山东省高等教育自学考试英语(二)模拟试题1I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeachitem)1.OnlybydevelopinganunderstandingandtoleranceofdifferentculturalvaluesreachthegoalofcommunicatingwithnativeEnglishspeakers.A.aChineseEnglishlearnercanB.doesaChineseEnglishlearnerC.canaChineseEnglishlearnerD.aChineseEnglishlearnerdid2.______theleadershipoftheparty,wecouldnotlivehappilytoday.A.ButforB.IncaseC.AsforD.Becauseof3.Ihavenoideathatthispartyis_______.A.inherfaceB.inherhonorC.inherwayD.forherfancy4.Thereisno______inaskinghim,forheknowsnothingaboutit.A.wayB.PointC.senseD.meaning5.I______leavemyhousewhenthephonerang.A.wasabouttoB.hadtoC.waslongtoD.waswayto6._______Iasked,Ishouldtellthetruth.A.WasB.AmC.BeenD.Were7.Try______youwill,youcan’tsucceed.A.ifB.HowC.asD.after8.Suddenlythewildanimalcharged________us.A.intoB.forC.ofD.at9.Hisillnesswas______tobadfood.A.becauseB.AboutC.dueD.thank10.Heidentifiedherhappiness______hisown.A.withB.inC.forD.asII.ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeachitem)TheartistAndyWarholfamouslysaidthathethoughteverybodywouldbefamousforfifteenminutes,andwiththeincreasingpoweroftheinternet,that’s11truetodaythanever.Anybodywithaninternetconnectionandacomputercannowbecomeacewebrity.Acewebrityissomebodywhoisonly,orperhapsmostlyfamousthroughtheirpresence12theinternet,aninternetpersonalitywhocrossesovertothemainstream.Awebcelebrity.Acewebrity.Aspeoplerelyontheinternetmoreandmore13theirentertainmentneeds,itisbecomingincreasinglyattractive14aplatformfornewwriting,music,film,andart.ThewriterStephenKinghaspublishedbooksonlyontheinternetandsomemusiciansgetarecordingcontractthroughthepopularitytheybuild15ontheweb.RecentlyanAmericannewspaper,theSeattlePI[Post-Intelligencer]decidedto16itspapercopyandonlypublishonline.Asitsaudiencegrows,theinternetisbecomingmorepowerfulinmakingpeoplefamous,andsomevideoswhichare17ontheinternetbecomeincredibly18,beingseenbymillionsofpeopleinashortspaceoftime.Thisis19whereavideoofsomeonedancingandpretendingtosingafamoussongcangetthem20onTVshowsandmagazines.It’sanageofcewebrity!11.A.moreB.lessC.muchD.little12.A.inB.onC.atD.to13.A.asB.likeC.ofD.for14.A.likeB.inC.asD.to15.A.downB.onC.upD.into16.A.adoptB.adeptC.discardD.abandon17.A.postedB.advertisedC.communicatedD.comprehend18.A.popularB.perilousC.fabulousD.fantastic19.A.atimeB.aperiodC.anageD.astage20.A.apresenceB.anappearanceC.anoutlookD.anexpressionIII.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointsforeachitem)PassageOneGliese581gisthesixthplanettobefoundcirclingadwarfstarsome20light-yearsaway,intheconstellationofLibra.Onpaperitlooksgood–threetimesthemassoftheEarthwithpossiblyarockysurfaceandenoughgravitytoholdontoanatmosphere.Theresearchersalsopromisedshirt-sleeveweatherinsomeregions,butnoteverywhere.Onesideoftheplanetisalmostalwaysinsunshine;theotheralmostalwaysindarknessandestimatedtemperaturesrangefromminusfourdegreesCelsiustoaveryhot71degrees.Ayearmeanwhilewouldgobyinjust37days.Ofcourse,whetherlifecouldreallybesupportedonGliese581gwillneedmuchmoreinvestigationand,mostprobably,technologieswhichdon'texistyet.Buttheastronomerssayplanethuntingisgettingeasierandtheyweresurprisedhowquicklytheydetectedthetell-talesignsofthisdistantbody,usingground-basedtelescopes.21.WhichofthefollowingiscorrectaboutGliese581g?A.Itisadwarfstarwithgravity.B.Itisaplanetliketheearth.C.Itwasdiscoveredmanycenturiesago.D.Itisveryclosetotheearth.22.WhatdoesGliese581glooklike?A.Ithasthemassofthesun.B.Ithasaboutthesamemassastheearthanditsatmosphere.C.Itsrockandatmosphereareaboutthreetimesthemassoftheearth.D.Itisheavierthantheearthandhasarockysurface.23.WhichofthefollowingiscorrectaboutthegravityofGliese581g?A.Itfixesthemasson.B.Itistoosmalltokeepanythingontheground.C.Itisenoughtoholdontoanatmosphere.D.IthelpsGliese581gtobalancebetweentheearthandthesun.24.Whatdoesshirt-sleeveweatherprobablymean?A.Sowarmthatajacketisnotneeded.B.Changeable.C.Cold.D.Extremelycold.25.HowwasGliese581gfound?A.Ascientistdiscovereditonthewaytothemoon.B.Somescientistsfounditwithatelescopeontheshuttle.C.Itwasfoundusingtelescopesontheearth.D.Itwasfoundwiththehelpofacomputer.PassageTwoOfficiallyalmost60,000NepalesewomenarenowworkingintheMiddleEastbuttheunofficialestimateiscloserto200,000.Manyofthemareunder30yearsoldandwillbedirectlyaffectedbythenewban.Thegovernment'sbeenundergrowingpressuretodomoretoprotectitsworkers.Womenemployedintheinformalsectoraspartofahouseholdareveryvulnerable.Nepal'sEmbassiesintheregionsaytheydealwithnumerouscasesofallegedphysicalorsexualabuse,aswellascomplaintsaboutunpaidwagesandterribleconditions.Manyrunsafehousestosupportwomenwhofleetheiremployer'shomes.It'sonly18monthssincethegovernmentendeda12-yearbanonallwomenworkerstotheGulf.ThatwasimposedafterayoungwomanworkinginKuwaitcommittedsuicide.Nowthey'readoptingthispartialbaninthehopethatolderwomenmightbelessatrisk.Nepalhasahighunemploymentrateandthegovernmentistryingtostrikeabalancebetweenprotectionandallowingwomentopursueopportunities.Othercountriesfacethesamedilemma.Twomonthsago,KenyabanneditscitizensfromworkingintheMiddleEastbecause,itsaid,incr