高考英语名校试题汇编13
英 语 试 卷
2006.3
本试卷分选择题（共115分）和非选择题（共35分），共85题，考试时间为120分钟，满分为150分，共12页。
注意事项：
1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚。
2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、字迹清楚。
3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。
4．保持卡面清洁，不得折叠、不要弄破、弄皱不准使用涂改液、刮纸刀。
第一部分：听力（满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．How many scores did Mary make in the exam?
A．65. B．92. C．95.
2．What do we learn from this conversation?
A．They spent much money on vacation this year.
B．They will save the money for a house rather than a vacation.
C．They will buy a small house instead of a bigger one.
3．What is the man?
A．A customer. B．A businessman. C．A clerk.
4．When did the 27th Olympic Games close?
A．On 29th Sept. B．On 2nd Oct. C．On 24th Oct
5．What does the woman tell the man?
A．He should leave the umbrella outside the house.
B．She left his umbrella in the hallway.
C．He should remove water from his umbrella.
第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。YCY
6．Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A．In a bedroom. B．In an office. C．In the street.
7．What is wrong with the woman?
A．She has a stomachache. B．She has a bad cold. C．She has a toothache.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What is the woman’s problem?
A．She couldn’t find the pictures.
B．She can’t decide which countries to visit.
C．She doesn’t know how to do her homework.
9．What does the man suggest?
A．Taking a trip. B．Writing about a trip. C．Trying to get organized.
10．Why does the man have to leave?
A．He has to write his composition.
B．He’s going to pack his bags.
C．He’s not feeling well.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Where is the woman going?
A．Out to dinner with a friend.
B．To a new friend’s house.
C．To a friend’s house for dinner.
12．What does the woman still need?
A．A tie. B．A gift. C．Some candy.
13．According to the woman’s mother, you should never go to a friend’s house without ?
A．anything to take B．getting dressed up C．having dinner
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．Who watched the football game last night?
A．Charles. B．Laura. C．Charles’s wife.
15．Which of the following is probably the result of the football game?
A．2:0 B．2:1 C．2:2
16．What did Charles’s wife do at last?
A．She watched the exciting football game.
B．She started reading.
C．She stopped watching the film and went to sleep.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What is the speaker in charge of?
A．A small supermarket. YCY
B．A big supermarket.
C．A small branch of a big supermarket.
18．What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A．The prevention of shoplifting.
B．The causes of shoplifting.
C．The purpose of shoplifting
19．Who forms the great part of shoplifters?
A．People in their early thirties.
B．People in their twenties.
C．Teenagers in groups
20．What measures doesn’t the speaker take to prevent shoplifting?
A．Putting chains or alarms on goods.
B．Hiring store detectives.
C．Using closed-circuit television.
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）
21．—Mr. Smith, I wonder if I could take Friday off?
— ? It’s a bit difficult with so many people away on holiday, you know.
A．How come B．Is it necessary
C．Where are you going D．Do you really have to
22．The education of young is always hot and serious topic in China.
A．/; / B．the;a C．/; the D．the;/
23．I’m not sure whether I’ll succeed in persuading her. , I will try all possible means to make it.
A．Even though B．If so C．Anyhow D．Instead
24．—I guess it must be pretty hot in Hong Kong in summer, isn’t it?
—Yes. That’s why we to Beijing. But we didn’t know it so cold here in winter.
A．are moving; was B．moved; would be
C．have moved; is D．were moving; has been
25．My pen-friend, Peter, wrote to me, expressing the hope he would come to Beijing to see the 2008 Olympics Games. YCY
A．that B．which C．what D．whether
26．Before the college entrance examination, many students have shown of tension.
Some have trouble in sleeping while others have lost their appetite.（胃口）
A．anxiety B．marks C．signs D．remarks
27．He is so skillful that he can draw a picture at an object in a human hair.
A．one-twentieth the thicker than B．one-twentieth the thick of
C．one-twentieth the thickness of D．one-twenty thicker than
28．Memories of his close ties with his soldiers during World War II often to the old general.
A．come back B．get back C．hold back D．bring back
29．—I went to work on foot yesterday, though it was raining cats and dogs.
—You a bus. You were likely to get a cold.
A．must have taken B．would take
C．should have taken D．could take
30． a college or university in the USA, Chinese and other international students must show and prove their strong ability in spoken and written English.
A．Having been admitted to B．To be admitted to
C．Admitted to D．To admit to
31．The wedding dress which was made to her measure fitted her .
A．fine B．perfect C．good D．nice
32．—I thought you were coming back from Shanghai next week.
—Oh, I to stay there for one more week, but I changed my mind.
A．would have intended B．was intending
C．had intended D．have intended
33．The pilot lost control with the military base, the plane crashed in the desert.
A．by means of which B．for which
C．in case of which D．as a result of which
34．—Did you finish reading the book yesterday?
—No. I just went the third line on page 86.
A．as long as B．as much as C．as far as D．as many as
35．—What about the MP3?
—I am eager to have Can you give to me as a birthday present, Dad?
A．one; it B．it;one C．it; it D．one; one
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
It is 36 secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents（养
父母）than with the parents that nature dealt them. That is especially 37 of children who remain in homes where they’re badly treated because the law blindly favors biological parents. It is also true of children who suffer for years in foster（寄养）homes 38 parents who can’t or won’t care for them but 39 to give up custody（监护）rights.
Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays 40 neither description, but her recent court victory could 41 children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who 42 her and her biological parents, with whom she has never 43 . A Florida judge decided that the teenager can 44 with the only father she has ever known and that her biological parents have no legal right on her.
Shortly after 45 in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another baby were 46 switched（调换）and sent home with the 47 parents. Kimberly’s biological parents received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical test 48 that the child wasn’t their own daughter, 49 Kim was, thus leading to a custody battle with Robert Mays.
In 1989, the two families 50 that Robert Mays would continue to have custody right with the biological parents getting 51 rights. Those right were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being 52 .
The decision to leave Kimberly 53 Mr. Mays caused heated discussion. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have the right to sue（起诉）on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was 54 a personal possession of her parents. Biological parents does not mean a complete 55 that cancels（取消）all the rights of the children.
36．A．not B．no C．a D．the
37．A．terrible B．true C．sad D．natural
38．A．for B．because C．because of D．as
39．A．have B．stick C．want D．refuse
40．A．fits B．knows C．likes D．supports
41．A．save B．help C．trouble D．surprise
42．A．bore B．protected C．grew D．raised
43．A．played B．thought C．lived D．met
44．A．remain B．leave C．share D．talk
45．A．birth B．operation C．treatment D．illness
46．A．mistakenly B．purposefully C．hopefully D．additionally
47．A．own B．wrong C．bad D．other
48．A．explained B．said C．showed D．announced
49．A．therefore B．but C．or D．so
50．A．quarreled B．thought C．prepared D．agreed
51．A．visiting B．equal C．watching D．biological
52．A．wounded B．hidden C．forbidden D．hurt
53．A．with B．on C．by D．in
54．A．more than B．just C．no more than D．rather than
55．A．control B．order C．belong D．ownership
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
A
Half a century ago, during the Sino-Japanese War, I was a student at National Southwest Associated University at Kunming in southern China, Lectures were often accompanied by the pitter-patter of rain on the tin roofs of the classrooms; that mud floors were full of holes; and wind blew through paneless windows. As for the library, it was a bare skeleton（骨架） . A good reference book was used for years and journals usually arrived after a couple of years’ delay.
But despite such hardship, I had the best of my student days in Kunming. Although we were short of research materials, we were uncompromising（坚定的）in our pursue of knowledge and truth. I spent six years at Southwest and obtained my first and second degrees in physics here. I still value those days fervently. In fact it was at Southwest that I first came across Reader’s Digest. To me, the magazine’s insistence on perfection both in style and accuracy（准确性）—as well as its celebration of life even in the face of hardship—is similar to the values I learned at Southwest.
Later, I went to the United States to study under Enrich Ferimi, the famous physicist who directed the world’s first nuclear chain reaction. One of the first things Ferimi emphasized to me was that physics shouldn’t be so overwhelming（压倒性的）that it is beyond the average man. Physics research, he said, should be connected with our daily lives and physicists should devote most of their efforts to solving practical problems. I couldn’t agree more. Indeed, I think this simple, close-to-life.
Approach applies other attempts too. Reader’s Digest is highly informative, but it is easy to read, and easy to understand, never exaggerating or mystifying. This truthful, down-to earth quality is what I treasure now.
56．What is the author?
A．A soldier B．A physicist C．An editor D．A teacher
57．Which of the following is NOT true of the National Southwest Associated University?
A．The only thing its library had was a skeleton.
B．Its classroom windows had no glass.
C．The mud floors of the classrooms were uneven.
D．It was short of research materials.
58．What was the first thing Ferimi emphasized to the author?
A．Theoretical problems need solving first.
B．Physics should not be considered as the most important course.
C．Physics research should be related to daily lives.
D．The results of physics research could be used in the national defense.
59．What does the author think of Reader’s Digest?
A．It gives much information.
B．It devotes its efforts to solving practical problems.
C．It is far from perfect in style or accuracy.
D．Its language is simple, but beautifully written.
B
In 1841, a book was published which astonished the world. It was called“Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan”The author John Loud Stephens had just returned from a long, difficult and dangerous journey through the thick rain forest of southern Mexico and Guatemala. He had once been there with Frederick Catherwood, an architect and artist, to search for the remains of a lost civilization known as the Mayas（玛雅）.Very little was known about the Mayas at that time, but Catherwood’s drawing in the book showed incredible cities with temples, pyramids and other buildings as impressive as those of their northern neighbors, the Aztecs. These cities, however, were deserted. The inhabitants（居民）had disappeared almost a thousand years before.
Since that time, far more has been learned about this remarkable civilization. The Mayas had a highly developed system of government and of agriculture, as well as an incredibly accurate（精确的）system of measuring time. They were also wonderful engineers capable of moving huge blocks stone long distances and cutting them to accurate shapes and sizes.
And yet although the Mayas knew about the wheel, they never used it. Neither did they use metals other than copper. What is ever more surprising is that they suddenly abandoned（抛弃）many of their cities and built new ones in the jungle. Some time around AD900, Mayan civilization collapsed. By the year 1200, their last great capital, Chichen Itza, was deserted.
Who were these strange people and the even stranger gods they worshipped? What brought about their sudden and mysterious collapse? Some writers have tried to prove that the Mayas had contact with visitors from space and even that they themselves came from another planet. Some people believe that their civilization came to an end because the Mayas never developed a proper resistance to local germs and diseases. All we really know is that when the first Europeans appeared off their coast in 1517, this great and mysterious culture was only a memory.
60．Stephen’s book astonished the world because .
A．it was the first time people heard about Mayas
B．the Mayas were excellent builders and farmers
C．he had experienced so may difficulties to find this lost civilization
D．it described that the Mayas used to be an advanced civilization
61．One of the most surprising findings about Mayas was that .
A．they developed accurate system measuring time
B．they knew how to build pyramids with stones
C．they deserted their cities and moved to new ones
D．they built cities which they never lived in
62．At last Mayas disappeared from the world most probably in .
A．a thousand years before 1841 B．around AD 900
C．any year between 1200 and 1517 D．1200
63．What brought about Mayan sudden collapse?
A．Tropical germs and diseases B．European conquest
C．Mysterious force from outer space D．No one knows for sure
C
When Joe Ward went fishing in Florida one day last September, he didn’t need a weather report to tell him that big trouble was on the way. All he had to do was observe the behavior of the area’s wildlife.“The fish were just biting like crazy, like they were storing up,”says Ward.“There wasn’t a bird anywhere, not even a gull, which is very unusual down here. And on the banks, the insects—the ants, everything—were climbing high.”The next day Hurricane Frances hit. Was this an isolated incident？ Hardly.“Some people say that animals have a sixth sense. I don’t know if I’d go that far,”says Wildlife Conservation Society research scientist Diana Reiss.“There’s a lot we still have to learn about their behavior. But I don’t think there’s any question that animals can hear, feel and notice things that we can’t.”
When Sri Lanka Wildlife Department deputy director, H. D. Ratnayake, surveyed the destruction left by last December’s tsunami, he was shocked by what he had not seen before. Tens of thousands of humans were killed. But there was very little mortality among wildlife. At Yala National Park, the phenomenon was especially noticeable. Though the human death number nearby was more than 200, officials found no wildlife dead bodies. After the tsunami, wild tales keep surfacing. Residents have reported seeing herds of antelope（羚羊）thundering from a coastal area to the hills before the giant wall of water hit. And nesting flamingos（红鹳）left low-lying areas, heading for the safety of higher ground. How did they know trouble was on the way？Scientists credit a well-tuned sensory system.“Animals have to adapt to their environment to survive,”Reiss says. Changes in atmospheric conditions also may have played a part, some scientists say.
Wildlife photographer Mike Blair remembers the day he witnessed how waterfowl can sense change in the weather. That morning the weather was mild, with a few snow geese on the marshes at the wildlife protecting place. But as the day progressed, flight after flight of geese crossed the sky and settled on the wetlands. The next day temperatures decreased widely and a snowstorm hit.“The refuge staff said there were 20,000 geese there at the start of the day,”says Blair.“By the end of the day, they were estimating there were 300,000 or more.”Wildlife biologists believe migrating waterfowl have a built-in sense to predict the approach of large storms and are particularly responsive to changes of pressure in the air.
64．What will the antelope do before a storm?
A．They will rush to the top of the hills.
B．They will go to the coastal land to store some food.
C．They will leave their home and move to another place forever.
D．They will move to the wetlands to avoid the storm.
65．What’s the meaning of the underlined word“credit”in the second paragraph?
A．believe the animals can create B．guess the animals change
C．predict the animals owe D．owe the animals’ action to
66．In Reiss’s opinion, why animals can survive some disasters while humans cannot?
A．Because they have a sixth sense.
B．Because they can feel the changes in atmospheric conditions.
C．Because they can feel and notice something we human beings can’t
D．Because human beings are well-developed and don’t need to adapt to the environment.
67．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．The migration of the wildlife animals.
B．What will the waterfowl do when there is a disaster.
C．Animals have a six sense to predict the coming natural disaster.
D．The number of human beings’ destruction is larger than the wild animals’
D
In 1901，H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the“moon people”they met. In turn, the“moon people”expressed their surprise.“Why,”they asked,“are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”
H.G.Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the“moon people”asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.
Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The“Channel”，a tunnel connecting England and France, is now complete.
But what about underground cities？ Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called“Alice Cities”.Ｔhe designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome would cover the whole city.
Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The space, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H.G.Wells“moon people”would agree. Would you?
68．The explorers in H.G.Weell’s story were surprised to find that the“moon people” .
A．knew so much about the earth
B．understood their language
C．lived in so many underground cities
D．were ahead of them in space technology
69．What does the underlined word“it”（paragraph 2）refer to?
A．Discovering the moon’s inner space
B．Using the earth’s inner space
C．Meeting the“moon people”again
D．Traveling to outer space
70．What sort of underground system are already here with us?
A．Offices, shopping areas, power stations
B．Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas
C．Gardens, car parks, power stations
D．Tunnels, gardens, offices
71．What would be the best title for the text?
A．Alice Cities—cities of the future
B．Space travel with H.G.Wells
C．Enjoy living underground
D．Building down, not up
E
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A．apply for a position B．employ a working partner
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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）
Have you ever heard from the saying: All work and no 76．
play make Jack a dull boy?What this means is that if you 77．
study all the times you will become a boring person. You 78．
must go out and having fun with your friends, otherwise 79．
you will lose him. No one wants to be friends with the 80．
person who that only works and studies. Perhaps you have 81．
a confidence problem. Please try remember that the work 82．
you do is for yourself rather than for anyone else. You do 83．
not have to compete your classmates. No one can be 84．
happier in studying seven days and seven nights a week. 85．
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是主持人，请你根据以下表格的信息，为以“Should we give money to beggars?”为题的班会写一个总结。
一些人 另一些人
孤寡老人不能自食其力而乞讨；
有些学生因家境贫苦而辍学去乞讨；
有些残疾人只能以乞讨为生； 大部分都是假装的，乞讨只是他们赚钱的一条捷径；
这么做会助长懒惰；
结论：应该尽力帮助弱势群体，但给钱时一定要慎重。
注意：1. 文章的开头已给出。YCY
2．词数100左右。
3．参考词汇：弱势群体 inferior group
We have had a class meeting today on whether we should give money to beggars and we have different opinions….
英语试卷参考答案
听力：1—5 CACBC 6—10 ABCBA 11—15 CBABC 16—20 BCACA
单项选择：21—25 DBCBA 26—30 CCACB 31—35 ACDCC
完形填空：36—40 BBCDA 41—45 BDCAA 46—50 ABCBD 51—55 ADAAD
阅读理解：56—59 BACA 60—63 DCCD 64—67 ADCC 68—71 CBBD 72—75 CBAB
76．from —of/about 77．make—makes 78．times—time 79．having—have
80．him—them 81．that 82．try后加to 83．正确 84．compete加against/with
85．happier—happy
书面表达：
We have had a class meeting today on whether we should give money to beggars and we have different opinions.
Some believe that we should give money to beggars because some of them are old people, who can’t live on their own. Among them are also some students who have dropped out of school because their families are so poor. And we can also see some disabled people. So we should give money to those who need our help badly.
On the other hand, however, many more students think we shouldn’t give them money because most of the beggars beg not because they are poor but because they want to make money more easily. They are not real beggars. Besides, to give money would encourage them to be lazy even if they have the ability to work.
In general, we should help the people of the inferior group but when we give money we should be careful.
听力：
Test 1
W：I only made 65 in the exam. Did you make the highest grade in the class?
M：No, I made 92, but Mary was the best. She made 95.
Test 2
M：I think we should look for a bigger house, but I don’t see how we can afford one right now.
W：If only we hadn’t spent so much money on our vacation this year.
Test 3
W：Good morning. This is the National Travel Agency, isn’t it?
M：Yes, it is. May I help you?
W：Is Miss Li there?
M：Sorry. She is out to tea. I’ll be glad to take a message.
W：Thank you. I can wait for her.
Test 4
W：Can you tell me when the 27th Olympic Games opened in Sydney?
M：On Sept. 15th, 2000.
W：How long did it last?
M：17 days.
Test 5
M：Mind if I leave the umbrella here in the hallway?
W：Not at all, but first shake it off outside, would you?
M：All right, thanks.
Test 6
M：Good morning, Jenny. How are you feeling?
W：Terrible.
M：Would you like me to bring you some breakfast?
W：No, thank you. I feel too sick to eat. I’ve got the chills. I ache all over. I don’t think I can even get out of the bed.
M：Hmm. Chills, aches, weakness—I’d say you’ve got the flu.
W：The flu…is that serious?
M：Probably not. You’ll feel better in a few days. You just need to rest and drink more water.
W：Thank you
Test 7
M：You don’t look happy. What’s the problem?
W：I’ve got to write a long composition, and I just can’t come up with any ideas, and I have to hand it in tomorrow.
M：That shouldn’t be too difficult. Remember those pictures you were showing me last weeks.
W：Sure. I’ve got them here.
M：Why don’t you write about your impressions of the Pyramids in Egypt and the like?
W：Sounds like a good idea. I can also tell about our visit to North Africa, the Holy Land, and all of the historical places we visited.
M：Well, now that you’re feeling better about this, I think I’ll be on my way. I’ve got to finish my composition too.
W：Thanks. Once organized, it wou’t be so difficult
Test 8
M：Wow, you’ve all dressed up. Where are you going?
W：My friend invited me to his house for dinner. I just need one more thing and I’ll be all set.
M：What’s that?You look good to me.
W：I want to buy some flowers to take. It’s the first time I’ve been to his house.
M：That’s a nice idea.
W：Yes. My mother always taught me never to go to a person’s house empty-handed, at least not for the first time.
Test 9
W：Did you watch television last night, Charles?
M：Yes, I did. Was there anything that interested you, Laura?
W：There was a good game. Did you see it?
M：Oh, I didn’t . I wanted to, but my wife preferred to watch the old film.
W：What a pity！It was quite exciting. Both teams played very well.
M：How did it finish?
W：It finished in a draw. What was the film like?
M：It was quite good. But I missed the beginning of it because I had to eat first.
W：Did your wife enjoy it?
M：No, she didn’t After half an hour she stopped watching and started to read a book.
Test 10
Well, I manage a small branch of a large supermarket, and we lose a lot of money through shoplifting. I have to try to prevent it, or I’ll lose all my profits. A lot of shoplifting is done by teenagers in groups. They do it for fun. They’re not frightened, so we have to make it difficult for them. Obviously a supermarket can’t have chains or alarms on the goods, so we have store detectives, who walk around like ordinary shoppers, otherwise they’ll be recognized. We have big signs up, saying“shoplifters will be punished”, but that doesn’t help much. We’ve started putting cash desks at all the exits to prevent the shoplifters walking straight out with things. We also use closed-circuit television, but that’s expensive. In fact, all good methods of prevention are quite expensive, and naturally, they make our prices more expensive. But it has to be done, otherwise shoplifting itself will make all the prices much higher, and the public doesn’t want that!