2024年4月安徽自學考試高級英語試題 課程代碼：00600

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2024年4月高等教育自學考試高級英語試題課程代碼：006001.請考生按規定用筆將所有試題的答案涂、寫在答題紙上。2.答題前，考生務必將自己的考試課程名稱、姓名、準考證號用黑色字跡的簽字筆或鋼筆填寫在答題紙規定的位置上。選擇題部分注意事項：每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題紙上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。不能答在試題卷上。I.Each ofthe following sentences is given fourchoicesofwordsorexpressions.Choosethe right one to complete the sentenceand write thecorrespondingletteronyourAnswer Sheet.(15 points,1 point foreach)1.IwasboredtodeathasIhadtositthroughseveral speeches thewholeafternoonA.pretentious B.courageousC.tediousD.precarious2.Somehowthesmallbutwoman foughtherwaythroughthecrowdtoreachhersonaftertheearthquake.A.notoriousB.formidableC.sinister D,strenuous3.He strode on stage,andthenproceededtothe sweetest possible soundsoutof hisviolin.A.coax B.coerceC.solicit D.summon4.Theyoungmanthrewhimselfinfrontofatrainina effort to save thegirl.

A.validC.valiantB.viciousD.vibrant

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5.Tothepeopletakingtheeveningairontheboulevards,thepatrolisasourceofdelight.A.never-settingB.never-failingC.non-competitiveD.non-attributable6.TradersontheNewYorkStockExchangemonitoredtheirscreensandtookawait-and-see approach as pricesA.slipped B.differedC.fossilized D.fluctuated7.Anydoubtsabouthisleadershipwereby his extraordinary performance.A.purgedB.scrapedC.purified D.scrubbed8.Thebenefits ofthisjob include a carandfree healthinsurance. A.bondB.mortgageC.fringeD.pension9.Thestoreearned20percentmorethismonththanitdidinthe_monthlast yearA.analogous B.correlativeC.equivalent D.corresponding10.Hein front of the girls,head up and chest out,tryingtogettheirattention.A.sneakedB.struttedC.staggeredD.stomped11.Sheresignedforfearthatherinitiativewouldbe bythecumbersomebureaucracy in the organization.A.strangled B.strainedC.straightened D.strapped12.Theprojectwassodifficultthatalltheotherteamsthoughtwewouldgiveitup.Butwe itandeventuallyit wasdone.A.came atB.jumpedatC.kept at D.pickedat13.Thecurrentstatusof robotevolutionwilltechnophiles,sci-fifansandthose with an interest in thesocialsciences.A.manipulate B.disenchantC.contrive D.intrigue14.Being anarcotics agent,Lucy's husband oftenhastowork forovertwentyhours A.uptodateB.atastrokeC.uptoscratch D.atastretch00600#高級英語試題第2頁(共8頁)

15.Theartist issuedanapology right after the scandal.But his wasshort-lived,as he deleted the postacoupleofdayslater.A.conspiracyB.contritionC.condemnation D.contingencyRead the following passage carefully and complete thesucceedingthreeitemsII,II,IV.(1)Nazca(納斯卡)isoneofSouthAmerica'smostperplexingarchaeologicalriddles and one ofthe world's most beautiful works ofart.Etchedupon Peru'svast,barrenNazcaPlainsarehundredsoflong,ruler-straightlines, immense geometricsymbols and giant drawingsofcurious birdsandanimals,the work ofpre-Inca Peruvians1,500 years ago.(2) Nazca wasfirst revealed to moderneyes in1926 when threeexplorers lookeddownonthedesert from ahillside atduskandbriefly saw aNazca linehighlightedbythe low slanting rays ofthe sun.But itwasnotuntilthe Peruvianairforcetookaerialphotographsinthe 1940sthatthefullmagnificenceofthepanoramawasapparent.Itwasasifadozendeserted airportswerespreadoutacrosstheplains.Hundredsofwhatlookedlike“landingstrips”foraircraftwererevealed.Therewereeighteencondor(禿 鷹)-likebirddrawings,upto400feetlong;four-sidedfigureswithtwolinesparallel;andlongneedle-liketriangleswhichranformiles.Oftenthelonglinesmet,likestar-clusters.Amongthemanyabstractpatternswereagiantspider,amonkey,ashark,reptilesandflowers,alldrawnonthegroundonahuge scale.(3) The scaleismonumental,butfromthegroundalmostinvisibleandtotallyincomprehensible.The amazing fact aboutNazca,created morethan 1,500years ago,is thatitcanonly beappreciatedif seenfromtheair.Many,therefore,regardeditasaprehistoriclandinggroundforvisitorsfromouterspace,butJimWoodman,anAmericanexplorer,whowaslongfascinatedbythemysteryofNazca,wasconvincedthattheingeniousancientpeopleofthe areahadlearnedtofly.He believedthat Nazcaonlymadesenseif the peoplewho had designed and made these vastdrawingson thegroundcouldactuallysee them,and that ledhimtothetheorythattheancientPeruvianshadsomehow learned to fly,as only fromabovecouldtheyreallyseetheextentoftheir handiwork.With this theory in mind,he researchedintoancientPeruvian legends about flightandcametotheconclusionthattheonly00600#高級英語試題第3頁(共8頁)

feasibleanswerwasahot-airballoon.Tomakesuchaballooninthewaytheancients must havedone,Woodman learned that hewouldrequirefourthings: textiles,tomakethebagtotrapandholdthehotair;apowersourcelikefiretoheatthe air;calmweatherto allow theinflation ofthe balloon;andtheintelligence to devise suchacraft.(4)Peruvian mythology was full ofideas about flying.Ample evidence ofthis was found in the designs on Nazca pottery and tapestriesand the art ofballooningsurvivestodayamongprimitiveSouthAmericanpeoples.OneofthetheoriesabouttheballoonswasthatitwasthewayinwhichsomeIncasreturnedtheirdeadtothegods—byhot-airballoonsthatsoaredoutof sighttowardsthesunbeforeprevailingwindsamileormoreupwaftedthemoutoverthePacificOceanto sinkunseenintothewaterasthe aircooledatsunset(5)Woodman built a balloon-type airship of thesame fabricsandfibersthatwouldhavebeenavailabletothemenofNazcaatthetime.Itwashighadventureandculminatedin the spectacularflightof a balloonwhichWoodmancalled“CondorI”.Therewasnodoubtaboutit,onlyfromtheaii couldthefullgloryof Nazcabeappreciated.“Flyingbetween300and1,000 feet,thesheersize,scopeandbeautyof Nazcais electrifying.Soaringabove itall,Iknewthatancienteyeshadseentheimmensecreationbelow.Ancientman could never have built and devisedall thisandneverseenit,”saidWoodman.“If we,as‘modernmen',couldfashionaflyingcraftbyusingonly cotton,hemp and fire,surely those who were thereinPerucenturies beforecouldhavedonethesame.Everythingnecessarytoflywasthere.” JimWoodman's flight was a modern demonstration ofan ancient possibility.(6)His practical demonstration may have been spectacular,butWoodmanhad failedto impressthehistoric and scientific community.While not as outlandishasErichvonD?niken'sextraterrestrialorientatedNazcatheories,Woodman'shotair balloonconceptislargelydiscredited. A large number ofholes in Woodman's theory havebeenpointed out,many ofwhichcenteruponhisinconsistentandinexactsupportingevidence.However,what Woodman accomplished with the Nazca hotair balloon was not withoutlastingmerit.The successfulthough short-lived flight ofCondorIraisedsome interesting questions about aviation history and thehistoryoftechnologicaldevelopmentasa whole.00600#高級英語試題第4頁(共8頁)

II.In this section,there are ten incomplete statements orquestions,followedbyfourchoices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best answerand write thecorrespondingletter on your Answer Sheet.(20points,2 points for each)16.Theword"Etched"inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningtoA.Situated B.SpreadC.Covered D.Carved17.ThesignificanceoftheaerialphotographsmentionedinParagraph2liesintheir A.outliningallthedetailsofNazcaB.showingthewholeviewofNazcaC.revealingadozendesertedairportsD.solvingthemysteryofthehandicraft18.According to Paragraph2,thespectacleat NazcaisuniqueinpresentingabstractimagesofA.hillsidesandmountainsB.landingstripsforaircraftC.birds,animals and flowersD.parallellinesandtriangles19.Theword"ingenious"inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto A.genuineB.generousC.creative D.industrious20.Woodman's researchled him to believethattheancientPeruvians A.worshipped balloon-godsB.werenotcapableofflyingC.were thefirsttomake balloonsD.couldflybymeansofballoons21.Underwhatcircumstancescouldthemagnificenceof thehandiworkbecomecomprehensiblebasedonWoodman'sbelief?A.Ifthedesignerscouldcatchsightofitfromthesky.B.If thecreators'desiretocompleteitcouldbeevoked.C.After the local people hadmasteredtheflyingtheories.D.Afterthecraftsmenhadacquiredtheskillofvastdrawing.00600#高級英語試題第5頁(共8頁)

22.AccordingtoParagraph4,themajorfunctionof theprevailingwindswastomaketheballoonsA.cooldownatsunsetB.flyhigheroverthePlainsC.drift towards the Pacific OceanD.soar outof sight towardsthesun23.Theword“merit”inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto A.legacy B.value C.solution D.effect24.Theauthorof the passageintendstoA.revealancientSouthAmericans'religiousbeliefsB.showcaseancientpeople'sunparalleledcreativepowerC.guide the reader toexplore the picturesquelandscapeinPeruD.introducethecomplicatedprocessofmakinghot-airballoons25.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatNazcaremainsamysteriousarchaeologicalriddlebecauseA.itsmiraculousdesignisbeyondthereachofarchaeologistsB.itsabstractimages bearincomprehensiblesymbolic meanings C.itsunderlyingreligiousbeliefsaremysterioustomodernpeopleD.itsexquisite craftsmanshipseems to be asecret toarchaeologists非選擇題部分注意事項：用黑色字跡的簽字筆或鋼筆將答案寫在答題紙上，不能答在試題卷上。III.Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write thetranslationonyourAnswer Sheet.(10 points,2 points for each)26.Nazcawasfirstrevealedtomoderneyesin1926whenthreeexplorerslookeddown on the desert from a hillside at dusk and briefly saw a Nazca linehighlighted by the low slanting rays ofthesun.27.The scale is monumental,but from the ground almost invisibleand totallyincomprehensible.28.ItwashighadventureandculminatedinthespectacularflightofaballoonwhichWoodmancalled"CondorI".29.Jim Woodman'sflight wasa modern demonstration of anancient possibility.30.Alargenumberof holesinWoodman'stheoryhavebeenpointedout,manyofwhich center upon his inconsistent and inexact supporting evidence.00600#高級英語試題第6頁(共8頁)

IV.Answer the following essay questioninEnglishwithin80-100words.WriteyouransweronyourAnswerSheet.(10points)31.TheGreat Wall is one ofthe ancient wonders oftheworld.Whatdoyouthinkare its historical and contemporary significance?V.T hefollowing paragraphsare takenfrom thetextbooks,followedbyalistof wordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoY.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachof thesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(25points,1pointforeach)Thisisoneof the oldestexpedients,anditcanbepracticedanywhere,atanyage, 32 with orwithouttheuse of hallucinogens.It alwayshasbeenthestrategyof choiceforpeoplewhofindtheworldtoobrutalortoocomplextobeendured.Bydefinition,thiswayof lifeis 33.Inonewayoranother,itspractitioners34 on thesociety which they35and inwhich theyrefuse to take any responsibility.Some of us find thisdistasteful—an undignifiedkindoflife.Butforthepoorinspirit,withlowlevelsofboth energyand pride,itmay betheleast36 choice available.Theoldpeoplesatonthebench,stillasstatues.Nevermind,therewasalwaysthe37 to watch.To and38infrontoftheflower-bedsand the bandrotunda,thecouplesandgroups paraded,stopped totalk,to greet,to buy a39 of flowersfromtheoldbeggarwhohadhistray 40 to the railings. Little children ran among them, 41andlaughing;littleboyswithbigwhitesilkbowsundertheirchins;littlegirls,littleFrenchdolls,dressedupinvelvet andlace.There is the popularly accepted opinion thatSocialSecurityand pensionsprovideacomfortableandreliable 42 offunds sothe elderlyhavefew financialworries.Medicarehaslulledthepopulation43 reassuringitselfthattheonceterriblefinancialburdensoflate-lifeillnessesarenow44 Advertisementsandtravelfoldersshowrelaxed,happy,well-dressedolderpeople45recreation,travelandtheirgrandchildren.Iftheyarenolonger livingintheoldfamilyhome,theyare 46 as delighted residentsofretirementcommunitieswithnameslikeLeisureWorldandSunCity,withlotsof grass,cleanairandfun.I wonder if this47 ofour diet doesn't explain why so many of us are overweight and even48 so.When things had flavor,we knew what wewere eating all the while—and it satisfied us.A teaspoonful of my00600#高級英語試題第7頁(共8頁)

mother-in-law'swildstrawberryjamwill49satisfyyourjamdesire.But,50 the averagetinnedorglasspackedstrawberryjam,youneed- 51 acupfultogettheideaof whatyou'reeating.Jerryswamouttothebig.52 rock,adjusted the goggles,and dived.The53 ofthewaterbroketherunner-enclosedvacuum,andthegogglescameloose.He understood that he mustswimdown tothebaseof the rock 54thesurfaceofthewater.Hefixedthegogglestightand55filled his lungs,andfloated,facedown,onthewater.Now,hecouldsee.Itwasasif hehadeyes of a different kind—fish-eyes that showed everythingclearanddelicateand 56inthebrightwater.

A.wavering	B.pictured	C.into	D.crowd	E.fixed
F.and	G.handful	H.blandness	I.firm	J.swooping
K.enjoying	L.from	M.dangerously	N.eradicated	0.parasitic
P.impact	Q.barrier	R.intolerable	S.of	T.frc
U.flow	V.scorn	W.half	X.batten	Y.entirely

VI.Translate the following sentences into English and write the translationonyourAnswer Sheet.(20 points,2 points each for 57-60,4 pointsfor61,8pointsfor62)57.自從文明開始以來，有些人就試圖逃離它，希望找到一種更簡單、更田園、更平靜的生活。58.他的發際線每天都在升高。他曾觀察到身邊金發的男人總是先禿頂。不過他記得在什么地方讀到過，禿頂彰顯男子氣。59.如果你以某個合理的理由向上司請假離開辦公室，拒絕你比答應你更能夠使他的權力欲得到滿足。60.他像一直以來那樣倔，還有點慢，但已經準備要轉身了。不，她確定他已經轉過來了。61.他們無法去比較，認定這就是他那個階層的特點，就好像一個在異國港口下船吃午餐的游客始終是從一個碰巧與他同桌的狡猾商人身上總結出該國的特點一樣。62.這意味著他們已經到了在面試中應聘者問一兩個機智問題的時候了。米奇翹起二郎腿。錢，就是那個大問題，尤其是與他所得到的其他工作提供的薪酬相比。但是，他很清楚，像所有其他公司一樣，他們必須避免直接談及這個問題，直到事態變得尷尬，顯然除了錢他們已經再沒有其他任何可談的了。00600#高級英語試題第8頁(共8頁)