1、成人高考英语模拟试题及答案2010年成人高考高起点英语模拟试题及答案一、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,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括弧里。( )1.A. machine B. dictionary C. Russian D. question( )2.A. popular B. large C. remarkable D. dark( )3.A. church B. chalk C. character D. cheat( )4.A. cheat B. weak C. increase D.
2、area( )5.A. copy B. loudly C. today D. Monday二、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,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括弧里。( )6.The sea is very rough today.Yes, Ive never seen _ before.A. such rough sea B. such a rough seaC. so rough sea D. that rough sea( )7.Shes broken her arm again.Again? I _ she _ ever
3、broken it before.A. dont know; has B. didnt know; hadC. didnt know; has D. hadnt know; would( )8.Has the wallet been returned yet?No, but we expect _ any day now.A. to return it B. it to return C. it to be returned D. it returned( )9.Ive been told to pay the rent.But its already been paid. It _ by s
4、omeone else.A. must be B. may beC. must be paid D. must have been paid( )10. Montreal is larger than _ in Canada.A. any city B. any cities C. any other cities D. any other city( )11. Humans brains are larger in proportion to their bodies than _.A. whales B. a whale C. that of whales D. those of whal
5、es( )12. Before writing your article, _, collect your material, and prepare an outline.A. a topic should be selected B. a topic to be selectedC. your topic should be selected D. select a topic( )13.I usually travel by train.Why not _ by plane for a change?A. to try going B. trying to go C. to try an
6、d go D. try going( )14. The boy lay in the street, his eyes _ and his hands _.A. closing; trembling B. closed; trembledC. closing; trembled D. closed; trembling( )15. He _ here for 20 years by the end of next month.A. had worked B. has worked C. will have worked D. will work( )16. Ill do _ the docto
7、r advised.A. as B. like C. that D. all what( )17.Did we have to wait for Tom?Well, _ very angry if we hadnt waited for him.A. hed have been B. he were C. he had been D. he must be( )18. Why do you insist on _?A. this to be done B. this doneC. this being done D. this is done( )19. We looked everywher
8、e for the _.A. missing watch B. missed watchC. watch being missed D. watch that lost( )20. _, the runners crossed the finish line.A. Tiring B. Tired C. To be tired D. They are tired( )21. _ by the air, the kite went up into the sky.A. Pushing B. Pushed C. Having been pushed D. Having pushed( )22.The
9、 round bowl over there is a bit small, isnt it? _.A. So are the fish B. So the fish areC. Neither the fish D. Neither are the fish( )23. She couldnt take shorthand, _ slowed down the work of the office.A. that B. which C. it D. so( )24. Was it last Friday _ you met him?A. that B. on which C. which D
10、. when( )25. _ might fail in the exam worried him.A. He B. That he C. What D. It( )26.Iv got this really painful ear.How long _ you?A. does it bother B. was it botheringC. would it bother D. has it been bothering( )27.I started to study, but then a friend called.Thats no excuse _.A. for not studying
11、 B. not for studying C. not studying D. not to studying( )28.Why was he so hot when he got home?He _.A. was running B. is running C. has been running D. had been running( )29.Theres been an earthquake.I know. At least a hundred people _.A. were to be killed B. are said to have been killedC. said to
12、have been killed D. are said to kill( )30. You may invite _ wants to go.A. whomever B. whoever C. which one D. people三、完形填空(共20小題;每題1.5分,共30分。)通读下面的短文,掌握其大意。从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选择,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。Mr. Jones woke early one morning, before the sun had risen. It was a beautiful morning, _31_ he wen
13、t to the window and looked out. He was _32_ to see a neatly-dressed and mid-aged professor, who _33_ in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones house, coming the direction of the town. He had grey hair thick glasses, and was _34 an umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought th
14、at he must have _35_ by the night train _36_ taking a taxi.Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long _37_ to one of the branches, so that they could swing on it.Mr. Jones saw the professor _38_ when he saw the rope and looked carefully up and down the road. When he saw
15、 that there was _39_ in sight, he stepped into the garden (there was no fence), put his umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat nearly on the grass and _40_ the rope. He pulled it _41_ to see whether it was strong enough to take his weight, then ran as fast as he could and swung into the _42_ on the end of
16、 the rope, his grey hair blowing all around _43_. _44_ he swung, sometimes taking a few more _45_ steps on the grass when the rope began to swing _46_ slowly for him._47_ the professor stopped, straightened his tie, combed his hair carefully, put on his hat, _48_ his umbrella, newspaper and bag, and
17、 continued _49_ his way to the university, looking as _50_ and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be.( )31.A. because B. as C. so D. for( )32.A. surprised B. glad C. worried D. excited( )33.A. studied B. worked C. stayed D. lived( )34.A. passing B. doing C. carrying D. sendin
18、g( )35.A. left B. gone C. taken D. arrived( )36.A. because of B. instead of C. by D. with( )37.A. rope B. line C. stick D. ruler( )38.A. run B. walk C. jump D. stop( )39.A. nothing B. nobody C. no room D. no house( )40.A. carried B. grasped C. took D. threw( )41.A. hard B. high C. heavily D. greatly
19、( )42.A. garden B. tree C. land D. air( )43.A. hands B. his shoulders C. his face D. his neck( )44.A. Backwards and forwards B. Up and downC. Left and right D. Around and around( )45.A. running B. stopping C. rising D. falling( )46.A. enough B. more C. too D. less( )47.A. At first B. At last C. At o
20、nce D. At least( )48.A. set up B. gave up C. send up D. picked up( )49.A. on B. for C. by D. with( )50.A. clean B. slow C. funny D. quiet四、阅读理解(共15小题;每题2分,共30分。)阅读下列短文,然后根据短文的內容從每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选择,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。AGrandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the Unite
21、d States, yet she had only just begun painting in her late seventies. As she once said of herself: “I would never sit back in a rocking-chair, waiting for someone to help me.”She was born on a farm in New York State. At twelve she left home and was in a service until at twenty-seven, she married Tho
22、mas Moses, the tenant of hers. They farmed most of their lives. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1928.Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew a
23、nd she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at an exhibition, and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures were shown in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930s
24、 and her death she produced some 2,000 pictures: careful and lively pictures of the country life she had known, with a wonderful sense of color and form.( )51. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Grandma MosesB. The Children of Grandma MosesC. Grandma Moses: Her Best Pi
25、cturesD. Grandma Moses and Her First Exhibition( )52. From Grandma Moses s words of herself in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that she was _.A. independent B. pretty C. rich D. alone( )53. Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to _.A. make her home beautiful B. keep activeC. impro
26、ve her salary D. gain an international fame( )54. Grandma Moses spent most of their life _.A. nursing B. painting C. farming D. embroideringBIn the fall of 1924 Thomas Wolfe, fresh from his courses in play writing at Harvard joined the eight or ten of us who were teaching English composition in New
27、York University. I had never before seen a man so tall as he, and so ugly. I pitied him and went out of my way to help him with his work and make him feel at home.His students soon let me know that he had no need of my protectiveness. They spoke of his ability to explain a poem in such a manner as t
28、o have them shouting with laughter or struggling to keep back their tears, of his readiness to quote in detail from any poet they could name.Indeed, his students made so much of his power of observation that I decided to make a little test and see for myself. My chance came one morning when the stud
29、ents were slowly gathering for nine oclock classes.Upon arriving at the university that day, I found Wolfe alone in the large room which served all the English composition teachers as an office. He did not say anything when I asked him to come with me out into the hall, and he only smiled when we reached a classroom door and I told him to enter alone and look around.He stepped in, remained no more than thi
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