【学历类职业资格】英语阅读(一)自考题-11及答案解析.doc

1、英语阅读(一)自考题-11 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 选择题/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、B(总题数：1，分数：8.00)English is a vacuum cleaner language; it is able and willing to adopt any words it finds useful.Places, peoples, tongues from around the world all have become part of the English vocabulary. They give it flexibili

2、ty and provide a certain sense of familiarity for people who speak it as a second or foreign language.According to the Oxford English Dictionary, English contains words from more than 350 living languages.“English is a free market,“ says Allan Metacalf, author of The World in So Many Words. “Guardia

3、ns of other languages tend to become alarmed when they notice foreign words creeping in. They say, Thats a terrible thing; keep them out. But English is multicultural.“Linguistic historians believe that English began to absorb other languages on a large scale in 1066. That was the year when King Wil

4、liam, a Norman from what is now France, conquered England. That meant English speakers were ruled by French speakers. The English language had to make some changes.During the Renaissance, words flowed into English from Latin and Greek. The Age of Exploration introduced new terms from all corners of

5、the world.And America changed everything. America began as an English-speaking land but its language has been and is still shaped by generations of immigrants. Each new group brings new ideas and new expressions. Irish, Italians, Germans, Eastern Europeans, Latinos, Africans, Asians-all change Engli

6、sh in some degree.Mass culture makes adoptions easier. Today, words like kung fu and chow are no longer odd Chinese words; they have gone mainstream.Then there are words invented or given new meanings when English needs them. Some words like e-mail, blurb and fax enter the mainstream. Others like la

7、ser begin life as acronyms (首字母缩略) for things that otherwise would be too difficult to say in everyday conversation.Of course, language cannot be separated from culture, and importation depends on the situation. It also depends on whether the word remains useful.Linguists predict that foreign words

8、will flow into English even faster as more nonnative speakers reach global leadership positions. The pace will increase, but it still will be English, which always is ready to accept new words. This is because English is a practical language with a long tradition of borrowing.（分数：8.00）(1).The best t

9、itle for the passage would be _. A. Borrowed Words in English B. History of English Words C. Mass Culture and Adoptions D. Word Inventions and Adoptions（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).King William was _. A. Italian B. French C. Norman D. Greek（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The word borrowed from Chinese is _. A. chow B.

10、 e-mail C. fax D. laser（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to linguists, the borrowing of foreign words will _. A. stop B. continue C. speed up D. slow down（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.三、B第二部分 非选择题/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“Out through that window, exactly three years ago, U U 1 /U /U. They never came hack

11、. In crossing the country to the shooting-ground they were all three swallowed in a bog. It had been that terrible wet summer, you know, and places that were safe in other years became suddenly dangerous. U U 2 /U /U. That was the worst part of it. “Here the childs voice lost its calm sound and beca

12、me almost human. “Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back someday, they and the little brown dog that was lost with them, U U 3 /U /U. That is why the window is kept open every evening till it is quite dark. Poor dear aunt, she has often told me how they went out, her husband with his white

13、 coat over his arm, and Ronnie, her youngest brother, singing a song, U U 4 /U /U, because she said it affected her nerves. U U 5 /U /U, sometimes on quiet evenings like this, I almost get a strange feeling that they will all walk in through the window“She stopped and trembled. It was a relief to Fr

14、amton U U 6 /U /U.“I hope Vera has been amusing you?“ she said.“She has been very interesting, “said Framton.“I hope you dont mind the open window,“ said Mrs. Sappleton brightly; “my husband and brothers will be home soon from shooting, U U 7 /U /U. Theyve been shooting birds today near the bog, so

15、theyll make my poor carpets dirty. U U 8 /U /U?“She talked on cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds, and the hopes of shooting in the winter. To Framton it was all quite terrible. He made a great effort, U U 9 /U /U. He was conscious that his hostess was giving him only a part of h

16、er attention, and her eyes were frequently looking past him to the open window and the grass beyond. It was certainly unfortunate U U 10 /U /U.A. Do you knowB. that he should have paid his visit on this sorrowful dayC. and they always come in this wayD. Their bodies were never foundE. All you men do

17、 that sort of thing, dont youF. and walk in at that window just as they used to doG. which was only partly successful, to turn the talk on to a more cheerful subjectH. her husband and her two young brothers went off for their days shootingI. as he always did to annoy herJ. when the aunt came busily

18、into the room and apologized for being late（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_五、B(总题数：11，分数：22.00)1.(sympathy) Framton trembled slightly and turned towards the niece with a look intended to show 1 understanding.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_2.(sing) Males and females w

19、alk around and make 1 noises, as they decide on a mate.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_3.(minor) In America each house of Congress has two party committees, one set up by the majority party and the other by the 1 party.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_4.(increase) In the 1 darkness three figures were walking across the grass toward

20、s the window.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_5.(honest) Judy answered all the interviewers questions with 1 and courage.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_6.(bright) Then she suddenly 1 into attentionbut not to what Framton was saying.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_7.(decline) The majority of Americans approve of premarital sex and cohabitation and

21、 emphasis on marriage has been 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_8.(primary) The World Wide Web is a system of information resources accessed 1 through the Internet.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_9.(publish) On 1 in 1975, the authors first book was well-received both in the United States and overseas.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_10.(cover) If

22、 you would like to 1 the details of the billionaires life, nasty to nice, the book is brutally straightforward.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_11.(embarrass) Henry looked very much 1 when he was caught cheating in the exam.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_六、B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)in youth over again surmount part practice preciselysustai

23、n itself means at once between becauseIf I were a boy again, I would U U 1 /U /Uperseverance more often, and never give up a thing U U 2 /U /Uit was difficult or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer darkness. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. “There are only two crea

24、tures,“ says a proverb,“ who can U U 3 /U /Uthe pyramids the eagle and the snail.“If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention; I would let nothing come U U 4 /U /Ume and the subject in hand. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions U U 5 /

25、U /U.The habit of attention becomes U U 6 /U /Uof our life, if we begin early enough. I often hear grown up people say, “I could not fix my attention on the sermon or book, although I wished to do so and the reason is, the habit was not formed U U 7 /U /U.“If I were to live my life U U 8 /U /U, I wo

26、uld pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory. I would strengthen that faculty by every possible U U 9 /U /U, and on every possible occasion. It takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately, but memory soon helps U U 10 /U /U, and gives very little trouble. It only needs

27、 early cultivation to become a power.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_七、B(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Unlike most of the other non-foolish holidays, the history of April Fools Day, sometimes called All Fools Day, is not totally dear. U U 1 /U /UUThere really wasnt a

28、 “First April Fools Day“ that can be pinpointed on the calendar./U U U 2 /U /UUSome believe it sort of evolved simultaneously in several cultures at the same time, from celebrations involving the first day of spring./UThe closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this traditio

29、n was in 1582, in France. U U 3 /U /UUPrior to that year, the new year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25. The celebration culminated on April 1./U With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian calendar was introduced, and New Years Day was moved to January 1.U U

30、4 /U /UUHowever, communications being what they were in the days when news traveled by foot, many people did not receive the news for several years./U U U 5 /U /UUOthers, the more obstinate crowd, refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the new year on April 1./U These backward

31、 folk were labeled as “fools“ by the general populace. They were subject to some ridicule, and were often sent on “fools errands“ or were made the butt (笑柄) of other practical jokes.（分数：30.00）_英语阅读(一)自考题-11 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 选择题/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、B(总题数：1，分数：8.00)English is a vacuum c

32、leaner language; it is able and willing to adopt any words it finds useful.Places, peoples, tongues from around the world all have become part of the English vocabulary. They give it flexibility and provide a certain sense of familiarity for people who speak it as a second or foreign language.Accord

33、ing to the Oxford English Dictionary, English contains words from more than 350 living languages.“English is a free market,“ says Allan Metacalf, author of The World in So Many Words. “Guardians of other languages tend to become alarmed when they notice foreign words creeping in. They say, Thats a t

34、errible thing; keep them out. But English is multicultural.“Linguistic historians believe that English began to absorb other languages on a large scale in 1066. That was the year when King William, a Norman from what is now France, conquered England. That meant English speakers were ruled by French

35、speakers. The English language had to make some changes.During the Renaissance, words flowed into English from Latin and Greek. The Age of Exploration introduced new terms from all corners of the world.And America changed everything. America began as an English-speaking land but its language has bee

36、n and is still shaped by generations of immigrants. Each new group brings new ideas and new expressions. Irish, Italians, Germans, Eastern Europeans, Latinos, Africans, Asians-all change English in some degree.Mass culture makes adoptions easier. Today, words like kung fu and chow are no longer odd

37、Chinese words; they have gone mainstream.Then there are words invented or given new meanings when English needs them. Some words like e-mail, blurb and fax enter the mainstream. Others like laser begin life as acronyms (首字母缩略) for things that otherwise would be too difficult to say in everyday conve

38、rsation.Of course, language cannot be separated from culture, and importation depends on the situation. It also depends on whether the word remains useful.Linguists predict that foreign words will flow into English even faster as more nonnative speakers reach global leadership positions. The pace wi

39、ll increase, but it still will be English, which always is ready to accept new words. This is because English is a practical language with a long tradition of borrowing.（分数：8.00）(1).The best title for the passage would be _. A. Borrowed Words in English B. History of English Words C. Mass Culture an

40、d Adoptions D. Word Inventions and Adoptions（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 主旨题。“文章最恰当的标题什么?”A 选项“英语中的外来词”，是正确答案。B 选项“英语单词的历史”；C 选项“大众文化和引用”；D 选项“造词与引用词”。(2).King William was _. A. Italian B. French C. Norman D. Greek（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 细节题。“威廉国王是哪里人?”C 选项“诺曼人”，是正确答案。文中第 5段 King William, a Norman from w

41、hat is now France, conquered England。(3).The word borrowed from Chinese is _. A. chow B. e-mail C. fax D. laser（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 细节题。“从中文中引用的词是什么?”A 选项是正确答案。文中第 8段说 Mass culture.they have gone mainstream。B 选项“电子邮件”；C 选项“传真”；D 选项“激光”。(4).According to linguists, the borrowing of foreign words wi

42、ll _. A. stop B. continue C. speed up D. slow down（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 细节题。“根据语言学家推测，引用外来词的现象将会怎么样?”C 选项“加速”，是正确答案。文中最后一段说 Linguists predict that.will increase。A 选项“停止”；B 选项“继续”；D选项“减速”。三、B第二部分 非选择题/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“Out through that window, exactly three years ago, U U 1 /U /U.

43、 They never came hack. In crossing the country to the shooting-ground they were all three swallowed in a bog. It had been that terrible wet summer, you know, and places that were safe in other years became suddenly dangerous. U U 2 /U /U. That was the worst part of it. “Here the childs voice lost it

44、s calm sound and became almost human. “Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back someday, they and the little brown dog that was lost with them, U U 3 /U /U. That is why the window is kept open every evening till it is quite dark. Poor dear aunt, she has often told me how they went out, her husband with his white coat over his arm, and Ronnie, her youngest brother, singing a song, U U 4 /U /U, because sh