2015年成人高考高起點(diǎn)英語真題及答案解析

2015年成人高考高起點(diǎn)英語真題及答案解析

第1卷(選擇題，共125分)

I.Phonetics(5points)

Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlined

lettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedparts

andidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.Markyour

answerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.請(qǐng)選擇出劃線部分讀音不同的選項(xiàng)()。

A.measure

B.deadline

C.heat

D.Feather

【答案】C

2.請(qǐng)選擇出劃線部分讀音不同的選項(xiàng)()。

A.laughter

B.enough

【答案】D

3.請(qǐng)選擇出劃線部分讀音不同的選項(xiàng)()。

B.climb

C.disturb

D.Absorb

【答案】B

4.請(qǐng)選擇出劃線部分讀音不同的選項(xiàng)()。

A.uncle

B.product

C.rural

D.ugly

【答案】C

5.請(qǐng)選擇出劃線部分讀音不同的選項(xiàng)()。

A.slow

B.shower

C.flowwer

【答案】A

Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentence

therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletes

thesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查倒裝句和動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：直到到了30多歲，我才找到了生活的目的。“only+介詞短語”結(jié)

構(gòu)置于句首時(shí)，句子要用倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)。由inmythirties可知，句子應(yīng)為一般過去時(shí)，只有

A項(xiàng)符合題意，故選A。

7.__________histelephonenumber,shedidn'tknowhowtogetintouchwith

him.

D.Toforget

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：已經(jīng)忘記了他的電話號(hào)碼，她不知道怎么去聯(lián)系他。forget與其邏

輯主語she之間為主動(dòng)關(guān)系，且forget這一動(dòng)作發(fā)生在主句動(dòng)作發(fā)生之前，應(yīng)用完成時(shí)態(tài)，

A項(xiàng)符合題意，故選A。

8.Thesearethepicturesofthehotel__________weheldourannualmeetings.

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查定語從句。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：這些是我們舉辦年會(huì)的那個(gè)賓館的照片。where引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾

先行詞hotel，且在從句中作狀語，符合題意，故選A。

9.Iwonderifthereis__________universityinyourhometown.

A.the

B./

C.a

D.An

【答案】C

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查冠詞的用法。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：我想知道你的家鄉(xiāng)有大學(xué)嗎?此處university為可數(shù)名詞，且為第

一次提到，所以應(yīng)用不定冠詞，又因?yàn)閡niversity的發(fā)音以輔音開頭，應(yīng)選用a，故選C。

10.Itis__________thattextmessagingwhiledrivingisdangerous.

C.necessary

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查形容詞詞義辨析。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：開車發(fā)短信明顯是很危險(xiǎn)的。significant重要的;0bvious明顯

的;necessary必要的;sufficient充足的。

11.Mysecretaryusuallyopensmypost__________it'smarked"private".

C.unless

D.If

【答案】C

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查連詞詞義辨析。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：我的秘書通常會(huì)打開我的郵件，除非郵件標(biāo)有“私人信件”字樣。

for為了，表示目的;as因?yàn)椋硎驹?unless除非，表示否定條件;if如果，表示假設(shè)。

C項(xiàng)符合題意，故選C。

12.Myaunt'sbusinesshasbeendoingpoorly,butshe'shopingthat

her__________willchange.

A.emotion

B.luck

C.duty

D.Fame

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查名詞詞義辨析。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：我阿姨的生意一直不好，但她正期望著時(shí)來運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。emotion感情;luck

命運(yùn)，運(yùn)氣;duty職責(zé);fame名聲。

13.Whoshouldberesponsible__________theaccident?

【答案】D

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：誰應(yīng)該為這起事故負(fù)責(zé)?beresponsiblefor意為“對(duì)……負(fù)責(zé)”，

符合題意。

14.Theoldman,togetherwithhisneighbors,__________theperformancewhenit

begantorain.

A.haveenjoyed

B.hasenjoyed

C.wasenjoying

D.wereenjoying

【答案】C

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查主謂一致和動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：開始下雨時(shí)，那個(gè)老人和他的鄰居正在欣賞表演。當(dāng)主語后跟有介

詞短語togetherwith時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞的數(shù)與介詞短語前的主語一致。此處謂語動(dòng)詞的數(shù)應(yīng)與

theoldman一致，應(yīng)為單數(shù)，且此處表示過去正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作，應(yīng)用過去進(jìn)行時(shí)，故選C。

15.MyteacherrecommendedthatI__________ascarefulaspossiblewhenItook

anexam.

A.willbe

【答案】B

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：我的老師建議我考試時(shí)應(yīng)盡可能仔細(xì)。recommend后的賓語從句應(yīng)

使用虛擬語氣，謂語動(dòng)詞用“should+動(dòng)詞原形”的形式，should可以省略。

C.aretranslated

D.havebeentranslated

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)和語態(tài)。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：到目前為止，莫言的幾本小說已經(jīng)被翻譯成英文。由SOfar可知，

句子的謂語動(dòng)詞應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)態(tài)，且主語severalnovels與謂語動(dòng)詞為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故應(yīng)

用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)態(tài)的被動(dòng)語態(tài)形式，故選D。

17.Thepianistdidn't__________untilthelastminutebeforetheconcert.

A.turnup

B.turnout

C.turnoff

D.turnon

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查短語詞義辨析。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：這個(gè)鋼琴家直到音樂會(huì)開始前最后一分鐘才出現(xiàn)。turnup出現(xiàn);turn

out關(guān)掉;turnoff關(guān)掉。完成;turnon打開。

18.--I'msorryaboutthemisunderstanding.

A.needn't

B.wouldn't

C.couldn't

D.mustn't

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：——關(guān)于這次誤會(huì)我感到很抱歉?！銢]必要道歉，這不是你的

錯(cuò)。needn’t不必，沒必要;wouldn’t將不;couldn’t不能;mustn’t禁止，不能.

19.Let'sgototheairportalittleearlier__________wecanchoosebetterseats.

A.nowthat

B.forthat

C.bythat

D.sothat

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查短語詞義辨析。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：我們?cè)琰c(diǎn)去機(jī)場吧，這樣我們就可以選擇更好的座位。SOthat意

為“以便，為了”，符合題意。

20.JasonmadesharpcommentsonMary'sidea,buthedidn'tmean__________her.

D.Hurting

【答案】B

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：杰森對(duì)瑪麗的觀點(diǎn)給出了犀利的評(píng)價(jià)，但他并不是有意要傷害她。

meantodosth.意為“有意做某事”，符合題意。meandoingsth.表示“意味著……”。

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked

A,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerby

blackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Wheredocarsgettheirenergyfrom?Formostcars,theanswerispetrol.

21__________somecarsuseelectricity.Thesecarshave22__________motortshatget

theirpowerfromlargebatteries.In23__________,thereareevencarsthathave

24__________anelectricmotorandapetrolmotor.Thesetypesofcarsare

25__________hybrid(混合)cars.

Mostpeopletendtothinkofelectriccarsasanew26__________,buttheyhave

beenaroundforalongtime.Inthe27__________19thandearly20thcenturieselectric

carswerecommonbecausethetechnologyforpetrolengineswasnotveryadvanced.

But28__________thepetrolenginebecameeasiertomakeandmorepowerful,thistype

ofenginesbecamethemost29__________.Interestinelectriccarswashighinthe

1970sand1980sbecause30__________becameveryexpensive.Recently,electriccars

haveagainbecomewell-likedbecausepeoplewantcarsthatpollute31__________

Electriccarsarebetterthanpetrolcars32__________severalways.Thebiggest

benefitisreducedpol-lution.Inareas33__________thereisahighpercentageof

electriccars,pollutionisnotthatserious.Thesecondbenefitofelectriccars

isa34__________inthedependenceonforeignoil.Severalcountriesdon'twant

to35__________onoilfromothercountries.Sinceelectriccarscanrunon

electricityfromcoalornu-clearpowerstations,thereislessneedtoimportoil.

【答案】A

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】此處意為：對(duì)大部分車來說，答案是汽油，但是有些車使用電。前后兩句

為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，but表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，符合題意。

C.same

D.Special

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】詞義辨析題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】traditional傳統(tǒng)的;common普通的;same同樣的;special特殊的，特別

的。此處表示“特殊的馬達(dá)”，故選D。

B.detail

C.time

D.Addition

【答案】D

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】此處意為：此外，甚至有電動(dòng)馬達(dá)和汽油馬達(dá)兩者兼具的汽車。inaddition

意為“此外，另外”，符合題意。

C.either

D.Neither

【答案】B

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】all表示“三者或三者以上都”;both表示“兩者都”;either表示“兩者

中的其中一個(gè)”;neither表示“兩者都不”。根據(jù)題意，此處應(yīng)選both。

25.請(qǐng)選擇最佳選項(xiàng)()。

A.described

B.regarded

C.called

D.Known

【答案】C

【考情點(diǎn)撥】詞義辨析題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】此處意為：這種車被稱為混合車。describe描述;regard認(rèn)為;call叫，

稱呼;know知道。

26.請(qǐng)選擇最佳選項(xiàng)()。

A.invention

B.influence

D.intention

【答案】A

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】invention發(fā)明;influence影響;instru—merit工具，手段;intention

意圖，目的。此處表示“大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為電車是一種新的發(fā)明”，故選A。

B.beginning

C.recent

D.Late

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】理解推斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】此處表示“在19世紀(jì)晚期和20世紀(jì)初期”.inthelatel9thcentury

意為“19世紀(jì)晚期”，符合題意。

B.after

C.before

D.Until

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】理解推斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】此處意為：但是當(dāng)汽油引擎變得容易制造并且動(dòng)力更強(qiáng)之后，這種引擎成

為了最受歡迎的一種。after意為“在……之后”，符合題意。

D.Dangerous

【答案】A

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】popular流行的，受歡迎的;comfortable舒服的;difficult困難

的;dangerous危險(xiǎn)的。根據(jù)題意，應(yīng)選A。

B.power

C.cars

D.Oil

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】理解推斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】人們對(duì)電動(dòng)汽車越來越感興趣的原因應(yīng)該是油價(jià)越來越貴。oil意為“汽

油”，符合題意。

B.more

【答案】C

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】此處表示“人們想要污染較小的車”，less意為“較少的，較小的”，符

合題意。

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】理解推斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】此處意為：電動(dòng)汽車在幾個(gè)方面比燃油汽車更好。in意為“在……方面”，

符合題意。

33.請(qǐng)選擇最佳選項(xiàng)()。

A.when

B.where

C.what

D.Which

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】理解推斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】where引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾先行詞areas，且在從句中作狀語，符合題意。

C.reduction

D.Rise

【答案】C

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】此處意為：電車的第二個(gè)好處是可以減少對(duì)外國石油的依賴。start開

始;need需要;reduction減少，下降;rise提高。根據(jù)題意，應(yīng)選C。

A.put

D.Keep

【答案】C

【考情點(diǎn)撥】固定搭配題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】此處意為：有些國家不想依賴來自其他國家的石油。relyon意為“依靠，

依賴”，符合題意。

IV.ReadingComprehension(60points)

Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowed

byfourquestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedAB,

CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheet.

PassageOne

Aswerecentlydiscovered,thereisaStepmother'sDay,thoughitisnoton

anyofficialholidaycalendar.So,itwouldbesafetoassumethatthereisasimilar

dayforstepdads,too.Right?Well,itdependsonwhatyouread.AGooglesearch

broughtuppoststhatsay,forexample,"It'sonfather'sday--father'sdayis

forfathers,step-fathersandpeoplewhoarelikefatherstoyou--it'sadayfor

makingfatherfiguresfeelspecial."FurthersearchingfoundaStepfather'sDay

Facebookpagethatsays,"TheunofficialStepfather'sDayisthefourthSundayof

June."Unfortunately,asofthepublishingofthisarticle,only30peoplehave

"liked"thepage.Consideringthatstudiesshow3.3millionmen,or11.1%ofU.S.

fathers,livewithatleastonestepchild,that'sonlyadropintheocean.It's

interestingtonotethatthereisaNationalGrandparents'Day.PresidentJimmy

Cartersigneditintolawin1978.Law!Whilegrandparentsareundoubtedlyspecial

peopleinourchildren'slives,theyareoftenseenasthemostlovingfamilymembers.

Butwhataboutthestepparents?Thestepparentsaretheoneswhoareoftenthe

outsiders,theoneswhohavetoendurethehurtful"You'renotmydad!"or"You're

notmymom!"Andyettheynevergiveup.Theydotheirbesttoover-come

theinherentchallengesofstepparentsandberolemodelsfortheirstepchildren.

Theseunsung(未被頌揚(yáng)的)familyheroesdeserve"official"daysofhonor.Perhaps

ifweareloudenough,Presi-dentObama,whohadastepfatherhimself,willsign

intolawNationalStepmother'sDayandNationalStepfather'sDay.

Areyouwithme?Followmeandgetyourvoiceheard.Howcoolitwouldbeif

wecouldmake

thishappen!

36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inParagraph1referto?

A.11.1%ofU.S.fatherswholivewithatleastonestepchildintheU.S.

B.3.3millionmenwholivewithatleastonestepchildintheworld.

C.FatherfigureswhoareequallyhonoredintheU.S.

D.30peoplewhosupportStepfather'sDayontheFacebookpage.

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】推理判斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】根據(jù)題意可知，that指的是前一句所說內(nèi)容，即在臉書上只有30個(gè)人支

持繼父節(jié)，與330萬繼父相比。這30個(gè)人只是滄海一粟。

C.TheNationalGrandparents'Day.

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第二段前兩句可知，JimmyCarter總統(tǒng)在1978年簽署通過了祖父母節(jié)。

38.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword"inherent"in

Paragraph2?

A.Inevitable.

B.Lasting.

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】詞語理解題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】inevitable不可避免的;lastin9持續(xù)的;unbelievable令人難以相信

的;tough困難的。此處表示作為繼父母固有的挑戰(zhàn)，inherent表示“固有的，不可避免的”。

與A項(xiàng)意思最接近。

39.Whatisthereasonforsettinganofficialholidayforstepparents?

A.Becausetheyareoftenseenasthemostlovingfamilymembers.

B.Becausetheydeserverespectandhonorasfamilymembers.

C.Becausetheylovetheirroleasstepparents.

D.Becausetheyareoftentreatedasheroesinthefamily.

【答案】B

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第二段倒數(shù)第二句“31aeseunsun9…deserve‘official’daysofhonor.”

可知，B項(xiàng)符合題意.故選B。

PassageTwo

Moststudentschoose"Homestay"accommodationwhentheystudyabroad;others

selectHome-stayeveniftheyarenotonastudyvisit.Statisticsshowthatit

'saformofaccommodationgaininginpopularityallthetime.

Homestavmeanshyingwithafamily,or"hostfamily"aswesay.Therearethree

waysofdoing

it:

*choosetolearnEnglishinalanguageschoolneartoyourHomestaylocation;

*haveyourEnglishclassesinthehousewithamemberofthefamilywhoisa

qualifiedteacher;

*selectnottohaveclassesatallwhenyouvisit--apopularchoiceifyouwant

todothetouristthingforexample.

EvenintheirbusysummerperiodtheorganizationsthatarrangetheHomestays

willalwaystrytoplaceyouwiththemostsuitablehostfamilytomatchyour

requirements.Placement(安置)organinationsthinkaboutlocation,interests,

languagelevel,eatingrequirements,allergies(過敏)andotherrequestsyoumay

have.

Thoughpricesvaryaccordingtoyourneeds,goodqualityHomestayaccommodation

canberela-tivelyeconomical--andalthoughyoumaybechargedanextraamount

ofmoneyifyouwantyourHomestayinornearthecitycentre.Evenifyoustayfurther

out,youcanexpectyourjourneyintothecentrenottoexceed30minutes.

NotonlydoesHomestayaccommodationrepresentvalueformoney,italsogives

youanexcellentopportunitytopractiseEnglishwithyourhostfamily.Thisisa

veryimportantextraforstudentswholiketospeakasmuchEnglishaspossible.

ButifyouplantolearnEnglish,whynothaveyourEnglishclassesinyourhost

family?There'snobetterwaytolearnEnglishthanthis--theperfectcombination

oflearningandaccommodationcombinedwiththeculturalexperience!

40.Homestayisanidealchoiceforstudentswho.A.wanttolearnstatistics

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第一段可知，大多數(shù)在國外留學(xué)的學(xué)生會(huì)選擇Homestay這種住宿方式，

而且根據(jù)全文最后一句可知，Homestay對(duì)打算在國外學(xué)習(xí)英語的人來說是最理想的選擇。B

項(xiàng)符合題意，故選B。

41.Whowillconsiderstudents'requirementsbeforetheirHomestaystarts?

A.Thelanguageschool.

B.Thehostfamily.

C.TheEnglishteacher.

D.Theplacementorganization.

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由倒數(shù)第三段最后一句“Placementorganizationsthinkabout

location...otherrequestsyoumayhave.”可知，D項(xiàng)符合題意，故選D。

42.WhichofthefollowingisakeyfactoraffectingthepriceofHomestay?

A.Students'specificneeds.

B.Students'languagelevel.

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由倒數(shù)第二段第一句“Thoughpricesvaryaccordingtoyourneeds...you

maybechargedanextraamountofmoneyifyouwant…”可知，影響Homestay價(jià)格的

關(guān)鍵因素是學(xué)生的特殊要求。

43.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.TheauthorfindsHomestayaccommodationexpensive.

B.TheauthorfindsHomestayarrangementcomplicated.

C.TheauthorisinfavorofHomestayaccommodation.

D.TheauthorisdoubtfulaboutthesafetyofHomestay.

【答案】C

【考情點(diǎn)撥】推理判斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】從全文特別是從最后一句“There’Snobetterway…”可看出，作者對(duì)

Homestay這種住宿方式是持支持態(tài)度的，故選C。

PassageThree

Usinglessenergyaroundthehomeiseasierthanyoumightthink,savingyour

moneywhilecreatingahealthier,morecomfortablelivingspaceforyouandyour

family.Changingafewoldhabitscanmakeanimpactonyourenergybill,yourcomfort

andtheenvironment.Herearesomehandytipstomakeyourhousemore

energy-efficient.

Lowertheheat

Ifyourhomehasadjustablecentralheating,loweringtheroomtemperatureeven

slightlycanmakeadifference.Youmaynotfeelit,butyourwalletwill.Itis

evenmoreadvisabletocontroltemperaturesatdifferenttimesoftheday.

Hangclothesouttodry

Iftheweatherallowsit,headoutsideanddryyourlaundryonaclothesline.

Thesunlightwillhelpeliminatebacteriaanddust.Whileclothesdryersgetthe

jobdonefaster,theyalsouseupenergy.Byhangingyourclothesoutyou'llbecutting

greenhousegasesbyaboutthreekilogramsperload.

Installinglargewindowsonthenorthernsideofyourhousecanhelpyoumake

useofsunlight'snaturalwarmth.Tostaycoolindoorsonhotsummerdays,install

blinds(百葉窗)toblocktheheavysun.Putyourdesknearthewindow,thenyoudon't

needalampinthedaytime.

Besureyourhot-waterpipesareproperlywrapped.Inanaveragehome,heating

wateraccountsformorethanone-quarteroftheenergybill.Whyletwarmthgoto

wastebeforeitreachesyou?

Whenthetimecomestoreplaceappliances,selectthosethatareboth

energy-efficientandoftheappropriatesizeforyourneeds.Don'tbuybiggerones

justbecauseyoucan.

44.Whatbenefitmayusinglessenergyathomebringabout?

A.Enlargingyourlivingspace.

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第一段第一句可知，在家里節(jié)省能源不僅可以節(jié)約開支，還能創(chuàng)造一個(gè)

更健康、更舒適的居住空間。故選C。

45.Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheadvantagesofhangingclothesoutto

dry?

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第三段前兩句可知，把衣服掛在戶外晾干，陽光可以去除細(xì)菌和灰塵，

故選D。

46.Whatcanbeinstalledonthenorthernsideofyourhousetomakebetteruse

ofnaturallight?

A.Shades.

B.Windows.

C.Blinds.

D.Curtains.

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由倒數(shù)第三段第一句“Installinglargewindowsonthenorthernside

ofyourhouseCallhelpyoumakeuseofsunlight’snaturalwarmth.”可知.B項(xiàng)符

合題意，故選B。

47.Besidesenergy-efficiency,whatelseshouldbeconsideredwhenreplacing

appliances?

A.Propersize.

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由最后一段第一句可知，更換家電時(shí)，要選擇節(jié)能的，同時(shí)要選擇大小合

適的。A項(xiàng)符合題意，故選A。

PassageFour

Italktostrangersforalivingandlovethechallengeofgettingtheirstories

publishedinnews-papers.I'vebeenmarriedforyears,butuntilsixmonthsago,

Icouldbeatypicalabsent-mindedhusband.OftenIwasjustnoddingwhenIwas

supposedto.Whenmywifeasked,"DidyouevenhearwhatIjustsaid?"Iwould

defensivelysay,"OfcourseIdid".

InJanuary,Ibegantolosemyvoice.DoctorstoldmeIneededsurgery,ormy

throatwouldbepermanentlydamaged.Totalsilencewouldberequiredforthefirst

fewweeksofmyrecovery.

Twohoursafterthesurgery,myeyesfilledwithtearsasmytwo-year-oldson

lookedpuzzledbecauseIwouldn'tanswerhisquestions.Iwantedtotalkbutcouldn'

t.Luckily,I'drecordedmyselfreadingsomeofhisfavoritebooks.Thatwouldcome

inhandythenextcoupleofweeks.

WhenIgothome,Inoticeda"sideeffect":asmywifetalkedtometokeep

upmyspirits,Iwasn'tjusthearingher;Iwaslisteningtoher.Overthenextfew

weeks,Ididn'twanttomissawordshesaid.Ibegantohearsweetnessinhervoice.

Ithadneverleft.I'djuststoppednoticing.Ifoundmyselfunderstandingherbetter

ontopicsI'dpreviouslydismissedas"thingsIjustdon'tgetasaguy".Ialso

realizedmysonwasn'tjusttalkingnonstopbutthatheoftenhadthoughtfulthings

tosay.Evenwhilewalkingmydoginthewoodsnearourhome,Ibeganhearingpleasant

patternsinbirdsongs.Beforemysurgery,I'dhavespentthosewalksonmyphone.

Afterseveralweeks,Iwasfullyrecovered.Conversationinourhouseisbetter

now,notbecauseI'mtalkingmore.I'mjustlisteningbetterandbecomingless

andlesssurprisedthatIlikewhatIhear

48.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorismostlikelya__

C.driver

D.Teacher

【答案】A

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第一段第一句“Italktostrangersforaliving…gettingtheir

storiespublishedinnews-papers.”可知，作者最有可能是一位新聞工作者。

49.Whatdoesthewifemeanbyasking"DidyouevenhearwhatIjustsaid?"in

Paragraph1?

A.Youdidn'thavetonodwhileyouwerelistening.

B.YoushouldtellmewhatIsaidjustnow.

C.Youshouldlistentome.

【考情點(diǎn)撥】推理判斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第一段最后四句可知，作者在家里聽家人說話時(shí)總是心不在焉，所以當(dāng)

他的妻子問“你聽到我剛才說什么了嗎”時(shí)，她意思是“你應(yīng)該聽我說”，故選C。50.What

istrueoftheauthorafterthesurgery?

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第二段最后一句及第三段第一句可知，作者手術(shù)后被要求頭幾個(gè)星期不

能說話，所以他想與他的兒子交流卻做不到。B項(xiàng)符合題意，故選B。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由最后一段最后兩句“Conversationinourhouseisbetternow…Ilike

whatIhear.”可知，作者手術(shù)后更喜歡傾聽家里人的談話了，家里也充滿了愉快的談話，

故選D。

PassageFive

Coconut(椰子)isanunusualfoodformanyreasons.Itisoneofthe

largestedibleseedsproducedbyanyplant.Itsunusualcontentsalsomakeitunique

intheseedworld--itconsistsofboth"meat"and"water"inside.Thecoconutmeat

isthewhitesubstancewithwhichweareallfamiliar,asitisusedextensively

forcookingandflavorings;thecoconutwaterisawhiteandsweetliquid.Portuguese

(葡萄牙)explorersgavethenutitsnameinthe15thcentury,referringtoitas

coco,meaning"ghost"intheirlanguage.Theoutsideappearanceofcoconutsreminded

themofaghost'sface,andthetree.hashadthatnameeversince.

Thecoconuthasvarieduses.Itisusedtomakevariouscookingoilsforfast-food

restaurantsaroundtheworldtomakedietmaterials.Thecoconutfluidisafavorite

drinkinhotclimates,providingacoolandrefreshingbeveragerightoffthetree.

Thiswaterisalsousedbymanufacturersofvarioussportsdrinks.Eventheshell

itselfhasmanyuses,includinganimalfoodandfertilizer.

Yetthecoconutisalsousefulinmanywaysthathavenothingtodowithfood.

Coconutoilisusedforcosmetics(化妝品),medicines,andsoon.Driedcoconut

shellsareusedinmanycountriesasat