1、2003年全国成人高考高起点试卷英语 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。1. A. piece B. cheek C. dealt D. receive2. A. glove B. stone C. globe D. spoke3. A. flew B. knew C. threw D. grew4. A. hotel B. hopeless C. holiday D. honest5. A. society B. precious C. decision D. medicine二.词汇与语法知
2、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。6. Allen _ any good job since he came to New York City two years ago.A. hasnt found B. didnt findC. doesnt find D. hadnt found7.“Let me _ you，”said my boss，“you should call me immediately after you arrive at the airport.”A. ask B. advise C. remember D. remi
3、nd8. The boys spent the whole morning _ possible answers to the question.A. discuss B. and discussingC. discussing D. and discussed9. This village _ to be the place in which Ernest Hemingway，one of the greatest American writers，wrote this story.A. is believing B. is believedC. believes D. believe10.
4、 Its reported that by the end of last month the sale of the company _ by 10%.A. has risen B. had been risingC. had risen D. has been rising11.How _ will you be able to finish the painting？In a couple of hours.A. soon B. oftenC. long D. fast12. _ any friends in the city，he felt quite lonely and helpl
5、ess.A. No to have B. No havingC. Not to have D. Not having13. Dr. White was away to the South last month，so he didnt attend the meeting _ in Beijing.A. having held B. to holdC. to be held D. held14. _ at his paper over the weekend，Neil didnt finish it.A. As he worked hardB. Hard as he workedC. How h
6、e worked hardD. How hard he worked15.Are you satisfied with her work，sir？Not at all. It couldnt be any _.A. better B. bestC. worse D. worst16. That was _ matter that I had no choice but to talk it over with my parents.A. a such serious B. a so seriousC. such serious a D. so serious a17. This disease
7、 is second only _ heart attack as a cause of death all over the world.A. to B. ofC. with D. from18. The word is new to us. Youd better _ in the dictionary.A. look at it B. look for itC. look it up D. look it out19. If there is no one _ him with the preparation，he will have to put off the meeting.A.
8、help B. to helpC. helps D. helped20. As soon as she _ open the letter，Mrs. White will find out what has happened to her husband.A. tears B. is tearingC. will tear D. has torn21. _ the government argees to give extra money，the theatre will have to be closed next month.A. Unless B. IfC. Since D As22.
9、To reduce weight，plastic has taken _ of iron and steel in making boats.A. its place B. placeC. the place D. a place23.Let me help you with your suitcase._.A. Youre very niceB. Yes，youre so helpfulC. No，I can doD. Its very kind of you24. These three English novels are for you. The rest _ for the othe
10、r students in your class.A. were B. isC. are D. was25. You _ have seen Jane in her office last Friday；shes been out of town for two weeks.A. couldnt B. mustntC. wouldnt D. shouldnt26. Henry never said that he was good at maths，_ he？A. was B. didC. didnt D. wasnt27. The little girl showed the policem
11、an the corner _ she was knocked off her bike.A. and B. whichC. that D. where28. The snow was so deep that the climbers could not _ to the camp.A. get over B. get alongC. get through D. get around29. In need of money，Bob had to take _ job that was offered to him.A. whatever B. no matter whatC. whiche
12、ver D. no matter which30. My friend and I would like to go to the concert，but _ of us has got a ticket.A. both B. noneC. neither D. all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。然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。I once went to a town in the north of England on business.It was about 7：30 in the evening when
13、I reached the hotel. The manageress，a strict old lady of about 60，showed me to my room. When I asked her what time dinner was，she said there was only one sitting at 6：30，and I had 31it.“Never mind，”I said.“Im not very 32. Ill just have a drink in the bar（酒吧）and a sandwich.”“Bar！”she 33her voice.“Thi
14、s is a respectable hotel，young man. If you want 34，you must go somewhere else.”She spoke 35a glass of beer was a dangerous drug.I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema. At about 11：30 I 36. Everything was in darkness. I knocked at the door，but nothing happened. T
15、he 37sound was the church clock opposite，which suddenly struck the half-hour with such 38that it made me jump. 39a window opened upstairs. The old lady 40and asked me what was going on. I explained who I was and she let me 41after ten minuteswait. She was in her nightdress. She told me seriously tha
16、t guests were 42to be back in the hotel by 11 oclock.I went to bed but could not sleep. Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise. Just before dawn，I finally 43.When I arrived at 44，everyone else had nearly 45and there was not enough coffee
17、 to go round.“Did you 46well，young man？”the old lady asked.“47，I dont think I could go through 48night in that room，”I replied.“I hardly slept at all.”“Thats because you were 49all night drinking！”she said angrily，putting 50to the conversation.31. A. had B. passed C. missed D. caught32. A. hungry B.
18、 sleepy C. tired D. happy33. A. lost B. lowered C. dropped D. raised34. A. beer B. coffee C. milk D. tea35. A. even if B. since C. although D. as if36. A. went to bed B. walked to a clubC. returned to the hotel D. drove to a restaurant37. A. only B. sharp C. sweet D. last38. A. effort B. force C. po
19、wer D. attraction39. A. Firstly B. Wonderfully C. Unfortunately D. Finally40. A. came out B. got up C. looked out D. woke up41. A. down B. out C. back D. in42. A. ordered B. expected C. taught D. encouraged43. A. fell asleep B. went to bed C. got up D. gave in44. A. a decision B. breakfast C. once D
20、. the office45. A. arrived B. done C. finished D. started46. A. play B. sleep C. eat D. do47. A. First of all B. Never mind C. To tell you the truth D. As a result48. A. one B. another C. such D. any49. A. away B. here C. down D. up50. A. an end B. a saying C. a joke D. a pause四.阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，共30分
21、。）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。AThere was a river with a small town on either side of it. The towns were linked by a bridge.One day，a hole appeared in the bridge. Both towns agreed that the hole should be mended. However，disagreement came up as to who should mend it. Each town thought that it
22、had a better reason for the other to mend the hole. The town on the right bank said that it was at the end of the road，so the left-bank town should mend the hole. The town on the left bank，on the other hand，insisted that all the traffic came to the right-bank town，so it was in their interest to mend
23、 the bridge.The quarrel went on and on，and so did the hole. The more it went on，the more the hostility between the two towns grew.One day a man fell into the hole and broke his leg. People from both towns questioned him closely about whether he was walking from the right bank to the left or from the
24、 left bank to the right，in order to decide which town should be blamed for the accident. But he could not remember，since he got drunk that night.Some time later，a car was crossing the bridge and broke an axle（轴）because of the hole. Neither town paid any attention to the accident，as the traveler was
25、not going from one to the other，but was merely passing through. The angry traveler got out of the car and asked why the hole was not mended.On hearing the reason，he declared，“Ill buy this hole. Whos the owner？”Both towns at once declared that they owned the hole.“One or the other，whoever owns the ho
26、le must prove it.”“How shall we prove it？”asked both sides.“Thats simple. Only the owner of the hole has the right to mend it. Ill buy the hole from whoever mends the bridge.”People from both towns rushed to do the job while the traveler smoked a cigar and his driver changed the axle. They mended th
27、e bridge in no time and asked for the money for the hole.“What hole？”The traveler looked surprised.“I cant see any hole. Ive been looking for a hole for several years now. Im prepared to pay a good price for it，but theres no hole here. Are you pulling my leg or what？”He got into his car and drove of
28、f.51. What did the two towns quarrel about？A. Which of them should mend the hole.B. Whether the hole should be mended.C. Why there was a hole in the bridge.D. When they should mend the hole.52. The man who had fallen into the hole failed to answer any questions because he _.A. had one of his legs br
29、okenB. was busy changing the axleC. had drunk too much wineD. was afraid to blame anybody53. Both towns rushed to mend the hole in order to prove that _.A. they owned the whole bridgeB. they had the right to sell the holeC. they were able to mend the holeD. they could afford to mend the hole54. In“A
30、re you pulling my leg or what？”，the phrase pulling my leg refers to _.A. trying to stop meB. laughing at meC. putting me in troubleD. making fun of meBScientists have searched for many years for a method to tell whether a volcano（火山）explosion will be small or large. Now，four scientists say they have
31、 discovered something in lava（熔岩）that will help do this. They did the research on Mount Unzen on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.Mount Unzen exploded in November，1990. Since then，more explosions have killed 43 people and destroyed the homes of more than 2，000 others. The volcano is still acti
32、ve today.The scientists say the lava of the volcano contains high level of an element（成份），which is a sign of the presence of the lava from deep in the earth，not from the surface. They say it shows that the lava coming directly from inside the earth is connected with huge explosions instead of smalle
33、r ones.The scientists examined the lava from 18 explosions of Mount Unzen that took place during many thousands of years. They also studied the lava from other volcanoes in the area that are older than Mount Unzen. The lava studied came from both large and small explosions. The scientists found that
34、 large explosions contained more of the element than small ones. The scientists say if they had known this two years earlier，they could have warned the people living in the area near Mount Unzen and saved many lives.55. From the passage we learn that Mount Unzen is the name of _.A. a huge volcano ex
35、plosionB. a Japanese islandC. an active volcanoD. a kind of lava56. The four scientists discovered that the level of the element contained in the lava could tell _.A. the degree of a volcano explosionB. the place of a possible explosionC. the number of volcano explosionsD. the time of a possible exp
36、losion57. The research of the four scientists was based on _.A. the lava that caused explosionsB. the presence of the lava from the surfaceC. the damages caused by the 1990 explosionD. the lava from different explosions in the areaCHave you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandi
37、ngs（误解）？Little wonder. We often believe were more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are，according to Boza Keysar，a professor at the University of Chicago. In his recent study，speakers tried to express their meanings using unclear sentences. Speakers who thought listeners understo
38、od were wrong nearly half the time. Heres some good advice to reduce misunderstanding：（1）Dont trust what you see from the listener. Listeners often nod，look at you or say“uhhuh”to be polite or move the conversation along. But its easy to consider these as signs of understanding.（2）Train the editor（编
39、辑）in your head. If you say，“Beth discusses her problems with her husband，”its not clear whether shes talking to her husband or about him. Try instead，“Beth talks to her husband about her problems.”or“Beth talks to others about the problems with her husband.”（3）Ask listeners to repeat your message. I
40、ntroduce your request by saying“I want to be sure I said that right.”Questions like“How does that sound？”or“Does that make sense？”may also work.（4）Listen well. When on the receiving end，ask questions to be sure youre on the same page. After all，it isnt just the speakers job to make his speech unders
41、tood.58. Why does the writer give us the advice？A. Were not skillful enough to make clear sentences.B. Misunderstanding is damaging our normal lives.C. Misunderstanding occurs now and then.D. Its impolite to say NO to others.59. The writer suggests that when talking to others，the speaker should _.A.
42、 know that listeners will show him that they understand his wordsB. express himself clearly even when he sees signs of understandingC. notice listeners signs of understandingD. look directly into his listeners eyes60. By Train the editor in your head，the speakers are advised _.A. to get themselves t
43、rained by a good editorB. to discuss problems with their husbands or wivesC. to express themselves in long but simple sentencesD. to make sure each sentence has only one meaning61. In the last paragraph，the words youre on the same page mean that _.A. youre following the speakers closelyB. youre reading the same page as the speaker doesC. you should know which page the speaker refers toD. your story is written on the same page as the speakersBWhile acting may run in the family，it wasnt Angelina
