2012年1月电子商务英语自考试题

全国（湖北省）2012年1月自考
电子商务英语试题
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一、词汇和语法（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
根据句子的意思选择一个正确的答案，错选、多选或未选均无分。
1. My shoes are similar to _________ you had on yesterday.
A. the one  B. the one which
C. the ones what  D. the ones
2. My dentist appointment is on Friday, _________.
A. fifth October  B. five October
C. the fifth of October  D. the five of October
3. They got there _________ we by 20 minutes.
A. more early as  B. earlier than
C. as early as  D. more earlier than
4. I’ll go and see the exhibition as soon as I _________ the recorder fixed.
A. have got  B. will have got  
C. will get  D. had got
5. The radio _________ by my son just now.
A. has been repaired  B. is being repaired
C. repaired  D. has repaired
6. _________ pure lead, the lead ore is mined, then smelted, and finally refined.
A. Obtaining  B. Being obtained
C. To obtain  D. It is obtained
7. He _________ in London by eleven o’clock, but he started too late.
A. should be  B. ought to have been
C. must have been  D. might have been
8. I wish I _________ back home; I don’t like this place.
A. am  B. have been  
C. were  D. shall be
9. The business would be a success, _________ owned it.
A. who  B. whose  
C. which  D. whoever
10. Either the shirt or the sweater _________ suitable for this season.
A. is  B. are  
C. have been  D. has
11. I keep my reference books near my desk for _________.
A. convention  B. convenience  
C. conference  D. confidence
12. She decided not to _________ her husband’s name when she got married.
A. adore  B. adopt  
C. admire  D. admit
13. Passing the English examination should _________ your chances of getting the post.
A. develop  B. improve  
C. advance  D. enhance
14. They’ve _________ the prices in the shop, so it’s a good time to buy.
A. deduced  B. decreased  
C. reduced  D. lessened
15. I was on the _________ of accepting.
A. border  B. tip
C. verge  D. side
16. Frequent cultural exchanges will certainly help _________ friendly relations between our two universities.
A. feed  B. support  
C. foster  D. tend
17. We can visit your company on Monday or Tuesday; our plans are fairly _________.
A. flexible  B. elastic  
C. supple  D. compliant
18. How I wish to _________ in your sufferings.
A. enter  B. contribute  
C. participate  D. provide
19. We must make _________ efforts to improve things.
A. heavy  B. thick  
C. massive  D. large
20. Einstein’s new theory on optics changed _________ scientific ideas about light.
A. technical  B. original  
C. classical  D. mechanical
二、完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
从选择项中选择一个最适合短文的选项，错选、多选或未选均无分。

Koalas look like teddy bears, ___21___ they are not bears at all. They are really animals called marsupials.
These animals carry their young in pouches, like kangaroos ___22___ .

Koalas live in the forests of Australia. They spend most of their lives in eucalyptus trees. They ___23___ never come down even for a drink of water. In fact, their names means “no drink.” The koalas have a ___24___ of knowing which trees they can feed on safely. They eat each leaf the same way. ___25___ , they bite the leaf off the stem and then they chew it from base to ___26___ .

When a koala is born, it is less than an inch long. The baby crawls into the mother’s ___27___ right away and stays there for six months. After that, the baby rides piggyback or hangs on ___28___ the mother’s front paws and legs. Young koalas stay with their mothers for at least a year.
The koala is a strong climber. Its paws end with sharp claws, ___29___ he can get a good grip on tree branches. Koalas sleep in the eucalyptus trees on most of the day and eat at night. Koalas may live alone or in small ___30___ . Males sometimes use their sharp claws as weapons. Most of the time, koala families live together peacefully.
21. A. while B. but C. when D. however
22. A. carry B. do C. doing D. carrying
23. A. nearly B. hardly C. rarely D. scarcely
24. A. means B. manner C. way D. point
25. A. However B. Whatever C. First D. Notwithstanding
26. A. foil B. top  C. tip D. end
27. A. breast B. bosom C. pouch D. heart
28. A. along B. between C. off D. by
29. A. and B. as  C. so D. because
30. A. amount B. number C. groups D. deal
三、 阅读理解（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）
阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案填空或答题，错选、多选或未选均无分。

Passage 1

In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate from secondary schools. Another name for secondary school is high school.

Most children go to public elementary and secondary schools. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for their children’s education because tax money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private school, his parents pay the school for the child’s education.

Today about half of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the government. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive; however, almost half of the college students in the United States work while they are studying. When a student’s family is not rich, he has to earn money for part of his college expenses.
31. The students in all the states of the U.S. must finish _________ school until they are _________ at least.
A. high; eighteen  B. elementary; seventeen
C. secondary; sixteen D. starting; five years old
32. The tax money from the states supports the public schools, doesn’t it? 
A. Yes, it doesn’t B. No, it does
C. Yes, it does  D. No, it doesn’t
33. According to the text, a child in the U.S. can enter a college or a university only _________.
A. at the age of eighteen B. before completing elementary school
C. before graduating from public school  D. after finishing secondary school

Passage 2

Music which is original is individual and personal. That is to say, it can be identified as belonging to a particular composer. It has particular qualities, or a style, which are not copied from another. If you can recognize the style of a composer, you will probably be able to tell that a certain composition belongs to him or her even though you have never heard it before. A composer organizes his melodies (旋律) and rhythms and combines sounds