1、高级英语自考题-9 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：1，分数：25.00)The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to Y. One word or expression for each blank only.Prejudice against blacks was U U 1 /U /Uto most white Americans for many years. When bla
2、cks finally started to “U U 2 /U /U“ it, with U U 3 /U /U, boycotts, and freedom rides, Americans were U U 4 /U /U. “Who, us?“ they asked in injured tones. “Were prejudiced?“ It was the U U 5 /U /Uof a long, painful U U 6 /U /Ufor white America.Childhoods U U 7 /U /Unever asks to be proved (all conc
3、lusions are absolute). I didnt question why Mrs. Flowers had U U 8 /U /Ume out for attention, nor did it U U 9 /U /Ume that Momma might have asked her to give me a little talking to. All I U U 10 /U /Uwas that she had made tea cookies for me and read to me from her U U 11 /U /Ubook. It was U U 12 /U
4、 /Uto prove U U 13 /U /Ushe liked me.The managing U U 14 /U /U, Royce McKnight, studied a dossier labeled “Mitchell Y. McDeere-Harvard“. It had been prepared by some ex-CIA U U 15 /U /Uin a private intelligence U U 16 /U /U. They learned, U U 17 /U /Uother things, that he was holding three job offer
5、s, two in New York and one in Chicago. He was in U U 18 /U /U. Also he U U 19 /U /Uclose to $23,000 in student loans. He was hungry.Women have an average life U U 20 /U /Uof seven years longer than men and tend to marry men older than themselves; so two-thirds (six million) of all older women are wi
6、dows. U U 21 /U /Uwidowed they do not have the social prerogatives as older men to U U 22 /U /Uand marry those who are younger. U U 23 /U /U, they are likely to end up alonean ironic U U 24 /U /Uof events when one remembers that most of them were raised from childhood to consider U U 25 /U /Uthe onl
7、y acceptable state.A. When B. turn C. enoughD. cared about E. that F. occur toG. favorite H. owed I. logicJ. partner K. singled L. marriageM. expectancy N. mention O. dateP. demand Q. sit-ins R. As a resultS. reeducation T. invisible U. agentsV. incredulous W. start X. outfitY. among（分数：25.00）填空项 1:
8、_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:_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:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_二、B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.The sheriff _ his overcoat and stepped away from the stove. A. unbuttoned B. buttoned C. unbutton D. button（分
9、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Psychoanalysts, the _ of the psychiatric profession, rarely accept them as patients. A. eliminate B. elite C. element D. elusive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.It is still the only effective screen against the morning _ of the loved ones, and, as such, performs a unique human service. A. figure
10、B. features C. picture D. photo（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.The local government decided to _ money for the building of a new post office. A. distribute B. divide C. contribute D. allot（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The figures are photocopied and _ throughout the company to all the people and departments whose work is r
11、elated to selling. A. distribute B. distributed C. distributing D. distributes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.He had a degree _ accounting and wanted to be a tax lawyer, which was of course a requirement with a tax firm. A. in B. towards C. from D. out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.I remember _ two young American girls I on
12、ce met in North Africa. A. particular B. especial C. specially D. in particular（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Well, I think were in the midst of the greatest _ of all time right now, because they are still dying over there every day. A. illness B. sick C. disease D. disaster（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Whether work shoul
13、d be placed among the causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a _ question. A. adolescent B. adult C. doubt D. doubtful（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.They watched him carefully to make sure all of this _ in. A. sink B. sank C. sunk D. sinking（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.When sa
14、lesmen are doing well, there is pressure upon them to begin doing better, _ they may start doing worse. A. fearful B. fearing C. for fear D. fear（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.She stood up in a sudden _ of terror. Escape! A. impulse B. motivation C. impulsive D. impulsed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.In its entertainment
15、, television _ far too much to the lowest instincts of man, particularly the lust for violence. A. catering B. offering C. offer D. caters（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.In reality, the way one experiences old age is physical health, personality, earlier-life experiences, the actual circumstances of late-life e
16、vents and the social supports one receives. A. contingent upon B. continuous C. contingent in D. continue（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.I must find someone to act as a _ for me during my absence. A. assistants B. assist C. assists D. deputy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Read the following passage carefull
17、y and complete the succeeding three items III, IV, V.(1)When NASA built the first space shuttle and with it the first chance to carry both men and equipment inexpensively into space, it opened the doors to the eventual building and operating of commercial shuttles by private corporations that, possi
18、bly within the next generation, may be able to fly us to a space as routinely as we are flown to Europe.(2)What follows is a highly speculative look at what it may be like to shuttle through space. However, with space technology changing at the speed of light, todays Ublueprint/U will likely be made
19、 history by tomorrows research.(3)Youll need tickets first. Unlike the NASA shuttle, which launches like a rocket, the future passenger shuttles will take off the way jets do now, that is, horizontally on a runway. Ticket and reservation counters, as well as the shuttles themselves, most likely will
20、 be located at several airports around the world.(4)The tickets wont be cheap, though. UOne round-trip/U fare may cost four times the amount of a flight from New York to Tokyo, or about $4,500. This might seem a lot to pay for a flight that is going to take 30 minutes to get up and the same coming d
21、own.(5)Once youve sat in the cushioned seats and have Ustrapped yourself/U in (the belt across your shoulders and lap will be needed to keep you in your seat when the shuttle is in weightless space), the large ship which will be totally controlled by an onboard computerwill fire its engines and rumb
22、le down the runway.(6)Before you notice the steadily increasing pressure of the acceleration pushing you gently back, the craft will have already lifted into the air.(7)Looking out your window, youll see the earth rapidly falling away, and the light blue sky progressively turning blue black. Youll n
23、ow be about 30 miles up, traveling at about 3, 000mph. Within minutes, the sky will appear jet-black, and only the blurred curve of the earth will be visible. Then, at perhaps 130 miles above the surface of the earth and traveling at greater than 17,000mph, engines will shut down andif the shuttle i
24、s in orbit with the planet and not acceleratingyoull become weightless.(8)There are some very strange effects in weightless space. At first you may feel as if you are endlessly falling; soon it wilt pass. You may notice, too, that the faces of your fellow passengers look swollen and puffy and that.
25、They cant keep their hair in place. Without gravity to pull down your hair and skin, your features will become distorted. It wont do any harm; itll just look funny.(9)Lack of gravity will also affect what you will eat. For instance, because zero gravity causes water to form round masses which are un
26、controllable in confined spaces, you will not find running water anywhere on board. UAnd you probably will also not find food that is apt to crumble/U for the same reason that tiny crumbs are not kept down by gravity. What you will find are liquids that can be squeezed from a tube into the mouth as
27、well as foods that are sticky, or at least ones that stick together.(10)Looking out the window, you will see the best sights of the trip. Because there is no up or down in space, earth may loom either above or below you, but in any case youll see the blue of the oceans covered with swirls and patche
28、s or white clouds. You might even see the brown-green fabric of a continent or two. And, if the sun goes behind the earth, there will be a billion clear, bright, non-flickering (because there is no distorting atmosphere in space) stars.(11)You will realize that the ship is entering the earths outer
29、atmosphere when, once again, you feel an invisible force pushing you back into your seat. You will still be seated as if the craft were horizontal and, in fact, it will descend in just that way. As the shuttle passes through much of the outer atmosphere, the bottom of the craft, covered with special
30、 tiles will glow red from the air friction. Then the rapid descent begins. The shuttle slows to five times the speed of sound (3,750mph). Meanwhile, the sky turns lighter and layers of clouds pass you like cars on a highway. Minutes later, still sitting upright, you will see the gray runway in the d
31、istance. Then the shuttle slows to 300mph and drops its landing gear. Finally, with shuttle will land on the asphalt runway and slowly come to a halt. The trip into space will be over.NASA n. (美国)国家航空航天局speculative a. 推测性的runway n. 跑道jet-black n. 油黑发亮tile n. 瓦版In this section, there are ten incomple
32、te statements or questions, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D.（分数：20.00）(1).According to the author, tomorrows commercial shuttle will leave the ground _. A. like an aeroplane B. like todays rockets C. like any vehicle running horizontally D. in a way unimaginable（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).It
33、will take _ to make such a round trip. A. two days B. thirty minutes C. one hour D. one day（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the text, a flight from New York to Tokyo may cost _. A. $18,000 B. $4,500 C. $1,125 D. $2,250（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).As the shuttle leaves the earth for space, you will see the
34、sky _. A. remain unchanged B. becoming lighter C. remain blue-colored all the time D. becoming darker（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The reason why the shuttles engines shut down is that _. A. it is too far away the earths surface B. its speed has reached 17,000mph C. it is in orbit with the planet D. it dont
35、need engines to accelerate without gravity（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(6).According to the text, the following effect that _ will happen without gravity. A. your feature will become swollen B. your hair will get shorten C. you will fall asleep D. you may get some diseases（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(7).Lack of gravity, f
36、oods had better be sticky because _. A. water in them becomes uncontrollable B. if not tiny crumbs of them will be here and there C. we can bring them easily to outer space D. they can become smaller in the feature（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(8).When the space ship is reentering the earths outer atmosphere _.
37、A. one may feel as if one is falling endlessly B. one will feel the effects of gravity again C. one will feel that everything goes back to the earth D. one will feel that the ship flies in a horizontal way（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(9).When the shuttle passes through the outer atmosphere, the air friction wil
38、l make _ of the craft glow red. A. the engines B. the special tiles C. the bottom D. the top（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(10).According to the text, finally, the shuttle will drop its landing gear at the speed of _. A. 1,500 mph B. 3,750 mph C. 300 mph D. 750 mph（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BTranslate th
39、e following sentences into Chinese./B(1)When NASA built the first space shuttle and with it the first chance to carry both men and equipment inexpensively into space, it opened the doors to the eventual building and operating of commercial shuttles by private corporations that, possibly within the n
40、ext generation, may be able to fly us to a space as routinely as we are flown to Europe.(2)What follows is a highly speculative look at what it may be like to shuttle through space. However, with space technology changing at the speed of light, todays Ublueprint/U will likely be made history by tomo
41、rrows research.(3)Youll need tickets first. Unlike the NASA shuttle, which launches like a rocket, the future passenger shuttles will take off the way jets do now, that is, horizontally on a runway. Ticket and reservation counters, as well as the shuttles themselves, most likely will be located at s
42、everal airports around the world.(4)The tickets wont be cheap, though. UOne round-trip/U fare may cost four times the amount of a flight from New York to Tokyo, or about $4,500. This might seem a lot to pay for a flight that is going to take 30 minutes to get up and the same coming down.(5)Once youv
43、e sat in the cushioned seats and have Ustrapped yourself/U in (the belt across your shoulders and lap will be needed to keep you in your seat when the shuttle is in weightless space), the large ship which will be totally controlled by an onboard computerwill fire its engines and rumble down the runw
44、ay.(6)Before you notice the steadily increasing pressure of the acceleration pushing you gently back, the craft will have already lifted into the air.(7)Looking out your window, youll see the earth rapidly falling away, and the light blue sky progressively turning blue black. Youll now be about 30 m
45、iles up, traveling at about 3, 000mph. Within minutes, the sky will appear jet-black, and only the blurred curve of the earth will be visible. Then, at perhaps 130 miles above the surface of the earth and traveling at greater than 17,000mph, engines will shut down andif the shuttle is in orbit with the planet and not acceleratingyoull become weightless.(8)There are some very strange effects in weightless space. At first you may feel as if you are endlessly falling; soon it wilt pass. You may notice, too, that the faces of your
