综合英语二历年真题2008年10月.doc

全国2008年10月自学考试综合英语(二)试题 课程代码：00795 I.语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分) 1. I saw Bill sitting in a front seat ______ at the speaker with the strangest look. A. staring B. stares C. stared D. stare 2. Arrive at the classroom well before the test ______ so you don’t feel rushed. A. beginning B. has begun C. will begin D. begins 3. A series of attempts ______ made, he came to a successful solution to the problem. A. to be B. had been C. were D. having been 4. Most people in the United States watch TV, ______ they complain a lot about the program. A. despite B. except that C. thus D. even though 5. It is desirable that water used for drinking ______ pure. A. were B. should be C. is D. ought to be 6. He was much more thorough in his studies than the rest of his class and it was for this reason ______ he made such great progress. A. why B. how C. that D. for 7.Although he refused to act on my suggestion，he had to admit that ______ what I said. A. there was something in B. it was something in C. there was something as D. it was something as 8. In order to search for the escaped prisoner, the police have decided to ______ whoever comes along the road. A. ask B. investigate C. inquire D. question 9. The teacher took the ______ to learn the students?tnames on the first day of school. A. difficulty B. trouble C. problem D. hardship 10. Animals become ______ to their young as soon as they can look after themselves. A. ignorant B. careless C. indifferent D. cruel 11. ______ how much you practice the speech，the actual presentation will be different from your plan. A. Aware of B. Convinced of C. Clear of D. Regardless of 12. I continued to ______ his progress against the charts provided by the doctor. A. count B. measure C. calculate D. judge 13. The lab has recently been updated to ______ for more advanced courses. A. supply B. provide C. allow D. support 14. No one knows whether a child’s ______ towards fatness is inherited or due to the foo