全国2018年4月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题

2018年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语(二) 试题课程代码：00015一、阅读判断题(第1～10题，每题1分，共10分)下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A：如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。

在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。

Life on the FarmLife on a farm is always changing. New technologies and a rising interest in healthier and organic eating have had a huge impact on how farms do business. Atthe same time, a growing population has put more demands on farmers. They need to find ways to increase their production levels. The small family farms that used to produce most of the products have been largely replaced by factory farms. Small family farms that are still operating are struggling to keep up.Technology has made most aspects of farm life easier than it has ever been before. Bigger and more efficient equipment makes work such as plowing up fieldsand sowing the seeds easier. Such tasks used to take two or three times as long. These advances have allowed farmers to work faster and more efficiently than ever before.In addition to newer technology, factory farms produce more products for less money than traditional farming would require.Modem farm life, despite the introduction of new technologies, has not changed much from what it has always been. Farmers still wake up early, and spend theirdays doing hard work. There are still animals to feed, cows to be milked, andfields to be plowed. Farm life still requires a lot of hard work and sacrifice.The main change in modem farm life is in the way farms are run. It is commonfor even small farms to have several hired workers and even an animal manager. Family-run farms are becoming rarer. Factory farms, with other larger farmcorporations, are becoming the norm. Although there are still many traditional family farms, they are quickly dying as modem practices change farm life forever.1. Factory farms now produce most of the products.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2. Farmers prefer to grow healthy and organic food.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3. Small family farms find it hard to survive.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4. Plowing and sowing by machines are advances in modem farming.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5. Modem farm products cost more than those from traditional farming.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6. Most farmers cannot afford new machines.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7. Modem farmers do not have to work hard.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given8. New technologies have not changed farm management.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given9. There are fewer and fewer family-run farms now.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given10. Modem farms are hiring workers from cities.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given二、阅读选择题：（第11-15题，每题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。

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从A 、B、 C 和 D 四个选项中选出一个最正确答案，并填入答题纸相应地点。

（本大题共 30 小题，每题 1 分，共 30 分）1．It was _____ that we went for a picnic in the country.A ． such nice a day B． such nice dayC． so nice a day D． so nice day2．I don ’ t think that Jack will come tomorrow morning, _________ ?A ． does he B． will heC． doesn ’ t he D． won’ t he3．By the end of next month I ______ here for five years.A ． will work B． have been workingC． have worked D． will have been working4．Much research _______ into the possible causes of the disease in the past few years.A ． has been done B． was doneC． have been done D． were done5．The manager would rather his daughter _____ in the same company.A ． would not work B． will not workC． does not work D． did not work6．Mike promised to keep me ______ how our business was going on.A ． informed B． informed ofC． to be informed D． to be informed of7．I have no objection ______ for a hike on the mountains with Cynthia.A ． to go B． goingC． to going D． of going8．____ a teacher in our college, it is necessary to have at least a master ’ s degree.A ． To become B． One becomesC． Becoming of D． Who becomes19．All the task ______ ahead of time, we planned to go on holiday for a week.A ． had fulfilled B． having fulfilledC． were fulfilled D． having been fulfilled10． Not until the game had begun ______ the sports ground.A ． did Peter arrive at B． Peter arrived atC． didn ’ t Peter arrive at D． Peter didn’ t arrive at11． I didn’ t send out my application form last ek,we but I ________.A ． had to B． might have toC． have had D． should have12． I will give the ticket to _______ wants to have it.A ． whomever B． whoeverC． some one D． anyone13． The reason _______ I did not go to the lecture yesterday was that I had something important to do.A ． which B． for thatC． because D． why14． Be careful with those explosives _______ end up killing ourselves.A ． then we won’t B． but we won’tC． or we will D． and we will15． I don’ t play basketball any more, _________ when I was a child.A ． but I used to B． I used toC． but I used to do D． I used to do16． Living here at the top of the mountain with no one else near, the old man must be very ____.A ． only B． aloneC． lone D． lonely17． Her name was on the waiting list for an emergency liver transplant, but no organ would be ______ for a month or two.A ． reliable B． acceptableC． available D． feasible18． ____ could give an old man greater pleasure than to imagine he was back in childhood again.2A ． Everything B． NothingC． Anything D． Something19． Many television _____ seem to enjoy watching the World Cup.A ． spectators B． lookersC． audience D． viewers20．To her ____ the men in her classes didn’ t deliberately try to embarrass her but accepted her asa fellow student.A ． sorrow and disappointmentB ． surprise and pleasureC． anger and frustration D ．hatred and resentment21． The classroom was silent _____ the busy scratching of pens on paper.A ． besidesB ． apart fromC． except for D ． except22． ____ publishing complete novels, he began to write stories in serial form.A ． Instead ofB ． In spite ofC． Instead D ．Beside23． The man loves nature and the soil. That is why he has bought a piece of land in the country and __________ to grow his own vegetables.A ． taken the difficultyB ． had the troubleC． had the difficulty D ． taken the trouble24． No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’ t ______ of what the old woman said.A ． work outB ． make senseC． make sure D ． figure out25． The teacher told us that we didn’ t have to _____ every new word we ran into when reading.A ． look overB ． look throughC． look up D ． look into26． When he wrote to his father that he wanted to ____ his education and get married, his father cut off his allowance.A ． give upB ． give outC． give in D ．give away27． His speech was warmly received. It was several minutes before the applause _______.3A ． died downB ． died ofC． died out D ．died off28． Mr. Zhang makes _____ a point to keep up with the latest development in his field.A ． this B． thatC． it D． these29． In many countries now seat belts are _____ for the driver and front seat passengers at least.A ． necessary B． in demandC． in need D． compulsory30． The imbalance between males and females could ______ serious consequences.A ． change into B． lead toC． turn to D． develop intoⅡ . 认真阅读下边两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题。

全国2018年4月高等教育自学考试英语（一）试题课程代码：00012（考试时间：4月22日上午8：30-11：00）本试卷分为两部分，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。

第一部分为选择题，1页至7页，共7页。

应考者必须在“答题卡”上按要求填涂，不能答在试卷上。

第二部分为非选择题，8页至9页，共2页。

应考者必须在“答题纸”上答题。

PART ONE （50 POINTS）Ⅰ．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．Mary________be Canadian, for she's got a British passport.A. can'tB. isn't able toC. mustn'tD. needn't2．As his parents died when he was young, he was________by his uncle.A. brought upB. grown upC. brought outD. taken out3．What do you________to do about the problem now that this solution has failed?A. inclineB. intendC. pretendD. think4．I had never expected you to turn________at the meeting.I thought you were in Shanghai.A. aroundB. onC. inD. up5．They have to stay with us________the time being because they have not found a place yet.A. duringB. inC. forD. since6．Sixty percent of television viewers chose him as their________host.A. popularB. preferredC. favoriteD. favored7．Don't call me at the office________it's absolutely necessary.A. exceptB. unlessC. sinceD. if8．Each one of us,________old or young, is a valuable member of society.A. howeverB. wheneverC. whoeverD. no matter9．Diamonds are the hardest substance________in nature.A. findB. foundC. findingD. to find10．Tony likes walking in the country and________.A. also does MaryB. Mary does alsoC. so Mary doesD. so does MaryⅡ．Cloze Test （10 points, 1 point for each）下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。

2018年4月高等教育自学考试《英语（一）》试题课程代码：00012一、阅读判断Finding Paradise (天堂) and Success in RetirementIvy Singh and her husband had their retirement all planned out. They wanted to have a place with enough land to grow plants. The couple successfully found a proper place and turned it into a farm called Bollywood Veggies. "We came and had a look and we found paradise. We started Bollywood Veggies there and then," she says.The basic idea of starting the farm was to keep themselves busy in retirement. Mrs. Singh says it was never begun as a business. "We started this as a lifestyle project for retirement." The farm's produce includes beans, cabbage and other crops. Soon, more people found out about the farm. Visitors often asked whether the farm offered any food or drinks. So the couple started a restaurant and a food museum on the farm.As the farm changed from a retirement to a commercial project, Mrs. Singh sought new business opportunities. A key area was growing bananas. Given the popularity of bananas and their use in a range of food products, she saw great potential. The farm uses its crop to make products such as banana chips and bread.Mrs. Singh, driven by the success of the project, now wants to open a retirement home on the farm. She says the farm is a nice place for people who have retired.Mrs. Singh says she does not care much about the profit, because she is getting to live her dream while making a difference to society.1. Ivy and her husband made a careful plan for retirement.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2. Before retirement, the couple were doing business on plants.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3. The couple started Bollywood Veggies for business purposes.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4. Cabbage was the first vegetable planted on the farm.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5. The couple opened a restaurant close to the farm.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6. Mrs. Singh planted bananas because they were very popular.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7. Visitors to the farm like its banana chips the best.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given8. Mrs. Singh built a retirement home on the farm.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given9. Mrs. Singh thinks the farm is a good place for retired people.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given10. Mrs. Singh hopes to make a lot of money from her business.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given二、阅读选择Fed was a consultant (咨询师) and Guido a wine maker. They started their gelato (意式冰激凌) business with no food industry experience. "We wanted to make the best gelato in the world and we didn't know how to make any gelato!" Fed recalls. That did not stop them though and the business has become more and more successful.The word gelato means "frozen" originally. Since ancient Rome, people have been enjoying cold desserts. Many think gelato is just an Italian name for ice cream. But actually it is a different product. According to Fed and Guido, the difference between ice cream and gelato is the amount of fat in the product. In ice cream you have an average of 17-18% of fat, but with Italian gelato you have 10%.It was Guido who first came up with the idea. He thought that if they got the best materials, they could make top quality gelato. Fed then put a business plan together and the two decided to go for it. The only rule they had when they started out was to stick to their guiding principle to try to create the world's best gelato. Their efforts paid off. Sales of their gelato have doubled in Italy every year since 2008. It outpaced (超过) the growth of every other type of iced dessert by some way. The company grows from two employees in 2003 to nearly 700 employees today.According to a market analysis, Italians' love for gelato will last for the next few years. These two will be happy to learn the news.11. It can be learned from the first paragraph that Fed and GuidoA. used to be wine makersB. knew how to make gelatoC. had no experience in food industryD. planned to create a new dessert12. Paragraph 2 tells us thatA. Fed and Guido invented gelatoB. Italians prefer gelato to ice creamC. gelato is the world's best dessertD. gelato has less fat than ice cream13. The guiding principle Fed and Guido followed isA. using secret materialsB. sticking to their business planC. making top quality gelatoD. hiring the best employees14. Since 2008, the sales of Fed and Guido's gelato haveA. remained the sameB. reached record highC. grown as fast as other dessertsD. increased steadily15. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. The World's Best GelatoB. Italians' Love for GelatoC. The History of GelatoD. Gelato Shops in Italy三、概括段落大意和补全句子Newspapers in the Classroom①Creating a classroom newspaper will be a great fun. First of all, decide who is going to work on what section of the newspaper. For example, one group could handle the Sports section, and another could take care of the Arts. All students should have some say as to which news stories will be included.②Next, before you begin any work, it's a good idea to have a look at a few different examples. Collect some from home, or find them at your local or school library. As you are reading through your newspapers, take note of what parts of the newspaper impress you the most. If the newspapers you have are old and no longer being used by anyone, cut some of your favorite sections and pictures out. They can be used later on.③Keep track of your ideas by separating them into sections, much the same as a real paper is in sections. Do you want a sports section? An arts page? A science section? These are the things you need to decide.④One really wonderful way to decide what kind of feeling your newspaper will have is to carry out a survey, either in the classroom or the entire school. Questions you could ask include: What do you like reading about? Do you prefer pictures or stories? And what do you like best in the newspapers you read?⑤When you are set with your ideas, you will have to think about the next step which is actually putting the newspaper together. Decisions to be made include: How many pages will your newspaper have? Who will write the articles, draw the pictures and/or take the photos? How many articles will the newspaper have?Task 116. Paragraph ①:17. Paragraph ②:18. Paragraph ③:19. Paragraph ④:20. Paragraph ⑤:Task 221. All students should voice their opinions on22. You can find your newspaper examples at23. When reading the newspaper, pay attention to the parts24. To decide the feeling of the newspaper, a survey can be done inBoxing for Fitness (健身)When it comes to boxing, most people think of two strong athletes in a ring trying to destroy each other with their fists. 26 It is a sport that people can get a great exercise from.Boxing for fitness is fast becoming a popular way to exercise. It is easy to understand why when you consider all the benefits of the sport. You will gain increased speed, skill and strength.27 You will learn the basic attack skills and how to combine them effectively.So you may wonder how I got started in boxing. I was already at the gym quite often, doing weight training. 28 But I was still soft around the midsection (上腹部). After a conversation with my boss at lunch one day he suggested I come to a boxing class with him. He is a very fit man in his 40s. 29 And he told me all I needed to bring was a bottle of water and a towel.If I have learnt anything from the experience, it is not to be afraid to try something new. No matter what your skill or fitness level is, boxing is good for you. The reason is that this exercise五、填词补文Road BuildingPeople of early civilizations built roads of a sort. However, the first good road 31 were the Romans. They built the earliest network of hard-surfaced roads. The Romans 32 their road building about 300 B.C. and continued for about five hundred years.Roman roads were good because the people 33 how to lay a solid, thick base. On top of this, they put a pavement (路面) of flat 34 . Their roads were a bit 35 in the center than on the sides. Along the sides ran ditches (沟渠) so that the 36 could run off. These roads were also very 37 . They went over most of the hills instead of around them.The Roman roads were used 38 by soldiers. At first, these roads went through Italy. Then, as the Roman Empire spread, roads were built in other 39 of Europe. In all they laidA Painter's JourneyGareth Hinds was born (bear) in 197I. He always knew he wanted to be an 41 (art) because he is a person who has always 42 (love) drawing.Hinds drew comic strips (连环漫画) in middle school for fun and in high school he wrote and drew them for the 43 (week) school newspaper for two years. When he 44 (graduate) from high school, he decided to attend Parsons School of Design. For his school assignments, he designed comics and book 45 (cover). Then he began the 80-page journey of the graphic novel (连环画小说), Bearskin. It was based on an 46 (interest) story. Now he is busy publishing his 47 (late) work."We live in a world of art," said Hinds, who makes this 48 (state) come to life. From 49 (paint) in blank books at age 5 to creating graphic novels as an adult, Hinds has become七、短文写作。

2018年4月全国高等教育自学考试试题英语（二）试卷（课程代码00015）一、阅读判断1’*10=10’Life on the FarmLife on a farm is always changing. New technologies and a rising interest in healthier and organic eating have had a huge impact on how farms do business. At the same time, a growing population has put more demands on farmers. They need to find ways to increase their production levels. The small family farms that used to produce most of the products have been largely replaced by factory farms. Small family farms that are still operating are struggling to keep up.Technology has made most aspects of farms life easier than it has ever been before. Bigger and more efficient equipment makes work such as plowing up fields and sowing the seeds easier. Such tasks used to take two or three times as long. These advances have allowed farmers to work faster and more efficiently than ever before.In addition to newer technology, factory farms produce more products for less money than traditional farming would require.Modern farm life, despite the introduction of new technologies, has not changed much from what it has always been. Farmers still wake up early, and spend their days doing hard work. There are still animals to feed, cows to be milked, and fields to be plowed. Farm life still requires a lot of hard work and sacrifice.The main change in modern farm life is in the way farms are run. It is common for even small farms to have several hired workers and even an animal manager. Family-run farms are becoming rarer. Factory farms, with other larger farm corporations, are becoming the norm. Although there are still many traditional family farms, they are quickly dying as modern practices change farm life forever.1. Factory farms now produce most of the products.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2. Farmers prefer to grow healthy and organic food.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3. Small family farms find it hard to survive.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4. Plowing and sowing by machines are advances in modern farming.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5. Modern farm products cost more than those from traditional farming.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6. Most farmers cannot afford new machines.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7. Modern farmers do not have to work hard.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given8. New technologies have not changed farm management.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given9. There are fewer and fewer family-run farms now.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given10. Modern farms are hiring workers from cities.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given二、阅读选择2’*5=10’Christmas GiftMary didn’t know what to send to her grandparents for Christmas. It was always hard to choose a good Christmas present for them. They didn’t need much, and it was hard for her to be creative every year.One year, she sent them a big wooden elephant. It sat on the counter for a year, but then it disappeared, probably into a closet somewhere. Another year, she made handmade soaps with nice smells, but they probably weren’t any better than store-bought soaps. Last year, she sent lots of nice pictures of herself in frames, but grandparents’ house was small, and they couldn’t hang up very many.This year, she decided on fruit. She lived where it was warm and there was lots of nice fruit. Her grandparents lived up north, where it was colder and they couldn’t get fresh fruit all year, or at least not oranges and grapefruit. Fresh fruit was healthy for her grandparents, too.Mary went to a fruit store and sampled the red oranges. She really liked them and bought a kilogram. Then she tried three kinds of grapefruit. The white ones were sour. The star grapefruit were interesting, but the dark red grapefruit were great. So she got a kilogram.Mary carefully packed the fruit in a box to keep them safe and dry in case one got smashed and its juice got everywhere. Then she wrote the address on the box and mailed it from the store. She felt happy with what she bought.A few days later, Mary got a phone call from her grandparents, thanking her for the lovely fruit. They said it was a healthy, tasty, and very thoughtful gift. Mary had never felt so good before.11. Mary was troubled because she ____.A. had no idea for a holiday giftB. was not creative in her workC. could not afford Christmas giftsD. found her grandma hard to please12. What did Mary send her grandparents last year?A. A wooden elephant.B. Handmade soaps.C. Her own pictures.D. A store-bought closet.13. In selecting the gifts, Mary was ____.A. excitedB. impatientC. exhaustedD. thoughtful14. Which of the following did Mary buy for her grandparents this year?A. Yellow oranges.B. Dark red grapefruit.C. White grapefruit.D. Star grapefruit.15. Mary’s grandparents ____.A. loved her giftB. sent her a cardC. wrote her a letterD. put her gift away三、概括段落大意和补全句子1’*10=10’Team Work in Sports(1) Teams that win in team sports are often those that work well together. Learning to cooperate with others towards a common goal in sport is what builds character, friendship and important life skills for players.(2) Working towards a common goal will keep the team firmly together. Entering into a new season in sports, you might only know a few of the players on your team. Some of the players may be people you do not like. But when your team decides to be the winner of the season, personal differences are often set aside for the common good of the team. By the end of the season, players who have fought through the whole season may become good friends, much like brothers.(3) For kids and young adults, team sports offer a way for them to get out and meet with friends. This can help them avoid spending too much time at home watching television and playing video games. Team work teaches people how to help each other and encourage each other. It can also give players a greater respect for one another and can build friendships that last a lifetime.(4) Team work in sports offers a way for people to compete for something together. It is important to know that winning is not everything in sports and healthy competition can be good for people. Working towards a goal can teach people the value of hard work, commitment and devotion. Team sports are a great way to learn these values.(5) Team work in sports can help young people develop stronger communication skills. As every member must work for the same goal, they learn how to work with one another successfully.Task 116. Paragraph①:17. Paragraph②:18. Paragraph③:19. Paragraph④:20. Paragraph⑤:Task 221. Cooperation in team sports help build _____.22. When your team decides to win the season, you set aside ____.23. In team sports, kids learn to ____.24. In team sports people learn the value of ____.四、填句补文2’*5=10’Homeschooling vs SchoolMany kids find it hard to concentrate in school. Classmates, bells, and even cheerful decorations in school can make it hard for some children to concentrate. ____ In some schools, conditions are bad for children’s safety and health. ____ Homeschooling par ents can control their children’s environment to make sure it is safe and healthy.When students sit in a classroom surrounded by classmates, under the tight control of adults, they find it very hard to function in a normal way. Homeschooling children don’t have to stay in the school. ____ They can interact with people in familiar situations, and they feel they can interact with people as adults.School bullying (以强欺弱) is a serious problem. ____ Although schools are starting to deal with this problem, many kids are still afraid of going to school. Homeschooling kids can choose who they associate with and walk away from an uncomfortable situation.Schools are cutting field trips. ____ On the contrary, homeschooling can move outdoors, to the beach or the zoo. For homeschooling families, the whole world is a classroom. Learning takes place everywhere and it never ends.五、填词补文1.5’*10=15’Planting PotatoesWhen I was a boy we had several gardens around our old house. The largest oneof all was used just for growing potatoes.I can still remember those potato planting days. All the family ____ helped. After my Dad had ____ the soil, my Mom, brothers, and I went to work. It was my ____ to drop the little seed potatoes in the ____ while my Mom dropped handfuls of fertilizer beside them. My brothers then covered them all with the ____ turned earth.For months ____ I would glance over at the garden while I played outside and wonder what was going on underneath the ____. When the harvest time came I was amazed at the huge size of the potatoes my Dad ____ out of the soil. Those little seed potatoes had grown into big potatoes. They would be turned into meal after meal of ____ food. They would keep the ____ family well fed throughout the whole year. It truly was a miracle.六、完形补文1.5’*10=15’选自Unit 1 P118. 在2016年4月考过填词补文Workplace English LearningEnglish plays(play) an important role in the workplace. When ____ (use) correctly and appropriately, it will be ____ (help) in developing a career or a business. Some may need or want to study business English before they start their ____ (career). Those who are already ____ (work) have the opportunity to see what they can and cannot do ____ (effective) with English in their current job.A ____ (value) skill to have in business is how to negotiate. You need to know what you want, as well as how to bargain and make concessions (让步). Being able to deal with a conflict and ____ (know) how to end negotiations can make a big ____ (different) to the outcome.Workplace English learning will encourage ____ (profession) and efficient communication. It can better serve customers, business partners and ____ (supplier), and will be a positive push for any business.七、写作30’假设你将举办一次周末小聚会，准备邀请你的英国朋友Tom参加。

2018年4月全国高等教育自学考试试题英语(二)答案1. The little dancer from Australia looks ______ in the long skirt. [单选题] *A. gentlyB. happilyC. beautifullyD. lovely(正确答案)2. The number of people who ______ the meeting was larger than we had expected. [单选题] *A. keptB. attended(正确答案)C. publishedD. got3. I didn’t realize she was our English teacher ______ she took off her dark glasses. [单选题] *A. until(正确答案)B. unlessC. butD. after4. Tom had to ______ the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy. [单选题] *A. turn inB. turn down(正确答案)C. turn overD. turn to5. A: Remember to print on both sides of the paper. [单选题] *A. Me, tooB. Well done.C. Sure, I will.(正确答案)D. That’s all right.6. More efforts, as reported, ______ in the years ahead to accelerate the supply-side structural reform. [单选题] *A. are being madeB. have been madeC. are madeD. will be made(正确答案)7. The research group produced two reports based on the survey, but ______ contained any useful suggestions. [单选题] *A. allB. noneC. eitherD. neither(正确答案)8. Reading her biography, I was lost in admiration for ______ Doris Lessing had achieved in literature. [单选题] *A. what(正确答案)B. thatC. whyD. how9. The team are busy ______ the problem so that they can find the best solution. [单选题] *A. pretendingB. promisingC. guessingD. analyzing(正确答案)10. A: Are you sure you’re ready for the test? [单选题] *A. I’m afraid notB. No problem(正确答案)C. Hard to sayD. Not really11. [单选题] *A. leaving(正确答案)B. drivingC. runningD. coming12. [单选题] *A. SpecificallyB. ParticularlyC. Fortunately(正确答案)D. Interestingly13. [单选题] *A. IfB. While(正确答案)C. SinceD. Unless14. [单选题] *A. guiltyB. worried(正确答案)C. angryD. curious15. [单选题] *A. no oneB. everyone(正确答案)C. someoneD. anyone16. [单选题] *A. buy(正确答案)B. bringC. leaveD. lend17. [单选题] *A. shockedB. amazed(正确答案)C. puzzledD. concerned18. [单选题] *A. wiseB. crazyC. innocentD. sweet(正确答案)19. [单选题] *A. whichB. what(正确答案)C. whenD. whether20. [单选题] *A. must notC. can’t(正确答案)D. needn’t21. [单选题] *A. checking withB. paying forC. operating onD. looking after(正确答案)22. [单选题] *A. aboutB. toC. withD. from(正确答案)23. [单选题] *A. wonderful(正确答案)B. gratefulC. playfulD. respectful24. [单选题] *A. Out ofB. As toD. Regardless of(正确答案)25. [单选题] *A. hopeB. love(正确答案)C. pityD. pain26. You draw pictures on the paper to make the windsock ______. [单选题] *A. funB. heavyC. strongD. special(正确答案)27. Which of these things do you need for Step 2? [单选题] *A. Tape(正确答案)B. RibbonsC. A pencilD. A string.28. What do you do after you put ribbons through the holes in the tube? [单选题] *A. Make holes in the tube.B. Tape the tube together.C. Tie knots in the ribbons.(正确答案)D. Put a string through the hole.29. What is probably the most important to make a windsock work? [单选题] *A. Its shape.(正确答案)B. Its size.C. The color of the paper.D. The number of the holes.30. What is the main purpose of this article? [单选题] *A. To tell an interesting story.B. To explain how to do something.(正确答案)C. To teach an important lesson.D. To show what a windsock is like.31. According to the passage, children’s fear and dislike of books may result from ______. [单选题] *A. reading little and thinking littleB. reading often and adventurouslyC. being made to read too muchD. being made to read aloud before others(正确答案)32. The teacher told his students to read ______. [单选题] *A. for enjoyment(正确答案)B. for knowledgeC. for a large vocabularyD. for higher scores in exams33. Upon hearing the teacher’s talk, the children probably felt that ______. [单选题] *A. it sounded stupidB. it was not surprising at allC. it sounded too good to be true(正确答案)D. it was no different from other teachers’ talk34. Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage? [单选题] *A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.C. She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.(正确答案)D. She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.35. From the teacher’s point of view, ______. [单选题] *A. children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while readingB. children should be left to decide what to read and how to read(正确答案)C. reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experience in schoolD. reading involves understanding every little piece of information36. [单选题] *A. And think of people in cold countries.B. Sports help to train a person’s character.C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.D. Many people like to watch others play games.(正确答案)E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.37. [单选题] *A. And think of people in cold countries.B. Sports help to train a person’s character.C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.D. Many people like to watch others play games.E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.(正确答案)G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.38. [单选题] *A. And think of people in cold countries.(正确答案)B. Sports help to train a person’s character.C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.D. Many people like to watch others play games.E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.39. [单选题] *A. And think of people in cold countries.B. Sports help to train a person’s character.C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.D. Many people like to watch others play games.E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.(正确答案)40. [单选题] *A. And think of people in cold countries.B. Sports help to train a person’s character.(正确答案)C. Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves.D. Many people like to watch others play games.E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.。

2018年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷(课程代码00015)第一部分、阅读判断（第1〜10题，每瓸1分，共10分）Life on the FarmLife on a farm is always changing. New technologies and a rising interest in healthier and organic eating have had a huge impact on how farms do business. At the same time, a growing population has put more demands on farmers. They need to find ways to increase their production levels. The small family farms that used to produce most of the products have been largely replaced by factory farms. Small family farms that are still operating are struggling to keep up.Technology has made most aspects of farm life easier than it has ever been before. Bigger and most efficient equipment makes work such as plowing up fields and sowing the seeds easier. Such task s used to take two or three times as long. These advances have allowed farmers to work faster and more efficiently than ever before.In addition to newer technology, factory farms produce more products for less money than traditional farming would require.Modern farm life, despite the introduction of new technologies, has not changed much from what it has always been. Farmers still wake up early, and spend their days doing hard work. There are still animals to feed, cows to be milked, and fields to be plowed. Farm life still requires a lot of hard work and sacrifice.The main change in modem farm life is in the way farms are run. It is common for even small farms to have several hired workers and even an animal manager. Family-run farms are becoming rarer. Factory farms, with other larger farm corporations, are becoming the norm . Although there are still many traditional family farms, they are quickly dying as modern practices change farm life forever.1. Factory farms now produce most of the products.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2. Farmers prefer to grow healthy and organic food.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3. Small family farms find it hard to survive.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4. Plowing and sowing by machines are advances in modern farming.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5. Modern farm products cost more than those from traditional farming.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6. Most farmers cannot afford new machines.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7. Modern farmers do not have to work hard.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given8. New technologies have not changed farm management.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given9. There are fewer and fewer family-run farms now.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given10. Modern farms are hiring workers from cities.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given第二部分、阅读选择（第11〜15题，每题2分，共10分）Christmas GiftMary didn’t know what to send to her grandparents for Christmas. It was always hard to choose a good Christmas present for them. They didn’t need much, and it was ha rd for her to be creative every year.One year, she sent them a big wooden elephant. It sat on the counter for a year, but then it disappeared, probably into a closet somewhere. Another year, she made handmade soaps with nice smells, but they probably weren’t any better than store-bought soaps. Last year, she sent lots of nice pictures of herself in frames, but grandparents’ house was small, and they couldn’t hang up very many.This year, she decided on fruit. She lived where it was warm and there was lots of nice fruit. Her grandparents lived up north, where it was colder and they couldn’t get fresh fruit all year, or at least not oranges and grapefruit. Fresh fruit was healthy for her grandparents, too.Mary went to a fruit store and sampled the red oranges. She really liked them and bought a kilogram. Then she tried three kinds of grapefruit. The white ones were sour. The star grapefruit were interesting,but the dark red grapefruit were great. So she got a kilogram.Mary carefully packed the fruit in a box to keep them safe and dry in case one got smashed and its juice got everywhere. Then she wrote the address on the box and mailed it from the store. She felt happy with what she bought.A few days later, May got a phone call from her grandparents, thanking her for the lovely fruit. They said it was a healthy, tasty, and very thoughtful gift. Mary had never felt so good before.11. Mary was troubled because she .A. had no idea for a holiday giftB. was not creative in her workC. could not afford Christma s giftsD. found her grandm a hard to please12. What did Mary send her grandparents last year?A. A wooden elephant.B. Handmade soaps.C. Her own pictures.D. A store-bought closet.13. In selecting the gifts, Mary was .A. excitedB. impatientC. exhaustedD. thoughtful14. Which of the following did Mary buy for her grandparents this year?A. Yellow oranges.B. Dark red grapefruit.C. White grapefruit.D. Star grapefruit.15. Mary’s grandparen ts .A. loved her giftB. sent her a cardC. wrote her a letterD. put her gift away第三部分、概括段落大意和补全句子（第16〜25题，每题1分，共10分）Team Work in Sports①Teams that win in team sports are often those that work well together. Learning to coopera te with others towards a common goal in sports is what builds character, friendship and important life skills for players.②Working towards a common goal will keep the team firmly together. Entering into a new season in sports, you might only know a few of the players on your team. Some of the players may be people you do not like. But when your team decides to be the winner of the season, personal differences are often setaside for the common good of the team. By the end of the season, players who ha ve fought through the whole season may become good friends, much like brothers.③ For kids and young adults, team sports offer a way for them to get out and meet with friends. This can help them avoid spending too much time at home watching television and playing video games. Team work teaches people how to help each other and encourage each other. It can also give players a greater respect for one another and can build friendships that last a lifetime.④Team work in sports offers a way for people to compete for something together. It is important to know that winning is not everything in sports and healthy competition can be good for people. Working towards a goal can teach people the value of hard work, commitment and devotion. Team sports are a great way to learn these values.⑤ Team work in sports can help young people develop stronger communication skills. As every member must work for the same goal, they learn how to work with one another successfully.Task 116 Paragraph①17、Paragraph②18、Paragraph③19、Paragraph④20、Paragraph⑤A、The common goalB、Healthy competitionC、Team cooperationD、Exercising and friendshipE、Problems between team membersF、Building communication skillsTask 221、Cooperation in team sports helps build .A、set a goal22、When your team decides to win the season, B、characteryou set aside . C、help each otherD、in team sports23、In team sports, kids learn to .E、your personal differences24、In team sports, people learn the value of .F、hard work and devotion25、A long-lasting friendship can be built .第四部分、填句补文（第26〜30題，每題2分，共10分）Homeschooling vs SchoolMany kids find it hard to concentrate in school. Classmates, bells, and even cheerful decorations is school can make it hard for some children to concentrate. 26In some schools, conditions are bad for children’s safety and health.27 Homeschooling parents can control their children’s environment to make sure it is safe and healthy.When students sit in a classroom surrounded by classmates, under the tight control of adults, they find it very hard to function in a normal. Homeschooling children don’t have to stay in the school.28 They can interact with people in familiar situations, and they feel they can interact with people as adults.School bullying(以强欺弱) is a serious problem.29Although schools are starting to deal with this problem, many kids are still afraid of going to school. Homeschooling kids can choose who they associate with and walk away from an uncomfortable situation.Schools are cutting field trips.30On the contrary, homeschooling can move outdoors, to the beach or the zoo. For homeschooling families, the whole world is a classroom. Learning takes place everywhere and it never ends.A、Instead, they are out in the community.B、In this case, homeschooling offers fewer interruptions.C、Children usually sit at desks or around the kitchen tables.D、Some children do not treat their classmates appropriately.E、Many students go to class in old or poorly-designed building.F、Even a short trip to the countryside is controversial in some places.第五部分、填词补文（第31〜40题，每题1.5分，共15分）Planting PotatoesWhen I was a boy we had several gardens around our old house. The largest one of all was used just for growing potatoes.I can still remember those potato planting days. All the family 31 helped. After my Dad had 32 the soil, my Mom, brothers, and I went to work. It was my 33 to drop the little seed potatoes in the 34 while my Mom dropped handfuls of fertilizer beside them. My brothers then covered them all with the 35 turned earth.For months 36 I would glance over at the garden while I played outside and wonder what was going on underneath the 37 . When the harvest time came I was amazed at the huge size of the potatoes my Dad 38 out of the soil. Those little seed potatoes had grown into big potatoes. They would be turned into meal after meal of 39 food. They would keep the 40 family well fed throughout the whole year. It truly was a miracle.A. true E. delicious I. freshlyB. ground F. prepared J. entireC. members G. rows K. toolsD. job H. afterward L. pulled第六部分、完形补文（第41〜50题，每题1.5分，共15分）Workplace English LearningEnglish plays (play) an important role in the workplace. When (use) correctly and appropriately, it will be (help) in developing a career or a business. Some may need or want to study business English before they start their (career). Those who are already (work) have the opportunity to see what they can and cannot do (effective) with English in their current job.A (value) skill to have in business is how to negotiate. You need to know what you want, as well as how to bargain and make concessions(让步). Being able to deal with a conflict and (know) how to end negotiations can make a big (different) to the outcome.Workplace English learning will encourage (profession) and efficient communication. It can better serve customers, business partners and (supplier), and it will be a positive push for any business.第七部分、短文写作（第51题，30分）请根据所提供材料中的要求完成一篇100词左右的英文写作任务.将你的答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。

全国2018年4月高等教育自学考试英语阅读(一)试题课程代码：00595PART ONE (70 POINTS)Ⅰ.TEXT COMPREHENSIONThe following comprehension questions are based on the texts you have learned, and each of them is provided with 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best answer to each question and write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points ,1 point each)1.“With that chain on his watch ,Jim might loot at the time in any company.”The underlined partin this sentence from Gifts of the Magi means ____.A. in the presence of any personB. while working in a firmC. when interviewed by a corporationD. doing any business2.According to The Wife of Bath's Tale, what women want most is ____.A. jewels and moneyB. happinessC. fine clothesD. leadership in the family3.In The Fisherman and His Wife, the Fisherman was ____ when his wife wished for one thing after another.A. tolerant but not pleasedB. bewildered but not madC. anguished but not rebelliousD. furious but not daring4.In Little Match Girl, when her little hands were almost benumbed with cold, the little match girl ____.A. thought of the kindness of her grandmotherB. thought of the pleasant smell of the roast gooseC. went home but received a beating from her fatherD. rubbed the match against the wall and warmed her hands5.The title of the story A Day's Wait most probably means that the boy ____.A. had been waiting all day to dieB. had waited a whole day for his father to come backC. had been waiting all day to recover from his illnessD. had waited a whole day before the drugs took effect6.According to Bringing up Children,“upbringing”and “education”are ____.A. merely two different terms for the same processB. the same term for the different processes1C. two utterly different but closely related processes because children are involved in differentenvironmentsD. interdependent because both parents and teachers are responsible for the opportunities providedfor children's development7.The National Gallery in London overlooks ____.A. ParliamentB. Trafalgar SquareC. the National Gallery of British ArtD. the National Portrait Gallery8.According to How to Live like a Millionaire, most millionaires measure success by ____.A. incomeB. consumptionC. investment worth9.Based on the passage United Nations, which of the following statements is NOT true?____.A. The U.N. has the right to intervene in the member states' internal affairs.B. All the member states, big or small, have the same rights and obligations.C. The day that United Nations came into existence is United Nations Day.D. Armed forces should not be used except in protecting the common interest.10.According to Universities and Polytechnics,London University is similar to Oxford andCambridge in that ____.A. they all consist of many constituent collegesB. they were all founded in the 13th centuryC. students all live outside the campusD. they set up a different pattern of university life11.“Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up tohim, all Europe may be free. But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, will sink into a Dark Age.”This quotation comes from the famous speech of ____ during the Second World War.A. Queen VictoriaB. George V.C. Lloyd GeorgeD. Winston Churchill12.The information from What Body Language Can Tell You That Words Cannot best supportswhich of the following statements?A. It is never too late to learn something new.B. Action speaks louder than words.C. Wisdom is born of experience.D. It is easier to preach than to practice.13.Through the examples given in Nonverbal Communication, the writer tries to tell us that ____.A. the nonverbal behavior of animals is instinctive, but it is not the case with humansB. animals have more elaborate nonverbal behavior than humans2C. nonverbal communication exists in both humans and animals naturallyD. humans might imitate each other's nonverbal behavior whereas animals' are entirely inborn14.The story The Girls in Their Summer Dresses deals with the subject of ____.A. the individual's lifestyle and outlookB. a person's imaginationC. the fashion of a certain periodD. the tradition of a society15.In The Constitution of the United States, ____is considered a great turning point in American history.A. the revolt against British ruleB. the Constitutional ConventionC. the establishment of legislature in each colonyD. the aid of France through independence16.In Lady in the Dark, which of the following words best describes Mrs. Courtenay's behavior inthe face of danger?A. Irritable.B. Scared.C. Calm.D. Watchful.17.According to Helen Keller in Three Days to See,which of the following statements is NOTtrue?A. Darkness would make people more appreciative of sight.B. Silence would teach people the joys of sound.C. It would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow.D. Court records reveal every day how accurately “eyewitnesses”see.18.At the end of the story by Jerome K. Jerome, getting up too early had been a ____to George.A. routineB. necessityC. warningD. pleasure19.According to some official records, the earliest Olympic Games took place ____.A. in the seventh century A.D.B. before 700 B.C.C. over three thousand years agoD. a thousand years ago20.Which of the following novels is NOT written by Charlotte Brontë ?A. Pride and PrejudiceB. The ProfessorC. Jane EyreD. ShirleyⅡ.READING COMPREHENSIONIn this part there are 4 reading passages followed by 20 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. You should decide on the best answer or the best choice to complete the statement and write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points, 2 points each)3Passage 1There are two basic differences between the large and the small enterprises. In the small enterprise you operate primarily through personal contacts. In the large enterprise you have established “policies,”“channels”of organization, and fairly rigid procedures. In the small enterprise you have, moreover, immediate effectiveness in a very small area. You can see the effect of your work and of your decisions right away, once you are a little above the ground floor. In the large enterprise even the man at the top is only part of a big machine. To be sure, his actions affect a much greater area than the actions and decisions of the man in the small organization, but his effectiveness is remote, indirect, and difficult to see at first sight. In a small and even in a middle-sized business you are normally exposed to all kinds of experiences, and expected to do a great many things without too much help or guidance. In the large organization you are normally taught one thing thoroughly. In the small one the danger is of becoming a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. In the large one it is of becoming the man who knows more and more about less and less.There is one other important thing to consider: do you get a deep sense of satisfaction from being a member of a well-known organization--General Motors, the Bell Telephone System, the government? Or is it more important to you to be a well-known and important figure within your own small pond? There is a basic difference between the satisfaction that comes from being a member of a large, powerful, and generally known organization, and the one that comes from being a member of a family; between impersonal grandeur and personal —often much too personal —intimacy; between life in a small office on the top floor of a skyscraper and life in a crossroads gas station.21.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that in a large enterprise ____.A. new technology is employed quicklyB. all people work efficientlyC. one's effectiveness is felt very slowlyD. one can get promotion easily22.Generally speaking, the person working in a large enterprise ____.A. has to deal with a great many thingsB. knows how everything is going on around himC. acquires increasingly thorough knowledge within a limited fieldD. feels more secure than the one employed by a small enterprise23.In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “your own small pond”to refer to ____.A. a top leader in a larger enterpriseB. a manager of a small enterpriseC. a large enterpriseD. a small enterprise424.According to the information provided in the passage, if you are interested in personal intimacy, you should work ____.A. for General MotorsB. for the Bell Telephone SystemC. in a department in the governmentD. in a crossroads gas station25.The writer of this passage ____.A. compares the large and the small enterprises objectivelyB. obviously prefers to work for a large enterpriseC. intends to show the advantages of working in a small businessD. explains the disadvantages of being a top leader in a large businessPassage 2In the old days, when a glimpse of stockings was looked upon as something far too shocking to distract the serious work of an office, secretaries were men.Then came the First World War and the male secretaries were replaced by women. A man's secretary became his personal servant ,charged with remembering his wife's birthday and buying her presents; taking his suits to dry-cleaners; telling lies on the telephone to keep people he did not wish to speak to at bay; and of course, typing and filing and taking shorthand.Now all this may be changing again .The microchip (集成块) and high technology is sweeping the British office, taking with it much better of the routine clerical work that secretaries did.“Once office technology takes over generally, the status of the job will rise again because it will involve only the high-powered work—and then men will want to do it again.”That was said by one of the executives(male) of one of the biggest secretarial agencies in this country.What he has predicted is already under way in the U.S.Once high technology has made the job of secretary less routine, will there be a male takeover? Men should beware of thinking that they can walk right into better jobs. There are a lot of women secretaries who will do the job as well as they—not just because they can buy negligees(妇女长睡衣) for the boss's wife, but because they are as efficient and well-trained to cope with word processors and computers as men.26.Before 1914 female secretaries were rare because they ______.A. were less efficient than menB. were not as serious as menC. liked stockings5D. would have disturbed other office workers27.Besides fulfilling other duties, a female secretary was expected to _____.A. be her boss's memoryB. clean her boss's clothesC. do what her boss asked her toD. telephone her boss's wife28.Secrtaries,until recently, had to do a lot of work now done by _____.A. machinesB. other staffC. servantsD. wives29.A secretary in the future will ______.A. be better paidB. have higher statusC. have less work to doD. have more work to do30.The writer believes that before long _____.A. both men and women will be qualified secretariesB. men will be better than machinesC. men will take over women's jobs as secretariesD. women will operate most office machinesPassage 3Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon.Who really knows what the average businessman is trying to say in the average business letter? What member of an insurance or medical plan can decipher the brochure that tells him what his costs and benefits are? What father or mother can put together a child's toy—on Christmas Eve or any other eve—from the instructions on the box? Our national tendency is to inflate and thereby sound important. The airline pilot who wakes us to announce that he is presently anticipating experiencing considerable weather wouldn't dream of saying that there's a storm ahead and it may get bumpy. The sentence is too simple—there must be something wrong with it.But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could be a short word, every adverb winch carries the same meaning that is already in the verb, every passive construction that leaves the reader unsure of who is doing what—these are the thousand and one adulterants (赘词)that weaken the strength of a sentence. And they usually occur, ironically, in proportion to education and rank.During the late 1960's the president of Princeton University wrote a letter to mollify the alumni6after a spell of campus unrest. “You are probably aware,”he began,“that we have been experiencing very considerable potentially explosive expressions of dissatisfaction on issues only partially related.”He meant that the students had been hassling them about different things. As an alumnus I was far more upset by the president's syntax than by the students' potentially explosive expression of dissatisfaction. I would have preferred the presidential approach taken by Franklin D. Roosevelt when he tried to convert into English his own government's memos, such as this blackout order of 1942:Such preparations shall be made as will completely obscure all Federal buildings and non-Federal buildings occupied by the Federal government during an air raid for any period of time from visibility by reasons of internal or external illumination.“Tell them,”Roosevelt said,“that in buildings where they have to keep the work going to put something across the windows.”31.What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage?A. To show the intellectual level of most Americans.B. To criticize wordy writing.C. To inform readers of the American writing style.D. To describe the best way of communication.32.The reason why the author quotes Roosevelt is to ____.A. provide evidence for the government documentB. reveal the hidden power of wordsC. give an example of the authority's role during the crisisD. show how simply the blackout order could have been stated33.According to the passage, the airline pilot avoids using the word“storm”because the word____.A. may frighten the passengersB. is ambiguousC. is too ordinary.D. sounds important34.The author gives the example of the president of Princeton in order to show that____.A. educated people usually communicate clearlyB. educated people tend to act like leadersC. simplicity is something easily forgotten by leaders or educated peopleD. simplicity is not suitable for the style of leaders or educated people35.Which of the following words is NOT negatively slanted?A. ClutterB. JargonC. DecipherD. BrochurePassage 47When I first considered becoming a college professor, tenure was not an attraction or even an issue. I was drawn to the profession by the work and the environment. Even after earning a Ph.D., spending time working in Washington D.C., and finally getting my first teaching job in public administration, I was not particularly concerned with tenure. I now work at a regional institution that requires an attainable balance between teaching, research, and service. I have always been a hard worker and see no reason to stop.But my vision of tenure has changed, I do not want to always by the same kind of professor I am now. Now, I am working on articles, course preparations, learning the details of the curriculum so I can advise students, and building institutional knowledge by serving on university committees. Today, my productivity is high and I focus on “collecting beans,”tomorrow, I would like to focus on quality.Whether tenure can give me the opportunity to focus on quality is questionable, but the idea of longevity is a concept that seems to have broad acceptance in most professions. My friends who became lawyers and accountants spend their time talking about becoming partners; medical doctors talk about establishing a practice; civil servants are protected by the merit system. The professionals in these fields serve a probationary period(试用期) and demonstrate competence to attain a certain level of freedom in their fields. After that, we expect that their professionalism can be used to serve society.Are college professors and universities different from lawyers, law firms, and the American Bar Association or doctors, practices, and the American Medical Association? The answer is both yes and no. Rarely does one hear about a professor being brought to court for malpractice. Still, the college professors I know work long hours, serve arduous, poorly-paid probationary periods, are dedicated to their students and their fields and do not want to work in another profession after they have arrived in this one. Thus tenure is often seen as the reward for years of struggle. Tenure, therefore, has become something important to me, specifically as a way to become firmly established in my profession.36.What does “tenure”probably mean in the passage?A. The reward to a lawyer or an accountant for his or her hard work.B. The right to keep one's job at a university until retirement.C. The chance of being promoted to a higher administrative position.D. The possibility of establishing one's own practice after a probationary period.37.By “I do not want to always be the same kind of professor I am now,”the author means that______.A. he is thinking of leaving his present jobB. he does not really enjoy writing articles or preparing for courses8C. he wants to do something more important and worthwhileD. he does not like the teaching environment any more38.In the second paragraph, “collecting beans”is nearest in meaning to ______.A.“making significant contributions”B.“making small achievements”C.“enjoying the rewards of hard work”D.“gaining greater professional competence”39.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The writer is not sure that tenure would let him focus on quality.B. Young lawyers look forward to sharing the ownership of the firm they work for.C. College professors have small salaries until their probationary period is over.D. College professors may consider working in some other professions if they are not properlyrewarded.40.The writer mentions lawyers and accountants in order to ______.A. explain why he chose teaching as his careerB. illustrate how other professionals view their workC. prove that professors and other professionals have the same idea about qualityD. show that college professors' expectation of job security is reasonableⅢ.SKIMMING AND SCANNINGIn this part there are 3 reading passages followed by 10 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Skim or scan the passages, then decide on the best answer and write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points, 1 point each)Passage 1Nurse Kettle took the river path. Dusk had fallen over the valley and as she descended into it her own footfall sounded unnaturally loud on the firm turf. Thump, Thump, Thump, she went, down the hillside. Were those only her footsteps? She stopped dead, tilted her head and listened. Only occasional rural sounds disturbed the quiet of nightfall. She could actually hear the cool voice of the stream.She did not cross Harper's Bridge but followed a rough path along the right bank of the river, past a group of alders and another of willows, this second group, extending in a sickle-shaped mass from the water's edge into Harper's Meadow, rose up in the dusk. She could smell willow leaves and wet soil. As sometimes happens when we are solitary, she had the sensation of being observed but she was not a fanciful woman and soon dismissed the feeling.“It's turned much cooler,”she thought.9A cry of mourning, intolerably loud, rose from beyond the willows and hung on the night air. A brown bird whirred out of the thicket close to her face and the cry broke and moved again gently in several different directions. It was the howl of a dog. She pushed through the thicket into a clearing by the river and found the body of Colonel Carter with his dog Skip bedside him, mourning him.41.Why did Nurse Kettle suddenly stop?A. She thought she was dying.B. She wondered if she was alone.C. She wanted to hear the sound of the stream.D. She thought she heard a voice.42.Which direction did Nurse Kettle take when she reached Harper’s Bridge?A. She crossed it and continued along the right bank.B. She didn't cross it and turned away from the trees.C. She followed a path through some tress.D. She followed a path by the river bank.43.What caused Nurse Kettle to feel that she was being watched?A. The strange shape in the mist.B. The damp smell of the wet earth.C. A sense of not being alone.D. A drop in the temperature.44.Where did Nurse Kettle discover the body of Colonel Carter?A. In some thick bushes.B. In the river with his dog.C. Among the willow trees.D. In an opening beyond the bushes.Passage 2The idea of “a chain of stores,”buying directly from the manufacturer in large quantities and selling in many different places throughout the country, had its beginning with Woolworth, Kress, Kresge, and others who followed them. They were the forerunners of the large retail chain and department stores. These men had the vision to see that the more the manufacturers produced, the greater would be the saving to the consumer.Frank Woolworth was born in the town of Rodman in New York State, in the year 1855. He had a poverty-stricken childhood, which meant hardly enough to eat, one pair of boots a year, and never a warm coat for the winter. Frank did not like farming. He dreamed of being a railroad engineer. Later, he changed his ambition and wanted to become a merchant.10When Frank Woolworth was a young man, apprenticeship was still in existence, particularly in the eastern part of the United States. A boy was taken into a business to learn a trade, or to learn how to conduct the business. He was considered to be worth very little to the owner during his learning period. Sometimes, the apprentice would be given his board and a room. The businessman felt that he was doing something worthwhile for the young man he took as an apprentice. He reasoned that it was like sending the young man to a school and paying his tuition.Woolworth managed to take a short commercial course which he knew he needed to become a merchant. At first, he was given a small wage of three dollars and fifty cents a week in the firm of Moore and Smith. After a while Woolworth came to the conclusion that while he was not a good salesman, he could trim the store and dress the windows to attract customers. In time, he worked up to six dollars a week. Another merchant offered him ten dollars a week and Woolworth decided that it was enough to marry on. Unfortunately, his new employer was not interested in having his windows dressed. And after a week or two of Woolworth's poor salesmanship, he reduced his wages to eight dollars a week.With a wife to support now, Woolworth decided to try farming. He bought a farm on mortgage and he and his wife raised chickens. But in a short time farming bored him. Besides, Moorc and Smith asked him to return to his job. They found that they needed Woolworth as a window trimmer, to attract customers. When they offered him the job at ten dollars a week, Woolworth went back to working in the store.45.One thing that a store chain can do but an independent storekeeper cannot do is to ______.A. hold salesB. competeC. advertiseD. buy in large quantities46.Frank Woolworth had ability in ______.A. farmingB. salesmanshipC. dressing store windowsD. bargaining47.Woolworth's first ambition was to become ______.A. a farmerB. a railroad engineerC. a merchantD. a designerPassage 3More and more residences, businesses, and even government agencies are using telephone answering machines to take messages or give information or instructions. Sometimes these machines give confusing instructions, or play messages that are difficult to understand. If you make telephone calls, you need to be ready to respond if you get a recording.The most common machine is the type used in residences. If you call a home where there is a telephone answering machine in operation you will hear several rings and then a recorded message11that usually says something like this:“Hello. We can't come to the phone right now. If you want us to call you back, please leave your name and number after the beep.”Then you will hear a “beep,”which is a brief, high-pitched tone. After the beep, you can say who you are, whom you want to speak to, and what number the person should call to reach you, or you can leave a message. Some telephone answering machines record for only 20 or 30 seconds after the beep, so you must respond quickly.Some large businesses and government agencies are using telephone answering machines to provide information on topics about which they receive a large volume of inquires. Using these systems requires you to have a touch-tone phone(a phone with buttons rather than a rotary dial). The voice on the machine will tell you to push a certain button on your telephone if you want information on Topic A, another button for Topic B, and so on. You listen until you hear the topic you want to learn about, and then you push the appropriate button. After making your selection, you will hear a recorded message on the topic.48.In the passage, the writer elaborates on ______.A. the problems of telephone answering machinesB. the beep of the telephone answering machinesC. touch-tone phonesD. how to use telephone answering machines49.“Beep”is a brief, high-pitched tone used ______.A. to urge the caller to speak more quicklyB. to urge the caller to respond quicklyC. as a signal to remind the caller of the time leftD. as a signal to remind the caller that he may leave a message50.Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?A. Directions of Telephone Answering MachinesB. Advantages of Telephone Answering MachinesC. Know-how of Telephone Answering MachinesD. Problems of Telephone Answering MachinesPART TWO (30 POINTS)Ⅳ.WORD FORMATIONSComplete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the word in the brackets. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points, 1 point each)51.(short) The drop in the birth rate 20 years ago has created a severe ______ of workers.52.(strong) Fresh evidence has greatly ______ the case against him.53.(grow) The US portion of the Internet is experiencing rapid ______ in the number ofnetworks connected to it.54.(courage) I want to thank everyone who has ______ and supported me.1255.(increase) As resources become______ scarce, choices have to be made and priorities set.56.(memory) They listen to stories, ______ nursery rhymes, read picture books and gain otherexperiences that prepare them to read.57.(fortunate) I would have been here an hour ago. but ______ I missed the train.58.(accept) Smoking is no longer considered socially ______ by many people.59.(addition) They appeared to be checking only if there were any ______ persons in it.60.(approve) We need parental ______ before allowing students to go on field trips.Ⅴ.ANSWER THE QUESTIONSThere are 4 groups of simple questions in this part, which are based on the texts you have learned. Give a brief answer to each of the questions. Your answers must be to the point and grammatically correct. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points, 5 points each)61.Who are the lovers in the selection from The Decameron? What are they like? What happens tothem?(from The Decameron) 62.What is the king's semibarbaric method of administering justice in The Lady or the Tiger?What difficulty does the princess face in the case of her lover?(from The Lady or the Tiger) 63.What animals are mentioned in The Animals of Aesop? What is the moral of each of the fables?(from The Animals of Aesop) 64.According to The Story of the Bible, how were Adam and Eve created? Why were they drivenout of Paradise?(from The Story of the Bible)13。