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2012成人高考高起点英语展望试卷及答案一.Phonetics(10Points)Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.A.headB.horizonC.honourD.human2.A.cityB.bicycleC.faceD.climb3.A.thinkB.theseC.breatheD.with4.A.groundB.countryC.thousandD.found5.A.pourB.hourC.courseD.four6.A.bothB.postC.coldD.son7.A.altogetherB.talkC.alwaysD.also8.A.suggestionB.nationC.dictationD.satisfaction9.A.startedB.closedC.waitedD.needed10.A.rareB.fareC.scareD.are.VocabularyandStructure(40points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.11._______ideaof_______soundsmuchbetterthanClare’s.A.The,hersB.That,herC.That,hersD.One,her1/13Chinaisfamous________theGreatWall.A.aboutB.forC.asD.ofOurschool________newfacilities.A.isequippedwithB.equipswithC.willbeequipwithD.hasequipwithImadethismyselfbutitwas_______whotaughtme.A.heB.himC.himselfD.byhimHehadhisbicycle_______yesterday.A.repairB.repairingC.repairedD.berepaired16.Itwasa________room,withbeautifulwallpaper,waxedfloorandnicefurniture.A.pleasedB.pleasantC.pleasingD.preasantHeregretted_______thedecisiontoohastily.A.makeB.tomakeC.makingD.havemakedTheprofessorinsistedthatwe_______ourhomeworkbeforenextmonth.A.handedinB.willhandinC.handinD.musthandin19.It______meofthecountrywhichwevisitedlastsummer.A.remembersB.recallsC.remindsD.tells20.He_______smokingatlast.A.gaveupB.gaveoutC.gaveinD.gaveoff21.Johnwas_______helaydownforanhourbeforedinner.A.sotiredasB.sotiredthatC.tootiredthatD.tootiredso22.Youranswerisdifferent________theteacherA.toB.atC.fromD.with

’s.Itwouldbe_______arisktoleavethebabyalone.2/13A.runningB.passingC.carryingD.obeyingThefact_______hishealthisbadisnottrue.A.whichB.thatC.asD.what25.These______didunusuallywellinthecontest,sothejudgesdidnwhomtogiveprizeto.A.womansingersB.womensingersC.womensingerD.womanssingers

’tknow26.Manmuststop_______theearth

’satmosphere.A.fillingB.wastingC.pollutingD.blackeningWecan’t_______another100kilometersanymore.A.haveB.turnC.makeD.reachIsMary______tojoininus?A.supposedB.exposedC.supportedD.indicated29.Iwanttobetoldall_______.A.whichhappenB.whichhappenedC.thathadhappenedD.thathadbeenhappenedWe’veallheardofThomasEdison,_______whoinventedtheelectriclightandmanyotherthings.A.manB.amanC.themanD.menDon’ttellmesuchthings_______youarenotcertain.A.thatB.whichC.thoseD.as_______amicroscopewecanseedifferentkindsofthingsthatareunabletobeseenbyournakedeyes.A.IntermsofB.InplaceofC.BymeansofD.Byfar33.Jacksonwenttowork______hisillness.A.besidesB.eventhoughC.inspiteofD.although3/13Anybodywilldo,_______heisresponsibleforthat.A.asfarasB.sofarasC.aslongasD.assoonasIsupposetheyhaveknownaboutit,_______?A.amIB.amnotIC.havetheyD.haven’ttheyIt______himtenyearstowritethatnovel.A.tookB.spentC.costD.costedThestudentsarelookingforwardto_______theirholidaysinJapan.38.Theyall______mentioningthatgirl.Humanbeingsshouldfindanew_______ofenergy.A.orientB.sourceC.originD.souseThecouchiscomfortableto_______.Soloudly_______thatallthepeopleintheroomgotafright.A.heshoutedB.shoutheC.didheshoutD.hedidshoutHeistheonlyoneofthesonsinthefamilywho______receivedhigheducation.43.WethinkofMr.Li______ourgoodfriend.Themountainis1,000feet_______thesealevel.A.overB.higherC.aboveD.highTheroadwillbeblockedifthere_______anothersnow.4/13A.isB.willbeC.tobeD.willhaveDavidlikecountrylifeandhasdecidedto_______farming.A.getholdofB.getalongwithC.goinforD.gothoroughThesechildrenhaveanadvantage_______thoseincalculation.A.overB.thanC.toD.withShanghaihasalargerpopulationthan_______inChina.A.anycityB.anyothercitiesC.othercityD.anyothercityInsomecountriestherearealotofyoungpeoplenowneed_______teeth.A.falseB.untrueC.wrongD.erroneousThisbookcosts______thatone.A.twicemoreB.twicemoreasC.twotimesmoreasD.twiceasmuchas.Cloze(20points)Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Smoking,whichmaybeapleasureforsomepeople,isaserioussourceofdiscomfortfortheirfellows._51_,medicalauthoritiesexpresstheirconcernabouttheeffectofsmoking_52_thehealthnotonlyofthosewhosmokebutalsoofthosewhodonot.Infact,non-smokerswhomustinvoluntarilyinhale(吸入)theair_53_bytobaccosmokemaysuffermorethanthesmokers_54_.Smokingisprohibitedinthetheatresandinhallsusedforshowingfilms_55_inlaboratories_56_theremaybeafirehazard(危险).Elsewhere,itisuptoyourgood_57_.Iam_58_askingyoutomaintain“No-Smoking”inclassroomsandseminarrooms.Thiswillprovethatyouhavethe_59_healthinmind,whichisveryimportantto5/13alarge_60_ofourstudents.51.A.StillB.FurtherC.MoreD.Again52.A.inB.toC.onD.with53.A.pollutingB.bepollutedC.pollutedD.tobepolluted54.A.themB.themselvesC.theirownD.they55.A.andB.butC.aswellasD.also56.A.whereB.whichC.thatD.how57.A.feelingB.senseC.realizeD.think58.A.soB.nextC.thereforeD.and59.A.non-smokersB.non-smokers’C.non-smoker’sD.non-smoker60.A.numberB.amountC.manyD.much.ReadingComprehension(60points)Directions:Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneAllthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonegreatambition:tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Forthiswaswhatthenoticejustinsidetheentrancepromised.Itsaid:“Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.ThisMayBeYourLuckyDay!”ForseveralweeksMrs.Edwardshoped,likemanyofherfriends,tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenevergaveuphoping.Thecupboardsinkitchenwerefullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseheragainstbuyingthingsbutfailed.Shedreamedofthedaywhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldapproachherandsay:“Madam,thisisYourLuckyDay.Everythinginyourbasketisfree.”6/13OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuyanytea.Shedashedbacktothesupermarket,gottheteaandwenttowardsthecash-desk.Asshedidso,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketapproachher.“Madam,”hesaid,holdingouthishand,“Iwanttocongratulateyou!Youareourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourbasketisfree!”Thehousewiveslearntabouttheoffreegoods_______.A.onTVB.fromthemanagerC.atthesupermarketD.fromthenewspaperMrs.Edwards________.A.isalwaysveryluckyB.hadnofriendsC.hopedtogetfreeshoppingD.getsdisappointedeasilyMrs.Edwards’shusbandtriedto________.A.makeherunhappyB.cheerherupC.buythingswithherD.stopherbuyingthingsMrs.Edwardswentbacktothesupermarketquicklybecauseshehadto_______.A.buyanotherthingB.talktothemanagerC.payforhershoppingD.findhershopping65.Mrs.Edwardsmusthavebeen________.A.pleasedB.delightedC.proudD.disappointedPassageTwoDeepinsideamountainnearSweetwaterinEast.TennesseeisabodyofwaterknownastheLostSea.ItislistedbytheGuinnessBookofWouldRecordsastheworld’slargestundergroundlake.TheLostSeaispartofanextensiveandhistoriccavesystemcalledCraigheadCaverns.ThecavernshavebeenknownandusedsincethedaysoftheCherokeeIndian7/13nation.Thecaveexpandsintoaseriesofhugeroomsfromasmallopeningonthesideofthemountain.Approximatelyonemilefromtheentrance,inaroomcalled“TheCouncilRoom,”manyIndianartisfactshavebeenfound.Someoftheitemsdiscoveredincludepottery,arrowheads,weapons,andjewelry.Formanyyearstherewerepersistentrumorsofalargeundergroundlakesomewhereinacave,butitwasnotdiscovereduntil1905.Inthatyear,athirteen-year-oldboynamedBenSandscrawledthroughasmallopeningthreehundredfeetunderground.Hefoundhimselfinalargecavehalffilledwithwater.TodaytouristsvisittheLostSeaandridefaroutontoitinglass-bottomedboatspoweredbyelectricmotors.Morethanthirteenacresofwaterhavebeenmappedoutsofarandstillnoendtothelakehasbeenfound.EventhoughteamsofdivershavetriedtoexploretheLostSea,thefullextentofitisstillunknown.TheLostSeaisuniquebecauseitis________.partofahistoricalcavesystemthebiggestundergroundlakeintheworldlistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsthelargestbodyofwaterinTennesseeTheCraigheadCavernshavebeenknown________.A.throughhistoryB.sincethetimeoftheIndiannationsC.since1905D.sincediversexploredthemWholocatedtheLostSeainrecenttimes?A.TheCherokeeIndians.B.Tourists.C.BenSands.D.Scientists.69.Whatwasfoundin“TheCouncilRoom”?A.Asmallnaturalopening.B.Alargecave.C.Anotherseriesofrooms.D.ManyoldIndianobjects.8/13ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheCraigheadCavernspresentlyserveas____.A.anundergroundtestingsiteB.anIndianmeetinggroundC.atouristattractionD.amotorboatracecoursePassageThreeGenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatagoodbreakfastisonelife’sessentials.Eatingbreakfastatthestartoftheday,wehaveallbeentold,andtoldagain,isasnecessaryasputtinggasolineinthefamilycarbeforestartingatrip.Butformanypeoplethethoughtoffoodfirstthinginthemorningisbynomeansapleasure.Sodespitealltheefforts,theystilltakenobreakfast.Between1977and1983,thelatestyearforwhichfiguresareavailable,thenumberofpeoplewhodidn’thavebreakfast,increasedby33percent.Forthosewhofeelpainofguiltaboutnoteatingbreakfast,however,thereissomegoodnews.Severalstudiesinthelastfewyearsindicatethat,foradultsespecially,theremaybenothingwrongwithomittingbreakfast.“Goingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectperformance,”saidArroldE.Bender,formerprofessorofthenutritionatQueenElizabethCollegeinLondon,“nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance.”Scientificevidencelinkingbreakfasttobetterhealthorbetterperformanceissurprisinglyinadequate,andmostoftherecentworkinvolveschildren,notadults,“Theliterature”,saysoneresearcher,Dr.ErrestoattheUniversityofTexas,“ispoor”.Thelatestyearforwhichfigurescouldbeobtainedis_______.A.theyeartheauthorwrotethearticleB.1977C.anyyearbetween1997and1983D.1983Forthosewhodonottakebreakfast,thegoodnewsisthat_______.severalstudieshavebeendoneinthepastfewyearstheomissionofbreakfastdoesnoharmtoone’shealth9/13adultshaveespeciallymadestudiesinthisfieldeatinglittleinthemorningisgoodforhealth73.“nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance”means______.anyonewithoutbreakfastdoesimprovehisperformancenotgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformancehavingbreakfastdoesnotimproveperformance,eitherpeoplehavingbreakfastdoimprovetheirperformance74.Theword“literature”inthelastsentencerefersto_______.A.stories,poems,plays,etc.B.writtenworksonaparticularsubjectC.anyprintedmaterialD.themodernliteratureofAmericaWhatisimpliedbutNOTstatedbytheauthoristhat_______.breakfastdoesnotaffectperformanceDr.ErrestoisengagedinresearchworkataninstitutionofhigherlearningnoteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildrenProfessorBenderoncetaughtcollegecoursesinnutritioninLondonPassageFourAbout35%ofallhighschoolgraduatesinAmericacontinuetheireducationinaninstitutionofhigherlearning.Thewordcollegeisusedtorefertoeitheracollegeorauniversity.Theseinstitutionsofferfour-yearprogramsthatleadtoaBachelorofArts(B.A.)orBachelorScience(B.S.)degree.Somestudentsattendajuniorcollege(providingonlyatwo-yearprogram)foronetotwoyearsbeforeenteringafour-yearcollegeasasophomore(二年级生)orjunior(三年级生).Itisgenerallyeasiertobeacceptedatastateuniversitythanataprivateone.Mostprivateschoolsrequirestrictentranceexaminationsandahighgradepointaverage(GPA),aswellasspecificcollegeprepclassesinhighschool.Privateschoolscostconsiderablymorethanstatecollegesandfamousprivateschools10/13areveryexpensive.Poorerstudentscansometimesattend,howeverscholarships.Somecollegegraduatesgoontoearnadvanceddoctoraldegreesingrad(graduate)school.Occupationsincertainfieldssuchaslawormedicinerequiresuchadvancedstudies.Sincecollegecostsareveryhigh,moststudentsworkatpart-timejobs.Somehavefull-timejobsandgotoschoolpart-time.Oftensomewilltakefiveormoreyearstocompleteafour-yearprogrambecauseofmoney/jobdemandsontheirtime.Whilethecollegeandworkdemandstakeupthegreatpartofastudentmoststillenjoysocialactivities.Sports,dances,clubs,movies,andplaysareallverypopular.However,gatheringtogetherforlong,philosophicalfavoritemeetingplaceonorneartheuniversityisprobablythemostpopularactivity.Collegeeducationis_______inAmerica.A.quitecommonB.veryrareC.somethingdifficultD.almostimpossibleWhichofthefollowingisNOTrequiredforenteringmostprivateschools.A.entranceexaminationsB.takingpartinmanyactivitiesC