2018年成人高考高起点《英语》考前巩固练习及答案（4）

 

　　Directions:

 

　　In each of following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

 

　　1.A. enough B. about C. touch D. young

 

　　2.A. thirsty B. throat C. youth D. those

 

　　3.A. shut B. cut C. funny D. use

 

　　4.A. thanks B. pills C. news D. films

 

　　5.A. dear B. heart C. ear D. tear

 

　　6.A. births B. depths C. months D. mouths

 

　　7.A. election B. pronunciation C. question D. operation

 

　　8.A. hot B. home C. top D. off

 

　　9.A. may B. day C. stay D. Sunday

 

　　10.A. weigh B. eight C. seize D. daily

 

　　Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)

 

　　Directions:

 

　　There are 40 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.

 

　　11. _______ we won the war.

 

　　A. In the end B. On the end C. By the end D. At the end

 

　　12. As a poor fresh student, he had to do a part-time job _______ money.

 

　　A. owing to B. because of C. on account of D. for the sake of

 

　　13. Too much drinking would ______ his health.

 

　　A. do harm for B. do harmful to C. do harm to D. do harmful for

 

　　14. The days _______ you could travel without a passport are a thing of the past.

 

　　A. in which B. on which C. of which D. at which

 

　　15. He insists that he ______ innocent.

 

　　A. is B. be C. should be D. were

 

　　16. The teacher said, “Stop ______”. So we stopped _______.

 

　　A. to talk…to read B. talking…to read C. talking…reading D. talking…read

 

　　17. Could I have some milk, some orange juice, and some eggs ______?

 

　　A. instead of B. in addition C. as well D. so much

 

　　18. ______ after his death that he was recognized as a great composer.

 

　　A. It was not until B. It is until C. It was until D. Not until

 

　　19. Our classroom is ______ in the school building.

 

　　A. bigger than any other one B. bigger than all

 

　　C. the biggest of all the others D. the biggest of any one

 

　　20. It was Thomas Alva Edison who ______ the electric lamp.

 

　　A. discovered B. invented C. innovated D. found

 

　　21. I’d like you ______ to see him.

 

　　A. go B. going C. to go D. have gone

 

　　22. Your coat ______ his.

 

　　A. like B. likes C. is like D. will look like

 

　　23. Either you or I _____ meet him at the airport.

 

　　A. are to B. is to C. am to D. were to

 

　　24. Each has an apple, ______?

 

　　A. has he B. doesn’t he C. does he D. don’t they

 

　　25. Sports, ______ perhaps you don’t like very much, may make you strong.

 

　　A. that B. which C. it D. and

　26. We should look ______ the matter before we reach a conclusion.

　　A. into B. for C. to D. at

　　27. Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work _______ all their time.

　　A. takes away B. takes in C. takes over D. takes up

　　28. He is ______ to speak the truth.

　　A. too much of a coward B. too much a coward

　　C. so much a coward D. so much of a coward

　　29. It’s strange that you ______ like that at the meeting.

　　A. should speak B. spoke C. should have spoken D. speak

　　30. He ______ when the bus came to a sudden stop.

　　A. was almost hurt B. was to hurt himself

　　C. was hurt himself D. was hurting himself

　　31. Mary likes _______ very much, but she didn’t go _______ last Sunday.

　　A. to swim…swimming B. swimming…to swim

　　C. to swim…to swim D. swimming…swimming

　　32. More ______, less speed.

　　A. hurry B. rush C. quickness D. haste

　　33. ______ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain doesn’t seem high at all.

　　A. When compared B. Compare C. While comparing D. Comparing

　　34. The fact ______ money orders can usually be easily cashed has made them a popular form of payment.

　　A. of B. is that C. that D. which is

　　35. He is working very hard to ______ the lost time in the past 10 years.

　　A. make for B. make up for C. make up D. make out

　　36. If a child is absent ______ school for long periods, he should be given extra work.

　　A. at B. in C. from D. out of

　　37. Neither of your proposals ________.

　　A. make sense B. are practical C. makes sense D. make senses

　　38. It is obvious that there are at least two vitamins. ______ is soluble in fat; _____ is soluble in water.

　　A. The one…the other B. One…the other

　　C. One…another D. One…the another

　　39. It’s a good _______ to eat with the mouth closed.

　　A. custom B. habit C. way D. style

　　40. You ought not to _______ him the news that day.

　　A. tell B. be telling C. have told D. be told

　　41. He attempted _______ to set up a company of his own.

　　A. with vain B. on vain C. in vain D. of vain

　　42. —“I slipped on the stairs. I think my arm is broken”.

　　—“Oh! I _______.”

　　A. don’t hope B. hope not so C. do not hope D. hope not

　　43. The last man ______ the sinking ship was the captain.

　　A. left B. leaves C. to be leaving D. to leave

　　44. One of his many faults is that that he never ______ any thing very long.

　　A. decides on B. sticks to C. goes over D. makes up

　　45. You are worthy _______ the honour.

　　A. to B. at C. for D. of

　　46. Billing pitched so well ______ everyone cheered him at the end of the game.

　　A. as B. since C. that D. whereas

　　47. The _______ of blood always makes him feel sick.

　　A. sight B. view C. look D. form

　　48. A child learns to read by seeing the words _______.

　　A. properly B. repeatedly C. repeatly D. obviously

　　49. Our friendship is ______ and we will never again be separated.

　　A. restored B. reserved C. restrained D. repeated

　　50. He couldn’t explain the _______ of ten years in his job history.

　　A. gap B. interrupting C. opening D. margin

　参考答案及解析：

　　Ⅰ. Phonetics

　　1.B 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.C

　　8.B 9.D 10.C

　　Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure

　　11.A 12.D 13.C 14.A 15.A 16.B 17.C

　　18.A 19.A 20.B 21.C 22.C 23.C 24.B

　　25.B 26.A 27.D 28.A 29.C 30.A 31.B

　　32.D 33.A 34.C 35.B 36.C 37.C 38.B

　　39.B 40.C 41.C 42.D 43.D 44.B 45.D

　　46.C 47.A 48.B 49.A 50.A