2020成人高考高起本《英语》备考习题及答案（10）_第2页

　　Section B

　　Direction: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the One answer that best completes the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　If George Washington(16) able to travel (17) in time, he would feel much more at home in ancient Babylon,3700 years before his time,(18) in our modern age,200 years after he lived.

　　Torches, chariots and rough streets,(19) those of Babylon in 2060 B.C, would not surprise him. He read (20) candlelight and (21) in carriages on unpaved roads .He never saw a building more than four stories high. Electric lights, highways, and skyscrapers(22) amaze him.

　　When Washington was ill, he might(23) to be cut and bled to let out the “bad blood” that was making him sick. He would not know(24) a modern doctor meant by serums ,germ, and allergies.

　　If the Father of his Country could visit the United States now, he might think that he(25) on another planet.

　　16. (C)

　　A. was

　　B. should

　　C. were

　　D. may

　　17.(A)

　　A. back and forth

　　B. back and forward

　　C. up and down

　　D. over and over

　　18.(D)

　　A. though

　　B. so

　　C. then

　　D. than

　　19.(B)

　　A as

　　B like

　　C. which

　　D. who

　　20.(C)

　　A. with

　　B. in

　　C. by

　　D. on

　　21.(A)

　　A .rode

　　B. took

　　C. got

　　D. came

　　22.(C)

　　A.should

　　B. must

　　C. would

　　D. may

　　23.(B)

　　A. respect

　　B. expect

　　C. inspect

　　D. escape

　　24.(D)

　　A.which

　　B. that

　　C. how

　　D. what

　　25.(B)

　　A. land

　　B. had landed

　　C. landed

　　D. had been landed