?、? Phonetics (5 points)
Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter
combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that
is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. A. would
B. folk
C. walk
D. mile
2. A. captain
B. certain
C. fountain
D. mountain
3. A. enjoys
B. knows
C. talks
D. begins
4. A. bowl
B. anyhow
C. brown
D. cow
5. A. alphabet
B. basket
C. naked
D. emergency
?、? Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four
choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence andblacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
6. He was told he could join the army when heold enough.
A. would be
B. should be
C. was
D. were
7. The differences between Chinese and western society canmisunderstandings.(成人高考更多完整資料免費提供加微信/QQ:29838818)
A. course
B.causes
C. create
D. rise
8. I applied for the job that I saw advertisedthe paper.
A. on
B. of
C. in
D. at
9. More has been learned since 1945 about the chemical changes in the body than in all human historybeforetime.
A. in
B. that
C. which
D. the
10. I wouldn't get so angry if youmore work done.
A. get
B. got
C. will get
D. would get
11. How longeach other when they got married?(成人高考更多完整資料免費提供加微信/QQ:29838818)
A. had they known
B. have they known
C. would they know
D. did they know
12. Could you hold on a few minutesI check this with my boss?
A. for
B. since
C. during
D. while
13. Though adults breathe twelve times a minute, breathing is so automaticthe average
person hardly ever thinks about it.
A. and
B. that
C. for which
D. in fact
14. Hestudied, yet he passed every exam.
A. frequently
B. little
C. regularly
D. rarely
15. After talking to the old woman for a while, her fear and timidity
A. went away
B. Stopped
C. disappeared
D. left behind
16. The old couple would ____ love to know how things are going on with their grandbaby.
A. deeply
B. at a great cost
C. dearly
D. as much as
17. Many teakettles whistle when thestarts to boil.
A. containing water inside
B. water contained inside
C. water containing inside
D. contain water
18. His health failing,in 1995.
A. Andrew Peters went on leave from the army
B. so Andrew Peters went on leave from the army
C. when the army gave Andrew Peters leave
D. the army gave Andrew Peters leave
19.the difficulties of exercising, many people prefer to be on a diet to lose weight.
A. Aware of
B. Aware
C. Being aware
D. To be aware
20. Don't smoke in the meeting-room,?(成人高考更多完整資料免費提供加微信/QQ:29838818)
A. do you
B. will you
C. can you
D. could you
?、? 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 thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Dear Cassy,
Thanks for reminding me by e-mail that you want to baby-sit our children. In spite of the 21
that you are only 12 years old, my wife and I would be 22to consider your application if you canmeet a few modest 23 :
1. Submit three letters from 24who will certify that you have never failed to follow directionsperfectly in class and never failed to hand in a homework assignment25
2. Submit a note from two 26who will certify that you are in perfect health, have never beensick, and never will be sick.
3. Submit a document from your physical education teacher or team 27that proves that youcan do each of the following: Run two miles in 28than nine minutes, climb a greased rope to a 29of twenty feet in thirty seconds while balancing a glass of water on your nose, and walk in barefeet over hot coals and broken glass without complaint or 30
4. Submit notarized letters from at least two mental health professionals31that you havenever 32a jealous, envious, or hostile thought towards any living being or inanimate object.
5. Play and 33five expert chess players while blindfolded after going without sleep for 48
hours.
6. Wait 34for two years while we have private investigators 35that all your documentsare authentic.
Your loving and trusting friends,
The Smiths
21. A. fact
B. thing
C. reason
D. fair
22. A. like
B. willing
C. lovely
D. impatient
23. A. inquiry
B. conditions
C. requirements
D. measurements
24. A. parents
B. classmates
C. neighbors
D. teachers
25. A. delayed
B. in time
C. early
D. on time
26. A. nurses
B. teachers
C. doctors
D. parents
27. A. professor
B. coach
C. school master
D. friends
28. A. less
B. Fewer
C. more
D. little
29. A. height
B. length
C. far
D. depth
30. A. wound
B. injury
C. destruction
D. damage
31. A. in a word
B. stating
C. showing
D. respecting
32. A. made
B. complained
C. had
D. thought
33. A. be failed
B. hate
C. defeat
D. control
34. A. eagerly
B. warmly
C. excitedly
D. patiently
35. A. decide
B. know
C. notice
D. confirm
IV. Reading Comprehension (60 points)
Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four
questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose
one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
There has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. The
man's name is James Bartley. The records to prove his unusual experience are in the British Admirahy.
Bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship Star of the East. Suddenly the lookout sighteda huge sperm whale. The whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air.They lowered their small boats. James Bartley was in the first longboat. The men rowed until they wereclose to the whale. A harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. It sank into the whale's flesh. Themaddened beast crashed into the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreckage 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 to
the side of the ship. Because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale right away.Otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and the oil would begin to spoil. When they got to the stomach,they felt something moving about wildly. They thought it would be a big fish still alive inside. Butwhen they opened the stomach they found James Bartley. After this trip, Bartley settled in England,and never returned to sea.
36. This passage is mainly about
A. how to hunt whales for their oil and meat
B. the hard and dangerous lives that whalers had to live
C. the duties of each man on a whaling ship
D. a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived
37. The sailors knew that something was in the whale's stomach because
A. they could feel it moving about wildly
B. the whale seemed very heavy
C. the whale was swelling at one spot
D. the captain heard Bartley yelling for help
38. James Bartley probably never went to sea again because
A. he wanted different kinds of adventures
B. of fright and shock
C. he was crippled by the whale
D. he often got seasick
39. The author, in telling James Bartley's story, informs us by
A. narrating the plain facts
B. referring to whaling in general
C. comparing whaling to other fishing
D. dramatically telling what happened
Passage Two
Never laugh at a snow covered mountain! Laughter and yelling, during the avalanche season, cancause a deadly pile of snow. Huge snow slides are most common in mountains where there are steepslopes that are well buried in snow and ice. The snow builds up slowly and lands very softly. This cancreate a very touchy,unstablesituation. Tons of snow may be held up by only the friction between snowflakes. The deep snow is like a house of cards. The slightest movement can cause it to fall. As soon as something slips, this great mass of snow will come crashing down the mountainside.
Slides may be started by sound vibrations. They may also be started by the weight of wet, melting snow. Once an avalanche has been triggered, the cause no longer matters. Moving down a steep slope, it picks up great speed and added snow. Some avalanches travel as fast as two hundred miles per hour. The force of an avalanche will mow down anything in its path. Whole houses have been swallowed up by these fast-paced piles of snow.
The wind that is caused by an avalanche is almost as destructive as the snow itself. Winds from an avalanche have been known to travel as fast as those of a tornado. So, when approaching a thickly snow covered mountain, speak softly!
40. Avalanches can be started by
A. falling snow
B. the wind
C. loud sounds
D. friction between snowflakes
41. We can conclude from this passage that avalanches
A. are common everywhere
B. are not very common
C. have killed people
D. are a thing of the past
42. The writer compares an avalanche to
A. a tornado
B. a falling house of cards
C. a snowstorm
D. a speeding train
43. In this passage "unstable" means
A. frightening
B. fast
C. shaky
D. undesirable
Passage Three
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lanier has entered what he calls the "vast unknown. " A combat veteran and
father to four daughters, he can't remain in the military because of a serious back injury earned inIraq.
But he can't yet accept a civilian job because he doesn't know when the military will discharge(使
退伍) him. He has no clue how much the government will pay him in disability compensation relatedto his injury, so he can't make a future budget. He just waits.
Thousands of troops are like Lanier: not fully fit to serve but in limbo (無著落) for about two
years waiting to get discharged under a new system that was supposed to be more efficient than itspredecessor. And the delays are not only affecting service members, but the military's readiness aswell. New troops can't enlist until others are discharged.
The government determines the pay and benefits given to wounded, sick or injured troops for theirmilitary service. Under the old system, a medical board would determine their level of militarycompensation and the service member would be discharged. Then the veteran essentially would have togo through the process again with the Veterans Affairs Department to determine benefits.
Under the new system, which started in 2007 and will be completely rolled out at military bases
nationwide by the end of September, the service member essentially goes through both disability
evaluation systems at the same time before leaving the military. But the new, supposedly streamlined,system is still such a cumbersome process that it's leaving many service members in limbo, they say.
44. Why can't Sgt. Lanier serve in the military anymore?
A. Because of his injured back.
B. Because of his hand.
C. Because his vision has worsened.
D. Because he has a civilian job.
45. Under the old system, an injured soldier would have to go through the claims process
A. once
B. twice
C. three times
D. more times
46. Is the new system better than the old system?
A. Yes, it's much better.
B. It is a lot more effective.
C. It doesn't seem that way.
D. No. It' s worse.
47. How much will the government pay Sgt. Lanier in disability compensation?
A. They won't pay him anything.
B. He doesn't know.
C. They will pay him about $2,500 per month.
D. The government hash' t decided.
Passage Four
You know that pearls grow inside oysters, but would you ever think to look for diamonds inside anostrich ? Well, a hunter once shot an ostrich and discovered, to his great surprise, that the big bird hadswallowed a bunch of diamonds. How could such a strange thing happen?
Like many other birds, the ostrich swallows small stones that stay inside its " gizzard. " Thegizzard is a bird's second stomach. It is where the food is ground up. The small stones help to grind upthe food so it can be digested.They do the chewing,because birds don't have teeth. In the case of theostrich with the diamonds, the bird simply had expensive taste in rocks. He used the diamonds to helpdigest his dinner.
Diamonds and stones aren't all that an ostrich will swallow. If there are no stones around, it will
eat just about anything. Sadly for ostriches in zoos this can be a fatal habit. The tendency to swallowanything it sees has caused the death of many an ostrich. Cruel or careless people often throw thingsinto the bird's living space. They throw keys, coins, even large objects such as horseshoes. Theostrich swallows them without hesitation. Coins can be the worst. Inside the ostrich they wear down toa razor sharp edge. They will cut open the bird's gizzard from the inside. One young zoo ostrich diedwith 484 coins, weighing more than eight pounds, in its gizzard.
48. Ostriches eat stones because they don't have
A. enough food
B. bird seed
C. teeth
D. diamonds
49. The ostrich is not smart enough to
A. digest its own food
B. eat only diamonds
C. avoid eating harmful objects
D. escape from the zoo
50. The phrase "they do the chewing" makes the rocks seem as though they are
A. important
B. alive
C. dangerous
D. uncomfortable
51. "Fatal" is another word for
A. foolish
B. careless
C. deadly
D. cruel
Passage Five
Sports have always been ruled by the weather. Rain, sleet, snow and cold called the plays.Baseball fans have often sat in the rain without cover, waiting for the sun to come out and the game tobegin. Football lovers sometimes took days to warm up after sitting through a freezing cold Sundaygame. For both sports fans and players, the domed stadium was like something out of a dream. A hugeplastic bubble kept out rain and snow. There was heat to keep things comfortable year round.
Domed stadiums have clearly changed thecourseof sports. Still, they did have their problems at
first. Most of these problems were discovered and solved at the Houston Astrodome. This was theworld's first stadium with a lid. For the fans, it was great. But there were some problems for the players. Baseball outfielders had the most difficult time. They had to learn to catch in a field with a roof. Atfirst this was almost as difficult as playing in the dark. The glass of the roof was light colored, to letsunlight in. Sunlight was needed to keep the grass on the field alive. But the light roof blended(混合)too welt with the white baseball. Fly balls seemed to drop out of nowhere. Even skilled fielders weremaking errors. Finally, the decision was made to paint the glass of the roof dark. The problem wassolved. But what about the grass? Well, the real grass was dug up and replaced with artificial turf!
52. This passage is about
A. baseball games
B. cold weather
C. how to play outfield
D. domed stadiums
53. Domed stadiums must have
A. artificial grass
B. bright sunlight
C. stained glass roofs
D. bright lighting
54. Based on the passage, domed stadiums are
A. a thing of the past
B. a passing fashion
C. revolutionizing sports
D. expensive to keep up
55. The underlined word "course" in paragraph 2 means
A. a place for a race
B. a school of study
C. the direction
D. part of a meal
?、? Daily Conversation (15 points)
Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the
following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A. see you tomorrow
B. I have your name
C. check in
D. I have one
E. to take a look
F. you want
G. are you interested in
H. I have to put you in the waiting list
Blanca: Hello. I'm calling about the apartment you advertised.
Manager: Yes. What kind of apartment 56?
Blanca: I'm interested in a one-bedroom. Do you have any available?
Manager: Yes.57When do you need it?
Blanca: Sometime around next week. May I come over tomorrow 58
Manager: Sure. What time would you like to come?
Blanca: How about 10 am?
Manager: Good. May 59, please?
Btanca: My name is Blanca.
Manager: Blanca. I'll 60
?、?Writing(25 points)
Directions:For this part,you are supposed to write a Found Announcement in English in l00.
120 words based on the following situation.Remember to write it clearly.
61.你(Finder)拾到一個學生包。寫一份失物招領啟事。啟事內容如下:
(1)拾包的時間、地點;
(2)包中大體內容;
(3)聯系方式。
英語應試模擬第6套參考答案與解析
?、?Phonetics
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D
【解析】
1.選項D畫線字母讀
2.選項B畫線字母讀
3.選項C畫線字母讀
4.選項A畫線字母讀
5.選項D畫線字母讀
?、?Vocabulary and Structure
【答案】
6.C 7.C 8.C 9.B l0.B ll.A l2.D l3.B l4.D l5.C l6.C l7.B
18.A l9.A 20.B
【解析】
6.考查時態。主句是過去時,從句的時態通常要與主句一致。選項C是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻克桓嬷獕蛄四挲g就可參軍。
7.考查詞義的辨析。Course課程、過程,cause引起、造成,create引起、產生,rise上升、起立。選項B和選項C都有引起的意思,但選項B不是動詞原型,不能跟在can后。所以,選項C是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻恐袊臀鞣降牟煌瑫鹫`解。
8.報紙上所登的東西用介詞in。選項C是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻课疑暾埖墓ぷ魇俏以趫蠹?/p>
上看到的廣告。
9.這里指的是在1945年之前的那個時期,并有強調之意。選項B是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻?/p>
自從1945年以來,我們對人體化學變化的了解比1945年之前的整個人類歷史所了解的還要多。
10.一般條件句,表示對過去事情的解釋。主句過去時,從句也用過去時。選項B是正確
的?!揪渥哟笠狻咳绻愕墓ぷ魍瓿傻枚嘁稽c,我不會那么生氣的。
11.結婚的事情已經發生,是過去時,到他們結婚時認識了多久應用完成時,而他們的結識是在結婚前。所以,應用過去完成時。選項A是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻克麄兘Y婚時彼此認識多久了?
12.這里需要一個表示“在什么時候”的詞。選項C和D均有此意,但during是介詞,后面不能跟句子。選項D是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻磕葎e掛電話好嗎?我去問一下我的頭兒。
13.考查so…that句型。選項B是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻侩m然成人每分鐘要呼吸12次,但是呼吸這個行為太自然以至于幾乎沒有人去想過。
14.考查詞義辨析。Regularly有規律地,rarely極少、難得,frequently經常地,little幾乎沒有、幾乎不。選項D是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻克苌賹W習,可每次考試都過。如果將little放在動詞后面,這句話就對了:He studied little.他幾乎不學習。
15.考查詞組和詞的辨析。Went away離開,disappeared消失,left behind落后。選項C是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻扛@位老婦人聊了一會兒之后,她的恐懼和膽怯消失了。
16.考查形容詞的辨析。Deeply深深地,at a great cost以極大的代價,dearly非常,as much
as盡可能多地。副詞修飾動詞,選項B和D排除。按題意,選項C是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻窟@一對老人非常想知道他們的孫子怎么樣了。
17.考查動詞過去分詞后置作定語。Water contained inside=water that is contained inside,
選項B是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻吭S多茶壺在里邊的水開始沸騰時會發出哨子的聲音。
18.這句話有一個因果的邏輯關系。但所給的題干只是分詞短語,缺的是主句。選項B和選項C都是從句,排除。分詞短語的邏輯主語應當與主句的主語一致,選項D的主語與分詞短語的邏輯主語不符。選項A是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻坑捎谒慕】禒顩r欠佳,Andrew Peters從部隊休假。
19.Aware of是固定詞組,意為:意識到、知道。選項A是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻亢芏嗳艘庾R到鍛煉很難,便改為食物減肥了。
20.反義疑問句中,如果陳述部分為祈使旬,疑問部分則用will或shall。選項B是正確的?!揪渥哟笠狻坎灰跁h室抽煙,好嗎?
?、?Cloze
【答案】
21.A 22.B 23.C 24.D 25.D 26.C 27.B 28.A 29.A 30.B 31.B
32.C 33.C 34.D 35.D
【解析】
21.That引導定語從句說明前面的名詞。要求做保姆的人只有12歲,這是事實。不是原因,更不是其他選項了。選項A是正確的。
22.Be willing to do sth愿意做某事,Like to do sth喜歡做某事,impatient不耐煩。選項B是正確的。
23.Inquiry詢問、打聽,conditions條件,requirements要求,measurements標準。在一定的條件下,這對夫婦才會考慮Cassy的申請。這個條件是要Cassy達到(meet)他們的要求。選項C是正確的。
24.前面提到Cassy l2歲,后面又說在學校的表現,可以斷定這三封信應由老師寫。選項D是正確的。
25.前面提到交作業,應當是按時。Delayed推遲、延誤,in time及時,early早,on time按時。選項D是正確的。
26.后面說的健康問題,肯定是由醫生開證明。選項c是正確的。
27.Coach教練,school master(中小學)校長,professor(大學)教授。根據后面對Cassy體育能力方面的要求,這里只有coach符合題意。選項B是正確的。
28.這對夫婦的條件很苛刻,所以肯定要求她在少于特定的時間而不是多于特定的時間跑完一定的長度。選項A是正確的。
29.這里應該指的是高度,而不是長度。選項A是正確的。
30.Wound通常指被武器所傷;injury通常指意外傷,也指精神上的受傷;destruction毀滅;damage破壞。選項B是正確的。
31.這里是說還需要一封信陳述、說明Cassy的另一方面。In a word總之,stating陳述、說明,showing展示,respecting尊重。選項B是正確的。
32.有無嫉妒之心。選項C是正確的。
33.這里肯定要求Cassy能贏專業棋手。選項c是正確的。
34.就這樣的要求還要等兩年,所以應是耐心地patiently。選項D是正確的。
35.Confirm確認,notice通知。前面提到私人調查員,他的職業就是確認。選項D是正確的。