自考综合英语（一）试题_全国2009年10月自考试卷

全国2009年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语（一）试题

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Ⅰ．用适当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，并将所选答案的字母写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 suggested that the project ______ until all the preparations have been made.
A. would start  B. should start
C. not to be started  D. not be started
2. Your hair wants ______; you’d better have it ______ in a couple of days.
A. to cut, done  B. to cut, to be done
C. cutting, done  D. cutting, being done
3. My sister ______ a job in a factory, but she refused to ______ it.
A. offered, take  B. offered, taking
C. was offered, take  D. was offered, taking
4. I have never been to the city, but it is the place ______ this summer.
A. where I’d like to visit  B. that I’d like to visit
C. I’d like to visit it  D. that I’d like to visit it
5. ______ 35 years with the company, he retired at the age of 60.
A. Having spent  B. Being spent
C. It was  D. There was
6. The reason ______ he missed the train was ______ got up late.
A. because, he  B. because, that he
C. why, he  D. why, that he
7. The girl got up earlier than usual ______ miss the first train.
A. in order to not  B. so as not to
C. not in order to  D. not so as to
8. We ______ for you everywhere. Where have you been?
A. have looked  B. looked
C. have been looking  D. are looking
9. His brother often thought ______ abroad, but never ______ a chance.
A. of going, he had  B. of going, did he have
C. to go, he had  D. to go, did he have
10. If Mary ______ the doctor’s advice, she would have been quite all right now.
A. had followed  B. were to follow
C. would follow  D. was to follow
11. Such an experienced tennis player knows how to take ______ of his opponent’s weakness.
A. advantage  B. charge
C. account  D. command
12. His music is enjoyed by adults and children ______.
A. like  B. together
C. alike  D. all
13. My next-door neighbor held a party and it kept me ______ all night.
A. awoke  B. awake
C. awaken  D. awaked
14. He discovered that the old woman was hard ______ hearing.
A. at  B. in
C. about  D. of
15. In spite of what they said, she refused to ______ to the police.
A. give way  B. give off
C. give herself away  D. give herself up
16. It’s ______ the president to make a decision on this issue.
A. up to  B. according to
C. due to  D. thanks to
17. After a long talk the two sides ______ an agreement.
A. arrived  B. arrived in
C. reached out  D. reached
18. It’s cold outside. Put on some warm clothes, ______ you will catch cold.
A. or  B. but
C. and  D. yet
19. You need to drive carefully because traffic accidents are quite ______ in this part of the city.
A. ordinary  B. popular
C. common  D. regular
20. In recent years, there has been a ______ call for a rise in miners’ wages.
A. existent  B. constant
C. resistant.  D. assistant

II．阅读理解。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四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将所选答案的字母写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
Insurance is the sharing of risks. Nearly everyone is exposed to risk of some sort. The house owner, for example, knows that his property can be damaged by fire; the ship-owner knows that his ships may be lost at sea; the breadwinner knows that he may die at an early age and leave his family poorer. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire nor every ship is lost at sea. If these persons each put a small sum into a pool, there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer losses. In other words, the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the many. This is the basis of insurance. Those who pay the contribution are known as insured and those who administer the pool of contributions as insurers.
The legal basis of all insurance is the policy. This is a printed form of contract on a piece of paper in best quality. It states that every year the insured shall pay a named sum of money, which is called the premium; in return, the insurer will pay a sum of money or compensation for loss if the risk or event insured against actually happens.
The premium for an insurance naturally depends upon how likely the risk is to happen, as suggested by past experience. If companies fix their premiums too high, there will be more competition in their area of insurance and they may lose business. On the other hand, if they make the premium too low, they will lose money and may even have to drop out of business. So the ordinary forces of supply and demand keep premiums at a level satisfactory to both the insurer and the insured.
21. By “the pool of contributions” (Para. 1) the writer means______.
A. money paid by the insurers B. the amount of each premium
C. money paid by all those insured D. the cost of administering insurance
22. A policy is ______.
A. a named sum of money B. a kind of legal agreement
C. a printed form of payment D. a particular kind of insurance
23. Insurance premiums do not become too high because ______.
A. not many people insure themselves B. premiums depend on the risk of loss
C. insurers have to be more competitive D. insurance companies can never lose money
24. According to the passage, insurance business is profitable because ______.
A. nearly everyone suffers losses B. only insured people suffer losses
C. everyone at some time suffers losses D. only a few of those insured suffer losses
25. The purpose of the passage is ______.
A. to define an insurance policy B. to introduce insurance business
C. to persuade people to be insured D. to warn people of possible losses
Passage 2
One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. On this occasion, the chore was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend. I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying the older ones. Later, I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with.
I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with this happy news. But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.
It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “I’ll give him a lesson,” I said. I decided they must be outside. Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a wintry night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.
Finally, in desperation, I called his girlfriend’s house. After what seemed like countless rings, his girlfriend answered. “Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”
He came on the phone. I was not my usual calm, rational self. After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modern teenagers. “Where are the children?” I said. He said they were with him. They had done nothing wrong. My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake. This was too wholesome to be believed. Well, it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it. It was only part of the truth.
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