《高级英语》自考真题试题及答案解析

《高级英语》自考真题试题及答案解析
卷面总分：90分答题时间：70分钟试卷题量：45题
一、单选题（共46题，共0分）
1.We must try to create a more caring, more _____ society.
• A. compassionate
• petitive
正确答案：A
2.It was _____ and she did not know enough to analyze each problem
properly.
• A.encouraging
• B.exhausting
正确答案：B
3.Although each TV series will be rated on the basis of its usual content,
the ratings can _____ from week to week
• A.flow
• B.fluctuate
正确答案：B
4.His _____ and unwillingness to learn from others prevent him from
being an effective member of the team
• A.arrogance
• B.advantage
正确答案：A
5.This _____ factor means that there is often a connection in appearance
and temperament between parents and children.
• A.historical
• B.hereditary
正确答案：B
6.Though she _____ and pleaded, he refused to go to the dance.
• A.coaxed
• B.admonished
正确答案：A
7.Jack managed to get 147 tapes and 100 books plus lots of magazines
through customs in a(n> _____ way
• A.incredulous
• B.miraculous
正确答案：B
8.These days people are becoming more and more _____ about the food
they eat.
• A.sophisticated
• B.selective
正确答案：B
9.The question of going to the United States for a doctor _____ his mind • A.preoccupied
• B.intruded
正确答案：A
10.In the last twenty years, breakthroughs in technology have _____
advanced the way we communicate, bringing us computers, cell phones and the Internet.
• A.profoundly
• B.deeply
正确答案：A
11.除哪项外，下列皆可为血瘀的病因
• A.气虚
• B.气滞
• C.血寒
• D.饮食停滞
• E.外伤
正确答案：D
12.In our culture, we are accustomed to sophisticated prescription drugs
containing a _____ of chemical ingredients
• A.plenty
• B.variety
正确答案：B
13.We cannot _____ the country ’s telecommunications to unqualified
people。

• A. trust
• B.entrust
正确答案：B
14.Imagine how many times restaurants and merchants had to change
their posted prices during the _____ 1970s, when prices almost doubled.• A.inflationary
• B.extraordinary
正确答案：A
pared with the _____ period last year, average temperatures have
been low.
• A.corresponding
• B.related
正确答案：A
16.In the middle of these otherwise _____ plains is a striking range of
mountains.
• A.featureless
• B.pointless
正确答案：A
17.The poor girl had much too high _______ of her own charms to suspect
that the Count could be unfaithful to them
• A.an opinion
• B.a view
• C.a sentiment
• D.an idea
正确答案：A
18.Most storms occur between August and October, and early
September is the riskiest period for ______ storms.
• A.chief
• B.main
• C.major
• D.dominant
正确答案：C
19.The slight change of weather can ______ her delicate health
• A.influence
• B.affect
• C.sway
• D.impact
正确答案：B
20.Rawdon Crawley had already fought three bloody duels, in which he
gave ample ________ of his contempt for death.
• A.evidences
• B.testimonies
• C.attestations
• D.proofs
正确答案：D
21.After some very trifling stupid ______, she ventured to ask whether it
was true that he was going away.
• A.speech
• B.conversation
• C.discourse
• D.talk
正确答案：D
22.The long prison galleries were full of life and ________ grave bustle.• A.a sort
• B.kind
• C.a type
• D.a category
正确答案：A
23.Those who knew her ladyship are ________ that she was a person quite
capable of performing this feat, had she not wisely kept out of the way.
• A.cognizant
• B.conscious
• C.aware
• D.sensible
正确答案：C
24.“Human capital”is used primarily to ______ human beings whose only
purpose is to generate wealth for the upper class elite.
• A.picture
• B.describe
• C.portray
• D.depict
正确答案：B
25.My aunt, whose absence was _____ for three weeks, was heartily
welcome to remain away, for we were much merrier and more
comfortable without her.
• A. lengthy
• B.long
• C.prolonged
• D.protracted
正确答案：D
26.He had rebelled against his father wickedly, but he had died without
even so much as confessing he was ______.
• A.wrong
• B.incorrect
• C.mistaken
• D.erroneous
正确答案：A
27.The little hands of the child closed round the soldier?s finger ______
the mother looked up in his face with maternal pleasure.
• A.×
• B. ,
• C.and
• D.but
正确答案：C
28.The poor lady ?s pang must have been increased when she thought of
her rival, ______ was a favorite of the whole Court, ______ she was
neglected.
• A. she; there
• B.who; where
• C.her rival; at the Court
• D.the latter; but
正确答案：B
29.____ water is their energy source, ____ tropical cyclones are seasonal.• A.Warm; ×
• B.Warm; therefore
• C.When warm; ×
• D.Because warm; ×
正确答案：D
30.The following is a quarrel between a couple. “The house is filthy with
you, ”she cried. “Then get out on it —it?s mine. Get out on it! ”he shouted. “It?s me as brings th? money, not thee. ”The husband speaks
a dialect, which can be seen from the following words except ________.• A.on
• B.as
• C.me
• D.thee
正确答案：C
31.The following is a specimen of Black English. “We?s safe, Huck, we?s
safe! Jump up and crack yo ? heels, dat?s de good ole Cairo at las?, I jis knows it! ”This variety of English is characterized by the following
except its ______.
• A.vocabulary
• B.spelling
• C.grammar
• D.pronunciation
正确答案：A
32.The thief made a ____ at the old lady?s purse.
• A. take
• B.snatch
• C.grasp
• D.seize
正确答案：B
33.You can sterilize a needle by holding it in a ___________.
• A.flame
• B.fire
• C.blaze
• D.conflagration
正确答案：A
34.It has all the _____ of a good detective story.
• A. ingredients
• B.elements
• ponents
• D.constituents
正确答案：A
35.Her mind had been __________ into such a condition as she could not
very likely have imagined possible a few months since.
• A. taught
• B.instructed
• C.schooled
正确答案：C
36.I do not mean to insult the reader by pretending that I killed, for
instance, a regiment of cavalry or swallowed a battery of guns, —such _______ tales would disgrace both the hearer and the teller.
• A.ridiculous
• B.ludicrous
• ughable
• D.absurd
正确答案：D
37.He would rather die than live in __________.
• A.ungracefulness
• B.discredit
• C.dishonor
• D.shame
正确答案：C
38.Mrs. Jones had a _____ husband, who would do anything for her.• A.faithful
• C.staunch
• D.loyal
正确答案：B
39.“You ask me for Julia, and you do not possess even an anna! (Here
the old ”—rogue ______ broadly, as if he had made a capital pun.)
• A.grinned
• B.smiled
• C.beamed
• ughed
正确答案：A
40.The colloquial or spoken language is the language for the use of the
________.
• A.ignorant
• B.illiterate
• C.uneducated
• D.unlearned
正确答案：C
41.He betrayed no _______ of discontent, except such as may follow
evening?s drinking.
• A.emblem
• B.symbol
• C.sign
• D.mark
正确答案：C
42.___________ is such a spitfire.
• A.His that third brother
• B.His third brother of that
• C.That third his brother
• D.That third brother of his
正确答案：D
43.Which of the following sentences is the most proper?______
• A.The poor old fellow died lonely last night.
• B.The poor old fellow perished lonely last night.
• C.The poor old fellow kicked the bucket lonely last night.
• D.The poor old fellow departed lonely last night.
正确答案：C
44.In “they?re all more ridiculous than a slapstick comedy”we find the
use of a _________.
• A.simile
• B.metaphor
• C.irony
• D.pun
正确答案：A
45.Then we shall go to the _____ _______ Duke Street, where we shall
_______ Mohun;
• A.theater; in; meet
• B.theatre; on; meet
• C.theatre ; in; meet with
• D.theater
正确答案：D
46.After I _________ a letter I took her to a __________ ________.
• A.mailed; marvellous; movie
• B.posted; marvellous; film
• C.posted; marvelous; movie • D.mailed; marvelous; film 正确答案：B。