1、2003年成人高考高起点英语考试真题及参考答案一、语音知识第1题单选 请选择划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A.pieceB.cheekC.dealtD.receive参考答案：C第2题单选 请选择划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A.gloveB.stoneC.globeD.spoke参考答案：A第3题单选 请选择划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A.flewB.knewC.threwD.grew参考答案：B第4题单选 请选择划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A.hotelB.hopelessC.holidayD.honest参考答案：D第5题单选 请选择划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A.societyB
2、.preciousC.decisionD.medicine参考答案：B二、词汇与语法知识第6题单选 Allen _ any good job since he came to New York City two years ago.A.hasnt foundB.didnt findC.doesnt findD.hadnt found参考答案：A第7题单选 “Let me _ you，”said my boss，“you should call me immediately after you arrive at the airport.”A.askB.adviseC.rememberD.rem
3、ind参考答案：D第8题单选 The boys spent the whole morning _ possible answers to the question.A.discussB.and discussingC.discussingD.and discussed参考答案：C第9题单选 This village _ to be the place in which Ernest Hemingway，one of the greatest American writers，wrote this story.A.is believingB.is believedC.believesD.bel
4、ieve参考答案：B第10题单选 Its reported that by the end of last month the sale of the company _ by 10%.A.has risenB.had been risingC.had risenD.has been rising参考答案：C第11题单选 -How _ will you be able to finish the painting?-In a couple of hours.A.soonB.oftenC.longD.fast参考答案：A第12题单选 _ any friends in the city，he fe
5、lt quite lonely and helpless.A.No to haveB.No havingC.Not to haveD.Not having参考答案：D第13题单选 Dr. White was away to the South last month，so he didnt attend the meeting _ in Beijing.A.having heldB.to holdC.to be heldD.held参考答案：D第14题单选 _ at his paper over the weekend，Neil didnt finish it.A.As he worked ha
6、rdB.Hard as he workedC.How he worked hardD.How hard he worked参考答案：B第15题单选 -Are you satisfied with her work，sir?-Not at all. It couldnt be any _.A.betterB.bestC.worseD.worst参考答案：C第16题单选 That was _ matter that I had no choice but to talk it over with my parents.A.a such seriousB.a so seriousC.such ser
7、ious aD.so serious a参考答案：D第17题单选 This disease is second only _ heart attack as a cause of death all over the world.A.toB.ofC.withD.from参考答案：A第18题单选 The word is new to us. Youd better _ in the dictionary.A.look at itB.look for itC.look it upD.look it out参考答案：C第19题单选 If there is no one _ him with the
8、preparation，he will have to put off the meeting.A.helpB.to helpC.helpsD.helped参考答案：B第20题单选 As soon as she _ open the letter，Mrs. White will find out what has happened to her husband.A.tearsB.is tearingC.will tearD.has torn参考答案：A第21题单选 _ the government argees to give extra money，the theatre will have
9、 to be closed next month.A.UnlessB.IfC.SinceD.As参考答案：A第22题单选 To reduce weight，plastic has taken _ of iron and steel in making boats.A.its placeB.placeC.the placeD.a place参考答案：C第23题单选 -Let me help you with your suitcase.-_.A.Youre very niceB.Yes,youre so helpfulC.No,I can doD.Its very kind of you参考答案
10、：D第24题单选 These three English novels are for you. The rest _ for the other students in your class.A.wereB.isC.areD.was参考答案：C第25题单选 You _ have seen Jane in her office last Friday;shes been out of town for two weeks.A.couldntB.mustntC.wouldntD.shouldnt参考答案：A第26题单选 Henry never said that he was good at m
11、aths,_ he?A.wasB.didC.didntD.wasnt参考答案：B第27题单选 The little girl showed the policeman the corner _ she was knocked off her bike.A.andB.whichC.thatD.where参考答案：D第28题单选 The snow was so deep that the climbers could not _ to the camp.A.get overB.get alongC.get throughD.get around参考答案：C第29题单选 In need of mon
12、ey,Bob had to take _ job that was offered to him.A.whateverB.no matter whatC.whicheverD.no matter which参考答案：A第30题单选 My friend and I would like to go to the concert,but _ of us has got a ticket.A.bothB.noneC.neitherD.all参考答案：B三、完型填空第31题单选 通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从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
13、in the north of England on business.It was about 7：30 in the evening when 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 31_it.“Never mind,”I said.“Im not very 32_. Il
14、l just have a drink in the bar(酒吧)and a sandwich.”“Bar!”she 33_her voice.“This is a respectable hotel,young man. If you want 34_,you must go somewhere else.”She spoke 35_a 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
15、I 36_. Everything was in darkness. I knocked at the door,but nothing happened.The 37_sound was the church clock opposite,which suddenly struck the half-hour with such 38_that it made me jump. 39_a window opened upstairs. The old lady 40_and asked me what was going on. I explained who I was and she l
16、et me 41_after ten minuteswait. She was in her nightdress. She told me seriously that guests were 42_to 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 final
17、ly 43_.When I arrived at 44_,everyone else had nearly 45_and there was not enough coffee to go round.“Did you 46_well,young man?”the old lady asked.“47_,I dont think I could go through 48_night in that room,”I replied.“I hardly slept at all.”“Thats because you were 49_all night drinking!”she said an
18、grily,putting 50_to the conversation.第31题单选请选择最佳选项( )。A.hadB.passedC.missedD.caught参考答案：C第32题单选请选择最佳选项( )。A.hungryB.sleepyC.tiredD.happy参考答案：A第33题单选请选择最佳选项( )。A.lostB.loweredC.droppedD.raised参考答案：D第34题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.beerB.coffeeC.milkD.tea参考答案：A第35题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.even ifB.sinceC.althoughD.as if参考答
19、案：D第36题单选请选择最佳选项( )。A.went to bedB.walked to a clubC.returned to the hotelD.drove to a restaurant参考答案：C第37题单选请选择最佳选项( )。A.onlyB.sharpC.sweetD.last参考答案：A第38题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.effortB.forceC.powerD.attraction参考答案：B第39题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.FirstlyB.WonderfullyC.UnfortunatelyD.Finally参考答案：D第40题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.
20、came outB.got upC.looked outD.woke up参考答案：C第41题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.downB.outC.backD.in参考答案：D第42题单选请选择最佳选项( )。A.orderedB.expectedC.taughtD.encouraged参考答案：B第43题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.fell asleepB.went to bedC.got upD.gave in参考答案：A第44题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.a decisionB.breakfastC.onceD.the office参考答案：B第45题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。
21、A.arrivedB.doneC.finishedD.started参考答案：C第46题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.playB.sleepC.eatD.do参考答案：B第47题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.First of allB.Never mindC.To tell you the truthD.As a result参考答案：C第48题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.oneB.anotherC.suchD.any参考答案：B第49题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.awayB.hereC.downD.up参考答案：D第50题单选 请选择最佳选项( )。A.an endB.a say
22、ingC.a jokeD.a pause参考答案：A四、阅读理解阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从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.
23、Each town thought that it 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
24、 in their interest to mend 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 ba
25、nk to the left or from the 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 acc
26、ident，as the traveler was 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
27、 other，whoever owns the hole 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 change
28、d the axle. They mended the 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
29、 into his car and drove off.第51题单选 What did the two towns quarrel about?A.Which of them should mend the holB.Whether the hole should be mendeC.Why there was a hole in the bridgD.When they should mend the hol参考答案：A第52题单选 The man who had fallen into the hole failed to answer any questions because he _
30、.A.had one of his legs brokenB.was busy changing the axleC.had drunk too much wineD.was afraid to blame anybody参考答案：C第53题单选 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 affo
31、rd to mend the hole参考答案：B第54题单选 In“Are 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 me参考答案：D阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。BScientists have searched for many years for a method to tell whether a volcano(火
32、山)explosion will be small or large. Now，four scientists say they have 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 des
33、troyed the homes of more than 2，000 others. The volcano is still active 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
34、 inside the earth is connected with huge explosions instead of smaller 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
35、 came from both large and small explosions. The scientists found that 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.第55题单选 From the
36、 passage we learn that Mount Unzen is the name of _.A.a huge volcano explosionB.a Japanese islandC.an active volcanoD.a kind of lava参考答案：C第56题单选 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 possibl
37、e explosionC.the number of volcano explosionsD.the time of a possible explosion参考答案：A第57题单选 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
38、 the area参考答案：D阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。CHave you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings(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 rec
39、ent study，speakers tried to express their meanings using unclear sentences. Speakers who thought listeners understood 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 po
40、lite or move the conversation along. But its easy to consider these as signs of understanding.(2)Train the editor(编辑)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 he
41、r problems.”or“Beth talks to others about the problems with her husband.”(3)Ask listeners to repeat your message. Introduce 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
42、，ask questions to be sure youre on the same page. After all，it isnt just the speakers job to make his speech understood.第58题单选 Why does the writer give us the advice?A.Were not skillful enough to make clear sentenceB.Misunderstanding is damaging our normal liveC.Misunderstanding occurs now and theD.
43、Its impolite to say NO to other参考答案：C第59题单选 The writer suggests that when talking to others,the speaker should _.A.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 eyes参考答案：B第60题单选 By Train the editor in your head,the speakers are advised
