1996年高考英语试题及答案

　　Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership(伙伴关系)which does good to both of them. You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites (寄生虫)on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort. So although they can manage without each other, they do better together.

　　Sometimes an animal has a plant partner. The relationship develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other. This is so in the corals(珊瑚)of the sea. In their skins they have tiny plants which act as"dustman", taking some of the waste products from the corals and giving in return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe. Ifthe plants are killed, or are even prevented from light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die.

　　58. Some birds like to sit on a sheep because .

　　A. they can eat its parasites

　　B. they depend on the sheep for existence

　　C. they enjoy travelling with the sheep

　　D. they find the position most comfortable

　　59. The underlined word"they"in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to.

　　A. birds and parasites B. birds and sheep

　　C. parasites and sheep D. sheep, birds and parasites

　　60. It can be learnt from the text that the coral depends on the plant for .

　　A. comfort B. light

　　C. food D. oxygen

　　61. What does the second paragraph mainly discuss?

　　A. Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence.

　　B. Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily.

　　C. Some plants depend on each other for food.

　　D. Some animals live better together.

　　58. A 59. B 60. D 61. A

　　D

　　In the 19th century England people liked to go to the seaside. In those days, ladies wore long bathing dresses, and men wore bathing suits. Women did not walk about on the beach(沙滩)in their bathing dresses. They hired a bathing machine. A bathing machine was used for changing in, and for taking the bather down to the sea. It cost 2 pence(便士) to hire a machine and an attendant(侍者). When she had paid, the bather climbed up the back steps and got into the bathing machine . Then she changed into her bathing dress. When she had changed, the machine was pulled down to the sea. The bathing machine stoped in the water and the bather went down the front steps into the water. If she did not want to get into the sea, the attendant pulled her in.

　　62. A 19th century English lady bathing in the sea would wear something like:

　　63. Who used the bathing machine?

　　A. Women bathers.

　　B. Both men and women bathers.

　　C. Bathers who couldn't swim.

　　D. Bathers who couldn't walk.

　　64. A bathing machine was mainly used for .

　　A. giving the bather a pleasure ride on the beach

　　B. giving the bather some exercise before getting into the water

　　C. protecting the bather from catching cold from the sea wind

　　D. protecting the bather from being seen in a bathing dress out of water

　　65. In 19th century people who used the bathing machine usually did the following things. Which is the right order for doing them?

　　a. Changing into bathing clothes

　　b. Getting out of the bathing machine

　　c. Paying 2 pence

　　d. Getting into the bathing machine

　　e. Being taken down the beach

　　f. Getting into the water

　　A. e, d, a, b, f, c B. c, d, a, e, b, f

　　C. c, d, e, a, b, f C. d, a, e, b, f, c

　　62. D 63. A 64. D 65. B