2008年陕西高考英语试题及答案

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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 impo
rtant.
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< br>)
完形填空（共
20
小题，每小题
1.5
分，满分
3 0
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 fo
r 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

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。

A




They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules(
骡子
) or
by air. We chose the first. Up early; my husband and I and our three
children couldn’t wait to get
started. We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.

As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn’t help noticing that
the other tourists weren’t like us. They had heavy backpacks
, water bottles, and hats. But as usual
we were dressed, As the sun rose higher, Arizona’s famous heat seemed to roast(
烘烤
)

us. There
was no shade and our legs were aching. We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the
boys far behind. By the time we finally got back, our legs were like jelly.
The next
day,
after
we’d
had
a
long
rest
and
a
good
breakfast,
we
were
ready
for
another
view of the Canyon
–
by air. After our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world.
We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the Canyon. But
the
smiles
on
our
faces
disappeared
as
the
pilot
tossed(
翻转
)

the plane
around,
pretending
he
was going to hit the ground. I shouted, ―STOP, TAKE US BACK!‖ When we finally arrived back
on land, once again our legs were like jelly. We hardly spoke as we drove back.
As
I
said,
there
are
three
ways
to
view
the
Grand
Canyon.
We
never
tried
the
mules,
but
personally 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 true according to the second paragraph?
A. They made a careful preparation before the trip
B. 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 like jelly‖ probably means











.
A. we were weak



B. we were unhappy




C. we were dissatisfied


D. we were disappointed
43. Which of the following best describes their Canyon trip by air?
A. It proved to be frightening.





B. It was more comfortable
C. It turned out to be exciting






D. It made each of them tired.
44. We can infer from the passage that









.
A. experiencing the Canyon on mules would be the best way
B. 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.

B
Photographs are everywhere. They decorate (
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. Through
photos,
people
can
see
wild
animals,
cities
in
foreign
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 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 point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis
Hine 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. It
takes science to have the photo come out 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 or
exciting picture.
As
historical
and
artistic
documents(
文献
)
,photos
can
become
more
important
over
time.
Today
photojournalists
still
have
their
pictures
appear
in
newspapers
and
magazines.
They
also
publish(
发表
) them in books and on the Internet.
45. The underlined word ―They‖ in the first paragraph refers to









.
A. beauties






B. photos





C. goods






D. events
46. The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos











.
A. are also works of art








B. are popular ways of reporting news
C. often shock the public







D. can serve as a force for social change
47. What can we learn from the passage?
A. News with pictures is encouraging.






B. Photos help people improve
C. News 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







B. decorating the walls of homes
C. publishing historical papers










D. expressing feeling through pictures

C
This was no ordinary class. The students who came together were all science or engineering
professors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take
part in an unusual experiment: ―an interesting week of poetry.‖ This class was part of a study to
answer the questions: Why is science difficult for many nonscience students? What can teachers
learn 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 and
had to write three short papers. All students noticed one thing
–
the importance of spoken words.
In science and engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But
in this poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didn’t write anything on the board.

The
scientists
and
engineers
noticed
one
similarity
between
science
and
poetry.
In
both
subjects, students need to find layers (
层次
)

of meaning . Some layers are simple, clean, and on
the surface; other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning
doesn’t
happen
much
in
undergraduate(
本科
)

science
classes,
but
it
is
important
later,
in
graduate school. And it is always important in humanities(
人文科学
).
Both
the
poetry
instructors
and
their
students
learned
something
about
teaching
from
this
experience. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using informative as
he teaches. Most of the scientists agreed on several points.
First, humanities classes might help
science
students
to
see
patterns
and
decide
which
information
is
important.
Second,
the
poetry
class was fun. One engineer decided, ―We need to change the way we tea
ch engineering to make
to make it an enjoyable experience for students.‖

But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this; All of the professors began 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 board
B. The teacher were invited to attend several lectures.
C. The student were professors from a university
D. The students were studying science and humanities.
50. The experiment was designed to find out

















A. how to teach the students in the science class
B. whether poetry is difficult for science students
C. what to be taught in the humanities class
D. why many humanities students find science hard.
51. Finding levels of meaning is











.



A. important for graduate students in humanities
B. difficult for graduate students in humanities
C. common for undergraduate students in science
D. easy for undergraduate students in science.
52. What did the science professors learn after the experiment?



A. They should change the way they teach
B. A poem could be explained in clear definitions.
C. A poetry class could be more informative.
D. Their teaching was an enjoyable experience.

D



Runners
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 living
by traveling the famous Silk Road.
The Silk
Road
was
not
a
simple
trading
network.
It
passed
through
thousands of
citied
and
towns. 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, when sea travel offered
new
routes(
路线
)

,
It
was
so
metimes
called
the
world’s
longest
highway.
However,
the
Silk
Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18
countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow
and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.




The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money
to pay taxes or buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver, and glass from
Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia. Horses traded from other areas changed
farming
practices
in
China.
Indian
merchants
traded
salt
and
other
valuable
goods.
Chinese
merchants traded paper, which produced an immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from
central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to graft(
嫁接
)

different trees together to make
new kinds of fruit. They passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used
grafting to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to world-wide business 2,000 years
before the World Wide Web.
The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The
Silk 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 route






B. to know the making of products
C. to receive certain special training







D. to deal with a lot of difficulties
54. The Silk Road became less important because









.
A. it was made up of different routes







B. silk trading became less popular
C. sea travel provided easier routes








D. people needed fewer foreign goods
55. New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people









.
A. learned from one another














B. shared each other’s bel
iefs
C. traded goods along the route












D. earned their living by traveling
56. What is the best title for the passage?



A. The Silk Road Past and Present








B. The Silk Road; East Meets West
C. The Silk Road; Routes Full of Dangers



D. The Silk Road; Pathways for Learning

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

―white matter‖. While men have more of the latter,
the amount of ―thinking‖ brain is almost exactly the same in both sexes.


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 nine 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





Sandy: I know what you mean. 52



Do you think you’ll be finished soon?

Lisa: I should be done in about an hour.
Sandy: 63



Lisa: I did the English homework last night. 64



I don’t understand it.

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



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。

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