2004年上半年高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（一）试卷

2004年上半年高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语（一）试卷

PART ONE

1.Vocabulary and Structure(10 points, 1 point for each)

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’s more important for them to learn to think in the language than ______ the meaning of every word.

(A) know (B) knew (C) to know (D) knowing

2.The Atlantic Ocean is more than 4,000 miles (6,000km) wide ______ Columbus crossed it.

(a) where (b) when (c) that (d) which

3. It is by this instinct ______ birds build their nests and beavers their dams and huts.

(a) how (b) why (c) what (d) that

4. Some families have long histories, ______ others know very little about their ancestors.

(a) while (b) although (c) therefore (d) so

5. Only when you go through the mental exercises to come up with a tentative definition ________ open the dictionary to see if you’re right.

(a) would you (b) you will (c) should you (d) you can

6. Science began to develop rapidly when man ______ aside his wrong beliefs and began to seek true explanations.

(a) lay (b) laid (c) lie (d) lied

7. Garage-sale items are usually priced at a very small part of their ______ cost.

(a) reluctant (b) original (c) advanced (d) recent

8. In the United States, anyone who is willing to quarrel with the dictionary is ________ as their eccentric or mad.

(a) regarded (b) guided (c) revealed (d) discarded

9. We may say that a parrot _______, but cannot say that it really ______ , because it cannot form new sentences out of the words it knows.

(a) speaks … talks (b) talks…speaks (c) talks…tells (d) tells…speaks

10. Some states have a sales tax, which is a percentage _______ to any item which you buy in that state.

(a) funded (b) earned (c) charged (d) varied

II. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each)

下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字目涂黑。

Animals think much while building their houses. The bird searches __11__ it can use in building its nest, and in doing this it thinks. The beavers think __12__ they build their dams and their houses. They think in getting their materials, and __13__ in arranging them, and in plastering them together with mud. Some spiders build houses __14__ scarcely have been made except by some thinking creature.

As animals think, they learn. Some learn __15__ others. The parrot learns to talk, __16__ in some other respects it is quite stupid. The mocking bird learns to __17__ a great many different sounds. The horse is not long in learning many things __18__ the work which he has to do. The shepherd dog does not know as much about most things as some __19__ dogs, and yet he understands very well __20__ take care of sheep.

11. (a) for what (b) after that (c) before which (d) at all that

12. (a) whereas (b) during (c) as (d) in

13. (a) too (b) as well (c) also (d) either

14. (a) which could (b) that will (c) what would (d) that should

15. (a) as much as (b) more than (c) less as (d) fewer than

16. (a) thus (b) therefore (c) however (d) though

17. (a) educate (b) estimate (c) intimate (d) imitate

18. (a) combined by (b) associated for (c) connected with (d) compared to

19. (a) another (b) other (c) each (d) every

20. (a) how to (b) where to (c) what to (d) when to

III. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each)

从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

Passage One

Question 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Why isn’t a dollar worth as much as it used to be? One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money depends on the cost of living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes, and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased. When a dollar has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it.

No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there is a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there’s a shortage of goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies keep gas from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up.

Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you’re spending too much on entertainment. Or if you’re spending too much on clothes, you may want to sew your own clothes. Budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.

21. According to the writer, what is the value of a dollar?

(a) 100 cents (b) Things it can buy

22. What will happen to the value of the dollar when the cost of jiving increases?

(a) The dollar will not be worth as much as it used to be.

(b) The value of the dollar will remain to be the same amount.

(d) None of the above will happen.

23.Why does the cost of living keep increasing?

(a) Workers are always poorly paid.

(b) Producers offer more and more goods.

(d) Government does less and less to stop it.

24. Why do families need to know what happens to their money?

(a) To have a better life. (b) To make more money.

25. What can we learn about “budget” in the passage?

(a) The money you’ve already spent in a month.

(b) The things you are not going to spend money on every moth.

(d) The expenses you plan to meet every month according to your income.

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade, and they help prevent drought (干旱) and floods.

Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that with the trees used he has lost the best friends he had. Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced with floods and starvation.

Even where a government realizes the importance of a rich supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with: and he can earn money by making charcoal (木炭) or selling wood to the townsman (城里人). He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.

This does not only mean that the villagers’ sons and grandsons have fewer trees. The results are even more serious. For where there are trees, their roots break up the soil allowing the rain to sink in and also bind the soil, thus preventing the soil from being washed away easily. But where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, causing floods and carrying away with it the top-soil. In which crops grow so well. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.

26. It is most important for man to realize that trees __________.

(a) provide him with wood

(b) help prevent drought and floods

(d) help him get quick profit

27. By the story of the empire, the writer tries to tell us people ________.

(a) are often eager to get quick profit from trees

(b) will suffer by cutting down their trees

(d) will not make an empire without trees

28. The government should help the villager realize the importance of trees by _______.

(a) suggestion

(b) money

(d) force

29.The most serious problem is that we don’t _______.

(a) work hard to plant more trees

(b) take good care of new trees

(d) leave more trees for our sons and grandsons

30. In the last paragraph, the writer emphasizes his point by means of _______.

(a) contrast

(b) example

(d) definition

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions (感知的事), the bases for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.

Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It includes not only ‘remembering’ things like mathematics or historical facts but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed (嗅出) something suspicious (可疑的) in the grain pile. Memory is also involved when a six-year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat.

Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory-storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being. The instant-access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 ‘words’ – ready for instant use. An average US teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight.

The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a person’s memory is in terms of words and combinations of words.

31. According to the writer, which of the following is NOT closely connected with memory?

(a) Environment.

(b) Life.

(d) Skills.

32. What is memory according to the passage?

(a) Ability to keep information.

(b) Attention to historical facts.

(d) Learning mathematics.

33.Which of the following is NOT the place where memory exists?

(a) In humans.

(b) In words.

(d) In animals.

34. What does the phrase ‘a fraction of’ in paragraph 3 mean?

(a) The same amount as.

(b) A lot of.

(d) Most of.

35. What is the passage mainly talking about?

(a) Comparison between human and computers’ memory.

(b) What memory is.

(d) Life without memory.

PART TWO

IV. Word Spelling (10 points, 1 point for two words)

将下列汉语单词译成英语。作为提示，每个单词的首字母及字母数目均已给出。

36. adj. 精确的 e_ _ _ _ 37. aux. 需要 n_ _ _

38.v. 饮 d_ _ _ _ 39. n. 基本的 b_ _ _ _

40. n. 相信 b_ _ _ _ _ 41. adj. 流行的 p_ _ _ _

42. v. 建造 b_ _ _ _ 43. n. 电影 m_ _ _ _

44. n. 大脑 b_ _ _ _ 45. n. 利润 p_ _ _ _ _

46. v. 暂停 p_ _ _ _ 47. adj. 主要的 m_ _ _ _

48. adj. 短的 s_ _ _ _ 49. num. 四十 f_ _ _

50. adj. 繁忙的 b_ _ _ 51. n. 污染 p_ _ _ _ _ _ _

52. v. 限制 l_ _ _ _ 53. n. 幸福 h_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

54. n. 经理 m_ _ _ _ _ _ 55. v. 访问 v_ _ _ _

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V. Word Form (10 points, 1 point for each)

将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空格．

56. ______________ (frighten) by the thought that she was having a heart attack, Anne screamed for help.

57. Material that is organized is ______________________ (well) remembered than jumbled information.

58. Some children listen to their Walkmans while the teacher _________________(talk) to them.

59. People spend their weekends going from sale to sale, _________________ (hope) to run across a real treasure.

60. In the traditional family, the children ________________ (take) care of by the mother because she did not work outside the home.

61. The number of violent acts on television in the past years ____________________(increase) from about 19 to 27 per hour.

62. Our language __________________ (include) a large number of words seldom used in ordinary conversation.

63. Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he succeeded in __________________ (produce) the first electric lamp.

64. Your mind ______________________ (keep) up with your reading speed if you ask it to.

65. Successful language learners discover their own way __________________ (learn) the language.

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VI. C-E Translation (15 points, 3 points for each)

将下列各句译成英语．

66. 谁主持明天的会议还没决定．

67. 尊重他人的观点也是一种科学的态度．

68. 身体健康有助于你享受生活．

69. 我知道她为什么生气．

70. 公共场所应注意自己的言谈举止．

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VII. E-C Translation (15 points)

将下列短文译成汉语．

　 Ever since humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communications. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier ( 障碍) , communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf and the mute have had to turn to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque(生动) and exact and can be used intentionally; spelling, however, cannot.

Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink (眨眼) can be a way of greeting or indicating that one is only joking. A nod means approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.

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