2000年高考英语试题及答案(全国卷)

满分

25

分

阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意，然后从

26

～

50

各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答

案。

I climbed the stairs slowly , carrying a big suitcase , my father following with two more . By

the time I got to the third floor , I was 26 and at the same time felling lonely . Worse still , Dad 27

a step and fell , sending my new suitcases 28 down the stairs .

turning red . I knew 29 was ahead . Whenever Dad's face turns red , 30 .

How could I ever 31 him to finish unloading the car 32 screaming at me and making a scene

in

front

of

the

other

girls

,

girls

I

would

have

to

spend

the

33

of

the

year

with?

Doors

were

opening and faces peering out(

探出

),as Dad walked 34 close behind . I felt it in my bones that my

college life was getting off to a(n) 35 start.

there be a chair in Room316? Or would it be a(n) 38 room?

39 I turned the key in the lock and 40 the door open , with Dad 41 .complaining(

抱怨

)about

a hurting knee or something . I put my head in , expecting the 42 . But to my 43 , the room wasn't

empty . at all ! It had furniture , curtains , a TV , and seven paintings on the walls.

And there on a well-made bad sat A my new 44 ,dressed neatly , Greeting me with a nod ,

she said in a soft voice ,

46 ,

face turned decidedly 48 before he could bring out a

I knew 49 that Amy and I would be 50 and my first year of college would be a success

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阅读理解

(

共

25

小题。

A

节每小 题

2

分，

B

节 每小题

1

分

;

满分

45

分

)

A)

阅读 下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

A

New York , 10 November 5

：

27pm , yesterday . Biggest power failure in the city's history .

*Thousands of people got stuck in lifts . Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and

22nd floors of the Empire State Building .

passed the time telling stories and playing word games . One man wanted to smoke but we didn't

let him . Firemen finally got us out.

*

was

the

best

night

we've

ever

had.,

said

Angela

Carraro

.

who

runs

an

ltalian

restaurant

on

42nd

Street .

had

lots

candles

on

the

tables

and

the

waiters

were

carrying

candles on their trays . The place was full and all night , in fact , for after we had closed , we let

the people stay on and spend the night here.

* The zoos had their problems like everyone else . Keepers worked through the right . They

used

blankets

to

keep

flying

squirrels

and

small

monkeys

warm .

While

zoos

had

problems

keeping warm , supermarkets had problems keeping cool .

melted,

*

The

big

electric

clock

in

the

lobby(

大厅

)

of

the

Waldorf- Astoria

Hotel

in

downtown

Manhattan started(

滴答

) again at 5

：

25 this morning . It was almost on time.

hout

the

period

of

darkness

,

Martin

Saltzman

and

the

eleven

others

were

_________.

s d ened

what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro ?

had a taste of adventure.

g candles brightened the place.

ss was better than usual.

people stayed the night in her restaurant.

long did the power failure last?

12 hours. than 12 hours.

24 hours. than 24 hours.

B

The easy way out isn't always easiest . I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug ,

my husband of one month , to a special meal . I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu

which included homemade break . Knowing the bread would take time , I started on it as soon as

Doug left for work . As I was not experienced in cooking , I thought if a dozen was good , two

dozen would be better , so I doubled everything . As Dong loved oranges , I also opened a can of

orange and poured it all into the bowl . Soon there was a sticky dough(

面团

)covered with ugly

yellowish marks . realizing I had been defeated , I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I

wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work , I went on preparing the rest of the meal , and ,

when Doug got home , we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice . He tried to enjoy the meal but

seemed disturbed . Twice he got up and went outside , saying he thought he heard a noise . The

third time he left , I went to the windows to see what he was doing . Looking out , I saw Doug

standing about three feet from the rubbish bin , holding the lid up with a stick and looking into

the container . When I came out of the house , he dropped the stick and explained that there was

something alive in out rubbish bin . Picking up the stick again , he held the lid up enough for me

to see . I felt cold . But I stepped closer and looked harder . Without doubt it was my work . The

hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (

酵母

)made the surface

shake and sigh as though it were breathing . I had to admit what the 'living thing 'was and why it

was there . I don't know who was more embarrassed(

尴尬

)by the whole thing Doug or me.

writer's purpose in writing this story is ___________

tell an interesting experience

show the easiest way out of a difficulty

describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books

did the woman's attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?

canned orange had gone bad.

didn't use the right kind of flour.

cookbook was hard to understand.

did not follow the directions closely.

did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?

didn't see the use of keeping it

meant to joke with her husband.

didn't want her husband to see it .

hoped it would soon dry in the son.

made the dough in the rubbish bin?

rising and falling movement.

strange-looking marks.

shape.

size.

Doug went out the third time , the woman looked out of the window because she

was ______________.