2016年4月全国自主考试综合英语(一)真题及答案

众所周知，医院里是不允许抽烟的。

她确信那个看似在街上闲逛的年轻人是跟踪嫌犯的侦探。

我正要出家门，一位老朋友来看我了。

他要是没有及时停车就撞到前面的那辆自行车了。

她总想占别人的便宜，谁都不喜欢她。

她去接了个电话，回到厨房时发现所有的碗碟都已经洗干净了。

研究表明，每周都写日记的人更加健康乐观。

一接到儿子的电话，夫妇俩的担心立刻化为安心。

那位老人整个晚上都在翻看老照片，回忆着自己过去当兵的岁月。

这部小说很受欢迎，一家电影制片厂根据它拍了一部电影。

In “Remembering Tracy Bill,” David recovered from his disease because________.

In “The Story of an Hour,” Louise felt great sorrow on hearing of her husband’s sudden death, but soon the feeling of joy came upon her because ________.

According to the author of “The Time Message,” time is dangerous because it will control you if _______.

In “Happiness,” the author clearly states that happiness is not an end, but a_______.

In “Night Watch,” what the young Marine does in the hospital proves that there are people who ________.

In “Love of Life,” when the man hurt his foot and called his friend, his friend_______.

According to the author of “Another School Year-What For?” a university differs from a technical training school in that _______.

In “Thank You, Ma’am,” instead of sending the boy to the police, Mrs. Jones took him home and _______.

In “A Fiddle and the Law,” Pappy Richards finally decided to turn his son in to the police because he liked the way Agent X talked and fiddled and he thought Agent X was _______.

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In “The Joker,” people were surprised to find at the funeral that although Henry Ground seemed to be a good-for-nothing, he bad actually made a lot of money by ________.

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B. 根据课文的内容在每个空 白处填入一个恰当的词。

I remember most vividly the frightening pace of the lectures. No one could take notes as fast   61   “Old Kolb” talked. I usually missed more than half of each lecture. Without complete   62  , it was impossible to study. I was lucky to have gotten even the 38 in one   63  . I knew that my only chance for survival   64  to get fuller notes.

That night after the exam grades   65  out, I thought over my disgraceful grade. Suddenly I hit upon an  66  : Why not leave every other line on my note paper   67  ? Then I could recall the lecture afterward and fill  68  the missing parts.

The next day I tried this plan and it   69 ! What luck! At first it was difficult to recall the lecture,   70  as days passed, it became sort of a game. Often in my room I would imitate the professor and try to give the lecture as best as I could without looking at my notes.

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failure

A. 从下列单词中选择适当的词填空，每个词只能用一次 。

 

World War Ⅱ was in full swing when I attended high school in 1944. A special program allowed students to leave school in April-two months early-if they were willing to join the army. This sounded like a good    51  . so two friends and I joined the Marine Corps.

I’d been   52   with my high school sweetheart, Alice, for four years   53  then. We knew we would marry after the war ended, so we   54  to tie the knot in May 1944 before I left   55  duty instead. We had a small ceremony in the minister’s lounge,   56   was witnessed by Alice’s cousin and one of my friends. Being high school kids, we didn’t have the money for a big   57  wedding, but I’ve always regretted that my bride didn’t get the chance to walk in the church.

Not   58  after we were married, the Marines called me up for active duty. After I   59  about two years in the Pacific, the war ended. I returned borne in June 1946 and found   60  . Alice and I bought a house in Cincinnati and raised our family of three children together.

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opponent

bathe

pleads

fragment

loose

hysterical

scho1ar

amazed

noise

bloody

assigned

request

lobby

count

furniture

1eaves

chef

monument

dreadful

Which of the following is true?

• A.Fancy dress can always attract people’s attention.
• B.People dress for comfort, not for youthful appearance.
• C.Our sloppiness in dress resulted from our desire to be different.
• D.Young people desperately try to look different from other people.

What is the best title of this passage?

• A.The Decline of Neatness
• B.The Necessity of Clean Clothes
• C.The Symbol of a New Generation
• D.The Importance of Informal English

What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

• A.The speech of the younger generation has become more colorful.
• B.The trend in casual wear has a big effect on how people speak.
• C.The way one speaks has little to do with what one wears.
• D.The increased wealth has enriched people’s vocabulary.

What is the main point the author makes in the second paragraph?

• A.Blue jeans is no longer in fashion.
• B.The taste of the young changes fashion trends.
• C.Manufacturers do not produce brand new jeans today.
• D.Jeans that look old and worn-out are much favored by the youn

Passage 2

• Anyone with a passion for banging labels on people or things should have little difficulty in recognizing that an appropriate tag for our time is the Unkempt Generation. I am not referring solely to college kids. The sloppiness (邋遢) virus has spread to al
• Careless speech stems from the same root. Vocabulary, like blue jeans, is being drained of color and distinction. A complete sentence in everyday speech is becoming increasingly rare. People communicate in chopped-up phrases, relying on something like “yo
• A.They prefer to wear blue jeans.
• B.They never wear comfortable clothes.
• C.They tend to dress neatly but speak sloppily.
• D.They strive to appear casual in dress and speech.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A.What one chooses at the start may affect his whole life.
• B.What one dislikes should not be recommended to others.
• C.What one does unconsciously may mean a lot to another.
• D.What one pursues in life may also be another’s career choice.

What did the author do when she ran into the librarian 16 years later?

• A.The author reported to her the content of the book.
• B.The author thanked her for recommending the book.
• C.The author explained to her the reason for loving the book.
• D.The author expressed her apology for misunderstanding her.

How does the author describe the librarian’s walk when they first met?

• A.She walked with elegance.
• B.She walked with pride.
• C.She walked with calmness.
• D.She walked with dignity.

After reading the book recommended by the librarian, the author _______.

• A.began to write journals in the kitchen sink
• B.felt encouraged to pursue her writing dreams
• C.started to take notes when she was in the library
• D.formed the habit of writing poems in the woods

The boy is still too young and confused to know what he wants to do, ____what is good for him.

• A.let out
• B.leave alone
• C.leave behind
• D.let alone

It is generally accepted _______ the experiences of the child in his first years largely determine his character.

• A.that
• B.what
• C.which
• D.whether

Passage 1

• At ten years old, I borrowed a book from the library that had the word“mistress”in the title. Granted, the cover art featured a golden carriage resembling that of Cinderella’s. My mother did not notice this book amid my stack of 20 until I was at home rea
• I looked at her and stood motionless for a few seconds. Obviously, it was not the kind of book I was looking for.    “It’s very different,” she said, noticing my disappointment.
• I accepted her recommendation. I took the book home, curled up on our window seat, and started reading: “I write this sitting in the kitchen sink. I can’t say that I am really comfortable, but that is the only part of the kitchen where there is any daylig
• I was hooked. Absolutely hooked. I wanted to be a writer, too. I also loved to write in strange places.
• I never told the librarian how much that book meant to me. How it spurred my writing dreams to the point that I took journals when walking through the woods and paused to take notes.    Two weeks ago, I drove to meet my mother for a Ch
• I rose to my feet and moved excitedly toward her, “You work at the library! You once showed me I Capture the Castle! I’m a writer now! That’s still my favorite book!”    The woman paused and smiled kindly, with a blank expression on he
• As I watched her go, I wondered how many lives we change without realizing what we do is significant. For all that woman had really done was lend me a book. But it had captured my world.    The mother immediately took away the book the
• A.imperfect
• B.impractical
• C.inappropriate

Experts generally agree that this diet has an important ______ on people’s health.

• A.result
• B.effect
• C.outcome
• D.role

I am here today not so much to argue with you about who is right _____ to apologize for my rudeness yesterday.

• A.except
• B.than
• C.or
• D.as

The English paragraph often begins with a statement of its central idea, ____a topic sentence.

• A.that is
• B.for another
• C.namely
• D.similarly

The law requires equal treatment for all, regardless_____ race, religion, and sex.

• A.to
• B.as
• C.of
• D.for

He is one of the greatest_______ composers.

• A.live
• B.alive
• C.livable
• D.living

After the country won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, _____both boys and girls to go to school.

• A.being encouraged
• B.having encouraged
• C.encouraging
• D.to encourage

Great _____Newton was, many of his ideas have been challenged today and are being modified by scientists of our time.

• A.as
• B.while
• C.although
• D.like

After the operation, the doctor suggested that the patient ____ a month off to have enough rest.

• A.take
• B.took
• C.was taking
• D.would take

The hurricane did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were _____ and many houses collapsed.

• A.hurt
• B.wounded
• C.wrecked
• D.injured

It is not easy to learn English well, but if you ________you will succeed in the end.

• A.hang up
• B.hang on
• C.hang about
• D.hang around

The prisoner looked around and was filled with despair when be found that it was ______ forhim to escape.

• A.in question
• B.out of question
• C.without question
• D.out of the question

The appointment of our new president will______ from the very beginning of next semester.

• A.take effect
• B.take part
• C.take office
• D.take shape

The loud noise would stop at regular_______ and then resume after a while.

• A.rates
• B.intervals
• C.levels
• D.paces

As _____ in today’s Evening Post, the Shanghai Export Commodities Fair is open on Sunday.

• A.announced
• B.being announced
• C.to be announced
• D.announcing

When the dustman greeted a woman warmly, she looked him ________, startled and confused.

• A.in his eye
• B.in the eye
• C.in his eyes
• D.in the eyes

She stormed off, slamming the door behind her, with no idea where to go or ______to do.

• A.why
• B.how
• C.when
• D.what

A fierce quarrel ______ between the couple over the size of the investment.

• A.broke down
• B.broke out
• C.broke up
• D.broke in

The conference _____ a full week by the time it ends.

• A.would have lasted
• B.had lasted
• C.will have lasted
• D.has lasted