2021年4月自考00600高级英语试题及答案含评分标准

A032・00600（通卡）

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2021年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

高级英语

（课程代码00600）

注意事项：

1.本试卷分为两部分，第一部分为选择题，第二部分为非选择题。

2.应考者必须按试题顺序在答题卡（纸）指定位置上作答，答在试卷上无效。

3.涂写部分'画图部分必须使用2B铅笔，书写部分必须使用黑色字迹签字笔。

4.全部题目用英文作答（翻译题除外）。

第一部分选择题

LEachofthefollowingsentencesisgivenfourchoicesofwordsorexpressions.Choose

therightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyour

AnswerSheet（15points,1pointforeach）

1.Themanagerdoesnotmerelytolerate,herelishesandembracesit.

A.praiseB.adulation

C.rumorD.admiration

2.Whenhereceivedtheinvitation,hewassurprisedbyhiswife'sfromthe

guestlist.

A.dismissionB.extraction

C.omissionD.deduction

3.Thenewpolicywillonfewereconomicdecisions,especiallythose

relatedtosavings.

A.intrudeB.depend

C.imposeD.deliberate

4.Theyhadaescapewhentheircarplungedintoariver.

A.maliciousB.meticulous

C.monotonousD.miraculous

5.Theinhabitantsofthispoverty-strickenareadecidedthattheirinadequate

offoodhadtobesavedforhardertimes.

A.allotmentB.delivery

C.availabilityD.distribution

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6.Phoneconversationsorwebchatsarenoforcozychatsoverlunchorin

thepubafterwork.

A.alternativesB.exchanges

C.substitutesD.options

7.Stressfulrelationshipsmayourmindsandconsumeourtimesothatwe

neglectourownhealth.

A.pacifyB.preoccupy

C.intensifyD.predetermine

8.Professionalskillscomeonlywithpractice,patience,and.

A.in叩tnessB.promptness

C.invigorationD.perseverance

9.Aninspiringteachercanstudentstopursuetheirinterests.

A.compelB.entice

C.stimulateD.provoke

10.Thespeakerwasontheprosperityofmodemsociety.

A.holdingbackB.holdingforth

C.holdingupD.holdingoff

11.Thefallinthenumberofdeathsfromheartdiseaseisgreatlyto

improvementsindiet.

A.attributedB.alluded

C.immuneD.prone

12.ThefigureswegetfromtheLabourDepartmenttheshakystateofthe

economicrecovery.

A.undercutB.undermine

C.underpinD.underscore

13.Themarketingdepartmentneedstotheuseofavailableresources.

A.patronizeB.polarize

C.commercializeD.optimize

14.Thecouplewerebothgladtohavegottenthroughthedivorceproceedings

withoutanyvisiblesignsof.

A.rivalryB.hostility

C.snobberyD.flexibility

15.Johncouldnotgiveaexplanationforhisstrangebehavior.

A.crucialB.critical

C.credibleD.creative

高级英语试卷第2页（共8页）

ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsII,III,IV.

(1)You'reonholidaybutsurreptitiouslycheckyourworkemailsthemomentyou

wakeup.Yougetanxiousifthere'snoWi-Fiinthehotelormobilephone

signalupthemountain.Ybufi*etifyourphoneisRettinglowonpower,and

yousecretlyworrythingswillgowrongatworkifyou'renotthere.

(2)Thesearethetypicalsignsof“alwayson“stressinducedbysmartphone

addiction.Forsomepeople,portableconnecteddeviceshaveliberatedthem

fromtheconstraintsofthenine-to-five.Flexibleworkinghasgiventhem

moreautonomyovertheirworkinglivesandenabledthemtospendmoretime

withtheirfriendsandfamilies.

(3)Formanyothersthough,smartphoneshavebecometyrantsinourpockets,

neverallowingustoswitcho工relaxandrechargeourbatteries.Anda

numberofcommentatorsarebecomingincreasinglyconcernedaboutthe

syndrome.

(4)Pittsburgh-baseddeveloperKevinHoleshwassoworriedabouthowmuchhe

wasignoringhisfamilyandfriendsinfavorofhisiPhonethathedeveloped

anapp-Moment—tomonitorhisusage.

(5)Theappenablesuserstoseehowmuchtimethey'respendingonthedevice

andsetupwarningsifself-imposedusagelimitsarebreached."Moment's

goalistopromotebalanceinyourlife,,?hiswebsiteexplains.uSometimeon

yourphone,sometimeoffitenjoyingyourlovingfamilyandfriendsaround

you.^^

(6)Andsomeemployersareacknowledgingthatgettingthework-lifebalance

rightisn'tsoeasy.Weneedhelp.Forexample,GermancarmakerDaimler

recentlyintroducedanemailauto-deleteoptionforitsholidayingemployees,

inrecognitionthattheymaynothavethewillpowertoswitchofffromwork.

(7)DrChristineGrant,anoccupationalpsychologistatCoventryUniversity's

CentreforResearchinPsychology,BehaviorandAchievement,toldtheBBC:

“Thenegativeimpactsofneverswitchingoffyourphonearethatyourmindis

neverresting,you'renotgivingyourbodytimetorecover,soyou'realways

stressed.Andthemoretiredandstressedweget,themoremistakeswemake.

Physicalandmentalhealthcansuffer.

(8)Thefactthatwecanstayconnectedtotheworkplacewhereverweareinthe

worldisfeedingdeep-seatedinsecurities,sheargues."Thereisamassive

anxietyaboutrelinquishingcontrol,"shesays."InmyresearchIfbunda

numberofpeoplewhowereburntoutbecausetheyweretravellingwith

technologyallthetime,nomatterwhattimezonetheywerein.”

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(9)Womeninparticularweresusceptibletodoingafulldayintheoffice,coming

hometomaketeaandlookafterthekids,thenputtinginalateshiftbefore

goingtobed."Thistripleshiftingcanhavequiteanimpactonhealth,says

DrGrant.

(10)DrAlasdairEmslie,presidentoftheSocietyofOccupationalMedicine,

agrees,saying:"Everyyearabout400,000peopleintheUKreport

work-relatedstressataleveltheybelieveismakingthemill.Changesin

technologyareonecontributoryfactor,particularlyifthismakesemployees

feeltheyareunabletocopewithincreaseddemandsorhavelesscontrolin

handlingtheirworkload/5

(II)AccordingtotelecomsregulatorOfcom,61%ofUKadultsnowsaytheyown

asmartphone,whilehouseholdtake-upoftabletcomputershasalmost

doubledoverthepastyearto44%.Since2010ourdailytotalmedia

consumptionhasrisenfrom8hours48minutestomorethan11hours,says

Ofcom,largelythankstotheriseofsmartphones.Wenowconsumemedia

formorehoursthanwesleep.Andasthenumberofconnectedsmartphones

isincreasing,soistheamountofdataatourdisposal.Thisisleadingtoa

sortofdecisionparalysis,arguesMichaelRendell,partnerfbrconsulting

firmPwC'sglobalhumancapitalbusiness.

(12)uItiscreatingmorestressintheworkplacebecausepeoplearehavingto

embraceabroaderrangeofdataandcommunicationsandit'sdifficultto

managethemall.Itactuallymakesitmoredifficulttomakedecisionsand

manyarebecominglessproductivebecausethey'reoverwhelmedbyitall

andfeeltheycanneverescapetheoffice.^^

(13)PwC5sreport,TheFutureofWork—AJourneyto2022,involvedinterviews

with50,000workersaroundtheworld.AccordingtoMrRendell,'theUK

workforceisnotmoreproductivethanitwasevesthoughwehaveallthis

connectivityandallthisdata.”

(14)TimForer,alawyerwithemploymentlawspecialistBlakeMorgan,agrees,

saying:"Whyhaven,twageskeptupwithinflation?It'sbecausewehave

morepeopledoinglesswork.Wethinkcheckingemailsisworkwhenalot

ofthetimeitisn'tproductivework.”

(15)Theblurringofihelinedividingworkandleisurebroughtaboutby

technologyisn'tjustahealthandsafbtyissueforemployees,however.There

arepotentiallyseriousconsequencesfbrcompanies,too."Underthe

高级英语试卷第4页（共8页）

EuropeanWorkingTimeDirectivethereisa48-hourlimittotheworking

weekandyou'remeanttohavean11-hourbreakevery24-hourperiod,55says

MrForer.<cButifyou'recheckingtextsandemailsfirstthinginthemorning

andlastthingatnight,it5sprettyeasytobustthoselimits.Thisjeopardizes

companies9dutyofcaretowardstheiremployees,heargues.

(16)Ofcourse,mobilephoneandothertechnologycompaniesarguethatmobile

connectivityisentirelybeneficial,andmanyyoungerpeople,officeworkers,

andself-employedwouldagree.

II.Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatementsorquestions,followedbyfour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswerandwritethecorresponding

letterODyourAnswerSheet(20points,2pointsfbreach)

16.Howhaveportableconnecteddevicesaffectedsomepeople?

A.They'vepreventedthemfrommeetingfriends.

B.They'veenabledthemtoworkmoreflexibly.

C.They'veconfinedtheirworktime.

D.They'vereducedtheirworkload.

17.InParagraph3,“thesyndrome“refersto.

A.the“alwayson“stress

B.thementalhealthconcern

C.thesmartphoneaddiction

D.thelackofworkingautonomy

18.Thebenefitoftheapp-Moment-isthatitmay.

A.changeourwaysofliving

B.monitorourtimeonphoneuse

C.contributetobetterrelationships

D.warnusagainstworkingtoolong

19.Keepingourdigitaldevicesonallthetimemaymakeusstressedbecause.

A.weareliabletomakemoremistakes

B.ourlivesarefullyoccupiedwithwork

C.wecanbereachedbyourbossatanytime

D.ourmindandbodyhavenotimetorecover

20.Theexpression“susceptibleto“inParagraph9issimilarinmeaningto.

A.responsiblefbrB.persistentin

C.subjecttoD.sensitiveto

高级英语试卷第5页（共8页）

21.Whatisoneofthefactorsthatleadtowork-relatedstress?

A.Thebreak-throughsintechnology.

B.One'sreluctancetocopewithcrisis.

C.One'sinabilitytohandlehisworkload.

D.Thestrictrequirementsofworkingskills.

22.AccordingtoParagraphs11and12,whatmayresultindecisionparalysis?

A.Theover-consumptionofmediaresources.

B.Theburdenofdealingwithdailyroutines.

C.Thelackofproductivityofemployees.

D.Thedifficultyinprocessinghugedata.

23.InParagraph15,theword’Jeopardizes“means__.

A.justifiesB.legalizes

C.endangersD.suspends

24.Whichofthefollowingmayreflecttheauthor'sview?

A.Thepopularizationofelectronicdevicesshouldbeencouraged.

B.Theboundariesbetweenworkandlifeshouldbecutclearly.

C.Employersshouldnotputtheiremployeesintightcontrol.

D.Companiesshouldreservelongerholidaysfbremployees.

25.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.WorkandLeisureB.TheBigDataEra

C.DigitalStressesD.ImpactsoftheInternet

第二部分非选择题

III.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandwritethetranslationonyour

AnswerSheet.(10points,2pointsforeach)

26.Youfretifyourphoneisgettinglowonpower,andyousecretlyworrythings

willgowrongatworkifyou'renotthere.

27.InmyresearchIfoundanumberofpeoplewhowereburntoutbecausethey

weretravellingwithtechnologyallthetime,nomatterwhattimezonethey

werein.

28....61%ofUKadultsnowsaytheyownasmartphone,whilehousehold

take-upoftabletcomputershasalmostdoubledoverthepastyearto44%.

29.TheUKworkforceisnotmoreproductivethanitwaseventhoughwehaveall

thisconnectivityandallthisdata.

30.Theblurringofthelinedividingworkandleisurebroughtaboutbytechnology

isn?tjustahealthandsafetyissuefbremployees,however.

高级英语试卷第6页（共8页）

IVAnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglishwithin80-100words.Writeyour

answeronyourAnswerSheet.(10points)

31.Whatarethepositiveandnegativeeffectsbroughtaboutbyportableconnected

devices?

VThefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsor

expressionsmarkedAtoY.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentences

andwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheetOnewordorexpressionfor

eachblankonly.(25points,1pointforeach)

Thechildwasfairlyeatingme32withhercold,steadyeyes,andno

expressiononherfacewhatever.Shedidnotmoveandseemed,33,quiet;

anunusuallyattractivelittlething,andasstrongasa34inappearance.

Butherfacewasflushed,shewas35rapidly,andIrealizedthatshehada

highfever.Shehadmagnificentblondehair,inprofusion.Oneofthosepicture

childrenoften36inadvertisingleafletsandthephotogravuresectionsof

theSundaypapers.

Chavelwasfilledwithahugeand37joy.Itseemedtohimthatalready

hewas38-twenty-ninementodrawandonlytwomarkedpapersleft.

Thechanceshadsuddenlygrowninhis39fromtentooneto-fourteen

one:thegreengrocerhaddrawnaslipandindicated40andwithout

pleasurethathewassafe.Indeedfromthefirstdrawanymarkofpleasurewas

taboo:onecouldn'tmockthe41manbyanysignofrelief

Women,itisobvious,arefreerthaninthepast.Freernotonlyto42the

generallyunenviablesocialfunctions43reservedtothemale,butalso

freertoexercisethemorepleasing,feminine44ofbeingattractive.They

havetheright,ifnottobe45virtuousthantheirgrandmothers,atany

ratetolooklessvirtuous.TheBritishMatron,notlongsinceacreatureof

austereandeven46aspect,nowdoesherbesttoachieveandperennially

preservetheappearanceofwhatherpredecessorwouldhavedescribedasa

LostWoman.

高级英语试卷第7页（共8页）

Nosoonerdidhiscartouchtheboulevard47homethanAceflickedon

theradio.Heneededtheradio,especiallytoday.Intheseconds48the

tubeswannedup,hesaidaloud,doingitjusttohearahumanvoice,“Jesus.

She'llpopherlid."Hisvoice,thoughfamiliar,49him;itsoundedthin

and50.InadeeperregisterAceadded,"She'Hmurderme."Thenthe

radiocame51,warmandstrong,sohestoppedworrying.

Ionce52twolittlegirlsfromEsthonia,whohadnarrowlyescapeddeath

fromstarvationina53,Theylivedinmyfamily,andofcoursehadplenty

toeat.Buttheyspentalltheirleisurevisiting54farmsandstealing

potatoes,whichtheyhoarded.Rockefeller,whoinhisinfancyhadexperienced

greatpoverty,spenthis55lifeinasimilarmanner.SimilarlytheArab

chieftainsontheirsilkenByzantine56couldnotforgetthedesert,and

hoardedrichesfarbeyondanypossiblephysicalneed.

A.neighbouringB.privilegeC.beforeD.hithertoE.adult

F.condemnedG.shamefulH.famineI.headingJ.less

K.scratchyL.inwardlyM.divansN.perform0.on

P.terrifyingQ.reproducedR.heiferS.irkedT.favor

U.befriendedV.carelesslyW.savedX.breathingY.up

VI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandwritethetranslationonyour

AnswerSheet.(20points,2pointseachfor57-60,4pointsfor61,8pointsfor62)

57.两个戴着滑稽草帽的农妇牵着漂亮的烟色毛驴庄重地走过。

58.我的舌头上仍存留着甜甜的香草味，耳中回响着她奇妙的朗读声。我不得不说点什么。

59.我不能，而且也不想完全放弃我儿时形成的世界观。

60.她的时间不多了，但她还是继续坐在窗边，把头靠在窗帘上，嗅着印花窗帘上的尘土味。

61.报纸有权利采纳一种态度，采取一种立场。但是，它有同样神圣的权利，站在对立面

的角度用事实而非感情来解释、证明并支持这一立场。

62.我们正在放弃质量——甚至在某种程度上，放弃人的品质。“最好的”对我们而言

已经难以企及。我们用机器制造的平麻食物喂养自己。这对我们的灵魂、思想和消

化都有害。这是我们更明智、更冷静的祖先喂猪，而不是喂养人的方式：尽可能多、

尽可能快，但没有质量标准。

高级英语试卷第8页(共8页)

高级英语202104(课程代码00600)

I.Choosetherightonetocompletethesentence.(15points,1pointforeach)

LB2.C3.A4.D5.A6.C7.B8.D9.C[0.B

11.A12.D13.D14.B15.C

Il.Choosethebestanswcr.(20points,2pointsToreach)

16.B17.A18.B19.D20.C21.A22.D23.C24.B25.C

HI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinesc.(10points,2pointsforeach)

工如欠你的手机电超低，你会感到焦虑不安；如果你不在，你会暗暗担心工什安

问咫.

27.应在研究中发现•有些人在旅行时，无论身处哪个时区，始终技术设备不离q.

困而精疲力竭.

28….…在英国，61%的成年人称自己拥有智能手机，而拥有平板电脑的家庭数吊、在

过去的一年间也增长了将近一倍，占有率达到44%.

29.尽笆我们行了联网的便利和所有这些数据，英国劳动力的生产率和过去相比却并

没力提高.

30.不过，山技术造成的工作和休闲界限不清，不仅仅关乎员工的健康和安全问题。

IV.AnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglishwithin80-100words.。0points)

31.略

V.Choosctheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentences.(25points,1pointfor

c:ich)

32.Y33.L34.R35.X36.Q37.G38.W39.T40.V41.F

42.N43.D44.B45J46.P47.148.C49.S50