2009年4月福建自考英语科技文选真题00836

全国2009年4月高等教育自学考试

英语科技文选试题

课程代码：00836

PART A: VOCABULARY

I. Directions: Add the affix to each word according to the given Chinese, making changes when necessary. (8%)

1. artificial 人工制品 1. __________________

2. fiction 虚构的 2. __________________

3. coincide 巧合 3. __________________

4. organic 无机的 4. __________________

5. sphere 半球  5. __________________

6. technology 生物技术  6. __________________

7. formid 可怕的 7. __________________

8. harmony 和谐的  8. __________________

II. Directions: Fill in the blanks, each using one of the given words or phrases below in its proper form.(12%)

stand for exposure to at work on the edge of short of

end up focus on a host of give off  a sense of

in memory of comply with

9. We were on a hill, right _________ the town.

10. UNESCO _________ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

11. I am a bit _________ cash right now, so I can’t lend you anything.

12. The milk must be bad, it’s _________ a nasty smell.

13. The traveler took the wrong train and _________ at a country village.

14. The material will corrode after prolonged _________ acidic gases.

15. _________ problems may delay the opening of the conference.

16. The congress opened with a minute’s silence _________ those who died in the struggle for the independence of their country.

17. Tonight’s TV program _________ homelessness.

18. He promised to _________ my request.

19. Farmers are _________ in the fields planting.

20. She doesn’t sleep enough, so she always has _________ of fatigue.

III. Directions: Fill in each blank with a suitable word given below.(10%)

birth   to   unmarried   had   premature   among   were   between   such  past

The more miscarriages or abortions a woman has，the greater are her chances of giving birth to a child that is underweight or premature in the future，the research shows．Low birthweight (under 2500g) and premature birth(less than 37 weeks)are two of the major contributors to deaths