09杭高保送生英语试卷.doc

英语 (A) 卷 (满分 50)I. 完形填空 (20分)It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics , “The Art of Eating Spaghetti” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the 1 of an evening at Uncle Allens in Belleville 2 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 3 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的) treat in 4 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 5 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be 6 it. What laughing 7 we had about the 8 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 9 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 10 it down simply for my own 11 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 12 , I would write something else.When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 13 left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 14 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 15 papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, The Art of Eating Spaghetti.”My words! He was reading my words out 16 to the whole class. 17 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 18 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 19 my words had the power to make people 20 .1. A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience2. A. when B. where C. since D. after3. A. cooked B. served C. got D. made4. A. their B. past C. last D. those5. A. none B. one C. some D. neither6. A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in7. A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments8. A. nearly B. naturally C. officially D. socially9. A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately10. A. settle B. put C. take D. let11. A. work B. story C. luck D. joy12. A. However B. Therefore C. As for him D. Except for that13. A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea14. A. give up B. continue C. hand in D. delay15. A. written B. graded C. collected D. signed16. A. loud B. fast C. publicly D. calmly17. A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I18. A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure19. A. if B. for C. while D. although20. A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laughII. 阅读理解 (20分)ABetty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and theyre still sitting on the sofa? Talking?What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?Betty shrugs. Talk? Were friends.Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable.”More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman. More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress (感情危机). “Most women,” says Rubin, “identified (认定) at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.”“In general,” writes Rubin in her new book, “womens friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but mens relationships are marked by shared activities.” For the most part, Rubin says, interactions (交往) between men are emotionally controlled -a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior.”“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,” Rubin writes, “the two share little about their innermost feelings. Whereas a womans closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasnt unusual to hear a man say he didnt know his friends marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa.”21. What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that _.A. he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband B. women have so much to shareC. women show little interest in ballgames D. he finds his wife difficult to talk to22. Rubins study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to _.A. a male friendB. a female friend C. her parents D. her husband 23. According to the text, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?A. Ending his marriage without good reason.B. Spending too much time with his friends.C. Complaining about his marriage trouble.D. Going out to ballgames too often.24. Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?A. Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves.B. Women are more serious than men about marriage.C. Men often take sudden action to end their marriage.D. Women depend on others in making decisions.25. The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around _.A. happy and successful marriagesB. friendships of men and womenC. emotional problems in marriageD. interactions between men and womenBLondon The British Coast Guard on Thursday had to rescue a sailor for the tenth time in a year after the inexpert yachtsman who controls the yacht (小艇) using a road map of Britain, got stuck on the seashore again.Just one day after the Coast Guard had a serious talk with Eric Abbott, 46, asking him to use proper professional charts, his homemade boat ran around off Rhyl, Wales.He had intended to get in touch with them but did it on the wrong radio channel, and by the time two rescue boats reached him, his yacht had become stuck.Officials of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution say he has cost them over 30,000 ($45,000) in rescue efforts over the past year.A Coast Guard and Marine Agency spokesman said: “Yet again Mr. Abbott failed to file a traffic report to us before setting sail, which is what any captain knows he should do.”“You would think, after being rescued another time and after being given a serious talk, he would not go to sea again. This man is irresponsible, and something has been done to see if there is anything we can do.”But the Coast Guard said it could only “encourage him to better his seamanship skills.”Mr. Abbott first came to the attention of the Coast Guard in Liverpool on July 23 last year when they recorded his departure from the port as “not without mishap.” A day later he was pulled ashore.Mr. Abbott once told Liverpool guardsmen that he could not find the Isle of Man.26. Why did the yachtsman keep getting his boat stuck according to the writer?A. He was not professional.B. He used the wrong map.C. He was noticed last year.D. He lost his way on the sea.27. Which of the following can best describe the yachtsman in the spokesmans opinion?A. He needed a good sense of direction.B. He needed better sailing skills.C. He didnt behave properlyD. He was courageous.28. It seems that it is a rule for a yachtsman _.A. to inform the Coast Guard of his departure from the portB. to have a talk with the Coast Guard after he is helped out C. to get in touch with the Coast Guard while he is sailingD. to pay for what has been spent