2006年贵州高考英语真题及答案.doc

2006年贵州高考英语真题及答案

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）第二卷（非选择题）两部分。第一卷1至10页。第二卷11至14页。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一卷
注意事项：
1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。

第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）
第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：have
A．gave B．save C．hat D．made
答案是C。

1．hear
A．nearly B．search C．bear D．heart
2．change
A．machine B．headache C．technique D．research
3．surprise
A．police B．apologize C．bridge D．children
4．safely
A．base B．season C．Asia D．usual
5．museum
A．subject B．true C．huge D．busy
第二节 语法和词汇知识（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：We__________ last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A．must have studied B．might study
C．should have studied D．would study
答案是C。
6．－Will you be able to finish your report today?
－____________.
A．I like it B．I hope so
C．I’ll do so D．I’d love it
7．We forgot to bring our tickets, but please let us enter, ____________?
A．do you B．can we
C．will you D．shall we
8．Your story is perfect; I’ve never heard ___________before.
A．the better one B．the best one
C．a better one D．a good one
9．It was not until she got home __________ Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.
A．when B．that
C．where D．before
10．We hope that as many people as possible _________ join us for the picnic tomorrow.
A．need B．must
C．should D．can
11．It is no _________ arguing with Bill because he will never change his mind.
A．use B．help
C．time D．way
12．John, a friend of mine, who got married only last week, spent $3,000 more than he
___________ for the wedding.
A．will plan B．has planned
C．would plan D．had planned
13．We thought there were 35 students in the dining hall, ____ in fact, there were 40.
A．while B．whether
C．what D．which
14．－Did you take enough money with you?
－No, I needed ___________ I thought I would.
A．not so much as B．as much as
C．much more than D．much less than
15．Mary wanted to travel around the world all by herself, but her parents did not _________ her to do so .
A．forbid B．allow C．follow D．ask
16．－What did your parents think about your decision?
－They always let me do ___________ I think I should.
A．when B．that C．how D．what
17．We often provide our children with toys, footballs or basketballs, __________ that all children like these things.
A．thinking B．think C．to think D．thought
18．There were a lot of people standing at the door and the small girl couldn’t get __________.
A．between B．through C．across D．beyond
19．I know you don’t like __________ music very much. But what do you think of _________
music in the film we saw yesterday?
A．不填；不填 B．the; the C．the; 不填 D．不填; the
20．As you can see, the number of cars on our roads ___________ rising these days.
A．was keeping B．keep C．keeps D．were keeping
第三节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition（过渡期）for me. 21 is probably true with many people. I got quite homesick and 22 thought about going home.
Although the 23 time for many students is getting 24 from home, my mailbox was frequently 25 . One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard 26 out at me. I sat down to read it, 27 a note from someone back home. 28 I became increasingly puzzled （困惑）as 29 postcards were like this; It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and 30 about it.
Several days later I 31 another postcard, this one 32 news about Maybelline, Mabel’s
cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another, 33 full of news of different people. I began to 34 look forward to the next one, 35 to see what this author would come up with 36 . I was never 37 .
Finally, the cards 38 coming, right about the time I had begun to feel 39 about college life. They had been such a happy distraction（调剂）that I have 40 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.
21．A．If B．So C．As D．What
22．A．often B．carefully C．seldom D．merely
23．A．hard B．last C．busiest D．happiest
24．A．visitors B．letters C．calls D．directions
25．A．empty B．full C．closed D．open
26．A．pouring B．reaching C．staring D．rolling
27．A．describing B．considering C．enjoying D．expecting
28．A．But B．Thus C．Also D．Even
29．A．any B．no C．some D．such
30．A．joked B．talked C．forgot D．cared
31．A．mailed B．accepted C．wrote D．received
32．A．delivering B．demanding C．discovering D．developing
33．A．one B．each C．either D．both
34．A．nearly B．possibly C．usually D．really
35．A．promising B．surprised C．interested D．pretending
36．A．below B．lately C．next D．behind
37．A．frightened B．disappointed C．excited D．pleased
38．A．continued B．stopped C．started D．avoided
39．A．easy B．safe C．tired D．anxious
40．A．lost B．collected C．torn D．saved

第二部分 阅读理解（共25分。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分满分45分）
第一节 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
My friend, Emma Daniels, spent the summer of 1974 traveling in Israel. During her month-long stay in Jerusalem she often went to a café called Chocolate Soup. It was run by two men, one of whom—Alex—used to live in Montreal. One morning when Emma went in for coffee, while chatting with her new friend Alex, she mentioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had nothing else to read. Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like, and that he’d be happy to lend it to her. As he lived just above the café, he quickly ran up to get it. The book he handed to Emma just minutes later was Markings, a book by a former Secretary—General of the United Nations (UN).
Emma had never read it, nor had she ever bought a copy. But , when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover in her own handwriting(笔迹). It turned out that the summer before, at a concert back in Montreal, Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends. They decided to exchange(交换)addresses, but neither of them had any paper. The man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack(背包) and asked Emma to write her name and address inside. When he returned to California, he left the book behind in Montreal, and his friend Alex kept it. When Alex later moved to Jerusalem, he took the book along.
41．Alex lent Emma the book, Markings, .
A．to show his friendliness to her
B．to show his interest in reading
C．to tell her about the importance of the UN
D．to let her write her name and address inside
42．How did Emma feel the moment she opened the book?
A．Pleased. B．Satisfied.
C．Worried. D．Surprised.
43．We can learn from the text that the Californian .
A．met Emma at a concert
B．invited Emma to a concert
C．introduced Emma to his friend
D．left Emma his backpack
44．Who was supposed to be the first owner of the book?
A．An official of the UN.
B．A coffee shop owner.
C．A friend of the author’s.
D．Alex’s friend from California.

B
May: Happenings from the Past
May 5,1884
Isaac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times.
May 9,1754
Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon（漫画）, showing a snake cutsin pieces, with the words “ Join or Dic ” printed under the picture.
May 11,1934
The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl , the result of years of drought(干旱), blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington, D.C.
May 19,1994
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s, died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.
May 24, 1844
Samuel F.B Morse taps out the first message, “What Hath God wrought,” over the experimental long—distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D,C, to Baltimore, Md.
45．We know from the text that Buchanan is .
A．Isaac’s father B．a winning horse
C．a slave taking care of horses D．the first racing horse in Kentucky
46．What is the title of the first American political cartoon?
A．Join or Die B．Pennsylvania Gazette
C．What Hath God Wrought D．Kentucky Dorby
47．In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die?
A．1934 B．1960
C．1964 D．1994
48．Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history?
A．Washington, D.C. B．New York City.
C．Kentucky D．Pennsylvania

C
When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble — a word game — against herself, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against.
I wasn’t sure my mother was ready for it After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’ home . And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of computers.
It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me. I’ve taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything. She has been the one teach-
ing me all my life: to cook and sew: to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. Now it was my turn to give something back.
It wasn’t easy at the beginning. There was so much to explain and to introduce. Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing（文字处理）This proved to be a bigger challenge（挑战）to her, so I gave her some homework I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces.
“Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked.
“No, of course not, ” I said. “They already know how to use a computer.”
My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy（过敏反应）. For as long as I can remember, any time I called, my mother would answer. Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years.

49．What does the author do?
A．She is a cook. B．She is a teacher.
C．She is a housewife. D．She is a computer engineer.
50．The author decided to give her mother a computer .
A．to let her have more chances to write letters
B．to support her in doing her homework
C．to help her through the bad times
D．to make her life more enjoyable
51．The author asked her mother to write her a letter .
A．because her mother had stopped using the telephone
B．because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother
C．so that her mother could practice what she had learned
D．so that her mother could be free from housework
52．After the computer was brought home, the author’s father .
A．lost interest in cooking
B．took more phone calls
C．played more games
D．began to use it

D
When asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, cloth and cars.
A true friendship carries a –long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should protect, Unfortunately, the better friends you are, the more probably you’ll have disagreements. And the result can be what you don’t want — an end to the relationship.
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended First, don’t let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open. Second, apologize when you’re wrong — even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong. Third, see things from your friend’s point view（观点）.And finally, accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyles生活方式）change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion: Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture（培养）

53．What would be the best title for the text?
A．Easy Ways to Make Friends
B．Ups and Downs in Friendship
C．How to Mend a Troubled Friendship
D．How to Take the Lead in Making Friends
54．The “wronged person ” underlined in the text refers to a person__________.
A．who has been mistaken for another
B．who has been blamed unfairly
C．who has treated friends badly
D．who has admitted his mistakes
55．According to the text a friendship can last long only if .
A．we have much in common
B．we know our friends’ mistakes
C．we treat our disagreements wisely
D．we have known one another for long
56．What should we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion?
A．Stick to our own points of view.
B．Avoid making mistakes .
C．Make an apology first.
D．Change our lifestyles.
E
“Who made your T-shirt?” A Geo letown University student raised that question. Pietra Rivoli, a professor of business, wanted to find the answer. A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path from Texas cotton. rim to Chinese factory to charity bin （慈善捐赠箱）.The result is an interesting new book .The trat ’ s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy（经济）.
Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over global trade. She goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises around every corner. In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory, even with its poor conditions, means a step toward a better are for the people who word there. In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she realizes that “it is only in this final stage of life that the T-
shirt will meet a real market,” where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color. Rivoli ’ s book is full of me able people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the “muddy-sweet smell（泥土香味）of the cotton. ”She says, “Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like Shallowater Texas.”
Rivoli is her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections, She even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalization. The chances opened up by trade are
vast, she argues, but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check. True economic progress needs them both.

57．What do we learn about Professor Rivoli ?
A．She used to work on a cott