全國2008年1月高等教育自學(xué)考試
高級英語試題
課程代碼：00600
I.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(12points,0.5pointforeach)
AsIateshebeganthefirstofwhatwelatercalled“mylessoninliving.”ShesaidthatImustalwaysbe 1 ofignorancebutunderstandingofilliteracy.Thatsome 2 ,unabletogotoschool,weremore 3 andevenmoreintelligentthan 4 professors.Sheencouragedmeto 5 carefullytowhatcountrypeople 6 motherwit.Whensalesmenaredoingwell,thereis 7 uponthemtobegindoingbetter,for 8 theymaystartdoingworse.
Whentheyaredoing 9 ,theyaredoingterribly.Whenasalesmanlandsalargeorderor 10 inanimportantnewaccount, 11 elationisbrief,forthereisdangerhemightlosethatlargeorderorimportantnewaccounttoasalesman 12 acompetingcompanythenexttimearound.TheAmericandreampromisedolderpeoplethatifthey 13 hardenoughalltheirlives,thingswould 14 wellforthem.Today’selderlywerebroughtupto 15 inpride,self-relianceandindependence.Many 16 tough,determinedindividuals 17 managetosurviveagainstadversity.Buteventhetoughonesreacha 18 wherehelpshouldbeavailabletothem.
Anothersolitarymanwasfishingfurtheralongthecanal, 19 Arthurknewthattheywouldleaveeachother20peace,wouldnotevencall 21 greetings.Noonebothered 22 :youwereahunter,adreamer,yourown 23 ,awayfromitallforafewhoursonanydaythatthe
24 didnotthrowdownitsrain.
A.people
E.boss
I.believe
M.are
Q.out
U.from
B.fear
Feducated
J.in
N.point
R.who
V.called
C.his
G.intolerant
K.but
O.listen
S.you
W.poorly
D.worked
H.brings
L.weather
Ppressure
T.turnout
X.college
II.Inthissection,therearefifteensentencestakenfromthetextbookswithablankineach,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(15points,1pointforeach) 25.Theylived,inbitterdisillusionment,toseetheestablishmenttheyhadoverthrownreplacedbya______one,justashard-facedandstuffy.
26.Amongmembersofmyownparty,closedmeetingswereheldtodiscuss______ofstoppingme.
27.Nodoubtsomebodywouldhave______ifshehadn’tbeenthere;shewaspartoftheperformance,afterall.
28.AllIcared______wasthatshehadmadeteacookiesformeandreadtomefromherfavoritebook.
29.Hesatwithhis______stillpressedoverhisstomach,hidinghiswatch,butallthroughthecellyoucouldhearitsbluntticktocktick.
30.Givemearestless______ortwoinbedandIcansolve,tomyownsatisfaction,allthedoubtsofhumanity.
31.Iamnotable,andIdonotwant,completelyto______theworld-viewthatIacquiredinchildhood.
32.We’reangryaboutthesamethingsyouare______policy—alittleangrierbecauseourliveswerethethingsusedtotestthosepolicies.
33.IfrequentlyfeelI’mbeingtakenadvantageofmerely______I’maskedtodotheworkI’mpaidtodo.
34.Throughthewidedoorsoftheshedsshe______aglimpseoftheblackmassoftheboat,lyinginbesidethequaywall,withilluminedportholes.
35.Personswhodoremainathomewhile______illhealthhaveseriousdifficultiesingettingsocial,medicalandpsychiatricservicesbroughtdirectlytothem.
36.Whatwomendidn’tseemtorealize______thattherewerethingsyouknewbutshouldn’tsay.
37.Theyexecuteextraordinarilywell,andtheirpropositiontocustomersisguaranteedlow______orhassle-freeservice,orboth.
38.Standinginfrontoftheflower-standwomansheknewshe______nothavetoexplainthatshewantedtoleavethem.
39.Forsomereasonhesmiledatwhathesaw,andturned______someyardsalongthetowpath.
A.irregular
E.noticed
I.would
M.price
Q.caught
U.apology
B.ways
Fabandon
J.humiliating
N.new
R.invain
V.was
C.genetics
G.intermsof
K.compulsion
O.hands
S.in
W.bymeansof
D.about
H.towalk
L.meditate
Pcrunch
T.hour
X.because
III.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgiventwochoicesofwordsorexpressions.ChoosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(15points,1pointforeach)
40.Mutualcooperationwas______fromthegenerals’pointofview,becauseitwasn’thelpingthemtowinthewar.
A.understandable
B.undesirable
41.Hewasmuchmorerestlessthanlastnight,and,despitesleepingdrugs,muchmore______.
A.awake
B.wakeful
42.Themarketplace______therequirementsofadvertisers.
A.caresfor
B.catersto
43.AtfirstIfoundthe______ofbeingunemployedverydifficulttocopewith.
A.stigma
B.ugliness
44.Usingtherighthandtoshakehandsisa(an)______.
A.invention
B.convention
45.Let’stryanddiscussthisliketwo______humanbeings.
A.rational
B.fashionable
46.Collegesanduniversitiescannolongertake______thelearningthatshouldbeoccurringontheircampuses.
A.forgranted
B.forpride
47.Iwon’tpaytoppricesforgoodsof______quality.
A.high
B.inferior
48.Itookwhathesaid______,butafterwardsitbecameclearthathereallymeantsomethingelse.
A.literally
B.freely
49.Johnwasstandinginthedoorwayinhis______bluesuit.
A.broken
B.shabby
50.Aboutfifteenminuteslater,Imanagedtosecretly______thedistressedwomanfromdanger.
A.rescue
B.reserve
51.Finallytheyrealizedthattheymustreducetheircountry’s______onimportedgrain.
A.development
B.dependency
52.Susanlooked______,herwholebodyweakwithexhaustion.
A.pitiful
B.hopeful
53.Doyouthinkthatmarriagebetweengaycouplesshouldbe______inourcountrysomeday?
A.realized
B.legalized
54.IfyouhavenotimeforShakespeare,forabasiclookatphilosophy,forcontinuityofthe______arts,forhistory—thenyouhavenobusinessbeingincollege.
A.beautiful
B.fine
ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingfouritemsIV,V,VIandVII.
WaitingasaWayofLife
（1）Waitingisakindofsuspendedanimation,afeelingthatonecan’tdoanythingbecauseoneiswaitingforsomethingtohappen.Waitingcastsone’slifeintoalittlehelloftime.Itisawayofbeingcontrolled,ofbeingrenderedimmobileandhelpless.Onecanreadabookorsing(oddlooksfromtheothers)orchatwithstrangersifthewaitislongenoughtobeginformingabondofsharedexperience,asatasnowed-inairport.Butpeopletendtodotheirwaitingimpassively.Whenthesoundsystemwentdeadduringthecampaigndebatein1976,JerryFordandJimmyCarterstoodinmutesuspensionfor27minutes,lookinglost.
（2）Toenforceawait,ofcourse,istoexertpower.Towaitistobepowerless.Consideroneminor,almostsubliminalform.Thetelephonerings.Onepicksupthereceiverandhearsasecretarysay,“PleaseholdforMr.Green.”O(jiān)nesitsforperhapsfiveseconds,thebloodpressurejustbeginningtocookuptowardtheredline,whenGreencomesonthelinewithahearty“Howareya?”andbusinessproceedsandthemomentpasses,Mr.Greenhavingestablishedthatheis(subtly)incontrol,thathistimeismorepreciousthanhiscallee’s.
（3）Waitingisaformofimprisonment.Oneisdoingtime—butwhy?Oneisbeingpunishednotforanoffenseofone’sownbutoftenfortheinefficienciesofthosewhoimposethewait.Hencethepeculiarragethatwaitscause,thesenseofinjustice.Asidefromboredomandphysicaldiscomfort,thesubtlermiseryofwaitingistheknowledgethatone’smostpreciousresource,time,afractionofone’slife,isbeingstolenaway,irrecoverablylost.
（4）Americanshaveenoughmiseriesofwaiting,ofcourse—waitssometimesconnectedwithaffluenceandleisure.ThelinestogetapassportinManhattanlastweekstretchedaroundtheblockinRockefellerCenter.Travelerswaitedfourandfivehoursjusttogetintobureaucracy’sfrontdoor.AWashingtonPosteditorialwriterreportedafewdaysagothatthepassengersonher747,divertedtoHartford,Connecticut,onthereturnflightfromRomeasaresultofbadweatherinNewYorkCity,wereforcedtositonarunwayforsevenhoursbecausenocustomsinspectorswereonhandtoprocessthem.
（5）ThegreatAmericanwaitsareoftendemocraticenough,liketrafficjams.Someofthegreatwaitshavebeencollective,tribal—waitingforthereleaseoftheAmericanhostagesinIran,forexample.Butwaitingoftenmakesclassdistinctions.OneofthemoredepressingthingsaboutbeingpoorinAmericaistheendlesswaitinginwelfareorunemploymentlines.Thewaitingroomsofthepoorareofteninbadconditions,butinfactalmostallwaitingroomsarespiritlessandblank-eyedplaceswhereitalwaysfeelslike3inthemorning.
（6）Oneoftheinestimableadvantagesofwealthistheimmunitythatitcanpurchasefromseriouswaiting.Therichdonotwaitinlonglinestobuygroceriesorairplanetickets.Thehelpseestoit.Thelimousinetakestheprivilegedrightoutontothetarmac,theirshoesbarelygrazingtheground.
（7）Peoplewaitwhentheyhavenochoiceorwhentheybelievethatthewaitisjustifiedbythereward—aconcertticket,say.Waitinghasitssocialorderings,itsrulesandassumptions.Otherwisepeacefulcitizensexplodewhensomeonecutsintoalinethathasbeenwaitingalongtime.Itisunjust;sufferingisnotbeingfairlydistributed.Oddly,behavioralscientistshavefoundthatthestrongestproteststendtocomefromtheimmediatevictims,thepeopledirectlybehindthelinejumpers.Peoplefartherdownthelinecomplainlessornotatall,eventhoughtheyhavebeenequallypenalizedbylosingaplace.
（8）Waitingcanhaveadeliciousquality(“Ican’twaittoseeher.”“Ican’twaitfortheparty”),andsometimesthewaitingisbetterthantheeventawaited.Attheotherextreme,itcanshadeintoterror:whenonewaitsforachildwhoislatecominghomeor—mosthorribly—hasvanished.Whenanyonehasdisappeared,infact,orismissinginaction,theordinarystressofwaitingisoverlaidwithanunbearableanguishofspeculation:Aliveordead?
（9）Waitingcanseemanintervalofnonbeing,theblankspacebetweeneventsandtheoutcomesofdesires.Itmakestimemaddeninglyelastic:ithasawayofseemingtocompacteternityintoafewhours.Yetitsbracketsultimatelyexpandtothelargestdimensions.OnewaitsforCaliforniatodropintotheseaorfortheMessiah.Alllifeisawaiting,andperhapsinthatsenseoneshouldnotbetooeagerforthewaittoend.Theregionthatliesontheothersideofwaitingiseternity.
IV.Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatements,followedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(10points,1pointforeach)
55.Inthefirstparagraph,thewriterintroduces______.
A.howpeoplewaitindifferentsituations
B.thegreatangerofpeoplecausedbywaiting
C.howmiserablepeoplefeelwhilewaiting
D.negativeaspectsofwaitingandsomewayofcoping
56.JerryFordandJimmyCarterstoodinmutesuspensionwhenthesoundsystemwentdeadbecausethey______.
A.wantedtohavearest
B.didn’tlikeeachother
C.chosetowaitthatway
D.didn’tknowwhattosay
57.TheexamplegiveninParagraph2showsthat______.
A.onecanreceiveanunexpectedphonecall
B.sometimesoneisforcedtowait
C.Mr.Greenistooslowtocometothephone
D.acallerisalwayssuperiortoacallee
58.Fromthepassagewegettoknowthatwaitingmakespeopleangrybecause______.
A.theydon’thavesomuchtime
B.theirtimeiswastedbystrangers
C.itisridiculousforthemtowait
D.theyfeelbeingpunishedunfairly
59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.WaitsareconsideredterriblebyAmericans.
B.Waitingissometimesconsideredpleasant.
C.PeoplewaitfordifferentreasonsinAmerica.
D.TravelersinAmericaarefreefromwaiting.
60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.AmericansweregreatlyconcernedabouttheAmericanhostagesinIran
B.waitingfortheAmericanhostagesinIrantobereleasedwasgreat
C.theAmericanhostagesinIranwereadmiredbypeopleathome
D.allAmericanswerewaitingfortheAmericanhostagestobereleased
61.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.
A.beingpoorinAmericameanswaitingforvariousthings
B.inordertogetwhattheywantAmericanshavetowait
C.richpeoplearefreefromwaitinginlonglinestobuythings
D.endlesswaitingdepressesAmericansmorethananythingelse
62.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewaitinginaline______.
A.failtoprotestagainstlinejumpers
B.allhatethelinejumpersverymuch
C.considerlinejumpinganimmoralbehavior
D.responddifferentlytothelinejumpers
63.Itisimpliedthat______.
A.worryingabouttheresultisworsethanwaiting
B.waitingforamissingpersonistheworstthing
C.manypeoplecan’tbearthestressofwaiting
D.somepeoplewouldratherwaitthanknowtheresult
64.Theauthor’stoneofthelastparagraphis______.
A.sincere
B.ironic
C.pessimistic
D.optimistic
V.Thereisoneunderlinedpartineachofthefollowingsentences,followedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpartandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(10points,2pointsforeach)
65.Oneisdoingtime—butwhy?
A.passingtimecarelessly
B.spendingtimeinprison
C.calculatingtimeaccurately
D.enjoyingthetimelonely
66.Butwaitingoftenmakesclassdistinctions.
A.differences
B.similarities
C.connections
D.conflicts
67.Thelimousinetakestheprivilegedrightoutintothetarmac,theirshoesbarelygrazingtheground.
A.touching
B.polluting
C.feeling
D.walking
68.Otherwisepeacefulcitizensexplodewhensomeonecutsintoalinethathasbeenwaitingalongtime.
A.becomeexcited
B.turnintoamob
C.getveryangry
D.protestimmediately
69.…theordinarystressofwaitingisoverlaidwithanunbearableanguishofspeculation:Aliveordead?
A.belief
B.expectation
C.doubt
D.guess
VI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.(10points,2pointsforeach)
70.Oneisbeingpunishednotforanoffenseofone’sownbutoftenfortheinefficienciesofthosewhoimposethewait.
71.Asidefromboredomandphysicaldiscomfort,thesubtlermiseryofwaitingistheknowledgethatone’spreciousresource,time,afractionofone’slife,isbeingstolenaway,irrecoverablylost.
72.Americanshaveenoughmiseriesofwaiting,ofcourse—waitssometimesconnectedwithaffluenceandleisure.
73.OneofthemoredepressingthingsaboutbeingpoorinAmericaistheendlesswaitinginwelfareorunemploymentlines.
74.Therichdonotwaitinlonglinestobuygroceriesorairplanetickets.Thehelpseestoit.
VII.AnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglishwithin80-100words.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.(10points)
75.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticle?
VIII.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.(18points,2pointseachfor76-80,8pointsfor81)
76.我們的城市將繼續(xù)變得更加擁擠喧囂，景色將變得更加混亂，空氣和水變得更臟。
77.當我們從敞開的后門走進去的時候，看到廚房里站著一些人。
78.他們每個人都能說出至少一位上級，感到他對自己懷有敵意，而且存心想毀了自己的前途。
79.她做夢也沒想到會和這些熟悉的東西分開，今后可能再也見不到它們了。
80.他站在大門口，尖頂帽推到腦后，頭發(fā)向前散亂地垂在曬得黝黑的臉上。
81.老年生活既不是本來就痛苦，也不是本來就美滿的。它和生命的每個階段一樣，有困難、歡樂、恐懼和無限的潛力。變老的過程以及后的死亡必須從根本上就被看作是生命周期的自然進程，老年人結(jié)束了生命，為年輕人讓路。老年的獨特之處實際上主要在于變老的事實和死亡的逼近。
高級英語試題
課程代碼：00600
I.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(12points,0.5pointforeach)
AsIateshebeganthefirstofwhatwelatercalled“mylessoninliving.”ShesaidthatImustalwaysbe 1 ofignorancebutunderstandingofilliteracy.Thatsome 2 ,unabletogotoschool,weremore 3 andevenmoreintelligentthan 4 professors.Sheencouragedmeto 5 carefullytowhatcountrypeople 6 motherwit.Whensalesmenaredoingwell,thereis 7 uponthemtobegindoingbetter,for 8 theymaystartdoingworse.
Whentheyaredoing 9 ,theyaredoingterribly.Whenasalesmanlandsalargeorderor 10 inanimportantnewaccount, 11 elationisbrief,forthereisdangerhemightlosethatlargeorderorimportantnewaccounttoasalesman 12 acompetingcompanythenexttimearound.TheAmericandreampromisedolderpeoplethatifthey 13 hardenoughalltheirlives,thingswould 14 wellforthem.Today’selderlywerebroughtupto 15 inpride,self-relianceandindependence.Many 16 tough,determinedindividuals 17 managetosurviveagainstadversity.Buteventhetoughonesreacha 18 wherehelpshouldbeavailabletothem.
Anothersolitarymanwasfishingfurtheralongthecanal, 19 Arthurknewthattheywouldleaveeachother20peace,wouldnotevencall 21 greetings.Noonebothered 22 :youwereahunter,adreamer,yourown 23 ,awayfromitallforafewhoursonanydaythatthe
24 didnotthrowdownitsrain.
A.people
E.boss
I.believe
M.are
Q.out
U.from
B.fear
Feducated
J.in
N.point
R.who
V.called
C.his
G.intolerant
K.but
O.listen
S.you
W.poorly
D.worked
H.brings
L.weather
Ppressure
T.turnout
X.college
II.Inthissection,therearefifteensentencestakenfromthetextbookswithablankineach,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(15points,1pointforeach) 25.Theylived,inbitterdisillusionment,toseetheestablishmenttheyhadoverthrownreplacedbya______one,justashard-facedandstuffy.
26.Amongmembersofmyownparty,closedmeetingswereheldtodiscuss______ofstoppingme.
27.Nodoubtsomebodywouldhave______ifshehadn’tbeenthere;shewaspartoftheperformance,afterall.
28.AllIcared______wasthatshehadmadeteacookiesformeandreadtomefromherfavoritebook.
29.Hesatwithhis______stillpressedoverhisstomach,hidinghiswatch,butallthroughthecellyoucouldhearitsbluntticktocktick.
30.Givemearestless______ortwoinbedandIcansolve,tomyownsatisfaction,allthedoubtsofhumanity.
31.Iamnotable,andIdonotwant,completelyto______theworld-viewthatIacquiredinchildhood.
32.We’reangryaboutthesamethingsyouare______policy—alittleangrierbecauseourliveswerethethingsusedtotestthosepolicies.
33.IfrequentlyfeelI’mbeingtakenadvantageofmerely______I’maskedtodotheworkI’mpaidtodo.
34.Throughthewidedoorsoftheshedsshe______aglimpseoftheblackmassoftheboat,lyinginbesidethequaywall,withilluminedportholes.
35.Personswhodoremainathomewhile______illhealthhaveseriousdifficultiesingettingsocial,medicalandpsychiatricservicesbroughtdirectlytothem.
36.Whatwomendidn’tseemtorealize______thattherewerethingsyouknewbutshouldn’tsay.
37.Theyexecuteextraordinarilywell,andtheirpropositiontocustomersisguaranteedlow______orhassle-freeservice,orboth.
38.Standinginfrontoftheflower-standwomansheknewshe______nothavetoexplainthatshewantedtoleavethem.
39.Forsomereasonhesmiledatwhathesaw,andturned______someyardsalongthetowpath.
A.irregular
E.noticed
I.would
M.price
Q.caught
U.apology
B.ways
Fabandon
J.humiliating
N.new
R.invain
V.was
C.genetics
G.intermsof
K.compulsion
O.hands
S.in
W.bymeansof
D.about
H.towalk
L.meditate
Pcrunch
T.hour
X.because
III.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgiventwochoicesofwordsorexpressions.ChoosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(15points,1pointforeach)
40.Mutualcooperationwas______fromthegenerals’pointofview,becauseitwasn’thelpingthemtowinthewar.
A.understandable
B.undesirable
41.Hewasmuchmorerestlessthanlastnight,and,despitesleepingdrugs,muchmore______.
A.awake
B.wakeful
42.Themarketplace______therequirementsofadvertisers.
A.caresfor
B.catersto
43.AtfirstIfoundthe______ofbeingunemployedverydifficulttocopewith.
A.stigma
B.ugliness
44.Usingtherighthandtoshakehandsisa(an)______.
A.invention
B.convention
45.Let’stryanddiscussthisliketwo______humanbeings.
A.rational
B.fashionable
46.Collegesanduniversitiescannolongertake______thelearningthatshouldbeoccurringontheircampuses.
A.forgranted
B.forpride
47.Iwon’tpaytoppricesforgoodsof______quality.
A.high
B.inferior
48.Itookwhathesaid______,butafterwardsitbecameclearthathereallymeantsomethingelse.
A.literally
B.freely
49.Johnwasstandinginthedoorwayinhis______bluesuit.
A.broken
B.shabby
50.Aboutfifteenminuteslater,Imanagedtosecretly______thedistressedwomanfromdanger.
A.rescue
B.reserve
51.Finallytheyrealizedthattheymustreducetheircountry’s______onimportedgrain.
A.development
B.dependency
52.Susanlooked______,herwholebodyweakwithexhaustion.
A.pitiful
B.hopeful
53.Doyouthinkthatmarriagebetweengaycouplesshouldbe______inourcountrysomeday?
A.realized
B.legalized
54.IfyouhavenotimeforShakespeare,forabasiclookatphilosophy,forcontinuityofthe______arts,forhistory—thenyouhavenobusinessbeingincollege.
A.beautiful
B.fine
ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingfouritemsIV,V,VIandVII.
WaitingasaWayofLife
（1）Waitingisakindofsuspendedanimation,afeelingthatonecan’tdoanythingbecauseoneiswaitingforsomethingtohappen.Waitingcastsone’slifeintoalittlehelloftime.Itisawayofbeingcontrolled,ofbeingrenderedimmobileandhelpless.Onecanreadabookorsing(oddlooksfromtheothers)orchatwithstrangersifthewaitislongenoughtobeginformingabondofsharedexperience,asatasnowed-inairport.Butpeopletendtodotheirwaitingimpassively.Whenthesoundsystemwentdeadduringthecampaigndebatein1976,JerryFordandJimmyCarterstoodinmutesuspensionfor27minutes,lookinglost.
（2）Toenforceawait,ofcourse,istoexertpower.Towaitistobepowerless.Consideroneminor,almostsubliminalform.Thetelephonerings.Onepicksupthereceiverandhearsasecretarysay,“PleaseholdforMr.Green.”O(jiān)nesitsforperhapsfiveseconds,thebloodpressurejustbeginningtocookuptowardtheredline,whenGreencomesonthelinewithahearty“Howareya?”andbusinessproceedsandthemomentpasses,Mr.Greenhavingestablishedthatheis(subtly)incontrol,thathistimeismorepreciousthanhiscallee’s.
（3）Waitingisaformofimprisonment.Oneisdoingtime—butwhy?Oneisbeingpunishednotforanoffenseofone’sownbutoftenfortheinefficienciesofthosewhoimposethewait.Hencethepeculiarragethatwaitscause,thesenseofinjustice.Asidefromboredomandphysicaldiscomfort,thesubtlermiseryofwaitingistheknowledgethatone’smostpreciousresource,time,afractionofone’slife,isbeingstolenaway,irrecoverablylost.
（4）Americanshaveenoughmiseriesofwaiting,ofcourse—waitssometimesconnectedwithaffluenceandleisure.ThelinestogetapassportinManhattanlastweekstretchedaroundtheblockinRockefellerCenter.Travelerswaitedfourandfivehoursjusttogetintobureaucracy’sfrontdoor.AWashingtonPosteditorialwriterreportedafewdaysagothatthepassengersonher747,divertedtoHartford,Connecticut,onthereturnflightfromRomeasaresultofbadweatherinNewYorkCity,wereforcedtositonarunwayforsevenhoursbecausenocustomsinspectorswereonhandtoprocessthem.
（5）ThegreatAmericanwaitsareoftendemocraticenough,liketrafficjams.Someofthegreatwaitshavebeencollective,tribal—waitingforthereleaseoftheAmericanhostagesinIran,forexample.Butwaitingoftenmakesclassdistinctions.OneofthemoredepressingthingsaboutbeingpoorinAmericaistheendlesswaitinginwelfareorunemploymentlines.Thewaitingroomsofthepoorareofteninbadconditions,butinfactalmostallwaitingroomsarespiritlessandblank-eyedplaceswhereitalwaysfeelslike3inthemorning.
（6）Oneoftheinestimableadvantagesofwealthistheimmunitythatitcanpurchasefromseriouswaiting.Therichdonotwaitinlonglinestobuygroceriesorairplanetickets.Thehelpseestoit.Thelimousinetakestheprivilegedrightoutontothetarmac,theirshoesbarelygrazingtheground.
（7）Peoplewaitwhentheyhavenochoiceorwhentheybelievethatthewaitisjustifiedbythereward—aconcertticket,say.Waitinghasitssocialorderings,itsrulesandassumptions.Otherwisepeacefulcitizensexplodewhensomeonecutsintoalinethathasbeenwaitingalongtime.Itisunjust;sufferingisnotbeingfairlydistributed.Oddly,behavioralscientistshavefoundthatthestrongestproteststendtocomefromtheimmediatevictims,thepeopledirectlybehindthelinejumpers.Peoplefartherdownthelinecomplainlessornotatall,eventhoughtheyhavebeenequallypenalizedbylosingaplace.
（8）Waitingcanhaveadeliciousquality(“Ican’twaittoseeher.”“Ican’twaitfortheparty”),andsometimesthewaitingisbetterthantheeventawaited.Attheotherextreme,itcanshadeintoterror:whenonewaitsforachildwhoislatecominghomeor—mosthorribly—hasvanished.Whenanyonehasdisappeared,infact,orismissinginaction,theordinarystressofwaitingisoverlaidwithanunbearableanguishofspeculation:Aliveordead?
（9）Waitingcanseemanintervalofnonbeing,theblankspacebetweeneventsandtheoutcomesofdesires.Itmakestimemaddeninglyelastic:ithasawayofseemingtocompacteternityintoafewhours.Yetitsbracketsultimatelyexpandtothelargestdimensions.OnewaitsforCaliforniatodropintotheseaorfortheMessiah.Alllifeisawaiting,andperhapsinthatsenseoneshouldnotbetooeagerforthewaittoend.Theregionthatliesontheothersideofwaitingiseternity.
IV.Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatements,followedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(10points,1pointforeach)
55.Inthefirstparagraph,thewriterintroduces______.
A.howpeoplewaitindifferentsituations
B.thegreatangerofpeoplecausedbywaiting
C.howmiserablepeoplefeelwhilewaiting
D.negativeaspectsofwaitingandsomewayofcoping
56.JerryFordandJimmyCarterstoodinmutesuspensionwhenthesoundsystemwentdeadbecausethey______.
A.wantedtohavearest
B.didn’tlikeeachother
C.chosetowaitthatway
D.didn’tknowwhattosay
57.TheexamplegiveninParagraph2showsthat______.
A.onecanreceiveanunexpectedphonecall
B.sometimesoneisforcedtowait
C.Mr.Greenistooslowtocometothephone
D.acallerisalwayssuperiortoacallee
58.Fromthepassagewegettoknowthatwaitingmakespeopleangrybecause______.
A.theydon’thavesomuchtime
B.theirtimeiswastedbystrangers
C.itisridiculousforthemtowait
D.theyfeelbeingpunishedunfairly
59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.WaitsareconsideredterriblebyAmericans.
B.Waitingissometimesconsideredpleasant.
C.PeoplewaitfordifferentreasonsinAmerica.
D.TravelersinAmericaarefreefromwaiting.
60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.AmericansweregreatlyconcernedabouttheAmericanhostagesinIran
B.waitingfortheAmericanhostagesinIrantobereleasedwasgreat
C.theAmericanhostagesinIranwereadmiredbypeopleathome
D.allAmericanswerewaitingfortheAmericanhostagestobereleased
61.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.
A.beingpoorinAmericameanswaitingforvariousthings
B.inordertogetwhattheywantAmericanshavetowait
C.richpeoplearefreefromwaitinginlonglinestobuythings
D.endlesswaitingdepressesAmericansmorethananythingelse
62.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewaitinginaline______.
A.failtoprotestagainstlinejumpers
B.allhatethelinejumpersverymuch
C.considerlinejumpinganimmoralbehavior
D.responddifferentlytothelinejumpers
63.Itisimpliedthat______.
A.worryingabouttheresultisworsethanwaiting
B.waitingforamissingpersonistheworstthing
C.manypeoplecan’tbearthestressofwaiting
D.somepeoplewouldratherwaitthanknowtheresult
64.Theauthor’stoneofthelastparagraphis______.
A.sincere
B.ironic
C.pessimistic
D.optimistic
V.Thereisoneunderlinedpartineachofthefollowingsentences,followedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpartandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(10points,2pointsforeach)
65.Oneisdoingtime—butwhy?
A.passingtimecarelessly
B.spendingtimeinprison
C.calculatingtimeaccurately
D.enjoyingthetimelonely
66.Butwaitingoftenmakesclassdistinctions.
A.differences
B.similarities
C.connections
D.conflicts
67.Thelimousinetakestheprivilegedrightoutintothetarmac,theirshoesbarelygrazingtheground.
A.touching
B.polluting
C.feeling
D.walking
68.Otherwisepeacefulcitizensexplodewhensomeonecutsintoalinethathasbeenwaitingalongtime.
A.becomeexcited
B.turnintoamob
C.getveryangry
D.protestimmediately
69.…theordinarystressofwaitingisoverlaidwithanunbearableanguishofspeculation:Aliveordead?
A.belief
B.expectation
C.doubt
D.guess
VI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.(10points,2pointsforeach)
70.Oneisbeingpunishednotforanoffenseofone’sownbutoftenfortheinefficienciesofthosewhoimposethewait.
71.Asidefromboredomandphysicaldiscomfort,thesubtlermiseryofwaitingistheknowledgethatone’spreciousresource,time,afractionofone’slife,isbeingstolenaway,irrecoverablylost.
72.Americanshaveenoughmiseriesofwaiting,ofcourse—waitssometimesconnectedwithaffluenceandleisure.
73.OneofthemoredepressingthingsaboutbeingpoorinAmericaistheendlesswaitinginwelfareorunemploymentlines.
74.Therichdonotwaitinlonglinestobuygroceriesorairplanetickets.Thehelpseestoit.
VII.AnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglishwithin80-100words.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.(10points)
75.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticle?
VIII.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.(18points,2pointseachfor76-80,8pointsfor81)
76.我們的城市將繼續(xù)變得更加擁擠喧囂，景色將變得更加混亂，空氣和水變得更臟。
77.當我們從敞開的后門走進去的時候，看到廚房里站著一些人。
78.他們每個人都能說出至少一位上級，感到他對自己懷有敵意，而且存心想毀了自己的前途。
79.她做夢也沒想到會和這些熟悉的東西分開，今后可能再也見不到它們了。
80.他站在大門口，尖頂帽推到腦后，頭發(fā)向前散亂地垂在曬得黝黑的臉上。
81.老年生活既不是本來就痛苦，也不是本來就美滿的。它和生命的每個階段一樣，有困難、歡樂、恐懼和無限的潛力。變老的過程以及后的死亡必須從根本上就被看作是生命周期的自然進程，老年人結(jié)束了生命，為年輕人讓路。老年的獨特之處實際上主要在于變老的事實和死亡的逼近。