2013年1月高等教育自学考试基础英语真题及答案

4.虽然日本的火车通常很拥挤，但火车很好，总是准时出站和进站。

(二)将下列句子译成英文

3.用批量生产方法可降低生产成本。 (3分)

(二)将下列词语译成英文 (5分)

6.贸易差额

7.所得税

8.比较优势

9.可自由支配的收入

10.需求曲线

(一)将下列句子译成中文

1.Not a few people are vulnerable to advertisement. (4分)

2.The value of iron rests upon its cheapness and its adaptability to an enormous number of uses. (4分)

(一) 将下列词语译成中文 (5分)

1.product dependability

2.solar power

3. the required reserve

4.inventory carrying costs

5.GDP

What is the writer’s attitude toward human problems in the passage?

Which of the following best summarizes the theme of the passage?

What does the world “Saturation” in the last paragraph mean?

According to the passage, the markets in the industrialized nations for high technology are ____.

Passage 2

For some people, it may be better ____.

It is the driver’s responsibility to ____.

Wearing a seat belt in a vehicle ____.

According to the passage, which of the following people riding in the front does not have to wear a seat belt?

My husband and I are Danish. As a ( 1) of fact, many of my( 2 ) were English. I was born in England and was originally ( 3) British nationality.We returned to England last February at five o’ clock ( 4 ) a Wednesday morning after a rough crossing. Waves which seemed as ( 5) as mountains rocked the boat from side to side. We were both sick on the journey and a fine drizzle ( 6) us as we disembarked. To make matters (7 ) , I lost the gold bracelet which I had ( 8 ) from my mother. We nearly forgot to tip the taxi-driver, who grumbled about our luggage and seemed to be in a thoroughly bad(9 ) . Few visitors (10 ) such an unfortunate beginning to their stay, and we certainly felt like ( 11 ) home again.We stayed for a week in a hotel, and were then ( 12) enough to find a furnished bungalow (平房)in the suburbs of London. It is not so convenient as our flat in ( 13 ) , capital of my country, but it is less expensive than some we saw advertised. My husband is studying at the local technical college, chiefly to improve (14) English. He is a qualified engineer who has been employed for several years in a factory. I am working as a part-time nurse in a hospital, which is within ( 15).

1.A. note B. part C. source D. matter

2. A. offspring B. descendants C. ancestors D. parents

3. A. from B. of C. at D. in

4. A. on B. in C. / D. after

5. A. near B. high C. long D. far

6. A. met B. happened C. occurred D. experienced

7. A. awful B. bad C. worse D. better

8. A. made B. brought C. bought D. inherited

9. A. eye B. sensation C. feeling D. temper

10. A. can have experienced B. can experienceC. can’t have experienced D. must have experienced

11. A. to go straight B. going straightC. to go straightly D. going straightly12. A. famous B. unfortunate C. lucky D. bad

13. A. Helsinki B. Copenhagen C. Switzerland D. Sweden

14. A. another B. a C. his D. the

15. A. ten minutes’ drive B. ten minute’s driveC. ten-minutes drive D. ten-minutes’drive

Passage 1

More than 300,000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed or seriously injured each year. At a speed of only 30 miles per hour it is the same as falling from a third-floor window. Wearing a seat belt saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half.Therefore drivers or front seat passengers over 14 in most vehicles must wear a seat belt. If you do not, you can be fined up to $50. It will not be up to the drivers to make sure you wear your belt. But it will be the driver’s responsibility to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind.Forever, you do not have to wear a seat belt if you are reversing your vehicle; or you are making a local delivery or collection using a special vehicle; or if you have a valid medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it. Make sure these circumstances apply to you before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember you may be taken to court for not doing so, and you may be fined if you cannot prove to the court that you have been excused from wearing it.

The text is taken from ____.

They sent us a (A.good) supply of their (B.advertising) matters (C.through ) air for (D.distribution) among our customers.

(A.Despite of ) the (B.bitterly ) cold weather, they set(C. out) with (D.determination).

The demand (A,deposits) placed in banks, (B.coupling ) with the fractional(C. reserve ) principle, give bankers the great (D.power) in economy.

(A.Under ) the bright sunshine far away(B. from ) the sea, the (C.once) beautiful coral becomes no more (D.than_ a pale and stiff skeleton.

We (A,shall )be only (B.so ) pleased to hear from you (C.further ) and know everything goes (D.well ) with you.

In (A.warmer ) regions of the world, the people (B.dressing) themselves in clothing (C.made from) leaves, tree barks, and (D.woven ) grasses.

(A.There) is not just enough (B.room) to grow food for such a large (C.population )even though British agriculture is the most (D.machine) in the world.

Some doctors (A.believe) that as (B.much ) as 30% of their patients are not (C.suffering from) real illnesses(D. at all )

If banks charge (A.higher) interest (B.for) loans to builders, how will (C.that )affect the (D.cost) of a new house?

Every (A.word) on a label is important in (B.protecting ) you and your family from (C.tricked )by dangerous (D.quackery).

It is this terrible wastefulness ____has got us into the mess we are in now.

By 1999, more than 5 million households ____life insurance online.

____my personality, my ideal life will be that of a scientist, researching, lecturing, and writing books.

Traveling helps you to make new friends ____you go, since you are bound to meet with different people.

____disappeared than I heard a rustling of leaves behind me and a man stepped out.

Many a great man ____only through trial and error.

I felt ____my heart would burst with joy.

The lifestyle of people decides the style of ____.

You ____say anything if you don’t want to.

I ____in the downpour last night, so I was wet through.

The students find it difficult to take ____what the teacher says.

I was used ____in noisy rooms.

Here’s the precious stone from ____we extract the radioactive metal.

It is superior ____iron ____strength, hardness, and elasticity.

If you would like any further information, I ____be very pleased to supply it.

While I was listening to the music, an ____feeling of homesickness surged in me.

The ____cat my son found in the park has become a member of our family.

The promise of an extra holiday was a ____to them.

History shows that wars are ____two kinds, just and unjust.

____means the process of causing the quality of something to become worse.

In facing uncertainty and changes, we need courage to persevere and to ____on.

We ____using a compression stuff sack to compress the bag to its smallest size.

____meeting you here after so many years.

As a citizen, I have to pay ____to the government so that it can pay for public services.

Trying to expand their business too quickly brought about their ____.

A computer system is ____of software and hardware.

We can be ____a lot by reading books widely.

We plan to promote ____growth through research and development.

It’s hard to ____with her political opinions.

He has high blood pressure so he has to____ medicine regularly.