自考英语二高分考前练习18（附详解答案）

　　I .Vocabulary and structure (20)

　　1. It is generally believed that success ______ hard work as well as good luck.

　　A. lays in B. puts to C. hang in the balance D. lies in

　　2. He had worked so hard. He _______ in the exams.

　　A. must have failed B. would have failed C. could have failed D. should not have failed

　　3. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short _______, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.

　　A. store B. provision C. reserve D. supply

　　4. Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded ________ 27%.

　　A) by B) for C) to D) in

　　5. In the long ___, the new information technologies may fundamentally alter our way of life.

　　A) jump B) distance C) run D) view

　　6. She was so _____ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.

　　A) attracted B) absorbed C) drawn D) concentrated

　　7. It does not alter the fact that he was the man ______ for the death of the little girl.

　　A) accounting B) guilty C) responsible D) obliged

　　8. Although the weather was very bad, the buses still ran on ______.

　　A) list B) schedule C) plan D) arrangement

　　9. Without proper lessons, you could ______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

　　A) keep up B) pick up C) draw up D) catch up

　　10 Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, _____, of course, made the

　　others jealous.

　　A) who B) that C) what D) which

　　11. It was a _______ that she wasn’t killed in the car crash.

　　A) mirror B) miracle C) surprising D) surprised

　　12. The prisoners became ________ in their attempts to escape.

　　A) despite B) desperate C) deserted D) separate

　　13. My grandmother ________ a lot when she was young.

　　A. was used to dance B. used to dance C. used to dancing D. had danced

　　14. I wish I _________ so much time, but now it’s too late to feel regretful.

　　A. haven’t wasted B. hadn’t wasted C. didn’t waste D. don’t waste

　　15. To ______ a living he must be able to convince the company that he can do the job required.

　　A. get B. chase C. create D. earn

　　16. —Would you like to have dinner with me this Saturday, Mr. Wang?

　　—_____.

　　A. Oh, no. Let’s not B. I’d rather stay at home

　　C. I’d love to, but I have a meeting that day D. Thank you

　　17. —Excuse me, is there a park here?

　　—_____.

　　—Thank you all the same.

　　A. I don’t want to tell you B. Yes, there is C. No, there isn’t D. Sorry, I don’t know

　　18. —Mike, I am going to skate in the mountains tomorrow.

　　—Oh, really? _____.

　　A. Good luck B. Thank you C. Have a good time D. Congratulations

　　19. —I am sorry for what I have said to you.

　　—_____.

　　A. It’s just too bad B. No problem C. Don’t think any more about it D. I’m sure about that

　　20. —I wonder if I could use your dictionary?

　　—Sure. _____.

　　A. Go on B. Here you are C. Go up D. Here are you