全国2007年4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，并填入答题纸相应位置。（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. Nowadays some mothers still play ______ big part in the lives of their grown-up

children.

A. /                                                              B. a

C. the                                                           D. an

2. It’s much braver to ask questions than to suppress your questions and become deadened _______the world around you.

A. of                                                            B. in

C. on                                                           D. to

3. The decorator suggested that he ______ up a screen on the window to let in fresh air and keep out flies.

A. fix                                                           B. fixed

C. fixes                                                         D. fixing

4. Since she was trapped in a lift for about two hours a year ago she ______ to get back into one.

A. doesn’t dare                                              B. didn’t dare

C. hasn’t dared                                               D. hadn’t dared

5. He has been sitting at the table for several hours, _______ considerably more wine than is good for his health.

A. drinks                                                       B. drank

C. drinking                                                    D. to drink

6. “Shall I turn on the television for you?”

“No, thanks. I’d rather not ______ television tonight.”

A. watch                                                        B. to watch

C. watching                                                    D. for watching

7. The eldest son ______ an outsider when he talks about providing for his old and sick parents.

A. seems                                                        B. looks like

C. sounds like                                        D. appears

8. It is estimated that the price of a personal computer ______ by an average of 25% a year since 1990.

A. fell                                                          B. had fallen

C. is falling                                                    D. has fallen

9. On a quiet weekend one ______ by the noise of the home interior decoration of one’s neighbours.

A. annoys                                                      B. is annoyed

C. annoyed                                                  D. annoying

10. If you had listened to me, you ______ in such great trouble now.

A. wouldn’t be                                      B. would not have been

C. won’t be                                                    D. won’t have been

11. Peter planned to convert his house into three flats, ______ two bedrooms, a

living-room, a kitchen and a bathroom.

A. every one consisted of                              B. all consisting in

C. each consisting of                                   D. one consisted in

12. ______ been so many people on a diet as today.

A. More than ever before have there                B. In the past there have never

C. Never before there have                        D. Formerly there had never

13. In the operation two armed robbers were killed and ______ were captured.

A. rest                                                        B. others

C. the rest                                                      D. the other

14. The director was told that he had finally got the ______ to film Moment in Peking.

A. promise                                            B. offer

C. agreement                                         D. permission

15. We had a marvelous holiday; only the last two days were slightly ______ by the bad weather.

A. damaged                                                   B. spoiled

C. ruined                                                     D. wasted

16. I kept the little girl ______ till her parents returned home.

A. the company                                        B. the companion

C. company                                           D. companion

17. Typing all in capital letters is generally considered as impolite, because it ______ shouting.

A. equals to                                           B. equates

C. is equal                                                    D. is equivalent to

18. Cathy doesn’t care about what she eats, but she is very ______ about what she wears.

A. particular                                          B. caring

C. careless                                                      D. demanding

19. His offer took me completely ______.

A. with surprise                                        B. of surprise

C. by surprise                                         D. to surprise

20. Students of the Foreign Languages Department should ______ themselves with international affairs.

A. be concerned                                     B. concern

C. get involved                                      D. involve

21. We are going to the pier to see a friend ______. He is sailing for Europe.

A. of                                                            B. off

C. away                                                        D. out

22. Shoppers have a great _______ toward impulsive buying.

A. temptation                                          B. attraction

C. desire                                                     D. tendency

23. In many ______, parents might unintentionally wrong their children.

A. examples                                           B. occasions

C. cases                                                        D. ways

24. The art exhibition was well designed ______ the disarrangement of a few pieces of photos.

A. except                                                      B. besides

C. in addition to                                        D. except for

25. I am afraid your paper is not closely related ______ the topic given.

A. to                                                             B. of

C. with                                                        D. about