2023年成人高考高起點(diǎn)英語仿真練習(xí)及答案

成人高考高起點(diǎn)英語仿真練習(xí)及答案(2)Ⅰ.Phonetics(10points)Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.A.clubB.tombC.combD.climb2.A.foodB.coolC.schoolD.flood3.A.townB.howC.downD.snow4.A.eachB.peachC.breakD.deal5.A.hearB.fearC.dearD.wear6.A.receiveB.friendC.fieldD.piece7.A.questionB.notionC.exceptionD.vocation8.A.exhaustB.exerciseC.examD.exact9.A.whereB.whatC.whoseD.white10.A.switchB.hatchC.characterD.matchⅡ.VocabularyandStructure(40points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.11.TodayisJenny’sweddingday.She_______toThomas.A.justhasgotmarriedB.hasjustmarriedC.wasjustmarriedD.hasjustgotmarried12.Everyofficerandeverysoldier_______obeytherules.A.hadtoB.havetoC.hastoD.musthaveto13.Rarely_______sodifficultaproblem.A.shecouldhavefacedwithB.couldhaveshefacedwithC.shecouldhavebeenfacedwithD.couldshehavebeenfacedwith14.______adogontheroad,thecarstopped.A.HavingseenB.OnseeingC.ThedriverseeingD.Seeing15.Iaskedmyteacher_______.A.whatcoursesshouldItakeB.shouldItakewhatcoursesC.IshouldtakewhatcoursesD.whatcoursesIshouldtake16.ComradeLipromisedtohelpusandhesaidhewouldcome______.A.rightawayB.allatonceC.allofasuddenD.allright17.Therearen’tmanypandas________intheworldtoday.A.aliveB.livingC.livelyD.lived18.Suchelectrontubes________inaradiosetarealsofoundinaTVset.A.thatweuseB.asweuseC.asweusethemD.thatweusethem19.It_______tomethathewasjealous.A.happenedB.tookC.occurredD.felt20.Oneoftherequirementsforafireisthatthematerial______toitsburningtemperature.A.wereheatedB.mustbeheatedC.isheatedD.beheated21.Please______meatthestationontime.A.meetingB.tomeetC.meetD.met22._______“hello”,hereachedouthishand.A.SaidB.SayingC.TosayD.Say23.Peoplearemore_______tospendmoneyongoodswithanattractivelookthanthosewithout.A.attractedB.temptedC.persuadedD.tended24.Itwas______hesawthedoctorcomingoutoftheemergeneyroomwithanexpressionasgraveasajudge_______herealizedtheseriousnessofhiswife’sillness.A.notuntil…thatB.after…whenC.until…thenD.before…that25.Pleasetelephonemehalfanhour_______.A.inchargeB.inadvanceC.intimeD.infront26.BothMaryandEllen,aswellasJan,_______studyingChineseHistory.A.areB.isC.arebeingD.isbeing27.I’dliketo_______himtoyouforthejob.Heisaverycleverandindustriousboy.A.referB.suggestC.recommendD.propose28.It______that200peoplediedandover5,000losttheirsheltersaftertheflood.A.reportedB.reportsC.hasbeenreportedD.hasreported29.Hewasaskedtospeaklouder______alltheotherstudentsintheclassroomcouldhearhim.A.asB.soastoC.sothatD.soas30.Hisreportonthespaceexplorationwasreally________.A.excitingB.excitedC.excitementD.excitedly31.Yourchairneeds_______.A.torepairB.repairingC.torepairingD.beingrepair32.Ihatetoseepapers_______inpencil.A.writingB.towriteC.writtenD.write33.Thejobmadeherdependent_______herhusband.A.onB.fromC.ofD.to34.Thisisthesecondtimeshe______improvementonthatequipment.A.hadmadeB.madeC.ismakingD.hasmade35.HespokesoquicklythatIdidnot______whathesaid.A.catchB.acceptC.takeD.listen36._______determinesagoodmealvariesfromcountrytocountry.A.WhatB.ThatC.ItD.Which37.Asthejourneywasalongone,hetookafriendwithhimfor________.A.pleasureB.entertainmentC.companyD.defence38.Isuggest_______foranoutgoingthisSunday.A.usgoingB.wearegoingC.togoD.ourgoing39.We’ve______sugar.Askhimtolendussome.A.runawaywithB.rundownC.runoffD.runoutof40.Itwasin1930_______hebecameauniversitystudent.A.whenB.thatC.whichD.and41.Iamvery_______toyouforyourhelp.A.gratefulB.agreeableC.pleasedD.thanks42.You_______gonow.It’sverylate.A.hadratherB.prefertoC.hadbetterD.wouldrather43.IfIwereyou,Iwouldtakeiteasy,_______isnoneedtobenervous.A.itB.thisC.thereD.which44.Whynot_______meearlier?A.totellB.tellC.tellingD.told45.Joe’shandwritingis________Mary’s.A.morebetterB.aswellasC.muchbetterthanD.morebetterthan46.Theexperiment_______thediscoveryofacureforcancer.A.happenedtoB.ledupC.resultedinD.setup47.Toproduceonepoundofhoney,acolonyofbeesmustflyadistance_______totwicearoundtheworld.A.similarB.equalC.comparedD.corresponding48.Ididnotmean____anything,butthoseappleslookedsogoodIcouldn’tresist___one.A.toeat…tryingB.toeat…totryingC.eating…totryD.eating…totrying49.Ihadhardlysatdown_______hesteppedin.A.whenB.thatC.untilD.after50.Inhistimeheenjoyedareputation_______.A.asgreatasMozart,ifnotgreaterthanB.asgreatas,ifnotgreaterthan,MozartC.asgreat,ifnotgreater,asMozartD.greater,ifnotasgreatasMozartⅢ.Cloze(20points)Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblankeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.RobertEdwardswasblindedinatrafficaccident.Hewasalsoalittledeaf_51_oldage.Lastweek,hewastakingawalknearhishomewhenathunderstormcame.Hehid_52_thestormunderabigtreeandwasstruckbylightning.Hewasknocked_53_thegroundandwokeupsome20minutes_54_,lyingfacedowninwaterinwaterbelowatree.Hewentintothehouseandlaydowninbed.Ashorttimelater,heawoke;hislegsfelt_55_andhewastrembling,but,whenheopenedhiseyes,hecouldseetheclockacrosstheroomfadinginandoutinfrontofhim.Whenhiswifeentered,he_56_herforthefirsttimeinnineyears.Doctors_57_thathehadregainedhissightandhearingobviouslyfromtheflashoflightning,buttheywereunabletoexplainthat.Theonly_58_explanationofferedbyonedoctorwasthat,_59_Edwardslosthissightasaresultoftraumainaterribleaccident,perhapstheonlywayitcouldberestoredwasby_60_trauma.51.A.becauseB.becauseofC.asD.since52.A.fromB.awayC.againstD.contrary53.A.atB.inC.toD.on54.A.lateB.soonC.laterD.after55.A.dyingB.deadC.dieD.beingdied56.A.sawB.watchedC.noticedD.examined57.A.sayB.thoughtoverC.madesureD.agreedto58.A.possiblyB.possibleC.probablyD.mainly59.A.althoughB.becauseofC.eventhoughD.since60.A.othersB.otherC.anotherD.oneotherⅣ.ReadingComprehension(60points)Directions:Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneInancienttimeswealthwasmeasuredandexchangedinthingsthatcouldbetouched:food,tools,andpreciousmetalsandstones.Thenthebartersystemwasreplacedbycoins,whichstillhadrealvaluesincetheywerepiecesofraremetal.Coinswerefollowedbyfiatmoney,papernotesthathavevalueonlybecauseeveryoneagreestoacceptthem.Todayelectronicmonetarysystemsaregraduallybeingintroducedthatwilltransformmoneyintoevenlesstangibleforms,reducingittoaseriesof“bitsandbytes”,orunitsofcomputerizedinformation,goingbetweenmachinesatthespeedoflight.Already,electronicfundtransferallowsmoneytobeinstantlysentandreceivedbydifferentbanks,companies,andcountriesthroughcomputersandtelecommunicationsdevices.61.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?A.InternationalBankingPoliciesB.TheHistoryofMonetaryExchangeC.TheDevelopmentofPaperCurrenciesD.CurrentProblemsintheEconomy62.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwastheearliestkindofexchangeofwealth?A.BarteredfoodsB.FiatmoneyC.CoincurrencyD.Intangibleforms63.Theauthormentionsfood,toolsandpreciousmetalsandstonestogetherbecausetheyareall________.A.usefulitemsB.articlesofvalueC.difficultthingstoobtainD.materialobjects64.Accordingtothepassage,coinsoncehadrealvalueascurrencybecausethey______.representedagreatimprovementoverbarterpermittedeasytransportationofwealthweremadeofpreciousmetalscouldbecomecollector’sitems65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcomputerizedmonetarysystemsisNOTsupportedbythepassage?Theypromoteinternationaltrade.Theyallowveryrapidmoneytransfers.Theyarestilllimitedtosmalltransactions(交易).Theyaredependentongoodtelecommunicationssystems.PassageTwoAttheUniversityofKansasartmuseum,scientiststestedtheeffectofdifferentcoloredwallsontwogroupsofvisitorstoanexhibitofpaintings.Forthefirstgrouptheroomwaspaintedwhite;forthesecond,darkbrown.Movementofeachgroupwasfollowedbyanelectricalequipmentunderthecarpet.Theexperimentshowedthatthosewhoenteredthedarkbrownwalkedmorequickly,coveredmorearea,andspentlesstimeintheroomthanpeopleinthewhiteone.Darkbrownmadepeoplemoreactive,buttheactivityendedsooner.Notonlythechoiceofcolorsbutalsothegeneralappearanceofaroomaffectsthoseinside.Anotherexperimentpresentedpeoplewithphotographsoffaceswhoseenergywastobecommented.Threegroupsofpeoplewereused;eachwasshownthesamephotos,buteachgroupwasinanordinaryroom66.Whichofthefollowingisthebestexpressionofthemainideaofthispassage?PeopleinbeautifulroomstendtogivehighermarkstophotosoffacesthanpeopleinuglyroomsThecolorandgeneralappearanceofaroomhaveadeepereffectonthebehaviorofthepeopleinitTheUniversityofKansashasstudiedtheeffectsofthecolorofroomonpeople’sbehaviorBeautifullyfurnished,light-colouredroomsmakepeoplemorecomfortablethanugly,darkrooms67.Accordingtothepassage,wemayconcludethatthewhiteraroomis________.A.thelongerpeopleliketostayinitB.thesoonerpeopleinitwillleaveC.themoreactivepeopleinitwillbecomeD.themoreexcitedpeople68.Whatisreferredtoasthe“generalappearance”inthispassageis________.howmanybroadwindowsaroomhas,throughwhichsunlightmightcomeinthesizeofaroomwhethertherearebeautifulwallsinaroomwhattheroomlookslike69.Thispassageprovidesuswith_______.A.apieceofscientificinformationB.anormallessonC.aninterestingtestD.apieceofnews70.Atleasthowmanytestswerecarriedoutbythescientistsreferredtointhispassage?A.ThreeB.TwoC.OnlyoneD.NooneknowsPassageThreeThewaterwedrinkanduseisrunningshortintheworld.Weallhavetolearnhowtostopwastingourlimitedwater.Oneofthestepsweshouldtakeistofindwaysofreusingit.Experimentshavealreadybeendoneinthisfield.Todayinmostlargecities,freshwaterisusedonlyonce,thenitrunsintowastesystem.Butitispossibletopipetheusedwatertoapurifyingfactory.Thereitcanbefilteredandtreatedwithchemicalssothatitcanbeusedagain,justasitwerefreshfromaspring.Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwouldnothaveenough.Thenwecouldturntotheoceans.Allwe’dhavetodotomakeuseoftheseawateronearthistogetridofthesalt.Thisprocessiscalleddesalinization,anditisalreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.71.Thewaytostopwastingourlimitedwateristo________.A.doexperimentswithwaterB.purifytheusedwaterandreuseitC.usefreshwateronceagainD.makeuseofseawater72.Thefollowingtellsushowtoreusetheusedwater.Whichistherightorderofthepassage?A.tohavetheusedwaterfilteredB.toputchemicalsinitC.topipeittotheusersD.topipetheusedwatertobepurifiedtoafactory73.Therewouldn’tbeenoughwaterforusifwedidn’t_________.A.turntotheoceansformorewaterB.reuseusedwaterandmakeuseofseawaterC.desaltseawaterD.takestepstoreuseallwateronearth74.Thewould“it”inthelastsentencerefersto_______.A.seawaterB.purifiedwaterC.theprocessofgettingridofthesaltinseawaterD.theprocessofcollectingsaltfromtheseaoceans75.Thebesttitleforthepassageis“_______”.A.HowtoReuseWaterB.TwoSolutionstotheProblemofWaterShortageC.StopWastingOurLimitedWaterD.HowtoMakeUseofSeawaterPassageFourSomepeoplehateeverythingthatismodern.Theycannotimaginehowanyonecanreallylikemodernmusic;theyfindithardtoacceptthenewfashionsinclothing;theythinkthatallmodernpaintingisugly;andtheyseldomhaveagoodwordforthenewbuildingsthatarebeingbuilteverywhereintheworld.Suchpeoplelookforperfectionineverything,andtheytaketheirstandardsofperfectionfromthepast.Theyareusuallyimpatientwithanyonewhoisbraveenoughtoexperimentwithnewortoexpresshimselfortheageinmaterialsoriginalways.Itis,ofcourse,truethatmanyartistsdonotsucceedintheirworkandinsteadproduceworksthatcanonlybeconsideredasfailures.Iftheworkofartisapainting,theartist’sfailureconcernshimselfalone,butifitisabuilding,hisfailureconcernsotherstoo,becauseitmaydamagethebeautyofthewholeplace.Thisdoessometimeshappen,butitiscompletelyuntruetosay,assomepeopledo,thatmodernarchitectureisnothing.Wecan’tjudgeeverymodernbuildingbythestandardsoftheancienttime,eventhoughweadmiretheancientbuildings.Technologically,themodernbuildingsaremoreadvanced.Themodernarchitectknowsheshouldlearnfromtheancientworks,butwithhisgreaterresourcesofknowledgeandmaterials,hewillneverbecontenttoimitatethepast.Heistooproudtodothat.76.Somepeoplehateeverythingthatismodernbecause_______.A.theyareagedB.theyfindithardtoacceptmodernthingsC.theytaketheirstandardsofperfectionfromtheGreekD.theylookatthingsbythestandardsofthepast77.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthat________.itistruetosayartistsfailintheirworkitisuntruetosayartistsfailintheirworkitistruetosaysomeartistsfailintheirworkitistruetosayonlypaintersfailintheirwork78.Thewriterthinksthefailureofabuilding_______.A.meansnothingB.concernsothersC.concernsonlytheartistD.concernsallthepeopleintheworld79.Thewriterthinksthat_________.wecan’tjudgebuildingsbytheancientstandardswecan’tjudgeallthebuildingsbytheancientstandardswecan’tjudgeallthemodernbuildingsbytheancientstandardswecan’tjudgemodernbuildings80.Technologically,