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1、全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试统一命题考试高级英语试题和答案评分标准课程代码：00600本试卷满分100分，考试时间150分钟. 考生答题注意事项： 1.本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。答在试卷上无效。试卷空白处和背面均可作草稿纸。 2.第一部分为选择题。必须对应试卷上的题号使用28铅笔将“答题卡”的相应代码涂黑。 3.第二部分为非选择题。必须注明大、小题号，使用0.5毫米黑色字迹签字笔作答。 4.合理安排答题空间。超出答题区域无效。 第一部分 选择题 the right one to complete the sentence and blacken the corresponding
2、letter on your Answer Sheet. (15 points, 1 point for each)1.With his last _ , he murmured the name of the person who murdered him.正确答案：A（1分）2.The teenagers _ of the pop star worried her parents.正确答案：C（1分）3.The adventurous mission _ his spirits.正确答案：D（1分）4.The girl made one last _ to her father for p
3、ermission to go to the party.正确答案：A（1分）5.Working with ones head causes a sensation of hunger quite as much as _ work.正确答案：B（1分）6.He asked how committed the leadership was to _ its people from poverty.正确答案：B（1分）7.The judge told him to _ from threatening his wife.正确答案：A（1分）8.The conservation group was
4、 _ in its opposition to the new airport.正确答案：C（1分）9.The terrorists entered the building _ as medical workers.C.正确答案：A（1分）10.It seemed impossible that these _ boats could survive in such a storm.正确答案：A（1分）11.His arrival _ new life and energy into the team.正确答案：C（1分）12.The government is ready to _ hou
5、ses to the homeless in that area.正确答案：B（1分）13.He asked me to look at both sides of a case before making a(n) _ decision.正确答案：B（1分）14.She _ the mark on the wall for ages, but it wouldnt come off.ed正确答案：A（1分）15.Some fresh fruits are highly _ and should be kept in cool places.正确答案：A（1分）Read the followi
6、ng passage carefully and complete the succeeding three items II, IV, V.(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 presiden
7、cy of Purdue University on January 14.Other governors have become college presidents.Some, like Tom Kean, have been very successful.However, Danielswho brings to the job an unusual blend of leadership experiences in government at the state and national level, public policy, business, and now academe
8、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
9、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
10、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 so
11、lution.(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 ac
12、ademy: He rejected presidential salary inflation. His salary package is smaller than his predecessors, 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 Dani
13、els asked for a salary based upon achieving his goals for the university.The package is divided into two bucketsbase salary and bonus.The bonus is tied to graduation rates, affordability, student achievement, philanthropic support, faculty excellence, and strategic program initiatives.In establishin
14、g this bonus system, Daniels married traditional notions of academic qualityas measured by excellence in faculty, programs and resourceswith an equal emphasis on effective outcomes and price controls: graduation rates, affordability, and student achievement.(6) In so doing, Daniels has demonstrated
15、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
