后果自负2006年10月英语(一)试题及答案

2021年1月13日发(作者：元弘)
2006年10月全国自考“英语（一）”试题（北京卷，含答案）

PART ONE

ⅠVocabulary and structure ( 10points,1point each )

1. Jean talked _____ she had heard all about yesterday’s traffic accident.
A. as well B. as if C. as to D. as for

2. Look , that is the man ____ house has burned down in the big fire.
A. whose B. whom C. who D. who’s

3. By the time you return home, I _____ all the work .
A. would do B. will have done C. has done D. had done

4. I hope you will be _____ higher spirits when we meet next time .
A. to B. on C. of D. in

5. _____ my mother couldn’t come back on time, I had to turn to Mary for help.
A. until B. though C. as D. as soon as

6. Shortly after the accident, Terry Lapham was _____ from his post as project manager.
A. dismissed B. discussed C. disappeared D. discovered

7. the speaker lectured in _____ a way that some people found it hard to understand him.
A. so B. as C. such D. that

8. the book _____ five parts, each of which deals with one aspect of women’s rights.
A. consists in B. consists of C. consists for D. consists with

9. when I saw her smiling face, I knew she _____ from her son studying abroad.
A. hear B. has heard C. had heard D. was hearing

10. as we have been very busy recently, we go to the theatre only _____ .
A. absolutely B. frequently C. continually D. occasionally



Ⅱ. Cloze test ( 10 points, 1 point each )

Basketball is the only major sport that is 100 percent American in origin. It was 11 in 1891 by
Naismith , a PE teacher in a high school 12 Springfield , Massachusetts. As New England winter is
extremely 13 , he could not find any game 14 for his students. One day , an idea 15 him. Why not
have the students pass and shoot a big orange ball through a basket indoors? Gradually the play
spread throughout the United States, and later to the rest of the 16 . At first , a soccer ball was
used in the game 17 ball used today came a little later .

Basketball was first included in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, and in 1949 the National
Basketball Association ( NBA ) was formed. Thereafter , the game gradually became popular.
Today , it is regularly rated as the favorite 18 of Americans . it is played everywhere from
playgrounds to driveways by ordinary people. At the 19 level, players such as Michael Jordan and
Shaquille O’Neal 20 wide popularity.

11. A. invented B. discovered C. found D. made

12. A. at B. in C. by


13.A. warm B. hot C. by D. to

14. A. reliable B. inevitable C. suitable D. reasonable

15. A. made out B. occurred to C. came up D. thought of

16. A. county B. state C. world D. country

17. A. a B. an C. the D. /

18. A. event B. sport C. item D. exercise

19. A. special B. traditional C. seasonal D. professional

20. A. gained B. will gain C. have gained D. had gained



Ⅲ. Reading comprehension ( 30 points, 2 points each )

Passage one

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Sleep is generally divided into five stages. In the first two stages, a person sinks into a light
sleep muscles relax, breathing and pulse rate slow down. In the third and fourth stages of deep
sleep, a sleeper can only be awakened by a loud and unusual noise; the heart beats slowly and
blood pressure drops. It is in the fifth stage that the body regenerates( 恢复体力等) and a person
dreams. Dreams are an important part of healthy sleep. They help the brain adapt and respond to
life experience. The brain is almost as active at this time as when a person is awake.

The secrets of a good night’s sleep are a good mattress(床垫) and reasonable eating habits. A
heavy meal and too much wine will destroy a good night’s sleep. When buying a mattress, you
should test it to make sure that when lying on it you are comfortable and your body sinks into a
side position easily. The mattress should be of the right size----20 to 30 centimeters longer than the
sleeper’s stretched-out body and at least 95 centimeters wide.

A comfortable bed and a slightly darkened bedroom are important to a good sleep, too. It is
true that a good night’s sleep must be long, deep and with do disturbance, so that both the brain
and the body will regenerate during sleep. Therefore., the bed should be placed at least 60
centimeters away from a window. Furthermore, if you feel hungry before bedtime, have a little
milk.

ing to the passage, deep sleep occurs in _________.

A. the first and second stages
B. the second and third stages
C. the third and fourth stages
D. the fourth and fifth stages
22. In the fifth stage of sleep, the brain becomes active and _______.

A．muscles relax

B．pulse rate slows down

C．the heart beats slowly

D．the body becomes fresh again

23. To have a good sleep, a mattress should be at least ________.

A．30 centimeters long

B．50 centimeters long

C．60 centimeters wide

D．95 centimeters wide

24. According to the passage, all the following factors are important to a good night’s sleep
EXCEPT ________.

A．a light meal

B．a very darkened room

C．a comfortable bed

D．a right-sized mattress

25. The passage is mainly about _______.

A．the importance of the bedroom

B．the importance of a good mattress

C．the secrets for a good night’s sleep

D．the time required for a good sleep



Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

Among the few scientists who have had a great effect on science and history, Albert Einstein is
perhaps the greatest. An American university president once commented that Einstein had created
a new view of the universe. His theory has completely changed the way scientists understand time
and space. Now, more and more people agree that the universe is something complicated than
what they have ever thought before.

Einstein was born is Germany in 1879. By 1914, young Einstein, already internationally famous,
became a professor at an institute in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited
opportunities for study. However, his peaceful life was soon broken by the First World War.

Einstein hated violence. He was deeply affected by the war; he sat unhappily in his office doing
little and lost interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to
work.

In the years following the First World War, people showered honors upon him. He became the
head of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Noble Prize for
Physics and was greatly honored and respected in Germany. However, his life was again disrupted.
The Second World War broke out and Einstein had to move to the US, where he lived until his
death in 1955.



26. The first paragraph is mainly about _______.

A．the secret of the universe

B．Einstein’s great influence

C．an American college president

D．the difficulty of Einstein’s theory

27. The passage tells us that young Einstein ______.

A．fought in the war

B．disliked teaching

C．was the head of university

D．the difficulty of Einstein’s theory

28. Einstein’s researches were interrupted by ________.

A．the wars

B．teaching

C．poverty

D．poor health

29. Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in ________.

A．1914

B．1918

C．1921

D．1955

30. Which of the following statements about Einstein in true?

A．The world wars affected him greatly.