2021成人高考高起本英语考题练习及答案

1、2021成人高考高起本英语考题练习及答案单选题【II doQthe doctor advised.AasBlikeCthatDall what参考答案：A单选题Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the Oharged on public transport were morereasonable.AfeesBfaresCpaymentsDcosts参考答案：B单选题Ra rely Oso difficult a problem.Ashe could have faced withBcould have she faced w

2、ithCshe could have been faced withDcould she have been faced with参考答案：D单选题Jackson went to workQhis illness.AbesidesBe ven thoughCin spite ofalthough参考答案：c5单 选题The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the oceanfso that the audience could see his hero an

3、d heroine（男女英雄）in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forevenHe sent his camera crew（摄制组）out one evening to film the sunset for him.The next morning he said to the menf “Have you provided me with that sunset?,r“No,sir/ the man answered*The director was angry. Why no

4、t?” he asked.“WelLsii; one of the men answered, were on the east coast here#and the sun sets in the west We can get you a sunrise over the seafif necessary,but not a sunset/JBut I want a sunsetf the director shouted /JGo tothe airport take the next flight to the west coast.and get one.But then a you

5、ng secretary had an idea. Why dont you photograph a sunrise/ she suggested, “and then play it backwards?Then itll look like a sunset1Thats a good idea!” the director saidThen he turned to the camera crew and said, Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea/fThe camera cre

6、w went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay（海湾）.Then at nine oclock they took it to the director. J/Here it they said,and gave it to himHe was very pleased.They all went into the studio.f/AII right,the director explained, “now our her

7、o and heroine are going to say goodbyeThen the barter system was replaced by coins,which still had real value since they were pieces of rare metaLCoins were followed by fiat moneypaper notes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.Today electronic monetary systems are gradually b

8、eing introduced that will transform money into even less tangible forms,reducing it to a series of“ bits andbytes” ,or units of computerized information,going between machines at the speed of lightAlreadyfelectronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks,comp

9、aniesrand countries through computers and telecommunications devices9According to the passagefcoins once had real value as currency because they Q.Arepresented a great improvement over barterBpermitted easy transportation of wealthCwere made of precious metalsDcould become collectors items参考答案：c单选题E

10、very Chi nese - la nguage textbook starts out with the standard phrases（短语）for greeting people ;but as an American, I always found myself unable to speak freely when it came to seeing guests off at the door Just a good-bye would not do, yet that was all I had ever learned from the terrible books. So

11、 I would smile and nod ,bowing（鞠躬）like a Japanese and searching madly for words that would smooth over the visitor sleaving and make them feel they would be welcome to come again* In my uneasef I often hid behind the skirts of my Chinese husband s kindness9Then finally Jistening to others, I began t

12、o pick up the phrases that eased relationships and sent people off not only successfully but also skillfully9Partings for the Chinese include a lot of necessary habitual practice* Although V m not expected to observe or even know all the rules, as a foreigner; V ve had to learn the expressions of po

13、liteness and protest（抗议 , 反对）at a leaving-taking.The Chinese feel they must see a guest off to the farthest possible point-down the flight of stairs to the street below or perhaps all the way to the nearest bus stop, r ve sometimes waited half an hour or more for my husband to return from seeing a g

14、uest off f si nee he s gone to the bus stop and waited for the next bus to arrive.Thats very well fbut when V m the guest being seen oft my protests are always useless. My hostess or host for both Jnsists on seeing me down the stairs and well on my way ,with my repeating the Don tbother（ give the tr

15、ouble）to see me off at every landing If I try to go fast to discourage them from following, they are simply out to the discomfort of having to run after meBetter to accept the inevitable（不可避免的）.Besides fthatxs going against Chinese custom, because haste （doing things quickly）is to be avoided* What d

16、o you say when you part from someone? ”Go slowly. Not farewell or Godspeed （祝福），but Go slowly.二 To the Chinese it means Take care or HWatch your step11 /or some such caution, but translated literally（照字面地）it means Go slowly.According to the passage all of the following are necessary in the Chinese p

17、artings exceptAseeing the guests off to the farthest pointBp rotesting again and againCrunning after the guestsDsaying HGo slowly11参考答案：c单选题It may be pointed out that warfare（战争）as practiced by man has no parallel in nature /This is to say that within the more highly developed animalpopulations of t

18、his earth, there is not now nor has there been similar destruction within a species（物种） itself In fact fone has to go to the lowliest forms of animal life, such as certain kinds of ants, to find anything comparable to human warfare* It is a curious fact that mankind appears to give the killing of hi

19、s own kind a good reason by imaging that it is a law of nature二 There are now a lot of wrong ideas about the laws of nature, of which this is one of the most incorrect and fateful（致命的）.Political beliefs have been based upon it with results that have come near to destroying human civilization. The th

20、eory that war is a biological necessity, that it is nature s method of controlling population and believing in the survival（生 存）of the strong and the elimination（灭亡）of the weak, is totally wrong and insupportablee Within the last centurye when wars have been common all over the world fthe human popu

21、lation of the earth has almost doubled.The main idea of this passage isAwa rfa re is a law of nature11Bwa rf a re is not a Hlaw of nature11Cwa rf a re does not control human populationDnone of the lowlier animals, except antsf practice warfare upon their own species参考答案：B问答题提示：星期五晚上有音乐会，Chris得到;两张票,

22、 打电话给Linda，问她是否有空一同前往，并约她音乐会后一起 吃饭。Linda听了非常高兴，俩人相约六点四十五分在入口处见 面。Linda : Hello! This is Linda speaking.Chris : Hello, Linda , this is Chris.51 this Friday evening?Linda : Yes# why?Chris : There s a good concert, and f ve got two tickets. I wonder 52Linda : That s great!53?Chris :7 o clock. But how a

23、bout 54at 6: 45?Linda : OK I think I can make itChris : After the concert 55,shall we?Linda : Wonderful! Why don t we go to a Chinese restaura nf?Chris : Why not? 0Ktsee you Friday9Linda : See you then Bye!请写出51题正确答案。参考答案：Are you free/Do you have time单选题下列的划线部分oa与其他单词的划线部分的读音 不同。找出这个词。AcoatBroadCbro

24、adDgoal参考答案：C2021成人高考高起本英语高频考题练习单选题Man must stopOthe earths atmosphereeAfillingBwastingCpollutingDblackening参考答案：c单选题If I find someone who looks like the suspect # my()reaction will be to tell the police.AphysicalBimmediateCsensitiveDsudden参考答案：B单选题Where* s your mother , Helen?-She the flowers in th

25、e gardenoAwatersBis wateringCwateredDhas watered参考答案：B单选题Bob said he wouldn t go to the party as he was busy, but he went there。.Aafter allBabove allCat allDin all参考答案：A单选题Teachers recommend parents theirchildren under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety9Anot allowBdo not allowCmustn t allowDco

26、uldn t allow参考答案：A6单选题Over the summer my family took a trip to Iceland to see the natural beauty of it Little did I 21 I would wake up one morning to have my eyes swelled up（肿 胀）like balloons! I was frightened. So many questions were 22 through my head. Am I allergic（过敏的）1。 something? Was there some

27、 Icelandic disease that I 23 ?The only help I received was some allergy medicine 24 a clinic nearbye Nothing Was working. When the trip was overj went to see my doctor; She gave me eye drops, but clearly they werent worth the time or 25 and the swelling got worse and worse I finally decided that it

28、would be best for me to 26 being so sad and take it easy and havefun It was summer after alLI had a fun night with my friends as if nothing was 27 .The next morning I woke up and went to 28 how swollen my eyes were#only to find myself 29 at my normal face. It was a miracle（奇迹）.【30 asking myself why

29、I hadnt done that earlier Was being with my friends and having fun really the 31 to my problem? To this day Istill do not know what I hadfand 32 do any of the many doctors that I 33 during the summei; I would really like to go back to Iceland to see the Northern Lights, 34 I am very much frightened

30、that I am just allergic to the country. I hope I never 3 5 having such terrible swelling in my eyes ever again.请选择34题的最 佳选项0。AsoBorCbutDfor参考答案：C7单选题Mrs. McTavish looked outo It s a lovely dayo Would you like to go for a walk in the park?” Her children 21 with excite me ntoBefore we go , you need to

31、 follow some ruleso Everyone must 22 hands and stay close to meo You can/ 123anywhere by yourselfo Can you all do that?”All four 24they wouldo As they walked down the street, Fiona said z I want an ice lolly（冰棍）/ Mummyo Can we have some?”“Ybu can if you follow the rules z “ answered Mrs.McTavishoThe

32、 park is just around the cornero The children ran off to 25O After a while # when MrsMcTavish looked up she couldn t see Jock Fiona , where s Jock?”“I don t know # Mummyo He s not here26 J said FionaoThe others hadnr t 27 Jock eithero Mrs. McTavish had to gather her children together and walk around

33、 the park 28 for himo She found him siting near the ice lolly mano JockJWhat are you doing here?I couldnr t29youo ”“Mummy z I want an ice lolly , “ Jock whisperedo“You can t have one now 30 you didnf t follow the ruleso Mrse McTavish 31 one for each of the other children and they licked（舔）them all t

34、he way homeoJock criedo When they32home she talked to Jocko Mummy has four children。I must have rules so I can 33 an eye on you and know you re 34O “ Jock said he was 35 and he would follow the rules from then ono以下选项28题答案为0。AlookingBsendingC runningDwaiting参考答案：A单选题Some farmers in California are ha

35、ving a hard time picking their cropso There are not enough workers to help them with the harvestoOne farmer used to grow peaches（桃子），but will soon grow almonds（SOnstead0 Peaches require more labor to harvesto They are easy to be damaged and need careful hand pickingo He is now removing his peach tre

36、eso Then he will plant almond trees in their placeso Almonds are harvested differentlyo It does not take as many workers to pick them because a machine shakes the almond treeso The nuts fall on the ground and then are gathered upo The farmer does not have to hire many workersoSome farmers think ther

37、e are two reasons why they can t find enough farm workerso One reason is that there are a lot of well-paid construction jobs in the areao Many people are taking these jobs instead ofpicking fruito The other reason is that it has become more difficult for workers to come from Mexico into Californiao

38、Fewer workers are allowed to get into the country to work on the fruit farmso To settle the problem # farmers hope the government might allow these workers to work as guestso That would help workers provide for their family and help farmers harvest their cropso When the harvest season is over they I

39、I go back homeo Farmers say that unless things change , more fruits will come from other countries。This is because labor is cheaper in those countries than in the United States。Why can t some farmers find enough workers to pick fruit?AThey grow too many peach trees.BPeople prefer well-paid construct

40、ion jobs.CFew people want to work in California.DThey don t want to hire workers from Mexico.参考答案：B单选题The water we drink and use is running short in the worldWe all have to learn how to stop wasting our limited watenOne of the steps we should take is tofind ways of reusing itExperiments have already

41、 been done in this fieldsToday in most large cities,fresh water is used only once,then it runs into waste systemBut it is possible to pipe the used water to a purifying factoryeThere it can be filtered and treated with chemicals so that it can be used againjust as it were fresh from a spring.But eve

42、n if every large city purified and reused its watei;we still would not have enougkThen we could turn to the oceans.AII wed have to do to make use of the seawater on earth is to get rid of the saltThis process is called desalinizationrand it is already in use in many parts of the world.The way to sto

43、p wasting our limited water is to。.Ado experiments with waterBpurify the used water and reuse itCuse fresh water once againDmake use of seawater参考答案：B问答题提示：星期五晚上有音乐会，Chris得到;两张票, 打电话给Linda，问她是否有空一同前往，并约她音乐会后一起 吃饭。Linda听了非常高兴，俩人相约六点四十五分在入口处见面。Linda : Hello! This is Linda speaking*Chris : Hello, Linda

44、 , this is Chris.51 this Friday evening?Linda : Yes# why?Chris : There s a good concert and f ve got two tickets. I wonder 52Linda : That s great!53?Chris :7 o clock. But how about 54at 6: 45?Linda : OK I think I can make itChris : After the concert;55,shall we?Linda : Wonderful! Why don t we go to

45、a Chinese restaurant?Chris : Why not? 0Ktsee you Friday9Linda : See you then. Bye!请写出54题正确答案。参考答案：meeting at the entrance2021成人高考高起本英语高频考题练习单选题Only then that she had made a mistake*Ashe realizedBdid she realizeChad she realizedDshe had realized参考答案：B单选题Othe government agrees to give extra money, the

46、 theatre will have to be closed next monthAUnlessBIfCSinceDAs参考答案：A单选题0!T he res a train comingALook outBLook aroundCLook forwardDLook on参考答案：A单选题I did not meanO anythingfbut those apples looked so good I couldn t resist OonaAto eattryingBto eatto tryingCeatingto tryDealing.to trying参考答案：A单选题Nothing

47、 could stop。.Ahim comeBthat the cameChim from comingDhim to come参考答案：c单选题I suppose they have known about it 0?Aam IBam not IChave theyDhavent they参考答案：D单选题In the past, I always thought that being a teacher was an easy job But I changed my 21 when I became a part-time teacher About four years agof Ri

48、chard asked me 22 I could help teach his students how to make a website about themselves.I 23 because computer is what I do well and I didn ft think teaching computer would be that 24 But when I taught Richards class, some of the students 25 with their friends while I was explaining how to do someth

49、ing At first I just got angry with them, 26 Richard taught me to think why they were doing this. He said that if he was 27 a lesson and the students were not listening, then he was angry with 28 for not making the lesson clear or interesting for them. I told him that I didnt 29 his idea. He then ask

50、ed me if I had ever 30 the same thinge That made me stop. Of course I had!If any of my past teachers are 31 this, I want to say sorry if I sometimes played around in the class 32 you were teaching. I didnt think how that would make you feeL I promise I will do my best to be a good 33 in the future*

51、Please help us when we dont understand and most 34 f dont be quick to be angry when we faiL 35 of us are perfect but with your help we can be successfuL以下选项26题答案为0AorBButCforDa nd参考答案：B单选题It is not so much what happens to each of us that determines our quality of life, but rather our reaction to wha

52、t happens. Though we may have no 1 in unexpected events that happen to us, we most certainly have choice in 2 we interpret what happens, and in what we choose to do about it These choices make all the 3 in how we experience our world and very much determine our 4 of lifeoNeither does what we own 5 a

53、 major role in quality of life. One person with all the money and possessions in the world may have a 6 life, while another in the lowest income classes may 7 love their life. It is what we do with what we own that 8 our level of satisfaction and joy in lifee Its not what you 9 or what happens to yo

54、u in life that 10, but rather what you do with it。Every 11 something is happening in our livese And every moment we 12 or a judgment about what happense By choosing to become more 13 of how we react to what happens, we can 14 towards what we really want in our lives. 15 following habitual reactivepa

55、tterns which 16 more of the samef we can recognize and 17 our old habits to move powerfully in the 18 of creating the life we really want Yet to do this, we must first find the 19 to look at some of the disempowering, often unconscious 20 which get in the way and dont serve to increase our quality of life. But by continually reminding ourselves of our intention to be creators we can transform our lifeo请选择3最 佳选项0。AdifferenceBtroublesCdecisionsDmeasures参考答案：A单选题In the fall of 1924 Thomas Wolf