2012上海年成人高考英语试题

2012上海年成人高考英语试题

第一部分：听力

1. What does the man suggest doing ?

A. Rearranging some furniture.

B. Selling the old table.

C. Buying another bookshelf.

2. How will the woman travel to New York?

A. By car.

B. By .train

C.By plane.

3. What does the woman mean?

A. She will go shopping.

B. She will work with the man.

C. She cannot go with the man.

4. How does the man think the woman plays the guitar?

A. Worse than he.

B. Better than he.

C. As well as he.

5. Why is the climate getting warmer?

A. Pollution is stopping the sun?s heat leaving the atmosphere

B. The ice at the Poles is beginning to melt.

C. The sun?s heat is getting stronger.

6. At what speed did the man drive?

A. 35 miles per hour.

B. 40 miles per hour.

C. 45 miles per hour.

7. How does the woman punish the man?

A. She will keep him at home.

B. She will not give him money any more.

C. She will not allow him to drive any more.

8. What is the woman going to do?

A. To buy a ticket.

B. To board a plane.

C. To see a sign.

9. How should the woman get to the ticket counter?

A. Walk three hundred yards and turn left at the end.

B. Turn left at the end and walk further to a sign.

C. Turn left at a sign and walk further.

10. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Strangers.

B. Friends.

C. Companions.

11. What does the man order?

A. A hamburger and coffee.

B. A Coke and a cake.

C. A hamburger and a Coke.

12. How much does it cost?

A. $1.70

B.$1.17

C. $17

13.What is Sally?

A. A famous singer.

B. A film star.

C. A. famous swimmer.

14. Where is Sally now?

A. In a competition.

B. In a swimming pool.

C. In California.

15. What did she do at the last Olympics?

A. She broke all the records.

B. She won many cups.

C. She swam

thirty-five miles.

16. Why has she given up swimming.

A. She is too old to swim.

B. She prefers visiting other countries.

C. She can?t win any international competitions.

听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17. When did the story take place?

A. In the morning.

B. In the afternoon

C. In the evening.

18.What was Harry?s problem?

A.Everyone at his school liked him.

B.No one at his school liked him.

C.Some people at his school disliked him.

19. Why didn?t Harry want to accept his mother?s advice?

A.He thought he was too weak.

B.He thought he was the headmaster.

C.He thought he was too old to change.

20. What have you learned from the text?

A. Harry is a bus-driver.

B. Harry is a student.

C. Harry is the headmaster.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

21. ----What do you think of the film star, Cheng Long?

----Oh, he is _______actor who is pleasant to work with, and it?s _______ pleasure to work with him.

A. the, a

B. an, the

C. an, a

D. the , 不填

22. ----What can I do for you?

----I?d like to buy a present for my son, ________ at a proper price, but of great use.

A. everything

B. that

C. it D .one

23. ----Now that you like that kind of car so much, why not buy one?

----Well, I can?t afford______ car at present.

A. such a cheap

B. that an expensive

C. so expensive

D. that expensive a

24. If you don?t know how to use this mobile phone, you can refer to the _______.

A introductions B. directions C. explanations D. expressions

25. In my opinion, what he said just now about it doesn?t make any______.

A. sense

B. meaning

C. point

D. idea

26. —I don?t suppose she could have done well in the exam last week，_____ she? —_____, she almost failed to pass the exam.

A. could ; Yes

B. has ; No

C. did ; No

D. couldn?t ; Yes

27. _________ true events, the film follows the life of Braddock, a boxer in New York.

A. Being based on

B. Basing on

C. Having based on

D. Based on

28. —Mom, I can?t see any point in studying hard at all the subjects at school.—Come on, dear. Years of hard work will surely _____ in the future of your career.

A. make sure

B. pay off

C. bring back

D. pay back

29. Women have a long way to go before they achieve full equality with men in the workplace, just _____ is often the case in many countries.

A. as

B. it

C. what

D. that

30. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they _________.

A. had just been dreaming

B. are just dreaming

C. just dreamt

D. have just been dreaming

31. Recently the hospital has imported ________ they call a scanner, ______will be used to examine patients' internal organs.

A. what, that

B. that, which

C. what, which

D. which, what

32. This information allows businessmen to keep _______ of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving.

A. sight

B. sign

C. touch

D. track

33. The devotion _____ too much time _____ sports leaves too little time for studying.

A. to; for

B. of; to

C. for; to

D. to; of

34. --Journalists have to work very quickly in order to __________.

--I know. I like that. It's very challenging.

A. meet their deadlines

B. earn a high salary

C. avoid being fired

D. make both ends meet

35. We missed our train, and _________ the next train was delayed, ________ we had to wait for two hours.

A. on top of that; so

B. as a result; then

C. what was worse; however

D. because; therefore

三、完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分，共30分。)

The common cold is familiar to everyone. People often catch cold in __31_ winter or spring. They may __32_ catch cold at other times __33_ the year. A person with

__34_ bad cold usually buys some __35_ of medicine. Pharmacies have many __36_ for a cold. However，doctors __37_ that these medicines do not __38_ very much. They that __39_ person with a bad cold __40_ stay in bad，keep warm，and drink a lot of water.

In 1928 an English doctor was working in his laboratory in London hospital. The doctor…s name _41_ Alexander Fleming. One day he _42_ a tiny bit of mold (黴) _43_ a dish that he was _44_ in his work. He started _45_ throw the mold away. Then _46_ noticed that it seemed unusual. He _47_ the mold and studied _48_ for a long time. He _49_ that it could kill germs. He _50_ it penicillin.

( )31.A. a B. the C. some D. none

( )32.A. too B. also C. to D. still

( )33.A. at B. from C. of D. on

( )34.A. some B. a C. one D. the

( )35.A. kind B. set C. quantity D. deal

( )36.A. medicine B. much C. medicines D. doctors

( )37.A. tell B. speak C. talk D. say

( )38.A. helps B. help C. helping D. helped

( )39.A. many B. some C. a D. one

( )40.A. ought B. shall C. to D. should

( )41.A. is B. was C. called D. be

( )42.A. finding B. founded C. found D. finds

( )43.A. in B. among C. above D. into

( )44.A. playing B. using C. cooking D. making

( )45.A. to B. and C. but D. by

( )46.A. she B. Dr C. it D. he

( )47.A. kept B. keeps C. keep D. keeping

( )48.A. them B. mold C. it D. him

( )49.A. knew B. studied C. invented D. discovered

( )50.A. calls B. named C. made D. liked

B

For five days,Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where

artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves .Since is beginning in 1980,the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating(念）the ture feeling of what folk music is all about and that's the traditional togetherness(友爱）that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song.

This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. "People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation ," Riedel said. "It's really east to relax, and it's great seeing family and friends have fun together." These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone's musical interests.

With so many years of expenence .the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue(无锡seo）for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable ashes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back.

The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it?s easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close.

The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug.4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund （基金）concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug.8.

60. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to ___________.

A. gather people with different musical tastes

B. remind people of the real sense of folk music

C. exhibitive good voices of great talents in folk music

D. collect old stories of folk music

61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5years.

B. It?s hard for people to appreciate Blues.

C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.

D. People have to pay ﹩2 for a plate of food.

62. We can learn from the passenger that____.

A. people can get tickets easily for the festival

B. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is highly recommended.

C. driving one?s own car to the festival is highly recommended

D. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday

63. What would the best title for the passenger?

A. Folk Music of Blues

B. One Festival Family Gathering

C. Festival for family Gathering

D. Edmonton?s Downtown Park

C

Elixir

written by Eric Walters

Twelve-year-old Roth becomes a friend of Dr. Banting and his assistant, Mr. Best, who are in search of a cure for diabetes （糖尿病）.She finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals being experimented on and her friendship with Banting and Best.

George Washingtion Carver

Written by Elizabeth Macleod

Meet the “Peanut（花生）Specialist”, George Washington Carver, the inven tor and professor who made over 325 products out of peanuts. Through his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the southern United States. See also Macleod?s Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius.

The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations

Written by Alootook Ipellie & David MacDonald

Explore more than 40 ideas necessary to Inuit survival. From ideas familiar to us today to inventive concepts that shaped their lives, celebrate the creativity of a remarkably intelligent people. Also see other books; The Chinese Thought of It by Tingxing Ye and A Native American Thought of It by Rocky Landon and David MacDonald.

Made in Canada:101 Amazing Achieverms

Written by Bev Spencer

What things do we use daily that have a Canadian connection?Here are 101 common things that were invented in Canada or by a Canadian,including the Blackberry,alkaline(碱性) batterices and the Blue Box yecycling program.

Newton and the Tlme Machine

Written by Michael Me Gowan

Ten-year-old boy Newton has invented a time machine to see dinesaurs up close.But it disappears on a test run with his two huge friends,King Herbert and Queen Certunde,in can he save them before time runs out?

64. Which of the following best describes Roth?s feeling in Book 1?

A. Painful

B. Curious

C. Frightened

D. Disappointed

65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Animals are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 5.

B. Book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts.

C. Alkaline batteries were invented by Dr. Banting.

D. George Washington Carver was a black farmer in the US.

66. In Book 5, King Herbert and Queen Gertrude are_______

A. Newton?s human friends

B. the names of the time machine

C. two dinosaurs

D. the inventions of the time machine

67. If you are interested in native Americans, you may read the book by _____.

A. Elizabeth Macleod

B. Eric Walters

C. Rocky London & David MacDonald

D. Bev Spencer

D

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed (展现) herself as she did nowhere else.

After the death of her second husband,Greek shipping magnate AristotieOnassis laqueline?s close friend and former White House social ? Letitis Baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career in publishing.After consideration,

Jacqueline accepted it.Perhaps she hoped to find there some ideas about how to live her own life .She became not less but more interested in reading.For the last 20 years

of her life, Jacqueline worked as a publisher?s editor, first at Viki ng,then at Doubleday ,pursuing（追求）a late-life career longer than her two marriages combined.During her time in publishing, she was responsible for managing and editing more than 100 sucessfully marketed books.Among the first books were In the Russian Style and Inventive Paris Clothes.She also succeeded in persuading TV hosts Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell to transform their popular television conversation into a book ,The Power of Myth.The book went on to become an international

best-seller.She dealt too.with Michael Jackson as he prepared his autobiography(自传)，Moonwalk.

Jaequelinered for her name and for her social relations,but she soon proved

Her worth.Her shoicas,suggestions and widespread social relations were of benefit both to the publishing Since and to Jacqueline herself.In the books she selected for publication,she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind.Her books are the autobiofraphy she never wrote,Her role as First lady,in the end,was overshadowed by her performance as an editor.However,few knew that she had achteved so much.

68.We can learn from the passage that Jecqueline

A.because fond of reading after working as an editor

B.was in charge of publishing 100 books

C.promoted lier books through social relations

D.gained a lot from her career as an editor

69.The underlined sentence in the last paragph probably means this

A.Jscqueline?s ended up as an editor rather than as First Lady

B. Jscqueline?s life as First Lady was more colorful than as an editor

C. Jscqueline was more successful as an editor than as First Lady

D. Jscqueline?s role as First Lady was more brilliant than as an editor

70.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Jscqueline?s two marriages lasted more than 20 years

B. Jscqueline?s own publishing firm wa s set up eventually

C. Jscqueline?s views and beliefs were reflected in the books she edited

D. Jscqueline?s achievements were widely known

71.The passage is mainly

A.an introduction of jacqueline?s life both as Fist Lady and as editor.

B.a brief descripti on of jacqueline?s lifelong experiences.

C.a brief account of jacqueline?s career as an editor in her last 20 years.

D.an analysis of Jscqueline?s social relations in publishing

五、补全对话(共5句;每句满分为3分，共15分。)

Mr. Wilson：Hello，this is Alice. Is Dr. Green there?

Dr. Green ：Yes，_________66________.

Mr. Wilson：Dr. Green，sorry to call you up at this time of the day. But my husband is very sick. I am rather worried. _________67_________?

Dr. Green ：Yes，certainly. _________68_________? It will help me to decide what to prepare before I come.

Mr. Wilson：Well，I can…t tell exactly，but _________69_________.

Dr. Green ：All right then. Don…t worry. Keep him in bed. _________70_________.

Mr. Wilson：I…ll do that，Dr. Green. See you soon.

Dr. Green ：See you.

六、书面表达(共30分)

提示：请根据以下平面图写一篇短文向人介绍你们学校。

注意：(1)要包括图中所有内容，且叙述要连贯;

(2)词数为100左右。