2018年成人高考《英语》习题及答案（12）_第2页

　　二、完型填空

　　(一)

　　A football game usually __1__ for ninety minutes. The teams play for forty-five minutes, and then take a short rest. After this halftime rest, they play again for __2__ forty-five minutes.

　　Now football is one of __3__ played in the Olympics (奥林匹克运动会). Another important international football match is called the World Cup. The World Cup is had __4__ every four years. The _5__ of the World Cup match is the world champion (冠军) football team.

　　1. A. begins B. lasts C. kicks D. gets

　　2. A. other B. others C. the others D. another

　　3. A. the sport teams B. the sport team C. the team sports D. the team sport

　　4.A. first B. one C. once D. the first

　　5. A. winning B. win C. Winner D. won

　　(二)

　　Almost everyone__1__the meanings of Mr, Mrs and Miss. Mr is used before the family names of men. Mrs is for married(结婚的) women and Miss is for unmarried women. But__2__is Ms?

　　Some businessmen(商人) in the United States__3__Ms before a woman's name when they do not know whether(是否) the woman is married. Today, however, many women like Ms better__4__Mrs or Miss.

　　The word "__5__" does not tell us whether or not a man is married. Some women want to be equal to(和......平等)__6__in this way. These women feel that it is not important for people to know whether they are married or not.

　　There are some problems with "Ms", however. __7__women like it. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find__8__difficult to read. Ms__9__[miz]. Young women like it better than older women do. It is difficult to know whether Ms will be used by more American women in the future. What do you think__10__it?

　　1. A. knows B. know C. knew D. is knowing

　　2. A. how B. what C. who D. which

　　3. A. use to B. using C. uses D. use

　　4. A. to B. for C. than D. as

　　5. A. Ms B. Mrs C. Miss D. Mr

　　6. A. men B. girls C. ladies D. boys

　　7. A. None of B. Not all C. All D. Neither of

　　8. A. this B. that C. them D. it

　　9. A. sounds like B. read like C. is sounded like D. is sound like

　　10. A. at B. of C. on D. to

　　(三)

　　My parents had some strange rules when my sister and I were growing up. For example, they never 1 us soda or juice. Our choice was water or iced tea 2 no sugar. My mom’s 3 for it was that she didn’t like kids who only drank sweet drinks, or worse, kids who did not like 4 ! She wanted to teach us to like water or 5 unsweetened drinks that did not come in a bottle. We, on the other hand, wanted to 6 a coke when we ate out. Now I can make my own decisions, but I 7 choose juice or soda. I don’t 8 it. It’s not because I don’t like it. I’m just used to drinking water. Many people 9 to think that a kid needs juice. If the child can’t get it, he or she will secretly buy this kind of drink elsewhere. I found this really 10 , since I was raised 11 no juice or soda, and I didn’t really 12 only having water. Now people 13 kids to make their own choices, 14 I grew up in a family where the children’s opinions were seldom (很少) 15 for, and the parents made the final decisions.

　　1. A. needed B. sold C. bought D. left

　　2. A. with B. of C. off D. without

　　3. A. decision B. reason C. hobby D. experience

　　4. A. soda B. juice C. water D. milk

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

　　6. A. order B. reply C. obey D. achieve

　　7. A. ever B. never C. always D. sometimes

　　8. A. think about B. take care C. pay for D. think out

　　9. A. like B. seem C. study D. get

　　10. A. excited B. difficult C. interesting D. necessary

　　11. A. on B. with C. by D. for

　　12. A. give up B. care about C. take pride in D. agree with

　　13. A. allow B. design C. teach D. cause

　　14. A. as B. since C. but D. though

　　15. A. added B. asked C. influenced D. regarded

　　(四)

　　It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before 1 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 2 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 3 like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the 4 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 5 to the mosquitoes. " Not 6 it, I replied, "Grandmaaaa, that's just an old wives' tale!"

　　Well, less than a week 7 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 8 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 9 , but they all proved useless.

　　Late one 10 in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the 11 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 12 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 13 she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. " With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地) 14 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 15 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others' 16 , only to find they were all sleeping 17 as the same thing occurred again and again.

　　From those bites, I came to 18 my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n) 19 mind about those strange old wives' tales 20 they do have some truth to them.

　　1. A. leaving B. passing C. visiting D. finding

　　2. A. persuaded B. reminded C. warned D. informed

　　3. A. students B. foreigners C. passengers D. visitors

　　4. A. earlier B. longer C. sooner D. later

　　5. A. grows B. goes C. flows D. remains

　　6. A. expecting B. understanding C. recognizing D. believing

　　7. A. after B. before C. when D. as

　　8. A. shade B. pile C. cloud D. blanket

　　9. A. touched B. bitten C. defeated D. discovered

　　10. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night

　　11. A. noise B. hit C. pain D. effect

　　12. A. woke up B. shouted at C. looked for D. dropped on

　　13. A. blamed B. interrupted C. moved D. frightened

　　14. A. having B. watching C. making D. helping

　　15. A. land B. fly C. fall D. wait

　　16. A. houses B. flats C. rooms D. homes

　　17. A. joyfully B. anxiously C. soundlessly D. worriedly

　　18. A. tell B. know C. remember D. accept

　　19. A. open B. active C. clear D. honest

　　20. A. and B. so C. because D. until

　　三、阅读理解

　　(一)

　　Peter Judd wanted very much to be & soldier when he was a child. So he joined die army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything except shooting. One day he and his friends were practicing their shooting, and all of them were doing quite well except Peter. After he had shot at the target (靶子) nine times and hadn’t hit it once, the officer who was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said, “You are quite hopeless, Peter. I Don’t waste your last bullet (子弹)! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!”

　　Peter felt ashamed (羞愧的). He went behind the wall and a few seconds later, the officer and the other young soldiers heard the sound of a shot.

　　“Oh, dear!” the officer said. “Has that silly man really shot himself?” He ran behind the wall as quickly as he could, but Peter was all right. “I’m sorry, sir,” he said, “but I missed again.”

　　1. Peter Judd joined the army in order to _____.

　　A. be a soldier

　　B. be good at shooting

　　C. make friends

　　D. get a good job

　　2. The officer thought Peter was hopeless because

　　A. he didn’t know how to use a gun

　　B. he didn’t get along well with other soldiers

　　C. he was poor at shooting

　　D. he couldn’t do anything well

　　3. What the officer said at the end of the first paragraph shows that______.

　　A. the officer really wanted Peter to die

　　B. the officer was very angry with Peter

　　C. the officer was not a kind-hearted man

　　D. the officer was afraid that Peter would shoot himself

　　4. The officer felt _____ when he heard the sound of a shot.

　　A. ashamed

　　B. frightened

　　C. excited

　　D. disappointed (失望)

　　5. What happened at the end of the story?

　　A. Peter became a good soldier.

　　B. Peter killed himself behind the wall.

　　C. The officer was pleased with Peter in the end.

　　D. Peter missed the target for the tenth time.

　　(二)

　　When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many

　　Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.

　　Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other

　　countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important

　　export.

　　Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.

　　Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.

　　1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

　　A. How Columbus found Costa Rica

　　B. How Costa Rica got its name.

　　C. What the Costa Ricans wore.

　　D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.

　　2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______

　　A. pink and red

　　B. grey and black

　　C. blue and green

　　D. yellow and orange

　　3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______

　　A. must go to school

　　B. study in the same school

　　C. do not have to go to school at all

　　D. can choose to stop schooling at any time

　　4. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.

　　A. have lessons every day

　　B. have their examinations

　　C. help their parents pick coffee beans

　　D. help their parents decorate their houses

　　5. This passage is mainly about ______

　　A. Christopher Columbus

　　B. Costa Rica

　　C. some products from Costa Rica

　　D. the education of Costa Rica