成人高考高起点《英语》试卷（202X年）

成人高考高起点《英语》试卷

（202X年）

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第H卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，共105分）

一、语音知识:共5小题;每题1.5分，共7.5分.在下列每组单词中。有一个单词的划线部分

与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词。

1.A.handsomeB.candleC.distanceD.land

2.A.meatB.readyC.heatD.seat

3.A.bottomB.colouC.MondayD.ton

4.A.billionB.labC.tableD.comb

5.A.toothB.inonlhC.fatherD.method

二、词汇与语法知识：共15小题；每题1.5分，共22.5分。从每小题的四个选择项中，选

出最佳的一项。

6.JohnsonwillphonehismotherassoonasheinKunming.

A.arrivedB.arrivesC.willarriveD.iSarriving

7.Theyoungpolicemanaskedhernamewas.

A.whenB.whoC.whyD.what

3.Thissongisverywithyoungpeople.

A.pleasantB.popularC.favouriteD.beautiful

9.Thefamilyatasmallhotelforthenight.

A.putupB.wentupC.gotupD.jumpedup

10.“Wecan'tgooutjinthisweather.MsaidBob.onofthewindow.

A.tohavelookedB.lookedC.lookingD.tolook

11.-Let'Sgototheconcerttonight.Mary.

-Sorry.I.1havetohelpmymomwiththehousewoiic.

A.needn'tB.can'tC.mustn'tD.shouldn't

12.1chosethiscoatintheendbecauseoneswerealltooexpensive.

A.theothersB.anotherC.othersD.theother

13.Wegottothecinemalatetheheavytaffic.

A.becauseofB.insteadofC.accordingtoD.exceptfbr

14.Davidhasdecidedfootballattheendofthisseason.

A.giveupB.givingupC.togiveupD.havinggivenup

15.Clearly,objectofthegameistoimprovechildren'smathskills.

A.不填;theB.an;thcC.不填;不填D.the;不填

16.anivinghomeshefoundheroldfriendalrendythere.

A.OnB.ForC.ByD.With

17.Hesayshehas(heT-shirt,I'veneverseedhimwearit.

A.afterB.sinceC.althoughD.if

18.WhenAnna(heroom,agroupofyoungmenweretalkingeagerlyroundthetable.

A.entersB.hasenteredC.wasenteringD.entered

19.-DoyoumindifIopen〔hewindow?

A.Yes,pleaseB.No,goaheadC.No.pleasedon'tD.Yes,you'dbetterdo.

20.Amuseuminthecitycentrenextyear.

A.willbebuiltB.willbuilC.wasbuiltD.built

三、完形填空：共15小题;每题2分，共30分。通读下面的短文,掌握其大意。然后，从每

小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Overthesummer,myfamilytookatriptoIcelandtoseethenaturalbeautyofit.LittledidI

21Iwouldwakeuponemorningtohavemyeyesswelledup（肿胀）likeballoons!Iwasfrightened,

Somanyquestionswere22throughmyhead.Am1allergic（过敏的）tosomething?Wasthere

someIcelandicdiseasethatI23?TheonlyhelpIreceivedwassomeallergymedicine24aclinic

nearby.NothingWasworking.

Whenthetripwasover,Iwenttoseemydoctor,Shegavemeeyedrops,butclearlythey

weren'tworththetimeor25andtheswellinggotworseandworse.

Ifinallydecidedthatitwouldbebestformeto26beingsosadandtakeiteasyandhavefun.

Itwassummerafterall.Ihadafunnightwithmyfriendsasifnothingwas27.ThenextmorningI

wokeupandwentto28howswollenmyeyeswcre,onlytofindmyself29atmynormalface,It

wasamiracle（奇迹）.130askingmyselfwhyIhadn'tdonethatearlier.Wasbeingwithmyfriends

andhavingfunreallythe31tomyproblem?

TothisdayIstilldonotknowwhatIhad.and32doanyof（hemanydoctorsthatI33during

thesummer,IwouldreallyliketogobacktoIcelandtoseetheNorthernLights,34Iamvery

muchfrightenedthatIamjustallergictothecountry.IhopeInever35havingsuchterrible

swellinginmyeyeseveragain.

21.A.knowB.doubtC.insistD.fear

22.A.cuttingB.goingC.pullingD.hurrying

23.A.causedB.foughtC.caughtD.treated

24.A.onB.fromC.withD.to

25.A.painB.adventureC.weightD.money

26.A.tnrB.mindC.preferD.step

27.A.fairB.mistakenC.similarD.wrong

28.A.checkB.explainC.describeD.mark.I

29.A.aimingB.lookingC.wavingD.pointing

30.A.missedB.keptC.regrettedD.excused

31.A.wayB.relationC.answerD.dewgtion

32.A.neitherB.noneC.eitherD.no

33.A.hatedB.employedC.disappointedD.visited

34.A.soB.orC.butD.for

35.A.finishB.forgiveC.experienceD.consider

四、阅读理解：共15小题；每题3分，共45分。阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每

小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。

Whenyougoonyouriobinterview（面试）,besuretodresswell,beontime.doyourresearch

andNEVERaskanyofthefollowingquestions:

l.'*HowquicklycouldIbepromoted（晋升）？“

Anemployerfirstofallwantsanemployeetobehappywiththepositionthey

have.Ambilion（抱负）isgood,butthereisatimeandplacetodiscusspromotion,andit'snotduring

aninteniew.

2.'*Willbeabletoworkfromhome?**

Thisisbasicallytellingyourfutureboss—beforeyou'veevenstarted―thatyou'retoolazyto

comeintotheoffice.

3.MHowmuchvacationtimedoesthispositionoffer?**

AlthouhthiscouldbeaskedthisisthetypeofinfomaicnyoushouldgetAFTERyou'vebeen

offeredapositionandnotbefore.

4.'*WillIhavetoworkwithateam?.”

Almostalljobsneedsomekindofteamwork,soanysignthatyouarcnotagoodteamplayer

willleaveyouwithunfavorablepointinanemployer'seyes.

5."Doesthispositioncomewithahandsomepay?*'

Thepayisusuallydiscussedafterapositionhasbeenoffered.Ifanemployeroffersthis

subect,feelfreetodiscussit.Otherwise,irvnottolooklikeyouareinterestedonlyinthingsfbr

yourowngoodAnemployerwillmorereadilyhiresomeoneinterestedinbetteringthemselves

ANDthecompanyasawhole.

36.Anemployerusuallyexpectsanemployeetobe.

A.hungryforpromotionB.satisfiedwiththevacation

C.pleasedwiththepositionDcuriousabouttheworkplace

37.Askingtoworkfromhornmayyourfuturebossthink（hai.

A.youwanttostayawayfromyourbossB.youworkbeterathome

C.you'reunwillingtomeetothersDyou'retoolazytocomeintotheoffice

38.Whencanyouofferthesubjectofpay?

A.BeforeyouaskaboutteamworkB.Afteryougetthejob

CAt（heendofyourinterview.D.At（hebeginningofyourinterview.

39.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthistext?

AQuestionsNottoAskinaJobInterviewBHowtoDressforaJobInterview

C.CleverAnswerstoInterviewQuestionsDProperTimefbraJobInterview

B

MariaMitchell（1818-1889,thefirstwomanastronomer（天文学家）intheUnitedStates,v/as

borninNantucket.Massachusetts.Herparentsvaluededucationandinsistedongivingherthe

samequalityofeducationthatboysreceived

Herfather.WilliamMitchell,wasanastronomerandteacherhimself.Whenhebuilthisown

school,Mariabecameastudentandalsoateachingassistanttohim.Alhome.Mariasfathertaught

hertowatchthestarsandothernaturalobjectsinspaceusinghispersonaltelescope（望远镜）.

LatershewenttoworkatthelibraryoftheNantucketAtheneum.Overthenexttwenyyears,

shefurtherdevelopedherinterestinreadingasmanybooksasshecould.Shespenthernights

watchingtheskycloselywithherfather.

OnOctober1,1847,Mariadiscoveredacomet（彗星）bymerelyusingatwo-inchtelescope.

Someyearsbefore.KingFrederickVIofDenmarkhadsetupprizestoeachdiscoverof

a"telescopiccomet".Theprizewastobegiventothe"firstdiscoverer"ofeachsuchcometbecause

cometswereoftendiscoveredbymorethanoneperson.

Therewasonceaquestionofwhoshouldbethewinner.Asthestorygoes,francescodeVico

haddiscoveredthesamecomettwodayslater,buthadreportedittotheEuropeanvor.Shewon

theprizein1848andbecameabigname（heworldover.Thecometwasnamed“Missmitchell's

Comet.”

40.WhateanbelearntaboutMariasparentsaccordingtothetext?

A.Theycamefromlow-incomefamilies.

B.TheygaveMariaequalchanceforeducation

C.Theywerebothastronomers

D.Theywerebothteachers.

41.WheplayedthemostitrportantroleinMaria'sgreatachievement?

A.KingFrederickVIBFrancescodeVico

C.HerfatherD.Hermother

42.WhatproblemdidMariameetwithinwinningtheprize?

AShenamedthecometonherown

B.Shedidnotuse（herequiredtelescope.

C.Shedidnotreportherdiscoveryintime

D.Shediscoveredthecometwithherfather

43.WhendidFraneeseodeVicodiscoverthecomet?

A.Inl818B.Inl889C.Inl848D.Inl847

C

Manyschoolshavetheirartprogramsremovedinanefforttoimprovetestscoresandmoney.

However,someresearchersbelievethatthisisnotcorrect.Studentscanmastersomebasicskills

inartclassthattheycannotfindinanormalclassroom.

Allowmetosharewhyyouhavetotakeartclass.

FirstandmostimportantJtstimulatescreativity（激发创造力）Anschoolsencourageyouto

thinkoutsidetheboxandbecreativeenoughtocreatesomethingartistic.ltcanbeusednotonlyin

artbutinlife,too.

Besidcs,ithelpsyouiraketherightchoice.Inartclass,youareusuallyfreetodowhatyou

want.Ineveryartclass,youarerequiredtomakedecisionsthatcandeterminewhatyourpainting

willturnouttobe.

Inaddition,studentscanlearntheartofcritical（批判性的）thinkingasaskillof

observation（观察）.Forexample,artstudentsfindwaystoimagine.Thatisaskilltheyneedto

beomebetterreadersandproblemsettlers,

Whatisinore.itisnotedthatthecompany'sbossesareactivelylookingforemployeeswho

canthinkcreatively.Creativethinkingisoneofthemostimportantskillsthatstudentscanlearnin

artcourses.

Finally,studentswhoaretrainedinartclasshaveinterestingmentalhabits.Theylowtowork

onataskforalonglimeandhowtocontinuetoworkeveniftheyarediscouraged.Theyarebetter

forcreatingalinkbetweentheclassroomandtheoutsideworld.Inaddition.childrenwhodoart

workareabletolookbackontheirworkandmakejudgmentsaboutthemselves.

44.Whyareartprogramsremovedfrommanyschools?

A.Tomakestudentshavetheirownhobbies

B.lbimprovestudents'testscoresandsavemoney.

CTohelpstudentsmastersomejobskills

DTogivestudentsmorefreetime

45.Whatisthemostimportantqualitystudentsdevelopinartclass?

A.DeterminationB.CarefulnessC.CreativityD.Honesty

46.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Artstudentsareeasilyemployed.

B.Artprogramsmaybringalotofmoney.

C.Artclasscanhelpstudentsinmanyways.

DArtteachersshouldpaymoreattentiontotests.

D

Youknowwhatahotelis,ofcourse.Andperhaps,youalsoknowwhatacondo

is-aresidntial（居住的）buildingdividedintoseprateuniotsthatareownedbydifferentpeople.What

youmaynotknowisthatinsomcU.S.cities,thetwohavecometogetherintosomcthingcaJcda

“condohotel”.

Somecondohotelscannowbefoundinbeachandmountaintownsandafewsmall

cities,However,noneismorefamous（hanthegreat105-year-oldPlazaHotelinNewYork,on

FifthAvenueacrossfromCentralPark.ThePlazaclosedforrepairin2005.Whenitreopenedtwo

yearslater,morethanhalfofithadbeenchangedintooneofthesemoderncondohotels.

Here'showitworks:Youbuywhatequalstoanapartment（公寓）.Ifit'sat'ThePlaza,itwill

costyoubetween$1.5millionand$9mllion.Soyouownapartofthebuilding.Butthere'ssome

inconviniencc.Youmaystaytherenomorethan120daysayear,hereion.Therestofthetime,（he

hotel'sworkerscanbookguestsintoyourplace,justastheywouldintheregularhotel'srooms.So

ifyou'reluckyandrich,youcannowliveinreallyspecialquartersuptoalmostone（hidofthe

year.Whileotherspayoffyourmortgage（房贷）therestoftheyear.

Sofar,agreatmonryofthenation'scondohotelunitshavebeenpurchasednotbyrichpeople

butrichercompaniesm,includingforeignones.Theywantaniceplacefortheirbossestostay

whentheyarcintownorworkinglateattheoffice.

47.Acondoisaplacewherepeople.

A.liveB.workC.eatD.study

48.Howlongcanyouslayinyourowncondohotelunitamosteachyear?

A.120daysB.OnemontliC.HalfayearD.Threemonths.

49.Whatdoespurchasedir.thelastparngraphprobablymean?

A.Closed.B.Bought.C.Damaged.D.Repaired.

50.Whatdoweknowaboutacondohotel?

A.Itisdesignedbyrichcompanies.B.Itisbuiltforforeigntravellers.

C.Itisusuallysoldatalowprice.D.Itisownedbydifferentpeople.

第n卷（非选择题，共45分）

五、补全对话:共5句;每句满分为3分，共15分。根据中文提示，把对话中缺少的内容写在线

上。这些句子必须符合英港表达习惯。打句号的地方，用陈述句;打问号的地方，用疑问句。

提示:Lucy要去艺术展览中心，向一位男士问路，该男士告诉她如何前往。（L=Lucy;S=Sir）

L:Excuseme.sir.51theArtExhibitionCentre?

S:Yesbutitisquitefar.It'Saboutanhour'swalk.Youcantakeabusthere.

L:52?

S:YoucantakeBusNo.15.

L:53?

S:About20minutes.Andyoucanalsolakeataxi.

L:Taxi?That'Sagoodidea.Thankyouverymuch.

S:54

L:Goodbye.

S:55

六、书面表达:满分30分c

假设你是李华，在你校工作的Smith博士即将回国，你们班同学打算为他举行欢送会。请写

信邀请他参加并告诉他具体安排：

参加人员全班同学和英语老师

时间10月27日，星期五，晚h19:00

21:00

地点8号楼1002室

内容学生表演歌舞

Smith博士讲话

注意:1.词数应为100左右

2.生词:欢送会farewellparty

DearDr.Smith,

Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Yours,

LiHua

2017年成人高等学校高起点招生全国统一考试

英语答案及评分参考

一、语音知识

LA2.B3.A4.D5.C

二、词汇与语法知识

6.B7.D8.B9.A10.Cll.B12.D13.A14.C

15.D16.A17.C18.DI9.B20.Ac

三、完形填空

21.A22.B23.C24.B25.D26.D27.D28.A29.B30.B

31.C32.A33.D34.C35.C

四、阅读理解

36.C37.D38.B39.A40.B4I.C42.C43.D44.B45.C

46.C47.A48.A49.B50.D

五、补全对话

51.Couldyoutellmethewayto.

52.WhichbusshouldItake

53.HOWlongwillittake

54.YOU'rcwelcome

55.Bye

六、书面表达

Onepossibleversion:

DearDr.Smith.

Howarcyoudoingrecently?

AsyouaregoingtoleaveChina,weintendtoholdafarewellpartyforyouonFriday.October

27thatRoom1002,Building8.I'mwritingtoinviteyoutojointheparty.Itwillbeginat7:00P.

m.andlasttwohours.Onthatevening?alltheEnglishteachersandthestudentsinyourclasswill

bepresent.WehavepreparedvariousinterestingprogramsfbryouJnchidingsongsanddances.

Andwe'reveryexcitedtohearyourspeechthen.Hopeyoucanjoinusandhavesomefun.

Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Yours,

LiHua

2018年成人高考英语（高起点）精选模拟题及答案

在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。

找出这个词，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括弧里。

第1题__________

A.machine

B.dictionary

C.Russian

D.question

【正确答案】：D

第2题__________

A.popular

B.large

C.remarkable

D.dark

【正确答案】：A

第3题__________

A.church

B.chalk

C.character

D.cheat

【正确答案】，C

第4题__________

A.cheat

B.weak

C.increase

D.area

【正确答案】：D

第5题__________

A.copy

B.loudly

C.today

D.Monday

【正确答案】：C

从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边

的括弧里。

第6题一Theseaisveryroughtoday.

一Yes,I'veneverseenbefore.

A.suchroughsea

B.sucharoughsea

C.soroughsea

D.thatroughsea

【正确答案】：B

第7题—She'sbrokenheraxinctgaiii.

一Again?I_____she______everbrokenitbefore.

A.don'tknow;has

B.didn,tknow;had

C.didn'tknow;has

D.hadn,tknow;would

【正确答案】：B

第8题一Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?

—No,butweexpectanydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

【正确答案】：C

第9题一I'vebeentoldtopaytherent.

—Butit'salreadybeenpaid.Itbysomeoneelse.

A.mustbe

B.maybe

C.mustbepaid

D.musthavebeenpaid

【正确答案】：D

第10题MontrealislargerthaninCanada.

A.anycity

B.<inycities

C.anyothercities

D.anyothercity

【正确答案】：D

第11题Human'sbrainsarelargerinproportiontotheirbodiesthan

A.whales

B.awhale

C.thatofwhales

D.thoseofwhales

【正确答案】：D

第12题Beforewritingyourarticle,，collectyourmaterial,

andprepareanoutline.

A.atopicshouldbeselected

B.atopictobeselected

C.yourtopicshouldbeselecLed

D.selectatopic

【正确答案】：D

第13题一Iusuallytravelbytrain.

-Whynot__byplaneforachange?

A.totrygoing

B.tryingtogo

C.totryandgo

D.trygoing

【正确答案】：D

第14题Theboylayinthestreet,hiseyes______andhishands_

A.closing;trembling

B.closed;trembled

C.closing;trembled

D.closed;tremblin

【正确答案】：D

第15题Heherefor20yearsbytheenclofnextmonth.

A.hadworked

B.hasworked

C.willhaveworked

D.willwork

【正确答案】：C

第16题IT1doIliedocloradvised.

A.as

B.like

C.that

D.allwhat

【正确答案】：A

第17题一DidwehavetowaitforTom?

一Well,_____veryangryifwehadn'twaitedforhim.

A.he'dhavebeen

B.hewere

C.hehadbeen

D.hemustbe

【正确答案】：A

第18题Whydoyouinsiston

A.thistobedone

B.thisdone

C.thisbeingdone

D.thisisdone

【正确答案】：C

第19题Welookedeverywhereforthe_______.

A.missingwatch

B.missedwatch

C.watchbeingmissed

D.watchthatlost

【正确答案】：A

第20题____,therunnerscrossedthefinishline.

A.Tiring

B.Tired

C.Tobetired

D.Theyaretired

【正确答案】：B

第21题bytheair,thekitewentupintothesky.

A.Pushing

B.Pushed

C.Havingbeenpushed

D.Havingpushed

【正确答案】：B

第22题一Theroundbowloverthereisabitsmall,isn'tit?

A.Soarethefish

B.Sothefishare

C.Neitherthefish

D.Neitherarethefish

【正确答案】：A

第23题Shecouldn'ttakeshorthand,sloweddownworkof

theoffice.

A.that

B.which

C.it

D.so

【正确答案】：B

第24题WasitlastFriday________youmethim?

A.that

B.onwhich

C.which

D.when

【正确答案】：A

第25题mightfailintheexamworriedhim.

A.He

B.Thathe

C.What

D.It

【正确答案】：B

第26题一I'vgotthisreallypainfulear.

—Howlongyou?

A.doesitbother

B.wasitbothering

C.woulditbother

D.hasitbeenbothering

【正确答案】：D

第27题一Istartedtostudy,butthenafriendcalled.

一That'snoexcuse

A.fornotstudying

B.notforstudying

C.notstudying

D.nottostudying

【正确答案】：A

第28题一Whywashesohotwhenhegothome?

-He.

A.wasrunning

B.isrunning

C.hasbeenrunning

D.hadbeenrunning

【正确答案】：D

第29题一There'sbeenanearthquake.

—Iknow.Atleastahundredpeople.

A.weretobekilled

B.aresaidtohavebeenkilled

C.saidtohavebeenkilled

D.aresaidtoki11

【正确答案】：B

第30题Youiiiayinvilewaulstogo.

A.whomever

B.whoever

C.whichone

D.people

【正确答案】：B

通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处

的最佳选择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。

第31题Mr.Joneswokeearlyonemorning,beforethesunhadrisen.I

twasabeautifulmorning,31hewenttothewindowandlookedout.

Hewas_32_toseeaneatly-dressedandmid-agedprofessor,who_33

intheuniversityjustuptheroadfromMr.Jones'house,coming

thedirectionofthetown.Hehadgreyhairthickglasses,andwas

34anumbrella,amorningnewspaperandabag.Mr.Jonesthoughttha

themusthave_35_bythenighttrain_36_takingataxi.

Mr.Joneshadabigtreeinhisgarden,andthechildrenhadtieda

long_37_tooneofthebranches,sothattheycouldswingonit.

Mr.Jonessawtheprofessor_38whenhesawtheropeandlookedcare

fullyupanddowntheroad.Whenhesawthattherewas_39_insight,

hesteppedintothegarden(therewasnofence),puthisumbrella,

newspaper,bagandhatnearlyonthegrassand_40therope.Hepul

ledit_41_tosecwhetheritwasstrongenoughtotakehisweight,

thenranasfastashecouldandswungintothe_42_ontheendofth

erope»hisgreyhairblowingallaround43.44heswung,somet

imestakingafewmore_45_stepsonthegrasswhentheropebeganto

swing_46_slowlyforhim.

47theprofessorstopped,straightenedhistie,combedhishairc

arefully,putonhishat,_48_hisumbrella,newspaperandbag,a

ndcontinued_49_hiswaytotheuniversity,lookingas_50andcor

rectandrespectableasonewouldexpectaprofessortobe.

A.because

B.as

C.so

D.for

【正确答案】：C

第32题_______

A.surprised

B.glad

C.worried

D.excited

【正确答案】：A

第33题_______

A.studied

B.worked

C.stayed

D.lived

【正确答案】：D

第34题_______

A.passing

B.doing

C.carrying

D.sending

【正确答案】：C

第35题_______

A.left

B.gone

C.taken

D.arrived

【正确答案】：D

第36题_______

A.becauseof

B.insteadof

C.by

D.with

【正确答案】：B

第37题

A.rope

B.line

C.stick

D.ruler

【正确答案】：A

第38题_________

A.run

B.walk

C.jump

D.stop

【正确答案】：D

第39题_________

A.nothing

B.nobody

C.noroom

D.nohouse

【正确答案】：B

第40题_________

A.carried

B.grasped

C.took

D.threw

【正确答案】：B

第41题

A.hard

B.high

C.heavily

D.greatly

【正确答案】：A

第42题_________

A.garden

B.tree

C.land

D.ai

【正确答案】：D

第43题

A.hands

B.hisshoulders

C.hisface

D.hisneck

【正确答案】：C

第44题_________

A.Backwardsandforwards

B.Upanddown

C.Leftandright

D.Aroundandaround

【正确答案】：A

笫45题_________

A.running

B.stopping

C.rising

D.falling

【正确答案】：A

第46题

A.enough

B.more

C.too

D.less

【正确答案】：C

第47题_________

A.Atfirst

B.Atlast

C.Atonce

D.Atleast

【正确答案】：B

第48题

A.setup

B.gaveup

C.sendup

D.pickedup

【正确答案】：D

第49题_________

A.on

B.for

C.by

D.with

【正确答案】：A

第50题______

A.clean

B.slow

C.funny

D.quiet

【正确答案】：D

阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容徙每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空

白处的最佳选择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。

第51题Giaiidnia.MosesisamongthemosIfamousLwenlieLh-cenlurypaint

ersoftheUnitedSlates,yetshehadonlyjustbegunpaintinginhe

rlateseventies.Assheoncesaidofherself：aIwouldneversitb

ackinarocking-chair,waitingforsomeonetohelpme.”

ShewasbornonafarminNewYorkState.Attwelveshelefthomeand

wasinaserviceuntilattwenty-seven,shemarriedThomasMoses,

thetenantofhers.Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives.Shehadtenchil

dren,ofwhomfivesurvived;herhusbanddiedin1928.

GrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroiderypicture

sasahobby,butonlychangedtooilsinoldagebecauseherhands

hadbecometoostifftosewandshewantedtokeepbusyandpassthe

time.Herpictureswerefirstsoldatanexhibition,andweresoonn

oticedbyabusinessmanwhoboughteverythingshepainted.Threeoft

hepictureswereshownintheMuseumofModernArt,andin1940she

hadherfirstexhibitioninNewYork.Betweenthe1930'sandherdea

thsheproducedsome2,000pictures：carefulandlivelypicturesof

thecountrylifeshehadknown,withawonderfulsenseofcolorand

form.

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GrandmaMoses

B.TheChildrenofGrandmaMoses

C.GrandmaMoses：HerBestPictures

D.GrandmaMosesandHerFirstExhibition

【正确答案】：A

第52题FromGrandmaMoses*swordsofherselfinthefirstparagraph,

itcanbeinferredthatshewas______.

A.independent

B.pretty

C.rich

D.alone

【正确答案】：A

第53题GrandmaMosesbegantopaintbecauseshewantedto.

A.makeherhomebeautiful

B.keepactive

C.improvehersalary

D.gainaninternationalfame

【正确答案】：B

第54题GrandmaMosesspentmostoftheirlife.

A.nursing

B.painting

C.farming

D.embroidering

【正确答案】：D

第55题Inthefallof1924ThomasWolfe,freshfromhiscoursesinp

laywritingatHarvardjoinedtheeightortenofuswhowereteachin

gEnglishcompositioninNewYorkUniversity.Ihadneverbeforeseen

amansotallashe,andsougly.Ipitiedhimandwentoutofmyw

aytohelphimwithhisworkandmakehimfeelathome.

Hisstudentssoonletmeknowthathehadnoneedofmyprotectivenes

s.Theyspokeofhisabilitytoexplainapoeminsuchamannerasto

havethemshoutingwithlaughterorstrugglingtokeepbacktheirte

ars,ofhisreadinesstoquoteindetailfromanypoettheycouldna

me.

Indeed,hisstudentsmadesomuchofhispowerofobservationthatI

decidedtomakealittletestandseeformyself.Mychancecameone

morningwhenthestudentswereslowlygatheringfornineo'clockcla

sses.

Uponarrivingattheuniversitythatday,IfoundWolfealoneinthe

largeroomwhichservedalltheEnglishcompositionteachersasanof

fice.HedidnotsayanythingwhenIaskedhimtocomewithmeoutin

tothehall,andheonlysmiledwhenwereachedaclassroomdoorand

Iboldliimtoenteraloneandlookctround.

Hesteppedin,remainednomorethanthirtysecondsandthencameou

t.”Tellmewhatyousec."IsaidasItookhisplaceintheroom,

leavinghiminthehallwithhisbacktothedoor.Withouttheleast

hesitationandwithoutasingleerror,hegavethenumberofseatsi

ntheroom,pointedoutthosewhichwere:akenbyboysandthoseocc

upiedbygirls,namedthecolorseachstudentwaswearing,pointed

outtheLatinverbwrittenontheblackboard,spokeofthechalkmar

kswhichthecleanerhadfailedtowashfromthefloor,andpictured

indetailtheviewofWashingtonSquarefromthewindow.

AsIrejoinedWolfe.Iwasspeechlesswithsurprise.He,onthecon

trary,waswhollycalmashesaid,“Theworstthingaboutitisth

atI’11rememberitall.”

Whatisthepassagemainlydiscussing?

A.ThomasWolfe'steachingwork.

B.ThomasWolfe*scourseinplaywriling.

C.ThomasWolfe'sabilityofexplaining.

D.ThomasWolfe'sgenius.

【正确答案】：D

第56题WhichofthefollowingisNOTsaidinthepassage?

A.Wolf