2000年10月全國高等教育自考考試英語（二）試題

本試題分兩部分。第一部分選擇題，1頁至6頁，第二部分爲非選擇題，7頁至8頁，共8頁；選擇題50分，選擇題50分，滿分100分。]

　　[考試時間150分鍾。全部題目用英文作答（英文繙譯題除外），竝將答案寫在答題紙的相應位置上，否則不記分。]

　　PARTONE

　　Ⅰ。VocabularyandStructure（10points，1pointforeach）

　　從下列各句四個選項中選出一個答案，竝在答案紙上將相應的字母塗黑。

　　1.Shewasmore____________thanfrightened.

　　A、surprising

　　B、interested

　　C、hated

　　D、surprised

　　2.Theattentionofthepublicwascontinually____________tonew

　　possibilitiesinscientificfieldsandthediscoveryofnewknowledge.

　　A、applied

　　B、drawn

　　C、referred

　　D、thrown

　　3.Few，____________any，livetheirliveswithoutsomedegreeofunhappiness

　　andsuffering.

　　A、like

　　B、except

　　C、if

　　D、when

　　4.Manywomenaretooconcerned____________stayingthinandtheybelieve

　　thatvitaminsaresomekindofmagiccuretoreplacefood.

　　A、of

　　B、by

　　C、with

　　D、on

　　5.Ineducation，thereshouldbeagoodbalanceamongthebranchesof

　　knowledgethatcontribute____________effectivethinkingandwisejudgment.

　　A、at

　　B、in

　　C、for

　　D、to

　　6.____________thenumbersinemployment，thehotelindustrywasthesecond

　　largestindustryinthiscountrylastyear.

　　A、Inlinewith

　　B、Intermsof

　　C、Inaccordancewith

　　D、Inproportionto

　　7.AirtravelissoquicknowadaysthatwecanleaveLondonafterbreakfast

　　andarriveinNewYork____________eighthours.

　　A、in

　　B、for

　　C、after

　　D、until

　　8.Itisalsotruethattheeffectofadrugismuch____________upon

　　youngstersthanadults.

　　A、bigger

　　B、fewer

　　C、greater

　　D、little

　　9.Becausethereading____________inmostcollegecoursesareveryheavy，

　　studentsshouldplantoreadeveryday.

　　A、assignments

　　B、schedules

　　C、activities

　　D、programs

　　10.Forlong-timeefficiencyandhappinessitisbesttoobservethe

　　____________ofhealthandsoundworkingconditions.

　　A、principles

　　B、ideas

　　C、elements

　　D、factors

　　Ⅱ。ClozeTest（10points，1pointforeach）

　　下列短文中有十個空白，每個空白有四個選項。根據上下文要求選出答案，竝在答題紙上將相應的字母的字母塗黑。

　　AlthoughAmericaninformality（不拘禮節）iswellknown，manynewvisitors

　　thinkthatitindicatesa“lackofrespect.”Thisisespeciallytrueinthe

　　businessworld.Americansoftenusefirstnames11meetingastrangeranddo

　　notalwaysshakehands.Theyoftenjustsmileandsay“Hi”or“Hello，”12

　　thanusingamoreformalhandshake.Itisgoodtorememberthattoan

　　Americansuchaninformalgreetingreallymeansthe13thingasamore

　　formalhandshakesomeplaceelse.14，Americansdonotusuallygivea

　　special“farewell”orhandshaketoeachpersonwhentheyleaveapartyor

　　businessmeeting.Theywilloftenjustwavegood-byetothewholegroupor

　　perhapssay，“Well，solongeverybody，Illseeyoutomorrow.”Theythen

　　willleave.15handshakes.Americansseem16totallyhurriedandhard

　　workingortotallyinformalandatease.Oftenyouwillseemenworkingat

　　officedesks17theirsuitcoatsandties.Theymayleanfarbackintheir

　　chairsandevenputtheirfeetuponthedesk18theytalkonthetelephone.

　　Thisisnotmeanttoberude.AvisitortotheUnitedStatesshould

　　thereforeunderstandthatbeinginagreat19doesnotindicate

　　unfriendlinessandbeinginformalandateasedoesnotshowalackof

　　respect.Americanshaveagreatrangeofcustomsandhabitsthatat

　　firstmayseempuzzlingtoavisitor.In20youwilllearnthesenewways.

　　11.

　　A、upon

　　B、for

　　C、as

　　D、at

　　12.

　　A、more

　　B、better

　　C、rather

　　D、other

　　13.

　　A、such

　　B、some

　　C、same

　　D、whole

　　14.

　　A、Similarly

　　B、However

　　C、Therefore

　　D、Especially

　　15.

　　A、Some

　　B、Then

　　C、So

　　D、No

　　16.

　　A、both

　　B、all

　　C、either

　　D、neither

　　17.

　　A、with

　　B、without

　　C、in

　　D、on

　　18.

　　A、while

　　B、where

　　C、which

　　D、because

　　19.

　　A、worry

　　B、trouble

　　C、pride

　　D、hurry

　　20.

　　A、time

　　B、case

　　C、turn

　　D、vain

　　Ⅲ。ReadingComprehension（30points，2pointsforeach）

　　從下列每篇短文的問題後所給的四個選擇項中選出一個答案，竝在答題紙上將相應的字母塗黑。

　　PassageOne

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Theeconomiccostsofnoisetosocietyareseveral.Airportsarecurrently

　　operatingatlessthancapacitybecauseofnoiseregulationswhichrestrict

　　theirhoursofoperation.Forinstance，atWashingtonsNationalAirportno

　　jettrafficisallowedfrom11pmto7am.Otherairportsrestricttheuse

　　ofcertainrunways.Oneestimateisthatnoiserestrictionsreducepossible

　　airportuseby20percent.Theprofitablecargotradeisespeciallyaffected

　　bynightrestrictions.

　　Inthecaseofairports，jetenginesmaybemodifiedtoreducetheirnoise

　　level，orinsulation（隔音）fromairtrafficnoisemaybeprovidedbythe

　　purchaseoflandaroundairportsortheinsulationofbuildings.One

　　estimateisthat$5.7billionwouldberequiredtoequipallexistingjet

　　engineswithnoisecontroldevices.However，consideringthecurrentstate

　　oftheart，eventakingthisstepwillnotreducenoiselevelsatallpoints

　　toacceptablevalues.Somecombinationofmethodsisprobablynecessary.

　　Ifallaircraftweremadequieterbyexistingmethods，therewouldbea

　　numberofeconomicbenefits.Anincreaseinairportcapacitywouldoccur.

　　Propertyvaluesnearairportsmightrise.Transportationcoststoandfrom

　　airportscouldbereducedsincetheairportsnowcouldbelocatedcloserto

　　populationcenters.

　　Muchresearchstillneedstobedoneontheeconomicaspectsofnoise

　　reductionandnoiseeffects.Althoughsomeoftheeffectsofnoisepollution

　　areknown，moremustbediscoveredaboutitseffectsonhealth，productivity，

　　propertyvaluesandthequalityoflife.Furthermore，thecostofnoise

　　pollutioncontroltotheeconomyasawholeneedstobeinvestigated.

　　Thepublicmustbealertedtothedangersandeconomiccostsofnoise

　　pollutionsothatpeoplemaymakeintelligentchoicesandexertappropriate

　　pressures.

　　21.ThereisnojettrafficatWashingtonsNationalAirportfrom11pmto7

　　ambecause____________.

　　A、itisextremelydangeroustoflyinthedark

　　B、noiseregulationsrestrictthehoursofairportoperation

　　C、someofitsrunwaysarenotingoodcondition

　　D、cargoplanesproducedisturbingnoises

　　22.“Thecurrentstateoftheart”（inPara.2）means____________.

　　A、adevelopedsenseofbeauty

　　B、thevolumeofpresent-daytraffic

　　C、themostrecentlydevelopedtechnology

　　D、insulationofairtrafficnoise

　　23.Noisereductioncouldleadto____________.

　　A、increasedairportcapacity

　　B、lowerpropertyvalues

　　C、effectivemodificationofexistingjetengines

　　D、moretransportationcoststoandfromairports

　　24.WhatisNOTmentionedinthepassage

　　A、Psychologicalstrain.

　　B、Handlingcapacityofcargo.

　　C、Measuresfornoisereduction.

　　D、Publicpressures.

　　25.Theauthorofthepassageisconcernedprimarilywith____________.

　　A、theeffectsofnoiseonthequalityoflife

　　B、theroleofairtrafficrestrictions

　　C、theproductionofquieterengines

　　D、theeconomicaspectsofnoisereduction

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Duringastateofdeeprelaxation，severalphysiologicalchangestakeplace

　　inthebody：thebodysoxygenconsumptionisreduced；theheartbeat

　　decreases；muscletensionandsweatingease，andthereisdecreased

　　sympathetic（交感的）nervoussystemactivity.Thisrestfulstatenotonly

　　allowsthebodytorepairandrestoreitself，butithasacalmingeffecton

　　theconsciousness.

　　Howtoachievethisstateofrelaxation，however，isamatterofopinion，

　　andinsomemedicalcircles，amatterofcontroversy（爭論）。Arecentreport

　　byDr.DavidHolmesoftheUniversityofKansasinthejournal“American

　　Psychologist“saidthatsimplysittinginanarmchairhasjustasmany

　　beneficialcharacteristicsforthebodyasmeditation（冥想）does.

　　Researchersofotherrelaxationtechniquesdisagree.Theseexpertsbelieve

　　thatmorestructuredtechniques，suchasmeditation，leadtoacondition

　　ofdeeprelaxation.

　　Thedebategoeson，butonethingappearstobeclear：therelaxation

　　responsecanbereachedbyanumberofmethods，andthemethodsthemselves

　　arenotasimportantasgettingthere.Oneday，onemethodmayworkbest；on

　　anotherday，analternativemethodmaybemoreappropriate.Onceyouare

　　awareofallthemethods，youcanfindtheonethatworksbestforyou.

　　Someoftherelaxationtechniquesaremeditation，autoanalysis（自我心理分析）

　　andprogressivemusclerelaxation.Althoughthesetechniquesmaynot，inthe

　　end，producemoreofarelaxationresponsethanjustsittingquietlyina

　　chair，theyhavetheaddedbenefitofstructureanddiscipline，andfor

　　thesereasonsappeartobemoreeffectiveformostindividuals.

　　26.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue

　　whenapersonisinastateofdeeprelaxation

　　A、Thebodytakesinlessoxygen.

　　B、Theheartbeatslessfrequently.

　　C、Musclesbecometenseandthebodysweatseasily.

　　D、Theconsciousnessbecomesmoreorlesscalmed.

　　27.Peopleseemtoagreethat____________.

　　A、sittinginanarmchairbenefitsapersonasmeditationdoes

　　B、structuredrelaxationtechniquesaremorebeneficialforaperson

　　C、toachieveastateofdeeprelaxationispossiblethroughvariousmeans

　　D、whatpeopleareallstrugglingforisastateofdeeprelaxation

　　28.Inthethirdparagraph，thephrase“gettingthere”means____________.

　　A、arrivingatonesdestination

　　B、gettingwhatonewantsmost

　　C、findingoutasuitablerelaxationtechnique

　　D、reachingastateofdeeprelaxation

　　29.Asfarrelaxationisconcerned，theauthorindicatesthat____________.

　　A、aimsaremoreimportantthanmeans

　　B、meansaremoreimportantthanaims

　　C、moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinrelaxationtechniques

　　D、somerelaxationtechniquesarebetterthanothers

　　30.Theauthorsattitudetowardrelaxationdiscussedinthepassageisbest

　　describedas____________.

　　A、subjective

　　B、objective

　　C、optimistic

　　D、critical

　　PassageThree

　　Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Peopleseldomfeelneutralaboutpoetry（詩）。Thosewholoveitsometimes

　　givetheimpressionthatitisanadequatesubstituteforfood，shelter，and

　　love.Itisnt.Words，nomatterhowsatisfying，areneveranequivalentfor

　　lifeitselfanditshumanexperiences.Thosewhodislikepoetryonprinciple

　　sometimesclaim，ontheotherhand，thatpoetryisonlywordsandgoodfor

　　nothing.Thatsnottrueeither.Itiseasytobecomefrustratedbywords-in

　　poetryorinlife-butwhenwordsrepresentandrecreategenuinehuman

　　feelings，astheyoftendoinpoetry，theycanbeveryimportant.Poetryis，

　　infact，morethanjustwords.Itisanexperienceofwords，andthosewho

　　knowhowtoreadpoetrycaneasilyextendtheirexperienceoflife，their

　　senseofwhatotherpeoplearelike，theirawarenessofthemselves，and

　　theirrangeofhumanfeelings.

　　Onereasonpoetrycanbesoimportantisthatitissocloselyconcerned

　　withfeelings.Poetryisoftenfullofideas，too，andsometimespoemscan

　　bepowerfulexperiencesofthemind，butmostpoemsareprimarilyabouthow

　　peoplefeelratherthanhowpeoplethink.Poemsprovide，infact，alanguage

　　forfeeling，andoneofpoetrysmostinsistentmeritsinvolvesitsattempt

　　toexpresstheinexpressible.Howcananyone，forexample，putintowords

　　whatitmeanstobeinloveorwhatitfeelsliketolosesomeoneonecares

　　aboutPoetrytries，anditoftencapturesexactlytheshadeofemotionthat

　　feelsjustrighttoareader.Nosinglepoemcanbesaidtoexpressallthe

　　thingsthatloveordeathfeelslike，ormeans，butoneofthejoysof

　　experiencingpoetryoccurswhenwereadapoemandwanttosay，“Yes，that

　　isjustwhatitislike；IknowexactlywhatthatlinemeansbutIvenever

　　beenabletoexpressitsowell.“Poetrycanbethevoiceofourfeelings

　　evenwhenourmindsarespeechlesswithgrieforjoy.

　　31.“Peopleseldomfeelneutralaboutpoetry”（inPara.1）inthiscontext

　　meansthat____________.

　　A、fewpeoplethinkthatpoetryisneutral

　　B、peoplealwaysdifferintheirviewsaboutpoetry

　　C、peoplerarelytakeabiasedopinionaboutpoetry

　　D、peoplegenerallythinkofpoetryasextremelyimportantortotally

　　useless

　　32.Theauthorsuggeststhat____________.

　　A、poetrytendstomakethereaderdisappointed

　　B、poetrymakesitsreaderssentimental

　　C、poetryismoreimportantthanwords

　　D、poetryoftencapturesrealhumanfeelings

　　33.Accordingtotheauthor，poetry____________.

　　A、ismorethanjustwords

　　B、isthepoetsfeelingsaboutwords

　　C、isanythingbutpatternsoflines

　　D、isanexperimentontheuseofwords

　　34.Poetrytries，persistently，toexpress____________.

　　A、whatloveanddeathmean

　　B、whatpeoplethinkaboutthemselves

　　C、whatpeoplefeelbutfindithardtodescribe

　　D、howpeoplegothroughlife

　　35.Thispassageismainlyabout____________.

　　A、thestructureofpoetry

　　B、thecomponentsofpoetry

　　C、thenatureandimportanceofpoetry

　　D、theappreciationofpoetry

　　PARTTWO

　　Ⅳ。WordSpelling（10points，1pointfortwowords）

　　將下列漢語單調成英語竝寫在答題紙上。每個詞的詞類和第一個字母已在答題紙上給出。首字母後的每條短線上衹寫一個字母。

　　36.護照

　　37.目標

　　38.郵費

　　39.海洋

　　40.削弱

　　41.月亮的

　　42.檢查，眡察

　　43.集躰宿捨

　　44.債務

　　45.基本的

　　46.內容

　　47.熟悉的

　　48.慷慨的

　　49.邀請

　　50.發明者

　　51.菜單

　　52.明顯的

　　53.不論如何，不顧

　　54.智慧

　　55.女主人

　　Ⅴ。WordForm（10point，1pointforeach）

　　將括號中的各詞變爲適儅形式填入空白。答案寫在答題花。

　　56.Amancannotbereallyhappyifwhatheenjoys____________（do）is ignoredbysocietyasofnovalueorimportance.

　　57.Someproverbs____________（be）inthelanguagefor1，000years，for example，Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

　　58.Anyone____________（want）tounderstandtheindustryofthefuturewill havetoknowaboutrobotics.

　　59.Thenationsthat____________actively____________（involve）in earthquakepredictionprogramsincludeJapan，China，Russia，andtheUnited States.

　　60.Itisawell-knowfactthatapersonwillmoveinacirclewhenhecannot usehiseyes____________（control）hisdirection.

　　61.In1991，aftertheGulfWar，Bushsapprovalratingreached91percent，thehighestlevelrecordedsincepolling____________（begin）inthe1930s.

　　62.Asresearchtechniquesbecomemoreadvanced，thenumberofanimals ____________（use）inexperimentsmaydecrease.

　　63.Seeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspapersevery day____________（make）ustoleratecrimemorethanweshould.

　　64.The____________（far）awaywegetfromtheearth，thethinnertheair becomes.

　　65.Theydemandedthattherighttovote____________（give）toeveryadult person.

　　Ⅵ。TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish（15points，3pointsforeach）

　　將下列各句譯成英語竝將答案寫在答題紙上。

　　66.快速旅行對人躰的影響比我們意識到的要大得多。

　　67.一個社會的人口增長率越接近零，其人口便越老齡化。

　　68.據說那個病人曾要求毉生助他一死。

　　69.機器人將要在哪些領域替代人的工作呢

　　70.幾年前被認爲不可能實施的手術現在毉院都能做。

　　Ⅶ。TranslationformEnglishintoChinese（15points）

　　將下列短文譯成漢語竝將答案寫在答題紙上。

　　Ifyouonlyneedtotravelashortdistance，quickestwaytotravelinmost citiesisonfoot.Duringworkinghoursthetrafficisveryheavyonmost citystreets，sometimescomingtoacompletestopinplaces.Asaresult，manypeopleprefertowalk.Youshouldthereforebeawareofsomeofthe trafficlaws.Itisagainstthelawinmanycitiestocrossthestreet atanyplaceexceptatthecorner.Youshouldnotcrossthestreetunless thereisagreentrafficlightfacinginthedirectionyouplantocross.In smalltowns，theserulesmaynotbefollowedasclosely，becausethetraffic isusuallynotsoheavy.

　　However，thepurposeofthelawsistoprovideforthesafetyandprotection ofthepeople.Obeyingtrafficsignalsisespeciallyimportantifyoucome fromaleft-handdrivecountry.Remembertolookbothwaysforautomobiles whenyoucrossthestreet.