2016年4月自考《英语》（二）实践考核作业

29. Which of the following is correct about the ban? ( B ) A. It is historical and has never been imposed before. B. A year and a half ago, another ban existed. C. It has lasted twelve years.

D. It solves the unemployment problem at home. 30. Which of the following is correct? ( C ) A. Middle East women work outside their countries. B. Women working in the Middle East all come from Asia.

C. Women working in the Middle East need protection.

D. Embassies cannot do anything to protect women from their country.

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

Aslick advert by the Melbourne tourist board shows pictures of itsenviable schools, beaches, transport system and nightlife, all of which have helped it earn the number one spot as the world's most liveable city.

The 140 cities in the survey are judged on five broad categories:stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. The top scorers tend to be mid-sized cities in wealthy countries with a low population density. Some seven of the top ten – including Vancouver, Toronto and Sydney – are in Australia or Canada. Vienna, Helsinki and Auckland also made the top ten.

Of the cities surveyed – and some like Kabul and Baghdad were not included for safety reasons – Dhaka in Bangladesh was rated the least liveable. Lagos, Harare, Algiers and Karachi all scored poorly as well.

The city that has dropped fastest down the list in the last year is Damascus, due to the ongoing conflict in Syria, while infrastructure improvements in China mean that cities like Shanghai and Suzhou have scored better than they did last year. 31. Which of the following cities are not surveyed for liveability? ( C ) A. Damascus

B. Shanghai C. Baghdad D. Lagos

32. Which of the following cities is the most liveable in the world? ( B ) A. Helsinki B. Melbourne C. Auckland D. Vancouver

33. Which of the following elements is not considered in the survey? ( D ) A. Infrastructure B. Stability C. Culture D. Income

34. Which of the following cities has dropped fasted in terms of liveability? ( A ) A. Damascus B. Sydney C. Suzhou D. Kabul

35. Which of the following is not correct according to the passage? ( A ) A. The most liveable cities are all located in Europe and America. B. Environment is surveyed in determining how liveable a city can be. C. Kabul is not surveyed for safety reasons.

D. Melbourne is one of the most enviable tourist resorts. IV. Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two items)

将下列汉语单词译成英语。每个单词的此类、首字母及字母数目均已给出，请将完整的单词写在答题卡上。 36. 避免, 回顾 v. a void 37. 情况,形式 n. circumstance 38. 木工工作 n. carpentry 39. 庆祝,歌颂 v. celebrate 40. 平凡的 a. commonplance 41. 经常地,不断地 adv. constantly 42. 构思,以为 v. conceive 43. 向人求教, 查阅 v. consult 44. 渴望,热望 n. craving 45. 美味的, 可口的a. delicious 46. 原则, 纪律, 学科 n. discipline 47. 变坏, 变质 n. deterioration 48. 有效的,被实施的a. effective 49. 忍耐力,持久力 n. endurance 50. 环境 n. environment 51. 短命的,短暂的 a. ephemeral 52. 幻象, 错觉n. Illusion 53. 免疫力,抵抗力 n. Immunity 54. 平常,平庸之才n. mediocrity 55. 缓和 v. moderate

V. Word Form (10 points, 1 point for each item)

请根据下列各句的意思，将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白，并将答案写在答题卡上。

56.There again, men showed less _tolerance_____ (tolerate) of cheating than women. 57. When an alien lives with you in your land, do not __mistreat___ (treat) them. 58. Getting Japan to sign up to a meaningful deal will be extremely difficult, given _intense____(intensity) opposition from farmers.

59. She did not let her health problems interfere with her responsibilities as coach and __leader_____(leadership).

60. How much risk you are willing to accept for a given potential return is a __determination____(determine) you will have to make for yourself.

61. Investors have reason to ask for more __disclosure_____ (disclose) from the company.

62. All she had done for him in the past few years was of no __avail____ (available). 63. But I was made to feel very __conscious____ (consciousness)of it and that it was a major wound in Chinese public memory.

64. Mr. Cooper proved to be a bold decision-maker, an effective politician and a _competent_____(compete) economist.

65. Habit can never conquer nature. She is forever _unconquered______ (conquer). VI. Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English (15 points, 3 points for each item)请将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题卡上。 66. 他们再也支持不了多久了。They cannot endure much longer. 67. 由于洪水，价格下降了。The prices are declined because of the flood. 68. 法庭调查结果将于下周五公布。The findings of the court will be published next Friday.

69. 他因拒绝服从院长的命令而被解雇了。He had been fired for refusing to obey the order from the dean.

70. 这些都减价出售，毛病要向顾客指明。These are sold at reduced prices，the defects always pointed out to the customers.