2018成人高考高起点英语基础试题及答案（15）

2018成人高考高起点英语基础试题及答案（15）

　　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。找出这个词，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括弧里。

　　( )1.A. machine B. dictionary C. Russian D. question

　　( )2.A. popular B. large C. remarkable D. dark

　　( )3.A. church B. chalk C. character D. cheat

　　( )4.A. cheat B. weak C. increase D. area

　　( )5.A. copy B. loudly C. today D. Monday

　　二、词汇与语法知识(共25小题;每题1.5分，共37.5分。)

　　从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括弧里。

　　( )6.—The sea is very rough today.

　　—Yes， I‘ve never seen _______ before.

　　A. such rough sea B. such a rough sea

　　C. so rough sea D. that rough sea

　　( )7.—She‘s broken her arm again.

　　—Again? I ______ she _______ ever broken it before.

　　A. don‘t know; has B. didn’t know; had

　　C. didn‘t know; has D. hadn’t know; would

　　( )8.—Has the wallet been returned yet?

　　—No， but we expect ______ any day now.

　　A. to return it B. it to return C. it to be returned D. it returned

　　( )9.—I‘ve been told to pay the rent.

　　—But it‘s already been paid. It ______ by someone else.

　　A. must be B. may be

　　C. must be paid D. must have been paid

　　( )10. Montreal is larger than _______ in Canada.

　　A. any city B. any cities C. any other cities D. any other city

　　( )11. Human‘s brains are larger in proportion to their bodies than _______.

　　A. whales B. a whale C. that of whales D. those of whales

　　( )12. Before writing your article， ______， collect your material， and prepare an outline.

　　A. a topic should be selected B. a topic to be selected

　　C. your topic should be selected D. select a topic

　　( )13.—I usually travel by train.

　　—Why not ________ by plane for a change?

　　A. to try going B. trying to go C. to try and go D. try going

　　( )14. The boy lay in the street， his eyes _______ and his hands ______.

　　A. closing; trembling B. closed; trembled

　　C. closing; trembled D. closed; trembling

　　( )15. He _______ here for 20 years by the end of next month.

　　A. had worked B. has worked C. will have worked D. will work

　　( )16. I‘ll do _______ the doctor advised.

　　A. as B. like C. that D. all what

　　( )17.—Did we have to wait for Tom?

　　—Well， _______ very angry if we hadn‘t waited for him.

　　A. he‘d have been B. he were C. he had been D. he must be

　　( )18. Why do you insist on ________?

　　A. this to be done B. this done

　　C. this being done D. this is done

　　( )19. We looked everywhere for the ________.

　　A. missing watch B. missed watch

　　C. watch being missed D. watch that lost

　　( )20. ______， the runners crossed the finish line.

　　A. Tiring B. Tired C. To be tired D. They are tired

　　( )21. _______ by the air， the kite went up into the sky.

　　A. Pushing B. Pushed C. Having been pushed D. Having pushed

　　( )22.—The round bowl over there is a bit small， isn‘t it?

　　— _______.

　　A. So are the fish B. So the fish are

　　C. Neither the fish D. Neither are the fish

　　( )23. She couldn‘t take shorthand， _______ slowed down the work of the office.

　　A. that B. which C. it D. so

　　( )24. Was it last Friday ________ you met him?

　　A. that B. on which C. which D. when

　　( )25. _______ might fail in the exam worried him.

　　A. He B. That he C. What D. It

　　( )26.—I‘v got this really painful ear.

　　—How long _______ you?

　　A. does it bother B. was it bothering

　　C. would it bother D. has it been bothering

　　( )27.—I started to study， but then a friend called.

　　—That‘s no excuse ________.

　　A. for not studying B. not for studying C. not studying D. not to studying

　　( )28.—Why was he so hot when he got home?

　　—He ________.

　　A. was running B. is running C. has been running D. had been running

　　( )29.—There‘s been an earthquake.

　　—I know. At least a hundred people ________.

　　A. were to be killed B. are said to have been killed

　　C. said to have been killed D. are said to kill

　　( )30. You may invite _______ wants to go.

　　A. whomever B. whoever C. which one D. people