全国2012年1月高等教育自学考试基础英语试题课程代码00088.docVIP

全国2012年1月高等教育自学考试 基础英语试题 课程代码：00088 请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上 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. As long as you’ve paid in advance, we won’t ______ you for delivery. A. spend B. take C. charge D. cost 2. If this project fails, it will not only ______ our department, but also the whole organization. A. affect B. effect C. affect on D. influence on 3. You should never ______ anyone about their deal, because they will finally pay for what they have done. A. argue B. criticize C. complain D. sympathize 4. You can use this ability to make more ______ choices in your life. A. beneficiary B. profit C. benefit D. beneficial 5. It was a bad year for films, in ______ of both quantity and quality. A. ways B. means C. terms D. conditions 6. We all know air is ______ of oxygen and carbon dioxide. A. made B. included C. consisted D. composed 7. Papermaking began in China and from there it ______ to North Africa and Europe. A. sprang B. flowed C. spread D. carried 8. The little boy escaped by the ______ of his teeth, but his parents died in the fire. A. peel B. tail C. skin D. head 9. The soup tastes ______. A. badly B. good C. goodly D. well 10. Now he is earning money, and he feels more ______. A. independent B. independently C. dependent D. dependently 11. We ______ him to arrive early. A. suspected B. hoped C. explained D. promised 12. I get up early ______ catch the first bus to work. A. in order that B. in order to C. in order D. so that 13. ______ means extreme unwillingness to spend money. A. Opulence B. Prescription C. Parsimony D. Prodigality 14. I am not invited to family reunions any more, as I’m considered ______ because of my political convictions. A. a black sheep B. a wild goose C. a lame duck D. a dogs body 15. Saying goodbye is as ______ a part of life as saying hello. A. far B. so C. many D. much （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 red color is characteristic ______ rust, the combination of iron and oxyge