2013年成人高考全国统一考试高起点英语真题试卷

36.Who are interested in the same kind of music? 

A. Mary and Pietro  

B. Pietro and Jim 

C. Jim and Jennifer 

D. Mary and Jennifer

37. What hobby do Jim and Alessandro have in common? 

A. Traveling 

B. Playing football

C. Horse-riding 

D. Learning language 

38. Who is interested in finding a pen pal from the business world? 

A. Jim 

B. Pietro

C. Jennifer 

D. Alessandro 

B 

    “Are you crazy?”

     people around him shouted as Alex Bien, a 33-year-old immigrant (移民), 

ran toward three cars in a chain accident along the highway in Miami, which were burning down. Alex didn’t think twice. 

    The article” Against the Flames”reported how he put out the fire on a car and pulled a couple out of another. But when he returned to his own car, steam was coming out from it. It was damaged beyond repair. 

    Back in his tiny flat, alone and with little money, Alex didn’t know what to do. He was already working, going to college and supporting his wife, Aline, and children back in Haiti. He worried about his wife’s health; doctors thought she had cancer(癌症). Every cent was important to him. And now this. 

    Within weeks of reading the article, readers sent hundreds of letters offering jobs, money and best wishes. One delivered a car-used, but in fine condition. Others helped Aline come to Miami, where a medical team found out it was not cancer. 

    Readers also wrote to U.S. government officials to support the immigration of Alex’s family to Miami. Consul General Roger Daley even invited Alex to discuss the matter. Aline, together with their children, joined Alex in Miami this past March. Alex says, “I would like to say a beautiful thanks to the readers. There are good people everywhere in this world.”

39. Why did people say that Alex was crazy? 

A. He had an accident 

B. He made a fire on the highway 

C. He burned his car 

D. He ran toward the burning cars

40. What do we know about Alex from the text? 

A. He and his wife worked in the U.S. 

B. He was a full-time student in Haiti 

C. He was an immigrant with little money 

D. He wrote the article “Against the Flames”

41. What did Roger Daley invite Alex to discuss? 

A. Alex’s new job as a news reporter 

B. The medical treatment of Alex’s wife 

C. Alex’s further studies at a U.S. university 

D. The immigration of Alex’s family to the U.S.

42. What made Alex say “There are good people everywhere in this world”? 

A. Some strangers repaired his car free of charge 

B. Some people supported his children’s education 

C. Many readers of the article tried to help him out 

D. His friends sent doctors to treat his wife in Haiti 

C 

    In January 2004, a 20-year-old woman ran a red light while talking on a cell phone. Her car knocked into another car crossing with the green light directly in front of her. The police found the driver never touched her brakes(刹车) and was traveling 48 mph when she hit the other car. The police were told that the driver was not looking down,pressing buttons. She was looking straight out of the windshield (挡风玻璃) talking on her cell phone as she passed four cars and a school bus. 

    Vision is the most important sense for safe driving. Yet, drivers using cell phones are likely to “look at” but not “see”objects. It is said that drivers using cell phones look but fail to see up to 50 percent of the information while driving. Drivers are looking out of the windshield, but they do not really deal with the situation on the road. 

    Although the public appear to be turning against cell phone use while driving, many admit they regularly talk or text while driving. The police say that nine percent of the drivers at any given time are using cell phones, and about one in four car accidents are directly related to cell phone use. 

    Using cell phones while driving has become a serious public health threat (威胁) . A few states have passed laws making it unlawful to use a handhold cell phone while driving, but these laws give the false message that using a hand-free phone is safe.

43.What was the woman doing when the car accident happened? 

A. She was busy pressing buttons 

B. She was talking on her cell phone 

C. She was looking at the red light ahead 

D. She was looking for something in the car 

44. The word “vision” (paragraph 2) refers to the sense of           . 

A. taste  

B. touch  

C. hearing 

D. sight

45. What is the percentage of the car accident caused by drivers using cell phones?

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