2008年1月高教自学考试自考英语一试题
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. The baby laughed ______ he understood what his mother said.
A. as if B. as
C. as yet D. like
2. ______ he said at the meeting was beyond our wildest expectation.
A. That B. What
C. Which D. Why
3. She could not help ______ when she heard the terrible news.
A. to cry B. cried
C. to have cried D. crying
4. This baby seldom cries ______ he is tired.
A. however B. whether
C. unless D. if
5. The job would require that he ______ at the factory at 7 o’clock every morning.
A. will be B. be
C. was D. is
6. Without his unselfish help, we ______ in our experiment.
A. should not succeed B. will not succeed
C. have not succeeded D. could not have succeeded
7. Where ______ hide themselves?
A. you think can the criminals B. do you think can the criminals
C. do you think the criminals can D. you think the criminals can
8. ______ that he had completed designing a new device of laser, we came to congratulate him on his success.
A. To have heard B. Having heard
C. Being heard D. Having been heard
9. When he returned to his seat in the waiting room, he found his luggage ______.
A. missed B. missing
C. being missed D. to be missed
10. The heavy rain ______, we went on with our journey and got there twenty minutes later.
A. was stopped B. stopping
C. having stopped D. being stopped
11. Energy can never be obtained from nothing, ______.
A. nor it can ever be destroyed B. nor can it ever be destroyed
C. nor can ever be destroyed D. nor ever can be destroyed
12. The man speaking at the platform was Dr. Wells, ______ the party was given.
A. in his honor B. for his honor
C. in whose honor D. for whose honor
13. Beethoven, the great musician, wrote nine symphonies in his life, ______ after he had lost his hearting.
A. most of them written B. most of which written
C. but most of which written D. which was most written
14. It was because he was in a dangerous condition ______ the doctor decided to operate on him.
A. that B. so that
C. so D. in which
15. No sooner had he finished the last bit of food ______ the waiter came and cleared the table.
A. then B. than
C. that D. thus
16. Once ______ oxygen for more than five to seven minutes, the brain will be given damage that cannot be repaired.
A. escaped from B. deprived of
C. divided by D. drunk in
17. I live in the city, but on weekends, I sometimes go to the countryside ______ a change.
A. with B. for
C. on D. to
18. Although ten years has passed, the sweet smile of his late wife is still ______ his mind.
A. in B. over
C. on D. along
19. It is easy to make a promise, but hard to ______ it.
A. keep B. maintain
C. remain D. continue
20. Scientists Will have to come ______ new methods of increasing the world’s food supply.
A. up with B. down with
C. up for D. down to
21. He often acts ______ what will happen afterwards.
A. apart from B. as a result
C. with regard D. regardless of
22. An optimistic person always looks ______ rather than lives in sad memories.
A. up B. out
C. ahead D. through
23. The light and radio in his room are on. He ______ home.
A. could be B. must be
C. has to be D. needs to be
24. Whenever the young man ran ______ difficulties, he would turn to his father for help.
A. into B. over
C. out of D. short of
25. For example, the English used by a Canadian is not exactly like ______ used by an English.
A. one B. that
C. what D. those
26. Arthur has such a(an) ______ personality that everyone likes him.
A. pleasant B. easy
C. critical D. demanding
27. He was never ______. He didn’t want either fame or wealth. He just wanted to live a peaceful life.
A. interesting B. purposeful
C. prejudiced D. ambitious
28. Travel in space can be exciting; nevertheless it can be boring and lonely ______.
A. sometime B. some time
C. at time D. at times
29. Having been told that the inspector was coming to our class today, we all tried our best to ______ ourselves.
A. show B. present
C. behave D. defend
30. I was very upset at ______ a business trip to Beijing at this crucial moment.
A. his taking B. he takes
C. he took D. him to take
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）
Passage 1
On Wednesday afternoons Annie took the bus into Cressley to shop in the market. For an hour or so she would walk up and down between the stalls, looking at everything, buying here and there, and keeping a sharp lookout for the bargains that were sometimes to be had. And then, with all the things she needed bought, she would leave the market for the streets of the town to spend another hour in the way she liked best: looking in furniture-shop windows. There were furniture shops of all kinds in Cressley, from those where you had to stretch your neck to see the prices on the tickets to others where you could hardly see the furniture itself for the many notices offering goods at prices almost too tempting to be true.
One Wednesday she found a new shop full of the most delightful things, with a notice inviting anyone to walk in and look around without feeling they had to buy something. Annie hesitated for a moment before stepping through the doorway where, almost at once, she stopped delighted before a green armchair. There was a card on the chair which said: “This fine chair is yours for less than a pound a week,” and very small at the bottom, “Cash price eighty-nine pounds fifty.” A pound a week... Why, she could almost pay that out of her housekeeping money and never miss it!
A voice at her shoulder made her jump. “Can I help you, Madam?” She looked round at the assistant who had come softly to her side.
“Oh, well, no,” she said, “I was just looking.”
“We’ve chairs of all kinds in the showroom. If you’ll just come up you will find something to suit you...”
Annie, although a little worried at the thought of being persuaded to buy something, couldn’t think of how to refuse. She was already being led to the back of the shop and up a few wide steps.
31. When she was doing her weekly shopping in the market, Annie was ______.
A. impatient
B. cheerful
C. selective
D. doubtful
32. What did Annie particularly enjoy doing in Cressley?
A. Hunting for bargains.
B. Wande
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