2021年成人高考高起點(diǎn)英語真題及答案

2021年成人高考高起點(diǎn)英語真題及答案

第1卷（選擇題，共125分）

I.Phonetics（5points）

Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,there

arefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,

B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheone

thatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.Markyour

answerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheet.

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

C.cough

D.Ghost

【答案】D

3.請(qǐng)選擇出劃線部分讀音不同的選項(xiàng)（）。

A.rob

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

D.how

【答案】A

II.VocabularyandStructure（15points）

Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthis

section.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceand

blackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

6.Onlyinmythirtiesapurposeinlife.

A.didIfind

B.Ididfind

C.Ifound

D.found

【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inmy

thirties可知，句子應(yīng)為一般過去時(shí)，只有A項(xiàng)符合題意，應(yīng)選A。

7.histelephonenumber,shedidn'tknowhowto

getintouchwithhim.

A.Havingforgotten

B.Tohaveforgotten

C.Forgetting

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)遺忘了他的電話號(hào)碼，她不知道怎么去

聯(lián)系他。forget與其規(guī)律主語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，應(yīng)選

Ao

8.Thesearethepicturesofthehotelweheld

ourannualmeetings.

A.where

B.which

C.that

D.When

【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，應(yīng)選A。

9.Iwonderifthereisuniversityinyour

hometown.

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,應(yīng)選C。

10.Itisthattextmessagingwhiledrivingis

dangerous.

A.significant

B.obvious

C.necessary

D.Sufficient

【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)短信明顯是很危急的。significant

重要的；Obvious明顯的；necessary必要的；sufficient充分的。

11.Mysecretaryusuallyopensmypostit's

markedprivate.

A.for

B.as

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)?，表示緣?unless

除非，表示否認(rèn)條件；if假如，表示假設(shè)。C項(xiàng)符合題意，應(yīng)選C。

12.Myaunt'sbusinesshasbeendoingpoorly,butshe,s

hopingthatherwillchange.

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：我阿姨的生意始終不好，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.Whoshouldberesponsibletheaccident?

A.at

B.of

C.with

D.For

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查固定搭配。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：誰應(yīng)當(dāng)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,the

performancewhenitbegantorain.

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觀賞

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)，應(yīng)選Co

15.MyteacherrecommendedthatIascarefulas

possiblewhenItookanexam.

A.willbe

B.be

C.am

D.Were

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查虛擬語氣。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：我的老師建議我考試時(shí)應(yīng)盡可能認(rèn)真。

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。

16.SeveralnovelsbyMoYanintoEnglishsofar.

A.hadbeentranslated

B.weretranslated

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)用如今完成時(shí)態(tài)，且主語

severalnovels與謂語動(dòng)詞為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故應(yīng)用如今完成時(shí)態(tài)的被

動(dòng)語態(tài)形式，應(yīng)選D。

17.Thepianistdidn'tuntilthelastminute

beforetheconcert.

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)開始前最終一分鐘才

出現(xiàn)。turnup出現(xiàn);turnout關(guān)掉；turnoff關(guān)掉。完成;turnon

打開。

18.一rmsorryaboutthemisunderstanding.

一Youapologize;itwash(tyourfault.

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：一一關(guān)于這次誤會(huì)我感到很愧疚。一一你沒

必要抱歉，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'sgototheairportalittleearlierwe

canchoosebetterseats.

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.

A.tobehurt

B.tohurt

C.hurt

D.Hurting

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】考查固定搭配。

【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

并不是有意要損害她。meantodosth.意為“有意做某事"，符合題

意。meandoingsth.表示“意味著"。

III.Cloze(30points)

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,there

arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatis

mostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Wheredocarsgettheirenergyfrom?Formostcars,the

answerispetrol.21somecarsuseelectricity.These

carshave22motorsthatgettheirpowerfromlarge

batteries.In23,thereareevencarsthathave

24anelectricmotorandapetrolmotor.Thesetypes

ofcarsare25hybrid(混合)cars.

Mostpeopletendtothinkofelectriccarsasanew

26,buttheyhavebeenaroundforalongtime.Inthe

2719thandearly20thcenturieselectriccarswere

commonbecausethetechnologyforpetrolengineswasnotvery

advanced.But28thepetrolenginebecameeasierto

makeandmorepowerful,thistypeofenginesbecamethemost

29.Interestinelectriccarswashighinthe1970s

and1980sbecause30becameveryexpensive.Recently,

electriccarshaveagainbecomewell-likedbecausepeoplewant

carsthatpollute31

Electriccarsarebetterthanpetrolcars

32severalways.Thebiggestbenefitisreducedpol-

lution.Inareas33thereisahighpercentageof

electriccars,pollutionisnotthatserious.Thesecond

benefitofelectriccarsisa34inthedependenceon

foreignoil.Severalcountriesdon'twantto35on

oilfromothercountries.Sinceelectriccarscanrunon

electricityfromcoalornu-clearpowerstations,thereisless

needtoimportoil.

21.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

A.But

B.Nor

C.Or

D.And

【答案】A

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【考情點(diǎn)撥】理解推斷題。

【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。

22.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

A.traditional

B.common

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一般的；same同樣

的；special特別的，特殊的。此處表示“特別的馬達(dá)"，應(yīng)選D。

23.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

A.summary

B.detail

C.time

D.Addition

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】理解推斷題。

【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。

24.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

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A.all

B.both

C.either

D.Neither

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)拔】詞義辨析題。

【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"。

依據(jù)題意，此處應(yīng)選both。

25.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(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)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

A.invention

B.influence

C.instrument

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D.intention

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】詞義辨析題。

【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"，應(yīng)選A。

27.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）o

A.last

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〃.inthe

late19thcentury意為“19世紀(jì)晚期"，符合題意。

28.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

A.unless

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)汽油引擎變得簡單制造并且動(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。

29.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

A.popular

B.comfortable

C.difficult

D.Dangerous

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】詞義辨析題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】popular流行的，受歡迎的;comfortable舒適

的；difficult困難的；dangerous危急的。依據(jù)題意，應(yīng)選A。

30.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

A.motors

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緣由應(yīng)當(dāng)是油價(jià)越

來越貴。oil意為“汽油〃，符合題意。

31.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

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A.much

B.more

C.less

D.Few

【答案】C

【考情點(diǎn)撥】理解推斷題。

【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。

32.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

A.by

B.in

C.at

D.On

【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)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

A.when

B.where

C.what

D.Which

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【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。

34.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

A.start

B.need

C.reduction

D.Rise

【答案】C

【考情點(diǎn)撥】詞義辨析題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】此處意為：電車的第二個(gè)好處是可以削減對(duì)外國石油

的依靠。start開始;need需要;reduction削減，下降;rise提高。依

據(jù)題意，應(yīng)選C。

35.請(qǐng)選擇最正確選項(xiàng)（）。

A.put

B.hold

C.rely

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：有些國家不想依靠來自其他國家的石油。

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relyon意為“依靠，依靠"，符合題意。

_ueditor_page_break_tag_IV.ReadingComprehension(60

points)

Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.

Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.Foreachquestion

therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

thebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Aswerecentlydiscovered,thereisaStepmother，sDay,

thoughitisnotonanyofficialholidaycalendar.So,itwould

besafetoassumethatthereisasimilardayforstepdads,too.

Right?Well,itdependsonwhatyouread.AGooglesearch

broughtuppoststhatsay,forexample,It'sonfather's

day一一father(sdayisforfathers,step-fathersandpeoplewho

arelikefatherstoyou-it'sadayformakingfatherfigures

feelspecial.FurthersearchingfoundaStepfather'sDay

Facebookpagethatsays,TheunofficialStepfather'sDayis

thefourthSundayofJune.Unfortunately,asofthepublishing

ofthisarticle,only30peoplehavelikedthepage.Considering

thatstudiesshow3.3millionmen,or11.1%ofU.S.fathers,

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livewithatleastonestepchild,that，sonlyadropinthe

ocean.It'sinterestingtonotethatthereisaNational

Grandparents'Day.PresidentJimmyCartersigneditintolaw

in1978.Law!Whilegrandparentsareundoubtedlyspecial

peopleinourchildren'slives,theyareoftenseenasthemost

lovingfamilymembers.Butwhataboutthestepparents?The

stepparentsaretheoneswhoareoftentheoutsiders,theones

whohavetoendurethehurtfulYou'renotmydad!orYou'renot

mymom!Andyettheynevergiveup.Theydotheirbesttoover-

cometheinherentchallengesofstepparentsandberolemodels

fortheirstepchildren.Theseunsung（未被頌揚(yáng)的）family

heroesdeserveofficialdaysofhonor.Perhapsifweareloud

enough,Presi-dentObama,whohadastepfatherhimself,will

signintolawNationalStepmother'sDayandNational

Stepfather,sDay.

Areyouwithme?Followmeandgetyourvoiceheard.How

coolitwouldbeifwecouldmake

thishappen!

36.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthatinParagraph1refer

to?

A.11.1%ofU.S.fatherswholivewithatleastone

stepchildintheU.S.

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B.3.3millionmenwholivewithatleastonestepchildin

theworld.

C.FatherfigureswhoareequallyhonoredintheU.S.

D.30peoplewhosupportStepfather5sDayontheFacebook

page.

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】推理推斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】依據(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。

37.WhatdidPresidentJimmyCartersignintolawin1978?

A.TheNationalStepchildren'sDay.

B.TheNationalStepparents，Day.

C.TheNationalGrandparentDay.

D.TheNationalGrandchiIdren'sDay.

【答案】C

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)詳情題。

【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

inherentinParagraph2?

A.Inevitable.

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B.Lasting.

C.Unbelievable.

D.Tough.

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】詞語理解題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】inevitable不行避開的;lastin9持續(xù)

的；unbelievable令人難以信任的;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，不行避開的〃。與A項(xiàng)

意思最接近。

39.Whatisthereasonforsettinganofficialholidayfor

stepparents?

A.Becausetheyareoftenseenasthemostlovingfamily

members.

B.Becausetheydeserverespectandhonorasfamilymembers.

C.Becausetheylovetheirroleasstepparents.

D.Becausetheyareoftentreatedasheroesinthefamily.

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)詳情題。

【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.應(yīng)選B。

PassageTwo

MoststudentschooseHomestayaccommodationwhenthey

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studyabroad;othersselectHome-stayeveniftheyarenoton

astudyvisit.Statisticsshowthatit'saformof

accommodationgaininginpopularityallthetime.

ButwhatisHomestay?Andwhatmakesitsopopular?

Homestavmeanshyingwithafamily,orhostfamilyaswe

say.Therearethreewaysofdoing

it:

*choosetolearnEnglishinalanguageschoolneartoyour

Homestaylocation;

*haveyourEnglishclassesinthehousewithamemberof

thefamilywhoisaqualifiedteacher;

*selectnottohaveclassesatallwhenyouvisit一a

popularchoiceifyouwanttodothetouristthingforexample.

Evenintheirbusysummerperiodtheorganizationsthat

arrangetheHomestayswillalwaystrytoplaceyouwiththemost

suitablehostfamilytomatchyourrequirements.Placement（安

置）organinationsthinkaboutlocation,interests,language

level,eatingrequirements,allergies（過敏）andother

requestsyoumayhave.

Thoughpricesvaryaccordingtoyourneeds,goodquality

Homestayaccommodationcanberela-tivelyeconomical-and

althoughyoumaybechargedanextraamountofmoneyifyouwant

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yourHomestayinornearthecitycentre.Evenifyoustay

furtherout,youcanexpectyourjourneyintothecentrenot

toexceed30minutes.

NotonlydoesHomestayaccommodationrepresentvaluefor

money,italsogivesyouanexcellentopportunitytopractise

Englishwithyourhostfamily.Thisisaveryimportantextra

forstudentswho1iketospeakasmuchEnglishaspossible.But

ifyouplantolearnEnglish,whynothaveyourEnglishclasses

inyourhostfamily?There'snobetterwaytolearnEnglish

thanthis-theperfectcombinationoflearningand

accommodationcombinedwiththeculturalexperience!

40.Homestayisanidealchoiceforstudentswho.A.want

tolearnstatistics

B.plantostudyoverseas

C.plantovisitrelatives

D.wanttostayathome

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)詳情題。

【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，而且依據(jù)全文最終一句可知，Homestay對(duì)

準(zhǔn)備在國外學(xué)習(xí)英語的人來說是最理想的選擇。B項(xiàng)符合題意，應(yīng)選

Bo

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41.Whowillconsiderstudents'requirementsbeforetheir

Homestaystarts?

A.Thelanguageschool.

B.Thehostfamily.

C.TheEnglishteacher.

D.Theplacementorganization.

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)詳情題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由倒數(shù)第三段最終一句"Placementorganizations

thinkaboutlocation...otherrequestsyoumayhave."可知，D

項(xiàng)符合題意，應(yīng)選D。

42.Whichofthefollowingisakeyfactoraffectingthe

priceofHomestay?

A.Students'specificneeds.

B.Students(languagelevel.

C.Nationalityofthehostfamily.

D.Eatinghabitsofthehostfamily.

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】推理推斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由倒數(shù)第二段第一句"Thoughpricesvary

accordingtoyourneeds...youmaybechargedanextraamountof

moneyifyouwant…"可知，影響Homestay價(jià)格的關(guān)鍵因素是學(xué)生

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的特別要求。

43.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.TheauthorfindsHomestayaccommodationexpensive.

B.TheauthorfindsHomestayarrangementcomplicated.

C.TheauthorisinfavorofHomestayaccommodation.

D.TheauthorisdoubtfulaboutthesafetyofHomestay.

【答案】C

【考情點(diǎn)撥】推理推斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】從全文特殊是從最終一句"There'Snobetter

way…"可看出，對(duì)Homestay這種住宿方式是持支持看法的，應(yīng)選C。

PassageThree

Usinglessenergyaroundthehomeiseasierthanyoumight

think,savingyourmoneywhilecreatingahealthier,more

comfortablelivingspaceforyouandyourfamily.Changinga

fewoldhabitscanmakeanimpactonyourenergybill,your

comfortandtheenvironment.Herearesomehandytipstomake

yourhousemoreenergy-efficient.

Lowertheheat

Ifyourhomehasadjustablecentralheating,loweringthe

roomtemperatureevenslightlycanmakeadifference.Youmay

notfeelit,butyourwalletwill.Itisevenmoreadvisable

tocontroltemperaturesatdifferenttimesoftheday.

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Hangclothesouttodry

Iftheweatherallowsit,headoutsideanddryyourlaundry

onaclothesline.Thesunlightwillhelpeliminatebacteriaand

dust.Whileclothesdryersgetthejobdonefaster,theyalso

useupenergy.Byhangingyourclothesoutyou'11becutting

greenhousegasesbyaboutthreekilogramsperload.

Takeadvantageofnaturallight

Installinglargewindowsonthenorthernsideofyourhouse

canhelpyoumakeuseofsunlight'snaturalwarmth.Tostay

coolindoorsonhotsummerdays,installblinds（百葉窗）to

blocktheheavysun.Putyourdesknearthewindow,thenyou

don'tneedalampinthedaytime.

Wrap（裹）yourpipes

Besureyourhot-waterpipesareproperlywrapped.Inan

averagehome,heatingwateraccountsformorethanone-quarter

oftheenergybill.Whyletwarmthgotowastebeforeitreaches

you?

Choosetherightsizeforappliances（家用電器）

Whenthetimecomestoreplaceappliances,selectthose

thatarebothenergy-efficientandoftheappropriatesizefor

yourneeds.Don'tbuybiggeronesjustbecauseyoucan.

44.Whatbenefitmayusinglessenergyathomebringabout?

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A.Enlargingyourlivingspace.

B.Keepingoldhabitsunchanged.

C.Havingahealthierlivingenvironment.

D.Improvingyourworkefficiency.

【答案】C

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)詳情題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第一段第一句可知，在家里節(jié)約能源不僅可以節(jié)

省開支，還能創(chuàng)造一個(gè)更健康、更舒適的居住空間。應(yīng)選C。

45.Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheadvantagesof

hangingclothesouttodry?

A.Itgetsclothesdrymuchfasterthanclothesdryers.

B.Ituseshalftheenergythatclothesdryersdo.

C.Itmayhelptobuildagreenhouse.

D.Ithelpsremovebacteriainclothes.

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)詳情題。

【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，應(yīng)選D。

46.Whatcanbeinstalledonthenorthernsideofyourhouse

tomakebetteruseofnaturallight?

A.Shades.

B.Windows.

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C.Blinds.

D.Curtains.

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)詳情題。

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

thenorthernsideofyourhouseCallhelpyoumakeuseof

sunlightJsnaturalwarmth."可知.B項(xiàng)符合題意，應(yīng)選B。

47.Besidesenergy-efficiency,whatelseshouldbe

consideredwhenreplacingappliances?

A.Propersize.

B.Goodquality.

C.Replacingtime.

D.Reasonableprice.

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)詳情題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由最終一段第一句可知，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，應(yīng)選A。

ueditor_page_break_tag_PassageFour

Italktostrangersforalivingandlovethechallengeof

gettingtheirstoriespublishedinnews-papers.I'vebeen

marriedforyears,butuntilsixmonthsago,Icouldbeatypical

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absent-mindedhusband.OftenIwasjustnoddingwhenIwas

supposedto.Whenmywifeasked,DidyouevenhearwhatIjust

said?Iwoulddefensivelysay,OfcourseIdid.

InJanuary,Ibegantolosemyvoice.DoctorstoldmeI

neededsurgery,ormythroatwouldbepermanentlydamaged.Total

silencewouldberequiredforthefirstfewweeksofmyrecovery.

Twohoursafterthesurgery,myeyesfilledwithtearsas

mytwo-year-oldsonlookedpuzzledbecauseIwouldn'tanswer

hisquestions.Iwantedtotalkbutcouldn't.Luckily,I'd

recordedmyselfreadingsomeofhisfavoritebooks.Thatwould

comeinhandythenextcoupleofweeks.

WhenIgothome,Inoticedasideeffect:asmywifetalked

tometokeepupmyspirits,Iwasn'tjusthearingher;Iwas

listeningtoher.Overthenextfewweeks,Ididn'twanttomiss

awordshesaid.Ibegantohearsweetnessinhervoice.Ithad

neverleft.I'djuststoppednoticing.Ifoundmyself

understandingherbetterontopicsI'dpreviouslydismissed

asthingsIjustdon'tgetasaguy.Ialsorealizedmyson

wasn'tjusttalkingnonstopbutthatheoftenhadthoughtful

thingstosay.Evenwhilewalkingmydoginthewoodsnearour

home,Ibeganhearingpleasantpatternsinbirdsongs.Before

mysurgery,I'dhavespentthosewalksonmyphone.

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Afterseveralweeks,Iwasfullyrecovered.Conversation

inourhouseisbetternow,notbecauseI'mtalkingmore.I'

mjustlisteningbetterandbecominglessandlesssurprised

thatIlikewhatIhear

48.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorismostlikelya

A.journalist

B.doctor

C.driver

D.Teacher

【答案】A

【考情點(diǎn)撥】推理推斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第一段第一句"Italktostrangersfora

living…gettingtheirstoriespublishedinnews-papers."可

知，最有可能是一位新聞工。

49.WhatdoesthewifemeanbyaskingDidyouevenhearwhat

Ijustsaid?inParagraph1?

A.Youdidn'thavetonodwhileyouwerelistening.

B.YoushouldtellmewhatIsaidjustnow.

C.Youshouldlistentome.

D.Youdidn'twanttotalkwithme.

【答案】C

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【考情點(diǎn)撥】推理推斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第一段最終四句可知，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“你聽到我剛剛說什么了嗎〃時(shí)，她意思是

“你應(yīng)當(dāng)聽我說"，應(yīng)選C。50.Whatistrueoftheauthor

afterthesurgery?

A.Hewasunwillingtotalktohiswife.

B.Hewasunabletocommunicatewithhisson.

C.Hewasrequiredtokeepsilentforthefirstfewmonths.

D.Hewasworriedabouthisrecoveryafterthesurgery.

【答案】B

【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)詳情題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第二段最終一句及第三段第一句可知，手術(shù)后被

要求頭兒個(gè)星期不能說話，所以他想與他的兒子溝通卻做不到。B項(xiàng)

符合題意，應(yīng)選B。

51.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeafterthesurgery?

A.Hisdoglikedpleasantbirdsongs.

B.Hissondidn'tliketalking.

C.Hiswifewasatalkativewoman.

D.Hishousewasful1ofpleasanttalks.

【答案】D

【考情點(diǎn)撥】推理推斷題。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由最終一段最終兩句"Conversationinourhouse

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isbetternow,IlikewhatIhear."可知,手術(shù)后更喜愛傾聽家

里人的談話了，家里也充滿了開心的談話，應(yīng)選D。

PassageFive

Coconut（椰子）isanunusualfoodformanyreasons.Itis

oneofthelargestedibleseedsproducedbyanyplant.Its

unusualcontentsalsomakeituniqueintheseedworld-it

consistsofbothmeatandwaterinside.Thecoconutmeatisthe

whitesubstancewithwhichweareallfamiliar,asitisused

extensivelyforcookingandflavorings;thecoconutwateris

awhiteandsweetliquid.Portuguese（葡萄牙）explorersgave

thenutitsnameinthe15thcentury,referringtoitascoco,

meaningghostintheirlanguage.Theoutsideappearanceof

coconutsremindedthemofaghost'sface,andthetree,hashad

thatnameeversince.

Thecoconuthasvarieduses.Itisusedtomakevarious

cookingoilsforfast-foodrestaurantsaroundtheworldtomake

dietmaterials.Thecoconutfluidisafavoritedrinkinhot

climates,providingacoolandrefreshingbeveragerightoff

thetree.Thiswaterisalsousedbymanufacturersofvarious

sportsdrinks.Eventheshellitselfhasmanyuses,including

animalfoodandfertilizer.

Yetthecoconutisalsousefulinmanywaysthathave

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nothingtodowithfood.Coconutoilisusedforcosmetics（化

妝品），medicines,andsoon.Driedcoconutshellsareusedin

manycountriesasatoolforshiningwoodfloors.Theshells

arealsousedforshirtbuttons,andarecommonlyfoundon

Hawaiianclothing.Theyareevenusedformusicalinstruments

andbirdhouses.

Andalltheseareonlysomeoftheusesfoundforthecoconut

fruit.Thecoconuttree,whichproducesthenut,alsoproduces

manyusefulthings.It'snowonderthatthecoconuttreehas

beentakenasthetreeoflife.

52.Whatdoestheu