2001年高考英语试题及答案(北京、安徽卷)

　　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 do not analyse every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time thcy had a 26 proble. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without 27 ;they try to find a solution by trial and error 28 .，when all of these methods 29 ，the person with a problem has to start analysing. There are six 30 in analysing a problem.

　　31 the person must recognise that there is a problem. For example, Sam's bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does.Sam must 32 that there is a problem with his bicycly.

　　Next the person must 33 the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must 34 the parts that are wrong.

　　Now the person sust look for 35 that will make the problem clearer and lead to ___36 solutions. For example, suppose Sam 37 that his bike does not work because there is some thing wrong with the brakes. 38 .he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, 39 his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes crefully.

　　After 40 the problem, the person should have 41 suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example 42 ，his suggestions might be：tighten or loosen the brakes; but new brakes and change the old ones.

　　In the end ,one 43 seems to be the solution 44 the problem. Sometimes the __45__ idea comes quite 46 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 47 way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖)stuck to a brake. He 48 hits on the solution to his proble:he：he must___49___the brake.

　　Finally the solution is 50 .Sam does it and dinds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.

　　26.A.serious B.usual C.similar D.common

　　27.A.practice B.thinking C.understanding D.help

　　28.A.Besides B.Instead C.Otherwise D.However

　　29.A.fail B.work C.change D.develop

　　30.A.ways B.conditions C.stages D.orders

　　31.A.First B.Usually C.In general D.Most importantly

　　32.A.explain B.prove C.show D.see

　　33.A.judge B.find C.describe D.face

　　34.A.check B.determine C.correct D.recover

　　35.A.answers B.skills C.explanation D.information

　　36.A.possible B.exact C.real D.special

　　37.A.hopes B.argues C.decides D.suggests

　　38.A.In other words B.Once in a while C.First of all D.At this time

　　39.A.look for B.talk to C.agree with D.depend on

　　40.A.discussing B.settling down C.comparing with D.studying

　　41.A.extra B.enough C.several D.countless

　　42.A.secondly B.again C.also D.alone

　　43.A.suggestion B.conclusion C.decision D.discovery

　　44.A.with B.into C.for D.to

　　45.A.next B.clear C.final D.new

　　46.A.unexpectedly B.late C.clearly D.often

　　47.A.simple B.different C.quick D.sudden

　　48.A.fortunately B.easily C.clearly D.immediately

　　49.A.clean B.separate C.loosen D.remove

　　50.A.recorded B.completed C.tested D.accepted

　　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)

　　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

　　Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for-its stadium(运动场)and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii's people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2000 years.

　　Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano(火山).Mount Vesuvius had not erupted (喷发)for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.

　　In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain expolded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and alhes. Almost all of its people were dead.

　　For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash.Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were evryday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in every bakery. In one bkery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread- a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny peoder tell us that women likde to wear eye-makeup.

　　Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.

　　51.Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?

　　A.To visit the volcano B.To shop and eat there.

　　C.To watch sports and plays D.To see how Pompeiians lived.

　　52.Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius?

　　A.The city nearby offered ll kinds of fun.

　　B.The area produced the finest wine in Italy.

　　C.Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.

　　D.The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.

　　53.Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?

　　A.Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.

　　B.Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched.

　　C.Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.

　　D.Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.

　　54.What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2000 years ago?

　　A.They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.

　　B.They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup.

　　C.They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.

　　D.They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.