00600高级英语2007年10月试卷

浙00600#高级英语试题第10页（共10页）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.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(12points,0.5pointforeach)She1tomebecauseshewaslikepeopleIhadnevermet2.LikewomeninEnglishnovelswho3themoors(whatevertheywere)withtheirloyaldogsracingatarespectful4.Likethewomenwhosatinfrontofroaring5,drinkingteaincessantlyfromsilvertraysfullofsconesandcrumpets.Womenwhowalkedoverthe"heath"andreadmorocco-boundbooksandhadtwolastnames6byahyphen.ItwouldbesafetosaythatshemademeproudtobeNegro,justbybeingherself.Homesandrestaurantsdowhattheycanwiththis7——whichmymother-in-lawwould8onthespot.Ihavelongthoughtthatthe9blindfoldtestforcigarettesshouldbeappliedtocity10.ForIamsurethatifyou11themblindfolded,youcouldn'ttellthebeansfromthe12,theturnipsfromthesquash.Chavelwasfilledwithahugeand13joy.Itseemedtohimthatalreadyhewas14——twentyninementodrawandonlytwomarkedpapersleft.The15hadsuddenlygrowninhisfavorfromtentoonetofourteentoone:thegreengrocerhaddrawnaslipand16carelesslyandwithoutpleasurethathewassafe.Indeedfromthefirstdrawanymarkofpleasurewas17:onecouldn'tmockthecondemnedonebyany18ofrelief.RedIndians,whiletheywerestill19bywhitemen,wouldsmoketheirpipes,notcalmlyaswedo,but20,inhalingsodeeplythattheysankintoa21.Andwhenexcitementbymeansofnicotinefailed,apatrioticoratorwouldstirthem22toattackaneighboringtribe,whichwouldgivethemallthe23thatwe(accordingtoourtemperament)derivefromahorse24oraGeneralElection.A.taboo B.faint C.shameful D.orgiastically E.savedF.race G..up H.peas I.sign J.famedK.fireplaces L.indicated M.stuff N.personally O.chancesP.enjoyment Q.distance R.vegetables S.discard T.dividedU.unaffected V.pureed W.walked X.appealedII.Inthissection,therearefifteensentenceswithablankineach,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(15points,1pointforeach)25.Inonewayoranother,itspractitionersbattenonthesocietywhichtheyandinwhichtheyrefusetotakeanyresponsibility.26.Underhim,sixorsevenfeetdown,wasafloorofperfectlyclean,shiningwhitesand,______firmandhardbythetides.27.Evenbetterthanthat,itwasmarvelousthethingsthatcametoyouinthe______offishing.28.Themodern________ofbeautyisnotexclusivelyafunction(inthemathematicalsense)ofwealth.29.Whentheygotbackhome,assoonashe________herintothecrib,shebegantoshoutandwaveherarms.30.Television’svarietybecomesa______,notastimulus.31.Shecouldhavetakenitoffandlaiditonherlapand______it.32.Thefirsttimeshesawthepicturealoneshewassuretherewasmoreaction,onlya_______motion,butmore.33.Shelookedroundtheroom,______allitsfamiliarobjectswhichshehaddustedonceaweekforsomanyyears,wonderingwhereonearthallthedustcamefrom.34.Behindthescenes,Price/Costcofollowsanoperatingmodelinwhichitbuyslargerquantitiesand________betterpricesthancompetingstores.35.Puttingasidetheneedtoearnaliving,Ithinktherearefourgreat________forwriting,atanyrateforwritingprose.36.Continuityof________isoneofthemostessentialingredientsofhappinessinthelongrun,andformostmenthiscomeschieflythroughtheirwork.37.Thecountyattorney,afteragainlookingaroundthekitchen,opensthedoorofacupboard_____.38.NobodyspokebutElgiecameover,his________eyesfilledwithsorrowandmisery.39.Hespokeofhowsomepeople______thecriminalmisfitsofsocietywhilethebestmendieinAsianricepaddiestopreservethefreedomsthatthosemisfitsabuse.A.entrails B.reviewing C.assembled D.negotiates E.motivesEstroked G.rationing H.closet I.seriousness J.flickingK.tranquility L.transcripts M.tippled N.purpose O.sickeningElowered Q.bloodshot R.scorn S.present T.glamorizeU.cult V.narcotic W.ditch X.policyIII.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgiventwochoicesofwordsorexpressions.ChoosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(15points,1pointforeach)40.Shehasborna______againstmeeversinceIturneddownherapplication.A.grudge B.malice41.Filledwithgreat______fortheirintegrityandcourage,hewasdeterminedtobeamanlikethem.A.adulation B.admiration42.Summonedbytheteacher,heapproachedhisofficefullof______.A.apprehension B.distrust43.Spoiledchildrenwillnotmanagetoliveagainst______.A.difficulty B.adversity44.Thenewly-recruitedsoldierssworea(n)______ofloyaltytotheircountry.A.promise B.oath45.Hewanteda______ofthereporttoshowtohisfriends.A.description B.transcript46.Hesaidhewouldgotothedressrehearsal,______hewasnottoobusy.A.provided B.unless47.______ofthebombingoftheembassywentswiftlyacrossthecountry.A.Condemnation B.Accusation48.Itis______foradultstoforgethowlongandhardanddullschoolis.A.habitual B.customary49.Sheisa______personanddoesnotwanttoliveoncharity.A.proud B.snobbish50.Afterhewonthechampionship,hewas______withalotofhonors.A.loaded B.burdened51.Thephotossentbackfromthesatellitesupportthe______thatpossiblythereislifeonMars.A.theory B.hypothesis52.A______personisonewhoishappywithwhathehas.A.contented B.content53.Herfeelings______betweenexcitementandfear.A.fluctuated B.changed54.Thepoor,sickmanis______bythepoliceman’sendlessinterrogations.A.abused B.tormentedReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingfouritemsIV,V,VIandVII.WhyGotoCanada?(1)Huge,scenicandsparselypopulated,CanadawasratedbytheUnitedNationsHumanDevelopmentIndexasthebestcountrytolivein.Thelandofnewhopesandopportunitiesattractspeopleworldwide.(2)Veryfewpeoplereallyunderstandorknowanythingabouttheprocessofimmigrationapplication.Firstofallapotentialimmigrantneedstoknowsomethingabouttherulesandregulations.TheCanadianGovernmenthasdesignedapointsystemtoassesspotentialindependentimmigrants.Emphasisisplacedoneducation,practicaltraining,experienceandthelikelihoodofsuccessfulsettlementinCanada.ThismeansthatpeoplewithabachelordegreeofsomekindandadvancedtechnicalorotherskillsthatareindemandinCanadaaremorelikelytobeaccepted.TheGovernmentalsoaddsweighttoanapplicationiftheindividualisfluentinCanada’sofficiallanguages,EnglishandFrench.ThereforesomeonewithagoodcommandofeitherEnglishorFrenchwillhaveabetterchance.AnotherwaytoimmigratetoCanadaisviatheimmigrantinvestorprogram.ThisprovidesanopportunityforexperiencedbusinesspersonstoimmigratetoCanadaaftermakingasubstantialinvestmentinaprovincialgovernment-administeredventurecapitalfund.(3)Ifyouthinkyoufulfillallthecriteriayoucaneasilyapplyforimmigrationbyyourself.TheCanadianGovernmentclearlystates:“Anyonecanapplywithoutthehelpofathirdparty”.Asoftenhappensinthesesituations,unscrupulousagentscantakeadvantageofpeoplewhothinkthattheonlywaytheycanimmigrateisbypayinghugeamountsofmoney.Peoplewhowanttobecomeimmigrantsshouldcarefullyinvestigatethereputationandqualificationsofthirdpartieswhooffertheirservicesforafee.Sowhybothertouseanimmigrationagentifapplicationiseasy?(4)Actuallytherearemanygoodreasonswhysomanyintendingmigrantsusesuchservices.WhattheleastcompetentandreliableprofessionalsdoissimplyfilloutformsandsendthemtotheCanadianEmbassywiththerequiredfeesanddocuments!Someindividuals(whocanbereferredtoas“unscrupulousagents”)mayfailtosendinthecorrectdocuments,delaytheclients’applicationdelivery,talkanunqualifiedcandidateintobuyingtheirservicesdespitethehighpossibilitythatthevisaapplicationwillberefusedorevensuggesttheirclientssupplyfraudulentdocumentsthatareoftendiscoveredbytheCanadianEmbassy.Conversely,ahighlyqualifiedandreliableprofessionalservicejustifiesitscostsforthecomprehensiveservicesitprovides.Aprofessionalandreliableimmigrationfirmshouldprovidetheseservicesforitsclients:(5)Firstly,anintendingimmigrantmustfirstbewellawareofhischancesofsuccess.Asubstantialamountofnecessarypaymentandthepotentialimpactonanapplicant’slifecanbeavoided.Ahighlyexperiencedimmigrationprofessionaliscapableofassessingaclient’schancesofsuccesswithanextremelyhighdegreeofcertainty.Inthecaseofamostunfavorableapplication,hediscouragestheclient’sapplication.(6)Secondly,dependingonaneffectiveinterpretationoftheselectionrulesaswellasaccumulatedexperiences,anexperiencedimmigrationprofessionalhighlightstheapplicant’squalitiesandhelpspersuadevisaofficialsthattheapplicantisworthyofselectionandmeetsalltheselectioncriteria.Ifapersondoesn’tseemqualified,theadvisertriestofindoutotheralternativesthatmayexisttomakehimasuccessfulapplicant.Suchinstanceswherequalifiedpersonswerediscouragedfrommakingapplicationsarenumerous.Forexample,acomputerprogrammerwhoseprofessionalskillsarehighlysoughtafterintheCanadianlabormarketmaybeconsideredunqualifiedbythevarianceoftheirjobdescriptiontothespecificationsintheNationalOccupationalDescriptionspublishedbytheCanadianGovernment.Anexperiencedimmigrationprofessionalavoidsareasofpotentialmisunderstandingandbestensuresthatallthedocumentssubmittedandanswersgivenataninterviewwillsupportasuccessfulapplication.(7)Thirdly,thepresentationorpackageoftheapplicationoftenmakesadecisiveimpressiononthevisaofficer.Anexperiencedimmigrationprofessionalidentifieswhattypeofinformationcanbesuppliedthatismostlikelytofavorablyimpressthevisaofficerconsideringtheapplication.(8)Fourthly,inthecaseofapersonwhosimplydoesnotqualify,animmigrationprofessionalindicatesthereasonsthatmayleadtotheirvisaapplicationrefusalandtriestofindoutwaystoimprovetheircircumstancessotheybecomequalified.(9)Fifthly,sometimesevenhighlyqualifiedcandidatesfinallyendupindismayforwantofknowledgeonmigrationaffairsormisinterpretationofCanadianmigrationrules.Inmanycases,duetounnecessaryconcealingofcertainfactsthatoftenleadtodiscovery,asupposedlysuccessfulapplicationwillberejectedandtheapplicant’spersonalcredibilityinfutureapplicationsisruined.Amigrationprofessionalexplainsandconvincesthevisaofficersthatapersonishighlyqualifieddespitesomeminorfactorsthatmaybeunfavorabletohisapplication.(10)Sixthly,aseasonedimmigrationprofessionalhelpsidentifypotentialproblemsandprovidesadviceinadvance.Animmigrationprofessionalisexpectedtobefamiliarwithimmigrationlaw,she/headvisestheapplicantwhetherornottosubmitcertaincomplimentarydocuments,whatevidenceneedstobeacquiredtohelpsupportthecandidate,andwhatshouldbeavoidedthatmaycauseanegativeimpactontheapplication.IV.Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatements,followedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(10points,1pointforeach)55.“Peoplewithabachelordegree”inParagraph2are______.A.holdersofafirstuniversitydegreeB.holdersofaseconduniversitydegreeC.peoplewhohavereceivedthehighestuniversitydegreeD.peoplewhohaveneverbeenmarried56.BusinesspeoplecanimmigratetoCanadaaftertheyhavemadeasubstantialinvestment____.A.intheirowncountryB.inbothCanadaandtheirowncountryC.inCanadaD.ineitherCanadaortheirowncountry57.Thewriterofthisarticle______.A.suggeststhatanapplicantuseanimmigrantagentevenwhenanapplicationiseasyB.disapprovesofusinganimmigrantagentifapplicationiseasyC.thinksthatthirdpartiesshouldnotchargeafeefortheirservicesD.believesthatallimmigrationagentsareunscrupulous58.Immigrationprofessionalsshould______.A.suggesttheirclientssupplyfraudulentdocumentsB.delaytheclients’applicationdeliveryC.talkanunqualifiedcandidateintobuyingtheirservicesD.sendinthecorrectdocuments59.Inthecaseofamostunfavorableapplication,ahighlyexperiencedimmigrationprofessional______.A.encouragestheclient’sapplicationB.highlightstheapplicant’squalitiesandhelpspersuadevisaofficersthattheapplicantisWorthyofselectionandmeetsalltheselectioncriteriaC.doesnotchargeafeefortheirserviceD.discouragestheclient’sapplication60.Inthecaseofclientswhodonotqualify,animmigrationprofessional______.A.needstoknowsomethingabouttherulesandregulationsoftheCanadianGovernmentB.explainsthereasonwhytheirclients’visaapplicationmightberefusedandtriestofindoutwaystoimprovetheircircumstancessotheybecomequalifiedC.wouldsuggestthattheyapplyforimmigrationontheirownbehalfD.wouldsimplydiscouragetheclientsfrommakingapplication61.CanadaisallthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.populous B.largeinsizeC.beautiful D.thinlypopulated62.Ifyouintendtoimmigrate,______.A.youmustapplyonyourownB.youcouldeithertrytoapplyonyourownorseekhelpfromanimmigrationfirmC.youhavetoseekthehelpofathirdpartyD.youhavetomakeasubstantialinvestmentinCanada63.Thispassageis______.A.narrative B.expositoryC.descriptive D.argumentative64.ThemostsuitableheadingforParagraph2is______.A.AnticipatingproblemsB.Eitherway,youmakeachoiceC.TwotypesofimmigrantsD.HiringprofessionalstoapplyonyourbehalfV.Thereisoneunderlinedpartineachofthefollowingsentences,followedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpartandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(10points,2pointsforeach)65.TheCanadianGovernmenthasdesignedapointsystemtoassesspotentialindependentimmigrants.A.confirm B.evaluateC.refute D.exasperate66.ThisprovidesanopportunityforexperiencedbusinesspersonstoimmigratetoCanadaaftermakingasubstantialinvestmentinaprovincialgovernment-administeredventurecapitalfund.A.considerable B.considerateC.superficial D.trivial67.Asoftenhappensinthesesituations,unscrupulousagentscantakeadvantageofpeoplewhothinkthattheonlywaytheycanimmigrateisbypayinghugeamountsofmoney.A.paytributeto B.getawaywithC.profitfrom D.giveplaceto68.Someindividualsmayfailtosendinthecorrectdocuments...orevensuggesttheir