1997年全国高等教育自学考试公共英语试题.docx

1、1997年全国高等教育自学考试公共英语试题1997年全国高等教育自学考试公共英语试题I.PHONETICSThere are 10 sets of 4 words each in this section. The 4 words are marked A),B),C) and D).In each set of words. 3 wordshavethe same vowel sound but one does not. Choose the ONE words that does not and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer

2、 Sheet.1.A) brouhgt B) rough C) source D) thought2.A) bush B) cut C) push D) but3.A) box B) folk C) god D) what4.A) book B) fruit C) goose D) root5.A) ache B) act C) add D) bag6.A) fate B) hate C) late D) gramme7.A) height B) life C) light D) right8.A) lose B) move C) wrote D) whose9.A) hard B) hen

3、C) hint D) honest10.A) sweat B) swing C) switch D) swordII.GRAMMARThere are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.THen blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.11. look

4、 at these clouds( ).A) Itll rainB) Its going to rainC) Itll be rainingD) It is to rain 12. Do you know ( )?A) how much cost the booksB) how much do the books costC) the books cost how muchD) how much the books cost13. The question is still ( ) discussion.A) inB) byC) forD) under14.”Were late. The pl

5、ay has started.” “I wonder how long ago ( ).”A) did it beginB) it beganC) was it beginningD) it has begun15. John didnt know how to get to the station, so he stopped ( ).A) to askB) askingC) for askingD) to asking16. Many of the haman problems associated with living in the ocean are ( ) the problems

6、 of living in outer space.A) just asB) such asC) such thatD) the same as 17. It is no good ( ) remember grammatical rules.You needs to practise what you have learned.A) tryingB) try toC) to try toD) tried to18. I wouldnt read that novel, ( ) recommends it.A) no matter whoB) no matter howC) no matter

7、 whenD) no matter what19. You may borrow the book ( ) you keep it clean.A) such asB) so as toC) so long asD) as tor20. What chance does a ( ) man who never finished high school have?A) forty-years-oldB) forty-year-oldC) forty-years-oldsD) forty-year-olds21. ( ) we need to complete the construction i

8、s two million dollars.A) All whatB) That allC) ThatD) What22. Scarcely had we settled ourselves in our seats in the theatre ( ) the curtain went up.A) thenB) whenC) asD) after23. ( ) that you were out,I wouldnt have bottered to come all the way at that time of night.A) If I should knowB) If I knowC)

9、 Had I knownD) Were I to know24. It was in 1928 ( ) computers came into being.A) thatB) whenC) whichD) and25. We passed the examination, ( ).A) and so he didB) and neither did heC) and so did heD) but he did26. She asked the worker how long ( ) to build the house.A) it had takenB) had it takenC) wou

10、ld it takeD) it was taken27. Bill always does ( ) he pleases, without regard to the feelings of others.A) howeverB) thatC) whateverD) which28. Not only ( ) our money,butwewerealsoindanger of losingour lives.A) we lostB) lost weC) we did loseD) did we lose29. Jane was advides that she ( ) singing les

11、sons.A) takeB) will takeC) had takenD) took30. The exam is not difficult, ( ) everyone will pass it.A) thoughB) soC) yetD) butIII. VOCABULARYThere are 30 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A),B),C),and D).Choose the ONE answer that best completes the s

12、entence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.31. He drew a picture of a ( ) sun and a pale moon.A) brightB) lightC) clearD) clean32. The two friends shared a ( ) interest in stamp collecting.A) commonB) generalC) popularD) usual33. I dont think this room will be big enough to (

13、 ) all the guests.A) containB) holdC) keepD) swallow34. If you want the nail to go in, youll have to hit it very ( ).A) hardlyB) hardC) solidlyD) tightly35. Upon the request of the audience,the speaker ( ) his voice.A) raisedB) roseC) aroseD) heightened36. After a meal in a restaurant, you ask the w

14、aiter for the ( ).A) billB) noteC) receiptD) menu37. Xiao lu won a ( ) at the tennis match.A) prizeB) priceC) praiseD) present38. Nobody ( ) that something was wrong at that time.A) commentedB) committedC) noticedD) expressed39. Although the town had been ( ) by the storm several times,little damage

15、 was done.A) attackedB) injuredC) harmedD) struck40. Scientists everywhere are trying to ( ) a cure for AIDS.A) expectB) inventC) discoverD) make41. The President made his last public ( ) before his term of office ended .A) appearanceB) engagementC) gatheringD) meeting42. Unlike his brother, who doe

16、s not like popular music, he is very ( ) it.A) pleased withB) fond ofC) delighted withD) satisfied with43. Im sorry to have taken up too much of your ( ) time.A) worthyB) valuableC) valuelessD) priceless44. As the ( ) of working too hard, the man became ill.A) endB) reasonC) causeD) result45. Jacks

17、university education gave him ( ) over boys who had notbeen to college.A) a benefitB) a profitC) a viewD) an advantage 46. When the little boy walked near the edge of the pond,his motherbecame very ( ).A) eagerB) keenC) anxiousD) frightening47. He used examples to ( ) his argument.A) strengthenB) in

18、creaseC) fixD) underline48. We ( ) her to come with us.A) advancedB) insistedC) movedD) persuaded49. We were so busy we had to ( ) going on holiday for a month.A) put outB) put awayC) put downD) put off50. I asked my neighbour to ( ) my garden when I was away.A) look afterB) look overC) look inD) lo

19、ok to51. He ( ) the whole list but still did not find his friends name.A) went byB) went onC) went intoD) went over52. Youve wasted a lot of time this term.You must ( ) it ( ).A) make . outB) make . ofC) make . upD) make . for53. After careful planning, John ( ) a way of solving the problem.A) thoug

20、ht aboutB) thought ofC) thought overD) thought out54. There is always a ( ) between what we say and what we do.A) crackB) roomC) gapD) space55. In chemical factories, employees sometimes receive ( ) pay for doing dangerous work.A) addB) extreC) expensiveD) rich56. We have to dress ( ) for the party.

21、A) formallyB) formerC) formalD) formerly57. Undersea scientists are learning how to stay alive and work in a ( ) environment.A) deathB) dyingC) deadlyD) dead58. The birds ( ) at the firing of the gun.A) scatteredB) movedC) separatedD) acted59. I made a little house for my dog to give him ( ) .A) she

22、lterB) homeC) shelfD) room60. The cows ( ) over the fields eating grass.A) wanderB) wonderC) moveD) remove IV.CLOZEThere are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A),B),C) and D)on the right side of the paper. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into t

23、he passsge. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. There are five basic functions of a newspaper: to inform,to comment,to persuade,to instruct and ( 61 ). You may well think this list of functions ( 62 ) in order of importance but, if so,you would not be ( 63 ) agreement with the

24、 majority of the reading public. ( 64 ) the two broad kinds of newspaper,thepopular and quality, the former ( 65 ) a readership of millions,while the latter, only hundreds ( 66 ) thousands. Yet the popular papers seem largely ( 67 ) for entertainment.Their news coverage contains ( 68 ) comment and p

25、ersuasive language. The quality newspapers ( 69 ) a much higher value on information and a much ( 70 ) one on entertainment. It is not only in content ( 71 ) the two types of paper differ.There is a ( 72 ) in the style in which the articles ( 73 ).The popular papers generally use more dramatic ( 74

26、) with a lotof word-play. Their reporters rend ( 75 ) shorter sentences and avoid less well-known vocabulary. This ( 76 ) that popular newspapers are easier for a native speaker ( 77 ), though probably not for a non-native speaker.In order to decide ( 78 ) a newspaper is a quality or popularone,( 79

27、 ) is not even necessary to read it, since you can tell simply by the ( 80 ) it looks. Popular paper are generally smaller with fewer columns per page.They havebigger headlines and more photographs. The articles are shorter and there are fewerper page.61.A) to entertainB) entertainingC) entertainD)

28、entertainment62.A) are B) is C) has D) have63.A) at B) for C) in D) on64.A) For B) By C) With D) Of65.A) is B) are C) has D) have66.A) by B) of C) in D) on67.A) assigned B) designed C) proposed D) proprammed68.A) a number of B) many of C) a lot of D) a few of69.A) settle B) put C) use D) make70.A) p

29、oorer B) lower C) greater D) broader71.A) as B) how C) that D) which72.A) difference B) difficulty C) dislike D) discipline73.A) have written B) to be written C) are written D) write74.A) things B) way C) pages D) language75.A) using B) use C) to use D) the use of76.A) points B) means C) decides D)

30、tells77.A) understands B) understanding C) understood D) to understand78.A) that B) how C) whether D) when79.A) this B) it C) that D) you80.A) appearance B) fact C) manner D) wayV. READING COMPREHENSIONThere are 4 reading passages inthissection.Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are 4 suggested answers marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the ONE best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare(野兔) and the tortoise(乌龟).At the end I said.”Son, remember: