1988年高考英语试题及答案

　　( )11.Every August children of Heimaey are allowed to stay out all night .

　　(A)to catch puffins and take them home

　　(B)to free puffins from danger

　　(C)to drive puffins away

　　(D)to run after puffins for pleasure

　　( )12.The young seabirds that lose their way and find themselves in the town are in danger .

　　(A)of being killed by hunters

　　(B)of being driven away from the town

　　(C)of being killed by animals

　　(D)of being starved to death

　　( )13.The children put the seabirds in boxes .

　　(A)and look after them very carefully for several days,then,set them free

　　(B)and set them free when they grow bigger and can take off to sea and safety

　　(C)and carry them to the ocean right away to set them free

　　(D)and they don't set the birds free until the next morning

　　( )14.The children look forward to August because .

　　(A)they enjoy playing the game of running after seabirds

　　(B)it's time for them to go out at night to save puffins

　　(C)it's time for the children to play with the birds

　　(D)the children can stay out at night to watch puffins coming to the town

　　( )15.According to the passage,which of the following is not true?

　　(A)Once in a year the children are allowed to stay out to have a good time with birds,cats,and animals.

　　(B)The earliest home for the young puffins is in the cliffs,not in the sands of beaches.

　　(C)Some young puffins make their way down to the ocean when they are about seven weeks old.

　　(D)The young birds that get to the sea will stay there for at least two years.

　　六、动词填空 根据短文的意思，用括号内动词的正确时态或形式填入空格。有的地方要加上助动词或情态动词。对原文不得作任何改动。(本题共10分，每个空格1分。)

　　The Clock 1 (just strike)eleven when I heard a noise 2 (come)from the lift(电梯). I opened the door of my room and listened; someone

　　3 (beat)against the door of the lift and calling out at the same time.

　　"What's wrong?"I shouted. "The door" 4 (stick),it seems,and I 5 (not get)out,"the answer came back. The voice,which sounded like that of a girl,came from several floors below.

　　After telling the girl that I 6 (help),I went back into the room to get some tools and my wife went off to call the police. Then I hurried down the stairs until I reached the place where the lift

　　7 (stick).

　　I tried my hand at forcing open the lift door, 8 (talk) all the while to the girl 9 (trap)inside,but my tools were no use for this purpose. Very soon,however,my wife returned and said that the police had promised 10 (send)an engineer.

　　Shortly afterwards the engineer turned up with two policemen.It took the engineer only a short while to get the door open. We waited anxiously. Was the girl all right?

　　"I'm hungry,"she said in good spirits as she stepped out.