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高考延考区英语试题

2008年高考延考区英语试题及答案

第一卷

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55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：

Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachild_________heorshewants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever

答案是B。

1.—Couldyouhelpmewritethereport?

——.Ihaven’tgottimeatthemoment.

A.NoproblemB.No,sorryC.Yes,pleaseD.Allright

2.Icannottellwhetherthebookisworthreading.________Ihaven’treaditmyself.

A.butB.soC.orD.for

3.That’sallIhavetosay.Isthereanythingyou’dliketo,Terry?

A.talkB.requireC.addD.deliver

4.I’veheardawhisper________DavidandHeatherareheadingformarriage.

A.whatB.whichC.whoD.that

5.Igottotheofficeearlythatday,________the7:

30trainfromPaddington.

A.havingcaughtB.caughtC.tocatchD.catch

6.1admiredthepainting,andEdsaidhewouldlikemetohave________asagiftfromhim.

A.oneB.itC.thisD.some

7.Haveagoodlookroundtheroomtomakesureyoueverything.

A.hadpackedB.packC.havepackedD.arepacking

8.1triedphoningMaggie’sofficeinthemorning,butIcouldn’t_______

A.gooverB.getthroughC.putupD.joinup

9.Tomknewhewouldcertainlyget—ifhewaslatehome.

A.shoutatB.toshoutatC.shoutedatD.tobeshoutedat

10.1hopeyou’vegotyourowncar,ifyouhaven’twemayhavetohireone.

A.becauseB.sothatC.eversinceD.when

11.Itwasdifficulttogetawordin.Everyonesoexcitedlyabouttheplay.

A.wouldtalkB.wastalkingC.talkedD.hadtalked

12.Wehadtomakethecorrectionsbyhandasthecomputerdothemforus.

A.mightn’tB.needn’tC.shouldn’tD.wouldn’t

13.It’softendifficulttofindtoexpresswhatyouwanttosay.

A.exactlytherightwordB.thewordrightexactly

C.therightexactlywordD.exactlyrighttheword

14.JaneisbackinMay,by________thenewhouseshouldbefinished.

A.whichB.thatC.whomD.when

15.—IthinkTracyneedstofindherselfanewjob.

—________.Thisiswhatwe’vebeentalkingabout.

A.ExactlyB.CheerupC.PleasedoD.Really

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

AsChristmasdrewnear,Ursulawasfacedwithjustthatproblem.ShehadcometoliveinanAmericanhomeandlearnEnglish.16_,shewouldmindthechildrenandI7_anythingshewasasked.

Oneofhertaskswastokeeptrackof18Christmaspresents.Ursuladidthisfaithfully,butshebecameincreasingly19.Whatcouldshebuyforher_20withthelittlemoneyshehadthatwouldcomparewiththegiftsshewasrecordingdaily?

21,evenwithoutanyofthe22_,heremployerseemstohaveeverything.

Ursula_23longandhard.OnChristmasEve,shewenttoa24_.Shemovedslowlythroughcrowdsofshoppers,_25thingsinhermind.Finallysheboughtababydress.Sheimmediatelycalled26.“Excuseme,please,canyouhelpmefindapoorfamilywithababy?

”“Apoorfamily?

”saidthe27_driver.“Yes,averypoorfamily.”Ursulatoldthemanofwhatshewastryingtodo.He28insilence,andthensaid,“Iknowafamilywho29justabouteverything.”

Whentheyreacheda30thedriversaid,“Theyliveonthethirdfloor.”Ursulashookherhead,“Wouldyoutakethisdresstothemandtellthemit’sfromsomeone...someonewhohaseverything.”

Earlythenextday,Ursula31everyoneforthepresentsshereceived.Then,shebeganto32.whythereseemedtobenone33her.Shetoldaboutwhatshedidthenightbefore.Whenshefinished,therewasalong34.“Yousee,”sheadded,“Itrytodoakindnessinyour35.AndthisismyChristmaspresenttoyou.”

16.A.InreturnB.AsaresultC.BythewayD.Inasense

17.A.tryB.learnC.teachD.do

18.A.deliveringB.mailingC.arrivingD.sending

19.A.excitedB.worriedC.tiredD.interested

20.A.AmericanfamilyB.ownfamilyC.friendsD.classmates

21.A.OtherwiseB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.However

22.A.goodsB.kindnessC.giftsD.help

23.A.talkedB.workedC.waitedD.thought

24.A.storeB.neighborhoodC.streetD.church

25.A.selectingB.matchingC.rememberingD.organizing

26.A.ashopB.ataxiC.heremployerD.herparents

27.A.delightedB.anxiousC.surprisedD.respectful

28.A.noticedB.listenedC.gotoutD.carriedon

29.A.buysB.hasC.usesD.needs

30.A.garageB.buildingC.stationD.yard

31.A.thankedB.encouragedC.praisedD.admired

32.A.settleB.repeatC.argueD.explain

33.A.toB.forC.fromD.by

34.A.delayB.silenceC.timeD.break

35.A.caseB.opinionC.memoryD.name

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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。

A

MonarchButterflies

OneofthelastWestCoasthomesoftheMonarchbutterfly,atypeofinsect（昆虫）maysoondisappear.Strangely,itisinatownthatcallsitselfButterflyU.S.A.,PacificGrove,California.

ThetownofPacificGrovelovesthebutterflies.Everyyeartheyhaveaparade（游行）andhundredsofchildrendressupasbutterflies.Monarchbutterfliesarethetownmascot.Tourismisveryimportant,andmanypeoplecometoseethebutterflies.Thebutterfliesaregoodforthedevelopmentofthetown.

In1981thereweresomanybutterfliesitlookedlikeitwasrainingbutterflies.TensofthousandsofMonarchsstayedontreebranchesnearPacificGrove.Nowtherearenotsomany.Thebuildinggoesonalittlebitatatime,andyoudon’tnoticeitdaybyday.Overtime,youcanseethattherehasbeenalotofdevelopment.Asnewbuildingsgoup,manytreesarecutdown.

Thisreducesthenaturalhomesforthebutterflies.

Monarchstravelhundredsofmileseachyear,returningtothesamewoods,oftentothesametrees.ThefemaleMonarchsneedmilkweedtolaytheireggs;themaleswillfollowthefemales.

MillionsofMonarchshavetraveledregularlyalongthesamepathforthousandsofyears.TheystarttheirtripinthemountainsofMexicoandtraveltothemiddlepartofAmerica.Ifthewoodswherethebutterflieslivearedestroyed,thewholespecies（物种）couldbelost.TherehavebeenMonarchbutterfliesalongthecoastofCaliforniaforaslongasmancanremember,butnooneissurehowmuchlongertheywilllast.

36.WhyareMonarchbutterfliesimportanttoPacificGrove?

A.Theymaydisappear.

B.Theycometostayeveryyear.

C.Theyhelpdevelopthetown’stourism.

D.TheygiveanametoPacificGrove.

37.Theunderlinedword“mascot”inParagraph2probablyrefersto________

A.anewtypeofbutterfly

B.aninsectbelievedtobringgoodluck

C.aparadeorganizedbyPacificGrove

D.aspecialdressforchildreninPacificGrove

38.WhatproblemdoMonarchbutterfliesfacenow?

A.Newbuildingstakeuptheirlivingspace.

B.Therehasbeentoomuchraininrecentyears.

C.Theirnaturalhomesaredestroyedbytourism.

D.Theyhavetotravelalongdistancetogethome.

39.WheredoMonarchbutterfliesstarttheirtriptoPacificGrove?

A.FromCentralAmerica.

B.FromtheWestCoast.

C.FromCalifornia.

D.FromMexico.

B

NewZealand

Whatcanyousee?

Mountains,volcanoes,rivers,lakes,waterfalls,forests,beaches.Bothislandsaremountainous.Infact,only30%ofNewZealandisflat.

TheMaoris

WhentheMaorisfirstarrivedinNewZealand,theylivedinvillagesandwereexcellentfishermen,huntersandfarmers.About50yearsagomanyMaorisstartedtoliveandworkinthelargecitiesandtookjobsingovernment,industries,medicineandeducation.Theyareproudoftheirculture（文化）andaredeterminedtokeepmanyofthecustomswhicharepartoftheirwayoflife.

Whocanyoumeet?

MostpeopleliveonNorthIsland.Eighty-fivepercentofNewZealandersare“pakeha”（“whitemen”）,whichmeanstheir“greatgrandfathers”camefromEurope.TenpercentareMaoris.TheMaoriscametoNewZealandfromthePolynesianislandsprobablyaroundthetenthcentury.The“pakeha”startedtoarriveinNewZealandfromEuropeabout200yearsagoasfarmersandtraders.

Factbox:

NewZealand

Position:

SouthoftheEquator（赤道）;nearest

neighbour:

Australia,1600kmaway.

Size:

Twomainislands—NorthIslandand

SouthIsland:

togethertheyare268.680sq.km.

Population:

4million

Capital:

Wellington

Languages:

EnglishandMaori

40.WhichofthefollowingisafactaboutNewZealand?

A.20%ofthepopulationbeingMaoris.

B.Fourmillionwhitepeople.

C.About1600kmsouthoftheEquator.

D.Nearly1/3ofthecountrybeingplains.

41.Thecountry’spopulationismainlymadeupof.

A.thewhitepeopleandthePolynesians

B.thewhitepeopleandthe“pakeha”

C.theMaorisandthewhitepeople

D.theMaorisandthePolynesians

42.WhendidthewhitepeoplebegintoliveinNewZealand?

A.1000yearsago.

B.200yearsago.

C.85yearsago.

D.50yearsago.

43.WhatdotheMaorisvaluemostinlife?

A.Livinginsmallvillages.

B.Developingfarmingskills.

C.Keepingtheirownculture.

D.Takingupgovernmentjobs.

C

Mybookshelvesarefullofdust—andwithgoodreason.Whenitcomestocleaningthatpartofmyhome,Isufferfromthemostseriouscaseofavoidance（回避反应症）.

Thethingisthis:

whenIdosetouttocleanandre-organizemybooks,whichseldomhappens,Iplacemyselfintoareallybadsituation.NosoonerdoItakeatitlefromtheshelf,blowoffthedust,andwipedownthecoverthanIfindmyselfsittingonthefloorwithlegscrossedandmybackagainstthewall.PrettysoonbooksgetpileduponmylegsasIamreunitedwitholdfriends.

Itisasif