全國2003年1月高等教育自學(xué)考試

英語(一)試題

課程代碼:00012 

PART ONE

Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item)

   從下列各句四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案,并寫在答題紙的相應(yīng)括號(hào)內(nèi)。

1.The body needs fat to keep it ___________ the cold during the long winter months.

[A] between   [B] from  [C] for    [D] out  

2.There are several ways ___________ we can cross the river without the help of local villagers.

[A] in which  [B] across which [C] to which  [D] on which

3.You must hurry, ___________ you’ll be late for class.

[A] but   [B] so    [C] or   [D] either

4.The smog may be so thick that airports are closed and chains of ________ occur on the highways.

[A] conflicts      [B] contracts  [C] contrasts  [D] collisions

5.They finally ________ all hope of finding the missing dog which they liked so much.

[A] gave up  [B] gave in  [C] gave off  [D] gave out

6.People who drink a lot ________ those who use drugs are likely to suffer from panic attacks.

[A] less than  [B] as well  [C] other than [D] as well as

7. ________, he is honest and popular with his neighbors.

[A] As he is poor     [B] Poor as he is

[C] As poor he is     [D] As is he poor

8.I wasn't at the meeting yesterday to hear ________ other people thought about this problem.

[A] which   [B] who   [C] what  [D] that

9.Had he not taken your advice, ________.

[A] he would make a bad mistake

[B] would he have made a bad mistake

[C] he would have made a bad mistake

[D] he had made a bad mistake

10.Some people are ________ to use proverbs in their everyday conversation because they see them as vehicles of too much used wisdom.

[A] responsible    [B] reluctant    [C] relevant  [D] remarkable

Ⅱ.Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)

下列短文中有十個(gè)空白，每個(gè)空白有四個(gè)選項(xiàng)。根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案，并寫在答題紙的相應(yīng)括號(hào)內(nèi)。

Lightening and thunder seem very different from fog, clouds, rain, wind, heat, and other things which make up the weather.____11____ without knowing about the rest of the ____12____,one cannot understand lightening and thunder. Long ago, ____13____ scientists had begun to study the weather, everyone was afraid of lightening and thunder. ____14____ the ancient Greeks and Romans, thunder was the angry voice of ____15____ great god Zeus, or Jupiter.

Today we know more about weather and ____16____ lightening and thunder too, though there ____17____ still much to be learned. People today are not often afraid of thunderstorms, though we know that lightening ____18____ dangerous. ____19____ we understand lightening and thunder, there is a thrill (激動(dòng)) in watching a summer thunderstorm which clears the air and leaves us ____20____.

11.[A] So [B] If        　[C] For   [D] Yet