全国2009年10月高等教育自学考试电子商务英语试题
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一、词汇和语法（本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分）
根据句子的意思选择一个正确的答案,错选、多选或未选均无分.
1. The spacecraft will send back ______ on surface wind and temperatures.
A. many new informations
B. a new information
C. some new information
D. a few new information
2. My dentist appointment is on Friday, ______.
A. fifth October
B. five October
C. the fifth of October
D. the five of October
3. They got there ______ we by 20 minutes.
A. more early as
B. earlier than
C. as early as
D. more earlier than
4. The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen ______ delicious.
A. smells
B. is smelling
C. has smelled
D. has been smelling
5. The radio ______ by my son just now.
A. has been repaired
B. is being repaired
C. repaired
D. has repaired
6. ______ pure lead, the lead ore is mined, then smelted, and finally refined.
A. Obtaining
B. Being obtained
C. To obtain
D. It is obtained
7. I was ill that day. Otherwise I ______ part in the parade.
A. would take
B. would have taken
C. took
D. had taken
8. Get me a hammer from the kitchen, ______?
A. will you
B. would you
C. shall you
D. do you
9. The girl ______ work won the prize is the youngest in her class.
A. who
B. whose
C. that
D. for whom
10. ______ and to go skiing are popular winter sports in the northern United States.
A. Ice-skating
B. Ice-skate
C. To go ice-skating
D. Going ice-skating
11. They have got into ______troubles.
A. monetary
B. affluent
C. financial
D. miserable
12. A cream sauce is the perfect ______ to this dessert.
A. complement
B. supplement
C. element
D. permanent
13. It is important for university to keep ______ with the changes in science and technology.
A. step
B. stage
C. pace
D. space
14. A ______ component of any democracy is a free labor movement.
A. vital
B. visual
C. sole
D. single
15. I was on the ______ of accepting.
A. border
B. tip
C. verge
D. side
16. He ______ his first book to his mother.
A. committed
B. dedicated
C. assigned
D. appointed
17. Teachers all ______ the student to enter the competition.
A. cheered
B. animated
C. encouraged
D. heartened
18. ______ circumstancees compelled him to close his business.
A. Adverse
B. Contrary
C. Favorable
D. Opposite
19. He ______ that we should probably have rain.
A. observed
B. beheld
C. examined
D. followed
20. Let’s fix a ______ date for the next meeting.
A. infinite
B. plain
C. distinct
D. definite 

二、完形填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
从选择项中选择一个最适合短文的选项,错选、多选或未选均无分.
Koalas look like teddy bears, 21 they are not bears at all. They are really animals called marsupials.
These animals carry their young in pouches, like kangaroos 22 .
Koalas live in the forests of Australia. They spend most of their lives in eucalyptus trees. They 23 never come down even for a drink of water. In fact, their names means "no drink." The koalas have a 24 of knowing which trees they can feed on safely. They eat each leaf the same way. 25 , they bite the leaf off the stem and then they chew it from base to 26 .
When a koala is born, it is less than an inch long. The baby crawls into the mother’s
27 right away and stays there for six months. After that, the baby rides piggyback or hangs on
28 the mother’s front paws and legs. Young koalas stay with their mothers for at least a year.
The koala is a strong climber. Its paws end with sharp claws, 29 he can get a good grip on tree branches. Koalas sleep in the eucalyptus trees on most of the day and eat at night. Koalas may live alone or in small 30 . Males sometimes use their sharp claws as weapons. Most of the time, koala families live together peacefully.
21. A. while B. but C. when D. however
22. A. carry B. do C. doing D. carrying
23. A. nearly B. hardly C. rarely D. scarcely
24. A. means B. manner C. way D. point
25. A. However B. Whatever C. First D. Notwithstanding
26. A. foil B. top C. tip D. end
27. A. breast B. bosom C. pouch D. heart
28. A. along B. between C. off D. by
29. A. and B. as C. so D. because
30. A. amount B. number C. groups D. deal

三、 阅读理解（本大题共10小题,每小题2分,共20分）
阅读下面的短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案填空或答题,错选、多选或未选均无分.

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