自考英语阅读二问题

1. the fastest disappearance of wildlife has occurred in
a.europe b.australia c. north america d. south america

2.the major threaths to wildlife in the mordern world come from
a.industrialization and urbanization
b.changes in climate, habitate or the genes

c rapid increase in man's population
d the use of pesticides

3. an endangered species is the one that

A,kills other animals for food
b , faces extinction thus needs protection
c, is dangerous to human beings
d. lives in places of danger

4.animals that kill other games for food are called predators para 3 the word game means
a.animals that kill predators for food
b,animals that feed on c arrion

c,animals that are hunted for food
d,animals that appeared on endangered species list

5.bounty hunters are those who
a. take care of the wild areas
b. kill predators for money
c,preserve wild animals
d,protet the habit of the wild life

第二篇，

6. this passage mainly discusses

a.how earth day originated and developed
b,why earth day was set on the day of vernal equinox

c why john ms connell proposed the idea of earth day
d what the major public concern was in the 1970's

7. earth day was first proposed to

a .reflect public concern for industrial pollution at the time
b.call for legislation on evironment

c achieve a sustainable and enduring ecosystem
d, raise the public awareness of nature and the ecosystem

8.the major concern of the first national earth day in the united states was
a.deforestation and desertization
b, air pollution and water pollution
c agriculture waste and peticide use

d.industrial pollution and its effect

9. according to the last paraphraph people have now realized

a the establishment of the earth day can do little to save our planet

b.the importance of protecting our evironment and the ecosystem

c.john mc connell's proposal played an important role in saving our planet

d.the issues of concern of earth day have expanded greatly into all aspectes of water air soil and noise pollution

10 the word enduring in the last sentence probably means

a . lasting b.tolerating c, strenghthening d.deteriorating

第三篇

the writers got the name of insurance agent from

a. a tv commercial b, one of his friends

c,an insurance company d, one of his colleagues

12. why the writer phone the insurance agent

a he wanted to fill out an application for a life insurance policy

b. he had decided to buy a life insurance policy

c,he wantd to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy

d he took great interest in the insurance company

13.after helping the writer fill out the application the agent asked if

a .he was satisfied with his explanation
b.he could pay the insurance premium immediately
c,he could recommend other people to buy a life insurance

d.he could go to the doctor's for a physical check up

14. what do you think about the secretary

a. she is dishonest b , s he is experienced c she is sophisticated d, she is sympathetic

15..... all i can do is to avoid his calls and hope i dont run into someplace para 4 the expression run into him means

a being caught by him b. getting him annoyed
c, meeting him accidentally d, seeing him as scheduled

第四篇

16.according to the report when does a hand raised jackdaw hesitate to take a preferred food

a . when he feeder is looking away from the food

b when the feeder is unfamiliar to the bird

c. when the feeder holds the food in his hand
d when the feeder is looking at the food

17.according to the researchers , jack daws can notice human eye orientation probably because

a. like humans they also use eyes to communicate

b they are far more intelligent than other birds

c.they are mostly hand raised by humans

d .their eyes also have a dark pupil

18.according to the fourth para jack daws are good at interpreting all of the following cues except

a. alternating one's gaze to another direction

b. pointing to where the food is hidden

c , keeping a long gaze at one direction

d. directing one 's eyes towards the food

19. why does the author refer to chimpanzees and dogs in the last paraphraph

a .to suggest that they are much better at interpreting gaze alternation

b.to illustrate how unique jack daws are in being able to notice gaze orientation

c to make clear that they rely on other means in determining people's intention

d.to show that they communicate more frequently with humans than jackdaws

20. what does the research finding suggest

we know embarrassingly less about birds than we assume

b the closer we communicate with animals the better we understand them

c.not all jackdaws are good at attending to human gaze

d. we may have underestimated jackdaw's mental abilities

21. when he first learned that he was gradually going deaf beethoven accepted that fact that

a .placidly b, courageously c,depairingly d.gracefully

22.how could i possibly admit an infirmity in the one sentence ... the word infirmity is closest in meaning to

a . weakness b , strength c deafness , d disorder

23. beethoven's best piece of music was composed

a . in his prime time

b shortly before his death

c.when he noticed a humming in his ears

d.when he become completely deaf

24. which of the following is the best title for this passage

a beethoven's life story

b. beethoven's fateful hearing loss

c the music of beethoven

d .beethoven's courageous triumph over tragedy

25. this passage is arranged in

a chronological order b . spatial ordr c . flash back d .general specific pattern

36. in giving explanations p _ description is very important

37.the prevalent a _towards working women should be changed

38.people should improve themselves to qualify for key positions in politics and b _

39.distance education can improve students' l_ motivationand interactivity

40.though interpreted differently most people still agree that children be kept away from v _

41.one of the main preoccupations of the arts and humanities is the o_ of human beings

42.warmer weather p_ less rain on land but more at sea

43. reader's criticism has long been i _ by scientific american

44.flowers e_ different feelings and emotions

45.the climatic v_ IN britain

26. a person or animal acompanying some one para 1
27.give an authoritative order
28.someting that distracts one mind
29.an innate behavior in response to certain stimuli
30. make practical and effective use of

31. to continue to function well
32.entertaining

33.suitable

34.jump or make a sudden movement forward
35. of the back part

46. after four straight years of lower crime levels some crime experts and law enforcement officials have even dared boldly to suggest that we are winning war against crime

47.while many police officials can legitimately feel gratified about the arrested crime rate _better that is down than up there is much more to the great crime drop story

48.there are actually two crime trends ongoing in america one for the young one for the mature , which are moving in opposite directions

49. in the overall crime mix the sharp decline in crime among the large adult population has eclipsed the rising crime rate among the relatively small population of teens

50.there have been tremendous changes in the social context of crime over the past decade which explain why this generation why this generation of youth the young and ruthless is more violent than others before it .

参考答案
C A B C B

A D D D A

B C DD C

B A CCD

CA CA C

precise /progressive

attitude

business

learning

violence

observation

predicts/ presages / produces

embody / express

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companion command disturbance instinct utilize last amusing compatible spring hind

46. 在连续的四年的低犯罪率的情况下 一些犯罪学家和法律执行官员大胆的建议说，我们对于犯罪的情况已经取得了胜利

47.当许多警察人员合理的感觉到对捕捉率满意的时候，当然是低率比高率好，隐藏在背后的还有很多大犯罪情形

48.美国有两种犯罪趋势盛行，一种是青少年犯罪 一种是成人犯罪，朝着相反的方向发展

49.在整体犯罪中，多数成人犯罪的下跌掩盖了相对少数青年犯罪上升率

50.在过去的10年中，社会环境下的犯罪有惊人的改变，这就是为什么这代青年人— 残酷的一代，比以前更加暴力了

其实关于自考英语二，你应该多学一下语法和多记一些单词，自考英语二是需要一定的单词量的，希望你好好读

这种试题就是按意思添空，原文中基本没有该词，我手头没题，只能帮你这么多了。