1999年高考英语—第一卷Ⅲ(A)

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,从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.

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　　Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.

　　This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical¹ treasure-a 120-page diary kept 190 years age by Deborah Logan,"a woman who knew everybody in her day,"James Green ,the librarian² told the magazine American Libraries.

　　Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia ,It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington³ .D. C in the war of 1812.She describes President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly⁴ shaking with fear"during the troubled days.George Wash- ington,she writes,mistook her for the wife of a French man.and praised her excellent English．

　　The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from Eng- land to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先）to the Library Company,which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.

　　Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession"a bout⁵ five minutes"when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person.On returning to his hotel after showing the percious book to Green,Luxmoore waas shocked to realise⁶ that he had left it in the taxi.

　　Without any delay,Green began calling every taxi company in the city,with no luck,"I've felt sick since then," Luxmoore told reporters.

　　According⁷ to Green.no one has yet learned⁸ how the diary came to the office building .

Tom Brennan received a reward(奖励)of 1,000,Philadelphia gained another treasure for its histo- ry,and Luxmoore told reporters,"It's wonderful news.I'm on high".

51.This article mainly tells about the story of ＿＿＿＿＿

　　A.a lost diary 　B.Deborah Logan 　C.Cory Luxmoore 　D.the Library Company

52.From the text,we learn that the diary is now owned by＿＿＿＿＿

　　A.Tom Brennan　　　　　　　　　　　B.an unknown person

　　C.a Philadelphia magazine　　　　　D.the Library Company of Philadelphia

53.Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because＿＿＿＿＿.

　　A.it was written in Philadelphia

　　B.it tells stories about Philadelphia

　　C.people in the city are interested in old things

　　D.the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia

54.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?

　　a-Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.

　　b-The book was shown to James Green.

　　c-Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.

　　d-The book was left behind in a taxi.

　　A.a.b.c.d 　　　　B.c.b.d.a 　　　　C.a.c.d.b 　　　　D.c.a.b.d

55.What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said "I'm on high"?

　　A.I'm rich　　　　B.I'm famous　　　C.I'm excited 　　D.I'm lucky.

1 historical   

adj.历史的，史实的，历史上的

参考例句：

• The book is based on historical events.这本书是根据历史事件写成的。
• We have shared the same historical experiences.咱们有着共同的历史遭遇。

2 librarian   

n.图书管理员；图书馆馆长

参考例句：

• His father is the librarian of our school library.他父亲是我们学校的图书馆馆长。
• The librarian entered a new book in the catalogue.图书管理员把一本新书编入目录。

3 Washington   

n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)

参考例句：

• His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿，但住在旧金山。
• They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。

4 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

5 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

6 realise   

v.觉悟；明白；实现；兑现

参考例句：

• Wish you realise your dreams as early as possible!祝愿您早日实现自己的梦想！
• How much did you realise on the house?这所房子你们出售后赚了多少钱？

7 according   

adj.按照，根据

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。

8 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。