全国2007年10月高等教育自学考试

英语（二）试题

课程代码：00015

本试卷分为两部分，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。

第一部分为选择题，1页至7页，共7页。应考者必须在“答题卡”上按要求填涂，不能答在试卷上。

第二部分为非选择题，8页至9页，共2页。应考者必须在“答题纸”上答题。

PART ONE（50 POINTS）

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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

1．It makes good＿to bring an umbrella; it seems to be raining today.

A. sense B．reason

C. suggestion D. advice

2．If you are too＿of your children, they will never learn to deal with difficulties in life.

A. respective B. detective

C．protective D．effective.

3．His intelligence will＿him to get a scholarship to college.

A. enable B. persuade

C. suggest D. employ

4．The professor asked a question, and David＿a good answer.

A. put up with B. stood up for

C．came up with D．looked down upon

5．No sooner had we reached home＿a violent storm broke out.

A. when B. that

C．until D．than

6．People differ＿one another＿their ability to handle stress.

A. from...to B．from...in

C. for...in D. in...from

7．They should try to＿their usual inhibitions and join in the fun.

A. send off B．lay aside

C．take to D. turn off

8．During the past two decades, research has＿our knowledge of daydreaming.

A. expanded B. emerged

C. descended D. conquered

9．The students are required to＿the main ideas of the article in their own words.

A. symbolize B. minimize

C．synchronize D. summarize

10．The outline of rooftops and chimneys＿against the pale sky.

A. pulled out B. looked out

C．held out D．stood out

Ⅱ．Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)

下列短文中有＋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，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

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11．A. just B. even C. so D. that

12．A. outlook B. outcome C. outset D. outline

13．A. have learnt B. learn C. learning D. learnt

14．A．since B．until C．when D．unless

15．A．be carried over B．be freed from C．be held up D．be drawn from

16．A．influence B．abandon C．restore D. furnish

17．A. film B. television C．radio D. newspapers

18．A．but B．or C．and D．as

19．A．occasionally B．really C．casually D．scarcely

20．A．structure B．implication C．meaning D．indication