1999年高考英语—第一卷Ⅱ

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。

　　People of Burhngton are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the   26  have made up their minds to   27  the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest¹ (抗议） against heavy trucks which run 28  through the narrow High Street.

　　"They not only make it 29 to sleep at night. but they are 30 damage to our houses and shops of historical  31  said John Norris.one of the protesters.

　　"  32  we must have these noisy trucks on the roads," said Jean Lacey. a biology student. "why don't they build a new road that goes   33  the town, Burlington isn't much more than a   34  village. Its streets were never   35  for heavy traffic."

　　Harry² Fields also studying   36  said they wanted to make as much   37  as possible to force the   38  to realise³ what every body was having to   39   "Most of them don't　 40  　here anyway."he said."they come in for meetings and that.and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音）.  41  they probably don't   42  tbe noise all that much, It's high time they realised   43   .

　　The fourth student.Liza Vernum.said she thought the public were  44  on their side.and even if they weren't they soon would be.

　　  45  asked if they were   46  that the police might come to   47  them.

　　"Not really."she said."actually we are   48  bell-ringers.I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church.There is no   49  against practising."

　　I 　50　 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

26. A.college 　　　B.village 　　　　C.town 　　　　　D.church

27. A.change　　　　B.repair　　　　　C.ring 　　　　　D.shake

28. A.now and then　　　　　　　　　　B. day and night

　　C. up and down　　　　　　　　　　D. over and over

29. A.terrible　　　B. diffcult 　　　C uncomfortable　D.unokeasabt

30. A.doing 　　　　B. raising　　　　C. Putting 　　　D. producing

32. A.If　　　　　　B. Although 　　　C.wben 　　　　　D. Unless

33. A.to　　　　　　B. through　　　　C.over 　　　　　D. round

34. A.pretty　　　　B.quiet 　　　　　C. Iarge 　　　　D. modern

36. A.well　　　　　B.hard　　　　　　C. biology 　　　D.education

37．A.effort　　　　B.time　　　　　　C.trouble　　　　D.noise

38．A.townspeople　 　　　　　　　　　B.other students

　　C. government officials 　　　　　D. truck drivers

39．A.stand　　　　B.accept　　　　　 C.know　　　　　 D.share

40. A.shop　　　　 B.live 　　　　　　C.come 　　　　　D.study

43. A.event　　　　B.loss⁴ 　　　　　　C.action 　　　　D.problem

44. At hardly　　　B.unwillingly⁵　　　C.mostly　　　　 D. usually

45. A.I　　　　　　B.we 　　　　　　　C.She　　　　　　D.They

47. A.seize　　　　B.fight　　　　　　C.search 　　　　D.stop

48. A.proper 　　　B.experienced⁶　　　C.hopeful⁷　　　　D.serious

49. A.point　　　　B.cause　　　　　　C.need　　　　　 D.law

50．A.left　　　　 B.found　　　　　　C.reached　　　　D.passed

1 protest   

v.反对，抗议；宣称；n.抗议；宣称

参考例句：

• I can't pass the matter by without a protest.我不能对此事视而不见，我要提出抗议。
• We translated his silence as a protest.我们把他的沉默解释为抗议。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 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？

4 loss   

n.损失，遗失，失败，输，浪费，错过，[军]伤亡，降低

参考例句：

• His death was a great loss to the country.他的逝世对这个国家是一大损失。
• Because of the continued loss,the factory closed down.由于连续亏损，工厂关闭了。

5 unwillingly   

adv.不情愿地

参考例句：

• He submitted unwillingly to his mother. 他不情愿地屈服于他母亲。
• Even when I call, he receives unwillingly. 即使我登门拜访，他也是很不情愿地接待我。

6 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

7 hopeful   

adj.有希望的，怀抱希望的，保持乐观的；n.有希望之人，有前途之人

参考例句：

• This is a hopeful news.这是个鼓舞人心的消息。
• We are hopeful about the future.我们对未来抱乐观态度。