全國2014年4月高等教育自學(xué)考試綜合英語(二)試題
課程代碼：00795
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I. GRAMMARAND VOCABULARY
Complete each of the following 15 sentences with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)
1. Mr. Johnson ______ rather not invest that money in the stock market.
A. should B. could
C. would D. must
2. Americans eat ______ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A. more than twice many B. as twice as many
C. as many as twice D. twice as many
3. In 1900, the energy derived from burning petroleum was only four percent ______ of coal.
A. that B. this
C. what D. which
4. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, ______ they have no schedules to keep.
A. since B. even though
C. so D. as if
5. In summer, she would sit in the garden enjoying the fresh air and the smell of the things she ______.
A. was planting B. had planted
C. has planted D. would plant
6. There ______ nothing more for discussion, the meeting ended earlier than expected.
A. to be B. to have been
C. being D. be
7. ______ we can hope for is to avoid complete failure in the coming game with that strong team.
A. For the best B. With the best
C. At best D. The best
8. While crossing the mountain area, all the men carried guns lest they ______ by wild animals.
A. should be attacked B. must be attacked
C. could be attacked D. would be attacked
9. Her talent and experience ______ her to the respect of her colleagues.
A. authorized B. qualified
C. deserved D. entitled
10. Those who change mobile phones too frequently will have to pay for being ______.
A. graceful B. fashionable
C. popular D. perfect
11. We hoped to be able to move into our new house at the end of the month, but things didn’t ______ as we expected.
A. work out B. move out
C. get out D. carry out
12. On arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the ______ which occurred in his dormitory.
A. occasions B. affairs
C. incidents D. issues
13. He complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ______ in the book.
A. losing B. missing
C. dropping D. lacking
14. Jeans are so hot these days that big name stars appear on TV advertising for their ______ brands.
A. favorite B. unique
C. permanent D. intimate
15. In order to buy a new car, you should at least ______ one hundred dollars a week.
A. put out B. put forward
C. put up D. put aside
II. CLOZE
Fill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 15 points in all)
Without transportation, there could be no trade. Without trade, there could be no towns and cities. Towns and cities are traditionally the 16 of civilization. Therefore, transportation helps make civilization 17 .
Throughout most of the prehistoric period, people lived by hunting, fishing, and 18 wild plants. They had no beasts of burden, wheeled vehicles, or roads. People traveled 19 and carried their infants and belongings strapped to their backs or heads. Loads too heavy for one person to carry were strapped to a pole and carried by two people.
20 , people learned that they could drag loads along the ground on sledges. During late prehistoric times, people began to build sledges with runners.
When people developed agriculture and began to establish 21 settlements, trade between settlements started to develop, which created a need for better 22 of transportation. The donkey and the ox, which had been tamed for food products and farm work, helped 23 this need. The use of donkeys and oxen as beasts of burden enabled people to 24 heavier loads than they could before.
