全國高等教育自學考試英語試題

10月英語（二）試題一、從下列各句四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。 （每小題1分，共10分）Itoffersusafullersenseofbeingintenselyalivefromtomoment.A.timeB.momentC.periodD.instantItmaybeworthrememberingthatJohnMajordidn 'thimselfgotoOxforidhjsterstcodhiA.afterB.sinceC.whileD.ifTheeffectsofrapidtravelthebodyarefarmoredisturbingthanwerealize.A.onB.inC.forD.toHerpowersofpersuasionwerenoavail.A.forB.byC.withD.toThereislittlelikelihoodthatapaneloffivewantstogothroughtheofallshakinghandswithyou.A.processB.prospectC.precedentD.presenceItistherighttochangeemployerswhichemploymentfromslavery.A.distinguishesB.derivesC.releasesD.relievesItistouchingtoseehowacatordogitselftoafamilyandwantstoshareinallitsgoingsandcomings.A.sacrificesB.opposesC.exposesD.attachesAhealthyself-esteemisaresourceforcopingwhendifficulties.A.riseB.raiseC.ariseD.arouseThechallengeisnotoneofexpansion,therapidgrowthinenrollmentoverthelast40yearshascometoanend.A.AsaresultB.ByallmeansC.IncontrastD.OnthecontraryManagementoftenworkshardtosetupasituationworkisdoneinseries.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what二、下列短文中有十個空白，每個空白有四個選項。根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案 （每選項1分，共10分）Maybeyouknowthattheletter"V"standsforvictoryinwesterncountries.Butdoyouknowthe11ofthesign?DuringWorldWarII,EuropewasoccupiedbytheGermans.Alotofpeople12toBritain.AmongthemwasoneBelgian（比禾U時人）13VictorDalveli.Helovedhiscountryverymuch.Andeveryday,heusedshortwaveradiotobroadcasttotheBelgianpeople,calling14themtoresisttheGermanoccupiers.Onthelastdayof1940,heaskedhiscountrymentowritethe15 "V"wherevertheycouldtoshowtheirdeterminationtowinthefinalvictory.Inafewdays,itappearedeverywhere.16,itspreadtotheotheroccupiedcountriesinEurope.Becauseitwassimpleand17,itsoonbecameverypopular.Whenfriendsmet,theystretchedout18middleandindexfingerstogreeteachother.Atthattime,incertainrestaurants,knivesandforkswereplacedinsuchaway19forma"V".Andinsomeclockshopsclockswerepurposelystopped2011:05toshowthesignof "V".A.meaningB.shapeC.historyD.definitionA.hadescapedB.escapedC.haveescapedD.escapeA.namingB.beingnamedC.namedD.nameA.upB.outC.onD.offA.letterB.alphabetC.expressionD.wordA.LatterB.LaterC.LateD.LatelyA.meaningfulB.energeticC.magnificentD.interestingA.hisB.theirC.one 'sD.everybody 'sA.inordertoB.soastoC.sotoD.astoA.onB.inC.byD.at三、從下列每篇短文的問題后所給的四個選擇項中選出一個最佳答案。 （每選項2分，共30分）PassageOneQuestion21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inreadingtheworld'sgreatliteratureonhumanexcellenceandpersonalsuccess,I'vefoundthattolaunchourselvesintoalifeoftruesuccessweneedtosatisfyonebasiccondition:pursueourvisionwithstubborn（頑強的）consistency.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenpeoplewhosucceedandthosewhodon'tisnotusuallytalentbutpersistence.Onmywaytoworkonemorning,ImetRudyRuettiger,whoisnowamotivationalspeaker.HehasgrownupinJoliet,listeningtostoriesaboutNotreDameanddreamingofonedayplayingfootballthere.Friendstoldhimhewasn'tagoodenoughstudenttobeadmitted.Sohegaveuphisdreamandwenttoworkinapowerplant.Thenafriendwaskilledinanaccidentatwork.Shocked,Rudysuddenlyrealizedthatlifeistooshortnottopursueyourdreams.In1972,attheageof23,heenrolledatHolyCrossJuniorCollegeinSouthBend,Ind.HegotgoodenoughgradestotransfertoNotreDame,wherehefinallymadethefootballteamasamemberofthe“scoutteam”,theplayerswhohelptheteamprepareforgames.Rudywaslivinghisdream,almost.Buthewasn'tallowedtosuitupforthegamesthemselves.Thenextyear,afterRudyrequestedit,thecoachtoldRudyhecouldputonhisuniformfortheseason'sfinalgame.Andtherehesat,ontheNotreDamebenchduringthegame.Astudentstartedshouting,“WewantRudy!”Soonothersjoinedin.Finally,attheageof27,with27secondslefttoplay,RudyRuettigerwassentontothefield-andmadethefinaltackle（阻截）.Sohisteamwonthegame.WhenImetRudy17yearlater,itwasintheparkinglotoutsideNotreDamestadium（體育場），whereacameracrewwasfilmingscenesforRudy,amotionpictureabouthislife.Hisstoryillustratesthatthereisnolimittowhereyourdreamscantakeyou.Thewriterbelievesthatthekeytoachievingsuccessis.A.developingone'stalentseizingopportunitieshavingwidevisionD.stickingtoone'sgoalAccordingtothepassage,RudyoncegaveuphisdreamofplayingfootballforNotreDamebecausehisfriendwaskilledtherehisfootwasinjuredinanaccidenthelackedconfidenceinhimselfhefailedintheentranceexaminationRudyquithisjobinthepowerplantbecause.hisfriendencouragedhimtohisoutlookonlifechangedhewasdisappointedinhisfuturehewasshockedbyhisfriend'sdeathRudywastransferredtoNotreDame.asagoodstudentasagoodplayerwiththehelpofacoachwiththehelpofafriendAcameracrewwasmakingamovieaboutRudy'slifebecause.RudywastheoldestplayeratNotreDameRudysucceededinrealizinghisdreamRudywasthebestspeakeratNotreDameRudysucceededindevelopinghisabilityPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.NASA,theU.S.spaceagency,believesthere'sagoodchancethatwe'renotaloneintheuniverse.Lastfall,NASAbegananewprojectcalledtheHighResolutionMicrowaveSurvey（HRMS）.Itsaim:tofindevidenceoflifeinoneofthebillionsofgalaxiesintheuniverse.Thesearchforintelligentlifeonotherplanetsisn'tnew.Itbeganalmost100yearsago.That'swhenscientistsbuiltahugetransmittertosendradiowavesintospace.Scientiststhoughtsmartbeingsonotherplanetsmightpickupthesignals.Scientistsalsohavesentamessageabouthumansandoursolarsystemtoanearbyconstellation（星座）.Butbecausetheconstellationis25,000lightyearsaway,areturnmessagewouldn'treachEarthfor50,000years!Sodon'twaitupforananswer.Sofar,noextraterrestrial（地球夕卜的）beingsthatweknowofhavereturnedour“calls."ButaccordingtoDr.JillTarter,anHRMSscientist,wehaven'texactlyhadourearswideopen."Now,however,“saysDr.Tarter,"we'vebuiltthetoolsweneedtolistenwell.”LastOctober,Dr.Tarterswitchedonthelargestradioreceiverintheworld.It'sanenormousmetalbowlstretching1,000feetacrossavalleyinPuertoRico.Meanwhile,anotherNASAscientistturnedonahugeradioreceiverinCalifornia'sMojaveDesert.NASAhopesthesebigdishes-andothersaroundtheworld-willpickupradiosignalsfromnewworld.Dr.FrankDrakehasbeensearchingforlifeinouterspaceforyears.HeexplainstheHRMSprojectthisway:Tolistentoyourradio,youmovethetuneronthedialuntilthechannelscomeinloudandclear:Nowimagineradioreceiversthatscanourgalaxy“l(fā)istening”to14millionchannelseverysecond.That'swhatNASA'sradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaaredoing.Butthat'snotall.Powerfulcomputershookedtothereceiversexamineeverysignalcarefully.Thecomputerstrytomatchthesignalstoonesthatscientistsalreadyrecognize,suchashuman-madesignals.Iftheycan't,DrakeandTartercheckonthem."Itcouldprovethereisradiotechnologyelsewhereintheuniverse, "says“Andthatwouldmeanwe'renotalone. ”NASAscientistsstartedanewprojectinorderto.discoverlifeinothergalaxiessendhumanbeingsintospacefindevidenceofanewgalaxyconfirmthenumberofgalaxiesAccordingtoDr.JillTarter,thereasonwhywehaven'treceivedanyreturnmessagesfromouterspaceisthat.ourearsarenotsharpenoughtohearthemourequipmenthasn'tbeengoodenoughittakesmillionsofyearsforthemtoreachusittakesquitealongtimetosendthemDr.JillTartercomparesthelargereceiverto.thehumaneartheuniverseametalbowlahugedishAccordingtoDr.FrankDrake,NASA'sradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaare.tryingtocheckoneverychannelcarefullymovingthetuneronthedialforclearchannelsscanningtheuniverseforpossiblesignalspickingupradiosignalsfromnewworldThebesttitleofthispassageis.SignalsfromtheSpaceTheInventionofNewRadioReceiversTheIntelligentLifeinOuterSpaceNASAListensforSpaceNeighborsPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Evenacarefulmotorist（開汽車的人）maycommitamotoringoffence（違法）.Inthiscase,hewillappearinapolicecourt.Thisisacourtruledbyajudgewithoutajury（陪審團）.Ajudgehaspowerstopasssentenceforrelativelyminoroffencesonly;seriouschargesaredealtwithbyajudgeandajury.Incertaincases,amotoringoffendermaychoosetogobeforeajudgeandajury,insteadofappearingbeforejustajudge.Acourtisalsousedfortheconductofpreliminaryinvestigationstodeterminewhetherornotamotoringoffendershallappearfortrialinahighercourt.Whenhiscasecomesupincourt,themotoristhearshisnamecalledbytheclerkofthecourt,andcomesforwardtoidentifyhimself.Thejudgethencallsforthepolicemanwhochargedtheoffenderandaskshimtogiveevidence.Heisexpectedtogiveanaccountofwhathappenedwhentheoffencewascommittedandtomentionanyspecialcircumstances.Forexampletheoffencemayhavebeenpartlyduetothefoolishnessofanothermotorist.Itwouldbeunwiseforthemotoringoffendertoexaggeratethis.Itwillnothelphiscasetotrytoblamesomeoneelseforhisownmistake.Ifyouareguilty,itisofcoursewisetoadmititandsayyou'resorryforcommittingtheoffenceandtakingupthecourt'stime.Judgesarenotheartlessandamotoristmaybeluckyenoughtohearonesay:"You'vegotgoodreasons,butyouhavebrokenthelawandI'llhavetoimposeafine.Payfivepounds.Nextcase.”Someshort-temperedpeopleforgetthatbothpolicemenandjudgeshaveapublicdutytoperform,andarerudetothem.Thisdoesnotpay!Ajudgewillnotletoffanoffendermerelybecauseheisrespectful,butapolitelaw-breakermaycertainlyhopethatthejudgewillextendhimwhattolerancethelawpermits.Evenacarefulmotoristmaybeaskedtogotoapolicecourtfor.A.aninjuryB.amotoringoffenceC.refusingtopayafineD.beingrudetothepolicemanTheunderlinedword"one"(paragraph5)refersto.ajurymemberapoliceofficeramotoristD.ajudgeAmotoringoffenderisusuallychargedby.A.ajudgeajuryapolicemananothermotoristItisfoolishforamotoringoffenderto.overstateanothermotorist'smistakementionsomeoneelse'sfoolishnessarguethatheisnotguiltychoosetogobeforeajuryIfamanknowsthatheisguilty,heshould.bepolitetothepolicemanandthejudgetryhisbesttoappearbeforejustajudgesavethecourt'stimeandpaythefineD.admitthewrongandsaysorrytothecourt四、將下列漢語單詞譯成英語。作為提示，每個詞的詞類和第一個字母以及用短線表示的其余字母數(shù)，已給出。(共20分)樂意地，容易地ad.r 日常工作，常規(guī)n.r多數(shù)，大半n.m永恒的，不斷的a.c偏袒的，部分的a.p漆工，畫家n.p跳躍，飛躍v.l 易管理的a.m縮短，減少vi.s軟毛，毛皮n.f__意圖，打算n.i 情形，身份n.s 軟管，地鐵n.t 口頭的，口的a.o.犧牲品，受害者n.v鑒賞，感謝vt.a目標，球門n.g 裝置，方法n.d分配，委派vt.a娛樂，消遣n.a五、將括號內(nèi)的各詞變?yōu)檫m當?shù)男问健?(共10分)Shoulddoctorsbeallowed(take)thelivesofothers?Twoof(big)earthquakesthatwereeverrecordedtookplaceinChinaandAlaska.Electronicamplifiersalsomadepossibleafantasticinvolume,themusic(become)asloudandpenetratingasthehumanearcouldstand.Everydecisionhasconstraints(base)onpolicies,procedures,laws,precedents,andthelike.Themoreseriouslythisissought,(likely)positiveattitudestowardsleisureaswellacademicworkwillbeencouraged.Attemptstobreakupthisoldsystem(make)ineverypresidentialelectioninthepastonehundredyears.Thesemineplanets,togetherwiththesun,makeupwhat(call)oursolarsystem.Nationsareclassifiedas "aged"whentheyhave7%ormoreoftheirpeopleaged65orabove,andbyabout1970everyoneoftheadvancedcountries(become)likethis.(watch)overbyguardswithguns,theconvictsraisedtheirlegsin