2005年成人高考高起点英语试题及答案

一、语音知识(共5小题,每题1.5分,共7.5分) ()1. A. hour B. four C. flour D. our ()2. A. research B. respect C. disease D. distance ()3. A. feather B. measure C. weather D. league ()4. A. cushion B. butter C. luggage D. cupboard ()5. A. chimney B. chicken C. chemistry D. chairman 二词汇与语法知识(共15小题;每题1.5分,共22.5分。) ()6. I arranged to meet Mr. Jones here. I hope I haven’t ______ him. A. forgotten B. missed C. lost D. passed ()7. They have three reasons for keeping their marriage ______ secret for _____ moment. A. a; 不填 B. the; a C. 不填; the D. a; the ()8. Not until very late that afternoon ______ the news that his daughter won the match. A. did the father get B. the father got C. the father did get D. got the father ()9.Something must be done immediately if these wild animals ______ saved. A. will be B. were C. are about to be D. are to be ()10. Michael _____ to pass the examination at his second attempt. A. succeeded B. completed C. realized D. managed ()11. – My watch stopped. -- You ______ have forgotten to wind it. A. should B. must C. can D. may ()12. Helen made ____to visit her parents once a month, but she didn’t keep it. A. an offer B. a decision C. an effort D. a promise ()13. Don’t worry about Susan; she just feels like _____ home alone tonight. A. to stay B. stay C. staying D. having stayed ()14. Neither my wife nor I ______ able to persuade our daughter to change her mind. A. am B. are C. have been D. is ()15. This is the washing machine ____ we have had so much trouble. A. at which B. with which C. of which D. in which ()16. Mary has a lot of letters to write today. She ___ all afternoon and she _____ yet. A. has been writing; hasn’t finished B. has written; hasn’t finished C. writes; doesn’t finish D. wrote; didn’t finish ()17. As we knew, Xu HaiFeng won the first gold medal for China at the 23rd Olympic Games____ in Los Angeles. A. being held B. to be held C. having been held D. held ()18. The driving test was difficult for me, but I finally ____ it. A. got back to B. got along with C. got through D. got into ()19. – Why are you so late, Jim? -- Sorry. We _____ in heavy traffic for about an hour. A. have stuck B. are stuck C. stuck D. were stuck ()20. The teachers decided to put off the meeting t ill next week, ___ they won’t be so busy. A. since B. as C. when D. while 三完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分,共30分) Here is a story which I heard from my father yesterday evening over tea. One of his friends had _21__ been to the Himalayas, the famous mountain range in the world. While he was _22__ along the mountain paths, he came _23__ a few other visitors. _24__ the visitors were an old lady and her grandson. The small child _25__ the beautiful mountains and snow-capped peaks(山峰). He said to his grandmother: ―How _26__ these mountains are! Can we take them _27__, grandma? ‖ The old woman _28_ and said, ―Dear, if some child like you had taken them away _29__, would you have had a _30__ to see them? Now if we take these mountains away today, then tomorrow, _31__ child will not have the chance to _32__ these beautiful things. Don’t you _33__ they are so nice that everyone should see and _34__ them?‖ What a noble _35__! Our lives become _36__ only when we learn the _37___ of everything and give up our _38__ to have everything for ourselves. Just as the saying goes, ― The rich man is not the one who has the _39__, but one who _40__ the least.‖ ()21. A. nearly B. already C. almost D. recently ()22. A. marching B. walking C. following D. running 1 ()23. A. across B. to C. for D. around ()24. A. Besides B. About C. Between D. Among ()25. A. discovered B. recognized C. admitted D. attracted ()26. A. cold B. nice C. wide D. far ()27. A. home B. together C. down D. off ()28. A. worried B. agreed C. smiled D. cheered ()29. A. once B. tomorrow C. sometimes D. yesterday ()30. A. day B. chance C. time D. moment ()31. A. each B. other C. another D. that ()32. A. show B. take C. own D. see ()33. A. think B. guess C. mean D. say ()34. A. take B. have C. welcome D. enjoy ()35. A. thought B. language C. lesson D. feeling ()36. A. useful B. successful C. meaningful D. helpful\ ()37. A. price B. value C. nature D. result ()38. A. reasons B. desires C. struggle D. purpose ()39. A. time B. position C. most D. best ()40. A. needs B. has C. collects D. help 四阅读理解(共15小题;每题3分,共45分)A Grammar is the way a language works. People sometimes describe grammar as the ―rules‖ of a language; but in fact no natural language s have rules. If we use the word ―rules‖, we suggest that somebody made the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages were started by people making sounds which gradually changed into words, phrases and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call grammar is simply a description of a language at a particular time. Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short answer is ―No‖. Very ma ny people in the world speak their own native language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word ―grammar‖. But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is ―Yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly.‖ It’s important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teacher or look in a book. So think of grammar as something good, something helpful, something you can use to find your way like a signpost or a map. 41. The author holds that if grammar is described as ―rules‖, it would suggest that _____. A. rules must be made to speak the language B. language goes before grammar C. rules are fixed by language D. language is not a new game 42. From Paragraph 1 we can see that _____. A. language is changing, so is its grammar B. grammar must be simple to describe a language C. languages were formed by people now and then D. grammar should be changed at a particular time 43. According to the author grammar helps when ______. A. we look up something in a book B. we ask someone to make rules C. we speak our native language D. we learn a foreign language 44. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. Grammar Is the Rules of a Language B. The Change of Language C. Grammar Is Your Friend D. How to Study Grammar B In the late 1990s scientists began to notice changes in Yellowstone National Park. Trees that had stopped growing for years began to grow again. Animals started behaving differently. Scientists believe it is the wolves that have caused these changes. Wolves used to live in Yellowstone. But many people thought wolves would kill animals kept on farms, such as cows and sheep, and they would harm crops, too. In 1926 the last wolf in Yellowstone was killed. For the next 70 years Yellowstone did not have any wolves. Scientists decided to bring them back to the area in 1995. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service brought in 15 gray wolves from Canada. Today between 250 and 300 wolves live in Yellowstone—and they have already left their mark. Wolves have been hunting and eating elk. The elk leftovers (驯鹿被吃剩的部分) provide food for animals such as bears. With fewer elk, plants can grow better and taller. This new plant growth provides more trees for birds and more plant food for beavers. The number of beavers in northern Yellowstone has increase greatly since wolves were reintroduced. Wolves have such a big effect on Yellowstone because they are a keystone species (物种). Keystone species are species on which a large number of other plants and animals depend. The removal of a keystone species can lead to the death of other species. However, not everyone is happy with the wolves’ return. Farmers want to limit the number of wolves in the area, because if th ere are too many wolves, they may have not only their cows and sheep killed by wolves, but also their cats, dogs, and horses. Still, many scientists believe that Yellowstone is starting to look more like it did before people began to kill wolves there. 45. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Wolves have played an important role in Yellowstone for 70 years B. Wolves in Yellowstone had all been killed by the mid-1920s C. Yellowstone had no wolves at the beginning of the 20th century D. Yellowstone can hold no more than 300 wolves today 46. The sentence ―… they have already left their mark‖ most probably means in the passage that _____. A. they have brought about changes to Yellowstone B. they have made marks where they can get food C. they have left a lot of footprints in the park D. they have marked out the areas of their own 47. What is the immediate change after 15 wolves were brought in? A. Plants grow taller and better B. Beavers have increased greatly C. The number of elk is reduced D. Cows and sheep are killed on farms 48. It seems to be a wise decision to have brought wolves back to Yellowstone because ____. A. wolves can depend on themselves to find food B. a national park should introduce foreign animals C. a national park should have different kinds of animals D. wolves are necessary for many other animals and plants to live C In most of the United States, students attend classes for 5 days each week. Schools are required to hold classes for about 180 days a year. Recently, schools in some areas of the country have begun experimenting with the new teaching arrangement of holding classes for 4 days a week. Classes would meet their Monday through Thursday, or Tuesday through Friday. Some schools in 12 American states are now using that schedule (日程安排). The students still have the same number of total hours in class as before. But they attend school for a longer time on each of the 4 days. In Colorado, schools on the four-day week hold classes for seven-and-one-half hours a day for 144 days. Traditional (传统的) schools meet for 6 hours a day for 180 days. Many schools on a four-day schedule offer special programs, trips or sports meets on the fifth day. Officials say this gives students even more time in class than on the traditional schedule. Students do not have to miss school to go to the events. They can also go to doctors or deal with other important affairs on the fifth day. The main reason for shortening the school week is that many schools can save money by not providing meals or transportation for students on the fifth day. And they say research shows that students are not harmed by the shorter week. 49. How many teaching hours do most of the schools have in the U.S.? A. 6 hours for 4 days a week B. 6 hours for 5 days a week C. 7.5 hours for 4 days a week D. 7.5 hours for 5 days a week 50. What change does the four-day school week bring about? A. Students attend classes for 180 days a year B. Students have fewer class hours than before C. Students take part in more after-class activities D. Students have to take special programs on the fifth day 51. Which of the following is true about the four-day schedule? A. It is being practiced in some states B. It is being planned all over the country C. It helps students save money for meals D. It prevents small schools from closing down D After then years of being a housewife and a mother, Carol could not stand it any longer. Then, one morning, just after her two daughters had gone to school, she saw an advertisement(广告)in the paper. She phoned, and was asked to come to an interview(面谈) that very afternoon. Mr. Hollins, who interviewed her, was a young man about 24 in a black suit. There was a hard look in his eye and he talked very fast. He told her she would be required to stop men between the ages of 21 and 50 and ask them several questions designed to determine what men think of deodorants. The information was to be recorded and she would be paid according to the number of complete interviews she had. When Carol asked which factory the research was for, she was told that was not important. Last of all, before she began she would have to attend a one-day training. Carol accepted. After the training, which was only about how to write down the answers correctly in a form and how to put the questions, Carol found herself in the center of town at 9:30 in the morning. She soon found out that getting the information was really not at all that easy. First, she stopped a man who refused to answer any questions because he had no time. Next, a man told her it was none of her business whether he used deodorants or not. Then she interviewed a man who was hard of hearing and, instead of answering her questions, began asking her all sorts of his own. Finally, Carol found a young man with a pleasant smile on his face. He was coming towards her slowly and seemed ready to talk. He looked surprised when she put her first question. ―I’m doing a research, too.It’s about soap powders,‖ he said. 52. Mr. Hollins told Carol that she was required _______. A. to record what she heard in the streets B. to collect men’s opinions on a product C. to pay visits to men aged 21 through 50 D. to stop people who were using the product 53. Before Carol started to work, she learned how to _____. A. fill her personal information in a form B. receive training that might help her do the job C. put the information collected in the form provided D. ask interesting questions in the training course 54. What can we know about the third man Carol stopped in the town center? A. He was impatient to listen to Carol B. He was ready to answer Carol’s questions C. He found it hard to believe what Carol said D. He had trouble getting what Carol was saying 55. Carol found in her work that _____. A. few people were willing to answer her questions B. it was not easy to make herself understood C. men did not like her questions very much D. young people were more helpful 五补全对话(共5句;每句满分为3分,共15分) 提示:Mary在一家电器店买了一台录音机,回去后发现机器不转,便拿来要求退货。店员请她指出问题,并表示愿意替她修理。经检查发现是电源未接通。(S= shop assistant M=Mary) S: Morning, ___________________________, miss? M: Uh, I’d like to return this tape recorder and get my money back. S: ________________________? M: It doesn’t work. S: I’m very sorry, but _____________________________.M: I got this recorder only yesterday. Are you sure it won’t wrong again? S: The service department in our store is quite good at that sort of thing. _______________________what the trouble is. M: It simply doesn’t work. You see, none of the button work. Try it yourself. S: OK. Let me see. Oh, ___________________, miss. Now it works very well. 六面表达(满分30分) 假定你是中国文化知识大赛组委会主席,写信祝贺参赛选手John Smith 获本次大赛一等奖,并其以下事项: 1.出席12月10日晚在北京友谊宾馆举行的庆祝晚会;赢得了免费中国10日游; 2.如果能够参加旅游,应将信中所附表格填好,并准备好护照(passport).组委会将负责其他相关事宜。 注意:词数应为100左右。 October 17, 2005 Dear Mr. John Smith, ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Sincerely Yours, Li Hua Chair Committee of the Chinese Culture Contest