2006年高考英语试题(陕西卷)

2006年高考英语试题(陕西卷)
第一部分

第一大题：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.honest
A.host B.hour C.habit D.husband
2.occur
A.ocean B.possible C.position D.offer
3.enough
A.touch B.mouth C.soul D.shout
4.wear
A.near B.require C.cheer D.share
5.watched
A.judged B.worked C.refused D.wanted

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. I used to earn_______than a pound a week when I first started work.
A.a little B.a few
C.fewer D.less
7. —You look very tired_______at all last night?
—No,not really.I’m tired out now.
A.Do you sleep B.Were you sleeping
C.Did you sleep D.Had you slept
8.She was educated at Bejing University,________she went on to have her advanced study abroad.
A..after which B.from which
C.from that D.after that
9.His plan was such a good one_________we all agreed to accept it.
A.so B.and C.that D.as
10.My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was_________it.
A.in favour of B.in memory of
C.in honour of D.in search of
11. —I’m terribly sorry that I made your table cloth dirty.
—___________.
A.Never mind B.Don’t mention it
C.That’s right D.Sorry
12.The construction of the two new railway lines__________by now.
A.has completed B.have completed
C.have been completed D.has been completed
13.It is difficult to imagine his________the decision without any consideration.
A.accept B.accepting
C.to accept D.accepted
14.With no one to________in such a frightening situation,she felt very helpless.
A.turn to B.turn on
C.turn off D.turn over
15.According to_________World Health Organization,health care plans are needed in all big cities to prevent_________spread of AIDS.
A.the;不填 B.the;the
C.a;a D.不填;the
16.Only then___________how much damage had been caused.
A.she realized B.she had realized
C.had she realized D.did she realize
17.Faced with a bill for ＄ 10,000,________.
A.John has taken an extra job
B.the boss has given John an extra job
C.an extra job has been taken
D.an extra job has been given to John
18. He hurried to the booking office only_________that all the tickets had been sold out.
A.to tell B.to be told
C.telling D.told
19.As you worked late yesterday,you_________have come this morning.
A.mayn’t B.can’t C.mustn’t D.needn’t
20.This is a very interesting book.I’ll buy it,__________.
A.how much may it cost B.no matter how it may cost
C.however much it may cost D.how may it cost

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 child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat(喉咙)operation.His throat 21 ,and he was afraid.However,the young nurse 22 by his bed smiled so 23 hat the little boy smiled back.He 24 to be afraid.The young nurse was May Paxton 25 she was deaf(聋的).May Paxton graduated 26 the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909.Three years 27 she went to see Dr.Richardson about 28 nurse.Dr Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City. 29 had never heard of a deaf nurse.She told May that her 30 would be very low and that the work would be 31 . However,May said that hard work did not frighten her.Dr. Richardson was 32 her,and accepted May as a student nurse.
Dr.Richardson never 33 her decision. 34 ,she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses.The 35 was Miss Marian Finch,who was hard of 36 .The second was Miss Lillie Bessie.These three were 37 “the silent angles(天使) of Mercy Hospital”during the 38 they worked there.
Dr.Richardson often 39 her faith in the girls’ ability to learn nursing.She wrore to May,“For three years,you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man, 40 or child ever,to my knowledge,made a complaint(投诉)　against you…”
21.A.cut B.hurt C.wounded D.damaged
22.A.standing B.jumping C.lying D.crying
23.A.shyly B sadly C.cheerfully D.weakly
24.A.continued B.began C.stopped D.forgot
25.A.for B.so C.and D.but
26.A.as B.from C.with D.in
27.A.later B.before C.ago D.then
28.A.seeking B.changing C.hiring D.becoming
29.A.You B.She C.We D.He
30.A.money B.check C .pay D.price
31.A.easy B.disappointing C.joyful D.difficult
32.A.angry with B.sagtisfied with C.sorry for D.ashamed of
33.A.regretted B.thought of C.liked D.believed
34.A.In fact B.In a hurry C.In surprise D.In public
35.A.one B.others C.first D.other
36.A.reading B.hearing C.listening D.writing
37.A.offered B.chosen C.told D.called
38.A.year B.month C.time D.term
39.A.spoke of B.said C.heard of D.noticed
40.A.person B.woman C.boy D.girl

第二大题　　阅读理解（共25小题。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
For centuries,the only form of written correspondence (通信)was the letter.Letters were,and are,sent by some form of postal service,the history of which goes back a long way .Indeed,the Egyptians began sending letters from about 2000 BC,as did the Chinese a thousand years later.
Of course,modern postal service now are much more developed and faster,depending as they do on cars and planes for delivery.Yet they are still too slow for some people to send urgent documents (紧急文件)and letters.
The invention of the fax (传真) machine increased the speed of delivering documents even more.When you send a fax you are sending a copy of a piece of correspondence to someone by telephone service.It was not until the early 1980s that such a service was developed enough for bussinesses to be able to fax documents to each other.
The fax service is still very much in use when copies of documents require to be sent ,but,as a way of fast correspondence,it has been largely taken the place of by email ,Email is used to describe messages sent form one computer user to another.
There are advantages and disadvantages with emails.If you send someone an email ,then he will receive it extremely quickly .Normal postal services are rather slow as far as speed of delivery is concerned.
However,if you write something by email,which you might later regret ,and send it immediately,there is no chance for second thoughts.At least,if you are posting a letter you have to address and seal(封)the envelope and take it to the post box..there is plenty of time to change your mind .The message is think before you email!
41.We can learn from the tex that__________.
A.email is less popular than the fax service
B.the postal service has over the years become faster
C.the postal service has over the years become slower
D.the fax service has a history as long as the postal service does
42.It can be inferred from the text that_________.
A.the fax service had been fully developed by the 1980s
B.letters have been used in China for about 1,000 years
C.the fax machine was invented after the 1980s
D.letters have been used in Egypt for about 2,000 years
43.In the last paragraph,the writer mentions“think before you email”to show that________.
A.you may regret if you don’t seal your envelope
B.you may regret before you send something by email
C.you’d better not send your email in a hurry
D.you need plenty of time to send an email
44.The text mainly deals with_________.
A.the progress in correspondence
B.the advantage of fax machines
C.the advantage of emails
D.the invention of fax machines

B
LONDON Thursday July(Reuters)—Eddy missed his girlfriend Anna so much he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose(求婚)to her.The problem is she did the same in the opposite direction.
He and Anna even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting room in Singapore at he same time to wait for connecting flights.
Anna,heartbroken,when she arrived at Eddy’s Sydney flat to find he had flown to London,told The Times:“It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us. ”
“He is the most romantic person I have ever known.I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(冲动的)people.We are always trying to surprise each other.”
After an 11,000-mile flight across the globe,she was greeted by Eddy’s astonished roommate asking what she was doing there.
Eddy,a 27-year-old engineer,had taken a year off to travel round Australia.But he was missing Anna,a 26-year secretary,so much he got a job on a Sydney building site(工地)and started saving for a surprise.
He then flew home to Britain and went to her flat armed with engagement(订婚)　ring,wine and flowers.
“I really miseed Anna and I’d been thinking about her all the time. I was so excited when she phoned me from Australia,”he said.
Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on the phone .“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,”she said.
Anna was given a tour of Sydney by Eddy’s friends before going back home.Eddy had to stay in Britain for two weeks because he could not change his ticket.

45.What does the last sentence of the first paragraph tell us?
A.Anna flew to Britain from Australia to marry him.
B.Anna flew to Australia from Britain to marry him.
C.Anna flew to Britain from Australia to propose to him.
D.Anna flew to Australia from Britain to propose to him.
46.The underlined word“miss”in paragraph 2 most probably means_______.
A.escape from B.fail to understand
C.fail to meet B.long to see
47.Eddy got a job on a Sydney building site because he________.
A.wanted to travel round Australia
B.needed money to pay his daily cost
C.was an engineer at this building site
D.hoped to make money from this job
48.Which of the following is TRUE about Eddy and Anna according to the text?
A.Eddy proposed to Anna on the phone and Anna accepted.
B.Anna stayed in Australia waiting for Eddy’s arrival.
C.Anna bad a good time touring Sydney with Eddy.
D.Eddy met Anna in the airport waiting room by chance.