综合英语(二)试卷_全国2009年1月自考试卷

全国2009年1月自考综合英语(二)试卷

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I．语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer．(15 points)
1. We love peace，but we don’t yield _____any military threat.
A. up  B. to
C. in  D. at
2. Do you know why Bill didn’t _____at the meeting yesterday evening?
A. show off  B. show down
C. show up  D. show in
3. When the boss retired，his daughter _____his business.
A. took up  B. took over
C. took on  D. took out
4. Only residents here call enjoy the _____of using this parking lot.
A. privilege  B. possibility
C. favor  D. right
5. The new students should try their best to _____to the new school environment.
A. adopt  B. adapt
C. adept  D. apt
6. Only that young girl _____the car accident.
A. survived after  B. survived through
C. were survived  D. survived
7. There is no _____to the garden from the main road.
A. avenue  B. exposure
C. edge  D. access
8. Every girl should _____the temptation to buy clothes which they could not afford.
A. challenge  B. resist
C. contradicted  D. obstructed
9. There were many people in the zoo but the little leopard just appeared a few minutes，so they only caught a ____of it.
A. glimpse  B. glance
C. look  D. sight
10. The skirt had been so ______in packing that the shop-assistant had to iron it before selling it out.
A. faded  B. torn
C. dirty  D. crumpled
11. Several TV programs in CCTV have been changed and _____ of them.
A. so the hosts have  B. the hosts have so
C. so have the hosts  D. have the hosts so
12. The thief was arrested by the policemen ______.
A. at the spot  B. on the spot
C. for the spot  D. in the spot
13. The children, ______, were allowed to leave the table.
A. to eat their fill  B. had eaten the fill
C. having eaten their fill  D. have been eaten their fill
14. I wish I ______ how to repair this tape-recorder. If I did, I _____to turn to him for help.
A. know, wouldn’t have  B. knew, would have
C. knew, wouldn’t have  D. know, would have
15. The government has imposed a fine _______ illegal parking.
A. for  B. over
C. on  D. to
II. 完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个正确答案,并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(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)
Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. Early in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 16 on both sides with many 17 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, and groceries. 18, some shops offered 19. These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 20 in the 1950s, a change began to 21 .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 22 too few parking places were 23 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 24 the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got 25 the first shopping center was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls, 26 as a collection of small new stores 27 crowded city centers. 28 by hundreds of free parking places, customers were drawn away from 29 areas to outlying malls. And the growing popularity of shopping centers led in turn to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 30 of one-step shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.
16. A. built  B. designed
C. intended  D. lined
17. A. varied  B. various
C. sorted  D. mixed up
18. A. Apart from  B. However
C. In addition  D. As well
19. A. medical care  B. food
C. cosmetics  D. services
20. A. Suddenly  B. Abruptly
C. Contrarily  D. But
21. A. be taking place  B. take place
C. be taken place  D. have taken place
22. A. while  B. yet
C. though  D. and then
23. A. available for  B. available to
C. used by  D. ready for
24. A. over  B. from
C. out of  D. outside
25. A. when  B. while
C. since  D. then
26. A. started  B. founded
C. set up  D. organized
27. A. out of  B. away from
C. next to  D. near
28. A. Attracted  B. Surprised
C. Delighted  D. Enjoyed
29. A. inner  B. central
C. shopping  D. downtown
30. A. cheapness  B. readiness
C. convenience  D. handiness
III. 难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共l0小题, 每小题1分，共l0分)
Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts.(10 points)
31. But try to break it gently to Laura.
A. But try to make it known to Laura gently.
B. But do let Laura know it.
C. But Laura is the best one to know the fact.
D. But try to keep it a secret from Laura.
32. All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, often without our conscious awareness.
A. All of us keep ourselves peaceful and efficient without the help of our conscious awareness.
B. It is just because there are a lot of cues, we can keep ourselves mentally peaceful.
C. It is just because there are a lot of cues rather than conscious awareness which we are familiar with, we can keep ourselves mentally peaceful and effective instinctively.
D. Without our knowing it, the cues help us keep ourselves efficient and mentally peaceful.
33. They should realize it’s in the interest of my career to be seen there, and my career means as much to them as it does to me.
A. They should know that I’m interested in my career just as they do, so I want to be seen there.
B. They should know that it is so important that I would be seen there, because this is important to both them and me.
C. They should know that it is interesting for me being seen there, because this is important to both them and me.
D. They should know that it is beneficial for me being seen there, because this is profitable to both them and me.
34. But in the business world we almost always have other appointments following hard on the heels of whatever we are doing.
A. As for business, we always have some tasks right after the one we are doing now.
B. As for business, what we are doing overlaps another appointment.
C. As for business, we always have harder tasks right after the one we are doing now.
D. As for business, we always have harder tasks and the one we are doing at the same time.
35. I’d have given the rest of my life for a single gulp of water.
A. I’d like to have a big mouthful of water in order to save my life.
B. I’d rather not have a big mouthful of water in order to save my life.
C. A big mouthful of water is what I need to save my life.
D. I’d rater have a big mouthful of water at the expense of my life.
36. But some of the most precious gifts in life come with no strings attached.
A. Others’ kindness is good to you.
B. You needn’t suspect others’ kindness, which is precious to life.
C. The most precious gifts come from people who give without expecting a reward.
D. The most preci