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成人高考高起点英语试题及答案
2003年全国成人高考高起点试卷英语
一•语音知识(共5小题;每题1.5分,共7.5分。
)
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.pieceB.cheekC.dealtD.receive
2.A.gloveB.stoneC.globeD.spoke
3.A.flewB.knewC.threwD.grew
4.A.hotelB.hopelessC.holidayD.honest
5.A.societyB.preciousC.decisionD.medicine
2.词汇与语法知识(共25小题;每题1.5分,共37.5分。
)
从每小题的四个选择项中,选出最佳的一项。
6.AllenanygoodjobsincehecametoNewYorkCitytwoyearsago.
A.hasn'tfoundB.didn‘tfind
C.doesn'tfindD.hadn‘tfound
7."Letmeyou,”saidmyboss,“youshouldcallmeimmediatelyafteryouarriveat
theairport.”
A.askB.adviseC.rememberD.remind
8.Theboysspentthewholemorningpossibleanswerstothequestion.
A.discussB.anddiscussing
C.discussingD.anddiscussed
9.ThisvillagetobetheplaceinwhichErnestHemingway,oneofthegreatest
Americanwriters,wrotethisstory.
A.isbelievingB.isbelieved
C.believesD.believe
10.It'sreportedthatbytheendoflastmonththesaleofthecompanyby10%.
A.hasrisenB.hadbeenrising
C.hadrisenD.hasbeenrising
11.—Howwillyoubeabletofinishthepainting?
—Inacoupleofhours.
A.soonB.often
C.longD.fast
12.anyfriendsinthecity,hefeltquiteIonelyandhelpless.
A.NotohaveB.Nohaving
C.NottohaveD.Nothaving
13.Dr.WhitewasawaytotheSouthlastmonth,sohedidn'tattendthemeetingin
Beijing.
A.havingheldB.tohold
C.tobeheldD.held
14.athispaperovertheweekend,Neildidn'tfinishit.
A.Asheworkedhard
B.Hardasheworked
C.Howheworkedhard
D.Howhardheworked
15.—Areyousatisfiedwithherwork,sir?
—Notatall.Itcouldn'tbeany.
A.betterB.best
C.worseD.worst
16.ThatwasmatterthatIhadnochoicebuttotalkitoverwithmyparents.
A.asuchseriousB.asoserious
C.suchseriousaD.soseriousa
17.Thisdiseaseissecondonlyheartattackasacauseofdeathallovertheworld.
A.toB.of
C.withD.from
18.Thewordisnewtous.You'dbetterinthedictionary.
A.lookatitB.lookforit
C.lookitupD.lookitout
19.Ifthereisnoonehimwiththepreparation,hewillhavetoputoffthemeeting.
A.helpB.tohelp
C.helpsD.helped
20.Assoonassheopentheletter,Mrs.Whitewillfindoutwhathashappenedto
herhusband.
A.tearsB.istearing
C.willtearD.hastorn
21.thegovernmentargeestogiveextramoney,thetheatrewillhavetobeclosed
nextmonth.
A.UnlessB.If
C.SineeDAs
22.Toreduceweight,plastichastakenofironandsteelinmakingboats.
A.itsplaceB.place
C.theplaceD.aplace
23.—Letmehelpyouwithyoursuitcase.
A.You'reverynice
B.Yes,you'resohelpful
C.No,Icando
D.It'sverykindofyou
24.ThesethreeEnglishnovelsareforyou.Therestfortheotherstudentsinyour
class.
A.wereB.is
C.areD.was
25.YouhaveseenJaneinherofficelastFriday;she'sbeenoutoftownfortwo
weeks.
A.couldn'tB.mustn‘t
C.wouldn'tD.shouldn‘t
26.Henryneversaidthathewasgoodatmaths,he?
A.wasB.did
C.didn'tD.wasn‘t
27.Thelittlegirlshowedthepolicemanthecornershewasknockedoffherbike.
A.andB.which
C.thatD.where
28.Thesnowwassodeepthattheclimberscouldnottothecamp.
A.getoverB.getalong
C.getthroughD.getaround
29.Inneedofmoney,Bobhadtotakejobthatwasofferedtohim.
A.whateverB.nomatterwhat
C.whicheverD.nomatterwhich
30.MyfriendandIwouldliketogototheconcert,butofushasgotaticket.
A.bothB.none
C.neitherD.all
3.完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分,共30分)
通读下面的短文,掌握其大意。
然后,从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
IoncewenttoatowninthenorthofEnglandonbusiness.
Itwasabout7:
30intheeveningwhenIreachedthehotel.Themanageress,astrictoldladyofabout60,showedmetomyroom.WhenIaskedherwhattimedinnerwas,shesaidtherewasonlyonesittingat6:
30,andIhad31it.
“Nevermind,”Isaid."I'mnotvery32.I'lljusthaveadrinkinthebar(酒吧)andasandwich.”
“Bar!
”she33hervoice."Thisisarespectablehotel,youngman.Ifyouwant34,youmustgosomewhereelse”Shespoke35aglassofbeerwasadangerousdrug.
Iwenttoabarandhadsomebeerandsandwichesandthenwenttothecinema.Atabout11:
30I36.Everythingwasindarkness.Iknockedatthedoor,butnothinghappened.The37soundwasthechurchclockopposite,whichsuddenlystruckthehalf-hourwithsuch38thatitmademejump.39awindowopenedupstairs.Theoldlady40andaskedmewhatwasgoingon.IexplainedwhoIwasandsheletme41aftertenminutes'wait.Shewasinhernightdress.Shetoldmeseriouslythatguestswere42tobebackinthehotelby11o'clock.
Iwenttobedbutcouldnotsleep.Everyquarterofanhourthechurchclockstruckandatmidnightthewholehotelshookwiththenoise.Justbeforedawn,Ifinally43.
WhenIarrivedat44,everyoneelsehadnearly45andtherewasnotenoughcoffeetogoround.
“Didyou46well,youngman?
”theoldladyasked.
“47,Idon'tthinkIcouldgothrough48nightinthatroom,”Ireplied."Ihardlysleptatall.”
“That'sbecauseyouwere49allnightdrinking!
”shesaidangrily,putting50totheconversation.
31.A.hadB.passedC.missedD.caught
32.A.hungryB.sleepyC.tiredD.happy
33.A.lostB.loweredC.droppedD.raised
34.A.beerB.coffeeC.milkD.tea
35.A.evenifB.sinceC.althoughD.asif
36.A.wenttobedB.walkedtoaclub
C.returnedtothehotelD.drovetoarestaurant
37.A.onlyB.sharpC.sweetD.last
38.A.effortB.forceC.powerD.attraction
39.A.FirstlyB.WonderfullyC.UnfortunatelyD.Finally
40.A.cameoutB.gotupC.lookedoutD.wokeup
41.A.downB.outC.backD.in
42.A.orderedB.expectedC.taughtD.encouraged
43.A.fellasleepB.wenttobedC.gotupD.gavein
44.A.adecisionB.breakfastC.onceD.theoffice
45.A.arrivedB.doneC.finishedD.started
46.A.playB.sleepC.eatD.do
47.A.FirstofallB.NevermindC.TotellyouthetruthD.Asaresult
48.A.oneB.anotherC.suchD.any
49.A.awayB.hereC.downD.up
50.A.anendB.asayingC.ajokeD.apause
4.阅读理解(共15小题;每题2分,共30分。
)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
Therewasariverwithasmalltownoneithersideofit.Thetownswerelinkedbyabridge.
Oneday,aholeappearedinthebridge.Bothtownsagreedthattheholeshouldbemended.
However,disagreementcameupastowhoshouldmendit.Eachtownthoughtthatithadabetterreasonfortheothertomendthehole.Thetownontherightbanksaidthatitwasattheendoftheroad,sotheleft-banktownshouldmendthehole.Thetownontheleftbank,ontheotherhand,insistedthatallthetrafficcametotheright-banktown,soitwasintheirinteresttomendthebridge.
Thequarrelwentonandon,andsodidthehole.Themoreitwenton,themorethehostilitybetweenthetwotownsgrew.
Onedayamanfellintotheholeandbrokehisleg.Peoplefrombothtownsquestionedhimcloselyaboutwhetherhewaswalkingfromtherightbanktotheleftorfromtheleftbanktotheright,inordertodecidewhichtownshouldbeblamedfortheaccident.Buthecouldnotremember,sincehegotdrunkthatnight.
Sometimelater,acarwascrossingthebridgeandbrokeanaxle(轴)becauseofthehole.Neithertownpaidanyattentiontotheaccident,asthetravelerwasnotgoingfromonetotheother,butwasmerelypassingthrough.Theangrytravelergotoutofthecarandaskedwhytheholewasnotmended.
Onhearingthereason,hedeclared,“nibuythishole.Who‘stheowner?
”
Bothtownsatoncedeclaredthattheyownedthehole.
“Oneortheother,whoeverownstheholemustproveit.”
“Howshallweproveit?
”askedbothsides.
“That'ssimple.Onlytheowneroftheholehastherighttomendit.I‘IIbuytheholefromwhoevermendsthebridge.”
Peoplefrombothtownsrushedtodothejobwhilethetravelersmokedacigarandhisdriverchangedtheaxle.Theymendedthebridgeinnotimeandaskedforthemoneyforthehole.
“Whathole?
”Thetravelerlookedsurprised."Ican'tseeanyhole.I‘vebeenlookingforaholeforseveralyearsnow.I'mpreparedtopayagoodpriceforit,butthere'snoholehere.Areyoupullingmylegorwhat?
"
Hegotintohiscaranddroveoff.
51.Whatdidthetwotownsquarrelabout?
A.Whichofthemshouldmendthehole.
B.Whethertheholeshouldbemended.
C.Whytherewasaholeinthebridge.
D.Whentheyshouldmendthehole.
52.Themanwhohadfallenintotheholefailedtoansweranyquestionsbecausehe.
A.hadoneofhislegsbroken
B.wasbusychangingtheaxle
C.haddrunktoomuchwine
D.wasafraidtoblameanybody
53.Bothtownsrushedtomendtheholeinordertoprovethat.
A.theyownedthewholebridge
B.theyhadtherighttosellthehole
C.theywereabletomendthehole
D.theycouldaffordtomendthehole
54.In“Areyoupullingmylegorwhat?
”,thephrasepullingmylegrefersto.
A.tryingtostopme
B.laughingatme
C.puttingmeintrouble
D.makingfunofme
B
Scientistshavesearchedformanyyearsforamethodtotellwhetheravolcano(火山)explosionwillbesmallorlarge.Now,fourscientistssaytheyhavediscoveredsomethinginlava(熔岩)thatwillhelpdothis.TheydidtheresearchonMountUnzenonthesouthernJapaneseislandofKyushu.
MountUnzenexplodedinNovember,1990.Sineethen,moreexplosionshavekilled43peopleanddestroyedthehomesofmorethan2,000others.Thevolcanoisstillactivetoday.
Thescientistssaythelavaofthevolcanocontainshighlevelofanelement(成份),whichisasignofthepreseneeofthelavafromdeepintheearth,notfromthesurface.Theysayitsh