1、2012年成人高考高起点英语考试真题及参考答案语音知识:共量小题;每题l.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. JulyB. hurryC. satisfyD. Sky【答案】B2. 请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A. lessonB. questionC. recentD. Several【答案】C3. 请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A. callB. educateC. coatD. Society【答案】D4. 请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A. vis
2、itB. taskC. respectD. same【答案】A5. 请选择出划线部分读音不同的选项( )。A. afraidB. captainC. failD. Sailor【答案】B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.-Would you help me with these books?-_.A. With pleasureB. Never mindC. It s fineD. Don t worry【答案】A【应试指导】本题考查日常交际用语。句意:你愿意帮我拿着这些书吗?非常愿意。withpleasure意为“非常愿意
3、”,表示同意对方的请求。7. Everyone_to bring some food to the party on Sunday.A. supposesB. will supposeC. is supposedD. will be supposed【答案】C【应试指导】本题考查固定搭配。句意:周日聚会每个人都应该带一些食物。be supposed to.do用在句子中,主语是人时,意为“应该做某事,被期望做某事”,用来表示建议、劝告等。8.-Do you have these shoes in size eight?-I m not sure. I 11 just go and_ out.A
4、. sellB. B. sendC. watchD. Find【答案】D【应试指导】本题考查动词词组辨析。句意:你们有8号的鞋吗?我不确定,我这就去找找看。sell out意为“售完,卖光”;send out意为“发送,发出”;watch out意为“小心”;find out意为“找出”。故D项符合句意。9. Lucy_ ride a bike when she was three.A. shouldB. mustC. couldD. Need【答案】C【应试指导】本题考查情态动词的用法。句意:露西3岁的时候就会骑自行车了。should应该;must必须;could为can的过去式,意为“能够
5、,会”,符合句意;need需要。10. The police told_ to stay in their cars.A. anybodyB. everybodyC. nobodyD. Somebody【答案】B【应试指导】本题考查代词词义辨析。句意:警察告诉每个人,让他们待在自己的车里。anybody任何人;everybody每个人;nobody没有人;somehody某人。根据句意应选B。11. Something is wrong_ my radio. Can you help fix it for me?A. forB. ofC. onD. With【答案】D【应试指导】本题考查固定搭
6、配。句意:我的收音机出问题了。你能帮我修理一下吗?be wrongwith为固定搭配,意为“出毛病”.12.-Is Tom coming with us?-He cant-he_ for his exams.A. preparesB. is preparingC. has preparedD. Prepared【答案】B【应试指导】本题考查时态。句意:汤姆跟我们一起来吗?他不跟我们一起,他在准备他的考试。第一句的时态为现在时袁将来时=根据句意,第二句表示的应该是正在做某事、。故正确答案为B。13. Follow me and I 11 show you_ the library is.A. w
7、hatB. whenC. whereD. Which【答案】C【应试指导】本题考查宾语从甸,句意:跟我来,我带你去图书馆。从句在句子中作宾语,又因为从句的主语是地点名词,因此引导词应用where。14. At the end of the year there_ a test on everything we have studied.A. wasB. will beC. would beD. has been【答案】B【应试指导】本题考查时态。句意:年底将有一个考试,考查我们所学的所有知识二从时间状语“Atthe end of the)_ear”和从句“we have studied”可知,
8、主句的时态应该为一般将来时。15. The film star walked to his car,_by a crowd of fans.A. to followB. followingC. followedD. to be followed【答案】C【应试指导】本题考查非谓语动词。句意:这位电影明星朝他的车走去,后面跟着一群粉丝。分词作状语时其逻辑主语与主句主语应保持一致,如果句子的主语是动词所表示的动作的承受者时(即表被动或完成),分词形式选用过去分词。16. _1 admire most about Lee is his love of nature.A. WhatB. HowC. T
9、hatD. Where【答案】A【应试指导】本题考查主语从句。句意:我最钦佩李的是他对大自然的热爱。用作主语的从句叫作主语从句。题干中主语从句特指“我最钦佩李的是”,应选用what引导主语从句.17. Tim went to work on the farm last week, and_.A. his sister did soB. so his sister didC. did his sister soD. so did his sister【答案】D【应试指导】本题考查倒装句。句意:蒂姆上周去农场干活了.他妹妹也是。“so+be动词/助动词/情态动词+主语”表示某人或某物的情况与前面所
10、叙述的肯定情况相同,但前后主语不同.“SO+主语+be动词/助动词/情态动词”表示赞同,对前文所叙述的情况起强调作用,前后两句主语相同。18. Mikes health has been_ improved since he gave up smoking.A. muchB. soC. tooD. Very【答案】A【应试指导】本题考查程度副词.句意:自从戒烟后,迈克的健康有了很大的提高.much可修饰某些肯定陈述句中的动词,这时much位于动词前。19._ small business, Jane is able to support her family now.A. RunB. RanC
11、. RunningD. To run【答案】C【应试指导】本题考查非谓语动词。句意:珍妮经营一个小生意,她现在能够养活她的家。分词作状语时其逻辑主语与主句主语应保持一致,如果句子的主语是动作的发出者,分词形式选用现在分词。20. We_every word of the news.A. took downB. took offC. took awayD. took out【答案】A【应试指导】本题考查动词词组辨析。句意:我们记录下这则新闻的所有文字。take down意为“记录,写下”:take off意为“离开,起飞”:take away意为“带走”:take out意为“去除,除掉”。故A
12、项符合句意。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。Recently, some scientists decided to find out what the funniest joke in the world was. This wasclearly a (an) 21 task,as no two people ever really agree about what is funny and what is not-22 when they are from different 23 .Te
13、lling jokes is something people often 24 around the world. 25 , jokes are sometimes not funny to or are often not 26 by people who are not part of that culture(文化).Anyhow, 27 a year-long serious study, the scientists 28 the funniest joke in the world :Two hunters (猎人) are out in the woods. One of th
14、em 29 to the ground. He doesn t seemto be 30 , his eyes closed. The other hunter takes out his phone and calls emergency (紧急)services. My friend is dead!he 31 to the man on the other side. What can I do?The man,in a(an) 32 voice,says, Dont t worry. I can 33 . First, make sure he s 34 . There isa sil
15、ence,then a shot is 35 . Bang! The hunter s voice comes back on the line. He says, OK,now what?21. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. wonderfulB. importantC. interestingD. Difficult【答案】D【应试指导】推理判断题。从后面的“没有两个人真正地赞同什么是搞笑的和什么不是”可知,这是项“困难的任务”。22. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. especiallyB. finallyC. graduallyD. Generally【答案】A【应试指导】词义辨析题。esp
16、ecially尤其;finally最后;gradually逐步地;9enerally通常。这里表示强调.因此应选A项。23. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. companiesB. countriesC. familiesD. Schools【答案】B【应试指导】推理判断题。由常识并结合选项可知,来自不同国家的人对事物的看法更有可能不同。24. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. askB. doC. giveD. Play【答案】B【应试指导】句法结构题。整句的意思是:讲笑话是全世界的人们常做的事情。这是一个定语从句,先行词是somethin9do somethin9意为“做某事”。25. 请选择最佳选
17、项( )。A. ThusB. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Anyhow【答案】C【应试指导】连词辨析题。根据上下文的意思可知,后面讲的和前面讲的内容有相反的意思,因此应选用表示转折的连词,故选C.26. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. guessedB. heldC. provedD. Understood【答案】D(应试指导】词义辨析题。这里讲的是“不是同一文化背景下的人们对笑话的理解也不同”。guess猜测;hold举行;prove证明;understand理解.27. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. forB. duringC. beforeD. After【答案】D【应试指导】
18、词义辨析题.这里讲的应该是“在长达一年的认真的研究之后”,故应选D.28. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. wroteB. touchedC. decidedD. Spread【答案】C【应试指导】推理判断题 文章第一句话提到“最近,一些科学家决定找出世界上最可笑的笑话。”这里应该是科学家最终确定了这一笑话。29. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. jumpsB. fallsC. pointsD. Gets【答案】B【应试指导l词语搭配题。fall to the ground意为“摔倒在地”,符合文意。30. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. thinkingB. speakingC. risingD. Br
19、eathing【答案】D【应试指导】推理判断题。根据后面的“他闭着双眼”和“另一个猎人赶紧掏出手机拔打紧急救助服务”可知,这里应该是“这个猎人看起来好像没了呼吸”:故选D。31. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. criesB. nodsC. turnsD. Waves【答案】A【应试指导】词义辨析题。cry t0向请求;nodt0向点头;turu t0求助于;wave to朝挥手。这里应该是指“猎人向通话那头的人大声叫喊”,因此选A.32. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. anxiousB. angryC. calmD. Curious【答案】C【应试指导】推理判断题。根据后面的“不要担心”可知.通话
20、那头的人应该是很镇定。33. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. helpB. feelC. goD. Show【答案】A【应试指导】词义辨析题。help帮助;feel感觉;go去;show-展示二根据前后句的意思可知,应选A,意思为:我能帮助你。34. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. buriedB. deadC. hitD. Sick【答案】B【应试指导】推理判断题。前面讲到一个猎人好像没了呼吸,另一个猎人向他人求助。这里的意思应该是。首先确认他已经死了”。35. 请选择最佳选项( )。A. heardB. madeC. takenD. Told【答案】A【应试指导】枪声应该是被听到的,因此应选A。四
21、、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。AMy wife and I moved into our home nine years ago. We have a yard and a rock garden. Therethe rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry, to finish. Very oftenwhen we have more flowers, Denise or I would plan
22、t them between the rocks,just to add some colorto the area.Last summer I found, in the rock garden, a tiny little plant that I could not immediatelyrecognize. I knew I didn t plant it and Denise said she didn t either. We decided to let it continuegrowing until we could find out what it was.Weeks pa
23、ssed and as I made my way back to the strange plant, it appeared tobe a sunflower. Itlooked thin and tall with only one head on it. I decided to baby it along and weed(除草) around it.As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual. The sunflower hadnot started where I
24、 saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.If a tiny little sunflower didn t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have theability to do the same thing. If we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where
25、we aim to go and get what we need for growth.We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the ability to achieve our goals. Like thesunflower, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had faith in itself that it wouldsucceed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who an
26、d what we are,then other things will beginto support us. We will find a way to go under or around any rocks in order to realize our goals.36. Why did the family plant flowers in the rock garden?A. To attract visitors.B. To remove the rocks.C. To please their neighbors.D. To make the area colorful.【答
27、案】D【应试指导】事实细节题。由文章第一段最后一句话中。Denise or l would plant them between therocks,ilist to add some color to the area”可知,D项为正确答案。37. The author let the tiny plant continue growingA. to see how long it could liveB. to see how big it could growC. to find out what it actually wasD. to know if his wife had plan
28、ted it【答案】C【应试指导】事实细节题。由文章第二段最后一句话“We decided to let it continue growing until wecould find out what it was.”可知。C项为正确答案。38. Why did the author think the sunflower was unusual?A. It was very thin and tall.B. It had only one head on it.C. It grew on top of a big rock.D. It began to grow under a rock.【
29、答案】D【应试指导】事实细节题。由文章第三段最后一句话“It actually had begun under a big rock andgrown under and around it to reach the sun.”可知,D项为正确答案。39. What does the author want to say through the story?A. Rocks cannot prevent us from success.B. Sunflowers are able to grow everywhere.C. We should take good care of the roc
30、k gardens.D. We can get over difficulties if we trust ourselves.【答案】D【应试指导】主旨大意题。由文章最后一段的内容可知,作者认为,我们要相信自己拥有实现我们的目标的能力,这样我们就能找到一种实现目标的方法。这与选项D的内容相符。BIt is not easy to become a doctor in the United States. The first step is getting into medical schools. More than 120 American schools offer study prog
31、rams for people wanting to be doctors.Advice about medical schools can be got from books and magazines like The,Princeton Review,which provide information about medical schools, study programs and jobs. Competition ( 竞争 ) toenter medical schools is strong. American medical schools have only about 16
32、,000 openings forstudents each year. However, more than two times this many want to enter medical schools.An important part of their application (申请) is the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).The Association of American Medical Colleges provides the test by computer. It is offered in theUnited St
33、ates and in other countries. Applicants need to do well on MCAT. They also need a goodrecord in their college studies.An interview(面试) is also required for entrance to medical schools. The interviewer wants toknow if the applicant understands the demands of life as a medical student and doctor in tr
34、aining. Healso wants to know about the applicant s goals for a life in medicine.People who want to become doctors often study a lot of biology, chemistry or other science. Somestudents work for a year or two in a medical or research job before they attempt to enter medical schools.A medical educatio
35、n can cost a lot,from 15,000 dollars to 40,000 dollars a year or more. Moststudents need to borrow money to pay for the education.40. How many people hope to go to medical school in the U. S. each,year?A. More than 32,000.B. About 24,000.C. Less than 16,000.D. About 20,000.【答案】A【应试指导】事实细节题。由文章第二段最后两
36、句可知,每年想进入医学院的学生多于32 000人。41. Who prepares MCAT for medical school applicants?A. The Princeton Review.B. The Medical College Admissions Office.C. The medical schools in the United States.D. The Association of American Medical Colleges.【答案】D【应试指导】事实细节题。由文章第三段第二句话“The Association of American Medical Co
37、llegesprovides the test by computer.”可知,D项为正确答案。42. Which of the following do interviewers want to know about the applicants?A. What courses they want to learn in medical schools.B. How much money they hope to earn in future.C. When they plan to start their medical training.D. Whether they understan
38、d a doctor s duties.【答案】D【应试指导】事实细节题。由文章第四段第二句话 The interviewer wants to know if the applicantunderstands the demands of life as a medical student and doctor in training”可知,D项为正确答案。43. What can be inferred about the applicants from the text?A. They must be hard-working.B. They have to do well in med
39、icine.C. They should have work experience.D. They must earn 15,000 dollars a year.【答案】A【应试指导】推理判断题。文中讲到进入医学院的竞争很激烈,申请者要通过考试和面试,他们还要学习很多相关科目等等。由此可推知,申请者必须要努力。CMost musicians agree that the best violins(小提琴) were made in Cremona, Italy, about 200years ago. They even sound better than violins made toda
40、y. Violin makers and scientists try to makeinstruments(乐器)like the Italian violins,however,they are not the same. Why are these old Italianviolins so special? No one really knows. But many people think they have an answer.Some people think it is the age of the violins. But there is a problem here. N
41、ot all old violinssound wonderful. Only the old violins from Cremona are special. So age cannot be the answer.Other people think the secret to those violins is the wood. It must be from certain kinds of trees.It must not be too young or too old. Perhaps the violin makers of Cremona knew something sp
42、ecialabout wood for violins.But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in aspecial way. Wood for a violin must be cut into the right size and shape. The smallest difference willchange the sund of the violin. Musicians sometimes think that this is the secre
43、t of the Italians.Size and shape may not be the answer either. Scientists make new violins that are exactly the same size and shape. But the new ones still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientiststhink the secret may be the varnish (清漆).It makes the wood look shiny, but it also helps th
44、e soundof the instrument. Since no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish, no one canmake the same varnish today.There may never be other violins like the violins of Cremona. And there are not many of the oldviolins left. So these old violins from Cremona become more and more precious.44. What would be the best title for the text?A. The Secrets of Cremona Violins.B. B. The History of Cremona Violins.C. C. The Making of Italian Violins.D. D. The Studies of Italian Violins.【答案】A【应试指导】主旨大意题。文章第一段最后三句话讲的是“为什么这些意大利古小提琴这么与众不同?没有人知道答案。但是许多人认