全國中學(xué)生英語能力競(jìng)賽2024高二組試題

I聽辨單詞（Words）（共5小題，計(jì)5分）

請(qǐng)聽句子，然后從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出在你所聽到的句子中所含的單詞。每個(gè)

句子只讀一遍。（答案涂在答題紙上）

1.A.inventB.insteadC.intendD.inside

2.A.offerB.fondC.attendD.afford

3.A.noteB.nuclearC.noticeD.noise

4.A.porridgeB.passageC.messageD.cabbage

5.A.enemyB.animalC.anyoneD.elephant

II.句子理解（Sentences）（共5小題，計(jì)5分）

請(qǐng)聽句子，然后從A、B、C、D中選出一個(gè)及你所聽到的句子意思一樣的句子。每個(gè)句

子只讀一遍。（答案涂在答題紙上）

6.A.Ithinkwhathesaysanddoesisveryimportant.

B.Idon'tcarewhathesaysanddoes.

C.Ionlycarewhathesays.

D.Ionlycarewhathedoes.

7.A.Pleaseclosethedoor.

B.You'dbetterleavethewindowopen.

C.Pleaseleavethedooropen.

D.You'dbetterclosethewindow.

8.A.Iwillnothelpyou,torIambusy.

B.Iwilltrymybesttohelpyou.

C.Shewillhelpyouasmuchasshecan.

D.Let'sturntotheteacherforhelp.

9.A.Thefloodcausedgreatdamagetothecrops.

B.Thestormdestroyedmanyhouses.

C.Thestormcausedlittledamagetothecrops.

D.Thestormdidalotofdamagetothecrops.

lO.A.Hisnotcoiningdisappointedus.

B.Wewerehappythathedidn'tturnup.

C.Hedidn'twanttocome.Sohedidn't.

D.Wewereveryhappythathecame.

HI.對(duì)話理解（Dialogues）（共10小題.計(jì)10分）

請(qǐng)聽對(duì)話，然后依據(jù)你所聽到的對(duì)話內(nèi)容，選擇能回答所提問題的最佳選項(xiàng)。每組對(duì)話和問

題均讀兩遍。（答案涂在答題紙上）

第一段對(duì)話回答第11題。

其次段對(duì)話回答第12題。

12.A.Overthephone.

B.Atagarage.

C.Inastore.

D.Athome.

第三段對(duì)話回答第13題。

I3.A.Theman'smother.

B.Theman*smotherinlaw.

C.Thechild'smother.

D.Thewoman'smotherinlaw.

第四段對(duì)話回答第14題。

I4.A.May.

B.July.

C.April.

D.June.

第五段對(duì)話回答第15題。

l5.A.Watchingamovie.

B.Inlineatamuseum.

C.Inlineoutsideamoviehouse.

D.Inthesubway.

第六段對(duì)話回答第16-17題。

16.A.He'stired.

B.He'slazy.

C.He'sexcited.

D.He'supset.

17.A.Doingshopping.

B.Takingawalk.

C.WatchingTV.

D.Listeningtotheradio.

第七段對(duì)話回答第18—20題。

18.A.Thewoman'smother.

B.Theman'sFrenchexchangevisitor.

C.Theman'sgirlfriend.

D.Thewoman'sfriend.

19.A.Dancing,tennisandlisteningtomusic.

B.Singinganddancing.

C.Goingforanouting.

D.Goingtothecinema.

2O.A.BecauseheknowsMaricAnge'smotherisgettingbetter.

B.Becausethewoman'smotherisnotverywell.

C.Becausehismotherisgettingbetter.

D.Becausethewomansayshermotherisgettingbetter.

IV.短文理解(Passage)(共10小題，計(jì)10分)

請(qǐng)聽下面短文，然后依據(jù)你所聽到的短文內(nèi)容，選擇能回答所提問題的最佳選項(xiàng)。短文讀兩

遍。（答案涂在答題紙上）

21.WhatwasJosephinedoingwhentheauthorfirstsawher?

A.Shewasdoinghershopping.

B.Shewasvisitingtheownerofherhouse.

C.Shewasworkinginastore.

D.Shewasstayinginahouse.

22.Whatdidshewanttobuyinthestore?

A.Foodforthefamily.

B.Dogfood.

C.Beautifulclothes.

D.Abed.

23.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhentheymet?

A.Josephinewaspoliteandfriendly.

B.Josephinewascoldandunfriendly.

C.Josephinewaskindbutcareful.

D.Josephinewasafraidandsurprising.

24.Wherewas（heauthorstayingatthattime?

A.Inatheatre.

B.Atacollege.

C.InahouseownedbyCathyKelly.

D.InahouseownedbyJosephine.

25.WhostayedinCathy'shouse?

A.Onlytheauthor.

B.TheauthorandCathyKelly.

C.Manypeople.

D.CathyKellyandJosephine.

26.Wherewastheauthorfrom?

A.LosAngeles.

B.England.

C.Australia.

D.Vietnam.

27.WheredidJosephineoftentaketheauthorinLosAngeles?

A.Concertsandpoliticalmeetings.

B.Museumsandcolleges.

C.Supermarketsanddepartmentstores.

D.Gymsandplaygrounds.

28.Howoftenweretheyseeingeachotheratonepoint?

A.Onceaweek.

B.Twiceaday.

C.Everyotherday.

D.Everyday.

29.Whatdidtheauthorwanttodoafewweeksago?

A.Gohome.

B.Gotocollege.

C.Moveoutofthehouse.

D.Buyanewhouse.

30.Whowillpaythemoneythattheauthorneeds?

A.Josephine.

B.Theauthoralone.

C.Theauthor'sfamily.

D.Oldpeople.

筆試部分（共七大題，計(jì)120分）

I選擇填空（Multiplechoicetest）（共20小題，計(jì)20分）

A）從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

（答案涂在答題紙上）

I.Wouldn'titbewonderfulworldifallnationslived

inpeacewithoneanother?

A./;/

B.a;the

C.a;/

D.the;the

2.Thestudentstood,practisingthesequestions

inFrench.

A.calm;toask

B.still;answering

C.quiet;toanswer

D.silent;raise

3.thecarriage,theoldmanwashelpedthehouse.

A.Gotup;entering

B.Havinggotoff;into

C.Togetinto;into

D.Getsaway;toenter

4.一Didyouknowanythingaboutit?

A.Notevenyoutoldme

B.Notityoutoldme

C.Notwhetheryouwouldtellme

D.Notuntilyoutoldme

5.—What'swrongwithyourgrandmother?

—Sheanythingatall.

A.doeshardlyeat

B.seldomeats

C.almosteats

D.constantlyeats

6.Doesmatterifhecan'tfinishhiscompositionintime?

A.he

B.that

C.it

D.this

7.A11oftheflowersnowraisedherehavedevelopedfrom

thoseintheforest.

A.theygrewonce

B.oncegrew

C.oncetheygrew

D.thatoncegrew

8.Thereaseriousfloodlastyear,manycropswere

badlydamaged.

A.are

B.were

C.being

D.tobe

9.John'spalefacesuggestedthatheill,andhis

parentssuggestedthatheamedicalexamination.

A.be;shouldhave

B.was;have

C.shouldbe;had

D.was;has

10.—Therewerealreadyfivepeopleinthecarbuttheymanaged

totakemeaswell.

—Itacomfortablejourney.

A.couldn'thavebeen

B.shouldn'tbe

C.can'tbe

D.mustn'thavebeen

11.Mr.Cox,headmasteroftheschool,refusedtoacceptof

thethreesuggestionsmadebytheStudentsUnion.

A.any

B.either

C.none

D.neither

12.Doestheforeignerneverspeaktoothersunless?

A.talkingto

B.saying

C.telling

D.spokento

13.1wasworriedwhenthemotorsuddenlystoppedworking,

especiallynoonewasinsightin(hestreet.

A.during

B.that

C.if

D.as

14.Thcpupilsgettheteacher'sdanderupwhentheymakealot

ofnoise.Theunderlinedphraseabovemeans.

A.makeangry

B.turnouttobehappy

C.cry

D.pretendtobepuzzled

15.A11childrenareaskedtolearntorepeatthepoemsbyheart

whentheyareyoungeveniftheydonotalwaysunderstandthem.

Theunderlinedphraseabovemeans.

A.sayafterteachersorparents

B.repeatotherpeople'swords

C.readloudly

D.speakfrommemory

B）下列5題中的句子可以組成一篇小短文，請(qǐng)從所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳

答案。（答案涂在答題紙上）

16.1ntheworldtodaytherubbishispilingup.InBritainalone,

16—20milliontonsofrubbisharethrowneveryyear.In

manycountrieshugeamountsofwasteproductsareburied

inlandfillsites.

A.down

B.away

C.up

D.over

17.However,spaceisrunningoutandinsomecasessoare

manyresources.Inthiscasegovernments

andenvironmentalistsworldwidearehavingtoturntotheoption

ofmassrecycling.

A.natural

B.manmade

C.plastic

D.mineral

18.notallrubbishcanrotawaytonothing.

A.Fortunately

B.Luckily

C.Unfortunately

D.Unluckily

19.Naturalmaterialssuchasfoodandmostpaperproductswill

breakdownaperiodoftime,butotherproductssuch

asglass,metalsandplasticsmayneverbreakdown.

A.for

B.last

C.over

D.to

20.Soreusingthesethingsinadifferentbecomes

necessary.Thisisrecycling:reclaimingproductsthatmaya:

firstappeartohavefulfilledtheirusefullife.

A.habit

B.place

C.factory

D.form

II閱讀理解（Readingcomprehension）（共30小題，計(jì)30分）

A）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（答案涂在答

題紙上）

（A）

Sciencemayneveranswerthemostpuzzlingquestion.Whatkilledthesemightycreatures?

Oneofthemostpopulartheoriesaboutthedeathofthedinosaurs（恐龍）isthattheworldjustgrew

toocoldforthem.Indeed,forlarge,coldbloodedcreatures,evenafewnightsofcoldcouldspell

death.

Noteveryoneagreesthatachangeinweatherwouldhavebeenenoughtokillthedinosaurs.

Thelatestdevelopmentinthedebateamongscientistsaboutwhatkilledtheprehistoricdinosaurs

isthesuggestionthatacidrain（酸雨）wasthecause.Somegeologistssuggestthatalargemeteor（流星）

hittingtheearthat65kilometrespersecondwouldhaveledtostronglyacidrantailingalloverthe

world.Thesegeologiststhoughtthatifanicerichmeteorweighing12.5millionbillionkilograms,hit

theearth,itwouldshockheattheatmosphereenoughtoproducehugeamountsofnitrogenoxides.

Thiswouldresult,theysay,instronglyacidrainaroundtheworld.Ifthemeteorweretravellingmore

slowly,orifitweremorerocklikeinstructure,thisstronglyacidrainwouldbelimitedtoasmall

areasothattheworldeffectwouldbemuchlessimportant.However,othergroupsofresearchershave

suggestedthatvolcanoes,ratherthanmeteors,couldhaveproducedtheseheavydosesofacidrain,but

overamuchlongerperiod-over10,000years.

Theideaofagreatasteroid（小行星）orcomet（彗星）crashisfascinating.Butitwouldmeanthe

dinosaurswouldallhavebeenkilledv/ithinaveryshorttime—perhapsoverafewmonthsoryears.

Whatifthedinosaursdidnotdieoutsoquickly?Manyscientiststhinkthatthedinosaurshadstartedto

dieoffmillionsofyearsbeforetheendoftheCretaceousPeriod（白堊紀(jì)）.Andevenmoreamazing,

fossils（化石）havebeenfoundintheUnitedStatesandsouthernChinathatmightshowdinosaurslived

longaftertheyweresupposedtohavedisappeared!

Couldthedeathofthedinosaurshavebeencausedbytheirmovingintonewareas?Illnessand

diseasecanbecarriedbytravellinganimals.Isitpossiblethatdinosaursandothercreaturesdiedof

terriblediseasescaughtfromotheranimals?

Ifthiswaswhatendedthedinosaurs,doesthismeantherewasnoasteroicorcometcrash?Some

scientiststhinkthedinosaursmighthavebeenaffectedbysuchanobjectfromouterspace,butonly

whentheywerealreadyintrouble.Illanddying,thedinosaursmighthavelookeduptoseeafiery

ballfallingfromthesky.

Ifso,itmightjusthavesealedthedinosaurs'fate.

21.Whichofthefollowingwasnotmentionedinthetext?

A.Alargemeteorcouldproduceastrongacidrain.

B.Avolcanocouldproduceastrongacidrain.

C.FossilshavebeenfoundinsouthernKorea.

D.Acometmighthavehittheearthwhenthedinosaurswere

introuble.

22.Whatdosomegeologiststhinkwouldhappenifalargepiece

oficerichmeteorhittheearthatgreatspeed?

A.Ahugevolcanowouldbeformed.

B.12.5millionbillionkgofnitrogenoxidewouldbeproduced.

C.Stronglyacidrainwouldresultallovertheworld.

D.Theheatwouldkillalllivingthingsinthearea.

23.Thegeologiststhinkthatifarockymeteorhittheearthit

would.

A.havelittleeffectonthingslivingnearby

B.haveverj,longlastingeffect

C.takealongtimetohaveanyeffect

D.nothaveanyimportantworldwideeffects

24.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Volcanoescouldn'tproduceheavydosesofacidrainfbra

longtime.

B.Theideaofameteorwouldmeanthatthedinosaurswere

killedwithinafewmonthsoryears.

C.Thedinosaurshadstartedtodieoffmillionsofyears

beforetheendoftheJurassicPeriod（侏羅紀(jì)）.

D.Thedinosaurswerecoldbloodedthat'swhytheyliked

coldweather.

25.Thespeedofthemeteorthatmighthavehittheearthwas

about.

millionkilometrespersecond

B.85kilometrespersecond

C.65hundredkilometrespersecond

D.65kilometrespersecond

（B）

IthasrecentlybeenreportedthatPrinceCharles,PrinceofWalesandheirtothethroneofthe

UnitedKingdom,hasjoinedatradeunion.Hehasbecomeamemberofthetrade

unionforwriters,theSocietyofAuthors.PrinceCharles,bornin1948,istheauthoroftwobooks:The

OldManofLochnagarandAVisionofBritain.Thefirstbookisachildren'sstoryinwhicha

mysteriousoldmanoftenvisitsthemountainofLochnagarinScotland.Thesecondbookhascauseda

lotofdiscussion.ThematteristhePrinceofWalesisanadvocate（提倡者）ofmoretraditional

archileclure（建筑）andwouldliketowitnessareturntotheprinciplesofclassicalarchitecture.Its

onlynaturalthatthearchitecturalestablishmenthasbeenangeredwithhisviews.

Isn'titstrangethatamillionaireofroyalbloodchosetojointhetradeunion?Ofcourse,hecan

expectsomelegalservicesasamemberoftheSocietyofAuthors.HisUnioncouldhelphimtocheck

thecontractswithpublishersinordertomakesurethatheistreatedfairly.HemightusetheSociety's

photocopyingequipmentalittlecheaper.Ifhefellonhardtimes,hecouldgeteconomichelpfromthe

tradeunion.

MarkleFanu,GeneralSecretaryoftheSocietyofAuthors,whichwasfoundedin1884but

becameanofficialtradeuniononlyin1978,ishappytowelcomethePrincetothemembershipofthe

Union.Hethinksit'sunlikelythatthePrincewilleverneedtheUnion'slegalservices.Butheissure

thatapplyingformembership（hePrincedisplaysatrueinterestinwriting.

ThePrincedoesn'toverestimate（高估）hisownliterarytalents.However,thecritics（評(píng)論家）say,

thatunlikemanyotherfamouspeople,thePrinceofWaleswroteeverywordofhisbookshimself.

ThePrinceofWalesisnottheonlyandthefirstnotablepersonage—memberoftheSociety.Such

writersasGrahamGreeneandGeorgeBernardShawhavealsobeenmembers.Anumberofpeople

whoarebetterknownfortheirpublicstandingthanfortheirwritinghavebeenmemberstoo.Among

theseisSirWinstonChurchill,theformerBritishPrimeMinister,whowasreallytalentedwithhispen.

TheSocietyunites5,000membersandmanymodempoliticiansarealsoapplyingformembership

beingnovelistsorwriters.

26.Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestdescribeswhatthis

passageisabout?

A.PrinceCharlesrejectedtheproposaltojointhetradeunion

forwriters.

B.ThePrinceofWalesfirstrejectedtheproposaltojoin

thetradeunionforwritersbutthenchangedhismind.

C.ThePrinceofWalesappliedformembershipandjoinedthe

tradeunionfbrwriters.

D.PrinceCharlesevendoesn'tthinkofjoiningatradeunion.

27.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ThePrinceismodestabouthisownliterarytalents.

B.ThePrincethinkshighlyofhisownliterarytalents.

C.ThePrinceissureheisoneofthemostfamouswritersin

theworld.

D.ThePrincehastriedtoestimatehisownliterarytalents.

28.Whichofthefollowingwasnotmentionedinthetext?

A.ThePrince'schildrenarehappythatthePrincehasjoined

thetradeunion.

B.It'sunlikelythatthePrincewilleverneedtotake

advantageof（heUnionslegalservices.

C.MarkleFanuishappytowelcomethePrincetohismembership

intheSociety.

D.ThePrincehasbecomeamemberoftheSocietyofAuthors.

29.AsamemberoftheSocietyofAuthorsthePrincecanexpect

A.advertisingofhisbooks

B.meetingswithhisreadersarrangedbytheUnion

C.legalservices,suchascheckinghiscontractswithpublishers

D.regularsalaryasawriterandmemberoftheUnion

3O.ThebookentitledAVisionofBritainhascausedalot

ofcontroversy（論戰(zhàn)）because.

A.PrinceCharleshasastrongdistasteforclassicalarchitecture

B.PrinceCharlesisanadvocateofclassicalarchitecture

andwouldliketoseeareturntoitsprinciples

C.PrinceCharleslikesverymuchmodemarchitectureand

sharesviewsofarchitecturalestablishment

D.PrinceCharlessupportseveryideaofmodemarchitects

B）閱讀下列短文，然后回答問題或完成句子。（答案寫在答題紙上）

（C）

First,getyourdoctor'spermissiontostartanaerobic（健身操）exerciseprogram.Heorshewill

checkyourphysicalconditionandtellyouwhetherit'ssafetostartexercising.

Makesureeachsession（每次熬煉）startswithawarmupperiod.Youshouldstrelch（伸展）your

musclesandgelthemreadyforyourworkout.Warmupforatleastfiveminutes.

Thenstarttheactualtrainingsession.Jog（慢跑）,bike,ordoexercisesthatgetyourheartrateupto

thetargetrange.Dependingonyourageandyourphysicalcondition,aimtoraiseyourpulserateto

between140and160beatsperminute.Takeyourpulseduringexercisestomakesureyourheartrate

doesn'tgettoofast.

Afterthe20minuteaerobicsession,startcoolingdown.Doafewgentlestretcheswhileyou

catchyourbreath.Ifyourheartratedoesnotreturnioarestingrate（about70）withinfiveminutes,

you'reworkingouttoohard.Finally,duringtherecoveryperiod,sitdownandrelax.

31.Howlongshouldtheaerobicexercisepartofthesessionlast?

32.Whatcomesrightafter（heaerobicexercise?

33.Whatshouldyourpulseratebeatthebeginningofthecool

downphase（階段）?

34.Whatisthemaximum（最高的）safepulserateatanytime?

35.Howlongshouldthewarmupphaselast?

36.Whatdoesthegraph（表格）showasatypicalrestingpulserate?

（D）

Alegend（傳聞）saysthatlongagothecityofRomewasbuiltonsevenhillsbytwinbrothers

RomulusandRemus.Romulusbecamekingandnamedthecityafterhimself.On（hehighesthillstood

afort（要塞）builtofstones.DuringawarbetweentheGaulsandtheRomansthecitywasunderattack.

-J

TheGaulsmanagedtotakeoverthelowerpartsofthetownbutthefortprovedtobetoo

wellguarded.TheRoiransoldiersinthefbrtwerealmoststarvingbecausetheGauls

hadcutofftheirfoodsupply.Therewasaflockof（一群）geeseinthefort,butonnoaccount（決不）

wouldthesoldierseatthesebirdsastheyweresacred（神圣的）tothegoddess,Venus.

OnenighttheGaulsfoundasecrettrackthatleduptoacliff（懸崖）atthebackofthefbrt.They

crept（爬）silentlyinthenarrowwindingtrackuntilitreachedthecliff.Thefirstmanstoodonthe

shouldersofthemanbehindandmanagedtofindafoothold.Hewasoverthecliffwhichactedasa

wallandanotherfollowed.Suddenlytheleadingmanslippedandhisarmour（盔甲）banged（砸響）

loudlyonapieceofstone.

Theclangingsound（叮當(dāng)聲）wokethegeeseandtheybegantohissloudly.ARomanguard

rushedoverintimetostrikewithhissword.Hekilledthefirsttwomenand（henknockeddownthe

nextmanwhowasabouttoappearwhichsentothersbehindhimtumblingdown.Atrumpetsounded

whichwoketherestofthesoldiers.AithesametimeaRomanarmyfromanearbytownarrivedto

helpthemenatthefori.TheGaulsweredrivenawaybutitwasaflockofgeesethatreallysavedRome.

37.WhowereattackingtheRomans?

38.WhichRomangoddessismentionedinthepassage?

39.WithwhatmaterialdidtheRomansbuildthefort?

40.OnhowmanyhillswasRomebuilt?

41.Whichwordtellusthatthesoldierswerehungry?

42.WhichoithetwinsruledRome?

（E）

OneofthemostfamousconcerthallsinAmericaistheCarnegieHallinNewYork.Initially,it

wascalledsimplythe“MusicHaH”,butthreeyearsafteritsopeningitwasrenamedinhonourof

AndrewCarnegie,themanwhohadprovidedmuchofthefinanceforitsbuilding.

TheHallofficiallyopenedonMay5,1891.SincethentheHallhasplayedhosttothegiantsof

classicalmusic,aswellasthoseofjazz,pop,folkandrockmusic,andhasalsobeenusedforpolitical

rallies,religiousservicesandlectures.

OneofthemostdramaticlecturesgivenintheHalltookplaceduringitsfirstyear.This

begansimplyasatalkaccompaniedbyslidesofpaintingsofsunsetsandlandscapes,which

waswhattheaudience（觀眾）hadbeenexpecting.However,asthelectureprogressed,thc

effectsbecamemoredramatic（戲劇性的）,withthunder,rollingcloudsandsteambillowing（翻騰）over

theaudience'sheadwhilemechanicalvolcanoesexplodedonstage-alltotheamazementanddelight

oftheaudience.

In1927theviolinistYehudiMenuhinmadehisappearanceattheCarnegieHallforthefirst

time—hewasagedten.Intheafternoonbeforetheperformance,hewaswanderingaroundtheHall

insteadofpractisingandwasfascinatedbyanaxewhichhesawonthewall.Theaxewasforuseina

firebuttheboy,notknowingthis,askedasecurityguardwhatitwastor.Theguardmadean

impressionwithhisreply:"That'sforchoppingtheheadsoffsoloists（獨(dú)奏者）whodon'tplaywell

enough.Quitea企whavealreadybeenchoppedYehudiwentrushingbacktopractise.

Ononeoccasionanotherfamousviolinistandapianistweregivingaperformancetogetherwhen

theviolinistgotlostinthemusic.Heanxiouslylookedtothepianistfbrhelpandwhispered“Where

arewe?”Hereceivedthelessthanhelpfulreply"IntheCarnegie

RockandrollmadeitsfirstappearanceattheCarnegieHallin1955withBillHaleyandhis

Comets.In1964（heBritishinvasionarrivedwhentheBeatlesplayedtheirfirs:concerthere.Onthe

dayoftheconcert,carscametoahaltalloverthecityand（hecrowdssurrounding（hebuildingwere

enormous.Fortunately,inallthechaos（混舌L）nobodywasseriouslyinjuredandtheHallescapedwith

onlyminoi?（微小的）damage.

Inthe1950sthebuildingwasthreatenedwithdemolition（拆除）butavigorouscampaigntosaveit

wasledbytheconductor,IsaacStem.InI960theHallwaspurchasedbytheCityofNewYorkanda

fewyearslateritwasnamedanationallandmark.Overtheyearsthemostfamousmusicians,singers

andentertainersintheworldhaveappearedthere—nodoubttheywillcontinuetodosofbrmanyyears

tocome.

43.WhatdowelearnaboutAndrewCarnegie?

44.Whywastheaudiencesurprisedatthelectureinthefirstyear?

45.WhatwouldseemtobespecialabcutYehudiMenuhin'sappearanceattheHallin1927?

46.Whydoyouimaginehewenttopractiseafterspeakingto

thesecurityguard?

47.Whywasthepianist'sanswerunhelpful?

48.WhathappenedasaresultoftheBeatlesgoingtoCarnegieHall?

49.Whathappenedinthe1950s?

5O.Whatdoesthewriterseemtothinkaboutthefutureofthe

CarnegieHall?

HI.完形填空(Clozetest)(共20小題，計(jì)20分)

A)閱讀下面短文，駕馭其大意，然后依據(jù)空白處所給單詞的首字母，寫出各單詞的完全形

式，使短文語義完整。(答案寫在答題紙上)

ArnoldSchonbergwasbominAustriain1874.Foratimeheworkedinabankashis

familyhadeconomic(51)pfollowingthedeathofhisfather,buteventuallyhe

achievedhisrealambition(理.想)whichwastobecomeacomposer.

Itiswellknownthatmanypeoplefinditextremelydifficultto(52)uSchonberg's

music.ItislesswellknownthatSchonbergwasabsolutelyterrifiedofthenumberthirteen.Hewas

bomon13thSeptemberandconsideredthatthis(53)mthatthenumberthirteenwouldbe

unluckyforhim.Histearofthenumberbecamesogreatthathebegantobeworriedbyanynumber

thatcouldbe(54)d____by13.Hebelievedthathewoulddieonhissixtyfifthbirthdayas

sixtyfiveisthenumber(55)pwhenfiveismultipliedbythirteen.InfactSchonberg(56)1_

onuntil1951,whenhewasseventysix;thisdidnotbotherhimuntilsomebodymentionedthatif

youaddsevenandsixtogetheryougetthirteen.Thiswas(57)selseforhimtoworry

aboutbuthetoldhisfriendsthatifhe(58)mtoliveuntilhis(59)nbirthday,he

wouldbe(60)sforsometime.Sadly,hediedlaterthatyear-itwasonthethirteenthdayof

themonth.

B)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填上適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，使短文語義完整。每空一詞。(答案寫在答題紙

上）

Pigeonsarebirdswhichareabletofindtheirwayhomeevenwhentheyhavebeentaken

agreatdistanceaway.Forthisreasonasport(61)aspigeonracinghasdeveloped.

Afewdaysbeforearace,thepigeonsaretakenhundredsofkilometresawayfrom(62)

homesand,onthedayoftherace,theyarereleasedtoflybackhome.Thebirdwhicharriveshomein

theshortestlengthoftimeisthewinner.Unfortunately,itisafactthatbirdssometimesgetlostand(63)

neverseenagain.

Thisobviously(64)toapigeonbelongingtoamanfromthesouthwestofEngland.

ThebirdhadbeentakentothesouthofFrance,(65)theracebegan,andhadsetoffwiththe

otherbirds,buthadneverarrivedhome.Twoyearslater,theownerwassurprisedtoreceivea

letter(66)thatthebirdwasatthehouseofapigeonownerinChina.Theman(67)

hadfoundthebirdhaddiscoveredtheaddressoftheEnglishownerfromthenumberontheringround

thepigeon'sleg.

Itishardtobelievethatthepigeoncouldhaveflown(68)thewayfromFranceto

China—adistanceofmore(69)8,000kilometres;thebirdhadprobablylanded(70)

ashipwhichwasgoingtoChina.

IV,翻譯(Translation)(共5小題，計(jì)10分)

閱讀下面短文，然后把劃線處的句子譯成漢語。(答案寫在答題紙上)

DearMrJones,

(71)1expectyoumaybeslightlysurprisedtoreceivealetterfromsomeonelivingasnearasyour

nextdoorneighbour：butIhavetoraiseasubjectthatitwillbeeasierformetodiscussinwriting.

YoumayhavenoticedthatIhavealineofappletreesrunningalongsidethefencethatseparates

ourtwogardcns.(72)Youmayalsohavetakenpleasureinthefrequentsightofyourtwochildren

sillingonyourlawndirectlybyihefence.Andyoumayalsohavenoticedthatmyappletrees,soto

speak,bendoverthefenceandseemtolookdownatyourchildrenwithinterest.

(73)Ilisonlynaluralihatyourchildrenshouldsomelimesseemloreturn>halinterest.Anditisnot

onlynatural,but,Iacknowledge,quitelegal,forthemoccasionallytoshowthatinterestbypickingall

theapplesthathangoveronyoursideofthefence.(74)ButtobeplainwithYOU、MrJonesJamtired

ofseeingyourchildren,dayafterday，tearthebranchesoffthesideofeveryoneofmyappletrees,and

leavemytreeslookingasthoughabattlehadbeenfoughtononesideofthem.Iam,ifanything,even

moretiredofwakingupthesefine

autumnmornings,tofindeventheapplesonMYsideofthefencemuchlessinnumber.(75)Iknow

【histoois(heworkofyourchildren,sincelastnigh”waswokenalmidnightbythenoiseiheywere

makingclimbingoneofmytrees,and(asIheymayhavetoldyou)chasedihemhome.