全国自考综合英语(二)精选练习题及答案3

1: Topic:From “Go-Go Americans”，what do you learn about American’s attitude towards time when they do business? How would you react to that if you were doing business with them?

A.They did not want to stay put in one place.
B.The parents did not want their kids to be racially prejudiced.
C.They were fed up with the rumors.
D.They no longer liked their dream house and the ponies.

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17: Tap water is_____everywhere in this small town. (drink)

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18: Which of the following statements is true about the Watsons’ response to their neighbors，comments?

A.At first the kids felt hurt and complained.
B.At first all the family except the writer ignored the comment.
C.All along the parents took the comments seriously.
D.All along the family paid no notice to the comments.

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19: The ironic comments from people in town were eroding my air of superiority. The sentence probably means that I felt______.

A.insulted by the comments
B.indignant at the comments
C.I gradually became less superior to the colored kids
D.I became more superior over the colored kids

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20: Passage 2
When I was 11,I lived in a small town in Kentucky. Everyone there was judged according to his social position and material possessions. Our leading citizens considered themselves aristocrats (贵族)in the respectful Southern tradition. Despite my youth, I knew that being accepted depended on my being “somebody”.
My father was a doctor for horses and was one of the most successful horse clinic owners in the state. My friends-and, more important, their parents一knew that horse trainers and owners brought their animals from five neighboring states to be treated by my father. And so I benefited socially by being “Dr. Watson, s son”.
My family lived on a two-acre piece of land in a new house that wasn’t part of a suburban development. My father had bought the land and built the house that my mother had always wanted.Since it was the first all-electric house in town, I gained added prestige. I was now “Dr. Watson’s son living in Dr. Watson’s new house”.
My sister and I were the first children in town to own ponies. My father built a shelter for them himself. He fenced an area for riding, and bought us all the equipment.
So，when I was 11，I was “Dr. Watson’s son living in Dr. Watson’ s new house and owning his own pony. I was sure that I was , definitely superior to the average child in town.
For this reason, I was shocked to open the front door one day to find Billy and Charles, two neighbor children, standing on my front porch.
“Are you and Debbie going to ride your ponies today?”Billy asked me.
“ No，”I said，as rudely as possible.
“Well, then，Charles and I are going to ride them this afternoon. ”
I couldn’t believe them. “ Oh，no，you’re not. Those are my ponies，and no one rides them unless I say so! ”
Charles’s reply astounded me. “We already asked your father at the clinic，and he said we could ride your ponies whenever we wanted as long as you and Debbie weren’t riding them. He said we could, even if you said no. ”
I vividly remember those words, because I swore then that I would hate my father forever for letting those w“colored”boys ride my ponies.
Watching from the back window, I saw Billy and Charles catch my pony,use my equipment and ride through my horse area.The precedent(先例)was set. In the days and weeks that followed, Billy and Charles even brought along friends to share in the fun. Sometimes they rode all day.
It wasn’t long before my friends and their parents found out that Dr. Watson let “coloreds” ride his children’s ponies. The ironic comments from people in town wereerodingmy air of superiority.
But my father didn’t seem to care what the neighbors said.My mother ignored my complaints, and my sister was too young to understand.As for the ponies，they didn’ t seem to care who rode them.

At first I told my friends that my father had hired Billy and Charles to exercise the ponies, but that explanation wore thin. Finally I, too, learned to ignore the rumors.     When I was 12, my sister invited a friend to our house
But the community’s attitude hadn’t changed.The comments about Dr. Watson s visitors became crueler,and even more vicious. Now Debbie and I were just“Dr. Watson’s children who have colored kids over”.     So we told our parents th
A.wealthy and arrogant
B.the wealthiest in town
C.well-known in five states
D.wealthy and respected

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21: At first, the writer didn’t like Billy and Charles to ride the ponies because_.

A.he believed that the ponies were his possessions
B.Billy and Charles were colored kids
C.his father had ignored his complaints
D.the ponies were not strong enough for the two kids

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22: When Crane returned to the house, _______.

A.he didn’t want to wake Mrs Fern
B.he tried to wake Mrs Fern but failed
C.he woke Mrs Fern, but she refused to get up
D.he felt ashamed to wake Mrs Fern, but he did so

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23: Why had Crane stayed the night at number 29?

A.He had lost his way in the dark.
B.He had suddenly felt sick at stomach.
C.There was something wrong with his lorry.
D.Nottingham was too far for him to reach that night.

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24: By saying “ in a manner other than the customary one”，the officer meant the man left the house____________.

A.without paying the landlady
B.at such an early hour
C.by the front door
D.down a drain-pipe

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25: The police officer questioned the man because______.

A.he had seen the man doing something strange
B.the man had fallen and needed attention
C.he thought he recognised the man
D.the man had tried to escape

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26: Passage 1
Police Officer Tidwell left the station just after 8a.m. on Sunday, June 4. He had spent an uneventful night on duty and was looking forward to his day of rest. By habit he took a short cut down the path behind Digby Hall Road.A minute or two later, he saw a man climbing down a drain-pipe from an open bedroom window of number 29. In silence Tidwell crept into the garden. The man reached the ground and was dusting himself down when he felt his arm gripped.
“It’s 8:15 on a Sunday morning,”said the officer, “and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure at such a time. Would you mind explaining?”
The man was obviously startled but he kept calm. He said, “I know what’s on your mind，officer，but it isn’t true. This is a very funny mistake. ”
“It’s part of my job to take an interest in unusual events. I think you’ve just left this house in a manner other than the customary one. That may be quite innocent, but I’d like to make sure. ”Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. “Name, address and occupation and then，please, tell me your story. ”
“Charlie Crane, Lorry Driver, from Nottingham, 51 Brecon Street. My story...”
“Yes. What were you doing like a fly on that wall, Mr Crane?”
“Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay here until it was fixed.Bed and breakfast. The landlady’s name is Mrs Fern. She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out here in the right way and down at the lorry park by half past seven. It was only when I felt around for a cigarette I realized I’ d left 80 pounds in my pay envelope under the pillow here at number 29.1 always put it under my pillow at night. It’s a habit I’ve got into. I even do it at home...”
“I see. Why didn’t you miss it when you went to pay Mrs What’s-her-name?”
“Mrs Fem. I’d paid her last night. You’ve got to pay when you take the room，see. So I came rushing back, but it’s Sunday, and she’d gone back to bed.Could I wake her? I rang the bell and banged on the front door for ten minutes before I came round here to the back and found my bedroom window still open. Up I went, then, up this pipe. It’s a trick I learnt in the army. She hadn’t made the bed, and the money was still there. You know the rest，and I hope you believe it because...”
“Mr Crane，what on earth are you doing here? I thought you’d gone an hour ago. ” It was Mrs Fern, speaking from the kitchen window at the comer of the house.
41. Why was Tidwell walking along the path behind Digby Hall Road?

A.He usually discovered something suspicious along that path.
B.He had an appointment with a man at Digby Hall Road.
C.He knew he would get home quicker that way.
D.He chose to go that way by chance.

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27: The book [Silent Spring] exploded into the public consciousness.

A.The book exploded like a bomb, sounding a warning to the public.
B.The book raised the environmental awareness of the people.
C.The book criticized the farmers for using pesticides.
D.The book drew public attention to the use of pesticides.

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28: Few Americans stay put for a lifetime.

A.Americans love moving houses.
B.Americans change jobs frequently.
C.Americans rarely live in the same place all their lives.
D.Few Americans dislike staying where they were born for long.

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29: I was to close the file and write the obituary for the school paper. The almost bare sheets in the file mocked the effort.

A.I felt that my efforts were laughed at.
B.I find it a tough job to write the obituary.
C.The sheets were full of unfavorable remarks.
D.There was hardly anything important to write about.

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30: As long as we could look forward to getting a drink [ of that water] later, there was something to live for.

A.We were all eager to drink that water.
B.We shouldn’t just live for a drink of water.
C.If we had drunk up the water, we would be dead.
D.We needed something to live for, even just for a drink of water.

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31: It was in her mind to share their refuge.

A.The thought that they should share the refuge was constantly troubling her.
B.She was wondering if they should share their shelter with their neighbours.
C.In her opinion, they should share their shelter with their neighbours.
D.To her mind the shelter should be regarded as a sort of public place.

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32: Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charisma, with the help of the media.

A.An icon often has special personal charm, which is often exaggerated by the media.
B.An icon’s personal charm is so vague that it needs being publicized by the media.
C.The distinctive charm plays an important role in making a person become a cultural icon with the help of the media.
D.Compared with looks, the distinctive charm is less important in making a person become an icon with the help of the media.

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33: If you think I’m going to raise a good-for-nothing, you’ve got another think coming.

A.How could you consider the suggestion I put forward as useless?
B.You’d better think carefully before you make comments on my idea.
C.You’ d better stop expecting me to bring up a lazy and irresponsible child.
D.How could you doubt my ability to provide a proper education for my child?

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34: The motto is,“Live and let live. ”

A.If you want to live,you must allow others to live.
B.Accept others and live peacefully with them.
C.Do not interfere with other people’s affairs.
D.Let other people live the way they choose.

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35: We ( Americans) view friendship more tentatively, subject to changes in intensity as people move, change their jobs, marry, or discover new interests.

A.Americans don, t think that friendship can remain unchanging.
B.Americans think that in this changing world no friendship cannot exist.
C.Americans prefer every thing new and they are always seeking for new things including friends.
D.Americans think friendship can only last for a short period, they don’t think there are lifelong friends.

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