自考英語(yǔ)二歷年真題匯編文檔在線

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2000年4月自考英語(yǔ)(二)試題

PARTONE

I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeach)

從下列各句四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出個(gè)最佳答案，并在答題紙上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

1.Almosteverythingamanagerdoesdecisions;indeed,somesuggestthatthemanagement

processisdecisionmaking.

[A]imposes[B]improvises[C]involves[D]indicates

2.Astronomersandscientiststhinkthatablackholeisaregionofspacewhichmatterhasfallen

andwhichnothingcanescape.

[A]towards...towards[B]into...from[C]outof...from[D]through...through

3.Americanmendon'tcrybecauseitisconsiderednotofmentodoso.

[A]characteristic[B]tolerant[C]symbolic[D]independent

4.Attheendof1994theBritishGovernmentintroducednewmeasurestohelpdomesticworkers

fromabusebytheiremployers.

[A]protect[B]suspect[C]expect[D]inspect

5.Robotsdifferfromautomaticmachinesaftercompletionofonespecifictask,theycanbe

reprogrammedbyacomputertodoanotherone.

[A]sothat[B]inwhich[C]giventhat[D]inthat

6.Thespecificuseofleisurefromindividualtoindividual.

[A]ranges[B]distinguishes[C]varies[D]covers

7.Coffeedelaysthebodyclockinthemorning,andadvancesatnight.

[A]it[B]them[C]thecoffee[D]thebody

8.Nationsareas“aged"whentheyhave7percentormoreoftheirpeopleaged65orabove.

[A]limited[B]classified[C]originated[D]processed

9.Itistouchingtoseehowacatordog-especiallyadog一itselftofamilyandwantstoshare

inallitsgoingsandcomings.

[A]attributes[B]applies[C]assigned[D]attaches

10.Youneedn'thimaboutthissincehecouldfindoutfbrhimself.

[A]tell[B]betelling[C]havetold[D]havetotell

II.ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeach)

下列短文中有十個(gè)空白，每個(gè)空白有四個(gè)選項(xiàng)。根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案，并在答題紙上將相

應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

Decisionsabouthousingcaninfluencethequalityofyourfuturelife.Individualandfamilyneedschange

(11)thetime,andhousingshouldbeflexibleenoughto(12)thesechangingneeds.Theplanto

buyahomemaybe(13)ofthemostimportantfinancialdecisionsaperson(14)makes.Theplan

tobuyahomeis(15)topresentandfutureincome.Rentalhousing,whilenotrequiring(16)

largeinitialinvestment,stilltakesalargeportionofafamily'smonthlybudget.

Housingprovidesasetting(17)day-to-dayliving.Housing,furnishings,andequipmentmustbe

plannedwithpresentandfutureneedsandintereststakeninto(18).Somepeopleacquirefurnishings

andequipmentbeforetheymoveintotheirownhome.Familysize,health,andincomeare(19)the

factorsinfluencinghousingchoices.Housingshortagesinmanypartsofthecountryseriously(20)

thefreedomofchoiceinsecuringshelter.Manyfamiliesmove,andhousingmaynotbepermanent.

11.[A]by[B]on[C]over[D]at

12.[A]meet[B]reach[C]seek[D]catch

13.[A]such[B]that[C]one[D]each

14.[A]still[B]yet[C]even[D]ever

15.[A]saved[B]tied[C]spent[D]cost

16.[A]soa[B]aso[C]sucha[D]asuch

17.[A]to[B]fbr[C]with[D]from

18.[A]amount[B]account[C]access

[D]average

19.[A]between[B]within[C]among[D]across

20.[A]avoid[B]encourage[D]extend

111.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pintsfbreach)

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從下列每篇短文的問(wèn)題后所給的四個(gè)選擇項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案，并在答案紙上將相應(yīng)的字母涂

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PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Art,saidPicasso,isaliethatmakesusrealizethetruth.Soisamap.Wedonotusuallyassociatethe

preciseworkofthemapmakerwithafancifulobjectofart.Yetamaphasmanyqualitiesthatapaintingor

apoemhas.Itistruthrealizedinasymbolicway,holdingmeaningsitdoesnotexpressonthesurface.And

likeworkofart,itrequiresimaginativereading.

Thus,mapandrealityarenot,andcannotbe,identical.Noaspectofmapuseissoobviousyetsooften

overlooked.Mostmapreadingmistakesoccurbecausetheuserforgetsthisvitalfactandexpectsaone-to-

onecorrespondencebetweenmapandreality.Amap,likeapainting,isjustonespecialversionofreality.

Tounderstandapainting,youmusthavesomeideaofthemediumwhichwasusedbytheartist.You

wouldn'texpectawatercolortolookanythinglikeanoilpaintingoracharcoal（木碳）drawing,evenif

thesubjectmatterofallthreewereidentical.Inthesameway,thetechniquesusedtocreatemapswill

greatlyinfluencethefinalrepresentation.Asamapreader,youshouldalwaysbeawareoftheinvisible

handofthemapmaker.Neveruseamapwithoutaskingyourselfhowithasbeenbiasedbythemethods

usedtomakeit.

Iftheentiremapmakingprocessoperatesatitsftillpotential,communicationtakesplacebetweenthemap

makerandtheuser.Themapmakertranslatesrealityintotheclearestpossiblepictureunderthe

circumstances,andthemapreaderconvertsthispicturebackintoanimpressionoftheenvironment.For

suchcommunicationtotakeplace,themapreaderandthemapmakermustknowsomethingabouthow

mapsarecreated.

21.Mapisalie.

[A]thathaslittletruthinit[B]thatfewofusbelieve

[C]thatweusetoexpressthetruth[D]thatcheatspeopleinatrickyway

22.Mapresemblesartinthat.

[A]theyarebothabsolutelies[B]theyarebothpreciseaswellasfanciful

[C]theymustbereadwithimagination[D]theybothexpressmeaningsinasuperficialway

23.Mostmapreadingmistakesoccurbecause.

[A]themapisnotmadeaccordingtoreality

[B]thereareobviousdifferencesbetweenthemapandreality

[C]theuserforgetstheone-to-onecorrespondencebetweenthemapandreality

[D]theuseroverlooksthegapbetweenthemapandreality

24.“theinvisiblehandofthemapmaker”（inParagraph3）refersto.

[A]thetechniquesusedtocreatemaps[B]thesubjectmatterofthemap

[C]thesymbolsusedinthemap[D]thefinalrepresentationofthemap

25.Thelastparagraphdescribesmainly.

[A]howmapsarecreated

[B]whatthecommunicationbetweenthemapmakerandthereaderis

[C]howthemapmakertranslatesrealityintoapicture

[D]howthereaderconvertsthepicturebackintoreality

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Musicwhichisoriginalisindividualandpersonal.Thatistosay,itcanbeidentifiedasbelongingtoa

particularcomposer.Ithasparticularqualities,orastyle,whicharenotcopiedfromanother.Ifyoucan

recognizethestyleofacomposer,youwillprobablybeabletotellthatacertaincompositionbelongsto

himorhereventhoughyouhaveneverhearditbefore.Abasket-makerhastheskillofweavingand

interweavinghismaterialstocreatecolorfulpatterns,andanexpertcarpenter（木匠）hastheskillof

joiningtogetherdifferentshapesandsizesofwoodtomakeabeautifulpieceoffurniture.Theseskillsmay

bereferredtoas“workmanship”（技藝）.

Similarly,inmusicacomposerorganizeshismelodies（旋律）andrhythmsandcombinessoundsto

createharmony.Acomposermaybecapableofthinkingupverygood,originaltunes,yetiftunesare

poorlyorganized,thatis,iftheworkmanshipispoor,thefinalresultwillnotbetostandard.

Goodmusicexpressesfeelingsinawaythatissuitabletothosefeelings.Theremaybejoy,sorrow,fear,

love,anger,orwhatever.Badmusic,ontheotherhand,mayconfuseunrelatedfeelings,itmaynotexpress

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anyimportantfeelingatall,oritmayexaggeratesomefeelingsandmakethemvulgar,thatis,cheapand

ugly.

Goodmusicwillstandthetestoftime.Itwillnotgooutoffashionbutwillcontinuetobeenjoyedand

respectedlongafteritisfirstintroduced.Itwillgainakindofpermanentstatuswhilebadmusicwill

disappearandbeforgottenquickly.Inpopmusic,wherethegeneralruleseemstobe“thenewerthebetter”,

thetestoftimeisthehardesttestofalltopass.

26.Apieceoforiginalmusic.

[A]hasapersonalstyle

[B]soundsveryfamiliartoourears

[C]isonewhosestyleyoucannotrecognize

[D]cannotberecognizedasbelongingtoanycomposer

27.Wecanseegoodworkmanshipin.

[A]differentshapesandsizeoffurniture

[B]materialsforcreatingcolourfulpatterns

[C]apieceofmusicwithitsmelodiesandrhythmsorganizedinharmony

[D]apieceofmusicwithverygood,originaltunesmixedtogether

28.Apieceofmusiccanbesaidtobegoodif.

[A]ithelpstowhileawaythehours

[B]itcombinesdifferentrhythmsandsounds

[C]itmakespeopleforgettheirsorrowsandworriesquickly

[D]itexpressesacertainfeelinginaproperway

29.Accordingtothelastparagraph,"thetestoftimeisthehardestofalltopass^suggeststhat.

[A]thenewerthemusicis,theharderitcanpassthetestoftime

[B]itismostdifficultformusictogainakindofpermanentstatus

[C]popmusicwillceasetobeenjoyedsoonafteritisintroduced

[D]goodmusicneedn'tpassthetestoftime

3O.Thispassageisconcernedwith.

[A]howtocomposemusic[B]howtoenjoymusic

[C]howtojudgemusic[D]howtoperformmusic

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Tobe“historically-minded“istoseethingsinrelationandinperspective,andtojudgetolerantly.Wemust

rememberhowdifferentlymenhavethoughtandactedindifferenttimes.Wemustalwayskeepanopen

mind,readytoreceiveandweighnewevidence.Ifwegraspthisidea,wewillneverthinkthatahistorian

（歷史學(xué)家）issomeonewhocanrememberdates.Thatchildishideaislikecallingamanastatesman

（政治家）becausehecanrememberthenamesofvotersinhisdistrict.Awaitercouldremembermore

namesandatelephoneoperatormorenumbersthanthegreatesthistorian.

Thetruehistorianisnotcontenttotakeallhisfactsfromotherhistorians.Todayhemakessurethathis

statementsarebasedonsound“documents"or"sources“whichgobacktothetimeofthefactsthemselves.

Butthehistorianneedsalwaystobeinhisguardnottobemisledbyhissources.Adocumentmaynotbea

realone.Itsauthormaybelyingonpurposeforsomereason.Hemaybesogreatlyinfluencedbynational,

religious,party,orpersonalbackgroundsastobetotallyunfairtotheotherside.Ifhonest,hemaybe

misinformedastothefactsandmistakeninhisinferences.

Anyonewhoreadstheaccountspublishedinthedifferentcountriesconcerningthecausesandresultsof

warswillrealizethatthehistorianneedscautionandtraininginhandlingthesesources.Thetrained

historianasksfirst:"Didthiswritermeantotellthetruth?^^andsecond:"Washeinapositionorframeof

mindtotellthetruthevenifhewantsto?"Everystatementmustbepatientlyweighedandtestedand

combinedwithallotheravailableinformationinordertogetatthetruth.

31.A”historically-minded“researcher.

[A]alwayskeepsanopenmindtohistory

[B]looksatonehistoricaleventwithoutrelatingittoanother

[C]seesthingsfromasinglepointofview

[D]refusestoacceptnewevidence

32.InParagraph1theauthormeanstoillustratethat.

[A]differentmenthinkandactdifferently

[B]thestudyofhistoryisnotmerelyamatterofrememberingdates

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[C]astatesmancanrememberthenamesofvotersinhisdistrict

[D]awaitercanremembermorenamesthanthegreathistorians

33.Thetruehistorianshouldbasehisstatementson.

[A]findingsofotherhistorians[B]documentscreatedatthepresenttime

[C]hisowninferences[D]soundhistoricalmaterials

34.WhichofthefollowingisthetopicofParagraph3?

[A]Somehistoricaldocumentsmaynotbereal.

[B]Someauthorsmaynotbehonest.

[C]Historiansshouldbecarefulabouttheirsources.

[D]Historiansmaybeinfluencedbytheirownbackground.

35.Itisemphasizedinthelastparagraphthat.

[A]warsareaccountedfbrdifferentlyindifferentcountries

[B]thehistorianneedscautionandtrainingindealingwithhissources

[C]somewritersmaynotbetellingthetruth

[D]somewritersmaynotbeinapositionorframeofmindtotellthetruth

PARTTWO

IV.WordSpelling(10points,1pointfbrtwowords)

將下列漢語(yǔ)單詞譯成英語(yǔ)并寫(xiě)在答題紙上。每個(gè)詞的詞類和第一字母已在答題紙上給出。首字線后

的每條短線上只寫(xiě)一個(gè)字母。

36.修理v.r37.科學(xué)n.s

38.溫度n.t39.政府n.g

40.制服，軍服n.u41.必要的a.n

42.字典n.d43.旅行，行程n.j

44.有價(jià)值的a.v45.丈夫n.h

46.警告v.w47.呼吸v.b

48.實(shí)驗(yàn)室n.149.控制n.c

50.量，數(shù)量n.q51.接受v.a

52.秘書(shū)n.s53.金融的a.f

54.化學(xué)n.c55.多數(shù)n.m

V.WordForm(10point,1pointfbreach)

將括號(hào)中的各詞變?yōu)檫m當(dāng)形式填入空白。答案寫(xiě)在答題紙上。

56.Muchofthecarbonintheearth(come)fromthingsthatoncelived.

57.Chinaisnotwhatshe(use)tobe.

58.Inthepasttwodecades,research(expand)ourknowledgeaboutsleepanddreams.59.If

youcannotunderstand,ask:"Wouldyoumind(rephrase)thequestion,please?”

60.Manypreschoolteachersdonotliketohavecommerciallymadetoyweapons(bring)into

theclassroom.

61.Robots,alreadytakingoverhumantasksintheautomotivefield,arebeginning(see)in

otherindustriesaswell.

62.Letusconsidertheearthasaplanet(revolve)roundsun.

63.Televisionadsusually(repeat)overandoveragain.

64.Themoretimeyouwaste,the(easy)itistocontinuewastingtime.

65.1wouldratherhe(buy)thehousenextyear.

VI.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15points)

將下列短文譯成漢語(yǔ)并將答窠寫(xiě)在答題紙上。

Althoughstudentsofallsubjectsarejudgedbytheirperformanceincourseworkandexaminations,they

maybegivenlittleornoadviceonstudy,revisionorexaminationtechniques.

Thosewhoknowthattheyareworkinghard,yetfeelthattheyarenotdoingaswellastheycouldeitherin

courseworkorexaminations,arelikelytobenefitmostfromstraightforwardadvice-becausetheyknow

thattheyneedhelp.However,studentswhoaresatisfiedwiththeirprogresscanalsobehelpedtodoeven

betterwork,justastalentedathletes(運(yùn)動(dòng)員)canimprovetheirperformancewhenwellcoached.

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Itwouldobviouslybebest,therefore,intheirfirstfewweeksatcollege,ifallstudentsweretoconsider

howtousetheirstudyandleisuretime.Learningtoworkeftectively(tothink,understand,select,organize,

andexplainorremember)wouldhelpthemnotonlyatcollegebutalsoinanycareer.

2000年10月自考“英語(yǔ)(二)”試題

I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeach)

從下列各句四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案，并在答題紙上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

1.Shewasmorethanfrightened.

[a]surprising[b]interested[c]hated[d]surprised

2.Theattentionofthepublicwascontinuallytonewpossibilitiesinscientificfieldsandthe

discoveryofnewknowledge.

[a]applied[b]drawn[c]referred[d]

thrown

3.Few,any,livetheirliveswithoutsomedegreeofunhappinessandsuffering.

[a]like[b]except[c]if[d]when

4.Manywomenaretooconcernedstayingthinandtheybelievethatvitaminsaresomekindof

magiccuretoreplacefood.

[a]at[b]in[c]for[d]to

5.Ineducation,thereshouldbeagoodbalanceamongthebranchesofknowledgethatcontribute__

effectivethinkingandwisejudgment.

[a]at[b]in[c]for[d]to

6.thenumbersinemployment,thehotelindustrywasthesecondlargestindustryinthiscountrylast

year.

[a]Inlinewith[b]Intermsof[c]Inaccordancewith[d]Inproportionto

7.AirtravelissoquicknowadaysthatwecanleaveLondonafterbreakfastandarriveinnewYork

eighthours.

[a]in[b]fbr[c]after

[d]until

8.Itisalsotruethattheeffectofadrugismuchuponyoungstersthanadults.

[a]bigger[b]fewer[c]greater

[d]little

9.Becausethereadinginmostcollegecoursesareveryheavy,studentsshouldplantoreadevery

day.

[a]assignments[b]schedules[c]activities[d]programs

10.Forlong-timeefficiencyandhappinessitisbesttoobservethe____ofhealthandsoundworking

conditions.

[a]principles[b]ideas[c]elements

[d]factors

ILClozeTest(10points,1pointsfbreach)下列短文中有十個(gè)空白，每個(gè)空白有四個(gè)選項(xiàng)。根據(jù)上下

文要求選出最佳答案，并在答題紙上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

AlthoughAmericaninformality(不拘禮節(jié))iswellknown,manynewvisitorsthinkthatitindicatesa

“l(fā)ackofrespect”.Thisisespeciallytrueinthebusinessworld.Americansoftenusefirstnames_11_

meetingastrangeranddonotalwaysshakehands.Theyoftenjustsmileandsay“hi"or“hello",_12_than

usingamoreformalhandshake.ItisgoodtorememberthattoanAmericansuchaninformalgreeting

reallymeansthe_13_thingasamoreformalhandshakesomeplaceelse._14_,Americansdonotusually

giveaspecial''farewell'*orhandshaketoeachpersonwhentheyleaveapartyorbusinessmeeting.They

willoftenjustwavegood-byetothewholegrouporperhapssay,"well,solongeverybody,Filseeyou

tomorrow."Theythenwillleave.」5_handshakes.

Americansseem_16_totallyhurriedandhardworkingortotallyinformalandatease.Oftenyouwill

seemenworkingatofficedesks_17_theirsuitcoatsandties.Theymayleanfarbackintheirchairsand

evenputtheirfeetuponthedesk_18_theytalk.IntheUnitedStates,youshouldthereforeunderstandthat

beinginagreat_19_doesnotindicateunfriendlinessandbeinginformalandateasedoesnotshowalack

ofrespect.Americanshaveagreatrangeofcustomsandhabitsthatatfirstmayseempuzzlingtoavisitor.

In_20_youwilllearnthesenewways.

11.[a]upon[b]fbr[c]as[d]at

12.[a]more[b]better[c]rather[d]other

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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.RreadingComprehension(30points,2pointsfbreach)

從下列每篇短文的問(wèn)題后所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案，并在答題紙上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

Passageone

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theeconomiccostsofnoisetosocietyareseveral.Airportsarecurrentlyoperatingatlessthan

capacitybecauseofnoiseregulationswhichrestricttheirhoursofoperation.Forinstance,atWashington's

NationalAirportnojettrafficisallowedfrom11pmto7am.Otherairportsrestricttheuseofcertain

nmways.Oneestimateisthatnoiserestrictionsreducepossibleairportuseby20percent.Theprofitable

cargotradeisespeciallyaffectedbynightrestrictions.

Inthecaseofairports,jetenginesmaybemodifiedtoreducetheirnoiselevel,orinsulation(隔音)

fromairtrafficnoisemaybeprovidedbythepurchaseoflandaroundairportsortheinsulationofbuildings.

Oneestimateisthat$5.7billionwouldberequiredtoequipallexistingjetengineswithnoisecontrol

devices.However,consideringthecurrentstateoftheart,eventakingthisstepwillnotreducenoiselevels

atallpointstoacceptablevalues.Somecombinationofmethodsisprobablynecessary.

Ifallaircraftweremadequieterbyexistingmethods,therewouldbeanumberofeconomicbenefits.

Anincreaseinairportcapacitywouldoccur.Propertyvaluesnearairportsmightrise.Transportationcosts

toandfromairportscouldbereducedsincetheairportsnowcouldbelocatedclosertopopulationcenters.

Muchresearchstillneedstobedoneontheeconomicaspectsofnoisereductionandnoiseeffects.

Althoughsomeoftheeffectsofnoisepollutionareknown,moremustbediscoveredaboutitseffectson

health,productivity,propertyvaluesandthequalityoflife.Furthermore,thecostofnoisepollutiontothe

economyasawholeneedstobeinvestigated.

Thepublicmustbealertedtothedangersandeconomiccostsofnoisepollutionsothatpeoplemay

makeintelligentchoicesandexertappropriatepressures.

21.ThereisnojettrafficatWashington'snationalairportfrom11pmto7ambecause.

[a]itisextremelydangeroustoflyinthedark

[b]noiseregulationsrestrictthehoursofairportoperation

[c]someofitsrunwaysarenotingoodcondition

[d]cargoplanesproducedisturbingnoises

22."Thecurrentstateoftheart',(inpara.2)means.

[a]adevelopedsenseofbeauty[b]thevolumesofpresent-daytraffic

[c]themostrecentlydevelopedtechnology[d]insulationofairtrafficnoise

23.Noisereductioncouldleadto.

[a]increasedairportcapacity[b]lowerpropertyvalues

[c]effectivemodificationofexistingjetengines[d]moretransportationcoststoandfromairports

24.Whatisnotmentionedinthepassage?

[a]Psychologicalstrain.[b]Handlingcapacityofcargo.

[c]Measuresfbrnoisereduction.[d]Publicpressures.

25.Theauthorofthepassageisconcernedprimarilywith.

[a]theeffectsofnoiseonthequalityoflife[b]theroleofairtrafficrestrictions

[c]theproductionofquieterengines[d]theeconomicaspectsofnoisereduction

Passagetwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Duringastateofdeeprelaxation,severalphysiologicalchangestakeplaceinthebody:thebody's

oxygenconsumptionisreduced;theheartbeatdecreases;muscletensionandsweatingease,andthereis

decreasedsympathetic（交感的）nervoussystemactivity.Thisrestfulstatenotonlyallowsthebodyto

repairandrestoreitself,butithasacalmingeffectontheconsciousness.

Howtoachievethisstateofrelaxation,however,isamatterofopinion,andinsomemedicalcircles,a

matterofcontroversy（爭(zhēng)議）.ArecentreportbyDr.DavidHolmesoftheUniversityofKansasinthe

journal"Americanpsychologist"saidthatsimplysittinginanarmchairhasjustasmanybeneficial

characteristicsfbrthebodyasmeditation（冥想）does.Researchersofotherrelaxationtechniquesdisagree.

Theseexpertsbelievethatmorestructuredtechniques,suchasmeditation,leadtoaconditionofdeep

relaxation.

Thedebategoeson,butonethingappearstobeclear:therelaxationresponsecanbereachedbya

numberofmethods,andthemethodsthemselvesarenotasimportantasgettingthere.Oneday,onemethod

mayworkbest;onanotherday,analternativemethodmaybemoreappropriate.Onceyouareawareofall

themethods,youcanfindtheonethatworksbestonyou.

Someoftherelaxationtechniquesaremeditation,autoanalysis（自我心、理分析）andprogressive

musclerelaxationresponse.Morethanjustsittingquietlyinachair,theyhavetheaddedbenefitof

structureanddiscipline,andfbrthesereasonsappeartobemoreeffectiveformostindividuals.

26.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottruewhenapersonisinastateof

deeprelaxation?

[a]Thebodytakesinlessoxygen.

[b]Theheartbeatslessfrequently.

[c]Musclesbecometenseandthebodysweatseasily.

[d]Theconsciousnessbecomesmoreorlesscalmed.

27.Peopleseemtoagreethat___.

[a]sittinginanannchairbenefitsapersonasmeditationdoes

[b]structuredrelaxationtechniquesaremorebeneficialfbraperson

[c]toachieveastateofdeeprelaxationispossiblethroughvariousmeans

[d]whatpeopleareallstrugglingfbrisastateofdeeprelaxation

28.Inthethirdparagraph,thephrase"gettingthere,'means____.

[a]arrivingatone'sdestination[b]gettingwhatonewantsmost

[c]findingoutasuitablerelaxationtechnique[d]reachingastateofdeeprelaxation

29.Asfarasrelaxationisconcerned,theauthorindicatesthat.

[a]aimsaremoreimportantthanmeans

[b]meansaremoreimportantthanaims

[c]moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinrelaxationtechniques

[d]somerelaxationtechniquesarebetterthanothers

30.Theauthor'sattitudetowardrelaxationdiscussedinthepassageisbestdescribedas.

[a]subjective[b]objective[c]optimistic[d]critical

Passagethree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Peopleseldomfeelneutralaboutpoetry（詩(shī)）.Thosewholoveitsometimesgivetheimpressionthatit

isanadequatesubstitutefbrfood,shelter,andlove.Itisn*t.Words,nomatterhowsatisfying,areneveran

equivalentfbrlifeitselfanditshumanexperiences.Thosewhodislikepoetryonprinciplesometimesclaim,

ontheotherhand,thatpoetryisonlywordsandgoodfornothing.That'snottrueeither.Itiseasyto

becomefrustratedbywords-inpoetryorinlife-butwhenwordsrepresentandrecreategenuinehuman

feelings,astheyoftendoinpoetry,theycanbeveryimportant.Poetryis,infact,morethanjustwords.Itis