2016年成人高考題庫英語考試試題及答案(一)

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　　III. Cloze ( 30 points)

　　Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corres-ponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　What is intelligence (智力)anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that

　　all soldiers took,and, against 22 of 100, scored 160.

　　I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 23 have scoredmore than 80.24, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him--and he always25 it.

　　Well ,then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By everyone of them I'd prove myself a 26 . In a world where I have to work with my hands,I'd do poorly.Consider my auto-repair man 27 . He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said,"Doc,a deaf-and-dumb(聾啞) man 28 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers togetheron the counter and made 29 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer.He 30 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him somenails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 31 man who came in was blind. He ind. He wanted scissors(~).32 do you suppose he asked for them?" 1 lifted my right hand and madescissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said," Why, you fool, heused his voice and asked for them. I've been 33 that on all my customers today, but I knew 34 I'd catch you. " "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. Iknew you couldn't be very 35 "And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

　　21第21題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.failedB.wroteC.receivedD.chose

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　文章講述的是怎樣看待智力的問題。即以我與修車工為例談?wù)摽荚嚪謹?shù)(理論水平)與實際操作能力的關(guān)系。我在考試中取得了160分的高分，卻不能動手修理自己的汽車;面對修理工那實踐性較強的趣味題目，我也鬧出笑話。而修理工在考試中得不了多少分，卻能迅速修理好我的汽車，并能用他那實踐性較強的題目難住了我。

　　從第一段第二句知“所有的士兵都參加了考試”，故可排除D項;“我得了l60分而平均分才100分”，可以排除A項。而B項搭配不對。故應(yīng)選C項。

　　22第22題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.an averageB.a totalC.an examD.a number

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)“所有的士兵都參加了考試，而我得了160分”可以推斷出平均分是100分，故應(yīng)選A項。

　　23第23題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.alwaysB.possiblyC.certainlyD.Frequently

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)四個選項的含義，再結(jié)合生活常識，可以判定他只是有可能得分不會超過80分(也有可能得分超過80分)，故應(yīng)選B項。

　　24第24題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.ThenB.ThusC.ThereforeD.Yet

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)前后兩個句子的意義及轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系可以判定應(yīng)選D項。

　　25第25題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.fixedB.checkedC.droveD.Changed

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)前文“車壞了，我去找他”可知是去修車，故應(yīng)選A項。

　　26第26題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.teacherB.doctorC.winnerD.fool

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)下一句話中“我會做得很差”可知在這種實踐性較強的考試中我會顯得像傻瓜一樣，故應(yīng)選D項。

　　27第27題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.againB.as usualC.tooD.as well

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　上文已經(jīng)提到修車工出題的事，這里再提他另外的事，故應(yīng)選A項。

　　28第28題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.boughtB.testedC.foundD.Needed

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)下文他去買釘子，可知他需要釘子，故應(yīng)選D項。

　　29第29題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.cuttingB.hammeringC.wavingD.Circling

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　因為釘釘子要用錘子，下文也提到售貨員拿給他錘子，所以他做出的動作應(yīng)該是用錘子釘釘子的動作，故應(yīng)選B項。

　　30第30題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.noddedB.raisedC.shookD.Turned

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　從上文可知：“他需要釘子，而售貨員拿給他錘子”，他理應(yīng)搖頭，故應(yīng)選c項。

　　31第31題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.cleverB.otherC.rig.htD.Next

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　上文講完了那個聾啞人的故事，下文又來了一個盲人，故應(yīng)選D項。

　　32第32題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.WhatB.HowC.Who 'D.Which

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)上下文語境可推出句意為：“你認為他會以何種方式來買它們呢?”how在此作狀語，符合語境。

　　33第33題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.tryingB.provingC.practicingD.examining

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)本句結(jié)構(gòu)(try+sth.+on+sb.)及上下文含義，可知“他一直在所有的顧客身上試驗這同一個問題”，因此應(yīng)選A項。

　　34第34題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.for sureB.at onceC.in factD.fight now

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知，修車工早就預(yù)料到“我”會誤入歧途，因此應(yīng)選A項。

　　35第35題應(yīng)選( )

　　A.clearB.sillyC.slowD.smart參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文章中心可知：我考試中理論知識還不錯，但實際動手能力不是很強。因此對于這種實踐性較強的問題，不會反應(yīng)那么敏捷。所以應(yīng)選D項。

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　　IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)

　　Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by fourquestions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　This was no ordinarv class. The students who came together were all science or engineering pro-fessors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take partin an unusual experiment:" an interesting week of poetry. "This class was part of a study to answerthe questions:Why is science difficult for many nonscience students? What can teachers learn aboutteaching if they take a class that is not in their field?

　　The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had reading tasks andhad to write three short papers. All students noticed one thing--the im.portance of spoken words. Inscience and engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But inthis poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didn't write anything on the board.

　　The scientists and engineers noticed one similarity between science and poetry. In both sub-jects, students need to find layers(層次) of meaning. Some layers are simple, clear, and on the sur-face;other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning doesn'thappen much in undergraduate(本科) science classes, but it is important later, in graduate school.And it is always important in humanities(人文學(xué)科).

　　Both the poetry instructors and their students learned something about teaching from this experi-ence. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using careful, clear definitions(定義)when he explains a poem. He also plans to be more informative as he teaches. Most of thescientists agreed on several points. First, humanities classes might help science students to see patternsand decide which information is important.. Second, the poetry class was fun. One engineer decided,"We need to change the way we teach engineering to make it an enjoyable experience for students. "But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this : All of the professors began tothink about how they teach and how they can teach better.

　　36What do we know about this unusual class?

　　A.The teachers did lots of writing on the board.B.The teachers were invited to attend several lectures.C.The students were professors from a university.D.The students were studying science and humanities.

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文章第一段第二句可知本題選C項。

　　37The experiment was designed to find out __________ .

　　A.how to teach the students in the science classB.whether poetry is difficult for science studentsC.what to be taught in the humanities classD.why many humanities students find science hard

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　由第一段的最后兩句可知本題選D項。

　　38Finding levels of meaning is__________ .

　　A.important for graduate students in humanitiesB.difficult for graduate students in humanitiesC.common for undergraduate students in scienceD.easy for undergraduate students in science

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　由第三段的最后兩句可知本題選A項。

　　39What did the science professors learn after the experiment?

　　A.They should change the way they teach.B.A poem could be explained in clear definitions.C.A poetry class could be more informative.D.Their teaching was an enioyable experience.

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)最后一段可知本題選A項。

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors( 剪刀 )not todemand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that itcannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the sameday. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, thenthere would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs.Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run thenext day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs. Vanght worked as a teller had enough moneyon hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The nextmorning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made manythink that the bank cohld not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers' windows. The power of the panic atmosphere was such that two tellers, thoughthey knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money fromthe bank. Mrs. Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same.

　　40A bank run happens when __________ .

　　A.a bank is closed for one or more daysB.too many depositors try to draw out their money at one timeC.there is not enough money to pay all its depositors at one timeD.tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　文中第五句中“a terrifying bank run”的意思是“可怕的銀行擠兌”，而本題的題干是問銀行擠兌是在什么情況下發(fā)生，根據(jù)文章的解釋，可知答案為B項。

　　41The main cause of a bank run is__________ .

　　A.loss of confidenceB.lack of moneyC.crowds of peopleD.inexperienced tellers

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　本題的題干是問“發(fā)生銀行擠兌的主要原因”就是許多人都認為銀行拿不出錢來，即資金缺乏。

　　42Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?

　　A.She knew that the bank was not sound.B.She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would close the bank.C.She was not able to draw out her money.D.She was tempted to draw out her money.

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　文章最后一句話告訴我們，“Mrs.Vaught覺得很難控制自己不去將自己的錢取出來”，因為當時的氣氛非?？只?，所以D項正確。

　　43According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaught's bank were affect-ed mainly by the __________ .

　　A.ease with which they could get their moneyB.confidence that Mrs. Vaught showedC.failure of several other banks to openD.confidence shown by other depositors of the bank

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　由文章可知“一些銀行沒有開門”，所以這就是為什么許多人跑到開門的銀行去取錢。

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland, on February 19,1473. Little is known about his early lifeexcept that his father died when he was 10. An uncle adopted him, his two sisters, and his brother.The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education. Copernicus went to the University ofCracow. There he studied such subjects as Latin, mathematics, and astronomy. It was probably at thattime that he changed his Polish name, Niklas Kopperuigk, to the Latin form of Nicolaus Copernicus.In 1496 Copernicus went to Italy,where he spent the next 10 years studying at various universities.In Copernicus' time people still believed that all things--the sun, the stars, and the planetsmoved around the earth. It was an old belief that few men had ever questioned. Aristotle had basedhis theory of astronomy on this belief. Because the Church had long been the center of learning, thetheory was also linked to religious beliefs.

　　In 1506 Copernicus returned to his homeland. A few years later he began to work for the Church.All those years Copernicus carried on his work in astronomy. He had just the most basic equipmentand, like other scientists of his day, made observations with only his eyes. Still, using mathematics andlogic ,Copernicus worked out a different theory,which held that the planets went around the sun.

　　Copernicus did not announce his ideas. He did not want to make trouble. But he could not hidethe scientific truth. So he talked about his theory with his friends, who strongly advised him to have his work published. His great book, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, appeared at the veryend of his life. Copernicus saw the first copy on the day he died, May 24,1543.

　　44From the passage we can see that astronomy is __________ .

　　A.the life experience of great menB.the movement of the stars and the planets ,C.the scientific study of natural objects in spaceD.the theories developed by scientists of old times

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　從哥白尼學(xué)的是天文學(xué)(astron.omy)，研究的是太空中的太陽、地球等可知，astronomy就是對太空中天體的研究。

　　45Copernicus developed his theory __________ .

　　A.using various telescopesB.based on Aristotle's beliefsC.through observations and reasoningD.under the encouragement of his friends

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文章中第三段最后兩句可知，哥白尼是通過眼睛觀察以及數(shù)學(xué)和邏輯的方法來進行研究的。

　　46The writer of the passage wants us to know that__________ .

　　A.Copernicus did not tell about his discovery until the day of his deathB.for many years Copernicus dared to do nothing openly against the ChurchC.pushed by his friends Copernicus decided to write a book in May 1543D.shortly before he got back to Poland Copernicus started to work for the Church

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文中第四段第一句可知，哥白尼起初沒有將他的發(fā)現(xiàn)公布于世。

　　47Copernicus had his great book published because __________ .

　　A.he didn't agree with AristotleB.he could not hide the scientific truthC.he worked for the ChurchD.his friends advised him to do so

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　文章第四段第四句表明，哥白尼在朋友的建議下出了書。

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food,tools, and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins, which still hadreal value since they were pieces of rare metal..Coins were followed by fiat money, paper notes thathave value only because everyone agrees to accept them.

　　Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money intoeven less tangible forms, reducing it to a series of "bits and bytes", or units of computerized informa-tion, going between machines at the speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money tobe instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers andtelecommunications devices.

　　48According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth?

　　A.Bartered goods.B.Fiat money.C.Coin currency.D.Intangible forms.

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文中第一段第一句可知，最早的財富交換形式是物物交換。

　　49The author mentions food, tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all

　　A.useful itemsB.articles of valueC.difficult things to obtainD.material objects

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文中第一段第一句中所提到的“things that could be touched...”可知，后面列舉的東西都是真實可觸及的物體。

　　50According to the passage, coins once had real value as currency because they

　　A.represented a great improvement over barterB.permitted easy transportation of wealthC.were made of precious metalsD.could become collector's items

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文中第一段第二句中“since theywere pieces of rare metal”指出，硬幣正是因為它們自身的價值因此被用作貨幣的。

　　51Which of the following statements about computeriz monetary systems is NOT support-ed by the passage?

　　A.They promote international trade.B.They allow very rapid money transfers.C.They are still limited to small transactions(交易 ).D.They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文章第二段可知，現(xiàn)代貨幣系統(tǒng)是電子的，快捷便利，具有相當?shù)囊?guī)模，不受地域的限制等，可知C項不正確，故選C項。

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　There has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. Theman's name is James Bartley. The records to prove his unusual experience are in the British Admiralty.Bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship Star of the East. Suddenly the lookoutsighted a huge sperm whale. The whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blewinto the air. They lowered their small boats. James.Bartley was in the first longboat. The men roweduntil they were close to the whale. A harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. It sank into thewhale's flesh. The maddened beast crashed into the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreck-age of their boats. When the survivors were picked up, James Bartley was missing.

　　Shortly before sunset, the whale was finally captured. The sailors tied the whale's dead body tothe side of the ship. Because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale rightaway. Otherwise, the meat would 'begin to rot and the oil would begin to spoil. When they got to thestomach,they felt something moving about wildly. They thought it would be a big fish still alive in-side. But when they opened the stomach they found James Bartley. After this trip, Bartley settled inEngland, and never returned to sea.

　　52This passage is mainly about __________ .

　　A.how to hunt whales for their oil and meatB.the hard and dangerous lives that whalers had to liveC.the duties of each man on a whaling shipD.a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　文章講的是一次事件，人被鯨魚吞人肚中卻活著出來了。D項是正確的。第52

　　53The sailors knew that something was in the whale's stomach because __________ .

　　A.they could feel it moving about wildlyB.the whale seemed very heavyC.the whale was swelling at one spotD.the captain heard Bartley yelling for help

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　水手們能感覺到鯨魚的胃里有東西在動。A項是正確的。

　　54James Bartley probably never went to sea again because __________ .

　　A.he wanted different kinds of adventuresB.of fright and shockC.he was crippled by the whaleD.he often got seasick

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　最后一段說James Bartley自從這個事件后再也沒有回到海上，可以推斷他很害怕。其他三個選項文中都未涉及。B項是正確的。

　　55The author,in telling James Bartley's story,informs us by__________ .

　　A.narrating the plain factsB.referring to whaling in generalC.comparing whaling to other fishingD.dramatically telling what happened

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　文章講述了事件的戲劇性過程。D項是正確的。

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　　V. Daily Conversation ( 15 points)

　　Directions:Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and completethe following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　A: Jack,would you please read the letter of application I've just written. 56 I really want to getthe job.

　　B:It looks fine to me. But I have one suggestion.A:Good! I'm interested in your advice.

　　B: 57 You'd better include more information about your work experience.,A:Good idea,Jack. What do you think about the second part?

　　B: 58

　　A:You're right. I'll change it. How do you fee1 about the last part of the letter?B:Very good. 59

　　A:I agree. 60 Do you think the end is all right?

　　B : Oh, yes, George. But personally I believe a business letter should end with "Very truly yours", not "Sincerely".

　　A : Thank you very much, Jack.

　　56第56題應(yīng)填( )

　　參考答案：D

　　57第57題應(yīng)填( )

　　參考答案：B

　　58第58題應(yīng)填( )

　　參考答案：C

　　59第59題應(yīng)填( )

　　參考答案：F

　　60第60題應(yīng)填( )

　　參考答案：A

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　　VI. Writing (25 points)

　　Directions:For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 -120 wordsbased on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.

　　61寫一篇記述在海濱度周末的日記，內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括以下幾點：

　　(1)初夏，風(fēng)和日麗;

　　(2)有很多游人和小船;

　　(3)我們撿貝殼(shell);

　　(4)日光浴(Sun bathe)玩得很愉快。

　　參考解析：

　　June l8，2012，Saturday Fine

　　Yesterday some of my classmates and I spent OIlYweekend at the seaside.

　　It was sunny and a little hot，but the water was toocool to swim in.The sea was blue and calm.It shone met-rily under the bright sun.There were boats floating hereand there.People in them laughed and sang happily.

　　We took off our shoes and went into the cool water.We walked along the beach in the water.Some girlslooked for shells on the shore.Then we lay down andbathed in the sun or played games until it Was time to gohome.

　　We all enjoyed a pleasant time at the seaside.

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