成人考试高起点英语练习题及答案

成人考试高起点英语练习题及答案一、语音知识在下列每组单词中，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的括号里。1.()A.machineB.headacheC.chemistryD.character2.()A.courageB.operateC.packageD.orange3.()A.clubB.cubeC.curiousD.custom4.()A.breatheB.thickC.southernD.mathematics5.()A.dearB.hearC.bearD.near答案：1.A。A选项中ch发音为/ʃ/，其他选项中ch发音为/k/。2.A。A选项中c发音为/dʒ/，其他选项中c发音为/k/。3.B。B选项中c发音为/kjuː/，其他选项中c发音为/k/。4.A。A选项中th发音为/ð/，其他选项中th发音为/θ/。5.C。C选项中ear发音为/eə(r)/，其他选项中ear发音为/ɪə(r)/。二、词汇与语法知识从每小题的四个选项中，选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。1.Idon'tknowifhe________tomorrow.Ifhe________,I'lltellhimaboutit.A.comes;comesB.willcome;comesC.comes;willcomeD.willcome;willcome2.Thenumberofpeopleinvited________fifty,butanumberofthem________absentfordifferentreasons.A.were;wasB.was;wasC.was;wereD.were;were3.ThedoctoradvisedVerastronglythatsheshouldtakeaholiday,but________didn'thelp.A.itB.sheC.whichD.he4.—I'msorryIsteppedoutsideforasmoke.Iwasverytired.—Thereisno________forthiswhileyouareonduty.A.reasonB.excuseC.causeD.explanation5.Theoldman________lastyear.He________forayear.A.died;hasbeendeadB.died;hasdiedC.wasdead;hasbeendeadD.wasdead;hasdied6.—I'mvery________withmyowncooking.Itlooksniceandsmellsdelicious.—Mm,itdoeshavea________smell.A.pleasant;pleasedB.pleased;pleasedC.pleasant;pleasantD.pleased;pleasant7.—I'mthinkingofthetesttomorrow.I'mafraidIcan'tpassthistime.—________!I'msureyou'llmakeit.A.GoaheadB.GoodluckC.NoproblemD.Cheerup8.—Howlong________atthisjob?—Since1990.A.wereyouemployedB.haveyoubeenemployedC.hadyoubeenemployedD.willyoubeemployed9.—ShallIgiveyouarideasyoulooksotired?—Thankyou.________.A.It'syourdutyB.Don'tmentionitC.DoasyoulikeD.Itcouldn'tbebetter10.TheWTOcannotliveuptoitsname________itdoesnotincludeacountrythatishometoonefifthofmankind.A.aslongasB.whileC.ifD.eventhough答案：1.B。第一个if引导宾语从句，根据tomorrow可知用一般将来时；第二个if引导条件状语从句，遵循“主将从现”原则，所以用comes。2.C。thenumberof表示“……的数量”，谓语动词用单数；anumberof表示“许多”，谓语动词用复数。3.A。这里用it指代前面医生建议Vera休假这件事。4.B。excuse指为免受指责或推卸责任而找的“理由”“借口”；reason强调产生某种行为或想法的“原因”；cause指导致某种结果的“起因”；explanation指“解释”。这里表示值班时抽烟没有借口，用excuse合适。5.A。lastyear表示过去时间，用died；forayear表示一段时间，用hasbeendead。6.D。pleased表示“感到高兴的”，主语是人；pleasant表示“令人愉快的”，常用来形容事物。7.D。根据I'msureyou'llmakeit.可知是鼓励对方，cheerup意为“振作起来”。8.B。根据Since1990可知用现在完成时，且表示被雇佣，用被动语态。9.D。Itcouldn'tbebetter表示“再好不过了”，符合语境。10.C。根据语境可知如果世贸组织不包括占世界五分之一人口的国家就名不副实，用if引导条件状语从句。三、完形填空通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。Amanandhiswifehadasmallbarnearastation.Thebaroftenstayedopenuntilaftermidnight,becausepeoplecametodrinktherewhiletheywere1fortrains.Attwoo'clockonemorning,onemanwasstillsittingatatableinthesmallbar.Hewas2.Thebarman'swifewantedtogotobed.Shelookedintothebarseveraltimes,andeachtimethemanwasstillthere.Thenatlastshewenttoherhusbandandsaidtohim,"You'vewokenthatmansixtimesnow,George,butheisn'tdrinking3.Whyhaven'tyousenthimaway?It'sverylate.""Oh,no,Idon'twanttosendhimaway,"answeredherhusband4."Yousee,wheneverIwakehimup,heasksforhisbill,andwhenIbringittohim,hepaysit.Thenhegoesto5again."1.A.lookingB.askingC.waitingD.leaving2.A.drunkB.asleepC.aloneD.awake3.A.anythingB.everythingC.nothingD.something4.A.happilyB.carefullyC.angrilyD.patiently5.A.sleepB.drinkC.bedD.table答案：1.C。人们在等火车的时候会来酒吧喝酒，waitfor表示“等待”。2.D。根据后文酒吧老板多次叫醒他可知他是醒着的，awake意为“醒着的”。3.A。根据语境可知他什么都没喝，anything用于否定句表示“任何东西”。4.D。从老板的回答可知他很有耐心，patiently意为“耐心地”。5.A。根据前文他被叫醒后付账然后又睡了可知这里说他又去睡觉了，gotosleep表示“去睡觉”。四、阅读理解阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选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号里。（一）Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlakeCollege;theyarealsopartofanimportanteducationalexperiment.ThelaptopprogramatWestlakeCollegewillnotonlyprovidestudentswithaccesstotheirschoolwork,butalsomakeitpossibleforthemtostudywheneverandwherevertheywant.Withalaptop,studentscanconnecttotheInternetandhaveaccesstotheironlinelibraries,databases,andotherresources.Inaddition,theycanusee-mailto"speak"withtheirteachersandclassmates.Themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwiththeirlaptopsathome,inafast-foodrestaurant,orunderthetrees—anywhereatall!AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,"HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe'regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything."1.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto________.A.usefortheirschoolworkB.accesstheInternetC.workathomeD.connectthemtolibraries2.Whyistheword"speak"inthethirdparagraphinquotationmarks(引号)?A.Theydon'treallytalk.B.Theyusethecomputerlanguage.C.Laptopshavespeakers.D.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.3.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A.Allteachersusecomputers.B.15,000studentshavelaptops.C.ItisanexpensivecollegeinAmerica.D.Studentstherecandoeverythingtheywant.4."Awindowontheworld"inthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan________.A.attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB.travelaroundtheworldC.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptops5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theprogramissuccessful.B.Theprogramisnotworkable.C.Theprogramistooexpensive.D.Wedon'tknowtheresultyet.答案：1.A。根据第二段“WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.”可知目的是让学生用笔记本做功课。2.A。这里说用电子邮件“交流”，并不是真的说话，所以用引号。3.C。根据第二段“Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlakeCollege”可知这是一所昂贵的学院。4.C。根据第三段“Withalaptop,studentscanconnecttotheInternetandhaveaccesstotheironlinelibraries,databases,andotherresources.”可知通过笔记本学生能获取世界各地的信息。5.D。文章只是介绍了这个笔记本项目，没有提及结果，所以我们还不知道结果。（二）Thefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplaces.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700s,theworld'sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn'thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperinEnglishwasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant(《每日新闻》).ItcameoutinMarch1702.In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter(《波士顿新闻通讯》),thefirstnewspaperpublisheddailyinAmerica.By1760,thecolonies(殖民地)hadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation(发行量)intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiShimbun(《朝日新闻》).Itsellsmorethanelevenmillioncopieseveryday.1.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin________.A.59BCB.700sC.1609D.16202.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin________.A.EnglandB.GermanyC.FranceD.Sweden3.ThefirstEnglishdailynewspaperwas________.A.TheBostonNewsletterB.TheDailyCourantC.TheAsahiShimbunD.TheLondonPost4.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin________.A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.BostonD.NewOrleans5.Today,whichnewspaperhasthelargestcirculation?A.TheAsahiShimbun.B.TheDailyCourant.C.TheBostonNewsletter.D.TheLondonPost.答案：1.A。根据第一段“TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.”可知。2.B。根据第一段“Europedidn'thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.”可知。3.B。根据第二段“ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant(《每日新闻》).”可知。4.C。根据第三段“In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.”可知。5.A。根据最后一段“ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiShimbun(《朝日新闻》).”可知。（三）AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan—themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.Thisattitudetowardmanual(体力的)laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously(豪华地)furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward;furthermore,thedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.1.Fromparagraph1,wecanknowthatinAmerica________.A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademanB.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirowneffortsC.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkersD.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslaborers2.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause________.A.servantsinAmericaarehardtogetB.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherselfC.shecanhardlyaffordservantsD.itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood3.Theexpression"waitontable"inthesecondparagraphmeans"________".A.workinafurnitureshopB.keepaccountsforabarC.waittolaythetableD.servecustomersinarestaurant4.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ARespectableSelf-madeFamilyB.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLaborC.CharacteristicsofAmericanCultureD.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor答案：1.A。根据第一段“AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan”可知美国人对白手起家的人评价很高。2.B。根据第二段“Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.”可知女主人自己做饭是因为她为自己能做的事感到骄傲。3.D。根据语境可知waitontable意思是在餐馆为顾客服务。4.B。文章主要讲述了美国人对体力劳动的态度，所以B选项合适。五、补全对话根据中文提示，将对话中缺少的内容写在线上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。打句号的地方，用陈述句；打问号的地方，用疑问句。提示：Alice感冒了，去看医生。医生询问了她的症状并给她开了药。Doctor:Goodmorning.What'syourtrouble?Alice:Goodmorning,doctor.Idon'tfeelwell.1.（我头疼并且咳嗽得厉害。）Doctor:2.（你像这样多久了？）Alice:Sinceyesterdayafternoon.Doctor:3.（你量过体温了吗？）Alice:Yes.Mytemperatureseemstobeallright.Doctor:Openyourmouthandsay"Ah".Alice:Ah...Doctor:Well,there'snothingserious.You'vejustgotacold.4.（这是一些药。）Takeitthreetimes