2008 年辽宁高考英语真题及答案
第一卷(三部分,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。每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。
B.$9.15.
C.$9.18.
B. It’s cloudy.
例:How much is the shirt?
A.$19.15.
答案是 B。
1. What is the weather like?
A. It's raining.
2. Who will go to China next month?
A. Lucy.
C. Richard..
3. What arc the speakers talking about?
A. The man’s sister.
4. Where will the speakers meet?
A. In Room 34O.
C. In Room 223.
5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a restaurant.
B. In an office.
C. At home.
C. It’s sunny.
B. Alice.
B. A film
C. An actor,
B. In Room 3l4.
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。每段对话后有几个小题,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。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5 秒钟;
听完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第 6 段材料,回答第 6 至 8 题。
6. Why did the woman go to New York?
A. To spend some 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 most with the baby?
A. Holding him.
B. Playing with him.
C. Feeding him
听第 7 段材料,回答第 9 至 11 题。
9. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A way to improve air quality.
C. A suggestion for city planning.
10. What does the man suggest?
B. A problem with traffic rules.
A. Limiting the use of cars.
C. Warning drivers of air pollution.
B. Encouraging people to walk.
11. What does the woman think about the man’s idea?
A. It’s interesting.
B. It’s worth trying.
C. It’s 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 Zealand after Christmas.
B. Book his flight as soon as possible.
C. Save more money for his trip.
14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?
A. They require early booking.
C. They are on special offer.
B. They can be twice as expensive.
听第 9 段材料,回答第 15 至 17 题。
15. Why did Jane call Mike?
A. To ask him to meet her.
C. To borrow his car.
B. To tell him about Tom.
16. Where will Jane be in about one hour?
A. At Mike’s place.
C. At a garage.
B. At the airport
17. What can we infer from the conversation?
A. Jane has just learned to drive.
B. Jane’s car is in bad condition.
C. Mike 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.
C. Learn more about the writer.
B. Prepare for the lesson.
19. Why does the speaker ask the questions?
A. To check the students’ understanding of the story.
B. To draw 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 children
A. however
答案是 B。
C. whichever
B. whatever
D. whenever
they want.
21 — Did you have a good time in Thailand last week?
— _________ , it was too hot.
A. Not really
B. Yeah, why not
C. Oh, great
D. You ’ re
right
22. Peter ________ be really difficult at times even though he’s a nice person in
general.
A. shall
B. should
C. can
D. must
23. We first met on a train in 2000. We both felt immediately that we ________ each
other for years.
A. knew
B. have known
C. had known
D. know
24. My neighbor asked me to go for ________ walk, but 1 don’t think I’ve got ________
energy.
A. a; 不填
B. the; the
C. 不填; the
D. a; the
25. You have to be a fairly good speaker to ________ listeners’ interest for over
an hour.
A. hold
B. make
C. improve
D. receive
26. — Could you tell me how to get to Victoria Street?
—Victoria Street? _________ is where the Grand Theatre is.
A. Such
B. There
C. That
D. This
27. He was busy writing a story, only ________ once in a while to smoke a cigarette.
A. to stop
B. stopping
C. to have stopped
D. having stopped
28. ____ hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off this loaf of bread.
A. Whatever
B. Whenever
29. — Have you got any job offers?
—No.1 _____
C. Wherever
D. However
A. waited
B. had been waiting
C. have waited
D. am waiting
30. It looks like the weather is changing for
. Shall we stick to our plan?
A. the worse
B. worse
C. the worst
D. worst
31. Please remain _______; the winner of the prize will be announced soon.
A. seating
B. seated
C. to seat
D. to be seated
32. I used to love that film _____ I was a child, but I don’t feel it that way any
more.
A. once
B. when
C. since
D. although
33. I like Mr. Miner’s speech; it was clear and
the point.
A. at
B. on
C. to
D. of
34.—My name is Jonathan. Shall I spell it for you?
—
A. lf you don’t mind
B. Not at all
C. Take it easy
D. Nice to meet
you
35. Bill wasn’t happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and
.
A. I was neither
B. neither was I
C. I was either
D. either was I
完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
第二节
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 36~55 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出
最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money
was always tight, but we had a 36 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our
backs, and if not a lot, always 37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just
thought I was 38
I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t 39 for a lot of gifts, we planned
to celebrate with a family party. But the big 40 for the kids was the fun of Christmas
41
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 42 what they wanted for Christmas.
Fortunately. I had saved $120 for 43 to share by all five of us.
The big 44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45 them to look
for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered (散开). We had two
hours to shop; then we would 46_ back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter,
Ginger. who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies
— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 49 we got home.
I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 50 to be angry again. This is what
she told me:
“1 was looking 51 thinking of what to buy, and 1 52 to read the little cards
on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53
for Christmas was a doll (玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 54 the doll
for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so 55 as I did that day.
36. A. roof
37. A. little
38 A. busy
39. A. effort
40. A. improvement
41. A. shopping
42. A. the other
43. A. toys
44. A. day
45. A. forced
46. A. draw
47. A. including
48. A. quiet
49. A. since
50. A. waiting
51. A. out
52. A. forgot
53. A. wanted
54. A. made
55. A. angry
B. hat
B. less
C. sky
D. star
C,. enough
D. more
B. serious
C. strict
D. kind
B. room
B. problem
B. travelling
B. each other
B. clothes
C. time
C. surprise
C. parties
C. one by one
C. presents
D. money
D. excitement
D. greetings
D. every other one
D. bills
B. chance
C. cheque
D. tree
B. reminded
B. stay
B. besides
B. excited
B. after
C. invited
C. move
D. begged
D. meet
C. except
C. happy
D. regarding
D. ashamed
C. while
D. until
B. ready
B. over
B. stopped
C. hoping
C. forward
C. failed
D. afraid
D. around
D. hated
B. did
C. got
D. played
B. searched
B. rich
C. bought
C. patient
D. fetched
D. bitter
第三部分 阅读理解(共 20 小题;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
I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles” (风格) of directions every
time 1 ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused (困惑) in Japan because most streets there
don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead
of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down
to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office
is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks.
There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns
or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions
and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles.
Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they
measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask.
“Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but
how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes.
What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, ‘Sorry, I have no idea.”
But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe
that “I don’t know” is impolite, They usually give an answer, often a wrong one.
A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
56. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________
A. describe the place carefully
B. show him a map of the place
C. tell him the names of the streets
D. refer to recognizable buildings and places
57. What is the place where people measure distance in time?
D. Iowa.
B. Los Angeles.
A. New York.
C. Kansas.
58. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________
A. in order to save time
B. as a test
C. so as to be polite
D. for fun
59. What can we infer from the text?
A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.
B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
C. People have similar understandings of politeness.
D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
B
Heroes of Our Time
A good heart
Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to
Georgetown University on a scholarship(奖学金) to study medicine — but Coach (教
练) John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became
a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land
of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital
in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man:“Mutombo
believes that God has given him this chance to do great things.”
Success and kindness
After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her
love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began
filming children’s videos (录象) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was
born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales.
And she is using her success to help others — producing child safety videos with
John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says
of her new program: “I believe it’s the most important thing that I have ever done.
I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.”
Bravery and courage
A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his
two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to
act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails
(铁轨), and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he’
s not a hero. He says: “We have got to show each other some love.”
60. What was Mutombo praised for?
A. Being a star in the NBA.
C. His work in the church.
B. Being a student of medicine.
D. His willingness to help the needy.
61. Mulombo believes that building the new hospital is
A. helpful to his personal development
B. something he should do for his homeland
C. a chance for his friends to share his money
D. a way of showing his respect to the NBA
62. What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning?
A. Produce safety equipment for children.
B. Make videos to help protect children.
C. Sell children’s music and artwork.
D. Look for missing and exploited children.
63. Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero?
A. He helped a man get across the rails.
B. He stopped a man from destroying the rails.
C. He protected two little girls from getting hurt.
D. He saved a person without considering his own safety.
C
Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when
he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for
secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care
was the power of his peer (同龄人) group.
The lack of right male (男性) role models in many of their lives — at home and
particularly in the school environment (环境) — means that their peers are the only
people they have to judge themselves against.
They don’t see men succeeding in society so it doesn’t occur to them that they
could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect
of peer actions and street culture (文化) is all-powerful. Boys want to be part of
a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the
right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front
of a child’s peers. You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the
real child.
It’s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it
as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. instead, schools
should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and
gets advice about his problems — somewhere he can work away from his peers and go
home after the other children.
64. Why did Tom give up studying?
A. He disliked his teachers.
B. His parents no longer supported him.
C. It’s cool for boys of his age not to care about studies.
D. There were too many subjects in his secondary school.
65. What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom?
A. Peer groups.
B. A special unit.
C. The student judges.
D. The home
environment.
66. What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys?
A. Wait for their change patiently.
B. Train leaders of their peer
groups.
C. Stop the development of street culture.
D. Give them lessons in a
separate area.
67. A teacher’s work is most effective with a schoolboy when he
A. is with the boy alone
C. sends the boy home as punishmeht
teacher
B. teaches the boy a lesson
D.
together
works
with
.
another
D
Far from the land of Antarctica (南极洲), a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean.
At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the Antarctic cod.
For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish. How does it live
where most fish would freeze to death? It must have some secret. The Antarctic is
not a comfortable place to work and research has been slow. Now it seems we have
an answer.
Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish. Scientists
studied the fish’s blood and measured its freezing point.
The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of-1.88°C and many
tiny pieces of ice floating in it. The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze
until its temperature was lowered to
-2.05°C. That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing
temperature of the ice-salt mixture.
The scientists’ next research job was clear: Find out what in the fish’s blood
kept it from freezing. Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a
protein (蛋白质) never before seen in the blood of a fish. When it was removed, the
blood froze at seawater temperature. When it was put back, the blood again had its
antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point.
Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. It has many small sugar
molecules(分子)held in special positions within each big protein molecule. Because
of its sugar content, it is called a glycoprotein. So it has come to be called the
antifreeze fish glycoprotein, or AFGP.
68. What is the text mainly about?
A. The terrible conditions in the Antarctic.
B. A special fish living in freezing waters.
C. The ice shelf around Antarctica.
D. Protection of the Antarctic cod.
69. Why can the Antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature?
A. The seawater has a temperature of -1.88°C.
B. it loves to live in the ice-salt mixture
C. A special protein keeps it from freezing.
D. Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05°C.
70. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. A type of ice-salt mixture.
C. Fish blood.
D. Sugar molecule.
B. A newly found protein.
71. What does “glyco-” in the underlined word “glycoprotein” in the last paragraph
mean?
A. sugar
B. ice
C. blood
D. molecule
E
If your boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he’d better offer you more
money to do so — or even double that depending on where you live now. That’s because
Moscow has just been found to be the world’s most expensive city for the second
year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.
Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4
percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing,
household goods and entertainment (娱乐).
A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a CD $24.83, and an
international newspaper $6.30, according to Mercer. By comparison, a fast food meal
with a hamburger (汉堡包) is a steal at $480.
London takes the No. 2 place, up from No. 5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost
of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estimates
(估算) London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days. Following London
closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New
York, while No. 5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly.
Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive
and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world’s most expensive cities.
But both have fallen since last year’s study — New York came in 15th, down from
10th place, while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. San Francisco
came in a distant third at No. 54, down 20 places from a year earlier.