2009广东高考英语试题(含答案)

绝密★启用前试卷类型: A 2009年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（广东卷）

英语

本试卷共12页，四大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

Ⅱ语言知识及应用（共两节。满分35分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining，construction，and warfare as the inventor of dynamite（炸药）. On April 12，1888，Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper _21_ his brother for him and carried an article _22_ the death of Alfred Nobel. “The merchant of death is dead. ”the article read. “Dr. Alfred Nobel，who became _23_ by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before，died yesterday. ”Nobel was _24_ to find out not that he had died，but that，when his time was up，he would be thought of only as one who profited from _25_ and destruction.

To make sure that he was _26_ with love and respect. Nobel arranged in his _27_ to give the largest part of his money to _28_ the Nobel prizes，which would be awarded to people who made great _29_ to the causes of peace，literature，and the sciences. So _30_ ，Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about.

21. A. found B. misunderstood C. mistook D. judged

22. A. introducing B. announcing C. implying D. advertising

23. A. famous B. sick C. rich D. popular

24. A. upset B. anxious C. excited D. pleased

25. A. death B. disease C. trouble D. attack

26. A. repaid B. described C. supported D. remembered

27. A. book B. article C. will D. contract

28. A. establish B. form C. develop D. promote

29. A. additions B. sacrifices C. changes D. contributions

30. A. generally B. basically C. usually D. certainly

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult _31_ was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy _32_ （please）as her mother，who was always delighted with perfume.

Besides，shopping at this time of the year was not _33_ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or _34_ （push）you with their elbows（肘部），hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

Jane paused in front of a counter _35_ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk，”the assistant tried to attract her. “W orth double the price. ”But Jane knew from past experience that her _36_ （choose）of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes _37_ sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while，she knew that this was a present which was bound to please _38_.

When Jane got home，with her small but well-chosen present in her bag，her parents were already _39_ table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane _40_ （inform）.

Ⅲ阅读（共两节。满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）（1687字，文章1121）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Lisa was running late. Lisa，25，had a lot to do at work，plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs，she started to feel uncomfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform，Lisa felt weak and tired--maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to give blood the night before，she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.

Several yards away，Frank，43，and his girlfriend，Jennifer，found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of