39. Why didn’t the man raise his head when the writer came near?

　　　 A. He was annoyed at being seen by the writer.

　　　 B. He was angry at being disturbed by the writer.

　　　 C. He was probably fast asleep.

　　　 D. He was probably murdered.

答案：

38. The underlined word “trickling” in the last paragraph means_______________

　　　 A. rushing out suddenly 　　　　　　　　　　 B. shining brightly

　　　 C. flowing slowly in drops　　　 　　　　　　 D. appearing slowly

37. Which of the following words best describe the writer’s impression of the town?

　　　 A. cold and frightening　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dirty and crowded

　　　 C. empty and dead　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unusual and unpleasant

2010年联考题

Passage 1

(2010吉林市高三第二次市统考A篇)

I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dropping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.

　　　 There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant.

　　　 Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he didn’t raise his head at the sound of my footsteps.

　　　 Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the box call door.

36.At what time was the story set?

　　　 A. An early winter morning　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. A cold winter afternoon

　　　 C. An early summer morning　 　　　　　　 D. A windy summer afternoon

58. The boys probably felt ______ when they drove off.

　　 A, joyful　　　　 　　　 B. calm　　　 　　 　　C. nervous　　　 　 　　D. frightened　 　　　

答案　 56.B　 57.C　 58.A

57. The policeman became friendly to the boys when ha knew they ____

　　 A. had long been at the band　　　 　　　　B. played the music he loved

　　 C. were driving for a show　　　 　　　 　　　　D. promised into a performance　　 　　

56. The policeman stopped the boys to ______.

　　 A. put them into prison　　　　 　　 　　　　B. give them a ticket

　　 C. enjoy their performance　　 　　　　 　　　　D. ask some band questions　　　 　　　

63．After the policeman jumped into the car ,Rolls　　　 .

　　　 A．dared not drive the car faster than he was allowed to

　　　 B．could drive as fast as he wished within a certain distance

　　　 C．could drive on any road he liked for the rest of the journey

　　　 D．drove his car as fast as he could down the hill to Cambridge

答案　 60.B　 61.C　 62.D　 63.B

Passage 65

(05·湖南A篇)

We were on tour a few summers ago, driving through Chicago, when right outside of the city, we got pulled over. A middle-aged policeman came up to the car and was really being troublesome at first. Lecturing us, he said, "You were speeding. Where are you going in such a hurry?" Our guitarist, Tim, told him that we were on our way to Wisconsin to play a show. His way towards us totally changed. He asked, "Oh, so you boys are in a band (乐队)?" We told him that we were. He then asked all the usual broad questions about the type of music we played, and how long we had been at it. Suddenly, he stopped and said, "Tim, you want to get out of this ticket, don't you?" Tim said, "Yes." So the officer asked him to step out of the car. The rest of us, inside the car, didn't know what to think as we watched the policeman talk to Tim. Next thing we knew, the policeman was putting Tim in the back of the police car he had parked in front of us. With that, he threw the car into reverse(倒车), stopping a few feet in back of our car. Now we suddenly felt frightened. We didn't know if we were all going to prison, or if the policeman was going to sell Tim on the black market or something. All of a sudden, the pollen's voice came over in a loudspeaker. He said, "Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time ever, we have Tim here singing on Route 90.” Turns out, the policeman had told Tim that the only way he was getting out of the ticket was if he sang part of one of our songs over the loudspeaker in the police car. Seconds later, Tim started screaming into the receiver. The policeman enjoyed the performance, and sent us on our way without a ticket.

62．The policeman who said “Good evening” to Rolls wanted to 　　　　.

　　　 A．teach Rolls a lesson　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．take a free ride home

　　　 C．have a talk with Rolls　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．have a car ride experience

61．In what way did the policemen carry out the order from their officers?

　　　 A．They greeted Rolls when the car came along.

　　　 B．They walked in front of the car with a red lamp.

　　　 C．They pretended to be attracted by something else.

　　　 D．They stood on duty every 1.5 miles along the road.