成人高考高起点英语预测试卷及答案(3)
I. Phonetics ( 5 points)
Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one thatis different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corres-ponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1.根据读音，选择出划线部分读音不同的选项。( )
A.peasant B.present C.promise D.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.cow B.throw C.low D.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.reply B.freely C.ugly D.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.excellent B.excuse C.explain D.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.shoot B.blood C.roof D.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)
Directions:There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
6.To reduce weight,plastic has taken________of iron and steel in making boats.
A.its place B.place C.the place D.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。
7.We'll get in all the wheat before the sun________
A.will set B.was set C.set D.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。
(1) 8Susan wants to know whether the measures have been agreed( )
A.to B.with C.over D.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”。
9.Don't smoke in the meeting-room,________ ?
A.do you B.will you C.can you D.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?”
10.John________ he could improve his exam results, but he did not have enough time to study.
A.knows how B.knows that C.knew how D.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。”
11.It's time he________something for his coming examination.
A.do B.does C.did D.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 interesting B.even much interesting
C.so more interesting D.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”。
13.I'm sure he understands________you feel. He's very clever.
A.when B.what C.whether D.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.Packed B.After packed C.Having packed D.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。”
15.It was not until then that I came to know knowledge________only from practice.
A.had come B.has come C.came D.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。
16.I applied for the job that I saw advertised________ the paper.
A.on B.of C.in D.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。”
17.Without electricity human life________quite different today.
A.is B.will be C.would have been D.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。
18.He________Chinese history and knows a lot about it.
A.is strict with B.is interested in C.is satisfied with D.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……”。
19.The fire________ two persons' death as well as the damage of all the store's property.
A.is resulted in B.is resulted from C.resulted in D.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。
20.Don't let that old rascal take you________with his clever talk-none of it is true.
A.along B.in C.about D.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)
Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corres-ponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
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.foreign B.native C.second D.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.they B.which C.there D.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.various B.similar C.Fhaniliar D.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.possible B.necessary C.unnecessary D.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.purpose B.cause C.effect D.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.simple B.natural C.practical D.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.what B.how C.why D.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.require B.request C.supply D.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.providing B.serving C.supposing D.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.areas B.courses C.races D.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.such B.all C.many D.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.use B.spread C.cover D.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.cities B.stations C.states D.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.languages B.populations C.accents D.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.education B.market C.college D.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)
Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by fourquestions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
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.
36.This passage is primarily about __________ .
A.driving carefully B.the city of Swansea, Wales
C.a road that caved in D.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”。
37.It is probably true that _________
A.the other roads in Swansea are pretty safe B.other sections of Swansea will cave in sometime
C.everyone should move out of Swansea D.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。
38.The writer creates interest in the first sentence by using _________
A.a funny story B.romantic imagery C.a vivid description D.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。
39.The underlined word "precarious" in the third paragraph means _________
A.unexpected B.Dangerous C.unusual D.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：
People are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problems be-tween the first generation and the second generation because they don't have thesame native lan-guage. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many im-migrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots ofareas such as getting a job and trying to speak English ,they want their children to speak English, notonly at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, theirchildren are losing their ethnic identity.
For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for twenty-five years, has three childrenand they were all born in the States. The eighteen-year old daughter speaks English as a native lan-guage and she speaks Korean very well too. She has no problems talking with her parents, but shestill doesn't understand Korean jokes, and there are sometimes misunderstandings. The second daugh-ter is fourteen years old, and she doesn't want to speak Korean. My aunt often gets upset with her be-cause she is very Americanized and they cannot understand each other. Even when my aunt punishesher,this daughter does not understand what my aunt is talking,.about. The third child is a twelve-year-old son. He speaks English to his parents and my aunt speaks' Korean to him as she does to the second daughter. He also has a problem communicating with his parents. My aunt is trying to teach him to speak both languages, but it is very hard for him because he speaks English all day and does not understand why he should learn to speak Korean.
We must realize that language is import.ant and valuable for many reasons. Immigrants should make an effort to make their children understand their heritage by teaching them the parents' language. This is very important, not only for the harmony of the family, but also in helping the second generation establish their identity.
40.What do you think this article is about?
A.Learning a second language. B.Immigrants who become sick in the US.
C.Schools attended by immigrants to the US. D.Language and its effect on the identity of immigrants.
参考答案：D
参考解析：
作者在这篇文章中用说明和举例的方式提出语言对人的认知和感受的重要影响。作者在第一段就指出移民家庭的两代人由于母语的不同而造成的对个人特征认知和感受的困惑。第二段用作者自己的亲属为例说明这一困惑。第三段强调应当教授第二代移民自己父母的语言以明确他们的民族特征。
41.To whom does the mother speak Korean?
A.Her oldest daughter only. B.Her two daughters only.
C.All of her children. D.Only to her son.
参考答案：C
参考解析：
第二段提到母亲对三个孩子都说韩语，即使第二个孩子并不想说韩语，而第三个孩子并不想学韩语。
42.Why did the author's aunt try to teach her children to speak Korean?
A.To help her improve her Korean language skills. B.To help them establish a Korean identity.
C.To help them succeed in the US. D.To help them find a good job.
参考答案：B
参考解析：
第一、二段指出C项和D项是这位母亲希望她的孩子们说好英语所能得到的帮助。与此同时她也希望她的孩子们能学好韩语，知道自己是韩国人。因此B项是正确的。
43.Based on the passage, the phrase "your identity" means
A.your home B.your dignity C.who you are D.where you are from
参考答案：C
参考解析：
这篇文章多次用了这个词：identity。第一代移民对自己的民族特征非常看重，也就是知道自己是谁，也希望自己的孩子明白自己的特征。然而第二代移民却对自己究竟是谁非常困惑。
根据下面内容，回答题：
Knowledge is power. But there is another thing we must remember. An intelligent mind needs a strong body to make it most useful.
There are a great many good exercises for building up our bodies. Many of them may be doneindoors in rainy weather. Indoor exercises, however, are never as helpful as those taken out of doorsbecause in the open air there is more oxygen. The air in the house is not, fresh. But out of doors it isvery fresh, especially in the morning.
But what shall we play? There are a number of games such as football, basketball, races... Any
game with plenty of exercises is good.
Do not neglect(忽略) your health. It is of as much importance as your mind. Our country now
needs people with creative minds, good judgement, and healthy bodies.
44.One who has an intelligent mind is_________.
A.very strong B.Healthy C.very clever D.Stupid
参考答案：C
参考解析：
此题考查对于单词intelligent的认知度，intelligent意为“有智慧的”，因此应选择C项。
45."An intelligent mind needs a strong body to make it useful. " means( )
A.If you want to make your strong body useful, you must have an intelligent mind B.In order to make your intelligent mind useful you must have a strong body
C.To make your strong mind most useful you need a strong body D.If you have a strong body you will have a strong mind
参考答案：B
参考解析：
文中第一段最后一句话表示身体的强壮对于智力起到了支持作用。
46.The air in the house does not remain fresh very long. It's because( )
A.the fresh air can't come into the house B.there is only a little fresh air coming in and a little waste going out
C.the air in the house can't remain fresh D.the house gives off wastes
参考答案：B
参考解析：
根据常识判断，室内空气不新鲜是由于不流通所致。
47.Our country now_________ with creative minds, good judgement and healthy bodies.
A.only needs men B.does not need women but men C.needs men and women. D.only needs scientists
参考答案：C
参考解析：
根据文中第四段第三句话可知，此题为寻找people的替代词。
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.
48.Terry Fox was a_________
A.student B.movie star C.soldier D.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。
49.What 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。
50.Terry Fox ran his journey_________
A.with thousands of people supporting him B.without raising any money
C.with few people watching him on TV D.with his teachers and classmates following him
...
参考答案：A
51.The author's attitude to Terry Fox is_________
A.sympathetic B.jealous C.indifferent D.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.
52.According 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。
53.The word "deeper" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________
A.heavier B.louder C.stronger D.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。
54.Which 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。
55.Which of the following is the best title of the article?
A.REM Sleep B.Two Types of Sleep C.Sleepers D.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)
Directions:Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and completethe following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
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)
Directions:For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 -120 wordsbased on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
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
