2000年广东高考英语真题及答案.doc

2000年广东高考英语真题及答案

第一卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
作题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A.￡19.15. B.￡9.15. C.￡9.18.
答案是B。
1.Where are the two speakers?
A.In a department store. B.In a clothes factory. C.On a playground.
2.What time does the train leave?
A.At 6:15. B.At 6:25. C.At 6:50.
3.What are the two speakers doing?
A.Enjoying meeting each other.
B.Saying good-bye to each other.
C.Planning to see each other again.
4.What’s the man doing?
A.He’s working in a hotel.
B.He’s visiting a young couple.
C.He’s travelling around.
5.When should Susan go to meet Professor Brown?
A.At 10:00. B.At 10:30. C.At 11:00.
第二节（共15小题；每小题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，各小题将给出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8题。
6.Where does this conversation take place?
A.At a booking office. B.At a museum. C.In a record store.
7.On which day will the Japanese Music Concert be held?
A.The 28th. B.The 30th. C.The 15th.
8.How does the man pay for the tickets?
A.By credit card. B.With U.S. dollars. C.By cheque.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9.Where is the woman going?
A.Bridge Street. B.The cinema. C.The station.
10.Where is the cinema?
A.On the corner of Bridge Street.
B.Next to the station.
C.On Station Street.
11.Which turning should the woman take on Bridge Street?
A.The first on the right.
B.The first on the left.
C.The second on the left.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12.Who are the two speakers?
A.A man and his wife.
B.A man and his sister.
C.A man and his girlfriend.
13.Why is the man unhappy about their weekends?
A.They seldom invite friends over.
B.They seldom go out for a picnic.
C.They seldom spend the weekends together.
14.On which aspect of the picnic do the man and woman differ?
A.Who should get the car ready.
B.How many friends they should invite.
C.What food and drink they should prepare.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.What is Mary’s plan for Saturday?
A.Visit her mother.
B.Cook dinner for Tom.
C.Ask John and his wife to dinner.
16.What does John say to Mary about the invitation?
A.He’s not free.
B.He’ll certainly go.
C.He’s not sure.
17.What has John promised to do?
A.Phone back with an answer.
B.Persuade Jane to join him.
C.Visit Mary’s mother on Saturday.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Why are many roads closed in the north?
A.Because of heavy rain.
B.Because of strong winds.
C.Because of fallen stones from mountains.
19.In which part of the country have fifty houses been flooded?
A.In the south. B.In the north. C.In the east.
20.What happened in the west?
A.Many boats were missing.
B.Four people died in a river.
C.Two villages were under water.
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child　　　　he or she wants.
　A.however B.whatever C.whichever D.whenever
答案是B。
21.—Waiter!
—　　　　　　
　—I can’t eat this.It’s too salty.
A.Yes,sir? B.What? C.All right? D.Pardon?
22.I don’t think I’ll need any money but I’ll bring some　　　　.
A.at last B.in case C.once again D.in time
23.Most animals have little connection with　　 animals of 　　different kind unless they kill them for food.
A.the;a B.不填;a C.the;the D.不填;the
24.Let Harry play with your toys as well,Clare—you must learn to .
A.support B.care C.spare D.share
25.Someone called me up in the middle of the night,but they hung up　　　I could answer the phone.
A.as B.since C.before D.until
26.—Are you coming to Jeff’s party?
—I’m not sure.I　　　　go to the concert instead.
　A.must B.would C.should D.might
27.If you want to change for a double room you’ll have to pay　　　　$ 15.
　A.another B.other C.more D.each
28. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play,　　　　,of course,made the others unhappy.
A.who B.which C.this D.what
29.　　　　production up by 60%,the company has had another excellent year.
A.As B.For C.With D.Through
30.I’ve worked with children before,so I know what　　　　in my new job.
A.expected B.to expect
C.to be expecting D.expects
31.—How are you today?
　—Oh,I　　　　as ill as I do now for a very long time.
　A.didn’t feel B.wasn’t feeling
C.don’t feel D.haven’t felt
32.The WTO cannot live up to its name　　　　it does not include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind.
A.as long as B.while C.if D.even though
33.The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see　　　　the next year.
　A.carried out B.carrying out C.carry out D.to carry out
34.―Why don’t we take a little break?
―Didn’t we just have　　　　？
A.it B.that C.one D.this
35.The reporter said that the UFO　　　　east to west when he saw it.
　A.was travelling B.travelled
C.had been travelling D.was to travel
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，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
At the beginning of this century,medical scientists made an interesting discovery:we are built not just of flesh(肌肉)and blood but also of time.They were　36　to show that we all have a ‘body clock’　37　us,which controls the　38　and fall of our body energies,　39　us different from one day to the next.
The　40　of a ‘body clock’should not be too　41　since the lives of most living things are controlled　42　the 24-hour night-and-day cycle(循环).We feel　43　and fall asleep at night and become　44　and energetic during the day.If the 24-hour cycle is　45　most people experience unpleas-　ant　46　.For example,people who are not　47　to working at night can find that　48　of sleep causes them to　49　badly at work.
　50　the daily cycle of sleeping and　51　,we also have other cycles which　52　longer than one day.Most of us would　53　that we feel good on some days and not so good on　54　；sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times,they　55　do not exist.
36.A.anxious B.able C.careful D.proud
37. A.inside B.around C.between D.on
38.A.movement B.supply C.use D.rise
39.A.showing B.treating C.making D.changing
40.A.invention B.opinion C.story D.idea
41.A.difficult B.exciting C.surprising D.interesting
42.A.from B.by C.over D.during
43.A.dull B.tired C.dreamy D.peaceful
44.A.regular B.excited C.lively D.clear
45.A.disturbed B.shortened C.reset D.troubled
46.A.moments B.feelings C.senses D.effects
47.A.prevented B.allowed C.expected D.used
48.A.miss B.none C.lack D.need
49.A.perform B.show C.manage D.control
50.A.With B.As well as C.Except D.Rather than
51.A.working B.moving C.living D.waking
52.A.repeat B.remain C.last D.happen
53.A.agree B.believe C.realize D.allow
54.A.other B.the other C.all other D.others
55.A.just B.only C.still D.yet
第三部分：阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
New York,10 November－5:27 pm,yesterday.Biggest power failure in the city’s history.
* Thousands of people got stuck in lifts.Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building.“There were twelve of us.But no one panicked.We passed the time telling stories and playing word games.One man wanted to smoke but we didn’t let him.Firemen finally got us out.”
*“It was the best night we’ve ever had,”said Angela Carraro,who runs an Italian restaurant on 42nd Street.“We had lots of candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on their trays.The place was full－and all night,in fact ,for after we had closed,we let the people stay on and spend the night here.”
* The zoos had their problems like everyone else.Keepers worked through the night.They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm.While zoos had problems keeping warm,supermarkets had problems keeping cool.“All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted”,said the manager of a store in downtown Manhattan.“They were worth $ 50,000.”
* The big electric clock in the lobby(大厅)of the Waldorf－Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started ticking(滴答)again at 5:25 this morning.It was almost on time.
56.Throughout the period of darkness,Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were　　　.
　A.nervous B.excited
C.calm D.frightened
57.In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro?
A.She had a taste of adventure.
B.Burning candles brightened the place.
C.Business was better than usual.
D.Many people stayed the night in her restaurant.
58.How long did the power failure last?
A.Nearly 12 hours. B.More than 12 hours.
C.Nearly 24 hours. D.More than 24 hours.
B
The easy way out isn’t always easiest.I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug,my husband of one month,to a special meal.I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread.Knowing the bread would take time,I started on it as soon as Doug left for work.As I was not experienced in cooking,I thought if a dozen was good,two dozen would be better,So I doubled everything.As Doug loved oranges,I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl.Soon there was a sticky dough(面团)covered with ugly yellowish marks.Realizing I had been defeated,I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn’t have to face Doug laughing at my work.I went on preparing the rest of the meal,and,when Doug got home,we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice.He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed.Twice he got up and went outside,saying he thought he heard a noise.The third time he left,I went to the window to see what he was doing.Looking out,I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin,Holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container.When I came out of the house,he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again,he held the lid up enough for me to see.I felt cold.But I stepped closer and looked harder.Without doubt it was my work.The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast（酵母）made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing.It looked like some unknown being from outer space.I could see why Doug was so shaken.I had to admit what the‘living thing’was and why it was there.I don’t know who was more embarrassed(尴尬)by the whole thing—Doug or me.
59.The writer’s purpose in writing this story is　　　.
　A.to tell an interesting experience
B.to show the easiest way out of a difficulty
C.to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman
D.to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books
60.Why did the woman’s attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccess- ful?
　A.The canned orange had gone bad.
B.She did’t use the right kind of flour.
C.The cookbook was hard to understand.
D.She did not follow the directions closely.
61.Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?
A.She didn’t see the use of keeping it.
B.She meant to joke with her husband.
C.She didn’t want her husband to see it.
D.She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.
62.What made the dough in the bin look frightening?
A.The rising and falling movement.
B.The strange—looking marks.
C.Its shape.
D.Its size.
63.When Doug went out the third time,the woman looked out of the window because she was　　　.
A.surprised at his being interested in the bin
B.afraid that he would discover her secret
C.unhappy that he didn’t enjoy the meal
D.curious to know what disturbed him
C
Decision-thinking is not unlike poker—it often matters not only what you think,but also what others think you think and what you think they think you think.The mental process(过程)is similar.Naturally,this card game has often been of considerable interest to people who are,by any standards,good thinkers.
The great mathematician John von Neumann was one of the founders of game theory.In particular,he showed that all games fall into two classes:there are what he called games of‘perfect information’,games like chess where the players can’t hide anything or play tricks:they don’t win by chance,but by means of logic and skills.Then there are games of‘imperfect information’,like poker,in which it is impossible to know in advance that one course of action is better than another.
One mistaken idea about business is that it can be treated as a game of perfect information.Quite the reverse.Business,politics,life itself are games which we must normally play with very imperfect information.Business decisions are often made with many unknown and unknowable factors(因素)which would even puzzle(困惑)best poker players.But few business people find it comfortable to admit that they are taking a chance,and many still prefer to believe that they are playing chess,not poker.
64.The subject discussed in this text is　　　.
　A.the process of reaching decisions
B.the difference between poker and chess
C.the secret of making good business plans
D.the value of information in winning games
65.An important factor in a game of imperfect information is　　　.
A.rules B.luck
C.time D.ideas
66.Which of the following can be used in place of“Quite the reverse”？
　A.Quite right. B.True enough.
C.Most unlikely. D.Just the opposite.
67.In the writer’s opinion,when making business decisions one should　　　.
A.put perfect information before imperfect information
B.accept the existence of unknown factors
C.regard business as a game of chess
D.mix known and unknown factors
D
Olaf Stapledon wrote a book called First and Last Men,in which he looked millions of years ahead.He told of different men and of strange civilisations(文明),broken up by long‘dark ages’in between.In his view,what is called the present time is no more than a moment in human history and we are just the First Men.In 2,000 million years from now there will be the Eighteenth or Last Men.
However,most of our ideas about the future are really very short－sight- ed.Perhaps we can see some possibilities for the next fifty years.But the next hundred?The next thousand?The next million?That’s much more difficult.
When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago,how could they even begin to picture modern life?Yet to men of 50,000 years from now,we may seem as primitive(原始的)in our ideas as the Stone-Age hunters do to us.Perhaps they will spend their days gollocking to make new spundels,or struggling with their ballalators through the cribe.These words,which I have just made up,have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can’t think of.
So why bother even to try imagining life far in the future?Here are two reasons.First,unless we remember how short our own lives are compared with the whole human history,we are likely to think our own interests are much more important tha