1999年上海成人高考英语试题.docx

1、1999年上海成人高考英语试题1999年成人高考英语试题一.语音知识（共小题，每题分，共分）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，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里（ ）A.Neighbour B.height C.weight D.eigh ty（ ）A.official B.medicine C.pronunciation D.physic ist（ ）A.lecture B.recognize C.level D.re cent（ ）A.put B.push C.Spublic D.pu ll（ ）A.comfortable B.possibl

2、e C.horrible D.co nstant（ ）A.climb B.mind C.sign D.pri nt（ ）A.measure B.health C.theatre D.rea dy（ ）A.hall B.shall C.fall D.small 二.词汇知识（共小题；每题分，共分）从每小题的四个选择项中，选出意思与句中划线部分最接近的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里( )9.These construction workers used to live in a tiny village in the mountains.A. poor B. smallC. dista

3、ntD. shabby( )10.Driving a car is not as difficult as you imagine,if you stick to the rules.A. depend onB. understandC. turn toD. follow( )11.In my opinion,the changing job market will cause pepole many diffculties.A. overcomeB. findC. takeD. bring( )12.Finally,he got a position as a teaching assist

4、ant.A. jobB. rankC. situationD. title( )13.Since the two restaurants offer almost the same food and service,it doesns matter where you stop to eat.A. prepareB. cookC. sellD. provide( )14.Her parents wouldnt allow her to stay out later than 10:30 at night.A. requireB. askC. encourageD. permit( )15.Ma

5、rgaret was so thirsty for news of her lost child that she was almost driven madA. sorryB. anxiousC. sadD. careful( )16.Thousands of people suffered from the floods brought about by the storms,A. were in danger ofB. were killed byC. experienced losses duringD. were on guard against( )17.After a days

6、hard work,he appeared rather tired.A. turnedB. seemedC. came outD. looked around( )18.Old John often says that hed like to live by himself when he is retiredA. separatelyB. lonelyC. singleD. turn up( )19.It is not polite to interrupt when someone is making a speech at a meeting like this.A. stand by

7、B. speak outC. cut inD. turn up( )20.A man with such pride never qurrels with others in public .A. in the openB. in societyC. in the newspaperD. in front of other people三.语法知识(共25小题;每小题1.5分,共37.5分)从每小题的四个选择项中,选取出最佳的一项,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里.( )21.Would you like a piece of cake_your coffee?A. with B. toC

8、. forD. in( )22.Is it all right_I go with you to the exhibition on Friday,Pam?A. becauseB. whetherC. whenD. if( )23.We can easily get from the computer_has been stored in it.A. what B.whether C.when D.anything( )24.Try your best _youll certainly succeed this time.A.soB.andC.orD.for( )25.The city gov

9、ernment must take action_the increasing population.A.to controlB.controllingC.controlsD.controlled( )26.The World Trade Center is higher than_I have ever seen during my visit.A.any buildingB.any other buildingC.all the buildingsD.all of the buildings( )27.It was a cold winter night,and there wasnt a

10、nyone_the boy could turn to for help in the street.A.thatB.whichC.whomD.what( )28.All those_to go to the football match please raise your hands.A.will wishB.wishC.wishingD.wished( )29.I had a discussion with Mr Baker and hoped he _us an early reply.A.would giveB.giveC.gaveD.had given( )30.Everything

11、_if Albert hadnt called the fire department immediately after the fire broke out.A.would destroyB.would have destroyedC.would be destroyedD.would have been destroyued( )31.Now,many people use the word Ms instead of Miss or Mrs,for example,before the names of _in business letters.A.woman managerB.wom

12、en managerC.woman managersD.women managers( )32.Im sure that hell appreciate the chance_to him. He really wants to visit your country.A.to be givenB.is givenC.givingD.to give( )33.-Shall I tell Ann the test results?-No,you _.Shes already got the score report.A.wouldntB.needntC.mustntD.shouldnt( )34.

13、The musician,_for his splendid speech,was warmly received by the students.A.knownB.being knownC.knowingD.having known( )35.The last time I_her,she_at a medical college.A.was visiting;studiedB.visited;studiesC.visited;was studyingD.was visiting;was studying( )36.-Sorry,Im a little bit late.-Oh,I_here

14、 just a few minutes.A.have beenB.had beenC.amD.will be( )37.Health experts in many countries still_their ideas about the relationships between our food and our health.A.have testedB.testedC.are testingD.test( )38.Jane wasns in when Jack came,was she?A.No,she was B.No,she wasnt C.Yes,she was D.Yes,sh

15、e wasns( )39.The guests were_in the front rows_to the president attentively.A.seating;listenedB.seating;listeningC.seated;listenedD.seated;listening( )40.Hardly_the door when he rushed into the office out of breath.A.I openedB.did I openC.I had openedD.had I opened( )41.Some people hope to be more s

16、uccessful while_simply want to feel more comfortable.A.the othersB.othersC.the otherD.another( )42.Some of his suggestions had been rejected_they were quite impracticable.A.asB.whenC.untilD.if ( )43.He has already gone home.But before he left,he_all the mistakes in his translation.A.had correctedB.h

17、as correctedC.correctedD.would correct( )44._for several times,Bill made up his mind not to watch late night movies any more.A.To be scoldedB.To have been scoldedC.Being scoldedD.Having been scolded( )45.He was in poverty at the time._he wouldnt have accepted the money.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.Otherwis

18、eD.Then四阅读理解（共小题；每题分，共分。）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，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。 ugh Troy,a well-known artist, was a very interesting and clever person who spent most of his life playing tricks for the joy of it. One winter in the 1920s,while a student at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Troy

19、got hold of a very old and ugly wastebasket with a real rhinoceros(犀牛)foot as its base.He filled it with metal weights and tied 30 feet of clothes-line to either side. Late one night he and a friend caried it out onto campus (校园),pulling the lines straight between them. Every few feet they would low

20、er it into the snow, their own footprints so far away as to raise no suspicions(怀疑). The next morning someone noticed the prints and invited learned professors to come and have a look. Excitedly,they followed the rhinoceros tracks.Then they were led onto the ice covering Beeb Lake,which connected to

21、 where the school got its drinking water. There the tracks ended in a huge hole. It was said that half the population of Cornell stopped drinking tap water.Those who continued to drink it insisted that it tasted like rhinoceros.( )46.What was Troy doing when the story began?A. He was working as an a

22、rtist.B. He was studying in the university.C. He was examining a rhinoceros foot.D. He was doing rhinoceros experiments.( )47.Why did Troy fill the basket with metal weights?A. Make it easy to tie the lines.B. Get rid of these useless things.C. .Make it heavy enough for prints.D. Support the base of

23、 the old basket.( )48.Why did someone ask learned professors to examine the prints?A. They knew where the rhinoceros existed in winter.B. They might be able to explain what had happened.C. They were looking for this animal just then.D. They enjoyed following animal tracks.( )49.Troy wanted people to

24、 believe that a rhinoceros_.A. might appear on campus againB. might exist in this area all the timeC. had dug a hole for its winter homeD. had fallen into the lake through a holeB Millions of hamburgers are eaten by pepole in every corner of the world every day.Togetjherwith hot dogs and Coca-Cola,h

25、amburgers have been the most important American contribution（贡献）to international eating habits. The name hamburgerhas nothing to do with ham(火腿).It is believed that the hamburger was first brought to the United States by Germans from the city of Hamburg some time in the 1850s.The first known referen

26、ce to hamburgers was in a newspaper in Washington State in 1889.From then on the hamburger became a kind of popular American fast food.Now young people in Asia ,Europe and South America have learned to eat while on the move�a hamburger in one hand and a soft drink in the other. There have been cr

27、ies to anger from Italy and Spain about the shortening of the usual four lunch break. Instead, young people have discovered a lunch for which they dont have to stop at all. However, there are clouds over the hamburgers world .People who concern about health dislike the high animal fat in the hamburg

28、er. They think the time saved seems a high price to pay for poor health. The packages in which hamburgers are usually served are causing serious pollution problems in many large cities. Big hamburger companies(公司 ) are destroying large areas of South American rainforest to produce the cheap meat the

29、y need .So, will the hamburger celebrate its next century?( )50.In which way do hamburgers change peoples eating habits?A. People can have their meals at any time of the day.B. They can be served in any restaurant.C. People can have them with soft drinks.D. Meal time can be greatly reduced.( )51.The

30、 hamburger, as a kind of popular American fast food ,_.A. has a history of over one hundred yearsB. was brought to Europe in the 1850C. is usually eaten with the hot dogD. is better served in Hamburg.( )52.Which of the following is TRUE ,according to the passage?A. Young people in Europe dont stop to buy hamburgersB. It is suggested that hamburgers be