全国2018年04月自学考试英语翻译真题
(全新整理)4月全国英语(一)试题及答案解析自考
全国2018年4月高等教育自学考试英语（一）试题课程代码：00012（考试时间：4月22日上午8：30-11：00）本试卷分为两部分，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。
第一部分为选择题，1页至7页，共7页。
应考者必须在“答题卡”上按要求填涂，不能答在试卷上。
第二部分为非选择题，8页至9页，共2页。
应考者必须在“答题纸”上答题。
PART ONE （50 POINTS）Ⅰ．Vocabulary and Structure （10 points, 1 point for each）从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1．Mary________be Canadian, for she's got a British passport.A. can'tB. isn't able toC. mustn'tD. needn't2．As his parents died when he was young, he was________by his uncle.A. brought upB. grown upC. brought outD. taken out3．What do you________to do about the problem now that this solution has failed?A. inclineB. intendC. pretendD. think4．I had never expected you to turn________at the meeting.I thought you were in Shanghai.A. aroundB. onC. inD. up5．They have to stay with us________the time being because they have not found a place yet.A. duringB. inC. forD. since6．Sixty percent of television viewers chose him as their________host.A. popularB. preferredC. favoriteD. favored7．Don't call me at the office________it's absolutely necessary.A. exceptB. unlessC. sinceD. if8．Each one of us,________old or young, is a valuable member of society.A. howeverB. wheneverC. whoeverD. no matter9．Diamonds are the hardest substance________in nature.A. findB. foundC. findingD. to find10．Tony likes walking in the country and________.A. also does MaryB. Mary does alsoC. so Mary doesD. so does MaryⅡ．Cloze Test （10 points, 1 point for each）下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。
全国自考00087英语翻译2018年4月考试试卷真题加答案自学考试
1. martial arts
2. ticket check
3. military forces
4. cultural taboos
5. agricultural waste
6. property law
7. humanitarian aid
8. World Economic Forum
9. public-service advertisements
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30. 原文：平均每 27 个塑料瓶可以加工成一件漂亮的套头毛线衫，每 20 个可乐瓶便可以做 成一件夹克衫。 译文：On average, 27 plastic bottles are needed for a beautiful pullover, and 20 Cola bottles are needed for a jacket. 改译：
B. Correct or improve the translation of the following Chinese sentences. Write your revised versions on the Answer Sheet. Example: 原文：能为他的这本散文集子作序，我觉得很荣幸. 译文：To write a preface to this collection of his essays gives me a great honor. 改译：I find it a great honor to write a preface to this collection of his essays.
2018年4月自考 英语(一) 试题
2018年4月高等教育自学考试《英语（一）》试题课程代码：00012一、阅读判断Finding Paradise (天堂) and Success in RetirementIvy Singh and her husband had their retirement all planned out. They wanted to have a place with enough land to grow plants. The couple successfully found a proper place and turned it into a farm called Bollywood Veggies. "We came and had a look and we found paradise. We started Bollywood Veggies there and then," she says.The basic idea of starting the farm was to keep themselves busy in retirement. Mrs. Singh says it was never begun as a business. "We started this as a lifestyle project for retirement." The farm's produce includes beans, cabbage and other crops. Soon, more people found out about the farm. Visitors often asked whether the farm offered any food or drinks. So the couple started a restaurant and a food museum on the farm.As the farm changed from a retirement to a commercial project, Mrs. Singh sought new business opportunities. A key area was growing bananas. Given the popularity of bananas and their use in a range of food products, she saw great potential. The farm uses its crop to make products such as banana chips and bread.Mrs. Singh, driven by the success of the project, now wants to open a retirement home on the farm. She says the farm is a nice place for people who have retired.Mrs. Singh says she does not care much about the profit, because she is getting to live her dream while making a difference to society.1. Ivy and her husband made a careful plan for retirement.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2. Before retirement, the couple were doing business on plants.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3. The couple started Bollywood Veggies for business purposes.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4. Cabbage was the first vegetable planted on the farm.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5. The couple opened a restaurant close to the farm.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6. Mrs. Singh planted bananas because they were very popular.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7. Visitors to the farm like its banana chips the best.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given8. Mrs. Singh built a retirement home on the farm.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given9. Mrs. Singh thinks the farm is a good place for retired people.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given10. Mrs. Singh hopes to make a lot of money from her business.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given二、阅读选择Fed was a consultant (咨询师) and Guido a wine maker. They started their gelato (意式冰激凌) business with no food industry experience. "We wanted to make the best gelato in the world and we didn't know how to make any gelato!" Fed recalls. That did not stop them though and the business has become more and more successful.The word gelato means "frozen" originally. Since ancient Rome, people have been enjoying cold desserts. Many think gelato is just an Italian name for ice cream. But actually it is a different product. According to Fed and Guido, the difference between ice cream and gelato is the amount of fat in the product. In ice cream you have an average of 17-18% of fat, but with Italian gelato you have 10%.It was Guido who first came up with the idea. He thought that if they got the best materials, they could make top quality gelato. Fed then put a business plan together and the two decided to go for it. The only rule they had when they started out was to stick to their guiding principle to try to create the world's best gelato. Their efforts paid off. Sales of their gelato have doubled in Italy every year since 2008. It outpaced (超过) the growth of every other type of iced dessert by some way. The company grows from two employees in 2003 to nearly 700 employees today.According to a market analysis, Italians' love for gelato will last for the next few years. These two will be happy to learn the news.11. It can be learned from the first paragraph that Fed and GuidoA. used to be wine makersB. knew how to make gelatoC. had no experience in food industryD. planned to create a new dessert12. Paragraph 2 tells us thatA. Fed and Guido invented gelatoB. Italians prefer gelato to ice creamC. gelato is the world's best dessertD. gelato has less fat than ice cream13. The guiding principle Fed and Guido followed isA. using secret materialsB. sticking to their business planC. making top quality gelatoD. hiring the best employees14. Since 2008, the sales of Fed and Guido's gelato haveA. remained the sameB. reached record highC. grown as fast as other dessertsD. increased steadily15. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. The World's Best GelatoB. Italians' Love for GelatoC. The History of GelatoD. Gelato Shops in Italy三、概括段落大意和补全句子Newspapers in the Classroom①Creating a classroom newspaper will be a great fun. First of all, decide who is going to work on what section of the newspaper. For example, one group could handle the Sports section, and another could take care of the Arts. All students should have some say as to which news stories will be included.②Next, before you begin any work, it's a good idea to have a look at a few different examples. Collect some from home, or find them at your local or school library. As you are reading through your newspapers, take note of what parts of the newspaper impress you the most. If the newspapers you have are old and no longer being used by anyone, cut some of your favorite sections and pictures out. They can be used later on.③Keep track of your ideas by separating them into sections, much the same as a real paper is in sections. Do you want a sports section? An arts page? A science section? These are the things you need to decide.④One really wonderful way to decide what kind of feeling your newspaper will have is to carry out a survey, either in the classroom or the entire school. Questions you could ask include: What do you like reading about? Do you prefer pictures or stories? And what do you like best in the newspapers you read?⑤When you are set with your ideas, you will have to think about the next step which is actually putting the newspaper together. Decisions to be made include: How many pages will your newspaper have? Who will write the articles, draw the pictures and/or take the photos? How many articles will the newspaper have?Task 116. Paragraph ①:17. Paragraph ②:18. Paragraph ③:19. Paragraph ④:20. Paragraph ⑤:Task 221. All students should voice their opinions on22. You can find your newspaper examples at23. When reading the newspaper, pay attention to the parts24. To decide the feeling of the newspaper, a survey can be done inBoxing for Fitness (健身)When it comes to boxing, most people think of two strong athletes in a ring trying to destroy each other with their fists. 26 It is a sport that people can get a great exercise from.Boxing for fitness is fast becoming a popular way to exercise. It is easy to understand why when you consider all the benefits of the sport. You will gain increased speed, skill and strength.27 You will learn the basic attack skills and how to combine them effectively.So you may wonder how I got started in boxing. I was already at the gym quite often, doing weight training. 28 But I was still soft around the midsection (上腹部). After a conversation with my boss at lunch one day he suggested I come to a boxing class with him. He is a very fit man in his 40s. 29 And he told me all I needed to bring was a bottle of water and a towel.If I have learnt anything from the experience, it is not to be afraid to try something new. No matter what your skill or fitness level is, boxing is good for you. The reason is that this exercise五、填词补文Road BuildingPeople of early civilizations built roads of a sort. However, the first good road 31 were the Romans. They built the earliest network of hard-surfaced roads. The Romans 32 their road building about 300 B.C. and continued for about five hundred years.Roman roads were good because the people 33 how to lay a solid, thick base. On top of this, they put a pavement (路面) of flat 34 . Their roads were a bit 35 in the center than on the sides. Along the sides ran ditches (沟渠) so that the 36 could run off. These roads were also very 37 . They went over most of the hills instead of around them.The Roman roads were used 38 by soldiers. At first, these roads went through Italy. Then, as the Roman Empire spread, roads were built in other 39 of Europe. In all they laidA Painter's JourneyGareth Hinds was born (bear) in 197I. He always knew he wanted to be an 41 (art) because he is a person who has always 42 (love) drawing.Hinds drew comic strips (连环漫画) in middle school for fun and in high school he wrote and drew them for the 43 (week) school newspaper for two years. When he 44 (graduate) from high school, he decided to attend Parsons School of Design. For his school assignments, he designed comics and book 45 (cover). Then he began the 80-page journey of the graphic novel (连环画小说), Bearskin. It was based on an 46 (interest) story. Now he is busy publishing his 47 (late) work."We live in a world of art," said Hinds, who makes this 48 (state) come to life. From 49 (paint) in blank books at age 5 to creating graphic novels as an adult, Hinds has become七、短文写作。
自考真题
Dialogue One(对话一) Rental Car Agent: Hi. How can I help you? Customer: Yeah. 1 Agent：Okay, we have a couple of economy and full-size cars available. Customer: Well, 2 . Agent: The main difference is size. The economy car is the smallest, and it seats fewer passengers and can hold less luggage. 3. Customer: Just me and my son. Agent: Well, the economy car would work. 4. A. We have one right out front. B. what is the main difference between these cars? C. How many people are with you? D. I’d like to rent a mid-size car for three days.
48、They set out late that day and had time to catch the train. A. rarely B. reluctantly C. bafavorite item of ？ A. clothes B. cloth C. wear D. clothing
D. Then, get on the train at platform No.4.
31、I don't think _____ Jessica will come home this weekend. A. why B. when C. what D. that（缺词）
2018年4月自考英语二试题及答案详解
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本题分值：1 分 试题解析: 答案相关旬中“marriage payment”放在括号中出现在“doowry”的含义就是“marriage payment(彩礼)”。答案为 A。
7The word "one" in "a person who has one can get what he wants"refers to good attraction. （） A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned [正确答案]B
本题分值：1 分 试题解析: 首先找到“a person who has one can get what he wants”所在的上下文，然后进行判断，结合前 句 话 的 内 容 “ 由 于 高 失 业 率 和 较 低 的 生 活 水 平 ” ， “one” 应 该 指 前 句 中 的 “permit to live abroad”(在国外居住的许可)。答案为 B。
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1In the text, a Sunday feature is a kind of newspaper advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. （ ） A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned [正确答案]A
2018年4月全国高等教育自学考试试题 英语(二)答案
2018年4月全国高等教育自学考试试题英语(二)答案1. The little dancer from Australia looks ______ in the long skirt. [单选题] *A. gentlyB. happilyC. beautifullyD. lovely(正确答案)2. The number of people who ______ the meeting was larger than we had expected. [单选题] *A. keptB. attended(正确答案)C. publishedD. got3. I didn’t realize she was our English teacher ______ she took off her dark glasses. [单选题] *A. until(正确答案)B. unlessC. butD. after4. Tom had to ______ the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy. [单选题] *A. turn inB. turn down(正确答案)C. turn overD. turn to5. A: Remember to print on both sides of the paper. [单选题] *A. Me, tooB. Well done.C. Sure, I will.(正确答案)D. That’s all right.6. More efforts, as reported, ______ in the years ahead to accelerate the supply-side structural reform. [单选题] *A. are being madeB. have been madeC. are madeD. will be made(正确答案)7. The research group produced two reports based on the survey, but ______ contained any useful suggestions. [单选题] *A. allB. noneC. eitherD. neither(正确答案)8. Reading her biography, I was lost in admiration for ______ Doris Lessing had achieved in literature. [单选题] *A. what(正确答案)B. thatC. whyD. how9. The team are busy ______ the problem so that they can find the best solution. [单选题] *A. pretendingB. promisingC. guessingD. analyzing(正确答案)10. A: Are you sure you’re ready for the test? [单选题] *A. I’m afraid notB. No problem(正确答案)C. Hard to sayD. Not really11. [单选题] *A. leaving(正确答案)B. drivingC. runningD. coming12. [单选题] *A. SpecificallyB. ParticularlyC. Fortunately(正确答案)D. Interestingly13. [单选题] *A. IfB. While(正确答案)C. SinceD. Unless14. [单选题] *A. guiltyB. worried(正确答案)C. angryD. curious15. [单选题] *A. no oneB. everyone(正确答案)C. someoneD. anyone16. [单选题] *A. buy(正确答案)B. bringC. leaveD. lend17. [单选题] *A. shockedB. amazed(正确答案)C. puzzledD. concerned18. [单选题] *A. wiseB. crazyC. innocentD. sweet(正确答案)19. [单选题] *A. whichB. what(正确答案)C. whenD. whether20. [单选题] *A. must notC. can’t(正确答案)D. needn’t21. [单选题] *A. checking withB. paying forC. operating onD. looking after(正确答案)22. [单选题] *A. aboutB. toC. withD. from(正确答案)23. [单选题] *A. wonderful(正确答案)B. gratefulC. playfulD. respectful24. [单选题] *A. Out ofB. As toD. Regardless of(正确答案)25. [单选题] *A. hopeB. love(正确答案)C. pityD. pain26. You draw pictures on the paper to make the windsock ______. [单选题] *A. funB. heavyC. strongD. special(正确答案)27. Which of these things do you need for Step 2? [单选题] *A. Tape(正确答案)B. RibbonsC. A pencilD. A string.28. What do you do after you put ribbons through the holes in the tube? [单选题] *A. Make holes in the tube.B. Tape the tube together.C. Tie knots in the ribbons.(正确答案)D. Put a string through the hole.29. What is probably the most important to make a windsock work? [单选题] *A. Its shape.(正确答案)B. Its size.C. The color of the paper.D. The number of the holes.30. What is the main purpose of this article? [单选题] *A. To tell an interesting story.B. To explain how to do something.(正确答案)C. To teach an important lesson.D. To show what a windsock is like.31. According to the passage, children’s fear and dislike of books may result from ______. [单选题] *A. reading little and thinking littleB. reading often and adventurouslyC. being made to read too muchD. being made to read aloud before others(正确答案)32. The teacher told his students to read ______. [单选题] *A. for enjoyment(正确答案)B. for knowledgeC. for a large vocabularyD. for higher scores in exams33. Upon hearing the teacher’s talk, the children probably felt that ______. [单选题] *A. it sounded stupidB. it was not surprising at allC. it sounded too good to be true(正确答案)D. it was no different from other teachers’ talk34. Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage? [单选题] *A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.C. She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.(正确答案)D. She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.35. From the teacher’s point of view, ______. [单选题] *A. children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while readingB. children should be left to decide what to read and how to read(正确答案)C. reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experience in schoolD. reading involves understanding every little piece of information36. [单选题] *A. And think of people in cold countries.B. Sports help to train a person’s character.C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.D. Many people like to watch others play games.(正确答案)E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.37. [单选题] *A. And think of people in cold countries.B. Sports help to train a person’s character.C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.D. Many people like to watch others play games.E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.(正确答案)G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.38. [单选题] *A. And think of people in cold countries.(正确答案)B. Sports help to train a person’s character.C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.D. Many people like to watch others play games.E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.39. [单选题] *A. And think of people in cold countries.B. Sports help to train a person’s character.C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.D. Many people like to watch others play games.E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.(正确答案)40. [单选题] *A. And think of people in cold countries.B. Sports help to train a person’s character.(正确答案)C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.D. Many people like to watch others play games.E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.。
4月全国自考英语阅读(一)试题及答案解析
全国2018年4月高等教育自学考试英语阅读(一)试题课程代码：00595PART ONE (70 POINTS)Ⅰ.TEXT COMPREHENSIONThe following comprehension questions are based on the texts you have learned, and each of them is provided with 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best answer to each question and write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points ,1 point each)1.“With that chain on his watch ,Jim might loot at the time in any company.”The underlined partin this sentence from Gifts of the Magi means ____.A. in the presence of any personB. while working in a firmC. when interviewed by a corporationD. doing any business2.According to The Wife of Bath's Tale, what women want most is ____.A. jewels and moneyB. happinessC. fine clothesD. leadership in the family3.In The Fisherman and His Wife, the Fisherman was ____ when his wife wished for one thing after another.A. tolerant but not pleasedB. bewildered but not madC. anguished but not rebelliousD. furious but not daring4.In Little Match Girl, when her little hands were almost benumbed with cold, the little match girl ____.A. thought of the kindness of her grandmotherB. thought of the pleasant smell of the roast gooseC. went home but received a beating from her fatherD. rubbed the match against the wall and warmed her hands5.The title of the story A Day's Wait most probably means that the boy ____.A. had been waiting all day to dieB. had waited a whole day for his father to come backC. had been waiting all day to recover from his illnessD. had waited a whole day before the drugs took effect6.According to Bringing up Children,“upbringing”and “education”are ____.A. merely two different terms for the same processB. the same term for the different processes1C. two utterly different but closely related processes because children are involved in differentenvironmentsD. interdependent because both parents and teachers are responsible for the opportunities providedfor children's development7.The National Gallery in London overlooks ____.A. ParliamentB. Trafalgar SquareC. the National Gallery of British ArtD. the National Portrait Gallery8.According to How to Live like a Millionaire, most millionaires measure success by ____.A. incomeB. consumptionC. investment worth9.Based on the passage United Nations, which of the following statements is NOT true?____.A. The U.N. has the right to intervene in the member states' internal affairs.B. All the member states, big or small, have the same rights and obligations.C. The day that United Nations came into existence is United Nations Day.D. Armed forces should not be used except in protecting the common interest.10.According to Universities and Polytechnics,London University is similar to Oxford andCambridge in that ____.A. they all consist of many constituent collegesB. they were all founded in the 13th centuryC. students all live outside the campusD. they set up a different pattern of university life11.“Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up tohim, all Europe may be free. But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, will sink into a Dark Age.”This quotation comes from the famous speech of ____ during the Second World War.A. Queen VictoriaB. George V.C. Lloyd GeorgeD. Winston Churchill12.The information from What Body Language Can Tell You That Words Cannot best supportswhich of the following statements?A. It is never too late to learn something new.B. Action speaks louder than words.C. Wisdom is born of experience.D. It is easier to preach than to practice.13.Through the examples given in Nonverbal Communication, the writer tries to tell us that ____.A. the nonverbal behavior of animals is instinctive, but it is not the case with humansB. animals have more elaborate nonverbal behavior than humans2C. nonverbal communication exists in both humans and animals naturallyD. humans might imitate each other's nonverbal behavior whereas animals' are entirely inborn14.The story The Girls in Their Summer Dresses deals with the subject of ____.A. the individual's lifestyle and outlookB. a person's imaginationC. the fashion of a certain periodD. the tradition of a society15.In The Constitution of the United States, ____is considered a great turning point in American history.A. the revolt against British ruleB. the Constitutional ConventionC. the establishment of legislature in each colonyD. the aid of France through independence16.In Lady in the Dark, which of the following words best describes Mrs. Courtenay's behavior inthe face of danger?A. Irritable.B. Scared.C. Calm.D. Watchful.17.According to Helen Keller in Three Days to See,which of the following statements is NOTtrue?A. Darkness would make people more appreciative of sight.B. Silence would teach people the joys of sound.C. It would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow.D. Court records reveal every day how accurately “eyewitnesses”see.18.At the end of the story by Jerome K. Jerome, getting up too early had been a ____to George.A. routineB. necessityC. warningD. pleasure19.According to some official records, the earliest Olympic Games took place ____.A. in the seventh century A.D.B. before 700 B.C.C. over three thousand years agoD. a thousand years ago20.Which of the following novels is NOT written by Charlotte Brontë ?A. Pride and PrejudiceB. The ProfessorC. Jane EyreD. ShirleyⅡ.READING COMPREHENSIONIn this part there are 4 reading passages followed by 20 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. You should decide on the best answer or the best choice to complete the statement and write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points, 2 points each)3Passage 1There are two basic differences between the large and the small enterprises. In the small enterprise you operate primarily through personal contacts. In the large enterprise you have established “policies,”“channels”of organization, and fairly rigid procedures. In the small enterprise you have, moreover, immediate effectiveness in a very small area. You can see the effect of your work and of your decisions right away, once you are a little above the ground floor. In the large enterprise even the man at the top is only part of a big machine. To be sure, his actions affect a much greater area than the actions and decisions of the man in the small organization, but his effectiveness is remote, indirect, and difficult to see at first sight. In a small and even in a middle-sized business you are normally exposed to all kinds of experiences, and expected to do a great many things without too much help or guidance. In the large organization you are normally taught one thing thoroughly. In the small one the danger is of becoming a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. In the large one it is of becoming the man who knows more and more about less and less.There is one other important thing to consider: do you get a deep sense of satisfaction from being a member of a well-known organization--General Motors, the Bell Telephone System, the government? Or is it more important to you to be a well-known and important figure within your own small pond? There is a basic difference between the satisfaction that comes from being a member of a large, powerful, and generally known organization, and the one that comes from being a member of a family; between impersonal grandeur and personal —often much too personal —intimacy; between life in a small office on the top floor of a skyscraper and life in a crossroads gas station.21.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that in a large enterprise ____.A. new technology is employed quicklyB. all people work efficientlyC. one's effectiveness is felt very slowlyD. one can get promotion easily22.Generally speaking, the person working in a large enterprise ____.A. has to deal with a great many thingsB. knows how everything is going on around himC. acquires increasingly thorough knowledge within a limited fieldD. feels more secure than the one employed by a small enterprise23.In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “your own small pond”to refer to ____.A. a top leader in a larger enterpriseB. a manager of a small enterpriseC. a large enterpriseD. a small enterprise424.According to the information provided in the passage, if you are interested in personal intimacy, you should work ____.A. for General MotorsB. for the Bell Telephone SystemC. in a department in the governmentD. in a crossroads gas station25.The writer of this passage ____.A. compares the large and the small enterprises objectivelyB. obviously prefers to work for a large enterpriseC. intends to show the advantages of working in a small businessD. explains the disadvantages of being a top leader in a large businessPassage 2In the old days, when a glimpse of stockings was looked upon as something far too shocking to distract the serious work of an office, secretaries were men.Then came the First World War and the male secretaries were replaced by women. A man's secretary became his personal servant ,charged with remembering his wife's birthday and buying her presents; taking his suits to dry-cleaners; telling lies on the telephone to keep people he did not wish to speak to at bay; and of course, typing and filing and taking shorthand.Now all this may be changing again .The microchip (集成块) and high technology is sweeping the British office, taking with it much better of the routine clerical work that secretaries did.“Once office technology takes over generally, the status of the job will rise again because it will involve only the high-powered work—and then men will want to do it again.”That was said by one of the executives(male) of one of the biggest secretarial agencies in this country.What he has predicted is already under way in the U.S.Once high technology has made the job of secretary less routine, will there be a male takeover? Men should beware of thinking that they can walk right into better jobs. There are a lot of women secretaries who will do the job as well as they—not just because they can buy negligees(妇女长睡衣) for the boss's wife, but because they are as efficient and well-trained to cope with word processors and computers as men.26.Before 1914 female secretaries were rare because they ______.A. were less efficient than menB. were not as serious as menC. liked stockings5D. would have disturbed other office workers27.Besides fulfilling other duties, a female secretary was expected to _____.A. be her boss's memoryB. clean her boss's clothesC. do what her boss asked her toD. telephone her boss's wife28.Secrtaries,until recently, had to do a lot of work now done by _____.A. machinesB. other staffC. servantsD. wives29.A secretary in the future will ______.A. be better paidB. have higher statusC. have less work to doD. have more work to do30.The writer believes that before long _____.A. both men and women will be qualified secretariesB. men will be better than machinesC. men will take over women's jobs as secretariesD. women will operate most office machinesPassage 3Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon.Who really knows what the average businessman is trying to say in the average business letter? What member of an insurance or medical plan can decipher the brochure that tells him what his costs and benefits are? What father or mother can put together a child's toy—on Christmas Eve or any other eve—from the instructions on the box? Our national tendency is to inflate and thereby sound important. The airline pilot who wakes us to announce that he is presently anticipating experiencing considerable weather wouldn't dream of saying that there's a storm ahead and it may get bumpy. The sentence is too simple—there must be something wrong with it.But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could be a short word, every adverb winch carries the same meaning that is already in the verb, every passive construction that leaves the reader unsure of who is doing what—these are the thousand and one adulterants (赘词)that weaken the strength of a sentence. And they usually occur, ironically, in proportion to education and rank.During the late 1960's the president of Princeton University wrote a letter to mollify the alumni6after a spell of campus unrest. “You are probably aware,”he began,“that we have been experiencing very considerable potentially explosive expressions of dissatisfaction on issues only partially related.”He meant that the students had been hassling them about different things. As an alumnus I was far more upset by the president's syntax than by the students' potentially explosive expression of dissatisfaction. I would have preferred the presidential approach taken by Franklin D. Roosevelt when he tried to convert into English his own government's memos, such as this blackout order of 1942:Such preparations shall be made as will completely obscure all Federal buildings and non-Federal buildings occupied by the Federal government during an air raid for any period of time from visibility by reasons of internal or external illumination.“Tell them,”Roosevelt said,“that in buildings where they have to keep the work going to put something across the windows.”31.What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage?A. To show the intellectual level of most Americans.B. To criticize wordy writing.C. To inform readers of the American writing style.D. To describe the best way of communication.32.The reason why the author quotes Roosevelt is to ____.A. provide evidence for the government documentB. reveal the hidden power of wordsC. give an example of the authority's role during the crisisD. show how simply the blackout order could have been stated33.According to the passage, the airline pilot avoids using the word“storm”because the word____.A. may frighten the passengersB. is ambiguousC. is too ordinary.D. sounds important34.The author gives the example of the president of Princeton in order to show that____.A. educated people usually communicate clearlyB. educated people tend to act like leadersC. simplicity is something easily forgotten by leaders or educated peopleD. simplicity is not suitable for the style of leaders or educated people35.Which of the following words is NOT negatively slanted?A. ClutterB. JargonC. DecipherD. BrochurePassage 47When I first considered becoming a college professor, tenure was not an attraction or even an issue. I was drawn to the profession by the work and the environment. Even after earning a Ph.D., spending time working in Washington D.C., and finally getting my first teaching job in public administration, I was not particularly concerned with tenure. I now work at a regional institution that requires an attainable balance between teaching, research, and service. I have always been a hard worker and see no reason to stop.But my vision of tenure has changed, I do not want to always by the same kind of professor I am now. Now, I am working on articles, course preparations, learning the details of the curriculum so I can advise students, and building institutional knowledge by serving on university committees. Today, my productivity is high and I focus on “collecting beans,”tomorrow, I would like to focus on quality.Whether tenure can give me the opportunity to focus on quality is questionable, but the idea of longevity is a concept that seems to have broad acceptance in most professions. My friends who became lawyers and accountants spend their time talking about becoming partners; medical doctors talk about establishing a practice; civil servants are protected by the merit system. The professionals in these fields serve a probationary period(试用期) and demonstrate competence to attain a certain level of freedom in their fields. After that, we expect that their professionalism can be used to serve society.Are college professors and universities different from lawyers, law firms, and the American Bar Association or doctors, practices, and the American Medical Association? The answer is both yes and no. Rarely does one hear about a professor being brought to court for malpractice. Still, the college professors I know work long hours, serve arduous, poorly-paid probationary periods, are dedicated to their students and their fields and do not want to work in another profession after they have arrived in this one. Thus tenure is often seen as the reward for years of struggle. Tenure, therefore, has become something important to me, specifically as a way to become firmly established in my profession.36.What does “tenure”probably mean in the passage?A. The reward to a lawyer or an accountant for his or her hard work.B. The right to keep one's job at a university until retirement.C. The chance of being promoted to a higher administrative position.D. The possibility of establishing one's own practice after a probationary period.37.By “I do not want to always be the same kind of professor I am now,”the author means that______.A. he is thinking of leaving his present jobB. he does not really enjoy writing articles or preparing for courses8C. he wants to do something more important and worthwhileD. he does not like the teaching environment any more38.In the second paragraph, “collecting beans”is nearest in meaning to ______.A.“making significant contributions”B.“making small achievements”C.“enjoying the rewards of hard work”D.“gaining greater professional competence”39.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The writer is not sure that tenure would let him focus on quality.B. Young lawyers look forward to sharing the ownership of the firm they work for.C. College professors have small salaries until their probationary period is over.D. College professors may consider working in some other professions if they are not properlyrewarded.40.The writer mentions lawyers and accountants in order to ______.A. explain why he chose teaching as his careerB. illustrate how other professionals view their workC. prove that professors and other professionals have the same idea about qualityD. show that college professors' expectation of job security is reasonableⅢ.SKIMMING AND SCANNINGIn this part there are 3 reading passages followed by 10 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Skim or scan the passages, then decide on the best answer and write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points, 1 point each)Passage 1Nurse Kettle took the river path. Dusk had fallen over the valley and as she descended into it her own footfall sounded unnaturally loud on the firm turf. Thump, Thump, Thump, she went, down the hillside. Were those only her footsteps? She stopped dead, tilted her head and listened. Only occasional rural sounds disturbed the quiet of nightfall. She could actually hear the cool voice of the stream.She did not cross Harper's Bridge but followed a rough path along the right bank of the river, past a group of alders and another of willows, this second group, extending in a sickle-shaped mass from the water's edge into Harper's Meadow, rose up in the dusk. She could smell willow leaves and wet soil. As sometimes happens when we are solitary, she had the sensation of being observed but she was not a fanciful woman and soon dismissed the feeling.“It's turned much cooler,”she thought.9A cry of mourning, intolerably loud, rose from beyond the willows and hung on the night air. A brown bird whirred out of the thicket close to her face and the cry broke and moved again gently in several different directions. It was the howl of a dog. She pushed through the thicket into a clearing by the river and found the body of Colonel Carter with his dog Skip bedside him, mourning him.41.Why did Nurse Kettle suddenly stop?A. She thought she was dying.B. She wondered if she was alone.C. She wanted to hear the sound of the stream.D. She thought she heard a voice.42.Which direction did Nurse Kettle take when she reached Harper’s Bridge?A. She crossed it and continued along the right bank.B. She didn't cross it and turned away from the trees.C. She followed a path through some tress.D. She followed a path by the river bank.43.What caused Nurse Kettle to feel that she was being watched?A. The strange shape in the mist.B. The damp smell of the wet earth.C. A sense of not being alone.D. A drop in the temperature.44.Where did Nurse Kettle discover the body of Colonel Carter?A. In some thick bushes.B. In the river with his dog.C. Among the willow trees.D. In an opening beyond the bushes.Passage 2The idea of “a chain of stores,”buying directly from the manufacturer in large quantities and selling in many different places throughout the country, had its beginning with Woolworth, Kress, Kresge, and others who followed them. They were the forerunners of the large retail chain and department stores. These men had the vision to see that the more the manufacturers produced, the greater would be the saving to the consumer.Frank Woolworth was born in the town of Rodman in New York State, in the year 1855. He had a poverty-stricken childhood, which meant hardly enough to eat, one pair of boots a year, and never a warm coat for the winter. Frank did not like farming. He dreamed of being a railroad engineer. Later, he changed his ambition and wanted to become a merchant.10When Frank Woolworth was a young man, apprenticeship was still in existence, particularly in the eastern part of the United States. A boy was taken into a business to learn a trade, or to learn how to conduct the business. He was considered to be worth very little to the owner during his learning period. Sometimes, the apprentice would be given his board and a room. The businessman felt that he was doing something worthwhile for the young man he took as an apprentice. He reasoned that it was like sending the young man to a school and paying his tuition.Woolworth managed to take a short commercial course which he knew he needed to become a merchant. At first, he was given a small wage of three dollars and fifty cents a week in the firm of Moore and Smith. After a while Woolworth came to the conclusion that while he was not a good salesman, he could trim the store and dress the windows to attract customers. In time, he worked up to six dollars a week. Another merchant offered him ten dollars a week and Woolworth decided that it was enough to marry on. Unfortunately, his new employer was not interested in having his windows dressed. And after a week or two of Woolworth's poor salesmanship, he reduced his wages to eight dollars a week.With a wife to support now, Woolworth decided to try farming. He bought a farm on mortgage and he and his wife raised chickens. But in a short time farming bored him. Besides, Moorc and Smith asked him to return to his job. They found that they needed Woolworth as a window trimmer, to attract customers. When they offered him the job at ten dollars a week, Woolworth went back to working in the store.45.One thing that a store chain can do but an independent storekeeper cannot do is to ______.A. hold salesB. competeC. advertiseD. buy in large quantities46.Frank Woolworth had ability in ______.A. farmingB. salesmanshipC. dressing store windowsD. bargaining47.Woolworth's first ambition was to become ______.A. a farmerB. a railroad engineerC. a merchantD. a designerPassage 3More and more residences, businesses, and even government agencies are using telephone answering machines to take messages or give information or instructions. Sometimes these machines give confusing instructions, or play messages that are difficult to understand. If you make telephone calls, you need to be ready to respond if you get a recording.The most common machine is the type used in residences. If you call a home where there is a telephone answering machine in operation you will hear several rings and then a recorded message11that usually says something like this:“Hello. We can't come to the phone right now. If you want us to call you back, please leave your name and number after the beep.”Then you will hear a “beep,”which is a brief, high-pitched tone. After the beep, you can say who you are, whom you want to speak to, and what number the person should call to reach you, or you can leave a message. Some telephone answering machines record for only 20 or 30 seconds after the beep, so you must respond quickly.Some large businesses and government agencies are using telephone answering machines to provide information on topics about which they receive a large volume of inquires. Using these systems requires you to have a touch-tone phone(a phone with buttons rather than a rotary dial). The voice on the machine will tell you to push a certain button on your telephone if you want information on Topic A, another button for Topic B, and so on. You listen until you hear the topic you want to learn about, and then you push the appropriate button. After making your selection, you will hear a recorded message on the topic.48.In the passage, the writer elaborates on ______.A. the problems of telephone answering machinesB. the beep of the telephone answering machinesC. touch-tone phonesD. how to use telephone answering machines49.“Beep”is a brief, high-pitched tone used ______.A. to urge the caller to speak more quicklyB. to urge the caller to respond quicklyC. as a signal to remind the caller of the time leftD. as a signal to remind the caller that he may leave a message50.Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?A. Directions of Telephone Answering MachinesB. Advantages of Telephone Answering MachinesC. Know-how of Telephone Answering MachinesD. Problems of Telephone Answering MachinesPART TWO (30 POINTS)Ⅳ.WORD FORMATIONSComplete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the word in the brackets. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points, 1 point each)51.(short) The drop in the birth rate 20 years ago has created a severe ______ of workers.52.(strong) Fresh evidence has greatly ______ the case against him.53.(grow) The US portion of the Internet is experiencing rapid ______ in the number ofnetworks connected to it.54.(courage) I want to thank everyone who has ______ and supported me.1255.(increase) As resources become______ scarce, choices have to be made and priorities set.56.(memory) They listen to stories, ______ nursery rhymes, read picture books and gain otherexperiences that prepare them to read.57.(fortunate) I would have been here an hour ago. but ______ I missed the train.58.(accept) Smoking is no longer considered socially ______ by many people.59.(addition) They appeared to be checking only if there were any ______ persons in it.60.(approve) We need parental ______ before allowing students to go on field trips.Ⅴ.ANSWER THE QUESTIONSThere are 4 groups of simple questions in this part, which are based on the texts you have learned. Give a brief answer to each of the questions. Your answers must be to the point and grammatically correct. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points, 5 points each)61.Who are the lovers in the selection from The Decameron? What are they like? What happens tothem?(from The Decameron) 62.What is the king's semibarbaric method of administering justice in The Lady or the Tiger?What difficulty does the princess face in the case of her lover?(from The Lady or the Tiger) 63.What animals are mentioned in The Animals of Aesop? What is the moral of each of the fables?(from The Animals of Aesop) 64.According to The Story of the Bible, how were Adam and Eve created? Why were they drivenout of Paradise?(from The Story of the Bible)13。
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全国2018年4月高等教育自学考试英语语法试题课程代码：00831一、单项选择题(本大题共21小题，每小题1分，共21分)Choose the best answer from the choices given and put the letters A,B,C or D in the brackets.1．The general sent out word that no one in the bunker ______ to bed until further orders.（）A．will go B．would goC．was about to go D．was to go2．He ______ violin when I want to sleep.（）A．always plays B．play alwaysC．is always playing D．always is playing3．James has just arrived, but I didn’t kn ow he ______ until yesterday.（）A．will come B．was comingC．had been coming D．comes4．I only called the police when I ______ everything else.（）A．tried B．was tryingC．had tried D．had been trying5．Mother wished I ______ you what she ______.（）A．did n’t tell; said B．didn’t tell; has saidC．didn’t tell; had said D．hadn’t told; said6．Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it ______ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.（）A．is to be analyzed B．were analyzedC．be analyzed D．should have been analyzed7．The teacher said that Jane ______ work harder the following semester.（）A．have to B. had betterC．had better to D．would rather to18．The twins had been away for such a long time that many people in the village thought they （）A．ought to have died B．should have diedC．must have died D．could have died9．“I ______ go out today. If I do,I ______ in a storm.”I said to myself when I heard the weatherman say there would be a heavy rain that day.（）A．had better not to; might have been caughtB．had better; may be caughtC．would not; might have been caughtD．had better not; may be caught10．I hope that it is possible to achieve this objective by calling on the smokers ______ good judgment and show concern for others rather than by regulation.（）A．to be using B．to have been usingC．use D．to use11．When ______ to tell the difference between British and American English, the linguist made a long and ______ speech.（）A．asked; tired B．asked; tiringC．asking; tiring D．be asked; tired12．The money would have to be raised by ______ taxation.（）A．far B．fartherC．farthest D．further13．Their plane arrived ______ San Francisco this morning.（）A．from B．atC．to D．on14．The delegation ______ Russia will visit London this afternoon.（）A．in B．fromC．at D．for15．Her mother can’t speak English ______ French, but is good at Japanese.（）A．yet B．orC．neither D．while216．He became a successful actor ______ his father never was.（）A．who B．whomC．that D．when17．The manager fulminated against his secretary, ______ surprised me.（）A．who B．whomC．that D．which18．He graduated from college ______ his parents divorced.（）A．which B．beforeC．while D．that19．She sat ______ the table in the restaurant.（）A．in B．withC．from D．at20．Young ______ he was, he managed to make a living on his own.（）A．although B．sinceC．though D．thus21．______ you had been here, we wouldn’t have had so much trouble then.（）A．when B．ifC．as D．since二、多项选择填充题（本大题共8小题，每小题2分，共16分）Fill in each of the blanks with one of the items given.22.is, are, was, were, itself, himself, themselvesThe trade union _______ believed to regard _______ as an organization where the molested could seek advice and help.23.is, are, was, were, will be, are going to be, have, has, hadThe beautiful _______ something that the innocent _______ not always able to appreciate fully.24.preferred, prefers, is, are, was, were, will be, shall beDuring the holiday week, one-third of the students in our class _______ prepared to stay on campus for study while around ten percent of them _______ some more sleep at home.325.is, are, has, have, havingThe average British family, which _______ smaller and richer than 50 years ago, _______ 3.6members.26.were, was, had, propaganda, propagandasLarge amounts of money _______ spent on _______.27.than, as, more, most, theThe _______ information that comes in , _______ more confused the picture becomes.28.than, as, more, so, lessI’m not going out with a man who’s twice _______ old _______ me.29.analysis, criteria, diabetes, gentry, pants, physicsa. Singular only:_____________________________________b. Plural only:_______________________________________三、填空题（本大题共16小题，每小题1分，共16分）Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.30.Nobody in the class agrees with you,_________?31.Everyone is excited by the news, _________?32.Let’s not take John with us on our family outing this time, _________?33.John hardly speaks to anybody in the class, _________?34.She’s lost almost _________ friend she had.35.He lost _________ parents when he was a child.36.The noise of the party stopped me getting _________ sleep.37.When you were in London, did you visit _________ Tower, too?38.He said that he _________(feed) up with college instructors who tried to teach him to use the “scientific method”.39.It is surprising that this innocent-looking girl _________ (commit) such a crime.40.I appreciate _________(give) the opportunity to study abroad three years ago.41.I think his failure in the experiment resulted _________ his carelessness.42.This car is very expensive. You have to pay half a million dollars _________ it.43.With an appropriate conjunctiveLast month I bought a watch. It is cheap, _________ it goes quite well.444.With an appropriate relative pronounMy brother speaks English fluently, _________ I don’t.45.He can not choose his own job, _________ can I.四、改错题（本大题共11小题，每小题1分，共11分）Correct one error in each of the following sentences.46.I think you should go for school earlier today.47.She said she was afraid at her father.48. -“Which newspaper would you like?”-“It doesn’t matter. Every one.”49.I spent the all of the summer at home.50.The girl often heard to sing the same song at the same time in her room.51.Being not helped by anybody, he is not likely to succeed.52.Should we always follow the advice of our olders?53.He stood there, his eyes closed and his hands in the pockets, looking half asleep.54.I met another boyfriend of Lucy yesterday.55.The project on that we have been working for five weeks is a great success.56.Which she does is often at variance with what she says.五、改句（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）Rewrite the following sentences as required.57. Turning the following imperative into a tag questionDon’t let the children eat a lot of sweets and ice creams.58. Using a relative pronounI am going to the airport to meet Mr Johnson.He is a close friend of mine.59. Using a relative pronounShe is lawyer. I know her.60. Using an adjunctMary decided to stay in her London apartment.She was growing sick of city Life.561. Using the passive voiceCouldn’t we ask someone to take on the job privately without anyone k nowing?62. Using a modal verbAm I not right in supposing this is the one you want?63. Using a nonfinite verb formAt a very early stage, Paderewski revealed that he was a master of the keyboard.64. Using an adjunctHis child had gone to school. He could concentrate on his research work.65. Using extrapositionTo see all the high school kids standing on one foot outside school property and puffing away furtively and defiantly on their cigarettes makes a disappointing view.66. Using frontingHe plunged into the tumultuous water in order to save the girls.67.Rewriting B’s answer by using a cohesive deviceA: Is John trying to enter Harvard Law School?B: No, I don’t think John is trying to enter Harvard Law School. He hates lawyers.68. Rewriting the second sentence by using a cohesive deviceMy wife and I take a walk after supper this evening. In fact, we take a walk every evening. 69. Rewriting the second clause by using a cohesive deviceThe limited seats should be given to old people and the younger people are advised to stand for a while.六、名词解释题（本大题共3小题，每小题2分，共6分）Define the following terms with examples.70.Participles71.What is “fronting”?72.Define “ellipsis”七、简答题（本大题共2小题，每小题2分，共4分）Answer the following questions.73.List at least 4 means of expressing future time.74.What’s the difference between a simple verb phrase and a complex verb phrase?6。