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全国高等教育自学考试综合英语一试题
全国2008年1月高等教育自学考试
综合英语
(一)试题
课程代码:
00794
请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上
Ⅰ . 用适当的语法形式或词汇填空。
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并填在答题纸相应的位置上。
(本大题共30小题,每小题1分,共30分)
1. The baby laughed ______ he understood what his mother said.
A. as if
B. as
C. as yet
D. like
2. ______ he said at the meeting was beyond our wildest expectation.
A. That
B. What
C. Which
D. Why
3. She could not help ______ when she heard the terrible news.
A. to cry
B. cried
C. to have cried
D. crying
4. This baby seldom cries ______ he is tired.
A. however
B. whether
C. unless
D. if
5. The job would require that he ______ at the factory at 7 o’clock every morning.
A. will be
B. be
C. was
D. is
6. Without his unselfish help, we ______ in our experiment.
A. should not succeed
B. will not succeed
C. have not succeeded
D. could not have succeeded
7. Where ______ hide themselves?
A. you think can the criminals
B. do you think can the criminals
C. do you think the criminals can
D. you think the criminals can
8. ______ that he had completed designing a new device of laser, we came to congratulate him on his success.
A. To have heard
B. Having heard
C. Being heard
D. Having been heard
9. When he returned to his seat in the waiting room, he found his luggage ______.
A. missed
B. missing
C. being missed
D. to be missed
10. The heavy rain ______, we went on with our journey and got there twenty minutes later.
A. was stopped
B. stopping
C. having stopped
D. being stopped
11. Energy can never be obtained from nothing, ______.
A. nor it can ever be destroyed
B. nor can it ever be destroyed
C. nor can ever be destroyed
D. nor ever can be destroyed
12. The man speaking at the platform was Dr. Wells, ______ the party was given.
A. in his honor
B. for his honor
C. in whose honor
D. for whose honor
13. Beethoven, the great musician, wrote nine symphonies in his life, ______ after he had lost his hearting.
A. most of them written
B. most of which written
C. but most of which written
D. which was most written
14. It was because he was in a dangerous condition ______ the doctor decided to operate on him.
A. that
B. so that
C. so
D. in which
15. No sooner had he finished the last bit of food ______ the waiter came and cleared the table.
A. then
B. than
C. that
D. thus
16.Once______oxygenformorethanfivetosevenminutes,thebrainwillbegivendamagethatcannotberepaired.
A.escapedfrom
B.deprivedof
C.dividedby
D.drunkin
17.Iliveinthecity,butonweekends,Isometimesgotothecountryside______achange.
A.with
B.for
C.on
D.to
18.Althoughtenyearshaspassed,thesweetsmileofhislatewifeisstill______hismind.
A.in
B.over
C.on
D.along
19.Itiseasytomakeapromise,buthardto______it.
A.keep
B.maintain
C.remain
D.continue
20.ScientistsWillhavetocome______newmethodsofincreasingtheworld’sfoodsupply.
A.upwith
B.downwith
C.upfor
D.downto
21.Heoftenacts______whatwillhappenafterwards.
A.apartfrom
B.asaresult
C.withregard
D.regardlessof
22.Anoptimisticpersonalwayslooks______ratherthanlivesinsadmemories.
A.up
B.out
C.ahead
D.through
23.Thelightandradioinhisroomareon.He______home.
A.couldbeB.mustbe
C.hastobe
D.needstobe
24.Whenevertheyoungmanran______difficulties,hewouldturntohisfatherforhelp.
A.into
B.over
C.outof
D.shortof
25.Forexample,theEnglishusedbyaCanadianisnotexactlylike______usedbyanEnglish.
A.one
B.that
C.what
D.those
26.Arthurhassucha(an)______personalitythateveryonelikeshim.
A.pleasant
B.easy
C.critical
D.demanding
27.Hewasnever______.Hedidn’twanteitherfameorwealth.Hejustwantedtoliveapeacefullife.
A.interesting
B.purposeful
C.prejudiced
D.ambitious
28.Travelinspacecanbeexciting;neverthelessitcanbeboringandlonely______.
A.sometime
B.sometime
C.attime
D.attimes
29.Havingbeentoldthattheinspectorwascomingtoourclasstoday,wealltriedourbestto______ourselves.
A.show
B.present
C.behave
D.defend
30.Iwasveryupsetat______abusinesstriptoBeijingatthiscrucialmoment.
A.histaking
B.hetakes
C.hetook
D.himtotake
Ⅱ. 认真阅读下面两篇短文,每篇短文后有五个问题。
根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并填在答题纸相应的位置上。
(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
Passage1
OnWednesdayafternoonsAnnietookthebusintoCressleytoshopinthemarket.Foranhouror soshewouldwalkupanddownbetweenthestalls,lookingateverything,buyinghereandthere,and keepingasharplookoutforthebargainsthatweresometimestobehad.Andthen,withallthethings sheneededbought,shewouldleavethemarketforthestreetsofthetowntospendanotherhourinthewayshelikedbest:
lookinginfurniture-shopwindows.TherewerefurnitureshopsofallkindsinCressley,fromthosewhereyouhadtostretchyournecktoseethepricesontheticketstootherswhereyoucouldhardlyseethefurnitureitselfforthemanynoticesofferinggoodsatpricesalmosttootemptingtobetrue.
OneWednesdayshefoundanewshopfullofthemostdelightfulthings,withanoticeinvitinganyonetowalkinandlookaroundwithoutfeelingtheyhadtobuysomething.Anniehesitatedforamomentbeforesteppingthroughthedoorwaywhere,almostatonce,shestoppeddelightedbeforeagreenarmchair.Therewasacardonthechairwhichsaid:
“Thisfinechairisyoursforlessthanapoundaweek,” andverysmallatthebottom, “Cashpriceeighty-ninepoundsfifty.” Apounda week...Why,shecouldalmostpaythatoutofherhousekeepingmoneyandnevermissit!
Avoiceathershouldermadeherjump. “CanIhelpyou,Madam?
” Shelookedroundatthe assistantwhohadcomesoftlytoherside.
“Oh,well,no,” shesaid, “Iwasjustlooking.”
“We’vechairsofallkindsintheshowroom.Ifyou’lljustcomeupyouwillfindsomethingtosuityou...”
Annie,althoughalittleworriedatthethoughtofbeingpersuadedtobuysomething,couldn’tthinkofhowtorefuse.Shewasalreadybeingledtothebackoftheshopandupafewwidesteps.
31.Whenshewasdoingherweeklyshoppinginthemarket,Anniewas______.
A.impatient
B.cheerful
C.selective
D.doubtful
32.WhatdidAnnieparticularlyenjoydoinginCressley?
A.Huntingforbargains.
B.Wanderingroundthemarket.
C.Goingintodifferentshops.
D.Window-shopping.
33.OnthisparticularWednesday,Anniediscovered______.
A.afurnitureshopshehadnotseenbefore
B.aself-servicefurnitureshop
C.anoticeaboutafurnituresale
D.anextrapoundtospend
34.Anniestoppedwhenshewasinsidetheshopbecauseshesaw______.
A.noshopassistant
B.apieceoffurniture
C.anotice
D.ashopassistant
35.WhentheshopassistantledAnnietothebackoftheshop,shefollowedhim .
A.willingly
B.angrily
C.happily
D.unconsciously
Passage2
Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreesofhealthandwealthandtheothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappywhiletheotherbecomesmiserable.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,andevents,andtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.
Thepeoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconveniencesofthings,thepleasantpartsofconversations,thewell-prepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewines,thefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyofthecontrarythings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydiscontented.Bytheirremarks,they sourthepleasuresofsociety,offendmanypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwerefoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbemoretobepitied.Thetendencytocriticizeandbedisgustedisperhapstakenuporiginallybyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors. Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitareconvincedofitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmayhelpthemchangethishabit.
Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousconsequencesinlife,sinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers,nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect,and scarcelythat.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatobtainingsomeadvantageinrankorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestirasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicdisapproval,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirmisconduct.Thesepeopleshouldchangethisbadhabit.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.
36.Peoplewhoareunhappy______.
A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothers
B.usuallyareinfluencedbytheresultsofcertainthings
C.candiscovertheunpleasantpartofcertainthings
D.usuallyhaveafault-findinghabit
37.Theunderlinedphrase “sourthepleasuresof society” (Line8)mostnearlymeans______.
A.enjoythepleasuresofsociety
B.aren’tcontentwiththepleasuresofsociety
C.haveagoodtastetothepleasuresofsociety
D.feeluncomfortablewiththepleasuresofsociety
38.Whichofthefollowingstatement