2012年成人高考英语真题试题电子版word版

1、.绝密启用前2012 成人高等学校招生全国统一考试英 语一语音知识（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.julyb.hurryc.satisfyd.sky2.a.lessonb.quesionc.recentd.several3.a.callb.educatec.coatd.sociey4.a.visitb.taskc.respectd.same5.a.afraidb.captainc.faild.sailor.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

2、的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项。6. world you help me with these books？_a.with pleasureb.never mindc.it s fined.dontworry7.everyone_to bring some food to the party on sunday.a.supposesb.willsupposesc.is supposesd.willbe supposes8. do you have these shoes in size eight?. i m not sure.ill just go and_our.a.sellb.sendc

3、.watchd.find9.lucy_ride a bike when she was three.a.shouldb.mustc.couldd.need10.the police told _to stay in their cars.a.anybodyb.everybodyc.nobodyd.somebody11.something is wrong_my radio.can you help fix it for me?a.forb.ofc.ond.with12. is tom coming with us?he can t he_for his exams.;.a.preparesb.

4、is preparingc.has preparedd.prepraed13.follow me and ill show you_the library is.a.whatb.whenc.whered.which14.at the end ofthe yearthere_a test on everything wehave studied.a.wasb.will bec.would bed.has been15.the film star walked to his car，_by a crowd of fans.a.tofollowb.followingc.followedd.tobe

5、followed16._i admire most about lee is his love of nature.a.whatb.howc.thatd.where17.tim went to work on the farm last week,and_.a.his sister did sob .so his sister didc.did his sister sod.so did his sister18.mike s health has been_improved since he gave up smoking.a.muchb.soc.tood.very19_a small bu

6、siness.jane is able to support her family now.a. runb.ranc. runningd. to run20.we_ever word of the news.a. took downb. took offc. took awayd. took out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最佳选项。recently,some scientists decided to find out what the funniest jokein the world was.

7、this wascleary a (an) 21 task,as no two people ever really agrce about what isfunny and waht is not一 22 when they are form different 23 .telling jokes is somethings people often 24 around the world.25 , jokes are sometimes not funny to or are often not 26 by peoplewho are part of that culture(文化 ).a

8、nyhow,27 a year-long serious study, the scietists28the;.funniest joke in the world:twohunters( 猎人 ) are out in the woods.oneof them 29tothe ground.he doesnt seemto be 30 , his eyes closed.the otherhunter takes out his phone and callsemergency( 紧急 )services.“my friendis dead! ”he 31 tothe man on theo

9、ther side,“what can i do?”the man,in a (an) 32 voice,says,“ don t worry.ican 33 . first,makesure hes31 . ”there is a silence, then a shot is 35 . bang! the hunters voicecomes back on the line. he says,“ ok.now what?”21.a.wonderfulb.importantc.interestingd.difficult22.a.especiallyb.finallyc.gradually

10、d.generally23.a.companiesb.countriesc.familiesd.schools24.a.askb.doc.gived.play25.a.thusb.thereforec.howeverd.anyhow26.a.guessedb.heldc.provedd.understood27.a.forb.duringc.befored.after28.a.wroteb.touchedc.decidedd.spread29.a.jumpsb.fallsc.pointsd.gets30.a.tinkingb.speakingc.risingd.breathing31.a.cr

11、iesb.nodsc.turnsd.waves32.a.anxiousb.angryc.calmd.curious33.a.helpb.feelc.god.show34.a.buriedb.deadc.hitd.sick35.a.heardb.madec.takend.told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。;.amy wife and i movedinto our homenine years ago.we have a yard a “rock garden ” .therethe roc

12、ks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone werein a hurry to finish.very often when we have more flowers,denise or i would plant them between the rocks,just to and some color to the area.last summer i found, in the rock garden, a tiny little plant that icould not immediately recogniz

13、e. i knew i didn t plant it and denise said she didn t either.we decided to ler ir continue growing until we couldfind out what it was.weekspassed and as i mademy way back to the strange plant,itappcaredto be a sunflower. it looked thin and tall with only one head on it. idecided to baby italong and

14、 weed（除草） around it.asipulledrocks fromthe area to get to the weeds,i noticed something unusual.the sunflowerhad not started where i saw it begin.it actually had begun under a bigrock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.if a tiny little sunflower didnt let a big rock stand in its wayof de

15、veloping,we too have the ability to do the same ting. if we believein ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we aim to goand get what we need for groewth.weneed to believein ouseleves knowing we have the abilityto achieveour goals.like the sunflower, it knew it had the ability to g

16、et over the rocks because it had faith in itself that it would succeed. stand talllike the sunflower and be proud of who and what we are, then other tings will begin to support us. we will find a way to go under or around any“ rocks ”in order to realize our goals.36. why did the family plantflowers

17、in the ? a. to attact visitonsb. to remove the rockec. to plensc their neighbors d. to make the area colorful;.37. the author let the tiny plant continue growing _a. to see how long it could live b. to see how big it could grow c. to find out what it actually was d. to know if tis wife had planted i

18、t38.why did the author think the sunflower was unuaunal?a. it was vary thin and tallb. it had only noe head on itc. it grew on top of a big rockd. it began to grow under a rock39. whet does the author want to say through the story? a. rocks cannot prevent us from successb. sunflowers are able to gro

19、w everyeherec. we should take good care of the rock gardensd. we can get over difficulties if we trust ourselvesbit is not easy to become a doctor in the united states. the fiststep is gettingintomedialschools.more than 120 american schools offerstudy programs for people wanting to be docloesadvicea

20、dout medical schools can de got from books and magazineslike the princeton reviewwhich provide information adout medical schools,study programs andjobs.competition(竞争 ) toenter medical schools is strong. american medieal schools have onlyabout 16000 openings forstudents each year.however more than t

21、wo times thismanywant to entermedical schoolsan important part of their application(申请 )is the medical;.college admission test(mcat)the association of american medican colleges provides the test by comouter. it is offeredin theunited states and in other countries. applieants need to do well on mcat.

22、 they also need a goodreeond in their college atudicsan interview( 面 试 )is also required for entranee to medinal schools. the interviewer wanis toknow if the applieant understands the semands of life as a mediaslstudent and doetor in training.he also wants to know zbout the applieantsgoals for a lif

23、e in medieincpeople who want to become doetors often study a lot of biology, chemistry or other seience.somestudents work for a year or two in s medical or researeh job before they attempt to entermedieal sehoolsa medical cducation can cost a lot,form 15000 dollars to 40000 dollars a yesr or more. m

24、oststudents need to borrow momey to pay for the education40. howmanypeople hope to go to medical school in the u.s. each year?a. more then 32000.b. about 24000c. less then 16000d. about 2000041. who prepares mcat for medical school applicante? a.the princetom reviewb.the medical college admissions o

25、ffce c.the medical schools in the united states d.the association of ameriean madical colleges;.42. which of the following do interviewers want to know adout the applicants?a.what conrses they want to leam in medical school b.how much money they hope to earn in future c.when they plam to start their

26、 medical training d.whether they understand a doctors duties43. what can be inferred adout the applicants from the text? a.they must be hard-workingb.they have to do well in medieine c.they should have work experience d.thwy must cam 15000 dollars a yearcmost musicians agree thet the best viclins(小提

27、琴 ) were made incremona, ltaly about 200 years ago. they even sound better ther violinsmadctoady.vilinmakers and seientiststry to makeinstruments(乐器 ) likethe ltalianviolins, however, they are not the same. why are these old ltalian violins so special? no one rcally knows. but many think they have a

28、n answer.some people think it is the age of the violins. but there is a problem here. not all odl violins sound wonderful. oniy the old violins from cremona are specicl. so age cannot be answer.other people think the seeret to theose violins is the wood. lt must be from certain kinds of trees. lt mu

29、st not be too old. perhaps the vilin makers of cremona knew something sperial about wood for violins.but the kind of wood may not be so important. it mey be more important to eut the wood in a speeial way. wood for a ivlin must be eut;.into the right size and shape. the smallest differemce will chan

30、ge thesound of the violin. musicians sometimes think that this is the secretof the italianssize and shape may not be the answer either. scientists make newviolins thet are exactly the same size and shape. but the new ones stilldo not sound as good as the old ones. some scientists think the seeretmay

31、 be the varnish(清漆 ).itmakes the wood look shiny,but is alsohelpsthe soune of the instrument. since no noe knows what the italian violinmakers used in vamish,on ont can make the same vamish today.there maynever be otherbe other violinslikethe violonsof cremona.and there are not meny of the ol violin

32、s left. so these old violins from cremona bemoan more and more precious.44. what would be the best title for the text? a.the secrets of cremona violinsb.the history of cremona violins c.the making of italian violinsd.the studies of italian violons45.what is still not clear about cremona violins?a.th

33、e shape.b.the wood.c.the size.d.the varnish.46.which of the following words can ean best describr crenmona violins?a.lightb.shiningc.valuabled.modendadvice public speakingbuilding confidence (信心 )faith in yourself ， your topic and your healthy mind is a must if you are to be a;.better public speaker

34、. many speakers are not prepared and lose confidence because of that. but others lack confidence because they are afraid of being judged and possibly made fun ofjust like they were in high school speech class. build your confidence by using all your tools and knowing that you are excellent.knowing w

35、hat s upyou have to know topic inside and out. nothing kills your speech like“ um” and“ uh”in every sentence. research your subject to the point where you are an expert. and thats half the battle.practicingresearching and knowing your topic is one thing ，but actually delivering that information is a

36、nother. practicing your speech in advance is a must. you will find your beats and your direction，through hours in front of the mirror practicing.so when you climb up on stage， it will a bike ， unless you dontknow how to ride a bike.dressing properlyyou will want to dress properly foe the occasion(场合

37、 )which could be a suit or simply a jacket. make sure it also has comfort you need. if the clothes are not comfortable， you may not pay full attention to your specch.making connectionsmake a personal conmection with someone in the audience(听众 ). it might be someone you know that you can call out to，

38、or someone in the front row you can speak directly to. maybe your speech leads ask them a question, which is an easy way for you to take you to take yourself from tine stage and place yourself as one of your audience. it also takes the pressure off.47.what does“that s the battle ”mean in the text?a.

39、you have already won the battle.b. you are getting on the way to final success.c.you need experts to guide you in public speaking.d.you should write sentences without“um”and”uh”.48.the author compares delivering a speech to riding a bike because both of then need_.a.guidingb.practicec.proper dressingd.self-confidence;.49.which of the following ways is suggested in making connections with the audience?a. looking at someone in the distance.b. calling out to someone you dontknow.c. asking someone i