【正文】 23 days and the average trip back to New York took 40 days. By the middle of the century packets had increased in size to between 900 and 1,000 tons and their speed had increased. The Red Jackel once sailed from New York to Liverpool in 13 days, hours. The Mary Whiteridge took hours off this record on a run from Baltimore to Liverpool. Such speeds were far greater than the average of from 19 to 21 days to Liverpool and from 30 to 35 homeward to New York, but the packets had still set a new standard for transoceanic travel. No wonder that steamships, the first of which fried to pete with the packets in 1838, only began to replace them in the 1850s. 72. The fastest trans Atlantic voyage by a packet mentioned by the author was from __ A. Liverpool to New York B. New York to Liverpool C. Baltimore to Liverpool D. Liverpool to Baltimore 73. According to the author, in which decade of the 19th century did a steamship first attempt to pete with the trans Atlantic packets? A. The 20s. B. The 50s, C. The 40s. D. The 30s. 74. Which of the following was most important in the development of the fast packets? A. The increase in the number of people who wanted to go to America. B. The increase in the number of people who wanted to go to Europe after the War of 1812. C. The increased demand for transportation of all kinds of cargo. D. The increased volume of mail. 75. The time of the fastest trans Atlantic crossing mentioned by the author was 13 days and A. hours. B. 7 hours. C. hours. D. 4. 5 hours. 第二卷(共35分) 第四部分：寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分) 第一節(jié)：短文改錯(cuò)(共lO小題，每小題1分，滿分10分) 此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。s brain can do. She has found that parrots are much smarter than scientists used to think. The word birdbrain,which means someone who isn39。re saying. But there is one parrot who speaks more than a hundred words and actually understands their meanings. He is an African gray parrot named Alex. Dr. Irene Pepperberg, a scientist at the University of Arizona, has worked with Alex for nine teen years. Teaching Alex to speak and understand wasn39。s by about 76 %. Many Blacks entered the middle class and moved out of the slums. Many have been elected to governmental positions. Whatever they might be, however, they must share with other Blacks the bond of being Black. Frustrated by white xenophobia (恐懼人) or superiority, all Blacks suffer from various forms of racism(種族歧視). Nobody can ignore the fact that over a third of all Black Americans are still living below poverty level. Statistics tell us that half of all Black children grow up in poverty and almost 2 million Blacks are jobless, that is, over 12 % of the Black work force is unemployed. The rate is 2. 5 times that for Whites. In parison with Whites, Black families earn so much less than is needed for a decent(像樣的) but modest living standard. Usually a Black family39。rdm(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、c和D)中，選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。 regret 52．A．special B．short C．10ng DThis feeling may, be homesickness．when homesick，people like staying 49 all the time. They want，t0 protect themselves from the 50 environment，and create an escape anywhere for a sense of 5 1 . This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for a 52 term，but it does nothing to make the person 53 with the culture．Getting t0 know the new environment and 54 experience—those are the long—term solution 55 the problem of culture shock．．discover B．spend C．know D. employ 37．A．two B．three C．four D. five 38．A．es B．dies C．a(chǎn)ppears D. misses 39．A．10ve B．a(chǎn)ppreciate C．1eave D. dislike 40．A．everything B．something C．a(chǎn)nywhere D. somewhere 41．A．satisfy B．realize C．enjoy D. find 42．A．service B．society C．munication D. relation 43．A．things B．ones C．problems D. questions 44．A．tires B．surprises， C．ruins D. meets 45．A．seldom B．ever C．once D. likely 46．A．proper B．the same C．former DWho What t0 do When The man wants to take a train in tlle．a(chǎn)fternoon．The man calls t11e Green Leaf Taxi Service 16 The man39。 B．Cotton． C．Wool． 聽下面一段材料，回答13一15題 13．What did Grandma Moses begin t0 do at the age 0f 767 A．She began to do farm work． B．She began t0 sell pictures. C．She began t0 paint as an artist． 14．When did Galdor notice Grandma Moses39。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。5．考生必須保持答題卡的整潔，考試結(jié)束后將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。答題時(shí)間120分鐘，滿分150分。你若認(rèn)為是,請(qǐng)刪除后發(fā)表肇慶市中小學(xué)教學(xué)目標(biāo)管理2005屆高中畢業(yè)班第一次統(tǒng)一檢測(cè)試題英 語注意事項(xiàng)： (選擇題)和第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題)兩部分，第1卷l至10頁，第Ⅱ卷10至10頁。 4．主觀題的答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)位置上。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。Looking for a job． C．How to sell clothes． 9．When is this conversation taking place? A．h the morning． B．111 the afternoon． C．In the evening． 聽下面一段材料，回答lO一12題 10．What is t11e relationship between the two speakers? A．Clerk and customer． B．Two friends． C．Boss and assistant． 11．In what color is the sweater the man ge