据2014年10月自学考试只剩下一个月的时间了，考生现在需要做的就是巩固记忆及查漏补缺。因此唯学网小编为考生们准备了大量的练习试题，希望对考生备考有所帮助。以下是小编准备的2014自考英语(一)巩固试题及答案，以供考生练习参考。
PART ONE
I. Vocabulary and Structure (10points,1 point for each item)
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1. A dark suit is preferable ______ a light one for evening wear.
(a) for (b) than (c) of (d) to
2. She has caught cold, because she completely forgot ____ the windows last night.
(a) locking (b) being locked (c) to lock (d) to have locked
3. Go ______ on to the end of the street, then turn left.
(a) straight (b) directly (c) down (d) straightly
4. I _____ be a secretary than an actress.
(a) should (b) would rather (c) ought to (d) would rather to
5. It was while she was reading a book in her study ______ a thief broke into the house.
(a) which (b) that (c) where (d) than
6. _____ your mother knows that you have spent the money on the clothes instead of books?
(a) If only (b) Even if (c) What if (d) What about
7. Their first acquaintance ____ these words comes from the books they read.
(a) by (b) with (c) to (d) from
8. ______ had the plane landed than the people ran towards it.
(a) Hardly (b) No sooner (c) Seldom (d) Now that
9. The boss asked his secretary to go to a concert and she _____ his invitation with pleasure.
(a) received (b) accepted (c) rejected (d) refused
10. Her husband didn't _____ to the movie that night so they stayed at home watching TV.
(a) feel like to go (b) feel like to going
(c) felt like to go (d) feel like going
下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字目涂黑。
In the past people did not question the difference between life and death. They could 11 that a person died when his heart stopped beating. They learned, however, that the body did not die 12 when the heart stopped beating. They also discovered that humans remained alive 13 their brain remained active.
Today the difference between life and death is not as easy to see 14 in the past. Modern medical devices can 15 the heart beating and the lungs breathing long 16 the brain stops. But is this 17 ?
The question has caused much debate 18 doctors in the United States. Many of them want a law that 19 a person is dead when the brain dies. A person would then be 20 dead when brain waves stop, even if machines can keep the body alive.
11. a. discover b. doubt c. convince d. see
12. a. immediately b. accidentally c. suddenly d. unexpectedly
13. a. even if b. before long c. long before d. as long as
14. a. as b. like c. such as d. the same
15. a. trace b. keep c. pursue d. increase
16. a. while b. afterward c. after d. before
17. a. alive b. life c. live d. lively
18. a. from b. about c. between d. among
19. a. insists b. claims c. says d. tells
20. a. decided b. considered c. determined d. estimated
III. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each)
