2008年1月国自学考试试题基础英语试题.docVIP

全国2008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的位置上。 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. Steel is widely used in different branches of engineering because it has a number of good ______. A. possessions B. features C. properties D. shapes 2. We tried to ______ our conversation to arguments relevant to the topic. A. confine B. confirm C. confuse D. confess 3. The school committee naturally hope that their choice of a play will be ______ with the school and parents. A. content B. fortunate C. popular D. pleasing 4. It is ______ that over one million Americans now live below the poverty line. A. judged B. estimated C. calculated D. considered 5. She ______ the lamp so that the light fell directly on her book. A. adapted B. adopted C. adjusted D. replaced 6. I have heard many different ______ of the same story. A. impressions B. imaginations C. sayings D. descriptions 7. Each country has to ______ foreign exchange to pay for the articles and commodities imported. A. hope B. buy C. earn D. receive 8. He was determined to do good, not to any ______ person but to a country. A. general B. respective C. individual D. common 9. Some men have made great ______ by developing oil businesses. A. fortunes B. earnings C. expenses D. properties 10. She had to ______ her dress because she had lost weight. A. transform B. alter C. shift D. cut 11. Instead of working, Jack was ______ away his time. A. wasting B. wandering C. throwing D. idling 12. The money collected for the celebrations ______ to $ 210. A. became B. counted C. amounted D. totaled 13. His son is a ______ electrician; he can repair all kinds of electric appliances. A. competent B. efficient C. intelligent D. careful 14. The book contained a large ______ of information. A. much B. number C. amount D. sum 15. The trial flight ______ a distance of 865 feet and lasted 56 seconds. A. made B. ran C. kept D. cov