2009年10月自学考试英语(二)模拟题及解析(1)

　　5.The French pianist who had been praised very highly ______ to be a great disappointment.

　　A.turned up

　　B.turned out

　　C.turned in

　　D.turned down

　　[解析]turn out 结果证明是，结果是。 turn up 出现;turn in 上交;出卖;turn down 拒绝。这句话的意思是：那个曾经受到很高评价的法国钢琴家结果却令人大失所望。

　　6.It was difficult to guess what her ______ to the news would be.　A.impression

　　B.reaction

　　C.comment

　　D.opinion

　　[解析]本题是词汇辨析题，reaction反应(后接介词to ,意思是“对….的反应”，这句话的意思是：难说她对这个消息会有怎样的反应。impression 印象(后接of,about或on , 意义为“对….的印象”;comment 评论(后接介词on , upon 或about);opinion 评价(后接介词of,about或on)

　　7.______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.

　　A.That

　　B.Which

　　C.As

　　D.It [解析]本题是语法结构题，考点是as引导的定语从句。这句话的意思是：众所周知，马克.吐温是一位伟大的美国作家。As 引导的定语从句经常和such , same 等词连用，或经常用在as is known to us, as is expected , as might be expected , as is often the case 等句型中。

　　8.Evidence came up ______ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.　A.what

　　B.which

　　C.that

　　D.whose

　　[解析]本题是语法结构题，考点是that引导的同位语从句，先行词是evidence。这句话的意思是： 有证据表明，出生仅6个月的婴儿就能辨别一定的语音。同位语从句与先行词是等同关系，先行词多为表示事实、看法、思想、消息等的名词。常见的有：fact, idea, belief, thought, hope, evidence, doubt, news等。