00600高级英语我国10月自考试题

1、全国2013年1 0月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题课程代码：00600I. Each of the following sentences is given four choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (15 points, 1 point for each)1Dorothy accepted the news of war with _ and sadn

2、ess.A excitementB commitmentC bewildermentD embarrassment2 The government could face defeat if it tries to push through the _ proposals.A doubtfulB conspicuousC questionableD controversial3 This single market is designed to _ barriers to the free movement of goods, services and people.A terminateB a

3、bolishC eliminateD exclude4 He has emerged from being a(n) _ and unsure candidate into a fluent debater.A hesitantB indifferentC pleasantD considerate5Large paintings can _ the feeling of space in small rooms.A endearB enhanceC enlargeD encourage6 The employeesmain _ was that they had not received t

4、heir pitiably low pay.A distrustB grievanceC suspicionD comprehension7 Im _ sorry for what I said. I really am.A certainlyB generallyC particularlyD genuinely8 Photographs taken by roadside cameras will soon be enough to _ drivers for speeding.A dismissB persecuteC executeD prosecute9 I was delighte

5、d to be a nominee and to receive such a _ award in recognition of our companys achievements.A preciousB vigorousC prestigiousD glamorous10 Thousands of soldiers are working to _ food and blankets to the refugees.A contributeB deliverC transferD distribute11 He is an outstanding goalscorer who doesnt

6、 get the _ he deserves.A recognitionB affectionC identificationD realization12 Calmly and _, she poured petrol over the car and set it a light.A deliberatelyB passionatelyC desperatelyD fantastically13 Are you looking for a temporary or a(n) _ job?A idealB valuableC decentD permanent14 It is a pity

7、that Christmas has become so _.A monetizedB economizedC commercializedD materialized15 I was determined to take the news in a calm and _ manner.A surprisedB astonishingC dignifiedD aggressiveRead the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items , , .（1） The car pulled up and i

8、ts driver glared at us with such sullen intensity, such hatred, that I was truly afraid for our lives. He looked like the sort of young man who might kill a president.（2） He was glaring because we had passed him and for that offensive action he pursued us to the next stoplight so as to express his i

9、ndignation and affirm his masculinity. I was with two women and was afraid for all three of us. It was nearly midnight and we were in a small, sleeping town with no other cars on the road.（3） When the light turned green I raced ahead. He didnt merely follow, he chased and with his headlights turned

10、off. No matter what sudden turn I took, he followed. My passengers were silent. I knew they were alarmed, and I prayed that I wouldnt be called upon to protect them. In that cheerful frame of mind, I turned off my own lights so I couldnt be followed. It was madness. I was responding to a crazy as a

11、crazy.（4） “Ill just drive to the police station,” I finally said, and as if those were the magic words, he disappeared.（5） It seems to me that there has recently been an epidemic of auto machoa competition perceived and expressed in driving. People fight it out over parking spaces. A toll booth beco

12、mes a signal for elbowing fenders. And beetle-eyed drivers hunch over their steering wheels, squeezing the rims, glowering, preparing the excuse of not having seen you as they muscle you off the road. Approaching a highway on an entrance ramp recently, I was strong-armed by a trailer truck so immens

13、e that its driver all but blew me away by blasting his horn. The behemoth was just inches from my hopelessly mismatched vehicle when I fled for the safety of the shoulder.（6） The odd thing is that long before I was even able to drive, it seemed to me that people were at their finest and most civiliz

14、ed when in their cars. They seemed so orderly and considerate, so reasonable, staying in the right-hand lane unless passing, signaling all intentions. In those days you really eased into highway traffic, and the long, neat rows of cars seemed mobile testimony to the sanity of most people. Perhaps me

15、mory fails, perhaps there were always testy drivers, perhapsbut everyone didnt give you the finger.（7） A most amazing example of driver rage occurred recently in Manhattan. We were four cars abreast, stopped at a traffic light. And there was no moving even when the light had changed. A bus had stopp

16、ed in the cross traffic, blocking our paths: it was normal-for-New-York-City gridlock. Perhaps impatient, perhaps late for important appointments, three of us nonetheless accepted what, after all, we could not alter. One, however, would not. He would not be helpless. He would go where he was going e

17、ven if he couldnt get there. He got out of his car and strode toward the bus, rapping smartly on its doors. When they opened, he exchanged words with the driver. The doors folded shut. He then stepped in front of the bus, took hold of one of its large windshield wipers and broke it.（8） The bus doors

18、 reopened and the driver appeared, apparently giving the fellow a good piece of his mind. If so, the lecture was wasted, for the man started his car and drove directly into the bus. He rammed it. Even though the point at which he struck the bus, the folding doors, was its most vulnerable point, ramm

19、ing the side of a bus with your car has to rank very high on a futility index. My first thought was that it had to be a rental car.（9） To tell the truth, I could not believe my eyes. The bus driver opened his doors as much as they could be opened and he stepped directly onto the hood of the attackin

20、g car, jumping up and down with both his feet. He then retreated into the bus, closing the doors behind him. Obviously a man of action, the car driver backed up and rammed the bus again.（10） It is tempting to blame such aggressive, uncivil and even neurotic behavior, but in our cars we all become a

21、little crazy. How many of us speed up when a driver signals his intention of pulling in front of us? Are we resentful and anxious to pass him? How many of us try to squeeze in, or race along the shoulder at a lane merger?（11） What is it within us that gives birth to such antisocial behavior and why,

22、 all of a sudden, have so many drivers gone around the bend? My friend, a Manhattan psychiatrist, calls it“a Rambo pattern. People are running around thinking the American way is to take the law into your own hands when anyone does anything wrong. And what constitutes wrong? Anything that cramps you

23、r style.”（12） It seems to me that it is a new America we see on the road now. It has the mentality of a hoodlum and the backbone of a coward. The car is its weapon and hiding place, and it is still a symbol even in this. Road Rambos no longer represent a self-reliant, civil people tooling around in

24、family cruisers. In fact, there arent families in these machines that charge headlong with their brights on in broad daylight, demanding we get out of their way. Bullies are loners, and they have perverted our liberty of the open road into drivers license. They represent an America that derides the

25、values of decency and good manners, then roam the highways riding shotgun and shrieking freedom. By allowing this to happen, the rest of us approve. In this section, there are ten incomplete statements or questions， followed by four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the

26、corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 points for each)16 The first four paragraphs serve as _.A an introduction of the essayB a summary of what will happenC a comment on todays drivers behaviorD the authors personal feelings a out driving17 The word “behemoth” in Paragraph 5 means

27、 something _. A very largeB extremely expensiveC quite advancedD unusually attractive18 The phrase “give you the finger” in Paragraph 6 means _.A let you see the fingerB intend to shake hands with youC show their admiration for youD express anger to you in a rude way19 The car driver broke one of th

28、e windshield wipers _.A to test its qualityB to show his rageC to demonstrate his powerD to demand the bus driver to reverse20 According to Paragraph 8, the car driver rammed the bus in vain because _.A the car was rentedB the car was not as strong as the busC the bus driver refused to make way for

29、himD the folding doors of the bus were the strongest part21 The author felt that the bus drivers behavior in Paragraph 9 was _A disgustingB confusingC acceptableD incredible22 The questions in Paragraph 10 intend to show that _.A no one is excused for dangerous drivingB every driver is required to o

30、bey traffic rulesC drivers bad behavior is a common phenomenonD aggressive behavior on the road should be blamed23 What is the authors attitude towards the “Rambo pattern” in Paragraph 11?A Skeptical.B Critical.C Supportive.D Indifferent.24The word “cramps” in Paragraph 11 means _A limitsB createsC

31、displaysD renovates25The purpose of the author in writing this essay is _.A to arouse peoples awareness of safe drivingB to make people believe that driving is dangerousC to criticize the drivers violent behavior on the roadD to inform readers about some unusual traffic accidents Translate the follo

32、wing sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 2 points for each)26 He was glaring because we had passed him and for that offensive action he pursued us to the next stoplight so as to express his indignation and affirm his masculinity.27 When the light turned

33、 green I raced ahead. He didnt merely follow, he chased, and with his headlights turned off.28 They seemed so orderly and considerate, so reasonable, staying in the right-hand lane unless passing, signaling all intentions.29 The bus doors reopened and the driver appeared, apparently giving the fello

34、w a good piece of his mind.30 It seems to me that it is a new America we see on the road now. It has the mentality of a hoodlum and the backbone of a coward. Answer the following essay question in English within 80-100 words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (10 points)31 How can we improve o

35、ur driving habits for the sake of safety? The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to Y. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and blacken the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for ea

36、ch blank only. (25 points, 1 point for each)The child was fairly eating me up with her cold, steady eyes, and no expression on her face whatever. She did not move and seemed, inwardly, 32 ; an unusually attractive little thing, and as strong as a heifer in 33 . But her face was flushed, she was brea

37、thing . 34 , and I realized that she had a high fever. She had magnificent 35 hair, in profusion. One of those picture children often reproduced in 36 leaflets and the photogravure sections of the Sunday papers.It is still womenabout three million volunteerswho do most of this work in the American p

38、olitical world. The best any of 37 can hope for is the honor of being district or county vice-chairman, a kind of separate-but-equal position with which a woman is 38 for years of faithful envelope stuffing and card-party 39 . In such a job, she gets a number of free trips to state and 40 national m

39、eetings and conventions, where her 41 is supposed to be to vote the way her male chairman votes.The value of art-snobbery to living artists is considerable. True, most art-snobs 42 only the works of the dead; for an Old Master is both a 43 investment and a holier culture-symbol than a 44 master. But

40、 some art-snobs are also modernity-snobs. There are 45 of them, with the few eccentrics who like works of art for their own 46 , to provide living artists with the means of subsistence.Without thinking, we are making an important confession about ourselves as a nation. We are 47 qualityeven, to some extent, the quality of people. The “best