2010年4月综合英语(二)自考试题

全国2010年4月自考
综合英语（二）试题
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I. GRAMMARAND 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. I was shocked by the number of people who seemed to have nothing better to do with their time than ______ to know fish better.
A. get    B. gets
C. getting   D. got
2. Not all birds can fly , ______ do all birds build nests.
A. not  B. no
C. never  D. nor
3. When you fall in love for the first time, it’s surprising ______ inconveniences you can put up with.
A. that  B. what
C. which  D. those
4. I know my limitations, so I won’t do anything ______ my ability.
A. beyond  B. under
C. above  D. below
5. The hosts apologized for ______ that some of their guests might be vegetarians.
A. having not considered    B. not having considered
C. having not been considering  D. not considering
6. Mrs. Smith locked both the front and the back doors before she went to bed ______ that someone might steal into the house at night.
A. so  B. for fear
C. unless  D. on condition
7. We have to wait for the bus, ______?
A. have we  B. haven’t we
C. do we   D. don’t we
8. ______ the popularity of robots in Japan, the country’s robot-production growth is slowing down.
A. As  B. Although
C. With  D. Despite
9. The proposal deserves support as it gives ______ to the needs of children.
A. curiosity  B. awareness
C. priority  D. emphasis
10. Those familiar with evening dress will always ______ black with elegance.
A. link  B. associate
C. connect  D. relate
11. If you’re sitting around a lonely campfire at night, the howl of a wolf can sound pretty ______.
A. fearful                B. threatening
C. dreadful               D. frightening
12. The suspect cooperated fully with the police when ______ about his role in the incident.
A. required  B. questioned
C. demanded  D. negotiated
13. Homing pigeon is useful as a ______ carrier because when taken from home, it will return at the first opportunity.
A. meaning  B. information
C. message  D. content
14. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ______ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.
A. conveniently  B. obediently
C. sufficiently  D. reluctantly
15. She was so ______ the noise that she sent the children to bed.
A. broken down by  B. filled in with
C. taken over by  D. fed up with

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)
A quarter of the world’s population now speaks English. If you want to   16   your products, or yourself, you have no choice   17   to do it in English. Politicians and business people must speak English if they want to make their mark   18   the world’s stage. Writers of minority languages can   19   hope to sell their books unless they write in English.
As English is spoken all over the world, it means that no individual country can really exercise a   20   influence over it. In the past, it was the mother tongue   21   who controlled the future of the language. Now, indeed for the last few decades, the mother tongue users are in a significant   22  .
This means that the character of the language could well   23   with new words, new rhythms, and new pronunciations. It isn’t going to be British and American English anymore- that’s   24  . All over the world education authorities are struggling to find the resources to meet the   25   for English.
However, it is open to question whether they are putting all their eggs in one   26  . The future of English language is intimately   27   the electronic revolution. Satellite television and the Internet have helped accelerate the   28   of English, but will that always be the case?
The Internet,   29  , is now seen as the saviour of minority languages. Indeed, with the continuing improvements in electronic translation, will we even need a(n)   30   language? It is open to question.
16. A. sell  B. make  C. produce   D. trade
17. A. and  B. but  C. rather   D. or
18. A. on  B. with C. for  D. at
19. A. ever  B. still  C. no longer  D. no more
20. A. negative  B. typical  C. subtle   D. dominant
21. A. speakers  B. followers  C. believers    D. interpreters
22. A. group  B. number  C. amount  D. minority
23. A. alter  B. differ  C. shift  D. vary
24. A. old  B. new  C. history  D. future
25. A. want  B. pursuit  C. demand  D. desire
26. A. box   B. basket  C. bag   D. container
27. A. restricted to  B. drawn to C. tied up with D. caught up with
28. A. range  B. scope C. spread D. coverage
29. A. as a result B. as a rule C. in addition D. in fact
30. A. global B. unique C. worldly D. international

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. By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most often for the benefit of others - they are people against whom we measure others.
A. ... we disagree with them when judging others.
B. ... we think more highly of them than others do.
C. ... we believe other people are different from them.
D. ... we use them as the standard when evaluating others.
32. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime.
A. Many people realize that they are short of time.
B. Many people feel keenly that their life is short.
C. Many people are sensible only for a short period of time.
D. Many people would like very much to prolong their life.
33. As a scientist, she learned with sadness that little in Nature is truly beyond the tampering reach of man.
A. … it is difficult for man to compete with Nature.
B. … it is impossible for man to benefit from Nature.
C. … Nature can hardly escape from man’s interference.
D. …Nature is really more powerful than human beings.
34. These bits of information and the list of D grades were all the records had to offer.
A. These bits of information explained his poor grades.
B. His poor grades were related to these bits of information.
C. What could be found in the records were those things required to be there.
D. The records gave nothing more than these bits of information and poor grad