1、2011 年高級英語自學考試練習題三PartVocabulary（20%）Directions A: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.1. friends helped him to get appointed ambassador to France. （）A. EfficientB. In

2、fluentialC. ImpressiveD. Effective2. When you go abroad to study or work, you must new customs. （）A. address yourself toB. adapt yourself toC. replace yourself withD. convince yourself to3. Nothing will stop us in our for truth. （）A. requestB.appealC. questD.query4. Examinations are not the only mea

3、ns of a student（ ） s ability.A. assumingB.assertingC. assigningD.assessing5. It was a shrewd move to buy the house just before property prices started to rise.（）A. on her partB. at handC. at her expenseD. on record6. The behavior of this animal in hot weather is a that scientists are finding difficu

4、lt tosolve.（）A. mythB. mysteryC. disputeD. fantasy7. They tried to collect all the pictures they could .（）A. lay their hands onB. capitalizeonC. wash their hands ofD. make thebest of8. There is little that she will make a full recovery. （）A. promiseB. likelihoodC. foresightD.announcement9. Mrs. Smit

5、h had debts totally more than $20,000 when she died. （）A. gone round withB. figured outC. run upD. bound up with10. It is to talk about these pop singers. People are now showing great interest in football.)A. out of sortsB. out of lineC. out of orderD. out of fashionDirections B: There are 10 senten

6、ces in this section. In each sentence there is a word or phrase underlined. Below each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that can replace the underlined part of each sentence without changing its original meaning.11. The lawyer was on the track of new proof

7、in the case, and he was sure of his convincing the jury in court. （）A. testing the truthB. on the topic ofC. looking forD. asked for12. The company is crying out for efficient executives to get it out of the crisis. （）A. is missingB. badly needsC. is grieving forD. sympathizes with13. After such a c

8、onfrontation between the two parties, any reconciliation would be out of the question. （）A. within questionB. impossibleC. without questionD. possible14. Strangely, Bill keeps his office neat as a pin, while his home is always in a state of chaos. （）A. disorderB. clarityC. chorusD. charity15. The wo

9、rk is not very profitable in terms of money, but I m getting valuable experience out of it. （）A. regardless ofB. in regard toC. in spite ofD. in case of16. Although he funded several health research institutions, he was first and last an engineer. （）A. in briefB. in shortC. at leastD. all in all17.

10、The problem can be solved only if we are willing to compromise. （）A. give up somethingB. work handinhandC. forgive each otherD. support eachother18. The two partners will never reach an agreement if one does not modify its demands.)A. clarifyB. identifyC. neglectD. change19. The dispute finally came

11、 down to a question of which side should be responsible for the loss. （）A. was passed along toB. was faced byC. was reduced toD. was judged by20. That was a wonderful experience, I never expected to come my way. （）A. stand my wayB. belong to meC. get under my controlD. happen to mePart II Cloze （10%

12、）Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.The fact is significant. To what is it 1 ? In part, I suppose, to a general increase in 2 . The rich have always 3 their personal appe

13、arance. The 4 of wealth such as it is now allows those of the 5 who are less 6 than their fathers to do the same.· The 7 of aging and eventual death must ultimately be accepted as the natural 8 of the life cycle, the old 9 their prescribed life spans and 10 way for the young. Much that is 11 in

14、 old age in fact derives from the reality of aging and the 12 of death.· News of Harlem rioting 13 the multi-national student 14 there. The typical European 15 was unlike anything I had seen before. They had no homes or businesses to worry about proecting. They want to know why Negroes did not

15、riot more often. 16 the only Negro in the summer 17 I felt embarrassed for a time. I was embarrassed because I did not have any 18 .· The investigation was not 19 so that veterans could 20 out their hearts or purge their souls; it was done to prove that the policy of the U.S. in Indochina is ta

16、ntamount to genocide, and that not only the soldiers are responsible for what is happening, but that everyone here in America is responsible.A. answersB. AsC. badly offD. communityE. completingF. cultivatedG. diffusionH. doneI. dueJ. forK. imminenceL. joltedM. makingN. poorO. processP. progressionQ.

17、 prosperityR. purgeS. uniqueT. responseU. sessionV. spillW. stagedX. toPart III Reading Comprehension （40%）Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Read each pas

18、sage carefully and decide on the best answer.Passage OneHenry Ford, the famous U. S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, “ The business of America is business. ” By this he meant that the U. S. way of life is based on the values of the business world.Few would argue with Ford s statement. A br

19、ief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addit

20、ion, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest pl

21、aces. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “ the entertainment industry ” or “ show business” .The positive side of Henry Ford s statement can be seen in the prosperity that business hasbrought to U. S. life. One of the most important reasons why so many people from all over t

22、he world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance （大量地） because the U. S. economic system is driven by competition. People believethat this system creates wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Ford s st

23、atement, however, can be seen when the word business istaken to mean big business. And the term big business - referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U. S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right

24、 to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing- the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high - creates feelings of insecurity for many.41. The United States is a typical country. （）A. where all bus

25、inesses are managed scientificallyB. which encourages free trade at home and abroadC. which normally works according to the federal budgetD. where people s chief concern is how to make money42. The influence of business in the U. S. is evidenced by the fact that . （）A. most newspapers are run by big

26、 businessesB. even arts and entertainment are regarded as businessC. Americans of all professions know how to do businessD. even public organizations concentrate on working for profits43. According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U. S., dreaming that .（）A. they will make a fortune

27、 overnight thereB. they can be more competitive in businessC. they can start profitable business thereD. they will find better chances of employment44. Henry Ford st atesm ent can be taken negatively because . （）A. there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborB. there are ma

28、ny industries controlled by few big capitalistsC. public services are not run by the federal governmentD. working people are discouraged to fight for their rights45. A company s efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in .（）A. a rise in workers wagesB. improvement of working conditi

29、onsC. reduction in the number of employeesD. fewer disputes between labor and management Passage TwoIt s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents thanwith the parents that nature dealt them. That s especially true of children who remain in abusivehomes becaus

30、e the law blindly favors biological parents. It s also true of children who suffer foryears in foster homes （收養孩子的家庭） because of parents who can t or won t care for them butrefuse to give up custody （監護） rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory co

31、uldeventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle betweenthe man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she esv er known and that her biological parent

32、s have “ no legal claim ” on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primarydeterminant of parentage. That s an important development, one that s long overdue.Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenlyswi

33、tched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly s biological parents, Ernest and ReginaTwigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the childwasn t the Twigg s own daughter, but Kimberly was, thus sparking a custody battle with RobertMays. In 1989, the

34、two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have stand

35、ing to sue （ 起訴 ） on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren t always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not con

36、vey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.46. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge（ ） s ruling?A. The traditional practice.B. The parents feelings.C. The biological link.D. The c hild s benefits.47. We can learn from the Kimberly case that .（）A. foster home

37、s bring children more pain and suffering than careB. the biological link between parent and child should be emphasizedC. children are more than just personal possessions of their parentsD. biological parents shouldn t claim custody rights after their child is adopted48. The Twiggs claimed custody ri

38、ghts to Kimberly because . （）A. they regarded her as their propertyB. they were her biological parentsC. they felt guilty about their past mistakeD. they found her unhappy in Mr. Mays custody49. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays . （）A. for better careB. out of charityC. by sheer accidentD. at his

39、request50. The author s attitude towards the judge s ruling could be described as .（）C. doubtfulA. criticalB. cautiousD. supportivePassage ThreeProfessor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them were women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to ana

40、lyse their embarrassing lapses （ 差錯 ） in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random （隨機的）.One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tri

41、ed to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “ The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer, ” explains the professor. “ People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But som

42、ehow the action got reversed in the programme. ” About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these “ programme assembly failures. ”Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing- an average of twelve each. There appears to be peak pe

43、riods in the day when we are at our zaniest （荒謬可笑的）. These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between fourand six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. “ Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain programmes occurs, as for instance between going to and

44、from work. ” Women on average reported slightly more lapses - 12.5 compared with 10.9 for men -probably because they were more reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect tha

45、t skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse -even dangerous.51. In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects . （）A. to analyse their awkward experiences scientificallyB. to keep a record of what they did uninten

46、tionallyC. to keep track of people who tend to forget things D. to report their embarrassing lapses at random 52. Professor Smith discovered that . （）A. many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindednessB. men tend to be more absent-minded than womenC. absent-mindedness is an excusabl

47、e human weaknessD. certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidents53. “ Programme assembly failures” （Line 7, Para. 2） refers to the phenomenon that people)A. are likely to mess things up if they are too tiredB. tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurryC. often fail to programme th

48、eir routines beforehandD. unconsciously change the sequence of doing things54. We learn from the third paragraph that .（）A. absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the dayB. women experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessC. men s abse-mntindedness often results in funny situ

49、ationsD. women are very careful to perform actions during peak periods 55. It can be concluded from the passage that . （）A. people should be careful when programming their actionsB. lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentrationC. hazards can be avoided when people do things they are go

50、od atD. people should avoid doing important things during pear periods of lapsesPassage FourOn average, American kids aged 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as socce

51、r and ballet. Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half that time. All in all, however, children s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%.“ Children are affected by the same

52、time crunch （危機 ） that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of childrenble. A ch ief sretiamseotna, she says, isthat more mothers are working outside the home. （Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “ male breadwinner ” households spent comparable amou

53、nts of time interacting with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.）All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “ Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself, ” say

54、s T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids aged 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly de

55、creasing “ free time” watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. Ifthey re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren t replacing it with readin Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spe

56、nt just over an hour a week reading. Let s face it, who s got the time?56. By mentioning “ the same time crunch” （Line 1, Para. 2） Sandra Hofferth means.（）A. children have little time to play with their parentsB. both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeC. both parents and children

57、have trouble managing their timeD. children are not taken good care of by their working parents57. According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is.（）A. partially trueB. quite convincingC. rather confusingD. totally groundless58. According to the author a child develops better if. （）A. he has plenty of time reading and studyingB. he is free to interact with his working parentsC. he is left to play with his peers in his own wayD. he has more time participating in school activities59. The auth