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全国高等教育自学考试英语一试题集
全国2003年1月高等教育自学考试
英语
(一)试题
PARTONE
I.VocabularyandStructure(10points,1pointforeachitem)
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并写在答题纸的相应括号内。
1.Thebodyneedsfattokeepit___________thecoldduringthelongwintermonths.
[A]between[B]from[C]for[D]out
2.Thereareseveralways___________wecancrosstheriverwithoutthehelpoflocalvillagers.
[A]inwhich[B]acrosswhich[C]towhich[D]onwhich
3.Youmusthurry,___________you‘llbelateforclass.
[A]but[B]so[C]or[D]either
4.Thesmogmaybesothickthatairportsareclosedandchainsof________occuronthehighways.
[A]conflicts[B]contracts[C]contrasts[D]collisions
5.Theyfinally________allhopeoffindingthemissingdogwhichtheylikedsomuch.
[A]gaveup[B]gavein[C]gaveoff[D]gaveout
6.Peoplewhodrinkalot________thosewhousedrugsarelikelytosufferfrompanicattacks.
[A]lessthan[B]aswell[C]otherthan[D]aswellas
7.________,heishonestandpopularwithhisneighbors.
[A]Asheispoor[B]Poorasheis
[C]Aspoorheis[D]Asishepoor
8.Iwasn'tatthemeetingyesterdaytohear________otherpeoplethoughtaboutthisproblem.
[A]which[B]who[C]what[D]that
9.Hadhenottakenyouradvice,________.
[A]hewouldmakeabadmistake
[B]wouldhehavemadeabadmistake
[C]hewouldhavemadeabadmistake
[D]hehadmadeabadmistake
10.Somepeopleare________touseproverbsintheireverydayconversationbecausetheyseethemasvehiclesoftoomuchusedwisdom.
[A]responsible[B]reluctant[C]relevant[D]remarkable
Ⅱ.ClozeTest(10points,1pointforeachitem)
下列短文中有十个空白,每个空白有四个选项。
根据上下文要求选出最佳答案,并写在答题纸的相应括号内。
Lighteningandthunderseemverydifferentfromfog,clouds,rain,wind,heat,andotherthingswhichmakeuptheweather.____11____withoutknowingabouttherestofthe____12____,onecannotunderstandlighteningandthunder.Longago,____13____scientistshadbeguntostudytheweather,everyonewasafraidoflighteningandthunder.____14____theancientGreeksandRomans,thunderwastheangryvoiceof____15____greatgodZeus,orJupiter.
Todayweknowmoreaboutweatherand____16____lighteningandthundertoo,thoughthere____17____stillmuchtobelearned.Peopletodayarenotoftenafraidofthunderstorms,thoughweknowthatlightening____18____dangerous.____19____weunderstandlighteningandthunder,thereisathrill(激动)inwatchingasummerthunderstormwhichclearstheairandleavesus____20____.
11.[A]So[B]If [C]For[D]Yet
12.[A]weather [B]whether[C]wonder[D]wander
13.[A]before[B]after[C]since[D]when
14.[A]For[B]To[C]As[D]About
15.[A]its[B]his[C]their[D]one‘s
16.[A]in[B]about[C]on[D]of
17.[A]are[B]was[C]is[D]were
18.[A]canbe[B]mustbe[C]needbe[D]shouldbe
19.[A]While[B]Although[C]So[D]Because
20.[A]torelax[B]relaxing[C]relax[D]relaxed
Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointsforeachitem)
阅读下列短文,并从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并写在答题纸的相应括号内。
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Formanyyears,T-shirtsweresimpleshort-sleevedundershirtsformenandboys.T-shirtsusedtobeofonecolor-white.Andsincetheywerewornundershirts,theyweregenerallynotseen.
TodaytheT-shirthasbecomefashionable.Itcanbeseeneverywhereandoneveryone.WomenandlittlechildrenwearT-shirtsasdoteenagers,universitystudents,andmenfromallwalksoflife(各行各业)。
T-shirtsarewornonplayground,atthebeachorintown.Theycanalsobewornforwork.YetT-shirtsremainrelativelyinexpensiveandlongwearing,aswellaseasytocarefor.Smartbutcomfortableandconvenienttowear,theyhavebecomeoneofAmerican‘snewestideasonfashion.
AlthoughT-shirtsarenowavailableinawidevarietyofbrightmaterialsandstyles,themostpopularkindisthetraditionalcottonT-shirtswithasloganorpictureprintedonthefront.AT-shirtmaybearapicture,asingleword,apopularphrase,oranadvertisement.AsT-shirtsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular,newdesignsarecomingupallthetime.
21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutT-shirtsinthepast?
[A]Therewerelotsofmulti-coloredT-shirts.
[B]ThereweremanykindsofT-shirts.
[C]Theywerewornbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.
[D]Theywereusuallyworninside.
22.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat__________.
[A]T-shirtsarewornbylittlechildrenratherthanbyteenagers
[B]T-shirtsareconsideredrelativelyexpensivenow
[C]T-shirtsareconsideredfashionableinAmerica
[D]T-shirtsarewornonplaygroundbecausetheyarecomfortable
23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
[A]T-shirtsarecheapbutuncomfortable.
[B]T-shirtsarepopularbutdifficulttocarefor.
[C]T-shirtsareconvenientandformal.
[D]T-shirtsaresmartandlongwearing.
24.WhatisthemostpopularkindofT-shirts?
[A]ThesilkT-shirtinwhitecolor.
[B]ThecottonT-shirtwithasloganorpicture.
[C]ThewoolT-shirtwornatthebeach.
[D]ThenylonT-shirtwornforwork.
25.WhatisbeingdonetomakeT-shirtsmoreattractive?
[A]Avarietyofnewstylesarebeingdesigned.
[B]Thepriceisbeingloweredagainandagain.
[C]Advertisementsarebeingwidelyused.
[D]Thetraditionallyusedmaterialisbeingreplaced.
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
FalseteethhavebeenfoundinItalyinhumanheadsthatareover2,500yearsold.Theyweremadeofboneandsetingold.However,forhundredsofyearsafterwards,theapparentdentalskillofthoseearlypeoplewaslost.Withoutfalseteethpeoplelookedoldbeforetheirtime,sincesomanylosttheirteethatanearlyage.
Towardtheendofthe17thcentury,richpeoplecouldbuyfalseteethmadefromivory.Theteethweretiedtogetherwithsilkthread,butitwasdifficulttokeeptheminthemouth.Thatwaswhyrichpeoplewouldratherbuyteethfromthepoorwhowouldoftenselltheirteethtobuyfoodandclothing.
Earlyinthe18thcenturyaFrenchdoctorusedsteelspringstoholdteethinplace.However,itwasdifficulttocloseone‘smouth!
Lateinthesamecenturyporcelain(瓷)teethsetingoldwereoftenusedtomakefalseteeth.
Althoughtheuseofartificialteethincreased,humanteethcontinuedtobeusedalso.Inthe19thcentury,teethfromsoldierskilledinbattleweremadeintoartificialteeth.Forexample,teethfromthedeadintheAmericanCivilWarweresenttoEngland.
Bythemiddleofthe19thcentury,anAmericandoctor,ClaudiusAsh,inventedabetterkindofporcelaintoothmadeofaspecialkindofhardrubber.
26.Whendidpeoplewiththeearliestfalseteethliveaccordingtothepassage?
[A]Attheendofthe17thcentury.
[B]Intheearly18thcentury.
[C]Inthemiddleofthe19thcentury.
[D]Over2,500yearsago.
27.Whichmaterialwouldwealthypeopleusetomakeartificialteethin1693?
[A]Porcelain.[B]Hardrubber.
[C]Ivory.[D]Bone.
28.Whofirstusedsteelspringstotiefalseteethtogetheraccordingtothepassage?
[A]AnItaliandoctor.[B]AFrenchdoctor.
[C]AnAmericandoctor.[D]AnEnglishdoctor.
29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.
[A]onelookedolderthanhisrealagewithartificialteeth
[B]weareusingthesamemethodasancientpeopleinmakingfalseteeth
[C]poorpeoplewouldoftenselltheirteethtogetmoneyinthe17thcentury
[D]humanteethwerenolongerusedinmakingfalseteethafterthe18thcentury
30.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.
[A]thediscoveryoffalseteeth[B]thematerialoffalseteeth
[C]theuseoffalseteeth[D]thehistoryoffalseteeth
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Trademarks(商标)identifyanddistinguishtheproductsofonebusinessfirmfromthoseofanother.Itmayincludeaword,asentence,aname,asymbol,apicture,oranycombinationofthese.Trademarksmustbeattacheddirectlytotheproduct.Manytrademarkscontainthenameoftheownerofthebusiness.Butmanufacturersoftenusesomewordtodescribethequalitiesoftheproduct,ormakeupaword.Thespokenpartofatrademarkiscalledthebrandname.
Trademarksprovideasimplewayforpeopletodeterminewhoisresponsibleforaparticularitem.Theyalsohelppeopleidentifythebrandstheylikedinthepastsotheymaypurchasethemagain.Manufacturersusetrademarkstopromotethesaleoftheirgoods.
Servicemarksalsoidentifygoodsandservices.Theydonothavetobeattachedtoaproduct.Companiesthatprovideservicestothepublic,suchastransportationcompanies,usethesemarkstoadvertisetheirservices.Forexample,abluesignwithabell,thesymboloftheAmericanTelephoneandTelegraphCompany,tellseverypasser-bythatapublictelephoneisavailableforuse.
Lawstoprotecttherightsofthetrademarkownerweredevelopedintheearly1800's.Mostcountriesnowprovideforregulationandregistrationoftrademarks.Animportantprotectionfortrademarkrightsisfederal(联邦的)registration.In1905,theU.S.Congresspassedthefirstfederallawontrademarkregistrationtobeheldconstitutional.
31.WhatmayNOTbeincludedinatrademarkasmentionedinthefirstparagraph?
[A]Anicepicture.[B]Ameaningfulsymbol.
[C]Anationalflag.[D]Aperson‘sname.
32.Welearnfromthesecondparagraphthattrademarksareusefulinthat___________.
[A]theyhelpmanufacturerstocontrolthepricesoftheirproducts
[B]theyofferpeopletheinformationaboutmarketinasimpleway
[C]theymakecustomersawareoftheirownrespon