2018年成人高考高起点《英语》模拟试题及答案4_第2页

　　II. 完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　1.

　　“I should tell you that the boy’s family is very poor. I don’t think that they can 1 you anything.”

　　“That’s all right.” said Dr. Van Eyck.

　　A few minutes later, the 2 car had to stop for a red light at the edge of town. A man in an old black coat opened the door of the car and 3 .

　　“ 4 , ”he said, “I’ve got a gun.”

　　“I’m a doctor,” said Van Eyck, “I’m on my way to the hospital to 5 a very sick…”

　　“Don’t talk,” said the man in the old black coat. “Just drive.”

　　A mile 6 town he 7 the doctor to stop the car and to 8 . Then the man drove on down the road. The doctor stood there for 9 in the falling snow.

　　Half 10 later Dr. Van Eyck found a 11 and called a taxi. At the 12 he learned that the next train to Glens Falls would not 13 until 12 o’clock.

　　It was 14 two o’clock in the morning that the surgeon(外科医生)arrived at the hospital in Glens Falls. Dr Haydon was 15 him.

　　“I did my 16 ,”said Van Eyck. “But I was stopped on the road and my car …”

　　“It was 17 of you to try,” said Dr. Haydon. “The boy died an hour ago.”

　　The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room 18 sat the man in the old black coat, with his head in his hands.

　　“Mr. Cunningham,” said Dr. Haydon to the man. “This is Dr Van Eyck. He is a surgeon who 19 all the way from Albany to try to 20 your boy.”

　　1. A) offer B) pay C) tell D) show

　　2. A) businessman’s B) postman’s C) surgeon’s D. reporter’s

　　3. A) ran out B) got in C) got out D) left

　　4. A) Drive on B) Drive away C) Go ahead D) Come on

　　5. A) talk with B) interview C) protect D) operate on

　　6. A) near to B) with in C) outside D) out of

　　7. A) ordered B) asked C) advised D) persuaded

　　8. A) drive away B) wait C) stay there D) get in

　　9. A) a whole day B) a whole morning

　　C) the moment D) a moment

　　10. A) a day B) a minute C) an hour D) week

　　11. A) horse B) telephone C) bank D) stranger

　　12. A) post office B) bank C) bus stop D) railway station

　　13. A) stop B) leave C) reach D) stay

　　14. A) before B) by C) until D) after

　　15. A) waiting for B) sending for C) talking with D) thinking of

　　16. A) duty B) research C) best D) share

　　17. A) brave B) clever C) kind D) foolish

　　18. A) Nearby B) Next door C) Far away D) There

　　19. A) drove B) came C) ran D) flew

　　20. A) save B) see C) wait on D) ask advice from

　　1-5 BCBAD 6-10 CADBA 11-15 BDBDA 16-20 CCDBA

　　2.

　　It is two thousand years __ 1__ the Chinese began to make paper. ___2__ everybody knows, paper was one of the most important __3__ in Chinese history. It is because of the invention that __4__ Chinese history was kept.However, in __5__ parts of the world, much of the history over hundreds of years is __6__ because they had no paper in these countries.

　　Can you __7__ that ancient Chinese people __8__ records by putting many stones together in the old days? As soon as writing was developed, words were __9__ on animal bones with a knife, later in metal pots, examples of these have been __10__ from the 16th to the third centuries B.C. __11__ the second and the fifth centuries A.D., words were written on pieces of bamboo or wood. Maybe you have seen the earliest books, which were made __12__ pieces of bamboo or wood __13__ words were written on.

　　About, 2000 years __14__ another kind of paper was __15__, which was made from ___16__. It was much easier to write and draw on it than __17__, but it was too expensive so people made a kind of paper from the fibres of plants, __18__ the outside of trees, pieces of old clothes and so on. This kind of paper was as good as silk but much __19__.

　　In the first century A.D. the making of paper had been well developed in China. In the 18th century a paper-making __20__ was built in the Middle East. And later on, Spain, Russia and America began to make paper as well.

　　1. A. that B. since C. when D. ago

　　2. A. As B. Which C. That D. What

　　3. A. things B. discoveries C. wonders D. inventions

　　4. A. many of B. much about C. little D. much of

　　5. A. the other B. the others C. others D. other

　　6. A. known B. unknown C. remained D. lost

　　7. A. think B. trust C. believe D. imagine

　　8. A. used to keep B. used keeping

　　C. were used to write D. was used to writing

　　9. A. written B. drawn C. carved D. printed

　　10. A. seen B. looked C. searched D. made

　　11. A. Between B. During C. In D. At

　　12. A. up of B. of C. into D. from

　　13. A. what B. who C. where D. which

　　14. A. before B. ago C. later D. after

　　15. A. developed B. being invented C. appeared D. discovered

　　16. A. wood B. silk C. cloth D. bamboo

　　17. A. on bamboo and wood B. bamboo or wood

　　C. on bamboos or woods D. on bamboo or wood

　　18. A. as B. such as C. like D. for example

　　19. A. more cheap B. expensive C. cheaper D. more expensive

　　20. A. machine B. factory C. house D. building

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