1、英语阅读(一)自考题-14 及答案解析(总分：99.96，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：10.00)Youre busy filling out the application form for a position you really need; lets assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isnt it tempting to lie
2、 just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University?More and more people are turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like m
3、ost Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the r
4、ate of about one per week.Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that an applicants lying, most colleges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them impostors; another refers to them as special cases. One well
5、-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by no such people.To avoid outright lies, some job-seekers claim that they attended or were associated with a college or university. After carefully checking, a personnel officer may discover that a
6、ttending means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that being associated with a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the centurythats whe
7、n they began keeping records, anyhow.If you dont want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a phony diploma. One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of non-existent colleges. The price begins at a
8、round twenty dollars for a diploma from Smoot State University. The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the University of Purdue. As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper.（分数：10.00）(1).The ma
9、in idea of this passage is that _. A. employers are checking more closely on applicants now B. lying about college degrees has become a widespread problem C. college degrees can now be purchased easily D. employers are no longer interested in college degrees（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the pass
10、age, special cases refer to cases where _. A. students attend a school only part-time B. students never attended a school they listed on their application C. students purchase false degrees from commercial films D. students attended a famous school（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).We can infer from the passage t
11、hat _. A. performance is a better judge of ability than a college degree B. experience is the best teacher C. past work histories influence personnel officers more than degrees do D. a degree from a famous school enables an applicant to gain advantage over others in job petition（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).
12、This passage implies that _. A. buying a false degree is not moral B. personnel officers only consider applicants from famous schools C. most people lie on applications because they were dismissed from school D. society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).As u
13、sed in the first line of the second paragraph, the word “utter“ means _. A. address B. thorough C. ultimate D. decisive（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：13.00)She nodded at passers-by, shopkeepers, U U 1 /U /U. There was a pleasant expression on her face as she smiled and sa
14、id her “hellos“ and “good afternoons“ and “how are yours“ to the people she saw almost every day of her life. Her daily meeting with Officer Quanbeck never failed to amuse her. She smiled to herself U U 2 /U /U.“Right on time, as usual, eh, Mrs. Storley?“ The thin, kindly-looking man behind the coun
15、ter in The Computer Shack U U 3 /U /U. Every day for the past several weeks, Tobe Barksdale had a short, simple conversation with this woman U U 4 /U /U. She said she wanted to buy the home computer U U 5 /U /Uand which was fully operational, but so far all she did was sit and play with it.Tobe didn
16、t mind the intrusion, though. Even though he opened his shop, U U 6 /U /U, at noon, the majority of his customers came after six P.M. At first, U U 7 /U /U, but the numbers of people interested in the latest gadgetry forced him to stay open later and later, U U 8 /U /U.A. which he had hooked up to a
17、 printerB. seemed to have a perpetual smile on his faceC. and now he wasnt closing until ten oclockD. from the bank down the streetE. as they exchanged greetings and wondered whether he would feel as stupid as he looked after she pulled off the crime of the centuryF. he had closed the store at eight
18、G. and neighbors as she walked purposefully along the wide sidewalk toward The Computer ShackH. gleamingly filled with electronic toys and machines（分数：12.96）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.(increase) His hot temper was making it 1 difficult for others to
19、 work with him.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_2.(succeed) His business was a 1 because he was well prepared, worked hard, and acted wisely.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_3.(make) He could have insisted that his daily visitor 1 up her mind about the computer.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_4.(promote) Young males in particular tend to be keener
20、on high pay and 1 than older people.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_5.(skill) These actors performed so 1 that many audience left before the performance ended.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_6.(deposit) The value of a new gift depends on how much was initially 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_7.(short) Patients were dying because of an acute 1 o
21、f nurses.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_8.(wrap) Miriam sat at the console, 1 in her task at hand.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_9.(invest) Many of the more reputable green products, however, represent very large 1 in research and design, and in new materials and technology.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_10.(extravagance) They are 1 members of
22、 the imperial court.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_11.(computer) The 1 of management makes things easy and convenient.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_六、B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)through all the way deposit promote set either arrange display where insisted attractMiriam Storley left the bank at 4:15 exactly. People along Division Street sa
23、id you could U U 1 /U /Uyour watch by Miriam; she always left her job at the First State Bank of Cannon Falls at this hour, Monday U U 2 /U /UFriday, except on holidays. On Fridays she returned to work the six-to-eight P.M. shift. On this particular day, a Monday, she stopped after closing the front
24、 door to the bank in order to look at the window U U 3 /U /U.Miriam had spent the better part of the afternoon U U 4 /U /Ugift items in the banks window. First State, which is how everyone in town referred to the bank, was having a U U 5 /U /Uin order to attract new business. They were offering gift
25、s which ranged in value U U 6 /U /Ufrom a pocket calculator to a color TV. The value of a new depositors gift depended on how much was initially U U 7 /U /U.The display in the window was attractive, but Miriam wondered U U 8 /U /Uthe new business was going to come from. Cannon Fall wasnt a one-stopl
26、ight town, but it wasnt a great metropolis U U 9 /U /U. There just werent that many people to warrant an extravagant new business promotion such as this. The bank manager, A1 Gropin, had even invested in some full-page advertisements in the local paper and had hired some clowns to perform on the str
27、eet in front of the bankall to try to U U 10 /U /Unew customers.（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：10.00)The following 2 questions are based on the passage. Read the passage carefully again and answer the questions briefly by referring the pa
28、ssage.Youre busy filling out the application form for a position you really need; lets assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isnt it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degre
29、e? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University?More and more people are turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good
30、 education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week.Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on app
31、lication forms, then. If it turns out that an applicants lying, most colleges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them impostors; another refers to them as special cases. One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that t
32、hese claims are made by no such people.To avoid outright lies, some job-seekers claim that they attended or were associated with a college or university. After carefully checking, a personnel officer may discover that attending means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that being associate
33、d with a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the centurythats when they began keeping records, anyhow.If you dont want to lie or even stretch the
34、truth, there are companies that will sell you a phony diploma. One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of non-existent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from Smoot State University. The prices increa
35、se rapidly for a degree from the University of Purdue. As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper.（分数：10.00）(1).Why are more and more people turning to tell lies when landing their jobs?（分数：5.00）_(2)
36、.How many situations of telling lies by job seekers are mentioned in this text?（分数：5.00）_八、B(总题数：1，分数：25.00)She nodded at passers-by, shopkeepers, and neighbors as she walked purposefully along the wide sidewalk toward The Computer Shack. U U 1 /U /UUThere was a pleasant expression on her face as sh
37、e smiled and said her “hellos“ and “good afternoons“ and “how are yous“ to the people she saw almost every day of her life./U Her daily meeting with Officer Quanbeck never failed to amuse her. U U 2 /U /UUShe smiled to herself as they exchanged greetings and wondered whether he would feel as stupid
38、as he looked after she pulled off the crime of the century./U“Right on time, as usual, eh, Mrs. Storley?“ U U 3 /U /UUThe thin, kindly-looking man behind the counter in The Computer Shack seemed to have a perpetual smile on his face./U Every day for the past several weeks, Tobe Barksdale had a short
39、, simple conversation with this woman from the bank down the street. U U 4 /U /UUShe said she wanted to buy the home computer which he had hooked up to a printer and which was fully operational, but so far all she did was sit and play with it./U Tobe didnt mind the intrusion, though. U U 5 /U /UUEve
40、n thought he opened his shop , gleamingly filled with electronic toys and machines, at noon, the majority of his customers came after six P.M./U At first he had closed the store at eight, but the numbers of people interested in the latest gadgetry forced him to stay open later and later, and now he
41、wasnt closing until ten oclock.（分数：25.00）_英语阅读(一)自考题-14 答案解析(总分：99.96，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：10.00)Youre busy filling out the application form for a position you really need; lets assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you compl
42、eted your degree. Isnt it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University?More and more people are turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in thei
43、r careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars at most well-known colleges say they deal
44、with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week.Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that an applicants lying, most colleges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them impostors; another refers to them as special cases. One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that
