00600高級(jí)英語2012年10月試卷

浙00600#高級(jí)英語試題第8頁（共8頁）絕密★考試結(jié)束前全國2012年10月高等教育自學(xué)考試高級(jí)英語試題課程代碼：00600請(qǐng)考生按規(guī)定用筆將所有試題的答案涂、寫在答題紙上。全部題目用英文作答（英譯漢題目除外）。選擇題部分注意事項(xiàng)：1.答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的考試課程名稱、姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用黑色字跡的簽字筆或鋼筆填寫在答題紙規(guī)定的位置上。2.每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題紙上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。不能答在試題卷上。I．Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgivenfourchoicesofwordsorexpressions．Choosetherightonetocompletethesentence．(15points，1pointforeach)1．Thepresidingjudgedescribedtheterroristattackasan______crime．A．a(chǎn)lluring B．a(chǎn)busiveC．a(chǎn)bnormal D．a(chǎn)bominable2．Thebillionaire______hisonlydaughterhisentireestate．A．deprived B．entrustedC．presented D．bequeathed3．Through______teethshetoldherex-supervisortoleaveimmediately．A．sneezing B．clenchedC．shivering D．drenched4．Despiteallthegoodwillintheworld，theMiddleEastpeaceprocessremainsas______andfrustratingasever．A．elusive B．evasiveC．inclusive D．conducive5．Thetwogreattennisplayerstogethermakea(n)______combination．A．sizeable B．a(chǎn)ffordableC．perishable D．formidable6．Helivedquietlywithawomanwhowasneitheryoungnorold，neither______norpretty．A．sociable B．irritableC．homely D．snobbish7．TheseTVviewersshowa(n)______lackofunderstanding．A．generous B．irresistibleC．lamentable D．good-natured8．Heshowedgreat______ofcharacterwhenherefusedtoacceptthebribes．A．force B．a(chǎn)bilityC．strength D．potential9．Iwillgobacktomypeacefulhousealthoughitishumbleand______．A．cozy B．meanC．worn D．shabby10．Whentheauthorityoffathersbeginsto______，politicalpowergenerallycollapses，aswell．A．falter B．filterC．rumble D．ramble11．Theglassremained______afterbeingdropped．A．intact B．contentC．a(chǎn)bstract D．compact12．I______thisspeechtothememoryofthesewomenandchildren．A．devote B．promoteC．dedicate D．indicate13．Trytodosomephysicalactivitythreetimesaweekfor______health．A．opium B．optimumC．minimum D．maximum14．Theyneedtobe______atcollaboratingwithcolleaguesoutsidetheirowndepartment．A．a(chǎn)dopt B．a(chǎn)deptC．a(chǎn)dapt D．a(chǎn)brupt15．Hedeterminedwhowouldgofirstwithacoin______．A．toss B．flingC．twist D．throwReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsII，III，IV.ToKillorNottoKill(1)Capitalpunishmenthasbeenineffectsincethe1600’s．However,in1972theU．S．SupremeCourtruledthatthedeathpenaltywascruelandunusualpunishment，whichwasunconstitutionalaccordingtotheEighthAmendment．Itwaspublicopinionthatthecurrentmethodsofexecution，hanging，electrocution，andfacingafiringsquad，weretooslowandpainfuluponthepersontobeexecuted．TheU．S．SupremeCourtreversedthisdecisionwhenacleanerwaytobringaboutdeathwasfoundin1976．Thiscleanerwayis(2)Manypeoplehavearguedforandagainstcapitalpunishmentsinceitwasreinstituted．Somesaythedeathpenaltyiswhatthecriminaldeserveswhileothersobjecttoitbecausedeathisirreversible．Ifeelthedeathpenaltyisagoodformofjusticebecauseonlyabout250peopleayeargetthedeathpenaltyandtheyareguiltybeyondadoubtanddon’tdeservelivingwiththepossibilityofparole．(3)ThesentencingjudgeorjuryareorderedbytheSupremeCourttolookforspecificaggravatingandmitigatingfactorsindecidingwhichconvictedmurderersshouldbesentencedtodeath．Someofthesemitigatingfactorsarethedefendant’smotivation,character,personalhistory,andmostofallremorse．Everyyearapproximately250newoffendersareaddedtodeathrow．In1994therewere2，850personsawaitingexecution．Yetnomorethanthirty-eightpeoplehavebeenexecutedayearsince1976．Thisisaridiculouslylownumbercomparedto199personsexecutedin1935．(4)Thereasonforthisslowexecutionrateistheprocessofappeals．Fromsentencingtoexecutionthereisaboutaseven-to-eight-yearwait．Theconvicts’casesarereviewedbythestatecourtsandthroughthefederalcourts．Withallthisopportunityforthecasetobeturnedoverorthesentencetobechangeditisalmostimpossibleforaninnocentpersontobeexecuted．OnlytwopeoplehavebeenprovedinnocentaftertheirexecutionintheUnitedStates．Thesewrongfuldeathsoccurredin1918and1949．Sincethenthejusticesystemhasundergonealotoffinetuningmakingthisextremelyunlikelytoday.(5)Oneargumentagainstthedeathpenaltyisthatitcostslesstoimprisonsomeoneforlifethantoexecutethem．Thisisagoodpointthathasa1otofimpactonalotofpeople’sviewsregardingcapitalpunishmentsincetheyaretheonesfootingthebill．throughtaxes．IpersonallywouldnotmindpayingthelittlebitextrajustsoIknowforsurethatthere’sone1essmurdereronourplanet．Ifthedeathpenaltywasdoneawaywith，prisonerswhoshouldhavebeenexecutedwillbemixedinwithotherinmates．Itwouldbepossibleandnottoounlikelyforthemtokillanotherinmateorpossiblyaprisonguard．Ifsomeoneislinedupforexecutionthentheymorethanlikelydeserveit．Theyhavecausedagreatdealofgrieftothefamilyandfriendsofthevictimorvictimsanditseemsliketheonlywayjusticecouldbeservedisforthecriminaltodie.(6)Forthepersontosimplygotojailseemsunfair．Theretheywilleatthreemealsaday,gettowatchcableTVandbefriendotherinmates．Theyliveaprettydecent1ifeinprisonandtheydon’tdeserveit．OutofthefiftystatesintheUnitedStates37haveandusecapitalpunishment．Outofthesamefiftystatesonly18have1ifeimprisonmentwithoutparole．Intheother32statesapersonwhoshould’vebeenexecutedcanbereleasedafteras1ittleas20yearsinprison．(7)Therearecertainstandardsthatarefollowedingivingoutcapitalpunishment．Thedefendantcannotbeinsane,andtherealorcriminalintentmustbepresent．Also，minorsveryrarelyreceivethedeathpenaltybecausetheyarenotfullymatureandmightnotknowtheconsequencesoftheiractions．Finallythementallyretardedareveryseldomexecuted．Thereasonfornotexecutingtheretardedisthattheyoftenhavedifficultydefendingthemselvesincourt,haveproblemsrememberingdetails，locatingwitnesses，andtestifyingcrediblyontheirownbehalf．(8)Ifcapitalpunishmentwerecarriedoutmoreitwouldprovetobethecrimedeterrentitwaspartlyintendedtobe．Mostcriminalswouldthinktwicebeforecommittingmurderiftheyknewtheirown1ivesareatstake．Asitturnsout，asveryfewpeopleareexecuted，sothedeathpenaltyisnotasatisfactorydeterrent．Duringhighlypublicizeddeathpenaltycasesthehomiciderateisfoundtogodownbutitgoesbackupwhenthecaseisover．(9)ThomasEdison，afamousscientistandAmericanhero，helpeddevelopandextensivelypromotedtheelectricchair．Theelectricchairwasapopularmethodofexecutionfromthe1930stothe1970s．Thedeathpenaltyisapunishmentthatwillremainactiveforalongtimeinthefuture，evenwithallthecriticism．Itisanancientwayofdealingwithextremelyseriousoffencesthatplagueourcountrytoday．Hopefullytheappealsprocesswillbeshortened，butremaineffective，somorecriminalscanbeexecuted，makingprospectivecriminalsthinktwice．II．Inthissection，therearetenincompletestatementsorquestions，followedbyfourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．ChoosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(20points，2pointsforeach)16．Thedeathsentencewasinstitutedsome______yearsago．A．200 B．300C．400 D．50017．Accordingtothefirstparagraph，peoplegenerallythoughtthat______．A．lethalinjectionwaspainfulbutquickB．deathpenaltywascruelandthereforeshouldbeabolishedC．facingafiringsquadwasacleanerwayforcapitalpunishmentD．themethodsthenusedtobringaboutdeathwereslowandpainful18．Amethodofexecutionthatisnotmentionedinthisarticleis______．A．hanging B．injectionC．decapitation D．electrocution19．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“remorse”inParagraph3?A．regret B．rebellionC．revulsion D．recklessness20．Twopersonsputtodeath，onein1918andtheotherin1949，werefoundtohavebeen_____．A．insane B．wronglykilledC．mentallyretarded D．executedwithouttrial21．Theexpression“footingthebill”inParagraph5canbebestreplacedby______．A．payingthecost B．a(chǎn)skingforpaymentC．causingtheexpenses D．refundingtheexpenses22．Inthepassage，theauthorimpliesthat______．A．morethan15statesintheUnitedStatesdonotusecapitalpunishmentB．1ifeimprisonmentwithoutparoleisaheaviersentencethancapitalpunishmentC．intheUnitedStatesthosewhoshould’vebeenexecuted1iveamiserablelifeinprisonD．intheUnitedStatesapersonwhoshould’vebeenexecutedmightbesetfreeafteronly20years’imprisonment23．Theexpression“atstake”inParagraph8means______．A．a(chǎn)trisk B．a(chǎn)tissueC．inamess D．outofcontrol24．Theauthordoesnotmentionthat______．A．capitalpunishmentfacesalotofcriticismB．thedeathpenaltywillcontinuetobecarriedoutC．extremelyseriousoffencesaretroublingtheUnitedStatesD．thedeathpenaltyisamodernwayofhandlingatrociouscrimes25．Itisobviousthattheauthorofthisarticle______．A．doesnotobjecttoabolishingcapitalpunishmentB．showssympathytothoseguiltyofunpardonableevilC．isinfavorofsentencingthosecommittinggravecrimestodeathD．believesthatmanyofthosecondemnedtodeathdonotdeservetheirpunishment非選擇題部分注意事項(xiàng)：用黑色字跡的簽字筆或鋼筆將答案寫在答題紙上，不能答在試題卷上。III.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet．(10points，2pointsforeach)26．Somesaythedeathpenaltyiswhatthecriminaldeserveswhileothersobjecttoitbecausedeathisirreversible．27．Sincethenthejusticesystemhasundergonealotoffinetuningmakingthisextremelyunlikelytoday．28．IpersonallywouldnotmindpayingthelittlebitextrajustsoIknowforsurethatthere’sonelessmurdereronourplanet．29．Theyhavecausedagreatdealofgrieftothefamilyandfriendsofthevictimorvictimsanditseemsliketheonlywayjusticecouldbeservedisforthecriminaltodie．30．Ifcapitalpunishmentwerecarriedoutmoreitwouldprovetobethecrimedeterrentitwaspartlyintendedtobe．IV．AnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglishwithin80～100words．WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.(10points)31．Doyouarguefororagainstcapitalpunishment?Listthreeofyourarguments．V.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks，followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoY.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly．(25points，1pointforeach)WhenIwasgraduatingfromcollege，mygenerationalsofoundtheworldina32．Theeconomicmachineryhadbroken33almosteverywhere：Inthiscountrynearlyaquarterofthe34wasoutofwork.Amajorwarseemedall35likely．Asacollegenewspapereditoratthattime，Iprotestedagainstthis36asvehementlyasstudentactivistsareprotestingtoday．Iwonderifthisblandnessofourdietdoesn’texplain37somanyofusareoverweightandevendangerouslyso．Whenthingshadflavor,weknewwhatwewereeatingallthe38—anditsatisfiedus．A39ofmymother-in-law’swildstrawberryjamwillentirelysatisfyyourjamdesire．But，ofthe40tinnedorglass-packedstrawberryjam，youneedhalfacupfultogetthe41ofwhatyou'reeating．Literacymaynotbeaninalienablehumanright，butitis42thatthehighlyliterateFoundingFathersmightnothavefoundunreasonableoreven43．Wearenotonlynotattainingit44anation，statisticallyspeaking，butwearefalling