当全国2008年1月高等教育自学考试基础英

全国2008年1月高等教育自学考试基础英语试题

一、词汇应用和语法结构（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）

（一）词汇应用（15分）

选择最佳答案完成句子，错选、多选或未选均无分。

1. Steel is widely used in different branches of engineering because it has a number of good ______.

A. possessions B. features

C. properties D. shapes

2. We tried to ______ our conversation to arguments relevant to the topic.

A. confine B. confirm

C. confuse D. confess

3. The school committee naturally hope that their choice of a play will be ______ with the school and parents.

A. content B. fortunate

为了包管缺口的尺寸精确C. popular D. pleasing

4. It is ______ that over one million Americans now live below the poverty line.

A. judged B. estimated

C. calculated D. considered

5. She ______ the lamp so that the light fell directly on her book.

A. adapted B. adopted

C. adjusted D. replaced

6. I have heard many different ______ of the same story.

A. impressions B. imaginations

C. sayings D. descriptions

7. Each country has to ______ foreign exchange to pay for the articles and commodities imported.

A. hope B. buy

C. earn D. receive

8. He was determined to do good, not to any ______ person but to a country.

A. general B. respective

C. individual D. common

9. Some men have made great _3、其耐化学药品性与聚4氟乙烯类似_____ by developing oil businesses.

A. fortunes B. earnings

C. expenses D. properties

10. She had to ______ her dress because she had lost weight.

A. transform B. alter

C. shift D. cut

11. Instead of working, Jack was ______ away his time.

A. wasting B. wandering

C. throwing D. idling

12. The money collected for the celebrations ______ to $ 210.

A. became B. counted

C. amounted D. totaled

13. His son is a ______ electrician; he can repair all kinds of electric appliances.

A. competent B. efficient

C. intelligent D. careful

14. The book contained a large ______ of information.

A. much B. number

C. amount D. sum

15. The trial flight ______ a distance of 865 feet and lasted 56 seconds.

A. made B. ran

C. kept D. covered

（二）语法结构（15分）

选择最佳答案完成句子，错选、多选或未选均无分。

16. The children all had a good time on ______ Children's Day.

A. / B. a

C. their D. the

17. Your usual teacher has lost his voice and ______ I am taking his place today.

A. besides B. nevertheless

C. therefore D. however

18. The machine ______ by an experienced engineer last Saturday.

由于这款机电在检测装备中的口碑和质量还是不错的 A. repaired B. was repaired

C. had repaired D. was repairing

19. ______ who are free today may join us.

A. They B. Those

C. All D. These

20. I carry only enough money to make change for a ______ bill.

A. tens-dollars B. tens-dollar

C. ten-dollars D. ten-dollar

21. I got to th