2019年4月高等教育自学考试《综合英语（一）》试题
课程代码：00794
I、语法和词汇填空
1. I didn't know what to do but then an idea suddenly to me.
A. emerged B. happened
C. went D. occurred
2. Until she spoke she wasn't Chinese.
A. hadn't I realized B. didn't I realize
C. I hadn't realized D. I didn't realize
3. It's the good weather makes Spain such a popular tourist destination.
A. that B. which
C. what D. where
4. His parents died when he was young, so he was by his aunt.
A. brought up B. brought about
C. brought out D. brought forward
5. While such views have received a lot of attention, most biologists are being convinced.
A. out of B. away from
C. far from D. up to
6. The young woman was about to make a short visit to the university she had been a postgraduate student.
A. that B. where
C. when D. which
7. Scarcely myself fairly comfortable and closed my eyes when I heard the sound of people running.
A. I had got B. I got
C. did I get D. had I got
8. A lonely man would offer his hand too quickly to he encounters.
A. whomever B. wherever
C. whichever D. whatever
9. I hadn't got much money me, but I gave them what I had.
A. to B. at
C. on D. in
10. My sister is on the phone at the moment. Could you please the line?
A. grasp B. hold
C. take D. keep
11. The creation of new energy products a good thing wherever it occurs.
A. is B. are
C. was D. were
12. It be noted, however, that the company is already in financial difficulties.
A. can B. may
C. need D. must
13. It's worth the details of the contract before you sign it.
A. to check B. checking
C. be checked D. being checked
14. None of this would have happened if you to me.
A. listened B. was listening
C. would listen D. had listened
15. What puzzles her is why this novel such popularity in China.
A. drives B. attracts
C. draws D. enjoys
16. The football players were playing hard while their fans were shouting at the of their voice.
A. height B. top
C. pitch D. peak
17. He with the general for three years and was sorry to see him go.
A. had worked B. has worked
C. was working D. is working
18. I expected him to ask where , but the question never came up.
A. I study B. do I study
C. I studied D. did I study
19. A deer took her chance with a of hungry wolves, which might catch her and kill her immediately.
A. mass B. pack
C. herd D. school
20. The Chinese people are wealthier, healthier and educated than ever before.
A. most B. well
C. better D. best
II、阅读理解
Passage 1
When I first set foot on Mexican soil, I spoke relatively good Spanish. I was by no means fluent, but I could hold a conversation. So when I asked a local ice-cream seller in downtown Guadalajara when he expected a new delivery of chocolate ice cream, and he said "ahorita," which directly translates to "right now," I took him at his word, believing that its arrival was imminent.
I sat near his shop and waited, my Englishness making me feel it would be rude to leave. Half an hour passed and still no ice-cream arrived, so I timidly wandered back to the shop and asked again about the chocolate ice cream. "Ahorita," he told me again, dragging out the 'i' sound in "Ahorita." His face was a mix of confusion and maybe even embarrassment.
I was torn. Waiting longer wasn't appealing, but I felt it was impolite to walk away, especially if the ice cream was now being delivered especially for me. But finally, after waiting so long that I'd built up an appetite for dinner, dark clouds appeared overhead and I made a rush for the nearest bus to take me home. As I left, I signaled up at the sky to the ice cream seller to let him know that I obviously couldn't wait any longer and it really wasn't my fault. His face was, once again, one of total confusion.
As I sat on the bus, rain pattering on the windows, I replayed the conversation in my head and decided indignantly that the ice cream seller was a liar.
This incident faded from my memory until years later when I came back to live in Mexico. I discovered that cracking what I came to call the "ahorita code" took not a fluency in the language, but rather a fluency in the culture.
When someone from Mexico says "ahorita," they should almost never be taken literally; its definition changes dramatically with context. As Dr. Concepci6n Company, linguist and emeritus researcher at the Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City, told me, "When a Mexican says 'ahorita,' it could mean tomorrow, in an hour, within five years or never."
"Ahorita llego," which directly translates to "I am arriving right now," in fact means "I will be there in an indeterminate amount of time," while "ahorita regreso" ("I will be right back") means "I will be back at some point but who knows exactly when." "Ahorita" is even used as a polite way of saying "no, thank you" when refusing an offer. Even after almost seven years in Mexico, this response can still catch me off guard when I'm hosting friends; I find myself hovering, unsure if I should get my guest what I offered them or not.
21. How did the author understand the ice-cream seller's "ahorita" in Paragraph 1 ?
A. He should wait outside the ice cream shop.
B. He could have the ice cream at a low price.
C. The ice cream would be available immediately.
D. The ice cream was coming at an indefinite point of time.
22. What does the underlined word "Englishness" mean in Paragraph 2?
A. The English accent. B. The English culture.
C. The English expression. D. The English humor.
23. Why did the author keep waiting near the shop?
A. He was waiting for the bus to arrive.
B. He was asked by the Mexican to wait.
C. He thought it was improper for him to leave.
D. He wanted to know what Mexican ice-cream looked like.
24. What is the author's advice to a foreigner who hears "Ahorita" in Mexico?
A. To simply ignore it as a joke. B. To treat it as a friendly greeting.
C. To translate it into his own language. D. To try to understand it in context.
C. An Englishman's Trip to Mexico D. Ice Cream: Mexicans' Favorite
Passage 2
Worldwide, 2.2 billion adults and children suffer from health problems related to being overweight or obese, according to a new study funded by the Gates Foundation. In all, about 30 percent of the world's population is affected by weight problems, with 10 percent listed as obese. People were classified as overweight iftheir body mass index was in the 25 to 29 range, while obesity is defined as anyone with a body mass index of 30 or more. The findings represent "a growing and disturbing global public health crisis," said the authors of the paper, which was published Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
So parents straggle to keep the junk food out of little mouths. Among the 20 countries with largest population, the highest level of obesity among children and young adults was in the U.S., at nearly 13 percent. Egypt topped the list for adult obesity at about 35 percent, while the lowest rates were in Bangladesh and Vietnam, respectively, at 1 percent.
The U.S., with 79.4 million, had the most obese adults, followed by China. Obesity and inactivity could someday account for more cancer deaths than smoking if current trends continue. Richard Wender, a physician and chief cancer control officer at the American Cancer Society, said last week.
"Excess body weight is one of the most challenging public health problems of our time, affecting nearly one in every three people," said Dr. Ashkan Afshin, the paper's lead author and a professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle.
The research also found obesity has tripled in youth and young adults in countries such as China, Brazil and Indonesia. That was "the most worrisome finding" in the study, according to an editorial that accompanied the report. That suggests future increases in diabetes (糖尿病), high blood pressure, and other health problems in much of the world. Obesity, inactivity could outpace smoking in cancer death risk.
The massive study, which involved more than 2,000 health experts, included 195 countries and territories and covered the years 1980 through 2015. "People who shrug off weight gain do so at their own risk risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and other life-threatening conditions," said study co-author Dr. Christopher Murray.
26. What is found in the study funded by the Gates Foundation?
A. Obesity is now a growing and disturbing global health crisis.
B. Parents find it hard to persuade young adults to give up junk food.
C. Weight control is more effective among adults than among children.
D. Obesity is growing in developing countries but decreasing in developed countries.
27. Which of the following can be regarded as a case of obesity?
A. A person whose body mass index is 25.
B. A person who eats too much junk food.
C. A person whose body mass index is 35.
D. A person who is inactive and overweight.
28. Which country has the highest percentage of adult obesity according to the passage?
A. The U.S. B. Egypt.
C. Brazil. D. China.
29. What does the underlined phrase "shrug off" mean in the last paragraph?
A. Watch. B. Reduce.
C. Maintain. D. Ignore.
30. What will obesity bring about according to Dr. Christopher Murray?
A. An increase in serious diseases. B. A decline of living standard.
C. A battle against junk food. D. A trend in reducing weight.
III．用国际音标标出下列单词中划线字母或字母组合的读音，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。
注意：使用新式或老式音标均可。
31. quarter 32. justice
33. awesome 34. fire
35. above 36. present
37. worthy 38. thorough
39. machine 40. research
41. chemical 42. leave
43. back 44. chef
45. loud 46. reservation
47. yield 48. biology
49. tank 50. exercise
IV. 完形填空。将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。
A．从下列单词中选择适当的词填空，每个词只能用一次。
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Most of us have come across them at some point--the kind of people 51 can walk into a room full of strangers but then 52 with 10 new friends, a lunch date for the next day, and the promise of an introduction 53 an industry insider.
What makes these lucky individuals so effortlessly 54 when many of us have to work so hard at it? While many would have you 55 social grace or winning people over is something of an art form, there is a surprising amount of science 56 it too.
The factors that determine our 57 with other people, and the impressions we make upon them, can start 58 before we meet them. Research has proven the people we meet often make judgements about us 59 purely on the way we look. Alexander Todorov, a professor of psychology at Princeton, has shown that people can make judgements about someone's likeability, trustworthiness and competence after seeing their 60 for less than a tenth of a second.
B．根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词。
One morning he woke up beside a riven Slowly he followed it 61 his eyes and saw it emptying into a shining sea. When he saw a ship on the sea, he closed his eyes. He knew there could be no ship, no sea, in this 62 . A vision, he told himself. He heard a noise behind him, and turned around. A wolf, old and sick, was coming slowly toward him. This was 63 , he thought. The man turned back, but the sea and the ship were still there. He didn't 64 . Had he been walking north, away from the camp, toward the sea? He stood 65 and started slowly toward the ship, knowing full well the sick wolf was 66 him. In the afternoon, he found some bones of a man. 67 the bones was a small sack of gold, like his own. So Bill had carried his gold to the 68 . He would carry Bill's gold to the ship. He would have the last 69 on Bill. His laughing sounded like the low cry of a(n) 70 . The wolf cried back. The man stopped suddenly and turned away. How could he laugh about Bill's bones and take his gold?
V. 根据所学课文内容完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。
71. In "The Outside Chance," the news on TV which shocked the man was about .
72. In "The Time Message," the writer thinks that time is tricky because it is difficult to control and easy
73. In "Night Watch," a very touching story was told of a Marine who was mistaken as the son of
74. According to the author of "Another School Year--What For?" the first course in any science is essentially
75. In "Happ!ness," the author states that long-term happiness is based on honesty, productive work, contribution, and
76. In "Detective on the Trail," a newspaper boy succeeded in helping the police catch the thief by providing the information that he got from
77. In "Thank You, Ma'am," the lady gave the boy some money so that he could buy .
78. In "Hans Christian Andersen's Own Fairy Tale," Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales gained recognition and popularity among children because they were full of
79. According to "The English Character," what is closely related to English reserve is English
80. In "The Mystery of the Silver Box," what surprised Mr. Grayson was that during the last eight weeks his business plans
VI. 汉译英。将下列句子译成英语，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。
81．由于父亲不允许她参加今晚的聚会，她很沮丧。
82．我相信，如果你全神贯注地去读，你还是能理解这篇文章的。
83．我必须提醒你，我们现在面临的问题很严重。
84．他告诫我们不要暴露在强光下。
85．学生们很难想象20午后他们会从事什么工作。
86．务必要尽早到我们办公室进行注册。
87．这个设备太重了，我需要找几个帮手。
88．教授对我的论文提出具体的修改意见后，我不再感到困惑了。
89．由于长期管理不善，这家公司最终倒闭了。
90．对法律的无知不应成为犯罪的借口。
