全国自考综合英语(二)精选练习题及答案2

A.durable
B.beautiful
C.shining
D.waterproof

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17: The severe weather conditions indicate a high_________that the flight will be delayed.(prob-able)

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18: According to the passage, when was the potter’s wheel first used?

A.It was first used by Egyptians in about 200 B.C.
B.It was first used in Europe in early nineteenth century.
C.It was first used in Central Asia in about 3500 B.C.
D.It was unknown as to when the potter’s wheel was first used.

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19: The last step in making pottery is_______.

A.colouring
B.shaping
C.shipping
D.glazing

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20: Passage 2
Pottery is the name given to all kinds of pots and other tools made from clay and other minerals when they have been hardened by heat in the potter’skiln.
Pottery is one of the oldest crafts, which began to be practiced as soon as man learned to control fire, and long before the melting of metals. Pottery enabled man from very early times to make vessels for storing and cooking food, for carrying water, etc.Early vessels were shaped by hand and probably hardened in a big fire.

A great advance in pottery followed the invention of the potter’s wheel and the kiln. It is not known where the potter’s wheel was first used, but it is believed that by 3500 B.C.potters in Central Asia were using some kind of wheel. Its use spread west a
At first the wheel was nothing more than a small disc, turned round by hand.Later it was improved and could be turned round by the potter with his feet. Such a wheel was probably in use in Egypt by about 200 B.C.It was certainly still in use in Europe at
After the pots have been shaped, they are slowly baked in the kiln. This produces chemical changes in the clay which have a hardening effect. The time taken for firing pottery varies with the size of the kiln and the type of clay. It can take from 24 hour
Clay is leaking by nature. If a pottery article is to hold water, it must be “glazed”. Glaze consists of the raw materials of glass, ground together and mixed with water. The glaze is sprayed on to the pot which is then heated in the kiln again until it i
A.technicians
B.general readers
C.history students
D.art students

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21: Which of the following can best explain the words u shrug off' in the last paragraph?

A.Forget.
B.Ignore.
C.Delay.
D.Hate.

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22: The word “kiln” in Paragraph 1 means__________.

A.a large oven
B.home
C.open fire
D.factory

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23: In order to prepare their students for college, high school teachers___.

A.should not mark their late papers
B.should force them to study long hours
C.should help them develop good study habits
D.should not explain the course materials in detail

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24: Many college students drop out in their first year because___.

A.they can’t get enough help in college
B.their efforts bring them embarrassment
C.their study in college is getting no better
D.they prefer other ways to acquire knowledge

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25: Students’ performance in college______.

A.decides their work habits in the future
B.indicates their academic score in the past
C.shows their expectations for future career
D.reflects what they have experienced in high school

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26: Passage 1
In the States, each fall a new crop of first-year college students, wavering between high hopes for the future and intense anxiety about their new status, scan college maps searching for their classroom. They have been told repeatedly that college is the key to a well-paid job, and they certainly don’ t want to support themselves by flipping hamburgers or working at some other dead-end job.So, notebooks at the ready, they await what college has in store. Unfortunately many of them will not return after the first year. Why do so many students leave? There are several reasons. Some find the academic program too hard, others lack the proper study habits or motivation, and a large group leave for personal reasons.
Not surprisingly, the academic shortcomings of college students have strong links to high school. In the past, a high-school student who lacked the ability or desire to take a college-preparatory course could settle for a diploma in general studies and afterward find a job with decent pay. Now that possibility scarcely exists, so many poorly prepared students feel compelled to try college. Getting accepted by some schools isn’t difficult. Once in, though, the student who has taken nothing beyond general mathematics, English., and science faces serious trouble when confronted with freshman composition, and biological or physical science. Most colleges do offer courses and other assistance that may help some weaker students to survive. In spite of everything, however, many others find themselves facing ever-worsening grade point averages and either fail or just give up.
Like academic shortcomings, poor study habits have their roots in high school, where even average students can often breeze through with a minimum of effort. In many schools, outside assignments are rare and so easy that they require little time or thought to complete. To accommodate slower students, teachers frequently repeat material so many times that slightly better students can grasp it without opening their books. And when papers are late, teachers often don’t mark them down. This “kindness” produces students who can’ t or don J t want to study, students totally unprepared for the rigorous demands of college. There, courses may require several hours of study each week in order to be passed with even a“ C”. In many programs，outside assignments are commonplace and demanding. Instructors expect students to grasp material after one explanation, and many won’t accept late papers at all. Students who don’t quickly develop disciplined study habits face a flood of low grades and failure.
Poor student motivation worsens faulty study habits. Students who thought high school was boring find even less attraction in the more challenging college offerings. Lacking any commitment to do well, theyshrug offassigned papers, skip classes, and avoid doing required reading. Over time, classes gradually shrink as more and more students stay away. With final exams upon them, some return in a last-ditch effort to save a passing grade, but by then it is too late. Eventually, repetition of this situation forces the students out.
41. Which of the following is true of first-year college students?

A.They have been forced to go to college.
B.They have mixed feelings about their college life.
C.Few of them are confident about their past achievements.
D.They believe college can guarantee them well-paid jobs.

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27: Her [ Doris ’] salesmanship was irresistible. Before the light changed half a dozen times she disposed of the entire batch [ of Saturday Evening Post ].

A....she destroyed every copy of the book.
B....she gave out all the magazines in her bag.
C....she sold every single copy she had brought.
D....she got rid of what she did not want in the batch.

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28: He remained on all fours leaning against the wind, intent to have everything right...

A.He was one of the four people who were clutching each other’s hands...
B.He was still lying on his stomach with his hands and legs stretched...
C.He was still holding on to the ground on his hands and knees...
D.He was trying to remain where he was in the wind...

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29: By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most often for the benefit of others——they are people against whom we measure others.

A....we disagree with them when judging others.
B....we think more highly of them than others do.
C....we believe other people are different from them.
D....we use them as the standard when evaluating others.

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30: My maternal grandfather，it is true，was cut off in the flower of his youth at the age of sixty-seven.

A.My mother ‘s father died young when he was only 67.
B.My mother’s father suddenly died when he was cutting flowers.
C.My mother’s father was sentenced to death when he was young because he cut the other’s flowers.
D.My grandfather on my father’s side was killed by a young man when he was 67.

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