全国高等教育自学考试英语试题.docx

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全国高等教育自学考试英语试题

全国2011年1月高等教育自学考试

　　高级英语试题

　　课程代码：

00600

　　请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上，全部题目用英文作答（英译汉题目除外）

　　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,howeve