二○○○年下半年全国高等教育自学考试英语(一)试卷

   
[B][How teachers test their students. 
 [C]How students write their essays. 
 [D]The  objective test. 
 22.The essay test is preferred because _______?  
[A]it shows more about the student’s understanding of the subject 
 [B]it tests the student’s  knowledge of the material as well as his expression of ideas. 
 [C]it gives each student a fairer chance  
[D]its scoring may be influenced by the examiner’s feelings  
23.The word ’this’(Line 4, Para.3)refers to the fact that _______?   
[A]students may receive a lower score in an essay test 
 [B]another examiner usually   
gives the answer a higher mark  
[C]different examiners may give the same essay   
different scores  
[D]the objective test gives each student a fairer chance   
24.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the objective   
test is NOT true? 
 [A]It is more objective than the essay test in terms of scoring.   
[B]It allows the student to guess the correct answer without really knowing the  material. 
 [C]It shows the student’s ability to think about difficult problems.   
[D]It is easy and quick to score.  
25.According to the author, an ideal test should  be ________? 
 [A]an objective test  
[B]an essay test  
[C]a combination of the two   
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Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Around the   
world two thirds of the people are farmers. Most of them engage in subsistence   
farming. This means that they raise plants and animals to furnish their families   
with food and other supplies. They consume their varied output and have little   
to sell or to trade for other goods. Subsistence farms were common in the United   
States at on time, but there are few such farms today. Two thirds of American   
farmers practice commercial farming. Commercial farms produce about 97 per cent   
of the country’s agricultural goods. These farms are operated much like other   
industries. The members of the farm family produce the commodities(商品)that will   
be sent to the market. They sell their products and buy the things they need.   
Some commercial farms are big factories in the field. They may be owned by company   
or by an individual as an investment. Most American farms, however, are still   
operated by families. A farmer may own or rent his land. In a country as large   
as the United States, farms vary widely in climate, land surface, soil, water   
supply, convenience to market, and other characteristics. Different regions may   
have different kinds of specialized farms. Specialized farmers concentrate on   
the kind of farming best suited to the land and climate, to their technical skills,   
and to the money they invest in the farm. However, no region is limited to a single   
type of farm. Indeed few farms are limited to one crop or commodity. Where out   
put is varied and no one kind of crop or commodity produces more than half of   
a farm’s income, it is classified as a general farm. The general farmer grows   
varied crops to use the efferent kinds of soils or surfaces on his land and to   
employ his time and machinery most efficiently. 26.Subsistence farmers ______.   
[A]grow crops for their families’ own use [B]sell a lot of their products for   
money [C]trade their varied out put for other goods [D]use their agricultural   
products as commodities 27.Subsistence farms ______. [A]are very popular in the   
United States now [B]are still common in many parts of the world [C]consist of   
two thirds of the total number of the farms in the world today [D]used to be the   
major form of farming in the world 28.American commercial farms ______. [A]furnish   
the country with two thirds of the food its people need [B]are run in much the   
same way as other industries [C]are all owned by different companies [D]never   
rent their land for farming 29.Aspecialized farm is characterized by ______.   
[A]its especially large size [B]its independence of the market [C]its   
concentration on a single type of farming [D]tits special way of operation 30.A   
farm is classified a general if ______. [A]more than half of its income comes   
from varied crops [B]it is limited to a single type of farm [C]it employs different   
kinds of machines [D]the soils or surfaces of its land are used most efficiently   
 Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. No one knows   
for sure why birds migrate(定期迁徙).One theory of migration says that ancient   
birds of the northern part of the earth were forced southward during the Ice Age,   
when ice covered large parts of Europe, Asia and North America. As the ice melted,   
the birds came back to their homelands, spent the summer, and then went south   
again in winter. Gradually, these comings and goings became habits, and birds   
now migrate though much of the ice has gone. Another theory proposes that the   
ancient home of all modern birds was the tropic areas. There lived so well that   
the region became overcrowded. Many species had to move northward. During the   
summer, these birds found plenty of room and food. In winter, however, food became