一九九九年下半年北京自考 公共英语真题

note: this english examination paper includes six items. please write all your answers on the separate answer sheet.

注意：本试题共六题。所有答案都要写在答卷上，在本试题上答题无效。

i. choose the correct answer and write it on the answer sheet by blackening the corresponding letter only one answer is correct. (20 points)

选择正确的答案并答题纸上相应的字母涂满。每题只能选择一个答案。

l. susan and i often __, but we're good　 friends.

a. discuss b. disagree

c. dislike d. dismiss

2. he is happy with the price and __ to pay.

a. will b. willing

c. unwilling d. willingly

3. scientists know that the combination of extreme heat and pressure changes carbon __diamonds

a. for b. as

c.into d. from

4. as __ as we don't lose heart, we'll find a way to overcome the difficulty.

a. long b. far

c. soon d. much

5 . we expressed the hope__ they would come and visit china again.

a. which b. in which

c. that d. in that

6. a good song lends comfort to people ___ they feel less lonely.

a. when b. unless

c. in that d. so that

7. our government always ___ attention to the well-being of the people.

a.plays b. passes

'c. pays d. places

8. the day will come___　 we will be from air pollution.

a. when b. what

c. why d. where

9. so fast --- light travel that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.

a.as b. that

c. does d. what

10. it is because he was ill 　　　he didn' t go to school.

a. so b. that

c. why d. which

ll. if we　　　 the l0 o' clock train, we might get there by lunchtime.

a. catch b. caught

c. take d. watched

l2. i　　　 going to the cinema to watching tv at home.

a. pick b. choose

c. select d.prefer

l3. one of the two dictionaries is　　　　 , the other is my colleague' s.

a. my　 b. myself

c. mine d. mine's

14. practice is the　　　　　　　　 to any skill.

a. key b. tip

c. end d. aim

l5. it　　 to me that l had already bought her a gift.

a. switched b. reminded

c. returned d. occurred

l6 listening to what the teacher says in class　　　　　　 less work later.

a. mean b. means

c. meant d. meaning

l7. exercise, fresh air, and sleep are　　　　 to our health.

a. enough b- efficient

c. essential d. external

l8. my papers seem to be everywhere　　　　 where they ought to be.

a. except b. besides

c. beside d. in addition to

19. if you want to save money, you should no buy the　　　　 watch.

a. necessary b. expensive

c. convenient d. impossible

2o. good reading habits are no only an important study skill for the student,　　　　　 an important life

skill for anyone .

a. as well as b. and also

c. rather than d. but also

ⅱ. for each blank in the following passage, choose one from the four choices given that is

mot suitable and blacken the corresponding letter on the answer sheet. (l0 points)

在每个空白所给出的四个答案中，选择一个最合适的，并将答题纸上的相应字母涂满。

learning goes on by adding new facts or skills to 　　1　 　the learner has. each new

fact or skill is easier to add than any that was learned before it. thus the mere one knows about a

subject the easier 　　2　 to learn new things about it.

although memory is important, study is not a 　3　 of memory only. arithmetic problems for instance, are mainly practice in using numbers in ways already 　4　 　reading, spelling, and writing are skill subjects　 5　 　and require. they are also tool subjects　6 which the learner can increase his knowledge. the sciences, language arts, and social studies are skill subjects only　 　7　. they the give the learner practice in understanding relationships　 8 ideas and events, or cause and effect.

some facts and skids are learned by 　9　 activities. some are learned by watching what others do or by reading about what happened. 　10　 　every case one learns faster if he has a background of information from experience or study .

(l) a. that b. which c. those d. these

(2) a. there is b. he has c. that is d.it is

(3) a. matter b. work c. lot d role

(4) a. learned b. being learned c. to be learned d. to have learned

(5) a. yet b. too c. eiti1er d. however

(6) a. as a result of b. by means of' c. in regard to d. in addition to

(7) a. in turn b. in case c. in part d. in place

(8) a. in b. out of c. for d.　 between

(9) a. taking part in b. taking advantage of

c. keeping up with d. giving rise to

(l0)a. for b. on c. in d. at

iii. red the following passage and choose the correct answer to each question by blackening the corresponding letter on the answer sheet. (20 points)

阅读下列短文，选择每题的正确答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母填满。

hobbies -- using leisure for pleasure

in all history, when men have had free time they have turned to a hobby for pleasure. the cavemen were our first known creative hobbyists. in the free time they had after the hunting and fighting that were necessary to keep them alive, some turned to drawing. they drew and scratched

on the walls of their caves crude pictures of the animals they knew and the battles they had fought.

from the dawn of history to the pmt day men have left records of the fun they have had "riding a

hobby" .

gorge washington was one of the first busy hobbyists in american history. as a youngster he

was interested in mathematics, this interest led to his early years as a surveyor. his early agricultural experiments added to his success as a farmer. he found time to design furniture that added beauty to his home at mount vernon. his study of evening skies with a primitive telescope increased his knowledge of his own world. he also made a collection of varieties of tea. all these interests added to his enjoyment of living.

today hobbies are more important than ever. we have more leisure than we have ever had in

the past. the shorter workweek and the fact that we will live longer than our parents and grandparents give us this new leisure. throughout our lives each of us will have thousands of be house after studying and working. interesting hobbies can be the best answer to the question of how to use these home. the early choice of hath indoor and outdoor hobbies can make the difference between wasting a big part of our lives and enjoying full, creative lives.

the hobby you choose be one that will keep you interested all your life. on the other hand it may be one that you win outgrow all it mp be necessary to choose another. for hobbies lead directly to jobs, others just to continuous pleasure.

hobby activity is possible in almost every field. there are creative-art hobbies, science hobbies and nature hobbies that attract many people. collecting, photography, and sports are also very popular hobbies. some other people may find their pleasure in cooking, gardening, raising pets, or model building- whatever the bobby -- it is good if it keeps you busy and happy.

l . a hobby is 　　　　　　in one's free time.

a. an interesting occupation b. a regular business

c. a part-time job d. a harmful activity

2. one of the hobbies we knew the cavemen had was 　　　　　　　.

a. hunting b. fighting

c. drawing d. riding

3. "the dawn of history" in paragraph i refers to 　　　　　　　　.

a. the time to history began

b- an unknown period of time in man's history

c. the time before man has a written history

d. the time after man has written down his history

4. which of he following is not mentioned in paragraph 2 as george washington's hobby?

a.　 doing agricultural experiments b. designing furniture

c. watching