全国2004年4月高等教育自学考试
高级英语试题
课程代码：10005
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Part Ⅰ: Vocabulary (20% )
Directions A: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line across the center.
1. ________ the opportunity he might well have become an outstanding cartoonist.
A. Giving B. Give
C. Given D. To give
2. I suppose some people create an idea of who they want to be and, then they ________ it ________.
A. work … over B. bear … out
C. live … out D. get … over
3. Some people view life as a(n) ________ conflict between the forces of good and evil.
A. external B. eternal
C. central D. internal
4. I can’t imagine how this place ________ a five-star hotel! The service is dreadful.
A. passed off B. passed over
C. passed on D. passed for
5. Lack of confidence in his own abilities is the chief ________ in Mike’s character.
A. power B. defect
C. defeat D. device
6. By ________ the styles of Van Gogh and Dufy, the woman painter has produced some highly original works.
A. duplicating B. assimilating
C. transferring D. molding
7. We need ________ improvement in public transport.
A. trivial B. generous
C. substantial D. resultant
8. The critic’s ________ of the book is that it is beautifully written.
A. recommendation B. assessment
C. admiration D. comprehension.
9. We are going to use these research ________ to support our argument.
A. suggestion B. decision
C. columns D. data
10. As he came to this point, his voice ________ a note of uncertainty.
A. resulted in B. added to
C. took on D. reduced to
11. Such a style never really ________ in America.
A. caught up B. caught on
C. held on D. held in
12. I would question the ________ of his statement about the new project.
A. level B. variety
C. truth D. validity
13. One of the striking facts of nature is the ability of living things to ________ themselves to practically any environment on earth.
A. adhere B. adapt
C. adopt D. admit
14. He ________ the jury to believe that he was innocent, and he was finally found innocent.
A. tried on B. held on
C. prevailed upon D. relied on
15. Ben went back to the library the next day. But the book was no longer there. He thought it might be ________ by the librarian because the book was too valuable.
A. adopted B. obtained
C. set aside D. tucked away
16. Examinations are not the only means of ________ a student’s ability.
A. assuming B. assessing
C. asserting D. assigning
17. Miss Robin tried to ________ all errors from the typescript by going through it very carefully.
A. object B. duplicate
C. approve D. eliminate
18. Strangely, Bill keeps his office neat as pin, while his home is always in a state of ________.
A. chaos B. clarity
C. charity D. chorus
19. This ________ porcelain vase was made with superb workmanship.
A. requisite B. prerequisite
C. exquisite D. appropriate
20. After such a confrontation between the two parties, any reconciliation would be ________.
A. out of question B. within question
C. without question D. out of the question
Directions B: There are 20 sentences in this section. In each sentence there is a word or phrase underlined. Below each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that can replace the underlined part of each sentence without changing its original meaning. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line across the center.
21. In the light of the changed circumstances, he urged that the meeting be postponed to the next day.
A. According to B. Concerning
C. In spite of D. In place of
22. You’d better hold your tongue. It’s none of your business.
A. keep silent B. withdraw
C. keep promise D. surrender
23. They were lost at sea, at the mercy of wind and weather.
A. submissive B. willing to forgive
C. powerless against D. not to punish
24. I walked into Prof. Wilson’s office and found him immersed in his writing, as usual.
A. puzzled by B. busy with
C. overwhelmed by D. absorbed in
25. It was a matter of course for Charles to dress up carefully when he was having a date with Amy.
A. polite B. natural
C. urgent D. important
26. The whole discussion comes down to the question of whether the government’s price policy is wise.
A. spreads itself to B. declines to
C. is reduced to D. is faced by
27. It was the custom of the time that, after the father died , the eldest son fell heir to the title and wealth of the family.
A. inherited B. gave up
C. fell victim to D. acknowledged to
28. As it is, the state-owned enterprises are crying out for qualified management personnel.
A. are missing B. are grieving for
C. sympathize with D. badly need
29. If you go on like that, you’ll never come to anything.
A. get to your destination B. be successful in life
C. learn to walk properly D. be able to see anything
30. You’ll never get through medical school with spelling like that.
A. go all out for B. take too much from
C. grade highly in D. graduate from
31. What with continuous rain and a bad hotel, we didn’t enjoy our holiday much.
A. Because of B. For the sake of
C. In spite of D. Regardless of
32. Man is fated to suffer many disappointments in his quest for truth.
A. desire B. journey
C. adventure D. search
33. If she hadn’t slipped up on the last question, her score on the test would have been perfect.
A. made a mistake B. made a mess
C. withdrawn D. hesitated
34. And he goes even further, criticizing science on the grounds that truly endeavors such as poetry have a power that scientists can’t recognize.
A. in order that B. for the reason that
C. for fear that D. because
35. How do you account for the difference between them?
A. explain B. deal with
C. distinguish D. settle for
36. The two partners will never reach an agreement if one does not modify its demands.
A. overlook B. identify
C. negotiate D. change
37. We’ll show you a film of the highlight of the competition, as there isn’t time for the whole thing.
A. highest parts B. brightest parts
C. lightest parts D. most important parts
38. He stressed that the disadvantages of the change would outweigh its advantages.
A. overtake B. be greater than
C. overcome D. be no equal to
39. That afternoon I addressed myself to forging a note.
A. enjoyed myself in B. busied myself in
C. indulged myself in D. interested myself in
40. Dr. King protested that the black people were still stripped of their right of citizenship one hundred years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
A. accused of B. made up of
C. in favor of D. deprived of
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