2009年10月高等教育自学考试基础英语真题及答案

(二)将下列句子译成英文3.在通货膨胀的日子里，自杀的人比往常要多。(4分)

在快捷和舒适方面，没什么交通方式可以和飞机相媲美。(4分)

The price of vegetable has been rising steadily this month, as the supply is insufficient to meet the demand. (4分)

一、将下列句子译成中文1.Everyone knows that taxation is necessary in a modern state. (3分)

一、将下列词语译成中文 (5分)1.indirect tax2.the Great Lakes region3.a regular port4.policy holder5.technological progress

The word “sluggard” in the third paragraph means _____.

二、将下列词语译成英文 (5分)6.人际关系7.比较利益8.消费者需求9.激光束10.交通方式

The “pleasant day” to which the author refers was the period when we _____.

According to the passage, which of the following is a necessity?

Passage 2We spend our leisure hours efficiently for higher production, live by the clock even when time does not matter, modernize our homes and speed the machinery of living in order that we can go to the most places and do the most things in the shortest period of time possible. We try to eat, sleep and talk efficiently.Even on holidays and Sundays, the efficient man relaxes on timetable with one eye on the clock and the other on an appointment sheet.To squeeze the most out of each shining hour we have shortened the opera, quickened the pace of movie and put culture in pocket sized package. We make the busy bee look like a lazy creature, the ant like a sluggard. We live sixty-mile-a-minute and the great Efficiency smiles.We wish we could return to that pleasant day when we considered time a friend instead of an enemy, when we did things willingly and because we wanted to, rather than because our timetable called for it. But that of course would not be efficient; and we Americans must be efficient.

The phrase that best expresses the main idea of this passage is _____.

The passage tells us that _____.

Some people have a quick meal in the office because _____.

In many popular cafés, customers have to _____.

The phrase “every area that is not purely residential” probably means _____.

Passage 1Most people who work in London get a break of about an hour for lunch. As they mostly live too far from home to go back there for lunch, they are obliged to make other arrangements for their midday meal.Many large firms have a canteen for their employees. In such canteens the food served is plain but adequate, and although there is some variety of choice, the number of dishes is usually small. The employees themselves fetch their dishes from a counter at which they are served. Some firms that do not run a canteen provide their staff with luncheon vouchers, which many restaurants will accept in place of money.As there are so many people at work in London, there are numerous cafés and restaurants in every area that is not purely residential. A meal may cost anything from a modest sum to quite a few pounds, depending on the restaurant and the food chosen. Moreover, one can generally get a meal, or at least a snack, in a pub. A number of well known caterers run popular cafés in practically every district of London. In many of these cafés there is self service there are no waiters or waitresses. Instead the customers help themselves and pay at a cash desk before going to their tables. In recent years there has also been a big increase in the number of “take away” food shops of all kinds.Many employees do not bother to go out for lunch. They bring their own sandwiches, and perhaps an apple or a bun, with which they have a cup of tea, probably made in the office. This method has the advantages of being cheap and of saving time in getting to a restaurant and queuing up there.

People do not go home for lunch because _____.

The sort of food one can get in a staff canteen is usually _____.

If business (A.will continue) to (B.boom), we (C.will have )to take on (D.more) staff.

Insurance is the sharing of risks. Nearly everyone is ( 1 ) to risk of some sort. The house owner, for example, knows that his property can be ( 2 )by fire; the ship owner knows that his vessel may be lost at sea; the breadwinner knows that he may die at an early age and ( 3 ) his family poorer. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire, nor every ( 4 ) lost at sea. If these persons each put a small sum into a pool, there will be ( 5 ) to meet the needs of the few who do suffer loss. ( 6 ), the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the many. This is the basis of insurance. Those ( 7 ) pay the contribution are known as “insured” and those who administer the pool of contributions ( 8 ) “insurers”.Not all risks can be ( 9 ) by insurance. Broadly speaking, the ordinary risks of business and speculation cannot be covered. The risk that buyers will not buy goods ( 10 ) the prices offered is not of a kind that can be statistically ( 11 ).The legal basis of all insurance is the “policy”. This is a printed ( 12) of contract on paper of the best ( 13 ). It states that in return for the regular payment by ( 14) of a named sum of money, called the “premium” (保险费)，which is usually paid every year, the insurer will pay a sum of money or compensation for loss, ( 15 ) the risk or event insured against actually happens.

1.A. faced B. exposed C. expanded D. opened

2. A. damaged B. spoiled C. upset D. disturbed

3. A. let B. have C. leave D. force

4. A. vessel B. plane C. train D. boat

5. A. few B. little C. many D. enough

6. A. In other words B. In another words C. In a word D. In other word

7. A. whom B. who C. which D. that

8. A. to B. as C. against D. by

9. A. covered B. paid C. made D. lent

10. A. by B. at C. with D. against

11. A. estimation B. be estimating C. estimate D. estimated

12. A. format B. form C. shape D. figure

13. A. nature B. trait C. quality D. character

14. A. an insured B. the insurer C. the insured D. insurer

15. A. even if B. if C. as if D. whether

(A. Like) water transportation,(B. pipelines) are slow (C.in term of) overall (D.delivery time).

I (A.hope) you don’t mind (B.my ask) you to (C.arrange) everything; I’ve got nobody else to (D.turn to).

The United States Congress (A.passed) the Foreign Trade Zones Act (B.in) 1934, (C.permit )foreign trade (D.zones) in the United States.

You (A.must have noticed) that the (B.average) person does not give (C.their) undivided attention to someone he (D.has just met).

But no matter (A.what) frightening it (B.may) be to visit a steel mill,we (C.see) steel in use all (D.around) us.

When travel and exploration (A.became) widespread, (B.but) especially when ships were able to (C.sail) far out on the Atlantic, the vision of a flat earth (D.had to) change.

The number (A.printing) below the (B.vertical) bars identifies (C.the) manufacturer and the (D.manufacturer’s) item.

Overcrowding in(A. large) cities, (B.traffic jams) and competition(C. for )jobs may be (D.stress).

He gave up _____ on medical advice.

People liked these (A.facial) tissues immediately and (B.begin )asking for(C. them) when they went(D, into )different stores.

I seized him _____ the arm.

He is said _____ five trips to Beijing in the last ten years.

We were awfully late and everyone turned their eyes to us, which was very _____.

The goods will be shipped this afternoon _____ it rains.

We’d better not _____ through that fiel

Turn on the television or open a magazine and you _____ advertisements.

The foreign visitors said that they wouldn’t mind _____ for the night.

No sooner _____ the top of the hill than we all sat down to rest.

The source of income _____ he could count stopped all of a sudden.

Our boss proposed that work _____ in three days.

It seems oil _____ from this pipe for some time. We’ll have to check it up.

You _____ all these calculations! We have a computer to do that sort of thing.

The International Monetary Fund has done a lot _____ the exchange rate.

The _____ of trucks include flexibility, fast service, and dependability.

It’s still not decided _____ we are going for the holiday.

Like every business, insurance companies try to _____certain risks.

They tried to _____ the damages after the car accident.

We trust that our product is attractive enough in _____ of both quality and price.

Steel is _____ from iron which contains a certain amount of carbon.

A country sets up a free port to _____ foreign merchants to trade.

When people are free to compete, everyone _____.

China is striving to develop her _____.

Mary borrowed a large _____ of money from her grandfather when she started her business.

How much does he _____ for this house?

There are many _____ of selling manufactured goods to foreign buyers.

All life on the earth _____ on the sun.

Those who are _____ in marketing activities are all considered marketing employees.

Both import and export trades can produce _____ effects on the home market.

This watch is very complicated indeed. Once taken _____, it can hardly be put together again.