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浙江省2003年1月高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)试题
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增大字体wing passages and complete the statements or answer the questions with the correct choice.Write your right letter on the Answer Sheet:(20%)
Passage 1
Hundreds of species of marine life manage to survive even in the darkest depths of the ocean.These tenants of the deep have evolved some extremely ingenious devices for locating their food and enemies.
Where the light is very dim,some of these deepwater species have developed enormous eyes with almost telescopic lenses,very much like those of owls.Others,especially the fish that survive where there is no light at all,are quite blind but have developed long fellers that enable them to identify and collect stray bits of food that come within a considerable radius of them.
Some inhabitants of the deep supply their own light.They have built-in torches that they can switch on and off depending on whether they are pursuing or being pursued.Some have regular lamps,spots of steady light,which spread a faint glow through the water around them.One deepwater squid can squirt a luminous fluid that lights up its immediate vicinity,a neat variation on the ink ejected by its cousins nearer the surface to becloud and darken the water.It is supposed that about half of the varieties of fish living in the dark depths of the ocean heave some power of illumination.
1.Most of the marine species living in the darkest depths have _____.
A.learned to live without light
B.evolved ingenious devices to help them
C.found ways to supply their own light
D.developed extremely sensitive eyes
2.According to the selection,some species that live where there is no light have _____.
A.long,sensitive feelers B.luminous fins
C.enormous owl-like eyes D.no actual eyes
3.The deepwater member of the squid family emits a fluid that ______.
A.looks like ink
B.is luminous
C.protects it from its enemies
D.darkens the water around it
4.It is supposed that about half of the varieties of fish living in the dark depths have _____.
A.evolved more than one means of creating light
B.some power of illumination
C.developed extremely sensitive feelers
D.almost telescopic eyes
5.Implied but not stated:
A.Where there is no light,the power of illumination is necessary for survival.
B.Food-hunting is a difficult problem in the ocean depths.
C.When a fish is being pursued,it often turns off its light.
D.All fish in the darkest depths of the ocean have some device to compensate for lack of light.转贴于：自学考试_博学在线
Passage 2
Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theatre this century.He was a man famous for his escapes—from prison cells,from wooden boxes floating in rivers,from locked tanks full of water.
He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America;crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic”tricks.
Of course,his secret wasn't magic or supernatural powers,it was simply strength.He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers.He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.
Houdini started working in the entertainment when he was 17,in 1891.He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in a club in New York.They called themselves the Houdini Brothers.When Harry married in 1894,the brothers ended their partnership.Harry and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant.But for a long time they were not very successful.Then Harry performed his first spectacular prison escape,in Chicago in 1898.Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison,and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.It was the publicity that came from this that started Harry Houdini's success.Although he was a clever magician in many other ways,he was-and is-remembered for his escapes.
6.Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this passage?
A.Harry Houdini,a Secret Man
B.American Magic
C.A Man with Supernatural Powers
D.A Successful American Magician
7.Harry Houdini was famous for his escapes because of his _____.
A.supernatural powers B.diligence
C.strength D.magic
8.When Harry Houdini married in 1894 he _____.
A.had worked on the stage for three years
B.was seventeen years old
C.stopped Performing card tricks
D.had lived in Chicago for a long time
9.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Harry Houdini could escape from the prison.
B.Harry Houdini could move his toes well.
C.Harry Houdini was born in 1874.
D.Harry and Bess had been partners on the stage before they got married.
10.When Harry Houdini performed his first prison escape,he invited the newspapermen to watch because _____.
A.they had cameras to photograph his performance
B.they could make his performance known to the public
C.they didn't believe that he could escape from the prison
D.they were good friends of Harry Houdini转贴于：自学考试_博学在线
Passage 3
By 1970,according to a World Wildlife Fund report,only about 4,500 tigers survived throughout the world,half of them in India.Mr.Forsters,who followed and counted tiger footprin
Passage 1
Hundreds of species of marine life manage to survive even in the darkest depths of the ocean.These tenants of the deep have evolved some extremely ingenious devices for locating their food and enemies.
Where the light is very dim,some of these deepwater species have developed enormous eyes with almost telescopic lenses,very much like those of owls.Others,especially the fish that survive where there is no light at all,are quite blind but have developed long fellers that enable them to identify and collect stray bits of food that come within a considerable radius of them.
Some inhabitants of the deep supply their own light.They have built-in torches that they can switch on and off depending on whether they are pursuing or being pursued.Some have regular lamps,spots of steady light,which spread a faint glow through the water around them.One deepwater squid can squirt a luminous fluid that lights up its immediate vicinity,a neat variation on the ink ejected by its cousins nearer the surface to becloud and darken the water.It is supposed that about half of the varieties of fish living in the dark depths of the ocean heave some power of illumination.
1.Most of the marine species living in the darkest depths have _____.
A.learned to live without light
B.evolved ingenious devices to help them
C.found ways to supply their own light
D.developed extremely sensitive eyes
2.According to the selection,some species that live where there is no light have _____.
A.long,sensitive feelers B.luminous fins
C.enormous owl-like eyes D.no actual eyes
3.The deepwater member of the squid family emits a fluid that ______.
A.looks like ink
B.is luminous
C.protects it from its enemies
D.darkens the water around it
4.It is supposed that about half of the varieties of fish living in the dark depths have _____.
A.evolved more than one means of creating light
B.some power of illumination
C.developed extremely sensitive feelers
D.almost telescopic eyes
5.Implied but not stated:
A.Where there is no light,the power of illumination is necessary for survival.
B.Food-hunting is a difficult problem in the ocean depths.
C.When a fish is being pursued,it often turns off its light.
D.All fish in the darkest depths of the ocean have some device to compensate for lack of light.转贴于：自学考试_博学在线
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Passage 2
Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theatre this century.He was a man famous for his escapes—from prison cells,from wooden boxes floating in rivers,from locked tanks full of water.
He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America;crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic”tricks.
Of course,his secret wasn't magic or supernatural powers,it was simply strength.He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers.He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.
Houdini started working in the entertainment when he was 17,in 1891.He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in a club in New York.They called themselves the Houdini Brothers.When Harry married in 1894,the brothers ended their partnership.Harry and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant.But for a long time they were not very successful.Then Harry performed his first spectacular prison escape,in Chicago in 1898.Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison,and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.It was the publicity that came from this that started Harry Houdini's success.Although he was a clever magician in many other ways,he was-and is-remembered for his escapes.
6.Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this passage?
A.Harry Houdini,a Secret Man
B.American Magic
C.A Man with Supernatural Powers
D.A Successful American Magician
7.Harry Houdini was famous for his escapes because of his _____.
A.supernatural powers B.diligence
C.strength D.magic
8.When Harry Houdini married in 1894 he _____.
A.had worked on the stage for three years
B.was seventeen years old
C.stopped Performing card tricks
D.had lived in Chicago for a long time
9.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Harry Houdini could escape from the prison.
B.Harry Houdini could move his toes well.
C.Harry Houdini was born in 1874.
D.Harry and Bess had been partners on the stage before they got married.
10.When Harry Houdini performed his first prison escape,he invited the newspapermen to watch because _____.
A.they had cameras to photograph his performance
B.they could make his performance known to the public
C.they didn't believe that he could escape from the prison
D.they were good friends of Harry Houdini转贴于：自学考试_博学在线
：xyfq
Passage 3
By 1970,according to a World Wildlife Fund report,only about 4,500 tigers survived throughout the world,half of them in India.Mr.Forsters,who followed and counted tiger footprin
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