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2024年4月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题课程代码：006001.请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。选择题部分注意事项：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。I.Each ofthe following sentences is given fourchoicesofwordsorexpressions.Choosethe right one to complete the sentenceand write thecorrespondingletteronyourAnswer Sheet.(15 points,1 point foreach)1.IwasboredtodeathasIhadtositthroughseveral speeches thewholeafternoonA.pretentious B.courageousC.tediousD.precarious2.Somehowthesmallbutwoman foughtherwaythroughthecrowdtoreachhersonaftertheearthquake.A.notoriousB.formidableC.sinister D,strenuous3.He strode on stage,andthenproceededtothe sweetest possible soundsoutof hisviolin.A.coax B.coerceC.solicit D.summon4.Theyoungmanthrewhimselfinfrontofatrainina effort to save thegirl.

A.validC.valiantB.viciousD.vibrant

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5.Tothepeopletakingtheeveningairontheboulevards,thepatrolisasourceofdelight.A.never-settingB.never-failingC.non-competitiveD.non-attributable6.TradersontheNewYorkStockExchangemonitoredtheirscreensandtookawait-and-see approach as pricesA.slipped B.differedC.fossilized D.fluctuated7.Anydoubtsabouthisleadershipwereby his extraordinary performance.A.purgedB.scrapedC.purified D.scrubbed8.Thebenefits ofthisjob include a carandfree healthinsurance. A.bondB.mortgageC.fringeD.pension9.Thestoreearned20percentmorethismonththanitdidinthe_monthlast yearA.analogous B.correlativeC.equivalent D.corresponding10.Hein front of the girls,head up and chest out,tryingtogettheirattention.A.sneakedB.struttedC.staggeredD.stomped11.Sheresignedforfearthatherinitiativewouldbe bythecumbersomebureaucracy in the organization.A.strangled B.strainedC.straightened D.strapped12.Theprojectwassodifficultthatalltheotherteamsthoughtwewouldgiveitup.Butwe itandeventuallyit wasdone.A.came atB.jumpedatC.kept at D.pickedat13.Thecurrentstatusof robotevolutionwilltechnophiles,sci-fifansandthose with an interest in thesocialsciences.A.manipulate B.disenchantC.contrive D.intrigue14.Being anarcotics agent,Lucy's husband oftenhastowork forovertwentyhours A.uptodateB.atastrokeC.uptoscratch D.atastretch00600#高级英语试题第2页(共8页)

15.Theartist issuedanapology right after the scandal.But his wasshort-lived,as he deleted the postacoupleofdayslater.A.conspiracyB.contritionC.condemnation D.contingencyRead the following passage carefully and complete thesucceedingthreeitemsII,II,IV.(1)Nazca(纳斯卡)isoneofSouthAmerica'smostperplexingarchaeologicalriddles and one ofthe world's most beautiful works ofart.Etchedupon Peru'svast,barrenNazcaPlainsarehundredsoflong,ruler-straightlines, immense geometricsymbols and giant drawingsofcurious birdsandanimals,the work ofpre-Inca Peruvians1,500 years ago.(2) Nazca wasfirst revealed to moderneyes in1926 when threeexplorers lookeddownonthedesert from ahillside atduskandbriefly saw aNazca linehighlightedbythe low slanting rays ofthe sun.But itwasnotuntilthe Peruvianairforcetookaerialphotographsinthe 1940sthatthefullmagnificenceofthepanoramawasapparent.Itwasasifadozendeserted airportswerespreadoutacrosstheplains.Hundredsofwhatlookedlike“landingstrips”foraircraftwererevealed.Therewereeighteencondor(秃 鹰)-likebirddrawings,upto400feetlong;four-sidedfigureswithtwolinesparallel;andlongneedle-liketriangleswhichranformiles.Oftenthelonglinesmet,likestar-clusters.Amongthemanyabstractpatternswereagiantspider,amonkey,ashark,reptilesandflowers,alldrawnonthegroundonahuge scale.(3) The scaleismonumental,butfromthegroundalmostinvisibleandtotallyincomprehensible.The amazing fact aboutNazca,created morethan 1,500years ago,is thatitcanonly beappreciatedif seenfromtheair.Many,therefore,regardeditasaprehistoriclandinggroundforvisitorsfromouterspace,butJimWoodman,anAmericanexplorer,whowaslongfascinatedbythemysteryofNazca,wasconvincedthattheingeniousancientpeopleofthe areahadlearnedtofly.He believedthat Nazcaonlymadesenseif the peoplewho had designed and made these vastdrawingson thegroundcouldactuallysee them,and that ledhimtothetheorythattheancientPeruvianshadsomehow learned to fly,as only fromabovecouldtheyreallyseetheextentoftheir handiwork.With this theory in mind,he researchedintoancientPeruvian legends about flightandcametotheconclusionthattheonly00600#高级英语试题第3页(共8页)

feasibleanswerwasahot-airballoon.Tomakesuchaballooninthewaytheancients must havedone,Woodman learned that hewouldrequirefourthings: textiles,tomakethebagtotrapandholdthehotair;apowersourcelikefiretoheatthe air;calmweatherto allow theinflation ofthe balloon;andtheintelligence to devise suchacraft.(4)Peruvian mythology was full ofideas about flying.Ample evidence ofthis was found in the designs on Nazca pottery and tapestriesand the art ofballooningsurvivestodayamongprimitiveSouthAmericanpeoples.OneofthetheoriesabouttheballoonswasthatitwasthewayinwhichsomeIncasreturnedtheirdeadtothegods—byhot-airballoonsthatsoaredoutof sighttowardsthesunbeforeprevailingwindsamileormoreupwaftedthemoutoverthePacificOceanto sinkunseenintothewaterasthe aircooledatsunset(5)Woodman built a balloon-type airship of thesame fabricsandfibersthatwouldhavebeenavailabletothemenofNazcaatthetime.Itwashighadventureandculminatedin the spectacularflightof a balloonwhichWoodmancalled“CondorI”.Therewasnodoubtaboutit,onlyfromtheaii couldthefullgloryof Nazcabeappreciated.“Flyingbetween300and1,000 feet,thesheersize,scopeandbeautyof Nazcais electrifying.Soaringabove itall,Iknewthatancienteyeshadseentheimmensecreationbelow.Ancientman could never have built and devisedall thisandneverseenit,”saidWoodman.“If we,as‘modernmen',couldfashionaflyingcraftbyusingonly cotton,hemp and fire,surely those who were thereinPerucenturies beforecouldhavedonethesame.Everythingnecessarytoflywasthere.” JimWoodman's flight was a modern demonstration ofan ancient possibility.(6)His practical demonstration may have been spectacular,butWoodmanhad failedto impressthehistoric and scientific community.While not as outlandishasErichvonDäniken'sextraterrestrialorientatedNazcatheories,Woodman'shotair balloonconceptislargelydiscredited. A large number ofholes in Woodman's theory havebeenpointed out,many ofwhichcenteruponhisinconsistentandinexactsupportingevidence.However,what Woodman accomplished with the Nazca hotair balloon was not withoutlastingmerit.The successfulthough short-lived flight ofCondorIraisedsome interesting questions about aviation history and thehistoryoftechnologicaldevelopmentasa whole.00600#高级英语试题第4页(共8页)

II.In this section,there are ten incomplete statements orquestions,followedbyfourchoices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best answerand write thecorrespondingletter on your Answer Sheet.(20points,2 points for each)16.Theword"Etched"inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningtoA.Situated B.SpreadC.Covered D.Carved17.ThesignificanceoftheaerialphotographsmentionedinParagraph2liesintheir A.outliningallthedetailsofNazcaB.showingthewholeviewofNazcaC.revealingadozendesertedairportsD.solvingthemysteryofthehandicraft18.According to Paragraph2,thespectacleat NazcaisuniqueinpresentingabstractimagesofA.hillsidesandmountainsB.landingstripsforaircraftC.birds,animals and flowersD.parallellinesandtriangles19.Theword"ingenious"inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto A.genuineB.generousC.creative D.industrious20.Woodman's researchled him to believethattheancientPeruvians A.worshipped balloon-godsB.werenotcapableofflyingC.were thefirsttomake balloonsD.couldflybymeansofballoons21.Underwhatcircumstancescouldthemagnificenceof thehandiworkbecomecomprehensiblebasedonWoodman'sbelief?A.Ifthedesignerscouldcatchsightofitfromthesky.B.If thecreators'desiretocompleteitcouldbeevoked.C.After the local people hadmasteredtheflyingtheories.D.Afterthecraftsmenhadacquiredtheskillofvastdrawing.00600#高级英语试题第5页(共8页)

22.AccordingtoParagraph4,themajorfunctionof theprevailingwindswastomaketheballoonsA.cooldownatsunsetB.flyhigheroverthePlainsC.drift towards the Pacific OceanD.soar outof sight towardsthesun23.Theword“merit”inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto A.legacy B.value C.solution D.effect24.Theauthorof the passageintendstoA.revealancientSouthAmericans'religiousbeliefsB.showcaseancientpeople'sunparalleledcreativepowerC.guide the reader toexplore the picturesquelandscapeinPeruD.introducethecomplicatedprocessofmakinghot-airballoons25.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatNazcaremainsamysteriousarchaeologicalriddlebecauseA.itsmiraculousdesignisbeyondthereachofarchaeologistsB.itsabstractimages bearincomprehensiblesymbolic meanings C.itsunderlyingreligiousbeliefsaremysterioustomodernpeopleD.itsexquisite craftsmanshipseems to be asecret toarchaeologists非选择题部分注意事项：用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。III.Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write thetranslationonyourAnswer Sheet.(10 points,2 points for each)26.Nazcawasfirstrevealedtomoderneyesin1926whenthreeexplorerslookeddown on the desert from a hillside at dusk and briefly saw a Nazca linehighlighted by the low slanting rays ofthesun.27.The scale is monumental,but from the ground almost invisibleand totallyincomprehensible.28.ItwashighadventureandculminatedinthespectacularflightofaballoonwhichWoodmancalled"CondorI".29.Jim Woodman'sflight wasa modern demonstration of anancient possibility.30.Alargenumberof holesinWoodman'stheoryhavebeenpointedout,manyofwhich center upon his inconsistent and inexact supporting evidence.00600#高级英语试题第6页(共8页)

IV.Answer the following essay questioninEnglishwithin80-100words.WriteyouransweronyourAnswerSheet.(10points)31.TheGreat Wall is one ofthe ancient wonders oftheworld.Whatdoyouthinkare its historical and contemporary significance?V.T hefollowing paragraphsare takenfrom thetextbooks,followedbyalistof wordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoY.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachof thesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(25points,1pointforeach)Thisisoneof the oldestexpedients,anditcanbepracticedanywhere,atanyage, 32 with orwithouttheuse of hallucinogens.It alwayshasbeenthestrategyof choiceforpeoplewhofindtheworldtoobrutalortoocomplextobeendured.Bydefinition,thiswayof lifeis 33.Inonewayoranother,itspractitioners34 on thesociety which they35and inwhich theyrefuse to take any responsibility.Some of us find thisdistasteful—an undignifiedkindoflife.Butforthepoorinspirit,withlowlevelsofboth energyand pride,itmay betheleast36 choice available.Theoldpeoplesatonthebench,stillasstatues.Nevermind,therewasalwaysthe37 to watch.To and38infrontoftheflower-bedsand the bandrotunda,thecouplesandgroups paraded,stopped totalk,to greet,to buy a39 of flowersfromtheoldbeggarwhohadhistray 40 to the railings. Little children ran among them, 41andlaughing;littleboyswithbigwhitesilkbowsundertheirchins;littlegirls,littleFrenchdolls,dressedupinvelvet andlace.There is the popularly accepted opinion thatSocialSecurityand pensionsprovideacomfortableandreliable 42 offunds sothe elderlyhavefew financialworries.Medicarehaslulledthepopulation43 reassuringitselfthattheonceterriblefinancialburdensoflate-lifeillnessesarenow44 Advertisementsandtravelfoldersshowrelaxed,happy,well-dressedolderpeople45recreation,travelandtheirgrandchildren.Iftheyarenolonger livingintheoldfamilyhome,theyare 46 as delighted residentsofretirementcommunitieswithnameslikeLeisureWorldandSunCity,withlotsof grass,cleanairandfun.I wonder if this47 ofour diet doesn't explain why so many of us are overweight and even48 so.When things had flavor,we knew what wewere eating all the while—and it satisfied us.A teaspoonful of my00600#高级英语试题第7页(共8页)

mother-in-law'swildstrawberryjamwill49satisfyyourjamdesire.But,50 the averagetinnedorglasspackedstrawberryjam,youneed- 51 acupfultogettheideaof whatyou'reeating.Jerryswamouttothebig.52 rock,adjusted the goggles,and dived.The53 ofthewaterbroketherunner-enclosedvacuum,andthegogglescameloose.He understood that he mustswimdown tothebaseof the rock 54thesurfaceofthewater.Hefixedthegogglestightand55filled his lungs,andfloated,facedown,onthewater.Now,hecouldsee.Itwasasif hehadeyes of a different kind—fish-eyes that showed everythingclearanddelicateand 56inthebrightwater.

A.wavering	B.pictured	C.into	D.crowd	E.fixed
F.and	G.handful	H.blandness	I.firm	J.swooping
K.enjoying	L.from	M.dangerously	N.eradicated	0.parasitic
P.impact	Q.barrier	R.intolerable	S.of	T.frc
U.flow	V.scorn	W.half	X.batten	Y.entirely

VI.Translate the following sentences into English and write the translationonyourAnswer Sheet.(20 points,2 points each for 57-60,4 pointsfor61,8pointsfor62)57.自从文明开始以来，有些人就试图逃离它，希望找到一种更简单、更田园、更平静的生活。58.他的发际线每天都在升高。他曾观察到身边金发的男人总是先秃顶。不过他记得在什么地方读到过，秃顶彰显男子气。59.如果你以某个合理的理由向上司请假离开办公室，拒绝你比答应你更能够使他的权力欲得到满足。60.他像一直以来那样倔，还有点慢，但已经准备要转身了。不，她确定他已经转过来了。61.他们无法去比较，认定这就是他那个阶层的特点，就好像一个在异国港口下船吃午餐的游客始终是从一个碰巧与他同桌的狡猾商人身上总结出该国的特点一样。62.这意味着他们已经到了在面试中应聘者问一两个机智问题的时候了。米奇翘起二郎腿。钱，就是那个大问题，尤其是与他所得到的其他工作提供的薪酬相比。但是，他很清楚，像所有其他公司一样，他们必须避免直接谈及这个问题，直到事态变得尴尬，显然除了钱他们已经再没有其他任何可谈的了。00600#高级英语试题第8页(共8页)