全国自考综合英语(二)精选练习题及答案8

Topic:How did the Wades in “First Principles” spend Christmas the year Henry Wades,the bread-winner of the family,lost his job? 

You can use this outline： 

(1) Provide some background information about the family. 

(2) Describe where and how the family spent Christmas and give some details about gifts, food, activities, etc. 

(3) Conclude the essay with a one-sentence comment pointing out in what way Christmas that year was memorable.

作为穷人家的长子，他在孩童时期就懂得了自己的责任是帮助父母。

据报道，世界上有五分之一的儿童甚至享受不到最基础的教育。

20世纪被称为巨变的时代，而21世纪被称为信息时代。(refer)

—台开了很久的车就像一条穿了很久的牛仔裤，让人难以舍弃。

The Lacepede Islands, a group of four low__________islands, lie on a coral reef. (sand)

—些父母往往因不能和孩子在一起而感到内疚。

Jack is in the________developing photographs, (dark, room)

We often hear of people breaking down from____________, but in nine cases out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.(work, over)

Universities offer fellowship to________research in basic theoretical studies.(courage)

Doctors are now using surgery to preserve__________in many people with a certain disease who would otherwise go blind. (eye,sight)

The questioner is just interested in you;he does not mean to be________. (polite)

His conduct often___with his words, so now his friends hardly trust him. (agree)

Their efforts to improve the school have been very_. (effect)

In the later period of the war, enemy planes began to_________the city even in the daytime.(bomb )

What scared the writer after he got on the island?

She spent ten years as a struggling artist,before receiving any______for her work. (recognize)

The passage suggests that____.

“I dared not risk offending him” means the writer_____.

While in the boat the writer felt___.

Passage 2 

The dream changed.For hours,it seemed,I had been wandering aimlessly through a silent forest of pine trees ; now I was alone in a small boat which was drifting along lazily, past tree-covered islands, whose bare rocky edges rose abruptly from the transparent water. I was being carried between grassy banks where meadows sprinkled with butter-cups sloped to the river. Soft fluffy clouds were reflected in the velvet surface of the water. The current must have been steady and strong, for the boat kept moving forward smoothly, without meeting any obstacle, as though it were being steered by some invisible hand. 

Soothed by the peace of my journey, I had lost all count of time. Eventually, I became aware that the boat was gliding slowly towards the bank. At this point where a narrow stretch of silver sand was bounded on either side by heaped granite boulders, an old man was standing, his hand shading his eyes. As the boat ran around,he came up to me,held out his hand,and greeted me courteously. 

“You have reached us at last. We have been expecting you for so long. Would you follow me, please?”

 I hesitated there for a moment. I suddenly felt a chill conviction of danger,a shiver that suggested overwhelming evil. Yet this old man with sensitive delicate features seemed kindly and gracious. He noticed my suspicion and smiled at me reassuringly. “You need not be afraid，”he murmured.“You are deeply respected by us all. Everything has been prepared for you. We have done everything in our power to honour you. Now please come with me to the place chosen for you.”

 I dared not risk offending him. But for reasons I cannot explain, I avoided touching his hand outstretched to assist me as I stepped out of the boat,and I followed him reluctantly. 

Our feet sank into the yielding sand as we made our way towards a low flight of marble steps. The steps had been polished so skillfully that they seemed to glow in soft shades of rose,lilac and ivory. At the top my guide paused and looked back at me. I gasped in amazement at the incredible beauty of the scene before me at that moment. And again I shivered involuntarily with an inexplicable dread. 

46. The boat moved forward_______.

An empty bag cannot stand upright;a debtor cannot stand upright. The phrase “stand upright” is used_________.

The point the writer is making in the fifth paragraph is______.

Orderly men of moderate means have always something left in their pockets to help others. The best explanation of this is_______.

Passage 1 

Every man ought so to manage as to live within his means. This practice is of the very essence of honesty;for if a man does not manage honestly to live within his own means,he must necessarily be living dishonestly upon the means of somebody else. Those who are careless about personal expenditure and consider merely their own satisfaction without regard for the comfort of others generally find out the real uses of money when it is too late. Though by nature generous,these thriftless(不节检的)persons are often driven in the end to do very shabby things. They dawdle with(浪费)their money as with their time, draw bills upon the future, anticipate their earnings and are thus under the necessity of dragging after them a load of debts and obligations which seriously handicap their ability to act as free and honest men. 

The loose cash which many persons throw away uselessly, and worse, would often form. a basis of fortune and independence for life. These wasters are their own worst enemies, though they are generally found amongst the ranks of those who criticize “the injustice of the world”. But if a man will not be his own friend, how can he expect others will? Orderly men of moderate means have always something left in their pockets to help others ;whereas your wasteful and careless fellows who spend all never find an opportunity for helping anybody. 

It is a poor sort of economy, however, to be a skinflint. Narrow-mindedness in living and dealing is generally short-sighted and often leads to failure. The penny soul, it is said, never comes to two pence. Generosity and liberality,like honesty, prove the best policy after all. And there are numerous examples of brilliant results from a course of generous and honest policy. 

The proverb says:“An empty bag cannot stand upright. ”Neither can a man who is in debt. Debt makes everything a temptation. It lowers a man in self-respect, places him at the mercy of his tradesmen and his servants and makes him a slave in many respects ; for he can no longer call himself his own master,nor boldly look the world in the face. It is also difficult for a man who is in debt to be truthful. Therefore,it is said that lying rides on debt, s back. The debtor has to frame. excuses to his creditor for postponing payment of the money he owes him;and probably also to bring about falsehoods. 

It is easy enough for a man who will exercise a healthy resolution to avoid incurring the first obligation;but the facility with which that has been incurred often becomes a temptation to a second;and very soon the unfortunate borrower becomes so entangled that no belated exertion of industry can set him free. The first step in debt is like the first step in falsehood, almost involving the necessity of proceeding in the same course,debt following debt as lie follows lie. 

Dr. Johnson held that early debt is ruin. His remarks on the subject are weighty and worthy of being held in remembrance. 

“ Do not，” said he，“accustom yourself to considering debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a disaster. Poverty takes away so many means of doing good and produces so much inability to resist evil,both natural and moral,that it is by all virtuous means to be avoided.Let it be your first care,then,not to be in any man’s debt. Resolve not to be poor;whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness;it certainly destroys liberty and it makes some virtues impracticable and others extremely difficult. No man can help others that wants help himself;we must have enough before we have to spare. ” 

41. “To live within one’s means” is most accurately explained as_________.

“They anticipate their earnings”(Para.1) means_______.

“The early bird gets the worm. ”

These chemicals, she knew, do not break down in the soil. 

The hero was a big man;the celebrity is a big name.

John Bullyer and I met for the first time in 1956 when we were both in our early sixties, but it is true to say that he did more to shape my life than any other person.

In the intimacy of the home it is easy to displace disappointment or frustration or anger onto the nearest person, and that person is often a husband or wife.

But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? In part, their lives have the quality of a story.

There is a great deal to be said for the suburb.

One difficult but essential thing to remember is to refuse to let other people’s bad manners goad you into retaliating in kind.

Authentic love is not given with strings attached.

A donkey may permit himself to fall under his burden, but not a human being, the best of creation.

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______,but the fire brigade came too.

A quarter of the world1 s population now speak English. If you want to16your products, or yourself, you have no choice17to do it in English. Politicians and business people must speak English if they want to make their mark18the world’s stage. Writers of minority languages can19hope to sell their books unless they write in English. 

Hearing aids make________possible for people with hearing problems to use the telephone and even to listen to music.

We should always bear in mind that________decisions often result in serious consequences.

Jerry read the poem again and again until he_______it by heart.

To_______the CEO_________some of his work, the company decided to find for him two assistants.

一It was a red light, William. You_______the car. —Sorry. I didn’t see it.

Nowadays some mothers still play_________big part in the lives of their grown-up children.

Fifteen minutes______for one who waits.

If reading is to accomplish anything more than___time, it must be active.

Not only I but also Jane and Mary________tired of having one examination after another.

What we used to think_________impossible now does seem possible.

As long as you_______what you’ve been striving for，you will achieve your goal someday.

A series of attempts_______made, he came to a successful solution to the problem.

If you try to chase two rabbits at the same time, you will not catch________one.

His offer took me completely_______.