09四月自考英语国家概况试卷及答案

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A．19.15.B．9.15.C．9.18.答案是B.

1.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?

A.￡7.5.B.￡15.C.￡50.

2.Whichistherightgatefortheman'sflight?

A.Gate16.B.Gate22.C.Gate25.

3.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutgoingtoschoolbybike?

A.Happy.B.Tired.C.Worried.

4.Whencanthemangetthecomputers?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnThursday

5.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheshirtfortheparty?

A.Thesizeisnotlargeenough.B.Thematerialisnotgood.C.Thecolorisnotsuitable.

第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Brown?

A.Heisinhisoffice.B.Heisatameeting.C.Heisoutforameeting.

7.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Callback.B.Comeagain.C.Leaveamessage.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatkindofroomdoesthemanwanttotake?

A.Asingleroom.B.Adoubleroom.C.Aroomforthree.

9.Whatdoesthemanneedtoputintheform?

A.Telephoneandstudentcardnumbers.

B.Studentcardnumberandaddress.

C.Addressandtelephonenumber.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Fellowclerks.

B.Bossandsecretary.

C.Customerandsalesperson.

11.Whatdoesthemanlikeabouthisjob?

A.Livingclosetotheoffice.

B.Chancestogoabroad.

C.Nicepeopletoworkwith.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shelikestraveling.

B.Sheisnewtothecompany.

C.Sheworksinpublicrelations.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whenwillthevisitorscome?

A.InMarch.B.InApril.C.InMay.

14.Howmanyvisitorsarecoming?

A.8.B.10.C.12.

15Whatwillthevisitorsdoonthesecondday?

A.Gotoaparty.B.Visitschools.C.Attendalecture.

16.Wherewillthevisitorsgoonthefinalday?

A.ToLondonB.ToScotlandC.Tothecoast.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthefirstwordthebabytriedtosay?

A.Truck.B.Ok.C.Duck.

18.Howoldwasthebabywhenhelearnedtosaythatwordcorrectly?

A.About18months.B.About21months.C.About24months.

19.Whatdidthefatherdowhenthebabyscreamedthatwordattheairport?

A.Hecorrectedthebaby.

B.Hetriedtostopthebaby.

C.Hehidhimselfsomewhere.

20.Whydidthemotherpretendnottoknowthebaby?

A.Shegotangrywiththefather.

B.Shewasfrightenedbythenoise.

C.Shefeltuneasyaboutthenoisybaby.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachildheorshewants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever

答案是B.

2l.Thehousebelongstomyauntbutshe______hereanymore.

A.hasn'tlivedB.didn'tliveC.hadn'tlivedD.doesn'tlive

22.We______thelastbusanddidn'thaveanymoneyfortaxi,sowehadtowalkhome.

A.reachedB.lostC.missedD.caught

23.Seetheflagsontopofthebuilding?Thatwas______wedidthismorning.

A.whenB.whichC.whereD.What

24.There'snolighton-they______beathome.

A.can'tB.mustn'tC.needn'tD.shouldn't

25.-Excuseme,canyoutellmewherethenearestbankis,please?

－______Ohyes!It'spasttheoffice,nexttoabigmarket.

A.Mm,letmethink.B.Oh,Ibegyourpardon?

C.You'rewelcome.D.Whatdoyoumean?

26.IfIcanhelp_______,Idon'tlikeworkinglateintothenight.

A.soB.thatC.itD.them

27.Mikedidn'tplayfootballyesterdaybecausehehad______hisleg.

A.damagedB.hurtC.hitD.struck

28.______hehaslimitedtechnicalknowledge,theoldworkerhasalotofexperience.

A.SinceB.UnlessC.AsD.Although

29.Thewater______coolwhenIjoinedintothepoolformorningexercise.

A.wasfeltB.isfeltC.feltD.feels

30.-Hello,couldIspeaktoMr.Smith?

-Sorry,wrongnumber.Thereisn't______Mr.Smithhere.

A.不填B.aC.theD.one

31.Elizarememberseverythingexactlyasif______yesterday.

A.washappeningB.happensC.hashappenedD.happened

32.______andhappy,Tonystoodupandacceptedtheprize.

A.SurprisingB.SurprisedC.BeingsurprisedD.Tobesurprising

33.Pleaseremindme______hesaidhewasgoing.Imaybeintimetoseehimoff.

A.whereB.whenC.howD.what

34.-IwonderifIcouldpossiblyuseyourcarfortonight?

-______.I'mnotusingitanyhow.

A.Sure,goheadB.Idon'tknowC.Yes,indeedD.Idon'tcare

35.Mary,______here-everybodyelse,staywhereyouare.

A.comeB.comesC.tocomeD.coming

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

OnahotsummerdayinlastAugust,Isoughtshadeandacooldrinkatawaterfrontcafeona

Greekisland.Overahundreddegreesin36air.Crowded.Tempers(脾气)ofboththetouristsandwaitershad37tomeetthesituation,makingitaratherquarrelsomeenvironment(环境).

Atthetablenexttominesatanattractive,38couple,waitingfor39.Theyheldhands,whispered,kissed,andlaughed.Suddenlytheystood,pickeduptheir40andsteppedtogether41theedgeofwheretheyweresittingtoplacethetableintheseawater.Themanstepped42forthetwochairs.Hepolitely43hisladyintheknee-deepwaterandthensatdownhimself.Allpeoplearoundlaughedandcheered.

44appeared.Hepausedforjustasecond,walkedintothewaterto45thetableandtaketheir46,andthenwalkedbacktothe47cheersoftherestofhis48.Minuteslaterhereturnedcarryingabottleofwineandtwoglasses.Withoutpausing,hewent49intothewaterto50thewine.Thecoupletoasted(祝酒)eachother,thewaiterandthecrowd.Andthecrowd51bycheeringandthrowingflowerstothem.Threeothertables52tohavelunchinthewater.Theplacewasnowfilledwithlaughter.

Onedoesn’tstepintowaterinone’sbestsummerclothes.Whynot?

Customersarenotserved53.Whynot?

Sometimesoneshouldconsider54thelineofconvention(常规)andenjoy55tothefullest.

36.A.freshB.coolC.stillD.thin

37.A.managedB.expectedC.attemptedD.risen

38.A.lonelyB.curiousC.well-dressedD.bad-tempered

39.A.cheersB.serviceC.attentionD.flowers

40.A.metaltableB.emptybottleC.chairsD.bags

41.A.onB.offC.aroundD.along

42.A.outsideB.forwardC.downD.back

43.A.ledB.seatedC.watchedD.received

44.A.ThemanagerB.AfriendC.AwaiterD.Theservant

45.A.setB.washC.removeD.check

46.A.menuB.billC.foodD.order

47.A.loudB.anxiousC.familiarD.final

48.A.touristsB.customersC.fellowsD.assistants

49.A.atlastB.intimeC.oncemoreD.aswell

50.A.changeB.drinkC.sellD.serve

51.A.repliedB.insistedC.agreedD.understood

52.A.preparedB.joinedinC.settledupD.continued

53.A.withpleasureB.inthecafeC.inttheseaD.withwine

54.A.followingB.keepingC.limitingD.crossing

55.A.lifeB.wineC.lunchD.time

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Mostpeoplethinkofracingwhentheyseegreyhounds(灰狗)andbelievetheyneedlotsofexercise.Theycanactuallybequitelazy!Greyhoundsaregoodatfastracesbutnotlong-distancerunning.Theydoneedregularexercisebuttheyliketorunforashortburstandthengetbackonthebedoracomfortableseat.Anothermisunderstandingisthatgreyhoundsmustbeaggressive(好斗的)becausetheyarebiginsize.Infactgreyhoundslovepeopleandaregentlewithchildren.

Greyhoundscanlivefor12–14yearsbutusuallyonlyracefortwoorthreeyears,andafterthattheymakegreatpets.Theydon’tneedalotofspace,don’tmakealotofnoise,anddon’teatalotfortheirsize.

Normally,greyhoundscanbeastallas90cm.Thereis,however,asmall-sizedgreyhound,whichstandsonly33cm.Greyhoundscomeinavarietyofcolors.Greyandyellowish-brownarethemostcommon.Othersincludeblack,white,blue,redandbrownoramixofthese.

Greyhoundshavesmoothbodycoats,lowbodyfatandareveryhealthy.Becausethey’reslim(苗条的)theydon’thavethelegproblemslikeotherdogsthesameheight.Buttheydofeelthecold,especiallysincetheywouldmuchratherbeathomeinbedthanwalkingaroundoutside.

56.Thetextiswrittenmainly______.

A.totellpeoplehowtoraisegreyhounds

B.toletpeopleknowmoreaboutgreyhounds

C.toexplainwhygreyhoundsareaggressive

D.todescribegreyhoundsofdifferentcolors

57.Itcanbeinferredthatgreyhounds_______.

A.lovebigdoghouses

B.likestayinginbedallday

C.makethebestguarddogs

D.needsomeexerciseoutdoors

58.Whydoestheauthorsaythatgreyhoundsmakegreatpets?

A.Theyarebiginsize.

B.Theyliveaverylonglife.

C.Theycanrunracesforsometime.

D.Theyarequietandeasytolookafter.

59.Ifyoukeepapetgreyhound,itisimportant________.

A.tokeepitslim

B.tokeepitwarm

C.totakespecialcareofitslegs

D.totakeittoanimaldoctorsregularly

B

Manyyearsago,whenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenver,Iwasdrivingtomyparents'homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation(加油站)about50milesfromOklahomaCity,whereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafriend.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister(收款台),Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.

Itookoff,buthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.Acarpulledupbehindme.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend'sWechattedonthewayintothecity,andwhenIgotoutofthecar,thehusbandgavemehisbusinesscard.

Iwrotehimandhiswifeathank-younoteforhelpingme.Soonafterward,IreceivedaChristmaspresentfromthem.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.

Yearslater,Idrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.InlateafternoonIreturnedtomycarandfoundthatI'dleftthelightsonallday,andthebattery(电池)wasdead.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership-ashopsellingcars-wasrightnextdoor.Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.

JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord?Iaskedandexplainedmytrouble.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomycarandstartedit.Theywouldacceptnopayment,sowhenIgothome,Iwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceivedaletterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.Noonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyou,anditmeantalot,hesaid.

Thankyou-twopowerfulwords.They'reeasytosayandmeansomuch.

60.TheauthorplannedtostopatOklahomaCity_________.

A.tovisitafriend

B.toseehisparents

C.topayatthecashregister

D.tohavemoregasforhiscar

61.Thewords“tookoff”underlinedinParagraph2mean“______”.

A.turnedoff

B.movedoff

C.putup

D.setup

62.Whathappenedwhentheauthorfoundsmokecomingoutofhiscar?

A.Hehaditpulledbacktothegasstation.

B.Thecouplesenthimabusinesscard.

C.Thecoupleofferedtohelphim.

D.Hecalledhisfriendforhelp.

63.Thebatteryoftheauthor’scarwasdeadbecause_______.

A.somethingwentwrongwiththelights

B.themeetinglastedawholeday

C.heforgottoturnoffthelights

D.hedrovetoolongadistance

64.Bytellinghisownexperiences,theauthortriestoshow______.

A.howtowriteathank-youletter

B.howtodealwithcarproblems

C.thekind-heartednessofolderpeople

D.theimportanceofexpressingthanks

C

AstudyofEnglishlearningproblemswascarriedoutamongatotalof106foreignstudents.ItshowsthatmoststudentsconsideredunderstandingspokenEnglishtobetheirbiggestproblemonarrival.Thiswasfollowedbyspeaking.Writingincreasedasaproblemasstudentsdiscovereddifficultiesinwritingpapersthattheywerenowexpectedtohandin.Readingremainedasasignificant(显著的)problem.

Theinformationgainedhelpedusindeterminingwherespecialattentionshouldbepaidinourcourse.Althoughmanystudentshavechosentojointhecoursewithareasonablemotivation(动机),weconsidereditimportanttonotewhatseemedtoencourageinterest.Nearlyallthestudentshaveexperiencedsomekindofgrammar-basedEnglishteachingintheirowncountry.Tousethesamemethodwouldbeself-defeatingbecauseitmightreducemotivation,especiallyifithasfailedinthepast.Thereforeadifferentmethodmayhelpbecauseitisdifferent.

Varietyofactivitywasalsoseenasawayofmaintaining(保持)orincreasingmotivation.Severalyearsagowehadonetimetablethatoperatedthroughout,butwesoonfoundthatboththestudentsandtheteacherslostinterestbyabouthalfwaythroughthetenweeks.Thisledustoamajorre-think,sofinallywebroughtitintolinewiththeexpressedlanguageneedsofthestudents.

65.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Foreignstudentshavemoreproblems.

B.TherearemanywaystoimproveEnglish.

C.Teachingshouldmeetstudents’needs.

D.Englishlearningproblemsshouldbestudiedagain.

66.Writingbecameabiggerproblemwhenforeignstudents________.

A.hadtowritetheirpapers

B.becamebetteratspeaking

C.becamelessinterestedinreading

D.hadfewerproblemswithlistening

67.Wemayinferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.

A.differentteachingmethodsshouldbeused

B.grammar-basedteachingseemstobeencouraging

C.Englishcoursesarenecessaryforforeignstudents

D.teachingcontentshouldbechangedhalfway.

D

Sincemyretirement(退休)fromteachingmusicin2001,Ihavespentagooddealoftimepaintingasanartist.Iactuallybegandrawingagaininthesummerof1995whenmyfatherdied,soperhapsIwastryingtorecoverfromthelossofmyfather,ormaybeitwasjustthatitbroughtbackmemoriesofhim.Inanycase,Idrewpenandinkanimalsandlandscapes(风景画)muchinfluenced(影响)byKrenkelandSt.Johnforfiveyears.

Forsomestrangereason,Ihadbeenwaitinguntilmyretirementtostartdoingwatercolorsagain,butassoonasIwalkedoutoftheschooldoorforthelasttimeIpickedupmybrushesandrediscoveredAndrewWyeth,whoquicklybecamemyfavoriteartist.IhadlookedthroughalltheartbooksIhadonmyshelvesandfoundhiswatercolorstobetheclosesttohowIthoughtgoodwatercolorsshouldlook.SoIpaintedlandscapesaroundMinnesotaforthreeyearsandtriedoutmanyothertypesofpainting.However,watercolorsremainedmyfirstchoice,andIthinkIdidmybestworkthere,showingmypaintingsatanumberofartexhibitions.

Artisnowtogetherwithmypianoplayingandreading.Thereisatimeforeverythinginmyworld,anditiswonderfultohavesometimedoingwhatIwanttodo.AsConfuciousoncesaid,“AtseventyIcanfollowmyheart’sdesire.”

69.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Learningtopaintinlaterlife.B.Howtopaintwatercolors

C.Anartist-turnedteacherD.Lifeafterretirement

70.Theauthorstarteddrawingagainin1995because_________.

A.hehopedtodrawapictureofhisfather

B.hecouldn’tstopmissinghisfather

C.hehadmoretimeafterretirement

D.helikedanimalsandlandscapes

71.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheauthor__________.

A.hadbeentaughtbyKrenkelandSt.John

B.paintedlandscapesinMinnesotafor5years

C.believedWyethtobethebestinwatercolors

D.startedhisretirementlifeattheageofseverty

72.Howdoestheauthorprobablyfeelabouthislifeasanartist?

A.Veryenjoyable.B.AbitregretfulC.Ratherbusy.D.Fairlydull.

E

PhillipIslandPenguins(企鹅)

TheLittlePenguinhascalledPhillipIslandhomeforuntoldgenerations.GettoPhillipIslandinplentyoftimetowatchssummersunsetatSummerlandBeach–thestageisattractivelysettoseethelittlePenguinleavewaterandstepontoland.

•LeaveMelbourneat5:30pmforadirectjourneytoPhillipIsland.

•SeetheGippslandarea–GuinnessBookofRecordsplacefortheworld’slongestearthworm(蚯蚓)

•JourneyalongthecoastalhighwayaroundtheBaywithFrenchIslandandChurchillIslandinthedistance

•CrossthebridgeatSanRemotoenterPhillipIsland–naturalhomeforLittlePenguinsandmanyanimals

•Takeyourplaceinspecialviewingstands(看台)towatchthedailyeveningperformanceofthewildLittlePenguins

UltimatePenguins(+U)

Joinagroupofupto15.Thisguidedtourgoestoanattractive,quietbeachtoseeLittlePenguins.Youcanseepenguinsatnightbywearingaspecialpairofglasses.

Adult(成人)$60.00Child$30.00

ViewingPlatformPenguinPlus(+V)

Morepersonalizedwildlifeviewinglimitedto130peopleprovidingcloserviewingofthepenguinarrivalthanthemainviewingstands.

Adult$25.00Child$12.50

PenguinSkybox(+S)

Joinagroupofonly5inthecomfortofaspecial,higher-upviewingtower.GainanexcellentoverviewofSummerlandBeach.

Adult16yrs

73.Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlywrittenfor?

A.Scientists.B.StudentsC.Tourists.D.Artists.

74.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLittlePenguins__________.

A.havebeenonPhillipIslandforyears

B.keepaGuinnessrecordfortheirsize

C.aretrainedtopracticedivingforvisitors

D.liveinlargegroupstoprotectthemselves

75.Howmuchwouldacouplewithonechildpayforacloserviewingtour?

A.$37.50.B.$62.50.C.$180.00.D.$150.00.