2008年陕西高考英语试题及答案

1、.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. passengera. sugarb. organizec. stranged. together2. chemistrya. stomachb. achievec. checkd. machine3. cluba. pollutionb. strugglec. usefuld. bury4. majoritya.

2、 baggageb. attractc. canadiand. magazine5.areaa. theatreb. breathec.breakd. 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 imy jacket on the playground.a. had leftb. leftc. have leftd. was leaving7.not until the motorbike loo

3、ked almost newrepairing and cleaning it.a. he stoppedb. did he stopc. stopped hed. he did stop8.tomorrow is tom s birthday. have you got any ideathe party is to be held?a. whatb. whichc. thatd. where9.what sort of house do you want to have?something big?-well, itbe big- that s not important.a. mustn

4、 tb. needn t c. can td. won t10. i atesandwich while i was waiting for20:08 train.a. the, ab. the, thec. a, thed. a, a11. the message is very important, so it is supposedas soon as possible.a. to be sentb. to sendc. being sentd. sending12. he doesn t havefurniture in his room -just an old desk.a. an

5、yb. manyc. somed. much13. the man pulled out a gold watch,were made of small diamonds.a. the hands of whomb. whom the hands ofc. which the hands ofd. the hands of which;.14.around the water cube, we were then taken to see the bird s nest for the 2008olympic games.a. having shownb. to be shownc. havi

6、ng been shownd. to show15.did you go to the show last night?yeah. every boy and girl in the areainviteda. wereb. have beenc. has beend. was16.ten years ago the population of our village wasthat of theirs.a. as twice large asb. twice as large asc. twice as much asd. as twice much as17.though we don t

7、 know what discussed, yet we can feel the topic.a. had changedb. will changec. was changedd. has been changed18.the floor is dirty. can anyone clean it?i do it all the time.a. don t mention it.b. why you?c. not sured. not me again.19.elizabeth has already achieved successher wildest dreams.a. atb. b

8、eyondc. withind. upon20.it s going to rain. xiao feng, will you please help methe clothes on the line?a. get offb. get backc. get ind. 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

9、pear tree at her door. she spentall her time taking care of the tree. but the children nearby drover her21by makingfun of her. they would climb her tree and then run away with pears,22“ aunty misery ”at her.one evening, a passer by asked to23for the night. seeing that he had an24face, she let him in

10、 and gave him a nice25. thenext morning the stranger, actually asorcerer ( 巫师 ), thanked her by granting ( 允准 ) her26that anyone who climbed up hertree27not be able to come back down until she28it.when the children came back to steal her29, she had them stuck on the tree. they hadto beg herlong30she

11、 gave the tree permission to let31go. auntymiserywas free fromthe32at last.one day another man33her door. this one did not look trustworthyto her,34she asked who he was .“ i am death, i ve come to35take youme. ”said he.thinking fast auntymiserysaid, “ fine,but i likedto 36some pears from mydeartree

12、to remember the 37it brought to me in this life. but i am too38 to climb high to get the best fruit. will you beso39as to do it for me? ” with a deep sigh, mr. death climbed up the tree40andwas immediately stuck to it. no matter how much he warned or begged, aunty misery would notallow the tree to l

13、et death go.21.a. hopelessb. painfulc. dulld. crazy22.a. callingb. shoutingc. announcingd. whispering;.23.a. stayb. livec. hided. lie24.a. interestingb. honestc. anxiousd. angry25.a. giftb. kissc. treatd. smile26.a. suggestionb. demandc. permission d. wish27.a. couldb. shouldc. mightd. must28.a. per

14、mittedb. promisedc. answeredd. declared29.a. branchb. foodc. treed. fruit30.a. afterb. whilec. sinced. before31.a. itb. themc. himd. her32.a. trickb. questionc. troubled. difficulty33.a. stepped intob. left forc. stopped atd. walked around34.a. sob. butc. althoughd. because35.a. withb. offc. upond.

15、for36.a. chooseb. pickc. shaked. hit37.a. honorb. pleasurec. hoped. excitement38.a. lightb. shortc. oldd. thin39.a. proudb. kindc. fined. smart40.a. disappointedlyb. cheerfullyc. unwillinglyd. eagerly二、阅读理解（共25 小题，阅读部分每小题2 分，补全对话每小题1 分，满分45 分）（一）阅读下列五篇短文，从每小题后所给的a、 b、 c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。at

16、hey say there are three ways to experience the grand canyon; on foot, on mules(骡子 ) orby air. we chose the first. up early; my husband and i and our threechildren couldn t wait to getstarted. we decided to walk along a lovely path named bright angel trail.as we set out, i was shocked at how narrow t

17、he path was. and i couldn t help noticing thatthe other tourists weren t like us. they had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. but as usualwe were dressed, as the sun rose higher, arizona s famous heat烘seemed烤)usto. roast(therewas no shade and our legs were aching. we decided to go back, with

18、the girl on my back and theboys far behind. by the time we finally got back, our legs were like jelly.the next day, after we dhad a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready for anotherview of the canyon by air. after our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world.we called to each

19、other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the canyon. butthe smiles on our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed(翻转 )the plane around, pretending hewas going to hit the ground. i shouted,“ stop, take us back! ” when we finally arrived backon land, once again our legs were like jelly.

20、we hardly spoke as we drove back.as i said, there are three ways to view the grand canyon. we never tried the mules, butpersonally i d suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magazine like national geographic. that way, you can see the canyon, without fear or tiredness.41. which of the following is tr

21、ue according to the second paragraph?a. they made a careful preparation before the tripb. they children were more joyful than their parents.c. bright angel trail was not as lovely as they expected.;.d. the summer heat prevented them from enjoying the view.42.the underlined expression“ our legs were

22、like jelly” probably means.a. we were weakb. we were unhappyc. we were dissatisfiedd. we were disappointed43.which of the following best describes their canyon trip by air?a. it proved to be frightening.b. it was more comfortablec. it turned out to be excitingd. it made each of them tired.44.we can

23、infer from the passage that.a. experiencing the canyon on mules would be the best wayb. one needs to dress less when visiting the grand canyon.c. the writer was not serious when she made the suggestion.d. the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident.bphotographs are everywhere. they decor

24、ate ( 装饰 ) the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. the news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events.photos record the beauties of nature. they can also bring things close that are far away. throughphotos, people can see wild animals, cities in for

25、eign lands, and even the stars in outer space.photos also tell stories.reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. at times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. at other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story.each picture is like a chapter in a

26、book, which can do more than record the facts. it can also be a strong force for social change.jacob riis was among the first photojournalists. he took pictures of parts of new york city where the poor lived. riis believed that poverty( 贫穷 ) caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his poi

27、nt. a few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by lewishine shocked the public. hine s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children.hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. ittakes science to have the photo come o

28、ut clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. a photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. it can record an important event as a beautiful orexciting picture.as historicaland artistic doc

29、uments(文献 ) ,photos can become more important over time.today photojournalists stillhave theirpictures appear in newspapers and magazines. they alsopublish( 发表 ) them in books and on the internet.45.the underlined word“ they ” in the first paragraph refers to .a. beautiesb. photosc. goodsd. events46

30、.the photos of the small children by hine show us that photos.a. are also works of artb. are popular ways of reporting newsc. often shock the publicd. can serve as a force for social change47.what can we learn from the passage?a. news with pictures is encouraging.b. photos help people improvec. news

31、 photos mean history in a sense.d. people prefer reading news with pictures.48.the text is mainly about.;.a. telling the story through picture c. publishing historical papersb. decorating the walls of homesd. expressing feeling through picturescthis was no ordinary class. the students who came toget

32、her were all science or engineeringprofessors at cornell university. they had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to takepart in an unusual experiment:“ an interesting week of poetry.” this class was part of a study toanswer the questions: why is science difficult for many nonscience

33、students? what can teacherslearn about teaching if they take a class that is not in their field?the students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. they had reading tasks andhad to write three short papers. all students noticed one thingthe importance of spoken words.in science and

34、 engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. butin this poetry class, the instructors just talked. they didn t write anything on the board.the scientists and engineers noticed onesimilaritybetween science and poetry. in bothsubjects, students need to find layers (

35、 层次 ) of meaning . some layers are simple, clean, and onthe surface; other layers are deeper and more difficult. this search for different levels of meaningdoesn happent much in undergraduate(本科 )science classes, butitis importantlater, ingraduate school. and it is always important in humanities(人文科

36、学 ).both the poetry instructors andtheir students learned somethingabout teachingfrom thisexperience. one poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using informative ashe teaches. most of the scientists agreed on several points.first, humanities classes might helpscience students to

37、 see patterns and decide which informationis important. second, the poetryclass was fun. one engineer decided,“ we need to change thechwayenginewetearing to maketo make it an enjoyable experience for students.”but perhaps the most important result of the experience was this; all of the professors be

38、gan to think about how they teach and how they can teach better.49. what do we know about this unusual class?a. the teachers did lots of writing on the boardb. the teacher were invited to attend several lectures.c. the student were professors from a universityd. the students were studying science an

39、d humanities.50. the experiment was designed to find outa. how to teach the students in the science classb. whether poetry is difficult for science studentsc. what to be taught in the humanities classd. why many humanities students find science hard.51. finding levels of meaning is.a. important for

40、graduate students in humanitiesb. difficult for graduate students in humanitiesc. common for undergraduate students in scienced. easy for undergraduate students in science.52. what did the science professors learn after the experiment?a. they should change the way they teachb. a poem could be explai

41、ned in clear definitions.;.c. a poetry class could be more informative.d. their teaching was an enjoyable experience.drunners in a relay( 接力 ) race pass a stick in one direction. however, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the silk road in more than one direction. they earned their

42、livingby traveling the famous silk road.the silkroad was not a simple trading network. it passed through thousands of citied andtowns. it started from eastern china, across central asia and the middle east, and ended in the mediterranean sea. it was used from about 200 b, c, to about a, d, 1300, whe

43、n sea travel offerednew routes(路线 ), it was sometimes called the world longest highway. however, the silkroad was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. they passed through what are now 18countries. the routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snowand even bat

44、tles. only experienced traders could return safe.the silk road got its name from its most prized product. silk could be used like moneyto pay taxes or buy goods. but the traders carried more than just silk. gold, silver, and glass fromeurope were much found in the middle east and asia. horses traded

45、 from other areas changedfarming practices in china. indianmerchants traded salt and other valuable goods. chinesemerchants traded paper, which produced an immediate effect on the west. apples traveled fromcentral asia to rome. the chinese had learned to graft(嫁接 )different trees together to makenew

46、 kinds of fruit. they passed this science on to others, including the romans. the romans usedgrafting to grow the apple. trading along the silk road led to world-wide business 2,000 yearsbefore the world wide web.the people along the silk road did not share just goods. they also shared their beliefs

47、. thesilk road provided pathways for learning, diplomacy(外交 ), and religion ( 宗教 )53. it s probable that traders along the silk road needed.a. to remember the entire trade routeb. to know the making of productsc. to receive certain special trainingd. to deal with a lot of difficulties54. the silk ro

48、ad became less important because.a. it was made up of different routesb. silk trading became less popularc. sea travel provided easier routesd. people needed fewer foreign goods55. new technologies could travel along the silk road because people.a. learned from one anotherb. shared each otheriefs s

49、belc. traded goods along the routed. earned their living by traveling56. what is the best title for the passage?a. the silk road ; past and presentb. the silk road; east meets westc. the silk road; routes full of dangersd. the silk road; pathways for learningedid you know that women sbrains are smal

50、ler than men s?the average women sbrainweighs 10% less than men s. since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer theanimal, 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 siz

51、e. why? after yearsof study, researchers have concluded that it s whatmatters,insideotjustthatthe size of the;.brain . the brain consists of“ grey matter”“andwhite matter” . while men have more of the latter,the amount of“ thinking” brain is almost exactly the same in both sexes.it has been suggeste

52、d that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sidesof the brain are better connected in women. this means that little girls tend to learn to speakearlier, 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 thebaby all at the same time, it s women who come out on top every time.there are other importantdifferences between two sexes. as white matter is the key tospatial( 空 的 ) tasks, men know better wher