文档内容
--- I’m not really reading, just __ __ the pages.
2008年全国统一高考英语试卷（全国卷II）
A. turning off B. turning around C. turning over D. turning up
第一卷
10. --- Could I ask you a rather personal question?
第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）
--- Sure, ____.
第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
A. pardon me B. go ahead C. good idea D. forget it
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在
11. If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ____ all day.
答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A. rained B. rains C. has rained D. is raining
例: have（ ）A. gave B. save C. hat D. made
12. The director had her assistant ___ some hot dogs for the meeting.
答案是C.
A. picked up B. picks up C. pick up D. picking up
1. course（ ）A. journey B. four C. labour D. hour
13. Stand over there ___ you’ll be able to see the oil painting better.
2. match（ ）A. separate B. marry C. machine D. many
A. but B. till C. and D. or
3. rise（ ）A. purse B. else C. praise D. mouse
14. If their marketing plans succeed, they ____ their sales by 20 percent.
4. bathe（ ）A. faith B. cloth C. maths D. smooth
A. will increase B. have been increasing
5. Britain（ ）A. certain B. train C. against D. contain
C. have increased D. would be increasing
15. Modern equipment and no smoking are two of the things I like ____ working here.
第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A. with B. over C. at D. about
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。
16. The road conditions there turned out to be very good, ___ was more than we could expect.
例: We ___ last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. it B. what C. which D. that
A. must have studied B. might study
17. Liza ___ well not want to go on the trip --- she hates traveling.
C. should have studied D. would study
A. will B. can C. must D. may
答案是C.
18. Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it ____.
6. --- Do you know Anna’s telephone number?
A. collected B. contained C. loaded D. saved
--- __ _ _. As a matter of fact, I don’t know any Anna, either.
19. The house still needed a lot of work, but ___ the kitchen was finished.
A. I think so B. I’m afraid not C. I hope so D. I’d rather not
A. instead B. altogether C. at once D. at least
7. A small car is big enough for a family of three __ __ you need more space for baggage.
20. It was in New Zealand ___ Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith.
A. once B. because C. if D. unless
A. that B. how C. which D. when
8. It’s not __ __ good idea to drive for four hours without __ __ break.
A. a; a B. the; a C. the; the D. a; the
第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
9. --- What are you reading, Tom?
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 33. A. especially B. immediately C. equally D. generally
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 21 a 34. A. once B. again C. still D. even
note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a 22 moment, a reminder of something 35. A. packed B. fetched C. bought D. filled
we were happily expecting, or a bit of 23 for the coming test or sporting event. 36. A. fear B. surprise C. anger D. disappointment
In early grade school they 24 their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有 37. A. waiting for B. worrying about C. caring for D. asking about
自我意识的), and 25 he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer 26 my daily 38. A. wrong B. funny C. strange D. smart
39. A. any more B. enough C. once more D. better
notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to 27 them but I still needed to write them, I 28 until the day
40. A. interestingly B. bitterly C. politely D. laughingly
he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move 29 for a couple of
第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题；第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）
months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, 30 two internship ( 实习 ) in
第一节（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
Washington, D.C., and 31 , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, 32 short vacation visits,
阅读下列短文，从媒体所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上
however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was 33 happy to
将该项涂黑。
have Marc back. Since I was 34 making lunch for his younger brother, I 35 one for Marc, too. Imagine
Ａ
my 36 when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, 37 his lunch.
There was a story many years ago of a school teacher --- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on
“Did I do something 38 ? Don’t you love me 39 , Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw
the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy
at me as I 40 asked him what was wrong.
named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
not like him.
21. A. carried B. found C. included D. held
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his
22. A. difficult B. special C. comfortable D. separate
mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students,
23. A. congratulation B. improvement C. explanation D. encouragement
Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume (香水).
24. A. loved B. answered C. wrote D. examined
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my mom used to.” After the children left she
25. A. lately B. by the way C. by the time D. gradually
cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she
26. A. received B. understood C. enjoyed D. collected
27. A. copy B. read C. take D. send began to teach children.
28. A. held up B. gave up C. followed D. continued Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more
29. A. out B. home C. to college D. to Sacramento she encourage him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the
30. A. organizing B. planning C. comparing D. completing smartest children in the class.
31. A. hopefully B. finally C. particularly D. certainly Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third
32. A. Because of B. Instead of C. Except for D. As for in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs.Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D. (医学博 since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble Upper Received to the Standard
士). Received.
The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, Jonathan Harrington, a professor at Germany’s University of Munich, wanted to discover whether
“Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I accent (口音) changers recorded over the past half century would take place within one person. “As far as
could make a difference.” I know, there just is nobody else for whom there is this sort of broadcast records,” he said.
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the He said the noble way of pronouncing vowels (元音) had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-
one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.” class accent over the past years. “Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. But these
41. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school? are very, very small and slow changes that we don’t notice from year to year.”
A. She made Teddy feel ashamed. “We may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told The Daily Telegraph, a British
B. She asked the children to play with Teddy. newspaper. “In 1952 she would have been hears saying ‘thet men in the bleck het’. Now it would be ‘that
C. She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row. man in the black hat’. And ‘hame’ rather than ‘home’. In the 1950s she would have been ‘lorst’, but by
D. She told the class something untrue about herself.
the 1970s ‘lost’.”
42. What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?
The Queen’s broadcast is a personal message to the Commonwealth countries. Each Christmas, the
A. He often told lies. B. He was good at math.
10-minute broadcast is put on TV at 3 pm in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional
C. He needed motherly care. D. He enjoyed playing with others.
turkey lunch (传统火鸡午餐).
43. In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?
The results were published (发表) in the Journal of Phonetics.
A. She taught fewer school subjects.
45. The Queen’s broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because ______.
B. She became stricter with her students.
A. she has been Queen for many years
C. She no longer liked her job as a teacher.
B. she has a less upper-class accent now
D. She cared more about educating students.
C. her speeches are familiar to many people
44. Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?
D. her speeches have been recorded for 50 years
A. She had kept in touch with him.
46. Which of the following is an example of a less noble accent in English?
B. She had given him encouragement.
A. “duaty” B. “citee” C. “hame” D. “lorst”
C. She had sent him Christmas presents.
47. We may infer from the text that the Journal of Phonetics is a magazine on _____.
D. She had taught him how to judge people.
A. speech sounds B. Christmas customs
C. TV broadcasting D. personal messages
B
48. What is the text mainly about?
The Queen’s English is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific study of the Queen’s Christmas
A. The relationship between accents and social classes.
broadcasts had found. Researchers have studied each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries
B. The Queen’s Christmas speeches on TV.C. The changes in a person’s accent. A. final increase B. big advantage C. large share D. total saving
D. The recent development of the English language. 52. What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?
A. False statements are easy to see through.
C B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something C. Doctors like to act in advertisements.
that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture. D. Advertisements are based on facts.
For example, some might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took
that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!” D
This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of Something in chocolate could be used to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines, say UK
tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser! researchers.
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called Their study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping
a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest. coughs than codeine, which was considered the best cough medicine at present.
Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost The Imperial College London researchers who published their results online said the discovery could
one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents (对手) lead to more effective cough treatment. “While coughing is not necessarily harmful (有害的) it can have a
says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” that’s true. However, and honest major effect on the quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this
statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.” problem,” said Professor Peter Barnes.
Advertisers (广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so Ten healthy volunteers (志愿者) were given theobromine, codeine or placebo, a pill that contains no
they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their medicine, during the experiment. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who received which
patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and pill. The researchers then measured levels of capsaicin, which is used in research to cause coughing and
nine of them work for the Yucky Company. as a sign of how well the medicine are stopping coughs.
This kind of deception happens too of often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the The team found that, when the volunteers were given theobromine, the capsaicin need to produce a
truth can lie as well. cough was around a third higher than in the placebo group. When they were given codeine they need only
49. How much did the lottery winner lose? slightly higher levers of capsaicin to cause a cough compared with the placebo.
A. One hundred dollars. B. Two hundred dollars. The researchers said that theobromine worked by keeping down a verve activity (神经活动), which
C. Three hundred dollars. D. Four hundred dollars. cause coughing. They also found that unlike some standard cough treatments, theobromine caused no side
50. We may infer that the author believes people should _______. effects such as sleepiness.
A. buy lottery tickets B. make use of half-truths 53. According to Professor Barnes, theobromine ______.
C. not take anything at face value D. not trust the Yucky Company A. cannot be as effective as codeine B. can be harmful to people’s health
51. What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean? C. cannot be separated from chocolate D. can be a more effective cure for coughs54. What was used in the experiment to cause coughing? Café open Wed. --- Sat., 11:00 am --- 3:00 pm.
A. Theobromine. B. Codeine. C. Capsaicin. D. Placebo. Sun. brunch with wine, 10:00 --- 3:00 pm.
55. We learn from the text that volunteers in the experiment _____. (608) 845-6600 www.artisangal.com
A. were patients with bad coughs B. were divided into the three groups Christopher Columbus Museum
C. received standard treatments D. suffered little side effects 239 Whitney St., Columbus
56. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? World-class exhibit --- 2000 quality souvenirs (纪念品) marking Chicago’s 1893 World Columbian
A. Codeine: A New Medicine B. Chocolate May Cure Coughs Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.
C. Cough Treatment: A Hard Case D. Theobromine Can Cause Coughs Open daily, 8:15 am --- 4:00 pm.
(920) 623-1992 www.columbusantiquemall.com
E 57. Which of the following is on Capitol Square?
Attractions in Wisconsin A. Wisconsin Historical Museum. B. Swiss Historical Village.
Wisconsin Historical Museum C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café. D. Christopher Columbus Museum.
30 N. Carroll Street on Madison’s Capitol Square 58. Where can you go for a visit on Monday?
Discover Wisconsin’s history and culture (文化) on four floors of exhibits. Open for public program. A. Wisconsin Historical Museum. B. Swiss Historical Village.
Admission is free. C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery café. D. Christopher Columbus Museum.
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 am --- 4:00 pm. 59. Where can visitors have lunch?
(608) 264-6555 www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum A. At Wisconsin Historical Museum. B. At Swiss Historical Village.
Swiss historical village C. At Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café. D. At Christopher Columbus Museum.
612 Seventh Ave., New Glarus 60. We learn from the text that___________.
The Swiss Historical Village offers a delightful look at pioneer life in America’s heartland. 14 A. Swiss Historical Village is open for half a year
buildings in the village give a full picture of every day life in the nineteenth-century Midwest. B. Christopher Columbus Museum overlooks a river
Tue. --- Fri., May 1st --- October 31st, 10:00 am --- 4:00 pm. Admission is $20. C. tickets are needed for Wisconsin Historical Museum
(608) 527-2317 www.swisshistoricalvillage.com D. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café are open daily for 4 hours
Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café
6858 Paoli Rd., Paoli, WI 第二节（共5小题; 每小题1分, 满分5分）
One of the largest collections of fine arts and crafts (手工艺品) in Wisconsin. Over 5000 sp. ft. of 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项多余选项.
exhibition space in a historic creamery. While visiting enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our café --- Can you help me?
overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison! --- Sure, what’s the problem?
Gallery open Tue. --- Sun., 10:00 am --- 5:00 pm. --- 6 1 .--- Well, how about San Francisco? We went there last year and had a great time. 70. The village children like to go __________（游泳）in the nearby river.
--- 62 71. One of our _________（邻居）kept a very beautiful garden.
--- Well, there is Golden Gate Bridge of course, and Golden Gate Park. It’s a really big park. You can go 72. The English teacher gives the class a __________ （听写）almost every day.
for long walks or take a rest in the Japanese Tea Garden. It’s beautiful there. 73. David turned and walked off in the ___________（相反）direction.
--- 63 74. I suggest that we have ____________（定期）meetings.
--- There is also a place called Fisherman’s Wharf. That’s really popular with tourists. There are lots of 75. Rose rushed _____________（向楼下）to answer the door.
shops, cafes and restaurants. And from there you can go on a boat trip to Alcatraz. You know, it’s a small
but very beautiful island. 第二节 短文该错（共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
--- 64 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在答题卡的相应
--- No, you can’t stay on the island; there aren’t any hotels. You can only go for the day. I think I’ve still 位置上画一个勾(√)；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
got a book about San Francisco. I can lend it to you. 此行多一个词：把多余的词写在答题卡相应的位置上，用斜线（\）划掉。
--- 65 此行缺一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该加的词，并附带前（后）词。
此行错一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该错词和改正后的词。
A. What can you do there?
If I have the honor to be chose to work for the 76. ___________
B. Oh, great! What a great place to stay in!
C. What an idea! What is the best time to go there? 29th Olympic Games, I will at first improve my 77.___________
D. I can’t decide where to go for the holiday --- any ideas? English so that I can talk easily about foreign visitor. 78. ___________
E. Thanks a lot. San Francisco, here I come! Second, I will learn more about history of the 79. __________
F. Hmm, that sounds good.
Olympics as good as the 2008 Olympic Games. Third, 80. __________
G. How can I go there?
since I was familiar with Beijing, I can help visitors find 81. __________
their ways in the city. Finally, I should be able to tell 82. __________
visitors about our history and culture and show 83. _________
第二卷 （非选择题）
them their great achievements. In short, I will do 84._________
第三部分 写作（共三节, 满分55分）
my best to help making the Games a success. 85. _________
第一节 单词拼写 （共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释, 在答题卡相应的位置上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式. （每空
第三节 书面表达（满分30分）
只写一词）
假定你是李华, 你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文. 请你根据下列要点写回信.
66. Lisa, I didn’t __________（认出）you --- you’ve had your hair cut!
要点：1. 参加中文学习班；
67. I usually just have a __________（三明治）for lunch.
2. 看中文书刊、电视；
68. Mr. White announced that he would go to China in ___________（二月）.
3. 学唱中文歌曲；
69. The story was first written in English and later ___________（翻译）into Chinese.4. 交中国朋友。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好。
June 8, 2008
Dear Peter,
I ’ m glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Li Hua
