WORD文档2009年10月全国自考英语（二）试题及答案一、Vocabulary and Structure(10 points,1 point each)从1.The traffic was held up for more than thirty minutes,_caused me toarrive late.A.itB.thatC.whatD.which2._he has many friends，he is often feeling lonely.A.AsB.WhenC.WhileD.Since3.Poor speaker of English though he was at the time，he still managed to makehimself_.A.understandB.understoodC.understandingD.to understand4.There are many sales this season，during which stores will lowertheir_prices.A.normalB.generalC.ordinaryD.usual5.As for family education，parents are encouraged to rely on_rather thanpunishment.A.criticismB.intimidationC.persuasion142009年10月全国自考英语（二）真题参考答案D.scolding6.Scientists doubt whether its_to regulate ones biological clock bydrinking.A.feasibleB.incredibleC.fashionableD.valuable7.Youd better leave things_if you dont know how to deal with them.A.lonelyB.onlyC.loneD.alone答案8.The room was quiet，_the occasional coughing from my throat.A.in caseB.except forC.by farD.instead of答案9.So far scientists have only acquired_understanding of the physicalprocesses that cause earthquakes.A.a partialB.a changeableC.an originalD.an individual10.The profit-sharing plan is designed to_the staff to work hard.A.calculateB.demonstrateC.speculateD.motivate二、Cloze Test(10 points,1 point each)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.Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for awoman.A man goes shopping1he needs something.His purpose is settled and decided2.Heknows what he wants and his objective is to find it and3it;the price is asecondary4.Most men5walk into a shop and ask the salesman6what they want.If the shophas it in stock,the salesman promptly7it,and the business of trying it onproceeds8.All being well,the9can be and often is completed in less than fiveminutes,with hardly any bargain and to their satisfaction.For a man，slight problemsmay begin when the shop does not have what he wants，10 does not have exactly whathe wants.In that case the salesman，as the name implies，tries to sell the customersomething else.(1).(A).although(B).before(C).unless(D).because(2).(A).in advance(B).in addition(C).in contrast(D).in return(3).(A).book(B).order(C).buy(D).take(4).(A).transaction(B).consideration(C).regulation(D).possession (5).(A).simply(B).necessarily(C).reluctantly(D).inevitably(6).(A).of(B).with(C).for(D).at(7).(A).leaves(B).makes(C).prevents(D).produces(8).(A).at once(B).at first(C).at best(D).at least (9).(A).sale(B).deal(C).payment(D).request(10).(A).and(B).or(C).but(D).as三、Reading Comprehension(30 points,2 points each)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，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。1.My husband Christopher was once a financial planner.Even though he couldntbalance our budget，his clients trusted him completely and he made them feelsecure.In exchange they paid him very well.We had a nice life then.At that time，myyoga studio(瑜伽馆)was just starting to make a profit，and I had recently decoratedit.At last，I was in control of my working life and poured my heart and soul intomaking it succeed.When we first met，I fell hard for Christopher right away,although I wouldnt callit love.Id never been with a man who was prettier than I was,but after a while Igot used to this，and it didnt bother me so much.I was recovering from a brokenheart and needed something to help me move on.If it wasnt love,it was goodenough，and when he asked me to marry him I jumped at the chance，knowing that itmight be my last.Things started out so well.I was working steadily and Christopher was patientlyclimbing up the ladder in his department.Then，without any warning，one gray winterafternoon in year five，he just upped and left his desk at the bank，handed in hisresignation，and came home and told me he wanted to start an interior designbusiness.He has always loved mixing and matching，and has a real eye for color,texture，andshape，but the idea of turning a hobby into a business wasnt something we had everdiscussed.I thought the stress of his job was becoming too much and perhaps he wouldtake a few months off over the spring and summer to relax and get the idea out ofhis system.I didnt believe he could be serious.But once he had a few clients，hebegan to draw up plans，ordering catalogues and turning our empty workshop into akind of makeshift studio with all of his sketches pinned to the wall.After spendinga lot of time and money on all of this preparation，and really doing quite a nicejob of it，he called each client in