全国2009年10月自学考试高级英语试题及答案(2)

25. Like all artists, these rock musicians _____ feelings and beliefs that help us see and form our own.

26. If you don’t do what the doctor says you’ll have to go to the hospital, the mother admonished her _____.

27. I hope that the example of my _____ will convince other women to get into politics—and not just to stuff

envelopes, but to run for office.

28. There was a little path beside the rocky road, and Mrs. Flowers walked _____ swinging her arms and picking

her way over the stones.

29. It has become _____ to think that, like fast food, fast ideas are the way to get to a fast-moving, impatient

public.

30. All skilled work can be pleasurable, provided the skill _____ is either variable or capable of indefinite

improvement.

31. She frowned, conscientiously worrying over what _____ he might secretly be longing for which she had been

too busy or too careless to imagine.

32. When salesmen are doing well, there is pressure upon them to begin _____ better, for fear they may start

doing worse.

33. Television also provides a wide _____ of opinion by setting up four or five experts and letting them knock

each other down.

34. I guess before we’re _____ she may have something more serious than preserves to worry about.

35. She brought a cigarette out of her apron pocket and tucked it deep into one _____ of her mouth, the way she

did when something pleased her.

36. Except for some exclusive clubs in London, there were _____ occasions where racial lines were drawn.

37. Undoubtedly the desire for food has been, and still is, one of the main causes of great _____ events.

38. At the same time, of course, the producer must do his bit by producing nothing but the most perishable _____.

39. The northern wind blows viciously today, and there’s no _____ heating to turn on, but it will be pleasant when

the wind drops.

III. Each of

the following sentences is given two choices of words or expressions. Choose the

right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (15 points, 1 point for each)