2018年成人高考高起点《英语》模拟试题及答案8_第2页

　　Passage 1

　　Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.

　　During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak, For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues(自言自语)as: “ Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract(对抗)your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If our energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam(鼓起干劲)and work better at your low point.

　　Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

　　1. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ______.

　　A) he is a lazy person

　　B) he refuses to follow his own energy cycle

　　C) he is not sure when his energy is low

　　D) he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

　　2. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?

　　A) Unawareness of energy cycles.

　　B) Familiar monologues.

　　C) A change in a family member’s energy cycle.

　　D) Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.

　　3. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should _____.

　　A) change his energy cycle C) get up earlier than usual

　　B) overcome his laziness D) go to bed earlier

　　4. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will ______.

　　A) help to keep your energy for the day’s work

　　B) help you to control your temper early in the day

　　C) enable you to concentrate on your routine work

　　D) keep your energy cycle under control all day

　　5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

　　A) Getting off to work wit a minimum effort helps save one’s energy.

　　B) Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.

　　C) Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.

　　D) Children have energy cycles, too.

　　1-5 DACAB

　　Passage 2

　　Are all your photographs good? Be honest with yourself. Aren’t some of your pictures too dark and others too light? How many times have you thrown away a photo? We, the Fine Photograph Club, can help you. We meet every Wednesday in our comfortable club room in talk, and then we have coffee. Our members will advise you on all the latest cameras and films. They will help you to develop your films or enlarge your pictures at the clubs. What does it all cost? Only 5 pound a year.

　　Photography is now big business. Did you know, for instance, that there were 15 million cameras in our country? That 700 million photographs are taken a year, more than one-third them in color? Think of the amount of photography in television, the cinema, newspapers, books, advertising and so on. In modern life people learn a lot from pictures, so photography is more and more important. It is also more complicated (复杂的) and more expensive than it used to be. You may only want to take good photographs of faces and places. If so, we can help you to get better results. You needn’t waste any more money.

　　You may want to learn more about photograph and how it is used. If so, join the club. You won’t be disappointed. Write now to the Secretary, Fine Photograph Club, and Bridge Street.

　　6. The purpose of this passage is to ________.

　　A. show people how to take fine pictures

　　B. tell people photography is now big business

　　C. tell people the club can do many things for you

　　D. encourage people to join the photograph club

　　7. If you want to join the club, you ________.

　　A. must be good at photography

　　B. must know about the latest cameras and films

　　C. must pay a little money a year

　　D. must be honest with yourself

　　8. You are able to be honest so that you can ________.

　　A. say if your photos are good or bad

　　B. tell how much money you waste

　　C. help the Fine Photograph Club

　　D. know the latest development in camera

　　9. The club can give the following services except ________.

　　A. coffee B. amusement C. advice D. information

　　10. If you want to be a member of the club, what should you do?

　　A. Fill in an application form

　　B. Write a letter.

　　C. Make a telephone call

　　D. Send and e-mail.

　　6-10 DCABB

　　Passage 3

　　A star usually is someone who has become famous in sports, film, or pop music, someone like singer Michael Jackson. In the middle nineteen eighties, Michael Jackson successfully made a famous record, which quickly became the most popular recording in the history of music. This made Michael Jackson a bright star.

　　One of the famous sports bright stars in the United States is Mohammed Ali. When he was a young man, he won a gold medal in the Olympic Games as a boxer. Then, he won first place in the world heavy weight boxing match. Before long, he was known as one of the greatest and most famous boxers in sports history. Everyone knows his name.

　　Like the stars in the sky, a bright star will lose his brightness as lime passes. He is loved by millions of people today, but will be forgotten tomorrow.

　　11. This passage mainly talk about ________.

　　A) Michael Jackson B) Mohammed Ali

　　C) pop music and boxing D) bright stars

　　12. Michael Jackson is famous for ________.

　　A) his film B) his songs C) his sports D) his heavy weight

　　13. The word below that can be used to describe Mohammed Ali is ________.

　　A) Friendly B) Healthy C) Clever D) Famous

　　14. The word “boxer” in the passage means ________ in Chinese?

　　A) 盒子 B) 装箱者 C) 拳击手 D) 制作人

　　15. What will happen to the bright stars at last according to the text?

　　A) They will be remembered by millions of people.

　　B) They will be loved for ever.

　　C) They will be the most important people in history.

　　D) They will lose their brightness and be little known.

　　11-15 DBDCD