2007年10月自考试题高级英语全国试卷
2007年10月高等教育自学考试英语(一)试题及解析
仅供参考2007年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语(一)试卷更多历次真题及解析请参见北航出版社《全国高等教育自学考试英语(一)历次真题全解》本试卷分为两部分,满分100分,考试时间150分钟。
第一部分为选择题,1页至7页,共7页。
应考者必须在“答题卡”上按要求 填涂,不能答在试卷上。
第二部分为非选择题,8页至9页,共2页。
应考者必须在“答题纸”上答题。
PART ONE (50 POINTS ). Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point e Ⅰach)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1. To some extent the good service at the hotel ________ the poor food.A. brought outB. came aboutC. got down toD. made up for2. If you ________ in taking this attitude, we’ll have to ask you to leave.A. insistB. resist C persist D. exist3. He’ll ________ his nervousness once he's on stage.A. get overB. get offC. get outD. get through4. At the age of fourteen, Maggie went to a ________ girls' school along with her sister.A. nearB. nearbyC. closeD. neighbor5. Miranda happily accepted an invitation to lunch at Rules, her ________ restaurant.A. popularB. preferredC. favoredD. favorite6. We request that all cell phones ________ for the duration of the performance.A. be turned offB. should turn offC. ought to be turned offD. to be turned off7. Who was the first person ________ today?A. spoke to youB. with you spokeC. you spoke toD. spoke with you8. A person who talks to ________ is not necessarily mad.A. himselfB. oneselfC. yourselfD. itself9. Spanish people usually speak ________ than English people.A. quickB. quicklyC. more quickD. more quickly10. Did you hear ________ Mary said?A. thatB. whatC. whichD. that what. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point each)Ⅱ下列短文中有+个空白,每个空白有四个选项。
10月全国高等教育自学考题高级英语试卷
10月全国高等教育自学考题高级英语试卷全部题目用英文作答(翻译题除外),并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上I. 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 write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (25 points, 1 point for each)Today’s heroes—some of them, anyway—tell us they enjoy their 1 . “And I 2 to myself at the men and the ladies. Who never 3 of us billion-dollar babies.”The 4“culture hero” who 5 that is Alice Cooper.If I said that being black is a greater 6 than being a woman, probably no one would 7me. Why? Because “we all know” there is 8 against black people in America. That there is prejudice against women is an idea that still 9 nearly all men—and, I am afraid, most women—as 10 .There is, however, another 11 possessed by the best work, which is even more important as a 12 of happiness than is the exercise of 13 . This is the element of constructiveness. In some work, though by no 14 in most, something is built up which remains as a 15 whenthe work is completed.My own state of mind, when I left Watts eight years ago to take up the 16 year at Whittier College, was 17 . It was to me less of a 18 ; it was the stepping off point of an Odyssey that was to take me through Whittier College and Oxford University, to Yale Law School, and back to Watts. I had 19 then, as now, to make Watts my 20 .Well, it’s a good life and a good 21 , all said and 22 , if you don’t 23 , and if you know that the big wide world hasn’t 24 from you yet, no, not by a long way, though it won’t be long now. The float bobbed more violently than before and, with a 25 on his face, he began to wind in the reel.II. Each of the following sentences is given four choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (15 points, 1 point for each)26. The citizens are grateful to the government for the ______ environment.A. wholesomeB. wholesaleC. noisomeD. tiresome27. The farmers’ ______ from the contest aroused heated debates.A. omissionB. exclusionC. inclusionD. emission28. He owed his victory to endurance and ______.A. instanceB. existenceC. subsistenceD. perseverance29. He killed his enemy and received a ______ wound himself.A. moralB. fatefulC. mortalD. factual30. To remove the paint, he had to apply a knife to ______ the table.A. scrapeB. rubC. dabD. peel31. The local government decided to ______ money for the building of a new post office.A. distributeB. divideC. contributeD. allot32. She was ______ of her notorious family scandal.A. shamefulB. shamelessC. ashamedD. shamed33. Since then, the contrast between his two careers has become even more ______.A. symbolizedB. distinguishedC. predominatedD. pronounced34. I recall how ______ it was years ago when people littered everywhere in our city.A. annoyingB. scaringC. frighteningD. humiliating35. I don’t complain about the smoking ______ because I hate watching people smoking in hospitals.A. programsB. restrictionsC. argumentsD. advertisements36. His muscles are firmest and his ______ colds and infections is highest.A. ignorance ofB. independence ofC. resistance toD. attribution to37. Regardless of ______ poll results, a number of objections have been published in newspapers.A. practicalB. sensibleC. favorableD. outstanding38. At British universities, it is ______ to cease work and spend a half-hour or so sipping tea and eating cookies with the members of one’s department.A. satisfactoryB. extraordinaryC. contemporaryD. customary39. The concentration of populations in cities has given ______ to many problems of housing, education, and medical services.A. riseB. reasonC. resultD. response40. This discovery is highly ______ in the circle of science.A. measuredB. appreciatedC. calculatedD. experimentedRead the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items III, IV, V.A Wrong Man in Workers’ Paradise(1) The man had never believed in mere utility.(2) Having had no useful work, he indulged in mad whims. He made little pieces of sculpture—men, women and castle, quaint earthen things dotted over with sea-shells. He painted. Thus he wasted his time on all that was useless, needless. People laughed at him. At times he vowed to shake off his whims, but they lingered in his mind.(3) Some boys seldom ply their books and yet pass their tests. A similar thing happened to this man. He spent his earth life in useless work and yet after his death the gates of Heaven opened wide for him.(4) But mistakes are unavoidable even in Heaven. So it came to pass that the aerialmessenger who took charge of the man made a mistake and found him a place in Workers’ Paradise.(5) In this Paradise you find everything except leisure.(6) Here men say: “God! We haven’t a moment to spare.” Women whisper: “Let’s move on, time’s a-flying.” All exclaim: “Time is precious.” “We have our hands full, we make use of every single minute,” they sigh complainingly, and yet those words make them happy and exalted.(7) But this newcomer, who had passed all his life on Earth without doing a scrap of useful work, did not fit in with the scheme of things in Workers’ Paradise. He lounged in the streets absently and jostled the hurrying men. He lay down in green meadows, or close to the fast flowing streams, and was taken to task by busy farmers. He was always in the way of others.(8) A hustling girl went every day to a silent torrent (silent, since in the Workers’ Paradise even a torrent would not waste its energy singing) to fill her pitcher.(9) The girl’s movement on the road was like the rapid movement of a skilled hand on the strings of a guitar. Her hair was carelessly done; inquisitive wisps stooped often over her forehead to peer at the dark wonder of her eye.(10) The idler was standing by the stream. As a princess sees a lonely beggar and is filled with pity, so the busy girl of Heaven saw this one and was filled with pity.(11 ) “A—ha !” she cried with concern. “You have no work in hand, have you?”(12) The man sighed, “Work! I have not a moment to spare for work.”(13) The girl did not understand his words, and said: “I shall spare some work for you to do, if you like.”(14) The man replied: “Girl of the silent torrent, all this time I have been waiting to take some work from your hands.”(15) “What kind of work would you like?”(16) “Will you give me one of your pitchers, one that you can spare?”(17) She asked: “A pitcher? You want to draw water from the torrent?”(18) “No, I shall draw pictures on your pitcher.”(19) The girl was annoyed.(20) “Pictures, indeed! I have no time to waste on such as you. I am going.” And she walked away.(21) But how could a busy person get the better of one who had nothing to do? Every day they met, and every day he said to her: “Girl of the silent torrent, give me one of your clay pitchers. I shall draw pictures on it.”(22) She yielded at last. She gave him one of her pitchers. The man started painting. He drew line after line; he put color after color.(23) When he had completed his work, the girl held up the pitcher and stared at its sides, her eyes puzzled. Brows drawn, she asked: “Wha t do they mean, all those lines and colors? What is their purpose?”(24) The man laughed.(25) “Nothing. A picture may have no meaning and may serve no purpose.”(26) The girl went away with her pitcher. At home, away from prying eyes, she heldit in the light, turned it round and round and scanned the painting from all angles. At night she moved out of bed, lighted a lamp and scanned it again in silence. For the first time in her life she had seen something that had no meaning and no purpose at all.(27) When she set out for the torrent the next day, her hurrying feet were a little less hurried than before. For a new sense seemed to have wakened in her, a sense that seemed to have no meaning and no purpose at all.(28) She saw the painter standing by the t orrent and asked in confusion: “What do you want of me?”(29) “Only some more work from your hands.”(30) “What kind of work would you like?”(31) “Let me make a colored ribbon for your hair,” he answered.(32) “And what for?”(33) “Nothing.”(34) Ribbons were made, bright with colors. The busy girl of Workers’ Paradise had now to spend a lot of time every day tying the colored ribbon around her hair. The minutes slipped by, unutilized. Much work was left unfinished.(35) In Workers’ Paradise w ork had of late begun to suffer. Many persons who had been active before were now idle, wasting their precious time on useless things such as painting and sculpture. The elders became anxious. A meeting was called. All agreed that such a state of affairs h ad so far been unknown in the history of Workers’ Paradise.(36) The aerial messenger hurried in, bowing before the elders and made a confession.(37) “I brought a wrong man into this Paradise,” he said. “It is all due to him.”(38) The man was summoned. As he came the elders saw his fantastic dress, his quaint brushes, his paints, and they knew at once that he was not the right sort for Workers’ Paradise.(39) Stiffly the President said: “This is no place for the like of you. You must leave.”(40) The man sighed in relief and gathered up his brush and paint. But as he was about to go, the girl of the silent torrent came up tripping and cried: “Wait a moment. I shall go with you.”(41) The elders gasped in surprise. Never before had a thing like this happened in Workers’ Paradise—a thing that had no meaning and no purpose at all.III. 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 write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 points for each).41. What do you think is the main point of the story?A. The love of a painter for a pretty girl.B. The opposition between beauty and utility.C. The change of heart in a girl who used to believe in mere utility.D. The ideal society where no time is wasted and no idler is tolerated.42. What is the author’s attitude in this story?A. He is indifferent to the artist.B. He is in sympathy with the artist.C. He is absolutely objective in telling the story.D. He makes fun of those who believe in Paradise.43. In the sentence “...but they lingered in his mind” in Paragraph 2, “they” refers to ______.A. his whimsB. his vowsC. the things he madeD. the people he met44. What is the proper meaning of the phra se “a scrap of” in Paragraph 7?A. a lot ofB. a load ofC. a bit ofD. a pile of45. In Paragraph 8, with the sentence “...in the Workers’ Paradise even a torrent would not waste its energy singing”, the author intends to ______.A. state a factB. laugh at the manC. praise the Workers’ ParadiseD. scoff at the Workers’ Paradise46. What is the meaning of the phrase “get the better of” in Paragraph 21 ?A. pickB. make use ofC. defeatD. make fun of47. What is the meaning of the word “quaint” in Par agraph 38?A. disgustingB. strangeC. uglyD. disturbing48. Based on the author’s description of the girl, we know that ______.A. she was curiousB. she was not very attractiveC. she was much busier than the othersD. she was the princess of the Workers’ Paradise49. When the elders asked the man to leave the Workers’ Paradise, the man was ______.A. disappointedB. worriedC. pleasedD. surprised50. From the end of the story we can infer that ______.A. the girl won against the eldersB. the elders won against the girlC. the elders won against the manD. the man won against the eldersIV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 2 points for each)51. Having had no useful work, he indulged in mad whims.52. So it came to pass that the aerial messenger who took charge of the man madea mistake and found him a place in Workers’ Paradise.53. Here men say: “God! We haven’t a moment to spare.” Women whisper: “Let’s move on, time’s a-flying.”54. The girl’s movement on the road was like the rapid movement of a skilled hand on the strings of a guitar.55. As a princess sees a lonely beggar and is filled with pity, so the busy girl of Heaven saw this one and was filled with pity.V. Answer the following essay question in English within 80-100 words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (10 points)56. Do you think art is something that has no meaning and no purpose at all? Why or why not?VI. Translate the following sentences into English and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 points each for 57-60, 4 points for 61, 8 points for 62)57.心情好时,我可以谱写出恢弘的交响乐,绘制出壮丽的画卷。
自考高级英语试题及答案
自考高级英语试题及答案一、选择题(每题2分,共20分)1. The word "abandon" is most likely to be found in which part of a dictionary?A) PrefaceB) AppendixC) GlossaryD) Index答案:D2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a narrative text?A) Chronological orderB) Descriptive languageC) Personal anecdotesD) Objective reporting答案:D3. In a persuasive essay, the writer's main goal is to:A) Inform the readerB) Entertain the readerC) Persuade the readerD) Criticize the reader答案:C4. The phrase "break the ice" means:A) To stop a conversationB) To start a conversationC) To change the subjectD) To end a conversation答案:B5. Which of the following is a formal way to address a letter?A) Dear Sir/MadamB) Hi thereC) HelloD) Hey答案:A6. The correct use of the verb "to be" in the sentence "The book is on the table" is as:A) A linking verbB) A transitive verbC) An intransitive verbD) A causative verb答案:A7. The term "hyperbole" refers to:A) A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasisB) A figure of speech that uses understatement for emphasisC) A figure of speech that uses repetition for emphasisD) A figure of speech that uses irony for emphasis答案:A8. Which of the following is a synonym for "meticulous"?A) CarelessB) ImpatientC) PreciseD) Reckless答案:C9. The phrase "a shot in the dark" means:A) A random guessB) A well-planned actionC) A certain successD) A well-aimed shot答案:A10. In English grammar, the term "subjunctive mood" is used to describe:A) A hypothetical situationB) A past eventC) A future eventD) A present event答案:A二、填空题(每题2分,共20分)1. The word "____" can be used to describe a person who is very organized and efficient.答案:meticulous2. The phrase "____" is used to describe a situation where someone is trying to find out information without being obvious.答案:fishing for information3. The word "____" is used to describe a person who is very talkative and likes to tell stories.答案:garrulous4. The phrase "____" is used to describe a situation where someone is not showing their true feelings or intentions. 答案:wearing a mask5. The word "____" is used to describe a person who is very careful and cautious.答案:prudent6. The phrase "____" is used to describe a situation where someone is trying to make a difficult decision.答案:caught between a rock and a hard place7. The word "____" is used to describe a person who is very creative and imaginative.答案:inventive8. The phrase "____" is used to describe a situation where someone is trying to make something appear better than it really is.答案:putting a good face on it9. The word "____" is used to describe a person who is very secretive and does not share information easily.答案:reticent10. The phrase "____" is used to describe a situation where someone is trying to make a difficult decision.答案:on the horns of a dilemma三、阅读理解(每题5分,共30分)阅读以下短文,然后回答问题。
2007年上半年高等教育自学考试统一命题考试
2007年上半年高等教育自学考试统一命题考试论文写作之英美文学部分试卷Directions:1. Time limit: 150 minutes.2. All the questions should be answered in English.3. Write your answer clearly and neatly on the Answer Sheet.Read the story and answer the following questions in a critical essay around 500-600 English words. Y our answer will be judged on the basis of your understanding, analytical ability, writing skill, the organization and language quality of your essay. (40 points)Questions:1. A summary of the plot.ment on the three characters: the mother, Maggie, and Dee.3.An analysis of the conflict/conflicts and irony/ironies in the story. What is thesignificance of the title in relation to the central conflict?4.An analysis of the theme.Everyday Use(1973)Alice WalkerI will wait for her in the yard that Maggie and I made so clean and wavy yesterday afternoon. A yard like this is more comfortable than most people know. It is not just a yard. It is like an extended living room. When the hard clay is swept clean as a floor and the fine sand around the edges lined with tiny, irregular grooves, anyone can come and sit and look up into the elm tree and wait for the breezes that never come inside the house.Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes: she will stand hopelessly in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs, eying her sister with a mixture of envy and awe. She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one hand, that "no" is a word the world never learned to say to her.You've no doubt seen those TV shows where the child who has "made it" is confronted, as a surprise, by her own mother and father, tottering in weakly from backstage. (A pleasant surprise, of course: What would they do if parent and child came on the show only to curse out and insult each other?) On TV mother and child embrace and smile into each other's faces. Sometimes the mother and father weep, the child wraps them in her arms and leans across the table to tell how she would not have made it without their help. I have seen these programs.Sometimes I dream a dream in which Dee and I are suddenly brought together on a TV program of this sort. Out of a dark and soft-seated limousine I am ushered into a bright room filled with many people. There I meet a smiling, gray, sporty man like Johnny Carson who shakes my hand and tells me what a fine girl I have. Then we are on the stage and Dee is embracing me with tears in her eyes. She pins on my dress a large orchid, even though she has told me once that she thinks orchids are tacky flowers.In real life I am a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands. In the winter I wear flannel nightgowns to bed and overalls during the day. I can kill and clean a hog as mercilessly as a man. My fat keeps me hot in zero weather. I can work outside all day, breaking ice to get water for washing; I can eat pork liver cooked over the open fire minutes after it comes steaming from the hog. One winter I knocked a bull calf straight in the brain between the eyes with a sledge hammer and had the meat hung up to chill before nightfall. But of course all this does not show on television. I am the way my daughter would want me to be: a hundred pounds lighter, my skin like an uncooked barley pancake. My hair glistens in the hot bright lights. Johnny Carson has much to do to keep up with my quick and witty tongue.But that is a mistake. I know even before I wake up. Who ever knew a Johnson with a quick tongue? Who can even imagine me looking a strange white man in the eye? It seems to me I have talked to them always with one foot raised in flight, with my head fumed in whichever way is farthest from them. Dee, though. She would always look anyone in the eye. Hesitation was no part of her nature."How do I look, Mama?" Maggie says, showing just enough of her thin body enveloped in pink skirt and red blouse for me to know she's there, almost hidden by the door."Come out into the yard," I say.Have you ever seen a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by some careless person rich enough to own a car, sidle up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him? That is the way my Maggie walks. She has been like this, chin on chest, eyes on ground, feet in shuffle, ever since the fire that burned the other house to the ground.Dee is lighter than Maggie, with nicer hair and a fuller figure. She's a woman now, though sometimes I forget. How long ago was it that the other house burned? Ten, twelve years? Sometimes I can still hear the flames and feel Maggie's arms sticking to me, her hair smoking and her dress falling off her in little black papery flakes. Her eyes seemed stretched open, blazed open by the flames reflected in them. And Dee. I see her standing off under the sweet gum tree she used to dig gum out of; a look of concentration on her face as she watched the last dingy gray board of the house fall in toward the red-hot brick chimney. Why don't you do a dance around the ashes? I'd wanted to ask her. She had hated the house that much.I used to think she hated Maggie, too. But that was before we raised money, the church and me, to send her to Augusta to school. She used to read to us without pity; forcing words, lies, other folks' habits, whole lives upon us two, sitting trapped and ignorant underneath her voice. She washed us in a river of make-believe, burned us with a lot of knowledge we didn't necessarily need to know. Pressed us to her with the serf' oust way she read, to shove us away at just the moment, like dimwits, we seemed about to understand.Dee wanted nice things. A yellow organdy dress to wear to her graduation from high school; black pumps to match a green suit she'd made from an old suit somebody gave me. She was determined to stare down any disaster in her efforts. Her eyelids would not flicker for minutes at a time. Often I fought off the temptation to shake her. At sixteen she had a style of her own: and knew what style was.I never had an education myself. After second grade the school was closed down. Don't ask my why: in 1927 colored asked fewer questions than they do now. Sometimes Maggie reads to me. She stumbles along good-naturedly but can't see well. She knows she is not bright. Like good looks and money, quickness passes her by. She will marry John Thomas (who has mossy teeth in an earnest face) and then I'll be free to sit here and I guess just sing church songs to myself. Although I never was a good singer. Never could carry a tune. I was always better at a man's job. I used to love to milk till I was hooked in the side in '49. Cows are soothing and slow and don't bother you, unless you try to milk them the wrong way.I have deliberately turned my back on the house. It is three rooms, just like the one that burned, except the roof is tin; they don't make shingle roofs any more. There are no real windows, just some holes cut in the sides, like the portholes in a ship, but not round and not square, with rawhide holding the shutters up on the outside. This house is in a pasture, too, like the other one. No doubt when Dee sees it she will want to tear it down. She wrote me once that no matter where we "choose" to live, she will manage tocome see us. But she will never bring her friends. Maggie and I thought about this and Maggie asked me, "Mama, when did Dee ever have any friends?"She had a few. Furtive boys in pink shirts hanging about on washday after school. Nervous girls who never laughed. Impressed with her they worshiped the well-turned phrase, the cute shape, the scalding humor that erupted like bubbles in lye. She read to them.When she was courting Jimmy T she didn't have much time to pay to us, but turned all her faultfinding power on him. He flew to marry a cheap city girl from a family of ignorant flashy people. She hardly had time to recompose herself.When she comes I will meet—but there they are!Maggie attempts to make a dash for the house, in her shuffling way, but I stay her with my hand. "Come back here," I say. And she stops and tries to dig a well in the sand with her toe.It is hard to see them clearly through the strong sun. But even the first glimpse of leg out of the car tells me it is Dee. Her feet were always neat-looking, as if God himself had shaped them with a certain style. From the other side of the car comes a short, stocky man. Hair is all over his head a foot long and hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail. I hear Maggie suck in her breath. "Uhnnnh, " is what it sounds like. Like when you see the wriggling end of a snake just in front of your foot on the road. "Uhnnnh."Dee next. A dress down to the ground, in this hot weather. A dress so loud it hurts my eyes. There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.I feel my whole face warming from the heat waves it throws out. Earrings gold, too, and hanging down to her shoulders. Bracelets dangling and making noises when she moves her arm up to shake the folds of the dress out of her armpits. The dress is loose and flows, and as she walks closer, I like it. I hear Maggie go "Uhnnnh" again. It is her sister's hair. It stands straight up like the wool on a sheep. It is black as night and around the edges are two long pigtails that rope about like small lizards disappearing behind her ears."Wasuzo-Teano!" she says, coming on in that gliding way the dress makes her move. The short stocky fellow with the hair to his navel is all grinning and he follows up with "Asalamalakim, my mother and sister!" He moves to hug Maggie but she falls back, right up against the back of my chair. I feel her trembling there and when I look up I see the perspiration falling off her chin."Don't get up," says Dee. Since I am stout it takes something of a push. You can see me trying to move a second or two before I make it. She turns, showing white heels through her sandals, and goes back to the car. Out she peeks next with a Polaroid. Shestoops down quickly and lines up picture after picture of me sitting there in front of the house with Maggie cowering behind me. She never takes a shot without making sure the house is included. When a cow comes nibbling around the edge of the yard she snaps it and me and Maggie and the house. Then she puts the Polaroid in the back seat of the car, and comes up and kisses me on the forehead.Meanwhile Asalamalakim is going through motions with Maggie's hand. Maggie's hand is as limp as a fish, and probably as cold, despite the sweat, and she keeps trying to pull it back. It looks like Asalamalakim wants to shake hands but wants to do it fancy. Or maybe he don't know how people shake hands. Anyhow, he soon gives up on Maggie."Well," I say. "Dee.""No, Mama," she says. "Not 'Dee,' Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo!""What happened to 'Dee'?" I wanted to know."She's dead," Wangero said. "I couldn't bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppress me.""You know as well as me you was named after your aunt Dicie," I said. Dicie is my sister. She named Dee. We called her "Big Dee" after Dee was born."But who was she named after?" asked Wangero."I guess after Grandma Dee," I said."And who was she named after?" asked Wangero."Her mother," I said, and saw Wangero was getting tired. "That's about as far back as I can trace it," I said. Though, in fact, I probably could have carried it back beyond the Civil War through the branches."Well," said Asalamalakim, "there you are.""Uhnnnh," I heard Maggie say."There I was not," I said, "before 'Dicie' cropped up in our family, so why should I try to trace it that far back?"He just stood there grinning, looking down on me like somebody inspecting a Model A car. Every once in a while he and Wangero sent eye signals over my head."How do you pronounce this name?" I asked."You don't have to call me by it if you don't want to," said Wangero."Why shouldn't 1?" I asked. "If that's what you want us to call you, we'll call you.""I know it might sound awkward at first," said Wangero."I'll get used to it," I said. "Ream it out again."Well, soon we got the name out of the way. Asalamalakim had a name twice as long and three times as hard. After I tripped over it two or three times he told me to just call him Hakim-a-barber. I wanted to ask him was he a barber, but I didn't really think he was, so I didn't ask."You must belong to those beef-cattle peoples down the road," I said. They said "Asalamalakim" when they met you, too, but they didn't shake hands. Always too busy: feeding the cattle, fixing the fences, putting up salt-lick shelters, throwing down hay. When the white folks poisoned some of the herd the men stayed up all night with rifles in their hands. I walked a mile and a half just to see the sight.Hakim-a-barber said, "I accept some of their doctrines, but farming and raising cattle is not my style." (They didn't tell me, and I didn't ask, whether Wangero (Dee) had really gone and married him.)We sat down to eat and right away he said he didn't eat collards and pork was unclean. Wangero, though, went on through the chitlins and com bread, the greens and everything else. She talked a blue streak over the sweet potatoes. Everything delighted her. Even the fact that we still used the benches her daddy made for the table when we couldn't effort to buy chairs."Oh, Mama!" she cried. Then turned to Hakim-a-barber. "I never knew how lovely these benches are. You can feel the rump prints," she said, running her hands underneath her and along the bench. Then she gave a sigh a nd her hand closed over Grandma Dee's butter dish. "That's it!" she said. "I knew there was something I wanted to ask you if I could have." She jumped up from the table and went over in the corner where the churn stood, the milk in it crabber by now. She looked at the churn and looked at it."This churn top is what I need," she said. "Didn't Uncle Buddy whittle it out of a tree you all used to have?""Yes," I said."Un huh," she said happily. "And I want the dasher, too.""Uncle Buddy whittle that, too?" asked the barber.Dee (Wangero) looked up at me."Aunt Dee's first husband whittled the dash," said Maggie so low you almost couldn't hear her. "His name was Henry, but they called him Stash.""Maggie's brain is like an elephant's," Wangero said, laughing. "I can use the chute top as a centerpiece for the alcove table," she said, sliding a plate over the chute, "and I'll think of something artistic to do with the dasher."When she finished wrapping the dasher the handle stuck out. I took it for a moment in my hands. You didn't even have to look close to see where hands pushing the dasher up and down to make butter had left a kind of sink in the wood. In fact, there were a lot of small sinks; you could see where thumbs and fingers had sunk into the wood. It was beautiful light yellow wood, from a tree that grew in the yard where Big Dee and Stash had lived.After dinner Dee (Wangero) went to the trunk at the foot of my bed and started rifling through it. Maggie hung back in the kitchen over the dishpan. Out came Wangero with two quilts. They had been pieced by Grandma Dee and then Big Dee and me had hung them on the quilt frames on the front porch and quilted them. One was in the Lone Star pattern. The other was Walk Around the Mountain. In both of them were scraps of dresses Grandma Dee had won fifty and more years ago. Bits and pieces of Grandpa Jattell's Paisley shirts. And one teeny faded blue piece, about the size of a penny matchbox, that was from Great Grandpa Ezra's uniform that he wore in the Civil War."Mama," Wanegro said sweet as a bird. "Can I have these old quilts?"I heard something fall in the kitchen, and a minute later the kitchen door slammed."Why don't you take one or two of the others?" I asked. "These old things was just done by me and Big Dee from some tops your grandma pieced before she died.""No," said Wangero. "I don't want those. They are stitched around the borders by machine.""That'll make them last better," I said."That's not the point," said Wangero. "These are all pieces of dresses Grandma used to wear. She did all this stitching by hand. Imag' ine!" She held the quilts securely in her arms, stroking them."Some of the pieces, like those lavender ones, come from old clothes her mother handed down to her," I said, moving up to touch the quilts. Dee (Wangero) moved back just enough so that I couldn't reach the quilts. They already belonged to her."Imagine!" she breathed again, clutching them closely to her bosom."The truth is," I said, "I promised to give them quilts to Maggie, for when she marries John Thomas."She gasped like a bee had stung her."Maggie can't appreciate these quilts!" she said. "She'd probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use.""I reckon she would," I said. "God knows I been saving 'em for long enough with nobody using 'em. I hope she will!" I didn't want to bring up how I had offered Dee(Wangero) a quilt when she went away to college. Then she had told they were old-fashioned, out of style."But they're priceless!" she was saying now, furiously; for she has a temper. "Maggie would put them on the bed and in five years they'd be in rags. Less than that!""She can always make some more," I said. "Maggie knows how to quilt."Dee (Wangero) looked at me with hatred. "You just will not understand. The point is these quilts, these quilts!""Well," I said, stumped. "What would you do with them?""Hang them," she said. As if that was the only thing you could do with quilts.Maggie by now was standing in the door. I could almost hear the sound her feet made as they scraped over each other."She can have them, Mama," she said, like somebody used to never winning anything, or having anything reserved for her. "I can 'member Grandma Dee without the quilts."I looked at her hard. She had filled her bottom lip with checkerberry snuff and gave her face a kind of dopey, hangdog look. It was Grandma Dee and Big Dee who taught her how to quilt herself. She stood there with her scarred hands hidden in the folds of her skirt. She looked at her sister with something like fear but she wasn't mad at her. This was Maggie's portion. This was the way she knew God to work.When I looked at her like that something hit me in the top of my head and ran down to the soles of my feet. Just like when I'm in church and the spirit of God to uches me and I get happy and shout. I did something I never done before: hugged Maggie to me, then dragged her on into the room, snatched the quilts out of Miss Wangero's hands and dumped them into Maggie's lap. Maggie just sat there on my bed with her mouth open."Take one or two of the others," I said to Dee.But she turned without a word and went out to Hakim-a-barber."You just don't understand," she said, as Maggie and I came out to the car."What don't I understand?" I wanted to know."Your heritage," she said, and then she turned to Maggie, kissed her, and said, "You ought to try to make something of yourself, too, Maggie. It's really a new day for us. But from the way you and Mama still live you'd never know it."She put on some sunglasses that hid everything above the tip of her nose and chin.Maggie smiled; maybe at the sunglasses. But a real smile, not scared. After we watched the car dust settle I asked Maggie to bring me a dip of snuff. And then the two of us sat there just enjoying, until it was time to go in the house and go to bed.。
2007年10月高等教育自学考试英语(2)
全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)试题课程代码:00795I.语法、词汇。
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择一个正确答案,并填入答题纸相应位置。
(本大题共25小题,每小题1分,共25分)Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (25 points)1. It is ______ good policy to keep physically fit, winter and summer alike.A. aB. anC. /D. the2. Fifteen minutes______ for one who waits.A. seem a long timeB. seemed long timeC. seems a long timeD. Seems long time ago3. The judge awarded a large sum of money ______ hurt in the explosion.A. to themB. to thoseC. for themD. for those4. If you pay the tailor beforehand he will do the job ______.A. all quickly the moreB. quickly all the moreC. all the more quicklyD. the more all quickly5. Even though I am quite a reserved person, I like ______ people.A. to be metB. meetingC. to have metD. met6. By 1642, all towns in the colony of Massachusetts ______ by law to have schools.A. were requiredB. requiredC. was requiredD. had required7. I ______ read a great deal though I don’t have much time for books now.A. used toB. have used toC. am used toD. was used to8. As he ______ up since 4 a.m., he is, no doubt, very tired now.A. isB. wasC. has beenD. had been9. We’ll have to go without him unless he ______ before our train departs.A. comeB. comesC. has comeD. will come10. I still remember quite clearly the place______ I first saw a gorgeous sunset.A. whenB. whereC. wheneverD. wherever11. Is there any special reason______ you want me to wear my new suit to the party?A. howB. whatC. whyD. which12. My kitten got lost again yesterday. I______ never have let it go by itself.A. mightB. shouldC. wouldD. could13. “Doesn’t your sister want to see that movie?”“Yes, but she says______ tonight.”A. she’d not rather goB. she’ll rather not goC. she’d rather not goD. she won’t rather go14. The coat I saw in the department store is very nice, and I believe the color______you perfectly well.A. fitsB. suitsC. matchesD. keeps15. If reading is to accomplish anything more than ______ time, it must be active.A. wastingB. spendingC. passingD. costing16. The committee, ______ noted professors and experts, will make a thoroughinvestigation into this accident.A. consisting ofB. forming ofC. composedD. composing17. She refused to ______ the door key to the landlord until she got back her deposit (押金).A. hand inB. hand outC. hand upD. hand over18. We should always bear in mind that ______ decisions often result in serious consequences.A. emergentB. urgentC. spontaneousD. hasty19. As a developing country, China must ______ the rapid development of world economy.A. meet withB. catch hold ofC. keep pace withD. keep up with20. Although I had several talks with her about the matter, she obviously ______ little notice of what I had said.A. paidB. attachedC. tookD. gave21. Last week we bought some new ______ for our new house at the seaside.A. furnitureB. propertyC. possessionD. belonging22. I ______ you that I had no intention of offending you.A. convinceB. persuadeC. guaranteeD. assure23. His friends are not happy with him because he always turns down their invitations ______ ill health.A. on the ground ofB. on the strength ofC. in view ofD. by means of24. Though small in size, this supermarket enjoys an excellent ______ for fair dealing.A. fameB. popularityC. nameD. impression25. Please put on a bright red dress, so that it would be easy for him to ______ you in the crowd.A. realizeB. spotC. discoverD. pickⅡ.完形填空。
2007年10月自考《英语(二)》部分真题答案及解析
I.词汇和结构选择填空题(Vocabulary and Structure ) 10%
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1.It makes good_____ to bring an umbrella; it seems to be raining today.
A.from……to
B.from……in
C.for……in
D.in……from
「答案」B
「译文」人们在对待压力方面的能力不同。(或者译为:在对待压力方面的能力因人而异)。
「试题分析」固定搭配题。
「详细解答」differ from … in … “在 … 方面不同”
14.A.since B.until C.when D.unless
15.A.be carried over B be freed from C.be held up D.be drawn from
16.A.influence B.abandon C.restore D.furnish
「试题分析」本题考查词性转换。名词作主语。
60.The mayor gave a _______ (convince) speech to call up the citizens against pollution.
「答案」convincing
「译文」市长作了一个使人信服的讲演,号召市民反对污染。
「译文」教授问了一个问题,戴维想出一个答案。
「试题分析」短语意义区分题。
「详细解答」A 忍受、忍耐 B保卫、支持 C 想出、提出 D 轻视、看不起
5.No sooner had we reached home_____ a violent storm broke out.
全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语(一)试题
全国 200 7年10⽉⾼等教育⾃学考试综合英语(⼀) 试题课程代码: 00794请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I.⽤适当语法形式或词汇填空。
从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出⼀个答案,并填⼊答题纸相应位置。
(本⼤题共30⼩题,每⼩题1分,共30分)1. When I arrived at the hospital, he _______in the emergency room.A. was being treatedB. was treatedC. had been treatingD. had been being treated2. They have just bought a new villa _______ sitting room, you can see a huge garden.A. from theB. whoseC. from whoseD. with a3. After he regained consciousness, he seemed _______about the car crash.A. to forget completelyB. to have completely forgottenC. forgetting completelyD. having completely forgotten4. The father thought it worthwhile to invest in their daughter’s education_______ the mother considered it a waste of money.A. howeverB. yetC. ifD. while5. I don’t think complaining can solve the problem, _______ ?A. can itB. can’t itC. do ID. don’t I6._______ any foreign language and having no special skills, he finds it hard to get a job in this very competitive world.A. Knowing notB. Knowing noC. Not knowingD. Having known no7. Up to now, he has taken part in five English contests, in _______ he was the winner.A. every oneB. each oneC. every of whichD. each of which8. At no time _______ of giving up and accepting the unfair treatment.A. did she ever thinkB. she ever thoughtC. did she think everD. she thought ever9. You should discuss your idea with your classmates because just _______ it to someone else helps you sort it out for yourself.A. have to explainB. having to explainC. have explainedD. having explained10. It’s hard to notice whether a painting has been turned upside down _______ it is an abstract modern painting.A. whenB. thoughC. unlessD. for11. Swimmers are required __________ or make loud noises when they are in the swimming pool.A. to not diveB. to diveC. not to diveD. not diving12. Mother is cooking something in the kitchen. From that familiar smell, I know it ___________ be roast beef.A. mightB. canC. couldD. must13. You can’t go to Australia this afternoon_______you don’t mind a stopover in Singapore.A. ifB. unlessC. becauseD. until14. _______ to land on the island several times, the pilot sent a radio message to the headquarters to ask for help.A. Having failedB. FailingC. Had failedD. Failed15. Nothing satisfies his curiosity _______ reading a detective story by that famous writer.A. much moreB. as much asC. more thanD. most than16. That his aunt Ada could ever have been considered pretty seemed _________ belief.A. offB. beyondC. out ofD. without17. The name began with a B, though he couldn’t ___________ exactly what the name was.A. make ofB. make senseC. make upD. make out18. He was _______________ of a veiled curiosity in the taxi driver’s eyes.A. conscientiousB. conspicuousC. consciousD. capable19. When marriages _________ , we have to put the interests of the children first.A. break downB. break upC. break offD. break out20. They are hoping this next round of talks will ________ a settlement of the pay dispute.A. bring forthB. bring aboutC. bring upD. bring out21. The car wouldn’t start, so we _____________ having to walk to the concert hall.A. resu l ted inB. finished withC. ended withD. ended up22. The woman decided to get her lawyer to ______________ a new will for her.A. drawB. draw onC. draw upD. draw out23. Something must be done to prevent some students from dropping out of schools simply _____________ lack of money.A. becauseB. because ofC. asD. as of24. No matter how experienced you are, you are to occasionally come across problems that you’ve never anticipated.A. aboutB. certainlyC. possiblyD. bound25. He died of pneumonia in prison six months after he began to ___________ his sentence.A. serveB. actC. makeD. do26. The members of the family were disturbed ____________ relieved by the news you brought them.A. less thanB. other thanC. rather thanD. more than27. She didn’t really want to train for the stage or to take up the profession seriously. She just wanted to show she could be .A. on herselfB. like herselfC. act herselfD. on her own28. Fred doesn’t like white coffee, nor does he like to put cream on his strawberries, because he prefers them______________.A. normalB. ordinaryC. plainD. simple29. The blind musician ran the ________ of his fingers over the piano before he began to play.A. pointsB. tipsC. endsD. edges30. Our guess, that the managers would react _________ to our decision, turned out to be wrong.A. utterlyB. stronglyC. extremelyD. actuallyⅡ.认真阅读下⾯两篇短⽂,每篇短⽂后有五个问题。
2007年英语真题+答案解析
河南省2007年普通高等学校选拔优秀专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试公共英语Part Ⅰ Word Formation (1×10 points)Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements in this part. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word, and write the right answer in the brackets.1.All the men were under heavy ____ working day and night (press).2.The young industrial engineer did everything in a ____ way (leisure)3.These activities help to greatly ____ the ties among the club members (strong).4.She repeated his name ____, too shocked to say more (help).5.Many foreign words and phrases have_______the English language.(rich).6.Nowadays, we are in a very_______business environment.(competition).7.As a college student, you should aim for an __of knowledge well beyond your area of specialization.(expand)8.In our ____, the laboring people are masters of country (social).9.She is always ____ to help others (will).10.His stories written in her later years were not interesting because of his ____ of imagination(poor).Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (1×40 points)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentences, and then write the choice in the brackets.11.One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ____ to its burning temperature.A. is heatedB. will be heatedC. be heatedD. would be heated12.I have to ________ my expenditure to my income.A. transferB. adjustC. directD. add13.If he had been in better health, he ________ more books.A. can writeB. could have writtenC. could writeD. have written14.With the development of industry, this region will surely ________.A. DevelopB. profitC. succeedD. thrive15.I’m going to spend the winter vacation in Shanghai, ________ I have relatives.A. WhichB. neverthelessC. whereD. when16. The new campus is ________ as the old one.A.twice as bigB.as twice bigC.twice bigD.big as twice17.If ________ to speak, he has no problem expressing himself.A. AskedB. askingC. askD. to be asked18.Mum is getting old, so her memory is not very ________ these days.A. TrueB. forgettableC. reliableD. credit19.Which door does this key ________to?A. SetB. fitC. becomeD. belong20.Much ________ my regret, I am unable to accept your kind invitation.A. toB. atC. withD. by21.It ought to be you ________ me that signs the letter.A. butB. in spite ofC. ratherD. rather than22.Literature must consist of words, ________ music must consist of sounds.A. even thoughB. so thatC. just asD. ever since23.If the building project ________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.A. being completedB. is completedC. to be completedD. completed24.I prefer walking ________.A.to driveB.to drivingC.than driveD.than driving25.The committee a conclusion only after days of discussion.A. AchievedB. reachedC. arrivedD. completed is ________ among the seven continents.A. largestB. the largestC. largerD. the larger27. You me because I didn’t say that.A. must understandB. must be understandingC. must have understoodD. had to misunderstand28.Generally speaking, nodding your head is to saying yes.A. contraryB. equivalentC. secondaryD.relevant29.I have been to the West Lake three times 1970.A. sinceB. untilC. fromD. after30. gathering and storing information, the computer can also solve complicated problems.A. Not onlyB. UnlessC. ExceptD. Besides31.Seldom in such a rude way.A. we have been treatedB. have we been treatedC. we have treatedD. have we treated32. , that step is not safe!A. Look aroundB. Look upC. Look outD. Look down33.He went on to say that it was as important to respect others as ________ by others.A. to be respectedB. to respectC. being respectedD. respected34.I saw a traffic this morning.A. eventB. conflictC. damageD. accident35. you ought to do is to see a doctor.A. HowB. WhatC. WhichD. That36.Every means but without much result.A. have been triedB. has been triedC. have triedD. has tried37.Finding it difficult to to the climate in the city, he decided to move to the north.A. fitB. adoptC. suitD. adapt38.We must begin testing this instrument, no matter difficult it is.A. howeverB. howC. whateverD. what39.He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit reach.A. withinB. beyondC. offD. inside40.The man was stolen called the police.A. his walletB. the wallet of hisC. whose walletD. the wallet of whom41.Those opinions are now out of .A. orderB. formC. moodD. fashion42.Neither Mary nor her sister to the party.A. goB. are goingC. have goneD. is going43.Any student in swimming can apply for membership.A. having a keen interestB. with a keen interestingC. who is keenly interestingD. has a keen interest44.Just because he failed once, it does not that he will fail every time.A. followB. happenC. appearD. seem45.He plays not only the piano, the violin.A. and alsoB. but alsoC. but as well asD. but as well46.The population of the world is growing at a dangerous .A. stepB. measureC. rateD. progress47. him do this job by himself ?A. Why don’t letB. Why not lettingC. Why not letD. Why you not to let48.He speaks English ________ better than I.A. veryB. muchC. tooD. so49.There can be no doubt someone had visited the house before they arrived.A. whyB. whetherC. howD. that50.He grew more and more absorbed in his work, he almost forgot his meals.A. that to such an extentB. to an extent such thatC. to such an extentD. such that to an extentPart Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (2×20 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and write it in the brackets.Passage 1Advertising follows us everywhere. Whenever we turn on the television, listen to the radio or open a newspaper or a magazine, we are bombarded with advertisements. They invite us to try a new type of orange juice, wear X brand jeans or watch the latest film. They beg us to notice the difference and discover the advantages. They exist to make us want what they are selling.Strangely, the more we are exposed to advertising, the less we notice it. We get so used to seeing advertisements everywhere that they become largely invisible, as if they were another part of our everyday lives. But does that mean that we are no longer affected by them?One advertising expert believes that the special power of advertising lies in the fact that we do not pay much attention to it. Dr. Krugman, who was head of research for a major advertising company for many years, says that the less we notice ads, the more we are affected by them. Dr. Krugman believes that when we stop noticing advertisements, we lower our defenses, allowing the messages of the advertisements to be taken in and stored, ready to be triggered into action at the right moment. He says that the effects of advertising on the individual are small, but over a period of time they have a powerful effect on the masses.A market analyst says that all advertising, no matter how innocent, is misleading in some way.When asked about the power of advertising in research surveys, most people agree that it works, but not on them. Almost everyone believes that they have complete control over how thousands of ads they see every day affect them.51. Ads exist to make people want________ .A. a new type of orange juiceB. X brand jeansC. to watch the latest filmD. what they advertise52. The more we see ads, the less we .A. pay attention to themB. feel tired of themC. neglect themD. put up with them53. Although we may think we are not affected by them, Dr. Krugman believes that advertisements affect________ .A. all of usB. most of usC. some of usD. a few individuals54. Dr. Krugman believes that when we stop noticing ads, we begin to________ .A. like themB. be on guard against themC. accept themD. dislike them55. When asked about the power of ads, most people agree that ads are ineffective on________ .A. IndividualsB. massesC. OthersD. themPassage 2Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation. “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year agoabout delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said yes. “Well, you certainly are g oing to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.”56. From the passage, we understand that________ .A. the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirtiesB. the author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than giversC. the author received the same education as most people during his childhoodD. the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting57. According to the author, ________.A. giving means you will lack moneyB. the excitement of giving can bring you moneyC. you don’t have to be rich in order to giveD. when you give away money, you will be rich58. The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because________ .A. he knew what such a note would mean to the post office.B. he had discovered giving away made life all the more exciting.C. he believed he would get something back by doing so.D. the postman delivered an important letter in time.59. When the author needed a post office box, ________.A. he had to put his name on a waiting listB. he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciationC. many people had applied for post office boxes before himD. he asked the postmaster to make one for him60. In reply to the postmaster’s question, the author said ________.A. it was the special deliveryB. it was the post office boxC. it was the note of appreciation he wroteD. it was he who wrote him a letter a year agoPassage 3Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life’s essentials. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.But for many people the thought of food first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest years for which figures are available, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33 percent—from 8.8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago based Market Research Corporation of America.For those who feel pain or guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect performance.” said Arnold E. Bender, the former professor of nutrition at Queen Eli zabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.”Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr. Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas, “is poor”.61. The passage is mainly concerned with________ .A. a study of the Chicago based Market Research CorporationB. one of life’s essentialsC. latest figures of people w ho don’t eat breakfastD. breakfast and human health62. For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that ________.A. several studies have been done in the past few yearsB. not eating breakfast does no harm to one’s healthC. adults have especially made studies in this fieldD. eating little in the morning may be good for health63. In the third paragraph, “nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.” means________.A. anyone without breakfast does improve his performanceB. not giving people breakfast improves performanceC. people having breakfast do improve their performanceD. having breakfast does not improve performance, either64. The word “literature” in the last sentence refers to________ .A. stories about breakfastB. written works on a particular subjectC. any printed materialsD. the modern novels of American65. What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.A. not eating breakfast might affect the health of childrenB. breakfast does not affect performanceC. Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in LondonD. People who don’t eat breakfast have increasedPassage 4Each day, computers help millions of people do their jobs more effectively. For example, they can help managers decide on a future course of action, and they can then help with the follow up checks on performance to see if planned goals are being achieved. By using accurate and timely facts supplied by data base management software, a manager can do a better job of identifying problems and opportunities. And managers may not need to spend as much time in controlling when a computer can respond with a triggered report if actual performance varies from what was planned. The time saved in controlling may allow managers to give mor e attention to employees’ concerns, and this, in turn, may result in improved morale (士气).But employment benefits certainly aren’t restricted to managers. Healthcare researchers and other scientists also use computers to conduct research into complex prob lem areas that couldn’t otherwise be studied. Lawyers use online legal data banks to locate precedent (先前的) cases in order to serve clients better. Salespeople can receive more timely information about products in stock, can promise customers that their sales orders will be handled promptly, and can thus improve their sales performance because of the computer system. And the job duties of some office and factory workers have changed from routine, repetitive operations to more varied and appealing tasks through computer usage. For example, office workers who understand textprocessing, computing, and data communication usually have vital roles and are given critical office functions to perform.66. Which of the following examples shows the controlling function of a computer?A. Helping managers decide on a future course of action.B. Helping managers check if planned goals are reached.C. Helping managers save time in writing a report.D. Helping managers design a spreadsheet package.67. Employees may have better morale if________ .A. they have more time to restB. a computer is used in their workC. the manager spends more time with themD. the managers pay more attention to them68. Which of the following is the most essential to a successful businessman?A. He can use computers in his work.B. He can handle orders promptly.C. He can get timely information.D. He can improve his sales performance.69. The office duties used to be ________.A. DifficultB. boringC. HeavyD. appealing70. Which of the following is the best suggested title?A. Computers and ManagementB. Computer FunctionsC. Computer and Work PerformanceD. Employment Benefits by a ComputerPart Ⅳ Cloze (1×20 points)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and write the corresponding letter in the brackets.We got up early this morning and 71 a long walk after breakfast. We walked 72 the business section of the city. I told you yesterday that the city 73 larger than I thought it would be. Well, the business section is smaller than I thought it would be. I suppose that’s 74 Washington is special kind of city. 75 of the people in Washington work for the government.About 9:30 we went to the White House. It’s 76 the public from 10 77 12, and there was a long line of people 78 to get in. We didn’t have to wait very long, because the line moved pretty quickly.The White House is really white. It 79 every year. And it seems very white, because it’s got beautiful lawns 80 around it, with many trees and shrubs. The grounds 81 about four square blocks. I mean, they’re about two blocks long 82 each side.Of course, we didn’t see the whole bui lding. The part 83 the President lives and works is not open to the public. But the part we saw was beautiful. We went through five of the main rooms. One of 84 was the library, on the ground floor. On the next floor, there are three rooms named 85 the colors that are used in them: the Red Room, the Blue Room, and the Green Room. The walls are covered with silk 86 . There are 87 old furniture, from the time 88 the White House was 89 built. And everywhere there are paintings and statues of former presidents and 90 famous people from history.71. A. made B. took C. did D. set72. A. among B. through C. between D. upon73. A. was B. is C. has been D. should be74. A. reason B. for C. because D. since75. A. Amounts B. Much C. A great deal D. Most76. A. open to B. opened to C. open for D. opened for77. A. near B. since C. towards D. till78. A. waited B. wait C. waiting D. to wait79. A. was painted B. has painted C. is painted D. paints80. A. all B. whole C. every D. each81. A. cover B. make C. cost D. spend82. A. about B. on C. in D. for83. A. that B. which C. where D. what84. A. that B. theirs C. it D. them85. A. for B. by C. with D. after86. A. cloth B. clothes C. clothing D. dressing87. A. many pieces of B. many bits of C. a great many D. many a88. A. which B. that C. when D. where89. A. firstly B. first C. at first D. early90. A. the other B. other C. others D. anotherPart Ⅴ Translation (2×10 points)Section ADirections: There are 5 sentences in this section. Please translate them from Chinese into English.91.他一直全身心地扑在工作上。
自考高级英语试题及答案
自考高级英语试题及答案一、听力理解(共20分)1. 根据所听对话,选择正确答案。
(每题2分,共10分)A) 听第一段对话,回答以下问题:What is the man going to do this weekend?A) Go to the beach. B) Stay at home. C) Visit his parents.B) 听第二段对话,回答以下问题:Why does the woman refuse the invitation?A) She has to work. B) She is not interested. C) She is ill.2. 根据所听短文,完成下列句子。
(每空1分,共10分)A) The speaker mentioned the importance of _______ in the workplace.B) According to the speaker, effective communication can lead to _______.二、阅读理解(共30分)1. 阅读下列短文,选择最佳答案。
(每题3分,共15分)A) What is the main idea of the passage?A) The benefits of exercise. B) The importance of healthy eating. C) A balanced lifestyle.B) What does the author suggest to improve memory?A) Taking more breaks. B) Using mnemonic devices. C) Listening to music.2. 阅读下列短文,回答问题。
(每题2分,共15分)A) Why did the company decide to relocate its headquarters? Answers: The company relocated its headquarters to take advantage of the lower operating costs in the new location.B) What is the author's opinion about the future of the company?Answers: The author believes that the company has a promising future due to its innovative approach.三、词汇与语法(共20分)1. 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试电子商务英语试题
全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试电子商务英语试题一、词汇和语法(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)根据句子的意思选择一个正确的答案,错选、多选或未选均无分。
1. The officer ________ his orders to the men by radio.A. reportedB. transmittedC. communicatedD. exchanged2. She could only see the ________of the trees.A. outlineB. generalC. edgeD. outlook3. The wording of the note ________ of several interpretations.A. permitsB. allowsC. admitsD. grants4. The business has ________ from having one office to having twelve.A. broadenedB. enlargedC. expandedD. extended5. He has an unusual ________ of life.A. conceptionB. lookC. philosophyD. science6. The plane is ________ to take off at 4.A. enlistedB. enrolledC. promptedD. scheduled7. She ________ large profits from her unique invention.A. reapedB. gatheredC. rewardedD. built8. The wreckage of the crashed plane was ________ from the ocean.A. compensatedB. retrievedC. procuredD. revived9. Teachers all ________ the student to enter the competition.A. cheeredB. animatedC. encouragedD. heartened10. The ship continued to ________ a northern course.A. chaseB. trailC. proceedD. pursue11. ________ of a newspaper nor the number of pages in an edition has ever been standardized.A. The page size is neitherB. The page size, neitherC. Neither is the page sizeD. Neither the page size12. This substance reacts ________ as fast as the other one.A. one-tenthsB. first-tenC. one-tenD. one-tenth13. It was ________ that we went camping in the mountains last week.A. such nice weatherB. too nice weatherC. so nice a weatherD. nice weather so14. I have so much work to do that a holiday for me this year is ________ .A. out of questionB. out of a questionC. out of questionsD. out of the question15. There are ________ opportunities for employment in the rural area.A. lessB. littleC. smallD. fewer16. George ________ in the school for forty years by the time he retires.A. will teachB. will have taughtC. has taughtD. will be teaching17. It was really very dangerous; you ________ him seriously.A. might have injuredB. could injureC. should have injuredD. must injure18. ________ in my present work, I would be quite willing to do what you ask me to.A. Were I not engagedB. I were not engagedC. Engaged I were notD. Were not I engaged19. The time was not far off when he ________ this decision.A. has regrettedB. had regrettedC. will regretD. would regret20. This is the hour ________ the place is always full of women and children.A. thatB. whenC. whereD. how二、完形填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)从选择项中选择一个最适合短文的选项,错选、多选或未选均无分。
2007全国英语卷1(附答案)
2007年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(全国卷Ⅰ)第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7. 5 分)听下面5 段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A 、B 、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一题,每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Who is coming for tea?A. JohnB. MarkC. Tracy2. What will the man do next?A. Leave right awayB. Stay for dinnerC. Catch a train3. What does the man come for?A. A lectureB. A meetingC. A party4. What size does the man want?A. 9B. 35C. 395. What are the speakers talking about?A. Life in Southeast AsiaB. Weather conditionsC. A holiday tour.第二节(共15小题,每小题1. 5分,满分22.5 分)听下面5 段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话成独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man doing?A. Giving a speechB. Chairing a meetingC. Introducing a person7. Why does the woman sing so well?A. She has a great teacher.B. She teaches singing.C. She is young.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
2007英语真题及答案
2007 年全国攻读工商管理硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题Section I Vocabulary ( 10 points )Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.Then blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil.1.His wife has been _______a lot of pressure on him to change his job.A.taking B.exerting C.giving D.pushing2.It is estimated that,currently, about 50,000 species become _____every year.A.extinct B.instinct C.distinct D.intense3.John says that his present job does not provide him with enough ______for his organizing ability.scope B.space C.capacity D.range4.Many _______will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.A.probabilitiesB.realities C.necessities D.opportunities5.After his uncle died,the young man _____the beautiful estate with which he changed from a poor man to a wealthy noble.A.inhabited B.inherited C.inhibited D.inhaled6.The manager is calling on a______ customer trying to talk him into signing the contract.A.prosperousB.preliminary C.pessimistic D.prospective7.In 1991,while t11e economies of industrialized countries met an economic_____,the economies of developing countries were growing very fast.A.revival B.repression C.recession D.recovery8.The destruction of the twin towers _________shock and anger throughout the world.A.summoned B.tempted C provoked D.stumbled9.About 20 of the passengers who were injured in a plane crash are said to be in _____condition.A.decisive B.urgent C.vital D.critical10.The interactions between China and the US will surely have a significant _______on peace and stability in the Asia—Pacific region and the world as a whole.A.importance B.impression C.impact D.implication11.The poor countries are extremely _______to international economic fluctuations-A.inclined B.vulnerable C.attracted D.reduced12.Applicants should note that all positions are——to Australian citizenship requirements.A.subject B.subjective C.objected D.objective13.We aim to ensure that all candidates are treated fairly and that they have equal ______to employment opportunities.A.entrance B.entry C.access D.admission14.Successful learning is not a(n)________activity but consists of four distinct stages in a specific orderA.only B.sole C.mere D.single15.The opportunity to explore and play and the encouragement to do so Can ________the performance of many children.A.withhold B.prevent C.enhance D.justify16.All her hard work __________in the end,and she finally passed the exam.A.showed off B.paid off C.1eft off D.kept off17.In order to live the kind of life we want and to be the person we want to be,we have to do more than just ________with events.A.put sup B.set up C.turn up D.make up18.The team played hard because the championship of the state was______.A.at hand B.at stake C.at large D.at best19.I don’t think you'll change his mind;once he’s decided on so something he tends to _____it.A.stick to B.abide by C.comply with D.keep on20.Tom placed the bank notes,_________the change and receipts,back in the drawer.A. more thanB. but for C.thanks to D. along withSection II Cloze (10 points)Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.Advancing age means losing your hair, your waistline and your memory,right ? Dana Denis is just 40 years old,but 21 she’s worried about what she calls’my rolling mental blackouts.””I try to remember something and I just blank out,”she saysYou may 22 about these lapses,calling them ”senior moments ”or blaming "early Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症).”Is it an inescapable fact that the older you get,the 23 you remember? Well, sort of.But as time goes by, we tend to blame age 24 problems that are not necessarily age—related.“When a teenager can’t find her keys,she thinks it's because she’s distracted or disorganized,”says Paul Gold.“A 70-year-old blames her 25 .”In fact,the 70-year-old may have been 26 things for decades.In healthy people,memory doesn’t worsen as 27 as many of us think.“As we 28 ,the memory mechanism isn’t 29 ,”says psychologist Fergus Craik.”It’s just inefficient.”/The brain’s processing 30 slows down over the years,though no one knows exactly 31. Recent research suggests that nerve cells lose efficiency and 32 there’s less activity in the brain.But,cautions Barry Gordon,”It's not clear that less activity is 33 .A beginning athlete is winded(气喘吁吁)more easily than a 34 athlete.In the same way, 35 the brain gets more skilled at a task,it expends less energy on it.”There are 36 you can take to compensate for normal slippage in your memory gears,though it 3 7 effort.Margaret Sewell says:”We’re a quick-fix culture, but you have to 38 to keep your brain. 3 9 shape.It’s like having a good body.You Can’t go to the gym once a year 40 expect to stay in top form.”21.A. almost B. seldom C. already D. never22.A. joke B. laugh C. blame D. criticize23.A. much B. little C. more D. less24.A. since B. for C. by D. because25.A. memory B. mind C. trouble D. health26.A. disorganizing B. misplacing C. putting D. finding27.A. swiftly B. frequently C. timely D. quickly28.A.mature B. advance C. age D. grow29.A. broken B. poor C. perfect D. working30.A. pattern B. time C. space D. information31.A . why B. how C. what D. when32.A. since B. hence C. that D. although33.A. irregular B. better C. normal D. worse34.A. famous B. senior C. popular D. trained35.A. as B. till C. though D. yet36.A. stages B. steps C. advantages D. purposes37.A. makes B. takes C. does D. spends38.A. rest B. come C. work D. study39.A. to B. for C. on D. in40.A. so B. or C. and D. ifSection III Reading comprehension (40 points)Directions:Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Passage OnePrior to the 20th century, many languages with small numbers of speakers survived for centuries. The increasingly interconnected modern world makes it much more difficult for small language communities to live in relative isolation, a key factor in language maintenance and preservation.It remains to be seen whether the world can maintain its linguistic and cultural diversity in the centuries ahead. Many powerful forces appear to work against it :population growth, which pushes migrant populations into the world’s last isolated locations; mass tourism; global telecommunications and mass media; and the spread of gigantic global corporations. All of these forces appear to signify a future in which the language of advertising, popular culture, and consumer products become similar. Already English and a few other major tongues have emerged as global languages of commerce and communication. For many of the world’s peoples, learning one of these languages is viewed as the key to education, economic opportunity, and a better way of life.Only about 3,000 languages now in use are expected to survive the coming century. Are most of the rest doomed in the century after that?Whether most of these languages survive will probably depend on how strongly cultural groups wish to keep their identity alive through a native language. To do so will require an emphasis on bilingualism(mastery of two languages). Bilingual speakers could use their own language in smaller spheres---at home, among friends, in community settings---and a global language at work, in dealings with government, and in commercial spheres. In this way, manysmall languages could sustain their cultural and linguistic integrity alongside global languages, rather than yield to the homogenizing(同化的)forces of globalization.Ironically, the trend of technological innovation that has threatened minority languages could also help save them. For example, some experts predict that computer software translation tools will one day permit minority language speakers to browse the Internet using their native tongues. Linguists are currently using computer—aided learning tools to teach a variety of threatened languages.For many endangered languages, the line between revival and death is extremely thin. Language is remarkably resilient(有活力的),however. It is not just a tool for communicating, but also a powerful way of separating different groups, or of demonstrating group identity. Many indigenous(原生的,土著的)communities have shown that it is possible to live in the modern world while reclaiming their unique identities through language.41.Minority languages can be best preserved in __________.A.an increasingly interconnected worldB.maintaining small numbers of speakersC.relatively isolated language communitiesD.following the tradition of the 20th century42.According to Paragraph 2, that the world can maintain its linguistic diversity in the future is _______.A.uncertain B.unrealistic C.foreseeable D.definite43.According to the author, bilingualism can help_________.A.small languages become acceptable in work placesB.homogenize the world’s languages and culturesC.global languages reach home and community settingsD.speakers maintain their linguistic and cultural identityputer technology is helpful for preserving minority languages in that it_________.A.makes learning a global language unnecessaryB.facilitates the learning and using of those languagesC.raises public awareness of saving those languagesD.makes it easier for linguists to study those languages45.In the author’s view, many endangered languages are________.A.remarkably well-kept in this modern worldB.exceptionally powerful tools of communicationC.quite possible to be revived instead of dying outD.a unique way of bringing different groups togetherPassage TwoEveryone,it seems,has a health problem。
2007年10月自考英语二真题与答案
2007年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语(二)试卷及答案(课程代码:00015)Ⅰ. V ocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1.It makes good_to bring an umbrella; it seems to be raining today.A. sense B.reason C. suggestion D. advice2.If you are too_of your children, they will never learn to deal with difficulties in life.A. respectiveB. detective C.protective D.effective.3.His intelligence will_him to get a scholarship to college.A. enableB. persuadeC. suggestD. employ4.The professor asked a question, and David_a good answer.A. put up withB. stood up for C.came up with D.looked down upon5.No sooner had we reached home_a violent storm broke out.A. whenB. that C.until D.than6.People differ_one another_their ability to handle stress.A. from...to B.from...in C. for...in D. in...from7.They should try to_their usual inhibitions and join in the fun.A. send off B.lay aside C.take to D. turn off8.During the past two decades, research has_our knowledge of daydreaming.A. expandedB. emergedC. descendedD. conquered9.The students are required to_the main ideas of the article in their own words.A. symbolizeB. minimize C.synchronize D. summarize10.The outline of rooftops and chimneys_against the pale sky.A. pulled outB. looked out C.held out D.stood outⅡ.Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)下列短文中有+个空白,每个空白有四个选项。
全国2007年10月自学考试英语阅读(二)真题
全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试英语阅读(二)试题课程代码:00596全部题目用英文作答(翻译题除外),请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I. Reading Comprehension. (50 points, 2 points for each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are five passages. Following each passage, there are five questions with four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and then write the corresponding, letter on your Answer Sheet.Passage OneElectronic computers are among the fastest and most useful instruments for sorting and comparing in use today. Computers provide means for greater speed and accuracy in working with ideas than had previously been possible. With the development of these new tools, it is as if man has suddenly become a millionaire of the mind.Although man has been growing mentally richer ever since he started to think, the electronic computer allows and will continue to allow him to perform tremendous mental tasks in a relatively short time. Great scientists of the past produced ideas which were the basis for great advances, but their ideas sometimes had to wait for years before they were understood sufficiently well to be of practical use. With the computer, the ideas of today‟s scientists can be studied, tested, distributed, and used more rapidly than ever before.Old lines and methods of communication do not work easily or efficiently with as much information as we have now. The repeated actions of preparing, sorting, filling, distributing, and keeping track of records and publications can be as troublesome as calculating. Errors occur because men grow tired and can be distracted.The basic job of computers is the processing of information. For this reason computers can be defined as devices which accept information, perform mathematical or logical operations with the information, and then supply the results of these operations as new information.Although a sharp dividing line between types of computers is not always easy to see, computers are usually divided into two broad groups: digital and analog. Digital computers work by using specific information which is usually in the form of numbers. Analog computers, on the other hand, usually process continuous information.浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第 1 页共14 页To explain the differences, let us consider two devices which handle information in a manner similar to the two types of computers. A turnstile, which has a counter attached to it, can help to explain the way a digital computer works. Each time a person passes through the turnstile, the indicator quickly jumps from one number to another. Each number registered is separate and specific.The continuous change in the level of sand in an hourglass as time passes makes it an analog device. Perhaps the first analog computation was the use of graphs for the solution of surveying problems.Questions 1-5 are based on Passage One.1. Which of the following statements best summarizes the first paragraph?A. Computers have extended the range of our senses.B. Computers have extended the power of our mind.C. Computers have extended the scope of our activities.D. Computers have extended the speed of our reasoning.2. With the help of computers, scientists today are able to ______.A. have their ideas questioned or shared quicklyB. have their new ideas accepted far more widelyC. produce their ideas more rapidlyD. understand new information easily3. According to the passage, computers are mainly used to do the following EXCEPT ______.A. performing math operationsB. processing informationC. supplying solutionsD. storing technical data4. The digital computers are different from analog computers because ______.A. they process continuous informationB. they process specific informationC. they record separate numbersD. they produce vivid pictures5. The tone the writer uses in this passage is ______.A. criticalB. analyticalC. subjectiveD. objectivePassage Two浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第 2 页共14 页Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time communicates in many ways. Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. Factory managers in the United States fully realize the importance of an announcement made during the middle of the morning or afternoon that takes everyone away from his work. Whenever they want to make an important announcement, they ask, “When shall we let them know?”In social life, time plays a very important part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is perhaps not true in some other countries. There it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten.The meanings of time differ in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life. For example, no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour. It would be too impolite. When equals meet, a person who is five minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.In the western world, particularly in the United States, people tend to think of time as something fixed in nature, something from which one cannot escape. As a rule, Americans think of time as a road stretching into the future, along which one progresses. The road has many sections which are to be kept separate —“one thing at a time”. People who cannot plan events are not highly regarded. The American idea of the future is limited, however. It is the foreseeable future, not the future of the South Asian, which may involve centuries. Someone has said of the South Asian idea of time. “T ime is like a museum with endless halls and rooms. Y ou, the viewer, are walking through the museum in the dark, holding a light to each scene as you pass it. God is in charge of the museum, and only He knows all that is in it. One lifetime represents one r oom.”Since time has such different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind.Questions 6-10 are based on Passage Two.浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第 3 页共14 页6. Which of the following statements is true about the social life in America?A. It is considered foolish that you plan an appointment one week earlier.B. It is impolite that one is informed of an appointment three days earlier.C. The ideas about keeping time in America and in China are not different.D. The fact that who announces an appointment usually matters much.7. Factory managers in America ______.A. usually avoid giving announcements in working hoursB. think the time for an announcement barely makes special meaningC. consult their colleagues before giving very important announcementsD. often consider what is the best time to give important announcements8. According to the passage, in the United States, when you are ______.A. one minute late, you are considered punctualB. two minutes earlier, you are regarded as trustworthyC. ten minutes late, you should give a long explanationD. five minutes late, you should make a short apology9. The American philosophical idea of time is that one should ______.A. do one thing at a timeB. avoid delaying his workC. plan for the distant futureD. constantly evaluate his plans10. The Asian philosophical idea of time is that time is ______.A. like a dark museum where one sees littleB. like a candle light shining in a dark museumC. like a scaring trip on the road to the unknown futureD. like a tour into a mysterious and supernatural worldPassage ThreeSpelunking has been called “mountain climbing upside down in the dark”. However, this description is not entirely accurate. The mountain climber knows where he is going. He climbs a mountain because it is there. A spelunker, on the other hand, doesn‟t know what is there. All he sees when he enters a wild cave is a hole in the surface of the earth —a very dark hole. Once he gets inside he may find it runs only a few hundred feet or, like one cave in Switzerland, more than浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第 4 页共14 页35 miles. He may find big hall, subway like tunnels, rivers or strange and beautiful limestone formations.Some spelunkers have become famous for their discoveries. Several years ago Norbert Castreet, a Frenchman, was exploring a cave that had a rapidly flowing underground river. He followed the river until it went under a cave wall and disappeared. Wearing a bathing suit and a rubber cap, he dived into the river. He surfaced on the other side of the cave wall and found a huge hall untouched and undisturbed for tens of thousands of years.My wife and I became spelunkers almost by accident. We were driving down the Pan-American Highway to Mexico City when I noticed several black openings up in the mountains near the road. I stopped and asked what they were, and learned that they were a network of large caves. Following a guide, we were climbing slowly up the mountain. When we reached the top, a large opening appeared under an overhanging cliff. Inside was a smaller hole covered by a wooden door. Taking a gasoline lamp in one hand, the guide opened the door. We followed him down the smooth cement steps. Strange shapes moved on the walls as his lamp swung back and forth at each step.This was a limestone cave, formed hundreds of thousands of years ago by the slow dripping of water through the cracks of the rock. The guide pointed out formations that looked like horses, tigers, hands and plants.When we left the cave about an hour later, we saw a sign mentioning the National Speleological Society. Our interest awakened, we noted the address and wrote for further information. The reply informed that there were “grottoes”, local chapter of the society, all over the United States. We joined one that was near our home. Soon we were making our first trip through a wild, unmapped cave. That was 12 years ago. Since then I have explored caves in Europe, Central and South America, and all over the United States.Questions 11-15 are based on Passage Three.11. According to the passage, the difference between spelunking and mountain climbing lies in thefact that ______.A. the former does not know what to find in exploring while the latter doesB. the former goes downward in most cases and the latter goes upward浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第 5 页共14 页C. it is more dangerous to do spelunking than mountain climbingD. it is more exciting in spelunking than in mountain climbing12. Which of the following statements is true about Norbert Castreet?A. He was famous for his discoveries of new caves.B. The cave he explored is famous for its underwater fiver.C. He discovered a very old huge hall on the other side of the wall of the cave.D. The old hall he discovered had been used as a hidden place of some pirates.13. The author and his wife ______.A. had planned carefully for their first spelunkingB. explored their first cave rather unexpectedlyC. spent time looking for a suitable cave to start their first explorationD. were convinced by their friends that spelunking was a good sport14. The author and his wife explored their first cave ______.A. for several hoursB. on their ownC. just for a short timeD. with a guide and a guard15. The author, and his wife joined the society of spelunking as they were_______.A. recommended by their friendsB. attracted by an advertisementC. encouraged by an article in the newspaperD. intrigued by a local chapter of the society Passage FourThe word population reached 6.6 billion this year, up from 6 billion in 1999. By 2025, researchers expect nearly 8 billion people will be living on the planet. Ninety-nine percent of those new inhabitants will be in developing countries.Three million migrants are moving from poor countries to wealthier ones each year, and increasingly, their destination is a neighboring country in developing parts of the world. Those statistics come from an annual demographic snapshot of global population numbers and trends, produced by the Population Reference Bureau.Rachel Nugent, an economist with the research group, points to the population shifts that are occurring now from Bangladesh to India or from India, Egypt and Y emen to the Persian Gulf.She says people are moving within the developing world for the same reasons they migrate 浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第 6 页共14 页to wealthier nations. “People from very poor countries [are] going to less poor countries, people fleeing wars and conflict.” She adds that they are also responding to population pressures because, she says, “some countries are very densely populated, and they often have high population growth. Those people need to go somewhere, and they are often going looking for jobs.”Nugent says migration from Guatemala to Mexico is one such example. “And many Guatemalans go to Mexico, probably 25,000 a year that stay and 100,000 a year that go back and fort h. And that is a pretty high proportion of the Guatemalan population.”The United Nations projects that by 2050, the population of Europe, now at 750 million, will fall by 75 million; and Japan, home to 128 million people, will lose 16 million. Population Reference Bureau senior demographer and survey author Carl Haub says this is going to be a threat to economic health.“The number of young people in many European countries is half of the size of their parents‟ generation,” he says, “So what you see today are the corporations, the health care system in this country saying, …Listen! We can‟t find workers. We haven‟t had enough workers and now we can‟t find workers.‟ So they will have to come from some place and that‟s going to have to come from outside the c ountry.”Questions 16-20 are based on Passage Four.16. Which of the following population shifts is talked about in the third paragraph?A. From developing countries to developed countries.B. From poor countries to rich or wealthier countries.C. From war-ridden countries to countries free of wars.D. From developing countries to developing countries.17. According to Rachel Nugent, people migrated because of the following reasons EXCEPT______.A. fleeing conflicts at homeB. looking for jobsC. getting away from warsD. seeking for freedom18. Which is true about Guatemalans‟ migrating to Mexico?A. Most of them stay there permanently and become citizens.B. They go there because of the economic depression at home.浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第7 页共14 页C. Many of them go back to their own country disappointedly.D. They go there because of the population pressure at home.19. The population in Europe and Japan is ______.A. shrinkingB. decliningC. increasingD. exploding20. “New inhabitants” in the first paragraph refer to ______.A. people who migrate from one country to anotherB. people who will live on other planets in spaceC. people who will be born in the next decadesD. people who live in newly-established countriesPassage FiveIn a competitive economy, the consumer usually has the choice of several different brands of the same product. Y et underneath their labels, the products are often nearly identical. One manufacturer‟s toothpaste tends to differ from another‟s. Thus manufacturers are confronted with a problem — how to keep sales high enough to stay in business. Manufacturers solve this problem by advertising. They try to appeal to consumers in various ways. In fact, advertisements may be classified into three types according to the kind of appeals they use.One type of advertisem ent tries to appeal to the consumer‟s reasoning mind. It may offer a claim that seems scientific. For example, it may say the dentists recommend Flash toothpaste. In selling a product, the truth of the advertising may be less important than the appearance of truth. A scientific approach gives the appearance of truth.Another type of advertisement tries to amuse the potential buyer. Products that are essential boring, such as insecticide, are often advertised in an amusing way. One way of doing this is to make the products appear alive. For example, the advertisers may personify cans of insecticide, and show them attacking mean-faced bugs. Ads of this sort are silly, but they also tend to be amusing. Advertisers believe that consumers are likely to remember and buy products that the consumers associate with fun.Associating the product with something pleasant is the technique of the third type of appeal. In this class are ads that suggest that the product will satisfy some basic human desires. One such浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第8 页共14 页desire is the wish to be admired by other people. Many automobile advertisements are in this category. They imply that other people will admire you, may even be jealous, when they see you driving the hot, new Aardvark car.Another powerful desire to which advertisements appeal is the desire for love. Thus ads for bandages are unlikely to emphasize the way the bandages are made or their low cost; instead, the ads may show a mother tenderly binding up and then kissing her small boy‟s cut finger. In the picture there is an open package of Ouch Bandage. The advertiser hopes the consumer will mentally insert an equal sign to create the equation “Ouch Bandage = Love”.One only needs to look through a magazine or watch an hour of TV in order to see examples of these three different advertising strategies.Questions 21-25 are based on Passage Five.21. We can infer from the passage, when there are different brands of toothpaste ______.A. the products are different from each otherB. the products are more or less the sameC. those brands may have different market valuesD. those brands may vary only in name or color22. A scientific approach in ads may ______.A. impress the consumers more of the productB. mislead the consumers to buy the productC. keep the consumers well informed of the productD. help the consumers see the true value of the product23. “The potential buyer” (para.3) in this context probably refers to______.A. those who may enjoy fun adsB. those who may be amused by the productC. those who may probably buy the productD. those who may be addicted to buying24. What is associated with bandages in the ads, according to paragraph 5?A. Human love from everyone.B. Sympathy from the majority.浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第9 页共14 页C. Mother‟s love for her child.D. Insertion of love in people‟s m inds.25. What does the passage imply?A. People should have a clear mind not to be easily lured by the advertisements.B. More scientific methods should be used to make advertisements imaginative.C. Addressers should be cleverer to make their products attractive.D. People‟s desire can be more satisfied by the improved advertisements.II. Vocabulary. (10 points, 1 point for each)Directions: Scan the following passage and find the words which have roughly the same meanings as those given below. The number in the brackets after each word definition refers to the number of paragraph in which the target word is. Write the word you choose on the Answer Sheet.It‟s early August and the countryside appears peaceful. Planting has long been finished and the fields are alive with strong, healthy crops. Soybeans and wheat are flourishing under the hot summer sun. And the corn, which was “keen-high by the fourth of jolly” is now well over six feet tall. Herds of dairy and beef cattle are grazing peacefully in rolling pastures which surround big, red barns and neat white farmhouses. Everything as far as the eye can see radiates a sense of prosperity. Welcome to the Midwest —one of the most fertile agricultural regions of the world.The tranquility of the above scene is misleading. Farmers in the Midwest put in some of the longest workdays of any profession in the United States. In addition to caring for their crops and livestock, they have to keep up with new farming techniques, such as those for combining soil erosion and increasing livestock production. It is essential that farmers adopt these advances in technology if they want to continue to meet the growing demands of a hungry world.Agriculture is the number one industry in the United States and agricultural products are the country‟s leading export. Corn and soybean exports alone account for approximately 75 per cent of the amount sold in the world markets. This productivity, however, has its price. Intensive cultivation exposes the earth to the damaging forces of nature. Every year wind and water remove tons of rich soil from the nation‟s cropland, with the result that soil erosion has become a national problem concerning everyone from the farmer to the consumer. Each field is covered by a limited amount of topsoil, the upper layer of earth which is richest in the nutrient and minerals necessary浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第10 页共14 页for growing crops. Ever since the first farmers arrived in the Midwest almost 200 years ago, cultivation and consequently erosion have been depleting the supply of topsoil. In the 1830s, nearly two feet of rich, black top soil covered the Midwest.26. growing well or thriving in growth as a plant (Para. 1)27. pieces of grassland for cattle to feed on (Para. 1)28. of land that produces good crops (Para. 1)29. the state of calmness and peacefulness (Para. 2)30. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers,winds, waves and so on (Para. 2)31. the animals that are kept or raised on a farm (Para. 2)32. the degree to which workers, farmers, companies etc. are able to produce efficiently (Para. 3)33. the surface or upper part of the soil (Para. 3)34. nourishing substance in the farmland (Para. 3)35. lessening greatly in quantity, contents, power or value (Para. 3)III. Summarization. (20 points, 2 points for each)Directions: In this section of the test, there are ten paragraphs. Each of the paragraph is followed by an incomplete phrase or sentence which summarizes the main idea of the paragraph. Spell out the missing letters of the word on your Answer Sheet.Paragraph OneEvery culture has specific rules of courtesy and certain words for special situation. What are considered polite manners in one culture might be terribly rude in another. One of the difficulties of learning a foreign language is learning what is considered polite and rude in the culture of that language.36. Using language p_______ within its culture.Paragraph TwoChange is the most changeless thing in the universe. We need to accept all changes —welcome or unwelcome —with the understanding that nothing comes to stay, but only to pass. As two things can never occupy the same space at the same time, one change makes way for the next.浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第11 页共14 页37. C_______ is inevitable.Paragraph ThreeWhen Richard Wagner felt out of sorts, he would rave and stamp, or sink into suicidal gloom and talk darkly of going to the East to end his days as Buddhist monk. Ten minutes later, when something pleased him, he would rush out of doors and run around the garden, or jump up and down on the sofa.38. Richard Wagner had some emotional p_______.Paragraph FourAnyone who wants to improve his relationship with others should show a sympathetic understanding. The way to express this understanding and to give others the feeling of importance and worthiness lies in this: always look for something in other people you can admire and praise and tell them about it.39. The a_______ of praising.Paragraph FiveEducation teaches a child to realize that he is not thrown into the world by chance, he has his part to play. He will learn what is useful to him and society at large. Education imparts a great deal of knowledge to his mind and encourages a child to work hard.40. The p_______ of education.Paragraph SixEverybody wastes time. Instead of doing their homework, school boys watch television. Writers neglect their work, and wander in the room making cups of coffee and daydreaming. They all have good intentions, but they keep putting off the moment when they must start work. As a consequence, they feel guilty, and then waste more time.41. The vicious c_______ of wasting time.Paragraph SevenA baby has little memory, but as he grows, he remembers things gradually. Later when he comes to .school age, he is guided to improve his memory by practice. Short poems are given to him to study by heart when he reaches primary stage, so that his mind will not get rusty from disuse.浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第12 页共14 页42. A way to d_______ a child‟s memory.Paragraph EightExperts say that moods are emotions that tend to become fixed, influencing one‟s outlook for hours, days or even weeks. Perhaps the best way to deal with bad moods is to talk them out. So next time you feel out of sorts, don‟t head for the drugstore—try the way above-mentioned. 43. How to d_______ with a bad mood.Paragraph NineWillpower is not some unchangeable characteristics we are born with. It is skill that can be developed, strengthened and targeted to help us achieve our goals. For every obstacle we want to overcome, we need willpower, which is an inner strength that will push us to confront challenge and keep us going.44. Willpower can be n_______.Paragraph TenPeople go abroad for various individual purposes. Those who are highly educated are often appointed by their home government to go abroad to act as diplomats or trade commissioners. Some sales representatives are sent by their firms to various parts of the globe to make known their products in order to increase sales.45. R_______ for going abroad.IV. T ranslation. (20 points, 4 points for each)Directions: In the following passage, there are five groups of underlined sentences. Read the passage carefully and then translate these sentences into Chinese. Write the Chinese version on your Answer Sheet.Computers should be in the schools. They have the potential to accomplish great things.46. With the fight software, they could help make science tangible or teach neglected topics like art and music. They could help students form a concrete idea of society by displaying on-screen a version of the city in which they live — a picture that tracks real life moment by moment.In practice, however, computers make our worst educational nightmares come true.47. While we bemoan the decline of literacy, computers discount words in favor of pictures and pictures in favor of video. While we fret about the decreasing cogency of public debate,浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第13 页共14 页computers dismiss linear argument and promote fast, shallow romps across the information landscape. While we worry about basic skills, we allow into the classroom software that will do a stu dent‟s arithmetic or correct his spelling.Take multimedia. The idea of multimedia is to combine text, sound and pictures in a single package that you browse on screen. Y ou do not just read Shakespeare; you watch actors performing, listen to songs and so on. What is wrong with that? 48. By offering children candy-coated books, multimedia is guaranteed to sour them on unsweetened reading. It makes the printed page look even more boring than it used to look. Sure, books will be available in the classroom, too. But they will have all the appeal of dusty piano to a teen who has a Walkman handy.Hypermedia, is just as troubling. It is a way of presenting documents on screen without imposing a linear start-to-finish order. Disembodied paragraphs are linked by theme; after reading one about the First World War, for example, you might be able to choose another about the technology of battleships or the life of Woodrow Wilson. 49. This is another cute idea that is good in minor ways and terrible in major ones. Teaching children to understand the orderly unfolding of a plot or a logical argument is a crucial part of education.Authors do not merely agglomerate paragraphs; they work hard to make the narrative read a certain way, prove a particular point. 50. To turn a book or a document into hypertext is to invite readers to ignore exactly what counts —the story. The real problem, again, is the accentuation of the already bad habits. Dynamiting documents into disjointed paragraphs is one more expression of the sorry fact that sustained argument is not our style. If you are a newspaper or magazine editor and your readership is dwindling, what is the solution? Shorter pieces. If you are a politician and you want to get elected, what do you need? Tasty sound bites. Logical presentation be damned.浙00596#英语阅读(二)试题第14 页共14 页。
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全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题课程代码:00600全部题目用英文作答(英译汉题目除外),请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I. The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. ( 12 points, 0.5 point for each )She 1 to me because she was like people I had never met 2 . Like women in English novels who 3 the moors (whatever they were) with their loyal dogs racing at a respectful 4 . Like the women who sat in front of roaring 5 , drinking tea incessantly from silver trays full of scones and crumpets. Women who walked over the "heath" and read morocco-bound books and had two last names 6 by a hyphen. It would be safe to say that she made me proud to be Negro, just by being herself.Homes and restaurants do what they can with this 7 ——which my mother-in-law would8 on the spot. I have long thought that the 9 blindfold test for cigarettes should be applied to city 10 . For I am sure that if you 11 them blindfolded, you couldn't tell the beans from the 12 , the turnips from the squash. Chavel was filled with a huge and 13 joy. It seemed to him that already he was 14 ——twenty nine men to draw and only two marked papers left. The 15 had suddenly grown in his favor from ten to one to fourteen to one: the greengrocer had drawn a slip and 16 carelessly and without pleasure that he was safe. Indeed from the first draw any mark of pleasure was 17 : one couldn't mock the condemned one by any 18 of relief.Red Indians, while they were still 19 by white men, would smoke their pipes, not calmly as we do, but 20 , inhaling so deeply that they sank into a 21 . And when excitement by means of nicotine failed, a patriotic orator would stir them 22 to attack a neighboring tribe, which would give them all the 23 that we (according to our temperament) derive from a horse 24II. In this section, there are fifteen sentences with a blank in each, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. ( 15 points, 1 point for each )25. In one way or another, its practitioners batten on the society which they and in which they refuse to take any responsibility.26. Under him, six or seven feet down, was a floor of perfectly clean, shining white sand, ______firm and hard by the tides.27. Even better than that, it was marvelous the things that came to you in the ______ of fishing.28. The modern ________ of beauty is not exclusively a function (in the mathematical sense) of wealth.29. When they got back home, as soon as he ________ her into the crib, she began to shout and wave her arms.30. Television’s variety becomes a ______, not a stimulus.31. She could have taken it off and laid it on her lap and ______ it.32. The first time she saw the picture alone she was sure there was more action, only a _______motion, but more.33. She looked round the room, ______ all its familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for so many years, wondering where on earth all the dust came from.34. Behind the scenes, Price/Costco follows an operating model in which it buys larger quantities and ________ better prices than competing stores.35. Putting aside the need to earn a living, I think there are four great ________ for writing, at any rate for writing prose.36. Continuity of ________ is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for most men this comes chiefly through their work.37. The county attorney, after again looking around the kitchen, opens the door of a cupboard _____.38. Nobody spoke but Elgie came over, his ________ eyes filled with sorrow and misery.39. He spoke of how some people ______ the criminal misfits of society while the best men die in Asian rice paddies toIII. Each of the following sentences is given two choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (15 points, 1 point for each )40. She has born a ______ against me ever since I turned down her application.A. grudgeB. malice41. Filled with great ______ for their integrity and courage, he was determined to be a man like them.A. adulationB. admiration42. Summoned by the teacher, he approached his office full of ______.A. apprehensionB. distrust43. Spoiled children will not manage to live against ______.A. difficultyB. adversity44. The newly-recruited soldiers swore a(n) ______ of loyalty to their country.A. promiseB. oath45. He wanted a ______ of the report to show to his friends.A. descriptionB. transcript46. He said he would go to the dress rehearsal, ______ he was not too busy.A. providedB. unless47. ______ of the bombing of the embassy went swiftly across the country.A. CondemnationB. Accusation48. It is ______ for adults to forget how long and hard and dull school is.A. habitualB. customary49. She is a ______ person and does not want to live on charity.A. proudB. snobbish50. After he won the championship, he was ______ with a lot of honors.A. loadedB. burdened51. The photos sent back from the satellite support the ______ that possibly there is life on Mars.A. theoryB. hypothesis52. A ______ person is one who is happy with what he has.A. contentedB. content53. Her feelings ______ between excitement and fear.A. fluctuatedB. changed54. The poor, sick man is ______ by the policeman’s endless interrogations.A. abusedB. tormentedRead the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding four items IV, V, VI and VII.Why Go to Canada?(1) Huge, scenic and sparsely populated, Canada was rated by the United Nations Human Development Index as the best country to live in. The land of new hopes and opportunities attracts people worldwide.(2) Very few people really understand or know anything about the process of immigration application. First of all a potential immigrant needs to know something about the rules and regulations. The Canadian Government has designed a point system to assess potential independent immigrants. Emphasis is placed on education, practical training, experience and the likelihood of successful settlement in Canada. This means that people with a bachelor degree of some kind and advanced technical or other skills that are in demand in Canada are more likely to be accepted. The Government also adds weight to an application if the individual is fluent in Canada’s official languages, English and French. Therefore someone with a good command of either English or French will have a better chance. Another way to immigrate to Canada is via the immigrant investor program. This provides an opportunity for experienced business persons to immigrate to Canada after making a substantial investment in a provincial government-administered venture capital fund.( 3 ) If you think you fulfill all the criteria you can easily apply for immigration by yourself. The Canadian Government clearly states: “Any one can apply without the help of a third party”. As often happens in these situations, unscrupulous agents can take advantage of people who think that the only way they can immigrate is by paying huge amounts of money. People who want to become immigrants should carefully investigate the reputation and qualifications of third parties who offer their services for a fee. So why bother to use an immigration agent if application is easy?( 4 ) Actually there are many good reasons why so many intending migrants use such services. What the least competent and reliable professionals do is simply fill out forms and send them to the Canadian Embassy with the required fees and documents!Some individuals (who can be referred to as “unscrupulous agents”) may fail to send in the correct documents, delay the clients’ application delivery, talk an unqualified candidate into buying their services despite the high possibility that the visa application will be refused or even suggest their clients supply fraudulent documents that are often discovered by the Canadian Embassy. Conversely, a highly qualified and reliable professional service justifies its costs for the comprehensive services it provides. A professional and reliable immigration firm should provide these services for its clients:(5) Firstly, an intending immigrant must first be well aware of his chances of success. A substantial amount of necessary payment and the potential impact on an applicant’s life can be avoided. A highly experienced immigration professional is capable of assessing a client’s chances of success with an extremely high degree of certainty. In the case of a most unfavora ble application, he discourages the client’s application.(6) Secondly, depending on an effective interpretation of the selection rules as well as accumulated experiences, an experienced immigration professional highlights the applicant’s qualities and helps persuade visa officials that the applicant is worthy of selection and meets all the selection criteria. If a person doesn’t seem qualified, the adviser tries to find out other alter natives that may exist to make him a successful applicant. Such instances where qualified persons were discouraged from making applications are numerous. For example, a computer programmer whose professional skills are highly sought after in the Canadian labor market may be considered unqualified by the variance of their job description to the specifications in the National Occupational Descriptions published by the Canadian Government. An experienced immigration professional avoids areas of potential misunderstanding and best ensures that all the documents submitted and answers given at an interview will support a successful application.(7) Thirdly, the presentation or package of the application often makes a decisive impression on the visa officer. An experienced immigration professional identifies what type of information can be supplied that is most likely to favorably impress the visa officer considering the application.( 8 ) Fourthly, in the case of a person who simply does not qualify, an immigration professional indicates the reasons that may lead to their visa application refusal and tries to find out ways to improve their circumstances so they become qualified.( 9 ) Fifthly, sometimes even highly qualified candidates finally end up in dismay for want of knowledge on migration affairs or misinterpretation of Canadian migration rules. In many cases, due to unnecessary concealing of certain facts that often lead to discovery, a supposedly successful application will be rejected and the applicant’s personal credibility in future applicatio ns is ruined. A migration professional explains and convinces the visa officers that a person is highly qualified despite some minor factors that may be unfavorable to his application.(10) Sixthly, a seasoned immigration professional helps identify potential problems and provides advice in advance. An immigration professional is expected to be familiar with immigration law, she/he advises the applicant whether or not to submit certain complimentary documents, what evidence needs to be acquired to help support the candidate, and what should be avoided that may cause a negative impact on the application.IV. In this section, there are ten incomplete statements, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 1 point for each)55. “People with a bachelor degree” in Paragraph 2 are ______.A. holders of a first university degreeB. holders of a second university degreeC. people who have received the highest university degreeD. people who have never been married56. Business people can immigrate to Canada after they have made a substantial investment ____.A. in their own countryB. in both Canada and their own countryC. in CanadaD. in either Canada or their own country57. The writer of this article ______.A. suggests that an applicant use an immigrant agent even when an application is easyB. disapproves of using an immigrant agent if application is easyC. thinks that third parties should not charge a fee for their servicesD. believes that all immigration agents are unscrupulous58. Immigration professionals should ______.A. suggest their clients supply fraudulent documentsB. delay the clients’ application deliveryC. talk an unqualified candidate into buying their servicesD. send in the correct documents59. In the case of a most unfavorable application, a highly experienced immigration professional______.A. encourages the client’s applicationB. highlights the applicant’s qualities and helps persuade visa officers that the applicant is Worthy of selection and meets all the selection criteriaC. does not charge a fee for their serviceD. discourages the client’s application60. In the case of clients who do not qualify, an immigration professional ______.A. needs to know something about the rules and regulations of the Canadian GovernmentB. explains the reason why their clients’ visa application might be refused and tries to find out ways to improve their circumstances so they become qualifiedC. would suggest that they apply for immigration on their own behalfD. would simply discourage the clients from making application61. Canada is all the following EXCEPT ______.A. populousB. large in sizeC. beautifulD. thinly populated62. If you intend to immigrate, ______.A. you must apply on your ownB. you could either try to apply on your own or seek help from an immigration firmC. you have to seek the help of a third partyD. you have to make a substantial investment in Canada63. This passage is ______.A. narrativeB. expositoryC. descriptiveD. argumentative64. The most suitable heading for Paragraph 2 is ______.A. Anticipating problemsB. Either way, you make a choiceC. Two types of immigrantsD. Hiring professionals to apply on your behalfV. There is one underlined part in each of the following sentences, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underlined part and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 2 points for each)65. The Canadian Government has designed a point system to assess potential independent immigrants.A. confirmB. evaluateC. refuteD. exasperate66. This provides an opportunity for experienced business persons to immigrate to Canada after making a substantial investment in a provincial government-administered venture capital fund.A. considerableB. considerateC. superficialD. trivial67. As often happens in these situations, unscrupulous agents can take advantage of people who think that the only way they can immigrate is by paying huge amounts of money.A. pay tribute toB. get away withC. profit fromD. give place to68. Some individuals may fail to send in the correct documents ... or even suggest their clients supply fraudulent documents that are often discovered by the Canadian Embassy.A. conceivedB. conceitedC. fabricatedD. deceitful69. A seasoned immigration professional helps identify potential problems and provides advice in advance.A. experiencedB. thoughtfulC. patientD. honestVI. Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 2 points for each)70. Emphasis is placed on education, practical training, experience and the likelihood of successful settlement in Canada.71. What the least competent and reliable professionals do is simply fill out forms and send them to the Canadian Embassy with the required fees and documents!72. Such instances where qualified persons were discouraged from making applications are numerous.73. An experienced immigration professional identifies what type of information can be supplied that is most likely to favorablyimpress the visa officer considering the application.74. A migration professional explains and convinces the visa officers that a person is highly qualified despite some minor factors that may be unfavorable to his application.VII. Answer the following essay question in English within 80-100 words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (10 points)75. Wh at’s your view on immigration to Canada?VIII. Translate the following sentences into English and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (18 points, 2 points each for 76-80, 8 points for 81)76.实际上,应付死亡的问题要比应付老年的问题容易得多。
2007年10月高教自考高级英语试题答案
2007年10月高教自考高级英语试题答案(附原题)2007年全国高等教育自学考试10月高级英语答案教材部分60分一课文填空12分1 She appealed 'to me because she was like people I had never met personally. Like women in English novels who walked the moors (whatever they were) with their loyal dogs racing at a respectful distance. Like the women who sat in front of roaring fireplaces, drinking tea incessantly from silver trays full of scones and crumpets. Women who talked over the "heath” and read morocco-bound books and had two last names divided by a hyphen. It would be safe to say that she made me proud to be Negro,just by being herself2 Homes and restaurants do what they can with this stuff ----which my mother---in ---law would discard on the spot . I have long thought that the famed blindfold test for cigarettes should be applied to city vegetables . For I am sure that if you pureed them blindfolded , you couldn’t tee the beans from the peas , the turnips from the squash3 Chavel was filled with a huge and shameful joy. It seemed to him that already he was saved—twenty-nine men to draw and only two marked papers left. The chances had suddenly grown in his favor from ten to one to—fourteen to one: the greengrocer had drawn a slip and indicated carelessly and without pleasure that he was safe. Indeed from the first draw any mark of pleasure was taboo: one couldn't mock the condemned man by any sign of relief.4Red Indians, while they were still unaffected by white men, would smoke their pipes, not calmly as we do, but orgiastically, inhaling so deeply that they sank into a faint . And when excitement by means of nicotine failed, a patriotic orator would stir them up to attack a neighbouring tribe, which would give them all the enjoyment that we (according to our temperament ), derive from ahorse race or a General Election二词汇填空15分(注意本题次顺序也许有误)1 scorn2batten on 3 flicking4reviewing 5 cult6 nacrotic7 assembled8 flicking9motives10 doddged三词汇辨析15分1.She has had a (grudge, malice) against me ever since I turned down her unreasonable request.2. Spoiled children will not manage to live against (difficulty, adversity).3 .The photos sent back from the satellite support the (theory, hypothesis) that possibly there is life on Mars.4. It is not (customary, habitual) in South China to eat dumplings on Lunar New Year’s Eve.5.These certificates and awards are enough to (prove, qualify) him as an excellent engineer.6.The bank loaned the store money to get it back (to its feet, on its feet) after the fire.7 (Accusation, condemnation) of the bombing the embassy went swiftly across the country.8 The restaurant is small but cozy with an (amenity, ambience) of ease, friendliness, and elegance.9.It was a (proud, snobbrist) person,so she do not want to live en charrity10Summoned by the boss, he approached his office full of (apprehension, distrust).11The newly-recruited soldiers swore an (oath, promise) of loyalty to their country12Her feelings (fluctuated, changed) between excitement and fear.13.He said he would go to the dress rehearsal, (unless, provided) he was not too busy.14.He wanted a (transcript, manuscript)of the report to show to his friends.15.The heroic deeds of the firefighters should be (glamorized, praised).四课文节选翻译(汉翻英)18分汉语部分略1 The trouble with this solution is that it no longer is practical on a large scale2 Or are you drawn somehow to this strange clown, perhaps because he acts out your wildest fantasies?3 He sat down and felt for a cigarette, but when he got it between his lips he forgot to light it.4 However much you may acquire you will always wish to acquire more; satiety is a dream which will always elude you.5 Our planet, unfortunately, is running out of noble savages and unsullied landscaped; except for the polar regions, the frontiersare gone. A few gentleman farmers with plenty of money can still escape to the bucolic life – but in general the stream ofmigration is flowing the other way.阅读部分40分Why Go to Canada?A Huge, scenic and sparsely populated, Canada was rated by the United Nations Human Development Index as the best country to live in. The land of new hopes and opportunities attracts people worldwide - visitors, migrants and overseas students - and offers its permanent residents the sweetest benefit package who in turn contribute significantly to its economic growth, and bring customs and traditions, rituals and culture to the forefront of current government.B Very few people really understand or know anything about the process of immigration application. First of all a potential immigrant needs to know something about the rules and regulations. The Canadian Government has designed a point system to assess potential independent immigrants. Emphasis is placed on education, practical training, experience and the likelihood of successful settlement in Canada. This means that people with a bachelor degree of some kind and advanced technical or other skills that are in demand in Canada, are more likely to be accepted. The Government also adds weight to an application if the individual is fluent in Canada's official languages, English and French. Therefore someone with a good command of either English or French will have a better chance. Another way to immigrate to Canada is via the immigrant investor program. This provides an opportunity for experienced business persons to immigrate to Canada after making a substantial investment in aprovincial government-administered venture capital fund.C If you think you fulfill all the criteria you can easily apply for immigration by yourself. The Canadian Government clearly states: 'Any one can apply without the help of a third party'. As often happens in these situations, unscrupulous agents can take advantage of people who think that the only way they can immigrate is by paying huge amounts of money. People who want to become immigrants should carefully investigate the reputation and qualifications of third parties who offer their services for a fee. So why bother to use an immigration agent if application is easy?D Actually there are many good reasons why so many intending migrants use such services. What the least competentand reliable professionals do is simply fill out the forms and send them to the Canadian Embassy with the required fees and documents! Some individuals (who can be referred to as 'unscrupulous agents') may fail to send in the correct documents, delay the clients' application delivery, talk an unqualified candidate into buying their services despite the high possibility that the visa application will be refused or even suggest their clients supply fraudulent documents that are often discovered by the Canadian Embassy. Conversely, a highly qualified and reliable professional service justifies its costs for the comprehensive services it provides. A professional and reliable immigration firm should provide these five services for its clients:E 1. An intending immigrant must first be well aware of his chances of success. A substantial amount of necessary paymentand the potential impact on an applicant's life (i.e. thinking they will be accepted) can be avoided. A highly experienced immigration professional is capable of assessing a client’s chances of success with an extremely high degree of certainty. In the case of a most unfavorable application, he discourages the client's application.F 2. Depending on an effective interpretation of the selection rules as well as accumulated experiences, an experiencedimmigration professional highlights the applicant's qualities and helps persuade visa officials that the applicant is worthy of selection and meets all the selection criteria. If a person doesn't seem qualified, the adviser tries to find out other alternatives that may exist to make him a successful applicant. Such instances where qualified persons were discouraged from making applications are numerous. For example, a computer programmer whose professional skills are highly sought after in the Canadian labor market may be considered unqualified by the variance of their job description to the specifications in the National Occupational Descriptions published by the Canadian Government. An experienced immigration professional avoids areas of potential misunderstanding and best ensures that all the documents submitted and answers given at an interview will support a successfulapplication.G 3. The presentation or package of the application often makes a decisive impression on the visa officer. An experienced immigration professional identifies what type of information can be supplied that is most likely to favorably impress the visaofficer considering the application.H 4. In the case of a person who simply does not qualify, an immigration professional indicates the reasons that may lead totheir visa application refusal and tries to find out ways to improve their circumstances so they become qualified.I 5. A seasoned immigration professional helps identify potential problems and provides advice in advance. An immigrationprofessional is expected to be familiar with immigration law, s/he advises the applicant whether or not to submit certain complimentary documents, what evidence needs to be acquired to help support the candidate, and what should be avoided thatmay cause a negative impact on the application.J Additionally, in the case of a refused application, a reliable immigration consulting firm should effectively defend its applicants from uneven interpretation, misapplication or even breaches of regulations. So, if you are interested in immigrating, you could try to apply on your own, or if you want to save yourself all the stress and confusion of applying, you could go for one of thereliable, professional immigration firms.一:选择10分1 Bachlor 是指大学的第一个文凭选择A 因为第一个文凭是学士bachlor,第二个硕士Master ‘第三个博士doctor 或者Ph.D2 选择加拿大和中国合资的那个因为venture capital fund.就是合资,自考英汉翻译教程的经济翻译一章学过这个名词解释3 -8 均为直接找答案题不在拙述9选择不符合加拿大情况的:因为Huge, scenic and sparsely populated选择A populous10 问第2段落的主题,是介绍了2中移民方式选择C two way of immigration二:词汇10分1 assess选evaluate2 substantial选considerable3 take advantage of选profit from4 fraudulent选deceived5 seasoned选experienced三:翻译:10分1 Emphasis is placed on education, practical training, experience and the likelihood of successful settlement in Canada.参考译文:主要使考虑教育,实践训练,经验,和成功定居加拿大的可能性。
2007英语一答案
on the issue of 8 of religion and the position of the church, 9, there was less agreement 10 the leadership. roman catholicism had been the state religion and the only one 11 by the spanish crown. 12 most leaders sought to maintain catholicism 13 the official religion of the new states, some sought to end the 14 of other faiths. the defense of the church became a rallying 15 for the conservative forces.
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做试题,没答案?上自考365,网校名师为你详细解答!全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题课程代码:00600全部题目用英文作答(英译汉题目除外),请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I. The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. ( 12 points, 0.5 point for each )She 1 to me because she was like people I had never met 2 . Like women in English novels who 3 the moors (whatever they were) with their loyal dogs racing at a respectful 4 . Like the women who sat in front of roaring 5 , drinking tea incessantly from silver trays full of scones and crumpets. Women who walked over the "heath" and read morocco-bound books and had two last names 6 by a hyphen. It would be safe to say that she made me proud to be Negro, just by being herself.Homes and restaurants do what they can with this 7 ——which my mother-in-law would8 on the spot. I have long thought that the 9 blindfold test for cigarettes should be applied to city 10 . For I am sure that if you 11 them blindfolded, you couldn't tell the beans from the 12 , the turnips from the squash. Chavel was filled with a huge and 13 joy. It seemed to him that already he was 14 ——twenty nine men to draw and only two marked papers left. The 15 had suddenly grown in his favor from ten to one to fourteen to one: the greengrocer had drawn a slip and 16 carelessly and without pleasure that he was safe. Indeed from the first draw any mark of pleasure was 17 : one couldn't mock the condemned one by any 18 of relief.Red Indians, while they were still 19 by white men, would smoke their pipes, not calmly as we do, but 20 , inhaling so deeply that they sank into a 21 . And when excitement by means of nicotine failed, a patriotic orator would stir them 22 to attack a neighboring tribe, which would give them all the 23 that we (according to our temperament) derive from a horse 24II. In this section, there are fifteen sentences with a blank in each, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. ( 15 points, 1 point for each )25. In one way or another, its practitioners batten on the society which they and in which they refuse to take any responsibility.26. Under him, six or seven feet down, was a floor of perfectly clean, shining white sand, ______firm and hard by the tides.27. Even better than that, it was marvelous the things that came to you in the ______ of fishing.28. The modern ________ of beauty is not exclusively a function (in the mathematical sense) of wealth.29. When they got back home, as soon as he ________ her into the crib, she began to shout and wave her arms.30. Television’s variety becomes a ______, not a stimulus.31. She could have taken it off and laid it on her lap and ______ it.32. The first time she saw the picture alone she was sure there was more action, only a _______motion, but more.33. She looked round the room, ______ all its familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for so many years, wondering where on earth all the dust came from.34. Behind the scenes, Price/Costco follows an operating model in which it buys larger quantities and ________ better prices than competing stores.35. Putting aside the need to earn a living, I think there are four great ________ for writing, at any rate for writing prose.36. Continuity of ________ is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for most men this comes chiefly through their work.37. The county attorney, after again looking around the kitchen, opens the door of a cupboard _____.38. Nobody spoke but Elgie came over, his ________ eyes filled with sorrow and misery.39. He spoke of how some people ______ the criminal misfits of society while the best men die in Asian rice paddies to preserve theIII. Each of the following sentences is given two choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (15 points, 1 point for each )40. She has born a ______ against me ever since I turned down her application.A. grudgeB. malice41. Filled with great ______ for their integrity and courage, he was determined to be a man like them.A. adulationB. admiration42. Summoned by the teacher, he approached his office full of ______.A. apprehensionB. distrust43. Spoiled children will not manage to live against ______.A. difficultyB. adversity44. The newly-recruited soldiers swore a(n) ______ of loyalty to their country.A. promiseB. oath45. He wanted a ______ of the report to show to his friends.A. descriptionB. transcript46. He said he would go to the dress rehearsal, ______ he was not too busy.A. providedB. unless47. ______ of the bombing of the embassy went swiftly across the country.A. CondemnationB. Accusation48. It is ______ for adults to forget how long and hard and dull school is.A. habitualB. customary49. She is a ______ person and does not want to live on charity.A. proudB. snobbish50. After he won the championship, he was ______ with a lot of honors.A. loadedB. burdened51. The photos sent back from the satellite support the ______ that possibly there is life on Mars.A. theoryB. hypothesis52. A ______ person is one who is happy with what he has.A. contentedB. content53. Her feelings ______ between excitement and fear.A. fluctuatedB. changed54. The poor, sick man is ______ by the policeman’s endless interrogations.A. abusedB. tormentedRead the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding four items IV, V, VI and VII.Why Go to Canada?(1) Huge, scenic and sparsely populated, Canada was rated by the United Nations Human Development Index as the best country to live in. The land of new hopes and opportunities attracts people worldwide.(2) Very few people really understand or know anything about the process of immigration application. First of all a potential immigrant needs to know something about the rules and regulations. The Canadian Government has designed a point system to assess potential independent immigrants. Emphasis is placed on education, practical training, experience and the likelihood of successful settlement in Canada. This means that people with a bachelor degree of some kind and advanced technical or other skills that are in demand in Canada are more likely to be accepted. The Government also adds weight to an application if the individual is fluent in Canada’s official languages, English and French. Therefore someone with a good command of either English or French will have a better chance. Another way to immigrate to Canada is via the immigrant investor program. This provides an opportunity for experienced business persons to immigrate to Canada after making a substantial investment in a provincial government-administered venture capital fund.( 3 ) If you think you fulfill all the criteria you can easily apply for immigration by yourself. The Canadian Government clearly states: “Any one can apply without the help of a third party”. As often happens in these situations, unsc rupulous agents can take advantage of people who think that the only way they can immigrate is by paying huge amounts of money. People who want to become immigrants should carefully investigate the reputation and qualifications of third parties who offer their services for a fee. So why bother to use an immigration agent if application is easy?( 4 ) Actually there are many good reasons why so many intending migrants use such services. What the least competent and reliable professionals do is simply fill out forms and send them to the Canadian Embassy with the required fees and documents! Some individuals (who can be referred to as “unscrupulous agents”) may fail to send in the correct documents, delay the clients’application delivery, talk an unqualified candidate into buying their services despite the high possibility that the visa application will be refused or even suggest their clients supply fraudulent documents that are often discovered by the Canadian Embassy. Conversely, a highly qualified and reliable professional service justifies its costs for the comprehensive services it provides. A professional and reliable immigration firm should provide these services for its clients:(5) Firstly, an intending immigrant must first be well aware of his chances of success. A substantial amount of necessary payment and the potential impact on an applicant’s life can be avoided. A highly experienced immigration professional is capable of a ssessing a client’s chances of success with an extremely high degree of cert ainty. In the case of a most unfavorable application, he discourages the client’s application.(6) Secondly, depending on an effective interpretation of the selection rules as well as accumulated experiences, an experienced immigration professional highlig hts the applicant’s qualities and helps persuade visa officials that the applicant is worthy of selection and meets all the selection criteria. If a person doesn’t seem qualified, the adviser tries to find out other alter natives that may exist to make him a successful applicant. Such instances where qualified persons were discouraged from making applications are numerous. For example, a computer programmer whose professional skills are highly sought after in the Canadian labor market may be considered unqualified by the variance of their job description to the specifications in the National Occupational Descriptions published by the Canadian Government. An experienced immigration professional avoids areas of potential misunderstanding and best ensures that all the documents submitted and answers given at an interview will support a successful application.(7) Thirdly, the presentation or package of the application often makes a decisive impression on the visa officer. An experienced immigration professional identifies what type of information can be supplied that is most likely to favorably impress the visa officer considering the application.( 8 ) Fourthly, in the case of a person who simply does not qualify, an immigration professional indicates the reasons that may lead to their visa application refusal and tries to find out ways to improve their circumstances so they become qualified.( 9 ) Fifthly, sometimes even highly qualified candidates finally end up in dismay for want of knowledge on migration affairs or misinterpretation of Canadian migration rules. In many cases, due to unnecessary concealing of certain facts that often lead to discovery, a supposedly successful application will be rejected and the applicant’s personal credibility in future applic ations is ruined. A migration professional explains and convinces the visa officers that a person is highly qualified despite some minor factors that may be unfavorable to his application.(10) Sixthly, a seasoned immigration professional helps identify potential problems and provides advice in advance. An immigration professional is expected to be familiar with immigration law, she/he advises the applicant whether or not to submit certain complimentary documents, what evidence needs to be acquired to help support the candidate, and what should be avoided that may cause a negative impact on the application.IV. In this section, there are ten incomplete statements, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 1 point for each)55. “People with a bachelor degree” in Paragraph 2 are ______.A. holders of a first university degreeB. holders of a second university degreeC. people who have received the highest university degreeD. people who have never been married56. Business people can immigrate to Canada after they have made a substantial investment ____.A. in their own countryB. in both Canada and their own countryC. in CanadaD. in either Canada or their own country57. The writer of this article ______.A. suggests that an applicant use an immigrant agent even when an application is easyB. disapproves of using an immigrant agent if application is easyC. thinks that third parties should not charge a fee for their servicesD. believes that all immigration agents are unscrupulous58. Immigration professionals should ______.A. suggest their clients supply fraudulent documentsB. delay the clients’ application deliveryC. talk an unqualified candidate into buying their servicesD. send in the correct documents59. In the case of a most unfavorable application, a highly experienced immigration professional______.A. encourages the client’s applicationB. highlights the applicant’s qualities and helps persuade visa o fficers that the applicant is Worthy of selection and meets all the selection criteriaC. does not charge a fee for their serviceD. discourages the client’s application60. In the case of clients who do not qualify, an immigration professional ______.A. needs to know something about the rules and regulations of the Canadian GovernmentB. explains the reason why their clients’ visa application might be refused and tries to find out ways to improve their circu mstances so they become qualifiedC. would suggest that they apply for immigration on their own behalfD. would simply discourage the clients from making application61. Canada is all the following EXCEPT ______.A. populousB. large in sizeC. beautifulD. thinly populated62. If you intend to immigrate, ______.A. you must apply on your ownB. you could either try to apply on your own or seek help from an immigration firmC. you have to seek the help of a third partyD. you have to make a substantial investment in Canada63. This passage is ______.A. narrativeB. expositoryC. descriptiveD. argumentative64. The most suitable heading for Paragraph 2 is ______.A. Anticipating problemsB. Either way, you make a choiceC. Two types of immigrantsD. Hiring professionals to apply on your behalfV. There is one underlined part in each of the following sentences, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underlined part and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 2 points for each)65. The Canadian Government has designed a point system to assess potential independent immigrants.A. confirmB. evaluateC. refuteD. exasperate66. This provides an opportunity for experienced business persons to immigrate to Canada after making a substantial investment in a provincial government-administered venture capital fund.A. considerableB. considerateC. superficialD. trivial67. As often happens in these situations, unscrupulous agents can take advantage of people who think that the only way they can immigrate is by paying huge amounts of money.A. pay tribute toB. get away withC. profit fromD. give place to68. Some individuals may fail to send in the correct documents ... or even suggest their clients supply fraudulent documents that are often discovered by the Canadian Embassy.A. conceivedB. conceitedC. fabricatedD. deceitful69. A seasoned immigration professional helps identify potential problems and provides advice in advance.A. experiencedB. thoughtfulC. patientD. honestVI. Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 2 points for each)70. Emphasis is placed on education, practical training, experience and the likelihood of successful settlement in Canada.71. What the least competent and reliable professionals do is simply fill out forms and send them to the Canadian Embassy with the required fees and documents!72. Such instances where qualified persons were discouraged from making applications are numerous.73. An experienced immigration professional identifies what type of information can be supplied that is most likely to favorably impress the visa officer considering the application.74. A migration professional explains and convinces the visa officers that a person is highly qualified despite some minor factors that may be unfavorable to his application.VII. Answer the following essay question in English within 80-100 words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (10 points)75. What’s your view on immigration to Canada?VIII. Translate the following sentences into English and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (18 points, 2 points each for 76-80, 8 points for 81)76.实际上,应付死亡的问题要比应付老年的问题容易得多。