10月-高级英语试题及答案

1、全国2009年10月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题课程代码：00600请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上，全部题目用英语作答(英译汉题目除外)Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(12points

2、,pointforeach)Soatleastthehistoricalevidenceseemstosuggest.WhenIwasgraduatingfromcollege,my1alsofoundtheworldinamess.Theeconomicmachineryhad2downalmosteverywhere:Inthiscountry3aquarterofthepopulationwasoutofwork.Amajorwarseemedalltoo_4_.Asacollegenewspapereditoratthattime,Iprotested5thisjustasveheme

3、ntlyasstudent6areprotestingtoday.Buttodayshepassedthebakersby,climbedthe7,wentintothelittledarkroomherroomlikeacupboardandsatdownontheredeiderdown.Shesat8foralongtime.Thebox9thefurcameoutofwas10thebed.Sheunclaspedtheneckletquickly;quickly,11looking,laiditinside.Butwhensheputthe12onshethoughtsheheard

4、somethingcrying.TheWatts-as-a-way-stationmentalityhasafirmholdon13thosewhoremainandthosewholeave.Suchas14is,theghettoisregardedas15placetomakeacareerforthosewhohaveafuture.Without16,theprimeAmericanvaluesunderscorethe17.Negroes,insideitorout,andwhitestoo,behavetowardthe18liketravelers.IknowthatAmeri

5、cantechnicalgenius,and19ofallthemoonlanding,seemstogivethe20totoosummaryacondemnationofthe21system,butthereismoretoeducation22thesegmentalequippingofthemind.Thereisthattransmissionofthevalueofthe23asaforcestillmiraculouslyfertileandmovingmostly24fromAmericaneducationatalllevels.A.absentnoC.lidD.srai

6、rsE.generationF.nearlyGpastH,mostI.both工thereK.withoutL.activistsM.againstN.it0.ghettoRlieQexceptionR.onS.likelyT.brokenu.thatV.thanW.notionX.educationalInthissection,therearefifteensentencestakenfromthetextbookswithablankineach,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.Choosetheonethatbestcompl

7、eteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(15points,1pointforeach)Likeallartists,theserockmusiciansfeelingsandbeliefsthathelpusseeandformourown.Ifyoudontdowhatthedoctorsaysyoullhavetogotothehospital,themotheradmonishedher.Ihopethattheex

8、ampleofmywillconvinceotherwomentogetintopoliticsandnotjusttostuffenvelopes,buttorunforoffice.Therewasalittlepathbesidetherockyroad,andMrs.Flowerswalkedswingingherarmsandpickingherwayoverthestones.Ithasbecometothinkthat,likefastfood,fastideasarethewaytogettoafast-moving,impatientpublic.Allskilledwork

9、canbepleasurable,providedtheskilliseithervariableorcapableofindefiniteimprovement.Shefrowned,conscientiouslyworryingoverwhathemightsecretlybelongingforwhichshehadbeentoobusyortoocarelesstoimagine.Whensalesmenaredoingwell,thereispressureuponthemtobeginbetter,forfeartheymaystartdoingworse.Televisional

10、soprovidesawideofopinionbysettingupfourorfiveexpertsandlettingthemknockeachotherdown.Iguessbeforewereshemayhavesomethingmoreseriousthanpreservestoworryabout.Shebroughtacigaretteoutofherapronpocketandtuckeditdeepintooneofhermouth,thewayshedidwhensomethingpleasedher.ExceptforsomeexclusiveclubsinLondon

11、,therewereoccasionswhereraciallinesweredrawn.Undoubtedlythedesireforfoodhasbeen,andstillis,oneofthemaincausesofgreatevents.Atthesametime,ofcourse,theproducermustdohisbitbyproducingnothingbutthemostperishable.Thenorthernwindblowsviciouslytoday,andtheresnoheatingtoturnon,butitwillbepleasantwhenthewind

12、drops.A.specificB,amusementsC.doingD.positivelyEthroughF.learnG.required11.rangeLpoliticalJ,infrontK.opinionL.cornerM.understandN.central0.severelyP.evaluateQ.mirrorR.successS.articlesT.fewU.fashiontibleVmunicateX.purposeA.sophisticatedB.selectiveEachofthefollowingsentencesisgiventwochoicesofwordsor

13、expressions.ChoosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(15points,1pointforeach)Hisandunwillingnesstolearnfromotherspreventhimfrombeinganeffectivememberoftheteam.arroganceB.advantageWemusttrytocreateamorecaring,passionateB.competitiveItwasandshedidnotknoweno

14、ughtoanalyzeeachproblemproperly.A.encouragingB.exhaustingAlthougheachTVserieswillberatedonthebasisofitsusualcontent,theratingscanfromweektoweek.A.flowB.fluctuateThisfactormeansthatthereisoftenaconnectioninappearanceandtemperamentbetweenparentsandchildren.A.historicalB.hereditaryThoughsheandpleaded,h

15、erefusedtogotothedance.A.coaxedB.admonishedJackmanagedtoget147tapesand100bookspluslotsofmagazinesthroughcustomsina(n)way.A.incredulousB.miraculousThesedayspeoplearebecomingmoreandmoreaboutthefoodtheyeat.ThequestionofgoingtotheUnitedStatesforadoctorsdegreehismind.preoccupiedB.intrudedInthelasttwentyy

16、ears,breakthroughsintechnologyhaveadvancedthewaywecommunicate,bringinguscomputers,cellphonesandtheIfoundlyB.deeplyInourculture,weareaccustomedtosophisticatedprescriptiondrugscontainingaofchemicalingredients.plentyB.varietyWecannotthecountrystelecommunicationstounqualifiedpeople.A.trustB.e

17、ntrustImaginehowmanytimesrestaurantsandmerchantshadtochangetheirpostedpricesduringthe1970s,whenpricesalmostdoubled.A.inflationaryB.extraordinaryComparedwiththeperiodlastyear,averagetemperatureshavebeenlow.A.correspondingB.relatedInthemiddleoftheseotherwiseplainsisastrikingrangeofmountains.A.featurel

18、essB.pointlessReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsIV,VandVI.BrightSparksBythetimeLaszloPolagarsfirstbabywasbornin1969healreadyhadfirmviewsonchild-rearing.AneccentriccitizenofcommunistHungary,hehadwrittenabookcalled“BringupGenius!”andoneofhisfavoritesayingswas“Geniusesar

19、emade,notborn”.Anexpertonthetheoryofchess,heproceededtoteachlittleZsuzsaathome,spendinguptotenhoursadayonthegame.Twomoredaughtersweresimilarlyhot-housed.Allthreeobligedtheirfatherbybecomingworld-classplayers.Theyoungest,Judit,iscurrentlyranked13thintheworld,andisbyfarthebestfemalechessplayerofalltim

20、e.WouldtheexperimenthavesucceededwithadifferenttrioofchildrenIfanychildcanbeturnedintoastar,thenalotoftimeandmoneyarebeingwastedworldwideontryingtopickwinners.Americahaslongheld“talentsearches”,usingtestresultsandteacherrecommendationstoselectchildrenforadvancedschoolcourses,summerschoolsandotherext

21、ratuition.Thisprovisionissettogrow.Inhisstate-of-the-unionaddressin2006,PresidentGeorgeBushannouncedthe“AmericanCompetitivenessInitiative”,which,amongmuchelse,wouldtrain70,000high-schoolteacherstoleadadvancedcoursesforselectedpupilsinmathematicsandscience.JustasthesuperpowersspaceracemadeCongressput

22、moneyintoscieneeeducation,thethoughtofChinaandIndiaturningouthundredsofthousandsofengineersandscientistsisscaringAmericaintostimulatingitsbrightesttodotheirbest.Thephilosophybehindthistalentsearchisthatabilityisinnate;thatitcanbediagnosedwithconsiderableaccuracy;andthatitisworthcultivating.InAmerica

23、,brightchildrenarerankedas“moderately”,“highly”,“exceptionally”and“profoundly”gifted.Theonlychancetoinfluenceinnateabilityisthoughttobeinthewomborthefirstcoupleofyearsoflife.Hencethecrazefor“teachingaids”suchasvideosandflashcardsfornewborns,and“whalesounds”ontapewhichapregnantmothercanstraptoherbell

24、y.InBritain,thereisabroadlysimilarbeliefintheexistenceofinnatetalent,butalsoanegalitarian(平等主义的)sentimentwhichmakespeoplequeasyabouttheideaofinvestingresourcesingroomingintelligence.Teachersareoftenopposedtoseparateprovisionforthebest-performingchildren,sayinganyextrahelpshouldgotostragglers.In2002,

25、inabidtohelptheablewhileleavingintactthebanonmostselectionbyabilityinstateschools,thegovernmentsetuptheNationalAcademyforGiftedandTalentedYouth.Thisoutfitrunssummerschoolsandmasterclassesforchildrennominatedbytheirschools.Todate,though,onlysevenintensecondaryschoolshavenominatedevenasinglechild.Last

26、yearallschoolsweretoldtheymustsupplythenamesoftheirtop10%.Pickingwinnersisalsotheorderofthedayinexcommuniststates,ahangoverfromthetimeswhentalentedindividualswerepluckedfromtheirhomesandruthlesslytrainedforthegloryofthenation.Butinmanyothercountries,oppositiontotheideaofsinglingouttalentandgroomingi

27、trunsdeep.InScandinavia,abeliefinvirtueslikemodestyandsocialsolidaritymakespeopleflinchfromtheideaoftreatingbrainychildrendifferently.AndinJapanthereisawidespreadbeliefthatallchildrenarebornwiththesameinnateabilities-andshouldthereforebetreatedalike.Allaretaughttogether,coveringthesamesyllabusatthes

28、amerateuntiltheyfinishcompulsoryschooling.Thosewholearnquickestareexpectedthentoteachtheirclassmates.Statisticsgivelittleclueastowhichsystemisbest.Theperformanceofthemostableisheavilyaffectedbyfactorsotherthanstateprovision.MoststateeducationinBritainisnominallynon-selective,butmiddle-classparentstr

29、ytolivenearthebestschools.AmbitiousJapaneseparentshavemadeprivate,out-of-schooltuitionathrivingbusiness.AndScandinaviasegalitarianismmightworklesswellinplaceswithmorediversepopulationsandlesscompetentteachers.Forwhatitsworth,thestatisticaldatasuggestthatsomecountries,likeJapanandFinland,canavoidsele

30、ctionandstillthrive.Butthatdoesnotmeanthatanycountrycanditchselectionanddoaswell.Mr,Polgarthoughtanychildcouldbeaprodigygiventherightteaching,anearlystartandenoughpractice.Somesaythekeytosuccessissimplyhardgraft.Judit,theyoungestofthePolgarsisters,wasthemostdriven,andthemostsuccessful;Zsofia,themidd

31、leone,wasregardedasthemosttalented,butshewastheonlyonewhodidnotachievethestatusofgrandmaster.“Everythingcameeasiesttoher”,saidheroldersister.“Butshewaslazy.”Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatementsfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswer

32、Sheet.(20points,2pointsforeach)Intheirchildhood,thethreedaughtersofPolagar.playedchessinhousealldaylonghadplentyofintensetrainingonchesstookvariouslessonsongamesinhouserevealedtheirtalentinplayingchessInparagraph3,theauthortendstoPolagarsviewonchild-rearing.A.supportB.despiseC.questionD.defendInAmer

33、ica,studentwinnersareusuallypickedoutonthebasisof.testresultsandpraisesfromteachersteacherrecommendationsandtestpaperstestscoresandteacherrecommendationsself-presentationandteachersevaluationsA.abandonB.embraceTheAmerican“talentsearches”isbasedonthebeliefthat.A.thereisnoinnateabilityfewhaveinborntal

34、enteducationcanhelpdeveloptalentonesinnateabilitycanbemeasuredInparagraph7,theword“queasy”isclosestinmeaningto.A.curiousB.worriedC.unhappyD.comfortableAccordingtothepassage,inBritain,.A.stateschoolsareforbiddentoselectwinnersbytalentstateschoolsareallowedtoselectstudentsbyabilitysecondaryschoolsaree

35、agertopicktalentedstudentsthegovernmentisentitledtopickingtalentedchildrenInparagraph8,theword“outfit”isclosestinmeaningto.A.corporationB.communityC.governmentD.organizationInScandinavia,peoplevaluevirtueslikemodestyandsocialsolidarity,sotheyA.approveoftheideaofselectingdifferentbrainssingleouttheta

36、lentedchildrenfromthedullonesrefusetoteachtalentedchildreninnormalwaysavoidpickingtalentedchildrenforspecialeducationInparagraph11,theword“ditch”isclosestinmeaningto.C.welcomeD.denounceOfthePolgarsisters,.A.allachievedthestatusofgrandmastertwobecameworld-classchessplayerstheyoungestwasthemostdiligen

37、tonetheeldestwasunderthegreatestpressureTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.(10points,2pointsforeach)thethoughtofChinaandIndiaturningouthundredsofthousandsofengineersandscientistsisscaringAmericaintostimulatingitsbrightesttodotheirbest.Todate,though,onlys

38、evenintensecondaryschoolshavenominatedevenasinglechild.Lastyearallschoolsweretoldtheymustsupplythenamesoftheirtop10%.Butinmanyothercountries,oppositiontotheideaofsinglingouttalentandgroomingitrunsdeep.AndScandinaviasegalitarianismmightworklesswellinplaceswithmorediversepopulationsandlesscompetenttea

39、chers.Mr.Polgarthoughtanychildcouldbeaprodigygiventherightteaching,anearlystartandenoughpractice.AnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglishwithin80-100words.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.(10points)DoyoubelieveininnateabilityWhyorwhynotTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandwritethetranslationo

40、nyourAnswerSheet.(18points,2pointseachfor71-75,8pointsfor76)71不幸的是，我们地球上高尚的野蛮人和未被玷污的地方越来越少，除了北极和南极，边疆地区已无处可觅。72美国唯一没有受到经济萧条影响的产业就是美容业。73在消费者中有组织的浪费是我们工业繁荣的先决条件。消费者将买来的东西越快扔掉并购买新的，对生产者就越好。74这一切至关重要且相互关联的因素共同决定一个人晚年生活的质量。75对于这些产品领导者，竞争的不是价格或顾客服务（尽管那些不容忽视），而是产品的性能。76读写能力可能算不上一项不可剥夺的人权，但我们极有学问的开国元勋们并不觉得

41、它不合理，甚至达不到。从统计数字看，我们不仅没有在全国范围内达到人人都能读写的目标，而目离达到这个目标越来越远。尽管我不会简单到认为电视是造成这一局面的直接原因，我却相信它起了一定作用，是一个影响因素。答案及评分参考I.1-5ETFSM610LDJUR11-15KCINB21-24XVGAII.25-30QORJUG3639TISNIII.40-44AABBB5054BBAAAIV.5559BCCDB1620QWOHP31-35BCHEL4549ABBAA6064ADDAC65.想到中国和印度培养出数十万的工程师和科学家，美国惊骇不已，立即激励本国最具聪明才智者尽其所能。然而到目前十所中学有七所只提名过一个孩子，去年，要求各学校必须呈递排名前10%的学生名单。但在其他许多国家里，反对挑选天才，并加以培养的想法根深蒂固。在人口成分更加复杂而教师能力较弱的地方斯堪的纳维亚的中等主义也许就不大起作用了。波尔认为，只要及早开始，教育得当，加上充分地练习，