全国2004年10月高等教育自学考试基础英语试题

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一、词汇应用和语法结构（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）
（一）词汇应用（15分）
选择最佳答案完成句子
1.Mary decided to give up her job for the（　　　）of her children.
A. care        B. sake
C. reason        D. concern
2.Watching television has its（　　　）as well as its advantages.
A. shortcomings      B. goods
C. benefits       D. disadvantages
3.We should take some（　　　）to stop the increase in crime.
A. standards       B. measures
C. designs       D. units
4.The tourist industry（　　　）greatly to the economy of that country.
A. supports       B. benefits
C. contributes       D. assists
5.Without tax, it would be（　　　）to pay the soldiers and policemen.
A. possible       B. impossible
C. probable       D. easy
6.We would very much（　　　）it if you could do us a favor.
A. associate       B. appropriate
C. appreciate       D. approve
7.The photo（　　　）me of the village where we spent our childhood.
A. reminds       B. remembers
C. recalls        D. relates
8.The new law will not take（　　　）until the beginning of next month.
A. place        B. action
C. effect        D. position
9.All foreign merchants were made to pay heavy（　　　）on the goods they sold or bought.
A. fees        B. duties
C. prices        D. money
10.Banks both lend money to customers who need it and also borrow money from those who have
a lot and therefore want to（　　　）it in the bank.
A. develop       B. benefit
C. expand       D. deposit
11.Get in the car. There’s enough（　　　）for you.
A. place        B. seat
C. spot        D. room
12.Scientists have（　　　）many new methods of increasing the world’s food supply.
A. put up with       B. caught up with
C. brought up with      D. come up with
13.The government of every country should（　　　）great importance to environment protection.
A. attach        B. approach
C. pay        D. spend
14.Before you can start a business, you will have to raise the necessary（　　　）.
A. investment       B. savings
C. income       D. capital
15.They covered a wide（　　　）of topics in the interview.
A. extent        B. collection
C. range        D. number
（二）语法结构（15分）
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16.An economist is someone（　　　）knows a lot about how goods and wealth are produced and used.
A. which   B. who    C. what   D. whom
17.My mother suggested that（　　　）.
A. Mary does some cleaning    B. Mary do some cleaning
C. Mary did some cleaning    D. Mary is going to do some cleaning
18.Our boss didn’t think we needed（　　　）how important the task was.
A. to be told       B. to tell
C. having told       D. being told
19.（　　　）the widespread early use of wool and linen, cotton is the most important source of man’s clothing.
A. But        B. Despite of
C. However       D. Despite
20.Can you tell me（　　　）the railway station¡
A. how can I get      B. how can I reach
C. how I can get to      D. how I can reach to
21.We（　　　）go to the movies quite frequently.
A. used to       B. are used to
C. use to        D. are using to
22.（　　　）by the police, the villagers felt they were quite safe.
A. To be protected      B. Protecting
C. Protected       D. Having protected
23.The police（　　　）respected by the people in our country.
A. is    B. have    C. has    D. are
24.Nowadays it is cheaper to throw the products away（　　　）repair them.
A. to         B. than
C. than to        D. more than
25.He（　　　）me yesterday, because I wasn’t there.
A. couldn’t have seen     B. mustn’t have seen
C. couldn’t see      D. shouldn’t have seen
26.The statue is as tall as a（　　　）building.
A. seven-storey      B. seven-storeys
C. seven-stories      D. seventh-story
27.（　　　）bad weather stops me, I go for a walk every day.
A. If         B. Unless
C. Lest        D. In case
28.Although this book is very old,（　　　）content is very interesting.
A. its        B. so it
C. it is        D. but its
29.（　　　）the chance, she might have become a successful business woman.
A. Giving       B. Give
C. Given        D. Being given
30.I haven’t decided which hotel（　　　）.
A. to stay        B. to stay at
C. is to stay at       D. is for staying
二、改错(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，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。
31.I don’t know what’s wrong with her today. She keeps ask me strange questions.
A      B       C     D
32.Something has to be done to protect the wild animals on being killed.
A      B      C    D
33.The economy of that big city is basis primarily on manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade,
A           B        C
and government functions.
D
34.I can not become accustomed with the way that he solves the problem.
A       B     C        D
35.Probable it is not true that Britain imports more goods than she exports.
A     B            C          D
36.Foods composed of two or more ingredients must bear labels list all ingredients in the order of
A            B            &nb