全国2007年10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.用适当语法形式或词汇填空.从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并填入答题纸相应位置.(本大题共30小题,每小题1分,共30分)

1.WhenIarrivedatthehospital,he_______intheemergencyroom.

A.wasbeingtreated

B.wastreated

C.hadbeentreating

D.hadbeenbeingtreated

2.Theyhavejustboughtanewvilla_______sittingroom,youcanseeahugegarden.

A.fromthe

B.whose

C.fromwhose

D.witha

3.Afterheregainedconsciousness,heseemed_______aboutthecarcrash.

A.toforgetcompletely

B.tohavecompletelyforgotten

C.forgettingcompletely

D.havingcompletelyforgotten

4.Thefatherthoughtitworthwhiletoinvestintheirdaughter’seducation_______themotherconsidereditawasteofmoney.

A.however

B.yet

C.if

D.while

5.Idon’tthinkcomplainingcansolvetheproblem,_______?

A.canit

B.can’tit

C.doI

D.don’tI

6._______anyforeignlanguageandhavingnospecialskills,hefindsithardtogetajobinthisverycompetitiveworld.

A.Knowingnot

B.Knowingno

C.Notknowing

D.Havingknownno

7.Uptonow,hehastakenpartinfiveEnglishcontests,in_______hewasthewinner.

A.everyone

B.eachone

C.everyofwhich

D.eachofwhich

8.Atnotime_______ofgivingupandacceptingtheunfairtreatment.

A.didsheeverthink

B.sheeverthought

C.didshethinkever

D.shethoughtever

9.Youshoulddiscussyourideawithyourclassmatesbecausejust_______ittosomeoneelsehelpsyousortitoutforyourself.

A.havetoexplain

B.havingtoexplain

C.haveexplained

D.havingexplained

10.It’shardtonoticewhetherapaintinghasbeenturnedupsidedown_______itisanabstractmodernpainting.

A.when

B.though

C.unless

D.for

11.Swimmersarerequired__________ormakeloudnoiseswhentheyareintheswimmingpool.

A.tonotspane

B.tospane

C.nottospane

D.notspaning

12.Motheriscookingsomethinginthekitchen.Fromthatfamiliarsmell,Iknowit___________beroastbeef.

A.might

B.can

C.could

D.must

13.Youcan’tgotoAustraliathisafternoon_______youdon’tmindastopoverinSingapore.

A.if

B.unless

C.because

D.until

14._______tolandontheislandseveraltimes,thepilotsentaradiomessagetotheheadquarterstoaskforhelp.

A.Havingfailed

B.Failing

C.Hadfailed

D.Failed

15.Nothingsatisfieshiscuriosity_______readingadetectivestorybythatfamouswriter.

A.muchmore

B.asmuchas

C.morethan

D.mostthan

16.ThathisauntAdacouldeverhavebeenconsideredprettyseemed_________belief.

A.off

B.beyond

C.outof

D.without

17.ThenamebeganwithaB,thoughhecouldn’t___________exactlywhatthenamewas.

A.makeof

B.makesense

C.makeup

D.makeout

18.Hewas_______________ofaveiledcuriosityinthetaxidriver’seyes.

A.conscientious

B.conspicuous

C.conscious

D.capable

19.Whenmarriages_________,wehavetoputtheinterestsofthechildrenfirst.

A.breakdown

B.breakup

C.breakoff

D.breakout

20.Theyarehopingthisnextroundoftalkswill________asettlementofthepaydispute.

A.bringforth

B.bringabout

C.bringup

D.bringout

21.Thecarwouldn’tstart,sowe_____________havingtowalktotheconcerthall.

A.resultedin

B.finishedwith

C.endedwith

D.endedup

22.Thewomandecidedtogetherlawyerto______________anewwillforher.

A.drawB.drawon

C.drawup

D.drawout

23.Somethingmustbedonetopreventsomestudentsfromdroppingoutofschoolssimply_____________lackofmoney.

A.because

B.becauseof

C.as

D.asof

24.Nomatterhowexperiencedyouare,youaretooccasionallycomeacrossproblemsthatyou’veneveranticipated.

A.about

B.certainly

C.possibly

D.bound

25.Hediedofpneumoniainprisonsixmonthsafterhebeganto___________hissentence.

A.serve

B.act

C.make

D.do

26.Themembersofthefamilyweredisturbed____________relievedbythenewsyoubroughtthem.

A.lessthan

B.otherthan

C.ratherthan

D.morethan

27.Shedidn’treallywanttotrainforthestageortotakeuptheprofessionseriously.Shejustwantedtoshowshecouldbe.

A.onherself

B.likeherself

C.actherself

D.onherown

28.Freddoesn’tlikewhitecoffee,nordoesheliketoputcreamonhisstrawberries,becauseheprefersthem______________.

A.normal

B.ordinary

C.plain

D.simple

29.Theblindmusicianranthe________ofhisfingersoverthepianobeforehebegantoplay.

A.points

B.tips

C.ends

D.edges

30.Ourguess,thatthemanagerswouldreact_________toourdecision,turnedouttobewrong.

A.utterly

B.strongly

C.extremely

D.actually

Ⅱ.认真阅读下面两篇短文,每篇短文后有五个问题.根据短文的内容从四个选项中选择一个最佳答案,并填入答题纸相应位置.(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)

Passage1

Thetrainpassedthroughastationandthenitbegansuddenlytoslowdown,presumablyinobediencetoasignal.Forsomeminutesitcrawledalong,thenstopped;presentlyitbegantomoveforwardagain.Anotherup-trainpassedthen,thoughwithlesspowerthanthefirstone.Thetraingatheredspeedagain.Atthatmomentanothertrain,alsoonadown-line,turnedinwardstowardsthem,foramomentwithalmostalarmingeffect.Foratimethetwotrainsranparallel,nowonegainingalittle,nowtheother.Mrs.McGilllookedfromherwindowthroughthewindowsoftheparallelcarriages.Mostoftheblindsweredown,butoccasionallytheoccupantsofthecarriageswerevisible.Theothertrainwasnotveryfullandthereweremanyemptycarriages.

Atthemomentwhenthetwotrainsgavetheillusionofbeingstationary,ablindinoneofthecarriagesflewupwithasnap.Mrs.McGilllookedintothelightedfirst-classcarriagethatwasonlyafewfeetaway.

Thenshedrewherbreathin,watching.Standingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasaman.Hishandswereroundthethroatofawomanwhofacedhim,andhewasslowlystranglingher.Hereyeswerestaringfromtheirsocketsandherfacewaspurple.AsMrs.McGillwatched,fascinated,theendcame;thebodywentlimpandfellintheman’shands.

Atthesamemoment,Mrs.McGill’strainsloweddownagainandtheotherbegantogainspeed.Itpassedforwardandamomentortwolaterithadvanishedfromsight.AlmostautomaticallyMrs.McGill’shandswentuptothecommunicationcordandthenpaused.Afterall,whatusewoulditberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastraveling?Thehorrorofwhatshehadseenatsuchaclosedistance,andtheunusualcircumstances,madeherfeelnumb.Someimmediateactionwasnecessary—butwhat?

Thedoorofhercompartmentwasdrawnbackandaticketcollectorsaid,"Ticket,please."

31.AfterMrs.McGill’strainpassedthroughastation,it____________.

A.gainedspeedsuddenly

B.keptitsusualspeed

C.changeditsspeed

D.stoppedimmediately

32.Mrs.McGillseemedtobea(an)_____________person.

A.observant

B.interesting

C.nosy

D.nervous

33.Whatshesawintheparalleltrainmadeherfeel___________.

A.excited

B.anxious

C.worried

D.horrified

34.Shedidn’tringthecommunicationcordimmediatelybecause___________.

A.shewasverymuchafraid

B.therewasnopointofdoingso

C.shewastooshockedtomove

D.theticketcollectorcamein

35.Thebesttitleforthisstorycouldbe___________.

A.Mrs.McGill,aTraveler

B.Mrs.McGill,aCoward

C.Mrs.McGill,aWitness

D.Mrs.McGill,aMurderer

Passage2

Scientistsareracingtobuildtheworld’sfirstthinkingrobot.Thisisnotsciencefiction:somesaytheywillhavemadeitbytheyear2020.

Machinesthatwalk,speakandfeelarenolongersciencefiction.Kismetisthenameofanandroid(机器人)whichscientistshavebuiltattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).

Kismetisdifferentfromthetraditionalrobotbecauseitcanshowhumanemotions.Itseyes,earsandlipsmovetoshowwhenitfeelshappy,sadorbored.Kismetisoneofthefirstofanewgenerationofandroids—robotsthatlooklikehumanbeings—whichcanimitatehumanfeelings.Cog,anotherandroidinventedbytheMIT,imitatestheactionofamother.However,scientistsadmitthatsofarCoghasthementalabilityofatwo-year-old.

Theoptimistssaythatbytheyear2020wewillhavecreatedhumanoids(机器人)withbrainssimilartothoseofanadulthumanbeing.Theserobotswillbedesignedtolooklikepeopletomakethemmoreattractiveandeasiertoselltothepublic.Whatkindofjobswilltheydo?Inthefuture,robotslikeRobonaut,ahumanoidinventedbyNASA,willbedoingdangerousjobs,likerepairingspacestations.Theywillalsobedoingmoreandmoreofthehouseholdworkforus.InJapan,scientistsaredesigningandroidsthatwillentertainusbydancingandplayingthepiano.

Somepeopleworryaboutwhatthefutureholds:willrobotsbecomemonsters?Willpeoplethemselvesbecomeincreasinglylikerobots?Expertspredictthatmoreandmorepeoplewillbewearingmicro-computers,connectedtotheinternet,inthefuture.Peoplewillhavemicro-chipsinvariouspartsoftheirbody,whichwillconnectthemtoawidevarietyofdevices.Perhapsweshouldnotexaggeratetheimportanceoftechnology,butonewonderswhether,inyearstocome,wewillstillbefallinginlove,andwhetherwewillstillfeelpain.Whoknows?

36.Kismetisdifferentfromtraditionalrobotsbecauseit________________.

A.canthinkforitself

B.haseyes,earsandlips

C.canlookaftertwo-year-olds

D.canexpresshumanfeelings

37.Acommonfeatureofthenewgenerationofrobotsmentionedinthepassageisthatthey_______.

A.canactlikeamother

B.havethementalabilityofatwo-year-old

C.lookandactlikehumanbeings

D.candoentertainingwork

38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.It’spossibletoplantmicro-chipsinhumanbodies.

B.Humanbeingswilldolesshouseholdworkbecauseofrobots.

C.Nooneiscompletelysurewhattechnologywilldoforusinthefuture.

D.Robotswithhumanbrainswillsurelybecreatedby2020.

39.Accordingtothepassage,futurerobotswillbedesignedtodoallthefollowingexcept.

A.workinginthespace

B.fallinginlove

C.entertainingpeople

D.thinkinglikeahumanbeing

40.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetorobotsinthefuture?

A.Critical.

B.Hostile.

C.Objective.

D.Enthusiastic.

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.(本大题共20小题,每两小题1分,共1 0 分)(注意:使用新式或老式音标均可)

41. aw kward

42. tr agedy

43.s y mpathy

44.al ph abetical

45.app ea rance

46.au th ority

47.br ea thless

48.ban qu et

49.appr oa ch

50.di s aster

51.n u trition

52.confe ss ion

53.surr ou nding

54.intelli g ence

55.G er many

56.e x citable

57.l oy alty

58.wi th drawal

59.acqu ai ntance

60.enduri ng

Ⅳ. 完形填空. (本大题共20小题,每两小题1分,共1 0 分)

A.从下列单词中选择适当的词填空,每个词只能用一次.

form on without popular

even most who it

much no by and

CarsareanimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.Withoutacar 61 peoplefeelthattheyarepoor.And 62 ifapersonispoorhedoesn’tfeelreallypoorwhenhehasacar.HenryFordwastheman 63 firststartedmakingcarsinlargenumbers.Heprobablydidn’tknowhow 64 thecarwasgoingtoaffectAmericanculture.ThecarmadetheUnitedStatesanation 65 wheels.AndithelpedtomaketheUnitedStateswhat 66 istoday.Therearethreemainreasonswhythecarbecameso 67 intheUnitedStates.Firstofall,thecountryisahugeone 68 Americansliketomovearoundinit.Thecarprovidesthemostcomfortableandcheapest 69 oftransportation.Withacarpeoplecangoanywhere 70 spendingalotofmoney.

B.根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词.

Therewassomethingcomingtoherandshewaswaitingforitwith 71 .Whatwasit?Shedidnotknow.Itwastoo 72 toname.Butshefeltitcreeping 73 ofthesky.Itwasreachingher 74 thesound,thesmell,thecolorthat 75 theair.Slowlyshebecameexcited.Herbreathcame 76 ;herheartbeatfaster.Shewasbeginningtorecognizethething 77 wasapproachingtotakeher.Shetriedtobeatitbackwithherwill,but 78 .Hermindwasasweak 79 hertwosmallwhitehands.Whenshestoppedfighting 80 it,alittlewordbrokefromherlips.

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)

81. Anderson’s fairytales are loved by children and adults because___________.

82. Sidney Poitier learned from an old Jewish man _________.

83. Agent X finally succeeded in winning Pappy’s trust by _________.

84. The secret to happiness lies in __________.

85. The druggist asked Sangstrom to write a confession of his former intention in order to_________________.

86. According to Dr. Heinrich Applebaum, the greatest danger of television is not violence, but___________.

87. Bob Sugg read only certain parts of the papers he sold and his favorite part was .

88. Mr. Budd knew the man was the wanted murderer when he saw .

89. In learning to control time, you must become___________.

90.____________that Christy Brown drew on the slate was like the road to a new world.

Ⅵ .将下列句子译成英语. (本大题共1 0 小题,每小题2分,共20分)

91. 使用电子邮件与人交流十分方便.

92. 他们成天无所事事,而我们却在拼命工作.

93. 老实说,我丈夫不喜欢我的浓妆.

94. 就是这个挑战吸引着约100位冬泳爱好者来参加这次比赛.

95. 那天早上的雾那么大,司机们都只好打开头灯缓慢行驶.

96. 当了十多年教师之后,他发现自己深深依恋这个职业.

97. 他不到三分钟就把这道题算出来了,这真让人吃惊.

98. 一场大水灾把那座村庄完全毁了.

99. 任何情况下我们都不该做这些事.

100. 我若还年轻就会作出完全不 同的选择.