D、Patrick Henry, a hero who opposed the Stamp ActPassage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.A number of recent books have reworked subjects, forms and writing techniques. Today's children read stories about divorce, death, drugs, air pollution, political extremism and violence. Relying on the magic of the illustrator, all kinds of books are being published.
Before they know to read, babies can play with books made of cloth or books made to take in the bath. Later on, they are given picture books that may be cubical（立方形的）or triangular, outsized or very small. They also like work-books which come with watercolours and paintbrushes, and comic books（漫画册）filled with details where they have to spot a figure hidden among thousands of others.Not that the traditional children's books are being neglected. There are still storybooks where the pages pop up（跳起）when they are opened, to make a forest or a castle. Among the latest ideas are interactive stories where readers choose the plot（情节）or ending they want, and books on CD, which are very popular in rich industrialized countries.
The public has enthusiastically greeted the wealth of creativity displayed by publishers. "Previously, giving a child a book as often seen as improper," says Canadian author Marie-France Hebért. Her books, published by a French-language publisher, sell like hot cakes in hundreds of thousands of copies. "There's a real appetite for reading these days and I try to get across to children the passion for reading which is food for the mind and the heart, like a medicine or a vitamin."26."Reworked" as used in Paragraph 1 means "___________________".
A、rewordedB、rewritten
C、processedD、revised
27.In the second paragraph the author lists the kinds of books ___________________.A、recently published
B、of various shapesC、babies like
D、popular among children28.Which of the following statements is true?
A、Books made of cloth came out earlier than picture books.B、When you buy work-books you will be given free comic books.
C、Traditional children's books are not being removed from market.D、Babies cannot have books while taking a bath.
29.The expression "get across to children" in the last paragraph probably means "___________________".A、pass on to children
B、make children believeC、teach children
D、get around to children30.The main idea of the last paragraph is that people have ___________________.
A、warmly welcomed the abundance of wealth shown by publishersB、warmly welcomed the enormousamount of creativity shown by publishers
C、showed great enthusiasm in publishers of treat wealtyD、reacted strongly to the unlimited creativity of publishers
Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Every body gets sick. Disease and injury make us suffer throughout our lives until, finally, some attack on the body brings our existence to an end. Fortunately, most of us in modern industrialized societies can take relatively good health for granted most of the time. In fact, we tend to fully realize the importance of good health only when we or those close to us become seriously ill. At such times we keenlyappreciate the ancient truth that health is our most precious asset, one for which we might readily give up such rewards as power, wealth, or fame（荣誉）.Because ill health is universal problem, affecting both the individual and society, the human response to sickness is always socially organized. No society leaves the responsibility for maintaining health and treating ill health entirely to the individual. Each society develops its own concepts of health and sickness and authorizes certain people to decide who is sick and how the sick should be treated. Around this focus there arises, over time, a number of standards, values, groups, statuses, and roles: in other words, an institution（体系；机构）.To the sociologist（社会学家）, then, medicine is the institutionconcerned with the maintenance of health and treatment of disease.
In the simplest pre-industrial societies, medicine is usually an aspect of religion. The social arrangements for dealing with sickness are very elementary, often involving only two roles: the sick and the healer（治疗者）.The latter is typically also the priest（牧师）, who relies primarily on religious ceremonies, both to identify and to treat disease: for example, bones may be thrown to establish a cause, songs may be used to bring about a cure. In modern industrialized societies, on the other hand, the institution has become highly complicated and specialized, including dozens of roles such as those of brain surgeon, druggist, hospital administrator, linked with various organizations such as nursing homes, insurance companies, and medical schools. Medicine, in fact, has become the subject of intense sociological interest precisely because it is now one of the most pervasive and costlyinstitutions of modern society.31.Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 1?
A、Nowadays most people believe they can have fairly good health.B、Human life involves a great deal of pain and suffering.
C、Most of us are aware of the full value of health.D、Ancient people believed that health was more expensive than anything else.
32.The word "authorize" in Paragraph 2 means "___________________".A、make way for
B、give power toC、write an order for
D、make it possible for33.In Paragraph 2, we learn that the sociologist regards medicine as ___________________.
A、a system whose purpose is to treat disease and keep people healthyB、a universal problem that affects every society
C、a social responsibility to treat ill healthD、a science that focuses on the treatment of disease
34.According to Paragraph 3, which of the following is NOT true?A、In the past, bones might be used to decide why people fell ill.
B、In pre-industrial societies priests sometimes treated patients by singing.C、Modern medicine is so complicated that sociology no longer has a place in it.
D、There were only two roles in an elementarymedicalsystem, the patient and the one who tried to cure him.35.The author of this passage is mainlyconcerned with ___________________.
A、sociological aspects in medicineB、medicaltreatment of diseases
C、the development of medical scienceD、the role of religion in medicine
第二部分（非选择题，共50分）IV. Word Spelling（10 points, 1 point for two items）
将下列汉语单词译成英语。作为提示，每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。请将完整的单词写在答卷纸上。36.折叠 v. f _ _ _
37.电子的 a. e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _38.出生率 n. b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
39.创造者 n. f _ _ _ _ _ _40.授予；判给 v. a _ _ _ _
41.共和国 n. r _ _ _ _ _ _ _42.舌头；语言 n. t _ _ _ _ _
43.腐朽，腐烂 n. d _ _ _ _44.附加，隶属 v. a _ _ _ _
45.障碍 n. b _ _ _ _ _ _46.警报 n. a _ _ _ _
47.喷，喷涂 v. s _ _ _ _48.肯定的；阳性的 a. p _ _ _ _ _ _ _
49.促进；提升 v. p _ _ _ _ _ _50.经济；节约 n. e _ _ _ _ _ _
51.推荐 v. r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _52.智力的；精神的 a. m _ _ _ _ _
53.天文学家 n. a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _54.音乐家 n. m _ _ _ _ _ _ _
55.给...下定义 v. d _ _ _ _ _V. Word Form（10 points, 1 point for each item）
将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。答案写在答卷纸上。56.The manager told us to be friendly to the visitors as if we ___________________（meet）them before.
57.Robots, ___________________（become）increasingly prevalent in factories and industrial plants throughout the developed world, are programmed and engineered to perform industrial tasks without human intervention.58.They were often compelled___________________（work）twelve or fourteen hours a day.
59.It has been proved that their best ideas seem___________________（occur）when they were relaxing.60.Her body, with hands and feet ___________________（bind）, was discovered by a traveler early in the morning.
61.If it hadn't been for your help, we ___________________（be）in real trouble.62.The greenest and ___________________（plentiful）leaves are the leaves of grasses living all over the world.
63.All the worries they might have felt for him___________________（drive）off by the sight of his cheerful face.64.Anyone ___________________ （want）to live in the new century will have to know about the computer.
65.The continuing professional education of ___________________ （high）educated adults will become a third level in addition to undergraduate and professional or graduate work.VI. Translation from Chinese into English（15 points, 3 points for each item）
将下列各句译成英语并将答案写在答卷纸上。66.不用说，我们现在已不是生活在传统社会。
67.有些星辰的密度（density）达到某一点就会爆炸。68.我们匆匆忙忙地赶回学校，生怕天会下雨。
69.这个小伙子偷偷把一块表塞进口袋，没让老师看到。70.科学家正在研究为什么白日梦（daydreaming）会有益于人们的健康。
VII. Translation from English into Chinese（15 points）将下列短文译成汉语并将答案写在答卷纸上。
Americans are proud of the medical achievements made in this country. Medical scientists have found cures and prevention for such diseases as polio（小儿麻痹症）and tuberculosis（肺结核）.They have learned a great deal about cancer and heart disease. Many lives have been saved. American hospitals are the most modern and best equipped medical facilities in the world. But this degree of excellence has been expensive.Medical costs in the United States are very high. There is no national health plan for Americans. But there are many programs available for this purpose. Many people have health plans at the companies where they work. Under these plans, the company pays a fixed sum of money regularly into a fund. Then when the employee needs medical help, he can use money from the fund to pay for it.
Other people have health insurance. Each monty they pay money to insurance companies which then pay their medical expenses. In some medical plans, the insurance company is also the medicalinstitution. People pay regularly and directly to the hospital. Then when they need medicaltreatment, they go to the hospital without paying more money.二〇〇一年下半年全国高等教育自学考试英语（二）试题
第一部分（选择题，共50分）Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points,1 point for each item)
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。1. Should she come tomorrow, I _________ take her to the museum.
[A] can[B] will
[C] would[D] must
2. Many of us visited the industrialexhibition, __________, to our disappointment, we saw very few high-tech（高技术）products.[A] where
[B] which[C] as
[D] that3. There networks are on the __________ for warning signs that show the weakening of rock layers that can precede an earthquake.
[A] eagerness[B] alarm
[C] alert[D] guard
4. His name will be crossed out from the list _________ he makes the same mistakes again.[A] if
[B] unless[C] because
[D] though5. With the soaring of prices, a number of young college graduates cannot earn their living, ___________ supporting their parents.
[A] not to say[B] to say nothing of
[C] not saying[D] saying nothing of
6. _________ it was raining, many international tourists were haying picnics in the woods.[A] In spite
[B] In spite of[C] In spite of that
[D] In spite of the fact that7. The students would not have made so much progress under less ________ conditions.
[A] popular[B] welcome
[C] favourable[D] prosperous
8. Lots of empty beer bottles were found under the young man's bed; he ________ heavily.[A] must have drunk
[B] must drink

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