2018自考英语(一)练习试题
2018自考英语（一）练习试题
1.单选题
[阅读理解]The other sideof a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus. While the oneprotects the individual from violence， the othersacrifices the individual to violence in the interests of the state. In war thestate affirms supreme power over the individuals within its own borders. War isnot simply a trial by combat to settle disputes between states; it is themoment when the state makes its most powerful demands upon its people for theircommitment， allegiance， and supreme sacrifice.
The word “allegiance” is closest in meaning to ______.
A、loyalty
B、objective
C、survival
D、motive
正确答案：A
答案解析：解本题可用同类词关系进行判断。
在“allegiance”前后的两个词分别是commitment和 sacrifice，应能判断出这三个词相对于国家而言是同一类词，再利用排除法，不难选出正确答案A。
2.单选题
[阅读理解]In the digitalrealm， the next big advance will be voice recognition. The rudiments arealready here but in primitive form. Ask a computer to “recognizespeech，” and it is likely to think you want it to “wreck a nicebeach.” But
in a decade or so we‘ll be able to chataway and machines will soak it all in. Microchips will be truly embedded in ourlives when we can talk to them. Not only to our computers， we’ll also beable to chat with our automobile navigation systems，telephoneconsoles， browsers， thermostats. VCRs， microwaves and any other devices we want to boss around. T
he techniques of voice recognition______.
A、are matureenough for extensive use
B、are in itsinitial stage of development
C、will aidpeople to chat through computers
D、will assistpeople to recognize each other‘s voice
正确答案：B
答案解析：答案选B。
本段的第一句、第二句提供了答案。
A不是正确选项，因为根据整篇文章，尤其是本段的内容，语音识别技术虽然处于初始阶段，但在十年左右的时间里，这种技术将得到广泛应用。
语音技术使人们得以和机器对话，所以C和D都是错误的选项。
2018年10月全国自学考试00012《英语(一)》真题试卷及参考答案
2018年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语(一) 试卷和答案(课程代码00012)本试卷共8页，满分l00分，考试时间l50分钟。
考生答题注意事项：1．本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。
答在试卷上无效，试卷空白处和背面均可作草稿纸。
2．第一、二部分在“选择题答题区”作答。
必须对应试卷上的题号使用28铅笔将“答题卡”的相应代码涂黑。
3.第三一七部分在“非选择题答题区”作答。
必须注明大、小题号，使用0．5毫米黑色字迹签字笔作答。
4．合理安排答题空间，超出答题区域无效。
第一部分：阅读判断(第l～10题，每题l分，共10分)下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。
在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。
第二部分：阅读选择(第11～l5题，每题2分，共l0分)阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。
第三部分：概括段落大意和补全句子(第16～25题，每题l分，共10分)阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的2项测试任务：(1)从第l6～20题后所给的6个选项中为第1～5段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)从第21～25题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。
请将正确选项的字母写在答题卡上。
第四部分：填甸补文(第26～30题，每题2分，共10分)，下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌，请将正确选项的字母写在答题卡上。
第五部分：填词补文(第31～40题，每题l.5分，共l5分)下面的短文有l0处空白，短文后列出12个词，其中l0个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌，请将正确选项的字母写在答题卡上。
第六部分：完形补文(第41～50题，每题l.5分，共15分)下面的短文有l0处空白，每处空白后的括号内有一个词，请根据短文内容将其正确的形式填入文中，以恢复文章原貌，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。
(全新)全国自考综合英语(一)试题及解析
⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯精选自学考料介绍⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯全国 2018 年 4 月高等教育自学考试综合英语（一）试题课程代码： 00794请将答案填在答题纸相应地点上Ⅰ. 用适合语法形式或词汇填空。
从A 、B、 C 和 D 四个选项中选出一个最正确答案，并填入答题纸相应地点。
（本大题共 30 小题，每题 1 分，共 30 分）1．It was _____ that we went for a picnic in the country.A ． such nice a day B． such nice dayC． so nice a day D． so nice day2．I don ’ t think that Jack will come tomorrow morning, _________ ?A ． does he B． will heC． doesn ’ t he D． won’ t he3．By the end of next month I ______ here for five years.A ． will work B． have been workingC． have worked D． will have been working4．Much research _______ into the possible causes of the disease in the past few years.A ． has been done B． was doneC． have been done D． were done5．The manager would rather his daughter _____ in the same company.A ． would not work B． will not workC． does not work D． did not work6．Mike promised to keep me ______ how our business was going on.A ． informed B． informed ofC． to be informed D． to be informed of7．I have no objection ______ for a hike on the mountains with Cynthia.A ． to go B． goingC． to going D． of going8．____ a teacher in our college, it is necessary to have at least a master ’ s degree.A ． To become B． One becomesC． Becoming of D． Who becomes19．All the task ______ ahead of time, we planned to go on holiday for a week.A ． had fulfilled B． having fulfilledC． were fulfilled D． having been fulfilled10． Not until the game had begun ______ the sports ground.A ． did Peter arrive at B． Peter arrived atC． didn ’ t Peter arrive at D． Peter didn’ t arrive at11． I didn’ t send out my application form last ek,we but I ________.A ． had to B． might have toC． have had D． should have12． I will give the ticket to _______ wants to have it.A ． whomever B． whoeverC． some one D． anyone13． The reason _______ I did not go to the lecture yesterday was that I had something important to do.A ． which B． for thatC． because D． why14． Be careful with those explosives _______ end up killing ourselves.A ． then we won’t B． but we won’tC． or we will D． and we will15． I don’ t play basketball any more, _________ when I was a child.A ． but I used to B． I used toC． but I used to do D． I used to do16． Living here at the top of the mountain with no one else near, the old man must be very ____.A ． only B． aloneC． lone D． lonely17． Her name was on the waiting list for an emergency liver transplant, but no organ would be ______ for a month or two.A ． reliable B． acceptableC． available D． feasible18． ____ could give an old man greater pleasure than to imagine he was back in childhood again.2A ． Everything B． NothingC． Anything D． Something19． Many television _____ seem to enjoy watching the World Cup.A ． spectators B． lookersC． audience D． viewers20．To her ____ the men in her classes didn’ t deliberately try to embarrass her but accepted her asa fellow student.A ． sorrow and disappointmentB ． surprise and pleasureC． anger and frustration D ．hatred and resentment21． The classroom was silent _____ the busy scratching of pens on paper.A ． besidesB ． apart fromC． except for D ． except22． ____ publishing complete novels, he began to write stories in serial form.A ． Instead ofB ． In spite ofC． Instead D ．Beside23． The man loves nature and the soil. That is why he has bought a piece of land in the country and __________ to grow his own vegetables.A ． taken the difficultyB ． had the troubleC． had the difficulty D ． taken the trouble24． No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’ t ______ of what the old woman said.A ． work outB ． make senseC． make sure D ． figure out25． The teacher told us that we didn’ t have to _____ every new word we ran into when reading.A ． look overB ． look throughC． look up D ． look into26． When he wrote to his father that he wanted to ____ his education and get married, his father cut off his allowance.A ． give upB ． give outC． give in D ．give away27． His speech was warmly received. It was several minutes before the applause _______.3A ． died downB ． died ofC． died out D ．died off28． Mr. Zhang makes _____ a point to keep up with the latest development in his field.A ． this B． thatC． it D． these29． In many countries now seat belts are _____ for the driver and front seat passengers at least.A ． necessary B． in demandC． in need D． compulsory30． The imbalance between males and females could ______ serious consequences.A ． change into B． lead toC． turn to D． develop intoⅡ . 认真阅读下边两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题。
007941810全国高等教育自学考试 综合英语(一)试题
2018年10月高等教育自学考试《综合英语（一）》试题课程代码：00794I. 语法和词汇填空。
1. I ran all the way to the classroom, only that the exam was canceled.A. being toldB. to have toldC. to be toldD. having told2. The storm was caused to buildings along the coast.A. hurtB. injuryC. woundD. damage3. It is strongly recommended that the machines be checked every year.A. wouldB. shouldC. mustD. can4. When you are done with the novel, just give it to Lucy or Helen or is interested in it.A. whoeverB. whomeverC. whicheverD. whatever5. Experiments resulting failures are not necessarily failed ones.A. ofB. fromC. toD. in6. I was no for a man with such power.A. rivalB. matchC. opponentD. enemy7. Although the journey usually takes six weeks, you should allow delays caused by bad weather.A. withB. ofC. forD. to8. My parents lent me the money. I couldn't have afforded the trip.A. OtherwiseB. YetC. LikewiseD. However9. Compared other children of the same age, Robert is very tall.A. forB. overC. ofD. with10. The manager is Stuart Walker, has been with the company since 1970.A. whomB. whoC. thatD. which11. We have to arrangements to meet at 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.A. takeB. setC. makeD. get12. It have been Tom who parked the car like that, as he's the only one who can drive.A. mustB. needC. shouldD. ought to13. He visited the hospital he'd been a patient years ago.A. whichB. whereC. whenD. why14. The number of women suffering from hair loss is veryA. wideB. heavyC. strongD. large15. They really don't understand why some clouds rain and others don't.A. dropB. fallC. leakD. flow16. Alan and his friends used to go to the City park and singing after school.A. trainB. practiceC. drillD. operate17. When I asked them they were afraid, they firmly denied it.A. whatB. thatC. ifD. why18. The ability to make wise, educated decisions essential to a successful and fulfilled life.A. isB. areC. beD. being19. No one is able to explain the unexplainable about the incident than Professor Lee.A. ratherB. wellC. bestD. better20. As the number of people ill with AIDS increases, the need for volunteers to care for them.A. so isB. nor doesC. so doesD. nor isII．阅读理解。
(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。
10月全国自考综合英语一试题及答案解析
…………………………………………………………精品自学考试资料推荐………………………………………………全国2018年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语（一）试题课程代码：00794请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上Ⅰ.用适当语法形式或词汇填空。
从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。
（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）1. _______ late 1990's, about two thousand adults were enrolled in correspondence study in the community.A. TheB. In theD. It was in the C. It was the2. Mary _______ the meeting yesterday. She was in the hospital.A. cannot have attendedB. cannot attendD. must not attend C. must not have attended3. By the time Jack comes back from his hometown, we _______ all the preparations.A. finishB. have finishedD. shall have finished C. had finished4. To speak quite frankly, I'd rather you _______ in such affairs.A. don't involveB. didn't involveD. are not involved C. were not involved5. _______ time, Denny would certainly have come and help me.A. If she hadB. Had she hadD. Did she have C. If she would have6. Janet's uncle insists _______ in the hotel near the city square.A. not stayingB. not to stayD. that he doesn't stay C. that he not stay7. The reason my sister didn't go abroad was _______ a new job here.A. because she gotB. that she gotD. that because she got C. why she got8. It was not until Mary arrived at the theatre _______ she realized she had forgotten her ticket.A. thenB. andD. thatC. but1…………………………………………………………精品自学考试资料推荐………………………………………………9. I'd met Cynthia several times before this gathering. _______.A. I did, tooB. So did ID. I met, also C. So had I10. _______ in an atmosphere of simple living was what her parents wished for.A. The girl's being educatedB. The girl being educatedD. The girl who was educated C. The girl was educated11. Ann likes doing some reading at home _______ to the cinema.A. than to goB. more than goingD. than going C. rather than to go12. You'd better come to ask the teacher yourself tomorrow, _______?A. didn't youB. shouldn't youD. hadn't youC. wouldn't you13. Mary filled in the application form, but she didn't know which office _______.A. to be sent toB. to send it toD. to send it C. to be sent14. Do you know what _______ made Jenny sad?A. it was thatB. was it thatD. was it C. it was15. Parents love their children with a devotion _______ no return.A. which they ask forB. which they askD. for which they ask C. for which they ask for16. I really don't want to go to the party, but I don't see how I can _______ it.A. get awayB. get overD. get back from C. get out of17. The captain _______ an apology to the passengers for the delay caused by bad weather.A. broughtB. presentedD. did C. made18. It is wise to have some money _______ for old age.A. put awayB. put inD. put down C. put about19. The motor isn't _______ enough to drive the car up steep hills.A. toughB. big2…………………………………………………………精品自学考试资料推荐………………………………………………C. strongD. powerful20. We agreed to meet in the office but so far she hasn't _______ yet.A. turned aroundB. turned inD. turned out C. turned up21. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, _______ great it is.A. asB. soD. howeverC. though22. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining _______.A. hardlyB. heavilyD. strongly C. sharply23. A pause can make all the _______ in the world between an effective speech and an ineffective one in the hands of a master.A. differenceB. effectD. contribution C. impression24. Not many people were actually _______ his plan. They did not object to it openly, though.A. in line withB. in common withD. in the interest of C. in favor of25.Bad management will inevitably _______ poor efficiency.A. come withB. result inD. come into C. result from26. Besides giving, love _______ such elements as care, responsibility, respect and knowledge.A. composes ofB. makes up ofD. consists of C. makes from27. How can you succeed without a desire to take _______ of all available opportunities?A. privilegeB. advantageD. care C. chance28. Her success in work _______ in her deep love and compassion for her pupils and her strong sense of responsibility.A. lainB. laidD. layC. lied29. China is _______ to building a sound environment for foreign investors.A. committedB. opened3…………………………………………………………精品自学考试资料推荐………………………………………………C. loyalD. active30. Once the students started to talk, the discussion became so _______ that no one wanted to stop when the bell rang.A. likelyB. livelyD. interestingly C. lovelyⅡ. 认真阅读下面两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题。
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。
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⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯精品自学考试资料推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯2018 年 10 月自考英语（一）试题英语（一）试卷PART ONE (50 POINTS)I．Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item)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．Jean didn"t have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ______ for the examination．A ．to prepareB．to be preparedC．preparingD．being preparing2．The teacher"s insistence on high standards resulted ___ excellent work．A．withB．fromC．inD．to3．Read aloud ___ all the students in the classroom can hear you clearly．A ．sinceB．becauseC．forD．so that4．I have no doubt ____ he will overcome all his difficulties．A ．whichB．whatC．thatD．if⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯精品自学考试资料推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯5．It"s necessary that he ____ in time to attend the meeting．A．comeB．cameC．comesD．will come6．Sometimes very young children have trouble ___ the right from the wrong ．A ．for separatingB．to separateC．having separatedD．separating7．______ the saying goes, practice makes perfect．A．SinceB．AsC．ForD．Like8．It is impolite to _____ in others" private affairs ．A．involveB．invadeC．integrateD．interfere9．They thought the program was ___ investigating ．A．worthB．worthyC．worthwhileD．worthing10． To our delight, she quickly ____ herself to the situation ．A．adoptedB．adaptedC．attachedD．appealedII． Cloze Test (10 points, 1point for each item)下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项．根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑．Smoking is harmful to health． Our tobacco-seller, Mr ． Johnson, always asks his customers, if they are very young, whom the cigarettes are bought __11__ ． One day, a little girl whom he had never seen before walked into his shop and demanded twenty cigarettes．She had the __12__ amount of money in her hand and seemed very sure ofherself．Mr ． Johnson was so __13__by her confident manner that he forgot to ask his usualquestion． __14__, he asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted ．The girl replied readilyand handed him the money．While he was giving her the __15__, Mr ．Johnson said laughinglythat as she was so young she should __16__ the packet in her pocket in case a policeman sawit ．__17__, the little girl did not seem to find it funny．Without even smiling she took thepacket and walked towards the door． Suddenly she stopped, turned __18__, and looked atMr ．Johnson． There was a moment of silence and Mr．Johnson __19__ what she was goingto say．All at once, in a clear, firm voice, she said“My dad is a policeman,” and with thatshe walked quickly __20__ the shop．11． A ．with B ． to C． for D ． by12． A ．exact B．some C． large D． enough13． A ．worried B ． annoyed C． surprised D．pleased14． A ．Therefore B． Instead C．Anyway D ． Somehow15． A ．change B．warning C ．bill D ． cigarettes16． A ．cover B ．hide C．dip D ． take17． A ．Nevertheless B． Moreover C ． Therefore D ．Then18． A ．away B．round C． over D． aside19． A ．wondered B． considered C． doubted D． expected20． A ．into B ．out of C ． on D ．awayIII ．Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2points for each item)从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑．Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage．Most people sometimes feel lonely, but it usually only lasts between minutes and a few hours． This kind of loneliness is not serious ． In fact, it is quite normal ． For some people,thought, loneliness can last for years ．Now researchers say there are three different types ofloneliness．The first kind of loneliness is temporary． This is the most common type．It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention．The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation— for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to new place ．Although this kind of loneliness can causephysical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more thana year．The third kind of loneliness is the most severe ．Unlike the second type, chronic ( 习惯性的) loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause． People who experience habitual loneliness h ave p roblem socializing and becoming close to others． Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they cando to improve their condition ． Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is aperson"s social contacts, e.g．friends, family members, coworkers, etc ．We depend on variouspeople for different reasons．For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parentsand teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities withus． However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many socialcontacts, they sometimes feel they should have more．They question their own popularity ．Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic lonelinessand serious illness such as heart diseases．While temporary and situational loneliness canbe a normal, healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad, and sometimesdangerous, condition ．21． What can we learn from the passage about temporary loneliness?A ．It requires special attention．B．It is very common and usually disappears quickly ．C．It is serious but it usually disappears quickly ．D．It is as serious as chronic loneliness．22． Though lonely people may have many social contacts, ?A ．they want to socialize with more peopleB．they still need others to guide themC．they still others to support them emotionallyD．they want to question their own popularity23． What kind of loneliness can cause serious illness?A ．Temporary lonelinessB．Situational loneliness ．C．Chronic loneliness．D．Short-term loneliness．24． Why do chronically lonely people need help?A ．Because they have difficulty socializing and chronic loneliness can cause serious illness．B．Because chronic loneliness lasts more than two years．C．Because they think there"s little they can do to improve their condition ．D．Because they think they should have more social contacts．25． According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A ．Only a small number of people feel lonely ．B．Like chronic loneliness, situational loneliness can cause physical problems ．C．Chronically lonely people have no difficulty socializing and becoming close to others．D．All kinds of loneliness are very dangerous ．Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage．Studies show that the world in 2010 will be more crowded, more polluted and less stableecologically (在生态方面) than the world we live in now．Visible ahead is serious stress involving population, resources and environment ． Despite greater food output, people in theworld will be poorer in many ways than they are today ．For hundreds of millions of the extremely poor, the outlook for food and other necessities of life will be no better ． For many it will be worse ．While the economies of the developing countries are expected to grow at a faster rate than those of the industrialized nations, the total national product per head in most lessdeveloped countries remains low ．The existing gap between the rich and poor nations willfurther widen ．World food production is estimated to increase by 90 percent from 1970 to 2010 ．Most of that increase goes to the countries that already have relatively higher per-head food consumption ( 消费 )．Meanwhile, per-head consumption of food in the developing countrieswill scarcely improve or will actually fall far below the present inadequate level． What isworse is prices for food are expected to double．As a result, many less developed countries will have increasing difficulties meeting energy needs． For the one quarter of mankind that depends primarily on wood for fuel, theoutlook is not hopeful ．Regional water shortage will become more severe ． In the 1970-2010 period population growth will require twice as much water as it does today in nearly half the world ．Still greaterincreases would be needed to improve standards of living ． Development of new watersupplies will become more costly ．26． According to the passage, in 2010 while output of food will be greater,．A ．people will have sufficient food supplies ．B．The world resources will become more than enoughC．In most developing countries people will have less food than they have todayD．The living standards of the world"s population will improve greatly27． According to the author, in 2010 for many poor people,．A ．things will get even worseB．things will be a little betterC．it will be necessary for them to improve their housingD．it will be impossible to obtain enough necessities of life28． In the 1970-2010 period, the large proportion of global increase of food production goes ．A ．to 90 percentB．to developing countriesC．to any country in the world that needs itD．to those countries that already have high per head consumption29． How does the author predict the development of new water supplies in the future?A ．Water shortage will occur in some regions onlyB．Development of new water supplies will be more expensive ．C．The less developed countries need more water than the developed ones．D．The demand for water will double with the growing population．30． Which of the following may best serve as the title of this passage?A ．the Future problems in the World ．B．Water and Air Pollution ．C．Water and Food ShortagesD．Food Production and ConsumptionPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage．The World Trade Organization (WTO), founded on January 1, 1995, aims to encourage international trade to flow as freely as possible, making sure that trade agreements are respected and that any disputes can be settled．In the five years since its founding, the WTO has become well known as one of the world"s most powerful economic organizations, taking its place alongside the World Bank and International Monetary Fund ( 国际货币基金组织 )．The system of global rules for international trade, however, dates back half a century to 1948 when the General Agreement on Tariffs ( 关税 ) and Trade (GATT) was formed after World War II ．As time went by, it became clear that the GA TT had two major drawbacks — the limitedareas of trade it covered, and the lack of an effective system to settle disputes．After seven years of trade talks ending in 1994, the so-called Uruguay Round ( 乌拉圭回合谈判 ) finally gave birth to the WTO, complete with an effective system to settle disputes and to form new rules covering trade in services and intellectual property ．Even after seven years of talks and with 22,500 pages of agreements reached problems remained, especially in the difficult-to-deal-with areas of agriculture and services ．31． What is the purpose of the WTO?A ．To encourage international trade to flow freely ．B．To make sure that trade agreements are respected．C．To settle any disputes．D．All of the above32． According to the passage ,the GATT stopped working_______ ．A ．in 1948B．in 1994C．after World War Ⅱ endedD．during the seven years of the Uruguay Round talk33.The WTO is better than the GATT in that_____ ．A ．it can settle disputes in more areas of international tradeB．it enables its members to sign agreements more easilyC．it deals with problems in agriculture and services more effectivelyD．it pays more attention to service and intellectual property34.The word “ drawbacks ” in Paragraph 4 means ______．A ．Weak pointsB．Strong pointsC．ImprovementsD．Changes35． According to the last two paragraphs ,which of the following statements is true?A ．The WTO is the world"s most powerful economic organizationB．The GATT was founded in Uruguay in 1995C．The WTO has an effective system to settle disputes and to form new rulesD．All the countries in the world are member nations of the WTOⅣ.Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two items)36．情况，地位 n． s________37．星期三 n．W___________38．分解，解决 vt． r______39．昆虫n． I______40．高贵的，贵族的a．n______41．拒绝，驳回vt． r_______42．服从，听从vt． o______43．愿意的，乐意的a．w________44．无数的a．n______45．捆扎vt．p______46．地平线n．h______47．在更远处prep． B______48．折叠vt．f_______49．集合vt．a______50．反对，使相对vt．o______51．事件，比赛项目n．t_____52．应当，应该aux． o_______53．题目，主题n． t______54．贴切的，有关的a．r________55．雌的，女性的a． f______Ⅴ.Word Form( 10 points, 1 point for each item)56.The governor"s wife persuaded him_____ (not, accept) that man"s money．57． _____(lie ) under a tree ,Mary was thinking how to teach her daughter English effectively58.Promotion is not based on the ____(long) of employment only ．59.His _____(curious) about the earth led him to a great discovery．60.Her compositions show that she is a very _____(imagine) child ．61.She spent____(little) time on writing than on other language skills ．62.Your hair needs____(cut )． It is too long ．63.The two cars collided with each other,___(cause) a traffic jam ．64.I have no choice but _____(wait) ．65.He would like to have the work _____(do) perfectly ．Ⅵ.Translation from Chinese into English(15 points, 3 points for each item)66．茶和咖啡，你比较喜欢哪一种？67．昨天要不是生病，她就来了。
2018年4月自考英语（一）试题
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。
10月全国自考综合英语一试题及答案解析
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从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。
（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）1. _______ late 1990's, about two thousand adults were enrolled in correspondence study in the community.A. TheB. In theD. It was in the C. It was the2. Mary _______ the meeting yesterday. She was in the hospital.A. cannot have attendedB. cannot attendD. must not attend C. must not have attended3. By the time Jack comes back from his hometown, we _______ all the preparations.A. finishB. have finishedD. shall have finished C. had finished4. To speak quite frankly, I'd rather you _______ in such affairs.A. don't involveB. didn't involveD. are not involved C. were not involved5. _______ time, Denny would certainly have come and help me.A. If she hadB. Had she hadD. Did she have C. If she would have6. Janet's uncle insists _______ in the hotel near the city square.A. not stayingB. not to stayD. that he doesn't stay C. that he not stay7. The reason my sister didn't go abroad was _______ a new job here.A. because she gotB. that she gotD. that because she got C. why she got8. It was not until Mary arrived at the theatre _______ she realized she had forgotten her ticket.A. thenB. andD. thatC. but1…………………………………………………………精品自学考试资料推荐………………………………………………9. I'd met Cynthia several times before this gathering. _______.A. I did, tooB. So did ID. I met, also C. So had I10. _______ in an atmosphere of simple living was what her parents wished for.A. The girl's being educatedB. The girl being educatedD. The girl who was educated C. The girl was educated11. Ann likes doing some reading at home _______ to the cinema.A. than to goB. more than goingD. than going C. rather than to go12. You'd better come to ask the teacher yourself tomorrow, _______?A. didn't youB. shouldn't youD. hadn't youC. wouldn't you13. Mary filled in the application form, but she didn't know which office _______.A. to be sent toB. to send it toD. to send it C. to be sent14. Do you know what _______ made Jenny sad?A. it was thatB. was it thatD. was it C. it was15. Parents love their children with a devotion _______ no return.A. which they ask forB. which they askD. for which they ask C. for which they ask for16. I really don't want to go to the party, but I don't see how I can _______ it.A. get awayB. get overD. get back from C. get out of17. The captain _______ an apology to the passengers for the delay caused by bad weather.A. broughtB. presentedD. did C. made18. It is wise to have some money _______ for old age.A. put awayB. put inD. put down C. put about19. The motor isn't _______ enough to drive the car up steep hills.A. toughB. big2…………………………………………………………精品自学考试资料推荐………………………………………………C. strongD. powerful20. We agreed to meet in the office but so far she hasn't _______ yet.A. turned aroundB. turned inD. turned out C. turned up21. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, _______ great it is.A. asB. soD. howeverC. though22. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining _______.A. hardlyB. heavilyD. strongly C. sharply23. A pause can make all the _______ in the world between an effective speech and an ineffective one in the hands of a master.A. differenceB. effectD. contribution C. impression24. Not many people were actually _______ his plan. They did not object to it openly, though.A. in line withB. in common withD. in the interest of C. in favor of25.Bad management will inevitably _______ poor efficiency.A. come withB. result inD. come into C. result from26. Besides giving, love _______ such elements as care, responsibility, respect and knowledge.A. composes ofB. makes up ofD. consists of C. makes from27. How can you succeed without a desire to take _______ of all available opportunities?A. privilegeB. advantageD. care C. chance28. Her success in work _______ in her deep love and compassion for her pupils and her strong sense of responsibility.A. lainB. laidD. layC. lied29. China is _______ to building a sound environment for foreign investors.A. committedB. opened3…………………………………………………………精品自学考试资料推荐………………………………………………C. loyalD. active30. Once the students started to talk, the discussion became so _______ that no one wanted to stop when the bell rang.A. likelyB. livelyD. interestingly C. lovelyⅡ. 认真阅读下面两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题。
7月全国英语阅读(一)自考试题及答案解析
全国2018年7月高等教育自学考试英语阅读(一)试题课程代码：00595请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上Ⅰ. Vocabulary. (10%)Complete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the word in the brackets. Write the word on the Answer Sheet.1. (inferior)Having realized her bodily ________ to her cousins, Jane Eyre dreaded coming home.2. (stir)His ________ speech encouraged us to study even harder.3. (propose)Shall we discuss the intention book ________last week.4. (sympathy)I know you feel angry, and I ________ you.5. (conspicuous)The shy girl tried to make herself as ________ as possible.6. (dignify)Our English teacher is a ________ lady.7. (agree)Smile at me, and stop being so________.8. (caution)She opened the door ________so as not to wake the bady.9. (commit)He has a lot of ________for he has agreed to pay his brother’s school expenses.10. (exasperate)The ________ noise upstairs made me upset.Ⅱ. Text Comprehension. (20%)According to the texts you have learned, decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write T or F on the Answer Sheet.1. In No Marriage, No Apologies, families and households are the same concepts.2. In The Decameron, Filomena’s story was concerned with the people in the royal palace.3. According to Bringing up Children, an adult’s character is in a great measure decided by hischildhood experiences.4. In A Day’s Wait, what led the boy to think that he was going to die was that he mistook theFahrenheit scale for the Celsius one.5. In How to Live Like a Millionaire, according to the author, marriage is one of the importantfactors in building wealth.6. In Rip Van Winkle, Rip had formed the habit of being agreeable to all by thinking highly ofeveryone except his wife.7. In The Lady or the Tiger, the king was cruel and had none of the grace and polish of hisneighbors.8. In New Applications, the bank manager, AI Gropin, was such an extravagant person that he wasnot accepted by many people in the town.9. According to The World at War, Britain favored the camp of Germany because Francethreatened her interests in Africa and Russia threatened her Indian border.110. According to The Story of the Bible, the face of nature was a formless mass in darkness in thebeginning.11. According to Stories from Greek Myths, Prometheus had never rebelled against Zeus’supremacy; his only crime was to help mortal men to raise themselves above all animals. 12. In Bricks from the Tower of the Babel, the author does not agree that International languagescan make successful translations of fictions.13. According to What Body Language Can Tell You That Words Cannot, in early courtship bothman and woman are behaving awkwardly, often very uncertain as to what is best to say.14. In The Girls in Their Summer Dresses, Frances said,“Look out you’ll break your neck. ”Shesaid so to warn her husband of the danger in the street.15. In True Love, Joe’s task is to search for the ideal woman for himself.16. In Jane Eyre, Mrs. Reed didn’t allow Jane to join the company of her son and daughters.17. According to The Merchant of Venice, many noble and princely suitors wished to marry Portiabecause she inherited a large sum of money from her father who had died recently.18. In The canterbury Tales, the three young men forgot their attempt to find out and kill Deathwhen they caught a glance of great number of gold pieces on the ground.19. In The Necklace, the heroine was pretty and charming, but she was unfortunately born into afamily of a factory worker.20. According to How Gorge, Once upon a Time, Got up Early in the Morning, Gorge’s watchwent wrong one evening and stopped at a quarter past eight because he hung it up over his pillow without ever looking at it.Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension. (50%)Section A: Reading Comprehension In this part there are 4 reading passages followed by 20 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 options marked A,B,C, and D, you should decide on the best one and write your answer on the Answer Sheet. (40%)Passage 1Telecommuting —substituting the computer for the trip to the job—has been hailed as a solution to all kinds of problems related to office work.For workers it promises freedom from the office, less time wasted in traffic, and help with child-care conflicts. For management, telecommuting helps keep high performers on board, minimizes tardiness and absenteeism by eliminating commutes, allows periods of solitude for high-concentration tasks, and provides scheduling flexibility, in some areas, such as Southern California and Seattle, Washington, local governments are encouraging companies-to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush-hour congestion and improve air quality.But these benefits do not come easily. Making a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images.Many workers are seduced by rosy illusions of life as a telecommuter. A computer2programmer from New York City moves to the tranquil Adirondack Mountains and stays in contact with her office via computer. A manager comes into his office three days a week and works at home the other two. An accountant stays at home to care for her sick child; she hooks up her telephone modem connections and does office work between calls to the doctor.These are powerful images, but they are a limited reflection of reality. Telecommuting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for a young child at the same time. Before a certain age, young children cannot recognize, much less respect, the necessary boundaries between work and family. Additional child support is necessary if the parent is to get any work done. Management, too, must separate the myth from the reality. Although the media has paid a great deal of attention to telecommuting, in most cases it is the employee’s situation, not the availability of technology, that precipitates a telecommuting arrangement.That is partly why, despite the widespread press coverage, the number of companies with work-at-home programs or policy guidelines remains small.1. What is the main subject of the passage?A. Business management policiesB. Driving to workC. Extending the workplace by means of computersD. Computers for child-care purposes2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem for office employees?A. Being restricted to the officeB. Incurring expenses for lunches and clothingC. Taking care of sick childrenD. Driving in heavy traffic3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem for employers that is potentially solvedby telecommuting?A. Employees’ lateness for workB. Employees’ absence from workC. Employees’ need for time alone to work intensivelyD. Employees’ conflicts with second jobs4. Which of the following does the author mention as a possible disadvantage of telecommuting?A. Small children cannot understand the boundaries of work and play.B. Computer technology is not advanced enough to accommodate the needs of every situation.C. Electrical malfunctions can destroy a project.D. The worker often does not have all the needed resources at home.5. Which of the following is an example of telecommuting as described in the passage?A. A scientist in a laboratory developing plans for a space stationB. A technical writer sending via computer documents created at homeC. A computer technician repairing an office computer network3D. A teacher directing computer assisted learning, in a private schoolPassage 2No sooner had the first intrepid male aviators safely returned to Earth than it seemed that women, too, had been smitten by an urge to fly. From mere spectators they became willing passengers and finally pilots in their own right, plotting their skills and daring line against the hazards of the air and the skepticism of their male counterparts. In doing so, they enlarged the traditional bounds of a women’s world, won for their sex a new sense of competence and achievement, and contributed handsomely to the progress of aviation.But recognition of their abilities did not come easily. “Men do not believe us capable. ”the famed aviator Amelia Earhart once remarked to a friend. “Because we are women, seldom are we trusted to do an efficient job. ”Indeed old attitudes died hard: when Charles Lindbergh visited the Soviet Union in 1938 with his wife, Anne－herself a pilot and gifted proponent of aviation－he was astonished to discover both men and women flying in the Soviet Air Force.Such conventional wisdom made it difficult for women to raise money for the up-to-date equipment they needed to compete on an equal basis with men. Yet they did compete, and often they triumphed finally despite the odds.Ruth Law, whose 590-mile flight from Chicago to Hornell, New York, set a new nonstop distance record in 1916, exemplified the resourcefulness and grit demanded of any woman who wanted to fly. And when she addressed the Aero Club of America after completing her historic journey, her plainspoken words testified to a universal human motivation that was unaffected by gender:“My flight was done with no expectation of reward,”she declared, “just purely for the love of accomplishment. ”6. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. A Long FlightB. Women in Aviation HistoryC. Dangers Faced by PilotsD. Women Spectators7. According to the passage, women pilots were successful in all of the following EXCEPT________.A. challenging the conventional role of womenB. contributing to the science of aviationC. winning universal recognition from menD. building the confidence of women8. What can be inferred from the passage about the United States Air Force in 1938?A. It had no women pilots.B. It gave pilots handsome salaries.C. It had old planes that were in need of repair.D. It could not be trusted to do an efficient job.9. In their efforts to compete with men, early women pilots had difficulty in________.A. addressing clubsB. flying nonstop4C. setting recordsD. raising money10. According to the passage, who said that flying was done with no expectation of reward?A. Amelia EarhartB. Charles LindberghC. Anne LindberghD. Ruth LawPassage 3Of all the folk artists in the United States the most well known of the twentieth century is certainly Grandma Moses-Anna Mary Robertson Moses(1860-1961). She was also the most successful within her lifetime and her work was reproduced on greeting cards and calendars and in prints. As with many folk artists, her career as a painter started late in life, at the age of 67, but she continued painting until her death at the age of 101, so her active painting life still spanned over 34 years.Her subjects are based on the New England countryside and evoke a strong mood of nostalgia. Many of her early paintings are copies of, or use sections from, prints by Currier and Ives that she then recomposed in her own way. In her versions the figures became more stylized and the landscapes less naturalistic. Her painting was preceded by the production of landscapes in needlework, and it was only the onset of arthritis that forced the change of medium. The images, however, continued the same, and she reexecuted some of her needlework landscapes in paint at a later date.From these early sources she then began to compose original paintings such as Housick Falls, New York in Winter (1944) that relied on her surroundings and her memories of country life and activities; these paintings display an increasing technical ability. By the 1940’s her work had become a marketable commodity and collectors created a demand for her paintings.Like many painters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Grandma Moses made use of photographs for information, for figures, for fragments of landscape, and for buildings, but her work, especially that of her later years, was not a slavish copying of these but compositions using them as source material. Her output was prodigious, and consequently her work is of varying quality. Although much of her public appeal is based on the emotive image of the“Grandma”figure producing naive pictures of country life, her paintings place her among the top folk painters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.11. What is the main topic of the passage?A. The painting materials used by Grandma MosesB. The major artistic influences on Grandma MosesC. The folk art of Grandma MosesD. The life of Grandma Moses12. According to the passage, Grandma Moses started her painting career.A. whithout much successB. in her sixtiesC. after much studyD. by producing greeting cards13. Why does the author mention Currier and Ives in lines 8-9?5A. They are folk artistsB. They collected many of Grandma Moses’ paintingsC. They made calendars from Grandma Moses’ landscapesD. Grandma Moses based some paintings on their work14. According to the passage, Grandma Moses switched from needlework to painting becauseof________.A. her desire to create landscapesB. the public’s interest in paintingC. her need to make moneyD. a physical condition that affected her15. The word“naive”in line 24 is closest in meaning to which of the following?A. UnsophisticatedB. IgnorantC. UnspoiledD. TrustingPassage 4Before the 1850’s the United States had a number of small colleges, most of them dating from colonial days. They were small, church-connected institutions whose primary concern was to shape the moral character of their students.Throughout Europe, institutions of higher learning had developed, bearing the ancient name of university. In Germany a different kind of university had developed. The German university was concerned primarily with creating and spreading knowledge, not morals. Between midcentury and the end of the 1800’s, more than nine thousand young Americans, dissatisfied with their training at home, went to Germany for advanced study. Some of them returned to become presidents of venerable colleges—Harvard, Yale, Columbia—and transform them into modern universities. The new presidents broke all ties with the churches and brought in a new kind of faculty. Professors were hired for their knowledge of a subject, not because they were of the proper faith and had a strong arm for disciplining students. The new principle was that a university was to create knowledge as well as pass it on, and this called for a faculty composed of teacher-scholars. Drilling and learning by rote were replaced by the German method of lecturing, in which the professor’s own research was presented in class. Graduate training leading to the Ph. D, an ancient German degree signifying the highest level of advanced scholarly attainment, was introduced. With the establishment of the seminar system, graduate students learned to question, analyze, and conduct their own research.At the same time, the new university greatly expanded in size and course offerings, breaking completely out of the old, constricted curriculum of mathematics, classics, rhetoric, and music. The president of Harvard pioneered the elective system, by which students were able to choose their own courses of study. The notion of major fields of study emerged. The new goal was to make the university relevant to the real pursuits of the world. Paying close heed to the practical needs of society, the new universities trained men and women to work at its tasks, with engineering students being the most characteristic of the new regime. Students were also trained as economists, architects, agriculturalists, social welfare workers, and teachers.616. The word“this”in line 14 refers to which of the following?A. Creating and passing on knowledgeB. Drilling and learning by roteC. Disciplining studentsD. Developing moral principles17. According to the passage, the seminar system encouraged students to.A. discuss moral issuesB. study the classics, rhetoric, and musicC. study overseasD. work more independently18. The word“constricted”in line 21 is closest in meaning to which of the following?A. MandatoryB. LimitedC. ChallengingD. Competitive19. It can be inferred from the passage that before 1850, all of the following were characteristic ofhigher education EXCEPT________.A. the elective systemB. drillingC. strict disciplineD. rote learning20. Those who favored the new university would be most likely to agree with which of thefollowing statements?A. Learning is best achieved through discipline and drill.B. Shaping the moral character of students should be the primary goal.C. Higher education should prepare students to contribute to society.D. Teachers should select their students’ courses.Section B: Skimming and ScanningIn this part there are 2 reading passages followed by 10 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 options marked A,B,C and D. Skim or scan them and decide on the best answer and write your answer on the Answer Sheet. (10%)Passage 1Taking natural objects such as rocks, bones, clouds and flowers for subject matter, Georgia O’Keeffe reduced them to their simplest form, often by employing a close-up view or some other unusual vantage point. With such techniques, including the use of thin paint and clear colors to emphasize a feeling of mystical silence and space, she achieved an abstract simplicity in her paintings. O’Keeffe spent a summer in New Mexico in 1929 and the bleak landscape and broad skies of the desert so appealed to her that she later settled there permanently. Cows’ skulls and other bare bones found in the desert were frequent motifs in her paintings. Other common subjects included flowers, the sky, and the horizon lines of the desert. After O’Keeffe’s three-month trip around the world by plane in 1959, the sky“paved with clouds”as seen from an airplane also became one of her favorite motifs and the subject of her largest work, a 24-foot mural that she began in 1966.21. With what subject is the passage mainly concerned?A. Georgia O’Keeffe’s trip around the worldB. The private life of Georgia O’Keeffe7C. The paintings of Georgia O’KeeffeD. Georgia O’Keeffe’s greatest work of art22. Which of the following is an example of something often painted by O’Keeffe?A. An airportB. A deserted streetC. An astronaut in outer spaceD. A cloud formation23. With which of the following statements concerning Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings would theauthor of the passage be most likely to agree?A. They generally create a sense of stillness and open spaceB. They are so realistic that they often resemble ordinary photographic imagesC. Most of them are portraits of the painter’s friends and relativesD. They represent humans in an eternal struggle with the forces of nature24. Which of the following aspects of the desert landscape is NOT mentioned by the author as onethat attracted O’Keeffe’s attention?A. BonesB. SandC. The skyD. FlowersPassage 2In general, as soon as the newborn child’s muscles, sense organs, and nerves are fully formed, the child begins to use them. But much of the human nervous system is not fully developed until the child is a year or two old, and some parts, such as the corpus callosum, continue to mature for at least the next 20 years.The general pattern of bodily development is from head to foot. Simple skills, such as head movements, appear first because the structures that control these skills are among the first to mature. More complex behavior patterns, such as crawling, standing, and walking, come much later in the developmental sequence than head movements do.The motor centers in the brain are connected by long nerve fibers(usually through one or more synapses) to the muscles in various parts of the body. Since the head muscles are closer to the brain than the foot muscles, according to one theory, the head comes under the control of the motor centers long before the feet do. The appearance of a new motor skill(such as crawling and grasping) always suggests that a new part of the child’s body has just matured—that is, that the brain centers have just begun to control the muscles involved in the new motor skill.25. What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?A. To describe how children crawl, stand, and walkB. To explain why some children are slow to developC. To describe early physical development in childrenD. To explain the function of the corpus callosum26. According to the passage, the corpus callosum is part of the human ________.A. muscular systemB. digestive systemC. circulatory systemD. nervous system827. According to the passage, which of the following motor skills does an infant first develop?A. Moving the headB. CrawlingC. Controlling the armsD. KickingPassage 3When we accept the evidence of our unaided eyes and describe the Sun as a yellow star, we have summed up the most important single fact about it—at this moment in time. It appears probable, however, that sunlight will be the color we know for only a negligibly small part of the Sun’s history.Stars, like individuals, age and change. As we look out into space, we see around us stars at all stages of evolution. There are faint bloodred dwarfs so cool that their surface temperature is a mere 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, there are searing ghosts blazing at 100,000 degrees Fahrenheit and almost too hot to be seen, for the great part of their radiation is in the invisible ultraviolet range. Obviously, the“daylight”produced by any star depends on its temperature; today(and for ages to come) our Sun is at about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and this means that most of the Sun’s light is concentrated in the yellow band of the spectrum, falling slowly in intensity toward both the longer and shorter light waves.That yellow“hump”will shift as the Sun evolves, and the light of day will change accordingly. It is natural to assume that as the Sun grows older, and uses up its hydrogen fuel—which it is now doing at the spanking rate of half a billion tons a second－it will become steadily colder and redder.28. What is the passage mainly about?A. Faint dwarf starsB. The evolutionary cycle of the SunC. The Sun’s fuel problemD. The dangers of invisible radiation29. What does the author say is especially important about the Sun at the present time?A. It appears yellowB. It always remains the sameC. It has a short historyD. It is too cold30. Why are very hot stars referred to as“ghosts”?A. They are short-lived.B. They are mysterious.C. They are frightening.D. They are nearly invisible.Ⅳ. Answer the questions. (20%)There are 4 simple questions in this part, which are based on the texts you have learned.Give the brief answer to each of the questions. Your answers must be to the point and grammatically correct. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.1. In The Lady or the Tiger, what was the king like? How was he different from his neighbors?2. What kind of woman was the heroine in The Necklace ?3. What insects appear in the last story of The Animals of Aesop? And what did the grasshopper doall summer?4. Why did Shylock in The Merchant of Venice have a special hatred for Antonio?910。