2009年10月高教自考综合英语一试题.doc

2009年10月高教自考综合英语一试题课程代码：00794用适当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，并将所选答案的字母写在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)1. It is suggested that the project _ until all the preparations have been made.A. would start B. should startC. not to be started D. not be started2. Your hair wants _; youd better have it _ in a couple of days.A. to cut, done B. to cut, to be doneC. cutting, done D. cutting, being done3. My sister _ a job in a factory, but she refused to _ it.A. offered, take B. offered, takingC. was offered, take D. was offered, taking4. I have never been to the city, but it is the place _ this summer.A. where Id like to visit B. that Id like to visitC. Id like to visit it D. that Id like to visit it5. _ 35 years with the company, he retired at the age of 60.A. Having spent B. Being spentC. It was D. There was6. The reason _ he missed the train was _ got up late.A. because, he B. because, that heC. why, he D. why, that he7. The girl got up earlier than usual _ miss the first train.A. in order to not B. so as not toC. not in order to D. not so as to8. We _ for you everywhere. Where have you been?A. have looked B. lookedC. have been looking D. are looking9. His brother often thought _ abroad, but never _ a chance.A. of going, he had B. of going, did he haveC. to go, he had D. to go, did he have10. If Mary _ the doctors advice, she would have been quite all right now.A. had followed B. were to followC. would follow D. was to follow11. Such an experienced tennis player knows how to take _ of his opponents weakness.A. advantage B. chargeC. account D. command12. His music is enjoyed by adults and children _.A. like B. togetherC. alike D. all13. My next-door neighbor held a party and it kept me _ all night.A. awoke B. awakeC. awaken D. awaked14. He discovered that the old woman was hard _ hearing.A. at B. inC. about D. of15. In spite of what they said, she refused to _ to the police.A. give way B. give offC. give herself away D. give herself up16. Its _ the president to make a decision on this issue.A. up to B. according toC. due to D. thanks to17. After a long talk the two sides _ an agreement.A. arrived B. arrived inC. reached out D. reached18. Its cold outside. Put on some warm clothes, _ you will catch cold.A. or B. butC. and D. yet19. You need to drive carefully because traffic accidents are quite _ in this part of the city.A. ordinary B. popularC. common D. regular20. In recent years, there has been a _ call for a rise in miners wages.A. existent B. constantC. resistant. D. assistantII阅读理解。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四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将所选答案的字母写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)Passage 1Insurance is the sharing of risks. Nearly everyone is exposed to risk of some sort. The house owner, for example, knows that his property can be damaged by fire; the ship-owner knows that his ships may be lost at sea; the breadwinner knows that he may die at an early age and leave his family poorer. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire nor every ship is lost at sea. If these persons each put a small sum into a pool, there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer losses. In other words, the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the many. This is the basis of insurance. Those who pay the contribution are known as insured and those who administer the pool of contributions as insurers.The legal basis of all insurance is the policy. This is a printed form of contract on a piece of paper in best quality. It states that every year the insured shall pay a named sum of money, which is called the premium; in return, the insurer will pay a sum of money or compensation for loss if the risk or event insured against actually happens.The premium for an insurance naturally depends upon how likely the risk is to happen, as suggested by past experience. If companies fix their premiums too high, there will be more competition in their area of insurance and they may lose business. On the other hand, if they make the premium too low, they will lose money and may even have to drop out of business. So the ordinary forces of supply and demand keep premiums at a level satisfactory to both the insurer and the insured.21. By “the pool of contributions” (Para. 1) the writer means_.A. money paid by the insurersB. the amount of each premiumC. money paid by all those insuredD. the cost of administering insurance22. A policy is _.A. a named sum of moneyB. a kind of legal agreementC. a printed form of paymentD. a particular kind of insurance23. Insurance premiums do not become too high because _.A. not many people insure themselvesB. premiums depend on the risk of lossC. insurers have to be more competitiveD. insurance companies can never lose money24. According to the passage, insurance business is profitable because _.A. nearly everyone suffers lossesB. only insured people suffer lossesC. everyone at some time suffers lossesD. only a few of those insured suffer losses25. The purpose of the passage is _.A. to define an insurance policyB. to introduce insurance businessC. to persuade people to be insuredD. to warn people of possible lossesPassage 2One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. On this occasion, the chore was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend. I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying the older ones. Later, I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with.I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with this happy news. But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “Ill give him a lesson,” I said. I decided they must be outside. Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a wintry night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.Finally, in desperation, I called his girlfriends house. After what seemed like countless rings, his girlfriend answered. “Yes,” she said brightly, “Hes right here.”He came on the phone. I was not my usual calm, rational self. After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you cant trust modern teenagers. “Where are the children?” I said. He said they were with him. They had done nothing wrong. My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriends house just for ice cream and cake. This was too wholesome to be believed. Well, it turns out that I shouldnt have believed it. It was only part of the truth.The following Saturday evening we were at my parents home, celebrating my birthday. My oldest son gave me the childrens gifts. Mounted and framed were a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my sons girlfriend.That was the most precious gift of all.26. The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because _.A. she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitterB. she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter nightC. the older children and the younger ones would get along wellD. she believed he was old enough to take care of the younger ones27. Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that _.A. her son had brought his girlfriend homeB. her son had left home with his girlfriendC. she shouldnt have completely trusted her sonD. she should have taken the children along with her28. When the author called home _.A. no one answered the phoneB. she expected to hear some good newsC. her sons girlfriend answered the phoneD. she heard a cheerful voice on the other end29. The sentence “It was only part of the truth.” (Para. 5) implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also _.A. had a birthday party B. framed some photographsC. had their pictures taken D. showed off their best clothes30. Which of the following possible titles best expresses the main idea of this passage?A. An Evening Out B. Modern TeenagersC. Mother and Children D. A Precious Birthday GiftIII标音。用国际音标标出下列单词中划线字母或字母组合的读音，并将答案写在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共20小题，每小题0.5分，共1 0分)(注意：使用新式或老式音标均可)31. style 32. miracle33. secretly 34. strap35. response 36. retain37. fingernail 38. reserve39. jail 40. announce41. assure 42. pierce43. awkward 44. mourn45. unaware 46. cleanse47. fascinate 48. reassuring49. giant 50. continuousIV完形填空。将答案写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。clerkinlookingnewsonspentstartedtookwerewhichwithoutwonBill Grant was a famous American newspaper editor. He worked for the same newspaper from 1926 through 1968. He 51 as a clerk but by 1948 he had become the editor, 52 was the position he held until he retired.Bill wrote his first story for the newspaper 53 the day the New York Stock Market crashed in 1929. Two of the newspapers writers 54 thirty miles away from town 55 into an airplane crash and the other was in San Francisco investigating Chinatown. When the 56 of the stock market crash came into the office Bill immediately sat down and write up the story. The editor liked it so much that he used the story 57 making any change in it. After that the editor decided that Bill should be a writer, not a 58.After this first story Bill became especially interested in financial news, though he wrote stories on just about everything. In 1945 he 59 five months in Europe and wrote stories about the end of World War II.One of Bills greatest moments came in 1946. A story he had written about the war 60 the National Newspapermans Award. Bill took the prize but gave all the credit to his editor.B根据课文内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词。Two men walked slowly, one after another, through the shallow water of a stream. 61 they could see were stones and earth. The 62 ran cold over their feet. They had blanket packs 63 their backs. Suddenly, the man who followed 64 over a stone. He hurt his foot badly and called: “Hey, Bill, Ive hurt my foot.” Bill 65 straight on without looking back. The man was 66 in the empty land, but he was not lost. He knew the way to their camp, where he would find food and bullets. He struggled to his 67 and limped on. Bill would be waiting for him there, and 68 they would go south to the Hudson Bay Company. He had not eaten for days. Often he 69 to pick some small berries and put them into his 70. The berries were tasteless, and did not satisfy, but he knew he must eat them.V根据所学课文内容完成下列句子。将答案写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)71. According to the text “The Time Message”, time is dangerous because if you dont make it work for you, it will _.72. The writing of a dictionary is not a task of setting up ruling statements about the “true meaning” of words, but a task of _ to authors in the distant or immediate past.73. According to the author of”Happiness”, happiness is a continuous process of honest, productive work which makes a real contribution to others and makes you _.74. In “The Mystery of the Silver Box”, Mr. Grayson turned to The Thinking Machine for help because his business plans _ almost as s