五、完形填空（共１５小题，每小题1分，满分１５分）
阅读下面短文，从文后各题的四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Why do we count things in group of ten? The reason (原因) is that we have ten fingers. Long (71)_____, when people had to count a lot of things, they matched them against their (72)_____. First they counted out enough objects to match the fingers of (73)_____ and then put them (74)_____ in one group. (75)_____ there were more than ten, they formed more groups. We can call our numbers “two-handed” numbers, because they developed from the (76)_____ that people counted things on two (77)_____.
Some people had “(78)_____ numbers”, too. Because there are five fingers on one hand, they counted things out in groups of five. It was (79)_____ by Romans (罗马人) who lived in
even today. In Roman numerals, “Ⅰ” stands for one, and “V” stands for five. Six, the Romans wrote “VI”.
(82)_____ people counted objects in groups of 12. We (83)_____ use the 12-in-one-group
system(系统) for telling time with a clock. We count the (84)_____ from one to twelve and then start (85)_____ one again.
71. A. time B. ago C. before D. time before
72. A. numbers B. hands C. finders D. feet
73. A. all hands B. both hands C. each hand D. either hand
74. A. up B. down C. away D. aside
75. A. If B. As C. Because D. Finally
76. A. idea B. rule C. fact D. reason
77. A. ways B. means C. groups D. hands
78. A. one-hand B. two-handed C. ten-in-all D. half
79. A. discovered B. made C. taken D. used
80. A. old B. written C. counting D. one-to-ten
81. A. Count B. Counting C. To count D. In order to write
82. A. Few B. Many C. Sometimes D. Very often
83. A. still B. seldom C. used to D. have stopped to
84. A. numbers B. hours C. minutes D. time
85. A. with B. by C. out D. them
六、阅读理解（共１５小题，每小题２分，满分３０分）
( A )
Dear sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in a morning newspaper for a set of the complete works (全集) of William Shakespeare. Your company offered this set at a low price: 15 pounds and 50 pence. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare's plays and poems or some time, so I sent for them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the works of Charles Dickens which I had not wanted. So I returned the Dickens' books to you. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of Dickens’ books and a set of the plays of Moliere, in French. I do not read French, and they were not useful at all, so I wrote to you.
You did not answer that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for 42 pounds and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. I have no room for any more books, and I have no time to read them all.
Please send no more books, no more bills and no more angry letters for payment. Just send one large truck and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours,
Simon Walker
根据书信内容，判断下列各句正（T）误（F）。
86. The advertisement in the morning newspaper was for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare.
87. Mr. Walker wanted to order Dickens' books.
88. Two weeks later, he got the works of Schiller.
89. The company wanted Simon to pay for all the books.
90. Mr. Walker told them to take away all the forks except Shakespeare's books.
(B )
CATV
CATV is a short way saying “community antenna (公用天线) television”. But “cable
television” is the name most people use. Cable television allows viewers(观众) to receive TV
programs that they can not pick up with their ordinary antenna.
Television signals (信号) do not follow the curve(曲线) of the earth. They travel in straight lines in all directions. Signals from a TV station move towards the horizon(水平线) and then go into space. If you live only a few miles from a TV station, you may get a good picture on your set. But if you live more than 50 miles from a station, you may not get any pictured at all.
CATV began in 1948. People in places far from TV stations had to pay for putting up high antennas. A community antenna was usually placed on a hill, a mountain or on a high tower. The antenna picked up TV signals and fed them into a small local(当地的) station. From the station, thick wires called cable ran out to nearby homes. Each person using the cable paid a monthly charge(费用).
CATV worked well, and soon new uses were found for it. Local stations could feed programs into empty channels that were not in use. People along the cable could have local news, weather report, and farm and school news at no extra charge.
Toddy, cable television has moved into cities. It brings in extra programs that city viewers with ordinary antenna can not see. It is also used in many classrooms throughout the country.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
91. From the first paragraph we know that _____.
A. most people use cable television
B. “community antenna” is used for cable television
C. a community antenna is used for cable television
D. an ordinary antenna can not pick up TV programs
92. Of the following, which is not the way TV signals travel?
A. In a curve. B. In a straight line.
C. In all directions. D. Towards the horizon.
93. Cable TV is becoming more and more popular because _____.
A. it is free of charge B. it provides all TV users good pictures
C. it only needs a bit of cable D. it can provide more programs
94. On the whole, this passage is about ______.
A. how to put up high antennas B. a way of picking up better TV programs
C. how to use the empty channels on your TV set D. the way that TV signals are sent
95. From the passage we can infer (推测) that ______.
A. TV has begun to be used for educational purpose(目的)
B. viewers can receive more TV programs with their ordinary antennas
C. cable TV can not be used in small towns
D. antennas for cable TV are usually put up in the center of a community
( C )
Finders Keepers?
Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway in
At first, drivers thought the green papers on the highway were leaves. Then they realized that the green papers were not leaves－they were money! Drivers stopped their cars right in the middle of the highway. People jumped out of their cars and began picking up money. They were putting ten-, twenty-, and one-hundred-dollar bills into their pockets. One man said, “Money, money, money! It's all free! Grab some while you can!”
Mr. Kiser also got out of his car. He grabbed a plastic bag of money, put the bag in his car, and drove away.
Later Mr. Kiser counted the money. He had $57,000. For the next two hours Mr. Kiser thought about the money. He dreamed about spending it. He needed a new furnace(火炉) for his house. He wanted to take a vacation in
The armored truck company offered 10 percent reward, so Mr. Kiser got a reward of 5,700. A few more people returned money and got rewards, but over one million dollars were still missing.
Then a man telephoned the armored truck company and aid, “I was, driving along the
highway when I saw the money. People were running everywhere. I had a camera in my car
and I took some pictures. Would you like the pictures?”
“Yes!” answered the company. The company gave the pictures to the police. The police looked closely at the pictures. They looked at the cars, the license plates, and the people's faces. They tried to find the people who had taken the money, but they didn’t have much luck.
One man telephoned a
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
96. Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway when he saw ______.
A. a truck hit a blue plastic bag
B. three blue plastic bags fell out of the truck one after another
C. a car hit the truck ahead of him D. someone was flying money
97. The drivers stopped suddenly in the middle of the highway because _____.
A. there was a traffic accident ahead of them.
B. they didn’t believe the green papers were money
C. they had grabbed some money. D. they wanted to pick up money
98. Mel Kiser needed a furnace, so probably _____.
A. he was an honest man B. drivers liked furnaces
C. the weather is sometimes cold in
99. If a man returned a million dollars to the company, the company would pay him _____ dollars as a reward.
A. one hundred thousand B. one thousand and one hundred
C. ten thousand and one hundred D. ten hundred and one thousand
100. The police looked closely at the pictures, but _____.
A. they did not realize that the money was falling from the truck
B. the man who had taken the money did not give his name
C. they did not believe that the man would leave
D. they did not find the people who had taken the money
七、书面表达（共１小题；满分１５分）
假如上周六你参加了你朋友Ann的生日聚会，请用英语写一篇60词以上的短文，叙述有关情况。要求包括下列内容：
1.聚会的时间、地点和参加人员。2.生日礼物和聚会过程。
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徐州市2003年初中毕业、升学考试英语试题答案
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