2004年广东高考英语真题及答案.doc

2004年广东高考英语真题及答案
听力：
1. What was the man?
A. A cook. B. A waiter. C. A manager.
2. How much time will it take Peter to finish his homework?
A. Half an hour. B. An hour. C. Two hours.
3. Where probably is the man now?
A. In a car. B. In the office. C. In the sports field.
4. What does the woman mean?
A. She accepted the offer of help.
B. She politely refused the offer of help.
C. Her son wouldn’t arrive there right then.
5. What is Helen’s idea about the skirt?
A. The color of the skirt is bright.
B. The color does not quite suit her.
C. Her friend has made a right choice.

6. Where does the woman keep her snakes?
A. In a cage. B. In her garage. C. In her garden.
7. What does the woman keep snakes for?
A. For fun. B. For meat. C. For sport.
8. What can we infer about the man?
A. He is not interested in pets.
B. He doesn’t like snakes as pets.
C. He doesn’t like talking about snakes.

9. What do famous artists think of Stephen’s drawings?
A. They are very strange. B. They are not quite good. C. They are very well drawn.
10. What is the probable relationship between the man speaker and Stephen?
A. Neighbours. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and pupil.
11. Which of the following shows that Stephen is a very special boy?
A. He can draw as well as a famous artist.
B. He can draw without looking at the object he draws.
C. He has a special gift in drawing but finds other things difficult.

12. What is Jason’s unusual job?
A. A street singer. B. A street dancer. C. A street musician.
13. Why does Jason do most of his work in spring and summer?
A. Because the weather is good in those seasons.
B. Because there are fewer people in those seasons.
C. Because he doesn’t like going out in those seasons.
14. Why does Jason decide to go to Paris next year?
A. Because he has difficulty with the police here.
B. Because he wants to become a better performer.
C. Because he can learn more from other performers.

15. Why didn’t the woman continue with her sports after she got back home?
A. Because it took too much time.
B. Because it was a hard job.
C. Because it was too late.
16. What were the conditions like in the field where the woman once did her training?
A. The conditions were not bad.
B. There were no sports tracks there.
C. There were too many houses there.
17. How long ago was it when the woman did her sports training in the fields?
A. Just 10 years ago. B. Less than 10 years ago. C. More than 10 years ago.

18. Who does the speaker talk to?
A. Visitors. B. Citizens. C. Shoppers.
19. Who are not allowed to buy cigarettes?
A. Children under 16. B. Children under 17. C. Children under 18.
20. What is the purpose of the speech?
A. Asking for opinion. B. Making request. C. Giving advice.
单项填空：
21. All the employees except the manager ____ to work online at home.【2004广东】
A. encourages B. encourage C. is encouraged D. are encouraged
22. I feel that one of my main duties ____ a teacher is to help the students to become better learners.【2004广东】
A. for B. by C. as D. with
23. I have always been honest and straightforward, and it doesn’t matter ____ I’m talking to.【2004广东】
A. who is it B. who it is C. it is who D. it is whom
24. It is ____ any wonder that his friend doesn’t like watching television much.【2004广东】
A. no B. such C. nearly D. hardly
25. Parents are taught to understand ____ important education is to their children’s future.【2004广东】
A. that B. how C. such D. so
26. ____ the programme, they have to stay there for another two weeks.【2004广东】
A. Not completing B. Not completed
C. Not having completed D. Having not completed
27. She doesn’t know anyone here. She has got ____ to talk to.【2004广东】
A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one
28. While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made ____ discovery which completely changed ____ man’s understanding of color.【2004广东】
A. a; 不填 B. a; the C. 不填; the D. the; a
29. Sometimes it was a bit boring to work there because there wasn’t always ____ much to do.【2004广东】
A. such B. that C. more D. very
30. Of the making of good books there is no end; neither ____ any end to their influence on man’s lives.【2004广东】
A. there is B. there are C. is there D. are there
31. The great success of this programme has been ____ due to the support given by the local businessmen.【2004广东】
A. rather B. very C. quickly D. largely
32. If you are planning to spend your money having fun this week, better ____ it—you’ve got some big bills coming.【2004广东】
A. forget B. forgot C. forgetting D. to forget
33. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ____ most of her day.【2004广东】
A. takes up B. makes up C. saves up D. puts up
34. —No, I’m afraid he isn’t in. This is his secretary speaking. Can I help you?
—____【2004广东】
A. Oh, you will. B. Oh, that’s a pity
C. I should think so. D. Well, I look forward to hearing from you.
35. —Do you mind if I open the window?
—____ I feel a bit cold.【2004广东】
A. Of course not. B. I’d rather you didn’t. C. Go ahead. D. Why not?
完形填空
Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.
I had seen an agency(中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the (36) ____ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as (37) ____ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the (38) ____ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office (39) ____ me. The woman looked carefully at me (40) ____ through her glasses, and then (41) ____ me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather (42) ____. She wondered why I was looking for this sort of (43) ____. I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be (44) ____ to get a job without (45) ____. I wondered whether I ought to leave, (46) ____ the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:
“(47) ____, I’ve got someone in the (48) ____ at this very moment who might (49) ____.” She wrote down a (50) ____, and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a (51) ____ immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”
“Oh, yes,” said I——（52）____having cooked for more than four in my life. I (53) ____ her again and again, and rushed out to the (54) ____ telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours (55) ____ cook books.
36. A. bed B. house C. agency D. office
37. A. proud B. please C. nervous D. worried
38. A. family B. door C. place D. stage
39. A. calmed B. excited C. frightened D. disturbed
40. A. as usual B. for a while C. in a minute D. once again
41. A. advised B. examined C. informed D. questioned
42. A. encouraged B. dissatisfied C. hopeless D. pleased
43. A. place B. job C. advice D. help
44. A. difficult B. helpless C. possible D. unusual
45. A. ability B. experience C. knowledge D. study
46. A. after B. since C. until D. when
47. A. Above all B. As a matter of fact C. As a result D. In spite of that
48. A. family B. house C. office D. restaurant
49. A. hire B. accept C. suit D. offer
50. A. letter B. name C. note D. number
51. A. cook B. help C. teacher D. secretary
52. A. almost B. never C. nearly D. really
53. A. answered B. promised C. thanked D. told
54. A. outside B. local C. closest D. nearest
55. A. borrowing B. buying C. reading D. writing
阅读理解
A
I fell in love with England because it was quaint(古雅)——all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.
Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners——people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.
I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You’re forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.
As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 pm. I used to use it, but now I’m afraid.
The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbor who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.
56. The writer doesn’t like London because she ____.
A. is not used to the life there now B. has lived there for seventeen years
C. prefers to live in an old-fashioned house D. has to be polite to everyone she meets there
57. Where do people usually meet their friends in England?
A. In a café. B. In a restaurant. C. In a nightclub. D. In a pub.
58. The underlined part “it” (in Para.4) refers to ____.
A. a taxi B. the money C. a bomb D. public transport
59. The writer took her neighbor to France for Christmas because he ____.
A. felt lonely in England B. had never been to France
C. was from a typical French family D. didn’t like the British idea of family
B
If the world were a village of 1,000 people it would include:
· 584 Asians
· 124 Africans
· 95 Eastern and western Europeans
· 84 Latin Americans
· 55 former Soviets(including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)
· 52 North Americans
· 6 Australians and New Zealanders
The people of the village would speak:
· 165 Mandarin
· 86 English
· 83 Hindu/Urdu
· 64 Spanish
· 58 Russian
· 37 Arabic
The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village.
One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65. Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modem equipment.
This year 28 babies will be born. Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from cancer. Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year. With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1,018.
In this village of 1,000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 receive only 2 percent of the income.
About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water.
Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write.
The village has a total yearly budget(预算), public and private, of over $3 million—$3,000 per person if it is distributed evenly. Of the total $3 million:
$181,000 goes to weapons and warfare
$159,000 to education
$132,000 to health care
These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people. The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together.
60. Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?
A. Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village.
B. About 8.25 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.
C. About 16.5 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.
D. Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village.
61. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. Poverty. B. Education. C. Environment. D. Marriage.
62. The underlined part “have access to” (in Para. 4) means ____.
A. use B. buy C. produce D. try
63. The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for ____.
A. a peaceful world B. good education
C. better health care D. a life without anxiety
C
Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand(品牌) of product on the shelf.
Coloring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packaged(包装) in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors. Ice cream packets are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver.
When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colors turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective. Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package——blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.
The size of a product can attract a shopper. But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as it appears to.
It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 per cent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote (推销) their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius(天才) to sell it.”
64. Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?
A. The cost of its package. B. The price of the product.
C. The color of its package. D. the brand name of the product.
65. The underlined part “the colors turned the customers off” (in Para. 3) means that the colors ____.
A. attracted the customers strongly B. had weak effects on the customers
C. tricked the customers into shopping D. caused the customers to lose interest
66. Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?
A. The way to promote goods. B. The discovery of a genius.
C. The team to produce a good product. D. The brand name used by successful producers.
67. Which of the following would be the best title for this text?
A. Choice of Good Products B. Disadvantages of Products
C. Effect of Packaging on Shopping D. Brand Names and Shopping Tricks
D
Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you’re a thin 14-year-old. That was me in 1940——the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City’s Pennsylvania Railway Station.
After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers. I’d like to join them, thinking, “Everyone else is doing it.”
When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do. “You give an honest day’s work,” he said, looking at me straight in the eye. “They’re paying you. If they want to do that, you let them do that.”
I followed my dad’s ad