?高級英語2014年4月真題試題（00600）

高級英語2014年4月真題試題及答案解析（00600）

高級英語2014年4月真題試題及答案解析（00600），本試卷總共150分鐘，寫作題無標準答案。

一、完形填空題

The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to Y. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (25 points, 1 point for each)

1.Between Elvis and Alice, rock critics say, a number of rock stars have helped our society ( 1 ) its beliefs and attitudes. Bob Dylan touched a ( 2 ) of disaffection. He spoke of ( 3 ) rights, nuclear fallout, and loneliness. He spoke of change and of the bewilderment of an ( 4 ) generation. “Something’s ( 5 ) here,” he sang. “You don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones?” The figures are photocopied and distributed throughout the company to all the people and departments whose work is related to selling. The result of this photocopying and distributing is that there is almost continuous public ( 6 ) and discussion ( 7 ) the company of how well or ( 8 ) the salesmen in each sales office of each ( 9 ) of the company are doing at any ( 10 ) time.We do not need a Freudian to tell us that this disharmony is often of a sexual nature. So long as such disharmonies ( 11 ) to exist, so long as there is good reason for sullen ( 12 )，so long as human beings allow ( 13 ) to be possessed and ( 14 ) by monomaniacal ( 15 ), the cult of beauty is destined to be ineffectual.She stood among the ( 16 ) crowd in the station at the North Wall. He held her hand and she ( 17 ) that he was speaking to her, saying something about the passage over and over again. The station was full of soldiers with brown ( 18 ). Through the wide doors of the sheds she caught a ( 19 ) of the black mass of the boat, lying in beside the quay wall, with ( 20 ) portholes. She answered nothing.Discussing the question, some time ago, with an old friend, she gave me her never-failing ( 21 ) for sleeplessness, which was to ( 22 ) herself performing some ( 23 ) action over and over again, umil, her mind becoming ( 24 ) with the monotony of life, sleep drew the ( 25 ).A.Continue  B.trivial  C.scrutiny  D.nerve  E.disgustedF.glimpse  G.civil  H.remedy  I.poorly  J.vicesK.throughout  L.knew  M.define  N.boredom  O.givenP.imagine  Q.happening  R.hagridden  S.swaying  T.baggagesU.illumined  V.division  W.themselves  X.older  Y.curtain()

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二、單項選擇題

Each of the following sentences is given four choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (15 points, 1 point for each)

11.With his last ( ), he murmured the name of the person who murdered him.

A.gasp
B.choke
C.exhale
D.respiration

12.The teenager’s ( ) of the pop star worried her parents.

A.applause
B.compliment
C.adulation
D.recommendation

13.The adventurous mission ( ) his spirits.

A.exalted
B.inspired
C.gladdened
D.exhilarated

14.The girl made one last ( ) to her father for permission to go to the party.

A.appeal
B.pray
C.suggestion
D.attraction

15.Working with one’s head causes a sensation of hunger quite as much as ( ) work.

A.futile
B.muscular
C.diligent
D.aggressive

16.He asked how committed the leadership was to ( ) its people from poverty.

A.delivering
B.liberating
C.dismissing
D.compelling

17.The judge told him to ( ) from threatening his wife.

A.desist
B.persist
C.denounce
D.persevere

18.The conservation group was ( ) in its opposition to the new airport.

A.rough
B.troublesome
C.tenacious
D.uninterrupted

19.The terrorists entered the building ( ) as medical workers.

A.disguising
B.distorting
C.disordering
D.distinguishing

110.It seemed impossible that these ( ) boats could survive in such a storm.

A.frail
B.fragile
C.wailful
D.delicate

111.His arrival ( ) new life and energy into the team.

A.drenched
B.animated
C.infused
D.saturated

112.The government is ready to ( ) houses to the homeless in that area.

A.locate
B.allot
C.donate
D.divide

113.He asked me to look at both sides of a case before making a(n) ( ) decision.

A.brutal
B.rational
C.absurd
D.courteous

114.She ( ) the mark on the wall for ages, but it wouldn’t come off.

A.scrubbed
B.brushed
C.swept
D.removed

115.Some fresh fruits are highly ( ) and should be kept in cool places.

A.perishable
B.eligible
C.permissible
D.affordable

三、閱讀題(一)

In this section, there are ten incomplete statements or questions, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 points for each).

21.(1) A (rift) is growing between government and higher education, with debates over funding, missions and accountability.(2) In that context, it is all the more worth watching Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, who assumes the presidency of Purdue University on January 14. Other governors have become college presidents. Some, like Tom Kean, have been very successful. However, Daniels—who brings to the job an unusual blend of leadership experiences in government at the state and national level, public policy, business, and now academe—is coming to office at a time of unusual tension.(3) Governors increasingly characterize the rising costs of higher education and its limited access as unsustainable. Many find it imperative that universities increase their productivity, affordability, access, graduation rates, and accountability. In contrast, university presidents say that quality, not cost, is the real issue in an era in which excellence in higher education is more urgent than ever before in history. The question, academic leaders say, should not be the price of college, but who pays, criticizing government for disinvesting in higher education. Bottom line: (Between the governors and the presidents, there is increasingly little if any common ground other than recognizing the importance of higher education). They have entirely different views of the problem, no agreement on responsibility, and nothing in the way of a shared solution.(4) (In his first public action as president of Purdue, Daniels has bridged the chasm with a salary package that incorporates the goals of both the governors and the presidents). He did this in two ways. The first was conciliatory, eliminating the red flag that sets off both government and the academy: He rejected presidential salary inflation. His salary package is smaller than his predecessor’s, placing him tenth among the 12 Big Ten university presidents in terms of salary. There is no deferred compensation.(5) Second, and more importantly in terms of national models, is that Governor Daniels asked for a salary based upon achieving his goals for the university. The package is divided into two buckets—base salary and bonus. The bonus is tied to graduation rates, affordability, student achievement, philanthropic support, faculty excellence, and strategic program initiatives. In establishing this bonus system, Daniels (married) traditional notions of academic quality—as measured by excellence in faculty, programs and resources—with an equal emphasis on effective outcomes and price controls: graduation rates, affordability, and student achievement.(6) In so doing, Daniels has demonstrated his belief that there is common ground to be found between the university and government. The choice is not quality or effectiveness, not excellence or affordability; the future of higher education is not a zero-sum game in which one side wins and the other loses. (Rather, he believes it is possible to balance the seemingly conflicting goals of government and higher education).(7) Daniels is not the first president to have his salary tied to achieving institutional goals, but he is probably the most visible. Moreover, although Daniels is renouncing involvement in partisan politics as he enters the Purdue presidency, he is a former Republican governor and party leader known as a frugal fiscal conservative. (Historically, the divisions have been greater between Republicans and the academy than has been the case with Democrats). In a very real sense, what Daniels has chosen to do is somewhat akin to Nixon going to China. He has undertaken an experiment to be closely watched. If successful, he will have established a potential model for the country.(8) Typically, presidents reserve such powerful statements for their inaugural addresses. Though such addresses are sincere in intent—I can vouch for that, as someone who has given two and listened to many more—they are generally aspirational; they (articulate) hopes and dreams for what an institution can become. Daniels has already done something very different. He is putting himself on the line in a very public fashion. Year after year his salary will be determined by his success. And perhaps even more importantly, his success or failure will be public when his board announces the size and rationale for his bonus.(9) (It’s a bold step—and Governor Daniels should be applauded for taking it).The word “rift” in Paragraph 1 means ( ).

A.gap
B.dilemma
C.pain
D.headache

22.As to higher education, the government is more and more concerned about ( ).

A.costs and productivity
B.accountability
C.costs and access
D.graduation rates

23.Which of the following statements is true about Daniels’ salary package?

A.He applies for salary inflation.
B.The salary should be more than bonus.
C.The salary should be based on his achievement.
D.His salary package is the smallest among university presidents.

24.The word “married” in Paragraph 5 means ( ).

A.melted
B.combined
C.arranged
D.acknowledged

25.According to the author, the future of higher education is not a zero-sum game because ( ).

A.neither government nor higher education can win
B.higher education can achieve both quality and effectiveness
C.excellence can only be attained at the cost of affordability
D.government and higher education can never reach agreement

26.Nixon’s visit to China is mentioned ( ).

A.to highlight Daniels’ pioneering work
B.to extol Nixon’s contribution to the country
C.to point out the division between Republicans and Democrats
D.to show the importance of the relationship between the two nations

27.The word “articulate” in Paragraph 8 means ( ).

A.design
B.cultivate
C.foster
D.express

28.It can be inferred from Paragraph 8 that the author is probably ( ).

A.a farmer
B.a freelancer
C.a company employee
D.a president of an organization

29.The author’s attitude towards Daniels’ reformation is ( ).

A.expectant
B.indifferent
C.negative
D.critical

210.Which of the following is most appropriate as a title for this passage?

A.A Hard Time
B.A Loyal President
C.A Powerful Statement
D.A Promising Industry

四、英譯漢(二)

Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 2 points for each)

31.Between the governors and the presidents, there is increasingly little if any common ground other than recognizing the importance of higher education.

32.In his first public action as president of Purdue, Daniels has bridged the chasm with a salary package that incorporates the goals of both the governors and the presidents.

33.Rather, he believes it is possible to balance the seemingly conflicting goals of government and higher education.

34.Historically, the divisions have been greater between Republicans and the academy than has been the case with Democrats.

35.It’s a bold step—and Governor Daniels should be applauded for taking it.

五、寫作題(三)

Answer the following essay question in English within 80-100 words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (10 points)

41.How can universities improve education quality?

六、漢譯英

Translate the following sentences into English and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 points each for 57-60, 4 points for 61, 8 points for 62)

51.但是直到那時，我們仍需要更多的女性從政，因為我們可以做出特殊的貢獻。

52.就算他死了，她可能幾個星期都不會注意到;她根本就不在意。

53.她吸引我，因為她就像我從來沒有親自遇到過的那種人。

54.埃斯一把車開上通向他家的大道，就打開了收音機。

55.商人有幾種：批發商，接著是零售商，代理商等等。結果原本可以食用的產品，經過運輸，成了枯萎的葉子和干癟的塊莖。

56.一個通過與顧客的緊密關系提供價值的公司可以同顧客建立一種類似好鄰居一樣的聯系。顧客緊密型公司并不提供市場所需，而是滿足特定顧客的需求。顧客緊密型公司致力于了解服務對象和他們所需的產品和服務。它以合理的價格為顧客量身定制產品和服務。