全国2009年7月高等教育自学考试
综合英语(二)试题 课程代码：00795
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I．语法、词汇。从A、B,C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并将所选答案的字母填在 答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共 15分) Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (15 points) 1. Einstein’s special theory of ______ , far from being obscure and difficult, can be understood in
its basics with no more than first-year algebra. A. relative B. relativeness C. relativity D. relatively
2. They are still not fully able to distinguish right ______ wrong. A. between B. from C. for D. against
3. The moment when she knew that her boyfriend was going to break up with her, her eyes ______ a hurt look. A. took out B. took over C. took to D. took on
4. At parties Jack doesn’t mind making a ______ of himself as long as it brings about joy and laughter. A. fool B. hero C. coward D. man
5. She turned down the request because it was __ the limits of his power. A. above B. over C. off D. beyond
6. They ______ in going in spite of the awful weather. A. insisted B. existed C. persisted D. consisted
7. You will succeed in the end ______ you give up halfway. A. even if B. as though C. as long as D. unless
8. It’s very ______ of you to water my garden while I was away. A. considered B. considerate C. considering D. considerable
9. Helen probably ______ her rapid recovery to her husband’s devoted care. A. obliged B. contributed C. belonged D. owned
10. ______ the plan carefully, he decided to take it. A. To have judged B. To judge C. Having judged D. Judging
11. I would like to attend the dancing class, but I was ______ the chances at school. A. lost B. denied C. missed D. dismissed
12. Widespread corruption ______ serious problems to the government. A. poses B. has C. affects D. results
13. She seemed ______ all her passion after she failed the Entrance Exam for University.
A. to have lost B. having lost C. to lose D. losing
14. I consider his suggestion the most ______ that has so far been offered. A. sensible B. sensitive C. sentimental D．strenuous
15. The prize will go to ______ of them writes the best article. A. whoever B. whomever C. whichever D．whatever
II．完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并将所选答案的字母填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(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) Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps illustrating the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, 16reading material and giving out
17. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and 18what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and 19become hard even for the students to understand. Most institutions provide courses which 20new students to develop the skills they need to be 21listeners and note-takers. 22these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which 23learners to practise these skills 24. In all cases it is important to 25the problem 26actually starting your studies.
It is important to 27that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills 28 in college study. One way of 29these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic strategy is to find a study partner 30it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support. 16. A.attributing B. contributing C. distributing D. explaining
17. A. assignments B. information C. content D. definition 18. A. suspects B. understands C. wonders . D. convinces 19. A. what B. those C. as D. which 20. A. prevent B. require C. assist D. forbid 21. A. effective B. passive C. relative D. expressive 22. A. Because B. Though C. Whether D. If
23. A. enable B. stimulate C. advocate D. prevent
24. A. independently B. repeatedly C. logically D. generally 25. A. evaluate B. acquaint C. tackle D. formulate 26. A. before
B. after C. while D. for
27. A. predict B. acknowledge C. argue D. ignore
28. A. to require B. required C. requiring D. are required 29. A. preventing B. withstanding C. sustaining D. overcoming 30. A. in that B. for which C. with whom
D. such as
III. 难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并将所选答案的字母填在答题纸相应的位置上。错选、多选或未选均无分。(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)
31. Once the sands have run out of a person’s hourglass, they can’t be replaced. A. The sands that a person has in his hourglass can never be replaced. B. If a person’s watch goes wrong, it can never be repaired.
C. If a person has got no sense of time, he will never be successful.
D. Once a day in our life is gone, it will never come back again.
32. But overindulging children with material things does little to lessen parental guilt.
A. But overindulging children with material things can really help parents to lessen their guilt. B. But overindulging children with material things can’t release parents from feeling guilty.
C. Parents really want to use the material things to content their children and get rid of their guilt. D. If the parents overindulge children with few material things, parents can not lessen their guilt at all.
33. Our business is to show the world as we see it, not to make it better.
A. Our business is to paint the world and make it look better than the real world. B. Our work is to reflect the real world, not to beautify it. C. Our work is to show the world to others to make it better.
D. We should make the world a better place to live.
34. “A great army it was, and a great story for me. It will go down in history.”