全国2003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。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，并将正确选项的字母写在答题纸的相应位置上。(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. Things are known ______ when they unite with the oxygen of the air.
A. to have burnt                      B. to have been burnt
C. to burn                            D. burning
2. This is the first time I ______ on an English-speaking soil.
A. set my foot                       B. have set foot
C. set my feet                       D. have set feet
3. Hardly ______ any training in spoken English, he felt nervous when he was asked to interpret for the speaker.
A. having had                        B. did he have
C. has he had                        D. had he had
4. ______ in a traffic jam, the newspaper reporter got to the murder scene only an hour later.
A. To catch                          B. Caught
C. Catching                          D. Having caught
5. I like living in this city even if ______ else does.
A. anyone                            B. somebody
C. someone                           D. nobody
6. The job ______ by the time he comes back.
A. will have been done               B. will have done
C. is being done                     D. has been done
7. The old man was often seen sitting in the small bar drinking more than ______.                                   
A. is good for his health           B. his good health is
C. was good for his health           D. his good health was
8. I would say it is a point of style rather than ______ of grammar.
A. that                              B. this
C. a one                             D. one
9.“You cannot answer this question?”
“______. I know very little about the subject.”
A. Yes                               B. No
C. All right                         D. Never
10. Jane walked out of the house without ______ a word to her mother.
A. as little as                      B. so much as
C. less than                         D. more than
11. Physics is the present-day equivalent of what used to be called natural philosophy, from ______ most of present-day sciences arose.
A. that                              B. what
C. all                               D. which
12. ______ you decide to take up, you should do your best to make it a success.
A. Whatever                          B. If only
C. Whenever                          D. Unless
13. She is not  ______ a musician than her brother.
A. more as                           B. more of
C. much as                           D. much of
14. In Washington, D.C. Philips ______ important information about atomic fission from the Library of Congress.
A. exchanged                         B. possessed
C. maintained                        D. obtained
15. Her friends liked her ______ for not pretending what she is not.
A. all the way                       B. all over
C. all the better                    D. all the less

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Ⅱ.完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并将正确选项的字母写在答题纸的相应位置上。(本大题共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)
        The habit of watching TV usually begins before children start attending school.   26   the time the average child finishes high school, he or she    27   18,000 hours in front of a TV set as against 12,000 hours in a   28   .
        Parents are concerned about these    29   . Violence in TV shows for children also worries them.    30   a cartoon cat beating up a cartoon mouse with a baseball bat may have a     31   effect on the young minds. Studies indicate that children    32   to violence may turn aggressive.
        Parents are also concerned about the commercials on TV. They feel that these programs    33   have no commercial at all, because young   34   are not mature enough to deal with the claims made by   35   .
         Even though most parents gave high marks to “Sesame Street” and   36   like it in educational TV programs for children some critics feel that the   37   of watching hours of TV every day   38   children into bored and passive consumers of their world.
        Until we know   39   about the negative effect of watching TV, perhaps it would be wise to put a warning on TV sets such as   40   on cigarette packages:“Children: Watching Too Much Television May Be Harmful to Your Developing Mind.”
26. A. At            B. On            C. By          D. Before
27. A. sit            B. will sit         C. has sat       D. will have sat
28. A. class          B. classroom      C. cinema       D. theatre
29. A. calculations    B. numerals       C. numbers      D. figures
30. A. Still          B. Even           C. even as      D. Even though
31. A. negative       B. positive        C. affirmative    D. indicative
32. A. open          B. disclosed       C. exposed      D. supposed
33. A. will           B. would          C. shall        D. should
34. A. minds          B. brains         C. intellects     D. thoughts
35. A. manufacturers  B. producers      C. promoters     D. advertisers
36. A. another        B. other          C. others        D. the other
37. A. custom         B. habit          C. practice      D. hobby
38. A. develops       B. turns          C. brings        D. puts
39. A. abundant       B. sufficient     C. adequate      D. enough
40. A. one            B. /              C. the one       D. the ones转贴于：自学考试_博学在线

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Ⅲ.难句释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并将正确选项的字母写在答题纸的相应位置上。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
   Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts.(10 points)
41. ...they ［heroes］ are the people against whom we measure others.
A. Compared with the contributions heroes make, those of other people are nothing.
B. We judge people by comparing them with heroes, and find out about their value.
C. Heroes set examples for other people, and in them we find the best human qualities.
D. Any anti-hero action should be guarded against, and heroes' name should be protected.
42. But Barrett was beyond all