1、成人高测试题和答案一英语2012成人高测试题和答案一：英语 . Phonetics (10 points) Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by bl
2、ackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1.A. mark B. warm C. ward D. war 2.A. three B. those C. thank D. theatre 3.A. wind B. kind C. find D. mind 4.A. plant B. craft C. grasp D. at 5.A. now B. knowledge C. bow D. allow 6.A. says B. plays C. stays D. days 17. The old in the country _
3、taken good care of. A. have B. has C. is D. are 18. Not a single mistake _ in the test. A. he made B. did he make C. he has made D. made he 19. _ my surprise, I got a high grade in this test. A. For B. To C. To be D. On 20. She never agree _ you, did she? A. to B. with C. in D. at 21. Would you mind
4、 _ a photo of you? A. me take B. to take C. my taking D. me to take 22. The lady treats the boy well as if he _ her own son. A. is B. was C. were D. would be 23. _ round the city, we were impressed by the citys new look. A. Taken B. Taking C. To be taken D. Being taken 24. He had a pain _ his back.
5、A. on B. with C. in D. onto 25. The city _ I was born is on the new railway line. A. which B. that C. on which D. where 26. I had _ that I would always remember it. A. so a good experience B. such a good experience C. so good an experience D. such good an experience 27. _ give us help is welcome. A.
6、 Who ever B. Whoever C. No matter who D. Those who 28. After running for nearly half an hour, I was _. A. out of place B. out of control C. out of breath D. out of practice 29. The mother told t the little boy to do all the things _. A. on himself B. on his own C. to himself D. by own 30. You had be
7、tter _ a jacket, because it is cold outside. A. take on B. to take on C. put on D. to put on 31. If you will do that, please take me into _. A. think B. thinking C. thought D. account 32. My pen has _ ink. A. run out of B. a few C. run away D. no little 33. There are, of course, bad teachers as well
8、 as _. A. good one B. some good C. good ones D. those good 34. “_ haste, the less speed” is good advice he often gives us. A. More B. The more C. The morer D. Morer 35. You do look _. You are not at all like a person who has been ill in bed for years. A. good B. well C. sad D. disappointed 36. Some
9、people like to eat apples. But some prefer bananas _ apples. A. to B. for C. with D. against 37. I _ here two years ago. A. moved to B. have moved C. have moved to D. moved 38. He is _ strong a man _ he can lift ten stones like this one. A. suchso B. sothat C. such a that D. so a for 39. It _ they w
10、ho lent me the television. A. was B. is C. were D. are 40. 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. None 41. Television broadcasts are _ to an area that is within sight of the sending station of its relay.
11、A. prohibited B. bounded C. limited D. restricted 42. Many things _ impossible in the past are common today. A. to consider B. being considered C. considering D. considered 43. My parents wanted _ me. A. make a scientist B. to make a scientist C. make a scientist of D. to make a scientist of 44. He
12、has a bad habit of _ others when they are P C. Student of English D. Being a student of English . Reading Comprehension (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 a
13、nd D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One Researchers have found 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 m
14、inutes for each occurrence. The deeper a persons sleep becomes, the longer the periods of rapid eye movement. There are 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
15、 implies, the eyes begin to move quickly. Accompanying these physical changes in the body is a very important characteristic 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.
16、 Forty times 62. The word “deeper” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. heavier. B. louder. C. 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 rat
17、e increases. D. His eyes stop moving. 64. The subject of this passage is _. A. why people sleep B. the human need for REM sleep C. the characteristic of REM sleep D. physical changes in the human body 65. Which of the following is the best title of the article? A. REM Sleep B. Two Types of Sleep C.
18、Sleepers D. What Happens to Sleepers Passage Two The Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are commonly 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
19、-in-law, a printer named Thomas Fleet, was supposed to have published the famous stories and poems for small children in 1719. However, 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 o
20、ut that the name is a direct translation of the French “Mere I Oye.” In 1697 the Frenchman Charles Perrault published the first book 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
21、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 Perr
22、ault published the first Mother Goose Stories. 67. Most scholars consider Mother Goose to be _. A. a real person B. a book written by a little old woman C. a collection by Elizabeth Vergoose D. a translation from French 68. When Perrault published the first book in 1679, _. no story of the book had
23、been known to people some stories of the book were already well known few people were interested in the stories of the book stories like “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella” became popular 69. The name used in the first book published in 1679 is supposed to have been _. A. Mother Goose B. Mere I Oye C
24、. Elizabeth Vergoose D. Charles Perrault 70. On the basis of this passage, what may be concluded about the real or igin of stories “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella”? They were invented by Elizabeth Vergoose. They were invented by Thomas Fleet. They were invented by Charles Perrault. Their writers a
25、re unknown. Passage Three Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors (储户) not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depos
26、itors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced
27、. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers
28、 to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers windows, The power of the panic atmosphere was su
29、ch that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same. 71. A bank run happens when _. a bank is closed for one or more days too many deposit
30、ors try to draw out their money at one time there is not enough money to pay all its depositors at one time tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank 72. The tellers in Mrs. Vaughts bank were told to _ _. explain why they could not pay out all accounts pay out accounts as requested make t
31、he depositors believe that the bank was stand pay out money as slowly as possible 73. The main cause of a bank run is _. A. loss of confidence B. lack of money C. crowds of people D. inexperienced tellers 74. Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say? She know that the bank was not sound. She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would close the bank. She was not able to draw out her money. She was tempted to draw out her money. 75. According to the passage, the action
