2008年高考英语试题及答案(江苏卷)(WORD

1、.2008年普通高等 学校招生全国统一考试英语 （江苏卷）第一部分：听力（ 共两节，满分 20 分 ）第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题1 分，满分 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。1.what is the weather like?a. it s raining.b. it s cloudy.c. it s sunny.2.who will go to china next month?a. lucy.b. alice

2、.c. richard.3.what are the speakers talking about?a. the man s sister.b. a film.c. an actor.4.where will the speakers meet?a. in room 340.b. in room 314.c. in room 223.5.where does the conversation most probably take place?a. in a restaurant.b. in an office.c. at home第二节 （共 15 小题；每题 1 分，满分 15 分）听下面

3、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，每小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6、 7 题。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

4、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.whet are the speakers talking about?a. a way to improve air quality.b. a problem with traffic rules.c. a suggestion f

5、or city planning.10.what does the man suggest?a. limiting the use of cars.b. encouraging people to walk.c. warning drivers of air pollution.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 。12.how long will the man p

6、robably 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 re

7、quire early booking.b. they can be twice as expensive.c. they are on special offer.听第 9 段材料，回答第15 至 17 。15.why did jane call mike?a. to ask him to meet her. b. to tell him about tom.c. to borrow his car.16.where will jane be in about one hour?a. at mike s place.b. at the airport.c. at a garage.17.wh

8、at can we infer from the conversation?a. jane has just learned to drive.b. janes car is in bad condition.c. mike will go to the airport.听第 10 段材料，回答第18 至 20 。18.what did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?a. write a short story.b. prepare for the lesson.c. learn more about the writer

9、19. why does the speaker ask the questions?a. to check the studentsunderstanding 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 the

10、ir answers.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节 ,满分 35 分）第一节：单项填空（共15 小题，每小题1 分，满分 15 分）21. we went right round to the west coast by _ sea instead of driving across _continent.a. the theb. / thec. the /d. / /22. - do you mind if i record your lecture?- _. go ahead.a. never mindb. no wayc. not at alld. no, you d better n

11、ot23. - is peter there?- _, please. i llsee if i can find him for you.a. hold upb. hold onc. hold outd. hold off24. the science museum, _ we visited during a recent trip to britain, is one of london s tourist attractions.a. whichb. whatc. thatd. where;.25. - i can trepair these until tomorrow, i m a

12、fraid.- that s ok, theres _.a. no problemb. no wonderc. no doubtd. no worry26. - it shouldn ttake long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.- that s right. _.a. many hands make light workb. something is better than nothingc. the more the merrierd. the sooner begin, the sooner done

13、27. it is often said that the joy of traveling is _ in arriving at your destination_ in the journey itself.a. / butb. / orc. not ord. not but28. - why do you suggest we buy a new machine?- because the old one has been damaged _.a. beyond reachb. beyond repairc. beyond controld. beyond description29.

14、 - they are quiet, aren tthey?- yes. they are accustomed _ at meals.a. to talkb. to not talkc. to talkingd. to not talking30. it is _ to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy livingratherthan spending on trying to make people _ after they are ill.a. good goodb. well betterc. bette

15、r betterd. better good31. - i m still working on my project.- oh, you ll miss the deadline. time is _.a. running outb. going outc. giving outd. losing out32._ you eat the correct foods _ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.a. only if will youb. only if you willc. unless will youd. unless you will33

16、.- i m sure andrew will win the first prize in the final.- i think so. he _ for it for months.a. is preparingb. was preparingc. had been preparing d. has been preparing34.to learn english well, we should find opportunities to hear english _ as much as wecan.a. speakb. speakingc. spokend. to speak35.

17、 - i m sorry. i _ at you the other day.- forget it. i was a bit out of control myself.a. shouldn tshoutb. shouldn thave shoutedc. mustntshoutd. mustnthave shouted第二节完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题1 分，满分 20 分）evelyn glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in scotland. in an interview, she recalled how she bec

18、ame a percussion soloist (打 器独奏演 ) in spite of her disability.“early on i decided not to allow the36of others to stop me from becoming a musician. igrew up on a farm in northeast scotland and began37piano lessons when i was eight. theolder i got, the more my passion ( 酷 ) for music grew. but i also

19、began to gradually lose my 38 . doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39 and by age twelve, i was completely deaf. but my love for music never 40 me.“my41was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. to;.perform, i 42 to hear music differently from others. i

20、 play in my stocking feet and can 43 the pitch of a note ( 音调高低 ) by the vibrations ( 振动 ). i feel through my body and through my44 . my entire sound world exists by making use of almost every45that i have.“iwas46to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and i applied to thefamous royal

21、academy of music in london. no other deaf student had47this before andsome teachers48my admission. based on my performance, i was49admitted and went to50with the academy s highest honours.“after that, i established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. i51and arrangeda lot of musical com

22、positions since52had been written specially for solo percussionists.“ihave been a soloist for over ten years.53the doctor thought a was totally deaf, it didn t54 that my passion couldn tbe realized. i would encourage people not to allow themselves to be55 by others. follow your passion; follow your

23、heart, they will lead you to to the place you want to go.”36.a. conditionsb. opinionsc. actionsd. recommendations37.a. enjoyingb. choosingc. takingd. giving38.a. sightb. hearingc. touchd. taste39.a. evidenceb. resultc. excused. cause40.a. leftb. excitedc. accompaniedd. disappointed41.a. purposeb. de

24、cisionc. promised. goal42.a. turnedb. learnedc. usedd. ought43.a. tellb. seec. heard. smell44.a. carefulnessb. movementc. imaginationd. experience45.a. senseb. effortc. feelingd. idea46.a. dissatisfiedb. astonishedc. determinedd. discouraged47.a. doneb. acceptedc. advisedd. admitted48.a. supportedb.

25、 followedc. requiredd. opposed49.a. usuallyb. finallyc. possiblyd. hopefully50.a. studyb. researchc. graduated. progress51.a. wroteb. translatedc. copiedd. read52.a. enoughb. somec. manyd. few53.a. howeverb. althoughc. whend. since54.a. meanb. seemc. concluded. say55.a. directedb. guidedc. taughtd.

26、limited第三部分：阅读理解（共 15 小题，每题 2 分，满分 30 分 ）awhat time is it? most people are pretty accurate in their answer. and if you dontknow forsure, its a very likely that you can find out. there may be a watch on your wrist, there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe you re riding in

27、a car that has a clock in the dashboard (仪表板 ).even if you dont have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat. humans have an internal clock that regulates (调节 ) the beating of our heart, the pace of our breathing, the discharge (排出 ) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and man

28、y other bodily functions.;.time is something from which we cant escape. even if we ignore it, it s still going by,ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. so the main issue in using your time well is, “who s in charge?”we can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. or w

29、e can take control of it and make it our ally.by taking control of how you spend your time, youll increase your chances of becoming amore successful student. perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote to your studies, the more time you ll have to spend on your outsi

30、de interests.the aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become slaves of atimetable that governs every waking moment of the day. instead, the aim is to make informedchoices as to how we use our time. rather than lettingthe day go by, largely withoutourawareness, what we are goi

31、ng to discuss next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes.56. the underlined word “ally ”in para. 3 more likelymeans somebody or something that is_.a. your slave and serves youb. your supporter and helps youc. under your control and obeys youd. under your influence and follows

32、you57. the author intends to tell us that time _.a. could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watchb. could be managed by the internal clock of human bodiesc. should be well managed for our own interestd. should be saved for outside interests58. in the next part, the author would most p

33、robably discuss with you _.a. how to keep up with the timesb. how to make up for lost timec. how to have a good timed. how to make good use of timebwe experience different forms of the sun s energy every day. we can see its light and feel its warmth. the sun is the major source of evaporation (蒸发 )

34、of water from the oceans and lakes. sunlight also provides the energy used by green plants to make their own food. these green plants then provide food for all organisms ( 生物 ) on the earth.much of the energy that comes from the sun never reaches the earths surface. it is either reflected or absorbe

35、d by the gases in the upper atmosphere. of the energy that reaches the lower atmosphere, 30% is reflected by clouds or the earth s surface. the remaining 70% warms the surface of the planet, causes water to evaporate, and provides energy for the water cycle and weather. only a tiny part, approximate

36、ly 0.023%, is actually used by green plants to produce food.many gases found in the atmosphere actually reflect heat energy escaping from the earth s surface back to the earth. these gases act like the glass of a greenhouse in that they allow energy from the sun to enter but prevent energy from leav

37、ing. they are therefore called greenhouse gases.when sunlight strikes an object, some of the energy is absorbed and some is reflected. the amount reflected depends on the surface. for example, you ve probably noticed how bright snow is when sunlight falls on it. snow reflects most of the energy from

38、 the sun, so it contributes to the low temperatures of winter. dark-coloured surfaces, such as dark soil or forest, absorb more energy and help warm the surrounding air.;.59. according to the passage, the root cause for weather changes on the earth is _.a. the atmosphere surrounding the earthb. wate

39、r from oceans and lakesc. energy from the sund. greenhouse gases in the sky60. only a small part of the suns energy reaches the earths surface because most of it_.a. absorbed by the clouds in the lower atmosphereb. reflected by the gases in the upper atmospherec. lost in the upper and lower atmosphe

40、red. used to evaporate water from the oceans and lakes61. we learn from the passage that _.a. all living things on the earth depend on the sun for their foodb. a forest looks dark in winter because it absorbs solar energyc. only 0.023% of the energy from the sun is made use of on the earthd. greenho

41、use gases allow heat energy to escape from the earths surfacecgallery policiesfor visitors to national gallery of art, washingtonvisitors mustpresentallcarriedfor the safety of the artworks anditems for inspection upon entry. afterother visitors, nothing may be carried on ainspection,allbags,backpac

42、ks,visitor s back. soft front baby carriers areumbrellas, parcels, and other things asallowed,but childrenmay not be carrieddetermined by security officers must lefton shoulders or in a child carrier worn onat the checkrooms, free of charge, close tothe back. pushchairs are available free ofeachentr

43、ance.alloversizedbags,charge near each checkroom.backpacks and luggage must be left at thesmokingisprohibited.food andcheckrooms near the 4th street entrance ofdrink are not permitted outside the foodeitherthe east orwest building.theseserviceareas. unopened bottled wateritems will have to be x-raye

44、d before beingmay becarriedonlyin a visitor s bag.accepted itemsofvalue, such as laptopcell phones may not be used in thecomputers, cameras, and furcoats, maygalleries.not be left in the checkrooms but may beanimals, other than service animals,carried into the galleries.are not permitted in the gall

45、ery.we regret that we do not haveskateboarding is prohibited.enough space for visitor items larger thanpicture-taking (including video for17 26 inches intothegalleryoritspersonal use is permitted except in specialcheckrooms.exhibitionsandwherespecificallyadditionalsecurityproceduresandprohibited.tri

46、pods( 三 角 架 ) are notchecks may be taken according to theallowed.decision of the gallery.please do not touch the works of art.62. when people come to visit the gallery, they should _.a. leave all their carried items at the checkroomsb. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entrancec. take all

47、their carried items with them without inspectiond. have all their carried items inspected at the entrance;.63. what does the gallery feel sorry for?a. visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms.b. the size of visitor items allowed into the gallery is limited.c. it cannot keep overs

48、ized visitor items due to limited space.d. visitor items over 17 26 inches must go through additional checks.64. parents with small children visiting the gallery _.a. can carry their children in soft front child carriersb. can carry their children on their shouldersc. can carry their children in chi

49、ld carriers worn on the backd. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children65. visiting photographers should make sure that _.a. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the galleryb. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal usec. picture-tak

50、ing and videoing are totally forbidden in the galleryd. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitionsdit had been some time since jack had seen the old man. college, carrier, and life itself got in the way. in fact, jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of the dreams. there, in the

51、 rush of his busy life, jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. he was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.over the phone, his mother told him, “mr. belser died last night. the funeral is wednesday. ” memories fleshed through his m

52、ind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.“jack, did you hear me?”“oh, sorry, mom. yes, i heard you. its been so long since i thought of him.i m sorry, but ihonestly thought he died years ago, ”jack said.“well, he didn t forget you. every time i saw him hed ask how you were doing. he dreminisce ( 回 ) about the many days you spent overhis side of the fence as he put it, ”momtold him.“iloved that old house he lived in, ”jack said.“you know, jack, after your father died, mr. belser stepped in to make