2000年高考英语试题（春季上海）

2000年上海市普通高等学校春季招生考试英语试卷第I卷(共105分)一、语法从下列各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。1.—Where’s_______nearestbookstore?—There’soneat_______endofthestreet.A.the;anB.a;theC.the;theD.a;an2.Mr.Alcott,headmasteroftheschool,refusedtoaccept_______ofthethreesuggestionsmadebytheStudents’Union.A.eitherB.neitherC.anyD.none3.Thesuitfittedhimwell_______thecolourwasalittlebrighter.A.exceptforB.exceptthatC.exceptwhenD.besides4.AlthoughLindatriedhardintheexam,shedid_______thanherbrother.A.morebadlyB.muchbetterC.muchbadlyD.muchworse5.Themanagerenteredtheofficeandwashappytolearnthatfourfifthsofthetickets_______.A.wasbookedB.hadbeenbookedC.werebookedD.havebeenbooked6.Youhadoneofyourteethpulledoutyesterday,_______?A.hadyouB.hadn’tyouC.didyouD.didn’tyou7.Eat_______cakeyoulikeandleavetheothersfor_______comesinlate.A.any;whoB.every;whoeverC.whichever;whoeverD.either;whoever8.Itwashowtheyoungmanhadlearnedfiveforeignlanguages_______attractedtheaudience’sinterest.A.sothatB.thatC.whatD.inwhich9.Thegentleman_______youtoldmeyesterdayprovedtobeathief.A.whoB.aboutwhomC.whomD.withwhom10.Heletmerepeathisinstruction_______surethatIunderstoodwhatwas_______afterhewentaway.A.tomake;tobedoneB.making;doingC.tomake;todoD.making;todo11.ItoldhimwhatIwassurprised_______hisattitudetowardshisstudy.A.isB.wasC.atisD.atwas12.Willthose_______thechildrenfromabroadcometotheheadmaster’soffice?A.teachingB.teachC.whoteachesD.whoteaching13.Therewasnonews;_______,shedidnotgiveuphope.A.moreoverB.thereforeC.butD.nevertheless14.Ishouldhavebeenthere,butI_______notfindthetime.A.wouldB.couldC.mightD.should15.Ishallstayinthehotelallday_______thereisnewsofthemissingchild.A.incaseB.nomatterC.inanycaseD.eversince16.Everypossiblemeans_______topreventtheairpollution,buttheskyisstillnotclear.A.isusedB.areusedC.hasbeenusedD.havebeenused17.Thesehousesaresoldatsuchalowprice_______peopleexpected.A.likeB.asC.thatD.which18.Whilebuildingatunnelthroughthemountain,_______.A.anundergroundlakewasdiscoveredB.therewasanundergroundlakediscoveredC.alakewasdiscoveredundergroundD.theworkersdiscoveredanundergroundlake19.—Youseemtoshowinterestincooking.—What?_______,I’mgettingtiredofit.A.OnthecontraryB.TothecontraryC.OntheotherhandD.Totheotherhand20.—Youshouldhavethankedherbeforeyouleft.—Imeant_______,butwhenIwasleavingIcouldn’tfindheranywhere.A.todoB.toC.doingD.doingso二、词汇从下列各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。21.Aperson’s_______bodytemperatureisabout37℃.A.ordinaryB.normalC.commonD.usual22.Someofthepassengerstoldthereportersabouttheir_______intheburningtrain.A.detailsB.tripsC.eventsD.experiences23.—WillMissWangattendourmeetingtomorrow?—Itwillnotbe_______so.A.commonlyB.necessarilyC.usuallyD.extremely24.Whatyousaidjustnow_______meofthatAmericanprofessor.A.mentionedB.informedC.remindedD.memorized25.Everybodybelieveshewillbethewinnerofthe100-metre_______.A.matchB.competitionC.contestD.race26.Therescueteammadeevery_______tofindthemissingmountainclimber.A.forceB.energyC.effortD.possibility27.OurEnglishteacher_______ourbuyingagoodEnglishChinesedictionary.A.askedB.orderedC.suggestedD.required28.Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis_______withanewTVset.A.equippedB.installedC.fixedD.placed29.Hislazinessatworkmadehim_______withhisworkmates.A.distrustedB.dislikedC.unpopularD.unwelcome30.HappilyforJohn’smother,heisworkingharderto_______hislosttime.A.makeupforB.keepupwithC.catchupwithD.makeuseof三、语言功能从下列各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。31.—I’msosorryforsteppingonyourfoot.—_______.A.That’sallrightB.No,it’smyfaultC.Youdidn’thurtmeatallD.Yes,don’tworryaboutit32.—You’vewonthefootballgame.Congratulations!—_______.A.It’sniceofyoutosaysoB.WearereallyluckyC.NooneelsecoulddoitD.Oh,notreally33.—Doyoufeelliketakingawalkinthepark?—_______.A.Youmayaskyourbrothertogo,tooB.Yes,butIcan’taffordthetimeC.No,I’mreallynotinthemoodforitthiseveningD.No,thankyou34.—Iwonderwhattheweatherwillbeliketomorrow.—_______A.Idon’tliketheweatheratthistimeoftheyear.B.Idon’tmindifitisgoingtoraintomorrow.C.Whydon’tyoureadthenewspaperyourself?D.Let’slistentotheweatherreportontheradioatten.35.—Hello,Johnhere.CanIspeaktoMary,please?—_______.A.Ofcourse,butshe’soutB.ShewillbebackinamomentC.YoumayleaveamessageD.Holdon,please36.—I’llmeetyououtsidethecinemainanhour,OK?—_______.A.No,2hourslaterB.Yes,that’sagoodideaC.OK,butIcanmanageD.No,Idon’tthinkso37.—Yourtiegoesverywellwithyourshirt.—_______.A.Oh,Igotitonsale.B.Iboughtitathalfprice.C.DoesitreallylookOK?D.No,notsonice.38.—Haveyouanyorangesandapples?—_______A.Yes,madam,onthesecondshelfoverthere.B.Theorangesareverycheap.C.Youlikeapples,don’tyou?D.Ofcourse,wehavesomefruits.39.—Excuseme,youleftthisbagintheshop.—_______A.It’snotmyfault.B.Oh,thankyou.C.I’msorry.I’mbusy.D.It’smine!40.—_______—Dropinifyouhavetime.—Sure.Bye!A.Well,Ireallymustbegoingnow.B.Iwonderifyoucouldletmegonow.C.DoyoumindifIleavenow?D.WhatashamethatIwanttogonow.四、综合填空下面短文中每个空格有A、B、C、D四个选项,根据上下文选择一个最佳答案。(A)Considerthesesituations:Youhavejustreadanexcellentbookandwanttotellafriendaboutit.Youhaveseenanexcitingmovieandwantto__41__yourinstructortogotoseeit.Youhaveheardaninspiringlecture,andwantto__42__yournewfoundknowledgewitharoommatewhodidn’tattendthelecture.Howtogivethistypeof__43__?Youcouldtelleverythingyou__44__aboutthebook,movie,orlecture,butyouwillprobablyjustwanttoselectthe__45__pointsandtellthesetoyourlistener.This,ofcourse,iscalledsummarizing(概括).Tocreateagoodsummary—onethatisbothaccurateandbrief(简洁)—youneedtofollowtwosteps.First,__46__informationbyreading,takingnotes,orlisteningcarefullysothatyoursummaryisasbriefaspossiblebutstillaccurateand__47__.Youraudiencewillhelpyoudecidehowthoroughyouneedtobe.Ifyougiveyoursummaryto__48__,perhapsforanexamination,itwillneedtobeextremelycomplete__49__accurate.Youwillneedtokeepinmindany__50__yourinstructormighthavegivenyouduringthelecturetoindicatewhatheorsheconsidersespeciallyimportant.Ifyouaresummarizingamovieforafriend,youcanbelessthorough.Partofthetaskofsummarizingisknowingwhattoincludeandwhattoleaveout.41.A.requestB.remindC.persuadeD.expect42.A.shareB.talkC.showD.discuss43.A.knowledgeB.informationC.instructionD.technology44.A.writedownB.rememberC.believeD.prepare45.A.leadingB.impressiveC.chiefD.major46.A.sendB.analyzeC.receiveD.gather47.A.readableB.relatedC.completeD.acceptable48.A.aninstructorB.afriendC.yourfamilyD.youraudience49.A.butB.orC.aswellasD.insteadof50.A.talksB.passagesC.cluesD.stories(B)Thereareavarietyoftechniquesthatcanbeusedtobringaboutsuccessinselling.Hereareafewthatareoftenmentionedby___51___salespeople.1)Fineoutwhatyourcustomer’srealwantsandneedsare.Listenastheytellyouwhattheyareinterestedin.2)Knowallabout___52___andwhatitcandoforyourcustomer.Product___53___isa“must“inpersonalselling___54___itcreatescustomerconfidence,buildsenthusiasm,andmakesthesituationmore___55___.Layemphasisontheunique___56___ofyourproductoverothers.3)Takeaconfidentattitudein___57___yourproduct.Itismore___58___whenthesalespersonsays,“MayIhelpyou?”thanwhenheorshesays”Youwouldn’tliketoseeourmodel,wouldyou?”4)___59___yourselftodealwithobjections.Ifthecustomersaysthepriceistoohigh,you___60___reply,“Yes,theprice___61___alittlehigherthanyouplanned.However,actuallyyou’ll___62___moneybecauseofhighqualityofthisproduct.“___63___whathappens,don’tdisagreewithyour___64___whenheorshesaysthepriceistoohigh.5)Usepraise___65___.51.A.luckyB.busyC.successfulD.active52.A.yourselfB.yourcustomerC.hisinterestD.yourproduct53.A.priceB.designC.satisfactionD.knowledge54.A.becauseB.thoughC.yetD.therefore55.A.importantB.professionalC.reasonableD.complicated56.A.importanceB.advantageC.priceD.colour57.A.makingB.sellingC.manufacturingD.proposing58.A.profitableB.seriousC.effectiveD.polite59.A.PrepareB.AskC.ControlD.Allow60.A.oughttoB.mightC.havetoD.needto61.A.canbeB.shouldbeC.maybeD.willbe62.A.makeB.earnC.payD.save63.A.NomatterB.HoweverC.UnlessD.If64.A.salesmanB.employeeC.bossD.customer65.A.greatlyB.happilyC.wiselyD.willingly五、语篇理解阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。(A)Twotravelingangels(天使)stoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthyfamily.Thefamilywasrudeandrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Insteadtheangelsweregivenaspaceinthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloor,theolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.Whentheyoungerangelaskedwhy,theolderangelreplied:“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoor.Butveryhospitable(好客的)farmerandhiswife.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhad,thecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight’srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorning,theangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.Theironlycow,whosemilkhadbeentheironlyincome,laydeadinthefield.Theyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheolderangel,“Howcouldthishappen?”“Whydidyounotwatchoutforthecow?Thefirstmanhadeverything,yetyouwatchedoverhishouse,“sheaccused.“Thesecondfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverything,andyoudidnothelp.”“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem,“theolderangelreplied.“Whenwestayedinthebasement,Inoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.Sincetheownerwassogreedyandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortune,IaskedGodifIcouldseal(封口)thewallsohecouldn’tfindit.Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer’sbed,theangelofdeathcameforhiswife.IaskedGodiftheangelcouldtakethecowinstead.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”66.Whydidtheolderangelrepairtheholefortherichfamily?A.Becauseshedidn’tlikethegreedyowner.B.Becauseshewantedtosavethegoldforthepoor.C.Becauseshebasementwastoocoldtostayin.D.Becauseshebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbereadytoofferhelp.67.Inparagraphtwo,thepairrefersto______.A.thepoorcoupleB.therichcoupleC.theguestsD.theangels68.Theyoungerangelwasveryangrybecause______.A.theolderangelkilledthefarmer’scowB.theolderangeltreatedthetwofamiliesunfairlyC.thewealthymangavethemabadplacetoliveD.theangelofdeathtookthecowaway69.Whydidtheolderangelletthefarmer’scowdie?A.BecauseGodwantedtheolderangeltotakethecow.B.Becauseshewantedtoteachtheyoungerangelalesson.C.Becauseshewantedtosavethefarmer’swifeD.Becauseshewassympathetictotherich.70.Thestorytriestotellthereaderthat______.A.angelsarealwaysreadytohelpthepoorB.sometimesthingsarenotwhattheyseemC.angelsarealwaysreadytohelptherichD.theyoungshouldalwayslearnfromtheold(B)Londonhasanewmagazine.Butitisnotprintedonpaper.EveryonewhohasatelevisioncanreceiveitbecauseitisonTV.Inordertoreadthismagazineyouhavetohaveadecoder.Eachpageofitisnumbered,soyouonlyhavetodialthenumbertochoosewhichsubjectyouwanttoreadabout.Thereisawidechoice—everythingisincludedfromcookingtothelatestsportsnews.Ifyouwanttoreadthenews,thefirstthingyouhavetodoistoturntotheindex(索引)pagewhichhasaneasy-to-rememberpagenumber,100forexample.Thenyoustartchoosingwhatyouwanttoread.Thenewsisonpages101to109soyoupushoutthenumbersandthenewsappearswrittenacrossyourscreen.Perhapsyouwanttogooutintheafternoon,soyoupress181,andabrightlycoloredweathermapappearsonthescreen.Buttheweatheristerriblesoyoudecidetogoshoppinganddial162foralistoftheweek’sbestbargains.Butshouldyoudriveortakethetrain?Toanswerthatquestionyouonlyhavetopress189forthetrafficreport.Itisverysimpletouse.Butprobablythebestthingabouttheserviceisthatitisbeingupdatedallthetime.Journaliststypenewmaterialdirectlyontothescreenandwholepagesofthemagazinecanbereplacedinminutes.Londonalreadyhasthreeservices.One,transmitted(输送)byITV,iscalledORACLEwhiletheothertwo,onBBC,arecalledCEEFAXbecausetheyletyouseefacts.AlthoughCEEFAXandORACLEhavebeenoperatingforsometime,theyhavenotbeenwellpublicized.BBCengineersdonotthinkthattheirideawilleverreplacebooksandnewspapersbecausetheycanbetakenwithyoueverywhere.Butmanypeoplewouldagreethatthisisabreakthroughasgreatastheinventionofprinting,whichcouldchangenotjustourreadinghabitsbutourwholewayoflife.71.Thenovelty(新颖)ofthemagazineliesin_______.A.itspaperlessnessB.itsuniqueviewpointC.itssimplicityinoperationD.itsquicknessintransmission72.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.themagazineisavailableatanylocalnewsagentB.mostofthepostmeninLondonwilllosetheirjobssomedayC.thereaderscangetallkindsofinformationstayingathomeD.everyonecanreadthismagazineiftheyhaveatelevision73.Inthesentence“Eachpageofitisnumbered”,here“it”referstothe_______.A.decoderB.magazineC.programD.subject74.Accordingtothepassage,the“decoder”isusedtohelppeople_______.A.calculatethesumofcertainfiguresB.receivesomespecialTVprogramforentertainmentC.goshoppingandhaveotherentertainmentD.readtheinformationtransmittedbyTVsignals75.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.anewmagazineprintedinLondonB.apopularTVprogramaboutmagazinesC.anadvancedtechnologyhelpingpeopletocommunicateD.anup-to-datewayofkeepinguptodate(C)Sincethebeginningoftime,manhasbeeninterestedinthemoon.TheRomansdesignedaspecialdaytoshowadmirationandrespecttothemoon.Theycalledit“Moonday”,or“Monday”,asweknowittoday.Later,thegreatmindofLeonardodaVincistudiedthemoonanddesignedamachinetocarryahumantothemoon.Leonardosaidthatonedayagreatmachinebirdwouldtakeapersontothemoonandbringgreathonourtothehomewhereitwasborn.Fourandahalfcenturieslater,Leonardo’sideawasrealized.ApolloIItookthreeAmericansCollins,Aldrin,andArmstrongtothemoon.Themission(任务)didfillthewholeworldwithgreatsurprise,asLeonardohadsaiditwould.Numerousessays,articles,andbookswerewrittenaboutman’sfirstmoonmission.Butperhapsthemostinterestingstorywasonewrittenbeforetheeventover100yearsbefore.In1865,FrenchauthorJulesVernewroteastoryaboutthefirstjourneytothemoon.Hisstorywasverysimilartothe1969ApolloIImission.Verne’sspacecraftalsocontainedthreemen——twoAmericansandaFrenchman.ThespacecraftwasdescribedasbeingalmostthesamesizeasApolloII.Thelaunch(发射)siteinVerne’sstorywasalsoinFlorida.ThespacecraftinVerne’sstorywasnamedthe“Columbiad”.TheApolloIIcommandshipwascalled“Columbia”.HisaccountofsendingthespacecraftintothespacecouldeasilyhavebeenwrittenabouthowApolloIIwassentintothespace.Verne’sstorywasthesameastheactualeventinseveralotherrespects.ThespeedofVerne’sspacecraftwas36,000feetpersecond;Apollo’swas35,533feetpersecond.Verne’sspacecrafttook97hourstoreachthemoon;Apollo’stimewas103hours.LikeApollo’sspacemen,Verne’sspacementookpicturesofthemoon’ssurface,relaxedontheirseats,cookedwithgas,andexperiencedweightlessness.TheytoocamedowninthePacificandwerepickedupbyanAmericanwarship.WhatwerethereasonsforJulesVerne’sextremeaccuracyindescribinganevent100yearsormorebeforeitactuallyoccurred?Hebasedhiswritingsonthelawsofphysicsandastronomy(天文学).Nineteenth-centuryscienceandthevividVernesimaginationgavepeopleanunbelievablyaccuratepreviewofoneofthegreatesteventsofthe20thecentury.76.LeonardodaVincisaidthatagreatmachinebirdwould_______.A.bringgreathonortothemoonB.flytowardthesunC.exploretheheavensD.takepeopletothemoon7.JulesVernewrotehisstoryofaman’svisittothemoonabout_______.A.100yearsbeforetheApolloIImissionB.10yearsbeforetheApolloIImissionC.fourandonehalfcenturiesagoD.100yearsago78.Vernesstoryisverysimilarto_______.A.thefirstU.S.spacemissionB.theApolloIImissionC.LeonardodaVinci’sstoryD.numerousotherbooksonthesamesubject79.ThepassagesuggeststhatJulesVerne_______.A.developedthelawsofphysicsB.basedhiswritingsontheworksofLeonardodaVinciC.wasveryluckyinwhathehaddescribedaboutthefutureD.knewagreatdealaboutthelawsofphysicsandastronomy80.Thepassagemainlydescribes_______.A.therapidprogressofmankindB.Verne’saccuratepreviewofthefutureC.the1969ApolloIimoonmissionD.the19th-centuryscienceandtechnology(D)AworldofopportunityTheNewYorkTimesisnowbetterthanever.Allthemorereasontoorderhomedeliverynow.

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