全国2003年4月高等教育自学考试综合英语（二）试题

e described as one who observes, records, and explains the differences between places. If all places     37     alike, there would be little need for geographers.

 

We know, however,     38     no two places are exactly the same. Geography,     39    , is a point of view, a special way of     40     at places.

26. A. pass                        B. reach                           C. go                             D. set

27. A. whole                      B. unit                       C. part                         D. total

28. A. falls                          B. removes                C. results                      D. comes

29. A. what                         B. that                             C. which                   D. it

30. A. Some                         B. Few                      C. More                      D. Most

31. A. extensive                     B. entire                           C. overall                          D. enormous

32. A. way                          B. means                          C. habit                            D. technique

33. A. second                             B. later                         C. next                            D. latter

34. A. learns                        B. studies                  C. realizes                      D. understands

35. A. on                            B. for                        C. as                           D. to

36. A. each                         B. one                             C. neither                          D. either

37. A. being                        B. are                        C. be                           D. were

38. A. although                     B. whether                 C. since                        D. that

39. A. still                            B. then                            C. nevertheless           D. moreover

40. A. working                      B. looking                 C. arriving                     D. getting转贴于：自学考试_博学在线

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III. 难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并将所选答案的字母写在答题纸上。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

　Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts. (10 points)

41.Every student should regularly experience the “Aha!”— when something you never understood, or something you never knew was a mystery, becomes clear.

A. When students suddenly come to understand something new, or when they solve a mystery, they usually shout, “Aha!”

B. Students should keep learning new things so that they can feel the joy of discovering what they didn’t understand before.

C. Students should often change subjects in their studies so that they can experience surprises, which makes learning more enjoyable.

D. If learning is made more surprising and mysterious, students will never find it boring.

42. When Hughie came in he found Trevor putting the finishing touches to a wonderful life-size picture of a beggar-man.

A. Trevor was adding some decorations.

B. Trevor was making some corrections.

C. Trevor had just checked a few details.

D. Trevor had almost finished the picture.

43. I think this makes a man out of a boy sooner than almost anything else.

A. This helps a boy to become mature sooner.

B. This makes a little innocent boy grow faster.

C. Nothing else can make a boy understand the hardships of life.

D. This, more than anything else, helps a boy see how he should behave.

44. It was in her mind to share their refuge.

A. The thought that they should share the refuge was constantly troubling her.

B. She was wondering if they should share their shelter with the neighbours.

C. She didn’t mind that their shelter should be made a public place.

D. She thought they should share their shelter with the neighbours.

45. However, today’s businessman, selling in overseas markets, will frequently meet situations where it is difficult to square his business interests with his moral conscience.

A. It is difficult to get his moral standards to serve his business interests.

B. It is sometimes difficult for him to keep his business interests in line with his moral standards.

C. His interests in business and his moral standards can affect each other.

D. He finds it hard to sacrifice his business interests for his moral principles.

46. Another ingredient of courtesy is empathy , a quality that enables a person to see into the mind or heart of someone else, to understand the pain or unhappiness there and to do something to minimize it.

A. to realize that he would never let others know his secrets.

B. to know that he is suffering from pain or unhappiness.

C. to perceive the pain or unhappiness he keeps to himself.

D. to understand what is going on in his mind.

47. The beauty of our country — or at least all of it south of North Scotland — is as hard to define as it is easy to enjoy.

A. The beauty of our country is easy to enjoy but difficult to describe.

B. It is difficult both to state the beauty of our country and to really appreciate it.

C. It is more difficult to really appreciate the beauty of our country than to give it a definition.

D. To discover the beauty of our country requires much intelligence, but to define it is a different matter.

48. His [my adviser’s] reaction indicates to me that I actually stand a chance of coming up with a workable design [of an atom bomb].

A. My chance of working out a satisfactory design is actually very little.

B. It is in fact a good chance for me to design and make an atom bomb.

C. It is likely that I am able to work out a plan for making an atomic bomb.

D. I must seize the opportunity and think up the blueprint of an atom bomb.

49. One rainy night when car windows were sealed against me I came back soaked and with not a single sale to report.

A. I run all the way home wet through, and I was too tired to say anything to my mother.

B. I hurried home in the rain to report to my mother how many magazines I had sold.

C. I didn’t bring any money back, and I had nothing interesting to tell my family.

D. I didn’t ev