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高自考英语科技我选试题
2012年4月高自考英语科技我选试题
PARTA:
VOCABULARY
Ⅰ.Directions:
AddtheaffixtoeachwordaccordingtothegivenChinese,makingchangeswhennecessary.(8%)
1.literacy无文化;文盲1.______
2.custom合乎风俗习惯的2.______
3.during持续3.______
4.compass包含4.______
5.fluent流利5.______
6.bewilder迷惑不解6.______
7.breed由杂交生产7.______
8.different区分8.______
Ⅱ.Directions:
Fillintheblanks,eachusingoneofthegiven wordsorphrasesbelowinitsproperform.(12%)
obsesswith asenseof stemfrom atrandom
proportionalto bumpinto intheeventof deficientin
bearout sufficefor withinone’sreach beassociatedwith
9.Whyarepeopleso______money?
10.Areyoudoingenoughtoinstill______socialresponsibilityinyoungpeople?
11.Twofriends______eachotheronthestreetyesterday.
12.Hisincomewillnot______afamilyoffive.
13.ManyEnglishwords______Latin.
14.______anactualemergencyyouwillbetoldwhattodo.
15.Adietthatis______vitaminsisharmfultochildren.
16.Otherpeople______thatwhatshesaysistrue.
17.Idon’thaveanynotes______,soIcan’tansweryourquestions.
18.Thedegreeofpunishmentismeanttobe______theseriousnessofthecrime.
19.Rainstormsoccurred______today.
20.Hisbadbehavior______hisdifficultchildhood.
Ⅲ.Directions:
Fillineachblankwithasuitablewordgiven below.(10%)
cartoons invention which room bring showed ago guessed sharing watching
WhentelevisionwasfirstintroducedintoAmericansocietythirtyyears 21 ,writersandsocialscientiststhoughtthatthisnew 22 wouldbetterAmericanlife.“Televisionisgoingto 23 Americanfamiliesclosertogether,”predictedpsychologistJoelGoldin1949.Pictures 24 advertisedtelevisioninthe1950sinvariably 25 ahappyfamilygatheredtogetherinthelivingroom, 26 theTVviewingexperience.Whocouldhave 27 thataquarterofacenturylaterMotherwouldbeinthekitchen 28 adaytimedrama,Dadwouldbeintheliving 29 watchingaballgame,andthechildrenwouldbewatching 30 intheirbedroom?
PARTB:
TRANSLATION
Ⅳ.Directions:
TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,eachusingoneofthegivenwordsorphrasesbelow.(10%)
ashowerof prerequisite afford beidenticalwith customary
31.水管破裂了,水喷涌而出。
32.我不知道他靠自己的薪水如何能买得起一辆新车。
33.按照惯例应该感谢邀请你参加晚会的人。
34.这些指纹与他的完全相同。
35.健康是幸福生活的先决条件。
Ⅴ.Directions:
TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.(15%)
36. Anastronomercanexamineagalaxyandfromitsbrightnessmakeaguessastohowmanystarsandhowmuchdustygasitcontains.Yetwhenwetrackthemovementsofgalaxiesinaself-containedcluster,theymoveasifeachgalaxywerefarheavierthanitappears.It’slikewatchinggo-cartsmoveasunstoppablyastrucks.Whatisthismassthatloomsinvisiblyamongthebrightlightsofthegalaxies?
Nooneknows.
PARTC:
READINGCOMPREHENSION
Ⅵ.Directions:
Readthroughthefollowingpassages.Choose thebestanswerandputtheletterinthebracket.(20%)
(A)
MalicioussoftwarethathasinfectedmillionsofcomputersacrosstheglobefailedtowreakhavoconWednesdayassomefeared,butresearcherswarnedthepowerfulConfickerwormcouldstillstrike.AlsoknownasDownaduporKido,ConfickerturnsinfectedPCsintoslavesthatrespondtocommandssentfromaremoteserverthateffectivelycontrolsanarmyofcomputers.Thefearsofanattack,however,mayhavebeenawindfallforanti-virussoftwaremakers,whowarnedconsumersabouttheworm,industryanalystssay.SymantecCorp,McAfeeIncandTrendMicroIncspendmillionsofdollarsayearonpromotionalcampaignsthatwarnaboutthreatstopersonalcomputers.“Ascarelikethiscouldmakeconsumersthinktwicebeforedecidingtolettheirsubscriptionslapse,”saidFBRCapitalMarketsanalystDanielIves.Theindustryhadbeenunderpressurebecausetherecessioncausedsomecustomerstoholdoffbuyingnewsoftwareandotherstodelayrenewingsubscriptions.Thesecurityindustryformedataskforcetofighttheworm,bringingwidespreadattentionthatexpertssaidprobablyscaredoffthecriminalswhocommandthearmyofslavecomputers,knownasabotnet.Researcherswarnedthebotnet’scommandersareprobablywaitinguntiltheyareunderlessscrutinybeforetheymobilizethenetworkofinfectedcomputers.“IneverthoughtitwouldhappenApril1,”saidRogerThompson,chiefresearchofficeratAVG,ananti-virusfirm.“Itmightbetomorrow.Itmightbenextweek.Itmightbenextmonth.”VirusesthatturnPCsintoslavesexploitweaknessesinMicrosoft’sWindowsoperatingsystem.TheConfickerwormisespeciallytrickybecauseitcanevadecorporatefirewallsbypassingfromaninfectedmachineontoaUSBmemorystick,thenontoanotherPC.TheConfickerbotnetisoneofmanysuchnetworkscontrolledbysyndicatesthatauthoritiesbelievearebasedineasternEurope,southeastAsia,ChinaandLatinAmerica.WhiletheConfickerbotnetisstillinactive,analystssaymillionsofmachinesinothernetworksareregularlyorderedtoperformtasksfortheirmasters.Thebotnet’sownersoftenselltheslavesorrentthemout,offeringservicessuchascredit-cardandbankinginformationtheft.Theycanbecustomizedtoperformothertasks,suchasknockingdownwebsitesandbringingdowncorporatenetworks.“Theworstthingisthatnoonereallyknowswhatthesethingscando.Thesethingscanbeprogramedtodoanything,”saidMelMorris,CEOofanti-viruscompanyPrevx.AnalystssayConfickergarneredunprecedentedattentioninrecentdaysbecauseitisunusuallylarge--mosthavenomorethanafewmillionslaves--andbecauseitwascodedtomutateonAprilFool’sDay.Whileestimatesvarygreatly,researcherssaytensofmillionsofmachinesarecompromisedwithouttheknowledgeoftheirowners.AlfredHunger,aseniorresearcherwithSymantec,thinksConfickerhasthestaminatosurviveseveralyears.Hebelievesthemotivesofthearmy’scommandersarethesameasthoseoftheotherbotnetsincyberspace.
37.Whatisthepassageprimarilyabout?
( )
A.Thethreatofthemysteriousvirus.
B.Anti-virussoftware.
C.ThedestructivepowerofConficker.
D.Howtorelievethethreatofthemysteriousvirus.
38.Anti-virussoftwaremakers______outofthefearsofConficker.( )
A.coulddonothing
B.couldmakeafortune
C.couldceasetoresearchonthevirus
D.couldfurthertheirresearchesonthevirus
39.IfNOTforthescare,whatwouldtheconsumersofanti-virussoftwareprobablydo?
( )
A.Trytosurvivetherecession.
B.Delaybuyingnewsoftwareorrenewingsubscriptions.
C.Renewsubscriptions.
D.Buynewsoftware.
40.ThebotnetcanperformthefollowingtasksEXCEPT______.( )
A.websitedestruction
B.corporatenetworkbreakdown
C.credit-cardtheft
D.bankinginformationtheft
41.WhyhassomuchattentionbeenpaidtoConfickerinrecentdays?
( )
A.Becauseitcansurviveseveralyears.
B.Becauseitisunusuallylarge.
C.BecauseitwillremainthesameonAprilFool’sDay.
D.Becauseitwillcompromisewithtensofmillionsofmachines.
(B)
Thesmallstudyofabout140overweightorobesewomenshowedthatthoseondiets“appropriate”fortheirgeneticmakeuplostmoreweightthanthoseonlessappropriatediets,researcherstoldanAmericanHeartAssociationmeeting.“Thepotentialofusinggeneticinformationtoachievethismagnitudeofweightlosswithoutpharmaceuticalinterventionwouldbeimportantinhelpingtosolvethepervasiveproblemofexcessiveweightinoursociety,”ChristopherGardneratStanfordUniversityinCalifornia,whoworkedonthestudy,saidinastatement.Massachusetts-basedInterleukin’s$149testlooksformutationsinthreegenes,knownasFABP2,PPARGandADRB2.Thecompanysays39percentofwhiteAmericanshavethelow-fatgenotype,45percenthavethetypethatrespondsbesttoadietlowinprocessedcarbohydratesandanunlucky16percenthavegenemutationsthatmeantheyhavetowatchbothfatandprocessedcarbohydrates.Theresearchersrandomlyassignedaround140womentooneoffourdiets—thelow-carbAtkinsdiet,theultralow-fatOrnishdiet,theverylow-fatLEARNdietorthemorebalancedZonediet.Interleukinwentbackandtestedabout100ofthewomenfortheirDNAbyusingacheekswabandthenlookedtoseeifthewomenonthe“right”dietslostmoreweight.Overayear,peopleondietsappropriatetotheirgeneticmakeup,asdeterminedbythetest,lost5.3percentofbodyweight.Peopleonmismatcheddietslost2.3percent,theStanfordresearcherstoldthemeeting.Cholesterollevelsimprovedinlinewithweightloss,theysaid.Thecompanysaidthetestlooksforgenesthataffectmetabolism.“Oneofthegenevariationsaffectsabsorptionoffatsfromtheintestine,”KenKoorman,chiefscientificofficeratInterleukin,saidinatelephoneinterview.Hesaidpeoplewiththatparticularmutationabsorbmorefatfromtheirfoodandthusshouldavoidfatiftheywanttoloseweight.Anotherofthevariationsaffectsinsulinresponse—thebody’sproductionofinsulintometabolizesugar,hesaid.Simplecarbohydratessuchassugarandprocessedflourstimulatepeoplewiththatparticulargenetypetostoremoreoftheenergyasfat.Tenpercentto16percentofpeoplehavebothmutations,andmustwatchbothcarbsandfat,Kornmansaid.“Whatwedon’tknowisiftheyareontherightdietfortheirgenotypewhetheritaffectssatietyorfeelingfull,”hesaid.Hesaidthecompanyplannedbroaderstudiestoaskthesequestions.InterleukinmarketsthetestunderthebrandnameInherentHealth.Italsocantestwhomightbestloseweightinresponsetoexercise.
42.Weightlosshasmuchto