2008年高考英语试题(广东卷)

2008年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（广东卷）Ⅰ．听力(共两节，满分35分)第一节听力理解(5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段对话，回答第1—3题。1．WhatisJackworriedaboutwhenhestartscollege?A．Hisformerclassmateswillgraduatethisyear．B．Histimeoffwillputhimatadisadvantage．C．Hewillhavetopracticealot．答案:B2．AfterhowmanyyearsdidSusanreturntocollege?A．Threeyears．B．Twoyears．C．Oneyear．答案:B3．WhatadvicedoesSusangiveJackabouthisstudy?A．Don’texpecttocatchonquickly．B．Don’ttaketheEnglishmajor．C．Don’ttaketoomanycourses．答案:C听第二段对话，回答第4—6题。4．WhatdoesthemanthinkofChinatowninSanFrancisco?A．It’slargerthanhisowntown．B．It’slikeanyothertown．C．It’sthebestintheU．S．答案:C5．WhydoestheChineseNewYearchangeeveryyear?A．It’sbasedonthedifferentcalendars．B．It’sintheextramonth．C．It’ssetasaholiday．答案:A6．Inwhatyearwasthemanborn?A．YearoftheRooster．B．YearofthePig．C．YearoftheOx．答案:A听第三段独白，回答第7—9题。7．Whyisthemarathonatthe1968Olympicsatrulyhistoricevent?A．Becausethreerunnerstriedveryhardtowinthemarathon．B．BecauseBikilawonhisthirdvictoryinthemarathon．C．BecausethelastrunnerwontheOlympicmarathon．答案:A8．WhatdidWoldedowhenhesawBikiladropout?A．HestoppedtoassistBikila．B．HefilledBikila’sshoes．C．Heranevenfaster．答案:C9．Whydidthecrowdcheerwhenthelastrunnercrossedthefinishline?A．Theyweresurprisedtoseehiswoundedleg．B．Theyweregreatlymovedbyhisspirit．C．Theythoughthewasthewinner．答案:B听第四段对话，回答第10—12题。10．WheredidthemanmeetClaudia?A．Ataclassdiscussion．B．Atamusicstore．C．OntheInternet．答案:C11．WhatistherelationbetweenthemanandClaudia?A．Boyfriendandgirlfriend．B．Closefriends．C．Webfriends．答案:C12．WhatdoesthewomansuggestaboutgreetingClaudia?A．Bringinghersomeflowers．B．Usingherfamilyname．C．Arrivingontime．答案:A听第五段独白，回答第13—15题。13．Howdorainforestsmanagetosurvive?A．Bystoringlargequantitiesofcarbondioxide．B．Bydevelopingwaystoprotectthemselves．C．Byproducingalargeamountofoxygen．答案:B14．Whydotheleavesofatreeneveractuallytouchthoseofothers?A．Becauseit’sawaytopreventthespreadofanytreediseases．B．Becauseitmakesitdifficultforinsectstoeatleaves．C．Becauseanimalscanjumpbetweenthem．答案:A15．Howmuchraincanrainforestsproduceinsomeareasinayear?A．About75％oftheirownrain．B．Asmuchas430inches．C．Atleast80inches．答案:B第二节听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为16—20的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。SecretaryJaneOfficephone(16)____________Membershipfee(17)_____________ClubeveningsTimeOnceamonth,Wednesday,8-10p．m．Place(18)______________ComputergroupTime(19)_______________Chairman(20)_______________16．答案:882-1199/882119917．Twopoundsfifty/￡2．5018．TheBeachHotel/TheBeechHotel19．everyFridayafternoon/everyFri.afternoon20．P．Hosegood/HosegoodⅡ．语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)第一节完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。TalesofthesupernaturalarecommoninallpartsofBritain．Inparticular,therewas(andperhapsstillis)abeliefinfairies(仙女)．Notallofthese21arethefriendly,people-lovingcharactersthatappearinDisneyfilms,andinsomefolktalestheyare22andcausemuchhumansuffering．ThisistrueinthetalesabouttheChangeling．Thesetellthestoryofamotherwhosebabygrows23andpaleandhaschangedsomuchthatitisalmost24totheparents．Itwasthen25thatthefairieshadcomeandstolenthebabyawayand26thehumanbabywithafairyChangeling．Thereweremanywaystopreventthisfromhappening:hangingaknifeoverthebaby’sheadwhilehesleptorcoveringhimwithsomeofhisfather’sclotheswerejusttwooftherecommended27．However,hopewasnotlostevenifthebabyhadbeen28．Inthosecasestherewasoftenawaytogetthe29babyback．Youcould30theChangelingonthefire—thenitwouldriseupthechimney,andyouwouldhearthesoundoffairies’laughterandsoonafteryouwouldfindyourownchildsafeandsoundnearby．21．A．babiesB．believersC．fairiesD．supermen22．A．powerfulB．cruelC．frightenedD．extraordinary23．A．sickB．slimC．shortD．small24．A．uncomfortableB．unbelievableC．unacceptableD．unrecognizable25．A．fearedB．predictedC．heardD．reported26．A．coveredB．changedC．replacedD．terrified27．A．casesB．toolsC．stepsD．methods28．A．missedB．stolenC．foundD．lost29．A．littleB．paleC．sadD．real30．A．seizeB．burnC．placeD．hold21．答案:C22．答案:B23．答案:A24．答案:D25．答案:A26．答案:C27．答案:D28．答案:B29．答案:D30．答案:C第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31—40的相应位置上。ChineseproverbsarerichandtheyarestillwidelyusedinChinesepeople’sdailylife．31theseproverbsthereareofteninterestingstories．Forexample,theproverb,“pluckingupacrop32(help)itgrow”,isbasedonthefollowingstory．Itissaidthatashort-temperedmanintheSongDynasty(960-279)wasveryanxioustohelp33icecropgrowupquickly．Hewasthinkingabout34dayandnight．Butthecropwasgrowingmuchslowerthanheexpected．Oneday,hecameupwithanidea35hewouldpluckupallofhiscropafewinches．Hedidsothenextday．Hewasverytired36doingthisforawholeday,37hefeltveryhappysincethecropdid“grow”38(high)．Hissonheardaboutthisandwenttoseethecrop．Unfortunatelytheleavesofthecropbegantowither．Thisproverbissayingwehavetoletthingsgointheir39(nature)course．Beingtooanxioustohelpaneventdevelopoften40(result)inthecontrarytoourintention．31．答案:Behind32．答案:tohelp33．答案:his34．答案:this35．答案:that36．答案:after37．答案:bu