全国1月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题
1月全国自考英语写作试题及答案解析
全国2018年 1 月高等教育自学考试英语写作试题课程代码：00603I .Supply the missing topic sentence in the underlined part of each of the following paragraphs.20%1. _____________________ . People in life are like runers in a hurdle race. They have to overcome difficulties as the runners have to jump over the hurdles on the track. Some runners can not pass hurdles.They fall to the ground and lose the race. It is also true of people in life.People may be defeated by difficulties and setbacks and become losers too. How they react to failure and what attitudes they adopt determine their meaning of life.2. .Dogs are particularly valuable in guiding the blind, protecting property, finding lost people, and hunting criminals. Horses are used in guarding herds, carrying men in lands where there are no roads, and helping farmers work their land. Pigeons have long been used to carry messages. Wild animals from the jungles, forests and seas are very popular performers in circuses and moving pictures.3. ______________________________________ .Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers have appealed to people’ s desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers ’ money.4. .The early trains were impractical curiosities, and for a long time the railroad companies met with troublesome mechanical problems. The most serious ones were the construction of rails able to bear load, and the development of a safe, effective stopping system. Once these were solved, the railroad was established as the best means of land transportation. By 1870 there were thousands of miles of railroads crossing the eastern mountain ranges and reaching western lines.n . Write an outline.20%Read the following passage carefully and then write a “ sentence outline ” or a “ topic outline ” for it.Ice Cream1The history of ice cream is a mystery. No one knows exactly how and when people began to eat it. There is one story that the Roman Emperor Nero(A.D.37-68) sent slaves to the mountains to bring back snow. The snow was served to him sweetened with honey and fruit pulp. Marco Polo(1254-1324) tasted flavored ices, too, during his famous travels in the Far East. He brought the recipes back to Italy.Recipes for ices spread from Italy to the rest of Europe in the 1500’ s. the chefs of kings constantly experimented with new combinations to please their masters, and at some point cream and butter were added to the recipes for ices. The new dish was called cream ice. Cream ice,molded into amusing shapes, began to be served on the tables of kings across Europe. Louis XII(1638-1715) surprised his court with a dessert of eggs in cups of silver and gilt. The eggs, of course, were really cream ice.Gradually cream ice took the name it has today. One of the earliest advertisements for ice cream was put in a New York paper in 1786. The ad announced that “ Ladies and gentlemen may be supplied with ice cream every day at the City Tavern by their humble servant, Joseph Crowe. ” But ice cream was still not an everyday event. It was usually presented in fancy shapes at the end of dinner parties. Dolley Madison (1768-1849) was famous for her imaginative dinners, and she was the first to serve ice cream at the White House. When her guests came into the dining room, they found a table covered with delicious dishes, and in the center of the table, a huge mound of pink ice cream on a silver platter.Ice cream was such a delicacy because it was so hard to make. At first it was beaten and then shaken by hand in a pan of salt and ice until it became firm. A freezer that was cranked by hand was developed around 1846. Making ice cream was still a chore, but cranking the freezer was much easier and faster than shaking the mixture in a pan.“ Ice-cream socials ” became a popular way to entertain friends. Everyone helped turn the crank of the freezer, and homemade peach or strawberry ice cream was the reward. The development of the continuous freezer in the 1920 ’s made the manufacture of ice cream very quick and economical. It soon was easier to buy packaged ice cream than to make it at home. Eskimo pies and Popsicles began to be sold at the same time.Possibly ice-cream cones began with the World ’s Fair in 1893. V endors there sold Fried Ice Cream. The ice cream was covered with a fritter batter and then quickly dipped in very hot lard or olive oil. Putting the ice cream in an already prepared cone was the next step. Today there aremany novelty products, from frozen drumsticks to ice-cream pies.in .Composition 60%Some university students want to live in a room alone. Others prefer having roommates.2Which do you like better, living alone or living with roommates? Write an essay, with specific examples, of about 300 words to support your answer.3。
2013年1月全国高等教育自学考试高级英语真题
2013年1月全国高等教育自学考试高级英语真题(三)2013-03-11 14:24:07 来源: 作者: 【大中小】浏览:1744次评论:0条p; B. manifestC. demonstrateD. manipulate14. It is very unpleasant to have to_______ the smoke from other people's cigarettes.A. inhaleB. exhaleC. importD. export15. The government has ______ its refusal to compromise with terrorists.A. retoldB. redeemedC. reactedD. reiteratedRead the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items ll , lll, IV.World's Rich Nations Miss a GoldenOpportunity to Back Fair Trade(1) Perhaps the defining moment of Tony Blair's premiership was the speech that he gave to the Labour Party conference in October 2001. In June his party had returned to office with a huge majority. In September two planes were flown into the World Trade Centre in New York. The speech appeared to mark his transition from the insecure prime minister to a visionary and a statesman, determined to change the world. The most memorable passage was his declaration on Africa. "The state of Africa", he told us, "is a scar on the conscience of the world. But if the world as a community focused on it, we could heal it. And if we don't, it will become deeper and angrier."(2) This being so, I would like to ask Britain's visionary prime minister to explain what he thinks he was doing at the G8 summit in France. A few weeks ago President Jacques Chirac did something unprecedented. After years of opposing any changes to European farm subsidies（补贴）, he approached the US government to suggest that Europe would stop subsidising its exports of food to Africa if America did the same.(3) His offer was significant, not only because it represented a major policy reversal for France, but also because it provided an opportunity to abandon the perpetual agricultural arms race between the European Union and the US, in which each side seeks to offer more subsidies than the other. The West's farm subsidies, as Blair has pointed out, are a disaster for the developing world, and particularly for Africa.(4) Farming accounts for some 70% of employment on that continent, and most of the farmers there are desperately poor. Part of the reason is that they are unfairly undercut by the subsidised products dumped on their markets by exporters from the US and the EU. Chirac' s proposals addressed only part of the problem, but theycould have begun the process of dismantling the system that does so much harm to the West's environment and the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable people.(5) We might, then, have expected Blair to have welcomed Chirac's initiative. Instead the prime minister has single-handedly destroyed it. The reason will by now be familiar. George Bush, who receives substantial political support from US agro-industrialists, grain exporters and pesticide manufacturers, was not prepared to make the concessions required to match Chirac's offer. If the EU, and in particular the UK, had supported France, the moral pressure on Bush might have been irresistible. But as soon as Blair made it clear that he would not support Chirac's plan, the initiative was dead.(6) So, thanks to Mr Blair and his habit of doing whatever Bush tells him to, Africa will continue to suffer. Several of the food crises from which that continent is now suffering are made worse by the plight of its own farmers. The underlying problem is that the rich nations set the global trade rules. The current world trade agreement was supposed to have prevented the EU and the US from subsidising their exports to developing nations. But, as the development agency Oxfam has shown, the agreement contains so many loopholes that it permits the two big players simply to call their export subsidies by a different name.(7) So, for example, the EU has, in several farm sectors, stopped paying farmers according to the amount they produce and started instead to give them direct grants, based on the amount of land they own and how much they produced there in the past. The US has applied the2013年1月全国高等教育自学考试高级英语真题(四)2013-03-11 14:24:07 来源: 作者: 【大中小】浏览:1745次评论:0条me formula, and added a couple of tricks of its own. One of these is called "export credit": the state reduces the cost of US exports by providing cheap insurance for the exporters. These credits, against which Chirac was hoping to trade the European subsidies, are worth some 7.7bn to US grain sellers. In combination with other tricks, they ensure that American exporters can undercut the world price for wheat and maize by between 10% and 16%, and the world price for cotton by 40%. But the ugliest of its hidden export subsidies is its use of aid as a means of penetrating the markets of poorer nations.While the other major donors give money, which the World Food Programme can use to buy supplies in local markets, thus helping farmers while feeding the starving, the US insists on sending its own produce, stating that this programme is "designed to develop . " and expand commercial outlets for US products".(8) The result is that the major recipients are not the nations in greatest need, but the nations that can again in the words of the US department of agriculture,. "demonstrate the potential to become commercial markets" for US farm products. This is why, for example, the Philippines currently receives more US food aid than Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe put together, all of which, unlike the Philippines, are currently suffering from serious food shortages.(9) But US policy also ensures that food aid is delivered just when it is needed least. Oxfam has produced a graph plotting the amount of wheat given to developing nations by the US against world prices. When the price falls the volume of "aid" rises. This is as clear a demonstration of agricultural dumping as you could ask for. The very programme that is meant to help the poor is in fact undermining them.(10) So, when faced with a choice between saving Africa and saving George Bush from a mild diplomatic embarrassment, Blair has, as we could have predicted,done as his master bids. The scar on the conscience of the world has just become deeper and angrier.II. In this section, there are ten incomplete statements or questions, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 points for each).16. The word "perpetual" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.A. cruelB. costlyC. horribleD. ceaseless17. What percentage of African workers are involved in farming?A. about 70%B. about 40%C. about 16%D. about 10%18. According to the author, agricultural subsidies are a bad thing because______.A. they only benefit the USAB. they cause political unrest in AfricaC. they lead to cheaper food prices in AfricaD. they make the price of imported food cheaper than locally produced food19. The word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 4 means ______.A. toughB. weakC. hostileD. indifferent20. The author is angry with Tony Blair because ______.A. he remains an insecure prime ministerB. he won the election with a huge majorityC. he always challenges the American positionD. he changed his mind and opposed the French proposal21. The word “plight” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ______.A. a bitter complaintB. a difficult conditionC. a habit of laziness2013年1月全国高等教育自学考试高级英语真题(五)2013-03-11 14:24:07 来源: 作者: 【大中小】浏览:1746次评论:0条D. an arrogant attitude22. The EU and the US have avoided the World Trade Agreement ban on subsidising food exports ______.A. by helping the starving in AfricaB. by giving money directly to poor farmersC. by giving these subsidies a different nameD. by paying farmers according to the amount they produce23. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The G8 summit meeting was held in France.B. France recently offered to stop subsidising food exports to Africa.C. American exporters charge 10% more than the world price for wheat.D. The Philippines receives more US food aid than Mozambique, Zambia,Zimbabwe and Malawi.24. Richer countries like the Philippines receive more US food aid than poorer countries because ______.A. they have a louder voiceB. they have bigger populationsC. they are better potential markets for US productsD. they have always been loyal allies of the United States25. The author's attitude to Blair's decision is ______ .A. criticalB. positiveC. optimisticD. indifferent非选择题部分注意事项：用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。
自考高级英语试题及答案
自考高级英语试题及答案一、阅读理解阅读下列短文，然后根据短文内容回答后面的问题。
AIn the past few decades, the rapid development of technology has led to a significant shift in the way we communicate. The advent of the Internet and social media platforms has revolutionized the way people exchange information and ideas. However, this digital revolution has also brought about new challenges. Cyberbullying, privacy concerns, and the spread of misinformation are just a few of the issues that have emerged in this new landscape.Question 1: What is the main topic of this passage?Answer 1: The main topic is the impact of technology on communication.Question 2: What are some of the challenges mentioned in the passage?Answer 2: The challenges include cyberbullying, privacy concerns, and the spread of misinformation.BThe concept of sustainable development has becomeincreasingly important in recent years. It refers to the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This involves balancing economic growth, social development, and environmental protection. Achieving sustainable development requires cooperation and commitment from individuals, communities, and governments.Question 3: What does sustainable development aim to do? Answer 3: It aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations.Question 4: What are the three main areas that sustainable development seeks to balance?Answer 4: Economic growth, social development, and environmental protection.二、词汇与结构Choose the correct answer from the options provided.Question 5: The company's profits have ________ significantly in the past year.A) declinedB) increasedC) fluctuatedD) stabilizedAnswer 5: B) increasedQuestion 6: Despite the heavy rain, the construction of thenew bridge ________ on schedule.A) proceededB) delayedC) haltedD) postponedAnswer 6: A) proceeded三、完形填空Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct words from the options provided.The world is facing a serious environmental crisis. Pollution levels are rising, and natural resources are being depleted at an alarming rate. It is essential that we take action to protect our planet. We must ________ (7) our consumption habits and find ways to reduce waste.7. A) increaseB) decreaseC) sustainD) expandAnswer 7: B) decrease四、翻译Translate the following sentences from English to Chinese.Sentence 1: The government has introduced new measures tocombat climate change.Answer 1: 政府已经采取了新的措施来对抗气候变化。
自考高级英语试题及答案
自考高级英语试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. The word "abandon" is most likely to be found in which part of a dictionary?A) PrefaceB) AppendixC) GlossaryD) Index答案：D2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a narrative text?A) Chronological orderB) Descriptive languageC) Personal anecdotesD) Objective reporting答案：D3. In a persuasive essay, the writer's main goal is to:A) Inform the readerB) Entertain the readerC) Persuade the readerD) Criticize the reader答案：C4. The phrase "break the ice" means:A) To stop a conversationB) To start a conversationC) To change the subjectD) To end a conversation答案：B5. Which of the following is a formal way to address a letter?A) Dear Sir/MadamB) Hi thereC) HelloD) Hey答案：A6. The correct use of the verb "to be" in the sentence "The book is on the table" is as:A) A linking verbB) A transitive verbC) An intransitive verbD) A causative verb答案：A7. The term "hyperbole" refers to:A) A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasisB) A figure of speech that uses understatement for emphasisC) A figure of speech that uses repetition for emphasisD) A figure of speech that uses irony for emphasis答案：A8. Which of the following is a synonym for "meticulous"?A) CarelessB) ImpatientC) PreciseD) Reckless答案：C9. The phrase "a shot in the dark" means:A) A random guessB) A well-planned actionC) A certain successD) A well-aimed shot答案：A10. In English grammar, the term "subjunctive mood" is used to describe:A) A hypothetical situationB) A past eventC) A future eventD) A present event答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）1. The word "____" can be used to describe a person who is very organized and efficient.答案：meticulous2. The phrase "____" is used to describe a situation where someone is trying to find out information without being obvious.答案：fishing for information3. The word "____" is used to describe a person who is very talkative and likes to tell stories.答案：garrulous4. The phrase "____" is used to describe a situation where someone is not showing their true feelings or intentions. 答案：wearing a mask5. The word "____" is used to describe a person who is very careful and cautious.答案：prudent6. The phrase "____" is used to describe a situation where someone is trying to make a difficult decision.答案：caught between a rock and a hard place7. The word "____" is used to describe a person who is very creative and imaginative.答案：inventive8. The phrase "____" is used to describe a situation where someone is trying to make something appear better than it really is.答案：putting a good face on it9. The word "____" is used to describe a person who is very secretive and does not share information easily.答案：reticent10. The phrase "____" is used to describe a situation where someone is trying to make a difficult decision.答案：on the horns of a dilemma三、阅读理解（每题5分，共30分）阅读以下短文，然后回答问题。
1月全国自考高级英语试题及答案解析
2018年1月自考全国高级英语试题课程代码：00600请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上，全部题目用英文作答（英译汉题目除外）Ⅰ. The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (12 points, 0.5 point for each)Many doctors working on the battlefield of terminal suffering think that only squeamishness demands a 1 difference between passive and active euthanasia on request. Their 2 for killing goes like this: one of a doctor’s 3 is to prevent suffering; sometimes that is all there is left for him to do, and killing is the only way to do it. There is nothing new in this view. When Hippocrates 4 his oath for doctors, which explicitly rules 5 active killing, most other Greek doctors and thinkers disagreed with his 6 .The women’s magazines are about one third 7 to clothes, one third to mild comment 8 sex, and the 9 third to recipes and pictures of handsome salads, desserts, and main 10 . “Institutes” exist to experiment and tell housewives how to cook attractive meals and how to turn leftovers into 11 of art. The food thus pictured looks 12 famous paintings of still life. The only trouble is it’s tasteless.One of the greatest and most 13 criticisms of television has been that in 14 to the largest audience possible, it neglects minority audiences and minority tastes. This is still 15 true. But there is, perhaps, one program a day and many, of course, on Sunday which an intelligent man or woman can enjoy and 16 interest from. In my trips east or west or north or south, I pick up the 17 paper to find this enjoyment or interest—18 vain.American individualism, on the 19 of it an admirable philosophy, wishes to manifest itself in independence of the community. You don’t share things in20 ; you have your own things.A family’s strength is signalized by its possessions. Herein lies a 21 .For the desire for possessions must eventually mean dependence on possessions. Freedom is slavery. Once let the 22 instinct burgeon, and there are ruggedly individual forces 23 too ready to make it come to full and monstrous 24 .New appetites are invented; what to the European are bizarre luxuries become, to the American, plain necessities.II. In this section, there are fifteen sentences taken from the textbooks with a blank in each, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (15 points, 1 point for each )25. More than any other generation, our generation views the adult world with great ______.There is also an increased tendency to reject completely the world.26. The need for laws on euthanasia cannot be ______ for much longer.27. He stood in front of us for a moment and then ______ us to go into the living room.28. My imagination boggled at the punishment I would ______ if in fact I did abuse a book of Mrs.Flowers’. Death would be too kind and brief.29. The odds seemed to move toward Chavel with a dreadful ______: nine to one, eight to one:they were like a pointing finger.30. Writing a book is a horrible, ______ struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness.31. We are asking for the support of all sections of the peace movement because we do not feelthat this is a time to be ______.32. I ______ at several schools and was accepted everywhere. Harvard offered more financialassistance.33. On the days when I’m especially melancholy, I began constructing tables of organization ...______ people in the company on the basis of envy, hope, fear, ambition, frustration, rivalry, hatred, or disappointment.34. No sooner did his car touch the boulevard heading home than Ace ______ on the radio.35. I was convinced that some ______ changes had been wrought for all Negroes, not just those inthe ghetto.36. In Australia, where people are few and rabbits are many, I watched a whole populacesatisfying the primitive ______ in the primitive manner by the skilful slaughter of many thousands of rabbits.37. If we regard activity as being in itself a good, then we must count all snobberies as good; forall ______ activity.38. I ask the reader to note that I, an Englishman who no longer lives in England and can’t spendmore than six months at a ______ in any other European country, home to America as to a country more stimulating than depressing.39. Strangely enough, the salesmen react very well to the constant pressure and rigid supervisionto which they are ______.right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (15 points, 1 point for each)40. Justice to all, regardless of race, sect or class, is the ______ right and the inescapableobligation of all.A. inalienableB. unbelievable41. My uncle remained ______ of stories about flying saucers.A. incredibleB. incredulous42. Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are ______.A. imaginaryB. imaginative43. In spite of the financial crisis, the manager will pay the bonus ______ the job is completed on time.A. unlessB. provided44. The adverse criticism the book received didn’t ______ the author one way or another.A. affectB. effect45. It is a ______ fact that when we grow older, we tend to become weaker and weaker.A. regretfulB. regrettable46. The ______ of a full stop at the end of the sentence is a deliberate act by the writer.A. exclusionB. omission47. He ______ the rope with both hands and pulled it with all his strength.A. graspedB. grabbed48. The leaflet was written in jargon that would have been totally ______ to anyone outside theprofession.A. incomprehensiveB. incomprehensible49. After driving for so long on the gravel I was glad to get on an ______ stretch of road.A. evenB. equal50. Many of the more ______ forms of cancer can be treated successfully if detected early.A. commonB. ordinary51. Even a ______ translation is not always faithful to the original.A. literalB. literary52. She asks him to remember her, and he replies that he is more ______ to forget anything else.A. ableB. apt53. The experts disliked the acting but enjoyed the play ______.A. as a wholeB. on the whole54. How can you be so ______ to the sufferings of these children?A. indifferentialB. indifferentRead the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items Ⅳ, V and Ⅵ.(1) Freedom’s challenge in the Atomic Age is a sobering topic. We are facing today a strange newworld and we are all wondering what we are going to do with it. What are we going to do with one of our most precious possessions, freedom? The world we know, our Western world, began with something as new as the conquest of space.(2) Some 2,500 years ago Greece discovered freedom. Before that there was no freedom. Therewere great civilizations, splendid empires, but no freedom anywhere. Egypt, Babylon, Nineveh,were all tyrannies, one immensely powerful man ruling over helpless masses. In Greece, in Athens, a little city in a little country, there were no helpless masses, and a time came when the Athenians were led by a great man who did not want to be powerful. Absolute obedience to the ruler was what the leaders of the empires insisted on. Athens said no, there must never be absolute obedience to a man except in war. There must be willing obedience to what is good for all. Pericles, the great Ath enian statesman, said: “We are a free government, but we obey the laws, more especially those which protect the oppressed, and the unwritten laws which, if broken, bring shame.”(3) Athenians willingly obeyed the written laws which they themselves passed, and the unwritten,which must be obeyed if free men live together. They must show each other kindness and pity and the many qualities without which life would be intolerable except to a hermit in the desert.The Athenians never thought that a man was free if he could do what he wanted. A man was free if he was self-controlled. To make yourself obey what you approved was freedom. They were saved from looking at their lives as their own private affair. Each one felt responsible for the welfare of Athens, not because it was imposed on him from the outside, but because the city was his pride and his safety. The creed of the first free government in the world was liberty for all men who could control themselves and would take responsibility for the state.This was the conception that underlay the lofty reach of Greek genius.(4) But discovering freedom is not like discovering atomic bombs. It cannot be discovered oncefor all. If people do not prize it, and work for it, it will depart. Eternal vigilance is its price.Athens changed. It was a change that took place unnoticed though it was of the utmost importance, a spiritual change which penetrated the whole state. It had been the Athenians’ pride and joy to give to their city. That they could get material benefits from her never entered their minds. There had to be a complete change of attitude before they could look at the city as an employer who paid her citizens for doing her work. Now instead of men giving to their state, the state was to give to them. What the people wanted was a government which would provide a comfortable life for them; and with this as the foremost object, ideas of freedom and self-reliance and responsibility were obscured to the point of disappearing. Athens was more and more looked on as a cooperative business possessed of great wealth in which all citizens had a right to share.(5) She reached the point when the freedom she really wanted was freedom from responsibility.There could be only one result. If men insisted on being free from the burden of self-dependence and responsibility for the common good, they would cease to be free.Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom. It is to be had on no other terms.Athens, the Athens of Ancient Greece, refused responsibility, she reached the end of freedom and was never to have it again.(6) But, “the excellent becomes the permanent,” Aristotle said. Athens lost freedom forever, butfreedom was not lost forever for the world. A great American statesman, James Madison, in ornear t he year 1776 A.D. referred to “the capacity of mankind for self-government”. No doubt he had not an idea that he was speaking Greek. Athens was not in the farthest background of his mind, but once a great and good idea has dawned upon man, it is never completely lost.The Atomic Age cannot destroy it. Somehow in this or that man’s thought such an idea lives though unconsidered by the world of action. One can never be sure that it is not on the point of breaking out into action, only sure that it will do so sometime.Ⅳ. In this section, there are ten incomplete statements followed by four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on your AnswerSheet. (20 points, 2 points for each)55. “Sobering topic” in paragrap h 1 is a topic that makes one feel very ______.A. nervousB. excitedC. seriousD. sad56. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that ______.A. Athenians would be willing to obey what would benefit them allB. Egyptians insisted on absolute obedience to a powerful manC. Athenians would be willing to obey a tyrannyD. Egyptians opposed any form of government57. The word “underlay” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.A. was the consequence ofB. was the cause ofC. was the key toD. was the basis of58. In paragraph 4, “atomic bombs” is mentioned in order to ______.A. emphasize that atomic bombs will threaten the survival of mankindB. illustrate that freedom requires constant pursuit and dedicationC. stress that freedom is as influential as atomic bombsD. point out that it took a long time to discover freedom59. The word “obscured” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.A. made difficult to know or understandB. made easy to know or understandC. made hard to deal withD. made clear to see60. Paragraph 4 is mainly about ______.A. the Athenians’s pride and joy to give to their cityB. the ideas of freedom and self-relianceC. the spiritual change of the AtheniansD. a cooperative business61. According to paragraph 5, the relationship between freedom and responsibility is that ______.A. freedom is independent of responsibilityB. responsibility is the precondition of freedomC. responsibility is the natural result of freedomD. freedom is more important than responsibility62. The author’s opinion about freedom in the future is that ______.A. once lost, freedom will never be regainedB. people will never have freedom againC. freedom will be challengedD. freedom will last forever63. “No doubt he had not an idea that he was speaking Greek” in paragraph 6 means ______.A. he was thinking about the Greek freedom when he said thisB. he didn’t know he was speaking the language of GreekC. Greek freedom was not on his mind when he said thisD. definite ly he didn’t know what Greek freedom was64. The best title for this passage is ______.A. The Disappearance of FreedomB. The Development of FreedomC. Importance of FreedomD. Roots of FreedomV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 2 points for each)65. Absolute obedience to the ruler was what the leaders of the empires insisted on.66. They must show each other kindness and pity and the many qualities without which life wouldbe intolerable except to a hermit in the desert.67. They were saved from looking at their lives as their own private affair.68. She reached the point when the freedom she really wanted was freedom from responsibility.69. One can never be sure that it is not on the point of breaking out into action, only sure that itwill do so sometime.Ⅵ. Answer the following essay question in English within 80-100 words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (10 points)70. What is your view on “freedom”?Ⅶ. Translate the following sentences into English and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (18 points, 2 points each for 71-75, 8 points for 76)71．一些社会学家认为你对这些问题的回答，很能说明你在想什么，社会在想什么，换句话说，可以说明你和社会的态度。
高级英语1测试题及答案
高级英语1测试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. What does the word "innovative" mean?A. TraditionalB. InnovativeC. ConservativeD. Outdated答案：B2. Which of the following is not a form of renewable energy?A. Solar energyB. Wind energyC. Fossil fuelsD. Hydropower答案：C3. The phrase "break the ice" is used to describe:A. Starting a fightB. Making a jokeC. Introducing a new productD. Starting a conversation答案：D4. In the sentence "She is a quick learner," the word "quick" refers to:A. SpeedB. IntelligenceC. WeightD. Temperature答案：B5. Which of the following is a compound word?A. ClassroomB. ComputerC. UniversityD. Library答案：A6. The verb "to access" is commonly used to mean:A. To enterB. To retrieveC. To ignoreD. To exit答案：B7. What is the past tense of "to lead"?A. LedB. LeadC. LeaderD. Leading答案：A8. The word "meticulous" is an adjective that describes someone who is:A. CarelessB. MessyC. CarefulD. Disorganized答案：C9. In the context of a business meeting, "to table a motion" means:A. To put it on the tableB. To delay the discussionC. To propose a motion for considerationD. To end the discussion答案：C10. The phrase "to go viral" is commonly used to describe when:A. A video becomes very popular onlineB. A virus spreads in a computer systemC. A person becomes illD. A rumor spreads quickly答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）1. The opposite of "extroverted" is _________.答案：introverted2. The word "serendipity" refers to the occurrence of__________ events.答案：pleasant3. "To be on the fence" means to be _________.答案：undecided4. The term "ephemeral" is used to describe something that lasts for a(n) _________.答案：very short time5. The phrase "to bite the bullet" means to _________.答案：face a difficult situation6. The word "quarantine" is often used in the context of_________.答案：disease control7. The verb "to debunk" means to _________.答案：expose the falseness of8. The adjective "tenacious" is used to describe someone who is _________.答案：determined9. "To be in the limelight" means to be _________.答案：in the public eye10. The word "ubiquitous" means _________.答案：present, appearing, or found everywhere三、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）阅读以下短文，并回答问题。
1月自考高级英语试题(2)
2012年1月自考高级英语试题2012年1月（全国）自考高级英语试题I. The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks，followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to Y. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (25 points，1 point for each) This strategy also has ancient antecedents. Ever since civilization began，certain 1 have tried to run away from it in hopes of finding a simpler，more 2 ，and more peaceful life. Unlike the dropouts，they are not 3 . They are willing to support themselves and to 4 something to the general community，but they simply don’t like the environment of civilization; that is，the city，with all its 5 and tension.I had the lonely child’s habit of 6 stories and holding conversations with 7 persons，and I think from the very start my literary ambitions were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated and 8 . I knew that I had a facility with words and a power of facing 9 facts，and I felt that this created a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my 10 in everyday life.Only two people shared her “special” seat: a fine old man in a velvet coat，his hands 11 over a huge carved walking-stick，and a big old woman，sitting 12 ，with a roll of knitting on her embroidered apron. They did not speak. This was 13 ，for Miss Brill always looked forward 14 the conversation. She had become really quite 15 ，she thought，at listening as though she didn’t listen，at sitting in other people’s lives just for a minute while they talked round her.Our research shows that no company can succeed today by trying to be all things to all people. It must instead find the 16 value that it alone can deliver to a chosen market. We have identified three distinct value 17 ，so called because each discipline produces a different kind of 18 value. Choosing one discipline to master does not mean that a company 19 the other two，only that it picks a dimension of value on which to 20 its market reputation over the long term.The value of snobbery in general，its humanistic “point”，consists in its power to 21 activity. A society with plenty of snobberies is like a dog with plenty of 22 : it is not likely to become comatose. Every snobbery demands of its devotees 23 efforts，a succession of sacrifices. The society-snob must be perpetually lion-hunting; the modernity-snob can never rest 24trying to be up-to-date. Swiss doctors and the Best that has been thought or said must be the daily and nightly preoccupation of all the snobs respectively of 25 and culture.A.making upB.uniqueC.uprightD.customerE.uglinessF.disciplinesG. imaginaryH.parasitesI.toJ.stakeK.fleasL.claspedM.diseaseN.disappointingO.failureP.individualsQ.expertR.undervaluedS.contributeT.abandonsU.unceasingV.pastoralW.fromX.stimulateY.unpleasantII. Each of the following sentences is given four choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (15 points，1 point for each)26. What you say is far ______ from what you said before.A. movedB. removedC. provedD. disproved27. There will be live ______ of the concert on TV and radio.A. transactionB. transitionC. transmissionD. transportation28. The first priority for a government is to enable its citizens to live in peace and ______ .A. tranquilityB. altitudeC. complexityD. attitude29. The pianist was ______ with the most extravagant applause from the audience.A. loadedB. burdenedC. pressedD. weighed30. The problem of poverty didn’t ______ itself until the earthquake.A. manifestB. demonstrateC. emergeD. exhibit31. They got their just ______ when the scheme was finally uncovered.A. desertB. dessertC. desertsD. desserts32. The tail of the whale ______ their boat and they all fell into water.A. pluckedB. flickedC. peckedD. flapped33. In time of prosperity，friends will be plenty; in time of ______ ，not one among twenty.A. dilemmaB. adversityC. insomniaD. deadlock34. He refused to ______ of such a solution to his problem.A. deceiveB. receiveC. conceiveD. perceive35. He felt proud to proclaim that he knew only English and somehow ______ of his native culture.A. contemporaryB. temporaryC. contemptuousD. contemptible36. There is a growing recognition that we should abolish racial ______.A. segregationB. separationC. integrationD. evaporation37. It is desirable to ______ the chemicals before the plant is seriously damaged.A. splashB. spillC. pourD. spray38. I didn’t expect him to descend to ______ abuse.A. commonB. personalC. ordinaryD. individual39. Make a phone call if you are wishing to renew your ______ to our magazine.A. contributionB. distributionC. subscriptionD. attribution40. He began to ______ as the intense cold pervaded the room.A. shakeB. quakeC. jerkD. shiverRead the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items III，IV，V.(1) “During the whole of a dull，dark and soundless day in the autumn of the year，when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens，I had been passing alone，on horseback，through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself，as the shades of the evening drew on，within view of the melancholy House of Usher.” Thus Edgar Allan Poe opened his story of “The Fall of the House of Usher” in 1839. In this beautifully crafted sentence he captured so much that is essential to the horror story—darkness，ominous solitude，foreboding calm，apprehension and uncertainty，and a deep feeling of melancholy that could soon turn to fear.(2) Many kinds of fiction are self-explanatory: mysteries，westerns，love stories，spy thrillers，and science fiction define themselves by the terms used to name them. The horror story is less easily defined，perhaps because other types offiction so often use the trappings of terror to enhance their plots. Charles Dickens used the vehicle of an old-fashioned ghost Story to tell “A Christmas Carol”，but that book is not a horror story. Nor does a Grimm brothers fairy tale such as “H?nsel and Gretel，” with its child-devouring witch，belong to the genre.(3) The nature of the horror story is best indicated by the title of the 1990s television series Tales from the Dark Side. Human beings have always acknowledged that there is evil in the world and a dark side to human nature that cannot be explained except perhaps in religious terms. This evil may be imagined as having an almost unlimited power to inspire anxiety，fear，dread，and terror in addition to doing actual physical and mental harm.(4) In the tale of horror quite ordinary people are confronted by something unknown and fearful，which can be neither understood nor explained in reasonable terms. It is the emphasis on the unreasonable that lies at the heart of horror stories.(5) This kind of literature arose in the 18th century at the start of a movement called Romanticism. The movement was a reaction against a rational，ordered world in which humanitywas basically good and everything could be explained scientifically. The literary type that inspired the horror story is Gothic fiction，tales of evil，often set in sinister medieval surroundings. This original kind of horror fiction has persisted to the present. An early 20th-century master of the type was H.P. Lovecraft，most of whose stories appeared in the magazine Weird Tales. A more recent writer was Stephen King，author of Carrie (1974)，The Shining (1977)，Pet Sematary (1984)，Misery (1987)，and Rose Madder (1995).(6) Much horror literature is grounded in superstition，fear of demons，and the dread of death. No single tale brings all of these elements together so well as the vampire legend，an ancient folk superstition. The vampire is described as undead，an entombed individual who rises each night to feed on the blood of the living. In literature its best representation is Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker. The legend was retold in Interview with the Vampire (1976) by Anne Rice. The Dracula story was eagerly taken up by Hollywood in the 1931 film that starred Bela Lugosi，and numerous movies on the theme have been made since.(7) Similar to the vampire legend is the story of the wolfman，the human being under a curse who turns into a half man，halfwolf presumably when the moon is full. This creature prowls around，devouring animals，people，or corpses，but he returns to human form by day. As with Dracula，the wolfman became a popular subject for movies，beginning with The Werewolf of London (1935) and the wolfman films of the 1940s. According to one superstition the werewolf，after being killed，turns into a vampire.(8) The belief that the dead can return to haunt and harm the living has long been an element of fiction. Ghost stories are at least as old as the Bible: in the Old Testament，King Saul calls up the ghost of Samuel to foretell the outcome of a battle. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet，the ghost of the slain king provides the information from which Hamlet plots reve nge for his father’s murder. One of the masters of the modern ghost story was Ambrose Bierce，some of whose stories were collected in Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce (1964). A variation on the ghost theme is the haunted house，about which hundreds of stories have been written.(9) Between the vampires and the ghosts are creatures called the living dead and zombies who return from the grave to devour the living. Hollywood celebrated this story in Night of the Living Dead (1968) and other films. In literature one of thebest examples is the intriguing book The Beast with Five Fingers (1928; film version 1946) by W.F. Harvey. It is the story of a severed hand that goes on living after its owner dies. The movie Friday the 13th (1980) and its sequels also used the revived corpse as villain. In the 1986 film Trick or Treat，a dead rock music star is called back to life.III. In this section，there are ten incomplete statements or questions，followed by four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (20 points，2 points for each)41. In the first paragraph，Edgar Allan Poe’s story is quoted to show ______.A. how beautiful his writing isB. what a horror story is likeC. He was good at writing horror storiesD. His stories are dark and mysterious42. The word “ominous” in the first paragraph means ______.A. foreshadowing evilB. foretelling luckC. forecasting rainD. forbearing pain43. “Many kinds of fiction are self-explanatory” in the second paragraph means ______.A. they target ordinary readersB. they are easy to understandC. their categories show what they are aboutD. they often employ horror to develop their plots44. The most important element that makes a horror story is ______.A. uncertaintyB. suspensionC. irrationalityD. superstition45. The assumption behind horror stories is that ______.A. humanity is evil in natureB. humanity is basically goodC. humanity can be taught to be goodD. humanity can be explained46. The w ord “entombed” in the sixth paragraph means ______.A. wickedB. faintedC. woundedD. buried47. The word “slain” in the eighth paragraph means ______.A. capturedB. killedC. bittenD. beaten48. Stories of haunted houses deal with the theme of ______.A. vampiresB. zombiesC. werewolvesD. ghosts49. A typical example of a zombie story is ______.A. CarrieB. The Beast with Five FingersC. DraculaD. The Werewolf of London50. The purpose of this passage is to ______.A. persuadeB. informC. entertainD. reasonIV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (10 points，2 points for each) 51. The horror story is less easily defined，perhaps because other types of fiction so often use the trappings of terror to enhance their plots.52. Human beings have always acknowledged that there is evil in the world and a dark side to human nature that cannot be explained except perhaps in religious terms.53. Much horror literature is grounded in superstition，fear of demons，and the dread of death.54. Similar to the vampire legend is the story of the wolfman，the human being under a curse who turns into a half man，half wolf presumably when the moon is full.55. The belief that the dead can return to haunt and harm the living has long been an element of fiction.V. Answer the following essay question in English within 80-100 words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (10 points) 56. Do you like horror stories? Why or why not?VI. Translate the following sentences into English and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (20 points，2 points each for 57-60，4 points for 61，8 points for 62)57.我很擅长这些欺骗伎俩，虽然我不能每次都骗得了自己。
1月自考高级英语试题(1)
2011年1月自考高级英语试题2011年1月（全国）自考高级英语试题请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上，全部题目用英文作答（英译汉题目除外）I. The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to Y. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (25 points, 1 point for each) West Germany, by contrast, will not be able to 1 any form of euthanasia for a long time to come. Opposition is 2 fierce, because of the shadow of the past. Countries 3 an uninterrupted recent libertarian tradition have less to fear from setting some 4 rules for voluntary euthanasia. By 5 to discuss it, they usher in something worse.We watched while pride allowed unimportant battles to be 6 into the most important stands of the war－because we couldn’t 7 and we couldn’t retreat and because it didn’t matter how many American 8 were provided to prove that point. Now we are told that we have to 9 quietly while the American lives are lost so that we can exercise the 10 arrogance ofVietnamizing the Vietnamese.Newspapers have two great advantages 11 television. They can be used by men as barriers12 their wives. It is still the only effective screen against the morning features of the loved one, and, as such, performs a unique human 13 . The second advantage is that you can’t line a14 pail with a television set—it’s usually the other way 15 .It is only lately that I have found how much science of genetics is 16 . Agronomists and the like have taken to 17 all sorts of vegetables and fruits－changing their 18 nature. This sounds wonderful and often is 19 . For the scientists have not as a rule taken any 20 whatsoever in the taste of the things they’ve tampered with!My own lack of shame in the rioting then taking place in America 21 me. In one sense, I was the 22 of the ghetto child who through hard work and initiative was 23 himself toward a better life. I was the 24 , the exception. It was my life that was held up to Watts youth to 25 .II. Each of the following sentences is given four choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (15points, 1 point for each)26. These arguments have never been _________ accepted.A. amplyB. drasticallyC. perpetuallyD. universally27. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to _________ behavior.A. unfamiliarB. uncivilizedC. unsatisfiedD. uncommon28. The emergency services said it was _________ that no one was seriously injured in the air crash.A. miraculousB. mysteriousC. ridiculousD. relentless29. Banks _________ receive money from their customers in two distinct forms: on current account, and on deposit account.A. formallyB. narrowlyC. normallyD. particularly30. The recession has _________ so many firms that many can no longer survive.A. lessenedB. weakenedC. decreasedD. reduced31. In science, a theory is a reasonable __________ of observed events.A. explanationB. excavationC. expressionD. evaluation32. Children do not learn what it is to lose and will __________ violence to release theirdisappointment.A. refer toB. attribute toC. point toD. resort to33.A sincere __________ is like the sunshine which can boost our morale.A. complimentB. supplementC. accomplishmentD. complement34. He was arrested when his __________ scheme to evade taxes came to light.A. fakeB. fraudulentC. falseD. foreign35. This old room has not been much in use of late. No wonder it has such a_______ appearance.A. vulgarB. fancyC. shabbyD. cheap36. That little boy was so naughty that he tried to _________ feathers from a chicken.A. flickB. twistC. pluckD. toss37. The task of a teacher _________ patience and conscientiousness.A. commandsB. demandsC. amendsD. mends38. She gave us unfailing _________ and became an essential part of our family.A. devotionB. inspectionC. explorationD. indication39. As we were saying goodbye, the train started with a_________.A. shakeB. shiverC. trembleD. jerk40. Parents should attach importance to their children’s _________ from adolescence to adulthood.A. permissionB. positionC. transmissionD. transitionRead the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items III, IV, V.Why I Came to College(1) Why have I chosen to attend college? I have put this question to myself at many times and in various forms during the past three and a half months which have constituted the first semester of my freshman year. Have I come because of parental influence, or because I have some goal of my own that I wish to pursue? After pondering these questions on many occasions, I have finally reached the conclusion that I have come to college not for one single reason, but for many, and that it is something that I truly want to do.(2) Originally, my parents did influence my opinions about education in general. My mother, an elementary school teacher, was always proud of my academic successes, but she never really pushed me or demanded that I achieve excellent grades. However, from the beginning of my schooling, my parents seemed to assume that I would attend college, and by the timeI reached high school, I had become accustomed to that idea as well.(3) When I entered high school, I enrolled in the college preparatory program offered there, looking ahead four years to college attendance. However, as I proceeded further through high school into my junior and senior years, I became genuinely interested in many of the subjects which I was studying. Chemistry, physics, and calculus were the courses which held my interest most strongly and I felt that I wanted to continue to study those areas beyond the high school level. Up to that point in my life, I had always claimed that I wanted to attend college. but didn’t realize why until my high school career drew to a close.(4) Finally, I began to recognize in myself a strong drive to obtain knowledge. I knew that I would not be content to simply end my educational career with high school and enter the working world. I truly felt a need to continue learning in order to gain a better understanding of the world around me. My final decision to attend college seemed a natural one, and my choice of engineering as a field of study came easily as well, since the profession fit well with my academic preferences.(5) The fact that I enjoy learning and gaining knowledge was mymain reason for choosing to enter college, but I must admit that it was not the sole reason. In today’s world, a college education has become almost essential if one wishes to compete in the job market. In the next several years, this trend will surely continue, with a Bachelor’s degree becoming almost indispensable if one wishes to find a worthwhile position, and a Master’s degree becoming highly desirable for advanced positions. Although it may sound materialistic, I felt that attending college was a practical and necessary step which I took to ensure a secure future for myself and my family. I made my choice to study engineering primarily on the basis of my love of mathematics and the physical sciences; however, the fact that it is a well-paid and respected profession did have some influence on my final decision to study engineering, rather than a pure science curriculum. Either field would have allowed me to study those subjects which hold my interest, but the decision to pursue the one which would ultimately be more profitable was not a difficult choice to make.(6) A third reason that I am attending college is that I have always hoped that I could make a contribution to the world. I knew that a career involving science and technology would give me the best opportunity to do this. I also knew that in order topursue such a career, I would be required to go through college. Hopefully, this will enable me to someday make a contribution to the expansion of the frontiers of society’s knowledge, and to in some way benefit mankind.(7) Finally, I chose to attend a diversified college, as opposed toa purely technical institute, because I feel that college should allow a person to grow in areas other than pure academics. It should also expose that student to a variety of social and political ideas, helping to expand his mental horizons. Attending Rutgers University has definitely allowed me to come into contact with a wide variety of lifestyles which could only be found together on a collegiate campus. Additionally, while I am able to major in a scientific field at Rutgers, I am able to simultaneously take courses which explore other fields of study and allow me to become a more diversified and well-rounded person. This overall gain of general knowledge which is available only to the college student is another reason that I was lured toward the pursuit of a higher education.(8) Thus, I came to college not for one reason, but for several different ones. It was something that I had planned, even without fully knowing why, for several years. It was certainly the next logical step in my educational career after the completionof high school. However, only in my final two years of high school did I actually begin to recognize in myself the inherent desire to obtain information and learning which pursue the other goals which I had set for myself. I also knew that I wanted to become a more diversified person, and that a college education was the best means to attain that end.(9) Why have I chosen to attend college? Sometimes I am unsure of the exact reason myself. I am sure, however, that it is what I should do and what I want to do with the next four years of my life.III. In this section, there are ten incomplete statements or questions, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 points for each)41. According to the passage, the author came to college mainly __________.A. out of his own willB. because of social pressureC. out of respect for his parentsD. because of financial attraction42. The word “pondering” in Paragraph l can be best replaced by __________ .A. answering appropriatelyB. exploring thoroughlyC. dealing with efficientlyD. thinking carefully about43. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is true about the author’s parents?A. They were demanding.B. They were open-minded.C. They were indifferent to his future.D. They were anxious about his future.44. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “genuinely” in Paragraph 3 ?A. reallyB. completelyC. immediatelyD. finally45. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that _________ .A. few people study for Bachelor’s degreesB. a college degree means more than ever beforeC. college education is required for a good futureD. a Master’s degree can guarantee advanced positions46. Which of the following can best explain the word“indispensable” in Paragraph 5?A. ingenuousB. essentialC. advantageousD. helpful47. The author chose engineering mainly because _________ .A. it was more popularB. he could make more moneyC. he was more interested in itD. he could be more successful48. College education was expected to make the author _________ .A. realisticB. technically sophisticatedC. intelligentD. comprehensively developed49. The author states in Paragraph 7 that _________ .A. a diversified college can provide knowledge in various fieldsB. a diversified college is the only place where a person can learnC. higher education in a diversified college can ensure success in the futureD. a student can learn as many subjects as he likes in a diversified college50. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to _________ .A. advertise educational institutionsB. persuade people to obtain college degreesC. emphasize the importance of higher educationD. express his understanding of today’s education systemsIV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (10 points,2 points for each) 51. Have I come because of parental influence, or because I have some goal of my own that I wish to pursue?52. When I entered high school, I enrolled in the college preparatory program offered there, looking ahead four years to college attendance.53.Up to that point in my life, I had always claimed that I wanted to attend college, but didn’t realize why until my high school career drew to a close.54.I knew that I would not be content to simply end my educational career with high school and enter the working world.55.I also knew that I wanted to become a more diversifiedperson, and that a college education was the best means to attain that end.V. Answer the following essay question in English within 80-100 words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (10 points) 56. Why did you decide to have higher education?VI. Translate the following sentences into English and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (20 points,2 points each for 57-60,4 points for 61,8 points for 62)57.这一解决方式的弊端在于它已不再广泛适用。
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全国2005年1月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题Part oneI. The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks followed by a list of words and expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your answer sheet. One word or expression for each blank only.(0.5 point for each. 12 points) 1.These aren’t __1__ questions. Some sociologists say that your answers to them could explain a lot about what you are thinking and about what your society is thinking—in other words, about where you and your society are.“Music __2__ its times,”says sociologist Irving Horowitz. Horowitz sees the rock music arena as a sort of __3__,a place where ideas __4__ and crash. He sees it as a place where American society __5__ to define and redefine its feelings and __6__.2.She said that I must always be __7__ of ignorance but understanding of __8__.That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and even more __9__ than college professors. She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother __10__.That in those __11__ sayings was __12__ the collective wisdom of generations.3.It is easier to print wire services dispatches than have a reporter on the __13__.It is easier to buy __14__ columns than find—and train—local talent. It is easier to let the ads __15__ the format than develop a format that __16__ news above dogfood. It is easier to write editorial copy that __17__ to emotion rather than __18__.4.Product leaders have a __19__ interest in protecting the entrepreneurial environment that they have created. To that __20__,they hire, recruit, and train employees in their own __21__.When it is time for Vistakon to hire new salespeople, for example, its managers do not look for people experienced in selling contact lenses: they look for people who will __22__ with J&J’s culture. That means their first question is more __23__ to be,“Could you work cooperatively in __24__¡”A. intolerantB. dictateC. appealsD. vestedE. illiteracyF. expressesG. endH. mold I.syndicated J. homelyK. fit inL. elevatesM. debating forumN. teamsO. clashP. strugglesQ. intelligentR. likelyS. witT. idleU. couchedV. beatW. reasonX. beliefsII. There are 15 sentences with a blank in each, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one thatbest completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your answer sheet. One word or expression for each blank only.(1 point for each,15 points)1.The detective finally gave up, declaring the mystery ______.2.When she was asked about her family, she skillfully ______ the question.3.They managed to trace his ______ by checking on his cred it card expenditures.4.I have not even read the first chapter,______ finished the book.5.The ______ of getting killed in a plane crash are around a million to one.6.The bombing of Japan by nuclear bombs turned the ______ of the situation in Asia.7.He ______ his cheating by saying that everyone else cheated.8.The smell was a barrier she was ______,to keep the movie from going ahead.9.We wanted to know something about his experience, but he ______ himself.10.When she realized that her son had become an idiot, she ______.11.In the autumn, the leaves are falling off the trees,______ inthe wind.12.He ran into heavy debts ______ five thousand dollars.13.Many young talents go to work in that company because they believe that the company represents the ______ telecommunication technology on the market.14.Finally,he found his ______ daughter with the help of the police.15.There was not much time left. I had to ______ my friend to help.A. rationalizedB. scaleC. paralleledD. varyingE. kept it toF. deceivingG. rope inH. went to pieces I. insoluble J. usher in K. openlyL. in placeM. get used to N. whereabouts O. amounting to P. dodged Q. let aloneR. be left behind S. state-of-the-art T. get off U. holding on to V. missing W. oddsX. whirlingIII. Each of the following sentences is given two choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and mark the corresponding letter on your answer sheet.(1 point for each, 15 points)1.Although it was so brilliantly fine—the great spots of light like white wine(A. splashed, B. pour) over the Jardins Publiques—Miss Brill was glad that she had decided on her fur.2.I believe that TV’s appeal to the short attention span is not only (A. ineffective, B. inefficient) communication but decivilizing as well.3.When they heard the story, they thought it was (A. incredible,B. incredulous).4.Finally,he managed to find the books he wanted. Then he left with a (A. contented, B. content) smile.5.The silence which hung about the place filled me with (A. comprehension, B. apprehension) and when we walked in the back door, we saw people standing in the kitchen.6.She felt very sorry for their (A. separation, B. division).But she knew nothing could change it.7.Mary aired her(A. grief, B. grievances) at not being treated fairly by the boss.8.She was determined to get it (A. by any means, B. by no means).9.But (A. at large, B. by and large) the news reports and commentaries on CBS and NBC and ABC make every effort to present viewers with more than one aspect of an issue.10.She (A. k ept on, B. kept to) herself and didn’t speak to anyone.11.He heard a key (A. scratching, B. scrubbing) at the door lock.12.The vegetables cannot be overcooked. They cannot(A. stand at, B. stand on)the stove.13.When he turned around, she saw a (A. blank, B. bland) face, as empty as an idiot’s.14.It shattered the notion that my individual progress could be(A. inhaled, B.hailed) as an advance for all Negroes.15.Even better than that,it was marvelous the things that came to you in the (A.peace,B.tranquility) of fishing.IV.Translate the following into English and write your translation on your answer sheet.(3 points each for 1-4,6 points for 5,18 points)1.事情确实糟到如此地步了吗¡让我们首先看一看生存必需的基本日常需求吧。