高等教育自学考试英语(一) 2000年4月份试卷

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1、PART ONE I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each) 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.Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find _difficult to succeed in language learning. Athem Bthemselves Cit Ditself 2.Television ads are short, but they are repeated

2、 over and over again _the audience sees and hears them many times. Ain that Bso that Cas to Dso as 3. The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the Pacific, _it is still very large. Abut Band Cso Dtherefore 4.No one has been able to prove that fish is _ better for the brain than many other kinds of

3、food. Asome Bso Cas Dany 5. Tomatoes were once called love apples and were supposed to make those who ate them _in love. Afell Bfeel Cfall Dfelt 6.Washing food down with water as a _for chewing is not a good habit. Adirection Bsubstitute Cpossibility Dresource 7. It is important to realize that the

4、same technology _helps us may also harm us. Aas Bthat Cwhat Dwhen 8.Science began to develop rapidly when man laid _his wrong beliefs and began to seek true explanations. Aout Bdown Caside Doutside 9.Remember,nothing hurts concentration _reading too slowly. Arather than Bas well as cmore than Dinste

5、ad of 10. More and more people are realizing that there is a _between heart disease and the way one lives. Acorrespondence Bcomparison Cconnection Dconsequence II. Cloze Test (10 points,1point for each) 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。 Fear and its companion pain are two of the most

6、 useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play with it _11_their hands were burnt away, _12_,if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not _13_it to keep away from t

7、he fire that had burnt it before. Fear and pain are there fore two guards _14_which men and animals might soon die out. In the first sentence we suggest that fear ought to be properly used. If ,_15_,you never go out of your house _16_of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a

8、car, you are letting fear rule you too _17_. Even in your house you are not absolutely _18_:an airplane may crash on your house or you may get cancer! The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but _19_to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; _20_you have to decide

9、 what action to take. 11.abecausebif cthough duntil 12.aGenerallybProbablycSimilarly dConsequently 13.awarn brequest cmanagedprotect 14.awith bwithout cfor dagainst 15.aafter allbby chance cfor example din fact 16.aregardless bbecause cin termsdin front 17.alittle bmore cmanydmuch 18.afirm bcalm csa

10、fedstrong 19.ainsteadbbetter csimilarly dfurther 20.athen botherwise clikewisedeven III. Reading comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each) 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。 Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. The problem of leisure is new. Until very rece

11、nt times people worked each day to the limit of their strength. Of course there were always a privileged (有特权的)few who had leisure; but most men had to work 12, 14, or even 16 hours a day, six days a week. As late as 1840 the average factory worker labored 72 hours a week. Sunup to sundown was the f

12、armers day, or as another phrase puts it, from can to cant. Today, working less than a 40-hour week, people enjoy more leisure time. Hence, the wise use of leisure time has become an important problem for everyone, young or old. It is a particularly difficult problem for the sick, the aged, and thos

13、e who have retired from earning a living. Those people have so much leisure that it is hard for them to find interesting and worthwhile ways to use it . However short the work week becomes, work is still the most important part of life. We do not work to get leisure and the pleasures leisure brings

14、us; rather, we use leisure wisely so that work itself can become awarding and enjoyable. The feeling of success at doing ones daily work-whether it is a job, maintaining a home, or going to school-depends largely on coming to it each day with fresh energy and active interest. Leisure and recreation

15、(消遗)go together, though they are not necessarily the same thing. Recreation has and obvious meaning. It is the kind of leisure activity that brings re-creation of strength and spirit. When one speaks of making good use of leisure, he means choosing recreational activities which contribute to health,

16、 growth, and spirit. 21. The phrase from can to cant in Paragraph 1 means _. afrom beginning to end bfrom birth to death cfrom morning to night dfrom time to time 22.How to spend leisure time wisely is not a particularly difficult problem for people _. awho are very busy everyday bwho are sick in be

17、d cwho are aged and in good health dwho have retired from work 23.How does the author look at work and leisure? aWe work hard so that we can enjoy more leisure. bWe enjoy leisure so that we can come back to work with fresh energy. cLeisure can bring us a lot of pleasures that work can not. dThe succ

18、ess of work has little to do with how we spend our leisure time. 24. What is the relationship between leisure and recreation, according to the author? aLeisure and recreation are closely related. bLeisure and recreation are identical. cRecreation covers all kinds of leisure activities. dRecreation d

19、oes not belong to any leisure activity. 25. From the passage we know that _. aleisure has been an old problem since ancient times bleisure can not be replaced as the most important part of life cour success in work is mostly determined by whether we use leisure wisely dgood recreational activities c

20、ontribute greatly to health, growth and spirit Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Each nation has its own peculiar character which distinguishes it from others. But the peoples of the world have more points in common than points in which they differ. One type of perso

21、n that is common in every country is the one who always tries to do as little as possible and to get as much as possible in return. His opposite, the man who is in the habit of doing more than is strictly necessary and who is ready to accept what is offered in return, is rare everywhere. Both these

22、types are usually unconscious of their character. The man who avoids effort is always talking about his rights: he appears to think that society owes him a pleasant, easy life. The man who is always doing more than his share talks of duties: he feels that the individual is in debt to society, and no

23、t society to the individual. As a result of their views, neither of these men thinks that he behaves at all strangely. The man who tries to do as little as he can is always full of excuses: if he has neglected to do something, it was because he had a headache, or the weather was too hot -or too cold

24、- or because he was prevented by bad luck. At first, other people, such as his friends and his employer, generously accept his stories; but soon they realize what kind of person he is .In the long run he deceives only himself. When his friends become cool towards him and he fails to make progress in

25、 his job, he is surprised and hurt. He blames everyone and everything except himself. He feels that society is failing in its duties towards him, and that he is being unjustly treated. 26.The central idea of Paragraph 1 is that _. aeach nation is peculiar enough to enable us to distinguish it from o

26、thers bthe peoples of the world are as alike as they are different cthe peoples of the world have more similarities than differences dthose who do more than is strictly necessary are common in every country 27. According to Paragraph 1, the man who does more than is required _. ais ready to accept w

27、hat the society offers him bexpects nothing in return for his work cfeels that he is under heavy debt dthinks this makes his life easy 28.Those who try to do as little as possible _. aenvy others good luck bare good story-tellers csupply false reasons for their lack of responsibility dthink that the

28、ir opposites owe them a pleasant life 29. The phrase in the long run(Paragraph 3)is closest in meaning to _. ain practice bin the end cin effect din no time 30.It can be inferred from the passage that people who cheat _. awill be unjustly treated bwill cheat only themselves eventually cwill change t

29、heir behavior dwill get surprised by their own stories Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. The government may control prices when where is a problem such as rapidly increasing rents or a rise in the cost of living. When the government controls prices, there is no lon

30、ger a normal relationship between the price of a product and the quantity consumers will buy. Government controls may help in an emergency (紧急情况)。However, some economists believe that controls can have negative effects over a long period of time. In cities with rent control, the city government sets

31、 the maximum rent that a landlord (房主)can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics (批评者) say that after a long time, rent c

32、ontrol may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent -controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people

33、 who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city. Economic theory predicts the results of economic decisions such as decisions about rent control, price control and the minimum wage. The predictions may be correct

34、only if other things are equal. Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists do agree, However, that there are no simple answers to economic question

35、s. 31.Accirdubg to Paragraph 1, price control _. adoes more harm than good bis good in every sense cis necessary but harmful in the long term dshould be avoided 32.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that _. athanks to rent control, it would be easier for many to find apartments blandlords may take

36、back their apartments if the rent is too low cthe tighter the rent control is, the less new apartments will be built dlandlords will not invest in other businesses after price control is approved by the government 33.Which of the following do all economists agree on ? acontrols can have negative eff

37、ects over a long period of time. bThe government must take measures to control rent increase. cThe maximum rent system protects people who dont have their own houses. dEconomic questions are difficult to deal with. 34.The attitude of the author to price control is _. asubjective bobjective cindiffer

38、ent dsupportive 35. The purpose of this passage is to _. Aargue bpersuade canalyze ddescribe PART TWO IV. Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two words) 将下列汉语单词不达意译成英语并写在答题纸上。每个词的词类和第一个字母已在答题纸上给出。首字母后的每条短线上只写一个字母。 36、广场 37、珍贵的 38、口袋 39、假装 40、各种各样的 41、挑战 42、完美的 43、想象 44、包含 45、心脏 46、直径 47、海滩 48、诚实的

39、49、坚持 50、法官；裁判员 51、最少的 52、信息；口信 53、省略 54、律师 55、操作 V. Word Form (10 points, 1 point for each) 将括号中的各词变为适当形式填入空白。答案写在答题纸上。 56. Sometimes information in the long-term memory_(be ) hard to remember. 57. In the 1600s, travelers from Europe _(bring) back diamonds from India. 58. Insurance fundamentals can

40、 _(understand) by those willing to study them. 59. He wanted the letter _(mail) at once. 60. We become used to _(see) blood on the news on television, or in full color in newspapers and magazines. 61.As a generally _(accept) medium of exchange, money rules out the need for the direct exchange of one

41、 item for another. 62. Almost everyone spends a considerable amount of present moments _(worry) about the future. 63. Out region _(make) great advances over the past ten years. 64. Well-organized material is _(well) remembered than jumbled information. 65. If we _(not have) air, there would be no so

42、und. VI. Translation from Chinese into English (15 points, 3points for each) 将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。 66、对初学者来说， 用英语思维比说英语更难。 67、据说有些吃鹿肉的原始人能跑得象鹿一样飞快。 68、要是昨天他早一点回到家，他的女儿就不会把他的手表拆了。 69、要找到与你观点相同的学生并不容易。 70、在你的朋友中有多少人从来未犯过法呢？ VII. Translation from English into Chinese (15 points) 将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。 Man

43、y of the plants and animals from which our food comes can produce themselves quite well without our help. Fish, for example, live and breed according to their own life pattern. Human producers then come with nets and fishing poles to take the fish from the water. In our specialized world, however, i

44、t is not always possible to let our food grow in its own way. A relatively small number of people are responsible for producing large quantities of food. In order to perform such a function effectively, it is necessary for them to raise cattle and grow crops in a fairly concentrated area. Fishing, livestock(家畜)breeding, and fruit, vegetable, and grain growing are among the more commonly known food-production industries.