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上半年高等教育自学考试全国考试英语一试题
2000年上半年高等教育自学考试全国考试英语
(一)试题
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
1.somepeoplewhoareveryin___igentandsuessfulintheirfieldsfind_________difficulttosueedinlanguagelearning.[a]them[b]themselves[c]it[d]itself
2.televisionadsareshort,buttheyarerepeatedoverandoveragain________theaudienceseesandhearsthemmanytimes.[a]inthat[b]sothat[c]asto[d]soas
3.theatlanticoceanisonlyhalfasbigasthepacific,_______itisstillverylarge.[a]but[b]and[c]so[d]therefore
4.noonehasbeenabletoprovethatfishis_____betterforthebrainthanmanyotherkindsoffood.[a]some[b]so[c]as[d]any
5.tomatoeswereoncecalledloveapplesandweresupposedtomakethosewhoatethem____inlove.[a]fell[b]feel[c]fall[d]felt
6.washingfooddownwithwaterasa________forchewingisnotagoodhabit.[a]direction[b]substitute[c]possibility[d]resource
7.itisimportanttorealizethatthesametechnology_______helpsusmayalsoharmus.[a]as[b]that[c]what[d]when
8.sciencebegantodeveloprapidlywhenmanlaid_______hiswrongbeliefsandbegantoseektrueexplanations.[a]out[b]down[c]aside[d]outside
9.remember,nothinghurtsconcentration__________readingtooslowly.[a]ratherthan[b]aswellas[c]morethan[d]insteadof
10.moreandmorepeoplearerealizingthatthereisa________betweenheartdiseaseandthewayonelives.[a]correspondence[b]parison[c]connection[d]consequence
ii.clozetest(10points,1pointforeach)
下列短文有十个空白,每个空白有四个选项。
根据上下文要求选出最佳答案,并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
fearanditspanionpainaretwoofthemostusefulthingsthatmenandanimalspossess,iftheyareproperlyused.iffiredidnothurtwhenitburnt,childrenwouldplaywithit__11___theirhandswereburntaway,___12____,ifpainexistedbutfeardidnot,achildwouldburnitselfagainandagain,becausefearwouldnot__13___ittokeepawayfromthefirethathadburntitbefore.fearandpainarethereforetwoguards___14___whichmenandanimalsmightsoondieout.inthefirstsentencewesuggestthatfearoughttobeproperlyused.if,____15_______,younevergooutofyourhouse___16_____ofthedangerofbeingknockeddownandkilledinthestreetbyacar,youarelettingfearruleyoutoo___17____.eveninyourhouseyouarenotabsolutely___18____:
anairplanemaycrashonyourhouseoryoumaygetcancer!
theimportantthingisnottoletfearruleyou,but____19______tousefearasyourservantandguide.fearwillwarnyouofdangers;____20____youhavetodecidewhatactiontotake.
11.[a]because[b]if[c]though[d]until12.[a]generally[b]probably[c]similarly[d]consequently13.[a]warn[b]request[c]manage[d]protect14.[a]with[b]without[c]for[d]against15.[a]afterall[b]bychance[c]forexample[d]infact16.[a]regardless[b]because[c]interms[d]infront17.[a]little[b]more[c]many[d]much18.[a]firm[b]calm[c]safe[d]strong19.[a]instead[b]better[c]similarly[d]further20.[a]then[b]otherwise[c]likewise[d]even
iii.readingprehension(30points,2pointsforeach)
从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
passageonequestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
theproblemofleisureisnew.untilveryrecenttimespeopleworkedeachdaytothelimitoftheirstrength.ofcoursetherewerealwaysaprivileged(有特权的)fewwhohadleisure;butmostmenhadtowork12,14,oreven16hoursaday,sixdaysaweek.aslateas1840theaveragefactoryworkerlabored72hoursaweek.“sunuptosundown”wasthefarmer'sday,orasanotherphraseputsit,“fromcantocan't.”today,workinglessthana40-hourweek,peopleenjoymoreleisuretime.hence,thewiseuseofleisuretimehasbeeanimportantproblemforeveryone,youngorold.itisaparticularlydifficultproblemforthesick,theaged,andthosewhohaveretiredfromearningaliving.thosepeoplehavesomuchleisurethatitishardforthemtofindinterestingandworthwhilewaystouseit.howevershorttheworkweekbees,workisstillthemostimportantpartoflife.wedonotworktogetleisureandthepleasuresleisurebringsus;rather,weuseleisurewiselysothatworkitselfcanbeeawardingandenjoyable.thefeelingofsuessatdoingone'sdailywork-whetheritisajob,maintainingahome,orgoingtoschool-dependslargelyoningtoiteachdaywithfreshenergyandactiveinterest.leisureandrecreation(消遗)gotogether,thoughtheyarenotnecessarilythesamething.“recreation”hasandobviousmeaning.itisthekindofleisureactivitythatbrings“re-creation”ofstrengthandspirit.whenonespeaksofmakinggooduseofleisure,hemeanschoosingrecreationalactivitieswhichcontributetohealth,growth,andspirit.
21.thephrase“fromcantocan't”inparagraph1means________.[a]frombeginningtoend[b]frombirthtodeath[c]frommorningtonight[d]fromtimetotime
22.howtospendleisuretimewiselyisnotaparticularlydifficultproblemforpeople_______.[a]whoareverybusyeveryday[b]whoaresickinbed[c]whoareagedandingoodhealth[d]whohaveretiredfromwork
23.howdoestheauthorlookatworkandleisure?
[a]weworkhardsothatwecanenjoymoreleisure.[b]weenjoyleisuresothatwecanebacktoworkwithfreshenergy.[c]leisurecanbringusalotofpleasuresthatworkcannot.[d]thesuessofworkhaslittletodowithhowwespendourleisuretime.
24.whatistherelationshipbetweenleisureandrecreation,aordingtotheauthor?
[a]leisureandrecreationarecloselyrelated.[b]leisureandrecreationareidentical.[c]recreationcoversallkindsofleisureactivities.[d]recreationdoesnotbelongtoanyleisureactivity.
25.fromthepassageweknowthat__________.[a]leisurehasbeenanoldproblemsinceancienttimes[b]leisurecannotbereplacedasthemostimportantpartoflife[c]oursuessinworkismostlydeterminedbywhetherweuseleisurewisely[d]goodrecreationalactivitiescontributegreatlytohealth,growthandspirit
passagetwoquestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
eachnationhasitsownpeculiarcharacterwhichdistinguishesitfromothers.butthepeoplesoftheworldhavemorepointsinmonthanpointsinwhichtheydiffer.onetypeofpersonthatismonineverycountryistheonewhoalwaystriestodoaslittleaspossibleandtogetasmuchaspossibleinreturn.hisopposite,themanwhoisinthehabitofdoingmorethanisstrictlynecessaryandwhoisreadytoaeptwhatisofferedinreturn,israreeverywhere.boththesetypesareusuallyunconsciousoftheircharacter.themanwhoavoidseffortisalwaystalkingabouthis“rights”:
heappearstothinkthatsocietyoweshimapleasant,easylife.themanwhoisalwaysdoingmorethanhissharetalksof“duties”:
hefeelsthattheindividualisindebttosociety,andnotsocietytotheindividual.asaresultoftheirviews,neitherofthesementhinksthathebehavesatallstrangely.themanwhotriestodoaslittleashecanisalwaysfullofexcuses:
ifhehasneglectedtodosomething,itwasbecausehehadaheadache,ortheweatherwastoohot-ortoocold-orbecausehewaspreventedbybadluck.atfirst,otherpeople,suchashisfriendsandhisemployer,generouslyaepthisstories;butsoontheyrealizewhatkindofpersonheis.inthelongrunhedeceivesonlyhimself.whenhisfriendsbeecooltowardshimandhefailstomakeprogressinhisjob,heissurprisedandhurt.heblameseveryoneandeverythingexcepthimself.hefeelsthatsocietyisfailinginitsdutiestowardshim,andthatheisbeingunjustlytreated.
26.thecentralideaofparagraph1isthat__________.[a]eachnationispeculiarenoughtoenableustodistinguishitfromothers[b]thepeoplesoftheworldareasalikeastheyaredifferent[c]thepeoplesoftheworldhavemoresimilaritiesthandifferences[d]thosewhodomorethanisstrictlynecessaryaremonineverycountry
27.aordingtoparagraph1,themanwhodoesmorethanisrequired__________.[a]isreadytoaeptwhatthesocietyoffershim[b]expectsnothinginreturnforhiswork[c]feelsthatheisunderheavydebt[d]thinksthismakeshislifeeasy
28.thosewhotrytodoaslittleaspossible__________.[a]envyothers'goodluck[b]aregoodstory-___ers[c]supplyfalsereasonsfortheirlackofresponsibility[d]thinkthattheiroppositesowethemapleasantlife
29.thephrase“inthelongrun”(paragraph3)isclosestinmeaningto“___________”。
[a]inpractice[b]intheend[c]ineffect[d]innotime
30.itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeoplewhocheat_________.[a]willbeunjustlytreated[b]willcheatonlythemselveseventually[c]willchangetheirbehavior[d]willgetsurprisedbytheirownstories
passagethreequestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
thegovernmentmaycontrolpriceswhenwhereisaproblemsuchasrapidlyincreasingrentsorariseinthecostofliving.whenthegovernmentcontrolsprices,thereisnolongeranormalrelationshipbetweenthepriceofaproductandthequantityconsumerswillbuy.governmentcontrolsmayhelpinanemergency(紧急情况)。
however,someeconomistsbelievethatcontrolscanhavenegativeeffectsoveralongperiodoftime.incitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlord(房主)canchargeforanapartment.supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartments.theirrentcannotincrease;therefore,theyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.however,thecritics(批评者)saythatafteralongtime,rentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.therefore,theyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.theydonotinvestinnewbuilding