高考英语四川卷试题及答案.docx

1、高考英语四川卷试题及答案2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(四川卷)英 语本试卷分第工卷(选择题)和第皿卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分，考试时间l20分钟。第1卷(选择题共l05分)第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分l第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5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。1.1 havent seen Ann for _long that Ive forgotten what she looks like.A. such B. very C. so D. too2. You have to _a choice_ Are yo

2、u going to leave the job or stay? A. decide B. get C. do D. make3. Although badly hurt in the accident, the driver was _able to make a phone callA. still B. even C. also D. ever4. For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread Out further,_ New York is an example. A. for which B. in which

3、C. of which D.from which5.-Lets go for a walk in the garden. - _, but I need to do the washing-up. A. No, thank you B. Thats rightC. Good idea D. Not at all6. There were some chairs left over _everyone had sat down.A. when B. until C. that D. where7. The telephone, but by the time I got indoors, it

4、stopped.A. had rung B. was ringing C. rings D. has rung8. In the United States, there is always_frow of people to areas of _ country where more jobs can be found. A. a;the B. the：aC. the;the D. a;a9. I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we _fine_ A. look out B. stay up C. carry on D. get

5、 along10. Although this _.sound like a simple task, great care needed. A must B. may C. shall D. should11. The manager believes prices will not rise by more than_ four percent.A。any other B the other C. another D. other12. In some places women are expected to earn money_men work at home and raise th

6、e children. A。 but B. while C. because D. though13. -Can you show me Mr. Jaffers office please? - _. But I dont know if he is in at the moment.A. Thanks B. Go on C. Sure D. You are welcome14. We had an anxious couple of weeks_for the results of the experiment.A. wait B. to be waiting C. waited D. wa

7、iting15. A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten day_ A. or more B. insteadC. at most D. only第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分加分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中、，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For sever

8、al weeks she had been 16 me to play chess with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly_ 17. It was a school night, however, and at nine o clock my daughter asked if I could 18 my moves, because she 19 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 20 she had strict sleeping habits,21 I

9、thought she ought to be able to 22some of this strictness. I said to her, 23 you can stay up late for once. Were having 24. We played on for another fifteen minutes during which time she loi3ked 25. Finally she said,Please,Dad,do it quickly. No, I replied. If youre going to play it 26,youre going to

10、 play it slowly. And so we _27 for another ten minutes until 28 _my daughter burst into tears and 29. that she was beaten. Clearly had made 30. I had started the evening wanting to have a 31 time with my daughter but had 32 my desire to win to become more 33 than my relationship with my daughter. Wh

11、en I was a child .my desire to win 34 me well. As a parent,I 35 that it got inmy way. So I had to change.16. A. guiding B. asking C. training D. advising17. A. followed B. expected C. replied D. accepted18. A. change B. repeat C. hurry D. pass19. A. agreed B. needed C. begged D. hated20. A. knew B.

12、learned C. guessed D. heard21. A. so B. for C. but D. or22. A. put up B. take up C. pickup D. give up23. A. As usual B. Go ahead C. By the way D. Come on24. A patience B luck C. fun D. success25. A. excited B. proud C. anxious D. angry26. A. well B. again C. fairly D. regularly27. A. discussed B. co

13、ntinued C. counted D. argued28. A. nervously B. immediately C. strangely D. suddenly29. A. promised B. admitted C. wondered D. discovered30. A. a mistake B. a decision C. an attempt D. an effort31. A. free B. different C. full D. happy32. A. managed B. recognized C. allowed D. reduced33. A. importan

14、t B: attractive C. practical D. interesting34. A. offered B. served C. controlled D. taught35. A. realized - B. apologized C. imagined D. explained第二部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题25分，满分50分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A The meaning of the word volunteer may be a little different in different countries, but i

15、t usually means one who offers his or her se vices. There are many different rays in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other count

16、ries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who .are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers dont expect any kind of pay. At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, howev

17、er, recently came back from India with a pew idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresas homes in Calcutta. The following is her story. I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school. We watched a videoabout her work in India and all over t

18、he world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks. “1 was asked to work in a home for sick peopleI helped wash clothes

19、and sheetsand pass out lunchI aso fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them upI felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped themTo be honestI dontthink l was helping very muchIt was then that I realized that I had not really come to help。b

20、ut to learn about and experience another culture(文化)that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world” ，36According to the text，a volunteer refers to a person who _。 A is willing to help those in need without pay Bcan afford to travel to different places C has a strong wish to be succes

21、sful Dhas made a big fortune in lire 37Tracy started her work as a volunteer _ A.after she met Mother TeresaB.after she finished high schoolC when she was touring CalcuttaDwhen she was working in a hospital 、38Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer? A. She liked to work with Mother Teresa B. She had

22、 already had some experience CShe was asked by Mother Teresa to do s0DShe wanted to follow Mother Teresas example39What is Tracys “new idea”(Paragraph 2)of being a volunteer? A. Going abroad to help the sick B. Working in Mother Teresas home C. Doing simple things to help the poor D. Improving onese

23、lf through helping others B As nanny(保姆)，cook，cleaner，shopper，driver，and gardener，she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain todayAnd paying someone else。to do the chores(家务活)which take the average housewife 7l hours a week would cost 349 At over E l8000 a year thats more than the earnings of

24、 70 percent，of the population，including train drivers，firemen，prison officers，and social workersLooking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into an even higher pay leagueAccording to a study，she earns E 457a week at nearly E 24000 fl year，the same as teachers，engineers,and chemists R

25、esearchers put a price on each chore，then tried to find out how long the average person takes doin9。themThey found house wxves spend an average 707 hours a week on housework-with looking after the children(17.9 hours)and cooking and cleaning(123 hours each)the mosttime-consuming(费时) A wife with a pa

26、rt-time job still works an average of 59 hours a week at homeThose in full-time employment：put in longer hours at home than in the workplaceThe good news is that these hours drop sharply as children get olderWhile the average mother with a child under one puts in90 hours weekly，the figure drops to 8

27、0 hours from one to four and t066 hours from five to tenMother-of-four Karen Williams from London said，“Paying the housewives may not be practical，but the government should recognize the value of housework，perhaps through the taxRunning a house takes a lot of time and most husbands dont understand t

28、hisFor example，my husband only puts a shelf up now and againHe never cleans the kitchen-thats the real test”40earns most according to the text? A A social worker BA fireman C A gardener DA teacher 41We learn from the text that looking after children A takes more time than Idoing any other housework

29、B. means more duties than being a teacher crequires the mother to be welleducated Dprevents the mother from working outside42According to the text，a housewife with a baby less than one year old may work. A .66hours a week B. 71 hours a weekC. 80 hours a week D90 hours a week43，By mentioning her husb

30、and，Rated Williams wants to show that A housework is no easy job Bher husband has no time to clean the kitchen C a housewife needs to be paid for cleaningDthe kitchen is hard to cleanC Are yousometimes fl little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunchThey may t

31、hink that eatin9。lunch is the cause of the sleepinessOr，in summer，they may think it is the heat。However，the real：reason lies inside their bodiesAt that time about eight hours after you wake up your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slowdown and feel sleepyScientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or dayThe people in these experiments almost always followed fl similar sleeping patternThey slept for one long period and then for one short period a