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2022年4月自考00600高级英语真题及答案
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1.本试卷分为两部分,第一部分为选择题,第二部分为非选择题。
2.应考者必须按试题顺序在答题卡(纸)指定位置上作答,答在试卷上无效。
3.涂写部分、画图部分必须使用2B铅笔,书写部分必须使用黑色字迹签字笔。
4.全部题目用英文作答(翻译题除外)。
I.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgivenfourchoicesofwordsorexpressions.ChoosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(15points,1pointforeach)
1.ThelightingoftheOlympictorchpeaceandfriendshipamongthenationsoftheworld.
A.symbolizes
B.epitomizes
C.synchronizes
D.characterizes
2.Thereissomeintheofficeaboutwhothenewdirectorwillbe.
A.comprehension
B.disappointment
C.apprehension
D.estrangement
3.Weweresoonboredaswehadtolistentothedetailsofhisoperation.
A.tentative
B.tenacious
C.tedious
D.tenuous
4.Women'svoicesonlyonafewsubjectssuchasbeautycontests,sexworkers,andalltodowiththehome.
A.contract
B.resume
C.supervise
D.predominate
5.Whencleaningyourhands,remembertoallsurfaces,includingthebacksofyourhands,wrists,betweenyourfingers,andunderyourfingernails.
A.sweep
B.scrub
C.purify
D.groom
6.Generallyspeaking,largepaintingscanhelpthefeelingofspaceinsmallrooms.
A.raise
B.enhance
C.deepen
D.increase
7.Alicedidnotlookafterhim,butslowlywoundalongthecountryroaddowntothesouth.
A.distorted
B.twined
C.deformed
D.crooked
8.Therejectionofsuchinitiativesisindicatingthatvotersareunconcernedabouttheenvironment.
A.inthemeansof
B.bymeansof
C.beyondyourmeans
D.bynomeans
9.Theworryingtrendofyouthsmokinghastobehalted.Otherwise,manychildrenwillit.
A.fallvictimto
B.becreditedwith
C.takeadvantageof
D.beexhaustedfrom
10.Byclosingtheinfectedfarmswe'rehopingtothediseasetothenorthoftheregion.
A.limit
B.localize
C.confine
D.encircle
11.Johnisaveryprivateperson-formostofthetime,he,himself.
A.keepsto
B.keepsfrom
C.keepsupwith
D.keepsdownto
12.Smithcarefullytheloosehairsfromtheshouldersofhisjacket.
A.plucked
B.flicked
C.wrested
D.dragged
13.Thenewlypublishedbookbearssomestrikingtolastyear'sbestseller.
A.identity
B.superiority
C.similarity
D.uniformity
14.Ifanyofthesesymptomswhileyouaretakingthemedicine,consultyourdoctorimmediately.
A.occur
B.happen
C.concur
D.heighten
15.Thecarcomesinaofcolors,whichisnotgoodnewsforcustomerswhohavedifficultiesinmakingdecisions.
A.pyramid
B.pygmy
C.mystique
D.myriad
ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsII,II,IV.
(1)Theconfidencepeopleplaceinscienceisfrequentlybasednotonwhatitreallyis,butonwhatpeoplewouldlikeittobe.WhenIaskedstudentsatthebeginningoftheyearhowtheywoulddefinescience,manyofthemrepliedthatitisanobjectivewayofdiscoveringcertaintiesabouttheworld.Butsciencecannotprovidecertainties.Forexample,amajorityofAmericanstrustscienceaslongasitdoesnotchallengetheirexistingbeliefs.Tothequestion“Whensciencedisagreeswiththeteachingsofyourreligion,whichonedoyoubelieve?,"58percentofNorthAmericansfavorreligion;33percentscience;and6percentsay“itdepends."
(2)Butdoubtinscienceisafeature,notabug.Indeed,theparadoxisthatscience,whenproperlyfunctioning,questionsacceptedfactsandyieldsbothnewknowledgeandnewquestions-notcertainty.Doubtdoesnotcreatetrust,nordoesithelppublicunderstanding.Sowhyshouldpeopletrustaprocessthatseemstorequireatroublesome.stateofuncertaintywithoutalwaysprovidingsolidsolutions?
(3)Asahistorianofscience,Iwouldarguethatit'stheresponsibilityofscientistsandhistoriansofsciencetoshowthattherealpowerofscienceliespreciselyinwhatisoftenperceivedasitsweakness:itsdrivetoquestionandchallengeahypothesis.Indeed,thescientificapproachrequireschangingourunderstandingofthenaturalworldwhenevernewevidenceemergesfromeitherexperimentationorobservation.Scientificfindingsarehypothesesthatencompassthestateofknowledgeatagivenmoment.Inthelongrun,manyofthemarechallengedandevenoverturned.Doubtmightbetroubling,butitimpelsustowardsabetterunderstanding;certainties,asreassuringastheymayseem,infactunderminethescientificprocess.
(4)Scientistsunderstandthis,butinthedynamicbetweenthepublicandscience,therearetwosignificantpitfalls.
(5)Thefirstisaformofblindscientism-thatis,abeliefinthecapacityofsciencetosolveallproblems.Thepopularnarrativeofscienceislinear,embodiedbyheroicresearcherswhoworkselflesslyforthegoodofhumanity.Indeed,somescientistspromotethisattractivepublicimageoftheirwork.Butthisnarrativeignorestheubiquityofcontroversy,conflictanderrorattheveryheartofthescientificworld.Suchanidealizedrepresentationtendstoturmscienceintoanunquestionablesetofbeliefs.Infact,however,thepowerofscienceliespreciselyinitscapacitytogeneratediscussionandevendiscord.
(6)Thesecondpifallisaformofrelativismborneoutofalackofconfidenceintheveryexistenceoftruth.Itdevelopswhenscienceisdivorcedfrommethodandviewedasjustanotherclaiminthemarketplaceofideas.APewResearchstudyshowsthat35percentofAmericansthinkthescientificmethodcanbeusedtoproduce“anyresultaresearcherwants."Oncethescientificapproachhasbeendelegitimized,thenallhypotheses,includingthemostoutlandishandirrationalones,canbetakenascredible.So,hiddeninthisconceitofademocratic“marketplaceofideas"isaparticularlyvirulentformofrelativismthatapproachesnihilism.
(7)Suchexamplesofrelativismaboutissuesincludingclimatechangeand,mostrecently,theCOVID-19pandemic-havesignificantlycontributedtotheproliferationoffakenewsandconspiracytheories.ThediffusionoffakenewsisfacilitatedbythedifficultyofalargemajorityofAmericansindistinguishingbetweenfactandopinion.Factualnewscanbeprovedordisprovedbyobjectiveevidence,whileopinionisanexpressionofthebeliefsandvaluesofthespeaker.
(8)Inanefforttocombatmisinformation,scientistsmayovercompensatebyacceleratingtheirresearch.orpublicizingtheirfindingsprematurely.Thiscanspurdialogueaboutscience,butwithserioussideeffects.Thescientificprocessitselfhasbeencalledintoquestionduringthepandemicincaseswheretheveryinstitutionsandpeerreviewprocessthatweresupposedtocheckscientificresultsfailedtodetectscams.
(9)Sohowtoregainpublictrustinsciencewhenthepublicislookingforcertaintiesandwhenthosewhoaresupposedtoimpersonatedoubtseemtobefickleordogmatic?Amorerealisticunderstandingofhowscienceworkscancontributetoabettercomprehensionofthedecisiveroleofdoubtandskepticisminthescientificprocess.Indeed,scienceisnotalinearpathleadingfromonesuccesstoanother,butratheraconstantrevaluationofhypotheses.Failuresarepartofthescientificprocessandshouldbetaughtalongwithsuccesses.
(10)Itis,therefore,notsomuchthecontentofscientificdiscoveriesthatshouldbehighlighted,buttheunderstandingofthescientificprocessitselfthatmustbeenhanced.Nooneexpectsthepublicatlargetofullyunderstandalldiscoveriesorto.beabletoarbitratebetweenpossibletreatments.Butwhatmustbereaffirmedisthatinscience,doubtisnotavulnerabilitybutastrength.Thescientificapproachoftenleadstodeadends,butsometimesitleadstofundamentaldiscoveriesthatnootherapproachhaseverachieved.
II.Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatementsorquestions,followedbyfourchocesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(20points,2pointsforeach)
16.MostAmericansbelieveinsciencewhen
A.ittellsthemthetruthsoftheworld
B.itgivesthemtheconfidencetheyneed
C.itisconsistentwiththeirexistingbeliefs
D.itconfirmstheircertaintiesabouttheworld
17.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph3?
A.Historiansaretofindtheweaknessofscience.
B.Scientificfindingsareinfrequentlychallenged.
C.Uncertaintiespreventsciencefromprogressing.
D.Doubtfostersabetterunderstandingoftheworld.
18.InParagraph5,theword“ubiquity"means
A.beingpresenteverywhere
B.thedistinctcharacter
C.beingthespecificone
D.theinherentquality
19.AccordingtoParagraph5,theauthortendstoagreethat
A.researchersareusuallyselflessheroes
B.weshouldnotholdfirmbeliefinscience
C.thereshouldbenoerrorinscientificwork
D.scienceneedsdiscussionanddisagreement
20.InParagraph6,theword“divorced"means.
A.derived
B.prevented
C.separated
D.generated
21.ThestudymentionedinParagraph6showsthatsomeAmericansbelievethat
A.manyseeminglyoutlandishhypothesesareactuallycredible
B.theso-callednihilismispracticallyavariedformofrelativism
C.scholarscanmanipulatethescientificmethodtoyielddesiredresults
D.ademocraticmarketplaceofideasisusuallyhiddenbehindrelativism
22.InParagraph9,theword“fickle”means
A.sensitive
B.changingfrequently
C.innovative
D.notcaringaboutothers
23.Inwhichofthefollowingmightthispassagemostlikelyappear?
A.Ajournal.
B.Acircular.
C.Ananthology.
D.Abrochure.
24.Whatistheauthor'stoneinwritingthispassage?
A.Sarcastic.
B.Objective.
C.Passionate.
D.Humorous.
25.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.WhatBlindScientismIs
B.TheImportanceofScience
C.ScienceVersusReligion
D.DoubtIsEssentialtoScience
III.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.(10points,2pointsforeach)
26.Sowhyshouldpeopletrustaprocessthatseemstorequireatroublesomestateofuncertaintywithoutalwaysprovidingsolidsolutions?
27.Scientistsunderstandthis,butinthedynamicbetweenthepublicandscience,therearetwosignificantpitfalls.
28.ThediffusionoffakenewsisfaciltatedbythedificultyofalargemajorityofAmericansindistinguishingbetweenfactandopinion.
29.Inanefforttocombatmisinformation,scientistsmayovercompensatebyacceleratingtheirresearch,orpublicizingtheirfindingsprematurely.
30.Nooneexpectsthepublicatlargetofullyunderstandalldiscoveriesortobeabletoarbitratebetweenpossibletreatments.
IV.AnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglishwithin80-100words.WriteyouransweronyourAnswerSheet.(10points)
31.Howdoesscienceinfluenceyourlife?
V.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoY.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(25points,1pointforeach)
SheappealedtomebecauseshewaslikepeopleIhadmetpersonally.LikewomeninEnglishnovelswhowalkedthemoors(whatevertheywere)withtheirdogsracingatarespectfuldistance.Likethewomenwhosatinfrontoffireplaces,drinkingteafromsilvertraysfullofsconesandcrumpets.Womenwhowalkedoverthe“heath"andreadmorocco-boundbooksandhadtwolastnamesbyahyphen.
Toshareabedroomwithoneofthesefellowsistoloseone'sinhumannature,for,evenafterthemostday,thereisnocomparingnotesthem,nomidnightconfidence,nocastingupthebalanceoftheday'spleasureandpain.
They,atonce,intostupid,heavyslumber,leavingyoutoyourownmentaldevices.Andtheyallsnore!
TheseniorpartnerstudiedtheresumeforthetimeandagainfoundnothingheaboutMitchellY.McDeere,atleastnotonpaper.Hehadthebrains,theambition,thegoodlooks.Andhewashungry;withhisbackground,hehadtobe.Hewasmarried,andthatwas.Thefimalsofrownedondivorce,aswellasanddrinking.
Attheverytop,ofcourse,arethosepeople,mostlyyoungandwithout,towhomthecompanyisnotaninstitutionofanysacredmeritbutstillonlyaplacetowork,andwhotheirpresentassociationwithitassomethingIputthesepeopleatthetopbecauseifyouaskedanyoneofthemifhewouldchoosetospendtherestofhislifeworkingforthecompany,hewouldgiveyouaNo!,regardlessofwhatinducementswereoffered.
Thereisadifference_52myschoolingandthewisdomofthestreetIknowthelifeofablackmaninWattsis_54thanafederalpovertyprogram.Ifthereisnofuturefortheblackghetto,thefutureofallNegroesisWhataffectsit,affectsme,forIamachildoftheghetto.WhentheydoittoWatts,theydoittome,too.I'llneverescapefromtheghetto.Ihavemyallonitsfuture.Wattsismyhome.
A.with
B.dependents
C.diminished
D.eventful
E.resounding
F.incessantly
G.heavily
H.between
I.never
J.hundredth
K.abominably
L.yet
M.faith
N.corner
O.divided
P.regard
Q.loyal
R.disliked
S.womanizing
T.larger
U.staked
V.mandatoryW.sink
X.temporary
Y.roaring
VI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.(20points,2pointseachfor57-60,4pointsfor61,8pointsfor62)
57.它注定是失败的,每一本书都是失败的,但我确实清楚地知道我想写什么样的书。58.多年来,我一直搞不清楚蔬菜到底出了什么问题。我当然知道,大多数蔬菜要想享用它们最鲜美的味道,必须新鲜采摘并且立即烹调。
59.对于这些产品领先者来说,竞争并非有关产品价格或客户服务(尽管它们不能被忽视),而是有关产品性能。
60.晚年生活中获得满足乃至成就的潜能是真实存在而未被充分开发的。大体上,老年人都是在一个冷漠的世界里挣扎着生存。
61.你杀死了你的敌人,而当他死了,你的职业便不复存在,你从胜利中获得的满足感也会很快消退。另一方面,建设的工作一旦完成,会想起来就愉悦,而且永远不会因为彻底完成而没有更进一步去做的余地。
62.当这个富裕国家没有孩子饿着肚子上床睡觉时,我可能准备回去教书。当每个孩子都有一所好学校时,我可能就准备好了。当我们不再把财富花在杀人的硬件上,当我们不再容忍对少数族裔的偏见,当反对不公平住房和不公平就业行为的法律得以实施而不是被逃避时,那么在政治上我可能就没有更多可做的了。
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