2007年4月自学考试自考浙江省高级英语历年试卷试题真题.doc

专注于收集各类历年试卷和答案做试题,没答案?上自考365,网校名师为你详细解答!浙江省2007年4月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题课程代码：10005Part Vocabulary(20%)Directions A: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.1. _ friends helped him to get appointed ambassador to France.（ ）A. Efficient B. Influential C. Impressive D. Effective2. When you go abroad to study or work, you must _new customs.（ ）A. address yourself to B. adapt yourself toC. replace yourself with D. convince yourself to3. Nothing will stop us in our _ for truth.（ ）A. requestB. appeal C. questD. query4. Examinations are not the only means of _a students ability.（ ）A. assuming B. assertingC. assigning D. assessing5. It was a shrewd move_ to buy the house just before property prices started to rise.（ ）A. on her part B. at hand C. at her expenseD. on record6. The behavior of this animal in hot weather is a _that scientists are finding difficult to solve.（ ）A. myth B. mysteryC. disputeD. fantasy7. They tried to collect all the pictures they could _ .（ ）A. lay their hands onB. capitalize onC. wash their hands of D. make the best of8. There is little _ that she will make a full recovery.（ ）A. promise B. likelihood C. foresight D. announcement9. Mrs. Smith had _ debts totally more than $20,000 when she died.（ ）A. gone round withB. figured outC. run up D. bound up with10. It is _to talk about these pop singers. People are now showing great interest in football.（ ）A. out of sorts B. out of line C. out of orderD. out of fashionDirections B: There are 10 sentences in this section. In each sentence there is a word or phrase underlined. Below each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that can replace the underlined part of each sentence without changing its original meaning. 11. The lawyer was on the track of new proof in the case, and he was sure of his convincing the jury in court.（ ）A. testing the truth B. on the topic ofC. looking forD. asked for12. The company is crying out for efficient executives to get it out of the crisis.（ ）A. is missingB. badly needsC. is grieving forD. sympathizes with13. After such a confrontation between the two parties, any reconciliation would be out of the question.（ ）A. within question B. impossibleC. without questionD. possible14. Strangely, Bill keeps his office neat as a pin, while his home is always in a state of chaos.（ ）A. disorderB. clarity C. chorus D. charity 15. The work is not very profitable in terms of money, but Im getting valuable experience out of it.（ ）A. regardless ofB. in regard toC. in spite of D. in case of16. Although he funded several health research institutions, he was first and last an engineer.（ ）A. in brief B. in shortC. at least D. all in all17. The problem can be solved only if we are willing to compromise.（ ）A. give up something B. work hand in handC. forgive each other D. support each other18. The two partners will never reach an agreement if one does not modify its demands.（ ）A. clarify B. identifyC. neglectD. change19. The dispute finally came down to a question of which side should be responsible for the loss.（ ）A. was passed along to B. was faced byC. was reduced toD. was judged by20. That was a wonderful experience, I never expected to come my way.（ ）A. stand my wayB. belong to meC. get under my controlD. happen to mePart II Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.A language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds, and which is used by a group of people for the purpose of communication.Lets look at this 21 in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, 22 distinguishes man from the rest of the 23 world.Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by 24 of cries: for example, many birds utter 25 calls at the approach of danger; monkeys utter 26 cries, such as expressions of anger, fear and pleasure. 27 these various means of communication differ in important ways 28 human language. For instance, animals cries do not 29 thoughts and feelings clearly. This means, basically, that they lack structure. They lack the kind of structure that 30 us to divide a human utterance into 31 .We can change our utterance by 32 one word in it with 33 : a good illustration of this is a soldier who can say, e.g., “tanks approaching from the north,” 34 who can change one word and say “aircraft approaching from the north” or “tanks approaching from the west”; but a bird has a single alarm cry, 35 means “danger!”This is why the number of 36 that an animal can make is very limited: the great tit (山雀) is a case 37 point; it has about twenty different calls, 38 in human language the number of possible utterances is 39 . It also explains why animal cries are very 40 in meaning. 21. A. classificationB. DefinitionC. function D. perception（ ）22. A. that B. itC. asD. what（ ）23. A. nativeB. humanC. physical D. animal（ ）24. A. ways B. meansC. methods D. approaches（ ）25. A. mating B. excitingC. warning D. boring（ ）26. A. identical B. similarC. different D. unfamiliar（ ）27. A. But B. ThereforeC. Afterwards D. Furthermore（ ）28. A. aboutB. withC. fromD. in（ ）29. A. infer B. explainC. interpret D. express（ ）30. A. encourages B. enablesC. enforces D. ensures（ ）31. A. speeches B. soundsC. wordsD. voices（ ）32. A. replacingB. spellingC. pronouncing D. saying（ ）33. A. ours B. theirsC. another D. others（ ）34. A. so B. andC. butD. or（ ）35. A. thisB. thatC. which D. it（ ）36. A. signs B. gesturesC. signals D. marks（ ）37. A. in B. at C. of D. for（ ）38. A. whereasB. sinceC. anyhowD. somehow（ ）39. A. boundless B. changeableC. limitlessD. ceaseless（ ）40. A. ordinaryB. alikeC. commonD. general（ ）Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read each passage carefully and decide on the best answer.Passage OneHenry Ford, the famous U. S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, “The business of America is business.” By this he meant that the U. S. way of life is based on the values of the business world.Few would argue with Fords statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the entertainment industry” or “show business”.The positive side of Henry Fords statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U. S. life. One of the most important reasons why so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地) because the U. S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Fords statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business - referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U. S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing- the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high - creates feelings of insecurity for many.41. The United States is a typical country_.（ ）A. where all businesses are managed scientificallyB. which encourages free trade at home and abroadC. which normally works according to the federal budgetD. where peoples chief concern is how to make money42. The influence of business in the U. S. is evidenced by the fact that _.（ ）A. most newspapers are run by big businessesB. even arts and entertainment are regarded as businessC. Americans of all professions know how to do businessD. even public organizations concentrate on working for profits43. According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U. S., dreaming that _.（ ）A. they will make a fortune overnight thereB. they can be more competitive in businessC. they can start profitable business thereD. they will find better chances of employment44. Henry Fords statement can be taken negatively because _. （ ）A. there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborB. there are many industries controlled by few big capitalistsC. public services are not run by the federal governmentD. working people are discouraged to fight for their rights45. A companys efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in _ .（ ）A. a rise in workers wagesB. improvement of working conditionsC. reduction in the number of employeesD. fewer disputes between labor and managementPassage TwoIts no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. Thats especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. Its also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who cant or wont care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father shes ever known and that her biological parents have “no legal claim” on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. Thats an important development, one thats long overdue.Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberlys biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasnt the Twiggs own daughter, but Kimberly was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue (起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents arent always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.46. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judges ruling?（ ）A. The traditional practice.B. The parents feelings.C. The biological link.D. The childs benefits.47. We can learn from the Kimberly case that _.（ ）A. foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than careB. the biological link between parent and child should be emphasizedC. children are more than just personal possessions of their parentsD. biological parents shouldnt claim custody rights after their child is adopted48. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because _.（ ）A. they regarded her as their propertyB. they were her biological parentsC. they felt guilty about their past mistakeD. they found her unhappy in Mr. Mays custody49. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays _.（ ）A. for better careB. out of charityC. by sheer accidentD. at his request50. The authors attitude towards the judges ruling could be described as _ .（ ）A. critical B. cautiousC. doubtfulD. supportivePassage Three Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them were women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses (差错) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的).One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer,” explains the professor. “People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the womans custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme.” About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these “programme assembly failures.”Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing - an average of twelve each. There appears to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. “Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain programmes occurs, as for instance between going to and from work.” Women on average reported slightly more lapses - 12.5 compared with 10.9 for men - probably because they were more reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse - even dangerous.51. In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects _ .（ ）A. to analyse their awkward experiences scientificallyB. to keep a record of what they did unintentionallyC. to keep track of people who tend to forget thingsD. to report their embarrassing lapses at random52. Professor Smith discovered that _.（ ）A. many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindednessB. men tend to be more absent-minded than womenC. absent-mindedness is an excusable human weaknessD. certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidents53. “Programme assembly failures” (Line 7, Para. 2) refers to the phenomenon that people _.（ ）A. are likely to mess things up if they are too tiredB. tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurryC. often fail to programme their routines beforehandD. unconsciously change the sequence of doing things54. We learn from the third paragraph that _.（ ）A. absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the dayB. women experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessC. mens absent-mindedness often results in funny situationsD. women are very careful to perform actions during peak periods55. It can be concluded from the passage that _ .（ ）A. people should be careful when programming their actionsB. lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentrationC. hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good atD. people should avoid doing important things during pear periods of lapsesPassage Four On average, American kids aged 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet. Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half that time. All in all, however, childrens leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%.“Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of childrens timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner” households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.)All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,” says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages inde