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广东高考英语试题

2008年高考英语试题·广东卷

I．听力（共两节。

满分35分）

第一节听力理解（5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1～3题。

1.WhatisJackworriedaboutwhenhestartscollege?

A.Hisformerclassmateswillgraduatethisyear.

B.Histimeoffwillputhimatadisadvantage.

C.Hewillhavetopracticealot.

2.AfterhowmanyyearsdidSusanreturntocollege?

A.Threeyears.

B.Twoyears.

C.Oneyear.

3.WhatadvicedoesSusangiveJackabouthisstudy?

A.Don’texpecttocatchonquickly.

B.Don’ttaketheEnglishmajor.

C.Don’ttaketoomanycourses.

听第二段对话，回答第4～6题。

4.WhatdoesthemanthinkofChinatowninSanFrancisco?

A.It’slargerthanhisowntown.

B.It’slikeanyothertown.

C.It’sthebestintheUS.

5.WhydoestheChineseNewYearchangeeveryyear?

A.It’sbasedonthedifferentcalendars.

B.It’sintheextramonth.

C.It’ssetasaholiday.

6.Inwhatyearwasthemanborn?

A.YearoftheRooster.

B.YearofthePig.

C.YearoftheOx.

听第三段独白，回答第7～9题。

7.Whyisthemarathonatthe1968Olympicsatrulyhistoricevent?

A.Becausethreerunnerstriedveryhardtowinthemarathon.

B.BecauseBikilawonhisthirdvictoryinthemarathon.

C.Becausethelast13.1BrierwontheOlympicmarathon.

8.WhatdidWoldedowhenhesawBikiladropout?

A.HestoppedtoassistBikila.

B.HefilledBikila’sshoes.

C.Heranevenfaster.

9.Whydidthecrowdcheerwhenthelastrunnercrossedthefinishline?

A.Theyweresurprisedtoseehiswoundedleg.

B.Theyweregreatlymovedbyhisspirit.

C.Theythoughthewasthewinner.

听第四段对话，回答第10～12题

10.WheredidthemanmeetClaudia?

A.Ataclassdiscussion.

B.Atamusicstore.

C.OntheInternet.

11.WhatistherelationbetweenthemanandClaudia?

A.Boyfriendandgirlfriend.

B.Closefriends.

C.Webfriends.

12.WhatdoesthewomansuggestaboutgreetingClaudia?

A.Bringinghersomeflowers.

B.Usingherfamilyname.

C.Arrivingontime.

听第五段独白，回答第13～15题。

13.Howdorainforestsmanagetosurvive?

A.Bystoringlargequantitiesofcarbondioxide.

B.Bydevelopingwaystoprotectthemselves.

C.Byproducingalargeamountofoxygen.

14.Whydotheleavesofatreeneveractuallytouchthoseofothers?

A.Becauseit’sawaytopreventthespreadofanytreediseases.

B.Becauseitmakesitdifficultforinsectstoeatleaves.

C.Becauseanimalscanjumpbetweenthem.

15.Howmuchraincanrainforestsproduceinsomeareasinayear?

A.About75％oftheirownrain.

B.Asmuchas430inches.

C.Atleast80inches.

第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填人答题卡标号为16～20的空格中。

听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。

你将有60秒钟的作答时间。

Secretary

Jane

Officephone

（16）_____________

Membershipfee

（17）_____________

Clubevenings

Time

Onceamonth

Wednesday,8-10pm

Place

（18）_____________

ComputerGroup

Time

（19）_____________

Chairman

（20）_____________

Ⅱ.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

TalesofthesupernaturalarecommoninallpartsofBritain.Inparticular,therewas（andperhapsstillis）abeliefinfairies（仙女）.Notallofthese___21___arethefriendly,people-lovingcharactersthatappearinDisneyfilms,andinsomefolktalestheyare___22___andcausemuchhumansuffering.ThisistrueinthetalesabouttheChangeling.Thesetellthestoryofamotherwhosebabygrows___23___andpaleandhaschangedsomuchthatitisalmost___24___totheparents.Itwasthen___25___thatthefairieshadcomeandstolenthebabyawayand___26___thehumanbabywithafairyChangeling.Thereweremanywaystopreventthisfromhappening:

hangingaknifeoverthebaby’sheadwhilehesleptorcoveringhimwithsomeofhisfather’sclotheswerejusttwooftherecommended___27___.However,hopewasnotlostevenifthebabyhadbeen___28___.Inthosecasestherewasoftenawaytogetthe___29___babyback.Youcould___30___theChangelingonthefire—thenitwouldriseupthechimney,andyouwouldhearthesoundoffairies’laughterandsoonafteryouwouldfindyourownchildsafeandsoundnearby.

21.A.babiesB.believersC.fairiesD.supermen

22.A.powerfulB.cruelC.frightenedD.extraordinary

23.A.sickB.slimC.shortD.small

24.A.uncomfortableB.unbelievableC.unacceptableD.unrecognizable

25.A.fearedB.predictedC.heardD.reported

26.A.coveredB.changedC.replacedD.terrified

27.A.casesB.toolsC.stepsD.methods

28.A.missedB.stolenC.foundD.lost

29.A.1ittleB.paleC.sadD.real

30.A.seizeB.burnC.placeD.hold

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

ChineseproverbsarerichandtheyarestillwidelyusedinChinesepeople’sdailylife.___31___theseproverbsthereareofteninterestingstories.Forexample,theproverb,“pluckingupacrop___32___（help）itgrow”,isbasedonthefollowingstory.

Itissaidthatashort—temperedmanintheSongDynasty（960—1279）wasveryanxioustohelp___33___ricecropgrowupquickly.Hewasthinkingabout___34___dayandnight.Butthecropwasgrowingmuchslowerthanheexpected.

Oneday,hecameupwithanidea___35___hewouldpluckupallofhiscropafewinches.Hedidsothenextday.

Hewasverytired___36___doingthisforawholeday,___37___hefeltveryhappysincethecropdid“grow”___38___（high）.

Hissonheardaboutthisandwenttoseethecrop.Unfortunatelytheleavesofthecropbegantowither.

Thisproverbissayingwehavetoletthingsgointheir___39___（nature）course.Beingtooanxioustohelpaneventdevelopoften___40___（result）inthecontrarytoourintention.

B

Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyes,andthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge.itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.

Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutUS.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.

Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,butwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.

Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamile,gettothetrackandpractice.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrends,buyafewnewclothes.Butremember,justbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’strue.

Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjective,andtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.Whenyoucanpat（拍）yourselfontheback,you’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!

46.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.

A.daretochallengeyourself

B.feelithardtochangeyourself

C.areunconfidentaboutyourself

D.haveahighopinionofyourself

47.Accordingtothepassage,ourserf-images_________.

A.havepositiveeffects

B.areprobablyuntrue

C.areoftenchangeable

D.havedifferentfunctions

48.Howshouldyouchangeyourserf-imageaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.

B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.

C.Tounderstandyourownworld.

D.Tochangethewayyouthink.

49.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.

B.Howtofacechallengesinyourlife.

C.Howtobuildapositiveself-image.

D.Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities.

50.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?

A.Parents.B.Adolescents.C.Educators.D.Peopleingeneral.

C

Napoleon,asacharacterinTolstoy’sWarandPeace,ismorethanoncedescribedashaving“fatlittlehands.’’Nordoeshe“sitwellorfirmlyonthehorse.’’Heissaidtobe“undersized”with“shortlegs’’anda“roundstomach”.TheissuehereisnottheaccuracyofTolstoy’sdescription—itseemsnotthatfarofffromhistoricalaccountsbuthischoiceoffacts:

otherthingsthatcouldbesaidofthemanarenotsaid.WearemeanttounderstandthedifferenceofawarringcommanderinthebodyofafatlittleFrenchman.Tolstoy’sNapoleoncouldbeanymanwanderinginthestreetsandputtingalittleofpowderedtobaccouphisnose—andthatisthepoint.

Itisawaythenovelistusestoshowthemoralnatureofacharacter.Anditturnsoutthat,asTolstoyhasit,Napoleonisacrazyman.InasceneinBookThreeofWarandPeace,thewarshavingreachedthecriticalyearof1812,NapoleonreceivesarepresentativefromtheTsar（沙皇）,whohascomewithpeaceterms.Napoleonisveryangry:

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