2023年成人高考英语模拟试题

绝密★启用前2023年成人高考英语模拟试题Ⅰ.Phonetics(10Points)

Directions:

Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.A.nurseB.thirstyC.universeD.surprise

2.A.beliefB.nieceC.fieldD.variety

3.A.surprisedB.pleasedC.refusedD.increased

4.A.temperatureB.changeC.averageD.surface

5.A.constructionB.coralC.crossD.model

6.A.mentalB.metalC.totalD.metallic

7.A.detectiveB.decideC.nephewD.desire

8.A.determineB.demandC.medicalD.belief

9.A.peasantB.presentC.promiseD.possession

10.A.speechB.stomachC.chargeD.church

Ⅱ.VocabularyandStructure(40points)

Directions:

Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

11.Luckily,thefirefightersarrivedand_______theterriblefire.

A.putonB.putoutC.putdownD.putaway

12.Formilesandmiles,Icouldseenothing_______agreatfireandlotsofsmoke.

A.besideB.besidesC.exceptD.without

13.Theshopassistantdidn’tgivemetheright________.

A.changeB.moneyC.serveD.note

14.Thepricesoffridgeshavebeen______recently.

A.pressedB.broughtoutC.cutoffD.broughtdown

15.Thismeanstheboymaybeoutofjobforsometime.Inthissentence“beoutofjob”means_______.

A.beontheirdaysoffB.gooutside

C.losehisjobD.finishhiswork

16.TheTVplaywewatchedlastnightwasvery________.

A.frighteningB.afraidC.frightD.frightened

17.Wetooksoftdrinkstothe_______andourfriendstookbeerthere.

A.benchB.beachC.bankD.bend

18.Whowill________thebill?

A.payB.payforC.payoffD.payout

19.Theirdebts_______700.

A.addedtoB.addsupC.addtoD.addupto

20.Thereis_______breadinthecupboard,________?

A.nomore…isthereB.notanymore…isn’tthere

C.nolonger…isthereD.notanylonger…isn’tthere

21.—Wouldyoupleasegooutforawalkwithus?

—______,butI’mverybusynow.

A.OfcoursenotB.I’dliketoC.That’sallrightD.That’sright

22.—CanIgetyouacupoftea?

—______.

A.That’sveryniceofyouB.Withpleasure

C.Youcan,pleaseD.Thankyouforthetea

23.—WhencanIcallonyou,afternoonorevening?

—________.I’llbeathomeallthetime.

A.AnyB.EitherC.BothD.Neither

24.—Hasanyoneseenmyglasses?

—________.

A.HereitisB.ItishereC.HerearetheyD.Heretheyare

25.—MayIuseyourphone?

—_______.

A.No,Idon’tmindB.Yes,youdoit

C.Yes,mypleasureD.I’mafraidnot

26.Heismuchmore_______aGerman

A.liketobeB.likingtobeC.likelytobeD.likely

27.Ihadanewtap_______thedaybeforeyesterday.

A.fixB.fixingC.tobefixedD.fixed

28.Wecouldn’teatatarestaurantbecause_______ofushad_______moneyonus.

A.all…noB.any…noC.none…anyD.noone…any

29.Haveyouanyrooms_______?We’llstayhereforonlytwodays.

A.tospareB.tospendC.totakeD.toborrow

30.Iwasso______movedbyhiswordsthatIcouldn’tfallasleep______intothenight.

A.deep…deeplyB.deep…deepC.deeply…deeplyD.deeply…deep

31.Thecrowdcheered______thesightofthehonouredguests’motorcade.

A.atB.onC.assoonasD.in

32.He’sanewcomer.Sowetrytobeas_______tohimaswecould.

A.friendB.friendsC.friendlyD.goodfriends

33.Shehadagoodtimelastnight,_______?

A.hadn’tsheB.hadsheC.didn’tsheD.didshe

34.Don’t_______thechild,itwillfrightenhim.

A.callatB.laughatC.shouttoD.shoutat

35.—________?

—Heisatallyoungmanwithblueeyesandbroadshoulders.

A.WhatishelikeB.Whatdoeshelooklike

C.WhatdoeshelikeD.Howishe

36.Shenolongertalkedandlaughed_______sheusedto.

A.likeB.asthoughC.asD.justas

37.Idon’tknowwhy_______lateforclass.

A.youareB.areyouC.areyoubeingD.beingyouare

38.Asbothdictionariesweregood,hesaidhewouldtake_______.

A.anyofthemB.allofthemC.eitherofthemD.eitherones

39._______ofthemknowsmuchEnglish.

A.NoB.NoneC.BothD.Notall

40.Willyou______thebookTomSawyer______himifhewantsto_____it_____you?

A.lend…to…borrow…fromB.lend…to…borrow…of

C.borrow…to…lend…fromD.lend…for…borrow…of41.Itwas_______whohelpedTomoutwhenhewasintrouble.

A.IB.meC.usD.ours

42.Theleavesofmanytreesturn______inautumn.

A.toredD.redC.toberedD.intored

43.—Willyougotothemuseumtomorrow?

—Yes,Iwillgo_______it’swindy.

A.sinceB.asthoughC.ifD.eventhough

44.Maryusedtostayupuntilfarintothenight,______?

A.didn’tsheB.usedn’tsheC.doessheD.BothA&B.

45.Itisverykind______youtosupplyus_______somuchinformation.

A.for…withB.for…inC.of…withD.of…in

46.Fiveminutesearlier,_______wecouldhavecaughtthelasttrain.

A.ofB.butC.andD.so

47.Manyaboyandmanyagirl_______itsincethen.

A.haveseenB.hasseenC.hasbeenseeingD.hadseen

48.Iregretted_______thedayswhenI_______hardatschool.

A.wasting…musthaveworkedB.havingwasted…shouldhaveworked

C.towaste…couldworkD.tohavewasted…wouldwork

49.He’ssureyou’llpasstheexamination,_______?

Ⅲ.Cloze(20points)

Directions:

Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

WhenPatJonesfinishedcollege,shedecidedshewantedtotravelaroundtheworldandseeasmanyforeignplacesasshecould_51_shewasyoung.PatwantedtovisitLatinAmericafirst,soshegotajob_52_anEnglishteacherinaschoolinBolivia.PatspokealittleSpanish,_53_shewasabletocommunicatewithherstudentsevenwhentheydidn’tknowmuchEnglish.

Asentenceshehadreadsomewherestuckinhermind:ifyoudream_54_aforeignlanguage,youhavereallymasteredit.PatrepeatedthissentencetoherstudentsandhopedthatsomedayshewoulddreaminSpanishandtheywoulddreaminEnglish.

Oneday,oneofherworststudentscameupandexplainedinSpanishthathehadnotdonehishomework.Hehad_55_early,andhadsleptbadly.

“Whatdoesthishavetodowith_56_?”Patdemanded.

“Idreamedallnight,Miss,Jones,andmydreamwasinEnglish!”

“InEnglish”Patwasverysurprised,sincehewassuchabadstudents.Shewas_57_secretlyjealous.HerdreamswerestillnotinSpanish.Butsheencouragedheryoungstudent,“Well,tellmeaboutyourdream.”

“Allthepeopleinmydream_58_English,”thestudentsaid,“AndallthesignswereinEnglish.AllthenewspapersandmagazinesandalltheTVprogramswereinEnglish.”

“Butthat’swonderful,”saidPat,“Whatdidallthepeoplesaytoyou?”

“I’m_59_,MissJones.that’s_60_Isleptsobadly.Ididn’tunderstandawordtheysaid.Itwasanightmare!”

51.A.asB.whileC.ifD.since

52.A.forB.ofC.asD.like

53.A.andB.butC.soD.yet

54.A.inB.aboutC.ofD.for

55.A.gotupB.gonetobedC.fallenasleepD.wokenup

56.A.youB.meC.yourdreamD.yourhomework

57.A.usuallyB.seldomC.alsoD.still

58.A.readB.likedC.spokeD.learned

59.A.shyB.sillyC.sorryD.sad

60.A.howB.whyC.whenD.whereⅣ.ReadingComprehension(60points)

Directions:

Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Accordingtoanoldstory,afarmeroncefoundthatabagofcornhadbeenstolenfromhishouse.Hewenttothejudgeandtoldhimabouthisloss.Thejudgeorderedallthepeopleofthefarmtocomebeforehim.Hetookanumberofsticksofequallengthandgaveonesticktoeachman.

Hethensaid,“Comebeforemeagaintomorrow.Ishallthenknowwhichofyouisthethiefbecausethestickgiventothethiefwillbeoneinchlongerthantheothers.”

Thethiefwasafraidofbeingfoundout,andsothecutaninchoffhisstick.Thenextdaythethief’sstickwasfoundtobeoneinchshorterthananyoftheothers.Inthiswaythethiefwasfoundout,andwasatoncetakenawaytoprison.

61.Abagofcornwasfound________.

A.tobestolenB.stolenC.beingstolenD.havingstolen

62.Thejudgegaveeachmanastick_______.

A.tochangebackthefarmer’scornB.tobeatthethief

C.asatooltofindoutthethiefD.soastoplayagametogether

63.Accordingtothejudge,thenextdaythethief’sstickwouldbeoneinchlongerthantheothers’because_______.

thethief’sstickwouldgrowoneinchlonger

theother’sstickswouldbecomeoneinchshorter

somethingwrongwouldhappentothethief’sstick

thejudgehadgiventhelongersticktothethief

64.Sincethethiefcutthestickshort,________.

hewasfoundout

thejudgecouldn’tcatchhim

hisstickhadanequallengthwiththeothers’

hisstickwouldn’tbeanylonger

65.Thewisewaythejudgefoundoutthethiefintheendwastomake______.

thethieftocutaninchoffthestick

thethiefcutaninchoffthestick

thestickgrowaninchlonger

thethieftellhimwhathehaddone

PassageTwo

ThehomecomputerindustryhasbeengrowingrapidlyintheUnitedStatesforthelasttenyears.Computersusedtobelarge,expensivemachinesthatwereverydifficulttouse.Butscientistsandtechnicianshavebeenmakingthemsmallerandcheaperwhileatthesametimetheyhavebeenmadeeasiertouse.Asaresult,theirpopularityhasbeenincreasingasmorepeoplehavebeenbuyingcomputersfortheirhomesandbusinesses.

Computershavebeendesignedtostoreinformationandcomputeproblemsthataredifficultforhumanbeingstoworkout.Somehavevoicesthatspeakwiththeoperators.Storesusecomputerstokeeprecordsoftheirinventories(库存货品)andtosendbillstotheircustomers.Officesusecomputerstocopyletters,recordbusinessandkeepintouchwithotheroffices.Peoplehavebeenusingcomputersintheirhomestokeeptrackofthemoneytheyspend.

Oneimportantnewuseforcomputersisforentertainment.Manynewgameshavebeendesignedtobeplayedonthecomputers.Peopleofallageshavebeenplayingthesegames.Peoplealsohavebeenbuyinghomecomputerstoplaycomputergames,watchmoviesandlistentoconcertsathome.Theyhavebecomeverypopularindeed.

66.Computersusedto_______.

A.workrapidlyB.belargeandexpensive

C.beeasytouseD.beusedforfun

67.Inrecentyears,computersarebeingmade_______.

largerandmoreexpensiveB.smallerandcheaper

C.moredifficulttouseD.toworkmoreslowly

68.Homecomputerscanbeusedfor_______.

A.writinglettersB.playinggamesC.doingbusinessD.alloftheabove

69.Salesmenusecomputersmainlyto_______.

checkthelistofgoodsandmaterialsthatarekeptinthestorehouse

playgamesforpleasure

talkwiththeirfriends

writeletters

70.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.

A.NewUsesForComputersB.ThePopularityofHomeComputers

C.TheHomeComputerIndustryD.ComputersAtHome

A.isn’theB.doyouC.won’tyouD.hasn’thePassageThree

Mr.Chenlivingnextdoortoushasahabitofdrinking.Thebestpresenttohim,ofcourse,iswine,NowhiseldestsonbroughthimabottleofMaoTai.Hewasgladandstaredatitforsometime,thenwrote“105”onthecornerofthetrademarkwithapencil,meaninghehadalreadydrunk105bottlesofthefamouswine.Twodayslaterastrangercame.Heofferedtopay5yuanfortheemptyMaoTaibottle.Mr.Chenwaspleasedandsoldit.Severalweekslater,hissecondsonbroughthimanotherbottleofMaoTai.Whileexaminingandenjoyingit,hewassuddenlyterrified—hefound“105”—theverymarkonit.

71.Thestoryismainlyabout_______.

A.twosonsofMr.Chen’sB.wine,thebestpresent

C.thesecretof“105”D.anemptybottleworth5yuan

72.Thestorytellsthatthestrangerwasamanwho_______.

A.tookbackemptiesB.producedfamouswine

C.promoted(增进)thesaleofMaoTaiD.knewhowtomeetpeople’sneeds

73.Mr.ChensoldhisemptyMaoTaibottlebecause________.

hehadalreadynumberedit“105”

heknewhissecondsonwouldbringhimanother

thepriceofferedwashighenough

hehopedthebottlecouldbeusedagain

74.Whenexaminingandenjoyingthewinesentbyhissecondson,Mr.Chenwasterrifiedbecausehefound_______.

A.thewinewasmixedwithwaterB.heshouldhavemarkedit“106”

C.thewinehadexceeded(超过)thetimelimitD.hissecondsonhadbeencheated

75.Accordingtothestory,whodoyousaylearnedalesson?

A.ThestrangerB.Mr.ChenC.HisneighbourD.Mr.Chen’seldestson

PassageFour

Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatitispainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.

Duringthehourswhenyoulabourthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologues(自言自语)as:“Getup,John!You’llbelateforworkagain!”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.

Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifeitbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract(对抗)yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llgetupsteam(鼓起干劲)andworkbetteratyourlowpoint.

Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getwithaleisurelyyawlandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.

76.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably_______.

heisalazyperson

herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle

heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow

heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening

77.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Unawarenessofenergycycles.B.Familiarmonologues.

C.Achangeinafamilymember’senergycycle.

Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymember.

78.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould_____.

A.changehisenergycycleC.getupearlierthanusual

B.overcomehislazinessD.gotobedearlier

79.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill______.

helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’swork

helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

80.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisN