发布时间 : 星期五 文章2009年高考试题 - 英语（海南、宁夏卷）解析版更新完毕开始阅读
【答案】B
【解析】由前后句可以判断出来，他做海盗，而让劳埃德做英雄。 50．A．help 【答案】A
【解析】从文章中可以看出，罗伯特有一个好朋友名叫亨利，他是腿残疾的人，在木制的假腿帮助下，才能行走。With the help of表示在……帮助下。
51．A．praise 【答案】C
【解析】根据句意：罗伯特一直想在他的故事里有这样一个人。故事中的人物包括这样一个人。故用C。
52．A．Yet 【答案】D
【解析】因此，他的小说诞生了。 53．A．read 【答案】B
【解析】由上文可知选B。 54．A．rainy 【答案】A
【解析】句意为：多亏雨天，使他将苏格兰木腿朋友和一个富有想象的十二岁男孩联系在一起。
55．A．news 【答案】D
【解析】从文章题目宝岛是真实的故事推断出是冒险经历。故选D。
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank There I saw Ma
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B．produce C．include D．accept
B．Also C．But D．Thus
B．born C．hired D．written
B．sunny C．cool D．windy
B．love C．real-life D．adventure
Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body . Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way.
There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock
Just at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot（地点）where she could get up the bank but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf
While I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother’s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time but to her calf it was music.
56．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______. A．the calf was about to fall into the river B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock C．the calf was washed away by the rising water
D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water 【答案】D
【解析】细节判断题。从第一段There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle
57．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water? A．By putting it on a safe spot B．By pressing it against her body C．By taking it away with her D．By carrying it on her back 【答案】A
【解析】细节判断题。从第二、三段中可以看出Ms Shwe一直努力使小牛离开湍急的河水，到岸上安全的地方。
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58．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring? A．It was a great comfort B．It was a sign of danger C．It was a call for help D．It was a musical note 【答案】A
【解析】细节判断题。从最后一段的最后一句，可知but to her calf it was music.对幼崽的一种安慰方式。
59．What can be the best title for the text? A．A Mother’s Love B．A Brave Act
C．A Deadly River D．A Matter of Life and Death 【答案】A
【解析】主旨概括题。整片叙述的是小牛掉到河里，母牛采取一切措施来进行保护小牛， 体现了母爱。
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Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card（信用卡）Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job David’s firm releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each month
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）,or get credit cards David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. ―I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs‖ he said David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week But most of his spare time is spent working.
―Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school ― he said ―But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway‖ David added :‖I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility You never know when the market might disappear.‖
60．In what way is David different from people of his age?
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A．He often goes out with friends B．He lives with his mother C．He has a handsome income D．He graduated with six O-levels 【答案】C
【解析】细节判断题。由第一段首句可知，大卫设计了一种新的电脑游戏而获得$35.000。故此可推断在这个年龄段，他有非常辉煌的收入。
61．What is one of the problems that David is facing now? A．He is too young to get a credit card B．He has no time to learn driving C．He has very little spare time D．He will soon lose his job 【答案】A
【解析】推断题。由第一段可知，由于他没有达到法定年龄，没有资格申请信用卡，故也没办法领取得到钱。
62．Why was David able to get the job in the company? A．He had done well in all his exams B．He had written some computer programs C．He was good at playing computer games D．He had learnt to use computers at school 【答案】B
【解析】细节判断题。由―I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs‖ 。
63．Why did David decide to leave school and start working? A．He received lots of job offers B．He was eager to help his mother C．He lost interest in school studies D．He wanted to earn his own living 【答案】C
【解析】概括题。由最后一段可知，―Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at
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