2008年高考英语试题及答案（湖北卷）（直接打印word）无错版

绝密启用前2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语本试卷共16页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。祝考试顺利注意事项1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准备考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2选项题在每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；完成句子和书面表达题用05毫米黑色墨水签字笔答在答题卡上相对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷上无效。3考试结束，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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15分，满分75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秒种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HOWMUCHISTHESHIRTA1915B915C918答案是B。1WHEREDOESTHECONVERSATIONMOSTPROBABLYTAKEPLACEAINANOFFICEBINALIBRARYCINABOOKSTORE2WHEREDIDTHESPEAKERSPLANTOGOAASHOPPINGCENTERBANOPERAHOUSEDTHEPARKINGLOT3WHICHASPECTOFTHEFILMDOESTHEWOMANLIKEATHEPLOTBTHEMUSICCTHEDIALOGUE4WHATDOWEKNOWABOUTTHEWOMANSJACKETAITISSOLDATALOWERPRICEBITSCOLORISHERFAVORITECITISHERSISTERSSIZE5WHATDOESTHEWOMANIMPLYATHEMANISSOFORGETFULBTHEMANISTOOCARELESSCTHEMANISOVERCONFIDENT第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225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秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6WHATMAKESTHEMANSOTIREDAPLAYINGGAMESBSURFINGTHEINTERNETCSEARCHINGFORINTERESTINGPEOPLE7WHOMDIDTHEMANCHATWITHAPEOPLEFROMCANADABPEOPLEINNEEDOFHISHELPCPEOPLEONTHESAMEPROJECT8WHATDOESTHELAWFORBIDPEOPLETODOATOTAKEDOGSTOPARKSBTOWALKDOGSINTHESTREETSCTOTREATDOGSCRUELLY9WHATDOWEKNOWFROMWHATTHEWOMANSAIDADOGSSHOULDBEKEPTHOMEBBUILDINGADOGPARKISNECESSARYCPEOPLEWOULDREMOVETHEDOGWASTE听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10ACCORDINGTOTHEMAN,WHATDIDHEDOBEFOREHEWATCHEDTVAHEWASHEDHISHANDSBHEHADHISSUPPERCHETOOKABATH11WHATPLACEHADTHEMANBEENOTHENIHGTBEFOREAJAMESSTREETBARESTAURANTCAFRIENDSHOME12WHATDOESTHEMANTRYTODOINTHECONVERSATIONATOPROVETHETRUTHBTOFINDTHETRUTHCTOHIDETHETRUTH听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13WHYDIDTHESONCOMEBACKLATEAHEHURTHISHANDSANDKNEESBHEWENTTOAPUBWITHLINCACHEWAITEDALONGTIMEFORTHEBUS14WHATWASTHEOLDLADYDOINGINTHEMIDDLEOFTHEROADALOOKINGFORSOMETHINGBSTRUGGLINGTOSTANDUPCTRYINGTOSEEKHELP15WHATHAPPENEDTOLINDAASHEWASFINEDBSHEGOTINJUREDCSHEHADANACCIDENT16WHEREWASTHEWITNESSAOUTSIDETHEPUBBATABUSSTOPCINHISCAR听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17WHATISTHEPROBLEMOFSOMEOFTHEUNIVERSITYSTUDENTSATHEYDONTSPENDALLTHEIRTIMEONSTUDIESBTHEYDONTKNOWWHATTODOWITHTHEIRFREETIMECTHEYDONTHAVECHOICESFOROUTSIDECLASSACTIVITIES18HOWISTHESTUDENTSHIGHSCHOOLLIFEACONTROLLEDANDBUSYBREGULARANDCOLORFULCACTIVEANDINDEPENDENT19ACCORDINGTOTHESPEAKER,WHATISTHEROLEOFOUTSIDECLASSACTIVITIESATUNIVERSITYATOMAKESTUDENTSHEALTHIERBTOIMPROVESTUDENTSTESTSCORESCTOENRICHSTUDENTSEXPERIENCE20WHATDOESTHESPEAKERADVISEHISSTUDENTSTODOALEARNTOENJOYTHEMSELVESBLEARNTOBETHEIROWNMASTERSCLEARNTODEVELOPTHEIRPOTENTIAL第二部分英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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TOMAKEMEMBERSOFATEAMPERFORMBETTER,THETRAINERFIRSTOFALLHASTOKNOWTHEIR_ANDWEAKNESSESASTRENGTHSBBENEFITSCTECHNIQUESDVALUES答案是A。21THEYOUNGMANMADEA_TOHISPARENTSTHATHEWOULDRTYTOEARNHISOWNLIVINGAFTERGRADUATIONAPREDICTIONBPROMISECPLANDCONTRIBUTION22THETOPLEADERSOFTHETWOCOUNTRIESAREHOLDINGTALKSINAFRIENDLY_AATMOSPHEREBSTATECSITUATIONDPHENOMENON23THOUGHHAVINGLIVEDABROADFORYEARS,MANYCHINESESTILL_THETRADITIONALCOUSTOMSAPERFORMBPOSSESSCOBSERVEDSUPPORT24ASNOBODYHEREKNOWSWHATISWRONGWITHTHEMACHINE,WEMUSTSENDFORANENGINEERTO_THEPROBLEMAHANDLEBRAISECFACEDPRESENT25THETEACHERSTRESSEDAGAINTHATTHESTUDENTSSHOULDNOT_ANYIMPORTANTDETAILSWHILERETELLINGTHESTORYABRINGOUTBLETOUTCLEAVEOUTDMAKEOUT26INMODERNTIMES,PEOPLEHAVETOLEARNTO_ALLKINDSOFPRESSUREALTHOUGHTHEYARELEADINGACOMFORTABLELIFEAKEEPWITHBSTAYWITHCMEETWITHDLIVEWITH27THEPRESENTSITUATIONISVERYCOMPLEX,SOITHINKITWILLTAKEMESOMETIMETO_ITSREALITYAMAKEUPBFIGUREOUTCLOOKTHROUGHDPUTOFF28INTHOSEDAYS,OUR_COMCERNWASTOPROVIDEPEOPLEWHOWERESTOPPEDBYTHESNOWSTORMWITHFOODANDHEALTHCAREANORMALBCONSTANTCPERMANENTDPRIMARY29ASHEWORKSINAREMOTEAREA,HEVISITSHISPARENTSONLY_AOCCASIONALLYBANXIOUSLYCPRACTICALLYDURGENTLY30WHENSHEFIRSTARRIVEDINCHINA,SHEWONDEREDWHATTHEFUTUREMIGHTHAVE_FORHER,BUTNOWALLHERWORRIESAREGONEAINNEEDBINTIMECINPREPARATIONDINSTORE第二节完成句子（共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分）阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。例WE_起床BEFOREDAWNITWASSTILLDARKOUTSIDEGET答案GOTUP31_最长的三条河流INTHEWORLDARETHENILES,THEAMAZON,ANDTHECHANGJIANGRIVERLONG32SELDOM_他们玩VIDEOGAMESEVERSINCETHEYENTEREDCOLLEGEPLAY33THECITY_我成长的ISVERYHOTANDDAMPINSUMMERGROW34_我花了ONETHOUSANDDOLLARSTOBUYTHEPAINTINGLASTWEEKCOST35IFELLSOSICKIWISHMUM_没有逼我TOEATSOMUCHFORCE36YOUDBETTERGOAND_把你的轿车洗洗NO,ILLDOITMYSELFWASH37WITHTHERAPIDDEVELOPMENTOFSCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGY,ICANTIMAGINE_我的家乡会是什么样子INTENYEARSWHAT38IRISYOUREFFORTS,NOTYOURINTELLIGENCE,_决定YOURSUCCESSDETERMINE39HELOOKSSLEEPYHEMUST_熬夜了LASTNIGHT,WRITINGTHEESSAYSTAY40ATPRESENT,LOTSOFFOOD,WATER,TENTS,ANDMEDICINE_正在运往FROMALLOVERCHINAANDOTHERPARTSOFTHEWORLDTOTHEEARTHQUAKESTRICKENAREASTRANSPORT第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题15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）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。ONAWARMMONDAY,JENNYNEITSONBOUGHTASANDWICHANDPARDEDHERCARUNDERSOMETREESROLLINGDOWNTHEWINDOWSTO_41_INFRESHAIR,SHESETTLEDBADKTOENJOYHERLUNCHSUDDENLYSHE_42_ABIGBALD秃顶的MANRUNNINGTHROUGHTHEPARKINGLOTBEFORESHE_43_WHATWOULDHAPPEN,THEMANWASTHERE,SHOUTINGTHROUGHWINDOW“GETOUT”NEILSON_44_PULLINGOPENHERDO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