2007年11月英语试题更新

问题：
        Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter　and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.
　　Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
　　At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more　and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.
　　At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting“a sinking feeling”as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.

1. Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain? ______

A) The Britons got expensive tea from India.

B) Tea reached Britain from Holland.

C) The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.

D) It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea.

2. This passage mainly discusses________.

A) the history of tea drinking in Britain

B) how tea became a popular drink in Britain

C) how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea

D) how tea-time was born

3. Tea became a popular drink in Britain________.

  A) in eighteenth century　　B) in sixteenth century

C) in seventeenth century 　D) in the late seventeenth century

4. People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because_________.

  A) it tasted like milk　　B) it tasted more pleasant    C) it became a popular drink

D) Madame de Sevinge was such a lady with great social influence that people tried to copy the way she drank tea

5. We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of________.

A) a famous French lady        B) the ancient Chinese

C) the upper social class　　D) people in Holland


1 B2 A3 C4 D5 C

问题：
          A mysterious“black cloud”approaches the earth–our planet’s weather is severely affected.
　　Throughout the rest of June and July temperatures rose steadily all over the Earth. In the British isles the temperature climbed through the eighties, into the nineties, and moved towards the hundred mark. People complained, but there was no serious disaster.
　　The death number in the U. S. Remained quite small, thanks largely to the air-conditioning units that had been fitted during previous years and months. Temperatures rose to the limit of human endurance throughout the whole country and people were obliged to remain indoors for weeks on end. Occasionally air-conditioning units failed and it was then that fatalities occurred.
　　Conditions were utterly desperate throughout the tropics (热带地区) as may be judged from the fact that 7943 species of　plants and animals became totally extinct. The survival of　Man himself was only possible because of the caves and cellars (地窖) he was able to dig. Nothing could be done to reduce the hot air temperature. More than seven hundred million persons are known to have lost their lives.
　　Eventually the temperature of the surface waters of the sea rose, not so fast as the air temperature it is true, but fast enough to produce a dangerous increase of humidity (湿度). It was indeed this increase that produced the disastrous conditions just remarked. Millions of people between the latitudes of Cairo and the Cape of Good Hope were subjected to a choking atmosphere that grew damper and hotter from day to day. All human movement ceased. There was nothing to be done but to lie breathing quickly as a dog does in hot weather.
　　By the fourth week of July conditions in the tropics lay balanced between life and total death. Then quite suddenly rain clouds appeared over the whole globe. The temperature declined a little, due no doubt to the clouds reflecting more of the Sun’s radiation back into space, But conditions could not be said to have improved. Warm rain fell everywhere, even as far north as Iceland. The insect population increased enormously, since the burning hot atmosphere was as favorable to them as it was unfavorable to Man many other animals.
　　1. In the British Isles the temperature________.

        A)stayed at eighty
　　B) ranged from eighty to ninety
　　C)　approached one hundred
　　D)exceeded the hundred mark
　　2. Few people in the United States lost their lives because _______.

        A)　the temperature was tolerable
　　B) people remained indoors for weeks
　　C)the government had taken effective measures to reduce the
　　hot temperature
　　D)people were provided with the most comfortable air-conditioners
　　3. Millions of people in Cairo (开罗) and the Cape of Good
　　Hope (好望角) were subjected to a choking atmosphere because______.

        A)the temperature grew extremely hot
　　B)the temperature became damper and hotter as the humidity of the surface

        waters of the sea increased
　　C)their conditions were too dangerous
　　D)nothing could be done with the hot temperature
　　4. By the fourth week of July conditions in the tropics were such that_______.

        A)human survival would be impossible
　　B)more and more people would lose their lives
　　C)fewer people could be saved
　　D)survival or death was still undecided
　　5. The insect population increased due to _______.

        A)the hot air
　　B) the tropical climate
　　C)the rain clouds
　　D)the damp atmosphere


1 C  2 D  3 B  4 D  5 A

问题：
In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality, and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a home, the growing boy and girl learn to accept that equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the “battle of the sexes”.

If the process goes too far and man’s role is regarded as less important - and that has happened in some cases–we are as badly of as before, only in reverse.

It is time to reassess the role of the man in the American family. We are getting a little tired of ”monism” (母亲崇拜), - but we don’t want to exchange it for a　“neo-popism” (新父亲崇拜)。What we need, rather, is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equals.

There are signs that psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have decided that women should not receive all the credit (信任)–not all the blame. We have almost given up saying that a woman’s place is the home. We are beginning, however, to analyze men’s place in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it. Nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child.

The family is a cooperative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways for solving its own problems.

Excessive authoritarianism has unhappy consequences, whether it wears skirts or trousers, and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is connected not only with a healthy democracy, but also with a healthy family.

1. From the passage we know that the author is very concerned with the role that______.

A　parents play in bringing up their children B　men play in a family

C　women play in a family D　equality plays in a family

2. The author means to tell us that_____.

A　a man’s place is in the home B　a woman’s place is in the home

C　a woman should be equal to a man D a man should have an equal share in family matters

3. According to the author, a healthy family should be based on_____.

      A cooperation　　B  authoritarianism  C momism 　D neo-popism

4. Who will benefit most from a family pattern of sharing in tasks and decisions? ____

    A The children.　 B The woman  C  The man. 　D  The psychologist.

5. We may safely conclude from the passage that______.

A male superiority maintains a healthy family

B authority and democracy are very essential to a healthy family

C authoritarianism does no good to a healthy family

D women should be equal to men


1 B2 D3 A4 A5 B

问题：
The Farmer, His Horse, and His son

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as him. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead. Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest."
So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot
please all the people all the time.

1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ________.

A. before it was dead              B. before it become too tired

C. before it market was over  D. before it was as old as he was

2. The two men on the road ______.

A. asked how far it was to the market

B. said they thought the horse looked very tired

C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk

3. The two old women said it was wrong for ______.

A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C. the boy to ride instead of his father

D. only one person to ride such a long way

4. The farmer got up behind his son because ______.

A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk

B. the three old men stopped them on the road

C. he did not know why he was walking

D. his son could not ride the horse by himself

5. The young woman was most sorry _______.

A. for the old man                              B. for the farmer's young son

C. that it was not far to the market    D. for the horse


1 A 2 C3 D4 A 5 D

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问题：      Look at the diagram( 图表) below. It shows a cross section( 横截面)of a mountain and the land on each side of it. The sea is on the west side of the mountain. 
      In January, February and March, warm wet winds blow strongly across the sea towards the mountain. The winds pick up moisture ( 湿气) as they blow across the sea. When clouds reach the mountain, they rise and become cooler. The higher they have to go, the cooler they become. The moisture in the clouds turns to rain. As a result, the clouds drop rain on the west side of the mountain, which sometimes has problems with flooding. Some of the clouds pass over mountain, but there is little rain in them.

      In July and August, strong winds blow from G towards the mountain. They pass over a wide desert, where it is always very hot. The winds become hot and dry. They rise when they meet the mountain. They do not form clouds because there is no moisture in the hot air.

    The diagram shows why there are wonderful farms on one side of the mountain , but there is a desert on the other side.

1. Suppose it is in the northern part of die earth, which season is dry?

A. Spring                    B. Winter            C. Summer

2.  After reading the passage and the diagram, what is the most important cause of the rain?

A. The mountain              B. The clouds          C. the sea

3.  Why don't the winds from G form clouds?

A.  Because there is no moisture in the hot air.

B.  Because the winds don't pass over the desert.

C.  Because the winds are not strong enough.

4.  Which part in the diagram is good for farming?

A. G to D.                  B. A to B.                C. F to G.

5.  From the passage we know_________.

A.  point C is to the west of point A

B.  there is little rain on the east side of the mountain

C.  when the winds meet the mountain, they always form clouds 

1. C2. C3. A4. B5. B       

解析
看下面的图表。它展示了一座山的横截面和每边的土地。大海在山的西部。

在一月，二月和三月，暖湿的风强烈的穿过大海吹向这座山。风穿过海洋的时候带有湿气，当云到达山峰，它们上升并开始变凉，它们升得越高，变得就越凉。云里的湿气变成了雨。结果，在山的西部下起了雨，有时候会有洪水的问题。一些云穿过山，但是没有雨。

在七月，八月，强烈的风从G刮向山。它们穿过一片宽阔的沙漠，那里经常是非常炎热的。风变得炎热而且干燥。当它们到达山峰的时候会上升，它们不会变成云彩，因此在炎热的天气中没有湿气。

图表显示为什么在山的一边有很好的庄稼，而在另一边却是沙漠。

1．此句意思是“假设它在地球的北部，哪个季节是干燥的？”根据常识推断，应该是夏天。

2．根据文章第二段中warm wet winds blow strongly across the sea towards the mountain. The winds pick up moisture ( 湿气) as they blow across the sea.可看出形成雨最重要的原因是海洋。

3．根据第三段中. They do not form clouds because there is no moisture in the hot air.可知正确答案。

4．根据图表，以及文章介绍，可看出海洋这边的空气应该是适合庄稼的，因此正确答案是B。

5．根据Some of the clouds pass over mountain, but there is little rain in them.可看出云到东部的时候没有雨，因此正确答案是B。

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问题：                                                    The Importance of Being Honest
        On a Friday night, a poor young man stood at the gate of a subway station in New York, playing his violin ( 小提琴 ). The music was great and many people put some money into the hat of the violinist.

      The next day, the young violinist came again, and put his hat on the ground. Differently, he laid on the ground a large piece of paper, that said, "'Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim( 认领) it soon. "Then le began playing.

        Many people were attracted by the words on that paper and wondered what it could be. Before long, a man came and said, " I knew you would certainly come here. " The violinist asked. "Did you lose anything?" "It's a lottery(彩票) . "said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang's name was seen.

      George bought a lottery ticket and he won a prize of $500,000. He felt so happy that he put $ 50 in the hat. The lottery ticket was also thrown in, too. The violinist would fly to study abroad that morning, but he found the lottery ticket and cancelled 取消) his flight to return the lottery ticket.

      Later someone asked the violinist," Why didn't you take the lottery ticket for yourself?"

    The violinist said," Although I don't have much money, I live happily. If I lose honesty( 诚实) ,1 won't be happy forever. "

Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us.

根据短文提供的信息判断正（T）误（F）。

1. The poor young violinist found the lottery ticket on his way home.

2. The next day, the violinist laid a large piece of paper on the ground to return the lottery.

3. The violinist cancelled his flight because he won a prize of $500,000.

4. At last George got his lottery ticket back.

5. The passage mainly tells us honesty is more important than money.

1. F2. T3. F4. T5. T

解析
诚信的重要性

      在星期五的晚上，一个贫穷的年轻人站在纽约地铁站的门口，演奏他的小提琴。音乐非常好听，许多人把钱放进小提琴演奏者的帽子里。

      第二天，年轻的小提琴演奏者又来了，并把他的帽子放在了地上。不同的是，他放在地上一张纸，上面写着：“昨天晚上，一个叫做George Sang的绅士误把一样重要的东西放在了我的帽子里，请快来认领”。然后他开始演奏。

      许多人被那张纸上的话所吸引并且想知道它可能是什么。不久之后，一个人走来说：“我知道你一定在这里”。小提琴演奏者问：“你丢了什么东西吗？”那个男人说：“是一张彩票”。小提琴演奏者拿出一张可以看出George Sang名字的彩票。

      George买了一张彩票，并赢得了5000000美元，他感到很高兴以至放帽子里50美元，彩票也被放了进去。小提琴演奏者本来要那天早上飞往国外学习，但是他发现了彩票并取消了他的航班来归还彩票。

      后来，有人问他：“你为什么不自己留着彩票呢？”

      他说：“虽然我没有那么多钱，但是我活得快乐。如果我失去了诚信，我永远都不会快乐的”。

    在我们的生活中，我们能得到许多并且失去许多。但是诚信应该时刻与我们在一起。

1．F 根据The violinist would fly to study abroad that morning, but he found the lottery ticket and cancelled 取消) his flight to return the lottery ticket.可知并不是在回家的路上发现彩票的。

2．T 根据整个第二段可知此句话是正确的。

3．F 根据The violinist would fly to study abroad that morning, but he found the lottery ticket and cancelled 取消) his flight to return the lottery ticket.可知他取消航班的原因是想要归还彩票。

4．T从文中第二段Before long, a man came and said, " I knew you would certainly come here. "可知丢彩票的人来了，小提琴演奏者也必然归还了彩票。

5．T通过全文不难看出文章主要说的是诚信的重要性。

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问题：
Lucy and Lily decide to go shopping. They go to a supermarket called Guangming. They are looking at the price list.

pears  2. 5 yuan/kilo
bananas 4 yuan/kilo
apples 3 yuan/kilo
oranges 2 yuan/kilo

eggs  5 yuan/kilo
cabbages 3 yuan/kilo
milk 1 yuan/bag
juice 4. 5/bottle


BUSINESS HOURS: Open every day from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.

Surprise: 10% off on Sunday (only fruit)

根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。

1. They have 30 yuan. How many bottles of juice can they buy at most? _______.

A. Five                  B. Six                      C. Seven

2. They want to buy two kilos of oranges and three kilos of bananas on Sunday. They need to pay_______ for them.

A. 16 yuan              B. 1. 6 yuan                C. 14. 4 yuan

3. When can they go shopping? _______.

A.  At 7 :00 a. m. on Monday

B.  At 4:00 p. m. on Sunday

C.  At 6 :00 p. m. on Tuesday

4. If they want to buy two bottles of juice and six kilos of pears on Sunday. They need to pay_______.

A. 22. 5 yuan            B. 24 yuan                  C. 21. 6 yuan

5. One Monday morning, they took 10 yuan with them. They could buy_______.

A.  five bags of milk and two kilos of apples

B.  one kilo of eggs and two kilos of pears

C.  two kilos of cabbages and a bottle of juice


1. B2. C3. B4. A5. B

解析
露茜和莉莉决定去买东西。她们去了一个叫做光明的超市。她们正在看价目表。

梨  2.5元/公斤
香蕉  4元/公斤
苹果  3元/公斤
橘子  2元/公斤

鸡蛋  5元/公斤
卷心菜 3元/公斤
牛奶  1元/公斤
果汁  4.5元/瓶



营业时间：每天早上8点-下午5点

惊喜：星期天9折(仅限水果)

1．此句意思是“她们有30元，她们最多能买多少瓶果汁？”果汁是4.5元/瓶，计算得出是6瓶。

2．此句意思是“她们想在星期天买2公斤橘子和3公斤香蕉，她们需要花_______。橘子是2元/公斤；香蕉是4元/公斤，计算结果是16元，而星期天水果打9折，因此因为14.4元。

3．此句意思是“她们什么时间能去买东西？”根据BUSINESS HOURS: Open every day from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. 可知正确答案。

4．此句意思是“如果她们想在星期天买两瓶果汁和6公斤梨，她们需要花_______。果汁是4.5元/瓶；梨是2.5元/公斤，计算结果是24元，而星期天水果打9折，因此应为22.5元。

5．此句意思是“一个星期一的早上，她们带了10元钱，她们能买_______。首先排除A，价目表上没有提到牛奶；根据价目表，计算得出B为正确答案。

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问题：
      Hundreds of years ago, life was harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.

　　Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution to all living things in the world.

　　Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt (被状物) over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.

　　Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, and they mustn’t let dirty smoke go into the air.

　　We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and do not throw them on the ground. We can go to work by bus with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.

　　Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.

1.Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _______.

A. there were not modern machines

B. there was no modern medicine

C. both A and B

D. there were not many people

2.______ is the biggest problems in today’s life.

A. Water pollution

B. Air pollution

C. Noise pollution

D. Pollution

3.The most serious kind of pollution is ________.

A. noise pollution

B. air pollution

C. water pollution

D. A, B and C

4.Factories must clean their water ________.

A. before they are thrown away

B. when they are thrown away

C. after it is thrown away

D. before it is thrown away

5.From the passage, we know that _______.

A.a few years ago, there was no smog at all

B.today people don’t have to talk to each other loudly

C.we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes

D.people are making rules in order to (为了)fight pollution

1.

C2. D3. B4. D5. D


解析
文章大意：当今，人们的生活水平提高了，但现代生活带来的污染问题却困扰着人们：水污染影响鱼类和人类的饮水质量；噪音污染让人易怒；空气污染是最为严重的。许多国家和政府制定了防止污染的法律和法规，但这还远远不够。更为重要的是，人人都应当参与到这场抗击污染的战役中来。

1.C.人们在一百多年前既没有现代化的药品，也没有现代化的机器。所以答案是C。

2.D.本题属表层理解题。“One of the biggest is pollution.”即是答案的出处。

3.B.本题同样是表层理解题。第二段的最后一句就是答案之所在。

4. D.答案在“Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away…”中。

5. D.综合考虑全文及“Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.”的意思，可知答案非D莫属。

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问题：
    Most people in the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada speak English as a first language. However, English is spoken all over the world: it is the main (主要的) language in more than 60 countries, such as India, Singapore and in many of the Caribbean (加勒比) and Pacific (太平洋) islands. In these places English is often a second language.

    English is also uesd as an important international language in many other countries, like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travellers to these countries use English when they get there. Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English, listening to British or American music and watching American films.

    English has changed a lot over the years and still goes on changing. It is no longer right to talk about British English or American English if the speakers come or don’t come from those countries. People in Japan or Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans, English will be the most widely used language in the world in the 21st century. This language no longer belongs to only British, American or Australian speakers, It belongs to anyone in the world. So, as a high school student of English today, think about how you can use this language. After you leave school, you will almost certainly need it.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

（  ）1. How many countries use English as a first language in the world?

A. Five                  B. Four                C. Three                D. Six

（  ）2. In which other countries is English spoken as a main language?

A. Britain, the USA, Australia.

B. India, Singapore and many of the Carbbean and Pacific islands.

C. China, Japan.

D. Over 60 countries.

（  ）3. People from other countries learn English for _________.

A. passing exams

B. business and traveling

C. reading English books and enjoying English music and films

D. both B and C

（  ）4. If people in Japan or Korea use American spelling, they ____________.

A. will speak the same as Americans

B. may not sound like Americans

C. will speak British English

D. will speak English much betten

（  ）5. Which title is the best for the passage?

A. A First Language In The World

B. A Seoond Language In The World

C. English Around The World

D. A Useful Language


1. D2. D3. D4. B5. D

解析
文章大意：

这篇文章主要讲的是英语作为一门有用的语言被世界大部分国家所用。

1. D 参考第一段第一句。Most people in the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada speak English as a first language.

2. D 参考第一段第二句。However, English is spoken all over the world: it is the main (主要的) language in more than 60 countries, such as India, Singapore and in many of the Caribbean (加勒比) and Pacific (太平洋) islands.

3. D 参考第二段后半部分。Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English, listening to British or American music and watching American films.

4. B 参考第三段第三句。People in Japan or Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans

5. D 本题考查学生的概括能力，纵观全文英语非常有用。