2008年高考英語(江蘇卷)（原卷版）

2008年普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（江蘇卷）第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）21.Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastby__________seainsteadofdrivingacross_________continent.A.the…the B./…the C.the…/ D./…/22.DoyoumindifIrecordyourlecture?___________.Goahead.A.Nevermind B.Noway C.Notatall D.No,you’dbetternot23.IsPeterthere?_____________,please.I’llseeifIcanfindhimforyou.A.Holdup B.Holdon C.Holdout D.Holdoff24.TheScienceMuseum,____________wevisitedduringarecenttriptoBritain,isoneofLondon’stouristattractions.A.which B.what C.that D.where25.Ican’trepairtheseuntiltomorrow,I’mafraid.That’sOK,there’s____________.A.noproblem B.nowonder C.nodoubt D.nohurry26.Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.That’sright._____________.A.Manyhandsmakelightwork B.SomethingisbetterthannothingC.Themorethemerrier D.Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone27.Itisoftensaidthatthejoyoftravelingis__________inarrivingatyourdestination___________inthejourneyitself.A./…but B./…or C.not…or D.not…but28.Whydoyousuggestwebuyanewmachine?Becausetheoldonehasbeendamaged___________.A.beyondreach B.beyondrepair C.beyondcontrol D.beyonddescription29.Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?Yes.Theyareaccustomed____________atmeals.A.totalk B.tonottalk C.totalking D.tonottalking30.Itis__________tospendmoneyonpreventingillnessesbypromotinghealthylivingratherthanspendingontryingtomakepeople___________aftertheyareill.A.good…good B.well…better C.better…better D.better…good31.I’mstillworkingonmyproject.Oh,you’llmissthedeadline.Timeis____________.A.runningout B.goingout C.givingout D.losingout32.__________youeatthecorrectfoods___________beabletokeepfitandstayhealthy.A.Onlyif…willyou B.Onlyif…youwillC.Unless…willyou D.Unless…youwill33.I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.Ithinkso.He___________foritformonths.A.ispreparing B.waspreparing C.hadbeenpreparing D.hasbeenpreparing34.TolearnEnglishwell,weshouldfindopportunitiestohearEnglish___________asmuchaswecan.A.speak B.speaking C.spoken D.tospeak35.I’msorry.I___________atyoutheotherday.Forgetit.Iwasabitoutofcontrolmyself.A.shouldn’tshout B.shouldn’thaveshoutedC.mustn’tshout D.mustn’thaveshouted第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）EvelynGlenniewasthefirstladyofsolopercussioninScotland.Inaninterview,sherecalledhowshebecameapercussionsoloist(打擊樂器獨奏演員)inspiteofherdisability.“EarlyonIdecidednottoallowthe36ofotherstostopmefrombeingamusician.IgrewuponafarminnortheastScotlandandbegan37pianolessonswhenIwaseight.TheolderIgot,themoremypassion(酷愛)formusicgrew.ButIalsobegantograduallylosemy38.Doctorsconcludedthatthenervedamagewasthe39andbyagetwelve,Iwaspletelydeaf.Butmyloveformusicnever40me.“My41wastobeeapercussionsoloist,eventhoughtherewerenoneatthattime.Toperform,I42tohearmusicdifferentlyfromothers.Iplayinmystockingfeetandcan43thepitchofanote(音調高低)bythevibrations(振動).Ifeelthroughmybodyandthroughmy44.Myentiresoundworldexistsbymakinguseofalmostevery45thatIhave.“Iwas46tobeassessedasamusician,notasadeafmusician,andIappliedtothefamousRoyalAcademyofMusicinLondon.Nootherdeafstudenthad47thisbeforeandsometeachers48myadmission.Basedonmyperformance,Iwas49admittedandwentto50withtheacademy’shighesthonours.“Afterthat,Iestablishedmyselfasthefirstfulltimesolopercussionist.I51andarrangedalotofmusicalpositionssince52hadbeenwrittenspeciallyforsolopercussionists.“Ihavebeenasoloistforovertenyears.53thedoctorthoughtawastotallydeaf,itdidn’t54thatmypassioncouldn’tberealized.Iwouldencouragepeoplenottoallowthemselvestobe55byothers.Followyourpassion;followyourheart,theywillleadyoutotheplaceyouwanttogo.”36.A.conditions B.opinions C.actions D.remendations37.A.enjoying B.choosing C.taking D.giving38.A.sight B.hearing C.touch D.taste39.A.evidence B.result C.excuse D.cause40.A.left B.excited C.acpanied D.disappointed41.A.purpose B.decision C.promise D.goal42.A.turned B.learned C.used D.ought43.A.tell B.see C.hear D.smell44.A.carefulness B.movement C.imagination D.experience45.A.sense B.effort C.feeling D.idea46.A.dissatisfied B.astonished C.determined D.discouraged47.A.done B.accepted C.advised D.admitted48.A.supported B.followed C.required D.opposed49.A.usually B.finally C.possibly D.hopefully50.A.study B.research C.graduate D.progress51.A.wrote B.translated C.copied D.read52.A.enough B.some C.many D.few53.A.However B.Although C.When D.Since54.A.mean B.seem C.conclude D.say55.A.directed B.guided C.taught D.limited第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題，每題2分，滿分30分）AWhattimeisit?Mostpeopleareprettyaccurateintheiranswer.Andifyoudon’tknowforsure,it’saverylikelythatyoucanfindout.Theremaybeawatchonyourwrist,theremaybeaclockonthewall,desk,orputerscreen;ormaybeyou’reridinginacarthathasaclockinthedashboard(儀表板).Evenifyoudon’thaveatimepieceofsomesortnearby,yourbodykeepsitsownbeat.Humanshaveaninternalclockthatregulates(調節(jié))thebeatingofourheart,thepaceofourbreathing,thedischarge(排出)ofchemicalswithinourbloodstream,andmanyotherbodilyfunctions.Timeissomethingfromwhichwecan’tescape.Evenifweignoreit,it’sstillgoingby,tickingaway,secondbysecond,minutebyminute,hourbyhour.Sothemainissueinusingyourtimewellis,“Who’sincharge?”Wecanallowtimetoslipbyandletitbeourenemy.Orwecantakecontrolofitandmakeitourally.Bytakingcontrolofhowyouspendyourtime,you’llincreaseyourchancesofbeingamoresuccessfulstudent.Perhapsmoreimportantly,thebetteryouareatmanagingthetimeyoudevotetoyourstudies,themoretimeyou’llhavetospendonyouroutsideinterests.Theaimoftimemanagementisnottoscheduleeverymomentsowebeeslavesofatimetablethatgovernseverywakingmomentoftheday.Instead,theaimistomakeinformedchoicesastohowweuseourtime.Ratherthanlettingthedaygoby,largelywithoutourawareness,whatwearegoingtodiscussnextcanmakeusbetterabletocontroltimeforourownpurposes.56.Theunderlinedword“ally”inPara.3morelikelymeanssomebodyorsomethingthatis_________.A.yourslaveandservesyou B.yoursupporterandhelpsyouC.underyourcontrolandobeysyou D.underyourinfluenceandfollowsyou57.Theauthorintendstotellusthattime_____________.A.couldberegulatedbyatimepiecesuchasaclockorawatchB.couldbemanagedbytheinternalclockofhumanbodiesC.shouldbewellmanagedforourowninterestD.shouldbesavedforoutsideinterests58.Inthenextpart,theauthorwouldmostprobablydiscusswithyou________.A.howtokeepupwiththetimes B.howtomakeupforlosttimeC.howtohaveagoodtime D.howtomakegooduseoftimeBWeexperiencedifferentformsoftheSun’senergyeveryday.Wecanseeitslightandfeelitswarmth.TheSunisthemajorsourceofevaporation(蒸發(fā))ofwaterfromtheoceansandlakes.Sunlightalsoprovidestheenergyusedbygreenplantstomaketheirownfood.Thesegreenplantsthenprovidefoodforallorganisms(生物)ontheEarth.MuchoftheenergythatesfromtheSunneverreachestheEarth’ssurface.Itiseitherreflectedorabsorbedbythegasesintheupperatmosphere.Oftheenergythatreachestheloweratmosphere,30%isreflectedbycloudsortheEarth’ssurface.Theremaining70%warmsthesurfaceoftheplanet,causeswatertoevaporate,andprovidesenergyforthewatercycleandweather.Onlyatinypart,approximately0.023%,isactuallyusedbygreenplantstoproducefood.ManygasesfoundintheatmosphereactuallyreflectheatenergyescapingfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheEarth.ThesegasesactliketheglassofagreenhouseinthattheyallowenergyfromtheSuntoenterbutpreventenergyfromleaving.Theyarethereforecalledgreenhousegases.Whensunlightstrikesanobject,someoftheenergyisabsorbedandsomeisreflected.Theamountreflecteddependsonthesurface.Forexample,you’veprobablynoticedhowbrightsnowiswhensunlightfallsonit.SnowreflectsmostoftheenergyfromtheSun,soitcontributestothelowtemperaturesofwinter.Darkcolouredsurfaces,suchasdarksoilorforest,absorbmoreenergyandhelpwarmthesurroundingair.59.Accordingtothepassage,therootcauseforweatherchangesontheEarthis______.A.theatmospheresurroundingtheEarth B.waterfromoceansandlakesC.energyfromtheSun D.greenhousegasesinthesky60.OnlyasmallpartoftheSun’senergyreachestheEarth’ssurfacebecausemostofit_______________.A.absorbedbythecloudsintheloweratmosphereB.reflectedbythegasesintheupperatmosphereC.lostintheupperandloweratmosphereD.usedtoevaporatewaterfromtheoceansandlakes61.Welearnfromthepassagethat_______________.A.alllivingthingsontheEarthdependontheSunfortheirfoodB.aforestlooksdarkinwinterbecauseitabsorbssolarenergyC.only0.023%oftheenergyfromtheSunismadeuseofontheEarthD.greenhousegasesallowheatenergytoescapefromtheEarth’ssurfaceCGalleryPoliciesforVisitorstoNationalGalleryofArt,WashingtonVisitorsmustpresentallcarrieditemsforinspectionuponentry.Afterinspection,allbags,backpacks,umbrellas,parcels,andotherthingsasdeterminedbysecurityofficersmustleftatthecheckrooms,freeofcharge,closetoeachentrance.Alloversizedbags,backpacksandluggagemustbeleftatthecheckroomsnearthe4thStreetentranceofeithertheEastorWestBuilding.Theseitemswillhavetobexrayedbeforebeingaccepteditemsofvalue,suchaslaptopputers,cameras,andfurcoats,maynotbeleftinthecheckroomsbutmaybecarriedintothegalleries.Weregretthatwedonothaveenoughspaceforvisitoritemslargerthan17×26inchesintotheGalleryoritscheckrooms.AdditionalsecurityproceduresandchecksmaybetakenaccordingtothedecisionoftheGallery.Forthesafetyoftheartworksandothervisitors,nothingmaybecarriedonavisitor’sback.Softfrontbabycarriersareallowed,butchildrenmaynotbecarriedonshouldersorinachildcarrierwornontheback.Pushchairsareavailablefreeofchargeneareachcheckroom.Smokingisprohibited.Foodanddrinkarenotpermittedoutsidethefoodserviceareas.Unopenedbottledwatermaybecarriedonlyinavisitor’sbag.Cellphonesmaynotbeusedinthegalleries.Animals,otherthanserviceanimals,arenotpermittedintheGallery.Skateboardingisprohibited.Picturetaking(includingvideoforpersonaluseispermittedexceptinspecialexhibitionsandwherespecificallyprohibited.Tripods(三角架)arenotallowed.Pleasedonottouchtheworksofart.62.WhenpeopleetovisittheGallery,theyshould____________.A.leavealltheircarrieditemsatthecheckroomsB.havealltheircarrieditemsxrayedattheentranceC.takealltheircarrieditemswiththemwithoutinspectionD.havealltheircarrieditemsinspectedattheentrance63.WhatdoestheGalleryfeelsorryfor?A.Visitorshavetokeeptheirvaluableitemsinthecheckrooms.B.ThesizeofvisitoritemsallowedintotheGalleryislimited.C.Itcannotkeepoversizedvisitoritemsduetolimitedspace.D.Visitoritemsover17×26inchesmustgothroughadditionalchecks.64.ParentswithsmallchildrenvisitingtheGallery_____________.A.cancarrytheirchildreninsoftfrontchildcarriersB.cancarrytheirchildrenontheirshouldersC.cancarrytheirchildreninchildcarrierswornonthebackD.oughttopayiftheywanttousepushchairsfortheirchildren65.Visitingphotographersshouldmakesurethat__________.A.picturesandvideosareallowedforpersonaluseanywhereintheGalleryB.picturesandvideoscanbetakeninsomeplacesforpersonaluseC.picturetakingandvideoingaretotallyforbiddenintheGalleryD.tripodsareallowedexceptinsomespecialexhibitionsDIthadbeensometimesinceJackhadseentheoldman.College,carrier,andlifeitselfgotintheway.Infact,Jackmovedclearacrossthecountryinpursuitofthedreams.There,intherushofhisbusylife,Jackhadlittletimetothinkaboutthepastandoftennotimetospendwithhiswifeandson.Hewasworkingonhisfuture,andnothingcouldstophim.Overthephone,hismothertoldhim,“Mr.Belserdiedlastnight.ThefuneralisWednesday.”Memoriesfleshedthroughhismindlikeanoldnewsreelashesatquietlyrememberinghischildhooddays.“Jack,didyouhearme?”“Oh,sorry,Mom.Yes,Iheardyou.it’sbeensolongsinceIthoughtofhim.I’msorry,butIhonestlythoughthediedyearsago,”Jacksaid.“Well,hedidn’tforgetyou.EverytimeIsawhimhe’daskhowyouweredoing.He’dreminisce(回憶)aboutthemanydaysyouspentover‘hissideofthefence’asheputit,”Momtoldhim.“Ilovedthatoldhousehelivedin,”Jacksaid.“Youknow,Jack,afteryourfatherdied,Mr.Belsersteppedintomakesureyouhadaman’sinfluenceinyourlife,”shesaid.“He’stheonewhotaughtmecarpentry.Iwouldn’tbeinthisbusinessifitweren’tforhim.Hespentalotoftimeteachingmethingshethoughtwereimportant.Mom,I’llbethereforthefuneral.”Jacksaid.Busyashewas,hekepthisword.Jackcaughtthenextflighttohishometown.Mr.Belser’sfuneralwassmallanduneventful.Hehadnochildrenofhisown,andmostofhisrelativeshadpassedaway.Thenightbeforehehadtoreturnhome,JackandhisMomstoppedbytoseetheoldhousenextdooronemoretime,whichwasexactlyasheremembered.Everystepheldmemories.Everypicture,everypieceoffurniture…Jackstoppedsuddenly.“What’swrong,Jack?”hisMomasked.“Theboxisgone,”hesaid.“Whatbox?”Momasked.“Therewasasmallgoldboxthathekeptlockedontopofhisdesk.Imusthaveaskedhimathousandtimeswhatwasinside.Allhe’devertellmewas‘thethingIvaluemost’,”Jacksaid.Itwasgone.EverythingaboutthehousewasexactlyhowJackrememberedit,exceptforthebox.HefiguredsomeonefromtheBelserfamilyhadtakenit.“NowI’llneverknowwhatwassovaluabletohim,”Jacksaidsadly.Returningtohisofficethenextday,hefoundapackageonhisdesk.Thereturnaddresscaughthisattention.“Mr.HaroldBelser”itread.Jacktoreopenthepackage.Thereinsidewasthegoldboxandanenvelope.Jack’shandsshookashereadthenoteinside,“Uponmydeath,pleaseforwardthisboxanditscontentstoJackBernett.It’sthethingIvaluedmostinmylife.”Asmallkeywastapedtotheletter.Hisheartracing,andtearsfillinghiseyes.Jackcarefullyunlockedthebox.Thereinsidehefoundabeautifulgoldpocketwatch.Runninghisfingersslowlyoverthefinecover,heopenedit.Insidehefoundthesewordscarved:“Jack.Thanksforyourtime!HaroldBelser.”“Oh.MyGod!Thisisthethinghevaluedmost…”Jackheldthewatchforafewminutes,thencalledhisassistantandclearedhisappointmentsforthenexttwodays.“Why?”hisassistantasked.“Ineedsometimetospendwithmyson,”hesaid.66.WhydidJackthinkMr.Belserdiedyearsago?A.CollegeandcareerpreventedhimfromrememberingMr.Belser.B.JackwastoobusywithhisbusinessandfamilytothinkaboutMr.Belser.C.JackwastoobusyrealizinghisdreamstothinkaboutMr.Belser.D.Hispresentbusylifewashedawayhischildrenmemories.67.Jack’smothertoldhimonthephoneaboutMr.BelserEXCEPTthat_________.A.Mr.BelseroftenaskedhowJackwasdoingB.Mr.Belser’sfuneralwouldtakeplaceonWednesdayC.Mr.BelserhadaskedforJack’smailingaddressD.Mr.Belserhadpleasantmemoriesoftheirtimetogether68.WhydidBelsersendJackhisgoldwatch?A.BecausehewasgratefulforJack’stimewithhim.B.Becausehehadnochildrenorrelatives.C.Becausehethoughthehadtokeephisword.D.BecauseJackhadalwayswanteditduringhischildhood.69.WhydidJacksayheneededsometimetospendwithhisson?A.Hewasverytiredofhisworkandwantedtohaveagoodrest.B.Hehadpromisedtosparemoretimetostaywithhisson.C.Hehadmissedhissonandhisfamilyfordays.D.Hecametorealizetheimportanceofthetimewithhisfamily.70.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.TheGoodOldTimes B.WhatHeValuedMostC.AnOldGoldWatch D.TheLostChildhoodDays第四部分：任務型閱讀(共10小題，每小題１分，滿分10分)請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據所讀內容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當的單詞。注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。請將答案寫在答題卡上相應的橫線上。Teamworkisjustasimportantinscienceasitisontheplayingfieldorinthegym.Scientificinvestigations(調查)arealmostalwayscarriedoutbyteamsofpeopleworkingtogether.Ideasareshared,experiencesaredesigned,dataareanalyzed,andresultsareevaluatedandsharedwithotherinvestigators.Groupworkisnecessary,andisusuallymoreproductivethanworkingalone.Severaltimesthroughouttheyearyoumaybeaskedtoworkwithoneormoreofyourclassmates.Whateverthetaskyourgroupisassigned,afewrulesneedtobefollowedtoensureaproductiveandsuccessfulexperience.Whatesfirstistokeepanopenmind,becauseeveryone’sideasdeserveconsiderationandeachgroupmembercanmakehisorherowncontribution.Secondly,itmakesajobeasiertodividethegrouptaskamongallgroupmembers.Choosearoleontheteamthatisbestsuitedtoyourparticularstrengths.Thirdly,alwaysworktogether,taketurns,andencourageeachotherbylistening,clarifying,andtrustingoneanother.Mutualsupportandtrustoftenmakeagreatdifference.Activitieslikeinvestigationsaremosteffectivewhendonebysmallgroups.Herearesomemoresuggestionsforeffectiveteamperformanceduringtheseactivities:Makesureeachgroupmemberunderstandsandagreestothetaskgiventohimorher,andeveryoneknowsexactlywhen,whyandwhattodo;taketurnsdoingvarioustasksduringsimilarandrepeatedactivities;beawareofwhereothergroupmembersareandwhattheyaredoingsoastoensuresafety;beresponsibleforyourownlearning,thoughitisbynomeansunwisetopareyourobservationswiththoseofothergroupmembers.Whenthereisresearchtobedone,dividet