1、综合英语(一)自考真题 2013 年 04 月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 选择题/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、B(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.Professor Brown, together with his students, _ to attend an international meeting in Paris next month. A. have been B. are C. has been D. is（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.That morning, however, he _ the bus and h
2、ad to wait for the next one. A. lost B. missed C. took off D. got on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.If he _ my letter in time, Im sure that he will be able to change his plan. A. gets B. got C. will get D. had got（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.All animals, except man, know _ the main business of life is to enjoy it. A. whic
3、h B. how C. that D. what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Shells were used as money in these tribes _ recent times. A. before B. since C. after D. until（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Mr. Gates, its very nice _ to you. Hope to see you next month in New York. A. talked B. to talk C. talk D. talking（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.We were inf
4、ormed of their arrival at such short notice that we _ had time to get prepared. A. almost B. hardly C. mostly D. seldom（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.He ordered that the secret message _ to the headquarters at once. A. is sent B. to be sent C. be sent D. being sent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Despite my opposition, they
5、insisted on _ paying for the damage. A. my B. myself C. I D. mine（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10._ Tom should be assigned so important a task surprised everyone. A. What B. Whom C. That D. Which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.You are not a Japanese, are you?_. A. No. I am Chinese B. Yes. I am Chinese C. No. I am Japanese D
6、. Yes. I am not Japanese（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12._ all his children come to his birthday party, the old man would be much happier. A. Might B. Would C. Should D. Could（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Ms. White is going to _ us an account of her experiences in Africa. A. speak B. tell C. give D. take（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.1
7、4.Im afraid Ive charged you too much _. Im really sorry for that. A. on purpose B. by mistake C. by the way D. in a sense（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Why is it so cold hereWell, for one thing, the heating isnt on; and for _, someone has left the door open. A. other B. others C. the other D. another（分数：1.00）A
8、.B.C.D.16.When he was in his fifties, Mr. Steiner lived in Austria, _ he was known as a musician. A. what B. where C. which D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.Have you always enjoyed a good relationship with your parents?Not when I was younger, but I _ very well with them now. A. get on B. get about C. get
9、in D. get up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.You would have to learn how to _ yourself first if you want to make friends here. A. behave B. see C. arrange D. act（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Be patient. It will take us a while to work _ the meaning of this poem. A. for B. out C. up D. off（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.Once people ha
10、ve tasted success, they are more _ to work harder for more. A. possible B. seemly C. probable D. likely（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、BPassage 1/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Together, the employer and the employees pay over million dollars each year in state and local taxes. Together, they provide materia
11、ls for about one-fourth of the automobiles produced in the United States. Together, they have Ushowered/U stockholders with over a half-million dollars in dividends(股息) in the past five years. Together, they make up Karson Manufacturing(制造厂), the areas largest employer.Karson Manufacturing began as
12、a garage operation when, in 1952, the late Rodney Karson started machining parts for local businesses. As business developed, he moved to the present location on Oak Road. But the site was hardly the same then as today. Photographs in the 1962 edition of the Daily News show the company as little mor
13、e than a series of one-story brick buildings, obviously added as needed. Not until 1983 did the present facility begin to take shape. Additions in 1998 and 2003 resulted in todays facility.George Hatman, vice-president of the manufacturing, began with the company in 1958. “I still remember my interv
14、iew with Mr. Rodney Karson. He wore a blue work shirt, sleeves rolled up, with black suspenders holding up his work pants. He looked like all the rest of the workers except for his hat. He wore this funny bowler with a red hat band. Usually he kept a pencil stuck in the hat band. Dont know why. Neve
15、r saw him use it. But thats the way he showed up for the interview. Funny, but Id worn my best suit. Thought I should try to impress him. “We didnt talk long. He asked me a few questions about experience. I didnt have any but I was willing to work. So you know what he said? He said, Well, get yourse
16、lf home, son, and put on some work clothes. Come back this afternoon and we 11 see what youre made of. Thats what I did and Im still here. “Hatman believes that Karsons philosophy made the company what it is today. “He thought if you wanted to work, you were a good man to have on the team. And thats
17、 what we have herea team. We all pull together, work together, make decisions together, show success together. Its really a good team to be on!“And together, the Karson team today announced a six-million-dollar new development plan. As a result, the local community as well as Karson will grow. Toget
18、her.（分数：10.00）(1).The word “showered“(Line 3, paragraph 1) most, probably means _. A. exported widely B. provided plentifully C. sold for a high price D. bought in large amounts（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, Karson Manufacturing has developed from _. A. a garage B. a steel company C.
19、 a brick manufacturer D. a local automobile factory（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).George Hatman was accepted as a member of Karson Manufacturing because _. A. he had enough working experience B. he did what Mr. Karson told him to do C. Mr. Karson was greatly impressed with his suit D. Mr. Karson was impressed
20、 with his willingness to work（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The key to the success of Karson Manufacturing is _. A. experience B. opportunity C. teamwork D. creativity（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).It can be inferred from the passage that the late Rodney Karson _. A. was a philosopher B. wrote a book on success C. was
21、admired for his wealth D. believed in the value of work（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、BPassage 2/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me.After breakfast one Saturday morning in the orphanage(孤儿院), when I was a little boy, I saw the Uhouse parent/U chasing the beaut
22、iful butterflies who lived by the hundreds in the bushes around the orphanage.I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures, one after the other, and then took them from the net and then stuck straight pins through their head and wings, pinning them onto a heavy cardboard sheet.How crue
23、l it was to kill something of such beauty. I had walked many times out into the bushes, all by myself, just so the butterflies could land on my head, face and hands so I could look at them up close.When the telephone rang the house parent laid the large cardboard paper down on the back step and went
24、 inside to answer the phone. I walked up to the cardboard and looked at the one butterfly that he had just pinned to the large paper. It was still moving about so I reached down and touched it on the wing causing one of the pins to fall out. It started flying around and around trying to get away hut
25、 it was still pinned by the one wing with the other straight pin. Finally its wing broke off and the butterfly fell to the ground and just quivered.The house parent came back and started yelling at me. I told him that I did not do anything but he did not believe me. He picked up the cardboard paper
26、and started hitting me on the top of the head. There were all kinds of butterfly pieces going everywhere. He threw the cardboard down on the ground and told me to pick it up and put it in the garbage can and then he left.I sat there in the dirt, trying to fit all the butterfly pieces back together s
27、o I could bury them whole, but it was too hard to do. So I prayed for them and then I put them in an old shoe box and I buried them near the blackberry bushes.Every year when the butterflies would return to the orphanage and try to land on me I would try and drive them away because they did not know
28、 that the orphanage was a bad place to live and a very bad place to die.（分数：10.00）(1).In the passage, the “house parent“(Line 2, Paragraph 2) is one who _. A. does gardening B. cleans the house C. studies butterflies D. looks after orphans（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Watching what the house parent was doing
29、 to the butterflies, the boy felt it was _. A. cruel B. exciting C. immoral D. interesting（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The house parent was very angry because he believed the boy had _. A. killed the butterfly B. damaged his work C. spread butterfly pieces everywhere D. pinned the butterfly on the cardboard
30、（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The house parent caught butterflies in order to _. A. test them B. kill them C. collect them D. raise them（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).It can be inferred from the passage that the boy feels life in the orphanage is _. A. lonely B. miserable C. pleasant D. beautiful（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、B第二
31、部分 非选择题/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、B(总题数：20，分数：10.00)21.prUi/Uson / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_22.welfUare/U / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_23.incUo/Unvenient / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_24.LUo/Undon / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_25.bUa/Ullet / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_26.vUio/Ulin / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_27.amUou/Unt / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_28.thuUmb/U / /（分数：0.50）填
32、空项 1:_29.bUa/Ucon / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_30.deliUc/Uious / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_31.strUaw/U / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_32.wUin/Uk / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_33.triumUph/U / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_34.duUch/Uess / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_35.cUoo/Uk / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_36.tUoo/Uth / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_37.recUei/Uve / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_38.rUo/
33、Ubot / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_39.laughUed/U / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_40.obvUiou/Us / /（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_八、B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、BA/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)on felt starving worse with rumors little fewgood seat too whichThe year was 1879; the country, Ireland.It was a time of great poverty and unrest. Crops had been bad for s
34、everal years; the people were hungry; indeed, many children were U U 1 /U /Uto death.Britain ruled the land then, and London, the U U 2 /U /Uof government, was a long way off. The lawmakers in parliament heard U U 3 /U /Uand complaints, but dismissed them impatiently. The Irish, they U U 4 /U /U, we
35、re unruly, troublesome, and complaining a lot. So parliament did U U 5 /U /Uto help, and a great deal to make matters U U 6 /U /U.For example, Parliament had passed Land Laws to protect the big landowners, U U 7 /U /Urequired the tenant farmers to pay rents promptly or be thrown off the land.This wa
36、s cruelly hard U U 8 /U /Uthe Irish farmers. Most of them rented land. They were U U 9 /U /Upoor to buy their own. If the crops were U U 10 /U /U, the farmers could pay and have a little left over for themselves. If the crops were bad, they faced starvation. Nom, under the Land Laws, they couldnt ev
37、en hope for a better crop next year.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十、BB/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The men on the ship saw a strange object lying on the beach. It was moving U U 1 /U /Uthemperhaps twenty feet an hour. The men went U U 2 /U /Uto look and could har
38、dly believe U U 3 /U /Uwas a man.Three weeks later, U U 4 /U /Uthe man felt better, he told them his story. But there was U U 5 /U /Ustrange thinghe seemed to be afraid that there wasnt U U 6 /U /Ufood on the ship. The men also noticed that he was getting U U 7 /U /U. They gave him less food, hut st
39、ill he grew fatter with U U 8 /U /Uday. Then one day they saw him put a lot of bread U U 9 /U /Uhis shirt. They examined his bed and U U 10 /U /Ufood under his blanket. The men understood. He would recover from it, they said.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项
40、 1:_十一、B(总题数：10，分数：20.00)41.“The Time Message“ points out that time has three important features, two of which are 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_42.In “This Life“, Sidney Pokier tells us that with the help of the old Jewish man he learned the meaning of words mainly by 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_43.In “Love of Life“, th
41、e man hurt his foot badly and his companion Bill deserted him. What enabled him to persist for 11 days in the wild was 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_44.In “Hobbyist“, the druggist told Sangstrom that he needed to 1 know before he gave the poison to him.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_45.In “The Story of an Hour“, after being t
42、old of her husbands death, Louise suddenly felt a deep longing for 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_46.The author of “The Day I Was Fat“ described how she managed to change her attitude, her lifestyle and her selfimage after the kid the pool 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_47.In “Thank You, Maam“, after seizing the boy who trie
43、d snatch her purse, the woman dragged him home and gave some money to buy a pair of shoes instead of 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_48.The Emotional Bank Account is like a financial bank account, on which people can make both “deposits“ and “withdrawals.“ One of the five “Deposits“ in such a bank is to 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_49.The author of “I Got My B. A. by Sheer Luck“ knew that his only chance to pass the exam for a difficult course was to 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_50.From Jim, the author of “Freedom in Dying“ learns that he does not have to do much for a dying person except 1.（分数：2.00）
