阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.

Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored. She said, “Here’re the car keys. Go and buy some fruit.”      1, I jumped into the car and speeded off.

Seeing me or rather my      2, a boy sprang up（跳起来）,      3to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira. Peanut 200 naira!”

Looking at his black-striped bananas, I      4to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He      5. I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn’t have      6, so I told him not to worry. He was      7and smiled a row of perfect teeth.

When, two weeks later, I      8this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should     9this country as the son of a      10. But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so      11to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.

“What’s up?” I asked. He answered in     12English, “I … I no get money to buy book.” I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around      13before sticking his hand into the car     14the bills. One thousand naira means a lot to a family that     15only 50,000 each year.

The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity（机会）.”

16it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world. I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for      17.

After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road.

“Are you in school now?”

He nodded.

A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I      18what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “Take this.”

He shook his head fiercely and stepped back      19hurt.

“It’s a gift,” I said.

Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts. “I’ve been waiting to      20these to you.”

本文讲述了作者毕业后回到尼日利亚首都阿布贾后，在街上结识了一个卖水果的小男孩并且慷慨解囊资助他入学，同时也从另一个侧面刻画了小男孩对于作者的资助的感激和惴惴不安的心理。考生只有在把握了这点才能够理解命题人的意图。从命题设置来看，命题人从语篇层次上进行命题，很好地体现了高考的命题要求。

1.A. Encouraged     B. Disappointed     C. Delighted        D. Confused

2.A. car                B. mother             C. driver     D. keys

3.A. willing            B. afraid             C. eager      D. ashamed

4.A. got down       B. bargained down       C. put down     D. took down

5.A. explained      B. promised        C. agreed            D. admitted

6.A. change        B. notes            C. checks            D. bills

7.A. troubled          B. regretful       C. comfortable        D. grateful

8.A. ran after      B. ran into     C. ran over     D. ran to

9.A. protect           B. enjoy         C. help     D. support

10.A. minister         B. headmaster        C. manager          D. president

11.A. lucky       B. amazing        C. funny        D. common

12.A. old            B. broken      C. traditional      D. modern

13.A. proudly       B. madly       C. curiously        D. nervously

14.A. for             B. with       C. at       D. upon

15.A. spends        B. pays        C. makes        D. affords

16.A. Possibly  B. Actually     C. Certainly        D. Fortunately

17.A. joys      B. nuts            C. books            D. bananas

18.A asked       B. imagined       C. reminded      D. realized

19.A. when      B. as if            C. even if          D. after

20.A. send      B. provide      C. sell         D. give

 

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.With so much work on hand, you                            to see the movie last night. (go)

手头有这么多工作，你昨晚本不应该去看电影的。

2.I hear your new boss is not                            , so you should be more careful. (get)

听说你的新老板不容易相处，因此你应该更小心些。

3.You have no idea                             during the last few months, which has affected me for a long time. (go)

你不知道在过去的几个月里我经历了些什么, 而这些影响了我很长时间。

4.Excited by his move to London, John                             begin his new life. (wait)

约翰因为要搬到伦敦去而激动不已，迫不及待要开始他的新生活。

5.                           of the skill, you will find it easier to solve such problems. (once)

一旦你掌握了这门技能，你会发现解决这些问题更容易。

6.She was                             when her daughter didn’t come home on time. (more)

她女儿没有按时回家时，与其说她生气倒不如说她担心。

7.He expressed his gratitude to his head teacher, without                            , he wouldn’t have made such great progress in his studies. (help)

他向他的班主任表达了感激之情。没有他的帮助，他不可能在学习上取得这么大的进步。

8.This is the second time that he                             for speeding this month. (fine)

这是他这个月第二次因超速而被罚款了。

9.But the one million people of the city,                             these events, were asleep as usual that night. (think)

但是，唐山市的一百万居民几乎没有把这些情况当回事，当天晚上照常睡着了。

10.Was it on a lonely island                             one month after the boat went down. (save)

他是不是沉船一个月之后在一座孤岛上获救的？

 

完成句子

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

例：We      (起床) before dawn, It was still dark outside. (get)

答案：got up

71．When his mother came home from work, he was lying on the sofa,       his book. (absorb)

    母亲下班回家的时候，他正躺在沙发上专心致志地看书。

72．I think that it is I rather than my sister       what has happened. (blame)

    我认为出了事不能怪姐姐而应该怪我。

73．Hardly        the sports meeting open when the rain began to pour down. (declare)

我们一宣布运动会开幕，天就开始下起大雨来了。

74．He knows so much about this problem. He         a lot of books! (refer)

    他对于这个问题知道得这么多，他一定是翻阅了大量的书。

75．But for you timely encouragement, I        after going through so much difficulty. (lose)

    要不是你及时鼓励，经历这么多的困难之后我早就灰心了。

76．I developed very slowly and        I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage. (take)

    我发育缓慢，差不多花了两百年时间查尔斯巴比奇才把我制成了一台分析机。

77．My friend dreamed of earning a big sum from the stock market        his own business. (start)

我的朋友梦想着在股票市场赚一大笔钱，他可以用来自己创业。

78．      in the government report, teenagers education decides a country’s future. (stress)

正如政府工作报告中强调的那样，青少年的教育决定着国家的未来。

79．I was very nervous because it was the first time that I      an opening banquet. (invite)

我很紧张是因为那是我第一次受邀参加开幕盛宴。

80．       is that the continue presence of water allows the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas. (believe)

    很多科学家相信，由于地球上长期有水存在，使地球得以把有害气体和酸性物质溶解在海洋里。

课文填空．根据课文内容填入所缺单词。

1.毫无疑问, 这些箱子被装上火车运往哥尼斯堡。从那以后，琥珀屋的去处便成了一个谜。

There is no ______ that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg. After that, _________ happened to the Amber Room ___________ a _________.

2.只有达到他们各自项目统一标准的运动员才会被接受参加奥运会。

Only athletes who have _________ the agreed ________ for their event will ________ ___________ as competitors.

3.在操作员用穿孔卡为我编制程序之后，我能够进行逻辑“思考”并且能够比任何人更快地算出答案。

After I was__________ by an  ___________ who used cars ________ holes, I could “think” __________ and produce an answer quicker than any person.

4.这体现了野生动植物保护的重要性，不过， 我还是想按照世界野生生物基金会的建议来帮助你们。

It_______ the importance of wildlife __________, but I' like to help ______ the WWF _______.

5.说实在的，很多人把名和利看得很重。

To be ___________, a lot of people ________ great importance ________ ___________ rich and famous.