全国2006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。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，

并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(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．It is generally believed that _______ education can make a big difference to a person’s life.

A．a                                                               B．an

C．the                                                             D．/

2．James Michell was deaf , dumb , and blind from birth , but he distinguished people _______ their smells , and in this way formed correct judgments.

A．of                                                              B．by

C．to                                                               D．with

3．The soldier was awarded a medal because he _______ great bravery under fire.

A．shows                                                         B．showed

C．has shown                                                   D．had shown

4．My intent is to help those parents who now realise that they _______ be overindulging their children but don’t know how to stop .

A．might                                                        B．could

C．would                                                        D．should

5．“_______ bottle up your anger and have an almighty explosion , why not express it now and then?”

A．Instead of                                                   B．Despite of

C．Rather than                                                 D．More than

6．We cannot accurately predict how much carbon dioxide _______ by factories will remain permanently in the air.

A．released                                                      B．to release

C．releasing                                                     D．being released

7．Historians agree that early American Indians came from Siberia , _______ a long-vanished land bridge across the Bering Strait.

A．cross                                                          B．crossing

C．crossed                                                       D．to cross

8．_______ , but the fire brigade came too.

A．If only the police arrived                              B．Not only the police arrived

C．Only if the police arrived                             D．Not only did the police arrive

9．Columbus Day _______ on the twelfth of October because on that day in 1492, Christopher Columbus first landed in America.

A．is celebrated                                               B．celebrates

C．celebrating                                                  D．was celebrated

10．Every one of us has several habits, _______ most of them are unconscious and we perform them without any thought.

A．even if                                                       B．even though

C．since                                                          D．therefore

11．Only when the war was over in 1953 _______ to get back to work .

A．that was he able                                          B．that he was able

C．was he able                                                 D．he was able

12．If every requested object is given on demand , a child would have _______ opportunities to learn the value of money .

A．less                                                            B．a little

C．fewer                                                         D．a few

13．The supervisor could have prevented the accident _______ it beforehand .

A．has he known                                              B．had he known

C．if he knows                                                 D．if he knew

14．The government has decided to increase _______ for civil servants.

A．salaries                                                       B．fees

C．wages                                                        D．earnings

15．It gradually _______ me that much of what they had said was far from the truth .

A．dawned to                                                  B．dawned on

C．came to                                                      D．came on

16．Nowadays many parents feel guilty _______ spending little time with their children .

A．with                                                          B．at

C．about                                                         D．for

17．It is _______ knowledge that water freezes at 0℃.

A．ordinary                                                     B．normal

C．usual                                                          D．common

18．A dedicated nurse is always ready to _______ patients’ needs.

A．attend to                                                    B．attend in

C．care with                                                    D．care on

19．Would you _______ me a favour and keep an eye on my house while I am away?

A．give                                                          B．offer

C．do                                                              D．make

20．How do the two products compare in terms _______ quality and reliability?

A．of                                                             B．as

C．with                                                          D．about