2020年成人高考高起點《英語》押題試卷最新修正版

1、最新修正版2020 年成人高考高起點英語押題試卷選擇題一、語音知識（共 5 小題;每題1.5分 ,共 7.5分 ）在下列每組單詞中,有一個單詞的劃線部分與其他單詞的劃線部分的讀音不同。找出這個詞。1、（）單選題 *A. ch'ea'tB. w'ea'kC. incr'ea'seD. ar'ea'（正確答案）2、 （ ） 單選題 *A.'ch'eckB.'ch'angeC.'Ch'emistry（正確答案）D.'ch'ocolate3、（）單選題 *A. tootha&

2、#39;ch'e（£確答案）B. tou'ch'C. ben'ch'D. But'ch'er4. （）單選題 *A. clim'b'B. dou'b'tC. absor'b'（正確答案）D. thum'b'5、（）單選題 *A. n'ei'ghborhoodB. 'ei'ghteenC. h'ei'ght（正確答案）D. w'ei'ght二、詞匯與語法知識（共 15題 ;每題1.5分 ,共 22.5分。

3、）6、 Usually there is traffic in the streets on weekdays than on Sunday（） s.單選題 *A. less（E確答案）B. littleC. fewD. fewer答案解析：有than表明要用比較級。排除選項B和C。Traffic是不可數(shù)名詞，排除fewer。選項A是正確的?！揪渥哟笠狻客ǔ＝稚系能囋诠ぷ魅諘r比星期天時的 車少。7、 Did we have to wait for Tom? （）單選題 *A.he'd have been（E確答案）B.he wereC.he had beenD.he must be8、

4、 She spokefast that I could not catch a word（） .單選題 *A.tooB.veryC.suchD.so（iE確答案）9.I think I have persuaded Jenny to come to our point of view（）單選題 *A.inB.around（正確答案）C.overD.along with答案解析： 考查詞組。 Come in 參與,come around接受,come oved順便來訪,come along with隨同。此處表示經(jīng)過勸說而接受別人的意見。選項 B是正確的?！揪渥?大意】我想我已經(jīng)說服詹妮接受我們

5、的觀點了。10、 Unfortunately, Mary has friends in New York. （）單選題 *A. a fewB. few（正確答案）C. someD. many答案解析：考查帶有否定意義的形容詞。A few幾個,few沒有幾個、幾乎沒有,some 一些,many很多。Unfortunately（不幸）說明她的朋友不會多，應(yīng)用帶有否定意義的詞。選項B 是正確的?！揪渥哟笠狻亢懿恍?瑪麗在紐約沒有幾個朋友。11、 They talked and talked as if they never meet again（） .單選題 *A. willB. would（正確答

6、案）C. shouldD. shall答案解析：As if引導(dǎo)的從何用虛擬語氣。選項 B是正確的?！揪渥哟笠狻克麄兞陌×?好像再也見不了面了似的。12、 They kept me for more than an hou（）r單選題 *A. waitsB. waitC. waitedD. waiting（正確答案）答案解析：考查非謂語動詞。Keep sb.doingU:某人一直做某事。選項D是正確的?！揪渥哟笠狻克麄冏屛业攘艘粋€多小時。13、 I've been suffering a bad cold all week（ D ） 單選題 *A inB.byC.forD.from（正確

7、答案）14、 What you do if you were me?（）單選題 *A. doB. didC. would（正確答案）D. can答案解析：考查條件句的虛擬語氣。與現(xiàn)在事實相反的條件句用過去時。主句用would,if條件從句中的系動詞用 were。你不可能是我，與現(xiàn)在事實相反，所以，選項C是正確的?！揪渥哟笠狻咳绻闶俏?你會怎么做?15、 She's broken her arm again. Again? I she ever broken itbefore.（）單選題 *A. don't know; hasB. didn't know; had（正確

8、答案）C. didn't know; hasD. hadn't know; would16、After all this time you ' d think he ' d haVe fOTgOttSi *A.should youB.wouldn' t yo瞋確答案）C.don t youD.do you答案解析：考查反義疑問旬o原旬應(yīng)是：you would think he had have forgotten反義疑問句的規(guī)則是陳述部分是肯定式,疑問部分應(yīng)是否定式。Would think 表示推測,疑問部分也應(yīng)選擇 would。選項B是正確的。【句子大

9、意】你難道還認(rèn)為他已經(jīng)忘掉了,是嗎?17、 I waiting for about an hour when she came（） .單選題 *A. had been（£確答案）B. have beenC. have hadD. had答案解析：考查時態(tài)。Came表明是過去發(fā)生的事，waiting表明正在發(fā)生，所給選項都與完成時有關(guān),說明到過去的那個時間為止,某項動作已經(jīng)發(fā)生并還在發(fā)生著或剛剛結(jié)束，應(yīng)用過去完成進(jìn)行時。選項 A是正確的?！揪渥哟笠狻克齺頃r我已經(jīng)等了有一個小時了。18、 The company is going to hand the free samples tomo

10、rrow（） .單選題 *A. upB. out（正確答案）C. onD. down答案解析：Hand down傳給后人，hand on傳下來,hand out分發(fā)，選項B是正確的?！揪渥哟笠狻抗緶?zhǔn)備明天把免費的樣品發(fā)放出去。19、 I remember for the job, but I forget the exact amount（） .單選題 *A. being paid（£確答案）B. to get paidC. to be paidD. that I receive pay答案解析：Remember doing sthE得做某事。選項 A是正確的?！揪渥哟笠狻课矣浀媚?/p>

11、到這工作的報酬了,但不記得具體的數(shù)目。20、 John he could improve his exam results, but he did not have enough time to study.（）單選題 *A. knows howB. knows thatC. knew how（正確答案）D. knew that答案解析：考時態(tài)和連詞。根據(jù)從何可判斷為過去時，排除選項A和B。how表示如何,符合題意。選項C 是正確的?！揪渥哟笠狻考s翰知道如何提高考試成績,就是沒有足夠的時間學(xué)三、完形填空（共15小&每題2分，共30分。）通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意。從每小題的四個選項中選

12、出可填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選擇，并把它前面的大寫字母填入右邊括號里。Scientists in the UK have announced that the piranhafish's reputation 21 a fearsome 22may well not be deserved. The fish, which is found in the Amazon in Brazil, have been 23asdeadly carnivores償肉動物）that work in shoals to overwhelm their prey and strip it of its f

13、lesh in seconds.However, experts 24 St Andrews University say that piranhas are omnivores（食動物） thatmainly eat fish, plants and insects. They form big groups not to hunt but to defend 25againstother predators, according to the team."Previously it was thought piranhas shoaled as it26them to form

14、a cooperative hunting group," said Professor Anne Magurran. " 27 , we have found that it is primarily a defensive behavior. "Piranhas can be attacked by animals 28 dolphins, caimans and large fish, so forming a shoal is a good way of 29being killed. Piranhas of 30age stay in the middl

15、e of the group for31and the 32 of the shoal differs according to the level of 33When the water level is34 , the fish form small groups as there is space to escape, but when the water level drops, they form large groups as protection 35 predators.21. （）單選題 *A. as（正確答案）B. as ifC. as thoughD. since答案解析

16、：看22題的四個選項可以斷定這里指食人魚是什么樣的殺手。應(yīng)當(dāng)選擇具有 “作為 ”含義的詞。選項A 是正確的:作為可怕的殺手。22. （）單選題 *A. killB. killer（正確答案）C. murdererD. murder答案解析：Killer 殺手 ,murderer 兇手。二者的區(qū)別在于前者泛指殺人,后者強(qiáng)調(diào)有預(yù)謀的行兇。故，B 答案正確23. （）單選題 *A. toldB. sayingC. describingD. portrayed（正確答案）答案解析：Tell告訴,say說,describe描述,portray描繪。文中have been表明是被動語態(tài),應(yīng)選擇過去分詞;根

17、據(jù)上下文,這種魚已被描繪成致命的食肉動物。選項D是正確的。24. （）單選題 *A. outB. withC. from（正確答案）D. by答案解析：表示 來自于哪兒”應(yīng)用介詞from。此處意為來自圣安德魯斯大學(xué)的專 家。選項c是正確的25. （）單選題 *A. themB. themselves（E確答案）C. itD. itself答案解析：解析：根據(jù)上下文：食人魚組成巨大的群體并不是為了獵取，而是為了自我保護(hù)以抵御其他的捕獵者。因此，這里應(yīng)選用具有“它們自己”含義的詞。選項 B 是正確的。26. （）單選題 *A. ableB. is ableC. enableD. enabled（正

18、確答案）答案解析：Able能夠，應(yīng)與be連用;be able能;enable使能夠；enabled是enable的過去式。根據(jù)上下文,這里講的是以前人們對食人魚的看法,應(yīng)用過去時。食人魚的群體活動可以賦予它們合作捕獵的能力。選項D27. （）單選題 *A. ThusB. However（正確答案）C. SuddenlyD. Therefore答案解析：從 我們發(fā)現(xiàn)”一句看出，與以前人們的看法不同，食人魚的群體活動只是為了保護(hù)自己。應(yīng)選擇表示與前句意義相反的轉(zhuǎn)折詞。選項B28. （）單選題 *A. suchB. exampleC. like（正確答案）D. as such答案解析：食人魚會受到其

19、他動物的攻擊。這里列舉幾種動物，應(yīng)用like,或suchas。選項C是正確的。29. （）單選題 *A. preventB. preventingC. avoidD. avoiding（正確答案）答案解析：食人魚群體活動的目的是避免被殺戮（being killed）。 Prevent sb fromdoing sth防止某人做某事，該詞通常與 from連用，排除選項 A和B。of是介 詞，后跟名詞性的詞。所以，選項D 是正確的。30. （）單選題 *A. reproduceB. reproductive證確答案）C. reproductionD. reproductively答案解析：由此往后

20、連起來看,大意是食人魚的群體組合是根據(jù)所面臨的危險,根據(jù)水的深淺。并且，處于繁殖期的魚處于魚群的中央，以獲得保護(hù)。of后應(yīng)跟名詞性詞 組,age前應(yīng)有形容詞修飾。 Reproduce是動詞,reproductive是形容詞,reproduction 是名詞，reproductively是副詞。選項 B是正確的。Reproductive ageU殖期。31. （）單選題 *A. protection（iE確答案）B. protectingC. protectD. protective答案解析：把處于繁殖期的魚圍在中間的目的是為了保護(hù)它們。For 是介詞 ,后用名詞形式。選項 A是正確的。For

21、protection為了保護(hù)。32. （）單選題 *A. rateB. size（£確答案）C. amountD. percentage答案解析：把處于繁殖期的魚圍在中間的目的是為了保護(hù)它們。For 是介詞,后用名詞形式。選項 A是正確的。For protection為了保護(hù)。33. （）單選題 *A. fateB. destinyC. risk（正確答案）D. chance解析:魚群的大小組合肯定是根據(jù)可能面臨危險的大小。Fate命運,destiny命運,risk危險,chanced會。選項C是正確的。34. （）單選題 *A. high（正確答案）B. lowC. peacefu

22、lD. chaotic答案解析：根據(jù)下一句: 如果水位下降。說明這里應(yīng)該是指水位比較高的時候。選項 A 是正確的。35. （）單選題 *A. forB. against（£確答案）C. withoutD. towards答案解析：For支持,against反對,without沒有,towards朝、關(guān)于。根據(jù)原文，食人魚組成大的魚群作為保護(hù)以抵御捕食者。選項B 是正確的。四、閱讀理解（共 15小題 ;每題 3分 ,共 45分 ）閱讀系列短文，然后根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容共每小題的四個選擇項中選出最佳的一項。Passage 1People need to be active to be heal

23、thy. Our modern lifestyle and all the conveniences we'vebecome used to have made us keep a long time sitting, such as sitting around in front of the TV or the computer, riding in the car for even a short trip to the store and using elevators instead of stairs. That's dangerous for our health

24、. Physical inactivity is as dangerous to our health as smoking!Add up your activities during the day in periods of at least 10 minutes each. Start slowly . . andbuild up. If you're already doing some light activities move up to more moderate ones. A little is good, but more is better if you want

25、 to achieve health benefits.Scientists say accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity every day to stay healthy or improve your health. Time needed depends on effort - as you progress to moderate activities, you can cut down to thirty minutes, four days a week.Physical activity doesn't have to b

26、e very hard to improve your health. This goal can be reached by building physical activities into your daily routine. Just add up in periods of at least ten minutes each throughout the day. After three months of regular physical activity, you will notice a difference -people often say getting starte

27、d is the hardest part.36. Nowadays people（）單選題 *A. are less active than in the pastf 確答案）B. are more active than in the pastC. are as active as they used to beD. are as inactive as they used to be答案解析：這篇文章講的是如何通過運動增強(qiáng)體質(zhì)。第一段中提到we ve becomeused to.我們已經(jīng)適應(yīng)了，表明以前不是這樣的。后面又列舉不活動的行為，諸如看電視、開車、玩電腦等,都是坐著的。選項A 是

28、正確的。37. Time needed for physical activity depends on（）單選題 *A. healthB. effort（正確答案）C. moneyD. creation答案解析：第三段中指出:科學(xué)家認(rèn)為每天共計60分鐘的鍛煉時間是合適的,但是所需時間基于你自己，你可以把時間縮短至半小時。選項B是正確的。38. You can improve your health （）單選題 *A. relaxing and keeping coolB. spending longer hours in activitiesC. eating less and less d

29、uring short periods of timeD. integrating physical activity into your timetablef確答案）答案解析：第四段。改善健康不必要進(jìn)行很劇烈的運動,它是長期的,有計劃的。應(yīng)把鍛煉記入時間表中,過一段時問后檢查其效果。選項D 是正確的。39. People say that（）單選題 *A. they do not have time for physical activityB. getting started into physical activity is not so difficultC. getting star

30、ted into physical activity is the most difficult part（確答案）D. they prefer keeping the present situation to doing any activities 答案解析：此題目可定位于最后一句話。開始是很難的。選項C 是正確的。Passage 2We show an amazing tolerance for a form of pollution that is a growing problem: noise. Airplanetraffic is increasing by five perce

31、nt a year. Urban noise is doubling every ten years. By air, land andsea, we are facing an onslaught of noise that is threatening our ability to live in this world. We have granted ourselves the right to make noise. But what about our responsibilities? Have we developed a sense of acoustic responsibi

32、lity?The evidence suggests that we have not. Many people seem to believe they have an unlimited right to make noise with cars and motorbikes, and with loud music at home and in the street. In some countries measures have been taken to force people to make less noise. In Britain, for example, a law h

33、as been passed preventing people from disturbing their neighbors with music at night.It is widely accepted that we should deal with our rubbish in a responsible way. Noise is in reality a particularly insidious （潛在的 ） form of rubbish. It destroys community life, pursues us into our homes, keeps us f

34、rom sleeping and is the cause of many stress-related illnesses, as well as hearing loss.Our acoustic environment belongs to all of us. Everyone has the right to use it, but no one has the right to abuse it. Let's start using it responsibly.40. . The level of noise produced in cities and towns（）單

35、選題 *A. is four times higher every ten yearsB. is four times lower every two yearsC. is twice as high now than ten years ago（確答案）D. is twice as high now than two years ago答案解析：這篇文章講的是噪音與責(zé)任。第一段中提到城市的噪音每l0年增加一倍。實際上就是現(xiàn)在的噪音是10 年前的兩倍。選項C 是正確的。41. The right to make noise（）單選題 *A. is often questionedB. is p

36、articularly insidiousC. should be completely forbiddenD. should be accompanied by a sense of responsibility!答案）答案解析：第二段。作者以問話的形式提出制造噪音的權(quán)利和責(zé)任感之間的關(guān)系,實際上是在說在制造噪音的同時應(yīng)該伴隨有責(zé)任感。選項D 是正確的。42. Many people （）單選題 *A. think that they have the right to use noisy motorcycles or cars確答案）B. think that cars and motor

37、cycles are disturbingC. feel responsible for their noiseD. feel guilty for making loud noise答案解析：第三段。接上段的問話,我們?nèi)钡氖秦?zé)任感。許多人都認(rèn)為制造噪音可以是無限的,可以隨便使用汽車、摩托車。選項A 是正確的。43. The author points out that（）單選題 *A. noise cannot be prevented at allB. people do not feel responsible for their rubbishC. noise and garbage

38、are problems that disturb us at homeD. we should accept our responsibility for noise as we do for rubbishy答案） 答案解析：第四段。作者說,處理垃圾的責(zé)任已被廣泛接受。但事實上,噪音是無形的垃圾形式。所以,我們對待噪音應(yīng)像對待垃圾一樣。選項D 是正確的。Passage 3The majority of people in Scotland are in favor breaking away from the rest of the UK and becoming independent,

39、 according to a poll taken just before the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union, which united Scotland and England.A pair of Acts of Parliament, passed in 1706 and 1707 that came into effect on May l, 1707, created Great Britain. The parliaments of both countries were dissolved, and replaced by a n

40、ewParliament of Great Britain in Westminster, London.The poll showed support for independence for Scotland is running at 51%. This is the first timesince 1998 that support for separation has passed 50% , and the first time since devolution gave power to the country in 1999. Six months before electio

41、ns for the Scottish Parliament, these poll results come as good news to the Scottish Nationalist Party, who are hoping to make progress against Labor and further the cause of an independent Scotland.Many people have become disillusioned with devolution, and believe that the Scottish Parliament has f

42、ailed to deliver what they had hoped it would; only a tenth has no opinion. In fact, only 39% of those polled want to keep things as they are.44. Scotland and England（）單選題 *A. were united by warB. have always been unitedC. want to break up the unionD. have been united for a long timef 確答案）答案解析：這篇文章講

43、的是蘇格蘭獨立的問題。第一段告訴我們英格蘭和蘇格蘭已經(jīng)合并300年了。所以,選項D 是正確的。45. People who want independence for Scotland（）單選題 *A. are in the minorityB. are the vast majorityC. are the slight majority（正確答案）D. have decreased in number since devolution答案解析：第三段。51%的人支持蘇格蘭獨立,半數(shù)是50%,所以只超過了一點點（slight）。選項C是正確的。46. Many people's op

44、inions of devolution （）單選題 *A. make progress against LaborB. have gone down（E確答案）C. have gone upD. are the same答案解析：第四段中描寫人們態(tài)度時用了disillusion破滅）一詞。許多人都對地方自治失去了幻想。選項B 是正確的。47. The best title for this passage could be（）單選題 *A. The Poll in ScotlandB. Two Acts of ParliamentC. England and ScotlandD. Scott

45、ish Independencef確答案）答案解析：這篇文章通過民意調(diào)查的結(jié)果敘述了蘇格蘭的獨立進(jìn)程。選項D 是正確的。 PassagePassage 4Imagine going to sleep in October and waking up in May! Well, marmots and ground squirrelsstay warm by sleeping all winter. All this time, they do not wake up once. This special kind of sleep is called hibernation. During t

46、his sleep, the heart slows down, and the animal breathes more slowly, it doesn't move around, so it uses less energy.Animals like the marmot and the ground squirrel inhabit the coldest parts of the world. They need special talents to survive in these frigid places. Their furry coats keep them sn

47、ug when the temperature falls below zero. It often gets this cold in the Arctic, a land that is just below the North Pole.Before the long winter, some animals eat and eat. After a while, they grow very fat. When thewinter comes, they live on the fat saved up in their bodies. Layers of fat keep an an

48、imal warm.Arctic animals also have other ways to beat the cold. Rabbits in the Arctic, for example, havevery small ears. Small ears keep heat in, while big ears let it out. Small things usually keep heat in.Have you ever slept in a room that is very small, and noticed how hot it can get?It rarely ge

49、ts warm in the Arctic. But although summer seasons there are very short, the sunshines brightly. Plants seem to spring up before your eyes! Animals such as caribou look forward all year to summer, when they can eat fresh grass again. Every minute of sunshine is important to their lives.48. A good ti

50、tle for this passage would be（）單選題 *A. the Arctic SummerB. Marmots and SquirrelsC. Keeping Warm in the Arctic（正確答案）D. Freezing Temperatures答案解析：全篇文章中心講的是北極圈的動物是如何保持溫暖的。選項C 是正確的。49. The way for marmot to keep warm is.（）單選題 *A. to be very fatB. to have small earsC. to eat green grassD. to have thick and soft hairs（E確答案）答案解析：第二段。土撥鼠有非常厚的毛皮以御寒。選項D 是正確的。選項A 在第三段,有些動物是靠多吃增加脂肪以御寒。選項B 在倒數(shù)第二段,小耳朵比大耳朵少釋放熱量。選項C 在最后一段,講的不是冬天如何御寒的問題。50. To help the reader understand that small things keep heat in, the writer us（）es 單選題 *A. an example（正確答案）B. a str