全国2008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，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

　　1. I saw Bill sitting in a front seat ______ at the speaker with the strangest look.

　　A. staring B. stares

　　C. stared D. stare

　　2. Arrive at the classroom well before the test ______ so you don’t feel rushed.

　　A. beginning B. has begun

　　C. will begin D. begins

　　3. A series of attempts ______ made, he came to a successful solution to the problem.

　　A. to be B. had been

　　C. were D. having been

　　4. Most people in the United States watch TV, ______ they complain a lot about the program.

　　A. despite B. except that

　　C. thus D. even though

　　5. It is desirable that water used for drinking ______ pure.

　　A. were B. should be

　　C. is D. ought to be

　　6. He was much more thorough in his studies than the rest of his class and it was for this reason ______ he made such great progress.

　　A. why B. how

　　C. that D. for

　　7.Although he refused to act on my suggestion，he had to admit that ______ what I said.

　　A. there was something in B. it was something in

　　C. there was something as D. it was something as

　　8. In order to search for the escaped prisoner, the police have decided to ______ whoever comes along the road.

　　A. ask B. investigate

　　C. inquire D. question

　　9. The teacher took the ______ to learn the students’ names on the first day of school.

　　A. difficulty B. trouble

　　C. problem D. hardship

　　10. Animals become ______ to their young as soon as they can look after themselves.

　　A. ignorant B. careless

　　C. indifferent D. cruel

　　11. ______ how much you practice the speech，the actual presentation will be different from your plan.

　　A. Aware of B. Convinced of

　　C. Clear of D. Regardless of

　　12. I continued to ______ his progress against the charts provided by the doctor.

　　A. count B. measure

　　C. calculate D. judge

　　13. The lab has recently been updated to ______ for more advanced courses.

　　A. supply B. provide

　　C. allow D. support

　　14. No one knows whether a child’s ______ towards fatness is inherited or due to the food he eats.

　　A. tendency B. trend

　　C. intention D. inclination

　　15. The police ____ Mr. Burger for the wanted suspect and informed the headquarters immediately.

　　A. treated B. took

　　C. believed D. recognized

　　Ⅱ．完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

　　Migration，in biology, is the movement of animals to a place that offers better living conditions．Many birds，fishes，insects，and mammals regularly migrate to 16unfavorable changes in weather or food supply．

　　Migrations take place on land，in water, or in the air． Some animals migrate only short

　　17 ．Other migrations cover thousands of miles or kilometers．

　　Migration enables many animals to 18 favorable weather and abundant food supplies in areas with changing 19 ．In some parts of the world，for example，food is plentiful in summer but becomes 20 during the cold winter months．Many animals that live in these regions migrate to 21 climates in the fall．They return in the spring when the weather warms up．

　　Many migrations are 22 reproduction．Numerous animals migrate to breeding areas so that their young have the best chance for 23 ．Migratory birds breed in their summer homes，

　　24 the food supply is most abundant．

　　Many animals begin their migrations after unfavorable environmental conditions 25．But among other species，the factors that trigger（引发）migrations are more difficult to explain．Experiments show that changes in day length 26 the migrations of many species of birds．In spring，the 27 hours of daylight trigger the release of certain hormones in the bodies of the birds．Hormones are chemical substances that regulate many body functions． 28 ，the hormones prepare the birds for the northward trip．

　　Besides using environmental 29 ，many seasonal migrators probably have an inborn “calendar” that tells them when to migrate．Some birds show seasonal migratory behavior even when kept 30 constant conditions in a laboratory．An inborn timing mechanism may trigger the migration of salmon and other animals that migrate at different stages of their life．

　　16. A．adapt to B. fight against C. control D. avoid

　　17. A．periods B. spans C. distances D. 1engths

　　18. A．make sense of B. take advantage of

　　C．pay attention to D. give way to

　　19. A．species B. chances C. environments D. factors

　　20. A．scarce B. frozen C. poisonous D. tasteless

　　21. A．warmer B. colder C. drier D. wetter

　　22. A．taken for B. caused by C. known as D. related to

　　23. A．survival B. arrival C. existence D. insistence

　　24. A．when B. which C. while D. where

　　25. A．put in B. cut in C. set in D. get in

　　26. A．accumulate B. calculate C. formulate D. stimulate

　　27. A．decreasing B. increasing C. shrinking D. stretching

　　28. A．In any case B. In this case C. In a sense D. In no sense

　　29. A．indexes B. symbols C. signs D. clues

　　30. A．under B. with C. to D. on