2016成人高考英語模擬試題

2016成人高考《英語》模擬試題及答案

Ⅰ.Phonetics(10points)

Directions:

Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettercombinations

markedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfrom

theothersinpronunciation.Markyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheet.

1.A.clubB.tombC.combD.climb

2.A.foodB.coolC.schoolD.flood

3.A.townB.howC.downD.snow

4.A.eachB.peachC.breakD.deal

5.A.hearB.fearC.dearD.wear

6.A.receiveB.friendC.fieldD.piece

7.A.questionB.notionC.exceptionD.vocation

8.A.exhaustB.exerciseC.examD.exact

9.A.whereB.whatC.whoseD.white

10.A.switchB.hatchC.characterD.match

Ⅱ.VocabularyandStructure(40points)

Directions:

Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

11.TodayisJenny’sweddingday.She_______toThomas.

A.justhasgotmarriedB.hasjustmarried

C.wasjustmarriedD.hasjustgotmarried

12.Everyofficerandeverysoldier_______obeytherules.

A.hadtoB.havetoC.hastoD.musthaveto

13.Rarely_______sodifficultaproblem.

A.shecouldhavefacedwithB.couldhaveshefacedwith

C.shecouldhavebeenfacedwithD.couldshehavebeenfacedwith

14.______adogontheroad,thecarstopped.

A.HavingseenB.OnseeingC.ThedriverseeingD.Seeing

15.Iaskedmyteacher_______.

A.whatcoursesshouldItakeB.shouldItakewhatcourses

C.IshouldtakewhatcoursesD.whatcoursesIshouldtake

16.ComradeLipromisedtohelpusandhesaidhewouldcome______.

A.rightawayB.allatonceC.allofasuddenD.allright

17.Therearen’tmanypandas________intheworldtoday.

A.aliveB.livingC.livelyD.lived

18.Suchelectrontubes________inaradiosetarealsofoundinaTVset.

A.thatweuseB.asweuseC.asweusethemD.thatweusethem

19.It_______tomethathewasjealous.

A.happenedB.tookC.occurredD.felt

20.Oneoftherequirementsforafireisthatthematerial______toitsburning

temperature.

A.wereheatedB.mustbeheatedC.isheatedD.beheated

21.Please______meatthestationontime.

A.meetingB.tomeetC.meetD.met

22._______“hello”,hereachedouthishand.

A.SaidB.SayingC.TosayD.Say

23.Peoplearemore_______tospendmoneyongoodswithanattractivelookthanthose

without.

A.attractedB.temptedC.persuadedD.tended

24.Itwas______hesawthedoctorcomingoutoftheemergeneyroomwithanexpression

asgraveasajudge_______herealizedtheseriousnessofhiswife’sillness.

A.notuntil?thatB.after?whenC.until?thenD.before?that

25.Pleasetelephonemehalfanhour_______.

A.inchargeB.inadvanceC.intimeD.infront

26.BothMaryandEllen,aswellasJan,_______studyingChineseHistory.

A.areB.isC.arebeingD.isbeing

27.I’dliketo_______himtoyouforthejob.Heisaverycleverandindustriousboy.

A.referB.suggestC.recommendD.propose

28.It______that200peoplediedandover5,000losttheirsheltersaftertheflood.

A.reportedB.reportsC.hasbeenreportedD.hasreported

29.Hewasaskedtospeaklouder______alltheotherstudentsintheclassroomcouldhear

him.

A.asB.soastoC.sothatD.soas

30.Hisreportonthespaceexplorationwasreally________.

A.excitingB.excitedC.excitementD.excitedly

31.Yourchairneeds_______.

A.torepairB.repairingC.torepairingD.beingrepair

32.Ihatetoseepapers_______inpencil.

A.writingB.towriteC.writtenD.write

33.Thejobmadeherdependent_______herhusband.

A.onB.fromC.ofD.to

34.Thisisthesecondtimeshe______improvementonthatequipment.

A.hadmadeB.madeC.ismakingD.hasmade

35.HespokesoquicklythatIdidnot______whathesaid.

A.catchB.acceptC.takeD.listen

36._______determinesagoodmealvariesfromcountrytocountry.

A.WhatB.ThatC.ItD.Which

37.Asthejourneywasalongone,hetookafriendwithhimfor________.

A.pleasureB.entertainmentC.companyD.defence

38.Isuggest_______foranoutgoingthisSunday.

A.usgoingB.wearegoingC.togoD.ourgoing

39.We’ve______sugar.Askhimtolendussome.

A.runawaywithB.rundownC.runoffD.runoutof

40.Itwasin1930_______hebecameauniversitystudent.

A.whenB.thatC.whichD.and

41.Iamvery_______toyouforyourhelp.

A.gratefulB.agreeableC.pleasedD.thanks

42.You_______gonow.It’sverylate.

A.hadratherB.prefertoC.hadbetterD.wouldrather

43.IfIwereyou,Iwouldtakeiteasy,_______isnoneedtobenervous.

A.itB.thisC.thereD.which

44.Whynot_______meearlier?

A.totellB.tellC.tellingD.told

45.Joe’shandwritingis________Mary’s.

A.morebetterB.aswellasC.muchbetterthanD.morebetterthan

46.Theexperiment_______thediscoveryofacureforcancer.

A.happenedtoB.ledupC.resultedinD.setup

47.Toproduceonepoundofhoney,acolonyofbeesmustflyadistance_______totwice

aroundtheworld.

A.similarB.equalC.comparedD.corresponding

48.Ididnotmean____anything,butthoseappleslookedsogoodIcouldn’tresist___one.

A.toeat?tryingB.toeat?totryingC.eating?totryD.eating?totrying

49.Ihadhardlysatdown_______hesteppedin.

A.whenB.thatC.untilD.after

50.Inhistimeheenjoyedareputation_______.

A.asgreatasMozart,ifnotgreaterthanB.asgreatas,ifnotgreaterthan,Mozart

C.asgreat,ifnotgreater,asMozartD.greater,ifnotasgreatasMozart

Ⅲ.Cloze(20points)

Directions:

Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,

CandD.Choosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblankeningthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

RobertEdwardswasblindedinatrafficaccident.Hewasalsoalittledeaf_51_oldage.Last

week,hewastakingawalknearhishomewhenathunderstormcame.Hehid_52_thestorm

underabigtreeandwasstruckbylightning.Hewasknocked_53_thegroundandwokeupsome

20minutes_54_,lyingfacedowninwaterinwaterbelowatree.Hewentintothehouseandlay

downinbed.Ashorttimelater,heawoke;hislegsfelt_55_andhewastrembling,but,whenhe

openedhiseyes,hecouldseetheclockacrosstheroomfadinginandoutinfrontofhim.When

hiswifeentered,he_56_herforthefirsttimeinnineyears.Doctors_57_thathehadregained

hissightandhearingobviouslyfromtheflashoflightning,buttheywereunabletoexplainthat.

Theonly_58_explanationofferedbyonedoctorwasthat,_59_Edwardslosthissightasaresult

oftraumainaterribleaccident,perhapstheonlywayitcouldberestoredwasby_60_trauma.

51.A.becauseB.becauseofC.asD.since

52.A.fromB.awayC.againstD.contrary

53.A.atB.inC.toD.on

54.A.lateB.soonC.laterD.after

55.A.dyingB.deadC.dieD.beingdied

56.A.sawB.watchedC.noticedD.examined

57.A.sayB.thoughtoverC.madesureD.agreedto

58.A.possiblyB.possibleC.probablyD.mainly

59.A.althoughB.becauseofC.eventhoughD.since

60.A.othersB.otherC.anotherD.oneother

Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension(60points)

Directions:

Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.For

eachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonebestanswer

andblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Inancienttimeswealthwasmeasuredandexchangedinthingsthatcouldbetouched:food,

tools,andpreciousmetalsandstones.Thenthebartersystemwasreplacedbycoins,whichstill

hadrealvaluesincetheywerepiecesofraremetal.Coinswerefollowedbyfiatmoney,paper

notesthathavevalueonlybecauseeveryoneagreestoacceptthem.

Todayelectronicmonetarysystemsaregraduallybeingintroducedthatwilltransform

moneyintoevenlesstangibleforms,reducingittoaseriesof“bitsandbytes”,orunitsof

computerizedinformation,goingbetweenmachinesatthespeedoflight.Already,electronic

fundtransferallowsmoneytobeinstantlysentandreceivedbydifferentbanks,companies,and

countriesthroughcomputersandtelecommunicationsdevices.

61.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A.InternationalBankingPoliciesB.TheHistoryofMonetaryExchange

C.TheDevelopmentofPaperCurrenciesD.CurrentProblemsintheEconomy

62.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwastheearliestkindofexchangeof

wealth?

A.BarteredfoodsB.FiatmoneyC.CoincurrencyD.Intangibleforms

63.Theauthormentionsfood,toolsandpreciousmetalsandstonestogetherbecausethey

areall________.

A.usefulitemsB.articlesofvalue

C.difficultthingstoobtainD.materialobjects

64.Accordingtothepassage,coinsoncehadrealvalueascurrencybecausethey______.

representedagreatimprovementoverbarter

permittedeasytransportationofwealth

weremadeofpreciousmetals

couldbecomecollector’sitems

65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcomputerizedmonetarysystemsisNOT

supportedbythepassage?

Theypromoteinternationaltrade.

Theyallowveryrapidmoneytransfers.

Theyarestilllimitedtosmalltransactions(交易).

Theyaredependentongoodtelecommunicationssystems.

PassageTwo

AttheUniversityofKansasartmuseum,scientiststestedtheeffectofdifferentcoloredwalls

ontwogroupsofvisitorstoanexhibitofpaintings.Forthefirstgrouptheroomwaspainted

white;forthesecond,darkbrown.Movementofeachgroupwasfollowedbyanelectrical

equipmentunderthecarpet.Theexperimentshowedthatthosewhoenteredthedarkbrown

walkedmorequickly,coveredmorearea,andspentlesstimeintheroomthanpeopleinthe

whiteone.Darkbrownmadepeoplemoreactive,buttheactivityendedsooner.Notonlythe

choiceofcolorsbutalsothegeneralappearanceofaroomaffectsthoseinside.Another

experimentpresentedpeoplewithphotographsoffaceswhoseenergywastobecommented.

Threegroupsofpeoplewereused;eachwasshownthesamephotos,buteachgroupwasinan

ordinaryroom—aniceoffice.Thethirdwasinatastefullydesignedlivingroomwithcarpeting.

Resultsshowedthatthepeopleinthebeautifulroomtendtogivehighermarkstothefacesthan

thoseintheuglyroomdid.Otherstudiesthatstudentsdobetteronteststakenincomfortable

roomthaninordinary-lookingoruglyrooms.

66.Whichofthefollowingisthebestexpressionofthemainideaofthispassage?

Peopleinbeautifulroomstendtogivehighermarkstophotosoffacesthanpeopleinugly

rooms

Thecolorandgeneralappearanceofaroomhaveadeepereffectonthebehaviorofthe

peopleinit

TheUniversityofKansashasstudiedtheeffectsofthecolorofroomonpeople’sbehavior

Beautifullyfurnished,light-colouredroomsmakepeoplemorecomfortablethanugly,dark

rooms

67.Accordingtothepassage,wemayconcludethatthewhiteraroomis________.

A.thelongerpeopleliketostayinitB.thesoonerpeopleinitwillleave

C.themoreactivepeopleinitwillbecomeD.themoreexcitedpeople

68.Whatisreferredtoasthe“generalappearance”inthispassageis________.

howmanybroadwindowsaroomhas,throughwhichsunlightmightcomein

thesizeofaroom

whethertherearebeautifulwallsinaroom

whattheroomlookslike

69.Thispassageprovidesuswith_______.

A.apieceofscientificinformationB.anormallesson

C.aninterestingtestD.apieceofnews

70.Atleasthowmanytestswerecarriedoutbythescientistsreferredtointhispassage?

A.ThreeB.TwoC.OnlyoneD.Nooneknows

PassageThree

Thewaterwedrinkanduseisrunningshortintheworld.Weallhavetolearnhowtostop

wastingourlimitedwater.Oneofthestepsweshouldtakeistofindwaysofreusingit.

Experimentshavealreadybeendoneinthisfield.

Todayinmostlargecities,freshwaterisusedonlyonce,thenitrunsintowastesystem.But

itispossibletopipetheusedwatertoapurifyingfactory.Thereitcanbefilteredandtreated

withchemicalssothatitcanbeusedagain,justasitwerefreshfromaspring.

Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwouldnothaveenough.

Thenwecouldturntotheoceans.Allwe’dhavetodotomakeuseoftheseawateronearthisto

getridofthesalt.Thisprocessiscalleddesalinization,anditisalreadyinuseinmanypartsofthe

world.

71.Thewaytostopwastingourlimitedwateristo________.

A.doexperimentswithwaterB.purifytheusedwaterandreuseit

C.usefreshwateronceagainD.makeuseofseawater

72.Thefollowingtellsushowtoreusetheusedwater.Whichistherightorderofthe

passage?

A.tohavetheusedwaterfilteredB.toputchemicalsinit

C.topipeittotheusersD.topipetheusedwatertobepurifiedtoafactory

73.Therewouldn’tbeenoughwaterforusifwedidn’t_________.

A.turntotheoceansformorewaterB.reuseusedwaterandmakeuseofseawater

C.desaltseawaterD.takestepstoreuseallwateronearth

74.Thewould“it”inthelastsentencerefersto_______.

A.seawaterB.purifiedwater

C.theprocessofgettingridofthesaltinseawater

D.theprocessofcollectingsaltfromtheseaoceans

75.Thebesttitleforthepassageis“_______”.

A.HowtoReuseWater

B.TwoSolutionstotheProblemofWaterShortage

C.StopWastingOurLimitedWater

D.HowtoMakeUseofSeawater

PassageFour

Somepeoplehateeverythingthatismodern.Theycannotimaginehowanyonecanreally

likemodernmusic;theyfindithardtoacceptthenewfashionsinclothing;theythinkthatall

modernpaintingisugly;andtheyseldomhaveagoodwordforthenewbuildingsthatarebeing

builteverywhereintheworld.Suchpeoplelookforperfectionineverything,andtheytaketheir

standardsofperfectionfromthepast.Theyareusuallyimpatientwithanyonewhoisbrave

enoughtoexperimentwithnewortoexpresshimselfortheageinmaterialsoriginalways.Itis,

ofcourse,truethatmanyartistsdonotsucceedintheirworkandinsteadproduceworksthatcan

onlybeconsideredasfailures.Iftheworkofartisapainting,theartist’sfailureconcerns

alone,butifitisabuilding,hisfailureconcernsotherstoo,becauseitmaydamagethebeautyof

thewholeplace.Thisdoessometimeshappen,butitiscompletelyuntruetosay,assomepeople

do,thatmodernarchitectureisnothing.

Wecan’tjudgeeverymodernbuildingbythestandardsoftheancienttime,eventhough

weadmiretheancientbuildings.Technologically,themodernbuildingsaremoreadvanced.The

modernarchitectknowsheshouldlearnfromtheancientworks,butwithhisgreaterresources

ofknowledgeandmaterials,hewillneverbecontenttoimitatethepast.Heistooproudtodo

that.

76.Somepeoplehateeverythingthatismodernbecause_______.

A.theyareagedB.theyfindithardtoacceptmodernthings

C.theytaketheirstandardsofperfectionfromtheGreek

D.theylookatthingsbythestandardsofthepast

77.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthat________.

itistruetosayartistsfailintheirwork

itisuntruetosayartistsfailintheirwork

itistruetosaysomeartistsfailintheirwork

itistruetosayonlypaintersfailintheirwork

78.Thewriterthinksthefailureofabuilding_______.

A.meansnothingB.concernsothers

C.concernsonlytheartistD.concernsallthepeopleintheworld

79.Thewriterthinksthat_________.

wecan’tjudgebuildingsbytheancientstandards

wecan’tjudgeallthebuildingsbytheancientstandards

wecan’tjudgeallthemodernbuildingsbytheancientstandards

we