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全国2003年10月高等教育自学考试
综合英语(二)试题
课程代码：00795
Ⅰ.语法、词汇。用适当的词填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并将正确选项的字母写在答题纸的相应位置上。(本大题共25小题，每小题1分，共25分) Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (25 points) 1. Things are known ______ when they unite with the oxygen of the air. A. to have burnt B. to have been burnt C. to burn D. burning
2. This is the first time I ______ on an English-speaking soil. A. set my foot B. have set foot C. set my feet D. have set feet
3. Hardly ______ any training in spoken English, he felt nervous when he was asked to interpret for the speaker. A. having had B. did he have C. has he had D. had he had
4. ______ in a traffic jam, the newspaper reporter got to the murder scene only an hour later.
A. To catch B. Caught C. Catching D. Having caught
5. I like living in this city even if ______ else does. A. anyone B. somebody C. someone D. nobody
6. The job ______ by the time he comes back. A. will have been done B. will have done C. is being done D. has been done
7. The old man was often seen sitting in the small bar drinking more than ______. A. is good for his health B. his good health is C. was good for his health D. his good health was
8. I would say it is a point of style rather than ______ of grammar. A. that B. this C. a one D. one
9.“You cannot answer this question?”
“______. I know very little about the subject.” A. Yes B. No
C. All right D. Never
10. Jane walked out of the house without ______ a word to her mother. A. as little as B. so much as C. less than D. more than
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酷题（K-Tii） 海量试题下载 http://www.k-tii.com 11. Physics is the present-day equivalent of what used to be called natural philosophy, from ______ most of present-day sciences arose. A. that B. what C. all D. which
12. ______ you decide to take up, you should do your best to make it a success. A. Whatever B. If only C. Whenever D. Unless
13. She is not ______ a musician than her brother. A. more as B. more of C. much as D. much of
14. In Washington, D.C. Philips ______ important information about atomic fission from the Library of Congress. A. exchanged B. possessed C. maintained D. obtained
15. Her friends liked her ______ for not pretending what she is not. A. all the way B. all over C. all the better D. all the less
16. Three days of investigation threw no ______ on the mysterious death of the pop star.
A. indication B. solution C. clue D. light
17. At parties John doesn't mind making a ______ of himself as long as it brings about joy and laughter. A. fool B. hero C. coward D. man
18. The university ______ great importance to the all-round development of the students.
A. adds B. attaches C. confers D. assign
19. What I want to do ______ at the moment is to have a good night's sleep. A. most B. mostly C. most all D. at most
20. Lose an hour in the morning ______ you will be looking for it the rest of the day.
A. so that B. now that C. and D. but
21. The man finally realized that his wife ______ her career than about her family.
A. more concerned about B. cared more for C. more concerned with D. cared more about
22. Having ______ his disease, ALS, and found someone in Jane with whom he could share his life, Stephen Hawking began to blossom.
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酷题（K-Tii） 海量试题下载 http://www.k-tii.com A. come up with B. come to terms with C. come down to D. come into contact with
23. Grandma never grew tired of hearing about college or anything I was ______ in.
A. contained B. connected C. involved D. included
24. Always keep in ______ that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing. A. heart B. hand C. mouth D. mind
25. If we all did the things we are ______ of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
A. able B. capable C. skilled D. competent
Ⅱ.完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并将正确选项的字母写在答题纸的相应位置上。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points) The habit of watching TV usually begins before children start attending school. 26 the time the average child finishes high school, he or she 27 18,000 hours in front of a TV set as against 12,000 hours in a 28 .
Parents are concerned about these 29 . Violence in TV shows for children also worries them. 30 a cartoon cat beating up a cartoon mouse with a baseball bat may have a 31 effect on the young minds. Studies indicate that children 32 to violence may turn aggressive.
Parents are also concerned about the commercials on TV. They feel that these programs 33 have no commercial at all, because young 34 are not mature enough to deal with the claims made by 35 .
Even though most parents gave high marks to “Sesame Street” and 36 like it in educational TV programs for children some critics feel that the 37 of watching hours of TV every day 38 children into bored and passive consumers of their world. Until we know 39 about the negative effect of watching TV, perhaps it would be wise to put a warning on TV sets such as 40 on cigarette packages:“Children: Watching Too Much Television May Be Harmful to Your Developing Mind.” 26. A. At B. On C. By D. Before
27. A. sit B. will sit C. has sat D. will have sat 28. A. class B. classroom C. cinema D. theatre 29. A. calculations B. numerals C. numbers D. figures 30. A. Still B. Even C. even as D. Even though
31. A. negative B. positive C. affirmative D. indicative 32. A. open B. disclosed C. exposed D. supposed 33. A. will B. would C. shall D. should
34. A. minds B. brains C. intellects D. thoughts
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酷题（K-Tii） 海量试题下载 http://www.k-tii.com 35. A. manufacturers B. producers C. promoters D. advertisers 36. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 37. A. custom B. habit C. practice D. hobby 38. A. develops B. turns C. brings D. puts
39. A. abundant B. sufficient C. adequate D. enough 40. A. one B. / C. the one D. the ones
Ⅲ.难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并将正确选项的字母写在答题纸的相应位置上。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts.(10 points)
41. ...they ［heroes］ are the people against whom we measure others. A. Compared with the contributions heroes make, those of other people are nothing.
B. We judge people by comparing them with heroes, and find out about their value. C. Heroes set examples for other people, and in them we find the best human qualities.
D. Any anti-hero action should be guarded against, and heroes' name should be protected.
42. But Barrett was beyond all reasoning. His mind had already cracked with thirst.
A. Barrett's mind was so affected that he could no longer argue logically. B. Barrett wouldn't listen to me because thirst had damaged his brain. C. It was no use arguing with Barrett, for he had lost his senses. D. Barrett was so thirsty that he couldn't think reasonably.
43. They ［parents］ can explain, cheerfully, that it's too expensive—except perhaps as a birthday or holiday gift—or that the child will have to contribute to its purchase from an allowance or from the earnings of an outside job. A. The child will have to pay partially for something expensive, using his pocket money or what he / she has earned outside the home.
B. If the child wants to buy something very expensive, he/she has to make some contribution to his /her family afterwards.
C. When the child wants to buy something very expensive, he has to earn the money by working for his /her parents or other people.
D. The child will have to share the cost equally with his parents to get something very expensive as a birthday gift.
44. There was enough in them to get me hanged—if the Gestapo ever discovered them ［my diaries］.
A. I would be driven out of Berlin because my diaries recorded the crimes of the Nazis.
B. I would be severely punished for the information I had collected in my diaries. C. They would torture me by hanging me from a tree if they found my diaries. D. They would kill me for what I had written about the Nazis in my diaries.
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酷题（K-Tii） 海量试题下载 http://www.k-tii.com 45. ...it is for these reasons that from the ranks of the poor so many strong, eminent, self-reliant men have always sprung and always must spring.
A. That was why poor families have produced and will continue to produce so many outstanding people.
B. As a result, so many children of poor families were determined to grow up to be somebody in society.
C. For these reasons so many children from poor families leave home early to seek their fortune outside.
D. Therefore the poor should bring up their children in such a way as to make prominent people out of them.
46. We'll manage. We can cut our list to the bone and concentrate on the kids. A. We will be able to save every penny for our children's education. B. We will have to spend all our money on the children and nothing else. C. We will cut out all things on our shopping list except gifts for the children. D. We will cut our expenses and just get the things the children want. 47. Her ［My mother's］ calling me Russell was a signal of unhappiness. When she approved of me I was always “Buddy.”
A. When my mother spoke to me she either called me Russell or “Buddy.” B. The way my mother addressed me changed according to her mood. C. The way I behaved affected what my mother would call me. D. My mother called me names when I didn't behave properly.
48. “You see,” a Frenchman explains, “if I were to say to you in France,‘This is my good friend,’ that person would not be as close to me as someone about whom I said only, ‘This is my friend.’ Anyone about whom I have to say more is really less.”
A. The more I say about someone, the less close my relation is with him/her. B. The less close I am to someone, the more I would want to speak for her. C. The less I know a person, the more I have to learn about him/her. D. The more I say about a person, the less pleased he/she will be.
49. The audiences were small, and even if Rudolf had been really first-rate, they would not have been very demonstrative.
A. They would not have demonstrated how much his performance bored them. B. They would not have readily shown much enthusiasm for his performance. C. They would not have greatly appreciated his performance. D. They would not have complained about his performance. 50. This, I think, is the proper recipe for remaining young. A. This is the best thing to do to keep fit. B. This is the right way to stay young.
C. This is the healthy food one should eat in old age. D. This is the secret of maintaining a youthful appearance.
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