2003年成人英语考试试题及答案

2003年成人英语考试试题及答案

2003年成人高等学校招生全国统一考试英　　语　本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷1至12页。第II卷13至16页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷注意事项：1.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡2.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。不能答在试题卷上。3.考试结束，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。一.语音知识（共5小题；每题1.5分，共7.5分。）在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词。1.A.piece　　B.cheek　　C.dealt　　D.receive2.A.glove　　B.stone　　C.globe　　D.spoke3.A.flew　　B.knew　　C.threw　　D.grew4.A.hotel　　B.hopeless　　C.holiday　　D.honest5.A.society　　B.precious　　C.decision　　D.medicine二.词汇与语法知识（共25小题；每题1.5分，共37.5分。）从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项。6.Allen_______anygoodjobsincehecametoNewYorkCitytwoyearsago.A.hasn’tfound　　B.didn’tfindC.doesn’tfind　　D.hadn’tfound7.“Letme_______you,”saidmyboss,“youshouldcallmeimmediatelyafteryouarriveattheairport.”nA.ask　　B.advise　　C.remember　　D.remind8.Theboysspentthewholemorning_______possibleanswerstothequestion.A.discuss　　B.anddiscussingC.discussing　　D.anddiscussed9.Thisvillage______tobetheplaceinwhichErnestHemingway,oneofthegreatestAmericanwriters,wrotethisstory.A.isbelieving　　B.isbelievedC.believes　　D.believe10.It’sreportedthatbytheendoflastmonththesaleofthecompany______by10%.A.hasrisen　　B.hadbeenrisingC.hadrisen　　D.hasbeenrising11.－How_________willyoubeabletofinishthepainting?－Inacoupleofhours.A.soon　　B.oftenC.long　　D.fast12.______anyfriendsinthecity,hefeltquitelonelyandhelpless.A.Notohave　　B.NohavingC.Nottohave　　D.Nothaving13.Dr.WhitewasawaytotheSouthlastmonth,sohedidn’tattendthemeeting_______inBeijing.A.havingheld　　B.toholdC.tobeheld　　D.held14._______athispaperovertheweekend,Neildidn’tfinishit.A.AsheworkedhardB.HardasheworkedC.HowheworkedhardD.Howhardheworked15.－Areyousatisfiedwithherwork,sir?－Notatall.Itcouldn’tbeany_______.A.better　　B.bestC.worse　　D.worst16.Thatwas_______matterthatIhadnochoicebuttotalkitoverwithmyparents.nA.asuchserious　　B.asoseriousC.suchseriousa　　D.soseriousa17.Thisdiseaseissecondonly_______heartattackasacauseofdeathallovertheworld.A.to　　B.ofC.with　　D.from18.Thewordisnewtous.You’dbetter______inthedictionary.A.lookatit　　B.lookforitC.lookitup　　D.lookitout19.Ifthereisnoone_______himwiththepreparation,hewillhavetoputoffthemeeting.A.help　　B.tohelpC.helps　　D.helped20.Assoonasshe_______opentheletter,Mrs.Whitewillfindoutwhathashappenedtoherhusband.A.tears　　B.istearingC.willtear　　D.hastorn21.______thegovernmentargeestogiveextramoney,thetheatrewillhavetobeclosednextmonth.A.Unless　　B.IfC.Since　　DAs22.Toreduceweight,plastichastaken_______ofironandsteelinmakingboats.A.itsplace　　B.placeC.theplace　　D.aplace23.－Letmehelpyouwithyoursuitcase.－________.A.You’reveryniceB.Yes,you’resohelpfulC.No,IcandoD.It’sverykindofyou24.ThesethreeEnglishnovelsareforyou.Therest_______fortheotherstudentsinyourclass.A.were　　B.isC.are　　D.was25.You_______haveseenJaneinherofficelastFriday;she’sbeenoutoftownfortwoweeks.nA.couldn’t　　B.mustn’tC.wouldn’t　　D.shouldn’t26.Henryneversaidthathewasgoodatmaths,_______he?A.was　　B.didC.didn’t　　D.wasn’t27.Thelittlegirlshowedthepolicemanthecorner_______shewasknockedoffherbike.A.and　　B.whichC.that　　D.where28.Thesnowwassodeepthattheclimberscouldnot________tothecamp.A.getover　　B.getalongC.getthrough　　D.getaround29.Inneedofmoney,Bobhadtotake______jobthatwasofferedtohim.A.whatever　　B.nomatterwhatC.whichever　　D.nomatterwhich30.MyfriendandIwouldliketogototheconcert,but________ofushasgotaticket.A.both　　B.noneC.neither　　D.all三.完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，共30分）通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。　　IoncewenttoatowninthenorthofEnglandonbusiness.　　Itwasabout7:30intheeveningwhenIreachedthehotel.Themanageress,astrictoldladyofabout60,showedmetomyroom.WhenIaskedherwhattimedinnerwas,shesaidtherewasonlyonesittingat6:30,andIhad31it.　　“Nevermind,”Isaid.“I’mnotvery32.I’lljusthaveadrinkinthebar（酒吧）andasandwich.”　　“Bar!”she33hervoice.“Thisisarespectablehotel,youngman.Ifyouwant34,youmustgosomewhereelse.”Shespoke35aglassofbeerwasadangerousdrug.n　　Iwenttoabarandhadsomebeerandsandwichesandthenwenttothecinema.Atabout11:30I36.Everythingwasindarkness.Iknockedatthedoor,butnothinghappened.The37soundwasthechurchclockopposite,whichsuddenlystruckthehalf-hourwithsuch38thatitmademejump.39awindowopenedupstairs.Theoldlady40andaskedmewhatwasgoingon.IexplainedwhoIwasandsheletme41aftertenminutes’wait.Shewasinhernightdress.Shetoldmeseriouslythatguestswere42tobebackinthehotelby11o’clock.　　Iwenttobedbutcouldnotsleep.Everyquarterofanhourthechurchclockstruckandatmidnightthewholehotelshookwiththenoise.Justbeforedawn,Ifinally43.　　WhenIarrivedat44,everyoneelsehadnearly45andtherewasnotenoughcoffeetogoround.　　“Didyou46well,youngman?”theoldladyasked.　　“47,Idon’tthinkIcouldgothrough48nightinthatroom,”Ireplied.“Ihardlysleptatall.”　　“That’sbecauseyouwere49allnightdrinking!”shesaidangrily,putting50totheconversation.31.A.had　　B.passed　　C.missed　　D.caught32.A.hungry　　B.sleepy　　C.tired　　D.happy33.A.lost　　B.lowered　　C.dropped　　D.raised34.A.beer　　B.coffee　　C.milk　　D.tea35.A.evenif　　B.since　　C.although　　D.asif36.A.wenttobed　　B.walkedtoaclubC.returnedtothehotel　　D.drovetoarestaurant37.A.only　　B.sharp　　C.sweet　　D.last38.A.effort　　B.force　　C.power　　D.attraction39.A.Firstly　　B.Wonderfully　　C.Unfortunately　　D.Finally40.A.cameout　　B.gotup　　C.lookedout　　D.wokeupn41.A.down　　B.out　　C.back　　D.in42.A.ordered　　B.expected　　C.taught　　D.encouraged43.A.fellasleep　　B.wenttobed　　C.gotup　　D.gavein44.A.adecision　　B.breakfast　　C.once　　D.theoffice45.A.arrived　　B.done　　C.finished　　D.started46.A.play　　B.sleep　　C.eat　　D.do47.A.Firstofall　　B.Nevermind　　C.Totellyouthetruth　　D.Asaresult48.A.one　　B.another　　C.such　　D.any49.A.away　　B.here　　C.down　　D.up50.A.anend　　B.asaying　　C.ajoke　　D.apause四.阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，共30分。）阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。A　　Therewasariverwithasmalltownoneithersideofit.Thetownswerelinkedbyabridge.　Oneday,aholeappearedinthebridge.Bothtownsagreedthattheholeshouldbemended.However,disagreementcameupastowhoshouldmendit.Eachtownthoughtthatithadabetterreasonfortheothertomendthehole.Thetownontherightbanksaidthatitwasattheendoftheroad,sotheleft-banktownshouldmendthehole.Thetownontheleftbank,ontheotherhand,insistedthatallthetrafficcametotheright-banktown,soitwasintheirinteresttomendthebridge.　　Thequarrelwentonandon,andsodidthehole.Themoreitwenton,themorethehostilitybetweenthetwotownsgrew.　　Onedayamanfellintotheholeandbrokehisleg.Peoplefrombothtownsquestionedhimcloselyaboutwhetherhewaswalkingnfromtherightbanktotheleftorfromtheleftbanktotheright,inordertodecidewhichtownshouldbeblamedfortheaccident.Buthecouldnotremember,sincehegotdrunkthatnight.　　Sometimelater,acarwascrossingthebridgeandbrokeanaxle（轴）becauseofthehole.Neithertownpaidanyattentiontotheaccident,asthetravelerwasnotgoingfromonetotheother,butwasmerelypassingthrough.Theangrytravelergotoutofthecarandaskedwhytheholewasnotmended.　　Onhearingthereason,hedeclared,“I’llbuythishole.Who’stheowner?”　Bothtownsatoncedeclaredthattheyownedthehole.　“Oneortheother,whoeverownstheholemustproveit.”“Howshallweproveit?”askedbothsides.　　“That’ssimple.Onlytheowneroftheholehastherighttomendit.I’llbuytheholefromwhoevermendsthebridge.”　　Peoplefrombothtownsrushedtodothejobwhilethetravelersmokedacigarandhisdriverchangedtheaxle.Theymendedthebridgeinnotimeandaskedforthemoneyforthehole.　　“Whathole?”Thetravelerlookedsurprised.“Ican’tseeanyhole.I’vebeenlookingforaholeforseveralyearsnow.I’mpreparedtopayagoodpriceforit,butthere’snoholehere.Areyoupullingmylegorwhat?”Hegotintohiscaranddroveoff.51.Whatdidthetwotownsquarrelabout?A.Whichofthemshouldmendthehole.B.Whethertheholeshouldbemended.C.Whytherewasaholeinthebridge.D.Whentheyshouldmendthehole.52.Themanwhohadfallenintotheholefailedtoansweranynquestionsbecausehe______.A.hadoneofhislegsbrokenB.wasbusychangingtheaxleC.haddrunktoomuchwineD.wasafraidtoblameanybody53.Bothtownsrushedtomendtheholeinordertoprovethat______.A.theyownedthewholebridgeB.theyhadtherighttoselltheholeC.theywereabletomendtheholeD.theycouldaffordtomendthehole54.In“Areyoupullingmylegorwhat?”,thephrasepullingmylegrefersto______.A.tryingtostopmeB.laughingatmeC.puttingmeintroubleD.makingfunofme　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　BScientists　havesearchedformanyyearsforamethodtotellwhetheravolcano（火山）explosionwillbesmallorlarge.Now,fourscientistssaytheyhavediscoveredsomethinginlava（熔岩）thatwillhelpdothis.TheydidtheresearchonMountUnzenonthesouthernJapaneseislandofKyushu.　　MountUnzenexplodedinNovember,1990.Sincethen,moreexplosionshavekilled43peopleanddestroyedthehomesofmorethan2,000others.Thevolcanoisstillactivetoday.　　Thescientistssaythelavaofthevolcanocontainshighlevelofanelement（成份），whichisasignofthepresenceofthelavafromdeepintheearth,notfromthesurface.Theysayitshowsthatthelavacomingdirectlyfrominsidetheearthisconnectedwithhugenexplosionsinsteadofsmallerones.　　Thescientistsexaminedthelavafrom18explosionsofMountUnzenthattookplaceduringmanythousandsofyears.TheyalsostudiedthelavafromothervolcanoesintheareathatareolderthanMountUnzen.Thelavastudiedcamefrombothlargeandsmallexplosions.Thescientistsfoundthatlargeexplosionscontainedmoreoftheelementthansmallones.Thescientistssayiftheyhadknownthistwoyearsearlier,theycouldhavewarnedthepeoplelivingintheareanearMountUnzenandsavedmanylives.55.FromthepassagewelearnthatMountUnzenisthenameof______.A.ahugevolcanoexplosionB.aJapaneseislandC.anactivevolcanoD.akindoflava56.Thefourscientistsdiscoveredthattheleveloftheelementcontainedinthelavacouldtell______.A.thedegreeofavolcanoexplosionB.theplaceofapossibleexplosionC.thenumberofvolcanoexplosionsD.thetimeofapossibleexplosion57.Theresearchofthefourscientistswasbasedon______.A.thelavathatcausedexplosionsB.thepresenceofthelavafromthesurfaceC.thedamagescausedbythe1990explosionD.thelavafromdifferentexplosionsinthearea　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C　　Haveyoueverarguedwithyourlovedonesoversimplemisunderstandings（误解）？Littlewonder.Weoftenbelievewe’renmoreskillfulingettingourpointacrossthanweactuallyare,accordingtoBozaKeysar,aprofessorattheUniversityofChicago.Inhisrecentstudy,speakerstriedtoexpresstheirmeaningsusingunclearsentences.Speakerswhothoughtlistenersunderstoodwerewrongnearlyhalfthetime.Here’ssomegoodadvicetoreducemisunderstanding:　　（1）Don’ttrustwhatyouseefromthelistener.Listenersoftennod,lookatyouorsay“uhhuh”tobepoliteormovetheconversationalong.Butit’seasytoconsidertheseassignsofunderstanding.　　（2）Traintheeditor（编辑）inyourhead.Ifyousay,“Bethdiscussesherproblemswithherhusband,”it’snotclearwhethershe’stalkingtoherhusbandorabouthim.Tryinstead,“Bethtalkstoherhusbandaboutherproblems.”or“Bethtalkstoothersabouttheproblemswithherhusband.”（3）Asklistenerstorepeatyourmessage.Introduceyourrequestbysaying“IwanttobesureIsaidthatright.”Questionslike“Howdoesthatsound?”or“Doesthatmakesense?”mayalsowork.　　　（4）Listenwell.Whenonthereceivingend,askquestionstobesureyou’reonthesamepage.Afterall,itisn’tjustthespeaker’sjobtomakehisspeechunderstood.58.Whydoesthewritergiveustheadvice?A.We’renotskillfulenoughtomakeclearsentences.B.Misunderstandingisdamagingournormallives.C.Misunderstandingoccursnowandthen.D.It’simpolitetosayNOtoothers.59.Thewritersuggeststhatwhentalkingtoothers,thespeakershould______.A.knowthatlistenerswillshowhimthattheyunderstandhiswordsnB.expresshimselfclearlyevenwhenheseessignsofunderstandingC.noticelistener’ssignsofunderstandingD.lookdirectlyintohislistener’seyes60.ByTraintheeditorinyourhead,thespeakersareadvised_______.A.togetthemselvestrainedbyagoodeditorB.todiscussproblemswiththeirhusbandsorwivesC.toexpressthemselvesinlongbutsimplesentencesD.tomakesureeachsentencehasonlyonemeaning61.Inthelastparagraph,thewordsyou’reonthesamepagemeanthat______.A.you’refollowingthespeakerscloselyB.you’rereadingthesamepageasthespeakerdoesC.youshouldknowwhichpagethespeakerreferstoD.yourstoryiswrittenonthesamepageasthespeaker’s　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D　　Whileactingmayruninthefamily,itwasn’tAngelinaJolie’sonlychoicewhenthinkingaboutherfuture.AlthoughJoliehasstudiedhercraft（技艺）sincechildhood,atonepointthe26-year-old,whostarsthismonthinTombRaiderwithherfather,actorJohnVoight,wantedtobeafuneral（殡葬）director.“Ithoughtthatthecrossingovercouldbeabeautifulthingandatimeofcomfortwhenpeoplecouldreachouttoeachother.”　　Tradition（传统）isalwaysattractiveandinterestingtoJolie,whomovedwithhermother,MarchelineBertand,andbrotherafterherparentsseparatedwhenshewastwo.“Ineverhadonehome.Inneverhadanattic（阁楼）thathadoldthingsinit.Wealwaysmoved,soIwasneverrootedanywhere.AndIalwaysdreamedofhavingthatatticofthingsthatIcouldgobackandhavealook.I’mverydrawntosomethingsthataretradition,thatareroots,andIthinkthatmaybewhyIpaidsuchspecialattentiontofunerals.”　　Finally,shechoseacting.“Followinginmyfather’sfootsteps,”shesays,“isaninterestingthing,becauseIthinkwespeaktoeachotherthroughourwork.Youdon’treallyknowyourparentsinacertainway,andtheydon’treallyknowyou.SohecanwatchafilmandseehowIamasawoman,thewayI’mdealingwithahusbandwho’sbeenhurt,orthewayI’mcryingalone.”　“Andit’sthesameforme:Icanwatchfilmsofhisandjustseewhoheis.I’velearnedtounderstandhimasaperson.”　　62.Thepassageisaboutawomanwho_______.A.wasonceafuneraldirectorB.istheleadingactressinTombRaiderC.wantsanattictoliveinD.washurtbyherhusband63.WhichofthefollowingcanbestsupportTraditionisalwaysattractiveandinterestingtoJolie?A.Jolielongedtohaveoldthingsfromherchildhood.B.HavingmorethanonehomeisalwaysinterestingtoJolie.C.Jolie’sparentsseparatedwhenshewasveryyoung.D.Traditionisalwaysrootedsomewhere.64.ThewordsFollowinginmyfather’sfootstepsmostprobablymean______.A.listeningtomyfather’sadviceB.takingmyfatherasanexampleC.walkingaftermyfathernD.lookingformyfather’sfootsteps65.AngelinaJoliefinallychoseactingbecauseshethoughtsheandherfathercould_______.A.worktogetherseveralmonthsayearB.bringintomemorywhathappenedinthepastC.payattentiontothingstheyareinterestedinD.gettoknoweachotherthroughtheirfilms2003年成人高等学校招生全国统一考试英语第II卷注意事项：　　1.第II卷共4页，用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。　　2.答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。五.补全对话（共5句；每句满分为3分，共15分。）　　根据中文提示，将对话中缺少的内容写在线上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。打句号的地方，用陈述句；打问号的地方，用疑问句。提示：Jane和Michael商量周末去野餐。他们讨论要去什么地方，带些什么。Michael建　　议邀请John和他的女朋友参加。最后他们决定星期六早上8点出发。Jane:HowdoyouliketheideaofhavingapicnicthisSaturday?Michael:Wonderful.But66?Jane:WhataboutgoingtotheWesternHills?It’squitecoolthere.Michael:That’sagoodidea.67　togowithus?Jane:OK.Andwecanaskthemtopreparesomedrinks.Michael:68　?Jane:You’dbetterbuysomefruit,andsandwiches.Michael:69?Jane:Ilikeoranges,watermelons,grapes,andbananas.nMichael:70?Jane:Howabout8inthemorning?Wecangetthereinanhourandahalf.Michael:OK.I’llcallJohnandtellhimaboutourplan.六.书面表达（满分30分）　　假定你是John，将去上海旅游。写一封信给你在上海的朋友张强，告诉他你将乘火车于10月21日上午8点到达上海，请他接站，并请他帮你安排21至24日的住宿（旅馆最好靠近市中心，房间可以小一些，但不要太贵）。此外，你还要他帮你订24日返回北京的火车票。注意：词数应为100左右。Oct.15DearZhangQiang,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Allthebest,Johnn