2013年深圳成人高考招生考试英语试题
2013-05-31 22:54:06       次

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。找出这个单词。
　　( )1. A. hour B. four C. flour D. our
　　( )2 .A. research B. respect C. disease D. distance
　　( )3 .A. feather B. measure C. weather D. league
　　( )4 .A. cushion B. butter C. luggage D. cupboard
　　( )5 .A. chimney B. chicken C. chemistry D. chairman
　　二、词汇与语法知识(共15小题;每题1.5分，共22.5分。)
　　从每小题的四个选项中，选出最佳的一项。
　　( )6 . I arranged to meet Mr Jones here. I hope I haven’t _____ him.
　　A. forgotten B. missed C. lost D. passed
　　( )7 . They have their reasons for keeping their marriage _____ secret for _____ moment.
　　A. a; 不填 B. the; a C. 不填; the D. a; the
　　( )8 . Not until very late that afternoon _____ the news that his daughter won the match.
　　A. did the father get B. the father got
　　C. the father did get D. got the father
　　( )9 . Something must be done immediately if these wild animals _____ saved.
　　A. will be B. were C. are about to be D. are to be
　　( )10. Michael _____ to pass the examination at his second attempt.
　　A. succeeded B. completed C. realized D. managed
　　( )11 . ----My watch stooped.
　　---- You _____ have forgotten to wind it.
　　A. should B. must C. can D. may
　　( )12 . Helen made _____ to visit her parents once a month, but she didn’t keep it.
　　A. an offer B. a decision C. an effort D. a promise
　　( )13 . Don’t worry about Susan; she just feels like _____ home alone tonight.
　　A. to stay B. stay C. staying D. having stayed
　　( )14 .Neither my wife nor I _____ able to persuade our daughter to change her mind.
　　A. am B. are C. have been D. is
　　( )15 . This is the washing machine _____ we have had so much trouble.
　　A. at which B. with which C. D.
　　( )16 .Mary has a lot of letters to write today. She _____ all afternoon and she _____ yet. A. has been writing; hasn’t finished B. has written; hasn’t finished
　　C. writes; doesn’t finish D. wrote; didn’t finish
　　( )17 .As we know, Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for China at the 23rd Olympic Games _____ in Los Angels.
　　A. being held B. to be held C. having been held D. held
　　( )18 . The driving test was difficult for me, but I finally _____ it.
　　A. got back to B. got along with C. got through D. got into
　　( )19. ---- Why are you so late, Jim?
　　---- Sorry. We _____ in heavy traffic for about an hour.
　　A. have stuck B. are stuck C. stuck D. were stuck
　　( )20 . The teachers decided to put off the meeting till next week, _____ they won’t be so busy.
　　A. since B. as C. when D. when
　　三、完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分，共30分。)
　　通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白出的最佳选项。
　　Here is a story which I heard from my father yesterday evening over tea. One of his friends had __21__ been to the Himalayas, the famous mountain range in the world. While he was __22__ along the mountain paths, he came __23__ a few other visitors. __24__ the visitors were an old lady and her grandson. The small child __25__ the beautiful mountains and snow-covered peaks(山峰). He said to his grandmother: “How __26__ these mountains are! Can we take them __27__, grandma?” The old woman __28__ and said, “Dear, if some child like you had taken them away__29__, would you have had a __30__ to see them? Now if we take these mountains away, then tomorrow, __31__ child will not have the chance to __32__ these beautiful things. Don’t you __33__ they are so nice that everyone should see and __34__ them?”
　　What a noble __35__! Our lives become __36__ only when we learn the __37__ of everything and give up our __38__ to have everything for ourselves. Just as the saying goes, “The rich man is not the one who has the __39__, but one who __40__ the least.”
　　( )21 .A. nearly B. already C. almost D. recently
　　( )22 .A. marching B. walking C. following D. running
　　( )23 .A. across B. to C. for D. around
　　( )24 .A. Besides B. About C. Between D. Among
　　( )25 .A. discovered B. recognized C. admired D. attracted
　　( )26 .A. cold B. nice C. wide D. far
　　( )27 .A. home B. together C. down D. off
　　( )28 .A. worried B. agreed C. smiled D. cheered
　　( )29 .A. once B. tomorrow C. sometimes D. yesterday
　　( )30 .A. day B. chance C. time D. moment
　　( )31 .A. each B. other C. another D. that
　　( )32 .A. show B. take C. own D. see
　　( )33 .A. think B. guess C. mean D. say
　　( )34 .A. take B. have C. welcome D. enjoy
　　( )35 .A. thought B. language C. lesson D. feeling
　　( )36 .A. useful B. successful C. meaningful D. helpful
　　( )37 .A. price B. value C. nature D. result
　　( )38 .A. reasons B. desires C. struggle D. purpose
　　( )39 .A. time B. position C. most D. best
　　( )40 .A. needs B. has C. collects D. helps
　　四、阅读理解(共15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项中选出最佳的一项。
　　A
　　Grammar is the way language works. People sometime describe grammar as the “rules” of a language; but in fact no natural languages have rules. If we use the word “rules”, we suggest that somebody made the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages were started by people making sounds which gradually changed into words, phrases and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call grammar is simply a description of a language at a particular time.
　　Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short answer is “No”. Very many people in the world speak their own native language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word “grammar”. But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is “Yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly.” It’s important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teacher or look in a book.
　　So think of grammar as something good, something helpful, something that you can use to find your way like a signpost or a map.
　　( )41 . The author holds that if grammar is described as “rules”, it would suggest that _____.
　　A. rules must be made to speak the language
　　B. language goes before grammar
　　C. rules are fixed by grammar
　　D. language is not a new game
　　( )42 . From Paragraph 1 we can see that _____.
　　A. language is changing, so is its grammar
　　B. grammar must be simple to describe a language
　　C. languages were formed by people now and then
　　D. grammar should be changed at a particular time
　　( )43 . According to the author grammar helps when _____.
　　A. we look up something in a book B. we ask someone to make rules
　　C. we speak our native language D. we learn a foreign language
　　( )44 . Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
　　A. Grammar Is the Rules of a Language
　　B. The Grammar of Language
　　C. Grammar is Your Friends
　　D. How to Study Grammar
　　B
　　In the late 1990s scientists began to notice changes in Yellowstone National Park. Trees that had stopped growing for years began to grow again. Animals started behaving differently. Scientists believe it is the wolves that have caused these changes.
　　Wolves used to live in Yellowstone. But many people thought wolves would kill animals kept on farms, such as cows and sheep, and they would harm corps, too. In 1926 the last wolf in Yellowstone was killed.
　　For the next 70 years Yellowstone did not have any wolves. Scientists decided to bring them back to the area in 1995. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service brought in 15 gray wolves from Canada. Today between 250 and 300 wolves live in Yellowstone- and they already left their mark.
　　Wolves have been hunting and eating elk. The elk leftovers(驯鹿被吃剩的部分) provide food for animals such as bears. With fewer elk, plants can grow better and taller. This new plant growth provides more trees for birds and more plant food for beavers. The number of beavers in northern Yellowstone has increased greatly since wolves were reintroduced.
　　Wolves have such a big effect on Yellowstone because they are a keystone species(物种). Keystone species are species on which a large number of other plants and animals depend. The removal of a keystone species can lead to the death of other species.
　　However, not everyone is happy with the wolves’ return. Farmers want to limit the number of wolves in the area, because if there are too many wolves, they may have not only their cows and sheep killed by wolves, but also their cats, dogs, and horses.
　　Still, many scientists believe that Yellowstone is starting to look more like it did before people began to kill wolves there.
　　( )45 . Which of the following is true according to the passage?
　　A. Wolves have played an important role in Yellowstone for 70 years.
　　B. Wolves in Yellowstone had all been killed by the mid-1920s.
　　C. Yellowstone had no wolves at the beginning of the 20th century.
　　D. Yellowstone can hold no more than 300 wolves today.
　　( )46 . The sentence “… they have already left their mark” most probably means in the passage that _____.
　　A. they have brought about changes to Yellowstone
　　B. they have made marks where they can get food
　　C. they have left a lot of footprints in the park
　　D. they have marked out the areas of their own
　　( )47 . What is the immediate change after the 15 wolves were brought in?
　　A. Plants grow taller and better.
　　B. Beavers have increased greatly
　　C. The number of elk is reduced.
　　D. Cows and sheep are killed on farms.
　　( )48 . It seems to be a wise decision to have brought wolves back to Yellowstone because _____.
　　A. wolves can depend on themselves to find food
　　B. a national park should introduce foreign animals
　　C. a national park should have different kinds of animals
　　D. wolves are necessary for many other animals and plants to live
　　C
　　In most of the United States, students attend classes for 5 days each week. Schools are required to hold classes for about 180 days a year. Recently, schools in some areas of the country have begun experimenting with the new teaching arrangement of holding classes for 4 days a week. Classes would meet either Monday through Thursday, or Tuesday through Friday. Some schools in 12 American states are now using that schedule(日程安排).
　　The students still have the same number of total hours in class as before. But they attend school for longer time on each of the 4 days. In Colorado, schools on the four-day week hold classes for seven-and-one-half hours a day for 144 days. Tradition schools meet for 6 hours a day for 180 days.
　　Many schools on a four-day schedule offer special programs, trips and sports meets on the fifth day. Officials say this gives students even more time in class than on the traditional schedule. Students do not have to miss school to go to the events. They can also go to doctors or deal with other important affairs on the fifth day.
　　The main reason for shortening the school week is that many small schools can save money by not providing meals or transportation for students on the fifth day. And they say research shows that students are not harmed by shorter week.
　　( )49 . How many teaching hours do most of the schools have in the U.S.?
　　A. 6 hours for 4 days a week.
　　B. 6 hours for 5 days a week.
　　C. 7.5 hours for 4 days a week.
　　D. 7.5 hours for 5 days a week.
　　( )50 . What change does the four-day school week bring about?
　　A. Students attend classes for 180 days a year.
　　B. Students have fewer class hours than before.
　　C. Students take part in more after-class activities.
　　D. Students have to take special programs on the fifth day.
　　( )51 . Which of the following is true about the four-day schedule?
　　A. It is being practiced in some states.
　　B. It is being planned all over the country.
　　C. It helps students save money for meals.
　　D. It prevents small schools from closing down.
　　D
　　After ten years of being a housewife and a mother, Carol could not stand it any longer. Then, one morning, after her two daughters had gone to school, she saw an advertisement in the paper. She phoned, and was asked to come to an interview that very afternoon.
　　Mr Hollins, who interview her, was a young man about 24 in a blue suit. There was a hard look in his eye and he talked very fast. He told her she would be required to stop men between the ages of 21 and 50 and ask them several questions designed to determine what men think of deodorants. The information was to be recorded and she would be paid according to the number of complete interviews she had.
　　When Carol asked which factory the research was for, she was told that was not important. Last of all, before she would have to attend a one-day training. Carol accepted. After the training, which was only about how to write down the answers correctly in a form and how to put the questions, Carol found herself in the center of town at 9:30 in the morning. She soon found out that getting the information was really not all that easy.
　　First, she stopped a man who refused to answer any questions because he had no time. Next, a man told her it was none of her business whether her used deodorants or not. Then she interviewed a man who was hard of hearing and, instead of answering her questions, began asking her all sorts of his own. Finally, Carol found a young man with a pleasant smile on his face. He was coming towards her slowly and seemed ready to talk. He looked surprised when she put her first question. “I’m doing a research, too. It’s about soap powders,” he said.
　　( )52 . Mr Hillions told Carol that she was required ______.
　　A. to record what she heard in the streets
　　B. to collect men’s opinions on a product
　　C. to pay visits to men aged 21 through
　　D. to stop people who were using the product
　　( )53 . Before Carol started to work, she learned how to _____ .
　　A. fill her person information in a form
　　B. receive training that might help her do her job
　　C. put the information collected in the form provided
　　D. ask interesting questions in the training course
　　( )54 . What can we know about the third man Carol stopped in the town center?
　　A. He was impatient to listen to Carol
　　B. He was ready to answer Carol’s questions.
　　C. He found it hard to believe what Carol said.
　　D. He had trouble getting what Carol said.
　　( )55 . Carol found in her work that _____.
　　A. few people were willing to answer her questions
　　B. it was not easy to make herself understood
　　C. men did not like her questions very much
　　D. young people were more helpful
　　五、补全对话(共5句;每句满分为3分，共15分。)
　　根据中文提示，将对话中缺少的内容写在线上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。打句号的地方，用陈述句;打问号的地方，用疑问句。
　　提示：Mary 在一家电器店买了一台录音机，回去发现机器不转，便拿来要求退货。店员请他指出问题，并表示愿意为她修理。经检查发现是电源未接通。
　　(S=Shop assistant M= Mary)
　　S: Morning, ______56_________, miss?
　　M: Uh, I’d like to return this tape recorder and get my money back.
　　S: ________57________?
　　M: It doesn’t work.
　　S: I’m very sorry, but _______58________.
　　M: I got this recorder only yesterday. Are you sure it won’t go wrong again?
　　S: The service department in our store is quite good at that sort of thing.
　　_______59___________ what the trouble is?
　　M: It simply doesn’t work. You see, none of the buttons work. Try it yourself.
　　S: OK. Let me see. Oh, _______________, miss. Now it works very well.
　　六、书面表达(满分30分)
　　假定你是中国文化知识大赛组委会主席，写信祝贺参赛选手John Smith 获 本次大赛一等奖， 并通知其以下事项：
　　1. 出席12月10日晚在北京友谊宾馆举行的庆祝会;
　　2. 赢得了免费中国10日游;
　　3. 如果能够参加旅游，应将信中所附表格填好，并准备好护照(passport)。组委会将负责其他相关事宜。
　　注意：词数应为100左右