全国2008年1月高等教育自学考试
综合英语(一)试题
课程代码:00794
请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上
Ⅰ . 用适当的语法形式或词汇填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共30小题,每小题1分,共30分)
1. The baby laughed ______ he understood what his mother said.
A. as if
B. as
C. as yet
D. like
2. ______ he said at the meeting was beyond our wildest expectation.
A. That
B. What
C. Which
D. Why
3. She could not help ______ when she heard the terrible news.
A. to cry
B. cried
C. to have cried
D. crying
4. This baby seldom cries ______ he is tired.
A. however
B. whether
C. unless
D. if
5. The job would require that he ______ at the factory at 7 o’clock every morning.
A. will be
B. be
C. was
D. is
6. Without his unselfish help, we ______ in our experiment.
A. should not succeed
B. will not succeed
C. have not succeeded
D. could not have succeeded
7. Where ______ hide themselves?
A. you think can the criminals
B. do you think can the criminals
C. do you think the criminals can
D. you think the criminals can
8. ______ that he had completed designing a new device of laser, we came to congratulate him on his success.
A. To have heard
B. Having heard
C. Being heard
D. Having been heard
9. When he returned to his seat in the waiting room, he found his luggage ______.
A. missed
B. missing
C. being missed
D. to be missed
10. The heavy rain ______, we went on with our journey and got there twenty minutes later.
A. was stopped
B. stopping
C. having stopped
D. being stopped
11. Energy can never be obtained from nothing, ______.
A. nor it can ever be destroyed
B. nor can it ever be destroyed
C. nor can ever be destroyed
D. nor ever can be destroyed
12. The man speaking at the platform was Dr. Wells, ______ the party was given.
A. in his honor
B. for his honor
C. in whose honor
D. for whose honor
13. Beethoven, the great musician, wrote nine symphonies in his life, ______ after he had lost his hearting.
A. most of them written
B. most of which written
C. but most of which written
D. which was most written
14. It was because he was in a dangerous condition ______ the doctor decided to operate on him.
A. that
B. so that
C. so
D. in which
15. No sooner had he finished the last bit of food ______ the waiter came and cleared the table.
A. then
B. than
C. that
D. thus
16. Once ______ oxygen for more than five to seven minutes, the brain will be given damage that cannot be repaired.
A. escaped from
B. deprived of
C. divided by
D. drunk in
17. I live in the city, but on weekends, I sometimes go to the countryside ______ a change.
A. with
B. for
C. on
D. to
18. Although ten years has passed, the sweet smile of his late wife is still ______ his mind.
A. in
B. over
C. on
D. along
19. It is easy to make a promise, but hard to ______ it.
A. keep
B. maintain
C. remain
D. continue
20. Scientists Will have to come ______ new methods of increasing the world’s food supply.
A. up with
B. down with
C. up for
D. down to
21. He often acts ______ what will happen afterwards.
A. apart from
B. as a result
C. with regard
D. regardless of
22. An optimistic person always looks ______ rather than lives in sad memories.
A. up
B. out
C. ahead
D. through
23. The light and radio in his room are on. He ______ home.
A. could be B. must be
C. has to be
D. needs to be
24. Whenever the young man ran ______ difficulties, he would turn to his father for help.
A. into
B. over
C. out of
D. short of
25. For example, the English used by a Canadian is not exactly like ______ used by an English.
A. one
B. that
C. what
D. those
26. Arthur has such a(an) ______ personality that everyone likes him.
A. pleasant
B. easy
C. critical
D. demanding
27. He was never ______. He didn’t want either fame or wealth. He just wanted to live a peaceful life.
A. interesting
B. purposeful
C. prejudiced
D. ambitious
28. Travel in space can be exciting; nevertheless it can be boring and lonely ______.
A. sometime
B. some time
C. at time
D. at times
29. Having been told that the inspector was coming to our class today, we all tried our best to ______ ourselves.
A. show
B. present
C. behave
D. defend
30. I was very upset at ______ a business trip to Beijing at this crucial moment.
A. his taking
B. he takes
C. he took
D. him to take