2010年7月自考高级英语试题

2010年7月（浙江）自考高级英语试题

Part ⅠVocabulary(20%)
Section A (20?0.5%=10%)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
1. He had to sell his home to pay his legal fees and was ______ to parking cars for money. (      )
A. reduced B. introduced
C. agreed D. expected
2. Our vacation is ______ and we still can’t decide where to go. (      )
A. going B. approaching
C. flying D. keeping
3. From the ______ way he behaves towards others you can tell that he was well raised in his family. (      )
A. respectful B. respected
C. respectable D. respective
4. Though people all over the world have friends and enjoying friendship, the ______ of what a real friendship is may take quite varied forms in different cultures. (      )
A. exception B. assumption
C. acceptation D. conception
5. I have only had a ______ acquaintance with this Mr. Johnson you are talking about, so I am in no place to make judgment on his personality. (      )
A. intimate B. hasty
C. legitimate D. simple
6. A forgiving person will not pay ______ someone who has done him wrong either intentionally or accidentally.(      )
A. for B. back
C. off D. clear
7. She knew David was not good with words, and was rather touched by his clumsy attempt to comfort her. (      )
A. stupid B. childish
C. unskillful D. useless
8. Modern educationists recommend the teaching methods that ______ students in the learning process. (      )
A. absorb B. participate
C. mix D. involve
9. The very evening she couldn’t wait to show the ring to her close friends and tell them that she ______ to Graham. (      )
A. was engaging B. was engaged
C. engaged D. would engage
10. Although Asian countries are generally more ______ in social customs than Western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India. (      )
A. conservative B. confidential
C. comprehensible D. consistent
11. Black people had to use separate bathrooms, train cars, churches, and restaurants: this act of ______ was accepted without much question in the past.(      )
A. segregation B. separation
C. discrimination D. differentiation
12. The revolutionist devoted his whole life to the ______ of freedom and happiness of his people. (      )
A. perform B. prophet
C. projection D. pursuit
13. Just composing the sentences is not all there is in an invitation, you also have to think about the ______: the color, the picture, the size and style of the letters, etc. (      )
A. format B. formation
C. information D. conformation
14. The manager gave her his ______ that her complaint would be investigated. (      )
A. assurance  B. assumption
C. sanction  D. insurance
15. The course has four main ______: business law, finance, computing and management skills. (      )
A. commissions B. components
C. compositions D. compromises
16. Greg has been a(n) ______ child and missed most of the fun in childhood. (      )
A. ill B. healthy
C. sickly D. lively
17. By 3 o’clock the next morning the roaring storm ______ down and the sea resumed its generous and peaceful scene. (      )
A. died B. lay
C. flatted D. went
18. The hardest things to get in a car accident, a ship ______, or an air crash, are the names of the saved, or the dead and injured.(      )
A. wreck B. wrist
C. wrap D. wrench
19. A three-day tour isn’t sufficient for a thorough appreciation of Angkor, but it will give you a ______ of this magnificent work of wonder. (      )
A. limp B. slip
C. skip D. glimpse
20. Due to different beliefs held by feminists, religion conservatives and other groups of people, abortion remains a ______ issue in North America. (      )
A. controversial B. contradictory
C. compulsory D. confidential
Section B (20?0.5%=10%)
Directions: There are 20 sentences in this section. In each sentence there is a word or a phrase underlined. Below each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that can replace the underlined part of each sentence without changing the original meaning.
21. It hasn’t rained in this area for an extremely long time and all the plants in the field are crying for water. (      )
A. requesting B. depending
C. in big supply of D. in great need of
22. When asked what he was going to do about the fund problem, he gave a vague answer. (      )
A. implicit B. explicit
C. efficient D. infinite
23. The article gives its readers a real insight into the causes of the present economic crisis.(      )
A. perception B. conception
C. interpretation D. deception
24. To everyone’s surprise, the main force of opposition has come from a group of property owners whom have been assumed to be in line with the proposal. (      )
A. resistance B. insistence
C. consistence D. assistance
25. We spoke in whispers in case that we might wake the baby. (      )
A. in fear B. of fear
C. for fear D. with fear
26. Jack had been very excited about going on the jungle trip, but at the last moment he lost courage to do it. (      )
A. lost his heart B. lost his mind
C. lost his nerves D. lost his attentions
27. Though never touched a brush until in his mid thirties, Leon became a quite outstanding painter by the time he was forty years old.(      )
A. outrageous B. assertive
C. distinguished D. characteristic
28. Clothing means totally different things to men and women: a perfect fine dress could be out of fashion within a few months but a suit could stay in style forever. (      )
A. out of time B. out of days
C. out of date D. out of taste
29. The whole argument comes down to the question if it is fair to regulate the industries in developing countries the same way as the more developed countries when it comes to environmental issues. (      )
A. ends up with B. means in essence
C. stands for D. corresponds to
30. At the sound of music the crowd instantly breaks down into couples and started to dance. (      )
A. derives B. divides
C. devises D. derides
31. What freshmen have to understand is that the acceptance to one of the best universities is not an end but a start: now they must do as best as they can with their university education. (&