自考综合英语（一）试题_全国2008年4月自考试卷

全国2008年4月高等教育自学考试综合英语（一）试题

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I．用适当的语法形式或词汇填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
1. It is said that the newly-built gymnasium is three miles _______ from here.
A. away far  B. far away
C. far  D. away
2. I _______ my talk with Tony. Let’s go out for a walk.
A. have finished  B. had finished
C. finish  D. finished
3. I am for your proposal that the discussion about future plans _______.
A. to be put off  B. be put off
C. should put off  D. was put off
4. You will see this product _______ wherever you go in this city.
A. advertise  B. to be advertised
C. advertised  D. advertising
5. Jack often complains _______ able to communicate with his parents.
A. of being not  B. of not being
C. being not  D. not being
6. We expected many club members would come to the tea party, _______ turned up.
A. only a few  B. very few
C. but a few  D. but few
7. The reason _______ the little boy died was lack of medical care.
A. why  B. because
C. for  D. as
8. _______ the drill is, it is very useful in improving your oral English.
A. Simple you consider  B. You consider simple
C. Simple as you consider  D. As simple you consider
9. Only when I got there _______ how badly the crops had been damaged.
A. did I realize  B. I realized
C. then I realized  D. then did I realize
10. _______ that this small town was exposed to various kinds of dangers.
A. In 2003 B. The year of 2003
C. It was 2003  D. It was in 2003
11. Smoking hurts not only the smokers, but also the people around them _______ second-hand smoke.
A. because  B. because of
C. as  D. as of
12. To her disappointment, her best friend did not _______ at her birthday party.
A. turn over  B. turn around
C. turn up  D. turn in
13. How I wish I could bring _______my children in an environment close to nature!
A. about  B. in
C. out  D. up
14. When the fever eventually _______, he is likely to feel tired and weak for a while.
A. dies down  B. dies out
C. loses  D. leaves
15. She had to _______ after the first round because she sprained her wrist.
A. run out  B. drop out
C. draw out  D. come out
16. It was Allen who _______ with the bright idea to have a barbecue near the lake.
A. went up  B. came along
C. went along  D. came up
17. Humor is a most _______, yet frequently neglected means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.
A. affirmative  B. affectionate
C. efficient  D. effective
18. Hardly had he arrived at the airport _______ he was told that the flight had been cancelled.
A. than  B. when
C. before  D. then
19. The decision _______ how much money should go to education is of vital importance.
A. due to  B. owing to
C. as to  D. so as to
20. I know she didn’t pass the qualifying exam, but really she is _______ but stupid.
A. anything  B. nothing
C. something  D. none
II．认真阅读下面两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题。根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)
Passage 1
A mile or so before they reached Oxford, they stopped the car on top of a hill from which they could see the whole of the city spread out before them. The spires and the domes, the college walls and towers looked as peaceful as when they were first built, hundreds of years ago.
When they drove down, over the River Thames and into the city centre, they found it was not so peaceful after all! The main streets were packed with traffic: cars, lorries, coaches full of tourists and the bicycles which the students use to get about. But as soon as they had managed to park the car and get away from the roaring traffic, they discovered a completely different world. Narrow cobbled streets which had hardly changed since the Middle Ages ran between the high college walls of grey or yellow stone. Inside the great double gates of each college they found quiet squares of grass, surrounded by the chapel, the library, the dining-hall and the rooms where the students and teachers live. Many colleges had the most beautiful gardens where one could sit and read, talk, work or dream.
Most of the students, or undergraduates, wore informal clothes: sports coats, or pullovers, and slacks. But some of them were wearing their black gowns. George explained that they had to wear these when going to lectures or to their weekly meeting with their tutor, or teacher. Tom and Anne were very surprised to see a few young men dressed in formal black suits, with ties, gowns and scholars’ caps. Anne asked whatever they were doing, wearing evening dress in the morning! George laughed and said that this was the official dress for taking examinations, many of which were held in June.
In one college, they visited the dining-hall. It was enormous with a high roof held up by great wooden beams with windows of stained glass as in a church, and long heavy tables and benches. At one end was the “High Table”, which is usually reserved for the Head of the college and the teachers. It really was high, raised on a wooden platform above the level of the rest of the hall. An undergraduate may sit at the High Table once on the day when he has passed all his examinations, takes his degrees and becomes a graduate.
21. They stopped the car on top of a hill because _______.
A. the spires and domes looked peaceful
B. they wanted to see Oxford
C. they wanted to take a rest
D. the old college walls looked different
22. Before they got away from the roaring traffic, they _______.
A. succeeded in parking their car
B. found a car park
C. tried to park their car
D. failed to park their car
23. Most of the undergraduates were wearing _______.
A. suits, caps and gowns  B. black gowns
C. sweaters or sports jackets  D. vests and slacks
24. George told Tom and Anne students wore black gowns _______.
A. only when they were on their way to lectures
B. when meeting with their tutor once a week
C. on their way to the library
D. when they were in the chapel
25. An undergraduate may sit at the High Table on the day he _______.
A. receives his degrees B. passes his exams
C. takes his exams  D. leaves school
Passage 2
An ideal design for a toothbrush has not been invented. Dentists have put forward many different designs over the years and each has its advantages. We all know the problems of trying to clean less accessible areas, where it is difficult to see and space is restricted. In trying to clean the backs of our lower front teeth and our wisdom teeth we have produced toothbrushes with every type of bend in the handles and curve on the surface of the bristles(猪鬃、毛发). Added to this there is the choice of natural bristle or nylon for the heads of the toothbrush.
After numerous tests it has been found that there is no difference in effectiveness between the natural and artificial bristle. In fact, dentists are finding more advantages with the nylon toothbrush. Nylon bristle is said to last longer, is more easily cleaned and harbours fewer germs. The individual nylon bristles tend to be more consistent in texture and do not become soft. The bristles, moreover, do not split as is the case with natural bristle.
The main advantage of natural bristles appears to be that they are more resilient(有弹性的) when new. Another controversy is the appearance of hard, medium and soft toothbrushes. We are told that certain hard brushes are good for smoke