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成考高起专英语真题
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I.VocabularyandStructure（15points）
Directions:
Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
1.TheNewYorkpolicewereveryanxious__________aboutthecrime.
A.learnmore
B.learningmore
C.tolearnmore
D.moretolearn
2.Out__________aftertheclasswasover.
A.didchildrenrush
B.rushedchildren
C.childrenrush
D.dochildrenrush
3.Thisisoneofthemostbeautifulpicturesofscenerythat__________displayedhere.
A.is
B.are
C.hasbeen
D.havebeen
4.Whenyou'reready,I'lltakeyouto__________airport.
A./
B.the
C.a
D.an
5.Foralatedrink,cometoournightclub,__________staysopenuntil4:
00a.m.
A.where
B.that
C.which
D.what
6.--Itisnotverycold.Idon'tthinkweneedthesebigjackets.
--Idon'tthinkso,__________.
A.anyway
B.neither
C.either
D.too
7.Thetenantswereaskedtothrowallrecyclabletrashinto__________.
A.thebiggreenplasticbag
B.thegreenbigplasticbag
C.thebigplasticgreenbag
D.thegreenplasticbigbag
8.__________gettingthehighestresultintheclass,Johnstillhadproblemswithclassmates.
A.Despiteof
B.Inspiteof
C.Eventhough
D.Nonetheless
9.Ourkitchenisamess.We__________anycleaningforweeks.
A.didn'tdo
B.haven'tbeendoing
C.don'tdo
D.haven'tdone
10.Openthewindow,__________?
A.doyou
B.don'tyou
C.willyou
D.won'tyou
11.Joseph,thepoliticianwho__________lastweek,hasbeenreleasedunharmed.
A.iskidnapped
B.waskidnapped
C.hasbeenkidnapped
D.hadbeenkidnapped
12.Anumberisanabstraction__________nophysicalexistence.
A.has
B.tohave
C.thathas
D.whohas
13.Youcannotignorethesituationforever,onedayyouwillhaveto__________theconsequencesofyouract.
A.lookupto
B.wakeupto
C.standupto
D.faceupto
14.TheyhadallstayedontheninthflooroftheMetropoleHotelinHongKongin__________halfofFebruary.
A.thesecond
B.second
C.thetwo
D.two
15.Womenwhoapplyforjobsinmiddleorseniormanagementhave__________successthanmen,accordingtoanemploymentsurvey.
A.muchhigher
B.averyhigher
C.amuchhigher
D.farhigher
Ⅲ.Cloze（30points）
Directions:
Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Ontheanniversaryoftheartist'sbirth,VanGogh'sSunflowerswas21forjustunder￡25millionatthefineartauctioneers（怕迈商）,Christie's,inLondon.The22wastriplethepreviousrecordof￡8millionpaidin1985forMantegna'sAdorationoftheMagi.Atleasttenbidders23forthepainting,half24telephone,anonymouslybattlingitoutinleapsof~500,000.
VanGoghwroteinaletterof1889thatoneoftheseScotsorAmericans25topay500francs--about￡25atthattime--for26apainting.
Christie'schairman27reportersafterthesale,"it'sararepicture."Aspokesmanforthefirmadded,"It'sfantastic."Not28whowasattheauctionagreed.Onecommented,"Moremoney29sense."
Manypeopledo30uneasythatapicturecouldbeauctionedforsuchanunbelievablesum.
Theyfinddistastefulthecontrast31thissortofmoneyandtheimpoverishedlifeofthepainter32VanGogh,oncealaypreacheramongtheminersofBelgium,wasmore33inproducingworkthatdignifiedlaborthanhewasinsellingforaprofit.Depressive,poor,unrecognizedand34suicidal,heremainsaromanticfigureinthepublic35.
16.A.bought
B.sold
C.displayed
D.shown
17.A.price
B.money
C.sum
D.collection
18.A.competed
B.shouted
C.fought
D.argued
19.A.on
B.under
C.off
D.by
20.A.must
B.might
C.ought
D.could
21.A.so
B.this
C.very
D.such
22.A.said
B.spoke
C.told
D.agreed
23.A.all
B.everyone
C.none
D.anyone
24.A.to
B.than
C.better
D.over
250.A.felt
B.think
C.feel
D.thought
26.A.between
B.among
C.of
D.like
27.A.hisown
B.him
C.Own
D.himself
28.A.upset
B.interested
C.happy
D.gloomy
29.A.eventually
B.finally
C.last
D.atend
30.A.mind
B.brain
C.thought
D.imagination
IV.ReadingComprehension（60points）
Directions:
Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
Twohundredyearsago,AmericanstudentswenttoAmericanschools.Likeyou,theystudiedarithmetic,spellingandgeography.Unlikeyou,theyalsostudiedGreekandLatin.Infact,studentsspentmorethanhalftheirtimestudyingGreekandLatin.
ThesamewastrueformoststudentsinEurope.Untiltheseventhcentury,alleducatedEuropeansknewLatin.ItdidnotmatteriftheylivedinEnglandorItalyorFranceorSpain.Iftheywereeducated,theyknewLatin.
Duringtheseventhcentury,educatedEuropeansbegantostudyGreekaswellasLatin.GreekandLatinhadbeentheleadinglanguagesoftheancientGreeksandRomans.AlleducatedEuropeanswereexpectedtoknowtheselanguages.
ToeducatedEuropeans,thelanguagesoftheGreeksandtheRomanswereimportant.TheideasoftheGreeksandRomanswerealsoimportant.PeopleknewthatmanyoftheirownideashadcomefromtheGreeksandtheRomans.Tounderstandtheirownculture,theymustunderstanditsorigin.
Theyknewthatthosebeginningslayintheclassicalworld.
TodaywehavesomanythingstostudythatfewpeoplehavetimetolearnGreekandLatin.Fewofyouwillstudyeitherlanguageinschool.YettheideasoftheGreeksandtheRomansarestillimportanttous.TheseideasstillhelptoshapeWesternculturetoday.Tounderstandourownculture,wemustunderstandthecultureoftheclassicalworld.
36.Agoodsynonymfor"origin"is__________.
A.people
B.future
C.beginning
D.culture
37.Accordingtothispassage,alleducatedEuropeansoftheseventhcenturywereexpectedtostudy__________.
A.physicalscienceandchemistry
B.GreekandLatin
C.democracyandcommunism
D.FrenchandSpanish
35.Today,mostofpeoplewon'tstudyeitherGreekorLatinbecause__________.
A.theyarenolongerimportant
B.peopledonothaveenoughtime
C.theyarenolongerexisted
D.peoplecannotlearnthemwell
39.Whatcanweconcludefromthispassage?
A.GreeksandRomanssignificantlyinfluencedEuropeanculture.
B.TheGreekswerethefoundersofdemocracy.
C.TheGreeksandRomanswerebitterenemies.
D.Peopleoftheclassicalworldwerebarbaricanduneducated.
PassageTwo
Wouldyoueatabacon,lettuceandloveapplesandwich?
Youprobablyhaveeatenmanyofthem.
Loveapplewasthenameusedmanyyearsagoforthetomato.
ThetomatoisoriginallyanAmericanplant.ItwasfoundinSouthAmericabyearlySpanishexplorers.ThewordtomatocomesfromthenativeNahuatlwordtomatl.Butwhenitmovednorth,theplantearnedadifferentname.Remarkably,thesettlersinNorthAmericathoughtitwaspoisonous.
Theybelievedthattoeatitwassurelytodie.Itwassaidthatdesertedsuitorswouldthreatentoeatatomatotocausetheircoldheartedloversregret.Becauseofthislegend,thesettlerscalledthetomatoa"loveapple."Whilepeopleenjoyedothernativeplantssuchascornandsweetpotatoes,everyoneavoidedthetomato.
Nooneknowswhofirstdaredtoeatatomato.Perhapssomeonewasbraveenough,orlovesickenough,totryoutthetruthoftherumors.Ofcourse,whoeveratethisfruitwasperfectlysafe.Noonediedfromeatingaloveapple.Still,itwasmanyyearsbeforethepeoplefullybelievedthatthetomatowasasafe,andevengoodfood.Butitsusedidbecomecommon,andtheplantwassentacrosstheoceantobecomepartofmanytraditionalEuropeandishes.
40.Thelanguagefromwhichwederivedthewordtomatois
A.Portuguese
B.Spanish
C.Nahuatl
D.European
41.NorthAmericanpeopledidn'teattomatoesatfirstbecause__________.
A.theyhadtoomuchotherfood
B.theymistakenlythoughttheywerepoisonous
C.settlersateonlytraditionalEuropeanfoods
D.noonelikedthetaste
42.Theunderlinedword"suitor"inthesecondparagraphmeans__________.
A.boyfriend
B.launderer
C.tailor
D.explorer
43.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe__________.
A.LifeinEarlyAmerica
B.WhatHappenstotheBrokenhearted
C.TheHistoryoftheTomato
D.VegetablesinOurDiet
PassageThree
Naturehasdevisedmanywaystoprotectcreatures'eyes.Themostcommonprotectionistheeyelid--afoldofskinthatclosesovertheeye,protectingitfromdamage.Eyelashesareusefulforkeepingoutdustandotherirritants,andtearswashawayanyparticlesthatgetthroughtheotherdefenses.
Somecreatures,includingmostbirds,havethreeeyelids.Theupperandlowerlidsactlikehumanlidsandkeepouttwigs,dirtandsand.Thethirdeyelid,however,isasemitransparenttissuethatcrossesovertheeyefromtheinsidecornertotheoutsidecorner.Becauseofthisprotectivemembrane,birdsseldomhavetoblink.Theyclosetheireyesonlywhentheygotosleep.Inducks,thisthirdeyelidselfasanunderwaterdivingmaskthathelpstheducksfindfood.
Mostfishandsnakeshavenoeyelidsatall.Instead,ahardglassycoveringprotectstheireyes.Infish,waterconstantlysweepsawaydirtfromthecovering.Andasnake'seyesightisusuallysobadthatalittledirtobscuringitsvisiondoesnotdisturbitgreatly.
Eyelashesdefendtheeyebyshadingitfromglare.Theyalsoactlikemi
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