2012年7月自考英语（二）真题及答案
（课程代码00015）
第一部分 选择题
Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point each)
从下列各句后的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. I cannot thank you _____ much for your kindness.
A. too
B. as
C. very
D. so
2. The traditional _____ for good work is material: promotions with increased pay.
A. gift
B. price
C. honor
D. reward
3. You’ve got to get up very early tomorrow, so don’t forget to _____ your alarm.
A. start
B. set
C. make
4. A child can only see the world _____ his or her own perspective.
A. into
B. for
C. with
D. from
5. The car has broken down again. I _____ that there is something wrong with the engine.
A. expect
B. doubt
C. explain
D. suspect
6. _____ the traffic jam, we would have arrived an hour ago.
A. As for
B. But for
C. Due to
D. Prior to
7. It is important to _____ a constant temperature inside the greenhouse.
A. contain
B. predict
C. maintain
D. balance
A. flat
B. fancy
C. faint
D. firm
9. What surprised me was the _____ between Picasso’s early style and his later work.
A. contrast
B. opposition
C. exchange
D. proportion
10. The young artist is beginning to gain _____ all over the world.
A. knowledge
B. acquaintance
C. recognition
D. consideration
Ⅱ. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point each)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中选出能填入文中相应数字空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One of the lines from my favorite song goes like this: “Love is something you do, not what you (11) .”
Indeed, we often say that we love our families. (12) , when was the last time you made an (13) to sit down to talk to them? Do you take time to find out what has been happening in their lives?
Most of the time, we would rather watch a movie or simply hang out with our friends than spend time with our family. People (14) to take their families for granted (15) they live with them all the time. They do not feel the need to be considerate (16) their families, unlike being so to their friends. This is because their families would always (17) and love them just as they are, It is usually (18) a person leaves his family that he realizes how important his family is to him. He will (19) appreciate the warmth and love that a family gives.
Try loving your family now not with words, but with (20) . Cultivate a good relationship with your family members and learn to appreciate each of them as the unique persons they are.
11. A. have B. say C. need D. give
12. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Instead
13. A. excuse B. intention C. effort D. offer
14. A. expect B. tend C. mean D. agree
15. A. while B. though C. because D. if
16. A. towards B. with C. on D. for
17. A. entertain B. remember C. identify D. accept
18. A. although B. when C. unless D. since
19. A. still B. also C. then D. yet
20. A. ambitions B. contributions C. decisions D. actions
Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points each)
阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各題的四个选项（A、B、C、D）选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
In a world where everyone is out for themselves, who should we trust? One signal that suggests we are reliable is a smile. Genuine smiles send a message that other people can trust and cooperate with us. People who smile are rated higher in generosity and when people share with each other they tend to display genuine smiles.
When people do bad things they often smile when they are caught. Is this to their benefit? It can be. We treat people who have broken the rules with more tolerance if they smile afterwards. It does not matter whether it is a false smile, a miserable smile or a real felt smile. They all work to make us want to give the wrongdoer a break. This seems to work because we find people who smile after breaking the rules more reliable than those who do not.
Sometimes we smile both because it is polite and so that we can avoid feeling bad afterwards. In one study people were asked to remain stony-faced after hearing someone else’s good news. They felt bad afterwards and thought the other person would think worse of them as a result. So we nod and smile politely
because otherwise we will regret it afterwards. Women, though, seem to feel this pressure to smile at the happy news of others more than men.
Smiling is one way to reduce the distress caused by an upsetting situation. Psychologists call this the facial feedback hypothesis. Even forcing a smile when we do not feel like it is enough to lift our mood slightly. Although smiling at upsetting things may work, it does not look good to others. When researchers had participants watch distressing videos, those who smiled felt better afterwards than those who did not. But people who smiled at distressing images were judged less likeable by others.
21. The passage indicates that when people smile genuinely, they _____.
A. gain trust
B. benefit others
C. show concern
D. signal for help
22. Even a false smile from the wrongdoer can bring him _____.
A. justice
B. forgiveness
C. relaxation
D. responsibility
23. According to paragraph 3, women seem to care more about how to _____.
A. spread others, good news
B. interpret others’ good news