2019年成人高考高起點英語提分試卷【一】

1、一、語音知識( 共 5 小題 ; 每題 1.5 分，共 7.5 分。 )在下列每組單詞中，有一個單詞的劃線部分與其他單詞的劃線部分的讀音不同。找出這個詞，并把它前面的大寫字母填入左邊括弧里。( )1.A. machine B. dictionary C. Russian D. question答案： D( )2.A. popular B. large C. remarkable D. dark答案：A( )3.A. church B. chalk C. character D. cheat答案：C( )4.A. cheat B. weak C. increase D. area答案：D( )5

2、.A. copy B. loudly C. today D. Monday答案：C二、詞匯與語法知識( 共 25小題 ; 每題 1.5 分，共 37.5 分。 )從每小題的四個選擇項中，選出的一項，并把它前面的大寫字母填入左邊的括弧里。( )6. The sea is very rough today. Yes， I ve never seen before.A. such rough sea B. such a rough seaC. so rough sea D. that rough sea答案： B( )7. She s broken her arm again. Again? I s

3、he ever broken it before.A. don t know; has B. didn t know; hadC. didn t know; has D. hadn t know; would答案： B( )8. Has the wallet been returned yet? No， but we expect any day now.A. to return it B. it to return C. it to be returned D. it returned答案： C( )9. I ve been told to pay the rent. But it s al

4、ready been paid. It by someone else.A. must be B. may beC. must be paid D. must have been paid答案： D( )10. Montreal is larger than in Canada.A. any city B. any cities C. any other cities D. any other city答案： D( )11. Human s brains are larger in proportion to their bodies than .A. whales B. a whale C.

5、 that of whales D. those of whales答案： D( )12. Before writing your article ， ， collect yourmaterial ， and prepare an outline.A. a topic should be selected B. a topic to be selectedC. your topic should be selected D. select a topic答案： D( )13. I usually travel by train. Why not by plane for a change?A.

6、 to try going B. trying to go C. to try and go D. try going答案： D( )14. The boy lay in the street ， his eyes and hishands .A. closing; trembling B. closed; trembledC. closing; trembled D. closed; trembling答案： D( )15. He here for 20 years by the end of next month.A. had worked B. has worked C. will ha

7、ve worked D. will work答案： C( )16. I ll do the doctor advised.A. as B. like C. that D. all what答案： A( )17. Did we have to wait for Tom? Well ， very angry if we hadn t waited for him.A. he d have been B. he were C. he had been D. he must be答案： A( )18. Why do you insist on ?A. this to be done B. this d

8、oneC. this being done D. this is done答案： C( )19. We looked everywhere for the .A. missing watch B. missed watchC. watch being missed D. watch that lost答案： A( )20. ， the runners crossed the finish line.A. Tiring B. Tired C. To be tired D. They are tired答案： B( )21. by the air ， the kite went up into t

9、he sky.A. Pushing B. Pushed C. Having been pushed D. Having pushed答案： B( )22. The round bowl over there is a bit small ， isn t it?A. So are the fish B. So the fish areC. Neither the fish D. Neither are the fish答案： A( )23. She couldn t take shorthand ， slowed downthe work of the office.A. that B. whi

10、ch C. it D. so答案： B( )24. Was it last Friday you met him?A. that B. on which C. which D. when答案： A( )25. might fail in the exam worried him.A. He B. That he C. What D. It答案： B( )26. I v got this really painful ear. How long you?A. does it bother B. was it botheringC. would it bother D. has it been b

11、othering答案： D( )27. I started to study ， but then a friend called. That s no excuse .A. for not studying B. not for studying C. not studying D. not to studying答案： A( )28. Why was he so hot when he got home? He .A. was running B. is running C. has been running D. had been running答案： D( )29. There s b

12、een an earthquake. I know. At least a hundred people .A. were to be killed B. are said to have been killedC. said to have been killed D. are said to kill答案： B( )30. You may invite wants to go.A. whomever B. whoever C. which one D. people答案： B三、完形填空(共20小題；每題1.5分，共30分。)通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意。從每小題的四個選項中選出可填入相應(yīng)空

13、白處的選擇，并把它前面的大寫字母填入左邊括號里。Mr. Jones woke early one morning ， before the sun had risen. It was a beautiful morning， _31_ he went to the window and looked out. He was_32_ to see a neatly-dressed and mid-aged professor ， who _33_ in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones house ， coming the direct

14、ion of the town. He had grey hair thick glasses ， and was _34 an umbrella ， a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must have _35_ by the night train _36_ taking a taxi.Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden ， and the children had tied a long _37_ to one of the branches ， so that th

15、ey could swing on it.Mr. Jones saw the professor _38_ when he saw the rope and looked carefully up and down the road. When he saw that there was _39_ in sight ， he stepped into the garden (there was no fence) ， put his umbrella ， newspaper， bag and hat nearly on the grass and _40_ the rope. He pulle

16、d it _41_ to see whether it was strong enough to take his weight ， then ran as fast as he could and swung into the _42_ on the end of the rope ， his grey hair blowing all around _43_. _44_ he swung ， sometimes taking a few more _45_ steps on the grass when the rope began to swing _46_ slowly for him

17、._47_ the professor stopped ， straightened his tie ， combed his hair carefully ， put on his hat ， _48_ his umbrella ， newspaper and bag， and continued _49_ his wayto the university ， looking as _50_ and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be.( )31.A. because B. as C. so D. for

18、答案： C( )32.A. surprised B. glad C. worried D. excited答案：A( )33.A. studied B. worked C. stayed D. lived答案：D( )34.A. passing B. doing C. carrying D. sending答案：C( )35.A. left B. gone C. taken D. arrived答案：D( )36.A. because of B. instead of C. by D. with答案：B( )37.A. rope B. line C. stick D. ruler答案：A( )

19、38.A. run B. walk C. jump D. stop答案：D( )39.A. nothing B. nobody C. no room D. no house答案：B( )40.A. carried B. grasped C. took D. threw答案：B( )41.A. hard B. high C. heavily D. greatly答案：A( )42.A. garden B. tree C. land D. air答案：D( )43.A. hands B. his shoulders C. his face D. his neck答案：C( )44.A. Backw

20、ards and forwards B. Up and down( . Left and right D. Around and around答案：A( )45.A. running B. stopping C. rising D. falling答案：A( )46.A. enough B. more C. too D. less答案：C( )47.A. At first B. At last C. At once D. At least答案：B( )48.A. set up B. gave up C. send up D. picked up答案：D( )49.A. on B. for C.

21、 by D. with答案：A( )50.A. clean B. slow C. funny D. quiet答案： D四、閱讀理解( 共 15 小題 ; 每題 2 分，共 30 分。 )閱讀下列短文，然后根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容徙每小題的四個選項中選出 可填入相應(yīng)空白處的選擇，并把它前面的大寫字母填入左邊括號里。AGrandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States ， yet she had only just begun painting in her late seventie

22、s. As she once said of herself：“ I would never sit back in a rocking-chair ， waiting for someone to help me. ”She was born on a farm in NewYork State. At twelve she left home and was in a service until at twenty-seven ， she married ThomasMoses， the tenant of hers. They farmed most of their lives. Sh

23、e had ten children ， of whom five survived; her husband died in 1928.GrandmaMosespainted a little as a child and madeembroidery pictures as a hobby，but only changed to oils in old age becauseher hands had becometoo stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first s

24、old at an exhibition ， and were soon noticed by a businessman whobought everything she painted. Three of the pictures were shownin the Museumof Modern Art ， and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York.Between the 1930 s and her death she produced some 2， 000pictures ： careful and lively pic

25、tures of the country life she had known， with a wonderful sense of color and form.( )51. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Grandma MosesB. The Children of Grandma MosesC. Grandma Moses：Her Best PicturesD. Grandma Moses and Her First Exhibition答案： AE. )52. From Grandma

26、Moses s words of herself in the first paragraph ， it can be inferred that she was .A. independent B. pretty C. rich D. alone答案： AF. )53. Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted toA. make her home beautiful B. keep activeC. improve her salary D. gain an international fame答案： B( )54. Grandma M

27、oses spent most of their life .A. nursing B. painting C. farming D. embroidering答案： C BIn the fall of 1924 Thomas Wolfe ， fresh from his courses in play writing at Harvard joined the eight or ten of us who were teaching English composition in NewYork University. I had never before seen a man so tall

28、 as he ， and so ugly. I pitied him and went out of my way to help him with his work and make him feel at home.His students soon let me know that he had no need of my protectiveness. They spoke of his ability to explain a poem in such a manner as to have them shouting with laughter or struggling to k

29、eep back their tears ， of his readiness to quote in detail from any poet they could name.Indeed ， his students made so much of his power of observation that I decided to make a little test and see for myself. Mychance cameone morning whenthe students were slowly gathering for nine o clock classes.Up

30、on arriving at the university that day， I found Wolfealone in the large room which served all the English composition teachers as an office. He did not say anything when I asked him to come with me out into the hall ， and he only smiled when we reached a classroom door and I told him to enter alone

31、and look around.Hestepped in ， remained no more than thirty seconds and then came out. “ Tell me what you see. ” I said as I took his place in the room，leaving him in the hall with his back to the door.Without the least hesitation and without a single error ， he gave the number of seats in the room

32、， pointed out those which were taken by boys and those occupied by girls ，named the colors eachstudent was wearing ， pointed out the Latin verb written on the blackboard ， spoke of the chalk marks which the cleaner had failed to wash from the floor ， and pictured in detail the viewof Washington Squa

33、re from the window.As I rejoined Wolfe ， I was speechless with surprise. He ， on the contrary ， was wholly calm as he said ， “ The worst thing about it is that I ll remember it all. ”( )55. What is the passage mainly discussing?A. Thomas Wolfe B. Thomas Wolfe C. Thomas Wolfe D. Thomas Wolfe 答案： Ds t

34、eaching work.s course in playwriting.s ability of explaining.s genius.( )56. Which of the following is NOT said in the passage?A. Wolfe s students praised Wolfe s power of observation.B. The author made an experiment on Wolfe s ability.C. Wolfe s students asked the author to have a test of their abi

35、lity.D. Wolfe did not feel angry when he was tested.答案： CE. )57. What do we learn about Wolfe from the passage?A. He tried hard to remember what was in the classroom.B. He stayed in the classroom for a short time.C. He stayed drew a picture of Washington Square.D. He followed the author into the cla

36、ssroom.答案： BE. )58. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The author was happy to see the test result.B. What the students said was hardly true.C. Wolfe would remember forever what the author had done.D. Wolfe felt joyful after he had been tested.答案： CCThe trick in food photography is to show the

37、 food looking fresh ， so manydishes have stand-ins ， just as movie stars do. “ WhenI get mylights and cameras set up， I remove the stand-in and put in the real thing ， ” explains Ray Webber， who photographs food for magazine advertisements. “ Sometimes I have to brush the meat with its juices becaus

38、e it may have dried out a bit.A and whenI mshooting ( 拍照 ) something like tomatoes， I always carry water to spray them with dew just before I shoot.”Shooting food outdoors has special problems. “ I malways worrying about flies or worms crawling up a glass， ” Webberexplains ，“ my worry is that someda

39、y a dog will come up frombehind and run off with the food. ” Once Webber was shooting a piece of cheese outdoors and needed something to makeits color beautiful. Finally he found it ： a weedwith lovely blue flowers. Whenthe shot appeared， several people were horrified-the weed was deadly nightshade!

40、( )59. Just before being photographed ， some meats and vegetables are .A. fanned B. dyed C. frozen D. made wet答案： D( )60. The second paragraph deals mostly with the .A. differences between indoor and outdoor photographyB. problems of outdoor food photographyC. ways of keeping food fresh outdoorsD. c

41、ombinations of colors outdoors答案： BE. )61. Webber is afraid dogs might .A. bark while he is shooting B. get into his pictureC. steal the food D. upset his camera答案： C( )62. From the article we can conclude that deadly night-shade is probably a kind of plant that is .A. colorful B. poisonous C. ugly

42、D. Both A and B.答案： DDWith the large number of dogs roaring through our communities ， people need to know the facts about rabies ( 狂 犬 病 ) ， a fatal disease caused by animal bites. Despite vaccination (接 SI 疫苗)programs , rabies is still very prevalent ， and will continue to be a serious public healt

43、h problem for many years to come.Rabies strikes the central nervous system and brings on choking ， convulsions (抽搐 ) and inability to swallow liquids. It can even cause death. If you or anyone in your family is bitten by dog ， cat or other animal ， you should not panic ， but thoroughly wash the woun

44、dwith plenty of soap and water and rush to nearby hospital for immediate treatment. If you ownthe animal which did the biting ， you should immediately call a veterinarian for advice and makesure the public health authorities know when and where the biting took place and who was bitten.( )63. Rabies

45、is a kind of disease which .A. causes heart attackB. hurt one s legsC. causes nerve-centre problem and breathing problem D. strikes one s brain答案： C( )64. If a person is bitten by some kind of animal， youA. should be panicB. should take him (her) to a big hospital right awayC. should help to clean t

46、he woundand ask the patient to have a good rest at homeD. should help to clean the wound and then take him (her) to a nearby hospital quickly as possible.答案： DE. )65. Which is the best title of the passage?A. What a Rabies? B. The Horrible RabiesC. What Are Animal Bites? D. How to Control Rabies答案： B五、補(bǔ)全對話(共5句；每句滿分為3分，共15分。)根據(jù)中文提示，將對話中缺少的內(nèi)容下在線上。這些句子必須符合英語表達(dá)習(xí)慣。打句號的地方，用陳述句 ; 打問號的地方，用疑問句。提示：星期五晚上有音樂會，Chri