1、2005年成人高考高起点英语考试真题及参考答案一、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。把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。1. 请选择出读音不同的选项( )。A. hourB. fourC. flourD. our答案：B2. 请选择出读音不同的选项( )。A. researchB. respectC. diseaseD. distance答案：C3.请选择出读音不同的选项( )。A. featherB. measureC. weatherD. league答案：D4. 请选择出读音不同的选项( )。A. cushio
2、nB. butterC. luggageD. cupboard答案：A5. 请选择出读音不同的选项( )。A. chimneyB. chickenC. chemistryD. chairman答案：C二、词汇与语法知识共15小题;每题1.5分，共22.5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. I arranged to meet Mr. Jones here. I hope I havent _ him.A. forgottenB. missedC. lostD. passed答案：B7. They have three reasons for
3、keeping their marriage _ secret for _ moment.A. a; 不填B. the; aC. 不填; theD. a; the答案：D8. Not until very late that afternoon _ the news that his daughter won the match.A. did the father getB. the father gotC. the father did getD. got the father答案：A9.Something must be done immediately if these wild ani
4、mals _ saved.A. will beB. wereC. are about to beD. are to be答案：D10. Michael _ to pass the examination at his second attempt.A. succeededB. completedC. realizedD. managed答案：D11. My watch stopped.- You _ have forgotten to wind it.A. shouldB. mustC. canD. may答案： B12. Helen made _to visit her parents on
5、ce a month, but she didnt keep it.A. an offerB. a decisionC. an effortD. a promise答案：A13. Dont worry about Susan; she just feels like _ home alone tonight.A. to stayB. stayC. stayingD. having stayed答案：C14. Neither my wife nor I _ able to persuade our daughter to change her mind.A. amB. areC. have be
6、enD. is答案：A15. This is the washing machine _ we have had so much trouble.A. at whichB. with whichC. of whichD. in which答案：B16. Mary has a lot of letters to write today. She _ all afternoon and she _ yet.A. has been writing; hasnt finishedB. has written; hasnt finishedC. writes; doesnt finishD. wrote
7、; didnt finish答案：A17. As we knew, Xu HaiFeng won the first gold medal for China at the 23rd Olympic Games_ in Los Angeles.A. being heldB. to be heldC. having been heldD. held答案：D18. The driving test was difficult for me, but I finally _ it.A. got back toB. got along withC. got throughD. got into答案：C
8、19. Why are you so late, Jim?- Sorry. We _ in heavy traffic for about an hour.A. have stuckB. are stuckC. stuckD. were stuck答案：D20. The teachers decided to put off the meeting till next week, _ they wont be so busy.A. sinceB. asC. whenD. while答案：C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
9、出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Here is a story which I heard from my father yesterday evening over tea. One of his friends had _21_ been to the Himalayas, the famous mountain range in the world. While he was _22_ along the mountain paths, he came _23_ a few other visitors. _24_ the visitors were an old lady and her
10、 grandson. The small child _25_ the beautiful mountains and snow-capped peaks(山峰). He said to his grandmother: How _26_ these mountains are! Can we take them _27_, grandma? The old woman _28_ and said, Dear, if some child like you had taken them away _29_, would you have had a _30_ to see them? Now
11、if we take these mountains away today, then tomorrow, _31_ child will not have the chance to _32_ these beautiful things. Dont you _33_ they are so nice that everyone should see and _34_ them? What a noble _35_! Our lives become _36_ only when we learn the _37_ of everything and give up our _38_ to
12、have everything for ourselves. Just as the saying goes, The rich man is not the one who has the _39_, but one who _40_ the least.21.请选择最佳选项( )。A. nearlyB. alreadyC. almostD. recently答案：D22. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. marchingB. walkingC. followingD. running答案：B23. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. acrossB. toC. forD. around答案：A24.
13、请选择最佳选项( )。A. BesidesB. AboutC. BetweenD. Among答案：D25. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. discoveredB. recognizedC. admittedD. attracted答案：C26. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. coldB. niceC. wideD. far答案：B27. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. homeB. togetherC. downD. off答案：A28. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. worriedB. agreedC. smiledD. cheered答案：C29.请选择最佳选项( )。A. onceB. tomo
14、rrowC. sometimesD. yesterday答案：D30. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. dayB. chanceC. timeD. moment答案：B31. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. eachB. otherC. anotherD. that答案：C32. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. showB. takeC. ownD. see答案：D33. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. thinkB. guessC. meanD. say答案：A34. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. takeB. haveC. welcomeD. enjoy答案：D35. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. thoug
15、htB. languageC. lessonD. feeling答案：A36. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. usefulB. successfulC. meaningfulD. helpful答案：C37. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. priceB. valueC. natureD. result答案：B38. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. reasonsB. desiresC. struggleD. purpose答案：B39.请选择最佳选项( )。A. timeB. positionC. mostD. best答案：C40. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. needsB. hasC. colle
16、ctsD. help答案：A四、阅读理解 共15小题;每题3分，共45分 阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳的一项。AGrammar is the way a language works. People sometimes describe grammar as the rules of a language; but in fact no natural languages have rules. If we use the word rules, we suggest that somebody made the rules first and then spo
17、ke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages were started by people making sounds which gradually changed into words, phrases and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call grammar is simply a description of a l
18、anguage at a particular time.Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short answer is No. Very many people in the world speak their own native language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word grammar. But if you are serious about learnin
19、g a foreign language, the long answer is Yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly. Its important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teache
20、r or look in a book.So think of grammar as something good, something helpful, something you can use to find your way like a signpost or a map.41. The author holds that if grammar is described as rules, it would suggest that _.A. rules must be made to speak the languageB. language goes before grammar
21、C. rules are fixed by languageD. language is not a new game答案：A42. From Paragraph 1 we can see that _.A. language is changing, so is its grammarB. grammar must be simple to describe a languageC. languages were formed by people now and thenD. grammar should be changed at a particular time答案：A43. Acco
22、rding to the author grammar helps when _.A. we look up something in a bookB. we ask someone to make rulesC. we speak our native languageD. we learn a foreign language答案：D44. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. Grammar Is the Rules of a LanguageB. The Change of Language
23、C. Grammar Is Your FriendD. How to Study Grammar答案：CBIn the late 1990s scientists began to notice changes in Yellowstone National Park. Trees that had stopped growing for years began to grow again. Animals started behaving differently. Scientists believe it is the wolves that have caused these chang
24、es.Wolves used to live in Yellowstone. But many people thought wolves would kill animals kept on farms, such as cows and sheep, and they would harm crops, too. In 1926 the last wolf in Yellowstone was killed.For the next 70 years Yellowstone did not have any wolves. Scientists decided to bring them
25、back to the area in 1995. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service brought in 15 gray wolves from Canada. Today between 250 and 300 wolves live in Yellowstoneand they have already left their mark.Wolves have been hunting and eating elk. The elk leftovers (驯鹿被吃剩的部分) provide food for animals such as bears.
26、With fewer elk, plants can grow better and taller. This new plant growth provides more trees for birds and more plant food for beavers. The number of beavers in northern Yellowstone has increase greatly since wolves were reintroduced.Wolves have such a big effect on Yellowstone because they are a ke
27、ystone species (物种). Keystone species are species on which a large number of other plants and animals depend. The removal of a keystone species can lead to the death of other species.However, not everyone is happy with the wolves return. Farmers want to limit the number of wolves in the area, becaus
28、e if there are too many wolves, they may have not only their cows and sheep killed by wolves, but also their cats, dogs, and horses. Still, many scientists believe that Yellowstone is starting to look more like it did before people began to kill wolves there. 45. Which of the following is true accor
29、ding to the passage?A. Wolves have played an important role in Yellowstone for 70 yearsB. Wolves in Yellowstone had all been killed by the mid-1920sC. Yellowstone had no wolves at the beginning of the 20th centuryD. Yellowstone can hold no more than 300 wolves today答案：B46. The sentence they have alr
30、eady left their mark most probably means in the passage that _.A. they have brought about changes to YellowstoneB. they have made marks where they can get foodC. they have left a lot of footprints in the parkD. they have marked out the areas of their own答案：A47. What is the immediate change after 15
31、wolves were brought in?A. Plants grow taller and betterB. Beavers have increased greatlyC. The number of elk is reducedD. Cows and sheep are killed on farms答案：C48. It seems to be a wise decision to have brought wolves back to Yellowstone because _.A. wolves can depend on themselves to find foodB. a
32、national park should introduce foreign animalsC. a national park should have different kinds of animalsD. wolves are necessary for many other animals and plants to live答案：DCIn most of the United States, students attend classes for 5 days each week. Schools are required to hold classes for about 180
33、days a year. Recently, schools in some areas of the country have begun experimenting with the new teaching arrangement of holding classes for 4 days a week. Classes would meet their Monday through Thursday, or Tuesday through Friday. Some schools in 12 American states are now using that schedule (日程
34、安排).The students still have the same number of total hours in class as before. But they attend school for a longer time on each of the 4 days. In Colorado, schools on the four-day week hold classes for seven-and-one-half hours a day for 144 days. Traditional (传统的) schools meet for 6 hours a day for
35、180 days.Many schools on a four-day schedule offer special programs, trips or sports meets on the fifth day. Officials say this gives students even more time in class than on the traditional schedule. Students do not have to miss school to go to the events. They can also go to doctors or deal with o
36、ther important affairs on the fifth day.The main reason for shortening the school week is that many schools can save money by not providing meals or transportation for students on the fifth day. And they say research shows that students are not harmed by the shorter week.49. How many teaching hours
37、do most of the schools have in the U.S.?A. 6 hours for 4 days a weekB. 6 hours for 5 days a weekC. 7.5 hours for 4 days a weekD. 7.5 hours for 5 days a week答案：B50. What change does the four-day school week bring about?A. Students attend classes for 180 days a yearB. Students have fewer class hours t
38、han beforeC. Students take part in more after-class activitiesD. Students have to take special programs on the fifth day答案：C51. Which of the following is true about the four-day schedule?A. It is being practiced in some statesB. It is being planned all over the countryC. It helps students save money
39、 for mealsD. It prevents small schools from closing down答案：ADAfter then years of being a housewife and a mother, Carol could not stand it any longer. Then, one morning, just after her two daughters had gone to school, she saw an advertisement广告in the paper. She phoned, and was asked to come to an in
40、terview(面谈) that very afternoon. Mr. Hollins, who interviewed her, was a young man about 24 in a black suit. There was a hard look in his eye and he talked very fast. He told her she would be required to stop men between the ages of 21 and 50 and ask them several questions designed to determine what
41、 men think of deodorants. The information was to be recorded and she would be paid according to the number of complete interviews she had. When Carol asked which factory the research was for, she was told that was not important. Last of all, before she began she would have to attend a one-day traini
42、ng. Carol accepted. After the training, which was only about how to write down the answers correctly in a form and how to put the questions, Carol found herself in the center of town at 9:30 in the morning. She soon found out that getting the information was really not at all that easy. First, she s
43、topped a man who refused to answer any questions because he had no time. Next, a man told her it was none of her business whether he used deodorants or not. Then she interviewed a man who was hard of hearing and, instead of answering her questions, began asking her all sorts of his own. Finally, Car
44、ol found a young man with a pleasant smile on his face. He was coming towards her slowly and seemed ready to talk. He looked surprised when she put her first question. Im doing a research, too. Its about soap powders, he said.52. Mr. Hollins told Carol that she was required _.A. to record what she heard in the streetsB. to collect mens opinions on a productC. to pay visits to men aged 21 through 50D. to stop people who were using the product答案：B53. Before Carol started to work, she learned how to _.A. fill her personal information in a formB. receive training that might help her do the
