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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
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