2008 年 7 月浙江省高等教育自学考试高级英语真题
Part IVocabulary (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. 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
2. The soil in this part of the world is not rich enough to _______ a large
population.(
)
A. digest
C. sustain
B. retain
D. survive
3. Their ambitious schemes for making big money quickly(
)
A. took a chance
B. got to the point
C. came to nothing
D. went into action
4. These technological advances in communication have_______the way people do
business.(
)
A. revolved
C. Adopted
B. represented
D. transformed
5. Lucy felt she had to be nice to everyone because she never knew who might be a(n)
_______ customer.(
)
A. prospective
C. respective
B. perspective
D. executive
6. Since the energy crisis, these big cars have become a real_______. They cost too
much to run.(
)
A. advantage
C. reliability
B. liability
D. asset
7. This_______porcelain vase was made with superb workmanship.(
)
A. requisite
C. exquisite
B. prerequisite
D. appropriate
8. After such a confrontation between the two parties, any reconciliation would
be(
)
A. out of question
B. within question
C. out of the question
D. without question
9. Examinations are not the only means of _______a student’s ability.(
)
A. assuming
C. assigning
B. asserting
D. assessing
10. She tried to keep a _______ face, but inside she rejoiced at the news.(
)
A. sober
B. stable
C. Stationery
11. The success of yesterday’s concert is due in large part to the extensive_______
campaign they ran for weeks before the event.(
A. persuasion
D. stationary
)
B. publicity
C. publication
D. propaganda
12. They are_______a change of our present way of life to a greener lifestyle.(
)
A. imposing
C. Preaching
B. publicizing
D. adapting
13. In a _______ between the management and the union, a 4% pay raise was agreed
on in return for an increase in productivity.(
)
A. promise
C. collaboration
B. compromise
D. cooperation
14. The_______ of women to men at my college is about two to one.(
)
A. rate
C. percentage
B. portion
D. proportion
15. The year 1972 was marked by publication of a_______book, The Limits to
Growth.(
)
A. consistent
C. considerate
B. confused
D. controversial
16. When the flames_______, we will be able to see the extent of the damage.(
)
A. die down
C. die out
17. We need_______improvement in public support.(
)
A. trivial
C. generous
B. die off
D. die away
B. resultant
D. substantial
18. John kept his money stored away in a secret place, for fear his nephew should
(
)
A. wash his hands of
B. lay his hands on
C. capitalize on
19. They are poor and uneducated. _______, they are very unlikely to ever have an
opportunity to travel abroad.(
A. In case
D. make the best of
)
B. For that matter
C. As such
D. At most
20. It is hard to _______ the death of a member of your family.(
)
A. get off
B. get by
C. get away
D. get over
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 that can replace the underlined part of each sentence
without changing its original meaning.
21. The growth of a city enhances the value of land close to it.(
)
A. increases
C. emphasized
B. decreases
D. highlighted
22. What with dishes to wash and children to put to bed, Susan was late to the
meeting.(
)
A. For the sake of
C. Because of
B. Regardless of
D. In spite of
23. In relation to the teaching of English grammar, Mrs. Shapiro has much to
say.(
)
A. Concerning
C. In support of
B. Connecting
D. Aside from
24. His dissertation can be broken down into five parts and each discusses a
particular issue in the area.(
)
A. linked
C. divided
B. connected
D. combined
25. Perceiving that he wasn’t happy with the arrangement, I tried to book a different
hotel.(
)
A. Forecasting
B. Conceiving
C. Foreseeing
26. It is out of fashion to talk about these pop singers. People are now showing
great interest in football.(
A. not popular
D. Realizing
)
B. popular
C. not wise
D. silly
27. It was only when I saw the watch at close quarters that I realized how unusual
it was.(
)
A. in sight
C. at length
B. close by
D. in the way
28. With the introduction of advanced technology, our company is now able to build
ships of tremendous proportion.(
)
A. rate
C. size
B. percentage
D. portion
29. She hated to be caught in such embarrassing circumstances, but she knew it was
her own fault.(
)
A. be involved in
C. be immersed in
B. be trapped in
D. be rough on
30. According to the speaker, there are some supernatural phenomena for which no
scientists can offer any rational explanation.(
)
A. virtual
C. imaginary
B. satisfactory
D. reasonable
31. There is likelihood that she will make a full recovery.(
)
A. probability
C. assertion
B. explanation
D. claim
32. You have a legal obligation to ensure that your child receive a proper
education.(
)
A. formula
C. duty
B. scheme
D. liability
The
33.
flavoring.(
)
ingredients
of
a
cake
usually
include
eggs,
sugar,
flour
and
A. slices
C. essence
B. elements
D. concept
34. I enjoy working with these kids because I’m first and last a school
teacher.(
)
A. at most
C. at least
B. as a matter of fact
D. all in all
35. The dispute finally came down to a question of which side should be responsible
for the loss.(
)
A. was passed along to
B. was faced by
forging a note.(
stand
addressed myself to
enjoyed
C. was reduced to
36. That was a wonderful experience, I never expected to
A.
in
way
me
C. get under my control
happen to me
37. That afternoon I
A.
in
in
C.
in
myself in
38. When he felt
gloom...(
A.
spirits
B. in a bad temper
C.
desperate
indulged
in
out of sorts, he would rave and stamp, or sink into suicidal
)
D. was judged by
come my way.(
)
my
B. belong to
D.
)
myself
B. busied myself
myself
D. interested
high
D. helpless
39. Big arguments stimulate their interest, and with luck
attention.(
A.
)
engage
their
give
C.
Pay
B. wake up
D. take up
40. Jenny had never been to a big party before and she was
A.
enthusiastic
B. uncomfortable
ill at ease.(
)
C.
excited
D. sensitive
Part IICloze (10%)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blanks there are
four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
We were late as (41)_______ . My husband had insisted on doing his (42)_______by
himself, and when he discovered that he couldn’t (43)_______he asked me for help
at the last (44)_______. So now we had an hour to get to the airport. Luckily, there
wasn’t much (45) _______on the road and we were able to get there just in time.
We (46) _____in and went straight to the departure hall to wait for our flight to
be (47)____. We waited and waited but no (48) ____was made. We asked at the
information desk and the girl there told us that the plane hadn’t (49)_______arrived
yet. In the end there was an announcement telling us that passengers waiting for
Flight LJ 108 could collect a (50)_______meal ticket and that the plane hadn’t left
Spain because of (51) _______ problems. We thought that it wasn’t (52 ) _______for
the plane to fly. We waited again for (53) _______until late evening when we were
asked to (54)_______to the information desk again. This time we were given tickets
to (55)_______the night at the airline’s expense in the nearby hotel. The next
morning after a (56) _______ night because of all the planes taking off and landing,
we reported back to the airport. Guess what had happened while we were (57)_______!
Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other passengers had been
(58)_______up in the night to (59)_______ the plane, but for some reason or (60)
_______we had been forgotten. You can imagine how we felt!
41. A. always
C. before
(
)
42. A. packing
B. usual
B. wrapping
D. yet
C. binding
(
)
43. A. solve
C. handle
(
)
44. A. time
C. stage
(
)
45. A. vehicle
C. traffic
(
)
46. A. checked
C. entered
(
)
47. A. named
C. called
(
)
48. A. statement
C. announcement
(
)
49. A. ever
C. however
(
)
50. A. expensive
B. cheap
C. costly
(
)
51. A. scientific
B. mechanic
B. manage
B. period
D. filling
D. deal
D. moment
B. transportation
D. passengers
B. registered
D. appeared
B. told
D. made
B. declaration
D. arrangement
B. even
D. still
D. free