1、成人高考英语成人高考英语成人高考英语成人高考(专升本)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.computer D.news
2、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;anyB.some;anyC.any;someD.any;some( )7.When we saw his face， we knew _ was bad.A.the newsB.some newsC.a newsD.news( )8.The number of students in our school _
3、.A.increasedB.is increasedC.has increasedD.are increased( )9._ your step，or you might fall into the water.A.SeeB.WatchC.MissD.Look at( )10.The meeting _.A.is to put offB.is going to put offC.is to be put offD.will put off( )11.Since the road is wet this morning，last night _.A.it must be rainingB.it
4、must rainC.it must have rainedD.it must have been rained( )12.Nothing could stop _.A.him comeB.that the cameC.him from comingD.him to come( )13.The noise of desks _ could be heard out in the street.A.opened and closedB.to be opened and closedC.being opened and closedD.having been opened and closed(
5、)14.The medicine will _ you good.A.doB.saveC.giveD.help( )15.A few years later，I found my hometown completely _.A.changedB.changingC.to be changedD.to change( )16.This novel is worthy of_.A.readingB.readC.having readD.being read( )17.It is very kind _ see me.A.from you toB.asC.as ifD.like that( )18.
6、It looks _ its going to rain.A.thatB.asC.as ifD.like that( )19.The stone was so heavy that it was difficult for the old man to _ it.A.liftB.reachC.riseD.touch( )20.They lives _ the other side of the road.A.inB.onC.forD.by( )21.She can speak Japanese better than _else. A.the one B.no one C.anyone D.a
7、nother ( )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 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
8、.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.took C.carried D.fetched ( )27.Nobody knew _ there. A.how long time I had been B.how long had I been C.how long time had I been D.how long I had been ( )28.The harder
9、 he studies，_. A.hell make great progress B.the greater progress hell make C.hell make greater progress D.the greater hell make progress ( )29._，I would have gone to see him. A.Have I had time B.Had I time C.Had I had time D.would I have had( )30. He didnt go to France，the doctor suggested that he _
10、there.A.wont goB.not goC.not to goD.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
11、 I could have _33_ in bed a little longer or had _34_ cup of tea before _35_. Suddenly I heard someone shouting _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 whistl
12、e blew and the train started.I nearly missed it，_38_?the girl said.How long does it take to _39_ London?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
13、man _44_ is very strict. I _45_ him yet so I dont know _46_ but he sounds a bit frightening.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，
14、dear，she said. _50_ mistake!I wish I had known.Never mind，I said. At least youll know when your trains late that mine will be，too.( )31.A. the train to startB.for the train startC.the trains startD.for the train to start( )32.A. on their hourB. on timeC. at their hourD. at time( )33.A. lainB. laidC.
15、 liedD. lay( )34.A. otherB. some otherC. anotherD. one other( )35.A. I had left the homeB. leave from homeC. leaving homeD. 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
16、 C. reach to D. make to ( )40.A. driver to the engine B. driver engine C. engineers driver D. engine driver ( )41.A. far slower that B. much slower than C. a lot more slow than D. a great deal more slow that ( )42.A. in order not be B. so as not to be C. for not being D. so that its not ( )43.A. at
17、job B. in job C. in work D. at work ( )44.A. Im going to work for B. what Im going to work for C. 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 like C. how he is D. how is he ( )47.A. th
18、roughB. byC. onD. in( )48.A. properB. ownC. sameD. self( )49.A. There wasB. That wasC. It wasD. Was( )50.A. What a terribleB. What terribleC. How terribleD. 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
19、only a baby. One morning his mother waited for an important 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
20、 speak to Mrs. White?Jimmy：Sorry，Mother is out.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
21、，my brother Billy is here.Mr. Baker：Good. 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 mot
22、her waited for _.A. an important manB. a good friendC. a telephone callD. a piece of good news( )52. Jimmys mother went out because _.A. she waited for hoursB. nobody calledC. she had to buy some breadD. she had to buy some milk( )53. Jimmy couldnt write down Mr. Bakers name because _.A. he had no p
23、en or paperB. he couldnt read or writeC. he had to look after the babyD. he had to play with his brother( )54. Mr. Baker wanted to talk to _.A. a child older than JimmyB. a child younger than JimmyC. Jimmys brother BillyD. Jimmys sister BettyBThe cowboy is the hero of many movies. He is，even today，a
24、 symbol of courage and adventure. 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 co
25、uld take the cattle east. 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
26、much， each cowboy brought 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 di
27、dnt stop rustlers，or 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
28、 a wild and open country. They lived a life of adventure and freedom.( )55. The cowboys job was _.A. to be a heroB. to take care of cattleC. to be a rustlerD. to be a driver( )56. Cowboys _.A. made a lot of moneyB. had a difficult jobC. did not like their way of lifeD. were rich( )57. When you do so
29、mething new exciting，you have _.A. a symbolB. an adventureC. a jobD. a trip( )58. The cowboy was the most important person in the movie. He was the _.A. chiefB. rustlerC. heroD. 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 bo
30、w tie， 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 packe
31、rs 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 box
32、es 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 the US government.Soon there were drawings and cartoons
