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二〇〇一年下半年全国高等教育自学考试英语(一)试题
第一部分(选择题,共50 分)
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,并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1. American people are not very happy on April 15, when the federal taxes are
______.
[A] high
[B] near
[C] close
[D] due
2. Some language learners find _______ difficult to succeed in other fields of
science.
[A] that
[B] so
[C] it
[D] them
3. Animals can live only on _______ plants have already turned from inorganic
to vegetable matter.
[A] that
[B] which
[C] what
[D] how
4. A few years ago, the belief became general ________ orange juice and milk should
never be drunk at the same meal.
[A] that
[B] so that
[C] and that
[D] now that
5. The real difference between plants and animals ________ in what they do, and
not in what they seem to be.
[A] is laid
[B] is lain
[C] lays
[D] lies
6. We now know that about ________ all the kinds of seaweed are animals.
[A] one fourth
[B] one fourth of
[C] one four of
[D] the one fourth
7. Scientists could see many things that most people would ________ to see.
[A] feel
[B] fail
[C] fall
[D] fill
8. The children stay in the nuclear family ________ they grow up and marry.
[A] because
[B] once
[C] after
[D] until
9. Sometimes problems grow out of a ________ observation.
[A] charge
[B] change
[C] chance
[D] choice
10. Eager buyers bought all _______ 50 of the items in one weekend.
[A] but
[B] yet
[C] out
[D] beyond
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Ⅱ. Cloze Test(10 points,1 point for each)
下列短文中有十个空白,每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案,并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
How will the present-day science develop in the near future, i.e. the next decade
or so?
To 11 with, we can expect 12 science to produce a vast increase in entirely new
products of all 13 .These will range from light-weight, high-strength materials
for 14 in the many specialized branches of engineering, 15 drugs and chemicals
with a greatly-increased selectivity 16 can be used in medicine and agriculture.
However, in this 17 case in particular, it may be predicted 18 the wide-spread
application and combination of new and more complex products will give 19 to
unexpected inter-reactions or side-effects. For this reason, greatly intensified
programmes of research will be required in 20 to discover and eliminate the harmful
results of such combination.
11.
[A] talk
[B] begin
[C] introduce
[D] research
12.
[A] applied
[B] social
[C] nuclear
[D] economic
13.
[A] lines
[B] levels
[C] kinds
[D] values
14.
[A] work
[B] help
[C] use
[D] shift
15.
[A] to
[B] for
[C] in
[D] with
16.
[A] it
[B] what
[C] whether
[D] which
17.
[A] late
[B] later
[C] latter
[D] last
18.
[A] why
[B] that
[C] which
[D] whether
19.
[A] way
[B] fall
[C] light
[D] rise
20.
[A] general
[B] order
[C] question
[D] nature
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension(30 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,并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
One of the advantages of being self-employed is that the profit the business makes
belongs to the owner. If the self-employed person in successful in business, he
or she has the chance to earn a great deal of money and even become wealthy. The
profit earned by a self-employed person is the reward for his or her effort,
ability, and creativity. Thus, a second advantage of being self-employed is that
a person’s intelligence and abilities have a direct effect on his or her earnings.
People who have outstanding abilities or intelligence often find they can earn
far more through self-employment than they can through working as an employee.
A third advantage of being self-employed is that a person can control both the
number of hours worked and the hours of work. While not all self-employed people
are completely free to choose whatever hours they want to work, most of them have
more control over this area than do the people who for salaries or wages.
As with most things in life, being self-employed is not without problems. First,
being one’s own boss places the responsibility for success directly on that
individual’s shoulders. Abilities and intelligence will be put to the test.
Everyone has some weaknesses and is less capable in some things than in others.
These weaknesses will affect how successful a self-employed person is. Second,
though the self-employed can earn considerable profits with a successful business,
losses can force them out of business and, in some instances, place them in debt.
A third disadvantage concerns income security. Se





