全国2003年1月高等教育自学考试

英语(一)试题

课程代码:00012

PART ONE

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

   从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并写在答题纸的相应括号内。

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)

下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并写在答题纸的相应括号内。

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 (激动) in watching a summer thunderstorm which clears the air and leaves us ____20____.

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

12.[A] weather   　[B] whether         [C] wonder            [D]wander

13.[A] before                [B] after                    [C] since               [D] when

14.[A] For        [B] To             [C] As             [D] About

15.[A] its         [B] his            [C] their            [D] one's

16.[A] in                [B] about         [C] on             [D] of

17.[A] are        [B] was            [C] is             [D] were

18.[A] can be      [B] must be        [C] need be         [D] should be

19.[A] While            [B] Although       [C] So             [D] Because

20.[A] to relax    [B] relaxing        [C] relax           [D] relaxed

Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item)

阅读下列短文，并从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并写在答题纸的相应括号内。