2010湖北自考学士学位英语真题及答案（二）

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2010湖北自考学士学位英语真题及答案（二）

Part II Reading Comprehension （ 40 points ）

Directions: in this part There are 4 passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one you think is the best answer, then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.

Passage 1

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

Advertisement can be thought of "as the means of making known in order to buy or sell goods or services" .Advertisement aims to increase people's awareness and arouse interest.It tries to inform and to persuade.The media are all used to spread the message. The press offers a fairly cheap method, and magazines are used to reach special sections of the market.The cinema and commercial radio are useful for local market. Television, although more expensive, can be very effective. Public notices are fairly cheap and more permanent in their power of attraction.

Other ways of increasing consumer interest are through exhibitions and trade fairs as well as direct mail advertisement.There can be no doubt that the growth in advertisement is one of the most striking features of the western world in this century.Many businesses such as those handling frozen foods, liquor,tobacco and medicines have been built up largely by advertisement.

We might ask whether the cost of advertisement is paid for by the producer or by the customer.Since advertisement forms part of the cost of production, which has to be covered by the selling price, it is clear that it is the customer who pays for advertisement. However, if large scale advertisement leads to increased demand, production costs are reduced, and the customer pays less.

It is difficult to measure exactly the influence of advertisement on sales.When the market is growing,advertisement helps to increase demand. When the market is shrinking, advertisement may prevent a bigger fall in sales than would occur without its support. What is clear is that businesses would not pay large sums for advertisement if they were not convinced of its value to them.

21.Advertisement is often used to （）。

A.deceive customers

B.increase production

C.arouse suspicion

D.push the sale

22.The word "media"（ in the first paragraph） includes （）。

A.the press

B.television

C.radio

D.all of the above

23.Advertisement is mainly paid for by （）。

A.the customer

B.the producer

C.increased sales

D.reduced prices

24.Advertisement can increase demand （）。

A.at the time

B.in any circumstances

C.in a growing market

D.in a shrinking market

25.From the last sentence of this passage we conclude that （）。

A.businesses usually do not pay much for advertisement

B.businessmen know well that advertisement could bring them more profits

C.advertisement could hardly convince people of the value of the goods

D.advertisement usually cost businesses large amounts of money

Passage 2

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

Another thing an astronaut has to learn about is eatingin space.Food is weightless, just as men are.

Food for space has to be packed in special ways.Some of it goes into tubes that a man can squeeze into his mouth.Bite-sized cookies are packed in plastic.

There is a good reason for covering each bite, The plastic keeps pieces of food from traveling in the spaceship.On the earth very small pieces of food would simply fall to the floor. But gravity doesn't pull them to the floor when they are out of the plastic in a spaceship.They move here and there and can get into a man's eyes or into the spaceship's instruments.If any of the instruments is blocked, the astronauts may have trouble getting safely home.

As astronauts travel on longer space trips, he must take time to sleep.An astronaut can fit himself to his seat with a kind of seat belt.Or, if he wants to, he can sleep in a sleeping bag which is fixed in place under his seat.But be careful he must put his hands under the belt when he goes to sleep.This is because he is really afraid that he might touch one of controls that isn't supposed to be touched until later.

26.Why would astronauts cover each bite of food in space?

A.Because small pieces of food would fall down to the floor

B.Because weightless pieces of food might make trouble when they travel around

C.Because they haven't enough food for longer trips

D.Because astronauts don't want to waste food

27.In a spaceship, astronauts can （）。

A.walk just as they do on the earth

B.not eat anything because it's dangerous

C.control the spaceship when they are sleeping

D.not litter small things or it will make trouble

28.In what way is food for space packed?

A.Very small pieces of food are put on the floor

B.Some of it is put into tubes

C.Small-sized cookies are packed in plastic

D.Both B and C

29.Why does an astronaut put his hand under his belt when he sleeps?

A.Because he thinks it is comfortable to sleep in that way in space

B.Because he doesn't want to touch any controls when he sleeps

C.Because the instruments of the spaceship are easily broken

D.Because he is afraid that the seat will move

30.The best title of this article is （）。

A.Eating and Sleeping in Space

B.How Astronauts Eat in Space

C.Food for Space

D.How Astronauts Sleep in Space

Passage 3

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

How can we get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs?

These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that man might be able to solve both problems at the same time.They suggest using garbage as an energy source,and at the some time it can save the land to hold garbage.

For a long time, people buried garbage or dumped （倾倒） it on empty land. Now, empty land is scarce.But more and more garbage is produced each year.However, garbage can be a good fuel to use.The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas;but they are chemically similar to these fossil（化石） fuels.As we use up our fossil fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy

source.

Burning garbage is not a new idea.Some cities in Europe and theUnited States, have been burning garbage for years.The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water.The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the cities garbage each year.The amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oil.

Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs.This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth.

31.What two problems can man solve by burning garbage?

A.The shortage of energy and air pollution

B.The shortage of energy and the land to hold garbage

C.Air pollution and the shortage of fossil fuel

D.Air pollution and the shortage of land to hold garbage

32.Which of the following is not the result of burning garbage?

A.The garbage burned is turned into fossil fuels

B.The heat produced is used to boil water

C.The steam produced is used to make electricity

D.The steam produced is used to heat buildings

33.According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?

A.About 2 million metric tons of garbage is burned in some power plants in Paris, France each year

B.In a modern society, more and more garbage is produced each year

C.Using garbage is a good way to solve the problem of energy shortage

D.It will be too expensive to use garbage as an energy source

34.What is the author's attitude?

A. Delighted

B. Sad

C. Agreeing

D. Disagreeing

35.The best title for the passage may be （）。

A.Garbage and the Earth

B.Fossil Fuel and Garbage

C.Land and Garbage

D.Garbage--Energy Source

Passage 4

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

A lawyer friend of mine has devoted herself to the service of humanity. Her special area is called"public interest law".

Many other lawyers represent only clients who can pay high fees.All lawyers have had expensive and highly specialized training, and they work long, difficult hours for the money they earn. But what happens to people who need legal help and cannot afford to pay these lawyers' fees?

Public interest lawyers fill this need. Lisa , like other public interest lawyers, earns a salary much below what some lawyers can earn.Because she is willing to take less money, her clients need the help,even if they can pay nothing at all.

Some clients need legal help because stores have cheated them with faulty merchandise. Others are in unsafe apartments, or are threatened with eviction （驱逐，赶出）and have no place to go to. Their cases are called "civil" cases. Still others are accused of criminal acts, and seeking those public interest lawyers who handle "criminal" cases.These are just a few of the many situations in which men and women who are public interest lawyers serve to extend justice throughout our society.

36.A person who needs and uses legal help is called a （）。

A.lawyer

B.client

C.tenant

D.case worker

37.Public interest lawyers serve （）。

A.only stores and landlords

B.criminals only

C.people who can pay high fees

D.people who can pay little or nothing

38.If only the rich could be helped by lawyers, the justice system would be （）。

A.undemocratic

B.fair and reasonable

C.modern

D.in need of no changes

39.Public interest law includes （）。

A.civil cases only

B.criminal cases only

C.criminal and civil cases

D.wealthy clients cases

40.Which of the following is not a matter for civil case?

A.A tenant is faced with eviction

B.A landlord refuses to fix a dangerous staircase

C.A burglar is arrested

D.A store sells a faulty radio

Part II

Passage l

21.【解析】D。细节题。答案在第一段第一句话“Advertisement can be thought of as the means of making known in order to buy or sell goods or services.”因此“广告常常被认为是促销商品或服务的手段”，D最符合题意。

22.【解析】D。细节题。media媒体。因为在其后的句子中作者紧接着列举了press、magazines、the cinema、commercial radio、television、exhibitions等词。因此可以断定media应当包括the press、television和radio。所以D是正确答案。

23.【解析】A。细节题。根据文章第三段“…it is clear that it is the customer who pays for advertisement.”可知广告的费用主要是由顾客来付。

24.【解析】C。细节题。根据第四段第二句“when the market is growing，advertisement helps to increase demand.”可知如果市场扩大了，广告有助于增加需求。

25.【解析】B。逻辑推理题。文章最后一句话的意思是：“显然，如果商家认为广告不会给他们带来利润，那么他们是不可能在广告上投资很多的。”换句话说：商家非常清楚广告会给他带来更大的利润。因此B是正确答案。

Passage 2

26.【解析】B。事实细节题。文章第二段主要是解释食物要用塑料包起来的原因。在太空中由于不存在重力，食物就会到处移动，可能飞到人眼睛里或宇宙飞船的仪器中，引起麻烦。

27.【解析】D。推理判断题。可以用排除法。在宇宙中，由于失重，宇航员不可能像在地球上一样行走，所以A不对。因为食物也像宇航员一样失重，吃东西就会变得非常困难，而不存在危险，所以B也不对。为了防止在睡眠中不小心触摸控制键，宇航员要将双手放在安全带下，因此他睡着的时候是不能控制宇宙飞船的，这样C也排除了。为了防止小东西由于失重飞到人眼睛里或机械中，宇航员是不能到处乱扔东西的，所以只有D是正确的。

28.【解析】D。事实细节题。第一段的最后两句指出，一些食物被放在管子里，小饼干则被用塑料包装起来。

29.【解析】B。事实细节题。文章最后两句提到，为了防止在睡眠中不小心触摸控制键，宇航员要将双手放在安全带下。

30.【解析】A。归纳概括题。文章前两段讲的是太空中“吃”的问题，最后一段讲的是太空中“睡”的问题。所以本篇文章的最佳题目应是A“太空中的吃和睡”。B、C、D都只谈了一个方面，都是片面的。

Passage 3

31.【解析】B。事实细节题。根据文章第二段第三句，消除大量垃圾和得到能源可以同时解决。所以选B。

32.【解析】A。事实细节题。文章第四段第三、四句提到燃烧垃圾产生的热量可以烧水，产生的蒸汽可以用来发电或给附近的楼房供暖。只有A未提到。

33.【解析】D。推理判断题。A、B、C在文章中都是原话，分别见第四段的第五句、第三段的第三句、最后一段；文中讲述的利用垃圾即燃烧垃圾，而燃烧垃圾一点也不“expensive”，所以D选项不正确。

34.【解析】C。推理判断题。作者在第二段提出有人认为通过燃烧垃圾可解决能源少、垃圾多的问题。接下来作者用事实证明这句话的正确性，所以是一种“同意、赞成”的态度。

35.【解析】D。归纳概括题。概括全文的内容，我们不难发现作者一直在提倡利用垃圾、将垃圾也作为一种能源。故D最恰当。

Passage 4

36.【解析】B。单词辨析题。由第四段第一句“一些当事人需要法律帮助”可推出需要和使用法律帮助的人是client“当事人”。lawyer“律师”；tenant“佃户，房客”；case worker“个案工作者”，都不对。

37.【解析】D。事实细节题。从第三段可以看出，公共利益律师为没有钱付费的人们服务。