全国2002年10月高等教育自学考试英语(二)试题

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There is an enormous interest in the Web.  Yet it is still in its infancy(婴儿期).  The technology  and  the speed of response are leaping forward.  This will move more and more people to the Web as part of their everyday lives.  Eventually ,everyone's business card will have an electronic mail address.  Every lawyer, every doctor and every business—from large to small —will be connected.

To predict that it will take over ten years for these changes to happen is probably pessimistic(悲观的).  We usually overestimate what we can do in two years and underestimate what we can do in ten.  The Web will be as much a way of life as the car by 2008. probably before.

31. What is implied in Paragraph 1?
  A. Only mad people would ask questions about telephones, TV sets and cars.
  B. We don't usually ask people why they use the telephone, television and car.
  C. Today televisions and cars are no longer as important as they used to be.
  D. In some places, the telephone, television and car are still rare things.
32. According to the text, in ten years' time the Web will ______.
  A. have become part of people’s everyday life
  B. be as cheap as the telephone of today
  C. have lost its interest to people
  D. no longer be an infant
33. The word “reflex” in Line 2, Paragraph 2 probably means _____.
  A. automatic, unthinking act
  B. something one is thinking over
  C. reflection of other people's opinion
  D. turning from the source
34. Technology for the Web _____.
  A. has passed its infancy
  B. is developing at a very rapid rate
  C. has naturally moved more people together
  D. is responding to the challenge of the world
35. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
  A. The development of the Web has just started.
  B. It will probably take less than ten years for the Web to become common.
  C. Eventually the Web will be able to link all businesses together.
  D. We are usually too optimistic when we talk about what we can do in ten years. 转贴于：自学考试_博学在线

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Ⅴ. Word Form (10 points, 1 point for each item)
   将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。答案写在答题纸上。
56. The student failed ______ (distinguish) between the two nouns in the examination.
57. The boy stayed there reading his textbook, ______(total) unaware of his mother's presence.
58. The novel is said ______ (translate) into twelve languages in the past ten year.
59. People all over the world ______(try)their best to make the world safer than it is now.
60. In 1991, after the Gulf War, Bush's approval rating reached 91 percent, the highest level ______(record)since polling began in the 1930s.
61. If we hadn't got everything ready by now, we ______(have) a terrible time tomorrow.
62. The conditions that existed ten years ago were similar to what they ______(be) today.
63. A ______(brilliant) student would have passed the difficult exam.
64. ______(save) the child, the soldier sacrificed his life.
65. It started to rain as soon as they ______(reach) home.
Ⅵ. C-E Translation (15 points, 3 points for each item)
   将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。
66. 我们已经认识到绿色环境有多么重要。
67. 他正试图说服学生回教室去。
68. 这些老人非常高兴在危险的地方面临挑战。
69. 他很有音乐天赋，但是谈到绘画，他就一窃不通了。
70. 这在二十年前会被看作是不可能的。(注：用虚拟语气)
Ⅶ. E-C Translation(15 points)
   将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。
Today, growing numbers of people are changing careers or getting second starts in careers that have greater attraction to them.  Motives or reasons for changing careers vary widely, but may people move because they feel bored.  For some, a second start grows out of the realization that what they want out of life is not what they are doing, and they decide to do those things they enjoy and believe to be important.  Certainly, time spent in one occupation is likely to narrow the range of later occupational choices; very few people start a completely new career in mid-life. Most people move to a related field that involves a minimum of training.

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