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2008年10月自考英语（一）试题
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一 Vocabulary and structure
1 Our responsibility nvolves _______ the problems of homelessness in the city.
A deal with
C dealing with
B to deal with
D in dealing with
2 In terms of electronic devices, it’s easy to buy exactly _____ you need in a big city.
A that
C what


B those
D which
3 Several people were unable to _______ the meeting because of the storm.
A attend
C join


B participate
D attempt
4 We’ve _____ milk. Could you stop at the store on your way home?
A run through
C run off
B run over
D run out of
5 When the engine broke down, the boat’s crew found themselves _________ of the
wind.
A at the cost
C at the rate


B at the mercy
D at the moment
6 Smith was _____ of murdering his wife, but no evidence was yet provided.
A blamed B charged C accused D arrested
7 “What were you doing while all this was _______ ?” the manager demanded angrily.
A getting on
carrying on
8 The President was among the first to congratulate the scientist ________ his new

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B going on C holding on D

discovery.
A at B in C about D out
9 Police Chief Timothy told reporters that the police officers wounded in the rescue
operation were rapidly _________.
A curing B treating C healing D recovering
10 The more the customer complained, _______ and more unpleasant the manager
became.
A the ruder

二 Cloze Test
According to the American Automobile Association, since 1964 all cars sold in the
B more rude C the rudest D the rude
United States have been equipped with seat belts. Many studies of car accidents have
shown that seat belts can save ___11_____. One study showed that forty perent of
those ___12____ in car accidents could have been saved if they ____13____ seat
belts.
Unfortunately, belts are worn only by a ____14___ percentage of drivers and
passengers-about fifteen percent in cities, and only nine percent in small ___15___.
And seat belts cannot protect people who do not wear them.
Advertisements have been printed ___16___ newspapers and magazines in
order to make people become ___17___ of the importance of using seat belts. But
these ___18___ have not helped much. Some people believe there should be a
___19___ requiring drivers and passengers to use seat belts. In Australia, ___20___
thers is such a law, deaths from car accidents have decreased by twenty-four percent
since it was enforced. In China, drivers-though not passengers- are required to fasten
their seat belts; otherwise they can fined as much as 200 yuan.
11 A money
12 A killing
13 A wore
14 A big

B lives
B killed
C space
C to kill
D room
D to be killed
D had worn B have worn D are wearing
C small D little B large
15 A towns

B areas C countries
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D regions

16 A in
17 A sure
18 A belts
19 A law
B on



C over D by
D known
D advertisements
B alert C aware
B magazines
B rule
B that
C newspapers
D regulation C method
C when 20 A which

D where
III Reading Comprehension
Passage One
Becket not only traveled light, he also lived light. In all the world he owned just the
clothes he stood up in, a full suitcase and a bank account. Arriving anywhere with
these possessions, he might just as easily put up for a month or a year as for a single
night. For long stays not less than a month, he might take a furnished flat, sometimes
even a house. But whatever the case was, he rarely needed anything he did not have
with him.
Becket had one occasional anxiety; he suspected that he owned more than would
fit comfortably into the suitcase. Having no use for choice or variety, he kept just a
raincoat, a suit, a pair of shoes, a few shirts and some socks; no more in the clothing
line. He bought and read many books and left them wherever he happened to be
sitting when he finished them.
Becket was a professional traveler, interested and interesting. He was not the
type to “do” a country in a week or a city in three days. He liked to get the feel of a
place by living in it, reading its newspapers, watching its TV and discussing its affairs.
He always tried to make a few friends-if necessary even by stopping a
suitable-looking person in the street and talking to him. It worked well in about one
case out of ten. Though Becket’s health gave him no cause for alarm, he made a point
of seeing a doctor as soon as he arrived anywhere. “A doctor knows a place and its
people better than anyone, “ he used to say.
Becket was an artist as well. He painted pictures of the places he visited and ,
when he had gathered enough information, he wrote about them. He sold his works to
newspapers and magazines. It was an agreeable sort of life for a good social mixer,

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and as Becket never stayed anywhere for long, he enjoyed the satisfying advantage
of paying very little in taxes.

21 What do we know about Becket’s possessions?
A He carried all of them with him.
B He wanted to have more clothes.
C He left all his belongings at home.
D He carried some of them with him.
22 Becket would rent a flat when he _______.
A was to stay over a month
B could not find suitable hotels
C was to put up for several nights
D planned to stay at least for a year
23 When Becket tried to make friends with strangers in the street, _______.
A most people felt very pleased
B his attempts failed in most cases
C he preferred good-looking people
D many people stopped to talk with him
24 Judging from the passage, Becket made a living by ______.
A traveling B social work
D collecting information C painting and writing
25 As far as taxes were concerned, Becket probably________.
A hated to pay any taxes
B enjoyed paying very little
C traveled abroad and paid none
D felt ashamed of not paying any


Passage Two


A gray sweater hung limply （无生气地）on Tommy’s empty desk, a reminder of
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the miserable boy who had just followed his classmates from out third-grade room.
Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently separated, would arrive for a conference on
his failing schoolwork and troublesome behaviors. Neither parent knew that I had
arranged for the other to come.
Tommy, an only child, had always been happy, cooperative and an excellent
student. How could I convince his parents that his recent failing grades represented a
broken-hearted child’s reaction to the separation and coming divorce of the two he so
dearly loved?
Tommy’s mother entered and took one of the chairs I had placed near my desk.
Soon the father arrived. Good! At least they were concerned enough to be prompt. A
look of surprise and impatience passed between them, and then they pointedly
ignored each other.
As I gave a detailed account of Tommy’s behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for
the right words to bring these two together, to help them see what they were doing to
their son. But somehow the words wouldn’t come.
Then I found a crumpled （揉成一团的）tear-stained sheet stuffed in the back of
Tommy’s desk. Silently I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy’s mother. She read it
and then without a word handed it to he husband. He frowned. Then his face softened.
He studied the scrawled words for a long time.
At last he folded the paper carefully, placed it in his pocket, and reached for his
wife’s outstretched hand. She wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled up at him.
Tears welled up in my eyes, but neither seemed to notice. He helped her with her coat
and they left together.
It was the sheet of yellow copy paper covered with the painful outburst of a small
boy’s troubled heart that helped me. On both sides of it was single sentence written
over and over again:”Dear Mom…Dear Daddy…I love you…I love you…I love you.”

26 The writer of the passage was Tommy’s ______.
A parent B teacher C classmate D schoolmaster
27 The writer believed that in the past Tommy had been ______.

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