2000年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试——英语 National Matriculation English Test (NMET 2000)
本试卷第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。第一卷1至13页。第二卷1
至4页共150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一卷（三大题，共95分）
注意事项：
1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂在答
题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用像橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。 3．考试结束，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
I．单项填空（共25小题，每小题1分；满分25分）
A）从A、B、C、D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。
例：have
A．gave B．save C．hat D．made 答案是C。
1．rush
A．dull B．butcher C．sugar D．Push 2．northern
A．strength B．wealth C．thus D．Throw 3．silence
A．weigh B．ceiling C．bargain D．Height 4．occur
A．ocean B．opposite C．official D．offer 5．pleasure
A．possession B．television C． anxious D．precious
B）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案 例：We ____________last night , but we went to the concert instead. A．must have studied B．might study C．should have studied D．would study 答案是C。
6． What about having a drink?
_____________
A．Good idea. B．Help yourself. C．Go ahead , please D．Me , too.
7．I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some _________. A．at last B． in case C．once again D．in time
8．_______to take this adventure course will certainly learn a lot of useful skills. A．Brave enough students B．Enough brave students
10．Most animals have little connection with ________animals of _________different kind unless they kill them for food.
C．Students brave enough D．Students enough brave 9． Waiter! _____________
I can't eat this , It's too salty. A．Yes, sir? B．What? C．All right? D．Pardon?
A．the ; a B．不填 ; a
C．the ; the D．不填 ; the
11．It's always difficult being in a foreign country, ___________if you don't speak
the language.
14．Someone called me up in the middle the night , but they hung up __________I could answer the phone.
A．extremely B．naturally C．basically D．especially
12．Let Harry play with your toys as well , Clare you must learn to __________. A．support B．care C．spare D．share
13． You've left the light on.
Oh , so J have .________and turn it off. A．I'll go B．I've gone C．I go D．I'm going
A．as B．since C．until D．before
15． Are you coming to Jeff's party?
I'm not sure . I ________go to the concert instead. A．must B．would C．should D．might
16．If you want to change for a double room you'll have to pay_______$15. A．another B．other C．more D．Each
17．Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, ________,of course , made the others unhappy.
A．who B．which C．this D．what
18．______production up by 60% , the company has had another excellent year. A．As B．For C．With D．Through
19．I've worked with children before , so I know what ________in my new job. A．expect ed B．to expect C．to be expecting D．expects
20． How are you today?
Oh , I ___________as ill as I do now for a very long time.
A．didn't fell B．wasn't feeling C．don't fell D．haven't felt
21．The WTO cannot live up to its name ________it does not include a country that
is home to one fifth of mankind.
A．as long as B．while C．if D．even though
22．The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see _______the next
year.
24．It is the ability to do the job _______matters,not where you come from or what you are.
A．carry out B．carrying out C．carried out D．to carry out 23． Why don't we take a little break? Didn't we just have __________? A．it B．that C．one D．this
A．one B．that C．what D．it
25． The reporter said that the UFO ________east to west when be saw it. A．was travelling B．travelled
C．had been traveling D．was to travel.
(重要的是工作能力，而不是户籍或职业。
提问者补充提问，我也来补充回答：that不做成分，没有意思，它是构成it强调句的手段（句型是It is...that...，如It is you that I like.我喜欢的是你)。
这句话等于说What matters is ability to do the job, not where you come from or what you are.其中matter是不及物动词，意为be important。)
II完形填空（共25小题，每小题1分；满分25分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26～50各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
I climbed the stairs slowly , carrying a big suitcase , my father following with
two more . By the time I got to the third floor , I was 26 and at the same time felling lonely . Worse still , Dad 27 a step and fell , sending my new suitcases 28 down the stairs . \Dad's face turns red , 30 .
How could I ever 31 him to finish unloading the car 32 screaming at me and making
a scene in front of the other girls , girls I would have to spend the 33 of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出),as Dad walked 34 close behind . I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) 35 start.
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37 , would there be a chair in Room316? Or would it be a(n) 38 room?
39 I turned the key in the lock and 40 the door open , with Dad 41 .complaining(抱怨)about a hurting knee or something . I put my head in , expecting the 42 . But to
my 43 , the room wasn't empty . at all ! It had furniture , curtains , a TV , and seven paintings on the walls.
And there on a well-made bad sat A my new 44 ,dressed neatly , Greeting me with
a nod , she said in a soft voice , \and looked over at 46 ,\of course , you're Mr . Faber ,\said 47 .\you like a glass of iced tea?\face turned decidedly 48 before he could bring out a \
I knew 49 that Amy and I would be 50 and my first year of college would be a success
26．A．helpless B．lazy C．anxious D．tried 27．A．took B．minded C．missed D ．picked 28．A．rolling B．passing C．dropping D．turning 29．A．suffering B．difficulty C．trouble D．danger 30．A．go ahead B．look out C．hold on D．give up 31．A．lead B．help C．encourage D．get 32．A．after B．without C．while D．besides 33．A．best B．beginning C．end D．rest
34．A．with difficulty B．in a hurry C．with firm steps D．in wonder 35．A．fresh B．late C．bad D．unfair 36．A．Search B．Find C．Enter D．Book
37．A．in fact B．by chance C．once more D．then again 38．A．small B．empty C．new D．neat
39．A．Finally B．Meanwhile C．Sooner or later D．At the moment 40．A．knocked B．forced C．pushed D．tried 41．A．yet B．only C．even D．still 42．A．worst B．chair C．best D．tea
43．A．regret B．disappointment C．surprise D．knowledge 44．A．roommate B．classmate C．neighbour D．companion 45．A．turned on B．turned down C．played D．enjoyed 46．A．Dad B．me C．the door D．the floor
47．A．questioning B．wondering C．smiling D．guessing 48．A．red B．less pale C．less red D．pale 49．A．soon B．there C．later D．then
50．A．sisters B．friends C．students D．fellows
III阅读理解（共25小题。A节每小题2分，B节每小题1分；满分45分）
A）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A
New York , 10 November 5：27pm , yesterday . Biggest power failure in the city's history . *Thousands of people got stuck in lifts . Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21 and 22 floors of the Empire State Building . \
st
nd
of us . But no one panicked . We passed the time telling stories and playing word games . One man wanted to smoke but we didn't let him . Firemen finally got us out.\
* \was the best night we've ever had.,\said Angela Carraro . who runs an ltalian
restaurant on 42nd Street . \carrying candles on their trays . The place was full and all night , in fact , for after we had closed , we let the people stay on and spend the night here.\
* The zoos had their problems like everyone else . Keepers worked through the right .
They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm . While zoos had problems keeping warm , supermarkets had problems keeping cool . \and frozen foods melted,\said the manger of a store in downtown Manhattan . \were worth $50,0000.\
* The big electric clock in the lobby(大厅) of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started(滴答) again at 5：25 this morning . It was almost on time. 51．Throughout the period of darkness , Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were
_________.
A．nervous B．excited C．calm D．frightened
52．In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro ? A．She had a taste of adventure.
B．Burning candles brightened the place. C．Business was better than usual.
D．Many people stayed the night in her restaurant. 53．How long did the power failure last? A．Nearly 12 hours. B．More than 12 hours. C．Nearly 24 hours. D．More than 24 hours.
B
The easy way out isn't always easiest . I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug , my husband of one month , to a special meal . I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade break . Knowing the bread would take time , I started on it as soon as Doug left for work . As I was not experienced in cooking , I thought if a dozen was good , two dozen would be better , so I doubled everything . As Dong loved oranges , I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl . Soon there was a sticky dough(面团)covered with ugly yellowish marks . realizing I had been defeated , I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work , I went on preparing the rest of the meal , and , when Doug got home , we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice . He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed . Twice he got up and went outside , saying he thought he heard a noise . The third time he left , I went to the windows to see what he was doing . Looking out , I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin , holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container . When I came out of the house , he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in out rubbish bin . Picking up the stick again , he held the lid up enough for me to see . I felt cold . But I stepped closer and looked harder . Without doubt it was my work . The hot sun had caused the dough to