesnotwastepeople’stimewithconversationoractivitythathasnobeneficialoutcomedoesnotbelievethefuturewillbeanybetterthanthepresentorthepastlikestodeepawrittenscheduleofthedailyactivitieswithhimlikestohavehismealsatthefast-foodrestaurantstosavetime27.IntheeyesoftheforeignvisitorsintheStates,Americanpeople.thinkthattimeisalwaystherewhichneedsbudgetingenjoysavingandusingtimewiselyeverydayareindifferentinthattheyarelikefeelinglessmachinesaresofullyengagedthattheyareunabletoenjoytheimportantthingsinlife28.Whatisthejobofanefficiencyexpert?Writingarticlesforperiodicals.Recommendingwaysofefficientinvestment.Examiningthequalityofacompany’sproducts.Teachingpeoplehowtotakecareoftheiryard.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?ManyAmericanslovehavingmealsatfast-foodrestaurants.Americansarebusierthanotherpeopleintheworld.TheAmericanfast-foodindustryhelpsspreadtheAmericanculturearoundtheworld.TheUnitedStatesisthefatheroftheworld’sfast-foodindustry.30.Thebesttitleforthispassageis..TheAmericanConceptofTimeTheDevelopmentoftheAmericanFastFoodIndustryHowtoRaiseEfficiencyTheAmericanFoodandCulturePassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itisdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschooling,wherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.Legislationandcourtdecisionshavemakeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheirchildrenathome,andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.Supportersofhomeeducationclaimthatitislessexpensiveandfarmoreefficientthanmasspubliceducation.Moreovertheyquoteseveralmerits:reliefofschoolovercrowding,addedcurricularandpedagogical(課程和教學(xué)法)alternatives,strengthenedfamilyrelationships,lowerdropoutrates,increasedmotivation,higherstandardizedtestscores,andreduceddisciplineproblems.Supportersofhomeschoolingalsobelievethatitprovidestheparentswiththeopportunitytoreinforcetheirmoralvaluesthrougheducation.Criticsofhomeschoolingmovementclaimthatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasitsolves.Theyacknowledgethat,inafewcases,homeschoolingofferseducationalopportunitiessuperiortothosefoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovidesucheducationaladvantages.Someparentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenformtheschoolsinfavorofhomeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovideasatisfactoryeducationfortheirchildren.Typically,parentshavefewer,notmoretechnologicalresourcesavailablethandoschools.However,therelativelyinexpensivecomputertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanywaynotsogoodasmorehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.Finally,asociological(社會(huì)學(xué))concernistherestrictedsocialinteractionexperiencedbychildrenwhoareeducatedathome.Technologywillneverreplacethepupil-teacherrelationship.Also,whilerelationshipswithparentsandbrothersandsistersmaybeimproved,childrentaughtathomemaydevelopadistorted(歪曲的)viewofsociety.31.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.moreandmoreparentsareinfavorofhomeschoolinghomeschoolingissuperiortoschooleducationbecauseithasbeenlegallyapprovedthoughhomeschoolinghasitsadvantages,itcreatesasmanynewproblemsatthesametimeschooleducationisnodoubtbetterthanhomeeducation32.Thosewhosupporthomeschoolingthinkthat.it’slessexpensiveandmoreefficientapartfromothermeritsithasaddedcurricularandpedagogicalalternativesitwillcausefewerdisciplineproblemsit’smoreimportanttoreinforcemoralvalues33.Criticsbelievethat.fewparentscanaffordcomputersandtechnologywhenprovidinghomeeducationfewparentsarequalifiedenoughtoprovideasatisfactoryhomeeducationschoolteachersarebetterthanparentsclassroomenvironmentcanprovidemostsatisfactoryeducation34.Accordingtotheauthor,homeschoolingcannothelpchildren.acquiresocialknowledgebuilduparelationshipwithfamilymembersbuilduppupil-teacherrelationshipdeveloparightviewofsociety35.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardhomeschoolingis.vaguepositivetotallynegativestraight-forwardPARTTWO（50POINTS）=4\*ROMANIV.WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwoitems)將下列漢語(yǔ)單詞譯成英語(yǔ)。每個(gè)單詞的詞類(lèi)、首字母及字母數(shù)目均已給出。請(qǐng)將殘破的單詞寫(xiě)在答題紙上。破壞，使…遇難vtw____ 37.自愿的，自發(fā)的a.v________緊要的，緊迫的a..u_____ 39.容忍，忍受vt.t_______癥狀，征兆n.s______ 41.最近，不久前ad.l_____放大，夸大vt.m______ 43.概念，主意n.n_____順從，順從vt.o___ 45.苦干的，費(fèi)力的a.p__________達(dá)到；造詣n.a_________47.使平衡；權(quán)衡vt.b______戰(zhàn)役，運(yùn)動(dòng)n.c_______49.裝修，裝點(diǎn)vt.d_______基本的，初級(jí)的a.e_________51.忠誠(chéng)的，忠實(shí)的a.f_______姿態(tài)，手勢(shì)ng______53.高度地，異常ad.h_____模仿的，仿制的a.i________55.正義，平等n.j______=5\*ROMANV.WORDFORM(10points,1pointforeachitem)將括號(hào)中的各詞變?yōu)檫m當(dāng)?shù)男问教钊肟瞻住４鸢笇?xiě)在答題紙上。56.Onceharm______(do)totheenvironment,ittakesyearstohavethesystemrecovered.57.Withthestrike_______(settle),theworkonthenewassemblylinewentaheadlikewildfire.58.Thechildwasplaying_________(danger)neartheedgeoftheswimmingpool.59.Thisproject________(accomplish)bytheendof2023年年willgreatlyimprovethebasicfacilityofthecity.60.Peopleappreciate_________(talk)withhimbecauseheisknowledgeableandhumorous.61.Sincetheauthordidnotsticktothetopic,Ifoundhisarticlevery______(confuse)andhardtofollow.62.Withallthisdone,I______(free)fromalltroublesandresponsibilities.63.Hadhebeentreatedwell,he________(getover)thisdisease.64.Investigationsintothecauseoftheshipwreckshowthattheship_______(sink)themomentithittherock.65.Ifonlytheboard________(approve)theproposalandputitintoeffect.=6\*romanvi．TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(15points,3pointsforeachitem)將下列各句譯成英語(yǔ)并將答案寫(xiě)在答題紙上。66.時(shí)光是世界上最容易奢侈也是最難以控制的東西。67．固然管理者不能預(yù)測(cè)未來(lái)，但他們的許多決策還是要求他們考慮到未來(lái)可能發(fā)生的事情。68．愛(ài)因斯坦聲稱(chēng)物質(zhì)和能量是可以互相轉(zhuǎn)化的，因此沒(méi)有絕對(duì)的時(shí)光和空間。69．這次考試不及格人數(shù)多得驚人。70．二十世紀(jì)六十年代美國(guó)民間音樂(lè)除表現(xiàn)愛(ài)情與希翼外，還表現(xiàn)反戰(zhàn)情緒。=7\*romanvii.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15points)將下列短文譯成漢語(yǔ)并將答案寫(xiě)在答題紙上。Planningisaveryimportantactivityinourlives.Itcangivepleasureandevenexcitement,butcausequitesevereheadaches.Themoresignificantthetaskahead,themorecarefultheplanningrequired.Gettingtoschoolortoworkontimeisataskrequiringlittleornoplanning.Itisalmostaroutine.Amonth’stouringholidayabroad,orbetterstill,gettingmarried,isadifferentmatteraltogether.Iftheholidayinvolvesachurchwedding,with50guests,areception,ahoneymooninItaly,andreturningtoanewhome,thisrequiresevenmoreplanningtomakesurethatissuccessful.Planningisourwayoftryingtoensuresuccessandofavoidingcostlyfailureswecannotafford.Itisequallyessentialtomankindasawhole,tonations,tofamiliesandtoeachindividual;thescalemayvary,butthedegreeofimportancedoesnot.2023年年年4月高等教誨自學(xué)考試全國(guó)統(tǒng)一命題考試英語(yǔ)（二）答案Ⅰvocabularyandstructure(本大題共10題，每小題1分，共10分)1.A2.C3.D4.B5.B 6.C7.A8.D9.B10.CⅡclozetest(本大題共10題，每小題1分，共10分)11.D12.A13.B14.D15.A 16.C17.D18.B19.C20.BⅢreadingcomprehension(本大題共15題，每小題2分，共30分)21.B22.A23.D24.C25.A 26.A27.D28.B29.C30.A31.C32.A33.B34.D35.DⅣwordspelling(本大題共20題，每小題0.5分，共10分)36.wreck 37.voluntary 38.urgent 39.tolerate 40.symptom41.lately 42.magnify 43.notion 44.obey 45.painstaking46.attainment47.balance 48.campaign49.decorate 50.elementary51.faithful 52.gesture 53.highly 54.imitative 55.justiceⅤwordform(本大題共10題，每小題1分，共10分)56.isdone 57.settled 58.dangerously 59.tobeaccomplished60.talking61.confusing62.havebeenfreed63.wouldhavegotover64.sank65.wouldapproveVI.TranslationfrontChineseintoEnglish(本大題共5小題，每小題3分，共15分)66.Timeistheeasiestthingintheworldtowasteandthemostdifficultthingtocontrol.67.Althoughmanagerscannotpredictthefuture,manyoftheirdecisionsrequirethattheyconsider/takeintoaccountpossiblefutureevents.68.Einsteinclaimedthatmatterandenergyareinterchangeable,sothereisnoabsolutetimeandspace/sotimeandspacearenotabsolute.69.Thenumberoffailuresintheexaminationissurprisinglylarge.70.TheAmericanfolkmusicinthe1960’sexpressedanti-warsentimentsaswellasloveandhope.VII．TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese.(本大題共15分)計(jì)劃是我們生活中一項(xiàng)異常重要的活動(dòng)。它能使人愉快，甚至令人歡喜，但也會(huì)讓人十分頭疼。工作越重要，所需的計(jì)劃就要越仔細(xì)。按時(shí)上班或上學(xué)是幾乎根本不需要計(jì)劃的工作，它只不過(guò)是日常事務(wù)。而長(zhǎng)達(dá)一個(gè)月的國(guó)外旅游度假，或更甚之，結(jié)婚娶親，就徹低是兩碼事了。倘若假期中還要舉行婚禮，接待50位賓客，舉辦招待會(huì)，去意大利度蜜月，再回到新家，那就更需要計(jì)劃周全，以確保勝利。計(jì)劃使我們能夠保證勝利，避免那些代價(jià)昂貴，而我們又難以承受的失敗。對(duì)于囫圇人類(lèi)、民族、家庭乃至個(gè)人來(lái)說(shuō)，計(jì)劃同樣又是必不可少的。其規(guī)模可大可小，但重要性都一樣。朽木易折，金石可鏤。千里之行，始于足下。第頁(yè)/共頁(yè)朽木易折，金石可鏤。千里之行，始于足下。第頁(yè)/共頁(yè)朽木易折，金石可鏤。千里之行，始于足下。第頁(yè)/共頁(yè)朽木易折，金石可鏤。千里之行，始于足下。第頁(yè)/共頁(yè)朽木易折，金石可鏤。千里之行，始于足下。第頁(yè)/共頁(yè)朽木易折，金石可鏤。千里之行，始于足下。第頁(yè)/共頁(yè)朽木易折，金石可鏤。千里之行，始于足下。第頁(yè)/共頁(yè)朽木易折，金石可鏤。千里之行，始于足下。第頁(yè)/共頁(yè)2023年年4月高等教誨自學(xué)考試全國(guó)統(tǒng)一命題考試英語(yǔ)（二）試卷及答案（課程代碼：00015）PARTONE(50POINTS)I．VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointeach)1.Itwouldbebettertomakeadecisionnow,______leaveituntilnextweek.A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.lessthanD.morethan2.We'llinformyouassoonasticketsbecome______.A.valuableB.capableC.acceptableD.available3.Theforeigncompanyhasbeen______runningthisfactoryfordecades.A.enormouslyB.effectivelyC.infinitelyD.extremely4.Ifyou______myadvice,youwouldn'tbeinsuchtroublenow.A.tookB.takesC.hastakenD.hadtaken5.Themeeting______,welefttheroomquicklyfordinner.A.overB.wasoverC.isoverD.beenover6.Allthemoney______,Frederickstartedlookingforwork.A.havingspentB.hasbeenspentC.havingbeenspentD.hadbeenspent7.______histalkwhenMaryranoutofthelecturehall.A.HardlyhadbebegunB.HardlyhehadbegunC.HardlyhehasbegunD.Hehardlyhadbegun8.Thetwosistersare_____inmanyways,notonlyinappearancebutalsointemperament.A.likeB.likelyC.alikeD.lively9.Thepurposeoftheprogramistoprovidetrainingforemployeessothattheycanwork______.A.lateB.laterC.latelyD.latest10.Ihopemyboyfriendwillbehandsome,strongand______kind.A.aboveallB.inallC.atallD.afterallII.ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)Howevercarefulonemaybe,hecannotpossiblylistencarefullytoeverythingthathehears.Thereare11ofreasonsforthis.Oneofthemistheoverloadofmessagesmostofus12eachday.Inadditiontothenumeroushourswe13hearingotherpeoplespeak,wemayspendseveralhourslisteningtotheradioorsittinginfrontofatelevisionset.14,itisimpossibletofocusourattentioncompletelyonwhatissaid;ourmindmightbe15elsewhere.Preoccupationwithourpersonalconcernsis16reasonwedon'talwayslistencarefully.Aromance17souroragoodgradeonatestmaytakeprominenceinourmindevenas18isspeakingtous.Furthermore,wearesurroundedbyallkindsofnoiseswhichinterfere19listening.Forexample,voicesatapartyor20oftrafficmaysimplymakeitdifficultforustocatcheverythingthatisbeingsaid.11.A.thenumber B.anumber C.number D.numbers12.A.accept B.obtain C.receive D.possess13.A.put B.consume C.spend D.spare14.A.Besides B.Whereas C.Otherwise D.Nevertheless15.A.wondering B.swinging C.recycling D.wandering16.A.other B.some C.theother D.another17.A.gone B.going C.goes D.went18.A.anyone B.everyone C.someone D.few19.A.to B.with C.of D.about20.A.sound B.noise C.voice D.screamIII.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Manyoftoday'smosttrustedsalestechniqueswereinventedoveracenturyagobyayoungmerchantnamedEatoninToronto.Whenhewasyoung,Eatonworkedbrieflywithhisbrothersinsmall-townstores.In1869,hesepuphisownshopindowntownToronto.Hehadmanycompetitors,buthewasalsoambitiousandhadaplanforsuccess.Heofferedauniquestyleoftrade,butaswasexpected,alltheothershopkeeperslaughedathim,believinghewouldeventuallyfail.However,Eatonwasnotamantobeeasilydefeated;hecameupwithabrandnewnotionofbusiness-"Goodssatisfactory,ormoneyrefunded."Hesoldallhisgoodsatfixedpricesandonlyforcash.Withasharpsenseofwhatthepublicwanted,hewentoutofthewaytomeettheirneeds.Hisbusinessgrewrapidly.Hesetupnewbranchesandstartedmailorderservicethatallowedpeopletobuyfromalistofhisgoods.Eaton'slist-advertisementsofhisday-wasthefirstofitskind.Itwasdistributedandreadalloverthecountry.Itwastheonlywaytoaccessgood-qualitygoodsatreasonablepricesforpeoplelivingfarawayfrombigcites.Itbecamepartoftheirlife.TheyevencalleditTheWishingBook.Thesecretofthelist'ssuccesswasthatEatongainedtherespectofthiscustomers;theytrustedhimforgoodpricesandqualitygoods.ProbablybecauseherememberedhismiserableearlydaysinIreland,Eatonthoughtmuchofthewelfareofhisemployees:betterworkingconditions,shorterweekdayhoursthanhiscompetitorsandSaturdayafternoonsoffinthesummer.Inallthis,hewasaleader.21.ThebestdescriptionofEatonisthat______.A.hewastherichestmerchantinTorontoB.hewasasuccessfultechnicalinventorC.heintroducednewsalespracticesD.hechangedpeople'sideasaboutbusinessmen22.Eaton'ssuccesslayprimarilyinthat____.A.hesoldonlygoodqualitygoodsB.hewasthefirstpersontoprovidegoodserviceC.hetreatedhisemployeesbetterthananyofhiscompetitorsD.hewonrespectfromhiscustomers23.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.EatoninventedtheideaoftheinternetshoppingB.EatondroveotherbusinessmentofailureC.EatonneversoldhisgoodsoncreditD.Eatonwasdefeatedbyhisrivals24.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.A.GoodGoods,ofMoneyRefundedB.Eaton,aSalesInventorC.Customers'Respect,aSecretofSuccessD.Eaton'slist,aWelcomeEventinSalesHistory25.Eaton'sListwasimportanttopeopleonfarmsbecauseitwasaconvenientwayofgetting_____.A.good-qualitygoodsatreasonablepricesB.goodsatunreasonablepricesC.good-qualitygoodsatunreasonablepricesD.poor-qualitygoodsatreasonablepricesPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thethreatofaglobaloutbreak(疾病大爆發(fā))ofbirdflumakesiturgentfortheinternationalcommunitytocooperateeffectively.Wealthycountrieswillhavetoprovidehundredsofmillionsofdollarsforthetestingandproductionofmedicinesnecessaryfortreatingpatientssufferingfrombirdflu.Developingcountries,particularlyinSoutheastAsia,wherethebirdfluvirus(病毒)hasspreadsince1997,mustworkoutspecialprogramssothatfarmerswillnothidesighsofpossibleoutbreaks.Inaddition,thewaysuchfarmbirdsaschickensandducksaretraditionallyraisedandmarketedinthedevelopingworldshouldbechanged;thereshouldbemoredistancebetweenthebirdsandtheirkeepers.Countriesshoulddealwiththediseasewithjointeffort.Ifonecountryisinadequatelyprepared,itwillbeathreattoeveryothercountry.Thepotentialeffectsofanationaloutbreakofbirdfluareenormous.Firstly,anoutbreakmaykilllargenumbersofpeople.WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)estimatesthatanoutbreaksimilartothemildHongKongfluof1968couldkillasmanyas7.4millionspeople.Ifitwereasdangerousasthe1918Spanishflu,whichkilled50million,thenumberwouldbemuchhigher.Secondly,suchanoutbreakmaycausegreatfinancialdamage.Thelatestoutbreakofbirdflu,whichbeganinDecember2003,hascostSoutheastAsiamorethan$10billionanddepresseditsGDPby1.5per