全国2012年10月高等教育自学考试
基础英语试题
课程代码：00088
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。
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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. He is most ______ to succeed.
A. possibly B. likely
C. probably D. surely
2. If a foreign merchant must pay a tax on his goods，he must ______ more for them.
A. pay B. charge
C. ask D. demand
3. The free-port idea ______ in ancient times in the Middle East.
A. originated B. produced
C. came D. invented
4. Many people ______ on while the two men fought.
A. let B. looked
C. passed D. sat
5. Supplies of this commodity greatly ______ demand.
A. cheat B. lack
C. exceed D. lag
6. They ______ us to get a return ticket.
A. advised B. wished
C. offered D. suggested
7. The world has ______ great changes in the last two decades.
A. inexperienced B. formed
C. informed D. experienced
8. Insurers do not have to ______ the damages if a policyholder deliberately sets fire to an office building.
A. cover B. include
C. involve D. contain
9. In 1992 ______，the factory saved 200，000 RMB for our country.
A. alone B. lonely
C. still D. whole
10. Scientific discoveries are often applied ______ industrial production methods.
A. to B. above
C. at D. from
11. Science and technology is the first productive force，and scientific research is the ______ of modern industrial research.
A. backdoor B. back
C. door D. backbone
12. Although we had expected them to take a taxi，our relatives arrived by a ______ car.
A. own B. peculiar
C. private D. special
13. The young teacher is becoming more and more popular among the students because of his ______ of humor.
A. skill B. feelings
C. principle D. sense
14. I ______ some money from the bank to buy a new coat.
A. deposit B. lend
C. withdraw D. take
15. A small cut in the prices will create a(n) ______ for buying.
A. hope B. desire
C. expectation D. plan
