浙江省高等教育自学考试高级英语真题.docx

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浙江省高等教育自学考试高级英语真题

2008年7月浙江省高等教育自学考试高级英语真题

PartIVocabulary（20%）

DirectionsA:

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Strangely,Billkeepshisofficeneataspin,whilehishomeisalwaysinastateof（）

A.chaosB.clarity

C.CharityD.chorus

2.Thesoilinthispartoftheworldisnotrichenoughto_______alargepopulation.（）

A.digestB.retain

C.sustainD.survive

3.Theirambitiousschemesformakingbigmoneyquickly（）

A.tookachanceB.gottothepoint

C.cametonothingD.wentintoaction

4.Thesetechnologicaladvancesincommunicationhave_______thewaypeopledobusiness.（）

A.revolvedB.represented

C.AdoptedD.transformed

5.Lucyfeltshehadtobenicetoeveryonebecausesheneverknewwhomightbea（n）_______customer.（）

A.prospectiveB.perspective

C.respectiveD.executive

6.Sincetheenergycrisis,thesebigcarshavebecomeareal_______.Theycosttoomuchtorun.（）

A.advantageB.liability

C.reliabilityD.asset

7.This_______porcelainvasewasmadewithsuperbworkmanship.（）

A.requisiteB.prerequisite

C.exquisiteD.appropriate

8.Aftersuchaconfrontationbetweenthetwoparties,anyreconciliationwouldbe（）

A.outofquestionB.withinquestion

C.outofthequestionD.withoutquestion

9.Examinationsarenottheonlymeansof_______astudent’sability.（）

A.assumingB.asserting

C.assigningD.assessing

10.Shetriedtokeepa_______face,butinsidesherejoicedatthenews.（）

A.soberB.stable

C.StationeryD.stationary

11.Thesuccessofyesterday’sconcertisdueinlargeparttotheextensive_______campaigntheyranforweeksbeforetheevent.（）

A.persuasionB.publicity

C.publicationD.propaganda

12.Theyare_______achangeofourpresentwayoflifetoagreenerlifestyle.（）

A.imposingB.publicizing

C.PreachingD.adapting

13.Ina_______betweenthemanagementandtheunion,a4%payraisewasagreedoninreturnforanincreaseinproductivity.（）

A.promiseB.compromise

C.collaborationD.cooperation

14.The_______ofwomentomenatmycollegeisabouttwotoone.（）

A.rateB.portion

C.percentageD.proportion

15.Theyear1972wasmarkedbypublicationofa_______book,TheLimitstoGrowth.（）

A.consistentB.confused

C.considerateD.controversial

16.Whentheflames_______,wewillbeabletoseetheextentofthedamage.（）

A.diedownB.dieoff

C.dieoutD.dieaway

17.Weneed_______improvementinpublicsupport.（）

A.trivialB.resultant

C.generousD.substantial

18.Johnkepthismoneystoredawayinasecretplace,forfearhisnephewshould（）

A.washhishandsofB.layhishandson

C.capitalizeonD.makethebestof

19.Theyarepooranduneducated._______,theyareveryunlikelytoeverhaveanopportunitytotravelabroad.（）

A.IncaseB.Forthatmatter

C.AssuchD.Atmost

20.Itishardto_______thedeathofamemberofyourfamily.（）

A.getoffB.getby

C.getawayD.getover

DirectionsB:

Thereare20sentencesinthissection.Ineachsentencethereisawordorphraseunderlined.BeloweachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartofeachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.

21.Thegrowthofacityenhancesthevalueoflandclosetoit.（）

A.increasesB.decreases

C.emphasizedD.highlighted

22.Whatwithdishestowashandchildrentoputtobed,Susanwaslatetothemeeting.（）

A.ForthesakeofB.Regardlessof

C.BecauseofD.Inspiteof

23.InrelationtotheteachingofEnglishgrammar,Mrs.Shapirohasmuchtosay.（）

A.ConcerningB.Connecting

C.InsupportofD.Asidefrom

24.Hisdissertationcanbebrokendownintofivepartsandeachdiscussesaparticularissueinthearea.（）

A.linkedB.connected

C.dividedD.combined

25.Perceivingthathewasn’thappywiththearrangement,Itriedtobookadifferenthotel.（）

A.ForecastingB.Conceiving

C.ForeseeingD.Realizing

26.Itisoutoffashiontotalkaboutthesepopsingers.Peoplearenowshowinggreatinterestinfootball.（）

A.notpopularB.popular

C.notwiseD.silly

27.ItwasonlywhenIsawthewatchatclosequartersthatIrealizedhowunusualitwas.（）

A.insightB.closeby

C.atlengthD.intheway

28.Withtheintroductionofadvancedtechnology,ourcompanyisnowabletobuildshipsoftremendousproportion.（）

A.rateB.percentage

C.sizeD.portion

29.Shehatedtobecaughtinsuchembarrassingcircumstances,butsheknewitwasherownfault.（）

A.beinvolvedinB.betrappedin

C.beimmersedinD.beroughon

30.Accordingtothespeaker,therearesomesupernaturalphenomenaforwhichnoscientistscanofferanyrationalexplanation.（）

A.virtualB.satisfactory

C.imaginaryD.reasonable

31.Thereislikelihoodthatshewillmakeafullrecovery.（）

A.probabilityB.explanation

C.assertionD.claim

32.Youhavealegalobligationtoensurethatyourchildreceiveapropereducation.（）

A.formulaB.scheme

C.dutyD.liability

33.Theingredientsofacakeusuallyincludeeggs,sugar,flourandflavoring.（）

A.slicesB.elements

C.essenceD.concept

34.IenjoyworkingwiththesekidsbecauseI’mfirstandlastaschoolteacher.（）

A.atmostB.asamatteroffact

C.atleastD.allinall

35.Thedisputefinallycamedowntoaquestionofwhichsideshouldberesponsiblefortheloss.（）

A.waspassedalongtoB.wasfacedby

C.wasreducedtoD.wasjudgedby

36.Thatwasawonderfulexperience,Ineverexpectedto comemyway.（    ）

A.standinmyway                               B.belongtome

C.getundermycontrol                          D.happentome

37.ThatafternoonI addressedmyselfto forginganote.（    ）

A.enjoyedmyselfin                              B.busiedmyselfin

C.indulgedmyselfin                             D.interestedmyselfin

38.Whenhefelt outofsorts,hewouldraveandstamp,orsinkintosuicidalgloom...（    ）

A.inhighspirits                                   B.inabadtemper

C.desperate                                         D.helpless

39.Bigargumentsstimulatetheirinterest,andwithluck engage theirattention.（    ）

A.give                                                 B.wakeup

C.Pay                                                   D.takeup

40.Jennyhadneverbeentoabigpartybeforeandshewas illatease.（    ）

A.enthusiastic                                      B.uncomfortable

C.excited                                            D.sensitive

PartIICloze（10%）

Directions:

Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblankstherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.

Wewerelateas（41）_______.Myhusbandhadinsistedondoinghis（42）_______byhimself,andwhenhediscoveredthathecouldn’t（43）_______heaskedmeforhelpatthelast（44）_______.Sonowwehadanhourtogettotheairport.Luckily,therewasn’tmuch（45）_______ontheroadandwewereabletogettherejustintime.We（46）_____inandwentstraighttothedeparturehalltowaitforourflighttobe（47）____.Wewaitedandwaitedbutno（48）____wasmade.Weaskedattheinformationdeskandthegirltheretoldusthattheplanehadn’t（49）_______arrivedyet.IntheendtherewasanannouncementtellingusthatpassengerswaitingforFlightLJ108couldcollecta（50）_______mealticketandthattheplanehadn’tleftSpainbecauseof（51）_______problems.Wethoughtthatitwasn’t（52）_______fortheplanetofly.Wewaitedagainfor（53）_______untillateeveningwhenwewereaskedto（54）_______totheinformationdeskagain.Thistimeweweregiventicketsto（55）_______thenightattheairline’sexpenseinthenearbyhotel.Thenextmorningaftera（56）_______nightbecauseofalltheplanestakingoffandlanding,wereportedbacktotheairport.Guesswhathadhappenedwhilewewere（57）_______!

Ourplanehadarrivedandtakenoffagain.Alltheotherpassengershadbeen（58）_______upinthenightto（59）_______theplane,butforsomereasonor（60）_______wehadbeenforgotten.Youcanimaginehowwefelt!

41.A.alwaysB.usual

C.beforeD.yet（）

42.A.packingB.wrapping

C.bindingD.filling（）

43.A.solveB.manage

C.handleD.deal（）

44.A.timeB.period

C.stageD.moment（）

45.A.vehicleB.transportation

C.trafficD.passengers（）

46.A.checkedB.registered

C.enteredD.appeared（）

47.A.namedB.told

C.calledD.made（）

48.A.statementB.declaration

C.announcementD.arrangement（）

49.A.everB.even

C.howeverD.still（）

50.A.expensiveB.cheap

C.costlyD.free（）

51.A.scientificB.mechanic

C.technologicalD.technical（）

52.A.safeB.certain

C.comfortableD.right（）

53.A.lengthB.ages

C.timesD.minutes（）

54.A.reportB.contact

C.touchD.request（）

55.A.stayB.spend

C.putupD.pass（）

56.A.soundB.deep

C.sleeplessD.poor（）

57.A.oversleptB.oversleeping

C.sleepyD.asleep（）

58.A.wokenB.awake

C.awokenD.woke（）

59.A.seizeB.grasp

C.aboardD.catch（）

60.A.anotherB.other

C.elseD.more（）

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40%）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Readeachpassagecarefullyanddecideonthebestanswer.

PassageOne

Throughouthistorymanhaschangedhisphysicalenvironmentinordertoimprovehiswayoflife.Withthetoolsoftechnologyhehasalteredmanyphysicalfeaturesoftheearth.Hehastransformedw