1991年高考英语试题

1、1991 年 试 题(MET)第一部分(K) 英语知识. 语音和拼写知识（共10小题，计分）从、C、中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。例：haveA. gave B. save C. hat D. made答案是C.1. month2. cough3. ahead4. natural5.saltA. government B. commonC. alongC. fightC. seasonC. practiceC. almostD. monumentD. neighbourD. breathD. nativeD. halfA. daughterA. cheapB. enoug

2、hB. breakA. natureA. chalkB. populationB. calm以下所给单词均不完整，请从、C、D中选出适当的字母或字母组合，使其完整与正确。例：alr6.capt7.techni8.pdyA. ea B. ee C. ie D. eu 答案是。A. ai B. ia C. ie D. eiA. gue B. cue C. kue D. quensonous A. iomach A. uB. oi C. eo D. oeB. a C. e D. o9.st10. trsers A. au B. ou C. aw D. ow. 单项填空（共小题，计分15%）从、C、四

3、个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。例：He comes late sometimes,?A. is he11. Will youA. give12.B. isnt heC. comes heD. doesnt he答案是。me a favour, please?D. bring, I went to the railway station to see my friend off.B. makeC. doA. After eating quickly my dinnerC. After eating my dinner quickly13. I learned toB. After my

4、 quickly eating dinnerD. After eating my quickly dinnera bicycle as a small boy.C. operate D. runmatter if he cant finish the job on time?C. he D. itthink for itself; it must be told what to do.A. drive14. DoesA. thisB. rideB. that15. A computerA. cantB. couldntC. may notD. might not16. Dont smoke i

5、n the meeting-room,?A. do youB. will you C. can youD. could you17. -Have you moved into the new house?A. are being painted B. are painting18. Alexander Graham Bell invented-Not yet. The roomsC. are painted D. are being paintingtelephone in 1876.A. 不填)19. WeA. hopedB. aC. theD. oneeach other the best

6、 of luck in the examination.C. expected D. wishedB. wanted江苏大方教学测试实验室编120.! Theres a train coming.A. Look outB. Look around C. Look forward D. Look on21. -Will somebody go and get Dr White?A. asked for B. sent for C. called for22. The murderer was brought in, with his handsA. being tied B. having ti

7、ed C. to be tied-Hes already beenD. looked for.behind his back.D. tied23. -We havent heard from Jane for a long time.-What do you supposeto her?A. was happening B. to happen24. She heard a terrible noise,C. has happenedD. having happenedbrought her heart intoD. thather mouth.A. itB. whichC. this25.

8、Mrs. Smith warned her daughterafter drinking.A. never to drive B. to never drive C. never driving D. never drive26. -Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother? -I dont know,A. nor dont I care B. nor do I care C. I dont care neither D. I dont care also27. -How did you find your visit to the museum?-

9、I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was than I expected.A. far more interesting B. even much interesting C. so more interesting D. a lot much interesting.28. We couldnt eat in a restaurant becauseA. all; no B. any; no C. none; any29. On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Green went to the market,A. bought B. buying C

10、. to buy D. buy30. These oranges tasteof us hadmoney on us.D. no one; anysome bananas and visited her cousin.A. goodB. wellC. to be goodD. to be well31. The studentsbusily when Miss Brown went to get a book shein the office.A. had written; left B. were writing; has left C. had written; had left D. w

11、ere writing; had left32. When and where to build the new factory yet.A. is not decided B. are not decided C. has not decided D. have not decided33. The secretary worked late into the night,A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepared34. I can hardly imagine Petera long speech for the president.D. was prep

12、aringacross the Atlantic Ocean in five days.A. sail B. to sail C. sailing D. to have sailed35. -The light in the office is still on.-Oh, I forgot.A. turning it off B. turn it off C. to turn it off D. having turned it off36. The hero of the story is an artist in hisA. thirtieth B. thirty C. thirtys D

13、. thirties37. No one can be sure.in a million years.A. what man will look likeC. man will look like what38. Without electricity human lifeB. what will man look likeD. what look will man likequite different today.C. would have been D. would bethe truck for a week as a punishment.D. to be washingA. is

14、B. will be39. John was madeA. to wash B. washing C. wash40. Although he is considered a great writer,A. his works are not widely readC. however his works are not widely read.B. but his works are not widely readD. still his works are not widely read第二部分(KU)英语知识综合运用2KU.完形填空（共25小题，计分25%）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后

15、从41-65各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a policemansclothes long 41 the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he 42himself in the mirror. He 43 thought of going out into the street to see

16、44 he could pass as 45 out there.Just for 46 ,of course.Then he suddenly felt nervous. After all, it was his first time to 47 a part in a play.face all those people 49 the play? He put his head in his hands and tried to 50 his lines(nothing 51 to his mind.48 could he台词), butA knock on the door made

17、him look 52 . He was to go on stage(舞台) in the second scene. Have I53 my part and ruined(破坏)the play for everybody? he thought to himself. But 54 was only themanager. She 55 how nervous he was and 56 he should stand near the stage 57 he could watchand follow the play. It was a good 58 of getting rid

18、 of his nervousness, she said . She was right, itseemed to 59 . In fact the more he watched the play, the 60 he felt himself part of it.At last the 61 came for him to appear on the stage. But suddenly the manager came to him again,62 worried as she placed a hand on his arm to63 him back. Has anythin

19、g gone 64 ? Jack asked.Im afraid youre going to be 65 , she said. Theyve jumped three pages of the play and have missedyour part out completely.41. A. before42. A. looked43. A. justB. byC. afterC. admiredC. stillD. atB. showedB. evenB. whyD. enjoyedD. alreadyD. whetherD. a managerD. exerciseD. giveD

20、. HowD. observingD. learn44. A. howC. as if45. A. a policeman B. an inspector C. an officer46. A. jokeB. funB. joinC. playC. have47. A. make48. A. Where49. A. following50. A. read51. A. came52. A. away53. A. passed54. A. thisB. WhyB. attendingB. rememberB. wentB. upC. WhenC. watchingC. understandC.

21、happenedC. outD. gotD. downD. failedD. itB. leftB. thatC. missedC. she55. A. wondered56. A. agreed57. A. where58. A. ideaB. imagined C. noticedB. suggested C. persuadedD. examinedD. encouragedD. thereB. whenB. wayC. thatC. pathD. plan59. A. doB. winC. workD. act60. A. lessB. harderB. minuteB. lookin

22、gB. takeC. betterD. more61. A. hour62. A. feeling63. A. hold64. A. badC. momentC. soundingC. catchC. madC. disappointedD. periodD. growingD. pushD. wrongD. pleasedB. late65. A. frightened B. excited第三部分(U) 英语应用. 阅读理解（共小题，计分40%）佳答案。3(A)O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stori

23、es. His real name was WilliamSydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. Hedid not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know.When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried diffe

24、rent jobs. He first workedon a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O.Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years inprison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went

25、to New York and continuedwriting. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories,because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readerssurprise.66. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in Ne

26、w Yorkd. Was put in prisonb. Worked in a banke. Had a newspaper jobc. Travelled to Texasf. Learned to write storiesA. e, c, f, b, d, a B. c, e, b, d, f, a C. e, b, d, c, a, f D. c, b, e, d, a, f67. People enjoyed reading O. Henrys stories becauseA. they had surprise endings.C. they showed his love f

27、or the poor.68. O. Henry went to prison becauseB. they were easy to understand.D. they were about New York City.A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.B. he broke the law by not using his own name.C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners. D. people thought he had taken money t

28、hat was not his.69. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A. He was well-educated.C. He was devoted to the poor.B. He was not serious about his work.D. He was very good at learning.70. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life inside the prison.B. The ne

29、wspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy.(B)Indianapolis is the capital and largest city of Indiana, U. S. A. With a population of 744,000, it isone of the largest cities in the world that cannot be reached by water. However, Indianapolis is a

30、citythrough which many railways, roads, buses and planes pass. There are many factories which maketrucks, farm tools, and electrical things. These factories cause little pollution for the city. ButlerUniversity, well-known for engineering, and the law and medical schools of Indiana University, are i

31、nthe city centre. Nearby is the Indianapolis race course, where the nations most famous car race is heldeach year on May 30th.If you visited Indianapolis you would be able to find your way around easily because most of thestreets cross each other like a chessboard( 棋盘). In the centre of the city, ca

32、lled the Circle, stands theSoldiers and Sailors Monument, 100 metres high. Also in the centre there are many buildings made ofthe famous Indiana stone, which makes them white in colour.71. What is Indianapolis best known for?A. Its yearly motor race.B. Its schools and libraries.C. Its universities a

33、nd medical schools.72. You can NOT travel to Indianapolis byD. Its Soldiers and Sailors Monument.A. boat.B. train.C. car.D. bike.473. From the text, what do we learn about the size of Indianapolis?A. It is the largest city in the U. S. A.C. It has a population of under a million.B. It has a populati

34、on of over a million.D. It is one of the largest cities in the world.74. It is easy for a stranger to go about in the city becauseA. most of the buildings are in the centre of the city.B. there are many different ways of travelling there.C. the buildings are very close to each other.75. Many buildin

35、gs in Indianapolis are white becauseA. they are painted white every year.D. the city is planned in squares.B. the Indianan people keep them clean.D. there is little pollution from factoriesC. they are made of a special stone.(C)Moscow, Russia (space news)-The computer is a better chess player, insis

36、ted Viktor Prozorov,the loser. It seemed as if it were laughing after every good move. I know I should have beaten it for thesake of mankind 为人类着想), but I just couldnt win, he announced and shook his head sadly.Prozorovs disappointment was shared by several grand masters who were present, some of wh

37、om wereso upset that they shouted at the machine. Many chess players said that this meant the end of chesschampionships(锦标赛)around the world, since the fun had been taken out of the game.The computer walked-or rather, rolled-away with 5,000 dollars in prize money and limited itsremarks to a set of n

38、oises and lights.76. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article?A. 5,000 dollars goes to a computer!C. Worlds best chess player beaten!B. New invention: a laughing computer!D. Computer defeats man in chess!77. How did some of the grand masters feel about the chess game

39、 between Prozorov and the computer?A. They thought that the game was no fun. B. They thought that the game wasnt fair.C. They agreed that Prozorov didnt play well. D. They were unhappy that the computer had won.78. What was it that Prozorov felt most 懊恼)about?A. That he didnt win the $ 5,000.C. That

40、 he had lost to a machine.79. After winning the game, the computerB. That he hadnt tried his best.D. That this was the end of the chess game.A. laughed.B. walked away.C. made some remarks. D. gave out some lights and sounds.80. Many chess players felt that playing with a computer wouldA. make the ga

41、me tougher.C. make man appear foolish.B. make the game less interesting.D. make man lose lots of money.(D)One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at oneof Londons big medical schools. He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at theai

42、rport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, theskeleton(人体骨架) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase( 箱子). At the airport desk, hesuddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He le

43、ft his suitcase near the desk and wentover to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He oftenwonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.81. Who wrote the story?A. Ruperts teacher.C. A medical school teacher.B. The neighbors teacher.D.

44、The teachers neighbor.82. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?5A. He needed it for the summer term in London. B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.83. Wh

45、at happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing.B. The skeleton was stolen.C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase.84. Which of the following best tells the teachers feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry.B. He thinks it rather funny.C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert.85. Which of the following might have happened afterward