2006年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
英 语
第一部分
第一大题英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）
第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. honest A. host B. hour C. habit D. husband 2. occur A. ocean B. possible C. position D. offer 3. enough A. touch B. mouth C. soul D. shout 4. wear A. near B. require C. cheer D. share 5. watched A. judged B. worked C. refused D. wanted 第二节 语法和词汇知识（共１５小题；每小题１分，满分１５分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
6. I used to earn _______than a pound a week when I first started work. A. a little B. a few C. fewer D. less 7. —You look very tired _______at all last night? —No, not really. I’m tired out now.
A. Do you sleep B. Were you sleeping C. Did you sleep D. Had you slept
8. She as educated at Beijing University, ________she went on to have her advanced study abroad.
A. after which B. from which C. from that D. after that
9. His plan was such a good one _________we all agreed to accept it. A. so B. and C. that D. as
10. My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was _________it. A. in favour of B. in memory of C. in honour of D. in search of 11. —I’m terribly sorry that I made your table cloth dirty. —___________.
A. Never mind B. Don’t mention it C. That’s right D. Sorry
12. The construction of the two new railway lines __________by now. A. has completed B. have completed
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C. have been completed D. has been completed
13. It is difficult to imagine his ________the decision without any consideration. A. accept B. accepting C. to accept D. accepted
14. With no one to ________in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless. A. turn to B. turn on C. turn off C. turn over
15. According to _________World Health Organization, health care plans are needed in all big cities to prevent _________spread of AIDS. A. the; 不填 B. the; the C. a; a D.不填; the
16. Only then ___________how much damage had been caused. A. she realized B. she had realized C. had she realized D. did she realize 17.Faced with a bill for ＄10, 000, ________. A. John has taken an extra job
B. the boss has given john an extra job C. an extra job has been taken
D. an extra job has been given to John
18. He hurried to the booking office only _________that all the tickets had been sold out.
A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told
19. As you worked late yesterday, you _________have come this morning. A. mayn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t 20. This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it, __________.
A. how much may it cost B. no matter how it may cost C. however much it may cost D. how may it cost
第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat(喉咙) operation. His throat 21 , and he was afraid. However, the young nurse 22 . By his bed smiled so 23 hat the little boy smiled back. He 24 to be afraid. The young nurse was May Paxton 25 she was deaf(聋的).May Paxton graduated 26 the Missouri School for the deaf near the year 1909. Three years 27 she went to see Dr.Richardson about 28 nurse. Dr Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City. 29 had never heard of a deaf nurse. She told May that her 30 would be very low and that the work would be 31 . However, May said that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson was 32 her, and accepted May as a student nurse.
Dr.Richardson never 33 her decision 34 , she was so pleased with
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May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses. The 35 was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of 36 . The second was Miss Lillie Bessie. These three were 37 “the silent angles(天使) of Mercy Hospital” during the 38 they worked there.
Dr.Richardson often 39 her faith in the girls’ ability to learn nursing. She wrote to May, “For three years, you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man. 40 or child ever, to my knowledge, made a complaint(投诉) against you…”
21. A. cut B. hurt C. wounded D. damaged 22. A. standing B. jumping C. lying D. crying 23. A. shyly B sadly C. cheerfully D. weakly 24. A. continued B. began C. stopped D. forgot 25. A. for B. so C. and D. but 26. A. as B. from C. with D. in 27. A. later B. before C. ago D. then 28. A. seeking B. changing C. hiring D. becoming 29. A. You B. She C. We D. He 30. A. money B. check C. pay D. price 31. A. easy B. disappointing C. joyful D. difficult 32. A. angry with B. satisfied with C. sorry for D. ashamed of 33. A. regretted B. thought of C. liked D. believed 34. A. In fact B. In a hurry C. In surprise D. In public 35. A. one B. others C. first D. other 36. A. reading B. hearing C. listening D. writing 37. A. offered B. chosen C. told D. called 38. A. year B. month C. time D. term 39. A. spoke of B. said C. heard of D. noticed 40. A. person B. woman C. boy D. girl
第二大题 阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分;满分45分）
第一节 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
For centuries, the only form of written correspondence(通信) was the letters were, and are, sent by some form of postal service, the history of which goes back a long way. Indeed, the Egyptians began sending letters from about 2000 BC, as did the Chinese a thousand years later.
Of course, modern postal services now are much more developed and faster. Depending as they do on cars and planes fore delivery. Yet they are still too slow for some people to send urgent documents and letters.
The invention of the fax machine increased the speed of delivering documents even more. When you send a fax you are sending a copy of a piece of correspondence to someone by telephone service. It was not until the early 1980s that such a service was developed enough for businesses to be able to fax
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