1、英语阅读(一)自考题-37 及答案解析(总分：99.98，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)Reading skills are very important. Experts estimate that it is possible for any normal adult English speaker to read 1,000 words a minute and more, with special training. Yet most students read only about 300 word
2、s per minute. The following principles might be helpful for foreign students who wish to increase their reading skills:Always read faster than is comfortable. The faster your normal rate of reading becomes, the better your understanding will be.Keep reading ahead. Do not allow yourself to regress wh
3、ile reading, even when you come across a new word. If some word, term or phrase has clouded your understanding, you should reread it only after you have read the entire paragraph through once.Read selectively. As you read make a conscious effort to screen the nouns, pronouns, and verbs from the othe
4、r words, since these are the words that give meaning to what you have read. In effect, you should really read the nouns, pronouns and verbs and merely see the rest of the words in the sentence.Read beyond the lines. As a good reader, you should see ideas implied through the words, and bridge the gap
5、 between the obvious and the suggested, thus obtaining much more information.Because the reading assignments in most college courses are very long, students should plan to read every day. If, however, they find that they cannot complete all the assigned readings in the beginning, they should not pan
6、ic. Instead, they should ask their classmates how much they are reading and attempt to learn from them what to read first and what to postpone until a later date.Because much of the past learning experience of foreign students may have been for the purpose of passing examinations, they might he incl
7、ined to put off studying until late in the term. Such behavior can result in failure in the US system, where assignments must be completed on time and done regularly each day.（分数：10.00）(1).With special training, a normal adult English speaker may read _ words per minute. A. 300 B. less than 1,000 C.
8、 1,000 D. 1,000 and more（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the author, what is the type of vocabulary the reader should not spend much time on while reading? A. Nouns. B. Pronouns. C. Prepositions. D. Verbs.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What principle should foreign students follow when they come across a new
9、 word while reading? A. Always read faster than is comfortable. B. Keep reading ahead. C. Read selectively. D. Read beyond the lines.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, who should the student turn to for advice if he cannot complete all the assigned readings in the beginning? A. His teach
10、er. B. His supervisor. C. His tutor. D. His classmates.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).In the United States, the foreign students must do their reading assignments _. A. every day B. until late in the term C. right after their class D. in the way their teachers have suggested（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.三、B第二部分 非选择题/B(总题数
11、：0，分数：0.00)四、B(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Hollywood suggests glamour (诱惑力), U U 1 /U /U. Hollywood suggests luxurious houses with vast palm-fringed swimming pools, cocktail bars and furnishings fit for a millionaire. And the big movie stars were millionaires. Many spent their fortunes on yachts, Rolls Royces an
12、d diamonds. A few of them lost their glamour quite suddenly and were left with nothing but emptiness and colossal (巨大的) debts.Movies were first made in Hollywood before World War I. The constant sunshine and mild climate of southern California made it U U 2 /U /U. Hollywoods fame and fortune reached
13、 its peak in the 1930s and 1940s, the golden days of the black and white movies. Most of the famous motion pictures corporations of those days, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia and Warner Brothers are still very much in business and great stars like Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Charlie Chaplin, Gary
14、Cooper, and many others besides, have become immortal.In those days Hollywood was like a magnet, U U 3 /U /U. Most of them had only their good looks to recommend them and had no acting experienceor abilitywhatsoever. Occasionally they got jobs, if they were lucky enough to be noticed. Gary Cooper wa
15、s one of the few who was noticed. He started as stunt (特技表演) rider, and from there rose to be one of the great stars of the early Westerners. Many of the girls got jobs in cafes or gas stations, and as they served their customers they tossed their heads and swung their hips, hoping to attract the at
16、tentions of some important person connected with the movies. Most of them hoped in vain.As for the stars themselves, they were held on a tight rein (受控) by the studio chiefs who could make or break all but the stars with really big appeal. The stars were “persuaded“ to sign seven-year contracts, dur
17、ing which time the studios built up their images. Under their contracts U U 4 /U /U. Their studios decided everything.No country in the world has developed so expertly the skill of advertising as the Americans. They advertise everything, U U 5 /U /U. The Hollywood studios, by means of advertising, t
18、urned starlets into superstars. Many studio chiefs were tyrants, determined go get their own way at all costs, no matter how unscrupulous (肆无忌惮的；不计后果的) the means.Stars were often typecast and if he or she appealed to the public as a lover, then he or she always played the part of a lover. A star who
19、 was a hit (轰动一时的人物) as a cowboy or a bad guy, got the same kind of role again and again. There was little arguing. “Youre the perfect dumb blond, baby, and thats how youre going to stay,“ they would say. They even tried to interfere in their stars private lives. “No, sugar! You just cant marry Mel
20、Billigan. Hes too intellectual. Hed destroy your image.“ Only when they ceased to be stars did some of them discover that they were also good actors! Movie stars like Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and James Mason gave distinguished performances in character parts as well as leading r
21、oles.U U 6 /U /U. Most movies today are filmed on location, that is to say, in the cities, in the countryside, and in any part of the world that the script demands. The Hollywood studios are still standing, but most of them have been leased to television networks. About 80% of all American TV entert
22、ainment comes form Hollywood.Yet Hollywood has not lost all its glamour. Movie stars still live there, or in neighboring Beverley Hills, and so do many of the famous and wealthy people who have made their homes in southern California. There is also the attractive Hollywood Bowl, the huge outdoor amp
23、hitheater U U 7 /U /U.Hollywood, above all, has the glamour of the past. It is a name which will always be associated with motion picture-making, and for many years to come the old Hollywood movies will be shown again and again in movie houses and on television screens all over the world.A. from ice
24、 cream to candidates for the PresidencyB. an ideal site for shooting (拍摄) motion picturesC. drawing ambitious young men and women from all over the worldD. Hollywood really is the land of dreams to its visitors who can by visiting this site, learn all there is to know about Hollywood past and presen
25、tE. the stars did not have the right to choose their partsF. where every summer since 1992 Symphonies Under the Stars are played by Americas best orchestras before packed audiencesG. Hollywood became part of greater Los Angeles in 1910, and just one year later the first motion picture studio was est
26、ablishedH. Today, Hollywood is synonymous with the film industry, portraying visions of glamour and nostalgia unmatched anywhere elseI. Hollywood is no longer the heart of the worlds motion picture industryJ. a place where the young star-truck teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dream
27、s（分数：14.98）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：10，分数：20.00)1.(assure) The companys profits were 1 by the quality of its new product.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_2.(practice) Ideally, an animal should be studied in its natural habitat, hut often this is not 1 possible.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_3.(threa
28、t) The dog growled at me 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_4.(bear) I find his rudeness really 1, therefore I broke up with him.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_5.(confuse) The tourists made their way through the noise and 1 of the marketplace to their hotel.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_6.(intense) The terrorists have 1 their bombing campaign.（
29、分数：2.00）填空项 1:_7.(change) True synonyms are entirely 1 with one another.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_8.(marry) I didnt think any couple could be closer and I always dreamed that when I got 1 it would be the same for me-secure and caring.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_9.(chemical) The researchers found that baths, showers, dish
30、washers and washing machines can all be significant sources of indoor pollution, because they extract trace amounts of 1 from the water that they use and transfer them to the air.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_10.(perspect) Instead, it is to bring a sense of 1 to the debate about pollution.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_六、B(总题数：
31、1，分数：30.00)bother neighborhood ruddiness vengeful conscious wrapcomradeship remarkable appointment confusion accuse driftWILLY: Oh, Ben, how do we get back to all the great times? Used to be so full of light, and U U 1 /U /U, the sleigh-riding in winter, and the U U 2 /U /Uon his cheeks. And always
32、some kind of good news coming up, always something nice coming up ahead. And never even let me carry the valises in the house, and simonizing, simonizing that little red car! Why, why cant I give him something and not have him hate me?BEN: Let me think about it. He glances at his watch. I still have
33、 a little time. U U 3 /U /Uproposition, but youve got to be sure youre not making a fool of yourself.Ben U U 4 /U /Uoff upstage and goes out of sight. Biff comes down from the left.WILLY: suddenly U U 5 /U /Uof Biff, turns and looks up at him, then begins picking up the packages of seeds in U U 6 /U
34、 /U: Where the hell is that seed? Indignantly. You cant see nothing out here! They boxed in the whole goddam U U 7 /U /U!BIFF: There are people all around here. Dont you realize that?WILLY: Im busy. Dont U U 8 /U /Ume.BIFF: Taking the hoe from Willy: Im saying good-by to you, Pop. Willy looks at him
35、, silent, unable to move. Im not coming back any more.WILLY: Youre not going to see Oliver tomorrow?BIFF: Ive got no U U 9 /U /U, Dad.WILLY: He put his arm around you, and youve got no appointment?BIFF: Pop, get this now, will you? Every time Ive left its been a fight that sent me out of here; Today
36、 I realized something about myself and I tried to explain it to you and II think Im just not smart enough to make any sense out of it for you. To hell with whose fault it is or anything like that. He takes Willys arm. Lets just U U 10 /U /Uit up, heh? Come on in, well tell Mom. He gently tries to pu
37、ll Willy to left.（分数：30.00）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：25.00)No! Nobodys hanging himself, Willy! I ran down eleven flights with a pen in my hand today. And suddenly I stopped, you hear me? And in the middle of that office building, do you hear t
38、his? I stopped in the middle of that building and I sawthe sky. U U 1 /U /UUI saw the things that I love in this world./U U U 2 /U /UUThe work and the food and time to sit and smoke./U U U 3 /U /UUAnd I looked at the pen and said to myself, what the hell am I grabbing this for?/U U U 4 /U /UUWhy am
39、I trying to become what I dont want to be?/U U U 5 /U /UUWhat am I doing in an office, making a contemptuous, begging fool of myself, when all I want is out there, waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am!/U Why cant I say that, Willy? He tries to make Willy face him, but Willy pulls away and
40、 moves to the left.（分数：25.00）_英语阅读(一)自考题-37 答案解析(总分：99.98，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)Reading skills are very important. Experts estimate that it is possible for any normal adult English speaker to read 1,000 words a minute and more, with special training. Yet most stud
41、ents read only about 300 words per minute. The following principles might be helpful for foreign students who wish to increase their reading skills:Always read faster than is comfortable. The faster your normal rate of reading becomes, the better your understanding will be.Keep reading ahead. Do not
42、 allow yourself to regress while reading, even when you come across a new word. If some word, term or phrase has clouded your understanding, you should reread it only after you have read the entire paragraph through once.Read selectively. As you read make a conscious effort to screen the nouns, pron
43、ouns, and verbs from the other words, since these are the words that give meaning to what you have read. In effect, you should really read the nouns, pronouns and verbs and merely see the rest of the words in the sentence.Read beyond the lines. As a good reader, you should see ideas implied through
44、the words, and bridge the gap between the obvious and the suggested, thus obtaining much more information.Because the reading assignments in most college courses are very long, students should plan to read every day. If, however, they find that they cannot complete all the assigned readings in the b
45、eginning, they should not panic. Instead, they should ask their classmates how much they are reading and attempt to learn from them what to read first and what to postpone until a later date.Because much of the past learning experience of foreign students may have been for the purpose of passing examinations, they might he inclined to put off studying until
