全国2010年4月高等教育自学考试

综合英语（二）试题

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I. GRAMMARAND VOCABULARY

Complete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)

1. I was shocked by the number of people who seemed to have nothing better to do with their time than ______ to know fish better.

A. get                                                          B. gets

C. getting                                                     D. got

2. Not all birds can fly , ______ do all birds build nests.

A. not                                                           B. no

C. never                                                        D. nor

3. When you fall in love for the first time, it’s surprising ______ inconveniences you can put up with.

A. that                                                          B. what

C. which                                                       D. those

4. I know my limitations, so I won’t do anything ______ my ability.

A. beyond                                                     B. under

C. above                                                       D. below

5. The hosts apologized for ______ that some of their guests might be vegetarians.

A. having not considered                               B. not having considered

C. having not been considering                        D. not considering

6. Mrs. Smith locked both the front and the back doors before she went to bed ______ that someone might steal into the house at night.

A. so                                                            B. for fear

C. unless                                                       D. on condition

7. We have to wait for the bus, ______?

A. have we                                                    B. haven’t we

C. do we                                                      D. don’t we

8. ______ the popularity of robots in Japan, the country’s robot-production growth is slowing down.

A. As                                                            B. Although

C. With                                                         D. Despite

9. The proposal deserves support as it gives ______ to the needs of children.

A. curiosity                                                   B. awareness

C. priority                                                     D. emphasis

10. Those familiar with evening dress will always ______ black with elegance.

A. link                                                          B. associate

C. connect                                                     D. relate

11. If you’re sitting around a lonely campfire at night, the howl of a wolf can sound pretty ______.

A. fearful                B. threatening

C. dreadful               D. frightening

12. The suspect cooperated fully with the police when ______ about his role in the incident.

A. required                                                    B. questioned

C. demanded                                                 D. negotiated

13. Homing pigeon is useful as a ______ carrier because when taken from home, it will return at the first opportunity.

A. meaning                                                   B. information

C. message                                                    D. content

14. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ______ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.

A. conveniently                                             B. obediently

C. sufficiently                                                D. reluctantly

15. She was so ______ the noise that she sent the children to bed.

A. broken down by                                        B. filled in with

C. taken over by                                            D. fed up with

II. CLOZE

Fill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)

A quarter of the world’s population now speaks English. If you want to   16   your products, or yourself, you have no choice   17   to do it in English. Politicians and business people must speak English if they want to make their mark   18   the world’s stage. Writers of minority languages can   19   hope to sell their books unless they write in English.

As English is spoken all over the world, it means that no individual country can really exercise a   20   influence over it. In the past, it was the mother tongue   21   who controlled the future of the language. Now, indeed for the last few decades, the mother tongue users are in a significant   22  .

This means that the character of the language could well   23   with new words, new rhythms, and new pronunciations. It isn’t going to be British and American English anymore- that’s   24  . All over the world education authorities are struggling to find the resources to meet the   25   for English.

However, it is open to question whether they are putting all their eggs in one   26  . The future of English language is intimately   27   the electronic revolution. Satellite television and the Internet have helped accelerate the   28   of English, but will that always be the case?

The Internet,   29  , is now seen as the saviour of minority languages. Indeed, with the continuing improvements in electronic translation, will we even need a(n)   30   language? It is open to question.

16. A. sell                    B. make                C. produce            D. trade

17. A. and                    B. but                   C. rather               D. or

18. A. on                      B. with                  C. for                   D. at

19. A. ever                   B. still                  C. no longer          D. no more

20. A. negative             B. typical              C. subtle               D. dominant

21. A. speakers             B. followers          C. believers          D. interpreters

22. A. group                 B. number             C. amount             D. minority

23. A. alter                   B. differ               C. shift                 D. vary

24. A. old                     B. new                  C. history              D. future

25. A. want                  B. pursuit              C. demand             D. desire

26. A. box                   B. basket               C. bag                  D. container

27. A. restricted to        B. drawn to            C. tied up with       D. caught up with

28. A. range                 B. scope                C. spread               D. coverage

29. A. as a result            B. as a rule            C. in addition         D. in fact

30. A. global                 B. unique               C. worldly             D. international