2004年4月全国高等教育自学考试综合英语二试题

　　Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer.（25 points）

　　1.I should say confidence comes not ______from how other people look at us as from how we look at ourselves.

　　A. so much B. as much

　　C. this much D. that much

　　2.The George Washington Bridge is a double-deck bridge across ______Hudson River.

　　A. a B. an

　　C. the D. /

　　3. “Which books are yours？”

　　“Oh， ______over there， of course.”

　　A. this B. that

　　C. these D. those

　　4. Television， ______ came into being in 1939， did not become common until the early 1950s.

　　A. that B. what

　　C. which D. it

　　5. Many car accidents occur _______ drunk driving.

　　A. due to B. thanks to

　　C. because D. for

　　6. Finally after working hard for five years Jane ______ able to save her fare to Europe.

　　A. is B. was

　　C. will be D. would be

　　7.when we reached the cinema， the film _____ started， for there were no people at the entrance.

　　A. should have B. ought to have

　　C. had to have D. must have

　　8. The doctor suggested that the patient ________on a diet but he couldn‘t resist the temptation of rich food.

　　A. goes B. go

　　C. went D. gone

　　9. You‘d better leave _____usual. The heavy traffic on Monday mornings may hold you up.

　　A. early than B. early then

　　C. earlier than D. earlier then

　　10. No sooner _______home than he was asked to go on another business trip.

　　A. had he arrived B. he had arrived

　　C. has he arrived D. he has arrived

　　11. The teacher emphasized that ______of us should read the essay three times.

　　A. each everyone B. all and every one

　　C. each and every one D. each someone

　　12. _____the false banknote looked genuine， it did not stand up to close examination.

　　A. Since B. As

　　C. Even as D. Even though

　　13.If you don‘t hurry up， the train _______by the time we get to the station.

　　A. has left B. will have left

　　C. will leave D. would have left

　　14. When I ran into Mary at the supermarket yesterday， I smiled at her， but she ______me and walked on.

　　A. missed B. overlooked

　　C. ignored D. neglected

　　15. If you fail to adapt ______the quickly changing society， you will be behind the times.

　　A. with B. against

　　C. for D. to

　　16.My father is deeply concerned with the government‘s ______policies.

　　A. economical B. economy

　　C. economic D. economics

　　17. In his 27-year imprisonment， Mandela， a South African leader， was ______his political rights.

　　A. deprived of B. deprived off

　　C. deprived from D. deprived with

　　18.Scientists have spent years researching into the ______of sleeping pills on the human brain.

　　A. affect B. effect

　　C. impact D. influence

　　19. Only a few people have ______to the confidential energy data.

　　A. access B. admission

　　C. permission D. entrance

　　20. CCTV reported that ______the snowstorm， at least five houses collapsed and three people were killed.

　　A. on any account of B. on every account of

　　C. on account of D. on this account of

　　21. The government is _______ every effort to reduce the accident rate in coal mines.

　　A. taking B. making

　　C. catching D. putting

　　22. The three sales representatives of this company will be ______with a trip to France.

　　A. offered B. awarded

　　C. rewarded D. given

　　23. Contrary ________popular opinion， eating less does not help you lose weight.

　　A. to B. with

　　C. against D. into

　　24. An inventor needs to have a creative and _____mind.

　　A. imaginable B. imaginative

　　C. imaginary D. imaging

　　25.The law protects equal rights for all citizens， _____race， religion or sex.

　　A. without regard to B. with regard of

　　C. regardless to D. regardless of

　　Ⅱ。完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写上所选答案的字母。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

　　Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer .（15 points）

　　A famous scientist who had made an important medical breakthrough was being interviewed. A newspaper reporter asked him why he thought he was able to be 26？more creative than the average person.

　　He said that it all came from a（n）？27？that occurred when he was about two years old . He was trying to？28？a bottle of milk from the refrigerator？29？he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell， spilling the milk all？30？the floor.

　　His mother came into the kitchen.？31？yelling at him， giving him a lecture or？32？him， she said， “Robert， what a great and wonderful mess you have？33？！ I have rarely seen such a huge pool of milk. Well， the？34？has already been done. Would you like to get？35？and play in the sea of milk for a few minutes before we clean it up ？”

　　This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment？36？he knew he didn‘t need to be 37？to make mistakes. Instead， he learned that mistakes were just？38？for learning something new， which is， after all， what？39？experiments are all about. Even if the experiment doesn’t 40 ， we usually learn something from it.

　　26. A. still B. ever C. so much D. ever much

　　27. A. event B. incident C. story D. legend

　　28. A. take B. gain C. place D. return

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

　　30. A. over B. through C. across D. on

　　31.？A. In addition to？B. In spite of C. Apart from D. Instead of

　　32. A. hugging B. kissing C. hating D. punishing

　　33. A. made B. created C. done D. produced

　　34. A. damage B. loss C. harm D. ruin

　　35. A. away B. over C. down D. up

　　36. A. which B. when C. that D. what

　　37. A. afraid B. fearful C. worried D. frightened

　　38. A. occasions B. situations C. opportunities D. moments

　　39. A. technical B. scientific C. social D. artistic

　　40. A. function B. operate C. work D. help

　　Ⅲ。难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写上所选答案的字母。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

　　Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts.（10 points）

　　41. Today an appearance on a television talk show is the ultimate proof of “making it” in America.

　　A. shows more than anything else that you have established yourself in the U.S.

　　B. proves at last that you are capable of doing great things in the U.S.

　　C. is the best way to prove that you are an eloquent speaker in the U.S.

　　D. is the best proof of your talent for speaking on TV in the U.S.

　　42. we begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some return—be this in terms of pleasure， work value， or rest.

　　A. without getting paid for what we could have done—doing something enjoyable， working or just resting.

　　B. without achieving anything—doing something we enjoy， or getting something done， or simply relaxing.

　　C. not knowing whether we are getting anywhere in amusement， work or relaxation.

　　D. not knowing whethe