全国2005年4月高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)试题

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全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上，否则不计分。
Ⅰ. 语法、词汇。用适当的词填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。(本大题共25小题，每小题1分，共25分)
Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (25 points)
1. I don't think ______ possible to master a foreign language without much hard work.
A. this                                 B. that
C. its                                  D. it
2. Tuition in some western universities runs ______ twenty thousand dollars a year.
A. so high as                           B. as high as
C. so high to                           D. as high to
3. The beauty of the Yellow Mountains is ______ I can describe in words.
A. more than                            B. not any more than
C. no more than                          D. more rather than
4. Since Jack ______ take up the job, we might as well ask Richard to do it.
A. shouldn't                            B. mustn't
C. wouldn't                             D. needn't
5. The streets are all wet.  It ______ during the night.
A. must rain                            B. must have rained
C. must be raining                       D. must have been raining
6. The tennis finals will be put off if it ______ tomorrow afternoon.
A. rains                                B. will rain
C. were to rain                          D. was to rain
7. My house is full of dust because the old house just opposite ______.
A. will be pulled down                   B. has to be pulled down
C. has pulled down                      D. is being pulled down
8. The audience stared open-mouthed as the acrobat walked on the steel wire ______ high above the ground.
A. being fixed                          B. has fixed
C. fixed                                D. having fixed
9. The workers on the construction site downed tools, demanding that they ______ medical care and social security insurance.
A. provide for                          B. provided with
C. should provide with                   D. be provided with
10. “The market isn't open tonight. ”
“If I had known, I ______ to drive over here. ”
A. wouldn't bother                       B. wouldn't have bothered
C. didn't bother                         D. shouldn't have bothered
11. Not only ______ well told, but the characters are vividly drawn.
A. is the story                          B. has been the story
C. the story is                          D. the story has been
12. Anyone ______ has something interesting to concentrate on won't find life boring.
A. whoever                              B. whomever
C. who                                  D. which
13. “Do you want to see my driver's license or my passport?”
“Oh, ______. ”
A. each one is good                      B. each will be fine
C. either does well                      D. either will do
14. When the patient was rushed to hospital, his pulse and other vital ______ were weakening.
A. symptoms                             B. signs
C. evidences                            D. proofs
15. Jane takes delight ______ reading novels and watching TV when she stays at home.
A. in                                   B. into
C. from                                 D. by转贴于：自学考试_博学在线

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16. I know you will try your best in the contest — you won't let me ______.
A. in                                   B. up
C. down                                 D. out
17. The weather forecast says it is most ______ to rain tomorrow.
A. possibly                             B. probably
C. reasonably                           D. likely
18. He felt guilty ______ a serious error in his Chinese translation of Hamlet.
A. of                                   B. about
C. with                                 D. against
19. They promised to release the hostage in exchange ______ fifty thousand dollars.
A. with                                 B. of
C. for                                  D. between
20. This fashion magazine is intended to ______ t o white-collar women in their 20s and 30s.
A. fascinate                            B. attract
C. draw                                 D. appeal
21. During the interview, I was so nervous that my mind went ______ and I didn't know how to answer the questions.
A. vacant                                B. empty
C. blank                                 D. hollow
22. One of the effective ways to enlarge your vocabulary is to ______ in reading English newspapers every day.
A. persist                               B. insist
C. assist                                D. consist
23. The number of people going to the library on weekends is ______ the increase.
A. in                                    B. above
C. beyond                                D. on
24. It was very ______ of you to take care of my pet dog while I was away.
A. considered                            B. considerate
C. considering                           D. considerable
25. ______ your absence; I won't listen.
A. It has no use explaining             B. It has no use to explain
C. It is no use explaining              D. It is no use to explain
Ⅱ. 完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。(本大题15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points)
    One of the best ways to encourage a child to develop learning skills is to offer him small rewards.  This is the 26 held by most educationalists.  They feel that 27 teachers and parents lay a burden of blame on students 28 never recognise success.  As a result, students work in a climate of 29 and depression.  If the situation were turned 30 and less emphasis were placed on 31, they would find themselves praised for their successes.  In these circumstances students would look out 32 for a chance to shine and so get rewarded with praise.  They would be much more positive and 33 about their studies.  They would become more self-confident, and the 34 would be greatly improved performance.
    Too many parents are 35 to the impact of their behaviour 36 their children. The fact is that many children grow up 37 little belief in their own abilities. In some cases, this could lead to hostility to learning, while in 38, it could lead to extreme shyness.  This could cause problems in forming healthy, open relationships.  39, they would prefer to isolate themselves with obsessive video games.  As a res