2014年四川省自學考試學位英語考試試題(總22頁

1、 2014學位英語考試Part Vocabulary and Structure (25 points, 30 minutes)Directions: There are 50 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Shee

2、t with a single line through the center.1 By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular _B_ children as Coca Cola.A) for B) with C) to D) in2 When you buy anything expensive, never forget to ask for the _A_ from the shop.A) receipt B) trust C) render D) tale3 The financial support is decided not only accordi

3、ng to your GRE score, but also according to your _C_ in college.A) intelligence B) policy C) performance D) statement4 Professor Smith is also the _D_ of the international program office. If you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help.A) detective B) president C) manager D)

4、director5 We do not have a _A_ school in our institute. The highest degree we provide for the students is a B. A. and a B. S. .A) graduate B) high C) grade D) continue6 Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were _D_ all over the floor.A) separated B) sprayed C) spilled D) scattered 7 I am writin

5、g _B_ my mother to express her thanks for your gift.A) in memory of B) on behalf of C) with respect to D) on account of8 In considering men for jobs in our firm, we give _C_ to those with some experience.A) privilege B) advice C) prize D) preference 9 She is _D_ a musician than her brother.A) much o

6、f B) much as C) more of D) more as10The assignments are too hard. I cant _A_ the work.A) keep up with B) catch up with C) come up with D) put up with11 Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling _C_ signatures of fa

7、mous Americans.A) Artificial B) genuine C) false D) natural12In 1890 there were many American cities and towns where part of a days school instruction was conducted in language _B_ English.A) more than B) other than C) except that D) except for13The problem will be discussed at length in the _D_ Cha

8、pter.A) consequent B) latter C) late D) subsequent 14They are members of the club by _A_ of their great wealth.A) virtue B) way C) means D) word15The value of the industrial _C_ dropped from about 70 billion dollars to slightly more than 31 billion.A) outcome B) outlook C) output D) outset16Scientis

9、ts believe that color blindness is a(n) _B_ defect, and there is no cure for it. A) retained B) inherited C) received D) infected17She was glad that her success would _D_ for the women who would follow.A) be easier to make B) make it easier C) be easier D) make things easier 18Fred says that his pre

10、sent job does not provide him with enough A_ for his organizing ability.A) scope B) space C) capacity D) extent19San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles _D_.A) is rarely B) hardly is C) rarely is D) is scarcelly20Youve been overworking recently, and would find a holiday _C_.A) f

11、ortunate B) essential C) profitable D) beneficial 21_B_ you are familiar with the authors ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as you possibly can.A) Ever since B) Now that C) So that D) As long as22The people didnt trust Senator Maxwell , otherwise he _B_.A) would have re-elected B) would

12、 have been re-elected C) must have been re-elected D) were to be re-elected23Go straight into the cave and find out whats in there, _A_?A) will you B) dont you C) do you D) can you24The old man was shocked to learn that his illness could result in death if _D_ untreated.A) to leave B) to be leftC) l

13、eaving D) left25Our teacher recommend that we _B_ as attentive as possible when we visit the museum.A) are B) beC) wereD) shall be26The old man came upstairs with great strength , his right hand _D_ a stick for support.A) held B) holdingC) being holdingD) was holding27My wife said in her letter that

14、 she would appreciate _A_ from you sometime.A) hearing B) to hear C) having heard D) to have heard28It _B_ around nine oclock when I drove back home because it was already dark.A) had to be B) was to be C) must be D) must have been 29If you act _B_ the doctors advice ,you wont get well again.A) asid

15、e from B) contrary to C)capable of D) prior to 30Visitors coming for short periods of time do not always experience _A_ intense emotions _ visitors who live in foreign countries for longer terms.A) the same as B) both and C) either. or D) so that31Urban mothers had difficulty _C_ their children into

16、 child care facilities.A) get B) to getC) in getting D) for getting32If it _A_ too much trouble, Id love a cup of tea.A) isnt B) wasntC) werent D) hadnt been33The population of many Alaskan cities has _B_ doubled in the past three years.A)larger than B)as great as C)more thanD)as many as34All that c

17、an be done _A_. A)have been done B)have doneC)has doneD)has been done 35A person beating a drum or blowing a trumpet causes vibrations in the air _B_ sound waves.A) callsB) calledC) is calledD) are called36These national parks are very important for preserving many animals, who would _A_ run the ris

18、k of becoming extinct.A) otherwise B) nevertheless C) thereforeD) instead37They had an accident on the road and didnt _A_ at their hotel until after midnight.A) show off B) check in C) check out D) drop out38After his leave Tom went back on duty to _D_ his soldiers.A) put in charge ofB) be charged w

19、ithC) be taken in charge byD) take charge of39The three rows at the front are _B_ for guests.A) conserved B) depositedC) reserved D) stored40One thing its safe to say about robots is that anything you can write about them will already be _C_ by the time its read. Thats how fast robot technology is d

20、eveloping.A) out of orderB) out of date C) out of control D) out of sight41The autumn air felt _A_ so he went to fetch a coat.A) cool B) severe C) harsh D) chilly 42A managing director cannot expect to have much time to _C_ to purely personal matters.A) reserve B) spare C) concentrateD) devote 43His

21、 enthusiasm for the plan seems to have _D_, for he never speaks about it any more.A) worn offB) got down C) fallen out D) used up44With the spring here you can _A_ these ski boots till you need them again next winter.A)put awayB)get rid ofC) give away D)do away with45No artistic creation can achieve

22、 greatness if _B_ from life.A) resultedB) escapedC) divorced D) shielded46The Petersons have a very _C_ daughter. She is always running and jumping.A) quiet B) vigorousC) naughtyD) mischievous47If you like a large print of your photograph we can blow it _A_ for you.A) up B) through C) out D) over48T

23、he speaker agreed to _C_ from the position that he had just stated.A) return B) jump C) withdraw D) retreat49Some hobbies can only be _C_ by rich people.A) taken in B) taken on C) taken up D) taken over50I think it is only by a _ of imagination that you say you have seen a ghost.A) pinch B) lackC) s

24、hortageD) stretchPart Reading Comprehension (45 points, 50 minutes) Directions: There are 6 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). You should decide on the best choice and mark the

25、corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage 1 Question 51 to 55 are based on thefollowing passage: Censorship (審查制度) is for the good of society as a whole. Imagine what chaos there would be if we lived in a society without laws. Like the law, censorship co

26、ntributes to the common good. Some people think that it is disgraceful that a censor should interfere with works of art. Who is this person, they say, to ban this great book or cut that great film? No one can set himself up as a superior being. But we must remember two things. Firstly, where genuine

27、 works of art are concerned, modern censors are extremely liberal in their views-often far more liberal than a large section of the public. Artistic merit is something which censors clearly recognize. And secondly, we must bear in mind that the great proportion of books, plays and films which come b

28、efore the censor are very far from being works of art. When discussing censorship, therefore, we should not confine our attention to great masterpieces, but should consider the vast numbers of publications and films which make up the bulk (大部分) of the entertainment industry. When censorship laws are

29、 relaxed, dishonest people are given a licence to produce virtually anything in the name of art. There is an increasing tendency to equate artistic with pornographic (色情的).So one of the great things that censorship does is to prevent certain people from making fat profits by corrupting the minds of

30、others. Society would really be poorer if it deprived itself of the wise counsel and the restraining influence which a censor provides. 51A censors duty is _. A) to see there is no filthy content in publications or films B) to ban books and cut films C) to distinguish works of art from others D) to

31、make sure that no licence is given to dishonest people 52Some people are against censorship for the reason that _. A) censorship is not consistent with the ideals of democracy B) censors prevent people from making profits C) censors are conservative and cannot appreciate artistic merit D) censorship

32、 limits the way people feel and think 53When the writer says to equate artistic which pornographic, he means _. A) there is no clear distinction between what is artistic and what is pornographic B) masterpieces are sometimes offensive to decency C) many pornographic works will be published in the na

33、me of art D) artistic works and pornographic works have the same market value 54According to the writer, a society free from censorship _. A) would be poor materially B) would expose its people to dangers of being corrupted C) could not develop its entertainment industry D) would allow only a small

34、section of people to make profits 55All the following are the writers views except that _. A) censors are fully qualified for their job B) masterpieces even with pornographic content are still masterpieces C) society will not do without censorship D) many books, plays and films are not works of artP

35、assage 2Question 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:A few weeks ago I was talking to a school inspector in one of the more fashionable districts of Paris. She astonished me by saying that if she had young children today, shed probably send them to a private school. She had devoted 25 years

36、of her life to the ideal of free public education, she said, but the truth was the state system was in a mess.There are two main problems: State schools in France have to accept whatever teachers are assigned to them by the Ministry of Education. As my school inspector friend put it, one year a scho

37、ol may be excellent; three or four years later, half the teachers may be incapable! That is not very reassuring if youre a parent. Private schools can choose their own teachers.The other problem is discipline or, rather, the lack of it. Not long ago a school in Birmingham made headlines in Britain b

38、ecause the teachers were being terrorized by their pupils. In the desolate suburbs of low-cost apartment blocks, thrown together in the 1960s on the outskirts of most big French cities, such stories are commonplace. Vandalism(破壞他人財產的行為), drug-taking and extortion arent limited to schools in poor are

39、as either. A recent poll found that 88 per cent of French children rate as the biggest problem of their school lives the prevalence (流行, 猖獗)of factions and gangs which spend all their time fighting one another. Small wonder, then, that the private schools, with their emphasis on traditional values,

40、are undergoing a new surge of popularity (despite disapproval from Frances new socialist leaders), and competition to get into the best of them has now become intense.56The French school inspector has long been a supporter of _.A) compulsory education B) free private educationC) private schools D) t

41、he state school system 57The French state education system _.A) does not guarantee the competence of teachers B) seems to have no serious difficultiesC) is running smoothlyD) promises to maintain high standards58Private schools in France today _.A) are generally undergoing changes for the worseB) en

42、joy the prestige(聲望) of becoming the place to send ones children to C) have become victims of vandalismD) never hire teachers who stress traditional values59Lack of discipline among students is rampant in state schools _.A) in the Paris slums, but not in other areasB) noticeably and solely in the po

43、orer areas in French citiesC) almost everywhere in France D) rather restricted to Birmingham60France children who wish to go to the best private schools can do so by _.A) taking highly competitive examinations B) simply sending in applicationsC) joining factions and gangs D) drawing lots Part Cloze

44、( 10 points, 15 minutes )Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the One that the best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the cett

45、re.Today vegetables, fish, fruit, meat and beer are canned in enormous quantities. Within three generations the 81 habits of millions have been revolutionized. Foods that were previously 82 may now be eaten at any time, and strange foods are 83 far from the countries where they are 84 . The crops ma

46、ny farmers now produce often depend on the nearness of a canning factory.The first stage in the canning 85 is the preparation of the raw food. Diseased and waste portions are thrown 86 ; meat and fish are cleaned and trimmed; fruit and vegetables washed and graded for 87 . The jobs are principally 8

47、8 by machine.The next stage, for vegetables only, is soak in very 89 or boiling water for a short time to remove air and 90 the vegetable. This makes 91 easier to pack into cans for sterilization (free from living germs).Some packing machines fill 92 to 400 cans a minute. Fruit, fish and meat are pa

48、cked raw and cold into cans, and then all the air is removed. 93 the cans are sealed, the pressure inside each can is only about half the pressure of the outside air.The sterilization process which follows the cans are subjected 94 steam or boiling water, with the temperature and time 95 according t

49、o the type of food. Cans of fruit, for example, 96 only 5-10 minutes in boiling water, 97 meat and fish are cooked at higher temperatures for 98 period. After sterilization, the cans are cooled quickly to 32 degree to prevent the contents 99 becoming too soft.The final stage before sending off to th

50、e grocer is labeling, and packing the tins into boxes. Nowadays, however, labeling is often printed on in 100 by the can-maker and no paper labels are then required.81A) eat B) eatable C) eaten D) eating 82A) monthly B) year-round C) seasonal D) quarterly83A) accessible B) obtained C) available D) u

51、sable84A) planting B) grown C) growing D) producing85A) process B) reaction C) procession D) program86A) about B) away C) down D) up87A) size B) length C) height D) breadth88A) had B) fulfilled C) pocked D) done 89A) chilly B) cold C) hot D) freezing90A) soften B) cook C) steam D) harden91A) them B)

52、 it C) us D) that92A) up B) down C) in D) on93A) When B) If C) Although D) Before94A) on B) to C) in D) at95A) varies B) vary C) varied D) varying 96A) cost B) spend C) take D) consume97A) as B) because C) while D) for98A) less B) longer C) shorter D) more99A) off B) through C) by D) from 100. A) fa

53、shion B) before hand C) advance D) practicePart IV English-Chinese Translation (20 points, 15 minutes)Directions: In this part, there are six items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting one or more sentences. They are all taken from the reading passage you have just read. (li

54、ne 1-3, para. 3, passage 1 ) When discussing censorship, therefore, we should not confine our attention to great masterpieces, but should consider the vast numbers of publications and films which make up the bulk (大部分) of the entertainment industry. (line 2-3, para. 2, passage 2 ) As my school inspe

55、ctor friend put it, one year a school may be excellent; three or four years later, half the teachers may be incapable! (line 5-7, para. 2, passage 3 ) He must serve as a man responsible for the fortune he has earned and use that fortune to provide greater opportunity for all and to increase mans knowledge of himself and of his universe. (line 2-4, para. 2, Passage 4 ) It is just one of several