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2018年成人高考高起专英语考试试题及答案
I. Phonetics ( 5 points)
1根据读音,选择出划线部分读音不同的选项。( )
A.peasantB.presentC.promiseD.Possession
参考答案:C
参考解析:
A、B、D三项划线部分发浊辅音[Z],而C项划线部分发清辅音[S],因此选C项。
2根据读音,选择出划线部分读音不同的选项。( )
A.cowB.throwC.lowD.own
参考答案:A
参考解析:
A项划线部分发[au],而B、c、D三项划线部分的发音为[ou],所以选A项。
3根据读音,选择出划线部分读音不同的选项。( )
A.replyB.freelyC.uglyD.Lonely
参考答案:A
参考解析:
A项划线部分发[ai],而B、C、D三项划线部分的发音是[i],所以选A项。
4根据读音,选择出划线部分读音不同的选项。( )
A.excellentB.excuseC.explainD.express
参考答案:A
参考解析:
A项划线部分发[eks],而B、C、D三项划线部分发[iks],所以选A项。
5根据读音,选择出划线部分读音不同的选项。( )
A.shootB.bloodC.roofD.tool
参考答案:B
参考解析:
A、C、D三项划线部分发[HI],而8项划线部分发[A],因此选B项。
II. Vocabulary and Structure( 15 points)
6To reduce weight,plastic has taken________of iron and steel in making boats.
A.its placeB.placeC.the placeD.a place
参考答案:C
参考解析:
take the place意为“代替,取代”,是固定搭配。
7We'll get in all the wheat before the sun________
A.will setB.was setC.setD.sets
参考答案:D
参考解析:
before引导的时间状语从句可以用一般现在时表示将来。
8Susan wants to know whether the measures have been agreed
A.toB.withC.overD.on
参考答案:D
参考解析:
agree on意为“商定(协议、方法、措施等)”;agree with sb.意为“同意某人”;agree todo sth.意为“同意做某事”。
9Don't smoke in the meeting-room,________ ?
A.do youB.will youC.can youD.could you
参考答案:B
参考解析:
反意疑问句中,如果陈述部分为祈使句,疑问部分则用will或shall。B项是正确的。句意为:“不要在会议室吸烟,好吗?”
10John________ he could improve his exam results, but he did not have enough time to study.
A.knows howB.knows thatC.knew howD.knew that
参考答案:C
参考解析:
考查时态和连词。根据从句可判断为过去时,排除A项和B项。how表示“如何”,符合句意。C项是正确的。句意为:“约翰知道如何提高考试成绩,就是没有足够的时间学习。”
11It's time he________something for his coming examination.
A.doB.doesC.didD.will do
参考答案:C
参考解析:
在“It is(was)+time+that从句”的句型中,要使用虚拟语气,即that从句中的谓语动词要用一般过去时。
12--How did you find your visit to the museum?
--I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was________than I expected.
A.far more interestingB.even much interestingC.so more interestingD.a lot much interesting
参考答案:A
参考解析:
空格后的than表明空格处为比较级,interestin9是一个多音节形容词,它的比较级是more interestin9,而far常用来修饰比较级,意为“……得多”。
13I'm sure he understands________you feel. He's very clever.
A.whenB.whatC.whetherD.how
参考答案:D
参考解析:
根据四个选项中各个疑问代词、疑问副词的意义,结合句意,可知应选D项。
14________their luggage, the tourists hurried to the airport.
A.PackedB.After packedC.Having packedD.Packing
参考答案:C
参考解析:
having done sth.表示该动作发生在其他动作前。C项是正确的。句意为:“收拾好了行李,游客们急急忙忙奔向机场。”
15It was not until then that I came to know knowledge________only from practice.
A.had comeB.has comeC.cameD.comes
参考答案:D
参考解析:
客观真理始终用一般现在时来表示,句中knowledge是不可数名词,因此选D项。
16I applied for the job that I saw advertised________ the paper.
A.onB.ofC.inD.at
参考答案:C
参考解析:
报纸上所登的东西用介词in。c项是正确的。句意为:“我申请的工作是我在报纸的广告栏上看到的。”
17Without electricity human life________quite different today.
A.isB.will beC.would have beenD.would be
参考答案:D
参考解析:
本题考查介词短语without electricity引起的虚拟语气,根据句中的时间状语today可知是对现在的虚拟。
18He________Chinese history and knows a lot about it.
A.is strict withB.is interested inC.is satisfied withD.is busy doing
参考答案:B
参考解析:
结合句意可知B项是正确答案。bestrict with意为“对……要求严格”;be interested in意为“对……感兴趣”;be satisfied with意为“对……满意”;be busy doin9意为“忙于做……”。
19The fire________ two persons' death as well as the damage of all the store's property.
A.is resulted inB.is resulted fromC.resulted inD.resulted from
参考答案:C
参考解析:
result in意为“导致”;resuh from意为“起因于”。根据句意,可知应选C项。
20Don't let that old rascal take you________with his clever talk-none of it is true.
A.alongB.inC.aboutD.down
参考答案:B
参考解析:
take in“欺骗”;take down“记下”。B项是正确的。句意为:“别让那个无赖把你骗了。他说的话没有一句是真的。”
III. Cloze ( 30 points)
根据下面内容,回答题:
The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare's time is estimated to have been about fivemillion. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a (an) 21language,mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas,22 are a great many regionaland social varieties of the language as well as 23 levels of usage that are employed both in itsspoken and written forms.
In fact,it is 24 to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The 25 for Englishlearning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is 26 to explainand still more difficult to judge 27 forms an adequate working knowledge~~for each situation.
The main reason for the widespread 28 for English is its present day importance as a worldlanguage. Besides 29 the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in whichsome of important works in science, technology, and other 30 are being produced, and not alwaysby native speakers. It is widely used for 31 purposes as meteorological ( 气象的 ) and airportcommunications, international conferences, and the 32of information over the radio and televi-sion networks of many 33. It is a language of wider communication for a number of developingcountries, specially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multi-lingual 34 andneed a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, lawand 35 as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and techno-logical developments in the West.
21第21题应选( )
A.foreignB.nativeC.secondD.Official
参考答案:B
参考解析:
随着科技的发展,英语已成为我们日常生活中不可缺少的语言工具,并被全球各国广泛接受。
根据紧接着的国家名称的提示可知是指将英语作为母语的人数。
22第22题应选( )
A.theyB.whichC.thereD.that
参考答案:C
参考解析:
该句前面是in addition t0引导的介词短语,可以确定不是定语从句,再分析句子结构,可知该句应为there be句型。
23第23题应选( )
A.variousB.similarC.FhaniliarD.same
参考答案:A
参考解析:
由前面的varicries of the language提示,以及as well as应连接并列成分可知A项正确。
24第24题应选( )
A.possibleB.necessaryC.unnecessaryD.Impossible
参考答案:D
参考解析:
操持语言的人数可以估计,但人们掌握语言的程度就很难估计了,所以用impossible。
25第25题应选( )
A.purposeB.causeC.effectD.method
参考答案:A
参考解析:
根据上下文的意思可知,人们学习英语的目的不同,掌握语言的程度也不同。
26第26题应选( )
A.simpleB.naturalC.practicalD.Difficult
参考答案:D
参考解析:
该空后面的still more difficult就是提示。
27第27题应选( )
A.whatB.howC.whyD.where
参考答案:A
参考解析:
分析句子,judge是动词,后面应该接从句且所填词应作宾语从句的主语。
28第28题应选( )
A.requireB.requestC.supplyD.Demand
参考答案:D
参考解析:
根据后一句中的a world language可知应选择demand表示对英语的需求。
29第29题应选( )
A.providingB.servingC.supposingD.Leaving
参考答案:B
参考解析:
根据the indefinite needs可知应选择servin9,意思为“满足不同的需要”。
30第30题应选( )
A.areasB.coursesC.racesD.Fields
参考答案:D
参考解析:
分析四个选项areas,courses,races,fields的意思、,fields的意思最准确,意思为“领域”,与前面的other搭配构成意义完整的句子。
31第31题应选( )
A.suchB.allC.manyD.Those
参考答案:A
参考解析:
such与空格后的as搭配。
32第32题应选( )
A.useB.spreadC.coverD.connection
参考答案:B
参考解析:
根据0ver the radio and television net.works可以确定答案为spread,意思为“语言的传播”。
33第33题应选( )
A.citiesB.stationsC.statesD.Nations
参考答案:D
参考解析:
根据前面句子中的networks“网络”可知应选择nations,指“国家”。其他选项只是国家的部分地区。
34第34题应选( )
A.languagesB.populationsC.accentsD.Customs
参考答案:B
参考解析:
根据British colonies可推测应表示各种“人口”。
35第35题应选( )
A.educationB.marketC.collegeD.business参考答案:A
参考解析:
market,business包括在commerce中;college包括在education中。
IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)
Luckily, the back tires of their car stayed on the road. Otherwise, the young couple would have
driven right into a pit twenty feet wide and thirty feet deep!
The man and woman were coming home from a party. They were enjoying the landscape aroundSwansea, Wales. Suddenly, they found the front of their car leaning into a huge hole. The car barely hung onto the edge of the pit. It swayed back and forth like the arm of a balance.
In their precarious position,the couple knew that each movement they made could be a matterof life and death. Slowly, slowly, they edged toward the backseat. Then each opened a back door. An don the count of three,they jumped out together. The accident was so scary that they ran a long way before they calmed down. But later they returned to see what had happened. They found that a big chunk of the road had sunk into the ground! And at the bottom of the pit lay their car--roof down and wheels up.
Was this mystery of the sunken road ever solved? It turned out that an abandoned mine shaftlay under the road. It had collapsed and taken the pavement with it. Layers of tunnels intersect be-neath the city of Swansea. The tunnels were built so many years ago that no one knows where they end or begin. The tunnels are shaky, like those that ants build in the sand. No one knows when the entire city might collapse.
36This passage is primarily about __________ .
A.driving carefullyB.the city of Swansea, WalesC.a road that caved inD.tunnels that ants build
参考答案:C
参考解析:
本文讲了一对夫妇因道路塌陷而经历的一次险情。C项是正确的。cave in“塌陷”。
37It is probably true that _________
A.the other roads in Swansea are pretty safeB.other sections of Swansea will cave in sometimeC.everyone should move out of SwanseaD.Swansea is a very interesting city
参考答案:B
参考解析:
最后一段指出这座城市的地下有座被遗弃的煤矿,煤矿坑道的倒塌带动了道路的下沉,整座城市随时都会倒塌。B项是正确的。
38The writer creates interest in the first sentence by using _________
A.a funny storyB.romantic imageryC.a vivid descriptionD.a precise argument
参考答案:C
参考解析:
作者在文章的一开始就生动地描述了这对夫妇所处的险情。c项是正确的。
39The underlined word "precarious" in the third paragraph means _________
A.unexpectedB.DangerousC.unusualD.ridiculous.
参考答案:B
参考解析:
第三段整段都在描述这对夫妇的危险境地,他们采取的冒险的自救方式等等,这些都充满了危险。B项是正确的。unexpected“出人意料的”;dangerous“危险的”;unusual“不平常的”;ridiculous“愚蠢的”。
31第31题应选( )
A.suchB.allC.manyD.Those
参考答案:A
参考解析:
such与空格后的as搭配。
32第32题应选( )
A.useB.spreadC.coverD.connection
参考答案:B
参考解析:
根据0ver the radio and television net.works可以确定答案为spread,意思为“语言的传播”。
33第33题应选( )
A.citiesB.stationsC.statesD.Nations
参考答案:D
参考解析:
根据前面句子中的networks“网络”可知应选择nations,指“国家”。其他选项只是国家的部分地区。
34第34题应选( )
A.languagesB.populationsC.accentsD.Customs
参考答案:B
参考解析:
根据British colonies可推测应表示各种“人口”。
35第35题应选( )
A.educationB.marketC.collegeD.business参考答案:A
参考解析:
market,business包括在commerce中;college包括在education中。
根据下面内容,回答题:
Luckily, the back tires of their car stayed on the road. Otherwise, the young couple would have
driven right into a pit twenty feet wide and thirty feet deep!
The man and woman were coming home from a party. They were enjoying the landscape aroundSwansea, Wales. Suddenly, they found the front of their car leaning into a huge hole. The car barely hung onto the edge of the pit. It swayed back and forth like the arm of a balance.
In their precarious position,the couple knew that each movement they made could be a matterof life and death. Slowly, slowly, they edged toward the backseat. Then each opened a back door. An don the count of three,they jumped out together. The accident was so scary that they ran a long way before they calmed down. But later they returned to see what had happened. They found that a big chunk of the road had sunk into the ground! And at the bottom of the pit lay their car--roof down and wheels up.
Was this mystery of the sunken road ever solved? It turned out that an abandoned mine shaftlay under the road. It had collapsed and taken the pavement with it. Layers of tunnels intersect be-neath the city of Swansea. The tunnels were built so many years ago that no one knows where they end or begin. The tunnels are shaky, like those that ants build in the sand. No one knows when the entire city might collapse.
36This passage is primarily about __________ .
A.driving carefullyB.the city of Swansea, WalesC.a road that caved inD.tunnels that ants build
参考答案:C
参考解析:
本文讲了一对夫妇因道路塌陷而经历的一次险情。C项是正确的。cave in“塌陷”。
37It is probably true that _________
A.the other roads in Swansea are pretty safeB.other sections of Swansea will cave in sometimeC.everyone should move out of SwanseaD.Swansea is a very interesting city
参考答案:B
参考解析:
最后一段指出这座城市的地下有座被遗弃的煤矿,煤矿坑道的倒塌带动了道路的下沉,整座城市随时都会倒塌。B项是正确的。
38The writer creates interest in the first sentence by using _________
A.a funny storyB.romantic imageryC.a vivid descriptionD.a precise argument
参考答案:C
参考解析:
作者在文章的一开始就生动地描述了这对夫妇所处的险情。c项是正确的。
39The underlined word "precarious" in the third paragraph means _________
A.unexpectedB.DangerousC.unusualD.ridiculous.
参考答案:B
参考解析:
第三段整段都在描述这对夫妇的危险境地,他们采取的冒险的自救方式等等,这些都充满了危险。B项是正确的。unexpected“出人意料的”;dangerous“危险的”;unusual“不平常的”;ridiculous“愚蠢的”。
根据下面内容,回答题:
Every country has its heroes. They may be soldiers or sports people, doctors or film stars. Weadmire them for their courage, their strength, their devotion to duty or their talent. Their exampleinspires us to live better, to work harder.
Terry Fox was a young student who loved life and who loved sports. When he was just 18 yearsold a terrible tragedy occurred : his right leg had to be cut off because of cancer. Such an experiencewould have destroyed a weaker person--but Terry Fox was a fighter. He refused to give up. Instead,while he was recovering from the operation, an idea slowly formed in his mind. He decided he wouldrun across Canada--in order to raise money for cancer research.
Slowly and carefully, he began to train. Every step was extremely painful, but he insisted,increasing the distance covered day by day. Sixteen months later, in the spring of 1980,he was readyfor the long journey across Canada--his Marathon of Hope. It was a time of inspiration and heart-breaking emotion. Through television, every home saw his distinctive style of rnnning a kind of half-hop and half-run. Thousands of people lined the route to encourage him and to wish him well.They also gave money to fight cancer. Then, on September 1st,1980, after 143 days and more than5,000 kilometers completed,everything came tragically to an end. Terry had to stop.,He lived on foranother nine months and died on June 28th,1981. He was almost 23.
48Terry Fox was a_________
A.studentB.movie starC.soldierD.Sportsman
参考答案:A
参考解析:
文中第二段第一句话“Terry Fox wasa young student...”给出了答案。
49What idea was gradually formed in Terry's mind during his recovering stage?
A.Earning money.B.Cutting off the other leg.C.Running across the country.D.Exercising hard.
参考答案:C
参考解析:
根据文中第二段最后两句“...anidea slowly formed...He decided he would run Terry Fox的做法是赞美的、钦佩的。
50Terry Fox ran his journey_________
A.with thousands of people supporting himB.without raising any moneyC.with few people watching him on TVD.with his teachers and classmates following him
...
参考答案:A
51The author's attitude to Terry Fox is_________
A.sympatheticB.jealousC.indifferentD.admiring
参考答案:C
根据下面内容,回答题:
Researchers have found that REM (rapid eye movement)sleep is important to human beings.This type of sleep generally occurs four or five times during one night of sleep lasting five minutes toforty minutes for each occurrence. The deeper a person's sleep becomes, the longer the periods ofrapid eye movement.
There are physical changes in the body to show that a person has changed from NREM (non-rapid eye movement)to REM sleep. Breathing becomes faster, the heart rate increases, and, as thename implies, the eyes begin to move quickly.
Accompanying these physical changes in the body there is a very important characteristic of
REM sleep. It is during REM sleep that a person dreams.
52According to the passage,how often does REM sleep occur in one night?
A.Once.B.Twice.C.Four or five times.D.Forty times.
参考答案:C
参考解析:
根据文中第一段第二句的提示,可知REM一晚上发生四到五次。
53The word "deeper" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________
A.heavierB.louderC.strongerD.happier
参考答案:A
参考解析:
文中的deeper指“人睡得深,睡得沉”,可以用heavier代替。
54Which of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep?
A.His eyes begin to move.B.His breathing becomes faster.C.His heart rate increases.D.His eyes stop moving.
参考答案:D
参考解析:
根据文中第二段的提示,可知D项不是做梦的特征。
55Which of the following is the best title of the article?
A.REM SleepB.Two Types of SleepC.SleepersD.What Happens to Sleepers
参考答案:A
参考解析:
文章主要讲述了人们在睡眠时的REM阶段的情况。
V. Daily Conversation ( 15 points)
根据下面内容,回答题:
Gary:Dear,I have to go to the office early today. Can you take Sally to school?
Ada:Sure. Want me to give you a ride?
Gary:No, forget it. 56 . It's very quick. I'll pick Sally up this afternoon. You can just come horr after work.
Ada: OK. Oh, I almost forgot. 57 . I've made an evening appointment with Mr. Steven to tall about our next project.
Gary:Oh, I see. 58 . Hurry Sally up a little. She hasn't even had her breakfast yet. Ada: OK. 59 . Love you,honey
Gary : I love you,too.6.0love you,too. 60
56第56题应填( )
参考答案:H
57第57题应填( )
参考答案:D
58第58题应填( )
参考答案:B
59第59题应填( )
参考答案:G
60第60题应填( )
参考答案:A
VI. Writing (25 points)
61假设你是Matt Hand,在报上看到一则招聘广告,正符合你的情况,于是写信求职。广告要点:
(1)招聘对象:有计算机工程(engineeing学历的工程师;
(2)条件:有两年以上计算机工程工作经验;年龄在22~30岁之间;身体健康。注意:地址和招聘单位名称可自编。
参考解析:
1073,Green Street
Atchison,Kansas,66002
March l0,2012
P.O.Box 2035
Clare Corporation,Ltd.
Dear Sirs,
I read your advertisement in yesterday’S paper.I think I am the best person fit for the position.
I'm 23 years old.I graduated from Boston University two years ago.My major at university was computer engi—neering.After graduation l worked as a computer engineer in a big company for two years.Now I have enough expe-fience in this field.And I'm very interested in it.
I like sports and I am in good health.I like hard work.I’m sure I can do your iob well if I can become a member of your company.
I'm looking forward to your reply.
Very sincerely yours,
Matt Hand
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