2016成考高起点英语预测试题及答案
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 corres-ponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
根据下面内容，回答题：
What is intelligence (智力)anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that
all soldiers took,and, against 22 of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 23 have scoredmore than 80.24, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him--and he always25 it.
Well ,then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By everyone of them I'd prove myself a 26 . In a world where I have to work with my hands,I'd do poorly.Consider my auto-repair man 27 . He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said,"Doc,a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑) man 28 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers togetheron the counter and made 29 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer.He 30 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him somenails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 31 man who came in was blind. He ind. He wanted scissors(~).32 do you suppose he asked for them?" 1 lifted my right hand and madescissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said," Why, you fool, heused his voice and asked for them. I've been 33 that on all my customers today, but I knew 34 I'd catch you. " "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. Iknew you couldn't be very 35 "And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
第21题应选( )
A.failedB.wroteC.receivedD.chose
参考答案：C
参考解析：
文章讲述的是怎样看待智力的问题。即以我与修车工为例谈论考试分数(理论水平)与实际操作能力的关系。我在考试中取得了160分的高分，却不能动手修理自己的汽车;面对修理工那实践性较强的趣味题目，我也闹出笑话。而修理工在考试中得不了多少分，却能迅速修理好我的汽车，并能用他那实践性较强的题目难住了我。
从第一段第二句知“所有的士兵都参加了考试”，故可排除D项;“我得了l60分而平均分才100分”，可以排除A项。而B项搭配不对。故应选C项。
第22题应选( )
A.an averageB.a totalC.an examD.a number
参考答案：A
参考解析：
根据“所有的士兵都参加了考试，而我得了160分”可以推断出平均分是100分，故应选A项。
第23题应选( )
A.alwaysB.possiblyC.certainlyD.Frequently
参考答案：B
参考解析：
根据四个选项的含义，再结合生活常识，可以判定他只是有可能得分不会超过80分(也有可能得分超过80分)，故应选B项。
第24题应选( )
A.ThenB.ThusC.ThereforeD.Yet
参考答案：D
参考解析：
根据前后两个句子的意义及转折关系可以判定应选D项。
第25题应选( )
A.fixedB.checkedC.droveD.Changed
参考答案：A
参考解析：
根据前文“车坏了，我去找他”可知是去修车，故应选A项。
第26题应选( )
A.teacherB.doctorC.winnerD.fool
参考答案：D
参考解析：
根据下一句话中“我会做得很差”可知在这种实践性较强的考试中我会显得像傻瓜一样，故应选D项。
第27题应选( )
A.againB.as usualC.tooD.as well
参考答案：A
参考解析：
上文已经提到修车工出题的事，这里再提他另外的事，故应选A项。
第28题应选( )
A.boughtB.testedC.foundD.Needed
参考答案：D
参考解析：
根据下文他去买钉子，可知他需要钉子，故应选D项。
第29题应选( )
A.cuttingB.hammeringC.wavingD.Circling
参考答案：B
参考解析：
因为钉钉子要用锤子，下文也提到售货员拿给他锤子，所以他做出的动作应该是用锤子钉钉子的动作，故应选B项。
第30题应选( )
A.noddedB.raisedC.shookD.Turned
参考答案：C
参考解析：
从上文可知：“他需要钉子，而售货员拿给他锤子”，他理应摇头，故应选c项。
第31题应选( )
A.cleverB.otherC.rig.htD.Next
参考答案：D
参考解析：
上文讲完了那个聋哑人的故事，下文又来了一个盲人，故应选D项。
第32题应选( )
A.WhatB.HowC.Who 'D.Which
参考答案：B
参考解析：
根据上下文语境可推出句意为：“你认为他会以何种方式来买它们呢?”how在此作状语，符合语境。
第33题应选( )
A.tryingB.provingC.practicingD.examining
参考答案：A
参考解析：
根据本句结构(try+sth.+on+sb.)及上下文含义，可知“他一直在所有的顾客身上试验这同一个问题”，因此应选A项。
第34题应选( )
A.for sureB.at onceC.in factD.fight now
参考答案：A
参考解析：
根据上文内容可知，修车工早就预料到“我”会误入歧途，因此应选A项。
第35题应选( )
A.clearB.sillyC.slowD.smart参考答案：D
参考解析：
根据文章中心可知：我考试中理论知识还不错，但实际动手能力不是很强。因此对于这种实践性较强的问题，不会反应那么敏捷。所以应选D项。
IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)
Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by fourquestions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
根据下面内容，回答题：
This was no ordinarv class. The students who came together were all science or engineering pro-fessors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take partin an unusual experiment:" an interesting week of poetry. "This class was part of a study to answerthe questions:Why is science difficult for many nonscience students? What can teachers learn aboutteaching if they take a class that is not in their field?
The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had reading tasks andhad to write three short papers. All students noticed one thing--the im.portance of spoken words. Inscience and engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But inthis poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didn't write anything on the board.
The scientists and engineers noticed one similarity between science and poetry. In both sub-jects, students need to find layers(层次) of meaning. Some layers are simple, clear, and on the sur-face;other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning doesn'thappen much in undergraduate(本科) science classes, but it is important later, in graduate school.And it is always important in humanities(人文学科).
Both the poetry instructors and their students learned something about teaching from this experi-ence. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using careful, clear definitions(定义)when he explains a poem. He also plans to be more informative as he teaches. Most of thescientists agreed on several points. First, humanities classes might help science students to see patternsand decide which information is important.. Second, the poetry class was fun. One engineer decided,"We need to change the way we teach engineering to make it an enjoyable experience for students. "But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this : All of the professors began tothink about how they teach and how they can teach better.
36What do we know about this unusual class?
A.The teachers did lots of writing on the board.B.The teachers were invited to attend several lectures.C.The students were professors from a university.D.The students were studying science and humanities.
参考答案：C
参考解析：
根据文章第一段第二句可知本题选C项。
37The experiment was designed to find out __________ .
A.how to teach the students in the science classB.whether poetry is difficult for science studentsC.what to be taught in the humanities classD.why many humanities students find science hard
参考答案：D
参考解析：
由第一段的最后两句可知本题选D项。
38Finding levels of meaning is__________ .
A.important for graduate students in humanitiesB.difficult for graduate students in humanitiesC.common for undergraduate students in scienceD.easy for undergraduate students in science
参考答案：A
参考解析：
由第三段的最后两句可知本题选A项。
39What did the science professors learn after the experiment?
A.They should change the way they teach.B.A poem could be explained in clear definitions.C.A poetry class could be more informative.D.Their teaching was an enioyable experience.
参考答案：A
参考解析：
根据最后一段可知本题选A项。
根据下面内容，回答题：
Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors( 剪刀 )not todemand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that itcannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the sameday. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, thenthere would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs.Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run thenext day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs. Vanght worked as a teller had enough moneyon hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The nextmorning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made manythink that the bank cohld not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers' windows. The power of the panic atmosphere was such that two tellers, thoughthey knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money fromthe bank. Mrs. Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same.
40A bank run happens when __________ .
A.a bank is closed for one or more daysB.too many depositors try to draw out their money at one timeC.there is not enough money to pay all its depositors at one timeD.tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank
参考答案：B
参考解析：
文中第五句中“a terrifying bank run”的意思是“可怕的银行挤兑”，而本题的题干是问银行挤兑是在什么情况下发生，根据文章的解释，可知答案为B项。
41The main cause of a bank run is__________ .
A.loss of confidenceB.lack of moneyC.crowds of peopleD.inexperienced tellers
参考答案：B
参考解析：
本题的题干是问“发生银行挤兑的主要原因”就是许多人都认为银行拿不出钱来，即资金缺乏。
42Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?
A.She knew that the bank was not sound.B.She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would close the bank.C.She was not able to draw out her money.D.She was tempted to draw out her money.
参考答案：D
参考解析：
文章最后一句话告诉我们，“Mrs.Vaught觉得很难控制自己不去将自己的钱取出来”，因为当时的气氛非常恐慌，所以D项正确。
43According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaught's bank were affect-ed mainly by the __________ .
A.ease with which they could get their moneyB.confidence that Mrs. Vaught showedC.failure of several other banks to openD.confidence shown by other depositors of the bank
参考答案：C
参考解析：
由文章可知“一些银行没有开门”，所以这就是为什么许多人跑到开门的银行去取钱。