全国2005年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语（二）试题

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Ⅰ、语法、词汇。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。（本大题共25小题，每小题1分，共25分）
1．“Did the medicine make you feel any better？”
“No. I’m sorry to say that _____, the worse I feel.”
A．when I take more medicine  
B．taking more medicine
C．with more medicine I take
D．the more medicine I take
2．We have plenty of bread;_____ butter, we need some new supply.
A．as for           B．except for
C．owing to          D．due to
3．In the past few months the project _____held up by the heated discussion about whether it is worthwhile.
A．is           B．was
C．has been          D．had been
4．The boy was paid $10 for washing ten windows, most of ____ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.
A．those           B．these
C．that           D．which
5．Just ____ diseases, bad habits are more easily prevented than cured.
A．alike        B．like
C．similar to        D．resembling
6．“Is the radio bothering you?”
“It certainly is. I’d like it ______off.”
A．turning          B．to turn
C．turned          D．turns
7．The students were talking and laughing ______ the teacher came in.
A．while           B．after
C．since           D．when

8．We no longer keep up the close friendship we used to have years ago, ______ we still visit each other occasionally.
A．since           B．though
C．because          D．for
9．I have indicated what I think should be done to overcome our present difficulties, but if anyone can think of a better course of action I am open _____ suggestions.
A．to           B．with
C．on          D．towards
10．Looking at him, we found ______ hard to believe that he was well over seventy.
A．that           B．/
C．it           D．what
11．As the saying goes, yon ______ take a horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink.
A．may           B．need
C．must           D．should
12．If yon ______ in a spaceship high above the earth, where there is no air to scatter the sunlight,you would find the sky pitch-black.
A．riding          B．rode
C．will ride          D．would ride
13．A world fit _______ children is one in which all children get the best possible start in life and have access to a quality basic education.
A．for           B．with
C．in           D．to
14．The company _______ its clients of its high quality, competitive price, prompt delivery and good service.
A．insures          B．guarantees
C．assures          D．ensures
15．When faced with green lights, the driver who wants to make a turn should ______way to the vehicle approaching from the opposite direction and going straight.
A．make         B．take
C．get         D．give

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16．A highly ______person is likely to be easily hurt by pain, both emotional and physical.
A．sensational         B．sentimental
C．sensitive          D．sensible

17．Parents need to take many things into _____ before deciding whether they should send their children to study abroad.
A．statement          B．decision
C．explanation         D．account
18．My mother, whose guiding _____in life was doing right, had a far greater influence on me than my father.
A．discipline          B．description
C．principle          D．principal
19．He is good-tempered-he never _____ his voice to his kids.
A．rises           B．increases
C．raises           D．heightens
20．Those old photographs in my album _____ me of my days at Harvard University years ago.
A．remind          B．memorize
C．remember          D．warn
21．Those deserted buildings will be pulled down next month to make _____ for a new shopping center.
A．land           B．room
C．area           D．place
22．Enrolled students must pay a health service _____ of ￥150 per semester for their medical care.
A．sum           B．money
C．fee           D．tuition
23．He turned down the request because it was _____ the limits of his power.
A．above          B．over
C．off           D．beyond
24．In her old age, the lonely woman often sits quietly at the window, looking into the distance with a blank_____.
A．stare           B．glimpse
C．glance          D．glare
25．Jerry read the poem again and again until he _____ it by heart.
A．learned          B．studied
C．bore            D．kept
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。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
    Prehistoric people are human beings who lived before writing was invented about 5,500 years ago. Writing 26 people to record information they wished to save,27 descriptions of events in their lives.28 this way, the invention of writing marked the beginning of history. The period before human beings learned to write is called prehistory.
Scientists first discovered evidence of prehistoric people in the mid-1800’s .Most of this evidence 29 ancient, sharp-edged stone tools and fossilized （已变成化石的）bones of prehistoric people.
30 scientists collected more fossils of prehistoric people, they began to form a clearer 31 of what these early people looked like. For example, scientists learned that early human beings had smaller brains than most modern men and women have. This evidence indicated 32 humans had evolved-that is, modified their physical structure over time. Scientists developed a set of ideas about human origins 33 the theory of human evolution. This theory states that as the 34 of the prehistoric world changed, our prehistoric ancestors went 35 a series of changes that resulted in the first human beings. They, 36 , evolved into modern human beings.
Evidence of prehistoric people is 37 and difficult to