2016年成人高考英语真题

1、I.Phonetics<5points< >1.A.stageB.passageC.percentageeD.village< >2.A.pensionB.extensionC.collisionD.dimension< >3.A.moveB.jokeC.hopeD.zone< >4.A.wealthyB.athleteC.beneathD.southem< >5.A.phraseB.looseC.exposeD.accusen.VocabularyandStructure<15points>< >6.T

2、herelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenastronginfluenceonthecharacterofthechildren.A.haverB.havingC.tohaveD.has< >7.Onlybytellingthetruthwinthetrustandsupportofyourfriends.A.youcanB.canyouC.youdidD.didyou< >8.Theseappletrees,Iplantedthreeyearsago,havenotborneanyfruit.A.thatB.whatC.w

3、hichD.when< >9.Don'tremindmeofthatawfulday;Isuchafoolofmyself.A.madeBmakeCwillmakeD.ammaking<>10.Mydaughterisquitewellnowaslightheadache.A.besideB.besidesC.butforD.execptfor<>11.SheistreatedbetterthanIwas.A.muchBlittleC.manyDmore<>12.Ifithadnotrainedyesterday,theyworkonti

4、me.A.willfinishB.willhavefinishedC.wouldfinishD.wouldhavefinished< >13.TheyarestudyingtheSolarSystem'splanet,Saturn,anditsmoons.A.twolargestB.largesttwoC.secondlargestD.largestsecond< >14.I'dliketogowithyou;,myhandsarefullatthemoment.A.howeverB.whateverC.wheneverD.wherever< &g

5、t;15.Heenteredtheofficehurriedly,thedooropen.A.leavingB.leftC.leaveD.toleave<>16.Hehadtoquitthejobhisillhealth.A.asB.asforC.becauseD.becauseof<>17.Sheneedsmorefriendsofherown.A.yearB.ageC.periodD.stage<>18.,thetrainingwillhelpyoubecomebetteratwhatyoudo.A.IntheseasonB.IntheperiodC.I

6、nthelongrunD.Inthelongrange<>19.Sealevelsaretorisebetween7and23inchesbytheendof21century.A.inspectedB.suspectedC.expectedD.detected<>20.Smokinganddrinkingmayheartdiseaseandcancer.A.resultfromB.leadtoC.comefromD.gettoin.Close<30points>TheNobelPrizesareawardsthataregiveneachyearforsp

7、ecialthingsthatpeopleorgroupsofpeoplehaveachieved.Theyareawardedinsix21:physics,chemistry,medicine,literature,peaceandeconomics.Theprizescomefrom22thatwascreatedbytheSwedishinventorAlfredNobel.Hewantedtousesomeofhismoneytohelpmaketheworlda23placetolivein.Manyorganizations,chosenbyAlfredNobelhimself,

8、24whoreceivestheprizes.Eachaward25agoldmedal,adiplomaandalotofmoney.Prizescanonlybegivento26ofallraces,countriesandreligions.OnlythePeacePrizecan27begiventoagroup.ThefirstNobelPrizeswerehandedout28December10,1901-fiveyearsafterAlfredNobel'sdeath.Nobelwasachemist,engineerandinventor29mostfamousin

9、vention,dynamite炸药,madehima30man.Althoughhegavetheworldsucha31weapon.Nobelwasalwaysagainstwarsand32.Hethereforeleftalotofmoneythatwastogotothosewhodidalotforthepeaceof33.Officialsatfirsthandedoutonlyfiveprizesayear.Theprizeforeconomicswasfirstawardedin1969.Insome34prizeswerenotawardedbecausetherewer

10、eno35candidates.AllprizesarepresentedinStockholm,Sweden,withtheexceptionofthePeacePrize,whichisawardedinOslo,Norway.< >21.A.partsB.areasC.regionsD.classes< >22.A.abondB.afundC.ascholarshipD.aninvestment< >23.A.cleanerB.richerC.betterD.larger< >24.A.declarerB.concludeC.determi

11、neD.announce< >25.A.makesupB.focusesonC.referstoD.consistsof< >26.A.organizationsB.singlesrC.institutionsD.individuals< >27.A.yetB.alsoC.stillD.ever<>28.A.onB.inC.atD.by< >29.A.whoB.thatC.whoseD.whom<>30.A.humorousB.richC.seriousD.smart< >31.A.strangeB.myste

12、riousC.magicD.deadly< >32.A.violenceB.hatredC.confusionD.jealousy< >33.A.racesB.regionsC.mindD.mankind< >34.A.yearsB.yearC.timeD.times< >35.A.valuableB.invaluableC.worthyD.worthwhileN.ReadingComprehension<60pointsAtfirstglance,therehardlyseemstobeanycomparisonbetweenRavenn

13、aandRome,butbackinthe5thcentury,itwasRavennathatservedascapitaloftheWestemRomanEmpire.Inthiscity.Romanrulersbuiltmonumentswhicharefamous,thenandnow,fortheirsweepingmosaics镶嵌图案.SevenofRavennaseightbuildingsfromthe5thand6thcenturiesarespectacularlydecoratedwithexamplesofthisancientart."inthepast,

14、manypeoplecouldntreadorwrite."saystourguideandRavennanativeSilviaGiogoli."Mosaicswereawaytoexplainthereligionandthepoliticalsituationtothepeople."VisitorstoRavennacanlookatpiecesofartbyancientartists,listentomusicians,andlearntomaketheirownmasterpieces.TravelTipsWhentoGo:JuneOctober;w

15、eatherispleasantinAprilandMaybuthistoricsitescangetcrowdedwithshoolgroups.WheretoStay:WalkthroughhistoricdistrictsitesfromAlbergoCappelloandstayatamodernHotelCentraleByron.HowtoGetAround:TakethetrainfromBologna,andthenwalk,bike,orusetaxiswithinthecity.WheretoEatorDrink:Housedinaformermovietheater,tw

16、o-storyRistoranteCinemaAlexanderblends1940sHollywoodflavorwithhomemadeEmiliaRomagnacoursesandattentiveservice<helpfulintranslatingthemenu>.Forfreshseafood,tryOsteriaLAcciguaandDaBuco.WhattoBuy:WatchthenextgenerationofEmiliaRomagnamosaicartistscreatecontemporaryandtraditionalpiecesinlocalstudio

17、swheremodernartistsusethesamemethodsastheirByzantineforefathers.WhattoReadBeforeyouGo:RavennainLateAntiquity,byDeborahMauskopfDeliyannis<2010>,providesawide-ranginglookatthecitysart,architecture,andhistory.<>36.Inancienttimes,mosaicswereusedto.A. displayartisticachievementsB.competewithR

18、omanpaintingsC.explainreligionandpoliticsD.teachreadingandwriting<>37.LotsofschoolchildrenvisithistoricsitessuchasRavennain.A.MayB.JuneC.SeptemberD.October<>38.Ifyouwanttotryfreshseafood,youshouldgoto.A.EmiliaRomagnaB.HotelCentraleByronC.RistoranteCinemaAlexanderD.OsteriaL'Acciguaand

19、DaBuco<>39.WhyisRavennainLateAntiquityrecommendedinthispassageA.Becauseitwaswrittenbyafamouswriter.B. Becausetouristsgettolearnalotaboutthecityfromit.C. Becausetouristscangetvaluabletipsforbuyingartpieces.D. Becauseitprovidesusefulinformationaboutthecity'sweather.PassageTwoWhenyoupatyourpe

20、tdog,hewags摆来摆去histail.Thatishiswayofsayingthathelovesyou.And,ifyoupayattention,youwillseethatheuseshistailtosaysomanythings.Everymovementofthetailmeansadifferentthing.Ifthedogiswaggingitstail,itisasignoffriendliness;ifhistailisstraight,itmeansheisgettingreadyforafight;andifhistailistucked塞behindhis

21、legs,itmeansheisgivingupthefight.Unlikedogs,cats'taillanguageisnotsoexpressive.Whenacatfeelsthreatened,hepuffshimselfuptoappearbigandhistailshakeswithtension.Andwhenheisdispleasedwithsomething,helashesout甩动histail.Thetaillanguageofdogsandcatshasalittlestorybehindit.Earlier,whendogsandcatshadnotb

22、ecomefriendswithhumanbeings,theywerepredators.Theyusedtohuntotheranimalsfortheirfood.Whendogswentouthuntingwiththeirfriends,taillanguagecamehandy.Whentheywereclosetoeachother,dogscouldusefacialexpressionstotalk.But,forlong-distancecommunication,theyusedtheirtails.Unlikedogs,catslikedtohuntalone.So,t

23、heydidnotneedtousetaillanguagetoooften.Asaresult,theirvocabularyintaillanguageismuchsmallerthanthatofdogs'<>40.Whatdoesitmeanwhenadog'stailisstraight?A.Ithasalottosaytoyou.B.Itwantstostopfighting.C.Itisgoingtofight.D.Itlikestobepatted.<>41.Acattriestoappearbigwhenitis.A. facingad

24、angerB.unhappyC.readytohuntD.hungry<>42.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorintendtosay?A.DogsandcatsarenotgoodfriendsB. Dogsaremuchfriendlierthancats.C.Dogsandcatsareusuallygoodpets.D.Dogsusetaillanguagemorethancats.<>43.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedword"predators"refersto.A. a

25、nimalsthatfollowandobeyotheranimalsB. animalsthatkillandeatotheranimalsC. animalsthatliveinthewildD. animalskeptbypeoplePassageThreeLikeanyteenagers,thefaceofOneTeenStoryischangingfast.Justayearolk,themonthlymagazineofshortfictionforyoungpeopleisgettinganeweditor-in-chief:PatrickRyan,47,theassociate

26、editorofGrantafrom2009to2013.HelefttheLondon-basedliteraryjournallastmonth.EditingOneTeenStory-theyoungersibling姊妹篇ofOneStorymagazine-willofferRyanachancetoreachawholenewaudience."It'sreallytheonlymagazineforyoungaduitshortfiction,"hesaysfromhisofficeinNewYork."It'stremendousl

27、yexcitingthatthereareyoungerpeopleouttherewhohavesubscriptionsandlookforwardtogettingthesestoriesonceamonth.Thatformisusuallyonlypresentedwhenit'sforcedupontheminschools."Designedforreaders14andup,OneTeenStorypublishesnineissuesayear.Likeitssiblingmagazine,itdoesn'tcarryphotographsoradv

28、ertising.It'sjustexactlywhatitsays:onestoryperissue.Ryansaysyoungpeopleare"lookingforengagingreadsaboutpeoplewhomtheycanidentifywith.It'snotabouthavingamessageorpositivespin说教.Italwaysstartonacharacterlevel,andithastohaveaninterestingstory.Ifyoulookatthe'Twilight'charactersandth

29、e'HarryPotter'characters,theyfeelverycontemporary."Ryanalsoseesthemagazineasawaytoencouragetalentedauthors."IwouldlovethmakeOneTeenStorythefirstpublicationforwriterswhothengoonandkeepatthisbusiness.Ijustreallylovetheideathatthismagazinewouldbethestartingpointforsomebody-wouldbethep

30、ushtomakeatalentedwriterfeelthatitwasworthkeepingatthis."<>44.WhoisPatrickRyan?A. Heistheeditor-in-chiefofGranta.B. Heistheeditor-in-chiefofOneStory.C.Heistheeditor-in-chiefof"Twilight".D.Heistheeditor-in-chiefofOneTeenStory<>45.WhatisOneTeenStory?A.Itisastorymagazineforte

31、enagers.B.ItisaLondon-basedliteraryjournal.C. Itisacolumnofanewspaper.D.Itisamagazineofsciencefiction<>46.AccordingtoRyan,whatattractsyoungrcadersmost?A. Photographsandillustration.B. Chancesandpracticesinbusiness.C. Charactersandstoriesclosetotheirlife.D. Politicalteachingsandmoralmessages.&l

32、t;>47.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedphrase"thisbusiness"means.A.readingstories.B.writingstoriesC.editingmagazinesD.makingmoneyPassageFourCouplesarerestrictingthesizeoftheirfamiliesintheUKbecauseofcashworriesbroughtonbythefinancialcrisisandthesubsequentdecline.Werenowuptonearly3.7milli

33、onfamilieswherethereisanonlychild,arisefromabout3.3millionin2005.Thatmeansnearlyhalfofallparentshaveonlyonechild.Financialworriesarenttheonlydriver.Thetrendtowardslatermotherboodhasbeenmentionedasacause,ashavesoaringcastsofraisingachild,whichhavebeencalculatedas$222,500frombirthto21yearsofage.Thisis

34、anincreaseofnearly40%in10years.TheincreasingavailabilityofIVF试管婴儿isalsoafactorandaninterestingone.CoupleswhomighthaveremainedchildlessinthepastnowinvestinIVFandgetpregnant.Andbecauseofthecosttheystopafteronechild.Itmaynotbeabadthing;thereareoutstandingexamplesoftalentedonlychildren.Somearguethatbein

35、ganonlychildpromotedtheirsuccess.TheseincludeactorsNataliePortmanandAIPacino,golfer.TigerWoodsandevenQueenVictoria.AstudyfromtheInstituteforSocialandEconomicResearchattheUniversityofEssexalsoshowedthatthefewerbrothersandsistersachildhas,thehappiertheyare.Itseemsfightingforparentalattentionandaffecti

36、on-whichsometimesdescendsintophysicalfights-ismorstressfulthananyadulthadpreviouslythought.Anditsnotcompensated弥补byhavingaplaymate.<>48.ThesmallersizeofUKfamiliesismainlyrelatedto.A.financialproblemsB.technicalproblemsC.healthproblemsD.culturalproblems<>49.ThepassageshowsthatIVFis.A.safe

37、rthannaturalpregnancyB.verypopularinUKC.veryexpensiveD.ariskyinvestment<>50.Whatisaprovedadvantageofone-childfamily?A.ImprovedfamilylifeB.Highernumberofsportsstars.s success.C.Efficientfamilyeducation.D.Promotionofchildren<>51.ThefindingsoftheinstituteattheUniversityofEssexmightmeanthat.

38、A. theonlychildrenslackofplaymatescausesproblemsB. theonlychildrenaremuchhappierthanothersC. parents-childrenrelationshipisoffbalanceD. childrenhavetostruggleforparentallovePassageFiveAbout79millionAmericanshavepre-diabetes糖尿病前期.Thatmeanstheyhavebloodsugarthatshigherthannormalbutnothighenoughtobedia

39、gnosed诊断withtype2-atleastnotyet.Onelong-termstudyreportedbytheAmericanDiabetesAssociationfoundthat11%ofpeoplewithpre-diabetesdevelopthefull-blowndiseaseeachyear.Anotherstudyshowsthatpre-diabeteswillprobablybecometype2in10yearsorless.Yet,thatprocessisnotinevitable.Lastyear,scientistsinColoradofoundth

40、atpeoplewithpre-diabeleswholoweredtheirbloodsugartonormallevelslevelsevenbrieflywere56%lesslikelytoreachtype2levels.Ifyouhavepre-diabetes,herearefourstepstohelppreventordelayadiabetesdiagnosis.Lose7%ofyourbodyweight.Thatisabout15poundsforthepersonswhoweigh200.Droppingthatsmallpercentagehasbeenshownt

41、olowertheriskofdevelopingtype2bycloseto60%.Exercise30minutesfivedaysaweek.Whetheryoudothe30minutesinoneshotorinthree10-minutesessions,thebenefitisthesame.Choosecertainexercises,suchasfastwalking,playingtennisorliftingweights.Physicalactivitysuchassweepingfloorsworks,too.Turntoyourdoctor.Insomecases,

42、pre-diabetesraisestheriskofheartdiseaseandstrokeby50%.Yourdoctormayusesomemedicinetocontrolyourglucose葡萄糖levelsandkeepyourbloodpressureincheck.Knowyournumbers.Toseeifyourpre-diabetesisimproving,haveyourbloodsugarcheckedregularly.Afastingbloodsugarof100to125mg/dlsuggestspre-disbetes;126mg/dloraboveisdiabetes;andbelow100isnormal.Othertests,includingglucosctoleranceandAIC,alsoareusedtomonitorbloodsugar.<>52.WhatdowelearnfromthetwostudiesmentionedinParagraph1?A. Pre-diabeteswillsurelybecometype2diabetes.B. Pre-diabetesislikely