高等教育自学考试《高级英语》试题.docx

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高等教育自学考试《高级英语》试题

　　全国2008年1月高等教育自学考试

　　高级英语试题

　　课程代码：

00600

　　I.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.（12points,0.5pointforeach）

　　AsIateshebeganthefirstofwhatwelatercalled“mylessoninliving.”ShesaidthatImustalwaysbe1ofignorancebutunderstandingofilliteracy.Thatsome2,unabletogotoschool,weremore3andevenmoreintelligentthan4professors.Sheencouragedmeto

　　5carefullytowhatcountrypeople6motherwit.Whensalesmenaredoingwell,thereis

　　7uponthemtobegindoingbetter,for8theymaystartdoingworse.

　　Whentheyaredoing9,theyaredoingterribly.Whenasalesmanlandsalargeorderor10

　　inanimportantnewaccount,11elationisbrief,forthereisdangerhemightlosethatlargeorderorimportantnewaccounttoasalesman12acompetingcompanythenexttimearound.TheAmericandreampromisedolderpeoplethatifthey13hardenoughalltheirlives,thingswould14wellforthem.Today’selderlywerebroughtupto15inpride,self-relianceandindependence.Many16tough,determinedindividuals17managetosurviveagainstadversity.Buteventhetoughonesreacha18wherehelpshouldbeavailabletothem.

　　Anothersolitarymanwasfishingfurtheralongthecanal,19Arthurknewthattheywouldleaveeachother20peace,wouldnotevencall21greetings.Noonebothered22:

youwereahunter,adreamer,yourown23,awayfromitallforafewhoursonanydaythatthe

　　24didnotthrowdownitsrain.

　　II.Inthissection,therearefifteensentencestakenfromthetextbookswithablankineach,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.（15points,1pointforeach）

　　25.Theylived,inbitterdisillusionment,toseetheestablishmenttheyhadoverthrownreplacedbya______one,justashard-facedandstuffy.

　　26.Amongmembersofmyownparty,closedmeetingswereheldtodiscuss______ofstoppingme.

　　27.Nodoubtsomebodywouldhave______ifshehadn’tbeenthere;shewaspartoftheperformance,afterall.

　　28.AllIcared______wasthatshehadmadeteacookiesformeandreadtomefromherfavoritebook.

　　29.Hesatwithhis______stillpressedoverhisstomach,hidinghiswatch,butallthroughthecellyoucouldhearitsbluntticktocktick.

　　30.Givemearestless______ortwoinbedandIcansolve,tomyownsatisfaction,allthedoubtsofhumanity.

　　31.Iamnotable,andIdonotwant,completelyto______theworld-viewthatIacquiredinchildhood.

　　32.We’reangryaboutthesamethingsyouare______policy—alittleangrierbecauseourliveswerethethingsusedtotestthosepolicies.

　　33.IfrequentlyfeelI’mbeingtakenadvantageofmerely______I’maskedtodotheworkI’mpaidtodo.

　　34.Throughthewidedoorsoftheshedsshe______aglimpseoftheblackmassoftheboat,lyinginbesidethequaywall,withilluminedportholes.

　　35.Personswhodoremainathomewhile______illhealthhaveseriousdifficultiesingettingsocial,medicalandpsychiatricservicesbroughtdirectlytothem.

　　36.Whatwomendidn’tseemtorealize______thattherewerethingsyouknewbutshouldn’tsay.

　　37.Theyexecuteextraordinarilywell,andtheirpropositiontocustomersisguaranteedlow______orhassle-freeservice,orboth.

　　38.Standinginfrontoftheflower-standwomansheknewshe______nothavetoexplainthatshewantedtoleavethem.

　　39.Forsomereasonhesmiledatwhathesaw,andturned______someyardsalongthetowpath.

　　III.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgiventwochoicesofwordsorexpressions.ChoosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.（15points,1pointforeach）

　　40.Mutualcooperationwas______fromthegenerals’pointofview,becauseitwasn’thelpingthemtowinthewar.

　　A.understandableB.undesirable

　　41.Hewasmuchmorerestlessthanlastnight,and,despitesleepingdrugs,muchmore______.

　　A.awakeB.wakeful

　　42.Themarketplace______therequirementsofadvertisers.

　　A.caresforB.catersto

　　43.AtfirstIfoundthe______ofbeingunemployedverydifficulttocopewith.

　　A.stigmaB.ugliness

　　44.Usingtherighthandtoshakehandsisa（an）______.

　　A.inventionB.convention

　　45.Let’stryanddiscussthisliketwo______humanbeings.

　　A.rationalB.fashionable

　　46.Collegesanduniversitiescannolongertake______thelearningthatshouldbeoccurringontheircampuses.

　　A.forgrantedB.forpride

　　47.Iwon’tpaytoppricesforgoodsof______quality.

　　A.highB.inferior

　　48.Itookwhathesaid______,butafterwardsitbecameclearthathereallymeantsomethingelse.

　　A.literallyB.freely

　　49.Johnwasstandinginthedoorwayinhis______bluesuit.

　　A.brokenB.shabby

　　50.Aboutfifteenminuteslater,Imanagedtosecretly______thedistressedwomanfromdanger.

　　A.rescueB.reserve

　　51.Finallytheyrealizedthattheymustreducetheircountry’s______onimportedgrain.

　　A.developmentB.dependency

　　52.Susanlooked______,herwholebodyweakwithexhaustion.

　　A.pitifulB.hopeful

　　53.Doyouthinkthatmarriagebetweengaycouplesshouldbe______inourcountrysomeday?

　　A.realizedB.legalized

　　54.IfyouhavenotimeforShakespeare,forabasiclookatphilosophy,forcontinuityofthe______arts,forhistory—thenyouhavenobusinessbeingincollege.

　　A.beautifulB.fine

　　ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingfouritemsIV,V,VIandVII.

　　WaitingasaWayofLife

（1）Waitingisakindofsuspendedanimation,afeelingthatonecan’tdoanythingbecauseoneiswaitingforsomethingtohappen.Waitingcastsone’slifeintoalittlehelloftime.Itisawayofbeingcontrolled,ofbeingrenderedimmobileandhelpless.Onecanreadabookorsing（oddlooksfromtheothers）orchatwithstrangersifthewaitislongenoughtobeginformingabondofsharedexperience,asatasnowed-inairport.Butpeopletendtodotheirwaitingimpassively.Whenthesoundsystemwentdeadduringthecampaigndebatein1976,JerryFordandJimmyCarterstoodinmutesuspensionfor27minutes,lookinglost.

（2）Toenforceawait,ofcourse,istoexertpower.Towaitistobepowerless.Consideroneminor,almostsubliminalform.Thetelephonerings.Onepicksupthereceiverandhearsasecretarysay,“PleaseholdforMr.Green.”Onesitsforperhapsfiveseconds,thebloodpressurejustbeginningtocookuptowardtheredline,whenGreencomesonthelinewithahearty“Howareya?

”andbusinessproceedsandthemomentpasses,Mr.Greenhavingestablishedthatheis（subtly）incontrol,thathistimeismorepreciousthanhiscallee’s.

　　（3）Waitingisaformofimprisonment.Oneisdoingtime—butwhy?

Oneisbeingpunishednotforanoffenseofone’sownbutoftenfortheinefficienciesofthosewhoimposethewait.Hencethepeculiarragethatwaitscause,thesenseofinjustice.Asidefromboredomandphysicaldiscomfort,thesubtlermiseryofwaitingistheknowledgethatone’smostpreciousresource,time,afractionofone’slife,isbeingstolenaway,irrecoverablylost.

　　（4）Americanshaveenoughmiseriesofwaiting,ofcourse—waitssometimesconnectedwithaffluenceandleisure.ThelinestogetapassportinManhattanlastweekstretchedaroundtheblockinRockefellerCenter.Travelerswaitedfourandfivehoursjusttogetintobureaucracy’sfrontdoor.AWashingtonPosteditorialwriterreportedafewdaysagothatthepassengersonher747,divertedtoHartford,Connecticut,onthereturnflightfromRomeasaresultofbadweatherinNewYorkCity,wereforcedtositonarunwayforsevenhoursbecausenocustomsinspectorswereonhandtoprocessthem.

　　（5）ThegreatAmericanwaitsareoftendemocraticenough,liketrafficjams.Someofthegreatwaitshavebeencollective,tribal—waitingforthereleaseoftheAmericanhostagesinIran,forexample.Butwaitingoftenmakesclassdistinctions.OneofthemoredepressingthingsaboutbeingpoorinAmericaistheendlesswaitinginwelfareorunemploymentlines.Thewaitingroomsofthepoorareofteninbadconditions,butinfactalmostallwaitingroomsarespiritlessandblank-eyedplaceswhereitalwaysfeelslike3inthemorning.

　　（6）Oneoftheinestimableadvantagesofwealthistheimmunitythatitcanpurchasefromseriouswaiting.Therichdonotwaitinlonglinestobuygroceriesorairplanetickets.Thehelpseestoit.Thelimousinetakestheprivilegedrightoutontothetarmac,theirshoesbarelygrazingtheground.

　　（7）Peoplewaitwhentheyhavenochoiceorwhentheybelievethatthewaitisjustifiedbythereward—aconcertticket,say.Waitinghasitssocialorderings,itsrulesandassumptions.Otherwisepeacefulcitizensexplodewhensomeonecutsintoalinethathasbeenwaitingalongtime.Itisunjust;sufferingisnotbeingfairlydistributed.Oddly,behavioralscientistshavefoundthatthestrongestproteststendtocomefromtheimmediatevictims,thepeopledirectlybehindthelinejumpers.Peoplefartherdownthelinecomplainlessornotatall,eventhoughtheyhavebeenequallypenalizedbylosingaplace.

　　（8）Waitingcanhaveadeliciousquality（“Ican’twaittoseeher.”“Ican’twaitfortheparty”）,andsometimesthewaitingisbetterthantheeventawaited.Att