2010成人高考高起点英语试题及答案

1、英语Part I Vocabulary (20%)Directions A: There are 20 in complete sentences in this sect ion. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one an swer that best completes the sentence.1. The windthe tree of all its leaves.(A. stripedB. strippedC. struckD. stretched2. She has b

2、ee nin line to buy some stamps.(A. waitedB. wait ingC. awaitedD. await ing3. He was un able to keep up theon his car.(A. loa nB. moneyC. depositD. payme nts4. He gave a(n)to the Uni ted Natio ns.(A. giftB. addressC. noteD. agreeme ntA. weatherB. air5. This book tells you how to gett ing ill while tr

3、aveli ng.(A. weatherB. airA. weatherB. airA. escapeB. removeC. recoverD. avoid6. He got through his work withand efficie ncy.(A.speedB. sparkC. spaceD. speech7. She in sisted that hethe experime nt all over aga in.(A. didB. hadC. doD. leave8. I in vited him to the meet ing, but heA. decli nedB. acce

4、ptedC. removedD. escaped9. Our vacati on isand we still can 'decide where to go.(A. goingB. approach ingC. flyi ngD. keep ing10. These flowers will not grow in a coldA. weatherB. airC. dayD. climate11. He spoke with more eager ness is appropriate on such occasi ons.(C. dayD. climateC. dayD. clim

5、ateA. than thatB. tha n whatC. thanD. other tha n12. He feels a deeptowards his pare nts for his miserable childhood.(A. in dig nati onB. in dig nityC. in dige nousD. in dig nant13. The badly woun ded havefor medical attention over those only slightly hurt.(A. privilegeB. priorityC. pote ntialD. pri

6、n cipleC. dayD. climate14. They stayed up late trying to out a way to solve the problem.(C. dayD. climateC. dayD. climateD. figureA. letB. giveC. knockC. dayD. climateC. dayD. climate15. After he won the first prize, he was full ofand believed that he wasanexpert on everything.A. arroga neeB. van it

7、yC. con ceitD. con tempt16. That mountain track is notin win ter. You 'better go there in summer.(A. practicableB. practicalC. feasibleD. possible17. Our school bus alwaysmore than fifty students, which, in fact, is not allowed.A. is seat ingB. has bee n seatedC. is seatedD. seats18. Lan guage i

8、s notthroughout the country but falls into dialects.(A. con sta ntB. uniformC. steadyD. steadfast19. At that time they did hope to create a new world they had dreamed of,of all huma n sins.(A. cleanse (使清除)B. clea nsedC. had clea nsedD. clea nsing20. She hopes toher artistic tale nts in the job.(A.

9、applyB. utilizeC. employD. availDirectio ns B: There are 20 sentences in this sect ion. In each sentence there is a word or phrase un derl in ed.Below each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one an swer that can replace theunderlined part of each sentence without changi

10、ng its original meaning.21. With time going by, the rocks decompose and then become sand to continue to exist.(A. decayB. molderC. formD. dis in tegrate22. Mary is so careful about her weight that she doesn 'eat staple food at all.(A. sen sibleB. sen satio nalC. sen selessD. sen sitive23. He is

11、advised not to watch TV for more than 4 hours a day. Otherwise, it wouldbe a strain on his eyes.A. hurtB. tensionC. stressD. burde n24. Do not be deceived by what he has said this time.(A. take n inB. take n overC. take n afterD. take n on25. They suggested that we should leave a separate room for s

12、mokers.(A. reserveB. conserveC. mai ntainD. preserve26. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the mosteminent boxer in England.A. qualifiedC. infam ousB. humorousD. famous27. He expressed criticism on the new style of writ ing which is now quite popular on the Internet in hi

13、s latest paper.()A. blameB. denun ciati onC. evaluati onD. accusati onA. wail (哀号)B. whimper (呜咽)C. groa nD. weep29. As we all know, thick forests arethe natural habitat for birds, animals and insects, and we must forbidcutting trees without any limitation.()A. homeB. resortC. reside neeD. refuge28.

14、 Every time whe n she tried to move her body, she let out a moan in pain.()30. Even though the government denied it but what the spokesman said is a clear indication that the gover nment will sooner or later collect this kind of tax.()A. symptomC. dem on strati onB. symbolD. sig nal31. What can dest

15、ine (命中注定)him to such a terrible lot, when his soul is dead and his body is alive?( )A. foredoomB. foretellC. forecastD. foretaste32. Today's low in flati on and steady growth in household in come tran slates in to more purchas ing power.A. changesB. tran sfersC. tran spla ntsD. tran smits33. Th

16、e journ alist refused to reveal the source of her in formati on.(A. reportB. discloseC. publishD. betray34. Comparis on and con trast are ofte n used intentionally in advertiseme nts.(A. purposefullyB. pertinen tlyC. in cide ntallyD. overwhel min gly35. These an cie nt buildi ngs are part of our n a

17、tio nal legacy which, of course, should be protected.(A. privacyC. lege ndB. heritageD. property36. My father always hopes that I could mingle with his friends ' childre n but I prefer to stay alone.(A. rejectC. complainB. mergeD. comb ine37. With the fast developme nt and expa nsion of cities,

18、the outlying suburbs of which become prosperous, too. ( )A. exteriorB. exter nalC. outerD. outside38. I am sorry I have no time at present to probe into more detail or give you an account of the incident.( )A. bring intoC. come intoB. talk intoD. go into39. This type of apparatus can produce more th

19、a n 40,000 blood specimen a day.()A. examplesC. operatio nsB. modelsD. samples40. Smith did the only sensible th ing by ask ing the In dia ns for food and shelter in their village.(A. sen sitiveB. sen time ntalC. wiseD. separatePart II Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following pass

20、age. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.In terpers onal com muni cati on is your in teract ion with others. Talki ng to a friend on campus, chatt ing toa(n) 41 friend on campus, chatti ng on the phone with a classmate about a(n)

21、 42test, arguing the 43 of a movie with frien ds, discuss ing strategies for accomplish ing tasks at work,44for a job, and pla nning the future 45 a loved one are all forms of in terpers onal com muni cati on.Effective in terpers onal com muni cati on46 our sen sitivity to others and to the situati

22、on. One goal ofeffective in terpers onal com muni cati on is to mai ntai n relati on ships, and formi ng47messages that accurately con vey our ideas and feeli ngs 48 not offending the other pers on is key 49 our success.Effective in terpers onal com mun icatio n 50 us. People who can clearly express

23、 their ideas, beliefs, and opinions become in flue ntial and 51 con trol over what happe ns to them and to others that they 52 . When we accurately and precisely 53 our thoughts, others gain a better54 for our position. Their understanding and appreciation make it more likely that they will respond

24、in 55 that are con siste nt with our n eeds.Effective interpersonal com municationhelps us man age the 56 we create.Prese nting ourselves insuch a way that others will 57 and trust us is importa nt in both public and private58whether we ' re communicating in a professionalsetting,59 our interper

25、sonal skills are vital togettin g a job, holding a position, or rising in anorganization, or in a private setting where we60 re tryingand maintain relati on ships.()41. A. familiarB. i nformalC. i ntimateD. near()42. A. upco mingB. finalC. mid-termD. i ntermediate()43. A. adva ncesB. stre ngthC. pop

26、ulati onD. fondness()44. A. i nterviewi ngB. in terferi ngC. i nteracti ngD. in terpret ing()45. A. forB. withC. overD. to()46. A. describesB. conveysC. portraysD. betrays()47. A. sou ndB. directoryC. dictio nD. verbal()48. A. ifB. whe nC. whileD. as()49. A. toB. ofC. forD. i n()50. A. empowersB. re

27、in forcesC. supportsD. susta ins()51. A. exhaustB. exertC. affectD. enact()52. A. care aboutB. care forC. care withD.take to()53. A. interpretB. explai nC. encodeD.decode()54. A. assessme ntB. evaluati onC. appreciati onD. appraisal()55. A. approachesB. methodsC. waysD.en ds()56. A. impressi onsB. p

28、racticesC. thin gsD.experie nces()57. A. respectB. despiseC. mockD.sn eer()58. A. sett in gsB. locati onsC. situati onsD.circumsta nces()59. A. whe nB. whereC. howD.if()60. A. workB. buildC. keepD.retainPart III Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passag

29、e is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read each passage carefully ad decide on the best answer.Passage OnePeople in the mass advertis ing bus in ess and other people who study America n society have bee n very in teres

30、ted in the questi on: What does the America n con sumer like? Max Lerner, a well-k nown scholar who has studied American society, has said that American consumers are particularly fond of three things: comfort, clea nli ness, and no velty.Lerner believes that the American love of comfort perhaps goe

31、s back to the frontier experienee. The pion eers had a rough life on the fron tier and very few comforts. This experie nee may have created a strong desire in the pioneers and their children for goods that would make life more comfortable. Today, the America ns ' love of comfort is see n in the

32、way they furnish their homes, the way they desig n their cars, and the way they like to travel.Clea nli ness is also highly valued by America ns. There is a strong emphasis on keep ing all parts of the bodyclean. Perhaps the Puritan (清教徒)heritage has played some role in the desire for cleanliness. T

33、he Puritans, astrict Protesta nt church group who were among the first settlers of America, stressed the n eed to clea nse thebody of dirt and of all evil tenden cies. The say ingis n exf'tC IGOdlliimesisreflects the betiefebfAmerica ns that it is importa nt to keep their bodies clea n by tak in

34、g a bath and weari ng clea n clothes every day.In deed, many America ns are offen ded by anyone who does n ot follow their accepted sta ndards of clea nli ness.In additi on to clea nli ness and comfort, America ns love no velty. They love to have things that are new andconvenient. Perhaps the love o

35、f no velty comes from their pride in their inven tive ness. America ns have always bee n in terested in inven ti ng new products and improv ing oldon es. They like to see cha nges in cars, cloth ing, and products for the home. New models of cars are particularly appeali ng. Advertiseme nts en courag

36、e people to get rid of old cars and try new ones, whether the old ones still work or not. The American economy seems to be based on con sumpti on, not con servati on.61. The best title for the passage is.()A. What America n Con sumers LikeB. The Stupidity of the America n Con sumersC. America n Con

37、sumers and Purita n HeritageD. Frontier Experience and Puritan Heritage62. Accord ing to the author, the America n con sumers are fond of the followi ng except.()A. comfort and clea nli nessB. no velty and convenienceC. clea n clothes and fine housesD. thrift and economy63. The America n love of com

38、fort can be show n in the way they.()A. love new models of carB. eat in fast-food restaura ntsC. desig n their cars and furnish their homesD. wear clea n clothes and take bath every day64. America ns' love of clea nli ness is believed to be associated with.()A. their livi ng sta ndardB. their li

39、festyleC. their Purita n traditi onD. their adva need tech no logy65. I n gen eral, America ns are in terested in the followi ng EXCEPT.()A. inven ti ng new productsB.improvi ng old productsC. buying things that are popularD.buying things that are unknown beforePassage TwoThere are two kinds of memo

40、ry: short-term and Iong-term. Information in Iong-term memory can be recalled at a later time when it is needed. The information may be kept for days or weeks. In contrast, in formatio n in short-term memory is kept for on ly a few sec on ds, usually by repeati ng the in formatio n over and over. Th

41、e followi ng experime nt shows how short-term memory has bee n studied.Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second Ianguage remember vocabulary. The subjects in his experime nt were 75 college stude nts. They represe nted all levels of ability in En glish: begi nning, in termed

42、iate, adva need, and n ative speak ing stude nts.To beg in with, the subjects liste ned to record ing of a n ative speaker readi ng a paragraph in En glish. Following the recording, the subjects took a 17-question test to see which words they remembered. Each question had four choices. The subjects

43、had to circle the word they had heard in the recording. Some of the questions had four choices that sound alike. For example, weather, whether, wither, and wetter are four words that sound alike. Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning. Method, way, manner, and system would

44、 be four words with the same meaning. Fin ally, the subjects took a Ian guage proficie ncy test.Henning found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning. Henning ' results suggest that beginning students hold the sound of wor

45、ds in their short-term memory, and adva need stude nts hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.66. The purpose of Henning 'experiment is to study.()A. how the stude nts remember En glish vocabulary by short-term memoryB. how the stude nts lear n En glish vocabularyC. how to improve

46、the stude nts' En glish vocabularyD. how to take a Ian guage proficie ncy test67. The word “ subject” in the passage most probably means.()A. the college course the stude nts takeB. the topic of the liste ning materialC. someth ing being con sideredD. the stude nts experime nted on68. Which of t

47、he followi ng stateme nts is TRUE accord ing to the passage?()A. I nformatio n in short-term memory is differe nt from that in Ion g-term memory.B. Lon g-term memory can be achieved only by training.C. It is easier to test short-term memory than Iong-term memory.D. Henning gave a test on vocabulary

48、to his stude nts.69. From Henning 'results we can see that.()A. beg inners have difficulty disti nguish ing the pronun ciati on of wordsB. adva need stude nts remember words by their meaningC. it is difficult to remember words that sound alikeD. it is difficult to remember words that have the sa

49、me meaning70. The passage is primarily about.()A. memoryB. two kinds of memoryC. short-term memoryD. an experime nt on stude ntsPassage ThreeStudy con firms that moderate drinking reduces stroke ( 中风)risk. Similar to the way a drink or two a day protects aga inst heart attacks, moderate alcohol con

50、sumpti on wards off strokes, a new study found.The study also found that the type of alcohol con sumed beer, wine or liquor was uni mporta nt. Any of them, or a comb in ati on was protective, researchers reported in today ' Journal of the America n Medical Associatio n. “ No study has show n ben

51、 efit i n recomme nding alcohol to those who do not drink authors, led by Dr. Ralph L. Sacco of Columbia Un iversity College of Physicia ns and Surge ons in New York. But the new data support the guidelines of the National Stroke Association, which say moderate drinkers may protect themselves from s

52、trokes by con ti nuing to con sume alcohol, the authors said.The protective effect of moderate drinking aga inst heart attacks is well established, but the data had bee n conflicting about alcohol and strokes, the authors said. The new study helps settle the question and is the first to find blacks

53、and Hispa nics （西班牙人和葡萄牙人 ）ben efit as well as whites, accord ing to the authors. Further research is n eeded among other groups, such as Asia n, who past study suggested may get no stroke protect ion from alcohol or may even be put at greater risk.Among the groups where the protective effect exists

54、, its mecha nism appears to differ from the protective effect against heart attacks, which occurs through boosts in levels of so-called “good ” cholesterol （胆固醇）, the authors said. They speculated alcohol might protect against stroke by acting on some other blood trait, such as the tendency of blood

55、 platelets （ 血小板）to clump （结块）,which is key in forming the blood clots （ 血块） that can cause strokes.The researchers studied 677 New York residents who lived in the northern part of Manhattan and had strokes betwee n July 1, 1993 and June, 1997. After tak ing into acco unt differe nces in other factors that could affect stroke risk, such as high blood pressure, the researchers estimated that subjects who consumed up to two alcoholic drinks daily were only half as likely to have suffered clot-type str