1、高级英语自考真题 2013 年 10 月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Dorothy accepted the news of war with _ and sadness. A. excitement B. commitment C. bewilderment D. embarrassment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The government could face defeat if it tries to push through the _ proposals. A. doubtful B. conspi
2、cuous C. questionable D. controversial（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.This single market is designed to _ barriers to the free movement of goods, services and people. A. terminate B. abolish C. eliminate D. exclude（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.He has emerged from being a(n) _ and unsure candidate into a fluent debater. A.
3、hesitant B. indifferent C. pleasant D. considerate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Large paintings can _ the feeling of space in small rooms. A. endear B. enhance C. enlarge D. encourage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The employees main _ was that they had not received their Pitiably low pay. A. distrust B. grievance C. suspi
4、cion D. comprehension（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Im _ sorry for what I said. I really am. A. certainly B. generally C. particularly D. genuinely（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Photographs taken by roadside cameras will soon be enough to _ drivers for speeding. A. dismiss B. persecute C. execute D. prosecute（分数：1.00）A.B.C
5、.D.9.I was delighted to be a nominee and to receive such a _ award in recognition of our companys achievements. A. precious B. vigorous C. prestigious D. glamorous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Thousands of soldiers are working to _ food and blankets to the refugees. A. contribute B. deliver C. transfer D. dis
6、tribute（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.He is an outstanding goalscorer who doesnt get the _ he deserves. A. recognition B. affection C. identification D. realization（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Calmly and _, she poured petrol over the car and set it a light. A. deliberately B. passionately C. desperately D. fantasticall
7、y（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Are you looking for a temporary or a(n) _ job? A. ideal B. valuable C. decent D. permanent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.It is a pity that Christmas has become so _. A. monetized B. economized C. commercialized D. materialized（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.I was determined to take the news in a calm
8、and _ manner. A. surprised B. astonishing C. dignified D. aggressive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Read the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items II, III, IV.(1)The car pulled up and its driver glared at us with such sullen intensity, such hatred, that I was truly
9、afraid for our lives. He looked like the sort of young man who might kill a president.(2)UHe was glaring because we had passed him and for that offensive action he pursued us to the next stoplight so as to express his indignation and affirm his masculinity./U I was with two women and was afraid for
10、all three of us. It was nearly midnight and we were in a small, sleeping town with no other cars on the road.(3)UWhen the light turned green I raced ahead, He didnt merely follow, he chased and with his headlights turned off./U No matter what sudden turn I took, he followed. My passengers were silen
11、t. I knew they were alarmed, and I prayed that I wouldnt be called upon to protect them. In that cheerful frame of mind, I turned off my own lights so I couldnt be followed. It was madness. I was responding to a crazy as a crazy.(4)“Ill just drive to the police station,“ I finally said, and as if th
12、ose were the magic words, he disappeared.(5)It seems to me that there has recently been an epidemic of auto macho-a competition perceived and expressed in driving. People fight it out over parking spaces. A toll booth becomes a signal for elbowing fenders. And beetle-eyed drivers hunch over their st
13、eering wheels, squeezing the rims, glowering, preparing the excuse of not having seen you as they muscle you off the road. Approaching a highway on an entrance ramp recently, I was strong-armed by a trailer truck so immense that its driver all but blew me away by blasting his horn. UThe behemoth/U w
14、as just inches from my hopelessly mismatched vehicle when I fled for the safety of the shoulder.(6)The odd thing is that long before I was even able to drive, it seemed to me that people were at their finest and most civilized when in their cars. UThey seemed so orderly and considerate, so reasonabl
15、e, staying in the right-hand lane unless passing, signaling all intentions./U In those days you really eased into highway traffic, and the long, neat rows of cars seemed mobile testimony to the sanity of most people. Perhaps memory fails, perhaps there were always testy drivers, perhapsbut everyone
16、didnt give you the finger.(7)A most amazing example of driver rage occurred recently in Manhattan. We were four cars abreast, stopped at a traffic light. And there was no moving even when the light had changed. A bus had stopped in the cross traffic, blocking our paths, it was normal-for-New-York-Ci
17、ty gridlock. Perhaps impatient, perhaps late for important appointments, three of us nonetheless accepted what, after all, we could not alter. One, however, would not. He would not be helpless. He would go where he was going even if he couldnt get there. He got out of his car and strode toward the b
18、us, rapping smartly on its doors. When they opened, he exchanged words with the driver. The doors folded shut. He then stepped in front of the bus, took hold of one of its large windshield wipers and broke it.(8)UThe bus doors reopened and the driver appeared, apparently giving the fellow a good pie
19、ce of his mind./U If so, the lecture was wasted, for the man started his car and drove directly into the bus. He rammed it. Even though the point at which he struck the bus, the folding doors, was its most vulnerable point, ramming the side of a bus with your car has to rank very high on a futility
20、index. My first thought was that it had to be a rental car.(9)To tell the truth, I could not believe my eyes. The bus driver opened his doors as much as they could be opened and he stepped directly onto the hood of the attacking car, jumping up and down with both his feet. He then retreated into the
21、 bus, closing the doors behind him. Obviously a man of action, the car driver backed up and rammed the bus again.(10)It is tempting to blame such aggressive, uncivil and even neurotic behavior, but in our cars we all become a little crazy. How many of us speed up when a driver signals his intention
22、of pulling in front of us? Are we resentful and anxious to pass him? How many of us try to squeeze in, or race along the shoulder at a lane merger?(11)What is it within us that gives birth to such antisocial behavior and why, all of a sudden, have so many drivers gone around the bend? My friend, a M
23、anhattan psychiatrist, calls it “a Rambo pattern. People are running around thinking the American way is to take the law into your own hands when anyone does anything wrong. And what constitutes wrong? Anything that cramps your style.“(12)UIt seems to me that it is a new America we see on the road n
24、ow./U UIt has the mentality of a hoodlum and the backbone of a coward./U The car is its weapon and hiding place, and it is still a symbol even in this. Road Rambos no longer represent a self-reliant, civil people tooling around in family cruisers. In fact, there arent families in these machines that
25、 charge headlong with their brights on in broad daylight, demanding we get out of their way. Bullies are loners, and they have perverted our liberty of the open road into drivers license. They represent an America that derides the values of decency and good manners, then roam the highways riding sho
26、tgun and shrieking freedom. By allowing this to happen, the rest of us approve.In this section, there are ten incomplete statements or questions, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. （分数：20.00）(1).The first four paragraphs serve as _. A. an introduction of the essay B. a summary of what wi
27、ll happen C. a comment on todays drivers behavior D. the authors personal feelings about driving（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The word “behemoth“ in Paragraph 5 means something _. A. very large B. extremely expensive C. quite advanced D. unusually attractive（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The phrase “give you the finge
28、r“ in Paragraph 6 means _. A. let you see the finger B. intend to shake hands with you C. show their admiration for you D. express anger to you in a rude way（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The car driver broke one of the windshield wipers _. A. to test its quality B. to show his rage C. to demonstrate his powe
29、r D. to demand the bus driver to reverse（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to Paragraph 8, the car driver rammed the bus in vain because _. A. the car was rented B. the car was not as strong as the bus C. the bus driver refused to make way for him D. the folding doors of the bus were the strongest part（
30、分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(6).The author felt that the bus drivers behavior in Paragraph 9 was _. A. disgusting B. confusing C. acceptable D. incredible（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(7).The questions in Paragraph 10 intend to show that _. A. no one is excused for dangerous driving B. every driver is required to obey traff
31、ic rules C. drivers bad behavior is a common phenomenon D. aggressive behavior on the road should be blamed（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(8).What is the authors attitude towards the “Rambo pattern“ in Paragraph 11? A. Skeptical. B. Critical. C. Supportive. D. Indifferent.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(9).The word “cramps“ in
32、 Paragraph 11 means _. A. limits B. creates C. displays D. renovates（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(10).The purpose of the author in writing this essay is _. A. to arouse peoples awareness of safe driving B. to make people believe that driving is dangerous C. to criticize the drivers violent behavior on the road
33、D. to inform readers about some unusual traffic accidents（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.三、B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Translate the following sentences into Chinese.(1)The car pulled up and its driver glared at us with such sullen intensity, such hatred, that I was truly afraid for our lives. He looked like the sort of youn
34、g man who might kill a president.(2)UHe was glaring because we had passed him and for that offensive action he pursued us to the next stoplight so as to express his indignation and affirm his masculinity./U I was with two women and was afraid for all three of us. It was nearly midnight and we were i
35、n a small, sleeping town with no other cars on the road.(3)UWhen the light turned green I raced ahead, He didnt merely follow, he chased and with his headlights turned off./U No matter what sudden turn I took, he followed. My passengers were silent. I knew they were alarmed, and I prayed that I woul
36、dnt be called upon to protect them. In that cheerful frame of mind, I turned off my own lights so I couldnt be followed. It was madness. I was responding to a crazy as a crazy.(4)“Ill just drive to the police station,“ I finally said, and as if those were the magic words, he disappeared.(5)It seems
37、to me that there has recently been an epidemic of auto macho-a competition perceived and expressed in driving. People fight it out over parking spaces. A toll booth becomes a signal for elbowing fenders. And beetle-eyed drivers hunch over their steering wheels, squeezing the rims, glowering, prepari
38、ng the excuse of not having seen you as they muscle you off the road. Approaching a highway on an entrance ramp recently, I was strong-armed by a trailer truck so immense that its driver all but blew me away by blasting his horn. UThe behemoth/U was just inches from my hopelessly mismatched vehicle
39、when I fled for the safety of the shoulder.(6)The odd thing is that long before I was even able to drive, it seemed to me that people were at their finest and most civilized when in their cars. UThey seemed so orderly and considerate, so reasonable, staying in the right-hand lane unless passing, sig
40、naling all intentions./U In those days you really eased into highway traffic, and the long, neat rows of cars seemed mobile testimony to the sanity of most people. Perhaps memory fails, perhaps there were always testy drivers, perhapsbut everyone didnt give you the finger.(7)A most amazing example o
41、f driver rage occurred recently in Manhattan. We were four cars abreast, stopped at a traffic light. And there was no moving even when the light had changed. A bus had stopped in the cross traffic, blocking our paths, it was normal-for-New-York-City gridlock. Perhaps impatient, perhaps late for impo
42、rtant appointments, three of us nonetheless accepted what, after all, we could not alter. One, however, would not. He would not be helpless. He would go where he was going even if he couldnt get there. He got out of his car and strode toward the bus, rapping smartly on its doors. When they opened, h
43、e exchanged words with the driver. The doors folded shut. He then stepped in front of the bus, took hold of one of its large windshield wipers and broke it.(8)UThe bus doors reopened and the driver appeared, apparently giving the fellow a good piece of his mind./U If so, the lecture was wasted, for
44、the man started his car and drove directly into the bus. He rammed it. Even though the point at which he struck the bus, the folding doors, was its most vulnerable point, ramming the side of a bus with your car has to rank very high on a futility index. My first thought was that it had to be a renta
45、l car.(9)To tell the truth, I could not believe my eyes. The bus driver opened his doors as much as they could be opened and he stepped directly onto the hood of the attacking car, jumping up and down with both his feet. He then retreated into the bus, closing the doors behind him. Obviously a man o
46、f action, the car driver backed up and rammed the bus again.(10)It is tempting to blame such aggressive, uncivil and even neurotic behavior, but in our cars we all become a little crazy. How many of us speed up when a driver signals his intention of pulling in front of us? Are we resentful and anxio
47、us to pass him? How many of us try to squeeze in, or race along the shoulder at a lane merger?(11)What is it within us that gives birth to such antisocial behavior and why, all of a sudden, have so many drivers gone around the bend? My friend, a Manhattan psychiatrist, calls it “a Rambo pattern. Peo
48、ple are running around thinking the American way is to take the law into your own hands when anyone does anything wrong. And what constitutes wrong? Anything that cramps your style.“(12)UIt seems to me that it is a new America we see on the road now./U UIt has the mentality of a hoodlum and the backbone of a coward./U The car is its weapon and hiding place, and it is still a symbol even in this. Road Rambos no longer
