全国2003年10月高等教育自学考试基础英语试题
课程代码：00088
一、单词或短语的英汉互译（共10分）
（一）将下列词语译成中文（5分）
1.foreign-trade zones   
2.cost effectiveness
3.investment demand   
4.capital-output ratio
5.the cost of production

(二)将下列词语译成英文（5分）
6.关税壁垒     
7.供求机制
8.存货占用成本
9.营销商
10.无形贸易

二、词汇应用和语法结构（共30分）
（一）语汇应用（15分）
选择最佳答案完成句子
11.The flight to Paris was（　　　）because of fog .
A. delayed      
B. deposed
C. diverted      
D. rejected

12.He（　　　）our returning home as soon as possible.
A. advised      
B. interested
C. persuaded      
D. suggested

13.Only hotel guests have the（　　　）of using the private beach.
A. occasion      
B. possibility
C. privilege      
D. habit

14.Nobody can explain the（　　　）of this commonly-used expression.
A. beginning      
B. starting-point
C. cause       
D. origin

15.Your usual teacher has lost his voice and （　　　）I am taking his place today.
A. besides      
B. nevertheless
C. however      
D. therefore

16.The old lady doesn’t like any visitors. Yesterday she was annoyed by the（　　　）of a stranger.
A. intrusion      
B. instruction
C. inference      
D. inflation

17.He didn’t go into detail on the subject. He spoke in（　　　）
A. common      
B. regular
C. general      
D. ordinary

18.The social security system provides（　　　）for retired citizens.
A. wages       
B. profits
C. rewards      
D. pensions

19.When they asked me to make a speech, I was at a（　　　）for words.
A. lack       
B. desire
C. failure       
D. loss

20.As he had no friends or relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a（　　　）somewhere.
A. lodge       
B. landing
C. lodging      
D. stay

21.My sister（　　　）her shorthand ability by taking notes in shorthand during lectures.
A. keeps up       
B. keeps in
C. keeps on      
D. keeps with
22.A（　　　）fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.
A. pension      
B. public
C. welfare      
D. relief

23.The man’s（　　　）was described as impatient in contrast to his wife’s.
A. feature       
B. personality
C. mark       
D. property

24.This newspaper provides more foreign news than（　　　）news.
A. present      
B. practical
C. domestic      
D. native

25.I like this classical music, but I can’t remember who（　　　）it.
A. composed      
B. designed
C. invented      
D. created

(二)语法结构（15分）
选择最佳答案完成句子
26.（　　　）is of no consequence to me.
A. He goes or stays     
B. Whether he goes or stays
C. Whether he go or stays   
D. He goes whether he stays

27.The lawyer questioned the witness about（　　　）
A. what knew he     
B. What did he know
C. he knew      
D. what he knew

28.He（　　　）on this essay for twenty minutes, but he has written only a hundred words.
A. worked      
B. will be working
C. has been working    
D. would have worked

29.Lanny had an advantage（　　　）his mother in that he was well-educated.
A. for       
B. on
C. over       
D. toward

30.The present population of this city is three times（　　　）it was ten years ago.
A. what       
B. since
C. that       
D. as

31.（　　　）the land is fertile, there is usually a large population.
A. Although      
B. Where
C. Whether      
D. There

32.You don’t need（　　　）for his permission every time you want to leave the room.
A. to ask       
B. ask
C. asking       
D. being asked

33.So badly（　　　）in the car accident that he had to stay in the hospital for treatment.
A. did Peter injure     
B. Peter injured
C. Peter was injured    
D. was Peter injured

34.He congratulated them（　　　）what they had achieved.
A. on       
B. at
C. for       
D. about

35.I should say Henry is not（　　　）much a writer as a reporter.
A. that       
B. so
C. this       
D. as

36.（　　　）in this business, you have to be adaptable.
A. Succeeding      
B. Having succeeded
C. To succeed      
D. To have succeeded

37.I would have come sooner but I（　　　）that you were waiting.
A. didn’t know     
B. haven’t known
C. hadn’t known     
D. knew

38.He came to me last night to apologize for not doing what he（　　　）
A. ought to do      
B. should do
C. ought to be doing    
D. ought to have done

39.To our great disappointment, neither of the toys（　　　）to the children.
A. appeal       
B. appeals
C. are appealing     
D. is appealed

40.The particles in the atom are too small（　　　）
A. seeing   &来源:91exam.orgnbsp;   
B. seen
C. to be seen      
D. for seeing

三、改错（共10分）
下面句子中有A，B，C，D四个划底线部分，其中有一个是错误的，选出错误部分的字母，无需改正错误。
41.Everyone who is from Boston and everyone who has ever been there have heard of the Old
                A                      B     C               D
North Church.
42.When I was grown up, I spent every summer helping out on my grandparents ’farm.
             A              B           C       D
43.It is driving on the left what causes visitors to Britain the most trouble.
A      B     C                          D
44.Many baseball fans still believe that Babe Ruth was the greater baseball player of all times.
A                   B                       C            D
45.The man was seen run away with something black under his arm.
A         B                 C     D
46.English words end in “ly ” are often adverbs, but they may also be adjectives such as
A          B                     C                D
“friendly”.
47.Your grade is based not only on how well you do on each test, but also how you participate in A                    B            C    D
discussions in class.
48.To the two candidates, Mike and I, the final examination is not only the hardest, but also the
A                    B                                   C
most exciting.
D
49.Many a young man tell me that he wants to become an English teacher and I always encourage A             B           C                                       D
such people.
50.While walking on a clear day, far from the city crowds, the mountains give me a sense of peace
A                     B                C                     D
and freedom.