年成考高起点英语真题

1、年成考高起点英语真题一。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. piece B. cheek C. dealt D. receive2. A. glove B. stone C. globe D. spoke3. A. flew B. knew C. threw D. grew4. A. hotel B. hopeless C. holiday D. honest5. A. society B. precious C. decision D. medicine二。词汇与语法知识（共25小题；每

2、题1.5分，共37.5分。）从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项。6. Allen _ any good job since he came to New York City two years ago.A. hasn't found B. didnt findC. doesn't find D. hadnt found7.“Let me _ you，”said my boss，“you should call me immediately after you arrive at the airport.”A. ask B. advise C. remember D. rem

3、ind8. The boys spent the whole morning _ possible answers to the question.A. discuss B. and discussingC. discussing D. and discussed9. This village _ to be the place in which Ernest Hemingway，one of the greatest American writers，wrote this story.A. is believing B. is believedC. believes D. believe10

4、. It's reported that by the end of last month the sale of the company _ by 10%.A. has risen B. had been risingC. had risen D. has been rising11.How _ will you be able to finish the painting？In a couple of hours.A. soon B. oftenC. long D. fast12. _ any friends in the city，he felt quite lonely and

5、 helpless.A. No to have B. No havingC. Not to have D. Not having13. Dr. White was away to the South last month，so he didn't attend the meeting _ in Beijing.A. having held B. to holdC. to be held D. held14. _ at his paper over the weekend，Neil didn't finish it.A. As he worked hardB. Hard as h

6、e workedC. How he worked hardD. How hard he worked15.Are you satisfied with her work，sir？Not at all. It couldn't be any _.A. better B. bestC. worse D. worst16. That was _ matter that I had no choice but to talk it over with my parents.A. a such serious B. a so seriousC. such serious a D. so seri

7、ous a17. This disease is second only _ heart attack as a cause of death all over the world.A. to B. ofC. with D. from18. The word is new to us. You'd better _ in the dictionary.A. look at it B. look for itC. look it up D. look it out19. If there is no one _ him with the preparation，he will have

8、to put off the meeting.A. help B. to helpC. helps D. helped20. As soon as she _ open the letter，Mrs. White will find out what has happened to her husband.A. tears B. is tearingC. will tear D. has torn21. _ the government argees to give extra money，the theatre will have to be closed next month.A. Unl

9、ess B. IfC. Since D As22. To reduce weight，plastic has taken _ of iron and steel in making boats.A. its place B. placeC. the place D. a place23.Let me help you with your suitcase._.A. You're very niceB. Yes，you're so helpfulC. No，I can doD. It's very kind of you24. These three English no

10、vels are for you. The rest _ for the other students in your class.A. were B. isC. are D. was25. You _ have seen Jane in her office last Friday；she's been out of town for two weeks.A. couldn't B. mustntC. wouldn't D. shouldnt26. Henry never said that he was good at maths，_ he？A. was B. di

11、dC. didn't D. wasnt27. The little girl showed the policeman the corner _ she was knocked off her bike.A. and B. whichC. that D. where28. The snow was so deep that the climbers could not _ to the camp.A. get over B. get alongC. get through D. get around29. In need of money，Bob had to take _ job t

12、hat was offered to him.A. whatever B. no matter whatC. whichever D. no matter which30. My friend and I would like to go to the concert，but _ of us has got a ticket.A. both B. noneC. neither D. all三。完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5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I once went to a town in the north o

13、f England on business. It was about 7：30 in the evening when I reached the hotel. The manageress，a strict old lady of about 60，showed me to my room. When I asked her what time dinner was，she said there was only one sitting at 6：30，and I had 31it.“Never mind，”I said.“I'm not very 32. Ill just hav

14、e a drink in the bar（酒吧）and a sandwich.”“Bar！”she 33her voice.“This is a respectable hotel，young man. If you want 34，you must go somewhere else.”She spoke 35a glass of beer was a dangerous drug.I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema. At about 11：30 I 36. Everyth

15、ing was in darkness. I knocked at the door，but nothing happened. The 37sound was the church clock opposite，which suddenly struck the half-hour with such 38that it made me jump. 39a window opened upstairs. The old lady 40and asked me what was going on. I explained who I was and she let me 41after ten

16、 minutes'wait. She was in her nightdress. She told me seriously that guests were 42to be back in the hotel by 11 oclock.I went to bed but could not sleep. Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise. Just before dawn，I finally 43.When I a

17、rrived at 44，everyone else had nearly 45and there was not enough coffee to go round.“Did you 46well，young man？”the old lady asked.“47，I don't think I could go through 48night in that room，”I replied.“I hardly slept at all.”“That's because you were 49all night drinking！”she said angrily，putti

18、ng 50to the conversation.31. A. had B. passed C. missed D. caught32. A. hungry B. sleepy C. tired D. happy33. A. lost B. lowered C. dropped D. raised34. A. beer B. coffee C. milk D. tea35. A. even if B. since C. although D. as if36. A. went to bed B. walked to a clubC. returned to the hotel D. drove

19、 to a restaurant37. A. only B. sharp C. sweet D. last38. A. effort B. force C. power D. attraction39. A. Firstly B. Wonderfully C. Unfortunately D. Finally40. A. came out B. got up C. looked out D. woke up41. A. down B. out C. back D. in42. A. ordered B. expected C. taught D. encouraged43. A. fell a

20、sleep B. went to bed C. got up D. gave in44. A. a decision B. breakfast C. once D. the office45. A. arrived B. done C. finished D. started46. A. play B. sleep C. eat D. do47. A. First of all B. Never mind C. To tell you the truth D. As a result48. A. one B. another C. such D. any49. A. away B. here

21、C. down D. up50. A. an end B. a saying C. a joke D. a pause四。阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，共30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。AThere was a river with a small town on either side of it. The towns were linked by a bridge.One day，a hole appeared in the bridge. Both towns agreed that the hole should be mended.

22、However，disagreement came up as to who should mend it. Each town thought that it had a better reason for the other to mend the hole. The town on the right bank said that it was at the end of the road，so the left-bank town should mend the hole. The town on the left bank，on the other hand，insisted tha

23、t all the traffic came to the right-bank town，so it was in their interest to mend the bridge.The quarrel went on and on，and so did the hole. The more it went on，the more the hostility between the two towns grew.One day a man fell into the hole and broke his leg. People from both towns questioned him

24、 closely about whether he was walking from the right bank to the left or from the left bank to the right，in order to decide which town should be blamed for the accident. But he could not remember，since he got drunk that night.Some time later，a car was crossing the bridge and broke an axle（轴）because

25、of the hole. Neither town paid any attention to the accident，as the traveler was not going from one to the other，but was merely passing through. The angry traveler got out of the car and asked why the hole was not mended.On hearing the reason，he declared，“I'll buy this hole. Whos the owner？”Both

26、 towns at once declared that they owned the hole.“One or the other，whoever owns the hole must prove it.”“How shall we prove it？”asked both sides.“That's simple. Only the owner of the hole has the right to mend it. Ill buy the hole from whoever mends the bridge.”People from both towns rushed to d

27、o the job while the traveler smoked a cigar and his driver changed the axle. They mended the bridge in no time and asked for the money for the hole.“What hole？”The traveler looked surprised.“I can't see any hole. Ive been looking for a hole for several years now. I'm prepared to pay a good p

28、rice for it，but theres no hole here. Are you pulling my leg or what？”He got into his car and drove off.51. What did the two towns quarrel about？A. Which of them should mend the hole.B. Whether the hole should be mended.C. Why there was a hole in the bridge.D. When they should mend the hole.52. The m

29、an who had fallen into the hole failed to answer any questions because he _.A. had one of his legs brokenB. was busy changing the axleC. had drunk too much wineD. was afraid to blame anybody53. Both towns rushed to mend the hole in order to prove that _.A. they owned the whole bridgeB. they had the

30、right to sell the holeC. they were able to mend the holeD. they could afford to mend the hole54. In“Are you pulling my leg or what？”，the phrase pulling my leg refers to _.A. trying to stop meB. laughing at meC. putting me in troubleD. making fun of meBScientists have searched for many years for a me

31、thod to tell whether a volcano（火山）explosion will be small or large. Now，four scientists say they have discovered something in lava（熔岩）that will help do this. They did the research on Mount Unzen on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.Mount Unzen exploded in November，1990. Since then，more explosio

32、ns have killed 43 people and destroyed the homes of more than 2，000 others. The volcano is still The scientists say the lava of the volcano contains high level of an element（成份），which is a sign of the presence of the lava from deep in the earth，not from the surface. They say it shows that the lava c

33、oming directly from inside the earth is connected with huge explosions instead of smaller ones. The scientists examined the lava from 18 explosions of Mount Unzen that took place during many thousands of years. They also studied the lava from other volcanoes in the area that are older than Mount Unz

34、en. The lava studied came from both large and small explosions. The scientists found that large explosions contained more of the element than small ones. The scientists say if they had known this two years earlier，they could have warned the people living in the area near Mount Unzen and saved many l

35、ives.55. From the passage we learn that Mount Unzen is the name of _.A. a huge volcano explosionB. a Japanese islandC. an active volcanoD. a kind of lava56. The four scientists discovered that the level of the element contained in the lava could tell _.A. the degree of a volcano explosionB. the plac

36、e of a possible explosionC. the number of volcano explosionsD. the time of a possible explosion57. The research of the four scientists was based on _.A. the lava that caused explosionsB. the presence of the lava from the surfaceC. the damages caused by the 1990 explosionD. the lava from different ex

37、plosions in the areaCHave you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings（误解）？Little wonder. We often believe we're more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are，according to Boza Keysar，a professor at the University of Chicago. In his recent study，speakers tr

38、ied to express their meanings using unclear sentences. Speakers who thought listeners understood were wrong nearly half the time. Heres some good advice to reduce misunderstanding：（1）Don't trust what you see from the listener. Listeners often nod，look at you or say“uhhuh”to be polite or move the

39、 conversation along. But its easy to consider these as signs of understanding.（2）Train the editor（编辑）in your head. If you say，“Beth discusses her problems with her husband，”it's not clear whether shes talking to her husband or about him. Try instead，“Beth talks to her husband about her problems.

40、”or“Beth talks to others about the problems with her husband.”（3）Ask listeners to repeat your message. Introduce your request by saying“I want to be sure I said that right.”Questions like“How does that sound？”or“Does that make sense？”may also work.（4）Listen well. When on the receiving end，ask questi

41、ons to be sure you're on the same page. After all，it isnt just the speaker's job to make his speech understood.58. Why does the writer give us the advice？A. We're not skillful enough to make clear sentences.B. Misunderstanding is damaging our normal lives.C. Misunderstanding occurs now a

42、nd then.D. It's impolite to say NO to others.59. The writer suggests that when talking to others，the speaker should _.A. know that listeners will show him that they understand his wordsB. express himself clearly even when he sees signs of understandingC. notice listener's signs of understand

43、ingD. look directly into his listener's eyes60. By Train the editor in your head，the speakers are advised _.A. to get themselves trained by a good editorB. to discuss problems with their husbands or wivesC. to express themselves in long but simple sentencesD. to make sure each sentence has only

44、one meaning61. In the last paragraph，the words you're on the same page mean that _.A. you're following the speakers closelyB. you're reading the same page as the speaker doesC. you should know which page the speaker refers toD. your story is written on the same page as the speaker'sD

45、While acting may run in the family，it wasn't Angelina Jolies only choice when thinking about her future. Although Jolie has studied her craft（技艺）since childhood，at one point the 26-year-old，who stars this month in Tomb Raider with her father，actor John Voight，wanted to be a funeral（殡葬）director.“

46、I thought that the crossing over could be a beautiful thing and a time of comfort when people could reach out to each other.”Tradition（传统）is always attractive and interesting to Jolie，who moved with her mother，Marcheline Bertand，and brother after her parents separated when she was two.“I never had o

47、ne home. I never had an attic（阁楼）that had old things in it. We always moved，so I was never rooted anywhere. And I always dreamed of having that attic of things that I could go back and have a look. I'm very drawn to some things that are tradition，that are roots，and I think that may be why I paid

48、 such special attention to funerals.”Finally，she chose acting.“Following in my father's footsteps，”she says，“is an interesting thing，because I think we speak to each other through our work. You dont really know your parents in a certain way，and they don't really know you. So he can watch a f

49、ilm and see how I am as a woman，the way Im dealing with a husband who's been hurt，or the way Im crying alone.”“And it's the same for me：I can watch films of his and just see who he is. Ive learned to understand him as a person.”62. The passage is about a woman who _.A. was once a funeral dir

50、ectorB. is the leading actress in Tomb RaiderC. wants an attic to live inD. was hurt by her husband63. Which of the following can best support Tradition is always attractive and interesting to Jolie？A. Jolie longed to have old things from her childhood.B. Having more than one home is always interest

51、ing to Jolie.C. Jolie's parents separated when she was very young.D. Tradition is always rooted somewhere.64. The words Following in my father's footsteps most probably mean _.A. listening to my father's adviceB. taking my father as an exampleC. walking after my fatherD. looking for my father's footsteps65. Angelina Jolie finally chose acting bec