2008全國各高考英語真題集2008湖北英語卷

1、2008年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（湖北卷）英語第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30 分）第一節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 7.5 分）聽下面 5 段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10 秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. Where does the con versati on most probably take place?A. I n an office. B. I n a library. C. I n a bookstore.2. Where did

2、the speakers pla n to go?A. A shopp ing cen ter.B. An opera house. C. The park ing lot.3. Which aspect of the film does the woma n like?A. The plot.B. The music. C. The dialogue.4. What do we know about the woman s jacket?A. It is sold at a lower price.B. Its color is her favorite.C. It is her siste

3、r s size.5. What does the woma n imply?A. The man is so forgetful.B. The man is too careless.C. The man is over con fide nt.第二節(jié)（共 15 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 22.5 分）聽下面 5 段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話或獨(dú)白前后，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題 5 秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5 秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 題

4、。6. What makes the man so tired?A. Play ing games.B. Surfing the Intern et.C. Searchi ng for in teresti ng people.7. Whom did the man chat with?A. People from Can ada.B. People in n eed of his help.C. People on the same project.聽第 7 段材料，回答第& 9 題。8. What does the law forbid people to do?A. To tak

5、e dogs to parks.B. To walk dogs in the streets.C. To treat dogs cruelly.9. What do we know from what the woma n said?A. Dogs should be kept at home.B. Buildi ng a dog park is n ecessary.C. People would remove the dog waste.聽第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 題。10. Accord ing to the man, what did he do before he wa

6、tched TV?A. He washed his han ds.B. He had his supper.C. He took a path.11. What place had the man bee n to the ni ght before?A. James Street.B. A restaura nt.C. A friend s home.12. What does the man try to do in the con versati on?A. To prove the truth. B. To find the truth.C. To hide the truth.聽第

7、9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 題。13. Why did the son come back late?A. He hurt his hands and kn ees.B. He went to a pub with Lin da.C. He waited a long time for the bus.14. What was the old lady doing in the middle of the road?A. Look ing for somethi ng.B. Struggli ng to sand up.C. Trying to seek help.15. What h

8、appe ned to Lin da?A. She was fired. B. She got injured. C. She had an accident.16. Where was the wit ness?A. Outside the pub.B. At a bus stop.C. In his car.聽第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 題。17. What s the problem of some of the university students?A. They don t spend all their time on studies.B. They don t k

9、now what to do with their free time.C. They don t have choices for outside class activities.18. How is the stude nts igh schobl life?A. Con trolled and busy.B. Regular and colorful.C. Active and in depe ndent.19. Accord ing to the speaker, what is the role of outside class activities at uni versity?

10、A. To make stude nts healthier.B. To improve stude nts test scores.C. To en rich stude nts experie nee.20. What does the speaker advise his stude nts to do?A. Lear n to enjoy themselves.B. Lear n to be their own masters.C. Lear n to develop their pote ntial.第二部分：英語語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共三節(jié)，滿分第一節(jié)：多項(xiàng)選擇（共 10 小題；每小題 1

11、 分，滿分 10 分）55 分）從 A、B、C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng) 涂黑。21. The young man made a_to his pare nts that he would try to earn his own livi ng aftergraduati on.A. predict ionB. promiseC. pla nD. con tributi on22. The top leaders of the two coun tries are holdi ng talks in a friendly_A. atmosphere B.

12、 stateC. situationD. phenomenon23. Though havi ng lived abroad for years, many Chin ese still_ the traditi onal customs.A. performB. possessC. observeD. support24.As no body here knows what is wrong with the mach ine, we must send for an engin eer tothe problem.A. han dleB. raiseC. faceD. prese nt25

13、. The teacher stressed again that the students should not_any important details whileretelli ng the story.A. bring outB. let outC. leave outD. make out26. In modern times, people have to learn to _ all kinds of pressure although they arelead ing a comfortable life.A. keep withB. stay withC. meet wit

14、hD. live with27. The present situation is very complex, so I think it will take me some time to_ itsreality.A. make upB. figure outC. look through D. put off28. In those days, our_ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow stormwith food and health care.A. normalB. constantC. perman

15、ent D. primary29. As he works in a remote area, he visits his pare nts only_ .A. occasi on allyB. an xiouslyC. practically D. urge ntly30. When she first arrived in China, she won dered what the future might have_ for her, butnow all her worries are gone.A. in n eedB. in timeC. in preparati onD. in

16、store第二節(jié)：完成句子（共 10 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 15 分）閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)括號內(nèi)的漢語提示，用句末括號內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子，并將答案寫在答題卡上的相應(yīng)題號后。31. _（最長的三條河流） in the world are the Niles, the Amaz on, and the Changjiang River.（lo ng）32. _ （他們玩）video games ever since they entered college. （ play）33. _ （我成長的） is very hot and damp in summer. （ grow）34. _

17、 （我花了） one thousand dollars to buy the painting last wek. （ cost）35. I feel so sick. I wish Mum_ （沒有逼我）to eat so much.（ force）36. You d better go and_（把你的轎車洗洗）No, I ll do it myself.wash）37. With the rapid developme nt of scie nee and tech no logy, I can（我的家 g 鄉(xiāng)會(huì)_是什么樣子） in ten years. （what）38. It is

18、your efforts, not your intelligenee,_ （決定）your success. （determine）39. He looks sleepy. He must_ （熬夜了） last night, writing the essay. （stay）40. At present, lots of food, water, tents, and medicine_ （正在運(yùn)往）from all over China andother parts of the world to the earthquake-stricken areas. （transport）第三節(jié)

19、：完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C 和 D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。On a warm Mon day, Jenny Neils on bought a san dwich and parked her car un der some trees.Rolli ng dow n the win dows to 41 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lun ch. Sudde nly she42 a big bald（禿頂?shù)模﹎

20、an running through the parking lot. Before she came to 43 what would happe n, the man was there,shouti ng through her win dow,“ Get out! ”Neils on 44.Pulli ng ope n her door, the man seized her 45 the n eck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. Shescreamed, 46 her purse and the key

21、s.Two reporters of the local n ewspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jacks on, just outside their office buildi ng on a47,heard the screams and bega n running .Whe n they 48 Neils on s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver49 s seat and wassearchi ng for the keys. Bruce ope ned the door, and he and

22、Jacks on dragged the man out. The attacker 50 back. But evenin his corn ered panic, he was no 51 for the two athletic men.Reggie Miller, a worker of the local n ewspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to 52 the police,and then ran back with some plastic ropes-used to tie upn e

23、wspapers.With his arms 53 tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 54 , hope you guys feel good about yourselves-you just caught one of the most wan ted men. ” They 55him and waited for the police.Later, Bruce and Jacks on were shocked to learn the man was the 56 carjacker （劫車者） and suspect

24、ed murderer,whose _57 but with a full head of hair had been recently printed in their own newspaper.Neils on con siders herself lucky 58 she suffered injuries. She believes the story mighthave had a 59 ending if those good people had not come to her aid.“ Unfortunately,” she said,“ many people would

25、 60 have done what they did, and that the real truth.”41. A. bringB. letC. gatherD.send42. A. recog ni zedB. watchedC. no ticedD. met43. A. realizeB. un dersta ndC.imagi neD. con clude44. A. escapedB. struggledC. refusedD. obeyed45. A. byB. aroundC. withD. on46. A. buryi ngB. forgetti ngC. offeri ng

26、D. grabb ing47. A. tripB. visitC. breakD. holiday48. A. startedB. stoppedC. en teredD. reached49. A. carefullyB. madlyC. disappo in tedly D. patie ntly50. A. foughtB. turnedC. jumpedD. shoutedMargaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a ni ght clea ner, c

27、lea ningoffices in a big buildi ng.She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. I would have liked to go back toit, but the shifts （工作班次）are all wrong for me, as I have to behome to get the childre n up and off to school.”So she works as a clea ner in stea

28、d, from 9 a.m. till 6 a.m. five ni ghts a week for just 90, before tax and in sura nee. It better tha n it was last year, but I still think that people who work unsocial hours should get a bit extra.”The hours she s chose n to work meant that she sees ple nty of the childre n, but very little of her

29、 husba nd. However,she does nthat phiiitik any pressure on their relati on ship.Her work isn t physically very hard, but it s not exactly pleasant, either.people who leave their offices like a place for rais ing pigs. If they realized people like me have to do it,perh aps they d be a bit more carefu

30、l.”The fact that she w orking all ni ght does n wtorry Margaret at all. Un like some dark buildings atnight, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. “ Since I ve gotto be herto, enjoy myself-and I usually do, because of the othergirls. We all have a good lau

31、gh, so the time n ever drags.”Ano ther challe nge Margaret has to face is the reacti on of other people whe n she tells themwhat she does for a living.“ They think you re a cleaner because you donwrite, said Margaret. “ used to think what my parents would say if they knew what I Ideen doing, but I d

32、on t think that wayany more. I don t dislike the work though I canabout it. ”61. Margaret quit her job as a nurse because_A. she wan ted to earn more money to support her familyB. she had suffered a lot of men tal pressureC. she n eeded the right time to look after her childre n51. A. matchB. target

33、C. equalD. compa nion52. A. remi ndB. phoneC. i nviteD. beg53. A. rolledB. foldedC. bentD. tied54. A. an grilyB. ki ndlyC. coldlyD. w55. A. caughtB. tha nkedC. comfortedD. ig nored56. A. ordi naryB. professi onalC. hon estD. outstanding57. A. pictureB. backgro undC. characterD. story58. A. andB. but

34、C. thoughD. whe n59. A. ridiculousB. similarC. stra ngeD. differe nt60. A. sometimesB. neverC. oftenD. forever第三部分：閱讀理解（共20 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 40 分）A、B、C 和 D ）中，選出最佳選閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ 項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。I do gett know how to rea（t say ID. she felt tired of taking care of patients62. Margaret gets angry

35、with people who work in the office because Margaret_A. they n ever clea n their officesB. they look dow n upon clea nersC. they n ever do their work carefullyD. they always make a mess in their offices63. When at work, Margaret feels_ .A. light-hearted because of her fellow workersB. happy because t

36、he buildi ng is fully litC. tired because of the heavy workloadD. bored because time passed slowly64. The un derl ined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaretuld_ spare nts woA. help care for her childre nB. regret what they had saidC. show sympathy for herD. feel disappo in ted in herBKath

37、y started at my nu rsery school at the age of three. She settled into the group easily, and would be first on the slideand highest up the climb ing frame. She could put on her coat without help and not only fasten her own buttons but otherchildrens too.She was a lovely child but unfortun ately a scr

38、atcher. If anyone upset her or stood in her way, her right hand would flashout fast and scratch dow n the face of her playmates. Childre n twice her age would fly in fear from her.This must have bee n very reward ing for Kathy but obviously it had to be stopped. All the usual ways failed and the n I

39、remembered an acco unt by G Atk inson Highfield School, of how fights in the playground had been stopped. No punishmenthad been given, but the attacker had been ignored and the victims rewarded. So I decided to try out on Kathy.With a pocketful of Smarties I followed Kathy around. She was so quick t

40、hat it was impossible to prevent her scratching,but I was dertermined to stay within armsength all after noon.All was peaceful but then I saw Kathys hand moved and heard the scream. Gently I gatheredup the little hurt one in my arms and sai d“Nice, nice sweetie”and then looked puzzled when she got n

41、othing.Soon came another scream, this time from John. While holding him in my arms, I said,“Look, Kathy, a nice Smartie for John”and put it into Johns mouth.A smile of understanding flashed across Kathys face. Minutes later, she came to me and said loudly,“Give me aSmartie! I have hurt my fin ger!”“

42、 No,”I replied,“ you ll get it if some one hurts you.”O(jiān)n purpose, she turned and scratched a nearby boy, Tom, and waited quietly while I mothered and rewarded him, then she walked away.She has n ever scratched a child since.Parents who find older children bullying younger brothers and sisters might

43、do well to replace shouting and punishmentby rewarding and giving more attention to the injured ones. Itscerta inly much easier and more effective.65.From the passage, we know that Kathy is_.A. sen sitive but slowB. smart but a bit rudeC. in depe ndent but selfishD. quick but sort of passive.66.Kath

44、y scratched Tom because_.A. she was angry at Tom, who was in her wayB. she wan ted to get a Smartie from the teacherC. she was in the habit of scratch ing other childre nD. she wan ted to know if the teacher meant what she had said67.According to the passage, the underlined wor d “ bullying ” is clo

45、sest in meaning to“_A. helpi ngB. punishingC. hurtingD. protect ing68.The writer of this passage aims to recomme nd an approach to_ .A. rewarding children s good behaviorB correcting children s bad behaviorC. punishing badly-behaved childre nD. praisi ng well-behaved childre nCOne August after noon,

46、 Richard Alle n dropped off his last passe nger, Mrs. Carey. Lift ing two grocery bags, hefollowed her across the yard and stood on the step of her house. Glancing up, he saw a large wasp （黃蜂）nestunder the roof. Allen had heard that wasps can become more likelyto sting （sting, sting, stung 蜇）in summ

47、er. He mentioned this to Mrs. Carey, who had opened the door.“Oh, they don t bother me, ” she said lightly.I go in and out all the time.Anxiously, Allen looked at the nest again-to see the wasps flying straight at him.“ Hurry! ” he shouted to Mrs. Carey.“ Get in! ”She stepped quickly in side. Alle n

48、 ran for his min i-bus. Too late; they were upon him. Just as he jumped aboard, halfa doze n red spots showed on his arm, and he felt more on his back and shoulders.As he was drivi ng dow n the road, Alle n felt as if somethi ng was burning at the back of his neck, and the“ fire ” was spreading forw

49、ard toward his face. And immedxifeslyatook hold ofhim. Alle n knew that st ings could cause some pers ons to die. But he had bee n stung the previous summer and the after-effects soon passed. However, what he didn t know what that the first stinghad tur ned his body into a time bomb wait ing for the

50、 n ext to set off an explosi on.Miles from the n earest medical assista nee, Alle n bega n to feel his ton gue thick and heavy and his heartbeat louder.Most frighte ning, he felt his breathi ng more and more difficult. He reached for the radio mike （話筒），trying to call themini-bus center, but his wor

51、ds were hardly un dersta ndable. Sign als were also poor that far out. He knew a rescue teamwas on 24-hour duty at the Amherst Fire Department s north station. So his best chanee was to make a run for it.Rushi ng dow n the mountain, Alle n tried not to pan ic, focus ing his mind on each sharp tur n.

52、He was almost through the last of them when he felt sure he was going into shock（休克）.Just then he reached for the radiomike again.“ Callfire station, he shouted, concentrating to form the words. “ EmergencyBee sting. Emerge ncy. There in tenminu tes.”“ Fiveten, ” the center replied.Hold on, Alle n t

53、hought. Keep your eyes ope n. Breathe. Keep awake.At last he reached the station. Two firemen ran out. Allen felt their hands grasp him before he hit the ground. You madeit, he thought.69.It is mentioned in the passage that wasps are more likely to attack when_ .A. there are huge no isesB. stra nger

54、s are approach ingC. the air is filled with food smellD. the hottest seas on comes around70.Allen didn t know that if stung by wasps again, he would_ .A. have no after-effectsB. suffer from sharper painC. surely lose his lifeD. become more sen sitive71.Allen failed at his first attempt to send his m

55、essage to the mini-bus center because_.A. he was un able to speak clearlyB. his radio equipme nt was poorC. he was in a state of shockD. no one was on duty72.Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Alle n, A Helpless DriverB. Wasps, Bloody KillersC. A Race Agai nst DeathD. War Agai nst Wasp

56、sDOne morning a few years ago, Harvard Preside nt Neil Rude nsti ne overslept. For this busy man, it was a sort of alarm:after years of non-stop hard work, he might wear himself out and die an early death.Only after a week s leavedugwhich he read novels, listened tomusic and walkedwith his wife on a

57、 beach- was Rudenstine able to return to work.In our modern life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest. Amazingly, within this world ther e is a uni versalbut silly say ing:I am so busy. ”We say this to one ano ther as if our tireless efforts were a tale nt by n ature and an ability to su

58、ccessfully deal withstress. The busier we are, the more importa nt we seem to ourselves and, we imagine, to others. To be unavailable to ourfriends and family, and to be unable to find time to relaxthis has become the model of a successful life.Because we do not rest, we lose our way. We miss the gu

59、ide telling us where to go, the food providi ng is with stre ngth,the quiet givi ng us wisdom.How have we allowed this to happe n? I believe it is this: we have forgotte n the Sabbath, the day of the weekforfollowers of some religio ns- for rest and prayin g. It is a day whe n weare not supposed to

60、work, a time when we devote ourselves to enjoying and celebrating what is beautiful. It is a good time tobless our children and loved ones, give thanks, share meals, walk and sleep. It is a time for us to take a rest, to put our workaside, trusting that there are larger forces at work tak ing care of th