08年普通高等学校招生统一考试陕西卷英语

2008年普通高等学校招生统一考试陕西卷

英语

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    B. which    C. that    D. where

9. –What sort of house do you want to have?  Something big?

--Well, it          be big--that’s not important.

A. mustn’t    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         as soon as possible.

A. to be sent      B. to send       C. being sent      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        B. whom the hands of

C. which the hands of        D. the hands of which

14.           around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.

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          that of theirs.

A. as twice large as        B. twice as large as

C. twice as much as       D. as twice much as

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?  

–          I do it all the time.

A. Don’t mention it.       B. Why you?      C. Not sure   D. Not me again.

19. Elizabeth has already achieved success         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 clothes on the line?

   A. get off     B. get back    C. get in     D. get 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 drover her    21      by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,     22   “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer by asked to    23     for the night. Seeing that he had an   24   Face, she let him in and gave him a nice    25   . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her   26     that anyone who climbed up her tree  27   not be able to come back down until she   28  it.

     When the children came back to steal her   29   , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her
long   30   she gave the tree permission to let  31    go. Aunty Misery was free from the   32   at last.

One day another man    33    her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,   34   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   35    me.” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to  36    some pears from my dear tree to remember the 37          
it brought to me in this life. But I am too    38   to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   39    as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree   40   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.  A. hopeless    B. painful   C. dull   D. crazy

22.  A. calling     B. shouting   C. announcing  D. whispering

23.  A. stay       B. live       C. hide     D. lie

24.  A. interesting  B. honest    C. anxious    D. angry

25.  A. gift      B. kiss      C. treat     D. smile

26.  A. suggestion     B. demand      C. permission D. wish

27.  A. could     B. should     C. might    D. must

28.  A. permitted   B. promised      C. answered    D. declared

29.  A. branch    B. food    C. tree     D. fruit

30.  A. after      B. while     C. since       D. before

31.  A. it        B. them      C. him        D. her

32.  A. trick     B. question     C. trouble     D. difficulty

33.  A. stepped into   B. left for       C. stopped at    D. walked around

34.  A. so      B. but         C. although       D. because

35.  A. with     B. off         C. upon         D. for

36.  A. choose      B. pick      C. shake      D. hit

37.  A. honor       B. pleasure   C. hope      D. excitement

38.  A. light        B. short      C. old       D. thin

39.  A. proud       B. kind       C. fine      D. smart

40.  A. disappointedly       B. cheerfully      C. unwillingly     D. eagerly

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.    B. Persuasive. 

C. Supportive.   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     [C]

Sandy: I know what you mean. 52    Do you think you’ll be finished soon? [G]

Lisa: I should be done in about an hour.

Sandy: 63   [F]

Lisa: I did the English homework last night. 64    I don’t understand it. [B]

Sandy: Me neither. 65 We can help each other work it out.   [E]

Lisa: OK. Then we can go and have our hair cut.

Sandy: Great. See you in a little while.

A. I don’t math at all.      B. But I haven’t started my math yet.    C. Housework is tiring, and I’m tired   D. What do you think we should do then?   E. Why don’t we so it together this afternoon?    F. Have you looked at Monday’s homework yet  G. I also hate doing the cleaning around the house.

三、写作(共三大题。满分55分)

(一)单词拼写(共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡上指定区域上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

66. He was curious   (好奇)  to know what was happening in the office.

67. There is much work to do, so we’ll have to divide (分) it between us.

68. His nose ran , he coughed, and his temperature (体温) was a little up.

69. The twelfth (第十二) man in a football team will play if one of the other players is ill.

70. It’s no use regretting (后悔) what you have done.

71. The acceptance of new members is strictly (严格) controlled.

72. When building materials  (材料) cost more. the price of houses increases.

73. Leave your key with a neighbor(u)r (邻居) in case you lock yourself out one day.

74. The idea started in Standlake and has spread   (传开) throughout the country.

75. It’s cold today, Please put another blanket (毯子) on the bed.

(二)短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

此题要求在答题卡上改正所给短文中的错误，请根据上下文对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出应加的单词。

此行错一个词：在错词下画一横线，在在该行右边横线上写出改正后的单词。

注意：原行没有错误的不要改。

John Brown is London taxi driver who love going to the       76. loves

Theatre .Last week his mother gave him two tickets for a play.       77.  √  

The tickets were on Sunday evening. Then John read some          78.    for

Reviews of the play, which all said it was a terribly one! He         79.  terrible      

Wouldn’t go to see a play that no one liked it, So two hours          80.    去掉h    

Before the play started, he left the ticket on the back seat of          81.  tickets
His taxi, Perhaps someone who wanted ∧  see the play would take   82.   to       Them. However, while John went back home, the tickets were        83.  when         

Still there. In the fact ,there were four tickets on the seat.            84.  去掉the         

Someone has placed another pair of tickets on top of them!          85.  had      

(三)书面表达(满分30分)

某天，你班贴出了一张通知。请根据通知、内容要点和要求写一篇英语发言稿。

内容要点：

1.        你对“周五读报活动”的看法：

2.        陈述你的理由(可举例说明)：

3.        你的具体建议。

     要求：

1.      短文填写在答题卡的指定区域

2.      短文词数不少于80(不含已写好的部分)

3.      内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯。

4.      快写须清楚、工整。

Dear fellow students,

     Our monitor suggests that we have “Friday New Hour”. I think that it is a good idea.

     Everyone knows that we are busy all day. Seldom do we know what is happening both at home and abroad, let alone what we can do for our country. By reading newspapers we can get more information about the world outside. So I think “Friday New Hour” can broaden our mind and enrich our school life. What’s more, it will help us improve our reading skills.

     As for my suggestion, I think it’s better to have it twice a week. And we should make a choice about what we’ll read. I am sure everyone will benefit a lot from this activity.

B卷选择题答案

1. D   2. C    3. A   4.B     5. C    6. C    7. D    8. B

9. C   10. A    11. B   12. A    13. D   14. B   15. A    16. C  17. B     18. A    19.D    20.D   21.C   22.A   23.B  24.C    25.D    26.B   27.C   28.D    29.A    30.C   31.D   32.B   33.B  34.A  35.C  36.D  37.A  38.B  39.D  40.A   41.B   42.D  43.C  44.B  45.A  46.B  47.A  48.C  49.D  50.C  51.B  52.C  53. A  54.A  55.D  56.C  57.B  58.D  59.D  60.A  61.B  62.F  63.G  64.C  65.E