自考英语

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，并将最佳答案前选项字母写在答题纸上。(本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分)

1. For our English homework we have to write a ______ paper.

A. three-thousand-word B. three-thousands-word

C. three-thousand-words D. three-thousands-words

2. Jack ______ English in the university for 30 years by the end of next month.

A. will teach B. had taught

C. will have taught D. has taught

3. You’d better not disturb Jack, ______?

A. had you B. hadn’t you

C. should you D. didn’t you

4. I didn’t hear ______ because there was too much noise where I was sitting.

A. what the teacher said B. what did the teacher say

C. that the teacher said D. that did the teacher say

5. I had scarcely left the house ______ it began to rain.

A. than B. when

C. that D. then

6. The boy must have gone this way, ______ there are his footprints here.

A. for B. or

C. yet D. then

7. The doctor suggested that my brother ______ sit up so late.

A. not do B. not

C. don’t D. won’t

8. Jane has a very good collection of books, ______ are written in foreign languages.

A. many of those B. those

C. many of which D. many

9. We should keep ourselves ______ of the fresh developments.

A. informing B. informed

C. to inform D. inform

10. You would expect there ______ strong disagreement about this.

A. having been B. being

C. has been D. to be

11. Only by working very hard ______ a good mark in the exam.

A. you have gotten B. you may get

C. can you get D. can get you

12. After the accident, he seemed ______ everything.

A. to have forgotten B. forgetting

C. to forget D. having forgotten

13. I ______ to go on a holiday but wasn’t able to get away.

A. hoped B. have hoped

C. hope D. had hoped

14. Eighty-two people were reported ______ in the plane crash.

A. to have injured B. to have been injured

C. injured D. injuring

15. ______ proper preparation John thought it better to postpone the lecture tour till next week.

A. Having made B. To make

C. Not having made D. Not to have made

16. The driver was asked to given a(an) ______ of the accident.

A. statement B. account

C. situation D. amount

17. He was left in ______ of the store when the manager was away.

A. charge B. care

C. responsibility D. management

18. Accidents are quite ______ on this part of the highway.

A. ordinary B. popular

C. common D. regular

19. When the boy was only four, his father decided to ______ a musician of him.

A. develop B. build

C. make D. do

20. ______ medical science, we can expect to live to a good old age.

A. As for B. According to

C. Instead of D. But for

21. Suddenly the chair caught fire. The boys quickly ______ the fire with water and an old coat.

A. suppressed B. wiped out

C. destroyed D. put out

22. Our plan ______ unexpected opposition from the retired workers.

A. came to B. came by

C. ran over D. ran into

23. The small family business ______ a company of international importance.

A. grew into B. broke into

C. ran into D. made into

24. Professor Wang is a person you can ______ for advice.

A. turn up B. turn into

C. turn to D. turn down

25. Standing up to empty your basket gives you a chance not only to ______ your back, but to look at the scenery.

A. stretch B. raise

C. lift D. move

26. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person ______ by the simple means of speech.

A. base B. foundation

C. ground D. basis

27. Take the money with you ______ something unexpected happens.

A. now that B. in case

C. unless D. if

28. One of the reasons we get along so well is that we both say what’s ______ our minds.

A. of B. at

C. on D. within

29. ______ automobile pollution, the air quality in most major cities has been lowered.

A. As a result of B. In spite of

C. But for D. As for

30. Let’s see what types of classes the school ______ for undergraduate students.

A. brings B. offers

C. presents D. supplies

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，并将最佳答案前选项字母写在答题纸上。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

Passage 1

When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words. He used to come downstairs to breakfast...

The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the ‘Deaths’ first; and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his toast(烤面包片)， already buttered for him. Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, ‘I love you very much, Edith. I would love you more if you buttered my toast on both sides.’ He read the paper all through breakfast.

Two knocks on the table meant ‘I am ready for my tea’. If a single knock followed, that meant ‘More toaste, please.’

After breakfast he said, ‘Boots.’ The paper was spread for him over the back of an armchair. Yesterday’s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned. He read standing, at the same time putting on his boots and tying the laces. With one boot finished, he said, ‘Bus.’

At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there. Her job was to stop the bus when it came. It came early sometimes, and it had to wait for my father.’ Overcoat, hat.’ One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it open for him and guided his arms into it. Then she pulled his jacked down under the coat. Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. ‘Handkerchief, pipe.’ They were brought and put, with his tobacco, into his pockets. He looked out of the window and said either ‘Walking stick’ or ‘Umbrella’. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was still reading the paper.

He did not put it down until he heard the shout ‘Bus coming!’ Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.

How lucky a man is to have a wife and five daughters at home!

31. When the author’s father wanted more toast, he would ______.

A. knock once on the table

B. knock twice on the table

C. say ‘More toast, please’

D. say ‘I’m ready for more toast’

32. What did the author’s father do after breakfast?

A. He spread the paper over the back of an armchair.

B. He put yesterday’s paper on the chair for his feet.

C. He put his boots on the chair to clean them.

D. He stood reading the paper while putting on his boots.

33. The author’s father looked out of the window to ______.

A. see if one of the girls was there to stop the bus

B. show that he was ready for the pipe to be put into his pocket

C. find out about the weather that day

D. make sure that the bus had come

34. Throughout the process of getting ready for work, the author’s father seemed to consider ______ the most important.

A. having breakfast B. reading the paper

C. getting properly dressed D. catching the

（责任编辑：中大编辑）