996年宁夏高考英语真题及答案.单项填空（共25小题，每小题分；满分25分）A)从A、B、C、D中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。例：have A. gaveB. saveC. hatD. made答案是C。. longerA. LondonB. proveC. lockD. lonely2. admireA. quiet B. stareC. spear D. figure.Christmas A. speechB. stomachC.chargeD.church4. advancedA. taskB. fortunateC. entranceD. salute5.third A. southernB. weatherC.thusD.theory B)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。例：Welast night, but we went to the concert instead.A. must have studiedB. might studyC. should have studiedD. would study答案是C。6. my glasses? Yes, I saw them on your bed a minute ago. A. Do you seeB. Had you seen C. Would you see D. Have you seen7. When shall we meet again? Make itday you like; its all the same to me. A. oneB. anyC. anotherD. some8. Johnny, youplay with the knife, you hurt yourself. A. wont;cant B. mustnt; may C. shouldnt; must D. cant; shouldnt9. Im sorry I broke your mirror. Oh, really?. A. Its OK with meB. It doesnt matter C. Dont be sorry D. I dont care0. Ill look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little.A. wait B. timeC. patience D. rest. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard.A. the better voice B. a good voiceC. the best voice D. a better voice2. Tom felt that he knew everybodys business better than they knew it.A. themselves B. oneselfC. itself D. himself. Many people agree thatknowledge of English is a must in international tradetoday.A. a; 不填B. the; anC. the; the D. 不填; the4. The number of people invitedfifty, but a number of them absent for differentreasons.A. were; wasB. was; wasC. was; wereD. were; were5. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining.A. badlyB. hardlyC. strongly D. heavily6. After living in Paris for fifty years he returned to the small townhe grew up as a child.A. whichB. whereC. that D. when7. Helen her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husbandhome.A. has left; esB. left; had eC. has left; came D. had left;would e8. The patient was warnedoily food after the operation.A. to eat not B. eating notC. not to eat D. not eating9. You didnt let me drive. If wein turn, youso tired.A. drove, didnt getB. drove; wouldnt getC. were driving; wouldnt getD. had driven; wouldnt have got20. Can I help you, sir?Yes. I bought this radio here yesterday, but it.A. didnt workB. wont workC. cant work D. doesnt work2. It is wise to have some moneyfor old age.A. put away B. kept upC. given away D. laid up22. we cant get seems better thanwe have.A. What;whatB. What;thatC. That;thatD. That;what2.in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.A. Losing B. Having lostC. Lost D. To lose24. I love to go to the seaside in summer. Itgood to lie in the sun or swim inthe cool sea.A. does B. feelsC. gets D. makes25.well go camping tomorrow depends on the weather.A. If B. WhetherC. That D. Where.完形填空（共25小题，每小题分；满分25分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2650各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。The measure of a mans real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. Thomas MacaulaySome thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette ONeill gave an arithmetic26to our class. When the papers were27she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the28mistakes throughout the test.There is nothing really new about29in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs ONeill0even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys toafter class. I was one of the twelve.Mrs ONeill asked2questions, and she didntus either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the4words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to5these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.I dont 6 about the other eleven boys. Speaking for7I can say:it was the most important single 8 of my life. Thirty years after being9to Macaulays words, they40seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a4to measure ourselves rather than others.42of us are asked to make4decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called44daily to make a great many personal decisions.45the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket46turned over to the policeman? Should the47change received at the store be forgotten or48? Nobody will know except49. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always50to live wi