1、成人高考高起点英语模拟试题和答案（一）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括号里。（ ）1.A. straight B. prefer C. enough D. fall（ ）2.A. low B. though C. knowledge D. sold（ ）3.A. calm B. hall C. talk D. ball（ ）4.A. already B. each C. league D. weak（ ）5.A. produce B. true C.
2、 computer D. news二、词汇与语法知识（共 25 小题；每题 1.5 分，共 37.5 分。 ）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。（ ） 6. Are you sure you dont have _ advice to give me？ I really need _.A. any； any B. some； any C. any； some D. any； some（ ）7. When we saw his face， we knew _ was bad.A. the news B. some news C. a news D. n
3、ews（ ）8. The number of students in our school _.A. increased B. is increased C. has increased D. are increased（ ）9. _ your step， or you might fall into the water.A. See B. Watch C. Miss D. Look at（ ）10. The meeting _.A. is to put off B. is going to put offC. is to be put off D. will put off（ ）11. Si
4、nce the road is wet this morning， last night _.A. it must be raining B. it must rainC. it must have rained D. it must have been rained（ ）12. Nothing could stop _.A. him come B. that the cameC. him from coming D. him to come（ ）13. The noise of desks _ could be heard out in the street.A. opened and cl
5、osed B. to be opened and closedC. being opened and closed D. having been opened and closed（ ）14. The medicine will _ you good.A. do B. save C. give D. help（ ）15. A few years later， I found my hometown completely _.A. changed B. changing C. to be changed D. to change（ ）16. This novel is worthy of _.A
6、. reading B. read C. having read D. being read（ ）17. It is very kind _ see me.A. from you to B. as C. as if D. like that（ ）18. It looks _ its going to rain.A. that B. as C. as if D. like that（ ）19. The stone was so heavy that it was difficult for the old man to _ it.A. lift B. reach C. rise D. touch
7、（ ）20. They lives _ the other side of the road.A. in B. on C. for D. by（ ）21. She can speak Japanese better than _else.A. the one B. no one C. anyone D. another（ ）22. This lesson is _ than the last one.A. more easier B. more easy C. very easier D. much easier（ ）23. Todays weather isnt as cold as it
8、was yesterday， _？A. wasnt B. is it C. was it D. isnt it（ ）24. This book is for students _ native language is not English.A. of whom B. that C. which D. whose（ ）25. You may not go out _ your work is done.A. before B. until C. where D. as（ ）26. Look what Father_ me when he came from work.A. brought B.
9、 took C. carried D. fetched（ ）27. Nobody knew _ there.A. how long time I had been B. how long had I beenC. how long time had I been D. how long I had been（ ）28. The harder he studies， _.A. hell make great progress B. the greater progress hell makeC. hell make greater progress D. the greater hell mak
10、e progress（ ）29. _， I would have gone to see him.A. Have I had time B. Had I timeC. Had I had time D. would I have had（ ）30. He didnt go to France， the doctor suggested that he _there.A. wont go B. not go C. not to go D. didnt go三、完形填空（共 20 小题；每题 1.5 分，共 30 分。 ）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
11、择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。I hand been sitting by myself in my usual compartment for at least ten minutes， waiting _31_. The trains from Littlebury never seemed to start _32_ and I often thought that I could have _33_ in bed a little longer or had _34_ cup of tea before _35_. Suddenly I heard someone shout
12、ing _36_ the platform outside. A young girl was running towards the train. The man _37_ put out his hand to stop her but she ran past him and opened the door of my compartment. Then the whistle blew and the train started.“I nearly missed it， _38_？” the girl said. “How long does it take to _39_ Londo
13、n？” “It depends on the _40_.” I said. “Some days its _41_ others.”“Ill have to have my watch mended， _42_ late again tomorrow， ” she said. “Its my first day _43_ with a new firm today and they told me that the man _44_ is very strict. I _45_ him yet so I dont know _46_ but he sounds a bit frightenin
14、g.”She talked about her new job _47_ the way to London and before long， I realized that she was going to work for my firm. My _48_ secretary had just left so I must be her new boss. _49_ only fair to tell her.“Oh， dear， ” she said. “_50_ mistake！ I wish I had known.”“Never mind， ” I said. “At least
15、youll know when your trains late that mine will be， too.”（ ）31.A. the train to start B. for the train startC. the trains start D. for the train to start（ ）32.A. on their hour B. on time C. at their hour D. at time（ ）33.A. lain B. laid C. lied D. lay（ ）34.A. other B. some other C. another D. one othe
16、r（ ）35.A. I had left the home B. leave from homeC. leaving home D. to leave home（ ）36.A. at B. by C. in D. on（ ）37.A. at place B. on duty C. for control D. in post（ ）38.A. havent I B. dont I C. wasnt I D. didnt I（ ）39.A. get to B. arrive to C. reach to D. make to（ ）40.A. driver to the engine B. driv
17、er engineC. engineers driver D. engine driver（ ）41.A. far slower that B. much slower thanC. a lot more slow than D. a great deal more slow that（ ）42.A. in order not be B. so as not to beC. for not being D. so that its not（ ）43.A. at job B. in job C. in work D. at work（ ）44.A. Im going to work for B.
18、 what Im going to work forC. for which Im going to work D. which Im going to work for（ ） 45.A. didnt meet B. havent met C. didnt know D. havent known（ ）46.A. what he is like B. what is he likeC. how he is D. how is he（ ）47.A. through B. by C. on D. in（ ）48.A. proper B. own C. same D. self（ ）49.A. Th
19、ere was B. That was C. It was D. Was（ ）50.A. What a terrible B. What terrible C. How terrible D. So terrible a四、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每题 2 分，共 30 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。AJimmy was five years old and his brother， Billy， was only a baby. One morning his mother waited for an i
20、mportant telephone call for hours， but nobody called. There was no bread in the house and she had to go out to buy some. Jimmy stayed at home to look after the baby. When the mother was out， the telephone rang and Jimmy answered.Mr. Baker：Hello ！ May I speak to Mrs. White？Jimmy：Sorry， Mother is out.
21、Mr. Baker：Well， when she comes back， say to her， “Mr. Baker called.”Jimmy：What？Mr. Baker：Mr. Baker. Write it down. B-A-K-E-R.Jimmy：How do you write B？Mr. Baker：How do I write？ Listen， little boy， is there anybody else with you？ Any brothers or sisters？Jimmy：Yes， my brother Billy is here.Mr. Baker：Go
22、od. I want to talk to him， please.Jimmy：All right. Jimmy took the telephone to the babys bed and put it beside its head. Not long after that his mother came back.Mother：Did anybody call？Jimmy：Yes， a man called. But he only wanted to talk to Billy.（ ）51. Jimmys mother waited for _.A. an important man
23、 B. a good friendC. a telephone call D. a piece of good news（ ）52. Jimmys mother went out because _.A. she waited for hours B. nobody calledC. she had to buy some bread D. she had to buy some milk（ ）53. Jimmy couldnt write down Mr. Bakers name because _.A. he had no pen or paper B. he couldnt read o
24、r writeC. he had to look after the baby D. he had to play with his brother（ ）54. Mr. Baker wanted to talk to _.A. a child older than Jimmy B. a child younger than JimmyC. Jimmys brother Billy D. Jimmys sister BettyBThe cowboy is the hero of many movies. He is， even today， a symbol of courage and adv
25、enture. But what was the life of the cowboy really like？The cowboys job is clear from the word “cowboy”。 Cowboys were men who took care of cows and other cattle. The cattle were in the West and in Texas. People in the cities of the East wanted beef from these cattle. Trains could take the cattle eas
26、t. But first the cattle had to get to the trains. Part of the cowboys job was to take the cattle hundreds of miles to the railroad towns.The trips were called cattle drives. A cattle drive usually took several months. Cowboys rode for sixteen hours a day. Because they rode so much， each cowboy broug
27、ht along about eight horses. A cowboy changed horses several times each day.The cowboys had to make sure that the cattle arrived safely. Before starting on a drive， the cowboys branded the cattle. They burned a make on the cattle to show who they belonged to. But these marks didnt stop rustlers， or
28、cattle thieves. Cowboys had to protect the cattle from rustlers. Rustlers made the dangerous trip even more dangerous.Even though their work was very difficult and dangerous， cowboys did not earn much money. They were paid bally. Yet cowboys liked their way of life. They lived in a wild and open cou
29、ntry. They lived a life of adventure and freedom.（ ）55. The cowboys job was _.A. to be a hero B. to take care of cattleC. to be a rustler D. to be a driver（ ）56. Cowboys _.A. made a lot of money B. had a difficult jobC. did not like their way of life D. were rich（ ）57. When you do something new exci
30、ting， you have _.A. a symbol B. an adventure C. a job D. a trip（ ） 58. The cowboy was the most important person in the movie. He was the _.A. chief B. rustler C. hero D. presidentCUncle Sam is a tall， thin man. Hes an older man with white hair and a white beard. He often wears a tall hat， a bow tie，
31、 and the stars and stripes of the American flag.Who is this strange， looking man？ Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the US government？ But why do you call the US government Uncle Sam？During the War of 1812， the US government hired meat packers to provide meat to the army. One of these meat packers
32、 was a man named Samuel Wilson. Samuel was a friendly and fair man. Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam.Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large US for United States. Some government inspectors came to look over Sams company. They asked a worker what the US on the boxes
33、 stood for. As a joke， the worker answered that these letters stood for the name of his boss， Uncle Sam.The joke spread， and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle Sam. Before long， people called all things that came from the government “Uncle Sams”， “Uncle Sam” became a nickname for
34、the US government.Soon there were drawings and cartoons of Uncle Sam in newspapers. In these early pictures， Uncle Sam was a young man. He wore stars and stripes， but his hair was dark and he had not a beard. The beard was added when Abraham Lincoln was President. President Lincoln had a beard.The m
35、ost famous picture of Uncle Sam is on a poster from World War I. The government needed men to fight in the war. In the poster， a very serious Uncle Sam points his finger and says “I want YOU for the US Army.”（ ）59. “Uncle Sam” became a _ for the US government.A. boss B. nickname C. picture D. busine
36、ssmen（ ）60. Uncle Sam often wears tall hat， _ and the stars and stripes of the American flag.A. dark hair B. a bow tie C. a box D. a shirt（ ）61. Government inspectors came to _ Sams meat-packing company.A. ask B. stand for C. look over D. see（ ）62. In the drawing and cartoons of Uncle Sam _.A. he wo
37、re the stars and stripes B. the never had a beardC. he had no hair D. he wore a bow tieDThe Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of help. A man in Paris hospital who needs blood， a woman in Mexico who was injured in an earthquake， and a family in India th
38、at lost their home in a storm may all be aided by the Red Cross.The Red Cross exists in almost every country around the globe. The world Red Cross organizations are sometimes called the Red Crescent， the Red Mogen David， the Sun， and the Red Lion. All of these agencies share a common goal of trying
39、to help people in need.The idea of forming an organization to help the sick and wounded during a war started with Jean Henri Dunant. In 1859， he observed how people were suffering on a battle field in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded people regardless of which side they were fighting for. Th
40、e most important result of his work was an international treaty called the Geneva Convention. It protects prisoners of way the sick and wounded， and other citizens during a war.The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the public， such as helping people in need， teaching first aid and providing blood.（ ）63. A good title for this selection is _.A. People in Need of Help B. Safety and Protection
