2014年全國高等教育自學考試綜合英語(一)試題

　　選擇題部分

注意事項：

1.答題前，考生務必將自己的考試課程名稱、姓名、准考證號用黑色字跡的簽字筆或鋼筆填寫在答題紙規定的位置上。

2.每小題選出答案後，用2B鉛筆把答題紙上對應題目的答案標號塗黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦乾淨後，再選塗其他答案標號。不能答在試題捲上。

Ⅰ.語法和詞彙填空。閲讀下面的句子或對話，從A、B、C和D四個選項中選出一個能填入空白處的最佳選項，並在答題紙上將該項的'字母塗黑。錯塗、多塗或未塗均無分。

(本大題共20小題，每小題1分，共20分)

1. I can’t help wondering ________ that has made her so excited.

A. what it is B. how it is

C. what is it D. how is it

2.________ his leg was badly injured, the boy managed to attend class every day.

A. If B. Unless

C. Although D. Because

3. Some 40 percent of the hired hands left before they ________ their term of service.

A. finish B. finished

C. would finish D. have finished

4. His best novel was written in ________ he called the “sweet new style” of the language.

A. that B. where

C. what D. which

5. I think if I ________ stay in Italy for another three months, we, Jim and I, might become good friends.

A. will B. shall

C. would D. were to

6. When I arrived she greeted me at the door, her kids all ________ behind.

A. standing B. stood

C. have been standing D. were standing

7. Across the continent of South America ________ the Amazon River.

A. lie B. lies

C. is lying D. lying

8. According to a recent official report, Britain’s economy grew ________ the first quarter of the year.

A. half as fast as B. half faster than

C. half fast as D. as half fast as

9. Mr. Smith fully shares the view of the speaker ________ every man is as good as his neighbor.

A. which B. whom

C. who D. that

10. Henry’s plan was ________ the couple to dinner at a nice restaurant and then ask them for their forgiveness.

A. inviting B. invited

C. to invite D. going to invite

11. Most students make a study plan ________ the beginning of the new term.

A. on B. in

C. from D. at

12. The family found it hard to ________ from the traditions of their own country and adapt to the new environment.

A. break away B. break down

C. break out D. break up

13. Three years ________ a long time to be cut off from contact with your friends.

A. are B. were

C. is D. be

14. I wonder why Alice ________ to us recently. We should have heard from her by now.

A. hasn’t written B. hadn’t written

C. didn’t write D. doesn’t write

15. No fund has been provided to build a system ________ reading fingerprints more efficiently.

A. good at B. keen on

C. concerned for D. capable of

16. Drying is the oldest type of food storage. Drying fruit sometimes ________ a completely new product.

A. turns into B. results in

C. turns from D. results from

17. The police with a group of experts arrived at the ________ of the accident in ten minutes.

A. sight B. point

C. scene D. space

18. The governor spoke to the earthquake victims, ________them that everything would be done to help them rebuild their homes.

A. providing B. assuring

C. comforting D. advising

19. In many countries, there aren’t sufficient water resources ________ for future development.

A. offered B. provided

C. existent D. available

20. The flight has been delayed for four hours ________ the foggy weather.

A. for fear of B. owing to

C. for the sake of D. according to

　　Ⅱ.閲讀理解。認真閲讀下面兩篇短文，根據短文內容從A、B、C和D四個選項中選出一個最佳選項，並在答題紙上將該項的字母塗黑。錯塗、多塗或未塗均無分。

(本大題共10小題，每小題2分，共20分)

　　Passage 1

Long ago, the. Earth was covered in darkness. None of the creatures living there knew what daylight looked like.

One day, all of the animals of the forest gathered together in a cleating (林中空地). They wondered if it would be better to remain in darkness, or if it would be better to also have light. Deer, Chipmunk (花松鼠), Raccoon (浣熊), Wolf, Bear,and many other creatures climbed to the top of the highest mountain. There were no trees on its top, and it was covered only with rocks. Millions of stars shone in the dark sky overhead. The biggest and most powerful animal in the forest was Bear, and he was the first to reach the mountaintop. Bear stood on the highest peak, looked out over the forest below, and argued for remaining in darkness. He said that the creatures of the forest would be able to sleep better in darkness because there would be no light to keep them awake. Most of the other animals were afraid, and they agreed with Bear. Raccoon said that he did not mind the darkness because he was so smart that he could find plenty of food, even in the dark. Wolf was easy to please, too. She didn’t mind the darkness because she could howl in darkness or in light.