成人高考高起点《英语》试卷

成人高考高起点《英语》试卷

（202X年）

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，共105分）

一、语音知识:共5小题;每题1.5分，共7.5分。在下列每组单词中。有一个单词的划线部分

与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词。

1.A.handsomeB.candleC.distanceD.land

2.A.meatB.readyC.heatD.seat

3.A.bottomB.colouC.MondayD.ton

4.A.billionB.labC.tableD.comb

5.A.toothB.monthC.fatherD.method

二、词汇与语法知识：共15小题；每题1.5分，共22.5分。从每小题的四个选择项中，选

出最佳的一项。

6.JohnsonwillphonehismotherassoonasheinKunming.

A.arrivedB.arrivesC.willarriveD.iSarriving

7.Theyoungpolicemanaskedhernamewas.

A.whenB.whoC.whyD.what

3.Thissongisverywithyoungpeople.

A.pleasantB.popularC.favouriteD.beautiful

9.Thefamilyatasmallhotelforthenight.

A.putupB.wentupC.gotupD.jumpedup

10.4tWecan'tgooutjinthisweather.^saidBob,ouofthewindow.

A.tohavelookedB.lookedC.lookingD.tolook

ll.-LefSgototheconcerttonight.Mary.

-Sorry.I.1havetohelpmymomwiththehousework.

A.needn*tB.can'tC.mustn'tD.shouldn't

12.1chosethiscoatintheendbecauseoneswerealltooexpensive.

A.theothersB.anotherC.othersD.theother

13.Wegottothecinemalatetheheavytaffic.

A.becauseofB.insteadofC.accordingtoD.exceptfor

14.Davidhasdecidedfootballattheendofthisseason.

A.giveupB.givingupC.togiveupD.havinggivenup

15.Clearly,objectofthegameistoimprovechildren'smathskills.

A.不填;theB.an;theC.不填;不填D.ihe;不填

16.arrivinghomeshefoundheroldfriendalrendythere.

A.OnB.ForC.ByD.With

17.HesayshehastheT-shirt,I'veneverseedhimwearit.

A.afterB.sinceC.althoughD.if

18.WhenAnnatheroom,agroupofyoungmenweretalkingeagerlyroundthetable.

A.entersB.hasenteredC.wasenteringD.entered

19.-DoyoumindifIopenthewindow?

A.Yes,pleaseB.No,goaheadC.No.pleasedon'tD.Yes,you'dbetterdo.

20.Amuseuminthecitycentrenextyear.

A.willbebuiltB.willbuilC.wasbuiltD.built

三、完形填空：共15小题;每题2分，共30分。通读下面的短文,掌握其大意。然后，从每

小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Overthesummer,myfamilytookatriptoIcelandtoseethenaturalbeautyofit.LittledidI

21Iwouldwakeuponemorningtohavemyeyesswelledup（肿胀）likeballoons!Iwasfrightened,

Somanyquestionswere22throughmyhead.AmIallergic（过敏的）tosomething?Wasthere

someIcelandicdiseasethatI23?TheonlyhelpIreceivedwassomeallergymedicine24aclinic

nearby.NothingWasworking.

Whenthetripwasover,Iwenttoseemydoctor,Shegavemeeyedrops,butclearlythey

weren'tworththetimeor25andtheswellinggotworseandworse.

Ifinallydecidedthatitwouldbebestformeto26beingsosadandtakeiteasyandhavefun.

Itwassummerafterall.Ihadafunnightwithmyfriendsasifnothingwas27.ThenextmorningI

wokeupandwentto28howswollenmyeyeswere,onlytofindmyself29atmynormalface,It

wasamiracle（奇迹）.130askingmyselfwhyIhadn'tdonethatearlier.Wasbeingwithmyfriends

andhavingfunreallythe31tomyproblem?

TothisdayIstilldonotknowwhatIhad,and32doanyofthemanydoctorsthatI33during

thesummer,IwouldreallyliketogobacktoIcelandtoseetheNorthernLights,34Iamvery

muchfrightenedthatIamjustallergictothecountry.IhopeInever35havingsuchterrible

swellinginmyeyeseveragain.

21.A.knowB.doubtC.insistD.fear

22.A.cuttingB.goingC.pullingD.hurrying

23.A.causedB.foughtC.caughtD.treated

24.A.onB.fromC.withD.to

25.A.painB.adventureC.weightD.money

26.A.tnrB.mindC.preferD.stop

27.A.fairB.mistakenC.similarD.wrong

28.A.checkB.explainC.describeD.mark.I

29.A.aimingB.lookingC.wavingD.pointing

30.A.missedB.keptC.regrettedD.excused

31.A.wayB.relationC.answerD.dewgtion

32.A.neitherB.noneC.eitherD.no

33.A.hatedB.employedC.disappointedD.visited

34.A.soB.orC.butD.for

35.A.finishB.forgiveC.experienceD.consider

四、阅读理解：共15小题；每题3分，共45分。阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每

小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。

Whenyougoonyouriobinterview（面试）,besuretodresswell,beontime,doyourresearch

andNEVERaskanyofthefollowingquestions:

l.MHowquicklycould1bepromoted（晋升）？”

Anemployerfirstofallwantsanemployeetobehappywiththepositionthey

have.Ambition（抱负）isgood,butthereisatimeandplacetodiscusspromotion,andit'snotduring

aninterview.

2.HWillbeabletoworkfromhome?”

Thisisbasicallytellingyourfutureboss一beforeyou'veevenstarted一thatyou'retoolazyto

comeintotheoffice.

3.HHowmuchvacationtimedoesthispositionoffer?,1

AlthouhthiscouldbeaskedthisisthetypeofinfomaionyoushouldgetAFTERyou'vebeen

offeredapositionandnotbefore.

4.**WillIhavetoworkwithateam?.”

Almostalljobsneedsomekindofteamwork,soanysignthatyouarenotagoodteamplayer

willleaveyouwithunfavorablepointinanemployer'seyes.

5・"Doesthispositioncomewithahandsomepay?H

Thepayisusuallydiscussedafterapositionhasbeenoffered.Ifanemployeroffersthis

subect,feelfreetodiscussit.Otherwise,irvnottolooklikeyouareinterestedonlyinthingsfor

yourowngoodAnemployerwillmorereadilyhiresomeoneinterestedinbetteringthemselves

ANDthecompanyasawhole.

36.Anemployerusuallyexpectsanemployeetobe.

A.hungryforpromotionB.satisfiedwiththevacation

C.pleasedwiththepositionDcuriousabouttheworkplace

37.Askingtoworkfromhommayyourfuturebossthinkthat.

A.youwanttostayawayfromyourbossB.youworkbeterathome

C.you'reunwillingtomeetothersDyou'retoolazytocomeintotheoffice

38.Whencanyouofferthesubjectofpay?

A.BeforeyouaskaboutteamworkB.Afteryougetthejob

CAttheendofyourinterview.D.Atthebeginningofyourinterview.

39.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthistext?

AQuestionsNottoAskinaJobInterviewBHowtoDressforaJobInterview

C.CleverAnswerstoInterviewQuestionsDProperTimeforaJobInterview

B

MariaMitchell（1818-1889,thefirstwomanastronomer（天文学家）intheUnitedStates,was

borninNantucket.Massachusetts.Herparentsvaluededucationandinsistedongivingherthe

samequalityofeducationthatboysreceived

Herfather.WilliamMitchell,wasanastronomerandteacherhimself.Whenhebuilthisown

school,Mariabecameastudentandalsoateachingassistanttohim.Athome.Mariasfathertaught

hertowatchthestarsandothernaturalobjectsinspaceusinghispersonaltelescope（望远镜）.

LatershewenttoworkatthelibraryoftheNantucketAtheneum.Overthenexttwenyyears,

shefurtherdevelopedherinterestinreadingasmanybooksasshecould.Shespenthernights

watchingtheskycloselywithherfather.

OnOctober1,1847,Mariadiscoveredacomet（彗星）bymerelyusingatwo-inchtelescope.

Someyearsbefore,KingFrederickVIofDenmarkhadsetupprizestoeachdiscoverof

a"telescopiccomet1'.Theprizewastobegiventothenfirstdiscoverer"ofeachsuchcometbecause

cometswereoftendiscoveredbymorethanoneperson.

Therewasonceaquestionofwhoshouldbethewinner.Asthestorygoes,francescodeVico

haddiscoveredthesamecomettwodayslater,buthadreportedittotheEuropeanvor.Shewon

theprizein1848andbecameabignametheworldover.Thecometwasnamed“MissmitchelFs

Comet.^^

40.WhateanbelearntaboutMariasparentsaccordingtothetext?

A.Theycamefromlow-incomefamilies.

B.TheygaveMariaequalchanceforeducation

C.Theywerebothastronomers

D.Theywerebothteachers.

41.WheplayedthemostimportantroleinMaria*sgreatachievement?

A.KingFrederickVIBFrancescodeVico

C.HerfatherD.Hermother

42.WhatproblemdidMariameetwithinwinningtheprize?

AShenamedthecometonherown

B.Shedidnotusetherequiredtelescope.

C.Shedidnotreportherdiscoveryintime

D.Shediscoveredthecometwithherfather

43.WhendidFraneeseodeVicodiscoverthecomet?

A.Inl818B.Inl889C.Inl848D.Inl847

C

Manyschoolshavetheirartprogramsremovedinanefforttoimprovetestscoresandmoney.

However,someresearchersbelievethatthisisnotcorrect.Studentscanmastersomebasicskills

inartclassthattheycannotfindinanormalclassroom.

Allowmetosharewhyyouhavetotakeartclass.

Firstandmostimportant,itstimulatescreativity（激发仓U造力）Artschoolsencourageyouto

thinkoutsidetheboxandbecreativeenoughtocreatesomethingarlistic.ilcanbeusednotonlyin

artbutinlife,too.

Besides,ithelpsyoumaketherightchoice.Inartclass,youareusuallyfreetodowhatyou

want.Ineveryartclass,youarerequiredtomakedecisionsthatcandeterminewhatyourpainting

willturnouttobe.

Inaddition,studentscanlearntheartofcritical（批判性的）thinkingasaskillof

observation（观察）.Forexample,artstudentsfindwaystoimagine,Thatisaskilltheyneedto

beomebetterreadersandproblemsettlers,

Whatismore,itisnotedthatthecompany'sbossesareactivelylookingforemployeeswho

canthinkcreatively.Creativethinkingisoneofthemostimportantskillsthatstudentscanlearnin

artcourses.

Finally,studentswhoaretrainedinartclasshaveinterestingmentalhabits.Theylowtowork

onataskforalongtimeandhowtocontinuetoworkeveniftheyarediscouraged.Theyarebetter

forcreatingalinkbetweentheclassroomandtheoutsideworld.Inaddition,childrenwhodoart

workareabletolookbackontheirworkandmakeJudgmentsaboutthemselves.

44.Whyareartprogramsremovedfrommanyschools?

A.Tomakestudentshavetheirownhobbies

B.Toimprovestudents'testscoresandsavemoney.

CTohelpstudentsmastersomejobskills

DTogivestudentsmorefreetime

45.Whatisthemostimportantqualitystudentsdevelopinartclass?

A.DeterminationB.CarefulnessC.CreativityD.Honesty

46.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Artstudentsareeasilyemployed.

B.Artprogramsmaybringalotofmoney.

C.Artclasscanhelpstudentsinmanyways.

DArtteachersshouldpaymoreattentiontotests.

D

Youknowwhatahotelis,ofcourse.Andperhaps,youalsoknowwhatacondo

is-aresidntial（居住的）buildingdividedintoseprateuniotsthatareownedbydifferentpeople.What

youmaynotknowisthatinsomeU.S.cities,thetwohavecometogetherintosomelhingcalleda

“condohotel”.

Somecondohotelscannowbefoundinbeachandmountaintownsandafewsmall

cities,However,noneismorefamousthanthegreat105-year-oldPlazaHotelinNewYork,on

FifthAvenueacrossfromCentralPark.ThePlazaclosedforrepairin2005.Whenitreopenedtwo

yearslater,morethanhalfofithadbeenchangedintooneofthesemoderncondohotels.

Here'showitworks:Youbuywhatequalstoanapartment（公寓）.Ifit'sat'ThePlaza,itwill

costyoubetween$1.5millionand$9milion.Soyouownapartofthebuilding.Butthere'ssome

inconvinience.Youmaystaytherenomorethan120daysayear,hereion.Therestofthetime,the

hotel'sworkerscanbookguestsintoyourplace,justastheywouldintheregularhotel'srooms.So

ifyou'reluckyandrich,youcannowliveinreallyspecialquartersuptoalmostonethidofthe

year.Whileotherspayoffyourmortgage（房贷）therestoftheyear.

Sofar,agreatmonryofthenation'scondohotelunitshavebeenpurchasednotbyrichpeople

butrichercompaniesm,includingforeignones.Theywantaniceplacefbrtheirbossestostay

whentheyareintownorworkinglateattheoffice.

47.Acondoisaplacewherepeople.

A.liveB.workC.eatD.study

48.Howlongcanyoustayinyourowncondohotelunitamosteachyear?

A.120daysB.OnemonthC.HalfayearD.Threemonths.

49.Whatdoespurchasedinthelastparngraphprobablymean?

A.Closed.B.Bought.C.Damaged.D.Repaired.

50.Whatdoweknowaboutacondohotel?

A.Itisdesignedbyrichcompanies.B.Itisbuiltfbrforeigntravellers.

C.Itisusuallysoldatalowprice.D.Itisownedbydifferentpeople.

第n卷（非选择题，共45分）

五、补全对话:共5句;每句满分为3分，共15分。根据中文提示，把对话中缺少的内容写在线

上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。打句号的地方，用陈述句;打问号的地方，用疑问句。

提示:Lucy要去艺术展览中心，向一位男士问路，该男士告诉她如何前往。（L=Lucy;S=Sir）

L:Excuseme.sir.51theArtExhibitionCentre?

S:Yesbutitisquitefar.It'SaboutanhoufSwalk.Youcantakeabusthere.

L:52?

S:YoucantakeBusNo.15.

L:53?

S:About20minutes.Andyoucanalsotakeataxi.

L:Taxi?That'Sagoodidea.Thankyouverymuch.

S:54

L:Goodbye.

S:55

六、书面表达:满分30分。

假设你是李华，在你校工作的Smith博士即将回国，你们班同学打算为他举行欢送会。请写

信邀请他参加并告诉他具体安排：

参加人员全班同学和英语老师

时间10月27日，星期五，晚上19:00

21:00

地点8号楼1002室

内容学生表演歌舞

Smith博士讲话

注意:1.词数应为100左右

2.生词:欢送会farewellparty

DearDr.Smith,

Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Yours,

LiHua

2017年成人高等学校高起点招生全国统一考试

英语答案及评分参考

一、语音知识

LA2.B3.A4.D5.C

二、词汇与语法知识

6.B7.D8.B9.A10.Cll.B12.D13.A14.C

15.D16.A17.C18.D19.B20.AC

三、完形填空

21.A22.B23.C24.B25.D26.D27.D28.A29.B30.B

31.C32.A33.D34.C35.C

四、阅读理解

36.C37.D38.B39.A40.B41.C42.C43.D44.B45.C

46.C47.A48.A49.B50.D

五、补全对话

51.Couldyoutellmethewayto.

52.WhichbusshouldItake

53.HOWlongwillittake

54.YOUYewelcome

55.Bye

六、书面表达

Onepossibleversion:

DearDr.Smith.

Howareyoudoingrecently?

AsyouaregoingtoleaveChina,weintendtoholdafarewellpartyforyouonFriday.October

27thatRoom1002,Building8.I'mwritingtoinviteyoutojointheparty.Itwillbeginat7:00P.

m.andlasttwohours.Onthatevening,alltheEnglishteachersandthestudentsinyourclasswill

bepresent.Wehavepreparedvariousinterestingprogramsforyou,includingsongsanddances.

Andwe*reveryexcitedtohearyourspeechthen.Hopeyoucanjoinusandhavesomefun.

Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Yours,

LiHua

2018年成人高考英语（高起点）精选模拟题及答案

在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。

找出这个词，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括弧里。

第1题_

A.machine

B.dictionary

C.Russian

D.question

【正确答案】：D

第2题__________

A.popular

B.large

C.remarkable

D.dark

【正确答案】：A

第3题_

A.church

B.chalk

C.character

D.cheat

【正确答案】：c

第4题_

A.cheat

B.weak

C.increase

D.area

【正确答案】：D

第5题__________

A.copy

B.loudly

C.today

D.Monday

【正确答案】：c

从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边

的括弧里。

第6题一Theseaisveryroughtoday.

—Yes,I'veneverseenbefore.

A.suchroughsea

B.sucharoughsea

C.soroughsea

D.thatroughsea

【正确答案】:B

第7题一She'sbrokenherarmagain.

—Again?Isheeverbrokenitbefore.

A.don'tknow;has

B.didn'tknow;had

C.didn'tknow;has

D.hadn,tknow;would

【正确答案】：B

第8题一Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?

一No,butweexpectanydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

【正确答案】：c

第9题-I'vebeentoldtopaytherent.

一Butit'salreadybeenpaid.Itbysomeoneelse.

A.mustbe

B.maybe

C.mustbepaid

D.musthavebeenpaid

【正确答案】：D

第10题MontrealislargerthaninCanada.

A.anycity

B.anycities

C.anyothercities

D.anyothercity

【正确答案】：D

第11题Human'sbrainsarelargerinproportiontotheirbodiesthan

A.whales

B.awhale

C.thatofwhales

D.thoseofwhales

【正确答案】：D

第12题Beforewritingyourarticle,,collectyourmaterial,

andprepareanoutline.

A.atopicshouldbeselected

B.atopictobeselected

C.yourtopicshouldbeselected

D.selectatopic

【正确答案】：D

第13题一Iusuallytravelbytrain.

"—Whynotbyplaneforachange?

A.totrygoing

B.tryingtogo

C.totryandgo

D.trygoing

【正确答案】：D

第14题Theboylayinthestreet,hiseyesandhishands_

A.closing;trembling

B.closed;trembled

C.closing;trembled

D.closed;tremblin

【正确答案】：D

第15题He_______herefor20yearsbytheendofnextmonth.

A.hadworked

B.hasworked

C.willhaveworked

D.willwork

【正确答案】：C

第16题I411dothedoctoradvised.

A.as

B.like

C.that

D.allwhat

【正确答案】：A

第17题一DidwehavetowaitforTom?

一Well,veryangryifwehadn'twaitedforhim.

A.he'dhavebeen

B.hewere

C.hehadbeen

D.hemustbe

【正确答案】：A

第18题Whydoyouinsiston?

A.thistobedone

B.thisdone

C.thisbeingdone

D.thisisdone

【正确答案】：C

第19题Welookedeverywhereforthe.

A.missingwatch

B.missedwatch

C.watchbeingmissed

D.watchthatlost

【正确答案】：A

第20题_____,therunnerscrossedthefinishline.

A.Tiring

B.Tired

C.Tobetired

D.Theyaretired

【正确答案】：B

第21题______bytheair,thekitewentupintothesky.

A.Pushing

B.Pushed

C.Havingbeenpushed

D.Havingpushed

【正确答案】：B

第22题一Theroundbowloverthereisabitsmall,isn'tit?

A.Soarethefish

B.Sothefishare

C.Neitherthefish

D.Neitherarethefish

【正确答案】：A

第23题Shecouldn'ttakeshorthand,sloweddowntheworkof

theoffice.

A.that

B.which

C.it

D.so

【正确答案】：B

第24题WasitlastFridayyoumethim?

A.that

B.onwhich

C.which

D.when

【正确答案】：A

第25题mightfailintheexamworriedhim.

A.He

B.Thathe

C.What

D.It

【正确答案】：B

第26题一I'Vgotthisreallypainfulear.

—Howlongyou?

A.doesitbother

B.wasitbothering

C.woulditbother

D.hasitbeenbothering

【正确答案】：D

第27题一Istartedtostudy,butthenafriendcalled.

一That'snoexcuse.

A.fornotstudying

B.notforstudying

C.notstudying

D.nottostudying

【正确答案】：A

第28题一Whywashesohotwhenhegothome?

—He.

A.wasrunning

B.isrunning

C.hasbeenrunning

D.hadbeenrunning

【正确答案】：D

第29题一There'sbeenanearthquake.

—Iknow.Atleastahundredpeople.

A.weretobekilled

B.aresaidtohavebeenkilled

C.saidtohavebeenkilled

D.aresaidtokill

【正确答案】：B

第30题Youmayinvitewantstogo.

A.whomever

B.whoever

C.whichone

D.people

【正确答案】：B

通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处

的最佳选择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。

第31题Mr.Joneswokeearlyonemorning,beforethesunhadrisen.I

twasabeautifulmorning,_31_hewenttothewindowandlookedout.

Hewas_32_toseeaneatly-dressedandmid-agedprofessor,who33

_intheuniversityjustuptheroadfromMr.Jones'house,coming

thedirectionofthetown.Hehadgreyhairthickglasses,andwas_

34anumbrella,amorningnewspaperandabag.Mr.Jonesthoughttha

themusthave_35_bythenighttrain_36_takingataxi.

Mr.Joneshadabigtreeinhisgarden,andthechildrenhadtieda

long_37_tooneofthebranches,sothattheycouldswingonit.

Mr.Jonessawtheprofessor_38_whenhesawtheropeandlookedcare

fullyupanddowntheroad.Whenhesawthattherewas_39_insight,

hesteppedintothegarden(therewasnofence),puthisumbrella,

newspaper,bagandhatnearlyonthegrassand_40_therope.Hepul

ledit_41_toseewhetheritwasstrongenoughtotakehisweight,

thenranasfastashecouldandswungintothe_42_ontheendofth

erope,hisgreyhairblowingallaround_43_._44_heswung,somet

imestakingafewmore_45_stepsonthegrasswhentheropebeganto

swing_46_slowlyforhim.

_47_theprofessorstopped,straightenedhistie,combedhishairc

arefully,putonhishat,_48_hisumbrella,newspaperandbag,a

ndcontinued_49_hiswaytotheuniversity,lookingas_50_andcor

rectandrespectableasonewouldexpectaprofessortobe.

A.because

B.as

C.so

D.for

【正确答案】：C

第32题—

A.surprised

B.glad

C.worried

D.excited

【正确答案】：A

第33题—

A.studied

B.worked

C.stayed

D.lived

【正确答案】：D

第34题—

A.passing

B.doing

C.carrying

D.sending

【正确答案】：C

第35题_________

A.left

B.gone

C.taken

D.arrived

【正确答案】：D

第36题________

A.becauseof

B.insteadof

C.by

D.with

【正确答案】：B

第37题_________

A.rope

B.line

C.stick

D.ruler

【正确答案】：A

第38题________

A.run

B.walk

C.jump

D.stop

【正确答案】：D

第39题________

A.nothing

B.nobody

C.noroom

D.nohouse

【正确答案】：B

第40题________

A.carried

B.grasped

C.took

D.threw

【正确答案】：B

第41题________

A.hard

B.high

C.heavily

D.greatly

【正确答案】：A

第42题—

A.garden

B.tree

C.land

D.ai

【正确答案】：D

第43题_______

A.hands

B.hisshoulders

C.hisface

D.hisneck

【正确答案】：c

第44题_________

A.Backwardsandforwards

B.Upanddown

C.Leftandright

D.Aroundandaround

【正确答案】：A

第45题_________

A.running

B.stopping

C.rising

D.falling

【正确答案】：A

第46题_________

A.enough

B.more

C.too

D.less

【正确答案】：C

第47题_________

A.Atfirst

B.Atlast

C.Atonce

D.Atleast

【正确答案】：B

第48题_________

A.setup

B.gaveup

C.sendup

D.pickedup

【正确答案】：D

第49题_________

A.on

B.for

C.by

D.with

【正确答案】：A

第50题_________

A.clean

B.slow

C.funny

D.quiet

【正确答案】：D

阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容徙每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空

白处的最佳选择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。

第51题GrandmaMosesisamongthemostfamoustwentieth-centurypaint

ersoftheUnitedStates,yetshehadonlyjustbegunpaintinginhe

rlateseventies.Assheoncesaidofherself：”Iwouldneversitb

ackinarocking-chair,waitingforsomeonetohelpme.”

ShewasbornonafarminNewYorkState.Attwelveshelefthomeand

wasinaserviceuntilattwenty-seven,shemarriedThomasMoses,

thetenantofhers.Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives.Shehadtenchil

dren,ofwhomfivesurvived;herhusbanddiedin1928.

GrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroiderypicture

sasahobby,butonlychangedtooilsinoldagebecauseherhands

hadbecometoostifftosewandshewantedtokeepbusyandpassthe

time.Herpictureswerefirstsoldatanexhibition,andweresoonn

oticedbyabusinessmanwhoboughteverythingshepainted.Threeoft

hepictureswereshownintheMuseumofModernArt,andin1940she

hadherfirstexhibitioninNewYork.Betweenthe1930'sandherdea

thsheproducedsome2,000pictures：carefulandlivelypicturesof

thecountrylifeshehadknown,withawonderfulsenseofcolorand

form.

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GrandmaMoses

B.TheChildrenofGrandmaMoses

C.GrandmaMoses：HerBestPictures

D.GrandmaMosesandHerFirstExhibition

【正确答案】：A

第52题FromGrandmaMoses'swordsofherselfinthefirstparagraph,

itcanbeinferredthatshewas.

A.independent

B.pretty

C.rich

D.alone

【正确答案】：A

第53题GrandmaMosesbegantopaintbecauseshewantedto.

A.makeherhomebeautiful

B.keepactive

C.improvehersalary

D.gainaninternationalfame

【正确答案】：B

第54题GrandmaMosesspentmostoftheirlife.

A.nursing

B.painting

C.farming

D.embroidering

【正确答案】：D

第55题Inthefallof1924ThomasWolfe,freshfromhiscoursesinp

laywritingatHarvardjoinedtheeightortenofuswhowereteachin

gEnglishcompositioninNewYorkUniversity.Ihadneverbeforeseen

amansotallashe,andsougly.Ipitiedhimandwentoutofmyw

aytohelphimwithhisworkandmakehimfeelathome.

Hisstudentssoonletmeknowthathehadnoneedofmyprotectivenes

s.Theyspokeofhisabilitytoexplainapoeminsuchamannerasto

havethemshoutingwithlaughterorstrugglingtokeepbacktheirte

ars,ofhisreadinesstoquoteindetailfromanypoettheycouldna

me.

Indeed,hisstudentsmadesomuchofhispowerofobservationthatI

decidedtomakealittletestandseeformyself.Mychancecameone

morningwhenthestudentswereslowlygatheringfornineo'clockcla

sses.

Uponarrivingattheuniversitythatday,IfoundWolfealoneinthe

largeroomwhichservedalltheEnglishcompositionteachersasanof

fice.HedidnotsayanythingwhenIaskedhimtocomewithmeoutin

tothehall,andheonlysmiledwhenwereachedaclassroomdoorand

Itoldhimtoenteraloneandlookaround.

Hesteppedin,remainednomorethanthirtysecondsandthencameou

t."Tellmewhatyousee."IsaidasItookhisplaceintheroom,

leavinghiminthehallwithhisbacktothedoor.Withouttheleast

hesitationandwithoutasingleerror,hegavethenumberofseatsi

ntheroom,pointedoutthosewhichweretakenbyboysandthoseocc

upiedbygirls,namedthecolorseachstudentwaswearing,pointed

outtheLatinverbwrittenontheblackboard,spokeofthechalkmar

kswhichthecleanerhadfailedtowashfromthefloor,andpictured

indetailtheviewofWashingtonSquarefromthewindow.

AsIrejoinedWolfe,Iwasspeechlesswithsurprise.He,onthecon

trary,waswhollycalmashesaid,“Theworstthingaboutit