2020成人高考高起点英语模拟练习题及答案

2020成人高考高起点英语模拟练习题及答案VocabularyandStructure(40points)Directions：Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Whichis country，theUnitedStatesorCanada?A.alargerB.largerC.thelargerD.thelargestThesilkfeels .A.softB.softlyC.softnessD.softyTwonuclearpowerstations inthepasttenyears.A.arebuiltB.havebeenbuiltC.wouldbebuiltD.arebuildingTheykepton tilltheygottothefootofthehill.A.torunB.runningC.runingD.runThereismuchworktodo， ?A.isn‘titB.isthereC.isn’tthereD.isit asheis，hecan‘tunderstandtheEnglishfilm.A.AstudentofEnglishB.ThoughastudentofEnglishC.StudentofEnglishD.BeingastudentofEnglishTheoldinthecountry takengoodcareof.A.haveB.hasC.isD.areNotasinglemistake inthetest.A.hemadeB.didhemakeC.hehasmadeD.madehe mysurprise，Igotahighgradeinthistest.A.ForB.ToC.TobeD.OnSheneveragree you，didshe?A.toB.withC.inD.atWouldyoumind aphotoofyou?A.metakeB.totakeC.mytakingD.metotakeTheladytreatstheboywellasifhe herownson.A.isB.wasC.wereD.wouldbe roundthecity，wewereimpressedbythecity‘snewlook.A.TakenB.TakingC.TobetakenD.BeingtakenHehadapain hisback.A.onB.withC.inD.ontoThecity Iwasbornisonthenewrailwayline.A.whichB.thatC.onwhichD.whereIhad thatIwouldalwaysrememberit.A.soagoodexperienceB.suchagoodexperienceC.sogoodanexperienceD.suchgoodanexperience giveushelpiswelcome.A.WhoeverB.WhoeverC.NomatterwhoD.ThosewhoAfterrunningfornearlyhalfanhour，Iwas .A.outofplaceB.outofcontrolC.outofbreathD.outofpracticeThemothertoldthelittleboytodoallthethings .A.onhimselfB.onhisownC.tohimselfD.byownYouhadbetter ajacket，becauseitiscoldoutside.A.takeonB.totakeonC.putonD.toputonIfyouwilldothat，pleasetakemeinto .A.thinkB.thinkingC.thoughtD.accountMypenhas ink.A.runoutofB.afewC.runawayD.nolittleThereare，ofcourse，badteachersaswellas .A.goodoneB.somegoodC.goodonesD.thosegood“ haste，thelessspeed”isgoodadviceheoftengivesus.A.MoreB.ThemoreC.ThemorerD.MorerYoudolook .Youarenotatalllikeapersonwhohasbeenillinbedforyears.A.goodB.wellC.sadD.disappointedSomepeopleliketoeatapples.Butsomepreferbananas apples.A.toB.forC.withD.againstI heretwoyearsago.A.movedtoB.havemovedC.havemovedtoD.movedHeis strongaman hecanlifttenstoneslikethisone.A.such・・・soB.so・・・thatC.sucha•••thatD.soa…代丫口It theywholentmethetelevision.A.wasB.isC.wereD.areAfamousCanadiandoctorexpressedthevalueofhobbiesbysaying，“ manisreallyhappywithoutahobby.”A.NotB.WithoutC.NoD.NoneTelevisionbroadcastsare toanareathatiswithinsightofthesendingstationofitsrelay.A.prohibitedB.boundedC.limitedD.restrictedManythings impossibleinthepastarecommontoday.A.toconsiderB.beingconsideredC.consideringD.consideredMyparentswanted me.A.makeascientistB.tomakeascientistC.makeascientistofD.tomakeascientistofHehasabadhabitof otherswhentheyarespeaking.A.involvingB.investigatingC.interferingD.interruptingIlikethatnewwatchverymuch，butIcan‘t it.A.costB.offerC.payD.spendTomarrivedattheofficeanddiscoveredthathehad hisdoorkey.A.lentB.borrowedC.lostD.noThebeautifulsceneleftadeep ontheforeignvisitors.A.thoughtB.ideaC.thinkingD.impressionTheroomisalittlesmall; itissohot.A.inadditionB.inadditiontoC.additionalD.addingIwishI heraddressyesterday.A.knowB.hadknownC.wouldknownD.knewIt yesterday.Thegroundisstillwetnow.A.musthaverainedB.wasrainingC.rainedD.hadrainedIII。Cloze(20points)口Directions：Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage，therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Insuremeanstoprotect_51_alossofmoney.Mostpeoplecanbudgettheirmoneysothattheirincomewillcoverexpectedexpenses_52_food，clothing，housing，andpublicservices.But，thereisnowaytoknow_53_whowillsufferacrisis(危机)suchasaseriousillness，fire，flood，oracaraccident.Suchcrisesusually_54_greatexpense.Evenifpeoplecouldpredictcrises，itwouldbehardtosaveenoughmoneyto_55_theexpenses.Insuranceisasystem_56_acompanycollectsmoneyfrommanyindividualsandthenpayscertainexpenseswheneveroneofthoseinsuredindividualsisfacedwithacertaincrisis.Aninsurancepolicy_57_howmuchtheinsurancecostsandhowmuchthecompanywillpaywhenapolicyholderisfacedwithacertaincrisis.Therearemanydifferentkindsofinsurance，_58_hospital，motor-carandfire.Insurancecanberatherexpensivebutmostpeoplebuyinsuranceofsomekind.Insuranceissomething_59_peoplebuyandhopetheywill_60_need.A.forB.fromC.againstD.withA.suchasB.forexampleC.thatD.thesameasA.predictB.aheadC.inadvanceD.earlierA.resultfromB.makeC.takeD.resultinA.coverB.paybackC.fillD.makefullA.thatB.bywhichC.whatD.whereA.saidB.agreeC.makesureD.statesA.includeB.includingC.aswellasD.alsoA.whichB.thatC.asD.likeA.neverB.everC.sometimesD.oftenIVoReadingComprehension(60points)口Directions：TherearefourreadingpassagesinthispartEachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA，B，CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneResearchershavefoundthatREM(rapideyemovement)sleepisimportanttohumanbeings.Thistypeofsleepgenerallyoccursfourorfivetimesduringonenightofsleeplastingfiveminutestofortyminutesforeachoccurrence.Thedeeperaperson‘ssleepbecomes，thelongertheperiodsofrapideyemovement.TherearephysicalchargesinthebodytoshowthatapersonhaschangedfromNREM(non-rapideyemovement)toREMsleep.Breathingbecomesfaster，theheartrateincreases，and，asthenameimplies，theeyesbegintomovequickly.AccompanyingthesephysicalchangesinthebodyisaveryimportantcharacteristicofREMsleep.ItisduringREMsleepthatapersondreams.Accordingtothepassage，howoftendoesREMsleepoccurinonenight?A.OnceB.TwiceC.FouroffivetimesD.FortytimesTheword“deeper”inparagraph1isclosestinmeaningtowhichofthefollowing?A.heavier.B.louder.C.stronger.D.happier.WhichofthefollowingshowsthatapersonisNOTdreaminginhissleep?A.Hiseyesbegintomove.B.Hisbreathingbecomesfaster.C.Hisheartrateincreases.D.Hiseyesstopmoving.Thesubjectofthispassageis .A.whypeoplesleepB.thehumanneedforREMsleepC.thecharacteristicofREMsleepD.physicalchangesinthehumanbodyWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthearticle?A.REMSleepB.TwoTypesofSleepC.SleepersD.WhatHappenstoSleepersPassageTwoTheMotherGooseStories，sowellknowntochildrenallovertheword，arecommonlysaidtohavebeenwrittenbyalittleoldwomanforhergrandchildren.Accordingtosomepeople，shelivedinBoston，andherrealnamewasElizabethVergoose.Herson-in-law，aprinternamedThomasFleet，wassupposedtohavepublishedthefamousstoriesandpoemsforsmallchildrenin1719.However，nocopyofthisbookhaseverbeenfound，andmostscholarsdoubtthetruthofthisstory—anddoubt，moreover，thatMotherGoosewaseverarealperson.TheypointoutthatthenameisadirecttranslationoftheFrench“MereI‘Oye.”In1697theFrenchmanCharlesPerraultpublishedthefirstbookinwhichthisnamewasused.Thecollectioncontainseighttales，including“SleepingBeauty，”“Cinderella，”and“PussinBoots.”ButPerraultdidnotoriginatethesestories;theywerealreadyquitepopularinhisday，andheonlycollectedthem.Whatissuppssedtohavehappenedin1719?ElizabethVergoosewrotethefirstMotherGooseStories.ThomasFleetpublishedtheMotherGooseStories.TheMotherGooseStoriesweretranslatedintoFrench.CharlesPerraultpublishedthefirstMotherGooseStories.MostscholarsconsiderMotherGoosetobe .A.arealpersonB.abookwrittenbyalittleoldwomanC.acollectionbyElizabethVergooseD.atranslationfromFrenchWhenPerraultpublishedthefirstbookin1679， .nostoryofthebookhadbeenknowntopeoplesomestoriesofthebookwerealreadywellknownfewpeoplewereinterestedinthestoriesofthebookstorieslike“SleepingBeauty”and“Cinderella”becamepopularThenameusedinthefirstbookpublishedin1679issupposedtohavebeen .A.MotherGooseB.MereI‘OyeC.ElizabethVergooseD.CharlesPerraultOnthebasisofthispassage，whatmaybeconcludedabouttherealoriginofstories“SleepingBeauty”and“Cinderella”?TheywereinventedbyElizabethVergoose.TheywereinventedbyThomasFleet.TheywereinventedbyCharlesPerrault.Theirwritersareunknown.PassageThreeBanksarenotordinarilypreparedtopayoutallaccounts;theyrelyondepositors（储户）nottodemandpaymentallatthesametime.Ifdepositorsshouldcometofearthatabankisnotsafe，thatitcannotpayoffallitsdepositors，thenthatfearmightcauseallthedepositorstoappearonthesameday.Iftheydid，thebankcouldnotpayallaccounts.However，iftheydidnotallappearatonce，thentherewouldalwaysbeenoughmoneytopaythosewhowantedtheirmoneywhentheywantedit.Mrs.ElsieVaughthastoldusofaterrifyingbankrunthatsheexperienced.OnedayinDecemberof1925severalbanksfailedtoopeninacitywhereMrs.Vaughtlived.Theotherbanksexpectedarunthenextday，andsotheofficersofthebankinwhichMrsVaughtworkedasatellerhadenoughmoneyonhandtopayofftheirdepositors.Theofficerssimplytoldthetellerstopayondemand.Thenextmorningacrowdgatheredinthebankandonthesidewalkoutside.Thelengthofthelinemademanythinkthatthebankcouldnotpossiblypayoffeveryone.Peoplebegantopushandthentofightforplacesnearthetellers‘windows，Thepowerofthepanicatmospherewassuchthattwotellers，thoughtheyknewthatthebankwasquiteallrightandcouldpayalldepositors，drewtheirownmoneyfromthebank.MrsVaughtsaysthatshehaddifficultykeepingherselffromdoingthesame.Abankrunhappenswhen .abankisclosedforoneormoredaystoomanydepositorstrytodrawouttheirmoneyatonetimethereisnotenoughmoneytopayallitsdepositorsatonetimetellersofabanktaketheirownmoneyfromthebankThetellersinMrs.Vaught‘sbankweretoldto .explainwhytheycouldnotpayoutallaccountspayoutaccountsasrequestedmakethedepositorsbelievethatthebankwasstandpayoutmoneyasslowlyaspossibleThemaincauseofabankrunis .A.lossofconfidenceB.lackofmoneyC.crowdsofpeopleD.inexperiencedtellersWhichofthefollowingdidMrs.Vaughtsay?Sheknowthatthebankwasnotsound.Shefearedthattoomanydepositorsdrawingtheirmoneywouldclosethebank.Shewasnotabletodrawouthermoney.Shewastemptedtodrawouthermoney.Accordingtothepassage，theactionsofthedepositorsofMrs.Vaught‘sbankwereaffectedmainlybythe .easewithwhichtheycouldgettheirmoneyconfidencethatMrs.VaughtshowedfailureofseveralotherbankstoopenconfidenceshownbyotherdepositorsofthebankPassageFourOneofthegreatestproblemsforthosesettlersinNebraskainthelastquarterofthepreviouscenturywasfuel.Littleofthestatewasforestedwhenthefirstsettlersarrivedanditisprobablethatby1880，onlyaboutone-thirdoftheoriginallyforestedarearemained，downtoamere1percentofthestate‘s77，000squaremiles.Withwoodandcoaloutofthequestion，andwithfuelneededyear-roundforcooking，andduringtheharshwintermonthsforheating，somesolutionhadtobefound.Somewhatimprobably，thebuffaloprovidedtheanswer.Buffalochips（干粪块）werefoundtoburnevenly，hotly，andcleanly，withlittlesmokeandinterestingly，noodor，Soon，collectingthembecameawayoflifeforthesettlers‘childrenwhowouldpickthemupontheirwaytoandfromschool，ortakepartincompetitionsdesignedtocounteracttheirnaturalreluctance.Evenayoungman，seekingtoimpressthegirlhewantedtomarry，wouldarrivewithalargebagofchipsratherthanwithaboxofcandyorabunchofflowers.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?ThesolutiontotheNebraskasettlers‘fuelproblem.LifeinNebraskainthelateninteenthcentury.TheimporanceoftheAmericanbuffalo.DeforestationinNebraskainthelatenineteenthcentury.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?Nebraskawasnotadensely-forestedstateevenbeforethesettlersarrived.Thechildrenenjoyedcollectingthebuffalochips.Thechildrenspentalotoftimecollectingthechips.Buffalochipsweresatisfactoryasafuel.Thepassageimpliesthatbuffalochipsweren