全國2002年10月高等教育自學考試

英語閱讀(二)試題

課程代碼：00596

全部題目用英文作答(英譯漢題除外，并將答案寫在答題紙相應位置上，否則不計分。

PART ONE

Ⅰ.Directions: Match the words in Column A with their definitions in Column B. Write the letter of the answer to each word in Column A on your ANSWER SHEET.(10 points,1 point for each)

    A                                  B

1.nuance         A. the act of sending out

2.originality     B. the act of using force to compel people to do something

3.cessation      C.the quality of being a new type or different from others of the same type

4.emission        D. the state of being short of

5.deficiency     E. kind; having the desire to do good

6.scrutiny      F. a pause or a stop

7.lament      G. subtle difference in meaning, color, feeling

8.speculate     H. careful and thorough examination; close study or look

9.coercion       I. to form opinions without having definite or complete knowledge

10.benevolent       J. to express sorrow for

Ⅱ.Directions: Read each of the following sentences carefully, and choose A,B,C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase. Write the corresponding letter of the answer on your ANSWER SHEET.(10 points,1 point for each)

11.Still,despite all of the problems that exist, most Americans prefer the U.S. economic system over any other, as the results of poll after poll indicate.

  [A]riot                       [B]place where voting takes place

  [C]survey of public opinions        [D]economic crisis

12.Factories which used it had to be built on the banks of fast flowing streams, but these were often located in inaccessible, thinly populated areas, which made transportation of goods difficult.

  [A]unable to reach              [B]remote

  [C]near                   [D]local

13.These range from intangibles—something in the air, the international zeitgeist—to specifics such as important designers' collections, exhibitions or popular films.

  [A]great contributions

  [B]something valuable

  [C]something that can not be touched or felt

  [D]something in one's dreams.

14.Hunters have almost exterminated many of the larger animals like the bighorn sheep and the grizzly bear.

  [A]wounded                [B]diminished

  [C]destroyed completely   [D]captured completely

15.That is particularly significant, since in the past Dr.Owen has been a robust defender of the nuclear industry.

  [A]moral                [B]victorious

  [C]notorious           [D]vigorous