英语历年高考试题（83-04年）-人教版-历年高考试题(六)

2003年普通高等学校春季招生考试（北京卷）

英语

NationalMatriculationEnglishTest（NMET2003）

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。第一卷1至16页。第二卷

17至20页。共150分，考试时间120分钟.

第一卷（三部分，共115分）

注意事项：

1.答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

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，再选涂其它答案标号，不能答在试题卷匕

3.考试结束后，监考人将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。

第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题

和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：

Whatisthemangoingtoread?

A.Anewspaper.

B.Amagazine.

C.Abook.

答案是A。

1.Whattimeisit?

A.8.

B.9.

C.10.

2.WhatisPetergoingtodothisafternoon?

A.Playbasketball.

B.Rideabicycle.

C.Goswimming.

3.Howmuchisthemangoingtopay?

A.20pence.

B.25pence.

C.30pence.

4.HowwillthewomantraveltoNewYork?

A.Bycar.

B.Bytrain.

C.Byplane.

5.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Makingasuggestion.

B.Askingforhelp.

C.Offeringadvice.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选

项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒种时间阅读

每小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题。

6.Whereisthenewsportscenter?

A.OnHillRoad.

B.OnMillStreet.

C.OnStationRoad.

7.Whatsportdidthemandolastweek?

A.Swimming.

B.Basketball.

C.Table-tennis.

8.Whenwilltheygotothesportscenter?

A.OnFriday.

B.OnThursday.

C.OnWednesday.

听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。

9.WherecanyouhearthetalkbytheAmericanwriter?

A.Atthebookshop.

B.Inthelibrary.

C.InAllenHall.

10.Whatisthetalkabout?

A.Thewriter'slatestnovel.

B.Thewriter'ssuccessstory.

C.Thewriter'srecentjourney.

11.Whoisthemanspeakingto?

A.Students.

B.Teachers.

C.Clubmembers.

听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。

12.Wheredoesthewomandomostofherwork?

A.Inplanes.

B.Intheoffice.

C.Attheairport.

13.Whatdoesthewomandoatthebeginningofeachworkday?

A.Talktoair-hostesses.

B.Checkthecomputers.

C.Getflightinfbnnation.

14.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Stoptraveling.

B.Earnmoremoney.

C.Stayinthesamejob.

听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。

15.Whoisgoingtovisittheplace?

A.Customers.

B.Reporters.

C.Tourists.

16.Wherewillthewomanmeetthevisitors?

A.Attheoffice.

B.Atthefactory.

C.Atarestaurant.

17.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?

A.Teacherandstudent.

B.Bossandassistant.

C・Visitorandhost.

听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。

18.Whyisthemanangrywiththewoman?

A.Shehasn'tkeptaplacefbrhim.

B・Shehasn'tgotanyideawhoheis.

C.Shehasn'tgivenhimaphonecall.

19.Howistheproblemsolved?

A.Thewomanhelpsthemanfindanotherroom.

B.Themancallstotellhisfriendsnottocome.

C.Thewomanmanagestogetthemanatable.

20.Whatdoesthemando?

A.He'sabusinessman.

B.He'stheheadwaiter.

C.He'sapoliceman.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（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

里

o

例:

It'ssonicetohearfromheragain.,welastmetmorethanthirtyyearsago.

A.What9smoreB.That'stosay

C.InotherwordsD.Believeitornot

答案是D0

21.Theteacheraskedussomuchnoise.

A.don'tmakeB.notmake

C.notmakingD.nottomake

22.AtthistimetomorrowovertheAtlantic.

A.we'regoingtoflyB.weHlbeflying

C.wellflyD.we'retofly

23.Don'tmentionthatatthebeginningofthestory,oritmaytheshockingending.

A.giveawayB.giveout

C.giveupD.giveoff,

24.York,lastyear,isaniceoldcity.

A.thatIvisitedB.whichIvisited

C.whereIvisitedD.inwhichIvisited

25._DavidandVickymarried?

—Foraboutthreeyears.

A.Howlongwere...being

B・Howlonghave...got

C・Howlonghave...been

D・Howlongdid...get

26.Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.Ifbrsometimethatthefactorywasgoingto

shutdown.

A.hadknownB.knewC.haveknownD.know

27.—Iheartheyaren'tpleasedwiththehouseyou'vechosenforthem.

-Well,couldtheyliveinsuchcomfort?

A.whereelseB.whatelse

C.howD.why

28.time,he'llmakeafirst-classtennisplayer.

A.HavinggivenB.Togive

C.GivingD.Given

29.—I'msorryIsteppedoutsideforasmoke.Iwasverytired.

—Thereisnoforthiswhileyouareonduty.

A.reasonB.excuse

C.causeD.explanation

30.Hemadeamistake,butthenhecorrectedthesituationitgotworse.

A.untilB.when

C.beforeD.as

31.Iknowthemoneyissafe,Ishallnotworryaboutit.

A.EventhoughB.UnlessC.AslongasD.While

32.Ourneighborhasours.

A.asabighouseas

B・asbigahouseas

C・thesamebighouseas

D.ahousethesamebigas

33.Theyhadapleasantchatacupofcoffee.

A.forB.withC.duringD.over

34.Hediditittookme.

A.one-thirdatimeB.one-thirdtime

C.theone-thirdtimeD.one-thirdthetime

35.Comeandseemewhenever.

A・youareconvenient

B.youwillbeconvenient

C.itisconvenienttoyou

D.itwillbeconvenienttoyou

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出

最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

MyFirstJob

IwassixwhenIjoinedmyfatherandtwoelderbrothersatsunriseinthefieldsofEufaula,

Okla.36thetimeIwaseightIwashelpingDadfixupoldfurniture.Hegavemeacentfor

everynailI37outofoldboards.

Igotmyfirst38job,atJM'sRestaurantintown,whenIwas12.Mymainresponsibilities

（职责）were39tablesandwashingdishes,40sometimesIhelpedcook.

EverydayafterschoolIwould41toJM'sandworkuntilten.EvenonSaturdaysI42

fromtwountileleven.Atthatageitwasdifficultgoingtoworkand43myfriendsrunoffto

swimorplay.Ididn'tnecessarilylikework,butIlovedwhatworking44metohave.Because

ofmy45IwasalwaystheonebuyingwhenmyfriendsandIwenttothelocalTasteeFreez.

Thismademe46.

WordthatIwastrustworthyandhard-working47aroundtown.Alocalclothingstore

offeredmecredit（赊贝长）48Iwasonlyinseventhgrade.Iimmediately49a$68sports

coatanda$22pairofshoes.Iwas50only65centsanhour,andIalreadyowedthe

storekeeper$90!SoIlearned51thedangerofeasycredit.Ipaidit52assoonasIcould.

Myfirstjobtaughtmeself-control,responsibilityandbroughtmea53ofpersonal

satisfactionfewofmyfriendshadexperienced.Asmyfather,54workedthreejobs,oncetold

me,“Ifyou55sacrifice（奉献）andresponsibility,therearenotmanythingsinlifeyoucan't

have.^^Howrighthewas.

36.A.BeforeB.WithinC.FromD.By

37.A.pulledB.putC.pickedD.pressed

38.A.usualB.realC.mainD.particular

39.A.sweepingB.packingC.clearingD.emptying

40.A.orB.soC.butD.even

41.A.headB.turnC.changeD.move

42.A.studiedB.workedC.playedD.slept

43.A.helpingB.havingC.watchingD.letting

44.A.askedB.toldC.promisedD.allowed

45.A.studyB.powerC.ageD.job

46.A.proudB.friendlyC.luckyD.hopeful

47.A.ranB.gotC.flewD.carried

48.A.althoughB.whileC.ifD.since

49.A.soldB.borrowedC.chargedD.wore

50.A.keepingB.makingc.payingD.taking

51.A.graduallyB.greatlyC.hardlyD.early

52.A.outB.overC.awayD.off

53.A.pointB.levelC.partD.sign

54.A.heB.thatC.whoD.whoever

55.A.understandB.demandC.offerD.fear

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

AnewspaperinHelsinki,Finland,recentlypublishedacartoonof

ababywithamobilephone,tellinghisparentsthathisdiaper（尿布）

neededchanging.Butit'shardlyajoke.HelsinkiishometoNokia,

themobile-phonemaker.It'soneofthemost“mobile“citiesinthe

world:About92percentofitshouseholdshaveatleastonemobile

phone.Andthekidsstartyoung.

“Arelativelynormalagetogetamobilephoneisnow7,“saysJanVirkki,marketingmanager

foramobile-phonecompany.AmongthesecondgradersattheKulosaariElementarySchool,the

mostpopularobjectofdesirethisyearisnotaBarbieoraGameboy.ItisaNokiamobilephone

withapictureoftheirownchoiceonthescreen.

“Oneofthefirstthingswediscusswhenschoolstartsistherulesfbrmobilephones,“says

TiiaKorppi,ateacher.Amongtherules:Youhavetoputitawayoutofsight.Youcannotturnit

on.Youcannotsendtextmessagestoyourfriends,orplayamusingtunes（令人发笑的曲调）in

class,orcallyourparentsorcallfbrapizzaduringhistory.

56.Theauthorusesthenewspapercartoontoshowthat.

A.heisgoodattellingjokes

B.hecaresmuchforchildren

C.mobilephonesaretoysfornew-bornbabies

D.mobilephonesarewidelyusedinFinland

57.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.differentusesofmobilephones

B.asuccessfulmobile-phonemaker

C.effectsofmobilephonesonchildren

D.schoolnilesfortheuseofmobilephones

B

Ifyoudreamofgoingsomeplacewarmtoescapethecoldwinterweather,atriptoarecently

discoveredplanetwouldcertainlywarmyourightup.Theplanet,namedOGLE-TR-56b,has

temperaturesofmorethan3,000°F.“Thisisthehottestplanetweknowabout,“saysDr.

DimitarSasselov,ascientistwholedthediscoveryteam."Itishotenoughtohaveanironfogand

torainhotirondroplets（细沫）.”

Thenewplanetis30timesfartherawaythananyplanetdiscoveredbyscientistsbefore.Itis

intheMilkyWay（银河）butitisnotinoursolar（太阳的）system.Thenewplanetmovesaround

astarmuchlikeoursun,however.Scientistsdiscoveredtheplanetbyusinganew

planet-searchingmethod,called"transittechnique.^^Theywereabletocatchsightoftheplanet

whenitmovedinfrontofitsstar,causingthestar'slighttodim（变暗）.Scientistscomparethe

methodtodiscoveringtheshadowofabeeflyinginfrontofasearchlight200milesaway."We

believethedoorhasbeenopenedwidetogoanddiscoverplanetslikeEarth,“saysSasselov.

58.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.thereisirononthenewplanet

B,wecouldgotothenewplanetinwinter

C.thestarcouldblockourviewofthenewplanet

D.scientistsarestudyingtheweatheronthenewplanet

59.The“transittechnique^^can.

A.helpdimthelightofastar

B.helpscientistswithasearchlight

C.helpdiscoverabeeonaplanet

D.helpfindaplanetmovingbeforeitsstar

60.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NewPlanet-searchingTechnique.

B.NewDistantDiscovery.

C.SpaceSearching.

D.DreamPlanet.

c

Elephantsdon'tforget—atleast,female（雌性的）

elephantsdon't.Elephantfamiliesarematriarchal.Andthe

socialknowledgegainedbytheoldestfemalesisthekeytoa

familygroup'ssurvival（生存）,accordingtoastudy

publishedinAprilbyKarenMcComb,abiologistatSussex

UniversityinEngland.

Elephantsannouncetheirpresencebymakingadeep,

longsound,apracticereferredtoascontactcalling（联络呼叫）.Anunfamiliarcallmaymeanthat

anelephantfromoutsidethefamilygroupisnearby.Astrangercancausetrouble,interrupting

feedingordisturbingtheyoung.Soanelephantmatriarchsignalsthefamilytogatheraroundher;

thentheyalllifttheirtrunksintheairtosmelltheunfamiliarcaller.Falsealarmscandisturbthe

groupandtaketimeandenergyawayfromfeeding,sosurvivalmaydependinpartongettingit

right.

WorkingwithCynthiaMoss,whofoundedtheAmboseliElephantResearchProjectinKenya

30yearsago,McCombtestedthesocialknowledgeof21Amboselielephantfamilieswith

matriarchs27to67yearsold.Sheplayedrecordingsofcontactcallstoeachfamilyandfoundthat

theoldestmatriarchsweremuchbetteratpickingoutunfamiliarcalls.Infact,agroupwitha

matriarchinherfiftieswasseveralthousandtimesmorelikelytoformintoagroupuponhearing

anunfamiliarcontactcallthanwhenhearingafamiliarcall.However,familieswithyounger

matriarchswerelessthantwiceaslikelytogathertogetheruponhearinganunfamiliarcontactcall

ascomparedwithafamiliarcall.Andtheygatheredtogetheralot.Moreover,thesocial

knowledgeofoldermatriarchstranslatedintofavourableresults:Familieswitholdermatriarchs

producedmorebabyelephantsineachfemale-reproductiveyear.

Thisfindingshowshowdifficultitistoprotecttheoldestmembersofelephantfamilies.As

elephantsage,theycontinuetogrowlarger,asdotheirmuchwantedtusks（象牙）.Sothe

older-andwiser-amatriarchis,thegreaterthechanceshewillbekilled.About800,000

elephantshavebeenkilledbypeopleinthepast20years.

61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“matriarch"mean?

A.Anoldmemberofanelephantfamily.

B.Afemaleheadofanelephantfamily.

C.Awiseelephant.

D.Alargeelephant.

62.Whendoelephantsformintoagroup?

A.Whentheyarefeedingtheyoung.

B・Whentheyseeafamiliarelephant.

C.Whentheyaregivingbirthtobabyelephants.

D.Whentheleadingelephantgivesoutawarning.

63.Theresearchwithrecordingsofcontactcallsshows。

A.howfastelephantsformintogroups

B.howimportanttheageofaleadingelephantis

C・howfrightenedelephantsarewhenhearingastrangecall

D.howfrequentlyoldelephantscallothermembersofthefamily

64.Theolderafemaleelephantis,。

A.thestrongershewillbe

B.thepoorermemoryshewillhave

C.themoreuselesshertuskswillbe

D.themorelikelyshewillbekilled

65.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatelephantsmay。

A.runintootherelephantfamilies

B.givewrongwarningstotheirmothers

C.runawayuponhearingastrangesound

D.producemorebabiesbygatheringtogethermoreoften

D

Ifthereisnodifferenceingeneralintelligence（智力）betweenboysandgirls,whatcan

explaingirls'poorperformanceinscienceandmathematics?

Itseemstobethattheirtreatmentatschoolisadirectcause.Mathematicsandscienceare

seenassubjectsmainlyfbrboys,andtherefore,asgirlsbecometeenagers,theyarelesslikelyto

takethem.Interestingly,bothboysandgirlsoftenregardthesubjectsfbrboysasmoredifficult.

Yetithasbeensuggestedthatgirlsdonottakemathematicscourses,notbecausetheyaredifficult,

butfbrsocialreasons.Girlsdonotwanttobeinopencompetitionwithboysbecausetheyare

afraidtoappearlessfeminine（女性的）andattractive.

However,ifweexaminetheperformanceofboysandgirlswhohavetakenmathematics

courses,therearestillmorehigh-achievingboysthantherearegirls.Thisdifferenceappearstobe

world-wide.Biologicalexplanationshavebeenofferedfbrthis,butthereareotherexplanations

too.

Perhapsthedifferencewhichcomesoutduringtheteenageyearshasitsrootsinmuchearlier

experiences.Fromtheirfirstdaysinkindergarten,boysareencouragedtoworkontheirownand

tocompletetasks.Factsshowthatoutstanding（杰出的）matheinaticiansandscientistshavenot

hadteacherswhosuppliedanswers.

Besides,therecanbelittledoubtthatteachersofmathematicsandscienceexpecttheirboy

studentstodobetteratthesesubjectsthantheirgirlstudents.Theyevenappeartoencouragethe

differencebetweenboysandgirls.Theyspendmoretimewiththeboystudents,givingthemmore

timetoanswerquestionsandworkinghardertogetcorrectanswersfromthem.Theyaremore

likelytocallonboysforanswersandtoallowthemtotaketheleadinclassroomdiscussion.They

alsopraiseboysmorefrequently.Allofthisseemstoencourageboystoworkharderinscience

andmathematicsandtogivethemconfidence（信心）thattheyareabletosucceed.

Suchawayofteachingisnotlikelytoencouragegirlstotakemanymathematicsandscience

courses,norisitlikelytosupportgirlswhodo.Whenitcomestothesesubjectsitseemscertain

thatschoolwidensthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.

66.Girlsarelikelytothinkthat.

A.sciencecoursesarefbrbothboysandgirls

B.sciencecoursesmakethemmorepopular

C.sciencecoursesmakethemsucceessful

D.sciencecoursesaredifficultfbrthem

67.Thetextmainlydiscussesreasonsfbrthedifferencebetweenboysandgirlsin

scientificachievements.

A.biological

B.historical

C.social

D•personal

68.Whatareboysusuallyencouragedtodoatschool?

A.Togethelpwiththeirhomework.

B.Toplaytheleadingroleinclass.

C.Toworkwithgirlstudentsinclass.

D.Tolearntotakecareofothers.

69.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutgreatmathematicians?

A.Theirteachersdidnotsupplyanswerstothem.

B.Theystartedlearningmathematicsatanearlierage.

C.Theyshowedmathematicalabilitiesintheirteenageyears.

D.Theirsuccessresultedfromtheirstronginterestinmathematics.

70.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.boysandgirlslearninthesameway

B.boysandgirlsareequalingeneralintelligence

C・girlsaremoreconfidentinthemselvesthanbefore

D.girlsshouldtakefewersciencecoursesthanboys

E

NativeTongue

AtfirstKatethoughttheRomaniangirlcouldnotspeakandunderstandEnglish.Nadiawould

notreplytoanythingKatesaid.KatewasinchargeofshowingNadiaaroundonherfirstdayat

BuckminsterGradeSchool.KatecouldnotfigureoutwhytheschoolhadputNadiainaclass

whereshecouldnotunderstandwhatpeopleweresaying.

“Whydidtheydothis?”Katewonderedaloud.UImean,youcan'tlearnifyoucan't

understandtheteacher.^^

Nadia'svoicewasawhisper.UIunderstandEnglish.Iwillleam.^^Nadia'sEnglishwas

perfect.

Katewasperplexed.Shecouldn'tunderstandwhyNadiadidnotliketospeak.Thenshe

realizedthatmovingtoanewcountryprobablywasn'ttheeasiestthingtodo.Therewere

hundredsofunfamiliarandunusualthingstolearn—allatthesametime.

“There'realotofnewthingstolearn,huh?^^saidKate.

Nadianoddedrapidly.Inaquietvoiceshereplied,4tManythingspeoplesay,Idonot

understand.IhavebeenspeakingEnglishandRomanianallmylife,butIdonotknowwhatsome

childrenaresaying.Forexample,yesterdayaboyaskedifIcouldhelphimfindtheUSBporton

athinblackboxhewascarrying.Isn'taportaplaceforships?Itmadenosensetome.

“Don'tworry,“saidKate."You'Hfigureeverythingoutintime.Yousee,thatthinblackbox

wasacomputer.AUSBportisaplacewhereyoucanconnectothermachinestoacomputer.^^

NadiaandKatewerequietafterthat.Theytooknoteswhiletheteachergaveamathslesson.

ToKate'ssurprise,Nadiaputupherhandandofferedtoanswerquestionsattheblackboard.

Nadiahandledeveryquestiontheteachergaveher.Someofthequestionswerereallydifficult,

andnooneunderstoodwhatwasgoingonexceptNadiaandtheteacher.Whentheteachersaid

thatNadiaansweredeverythingcorrectly,thewholeclassclappedtheirhands.

NadiawassmilingwhenshesatbackdownnexttoKate."Somethings,“shesaidinanormal

voice,“arethesameallovertheworld.”

71.AtthebeginningofNadia'sfirstdayatschool,shewas.

A.disappointed

B.helpful

C.lively

D.shy

72.Theunderlinedword"perplexed“probablymeans.

A.puzzled

B.angry

C.shocked

D.serious

73.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.NadiadidnotlikeKate

B.Nadiahadlivedbytheseabefore

C.Nadiahadneverseenacomputerbefore

D.Nadiaspokeinasoftvoiceoutofpoliteness

74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Nadiawasbetteratmathsthanotherstudents.

B.Nadiafoundsomeofthemathsquestionsdifficult.

C.Nadiawasencouragedtoanswerquestionsinclass.

D.Nadiaunderstoodthemathsteacherbetterthanotherteachers.

75.Whatisthemessageofthestory?

A.Talkingaboutsomethingfamiliargivesyouconfidenceincommunication.

B.Answeringquestionsinclassmakesyoubetterunderstoodbyclassmates.

C.Languageplaysanimportantroleincommunicationbetweencultures.

D.Mathematicshelpstoimprovecommunicationbetweencultures.

第二卷（共35分）

注意事项：1.第二卷共4页，用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。

2.答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）

第一节情景作文（满分20分）

北京市将举办主题为“ProtectingMotherEarth”的中学生英语作文竞赛。你准备根据下

列四幅图画写一篇“StoryofaTree”的英语小故事参赛。

注意：1.词数100左右。

2.开头已为你写好。

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