[自考类试卷]自考英语(二)模拟试卷32及答案与解析.doc
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1、自考英语(二)模拟试卷 32 及答案与解析一、阅读判断0 American SportsThe United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take a variety of forms; organized competitive struggles, which draw huge crowds to cheer their favorite team to victory; athletic games, played for recreation anywhere sufficient space is foun
2、d; and hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year. Some sports are called spectator sports, as the number of spectators really exceeds the number playing in the game.Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throu
3、ghout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall. Although no other game is exactly like baseball, perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket (板球).Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more t
4、han 75 years ago. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest universities seat as many as 80,000 people. The game is not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players on each team, an
5、d they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur.Basketball is the winter port in American schools and colleges. Like football basketball originated in the US and is not popular in other countries. Many Americans prefer it to football becau
6、se it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. It is a very popular game with high schools, and in more than 20 states, state-wide high school matches are held yearly.Other spectator sports include wrestling, boxing, and horse racing. Although horse-racing fans call t
7、hemselves sportsmen, the accuracy of the term is questionable, as only the jockeys (骑师) who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do not “assemble“ (聚集)primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambl
8、ing is the attraction of horse racing.1 Hunting and fishing are mainly favored by men, young and old, in the US.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given2 The professional baseball teams play baseball from spring to fall.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given3 Baseball shares many features with the English game of crick
9、et.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given4 Football can be classified as a spectator sport.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given5 Many Americans like basketball better than football because the latter is so harsh that players have to wear special uniforms.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given6 Nation-wide university basketb
10、all matches are held yearly in the US.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given7 Horse-racing fans cannot be considered sportsmen because they are spectators whose primary interest is gambling.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given8 Most sports are played in all seasons.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given9 Boxing is a spectat
11、or sport.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given10 Football is the most popular sport in the US.(A)True(B) False(C) Not Given二、阅读选择10 TelevisionTelevisionthe most pervasive and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growthis moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication
12、and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic revolution of sorts, made possible by the marriage of television and computer technologies.The word “television“, derived from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (vision: sight) roots, can literally be interpret
13、ed as sight from a distance. Very simply put, it works in this way: through a sophisticated system of electronics, television provides the capability of converting an image (focused on a special photoconductive plate within a camera) into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cabl
14、e. These impulses, when fed into a receiver (television set) ,can then be electronically reconstituted into that same image.Television is more than just an electronic system, however. It is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reachin
15、g other human beings.The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission. First, there is broadcast television, which reaches the masses through broad-based airwave transmission of television signals. Second, there is non-broadcast television, which pro
16、vides for the needs of individuals or specific interest groups through controlled transmission techniques.Traditionally, television has been a medium of the masses. We are most familiar with broadcast television because it has been with us for about thirty-seven years in a form similar to what exist
17、s today. During those years, it has been controlled, for the most part, by the broadcast networks, ABC, NBC, and CBS, who have been the major purveyors of news, information, and entertainment. These giants of broadcasting have actually shaped not only television but our perception of it as well. We
18、have come to look upon the picture tube as a source of entertainment, placing our role in this dynamic medium as the passive viewer. 11 What is the literal meaning of the word “television“?(A)Medium of the masses.(B) Sight from a distance.(C) Airwave transmission.(D)Vehicle for communication.12 What
19、 field of television is intended for specific groups?(A)Broad-based.(B) Reconstituted.(C) Traditional.(D)Non-broadcast.13 According to the passage, how many major networks are there?(A)Two.(B) Three.(C) Four.(D)Five.14 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a function of electroni
20、cs in television transmissions?(A)The conversion of an image into electronic impulses.(B) The sending of impulses through a wire cable.(C) The changing of one image into another image.(D)The feeding of impulses into a receiver.15 Which of the following statements about the relationship between telev
21、ision and its viewers can best be inferred from the passage?(A)Viewers do not take an active role in watching television.(B) Viewers would prefer increased news coverage.(C) Viewers like to use television to reach other human beings.(D)Viewers have grown tired of television.三、概括段落大意和补全句子15 The Weigh
22、t Experiment1 Nicola Waiters has been taking part in experiments in Scotland to discover why humans gain and lose weight. Being locked in a small room called a “calorimeter“ (热量测量室) is one way to find out.2 The signs above the two rooms read simply “Chamber One“ and “Chamber Two“. These are the calo
23、rimeters: 4 m by 2 m white-walled rooms where human volunteers are locked up in the name of science. Outside these rooms another sign reads “Please do not enterwork in progress“ and in front of the rooms advanced machinery registers every move the volunteers make. Each day, meals measured to the las
24、t gram are passed through a hole in the wall of the calorimeter to the resident volunteer.3 Nicola Waiters is one of twenty volunteers who, over the past eight months, have spent varying periods inside the calorimeter. Tall and slim, Nicola does not have a weight problem, but thought the strict diet
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