全国2005年1月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题

Part one
I. The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks followed by a list of words and expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your answer sheet. One word or expression for each blank only.(0.5 point for each. 12 points)
1.These aren’t __1__ questions. Some sociologists say that your answers to them could explain a lot about what you are thinking and about what your society is thinking—in other words, about where you and your society are.“Music __2__ its times,”says sociologist Irving Horowitz. Horowitz sees the rock music arena as a sort of __3__,a place where ideas __4__ and crash. He sees it as a place where American society __5__ to define and redefine its feelings and __6__.
2.She said that I must always be __7__ of ignorance but understanding of __8__.That some people,  unable to go to school, were more educated and even more __9__ than college professors. She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother __10__.That in those __11__ sayings was __12__ the collective wisdom of generations.
3.It is easier to print wire services dispatches than have a reporter on the __13__.It is easier to buy __14__ columns than find—and train—local talent. It is easier to let the ads __15__ the format than develop a format that __16__ news above dogfood. It is easier to write editorial copy that __17__ to emotion rather than __18__.
4.Product leaders have a __19__ interest in protecting the entrepreneurial environment that they have created. To that __20__,they hire, recruit, and train employees in their own __21__.When it is time for Vistakon to hire new salespeople, for example, its managers do not look for people experienced in selling contact lenses: they look for people who will __22__ with J&J’s culture. That means their first question is more __23__ to be,“Could you work cooperatively in __24__¡”
A. intolerant    B. dictate    C. appeals    D. vested    E. illiteracy    F. expresses
G. end H. mold   I.syndicated    J. homely  K. fit in L. elevates M. debating forum
N. teams  O. clash  P. struggles  Q. intelligent  R. likely  S. wit
T. idle  U. couched V. beat  W. reason  X. beliefs
II. There are 15 sentences with a blank in each, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your answer sheet. One word or expression for each blank only.(1 point for each,15 points)
1.The detective finally gave up, declaring the mystery ______.
2.When she was asked about her family, she skillfully ______ the question.
3.They managed to trace his ______ by checking on his cred it card expenditures.
4.I have not even read the first chapter,______ finished the book.
5.The ______ of getting killed in a plane crash are around a million to one.
6.The bombing of Japan by nuclear bombs turned the ______ of the situation in Asia.
7.He ______ his cheating by saying that everyone else cheated.
8.The smell was a barrier she was ______,to keep the movie from going ahead.
9.We wanted to know something about his experience, but he ______ himself.
10.When she realized that her son had become an idiot, she ______.
11.In the autumn, the leaves are falling off the trees,______ in the wind.
12.He ran into heavy debts ______ five thousand dollars.
13.Many young talents go to work in that company because they believe that the company represents the ______ telecommunication technology on the market.
14.Finally,he found his ______ daughter with the help of the police.
15.There was not much time left. I had to ______ my friend to help.
A. rationalized    B. scale     C. paralleled    D. varying    E. kept it to    F. deceiving
G. rope in H. went to pieces    I. insoluble   J. usher in   K. openly  L. in place
M. get used to   N. whereabouts   O. amounting to   P. dodged   Q. let alone
R. be left behind   S. state-of-the-art   T. get off  U. holding on to  V. missing  W. odds
X. whirling
III. Each of the following sentences is given two choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and mark the corresponding letter on your answer sheet.(1 point for each, 15 points)
1.Although it was so brilliantly fine—the great spots of light like white wine(A. splashed, B. pour) over the Jardins Publiques—Miss Brill was glad that she had decided on her fur.
2.I believe that TV’s appeal to the short attention span is not only (A. ineffective, B. inefficient) communication but decivilizing as well.
3.When they heard the story, they thought it was (A. incredible, B. incredulous).
4.Finally,he managed to find the books he wanted. Then he left with a (A. contented, B. content) smile.
5.The silence which hung about the place filled me with (A. comprehension, B. apprehension) and when we walked in the back door, we saw people standing in the kitchen.
6.She felt very sorry for their (A. separation, B. division).But she knew nothing could change it.
7.Mary aired her(A. grief, B. grievances) at not being treated fairly by the boss.
8.She was determined to get it (A. by any means, B. by no means).
9.But (A. at large, B. by and large) the news reports and commentaries on CBS and NBC and ABC make every effort to present viewers with more than one aspect of an issue.
10.She (A. kept on, B. kept to) herself and didn’t speak to anyone.
11.He heard a key (A. scratching, B. scrubbing) at the door lock.
12.The vegetables cannot be overcooked. They cannot(A. stand at, B. stand on)the stove.
13.When he turned around, she saw a (A. blank, B. bland) face, as empty as an idiot’s.
14.It shattered the notion that my individual progress could be(A. inhaled, B.hailed) as an advance for all Negroes.
15.Even better than that,it was marvelous the things that came to you in the (A.peace,B.tranquility) of fishing.
IV.Translate the following into English and write your translation on your answer sheet.(3 points each for 1-4,6 points for 5,18 points)
1.事情确实糟到如此地步了吗¡让我们首先看一看生存必需的基本日常需求吧。伴随着老年而来的是贫困或收入的大幅度下降。
2.作者认为，“伪科学”是导致美国食品平淡无味、肥胖症成为全国性灾难的根本原因。
3.当她听到一对年轻人以轻蔑的口气在谈论她时，短暂的幸福感消失了。她怀着一颗破碎的心回到家中。
4.埃思丢了工作，害怕面对妻子。他的母亲倒觉得儿子本应该有个更好的工作。
5.很多人认为美国的教育在世界上是一流的，但作者却有自己独特的看法，认为美国的教育存在严重的问题。美国教育质量差并不是因为教师的水平低，教师是认真负责的，问题在于他们教书太死板。美国教育的另外一个严重问题是不教孩子如何尊重和继承人类的文化遗产。
Part two
V.Proficiency Part(40%)
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Some Benefits Of Large Families In India
1)Munshi Ram, an illiterate laborer who lives in a crude mud hut in the village of Babarpur, India,60 miles north of New Delhi, has no land and very little money. But he has eight children,and he regards them as his greatest wealth.
2)“It’s good to have a big family,”Mr. Ram explained, as he stood in the shade of a leafy neem tree, in a hard dry courtyard crowded with children, chickens, and a dozing cow.“They don’t cost much and when they get old enough to work they bring in money. And when I am old,they will take care of me.”
3)Millions of Indians share Mr. Ram’s view. And that, in the opinion of a number of family