全国高等教育自学考试大学英语自学教程(下)标准预测试卷(二)(考试时间150分钟)PART ONEI．Vocabulary and Structure(10 points，1 point for each)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答案纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
1．It is the ability to do the job ____ matters not where you come from or what you are．( )A．one B．that C．what D．if2．I don’t know how long he ____ away from home．He ____ on a business trip since las Thursday．( ) A．will to be；was being B．will have been：has beenC．would be；had been D．will be；has been3．When he was questioned about the missing ring，he firmly ____ that he had ever seen it．( )A．stated B．denied C．claimed D．refused4．Look! ____ ．A．Out the girl went B．Went the girl outC．Away went the girl D．Away the girl went5．I can’t ____ the meaning of his long speech．( )A．seize B．fetch C．grasp D．grip6．Two hours sometimes ____ like eternity．( )A．seemed B．seems C．seem D．seemly7．Those who accustom themselves to life never hesitate to ____ when they find it hard to continue．( ) A．convey B．quit C．contact D．convert8．All the machines ____ by the end of this month．( )A．would have been repaired B．were repairedC．will have been repaired D．were being repaired9．Admire courage，whatever form it ____ ．( )A．puts B．1ies C．makes D．takes10．It is sometimes difficult ____ you have just met．( )A．to make pleasant conversation among peopleB．to make pleasant conversation with peopleC．making pleasant conversation to peopleD．making pleasant conversation for peopleⅡ．Cloze Test(10 points，1 point for each)下列短文中有十个空白。
每个空白有四个选项。
根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
In his retirement，one day was just like any other day for Elmer Cravitts．He woke up precisely at 5：35 am．He went downstairs 11 his pajamas at six o’clock and poured himself a cup of hot coffee from the pot which his wife，Cladys，had filled and plugged in some fifteen minutes earlier．He reached for the newspaper as he 12 the cup to his lips．This day was different．It was terrible he dropped the newspaper and the cup with closed eyes，he swallowed and began to shout，“Cladys!”Mrs Cravitts was unaccustomed to hearing her husband say much of anything．In fact for the last few days，he 13 paid any attention at all to many of her important questions．She rushed back to the kitchen．“Elmer，what is the matter? Oh．14 coffee all over yourself and the newspaper．She was shocked 15 her husband’s behavior．She wondered what he had read that could have upset him so much．He was not amused 16 her innocent expression．The coffee was terrible．It was too bad to drink．She 17 purchased a new kind of coffee at the market．Recently their lives had become dull．Mrs Cravitts was merely doing her best to change that．She refused tomake another pot of their regular brand 18 he would apologize to her．He could not understand what he should apologize for．She was the one 19 had bought the bitter coffee．Suddenly，she realized something．Though she didn’t enjoy quarrelling with him it was better than the silence had been．She immediately started to plan 20 meal of his least favorite dishes for dinner that night．11．A．with B．in C．where D．dressed ( )12．A．raised B．rose C．raising D．rising ( )13．A．nearly B．hardly C．ever D．merely ( )14．A．your spilling B．you’re spilled C．you’re pouring D．you’re spreading ( )15．A．with B．upon C．on D．by ( )16．A．to B．of C．at D．with ( )17．A．should have B．would have C．must have D．has to have ( )18．A．unless B．without C．not till D．not until ( )19．A．whom B．who C．which D．／( )20．A．a B．the C．some D．／( )Ⅲ．Reading Comprehension(30 points，2 points for each)从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
Passage 1Question 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：If you are planning to study in the United States，you need to consider several factors．Everyone has different opinions about where the best place to lire in．Also．the best places to live are not al‘ways home to the best schools．Finally．many schools specialize in different areas of study．The Massachusetts Institute of Technology，for example，is a great school for computer science and technology-related fields of study．However，if you want to study oceanography，your interests may be better served by attending school in a place that is on a coastline or near the ocean．Now I am sure that you know which schools are considered the best in the country．So I will tell you about which states I believe are the best to live in．California is a nice state．Northern California specifically has very good weather．Los Angeles in southern California is another story though．Life in LA is full of excitement and fast，and some—times dangerous．As for me．I enjoyed the time I spent in Massachusetts，Virginia and Maryland and these states that have a lot of history and culture．The weather is not as perfect as California，but it is still quite nice．My favorite area of America is the Midwest．Middle America，I think，is home to the true American sense of values．In addition，there are many good universities there。