2011年4月综合英语(二)自考试题

全国2011年4月高自考
综合英语(二)试题
课程代码：00795

I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Complete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)
 1. The idea of traveling through _________ space to other planets interests many people today.
 A. a  B. the
 C. /    D. one
 2. I'd get the book for you _________ I could remember who last borrowed it.
 A. only if   B. if only
 C. except that   D. in case that
 3. We had to get him to the hospital right away. Otherwise, it _________ too late.
 A. is    B. will be
 C. was   D. would be
4. I think your sister should know _________ to spend her money on fancy goods.
 A. other than   B. rather than
 C. better than   D. more than
5. If negotiations for the new trade agreement take _________ , serious food shortage will develop in several countries.
 A. too much longer  B. the longest
C. much too long  D. the longer
6. He was a man of ready advice. He _________ advise anyone on anything on the spur of the moment.
 A. should    B. could
C. must    D. might
7. I didn't go to his party last night, because _________ I changed my mind.
A. on a second thought  B. on the second thought
C. on second thoughts   D. on the second thoughts
8. _________ we do, it must conform to the interests of the people.
A. Whatever   B. Whichever
C. Whenever   D. Wherever
9. We must make young smokers realize the harm of cigarettes to their health and help them _________ smoking.
A. rid    B. leave
C. quit    D. cancel
10. You can do what you like, but I do not want you to be_________.
A. on the way   B. along the way
C. by the way   D. in the way
11. It is hard to act according to the _________ which you don't believe in.
A. principles   B. judgements
C. procedures   D. attitudes
12. John was _________ leaking information to a foreign company.
A. suspected of   B. suspicious of
C. doubted about  D. doubtful about
13. The _________ physicist has been challenged by his colleagues.
A. respecting   B. respectful
C. respective   D. respected
14. Newly woven baskets of this kind often _________ a strange smell.
A. give away   B. give over
C. give off   D. give up
15. I'm rather confused; would you please _________ your proposal to me again?
A. expose   B. expand
C. explain   D. explore

II. CLOZE
Fill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)
Most living things undergo two types of biological change during their lifetime. One is  16   , an increase in the size or efficiency of an organism. The other is aging, which involves a decrease in size or efficiency.
Signs of aging begin to   17   in most people between the age of 30 and40. Heredity determines most of the ways a person changes while aging, but environment also   18   . Graying hair is probably the most common sign of aging. All the senses decline with age. For example, the eyes lose their ability to adapt   19   darkness, and they require brighter light for reading.
Movement becomes harder with age. By age 80, about half the muscle cells have been replaced by other kinds of tissue. In women   20   , bones lose calcium and become more likely to   21   . As a person ages, the body's ability to combat infection declines. This change occurs because the white blood cells of   22   is called the body's immune system lose their   23   function.
Many people believe that with advancing age, an individual loses the ability to learn, remember, and make decisions. But   24   disease or injury damages the brain, a healthy elderly person who   25   active probably suffers no serious decline in   26   ability.
No one completely understands the aging process. Some scientists   27   that human aging will ever be controlled. Others believe that aging can be   28   . Usually, normal human cells can be kept   29   in a laboratory for only a limited time. But   30   cells, such as various kinds of cancer cells, can live for a long time. If scientists can determine how such cells survive, they may gain an insight into the process of cell aging.
16. A. to grow  B. growth  C. to be born  D. birth
17. A. take place  B. get worse  C. appear   D. drop
18. A. plays a role   B. leads a way  C. makes a decision  D. offers a chance
19. A. in   B. with  C. for   D. to
20. A. especially  B. specially  C. exceptionally  D. specifically
21. A. split   B. hurt  C. crack  D. break
22. A. which  B. what  C. that  D. it
23. A. protective  B. productive  C. selective  D. detective
24. A. till  B. if  C. besides  D. unless
25. A. extends  B. expands  C. remains  D. maintains
26. A. mental  B. physical  C. visual  D. social
27. A. suspect  B. fear  C. doubt   D. regret
28. A. suppressed  B. mastered  C. ignored  D. conquered
29. A. lively   B. alive  C. living   D. life
30. A. inhuman  B. irregular  C. abnormal  D. unusual

Ⅲ. PARAPHRASING
Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)
31. Sometimes I think how grateful I would be today if I had learned more back then about what really matters.
A. Sometimes I feel happy that I was taught what is important at school.
B. Sometimes I feel sorry that I didn't learn what is important at school.
C. At times I feel resentful that I was not taught anything useful at school.
D. At times I feel I should be thankful for those things I learned at school.
32. In the way they all glared I could see how they'd come to hate my guts.
A. I could see from their angry look that they disliked me very much.
B. I could see from their quick look that they were impatient with me.
C. I could see from their steady look that they were very curious about me.
D. I could see from their confused look that they were shocked at my words.
33. Only the good things back home are remembered. It usually takes a trip back home to bring one back to reality.
A. A trip back home can help one remember his / her heritage.
B. A trip back home can help one understand what life really is abroad.
C. A trip back home can make one realize that home is the best place.
D. A trip back home can make one realize the difficulties and problems there.
34. You painters are a heartless lot.
A. You painters are people wi