2008 年上海高考英语真题及答案
考生注意:
1. 本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(第 1-12 页)和第Ⅱ卷(第 13 页)两部分。全卷共 13 页。满分 150
分。考试时间 120 分钟。
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第 I 卷 (105 分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end
of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the
questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read
the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question
you have heard.
l. A. This afternoon.
B. Tomorrow.
C. Next week.
D. Next month.
2. A. She doesn't play tennis well.
C. She is an enthusiastic tennis player.
B. She likes other sports as well.
D. She is a professional athlete.
3. A. At a paint store.
B. At an oil market
C. At a science museum.
D. At a gallery.
4. A.Work in the yard. B. Buy some wood.
C. Go to the bookstore.
D. Take a walk.
5. A. A taxi driver.
B. A passenger.
C. A car cleaner.
D. A mechanic.
6. A. Call a repairman.
C. Turn to her colleague for help.
B. Get out the paper stuck
D. Restart the machine
7. A. There are not enough gardens.
C. Parking areas are closed after 10:00.
B. Parking areas are full before 10:00.
D. All classes begin at 10:00.
8. A. The presentation will begin at noon.
B. She'll present her work to the man.
C. She'd like to invite the man for lunch
D. She suggests working on the presentation at 12:00.
9. A. The dormitory hours.
C The door number of the dormitory.
B. The problem with the rules.
D. The time to open the dormitory.
10. A. The chairs didn't need to be painted.
B. He doesn't like the color of the chairs.
C. The park could have avoided the problem.
D. The woman should have been more careful.
Section B
Directions: In Section B. you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions
on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only
once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which
one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage
11. A. Worried.
B. Surprised.
C. Satisfied.
D. Uninterested.
12. A. It spoiled Juana's reputation.
C. It bought Juana's dishwashers.
B. It copied her ideas without permission.
D. It wanted to share the dishwasher market.
13. A. A successful business case.
C. A case against a global company.
B. Juana's waterless laundry.
D. The worldwide dishwasher market.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following instructions.
14. A. footprints.
B. Food.
C. Living insects.
D. Orange seeds.
15. A. Don't touch animals under any circumstances.
B. Don't take away any natural objects from the park.
C. Don't leave litter in the park or throw any off the boat.
D. Don't transport animals from one island to another.
16. A. To protect the guide's interest.
C. To ensure a trouble-free visit.
B. To improve the unique environment.
D. To get rid of illegal behaviours.
Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will bear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read
twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the
information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Customs Form
Destination:
Contents in detail:
Value:
Type of mail:
Weight:
Your item must not contain any dangerous articles prohibited by
postal regulations.
__17__
__18__
$__19__
__20__
1.5 pounds
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 arc based on the following conversation.
An
Those who
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other problems.
About
What is the man's oral report on?
What kind of people are called refugees?
How many refugees are there worldwide?
23
.
21 woman.
to escape war or
What does the man think of Ms. Ogata?
She is successful both in __24__.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C and D.
Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. The two sportsmen congratulated each other ______ winning the match by shaking hands.
A. with
B. on
26. — Do you want tea or coffee?
—______. I really don't mind.
A. None
B. Neither
C. in
C. Either
D. to
D. All
27. In my view, London's not as expensive in price as Tokyo but Tokyo is ______in traffic.
A. the most organized B. more organized
C. so organized as
D. as organized as
28. — Do you know if Terry will go camping this weekend?
—Terry? Never! She ______tents and fresh air!
A. has hated
B. hated
C. will hate
D. bates
29. According to the air traffic rules, you ______switch off your mobile phone before bearding.
A. may
D. should
30. My sister, an inexperienced rider, was found sitting on the bicycle ______to balance it.
C. would
B. can
A. having tried
B. trying
C. to try
D. tried
31. — Are you ready for Spain?
— Yes. 1 want the girls to experience that ______they are young.
A. while
B. until
C. if
D. before
32. In recent years many football clubs ______as business to make a profit.
A. have run
B. have been run
C had been run
D. will run
33. If there's a lot of work______. I'm happy to just keep on until it is finished.
A. to do
B. to be doing
C. done
D. doing
34. As his best friend. I can make accurate guesses about ______he will do or think.
A. what
B. which
C. whom
D. that
35. Something as simple as ______some cold water may clear your mind and relieve pressure.
A. to drink
B. drinking
C to be drinking
D. drunk
36. It has been proved ______eating vegetables in childhood helps to protect you against serious
illnesses in later life.
A. if
B. because
C. when
D. that
37. Ideally ______for Broadway theatres and Firth Avenue, the New York Park hotel is a favourite
with many guests.
A. locating
C. having been located D. located
38. We went through a period ______communications were very difficult in the rural areas.
B. being located
A. which
B. whose
C. in which
D. with which
39. So much of interest ______that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.
A. offers Beijing
C. does Beijing offer
B. Beijing offers
D. Beijing does offer
40. ______well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.
A. However
B. Whatever
C. No matter
D. Although
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only
be used once.
Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. honoured
F. granted
B. set
G. route
C. historic
H. briefly
D. secretly
I. restoration
E. citizen
J. leading
Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave in the movement that fought to end slavery in the
United Stales. He became a
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voce in the yean before the Civil War.
A few weeks ago, the National Park Service (NPS) _42_ Douglass's birth and Black History
site in Washington. D.C. The
Month with the reopening of his home at Cedar Hill, a _43
two-story house, which contains many of Douglass's personal possessions, had undergone a
three-year _44 _. (Thanks to the NTS website, however, you don't have to live in the nation's
capital to visit it. Take a tour online.)
He was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey to a slave mother and a white father he
to bold a government office — as
never knew. Douglass grew up to become the first black _45
US minister and consul general (总领事) to Haiti.
As a youth, be never went to school. Educating slaves was illegal in the South, so be _46
taught himself to read and write. At 21 years old, he escaped from his slave owner to
Massachusetts and changed his last name to Douglass, to hide his identity.
In the 1850s, Douglass was involved with the Underground Railroad, the system _47
up by
antislavery groups to bring runaway slaves to the North and Canada. His home in Rochester, N.Y.
was near the Canadian border. It became an important station on the _48 , housing as many as 11
runaway slaves at a time.
He died in 1895. In his lifetime, Douglass witnessed the end of slavery in 1865 and the
adoption of the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution ( 美 国 宪 法 修 正 案 ), which _49
African-Americans the right to vote.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B,
C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and playing with others. However,
playing sports can have __50
effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-respect
or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports, 40,000,000
kids play sports in the US. Of these, 18,000,000 say they have been __51
at or called names
while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad __52
of sports. They think sports are
just too aggressive.
Many researchers believe adults, especially parents and coaches, are the main _53
of too
much aggression ill children's sports. They believe children _54 _ aggressive adult behavior. This
behavior is then further strengthened through both positive and negative feedback. Parents and
coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults behave
aggressively themselves, sending children the message that__55
is everything. Many parents
go to children's sporting events and shout __56 _ at other players or cheer when their child
behaves __57__. As well, children arc even taught that hurting other players is _ 58 or are pushed
to continue playing even when they are injured _59 , the media makes violence seem exciting.
Children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.
this problem and do something about it. Parents and
coaches _61 should act as better examples for children. They also need to teach children
better__62
. They should not just cheer when children win or act aggressively. They should
teach children to __63 _ , themselves whether they win or not. Besides, children should not be
allowed to continue to play when they are injured. If adults allow children to play when injured,
this gives the message that
50. A. restrictive
51. A. knocked
52. A. impression
53. A. resource
54. A. question
55. A. winning
56. A. praises
57. A. proudly
58. A. acceptable
59. A. By contrast
60. A. look up to
61. A. in particular
62. A. techniques
63. A. respect
64. A. body
D. instructive
D. shouted
D. expectation
D. consequence
D. neglect
D. sport
D. insults
D. bravely
D. accessible
D. After all
D. come up with
D. in advance
D. directions
D. enjoy
D. spirit
__64
B. negative
B. glanced
B. concept
B. cause
B. understand
B. practising
B. orders
B. ambitiously
B. impolite
B. In addition
B. face up to
B. in all
B. means
B. relax
B. fame
As a society, we really need to 60
is not as important as winning.
C. active
C. smiled
C. taste
C. course
C. copy
C. fun
C. remarks
C. aggressively
C. possible
C. As a result
C. make up for
C. in return
C. values
C. forgive
C. health
Section B
Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the
one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
ASK LASKAS
YOU’VE GOT QUESTIONS, SHE'S GOT ANSWERS
My children go to a primary school where they are not
allowed to play football in the playground for fear that a child
Q
might be hurt. Besides, now the school says there must be no
homework because the local secondary school can't keep up with the
amount of homework given in the primary school. Can the school do
this? Puzzled Dad
It can't if enough parents do something about it. It is not just
schools. We live in a society which wishes to get rid of risk.
However, schools should have a little common sense and
A
courage. Children need risk if they arc to grow up self-sufficient and confident. They need
homework, too, if they are to fulfill their academic potential. Complain, loudly.
Q
A
I have a beautiful teenage daughter who spends an hour making up her face in front of the
mirror every day. I tell her to go easy. She just gets mad or bursts into tears. How can I
make her understand she's beautiful the way she is.
You can't. Your daughter is at the age when she's trying to look beautiful, trying on new
masks. And if her friends all dress up as she docs, you're in for an extra hard time.
Support her and tell her she's beautiful — even if she looks ridiculous for now. Then
invite her to join you for a day at a spa ( 健 康 美 容 中 心). Let her try various looks until she's
comfortable in her own skin.
Plain Mom
65. Why are the children not allowed to play football in the playground?
A. The school is afraid that children might be injured.
B. The school is not sensible and confident.
C. The children don't have enough time to do homework.
D. The children may fail to fulfill their academic potential.
66. What disturbs Plain Mom is that her daughter______.
A. becomes mad
C. spends much rime before the mirror
B. cries a lot
D. is not beautiful enough
67. The solution to Plain Mom's problem is to______.
A. make her daughter look less ridiculous
B. let her daughter dress up like her friends
C. make her daughter go to a spa every week
D. let her daughter feel herself what beauty is
Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well —
she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last
(B)
year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. The first two weeks were the
most difficult to live through." she said. "After everything I'd done for the company, they
dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn't feel like looking for another job. I hated
everything about the city and my life."
Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy
and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to
spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.
"The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe.
"Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."
Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It's
a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and often mentally
exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all 1 need to put me in a good mood is a hot
bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners."
Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has
been leaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she
has been helping with the lambing — watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It's
one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. I could never go back to city life now."
68. When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a ______life.
A. satisfying
B. tough
C. meaningless
D. boring
69. The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy's farm is that______.
A. Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant
C. Zoe got tired of the city life
B. Kathy persuaded her to do so
D. Zoe loved Wales more than London
70. How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?
A. Tiresome and troublesome.
C. Mentally exhausting but healthy
B. Romantic and peaceful
D. Physically tiring but rewarding.
71. Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. A misfortune may turn out a blessing.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. Kill two birds with one stone.
(C)
A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are
ignorant when it comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWest that
has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, arc particularly worrying as this
generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts man any before.
University tuition fees ( 学 费 ) are currently capped at £3,000 annually, but this will be
reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.
In the research, the teenagers were presented with die terms of four different loans but 76 per
cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on
average £ 31.000 by the age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22 to 29 is just
£ 17,815. The teenagers expected to be in debt when they finished university or training, although
half said that they assumed the debts would be less than £ 10.000. Average debts for graduates are
£ 12,363.
Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which
owns NatWest, said. "The more exposed young people are to financial issues, and the younger
they become aware of them, the more likely they arc to become responsible, forward-planning
adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively."
Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people
because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how
to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had benefited from
lessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.
72. Which of the following can be found from the five-year research project?
A. Students understand personal finances differently.
B. University tuition fees in England have been rising.
C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.
D. The students' payback ability has become a major issue.
73. The phrase "to raise the ceiling" in paragraph 2 probably means "______".
A. to raise the student loans
C. to increase the upper limit of the tuition
B. to improve the school facilities
D. to lift the school building roofs
74. According to Stephen Moir, students_______.
A. are too young 10 be exposed 10 financial issues
B. should learn 10 manage their finances well
C- should maintain a positive attitude when facing loans
D. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance
75. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Many British teenagers do not know money matters well
B. Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.
C. Financial planning is a required course at college.
D. Young people should become responsible adults.
(D)
The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years
about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis
worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food crisis. Wheat, corn and
rice prices have more than doubled in the past two years. And oil prices have increased more than
three times since the start of 2004. These food-price increases. combined with increasing energy
costs, will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even affect
political stability. Practical solutions to these problems do exist, but we'll have to start thinking
ahead and acting globally.
Here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential for a global crisis.
The first is to promote the dramatic success of Malawi, a country in southern Africa, which three
years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and seeds with high
productivity. Malawi’s harvest doubled after just one year. An international fund based on the
Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or S10 billion