2021年成人高考英语模拟试题及答案

成人高考《英语》模仿试题及答案(1)

Directions:

Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords，therearefourunderlinedlettercombinatio

nsmarkedA，B，CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdif

ferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.Markyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondin

gletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.headB.horizonC.honourD.human

2.A.cityB.bicycleC.faceD.climb

3.A.thinkB.theseC.breatheD.with

4.A.groundB.countryC.thousandD.found

5.A.pourB.hourC.courseD.four

7.A.altogetherB.talkC.alwaysD.also

8.A.suggestionB.nationC.dictationD.satisfaction

9.A.startedB.closedC.waitedD.needed

10.A.rareB.fareC.scareD.are

Directions:

Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencetherearefourc

hoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceand

blackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

11._______ideaof_______soundsmuchbetterthanClare’s.

A.The，hersB.That，herC.That，hersD.One，her

12.Chinaisfamous________theGreatWall.

A.aboutB.forC.asD.of

A.isequippedwithB.equipswithC.willbeequipwithD.hasequipwith

14.Imadethismyselfbutitwas_______whotaughtme.

A.heB.himC.himselfD.byhim

15.Hehadhisbicycle_______yesterday.

A.repairB.repairingC.repairedD.berepaired

16.Itwasa________room，withbeautifulwallpaper，waxedfloorandnicefurnitu

A.makeB.tomakeC.makingD.havemaked

18.Theprofessorinsistedthatwe_______ourhomeworkbeforenextmonth.

A.handedinB.willhandinC.handinD.musthandin

19.It______meofthecountrywhichwevisitedlastsummer.

A.remembersB.recallsC.remindsD.tells

24.Thefact_______hishealthisbadisnottrue.

A.whichB.thatC.asD.what

25.These______didunusuallywellinthecontest，sothejudgesdidn’tknowwhom

togiveprizeto.

C.thathadhappenedD.thathadbeenhappened

30.We’veallheardofThomasEdison，_______whoinventedtheelectriclightand

31.Don’ttellmesuchthings_______youarenotcertain.

A.thatB.whichC.thoseD.as

32._______amicroscopewecanseedifferentkindsofthingsthatareunabletobe

seenbyournakedeyes.

A.IntermsofB.InplaceofC.BymeansofD.Byfar

33.Jacksonwenttowork______hisillness.

A.besidesB.eventhoughC.inspiteofD.although

34.Anybodywilldo，_______heisresponsibleforthat.

A.asfarasB.sofarasC.aslongasD.assoonas

35.Isupposetheyhaveknownaboutit，_______?

A.amIB.amnotIC.havetheyD.haven’tthey

36.It______himtenyearstowritethatnovel.

A.tookB.spentC.costD.costed

37.Thestudentsarelookingforwardto_______theirholidaysinJapan.

A.spendB.spendingC.forspendD.spent

A.avoidedB.gotawayC.ranawayD.escaped

39.Humanbeingsshouldfindanew_______ofenergy.

A.orientB.sourceC.originD.souse

A.sitB.besatC.sittedD.siton

41.Soloudly_______thatallthepeopleintheroomgotafright.

A.heshoutedB.shoutheC.didheshoutD.hedidshout

42.Heistheonlyoneofthesonsinthefamilywho______receivedhigheducatio

44.Themountainis1,000feet_______thesealevel.

A.overB.higherC.aboveD.high

45.Theroadwillbeblockedifthere_______anothersnow.

A.isB.willbeC.tobeD.willhave

48.Shanghaihasalargerpopulationthan_______inChina.

A.anycityB.anyothercitiesC.othercityD.anyothercity

49.Insomecountriestherearealotofyoungpeoplenowneed_______teeth.

A.falseB.untrueC.wrongD.erroneous

50.Thisbookcosts______thatone.

A.twicemoreB.twicemoreasC.twotimesmoreasD.twiceasmuchas

Ⅲ.Cloze(20points)

Directions:

Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage，therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmar

kedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblac

keningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Smoking，whichmaybeapleasureforsomepeople，isaserioussourceofdiscomfo

rtfortheirfellows._51_，medicalauthoritiesexpresstheirconcernabouttheeffectofsmo

king_52_thehealthnotonlyofthosewhosmokebutalsoofthosewhodonot.Infac

t，non-smokerswhomustinvoluntarilyinhale(吸入)theair_53_bytobaccosmokemay

suffermorethanthesmokers_54_.

Smokingisprohibitedinthetheatresandinhallsusedforshowingfilms_55_inlab

oratories_56_theremaybeafirehazard(危险).Elsewhere，itisuptoyourgood_57_.

Iam_58_askingyoutomaintain“No-Smoking”inclassroomsandseminarrooms.

Thiswillprovethatyouhavethe_59_healthinmind，whichisveryimportanttoa

large_60_ofourstudents.

51.A.StillB.FurtherC.MoreD.Again

52.A.inB.toC.onD.with

53.A.pollutingB.bepollutedC.pollutedD.tobepolluted

54.A.themB.themselvesC.theirownD.they

55.A.andB.butC.aswellasD.also

56.A.whereB.whichC.thatD.how

57.A.feelingB.senseC.realizeD.think

58.A.soB.nextC.thereforeD.and

59.A.non-smokersB.non-smokers’C.non-smoker’sD.non-smoker

60.A.numberB.amountC.manyD.much

Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension(60points)

Directions:

Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestio

ns.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA，B，CandD.Chooseo

nebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition：tobe

theluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoti

cejustinsidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid：“Remember，onceaweek，oneofourcusto

mersgetsfreegoods.ThisMayBeYourLuckyDay!”

ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped，likemanyofherfriends，tobetheluckycu

stomer.Unlikeherfriends，shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefull

ofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthings

butfailed.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldapproach

herandsay：“Madam，thisisYourLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketisfree.”

OneFridaymorning，aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar，

shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket，got

theteaandwenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso，shesawthemanagerofthesup

ermarketapproachher.“Madam,”hesaid，holdingouthishand，“Iwanttocongratulate

you！Youareourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!”

C.atthesupermarketD.fromthenewspaper

62.Mrs.Edwards________.

C.hopedtogetfreeshoppingD.getsdisappointedeasily

63.Mrs.Edwards’shusbandtriedto________.

A.makeherunhappyB.cheerherup

C.buythingswithherD.stopherbuyingthings

64.Mrs.Edwardswentbacktothesupermarketquicklybecauseshehadto_______.

A.buyanotherthingB.talktothemanager

C.payforhershoppingD.findhershopping

65.Mrs.Edwardsmusthavebeen________.

A.pleasedB.delightedC.proudD.disappointed

DeepinsideamountainnearSweetwaterinEast.Tennesseeisabodyofwaterknow

nastheLostSea.ItislistedbytheGuinnessBookofWouldRecordsastheworld’sla

rgestundergroundlake.TheLostSeaispartofanextensiveandhistoriccavesystemcall

edCraigheadCaverns.

ThecavernshavebeenknownandusedsincethedaysoftheCherokeeIndiannation.

Thecaveexpandsintoaseriesofhugeroomsfromasmallopeningonthesideofthe

mountain.Approximatelyonemilefromtheentrance，inaroomcalled“TheCouncilRoo

m,”manyIndianartisfactshavebeenfound.Someoftheitemsdiscoveredincludepotter

y，arrowheads，weapons，andjewelry.

Formanyyearstherewerepersistentrumorsofalargeundergroundlakesomewhere

inacave，butitwasnotdiscovereduntil1905.Inthatyear，athirteen-year-oldboynam

edBenSandscrawledthroughasmallopeningthreehundredfeetunderground.Hefound

himselfinalargecavehalffilledwithwater.

TodaytouristsvisittheLostSeaandridefaroutontoitinglass-bottomedboatspo

weredbyelectricmotors.Morethanthirteenacresofwaterhavebeenmappedoutsofar

andstillnoendtothelakehasbeenfound.Eventhoughteamsofdivershavetriedto

66.TheLostSeaisuniquebecauseitis________.

partofahistoricalcavesystem

thebiggestundergroundlakeintheworld

listedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords

thelargestbodyofwaterinTennessee

67.TheCraigheadCavernshavebeenknown________.

A.throughhistoryB.sincethetimeoftheIndiannations

C.since1905D.sincediversexploredthem

68.WholocatedtheLostSeainrecenttimes?

A.TheCherokeeIndians.B.Tourists.

70.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheCraigheadCavernspresentlyserveas

____.

A.anundergroundtestingsiteB.anIndianmeetingground

C.atouristattractionD.amotorboatracecourse

PassageThree

GenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatagoodbreakfastiso

nelife’sessentials.Eatingbreakfastatthestartoftheday，wehaveallbeentold，andt

oldagain，isasnecessaryasputtinggasolineinthefamilycarbeforestartingatrip.

Butformanypeoplethethoughtoffoodfirstthinginthemorningisbynomeans

apleasure.Sodespitealltheefforts，theystilltakenobreakfast.Between1977and1983，

thelatestyearforwhichfiguresareavailable，thenumberofpeoplewhodidn’thavebrea

kfast，increasedby33percent.

Forthosewhofeelpainofguiltaboutnoteatingbreakfast，however，thereissome

goodnews.Severalstudiesinthelastfewyearsindicatethat，foradultsespecially，there

maybenothingwrongwithomittingbreakfast.“Goingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectp

erformance,”saidArroldE.Bender，formerprofessorofthenutritionatQueenElizabeth

CollegeinLondon，“nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance.”

Scientificevidencelinkingbreakfasttobetterhealthorbetterperformanceissurprisin

glyinadequate，andmostoftherecentworkinvolveschildren，notadults，“Theliterature”，

saysoneresearcher，Dr.ErrestoattheUniversityofTexas，“ispoor”.

C.anyyearbetween1997and1983D.1983

73.“…nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance”means______.

anyonewithoutbreakfastdoesimprovehisperformance

notgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance

Dr.Errestoisengagedinresearchworkataninstitutionofhigherlearning

noteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildren

ProfessorBenderoncetaughtcollegecoursesinnutritioninLondon

About35%ofallhighschoolgraduatesinAmericacontinuetheireducationinanin

stitutionofhigherlearning.Thewordcollegeisusedtorefertoeitheracollegeorauni

versity.Theseinstitutionsofferfour-yearprogramsthatleadtoaBachelorofArts(B.A.)

orBachelorScience(B.S.)degree.Somestudentsattendajuniorcollege(providingonlya

two-yearprogram)foronetotwoyearsbeforeenteringafour-yearcollegeasasophom

ore(二年级生)orjunior(三年级生).

Itisgenerallyeasiertobeacceptedatastateuniversitythanataprivateone.Most

privateschoolsrequirestrictentranceexaminationsandahighgradepointaverage(GPA)，

aswellasspecificcollegeprepclassesinhighschool.Privateschoolscostconsiderably

morethanstatecollegesandfamousprivateschoolsareveryexpensive.Poorerstudentsc

ansometimesattend，however，byearningscholarships.Somecollegegraduatesgoonto

earnadvancedmastersordoctoraldegreesingrad(graduate)school.Occupationsincertai

nfieldssuchaslawormedicinerequiresuchadvancedstudies.

Sincecollegecostsareveryhigh，moststudentsworkatpart-timejobs.Somehavef

ull-timejobsandgotoschoolpart-time.Oftensomewilltakefiveormoreyearstocom

pleteafour-yearprogrambecauseofmoney/jobdemandsontheirtime.

Whilethecollegeandworkdemandstakeupthegreatpartofastudent’stime，most

stillenjoysocialactivities.Sports，dances，clubs，movies，andplaysareallverypopula

r.However，gatheringtogetherforlong，philosophicaltalksatafavoritemeetingplaceon

orneartheuniversityisprobablythemostpopularactivit