05年4月自考英语翻译试题及答案
2005年4月全国高等教育自学考试英语翻译试题PART ONE （30 POINTS）I. Multiple Choice Questions (30 points, 2 points for each)A. Directions: This part consists of ten sentences, each followed by four different versions marked A,B,C, and D. Choose the one that is the closest equivalent of the original in terms of meaning and expressiveness. 1．Egypt’s very soil was born in the Nile’s annual flood; with the flood came the life-giving mud that made Egypt the granary of the ancient world.（）A．埃及的土地就是尼罗河每年泛滥而形成的。
河水泛滥，万物得以生长，埃及就这样成了古代世界的粮仓。
B．埃及的土地就是尼罗河每年泛滥而形成的。
河水泛滥带来泥沙，万物得以生长，埃及就这样成了古代世界的粮仓。
C．因为每年河水泛滥，泥沙形成了埃及的土地，万物得以生长，埃及就这样成了古代世界的粮仓。
D．万物之所以能生长，是因为埃及的土地是尼罗河每年泛滥带来的泥沙而形成的。
埃及就这样成了古代世界的粮仓。
2．Since economic reform began in 1978, an average growth rate of almost 10% a year has seen Ch ina’s GNP nearly quadruple.（）A．自1978年经济改革以来，中国经济以年均10%的速度增长，使其国民生产总值翻了两番。
B．自1978年经济改革以来，中国经济以年均近10%的速度增长，使其国民生产总值几乎翻了几番。
C．自1978年经济改革以来，中国经济以年均近10%的速度增长，使其国民生产总值增长了四倍。
D．自1978年经济改革以来，中国经济以平均每年10%的速度增长，使其国民生产总值增加到原来的四倍。
3．The devastating floods and droughts that imposed a recurrent tax of suffering on the farmers no longer occur. Egyptian agriculture has been transformed, and industry is benefiting from power generated by the dam. （）A．过去不断给农民带来灾难的旱涝两灾，现在不再发生了。
埃及的农业得到了改造，工业也用上了水坝发的电。
B．过去不断给农民带来灾难的不但有旱涝两灾，还有税收。
但是现在埃及的农业得到了改造，工业也用上了水坝发的电。
C．过去不断给农民带来灾难的旱涝两灾，现在不再发生了。
埃及的农业得到了改良，水坝发的电也用在了工业上。
D．过去不断给农民带来灾难的不但有旱涝两灾，还有税收。
但是埃及的农业得到了改良，工业也给水坝发电带来了很大的好处。
4．All plays are alike to me just as all music is alike to Tony.（）A．所有的戏剧对于我就像所有的音乐对托尼一样。
B．正如托尼喜欢所有的音乐一样，我也非常喜欢所有的戏剧。
C．我对戏剧就像托尼对音乐一样，非常欣赏。
D．托尼不会欣赏音乐，同样我也不会欣赏戏剧。
5．I particularly want to pay tribute, not only to those who prepared the magnificent dinner, but also to those who have provided the splendid music. （）A．我不仅要特别奖赏那些准备了这次盛大晚宴的人，而且还要奖赏那些为我们提供美好音乐的人。
B．我不仅要特别赞扬那些准备了这次盛大晚宴的人，而且还要赞扬那些为我们提供美好音乐的人。
C．我不仅要特别赞扬那些准备了这次盛大晚宴的人，而且还要赞扬那些为我们演奏好音乐的人。
D．我特别赞扬的不是那些准备了这次盛晚宴的人，而是那些为我们演奏美好音乐的人。
6．我就担心丧失机会。
不抓呀，看到的机会就丢掉了，时间一晃就过去了。
（）A．The only thing I worry about is that we may lose opportunities. If we don’t seize them, they will slip through our fingers, time speeds by.B．The only thing I worry about is that we may lose opportunities. Don’t seize them, they will slip through our fingers, because time speeds by.C．The only thing I worry about is that we may lo se opportunities. If we don’t seize them, they will slip through our fingers. Now that time flies fast.D．The only thing I worry about is that we may lose opportunities. If we don’t seize them, they will slip through our fingers as time speeds by.7．我感谢陆登庭校长的邀请，使我有机会在这美好的金秋时节来到你们这座美国古老而又现代化的学府。
（）A．I thank President Rudenstine to invite me to this old yet modern institution of the United States in this golden fall.B．I wish to thank President Rudenstine for inviting me to this old yet modern institution of the United States in this golden fall.C．I thank President Rudenstine for inviting me to this ancient yet modern institution of the U.S. in this golden autumn.D．I wish to thank President Rudenstine to invite me to this ancient yet modern institution of the U.S. in this golden autumn.8．合营各方按注册资本比例分享利润和分担风险及亏损。
（）A．The parties to the venture shall share the profits, risks and losses in proportion to their contributions to the registered capital.B．The parties to the venture shall divide the profits, risks and losses in proportion to their contributions to the registered capital.C．The parties to the venture shall divide and enjoy the profits, share the risks and losses in proportion to their contributions to the registered capital.D．The parties to the venture shall share the profits, and divide the risks and losses in proportion to their contributions to the registered capital.9．虽然我浑身酸痛，可是不干活儿不行呀！（）A．Though I still ached all over, I must work.B．Though I still ached all over, I had to work.C．Though I still ached all over, I cannot but work.D．Though I still ached all over, but I had to work.10．中国自20世纪60年代开始进行海洋油气资源的自营勘探和开发。
（）A．Since the 1960s,China began to explore and exploit offshore oil and gas resources on its own. B．Beginning from the 1960s, China began to explore and exploit offshore oil and gas resources on its own. C．As early as the 1960s,China began to explore and exploit offshore oil and gas resources on its own.D．Until the 1960s, China began to explore and exploit offshore oil and gas resources on its own. B．Directions: This part consists of five unfinished statements, each followed by four choices labeled A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes each statement.11．严复翻译的《天演论》，其原文的题目是（）A．Inquiry into the Nature of EvolutionB．Study of Evolution and EthicsC．Evolution and Ethics and Other EssaysD．Study of the System of Logic12．周煦良在“翻译三论”一文中写道：直译可以分为三类，其中不包括（）A．译音而不译意B．照字面译C．不妄改原文的字句D．按照原文的结构或词序的翻译13．Cicero said, “In doing so, I did not think it necessary （）.”A．to translate word for wordB．to preserve the general styleC．to keep the force of the languageD．to change the form of the original14．不符合科技英语特点的是（）A．严肃的书面语体B．词汇含义相对单一并且固定C．广泛使用被动语态D．趋向于使用多重复合结构15．一般来说，在用词方面，（）A．汉语喜欢重复，英语也喜欢重复B．汉语不怕重复，英语也不怕重复C．英语不喜欢重复，汉语也不喜欢重复D．英语不喜欢重复，汉语则不怕重复PART TWO （70 POINTS）II. Word and Phrase Translation (20 points,1 point for each)A. Directions: Put the following words and phrases into Chinese.16．articles of association17．telecommunications18．come into force19．poisonous chemicals20．V atican21．the science of biotic control22．academic exchanges23．weapons of mass destruction24．undermanned25．instrument of ratificationB. Directions: Put the following words and phrases into English.26．诺贝尔奖获得者27．奥运会28．北洋军阀政府29．预算30．生产力31．御花园32．基金会33．渔场34．振兴中华35．人类文明的发祥地III．Translation Improvement (20 points, 2 points for each)A．Directions: Each of the following Chinese translations has one or more inadequacies. Improve the given translations.Example:原文：Adelaide enjoys a Mediterranean climate.译文：阿德莱德享有地中海型气候。
2005年4月份自考全国统一命题考试试题及答案
2005年4月份自考全国统一命题考试试题及答案Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure（10points，1point for each）从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，填在该题后的括号内。
1. _____ or not you re conscious of it，you re constantly valuing items in dollars. 【】A. AsB. WhetherC. HoweverD. If2.Other people stop at each new word and look it_____in the dictionary. 【】A. upB. downC. backD. over3.Many of the younger buyers say they are turned off by the poor_____of modern goods.【】A. securityB. quantityC. safetyD. quality4.In one type of laboratory test all the variables _____one are controlled. 【】A. byB. andC. butD. or5. _____ when you go through the mental exercises to come up with a tentative definition should you open the dictionary to see if you re right. 【】A. SimplyB. PreciselyC. OnlyD. Particularly6.The satellite also demonstrated how it could provide help to people living in isolated areas where _____is difficult. 【】A. transportationB. instructionC. applicationD. compensation7.Their mother is busy ready for work. 【】A. gotB. getsC. to getD. getting8.Itwas long supposed that the main difference between animals and plants was that the former could move about while the could not. 【】A. otherB. latterC. anotherD. later9.The moon merely _____ the light of the sun，like a huge mirror hung in the sky. 【】A. reflectsB. demonstratesC. transmitsD. launches10.Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find_____difficult to succeed in language learning. 【】A. whichB. howC. thatD. itⅡ.Cloze Test（10points，1point for each）下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。
2005年4月全国高等教育自学考试外贸英语写作试题
2005年4月全国高等教育自学考试外贸英语写作试题第一部分选择题（共20分）Part One：Questions 1-20 Directions：There are 20 sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. （在下列各题中选择一个最佳答案填空。
）20%1.This kind of cloth is durable，cheap and （）。
A. easy to wash B. ease of washing C. washing easily D. ease to wash2.If you have someone accompanying you，ten miles （）a long way to walk.A. isB. aren‘tC. isn’tD. are3.One of its tasks is to get business information and （）new business opportunities for its members.A. findingB. to findC. findsD. find4.The bigger your audience，（）complicated communication channel choice becomes.A. moreB. it is moreC. the moreD. the most5.The company in question does steady export business，（）satisfactory results in overseas markets.A. showB. to showC. showedD. showing6. （）quality and prices are satisfactory，there areprospects of good sales here.A. ProvidedB. EvenC. ThoughD. Unless 7.We regret （）that we can‘t accept your offer.A. of sayingB. for sayingC. about sayingD. to say 8.We find （）necessary to stress the importance of making punctual shipment within the validity of the L/C. A. how B. that C. it D. us 9.Your firm has been recommended to us by AMK company，（）we have done business for many years. A. with whom B. with who C. whom D. who 10.To qualify for a promotion，（）to exceed the quota.A. the best thing he could do wasB. he did his bestC. all he could do wasD. his best thing was11.We are pleased to tell you that the goods （）in your order have been sent to you today.A. includingB. includedC. includesD. to include 12.We are （）urgent need （）the goods，so would you please effect shipment of our ordered goods immediately？A. in…of B. in…for C. at…for D. for…of 13.He always adopts （）in face of difficulties. A. a never saying die attitude B. an attitude to say never dieC. an attitude of saying never dieD. an attitude of never saying die14.We should be glad （）you would consider our application to further our study in your university.A. andB. whetherC. thoughD. if15.Enclosed please find two copies of Sales Contract No 011345，which we trust （）in order. A. will be found B. will find C. to find D. to be found16.Neither Mr. Babcock nor other clerical workers （）an additional reward. A. is given B. was givenC. givesD. were given17. Few（）his intention of moving to the South.A. knowsB. are knowingC. knowD. is knowing18. Some of the （）insisted that the contract be awarded to Company A.A. women managersB. women managerC. woman managersD. woman‘s managers19. We have received with thanks your fax of March 30 and （）to reply as follows.A. pleasedB. be pleasedC. are pleasedD. being pleased20.We are anxious to contact some Indian companies witha view （）business relations with them.A. to buildB. to buildingC. for buildingD. building第二部分非选择题（共80分）Part Two：Questions 21-30There is one mistake in each of the following questions. Detect and correct the mistakes. Write your corrections together with the mistakes on the answer sheet.（下列每句各有一个错误，找出错误并改正。
2005年04月自考英语(二)真题及解析
2005年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷及答案（课程代码：00015）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.Wouldn’t you rather your child ______ successful with his study and won the scholarship?A. becameB. becomeC. would becomeD. becomes答案：A解析：句意：难道你不愿意你的孩子学习这么成功得到奖学金吗？would rather后面接从句的时候，用虚拟语气，如果和现在和将来相反，用一般过去式，如果和过去相反，用过去完成时2. Although Tom is satisfied with his academic achievement, he wonders _______will happen to his family life.A. itB. thatC. whatD. this答案：C解析：汤姆尽管对自己学术上的成就感到很满意,却不知道自己的家庭生活会发生什么事情。
本题考查名词性从句的连词，it为人称代词,this为指示代词,不能引导名词性从句,排除AD。
that引导名词性从句时,只是一个标志,没有词义也不在从句中充当句子成分,故而引导宾语从句时常可省略,而这句中will happen缺少主语,所以排除B。
what是连接代词,可引导名词性从句,在从句中充当主语或宾语.3. We hope that all the measures against sandstorms, ________ was put forward by the committee, will be considered seriously at the meeting .A. whileB. afterC. sinceD. as答案：D解析：正如， as作关系代词,引导定语从句,作"正如"、"这一点"解。
历年自考英语翻译试题及答案（20201120154553）
1. In the years that followed, Bill learned to spell in this uncomprehending way a great many words.B.在往后的几年里，比尔就这样学着拼写，虽然不理解意思，却也学会了拼写许多单词。
2. It is undoubtedly true that poverty is still a problem in this country, as it is in many other developing and even developed economies.D.毫无疑问，这个国家同其它许多发展中国家乃至发达国家一样，仍然存在着贫困问题。
3. 破镜虽已粘补，但既不美观，又不牢固。
A. A mirror that has been glued back together has an unsightly flaw and breaks again easily.4. 为了发展初等教育，根据我国宪法和实际，特制订本法律。
A. This law has been drawn up on the basis of the Constitution and the reality in our country in order to develop primary education.5. 不搞改革，不坚持开放政策，我们确定的战略目标就不能实现。
C. We can not achieve our strategic goals unless we carry out reforms and adhere to the opening-up policy.6.就英汉两种语言的区别而言，下列选项中不正确的一项是_____________。
C.英语定语位置较固定，汉语定语位置较灵活7.就法律英语的特点而言，下列选项中不正确的一项是_____________。
05年4月自学考试英语语法试题(1)
05年4月自学考试英语语法试题(1) 课程代码：00831一、单项选择题(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)chose the best answer from the choices given and put the letter in the blank.1. the task force is supposed_____.a. to be getting reinforcedb. that to be getting reinforcedc. to being got reinforcedd. that been got reinforced 2. he muffled his voice to avoid_____.a. having been identifiedb. to be identifiedc. identifiedd. being identified3._____, i would call him in advance.a. had i been youb. i were youc. were i youd. i had been you4. the company encourages _____ uniforms.a. to wearb. wearsc. wearingd. have worn5. what is _____ story you have ever heard?a. funnierb. a funniestc. the funnierd. the funniest6. you may take an oral or written exam _____ you prefer.a. according asb. according toc. ifd. whether7. the tower of london, _____ so many people lost their lives, is now a tourist attraction.a. whichb. therec. whered. from it8. pride and prejudice _____ never failed to characterize the aristocracy.a. hadb. hasc. haved. are9. not only the players and the coach but also the referee _____ responsible for the defeat.a. wereb. wasc. isd. are10. how often _____ your car _____? i think it ought _____ twice a week at least.a. is … washed, to be washedb. is … washed, to washc. is … washed, to have washedd. has … been washed, to be washed11. the noise of the desks _____ could be heard out in the street.a. having been opened and closedb. opened and closedc. being opened and closedd. to be opened and closed12. i had hoped that jennifer _____ a doctor, but she was not good at medicine.a. will BEComeb. becomec. would becomed. becomes13. most people enjoy _____.a. to flatterb. to be flatteredc. flatteringd. being flattered14. congratulations on _____ to the university.a. having admittedb. being admittedc. admittingd. have admitted15. as we went _____ in our investigation of the case, we had more evidence of a political conspiracy.a. farb. fartherc. furtherd. farthest16. _____ his immense fortune, he died a most unhappy man.a. althoughb. with allc. withd. because of17. he takes no interest in studies; _____, he plays tennis all day.a. in shortb. insteadc. anyhowd. still18. the factory was burned down last night; _____ many workmen were thrown out of employment.a. for this sakeb. on that accountc. in that cased. unfortunately19. the old _____ usually self-conceited as age sometimes does tell.a. isb. will bec. are to bed. are20. there _____ a tall building, several tennis courts and lots of non-deciduous trees on the center of the area.a. isb. arec. standd. appears二、选择填空题(本大题共6小题，每小题2分，共12分)fill in the blanks with one of the items given below.21. today, today’s, todays’, the, a______ styles are not as attractive as those of ______ generation ago.22. a, the, any, some, alii believe ______ prestige of our college is as great as that of ______ other college in this area.23. fool and joe, joe and thief, fool and thief, joe and he, fool and hein the sentence “fool joe may be, but thief he is not ”, the subjects are ______ and the themes are ______.24. a, the, any, every, allin the united states, women earn an average of 75 cents for ______ $1 men are paid, ______ disparity bill clinton has noted in the past as evidence of social injustice.25. was given, gave, has given, onto, off, over tothe evening ______ ______ singing and dancing.26. makes, made, was made, of, after, forit started raining, so she ______ ______ the nearest shelter.三、填空题(本大题共20小题，每空1分，共20分)27. fill in the blank with an appropriate unit noun:a ______ of sand28. fill in the blank with an appropriate unit noun:a ______ of SUNshine.29. fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the verb given:two players ______ (send) off the field in the restive match.30. fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the words given:i’ve left the key on the safe. people ______ (must look) everywhere for it.31. fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition:i got the news prior ______ the conference.32. fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition:she leant ______ the river to see her reflection in the water.33. fill in the blank with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:she was on the verge of starvation, her brother was living an extravagant life.34. fill in the blank with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:not everyone can go to cambridge ______ oxford. you’re one of the privileged few.35. fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun:the painter lived in beijing, ______ he was in close contact with other artists.36. fill in the blank with an appropriate conjunct:you can phone the doctor if you like. ______, i very much doubt whether you will get him to come out on a saturday night.37. fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the verb given:the police ______ (be) investigating the fraud allegations against him.38. fill in the blank with a proper form of the verb given:all of the fruit ______ (spoil).39. fill in the blank with an appropriate from of the word given:janet turned out as though she ______ (know) theresult.40. fill in the blank with an appropriate from of the word given:______ (honest) man than he is shall be chosen.41. fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition:that strange idea is ______ belief.42. fill in the blank with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:work hard ______ you are told to stop.43. fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun:you must return the book to ______ it belongs to.44. fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun:we talked a long while about our boyhood days, after ______ we had a good dinner.45. fill in the blank with an appropriate adverb:only one boy was absent, ______ harry.46. fill in the blank with an appropriate conjunct:you say you want to marry her. ______, you shouldn’t be quarrelling with her all the time.四、改错题(本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分)correct errors in the following sentences.47. we must hurry, otherwise the seminar will start when we get there.48. he suddenly saw the answer to the problem that has occupied his mind for the last two years.49. the company has promised a rise to salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.50. i believe youngsters read too many love stories these days to be realistic.51. please do not use your mobile phones until after the plane lands.52. as she is fed up with working as a secretary, she thinks of finding another job.53. francis bacon wrote that reading made a full man.54. go and get some fresh air! you were sitting here all morning.五、改写句子题(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)rewrite the following sentences as required.55. rephrase these sentences so as to begin eachwith the existential “there”:a. a small, grey monkey was wearing my best silk tie.b. many citizens believed that the fire had been caused by foreigners.56. in answering the question below, use (a) the information given in brackets, and (b) the passive voice as a means of achieving end-focus.were christopher columbus and his men the first europeans to discover america ? (norsemen landed on the coast of north america in the 10th or 11th century)57. turn the following statement into an exclamation:these old men are very nice people.58. turn the following statement into an exclamation:they are working with great enthusiasm.59. turn the following statement into a negative imperative:put the box somewhere in the storeroom.60. turn the singular noun or noun phrase into plural forms wherever possible with other necessarychanges:he was anxious to increase his knowledge.61. use modal auxiliary:they were obliged to finance from short-term loans as the debts fell due.62. use an infinitive phrase:my friends recommended that i should give up smoking.63. combine sentences using comparative degree (more … than …):he works carefully. i don’t work carefully enough.64. combine the sentences into one that containsa relative clause:the monsoon season occurs in thailand every year. it causes heavy rains.65. combine the sentence into one that contains a relative clause:my special gratitude goes to professor wang. without his help this book would not have been finished in time.66. write a counter-factual conditional based on the given facts:tom doesn’t travel BECause he doesn’t have enough money.67. use “neither” as part of the subject:both statements are not true.68. use whatever cohesive device is appropriate: he sold his old house and bought a new house the next day.69. use whatever cohesive device is appropriate:the old people are retiring and the younger people are taking over.六、名词解释题(本大题共2小题，每小题2分，共4分。
专业英语四级真题2005年 答案
2005 年英语专业四级考试PART ⅠDICTATIONThe WristwatchIt is generally believed that wristwatches are an exception/to the normal sequence in the evolution of man's jewelry./Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women,/and then adopted by men./In the old days, queens included wristwatches among their crown jewelry. /Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers./Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters./Then army officers discovered that the wristwatch was most practical for active combat. /Race car drivers also loved to wear wristwatches,/and pilots found them most useful while flying./Soon, men dared to wear wristwatches without feeling self-conscious./By 1924, some 30% of men's watches were worn on the wrist./Today, the figure is 90%./And they are now worn by both men and women/for practical purposes rather than for decoration./PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONKeys: 1～5 CABAD 6～10 BACBA 11～15 CBDBD 16～20 BDBAB 21～25 DBBDA 26～30 CBDCASECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Good morning. Sit down please, Mr. Johnson.M: Thank you, madam.W: I have read your letter here. You seemed to have done very well at school. Can you tell me something about your school work?M: As you can see, my strongest subjects were arts subjects. My best subject was history and my second best was geography. However, my favorite subject was math, and the results I got in the math paper were quite reasonable.W: That's true. Now, can you tell me why you think these subjects will help you in this job?M: Well, madam, I understand that you manufacture computers, prepare software, and advise clients on how to use them. Is that right?W: That's right.M: And I've been told that working with computers needs a logical mind rather than great skills in mathematics. That's especially true, I believe, when it comes to writing programs. So I think my results show that I have some ability in logic and in mathematics as well.W: So, you would like to write material for computers, would you?M: Yes, madam. That's what interests me most about computers - writing programs, but I think the computer industry itself is still expanding enormously. I'm sure that career prospects in the industry would be very good no matter what sort of job I went into.W: I see, well, thank you. I've enjoyed our talk. We'll be writing to you.M: Thank you, madam. Good morning.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.W: Excuse me. Could I ask you some questions?M: Of course.W: I work for an advertising agency and I'm doing some research. It's for a new magazine for people like you.M: People like me? What do you mean?W: People between 25 and 35 years old.M: Ok.W: Right. Urn, what do you do at the weekend?M: Well, on Fridays, my wife always goes to her exercise class. Then, she visits friends.W: Don't you go out?M: Not on Fridays. I never go out on Fridays. I stay at home and watch television.W: And on Saturdays?M: On Saturdays my wife and I always go sailing together.W: Really?M: Mm, we love it. We never miss it. And then, in the evening, we go out.W: Where to?M: Different places. We sometimes go and see friends. We sometimes go to the cinema or restaurants. But we always go out on Saturday evenings.W: I see. And now Sunday. What happens on Sundays?M: Nothing special. We often go for a walk. And I always cook a big Sunday lunch.W: Oh. How often do you do the cooking?M: Urn, twice a week.., three times a week...W: Thank you very much. All I need now are your personal details, your name, job and so on. What's your surname?M: Robinson.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.M: Parcel Express, good morning! How can I help you?W: Good morning. I'm thinking of sending a parcel to New York next week. Can you tell me what the procedure is, please?M: Certainly. When you ring us, we need the following information. The invoice address: that's probably your address, isn't it? And then, the pickup address. That's different. And the contact phone number.W: Just a moment. I'm taking notes. Phone number, right.M: Then we need the full name, address and phone number of the person you are sending the parcel to.W: Ok, anything else?M: Yes, the weight and dimensions of the parcel. That's height, weight and length. And the value of the goods and full description.W: Value, description.M: Yes, but don't seal the parcel. You need to leave it open so that the driver can check the contents when he collects it. After the recent bombing, the airline said that we'd have to check all parcels. They told us we had to do it.W: Fine. Now last question. How long will the parcel take to get to New York?M: One to two working days. There are daily flights at midday. And if we collect the parcel from you at 10:15 then your parcel catches that flight and it will arrive in 24 hours.W: Right. Thank you very much. You've been very helpful.M: Not at all. Goodbye.W: Goodbye.SECTION B PASSAGESQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following announcement.Attention, all passengers, platform change! This is a platform change. The train now standing at Platform 9 is the 10:48 train calling at all stations to Nanjing. Please note the train on Platform 9 is not the 10:52 train to Jinan. It's the 10:48 train calling at all stations to Nanjing. The 10:52 to Jinan will now leave from Platform 7. Train announcement, the 11:20 train to Zhengzhou from Platform 8 will be subject to a 15-minute delay. I re peat there will be a 15-minute delay for the Zhengzhou train on Platform 8. It will now leave at 11:35, not 11: 20. The 11:28 train to Hangzhou has been cancelled. We apologize to customers, but due to signal problems, the 11:28 train toHangzhou from Platform 15 has been cancelled. The 11:32 train to Tianjin is now standing at Platform 13. Please note, there will be no restaurant car on this train. I repeat: there will be no restaurant car on the 11:32 to Tianjin now standing at Platform 13.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.The International Red Cross in Red Crescent Museum was opened in Geneva in 1988. It tells the story of men and women who in the course of the major events of the last 150 years have given assistance to victims of war and natural disasters. The organization was established in 1863 and was based on the idea by a Swiss businessman called Henry Durant. He had witnessed the heavy casualties of the battle of Solferino in Italy four years earlier, in which 40,000 people were killed, wounded or missing. He had seen the lack of medical services in the great suffering of many of the wounded who simply died from lack of care. The International Red Cross or Red Crescent exists to help the victims of conflicts and disasters regardless of their nationalities. The symbol of the organization was originally just a red cross. It has no religious significance. The founders of the movement adopted it as a tribute to Switzerland. However, during the rest of the Turkish war, the Turks felt that the cross could be seen as a fence to the Muslim soldiers and the second symbol, the red crescent, was adopted for use by national organizations in the Islamic world. Both are now official symbols.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.At major college or high school sports events, cheerleaders, both male and female, jump and dance in front of the crowd, and shout the name of their team, running around, yelling "Go Team Go!" The first cheerleader ever was a man. In 1898, Johnny Campbell jumped in front of the crowd at the university of Minnesota and shouted for his team. He shouted "Hurrah, Minnesota!" This was the first organized show, or yell. For the next 32 years, cheerleaders were men only. Cheerleading is not just about cheering. They practice special shows, dances, and athletic shows. The men throw the women high in the air, and catch them. The team members climb on each other's shoulders to make a human pyramid. They yell and dance too. It is like human fire works. Of course, they may often suffer serious knee and wrist injuries and bloody noses. Cheerleaders have their own contests every year at local, state and national levels. And a crowd shouts for them. It is not fair to think cheerleading is just being cheerful and lively and having a loud voice. Cheerleading is a sport in itself.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 and 22 are based on the following news.The bodies of dozens of African emigrants discovered off the Italian coast last week might have been thrown overboard, Italian officials said on Monday. A coast guard spokesman said 15 illegal emigrants, all believed to come from Somalia, survived being thrown into the Mediterranean sea. But one of the survivors, a woman, was in a serious condition. They told the coast guard that their boat had left Libya 20 days before with around 100 immigrants aboard. They said most had died during the trip. Last Friday, 7 Africans, including 3 children, died before their boat could reach the island. A further 25 people survived.Question 23 is based on the following news.China has set aside on putting 3 people into space for a week, the China news service said on Tuesday. The news agency reported an official as saying the preparations were underway for the next Shenzhou launch. The Shenzhou VI is expected to blast off within the next two years. Shenzhou V carried a Chinese astronaut aloft. He circled the earth 14 times during his 21-hour trip October 15th to 16th 2003, making China the third country to put a man into space.Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news.Gigantic waves of flame that covered entire neighborhoods and filled the skies over Southern California with ash have killed at least 13 people. At least 6 separate wildfires were still burning on Monday morning all the way from the Mexican border to the suburbs of Las Angeles. They were reported to have destroyed 800 homes and consumed about 120 thousand hectares of land. Authority said they were seeking two men in connection with the fires, which they believed were started deliberately.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news.There has been modest growth in tourism worldwide despite two years of terrorism, war and disease. And China is the engine driving it, according to the World Tourism Organization. International tourists' numbers hit a record of 702 million last year, a rise of 2.7% over 2001, the year of the September 11 attacks. France re mains the most popular destination, receiving more than 77 million visitors, followed by Spain, United States and Italy. China, however, marked a 11% growth over that period, attracting 36.8 million international visitors. It ranks 5th among leading tourism nations. By 2020, it will be top, with predictions of 130 million visitors per year. Chinese themselves are also becoming a major force as travelers. According to a Xinhua report, over 16.6 million Chinese traveled abroad last year, up 37% from the previous year. Their numbers are expected to grow to 30 million by the end of the decade, and 100 million in 2020.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news．Around 44 military officers in Argentina have been arrested for possible extradition to Spain on human rights charges．The arrest came as the Argentine government struck down the decree prohibiting such extradition，saying all Argentine should be equal before the law．Those detained included former navy captain and several other ex-officers suspected of torture or murder during the last period of military ruling in Argentina which ended in 1983．易错题型分析SECTION A1．注意求职者用来表示评述性的形容词，他称他的文科科目为“strongest subjects”，其中历史是他的“best subject”，而地理是他的“second best”，数学是他的“favorite subject”，而他的数学考试结果是"quite reasonable"，由此可见求职者是以一种委婉的方式表明数学并不是他最擅长的学科，应选C。
2005年4月全国英语阅读（一）试题及答案
全国2005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 processesC. two utterly different but closely related processes because children are involved in different1environmentsD. 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 humansC. nonverbal communication exists in both humans and animals naturally2D. 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. Y ou 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)Passage 1There are two basic differences between the large and the small enterprises. In the small enterprise3you 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. Y ou 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 enterprise24.According to the information provided in the passage, if you are interested in personal intimacy, you should work ____.4A. 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 stockingsD. would have disturbed other office workers27.Besides fulfilling other duties, a female secretary was expected to _____.5A. 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 alumni after a spell of campus unrest. “Y ou are probably aware,”he began,“that we have been experiencing very considerable potentially explosive expressions of dissatisfaction on issues only6partially 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 4When 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.,7spending 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 w ho 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 coursesC. he wants to do something more important and worthwhileD. he does not like the teaching environment any more838.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. Y oung 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.A cry of mourning, intolerably loud, rose from beyond the willows and hung on the night air. A9brown 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 Y ork 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.When 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 how10to 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 message that 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 a11“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. Y ou 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.55.(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 other12。
历年自考英语翻译试题及答案
2000年4月全国英语英语翻译试卷、答案1. In the years that followed, Bill learned to spell in this uncomprehending way a great many words.B.在往后的几年里，比尔就这样学着拼写，虽然不理解意思，却也学会了拼写许多单词。
2. It is undoubtedly true that poverty is still a problem in this country, as it is in many other developing and even developed economies.D.毫无疑问，这个国家同其它许多发展中国家乃至发达国家一样，仍然存在着贫困问题。
3. 破镜虽已粘补，但既不美观，又不牢固。
A. A mirror that has been glued back together has an unsightly flaw and breaks again easily.4. 为了发展初等教育，根据我国宪法和实际，特制订本法律。
A. This law has been drawn up on the basis of the Constitution and the reality in our country in order to develop primary education.5. 不搞改革，不坚持开放政策，我们确定的战略目标就不能实现。
C. We can not achieve our strategic goals unless we carry out reforms and adhere to the opening-up policy.6.就英汉两种语言的区别而言，下列选项中不正确的一项是_____________。
C.英语定语位置较固定，汉语定语位置较灵活7.就法律英语的特点而言，下列选项中不正确的一项是_____________。
2005年4月全国高等教育自学考试英语语法试题范文
2005年4月全国高等教育自学考试英语语法试题一、单项选择题（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）Chose the best answer from the choices given and put the letter in the blank.1. The task force is supposed_____.A. to be getting reinforcedB. that to be getting reinforcedC. to being got reinforcedD. that been got reinforced2. He muffled his voice to avoid_____.A. having been identifiedB. to be identifiedC. identifiedD. being identified3._____，I would call him in advance.A. Had I been youB. I were youC. Were I youD. I had been you4. The company encourages _____ uniforms.A. to wearB. wearsC. wearingD. have worn5. What is _____ story you have ever heard？A. funnierB. a funniestC. the funnierD. the funniest6. You may take an oral or written exam _____ you prefer.A. according asB. according toC. ifD. whether7. The Tower of London，_____ so many people lost their lives，is now a tourist attraction.A. whichB. thereC. whereD. from it8. Pride and prejudice _____ never failed to characterize the aristocracy.A. hadB. hasC. haveD. are9. Not only the players and the coach but also the referee _____ responsible for the defeat.A. wereB. wasC. isD. are10. How often _____ your car _____？I think it ought _____ twice a week at least.A. is …washed，to be washedB. is …washed，to washC. is …washed，to have washedD. has …been washed，to be washed11. The noise of the desks _____ could be heard out in the street.A. having been opened and closedB. opened and closedC. being opened and closedD. to be opened and closed12. I had hoped that Jennifer _____ a doctor，but she was not good at medicine.A. will becomeB. becomeC. would becomeD. becomes13. Most people enjoy _____.A. to flatterB. to be flatteredC. flatteringD. being flattered14. Congratulations on _____ to the university.A. having admittedB. being admittedC. admittingD. have admitted15. As we went _____ in our investigation of the case，we had more evidence of a political conspiracy.A. farB. fartherC. furtherD. farthest16. _____ his immense fortune，he died a most unhappy man.A. AlthoughB. With allC. WithD. Because of17. He takes no interest in studies；_____，he plays tennis all day.A. in shortB. insteadC. anyhowD. still18. The factory was burned down last night；_____ many workmen were thrown out of employment.A. for this sakeB. on that accountC. in that caseD. unfortunately19. The old _____ usually self-conceited as age sometimes does tell.A. isB. will beC. are to beD. are20. There _____ a tall building，several tennis courts and lots of non-deciduous trees on the center of the area.A. isB. areC. standD. appears二、选择填空题（本大题共6小题，每小题2分，共12分）Fill in the blanks with one of the items given below.21. today，today‘s，todays’，the， a______ styles are not as attractive as those of ______ generation ago. / Today’s , a22. a，the，any，some，alII believe ______ prestige of our college is as great as that of ______ other college in this area. / the, any23. Fool and Joe，Joe and thief，Fool and thief，Joe and he，Fool and heIn the sentence “Fool Joe may be，but thief he is not ”，the subjects are ______ and the themes are ______. / Joe and he，Fool and thief24. a，the，any，every，allIn the United States，Women earn an average of 75 cents for ______ $1 men are paid，______ disparity Bill Clinton has noted in the past as evidence of social injustice. / every, a25. was given，gave，has given，onto，off，over toThe evening ______ ______ singing and dancing. / was given, over toTo be iven over to (doing) something, to give oneself over to (doing) somethingHe is given over to drinking. He gives himself over to drinking.26. makes，made，was made，of，after，forIt started raining，so she ______ ______ the nearest shelter. / made forShe made for the door.三、填空题（本大题共20小题，每空1分，共20分）27. Fill in the blank with an appropriate unit noun：a ______ of sand28. Fill in the blank with an appropriate unit noun：a ______ of sunshine.29. Fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the verb given：Two players ______ （send）off the field in the restive match.30. Fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the words given：I‘ve left the key on the safe. People ______ （must look）everywhere for it.31. Fill in the blank with an appropriate Preposition：I got the news prior ______ the conference.32. Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition：She leant ______ the river to see her reflection in the water.33. Fill in the blank with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator：Coordinator (Coordinating conjunction): 连接两个互不依从的词、短语或分句意思转折：but, yet, however, nevertheless因果关系：for, so, therefore, hence, thus其他并列：and, or,either …or…,neither …nor…, notonly …butalso …,both …and …, aswell as …Subordinator(Subordinatingconjunction):引导从句时间从句：when, while,as, before,after, until,till,whenever条件：if, unless,supposing,provided,providing,目的：in order that, sothat, lest结果：so …that…,such…that…, so that,so原因：because, as, since,(due to, onaccount of,thanks to)让步：although, though,even though,even if,while (WhileI admit hisgood points,I can see hisshortcomings)方式：as, like, the way, asif, as though 地点：where, wherever 比较：than, as, whereas(She isdiligent,whereas heis lazy. / Heis ill,whereas Iam only alittle tired.),while(Motion isabsolute,whilestagnation isrelative.)she was on the verge of starvation，her brother was living an extravagant life.34. Fill in the blank with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator：Not everyone can go to Cambridge ______ Oxford. You‘re one of the privileged few.35. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun：The painter lived in Beijing，______ he was in close contact with other artists.36. Fill in the blank with an appropriate conjunct：You can phone the doctor if you like. ______，I very much doubt whether you will get him to come out on a Saturday night.37. Fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the verb given：The police ______ （be）investigating the fraud allegations against him.38. Fill in the blank with a proper form of the verb given：All of the fruit ______ （spoil）。
2005年4月全国高等教育自学考试经贸知识英语试题
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Match the words and expressions on the left with the explanations on the right：（5%） （ ） 1. endowment A. done by one side or party only （ ） 2. unilaterally B. the person to whom a draft is drawn （ ） 3. drawee C. a natural gift or ability （ ） 4. beneficiary D. right to the possession of a position or property （ ） 5. title E. the company that can make use of L/C to get paid for its export Ⅱ。
Translate the following words and expressions：（10%） （i） From English into Chinese： 6. trade credit accounts 7. escape clause 8. primary goods 9. up-to-date technology 10. certificate of origin （ii） From Chinese into English： 11. 直接投资 12. 充分就业 13. 证券交易所 14. 全球化 15. 还盘 Ⅲ。
Make brief explanations of the following and give the full term of the abbreviation in English：（20%） 16. Documents Against Payment 17. contract 18. Incoterms 19. buyback 20. FOB Ⅳ。