全国自考2016年10月份00600高级英语历年真题及答案

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2016年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

高级英语试卷

（课程代码00600）

本试卷共9页，满分10（）分：考试时间150分钟.全部题目用英文作答（英译汉题目除外）,

并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置上，否则不计分。

I.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgivenfourchoicesofwordsorexpressions.Choose

therightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyour

AnswerSheet（15points,1pointforeach）

1.Thepolicehavewarnedthepublicthatthekillercouldagain.

A.strideB.strike

C.striveD.stray

2・Theseweaponsaddanewtomodemwarfare.

A.viewB.function

C.methodD.dimension

3.Theaccidentwastheconsequenceofcarelessness.

A.inevitableB.feasible

C.workableD.invisible

4.Diamondshavelittlevalueandtheirpricedependsalmostentirelyon

theirscarcity.

A.extinctB.intrinsic

C.surplusD.nominal

5.Youseemedabitaboutrecommendingthatrestaurant—issomething

wrongwithit?

A.excitedB.superstitious

C.hesitantD・determined

6.Theyhavealwaysregardedamanofandfeiniessasareliablefriend.

A.prideB.integrity

C.arroganceD.temperament

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7.Shewonderedwhatshehaddonetohisdispleasurethistime.

A.deliverB.conceal

C.expressD.incur

8.Asurprisingpercentageofthepopulationarecomputer

A.illegalB.irritable

C.illiterateD.irregular

9.Thegovernment'sannualonarmshasbeenreduced.

A.expenditureB.consumption

C.revenueD.income

10.Evebeentrjingalldaytoreachhimonthetelephone,buthe'svery..

A.evasiveB-inclusive

C.elusiveD・invasive

11.Trafficwillbethroughthesidestreetswhilethemainroadisresurfaced.

A.takenB・diverted

C.drawn・D.moved

12.IarrivedearlyforthemeetingsoIwasmythumbsforhalfanhour.

A.turningB.touching

C.twistingD.twiddling

13.InrecentyearstherehasbeenanoticeabledeclineinsuchBritish

institutionsasafternoonteaandtheSundayroast.

A.venerableB.vulnerable

C.vulgarD.vigorous

14・Thenewspaperprinteda(an)fbrtheirpreviouserror.

A.copyB.publication

C.retractionD.advertisement

15.Inthepast10years,measureshaveradicallyreducedlevelsoftooth

decayinchildren.

A.primitiveB.preventive

C.predictableD.premature

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ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsH,III,IV.

(1)WhenIstartedworkingfromhomesomemonthsago,Ihadnotanticipatedthe

challengesinvolved.

(2)l*hefirstwastotellpeoplethatIamworkingfromhome.「vehadI。explain

myworkarraiiRemenllomyneighbors,whowonder•匕dwhyIwasraking

leavesesshovelingsnowinthemid・aftemoon.I'vedescribedilto

door-to-dcx)rcanvassers,relatives,friends,thegasmeterreader,themail

carrierandtheparentsofchildreninthekindergartenschoolyard.

(3)Thepeoplewho'vehadthemostdiflicultyinunderstandingmynewwork

setuparemyfamily.Myfive-year-oldtwins,ClaireandAlexander,keep

asking,withsomeapprehension,“Daddy,whydon'tyougotowork?”My

response,"ButIamworking,justfromhome,“completelybafflesthemand

theygazeatmewithanexpressionuniquetochildren:"Daddysaysthe

funniestthings.”

(4)[liesecondchallengehasbeeniheadditionaldemands,mosllytkommy\vi电

HerphonecallstlomherofficeimariablybeginwiththefburwordsI've

cometodread:"Sinceyou'realhome..丁Herassumption,andthatofothers,

isthatsinceI'mathomebetween9and5,1caneasilytakecareoflast-minute

shopping,arrangefordeliveriesanddrop-ofis,orchestrateplaydatesforthe

twins,andrespondtofinancial,medical,educationalandhomemaintenance

mattersforourfamily.

(5)Theresultisthatbyworkingfromhomefvetakenonahostofnewduties,in

additiontothosemandatedbymyemployer.Over[heoastsixmonths,our

homehasacquiredanewroofanupgradedelectricalsyslemandalonglislof

interiorandexteriorhomeimprovements；

(6)Thethirdandmostcomplexchallengeistheexpectationsofmychildren.

ClaireandAlexanderseemunabletograspthathavinga*stay-at；homedadis

notthesameashavingagainfullyemployedstay-at-homedad.Invariably

theyneedtoconsultwithmeonanydisagreementormatterthatarisesafter

returninghomefromtheirdaily2.5hoursofmorningseniorkindergarten.

(7)Iimaginedthatafewwordsofwisdomfrommewouldquicklysettlethem

backtotheirroutinewithourcaregiver.However、Icamelorealizethat

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resolvingadisputeovertheownershiDofaparticularpencilisakintotakinga

casetotheSupremeCourtofCanada.Ittakesalotoftime,andanyoutcome

canandwillbeappealed.

(8)Thefburtlichallenge,atfirsttrivialbutlesssoastimepassed,isthatmybasement

office,whichwastobemysacrosanctworkspace,becameastorageroom.

Myrealoffice(aseveryoneinmyfamilycallsit)atYorkUniversityisa

marvelofcleanlinessandorganization.Myhomeoffice~whichIsuppose

everjonesawasnotbeingreal-isnowawarrenofnot-quitediscardedor

returneditems:boxesofoldbooksandclothes,long-forgottentoys,diseased

plants,sportsequipmentandsundryunusedordefectivehome-repair

materials.

(9)ClairuandAlexanderseeihespaceasanextensionoftheirDlayrovm、

especiallysuitedfbrhide・and-seekwiththeaddedfeatureofexDensive

electronicequiDment.

(10)Overthemonths,Ihavemetothersworkingfromhome.We'vecrossedpaths

atthelocalcofleeshop,seekinghumancontactafterspendinghoursalonein

ourrespectivehomes.Fromthem.Ilearneddifferentstrategies.

(11)Oneistoactasthoughyouarestillworkingatthe“real”office.Thosewho

practicethisapproachdressinbusinessattireinthemorning,carrybriefcases

andusetheirBlackBerrysatalltimes,makingitquitecleartoeverj-onein

theirvicinitythat"I'niworking,sodon'tbotherme."Itriedtoaskthemif

thisstrategywaseffectivewithfamilymembers,likeyoungchildren,but

they'venevergivenmetheopportunityforsuchidlechatter.

(12)Althoughappealing,formethisstrategytakesawayoneofthebiggest

advantagesofworkingfromhome.Beforestartingthisarrangement,Ihad

imaginedahostofbenefitsincludingincreasedproductivity,moreflexibility

andfewerintermptions.

(13)Inreality,fewadvantagesmaterializedotherthanbeingabletoavoidcommuting

andspendinglesstimeonmypersonalappearanceeachmorning,therefore,

I'mloathtoswitchfrommyoldsweatpantsandsneakerstoatieandsuitor

toshaveever}day,inordertolooklikeI'mworking.

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(14)Anotherstrategyistobeginanyconversationwith"I'mworkingfromhome.”

Thisensuresthelistener,andeveryonearound,knows.Itriedthis,butfound

ithadunintendedconsequences.Thefollow-upquestionisalways.“What

areyouworkingon?”IreplythatIamwritingascholarlybookonretirement

andpensionpoliciesinSouthKorea.Thisswiftlyterminatesanyconversation

andleavesmestandingalone.

(15)Tilleavethisapproachforthosewriting-athome-thenextblockbuster

Hollywoodscreenplay.

(16)Thestrategy1'vcsettledoniswhatmanyothersworkingathomealso

gravitatetoward;namely,avagueandgeneric."Well,youknow.I'mdoing

someworkathome."Anyfollow-upquestionsareskillfullydeflectedby

wittyobservationsabouttheweather,politicsorsports.Thisleavesa

mysteriousauraaroundmyactivities.

(17)NowthatPmpreparingtoreturntomy“real”officenextweek,themost

importantlessonI'velearnedisthatwhenI'mnextgiventheopportunityto

workfromhome,FilmakesinenooneknowsI'mworking...fromhome.

11.Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatementsorquestions,followedbyfour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswerandwritethecorresponding

letteronyourAnswerSheet.(20points,2pointsforeach)

16.Thekidsfellwhentheirfathertoldthemthathewasworkingfrom

home.

A.curiousB.confused

C.excitedD.apprehensive

17.Thechildrenexpecttheirfather.

A.tosettletheirdisputes

B.toarrangefbrtheirplaydates

C.tobuysomenewtoysfbrthem

D・torespondtotheireducationmatters

18.l*heauthordescribeshisofficeathomeasaplace___.

A・whichiscleanandtidy

B.whichisspecialandinviolable

C.whichiscrowdedwitliwasteitems

D、whichislongforgottenbythefamily

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19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTachallengethattheauthorconfronted?

A.Theauthorhadtodealwithsomedomesticchores.

B.Theauthorhadtotakeonmoredutiesthanalwork.

C.Theauthorhadtoexplaintohisneighborsaboutwhathedoes.

D.Theauthorhadtodressinbusinessattirewhenworkingfromhome.

20.Beforehestartedworkingathome,theauthorexpected.

A.togainmorebenefitswithlessettbrts

B.toworkefficientlyinspiteofinterruptions

C.toproducemoreinaflexiblewayofworking

D.toworkwithfewinterruptionsthoughlessproductivity

21.Theword<ioath,'inParagraph13means.

A.hesitantB.unwilling

C.afraidD.pleased

22.Theword“blockbuster“inParagraph15means.

A.asuccessflilbookormovieB.apopularTVshow

C.awell-knownstudyD.abriefbiography

23.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor.

A.preferstoworkfromhomeregularly

B.willneverchoosetoworkfromhome

C.willalwaysworkintherealofficeinthefiiture

D,mighthaveanotherchancetoworkfromhomeinthefuture

24.Thetoneofthispassageis.

A.humorousB.approving

C-aggressiveD.contemptuous

25.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WorkingfromHome—One'sBestChoice.

B.WorkingfromHomeBringsPleasantSurprises.

C.WorkingfromHomeIsn'tAllIl'sCrackeduptoBe.

D.WorkingfromHomeIsasInterestingasItCanBe.

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III.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandwritethetranslationonyour

AnswerSheeL(II)poinU,2pointsforeach)

26.ITvehadtoexplainmyworkarrangementtomyneighbors,whowondered

whyIwasrakingleavesorshovelingsnowinthemid-afternoon.

27.Thesecondchallengehasbeentheadditionaldemands,mostlyfrommywife.

IlerphonecallsfromherofficeinvariablybeginwiththefourwordsI've

cometodread:"Sinceyou'reathome…”

28.Overthepastsixmonths,ourhomehasacquiredanewroof,anupgraded

electricalsystemandalonglistofinteriorandexteriorhomeimprovements.

29.However,Icametorealizethatresolvingadisputeovertheownershipofa

particularpencilisakintotakingacasetotheSupremeCourtofCanada.

30.ClaireandAlexanderseethespaceasanextensionoftheirplayroom,especially

suitedforhide-and-seek,withtheaddedfeatureofexpensiveelectronic

equipment.•

IV.AnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglishwithin80-100words.Writeyour

answersontheAnswerSheet.(10points)

31.Whydoyouthinksomepeoplechoosetoworkfromhome?

V.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsor

expressionsmarkedAtoY.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentences

andwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheetOnewordorexpressionfor

eachblankonly.(25points,1pointforeach)

Ifallformsofmercy-killingarewrong,theyshould32taboo.Butare

they?Becausemanypeopleacceptthatitissad,33andgruesometo

prolongthethroesofdeath34allthemightofmedicaltechnology,

passiveeuthanasia-lettingpatientsdie-is35accepted.MostAmerican

stateshaveW1iving-wiir36thatprotectsdoctorsfromprosecutionifthey

donottrytosavesomeonewhohassaidhedoesnotwantlifeprolonged.

Therewereanumberofpeopleoutthisafternoon,farmorethanlastSunday.

Andthebandsoundedlouderand37.ThatwasbecausetheSeasonhad

begun.For38thebandplayedalltheyear39onSundays,outof

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40_itwasneverthesame.Itwaslikesomeoneplayingwithonlythefamilyto

41_;itdidn'tcarehowitplayedifthereweren'tanystrangerspresent.

Givemea42hourortwoinbedandIcansolve,43myown

satisfaction,allthedoubtsofhumanity.WhenIaminthehumorIcan_44

grandsymphonies,andpaint45pictures.Iam,atonce,Shakespeare,

Beethoven,andMichaelAngelo;yetitgivesmenosatisfaction:46theone

thingIcannotdoistogotosleep.

Changemeanstrouble,changemeanswork,changemeanscost.Iliseasierto

printwireservices47thanhaveareporteronthebeat.Itiseasiertobuy

syndicatedcolumnsthanfind-andtrain-localtalent.Itiseasiertolettheads

48_theformatthandevelopaformatthatelevatesnews49dogfbod.It

iseasiertowrite50copythatappealstoemotion51thanreason.

Vanityisa52ofimmensepotency.Anyonewhohas53todowith

childrenknowshowtheyare54performingsomeantic,andsaying

“Lookatme".“Lookatme?isoneofthemostfundamentaldesiresofthe

humanheart.Itcantake55forms,from56tothepursuitof

posthumousfame.

A.constantlyB.gayerC.aboveD.restlessE.for

F.innumerableG.magnificentH.roundI.seasonJ.much

।K.withL.ratherM.undignifiedN.dictateO.listen

P.editorialQ.remainR.dispatchesS.toT.motive

U・buffboneryV.legislationW・althoughX.composeY・widely

VLTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandwritethetranslationonyour

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

57.我说明了危险性，但同时提出，只要他们承担责任，我就不会坚持做这

次喉咙检查.

58.如果我们把行动本身看作是好的，那么就必须把一切势利行为当作好的，

因为它们全都能引起行动。

59.这次来墨西哥就是为了让她找到自我，重新站起，抚平创伤后回到他身边。

60.家庭设施越是齐备,就越要依赖于冷漠的大公司和人数日益减少的服务

人员。

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61.一个国家的妇女通过她们在生活中的行为来塑造这个国家的道德、宗教

和政治。目前，我们国家在政治上也许比其他任何地方都更需要妇女的

理想主义和决心。

62.有些人抽出他们手指碰到的第一张纸条；其他人似乎怀疑命运企图将某

一张纸条强加于他们，所以他们刚刚从鞋里抽出一张就又扔回去，再另

换一张。时间过得惊人的慢,那个叫Viosin的人靠墙坐着，嘴里叼着尚未

点燃的香烟，对他们毫不在意。

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2016年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

高级英语试题答案及评分参考

(课程代码00600)

I.Choosetherightonetocompletethesentence.(15points,1pointforeach)

1.B2.D3.A4,B5.C

6.B7.D8.C9,A10.C

11.B12.D13.A14.C15.B

11.Choosethebestanswer.(20points,2pointsforeach)

16.B17.A18.C19.D20.C

21.B22.A23.D24.A25.C

IILTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.(10points,2pointsforeach)

26.我不得不跟邻居们解释我的工作安排，他们不明白为什么我会在下午有时

间扫落叶或者铲雪.

27.第二个挑战是一些额外的要求，这些要求大多来自我的妻子。她从办公室

打来的电话无一例外地会以我渐渐害怕起来的那几个字开始：“既然你在

家……”

28.在过去的六个月中，我们家换了新屋顶，升级了电路系统，并且屋内屋外

做了一系列的改进.

29.然而，我逐渐意识到解决一支铅笔归属的争端就跟把案件提交到加拿大最

高法院去审理差不多。

30.克莱尔和亚历山大把这个地方当作了自己游戏室的延伸，多了一些昂贵的

电子设备，这里尤其适合玩捉迷藏。

【评分参考】

(1)译文准确，句子连贯,无重大理解错误，不扣分。

(2)虽然译文与答案不完全相符，但能够正确表达原意，不扣分。

(3)译文不准确，内容不连贯,出现一个重大理解错误，该小题扣1分。

(4)关键内容上的漏译，每出现一个，该小题扣1分；关键词汇的漏译，每出现两个,

该小题扣1分；但不出现负分。

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IV.AnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglishwithin80-100words.(10points)

31.

【评分参考】

(1)内容占6分，语言占4分。

(2)答案结构合理，语言准确,条理清晰，得4分。