2009年4月全国自考英语（二）历年试题

一、Vocabulary and Structure（10 points,1 point for each item）从下列各句四 个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1. We ______ go out to restaurants, but mostly we eat at home.

A. occasionally B. relatively C. continually D.

absolutely

2. This is the first time that a woman has been _____ to the post.

A. granted B. praised C. pointed D.

appointed

3. If payment is not received, legal action will be our only_____ .

A. aggression B. advantage C. alternative

D. ambition

4. Dont trust everything______ you have read in the newspapers.

A. which B. that C. as D. what

5. The conclusion from the study is not definite; it is just_____ .

A. tentative

B. valid C. technical D. thorough

6. She _____ everything else and concentrated on the task before her.

A. set off B. set back C. set aside D. set up

7. When you _____ know Bob better, you will like him.

A. go to B. got to

1

C. went to D. get to

8. Ive got the order from the boss that the work ______ finished before 5p.m. today.

A. would be B. be

C. will have been D. could be

9. ______Tom has done really amazed everyone in his class.

A. What B. Which

C. That D. Who

10. It is not decided _____ the conference will be held.

A. what B. which C. when D. that

二、Cloze Test（10 points,1 point for each item）下列短文中有十个空白，每个

空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

1. We all believe that modern technology can make life better because it makes everything faster. But by 11 everything up, we suffer losses we have not yet learnt to know. Our day begins with speedy urges: the alarm rings and you jump 12 bed. You take a quick shower. Then you wake the kids and 13 them through breakfast so they

wont miss the bus. At the dining table, you swallow some slices of bread with a cup of tea. When everything 14, you hurry to the car, thinking of the things you would

buy from the supermarket on the way 15. Driving 20 minutes in the busy traffic, you

reach your workplace, rushing into the building and 16 up the stairs three at a time, arriving at your desk with seconds to spare. You take 17 deep breaths. Then, you instantly remember that the 18 you didnt finish last night must be faxed to Beijing by 10 oclock in the morning.

Yet it seems that the 19 we go, the further we fall behind. Not only in the literal sense of not getting done what we set out to do, 20 at a deeper level. It has come to the point where my days feel like an Olympic marathon.

2

三、Reading Comprehension（30 points，2 points for each item）从下列每篇短文

的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1. Parents can have a great impact on the development of their childrens

creativity in art. But first, they have to know how. They may find the following advice interesting and instructive.

Encourage free drawing rather than coloring books. Coloring books stop the

possibility of selfexpression. A child may just enjoy colorful pictures and never learn how to express himself. As an art teacher says, “Children have a very powerful instinct to draw freely and roughly. Such practice makes them learn

language easily.” In fact, a child expresses himself in rough drawing. This is thebeginning of literacy and creativity. Also, parents should not teach their

kids“how” to draw and they should not make their kids draw realistic pictures to entertain themselves. Experience tells us that such teaching from the parents will discourage children, making them think they cant do it the “right”way.

Competition and rewards should also be avoided in the process of artistic creation. A childs natural instinct to create will disappear if he or she thinks about prize while drawing.

3

Parents should be role models for their kids. They should not say things like,“I cant draw a straight line.”Instead, they should learn to say,“I love to

create.”This teaches children that the process of creation is more important than the product. If children see their parents drawing, cooking or building creatively, they will do the same.

Buy a notebook for your child to use every day. This can be a journal for making up stories, writing ideas and drawing pictures. Even the youngest child can use it to draw freely and roughly, expressing himself.

Take your child to places that promote ideas and creativity. Art museums, science centers, libraries and childrens museums all are great places to see other peoples creativity. That will inspire children to make their own creations and inventions. Give children choices and free time. Some of the best ideas come from daydreaming and imagining. In short, parents should allow their kids to have the freedom to invent for themselves. That means not always teaching and commanding.

(1). To develop their artistic creativity, children should be encouraged to ______.

(A). (B). (C). (D).

draw freely and roughly

learn to draw realistic pictures know how to draw before they start

learn to draw good pictures to get prizes

(2). Parents are encouraged to be role models for their kids because . (A). parents love to create

(B). parents can draw straight lines

(C). children tend to follow their parents examples

(D). children like the product of their parents creativity

(3). It can be inferred from the passage that in artistic creation . (A). product is more important than process (B). process is more important than product (C). process and product are equally important (D).

both process and product are unimportant

(4). To be inspired by other peoples creativity,children should . (A). write ideas (B). make up stories (C). (D).

buy good notebooks

visit museums, libraries, and science centers

(5). The main idea of this passage is that .

(A). children should be encouraged to draw freely (B). (C).

children should follow their parents examples

parents should know how to cultivate their kids creativity

4