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全国高等教育自学考试综合英语一试题
全国2012年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语
(一)试题
课程代码:
00794
请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。
选择题部分
注意事项:
1. 答题前,考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。
2。
每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑.如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在试题卷上。
I.语法和词汇填空。
阅读下面的句子或对话,从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出一个能
填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项的字母涂黑.(本大题共20小题,每小
题1分,共20分)
1。
Therehasbeen ____growthinindustry thisyearthanthereshouldhavebeen。
A。
muchﻩB.most
C。
littleD。
less
2。
When youexpecttoomuchofothers,youare____to becomedisappointed。
A.timelyB.probable
C。
likelyD.possible
3.Itisnecessary____technicaltraining forallthenewemployees.
A.to provide B。
to be provided
C。
providingﻩD。
being provided
4。
The massmediakeepuswell ____ofwhatishappening inthe worldwhich
wouldotherwise remainunknown.
A.concernedB. exposed
C。
acquaintedﻩD.informed
5。
She____blameotherpeopleforhertroublesthanadmither ownmistakes.
A。
would rather B.hadbetter
C.preferstoﻩD。
hasto
6。
Problemsmaycomeupwhenpeoplehave no____ofthelaw.
A。
messageB。
knowledge
C.informationﻩD.intelligence
7。
Youhave little chanceofgetting thejob____youhave professionaltraining。
A.unless ﻩB。
asif
C.incaseﻩD.sothat
8.TheEight O’clockNewswillhavea(n)____report ofthe importantmeetinginParis。
A.liveB。
alive
C. living D。
lively
9。
Mary ran____oneofhercollegeteachers inthesupermarketyesterday。
A.out ﻩB。
across
C。
overD. by
10。
Toeveryone'sdisappointment,hisplan failed ____allhisefforts。
A. inspiteofﻩB.asaresultof
C.forthesakeof D.intheinterest of
11.Shelosther job,and____madematters worsewasthat her husband becameillandbedridden。
A.itﻩB。
that
C。
what ﻩD。
which
12。
Hislecturehelpedus betterunderstandthe ____ofreligiononsociety。
A。
contribution B。
influence
C。
connection D.separation
13.Theadult educationcenter didn'tofferanyartcourses,and____。
A。
so didthemuseumB。
themuseum didso
C。
neitherdidthemuseum D. themuseumdid neither
14.Theydiscussedtheproblem severaltimes,butcametono____。
A.endingB.way
C.judgmentD. conclusion
15。
Theinternationallanguage known asEsperanto____tobesimpleand logical, withaflexiblevocabularyandaneasy grammar.
A。
edesignedB.wasdesigned
C。
designedﻩD。
tobedesigned
16.Somecritics saythatonlywealthypeople will____fromthetaxcuts。
A。
benefitﻩB.obtain
C.earnﻩD。
acquire
17.Helookedsotiredthismorning。
He____late last night。
A。
muststay up ﻩB. musthave stayedup
C。
was stayingupﻩD。
hasstayedup
18.____ peace finally came in1945 washeable togoback towork。
A。
ItwaswhenB。
Itwasnot until
C.OnlywhenD。
Onlyif
19.Shetoldhimhow she managed tobringhimfood,withoutwhichhe____of hunger.
A。
diedB。
haddied
C.wasdyingﻩD. would have died
20。
Itisreportedthatthe police havefinally___in catchingthemurderer.
AL.wonB. completed
C。
managedﻩD.succeeded
II.阅读理解。
认真阅读下面两篇短文,根据短文内容从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项的字母涂黑。
(本大题共1 0小题,每小题2分,共20分)
Passage1
People who donot getenoughvitaminAintheirfood may develop nightblindness。
But inthedevelopingcountries, especially thecountriesin Africa,a lack of vitaminAcauses muchmoreserious harmtochildren. The WorldHealthOrganizationreports that thelack of vitaminAleads toas manyastwohundredfifty thousand childdeathseveryyear.
SweetpotatoeswithorangefleshhavehighlevelsofvitaminA。
Expertssay orangesweetpotatoes couldhelp solvethelackofvitaminAin Africa。
But,first,morepeopletherewillneed tobepersuaded to eat them.JanLowwith theInternationalPotatoCenter,aresearchorganization, saysthe sweetpotato needsabetterimageinAfrica。
Shesaid,“Wedohaveanimageproblemwith sweet potatoingeneralinAfrica. Most ofthelocalpeople refusetogrowsweetpotatoes。
Itisseenasafoodofthepoor.”Ms。
Lowexplainsthat sweet potatoes aremainlygrownbypoorwomentofeed theirfamiliesin caseothercrops fail。
Thesweetpotatoes commonlygrowninAfricahavewhiteor yellowflesh。
But,moreimportantly,theyarelowinvitaminA。
Thus, Jan Lowandherpartnersmanagedtotell theAfricanpeoplethatorangesweetpotatoeshadhighlevelsof vitamin A。
Theymade use oftheradiotospreadthemessagethatorangesweetpotatoisgoodtohumanhealth.Theysaidthatorange sweetpotatoeswereabletohelp youfightdiseases,make youstrong,clearyour skinandmakeyoulookhealthy。
Inareaswithout radio,theyspreadthe messagethroughsinging,dancingandstorytellinginlocaltheaters。
Andeverywheretheywent, they woreorangeT-shirtsandhats。
Theyevendroveorange vehicles.JanLowsaysthe colorofthetuber(植物的块茎)made it easiertogain publicattention.
Dan Gustafson worksfortheUnitedNationsFood andAgriculture Organization.He pays attentiontoeffortsin thepasttoincreasethe popularity ofothernutritiouscrops。
Hesaysmostof theseeffortsfailedbecauseorganizersdidnotconsiderwhatpeoplewantedtoeat。
ButMr.Gustafsonseesa better chancefortheefforts toincreasethe popularityof the orange sweet potatoinAfrica。
Forone thing, exceptfor thecolor,the orangesweetpotatoissimilartowhat peoplealready use.Heisconfidentaboutthepopularityof orangesweet potatoinAfricaandtheimprovementofpeople’shealth conditionthere.
21。
ThereisanimageproblemwithsweetpotatoesinAfricabecause ____。
A.theyareveryugly inshapeandcolor
B.theyaredifficultto grow
C.theyareregardedasthe foodofthepoor
D。
theydogreat harmtothe land
22。
Whatistrueofsweet potatoes inAfrica?
A.Thewhiteoneshadhighlevelsof vitaminA.
B.Thecommonly—grownonesare lowinvitaminA。
C。
The yellowonescanmakeyou strong andclear yourskin。
D。
The orangeonescannot help overcomethe lackofvitaminA.
23。
Inareaswithoutradio,what didJan Low and herpartnersdo to drawpublicattention tosweetpotatoes?
A。
Theysang anddancedwith localpeople。
B.Theydrovevehiclesindifferent colors.
C。
They dressedthemselvesinorange。
D. They gavelecturesintheaters.
24。
Accordingto Mr.Gustafson,some effortsto introduceothernutritiouscropstoAfricafailedbecause ____。
A. peopledon’tlikethem
B.people cannotaffordthem
C。
theydon’ttastedelicious
D。
theyhavestrangecolors
25。
Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.The differentfunctions ofvitaminA.
B.The introductionof nutritiouscrops toAfrica.
C. Thehistory ofgrowingpotatoesin Africa.
D.The mostpopular food inAfrica.
Passage2
“Sleep isabehaviorand,likeallbehaviors,it differsgreatlyamongpeople,” explainsDr. Carol Landis。
“Thegreatestdifferences occurinthe timingofsleepandtheamountofsleep-thefactorswhicharemostimportantin determiningwhether youwillwakeupfeeling rested。
”
Researchhasfoundthatpeoplesleep betteratdifferenttimesduringtheirdaily cycle。
Forexample,somepeoplefunctionbetterifthey goto sleepearlyandriseearly,while othersfeelmorerestedifthey stayuplateandsleepin. “Many peopledon’t payattention tothe timing oftheirsleep,”Landisnotes。
“Yet delaying or alteringthe timeyougoto sleepcan have amajorimpactonhowyoufeelwhen youwakeup.”
Theamountofsleeptheaverageadultneedseach night alsodiffers。
Somepeoplemaybefine withsixhoursofsleep, whileothersneed upto ninehourspernight。
Landispointsoutthatthosewhofollowa regular sleepscheduletendtofunction betteronfewer hours,butsheaddsthatmostadultsneedatleast sixhoursof sleepeachnight.
“A person’ssleepingpatternsaren't setin concrete,"Landis stresses。
Gradually alteringthe timing ofsleepcanhelpchangesleep patterns。
An“eveningperson”who needstogettoworkearlyin the morning cantryuppingthetimetheygo tobedby30 minuteseveryfew days.Withinafewweeks,thisslowadjustmentwillhelp“reset”thebody clock。
Inadditiontomaintainingaregular dailysleepschedule,Landisoffersthe following tipsonhavingagoodsleep:
Avoidcigarettes,caffeinated(含咖啡因的)drinks andfoodsuch aschocolateinthelate afternoon and evening。
Avoidalcohol intheevening。
Thiscancauseapersontowakeupafewhours intosleep and interruptsleeppatterns.
Finish exercisingatleasttwo hoursbefore going tosleep。
Exerciseincreasesbodytemperaturesand makesitmoredifficult toeasily fallasleep.
Don’tsleep in awarmenvironment。
Adropina person’sbody temperature is important at thebeginning ofdeepsleep. Peoplewhosleepin awell—heatedroomoruseanelectricblanketmaynot sleepas soundly。
Catchuponmissedsleep whenyou havetheopportunity. Toreduceyoursleepdebt, trytaking a30-minutenap(小睡) duringthedaybefore4 p。
m。
or sleepinginonweekendswhenyouhavea chance。
26.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoDr。
Landis?
A.People with longersleepfeelmorerested。
B。
Peopletendto havesimilar sleepschedules。
C. Changingsleep habitswon’taffect people’s bodyclock。
D.Changingthetimeforsleepcanaffectthequalityofpeople’s sleep。
27.Theunderlinedphrase“setinconcrete" (Line1,Paragraph4)probablymeans____.
A.unchangeableB. unacceptable
C。
recognizableﻩD.reasonable
28.WhatdoesDr.Landisthinkmayresultinawake—up during nightsleep?
A.Takingchocolatesbeforebedtime。
B.Drinkingalcohol beforesleep.
C。
Exercisingbefore going to bed.
D. Usingelectricblankets.
29。
Accordingto thepassage, whatmaykeeppeoplefromhavinga good sleep?
A.Smoking in te evening。
B。
Sleepingin acoolroom。
C.Taking anapduring theday.
D.Sleeping inon