2011年4月全国自主考试综合英语(一)真题及答案

因为许多同学要去听讲座，我们最好将班会延期。

游人站在那儿，尽情地观赏那美丽的山景。

经过彻底清扫之后，校园比以前更漂亮。

我除了知道玛丽现在是个大学生外，对她别无所知。

不容否认，我们在这个研究领域发挥了重要作用。

据说他们昨天的表演非常成功。

我们不明白玛丽为什么在穿着上花那么多钱。

有人给杰克提供一份高薪的工作，但他拒绝了。

还没决定派谁去执行这项任务。

According to the author of Another School Year—What For, the real purpose of a university is to ______.

David and his wife were able to meet the donor’s parents because ______.

我听说你弟弟将负责公司新产品的开发。

In Little Things Are Big, the author dared not help the white woman because he was afraid that ______.

The boxing term “below the belt” is now used to describe ______.

The author of Unreality of TV gives us a few examples to show that ______.

The sudden change in Christy’s life came when ______.

After Sidney Poitier finished his work in the restaurant he would ______.

After the Evening Messenger printed the full story of his Great Idea, Mr. Budd was afraid that ______.

By describing how dictionaries are made, the writer meant to tell us not to ______.

The English are modest because they think that ______.

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(70)

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(66)

(67)

(65)

(64)

(62)

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(60)

B．根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词。

The man was alone in the empty land, but he was not lost. He knew the way   （61）  their camp, where he would find food and bullets. He  （62） to his feet and limped on. Bill would be  （63） for him there, and together they  （64） go south to the Hudson Bay Company. He had not eaten  （65） two days. Often he stopped to pick some small berries and  （66） them into his mouth. The berries were tasteless, and did not satisfy,   （67） he knew he must eat them.

In the evening he built a fire and slept  （68）  a dead man. When he woke up, the man took out a small sack.  （69）  weighed fifteen pounds. He wasn’t sure

  （70） he could carry it any longer. But he couldn’t leave it behind.

（61）

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(56)

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(54)

A.从下列单词中选择适当的词填空，每个词只能用一次。

to          which         had         by up          but           down       ago with        one           of          later

Mum kept a really close eye on us when we were born, and as soon as she spotted something wrong she immediately fixed it （51）.

Jackie, she told women in the shop, had been born （52） his head tilted to one side and the doctor said only a special daily massage （53）an expert would fix it up. And a few months（54）, Mum had him right herself. Then I was born with （55） of my feet pointing upwards, so Mum got me leg irons to fix it up.

Mum was big and strong but she still （56）to get various grown-ups to help hold me （57）on the kitchen table （58）strap my legs into the irons which I had to wear all day and （59）hurt. On the table I cried and screamed and fought,（60）Mum was never impressed with present grief if she thought it would lead to some future happiness: even after you were dead.

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bathing

character

fragment

summary

carelessly

championship

acceptance

nonetheless

prolong

romance

loyalty

nutrition

quality

miserable

appearance

personnel

decent

awkward

author

absolutely

Which of the following is NOT true of the small businesses in the United States?

• A.One can start a small business at home.
• B.America’s development depends a lot on small businesses.
• C.Many people in America start small businesses to escape paper work.
• D.50% of the small businesses fail because the owners are not well prepare

This passage is mainly about ______.

• A.John Shuttleworth’s success
• B.the failure of businesses in the United States
• C.starting a small business in the United States
• D.American people’s attitude towards businesses

Before John Shuttleworth started his business, he ______.

• A.borrowed money
• B.developed a rough plan
• C.made all kinds of preparations
• D.visited some established businesses

In the second paragraph“straight”means ______.

• A.continuously
• B.honestly
• C.alone
• D.not curved

The conversation between two other passengers at the end of the passage suggests that the heavy-built man is a ______.

• A.prisoner
• B.bad guy
• C.friend of Easton
• D.marshal

Passage 2

• America has long been considered the land of opportunity by those from other countries. Americans, too, believe that the United States provides almost limitless opportunity for those who want to open businesses on their own.    Today,
• John Shuttleworth waited years after thinking about the idea for Mother Earth before he attempted to put out the first issue. During that time, he collected as much information as he could about his plan. He borrowed books about business from the library;
• A. have a great chance of failure
• B. provide large income but less responsibility
• C. require longer working hours but less paper work
• D. not relieve them from much paper work and responsibility

When the heavily-built man asked the pretty woman to speak a word for him, he wanted to ______.

• A.save Easton from embarrassment
• B.reduce his own suffering in prison
• C.strike up a conversation with the attractive woman
• D.help Easton to carry on the conversation with the woman

What does the phrase “catch on” in the last paragraph mean?

• A.Notice his face.
• B.Understand.
• C.Listen to the conversation.
• D.Carry on.

When the young woman saw the two men, she smiled at them because ______.

• A.she wanted to be polite to the other passengers
• B.she recognized Easton, who was a friend of hers
• C.she was glad to have someone to talk to in the coach
• D.she thought it was funny for two men to be linked together

Passage 1

• At Denver there was a flow of passengers into the coaches on the eastbound express. In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in elegant taste and surrounded by all the comforts of an experienced traveler. Among the newcomers were two young
• As they passed down the aisle of the coach the only vacant seat offered was the one facing the attractive young woman. Here the linked couple seated themselves. When the young woman’s glance fell upon them, her face brightened with a lovely smile. &n
• He slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the shining “bracelet” to the left one of his companion. The glad look in the girl’s eyes slowly changed to a puzzled horror. The glow faded from her cheeks. Easton, with a little laugh, as if amuse
• A. the east of the United States
• B.the west of the United States
• C.the south of the United States
• D.the middle west of the Untied States

Resentment against your work seems to ______ from the fact that people don’t understand it.

• A.rise
• B.raise
• C.arouse
• D.arise

The village head was criticized because he did not ______ immediate action to put the bird-flu under control.

• A.find
• B.produce
• C.take
• D.use

When she heard that her husband was killed in a gas explosion, she ______ tears.

• A.broke out
• B.ran into
• C.burst into
• D.came with

For your safety and the safety of others, always ______ the traffic signals.

• A.take care of
• B.pay attention to
• C.be aware of
• D.look out

She turned down the invitation to the party as she had a(n) ______ at the office with a new client.

• A.appointment
• B.arrangement
• C.assignment
• D.promise

This woman devotes herself ______ experimenting with new ways of teaching retarded children.

• A.to
• B.at
• C.into
• D.over

Something in her had changed and this kept me from recognizing her ______ first glance.

• A.through
• B.at
• C.with
• D.in

The quality of life had improved ______ and there was a marked change in life style.

• A.considerately
• B.considerably
• C.desperately
• D.essentially
• E.

It’s difficult to tell the twins ______ because they look exactly the same.

• A.apart
• B.alike
• C.aside
• D.across

That Christmas Eve, he was too excited to sleep, and just pretended to, hoping to catch a ______ of Father Christmas.

• A.sight
• B.glimmer
• C.glimpse
• D.glare

Mary’s parents ______ to the movies without doing her homework.

• A.objected to her going
• B.objected her to go
• C.were objected to her going
• D.were objected her to go

______ last week that they finished their report on the project.

• A.Until
• B.It was until
• C.Not until
• D.It was not until

It is recommended that the project ______ until all the preparations have been made.

• A.will not be started
• B.is not started
• C.not be started
• D.not to be started

So much ______ about her future job that she can’t sleep at night.

• A.she worries
• B.that she worries
• C.as does she worry
• D.does she worry

He resented ______ the discussion that directly concerned his future.

• A.to be excluded from
• B.to exclude from
• C.being excluded from
• D.excluding from

Until then, Peter ______ from his family for more than six months.

• A.didn’t hear
• B.hadn’t heard
• C.hasn’t heard
• D.doesn’t hear

His brother doesn’t want ______ he’s going away from home.

• A.to be known that
• B.it that to be known
• C.it to be known that
• D.that it to be known

The question ______ tomorrow is whether this highway should be built.

• A.debated
• B.to debate
• C.debating
• D.to be debated

I didn’t know Jennie’s telephone number; otherwise I ______ her.

• A.had telephoned
• B.would have telephoned
• C.telephoned
• D.would telephone

The general manager had his secretary ______ a joint conference yesterday.

• A.arrange
• B.arranging
• C.to arrange
• D.arranged