2014年成人高考英語高起點模擬題

2014年成人高考英語（高起點模擬題及答案三I.Phonetics(10PointsDirections:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.A.nurseB.thirstyC.universeD.surpriseA.beliefB.nieceC.fieldD.varietyA.surprisedB.pleasedC.refusedD.increasedA.temperatureB.changeC.averageD.surfaceA.constructionB.coralC.crossD.modelA.mentalB.metalC.totalD.metallicA.detectiveB.decideC.nephewD.desireA.determineB.demandC.medicalD.beliefA.peasantB.presentC.promiseD.possessionA.speechB.stomachC.chargeD.churchn.VocabularyandStructure(40pointsDirections:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Luckily,thefirefightersarrivedand theterriblefire.putonputoutputdownputawayFormilesandmiles,Icouldseenothing agreatfireandlotsofsmoke.besidebesidesexceptwithoutTheshopassistantdidn 'tgivemetheright .changemoneyservenoteThepricesoffridgeshavebeen recently.pressedbroughtoutcutoffbroughtdownThismeanstheboymaybeoutofjobforsometime.Inthissentence “beoutofjob”means .beontheirdaysoffgooutsidelosehisjobfinishhisworkTheTVplaywewatchedlastnightwasvery .frighteningafraidfrightfrightenedWetooksoftdrinkstothe andourfriendstookbeerthere.benchbeachbankbendWhowill thebill?paypayforpayoffpayoutTheirdebts 700.addedtoaddsupaddtoadduptoThereis breadinthecupboard, ?nomore…istherenotanymore…isn'ttherenolonger…istherenotanylonger…isn'tthere—Wouldyoupleasegooutforawalkwithus? ,butI'mverybusynow.OfcoursenotI'dliketoThat'sallrightThat'sright—CanIgetyouacupoftea?That'sveryniceofyouWithpleasureYoucan,pleaseThankyouforthetea—WhencanIcallonyou,afternoonorevening? .I'llbehoamteallthetime.AnyEitherBothNeither—Hasanyoneseenmyglasses?HereitisItishereHerearetheyHeretheyare—MayIuseyourphone?No,Idon 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ofthemknowsmuchEnglish.NoNoneBothNotallWillyou thebookTomSawyer himifhewantsto it you?lend…to…borrow…fromlend…to…borrow…ofborrow…to…lend…fromlend…for…borrow…ofItwas whohelpedTomoutwhenhewasintrouble.ImeusoursTheleavesofmanytreesturn inautumn.toredD.redC.toberedD.intored—Willyougotothemuseumtomorrow?—Yes,Iwillgo it 'swindy.sinceasthoughifeventhoughMaryusedtostayupuntilfarintothenight, ?didn'tsheusedn'tshedoessheBothA&B.Itisverykind youtosupplyus somuchinformation.for…withfor…inof…withof…inFiveminutesearlier, wecouldhavecaughtthelasttrain.ofbutandsoManyaboyandmanyagirl itsincethen.haveseenhasseenhasbeenseeinghadseenIregretted thedayswhenI hardatschool.wasting…mustavheworkedhavingwasted…shouldhaveworkedtowaste…couldworktohavewasted…wouldworkHe'ssureyou'llpasstheexamination, ?isn'thedoyouwon'tyouhasn'theWith ,themanhadtogooutofhishidingplace.hisfoodranouthisfoodrunningouthimrunningouthisfoodrunoutIH.Cloze(20pointsDirections:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedB,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.WhenPatJonesfinishedcollege,shedecidedshewantedtotravelaroundtheworldandseeasmanyforeignplacesasshecould_51_shewasyoung.PatwantedtovisitLatinAmericafirst,soshegotajob_52_anEnglishteacherinaschoolinBolivia.PatspokealittleSpanish,_53_shewasabletocommunicatewithherstudentsevenwhentheydidnknowmuchEnglish.Asentenceshehadreadsomewherestuckinhermind:ifyoudream_54_aforeignlanguage,youhavereallymasteredit.PatrepeatedthissentencetoherstudentsandhopedthatsomedayshewoulddreaminSpanishandtheywoulddreaminEnglish.Oneday,oneofherworststudentscameupandexplainedinSpanishthathehadnotdonehishomework.Hehad_55_early,andhadsleptbadly.“Whatdoesthishavetodowith_56_? ”Patdemanded.“Idreamedallnight,Miss,Jones,andmydreamwasinEnglish! ”“InEnglish”Patwasverysurprised,sincehewassuchadbeandtss.tSuhewas_57_secretlyjealous.HerdreamswerestillnotinSpanish.Butsheencouragedheryoungstudent, “Well,tellmeaboutyourdream. ”“Allthepeopleinmydream_58_English, ”thestudentsaid, “AndallthesignswereinEnglish.AllthenewspapersandmagazinesandalltheTVprogramswereinEnglish. ”“Butthat'swonderful,”saidPat, “Whatdidallthepeoplesaytoyou? ”“I'm_59_,MissJones.that 's_60_Isleptsobadly.Ididn 'tunderstandawordtheyItwasanightmare!”A.asB.whileC.ifD.sinceA.forB.ofC.asD.likeA.andB.butC.soD.yetA.inB.aboutC.ofD.forA.gotupB.gonetobedC.fallenasleepD.wokenupA.youB.meC.yourdreamD.yourhomeworkA.usuallyB.seldomC.alsoD.stillA.readB.likedC.spokeD.learnedA.shyB.sillyC.sorryD.sadA.howB.whyC.whenD.whereIV.ReadingComprehension(60pointsDirections:Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneAccordingtoanoldstory,afarmeroncefoundthatabagofcornhadbeenstolenfromhishouse.Hewenttothejudgeandtoldhimabouthisloss.Thejudgeorderedallthepeopleofthefarmtocomebeforehim.Hetookanumberofsticksofequallengthandgaveonesticktoeachman.Hethensaid, “Comebeforemeagaintomorrow.Ishallthenwkhnicohwofyouisthethiefbecausethestickgiventothethiefwillbeoneinchlongerthantheothers.Thethiefwasafraidofbeingfoundout,andsothecutaninchoffhisstick.Thenextdaythethief 'sstickwasfoundtobeoneinchshorterthaonftahneyothers.Inthiswaythethiefwasfoundout,andwasatoncetakenawaytoprison.Abagofcornwasfound .tobestolenstolenbeingstolenhavingstolenThejudgegaveeachmanastick .tochangebacktheafrmer'scorntobeatthethiefasatooltofindoutthethiefsoastoplayagametogetherAccordingtothejudge,thenextdaythethief 'sstickwouldbeoneinchlongerthantheothers'because .thethief 'sstickwouldgrowonheloinncgertheother'sstickswouldbecomeoneinchshortersomethingwrongwouldhappentothethief 'sstickthejudgehadgiventhelongersticktothethiefSincethethiefcutthestickshort, .hewasfoundoutthejudgecouldn'tcatchhimhisstickhadanequallengthwiththeothers'hisstickwouldn'tbeanylongerThewisewaythejudgefoundoutthethiefintheendwastomake .thethieftocutaninchoffthestickthethiefcutaninchoffthestickthestickgrowaninchlongerthethieftellhimwhathehaddonePassageTwoThehomecomputerindustryhasbeengrowingrapidlyintheUnitedStatesforthelasttenyears.Computersusedtobelarge,expensivemachinesthatwereverydifficulttouse.Butscientistsandtechnicianshavebeenmakingthemsmallerandcheaperwhileatthesametimetheyhavebeenmadeeasiertouse.Asaresult,theirpopularityhasbeenincreasingasmorepeoplehavebeenbuyingcomputersfortheirhomesandbusinesses.Computershavebeendesignedtostoreinformationandcomputeproblemsthataredifficultforhumanbeingstoworkout.Somehavevoicesthatspeakwiththeoperators.Storesusecomputerstokeeprecordsoftheirinventorie庫存貨物andtosendbillstotheircustomers.Officesusecomputerstocopyletters,recordbusinessandkeepintouchwithotheroffices.Peoplehavebeenusingcomputersintheirhomestokeeptrackofthemoneytheyspend.Oneimportantnewuseforcomputersisforentertainment.Manynewgameshavebeendesignedtobeplayedonthecomputers.Peopleofallageshavebeenplayingthesegames.Peoplealsohavebeenbuyinghomecomputerstoplaycomputergames,watchmoviesandlistentoconcertsathome.Theyhavebecomeverypopularindeed.Computersusedto .workrapidlybelargeandexpensivebeeasytousebeusedforfunInrecentyears,computersarebeingmade .largerandmoreexpensiveB.smallerandcheaperC.moredifficulttouseD.toworkmoreslowlyHomecomputerscanbeusedfor .writinglettersplayinggamesdoingbusinessalloftheaboveSalesmenusecomputersmainlyto .checkthelistofgoodsandmaterialsthatarekeptinthestorehouseplaygamesforpleasuretalkwiththeirfriendswritelettersThebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe .NewUsesForComputersThePopularityofHomeComputersTheHomeComputerIndustryComputersAtHomePassageThreeMr.Chenlivingnextdoortoushasahabitofdrinking.Thebestpresenttohim,ofcourse,iswine,NowhiseldestsonbroughthimabottleofMaoTai.Hewasgladandstaredatitforsometime,thenwrote “105”onthecornerofthetrademarkwithapencil,meaninghehadalreadydrunk105bottlesofthefamouswine.Twodayslaterastrangercame.Heofferedtopay5yuanfortheemptyMaoTaibottle.Mr.Chenwaspleasedandsoldit.Severalweekslater,hissecondsonbroughthimanotherbottleofMaoTai.Whileexaminingandenjoyingit,hewassuddenlyterrified—hefound“105t”he—verymarkonit.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zThestoryismainlyabout .twosonsofMr.Chen 'swine,thebestpresentthesecretof “105”anemptybottleworth5yuanThestorytellsthatthestrangerwasamanwho .tookbackemptiesproducedfamouswinepromoted（促進thesaleofMaoTaiknewhowtomeetpeople'sneedsMr.ChensoldhisemptyMaoTaibottlebecause .hehadalreadynumberedit “105”heknewhissecondsonwouldbringhimanotherthepriceofferedwashighenoughhehopedthebottlecouldbeusedagainWhenexaminingandenjoyingthewinesentbyhissecondson,Mr.Chenwasterrifiedbecausehefound .thewinewasmixedwithwaterheshouldhavemarkedit “106”thewinehadexceeded超（出thetimelimithissecondsonhadbeencheatedAccordingtothestory,whodoyousaylearnedalesson?A.ThestrangerMr.ChenHisneighbourMr.Chen'seldestsonPassageFourDoyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatitispainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.Duringthehourswhenyoulabourthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou're“hot”That'suter.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologues自（言自語as:“Getup,John!You'llbelateforworkagain!”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemper-atnudre-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifeitbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract對（抗yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon 'ttchangeyourcycle,you'IIgetupsteam鼓起干勁andworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getwithaleisurelyyawlandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably .heisalazypersonherefusestofollowhisownenergycycleheisnotsurewhenhisenergyislowheisathispeakintheafternoonoreveningWhichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?Unawarenessofenergycycles.Familiarmonologues.Achangeinafamilymember 'senergycycle.Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymember.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshouldA.changehisenergycycleC.getupearlierthanusualB.overcomehislazinessD.gotobedearlierYouareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill .helptokeepyourenergyfortheday 'sworkhelpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyinthedayenableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutineworkkeepyourenergycycleundercontrolalldayWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone '