2015年自学考试英语二模拟题
I. Vocabulary and Structure
1. One way to preserve species ______ threat of extinction is to remove them to zoos and parks.
A. in B. on C. under D. with
2. Although she didn’t mention any names, everyone knew who she was ______ to .
A. meant B. regarding C. investigation D. referring
3. I was surprised to find that the computer could _____ a vast number of different tasks.
A. perform B. create C. display D. explain
4. The computer has brought about surprising technological changes ______ we organize and produce information.
A. in a way B. in the way C. in that way D. in no way
5. The French pianist who had been praised very highly _____ to be a great disappointment.
A. turned up B. turned out C. turned in D. turned down
6. It was difficult to guess what her ________ to the news would be.
A. impression B. reaction C. comment D. opinion
7. ______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.
A. That B. Which C. As D. It
8. Evidence came up ______ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.
A. what B. which C. that D. whose
9. The robots used in nuclear power plants can prevent human personnel from being ______ to radiation.
A. released B. disclosed C. revealed D. exposed
10.________, they began to get down to business.
A. The holidays are over B. The holidays were over
C. The holidays being over D. The holidays had been over
II. Cloze Test
American business is based on the profit motive. So make no mistake. The company you work 11 will have some method of measuring employee productivity. Your future there will depend on 12 you rate.
Productivity is relatively easy to measure in some cases. 13 a college student, your overall productivity was measured by your grade point average. Hourly workers, 14 assembly line operators, are usually measured by the 15 of items produced in a given amount of time. Measuring the productivity of some service and management personnel is 16 difficult because of the many factors to be considered.
New employees are 17 expected to perform at their maximum potential. A break – in period is allowed, 18 can be several weeks, depending on the job. By the time of your first performance evaluation, you should 19 average productivity. Then you should try to reach your 20 .
11. A. for B. out C. to D. on
12. A. what B. how C. where D. when
13. A. For B. with C. To D. As
14. A. except for B. such as C. in addition to D. as well as
15. A. quality B. figure C. sum D. whole
16. A. more B. less C. the same D. similarly
17. A. never B. rarely C. often D. always
18. A. it B. that C. which D. what
19. A. reach B. have reached C. be reaching D. be reached
20. A. destination B. objective C. potential D. conclusion
III. Reading Comprehension
Passage One
After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll (死亡人数 ) could have been much worse.
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook American in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.
Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 A.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.
Despite the good news, civil engineers aren’t resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints(蓝图 ) for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.
In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground .The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake’s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.
The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.