全國2002年4月高等教育自學(xué)考試

英語(一)試題

課程代碼：00012

Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure (10 points,1 point for each)

 從下列各句四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

1.What you said reminds me ____ something I read a few days ago.

  A.for           B.by           C.from           D.of

2.Another worry is that telecommunication systems may isolate people__ each other  

   A.from           B.for           C.with           D.to

3.The smog is due __ invisible gases, mostly from automobile exhaust.

  A.from            B.to             C.for             D.with

4.__ is accepted as ture is relatively,and not absolutely, true.

  A.It             B.That             C.What             D.That it

5.There are many children and adolescents ___ behavior is generally unacceptable.

  A.their             B.who             C.whom             D.whose

6.Edison failed __ times before he succeeded in producing the first electric lamp.

  A.thousand        B.thousands       C.a thousand of        D. thousands of

7.Water ____ the digestive juices flow more freely and helps to digest the food.

  A.makes       B.causes       C.pushes       D.turns

8.The panic attacks may ____ for only a few minutes; some, however, continue for several hours.

  A.happen       B.begin       C.last       D.end

9.Let us see how dictionaries are made and how the editors ____ definitions.

  A.lead to        B.arrive at       C.reach for       D.approach to

10.The nurse took ___ of my blood to test.

  A.an example        B.an instance       C.a case        D.a sample

Ⅱ. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each)

   下列短文中有十個空白，每個空白有四個選項。根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案。

Earth’s animals are disappearing faster than they reproduce. Because there is too 11 research and too much ignorance, 12 is aware of how much we are losing.

Many different kinds of plants and animals 13 extinct. Every year,0.5 percent of the  14 things in the tropical rain forests become extinct. Some disappear 15 they are found and named. No one has time 16 them before they are gone.

The disappearance of species 17 scientists. They want the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 to be made 18 .This act was formed to protect endangered species. 19, land developers,and factory owners disagree. They want changes that will make the act weaker.They think the act is not working. They believe it is not 20 to private landowners. They want the act to consider people more.

11. A.little       B.a little       C.few       D.a few

12.A.anyone        B.no one         C.someone       D.either one

13.A.are becoming       B.were becoming       C.became       D.are to become

14.A.lively        B.alive       C.living       D.live

15.A.as       B.after       C.until       D.before

16.A.study       B.to study       C.studying       D.studied

17.A.interests       B.attracts       C.worries       D.encourages