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广东英语高考真题

绝密*启用前    

2005年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（广东卷）试卷类型：

A

英   语

Ⅱ.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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）

中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Somemythsarestoriestoldsinceancienttimestoexplainthecausesfornaturalhappenings.

TheGreekmyththatexplainswhytherearechangesof（36）_______isaboutDemeter,thegoddessoftheharvest.Shehadadaughter,Persephone,whomshelovedverymuch.Hades,god

oftheunderworld,fellinlovewithPersephone,andheaskedZeus,the（37）_______ofthegods,togivePersephonetohimashis（38）_______.ZeusdidnotwanteithertodisappointHadesortoupsetDemeter,sohesaidhewouldnotagreetothemarriage,butneitherwouldhe（39）_______it.Hades,therefore,decidedtotakethegirlwithout（40）_______.WhenPersephonewaspickingflowersinthegarden,heseizedherandtookhertotheunderworld.WhenDemeter（41）_______whathappenedtoPersephone,shebecameso（42）_______thatshecausedallplantsto（43）_______.Peoplewerein（44）_________ofstarving.ButDemeterwasdeterminednottoletcropsgrow（45）_______herdaughter,Persephone,wasreturnedtoher.（46）__________,stillnotwantingtodisappointHades,decideduponaconditionforPersephone's（47）______.Shecouldgobacktohermotherifshehadnot（48）________anythingwhileshewasintheunderworld.Demeter（49）________itbecauseshedidnotknowthatPersephonehadeatenseveralpomegranate（石榴）seedsintheunderworld.WhenZeus（50）______this,heagreedthatPersephonecouldspendpartoftheyearwithher（51）_______,butheaddedthatsinceshehadeatentheseeds,shemustspendpartoftheyearintheunderworld.Andsoit（52）________thatwhenPersephoneisintheunderworld,Demeterissadandtherefore（53）_______notletthecropsgrow.Thatis（54）______wehavewinterwhenplantsdonotgrow.WhenPersephonereturns,Demeteris（55）______,it isspring,andplantsbegintogrowagain.

36. A. periods B. seasons C.time D. age

37. A. winner B. ruler C.advisor D. fighter

38. A. wife B. lover C.partner D. daughter

39. A. forbid B. forgive C.admit D. accept

40. A. arrangement B. warning C.reason D. permission

41. A. letout B. workedout C.thoughtout D. foundout

42. A. excited B. tired C.angry D. serious

43. A. growfast B. startgrowing C.stopgrowing D. growslowly

44. A. danger B. hope C.turn D. case

45. A. since B. until C.after D. when

46. A. Persephone B. Zeus C.Demeter D. Hades

47. A. return B. change C.marriage D. journey

48. A. stolen B. found C.eaten D. heard

49. A. understood B. refused C.doubted D. accepted

50. A. discovered B. studied C.forgot D. prepared

51. A. daughter B. mother C.god D. ruler

52. A. works B. remains C.happens D. starts

53. A. should B. can C.dare D. will

54. A. where B. because C.why D. how

55. A. nice B. friendly C.fresh D. happy

Ⅳ．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A

Wehavetwodaughters:

KristenissevenyearsoldandKellyisfour.LastSundayevening,weinvitedsomepeoplehomefordinner.Idressedthemnicelyfortheparty,andtoldthemthattheirjobwastojoinMommyinansweringthedoorwhenthebellrang.Mommywouldintroducethemtotheguests,andthentheywouldtaketheguests'coatsupstairsandputthemonthebedinthesecondbedroom.

Theguestsarrived.Iintroducedmytwodaughterstoeachofthem.Theadultswereniceandkindandsaidhowluckyweweretohavesuchgoodkids.

EachoftheguestsmadeaparticularfussoverKelly,theyoungerone,admiringherdress,her

hairandhersmile.Theysaidshewasaremarkablegirltobecarryingcoatsupstairsatherage.

Ithoughttomyselfthatweadultsusuallymakeabig"todo"overtheyoungeronebecause

she'stheonewhoseemsmoreeasilyhurt.Wedoitwiththebestofintentions.

Butweseldomthinkofhowitmightaffecttheotherchild.IwasalittleworriedthatKristen

wouldfeelshewasbeingoutshined.IwasabouttoservedinnerwhenIrealizedthatshehadbeen

missingfortwentyminutes.Iranupstairsandfoundherinthebedroom,crying.

Isaid,"Whatareyoudoing,mydear?

"

Sheturnedtomewithasadexpressionandsaid,"Mommy,whydon'tpeoplelikemetheway

theylikemysister?

IsitbecauseI'mnotpretty?

Isthatwhytheydon'tsaynicethingsaboutmeas

much?

"

Itriedtoexplaintoher,kissingandhugginghertomakeherfeelbetter.

Now,wheneverIvisitafriend'shome,Imakeitapointtospeaktotheelderchildfirst.

56.Theunderlinedexpression'makeabig"todo"over'（paragraph4）means_______.

A.showmuchconcernabout

B.haveaspecialeffecton

C.listjobstobedonefor

D.dogoodthingsfor

59.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.

A.parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheelderchildren

B.theyoungerchildrenareusuallymoreeasilyhurt

C.peopleusuallyliketheyoungerchildrenmore

D.adultsshouldtreatchildrenequally

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B

Beingconsideredaleaderinoursocietyisindeedofhighpraise.Leadershipmeanspower,

commandsrespectand,mostimportant,encouragesachievement.UnlikevitaminC,leadership

skillscan'tbeeasilyswalloweddown.Theymustbecarefullycultivated.

Differentfrompopularbelief,mostgoodleadersaremade,notborn.Theylearntheirskillsintheireverydaylives.Butwhichdotheydevelop?

Howdothey（andhowcanyou）getotherstofollow?

Alwaysgivecredit.Manyleadersnotethatthemostefficientwaytogetagoodperformance

fromothersistotreatthemlikeheroes.Givingpubliccredittosomeonewhohasearneditisthebestleadershiptechniqueintheworld.Itisalsoanactofgenerosity（慷慨）that'sneverforgotten.

Givingcreditismoreeffectivethaneventhemostconstructivecriticism（批评）,whichoften

hurtsratherthanhelps.KennethBlanchard,theauthorofTheOne-MinuteManager,agrees.

"Catchpeopledoingsomethingright!

"hesays.Thentelleveryoneaboutit.

Takeinformedrisks."Thebestleadersknowthattakingariskisnotathoughtlessexercise,"

saysmanagementadviserMarilynMachlowitz."Skydiversdon'tgoupinanairplanewithoutcheckingtheparachutes（降落伞）beforehand."

Becausetheideaofriskalsocarrieswithitthepossibilityoffailure,manyofususuallywait

forotherstotakecharge.Butifyouwanttobealeader,youmustlearntofail-andnotdiea

thousanddeaths.Pickyourselfupandstartalloveragain.

Encourageenthusiasm（热情）."Whenpeopleunderstandtheimportanceofwork,theylend

theirmentalstrengths,"saysLeeDucat.Butwhentheygetexcitedaboutthework,alltheirenergygetspouredintothejob.That'sagreatforce!

Isthisthebestwaytocreateexcitement?

Beenthusiasticyour-self-Youwillbefollowedbyeveryone.

60.Theunderlinedword"cultivated"（paragraph1）roughlymeans_______.

A.encouraged

B.compared

C.examined

D.developed

61.ThepartAlwaysgivecredittellsusthataleadershould_______.

A.givehelpfulcriticism

B.regardothersasrealheroes

C.praisepeoplefortheirgoodperformances

D.praiseeveryone

62.Tobeagoodleader,youshould_______.

A.notbeafraidofanyrisks

B.thinktwicebeforetakingrisks

C.trytoavoidanypossiblefailures

D.knowwhatathoughtlessexerciseis

63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.LeadershipIsofSkillsandTechniques

B.LeadershipIsVeryImportant

C.NotManyCanBeLeaders

D.HowtoBeaLeader

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C

"Haveyoueverbeenoutonaboatandfeltitliftedupbyawave?

Orhaveyoujumpedinthe

waterandfelttherushofenergyaswavescameoveryou?

"askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupattheUniversityofEdinburgh."Thereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaves,"hesaid.Scientistsareworkingtousethatenergytomakeelectricity.Mostwavesarecreatedwhen

windsblowacrosstheocean."Thewindstartsoutbymakinglittleripples（涟漪）,butifthey

keeponblowing,thoseripplesgetbiggerandbiggerandturnintowaves,"Taylorsaid."Waves

areoneofnature'swaysofpickingupenergyandthensendingitoffonajourney.

Whenwavescometowardtheshore,peoplecansetupdamstoblockthewaterandsendit

throughalargewheelcalledaturbine（涡轮机）.Theturbinecanthenpoweranelectrical

generatortoproduceelectricity.

"Theresourceishuge,"saidJanetSwainoftheWorldwatchInstitute."Wewillneverrunoutofwavepower."Besides,waveenergydoesnotcreatethesamepollutionasotherenergysources,suchasoilorcoal.Oceanscoverthree-quartersoftheEarth'ssurface-thatwouldmakewavepowerseemidealforcreatingenergythroughouttheworld,thoughtherearesomeweakpointsyettoovercome.

Swainsaidthatwavepowerstillcoststoomuchmoney.Shealsosaidthatitseffectsonseaanimalsarestillunknown.Whatismore,wavepowercouldaffectfishingandboattraffic.

Traditionalsourcesofenergylikeoilandgasmaysomedayrunout."Demandforenergyto

powerourTVsandcomputers,driveourcars,andheatandcoolourhomesisrisingrapidlythroughouttheworld,"Swainsaid.Inthefuturewhenyouturnonalight,anoceanwavecouldbe

providingtheelectricity!

64.Thewriterusesthetwoquestionsatthebeginningofthepassageto_______.

A.testthereaders'knowledgeaboutwaves

B.drawthereaders'attentiontothetopic

C.showJamieTaylor'simportance

D.invitethereaderstoanswerthem

65.Theunderlinedphrase"pickingup"（paragraph2）isclosestinmeaningto_______.

A.startingagain

B.s