2021年成人高考高起点英语真题及答案

PAGEPAGE1》》》》》2023年整理优质考试资料word版本《《《《《2021年成人高考高起点英语真题及答案1125Phonetics(5points)Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifythethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkanswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项()。A.B.C.D.measuredeadlineheatFeather【答案】ClaughterenoughcoughGhost【答案】D》》》》》2023》》》》》2023年整理优质考试资料word版本《《《《《PAGEPAGE16robclimbdisturbAbsorb【答案】B请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项()。uncleproductruralugly【答案】C5.请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项()。A.slowB.showerC.D.flowwerhow【答案】AVocabularyandStructure(15points)Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Onlyinmythirties apurposeinlife.didIfindIdidfindIfoundfound【答案】A【考情点拨】考查倒装句和动词的时态。【应试指导】句意：直到到了30多岁，我才找到了生活的目的。“only+介词短语〞结构置于句首时，句子要用倒装结构。由inmythirties可知，句子应为一般过去时，只有A项符合题意，应选A。histelephonenumber,shedidn'tknowhowgetintouchwithhim.HavingforgottenTohaveforgottenForgettingToforget【答案】A【考情点拨】考查非谓语动词。【应试指导】句意：已经遗忘了他的电话号码，她不知道怎么去联系他。forget与其规律主语she之间为主动关系，且forget这一动作发生在主句动作发生之前，应用完成时态，A项符合题意，应选A。Thesearethepicturesofthehotel weourannualmeetings.wherewhichthatWhen【答案】A【考情点拨】考查定语从句。【应试指导】句意：这些是我们举办年会的那个宾馆的照片。where引导定语从句修饰先行词hotel，且在从句中作状语，符合题意，应选A。Iwonderifthereis universityinhometown.the/aAn【答案】C【考情点拨】考查冠词的用法。university为可数名词，且为第一次提到，所以应用不定冠词，又iversity的发音以辅音开头，应选用a，应选C。Itis thattextmessagingwhiledrivingdangerous.significantobviousnecessarySufficient【答案】B【考情点拨】考查形容词词义辨析。【应试指导】句意：开车发短信明显是很危急的。significant重要的;0bvious明显的;necessary必要的;sufficient充分的。Mysecretaryusuallyopensmymarkedprivate.for

it'sasunlessIf【答案】C【考情点拨】考查连词词义辨析。有“私人信件〞字样for;as;unless;ifC项符合题意，应选C。Myaunt'sbusinesshasbeendoingpoorly,butshe'shopingthatemotion

willchange.luckdutyFame【答案】B【考情点拨】考查名词词义辨析。【应试指导】句意：我阿姨的生意始终不好，但她正期望着时来运转。emotion感情;luck命运，运气;duty职责;fame名声。Whoshouldberesponsibleat

theaccident?ofwithFor【答案】D【考情点拨】考查固定搭配。?beresponsible意为“对……负责〞，符合题意。Theoldman,togetherwithhisneighbors,performancewhenitbegantorain.haveenjoyed

thehasenjoyedwasenjoyingwereenjoying【答案】C【考情点拨】考查主谓一致和动词的时态。【应试指导】句意：开始下雨时，那个老人和他的邻居正在观赏表演。当主语后跟有介词短语togetherwith时，谓语动词的数与介theoldman一致，应为MyteacherrecommendedthatpossiblewhenItookanexam.willbe

ascarefulasbeamWere【答案】B【考情点拨】考查虚拟语气。【应试指导】句意：我的老师建议我考试时应尽可能认真。recommend后的宾语从句应使用虚拟语气，谓语动词用“should+动词原形〞的形式，should可以省略。SeveralnovelsbyMoYanhadbeentranslated

intoEnglishsofar.weretranslatedaretranslatedhavebeentranslated【答案】D【考情点拨】考查动词的时态和语态。英文。由SOfarseveralnovels与谓语动词为被动关系，故应用如今完成时态的被动语态形式，应选D。Thepianistdidn'beforetheconcert.turnup

untilthelastminuteturnoutturnoffturnon【答案】A【考情点拨】考查短语词义辨析。【应试指导】句意：这个钢琴家直到音乐会开始前最终一分钟才出现。turnup出现;turnout关掉;turnoff关掉。完成;turnon打开。18.--I'msorryaboutthemisunderstanding.--Youapologize;itwash'tyourfault.needn'twouldn'tcouldn'tmustn't【答案】A【考情点拨】考查情态动词。【应试指导】句意：——关于这次误会我感到很愧疚。——你没必要抱歉，这不是你的错。needn’t不必，没必要;wouldn’t将不;couldn’t不能;mustn’t禁止，不能.Let'sgototheairportalittleearlier wecanchoosebetterseats.nowforthatthatC.bythatD.sothat【答案】D【考情点拨】考查短语词义辨析。【应试指导】句意：我们早点去机场吧，这样我们就可以选择更好的座位。SOthat意为“以便，为了〞，符合题意。JasonmadesharpcommentsonMary'sidea,buthedidn'tmeanher.tobehurttohurthurtHurting【答案】B【考情点拨】考查固定搭配。【应试指导】句意：杰森对玛丽的观点给出了犀利的评价，但他并不是有意要损害她。meantodosth.意为“有意做某事〞，符合题意。meandoingsth.表示“意味着……〞。Cloze(30points)Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatmostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Wheredocarsgettheirenergyfrom?Formostcars,theanswerispetrol.21 somecarsuseelectricity.carshave22batteries.In23

motorsthatgettheirpowerfromlarge,thereareevencarsthathave24 anelectricmotorandapetrolmotor.Thesetypesofcarsare25 hybridcars.Mostpeopletendtothinkofelectriccarsasanew,buttheyhavebeenaroundforalongtime.Inthe19thandearly20thcenturieselectriccarswere》》》》》2023》》》》》2023年整理优质考试资料word版本《《《《《commonbecausethetechnologyforpetrolengineswasnotadvanced.But28 thepetrolenginebecameeasiertomakeandmorepowerful,thistypeofenginesbecamethemost29 .Interestinelectriccarswashighinthe1970sand1980sbecause30 becameveryexpensive.Recently,electriccarshaveagainbecomewell-likedbecausepeoplecarsthatpollute31Electric32

cars are better than petrol carsseveralways.Thebiggestbenefitisreducedlution.Inareas33 thereisahighpercentageofelectriccars,pollutionisnotthatserious.Thesecondbenefitofelectriccarsisa34 inthedependenceonforeignoil.Severalcountriesdon'twantto35 onoilfromothercountries.Sinceelectriccarscanrunonelectricityfromcoalornu-clearpowerstations,thereislessneedtoimportoil.ButNorOrAnd【答案】A1》》》》》2023》》》》》2023年整理优质考试资料word版本《《《《《PAGEPAGE21【考情点拨】理解推断题。【应试指导】此处意为：对大部分车来说，答案是汽油，但是有些车使用电。前后两句为转折关系，but表示转折关系，符合题意。traditionalcommonsameSpecial【答案】D【考情点拨】词义辨析题。【应试指导】traditional传统的;common一般的;same同样的;special特别的，特殊的。此处表示“特别的马达〞，应选D。summarydetailtimeAddition【答案】D【考情点拨】理解推断题。【应试指导】此处意为：此外，甚至有电动马达和汽油马达两者兼具的汽车。inaddition意为“此外，另外〞，符合题意。allbotheitherNeither【答案】B【考情点拔】词义辨析题。all;both表示“两者;either;neither表示“两者都不〞。依据题意，此处应选both。describedregardedcalledKnown【答案】C【考情点拨】词义辨析题。【应试指导】此处意为：这种车被称为混合车。describe描述;regard认为;call叫，称呼;know知道。inventioninfluenceinstrumentD.intention【答案】A【考情点拨】词义辨析题。【应试指导】invention发明;influence影响;instru—merit工具，手段;intention意图，目的。此处表示“大多数人认为电车是一种新的发明〞，应选A。lastbeginningrecentLate【答案】D【考情点拨】理解推断题。19世纪晚期和20.inthelatel9thcentury意为“19世纪晚期〞，符合题意。unlessafterbeforeUntil【答案】B【考情点拨】理解推断题。【应试指导】此处意为：但是当汽油引擎变得简单制造并且动力更强之后，这种引擎成为了最受欢迎的一种。after意为“在……之后〞，符合题意。popularcomfortabledifficultDangerous【答案】A【考情点拨】词义辨析题。【应试指导】popular流行的，受欢迎的;comfortable舒适的;difficult困难的;dangerous危急的。依据题意，应选A。motorspowercarsOil【答案】D【考情点拨】理解推断题。【应试指导】人们对电动汽车越来越感兴趣的缘由应当是油价越来越贵。oil意为“汽油〞，符合题意。muchmorelessFew【答案】C【考情点拨】理解推断题。【应试指导】此处表示“人们想要污染较小的车〞，less意为“较少的，较小的〞，符合题意。byinatOn【答案】B【考情点拨】理解推断题。【应试指导】此处意为：电动汽车在几个方面比燃油汽车更好。in意为“在……方面〞，符合题意。whenwherewhatWhich【答案】B【考情点拨】理解推断题。【应试指导】where引导定语从句，修饰先行词areas，且在从句中作状语，符合题意。startneedreductionRise【答案】C【考情点拨】词义辨析题。【应试指导】此处意为：电车的第二个好处是可以削减对外国石油的依靠。start开始;need需要;reduction削减，下降;rise提高。依据题意，应选C。putholdrelyKeep【答案】C【考情点拨】固定搭配题。【应试指导】此处意为：有些国家不想依靠来自其他国家的石油。relyon意为“依靠，依靠〞，符合题意。_ueditor_page_break_tag_points)

ReadingComprehension(60Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneAswerecentlydiscovered,thereisaStepmother'sDay,thoughitisnotonanyofficialholidaycalendar.So,itwouldbesafetoassumethatthereisasimilardayforstepdads,too.Right?Well,itdependsonwhatyouread.AGooglesearchbroughtuppoststhatsay,forexample,It'sonfather'sday--father'sdayisforfathers,step-fathersandpeoplewhoarelikefatherstoyou--it'sadayformakingfatherfeelspecial.FurthersearchingfoundaStepfather'sDayFacebookpagethatsays,TheunofficialStepfather'sDayisthefourthSundayofJune.Unfortunately,asofthepublishingofthisarticle,only30peoplehavelikedthepage.Consideringthatstudiesshow3.3millionmen,or11.1%ofU.S.fathers,livewithatleastonestepchild,that'sonlyadropintheocean.It'sinterestingtonotethatthereisaNationalGrandparents'Day.PresidentJimmyCartersigneditintolawin1978.Law!Whilegrandparentsareundoubtedlyspecialpeopleinourchildren'slives,theyareoftenseenasthemostlovingfamilymembers.Butwhataboutthestepparents?Thestepparentsaretheoneswhoareoftentheoutsiders,thewhohavetoendurethehurtfulYou'renotmydad!orYou'renotmymom!Andyettheynevergiveup.Theydotheirbesttoover-cometheinherentchallengesofstepparentsandberolemodelsfortheirstepchildren.Theseunsung(未被颂扬的)familyheroesdeserveofficialdaysofhonor.Perhapsifweareenough,Presi-dentObama,whohadastepfatherhimself,signintolawNationalStepmother'sDayandNationalStepfather'sDay.Areyouwithme?Followmeandgetyourvoiceheard.Howcoolitwouldbeifwecouldmakethishappen!WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthatinParagraph1referto?11.1%ofU.S.fatherswholivewithatleaststepchildintheU.S.3.3millionmenwholivewithatleastonestepchildtheworld.FatherfigureswhoareequallyhonoredintheU.S.30peoplewhosupportStepfather'sDayontheFacebookpage.【答案】D【考情点拨】推理推断题。that指的是前一句所说内容，即3033030是沧海一粟。WhatdidPresidentJimmyCartersignintolawin1978?TheNationalStepchildren'sDay.TheNationalStepparents'Day.TheNationalGrandparents'Day.TheNationalGrandchildren'sDay.【答案】C【考情点拨】事实详情题。Carter年签署通过了祖父母节。WhichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothewordinherentinParagraph2?Inevitable.Lasting.Unbelievable.Tough.【答案】A【考情点拨】词语理解题。inevitable;lastin9持续的;unbelievable令人难以信任的;tough困难的。此处表示作为继父母固有的挑战，inherentA项意思最接近。Whatisthereasonforsettinganofficialholidaystepparents?Becausetheyareoftenseenasthemostlovingmembers.Becausetheydeserverespectandhonorasfamilymembers.Becausetheylovetheirroleasstepparents.Becausetheyareoftentreatedasheroesinthefamily.【答案】B【考情点拨】事实详情题。【应试指导】由第二段倒数第二句“31aeseunsun9…deserve‘official’daysofhonor.〞可知，B项符合题意.应选B。PassageTwoMoststudentschooseHomestayaccommodationwhenthey》》》》》2023》》》》》2023年整理优质考试资料word版本《《《《《studyabroad;othersselectHome-stayeveniftheyarenotastudyvisit.Statisticsshowthatit'saformofaccommodationgaininginpopularityallthetime.ButwhatisHomestay?Andwhatmakesitsopopular?Homestavmeanshyingwithafamily,orhostfamilyaswesay.Therearethreewaysofdoingit:choosetolearnEnglishinalanguageschoolneartoyourHomestaylocation;haveyourEnglishclassesinthehousewithamemberthefamilywhoisaqualifiedteacher;selectnottohaveclassesatallwhenyouvisit--apopularchoiceifyouwanttodothetouristthingforexample.EvenintheirbusysummerperiodtheorganizationsthatarrangetheHomestayswillalwaystrytoplaceyouwiththemostsuitablehostfamilytomatchyourrequirements.Placement置)organinationsthinkaboutlocation,interests,languagelevel,eatingrequirements,allergies(过敏)andotherrequestsyoumayhave.Thoughpricesvaryaccordingtoyourneeds,goodHomestayaccommodationcanberela-tivelyeconomical--andalthoughyoumaybechargedanextraamountofmoneyifyouwant2》》》》》2023》》》》》2023年整理优质考试资料word版本《《《《《PAGEPAGE32yourHomestayinornearthecitycentre.Evenifyoustayfurtherout,youcanexpectyourjourneyintothecentrenottoexceed30minutes.NotonlydoesHomestayaccommodationrepresentvalueformoney,italsogivesyouanexcellentopportunitytopractiseEnglishwithyourhostfamily.ThisisaveryimportantforstudentswholiketospeakasmuchEnglishaspossible.ButifyouplantolearnEnglish,whynothaveyourEnglishclassesinyourhostfamily?There'snobetterwaytolearnEnglishthan this--the perfect combination of learning andaccommodationcombinedwiththeculturalexperience!Homestayisanidealchoiceforstudentswho.A.tolearnstatisticsplantostudyoverseasplantovisitrelativeswanttostayathome【答案】B【考情点拨】事实详情题。【应试指导】由第一段可知，大多数在国外留学的学生会选择Homestay对Whowillconsiderstudents'requirementsbeforeHomestaystarts?Thelanguageschool.Thehostfamily.TheEnglishteacher.Theplacementorganization.【答案】D【考情点拨】事实详情题。【应试指导】由倒数第三段最终一句“Placementorganizationsthinkaboutlocation...otherrequestsyoumayhave.〞可知，D项符合题意，应选D。WhichofthefollowingisakeyfactoraffectingpriceofHomestay?Students'specificneeds.Students'languagelevel.Nationalityofthehostfamily.Eatinghabitsofthehostfamily.【答案】A【考情点拨】推理推断题。【应试指导】由倒数第二段第一句“Thoughpricesvaryaccordingtoyourneeds...youmaybechargedanextraamountofmoneyifyouHomestay的特别要求。Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?TheauthorfindsHomestayaccommodationexpensive.TheauthorfindsHomestayarrangementcomplicated.TheauthorisinfavorofHomestayaccommodation.TheauthorisdoubtfulaboutthesafetyofHomestay.【答案】C【考情点拨】推理推断题。【应试指导】从全文特殊是从最终一句“There’Snobetterway…HomestayCPassageThreeUsinglessenergyaroundthehomeiseasierthanyoumightthink,savingyourmoneywhilecreatingahealthier,morecomfortablelivingspaceforyouandyourfamily.Changingafewoldhabitscanmakeanimpactonyourenergybill,yourcomfortandtheenvironment.Herearesomehandytipstoyourhousemoreenergy-efficient.LowertheheatIfyourhomehasadjustablecentralheating,loweringroomtemperatureevenslightlycanmakeadifference.Younotfeelit,butyourwalletwill.Itisevenmoreadvisabletocontroltemperaturesatdifferenttimesoftheday.HangclothesouttodryIftheweatherallowsit,headoutsideanddryyourlaundryonaclothesline.Thesunlightwillhelpeliminatebacteriaanddust.Whileclothesdryersgetthejobdonefaster,theyuseupenergy.Byhangingyourclothesoutyou'llbegreenhousegasesbyaboutthreekilogramsperload.TakeadvantageofnaturallightInstallinglargewindowsonthenorthernsideofyourhousecanhelpyoumakeuseofsunlight'snaturalwarmth.Tocoolindoorsonhotsummerdays,installblinds(百叶窗)toblocktheheavysun.Putyourdesknearthewindow,thendon'tneedalampinthedaytime.Wrap(裹)yourpipesBesureyourhot-waterpipesareproperlywrapped.Inaveragehome,heatingwateraccountsformorethanone-quarteroftheenergybill.Whyletwarmthgotowastebeforeitreachesyou?Choosetherightsizeforappliances(家用电器)Whenthetimecomestoreplaceappliances,selectthosethatarebothenergy-efficientandoftheappropriatesizeyourneeds.Don'tbuybiggeronesjustbecauseyoucan.Whatbenefitmayusinglessenergyathomebringabout?Enlargingyourlivingspace.Keepingoldhabitsunchanged.Havingahealthierlivingenvironment.Improvingyourworkefficiency.【答案】C【考情点拨】事实详情题。【应试指导】由第一段第一句可知，在家里节约能源不仅可以节省开支，还能创造一个更健康、更舒适的居住空间。应选C。Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheadvantageshangingclothesouttodry?Itgetsclothesdrymuchfasterthanclothesdryers.Ituseshalftheenergythatclothesdryersdo.Itmayhelptobuildagreenhouse.Ithelpsremovebacteriainclothes.【答案】D【考情点拨】事实详情题。可以去除细菌和灰尘，应选D。Whatcanbeinstalledonthenorthernsideofyourhousetomakebetteruseofnaturallight?A.Shades.Windows.Blinds.Curtains.【答案】B【考情点拨】事实详情题。nstallinglargewindowsthenorthernsideofyourhouseCallhelpyoumakeuseofsunlight’snaturalwarmth.BB。Besidesenergy-efficiency,whatelseshouldconsideredwhenreplacingappliances?Propersize.Goodquality.Replacingtime.Reasonableprice.【答案】A【考情点拨】事实详情题。【应试指导】由最终一段第一句可知，更换家电时，要选择节能的，同时要选择大小合适的。A项符合题意，应选A。_ueditor_page_break_tag_PassageFourItalktostrangersforalivingandlovethechallengegettingtheirstoriespublishedinnews-papers.I'vebeenmarriedforyears,butuntilsixmonthsago,Icouldbeatypicalabsent-mindedhusband.OftenIwasjustnoddingwhenIwassupposedto.Whenmywifeasked,DidyouevenhearwhatIsaid?Iwoulddefensivelysay,OfcourseIdid.InJanuary,Ibegantolosemyvoice.DoctorstoldmeIneededsurgery,ormythroatwouldbepermanentlydamaged.silencewouldberequiredforthefirstfewweeksofmyrecovery.Twohoursafterthesurgery,myeyesfilledwithtearsmytwo-year-oldsonlookedpuzzledbecauseIwouldn'tanswerhisquestions.Iwantedtotalkbutcouldn't.Luckily,I'drecordedmyselfreadingsomeofhisfavoritebooks.Thatwouldcomeinhandythenextcoupleofweeks.WhenIgothome,Inoticedasideeffect:asmywifetalkedtometokeepupmyspirits,Iwasn'tjusthearingher;Iwaslisteningtoher.Overthenextfewweeks,Ididn'twanttomissawordshesaid.Ibegantohearsweetnessinhervoice.Ithadneverleft.I'djuststoppednoticing.IfoundmyselfunderstandingherbetterontopicsI'dpreviouslydismissedasthingsIjustdon'tgetasaguy.Ialsorealizedmysonwasn'tjusttalkingnonstopbutthatheoftenhadthoughtfulthingstosay.Evenwhilewalkingmydoginthewoodsnearhome,Ibeganhearingpleasantpatternsinbirdsongs.Beforemysurgery,I'dhavespentthosewalksonmyphone.Afterseveralweeks,Iwasfullyrecovered.Conversationinourhouseisbetternow,notbecauseI'mtalkingmore.I'mjustlisteningbetterandbecominglessandlesssurprisedthatIlikewhatIhearAccordingtothepassage,theauthorismostlikelyajournalistdoctordriverTeacher【答案】A【考情点拨】推理推断题。【应试指导】由第一段第一句“Italktostrangersforaliving…gettingtheirstoriespublishedinnews-papers知，最有可能是一位新闻工。WhatdoesthewifemeanbyaskingDidyouevenhearwhatIjustsaid?inParagraph1?Youdidn'thavetonodwhileyouwerelistening.YoushouldtellmewhatIsaidjustnow.Youshouldlistentome.Youdidn'twanttotalkwithme.【答案】C【考情点拨】推理推断题。【应试指导】由第一段最终四句可知，在家里听家人说话时总是心不在焉，所以当他的妻子问“你听到我刚刚说什么了吗〞时，她意思是“你应当听我说〞，应选C。50.Whatistrueoftheauthorafterthesurgery?Hewasunwillingtotalktohiswife.Hewasunabletocommunicatewithhisson.Hewasrequiredtokeepsilentforthefirstfewmonths.Hewasworriedabouthisrecoveryafterthesurgery.【答案】B【考情点拨】事实详情题。B项符合题意，应选B。Whatdidtheauthorrealizeafterthesurgery?Hisdoglikedpleasantbirdsongs.Hissondidn'tliketalking.Hiswifewasatalkativewoman.Hishousewasfullofpleasanttalks.【答案】D【考情点拨】推理推断题。【应试指导】由最终一段最终两句“Conversationinourhouseisbetternow…IlikewhatI里人的谈话了，家里也充满了开心的谈话，应选D。PassageFiveCoconut(椰子)isanunusualfoodformanyreasons.Itisoneofthelargestedibleseedsproducedbyanyplant.Itsunusualcontentsalsomakeituniqueintheseedworld--itconsistsofbothmeatandwaterinside.Thecoconutmeatisthewhitesubstancewithwhichweareallfamiliar,asitisextensivelyforcookingandflavorings;thecoconutwaterisawhiteandsweetliquid.Portugueseexplorersgavethenutitsnameinthe15thcentury,referringtoitascoco,meaningghostintheirlanguage.Theoutsideappearanceofcoconutsremindedthemofaghost'sface,andthetree.hashadthatnameeversince.Thecoconuthasvarieduses.Itisusedtomakevariouscookingoilsforfast-foodrestaurantsaroundtheworldtomakedietmaterials.Thecoconutfluidisafavoritedrinkinhotclimates,providingacoolandrefreshingbeveragerightoffthetree.Thiswaterisalsousedbymanufacturersofsportsdrinks.Eventheshellitselfhasmanyuses,includinganimalfoodandfertilizer.Yetthecoconutisalsousefulinmanywaysthathave》》》》》2023》》》》》2023年整理优质考试资料word版本《《《《《nothingtodowithfood.Coconutoilisusedforcosmeticsmedicines,andsoon.Driedcoconutshellsareusedinmanycountriesasatoolforshiningwoodfloors.Theshellsarealsousedforshirtbuttons,andarecommonlyfoundonHawaiianclothing.Theyareevenusedformusicalinstrumentsandbirdhouses.Andalltheseareonlysomeoftheusesfoundforthecoconutfruit.Thecocon