全国2008年1月高等教育自学考试

综合英语（一）试题

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请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上

Ⅰ.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,并填在答题纸相应的位置上.（本大题共30小题,每小题1分,共30分）

1.Thebabylaughed______heunderstoodwhathismothersaid.

A.asif

B.as

C.asyet

D.like

2.______hesaidatthemeetingwasbeyondourwildestexpectation.

A.That

B.What

C.Which

D.Why

3.Shecouldnothelp______whensheheardtheterriblenews.

A.tocry

B.cried

C.tohavecried

D.crying

4.Thisbabyseldomcries______heistired.

A.however

B.whether

C.unless

D.if

5.Thejobwouldrequirethathe______atthefactoryat7o’clockeverymorning.

A.willbe

B.be

C.was

D.is

6.Withouthisunselfishhelp,we______inourexperiment.

A.shouldnotsucceed

B.willnotsucceed

C.havenotsucceeded

D.couldnothavesucceeded

7.Where______hidethemselves?

A.youthinkcanthecriminals

B.doyouthinkcanthecriminals

C.doyouthinkthecriminalscan

D.youthinkthecriminalscan

8.______thathehadcompleteddesigninganewdeviceoflaser,wecametocongratulatehimonhissuccess.

A.Tohaveheard

B.Havingheard

C.Beingheard

D.Havingbeenheard

9.Whenhereturnedtohisseatinthewaitingroom,hefoundhisluggage______.

A.missed

B.missing

C.beingmissed

D.tobemissed

10.Theheavyrain______,wewentonwithourjourneyandgottheretwentyminuteslater.

A.wasstopped

B.stopping

C.havingstopped

D.beingstopped

11.Energycanneverbeobtainedfromnothing,______.

A.noritcaneverbedestroyed

B.norcaniteverbedestroyed

C.norcaneverbedestroyed

D.norevercanbedestroyed

12.ThemanspeakingattheplatformwasDr.Wells,______thepartywasgiven.

A.inhishonor

B.forhishonor

C.inwhosehonor

D.forwhosehonor

13.Beethoven,thegreatmusician,wroteninesymphoniesinhislife,______afterhehadlosthishearting.

A.mostofthemwritten

B.mostofwhichwritten

C.butmostofwhichwritten

D.whichwasmostwritten

14.Itwasbecausehewasinadangerouscondition______thedoctordecidedtooperateonhim.

A.that

B.sothat

C.so

D.inwhich

15.Nosoonerhadhefinishedthelastbitoffood______thewaitercameandclearedthetable.

A.then

B.than

C.that

D.thus

16.Once______oxygenformorethanfivetosevenminutes,thebrainwillbegivendamagethatcannotberepaired.

A.escapedfrom

B.deprivedof

C.spanidedby

D.drunkin

17.Iliveinthecity,butonweekends,Isometimesgotothecountryside______achange.

A.with

B.for

C.on

D.to

18.Althoughtenyearshaspassed,thesweetsmileofhislatewifeisstill______hismind.

A.in

B.over

C.on

D.along

19.Itiseasytomakeapromise,buthardto______it.

A.keep

B.maintain

C.remain

D.continue

20.ScientistsWillhavetocome______newmethodsofincreasingtheworld’sfoodsupply.

A.upwith

B.downwith

C.upfor

D.downto

21.Heoftenacts______whatwillhappenafterwards.

A.apartfrom

B.asaresult

C.withregard

D.regardlessof

22.Anoptimisticpersonalwayslooks______ratherthanlivesinsadmemories.

A.up

B.out

C.ahead

D.through

23.Thelightandradioinhisroomareon.He______home.

A.couldbeB.mustbe

C.hastobe

D.needstobe

24.Whenevertheyoungmanran______difficulties,hewouldturntohisfatherforhelp.

A.into

B.over

C.outof

D.shortof

25.Forexample,theEnglishusedbyaCanadianisnotexactlylike______usedbyanEnglish.

A.one

B.that

C.what

D.those

26.Arthurhassucha(an)______personalitythateveryonelikeshim.

A.pleasant

B.easy

C.critical

D.demanding

27.Hewasnever______.Hedidn’twanteitherfameorwealth.Hejustwantedtoliveapeacefullife.

A.interesting

B.purposeful

C.prejudiced

D.ambitious

28.Travelinspacecanbeexciting;neverthelessitcanbeboringandlonely______.

A.sometime

B.sometime

C.attime

D.attimes

29.Havingbeentoldthattheinspectorwascomingtoourclasstoday,wealltriedourbestto______ourselves.

A.show

B.present

C.behave

D.defend

30.Iwasveryupsetat______abusinesstriptoBeijingatthiscrucialmoment.

A.histaking

B.hetakes

C.hetook

D.himtotake

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,并填在答题纸相应的位置上.（本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分）

Passage1

OnWednesdayafternoonsAnnietookthebusintoCressleytoshopinthemarket.Foranhourorsoshewouldwalkupanddownbetweenthestalls,lookingateverything,buyinghereandthere,andkeepingasharplookoutforthebargainsthatweresometimestobehad.Andthen,withallthethingssheneededbought,shewouldleavethemarketforthestreetsofthetowntospendanotherhourinthewayshelikedbest:lookinginfurniture-shopwindows.TherewerefurnitureshopsofallkindsinCressley,fromthosewhereyouhadtostretchyournecktoseethepricesontheticketstootherswhereyoucouldhardlyseethefurnitureitselfforthemanynoticesofferinggoodsatpricesalmosttootemptingtobetrue.

OneWednesdayshefoundanewshopfullofthemostdelightfulthings,withanoticeinvitinganyonetowalkinandlookaroundwithoutfeelingtheyhadtobuysomething.Anniehesitatedforamomentbeforesteppingthroughthedoorwaywhere,almostatonce,shestoppeddelightedbeforeagreenarmchair.Therewasacardonthechairwhichsaid:"Thisfinechairisyoursforlessthanapoundaweek,"andverysmallatthebottom,"Cashpriceeighty-ninepoundsfifty."Apoundaweek...Why,shecouldalmostpaythatoutofherhousekeepingmoneyandnevermissit!

Avoiceathershouldermadeherjump."CanIhelpyou,Madam?"Shelookedroundattheassistantwhohadcomesoftlytoherside.

"Oh,well,no,"shesaid,"Iwasjustlooking."

"We’vechairsofallkindsintheshowroom.Ifyou’lljustcomeupyouwillfindsomethingtosuityou..."

Annie,althoughalittleworriedatthethoughtofbeingpersuadedtobuysomething,couldn’tthinkofhowtorefuse.Shewasalreadybeingledtothebackoftheshopandupafewwidesteps.

31.Whenshewasdoingherweeklyshoppinginthemarket,Anniewas______.

A.impatient

B.cheerful

C.selective

D.doubtful

32.WhatdidAnnieparticularlyenjoydoinginCressley?

A.Huntingforbargains.

B.Wanderingroundthemarket.

C.Goingintodifferentshops.

D.Window-shopping.

33.OnthisparticularWednesday,Anniediscovered______.

A.afurnitureshopshehadnotseenbefore

B.aself-servicefurnitureshop

C.anoticeaboutafurnituresale

D.anextrapoundtospend

34.Anniestoppedwhenshewasinsidetheshopbecauseshesaw______.

A.noshopassistant

B.apieceoffurniture

C.anotice

D.ashopassistant

35.WhentheshopassistantledAnnietothebackoftheshop,shefollowedhim.

A.willingly

B.angrily

C.happily

D.unconsciously

Passage2

Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreesofhealthandwealthandtheothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappywhiletheotherbecomesmiserable.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,andevents,andtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.

Thepeoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconveniencesofthings,thepleasantpartsofconversations,thewell-prepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewines,thefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyofthecontrarythings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydiscontented.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasuresofsociety,offendmanypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwerefoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbemoretobepitied.Thetendencytocriticizeandbedisgustedisperhapstakenuporiginallybyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitareconvincedofitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmayhelpthemchangethishabit.

Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousconsequencesinlife,sinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers,nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect,andscarcelythat.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatobtainingsomeadvantageinrankorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestirasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicdisapproval,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirmisconduct.Thesepeopleshouldchangethisbadhabit.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.

36.Peoplewhoareunhappy______.

A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothers

B.usuallyareinfluencedbytheresultsofcertainthings

C.candiscovertheunpleasantpartofcertainthings

D.usuallyhaveafault-findinghabit

37.Theunderlinedphrase"sourthepleasuresofsociety"(Line8)mostnearlymeans______.

A.enjoythepleasuresofsociety

B.aren’tcontentwiththepleasuresofsociety

C.haveagoodtastetothepleasuresofsociety

D.feeluncomfortablewiththepleasuresofsociety

38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeople.

B.Suchunhappypeoplearecriticalabouteverything.

C.Ifsuchunhappypeoplerecognizethebadeffectsofthehabitonthemselves,theymaygetridofit.

D.Suchunhappypeoplearealsonotcontentwiththemselves.

39.Theunderlinedpart"scarcelythat"(Line17)means______.

A.justlikethat

B.almostnotlikethat

C.morethanthat

D.notatalllikethat

40.Ifsuchunhappypersonsdon’tchangetheirbadbehavior,theauthor’ssolutiontotheproblemisthat______.

A.peopleshouldavoidcontactwiththem

B.peopleshouldcriticizetheirmisconduct

C.peopleshouldhelpthemrecognizethebadeffectsofthehabit

D.peopleshouldshownorespectandpolitenesstothem

Ⅲ . 用国际音标标出下列单词中划线字母或字母组合的读音,并填在答题纸相应的位置上.（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）

41.ab u se

42.ben ea th

43.con sc ience

44.exh au sted

45.f ier cely

46.head qu arters

47.in c ompetence

48.indoor s

49.justif y

50. kn eel

51.concr e te

52.desp i te

53.pen s ion

54.m a licious

55.willi ng ness

56.in c idence

57. ph ysically

58.e x pression

59.sch o lar

60.duck-y ar d

Ⅳ . 完形填空（将正确答案填在答题纸相应的位置上）（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.

why

to

Passively

because

all

how

Same

it

attention

an

Have

or

Oneoftheadvantagesoftakingnotesisthatitforcesyoutopaycloserattentiontotheclasslecture.Ifyoulisten 61 aprofessorwhoistalkingonandonforanhour62 ,yourmindwilloftenwanderandyour 63 lessen.Youaresittinginclassandlistening,butthatmaybe 64 youaredoing;however,whenyoulistenactivelyyou 65 topaymorecarefulandconstantattentiontowhatisbeingsaid.Thisis 66 youaretryingtotransferwhatyouhearinto67understandable,shortenedwrittenform.Asaforeignstudent,youmayfind 68 verydifficulttolistenandwritenotesinEnglishatthe 69time.Itisdifficultatfirst,butyouwilllearn 70 todosowithpractice.

B. 根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词.

Thisistrueofthetechniquesofmankind.Itis 71 trueofmankind’sspiritualresources.Most 72 theseresources,bothtechnicalandspiritual,arestoredinbooks.Whenyouhavereadabook,youhave 73 toyourhumanexperiences.ReadHomerandyourmindincludesa 74 ofHomer’smind.Throughbooksyoucan 75 atleastfragmentsofthemindandexperienceofVirgil,Dante,Shakespeare — thelistis 76 .Foragreatbookisnecessarilya 77 ;itoffersyoualifeyouhavenotthetime 78 liveyourself,andittakesyou 79 aworldyouhavenotthetimetotravelinliteraltime. 80 civilized mindisonethatcontainsmanysuchlivesandmanysuchworlds.

V.根据所学课文内容完成下列句子,并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)

81. In " Night Watch " , the Marine did not tell the old man the truth and stayed with him until he died. The Marine proved, in a very human way, that ______.

82. According to the author of " How Dictionaries Are Made " , the writing of dictionaries is not setting up rules about ______, but recording what different words have meant to authors in the past.

83. The event that changed Christy Brown’s life and led him to mental freedom was that ______.

84. While reciting the day’s lecture to himself, the author of " I Got My B. A. by Sheer Luck " discovered that the lecture could be spanided into topics and subtopics by ______.

85. According to Dr. Coleman, the author of " The Trashman " , most people think garbage collectors_____.

86. In " The Day I Was Fat " , while the woman was losing weight, she was also reshaping ______.

87. According to Steven R. Covery, the Emotional Bank Account is like a financial bank account in one way: you can ______.

88. Hearing that her husband had died, Louise Mallard’s immediate response was ______.

89. Professor Agassie had a good first impression of the author because ______.

90. Bob Sugg went to Salem Crescent after dark on Thursday night because ______.

VI.将下列句子译成英语,并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)

91.为了不让人笑话,我尽量避免犯错误.

92.我本以为会为他的去世感到悲哀,但是我错了.

93.约翰面临一个困难的选择:是工作还是继续学习.

94.妈妈坚持让我带上雨伞,以防下雨.

95.这名士兵拒绝执行他认为错误的命令.

96.要想跟上形势,你最好经常读报.

97.不是我买不起电视机,而是我觉得看电视伤眼睛.

98.第一次就成功几乎不可能.

99.直到今天她才意识到,两次婚 姻留给她的只有痛苦.

1 00 .作为一名老师,我总是鼓励学生多参加社会活动.