2018成人高考高起点《英语》考前练习及答案(16)

2018成人高考高起点《英语》考前练习及答案(15)

一、语音知识

在下列每组单词中,有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词。

1. A. about B. south C. loud D. youth

2. A. pleased B. meant C. pleasure D. sweater

3. A. tale B. trade C. have D. wave

4. A. breathe B. nothing C. clothes D. weather

5. A. climb B. comb C. doubt D. double

6. A. machine B. chip C. sick D. fulfill

7. A. popular B. large C. remarkable D. dark

8. A. church B. character C. chalk D. cheat

9. A. cheat B. weak C. increase D. area

10. A. detective B. decide C. nephew D. desire

11. A. dear B. hear C. near D. bear

12. A. coast B. float C. soap D. broad

13. A. flow B. plow C. slow D. yellow

14. A. customer B. republic C. university D. umbrella

15. A. hour B. four C. flour D. our

16. A. nurse B. thirsty C. universe D. surprise

17. A. victory B. second C. uncle D. special

18. A. drunk B. dusty C. duty D. drug

19. A. weather B. method C. gather D. northern

20. A. prove B. rose C. wrote D. broke

二、词汇与语法知识

从每小题的四个选择项中,选出最佳的一项。

21. more you read English, better you’ll learn.

A. The, the B. /，/

C. A, a D. The, a

22. The President gave the Secretary of State 30 days the repot.

A. completes B. to complete

C. completing D. completed

23. The poor boy his parents about his failure in the exam.

A. dares not tell B. doesn’t dare tell

C. dare not tell D. dare not to tell

24. Jack told his daughter that she could have she wanted for Christmas.

A. which B. whatever

C. that D. whenever

25. Her dog ran out of the yard the old lady opened the gate.

A. moment B. a moment

C. the moment D. that moment

26. Send for a doctor quickly. The man .

A. will die B. is dying

C. dies D. died

27. The United States is composed of fifty states, two of are separated from the others by land or water.

A. them B. that

C. which D. those

28. in the letter did the young man say anything about his mistake.

A. Anywhere B. Everywhere

C. Nowhere D. Somewhere

29. of them was good enough to use.

A. None B. Most

C. Not all D. Many

30. Earlier, I might have done that in a totally different way.

A. I have been told B. I were told

C. Have I been told D. Have I told

31. They have a number of tests, but are not yet sure what is wrong with it.

A. given B. stood

C. done D. built

32. It is desirable that he . .

A. gives up trying B. give up trying

C. would give up trying D. is going to give up trying

33. Hold on, please. I’ll put you to the manager.

A. through B. across

C. off D. over

34. David won’t come to my wedding party I send him an invitation.

A. when B. unless

C. as D. after

35. the end, the boy chose to go to Oberlin College.

A. At B. By

C. In D. On

36. —Who do you think has made my room so dirty, Mom?

—It be your younger brother.

A. must B. shall

C. will D. would

37. Over a hundred people expressed their worries, but were willing to help

A. some B. many

C. few D. little

38. , flowers need a lot of sun and water.

A. When growing B. They are growing

C. When they growing D. When growth

39. She told me that the number of students to be admitted at that time.

A. had not been decided on B. were not decided on

C. has not been decided on D. are not decided on

40. I was in the middle of my call because I had no more pennies to put in the box.

A. broken in B. hung up

C. cut off D. put down

41. By the time dinner began bottles of milk had spoiled

A. double B. each

C. both D. either

42. I must work hard, I’ll fail in the exam.

A. however B. or

C. so D. if

43. I for the bus for the past 20 minutes and still it has not come.

A. wait B. waited

C. have waited D. have been waiting

44. I wrote a letter to the car dealer, what had happened to my car.

A. explaining B. to explain

C. explains D. explained

45. And in those days he used to his father with his gardening in the backyard.

A. join B. connect

C. help D. get

三、完形填空

通读下面的短文,掌握其大意。然后,从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Many people go to school for an education. 46 learn languages，history，geography， physics, chemistry and maths. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can 47 a living. School 48 is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he 49 ，can not teach his students everything they 50 to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to read and how to 51.So much more is to be learned 52 school by the students themselves.

It is always more important to know how to study by 53 than to memorize (熟记)some facts or formula (公式).It is 54 quite easy to learn a 55 fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in 56 out a maths problem. Great scientists, such as Einstein, Newton and Galileo, didn’t learn many things from school. But they were all so 57 that they invented so many things for mankind.

The 58 for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that not 59 at school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. They would ask many questions as they read and they did thousands of 60

46. A. People B. They C. We D. Students

47. A. make B. do C. have D. get

48. A. lesson B. degree C. education D. task

49. A. teaches B. knows C. learns D. practises

50. A. manage B. expect C. fail D. want

51. A. study B. play C. think D. work

52. A. from B. in C. within D. outside

53. A. heart B. students C. us D. oneself

54. A. not B. actually C. seldom D. known

55. A. real B. true C. certain D. great

56. A. setting B. working C. making D. doing

57. A. successful B. popular C. famous D. modest

58. A. experiment B. reason C. result D. way

59. A. kept B. showed C. expressed D. taught

60. A. duties B. jobs C. experiments D. records

B

During the winter, most London auctioneers have wine auctions. Some are of wines for 61 drinking, but most are of fine wines. Last winter, at Christies, a dozen bottles of Lafite 1954 were

62 down at 158 the bottle. 1945 and 1961 are the two most 63 vintage years for claret. Of course, that is not the maximum you could pay. Not 64 ago, an American at Christies paid 8,500 for one bottle of Lafite 1806.

Sometimes，it is a matter of personal 65 by the very rich. At other times there can be a 66 objective. Last October, a restaurateur from Memphis, paid 9,000 for a magnum— that is, a two-bottle size—of 1864 Lafite. He 67 30 people $ 1,500 each for a dinner with a small glass of the wine. It was 68 ten times the cost of the wine in publicity for his restaurant.

Of course，some people buy wine purely for investment. On the other hand，a real wine lover will use the 69 value of good wine to pay for his own drinking. A syndicate of four will buy a 70 of Lafite 1945 at, say, 2,000. Each takes three bottles. Then each drinks one bottle，and keeps the other two to sell later at the 71 price as the three cost in the first place. That is, naturally, taking inflation into 72 But there is no 73 that a bottle of wine at 1,000 is a hundred times 74 than one that costs 10. Perhaps the top price you can pay for wine to enjoy for drinking is 100 a bottle. Above 100，you are paying for something 75 than taste.

61. A. usual B. common C. daily D. everyday

62. A. knocked B. hit C. banged D. hammered

63. A. up to date B. Recent C. now D. modem

64. A. far B. months C. long D. way

65. A. selfishness B. egotism C. flattery D. indulgence

66. A. money B. wholesale C. commercial D. economical

67. A. charged B. costed C. billed D. budgeted

68. A. valued B. priced C. worth D. estimated

69. A. lifting B. rising C. peaking D. raising

70. A. case B. box C. load D. carton

71. A. equal B. similar C. same D. level

72. A. reason B. account C. expectation D. addition

73. A. way B. hope C. consideration D. possible

74. A. better B. superior C. above D. more

75. A. to B. other C. above D. over

C

It was the late spring of 1979, a hot Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of us sat 21 ，side by side, in rows of wooden chairs on the main campus lawn (草坪). We 22 blue robes (毕业生长袍).We listened carefully to long 23 . When the ceremony (典礼)was 24 ,we threw our caps in the air, and we were officially graduated from college.

After that, I found Marne Schwartz, my 25 professor, and introduced him to my 26 He was a small man who took small steps, as if a 27 wind could, at any time, 28 him up into the clouds! His teeth were in good shape. When he smiled it was as if you had just 29 him the funniest joke on earth.

He told my parents how I 30 every class he taught. He told them, “You have a 31 boy here. He helped me a lot. ” Shy but 32 ，I looked at my feet. Before we left, I 33 Mr. Schwartz a present，a briefcase with his name on the front. I didn’t want to forget him. 34 I didn’t want him to forget me. He asked if I would keep in 35 ，and without hesitation (犹豫)I said,“Of course. ”When he turned around, I saw tears in his eyes.

76. A. along B. around C. beside D. together

77. A. took B. wore C. put on D. got in

78. A. lectures B. dialogues C. speeches D. reports

79. A. on B. up C. over D. away

80. A. lovely B. precious C. happy D. favorite

81. A. parents B. elder brother C. girl friend D. friends

82. A. strong B. north C. warm D. cold

83. A. beat B. pull C. blow D. wipe

84. A. made B. told C. played D. given

85. A. left B. reached C. missed D. took

86. A. special B. brave C. busy D. serious

87. A. astonished B. pleased C. disappointed D. nervous

88. A. handed B. sent C. delivered D. brought

89. A. While B. But C. And D. For

90. A. conversation B. mind C. company D. touch

四、阅读理解

阅读下列短文,然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。

A

Probably no other musical instrument(乐器)is as popular around the world as the guitar. Almost every kind of music needs a guitar. Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The Spanish music called flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.

People do not agree about where the guitar was first played, but most agree it is very old. Some say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some others say that an old form of the modem guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the 12 century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.

Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous musician Niccolo Paganinni played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. In modem times Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular.

One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of Spain called Adalusia. It will always be strongly connected with the Spanish guitar.

91. What is discussed about the guitar in paragraph one?

A. Its history in America.

B. Its value in the music world.

C. Its importance for music lovers.

D. Its use in musical performance.

92. Where could the oldest form of the guitar probably exist according to the text?

A. in Spain B. in Persia

C. in Egypt D. in America

93. Who did most to make the guitar very popular?

A. Andalusia B. Andres Segovia

C. Franz Schubert D. Piccolo Paganini

94. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Music and Musicians

B. The History of the Guitar

C. Music and Musical Instruments

D. The Most Popular Musical Instrument

B

With the large number of dogs roaring through our communities, people need to know the facts about rabies (狂犬病)，a fatal disease caused by animal bites. Despite vaccination (接种疫苗)programs, rabies is still very prevalent, and will continue to be a serious public health problem for many years to come.

Rabies strikes the central nervous system and brings on choking，convulsions (抽搐)and inability to swallow liquids. It can even cause death. If you or anyone in your family is bitten by dog，cat or other animal，you should not panic，but thoroughly wash the wound with plenty of

soap and water and rush to nearby hospital for immediate treatment. If you own the animal which did the biting, you should immediately call a veterinarian for advice and make sure the public health authorities know when and where the biting took place and who was bitten.

95. Rabies is a kind of disease which .

A. causes heart attack

B. hurt one’s legs

C. causes nerve centre problem and breathing problem

D. strikes one’s brain

96. If a person is bitten by some kind of animal, you .

A. should be panic

B. should take him (her) to a big hospital right away

C. should help to clean the wound and ask the patient to have a good rest at home

D. should help to clean the wound and then take him (her) to a nearby hospital quickly as possible

97. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. What a Rabies B. The Horrible Rabies

C. What Are Animal Bites D. How to Control Rabies

C

Scientists listened to fish and found a volcano(火山). It is eight thousand feet tall. But it is on the floor of the ocean off the northeast coast of New Zealand. There the water is nine thousand feet deep ; it hides the volcano from view.

If it hadn’t been for the scientists，we still might not know of the volcano. These men were recording underwater noises. Most of these noises are made by fish. But the scientists heard a strange rumbling (隆隆声).They felt that no fish could make this sound，so they pulled instruments through the water and found the volcano.

98. Scientists discovered the volcano .

A. in the northern part of New Zealand

B. in New Zealand

C. in the ocean near New Zealand

D. in the eastern part of New Zealand

99. The volcano was not found sooner because .

A. it was covered by water

B. it was not exploding

C. people had little interest in volcanoes

D. no ships sailed near it

100. The scientists found the volcano by .

A. sighting it from an airplane

B. pulling instruments through the water

C. sending divers(潜水员)down

D. making a rumbling sound

D

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 to forty minutes for each occurrence. The deeper a person’s sleep becomes, the longer the periods of rapid eye movement.

There are physical charges 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 the name implies, the eyes begin to move quickly.

Accompanying these physical changes in the body is a very important characteristic of REM sleep. It is during REM sleep that a person dreams.

101. According to the passage, how often does REM sleep occur in one night?

A. once B. twice

C. four of five times D. forty times

102. The word “deeper” in paragraph one is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. heavier B. louder

C. stronger D. happier

103. 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.

104. The subject of this passage is .

A. why people sleep

B. the human need for REM sleep

C. the characteristic of REM sleep

D. physical changes in the human body

E

There’s a time to get angry. And it，s best for your child if you do. Let’s say your child hits a playmate with a toy-hard enough to make the other child cry. How can you teach your child to feel sorry so he or she won’t do it again? Researchers say the best way for parents to react is to show their anger and to let the child know exactly why they are mad.

Many parents believe that it is best to control their feelings and to wait until they’re calm before scolding their children. But the mother or father who explains reasonably to a child, “Peter was crying because you hit him,”is not likely to attract much attention. Young children need to be scolded immediately, and strongly, before they’ll take criticism (批评)to heart.

When your young child does something wrong, scold him or her seriously at once. At the same time be sure to tell the child clearly what he or she has done wrong. An angry reaction without an immediate explanation does little good. Forbidding a child to play outside or not allowing him to watch TV as a punishment works well—but only when taken together with an explanation. Make certain your child understands that although his or her wrongdoing has made you angry, you still love him or her. Use simple, direct words such as, “You hurt Peter. How would you feel if he hit you? You must never, never hurt people. ” If your voice expresses strong feeling clearly, your message will carry enough weight.

105. According to researchers, how should parents react when their child did something wrong?

A. Ask the child not to do it again any time.

B. Let the child know what exactly happened.

C. Teach the child why and how to say sorry to others.

D. Show the child how angry they are and tell him or her why.

106. What do many parents think they should do with the wrong doer?

A. Speak strongly and angrily to him.

B. Hide their feelings when talking to him.

C. Explain immediately why he was wrong.

D. Calm themselves down before scolding him.

107. What could be the best tide for the text?

A. Best Ways to Stop Children’s Wrongdoings

B. Differences among Parents in Dealing with Children

C. Different ways to Deal with Children’s Wrongdoings

D. Research on Preventing Children from Hurting Others

五、补全对话

根据中文提示,把对话中缺少的内容写在线上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。 打句号的地方,用陈述句;打问号的地方,用疑问句。

提示:Jane和Michael商量周末去野餐。他们讨论要去什么地方,带些什么。Michael 建议邀请John和他的女朋友参加。最后他们决定星期六早上8点出发。

Jane ： How do you like the idea of having a picnic this Saturday?

Michael ： Wonderful. But 108 ?

Jane： What about going to the West Hills? It，s quite cool there.

Michael ： That’s a good idea. 109 to go with us?

Jane： OK. And we can ask them to prepare some drinks.

Michael ： 110 ?

Jane： You，d better buy some fruit, and sandwiches.

Michael ： 111 ?

Jane ： I like oranges, watermelons, grapes, and bananas.

Michael ： 112 ?

Jane ： How about 8 in the morning? We can get there in an hour and a half.

Michael ： OK. I’ll call John and tell him about our plan.

B

提示:Jason和Andrea在谈论他们的工作。Andrea在Thomas Cook Travel做导游工作， 经常陪人们去南美洲，如秘鲁。他很喜欢这份工作。Jason是位学生，在一家快餐店兼职。

Jason ： Where do you work, Andrea?

Andrea ：I 113 Thomas Cook Travel.

Jason ： Oh, really? What do you do there?

Andrea： I’m a guide. I take people 114 to countries in South America, like Peru.

Jason： That sounds interesting!

Andrea;Yes, 115 . I love it. And what do you do?

Jason ： I am a student, and I 116 ，too.

Andrea： Oh? Where do you work?

Jason ： 117 .

Andrea: Which restaurant?

Jason ： Hamburger Heaven.

六、书面表达

假设你是李华，你的一位美国朋友Paul想在暑期来中国学习汉语。你帮他询问了暑 假汉语班的情况。请根据下列要求写封回信。

时间:7月初开始，4小时/天(周一至周五)

程度:三个级别(初级到高级)

授课教师经验丰富,小班上课

注意：

1. 词数100左右;

2. 可根据要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Paul,

Yours, Li Hua

参考答案

一、1、D 2、A 3、 C 4、B 5、D

6、D 7、A 8、 B 9、D 10、C

11、A 12、D 13、 B 14、C 15、B

16、A 17、D 18、 C 19、B 20、A

二、21、A 22、B 23、C 24、B 25、C 26、B

27、C 28、C 29、A 30、C 31、C

32、B 33、A 34、B 35、C

36、A 37、C 38、A 39、A 40、C

41、D 42、B 43、D 44、A 45、C

三、46、B 47、A 48、C 49、B 50、D 51、C

52、D 53、D 54、B 55、C 56、B 57、A

58、B 59、D 60、C

61、D 62、A 63、B 64、C 65、D 66、C

67、A 68、C 69、B 70、A 71、C 72、B

73、A 74、A 75、B

76、D 77、B 78、C 79、C 80、D 81、A

82、A 83、C 84、B 85、D 86、A 87、B

88、A 89、C 90、D

四、91、B 92、C 93、B 94、D 95、C

96、D 97、B 98、C 99、A

100、B 101、C 102、A 103、D 104、C

105、D 106、D 107、A

五、108、where shall we go

109、Shall we invite John and his girlfriend

110、What should I do then

111、What kind of fruit should I buy

112、When shall we start off

113、work for

114、on tours

115、it’s a great job

116、have a part-time job

117、In a fast-food restaurant.