广东博导教育机构广东省自考教育第一品牌全国2010年10月高等教育自学考试高级英语试题课程代码：00600全部题目用英文作答(翻译题除外)，并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上I. 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)Todays heroessome of them, anywaytell us they enjoy their 1 . “And I 2 to myself at the men and the ladies. Who never 3 of us billion-dollar babies.” The 4 “culture hero” who5 that is Alice Cooper.If I said that being black is a greater 6 than being a woman, probably no one would 7 me. Why? Because “we all know” there is 8 against black people in America. That there is prejudice against women is an idea that still 9 nearly all menand, I am afraid, most womenas 10 .There is, however, another 11 possessed by the best work, which is even more important as a 12 of happiness than is the exercise of 13 . This is the element of constructiveness. In some work, though by no 14 in most, something is built up which remains as a 15 when the work is completed.My own state of mind, when I left Watts eight years ago to take up the 16 year at Whittier College, was 17 . It was to me less of a 18 ; it was the stepping off point of an Odyssey that was to take me through Whittier College and Oxford University, to Yale Law School, and back to Watts. I had 19 then, as now, to make Watts my 20 .Well, its a good life and a good 21 , all said and 22 , if you dont 23 , and if you know that the big wide world hasnt 24 from you yet, no, not by a long way, though it wont be long now. The float bobbed more violently than before and, with a 25 on his face, he began to wind in the reel.A. handicap B. element C. weaken D. means E. heardF. question G. freshman H. home I. strikes J. doneK. source L. different M. conceived N. particular O. grin skill Q. laughed R. prejudice S. monument T. singsU. rewards V. departure W. intended X. world Y. bizarreII. 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)26. The citizens are grateful to the government for the _ environment.A. wholesome B. wholesale C. noisome D. tiresome27. The farmers _ from the contest aroused heated debates.A. omission B. exclusion C. inclusion D. emission28. He owed his victory to endurance and _.A. instance B. existence C. subsistence D. perseverance29. He killed his enemy and received a _ wound himself.A. moral B. fateful C. mortal D. factual30. To remove the paint, he had to apply a knife to _ the table.A. scrape B. rub C. dab D. peel31. The local government decided to _ money for the building of a new post office.A. distribute B. divide C. contribute D. allot32. She was _ of her notorious family scandal.A. shameful B. shameless C. ashamed D. shamed33. Since then, the contrast between his two careers has become even more _.A. symbolized B. distinguished C. predominated D. pronounced34. I recall how _ it was years ago when people littered everywhere in our city.A. annoying B. scaring C. frightening D. humiliating35. I dont complain about the smoking _ because I hate watching people smoking in hospitals.A. programs B. restrictions C. arguments D. advertisements36. His muscles are firmest and his _ colds and infections is highest.A. ignorance of B. independence of C. resistance to D. attribution to37. Regardless of _ poll results, a number of objections have been published in newspapers.A. practical B. sensible C. favorable D. outstanding38. At British universities, it is _ to cease work and spend a half-hour or so sipping tea and eating cookies with the members of ones department.A. satisfactory B. extraordinary C. contemporary D. customary39. The concentration of populations in cities has given _ to many problems of housing, educa