2012年1月综合英语（一）自考试题

全国2012年1月自考
综合英语（一）试题
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请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上
I．语法和词汇。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。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
1. They tried every way ______ the child, but it was too late.
A. saving  B. to save
C. to have saved  D. to be saving
2. What ______ you ______ when the war broke out?
A. were, doing  B. have, been doing
C. are, doing  D. did, do
3. They have agreed to provide money ______ us.
A. in  B. at
C. with  D. for
4. They ______ have a ticket for the movie.
A. a lot of  B. many
C. every  D. each
5. It ______ that the Marine was not the old man’s son.
A. turned to  B. turned up
C. turned out  D. turned down
6. The old man couldn’t decide ______ of his children to leave his money to.
A. whom  B. who
C. what  D. which
7. ______ 11:30 yesterday they had already had lunch.
A. On  B. At
C. By  D. With
8. A bridge is ______ built there now.
A. been  B. be
C. to  D. being
9. The city is known ______ its beautiful lakes.
A. of  B. for
C. with  D. at
10. It is strange _______ you should believe his words.
A. what  B. that
C. which  D. when
11. They need ______ students to help them.
A. twenty or so  B. or so twenty
C. or twenty so  D. twenty so
12. The bus ran into a ______ train.
A. passing  B. pass
C. passed  D. to pass
13. Don’t tell Lao Lin about it, ______ ?
A. will you  B. won’t you
C. can’t you  D. can you
14. The fire seems ______ out.
A. to be put  B. to have been put
C. putting  D. to put
15. You can read the book here ______ you keep quiet.
A. unless  B. when
C. as long as  D. but
16. The initials UN ______ The United Nations.
A. stand by  B. stand for
C. stand at  D. stand with
17. He was interested in ______ I told him.
A. whoever  B. however
C. whatever  D. that
18. Would you like me ______ where the nearest supermarket is ?
A. to show you  B. showing you
C. show you  D. and show you
19. Ever since he was a boy, he ______ interested in math.
A. is  B. has been
C. was  D. have been
20. Where there is a will, ______ is a way.
A. here  B. there
C. where  D. nowhere

II．阅读理解。认真阅读下列两篇短文，每篇短文有5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。错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共10小题。每小题2分，共20分)
Passage One
No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2,000 of them, as compared with 180 in Japan, 164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality of some American papers is extremely high and their views are quoted all over the world. Famous dailies like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence all over the country. However, they are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in Britain or Le Monde is in France, since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these present detailed description of national and international news, but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news.
Like the press in most other countries, American newspapers range from the “sensational” which feature crime and gossip (闲谈), to the “serious”, which focus on factual news and the analysis of world events. But with few exceptions, American newspapers try to entertain as well as give information, for they have to compete with the attraction of television.
Just as American newspapers satisfy all tastes, so do they also try to attract readers of all political parties. A few newspapers support extremist (极端主义的) groups on the far right and on the far left, but most daily newspapers try to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are moderate. Many of these papers print columns by well-known journalists of different political and social views, in order to present a balanced picture.
As in other countries, American newspapers can be either responsible or irresponsible, but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once courageously exposed political scandals (丑闻) or crimes, for instance, the Watergate Affair (水门事件). The Newspapers drew the attention of the public to the horrors of the Vietnam War.
21. There are fewer national newspapers in ______.
A. Britain than in the USA. B. France than in Britain
C. the USA than in Britain or France D. France than in the USA or Britain
22. Most American newspapers try hard to entertain their readers because ______.
A. they have to keep up a good relation with them
B. they have to compete with television
C. they have to write about crime and gossip
D. they have to give factual news in an interesting way
23. Many American newspapers attract readers of different political preference by ______.
A. supporting extremist groups from time to time
B. inviting middle-of-the-road Americans to write articles for them
C. avoiding carrying articles about extremists
D. printing articles representing different political viewpoints
24. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. the characteristics of American newspapers
B. the development of American newspapers
C. the functions of American newspapers
D. the advantages and disadvantages of American newspapers
25. Which of the following adjectives is similar to the word “middle of-the-road”?
A. neutral B. anxious
C. merry D. aggressive
Passage Two
A scientist once said: “I have concluded that the earth is being visited by intelligently controlled vehicles from outer space.”
If we take this as a reasonable explanation for UFOs (unidentified flying objects), questions immediately come up. “Why don’t they get in touch with us, then? Why don’t they land right on the White House lawn and declare themselves?” people asked. In reply, scientists say that, while this may be what we want, it may not necessarily be what they want.
“The most likely explanation, it seems to me,” said Dr. Mead, “is that they are simply watching what we are up to---that responsible society outside our solar system is keeping an eye on us to see that we don’t set in motion a chain reaction that might have unexpected effects for outside our solar system.”
Opinions from other scientists might go like this: “Why should they want to get in touch with us? We may feel we’re more important than we really are! They may want to observe us only and not interfere with the development of our civilization. They may not care if we see them but they also may not care to say hello.”
Some scientists have also suggested that Earth is a kind of zoo or wildlife reserve. Just as we set aside wilderness areas and wildlife reserves to allow animals and growing things to develop naturally while we observe them, perhaps Earth was set aside ages ago for the same purpose.
Are we being observed by intelligent beings from other civilizations in the universe? Are they watching our progress in space travel? Do we live in a gigantic “zoo” observed by our “keepers”, but having no communication with them?
Now we have to recognize that, among the stars in the heavens, there may very well be worlds inhabited by beings who arc