2018年成人高考英语考试模拟试题及答案第八套
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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.wind B.kind C.find D.mind
参考答案：A
参考解析：
A项划线部分发[i]，而B、C、D三项划线部分发[ai]，因此选A项。
2.根据读音，选择出划线部分读音不同的选项。( )
A.brought B.thought C.fought D.doubt
参考答案：D
参考解析：
A、B、c三项划线部分的发音为[3z]，而D项划线部分的发音是[au]，因此选D项。
3.根据读音，选择出划线部分读音不同的选项。( )
A.waste B.paste C.voyage D.snake
参考答案：C
参考解析：
A、B、D三项划线部分发[ei]，而C项划线部分发[i]，因此选C项。
4.根据读音，选择出划线部分读音不同的选项。( )
A.calm B.hall C.talk D.ball
参考答案：A
参考解析：
A项划线部分发[0：]，而B、C、D三项划线部分发[0：]，故选A项。第4000
5.根据读音，选择出划线部分读音不同的选项。( )
A.says B.plays C.stays D.Days
参考答案：A
参考解析：
A项划线部分发[e]，而B\C D三项划线部分发[ei]，因此选A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.When Jane fell off the bike，the other children__________.
A.were not able to help laughter B.could not help but laughing
C.could not help laughing D.could not help to laugh
参考答案：C
参考解析：
earl’t(couldn't)help doing sth.是一个常用的搭配，意为“忍不住做某事”。
7.We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are __________our environment with dangerous chemicals.
A.protecting B.saving C.polluting D.fighting
参考答案：C
参考解析：
考查动词辨析。句意为：“我们将很快耗尽自然资源，同时也正用有害化学物质污染我们的环境。”pollute“污染”符合句意。protect“保护”;save“拯救”;fight“战斗”。
8.It is a__________fide from his home to the shopping center.
A.ninety-miles B.ninety-mile's C.ninety miles D.ninety-mile
参考答案：D
参考解析：
复数概念作定语且用连字符连接数词与可数名词时相当于形容词，可数名词用单数形式。
9.A freely falling body has an acceleration of 32 feet a second during each second__________ it falls.
A.that B.why C.which D.as
参考答案：A
参考解析：
当先行词被all，every，each等词修饰时，关系代词只能用that。
10.I don't believe him. He __________ be serious.
A.needn't B.can't C.may not D.mustn't
参考答案：B
参考解析：
表示对现在发生的事情的否定推测，即“一定不会……”用can’t或couldn’t。
11.His handwriting is__________yours.
A.more better B.as well as C.much better tha.n D.as better as
参考答案：C
参考解析：
考查比较级。A项中修饰比较级bet.ter应用much，B项中well应改为good，D项中 as…as之间应用原级。故只有C项正确。
12--Was the housemaster strict?
--Yes. He requested that we__________television on week nights.
A.not watch B.must not to stay C.not be watching D.staying not
参考答案：A
参考解析：
在含有要求、命令等意义的动词之后的宾语从句中，要用虚拟语气，即“should+动词原形”，should可以省，句中的request意为“要求”。
13.When a fire__________at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
A.broke off B.broke out C.broke down D.broke up
参考答案：B
参考解析：
break out意为“(战争、疾病)的突然发生”，符合句意。break off意为“中断，绝交”;breakdown意为“抛锚，出故障”;break up“打碎，分解”。
14.It was clever__________at the answer in two minutes.
A.of him to arrive B.for him to arrive C.for his arriving D.of his arriving
参考答案：A
参考解析：
考查固定句型。“It’S+形容词+of+名词/代词+to do sth.”为固定结构。0f前的形容词强调人的性格特征。
15.I noticed his eyes .__________, because they were very large.
A.in particular B.with particular C.in special D.with special
参考答案：A
参考解析：
in particular是固定搭配，意为“特别地”。
16.Hardly__________ when they ran toward it.
A.had the plane landed B.did the plane land
C.the plane had landed D.the plane landed
参考答案：A
参考解析：
表示否定意义的词hardly放在句首，句子倒装。hardly所在的句子中要用过去完成时态，与when引导的状语从句中的过去时配合。
17--I slipped on the stairs. I think my arm is broken.,
--Oh ! I__________
A.don't hope B.hope not so C.do not hope D.hope not
参考答案：D
参考解析：
I hope not常用来表示不希望某事发生，肯定结构为I hope S0。
18.He is__________that I'd like to introduce him to you.
A.such noble person B.so noble person
C.such a noble person D.so a noble persorn
参考答案：C
参考解析：
S0和such都可修饰单数可数名词，但是形式上有不同：SO+形容词+a(an)+名词，而such+a(an)+形容词+名词。注意其中冠词的位置。
19.__________that your son is well again,you no longer have anything to worry about.
A.When B.After C.Before D.Now
参考答案：D
参考解析：
now that是一个连词，意为“既然”，引导原因状语从句。
20.__________man is__________reasoning animal.
A.The;a B./;/ C./;a D.The;the
参考答案：C
参考解析：
此题考查冠词的用法。通过对句意分析可知，第一个空格不是指一个人，而是人这类动物，因此不用加任何冠词，而第二个空格则表示“一种”，因此填a。
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：
It was wonderful up there. Ralph wanted to reach out and 21 a star, for they 22 so
close. He could see the earth getting smaller and smaller.
The ship circled around a made star called Mars(火星) ,and his space friends 23 Ralph
understand that this was their home.
He wanted to ask all kinds of 24 ,but no one could answer him. There was nothing to eat or
drink. There people had only 25 colourspills which they can eat 26", they were hungry.
Soon it became 27 harder for Ralph to breathe than he felt at first. He felt 28 light that he could not even stand 29 his own feet. "If I could only have some water," he 30,"and a ride back down to the earth!"
The spacemen knew that it was 31 for Ralph to leave. He could not live up there 32longer without special air or suit like theirs. So they took him to a part of the ship where there was33 enough for just one man. A door closed over his head and 34 a minute Ralph was flying down to the earth in his own rocket ship.
Suddenly he felt the rocket 35 down and then stopped. He was back on the earth.
21.第21题应选( )
A.get B.touch C.hit D.knock
参考答案：B
参考解析：
文章描述Ralph一次亲身体验太空之旅的过程。
天空中的星星非常漂亮，Ralph想伸出手来触摸一下。只有B项正确。9et“得到”;hit“击，碰，撞”;knock“敲”。
22.第22题应选( )
A.felt B.saw C.looked D.Watched
参考答案：C
参考解析：
宇航员可以看到星星离他们很近，地球变得越来越小。从句子结构来看，空白处应填一个连系动词，构成主系表结构，四个选项只有C项正确。
23.第23题应选( )
A.told B.caused C.let D.made
参考答案：D
参考解析：
从空后面的understand可以看出，空白处应选一个后接省t0的不定式，即动词原形，故排除A、B两项。根据逻辑关系，排除c项。只有D项为正确答案。
24.第24题应选( )
A.problems B.questions C.words D.Phrases
参考答案：B
参考解析：
句意为：“他想问各种各样的问题，但没有一个人能够回答。”问问题用“ask ques—tions”，而不用“ask problems/words/phrases”。故选B项。
25.第25题应选( )
A.a few B.a little C.ttle D.no
参考答案：A
参考解析：
从pills可看出，pill是可数名词，应用a few修饰。
26.第26题应选( )
A.where B.because C.if D.When
参考答案：D
参考解析：
句意为：“当他们饥饿时，他们只有吃一点彩色的药丸。”根据译文，可知D项正确，when在这里引导一个时间状语从句。
27.第27题应选( )
A.very B.quite C.rather D.Even
参考答案：D
参考解析：
从空后面的比较级来看，空处应选一个能够修饰比较级的词。四个选项中，只有even可以。除even外，能够修饰比较级的还有alittle，far，much，a bit，still等词。
28.第28题应选( )
A.very B.so C.as D.Too
参考答案：B
参考解析：
从空后面的that从句可以看出，空处应填S0，构成S0...that句型，意思是“如此……以致于”。
29.第29题应选( )
A.by B.above C.in D.On
参考答案：D
参考解析：
0n one’s feet=stand“站起来”。
30.第30题应选( )
A.hoped B.expected C.wished D.wanted
参考答案：C
参考解析：
从if从句就可得知，本题应选wish，因为从句的谓语在现在的情况下用的不是can，而是could，属虚拟语气用法。
31.第31题应选( )
A.day B.date C.time D.Hour
参考答案：C
参考解析：
It’S time to do sth.“该做某事了”。故选名词time。
32.第32题应选( )
A.no B.any C.too D.Very
参考答案：B
参考解析：
not…any longer“不再”。女D：He doesn'twork here any longer.
33.第33题应选( )
A.floor B.ground C.place D.Room
参考答案：D
参考解析：
这里只有容纳一个人的空间，room作“房间”讲时，是可数名词;room作“空间”讲时，是不可数名词。
34.第34题应选( )
A.in B.after C.for D.before
参考答案：A
参考解析：
in a minute“一会儿”。
35.第35题应选( )
A.fly B.fall C.slow D.go
参考答案：C
参考解析：
slow down“慢下来”。
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：
Crocodiles(鳄鱼) lay their eggs and leave them under leaves or sand. Baby crocodiles have spe-
cial sharp teeth with which to break their way out of the shells.
Crocodiles only live where it is hot. They are found in India, Australia, Africa and America.
They spend most of their time lying around in the mud or the rivers. The crocodile's long powerful tailis used when the animal is swimming. It is also an excellen~ weapon, becausel it can be swung withgreat speed and force. One blow will knock down a man or even a big animal at once. The crocodileis very well protected against its enemies by the hard bony plates which cover most of its body, butbecause of the way its neck is formed, it cannot turn its head from side to side and so it can only seein front of itself. The crocodile has its teeth cleaned by the crocodile bird. For its food this bird takesthe bits left in the crocodile's mouth. This helps the crocodile, which cannot clean its own teeth, for itcannot move its tongue up and down. With its rows of terrible pointed teeth it seizes its food, whichmay be a fish, an animal, or even a careless human being, and then holds it below the water until it isdrown to death.
The long-nosed crocodile is shy and timid and because of this, the people of West Africa whereit lives, sometimes catch it for food. Many, many centuries ago there were crocodiles in England. Weknow this because we have found their bones buried far down in the earth on which London is built.But the Britain of today is too cold for them to live in. Crocodiles may grow to over thirty feet inlength. When they lie floating in the water,ihey look like floating tree-trunks and it is often impossi-ble to tell that they are there.
36.The female crocodile __________ .
A.buries her eggs B.sits on her eggs C.carries her eggs D.eats her eggs
参考答案：A
参考解析：
根据第一段的段首句可知应选A项。
37.The crocodile' kills its food __________ .
A.over the water B.beside the water C.under the water D.on the water
参考答案：C
参考解析：
第二段的最后一句话中“below thewater”表明鳄鱼是在水下杀死自己捕获的猎物的。
38.The West Mricans catch the crocodile because it is __________ .
A.wild and cruel B.shy and timid C.stupid and slow D.slow and shy
参考答案：B
参考解析：
第三段第一句中写到“because ofthis”，其中this就是指“shy and timid”。
39.Wild crocodiles are not seen in England now because __________ .
A.they have all been shot B.they are too dangerous
C.they are all hiding under the earth D.they could not get used to the cold weather
参考答案：D
参考解析：
第三段中写道英国现在的气候太冷不适合鳄鱼居住。
根据下面内容，回答题：
Cirque du Soleil( Say it:Serk du So-lay)is being accused of out-dated thinking about the dan-gers of AIDS. It is a modern acrobatic circus from Canada that tours in the United States and othercountries.
Last April,the company fired Matthew Cusick because he was HIV positive. This was after he
spent four months learning his part in an act.
A spokesman for the circus said Cusick was fired for safety reasons. They said he was a danger to others. He disagreed.
Hundreds of people picketed a show in San Francisco. They said that firing him was not legal.Cusick says the company knew he was HIV positive when they hired him. It was not fair to lethim put so much time into learning his act, and then fire him before he performed.
He says he is not a danger to others..People can only get AIDS if infected blood contacts another
person's blood, or open wound.
The company says what their acrobats do is very, very dangerous. They perform tricks withoutnets. Someone might fall and get hurt. It could be bloody. They say it is too risky to let a person withHIV take part in an act.
People who run the circus say it hurts to be accused of discrimination.
Matthew Cusick says he feels hurt that he can't perform in the big blue and yellow tent.
Dozens of artists, actors, writers and entertainers got involved in protesting the firing of MatthewCusick. Some names you might know are: the Actors' Equity Union (45,000 members ), RosieO'Donnell, Rod McKuen, and Chad Alien. They also protested at a :showing in Orange County. Theysaid "HIV discrimination is unacceptable. "
40.Matthew Cusick__________.
A.believes he was fired illegally B.says he was not HIV positive
C.understands why he had to be fired D.lives in San Francisco
参考答案：A
参考解析：
在第六段中，Cusick说马戏团在雇用他时就已经知道他是艾滋病病毒携带者，因此在他花费长时间的准备之后，又没有让他登台演出就解雇他是不公平的。
41.Protestors claimed it was wrong to fire Matthew Cusick merely because he was__________.
A.a very good acrobat B.not sick C.unable to find other work D.HIV positive
参考答案：D
参考解析：
最后一段说很多文艺界人士站出来声明对艾滋病病毒携带者的歧视是不能接受的。
42.Cirque du Soleil officials said their top concern was__________.
A.regulations against job discrimination B.the safety of other performers and the audiences
C.doing the right thing D.making a lot of money
参考答案：B
参考解析：
第三段说，马戏团的发言人声明解雇Cusick是为了保护其他人的安全。
43.Acrobats and gymnasts are in danger of hurting themselves in Cirque du Soleil perform-ances because
A.they haven't practiced enough B.the equipment is in need of repairs
C.they perform risky acts without nets D.some are HIV positive
参考答案：C
参考解析：
第八段说，马戏团的杂技演员在表演时没有安全网，一旦受伤便会有出血的可能。因此与艾滋病病毒携带者共同演出是危险的。
根据下面内容，回答题：
Where did the movies begin? It is often said that they are an American invention. It is not en-tirely true. The motion picture has been the most international arts. Before the dawn of the twentiethcentury, inventors in France, England and the United States were among the dozens of men who weretrying to develop ways of using photographs to create the effect of motion.
Soon after 1889, when the famous inventor Thomas Edison first showed motion pictures througha device called the kinetoscope( 活动电影放映机 L) , other devices for the same purpose appeared allover the world. Edison had solved certain problems, making it possible for other inventors move aheadwith their own devices. One other important contribution by Edison was the introduction of 35 mm asthe international standard film width.
44.That the movies are an American invention is not entirely true. This means that___________.
A.it is entirely wrong B.to some degree,it is true C.it is not true at all D.it is perfectly right
参考答案：B
参考解析：
第一段第三句中的“not entirely true”意为“不完全正确”，也就是B项内容。“to somedegree，it is true.”意为“在某种程度上，它是真的”。
45.When did people try to develop ways of showing motion with photographs?
A.Before the twentieth century. B.Early in the beginning of the twentieth century.
C.At the dawn of the first day of the twentieth century. D.After the dawn of the twentieth century.
参考答案：A
参考解析：
文中第一段第五句“Before the dawnof the twentieth century…”表明是在二十世纪之前发生的。
46.Why could other inventors succeed in showing r~ion pictures with their own devices?
A.Because they had a device called kinetoscope. B.Because they asked Thomas Edison to help them.
C.Because they got a way of using their own devices. D.Because Thomas Edison had successfully solved certain problems.
参考答案：D
参考解析：
文中第二段第二句“Edison hadsolved certain problems，making it possible for otherinventors move ahead with their own devices.”给出了答案。
47.What was another contribution by Edison to the movies?
A.He introduced the 35 mm standard machine to the world.
B.He introduced the 35 mm as the international standard film width.
C.He created a 35 mm standard device for showing movies.
D.He created his own standard devices for showing 35 mm film.
参考答案：B
参考解析：
文中第二段最后一句话“One otherimportant contribution by Edison...”正是答案所在。第47000
根据下面内容，回答题：
Eating in space is different from eating'on, earth. The food that astronauts carry with them doesnot look like the food you eat. Some food is carried in closed bags. It is cooked and frozen' before theastronauts get it. All the water is removed from the food. In the spaceship the astronaut puts the waterback. He "shoots" hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun. He eats the food through asmall hole in the bag.
Other foods come in bite sizes. The astronaut puts a whole piece in his mouth at once. There canbe no crumbs. Crumbs would float around the spaceship and get in the way. Meat and cake oftencome in bite-sized pieces. Astronauts can't drink water from open cups. The water would float indrops in the air. The water is put in the special gun. The astronaut shoots the water into his mouth.Eating in space is not easy. Astronauts must learn to eat this way.
48.The story does not say this,but from what we have read,we can tell that
A.you get much hungrier in space than you do
B.you can't have water to drink in a spaceship
C.astronauts must learn many new and different things
D.you can't eat anything in a spaceship
参考答案：C
参考解析：
根据对全文内容的把握，可以知道，宇航员在太空的生活不容易，所以他们必须学会许多新的与在陆地上生活不同的事情。 、.
49.Why can't astronauts drink water from cups?
A.The water would come from the open cups.
B.The water would spill all over their food.
C.Crumbs would float in the cups.
D.The cups would float in the air.
参考答案：A
参考解析：
文中第二段第七句讲述了不能从杯中喝水的原因即“The water would float in drops inthe air.”。
50.The main idea of the whole story is that
A.there is more food and water in space than on earth
B.eating and drinking in space is a special problem
C.astronauts can never eat or drink in a spaceship
D.there is no food or water in a spaceship
参考答案：B
参考解析：
文中第一段讲述了在太空中“吃”，第二段讲述了在太空中“喝水”，表明在太空中吃和喝都是特别需要注意的问题。
51.Which of the following does the story lead you to believe?
A.Food for astronauts must be made in a special way.
B.All meat on earth comes in bite-sized pieces.
C.Astronauts will only eat cakes made from crumbs.
D.Astronauts have to go hungry in a spaceship.
参考答案：A
参考解析：
文章第一段提出“All the water is re—moved from the food.”，即所有的太空食品都要脱水处理，因此A项正确。
根据下面内容，回答题：
In June of 1973, nine whales beached on the Florida coast. Beaching means swimming out of theocean onto the beach, and usually dying there. No one knows why they do it, but a number of whalesbeach themselves every year. Some people think beaching is an accident.
Perhaps the whales get confused. Scientists who studied the beaching of three dozen whales inAustralia think the whales may have been confused by loud noises. Whales can tell where they are bysounds. They send out sounds and listen as they travel past or bounce off objects. Two days beforethese thirty-six whales beached, loud guns had been fired for two hours. The loud sounds may haveconfused the whales. Their confusion might have caused them to wander into low water.
Whatever the reason whales beach, it is a sad event. People try to save them, but very fewbeached whales live. One whale that was rescued from beaching in Florida lived for forty-five days.That is the longest a beached whale has ever survived. And it lived that long only" because it got at-tention from doctors.
All over the world, scientists rush to whale beachings as soon as they hear about them. They hope to learn why whales beach, and how to save them.
52.The subject of this passage is__________.
A.the Florida Beaches B.Beached Whales C.Whale Sounds D.Medical Treatment of Whales
参考答案：B
参考解析：
全文讲鲸鱼搁浅的事。B项是正确的。其他选项都很片面，文章中虽然提到，但不是主题。
53.One reason whales beach may be
A.because they are hungry B.because they are attacked
C.that people can study them D.that they are confused
参考答案：D
参考解析：
第二段科学家认为鲸鱼是被什么困惑误游到低水位的沙滩。D项是正确的。
54.Whale beachings are sad events because
A.people know the whales are going to die
B.the whales have to be carted away and buried .~..
C.the whales cannot be used as food
D.no one can use the beach on those days
参考答案：A
参考解析：
第三段中提到一旦鲸鱼搁浅，等待它的只有死亡。A项是正确的。B项可能是事实，但文中并未提及鲸鱼死后的处理。
55.To make the point that beached whales do not survive, the author uses
A.the opinions of famous people B.a vivid word picture
C.an exampleD.a firsthand story
参考答案：C
参考解析：
第三段中提到作者以佛罗里达州一条搁浅的鲸鱼为例，证明鲸鱼一旦搁浅就注定死亡。C项是正确的。
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：
Mrs. Lee : Hello.68178502.
David : Hello.56
Mrs. Lee:Sorry. 57 Can I take a message?
David:Yes. This is David, Bruce's friend. I .want to ask him for some Chinese ancient coins. He toldme he had got some recently.58 I don't care if they were made of different metals. I justwant to add some more coins in my collection.
Mrs. Lee:OK. I'll tell him. Would you like him to ring you back later?
David : Well, I won't be at home later this day. Wottld you please ask him to ring me tomorrow morning?
Mrs. Lee : Sure.59
David : Oh, sorry.60 The new number is 66129853.
Mrs. Lee:OK. I'll write a message for him.
David:It's really nice of you, Madam. Thank you very much. Goodbye!
Mrs. Lee : Bye !
s. Lee : Bye !
56.第56题应填( )
参考答案：B
57.第57题应填( )
参考答案：G
58.第58题应填( )
参考答案：C
59.第59题应填( )
参考答案：F
60.第60题应填( )
参考答案：D
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.你(Li Yuan)得到一位外国朋友(Mr.John)的帮助，在英语学习上取得很大进步，并在英语竞赛中取得第一名的好成绩。写一封信表示感谢(词数l00～12。内容包括：
(1)表示感谢;
(2)说明感谢原因; 、
(3)问候对方。
参考解析：
Sep.6,2012
Dear Mr. John,
I am writing to show my thanks to you. You tutored me in my spoken English before you went to Beijing.With your help I made such rapid progress that I won thefirst place in the Spoken English Competition of the city.My achievement is owed to your help. Thank you very much.
How are things going with you in Beijing? I haveheard that you and your wife will pay a visit to my schoolwhen you are back. I am very glad at the news. In thatcase we can see each other again. I am looking forward toyour coming.
I am sending you a telehcope as a small gift. I hope you will like it.
All the best!
Yours,Li Yuan
