10月自考试题高级英语

XX年10月自考试题高级英语

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I.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgivenfour

choicesofwordsorexpressions.Choosetherightoneto

pletethesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletteron

yourAnswerSheet.(15points,1pointforeach)

1.Dorothyaeptedthenewsofwarwithandsadness.

A.excitement

B.mitment

C.bewilderment

D.embarrassment

2.Thegovernmentcouldfacedefeatifittriestopush

throughtheproposals.

A.doubtful

B.conspicuous

C.questionable

D.controversial

3.Thissinglemarketisdesignedtobarrierstothe

freemovementofgoods,servicesandpeople.

A.terminate

B.abolish

C.eliminate

D.exclude

4.Hehasemergedfrombeinga(n)andunsurecandidate

intoafluentdebater.

A.hesitant

B.indifferent

C.pleasant

D.considerate

5.Largepaintingscanthefeelingofspaceinsmall

rooms.

A.endear

B.enhance

C.enlarge

D.encourage

6.Theemployees’mainwasthattheyhadnotreceived

theirpitiablylowpay.

A.distrust

B.grievance

C.suspicion

D.prehension

7.I’msorryforwhatIsaid.Ireallyam.

A.certainly

B.generally

C.particularly

D.genuinely

8.Photographstakenbyroadsidecameraswillsoonbe

enoughtodriversforspeeding.

A.dismiss

B.persecute

C.execute

D.prosecute

9.Iwasdelightedtobeanomineeandtoreceivesuch

aawardinrecognitionofourpany’sachievements.

A.precious

B.vigorous

C.prestigious

D.glamorous

10.Thousandsofsoldiersareworkingtofoodand

blanketstotherefugees.

A.contribute

B.deliver

C.transfer

D.distribute

11.Heisanoutstandinggoalscorerwhodoesn’tget

thehedeserves.

A.recognition

B.affection

C.identification

D.realization

12.Calmlyand,shepouredpetroloverthecarandset

italight.

A.deliberately

B.passionately

C.desperately

D.fantastically

13.Areyoulookingforatemporaryora(n)job?

A.ideal

B.valuable

C.decent

D.permanent

14.ItisapitythatChristmashasbeeso.

A.moized

B.economized

C.mercialized

D.materialized

15.Iwasdeterminedtotakethenewsinacalmand

manner.

A.surprised

B.astonishing

C.dignified

D.aggressive

Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandpletethe

sueedingthreeitemsⅡ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ.

(1)Thecarpulledupanditsdriverglaredatuswith

suchsullenintensity,suchhatred,thatIwastrulyafraid

forourlives.Helookedlikethesortofyoungmanwho

mightkillapresident.

(2)Hewasglaringbecausewehadpassedhimandfor

thatoffensiveactionhepursuedustothenextstoplight

soastoexpresshisindignationandaffirmhismasculinity.

Iwaswithtwowomenandwasafraidforallthreeofus.It

wasnearlymidnightandwewereinasmall,sleepingtown

withnoothercarsontheroad.

(3)WhenthelightturnedgreenIracedahead.He

didn’tmerelyfollow,hechasedandwithhisheadlights

turnedoff.NomatterwhatsuddenturnItook,hefollowed.

Mypassengersweresilent.Iknewtheywerealarmed,andI

prayedthatIwouldn’tbecalledupontoprotectthem.In

thatcheerfulframeofmind,Iturnedoffmyownlightsso

Icouldn’tbefollowed.Itwasmadness.Iwasresponding

toacrazyasacrazy.

(4)“I’lljustdrivetothepolicestation,”I

finallysaid,andasifthosewerethemagicwords,he

disappeared.

(5)Itseemstomethattherehasrecentlybeenan

epidemicofautomacho—apetitionperceivedandexpressed

indriving.Peoplefightitoutoverparkingspaces.Atoll

boothbeesasignalforelbowingfenders.Andbeetle-eyed

drivershunchovertheirsteeringwheels,squeezingthe

rims,glowering,preparingtheexcuseofnothavingseen

youastheymuscleyouofftheroad.Approachingahighway

onanentranceramprecently,Iwasstrong-armedbya

trailertrucksoimmensethatitsdriverallbutblewme

awaybyblastinghishorn.Thebehemothwasjustinches

frommyhopelesslymismatchedvehiclewhenIfledforthe

safetyoftheshoulder.

(6)TheoddthingisthatlongbeforeIwasevenable

todrive,itseemedtomethatpeoplewereattheirfinest

andmostcivilizedwhenintheircars.Theyseemedso

orderlyandconsiderate,soreasonable,stayinginthe

right-handlaneunlesspassing,signalingallintentions.

Inthosedaysyoureallyeasedintohighwaytraffic,and

thelong,neatrowsofcarsseemedmobiletestimonytothe

sanityofmostpeople.Perhapsmemoryfails,perhapsthere

werealwaystestydrivers,perhaps—buteveryone

didn’tgiveyouthefinger.

(7)Amostamazingexampleofdriverrageourred

recentlyinManhattan.Wewerefourcarsabreast,stopped

atatrafficlight.Andtherewasnomovingevenwhenthe

lighthadchanged.Abushadstoppedinthecrosstraffic,

blockingourpaths:itwasnormal-for-New-York-City

gridlock.Perhapsimpatient,perhapslateforimportant

appointments,threeofusnohelessaeptedwhat,afterall,

wecouldnotalter.One,however,wouldnot.Hewouldnot

behelpless.Hewouldgowherehewasgoingevenifhe

couldn’tgetthere.Hegotoutofhiscarandstrode

towardthebus,rappingsmartlyonitsdoors.Whenthey

opened,heexchangedwordswiththedriver.Thedoors

foldedshut.Hethensteppedinfrontofthebus,tookhold

ofoneofitslargewindshieldwipersandbrokeit.

(8)Thebusdoorsreopenedandthedriverappeared,

apparentlygivingthefellowagoodpieceofhismind.If

so,thelecturewaswasted,forthemanstartedhiscarand

drovedirectlyintothebus.Herammedit.Eventhoughthe

pointatwhichhestruckthebus,thefoldingdoors,was

itsmostvulnerablepoint,rammingthesideofabuswith

yourcarhastorankveryhighonafutilityindex.My

firstthoughtwasthatithadtobearentalcar.

(9)Totellthetruth,Icouldnotbelievemyeyes.The

busdriveropenedhisdoorsasmuchastheycouldbeopened

andhesteppeddirectlyontothehoodoftheattackingcar,

jumpingupanddownwithbothhisfeet.Hethenretreated

intothebus,closingthedoorsbehindhim.Obviouslyaman

ofaction,thecardriverbackedupandrammedthebus

again.

(10)Itistemptingtoblamesuchaggressive,uncivil

andevenneuroticbehavior,butinourcarsweallbeea

littlecrazy.Howmanyofusspeedupwhenadriversignals

hisintentionofpullinginfrontofus?Areweresentful

andanxioustopasshim?Howmanyofustrytosqueezein,

orracealongtheshoulderatalanemerger?

(11)Whatisitwithinusthatgivesbirthtosuch

antisocialbehaviorandwhy,allofasudden,havesomany

driversgonearoundthebend?Myfriend,aManhattan

psychiatrist,callsit“aRambopattern.Peoplearerunning

aroundthinkingtheAmericanwayistotakethelawinto

yourownhandswhenanyonedoesanythingwrong.Andwhat

constitutes‘wrong’?Anythingthatcrampsyourstyle.”

(12)ItseemstomethatitisanewAmericaweseeon

theroadnow.Ithasthementalityofahoodlumandthe

backboneofacoward.Thecarisitsweaponandhiding

place,anditisstillasymboleveninthis.RoadRambos

nolongerrepresentaself-reliant,civilpeopletooling

aroundinfamilycruisers.Infact,therearen’tfamilies

inthesemachinesthatchargeheadlongwiththeirbrights

oninbroaddaylight,demandingwegetoutoftheirway.

Bulliesareloners,andtheyhavepervertedourlibertyof

theopenroadintodrivers’license.Theyrepresentan

Americathatderidesthevaluesofdecencyandgoodmanners,

thenroamthehighwaysridingshotgunandshriekingfreedom.

Byallowingthistohappen,therestofusapprove.

Ⅱ.Inthissection,thereareteninpletestatements

orquestions，followedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Choosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletter

onyourAnswerSheet.(20points,2pointsforeach)

16.Thefirstfourparagraphsserveas.

A.anintroductionoftheessay

B.asummaryofwhatwillhappen

C.amentontoday’sdrivers’behavior

D.theauthor’spersonalfeelingsaoutdriving

17.Theword“behemoth”inParagraph5means

something.

A.verylarge

B.extremelyexpensive

C.quiteadvanced

D.unusuallyattractive

18.Thephrase“giveyouthefinger”inParagraph6

means.

A.letyouseethefinger

B.intendtoshakehandswithyou

C.showtheiradmirationforyou

D.expressangertoyouinarudeway

19.Thecardriverbrokeoneofthewindshieldwipers.

A.totestitsquality

B.toshowhisrage

C.todemonstratehispower

D.todemandthebusdrivertoreverse

20.AordingtoParagraph8,thecardriverrammedthe

businvainbecause.

A.thecarwasrented

B.thecarwasnotasstrongasthebus

C.thebusdriverrefusedtomakewayforhim

D.thefoldingdoorsofthebuswerethestrongestpart

21.Theauthorfeltthatthebusdriver’sbehaviorin

Paragraph9was.

A.disgusting

B.confusing

C.aeptable

D.incredible

22.ThequestionsinParagraph10intendtoshowthat.

A.nooneisexcusedfordangerousdriving

B.everydriverisrequiredtoobeytrafficrules

C.drivers’badbehaviorisamonphenomenon

D.aggressivebehaviorontheroadshouldbeblamed

23.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe“Rambo

pattern”inParagraph11?

A.Skeptical.

B.Critical.

C.Supportive.

D.Indifferent.

24.Theword“cramps”inParagraph11means.

A.limits

B.creates

C.displays

D.renovates

25.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthisessayis.

A.toarousepeople’sawarenessofsafedriving

B.tomakepeoplebelievethatdrivingisdangerous

C.tocriticizethedrivers’violentbehavioronthe

road

D.toinformreadersaboutsomeunusualtrafficaidents

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Ⅲ.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseand

writethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.(10points,2

pointsforeach)

26.Hewasglaringbecausewehadpassedhimandfor

thatoffensiveactionhepursuedustothenextstoplight

soastoexpresshisindignationandaffirmhismasculinity.

27.WhenthelightturnedgreenIracedahead.He

didn’tmerelyfollow,hechased,andwithhisheadlights

turnedoff.

28.Theyseemedsoorderlyandconsiderate,so

reasonable,stayingintheright-handlaneunlesspassing,

signalingallintentions.

29.Thebusdoorsreopenedandthedriverappeared,

apparentlygivingthefellowagoodpieceofhismind.

30.ItseemstomethatitisanewAmericaweseeon

theroadnow.Ithasthementalityofahoodlumandthe

backboneofacoward.

Ⅳ.AnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglish

within80-100words.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

(10points)

31.Howcanweimproveourdrivinghabitsforthesake

ofsafety?

Ⅴ.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthe

textbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressions

markedAtoY.Choosetheonethatbestpleteseachofthe

sentencesandblackenthecorrespondingletteronyour

AnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.

(25points,1pointforeach)

Thechildwasfairlyeatingmeupwithhercold,steady

eyes,andnoexpressiononherfacewhatever.Shedidnot

moveandseemed,inwardly,32;anunusuallyattractive

littlething,andasstrongasaheiferin33.Buther

facewasflushed,shewasbreathing.34,andIrealized

thatshehadahighfever.Shehadmagnificent35hair,in

profusion.Oneofthosepicturechildrenoftenreproduced

in36leafletsandthephotogravuresectionsoftheSunday

papers.

Itisstillwomen—aboutthreemillionvolunteers—who

domostofthisworkintheAmericanpoliticalworld.The

bestanyof37canhopeforisthehonorofbeingdistrict

orcountyvice-chairman,akindofseparate-but-equal

positionwithwhichawomanis38foryearsoffaithful

envelopestuffingandcard-party39.Insuchajob,she

getsanumberoffreetripstostateand40national

meetingsandconventions,whereher41issupposedtobeto

votethewayhermalechairmanvotes.

Thevalueofart-snobberytolivingartistsis

considerable.True,mostart-snobs42onlytheworksofthe

dead;foranOldMasterisbotha43investmentanda

holierculture-symbolthana44master.Butsomeart-snobs

arealsomodernity-snobs.Thereare45ofthem,withthefew

eentricswholikeworksofartfortheirown46,