1、自考英语一历年真题汇编2000年（上）英语（一）试题I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each) 从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。1. Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find difficult to succeed in language learning.A. them B. themselves C. it D. itself2. Television ads are short, but they are
2、repeated over and over again the audience sees and hears them many times.A. in that B. so that C. as to D. so as3. The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the Pacific, it is still very large.A. but B. and C. so D. therefore4. No one has been able to prove that fish is better for the brain than man
3、y other kinds of food.A. some B. so C. as D. any5. Tomatoes were once called love apples and were supposed to make those who ate them in love.A. fell B. feel C. fall D. felt6. Washing food down with water as a for chewing is not a good habit.A. direction B. substitute C. possibility D. resource7. It
4、 is important to realize that the same technology helps us may also harm us.A. as B. that C. what D. when8. Science began to develop rapidly when man laid his wrong beliefs and began to seek true explanations.A. out B. down C. aside D. outside9. Remember, nothing hurts concentration reading too slow
5、ly.A. rather than B. as well as C. more than D. instead of 10. More and more people are realizing that there is a between heart disease and the way one lives.A. correspondence B. comparison C. connection D. consequenceII. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each)下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案。Fea
6、r and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play with it 11 their hands were burnt away. 12 , if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, becaus
7、e fear would not 13 it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before. Fear and pain are therefore two guards, 14 which men and animals might soon die out. In the first sentence we suggest that fear ought to be properly used. If, 15 , you never go out of your house 16 of the danger of being kno
8、cked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too 17 . Even in your house you are not absolutely 18 : an airplane may crash on your house or you may get cancer! The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but 19 to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn
9、you of dangers; 20 you have to decide what action to take.11. A. because B. if C. though D. until12. A. Generally B. Probably C. Similarly D. Consequently 13. A. warn B. request C. manage D. protect14. A. with B. without C. for D. against15. A. after all B. by chance C. for example D. in fact16. A.
10、regardless B. because C. in terms D. in front17. A. little B. more C. many D. much 18. A. firm B. calm C. safe D. strong19. A. instead B. better C. similarly D. further20. A. then B. otherwise C. likewise D. evenIII. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each)从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。Pa
11、ssage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.The problem of leisure is new. Until very recent times people worked each day to the limit of their strength. Of course there were always a privileged (有特权的)few who had leisure; but most men had to work 12, 14, or even 16 hours a day, si
12、x days a week. As late as 1840 the average factory worker labored 72 hours a week. Sunup to sundown was the farmers day, or as another phrase puts it, from can to cant. Today, working less than a 40-hour week, people enjoy more leisure time. Hence, the wise use of leisure time has become an importan
13、t problem for everyone, young or old. It is a particularly difficult problem for the sick, the aged, and those who have retired from earning a living. Those people have so much leisure that it is hard for them to find interesting and worthwhile ways to use it.However short the work week becomes, wor
14、k is still the most important part of life. We do not work to get leisure and the pleasures leisure brings us; rather, we use leisure wisely so that work itself can become awarding and enjoyable. The feeling of success at doing ones daily workwhether it is a job, maintaining a home, or going to scho
15、oldepends largely on coming to it each day with fresh energy and active interest.Leisure and recreation (消遣) go together, though they are not necessarily the same thing. Recreation has an obvious meaning. It is the kind of leisure activity that brings re-creation of strength and spirit. When one spe
16、aks of making good use of leisure, he means choosing recreational activities which contribute to health, growth, and spirit. 21. The phrase from can to cant in Paragraph 1 means .A. from beginning to end B. from birth to deathC. from morning to night D. from time to time22. How to spend leisure time
17、 wisely is not a particularly difficult problem for people .A. who are very busy everyday B. who are sick in bedC. who are aged and in good health D. who have retired from work23. How does the author look at work and leisure?A. We work hard so that we can enjoy more leisure.B. We enjoy leisure so th
18、at we can come back to work with fresh energy.C. Leisure can bring us a lot of pleasures that work can not.D. The success of work has little to do with how we spend our leisure time.24. What is the relationship between leisure and recreation, according to the author?A. Leisure and recreation are clo
19、sely related.B. Leisure and recreation are identical.C. Recreation covers all kinds of leisure activities.D. Recreation does not belong to any leisure activity.25. From the passage we know that .A. leisure has been an old problem since ancient timesB. leisure can not be replaced as the most importan
20、t part of life C. our success in work is mostly determined by whether we use leisure wiselyD. good recreational activities contribute greatly to health, growth and spiritPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Each nation has its own peculiar character which distinguishes it
21、 from others. But the peoples of the world have more points in common than points in which they differ. One type of person that is common in every country is the one who always tries to do as little as possible and to get as much as possible in return. His opposite, the man who is in the habit of do
22、ing more than is strictly necessary and who is ready to accept what is offered in return, is rare everywhere.Both these types are usually unconscious of their character. The man who avoids effort is always talking about his rights: he appears to think that society owes him a pleasant, easy life. The
23、 man who tries to do as little as he can is always full of excuses: if he has neglected to do something, it was because he had a headache, or the weather was too hotor too coldor because he was prevented by bad luck. At first, other people, such as his friends and his employer, generously accept his
24、 stories; but soon they realize what kind of person he is. In the long run he deceives only himself. When his friends become cool towards him and he fails to make progress in his job, he is surprised and hurt. He blames everyone and everything except himself. He feels that society is failing in its
25、duties towards him, and that he is being unjustly treated.26. The central idea of Paragraph 1 is that .A. each nation is peculiar enough to enable us to distinguish it from othersB. the peoples of the world are as alike as they are differentC. the peoples of the world have more similarities than dif
26、ferencesD. those who do more than is strictly necessary are common in every country27. According to Paragraph 1, the man who does more than is required .A. is ready to accept what the society offers him B. expects nothing in return for his workC. feels that he is under heavy debt D. thinks this make
27、s his life easy28. Those who try to do as little as possible .A. envy others good luck B. are good story-tellersC. supply false reasons for their lack of responsibility D. think that their opposites owe them a pleasant life29. The phrase in the long run (Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to .A. in
28、practice B. in the end C. in effect D. in no time 30. It can be inferred from the passage that people who cheat .A. will be unjustly treated B. will cheat only themselves eventuallyC. will change their behavior D. will get surprised by their own storiesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on th
29、e following passage.The government may control prices when there is a problem such as rapidly increasing rents or a rise in the cost of living. When the government controls prices, there is no longer a normal relationship between the price of a product and the quantity consumers will buy. Government
30、 controls may help in an emergency(紧急情况). However, some economists believe that controls can have negative effects over a long period of time.In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord (房主) can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that
31、 it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics (评论者) say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, the
32、y invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent-controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the ci
