全国2004年7月高等教育自学考试
高级英语试题
课程代码：10005
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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.1. _____ friends helped him to get appointed ambassador to France.
A. Efficient B. Influential
C. Impressive D. Effective
2. Public interest in shipwreck has been _____ by the great success of the film Titanic.
A. revived B. survived
C. revised D. revolted
3. We shall offer you advice, but you are under no _____ to follow it.
A. pursuit B. command
C. instruction D. obligation
4. When you go abroad to study or work, you must _____ new customs.
A. address yourself to B. adapt yourself to
C. replace yourself with D. convince yourself to
5. Nothing will stop us in our _____ for truth.
A. request B. appeal
C. quest D. query
6. Before the operation is carried out, the patient has to sign a form saying that he has given his _____.
A. consent B. commission
C. disapproval D. disagreement7. Examinations are not the only means of _____ a student’s ability.
A. assuming B. asserting
C. assigning D. assessing
8. It was a shrewd move _____ to buy the house just before property prices started to rise.
A. on her part B. at hand
C. at her expense D. on record
9. The behavior of this animal in hot weather is a _____ that scientists are finding difficult to solve.
A. myth B. mystery
C. dispute D. fantasy
10. We need _____ improvement in public transport.
A. trivial B. generous C. substantial D. resultant
11. They tried to collect all the pictures they could _____.
A. lay their hands on B. capitalize on
C. wash their hands of D. make the best of
12. There is little _____ that she will make a full recovery.
A. promise B. likelihood
C. foresight D. announcement
13. The city government is _____ reforming the social security system.
A. reflecting B. nourishing
C. contemplating D. meditating
14. The _____ of women to men at my college is about two to one.
A. rate B. portion
C. percentage D. proportion
15. Bill is rich. His house is full of _____ such as expensive high-tech video systems and all the latest computer equipment.
A. luxuries B. festivities
C. dimensions D. instrument16. His illness _____ his absence from the meeting yesterday.
A. prepared for B. talked for
C. accounted for D. stood for
17. Most of the amateur contestants were _____ from the competition in the first round.
A. defeated B. eliminated
C. discharged D. distinguished18. This autography offers only a few _____ of his life before he became famous.
A. glitters B. glances
C. glimpses D. gleams
19. Their ambitious schemes for making big money quickly _____.
A. took a chance B. got to the point
C. came to nothing D. went into action
20. It is _____ to talk about these pop singers. People are now showing great interest in football.
A. out of sorts B. out of line
C. out of order D. out of fashion
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. If I had not been in bad need of cash, I could have held out for a better deal.
A. demanded B. given up
C. obtained D. taken up
22. The lawyer was on the track of new proof in the case, and he was sure of his convincing the jury in court.
A. testing the truth B. on the topic of
C. looking for D. asked for
23. The company is crying out for efficient executives to get it out of the crisis.
A. is missing B. badly needs
C. is grieving for D. sympathize with
24. What with dishes to wash and children to put to bed, Susan was late to the meeting.
A. For the sake of B. Regardless of
C. Because of D. In spite of
25. After such a confrontation between the two parties, any reconciliation would be out of the question.
A. out of question B. impossible
C. without question D. possible
26. Strangely, Bill keeps his office neat as pin, while his home is always in a state of chaos.
A. disorder B. clarity
C. chorus D. charity
27. Since the energy crisis, these big cars have become a real liability. They cost too much to run.
A. asset B. advantage
C. disadvantage D. problem
28. The work is not very profitable in terms of money, but I’m getting valuable experience out of it.
A. regardless of B. in regard to
C. in spite of D. in case of
29. I really feel for the parents of that little boy who was killed in the bomb explosion.
A. have sympathy for B. show gratitude for
C. cry out for D. hold out for
30. The house in which she was born and brought up is tucked away behind the trees.
A. seen B. located
C. hidden D. built
31. Although he funded several health research institutions, he was first and last an engineer.
A. in brief B. in short
C. at least D. all in all
32. The problem can be solved only if we are willing to compromise.
A. give up something B. work hand in hand
C. forgive each other D. support each other
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. withdrew D. hesitated
34. Lucy felt she had to be nice to everyone because she never knew who might be a prospective customer.
A. perspective B. executive
C. respective D. potential
35. Their hard work and planning finally paid off this year when their small computer company made a substantial profit.
A. large B. small
C. incredible D. ideal
36. The exquisite porcelain vase was made with superb workmanship.
A. requisite B. fragile
C. beautiful D. decorative
37. 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
38. The dispute finally came down to a question of which side should be responsible for the loss.
A. was passed along to B. was faced by
C. was reduced to D. was judged by
39. That was a wonderful experience, I never expected to come my way.
A. stand in my way B. belong to me
C. get under my control D. happen to me
40. Having toured the countryside for two months, I, for one, have come to believe that the situation there has never been better than now.
A. for example B. at least
C. first of all D. however
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