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全國2014年4月高等教育自學考試

高級英語試題和答案

課程代碼：00600

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本試卷共8頁，滿分100分；考試時間150分鐘，全部題目用英文作答（英譯漢題目外），并將答案寫在答題紙的相應位置上，否則不計分。
 
I. Each of the following sentences is given four choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.  (15 points, 1 point for each)
 
1. With his last ______ , he murmured the name of the person who murdered him.
    A. gasp                                     B. choke
C. exhale                                   D. respiration
正確答案：A（1分）
2. The teenager’s ______ of the pop star worried her parents.
    A. applause                                 B. compliment
C. adulation                                  D. recommendation
正確答案：C（1分）
3. The adventurous mission ______ his spirits.
    A. exalted                              B. inspired
C. gladdened                             D. exhilarated
正確答案：D（1分）
4. The girl made one last ______ to her father for permission to go to the party.
     A. appeal                              B. pray
     C. suggestion                              D. attraction
     正確答案：A（1分）
5. Working with one’s head causes a sensation of hunger quite as much as ______ work.
     A. futile                                   B. muscular
     C. diligent                              D. aggressive
     正確答案：B（1分）
6. He asked how committed the leadership was to ______ its people from poverty.
     A. delivering                               B. liberating
     C. dismissing                               D. compelling
     正確答案：B（1分）
 7. The judge told him to ______ from threatening his wife.
     A. desist                                B. persist
     C. denounce                               D. persevere
     正確答案：A（1分）
 8. The conservation group was ______ in its opposition to the new airport.
     A. rough                               B. troublesome
     C. tenacious                               D. uninterrupted
     正確答案：C（1分）
9. The terrorists entered the building ______ as medical workers.
      A. disguising                             B. distorting
      C. disordering                            D. distinguishing
      正確答案：A（1分）
10. It seemed impossible that these ______ boats could survive in such a storm.
     A. frail                                B. fragile
     C. wailful                              D. delicate
     正確答案：A（1分）
11. His arrival ______ new life and energy into the team.
     A. drenched                           B. animated
     C. infused                            D. saturated
     正確答案：C（1分）
12. The government is ready to ______ houses to the homeless in that area.
      A. locate                                B. allot
      C. donate                               D. divide
      正確答案：B（1分）
13. He asked me to look at both sides of a case before making a(n) ______ decision.
      A. brutal                            B. rational
      C. absurd                            D. courteous
      正確答案：B（1分）
14. She ______ the mark on the wall for ages, but it wouldn’t come off.
     A. scrubbed                            B. brushed
     C. swept                               D. removed
     正確答案：A（1分）
15. Some fresh fruits are highly ______ and should be kept in cool places.
     A. perishable                               B. eligible
     C. permissible                              D. affordable
     正確答案：A（1分）
 
Read the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items II, IV, V.
 
(1) A rift is growing between government and higher education, with debates over funding, missions and accountability.
 
(2) In that context, it is all the more worth watching Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, who assumes the presidency of Purdue University on January 14. Other governors have become college presidents. Some, like Tom Kean, have been very successful. However, Daniels—who brings to the job an unusual blend of leadership experiences in government at the state and national level, public policy, business, and now academe—is coming to office at a time of unusual tension.
 
(3) Governors increasingly characterize the rising costs of higher education and its limited access as unsustainable. Many find it imperative that universities increase their productivity, affordability, access, graduation rates, and accountability. In contrast, university presidents say that quality, not cost, is the real issue in an era in which excellence in higher education is more urgent than ever before in history. The question, academic leaders say, should not be the price of college, but who pays, criticizing government for disinvesting in higher education. Bottom line: Between the governors and the presidents, there is increasingly little if any common ground other than recognizing the importance of higher education. They have entirely different views of the problem, no agreement on responsibility, and nothing in the way of a shared solution.
 
(4) In his first public action as president of Purdue, Daniels has bridged the chasm with a salary package that incorporates the goals of both the governors and the presidents. He did this in two ways. The first was conciliatory, eliminating the red flag that sets off both government and the academy: He rejected presidential salary inflation.  His salary package is smaller than his predecessor’s, placing him tenth among the 12 Big Ten university presidents in terms of salary. There is no deferred compensation.
 
(5) Second, and more importantly in terms of national models, is that Governor Daniels asked for a salary based upon achieving his goals for the university. The package is divided into two buckets—base salary and bonus. The bonus is tied to graduation rates, affordability, student achievement, philanthropic support, faculty excellence, and strategic program initiatives. In establishing this bonus system, Daniels married traditional notions of academic quality—as measured by excellence in faculty, programs and resources—with an equal emphasis on effective outcomes and price controls: graduation rates, affordability, and student achievement.
 
(6) In so doing, Daniels has demonstrated his belief that there is common ground to be found between the university and government. The choice is not quality or effectiveness, not excellence or affordability; the future of higher education is not a zero-sum game in which one side wins and the other loses. Rather, he believes it is possible to balance the seemingly conflicting goals of government and higher education.
 
(7) Daniels is not the first president to have his salary tied to achieving institutional goals, but he is probably the most visible. Moreover, although Daniels is renouncing involvement in partisan politics as he enters the Purdue presidency, he is a former Republican governor and party leader known as a frugal fiscal conservative. Historically, the divisions have been greater between Republicans and the academy than has been the case with Democrats. In a very real sense, what Daniels has chosen to do is somewhat akin to Nixon going to China. He has undertaken an experiment to be closely watched. If successful, he will have established a potential model for the country.
 
(8) Typically, presidents reserve such powerful statements for their inaugural addresses. Though such addresses are sincere in intent—I can vouch for that, as someone who has given two and listened to many more—they are generally aspirational; they articulate hopes and dreams for what an institution can become. Daniels has already done something very different. He is putting himself on the line in a very public fashion. Year after year his salary will be determined by his success. And perhaps even more importantly, his success or failure will be public when his board announces the size and rationale for his bonus.
 
(9) It’s a bold step—and Governor Daniels should be applauded for taking it.
 
II. In this section, there are ten incomplete statements or questions, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 points for each)
 
16.  The word “rift” in Paragraph 1 means ______
      A. gap                                B. dilemma
      C. pain                                 D. headache
      正確答案：A（2 分）
17. As to higher education, the government is more and more concerned about ______.
      A. costs and productivity               B. accountability
      C. costs and access                       D. graduation rates
      正確答案：C（2 分）
18. Which of the following statements is true about Daniels’ salary package?
      A. He applies for salary inflation.
      B. The salary should be more than bonus.
      C. The salary should be based on his achievement.
      D. His salary package is the smallest among university presidents.
      正確答案：C（2 分）
19.  The word “married” in Paragraph 5 means ______
      A. melted                           B. combined
      C. arranged                          D. acknowledged
      正確答案：B（2 分）
20. According to the author, the future of higher education is not a zero-sum game because______.
      A. neither government nor higher education can win
      B. higher education can achieve both quality and effectiveness
      C. excellence can only be attained at the cost of affordability
      D. government and higher education can never reach agreement
      正確答案：B（2 分）
21. Nixon’s visit to China is mentioned______.
      A. to highlight Daniels’ pioneering work
      B. to extol Nixon’s contribution to the country
      C. to point out the division between Republicans and Democrats
      D. to show the importance of the relationship between the two nations
      正確答案：A（2 分）
22.  The word “articulate” in Paragraph 8 means ______.
      A. design                               B. cultivate
      C. foster                               D. express
      正確答案：D（2 分）
23. It can be inferred from Paragraph 8 that the author is probably ______.
      A. a farmer                              B. a freelancer
      C. a company employee          D. a president of an organization
      正確答案：D（2 分）
24.  The author’s attitude towards Daniels’ reformation is ______.
      A. expectant                           B. indifferent
      C. negative                              D. critical
      正確答案：A（2 分）
25. Which of the following is most appropriate as a title for this passage?
      A. A Hard Time                           B. A Loyal President
      C. A Powerful Statement               D. A Promising Industry
      正確答案：C（2 分）

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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. The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to Y. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only.  (25 points, 1 point for each)
 
Between Elvis and Alice, rock critics say, a number of rock stars have helped our society  26   its beliefs and attitudes. Bob Dylan touched a   27   of disaffection. He spoke of
  28  rights, nuclear fallout, and loneliness. He spoke of change and of the bewilderment of an
  29   generation. “Something’s   30   here,” he sang. “You don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones?”
The figures are photocopied and distributed throughout the company to all the people and departments whose work is related to selling. The result of this photocopying and distributing is that there is almost continuous public   31   and discussion   32   the company of how well or   33   the salesmen in each sales office of each   34   of the company are doing at any
  35   time.
We do not need a Freudian to tell us that this disharmony is often of a sexual nature. So long as such disharmonies   36   to exist, so long as there is good reason for sullen   37  ，so long as human beings allow   38   to be possessed and   39   by monomaniacal   40  , the cult of beauty is destined to be ineffectual.
She stood among the   41   crowd in the station at the North Wall. He held her hand and she
  42   that he was speaking to her, saying something about the passage over and over again. The station was full of soldiers with brown   43  . Through the wide doors of the sheds she caught a
  44   of the black mass of the boat, lying in beside the quay wall, with   45   portholes. She
answered nothing.
Discussing the question, some time ago, with an old friend, she gave me her never-failing   46   for sleeplessness, which was to   47   herself performing some   48   action over and over again, umil, her mind becoming   49   with the monotony of life, sleep drew the   50  .
 

A．Continue	B．trivial	C．scrutiny	D．nerve	E．disgusted
F．glimpse	G civil	H．remedy	I．poorly	J．vices
K．throughout	L．knew	M．define	N．boredom	O．given
P．imagine	Q．happening	R．hagridden	S．swaying	T．baggages
U．illumined	V．division	W．themselves	X．older	Y．curtain

 
正確答案：
 
26.M 27.D 28.G 29.X 30.Q 31.C
32.K 33.I 34.V 35.O 36.A 37.N
38.W 39.R 40.J 41.S 42.L 43.T
44.F 45.U 46.H 47.P 48.B 49.E
50.Y
 
IV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 2 points for each)
 
51. Between the governors and the presidents, there is increasingly little if any common ground other than recognizing the importance of higher education.
正確答案： （2 分） 除了認可高等教育的重要性之外，州長和校長之間即使有任何共同立場的話，也是越 來越小。
 
52. In his first public action as president of Purdue, Daniels has bridged the chasm with a salary package that incorporates the goals of both the governors and the presidents.
   正確答案： （2 分） 丹尼爾斯就任普度大學校長的第一個公開行動，就是推出一攬子薪水計劃，兼顧州長 與校長的共同目標，從而彌合雙方的分歧。
 
53. Rather, he believes it is possible to balance the seemingly conflicting goals of government and higher education.
    正確答案： （2 分） 相反，他認為平衡政府與高等教育之間看似矛盾的目標是可能的。.
 
54. Historically, the divisions have been greater between Republicans and the academy than has been the case with Democrats.
    正確答案： （2 分） 從歷史上看，共和黨與高校間的分歧比民主黨與高校間的分歧更大。
55. It’s a bold step—and Governor Daniels should be applauded for taking it.
    正確答案： （2 分） 這是個大膽的舉措，丹尼爾斯州長應該為此得到喝彩。
 
V. Answer the following essay question in English within 80-100 words. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet. (10 points)
 
56. How can universities improve education quality?
 
VI. Translate the following sentences into English and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 points each for 57-60, 4 points for 61, 8 points for 62)
 
5 7．但是直到那時，我們仍需要更多的女性從政，因為我們可以做出特殊的貢獻。
正確答案： （2 分） But until that happens, what we need is more women in politics, because we have a very special contribution to make.
 
58．就算他死了，她可能幾個星期都不會注意到；她根本就不在意。
正確答案： （2 分） If he’d been dead she mightn’t have noticed for weaker; she wouldn’t have minded.
 
59．她吸引我，因為她就像我從來沒有親自遇到過的那種人。
正確答案： （2 分） She appeared to me because she was like people I had never met personally.
 
60．埃斯一把車開上通向他家的大道，就打開了收音機。
正確答案： （2 分） No sooner did his car touch the boulevard heading home than Ace flicked on the
 
61．商人有幾種：批發商，接著是零售商，代理商等等。結果原本可以食用的產品，經過運輸，成了枯萎的葉子和干癟的塊莖。
正確答案： （4 分） There are merchants of several sorts-wholesales before the retailers, commission men, and so on-with the result that what were once edible products become, in transit, mere leaves and withered tubers.
 
62．一個通過與顧客的緊密關系提供價值的公司可以同顧客建立一種類似好鄰居一樣的聯系。顧客緊密型公司并不提供市場所需，而是滿足特定顧客的需求。顧客緊密型公司致力于了解服務對象和他們所需的產品和服務。它以合理的價格為顧客量身定制產品和服務。
正確答案： （8 分） A company that delivers value via customer intimacy builds bonds with customers like those between good neighbors. Customer-intimate companies don’t deliver what the market wants but a specific customer wants. The customer-intimate company makes a business of knowing the people it sells to and the products and services they need. It continually tailors its products and services does so at reasonable prices.
 

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