1、2014年成人高考高起点英语真题及答案一、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。找出这个词。1. 请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A. batheB. birthC. thoughtD. Thank【答案】A2. 请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A. aliveB. monitorC. mindD. Bicycle【答案】B3. 请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A. potatoB. policeC. populationD. Polite【答案】C4. 请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A.
2、gatherB. giftC. generalD. goat【答案】C5. 请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A. featherB. headC. breadD. Beeach【答案】D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。6. The doctor told Mr. White that he couldn t get better if he didn t_drinking.A. give upB. give awayC. give inD. give out【答案】A【应试指导】本题考查动词短语辨析。句意:医生告诉怀特先
3、生,如果他不戒烟身体就不能康复。give up意为“放弃,戒除”;9ive away意为“泄露,失去”;give in意为“屈服,投降”;9ive out意为“发布,停止运行”。根据句意可知,应选A。7. It was a pity that he missed the meeting_in London last month.A. to be heldB. heldC. having heldD. to hold【答案】B【应试指导】本题考查非谓语动词。句意:他错过了上个月在伦敦举办的会议,真是太可惜了。会议已经举办过了,所以排除不定式结构,又因meeting和hold之间是被动关系,所以用
4、动词的过去分词。,根据句意可知,应选B。8. The teacher told his students that the earth_round like a ball.A. beB. isC. had beenD. Was【答案】B【应试指导】本题考查时态。句意:老师告诉学生,地球是圆的,就像一个球。“地球是圆的”是一个客观真理,已被科学证实,所以此处应该用be的一般现在时“is”。9. It s truly a beautiful place,_I don t want to live here.A. andB. asC. butD. So【答案】C【应试指导】本题考查连词辨析。句意:这
5、里真的很漂亮,但是我不想住在这儿。选项中只有连词but可以表示对前面内容的转折,意为“但是”。10. John is_tallest student among_whole class.A. a;theB. the;theC. a;aD. the;a【答案】B【应试指导】本题考查冠词辨析。句意:约翰是班里最高的学生。形容词最高级前用定冠词the;这里的class指的是约翰所在的班级,是特指,所以第二个空也应是the。11. The ship_at 8:30 ,but it is almost 9:30 now.A. could have arrivedB. must have arrivedC
6、. should have arrivedD. would have arrived【答案】C【应试指导】本题考查情态动词。句意:船本应该8:30就到的,但是现在已经快9:30了。shouldhave done意为“本应该做某事”,符合题意。12.-Hello,Jim! May I ask you a question?-_.A. No, thanksB. RightC. Never mindD. Certainly【答案】D【应试指导】本题考查日常交际用语。句意:你好,吉姆。我可以问你一个问题吗?当然可以。certainly意为“当然可以”,表示同意对方请求。13.He left for N
7、ew York_I could say goodbye to him.A. siticeB. asC. beforeD. Until【答案】C【应试指导】本题考查连词辨析。句意:在他去纽约之前,我没来得及跟他说“再见”。作连词时,since意为“自从,自从以来”;as意为“由于,像一样”;before意为“在之前”;until意为“到为止,直到才”.常与not连用。根据句意可知,应选C。14. I can t_you that I 11 be able to come,but I 11 do my best.A. promiseB. askC. answerD. Advise【答案】A【应试指
8、导】本题考查动词辨析。句意:我不能承诺我一定会来,但是我会尽量来的。promise意为“承诺,许诺”;ask意为“询问,请求”;answer意为“答复,解答”;advise意为“建议,提议”。故A正确。15. Do you want to change this lamp for_or do you want your money back?A. other oneB. otherC. the othersD. Another【答案】D【应试指导】本题考查0ther的用法。句意:你是想换一盏灯还是想拿回自己的钱?other one与other本身不正确;the others是特指,表示“剩下的
9、全部”;another是泛指,表示“另一个”。根据题意可知,应选D。16. He asked me how often I went back home_a visit when I was at college.A. forB. onC. withD. To【答案】A【应试指导】本题考查介词辨析。句意:他问我上大学时多久回家看一次。for作介词,表示目的。for a visit意为“访问,做客”,此处表示回家看看。17. Mary was looking for a shop_she could buy some chocolate.A. whichB. thatC. whereD. Who
10、【答案C【应试指导】本题考查定语从句。句意:玛丽正在找一个商店,她想买一些巧克力。在这个定语从句中,先行词shop为地点名词,且在从句中充当地点状语,故C正确。18. Every Friday evening George will sit quietly in the chair,_his favorite TV show.A. to watchB. watchC. watchedD. Watching【答案】D【应试指导】本题考查非谓语动词辨析。句意:每周五晚上乔治都会安静地坐在椅子上,看他最喜欢的电视节目。非谓语动词表伴随时,若主语和非谓语动词是主动关系,则用动词的-ing形式,故D正确
11、。19. Please tell him_ my train will arrive and ask him to pick me up.A. whatB. whenC. whetherD. How【答案】B【应试指导】本题考查宾语从句。句意:请告诉他火车什么时候到并让他来接我。表时间的宾语从句应用when引导,作tell的直接宾语,故B正确。20. I_any job I like since I came to this city.A. haven t doneB. don t doC. wouldn t doD. didn t do【答案】A【应试指导】本题考查时态。句意:自从来到这个城
12、市,我没有做过自己喜欢的工作。since引导的时间状语从句若是一般过去时,主句应为现在完成时,故A正确。三、完形填空:共l5小题;每题2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。As a boy I dreamed of flying airplanes. 21 _I told Dad I wanted to be a pilot,he said, Youneed to do your job well on the farm first, and 22_ you may realize your dream. The farm wa
13、s aneveryday responsibility (职责)-that. 23_ Saturday, Sunday and Christmas too. Every morning Igot up at four o clock to milk and 24_ the cows. After the milk was bottled, my older brothers andI 25_ it to people s homes. I was paid five cents a bottle. At that time I 26_ that to be success-ful you ha
14、ve to take care of your responsibilities.When I was 16 ,I signed up for flying lessons. To pay for the lessons I 27_ a small restaurantwith some friends. One of our regular 28_ was the president of the Farmers Bank. Every 29_ Igot,I talked to him about my dream. One day I told him I 30_ $3,500 to bu
15、y my own 31_ . Helent me the money so that I could fly people within 150 miles of the airport.Twelve years later I was flying people around the world 32_a pilot of a big airline company.After ten years in the company I started my own 33_ .Today I run a billion-dollar company, but it was on the farm
16、that I learned the principles(原则)that have 34_ me. Hard work and determination do 35_ dreams come true.21. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. BeforeB. WhenC. SinceD. Though【答案】B【应试指导】词义辨析题。这句话的意思是:当我告诉爸爸我想成为一名飞行员时,他说:“你应该先做好农场上的工作,然后你才会实现你的理想。”when引导时间状语从句,表示“当时”,故选B。22. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. againB. nowC. thenD. Still【答案】C【应试指
17、导】词义辨析题。again意为“又,再”;now意为“现在”;then意为“然后,那时”;still意为“仍然,仍旧”。根据句意可知,C为正确答案。23. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. wastedB. spentC. followedD. Meant【答案】D【应试指导】词义辨析题。农场是每日的责任,也就是说,即使是周六、周日和圣诞节也一样。mean意为“表示意思,意味着”,符合句意。24. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. saveB. pullC. rideD. Feed【答案】D【应试指导】词义辨析题。每天早晨4点我就起床挤牛奶、喂奶牛。save意为“节省,保存”;pull意为“拉,扯”;ri
18、de意为“骑,乘”;feed意为“喂养”。根据句意可知,只有D正确。25. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. offeredB. sentC. returnedD. Posted【答案】B【应试指导】推理判断题。根据上下文可知,我每天都要挤牛奶、喂奶牛,还要和哥哥一起送牛奶。offer意为“提供”;send意为“送”;return意为“返回”;post意为“张贴,宣布”。故选B.26. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. learnedB. repliedC. warnedD. Agreed【答案】A【应试指导】推理判断题。根据上下文可知,在农场上挤牛奶、喂奶牛、送牛奶获得报酬这个经历让我学到了很多。lea
19、rn意为“学会,懂得”;reply-意为“回答,答复”;warn意为“警告,告诫”;agree意为“同意,赞同”。故选A。27. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. builtB. openedC. visitedD. Borrowed【答案】B【应试指导】词义辨析题。为了能够上飞行课,我和朋友一起开了一家小餐馆。build意为“建造,建立”;0pen意为“开,开张”;visit意为“访问,参观”;borrow意为“借,借用”。故选B。28. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. neighborsB. friendsC. customersD. Passengers【答案】C【应试指导】推理判断题。根据上下文
20、可知,我们餐馆里有位常客是一家银行的行长。neighbor意为“邻居”;friend意为“朋友”;customer意为“顾客”;passenger意为“乘客”。故选C。29. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. chanceB. dayC. placeD. Hour【答案】A【应试指导】推理判断题。根据上下文可知,只要有机会,我就会和到餐馆吃饭的银行行长谈我的梦想,为下文跟他借钱买飞机作了铺垫。chance意为“机会”,符合句意。30. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. receivedB. neededC. collectedD. Prepared【答案】B【应试指导】推理判断题。根据上下文可知,我经常和
21、到餐馆吃饭的一位银行行长谈我的理想,有一天我告诉他我需要一笔钱买一架飞机,他就把钱借给我了。need意为“需要”,符合句意。31. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. truckB. carC. planeD. Bus【答案】C【应试指导】推理判断题。根据上下文可知,由于我从小就希望能成为一名飞行员,所以此处应该是借钱买飞机。故选C。32. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. toB. byC. forD. As【答案】D【应试指导】目定用法题。l2年后我成为一家大型航空公司的飞行员,把人们送到世界各地。as意为“作为,以身份”,as a pilot意为“作为一名飞行员”,符合句意。33. 请选择最佳选项(
22、)。A. businessB. jobC. journeyD. Area【答案】A【应试指导】固定用法题。在航空公司工作10年后,我建立了自己的公司。start odes business意为“创业,开始自己的生意”,符合题意。34. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. remindedB. guidedC. excitedD. Pressed【答案】B【应试指导】词义辨析题。现在我经营一家价值数十亿美元的公司,但是正是在农场上学到的原则指导着我(实现自己的理想)。remind意为“提醒,使想起”;guide意为“指导,引导”;excite意为“使兴奋,刺激”;press意为“逼迫,压迫”。故选B。3
23、5. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. takeB. putC. seeD. Make【答案】D【应试指导】固定用法题。刻苦工作和决心真的能使梦想成真:lnake e true意为“使成真”,为固定用法。故选D。四、阅读理解:共l5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择项中选出最佳的一项。ARecently, more than 2,000 high school teachers have been asked about the effect of the Interneton their students. Teachers say the Interne
24、t has had a good influence(影响and a not-so-good influence on this generation.Three quarters of the teachers say the Internet and search tools have had a great effect on theirstudentsresearch habits and skills. But 87 percent agree that this young generation don t knowabout hard work and cant stay att
25、entive(注意力集中的) for long. And 64 percent say the Internetdoes more to distract (使分心)students than to help them in their studies. Many students think doingresearchjust means doing a quick search on Google.According to the teachers, one problem is that students trust too much of the information on theI
26、nternet. These students have not developed skills to judge the quality of the information. It s some-thing that really has to be taught and paid attention to. It s like everything else. In a world wherethings can happen quickly, you really need to have a way to step back, think and make judgmentabou
27、t the information you have. And teachers can do a lot to teach that.Another problem is that being able to quickly find information keeps the students from workinghard. They become dependent on search tools and do not make enough use of printed books. Manyteachers are also afraid that the Internet ma
28、kes it easy for students to copy work done by others.36. What does the text mainly discuss about the Internet?A. Its success in high school teaching.B. Its influence on school teachers.C. Its achievements in school research.D. Its effect on high school students.【答案】D【应试指导】主旨大意题。文章第一段第一句为主题句,点明了全文的主旨
29、:网络对中学生的影响。故D正确。37. What is the percentage of the teachers who think the students need hard work?A. 75%.B. 64%.C. 87%.D. 70%.【答案】C【应试指导】推理判断题。由第二段第二句可知,87%的中学教师认为年轻的一代不刻苦学习,也不能长时间集中注意力。由此推断出,这些教师认为学生应刘苦学习。故C正确。38. What should be taught to students according to Paragraph 3 ?A. Ways to improve their r
30、esearch habits.B. How to do research on the Internet.C. Skills to judge the quality of information.D. How to pay attention to their studies.【答案】C【应试指导】事实细节题。由第三段第二句和第三句可知,现在的中学生没有判断所得到的信息真实性的技能,这是教师应该教授给学生的。故C正确。39. What will happen when students depend too much on search tools?A. Their studies will
31、 be greatly improved.B. They won t make good use of books.C. Their attention to things will last longer.D. They won t copy work done by others.【答案】B【应试指导】事实细节题。由最后一段第二句可知,中学生过于依赖搜索工具而没有充分利用书籍。故B正确。BI am watching my son and hundreds of his classmates, marching in perfect order into the univer-sity fo
32、otball stadium(体育场).Holding back my tears, I search for my son in the sea of people. Sud-denly, there he is. I jump to my feet and start waving. Arms flying back and forth above my head, Ilook like a windmill(风车),or maybe an airport worker guiding a plane. I see him smile,then laughas he pulls his c
33、amera out of his pocket. He takes a picture of me as he waves back, and then goes tofind his seat.What is it about graduations that makes them so moving? Why do most of us women cry as we-watch our sons ,daughters, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews march in dark robes(长袍) .9 We crypartly because, n
34、o matter how old our children are, and no matter how much they have achieved, inour eyes they are still the little babies we carry around the house to comfort.And ,of course, we cry also because something wonderful is ending, and we miss it already.Whatever is on its way to take its place will not b
35、e the same. It has been such a gift to have my songo to college close to home. We never have to worry about whether he will be able to make the triphome for a hohday. But this was a time-limited gift. My son will attend graduate school in California.We will talk and text like crazy, and visit as oft
36、en as we can. But it will not be the same.40. Why are people gathering in the university stadium?A. They are having a group photo taken.B. They are watching a football match.C. They are attending a college graduation.D. They are taking part in a sports meet.【答案】C【应试指导】事实细节题。由第二段可知,学生和家长们聚集在体育场是为了参加毕
37、业典礼。故C正确。41. Whom does the son take a picture of before taking his seat?A. People in the stadium.B. An airport worker.C. His classmates.D. His mother.【答案】D【应试指导】事实细节题。由第一段最后一句可知.作者的儿子在找个位置坐下之前给作者(即他的妈妈)拍了张照。故D正确。42. The writer cries partly because_A. she misses the days when she could often see her
38、sonB. she is disappointed that they have to move to CaliforniaC. she feels sad that her son has achieved little at collegeD. she is afraid her son cannot find a job after graduation【答案】A【应试指导】事实细节题。由最后一段可知,作者哭是因为她再也不能经常见到儿子了。儿子上大学时离家比较近,所以作者能够经常看到他,但是现在儿子大学毕业了,即将到加利福尼亚上研究生了。故A正确。43. What will be dif
39、ferent when the son attends graduate school?A. He will spend holidays at home.B. He will not call his mom so often.C. He will be far away from home.D. He will not give his mom any gift.【答案】C【应试指导】推理判断题。由最后一段第三句和第四句可知,儿子大学时离家较近,这对作者来说是一个恩赐,因为作者不用担心假期时儿子能不能回家;由第五句和第六句可知,恩赐也是有限的,因为现在儿子要去加利福尼亚上研究生了。由此推断
40、出,儿子要远离家了。故C正确。COnce a month,just after sunset, trucks fill an outdoor parking lot in Los Angeles, California.Some trucks sell all kinds of food. Others have clothing for sale. These are known as fashion (时尚)trucks.Its really fun to go through everything in the truck. The back of the truck is a smal
41、l store.Clothing hangs on one side. Jewelry(首饰) and purses are on the other. The store looks colorful andis well organized. There is also a very small room for trying on clothes.Jordana Fortaleza is one of the truck owners. She says the cost of owning a truck is much lowerthan paying for a store. An
42、d there is another reason to use a truck. You can take your business toyour customers. But there are also difficulties.The biggest problem is the weather. In winter, it s cold outside and there s no one around. Anotherproblem is keeping the truck in good condition. When it breaks down, the repairs can take days. Businessstops during the time. It happens at least once a year because her truck is 38 years old.Meagan Rogers