2002-2015成人高考英语历年真题及答案.doc

1、12002 年成人高考学校招生全国统一考试 英 语一、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，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。（ ）1A. childhood B. chemist C. church D. chest（ ）2. A. dear B. hear C. near D. bear（ ）3. A. excellent B. excuse C. explain D. express（ ）4. A. museum B. popular C. dustbin D. valuable（

2、）5. A. coa st B. float C. soap D. broad二. 词汇与语法知识（共 25 小题；每 1.5 分，共 37.5 分）从每小题的四个选项中，选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。（ ）6. He took the machine to pieces to find out how it _.A. progressed B. operated C. equipped D. managed（ ）7. I asked two people to help me start my car, but _ of them knew what to do.A.

3、 either B. none C. both D. neither（ ）8. Lets visit the bookstore on my way back home, _?A. shant we B. wont you C. shall we D. will you（ ）9. Please be sure to telephone me next time you _ to our city.A. will come B. come C. came D. are coming（ ）10. He wondered if he could slip out of the lecture hal

4、l without anyone _.A. noticing B. noticed C. to notice D. being noticed（ ）11. You realize that you were driving at 100 miles per hour, dont you?- No, officer, I _ have been. This car cant do more than 70.A. neednt B. shouldnt C. couldnt D. might not（ ）12. Class is to begin in a minute, but the teach

5、er still hasnt _.A. come on B. turned out C. come along D. turned up （ ）13. By the end of last year we _ more than 200 students of English all over the province.A. trained B. would have trained C. had trained D. have trained（ ）14. _ the teachers suggestion, Tom finally found a way to settle the prob

6、lem.A. Following B. To follow C. Follow D. He followed（ ）15. Hello, may I speak to Dr. Bush?-_.A. Yes, Im Bush B. Yes, its me C. Here is Bush D. Speaking（ ）16. Of the two new teachers, who do you like_?A. much B. better C. well D. the most（ ）17. Something about his manager suggested that he _ not in

7、terested in what we were doing.A. was B. were C. be D. is（ ）18. The belief that the children of working mothers usually suffer is_ by most scientists.A. rejected B. refused C. resisted D. reduced（ ） 19. Catherine is one of the brightest students who _ from the Department of Computer Science, Brown U

8、niversity.2A. is graduated B. has graduated C. are graduated D. have graduated（ ）20. I always regret not _ harder when I was young.A. studying B. having studied C. to study D. to have studied（ ）21. Her dog ran out of the yard _ the old lady opened the gate.A. moment B. a moment C. the moment D. that

9、 moment （ ）22. The phone is ringing.- Who could _ be? It is already midnight.A. he B. it C. this D. that（ ）23. There used to be a coffee shop next to your house,_?A. wasnt there B. didnt there C. wasnt it D. didnt it（ ）24. Not until he finished his homework _ him to watch TV in the evening.A. his mo

10、ther allowed B. his mother had allowed C. did his mother allow D. had his mother allowed（ ）25. He thought nobody was around, but he was in fact seen _ into the office building.A. to steal B. steal C. stole D. stolen（ ）26. You dont have to pay for your flights; theyre _ in the price of your holiday.A

11、. concluded B. held C. settled D. included（ ）27. Have you ever been to the square _ was built last year?A. which B. where C. when D. what（ ）28. They started off at about 5 oclock in the morning. They should _ there by now.A. arrive B. have been arriving C. have arrived D. be arriving（ ） 29. In this

12、park, sparrows often fly down from trees to eat from visitors hands. They are used to _ in this way.A. be fed B. feed C. having fed D. being fed（ ）30. Its such a big room. If you dont speak loud enough, youll never make yourself_.A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. heard三. 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分

13、）通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。Mr. Jones was traveling in a car. Soon after setting out from a village to drive to London, he heard a strange noise from the back of the car. Naturally, he _31_ to have a look. He examined the wheels_32_ but found nothing wrong. _33_, h

14、e got back into the car and _34_ his way. The noise began almost immediately and was louder than _35_. Quickly turning his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great black cloud following the car._36_ he stopped at a village later on, he was told that a queen bee must be _37_ in his car as there

15、were thousands of bees nearby._38_ learning this, the man realized that the only way to get rid of the bees would be to drive away as _39_ as possible. After an hours hard driving, he arrived in London where he _40_ his car outside a hotel and went in to have a drink. It was not long _41_ a waiter w

16、ho had seen him _42_ hurried in to inform him that his car was covered with _43_. The poor driver telephoned the police and explained what had happened. The _44_decided the best way to _45_ the situation would be to call in a bee-keeper. In a short time, the bee-keeper arrived. He found the _46_pass

17、enger hidden near the wheel at the back of the car. Very _47_ to the driver for his _48_ gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of _49_ home in a large box. Then, the driver drove away in peace, _50_ 3free from the “black cloud”, which had hung over his car.（ ）31. A. moved out B. got

18、out C. turned around D. drove back（ ）32. A. closely B. quietly C. clearly D. deeply（ ）33. A. However B. Though C. Instead D. Therefore（ ）34. A. went B. continued C. started D. drove（ ）35. A. ever B. the beginning C. the past D. early（ ）36. A. Until B. Before C. When D. Since（ ）37. A. taken B. found

19、C. hidden D. stored （ ）38. A. At B. On C. For D. In（ ）39. A. carefully B. quietly C. bravely D. quickly（ ）40. A. sent B. rested C. parked D. lay（ ）41. A. before B. then C. until D. when（ ）42. A. come over B. arrive C. set off D. leave（ ）43. A. bees B. dust C. flowers D. a cloud（ ）44. A. waiter B. dr

20、iver C. expert D. police（ ）45. A. get rid of B. go on with C. clean up D. deal with（ ）46. A. mistaken B. anxious C. unpopular D. unwelcome（ ）47. A. thankful B. angry C. surprised D. delightful（ ）48. A. worthless B. expensive C. unexpected D. usual（ ）49. A. sisters B. lovers C. followers D. prisoners

21、（ ）50. A. by and by B. at least C. by all means D. at present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, 并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。AFor 30 years, Randy J. Murphy drove without being stopped by the policeand without a drivers license (驾驶执照).The 46-year-old mans luck came to an end last

22、 May. On his way home from his job as a dishwasher, he turned up the radio in the car.“I just turned the corner, and there was Mark,” Murphy said of the police officer who has since made such a difference in his life.Officer Mark Taylor had stopped the car as he heard the blaring (震耳的) music. When h

23、e asked for a drivers license, Murphy said that he didnt have one.Murphy told Taylor he couldnt read well enough to tale the written part of the licensing test. “He said people just dont help anymore. I told him if he was willing, Id help him,” said Taylor. He gave Murphy his phone number. That afte

24、rnoon Murphy called the officer.For the next three months, the men met several times a week to review the questions which might appear in the test. When Murphy took the test, Taylor went with him. Murphy passed on his sixth attempt (尝试). He then sailed through the road test. On September 5, he got h

25、is license.Taylors act of kindness won him the Officer of the Month award(奖) from the Knoxville Police Department. “People should help each other if they can,” Taylor said. “Randy did all the work. I just guided him along.”Although Murphy has overcome the difficulty that kept him from getting a driv

26、ers license, he hasnt stopped there. “We still meet once a week to read,” Taylor said. “Weve also become friends.”4“Im glad he pulled me over now,” said Murphy.（ ）51. Murphy was stopped by Taylor because_.A. the music hi his car was too loud B. he drove without a drivers licenseC. he made a wrong tu

27、rn at a corner D. he listened to the radio while driving（ ）52. After learning Murphys situation, Taylor decided _.A. to put an end to his luck B. to help him learn how to readC. to take away his drivers license D. to stop him from doing silly things（ ）53. In “he then sailed through the road test” sa

28、iled through is close in meaning to _.A. tried his best in B. nearly failed in C. suffered a lot in D. easily succeeded in（ ）54. According to Taylor, he helped Murphy pass the licensing test because _.A. he felt sorry for the bad situation of the poorB. he wanted to win the Officer of the Month awar

29、dC. he hated to see people in need of help were not helpedD. he thought it was a policemans duty to help people readBYou start to introduce an old friend to someone, and suddenly you cant remember that someones name even though you sense it is just there in your memory. Or you cant quite bring back

30、the name of a film you just saw. Such tip-of-the-tongue or TOT incidents happen to almost everyone, notes Deborah Burke, a scientist at Pomona College in Claremont, California.These lapses(失误) have noting to do with remembering the meaning of a word, but rather with its sound. “Often, the sound of a

31、 word is arbitrary (任意的) and senseless,” says Burke. This arbitrariness sometimes can make it difficult to bring back the word.The best way to prevent the problem is to use the name of a person or object as frequently as possible. “I tell people to do what salespeople often do-repeat peoples name se

32、veral times just before you plan to see them,” says Liz Zelinski of the University of South California in Los Angeles.A TOT experience can seem worse when a similar-sounding(发音相似的)，but incorrect, word comes into your head unexpectedly and stays there. Burke tells the story of a student who was tryin

33、g to remember the name of a particular car. The student wanted the word Winnebago, but she could only come up with rutabaga. When this happens, think of something else, suggests Burke. “If you stop feeling worried about it, the correct word sooner or later will come to you.”（ ）55. People sometimes f

34、ind it hard to bring back a word they know well, for _.A. it is impossible to remember every wordB. the pronunciation seldom matches the spellingC. some words do not have any exact meaningD. its sound is decided for no good reason（ ）56. TOT incidents are more likely to happen _.A. with words similar

35、 in pronunciationB. with the name of a strange person or object5C. when a word you dont like gets into your mindD. when you pay too much attention to certain subjects（ ）57. When you cannot come up with the right word youre trying to remember, you may _.A. think of more words of similar soundB. stop

36、feeling worried but keep thinking of itC. do something else for a while and then try againD. forget it for the moment and pay attention to something elseCThe Amish are often called the “Plain People.” Their home have no pictures on the walls, and no soft, comfortable furniture. The men wear dark tro

37、users with white or blue shirts, and the women wear long dresses in dark colors. They ride in carriages pulled by horses.The Amish have a saying: “The old way is the best way.” Although the Amish accept some new ideas- they use new medicines, for example- their way of life has not changed much in 30

38、0 years. They do not use electric lights, telephones or TVs.Almost all Amish live on farms. They do not use modern machinery (机器)，yet their farms are successful because the Amish work hard and take good care of their land and animals. Their farms are always small. The Amish think it is wrong to have

39、 more land or more money than they need to live upon. A few years ago some Amish farmers discovered oil on their land. They immediately sold their land moved away, without telling anyone about the oil.The Amish will not buy insurance (保险) of any kind. When there is trouble, they help one another. If

40、 an Amish farmer gets sick, friends and neighbors will milk his cows and plant his fields. If a house burns down, as many as 200 men will come and build a new house in one day.People are curious about the lives of the Amish. Every year thousands of people visit the part of Pennsylvania where most Am

41、ish live. Usually the Amish are not happy about the visitors, but they tolerate(容忍) them. Perhaps the Amish understand that the visitors want to experience, at least for a few days, the quieter, simpler Amish way of life.（ ）58. The Amish are called the “ Plain People” because they _.A. live on plain

42、s B. live a simple life C. do not like new ideas D. do not care about their clothes（ ）59. Some Amish farmers left their land after discovering oil on it because they_.A. didnt want to have more money than they neededB. found the land not suitable for farming any moreC. were afraid of getting into tr

43、oubleD. didnt need oil in their life（ ）60. From the passage we know that the Amish people _.A. want to be separated from one anotherB. used to take no medicines when they got illC. believe in what they have been doing for 300 yearsD. keep small farms because they are easier to manage（ ）61. What can

44、be inferred form the passage?A. The Amish way of life is considered to be the best for Americans B. The coming of visitors greatly improves the life of the Amish peopleC. People wonder at the Amish way of life6D. The Amish people are born to tolerate others.DCopernicus was born in Torun, Poland, on February19, 1473. Little is known about his early life except that his father died when he was 10. An uncle adopted (收养) him, his two sisters, and his brother. The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education. Copernicus