1、综合英语(二)自考题模拟 11 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART ONE(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1.Only when the war was over in 1953 _ to get back to work.（分数：1.00）A.that was he ableB.that he was ableC.was he ableD.he was able2.The government has decided to increase _ for civil servants.（分数：1.00）A.salariesB.feesC.wagesD.earnin
2、gs3.It gradually _ me that much of what they had said was far from the truth.（分数：1.00）A.dawned toB.dawned onC.came toD.came on4.Nowadays many parents feel guilty _ spending little time with their children.（分数：1.00）A.withB.atC.aboutD.for5.A dedicated nurse is always ready to _ patients“ needs.（分数：1.0
3、0）A.attend toB.attend inC.care withD.care on6.Would you _ me a favour and keep an eye on my house while I am away?（分数：1.00）A.giveB.offerC.doD.make7.How do the two products compare in terms _ quality and reliability?（分数：1.00）A.ofB.asC.withD.about8.I wish I _ to repair my computer myself. I only made
4、it worse.（分数：1.00）A.didn“t tryB.wouldn“t tryC.haven“t triedD.hadn“t tried9.His friends are looking forward to _ him as soon as possible.（分数：1.00）A.be seenB.have seenC.seeD.seeing10.Homing pigeon is useful as a _ carrier because when taken from home, it will return at the first opportunity.（分数：1.00）A
5、.meaningB.informationC.messageD.content11.Although he refused to act on my suggestion, he had to admit that _ what I said.（分数：1.00）A.there was something inB.it was something inC.there was something asD.it was something as12.Frankly, I“d rather you _ anything about the matter for the time being.（分数：1
6、.00）A.doB.didC.don“t doD.didn“t do13.No permission has _ for anybody to enter the building.（分数：1.00）A.givenB.been givenC.to giveD.be giving14.What were they talking about? I“m sorry. I haven“t got _ slightest idea.（分数：1.00）A./B.theCaD.an15.The woman carrying babies, come in first, _?（分数：1.00）A.will
7、youB.will theyC.don“t theyD.don“t youIt was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson“s imagination. 1 , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work. Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 2 for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a holida
8、y. With him were his American wife Fanny and his son Lloyd. Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long walk over the hills. They had been 3 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 4 . To keep the boy
9、happy, Robert asked the boy to do some drawing. One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 5 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 6 . “What“s that?“ he asked. “That“s the 7 treasure,“ said the boy. Robert suddenly 8 something of an adventure story
10、in the boy“s picture, While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 9 a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗) ? Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 10 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wante
11、d to 11 such a man in a story. 12 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 13 . So, thanks to a 14 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 15 stories in the English language.（分数：15.00）A.HoweverB.Therefore
12、C.BesidesD.FinallyA.aloneB.next doorC.at homeD.abroadA.attemptingB.missingC.planningD.enjoyingA.quietB.dullC.busyD.coldA.doubtedB.noticedC.decidedD.recognizedA.the seaB.the houseC.ScotlandD.the islandA.forgottenB.buriedC.discoveredD.unexpectedA.sawB.drewC.madeD.learnedA.starB.heroC.writerD.childA.he
13、lpB.problemC.useD.bottomA.praiseB.produceC.includeD.acceptA.YetB.AlsoC.ButD.ThusA.readB.bornC.hiredD.writtenA.rainyB.sunnyC.coolD.windyA.newsB.loveC.real-lifeD.adventure16.We are slaves to nothing but the clock.（分数：1.00）A.We try to keep the clock correct.B.We follow our time schedule closely.C.We ne
14、ver have enough time to work.D.We work for everything except the clock.17.Once you turn over a new leaf, you can“t expect to change completely right away.（分数：1.00）Ayou read a book from the first page.Byou change your ways for the better.Cyou pick a fresh leaf from a tree.Dyou start doing something.1
15、8.It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality.（分数：1.00）A.Usually one has to pay a visit to his home country before he knows that his home country is not as perfect as he imagines.B.Usually one has to take a trip away from home before he knows that his home country is not as perfect as
16、he imagines.C.Usually one has to pay a visit to his home country before he knows his home country is really more comfortable to live in than the country he is now living in.D.Usually one has to take a trip away from home before he knows his home country is really more comfortable to live in than the
17、 country he is now living in.19.“An artist“s heart is his head,“ replied Trevor, “and besides, our business is to show the world as we see it, not to make it better.“（分数：1.00）A.Artists paint everything they see in the world, not just the beautiful.B.In their paintings artists show whatever they see,
18、 not just what they like.C.The work of artists is to present the world honestly, not to glorify it.D.Artists should bring into their paintings both good thing and bad.20.When the steam engine came, handloom weaving naturally declined.（分数：1.00）A.The emergence of steam engine naturally Stimulated the
19、development of handloom weaving.B.The emergence of steam engine naturally caused the improvement of handloom weaving.C.The emergence of steam engine naturally caused the weakening of handloom weaving.D.The emergence of steam engine naturally caused the reform of handloom weaving.21.People were only
20、shapes in dense, gray fog of dust and ash.（分数：1.00）A.The dusty air made people barely visible.B.The air was too polluted for people to breathe.C.People hardly stayed in shape in such dirty air.D.People were almost buried in thick dust and ash.22.It would not be difficult to compile a list of such su
21、rprises that would fill the next fifty pages, but I will content myself with suggesting the first few that occur to me.（分数：1.00）AI feel satisfied with the first few examples in my mind.BI am surprised with the number of suggestions I can give.Cthe first few examples are the best ones that satisfy my
22、 curiosity.Dthe first few surprises coming to me would be enough as examples.23.If I love you, I can see you as a separate person, with your own values and thoughts and feelings, and I do not insist that you surrender your identity and conform to an image of what I expect you to be for me.（分数：1.00）A
23、I don“t want you to lose hope and then blame me for it.BI won“t force you to be independent and you can rely on me.CI don“t expect you to follow my step and become similar to me.DI won“t push you to lose yourself and become what I like you to be.24.The audiences were small, and even if Rudolf had be
24、en really first-rate, they would not have been very demonstrative.（分数：1.00）Athey would not have demonstrated much interest.Bthey would not have done anything for him.Cthey would not have responded warmly.Dthey would not have told him anything.25.Far-reaching as many of them Edison“s inventions have
25、been in their effect upon modern civilization, the total effect of Edison“s career surpasses the sum of all of them.（分数：1.00）A.One can never evaluate Edison“s great inventions high enough.B.One needs to understand Edison“s inventions to appreciate his career.C.Edison“s inventions are his most outsta
26、nding contributions to human life.D.Edison“s influence upon human society is much greater than his inventions.六、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)On January 13, 1982, a severe storm hit Washington, D. C. The temperature fell to the mid-teens. Driving snow made it hard to see. Flights out of Washington“s Nati
27、onal Airport were delayed while snowplows cleared the runways. Air Florida Flight 90, with its 79 passengers, was no exception. It was originally scheduled to depart at 2:15 P.M. Clearing the runways, however, took over an hour. At 3:37, the pilot was finally allowed to move the plane into position
28、for takeoff, but 15 other planes were lined up ahead of it. Another 20 minutes went by before Flight 90 could roll out onto the runway. While Flight 90 was waiting for the runways to be plowed, the ice that had formed on its wings was removed. But new ice began to form immediately. As the pilot wait
29、ed for the 15 other planes to take off, the ice grew heavier. Ice buildup on a plane“s wings is dangerous. It makes the plane heavier and disturbs the normal flow of air over the wings. Despite the fresh layer of ice, Flight 90 roared down the runway when its turn came at 3:59 P.M. As the jet took o
30、ff, it trembled violently. Something was wrong. It was not gaining altitude as it should. One of the passengers, who was also a pilot, said, “We“re not going to make it.“ Meanwhile, traffic on the Fourteenth Street Bridge over the Potomac River was heavy. It was rush hour, and the workers who lived
31、outside the city were headed home. Suddenly the blue, green, and white form of an Air Florida 727 appeared out of the clouds. Flight 90 was going down, and it was heading straight for the crowded bridge. The motorists on the bridge could do nothing but watch in horror as the airplane fell from the s
32、ky and smashed across the road. Several cars were badly hit. Four motorists were killed before the plane plunged into the icy Potomac. Rescue workers arrived on the scene instantly. Their searchlights revealed a frightening sight. Many of the passengers could be seen still strapped in their seats at
33、 the bottom of the river. Only six passengers survived the accident. They clung to a piece of“ the tail section that was above water. One of the survivors was a balding man with a large mustache. He seemed to be more alert and less severely injured than any of the others. Speed was essential if the
34、six people were to be saved. A person can survive only a few minutes in such cold water. The rescue was made difficult by the fact that there was only room barely enough for one helicopter to get between the Fourteenth Street Bridge and another bridge nearby. A helicopter arrived and quickly lowered
35、 its lifeline and flotation ring (救生圈) to the balding man. He grabbed it, but instead of using it himself, he passed it on to one of the other passengers. As that person was lifted out of the freezing water, the balding man fought to keep his grip on the tail section. His body temperature was droppi
36、ng, and his strength was going. When the rescue helicopter returned, the lifeline was again dropped to him. People on the bank watched in amazement as the man once again passed the lifeline on to someone else. For the second time, he gave up the chance so that another person could be saved. Ten minu
37、tes later, the three other passengers had been taken safely to the shore. Only the balding man was left in the river. But when the helicopter returned, he was gone. He had been in the icy water too long. For several days, the selfless man was known simply as “the man in the water“. No one knew who h
38、e was. But when the passenger list was compared with the description of the man, it was determined that he was Arland Williams, a 46-year-old bank examiner from Atlanta, Georgia. When Arland Williams boarded Flight 90, he was an ordinary person on an ordinary flight. There was nothing special about
39、him. But at 4:01 P.M. on a stormy January day, when his plane crashed, Williams chose to risk his life to save the lives of others. “The man in the water“ became a national hero.（分数：10.00）(1).What delayed Air Florida Flight 90 from taking off earlier?（分数：2.00）A.The runways had to be cleared of Snow.
40、B.The plane had to be refueled.C.The plane needed some engine repair.D.The wings of the plane had to be cleared of ice.(2).Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac River _.（分数：2.00）A.as it was landingB.as it was flyingC.5 minutes after takeoffD.as it was taking off(3).The rescue was made more difficult be
41、cause there _.（分数：2.00）A.weren“t enough rescue workersB.were no rescue boats availableC.was only enough room for one rescue helicopterD.was hardly any room for a rescue helicopter(4).Arland Williams died because he _.（分数：2.00）A.had suffered head injuries in the crashB.had been in the icy water too l
42、ongC.did not know how to swimD.wanted to become a hero(5).Which of the following best states the main idea of the selection?（分数：2.00）A.Arland Williams became a hero when he died after saving all the survivors.B.Arland Williams died in the icy Potomac River after the plane he was on crashed on takeof
43、f.C.A bank examiner from Georgia became a hero because he had put the lives of others ahead of his own.D.Arland Williams became a hero because he successfully saved five passengers.七、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)During the years of the Depression (经济危机) in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to
44、 stop by Brother Miller“s roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season made it available. Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering was used, extensively. One particular day Brother Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and featu
45、re, ragged but clean, hungrily looking at a basket of freshly picked green peas. I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I couldn“t help overhearing the conversation between Brother Miller and the ragged boy next to me. “Hello Barry, how are you today?“ “Hello,
46、Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya. Just admiring them peas, sure look good.“ “They are good, Barry. How“s your Ma?“ “Fine. Getting stronger all of the time.“ “Good. Anything I can help you with?“ “No, Sir. Just admiring them peas.“ “Would you like to take some home?“ “No, Sir. Got nothing to pay for “em wi
47、th.“ “Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?“ “All I“ve got is my prize marble here.“ “Is that right? Let me see it.“ “Here“tis. She“s great!“ “I can see that. Hmm, only thing is this one is blue and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this at home?“ “Not exactly.but, a
48、lmost.“ “Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red marble.“ “Sure will. Thanks, Mr. Miller.“ Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me. With a smile she said, “There are two other boys like him in our community, all three
49、 are in very poor circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for peas, apples, tomatoes or whatever. When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he doesn“t like red after all and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one, perhaps.“ I left the stand, smiling to myself, impressed with this man. A short time later I moved to Utah, but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys and their bartering. Several years went by, eac
