1、2006年宁夏高考英语真题及答案本试题分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷1至12页，第卷13至14页。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷注意事项：1答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并贴好 条形码。请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名和科目。2每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡 皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在试题卷上无效。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
2、听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A19.15.B 9.15C 9.18.答案是B。1How much will the man pay for the tickets?A 7.5.B 15.C50.2Which is the right gate for the mans flight?AGate 16.BGate 22.CGate 25.3How does the man feel abo
3、ut going to school by bike?AHappy.BTired.CWorried.4When can the woman get the computers?AOn Tuesday.BOn Wednesday.COn Thursday.5What does the woman think of the shirt for the party?AThe size is not large enough.BThe material is not good.CThe color is not suitable.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对
4、话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项,中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话，你将有时间阅读各个小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6What can we learn about Mr. Brown?AHe is in his office.BHe is at a meeting. CHe is out for a meal.7What will the man probably do next?ACall back.BCome again.CLeave a message.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8What k
5、ind of room does the man want to take?AA single room.BA double room.CA room for three.9What does the man need to put in the form?ATelephone and student card numbers.BStudent card number and address.CAddress and telephone number.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What is the relationship between the speakers?AFellow
6、 clerks.BBoss and secretary.CCustomer and salesperson.11What does the man like about his job?ALiving close to the office.BChances to go abroad.CNice people to work with.12What do we know about the woman?AShe likes traveling.BShe is new to the company.CShe works in public relations.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。1
7、3When will the visitors come?AIn March.BIn April.CIn May.14How many visitors are coming?A8.B10.C12.15What will the visitors do on the second day?AGo to a party.BVisit schools.CAttend a lecture.16Where will the visitors go on the final day?ATo London.BTo Scotland.CTo the coast.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Wha
8、t is the first word the baby tried to say?ATruck.BOKCDuck.18How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?AAbout 18 months.BAbout 21 months.CAbout 24 months.19What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport?AHe corrected the baby.BHe tried to stop the baby.CH
9、e hid himself somewhere.20Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?AShe got angry with the father.BShe was frightened by the noise.CShe felt uneasy about the noisy baby.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：It is generally considered unwis
10、e to give a child he or she wants.AHoweverBwhateverCwhicheverDwhenever答案是B。21The house belongs to my aunt but she here any more.Ahasnt livedBdidnt liveChadnt livedDdoesnt live22We the last bus and didnt have any money for taxi, so we had to walk home.AreachedBlostCmissedDcaught23See the flags on top
11、 of the building ? That was we did this morning.AwhenBwhichCwhereDwhat24Theres no light on they be at home.AcantBmustntCneedntDshouldnt25 Excuse me ,can you tell me where the nearest bank is ,please? Oh yes! Its past the post office , next to a big market.AMm, let me think.BOh ,I beg your pardon?CYo
12、ure welcome.DWhat do you mean?26If I can help , I dont like working late into the night.AsoBthatCitDthem27Mike didnt play football yesterday because he had his leg.AdamagedBhurtChitDstruck28 he has limited technical knowledge, the old worker has a lot of experience.ASinceBUnlessCAsDAlthough29The wat
13、er cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercise.Awas feltBis feltCfeltDfeels30Hello, could I speak to Mr. Smith?Sorry, wrong number. There isnt Mr. Smith here.A不填BaCtheDone31Eliza remembers everything exactly as if it yesterday.Awas happeningBhappensChas happenedDhappened32 and happy, Tony
14、stood up and accepted the prize.ASurprisingBSurprisedCBeing surprisedDTo be surprising33Please remind me he said he was going. I may be in time to see him off.AwhereBwhenChowDwhat34I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight? . Im not using it anyhow.ASure, go aheadBI dont knowCYes, indeed
15、DI dont care35Mary, here everybody else, stay where you are.AcomeBcomesCto comeDcoming第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront caf on a Greek island. Over a hundred degree
16、s in 36 air. Crowded. Tempers（脾气）of both the tour-ists and waiters had 37 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment（环境）At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 38 couple, waiting for 39 . They heldHands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their
17、 40 and steppedtogether 41 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The manstepped 42 for the two chairs. He politely 43 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered. 44 appeared. He paused for just a second, walked
18、into the water to 45 the table and take their 46 , and then walked back to the 47 cheers of the rest of his 48 . Minuteslater he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went 49 into the water to 50 the wine. The couple toasted（祝酒）each other, the waiter and the crowd.
19、And the crowd 51 by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 52 to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.One doesnt step into water in ones best summer clothes. Why not?Customers are not served 53 . Why not?Sometimes one should consider 54 the line of conve
20、ntion（常规）and enjoy 55 to the fullest.36AfreshBcoolCstillDthin37AmanagedBexpectedCattemptedDrisen38AlonelyBcuriousCwell-dressedDbad-tempered39AcheersBserviceCattentionDflowers40Ametal tableBempty bottleCchairsDbags41AonBoffCaroundDalong42AoutsideBforwardCdownDback43AledBseatedCwatchedDreceived44AThe
21、managerBA friendCA waiterDThe servant45AsetBwashCremoveDcheck46AmenuBbillCfoodDorder47AloudBanxiousCfamiliarDfinal48AtouristsBcustomersCfellowsDassistants49Aat lastBin timeConce moreDas well50AchangeBdrinkCsellDserve51ArepliedBinsistedCagreedDunderstood52ApreparedBjoined inCsettled upDcontinued53Awi
22、th pleasureBin the cafCin the seaDwith wine54AfollowingBkeepingClimitingDcrossing55AlifeBwineClunchDtime第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项的（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMost people think of racing when they see greyhounds（灰狗）and believe they need lots of ex-ercise. They can actually be q
23、uite lazy! Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance run-ning. They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then get back on the bed or a comfortable seat. Another misunderstanding is that greyhounds must be aggressive（好斗的）because they are big in size. In fa
24、ct greyhounds love people and are gentle with children.Greyhounds can live for 12 14 years but usually only race for two or three years, and after thatthey make great pets. They dont need a lot of space, don t make a lot of noise, and don t eat alot for their size.Normally , greyhounds can be as tal
25、l as 90 cm. There is , however, a small-sized greyhound,which stands only 33 cm. Greyhounds come in a variety of colors. Grey and yellowish-brown are the most common. Others include black, white, blue, red and brown or a mix of these.Greyhounds have smooth body coats, low body fat and are very healt
26、hy. Because they re slim（苗条的）they dont have the leg problems like other dogs the same height . But they do feel the cold, especially since they would much rather be at home in bed than walking around outside.56The text is written mainly .Ato tell people how to raise greyhoundsBto let people know mor
27、e about greyhoundsCto explain why greyhounds are aggressiveDto describe greyhounds of different colors57It can be inferred that greyhounds .Alove big doghousesBlike staying in bed all dayCmake the best guard dogsDneed some exercise outdoors58Why does the author say that greyhounds make great pets?AT
28、hey are big in size.BThey live a very long life.CThey can run races for some time.DThey are quiet and easy to look after.59If you keep a pet greyhound, it is important _.Ato keep it slimBto keep it warmCto take special care of its legsDto take it to animal doctors regularlyBMany years ago, when I wa
29、s fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an olde
30、r couple who were also paying for gas.I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friends. We ch
31、atted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christ-mas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningf
32、ul.Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that Id left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealershipa shop selling carswas right next door. I walked over and found two
33、 salesmen in the showroom.“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one
34、 had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.“Thank you”two powerful words. Theyre easy to say and mean so much.60The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City _. Ato visit a friendBto see his parentsCto pay or the cash registerDto have more gas for his car61The
35、 words “took off ” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “_”.Aturned offBmoved offCput upDset up 62What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car? AHe had it pulled back to the gas station. BThe couple sent him a business card. CThe couple offered to help him. DHe called his friend for hel
36、p.63The battery of the authors car was dead because _. Asomething went wrong with the lightsBthe meeting lasted a whole dayChe forgot to turn off the lightsDhe drove too long a distance64By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _. Ahow to write a thank-you letterBhow to deal with car
37、 problemsCthe kind-heartedness of older peopleDthe importance of expressing thanksCA study of English learning problems was carried out among a total of 106 foreign students. It shows that most students considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem on ar-rival. This was followe
38、d by speaking. Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficult-ties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading remained as a significant（显著的）problem.The information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course. Although m
39、any students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation（动机）, we considered it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind of grammar-based English teaching in their own country. To use the same method would be self-defeatin
40、g because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may help because it is different. Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining（保持）or increasing motivation. Sev-eral years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but w
41、e soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.65What is the text mainly about?AForeign students have more problems. BTher
42、e are many ways to improve English. CTeaching should meet students needs. DEnglish learning problems should be studied again. 66Writing became a bigger problem when foreign students _.Ahad to write their papersBbecame better at speakingCbecame less interested in readingDhad fewer problems with liste
43、ning67We may infer from the last two paragraphs that _.Adifferent teaching methods should be usedBgrammar-based teaching seems to be encouragingCEnglish courses are necessary for foreign studentsDteaching content should be changed halfway68The word “it” underlined in the last paragraph refers to “_”
44、.Are-thinkBactivityCmotivationDtimetableD Since my retirement(退休) from teaching music in 2001, I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist. I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died, so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father, or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him. In any case, I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes(风景画) much influ-enced(影响) by Krenkel and St. John for five years.For some strange reason, I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again, but as soon as I walked
