2003高起点英语命题预测试卷（一）.doc

一、 语音知识（共5小题；每题1.5分，共7.5分。）在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。( )1. A. pillow B. follow C. blow D. allow( )2. A. variety B. advantage C. average D. affair( )3. A. chime B. polite C. clinic D. otherwise( )4. A. relative B. delay C. connect D. chest( )5. A. brought B. thought C. fought D. doubt 二、词汇与语法知识（共25小题；每题1.5分，共37.5分。） 从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。( )6. How is it the has made such rapid progress? A. that B. why C. when D. because( )7. Is there anything wrong with your car, John? . A. Yes, Im afraid not B. No, Im afraid not C. Yes, Im afraid so D. No, Im afraid isnt( )8. It was repairing old clocks that he his spare time at home. A. took B. used C. spent D. paid ( )9. Plastics cant steel completely. A. instead B. instead of C. take the place of D. take place( )10. Ill start early, I oversleep. A. however B. unless C. whether D. though( )11. useful information youve gathered! A. What B. What a C. How D. How an( )12. Need we hand in our homework right after class? Yes, you . A. need B. do C. may D. must( )13. That is I had to take the risk of being washed away. A. why B. reason why C. how D. what( )14. Mrs. Black started to tea as soon as the guests came in. A. cook B. boil C. make D. do( )15. Jenny says that she a bad cold for several days. A. has had B. had had C. has caught D. had caught( )16. A lot of people exercise every day in order to keep healthy. A. takes B. take C. are taking D. are taken( )17. Would you like to buy a bicycle of this kind? Yes, Id like to have .A. it B. that C. one D. this( )18. Open your books at . Lets learn the words and expressions.A. ten page B. tenth page C. page ten D. page the tenth( )19.Whose bedroom is this? Its .A. my sisters Ann B. my sister AnnC. my sisters Anns D. my sister Anns( )20. They told the policeman the fact they had nothing to do with the murder. A. that B. which C. why D. how( )21.I think the green coat her well. Thats right. A. fits B. is fit C. is fit for D. fits for( )22.Robert, youre wanted the phone. Do you know who ？ A. on; he is B. for; is he C. on; it is D. for; it is( )23. She hardly thinks that there is any hope of hearing from them soon, _ ? A. does she B. doesnt she C. is there D. isnt there( )24. They offered her a house for 100,000, it was worth. A. as much as twice B. as much twice as C. as twice much as D. twice as much as( )25. hard at your lessons, and you may make some progress. A. Working B. Work C. If you work D. To work( )26.We are in great need of help. ask them to do you a favour? A. How about B. Why dont C. Why didnt D. Why not( )27. It is over a week Mr. White returned to England to take a holiday.A. when B. since C. after D. as( )28. It was said that the new car to the institute as a gift by a businessman.A. had given B. would give C. had been given D. has been given( )29.Have you ever heard of Mr. Read?Yes, he is reporter.A. an Australian famous young B. a famous Australian youngC. a young Australian famous D. a famous young Australian( )30. Im sorry for what I said. I .A. hold it back B. take it back C. keep it back D. get it back三、完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，共30分。） 通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。Harriet Tubman was born a slave. She didnt get a chance to go to school. 31 a child, she had to work very hard in the fields 32 day. In this 33 her master could 34 a lot of money when he 35 his crops. Harriet 36 think that she was being treated fairly.After Harriet grew up, she ran away from the farm to the northern states. There, and in Canada, black people were free. Harriet liked to be free, she felt 37 all of the black people who were 38 slaves.Harriet returned to the south to help other slaves to run away. She made sure they got to 39 .Harriet was in great 40 41 a law that had just been 42 . The law 43 it was not permitted to 44 slaves run away. She also found out 45 slave owners said they would 46 40,000 to anyone who could catch H. Tubman. There were many stories about Harriet helping slaves run away. In all, she made nineteen 47 back to the south and led about 300 slaves to freedom. When the Civil War broke out, the northern states 48 against the southern states. Harriet 49 the northern states because the northerners believed that slaves should be free. She worked as a nurse and spied 50 enemy lines until the northern states won the war.( )31. A. As B. Like C. Since D. Because of ( )32. A. by B. most C. all D. during ( )33. A. way B. place C. town D. mean( )34. A. make B. do C. give D. pay( )35. A sell B. sold C. buy D. bought( )36. A. did B. didnt C. certainly D. of course( )37. A. sure B. sorry C. happy D. wrong( )38. A. yet B. only C. again D. still( )39. A. the north B. the west C. the east D. the south( )40. A. anger B. hurry C. danger D. difficulty( )41. A. because B. because of C. as D. for( )42. A. broken B. given C. got D. passed( )43. A. told B. wrote C. said D. spoke( )44. A. help B. ask C. set D. take( )45. A. about B. that C. what D. when ( )46. A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take ( )47. A. trips B. letters C. walks D. telegraphs( )48. A. united B. fought C. quarrelled D. agreed( )49. A. waited for B. searched for C. stood for D. looked for( )50. A. behind B. in C. on D. before四、阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，共30分）。 阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。A Dorothea Dix left home at an early ageof her own free willto live with hergrandmother.At fourteen, Dorothea was teaching school at Worcester, Massachusetts. A short time after she had begun teaching, she get up a school for young girls in her grandparents home. Stress was placed on moral character at Dorotheas school, which she conducted until she was thirty-three.She was forced to give up teaching at her grandparents home, however, when she became ill, a few years of inactivity followed.In 1841 Dorothea began to teach again, accepting a Sunday school class in the East Cambridge, Massachusetts prison. Here she first came insane people locked up together with prisoners.In those days insane people were treated even worse than prisoners. There were only a few madhouses in the entire country. Therefore prisons, poor houses, and houses of correction were used to keep the insane.Dorothea Dix made a careful investigation of the inhuman treatment of the insane. It was considered unfeminine for a woman to devote herself to such work at this time. But this did not stop Dorothea Dix from providing proper medical care for the insane.Gradually, because of her investigations, conditions were improved. More than thirty mental institutions were founded or rebuilt in the United States because of her hard work. Dorothea also spread her investigations to England and to other parts of Europe.During the Civil War, Dorothea served as superintendent of woman hospital nurses in the Union army. When the war was over, she returned to her work of improving conditions for insane people.( )51. This article is mainly about .A. social problems of the nineteenth centuryB. how Dorothea Dix got her education C. how Dorothea Dix devoted herself to educationD. how Dorothea Dix devoted herself to the work improving conditions for insane people( )52. How did Dorothea Dix first realize the mistreatment of insane people?A. Her grandmother treated the mistreatment of insane people.B. She worked in an insane hospital as a young woman.C. She taught Sunday school in a prison.D. She was asked to investigate the problem.( )53. Which of the following statements about Dorothea Dix is best supported by the passage? A. She spent time studying law. B. Her grandmother was teacher. C. She considered most insane well treated. D. Many people believed that her work was not proper.( )54. How are the events of Dorothea Dixs life presented in the passage? A. In space order. B. In time order. C. In alphabetical order. D. From greatest to least important.B It was Monday, Mrs. Smiths dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house. Considering that there was no better way, Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and Wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she give the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher, and hes going to give you your breakfast today.” Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butchers shop. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the ladys handwriting and soon did as was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up immediately. At midday, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more. The next day, the dog came again exactly at midday. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at the paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.But the dog came again at four oclock, And the same thing happened again. To the butchers more surprise, it came for the third time at six oclock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!( )55. Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite .A. cruelly B. kindly C. badly D. unfairly( )56. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog . A. when he found the words on the paper were not very clear B. because he happened to have sold out all the meat in his shop C. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith D. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith( )57. From its experience, the dog found that . A. only the paper with Mrs. Smiths words on it could bring it meat B. the butcher would gave the meat to it whenever he saw it C. a piece of paper could bring him half a pound of meat D. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat he got from the butcher( )58. At the end of the story, you will find that .A. the butcher found himself cheated by the smart animalB. the dog was clever enough to write on the paperC. the dog dared not go to the butchers any moreD. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dogCOnce there was a king who never ate a meal unless there was a dish of fish with it, but one day there was a big storm and the fishermen were not able to go out to catch fish, so the king had no breakfast and no lunch. Then he ordered his servants to tell everybody in his capital that if anyone brought him a fish, he would give him anything that he asked for.At last, a fisherman caught a big fish late in the afternoon and hurried to the kings palace with it. But the kins Prime Minister would not let him in until he promised to give him half of whatever the king gave him for the fish.The king was very happy when he saw the fish. He asked the fisherman what he wanted for his fish. To his surprise, the fisherman said, “I want you to beat me two dozen times with a stick.” When the king began to beat him a dozen times, the fisherman jumped away and said, “That is enough for me. I promised the other dozen to your Prime Minister.” Then he told the king what has happened between the Prime Minister and himself. The king was very angry. He not only gave the Prime Minister the dozen hits. but also said, “Because you have been dishonest, you will not be my Prime Minister any more. The fisherman will take your place.”( )59. The fisherman took his fish to the kings palace because .A. the king had promised to give him whatever he wantedB. the king was dying from hungerC. he wanted to teach the Prime Minister a lessonD. he wanted to be the Prime Minister( )60. When the fisherman told the king what he wanted, the king .A. was very happy B. was very surprisedC. was very angry D. gave him what he wanted at once( )61. Which of the following sentences is true?A. The king wanted to make the fisherman king.B. The king had nothing to eat for one wh