全国08-07高等教育自学考试 综合英语（一）试题

全国08-07高等教育自学考试 综合英语（一）试题

════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════全国2008年7月高等教育自学考试综合英语(一)试题课程代码：00794I.用适当的语法形式或词汇填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其代码填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)1.Iplanned（）thetaskbeforelastSunday,butfailedbecauseofabadcold.A.tofinishB.tohavefinishedC.finishingD.havingfinished2.Tomhasbeenwritinglettersallmorning,butheshouldfinishthembynow,（）?A.hasheB.hasn’theC.shouldheD.shouldn’the3.Wecanmakesomechangesintheplan（）youfindanythingimproper.A.incaseB.unlessC.sothatD.eventhough4.Themannerinwhichhetalkedremindedme（）hisgrandfather.A.inB.byC.ofD.towards5.Hehasmadeanotherwonderfuldiscovery,（）ofgreatimportancetoscience.A.IthinkwhichitB.whichIthinkisC.thatIthinkisD.whichIthinkitis6.It’s10∶00a.m.Mr.Johnson（）homenow,forhetoldmethathewouldmeetmeinhisofficeatthistime.A.mustbeB.mustn’tbeC.canbeD.can’tbe7.Ifonlywe（）asweweretold!Thiswouldneverhavehappened.A.didB.haddoneC.woulddoD.wouldhavedone8.Thekey（）successishardworkingandpersistence.A.onB.forC.toD.of9.Fornearlythreehourswewaitedforthedecision,only（）tocomeagainthenextday.A.totellB.tobetoldC.beingtoldD.telling ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════10.Inouropinion,thereismuch（）intheirproposal.A.toimproveB.improvingC.tobeimprovedD.tohavebeenimproved11.Hardlyhadherushedoutofthegate（）thewholebuildingcollapsedrightbehindhim.A.whenB.thanC.thenD.that12.Hisreportis（）itgivesaquiteclearideaofeveryfact.A.writtenaswellthatB.writtentoowellthatC.writtensowellthatD.writtenwellsoas13.Thebookismuchtoodifficultforme;mostofitisquite（）myunderstanding.A.overB.behindC.againstD.beyond14.Shewillhavesomevisitorstomorrow,sothehastohavesomebody（）hersix-bedroomhousetoday.A.cleanedB.cleaningC.cleanD.tobecleaned15.Thewifeblamedthehusbandfornothavingtoldherthattheywere（）shortofmoney.A.turningB.runningC.goingD.proving16.Itishardly（）thatIshallbeabletopresentontheoccasion.A.possiblyB.feasibleC.incredibleD.likely17.Johnwon’tgohuntingtomorrow,and（）.A.won’thisbrotherneitherB.won’thisbrothereitherC.neitherhisbrotherwillD.neitherwillhisbrother18.HoweverhardItried,Icouldnot（）himthathewaswrong.A.believeB.ensureC.convinceD.persuade19.Afterthreedays,hecame（）.Butstaringathiswifeandchildren,hecouldrecognizenoneofthem.A.outB.upC.acrossD.to20.（）toourdisappointment,alloureffortswereproveduseless.A.ManyB.MuchC.MoreD.Such ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════II.认真阅读下面两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题。根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其代码填在答题纸相应的位置上。（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）Passage1Itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversitieswithoutanyclearideaofwhattheyaregoingtodoafterwards.Ifoneconsiderstheenormousvarietyofcoursesoffered,itisnothardtoseehowdifficultitisforastudenttoselectthecoursemostsuitedtohisinterestsandabilities.Ifastudentgoestoauniversitytoacquireabroaderperspectiveoflife,toenlargehisideasandtolearntothinkforhimself,hewillundoubtedlybenefit.Schoolsoftenhavetoorestrictinganatmosphere,withitstimetableanddisciplines,toallowhimmuchtimeforindependentassessmentoftheworkheisaskedtodo.Moststudentswould,Ibelieve,profitbyayearorso’sexplorationofdifferentacademicstudies,especiallythose“all-rounders”withnoparticularinterest.Theyshouldhavealongertimetodecideinwhatsubjecttheywanttotaketheirdegrees,sothatinlaterlife,theydonotlookbackandsay,“Ishouldliketohavebeenanarchaeologist.IfIhadn’ttakenadegreeinModernLanguages,Iwouldn’thaveendedupasaninterpreter,butit’stoolatenow.Icouldn’tgobackandbeginalloveragain.”Thereis,ofcourse,anothersidetothequestionofhowtomakethebestuseofone’stimeatauniversity.Thisisthecaseofthestudentwhoexcelsinaparticularbranchoflearning.Heisimmediatelyacceptedbytheuniversityofhischoice,andspendshisthreeorfouryearsbecomingaspecialist,emergingwithafirst-classHonorDegreeandverylittleknowledgeofwhattherestoftheworldisallabout.Itthereforebecomesimportantthat,ifstudentsarenottowastetheiropportunities,therewillhavetobemuchmoredetailedinformationaboutcoursesandmoreadvice.Onlyinthiswaycanwebesurethatwearenottohave,ontheonehand,abandofspecialistsignorantofanythingoutsideoftheirownsubject,andontheotherhand,anever-increasingnumberofgraduatesqualifiedinsubjectsforwhichthereislittleornodemandintheworkingworld.21.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat（）.A.astudentshouldnotselecthisspecialityinahurryB.“all-rounders”arethetreasureofauniversityC.everystudentshouldstudyforadegreeD.ifastudentisnotsatisfiedwithwhatheisstudying,hecangobackandbeginalloveragain22.Thequotationattheendofthefirstparagraphmeansthat（）.A.thestudentishappywithhisworkbeinganinterpreterB.thestudentcomplainsaboutbeinganinterpreterC.thestudentisaskingtostartothercoursesD.itistoolateforthestudenttobecomeaninterpreter23.Basedonthesecondparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?（） ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════A.Astudentshouldnotbelimitedtobookknowledgeonly.B.Everystudentshouldstriveforafirst-classHonorDegree.C.Manyspecialistsareignorantofwhatisgoingonaroundthem.D.Theworkingworldrejectsunqualifiedspecialists.24.Themainideaofthepassageprobablyisthat（）.A.ifastudentgoestoauniversitytoacquireabroaderperspectiveoflife,hewillundoubtedlybenefitB.onlyinthiswaycanwebesurethatwearenottohaveabandofspecialistsignorantofanythingoutside.C.itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversitieswithoutanyclearideaofwhattheyaregoingtodointhefutureD.collegestudentsshouldrealizetheimportanceofhavingmuchmoredetailedinformationandmoreadvicewithoutwastingtheiropportunities25.Theword“all-rounders”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeansapersonwho（）.A.isgoodatallsubjectsB.isnotsureofwhateverheisdoingC.takesnointerestindoinganythingD.doesnotknowhowtomakebestuseofhistimePassage2OnedayMr.KerrywaswalkingalongtheStrandinLondon,killingtime,whenhiseyewascaughtbyahugepicturedisplayeduponthewallofahouse.Itrepresentedahumanfigurecoveredwithlong,darkhair,withhugenailsuponhishandsandamostfearfulexpression.Oncomingnearer,heheardamancallout“Walkin,ladiesandgentlemen,themostwonderfulcuriosityeverexhibited—onlyfivepence—thewildmanfromAfrica—heeatsrawfood,andmanyotherpleasingandsurprisingperformances.”Mr.Kerrypaidhismoneyandwasadmitted.Atfirstthecrowdpreventhimseeinganything,fortheplacewasfulltosuffocation(窒息),andthenoiseawful.AtlastMr.Kerryobtainedaplaceinthefront,andtohishorror,hesawafigurethatwasfarworsethantheportraitoutside.Itwasaman,nearlynaked,coveredwithlong,shaggyhairthatgrewevenoverhisnoseandcheekbones.Hesprangabout,sometimesonhisfeet,sometimesonall-fours,butalwaysutteringthemostfearfulyells,andglaringuponthecrowdinamannerthatwasreallydangerous.Mr.Kerrydidnotfeelexactlyhappyatthewholething,andbeganheartilytowishhimselfoutside.Suddenly,thesavagegaveacrazierscreamthanbeforeandseizedapieceofrawbeef,toretopieceseagerly,andateinthewildestmanner.“I’llgonow,”thoughtMr.Kerry,“forwhoknowswhether,inhishungrymoods,hemightnotwanttofinishhisdinnerwithme.”Justatthismoment,somesoundsstruckhisearthatsurprisedhim.Helistenedmoreattentivelyand,tohisamazement,foundthatamongthemostfearfulcriesandwildyells,thesavagewastalkingIrish.Now,Mr.KerryhadneverheardofanAfricanIrishmansohelistenedveryclosely.HeturnedtothesavageandaddressedhiminIrish. ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════“Whoareyou?”saidMr.Kerry.“BillyMcCabe,sir.”“Andwhatdoyoumeanbyplayingyourtrickshere,insteadofearningyourlivinglikeanhonestman?”“Well,”saidBilly,“onemaydosomestrangethingstoearnhisliving.”26.Mr.KerrywaswalkingalongtheStrandbecause（）.A.hehadnothingelsetodoB.hewaslateforanappointmentC.hewaslookingforsomethingtodoD.hewasunwillingtogohome27.Insidethehouse,atfirst,Mr.Kerry（）A.wasnearlysuffocatedB.couldseenothingC.waspushedoutD.couldn’thearanything28.Thewildmangavetheimpressionofbeingdangerousby（）A.thewayhemovedB.thewayhedressedC.thelookshegaveD.thecrieshemade29.Mr.Kerrydecidedtoleavethehousebecause（）A.hefeltfrightenedB.hefelthungryC.hedidn’twishtoeatwiththesavageD.hefearedhemighthaveaheartattack30.ThewildmansurprisedMr.KerrybyspeakingIrishsince（）A.hewasonshowinLondonB.hewasaprimitivesavageC.hespokenativelanguagebeforeD.hewasthoughttobeAfricanII.根据国际音标标出下列单词中划线字母或字母组合的读音。（本大题共20小题，每小题0.5分，共10分）（注意：考生使用新式或老式音标均可）31.solid32.celebration33.emergency34.author35.unwilling36.instrument37.challenge38.phrase39.equally40.divide41.convince42.product43.stretch44.pleasure45.hearing46.commit47.careless48.concerning49.besides50.rather ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════IV.完形填空。（本大题共20小题，每小题0.5分，共10分）A.从下列单词中选择适当的词填空，每个词只能用一次。withtakingwhichifsincehaveforatthatwheretopossibleIdon’toftenlosethingsandI’mespeciallycarefulwithmoney,soIwasquitesurprisedwhenIreached51mywalletanditwasn’tthere.Atfirst,Ithoughtitwas52thatIcouldhaveleftitathome.ThenIremembered53itouttopayforthetaxi,soIknewIhadit54mejustbeforeIwalkedintotherestaurant.Iwondered55itwaspossiblethatitcould56slippedoutofmypocketwhileIwaseatingdinner.Thinkingabout57possibility,Iturnedandwalkedbacktothetable58Ihadbeensitting.Unfortunately,therewereseveralpeoplesittingatthetable59thetime,soIcalledawaiterandexplained60himthatmywallethadfallenoutofpocketwhileIwassittingatthetableafewminutesearlier.B.根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词。CloselyrelatedtoEnglishreserveisEnglishmodesty.Withintheirhearts,theEnglishareperhaps61lessconceitedthananybodyelse,butintheir62withotherstheyvalueatleast63showofmodesty.Self-praiseisfelttobeimpolite.Ifapersonis,64ussay,verygoodattennisandsomeone65himifheisagoodplayer,hewillseldomreply“Yes,”becausepeoplewillthinkhimconceited.Hewillprobablygiveananswer66,“I’mnotbad,”or“IthinkI’mverygood,”or“Well,I’mvery67ontennis.”(i.e.I’mveryfondofit.)68ifhehadmanagedtoreachthefinals69lastyear’slocalchampionships,hewouldsayitinsuchawayastosuggestthatitwasonly70toapieceofgoodluck.V.根据所学课文内容完成下列句子。（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）71.Accordingtotheauthorof“TheTimeMessage”,thebiggestproblemforafirst-yearcollegestudentis______.72.BobSuggrecognizedCross,thecriminal,because______.73.WhenLouiseMallardsawherhusband,shedied.Accordingtothedoctor,shediedof______.74.Bymakinghisstudentsobservewiththeirowneyes,ProfessorAgassiewantedtoshowthemthatfactsarestupidthingsuntil______.75.In“LoveofLife”,themanfoundbonesofamanand______besidesthebones.76.WhenDr.Colemanthe“trashman”,said“Hello”topeopleontheroute,mostofthem______.77.In“ThankYou,Ma’am”,insteadofturningtheboytothepolice,thewomantreatedhimnicelyWhatshegavehimwasnotonlymoney,butalso______.78.AlthoughJimwasdyingofcancer,hisexampleandhiswordstaughttheauthor______.79.______helpedLoisDiaz-Taltymadeupofhermindtoloseweight.80.ThatChristyBrown’smothernevergavehersonupwasnotbecauseshefeltitarigidduty,butbecause______. ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════VI.将下列句子译成英语。（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）81.陷入绝望的人做事容易不顾后果。82.与大卫想的不同，琳达并未拒绝跟他一起看电影。83.在过去的二十年里，我们一直保持联系。84.他一下车就遇到一位老朋友。85.约翰深吸了一口气，说道：“我决定自首。”86.那本书放得太高了，我拿不到。87.他要求我们一个接一个地离开房间。88.发生在她身上的事情实在太让人吃惊了。89.此时此刻，任何语言都难以描述我的心情。90.你应该向我们详细解释这些钱的来历。