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全国高等教育综合英语自考试题
全国2010年4月高等教育自学考试
综合英语
(一)试题
I.用适当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,并将所选答案的字母写在答题纸相应的位置上。
(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)
1.Ididn‘tseeJackatthemeetingyesterdayafternoon.He______it.
A.mustn‘tattend
B.can‘tattend
C.mustn‘thaveattended
D.can‘thaveattended
2.Itisessentialthatthisapplicationform______assoonaspossible.
A.beingreturned
B.bereturned
C.tobereturned
D.willbereturned
3.You______quityourjobuntilyoufindanotherone.
A.hadbetternot
B.hadbetternotto
C.hadnotbetter
D.hadnotbetterto
4.Therearemorethansixtyproposals______attheconference.
A.discussing
B.beendiscussed
C.todiscuss
D.tobediscussed
5.______fortheirhelp,wecouldn‘thavefinishedthetaskaheadoftime.
A.Ifitwerenot
B.Hadn‘titbeen
C.Haditnotbeen
D.Ifitwasnot
6.Theroomneeds_____,butitwillhavetowaituntilTuesday.
A.cleaning
B.cleaned
C.toclean
D.beingcleaned
7.Thankyou,Mr.President.I‘mveryhappyto______achancetovisityourcollege.
A.beinggiven
B.begiven
C.give
D.havegiven
8.Twodaysagohecamebackfromthevillage______hisfatherhadlived.
A.there
B.that
C.where
D.which
9.Scarcely______thehouse______itbegantorainheavily.
A.didheleave,than
B.heleft,than
C.hadheleft,when
D.hehadleft,when
10.Ididn‘tgotoourclassget-togetherlastweekend,butIdowishI______there.
A.was
B.willbe
C.were
D.hadbeen
11.HisvisittoLondonlastspringis______asagreatsuccess.
A.lookedinto
B.lookedto
C.lookedover
D.lookedupon
12.Youwillcompleteyourprojectmoreeasilyifyoutake______ofallthefacilitieshere.
A.privilege
B.advantage
C.chance
D.care
13.Seventyguestshadbeeninvitedtotheparty,butonlyfifty______.
A.turnedaround
B.showedup
C.turnedout
D.showedoff
14.Allwecandoistohopethischemicalplantwilltake______toreduceairpollution.
A.measures
B.ways
C.positions
D.methods
15.Shewasjusttoobusyyesterday,______shewouldsurelyhavegonetherewithyou.
A.however
B.for
C.therefore
D.otherwise
16.Hefoundithardtoconcentrateonhiswriting______somanypeoplearound.
A.when
B.during
C.because
D.with
17.Whenshewasfive,thegirl‘sfatherdecidedto______apianistofher.
A.develop
B.build
C.make
D.do
18.______automobilepollution,theairqualityinthiscityhasbecomeworse.
A.Asaresultof
B.Inspiteof
C.Butfor
D.Asfor
19.Herfriendsdidnotexpectherto______alltheirsuggestions.
A.turndown
B.turnover
C.takeoffD.takeaway
20.Themotorisn‘t______enoughtopushthecarupthehill.
A.tough
B.powerful
C.strong
D.big
II.阅读理解。
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四个选项中选择一个最佳答案,并将所选答案的字母写在答题纸相应的位置上。
(本大题共10小题,每小题2分,共20分)
Passage1
NikolaiarrivedintheUnitedStatesfromEasternEuropewithhiswifeandtwosmallchildren.DespitethefactthatNikolaispokethreelanguages(Russian,German,andPolish),neitherhenorhiswifespokeanyEnglish.TheycametotheUnitedStatesasrefugees.Nikolaithoughthewasfortunatetohavelocatedadistantcousin,whosponsoredhimandhisfamilyandofferedthemtemporaryhousingintheapartmentbuildingthatheowned.VerysoonNikolaibeganpickingupEnglishwords.Heneededajobtosupporthisfamily,butbecauseofhispoorEnglishandlackofformaleducation,heworriedabouthisjobprospectsintheUnitedStates.
Aneighborintheapartmentbuildingtoldhimthatjobadvertisementswerefrequentlypostedonanearbybulletinboard(公告牌)。
Nikolaiwenttothebulletinboardtogetherwithanacquaintance,whoreadandspokebothRussianandEnglish,toseewhatjobswereavailable.Nikolailistenedintentlyastheacquaintancereadseveraljobannouncementstohim.Oneparticularjoblistedontheboardcaughthisattention.Anearbymilitarybasewasadvertisingforbarbers.WhatmadetheannouncementmostattractivetoNikolaiwasthefactthattheannouncementincludedthewords“licensenotrequired”。
Nikolaihadnevercutanyone‘shair,butherememberedwatchingsailorsgiveeachotherhaircuts.Itseemedprettyeasysincethehaircutsalllookedaboutthesame—justcuttingoffallthehair.Hespenttheeveningpracticingshortsentencesthathehadlearnedfromhiscousinthatafternoon,including“Hello,it’snicetomeetyou”and“Yes,Ican!
”
ThenextdayNikolaitookthefirstbusouttothebase.AftershowingtheadtoanMPatthefrontgate,hereceivedamapofdirectionstothebarbershop.Afteranexchangeofgreetings,thebarbershopmanageraskedNikolai,“Canyougivesomeoneahaircut?
”
“Yes,”Nikolaianswered,“Ican.Cutitalloff!
”
NotonlydidNikolaigetthejob,butwithinjusttwoyears,hehadlearnedtodothejobsowellthathebecamethemanagerofthebarbershop.Hewastheonewhonowdidallofthehiring.HisEnglishlanguageskillshadimprovedimmensely,andhewasofteninvitedovertothetopofficers‘homesfordinner.Healsofellinlovewithcountrymusic,sincemanyofthebasepersonnelwerefromsouthernstates,andthistypeofmusicwasconstantlyplayedintheshop.
21.WhenNikolaifirstcametoAmericahefeltfortunateforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT______.
A.hehadadistantcousintohelphim
B.hefoundtemporaryhousing
C.hecouldsupporthisfamily
D.hespokethreelanguages
22.Nikolaiwenttothebulletinboardinorderto______.
A.lookforjobinformation
B.postnoticesontheboard
C.readjobannouncements
D.listjobopportunities
23.WhydidNikolaidecidetoapplyforthejobatthebarbershop?
A.Hehadabarber‘slicense.
B.Hethoughtiteasytogetthejob.
C.Hehadwatchedbarberscutsailors‘hair.
D.Hehadgivenotherpeoplehaircutsbefore.
24.Nikolaicametolovecountrymusicbecause______.
A.themusicwaspopularinsouthernstates
B.themusicremindedhimofhishometown
C.heoftenheardthemusicinthebarbershop
D.hewantedtoimprovehisEnglishlanguageskills
25.Whichofthefollowingpossibletitlesbestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?
A.“CanYouGiveSomeoneAHaircut?
‘’
B.“LicenseNotRequired‘’
C.“CutItAllOff”
D.“Yes,ICan!
”
Passage2
Thereareseveralplacesintheworldthatarefamousforpeoplewholiveaverylongtime.Theseplacesareusuallyinmountainousareas,farawayfrommoderncities.
HunzaishighintheHimalayanMountainsofAsia.There,manypeopleoveronehundredyearsofagearestillingoodphysicalhealth.Menofninetyarenewfathers,andwomenoffiftystillhavebabies.Whatarethereasonsfortheirgoodhealth?
ScientistsbelievethatthepeopleofHunzahavethesethreebenefits:
(1)physicalwork;
(2)ahealthfulenvironmentwithcleanairandwater;(3)asimplediet.
PeopleintheCaucasusMountainsarealsofamousfortheirlongevity.Inthisarea,althoughbirthrecordsarenotusuallyavailable,awomancalledTsurbaprobablyliveduntilage160.Ingeneral,thepeoplenotonlylivealongtime,buttheyalsolivewell.Theyarealmostneversick,andwhentheydie,theyhavenotonlytheirownteethbutalsoafullheadofhair,andgoodeyesight.
Vilcabamba,Ecuadorisanotherareafamousforthelongevityofitsinhabitants.Therearefewseriousdiseasesthere.Onereasonforthegoodhealthofthepeoplemightbetheclean,beautifulenvironment:
thetemperatureisabout70°Fallyearlong;thewindalwayscomesfromthesamedirection;andtheregionisrichinflowers,fruit,vegetables,andwildlife.
Insomeways,thedietsoftheinhabitantsinthesethreeregionsarequitedifferent.Hunzukutseatmainlyrawvegetables,fruitandchapattis—akindofpancake;theyeatmeatonlyafewtimesayear.TheCaucasiandietconsistsmainlyofmilk,cheese,vegetables,fruit,andmeat;mostpeopletheredrinkthelocalredwinedaily.InVilcabamba,peopleeatasmallamountofmeateachweek,butthedietconsistslargelyofgrain,corn,beans,potatoes,andfruit.
Apartfromcalories,naturalfood,theirmountains,andtheirdistancefrommoderncities,inhabitantsinthesethreeregionshaveotherthingsincommon.Becausethesepeopleliveinthecountrysideandaremostlyfarmers,theirlifeisphysicallyhard.Thus,theydonotneedtogotohealthclubsbecausetheygetalotofexerciseintheirdailywork.Inaddition,althoughtheirlifeishard,thepeopledonotseemtohavetheworriesofcitypeople.Theirlifeisquiet.Consequently,someexpertsbelievethatphysicalexerciseandfreedomfromworrymightbethetwomostimportantsecretsoflongevity.
26.Inhabitantsinthethreemountainareasaredescribedinorderto______.
A.showtheirdifferentcharacters
B.givedifferentexamplesoflongevity
C.introducedifferentpartsoftheworld
D.illustratedifferencesamongoldpeople
27.AllofthefollowingarethereasonsforHunzukuts‘longevityEXCEPT______.
A.Hunzukutshaveverynicesurroundings
B.theirdietishighinnutritionandfat
C.theyarefarawayfromnoisycities
D.theyareactiveinphysicalwork
28.Thethreepeoplescanbearrangedaccordingtotheamountsofmeattheyeat—fromthegreatesttothesmallest—inthefollowingorder:
A.Hunzukuts,Caucasians,Vilcabambans
B.Vilcabambans,Hunzukuts,Caucasians
C.Caucasians,Hunzukuts,Vilcabambans
D.Caucasians,Vilcabambans,Hunzukuts
29.Vilcabambansseldomgetsickbecause______.
A.theyoftengotohealthclubs
B.theyeatalotofmeeteveryday
C.theyenjoyanagreeableclimate
D.theydrinkthelocalredwinedaily
30.Accordingtothepassage,thekeytolongevityis______.
A.healthfulenvironmentandfoodsource
B.balanced