全国2008年1月高等教育自学考试
基础英语试题
课程代码：00088
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一、词汇应用和语法结构（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）
（一）词汇应用（15分）
选择最佳答案完成句子，错选、多选或未选均无分。
1. Steel is widely used in different branches of engineering because it has a number of good ______.
A. possessions B. features
C. properties D. shapes
2. We tried to ______ our conversation to arguments relevant to the topic.
A. confine B. confirm
C. confuse D. confess
3. The school committee naturally hope that their choice of a play will be ______ with the school and parents.
A. content B. fortunate
C. popular D. pleasing
4. It is ______ that over one million Americans now live below the poverty line.
A. judged B. estimated
C. calculated D. considered
5. She ______ the lamp so that the light fell directly on her book.
A. adapted B. adopted
C. adjusted D. replaced
6. I have heard many different ______ of the same story.
A. impressions B. imaginations
C. sayings D. descriptions
7. Each country has to ______ foreign exchange to pay for the articles and commodities imported.
A. hope B. buy
C. earn D. receive
8. He was determined to do good, not to any ______ person but to a country.
A. general B. respective
C. individual D. common
9. Some men have made great ______ by developing oil businesses.
A. fortunes B. earnings
C. expenses D. properties
10. She had to ______ her dress because she had lost weight.
A. transform B. alter
C. shift D. cut
11. Instead of working, Jack was ______ away his time.
A. wasting B. wandering
C. throwing D. idling
12. The money collected for the celebrations ______ to $ 210.
A. became B. counted
C. amounted D. totaled
13. His son is a ______ electrician; he can repair all kinds of electric appliances.
A. competent B. efficient
C. intelligent D. careful
14. The book contained a large ______ of information.
A. much B. number
C. amount D. sum
15. The trial flight ______ a distance of 865 feet and lasted 56 seconds.
A. made B. ran
C. kept D. covered
（二）语法结构（15分）
选择最佳答案完成句子，错选、多选或未选均无分。
16. The children all had a good time on ______ Children's Day.
A. / B. a
C. their D. the
17. Your usual teacher has lost his voice and ______ I am taking his place today.
A. besides B. nevertheless
C. therefore D. however
18. The machine ______ by an experienced engineer last Saturday.
A. repaired B. was repaired
C. had repaired D. was repairing
19. ______ who are free today may join us.
A. They B. Those
C. All D. These
20. I carry only enough money to make change for a ______ bill.
A. tens-dollars B. tens-dollar
C. ten-dollars D. ten-dollar
21. I got to the station ______ than John.
A. twenty minutes earlier B. twenty minutes early
C. earlier twenty minutes D.early twenty minutes
22. Peter was no more diligent than his friend .This sentence means:
A. Peter was as lazy as his friend. B. Peter was lazy, but his friend was diligent.
C. Peter was not more diligent than his friend. D. Peter was not so diligent than his friend.
23. Everybody was moved ______ tears.
A. for B. with
C. in D. to
24. The news ______ about everywhere now.
A. is being talking B. has been talked
C. is being talked D. is talking
25. If you had been more careful, you ______ have made so many mistakes.
A. won't B. wouldn't
C. shouldn't D. mustn't
26. If you ______ here a minute, the manager will be here in a moment.
A. are waiting B. are going to wait
C. wait D. will wait
27. He was too young ______ with a family.
A. burdening B. to be burdened
C. burdened D. being burdened
28.______ he come, the problem would be settled.
A. Would B. Should
C. Shall D. If
29. I ______ to stay there for one more week, but I changed my mind.
A. would have hoped B. was hoping
C. has hoped D. had hoped
30. ______ the plane.
A. Down flying B. Down flying was
C. Down flew D. Flew down
