1997
年高
英语
湖北
自主
命题
1997年湖北高考英语真题及答案
第一卷(共95分)
一、单项填空(共25小题,每小题1分;满分25分)
A)从A、B、C、D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:have
A. gave B. save
C. hat D. made
答案是C.
1. motor
A. opposite B. ocean
C. oppress D. object
2. theory
A. diary B. pioneer
C. therefore D. really
3. oxygen
A. geography B. degree
C. recognise D. sugar
4. canal
A. important B. liberation
C. majority D. national
5. medicine
A. except B. record
C. increase D. physics
B)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
例:We last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. must have studied B. might study
C. should have studied D. would study
答案是C。
6. It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.
A. however B. whatever
C. whichever D. whenever
7. --Have you seen ______ pen? I left it here this morning.
—Is it ______ black one? I think I saw it somewhere.
A. a; the B. the; the
C. the; a D. a; a
8. —Do you think I could borrow your dictionary?
—_______.
A. Yes, you may borrow B. Yes, you could
C. Yes, help yourself D. Yes, go on
9. She ______ his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.
A. looked up B. looked for
C. picked out D. picked up
10. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ______ at a radio shop at the time.
A. has worked B. was working
C. had been working D. had worked
11. The train leaves at 6:00 pm. So I have to be at the station ______ 5:40 pm at the latest.
A. until B. after
C. by D. around
12. I would love ______ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.
A. to go B. to have gone
C. going D. having gone
13. Wait till you are more ______. It’s better to be sure than sorry.
A. inspired B. satisfied
C. calm D. certain
104. I agree with most of what you said, but I don’t agree with ______.
A. everything B. anything
C. something D. nothing
15. I’d like to invite you to dinner this Saturday, Mr Smith.
________.
A. Oh, no. Let’s not B. I’d rather stay at home
C. I’m very sorry, but I have other plans D. Oh, no. That’ll be too much trouble
16. Is this raincoat yours?
No, mine ______ there behind the door.
A. is hanging B. has hung
C. hangs D. hung
17. The Olympic Games, ______ in 776 B.C., did not include women players until 1912.
A. first playing B. to be first played
C. first played D. to be first playing
18. If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask them to leave a ______.
A. message B. letter
C. sentence D. notice
19. Who is Jerry Cooper?
______? I saw you shaking hands with him at the meeting.
A. Don’t you meet him yet B. Hadn’t you met him yet
C. Didn’t you meet him yet D. Haven’t you met him yet
20. After the war, a new school building was put up ______ there had once been a theatre.
A. that B. where
C. which D. when
21. ______ mother will wait for him to have dinner together.
A. However late is he B. However he is late
C. However is he late D. However late he is
22. — Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?
—I ______, but I had an unexpected visitor.
A. had B. would
C. was going to D. did
23. Sarah has read lots of stories by American writers. Now she would like to read ______ stories by ______ writers from countries.
A. some; any B. other; some
C. some; other D. other; other
24. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ______ get out.
A. had to B. would
C. could D. was able to
25. It was about 600 years ago ______ the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made.
A. that B. until
C. before D. when
二、完形填空(共25小题,每小题1分;满分25分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从26~50各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
Todd was working at his gas station(加油站) at night when he heard over the radio that a ___26___ in Long Island had been ___27___ by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $ 150,000. “One hundred and fifty thousand,” Todd whistled. Here’s a fellow who just ___28___ into a bank and helps himself ___29___ so much money. Todd thought of the ___30___ with which he managed to get the amount of money he ___31___ to start his gas station, So many papers to ___32___. So much money to pay back. The news ___33___ twenty minutes later. The gunman had ____34_______ a car for a ride, and then ____35___ out the driver. He was possibly ___36___ the Southern State Parkway in a white Ford. License plate(车牌) number LJR1939. The ___37___of the announcer continued: ___38_______ out for white cars. Don’t pick up ___39___, and all you folks in gas stations better not do ___40___ to a white Ford car.
Todd stood up and ___41___ to see out into the cold night. It was dark but Todd ___42___ the Southern State Parkway was out there. Just ___43___, Todd saw the headlights coming at him and a car pulled in for ___44___. There it was, a white Ford. He saw the ___45___, LJR1939. into the col
“What should I do?” Todd had to make a quick ___46___. “Yes, sir?” Todd ___47___ while making up his mind for sure.“___48___ her up,” the man said sounding like any other ___49___. When the tank(油箱) was full,
Todd quickly turned round and pointed a gun at the man. “Hands up ___50___ get out!”
26. A. store B. bank
C. station D. house
27. A. searched for B. held up
C. taken over D. broken into
28. A. walks B. looks
C. marches D. drives
29. A. for B. by
C. to D. of
30. A. satisfaction B. difficulty
C. disappointment D. spirit
31. A. saved B. made
C. offered D. needed
32. A. collect B. prove
C. sign D. write
33. A. continued B. lasted
C. spread D. arrived
34. A. bought B. borrowed
C. stolen D. stopped
35. A. sent B. found
C. left D. pushed
36. A. calling from B. fleeing from
C. heading for D. looking for
37. A. news B. warning
C. advice D. voice
38. A. Look B. Run
C. Call D. Set
39. A. guests B. strangers
C. prisoners D. passengers
40. A. harm B. favor
C. service D. business
41. A. tried B. decided
C. hoped D. happened
42. A. considered B. knew
C. recognized D. learnt
43. A. then B. there
C. right D. now
44. A. directions B. repairs
C. gas D. parking
45. A. mark B. number
C. sign D. name
46. A. decision B. call
C. movement D. remark
47. A. wondered B. stopped
C. waited D. asked
48. A. Cover B. Fill
C. Check D. Tie
49. A. visitor B. robber
C. driver D. rider
50. A. or B. and
C. but D. to
三、阅读理解(共25小题。A节每小题2分,B节每小题1分;满分45分)
A)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
A JINTAN, JIANGSU: The 20 students—18 boys and 2 girls—had a thousand reasons to be proud of themselves. They had just climbed their way to the top rung(阶梯) out of 4 million students taking part in the Fifth National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest(竞赛) on Tuesday evening.
The 20 gold medal winners are all primary and middle school students under the age of 14.
“Many of the problems are of college level and these pupils can figure them out. It is just unbelievable! said a teacher from Guangdong province.
Named after China’s most famous mathematician, Hua Luogeng, the contest started in 1986, one year after his death. In less than 10 years, it has been recognized by the State Education Commission(国家教委) as the country’s biggest and best contest of its kind.
51. This news story is mainly about ______.
A. when the contest started
B. how the contest got its name
C. the 20 pupils who have won gold medals in the contest
D. the 5th National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest
52. This news story most probably appeared in a newspaper in ______.
A. 1986 B. 1987
C. 1995 D. 1997
53. It can be inferred from the text that the teacher from Guangdong province ______.
A. felt proud of the gold medal winners
B. wondered if the students were honest
C. thought that the problems were too difficult for the students
D. believed that the twenty winners could go to study at university
54. The underlined phrase “figure out in the text means ______.
A. work out B. add up
C. guess D. study
B
In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts. He always had an interest in word games and so, to fill his time, he planned a game which he called “Lexico”. However, he was not completely satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and, in time, changed its name from “Lexico” to “Alph” and then to “Criss Cross. He wanted to make some money from his new game but he didn’t have any real commercial(商业性的) success.
In 1939, Butts happened to meet a man called Jim Brunot who showed an interest in the new game. The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1948 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name “Scrabble”.
At first, it didn’t sell very well. In the first year it sold just 2,250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8,500 sets a year. Then, in 1952 the manager of Macy’s department store in New York, Jack Strauss, happened to play “Scrabble” while he was on holiday. He thought it was a wonderful game and, when he went back to work after his holiday, he insisted that Macy’s should stock(储备) the game and make an effort(努力) to call the public’s attention to it.
As a result, “scrabble” became a big success in the United States and it soon spread to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries.
55. The text is mainly about ______.
A. “Lexico” B. three men
C. a word game D. Alfred Butts
56. Alfred Butts invented the game “Lexico” ______.
A. to make himself famous
B. to make spelling simpler
C. when he was out of work and looking for a job
D. when he was playing word games to pass the time
57. Who made “Scrabble” popular?
A. Alfred Butts.
B. Jack Strauss.
C. Alfred Butts and Jim Brunot.
D. Jack Strauss and Jim Brunot.
58. When did Alfred Butts first put his game on the market?
A. In 1939. B. In 1948.
C. Before 1939. D. Between 1939 and 1948.
C
Allan goes everywhere with Birgitta Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. “Most people don’t seem to mind Allan,” says Birgitta, who thinks he is wonderful. “He’s my fourth child,” she says. She may think of him and treat him that way, rson, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allan is a dog.
Birgitta and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides(提供) a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.
People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren’t surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance(保险) for their dog.
In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage(损坏) their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.
59. Birgitta pays taxes for Allan because ______.
A. he is her dog
B. he is her child
C. he follows her everywhere
D. he often falls ill
60. The money paid as dog taxes is used to ______.
A. keep a high level of care for the people
B. pay for damage done by dogs
C. provide medical care for dogs
D. buy insurance for dog owners
61. If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?
A. The owner of the car.
B. The owner of the dog.
C. The insurance company(公司).
D. The government.
62. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden ______.
A. dogs are welcome in public places
B. keeping dogs means asking for trouble
C. many car accidents are caused by dogs
D. people care much about dogs
D
Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.
Global English Centre
* General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
* 3-month(700 yuan), 6-month(1,200 yuan) and one-year(2,000 yuan) courses.
* Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon. -Fri.
* Experienced college English teachers.
* Close to city centre and bus stops. Tel:67605272 Add:105 Zhongshan Road, 100082
Modern Language School
* Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel man agement and office skills.
* Small classes(12 - 16 students) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00 - 5:00 pm.
* Native English teachers from Canada and USA.
* Language lab and computers supplied.
* 3-month course:1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan. Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056Tel: 67353019
The 21st Century English Training Centre
* We specialise in effective(卓有成效的)teaching at all levels.
* We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan.
* We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays.
* Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec. 1.
* Only 15-minute walk from city centre. Call 67801642 for more information
The International House of English
* Three / Six-month English courses for students of all levels at every low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week; convenient(方便的) class hours: 9:0012:00 am and 2:005:00 pm.
* A four-month evening programme for developing speaking skills(same cost as day classes).
* Well-trained Chinese and foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second