1999年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题（NMET）第一卷(共95分)一、单项填空(共25小题，每小题1分；满分25分)A)从A、B、C、D中找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。例：have　　　A. gave B. saveC. hat D. made答案是 C。1. spare A. fear B. earnC. pear D. beard2. navy　 　　　A. neighbor B. nationalityC. relative D. valley3. unit A. fierce B. nephewC. juice D. sure4. gentle　　　 A. organise B. bargainC. regular D. charge5. journey　　　A. merchant B. courtyardC. energy D. seriousB) 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： We ______ last night, but we went to the concert instead.A. must have studied B. might study B. should have studied D. would study答案是C。6. —I had a really good weekend at my uncle’s.—______.A. Oh, that’s very nice of you B. CongratulationsC. It’s a pleasure D. Oh, I’m glad to hear that7. —I’m going to the post office.—______ you’re there, can you get me some stamps?A. As B. WhileC. Because D. If 8. Paper money was in ______ use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in ______ thirteenth century.A. the；不填 B. the；theC. 不填；the D. 不填；不填9. —Are the new rules working?—Yes. ______ books are stolen.A. Few B. MoreC. Some D. None10. —Alice, you feed the bird today, ______?—But I fed it yesterday.A. do you B. will youC. didn’t you D. don’t you11. ______ you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.A. Now that B. AfterC. Although D. As soon as12. ______ him and then try to copy what he does.A. Mind B. Glance atC. Stare at D.Watch13. —I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week.—Is that ______ you had a few days off?A. why B. whenC. what D. where14. Robert is said ______ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.A. to have studied B. to study C. to be studying D. to have been studying15. —Will you stay for lunch?—Sorry, ______. My brother is coming to see me.A. I mustn’t B. I can’tC. I needn’t D. I won’t16. The price ______, but I doubt whether it will remain so.A. went down B. will go downC. has gone down D. was going down17. Few pleasures can equal _______ of a cool drink on a hot day.A. some B. anyC. that D. those18. You should make it a rule to leave things ______ you can find them again.A. when B. whereC. then D. there 19. Carol said the work would be done by October, ______ personally I doubt very much.A. it B. thatC. when D. which20. —Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?—Yes. They have better players, so I ______ them to win.A. hope B. prefer C. expect D. want21. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, ______ it more difficult.A. not make B. not to makeC. not making D. do not make22. We’ll have to finish the job, ______.A. long it takes howewer B. it takes however longC. long however it takes D. however long it takes23. Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach required standard, ______, you failed.A. in the end B. after allC. in othe