2011年7月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试
英语（一）试卷
I. Vocabulary and Structure （10 points, 1 point 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 .You have to pass the test _you can get the driving license.
A.if
B .as
C.while
D .before
2 .As you can see from the table, when the demand for steel rises, _.
A. so do prices
B .so prices do
C .neither do prices
D.neither prices do
3.All students must have access to quality education without regard wealth or class.
A.for
B .of
C.in
D.to
4 .Progress so far has been very good, and we are confident that the project on time.
A. will complete
B.has completed
C .will be completed
D.has been completed
5 .The room is still in a mess;it thoroughly cleaned.
A. can't have been
B .mustn't have been
C .wouldn't have been
D.shouldn't have been
6 .By the time the rescuers. got back to the camp, they had nearly of water.
A. put out
B.run out
C.gone short
D.cut short
7 .The new bridge should reduce time from 50 minutes to 15 minutes.
A. tripping
B .touring
C .traveling
D.journeying
8.Paula a special mention for all the help she has given us.
A. observes
B.deserves
C.preserves
D.reserves
9 .The details of the reforms are to be released next month.
A. timely
B .randomly
C .officially
D.purposely
10.Make a list of what you need to bring so that you don't anything.
A. fail
B.dismiss
C.oversee
D.overlook
II .Cloze Test （10 points, 1 point each）
下面的短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
A picture in today's newspaper shows the body of a shark hanging with its head down. A scale is measuring it 11
. The lines below the picture 12 that the shark is a very big one.It is perhaps one of the biggest ever caught in the area. The person who brought in the fish looks extremely 13 ．He had won a battle 14 one of nature's fiercest creatures.
Some people, 15 , do not approve of catching sharks. They do not think all sharks are terrifying enemies.They
16 that some snakes threaten people more than sharks do .Scientists say that sharks are 17 in the ocean. They eat injured and diseased fish. Their hunting ensures that other fish do not become too 18 iii number. So, in a way, sharks 19 other creatures in the ocean.
Scientists worry that sharks are in 20 of dying out. It is estimated that fishing operations kill more than one million sharks every year.
11,A. size B.length C.width D. weight
12. A.say B.tell C.remark D.describe
13.A.sad B.pleased C.confused D.skillful
14.A.at B.in C.for D. with
15.A. however B.besides C.therefore D.further
16.A. guess B.argue C.assume D.predict
17.A. careless B. acceptable C. valuable https://www.doczj.com/doc/c718842584.html,eless
18.A. great B.weak. C.strong D.small
19.A. develop B.protect C．threaten D.endanger
20.A. shape B.place C.danger D.position
III .Reading Comprehension （30 points,2 points each）
从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的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。
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Some multimedia companies predict that, in a few years' time, production of newspapers and magazines will have been halved, for we will he turning to our computers to get the latest news. To publishers, this means the arrival of the e-book.
But is this the end of the book and the newspaper? I doubt it. I do not think anything can replace the book. This is partly because, although some people believe that technology is capable of anything, it isn't yet! To begin with, the Internet is slow. Even though work is constantly being carried out to solve this problem, demand for the Internet is increasing too fast for scientists to keep up. What is more, it takes much longer for us to read on the computer. Research shows that we read 50% more quickly on paper than on a computer screen.
In addition, it seems that we like the feel of books and magazines－we like to put them in our bags or pockets and take them out on the bus or the train on the way to work. We like to sit and read in the park or on the beach. For many of us, the idea of Sunday morning without a cup of coffee and some newspapers is unimaginable.
We like to decorate our rooms with them, too .How many of us would exchange what we have now－a row of books in a bookcase, or a pile of magazines on the coffee table－for a row of little screens?
Nevertheless, by the time e-books have become as widely available as printed ones, it is likely that at least some of us will have changed our minds.
21 .According to some multimedia companies, production of newspapers and magazines .
A. will be reduced by half
B .has been reduced by half
C .will be increased by 50%
D .has been increased by 50%
22.According to the passage, people read .
A. as quickly on paper as on the computer
B .half as quickly on paper as on the computer
C .50% more quickly on the computer than on paper
D .50% more quickly on paper than on the computer
23 .The third paragraph is mainly related to .
A. technical problems
B.reading habits
C.functions of books
D.prices of books
24.How many reasons does the passage provide for books as against e-books?
A.2
B .3
C.4
D.5
25 .Judging by the passage, the author .
A.prefers books to e-books
B. likes e-books better than books
C. loves both books and e-books
D.welcomes the arrival of e-books
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Debbie Fields is at a party with her husband, Randy Fields, a well-known economist. The guests flatter Randy, eager to hear his economic forecast. But when the same guests discover that Debbie is a housewife, they suddenly remember conversations they desperately need to have on the other side of the room. They treat Debbie like an absolute zero.
Finally, the host turns to Debbie with questions about her life and future plans. She tries hard, but cannot come up with any definite answers. Finally, he asks in an annoyed tone, "What do you intend to do with your life?"
"I'm mostly trying to get orientated."
"The word should be oriented（寻找方向）.Learn to use the English language!"
Debbie feels hurt. She decides not to live in anyone else's shadow. She will find something of her own to do. But what? What Debbie had always loved doing was making chocolate chip cookies. She had experimented with recipes（配方）since she was 13 years old-adding more butter, less flour, more and different kinds of chocolate until she hit upon an ideal combination, Now, she has this idea. She will open up a little store and sell her cookies.
"Bad idea,"Randy's business friends say, their mouths full of cookies."It'll never work."They shake their heads as they lick the last bits of chocolate from their fingers. "Forget it." Randy feels the same way. So do the loan officers she approaches for financing. But she sets her heart on her cookie business.
At 9:00 a.m. on August 18,1977,Debbie opened her cookie shop.But nobody came to buy her cookies.By noon she was desperate. She loaded up a tray and began walking around the street where her shop was located, trying to give away cookies.It worked. Once people tried the cookies, they loved them and came back to the shop for more. By the end of the day, she had sold $50 worth. On day two, she took in $75．The rest is cookie history.
Today, with over 600 stores and 1,000 employees, "Mrs.Fields Cookies" has sales in the multi-millions.A mother of five, Debbie continues to share her winning philosophy with businessmen around the world.
26.That the guests "suddenly remember conversations they desperately need to have on the other side of the room" （para. 1）.
A. shows how well-known Randy Fields is
B .indicates their interest in economic affairs
C .is an excuse to get away rom Debbie Fields
D .suggests how women are looked down upon
27. Judging by what he says,the host .
A. dislikes professional women
B. appreciates good housewives
C .admires Debbie Fields very much
D.thinks little of Debbie Fields' life
28 .When she decided to start her own cookie business, Debbie Fields met with .
A. support
B .disapproval
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D.indifference
29."The rest is cookie history" （para. 7）means .
A. it is the beginning of the cookie business
B .it is not difficult to start a cookie business
C .what follows is history-making in cookie business
D .what happens after that is recorded in history books
30.The story of Debbie Fields shows .
A. the low self-esteem of women
B .the importance of marketing
C .women's contributions to their family
D .the significance of careers for women
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process.People generally look upon personal
growth as a result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language一一all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, as they encounter new experiences and unexpected obstacles.In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, and new challenges to accept.
In order to grow and travel new roads, people need to be willing to take risks, to confront the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may fail at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of life is essential to our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences.Do we think we are shy? Then our shyness can cause us to hesitate, to act more slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think we are slow to adapt to changes o.r that we are not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.
These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. However, if we do not confront and overcome these internal fears and doubts and if we protect ourselves too much, we cease to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
31 .The first paragraph cites the examples of the worker, the student and the foreigner to show .
A. personal growth as a process
B .personal growth as a product
C .the difficulty of measuring growth
D.the importance of personal efforts
32.The most important factors in the process ofpersonal growth are .
A. attitudes and feelings
B. chances and obstac1es
C .efforts and achievements
D.the roads people take
33.According to the passage, it is easier to .
A. judge personal growth by results
B .study the causes of people's failures
C .look upon personal growth as a journey
D.judge people by obstacles they overcome
34.The consciousness of one's own shyness may lead to .
A. action
B .safety
C.inaction
D.curiosity
35.The passage emphasizes that .
A. self protection is necessary for personal achievements
B .personal growth has to do with how one sees himself
C .more attention should be paid to measurable results
D .personal successes are the result of one's efforts
PART TWO（50 POINTS）
Iv .Word Spelling （10 points, 1 point for two words）
将下列汉语单词译成英语。每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。请将完整的单词写在答题纸上。
36．水手，海员n. S _____
37．集合；装配V. a_____
38．谬误，错误n. e_____
39．修改，更正V. m_____
40．下定义，解释V. d _____
41．装置；手段n. d_____
42．普通的，平凡的a. o_____
43.输出品；出口n. V. e_____
44．火焰n. f________
45．姿势，手势n. g________
46．鼓舞；使产生灵感V. i______
47．假期，假日n. h_____
48．复杂的；综合体a.n. c______
49．图书馆，n. l_____
50．相互的；共同的a. m_____
51．获得，得到V. o_____
52．使平衡；均衡v.n. b_____
53．配偶；伙伴n. p_____
54二活跃的；活动中的a. a_____
55．消除，排除V. r_____
v .Word Form （10 points, 1 point each）
将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。答案写在答题纸上。
56.The garden was full of （color）and unusual flowers.
57. The lamp suddenly went out, leaving us in total （dark）.
58.She applied to her （employ）for a pay rise, but she was refused.
59.The company has （broad）its product range in the US.
60.He tried to give us a quick （explain）of how the machine worked.
61 .She watched the boat sail out to sea until it （appear）over the horizon.
62 .The victims received a one-time （pay）of ＄2,000 from the government.
63.The university hopes to （strength）its ties with the local community.
64 .Mary is suffering from a rare disease which causes fever and a （lose）of appetite.
65.Helen Zia is a very （impress）public speaker. Whenever she makes a speech, there is a large audience.
VI .Translation from Chinese into English（15 points,3 points each）
将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答题纸上。
66．他每月比我多挣一千元。
67．给我印象最深的是他的写作风格。
68．这栋楼是由一位二十岁的年轻人设计的。
69．王奶奶感到难以适应城市的生活。
70．如果他们准时出发，应当在下午五点钟到达北京。
VII .Translation from English into Chinese （15 points）
将下面的短文译成汉语并将答案写在答题纸上。
People's ideas about cats and dogs vary from culture to culture. For many people in the US and Europe, they are pets （宠物）.People keep them and treat them like members of their families, and there are also special shops that sell food for pets. Yet
in other parts of the world cats and dogs are treated differently. There, people hold a practical attitude toward these animals, who not only work for people but also are killed for food. People own cats and dogs because cats keep away mice and dogs are ideal、animals that . help guard their property. They also love these animals, but seldom see them as equal to family members.
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C. fixed D. broken 答案：D 6. The worst agonies of the war were now beginning. A. pains B. parts C. aspects D. results 答案：A 7. London quickly became a flourishing port. A. major B. large C. successful D. commercial 答案：C 8. She felt that she had done her good deed for the day. A. homework B. justice C. model D. act 答案：D 9. He led a very moral life. A. human B. intelligent C. natural D. honourable 答案：D 好学教育2015年职称英语考试过关课程课件汇总：https://www.doczj.com/doc/c718842584.html,/RhFad1W 10. His stomach felt hollow with fear.
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A. some modern women prefer a life of individual freedom. B. the family is no longer the basic unit of society in present-day Europe. C. some professional people have too much work to do to feel lonely. D. Most Europeans conceive living a single life as unacceptable. 5.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A. To review the impact of women becoming high earners. B. To contemplate the philosophy underlying individualism. C. To examine the trend of young people living alone. D. To stress the rebuilding of personal relationships. Passage Two American dramas and sitcoms would have been candidates for prime time several years ago. But those programs －though some remain popular －increasingly occupy fringe times slots on foreign networks. Instead, a growing number of shows produced by local broadcasters are on the air at the best times. The shift counters longstanding assumptions that TV shows produced in the United States would continue to overshadow locally produced shows from Singapore to Sicily. The changes are coming at a time when the influence of the United States on international affairs has annoyed friends and foes alike, and some people are expressing relief that at least on television American culture is no longer quite the force it once was. “There has always been a concern that the image of the world would be shaped too much by American culture,” said Dr. Jo Groebek, director general of the European Institu te for the Media, a non-profit group. Given the choice, he adds, foreign viewers often prefer homegrown shows that better reflect local tastes, cultures and historical events. Unlike in the United States, commercial broadcasting in most regions of the world －including Asia, Europe, and a lesser extent Latin America, which has a long history of commercial TV －is a relatively recent development. A majority of broadcasters in many countries were either state-owned or state-subsidized for much of the last century. Governments began to relax their control in the 1980’s by privatizing national broadcasters and granting licenses to dozens of new commercial networks. The rise of cable and satellite pay-television increased the spectrum of channels. Relatively inexperienced and often financed on a shoestring, these new commercial stations needed hours of programming fast. The cheapest and easiest way to fill airtime was to buy shows from American studios, and the bidding wars for popular shows were fierce. The big American studios took advantage of that demand by raising prices and forcing foreign broadcasters to buy less popular programs if they wanted access to the best-selling shows and movies. “The studio priced themselves out of prime time,” said Harry Evans Sloan, chairman of SBS Broadcasting, a Pan-European broadcaster. Mr. Sloan estimates that over the last decade, the price of American programs has increased fivefold even as the international ratings for these shows have declined. American broadcasters are still the biggest buyers of American-made television shows, accounting for 90% of the $25 billion in 2001 sales. But international sales which totaled $2.5 billion last year often make the difference between a profit and a loss on show. As the pace of foreign sales slows －the market is now growing at 5% a year, down from the double-digit growth of the 1990’s －studio executives are rethinking production costs. 6. Which of the following best characterizes the image embodied in American shows? A. Self-contradictory B. Prejudice-free C. Culture-loaded D. Audience-targeted 7. The intervention of governments in the 1980’s resulted in __________ . A. the patenting of domination shows and movies B. the emergence of new commercial networks C. the promotion of cable and satellite pay-television D. the intense competition coming from the outside 8. The phrase “on a shoestring” (Para. 6) most probably means __________. A. in need of capital B. after a fashion C. on second thoughts D. in the interests of themselves 9. The main reason why American dramas and sitcoms are driven out of prime time is that ____. A. they lose competitiveness B. they are not market-oriented C. they are too much priced D. they fall short of audience expectations 10. American studio producers will give thought to production costs __________. A. if they have no access to popular shows B. because their endeavors come to no avail C. since bidding wars are no longer fierce D. as international sales pace slows down Passage Three How shops can exploit people's herd mentality to increase sales 1. A TRIP to the supermarket may not seem like an exercise in psychological warfare—but it is. Shopkeepers know that filling a store with the aroma of freshly baked bread makes people feel hungry and persuades them to buy more food than they had intended. Stocking the most expensive products at eye level makes them sell faster than cheaper but less visible competitors. Now researchers are investigating how “swarm intelligence” (th at is，how ants，bees or any social animal，including humans，behave in a crowd) can be used to influence what people buy. 2. At a recent conference on the simulation of adaptive behaviour in Rome，Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani，a computer scientist from the Florida Institute of Technology，described a new way to increase impulse buying using this phenomenon. Supermarkets already encourage shoppers to buy things they did not realise they wanted: for instance，by placing everyday items such as milk and eggs at the back of the store，forcing shoppers to walk past other tempting goods to reach them. Mr Usmani and Ronaldo Menezes，also of the Florida Institute of Technology, set out to enhance this tendency to buy more by playing on the herd instinct. The idea is that, if a certain product is seen to be popular, shoppers are likely to choose it too. The challenge is to keep customers informed about what others are buying. 3. Enter smart-cart technology. In Mr Usmani's supermarket every product has a radio frequency identification tag, a sort of barcode that uses radio waves to transmit information，and every trolley has a scanner that reads this information and relays it to a central computer. As a customer walks past a shelf of goods, a screen on the shelf tells him how many people currently in the shop have chosen that particular product. If the number is high, he is more likely to select it too.
Marvelous metamaterials Invisibility cloaks would have remained impossible, forever locked in science fiction, had it not been for the development of metamaterials. In Greek, “meta” means beyond, and metamaterials can do things beyond what we see in the natural world — like shuffle light waves around an object, and then bring them back together. If scientists ever manage to build a full-fledged invisibility cloak, it will probably be made of metamaterials. “We are creating materials that don’t exist in nature, and that have a physical phenomenon that doesn’t exist in nature,” says engineer Dentcho Genov. “That is the most exciting thing.”Genov designs and builds metamaterials — such as those used in cloaking — at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. An invisibility cloak will probably not be the first major accomplishment to come from the field of metamaterials. Other applications are just as exciting. In many labs, for example, scientists are working on building a hyperlens. A lens is a device — usually made of glass — that can change the direction of light waves. Lenses are used in microscopes and cameras to focus light, thus allowing a researcher to see small things or a photographer to capture image of things that are far away. A hyperlens, however, would be made of metamaterials. And since metamaterials can do things with light that ordinary materials can’t, the hyperlens would be a powerful tool. A hyperlens would allow researchers to see things at the smallest scale imaginable — as small as the wavelength of visible light.
职称英语考试理工类B级考试试题(1)2 第2部分：阅读判断（第16-22题，每题1分，共7分） 阅读下面这篇短文。短文后列出了7个句子。请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息。请在答题卡上把A涂黑：如果该句提供的是错误信息。请在答题卡上把B涂黑：如果该句的信息文章中没有提及。请在答题卡上把C涂黑。 The Smog（烟雾） For over a month. Indonesia was in crisis. Forest fires raged out of control as the country Suffered its worst drought for 50 years . Smoke form the fires mixed with sunlight and hot dry air to form a cloud of smog This pollution quickly spread and within days it was hanging over neighbouring countries including Malaysia.Singapore and Thailand When the smoke combined with pollution from factories and cars.it soon became poisonous （有毒的）。Dangerous amounts of CO became trapped under the smog and pollution levels rose. People wheezed f喘息）and coughed as they left the house and their eyes watered immediately. The smog made it impossible to see across streets and whole cities disappeared as grey soot （烟灰）covered everything.In some areas，water was hosed（用胶管浇）from high—rise city buildings to tIY and break up the smog.
Testing Paper Unit 1, 4, 5 Sky：陈人智、吴斌、马琴、苏红光 Group________ Name__________ Score_________ I. Listening (30%) I).Listen to the dialog between Gary and Paul and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear on the recording. (2×5=10) (Unit 1 Part II Listening I) （）1.A.Eating and drinking. B. Dancing to the music. C. Standing around at the party. D. Talking with his girlfriend. （）2.A.Women who stay home doing housework. B. Women who stimulate his intellect. C. Women who pursue their own careers. D. Women who enjoy reading novels. （）3.A. Cleaning and cooking. B. Fixing things around the house. C. Washing the car and collecting the trash. D. Watching television and taking out the garbage. （）4.A.They are the same as his. B. They are quite progressive for the times. C. They reflect the views of earlier generations. D. They were shaped by their own family life. （）5.A. Visit his friend, Bob. B. Remain at the party to try to make new friends. C. Meet a woman who shares his interest in literature. D. Return home alone and spend the night with his dog. II).Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write "T" for True and "F" for False in the spaces provided. (2×5=10) (Unit 4 Part III Practice One) ______6.Women and men play different roles in society because their physical structures are very different. ______7.Girl babies were found to differ a lot from boy babies in birth length, weight and irritability. ______8.Our parents, school, television and the Internet show us how we should behave. ______9.Male cartoon characters are usually more prominent than female characters. ______10.Nowadays, women are no longer expected to play their traditional roles. III).Listen to the interview and complete the following sentences with the exact words you hear(1×10=10) (Unit 1 Part Four Section III) 11. You throw a little boy a ball, and he will try to _______it 12. A baby boy will pick up a stick and _______it_______ a gun 13. When boys play with Barbie dolls, they like to _______their hair_______ 14. Boys couldn't_______ _______ if their hair is untidy 15. Boys grow their fingernails long because they're too _______ to _______ them. 16. At an early age, boys are attracted to _______ II Words and Expressions (40%) 1.assign __________________ 2.culturally__________________ 3.genetic _________________ 4.sex-biased__________________ 5.neatness ________________ 6.nursery_____________________ 7. carry over_______________ 8.fall behind __________________