成人高考高起点英语模拟测试题(4)

成人高考高起点英语模拟测试题及答案(4)

成人高考高起点英语模拟测试题及答案,该试卷为成人高考英语全真模拟试题卷，题型完整且包含详细解析。

一、语音知识

语音知识：共5小题；每题1.5分，共7.5分

1._____

A.exhibition
B.exhaust
C.honour
D.horible

2._____

A.swallow
B.swing
C.sword
D.switch

3._____

A.search
B.heart
C.earnest
D.learned

4._____

A.reality
B.treat
C.reactor
D.reaction

5._____

A.explosion
B.decision
C.occasionly
D.procession

二、词汇与与语法知识

词汇与与语法知识：共15小题；每题1.5分，共22.5分

1. ____in an atmosphere of sirmple living was what her parents wished for.

A.The girl to be educated
B.The girl’s being educated
C.The girl educated
D.The girl was educated

2. A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region,_____were surprising

A.the results of which
B.as results
C.the results of it
D.which results

3. The price of been_____from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.

A.flowed
B.ranged
C.separated
D.differed

4. Lynn has a severe cold, but she is hoping to_____ without going to a doctor.

A.give it away
B.sendit up
C.throw it off
D.pass it through

5. The environtint is everything that surrounds us: plants, animals, buildings, country, air, water____everything that can affect us in any way.

A.excessively
B.distinctly
C.approximately
D.lterally

6. It only takes a fraction of a second for the computer to do the____which used to take days.

A.conclusion
B.experiment
C.explanation
D.calculation

7. The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britajn,____the quality of life is probably one of the highest.

A.since
B.when
C.as
D.while

8.____You and I could hardly work together,____?

A.could you
B.couldn’ t I
C.couldn’ t we
D.could we

9. ____Nowadays people sometimes separate their waste to make it easier for it____.

A.reusing
B.reused
C.reuses
D.to be reused

10. She is very dear to us. We have been prepared to do____it takes to save her life

A.whichever
B.however
C.whatever
D.whoever

11. In April, thousands of holidaymakers remained_____abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud

A.sticking
B.stuck
C.to be stuck
D.to have stuck

12. We should respect food and think about the people who don, t have_____we have here and treat food nicely.

A.that
B.which
C.what
D.whether

13. The concert has already begun. You should have come a little bit

A.early
B.much earlier
C.more earlier
D.earlier

14. There is much chance____Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race

A.that
B.which
C.until
D.if

15.This new model of car is so expensive that it is____ the reach of those with average incomes.

A.over
B.within
C.beyond
D.below

三、完形填空

完形填空：共15小题；每题2分，共30分。

1.Henrey's job was to examine cars crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smugling anything into the country. Every morning, except weekends. He ___21____see a factory worker coming up the hill towards frontier, pushing a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle.___22___he frontier, Henry used to stop the manand make him take the straw off and,___23___it. Then he would examine the staw very carefully to see 24 he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets before he let him tie the straw up ngain. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always___ 25___to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the staw, he never found___26___,even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man was__27__ something. but he was not able to imagine what it could be. 　　Then one morning,after he had looked___28___ the straw and emptied the factory worker's pockers__29__usual, he___30___ to him,“Listen I know that you are smuggling things 31 this frontier, Won't you tell me what it is that you're bringing into the country so successfully? I'm an old man. and today is my last day on the___32__Tomorrow I' m going to___ 33__,I promise that I shall not tell___34___ if you tell me what you've been smuggling.”The factory worker did not say anything for____35___. Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quiely:"Bicycles."

A.should
B.would
C.might
D.must

2.

A.arived
B.appeared
C.came
D.reached

3.

A.show
B.load
C.untie
D.loose

4.

A.that
B.where
C.how
D.whether

5.

A.lucky
B.expecting
C.suspecting
D.insisting

6.

A.nothing
B.something
C.everything
D.anything

7.

A.cheating
B.smuggling
C.stealing
D.pushing

8.

A.through
B.thoroughly
C.upon
D.on

9.

A.then
B.more
C.as
D.like

10.

A.cried
B.said
C.ordered
D.told

11.

A.cross
B.behind
C.across
D.into

12.

A.job
B.work
C.case
D.duty

13.

A.return
B.retreat
C.retire
D.rest

14.

A.everyone
B.someone
C.no one
D.anyone

15.

A.long time
B.period
C.moment
D.some time

四、阅读理解

阅读理解：共15小题；每题3分，共45分。

1.Lisa was running late. Lisa, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way： her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs,she started to feel uncomfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform, Lisa felt weak and tired maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to give blood the night before，she thought.She rested herself against a post close to the tracks. 　　Several yards away,Frank,43 ,and his girlfriend,Jennifer,found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying. 　　But when he heard the scream,followed by someone yelling, “Oh,my God,she fell in.” Frank didn’ t hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. “No! Not you!’’his girlfriend screamed after him. 　　She was right to be alarmed. By the time Frank reached Lisa, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station. 　　It was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform. so that bystanders could hold her by the arms and drag her aWay from the edge. That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse. 　　Lisa thought she’ d been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldn’t，and that was when she realized how much pain she was in. 　　Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown—just as he had been seconds after the rescue,which made her think about her reaction at the time.“I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die，”she explained.What was the most probable cause for Lisa?s weakness?

A.She had run a long way.
B.She felt hot in the subway.
C.She had done a lot of work.
D.She had donated blood the night befor

2. Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?

A.Because they would miss their train.
B.Because he didn’t see the train coming
C.Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lift.
D.Because she was afraid the train would kill him.

3. How did Frank save Lisa?

A.By lifting her to the platform.
B.By helping her rise to her feet.
C.By pulling her along the groun
D.By dragging her away from the edg

4. When did Lisa become conscious again?

A.When the train was leavin
B.After she was back on the platform.
C.After the police and fire officials cam
D.When a man was cleaning the blood from her hea

5. The passage is intended to .

A.warn us of the danger in the subway
B.show us how to save people in the subway
C.tell us about a subway rescue
D.report a traffic accident

6.Cats are creatures of habit. They like to go to sleep about the same time every day and for a certain length of time. They seem to have a natural clock inside them that tells them when to sleep. 　　Cats increase their regular sleep with occasional cat naps (打盹).Some experts feel that humans could also benefit from this habit. Cat naps help to build up energy in the body. They are also a good way to get rid of trouble! Since cats have the same moods (情绪)as humans，some experts believe that people can improve their moods. People might become happier. 　　A number of famous people have copied cats by taking cat naps during the day. The naps would usually last from 15 to 30 minutes. 　　Winston Churchill took cat naps. So did Presidents Harry Truman,John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. These famous men were known for their energy. They were also able to work long hours, often into the night. Napping was their secret. 　　Perhaps more people learn from cats and take naps to feel better and live longer! Taking cat naps____.

A.will make a person lazy and tired
B.is a bad habit
C.will make people feel better
D.can help people become famous

7.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.People should take their naps secretly.
B.Cats have the same moods as people
C.Some famous people take cat naps.
D.Some people have full energy after they take cat naps.

8.Naps usually last____.

A.three hours
B.less than half an hour
C.forty-five minutes
D.fifty-five minutes

9.This selection was probably written to____.

A.show how lazy cats are
B.talk about the habits of cats
C.tell about famous people and their habits
D.persuade people to take naps

10.Popular British author，Charles Dickens’(1812—1870)family could hardly make ends meet. They could only afford to send one of their six children to school. Dickens was not that child. His parents chose to send a daughter, who had a talent for music, to an academy. Then at the age of 12，Dickens’ life took another turn for the worse. 　　His father, a clerk, was placed in prison for unpaid debts. And, being the oldest male left at home, Dickens took up work at a factory. His horrible experience there became the fuel for his future writing. His father was freed three months later and inherited a small amount of money.Dickens was then sent to school. 　　From 1836 to 1837, he wrote a monthly series of stories. Thus The Pickwick Papers, came into being, which brought fame to him. 　　Throughout his career, Dickens covers various situations in his novels. He wrote about the miserable lives of the poor in Oliver Twist, the French Revolution in Tale of Two Cities, and social reform. in Hard Times. He also wrote David Copperfield, a book thought to be modeled on his own life. 　　“I do not write bitterly or angrily, for I know all these things have worked together to make me what I am,” he once said. His difficult childhood did indeed shape the person he became, as well as his writing career. There are shades of young Dickens in many of his most beloved characters, including David Copperfield and Oliver Twist. 　　Like the author, all these characters come from poor beginnings and are able to rise above their setbacks and achieve success. u Minds, like bodies, will often fall into an ill-conditioned state from too much comfort.’’ he once wrote. On June 9th, 1870, aged 58，Dickens died, leaving one unfinished work. The words on his tombstone read：“He was a sympathizer to the poor, the suffering and the oppressed，and by his death，one of England’ s greatest writers is lost to the world. ”The book that first called public attention to Dickens was_____.

A.The Pickwick Papers
B.Oliver Twist
C.Tale of Two Cities
D.David Copperfield

11.The underlined word “shades”，in the passage means “_____”

A.symbols
B.examples
C.signs
D.reminders

12.How did Dickens see his childhood?

A.He felt grateful for it.
B.He felt it a pity that things weren, t in his favor.
C.He loved writing about it.
D.He chose to forget the bitterness about it.

13.E-mail or electronic mail, is considered as the modem communication in the new age. It iscarried out in computers all over the world by millions of users. In this invisible world as many people call it,the users can send and receive letters to and from every comer of the earth. They share thoughts with pen pals (笔友)in New Zealand，ask strangers in Bombay (孟买)questions，debate with businessman in Manhattan. All of these are just happening in computers as fast as the travelling of the light,no writing and speaking,no paper and stamps are necessary. 　　E-mail is a pipeline to thousands of experts on everything;it is a means of meeting people with similar interests or problems. But it is not a live talk—a real conversation like those in telephones.E-mailers compose letters at leisure on their computers, then send them by phone line to an on-line service,and then they go forward to the right place. A response can be back within hours,depending on how often the recipient(接受者)checks in. 　　A vast global networks of on-line services for E-mail has been built. A lot of people are regularly using this service in the USA. People believe that E-mail, the computerized exchange, would create friendship and business developments, and would change people’ s life in the world. Which of the following expression is not for E-mail?

A.Communication in new ag
B.Invisible world
C.A live talk
D.Computerized exchange

14.Which of the following does the writer think is a shortcoming of E-mail?

A.Happening as fast as the travelling of light.
B.No writing and speaking
C.No paper and stamps.
D.Response depending on the recipient.

15.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.E-mail is carried out in computers.
B.A response of an E-mail depends on how often the recipient checks in.
C.People don, t believe that E-mail will create friendship.
D.E-mail is not a real conversation.

五、补全对话

补全对话：共5句；每句满分为3分，共15分

1.　　提示:星期五晚上有音乐会，Chris得到两张票，打电话给Linda,问她是否有空一同前往，并约她音乐会后一起吃饭。Linda听了非常高兴，两人相约六点四十五分在入口处见面。
　　Linda ： Hello! This is Linda speaking.
　　Chris ： Hello, Linda, this is Chris. 51 this Friday evening?
　　Linda ： Yes, why ?
　　Chris：There’s a good concert，and I’ve 只ot two ticketsf I wonder___52___.
　　Linda：That’ s great! 53 ?
　　Chris：7 o’clock. But how about 54 at 6:45?
　　Linda ：OK. I think I can make it.
　　Chris ：After the concert, 55 , shall we?
　　Linda：Wonderful! Why don’t we go to a Chinese restaurant?
　　Chris：Why not? OK,see you Friday.
　　Linda ：See you then. Bye!

六、书面表达

1.　　假设你是一个农村学生，进城看到河水被严重污染，请写一篇议论污染的日记。内容包括以下几点。　　1. 河水颜色发黑，并发出臭味。　　2. 水里没有鱼，也没人游泳。　　3. 污染原因是附近的工厂往河里排放工业废水。　　4. 大家应保护环境，减少污染。　　注意：　　1. 要符合日记的格式。　　2. 词数为100左右。