成考英语真题及答案.docx

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成考英语真题及答案

2010成考英语真题及答案

2010年成人高高等学校招生全国统一考试

英语

一语音知识（共5小题；每题1．5分，共7．5分。

）

在下列每缉单词中，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.certainB.railwayC.sailD.wait

（）2.A.ThursdayB.thousandC.televisionD.result

（）3.A.pushB.numberC.cutD.rubber

（）4.A.everyoneB.replyC.safetyD.physics

（）5.A.attentionB.stationC.directionD.question

二词汇与语法知识（共15小题，每题1.5分，共22.5分）

从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项。

（）6.Whatdoyouimaginethechildusesthisoldtool_______?

A.aboutB.byC.forD.of

（）7.–Haveyougotacamera?

--No,Ishouldbuy______.

A.itB.oneC.thatD.this

（）8.Peterwasabouttounlockthedoor______hefoundsomeonehadbrokenintotheroom.

A.onceB.beforeC.thanD.when

（）9.Thespeaker,____forhisspeeches,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.

A.knownB.tobeknownC.havingknownD.beingknown

（）10.His_____issogreatthatmoneydoesn’tmeanmuchtohim.

A.ideaB.richnessC.healthD.wealth

（）11.MyhusbandandIbothgoouttowork,______wesharehomeworkathome.

A.forB.soC.yetD.or

（）12.--Wouldyouliketogotothecinemawithustonight?

--___________,butIdon’tthinkIcanaffordthetime.

A.I’dliketoB.I’dbettergoC.Ididn’twanttoD.Iwouldn’t

（）13.Itisrecordedthatin1892theweatherbecamesocoldthattheriver______over.

A.freezesB.wasfreezingC.hasfrozenD.froze

（）14.ThepresidentgavetheSecretaryofState30days_____thereport.

A.completesB.tocompleteC.completingD.completed

（）15.–Whodoyouthinkhasmademyroomsodirty,mum?

--It_____beyouryoungerbrother.

A.mustB.shallC.willD.would

（）16.Holdon,please,I’llputyou_____tothemanager.

A.acrossB.throughC.offD.over

（）17.Peopleweredisturbedandbegantoseewherethenoise________.

A.iscomingB.wascomingC.hascomeD.hadcome

（）18._____intheletterdidtheyoungmansayanythingabouthismistake.

A.AnywhereB.EveryoneC.NowhereD.Somewhere

（）19.TheGreenschosetolive______lifewascheap,andtheymovedtoasmalltownyearsago.

A.ifB.untilC.whenD.where

（）20.Iwrotealettertothecardealer,____whathadhappenedtomynewcar.

A.explainingB.toexplainC.explainsD.explained

三完形填空（共15小题；每题2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。

Everyonelikesthingsthatarefree,andbusinessesoftengivethingsforfreetocustomersasawayofgettingmorepeopletopayattentiontotheirproducts.

Ariely,ascientistfromMIT,didanexperimentonwhatpeoplewoulddowhen_21_thingsthatwerefree.He_22_agroupofstudentstwokindsofchocolates:

thegoodonefor15centseachandthepooronefor1centeach.Thegoodchocolatewasworth＄1,00,so15centswasverycheap,_23_thepoorqualitychocolatewasworth5cents,so_24_itfor1centwasn’tverycheap.

Mostpeoplechosethehighqualitychocolatefor115cents.That’snota_25_.ButthenArielyloweredthe_26_ofbothpiecesofchocolateby1cent.Ifpeoplewere_27_correctly,thentheyshould_28_choosethegoodqualitychocolate.Butthat_29_whathappened.Mostpeoplechosethefreechocolate.Thisdoesn’tmakesenseinour_30_wayofunderstandingeconomicbehavior（经济行为）.

Whatishappeninghere?

Ariely_31_thatpeoplewanttogetagoodbargain,buttheyalsowanttoreducerisk（风险）.Thatis,theywantto_32_thechanceofmakinga_33_.Ifyoupay14centsforapieceofchocolate,andthenyoudon’t_34_likeit,whenyouhaveit,youhavelost14cents.Butwhensomethingisfreeandyoudon’tlikeit,youhaven’tlostanything.Peoplewould_35__nottotakeariskovergettingabetterbargain.

（）21.A.facingB.buyingC.givingD.treating

（）22.A.postedB.producedC.offeredD.told

（）23.A.ifB.asC.forD.but

（）24.A.gettingB.holdingC.eatingD.making

（）25.A.dreamB.reasonC.replyD.surprise

（）26.A.weightB.sizeC.priceD.quality

（）27.A.workingB.thinkingC.planningD.looking

（）28.A.stillB.onceC.almostD.even

（）29.A.shouldbeB.shouldn’tbeC.isD.isn’t

（）30.A.easyB.oldC.normalD.modern

（）31.A.questionedB.explainedC.agreedD.added

（）32.A.findB.learnC.lowerD.take

（）33.A.decisionB.mistakeC.promiseD.warning

（）34.A.usuallyB.graduallyC.certainlyD.actually

（）35.A.startB.preferC.manageD.afford

四阅读理解（共15小题：

每题3分，共45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选出最佳的一项。

A

Probablynoothermusicalinstrument（乐器）isaspopulararoundtheworldastheguitar（吉他）.Almosteverykindofmusicneedsaguitar.Countryandwesternmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutaguitar.TheSpanishmusiccalledflamencocouldnotexistwithoutaguitar.ThesoundofAmericanbluesmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutthesadcryoftheguitar.Androckandrollmusicwouldalmostbeimpossiblewithoutthisinstrument.

Peopledonnotagreeaboutwheretheguitarwasfirstplayed,butmostagreeitisveryold.SomesayaninstrumentverymuchlikeaguitarwasplayedinEgyptmorethanonethousandyearsago.SomeothersaythatanoldformofthemodernguitarwasbroughttoSpainfromPersiansometimeinthe12thcentury.TheguitarcontinuedtodevelopinSpain.Inthe1700sitbecamesimilartotheinstrumentweknowtoday.

Manyfamousmusiciansplayedtheinstrument.ThefamousmusicianNiccoloPaganinniplayedandwrotemusicfortheguitarintheearly1800s.FranzSchubertusedtheguitartowritesomeofhisfamousworks.InmoderntimesAndresSegoviahelpedmaketheinstrumentextremelypopular.

OnekindofmusicfortheguitardevelopedinthesouthernareaofSpaincalledAdalusia.ItwillalwaysbestronglyconnectedwiththeSpanishguitar.

36.WhatisdiscussedabouttheguitarinParagraph1?

A.ItshistoryinAmerica.B.Itsvalueinthemusicworld.

C.Itsimportanceformusiclovers.D.Itsuseinmusicalperformance.

37.Wherecouldbetheoldestformoftheguitarprobablyexistaccordingtothetext?

A.InSpainB.InPersianC.InEgyptD.InAmerica.

38.Whodidmosttomaketheguitarverypopular?

A.AdalusiaB.AndresSegoviaC.FranzSchubertD.NiccoloPaganinni

39.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MusicandMusiciansB.Thehistoryoftheguitar

C.MusicandMusicalInstrumentD.TheMostPopularMusicalInstrument

B

Eightyearsago,officialsinChicago,Illinois,decidedtoreplacetheblackroofonthecitygovernmentbuildingwithaplantedgarden.Theaimwastoreduceenergycosts,improveairqualityandcontroltherainwaterenteringthecity’swastesystem（系统）.Greenroofsalsohelpreduceaproblemcalledurbanheatislands（城市热岛现象）.Duringhotweather,thebuilding’sroofcouldreachtemperatureofup76℃.Withthegarden,thetemperatureoftheroofareawasreducedbyatleast30℃.Workersplantedover150kindsofplantsthatcouldstandbadweather.Now,theareaiscooler,thebuildingrequireslessenergytokeepcool,andtherooflooksnice.Chicagoalsooffersmoneytohelppeoplepayforbuildingtheirowngreenroofs.

Aboutinfiveyearsago,officialsinThane,India,decidedtoreducethecity’sdependingonpowerfromcoal.Thecityoftenexperienceslackofpowerbecauseofthelargenumbersofpeopleusingelectricity.Officialsdecidedtosaveenergybyputtingwaterheaters（热水器）poweredbythesunontopofthecity’smainhospital.Thehospitalsavedthousandsofdollarsinenergycostseveryyear.Officialsthenbeganbuildingthiskindofwaterheateraroundthecity.

ChinahasannouncedplanstobuildacitycalledDongtan.Thecompanydesigningthecitysaysitwillproduceitsenergyfromthewind,sunandwaste.TheaimisforthecitytobeanexampletotherestofChina.

40.WhatdidtheofficialsinChicagodecidetodo?

A.Togrowplantsontheroofofthegovernmentbuilding.

B.Tomakeuseoftherainwaterinthecity’swastesystem.

C.Toimprovetheairqualityofthecitygreatly.

D.Tobuildanothergovernmentbuilding.

41.WhatproblemdoesThanehaveaccordingtothetext?

A.Thecitydoesn’thaveenoughelectricityforitspeople.

B.Thecity’smainhospitallacksmoneyforenergycosts.

C.Thecityneedsmorewaterheatersforitspeople.

D.Thecityneedstocontrolitspopulationgrowth.

42.WhydoesChinaplantobuildthenewcity?

A.Tosetanexampleofusingcleanenergy.

B.ToprovideenergyfortherestofChina

C.Tolearnhowtousenewenergyforms.

D.Togainexperienceincitydesign.

43.Whatdoestheauthortrytotellthereadersabout?

A.Problemsinbigcitiesoftheworld.B.Therisingenergycostsincities.

C.Differentwaysofgoinggreen.D.Energyproblemsintheworld.

C

Onmywayhomefromworkonedayin1994,Istoppedatasupermarketforshopping.Iwasbehindtwocustomers.Thepersoncheckingoutwasayoungmotherwithherlittlegirl.Astheclerkwasscanning（扫描）thethingsshechose,theyoungladywascarefullycountinghermoney,worried.Afterthelastthingwasscanned,theclerktoldtheyoungmotherthetotal.

Theyoungmother’sexpressionturnedouttoembarrassment（尴尬）assherealizedshedidnothaveenoughmoney.Shestartedtoseewhichthingstoputback,andnervouslylookedbehindher,knowingshewasholdinguptheline.Iwassmilingandtryingtolooksympathetic（同情）—IhadbeeninsituationswhereIdidnothaveenoughmoneyplentyoftimesmyself.Finally,theyoungmothergavesomethingbacktotheclerk,andaskedforanewtotal.

Atthatmoment,thewomaninfrontofmeaskedtheclerktowaitamoment.Shetookout＄5andhandedittotheclerktopaywhattheyoungmotherwasshortof.Whentheclerktriedtogivethewomanthefiftycentschange,shepointedtothe