2011年四川省自学考试学位英语考试试题

2011年学位英语考试试题 一、试题册共14页，满分为120分。全部考试时间为150分钟，9:00正式开始，11:30考试结束。 　　二、将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡和答题纸上。考生必须填划相应的试卷类型和报考语种，否则不给分。 　　三、选择题的答案一定要填划在答题卡上,其余的答案写在答题纸上,凡是写在试题册上的答案无效。答题卡用2B铅笔填划，选定答案后，用铅笔在相应字母的中部划一条横线，正确方法是：[A][C][D]，使用其它符号答题者不给分，画线要有一定的粗度，浓度要盖过红色；答题纸一律用钢笔或圆珠笔书写。 　　四、10:55监考人员将收回答题卡；11:30监考人员宣布考试结束，请考生一律停笔，将试题册和答题纸反扣放在自己的桌面上，监考人员收齐点清后考生方可离开考场。考生不得将试题册、答题卡、答题纸和考试相关资料带走。 　　 　　PartⅠ Vocabulary and Structure (25 points, 30 minutes) 　　Directions: There are 50 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 　　1． By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular ____ children as Coca Cola. 　　A) for B) with C) to D) in 　　2． When you buy anything expensive, never forget to ask for the ____ from the shop. 　　A) receipt B) trust C) render D) tale 　　3． The financial support is decided not only according to your GRE score, but also according to your ____ in college. 　　A) intelligence B) policy C) performance　 D) statement 　　4． Professor Smith is also the ____ of the international program office. If you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help. 　　A) detective B) president C) manager D) director 　　5． We do not have a ____ school in our institute. The highest degree we provide for the students is a B. A. and a B. S. . 　　A) graduate B) high C) grade D) continue 　　6． Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were ____ all over the floor. 　　A) separated B) sprayed C) spilled D) scattered 　　7． I am writing ____ my mother to express her thanks for your gift. 　　A) in memory of B) on behalf of 　　C) with respect to D) on account of 　　8． In considering men for jobs in our firm, we give ____ to those with some experience. 　　A) privilege B) advice C) prize D) preference 　　9． She is ____ a musician than her brother. 　　A) much of B) much as C) more of D) more as 　　10．The assignments are too hard. I can't ____ the work. 　　A) keep up with B) catch up with 　　C) come up with D) put up with 　　11． Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling ____ signatures of famous Americans. 　　A) artificial B) genuine C) false D) natural 　　12．In 1890 there were many American cities and towns where part of a day's school instruction was conducted in language ____ English. 　　A) more than B) other than C) except that D) except for 　　13．The problem will be discussed at length in the ____ Chapter. 　　A) consequent B) latter C) late D) subsequent 　　14．They are members of the club by ____ of their great wealth. 　　A) virtue B) way C) means D) word 　　15．The value of the industrial ____ dropped from about 70 billion dollars to slightly more than 31 billion. 　　A) outcome B) outlook C) output D) outset 　　16．Scientists believe that color blindness is a(n) ____ defect, and there is no cure for it. 　　A) retained B) inherited C) received D) infected 　　17．She was glad that her success would ____ for the women who would follow. 　　A) be easier to make B) make it easier 　　C) be easier D) make things easier 　　18．Fred says that his present job does not provide him with enough ____ for his organizing ability. 　　A) scope B) space C) capacity D) extent 　　19．San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles ____. 　　A) is rarely B) hardly is C) rarely is D) is scarcelly 　　20．You've been overworking recently, and would find a holiday ____. 　　A) fortunate B) essential C) profitable D) beneficial 　　21．____ you are familiar with the author's ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as you possibly can. 　　A) Ever since B) Now that C) So that D) As long as 　　22．The people didn't trust Senator Maxwell , otherwise he ____. 　　A) would have re-elected B) would have been re-elected 　　C) must have been re-elected D) were to be re-elected 　　23．Go straight into the cave and find out what's in there, ____? 　　A) will you B) don't you C) do you D) can you 　　24．The old man was shocked to learn that his illness could result in death if ____ untreated. 　　A) to leave B) to be left C) leaving D) left 　　25．Our teacher recommend that we ____ as attentive as possible when we visit the museum. 　　A) are B) be C) were D) shall be 　　26．The old man came upstairs with great strength , his right hand ____ a stick for support. 　　A) held B) holding C) being holding D) was holding 　　27．My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate ____ from you sometime. 　　A) hearing B) to hear C) having heard D) to have heard 　　28．It ____ around nine o'clock when I drove back home because it was already dark. 　　A) had to be B) was to be C) must be D) must have been 　　29．If you act ____ the doctor's advice ,you won't get well again. 　　A) aside from B) contrary to C)capable of D) prior to 　　30．Visitors coming for short periods of time do not always experience ____ intense emotions ____ visitors who live in foreign countries for longer terms. 　　A) the same … as B) both … and C) either... or D) so … that 　　31．Urban mothers had difficulty ____ their children into child care facilities. 　　A) get B) to get C) in getting D) for getting 　　32．If it ____ too much trouble, I'd love a cup of tea. 　　A) isn't B) wasn't C) weren't D) hadn't been 　　33．The population of many Alaskan cities has ____ doubled in the past three years. 　　A)larger than B)as great as C)more than D)as many as 　　34．All that can be done ____. 　　A)have been done B)have done C)has done D)has been done 　　35．A person beating a drum or blowing a trumpet causes vibrations in the air ____ sound waves. 　　A) calls B) called C) is called D) are called 　　36．These national parks are very important for preserving many animals, who would ____ run the risk of becoming extinct. 　　A) otherwise B) nevertheless C) therefore D) instead 　　37．They had an accident on the road and didn't ____ at their hotel until after midnight. 　　A) show off B) check in C) check out D) drop out 　　38．After his leave Tom went back on duty to ____ his soldiers. 　　A) put in charge of B) be charged with C) be taken in charge by D) take charge of 　　39．The three rows at the front are ____ for guests. 　　A) conserved B) deposited C) reserved D) stored 　　40．One thing it's safe to say about robots is that anything you can write about them will already be ____ by the time it's read. That's how fast robot technology is developing. 　　A) out of order B) out of date C) out of control D) out of sight 　　41．The autumn air felt ____ so he went to fetch a coat. 　　A) cool B) severe C) harsh D) chilly 　　42．A managing director cannot expect to have much time to ____ to purely personal matters. 　　A) reserve B) spare C) concentrate D) devote 　　43．His enthusiasm for the plan seems to have ____, for he never speaks about it any more. 　　A) worn off B) got down C) fallen out D) used up 　　44．With the spring here you can ____ these ski boots till you need them again next winter. 　　A)put away B)get rid of C) give away D)do away with 　　45．No artistic creation can achieve greatness if ____ from life. 　　A) resulted B) escaped C) divorced D) shielded 　　46．The Petersons have a very ____ daughter. She is always running and jumping. 　　A) quiet B) vigorous C) naughty D) mischievous 　　47．If you like a large print of your photograph we can blow it ____ for you. 　　A) up B) through C) out D) over 　　48．The speaker agreed to ____ from the position that he had just stated. 　　A) return B) jump C) withdraw D) retreat 　　49．Some hobbies can only be ____ by rich people. 　　A) taken in B) taken on 　C) taken up D) taken over 　　50．I think it is only by a ____ of imagination that you say you have seen a ghost. 　　A) pinch B) lack　C) shortage　D) stretch 　　PartⅡ Reading Comprehension (45 points, 50 minutes) 　　 Directions: There are 6 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 　　 Passage 1 　　 Question 51 to 55 are based on the　following passage: 　　 Censorship (审查制度) is for the good of society as a whole. Imagine what chaos there would be if we lived in a society without laws. Like the law, censorship contributes to the common good. 　　 Some people think that it is disgraceful that a censor should interfere with works of art. Who is this person, they say, to ban this great book or cut that great film? No one can set himself up as a superior being. But we must remember two things. Firstly, where genuine works of art are concerned, modern censors are extremely liberal in their views----often far more liberal than a large section of the public. Artistic merit is something which censors clearly recognize. And secondly, we must bear in mind that the great proportion of books, plays and films which come before the censor are very