2024年4月重庆自考00600高级英语试题考试试卷

2024年4月高等教育自学考试
高级英语试题
课程代码：00600
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I. Each of the following sentences is given four choices of words or expressions.Choose the right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your
Answer Sheet.(15 points,1 point for each)
1.I was bored to death as I had to sit through several               speeches  the  whole afternoon
A.pretentious                                        B.courageous
C.tedious                                              D.precarious
2.Somehow  the  small  but               woman  fought her way through the crowd to reach her son after the earthquake.
A.notorious                                  B.formidable
C.sinister                                        D,strenuous
3.He  strode  on  stage,and  then  proceeded  to              the  sweetest  possible  sounds out of his violin.
A.coax                                             B.coerce
C.solicit                                          D.summon
4.The young man threw himself in front of a train in a              effort  to  save  the girl.
 

A.valid
C.valiant

B.vicious
D.vibrant

 
 
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5.To the people taking the evening air on the boulevards,the patrol is a               source of delight.
A.never-setting                                  B.never-failing
C.non-competitive                             D.non-attributable
6.Traders on the New York Stock Exchange monitored their screens and took a
wait-and-see approach as prices              
A.slipped                                            B.differed
C.fossilized                                    D.fluctuated
7.Any doubts about his leadership were              by his extraordinary performance. A.purged                                            B.scraped
C.purified                                           D.scrubbed
8.The              benefits of this job include a car and free health insurance. A.bond                                               B.mortgage
C.fringe                                              D.pension
9.The store earned 20 percent more this month than it did in the              _month last year
A.analogous                                       B.correlative
C.equivalent                                       D.corresponding
10.He        in  front  of  the  girls,head  up  and  chest  out,trying  to  get  their attention.
A.sneaked                                          B.strutted
C.staggered                                        D.stomped
11.She resigned for fear that her initiative would be              by the cumbersome bureaucracy in the organization.
A.strangled                                         B.strained
C.straightened                                    D.strapped
12.The project was so difficult that all the other teams thought we would give it up.But we              it and eventually it was done.
A.came at                                           B.jumped  at
C.kept  at                                             D.picked  at
13.The current status of robot evolution will              technophiles,sci-fi fans and
those with an interest in the social sciences.
A.manipulate                                      B.disenchant
C.contrive                                           D.intrigue
14.Being  a narcotics  agent,Lucy's  husband  often has to work  for  over twenty hours              
A.up to date                                       B.at a stroke
C.up to scratch                                   D.at a stretch
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15.The  artist  issued   an  apology  right   after  the   scandal.But  his                was short-lived,as he deleted the post a couple of days later.
A.conspiracy                                      B.contrition
C.condemnation                                 D.contingency
Read the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items II,II,IV.
(1)Nazca   (纳斯卡)is one of South America's most perplexing archaeological riddles  and  one  of the  world's  most  beautiful  works  of art. Etched upon Peru's  vast,barren  Nazca  Plains  are  hundreds  of  long,ruler-straight  lines, immense geometric symbols and giant drawings of curious birds and animals, the work of pre-Inca Peruvians 1,500 years ago.
(2) Nazca was first revealed to modern eyes in 1926 when three explorers looked down on the desert  from  a hillside  at dusk and briefly  saw  a Nazca  line highlighted by the  low  slanting  rays  of the  sun.  But  it was not until the Peruvian  air  force  took  aerial  photographs  in  the   1940s  that  the  full magnificence of the panorama was apparent.It was as if a dozen deserted airports  were  spread  out  across  the  plains.Hundreds  of  what  looked  like “landing  strips”for  aircraft  were  revealed.There  were  eighteen  condor(秃 鹰)-like bird drawings,up to 400 feet long;four-sided figures with two lines parallel;and  long  needle-like  triangles  which  ran  for  miles.Often  the  long lines met,like star-clusters.Among the many abstract patterns were a giant spider,a monkey,a shark,reptiles and flowers,all drawn on the ground on a huge scale.
(3) The  scale is monumental,but from the ground almost invisible and totally incomprehensible. The  amazing  fact  about Nazca,created  more than  1,500 years  ago,is  that  it  can  only  be  appreciated  if  seen  from  the  air.Many, therefore,regarded it as a prehistoric landing ground for visitors from outer space,but Jim Woodman,an American explorer,who was long fascinated by the mystery of Nazca,was convinced that the ingenious ancient people of the area had learned to fly.He believed that Nazca only made sense if the people who had designed and made these vast drawings on the ground could actually see  them,and  that  led  him  to  the  theory  that  the  ancient  Peruvians  had somehow learned to fly,as only from above could they really see the extent of their   handiwork.With   this   theory   in   mind,he   researched   into   ancient
Peruvian  legends  about  flight  and  came  to  the  conclusion  that  the  only
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feasible answer was a hot-air balloon.To make such a balloon in the way the ancients must have done,Woodman learned that he would require four things: textiles,to make the bag to trap and hold the hot air;a power source like fire to heat the  air;calm weather to  allow  the  inflation  of the  balloon;and the intelligence to devise such a craft.
(4)Peruvian  mythology  was  full  of ideas  about  flying.Ample  evidence  of this was  found  in  the  designs  on  Nazca  pottery  and  tapestries  and  the  art  of ballooning survives today among primitive South American peoples.One of the theories about the balloons was that it was the way in which some Incas returned their dead to the gods—by hot-air balloons that soared out of sight  towards the sun before prevailing winds a mile or more up wafted them out over the Pacific Ocean to  sink unseen into the water as the  air cooled at
sunset
(5)Woodman  built  a  balloon-type  airship  of  the  same  fabrics  and  fibers  that would have been available to the men of Nazca at the time. It was high adventure  and  culminated  in  the   spectacular  flight  of  a  balloon  which Woodman called “Condor I”. There was no doubt about it,only from the aii could the full glory of Nazca be appreciated.“Flying between 300 and 1,000 feet,the sheer size,scope and beauty of Nazca is  electrifying.Soaring above it all,I knew that ancient eyes had seen the immense creation below.Ancient man  could  never  have  built  and  devised  all  this  and  never  seen  it,”said  Woodman.“If  we,as‘modern  men',could  fashion  a  flying  craft  by  using only  cotton,hemp  and  fire,surely  those  who  were  there  in  Peru  centuries before could have done the same.Everything necessary to fly was there.” Jim Woodman's flight was a modern demonstration of an ancient possibility.
(6)His  practical  demonstration  may  have  been  spectacular,but  Woodman  had  failed  to   impress  the  historic   and   scientific   community.While   not   as outlandish as Erich von Däniken's extraterrestrial orientated Nazca theories, Woodman's hot air balloon concept is largely discredited. A large number of  holes  in  Woodman's  theory  have been pointed  out,many  of which  center  upon  his  inconsistent  and  inexact  supporting  evidence.  However,what    Woodman  accomplished  with  the  Nazca  hot  air  balloon  was  not  without  lasting merit. The  successful though  short-lived  flight  of Condor I raised  some   interesting   questions   about   aviation   history   and   the   history   of technological development as a whole.
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II.In this section,there are ten incomplete statements or questions,followed by four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.(20 points,2 points for each)
16.The word "Etched"in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to              A.Situated                                               B.Spread
C.Covered                                               D.Carved
17.The significance of the aerial photographs mentioned in Paragraph 2 lies in
their               
A.outlining all the details of Nazca
B.showing the whole view of Nazca
C.revealing a dozen deserted airports
D.solving the mystery of the handicraft
18.According  to  Paragraph  2,the  spectacle  at  Nazca  is  unique  in  presenting
abstract images of              
A.hillsides and mountains
B.landing strips for aircraft
C.birds,animals  and  flowers
D.parallel lines and triangles
19.The word"ingenious"in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to              A.genuine                                               B.generous
C.creative                                                D.industrious
20.Woodman's research led him to believe that the ancient Peruvians              
A.worshipped  balloon-gods
B.were not capable of flying
C.were the first to make balloons
D.could fly by means of balloons
21.Under what circumstances could the magnificence of the handiwork become comprehensible based on Woodman's belief?
A.If the designers could catch sight of it from the sky.
B.If the creators'desire to complete it could be evoked.
C.After the local people had mastered the flying theories.
D.After the craftsmen had acquired the skill of vast drawing.
 
 
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22.According to Paragraph 4,the major function of the prevailing winds was to
make the balloons              
A.cool down at sunset
B.fly higher over the Plains
C.drift towards the Pacific Ocean
D.soar out of sight towards the sun
23.The word“merit”in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to              A.legacy                  B.value                 C.solution             D.effect
24.The author of the passage intends to              
A.reveal ancient South Americans'religious beliefs
B.showcase ancient people's unparalleled creative power
C.guide the reader to explore the picturesque landscape in Peru  D.introduce the complicated process of making hot-air balloons
25.It  can  be  inferred  from  the  passage  that  Nazca  remains  a  mysterious archaeological riddle because              
A.its miraculous design is beyond the reach of archaeologists
B.its abstract images bear incomprehensible symbolic meanings    C.its underlying religious beliefs are mysterious to modern people
D.its exquisite craftsmanship seems to be a secret to archaeologists
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III.Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet.(10 points,2 points for each)
26.Nazca was first revealed to modern eyes in 1926 when three explorers looked down  on  the  desert  from  a  hillside  at  dusk  and  briefly  saw  a  Nazca  line highlighted by the low slanting rays of the sun.
27.The  scale  is  monumental,but  from  the  ground  almost  invisible  and  totally incomprehensible.
28.It was high adventure and culminated in the spectacular flight of a balloon
which Woodman called "Condor I".
29.Jim Woodman's flight was a modern demonstration of an ancient possibility.
30.A large number of holes in Woodman's theory have been pointed out,many of
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IV.Answer  the  following  essay  question  in  English  within  80-100  words.Write  your
answer on your Answer Sheet.(10 points)
31.The Great Wall is one of the ancient wonders of the world.What do you think
are its historical and contemporary significance?
V.T he following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks,followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to Y.Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences  and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.One word or expression
for each blank only.(25 points,1 point for each)
This is one of the  oldest expedients,and it can be practiced anywhere,at any age,     32   with  or without the use  of hallucinogens.It  always has been the strategy of choice for people who find the world too brutal or too complex to be endured.By definition,this way of life is    33  .In one way or another,its practitioners  34     on  the  society  which  they  35     and  in  which  they  refuse   to   take   any   responsibility.Some   of   us   find   this   distasteful—an undignified  kind  of  life.But  for  the  poor  in  spirit,with  low  levels  of both energy and pride,it may be the least     36   choice available.
The old people sat on the bench,still as statues.Never mind,there was always the   37   to  watch.To  and    38   in front of the flower-beds and the band rotunda,the  couples  and  groups  paraded,stopped  to  talk,to   greet,to  buy   a 39   of flowers from the old beggar who had his tray    40   to the railings. Little  children  ran  among  them,    41   and  laughing;little  boys  with  big white silk bows under their chins;little girls,little French dolls,dressed up in velvet and lace.
There  is  the  popularly  accepted  opinion  that  Social  Security  and  pensions provide a comfortable and reliable  42     of funds  so the  elderly have few financial worries.Medicare has lulled the population    43   reassuring itself
that the once terrible financial burdens of late-life illnesses are now   44  Advertisements  and  travel  folders  show  relaxed,happy,well-dressed  older people    45   recreation,travel and their grandchildren.If they are no longer living  in  the  old  family  home,they  are    46   as  delighted  residents  of retirement communities with names like Leisure World and Sun City,with lots of grass,clean air and fun.
 
I   wonder   if   this 47      of  our   diet   doesn't   explain   why   so   many   of  us   are overweight    and     even    48   so.When    things    had    flavor,we    knew    what    we were     eating     all     the     while—and      it     satisfied     us.A     teaspoonful     of     my
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