二○○○年下半年全国高等教育自学考试英语(一)试卷

PART ONE   
I.Vocabulary and Structure (10 points,1 point for each) 从下列各句四个选项中  
选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。   
1.Death and taxes are two things in life that every American can be sure ______.   
[A]of [B]for [C]at [D]with  
2.The Atlantic Ocean is over 6,000 km ______where  Christopher Columbus crossed it.
 [A]deep [B]wide [C]long [D]across  
3.Two men were   sitting in a doctors waiting room. "What are you in here ______?"asked one.  [A]for  [B]to [C]on [D]about  
4.It is a good idea for parents to monitor the ______ as   
well as the kind of television that their preschool child watches. 
[A]number  [B]size [C]amount [D]program  
5.In the garage sale, eager buyers bought all but   
50 of the unwanted items in one weekend, leaving the Ericksons $442 ______.
 [A]rich   [B]better [C]richer [D}good  
6.Many people have made a ______to a physical fitness program so as to maintain good health. [A]decision [B]commitment [C]contribution   [D]difference  
7.Many species of animals are under the threat of ______because   of the rapid change of natural environment.
 [A]guns [B]existence [C]hunters   [D]extinction  
8.The knowledge and power of the Information Age will be within  each not just of the few, _____of every classroom, every library in the near  future. 
[A]but [B]instead [C]because [D]then  
9.Generally,the children stay in   the nuclear family______ they grow up and marry.
[A]although [B]as [C]until   [D]where  
10.The difference between the baby twins is so small ______ it is even  hard for their Mum to tell.
 [A]as [B]that [C]since [D]if   
II. Cloze Test (10 points,1 point for each) 下列短文中有10 个空白，每个空白有  
四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。  
Children are curious about the world around them. For example, they want to know___11___   
their hearts beat. They want to know why the ocean water___12___ salty.   
___13___children grow up, they become curious about different kinds of things.   
When they are babies, they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in   
the smiles of their mothers. ___14___ they become interested in the physical world   
around them the plants, the animals, the sky. Later, they become interested in   
the things___15___ people have made: wheels, bicycles, cars. And when they are   
adults, their curiosity ___16___. Sometimes this curiosity leads to a ___17___   
in science. Scientists spend their lives ___18___ to find out about the world.   
___19___ who work with the earth sciences study the earth, the oceans, and the   
skies. ___20___scientists who study living work with the biological sciences.   
A third group of scientists study the physical sciences, e.g. physics, chemistry.   
11. [A]what [B]how [C]which [D]when  
12. [A]feels [B]smells [C]tastes [D]looks   
13. [A]As [B]Since [C]As soon as [D]As long as  
14. [A]so [B]Even [C]Thus [D]Then   
15. [A]that [B]whom [C]why [D]in which  
16. [A]exists [B]stops [C]continues  [D]decreases  
17. [A]work [B]research [C]field [D]career  
18. [A]try [B]to try  [C]trying [D]tried  
19. [A]That [B]This [C]Those [D]These 
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III. Reading Comprehension 930 points, 2 points for each) 从下列每篇短文的问  
题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。   
Passage One Questions 21 to 25 to 25 are based on the following passage. For   
a clearer picture of what the student knows, most teachers use another kind of   
examination in addition to objective tests. They use "essay" tests, which require   
students to write long answers to broad, general questions such as the following:"   
Mention several ways I which Benjamin Franklin has influenced the thinking of   
people in his own country and in other parts of the world." One advantage of the   
essay test is that it reduces the element of luck. The student cannot get a high   
score just by making a lucky guess. Another advantage is that it shows the examiner   
more abort the student’s ability to put facts together into a meaningful whole.   
It should show how deeply he has thought about the subject. Sometimes, though,   
essay tests gave disadvantages, too. Some students are able to write rather good   
answers without really knowing much about the subject, while other students who   
actually know the material have trouble expressing their ideas in the essay form.   
Besides, in an essay test the student’s score may depend upon the examiner’s   
feelings at the time of reading the answer. If he is feeling tired or bored, the   
student may receive a lower score than he should. Another examiner reading the   
same answer might give it a much higher mark. Because of this, the objective test   
gives each student a fairer chance, and of course it is easier and quicker to   
score. Whether an objective test or an essay test it used, problems arise. When   
some objective questions are used along with some essay questions, however, a   
fairly clear picture of the student’s knowledge can usually be obtained.   
21.What may have been discussed in the previous paragraphs? 
 [A]The essay test.