2000年10月全国高等教育自考考试英语(二)试题
本试题分两部分。第一部分选择题,1页至6页,第二部分为非选择题,7页至8页,共8页;选择题50分,选择题50分,满分100分。]
[考试时间150分钟。全部题目用英文作答(英文翻译题除外),并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置上,否则不记分。]
PARTONE
Ⅰ。VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeach)
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答案纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
1.Shewasmore____________thanfrightened.
A、surprising
B、interested
C、hated
D、surprised
2.Theattentionofthepublicwascontinually____________tonew
possibilitiesinscientificfieldsandthediscoveryofnewknowledge.
A、applied
B、drawn
C、referred
D、thrown
3.Few,____________any,livetheirliveswithoutsomedegreeofunhappiness
andsuffering.
A、like
B、except
C、if
D、when
4.Manywomenaretooconcerned____________stayingthinandtheybelieve
thatvitaminsaresomekindofmagiccuretoreplacefood.
A、of
B、by
C、with
D、on
5.Ineducation,thereshouldbeagoodbalanceamongthebranchesof
knowledgethatcontribute____________effectivethinkingandwisejudgment.
A、at
B、in
C、for
D、to
6.____________thenumbersinemployment,thehotelindustrywasthesecond
largestindustryinthiscountrylastyear.
A、Inlinewith
B、Intermsof
C、Inaccordancewith
D、Inproportionto
7.AirtravelissoquicknowadaysthatwecanleaveLondonafterbreakfast
andarriveinNewYork____________eighthours.
A、in
B、for
C、after
D、until
8.Itisalsotruethattheeffectofadrugismuch____________upon
youngstersthanadults.
A、bigger
B、fewer
C、greater
D、little
9.Becausethereading____________inmostcollegecoursesareveryheavy,
studentsshouldplantoreadeveryday.
A、assignments
B、schedules
C、activities
D、programs
10.Forlong-timeefficiencyandhappinessitisbesttoobservethe
____________ofhealthandsoundworkingconditions.
A、principles
B、ideas
C、elements
D、factors
Ⅱ。ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeach)
下列短文中有十个空白,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的字母涂黑。
AlthoughAmericaninformality(不拘礼节)iswellknown,manynewvisitors
thinkthatitindicatesa“lackofrespect.”Thisisespeciallytrueinthe
businessworld.Americansoftenusefirstnames11meetingastrangeranddo
notalwaysshakehands.Theyoftenjustsmileandsay“Hi”or“Hello,”12
thanusingamoreformalhandshake.Itisgoodtorememberthattoan
Americansuchaninformalgreetingreallymeansthe13thingasamore
formalhandshakesomeplaceelse.14,Americansdonotusuallygivea
special“farewell”orhandshaketoeachpersonwhentheyleaveapartyor
businessmeeting.Theywilloftenjustwavegood-byetothewholegroupor
perhapssay,“Well,solongeverybody,Illseeyoutomorrow.”Theythen
willleave.15handshakes.Americansseem16totallyhurriedandhard
workingortotallyinformalandatease.Oftenyouwillseemenworkingat
officedesks17theirsuitcoatsandties.Theymayleanfarbackintheir
chairsandevenputtheirfeetuponthedesk18theytalkonthetelephone.
Thisisnotmeanttoberude.AvisitortotheUnitedStatesshould
thereforeunderstandthatbeinginagreat19doesnotindicate
unfriendlinessandbeinginformalandateasedoesnotshowalackof
respect.Americanshaveagreatrangeofcustomsandhabitsthatat
firstmayseempuzzlingtoavisitor.In20youwilllearnthesenewways.
11.
A、upon
B、for
C、as
D、at
12.
A、more
B、better
C、rather
D、other
13.
A、such
B、some
C、same
D、whole
14.
A、Similarly
B、However
C、Therefore
D、Especially
15.
A、Some
B、Then
C、So
D、No
16.
A、both
B、all
C、either
D、neither
17.
A、with
B、without
C、in
D、on
18.
A、while
B、where
C、which
D、because
19.
A、worry
B、trouble
C、pride
D、hurry
20.
A、time
B、case
C、turn
D、vain
Ⅲ。ReadingComprehension(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。
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Theeconomiccostsofnoisetosocietyareseveral.Airportsarecurrently
operatingatlessthancapacitybecauseofnoiseregulationswhichrestrict
theirhoursofoperation.Forinstance,atWashingtonsNationalAirportno
jettrafficisallowedfrom11pmto7am.Otherairportsrestricttheuse
ofcertainrunways.Oneestimateisthatnoiserestrictionsreducepossible
airportuseby20percent.Theprofitablecargotradeisespeciallyaffected
bynightrestrictions.
Inthecaseofairports,jetenginesmaybemodifiedtoreducetheirnoise
level,orinsulation(隔音)fromairtrafficnoisemaybeprovidedbythe
purchaseoflandaroundairportsortheinsulationofbuildings.One
estimateisthat$5.7billionwouldberequiredtoequipallexistingjet
engineswithnoisecontroldevices.However,consideringthecurrentstate
oftheart,eventakingthisstepwillnotreducenoiselevelsatallpoints
toacceptablevalues.Somecombinationofmethodsisprobablynecessary.
Ifallaircraftweremadequieterbyexistingmethods,therewouldbea
numberofeconomicbenefits.Anincreaseinairportcapacitywouldoccur.
Propertyvaluesnearairportsmightrise.Transportationcoststoandfrom
airportscouldbereducedsincetheairportsnowcouldbelocatedcloserto
populationcenters.
Muchresearchstillneedstobedoneontheeconomicaspectsofnoise
reductionandnoiseeffects.Althoughsomeoftheeffectsofnoisepollution
areknown,moremustbediscoveredaboutitseffectsonhealth,productivity,
propertyvaluesandthequalityoflife.Furthermore,thecostofnoise
pollutioncontroltotheeconomyasawholeneedstobeinvestigated.
Thepublicmustbealertedtothedangersandeconomiccostsofnoise
pollutionsothatpeoplemaymakeintelligentchoicesandexertappropriate
pressures.
21.ThereisnojettrafficatWashingtonsNationalAirportfrom11pmto7
ambecause____________.
A、itisextremelydangeroustoflyinthedark
B、noiseregulationsrestrictthehoursofairportoperation
C、someofitsrunwaysarenotingoodcondition
D、cargoplanesproducedisturbingnoises
22.“Thecurrentstateoftheart”(inPara.2)means____________.
A、adevelopedsenseofbeauty
B、thevolumeofpresent-daytraffic
C、themostrecentlydevelopedtechnology
D、insulationofairtrafficnoise
23.Noisereductioncouldleadto____________.
A、increasedairportcapacity
B、lowerpropertyvalues
C、effectivemodificationofexistingjetengines
D、moretransportationcoststoandfromairports
24.WhatisNOTmentionedinthepassage
A、Psychologicalstrain.
B、Handlingcapacityofcargo.
C、Measuresfornoisereduction.
D、Publicpressures.
25.Theauthorofthepassageisconcernedprimarilywith____________.
A、theeffectsofnoiseonthequalityoflife
B、theroleofairtrafficrestrictions
C、theproductionofquieterengines
D、theeconomicaspectsofnoisereduction
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Duringastateofdeeprelaxation,severalphysiologicalchangestakeplace
inthebody:thebodysoxygenconsumptionisreduced;theheartbeat
decreases;muscletensionandsweatingease,andthereisdecreased
sympathetic(交感的)nervoussystemactivity.Thisrestfulstatenotonly
allowsthebodytorepairandrestoreitself,butithasacalmingeffecton
theconsciousness.
Howtoachievethisstateofrelaxation,however,isamatterofopinion,
andinsomemedicalcircles,amatterofcontroversy(争论)。Arecentreport
byDr.DavidHolmesoftheUniversityofKansasinthejournal“American
Psychologist“saidthatsimplysittinginanarmchairhasjustasmany
beneficialcharacteristicsforthebodyasmeditation(冥想)does.
Researchersofotherrelaxationtechniquesdisagree.Theseexpertsbelieve
thatmorestructuredtechniques,suchasmeditation,leadtoacondition
ofdeeprelaxation.
Thedebategoeson,butonethingappearstobeclear:therelaxation
responsecanbereachedbyanumberofmethods,andthemethodsthemselves
arenotasimportantasgettingthere.Oneday,onemethodmayworkbest;on
anotherday,analternativemethodmaybemoreappropriate.Onceyouare
awareofallthemethods,youcanfindtheonethatworksbestforyou.
Someoftherelaxationtechniquesaremeditation,autoanalysis(自我心理分析)
andprogressivemusclerelaxation.Althoughthesetechniquesmaynot,inthe
end,producemoreofarelaxationresponsethanjustsittingquietlyina
chair,theyhavetheaddedbenefitofstructureanddiscipline,andfor
thesereasonsappeartobemoreeffectiveformostindividuals.
26.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue
whenapersonisinastateofdeeprelaxation
A、Thebodytakesinlessoxygen.
B、Theheartbeatslessfrequently.
C、Musclesbecometenseandthebodysweatseasily.
D、Theconsciousnessbecomesmoreorlesscalmed.
27.Peopleseemtoagreethat____________.
A、sittinginanarmchairbenefitsapersonasmeditationdoes
B、structuredrelaxationtechniquesaremorebeneficialforaperson
C、toachieveastateofdeeprelaxationispossiblethroughvariousmeans
D、whatpeopleareallstrugglingforisastateofdeeprelaxation
28.Inthethirdparagraph,thephrase“gettingthere”means____________.
A、arrivingatonesdestination
B、gettingwhatonewantsmost
C、findingoutasuitablerelaxationtechnique
D、reachingastateofdeeprelaxation
29.Asfarrelaxationisconcerned,theauthorindicatesthat____________.
A、aimsaremoreimportantthanmeans
B、meansaremoreimportantthanaims
C、moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinrelaxationtechniques
D、somerelaxationtechniquesarebetterthanothers
30.Theauthorsattitudetowardrelaxationdiscussedinthepassageisbest
describedas____________.
A、subjective
B、objective
C、optimistic
D、critical
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Peopleseldomfeelneutralaboutpoetry(诗)。Thosewholoveitsometimes
givetheimpressionthatitisanadequatesubstituteforfood,shelter,and
love.Itisnt.Words,nomatterhowsatisfying,areneveranequivalentfor
lifeitselfanditshumanexperiences.Thosewhodislikepoetryonprinciple
sometimesclaim,ontheotherhand,thatpoetryisonlywordsandgoodfor
nothing.Thatsnottrueeither.Itiseasytobecomefrustratedbywords-in
poetryorinlife-butwhenwordsrepresentandrecreategenuinehuman
feelings,astheyoftendoinpoetry,theycanbeveryimportant.Poetryis,
infact,morethanjustwords.Itisanexperienceofwords,andthosewho
knowhowtoreadpoetrycaneasilyextendtheirexperienceoflife,their
senseofwhatotherpeoplearelike,theirawarenessofthemselves,and
theirrangeofhumanfeelings.
Onereasonpoetrycanbesoimportantisthatitissocloselyconcerned
withfeelings.Poetryisoftenfullofideas,too,andsometimespoemscan
bepowerfulexperiencesofthemind,butmostpoemsareprimarilyabouthow
peoplefeelratherthanhowpeoplethink.Poemsprovide,infact,alanguage
forfeeling,andoneofpoetrysmostinsistentmeritsinvolvesitsattempt
toexpresstheinexpressible.Howcananyone,forexample,putintowords
whatitmeanstobeinloveorwhatitfeelsliketolosesomeoneonecares
aboutPoetrytries,anditoftencapturesexactlytheshadeofemotionthat
feelsjustrighttoareader.Nosinglepoemcanbesaidtoexpressallthe
thingsthatloveordeathfeelslike,ormeans,butoneofthejoysof
experiencingpoetryoccurswhenwereadapoemandwanttosay,“Yes,that
isjustwhatitislike;IknowexactlywhatthatlinemeansbutIvenever
beenabletoexpressitsowell.“Poetrycanbethevoiceofourfeelings
evenwhenourmindsarespeechlesswithgrieforjoy.
31.“Peopleseldomfeelneutralaboutpoetry”(inPara.1)inthiscontext
meansthat____________.
A、fewpeoplethinkthatpoetryisneutral
B、peoplealwaysdifferintheirviewsaboutpoetry
C、peoplerarelytakeabiasedopinionaboutpoetry
D、peoplegenerallythinkofpoetryasextremelyimportantortotally
useless
32.Theauthorsuggeststhat____________.
A、poetrytendstomakethereaderdisappointed
B、poetrymakesitsreaderssentimental
C、poetryismoreimportantthanwords
D、poetryoftencapturesrealhumanfeelings
33.Accordingtotheauthor,poetry____________.
A、ismorethanjustwords
B、isthepoetsfeelingsaboutwords
C、isanythingbutpatternsoflines
D、isanexperimentontheuseofwords
34.Poetrytries,persistently,toexpress____________.
A、whatloveanddeathmean
B、whatpeoplethinkaboutthemselves
C、whatpeoplefeelbutfindithardtodescribe
D、howpeoplegothroughlife
35.Thispassageismainlyabout____________.
A、thestructureofpoetry
B、thecomponentsofpoetry
C、thenatureandimportanceofpoetry
D、theappreciationofpoetry
PARTTWO
Ⅳ。WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwowords)
将下列汉语单调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.护照
37.目标
38.邮费
39.海洋
40.削弱
41.月亮的
42.检查,视察
43.集体宿舍
44.债务
45.基本的
46.内容
47.熟悉的
48.慷慨的
49.邀请
50.发明者
51.菜单
52.明显的
53.不论如何,不顾
54.智慧
55.女主人
Ⅴ。WordForm(10point,1pointforeach)
将括号中的各词变为适当形式填入空白。答案写在答题花。
56.Amancannotbereallyhappyifwhatheenjoys____________(do)is ignoredbysocietyasofnovalueorimportance.
57.Someproverbs____________(be)inthelanguagefor1,000years,for example,Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
58.Anyone____________(want)tounderstandtheindustryofthefuturewill havetoknowaboutrobotics.
59.Thenationsthat____________actively____________(involve)in earthquakepredictionprogramsincludeJapan,China,Russia,andtheUnited States.
60.Itisawell-knowfactthatapersonwillmoveinacirclewhenhecannot usehiseyes____________(control)hisdirection.
61.In1991,aftertheGulfWar,Bushsapprovalratingreached91percent,thehighestlevelrecordedsincepolling____________(begin)inthe1930s.
62.Asresearchtechniquesbecomemoreadvanced,thenumberofanimals ____________(use)inexperimentsmaydecrease.
63.Seeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspapersevery day____________(make)ustoleratecrimemorethanweshould.
64.The____________(far)awaywegetfromtheearth,thethinnertheair becomes.
65.Theydemandedthattherighttovote____________(give)toeveryadult person.
Ⅵ。TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(15points,3pointsforeach)
将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。
66.快速旅行对人体的影响比我们意识到的要大得多。
67.一个社会的人口增长率越接近零,其人口便越老龄化。
68.据说那个病人曾要求医生助他一死。
69.机器人将要在哪些领域替代人的工作呢
70.几年前被认为不可能实施的手术现在医院都能做。
Ⅶ。TranslationformEnglishintoChinese(15points)
将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。
Ifyouonlyneedtotravelashortdistance,quickestwaytotravelinmost citiesisonfoot.Duringworkinghoursthetrafficisveryheavyonmost citystreets,sometimescomingtoacompletestopinplaces.Asaresult,manypeopleprefertowalk.Youshouldthereforebeawareofsomeofthe trafficlaws.Itisagainstthelawinmanycitiestocrossthestreet atanyplaceexceptatthecorner.Youshouldnotcrossthestreetunless thereisagreentrafficlightfacinginthedirectionyouplantocross.In smalltowns,theserulesmaynotbefollowedasclosely,becausethetraffic isusuallynotsoheavy.
However,thepurposeofthelawsistoprovideforthesafetyandprotection ofthepeople.Obeyingtrafficsignalsisespeciallyimportantifyoucome fromaleft-handdrivecountry.Remembertolookbothwaysforautomobiles whenyoucrossthestreet.
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