2008年高考英语试题福建卷

1、2008年高考英语试题福建卷(附答案)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三个选项中选出最人佳选项，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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15B. 9.15C. 9.181. Whats the weather like?A. Its raining.B. Its clou

2、dy.C. Its sunny.2. Who will go to China next month?A. Lucy.B. Alice.C. Richard.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. The mans 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

3、 restaurant.B. In an office.C. At home.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至8题。6. Why did the woman go to New York?A. To spend some time with baby.B. To look after her sister.C. To

4、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 qualit

5、y.B. A problem with traffic rules.C. A suggestion for 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.(from )11. What does the woman think about the mans idea?A. Its interesting.B. Its worth tryi

6、ng.C. Its 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. (from www.

7、)14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?A. They require 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题。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

8、will Jane be in about one hour?A. At Mikes place.B. At the airport.C. At a garage.17. What can we infer from the conversation?A. Jane has just learned to drive.B. Janes car is bad condition. C. Mike will go 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

9、?A. Write a short story.B. Prepare for the lesson.C. Learn more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask the question?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

10、 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 a child _ he or she wants.A. howeverB. whateverC. whicheverD. whenever答案是B

11、。21. How do you find your new classmates?Most of them are kind. But _ is so good to me as Bruce.A. noneB. no oneC. every oneD. some one22. _ in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car.A. WaitingB. To waitC. Having waitedD. To have waited23. A great

12、 man shows his greatness _ the way he treats little men.A. underB. withC. onD. by24. It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it _ be rather cold sometimes.A. mustB. canC. shouldD. would25. So far this year we _ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.A. sawB. seeC. had seenD. have

13、 seen26. In spite of repeated wrongs done to him, he looks _ to people greeting him.A. friendlyB. livelyC. worriedD. cold27. _ is known to us all is that the 2008 Olympic Games will take place in Beijing.A. ItB. WhatC. AsD. Which28. Nancy enjoyed herself so much _ she visited her friends in Sydney l

14、ast year.A. thatB. whichC. whenD. where29. _ a moment and I will go to your rescue.A. Go onB. Hold onC. Move toD. Carry on 30. Who should be responsible for the accident? The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order _.A. as toldB. as are toldC. as tellingD. as they told31. By nine oclo

15、ck, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, _ appeared a rare rainbow soon.A. of whichB. on whichC. from whichD. above which32. Whats the _ of having a public open space where you cant eat, drink or even simply hang out for a while?A. senseB. matterC. caseD. opinion33.

16、 Can those _ at the back of the classroom hear me?A. seatB. sitC. seatedD. sat34. You have no idea how she finished the relay race _ her foot wounded so much.A. forB. whenC. withD. while35. Would you like to join us in the game?_, for I have something important to attend to.A. I willB. Id love toC.

17、I wontD. Im afraid not第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5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。The position of children in American family and society is no longer what is used to be. The _36_ family in colonial(殖民时期的) North America was mainly concerned with survival and _37_ that,

18、its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were _38_ in terms of their productivity(生产能力), and they played the role of producer quite early. _39_ they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination(附属).With the _40_ of the society, the position of children in the family

19、and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society _41_ the United Stated has become, each _42_ must fulfill a number of personal and occupational _43_ and be in contact with many other member. _44_, viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are

20、 _45_ more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceptance of children as _46_ participants in the family is reflected in various laws _47_ the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.This new _48_ of children and the frequent contact between the

21、 members of society has also _49_ an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time _50_ the proper way to _51_ children.Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a _52_ transaction(事务) between parent and child _53_ a one-way, parent-to-child tra

22、ining _54_. As a consequence, socializing children and _55_ with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems.36. A. poorB. ordinaryC. happyD. wealthy37. A. exceptB. forC. beyondD. through38. A. supportedB. receivedC. encouragedD. valued39. A. Unti

23、lB. AfterC. AlthoughD. When40. A. movementB. achievementC. developmentD. requirement41. A. thatB. whereC. whenD. what42. A. parentB. memberC. familyD. relative43. A. purposesB. promisesC. rolesD. tasks44. A. BesidesB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Therefore45. A. admiredB. regardedC. madeD. respected46. A. wi

24、llingB. equalC. similarD. common47. A. enjoyingB. preventingC. consideringD. protecting48. A. viewB. faithC. worldD. study49. A. led inB. brought inC. resulted inD. taken in 50. A. seekingB. makingC. fightingD. working51. A. nurseB. praiseC. understandD. raise52. A. one-sidedB. many-sidedC. round-wa

25、yD. two-way53. A. more thanB. rather thanC. better thanD. less than54. A. mannerB. methodC. programD. guide 55. A. talkingB. livingC. playingD. discussing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。AAfter the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletics have gone

26、home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletics and fans will arrive at thehost city, and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability. But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest Paralympics wil

27、l not be taking part.She is a British athlete by the name of Tanni Grey-Thormpson. Born with spine hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waist Bown. Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7. At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from horse-riding, which gave hera sense of freedom. But

28、 in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she found athletics, and never looked back.Indeed, Tannis athletic career took off. In 1984, when she was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100metres at the Junior National Wheel

29、chair Games.In 1998, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul. She won bronze in the400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelonn Paralympics. Tanni wongold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process.In the same year she achieved sh

30、e first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.Tannis enduring success had been part motivation(动机), part preparation, “The training I do that enables me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enables me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whateve

31、r distance I want to see. I am still competing at a very high lever, but as I get older things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart.”Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.In spite of

32、 ups and downs, she never take her fate lying down. In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in series of Paralympics- a top lever athletic career covering two decades. She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other compe

33、titor, and she has set over thirty world records.What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and thentrain, train and train again.”(from )56. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?A. BasketballB. Swimming.C. Tennis. D. Horse-riding.

34、57. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?A. In 1984.B. In 1988.C. In 1992. D. In 2007.58. The underlined word “that” in the 5th paragraph refers to _.A. fifty weeks trainingB. being a good sprinterC. training almost every dayD. part motivation and part preparation59. Whats the right order

35、 of the events related to Tanni?a. She works as a coach.b. She took up athletics.c. She won four gold medals in Barcelong. d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games.e. She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.A. b, d, c, e a B. a, d, b, c,eC. a,d,c,e,b D. b.d.a.e.c60. What

36、can we learn from Tannis success?A. Union is strength.B. Never too late to learn.C. Well begun is half done. D. No pains, no gains.BFor years we have been told that encouraging a childs self-respect is important to his or her success in life. But child experts are now learning that too much praise c

37、an lead to the opposite effect. Praise-sholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek to some kind of approval from friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car.The implication(含义) of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class,” or talking about the goals she

38、scored but not her overall effort, is that you love her only when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most. And this carries over to the classroom.Social psychologist Carrol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University. She f

39、ound that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.“Praising attributes(品质) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so

40、children are afraid to take on challenges, ” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They figure theyd better quit while theyre ahead.”(from )61. The underlined words “Praise-sholic kids” refers to kids who are _.A. tired of being praisedB. worthy of being praisedC. very proud of bei

41、ng praisedD. extremely fond of being praised62. The author quoted(引用) Dr. Dwecks words in the last paragraph in order to make the article _. A. better-knownB. better-organizedC. more percussiveD. more interesting63. We can infer from the passage that _.A. praise for efforts should be more encouraged

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