1、高级英语自考题分类模拟 17及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.Sun was breaking through clouds, _ a smell of earth to heaven.（分数：1.00）A.reliveB.releasedC.reliefD.releasing2.He could still _ his mouth from the nibbled morsel.（分数：1.00）A.takeB.engageC.disengageD.disengaged3.He had really only licked the bait and found it
2、_.（分数：1.00）A.tastedB.tastingC.tasteD.tasty4.He evened the nylon thread out with his thumb so that it would not _ at a vital moment.（分数：1.00）A.stopB.clogC.barricadeD.prevent5.The fattest worm of the lot is fastened to the hook, so don“t _ when you feel that point sticking to your chops.（分数：1.00）A.gru
3、mbleB.ingrumbleC.grumD.grumed6.In New Jersey, I never had to _ by a fire that wouldn“t draw, or go without canned food.（分数：1.00）A.frightenB.safeC.waggleD.shiver7.The quality of life has nothing to do with the quantity of _ names.（分数：1.00）A.bandB.bendC.breadD.brand8.A family“s strength is _ by its po
4、ssessions.（分数：1.00）A.signalizedB.singleC.signalizeD.signalizes9.American individualism, on the face of it an admirable philosophy, wishes to _ itself in independence of the community.（分数：1.00）A.manifoldB.maniformC.manifestD.conform10.What matters is talk, family, cheap wine in the open air, the _ of
5、 minimal sweetness out of the long-known bitterness of living.（分数：1.00）A.wrestB.wrestedC.wrestingD.wrests11.But far worse is the nightmare of travel in and around Los Angeles, where public transport does not exist and people are literally choking _ in their exhaust fumes.（分数：1.00）A.deadB.to deathC.d
6、ieD.died12.Planned _ is not conducive to pride in workmanship.（分数：1.00）A.obsolescenceB.obsoleC.obsoledD.obsoles13.The wealth qualification for the _ politician is taken for granted.（分数：1.00）A.aspireB.aspiringC.aspiredD.aspires14.On the edge of a small cape that marked the side of the bay away from t
7、he _ was a loose scatter of rocks.（分数：1.00）A.wayB.cornerC.triangleD.promontory15.The boys understood that Jerry was a foreigner _ from his own beach.（分数：1.00）A.strayB.strayingC.strayedD.strays16.Water _ into his mouth; he choked, sank, came up.（分数：1.00）A.urgedB.goC.urgeD.went17.He hooked his fingers
8、 round his ears and _ them.（分数：1.00）A.shiverB.waggledC.clogD.tag18.He gained the surface, _ about the stones that littered the barrier rock until he found a big one.（分数：1.00）A.clamberedB.climbC.liftedD.picked19.It was a _ to him to waste a day of his careful self-training.（分数：1.00）A.tolerantB.tormen
9、tC.toleranceD.painRead the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items. Why Go to Canada?(1)Huge, scenic and sparsely populated, Canada was rated by the United Nations Human Development Index as the best country to live in. The land of new hopes and opportunities attracts peo
10、ple worldwide. (2)Very few people really understand or know anything about the process of immigration application. First of all a potential immigrant needs to know something about the rules and regulations. The Canadian Government has designed a point system to assess potential independent immigrant
11、s. Emphasis is placed on education, practical training, experience and the likelihood of successful settlement in Canada. This means that people with a bachelor degree of some kind and advanced technical or other skills that are in demand in Canada are more likely to be accepted. The Government also
12、 adds weight to an application if the individual is fluent in Canada“s official languages, English and French. Therefore someone with a good command of either English or French will have a better chance. Another way to immigrate to Canada is via the immigrant investor program. This provides an oppor
13、tunity for experienced business persons to immigrate to Canada after making a substantial investment in a provincial government-administered venture capital fund. (3)If you think you fulfill all the criteria you can easily apply for immigration by yourself. The Canadian Government clearly states: “A
14、ny one can apply without the help of a third party“. As often happens in these situations, unscrupulous agents can take advantage of people who think that the only way they can immigrate is by paying huge amounts of money. People who want to become immigrants should carefully investigate the reputat
15、ion and qualifications of third parties who offer their services for a fee. So why bother to use an immigration agent if application is easy? (4)Actually there are many good reasons why so many intending immigrants use such services. What the least competent and reliable professionals do is simply t
16、o fill out forms and send them to the Canadian Embassy with the required fees and documents! Some individuals (who can be referred to as “unscrupulous agents“)may fail to send in the correct documents, delay the clients“ application delivery, talk an unqualified candidate into buying their services
17、despite the high possibility that the visa application will be refused or even suggest their clients supply fraudulent documents that are often discovered by the Canadian Embassy. Conversely, a highly qualified and reliable professional service justifies its costs for the comprehensive services it p
18、rovides. A professional and reliable immigration firm should provide these services for its clients: (5)Firstly, an intending immigrant must first be well aware of his chances of success. A substantial amount of necessary payment and the potential impact on an applicant“s life can be avoided. A high
19、ly experienced immigration professional is capable of assessing a client“s chances of success with an extremely high degree of certainty. In the case of a most unfavorable application, he discourages the client“s application. (6)Secondly, depending on an effective interpretation of the selection rul
20、es as well as accumulated experiences, an experienced immigration professional highlights the applicant“s qualities and helps persuade visa officials that the applicant is worthy of selection and meets all the selection criteria. If a person doesn“t seem qualified, the adviser tries to find out othe
21、r alternatives that may exist to make him a successful applicant. Such instances where qualified persons were discouraged from making applications are numerous. For example, a computer programmer whose professional skills are highly sought after in the Canadian labor market may be considered unquali
22、fied by the variance of their job description to the specifications in the National Occupational Descriptions published by the Canadian Government. An experienced immigration professional avoids areas of potential misunderstanding and best ensures that all the documents submitted and answers given a
23、t an interview will support a successful application. (7)Thirdly, the presentation or package of the application often makes a decisive impression on the visa officer. An experienced immigration professional identifies what type of information can be supplied that is most likely to favorably impress
24、 the visa officer considering the application. (8)Fourthly, in the case of a person who simply does not qualify, an immigration professional indicates the reasons that may lead to their visa application refusal and tries to find out ways to improve their circumstances so they become qualified. (9)Fi
25、fthly, sometimes even highly qualified candidates finally end up in dismay for want of knowledge on migration affairs or misinterpretation of Canadian migration rules. In many cases, due to unnecessary concealing of certain facts that often lead to discovery, a supposedly successful application will
26、 be rejected and the applicant“s personal credibility in future applications is ruined. A migration professional explains and convinces the visa officers that a person is highly qualified despite some minor factors that may be unfavorable to his application. (10)Sixthly, a seasoned immigration profe
27、ssional helps identify potential problems and provides advice in advance. An immigration professional is expected to be familiar with immigration law, she/he advises the applicant whether or not to submit certain complimentary documents, what evidence needs to be acquired to help support the candida
28、te, and what should be avoided that may cause a negative impact on the application.（分数：35.00）(1).In this section, there are five incomplete statements, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. “People with a bachel
29、or degree“ in Paragraph 2 are _.（分数：3.50）A.holders of a first university degreeB.holders of a second university degreeC.people who have received the highest university degreeD.people who have never been married(2).Business people can immigrate to Canada after they have made a substantial investment
30、_.（分数：3.50）A.in their own countryB.in both Canada and their own countryC.in CanadaD.in either Canada or their own country(3).The writer of this article _.（分数：3.50）A.suggests that an applicant use an immigrant agent even when an application is easyB.disapproves of using an immigrant agent if applicat
31、ion is easyC.thinks that third parties should not charge a fee for their servicesD.believes that all immigration agents are unscrupulous(4).Immigration professionals should _.（分数：3.50）A.suggest their clients supply fraudulent documentsB.delay the clients“ application deliveryC.talk an unqualified ca
32、ndidate into buying their servicesD.send in the correct documents(5).In the case of a most unfavorable application, a highly experienced immigration professional _.（分数：3.50）A.encourages the client“s applicationB.highlights the applicant“s qualities and helps persuade visa officers that the applicant
33、 is worthy of selection and meets all the selection criteriaC.does not charge a fee for their serviceD.discourages the client“s application(6).Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. Emphasis is placed on education, practical training, experienc
34、e and the likelihood of successful settlement in Canada.（分数：3.50）_(7).What the least competent and reliable professionals do is simply fill out forms and send them to the Canadian Embassy with the required fees and documents!（分数：3.50）_(8).Such instances where qualified persons were discouraged from
35、making applications are numerous.（分数：3.50）_(9).An experienced immigration professional identifies what type of information can be supplied that is most likely to favorably impress the visa officer considering the application.（分数：3.50）_(10).Answer the following essay question in English within 80100
36、words. What“s your view on immigration to Canada?（分数：3.50）_Read the following passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items. (1)“Finagle“ (/fineigl/v.使用欺骗手段) is not a word that most people associate with science. One reason why science is so respected these days is that the image of the
37、scientist is of one who collects data in an impartial search for truth. In any debateover intelligence, schooling, bias, energythe phrase “science says“ usually crushes the opposition. (2)But scientists have long acknowledged the existence of a “finagle factor comes from Stephen Jay Gould, a Harvard
38、 biologist, who has examined the important 19th century work of Pr. Samuel George Morton.“ (3)Morton was famous in his time not only for gathering a huge collection of skulls but also analyzing the brain size, as a measure of intelligence. He concluded that Whites had the largest brains, that the br
39、ains of Indians and Blacks were smaller and therefore, that Whites make up a superior race. (4)Gould went back to Morton“s original data and concluded that the results were an example of the finagle at work. “I have reanalyzed Morton“s data,“ Gould wrote last week in the journal SCIENCE, “and I find
40、 that they are a mixture of assumption and finagling, controlled, probably unconsciously, by his prejudiced way of rankinghis folks on top and slaves on the bottom.“ (5)Morton reached his conclusions, Gould found, by leaving out embarrassing data, using incorrect procedures, making simple arithmetic
41、al mistakes(always in his favor) and changing his criteria again, always in favour of his argument. (6)Left alone, that finding would not be particularly disturbing. Morton has been thoroughly discredited by now. Scientists do not believe that brain size reflects intelligence, and Morton“s brand of
42、raw racism is out of style. (7)But Gould goes on to say that Morton“s story is only “a noticeable example of a common problem in scientific world.“ Some of the leading figures in science are believed to have used the finagle factor. (8)One of them is Gregor Mendel, the Bohemian monk whose work is th
43、e foundation of modern genetics. The success of Mendel“s work was based on finding e, three-to-one ratio in the dominant recessive characteristics of hybrid plants he was breeding. He found that ratio. But scientists recently have gone back to his data and have found that the results are literally t
44、oo good to be true. Like Morton, Mendel gave himself the benefit of the doubt. (Held that the conclusion he arrived at was correct if it couldn“t be proved wrong). So, apparently, did Isaac Newton, Gould says that “Newton put the data together falsely to support at least three central statements tha
45、t he could not prove.“ (9)And so, apparently, did Clandius, Ptolemy, the Greek astronomer whose master work, the ALMAGEST, summed up the case for a solar system that had the earth at its center. Recent studies indicate that Ptolemy either faked some key data or resorted heavily to the finagle factor
46、. (10)All this is important because the finagle factor is still at work. In the saccharin controversy (argument, dispute), for example, it was remarked that all the studies sponsored by the diet food industry found nothing wrong with saccharin. (11)No one suggested that the scientists were dishonest
47、; it was just that they quite naturally had a strong tendency to find data that would support their beliefs. The same tendency is observable in almost every controversial area of science todaythe fight over race and intelligence, the argument about nuclear energy, and so on. (12)It is only occasiona
48、lly that the finagle factor turns into pure dishonesty. One example seems to be the research of Cyril Burr, the British scientist whose studies were used to support the belief that intelligence is mostly inherited. It now appears that Butt invented not only a good part of his results but also made up two co-workers whose names
