成人英語試卷

一.單項選擇(共15分.每題1分)1.MrGaoisateacher.Heworksinanew.A.shop B.schoolC.factory D.hospital2.Thereisaovertheriver.A.ship B.boat C.bridge D.village3.Yousmokemoreandmore.Itwillmakeyousick.A.shouldn’t B.can’t C.don’thave D.wouldn’t4.–Doyouliketoplaytennis.-I,butnowIprefergolf.A.usedtoB.usedtodoC.usedtoplayedD.usedtoplaying5.youbehappy!A.May B.Can C.Must D.Would6.Johncanplaychessbetterthanelse.A.theone B.nooneC.anyone D.another7.--Whoisthemantalkingtotheteacher?--Amodelworker_____ourschool.A.visitingB.isvisitingC.visits D.visited8.--HowdoyoufindthefilmAWorldWithoutThieves?--Ihaven’tseenthisfilm,butthosewhohave______highlyofit.A.thinkB.thoughtC.thinksD.isthinking9.Manyreportershurriedto_______theaccidentafterthefamousactor’sdeathwascertain.A.discoverB.seeC.cover D.write10.--Excuseme,Iwanttohavemyradiofixed,butIcan’tfindarepairshop.--Iknow______nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyou.A.itB.one C.someD.that11.Althoughhehastakenalotofmedicine,hishealth____poor.A.proves B.remains C.are D.continue12._____ofthelandinthedistrict______coveredwithtreesandgrass.A.Two-fifth;is B.Two-fifth;are C.Two-fifths;is D.Two-fifths;are13.Theengineofthatshipwas______andthebadweather____thehelplessnessofvisitorsatsea.A.outoforder;addedto B.outoforder;addedupC.outoftheorder;wentup D.outoftheorder;madeup14.Sheisverystrictnotonly_____allofus,but______allherownwork.A.in;with B.with;with C.with;in D.in;in15.Ourbodiesarestrengthenedbytakingexercise._______,ourmindsaredevelopedbylearning.AProbably B.Likely C.Generally D.Similarly二.完形填空(共20分.每題1分)Severaldaysago,Imetastrangerinthestreetwhostoppedandaskedme36.Iofferedtoshowhimthewaytothedestination,buttomy37,hecoldlyrefusedmyoffer.Iaskedhimwhy.Finallyhetoldmethathewas38IwouldaskhimformoneyifIhelpedhim39thisway.Money!I40deepintothought.Isitmoneythatcomesbetweenus?Moneyhasno41;itcan’tbe42withgoodorbad.Theproblemdependsonwhatattitudewehave43it.Atpresent,wehaveamore44materiallifethaneverbefore,butwe’rebecomingmoreandmore45.Why?Inmyopinion,the46isthechangeinpeople’spersonal47.Theywronglybelievethat48moneyshouldbetheironlyaiminlife,sothey49allsortsofwaystheycanto50thisaim.Theyareafraidofbeing51andfooled.Ifeveryoneactslikethis,whatwillour52belike?Needlesstosay,moneyisbecomingmoreandmoreimportantinoursociety,53itshouldn’tbethe“be-allandend-all”oflife.Ifapersononlypaysattentionto54,hewillbelonelyandvoid,andevengowrong.Itisuptoustomakeourliveshappy,notmoney.Weshouldtryourbesttohelpothers55andfreely.Ifeveryonedoesso,oursocietywillbebetterandbetter.16.A.instructions B.directions C.questions D.information17.A.joy B.fear C.excitement D.surprise18.A.anxious B.glad C.sorry D.afraid19.A.by B.with C.to D.in20.A.fell B.felt C.kept D.caught21.A.problem B.price C.life D.use22.A.joined B.judged C.connected D.seemed23.A.in B.towards C.for D.with24.A.powerful B.beautiful C.plentiful D.healthy25.A.coldhearted B.warmhearted C.goodlooking D.humorous26.A.key B.money C.man D.creature27.A.money B.habits C.form D.values28.A.taking B.costing C.spending D.making29.A.thinkup B.pickup C.giveoff D.breakout30.A.realize B.suppose C.take D.shoot31.A.found B.discovered C.cheated D.followed32.A.life B.society C.belief D.money33.A.or B.but C.if D.since34.A.life B.nature C.society D.money35.A.separately B.obviously C.mainly D.wholeheartedly三.閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）ATheNoseonYourFaceThehumannosegivestothelanguagesoftheworldmanyinterestingexpressions.Ofcourse,thisisnotsurprising.Withoutthenose,wecouldnotbreatheorsmell.Itisthepartofthefacethatgivesapersonspecialcharacter.InEnglishthereareanumberofphrasesaboutthenose.Forexample,toholdupone’snoseexpressesabasichumanfeeling-pride.Peoplecanholduptheirnosesatpeople,thingsandplaces.Thephrase,tobeledaroundbythenoseshowman’sweakness.Apersonwhoisledaroundbythenoseletsotherpeoplecontrolhim.Ontheotherhand,apersonwhofollowshisnoseletshisinstinct(直覺、本能)guidehim.Forthehumanemotionofrejection,thephrasetohaveone’snoseputoutofjoint(接頭)isverydescriptive.Theexpressionisnotnew.ItwasUsedbyErasmusin1542.ThisisonlyasamplingofexpressionsinEnglishdealingwiththenose.Thereareanumberofothers.However,itshouldbeasplainasthenoseonyour.facethatthenoseismorethananorgan(器官)forbreathingandsmelling!36.ThispassageisaboutA.thehumannose,anorganforbreathingandsmellingB.thenosegivingvariousexpressions.C.ThenoseisthepartofthefaceD.Thenosethatgivesapersonhisspecialcharacter37.PersonwhoisledaroundbythenoseA.letshisinstinctguidehimB.hasnowillofhiswonC.isstrong-mindedD.isfullofimagination38.Amanwhoisdescribedas"tohaveone’snoseputoutofjoint"A.ishappyB.wantstosmellaflowerC.isillD.feelshurtandrejected39.Whenyousayitis"asplainasthenoseonyourface"youmeanA.itiseasytosolveB.itisahardnuttocrackC.itissomethingquiteeasytounderstandD.thereisaplain-lookingnoseonyourface40."Thenoseismorethananorganforbreathingandsmelling"meansA.breathingandsmellingaretheonlytwousesofitB.thenoseismoreimportantthananyotherorganC.morecanbesaidofthishumanorganthanitsfunctionofbreathingandsmellingD.otherorgansalsohaveafunctionofbreathingandsmellingB.Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier，onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman.Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanseeeverythinginshadesofgreen—astrangeworldindeed.Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled"cones".Thesehelpustoseeinabrightandtelldifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof"rods",buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoes(蚊子)likebluebutdonotlikeyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsects,butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbyday,andwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight,Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisiblecolorsaroundus.41.ThispassageismainlyaboutA.coloranditssurprisingeffectsB.womenbeingluckierthanmenC.dangercausedbycolorblindnessD.colorblindness42.Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpofthe"cones",wecanA.telldifferentcoloursB.seeinaweaklightC.telldifferentshapesD.tellorangefromyellow43.Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?A.Womenaremorecareful.B.Therearefewercolor-blindwomen.C.Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen.D.Womenareweakerbutquickerinthinking.44.Whichofthestatementsaboutthecolor-blindistrue?A.Notallofthemhavethesameprobleminrecognizingcolors.B.Noneofthemcanseedeepred.C.Noneofthemcantellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.D.Allofthemseeeverythinginshadesofgreen.45.WecanattractandkillmosquitoesbyusingaA.redlightB.yellowlightC.bluelightD.greenlightC.Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashesthroughawindowandfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead!Ofcourseheisn’treallydead.Withanyluckheisn’tevenhurt.Why?Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosay,theyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress(床墊).Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman’ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheis"blownup"inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliffathousandfeethigh.Hisparachutefailedtoopen,andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaystherearestunt-girlstoo!46.StuntmenarethosewhoA.oftendressupasactorsB.prefertoleaddangerouslivesC.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactionsD.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives47.StuntmenearntheirlivingbyA.playingtheirdirtytricksB.sellingtheirspecialskillsC.jumpingoutofhighwindowsD.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains48.WhenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuildingA.heneedslittleprotectionB.hewillbecoveredwithamattressC.hislifeisendangeredD.hissafetyisgenerallyallright49.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor(因素)ofasuccessfulperformance?A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.SpeedsD.Carefulness50.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor’sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.B.ThepercentageofseriousaccidentsishighC.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.D.Thecliffistoohigh.D.Hereisaposter-onamiddleschoolwebsite.Readtheweb-siteposter.Going,Going,Gone!TheHaynesInvitesyoutoattendourlatestfund(基金)-raiserTheFourthAnnual(每年一次)HaynesSchoolAuction(拍賣)Saturday,May106:00p.m.——11:00p.m.intheschoolhall6:00p.m.——6:30p.m.:Allitemsforauctionarepreviewed(預(yù)覽).6:30p.m.——7:00p.m.:Silentauctionbegins.7:00p.m.——7:30p.m.:Highestbidders(出價人)fromsilentauctionaredetermined.7:30——11:00p.m.:Mainauctionbegins.Itemsupforbidinthesilentauctionlistinvaluefrom$5.00to$30.00Itemsupforbidinthemainauctionincludethefollowing;1.Airlineticketstoaplaceofyourchoice2.Weekendgetawaysatfirst-classhotels3.SeasonticketstotheChicagoBearsfootballgame4.$50giftticketstolocalgiftshops,restaurants,andsalons5.TheaterticketstoTheMerchantofVeniceDon’tmisstheboat!Bookyourticketstoday.Lastyear,ticketssoldoutinfivedays!Ticketsaresoldonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.$15.00perpersonAllthemoneyfromtheauctionwillbegiventotheHaynes51.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasbeingupforbidattheauction?A.Amoviepasstothelocalcinema.B.Aweekendstayatahotel.C.Atickettoarestaurant.D.Airlinetickets.52.Themoreitemsthataregivenorboughtforauction,A.thelessmoneythatwillbechargedfortheticketstotheauctionB.themoremoneythatcanberaisedtosupportthecomputerlabC.thefastertheticketwillbesoldtotheauctionD.thehigherthevaluethatwillbeplacedontheitemsinthesilentauction53.Thephrase"first-come,first-served"tellsyouthatA.peoplecanbuytheticketsonthefirstdayonlyB.thepersonwhoisfirsttoarrivewillreceiveaticketatnochargeC.foodanddrinkswillbe