英 语
National Matriculation English Test ( NMET 98)
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。
第 一 卷（三大题，共95分）
注意事项：
1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后,用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。不能答在试卷上。
3．考试结束，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
Ⅰ.单项填空(共25小题。每小题1分；满分25分)
A) 从A、B、C、D中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。
例：have
A. gave B. save C. hat D. made
答案是 C。
1. prove
A. stone B. route C. stove D. hook
2. anxious
A. branch B. conclusion C. dangerous D. tongue
3. breathe
A. health B. deaf C. increase D. pleasure
4. achieve
A. research B. chemist C. technique D. stomach
5. silver
A. silent B. pretty C. tiny D. reject
B) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
例：We______last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. must have studied B. might study
C. should have studied D. would study
答案是C。
6. -Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?
-I m afraid _______ day is possible.
A. either B. neither
C. some D. any
7.-You haven t been to Beijing, have you?
-______. How I wish to go there!
A. Yes, I have B. Yes, I haven t
C. No, I have D. No, I haven t
8. I hate ____ when people talk with their mouths full.
A. it B. that
C. these D. them
9. Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge, I can t remember___________.
A. where B. there
C. which D. that
10.- Nancy is not coming tonight.
- But she______________!
A. promises B. promised
C. will promise D. had promised
11. If I had _____,I d visit Europe, stopping at all the small interesting places.
A. a long enough holiday B. an enough long holiday
C. a holiday enough long D. a long holiday enough
12. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to____.
A. be put up B. give in
C. be turned on D. go out
13. - When can I come for the photos? I need them tomorrow afternoon.
-They ____be ready by 12:00.
A. can B. should
C. might D. need
14.Professor White has written some short stories, but he is _____ known for his plays.
A. the best B. more
C. better D. the most
15. - Can I get you a cup of tea?
- ________.
A. That s very nice of you B. With pleasure
C. You can, please D. Thank you for the tea
16. Why do you want a new job ____ you ve got such a good one already?
A. that B. where
C. which D. when
17. They ____ the train until it disappeared in the distance.
A. saw B. watched
C. noticed D. observed
18. _______it with me and I ll see what I can do.
A. When left B. Leaving
C. If you leave D. Leave
19.- I stayed at a hotel while in New York.
- Oh, did you ? You _______with Barbara.
A. could have stayed B. could stay
C. would stay D. must have stayed
20. Shirley____ a book about China last year but I don t know whether she has finished it.
A. has written B. wrote
C. had written D. was writing
21. You will find this map of GREat ________in helping you to get round London.
A. price B. cost
C. value D. usefulness
22. It was only when I reread his poems recently _________I began to appreciate their beauty.
A. until B. that
C. then D. so
23.Cleaning women in big cities usually get _____by the hour.
A. pay B. paying
C. paid D. to pay
24.- Hi, Tracy, you look tired.
-I am tired. I _____the living room all day.
A. painted B. had painted
C. have been painting D.have painted
25. European football is played in 80 countries, ________it the most popular sport in the world.
A. making B. makes
C. made D. to make
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。
Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She 26 John very much. In her 27 he couldn t do anything 28 . Every morning she would give him breakfast 29 bed and bring him the papers to 30 . It isn t really true that he was too 31 to work in fact he had tried a few 32 . First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 33 at least six windows. Then he 34 a bus conductor and on his second 35 a passenger stole his bag with all the fares（车费） collected. He 36 lost his job as a postman 37 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people s houses. It seemed that there was 38 suitable work for him. So he 39 to join the army. Mrs.Fant was so 40 about this that she told the 41 to all her neighbours. ‘My John is going to be a soldier,’she said. ‘he is going to be the best soldier there 42 was, I can tell you!
Then the GREat day came 43 he was to march past the palace in the parade（接受检阅的队伍）. His 44 mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 45 in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his 46 came in sight some of the people watching 47 laughing at the one who couldn t keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with 48 , shouted at the top of her voice :‘Look at 49 ！They re all out of 50 except my John! Isn t he the best!
26.A.depended on B. waited on C. trusted D. loved
27.A.hope B. eyes C. head D. beliefs
28.A.wrong B. GREat C. good D. strange
29.A.to B. at C. in D. by
30.A.check B. read C. keep D. sign
31.A.lazy B. young C. weak D. shy
32.A.ones B. years C. tasks D. jobs
33.A.rub B. drop C. break D. clean
34.A.followed B. met C. became D. found
35.A.day B. try C. route D. chance
36.A.thus B. even C. once D. only
37.A.even if B. so that C. because D. though
38.A.some B. such C. less D. no
39.A.began B. promised C. managed D. decided
40.A.excited B. worried C. anxious D. curious
41.A.incident B. change C. news D. matter
42.A.yet B. even C. never D. just
43.A.where B. since C. when D. till
44.A.proud B. kind C. strict D. lucky
45.A.time B. position C. experience D.impression
46.A.neighbours B. army officer C. mother D. fellow soldiers
47.A.couldn t help B. shouldn t burst out
C. stopped D. kept
48.A.sadness B. happiness C. surprise D. reGREt
49.A.them B. those C. that D. him
50.A.sight B. order C. mind D. step
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，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A
Today ,roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn t easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin s work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball(化装舞会). He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally , he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly ,he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin s grand entrance for a long time!
51. The text is mainly about ____________.
A. a strange man
B. an unusual party
C. how roller skating began
D. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century
52. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he__________.
A. often gave others surprises
B. was a gifted musician
C. invented the roller skates
D. was full of imagination
53. Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to________.
A. impress the party guests
B. arrive at the party sooner
C. test his invention
D. show his skill in walking on wheels
54. What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?
A. The roller skates needed further improvement.
B. The party guests took Merlin for a fool.
C. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.
D. Merlin got himself into trouble.
B
‘As I stood in front of the grave（墓） of President Richard Nixon, I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this president helped bring the United States and China closer together. Young people of our two countries should help this relationship grow.
This remark was made by a Shanghai student when speaking to his fellow students at the Nixon Library in California, U.S.A. He was one of 80 middle school students from China attending a month-long Youth Summit . The Summit was to mark the 25th anniversary（周年） of President Nixon s journey to China, which was the turning point in China- U.S. relations.
The Youth Summit was aimed at increasing understanding and friendship between young students of the two countries through visits and discussions. Seventy-five American students were selected to visit China. They also visited the Nixon Library on July 21 before leaving for Beijing the next day. The head of the Library said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese students talking and laughing together.
One Chinese student said, ‘I didn t find it particularly difficult to talk with Americans. We have our differences, but we have a lot in common. Dialogue is good for us.
55. The words ‘Youth Summit refer to _________.
A. visits to the Nixon Library
B. the Chinese students visit to the U.S.
C. a meeting discussing relations between China and the U.S.
D. activities to strengthen the ties between the Chinese and American students
56. The student from Shanghai thought about the time 25 years ago because it was when Nixon__________.
A. died
B. visited China
C. became U.S. president
D. started building the library in his name
57. The text is mainly about_______.
A. the China-U.S. relations
B. the Nixon Library
C. President
D. the Youth Summit
C
At 9:00 Dick Spivak s bank telephoned and said his payment was late.‘The check is in the post, Dick replied quickly. At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town. Arriving late, he explained that traffic（交通） had been bad. That evening, Dick s girlfriend wore a new dress. He hated it. ‘It looks just GREat on you, he said.
Three lies in one day! Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man. Each time, he told himself that sometimes the truth causes too many problems. Most of us tell much the same white lies, harmless untruths that help to save trouble. How often do we tell white lies? It depends in part on our age, education, and even where we live. According to one U.S. study, women are more truthful than men, and honesty increases as we get older.
While most people use little white lies to make life easier, the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life. They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago. Although it is believed that things are getting worse, lying seems to be an age-old human problem. The French philosopher（哲学家） Vauvenarges, writing in the eighteenth centry, touched on the truth when he wrote, All men are born truthful and die liars（说谎者）.
58. When the writer says ‘Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man , he means_______.
A. it is common that people tell white lies
B. Dick could do nothing about bad traffic
C. it is common that people delay their payment
D. Dick found it hard to deal with everyday problems
59. According to the text, most Americans_________.
A. hate white lies
B. believe white lies
C. value honesty
D. consider others dishonest
60. Vauvenarges remark suggests that __________.
A. lying is an age-old human problem
B. dishonesty increases as people get older
C. people were dishonest in the 18th century
D. it is social conditions that make people tell lies
D
The report came to the British on May 21, 1941. The German battleship Bismarck, the most powerful warship in the world, was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. Her task: to destroy the ships carrying supplies from the United States to war-torn England.
The British had feared such a task. No warship they had could match the Bismarck in speed or in firepower. The Bismarck had eight 15-inch guns and 81 smaller guns. She could move at 30 nautical miles（海里） an hour. She was believed to be unsinkable.
However, the British had to sink her. They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down the Bismarck. On May 24, the Hood found the Bismarck.
It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see. His orders were to destroy the British ships that were carrying supplies, but to stay away from a fight with British warships.
The battle didn t last long . The Bismarck s first torpedo（鱼雷） hit the Hood, which went down taking all but three of her 1,419 men with her.
But in the fight, the Bismarck was slightly damaged（损坏）. Her commander decided to run for repairs to France, which had at that time been taken by the Germans. The British force followed her. However, because of the Bismarck s speed and the heavy fog. They lost sight of her.
For two days, every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find the Bismarck, but with no success. Finally, she was sighted by a plane from Ireland. Trying to slow the Bismarck down so that their ships could catch up with her, the British fired at her from the air. The Bismarck was hit.
On the morning of May 27, the last battle was fought. Four British ships fired on the Bismarck, and she was finally sunk.
61. The Bismarck sailed into the Atlantic Ocean________.
A. to sink the Hood
B. to gain control of France
C. to cut off American supplies to Britain
D. to stop British warships reaching Germany
62. Many people believed that the Bismarck could not be defeated because she________.
A. was fast and powerful
B. had more men on board
C. was under Luetjens command
D. had bigger guns than other ships
63. We learn from the text that on 24 May ___________.
A. the British won the battle against the Bismarck
B. the Bismarck won the battle against the British
C. the British gunfire damaged the Bismarck seriously
D. the Bismarck succeeded in keeping away from the British
64. Luetjens tried to sail to France in order to__________.
A. have the ship repaired
B. join the other Germans
C. get help from the French
D. get away from the British
65. Which of the following is the immediate cause of the sinking of the Bismarck?
A. The British air strikes.
B. The damage done by the Hood
C. Gunfire from the British warships.
D. Luetjens decision to run for France
E
As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself (DIY) trend（趋势） in the U.S. continues to grow.
‘We needed furniture（家具） for our living room, says John Ross, ‘and we just didn t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. ‘I was deeply upset about it. Now I ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a ‘do-it-yourselfer , you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
66. We can learn from the text that many newly married people_______.
A. find it hard to pay for what they need
B. have to learn to make their own furniture
C. take DIY courses run by the government
D. seldom go to a department store to buy things
67. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to______.
A. run a DIY shop
B. make or repair things
C. save time and money
D. improve the quality of life
68. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim___.
A. makes shoes in his home
B. does extra work at night
C. does his own car and home repairs
D. keeps house and looks after his children
69. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when_______.
A. his car repairs cost too much
B. the car repair class was not helpful
C. he could not possibly do two jobs
D. he had to raise the children all by himself
70. What would be the best title for the text?
A. The Joy of DIY
B. You Can Do It Too!
C. Welcome to Our DIY Course!
D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY
B) 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
(Mike is picking up the phone when Alice enters.)
Alice: Are you phoning Linda?
Mike: Yes. But how do you know?
Alice: __71___
Mike: What did they say?
Alice: __72__
Mike: What happened?
Alice: __73__ She had to go and take his place for three days.
Mike: That s too bad.
Alice: __74__
Mike: You see, I had arranged(安排) for us to have dinner with a friend tonight.
Alice: __75__
Mike: Sure, Why not?
A. Isn t she your girlfriend?
B. They said she had left for London.
C. What s the problem?
D. Her office left you a message.
E. Why not invite me, then?
F. They said they had phone Linda.
G. The manager at their office had suddenly fallen ill.
第二卷（共55分）
注意事项：
1.第二卷共4页，用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。
2.答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
Ⅳ. 单词拼写(共10小题,每小题1分;满分10分)
根据下列句子所给汉语注释,在句子右边的横线上,写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
76．I ll go and see you next______(星期六). 76.__________
77. Bill has a large collection of _____(外国) stamps. 77.__________
78. Do you think ______(游泳)is allowed in the canal ? 78.__________
79. The book is _______(翻译)from Russian. 79.__________
80. All countries, big or small, should be ______(平等). 80.__________
81. They re busy______(准备)to go on holiday. 81.__________
82. Don t be frightened by the television camera. Just speak ______(自然地). 82._________
83. What will the ______(天气)be like tomorrow? 83.__________
84. Their office is on the ______(第九)floor. 84.__________
85. A fence at the back of the garden ______(分开)us from the neighbors.
85.__________
Ⅴ．短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分;满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
My Favourite Sport
My favourite sport is football. I was a member of 86.________
our school football team. We practise for three times 87.________
every week and often wacth football match on TV 88.________
together. Play football not only makes us grow up 89.________
tall and strong but also give us a sense of fair play and 90.________
team spirit. We must keep in mind that we play 91.________
for the team instead ourselves. Also, the sport 92.________
teaches us the important of obedience(服从) . Each 93.________
player must obey captain, who is the leader of 94.________
the team. And they must not break the rules too 95.________
often if we want to win the game.
Ⅵ.书面表达（满分30分）
5月3日，你参观了一个农场。请根据下列图画用英语写一篇日记。
注意：
１． 日记须包括所有图画内容，可以适当增减细节，使日记连贯；
２． 词数100左右。
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
May 3 Sunday Fine
1998年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
英 语
试题答案及评分标准（NMET 98）
选择题答案
Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ（key to 1-75）
1. B 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.D
8. A 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.D 13.B 14.C
15. A 16.D 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.D 21.C
22. B 23.C 24.C 25.A 26.D 27.B 28.A
29. C 30.B 31.A 32.D 33.C 34.C 35.A
36. B 37.C 38.D 39.D 40.A 41.C 42.B
43. C 44.A 45.B 46.D 47.A 48.B 49.A
50. D 51.C 52.D 53.A 54.C 55.D 56.B
57. D 58.A 59.C 60.D 61.C 62.A 63.B
64. A 65.C 66.A 67.B 68.D 69.A 70.B
71. D 72.B 73.G 74.C 75.E
Ⅳ.
76.Saturday
77.foreign(overseas,international 不可接受)
78.swimming
79.translated(interpreted 不可接受)
80.equal
81.preparing
82.naturally(normally 不可接受)
83.weather(climate不可接受 )
84.ninth(nine 不可接受)
85.separates/separated (divide不可接受 )
Ⅴ.
My Favourite Sport
My favourite sport is football. I was a member of 86.__am__
our school football team. We practise for three times 87.__ for__
every week and often wacth football match on TV 88._matches_
together. Play football not only makes us grow up 89.__Playing_
tall and strong but also give us a sense of fair play and 90.__gives__
team spirit. We must keep in mind that we play 91.___√___
for the team instead ∧ ourselves. Also, the sport 92.___of___
teaches us the important of obedience(服从) . Each 93.importance
player must obey ∧ captain, who is the leader of 94.__the___
the team. And they must not break the rules too 95.___we___
often if we want to win the game.
Ⅵ.
一、评分原则：
１． 本题总分为30分，其中内容和语言占29分，词数占1分。按7个档次给分。
２． 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。词数在90-110之间的，加1分。
二．内容要点
1．集合/出发 2.到达
3. 参观 4.野餐
5. 娱乐 6.告别
三.各档次的给分范围和要求:
第七档: (25-29分)能写明全部或绝大部分要点;语言基本无误;行文连贯,表达清楚。
第六档：（20-24分）能写明全部或绝大部分要点;语言有少量错误；行文基本连贯，表 达基本清楚。
第五档：（16-19分）能写明大部分要点；语言有一些错误；行文不够连贯。
第四档:(12-15分)能写明基本要点;语言虽有较多错误,尚能达意。
第三档：（8-11分）能写出部分要点；语言错误多，影响意思表达。
第二档：（4-7分）只能写出一、两个要点；语言错误很多，只有个别句子可懂。
第一档：（0-3分）只能写出与所要求内容有关的一些单词。
四、说明
１． 内容要点可用不同方式表达。
２． 对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。
３． 凡不以第一人称的口吻表达者，从原得分中扣除7分。
五．One possible version
Today we visited a farm. Early in the morning we met at the school gate and went there together. The farm workers gave us a warm welcome. Then the head of the farm showed us around. How glad we were to see the crops and vegetables growing well. At noon we had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. After a short rest, we had GREat fun singing and dancing, telling jokes or stories. Two of us even played a game of chess. The time passed quickly. Before we knew it, we had to say goodbye to the workers.
