1、2008 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英语 第 I 卷（选择题共 115 分） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话。第段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例： How much is the shirt? A. 19.15 B. 9.15 C. 9.18 答案是
2、 B。 1.What is the weather like? A. Its raining. B. Its cloudy. C. Its sunny. 2 Who will go to China next month? A. Lucy. B. Alice. C. Richard. 3.What are the speakers talking about? A. The mans sister. B.A film. C. An actor. 4.Where will the speakers meet? A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room
3、223. 5.Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. At home. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒种，各小题将给出 5 秒种的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。 6.Why did
4、the woman go to New York? A. To spend come time with the baby. B. To look after her sister. C. To find a new job. 7.How old was the baby when the woman left New York? A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months. 8.What did the woman like doing mst with the baby? A. Holding him. B. Playing with hi
5、m. C. Feeding him. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。 9 What are the speaking about? A. A way to improve air quality. B. A problem with traffic rules. C. A suggestion for city planning. 10.What does the man suggest? A. Limiting the use of cars. B. Encouraging people to-wall. C. Warning drivers of air pollution.
6、 11.What does the woman think about the mans idea? A. Its interesting. B. Its worth trying. C. Its impractical. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。 12.How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand? A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks. 13.What advice does the woman give to the man ? A. Go to New Zeala
7、nd after Christmas. B. Book his flight as soon as possible. B. Save more money for his trip. 14.What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time? A. They require early booking. B. They can be twice as expensive. C. They are on special offer. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。 15 Why did Jane ca
8、ll Mike? A. To ask him to meet her. B. To tell him about Tom. C. To burrow his car. 16.Where will Jane be in about one about? A. At Mikes place. B. At the airport. C. At a garage. 17.What can we infer from the conversation? A. Jane has just learned to drive. B. Janes car is in bad condition. C. Mike
9、 will go to the airport. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18 What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before? A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for the lesson. C. Learn more about the writer. 19.Why does the speaker ask the questions? A. To check the students understanding of the story. B. To d
10、raw the students attention to reading skills. C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships. 20.What will the students do in 10 minutes? A. Ask more questions. B. Discuss in groups. C. Give their answers. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 从 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空
11、白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 例： It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants. A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever 答案是 B。 21.How do you find your new classmates? -Most of them are kind, but _is so good to me as Bruce. A. none B. no one C. every one D. some one 22._in the queu
12、e for half an hour ,the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car. A. Waiting B. To wait C. Having waited D. To have waited 23.A great man shows his greatness _ the way he treats little men. A. under B. with C. on D. by 24.It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it _be rath
13、er cold sometimes. A. must B. can C. should D. would 25.So far this year we _a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent. A. saw B. see C. had seen D. have seen 26. In spite of repeated wrongs done to him, he looks to people greeting him. A. friendly B. lively C. worried D. cold 27. is known
14、to us all is that the 2008 Olympic Games will take place in Beijing. A. It B. What C. As D. Which 28. Nancy enjoyed herself so much she visited her friends in Sydney last year. A. that B. which C. when D. where 29. a moment and I will go to your rescue. A. Go on B. Hold on C. Move on D. Carry on 30.
15、 Who should be responsible for the accident? -The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order . A. as told B. as are told C. as telling D. as they told 31. By nine oclock, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, appeared race rainbow soon. A. of which B. on
16、which C. from which D. above which 32. Whats the of having a public open space where you cant eat, drink or even simply hang out for a while? A. sense B. mater C. case D. opinion 33. Can those at the back of the classroom hear me? - No problem. A. seat B. sit C. seated D. sat 34. You have no idea ho
17、w she finished the relay race her foot wounded so much. A. for B. when C. with D. while 35. Would you like to join us in the game? - , for I have something important to attend to. A. I will B. Id love to C. I wont D. Im afraid not 第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D
18、）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The position of children in American family and society is no longer what it used to be. The 36 family in colonial （殖民时期的） North America was mainly concerned with survival and 37 that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were 38 in terms of their productivity （
19、生产能力） , and they played the role of producer quite early. 39 they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination（附属） 。 Which the 40 of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important, In the complex and technological society 41
20、 the United States has become, each 42 must fulfill a number of personal and occupational 43 and be in contact with many other members. 44 , viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are 45 more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceptance of ch
21、ildren as 46 participants in the family is reflected in various laws 47 the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs. This new 48 of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also 49 an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today s
22、pend much time 50 the proper way to 51 children. Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a 52 transaction （事务） between parent and child 53 a one-way, parent-to-child training 54 . As a consequence, socializing children and 55 with them over a long period of time is for paren
23、ts a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems. 36. A. poor B. ordinary C. happy D. wealthy 37. A. except B. for C. beyond D. through 38. A. supported B. received C. encouraged D. valued 39. A. Until B. After C. Although D. When 40. A. movement B. achievement C. development D. requirement 41.
24、A. that B. where C. when D. what 42.A.pareat B. member C. family D. relative 43.A.purposes B. promises C. roles D. tasks 44.A.Besides B. However C. Instead D. Therefore 45.A.admired B. regarded C. made D. respected 46.A.willing B. equal C. similar D. common 47.A.enjoying B. preventing C. considering
25、 D. protecting 48.A.view B. faith C. world D. study 49.A.led in B. brought in C. result in D. taken in 50.A.seeking B. making C. fighting D. working 51.A.nurse B. praise C. understand D. raise 52.A.one-sided B. many-sided C. round-way D. two-way 53.A.more than B. rather than C. better than D. less t
26、han 54.A.manner B. method C. program D. guide 55.A.taking B. living C. playing D. discussing 第三部分 阅读理解（共 20 分：每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A After the Summer Olympics are over ,when all the athletes and viewers have gong home and the television audience has s
27、witched off , another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city , and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability .But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest paralympics will not be taking part. She is a Briti
28、sh athlete by the name of Tanni Grey-Thormpson. Born with spine bifida (脊椎裂 ) which left her paralysed from the waist down. Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7. At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking
29、 sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she found athletics, and never looked back. Indeed , Tannis athletic career took off .In 1984,when she was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100 metres at the Junior National Wheelchair Games. In 1988, Tanni wen
30、t to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul. She bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved the first of her six London Wheelch
31、air Marathon victories. Tannis enduring success has been part motivation(动机 )， part preparation. “The training I do that enable me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员 ) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I went to race I am s
32、till competing at a very high level, but as I get order things get harder and I went to retire before I fall apart. ” Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. In spite of ups and downs, she never tak
33、es her fate lying down. In her splendid life ,she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics -a top lever athletic career covering two decades .She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times ,more than any other competitor ,and she has set ove
34、r thirty world records. What advice does she have for young athletes ? “Work hard at your studies ,and then train, train again.” 56.Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen? A. Basketball. B. Swimming C. Tennis D. Horse-riding 57.When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal? A
35、. In 1984. B. In 1988. C. In 1992. D. In 2007. 58.The underlined word “that in the 5th paragraph refers to_ . A. fifty weeks training B. being a good sprinter C. training almost every day D.part motivation and part preparation 59. What s the right order of the events relaterd to Tanny? a. She works
36、as a coach. b. She took up athletics . c. She won four gold medals in Barcelona. d. She competed in she first Paralympic Games. e. She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathon. A. b,d,c,e,a B. a,d,b,c,e C. a,d,c,e,b D. b,d,a,e,c 60. What can we learn form Tanni s success? A. Union
37、is strength B. Never too late to learn C. Well begun is half done D. No pains , no gains B For years we have been told that encouraging a childs self-respect in important to his or her success in life .But child expert are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect , Praise-ah
38、olic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek the same kind of approval form their friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car . The implication （含义） of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class ,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall eff
39、ort ,is that you love her only when she looks the best ,scores the highest , achieves the most . And this carries over to the classroom . Social psychologist Carol Dweck , PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University . She found that kids praised fo
40、r “trying bard ” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart ”. Praising attributes (品质 ) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you .have that quality , and it devalues effort , so children are afrai
41、d to take on challenges ,”says Dweck , now at Stanford University . “They figure theyd better quit while theyre ahead .” 61. The underlined words “Praise aholic kids” refer to kids who are . A. tired of being praised B. worthy of being praised C. very proud of being praised D. extremely fond of bein
42、g praised 62. The author quoted (引用 ) Dr. Dwecks words in the last paragraph in order to make the article. A. better-known B. better-organized C. more persuasive D. more interesting 63. We can infer from the passage that. A. praise for efforts should be more encouraged B. praise for results works be
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44、r for all sorts of goods and services , wherever you see the Switch logo . The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have enough money ( or an agreed overdraft (透支 ) to cover it . It is also a cheque guarantee (担保 ) for up to the amount shown o
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