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1、2009 年 4 月全国自考英语（一）真题参考答案一、Vocabulary and Structure(10 points,1 point for each)1. I _him 150 dollars and must pay him back tomorrow.A. lendB. borrowC. oweD. own答案：C2. We all know about the_ that smoking can do to our health.A. hurtB. injuryC. harmD. wound答案：C3. The house consisted _ three bedrooms,
2、a kitchen, and a bathroom.A. byB. inC. aboutD. of答案：D4. Jane is restless; she is _ an important phone call from her parents.A. waitingB. expectingC. hopingD. wishing答案：B5. Round the corner was a building _ windows were all broken.A. with itsB. whoseC. whichD. those答案：B6. We_to go to the supermarket
3、because we had plenty of food.A. needntB. dont needC. needed notD. didnt need答案：D7. Thereis no point_ taking French lessons if you dont want to learn thelanguage.A. atB. inC. onD. of答案：B8. Finding Harriets house _ to be more difficult than Nick had expected.A. turned inB. turned upC. turned overD. t
4、urned out答案：D9. When we returned from our vacation, our nextdoor neighbors were _ a newgarage built.A. havingB. goingC. makingD. putting答案：A10. I would very much _ to visit some of the places that I have been readingabout.A. likeB. enjoyC. delightD. appreciate答案：A二、Cloze Test(10 points,1 point for e
5、ach)1. In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Families with five or more children were 1. Over the years the size of the family has 2. One reason for this is an increase in the cost of living. 3 average, children attend schools for more years than they used to. 4, children nowadays
6、 are better dressed and have more money to 5 on entertainment. Parents usually take the responsibility for all the expenses.At the same time, families are less close than they 6. The divorce rate is now on the rise. The breakup of the family occurs 7 the parents divorce. A lot of children in the Uni
7、ted States live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families 8 result in problems. Children grow up 9 uneasy as they move back and forth between parents. Single parents often 10 other single parents. In this type of families, children often have difficulties in establishing new re
8、lationships with their stepbrothers or stepsisters.三、Reading Comprehension(30 points,2 points for each)1. Prince was an intelligent dog and a slave to Williams. From morning till night,when Williams was at home, Prince never left his sight. The dog had a number ofclearly defined duties, for which Wi
9、lliams had patiently trained him and, like thegood pupil he was, Prince lived for the chance to demonstrate his abilities. When Williams wanted to put on his boots, he would murmur“Boots”and within seconds the dog would drop them at his feet. At nine every morning Prince ran off to the general store
10、 in the village, returning shortly not only with Williams daily paper but also with a halfounce packet of Williams favorite tobacco. A gundog by breed, Prince possessed a large soft mouth specially evolved for the safe carrying of hunted creatures, so the paper and the tobacco came to no harm, never
11、 even showing a tooth mark.Williams was a railway man, and he wore a blue uniform that smelled of oil fuel. He had to work at odd times,“days,”“late days”or“nights.”Over the years Prince got to know these periods of work and rest, and knew when his master would leave the house and return. If William
12、s overslept, Prince barked at the bedroom door until he woke, much to the annoyance of the family.A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow and ice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icy pavement somewhere between the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that h
13、e stayed in bed for three days; and not until he got up and dressed again did he discover that he had lost his wallet. The house was turned upside down in the search, but the wallet was not found. Two days later, Prince dropped the wallet into Williams hand. Very muddy, stained and wet through, the
14、little case still contained fiftythree pounds, his driving license and a few other papers. No one could tell where the dog had found it. Perhaps he had found itby the faint oily smell on the worn leather.(1). The dog performed his duties .(A).out of curiosity(B). out of devotion(C). to show his abil
15、ities(D).to get something to eat答案：C(2). The passage tells us that gundogs .(A).are easily trained(B). carry things safely(C). have no sharp teeth(D).are the fastest runners答案：B(3). The word“annoyance”(line 5, para. 2) implies that Williams family felt .(A).very amazed(B). a bit angry(C). very pleas
16、ed(D).a bit disappointed答案：B(4). Williams eventually found that he had lost his wallet after (A). two days(B). three days(C). four days(D).five days答案：B(5). We can infer from the passage that .(A).Williams was hard on his dog(B). Williams was a loving dog owner(C). Prince was intelligent and faithful(D).Prince was trustworthy but annoying答案：C2. In 1945, Reuben, a 12yearold boy, saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. The
