2020年度英語二自考歷年真題模擬及答案

英語二自考歷年真題及答案

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7月高等教育自學考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試

英語(二)試卷及答案

(課程代碼；00015)

I.Vocabularyand.Structure(10points,1pointeach)

從下列各句四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

1.Studentsshouldtheirowninterestsaswellasdotheirschoolwork.

A.persuadeB.pursueC.persistD.proceed

2.I'dliketoremindyouthatthereisnoonthepartofsuspectstoanswer

questions.

A.obligationB.evidenceC.transactionD.motivation

3.Heblamedhispoorperformancejetlag.

A.toB.forC.onD.at

4.Weknowledgefromourfamilies,schoolsJobs,andthemassmedia.

A.requestB.requireC.inquire

D.acquire

5.NotuntilrecentlythatThompsonhadbentellingthetruthallalong.

A.IrealizedB.didIrealizeC.Ididrealize

D.realizedI

6.1don'tneedanyhelpatthemoment,butIyouroffer.

A.appreciateB.admireC.enjoyD.Iike

7.Thesadconditionofwomenworkingashouseservantsaroundtheworld

receivedmuchmediaearlythisyear.

A.importanceB.attentionC.significanceD.popularity

8.Shehasnohostilitytous,canbejudgedfromhereyes.

A.thatB.andC.henceD.as

9.Whenyou'reacrisis,itoftenhelpstotalktosomeone.

A.goingthroughB.goinginforC.goingafterD.going

over

lO.Decisiononwhetherthemessageisrightorwrongshouldatleastcomeafter

whatthemessageis.

A.puttingoutB.turningoutC.workingoutD.running

out

ILClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)

下列短文中有十個空白，每個空白有四個選項。根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案，

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并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

PeopleinallpartsoftheworldareobservingnNoTobaccoDay".Itistheday

11theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)appealstopeopletostopusing

tobaccoproducts.WHOhopesifpeoplestopsmokingcigarettesor12

tobaccoforoneday,theywillstoppermanently.

Healthexpertshavewarnedforyearsthatsmokingcanleadtoheartdisease,

cancerandother13WHOsaysdiseaseslinkedtosmokingkill__14

2,500,000personseachyear.

Still,manypeoplefindit15stoppingsmoking.Onereasonisnicotine,a

substancefoundincigarettes.Nicotineisadrug.Itseffectsare16thoseof

cocaineandheroin.

"NoTobaccoDay"isintendedforsmokersand17whoearnmoney

fromtobaccosales.Sobusinessesareurgedtostopsellingtobaccoproductsfor

twenty-fourhours.18areurgednottocarryadvertisementsforcigarettes.

WHOhasapprovedplanstohelpreachits19ofa"smoke-free"world.

Theyurgegovernmentstotakeactiontohelp20makemoneybygrowing

othercrops.Theyalsocallforimprovedpublicinformationcampaignsaboutthe

risksofsmoking.

11.A.whetherB.whichC.whenD.what

12.A.tochewB.chewC.chewingD.chewed

13.A.problemsB.questions,C.resultsD.behaviors

14.A.atbeatB.atmostC.atworseD.atleast

15.A.difficultB.inconvenientC.worryingD.

reasonable

16.A.betterthanB.similartoC.consistentwithD.

dependenton

17.A.thatB.thisC.theseD.those

18.A.ReadersB.BooksC.ManagersD.Newspapers

19.A.ObjetB.goalC.destinationD.direction

20.A.WorkersB.manufacturersC.farmersD.producers

III.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)

從下列每篇短文的問題后所給的四個選擇項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題卡上

將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

PassageOne

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Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

NooneinmyfamilycouldbelieveAllegrahadanydisability,muchlessoneas

severeashers.Tothemadisabilitywasphysical,somethingyoucouldsee.They

knewherasahappy,normalchild.That'showitiswithalearningdisability-you

don'tseeobviousphysicalsymptoms.

Butasshegrewoutofpreschool,shewouldpretendtoread-Iknewshewas

pretendingbecausethebookwasupsidedown.Shewithdrewintoherownworld

whereshecouldfantasizeaboutbeingaballetdancer,aBroadwayactressora

figureskater.Intherealworld,balletclassesandmusiclessonsledonlyto

confusion,frustrationand,ultimately,disappointment.

Asforschool,therewasnowayshecouldbeincludedinamainstream

classroom.IwentthrougheveryspecialschoolinNewYork,onlytobetoldover

andover:"Shedoesn'tbelonghere.'*Thelastblowcameafewmonthsafterthe

diagnosis,whenIwasatapayphoneon72ndStreet,waitingforananswerfrom

theverylastschoolonmylist.Finallyacoldvoicecameon-Icanstillhearit-and

said:'Tmsorry,butwefeelthisisn'ttheplaceforher."Ihungupandstaredat

thephoneintears.

IhadlivedmylifeasthedaughterofHenryFordII,andforthefirsttimein

mylifeIfacedaproblemthatneithermoneynorpositioncouldsolve.Inearly

gaveup,butIknewIcouldn't.Withoutme,mydaughterstoodnochanceof

makingit.

21.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,Allegra'sproblemwas.

A.psychologicalB.obviousC.physicalD.invisible

22.Allegrawasdisabledinthat.

A.shewasunabletolearnlikeanormalchild

B.shewasalwaysreadingwithherbookupsidedown

C.sheisolatedherselffromotherchildreninherclass

D.shewaslivinginherdreamsinconflictwiththerealworld

23.Theexpression"amainstreamclassroom"(para.3)refers,to.

A.thelastblowB.thelastschool

C.specialschoolsD.normaleducation

24.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.theauthorwouldaskHenryFordIIforhelp

B.theauthorwouldcontinuetohelpherdaughter

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C.theauthorwouldleaveNewYorkforthesakeofherdaughter

D.theauthorhadtousemoneyorpositiontodealwiththeproblem

25.Thephrase“makingit"(para.4)probablymeans.

A.becomingafigureskaterB.becomingaballetdancer

C.becomingsuccessfulD.gettingpropertreatment

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Contrarytowhatmanypeoplebelieve,highlyintelligentchildrenarenot

necessarilyboundtohaveanacademicsuccess.Infact,so-calledgiftedstudents

mayfailtodowellbecausetheyareunusuallysmart.Ensuringthatagiftedchild

reacheshisorherpotentialrequiresanunderstandingofwhatcangowrongand

howtosatisfytheunusuallearningrequirementsofextremelybrightyoung

people.

Onecommonproblemgiftedkidsfaceisthatthey,andthosearoundthem,

placetoomuchimportanceonbeingsmart.Suchanemphasiscanbreedabelief

thatbrightpeopledonothavetoworkhardtodowell.Althoughsmartkidsmay

notneedtoworkhardinthelowergradeswhentheworkiseasy,theymay

struggleandperformpoorlywhentheworkgetsharderbecausetheydonot

maketheefforttolearn.Insomecases,theymaynotknowhowtostudy,having

neverdoneitbefore.Inothers,theysimplycannotacceptthefactthatsometasks

requireeffort.

Ifthescholasticachievementofhighlyintelligentchildrenremainsbelow

averageforanextendedperiod,manyteacherswillfailtorecognizetheir

potential.Asaresult,suchstudentsmaynotgettheencouragementtheyneed,

andmayfurtherbedepressedtolearn.Theymayfallfarbehindintheir

schoolworkandevendevelopbehaviorproblems.Boysmayturnaggressiveor

becomeclassclowns(小丑).Girlsoftendevelopperformanceanxietyandother

symptomssuchasstomachaches.

OnewaytoavoidsuchdifficultiesistorecognizethatIQisjustoneofthe

elementsforsuccess.Childrendowellorstruggleinschoolforahostofreasons

apartfromIQ,accordingtopsychologistFranzMonksoftheUniversityof

NijmegenintheNetherlands.Theseincludemotivationandpersistence,social

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competence,andthesupportoffamily,educatorsandfriends.Emphasizingthe

importanceofpersistenceandhardwork,forexample,willhelpachildavoidthe

lazinesstrap.Giftedchildrenalsoneedintellectualchallenges-toteachthemhow

toworkhard.

26.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theauthorbelievesthat.

A.intelligentstudentsmayfailtodowellintheirschoolwork

B.giftedstudentsaretoosmarttodowellintheirschoolwork

C.intelligentstudentsareboundtosucceedintheirschoolwork

D.giftedstudentsunderstandwhatcangowrongandhowtolearn

27.Whentoomuchemphasisisplacedonstudents'intelligence,peoplearelikely

totakeitforgrantedthat.

A.smartstudentsmaynotdowellinthelowergrades

B.intelligentstudentsknowhowtoavoidlazinesstrap

C.cleverstudentsrequiremoreintelligencethanhardwork

D.brightstudentsmaysucceedeveniftheydonotworkhard

28.Itisobservedinthethirdparagraphthat.

A.highlygiftedstudentsshowagreatdesiretolearn

B.highlygiftedstudentstendtofallillwithnoreason

C.highlyintelligentstudentsalsoneedencouragement

D.highlyintelligentstudentsscorehigherthanaveragestudents

29.Accordingtotheauthor,astudent'sIQis.

A.oneofthefactorsofsuccess

B.theonlyfactorforhissuccess

C.directlyrelatedtopersistence

D.closelyassociatedwithcompetence

30.Thispassageaimstotellpeopleabout.

A.theacademicperformanceofgiftedstudents

B.theproperattitudestowardgiftedstudents

C.thedifHcultiesinrecognizinggiftedstudents

D.themotivationstudentsneedfortheirstudies

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

MarsGlobalSurveyoristheoldestoffiveNASAroboticdevices,whichis

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designedtofindoutsignsthatMarsoncehadwater;andithadbeentaking

detailedpicturesoftheredplanetforadecade.Unfortunately,itstopped

workingonNovember2afteritdevelopedamotorproblem.

Aftertwodaysofsilence,groundcontrolteamsreceivedasignalthatthe

devicehadputitselfintoanemergencystandbymode.Therewasnoinformation

aboutwhathadgonewrong.Sincethen,themissionteamatNASA'slaboratory

inCaliforniahastriedtocontactthedevice.Thisweek,NASAengineersare

preparingforwhatmaybetheirlastchancetorecoverthespacecraft.

NASAplanstouseanewlyarriveddevicetotakeapictureoftheSurveyorto

seehowthefailedcraftisorientedtothesunforpowerandtoEarthfor

communications.ItisreportedthatthepicturewillbetakenonFridaywhenthe

satellitesareabout93milesapart.Thenewhigh-poweredcamerashouldbeable

toimagedetailsoftheSurveyorassmallasabout10centimeters.Thereisagood

chanceofrecoveringit.

FlightcontrollersalsoplantotrytogettheSurveyortocontactoneorbothof

NASA'sroving（漫游）geologystations,SpiritandOpportunity,whicharelocated

onoppositesideso.Mars'equator（赤道）.Theroverswouldnotbeableto

transmitthespacecraft'5sciencedata,butengineersatleastwouldgetanideaof

itsgeneralposition.ThelinkupalsocouldshowiftheSurveyorstillhaspower.If

thedevicehasbeenunabletochargeitsbatteriesduetoapositioningproblemor

failedcomponent,itcouldrunoutofpowerwithnohopeofrecovering.Butifit

haspower,thedeviceisquitecapableofautonomouscontrolevenifitdoesn't

hearfromEarth.TheSurveyorhasfarsurpasseditsdesignlifetime,butscientists

stillhavemoretargetsfortheprobe'scameraandscienceinstruments.

31.ThemaintaskofMarsGlobalSurveyoris.

A.totakepicturesoftheredplanet

B.toworkouttheproblemsofitsmotor

C.tofindoutiftherewaswateronMars

D.toHndthecausesofthefailureinthedevice

32.Thenewlyarriveddevice.

A.isequippedwithapowerfulcamera

B.checksthesignsforwaterontheredplanet

C.carriesnewcomponentsforthefaileddevice

D.examinesthesurveyor'scommunicationsystem

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33.ThelastchanceforNASA'sengineerstorecovertheSurveyormightbe.

A.tochargeitsbatteriesB.toadjustitsposition

C.totestitscommunicationsystemD.tousethenewdevice

toimageit

34.ThedecisivefactorfortherecoveryoftheSurveyoris.

A.itslifeB.itsorbitC.itspowerD.itsposition

35.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.abookreviewB.anewsreport

C.anadvertisementD.asciencefictiontale

IV.WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwowords)

將下列漢語單詞譯成英語。每個單詞的詞類、首字母及字母數(shù)目均已給出。請將

完整的單詞寫在答題紙上。

36.絕正確，完全的a.a37.即，也就是adv.n

38.障礙，障礙物n.b39.候選人，應(yīng)試者n.c

40.衰落，謝絕vt.d41.忍受，容忍vt.e

42.特征，相貌n.f_________43.金黃色的，金(制)的a.g_________

44.和諧，融洽n.h_________45.估計，估價Vt.e_____________

46.干涉，干擾vi.i_____________47.圖書館管理員n.1______________

48.多數(shù)，大半n.m___________49.數(shù)字的，數(shù)值的a.n_______________

50.官方的a.o___________51.構(gòu)架，框架n.f_______

52.哲學n.p_______________53.推薦，介紹Vt.r_______________

54.獎學金n.s_________________55.熱帶的，炎熱的a.t_____________

V.WordForm(10、points,1pointeach)

將括號中的各詞變?yōu)檫m當?shù)男问教钊肟瞻?。答案寫在答題紙上。

56.Criticsshouldbeasobjectiveaspossibleintheir(analyze)of

literaryworks.

57.Herfatherleftherallhismoneywhenhedied,whichmadeher

financially(dependent).

58.TheUnitedStatesisacountry(advance)inscienceand

technology.

59.ltisnotabadmovie,butthereisnothing(origin)aboutit.

60.Attheendoftheconference,allthe_(participate)wereaskedtofillout

aquestiolmaire.

61.Whenapersonimmigratestoanothercountry,heshould_(conscious)

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adapthimselftothenewenvironment.

62.Inmyopinion,theyshoulddosomethingtorewardtheirmost_

(produce)employees.

63.The(month)salaryforthepositionwillbenegotiableataround$2,000.

64.Ataskofthepostofficestaffisto(class)mailaccordingtotheplacesit

istogo.

65.Thereisanincreasing(tend)forwomentohavechildrenlaterinlife.

VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(15points,3pointseach)

將下列各句譯成英語并將答案寫在答題紙上。

66.這男孩盡管還很小，但已會說兩種外語了。

67.全家人都同意今年夏天去意大利度假。

68.據(jù)說包裹和信件都還沒有到達目的地。

69.我們正在想方設(shè)法克服所面臨的困難。

70.這本書激發(fā)了那個孩子對繪畫的興趣。

VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15points)

將下列短文譯成漢語并將答案寫在答題紙上。

Professorsmayestablishsocialrelationshipswithstudentsoutsideofthe

classroom,butintheclassroomtheyplaytheroleofaninstructor.Aprofessor

mayhavecoffeewithstudentsonedaybutthenextdayhemayexpectthemto

meetadeadlineforapaperortobepreparedforadiscussionoranexam.The

professormaygiveextraattention,outsideofclass,toastudentinneedofhelp,

butprobablywillnottreathimorherdifferentlywhenitcomestoevaluating

academicwork.Professorshaveseveralrolesinrelationtostudents;theymaybe

counselorsandfriendsaswellasteachers.Studentsmustrealizethatwhena

teacher'srolechanges,theyshouldchangetheirbehaviorandattitude

accordingly.

7月高等教育自學考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試

英語（二）答案

（課程代碼：00015）

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2011年7月高等教育自學考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試

英語（二）試題答案

（課程代碼00015）

I.VocabularyandStructure（本大52共10小鼠每小題1分，共10分）

1.B2.A3.C4.D5.B

6.A7.B8.D9.A10.C

II.ClozeTest（本大本大10小題.每小題l分,共10分）

II.C12.C13.A14.D15.A

16.B17.D18.D19.B20.C

III.ReadingComprehension（本大題共15小蚯.每小蟲2分,共30分）

21.D22.A23.D24.B25.C

26.A27.D28.C29.A30.B

31.C32.A33.D34.C35.B

IV.WordSpeUii里（本大威共20小&每兩小品1分，共10分）

36.absolute37.namely38.barrier39.candidate

40.decline41.endure42.feature43.golden

44.harmony45.estimate46.interfere47.librarian

48.majority49.numerical50.ofTicial51.frame

52.philosophy53.recommend54.scholarship55.tropical

V.WordForm（本大強共10小題,每小題I分.共10分）

56.-analysis57.independent58.advanced59.original

60.participants61.consciously62.productive63.monthly

64.classify65.tendency

VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish（本大股共S小曬每小還3分.共15分）

66.ITioughheisasmallchild,theboycanspeaktwoforeignlanguages./

Asmallboyasheis,hecanspeaktwoforeignlanguages.

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67.i'hcfamilyhaveallagreedtospendtheirvacationinItalythissummer.

68.Itissaidthatneithertheparcelnortheletterhasbeendeliveredtothe

destination.

69.Wearemakingefforts/tryingourbesttoovercomethedifficultiesthat

confrontus/weareconfrontedwith.

70.Thisbookhasarousedthechild'sinterestinpainting.

VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese（本題15分）

盡管教授可以在課堂以外與學生建立社交關(guān)系，但是在課堂上仍然扮演若教酊

的角色.今天教授可以和學生一起喝疝啡，而明天又會要求他們按時交論文.準備

一場討論或準備考試.教授會在課堂以外對需要幫助的學生給予糧外的關(guān)注,但是

到了評判作業(yè)的時候，就會一視同仁了.對于學生而言，教授扮演著不同的角色：他

們可以是教師，可以把顧問，也可以是朋友,學生們必須意識到，教師的角色發(fā)生

受此時，他們也應(yīng)勉之改變自己為行為和態(tài)度.

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1月高等教育自學考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試

英語(二)試卷

(課程代碼0359)

本試卷分為兩部分，滿分100分，考試時間150分鐘。

第一部分為選擇題，1頁至8頁，共8頁。應(yīng)考者必須在“答題卡”上按要

求填涂，不能答在試卷上。

第二部分為非選擇題，9頁至10頁，共2頁。應(yīng)考者必須在“答題紙”上

答題。

PARTONE(50POINTS)

1.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointeach)

從下列各句四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

1.Alltheoriesfrompracticeandinturnservepractice.

A.differ

B.range

C.recover

D.originate

2.Thereislittleincreasingyourreadingspeedifyoudonotunderstand

whatyouarereading.

A.aim

B.use

C.value

D.meaning

3.whatyousaynowisnotwithwhatyousaidyesterday.

A.insistent

B.prevalent

C.consistent

D.permanent

4.Puttingprisonersinchainsdoesn'tsolvetheOfcrime,suchaspoverty

ordisaffectionwithinsociety.

A.causes

B.victims

C.purposes

D.increases

5.Binarystarstastheirnamesuggestsyaretwinstarswhosepositionin

spaceeachother.

A.affects

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B.expects

C.perfects

D.inspects

6.Allevidencerelevantthecaseshouldbegatheredandanalyzed.

A.with

B.to

C.from

D.for

7.Comewhatwe'Hgoaheadwithourplan.

A.can

B.need

C.may

D.must

8.Weshouldprimaryimportancetothedevelopmentofeconomy.

A.attach

B.convert

C.attribute

D.contribute

9.Examinerswhoaretofavoritesarecriticizedbymanypeople.

A.indifferent

B.similar

C.equivalent

D.partial

10.Lookforsmallwaystoaddactivitytoyourday,liketakingthe

stairstheelevatororgoingonashortwalk.

A.inspiteof

B.insteadof

C.intermsof

D.inviewof

II.ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)

下列短文中有十個空白，每個空白有四個選項。根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答

案，

并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。。

Peopleproducefoodinmanyways.Agriculture,orfarming,developedj

thousandsofyearsago.11about100yearsago,mostfarmersintheUnited

StatesProducedonlyenoughfoodfortheirown12__Today,modern

equipmentandfarmingmethodshavegreatly13theAmericanfarmer's

productivity.

Invariouspartsoftheworld,people__14___manyanimalsthatsupplymeat

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andmilk.Cattle,horses,goats,sheep,andpigsareimportantfoodanimals.In

theUnitedStates,thecowisthemajorsourceofmilkproducts.

Chickens15__peoplewithbothmeatandeggs.

Fishingisanimportantsourceoffood,__16___inareasnearthesea.Some

countries,likeJapan,consumemuchmoreHshthanmeat.

Thewealthyareasoftheworldconsumethemostfood,17includethe

UnitedStates,Canada,andEurope.Manycountriesareabletoimportfoodifit

cannotbeproducedathome.__18GreatBritainimportsabout75percentof

itsmeat,andgrowslessthanhalfthefooditspeoplerequire.

_19peopleofthepoorcountriesoftheworldusuallyeatonlywhatthey

areabletoproducethemselves.InsomepartsofAsia,peoplelive20__rice

alone.

11.A.InB.UntilC.FromD.for

12.A.needsB.reasonsC.effortsD.interests

13.A.protectedB.supportedC.increasedD.reflected

14.A.growB.raiseC.trainD.store

15.A.prepareB.treatC.serveD.provide

16.A.certainlyB.actuallyC.occasionallyD.especially

17.A.theseB.whereC.whichD.they

18.A.InadditionB.ForexampleC.AboveallD.Afterall

19.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.instead

20.A.with]B.forC.onD.through

III.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)

從下列每篇短文的問題后所給的四個選擇項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題

卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

LatelyithasbecomefashionableinAmericatoquestionwhetheritisreally

worthittogotocollege.AccordingtoanewsurveyreleasedbythePewResearch

Center,only40percentofAmericansfeltthatcollegesprovidedagoodvaluefor

thecost.Atthesametime,86percentofcollegegraduatesstillfelttheinvestment

wasagoodoneforthem.

Thereareanumberofreasonsforthewidespreaddissatisfactionwithcollege.

First,thereareplentyofproblemswithhighereducation-poorqualityand

out-of-controlcostsaretwoofthebiggest,Second,itistruethatcollegeisnot

foreveryone.Thereareplentyofrewardingandimportantcareersthatdonot

requirecollege.Andduetothesloweconomy,theremayinfactbemore

graduatesthanthecurrentjobmarketneeds.Besides,anti-collegesentimentis

nothingnewToday,MicrosoffsBillGatesorApple'sSteveJobs—bothcollege

dropouts-isoftenheldupasevidenceofwhyallthattimesittinginclassisbetter

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spentelsewhere.

However,gettingacollegeeducationisstillagoodidea.Collegegraduatesearn

more,andaremorelikelytohaveajobinthefirstplace.Accordingtothe

statisticslastyear,theaverageweeklyearningsforsomeonewithsomecollege

butnodegreewere$712,comparedto$l,038foracollegegraduate.Thatis

almost$17，000overthecourseofayearandthereisanevenbiggerdividefor

thosewithlesseducation.Meanwhile,theunemploymentratewas9.2percentfor

thosewithonlysomecollegeandmorethan10percentforthosewithjusta

middleschooldegree,butitwas5.4percentforcollegegraduates.Theeconomic

gapsbetweencollegecompletersandthosewithlesseducationaregettinglarger-

AlthoughmostAmericanssurveyedbyPewfeeldoubtfulaboutthevalueof

acollegedegree,anoverwhelmingmajorityofparentsPewsurveyedstillexpect

theirchildrentogotocollege.MItcallbeinferredthattheincreaseddoubthasnot

significantlyinfluenceddecisionmaking,"Pew'sTaylorsays."Despitethe

concernaboutrisingcostsandotherproblems,collegeremainsauniversaldesire

inthiscountry.”

21.RecentlymanyAmericansquestion.

A.thevalueofacollegedegree

B.theabilityofcollegegraduates

C.thequalityofcollegeeducation

D.thehighcostofhighereducation

22.ThepassagetellsUSthatBillGateswas.

A.aself-taughtcollegestudent

B.ahardworkingundergraduate

C.asuccessfulcollegedropout

D.asuccessfulcollegegraduate

23.Thewriterseemstoagreethat.

A.thereisnoneedtogotocollege

B.anti—collegesentimentisanewthing

C.collegecannotguaranteeemployment

D.collegeeducationremainsawisechoice

24.TheunemploymentrateforcollegegraduateslastYearwas.

A.5.4%

B.7.1%

C.9.2%

D.10%

25.ThePewsurveyimpliesthat.

A.thecostofcollegeeducationwilldecrease

資料僅供參考

B.mostAmericansstillfavorcollegeeducation

C.thequalityofcollegeeducationwillimprove

D.increaseddoubtaffectsparentsMecisionmaking

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage,

Amajorsociological(社會學的)theoryknownassymbolicinteractionism

(符

號互動論)offerssomeimportantclarificationofhowmenandwomenaretaught

toHIIdifferentrolesinsociety.Thekeyconceptinsymbolicinteractionismis

thatcommunicationmakesabigdifferenceinbehavior：peopleactonthebasisof

messagestheyreceivefromothers,andhowtheyunderstandthosemessages.

ThiscanbeseeninaconceptdevelopedbysociologistCharlesHortonCooley

knownasthelooking-glassself.

Bythelooking-glassself,Cooleymeanttheself-imagethateachofus

developsaccordingtothemessageswereceivefromothers；wethinkandbehave

accordingtoourunderstandingofthosemessages.If,forexample,ayounggirl

isrepeatedlytoldthatsheispretty,shewillcometobelievethat(1)sheisinfact

pretty,and(2)beingprettyisanimportantthinginherlife.Similarly,ifsheis

toldthatsheisnotgood(ornotexpectedtobegood)atcertainthings(suchas

math)shewillcometobelievethatsheisnotgoodatsuchthingsandwould

betteroffworkingatthingsshecanbesuccessfulat.Thelikelyproductisa

youngwomanwhodevotesagreatdealofattentiontoherappearance,regards

beingprettyasakeytosuccessinlife,andwhoisintimidatedbyanything

involvingnumbers.

Sinceweknowthatyounggirlsaregivenmessageslikethese,andthatyoung

boysaregivendifferentmessages,wecanseeagoodpartofhowsexrolesare

taught.Thereislittleornoevidenceofdifferencesinwhatyounggirlsandyoung

girlsandboyscando,buttheolderchildrenbecome,thegreaterthedifferences

intheareasinwhichboysandgirlsarelikelytostandout.

26.Symbolicinteractionismhelpstoexplain.

A.howtomakeadifferenceinpeople'ssocialbehavior

B.howtomakepeopleunderstand