1998年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试英语试卷1284.pdf

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1、1998年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试 英语试卷 1.prove A.stone B.route C.stove Dhook 2.anxious A.branch B.conclusion C.dangerous D.tongue 3.breathe A.health B.deaf C.increase D.pleasure 4.achieve A.research B.chemist C.technique D.stomach 5.silver A.silent B.pretty C.tiny D.reject 6._Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?_Im

2、 afraid _lday is possible.A.either B.neither C.some D.any 7._You havent been to Beijing,have you?-_.How I wish to go there!A.Yes,I have B.Yes,I havent C.No,I have D.No,I havent 8.I hate_when people talk with their mouths full.A.it B.that C.these D.them 9.Dr.Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridg

3、e,I cant remember_.A.where B.there C.which D.that 10.Nancy is not coming tonight.A.promises B.promised C.will promise D.had promised 11.If I had_,Id visit Europe,stopping at all the small interesting places.A.a long enough holiday B.enough long holiday C.a hoilday enough longD.a long holiday enough

4、12.Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to _.A.be put up B.give in C.be turned on D.go out 13.When can I come for the photos?I need them tomorrow afternoon.They_be ready by 12:00.A.can B.should C.might D.need 14.Professor White has written some short stories,but h

5、e is _known for his plays.A.the best B.more C.better D.the most 15-Can I get you a cup of tea -_.A.Thats very nice of you B.With pleasure C.You can,please D.Thank you for the tea 16.Why do you want a new job _youve got such a good one already?A.that B.where C.which D.when 17.They_the train until it

6、disappeared in the distance.A.saw B.Leaving C.If you leave D.Leave 18._it with me and Ill see what I can do.A.When left B.Leaving C.If you leave D.Leave 19.I stayed at a htel while in New York.-Oh,did you?You _with Barbara.A.could have stayed B.could stay C.would stay D.must have stayed 20.Shirley_a

7、 book about China last year but I dont know whether she has finished it.A.has written B.cost C.value D.rsefulness 21.Youll find this map of great _in helping you to get round London.A.price B.cost C.value D.usefulness 22.It was only when I reread his poems recently_I began to appreciate their beauty

8、.A.until B.that C.then D.so 23.Cleaning women in big cities usually get _by the hour.A.pay B.paying C.paid D.to pay 24.Hi,Tracy,you look tired.-I am tired.I_the living room all day.A.painted B.had painted C.have been painting D.have painted 25.European football is played in 80 countries,_it the most

9、 popular sport in the world.A.making B.makes C.made D.to make Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only her only son John in a small house.She 26 John very much.In her 27 he couldnt do anything 28.Every mouning she would give him breakfast 29 bed and bring Him the papers to 30.I isnt

10、really true that he was too 31 to work in fact he had tried afew 32.First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 33 at least six wineows.Then he 34 a bus conductor and on his second 35 a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费)collected.He 36 lost his job as a postm

11、an 37 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people s houses.I seemed that there was 38 suitable work fou him.So he 39 to join the army.Mrs.Fant was so 40 about this that she told the 41 to all her meighbours.”My John is going to be a soldier,”she said.”He is going to be the b

12、dst soldier there 42 was,I can tell you!”Then the great day came 43 he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍).His 44 mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 45 in the crowd.The parade was fullof sound and colour.But when John and his 46 came in sig

13、ht some of the people watching 47 laughing at the one who couldnt keep pace with the others as they marchde along.But Ella Fant,who was filled with 48,shouted at the top of her voice:”Look at 49!Theyre alll out of 50 except my John!Isnt he the best!”.26.A.depended on B.waited on C.trusted D.loved 27

14、 A.hope B.eyes C.head D.beliefs 28.A.wrong B.great C.head D.belidfs 29.A to B.at C.in D.by 30.A check B.read C.keep D.sign 31.Alazy B.young Cweak.D.shy 32.Aones B.years C.tasks D.jobs 33.Arub B.drop C.breal D.clean 34.Afollowed B.met C.became D.found 35.Aday B.try C.route D.chance 36.A thus B.even C

15、.once D.only 37.A even if B.so that C.because D.though 38.A some B.such C.less十 D.no 39A began B.promised C.managed D.decided 40.A excited B.worried C.amxious D.decided 41.A.incidentB.changeC.anxciousD.matter 42.A yet B.ever C.never D.just 43.A where B.since C.when D.till 44.A proud B.kind C.strict

16、D.lucky 45.A time B.position C.experienceD.impression 46.A neighbours B.army officer C.mother D.fellow soldiers 47.A couldnt help B.shouldnt burst out C.stoppde D.kept 48.A sadness B.happiness C.surprise D.regret 49.A them B.those C.that D.him 50.A sight B.ouder C.mind D.step A Today,roller skating

17、is easy and fun.But a long time ago,it wasnt easy at all.Before 1750,the idea of skating didn t exist.That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlin s work was making musical instruments.In his spare time he likde to play the violin.Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.People called

18、 him a dreamer.One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball(化装舞会).He was very pleased and a little excited.As the day of the party came near,Merlin began to think how to make a grang entrance at the party.He had am idea.He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could ska

19、te into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll.Finally,he decided to put two wheels under each shoe.These were the first roller skates.MeriLin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the paryt on wheels while playing the violin.On the night of the party Merlin r

20、olled into the room playing his violin.Everyone was astonished to see him.There was just one problem.Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates.He rolled on and on.Suddenly,he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall.Down fell the mirrou,breaking to pieces.Nobody forgot Merlins grand ent

21、rance for a long time!51.The text is mainly about_.A.a strange man B.an unusual party C.how roller skating D.how people enjoyed thimselves in the 18th century 52.People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he _.A.often gave others sruprises B.was a gifted musician C.invented the roller slates D.was

22、full of imagination 53.Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to_-.A.impress the party guests B.arrive at the party sooner C.test his invention D.show his skill in walking on wheels 54.What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the alst paragraph?A.The roller skates meeded further in

23、provement B.The paryt guests took Merlin for a fool C.Merlin succeeded beyond expectation D.Merlin got himself into trouble.B“As I stood in front of the grave(墓)of President Richard Nixon,I was thinking about the time 25years ago when this president helped bring the United States and China clocer to

24、gether.Young people of our two countries should help this relatonship grow.”This remark was made by a Shanghai student when speaking to his fellow students at the Nixon Library in California,U.S.A.He wa one of 80 middle school students from China attending a month-long“Youth Summit”.The Summit wa to

25、 mark the 25th ammiversary(周年)of President Nixonns jourmey to China,which was the truning point in China-U.S.relations.The Youth Summit was aimed at inceasing understanding and friendship between young students of the two countries through visits and discussions.Seventy-five American students were s

26、elected to visit China.Thit also visited the Nixon Library on July21 before leaving for Beijing the next day.The head of the Library said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese students talking and laughing toghther.One Chinese student said,”Ididn t find it particularly difficult to talk wit

27、h Americans.We have our differences,but we have a lot in common.Dialogue is good for us.”55.The words”Youth Summit”refer to _.A.visits the Nixon Library B.the Chinese students visit the U.S.C.a meeting discussing relatios between China and the U.S.D.activeties to strngthen the ties between the Chine

28、se and American students 56.The student from Shanghai thought about the time 25 years ago because it was when Nixon_.A.died B.visited China C.became U.S.president D.started building the library in his name 57.The text is mainly about_.A.the China-U.S.relations B.the Nixon Library C.President Nixon D

29、.The Y outh Summit C At 9:00 Dick Spivaks bank teleponed and said his payment was late.”The check is in the post,”Dick replide quickly.At 11:45Dick left for a 12:00meetingacross town.Arriving late,he explained that traffic(交通)had been bad.That evening,Dicks girlfriend wore a new dress.He hated it.”I

30、t looks just great on you,”he said.Three iles in one day!Yet Dick Spivad is just an oudinary man.Each time,he told himself that white lies,harmless untruths that help to save trouble.How often do we tell white lies?It depends in part on our age,d Education,and een where we live.According to one U.S.

31、study,women are more truthful than men,and honesty increases as we get older.While most people use little white lies to make life easier,the majority of Americans care about honesty in both pubic and personal life.Theysay that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago.Although it is

32、believed that things are getting worse,lying seems to be an age-old human problem.the French philosopher(哲学家)V auvenarges,writing in the I Eighteenth century,touched on the truth when he wrote,”all men are born truthful and die liars(说谎者).”58.when the writer says”Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man”

33、,he means_.A.is is common that people tell white lies B.Dick could do nothing abort bad traffic C.It is common that people delay their payment D.Dick found it hard to with everyday problems 59.according to the text,most Americans_.A.hate white lies B.believe white lies C.valre homesty D.conesder oth

34、ers dishonest 60.vauvenargesremark suggests that_.A.sying is an age-old human problem B.dishonesty incerases as people get older C.people were dishonest in the 18th century D.it is social conditions that make people tell lies D The report came to the British on May 21,1941.The German battleship Bism

35、arck,the most powerful warship in the world,was moiving out into the Atlantic Ocean.her task:to destroy the ships carrying supplies from the Umitde States to war-torn England The British had feared such a task.no warship they had coukd match the Bismarck in speed or in firepower.The Bismarck had eig

36、ht 15-inch guns and 81 smaller guns.she could move at 30 nautical miles(海里)an hour.Whe was believed to be ubsinkable.However,the Bretish had to sink her.they sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hut down the Bismarck.On May 24,the Hood found the Bismarck.It was a meeting tha

37、t the Geman commander Luetjens did not want to see.his orders were to destroy the British ships that were carrying suppiles,but to stay away from a fight with British warships.The battle didnt last long.The Bismarcks first torpedo(鱼雷)hit the Hook,which wemt down taking all but three of her 1419 men

38、with her.But in the fight,the Bismarck was slightly damaged(损坏).her commmander decided to run for repairs to repairs to France,which had at that time been taken by the Gemans.the British force followed her.However,because of the Bismarck s speed and the heavy fog,they lost sight of her.For two days,

39、every British ship in the Atlantic reide to find the Bismarck but with no success.Finally,she was seghted by a plane from Ireland.Trying to slow the Bismarck down so that their ships could catch up with her,the British fied at her from the air.the Bismarck was hit.On the moring of May 27,the last ba

40、ttle was fought.Four British ships fired on the Bismarck,and she was finally sunk.61.the Bismarck sailed into the Atlantic Ocean_.A.to sink Hood A.to gain control of France B.to cut off American suppiles to Britain C.to stop British warships reaching Germany 62.Many people believed that the Bismarck

41、 corkd not be defeated because she_.A.was fast amd powerful B.had more men on board C.was under Lustjens command D.had bigger guns than other ships 63.we learn from the text that on 24 May_.A.the British won the battle against the Bismarck B.the Bismarck won the battle against the British C.the Brit

42、ish gunfire damaged the Bismarck serously D.the Bismarck srcceeded in keeping away from the British 64.luetjens tried to sail to France in ouder to _.A.have the ship repaired B.join the other Germans C.get help from the French E.get away from British 65.which of the following is the immediate cause

43、of the sinking of the Bismarck?A.the British air strikes B.the damage done by the Hood C.Gunfire from the British warships D.Luetjens decision to run for France.E As prices and building costs keep rising,the”do it yourself”(DIY)trend(趋势)in the U.S.continues to grow.“we needed r furniture(家具)for our

44、living room,”says John Ross,”and we just didnt have enough money to buy it.so we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.”John got married six months ago,nd like many young people these days,they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living si very high.the Rosses took a 2-w

45、eek course for$280at a night school.Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.Jim Hatfield has three boys and his dife died.hw has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory.Last month,he received a car repair bill for$420.”I was deeply upset about it.now

46、Ive finished a car repair course.i should be able to fix the car by myself.”John and Jim are mot unusual people.Most families in the country are o Doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living.If you want to become a“do it yourselfer”,you can go to DIY classes.And

47、 for those who dont have time to take a course,there books thattell you how you can do things yourself.66.we can learn from the text that many mewly married people_ A.find it hard to pay for what they need A.have to learn to make their own furniture B.take DIY courses run by the government C.seldom

48、go to a department store to buy things 67.john and his wife went to eveing classes to learn how to _.A.run a DIY shop B.make or repair things C.save time and money D.improve the quality of life 68.when the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home,he mesns Jin _.A.makes shoes in his home B.do

49、es extra word at night C.does his own car and home repairs D.keeps house and looks after his children 69.Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-yourselfer when_.A.his car repairs cost too much B.the car repair class was mot helpful C.he could mot possibly do two jobs D.he had to raise the children all

50、by himself 70.what would be the best title for the text?A.the Joy of DIY B.you can do it too!C.Welcome to our DIY Course!D.Ross and Hatfield:Believers in DIY 32 （Mike is picking up the phone when Alice cnters.）Alice:Are you phoning Linda?Mike:Yes.But how do you know?Alice:_71_ Mike:what did they say