英语一自考复习真题荟萃冲刺预测卷.doc

英语(一)自考复习真题荟萃冲刺预测卷
Ⅰ. 阅读理解Reading comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the best answer to each question.

Passage One
For a clearer picture of what the student knows, most teachers use another kind of examination in addition to objective tests. They use “essay” tests, which require students to write long answers to broad, general questions such as the following: “mention several ways in which Benjamin Franklin has influenced the thinking of people in his own country and in other parts of the world.”
One advantage of the essay test is that it reduces the element of luck. The students can’t get a high score just by making a lucky guess. Another advantage is that it shows the examiner more about the student’s ability to put facts together into a meaningful whole. It should show how deeply he has thought about the subject. Sometimes, though, essay tests have disadvantages, too. Some students are able to write rather good answers without really knowing much about the subject, while other students who actually know the material have trouble expressing their ideas in the essay form.
Besides, in an essay test the student’s score may depend upon the examiner’s feelings at the time of reading the answer. If he is feeling tired or bored, the student may receive a lower score than he should. Another examiner reading the same answer might give it much higher mark. Because of this, the objective test gives each student a fairer chance, and of course it is easier and quicker to score.
Whether an objective test or an essay test is used, problems arise. When some objective questions are used along with some essay questions, however, a fairly clear picture of the student’s knowledge can usually be obtained.
1. What many have been discussed in the previous paragraphs?
A. the essay test
B. how teachers test their students
C. how students write their essays
D. the objective test
2. The essay test is preferred because _________.
A. it shows more about the student’s understanding of the subject
B. it tests the student’s knowledge of the material as well as his expression of ideas
C. it gives each student a fairer chance
D. its scoring may be influenced by the examiner’s feelings
3. The third “this” (line 4, paragraph 3) refers to the fact that _________.
A. students may receive a lower score in any essay test
B. another examiner usually give the answer a higher mark
C. different examiners may give the same essay different scores
D. the objective test gives each student a fairer chance
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the objective test is not true?
A. it is more objective than the essay test in terms of scoring.
B. it allows the students to guess the correct answer without really knowing the material
C. it shows the student’s ability to think about difficult problems
D. it is easy and quick to score
5. According to the author, an idea test should be__________
A. an objective test B. an essay test
C. a combination of the two D. something new

Passage Two
In reading the world’s great literature on human excellence and personal success, I’ve found that to launch ourselves into a life of true success we need to satisfy one basic condition: pursue our vision with stubborn (顽强的) consistency. The biggest difference between people who succeed and those who don’t is not usually talent but persistence.
On my way to work one morning, I met Rudy Ruettiger, who is now a motivational speaker. He has grown up in Joliet, listening to stories about Notre Dame and dreaming of one day playing football there. Friends told him he wasn’t a good enough student to be admitted. So he gave up his dream and went to work in a power plant.
Then a friend is killed in an accident at work. Shocked, Rudy suddenly realized that life is too short not to pursue your dreams.
In 1972, at the age of 23, he enrolled at Holy Cross Junior College in South Bend, Ind. He got good enough grades to transfer to Notre Dame, where he finally made the football team as a member of the “scout team”, the players who help the team prepare for games.
Rudy was living his dream, almost. But he wasn’t allowed to suit up for the games themselves. The next year, after Rudy requested it, the coach told Rudy he could put on his uniform for the season’s final game. And there he sat, on the Notre Dame bench during the game. A student started shouting, “ We want Rudy！” soon others joined in. Finally, at the age of 27, with 27 seconds left to play, Rudy Ruettiger was sent onto the field and made the final tackle (拦截). So his team won the game.
When I met Rudy 17 year later, it was in the parking lot outside Notre Dame stadium (体育场)， where a camera crew was filming scenes for Rudy, a motion picture about his life. His story illustrate that there is no limit to where your dreams can take you.
6. The writer believes that the key to achieving success is __________
A. developing one’s talent
B. seizing opportunity
C. having wide vision
D. sticking to one’s goal
7. According to the passage, Rudy once gave up his dream of playing football for Notre Dame because _________.
A. his friend was killed there
B. his foot was injured in an accident
C. he lacked confidence in himself
D. he failed in the entrance examination
8. Rudy quit his job in the power plant because _________
A. his friend encouraged him to
B. his outlook on life changed
C. he was disappointed in his future
D. he was shocked by his friend’s death
9. Rudy was transferred to Notre Dame _______.
A. as a good student B. as a good player
C. with the help of a coach D. with the help of a friend
10. A camera crew was making a movie about Rudy’s life because __________.
A. Rudy was the oldest player at Notre dame
B. Rudy succeeded in realizing his dream
C. Rudy was the best speaker at Notre dame
D. Rudy succeeded in developing his ability

Passage Three
Trees are useful to man in three very important ways : they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts(干旱) and floods. Unfortunately, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important.
Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down trees to build warships , with which to gain itself an empire(帝国). It gained the empire, but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced by flood and starvation. Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade villagers to see this. The villagers want wood to cook their food with; and they can earn money by selling wood. They are usually too lazy to plant and look after the trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear. This does not only mean that the villagers’ children and grandchildren will have fewer trees.
The results are even more serious, for where there are trees their roots break the soil up allowing the rain to sink in, and also bind the soil, thus preventing its being washed away easily but there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away from the surface, causing flood.
11. What is the most important function of trees?
A. Providing fuel.
B. Offering shade.
C. Preventing natural disaster.
D. Providing wood.
12. What eventually happened to the empire in the paragraph?
A. Its people died of hunger
B. It fell into pieces.
C. It became a giant empire.
D. It built many ships with wood.
13. It is implied in the passage that the villagers________.
A. want a plentiful supply of trees
B. want firewood badly
C. just want to get money
D. don’t realize the importance of trees
14. The role of the tree is to _______.
A. loosen oil B. keep soil in position
C. harden soil D. both A and B
15. What is the passage mainly concerned with?
A. The benefits of trees.
B. Trees and soil protection.
C. The various uses of trees.
D. Different attitudes toward trees.

Passage Four
For the first nineteen months of her life, Helen Keller was like other pretty, happy babies in every way. Then a sudden illness destroyed her sight and hearing. Because she could not hear what other people were saying, the child could not learn to speak. For the next seven years, she lived in a world of darkness, without sounds or words.
The person who changed Helen’s world was her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who entered her life on March 3rd, 1887. Miss Sullivan had accepted a job which seemed impossible. She had agreed to teach a blind child who had never learned to act like a human being, because no one had ever been able to guide（指导）her in any way. No one could control her. She acted like a young animal, rushing wildly around, throwing things, and hitting anyone whom she could reach. Who could believe that such a child could be taught?
But Anne Sullivan was a very special kind of teacher. She had been blind during part of her own childhood and had learned to read Braille, a system of writing that uses raised dots which can be left by the fingers of a blind person. She had learned to see again after several operations（练习）, but she had never forgotten the experience of being blind.
Miss Sullivan understood Helen. She loved her and believed she could teach her.
16. Helen Keller was born pretty and happy__________.
A. for nine years
B. for nearly nineteen months
C. for ninety days
D. for nineteen days
17. Her sight and hearing were destroyed because of __________.
A. a sudden illness B. a sudden fall
C. being hit D. her wildness
18. Miss Sullivan had accepted a job _________.
A. which was easy B. which was interesting
C. which was very difficult D. which was possible
19. Helen never learned to act like a human being because _______.
A. she had not met a person like Anne B. she was born wild
C. she was mad after the illness D. no one wanted to teach her
20. Miss Sullivan could teach Helen because she ________.
A. was clever B. understood Helen
C. was not afraid of Helen D. was strong enough to control Helen
Passage Five
When young people get their first real job, they may face a lot of new, confusing situations. They may find that everything is different from the way things were at school. It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable and insecure in both professional and social situations. Eventually, they realize that university classes can’t be the only preparation for all of the different situation that arise in the working world.
Perhaps the best way to learn how to behave in the working world is to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior. In doing so, you will be able to see what it is that you admire in this person. For example, you will observe how he acts in a crisis. Perhaps ever more important, you will be able to see what his approach to day-to-day situations is.
While you are observing your colleague, you should be asking yourself whether his behavior is like yours and how you can learn from his responses to a variety of situations. By watching and learning from a model, you will probably begin to identify and adopt good working habits.

21．The young people just graduate from school may not behave well in the working world, because_________.
A． hat they learned in university classes in not adequate for their new life
B． they were not well educated
C． the society is too complicated to adopt to
D． they failed to work hard at school
22. In the last line of the first paragraph, the word “arise” means______.
A. bring about
B. come into being
C. occur to
D. cause to happen
23. The best way to learn how to behave in the working world is_______.
A. to find a worker and follow him closely
B. to find a person you admire and make friends with him
C. to find a person you respect and watch carefully how he acts in different situations
D. to make a acquaintance of a model you admire
24. In the last line of the second paragraph, the word “approach” means________.
A. means of entering
B. speaking to someone for the first time
C. way of coming nearer to
D. manner of doing something
25. The passage could be best entitled ________.
A. “Learn from a Model”
B. “Learn, Learn and Learn again”
C. “Learn For ever”
D. “One is Never Too Old to Learn”

Passage Six
It was once believed that a person was in great danger when he sneezed ---people imagined that the soul could escape from the body at the moment of sneezing. “God bless you” was a prayer for assistance in keeping the soul where it belonged.
The German word Gesundheit (good heath) is a variation of this prayer; the Irish deiseal and the Italian felicita are similar prayers. The Hindus say a word that means “live,” and when a Mohammedan sneezes, he praises God.
The Zulus of South Africa, far from being afraid of sneezes, believe that a sneeze signifies a friendly spirit’s belongs. Whenever a child sneezes, they shout “Grow!” hoping the friendly spirit that stimulated the sneeze will help the child grow tall and strong. The ancient Hebrews also believed that a sneeze was good---a sneeze indicates life; the dead never sneeze.
The Japanese say that if you sneeze once, someone is saying good saying about you; if you sneeze twice, bad thing are being said about you; if you sneeze three times, you have caught a cold.
26. People once thought that anyone who sneezed was_________.
A. sick
B. in danger
C. in good health
D. evil
27. “God bless you” was said in order to ________.
A. make children grow tall and strong
B. insure good health
C. keep the soul in the body
D. prevent someone from saying evil things about the sneezer.
28. Gesundheit is a sneezing prayer most like
A. the Zulu prayer
B. “God bless you”
C. the Japanese prayer
D. a warning
29. The Zulu believe that a sneezing prayer is caused by ________.
A. a good spirit B. a bad spirit
C. illness D. children
30. It would be reasonable to conclude that ________.
A. many people say prayers when they sneeze
B. a prayer keeps the soul where it belongs
C. all people were afraid of sneezes
D. the moment of sneezing is very dangerous

Passage Seven
As prices and building costs keep rising, the "do-it-yourself"(DIY)trend（趋势）in the U.S. continues to grow." We needed furniture（家具）for our living room," says John Ross," and we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs." John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a