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自考高级英语试题1

2011年1月自考高级英语试题

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I.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoY.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.（25points,1pointforeach）

WestGermany,bycontrast,willnotbeableto1anyformofeuthanasiaforalongtimetocome.Oppositionis2fierce,becauseoftheshadowofthepast.Countries3anuninterruptedrecentlibertariantraditionhavelesstofearfromsettingsome4rulesforvoluntaryeuthanasia.By5todiscussit,theyusherinsomethingworse.

Wewatchedwhileprideallowedunimportantbattlestobe6intothemostimportantstandsofthewar－becausewecouldn’t7andwecouldn’tretreatandbecauseitdidn’tmatterhowmanyAmerican8wereprovidedtoprovethatpoint.Nowwearetoldthatwehaveto9quietlywhiletheAmericanlivesarelostsothatwecanexercisethe10arroganceofVietnamizingtheVietnamese.

Newspapershavetwogreatadvantages11television.Theycanbeusedbymenasbarriers

12theirwives.Itisstilltheonlyeffectivescreenagainstthemorningfeaturesofthelovedone,and,assuch,performsauniquehuman13.Thesecondadvantageisthatyoucan’tlinea

14pailwithatelevisionset—it’susuallytheotherway15.

ItisonlylatelythatIhavefoundhowmuchscienceofgeneticsis16.Agronomistsandthelikehavetakento17allsortsofvegetablesandfruits－changingtheir18nature.Thissoundswonderfulandoftenis19.Forthescientistshavenotasaruletakenany20whatsoeverinthetasteofthethingsthey’vetamperedwith!

MyownlackofshameintheriotingthentakingplaceinAmerica21me.Inonesense,Iwasthe22oftheghettochildwhothroughhardworkandinitiativewas23himselftowardabetterlife.Iwasthe24,theexception.ItwasmylifethatwashelduptoWattsyouthto25.

II.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgivenfourchoicesofwordsorexpressions.ChoosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.（15points,1pointforeach）

26.Theseargumentshaveneverbeen_________accepted.

A.amply

B.drastically

C.perpetually

D.universally

27.Ittakesthemostcool-headedandgood-temperedofdriverstoresistthetemptationtorevengewhensubjectedto_________behavior.

A.unfamiliar

B.uncivilized

C.unsatisfied

D.uncommon

28.Theemergencyservicessaiditwas_________thatnoonewasseriouslyinjuredintheaircrash.

A.miraculous

B.mysterious

C.ridiculous

D.relentless

29.Banks_________receivemoneyfromtheircustomersintwodistinctforms:

oncurrentaccount,andondepositaccount.

A.formally

B.narrowly

C.normally

D.particularly

30.Therecessionhas_________somanyfirmsthatmanycannolongersurvive.

A.lessened

B.weakened

C.decreased

D.reduced

31.Inscience,atheoryisareasonable__________ofobservedevents.

A.explanation

B.excavation

C.expression

D.evaluation

32.Childrendonotlearnwhatitistoloseandwill__________violencetoreleasetheir

disappointment.

A.referto

B.attributeto

C.pointto

D.resortto

33.Asincere__________islikethesunshinewhichcanboostourmorale.

A.compliment

B.supplement

C.accomplishment

D.complement

34.Hewasarrestedwhenhis__________schemetoevadetaxescametolight.

A.fake

B.fraudulent

C.false

D.foreign

35.Thisoldroomhasnotbeenmuchinuseoflate.Nowonderithassucha_______appearance.

A.vulgar

B.fancy

C.shabby

D.cheap

36.Thatlittleboywassonaughtythathetriedto_________feathersfromachicken.

A.flick

B.twist

C.pluck

D.toss

37.Thetaskofateacher_________patienceandconscientiousness.

A.commands

B.demands

C.amends

D.mends

38.Shegaveusunfailing_________andbecameanessentialpartofourfamily.

A.devotion

B.inspection

C.exploration

D.indication

39.Asweweresayinggoodbye,thetrainstartedwitha_________.

A.shake

B.shiver

C.tremble

D.jerk

40.Parentsshouldattachimportancetotheirchildren’s_________fromadolescencetoadulthood.

A.permission

B.position

C.transmission

D.transition

ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsIII,IV,V.

WhyICametoCollege

（1）WhyhaveIchosentoattendcollege?

Ihaveputthisquestiontomyselfatmanytimesandinvariousformsduringthepastthreeandahalfmonthswhichhaveconstitutedthefirstsemesterofmyfreshmanyear.HaveIcomebecauseofparentalinfluence,orbecauseIhavesomegoalofmyownthatIwishtopursue?

Afterponderingthesequestionsonmanyoccasions,IhavefinallyreachedtheconclusionthatIhavecometocollegenotforonesinglereason,butformany,andthatitissomethingthatItrulywanttodo.

（2）Originally,myparentsdidinfluencemyopinionsabouteducationingeneral.Mymother,anelementaryschoolteacher,wasalwaysproudofmyacademicsuccesses,butsheneverreallypushedmeordemandedthatIachieveexcellentgrades.However,fromthebeginningofmyschooling,myparentsseemedtoassumethatIwouldattendcollege,andbythetimeIreachedhighschool,Ihadbecomeaccustomedtothatideaaswell.

（3）WhenIenteredhighschool,Ienrolledinthecollegepreparatoryprogramofferedthere,lookingaheadfouryearstocollegeattendance.However,asIproceededfurtherthroughhighschoolintomyjuniorandsenioryears,IbecamegenuinelyinterestedinmanyofthesubjectswhichIwasstudying.Chemistry,physics,andcalculuswerethecourseswhichheldmyinterestmoststronglyandIfeltthatIwantedtocontinuetostudythoseareasbeyondthehighschoollevel.Uptothatpointinmylife,IhadalwaysclaimedthatIwantedtoattendcollege.butdidn’trealizewhyuntilmyhighschoolcareerdrewtoaclose.

（4）Finally,Ibegantorecognizeinmyselfastrongdrivetoobtainknowledge.IknewthatIwouldnotbecontenttosimplyendmyeducationalcareerwithhighschoolandentertheworkingworld.Itrulyfeltaneedtocontinuelearninginordertogainabetterunderstandingoftheworldaroundme.Myfinaldecisiontoattendcollegeseemedanaturalone,andmychoiceofengineeringasafieldofstudycameeasilyaswell,sincetheprofessionfitwellwithmyacademicpreferences.

（5）ThefactthatIenjoylearningandgainingknowledgewasmymainreasonforchoosingtoentercollege,butImustadmitthatitwasnotthesolereason.Intoday’sworld,acollegeeducationhasbecomealmostessentialifonewishestocompeteinthejobmarket.Inthenextseveralyears,thistrendwillsurelycontinue,withaBachelor’sdegreebecomingalmostindispensableifonewishestofindaworthwhileposition,andaMaster’sdegreebecominghighlydesirableforadvancedpositions.Althoughitmaysoundmaterialistic,IfeltthatattendingcollegewasapracticalandnecessarystepwhichItooktoensureasecurefutureformyselfandmyfamily.Imademychoicetostudyengineeringprimarilyonthebasisofmyloveofmathematicsandthephysicalsciences;however,thefactthatitisawell-paidandrespectedprofessiondidhavesomeinfluenceonmyfinaldecisiontostudyengineering,ratherthanapuresciencecurriculum.Eitherfieldwouldhaveallowedmetostudythosesubjectswhichholdmyinterest,butthedecisiontopursuetheonewhichwouldultimatelybemoreprofitablewasnotadifficultchoicetomake.

（6）AthirdreasonthatIamattendingcollegeisthatIhavealwayshopedthatIcouldmakeacontributiontotheworld.Iknewthatacareerinvolvingscienceandtechnologywouldgivemethebestopportunitytodothis.Ialsoknewthatinordertopursuesuchacareer,Iwouldberequiredtogothroughcollege.Hopefully,thiswillenablemetosomedaymakeacontributiontotheexpansionofthefrontiersofsociety’sknowledge,andtoinsomewaybenefitmankind.

（7）Finally,Ichosetoattendadiversifiedcollege,asopposedtoapurelytechnicalinstitute,becauseIfeelthatcollegeshouldallowapersontogrowinareasotherthanpureacademics.Itshouldalsoexposethatstudenttoavarietyofsocialandpoliticalideas,helpingtoexpandhismentalhorizons.AttendingRutgersUniversityhasdefinitelyallowedmetocomeintocontactwithawidevarietyoflifestyleswhichcouldonlybefoundtogetheronacollegiatecampus.Additionally,whileIamabletomajorinascientificfieldatRutgers,Iamabletosimultaneouslytakecourseswhichexploreotherfieldsofstudyandallowmetobecomeamorediversifiedandwell-roundedperson.ThisoverallgainofgeneralknowledgewhichisavailableonlytothecollegestudentisanotherreasonthatIwasluredtowardthepursuitofahighereducation.

（8）Thus,Icametocollegenotforonereason,butforseveraldifferentones.ItwassomethingthatIhadplanned,evenwithoutfullyknowingwhy,forseveralyears.Itwascertainlythenextlogicalstepinmyeducationalcareerafterthecompletionofhighschool.However,onlyinmyfinaltwoyearsofhighschooldidIactuallybegintorecognizeinmyselftheinherentdesiretoobtaininformationandlearningwhichpursuetheothergoalswhichIhadsetformyself.IalsoknewthatIwantedtobecomeamorediversifiedperson,andthatacollegeeducationwasthebestmeanstoattainthatend.

（9）WhyhaveIchosentoattendcollege?

SometimesIamunsureoftheexactreasonmyself.Iamsure,however,thatitiswhatIshoulddoandwhatIwanttodowiththenextfouryearsofmylife.

III.Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatementsorquestions,followedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,