1999年高考英语—第一卷Ⅱ（在线收听）

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 protest (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."

　　Harry Fields also studying   36  said they wanted to make as much   37  as possible to force the   38  to realise 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.loss 　　　　　　C.action 　　　　D.problem

44. At hardly　　　B.unwillingly　　　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.experienced　　　C.hopeful　　　　D.serious

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

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