全国2009年1月高等教育自学考试
基础英语试题
课程代码：00088

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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.Each country has to import the articles and commodities it does not itself ______.
A. produce
B. increase
C. design
D. sell

2.The import and export trades are two ______ of the same coin.
A. parties
B. sides
C. groups
D. sizes

3.It’s ______ that almost 3 million tourists will visit Singapore each year in the near future.
A. supposed
B. estimated
C. guessed
D. calculated

4.The boss has always thought very ______ of him.
A. highly
B. better
C. well
D. excellent

5.International trade would be a quick and effective way to ______ the wounds of the war.
A. repair
B. remedy
C. treat
D. heal

6.Marketing ______ a great many jobs in the United States.
A. supports
B. provides
C. searches
D. gives

7.High interest rates ______ people from borrowing money.
A. discourage
B. decrease
C. disturb
D. disgust

8.There are a few questions that ______ have to answer.
A. economical
B. economics
C. economy
D. economists

9.You must always be on your ______ against violence.
A. guide
B. attention
C. protection
D. guard

10.It is known that everyone ______ from free competition.
A. profits
B. gets
C. benefits
D. gains

11.Bikes produced in Guangzhou are very ______ in many countries.
A. beloved
B. popular
C. favored
D. enjoyed

12.By means of taxation, we ______ for things that we need just as much as we need somewhere to live and something to eat.
A. pay
B. own
C. get
D. buy

13. What the manager is saying does not ______ to me.
A. fit
B. suit
C. apply
D. adjust

14. A steel mill ______ a huge area, and is a frightening place to visit because of its great fires and heat.
A. covers
B. contains
C. seizes
D. includes

15. Companies ______ their products to make people buy.
A. publize
B. advertise
C. announce
D. call

二、改错 （本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
下面句子中有 A,B,C,D四个划底线部分，其中有一个是错误的，选出错误部分的字母，无需改正错误。

三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
选择最佳答案完成句子，错选、多选或未选均无分。
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