1、成人高考英语考试真题1.A. mark B. warm C. ward D. war2.A. three B. those C. thank D. theatre3.A. wind B. kind C. find D. mind4.A. plant B. craft C. grasp D. at5.A. now B. knowledge C. bow D. allow6.A. says B. plays C. stays D. days7.A. leave B. scream C. head D. lead8.A. resemble B. resist C. resolve D. respec
2、t9.A. fault B. daughter C. cause D. laugh10.A. crew B. new C. few D. dew. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)Directions:There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken th
3、e corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.11. Which is _ country, the United States or Canada?A. a larger B. larger C. the larger D. the largest12. The silk feels _.A. soft B. softly C. softness D. softy13. Two nuclear power stations _ in the past ten years.A. are built B. have been built C. would
4、be built D. are building14. They kept on _ till they got to the foot of the hill.A. to run B. running C. runing D. run15. There is much work to do, _?A. isnt it B. is there C. isnt there D. is it16. _ as he is, he cant understand the English film.A. A student of English B. Though a student of Englis
5、hC. Student of English D. Being a student of English17. The old in the country _ taken good care of.A. have B. has C. is D. are18. Not a single mistake _ in the test.A. he made B. did he make C. he has made D. made he19. _ my surprise, I got a high grade in this test.A. For B. To C. To be D. On20. S
6、he never agree _ you, did she?A. to B. with C. in D. at21. Would you mind _ a photo of you?A. me take B. to take C. my taking D. me to take22. The lady treats the boy well as if he _ her own son.A. is B. was C. were D. would be23. _ round the city, we were impressed by the citys new look.A. Taken B.
7、 Taking C. To be taken D. Being taken24. He had a pain _ his back.A. on B. with C. in D. onto25. The city _ I was born is on the new railway line.A. which B. that C. on which D. where26. I had _ that I would always remember it.A. so a good experience B. such a good experienceC. so good an experience
8、 D. such good an experience27. _ give us help is welcome.A. Who ever B. Whoever C. No matter who D. Those who28. After running for nearly half an hour, I was _.A. out of place B. out of control C. out of breath D. out of practice29. The mother told the little boy to do all the things _.A. on himself
9、 B. on his own C. to himself D. by own30. You had better _ a jacket, because it is cold outside.A. take on B. to take on C. put on D. to put on31. If you will do that, please take me into _.A. think B. thinking C. thought D. account32. My pen has _ ink.A. run out of B. a few C. run away D. no little
10、33. There are, of course, bad teachers as well as _.A. good one B. some good C. good ones D. those good34. “_ haste, the less speed” is good advice he often gives us.A. More B. The more C. The morer D. Morer35. You do look _. You are not at all like a person who has been ill in bed for years.A. good
11、 B. well C. sad D. disappointed36. Some people like to eat apples. But some prefer bananas _ apples.A. to B. for C. with D. against37. I _ here two years ago.A. moved to B. have moved C. have moved to D. moved38. He is _ strong a man _ he can lift ten stones like this one.A. suchso B. sothat C. such
12、 a that D. so a for39. It _ they who lent me the television.A. was B. is C. were D. are40. A famous Canadian doctor expressed the value of hobbies by saying, “_ man is really happy without a hobby.”A. Not B. Without C. No D. None41. Television broadcasts are _ to an area that is within sight of the
13、sending station of its relay.A. prohibited B. bounded C. limited D. restricted42. Many things _ impossible in the past are common today.A. to consider B. being considered C. considering D. considered43. My parents wanted _ me.A. make a scientist B. to make a scientistC. make a scientist of D. to mak
14、e a scientist of44. He has a bad habit of _ others when they are speaking.A. involving B. investigating C. interfering D. interrupting45. I like that new watch very much, but I cant _it.A. cost B. offer C. pay D. spend46. Tom arrived at the office and discovered that he had _ his door key.A. lent B.
15、 borrowed C. lost D. no47. The beautiful scene left a deep _ on the foreign visitors.A. thought B. idea C. thinking D. impression48. The room is a little small; _ it is so hot.A. in addition B. in addition to C. additional D. adding49. I wish I _ her address yesterday.A. know B. had known C. would k
16、nown D. knew50. It _ yesterday. The ground is still wet now.A. must have rained B. was raining C. rained D. had rained. Cloze (20 points)Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your
17、 answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Insure means to protect _51_ a loss of money. Most people can budget their money so that their income will cover expected expenses _52_ food, clothing, housing, and public services. But, there is no way to know _53_ who will suffer a
18、 crisis (危机) such as a serious illness, fire, flood, or a car accident. Such crises usually _54_ great expense. Even if people could predict crises, it would be hard to save enough money to _55_ the expenses. Insurance is a system _56_ a company collects money from many individuals and then pays cer
19、tain expenses whenever one of those insured individuals is faced with a certain crisis. An insurance policy _57_ how much the insurance costs and how much the company will pay when a policy holder is faced with a certain crisis. There are many different kinds of insurance, _58_ hospital, motor-car a
20、nd fire. Insurance can be rather expensive but most people buy insurance of some kind. Insurance is something _59_ people buy and hope they will _60_ need.51.A. for B. from C. against D. with52.A. such as B. for example C. that D. the same as53.A. predict B. ahead C. in advance D. earlier54.A. resul
21、t from B. make C. take D. result in55.A. cover B. pay back C. fill D. make full56.A. that B. by which C. what D. where57. A. said B. agree C. make sure D. states58.A. include B. including C. as well as D. also59.A. which B. that C. as D. like60.A. never B. ever C. sometimes D. often. Reading Compreh
22、ension (60 points)Directions:There are four reading passages in this part Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneResearchers have f
23、ound that REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is important to human beings. This type of sleep generally occurs four or five times during one night of sleep lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each occurrence. The deeper a persons sleep becomes, the longer the periods of rapid eye movement.There ar
24、e physical charges in the body to show that a person has changed from NREM (non-rapid eye movement) to REM sleep. Breathing becomes faster, the heart rate increases, and, as the name implies, the eyes begin to move quickly.Accompanying these physical changes in the body is a very important character
25、istic of REM sleep. It is during REM sleep that a person dreams.61. According to the passage, how often does REM sleep occur in one night?A. Once B. Twice C. Four of five times D. Forty times62. The word “deeper” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to which of the following?A. heavier. B. louder. C
26、. stronger. D. happier.63. Which of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep?A. His eyes begin to move. B. His breathing becomes faster.C. His heart rate increases. D. His eyes stop moving.64. The subject of this passage is _.A. why people sleep B. the human need for REM sleepC
27、. the characteristic of REM sleep D. physical changes in the human body65. Which of the following is the best title of the article?A. REM Sleep B. Two Types of Sleep C. Sleepers D. What Happens to SleepersPassage TwoThe Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are commonly
28、said to have been written by a little old woman for her grandchildren. According to some people, she lived in Boston, and her real name was Elizabeth Vergoose. Her son-in-law, a printer named Thomas Fleet, was supposed to have published the famous stories and poems for small children in 1719. Howeve
29、r, no copy of this book has ever been found, and most scholars doubt the truth of this storyand doubt, moreover, that Mother Goose was ever a real person. They point out that the name is a direct translation of the French “Mere I Oye.” In 1697 the Frenchman Charles Perrault published the first book
30、in which this name was used. The collection contains eight tales, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella,” and “Puss in Boots.” But Perrault did not originate these stories; they were already quite popular in his day, and he only collected them.66. What is suppssed to have happened in 1719?Elizabeth Vergoose wrote the first Mother Goose Stories.Thomas Fleet published the Mother Goose Stories.The Mother Goose Stories were translated into French.Charles Perrault published the first Mother Go
