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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：054

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

China is one of the oldest countries in the world. She has a　　 1 of over forty-four thousand years. No one is　　 2 where the first people 3 came from. Yes, we know that bones of some of the　　 4 people have been found near Beijing, the capital of China, and near the Yellow River,　　 5 runs across North China 6 a huge dragon (龙) and　　 7 its way from west to east. There are many　　 8 about how the world began and who the first kings　　 were. One story tells of how ten suns shone in　　 9 and how Hou Yi shot down 10 of them. Another story tells about how Huang Di, the Yellow　　 Emperor (皇帝), 11 Tsi You and united different parts of the country　　 into one 12 . The ancient Chinese did a lot of wonders,　　 13 was the Great Wall. It came 14 in the 220's B.C. It took many years to build.　　 Seeing the Great wall,which is 15 enough for ten soldiers to march　　 16 along its top. You can't help 17 how all the work was done　　 18 .

People in ancient times 19 in magic (魔法) used to say that　　 Emperor Qin Shihuang 20 across the mountains 21 magic horse. The wall　　 22 under him as he went along. Wherever the horse　　 23 its foot heavily, a watch-tower appeared. But the wall was not made by　　 24 . It was made 25 and lives of thousands of men.

1. A. period	B.population	C.Culture	D. history	[ ]
2. A. told	B.interested in	C. asked	D. shown	[ ]
3. A. inChina	B. in Beijing	C. on earth	D. in North	[ ]
4. A. living	B. old	C. first	D. world	[ ]
5. A. that	B. which	C. where	D. it	[ ]
6. A. like	B. with	C. under	D. as	[ ]
7. A. winds	B. takes	C. finds	D. shows	[ ]
8. A. books	B. says	C. stories	D. words	[ ]
9. A. spare	B. the sky	C. summer	D. the night	[ ]
10. A. all	B. half	C. one	D. nine	[ ]
11. A. beat	B. beated	C. win	D. won	[ ]
12. A. kingdom	B.Capital	C. world	D. part	[ ]
13. A. of which	B. whose one	C. among it	D. one of which	[ ]
14. A. out	B. into being	C. over	D. true	[ ]
15. A. high	B. big	C. strong	D. wide	[ ]
16. A. side by side	B. together	C. forward	D. in good order	[ ]
17. A. wonder	B. 　　 wondering	C. wondered	D. to wonder	[ ]
18. A. by hand	B. with hand	C. through hand	D. using hand	[ ]
19. A. believe	B. believing	C. to believe	D. believed	[ ]
20. A. ride	B. rode	C.ridden	D. had ridden	[ ]
21. A. on	B. 　　 in	C. by	D. for	[ ]
22. A.Disappeared	B. appeared	C. ran	D. broke	[ ]
23. A. gave	B. put	C. got	D. arrived	[ ]
24. A. saying	B. the 　　 horse	C. magic	D. itself	[ ]
25. A. the work	B. by the work	C. the bodies	D. by the hand	[ ]

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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：054

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Dolphins(海豚) are social　　 animals．Many of them even 1 around humans． 2 being playful, they are helpful to men．For example, 3 400 B．C．the Greek poet　　 Arion was saved from 4 by a dolphin． 5　　 , dolphins have been helping swimmers 6 in trouble．Swimmers, however, are not 7 humans they help．In some parts of the world, they help men 8 fish．

Dolphins are very clever．　　 9 brain is even larger than a human brain．Therefore,　　 some people think a dolphin 10 smarter than a man．But　　 11 , brain size is not the only measure of cleverness．Besides, 12 dolphins’ cleverness in other ways is not　　 possible 13 men cannot talk with them．But　　 we can almost 14 which seem to be 17 a form of language．Up to now men 18 able to find out how dolphins are talking．So no one really knows 19 they have in mind．If　　 we could talk with them, perhaps they could teach us to be 20 they seem to be．

1．　　 A．enjoy 　　 to be	B．are 　　 used to be
C．enjoy being	D．fond of being
2．　　 A．In 　　 addition	B．In 　　 addition to
C．Except for	D．With the exception of
3．　　 A．as 　　 far as	B．as 　　 long as
C．as soon as	D．as early as
4．　　 A．dead	B．being 　　 dead
C．drowning	D．killing
5．　　 A．Since	B．Ever 　　 since then
C．Until then	D．From now
6． A．to 　　 be	B．who
C．who being	D．who are
7．　　 A．only	B．the 　　 only
C．just only	D．the just
8．　　 A．catching	B．catch
C．being caught	D．caught
9．　　 A．A 　　 dolphin	B．A 　　 dolphin and his
C．A dolphin’s	D．Dolphins’
10．A．will 　　 be	B．must 　　 be
C．can’t be	D．mustn’t 　　 be
11．A．of 　　 course	B．in 　　 the end
C．by nature	D．on the contrary
12．A．measure	B．for 　　 measure
C．measuring	D．for measuring
13．A．since	B．and
C．unless	D．but
14．A．sure	B．certain
C．be sure	D．be certainly
15．A．people	B．fish
C．humans	D．each other
16．A．voice	B．noise
C．sounds	D．cries
17．A．at 　　 least	B．as
C．nothing like	D．possible
18．A．have 　　 been	B．haven’t been
C．will be	D．won’t 　　 be
19．A．why	B．where
C．what	D．which
20．A．happy 　　 like	B．happily 　　 like
C．as happy as	D．as happily as

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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：054

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Geoffrey Moorhouse's Travel Plan

　　Geoffrey Moorhouse was flying home to England from Africa in 1971, when he looked __1__ the plane and suddenly thought how huge and __2__ the Sahara Desert was. There and then, he decided to __3__ it by himself by camel.

　　For many __4__ men had crossed the Desert from the __5__ and south to trade. But there had been __6__ point in crossing from __7__ to east. So no one had done it __8__ 1963, when twelve Belgians drove across. If he went __9__, by camel, it would be __10__. Moorhouse did not __11__ to go just for fun. But what other __12__ was there? Immediately he knew. He would go because he was afraid. “I would use this journey to __13__ for fear.”

　　A year passed __14__ he was free to begin his __15__. He was forty. He had never __16__ a camel. He spoke no Arabic. And he did not know how to __17__ himself by the stars. His friends thought he would soon __18__ such an impossible plan.

　　He did not. To take advantage of（利用）the desert winter, he decided to __19__ England early in October 1972. He had six months to get __20__. He began learning Arabic-school lessons in the __21__, and listening to __22__ at home in the afternoon. He made a lot of visits to the London Zoo to learn about camels. At night, he studied the __23__. Maps and compass（指南针）are not enough in the desert. You must know __24__ where you are, and for that you must be able to “read” the stars with a sextant（六分仪）.

　　Moorhouse planned to begin his __25__ from the Atlantic coast of Africa, and ride through Mauritania, Mali, Algeria and Libya into Egypt, where he hoped to reach the River Nile.

1．
				[　　]
A. after	B. for	C. out of	D. into
2．
				[　　]
A. yellow	B. hot	C. beautiful	D. empty
3．
				[　　]
A. owe	B. cross	C. pass	D. finish
4．
				[　　]
A. days	B. months	C. centuries	D. reasons
5．
				[　　]
A. east	B. south	C. west	D. north
6．
				[　　]
A. a	B. no	C. one	D. some
7．
				[　　]
A. east	B. south	C. west	D. north
8．
				[　　]
A. to	B. after	C. until	D. in
9．
				[　　]
A. alone	B. by	C. slowly	D. faster
10．
				[　　]
A. difficult	B. easy	C. successful	D. enough
11．
				[　　]
A. start	B. want	C. take off	D. refuse
12．
				[　　]
A. reason	B. person	C. plan	D. travel
13．
				[　　]
A. explain	B. show	C. examine	D. enjoy
14．
				[　　]
A. after	B. as	C. because	D. before
15．
				[　　]
A. preparations	B. trip	C. holidays	D. writing
16．
				[　　]
A. had	B. fed	C. seen	D. touched
17．
				[　　]
A. live	B. stay	C. move	D. guide
18．
				[　　]
A. begin	B. drop	C. finish	D. make
19．
				[　　]
A. return to	B. work in	C. leave	D. leave for
20．
				[　　]
A. ready	B. back	C. there	D. off
21．
				[　　]
A. morning	B. afternoon	C. evening	D. night
22．
				[　　]
A. talks	B. tapes	C. his wife	D. his guide
23．
				[　　]
A. books	B. camels	C. stars	D. deserts
24．
				[　　]
A. naturally	B. surely	C. correctly	D. exactly
25．
				[　　]
A. exercises	B. classes	C. trip	D. race

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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：054

Mrs. Hammond was old and blind, but she was determined to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks by herself once a day for 1 , and found her way by touching things with her white stick. She learned 2 everything was, so she never lost her way.

One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar 3 at the side of one of the paths which she 4 . When she reached that place that evening, she did not feel the trees with her stick, so she was in 5 .

She waited for a while and listened, but did not 6 any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two. And then she heard 7 beneath her.

“Am I 8 ?I suppose so. ” she said, “I must be on a 9 , and there must be a river under me. I’ve been told that there’s a river in this part of the country, but I don’t know its exact 10 . How am I going to get 11 to my house from here?”

All at once she heard a man’s friendly 12 near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?”

“How kind of you!” Mrs. Hammond answered. “Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been 13 today, and if I hadn’t been lucky enough to meet you, I don’t know 14 I’d have done. Can you please 15 me to get home?

“Certainly, ”the man answered. “Where do you live?”

Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how 16 she was that she had met him. But the man said, “I want to 17 you. ”

Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?”

“Well, ” the man said quietly, “I was balanced on the edge of that bridge for ages in the 18 , because I was trying to make up my mind to 19 myself into the river and drown myself. 20 I’m not going to do it now. ”

1. A. game　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. exercise　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sport　　　　　　　　　　 D. training

2. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

3. A. grass　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bushes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. trees　　　　　　　　　　 D. plants

4. A. followed　　　　　　　　　　 B. led　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　　　　　　 D. headed

5. A. need　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. danger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dark　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

6. A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. meet　　　　　　　　　　 D. hear

7. A. noise　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. water　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. train

8. A. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. all right　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wrong 　　　　　　　　　　 D. alone

9. A. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. plane　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bridge　　　　　　　　　　 D. highway

10. A. size　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. length　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. position　　　　　　　　 D. name

11. A. far　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　　　　　 D. back

12. A. touch　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sound　　　　　　　　　　 D. noise

13. A. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. destroyed　　　　　　　　　　 C. removed　　　　　　　　 D. planted

14. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

15. A. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. direct　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

16. A. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 B. proud　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　 D. wonderful

17. A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. thank　　　　　　　　　　 D. meet

18. A. worry　　　　　　　　　　 B. sorry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurry　　　　　　　　　　 D. dark

19. A. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. throw　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. jump　　　　　　　　　　 D. take

20. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.Yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.But　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.So

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科目：高中英语 来源：英语教研室 题型：054