1、山东省高等教育自学考试英语（二）模拟试题3（课程代码：00015 考试时间：150分钟）注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡规定的区域内，未按要求作答的答案无效。I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item)在每小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个是符合题目要求的，请将其选出并将答题卡的相应代码涂黑。错涂、多涂或未涂均无分。1. I switched ______ the taper recorder, pressed the button and it started.A
2、inB. offC .onD. at2. ______ the cost of the journeys she had made, the author had financial problems when she graduated from her university. A. Because of B. In case of C. As for D. rather than3. Without music, the
3、 world a dull place. A. will be B. would have been C. will have been D. would be4. He worked very hard, otherwise he ______. A. would have failed B. will have failed C. will fail
4、 D. would fail 5. The porter ______ the fire-brigade as soon as he saw the fire in the stock, which went up in smoke. A. ought to callB. ought to have called C. should callD. should have calling6. Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them
5、_______ half price. A. as B. for C. at D. in7. _______, even the most modern aircraft looks clumsy and slow. A. For contrast B. By contrast C. With contrast
6、 D. On contrast 8. _______ seen such a beautiful sight. A. Never have I B. Never I have C. Only have I D. Only I did9. Round to the corner _______ a mailman. A. did come B. does come C. is coming
7、 D. came10. He didn’t _______ school in spite of his poor family.A. drop inB. drop off C. for D. drop out ofII. Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。请根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并将答题卡的相应代码涂黑。 China was bound to 11the US in te
8、rms of total energy consumption sooner or later, and according to IEA 12 , it happened
