2004年福州市高中毕业班质量检查英语

2004年福州市高中毕业班质量检查英语
英语
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项.
A. That isn't due yet.
B. Are you sur e?
22. There is no doubt that he is a good professor, _______he i s doing fine.
A. but
B. for
C. so
D. yet
23. Because I_______the next day, I went to bed early on Sat urday evening.
A. was leaving
B. will leave
C. had left
D. was about to leave
24. Actually, gifts can be_______they want to be just like boy s, whether it is a pilot, a nurse, or a general manager.
A. who
B. which
C. whatever
D. no matter what
25. I asked Miss Jones if I_______close the window.
A. shall
B. will
C. would
D. should
26. Teaching_______child to cook will improve many of the sk ills that he or she will need later in_______life.
A. 不填；the
B. a；不填
C. a；the
D. the；a
27. As a matter of fact, this is just as_______.
A. an example as the other example is good
B. a good exa mple as the other
C. good example as the other
D. good an exa mple as the other
28. Keep your passwords safe: Most on-line sites_______a user name and password before placing an order.
A. suggest
B. request
C. require
D. ask
29. Robert_______me his address the other day, but I'm afraid I_______it.
A. had given; lost
B. has given; have lost
C. gav e; have lost
D. gives; lost
30. Talking to a friend over the phone, you feel that you are close to each other_______the actual distance is not short.
A. so long as
B. so that
C. as if
D. even if
31. --How is Dennis getting along with his work? --Well, he c ould always_______a new idea for increasing sales.
A. come up with
B. come about
C. get away w ith
D. get up
32. The fat boy was made_______more exercise to lose weigh t.
A. taking
B. take
C. to take
D. to taking
33. --What are you looking for? --I'm looking for a tool____ ___.
A. and open the box
B. to open the box with
C. and opening the box
D. with that to open the box
34. He kept putting his dream to the test - even though it me ant_______with uncertainty and fear of failure.
A. living
B. to tive
C. to be living
D. having been lived
35. If you can dream _______, you can do_______.
A. one；it
B. it；one
C. one；one
D. it；it
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项.
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were fina l_36__. All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewi ng their37. If they didn' t pass the exams, they would have to38the m in September. There were usually a few who39, but Jane didn' t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother40her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother41 that she should ha
ve an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to42her up in the morning.
Jane was too43to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subj ect to subject. At last, the44did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she could n't answer45of the questions. Everyone46her was writing pages an d pages.47she thought hard, she couldn' t find anything to write ab out. From time to time she looked at her48.
Time was running49. There was only an hour to50. She started one question, wrote two sentences,51 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote52two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started53. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all be en a terrible54. A minute later,55 called her name.
36. A. harvests B. exams C. reports D. papers
37. A. exercises B. jobs C. books D. le ssons
38. A. take B. write C. attend D. do
39. A. cheated B. succeeded C. passed
D. failed
40.A.cared for B.felt proud of C. worried about D. th ought highly of
41. A. insisted B. agreed C. promised D. allowed
42. A. ring B. wake C. bring D. p ick
43. A. sad B. tired C. happy D. ne rvous
44. A. dream B. pill C. suggestion D. m usic
45. A. all B. none C. any D. so me
46. A. ahead of B. behind C. in front of D. around
47. A. Unless B. However C. Though
D. As
48. A. watch B. paper C. teacher
D. book
49. A. up B. down C. out
D. over
50. A. run B. leave C. remain D. go
51. A. gave out B. gave up C. put off D. put out
52. A. another B. more C. other
D. the other
53. A. thinking B. dreaming C. crying D. wr iting
54. A. exam B. dream C. story
D. night
55. A. her mother B. her teacher C. a classma te D. a friend
第三部分:阅读明白得(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项.
A
For Jennifer, the word ceramics(制陶术)usually reminded her ab out pottery(陶器). Today as she listened to Dr. Kramer, the word to ok on a new sense. “Your aunt has broken the bone in her hip, Je nnifer. Age has taken its tax on her bone structure, so we need to replace her hip with a new one made out of ceramics and metal. I’ve described the program to your aunt, and now she must decide if she wants to undergo surgery(同意手术).”Jennifer was unsettled by Dr. Kramer’s advice. However, her mind was set at ease when she heard her aunt say, “A ceramic hip is no big deal, Jennifer! Why, there are people who've lost arms and legs and now have arti ficial(人造的)limbs(肢)that work nearly as well as the natural ones. There are artificial hearts for people whose hearts have failed to w ork properly. All these advances offer new life for folks like me.”“Aunt Nancy, you sound like a medical advertisement,”Jennifer i nterrupted. “From now on, I’ll call you my robot-aunt!”“I like that!”“Aunt Nancy said,”Never doubt that your robot-aunt wou ld prefer having a natural hip, but if it' s a choice between a usele ss hip and a useful one, then I'll take the artificial one.
56. Jennifer describes Aunt Nancy as sounding“like a medical advertisement”because Aunt Nancy_______.
A. knew much about the replacement of body parts
B. sol d medical products
C. praised the hospital doctor
D. wrote an article about replacement surgery
57. The author of the story seems to_______.
A. oppose the use of artificial body parts
B. take pit y on Jennifer
C. support the use of artificial body parts
D. be anxious for surgical patients
58. The term“robot-aunt”suggests that Aunt Nancy_______.
A. will have the ability to walk again
B. will have a nonh uman part, as does a robot
C. has a natural hip
D. will have strength beyond that of most humans
59. What will probably happen next?
A. Jennifer will ask Aunt Nancy to reconsider her decision.
B. Dr. Kramer will refuse to perform the operation.
C. Aunt Nancy will be operated on by Dr. Kramer.
D. Jennifer will persuade her aunt to put off the operation.
B
In many developing countries, it is difficult to keep food cool. Most areas do not have electricity to operate the devices, called re frigerators, to keep food cold. Within days, food often spoils or bec omes unsafe to eat. This can cause disease and loss of money for f armers. However, in Nigeria, one man is working to change this.
Mohammed Bah Abba, a teacher, invented a cooling device usi ng two round containers made of clay. Mr. Abba' s invention is cal led a Pot-in-Pot Preservation Cooling System. A small spot is place d inside a larger one. The space between the two pots is filled wit h wet sand. The inner pot can be filled with fruit, vegetables of dr inks. A wet cloth covers the whole cooling system. The device kee ps some foods fresh for several weeks.
Food stored in the small pot is kept from spoiling through a si mple evaporation process(过程). Water in the sand between the two pots evaporates through the surface of the larger pot where drier outside air is moving. The evaporation process causes a drop in te mperature of several degrees. This cools the inner container and hel ps destroy harmful bacteria found in food.
Mr. Abba started producing his cooling device in 1997. Since t hen, he has given more than 20,000 devices to people in villages i n Nigeria. He expects that within five years, people all over the co untry will be using his invention. Mr. Abba also hopes to export hi s Pot-in-Pot cooling system to other hot, dry nations facing similar problems.
The Rolex Watch Company of Switzerland has also recognized the value of this cooling system. Two years ago, Mr. Abba receive d the Rolex Award(奖赏)for Enterprise. This award is given every t wo years. It awards people trying to develop projects aimed at impr oving human knowledge and well-being. Winners receive financial a ssistance to help develop their projects.
60. We can conclude from the passage that Mr. Abba_______.
A. altogether invented 20,000 devices
B. didn't spend much money on his invention
C. has exported his invention to many hot, dry countries
D. has helped many Nigerian villagers in many different ways
61. According to the passage, the device invented by Mr Abba _______.
A. is being used by many African villagers to keep food from going bad
B. is popular with those who cannot afford to buy cool food
C. is a device, called a refrigerator, to keep food cold
62. The word“evaporate”in the third paragraph can be replace
d by_______.
A. disappear
B. boil
C. flow
D. pour
63. Which of the following is inferred from the passage?
A. The cooling system invented by Mr. Abba is selling well in the world market.
B. Sooner or later Mr. Abba will be able to export his inventi on to some other countries.
C. Now that Mr. Abba has received the award, the whole coun try of Nigeria will be using the cooling system soon.
D. Every two years, Mr. Abba will receive money from the R olex Watch Company of Switzerland.
C
Louis“Satchmo”Armstrong (1900～1971 ), an African-Americ an musician, is one of the most important figures in the history of
jazz. In the 1920s, this trumpeter, singer and bandleader began expl oring the boundaries(分界)of jazz technique and style. Masters of ja zz today admit their debt to this pioneer.
Armstrong' s gift was obvious from the start of his career. His earliest recordings –first with a band led by his former teacher, Joe“King”Oliver, and then with his own band –earned Armstr ong international fame for technical originality(独创性). He freed hi s playing from the ordinary rhythms of early jazz by creating musi cal phrases that seemed to oppose the pulse of a song, only to co mbine them in the place later. His deep and rough voice became as special as his comet(短号)playing, especially in his scat performanc es. Scat is a singing style in which meaningless syllables(音节)are r epeated without preparation. Armstrong’s scat was among the earli est ever recorded.
By 1930,Armstrong had turned to more commercial, less experi mental jazz. Some musicians criticized(批判)him for this. But others insisted that the real power of Armstrong's art lay in its grace and sensitivity, fine qualities of the heart which remained in his music.
In the following years, Armstrong traveled around the world as the leading“goodwill ambassador(大使) ”of American jazz music. The gentleness and great attraction of “Satchmo”filled his music and made him one of the world's most beloved performers for over forty years.
A. Armstrong' s personal attraction.
B. Armstrong' s best work.
C. A praise for Armstrong's contribution to jazz.
D. A comparison of Armstrong's music with that of earlier mu sicians.
65. Why was“Satchmo”criticized by some of his workmates i n the 1930s?
A. For making fewer recordings.
B. For losing intere st in music.
C. For giving up his scat performances.
D. For turning his attention away from making changes.
66. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of the rea sons for Armstrong's success?
A. His technical originality.
B. His persona lity.
C. His early experiences in“King”Oliver' s band.
D. His rec ordings were the first ever made.
67. According to the author, what made Armstrong the“good will ambassador”of American jazz music ?
A. His world travels.
B. His attraction and sensitivity.
C. His seat singing.
D. His preference for commercial, less experimental jazz.
D
The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. They have stood for nearly 5,000 years, and it seems likely that they w ill continue to stand for thousands of years yet. There are over eig hty of them scattered along the banks of the Nile, some of which
are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most famous of these are the“Step”pyramid and the“Bent”pyramid.
Some of the pyramids still look as much alike as they must h ave been when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or, more often, for stone to use in mode rn buildings. The dry climate of Egypt has helped to keep the pyra mids in good condition, and their very shape has made them less li kely to fall into ruin. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were plann ed to last forever.
The “Step”pyramid had to be on the west side of the Nile, t he side on which the sun set. This was for spiritual reasons. It also had to stand well above the level of the river to protect it against the regular floods. It could not be too far from the Nile, however, as the stones to build it needed to be carried in boats down the ri ver to the nearest point. Water transport was, of course, much easie r than land transport. The builders also had to find a rock base, w hich was not likely to crack under the great weight of the pyramid. Finally, it had to be near the capital, or better still, near the king' s palace so that he could visit it easily to personally check the pr ogress being made on the final resting place for his body.
8. According to the passage, the“Step”pyramid_______.
A. is unlikely to fall into ruin in the near future
B. wa s built on the sands along the Nile
C. is one that was built later than the true pyramids
D. is the most famous of the true pyramids
69. The most important reason why some pyramids remain in good condition is that______.
A. people have taken care of them
B. it doesn’t rai n often in Egypt
C. they were well designed
D. the government has protected them from damage
70. Most of the damage to the pyramids has been caused by__ _____.
A. the regular floods
B. the dry climate of Egypt
C. people searching for gold
D. people in sear ch of building materials
71. The Egyptians built the pyramids along the banks of the N ile because_______.
A. they believed in their god
B. it was difficult to find a large rock base far from the Nile
C. the river helped a lot in the transport of building materials
D. it was not easy to choose a suitable place for the pyramids
E
Here is a poster on a middle school web site. Read the web-si te poster. Then do Numbers 72 to 75.
Going, Going, Gone !
The Haynes Middle School Parent-Teacher Organ ization
invites you to attend our latest fund(基金)-rais er,
The Fourth Annual(每年一次的)Haynes School Auct ion(拍卖)!
Saturday, May 10 6:00 p.m.--11:00 p.m.
in the school hall
6:00p. m.--6:30 p.m. :All items for auction are previewed.
6: 30p. m.--7: 00 p.m.: Silent auction begins.
7:00p. m.--7:30 p. m. :Highest bidders(出价人)from silent aucti on are determined.
7: 30p. m.--11: 00 p.m.: Main auction begins.
Items up for bid in the silent auction ran ge in value from
$ 5.00 to $.30.00.
Items up for bid in the main auction include the following:•Airline tickets to a place of your choice
•Season tickets to the Chicago Bears football game
•$50 gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and sal ons
•Theater tickets to The Merchant of Venice
Don' t miss the boat! Book your tickets today.
Last year, tickets sold out in five days!
Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
$ 15.00 per person
All the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes S chool computer lab.
72. Which of the following is not mentioned as being up for bid at the auction?
C. A ticket to a restaurant.
D. Airline tickets.
73. The more items that are given or bought for auction, ____ ___.
A. the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the a uction
B. the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab
C. the faster the ticket will be sold to the auction
D. the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction
74. Which of the following is most likely to happen at the ye ar's auction?
A. The airline tickets will receive higher bids than any other it em.
B. All items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their va lue.
C. More money will be raised this year than in any other year before.
D. Tickets for the event will be sold out in less than one wee k.
A. people can buy the tickets on the first day only
B. the person who is first to arrive will receive a ticket at no charge
C. food and drinks will be served at the auction
D. tickets are sold in the order of who arrives first to buy the m
第Ⅱ卷(共35分)
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
I often read English aloud and trying to learn something
76. _______
important in heart. It helps me remember what I have learned
77. _______
and form good habit of thinking in English. I listen
78. _______
a lot and communicate with the others in English.
79. _______
In this way, I improved both my listening ability and my
80. _______
speaking English. I keep a diary in English every
81. _______
day and my written English is becoming better and
82. _______
better. I also try my best master the necessary grammar
83. _______
knowledge. By this means, I can express me
84. _______
correctly. That' s why I have been learning English.
85. _______
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
假定某日英国某银行发生了一起抢劫案.在劫案发生前一刻，你碰巧路过此地，目击了银行邻近的情形.现在请你按照图中的提示，用英语向警方描述当时银行邻近人员的要紧特点及其活动情形.
注意：1．文章开头已为你写好，不计入你的词数.
2.100词左右.
Sir, it so happened that I was on my way home and noticed who was and what they were doing.
_______________________________________________________ _______________________
_______________________________________________________ _______________________
_______________________________________________________ _______________________
We’re really lucky. In this new age of commun ication, there are so many ways we can keep in touch with each ot her. We live in different cities on different coasts, but we’re in tou ch all the time.
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