2008 年 4 月浙江省高等教育自学考试高级英语真题
Part I Vocabulary (20%)
Directions A: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence
there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes
the sentence.
1. The girls were so glad that Sally was back home, and they were going to clear
out the cupboard to ________her suitcase and other stuff.(
)
A. leave out
C. make room for
B. get rid of
D. make use of
2. When you go abroad to study or work, you must ________ new customs.(
)
A. address yourself to
B. adapt yourself to
C. replace yourself with
D. convince yourself to
3. As winter was close ________ Soapy started to look for his winter
shelter.(
)
A. in the way
C. at hand
B. in sight
D. at length
4. His statement of the medical policies of the nation was highly ________ .(
)
A. convincing
C. complete
B. controversial
D. competitive
5. These technological advances in communication have ________ the way people do
business.(
)
A. transformed
B. represented
C. revolted
6. Under the agreement, all trade barriers will be________ , and we’ll strengthen
our commercial cooperation with more countries.(
A. elected
B. evaluated
D. adopted
)
C. elaborated
D. eliminated
7. It has not rained for several weeks and the garden is ________ water.(
)
A. crying out for
C. running out of
B. ready for
D. overflowing with
8. The police are ________ a gang who has robbed two banks in the past month.(
)
A. in relation to
C. on the track of
B. in the way of
D. laying hands on
Joe
9.
negligent.(
was
awarded
some
compensation
________
the
doctor
had
been
)
A. in order that
that
C. for fear that
B. on the grounds
D. in case
10. People seldom act in a ________ way when they fly into rage.(
)
A. rational
C. radiant
B. radical
D. racial
11. Would you please lend me ten dollars? I’ll ________ next week.(
)
A. pay off
C. pay up
B. pay for
D. pay back
12. This biography offers only a few ________ of his life before he became
famous.(
)
A. glitters
C. glances
B. glimpses
D. gleams
13. There is little ________ that she will make a full recovery.(
)
A. promise
B. likelihood
C. foresight
D.announcement
14. The ________ of the priest’s sermon was that all human beings should love each
other.(
)
A. essence
B. estate
C. segment
15. In the end, three votes determined the ________ of the election.(
A. outcome
B. outlook
D. qualification
)
C. output
D. outbreak
16. ________ good luck and sufficient funds, Jack became very successful in
business.(
)
A. Not that
C. What if
B. What with
D. Only if
17. Mrs. Smith had ________ debts totally more than $20,000 when she died.(
)
A. gone round with
B.figured out
C. run up
D. bound up with
18. As I say, I am not ________ to reveal any of the details of negotiations at
present.(
)
A. in a position
C. accustomed
B. in possession
D. honored
19. Strangely, Bill keeps his office neat as pin, while his home is always in a state
of ________ .(
)
A. chaos
C. charity
B. clarity
D. chorus
20. ________ friends helped him to get appointed ambassador to France.(
)
A. Efficient
B. Influential
C. Impressive
D. Effective
Directions B: There are 20 sentences in this section. In each sentence there is a
word or phrase underlined. Below each sentence there are four choices marked A, B,
C, and D. Choose the one answer that can replace the underlined part of each sentence
without changing its original meaning.
21. The messenger boy had come to break the sad news to the Mexican woman, but he
lost his nerve when she was in such an emotional state.(
)
A. held his tongue
B. lost his temper
C. lost his courage
22. With his dark skin Frank could easily be passed for an Italian or a
Spaniard.(
A. regarded as
B. misguided as
)
D. broke down
C. misunderstood as
D. treated as
23. Conduct of that kind hardly makes for a harmonious atmosphere in the
club.(
)
A. comes to
C. gets to
B. moves toward
D. results in
24. You’ll have to change your mode of life now that you have got a baby.(
)
A. way
C. mood
B. mold
D. form
25. You have a legal obligation to ensure that your child receive a proper
education.(
)
A. scheme
C. duty
B. formula
D. liability
26. The soil in this part of the world is not rich enough to sustain a large
population.(
)
A. digest
B. survive
C. relocate
D. maintain
27. On Friday afternoon, the council was summoned to hear an emergency report on
its finances.(
)
A. invited
C. ordered
B. evoked
D. involved
28. In terms of natural resources, the Northwest is one of the richest regions of
our country.(
)
A. Regardless of
C. What with
B. In regard to
D. In support of
29. Jenny had never been to a big party before and she was ill at ease.(
)
A. enthusiastic
C. excited
B. uncomfortable
D. sensitive
30. After such a confrontation between the two parties, any reconciliation would
be out of the question.(
)
A. impossible
B. difficult
C. practical
31. If this notion catches on, we will soon find the biological community split into
fuming factions.(
A. dominates
B. takes effect
)
D. grateful
C. influences
D. becomes popular
32. When he felt out of sorts, he would rave and stamp, or sink into suicidal gloom…
(
)
A. in high spirits
C. desperate
B. in a bad temper
D. helpless
33. Big arguments stimulate their interest, and with luck engage their
attention.(
)
A. give
C. pay
B. wake up
D. take up
34. Their ambitious schemes for making big money quickly came to nothing. (
)
A. took a chance
B. went into an action
C. got to the point
D. end in failure
35. Your ideas sound quite attractive, but I’m not sure whether they will work in
practice.(
)
A. frequently
C. actually
B. officially
D. formally
36. Queen Victoria reigned over the country for 63 years from 1837 to 1901.(
)
A. occupied
C. ruined
B. ruled
D. controlled
37. The problem is that modern man seems unable to accommodate the new
demands.(
)
A. meet
C. adjust
B. modify
D. evaluate
38. She tried to keep a sober face, but inside she rejoiced at the news.(
)
A. stationery
C. stationary
B. stable
D. serious
39. I knew by hearsay that he was the editor of the American Mercury, but aside from
that I knew nothing about him.(
)
A. beside
C. beyond
B. in addition to
D. as well as
40. If, however, the change is big enough, resistance can’t be mobilized against
it.(
)
A. motivated
B. organized
C. oriented
Part II Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are
four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
D. removed
Scientists are learning more about our (41) _______for sleep. Most people sleep (42)
_______eight hours each night. (43) _______ people sleep more than (44) _______and
others sleep as (45) _______ as two or three hours each night. (46) _______do not
know exactly (47) _______some people sleep more than others. Dr. Ernest Hartman has
an idea about this. He believes the (48) _______of sleep depends on how a person
attacks problems. He said people who need only a few (49) _______sleep usually are
people who have much energy and make good use (50) _______ time to get their work
(51) _______quickly. (52) _______he said many people who sleep longer than normal
do creative work and seem to need (53) _______ dreaming time to find (54) _______to
emotional problems. Some scientists agree with this idea and others dispute.
To determine the (55) _______of the lack of sleep, scientists have put subjects (56)
_______a set of psychological and performance tests (57) _______them, for instance,
(58) _______columns of numbers of recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier,
“We’ve found that if you’re in sleep deficit (缺乏), performance suffers,” says
Dr. David. “Short-term memory is (59) _______ , as are abilities to (60) _______
decisions and to concentrate.”
)41. A. request
B. need
C. want
)42. A. for
B. at
C. in
)43. A. Other
B. The other
C. Some
D.
(
D. fancy
(
D. since
(
Many
(
D. the time
)44. A. that
B. it
C. the hour
(
D. few
)45. A. much
B. longer
C. heavily
(
)46. A. People
B. Sleeper
C. Scientists
D.
They
(
D. how
(
D. stage
(
D. hours’
(
D. in
(
do
(
D. But
)47. A. why
B. when
C. that
)48. A. amount
B. count
C. period
)49. A. hours
B. hour
C. hour’s
)50. A. of
B. with
C. on
)51. A. to be done
B. to do
C. done
D.
)52. A. And
B. While
C. Thus
)53. A. extra
B. uncommon
C. extraordinary
(
peculiar
)54. A. response
(
reaction
B. solution
C. answer
D.
D.
(
consequences
)55. A. conclusion
B. continue
C. contradiction
D.
(
D. from
)56. A. Through
B. out of
C. into
(
D.having required
)57. A. required
B. requiring
C. require
)58. A. adding
B. add
C. in adding
D.
(
to add
)59. A. enforce
(
strengthened
B. reduced
C. weakened
)60. A. make
(
conduct
Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)
B. do
C. perform
D.
D.