全国2012年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语一试题

全国2012年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语(一)试题课程代码：00794请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。选择题部分注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。I．语法和词汇填空。阅读下面的句子或对话，从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项的字母涂黑。（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）1.Therehasbeen____growthinindustrythisyearthanthereshouldhavebeen.A.muchB.mostC.littleD.less2.Whenyouexpecttoomuchofothers,youare____tobecomedisappointed.A.timelyB.probableC.likelyD.possible3.Itisnecessary____technicaltrainingforallthenewemployees.A.toprovideB.tobeprovidedC.providingD.beingprovided4.Themassmediakeepuswell____ofwhatishappeningintheworldwhichwouldotherwiseremainunknown.A.concernedB.exposedC.acquaintedD.informed5.She____blameotherpeopleforhertroublesthanadmitherownmistakes.A.wouldratherB.hadbetterC.preferstoD.hasto6.Problemsmaycomeupwhenpeoplehaveno____ofthelaw.A.messageB.knowledgeC.informationD.intelligence7.Youhavelittlechanceofgettingthejob____youhaveprofessionaltraining.A.unlessB.asifC.incaseD.sothat8.TheEightO’clockNewswillhavea(n)____reportoftheimportantmeetinginParis.A.liveB.aliveC.livingD.lively9.Maryran____oneofhercollegeteachersinthesupermarketyesterday.A.outB.acrossC.overD.by10.Toeveryone’sdisappointment,hisplanfailed____allhisefforts.A.inspiteofB.asaresultofC.forthesakeofD.intheinterestof11.Shelostherjob,and____mademattersworsewasthatherhusbandbecameillandbedridden.A.itB.thatC.whatD.which12.Hislecturehelpedusbetterunderstandthe____ofreligiononsociety.A.contributionB.influenceC.connectionD.separation13.Theadulteducationcenterdidn’tofferanyartcourses,and____.A.sodidthemuseumB.themuseumdidsoC.neitherdidthemuseumD.themuseumdidneither14.Theydiscussedtheproblemseveraltimes,butcametono____.A.endingB.wayC.judgmentD.conclusion15.TheinternationallanguageknownasEsperanto____tobesimpleandlogical,withaflexiblevocabularyandaneasygrammar.A.edesignedB.wasdesignedC.designedD.tobedesigned16.Somecriticssaythatonlywealthypeoplewill____fromthetaxcuts.A.benefitB.obtainC.earnD.acquire17.Helookedsotiredthismorning.He____latelastnight.A.muststayupB.musthavestayedupC.wasstayingupD.hasstayedup18.____peacefinallycamein1945washeabletogobacktowork.A.ItwaswhenB.ItwasnotuntilC.OnlywhenD.Onlyif19.Shetoldhimhowshemanagedtobringhimfood,withoutwhichhe____ofhunger.A.diedB.haddiedC.wasdyingD.wouldhavedied20.Itisreportedthatthepolicehavefinally___incatchingthemurderer.AL.wonB.completedC.managedD.succeededII．阅读理解。认真阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项的字母涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）Passage1PeoplewhodonotgetenoughvitaminAintheirfoodmaydevelopnightblindness.Butinthedevelopingcountries,especiallythecountriesinAfrica,alackofvitaminAcausesmuchmoreseriousharmtochildren.TheWorldHealthOrganizationreportsthatthelackofvitaminAleadstoasmanyastwohundredfiftythousandchilddeathseveryyear.SweetpotatoeswithorangefleshhavehighlevelsofvitaminA.ExpertssayorangesweetpotatoescouldhelpsolvethelackofvitaminAinAfrica.But,first,morepeopletherewillneedtobepersuadedtoeatthem.JanLowwiththeInternationalPotatoCenter,aresearchorganization,saysthesweetpotatoneedsabetterimageinAfrica.Shesaid,“WedohaveanimageproblemwithsweetpotatoingeneralinAfrica.Mostofthelocalpeoplerefusetogrowsweetpotatoes.Itisseenasafoodofthepoor.”Ms.Lowexplainsthatsweetpotatoesaremainlygrownbypoorwomentofeedtheirfamiliesincaseothercropsfail.ThesweetpotatoescommonlygrowninAfricahavewhiteoryellowflesh.But,moreimportantly,theyarelowinvitaminA.Thus,JanLowandherpartnersmanagedtotelltheAfricanpeoplethatorangesweetpotatoeshadhighlevelsofvitaminA.Theymadeuseoftheradiotospreadthemessagethatorangesweetpotatoisgoodtohumanhealth.Theysaidthatorangesweetpotatoeswereabletohelpyoufightdiseases,makeyoustrong,clearyourskinandmakeyoulookhealthy.Inareaswithoutradio,theyspreadthemessagethroughsinging,dancingandstorytellinginlocaltheaters.Andeverywheretheywent,theyworeorangeT-shirtsandhats.Theyevendroveorangevehicles.JanLowsaysthecolorofthetuber(植物的块茎)madeiteasiertogainpublicattention.DanGustafsonworksfortheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganization.Hepaysattentiontoeffortsinthepasttoincreasethepopularityofothernutritiouscrops.Hesaysmostoftheseeffortsfailedbecauseorganizersdidnotconsiderwhatpeoplewantedtoeat.ButMr.GustafsonseesabetterchancefortheeffortstoincreasethepopularityoftheorangesweetpotatoinAfrica.Foronething,exceptforthecolor,theorangesweetpotatoissimilartowhatpeoplealreadyuse.HeisconfidentaboutthepopularityoforangesweetpotatoinAfricaandtheimprovementofpeople’shealthconditionthere.21.ThereisanimageproblemwithsweetpotatoesinAfricabecause____.A.theyareveryuglyinshapeandcolorB.theyaredifficulttogrowC.theyareregardedasthefoodofthepoorD.theydogreatharmtotheland22.WhatistrueofsweetpotatoesinAfrica?A.ThewhiteoneshadhighlevelsofvitaminA.B.Thecommonly-grownonesarelowinvitaminA.C.Theyellowonescanmakeyoustrongandclearyourskin.D.TheorangeonescannothelpovercomethelackofvitaminA.23.Inareaswithoutradio,whatdidJanLowandherpartnersdotodrawpublicattentiontosweetpotatoes?A.Theysanganddancedwithlocalpeople.B.Theydrovevehiclesindifferentco