全国2006年1月高等教育自学考试 基础英语试题 课程代码00088new

1、全国2006年1月高等教育自学考试基础英语试题课程代码：00088请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上一、词汇应用和语法结构（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分） （一）词汇应用（15分）选择一个最佳答案完成句子，错选、多选或未选均无分。 1He made a swift _ from his illnessA reliefB religionC recoveryD release2 We wanted to have the meeting today, but it has been _ until next FridayA transmittedB postponedC omittedD c

2、anceled3 The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to _ themA splitB separateC tearD push4 They _ the house for me at 4000 yuanA estimatedB offeredC valuedD considered5 We had only a week to make _ for the weddingA measuresB preparationsC necessitiesD managements6 He would like to be _ from time to

3、 time how Tom was getting alongA announcedB declaredC informedD reminded7 If your bicycle _ comes off, it is almost impossible to put it back on without getting oil on your handsA ringB beltC steelD chain8 You cant _ that traffic is getting worse and worse in citiesA denyB refuseC ignoreD neglect9 M

4、rs Brown was very _ when she broke her beautiful Wedgwood teapotA troubledB upsetC damagedD offended10 We had a marvelous holiday; only the last two days were slightly _ by the weatherA damagedB hurtC spoiledD wasted11 Insect pests are among the _ causes of crop failureA naturalBsureC leadingD most1

5、2 Walking down the! streets, she noticed a long _ of houses, all exactly alikeA queueB rankC tailD row13 The _ of air travel has arrivedA dayB ageC yearD time14 After a hard days work, we can _ with a good, hot mealA makeB haveC doD take15 Recent _ about power supplies has led to increased interest

6、in the use of wind as a source of electrical powerA interestB considerationC concernD idea（二）语法结构（15分）选择一个最佳答案完成句子，错选、多选或未选均无分。 16Mother does most of _ at homeA cleanB the cleaningC a cleanD cleaning17We shall visit your country in _ coming yearA thatB oneC theD a18Our teacher gives lessons in _A co

7、mpositionsB compositionC the compositionD a composition19I have _ mistakes in my maths testA no anyB noneC noD not20They have _ sheep and cows to take care ofA great numberB a good manyC a lotD a great deal of21_ is known to all, too much stress will cause heart attacks A WhichB ItC AsD That22Mike i

8、s still _ with his work as he was when I saw him lastA as carefullyB as carefulC the most carefulD more careful23We must keep the children _ playing with fireA awayB byC offD from24If the driver had been careful, the accident _A could have been avoidedB could have avoidedC could be avoidedD would av

9、oid25Dont throw the bottle away It _ in the futureA might be neededB may needC is neededD shall be needed26He _ the street when he was hit by a carA was just crossedB just crossedC have just crossedD was just crossing27When Paul saw a big truck coming towards him he stopped his car at the side _A to

10、 let it make room to passB to let it to passC to make room for it to passD to make it to pass28I really wish such a noise _ soonA had stoppedB would stopC stoppedD will stop29I _ you a more valuable present for your birthday, but I was short of money at that timeA must have boughtB would have bought

11、C had boughtD would buy30“Where is your father?”“Oh, _”A here he comesB he here comesC here does he comeD here comes he二、改错 （本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）下面句子中有 A,B,C,D四个划底线部分，其中有一个是错误的，选出错误部分的字母，无需改正错误。31 His songs are very popular with young people, who regard him as more superior to other A B C Dmusicians

12、32 More and more people became interested in Beijing opera in the past twenty yearsA B C D33 Neither of the two candidates who had applied for admission to the Linguistics DepartmentA B were accepted yetC D34 Thin people may feel depressed during cold weather while fat people, on another hand, may A

13、 B C feel unhappy in hot weatherD35 After she finds her boy friend a drug addict, she decided to break off with himA B C D36 The wind is blowing hard Dont forget closing all the windows before you leaveA B C D 37 The Smiths havent decided which hotel to stayA B C D38 The moment I will get your money

14、, I will send you the bookA B C D39 With the price of oil goes up, the economy of oil-producing countries is expanding at a highA B C Drate40 Its high time they begin to take you seriously and they know itA B C D三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）选择一个最佳答案完成句子，错选、多选或未选均无分。 Geography is the study of the relat

15、ionship between people and the land Geographers compare and contrast various places on the earth But they also 41 the individual places and consider the earth as a 42 The word geography comes from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, 43 means “to write” The English word geog

16、raphy means “to describe the earth” 44 geography books focus on a small area 45 a town or city Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 46 continent Many geography books deal with the whole earth Another 47 to divide the study of 48 is to distinguish between physical geography and cultura

17、l geography The former focuses on the geographically natural world; the 49 starts with human beings and next how human beings and their environment act 50 each other But when geography is considered as a single subject, 51 branch can neglect the other A geographer might be described 52 one who obser

18、ves, records, and explains the 53 between places If places are alike, there would be little need for geographersWe know, however, 54 no two places are exactly the same Geography, then, is a point of view，a special way of 55 at places41 A passB reachC goD set42 A unitB wholeC partD total43 A whatB wh

19、ichC thatD it44 A AnyB ManyC MostD Few45 A outsideB exceptC likeD as46 A extensiveB enormousC overallD entire47 A wayB meansC habitD technique48 A worldB earthC globeD geography49 A secondB latterC nextD later50 A uponB forC asD to51 A eitherB neitherC oneD each52 A forB toC byD as53 A exceptionsB d

20、ifferencesC samenessD divisions54 A althoughB whetherC sinceD that55 A workingB gettingC arrivingD looking 四、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）本部分有两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题,每个问题有四个选项,选择一个最佳答案完成句子。错选、多选或未选均无分。Passage 1There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy One way is the greater

21、 production of common energy sources, such as coal, oil and gas The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewableAnother way is energy conservation, which means using energy more efficiently In some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy They place mater

22、ials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house to keep the cold out and the warmth in The house is heated by the lights, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in itFinally, renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop One form of

23、these is geothermal energy In certain parts of the world, the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometre down At six kilometres, therefore, it rises to nearly two hundred degrees To get the heat, water is pumped down into the rocks and back up to the surface Hea

24、t from the earth is already used in certain countries56How many ways of dealing the energy problem are discussed in the text?A TwoB ThreeC FourD Five57From the text we learn that coal _A is quite easy to produceB is one of the common source of energyC is not used most efficiently D could be renewed

25、only by new technology58The writer tells about the “special houses” because they _A show the excellent skills of the buildersB serve as an example of energy conservationC are heated by different sources of energyD are warmer than other types of houses59The underlined words “geothermal energy” in the

26、 third paragraph mean _A renewable sourceB underground sourceC heat inside the earthD temperature of the earth60At a place where the surface temperature is 15, how deep do you have to dig so as to get a temperature of 75?A One kmB Two kmC Three kmD Four kmPassage 2A silver dollar is not worth a doll

27、ar nor is any other silver coin really worth its face value Silver coins are made of any alloy a mixture of 10 per cent copper and 90 per cent silver which lasts much longer in circulation than pure silver would A silver dollar contains 90 cents worth of silver and a dime has 9 cents worth It takes

28、only a penny worth of silver to make a nickelThis was not the case in 1792, when the United States began minting coins of pure gold and silver Citizens were welcome to stop anytime with gold or silver in any form cups, vases, or even gold fillings from their teeth and have it melted down for spendin

29、g moneyToday the mints in Philadelphia and Denver earn a yearly profit of about $40 million Most of this comes from using alloys rather than pure silver in the production of the $2.5 billion worth of coins circulating in the United States The Philadelphia plant also produces coins for foreign countr

30、ies In a recent year almost 130 million coins were made for the use of foreign governments61According to the selection, silver coins today are not worth face value because _A their value has been raised since they were madeB they contain less silver than coins used toC they contain more silver than coins used toD the metal wears down in use62U.S. silver coins are made of _A 90% copper and 10% silverB 90% silver and 10% copperC pure gold and silverD none of these63The first U. S. coins were made of _A an alloy of copper and si