高级英语自学考试练习题三.docx

1、高级英语自学考试练习题三2011年高级英语自学考试练习题三Part Vocabulary(20%)Directions A: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.1. _ friends helped him to get appointed ambassador to France.（ ）A.

2、Efficient B. Influential C. Impressive D. Effective2. When you go abroad to study or work, you must _new customs.（ ）A. address yourself to B. adapt yourself toC. replace yourself with D. convince yourself to3. Nothing will stop us in our _ for truth.（ ）A. request B. appeal C. quest D. query4. Examin

3、ations are not the only means of _a students ability.（ ）A. assuming B. assertingC. assigning D. assessing5. It was a shrewd move_ to buy the house just before property prices started to rise.（ ）A. on her part B. at hand C. at her expense D. on record6. The behavior of this animal in hot weather is a

4、 _that scientists are finding difficult to solve.（ ）A. myth B. mysteryC. dispute D. fantasy7. They tried to collect all the pictures they could _ .（ ）A. lay their hands on B. capitalize onC. wash their hands of D. make the best of8. There is little _ that she will make a full recovery.（ ）A. promise

5、B. likelihood C. foresight D. announcement9. Mrs. Smith had _ debts totally more than $20,000 when she died.（ ）A. gone round with B. figured outC. run up D. bound up with10. It is _to talk about these pop singers. People are now showing great interest in football.（ ）A. out of sorts B. out of line C.

6、 out of order D. out of fashionDirections B: There are 10 sentences in this section. In each sentence there is a word or phrase underlined. Below each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that can replace the underlined part of each sentence without changing it

7、s original meaning. 11. The lawyer was on the track of new proof in the case, and he was sure of his convincing the jury in court.（ ）A. testing the truth B. on the topic ofC. looking for D. asked for12. The company is crying out for efficient executives to get it out of the crisis.（ ）A. is missing B

8、. badly needsC. is grieving for D. sympathizes with13. After such a confrontation between the two parties, any reconciliation would be out of the question.（ ）A. within question B. impossibleC. without question D. possible14. Strangely, Bill keeps his office neat as a pin, while his home is always in

9、 a state of chaos.（ ）A. disorder B. clarity C. chorus D. charity 15. The work is not very profitable in terms of money, but Im getting valuable experience out of it.（ ）A. regardless of B. in regard toC. in spite of D. in case of16. Although he funded several health research institutions, he was firs

10、t and last an engineer.（ ）A. in brief B. in shortC. at least D. all in all17. The problem can be solved only if we are willing to compromise.（ ）A. give up something B. work hand in handC. forgive each other D. support each other18. The two partners will never reach an agreement if one does not modif

11、y its demands.（ ）A. clarify B. identifyC. neglect D. change19. The dispute finally came down to a question of which side should be responsible for the loss.（ ）A. was passed along to B. was faced byC. was reduced to D. was judged by20. That was a wonderful experience, I never expected to come my way.

12、（ ）A. stand my way B. belong to meC. get under my control D. happen to mePart II Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.The fact is significant. To what is it 1 ?

13、In part, I suppose, to a general increase in 2 . The rich have always 3 their personal appearance. The 4 of wealth such as it is now allows those of the 5 who are less 6 than their fathers to do the same. The 7 of aging and eventual death must ultimately be accepted as the natural 8 of the life cycl

14、e, the old 9 their prescribed life spans and 10 way for the young. Much that is 11 in old age in fact derives from the reality of aging and the 12 of death. News of Harlem rioting 13 the multi-national student 14 there. The typical European 15 was unlike anything I had seen before. They had no homes

15、 or businesses to worry about proecting. They want to know why Negroes did not riot more often. 16 the only Negro in the summer 17 I felt embarrassed for a time. I was embarrassed because I did not have any 18 . The investigation was not 19 so that veterans could 20 out their hearts or purge their s

16、ouls; it was done to prove that the policy of the U.S. in Indochina is tantamount to genocide, and that not only the soldiers are responsible for what is happening, but that everyone here in America is responsible. A. answers E. completing I. dueM. making Q. prosperity U. session B. As F. cultivated

17、 J. forN. poorR. purgeV. spillC. badly offG. diffusionK. imminenceO. processS. unique W. stagedD. communityH. doneL. joltedP. progression T. responseX. toPart III Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sta

18、tements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read each passage carefully and decide on the best answer.Passage OneHenry Ford, the famous U. S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, “The business of America is business.” By this he meant that the U. S. way of life is bas

19、ed on the values of the business world.Few would argue with Fords statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and managem

20、ent, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily af

21、fected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the entertainment industry” or “show business”.The positive side of Henry Fords statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.

22、S. life. One of the most important reasons why so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地) because the U. S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates wealth, more

23、jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Fords statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business - referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U. S. history working people hav

24、e had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing- the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high - creates feelings of inse

25、curity for many.41. The United States is a typical country_.（ ）A. where all businesses are managed scientificallyB. which encourages free trade at home and abroadC. which normally works according to the federal budgetD. where peoples chief concern is how to make money42. The influence of business in

26、 the U. S. is evidenced by the fact that _.（ ）A. most newspapers are run by big businessesB. even arts and entertainment are regarded as businessC. Americans of all professions know how to do businessD. even public organizations concentrate on working for profits43. According to the passage, immigra

27、nts choose to settle in the U. S., dreaming that _.（ ）A. they will make a fortune overnight thereB. they can be more competitive in businessC. they can start profitable business thereD. they will find better chances of employment44. Henry Fords statement can be taken negatively because _. （ ）A. ther

28、e is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborB. there are many industries controlled by few big capitalistsC. public services are not run by the federal governmentD. working people are discouraged to fight for their rights45. A companys efforts to keep expenses low and profits h

29、igh may result in _ .（ ）A. a rise in workers wagesB. improvement of working conditionsC. reduction in the number of employeesD. fewer disputes between labor and managementPassage TwoIts no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that natur

30、e dealt them. Thats especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. Its also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who cant or wont care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.Fourteen

31、-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father shes ever known and that her biological parents have “no legal claim” on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. Thats an import