Ⅰ. Phonetics (5 points)

　　Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or lettercombinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one thatis different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　1. A. decade

　　B. aggressive

　　C. ancestor

　　D. bacteria

　　2. A. architect

　　B. biochemistry

　　C. butcher

　　D. ache

　　3. A. acquire

　　B. convenient

　　C. admire

　　D. anxiety

　　4. A. rough

　　B. daughter

　　C. delight

　　D. through

　　5. A. avenue

　　B. argue

　　C. barbecue

　　D. clue

　　Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)

　　Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four

　　choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and

　　blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　6. The New York police were very anxiousabout the crime.

　　A. learn more

　　B. learning more

　　C. to learn more

　　D. more to learn

　　7. Cutafter the class was over.

　　A. did children rush

　　B. rushed children

　　C. children rush

　　D. do children rush

　　8. This is one of the most beautiful pictures of scenery thatdisplayed here.

　　A. is

　　B. are

　　C. has been

　　D. have been

　　9. When you're ready, I'll take you toairport.(成人高考更多完整资料免费提供加微信/QQ：29838818)

　　A. /

　　B. the

　　C. a

　　D. an

　　10. For a late drink, come to our nightclub,stays open until 4 : 00 a. m.

　　A. where

　　B. that

　　C. which

　　D. what

　　11. -- It is not very cold. I don't think we need these big jackets.

　　-- I don't think so,

　　A. anyway

　　B. neither

　　C. either

　　D. too

　　12. The tenants were asked to throw all recyclable trash into

　　A. the big green plastic bag

　　B. the green big plastic bag

　　C. the big plastic green bag

　　D. the green plastic big bag

　　13.getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with classmates.

　　A. Despite of

　　B. In spite of

　　C. Even though

　　D. Nonetheless

　　14. Our kitchen is a mess. Weany cleaning for weeks.

　　A. didn't do

　　B. haven't been doing

　　C. don't do

　　D. haven't done

　　15. Open the window,?

　　A. do you

　　B. don't you

　　C. will you

　　D. won't you

　　16. Joseph, the politician wholast week, has been released unharmed.

　　A. is kidnapped

　　B. was kidnapped

　　C. has been kidnapped

　　D. had been kidnapped

　　17. A number is an abstractionno physical existence.(成人高考更多完整资料免费提供加微信/QQ：29838818)

　　A. has

　　B. to have

　　C. that has

　　D. who has

　　18. You cannot ignore the situation forever, one day you will have tothe consequences ofyour act.

　　A. look up to

　　B. wake up to

　　C. stand up to

　　D. face up to

　　19. They bad all stayed on the ninth floor of the Metropole Hotel in Hong Kong

　　inhalf ofFebruary.

　　A. the second

　　B. second

　　C. the two

　　D. two

　　20. Women who apply for jobs in middle or senior management havesuccess than men,according to an employment survey.

　　A. much higher

　　B. a very higher

　　C. a much higher

　　D. far higher

　　Ⅲ. Cloze (30 points)

　　Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　On the anniversary of the artist's birth, Van Gogh's Sunflowers was 21 for just under￡25million at the fine art auctioneers (拍卖商), Christie's, in London. The22was triple theprevious record of￡8 million paid in 1985 for Mantegna's Adoration of the Magi. At least ten bidders23 for the painting, half24 telephone, anonymously battling it out in leaps of￡500,000.Van Gogh wrote in a letter of 1889 that one of these Scots or Americans25to pay 500 francs--about￡25 at that time -- for26a painting.

　　Christie's chairman27 reporters after the sale, "it's a rare picture. " A spokesman for thefirm added, "It's fantastic. " Not 28 who was at the auction agreed. One commented, " Moremoney 29 sense. "

　　Many people do 30uneasy that a picture could be auctioned for such an unbelievable sum.They find distasteful the contrast31 this sort of money and the impoverished life of the painter32Van Gogh, once a lay preacher among the miners of Belgium, was more 33 in producingwork that dignified labor than he was in selling for a profit. Depressive, poor, unrecognized and34 suicidal, he remains a romantic figure in the public35

　　21. A. bought

　　B. sold

　　C. displayed

　　D. shown

　　22. A. price

　　B. money

　　C. sum

　　D. collection

　　23. A. competed

　　B. shouted

　　C. fought

　　D. argued

　　24. A. on

　　B. under

　　C. off

　　D. by

　　25. A. must

　　B. might

　　C. ought

　　D. could

　　26. A. so

　　B. this

　　C. very

　　D. such

　　27. A. said

　　B. spoke

　　C. told

　　D. agreed

　　28. A. all

　　B. everyone

　　C. none

　　D. anyone

　　29. A. to

　　B. than

　　C. better

　　D. over

　　30. A. felt

　　B. think

　　C. feel

　　D. thought

　　31. A. between

　　B. among

　　C. of

　　D. like

　　32. A. his own

　　B. him

　　C. own

　　D. himself

　　33. A. upset

　　B. interested

　　C. happy

　　D. gloomy

　　34. A. eventually

　　B. finally

　　C. last

　　D. at end

　　35. A. mind

　　B. brain

　　C. thought

　　D. imagination

　　Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (60 points)

　　Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four

　　questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose

　　one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Passage One

　　Two hundred years ago, American students went to American schools. Like you, they studiedarithmetic, spelling and geography. Unlike you, they also studied Greek and Latin. In fact, studentsspent more than half their time studying Greek and Latin.

　　The same was true for most students in Europe. Until the seventh century, all educated Europeansknew Latin. It did not matter if they lived in England or Italy or France or Spain. If they wereeducated, they knew Latin.

　　During the seventh century, educated Europeans began to study Greek as well as Latin. Greekand Latin had been the leading languages of the ancient Greeks and Romans. All educated Europeanswere expected to know these languages.

　　To educated Europeans, the languages of the Greeks and the Romans were important. The ideasof the Greeks and Romans were also important. People knew that many of their own ideas had come from the Greeks and the Romans. To understand their own culture, they must understand itsorigin.They knew that those beginnings lay in the classical world.

　　Today we have so many things to study that few people have time to learn Greek and Latin. Few ofyou will study either language in school. Yet the ideas of the Greeks and the Romans are still importantto us. These ideas still help to shape Western culture today. To understand our own culture, we mustunderstand the culture of the classical world.

　　36. A good synonym for "origin" is

　　A. people

　　B. future

　　C. beginning

　　D. culture

　　37. According to this passage, all educated Europeans of the seventh century were expected to

　　study

　　A. physical science and chemistry

　　B. Greek and Latin

　　C. democracy and communism

　　D. French and Spanish

　　38. Today, most of people won't study either Greek or Latin because

　　A. they are no longer important

　　B. people do not have enough time

　　C. they are no longer existed

　　D. people can not learn them well

　　39. What can we conclude from this passage?

　　A. Greeks and Romans significantly influenced European culture.

　　B. The Greeks were the founders of democracy.

　　C. The Greeks and Romans were bitter enemies.

　　D. People of the classical world were barbaric and uneducated.

　　Passage Two

　　Would you eat a bacon, lettuce and love apple sandwich'?. You probably have eaten many of them.Love apple was the name used many years ago for the tomato.

　　The tomato is originally an American plant. It was found in South America by early Spanishexplorers. The word tomato comes from the native Nahuatl word tomatl. But when it moved north, theplant earned a different name. Remarkably, the settlers in North America thought it was poisonous.They believed that to eat it was surely to die. It was said that deserted suitors would threaten to eat atomato to cause their coldhearted lovers regret. Because of this legend, the settlers called the tomato a"love apple. " While people enjoyed other native plants such as corn and sweet potatoes, everyoneavoided the tomato.

　　No one knows who first dared to eat a tomato. Perhaps someone was brave enough, or lovesickenough, to try out the truth of the rumors. Of course, whoever ate this fruit was perfectly safe. No onedied from eating a love apple. Still, it was many years before the people fully believed that the tomatowas a safe, and even good food. But its use did become common, and the plant was sent across theocean to become part of many traditional European dishes.

　　40. The language from which we derived the word tomato is

　　A. Portuguese

　　B. Spanish

　　C. Nahuatl

　　D. European

　　41. North American people didn't eat tomatoes at first because

　　A. they had too much other food

　　B. they mistakenly thought they were poisonous

　　C. settlers ate only traditional European foods

　　D. no one liked the taste

　　42. The underlined word "suitor" in the second paragraph means

　　A. boyfriend

　　B. launderer

　　C. tailor

　　D. explorer

　　43. A good title for this passage would be

　　A. Life in Early America

　　B. What Happens to the Brokenhearted

　　C. The History of the Tomato

　　D. Vegetables in Our Diet

　　Passage Three

　　Nature has devised many ways to protect creatures' eyes. The most common protection is theeyelid--a fold of skin that closes over the eye, protecting it from damage. Eyelashes are useful forkeeping out dust and other irritants, and tears wash away any particles that get through the otherdefenses.

　　Some creatures, including most birds, have three eyelids. The upper and lower lids act likehuman lids and keep out twigs, dirt and sand. The third eyelid, however, is a semitransparent tissuethat crosses over the eye from the inside corner to the outside corner. Because of this protectivemembrane, birds seldom have to blink. They close their eyes only when they go to sleep. In ducks,this third eyelid self as an underwater diving mask that helps the ducks find food.

　　Most fish and snakes have no eyelids at all. Instead, a hard glassy covering protects their eyes. Infish, water constantly sweeps away dirt from the covering. And a snake's eyesight is usually so bad thata little dirt obscuring its vision does not disturb it greatly.

　　Eyelashes defend the eye by shading it from glare. They also act like miniature brushes to removedust. Camels have lashes that are four inches long to protect their eyes from windblown sand in thedesert.

　　44. A camel has long eyelashes

　　A. to keep windblown sand out of its eyes

　　B. that get in the way of its sight

　　C. to help it see better

　　D. to attract other camels

　　45. The writer implies that eyelids are

　　A. not found on lizards

　　B. nice to look at

　　C. always covered with eyelashes

　　D. the most effective eye protection

　　46. The author compares the duck's third eyelid to a

　　A. tissue

　　B. glassy covering

　　C. tiny brush

　　D. diving mask

　　47. A good title for this passage would be

　　A. Look Out

　　B. Birds' Eyes

　　C. Eyes in the Night

　　D. Protecting the Eye

　　Passage Four

　　As part of an ongoing campaign against polyvinyl chloride (聚氯乙烯), a Virginia-based

　　environmental advocacy group today called on manufacturers and retailers to phase out its use in showercurtains. The Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) , released the results of a smallstudy indicating that PVC (聚氯乙烯)-containing shower curtains are capable of emitting scores ofpotentially harmful materials, into people's bathrooms. A previous study, conducted by EnvironmentalProtection Agency researchers, also found that plastic shower curtains can emit toxic compounds intothe air.

　　There's still debate among scientists about just how serious the health effects are especially at lowdoses. However, CHEJ urges consumers to avoid using PVC shower curtains, as well as many otherPVC products.

　　For people who are concerned about their shower curtains, there are alternatives. IKEA phasedout PVC shower curtains 11 years ago, switching to ethylene vinyl acetate (乙烯醋酸共聚物). Thecompany has said that 88 percent of its shower curtains would be PVC free by spring of 2008.

　　Manufacturers are not required to label shower curtains, but some do list" PVC" or" vinyl" on thepackaging. Numerous online retailers, sell shower curtains--primarily cotton or hemp--that are free ofPVC. However, mildew(发霉) can be a problem with cotton and hemp products.

　　48. What did the study released by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice show?

　　A. That PVC stands for polyvinyl chloride.

　　B. Manufacturers are not required to label shower curtains.

　　C. That most shower curtains sold at IKEA are made from PVC.

　　D. That PVC shower curtains may release potentially harmful materials.

　　49. What material are the shower curtains sold at IKEA made from?

　　A. Ethylene vinyl acetate.

　　B. Polyvinyl chloride.

　　C. Cotton.

　　D. PVC and EVA.

　　50. What's the biggest problem with hemp and cotton shower curtains?

　　A. They are see-through.

　　B. They are too expensive.

　　C. They may cause mildew.

　　D. They emit harmful materials.

　　51. Is it easy for consumers to tell that a shower curtain is made from PVC?

　　A. Yes, that information is always on the shower curtain label.

　　B. Not always, because shower curtains don't have to be labeled.

　　C. Yes, but only if they're made by IKEA after 2008.

　　D. No, because they only contain low doses of PVC.

　　Passage Five

　　Companies that employ illegal immigrants are to be named and shamed in a further attempt tocrack down on people smuggling. The move by the Home Office comes four months after officialslaunched a concerted effort to identify and prosecute companies breaking the law. More than 200companies have already been fined for hiring illegal labor. The Home Office says names of companiesand directors are to be published on the UK Border Agency website. The agency will publish how manyillegal immigrants the company was employing and how much it was fined.

　　By May this year there had been 137 prosecutions under the new rules leading to fines totaling500,000--almost 3,000 per firm. The total number of prosecutions was 10 times more than werecarried out in 2007, and double the total for the previous decade.

　　Immigration chiefs are also switching their focus from small-time illegal employers, such astakeaway restaurants, in an effort to major organized criminal enterprises supplying illegal labor, oftenrelying on international networks to smuggle people into the UK.

　　Some 7,500 immigration officers will be re-organized into more localized teams with police andcustoms officials in an effort to better target what the Home Office says are illegal working hotspots.These could include areas of the economy where there is a high demand for labor including agriculture,construction and hospitality. Nobody knows how many people are working without permission in theUK--although estimates put the number of illegal residents at more than 500,000.

　　Trade Union leaders have also raised concerns about the government's strategy, arguing that itcould drive the worst employers further underground, penalizing exceptionally poor workers unable tobreak out of a situation they did not necessarily choose.

　　52. What has happened in the first four months of the campaign to crack down on companies hiringillegal workers?

　　A. Nothing. The campaign is still in its beginning stage.

　　B. 7,500 immigration officers will be re-organized into more localized teams.

　　C. 200 companies have been fined.

　　D. 3,000 small-time illegal employers have been cracked down.

　　53. What steps will officials take to "shame" these companies?

　　A. They will publish their names as well as the details of the offence online.

　　B. They will shut down their business.

　　C. They will inform the police about the illegal hiring.

　　D. They will give poor workers working permission.

　　54. Immigration officials are now focusing on

　　A. small-time illegal employers

　　B. fining individual workers

　　C. large-scale organized criminal operations

　　D. the government's strategy

　　55. Trade Union officials fear that this new campaign (战役) might end up unjustly penalizing, by driving the employers further underground.

　　A. employers

　　B. workers

　　C. illegal residents

　　D. companies

　　Ⅴ. Daily Conversation (15 points)

　　Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the

　　following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　A. Hold the line

　　B. flight number

　　C. ask a question

　　D. To New York

　　E. May I have your name

　　F. reconfirm my seat

　　G. please check in

　　H. On May 11

　　Reservations clerk: Northwind Airlines. Can I help you?

　　Daniel Adams: Hello. I'd like to 56, please.

　　Reservations clerk: May I have your name and 57, please?

　　Daniel Adams: My name is Daniel Adams and my flight number is 374.

　　Reservations clerk: When are you leaving?

　　Daniel Adams : 58

　　Reservations clerk: And your destination?

　　Daniel Adams: Buenos Aires.

　　Reservations clerk: 59, please. (...) All right. Your seat is confirmed, Mr. Adams. You'll be

　　arriving in Buenos Aires at 4 o' clock p.m. local time.

　　Daniel Adams: Thank you. Can I pick up my ticket when I check in?

　　Reservations clerk: Yes, but 60 at least one hour before departure time.

　　Ⅵ. Writing (25 points)

　　Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in English in 100-120 words based

　　on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.

　　61.你(Li Yuan)刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封投诉信，其内容如下：

　　(1)买表的时间、地点;

　　(2)出现的问题;

　　(3)要求退货。

　　英语应试模拟第2套参考答案与解析

　　Ⅰ.Phonetics

　　【答案】

　　1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D

　　【解析】

1.选项D画线字母读

2.选项C画线字母读

3.选项B画线字母读

4.选项A画线字母读

5.选项D画线字母读

　　Ⅱ.Vocabulary and Structure

　　【答案】

　　6.C 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.C11.C 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.C 16.B 17.C

　　18.D 19.A 20.C

　　【解析】

　　6.Be anxious to do sth渴望做某事。选项C是正确的。【句子大意】纽约警察急切地想知道更多的有关这一罪行的信息。

　　7.副词前置到句首表示强调，此时，该句的主谓应倒装。主谓倒装时助动词移至主语前，排除选项B。原句的时态为过去时，应选过去式的助动词。选项A是正确的。这种句型与Herecomes the bus是不同的。前者是强调行为，后者说明时问：车来了。表示车刚刚到。【句子大意】一下课孩子们就冲了出去。

　　8.定语从句的先行词(pictures)是名词复数时，从句中的谓语动词用复数形式(that代表pictures)。这里时问是从过去到现在，所以应用现在完成时。选项D是正确的。【句子大意】这是这里展出的最漂亮的风景照之一。

　　9.To the airport是比较固定的用法，airport前加定冠词。选项B是正确的。【句子大意】你准备好了我就送你去机场。

　　10.非限制性定语从句应用which连接，因此选项C是正确的。【句子大意】晚上想喝点儿什么，请到我们夜总会来。我们一直营业到凌晨4点。

　　11.Too用于肯定句，表示也。Either用于否定句，表示也。Neither用于肯定句，表示否定的意思。选项C是正确的。【句子大意】天气并不冷，我觉得我们不需要这些外套。我也觉得不需要。

　　12.形容词的排列顺序一般为表示特征的形容词在前，表示性质的形容词在后。选项A是正确的。【句子大意】要求房客将可回收的垃圾扔人大的绿色塑料袋子中。

　　13.Despite=in spite of尽管，even though即便，nonetheless然而。注意，despite后没有of。选项B是正确的。【句子大意】尽管约翰在班上的学习成绩最好，但他跟同学的关系不是很好。

　　14.从过去到现在一直发生的动作并且强调的是结果，采用现在完成时。选项D是正确的。【句子大意】我们的厨房简直是一团糟，我们已经好几个星期没有打扫了。

　　15.祈使句的反问疑问句，疑问部分用will you。选项C是正确的。【句子大意】打开窗户，好吗?

　　16.上个星期发生的事情应用一般过去时。选项B是正确的。【句子大意】上个星期被绑架的政治家Joseph已经被释放了，未受伤害。

　　17.这句话要求补全定语从句，排除选项A和B。修饰语是物时应用that引导，选项C是正确的。【句子大意】数字是没有物理存在的抽象概念。

　　18.Look up to仰望、尊敬，wake up to认识到，stand up to忍耐、经受，face up to勇敢地面对。选项D是正确的。【句子大意】你不可能永远地忽视这个情形，总有一天你不得不面对你自己造成的后果。

　　19.表示前一半或后一半要用序数词，序数词前加定冠词。选项A是正确的。【句子大意】二月份的后半个月他们全都住在香港的Metropole大酒店的第九层。

　　20.比较级应用much修饰，表示……得多。Success在这里是可数名词，应用不定冠词a。选项C是正确的。【句子大意】根据职业调查，女性在申请中高级别的管理职位时，其成功率比男性高得多。

　　Ⅲ.Cloze

　　【答案】

　　21.B 22.A 23.A 24.D 25.C 26.D 27.C 28.B 29.B 30.C 31.B

　　32.D 33.B 34.A 35.D

　　【解析】

　　21.根据单词auctioneers拍卖商给出的具体的钱数，可以知道这句话的大概意思：一幅梵·高的作品《向日葵》拍卖到多少钱。这里应是售出。选项B是正确的。

　　22.这个空的后面提到以前付过的价钱，这里应指这个价格是以前的多少倍。选项A是正确的。

　　23.前面已经说了是拍卖，bidder可估计是投标者，为了这幅画竞争。这种竞争不是肢体上的争斗fight，也不是口头上的争论argue，当然也不是喊叫shout了。选项A是正确的。

　　24.通过电话竞买这幅画。By经、由，如果用on，名词前应有定冠词。选项D是正确的。

　　25.这里实际指价值多少，应付多少。Must表示一定、必须，语气很强;might表示可能，could表示能够，均与上下文语气不符。选项C是正确的。

　　26.so，very，such都表示强调，但so后应跟形容词，this和very后应跟名词，但其与名词间不能有冠词。选项D是正确的。

　　27.当用于对某人说某事或争论时，say和speak后不能直接跟某人。选项C是正确的。

　　28.Who was表明所修饰的人是单数。选项B是正确的。

　　29.前面有more，表明是比较级：more...than。再根据上下文：花那么多钱买一幅画并不是所有的人都赞同。选项B是正确的。

　　30.Do表示强调，修饰动词，被修饰的动词应用原型。根据后面所说，画家的实际生活和他的画的价值具有相当大的反差。所以人们觉得不舒服，但不能说认为不舒服。选项C是正确的。

　　31.表示二者之间用between。三者及以上用among。选项B是正确的。

　　32.这里应指画家自己个人的生活。选项D是正确的。

　　33.More...than的句型说明画家倾向于前者而不是后者，空后有介词in，可以断定选项B是正确的。

　　34.前面列举了几个形容画家悲惨生活的词，最后的词是自杀，这里应是“最终”。Finally终于，last最后，at end结尾。选项A是正确的。