2018年自考《高级英语》题库五

Section 1: Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part (20%).

1.The court met again after an adjournment of two weeks.

a. continuation

b. suspension

c. accomplishment

d. commencement

2. She had a firm conviction that her view could hold water.

a. supposition

b. belief

c. convulsion

d. assumption

3. The community hospital enlisted the support of the local residents to keep it going.

a. obtained

b. lacked

c. rejected

d. yielded

4. He won the election by an overwhelming majority of votes.

a. slim

b. scarce

c. large

d. sparse

5. The noise of the explosion penetrated the wall of the room.

a. collapsed

b. cracked

c. bypassed

d. pierced

6. People in the area still practice the customs of their fathers.

a. formulator

b. advocate

c. ancestors

d. plagiarizer

7. The remarks by leaders of the Taiwan authority met with scathing criticism from all sides

a. bitter

b. static

c. dynamic

d. gentle

8. She was extremely nervous at the prospect of her turn to make the presentation.

a. on word of

b. upon hearing of

c. at the request of

d. at the thought of

9. The committee is awaiting the chairman to give his assent to the proposal.

a. rejection

b. view

c. approval

d. veto

10. No one knew what the army was doing; there was a veil of secrecy over their activities.

a. cover

b. sign

c. indication

d. bit

11. Tony became disdainful of his friends when he succeeded in the attempt.

a. scornful

b. proud

c. thankful

d. grateful

12. Violence erupted due to the loss of the home team.

a. burst

b. exploded

c. blasted

d. occurred

13. The wild and rampant spread of AIDS forced a vigorous war against the disease.

a. powerful

b. lengthy

c. prolonged

d. pretentious

14. Every idea cannot be thought as a panacea even if it may be very nice.

a. consequence

b. cure-all

c. negligence

d. blast

15. Mr. Smith always befuddles us with difficult questions.

a. provide

b. equips

c. confuses

d. decorates

16. Large amount of electricity is needed to operate air conditioners in sweltering summer.

a. cool

b. hot

c. chilly

d. mild

17. The recent archeological discovery attested the scientists’ speculation.

a. sued

b. confirmed

c. appealed

d. protested

18. Artificial diamond is indistinguishable from genuine one, but much cheaper.

a. differential in

b. indifferent to

c. differentiable from

d. identical to

19. The US market reached its nadir this week.

a. lowest point

b. highest point

c. old age

d. golden age

20. It is just conceivable that he’ll win, but it’s very unlikely really.

a. expected

b. imaginable

c. supposed

d. presumed

Section 2 Choose the most appropriate answer to fill in each of the blanks.(10%)

21. The shop-keepers speak in slow, measured tones, and the buyers ______.

a. follow suit  

b. take suit   

c. follow suits  

d. take suits

22.   I treaded cautiously______ the tatami matting.

a. on      

b. in         

c. down      

d. out

23. He plays tennis to the ____ of all other sports.

a. eradication  

b. exclusion  

c. extension  

d. inclusion

24. She answered with an ____ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing.

a. eloquent  

b. effective  

c. emotional  

d. emphatic

25. The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein______ her racing mind.

a. in         

b. inside    

c. to         

d. on

26. He has made a declaration to the ________ that all fighting must cease at once.

a. following                      

b. fact