2019年成人高考英語沖刺試題及答案解析

1、 This box is too heavy for me to carry it upstairs. _______

A：You may ask for help.

B：I'll give you a hand.

C：Please do me a favor.

D：I'd come to help.

答案：B

2、 Unbelievable! I have failed the driving test again!  _______ This is not the end of the world.

A：Good luck.

B：Cheer up.

C：Go ahead.

D：No problem.

答案：B

3、 Why didn't you come to my birthday party yesterday? ________

A：Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower.

B：Fine, I never go to birthday parties.

C：Ha…h(huán)a, I like swimming.

D：Sorry, but my wife had a car accident.

答案：D

4、Hello, may I have an appointment with the headmaster?_______________.

A：Sorry, I don't know you

B：No, you can't

C：Certainly. Wait a minute, please

D：Let me see

答案：C

5、I went to the beach and got plenty of rest.___________. You looked tired last time I saw you.

A：I hope so

B：Really

C：I'm glad you did

D：The sound was nice

答案：C

閱讀理解

Laws have been written to govern the use of American National Flag, and to ensure proper respect for the flag. Custom has also governed the common practice in regard to its use. All the armed services have precise regulations on how to display the national flag. This may vary somewhat from the general rules. The national flag should be raised and lowered by hand. Do not raise the flag while it is folded. Unfold the flag first, and then hoist it quickly to the top of the flagpole. Lower it slowly and with dignity. Place no objects on or over the flag. Do not use the flag as part of a costume or athletic uniform. Do not print it upon cushions, handkerchiefs, paper napkins or boxes. A federal law provides that the trademark cannot be registered if it comprises the flag, or badgers of the US. When the flag is used to unveil a statue or monument, it shouldn't serve as a covering of the object to be unveiled. If it is displayed on such occasions, do not allow the flag to fall to the ground, but let it be carried high up in the air to form a feature of the ceremony. Take every precaution to prevent the flag from soiled. It should not be allowed to touch the ground or floor, nor to brush against objects.

(1)、How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag? _________

A：By making laws.

B：By enforcing discipline.

C：By educating the public.

D：By holding ceremonies.

答案：A

(2)、What is the regulation regarding the raising of the American National Flag? _________

A：It should be raised by soldiers.

B：It should be raised quickly by hand.

C：It should be raised only by Americans.

D：It should be raised by mechanical means.

答案：B

(3)、How should the American National Flag be displayed at an unveiling ceremony? _________

A：It should be attached to the status.

B：It should be hung from the top of the monument.

C：It should be spread over the object to be unveiled.

D：It should be carried high up in the air.

答案：D

(4)、What do we learn about the use of the American National Flag? _________

A：There has been a lot of controversy over the use of flag.

B：The best athletes can wear uniforms with the design of the flag.

C：There are precise regulations and customs to be followed.

D：Americans can print the flag on their cushions or handkerchiefs.

答案：C

(5)、What is Americans' attitude towards their National Flag? _________

A：Arbitrary.

B：Respect.

C：Happy.

D：Brave.

答案：B

閱讀理解

What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is "no". It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate, how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however, goes one step further, he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.

The scientist's knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the Theory of Relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigations, Einstein's ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.

(1)、What makes a scientist according to the passage? ________

A：The tools he uses.

B：The way he uses his tools.

C：His ways of learning.

D：The various tools he uses.

答案：B

(2)、The underlined part in the passage shows_______.

A：the importance of information

B：the importance of thinking

C：the difference between scientists and ordinary people

D：the difference between carpenters and people with other jobs.

答案：C

(3)、A sound scientific theory should be one that _________.

A：works not only under one set of conditions at one time, but also under the same conditions at other times

B：does not allow any changes even under different conditions

C：can be used for many purposes

D：leave no room for improvement

答案：A

(4)、The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate __________.

A：that measurements are keys to success in science

B：that accuracy of mathematics

C：that investigations are important in science

D：that the mathematical calculations may test his investigations

答案：C

(5)、What is the main idea of the passage? ________

A：The theory of relativity.

B：Exactness is the core of science.

C：Scientists are different from ordinary people.

D：Exactness and ways of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.

答案：D

詞匯與語法

1、On average, a successful lawyer has to talk to several _______ a day.

A：customers

B：supporters

C：guests

D：clients

答案：D

2、 Tom, what did you do with my documents? I have never seen such a _____ and disorder!

A：mass

B：mess

C：guess

D：bus

答案：B

3、Many people watched the boys ______the mountain at that time.

A：climb

B：climbing

C：to climb

D：climbed

答案：B

4、On ________ side of the street there are some trees.

A：both

B：either

C：every

D：all

答案：B

5、Never before _______ see such a terrible car accident on the road!

A：I have

B：have I

C：I did

D：did I

答案：D

完型填空

Climate change is one of the most fundamental challenges ever to confront humanity. Its impacts are already showing and will intensify over time __21__ left unchecked. There is overwhelming scientific evidence, __22__ shown in the Fourth Assessment Report (第四次評(píng)估報(bào)告的綜合報(bào)告)of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 政府間氣候變化專門委員會(huì)(IPCC), that climate change will threaten __23__ growth and longterm prosperity, as well as the very survival of the most vulnerable populations. IPCC projections indicate that if emissions continue to rise at their current __24__ and are allowed to double from their preindustrial level, the world will face an average temperature__25__ of around 3°C this century. Serious impacts are associated __26__ this scenario (情景), including sealevel rise, shifts in growing seasons, and an __27__ frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as storms, floods and droughts.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December in 2009 offers a __28__ opportunity to step up international action on climate change. A Copenhagen deal is __29__ the global transition into green economic growth, and, most urgently, to help the world, especially the most vulnerable, to adapt to impacts __30__ are now inevitable.

(1)、

A：if

B：whether

C：when

D：which

答案：A

(2)、

A：because

B：as

C：while

D：when

答案：B

(3)、

A：economics

B：economical

C：economy

D：economic

答案：D

(4)、

A：speed

B：rate

C：pace

D：rhythm

答案：C

(5)、

A：rising

B：rise

C：raise

D：raising

答案：B

(6)、

A：with

B：to

C：from

D：in

答案：A

(7)、

A：being increased

B：increased

C：increase

D：increasing

答案：D

(8)、

A：history

B：historical

C：historic

D：historically

答案：B

(9)、

A：necessary

B：inevitable

C：essential

D：basic

答案：C

(10)、

A：that

B：of which

C：who

D：what

答案：A

第21題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.have

B.made

C.had

D.crashed【正確答案】：C

試題解析：現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，have had。強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)果，表示出了車禍就需要用手機(jī)與人聯(lián)系。

第22題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.must

B.can

C.need

D.have to

【正確答案】：B

試題解析：可以說，手機(jī)在關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻能救人生命。這是說手機(jī)的好處。must意為“必須”;can意為“能夠”，need意為“需要，必須”;have to意為“不得不”。

第23題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.annoyed

B.interested

C.interesting

D.annoying

【正確答案】：C

試題解析：手機(jī)還有一個(gè)好處是有很多有意思的功能，比如照相。annoyed意為“煩悶的”;interested意為“感興趣的”。這兩個(gè)詞的主語通常是人，有被動(dòng)的意思。interesting意為“有意思的”;annoying意為“令人煩悶的”。這兩個(gè)詞的主語通常是事件。

第24題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.worse

B.good

C.worst

D.important

【正確答案】：C

試題解析：前面講了手機(jī)的好處，這里開始講手機(jī)的弊端。從最糟糕的講起。worse是指兩者問哪一個(gè)更糟。此文提到的手機(jī)的壞處不止兩個(gè)。再者，若是比較級(jí)，則下文中應(yīng)出現(xiàn)than。

第25題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.paid

B.acquired

C.obtained

D.got

【正確答案】：D

試題解析：這是since的句型。前面是現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，后面是一般過去時(shí)。自從買了手機(jī)，他的日子就沒安靜過。

第26題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.Other

B.One other

C.The other

D.Another

【正確答案】：D

試題解析：another表示除了已有的，另外的一個(gè)。other表示同一集體內(nèi)的其他的。手機(jī)還有一個(gè)弊端是讓人丟棄好的習(xí)慣。

第27題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.couldn't

B.must

C.can't

D.have

【正確答案】：A

試題解析：此句講的是過去的事情，所以，用過去時(shí)，這里應(yīng)用過去時(shí)的“能夠”，couldn’t。以前，人們聯(lián)絡(luò)不方便，卻都能準(zhǔn)時(shí)赴約。

第28題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.at

B.in

C.on

D.by

【正確答案】：C

試題解析：on time準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)。

第29題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.be

B.to be

C.being

D.stayed

【正確答案】：C

試題解析：介詞后面必須跟名詞性短語。所以，of后只能跟doing。being late也是一個(gè)常用短語。有了手機(jī)反倒不怕遲到了。

第30題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.shortcoming

B.convenience

C.part

D.mobile phone

【正確答案】：A

試題解析：shortcoming意為“缺點(diǎn)，不足”;convenience意為“方便”。此處講手機(jī)的第三個(gè)不足之處。

第31題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.very

B.far

C.lots

D.many

【正確答案】：B

試題解析：very修飾名詞是表示強(qiáng)調(diào)，不表示數(shù)量。Far表示數(shù)量大大超過。花費(fèi)了更多的錢。

第32題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.reason

B.that

C.when

D.why

【正確答案】：D

試題解析：此處應(yīng)用表示原因的連詞，后面引導(dǎo)從句，作think的賓語。想想為什么要用手機(jī)是很重要的。

第33題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.for satisfy

B.to satisfy

C.for to satisfy

D.so satisfying

【正確答案】：B

試題解析：動(dòng)詞不定式作目的狀語。to satisfy one’s need意為“滿足需要”。

第34題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.turn off

B.turn on

C.set off

D.set on

【正確答案】：A

試題解析：從下文“不希望被打擾”推出應(yīng)當(dāng)是“關(guān)掉手機(jī)”。turn off意為“關(guān)掉”;turn on意為“打開”;set off意為“出發(fā)”;set on意為“著手做”。

第35題 請(qǐng)?jiān)诘赺____處填上正確答案。

A.anyone

B.neither one

C.everyone

D.someone

【正確答案】：D

試題解析：someone某人。這兩句話的意思是：我們是該用手機(jī)、筆記本電腦、照相機(jī)等來滿足我們的需求，但我們還可以在不想被打擾時(shí)關(guān)機(jī)。如果知道怎樣使用手機(jī)，就可以避免它的弊端。

補(bǔ)全對(duì)話

根據(jù)中文提示，將對(duì)話中缺少的內(nèi)容寫在線上。這些句子必須符合英語表達(dá)習(xí)慣。打句號(hào)的地方，用陳述句;打問號(hào)的地方，用疑問句。

提示：Jane和Michael商量周末去野餐。他們討論要去什么地方，帶些什么。Michael建議邀請(qǐng)John和他的女朋友參加。最后他們決定星期六早上8點(diǎn)出發(fā)。

Jane：How do you like the idea of having a picnic this Saturday?

Michael：Wonderful. But 1?

Jane：What about going to the Western Hills?It's quite cool there.

Michael：That's a good idea. 2to go with us?

Jane：OK. And we can ask them to prepare some drinks.

Michael：3?

Jane：You'd better buy some fruit，and sandwiches.

Michael：4?

Jane：I like oranges，watermelons，grapes，and bananas.

Michael：5?

Jane：How about 8 in the morning?We can get there in an hour and a half.

Michael：OK. I'll call John and tell him about our plan.

書面表達(dá)

假定你是John，將去上海旅游。寫一封信給你在上海的朋友張強(qiáng)，告訴他你將乘火車于10月21日上午8點(diǎn)到達(dá)上海，請(qǐng)他接站，并請(qǐng)他幫你安排21至24日的住宿(旅館最好靠近市中心，房間可以小一些，但不要太貴)。此外，你還要他幫你訂24日返回北京的火車票。

注意：詞數(shù)應(yīng)為100左右。

Oct. 15

Dear Zhang Qiang，

__________________________________________________________________________

All the best，

John

參考答案：

1. where shall we go / where shall we have the picnic

2. Shall we invite John and his girlfriend

3. What should I do then(for the picnic)

4. What kind of fruit should I buy(/ do you like)

5. When shall we start off / When shall we leave for the picnic

書面表達(dá)One possible version：

Oct. 15

Dear Zhang Qiang，

How are you doing recently?I‘m planning to go to Shanghai and look around in the city for a few days. I’ll take the train and arrive at 8 o‘clock a.m. on October 21st. Will you please come and meet me at the station?I’m going to stay in Shanghai till October 24th. Please help me book a hotel room. I hope to stay in a hotel around the downtown area but the price shouldn‘t be very high. I don’t mind if the room is small. Another thing. Can you book a ticket for me back to Beijing on 24th?

All the best，

John

詞匯與語法知識(shí)(共25小題;每題1.5分，共37.5分。)

從每個(gè)小題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳的一項(xiàng)，并把它前面的大寫字母填入左邊的括弧里。

( )1. I don‘t know how to play bridge and ________.

A. my wife doesn‘t neither

B. my wife does either

C. neither does my wife

D. neither my wife does

( )2. He asked ________ since he had been chairman for seven years.

A. not to have been reelected

B. to not be reelected

C. not to be reelected

D. to have not been reelected

( )3. The guests said that they wouldn‘t mind _______.

A. to have a little light music

B. have a little light music

C. having a little light music

D. that they have a little light music

( )4. Last night we caught a thief _______ John‘s car.

A. when stealing

B. that be stole

C. to steal

D. stealing

( )5. Without the invention of writing， a man ________ to remember so many things which he can write down or find in a book.

A. is forced

B. will be forced

C. forced

D. would be forced

( )6. What would you ________ to eat tonight?

A. like

B. wish

C. want

D. hope

( )7. I ________ my bicycle on the left side.

A. get off from

B. get down

C. get down from

D. get off

( )8. Coal ________ electricity very often.

A. is used to producing

B. is used to produce

C. used to produce

D. used to producing

( )9. Why can‘t you do this small _______ for me? I’ve helped you often enough in the past.

A. work

B. demand

C. favour

D. good

( )10. Never _______ till tomorrow what may be done today.

A. put on

B. put away

C. put off

D. put up

( )11. Mother kept inviting Mrs. Smith to stay for lunch， and finally she _______.

A. gave out

B. gave off

C. gave in

D. gave away

( )12. <<<>>> is ________ only European country I have visited.

A. an

B. a

C. the

D. 不填

( )13. The problem of pollution in this city is more serious than ______ in other cities.

A. that

B. it

C. this

D. those

( )14. Dick found himself walking _______ the direction of the post office.

A. to

B. by

C. along

D. in

( )15. _______ that we were late， we started to run.

A. Know

B. To know

C. Knowing

D. Being known

( )16. This room is _______ any of the others in the building.

A. the biggest than

B. big as

C. bigger than

D. the biggest of

( )17. Just think Ann got the house _______ all by herself!

A. paint

B. be painted

C. to paint

D. painted

( )18. The policeman caught the man _________ the arm.

A. by

B. with

C. on

D. at

( )19. To get an education， _______.

A. one must work hard

B. working hard is important

C. to work hard is necessary

D. it is needed to work hard

( )20. The old man could not decide ________ the money or to put it in the bank.

A. if he spent

B. whether to spend

C. that he spent

D. what to spend

( )21. I wish you‘d consider _______ to Miami with us this vacation.

A. going

B. that you‘ll go

C. to go

D. to going

( )22. I think I‘ll wait until the mail _______.

A. should come

B. is coming

C. comes

D. will come

( )23. We found ________.

A. the work hard for doing

B. hard to do the work

C. it hard for doing the work

D. the work hard to do

( )24. Professor Bixby warned his students ________ late for the examination.

A. not be

B. to be not

C. not to be

D. be not

( )25. I don‘t know what I’d have done if I _______ to make that decision.

A. would have

B. had had

C. have had

D. did have

參考答案：

1.C 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.C

11.C 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.C 17.D 18.A 19.A 20.B

21.A 22.C 23.D 24.C 25.B

詞匯與語法知識(shí)(共25小題;每題1.5分，共37.5分。)

從每小題的四個(gè)選擇項(xiàng)中，選出最佳的一項(xiàng)。

1. Allen _______ any good job since he came to New York City two years ago.

A. hasn't found B. didn‘t find

C. doesn't find D. hadn‘t found

2.“Let me _______ you，”said my boss，“you should call me immediately after you arrive at the airport.”

A. ask B. advise C. remember D. remind

3. The boys spent the whole morning _______ possible answers to the question.

A. discuss B. and discussing

C. discussing D. and discussed

4. This village ______ to be the place in which Ernest Hemingway，one of the greatest American writers，wrote this story.

A. is believing B. is believed

C. believes D. believe

5. It's reported that by the end of last month the sale of the company ______ by 10%.

A. has risen B. had been rising

C. had risen D. has been rising

6.How _________ will you be able to finish the painting?

In a couple of hours.

A. soon B. often

C. long D. fast

7. ______ any friends in the city，he felt quite lonely and helpless.

A. No to have B. No having

C. Not to have D. Not having

8. Dr. White was away to the South last month，so he didn't attend the meeting _______ in Beijing.

A. having held B. to hold

C. to be held D. held

9. _______ at his paper over the weekend，Neil didn't finish it.

A. As he worked hard

B. Hard as he worked

C. How he worked hard

D. How hard he worked

10.Are you satisfied with her work，sir?

Not at all. It couldn't be any _______.

A. better B. best

C. worse D. worst

11. That was _______ matter that I had no choice but to talk it over with my parents.

A. a such serious B. a so serious

C. such serious a D. so serious a

12. This disease is second only _______ heart attack as a cause of death all over the world.

A. to B. of

C. with D. from

13. The word is new to us. You'd better ______ in the dictionary.

A. look at it B. look for it

C. look it up D. look it out

14. If there is no one _______ him with the preparation，he will have to put off the meeting.

A. help B. to help

C. helps D. helped

15. As soon as she _______ open the letter，Mrs. White will find out what has happened to her husband.

A. tears B. is tearing

C. will tear D. has torn

16. ______ the government argees to give extra money，the theatre will have to be closed next month.

A. Unless B. If

C. Since D As

17. To reduce weight，plastic has taken _______ of iron and steel in making boats.

A. its place B. place

C. the place D. a place

18.Let me help you with your suitcase.

________.

A. You're very nice

B. Yes，you're so helpful

C. No，I can do

D. It's very kind of you

19. These three English novels are for you. The rest _______ for the other students in your class.

A. were B. is

C. are D. was

20. You _______ have seen Jane in her office last Friday;she's been out of town for two weeks.

A. couldn't B. mustn‘t

C. wouldn't D. shouldn‘t

21. Henry never said that he was good at maths，_______ he?

A. was B. did

C. didn't D. wasn‘t

22. The little girl showed the policeman the corner _______ she was knocked off her bike.

A. and B. which

C. that D. where

23. The snow was so deep that the climbers could not ________ to the camp.

A. get over B. get along

C. get through D. get around

24. In need of money，Bob had to take ______ job that was offered to him.

A. whatever B. no matter what

C. whichever D. no matter which

25. My friend and I would like to go to the concert，but ________ of us has got a ticket.

A. both B. none

C. neither D. all

參考答案：

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. C

11. D 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. A

21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. B

完形填空

通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，從每小題的四個(gè)選擇項(xiàng)中選出可填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

I once went to a town in the north of England on business.

It was about 7：30 in the evening when I reached the hotel. The manageress，a strict old lady of about 60，showed me to my room. When I asked her what time dinner was，she said there was only one sitting at 6：30，and I had 1 it.

“Never mind，”I said.“I'm not very 2. I‘ll just have a drink in the bar(酒吧)and a sandwich.”

“Bar!”she 3her voice.“This is a respectable hotel，young man. If you want 4，you must go somewhere else.”She spoke 5a glass of beer was a dangerous drug.

I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema. At about 11：30 I 6. Everything was in darkness. I knocked at the door，but nothing happened. The 7sound was the church clock opposite，which suddenly struck the halfhour with such 8that it made me jump. 9a window opened upstairs. The old lady 10and asked me what was going on. I explained who I was and she let me 11after ten minutes'wait. She was in her nightdress. She told me seriously that guests were 12to be back in the hotel by 11 o‘clock.

I went to bed but could not sleep. Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise. Just before dawn，I finally 13.

When I arrived at 14，everyone else had nearly 15and there was not enough coffee to go round.

“Did you 16well，young man?”the old lady asked.

“17，I don't think I could go through 18 night in that room，”I replied.“I hardly slept at all.”

“That's because you were 19 all night drinking!”she said angrily，putting 20 to the conversation.

1. A. had B. passed C. missed D. caught

2. A. hungry B. sleepy C. tired D. happy

3. A. lost B. lowered C. dropped D. raised

4. A. beer B. coffee C. milk D. tea

5. A. even if B. since C. although D. as if

6. A. went to bed B. walked to a club

C. returned to the hotel D. drove to a restaurant

7. A. only B. sharp C. sweet D. last

8. A. effort B. force C. power D. attraction

9. A. Firstly B. Wonderfully C. Unfortunately D. Finally

10. A. came out B. got up C. looked out D. woke up

11. A. down B. out C. back D. in

12. A. ordered B. expected C. taught D. encouraged

13. A. fell asleep B. went to bed C. got up D. gave in

14. A. a decision B. breakfast C. once D. the office

15. A. arrived B. done C. finished D. started

16. A. play B. sleep C. eat D. do

17. A. First of all B. Never mind C. To tell you the truth D. As a result

18. A. one B. another C. such D. any

19. A. away B. here C. down D. up

20. A. an end B. a saying C. a joke D. a pause

參考答案：

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. C

11. D 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. A

閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，然后根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從每小題的四個(gè)選擇項(xiàng)中選出最佳的一項(xiàng)。

A

There was a river with a small town on either side of it. The towns were linked by a bridge.

One day，a hole appeared in the bridge. Both towns agreed that the hole should be mended. However，disagreement came up as to who should mend it. Each town thought that it had a better reason for the other to mend the hole. The town on the right bank said that it was at the end of the road，so the leftbank town should mend the hole. The town on the left bank，on the other hand，insisted that all the traffic came to the rightbank town，so it was in their interest to mend the bridge.

The quarrel went on and on，and so did the hole. The more it went on，the more the hostility between the two towns grew.

One day a man fell into the hole and broke his leg. People from both towns questioned him closely about whether he was walking from the right bank to the left or from the left bank to the right，in order to decide which town should be blamed for the accident. But he could not remember，since he got drunk that night.

Some time later，a car was crossing the bridge and broke an axle(軸)because of the hole. Neither town paid any attention to the accident，as the traveler was not going from one to the other，but was merely passing through. The angry traveler got out of the car and asked why the hole was not mended.

On hearing the reason，he declared，“I'll buy this hole. Who‘s the owner?”

Both towns at once declared that they owned the hole.

“One or the other，whoever owns the hole must prove it.”

“How shall we prove it?”asked both sides.

“That's simple. Only the owner of the hole has the right to mend it. I‘ll buy the hole from whoever mends the bridge.”

People from both towns rushed to do the job while the traveler smoked a cigar and his driver changed the axle. They mended the bridge in no time and asked for the money for the hole.

“What hole?”The traveler looked surprised.“I can't see any hole. I‘ve been looking for a hole for several years now. I'm prepared to pay a good price for it，but there’s no hole here. Are you pulling my leg or what?”

He got into his car and drove off.

1. What did the two towns quarrel about?

A. Which of them should mend the hole.

B. Whether the hole should be mended.

C. Why there was a hole in the bridge.

D. When they should mend the hole.

2. The man who had fallen into the hole failed to answer any questions because he ______.

A. had one of his legs broken

B. was busy changing the axle

C. had drunk too much wine

D. was afraid to blame anybody

3. Both towns rushed to mend the hole in order to prove that ______.

A. they owned the whole bridge

B. they had the right to sell the hole

C. they were able to mend the hole

D. they could afford to mend the hole

4. In“Are you pulling my leg or what?”，the phrase pulling my leg refers to ______.

A. trying to stop me

B. laughing at me

C. putting me in trouble

D. making fun of me

B

Scientists have searched for many years for a method to tell whether a volcano(火山)explosion will be small or large. Now，four scientists say they have discovered something in lava(熔巖)that will help do this. They did the research on Mount Unzen on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.

Mount Unzen exploded in November，1990. Since then，more explosions have killed 43 people and destroyed the homes of more than 2，000 others. The volcano is still active today.

The scientists say the lava of the volcano contains high level of an element(成份)，which is a sign of the presence of the lava from deep in the earth，not from the surface. They say it shows that the lava coming directly from inside the earth is connected with huge explosions instead of smaller ones.

The scientists examined the lava from 18 explosions of Mount Unzen that took place during many thousands of years. They also studied the lava from other volcanoes in the area that are older than Mount Unzen. The lava studied came from both large and small explosions. The scientists found that large explosions contained more of the element than small ones. The scientists say if they had known this two years earlier，they could have warned the people living in the area near Mount Unzen and saved many lives.

5. From the passage we learn that Mount Unzen is the name of ______.

A. a huge volcano explosion

B. a Japanese island

C. an active volcano

D. a kind of lava

6. The four scientists discovered that the level of the element contained in the lava could tell ______.

A. the degree of a volcano explosion

B. the place of a possible explosion

C. the number of volcano explosions

D. the time of a possible explosion

7. The research of the four scientists was based on ______.

A. the lava that caused explosions

B. the presence of the lava from the surface

C. the damages caused by the 1990 explosion

D. the lava from different explosions in the area

完形填空

通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意。從每小題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可填入相應(yīng)空白出的最佳選擇，并把它前面的大寫字母填入左邊括弧里。

The common cold is familiar to everyone. People often catch cold in __1_ winter or spring. They may __2_ catch cold at other times __3_ the year. A person with __4_ bad cold usually buys some __5_ of medicine. Pharmacies have many __6_ for a cold. However， doctors __7_ that these medicines do not __8_ very much. They that __9_ person with a bad cold __10_ stay in bad， keep warm， and drink a lot of water.

In 1928 an English doctor was working in his laboratory in <<<>>> hospital. The doctor‘s name _11_ Alexander Fleming. One day he _12_ a tiny bit of mold (黴) _13_ a dish that he was _14_ in his work. He started _15_ throw the mold away. Then _16_ noticed that it seemed unusual. He _17_ the mold and studied _18_ for a long time. He _19_ that it could kill germs. He _20_ it penicillin.

( )1.A. a B. the C. some D. none

( )2.A. too B. also C. to D. still

( )3.A. at B. from C. of D. on

( )4.A. some B. a C. one D. the

( )5.A. kind B. set C. quantity D. deal

( )6.A. medicine B. much C. medicines D. doctors

( )7.A. tell B. speak C. talk D. say

( )8.A. helps B. help C. helping D. helped

( )9.A. many B. some C. a D. one

( )10.A. ought B. shall C. to D. should

( )11.A. is B. was C. called D. be

( )12.A. finding B. founded C. found D. finds

( )13.A. in B. among C. above D. into

( )14.A. playing B. using C. cooking D. making

( )15.A. to B. and C. but D. by

( )16.A. she B. Dr C. it D. he

( )17.A. kept B. keeps C. keep D. keeping

( )18.A. them B. mold C. it D. him

( )19.A. knew B. studied C. invented D. discovered

( )20.A. calls B. named C. made D. liked

參考答案：

1.B 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.D

8.B 9.C 10.D 11.B 12.C 13.A 14.B

15.A 16.D 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.B