1989年高考英语试题及答案

　　(C)

　　Scientists would like to place a huge mirror in space above the earth. It might be sixty miles wide. It would be used to catch the rays(光线) of the sun. It would direct the sun's rays upon the earth as a child might do to make sunlight dance on the wall with a hand mirror.

　　Why do they want to do this? The sun's rays could be helpful in many ways. They could light up cities by night. The warm rays could stop frosts (霜冻) which might come at night and hurt fruit crops. They could melt (融化) dangerous icebergs in the ocean. Perhaps they could change cloud movements and bring rain where it is needed.

　　76. The huge mirror would

　　A. stand 60 miles in height (高度).

　　B. be 60 miles from side to side.

　　C. cover 60 miles of the earth.

　　D. be 60 miles above the earth.

　　77. The mirror would be used to

　　A. reflect (反射) sunlight.

　　B. absorb (吸收) sunlight.

　　C. see what the earth looks like.

　　D. see how clouds move.

　　78. The strong light from the mirror could possibly

　　A. hurt fruit crops. B. set fire to cities.

　　C. bring longer daytime. D. shine through walls.

　　79. The huge mirror is

　　A. something in a story. B.already made.

　　C. just an idea. D. to be made soon.

　　(D)

　　Cape Verde is an African country that contists of (由……组成) 10 main islands and 5 tiny ones. It lies in the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 miles west of Senegal on the African mainland (大陆).

　　Cape Verde has a population of about 329,000 and a total area (面积)of 1,557 square miles. Sao Tiago, the largest island , covers 383 square miles. There are no people living on Santa Luzia, the last of the ten larger islands,nor on the five small islands.

　　Praia,the capital of Cape Verde,is on Sao Tiago.However,the largest city,Mindelo,is on Sao Vicente, the sixth largest island of the group. Portugal(葡萄牙)ruled the islands from the 1460's until 1975,when Cape Verde became independent(独立). Now Cape Verde is a republic with an elected president.

　　About 70 per cent of the people of Cape Verde have mixed black African and Portuguese (葡萄牙的) blood. The rest of the population are mostly black Africans.

　　80. Which of the following maps gives the right position of Cape Verde?

　　S=Senegal V=Cape Verde A=Africa

　　81. The most important city of Cape Verde is

　　A. Praia, because it is on the largest island.

　　B. Mindelo, because 70% of the people live there.

　　C. Praia, because that is where the government is.

　　D. Mindelo,because it is the capital of the country.