阶段模拟检测(八)
(选修8)
第一部分：听力理解(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．On which days doesn't the woman like to go to the zoo?
A．On Fridays.
B．On Sundays.
C．On Saturdays.
2．How has the weather been?
A．It has been sunny.
B．It has been too hot.
C．It has been too cold.
3．What address is the woman looking for?
A．514 Fifth Street.
B．415 Fourth Street.
C．415 Fifth Street.
4．What does the man say about Mary?
A．She'll be home on time.
B．She was late for work.
C．She's working overtime.
5．What is the man used to?
A．He is used to wearing no hat.
B．He is used to going out on a cold winter day.
C．He is used to covering his head on a cold winter day.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6．What is the lowest priced raincoat the woman has in stock?
A．42 dollars.B．10 dollars.C．12 dollars.
7．When can the man get a cheaper one?
A．Now.
B．On Monday.
C．Next Monday.
8．How much do you suppose the man will spend on a raincoat?
A．2 dollars.
B．10 dollars.
C．12 dollars.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9．When does the woman agree to make an appointment for the man to see the manager?
A．9：30.
B．12：40.
C．10：45.
10．How long do you think the man needs be there?
A．About 2 hours.
B．Less than 3 hours.
C．Less than 4 hours.
11．What do you think the man want to see the staff manager for?
A．To ask for a job.
B．To argue with him.
C．To tell him something new.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．Who will go to see Kate?
A．The man.
B．The woman.
C．Both of them.
13．What do you know about Kate?
A．She's too busy to see a doctor.
B．The doctor's advice does her no good.
C．She hasn't fully recovered though she's seen a doctor.
14．Which of the following is true?
A．Kate trusts the man more.
B．Kate trusts the woman more.
C．Kate trusts both of them.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．What is the woman's hobby?
A．Collecting stamps.
B．Traveling.
C．Listening to music.
16．Why did the man stop the hobby?
A．Because he was too busy to do it.
B．Because he didn't have enough money to buy them.
C．Because he was not interested in doing it any more.
17．What are the man's hobbies?
A．Swimming and listening to music.
B．Listening to music and traveling.
C．Visiting libraries and attending lectures.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．Where did the speaker study now?
A．In America.
B．In Britain.
C．In France.
19．How long has the speaker been there?
A．About a week.
B．About a month.
C．About a year.
20．How many classmates does the speaker probably have?
A．50.
B．14.
C．15.
听力材料
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
Text 1
M：Do you like to go to the zoo on Sundays?
W：Yes, I'd like to go to the zoo, but not on Sundays, because it's always so crowded. How about going on a Friday or Saturday?
Text 2
W：We can't complain about the weather these days, can we?
M：You're right. Sunshine is day after day. Neither is too hot, nor is too cold. I suppose the farmers wish it would rain though.
Text 3
W：Is this 415 Fifth Street?
M：No, it is 414 Fourth Street.
Text 4
W：Is Mary at home yet?
M：No, she had to work late again today.
Text 5
W：You should have known that it may do you harm if you don't cover your head on such a cold winter day.
M：It doesn't matter. I'm used to it.
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
Text 6
M：I'm trying to find a fairly inexpensive raincoat, size 42.
W：I'm sorry, but the least expensive one we have in stock is twelve dollars.
M：Are you likely to be getting in any cheaper ones?
W：I think so. Step in again next Monday.
M：How much will one probably cost?
W：About 2 dollars cheaper than the one here.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
Text 7
M：Good morning, miss. I have applied for the job. Do you think the manager could see me tomorrow before 9：30 ?
W：Oh, he won't be in till 10：45, so the earliest would be 11：00.
M：Is 12：40 any good?
W：Yes, I'll make a note of it. But I'm not sure of it.
M：It doesn't matter. I can wait till 4：00.
W：That's good. We'll manage during that time.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
Text 8
M：Have you seen Kate lately?
W：Yes, I have. I saw her a couple of days ago. She hasn't been very well the past couple of weeks.
M：Has she seen a doctor since she was ill?
W：Yes, she has. The doctor told her to take it easy for a while, but she hasn't been following his advice. She's as busy as usual.
M：Do you think it useful for me to ask her to have a rest while I go to see her? Or shall we go together?
W：I think you can go yourself and show your concern to her since she sometimes would take your advice. So it's unnecessary for me to go with you. What's more, I've got some other things to do now.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
Text 9
M：You are a stampcollector, aren't you?
W：Yes, I particularly like this hobby. I have collected stamps for more than 9 years.
M：Nine years? That's amazing! How did you keep this hobby for such a long time? I used to collect stamps when I was in high school. But soon I felt bored and then stopped the hobby.
W：How did you collect stamps then?
M：Well, I just bought new issues at the post office and put them into my stamp album. That's all. How about you?
W：Well, I just bought new issues at the post office. In the meanwhile, I do something else. I narrow down my collection to one topic, that is, Chinese Characters. I collect Chinese and foreign stamps.
M：That sounds exciting.
W：Yes, besides I also take part in some topic stamp exhibitions. In order to make and present well organized collections, I visit libraries, attend lectures and exchange experiences with my fellow hobbyists.
M：You are particularly in this hobby because you are deeply engaged in it.
W：That's right. So what are your hobbies?
M：I like traveling, listening to music, etc.
W：They are also good hobbies, I think. Next time, I'll come to listen to you talk about them in detail. But now, I have to go back to study.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
Text 10
Dear everyone，
Can I really be so far away and still feel at home?
It has been less than a month since I started at the Frances King School and I already feel that I belong in London. Like many of the students here, I am living with a local family, which certainly helps me to practice my English away from class.
The school believes that learning should continue outside classes and those students should have the chance to experience British culture. Last week we all went to see a musical and this weekend we are going to visit Stratford for the day. We have also been promised a weekend in Paris next spring!
Of course, I'm working hard as well as having fun. With class size of less than fifteen there is no chance of being able to avoid the teachers. As well as learning English we are also taught how to study by ourselves. That should make it easier when I get to university. For such a friendly place, the Frances King School is very large. Students come from all over the world to learn here, from Europe and South America as well as China. We're all finding it a great place to learn.
Best wishes，
Xiaomei
答案：1～5 BACCA 6～10 CCBBC
11～15 AABAA 16～20 CBBBB
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．—What do you think of living in the country?
—______.
A．Yes, perfectly B．I agree with you
C．Not really
D．Well, that depends.
解析：D项“要看情况而定”，合题意。
答案：D
22．The importance of saving gas ______ be stressed too much. Automobiles use up some 70 billion gallons of gas a year.
A．can't
B．mustn't
C．shouldn't
D．may not
解析：can not...too... 表示“越……越好；再……也不为过”。
答案：A
23．The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to ______.
A．make it out
B．make it off
C．make it up
D．make it over
解析：make out make up 组成；编造。
答案：A
24．She devoted herself ______ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.
A．strongly
B．extremely
C．entirely
D．freely
解析：strongly “强烈地”；extremely “极端地”；entirely “完全地”；freely “自由地”。根据句意应选C项。
答案：C
25．—How many students do you think will be present at the meeting?
—I expect ______ 20 students at the meeting.
A．there being
B．there to be
C．there be
D．there been
解析：expect sb./sth. to do /be 答案：B
26．—How are you getting on with your business?
—I'm glad to say it is ______.
A．picking up
B．making up
C．taking up
D．turning up
解析：pick upmake up 组成，编造；take up 占据；turn up 出现。
答案：A
27．My interests include football, bowling and surfing the Web ______ studying my favorite subjects.
A．instead of
B．as well as
C．less than
D．rather than
解析：as well asinstead of, rather than分别意为“代替；而不”；less than 少于。
答案：B
28．I must ______ my post to the end and I believe that all the efforts will ______ a satisfactory result.
A．insist on; create
B．stick to; lead to
C．insist on; bring about
D．persist in; lie in
解析：stick to (某事)；insist on 坚持(做)；lead to 导致；bring about 常来，引起； lie in 在于。
答案：B
29．Most staff are against the new rules, but they have come into being ______.
A．however
B．therefore
C．anyhow
D．thus
解析：“大多数职员都反对这些规则，但不管怎样，它们还是产生了”。however 然而，与 but 相冲突。therefore 所以，thus 如此，也不符合题意。
答案：C
30．A story goes ______ Elizabeth Ⅰ of England liked nothing more than being surrounded by clever and qualified noblement at court.
A．when
B．where
C．what
D．that
解析： story 的内容，从句本身含义完整，不缺句子成分，所以用 that 引导。
答案：D
31．Endeavour is a good, strong ship, though ______.
A．being not very fast
B．to be not very fast
C．not very fast
D．is not very fast
解析： though 的用法。①与从句连用。②与 however一样，可位于句末，意为“但，不过”。③可用于形容词、副词或副词短语之前，故本题选C。
答案：C
32．Yesterday, April walked away from the argument with anger. Or else she ______ something she would regret later.
A．had said
B．said
C．might say
D．might have said
解析：or else “否则的话”，即 If she hadn't walked away，故选D might have said。
答案：D
33．______ no further business, the chairman closed the meeting.
A．It was
B．It having
C．There was
D．There being
解析：There being no further business 答案：D
34．______ what has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles (交通工具) remains a serious problem.
A．Except for
B．Due to
C．Because of
D．In spite of
解析：in spite of “”，后接名词性从句，在句中作状语。
答案：D
35．—Could you do me a favor?
—It depends on ______ it is.
A．which
B．whichever
C．what
D．whatever
解析：what 答案：C
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
In our society, we must communicate with people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person－to－person__36__by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, or buy things in shops, we are likely to have conversations __37__ we give information or opinions, and sometimes have our views __38__ by other members of society.
Face－to－face contact is by no means the __39__ form of communication and during the last two centuries the__40__ of mass communication has become one of the major factors of contemporary society. Two things, __41__ others, have caused the rapid growth of the communication __42__.
Firstly, inventiveness has led to __43__ in printing, photography, radio and so on. Secondly, speed has revolutionized (变革) the transmission(传输) and __44__ of communications so that local news often takes a back __45__ to national news.
No longer is the __46__ of information limited to a privileged (有特权的) minority. Forty years ago people used to __47__ into the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programme channeled into millions of homes. Communication is no longer merely concerned __48__
the transmission of information. The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society and __49__ their horizons by allowing __50__ to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all __51__ with informing, educating and entertaining.
__52__ a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very __53__ to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modern network of communications is __54__ to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for__55__， for worse, and there is no turning back.
36. A. form
B. basis
C. floor
D. ground
37. A. while
B. which
C. that
D. where
38. A. voiced
B. expressed
C. challenged
D. agreed
39. A. existing
B. perfect
C. only
D. unique
40. A. art
B. device
C. way
D. trick
41. A. below
B. beyond
C. over
D. above
42. A. ability
B. industry
C. competence
D. system
43. A. advances
B. advantages
C. benefits
D. progresses
44. A. exchange
B. practice
C. reception
D. means
45. A. seat
B. place
C. post
D. position
46. A. direction
B. possession
C. control
D. management
47. A. walk
B. flood
C. head
D. move
48. A. with
B. about
C. toward
D. for
49. A. enlarges
B. brightens
C. lightens
D. broadens
50. A. approach
B. opportunity
C. access
D. freedom
51. A. dealt
B. related
C. targeted
D. involved
52. A. Even if
B. Unless
C. Although
D. If only
53. A. valuable
B. worthy
C. attached
D. previous
54. A. possible
B. likely
C. closed
D. open
55. A. ever
B. better
C. free
D. each
答案及解析：
36. Bon a adj. ＋basis。如：on a regular/permanent/temporary basis以定期/永久/临时性的方式。
37. D。考查定语从句。先行词为conversations，where引导定语从句并且在定语从句中做状语。
38. C。定语从句的意思是“我们发表我们的建议、观点，有时我们也可能会让我们的观点受到社会别的成员的挑战”，在这里“挑战”指的是“不赞成”。第四项agree为不及物动词，如果作为该题答案的时候要加上to。
39. C。由于后面的文章谈到了交流的其他形式，所以该句话的意思是：面对面的交流绝非是交流的唯一形式。这句话起到一个引出下文的作用。
40. A。在过去的两个世纪中，大规模的交流成为当代社会的主要特征之一。
41. D。above others是固定短语，意为与其他因素相比更为重要的是”。
42. B。整句话的意思是“与其他因素相比，有两个事实促进了通讯业、交流业的快速发展”。
43. A。发明创新带来了印刷、摄影和无线电等很多方面的进步，advances＝progress。如果选择D项则要把progresses中的es去掉，因为progress是不可数名词。
44. C。速度导致了交流信息的传送和接收的改革。
45. A。考查固定短语。take a back seat to“黯然引退， 处于次要地位”。
46. B。该句的意思是：对信息的拥有不再是少数人的特权。
47. B。flood into sp.指较多的人像洪水一样涌进电影院，这是描述在40多年前，当通讯业尚不发达的时候人们获取信息的方法。
48. A。“在现代，交流业不仅仅是信息的传输”，该句的目的是告诉人们信息业的发展变化。
49. D。考查固定短语。broaden one's horizon“开阔某人的视野”。
50. C。考查固定短语。access to“接近或利用某事物的权利或机会”。
51. D。印刷业、广告业都和娱乐，教育，传递信息有关。be related to＝be involved with。deal with不用于被动语态中，表示与某物有关。
52. C。整句话的意思是“尽管资讯媒介传递的信息对个人或他所在的社会极其有价值、珍贵，但是现代化的交流网络却很容易被人们滥用”。
53. A。见上题。
54. D。考查固定短语be open to。
55. B。for better or worse也可以说成for better or for worse，表示“无论情况是好是坏”。最后一句话的意思是：不管好坏，资讯媒介总是和我们在一起，并且没有回头路了。
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Riding a London subway, a person from other countries will notice one major difference: in London, people do not look at each other. In fact, eye contact is avoided at all times. That's not rudeness—people are just too busy to bother looking.
Busy doing what, you ask? Well, they're certainly not using the time for a moment of quiet thinking. Nor are they reading a book. New technology has replaced quiet habits. Today the only acceptable form of book on the London Underground is an e－book.
Apple must earn a fortune from London commuters. Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, over 40 000—yes, that's 40 000—“apps”(programs downloaded for the iPhone) have been designed.
Commuters love them because they are the perfect time－fillers. One “app”， called iShoot, is a game that features tanks. Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destination. ISteam clouds the iPhone screen when you breathe into the microphone. You can then write in the “steam” on your phone screen.
For those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be the distraction(消遣)of choice. It's not just teenagers who “plug in” to their music—iPods are a popular way to pass the time for all ages.
And if games, e－books and music aren't enough to keep you occupied, then perhaps you would prefer a film? The development of palm DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV show or film on the way to work. With all these distractions, it's amazing that people still remember to get off the train.
56. Commuters on a London subway don't make eye contact because ______.
A. the British are usually shy on the train
B. the British law doesn't allow them to do so
C. they are busy working on their laptops
D. they are busy enjoying high－tech distractions
57. All the following belong to “apps” except ______.
A. iShoot
B. Tube Exits
C. iPod
D. iSteam
58. IShoot features a function of ______.
A. war games
B. listening
C. writing
D. guiding
59. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Seeing you have these time－fillers, other commuters usually hesitate to bother you.
B. Apple must have made much money by selling their products to commuters.
C. IPod is not popular with the commuters of old age in London.
D. With the time－fillers, commuters usually miss their destinations.
答案及解析：
56．DD。
57．C。由第三至五段对apps的介绍可知iPod是与之并列的另一种产品。
58．A。由第四段．..iShoot, is a game that features tanks可知选A。
59．B。由文中人们都在使用这些产品，可推知Apple公司一定挣了很多的钱。
B
The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I'm sorry, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”
“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”
“I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”
I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do？”
“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”
“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”
“That's good, sir.”
“How long will the computer be down？” I wanted to know.
“I have no idea. Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer us.”
After the girl told me they had no backup(备用) computer, I said, “Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they？”
“I couldn't tell without asking the computer.”
“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he's flying to Washington, ” I suggested.
“I wouldn't know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn't take you if you didn't have a ticket.”
“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours？”
“I wouldn't know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only IT knows. It' can't tell me.”
By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.
60. The best title for the article is ______.
A. When the Computer Is Down
B. The Most Frightening Words
C. The Computer of the Airport
D. Asking the Computer
61. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?
A. She could sell a ticket.
B. She could write out a ticket.
C. She could answer the passengers' questions.
D. She could do nothing.
62. Why do you think they had not a backup computer?
A. Because it was easy down.
B. Because it was very expensive.
C. Because it was not advanced enough.
D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.
63. The last paragraph suggests that ______.
A. a modern computer won't be down
B. computers can take the place of humans
C. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people
D. there will be great changes in computers
答案及解析：
本文记述了作者在机场遭遇电脑系统死机所带来的后果及人们对此的反应。
60．A。主旨题。根据文章第一句中的Our computer is down.及后面的文章内容，可推知此题答案为A。
61．D。细节题。根据文章中的对话，售票员不能卖机票，回答不出旅客提出的问题等等，可推知此题答案为D。
62．B。主观题。根据各选项的比较及生活经验对之进行判断，得出此题的答案为B。
63．C。推断题。根据文章最后一段的描述：电脑死机，旅客们感到恐惧、忧郁、不安，从而可推知此题答案为C。
C
A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self－made man—the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invit－ed to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.
64. From paragraph 1, we can know that in America ______.
A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self－made man
B. people can always rise to the top through their own efforts
C. college professors win great respect from common workers
D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors
65. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because ______.
A. servants in America are hard to get
B. she takes pride in what she can do herself
C. she can hardly afford servants
D. it is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
66. The expression “ wait on table” in the second paragraph means “______”．
A. work in a furniture shop
B. keep accounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table
D. serve customers in a restaurant
67. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?
A. A Respectable Self－made Family
B. American Attitude Toward Manual Labor
C. Characteristics of American Culture
D. The Development of Manual Labor
答案及解析：
本文介绍了崇尚自我奋斗，尊重体力劳动的美国文化。
64. A。细节题。 根据 A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self－made men...我们可以了解到，“崇尚自我奋斗”是美国文化的特点。
65. B。推断题。根据This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life.(在美国生活的方方面面，尊重体力劳动态度的现象仍然随处可见)，可以推断女主人亲自下厨，是因为她以能做这样的体力活而自豪。
66. D。词义猜测题。wait on table 意为“服务顾客”，注意其后的 washing dishes 也有一定的暗示意义，故答案为 D。
67. B。主旨题。纵观全文，文章主要讲了美国崇尚自我奋斗，尊重体力劳动的文化习惯。故答案为B。
D
Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won a Prize of Excellence from the American Club of Architects (建筑师)．
On the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina, the prize－winning beach house was built to replace one destroyed to pieces by Hurricane Hugo 10 years ago. In September 1989, Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or pulling down 36 000 homes in the state.
Before Hugo, many new houses built along the shore were poorly constructed, and the instructions for building were not strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly－designed beach house. All new houses are required to follow stricter instructions after the terrible experience in Hugo. The new houses on this land should be able to stand a terrible hurricane with the strongest wind 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.
At first sight, the house on the island look anything but hurricane－proof. Its redwood roof makes it look like “a large bright ball ” at night, according to one observer. But looks can be not true. The wooden formation of the house is supported with long steel sticks to give it huge strength. To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on wood pilings, part of which were buried in the sand. In fact, they are strong enough to bear the weight of the house. They also lift the house above the sea water brought by the hurricane. The pilings allow the sea water to run under the house instead of running into it. “These waves of water come ashore at sreat speed and cause most of the damage done to the beach－front buildings，” said Huff.
68．After the disaster caused by Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina's shore line are required ______.
A.to be easily constructed
B.to look smarter in design
C.to meet strict building standards
D.to be designed in the shape of a lamp
69．Huff raised the house 2.7 meters off the ground on wood pilings in order to ______.
A.put stronger pilings in the sand.
B.break huge sea waves into small ones.
C.stand the strong wind of about 200km/hr
D.prevent water from rushing into the house
70．According to the passage, which statement CANNOT be true?
A.The report above was written in 1999, ten years after Hugo.
B.The house designed by Ray Huff lay on the coast of South Carolina.
C.When a hurricane strikes, waves of water come ashore at a great speed.
D.The formation of the new house can make it stand a terrible hurricane.
答案及解析：
68．C“所有房屋的建造都要符合严格的标准”。
69．D。由最后一段第五句To further protect the house from hurricane damage...可知选项D正确。
70．B。由文章第三段可知Ray Huff是一个建筑师(architect, who created the cleverly－designed beach house)，而不是一个设计师，故B项the house designed by Ray Huff是错误的。
第二节：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。
Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student, they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” __71__ I would like to suggest that there ma