1. 2002高考试题

　　A

　　In 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers (探险者) landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the “moon people” they met. In turn, the “moon people” expressed their surprise. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”

　　H. G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.

　　Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Chunnel”, a tunnel ( 隧道) connecting England and France, is now complete.

　　But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities”. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.

　　Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells’ “moon people” would agree. Would you?

　　56. The explorers in H. G. Wells’ story were surprised to find that the “moon people”____.

　　A. knew so much about the earth

　　B. understood their language

　　C. lived in so many underground cities

　　D. were ahead of them in space technology

　　57. What does the underlined word “it” (Paragraph 2 ) refer to?

　　A. Discovering the moon’s inner space.

　　B. Using the earth’s inner space.

　　C. Meeting the “moon people” again.

　　D. Traveling to outer apace.

　　58. What sort of underground systems are already here with us?

　　A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.

　　B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.

　　C. Gardens, car parks, power stations.

　　D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.

　　59.What would be the best title for the text?

　　A. Alice Cities--Cities of the Future

　　B. Space Travel with H. G. Wells

　　C. Enjoy Living Underground

　　D. Building Down, Not Up

　　答案与分析

　　56. C这是一道综合分析判断题。短文第一段讲述了H.G.Wells的小说，该题的答案就在本段中的二、三句话，“当探险者到月球时，他们发现月球上到处都是地下城市，他们向月球人表达了他们的惊奇”，四个选项中只有C项表达了这一意思。

　　57. B 这是一道所指题。本句中的it是指前面一句话中的question，而该问题是上一段中月球人问H.C.Wells小说中探险者的问题，即“你们为什么在还不知道如何利用你们内部空间的情况下，却来太空旅游?”可以判断出，科学家们思考的问题是如何利用地球内部的空间，故答案为B。

　　58. B 这是一道事实询问题。短文第三段中提到地球上现在已有的地下系统：car parks，large underground shopping areas, tunnels。

　　59. D 这是一道主旨大意题。短文从始至终都在讲地球内部空间的发展，只有D项概括了这一意思。

　　B

　　LONDON (Reuters)—Organic fruit, delivered fight to the doorstep. That is what Gabriel Gold prefers, and he is willing to pay for it. If this is not possible, the 26-year-old computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket to buy organic food.

　　“Organic produce is always better,” Gold said. “The food is free of pesticides (农药), and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms. And more often than not it is locally (本地) grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty.” Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business. But how many shoppers really know what they are getting, and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic produce? Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences—but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete. For example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products. And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported (进口) to meet growing demand. “The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market,” said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.

　　60.More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because _____.

　　A. they are getting richer

　　B. they can get the food anywhere

　　C. they consider the food free of pollution

　　D. they like home-grown fruit

　　61.Which of the following statements is true to the facts about most organic produce sold in Britain?

　　A. It grows indoors all year round.

　　B. It is produced outside Britain.

　　C. It is grown on family farms.

　　D. It is produced on large farms.

　　62. What is the meaning of “the organic trend” as the words are used in the text?

　　A. Growing interest in organic food.

　　B. Better quality of organic food.

　　C. Rising market for organic food.

　　D. Higher prices of organic food.

　　63.What is the best title for this news story?

　　A. Organic Food —Healthy, or Just for the Wealthy?

　　B. The Making of Organic Food in Britain.

　　C. Organic Food—to Import or Not?

　　D. Good Qualities of Organic Food

　　答案与分析

　　60. C.这是一道推理判断题。由短文第二段Gold所说的话 “The food is free of pesticides”可以判断出C项正确，因为不用农药就表示无污染。

　　61. B.这是一道事实询问题。该题询问四个选项中哪种说法符合关于英国销售的大部分有机产品的事实。根据短文第二段中“And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand”可知，四分之三的organic food都是进口的，即most organic，答案选B

　　62. A该题考查对词组意义的正确理解。这句话前半部中“a growing number of shoppers buying”告诉我们，越来越多的人想买organic food，而trend的意思是“趋势”。那么organic trend表达的意思是“购买有机食品的人越来越多的趋势”，故答案选A。

　　63. A 这是一道主旨大意题。短文讲述了人们认为organic food对身体健康有益，所以购买的人越来越多，这就在英国形成了一个很大的市场。四个选项中只有A项既有健康又有经济，为最佳选择。

　　C

　　THEATRE

　　City Varieties

　　The Headrow Leeds. Tel. 430808

　　Oct. 10 - 11 only A Night at the Varieties. All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina, Jon Barker, Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Trio. Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs.

　　Performances: 8 pm nightly.

　　Admission ₤ 5; under 16 or over 6: ₤ 4

　　York Theatre Royal

　　St. Leonard’s Place, York. Tel. 223568

　　Sept. 23-Oct. 17 Groping for Words-a comedy by Sue Townsend. Best known for her Adrian Mole Diaries, Townsend now writes about an evening class which two men and a woman attend. A gentle comedy.

　　Admission: First night, Mon.: ₤ 2; Tues-Fri: ₤ 3.25-5.50; Sat.: ₤ 3.50 -5.75.

　　Halifax Playhouse

　　King’s Cross Street, Halifax. Tel. 365998

　　Oct. 10 - 17 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. This is a magical comedy about real people. A beautifully produced, well-acted play for everyone. Don’t miss it.

　　Performances :7:30 p. m.

　　Admission: ₤ 2. Mon.: 2 seats for the price of one.

　　Grand Theatre

　　Oxford Street, Leeds. Tel. 502116

　　Restaurant and Cafe.

　　Oct. 1 - 17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13. Sue Townsend’s musical play, based on her best-selling book.

　　Performances: Evenings 7:45. Oct. 10 - 17, at 2:30 pm. No Monday performances.

　　Admission: Tues-Thurs: ₤ 2 - 5; Fri. & Sat. : ₤ 2 - 6

　　64. Which theatre offers the cheapest seat?

　　A. Halifax Playhouse. B. City Varieties. C. Grand Theatre. D. York Theatre Royal

　　65. If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs, which phone number will you ring to book a seat?

　　A. 502116 B. 223568 C. 365998 D. 430808

　　66. We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is _____.

　　A. a writer B. an actress C. a musician D. a director

　　答案与分析

　　64. A 这是一道事实询问题。询问哪个剧院提供最便宜的座位?City Varieties剧院最低价是4 英镑；York Theatre Royal是2英镑一个座位；Halifax Playhouse也是2英镑，但在星期一2英镑可以买两个位置，即最低价应为1英镑；Grand Theatre最低价是2英镑。通过比较可判断出A为最佳选项。

　　65. D这是一道事实细节题。四个剧院中有City Varieties中有jokes and songs，而它的电话号码是430808，最佳答案为D。

　　66. A 这是一道推理判断题。在剧院Grand Theatre的广告中提到了“Sue Townsend’s musical play，based on her best-selling book”，前半句说她的音乐剧，但没有说她是演员、音乐家还是导演。后半句说该音乐剧是在她的畅销书的基础上改编的，由此可以得知她写了一本书，故答案选A。

　　D

　　Treasure hunts (寻宝) have excited people’s imagination for hundreds of years both in real life and in books such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Kit Williams, a modern writer, had the idea of combining the real excitement of a treasure hunt with clues(线索) found in a book when he wrote a children’s story, Masquerade, in 1979. The book was about a hare, and a month before it came out Williams buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire. The book contained a large number of clues to help readers find the hare, but Williams put in a lot of “red herrings”, or false clues, to mislead them.

　　Ken Roberts, the man who found the hare, had been looking for it for nearly two years. Although he had been searching in the wrong area most of the time, he found it by logic (逻辑), not by luck. His success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start. He had realized that the words: “One of Six to Eight” under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry VIII’ s six wives. Even here, however, Williams had succeeded in misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kimbolton in Cambridgeshire in 1536 and thought that Williams had buried the hare there. He had been digging there for over a year before a new idea occurred to him. He found out that Kit Williams had spent his childhood near Ampthill, in Bedfordshire, and thought that he must have buried the hare in a place he knew well, but he still could not see the connection with Katherine of Aragon, until one day he came across two stone crosses in Ampthill Park and learnt that they had been built in her honor in 1773.

　　Even then his search had not come to an end. It was only after he had spent several nights digging around the cross that he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there. Williams encouraged him to continue, and on February 24th, 1982, he found the treasure. It was worth ₤ 3,000 in the beginning, but the excitement it had caused since its burial made it much more valuable.

　　67. The underlined word “them” (Paragraph 1 ) refers to _____.

　　A. red herrings

　　B. treasure hunts

　　C. Henry VIII’s six wives

　　D. readers of Masquerade

　　68. What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare ?

　　A. Two stone crosses in Ampthill.

　　B. Stevenson’s Treasure Island.

　　C. Katherine of Aragon.

　　D. Williams’ hometown.

　　69.The stone crosses in Ampthill were built _____.

　　A. to tell about what happened in 1773

　　B. to show respect for Henry VIII’ s first wife

　　C. to serve as a roadsign in Ampthill Park

　　D. to inform people where the gold hare was

　　70. Which of the following describes Roberts’ logic in searching for the hare?

　　a. Henry VIII’ s six wives

　　b. Katherine’s burial place at Kimbolon

　　c. Williams’ childhood in Ampthill

　　d. Katherine of Aragon

　　e. stone crosses in Ampthill Park

　　A. a-b-c-e-d

　　B. d-b-c-e-a

　　C. a-d-b-c-e

　　D. b-a-e-c-d

　　71.What is the subject discussed in the text?

　　A. An exciting historical event.

　　B. A modem treasure hunt.

　　C. The attraction of Masquerade.

　　D. The importance of logical thinking.

　　答案与分析

　　67. D这是一道所指题。them所在句子前半部分的意思是“书里包含了许多线索帮助读者找到兔子”，后半部分说“Williams也设了许多障碍来误导他们”。根据前后逻辑关系，可以推断出，短文第一段中的人称代词them就是指读者。

　　68. C 这是一道事实询问题。试题的答案在第二段第二句“他的成功源于开始获得的一个重要线索”。后面紧接着写出这一线索，即“书中的第一个图画中的兔子和Katherine of Aragon有一定联系”，以后的寻宝过程都是围绕Katherine of Aragon而展开的，所以答案选C。

　　69. B 该题考查转换理解。答题的关键在于理解in one’s honor这一词组的含义，它的意思是“为了纪念……”，只有B项有这一意思，为最佳选择。

　　70. C这是一道排列顺序题。本题的五个小题是Roberts寻宝过程的五个线索，其顺序在短文第二段中：①首先是发现Henry VIII’s wife，Katherine of Aragon与兔子的联系(a，d)；②沿着上面的线索，他找到Katherine of Aragon被埋葬的地方Kimbolton in Cambridgeshire (b)；③通过以上两个线索没有找到兔子，他又想到William在Ampthill度过了童年，有可能在那里藏宝(c)；④在这一线索失败后，他最后才发现了two stone crosses in Ampthill Park(e)。根据以上分析，正确的顺序应为a—d—b—c—e，最佳答案为C。

　　71. B 这是一道主旨大意题。本句自始至终讲述的都是寻找金兔这一件事，所以B为最佳选项。

　　E

　　A child’s birthday party doesn’t have to be hassle; it can be a basket of fun, according to Beth Anaclerio, an Evaston mother of two, ages 4 and 18 months.

　　“Having a party at home usually requires a lot of running around on the part of the parents, and often the birthday boy or girl gets lost in wild excitement. But it really doesn’t have to be that way,” said Anaclerio. Last summer, Anaclerio and her friend Jill Carlisle, a Northbrook mother of a 2-year-old, founded a home party-planning business called “A Party in a Basket.” Their goal is to help parents and children share in the fun part of party planning, like choosing the subject or making a cake, while they take care of everything.

　　Drawing on their experiences as mothers, they have created (制作) 10 ready -to-use, home party packages. Everything a family needs to plan a party, except the cake and ice cream, is delivered to the home in a large basket.

　　“Our parties are aimed for children 2 to 10,” Anaclerio said, “and they’ re very interactive (互动) and creative in that they build a sense of drama based on a subject. For example, at the Soda Shoppe party the guests become waiters and waitresses and build wonderful ice cream creations.”

　　The standard $ 200 package for eight children includes a basket filled with invitations, gifts, games and prizes, paper goods, a party planner and the like. For more ion, call Anaclerio at 708 -864 -6584 or Carlisle at 708

　　72. The main purpose of writing this text is _____.

　　A. to share information about party planning

　　B. to introduce the joys of a birthday party

　　C. to announce a business plan

　　D. to sell a service

　　73. The most important idea behind the kind of party planning described here is that____.

　　A. it brings parents and children closer together

　　B. guests play a part in the preparation of a party

　　C. parents are spared the trouble of sending invitations

　　D. it provides a subject of conversation

　　74. What does the underlined word “hassle” ( Paragraph 1 ) probably mean ?

　　A. A party designed by specialists.

　　B. A plan requiring careful thought.

　　C. A situation causing difficulty or trouble.

　　D. A demand made by guests.

　　75. Which of the following is most likely to be a party planner?

　　答案与分析

　　72. D这是一道主旨大意题。根据文章最后一句“欲知详情请打电话给……”这一典型的广告语就可以得出，D为最佳选项。

　　73. A这是一道推理判断题。文章第三段开始讲到开生日晚会前一般是父母跑前跑后忙着做准备，而开晚会时，孩子们疯狂地玩，本段的最后一句话说他们的目标是让父母和孩子一起来准备晚会，而且将准备活动搞得很有乐趣，故A为最佳选项。

　　74. C这是一道猜测词义题。短文首句说“孩子们的晚会也不必非是hassle,它也可以充满乐趣，即a basket of fun”，从这句话的关系可知，hassle应是与fun相反的意思。四个选项中的C项的意思是“引起困难和麻烦的状况”，与fun的意思“乐趣”相对，所以最佳答案为C。

　　75. A 这是一道识图解意题。四个选项的图，B、C是礼物；D是菜单；A，项笔记本中有开晚会的日期，邀请的人等，与开晚会的计划关系最密切，所以最佳答案为A。