全国高等教育自学考试高级英语试题.docx

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全国高等教育自学考试高级英语试题

全国2005年10月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题

课程代码：

00600

Ⅰ.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.（12points,0.5pointforeach）

•Thefactissignificant.Towhatisit 1?

Inpart,Isuppose,toageneralincreasein 2.Therichhavealways 3 theirpersonalappearance.The 4 ofwealth—suchasitis—nowallowsthoseofthe 5 whoareless 6 thantheirfatherstodothesame.

•The 7 ofagingandeventualdeathmustultimatelybeacceptedasthenatural 8 ofthelifecycle,theold 9 theirprescribedlifespansand 10 wayfortheyoung.Muchthatis 11 inoldageinfactderivesfromtherealityofagingandthe 12 ofdeath.

•NewsofHarlemrioting 13 themulti-nationalstudent 14 there.ThetypicalEuropean 15 wasunlikeanythingIhadseenbefore.Theyhadnohomesorbusinessestoworryaboutproecting.TheywanttoknowwhyNegroesdidnotriotmoreoften. 16 theonlyNegrointhesummer 17 Ifeltembarrassedforatime.IwasembarrassedbecauseIdidnothaveany18.

•Theinvestigationwasnot 19 sothatveteranscould 20 outtheirheartsor 21 theirsouls;itwas 22 toprovethatthepolicyoftheU.S.inIndochinaistantamount 23 genocide,andthatnotonlythesoldiersareresponsible 24 whatishappening,butthateveryonehereinAmericaisresponsible.

A.answers

E.completing

I.due

M.making

Q.prosperity

U.session B.As

F.cultivated

J.for

N.poor

R.purge

V.spill C.badlyoff

G.diffusion

K.imminence

O.process

S.unique

W.staged D.community

H.done

L.jolted

P.progression

T.response

X.to

Ⅱ.Therearefifteensentenceswithablankineach,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.（15points,1pointforeach）

25.Oldageisneitherinherentlymiserablenorinherentlysublime—likeeverystageoflifeithasproblems,joys,fearsand______.

26.NobodyspokebutElgiecameover,his______eyesfilledwithsorrowandmisery.

27.Somemendrewthefirstslipwhichtouchedtheirfingers;othersseemedto______thatfatewastryingtoforceonthemaparticularslip.

28.Science,tomymind,isappliedhonesty,theonereliablemeanswehaveto______truth.

29.Productleadershavea（n）______interestinprotectingtheentrepreneurialenvironmentthattheyhavecreated.

30.Yetmedical______thatarehardlyanybetterundoubtedlycontinue,almostasamatterofmacabreroutine,inAmerica,Britainandmanyothercountries.

31.Takingthesefablestoheart,Iwouldresolvetodolikewise,and,goingtobed,would______myteeth,lookasdeterminedaspossibleinthedarkness.

32.Similarly,inany______regime,theholdersofpowerbecomeincreasinglytyrannicalwithexperienceofthedelightsthatpowercanafford.

33.Thewealthqualificationfortheaspiringpoliticiansistakenforgranted;agovernmentalsystem______thepromotionofpersonalwealthinafewselectedareas

willneveractforthepublicgood.

34.Acurious,mostunchildlike______,acontrolledimpatience,madehimwait.

35.It’sjustthatElvismanagedto______thefrustratedteenagespiritofthe1950s.

36.AsImovedmychairalittlenearersuddenlywithonecatlikemovementbothherhands______instinctivelyformyeyesandshealmostreachedthemtoo.

37.Itmaybeold-fashioned,butIwastaughtthatthoughtiswords,arrangedingrammatically______ways.

38.The______oflong-rememberedliveswasmirroredinhiseyes,andthememoryofcunningcurvesexecutedinthemovingshadowsfromreedtoreed…wasalmost

picturedthere.

39.Ifasalesman’swifediesandheisnotreadytoremarry,heisusuallymovedintoa（n）______positionafterseveralmonthsofmourning.

A.yelled

E.callous

I.clench

M.potentials

Q.suspect

U.findout B.autocratic

F.precise

J.embody

N.continuation

R.recognized

V.vested C.dedicatedto

G.persistence

K.administrative

O.glow

S.sprinkle

W.monstrosities D.bloodshot

H.august

L.clawed

P.splash

T.pioneer

X.intolerant

Ⅲ.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgiventwochoicesofwordsorexpressions.ChoosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.（15points,1pointforeach）

40.Ifyouhave______someonewhohashadamisfortune,youaresorryforthem,andshowitinthewayyoubehavetowardsthem.

A.sympathywith B.sympathyfor

41.Getout.Stop______yourteacherwithsuchsillyquestions.

A.tormenting B.abusing

42.Theumpire______acointodecidewhichteamshouldservefirst.

A.threw B.tossed

43.______betweencompaniesissomethinggoodforthedevelopmentoftheeconomy.

A.Hostility B.Rivalry

44.Itwasembarrassingthatmymotherdidn’t______you.Itlookedasthoughitwereourfault.

A.taketo B.takeafter

45.Aspyshouldbeableto______whathehasfoundasquicklyaspossible.

A.memorize B.remember

46.Hewasenormously______whenmyfatherdied.

A.sycophantic B.sympathetic

47.He______leftandrightasthegunmanopenedfire.

A.dodged B.evaded

48.Theelderlywomanwasso______astobelievethatshewilldieifshetouchesthestone.

A.superstitious

B.ignorant

49.Theresponsibilityforthefutureofthecompany______heavilyonthenewly-electedpresident.

A.weighs B.weights

50.Idon’tbelievethatherpoemsarestillin______.

A.transcript B.manuscript

51.Ican’tcometoyourwedding,butIwillbewithyou______;Iwillthinkaboutyou.

A.inspirit B.inspirits

52.Theservantwasdownonhisknees,______thefloor.

A.sweeping B.scrubbing

53.Urgentmeasuresmustbetakennowto______waterresources.

A.conserve B.preserve

54.Thepolicehave______threesuspectsfromtheirinquiry.

A.eliminated B.illuminated

ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingfouritemsⅣ,Ⅴ,ⅥandⅦ.

WhyAreStudentsTurnedOff?

（1）EllenGlanzliedtoherteacheraboutwhyshehadn’tdoneherhomework;but,ofcourse,manystudentshaveliedtotheirteachers.ThedifferenceisthatEllenGlanzwasatwenty–eight–year–oldhighschoolsocialstudiesteacherwhowasastudentforsixmonthstoimproveherteachingbygainingafreshperspectiveofherschool.

（2）Shefoundmanyclassesboring,studentsdoingaslittleasnecessarytopasstestsandgetgoodgrades,studentsusingruses（借口）toavoidassignments,andstudentsmanipulatingteacherstodotheworkforthem.Sheconcludedthatmanystudentsareturnedoffbecausetheyhavelittlepowerandresponsibilityfortheirowneducation.

（3）EllenGlanzfoundherselfdoingthesamethingsasthestudents.TherewasthedaywhenGlanzwantedtojoinherhusbandinhelpingfriendscelebratethepurchaseofahouse,butshehadhomeworkforamathclass.Forthefirsttime,sheknewhowteenagersfeelwhentheythinksomethingismoreimportantthanhomework.

（4）Shefoundawayoutandconfided:

“Iconsideredmyoptions:

Confessopenlytotheteacher,copysomeoneelse’ssheet,ormakeupanexcuse.”Glanzchosethethirdoption-theonemostwidelyused–andtoldtheteacherthatthepagesneededtocompletetheassignmenthadbeenrippedfromthebook.Theteacheracceptedthestory,nevercheckingthebook.Inclass,nobodyelsedidthehomework;andstudentafterstudentmumbledresponseswhencalledupon.

（5）“Finally,”Glanzsaid,“theteacher,thinkingthattheassignmentmusthavebeendifficult,wentovereachquestionattheboardwhilestudentscopiedtheproblemsattheirseats.Theteacherhad‘covered’thematerialandthestudentshadlistenedtotheexplanation.Buthadanythingbeenlearned?

Idon’tthinkso.”

（6）Glanzfoundthiskindofthingcommon.“Inmanyclasses,”shesaid,“peoplesimplydidn’tdotheworkassignment,butcopiedfromsomeoneelseornanipulatedtheteacherintodoingtheworkforthem.”

（7）“Thesystemencouragesincrediblepassivity,”Glanzsaid.“Inmostclassesonesitsandlistens.Ateacher,whoseroleisactivity,simplycannotunderstandthepassivityofthestudent’srole,”shesaid.“WhenItaught,”Glanzrecalled,“mymindwasgoingconstantly–figuringouthowtobestpresentanidea,thinkingaboutwhomtocallon,whomtodrawout,whomtoshutup;howtogetstudentsinvolved,howtomakemypointclearer,howtorespond;whentobefunny,whenserious.Asastudent,Iexperiencedlittleofthis.Everythingwasdonetome.”

（8）Classmethodspromotethefeelingthatstudentshavelittlecontroloverorresponsibilityfortheirowneducationbecausetheagendaistheteacher’s,Glanzsaid.Theteacherisconvincedthesubjectmatterisworthknowing,butthestudentmaynotagree.Manystudents,Glanzsaid,arenotconvincedtheyneedtoknowwhatteachersteach;buttheybelievegoodgradesareneededtogetintocollege.

（9）Students,obsessedwithgettinggoodgradestohelpqualifyforthecollegeoftheirchoice,believetheprimaryresponsibilityfortheirachievementrestswiththeteacher,Glanzsaid.“Itwashisresponsibilitytoteachwellratherthantheirresponsibilitytolearncarefully.”

（10）Teacherswereregardedbystudents,Glanzsaid,notas“people,”butas“role-players”whodispensedinformationneededtopassatest.“Ioftenheardstudentsdescribingteachersasdrips,bores,andnumerousvarietiesofidiots,”shesaid.“YetIknewthatmanyofthesamepeoplehadtraveledtheworld