2008 年陕西高考英语真题及答案
一、 英语知识运用(共三大题,满分 50 分)
(一) 语音知识(共 5 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)
从每小题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选
项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
1. passenger
A. sugar
B. organize
C. strange
D. together
2. chemistry
A. stomach
B. achieve
C. check
D. machine
3. club
A. pollution
B. struggle
C. useful
D. bury
4. majority
A. baggage
B. attract
C. Canadian
D. magazine
5. area
A. theatre
B. breathe
C.
break
D. heaven
(二)语法和词汇知识(共 15 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)
从每小题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该
选项涂黑。
6. The moment I got home, I found I
my jacket on the playground.
A. had left
B. left
C. have left
D. was leaving
7. Not until the motorbike looked almost new
repairing and cleaning it.
A. he stopped
B. did he stop
C. stopped he
D. he did stop
8. Tomorrow is Tom’s birthday. Have you got any idea
the party is to be held?
A. what
C. that
D. where
9. –What sort of house do you want to have?
B. which
Something big?
--Well, it
A. mustn’t
be big--that’s not important.
B. needn’t
C. can’t
D. won’t
10. I ate
sandwich while I was waiting for
20:08 train.
A. the, a
B. the, the
C. a, the
D. a, a
11. The message is very important, so it is supposed
C. being sent
A. to be sent
B. to send
as soon as possible.
D. sending
12. He doesn’t have
furniture in his room --just an old desk.
A. any
B. many
C. some
D. much
13. The man pulled out a gold watch,
were made of small diamonds.
A. the hands of whom
C. which the hands of
B. whom the hands of
D. the hands of which
14.
the 2008 Olympic Games.
around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest for
A. Having shown
B. To be shown
C. Having been shown
D. To show
15. –Did you go to the show last night?
–Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area
invited
A. were
B. have been
C. has been
D. was
16. Ten years ago the population of our village was
B. twice as large as
A. as twice large as
C. twice as much as
D. as twice much as
that of theirs.
17. Though we don’t know what discussed, yet we can feel the topic
.
A. had changed
B. will change
C. was changed
D. has been changed
18. –The floor is dirty. Can anyone clean it?
–
A. Don’t mention it.
I do it all the time.
B. Why you?
19. Elizabeth has already achieved success
C. Not sure
D. Not me again.
her wildest dreams.
A. at
B. beyond
C. within
D. upon
20. It’s going to rain. Xiao Feng, Will you please help me
the line?
A. get off
B. get back
C. get in
D. get on
the clothes on
(三)完形填空(共 20 小题,每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
阅读下在短文,从短文后各题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳
选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A woman id her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at
her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby
by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run
drover her
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away with pears,
22 “Aunty Misery” at her.
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One evening, a passer by asked to
Face, she let him in and gave him a nice
an
stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her
that anyone who climbed up her tree
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for the night. Seeing that he had
. The next morning the
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not be able to come back down until she
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25
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it.
When the children came back to steal her
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she gave the tree permission to let
, she had them stuck on the tree.
go. Aunty
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They had to beg her long
Misery was free from the
One day another man
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32
33
at last.
her door. This one did not look trustworthy to
her,
34
said he.
she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you
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me.”
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to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to
some pears
it brought to me in this life. But I am too
from my dear tree to remember the 37
as to do it for
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me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree
and was immediately
stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow
the tree to let Death go.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
A. hopeless
A. calling
A. stay
A. interesting
A. gift
C. dull
C. announcing
D. crazy
D. whispering
B. painful
B. shouting
B. honest
B. kiss
D. angry
D. smile
C. anxious
C. treat
B. live
C. hide
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D. lie
B. demand
B. should
C. permission
C. might
D. wish
D. must
B. promised
B. food
B. while
B. them
B. question
C. answered
C. tree
C. since
C. him
D. declared
D. fruit
D. before
D. her
C. trouble
D. difficulty
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
A. suggestion
A. could
A. permitted
A. branch
A. after
A. it
A. trick
A. stepped into
A. so
A. with
A. choose
A. honor
A. light
A. proud
A. disappointedly
B. left for
C. stopped at
D. walked around
B. but
B. off
B. pick
B. pleasure
B. short
B. kind
C. although
C. upon
C. shake
C. hope
C. old
C. fine
D. because
D. for
D. hit
D. excitement
D. thin
D. smart
B. cheerfully
C. unwillingly
D. eagerly
二、阅读理解(共 25 小题,阅读部分每小题 2 分,补全对话每小题 1 分,满分 45 分)
(一)阅读下列五篇短文,从每小题后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules(骡
子) or by air. We chose the first. Up early; my husband and I and our three children
couldn’t wait to get started. We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright
Angel Trail.
As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn’t help
noticing that the other tourists weren’t like us. They had heavy backpacks, water
bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed, As the sun rose higher, Arizona’
s famous heat seemed to roast(烘烤)
us. There was no shade and our legs were aching.
We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the boys far behind. By the time
we finally got back, our legs were like jelly.
The next day, after we’d had a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready
for another view of the Canyon – by air. After our last walk, this would be the
easiest thing in the world.
We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the
the plane
Canyon. But the smiles on our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed(翻转)
around, pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, “STOP, TAKE US BACK!”
When we finally arrived back on land, once again our legs were like jelly. We hardly
spoke as we drove back.
As I said, there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. We never tried the
mules, but personally I’d suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magazine like
National Geographic. That way, you can see the Canyon, without fear or tiredness.
41. Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?
A. They made a careful preparation before the trip
B. They children were more joyful than their parents.
C. Bright Angel Trail was not as lovely as they expected.
D. The summer heat prevented them from enjoying the view.
The
underlined
expression “ Our
legs
were
like
jelly ” probably
42.
means
.
A. we were weak
C. we were dissatisfied
B. we were unhappy
D. we were disappointed
43. Which of the following best describes their Canyon trip by air?
A. It proved to be frightening.
C. It turned out to be exciting
B. It was more comfortable
D. It made each of them tired.
44. We can infer from the passage that
.
A. experiencing the Canyon on mules would be the best way
B. one needs to dress less when visiting the Grand Canyon.
C. the writer was not serious when she made the suggestion.
D. the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident.
B
Photographs are everywhere. They decorate (装饰) the walls of homes and are used
in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires,
floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring
things close that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities
in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories.
Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times
photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they
use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book,
which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social
change.
Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of
New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty(贫穷)
caused crime,
and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of
small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hine’s pictures
helped bring about laws to protect such children.
Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good
photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo
that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record
of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record.
It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture.
As historical and artistic documents(文献) ,photos can become more important over
time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and
magazines. They also publish(发表) them in books and on the Internet.
45. The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to
.
A. beauties
B. photos
C. goods
D. events
46. The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos
.
A. are also works of art
C. often shock the public
B. are popular ways of reporting news
D. can serve as a force for social change
47. What can we learn from the passage?
A. News with pictures is encouraging.
C. News photos mean history in a sense.
B. Photos help people improve
D. People prefer reading news with
pictures.
48. The text is mainly about
.
A. telling the story through picture
C. publishing historical papers
B. decorating the walls of homes
D. expressing feeling through
pictures
C
This was no ordinary class. The students who came together were all science or
engineering professors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research
to accept an invitation to take part in an unusual experiment: “an interesting week
of poetry.” This class was part of a study to answer the questions: Why is science
difficult for many nonscience students? What can teachers learn about teaching if
they take a class that is not in their field?
The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had
reading tasks and had to write three short papers. All students noticed one thing
– the importance of spoken words. In science and engineering classes, the
instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But in this poetry class,
the instructors just talked. They didn’t write anything on the board.
The scientists and engineers noticed one similarity between science and poetry.
In both subjects, students need to find layers (层次)
of meaning . Some layers are
simple, clean, and on the surface; other layers are deeper and more difficult. This
search for different levels of meaning doesn’t happen much in undergraduate(本
科)
science classes, but it is important later, in graduate school. And it is always
important in humanities(人文科学).
Both the poetry instructors and their students learned something about teaching
from this experience. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance
of using informative as he teaches. Most of the scientists agreed on several points.
First, humanities classes might help science students to see patterns and decide
which information is important. Second, the poetry class was fun. One engineer
decided, “We need to change the way we teach engineering to make to make it an
enjoyable experience for students.”
But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this; All of the
professors began to think about how they teach and how they cam teach better.
49.
What do we know about this unusual class?
A. The teachers did lots of writing on the board
B. The teacher were invited to attend several lectures.
C. The student were professors from a university
D. The students were studying science and humanities.
50. The experiment was designed to find out
A. how to teach the students in the science class
B. whether poetry is difficult for science students
C. what to be taught in the humanities class
D. why many humanities students find science hard.
51. Finding levels of meaning is
.
A. important for graduate students in humanities
B. difficult for graduate students in humanities
C. common for undergraduate students in science
D. easy for undergraduate students in science.
52. What did the science professors learn after the experiment?
A. They should change the way they teach
B. A poem could be explained in clear definitions.
C. A poetry class could be more informative.
D. Their teaching was an enjoyable experience.
D
Runners in a relay(接力) race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants
passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction.
They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road.
The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of
citied and towns. It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle
East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B, C, to about
A, D, 1300, when sea travel offered new routes(路线)
, It was sometimes called the
world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not
one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed
mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles.
Only experienced traders could return safe.
The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like
money to pay taxes or buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold,
silver, and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia. Horses
traded from other areas changed farming practices in China. Indian merchants traded
salt and other valuable goods. Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced an
immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome. The Chinese
different trees together to make new kinds of fruit.
had learned to graft(嫁接)
They passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used grafting
to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to world-wide business 2,000 years
before the World Wide Web.
The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their
beliefs. The Silk Road provided pathways for learning, diplomacy(外交), and religion
(宗教)
53. It’s probable that traders along the Silk Road needed
.
A. to remember the entire trade route
C. to receive certain special training
B. to know the making of products
D. to deal with a lot of
difficulties
54. The Silk Road became less important because
.
A. it was made up of different routes
C. sea travel provided easier routes
B. silk trading became less popular
D. people needed fewer foreign goods
55. New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people
.
A. learned from one another
C. traded goods along the route
B. shared each other’s beliefs
D. earned their living by traveling
56. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Silk Road ; Past and Present
C. The Silk Road; Routes Full of Dangers
B. The Silk Road; East Meets West
D. The Silk Road; Pathways for
Learning
E
Did you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? The average women’
s brain weighs 10% less than men’s. Since research has shown that the bigger the
brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intelligent(聪明的) than women.
Right? Wrong. Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite
the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded
that it’s what’s inside that matters, not just the size of the brain. The brain
consists of “grey matter” and
It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because
the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little
girls tend to learn to speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of
information from different sources at the same time. When it comes to talking to
the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same
time, it’s women who come out on top every time.
There are other important differences between two sexes. As white matter is the
key to spatial(空间的) tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other
things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players,
and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of life’s
great mysteries: why men refuse to ask for directions … and women often need to!
The differences begin when fetuses(胎儿) are about mine weeks old, which can be
seen in the action of children ad young as one. A boy would try to climb a barrier
(障碍物) before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from others.
These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require
good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our
ancestors(祖先) ,among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies
and men needed spatial skills to hunt, according to one research.
If all this disappoints you, it shouldn’t. “The brain changes throughout our
lives according to what we do with it.” says a biologist.
57. Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?
A. Women’s brain is 10% less than men’s
B. Grey matter plays the same role as white matter.
C. Grey matter controls thinking in the brain.
D. Both sexes have the same amount of white matter.
58. What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs?
A. Women prefer doing many things at a time.
B. Men do better dealing with one job at a time.
C. Women do not need to tell directions.
D. Men have weaker spatial abilities.
59. Which of the following do you agree with according to the fourth paragraph?
A. Young boys may be stronger than young girls.
B. More women take up jobs requiring speech skills
C. Women may have stronger feelings than men.
D. Our ancestors needed more spatial skills.
60. What is the writer’s attitude in writing this passage?
A. Defensive.
C. Supportive.
B. Persuasive.
D. Objective.
(二)根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,并在
答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。
Sandy is at home. She is now calling Lisa, her classmate.
Sandy: Hi, Lisa. Have you finished helping your parents?
Lisa: I finished cleaning the living room a little while ago, but I haven’t cleaned
my bedroom yet. 61
Sandy: I know what you mean. 52
Lisa: I should be done in about an hour.
Sandy: 63
Lisa: I did the English homework last night. 64
Sandy: Me neither. 65 We can help each other work it out.
Do you think you’ll be finished soon? [G]
[C]
[F]
I don’t understand it. [B]
[E]