2018年成人高考高起專英語考試試題及答案

I. Phonetics ( 5 points)

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1根據(jù)讀音，選擇出劃線部分讀音不同的選項(xiàng)。( )

A.peasantB.presentC.promiseD.Possession

參考答案：C

參考解析：

A、B、D三項(xiàng)劃線部分發(fā)濁輔音[Z]，而C項(xiàng)劃線部分發(fā)清輔音[S]，因此選C項(xiàng)。

2根據(jù)讀音，選擇出劃線部分讀音不同的選項(xiàng)。( )

A.cowB.throwC.lowD.own

參考答案：A

參考解析：

A項(xiàng)劃線部分發(fā)[au]，而B、c、D三項(xiàng)劃線部分的發(fā)音為[ou]，所以選A項(xiàng)。

3根據(jù)讀音，選擇出劃線部分讀音不同的選項(xiàng)。( )

A.replyB.freelyC.uglyD.Lonely

參考答案：A

參考解析：

A項(xiàng)劃線部分發(fā)[ai]，而B、C、D三項(xiàng)劃線部分的發(fā)音是[i]，所以選A項(xiàng)。

4根據(jù)讀音，選擇出劃線部分讀音不同的選項(xiàng)。( )

A.excellentB.excuseC.explainD.express

參考答案：A

參考解析：

A項(xiàng)劃線部分發(fā)[eks]，而B、C、D三項(xiàng)劃線部分發(fā)[iks]，所以選A項(xiàng)。

5根據(jù)讀音，選擇出劃線部分讀音不同的選項(xiàng)。( )

A.shootB.bloodC.roofD.tool

參考答案：B

參考解析：

A、C、D三項(xiàng)劃線部分發(fā)[HI]，而8項(xiàng)劃線部分發(fā)[A]，因此選B項(xiàng)。

II. Vocabulary and Structure( 15 points)

6To reduce weight,plastic has taken________of iron and steel in making boats.

A.its placeB.placeC.the placeD.a place

參考答案：C

參考解析：

take the place意為“代替，取代”，是固定搭配。

7We"ll get in all the wheat before the sun________

A.will setB.was setC.setD.sets

參考答案：D

參考解析：

before引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句可以用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表示將來。

8Susan wants to know whether the measures have been agreed

A.toB.withC.overD.on

參考答案：D

參考解析：

agree on意為“商定(協(xié)議、方法、措施等)”;agree with sb.意為“同意某人”;agree todo sth.意為“同意做某事”。

9Don"t smoke in the meeting-room,________ ?

A.do youB.will youC.can youD.could you

參考答案：B

參考解析：

反意疑問句中，如果陳述部分為祈使句，疑問部分則用will或shall。B項(xiàng)是正確的。句意為：“不要在會(huì)議室吸煙，好嗎?”

10John________ he could improve his exam results, but he did not have enough time to study.

A.knows howB.knows thatC.knew howD.knew that

參考答案：C

參考解析：

考查時(shí)態(tài)和連詞。根據(jù)從句可判斷為過去時(shí)，排除A項(xiàng)和B項(xiàng)。how表示“如何”，符合句意。C項(xiàng)是正確的。句意為：“約翰知道如何提高考試成績，就是沒有足夠的時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí)。”

11It"s time he________something for his coming examination.

A.doB.doesC.didD.will do

參考答案：C

參考解析：

在“It is(was)+time+that從句”的句型中，要使用虛擬語氣，即that從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞要用一般過去時(shí)。

12--How did you find your visit to the museum?

--I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was________than I expected.

A.far more interestingB.even much interestingC.so more interestingD.a lot much interesting

參考答案：A

參考解析：

空格后的than表明空格處為比較級，interestin9是一個(gè)多音節(jié)形容詞，它的比較級是more interestin9，而far常用來修飾比較級，意為“……得多”。

13I"m sure he understands________you feel. He"s very clever.

A.whenB.whatC.whetherD.how

參考答案：D

參考解析：

根據(jù)四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中各個(gè)疑問代詞、疑問副詞的意義，結(jié)合句意，可知應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。

14________their luggage, the tourists hurried to the airport.

A.PackedB.After packedC.Having packedD.Packing

參考答案：C

參考解析：

having done sth.表示該動(dòng)作發(fā)生在其他動(dòng)作前。C項(xiàng)是正確的。句意為：“收拾好了行李，游客們急急忙忙奔向機(jī)場。”

15It was not until then that I came to know knowledge________only from practice.

A.had comeB.has comeC.cameD.comes

參考答案：D

參考解析：

客觀真理始終用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)來表示，句中knowledge是不可數(shù)名詞，因此選D項(xiàng)。

16I applied for the job that I saw advertised________ the paper.

A.onB.ofC.inD.at

參考答案：C

參考解析：

報(bào)紙上所登的東西用介詞in。c項(xiàng)是正確的。句意為：“我申請的工作是我在報(bào)紙的廣告欄上看到的。”

17Without electricity human life________quite different today.

A.isB.will beC.would have beenD.would be

參考答案：D

參考解析：

本題考查介詞短語without electricity引起的虛擬語氣，根據(jù)句中的時(shí)間狀語today可知是對現(xiàn)在的虛擬。

18He________Chinese history and knows a lot about it.

A.is strict withB.is interested inC.is satisfied withD.is busy doing

參考答案：B

參考解析：

結(jié)合句意可知B項(xiàng)是正確答案。bestrict with意為“對……要求嚴(yán)格”;be interested in意為“對……感興趣”;be satisfied with意為“對……滿意”;be busy doin9意為“忙于做……”。

19The fire________ two persons" death as well as the damage of all the store"s property.

A.is resulted inB.is resulted fromC.resulted inD.resulted from

參考答案：C

參考解析：

result in意為“導(dǎo)致”;resuh from意為“起因于”。根據(jù)句意，可知應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。

20Don"t let that old rascal take you________with his clever talk-none of it is true.

A.alongB.inC.aboutD.down

參考答案：B

參考解析：

take in“欺騙”;take down“記下”。B項(xiàng)是正確的。句意為：“別讓那個(gè)無賴把你騙了。他說的話沒有一句是真的。”

III. Cloze ( 30 points)

根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare"s time is estimated to have been about fivemillion. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a (an) 21language,mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas,22 are a great many regionaland social varieties of the language as well as 23 levels of usage that are employed both in itsspoken and written forms.

In fact,it is 24 to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The 25 for Englishlearning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is 26 to explainand still more difficult to judge 27 forms an adequate working knowledge~~for each situation.

The main reason for the widespread 28 for English is its present day importance as a worldlanguage. Besides 29 the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in whichsome of important works in science, technology, and other 30 are being produced, and not alwaysby native speakers. It is widely used for 31 purposes as meteorological ( 氣象的 ) and airportcommunications, international conferences, and the 32of information over the radio and televi-sion networks of many 33. It is a language of wider communication for a number of developingcountries, specially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multi-lingual 34 andneed a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, lawand 35 as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and techno-logical developments in the West.

21第21題應(yīng)選( )

A.foreignB.nativeC.secondD.Official

參考答案：B

參考解析：

隨著科技的發(fā)展，英語已成為我們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪胁豢扇鄙俚恼Z言工具，并被全球各國廣泛接受。

根據(jù)緊接著的國家名稱的提示可知是指將英語作為母語的人數(shù)。

22第22題應(yīng)選( )

A.theyB.whichC.thereD.that

參考答案：C

參考解析：

該句前面是in addition t0引導(dǎo)的介詞短語，可以確定不是定語從句，再分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)，可知該句應(yīng)為there be句型。

23第23題應(yīng)選( )

A.variousB.similarC.FhaniliarD.same

參考答案：A

參考解析：

由前面的varicries of the language提示，以及as well as應(yīng)連接并列成分可知A項(xiàng)正確。

24第24題應(yīng)選( )

A.possibleB.necessaryC.unnecessaryD.Impossible

參考答案：D

參考解析：

操持語言的人數(shù)可以估計(jì)，但人們掌握語言的程度就很難估計(jì)了，所以用impossible。

25第25題應(yīng)選( )

A.purposeB.causeC.effectD.method

參考答案：A

參考解析：

根據(jù)上下文的意思可知，人們學(xué)習(xí)英語的目的不同，掌握語言的程度也不同。

26第26題應(yīng)選( )

A.simpleB.naturalC.practicalD.Difficult

參考答案：D

參考解析：

該空后面的still more difficult就是提示。

27第27題應(yīng)選( )

A.whatB.howC.whyD.where

參考答案：A

參考解析：

分析句子，judge是動(dòng)詞，后面應(yīng)該接從句且所填詞應(yīng)作賓語從句的主語。

28第28題應(yīng)選( )

A.requireB.requestC.supplyD.Demand

參考答案：D

參考解析：

根據(jù)后一句中的a world language可知應(yīng)選擇demand表示對英語的需求。

29第29題應(yīng)選( )

A.providingB.servingC.supposingD.Leaving

參考答案：B

參考解析：

根據(jù)the indefinite needs可知應(yīng)選擇servin9，意思為“滿足不同的需要”。

30第30題應(yīng)選( )

A.areasB.coursesC.racesD.Fields

參考答案：D

參考解析：

分析四個(gè)選項(xiàng)areas，courses，races，fields的意思、，fields的意思最準(zhǔn)確，意思為“領(lǐng)域”，與前面的other搭配構(gòu)成意義完整的句子。

31第31題應(yīng)選( )

A.suchB.allC.manyD.Those

參考答案：A

參考解析：

such與空格后的as搭配。

32第32題應(yīng)選( )

A.useB.spreadC.coverD.connection

參考答案：B

參考解析：

根據(jù)0ver the radio and television net.works可以確定答案為spread，意思為“語言的傳播”。

33第33題應(yīng)選( )

A.citiesB.stationsC.statesD.Nations

參考答案：D

參考解析：

根據(jù)前面句子中的networks“網(wǎng)絡(luò)”可知應(yīng)選擇nations，指“國家”。其他選項(xiàng)只是國家的部分地區(qū)。

34第34題應(yīng)選( )

A.languagesB.populationsC.accentsD.Customs

參考答案：B

參考解析：

根據(jù)British colonies可推測應(yīng)表示各種“人口”。

35第35題應(yīng)選( )

A.educationB.marketC.collegeD.business參考答案：A

參考解析：

market，business包括在commerce中;college包括在education中。