历年高考英语真题卷及答案

历年高考英语真题卷及答案

历年高考英语真题卷及答案

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Robin Lythe’s Cave, East Yorkshire

Looking for a sense of magic? Something mysterious with a

little danger? Possibly filled with ghosts (鬼魂)? And free of

charge? Robin Lythe’s Cave will provide everything you need—if the sea level’s low. To get there, you walk down from the car

park and take the road on the right. Watch out, in spring, for the

hundredsof seabirds nesting on the rocks. If the sea level is low,

you will be able to see a carve entrance. Climb up and enter. You

are now inside the first section of the cave, called Flamborough

Head. For centuries, this section has been famous for eating ships

and smugglers (走私者) that sailed too close during high sea

levels. At its height of greediness, between 1770 and 1806, it took

one ship every 10 weeks on average.

The cave’s path then leads through a wet frightening

passage into a wonderful curving hall, 15 metres high. From there

you can see a distant light, the sea. Smugglers used to bring their

goods up here and hide them—French wine and tobacco mostly.

At other times, locals would find bodies washed in during storms,

and one, so they say, was Robin Lythe. Maybe he was a smuggler

too, and maybe he is still around. There are regular reports of

ghosts walking through the cave carrying bottles of wine.

When the sea level is very low, it’s safe to explore around

the cave entrance area, but don’t stay too long!

Back on the cliff there are excellent walks south, past the

lighthouse, to the long beach that leads towards Bridlington.

Watch out for the short-eared owls hunting around here. There are mysteries here too: Dane’s Dyke, a huge wall-base that no

onehas ever properly explained; and the strange white stoneson

the beach—great for building an even stranger sand castle.

53. What’s the purpose of this passage?

A. To introduce the history of the cave.

B. To encourage tourists to visit the cave.

C. To describe the secret stories of the cave.

D. To warn visitors of the danger of the cave.

54. Which of the following statements about Robin Lythe’s

Cave is true?

A. No entrance fee is required.

B. It’s a popular bird-watching site.

C. It’s a great place to go swimming.

D. Ships are no longer allowed to sail near it.

55. What did smugglers mainly use the cave for?

A. To hide from the police. B. To keep their boats.

C. To store their goods. D. To bury their dead.

56. When is the safest time to explore Robin Lythe’s Cave?

A. At night.B. When there are no storms.

C. In spring.D. When the sea level is low.

第二节阅读填空(共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Onceupon a time, there was a man with a fine house, healthy

animals and rich land. __________57__________ But the man was

worried about his son, because the boy had grown upknowing

only good times and good fortune.

“What will happen when something goes wrong for

him?”wondered his father. “How will he know what to

do?”__________58__________ To help him carry the wood home, the man gave the boy an old cart and two horses. As his son was

leaving, the man said, “If the cart breaks down while you are in

the forest, don’t worry. Necessity will teach you what to do.”

The boy collected as much wood as he could load onto

the cart. __________59__________ “I hope that Father’s friend

lives nearby,”thought the boy, and he started crying out,

“Necessity! NECESSITY! Where are you?”The boy called and

called, but no one came, so he decided to fix the cart himself.

When he arrived home he said to his father, “You said

Necessity would teach me to fix the cart, but I couldn’t find him

anywhere. I had to fix it all by myself.”

The man smiled to himself and thought,

“__________60__________”

A.Necessity really is the best teacher.

B.I knew that I could make my father proud.

C.He was also blessed with a handsome, loving son.

D.His son, however, was lazy and never helped with any farm

work.

E.So one day, the man asked the boy to go into the forest

and collect wood.

F.But when he turned to come home, the cart broke under

the weight ofthe wood.

IV 写作(共三节，满分45分)

第一节 完成句子(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

请根据句子的意思和汉语提示完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。

61. A hobby is something that you never get tired of —the

more time you ________ (奉献，专注于) to it, the more fun you have.

62. It took her three months to ________ (恢复) from the

operation.

63. It is a well-known fact that cigarettes contain many