全国2010年1月高等教育自学考试
基础英语试题
课程代码：00088
 
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. The thief ______ the policeman and ran away.
A. broke off                        B. broke up with
C. broke away from                  D. broke out of
2. I’m afraid you have no ______ but to come along with us.
A. possibility                      B. permission
C. choice                           D. selection
3. Although the family trusted her, she ______ them down badly.
A. put                              B. set
C. let                              D. took
4. It’s difficult for a small grocery store to ______ with a supermarket.
A. compete                          B. argue
C. bargain                          D. fight
5. The child was ______ for getting his shoes and socks wet.
A. suffered                         B. accused
C. complained                       D. scolded
6. I am sorry but what you said is of the ______ importance to me.
A. least                            B. worst
C. last                             D. lowest
7. The policeman ______ everything he had noticed to the inspector.
A. reported                         B. said
C. informed                         D. reviewed
8. It won’t ______ a hero just to do one good deed.
A. make                             B. be
C. build                            D. become
9. ______ , the medical team is made up of twelve doctors.
A. Wholly                           B. Completely
C. Entirely                         D. Altogether
10. I’d like to taste your cake in order to ______ it with mine.
A. review                           B. differ
C. compare                          D. oppose
11. I wish I had the ______ to know what was the right thing to do.
A. eyes                             B. wisdom
C. information                      D. encouragement
12. Please ______ the remarks to the subject we are talking about.
A. confine                          B. conclude
C. confirm                          D. confess
13. This is the ______ factory I worked in ten years ago.
A. same                             B. alike
C. very                             D. identical
14. She said she could not ______ all the information given in the broadcast.
A. accumulate                       B. admire
C. absorb                           D. adhere
15. The garden has been ______ . There are weeds growing everywhere.
A. cared                            B. neglected
C. miscarried                       D. noticed
（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. We had ______ wonderful lunch last Saturday.
A. /                                B. the
C. one                              D. a
17. When the girl caught sight of the ______ , she gave a scream.
A. mouses field                     B. field mouses
C. field mice                       D. mice field
18. If I had arrived earlier, I ______ him.
A. would meet                       B. had met
C. have met                         D. would have met
19. Let’s start now, ______ it will be too late.
A. before                           B. or
C. for                              D. till
20. ______ does he write to us.
A. Often                            B. Sometimes
C. Seldom                           D. Once
21. Many a man ______ life is meaningless without a purpose.
A. think                            B. are thinking
C. is thinking                      D. thinks
22. The road is not ______ for three trucks to pass side by side.
A. wide                             B. so wide
C. wide enough                      D. enough wide
23. That depends much ______ how we look at it.
A. with                             B. by
C. at                               D. on
24. The classroom is empty. I think they ______ to the library.
A. may go                           B. must have gone
C. must go                          D. should have gone
25. ______ the letter, I ran out of the room to the post office.
A. Since I have finished writing    B. No sooner than I had finished writing
C. As soon as I finished writing    D. After I have finished
26. My family as well as I ______ glad to see you.
A. was                              B. is
C. are                              D. am
27. ______ you go, you should bear the motherland in your mind.
A. However                          B. Whatever
C. Wherever                         D. Where
28. The old woman has two sons, one ______ is a teacher.
A. of who                           B. of whom
C. of which                         D. of them
29. You can take any seat ______ is free.
A. in which                         B. that
C. where                            D. which
30. ______ I accept the gift or not is none of your business.
A. Which                            B. What
C. Whether                          D. If
 
二、改错 （本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
下面句子中有 A,B,C,D四个划底线部分，其中有一个是错误的，选出错误部分的字母，无需改正错误。
31. Just think of the cars what are traded daily simply because they are “out of fashion”.
         A           B      C            D
32. If a loaf of bread is made up soy flour, the loaf cannot be labeled as white bread.
              A         B           C                 D
33. Generally, money from “invisible” trade exceeds the loss to “visible” trade.
      A            B                     C          D
34. The poor people of ancient Egypt wore very coarse linen or animal skins, and most of
                                         A              B
them own only one garment apiece.
         C                   D                         
35. Although the government tries to eliminate all misleading labels, the consumer must
                A                B
nevertheless be always on the guard.
        C                  D
36. Without our principle means of air transportation, the airplane, we would have toslow
               A               B                                C
down our lives and commerce.
            D
37. The most obvious purpose of advertise is to inform the consumer of availableproducts
                              A         B                   C
or services.
         D
38. Great nations are never impoverished by private, though they sometimes were by
                        A            B      C                 D
public prodigality and misconduct.
39. What made it possible for such a large share of GNP to be invested in an essential
                 A        B                       C            D
free-market economy?
40. The excess reserves form the basic for the banker’s lending activities.
         A           B     C                 D
 
三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
选择最佳答案完成句子，错选、多选或未选均无分。 
Geography is the study of the   41   between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast various places on the earth, but they consider the earth as a  42  . The word “geography”   43   from two Greek words, ge, the Greek word for “earth” and graphein,
  44   means “to write”. The English word “geography” means “to describe the earth”.
  45   geography books focus on a small area   46   a town or a city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an   47   continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another   48   to divide the study of geography is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the   49   starts with human beings and next how human beings and their environment act   50   each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject,   51   branch can neglect the other.
A geographer might be described   52   one who observes, records, and explains the differences between places. If places   53   alike, there would be little need for geographers.
We know, however,   54   no two places are exactly the same， Geography then, is a point of view, a special way of   55   at places.
41. A. relationship                 B. relative
   C. relating                      D. relate
42. A. unit                         B. whole
   C. part                          D. total
43. A. falls                        B. removes
   C. comes                         D. results
44. A. what                         B. which
   C. that                          D. it
45. A. Little                       B. Some
   C. Most                          D. Few
46. A. outside                      B. except
   C. like                          D. as
47. A. extensive                    B. enormous
   C. overall                       D. entire
48. A. way                          B. means
   C. habit                         D. technique
49. A. second                       B. latter
   C. next                          D. later
50. A. upon                         B. for
   C. as                            D. to
51. A. either                       B. neither
   C. one                           D. each
52. A. for                          B. to
   C. by                            D. as
53. A. being                        B. are
   C. were                          D. be
54. A. although                     B. whether
   C. since                         D. that
55. A. working                      B. getting
   C. arriving                      D. looking
 
四、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）
本部分有两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题,每个问题有四个选项,选择最佳答案完成句子。错选、多选或未选均无分。
Passage 1
A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honors a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel. Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and lived from 1833 to 1896.
Alfred Nobel was a chemist and inventor. He made two important inventions, so he became very rich. Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man a large part of his life. Nobel died at the age of sixty-three. When he died, he left a fund of $ 9,000,000. The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and the promotion of the world peace.
The first Nobel’s Prizes were given on December 10, 1901, five years after Nobel’s death. Many famous people all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements. Albert Einstein was one of them.
Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diploma saying that he has been given the prize. The third part of the prize is a large amount of money - about $ 40,000.
Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It might be given to two or more people who have worked together. It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there is no outstanding achievement. In 1972, for example， not a Nobel Peace Prize was given. It is the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm that decides whether to give the prize or not.
56. Alfred Nobel, the originator of the Nobel Prize, was ______.
A. born in Stockholm in 1896
B. born in the capital of Switzerland in 1833
C. a famous Swiss chemist and inventor
D. a famous Sweden with two important inventions
57. When Nobel was alive, he ______.
A. succeeded in his physical research and invention
B. didn’t live a happy life because of his poor health
C. was very rich and had a warm family
D. devoted himself to all kinds of scientific researches
58. The Nobel Prizes were first given ______.
A. in the fifth year after Nobel’s death
B. to many famous people from all over the world
C. to Albert Einstein in December 1901
D. to all those who had achievements
59. Each Nobel Prize contains ______.
A. a gold medal                     B. a diploma
C. about $ 40,000                   D. all the above
60. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Nobel Prize is usually regarded as the highest honor in the world.
B. The winner of a Nobel Prize is always an excellent person who has achieved remarkable success in physics, chemistry, literature or the promotion of the world peace.
C. A prize is always given to one or two outstanding persons.
D. Whether the prize is to be given or not is decided by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm.

Passage 2

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