高考英语试卷

2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（江苏卷）第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21. We went right round to the west coast by __________ sea instead of driving across _________continent.A. the … theB. / … theC. the … /D. / … /22. --- Do you mind if I record your lecture?--- ___________. Go ahead.A. Never mindB. No wayC. Not at allD. No, you’d better not23. --- Is Peter there?--- _____________, please. I’ll see if I can find him for you.A. Hold upB. Hold onC. Hold outD. Hold off24. The Science Museum, ____________ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one ofLondon’s tourist attractions.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. where25. --- I can’t repair these until tomorrow, I’m afraid.--- That’s OK, there’s ____________.A. no problemB. no wonderC. no doubtD. no worry26. --- It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.--- That’s right. _____________.A. Many hands make light workB. Something is better than nothingC. The more the merrierD. The sooner begin, the sooner done27. It is often said that the joy of traveling is __________ in arriving at your destination___________ in the journey itself.A. / … butB. / … orC. not … orD. not … but28. --- Why do you suggest we buy a new machine?--- Because the old one has been damaged ___________.A. beyond reachB. beyond repairC. beyond controlD. beyond description29. --- They are quiet, aren’t they?--- Yes. They are accustomed ____________ at meals.A. to talkB. to not talkC. to talkingD. to not talking30. It is __________ to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living ratherthan spending on trying to make people ___________ after they are ill.A. good … goodB. well … betterC. better … betterD. better … good31. --- I’m still working on my project.--- Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is ____________.A. running outB. going outC. giving outD. losing out32. __________ you eat the correct foods ___________ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.A. Only if … will youB. Only if … you willC. Unless … will youD. Unless … you will33. --- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.--- I think so. He ___________ for it for months.A. is preparingB. was preparingC. had been preparingD. has been preparing34. To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English ___________ as much as wecan.A. speakB. speakingC. spokenD. to speak35. --- I’m sorry. I ___________ at you the other day.--- Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.A. shouldn’t shoutB. shouldn’t have shoutedC. mustn’t shoutD. mustn’t have shouted第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.“Early on I decided not to allow the 36 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 37 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 40 me.“My 41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 43 the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my 44 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 45 that I have.“I was 46 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 47 this before and some teachers 48 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 49 admitted and went to 50 with the academy’s highest honours.“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53 the doctor thought a was totally deaf, it didn’t54 that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be55 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to to the place you want to go.”36. A. conditions B. opinions C. actions D. recommendations37. 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. accompanied 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：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）AWhat time is it? Most people are pretty accurate in their answer. And if you don’t know for sure, it’s a very likely that you can find out. There may be a watch on your wrist, there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe you’re riding in a car that has a clock in the dashboard (仪表板).Even if you don’t have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat. Humans have an internal clock that regulates (调节) the beating of our heart, the pace of our breathing, the discharge (排出) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and many other bodily functions.Time is something from which we can’t escape. Even if we ignore it, it’s still going by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. So the main issue in using your time well is, “Who’s in charge?” We can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it our ally.By taking control of how you spend your time, you’ll increase your chances of becoming a more successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote to your studies, the more time you’ll have to spend on your outside interests.The aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become slaves of a timetable that governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to make informed choices as to how we use our time. Rather than letting the day go by, largely without our awareness, what we are going to discuss next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes.56. The underlined word “ally”in Para. 3 more likely means somebody or something that is_________.A. your slave and serves youB. your supporter and helps youC. under your control and obeys youD. under your influence and follows you57. The author intends to tell us that time _____________.A. could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watchB. could be managed by the internal clock of human bodiesC. should be well managed for our own interestD. should be saved for outside interests58. In the next part, the author would most probably discuss with you ________.A. how to keep up with the timesB. how to make up for lost timeC. how to have a good timeD. how to make good use of timeBWe experience different forms of the Sun’s energy every day. We can see its light and feel its warmth. The Sun is the major source of evaporation (蒸发) of water from the oceans and lakes. Sunlight also provides the energy used by green plants to make their own food. These green plants then provide food for all organisms (生物) on the Earth.Much of the energy that comes from the Sun never reaches the Earth’s surface. It is either reflected or absorbed by the gases in the upper atmosphere. Of the energy that reaches the lower atmosphere, 30% is reflected by clouds or the Earth’s surface. The remaining 70% warms the surface of the planet, causes water to evaporate, and provides energy for the water cycle and weather. Only a tiny part, approximately 0.023%, is actually used by green plants to produce food.Many gases found in the atmosphere actually reflect heat energy escaping from the Earth’s surface back to the Earth. These gases act like the glass of a greenhouse in that they allow energy from the Sun to enter but prevent energy from leaving. They are therefore called greenhouse gases.When sunlight strikes an object, some of the energy is absorbed and some is reflected. The amount reflected depends on the surface. For example, you’ve probably noticed how bright snow is when sunlight falls on it. Snow reflects most of the energy from the Sun, so it contributes to the low temperatures of winter. Dark-coloured surfaces, such as dark soil or forest, absorb more energy and help warm the surrounding air.59. According to the passage, the root cause for weather changes on the Earth is ______.A. the atmosphere surrounding the EarthB. water from oceans and lakesC. energy from the SunD. greenhouse gases in the sky60. Only a small part of the Sun’s energy reaches the Earth’s surface because most of it_______________.A. absorbed by the clouds in the lower atmosphereB. reflected by the gases in the upper atmosphereC. lost in the upper and lower atmosphereD. used to evaporate water from the oceans and lakes61. We learn from the passage that _______________.A. all living things on the Earth depend on the Sun for their foodB. a forest looks dark in winter because it absorbs solar energyC. only 0.023% of the energy from the Sun is made use of on the EarthD. greenhouse gases allow heat energy to escape from the Earth’s surfaceA. leave all their carried items at the checkroomsB. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entranceC. take all their carried items with them without inspectionD. have all their carried items inspected at the entrance63. What does the Gallery feel sorry for?A. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms.B. The size of visitor items allowed into the Gallery is limited.C. It cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space.D. Visitor items over 17×26 inches must go through additional checks.64. Parents with small children visiting the Gallery _____________.A. can carry their children in soft front child carriersB. can carry their children on their shouldersC. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the backD. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children65. Visiting photographers should make sure that __________.A. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the GalleryB. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal useC. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the GalleryD. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitionsDIt had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, carrier, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of the dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.Over the phone, his mother told him, “Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday.”Memories fleshed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.“Jack, did you hear me?”“Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. it’s been so long since I thought of him. I’m sorry, but Ihonestly thought he died years ago,” Jack said.“Well, he didn’t forget you. Every time I saw him he’d ask how you were doing. He’d reminisce (回忆) about the many days you spent over ‘his side of the fence’ as he put it, ” Mom told him.“I loved that old house he lived in,” Jack said.“You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence in your life,” she said.“He’s the one who taught me carpentry. I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important. Mom, I’ll be there for the funeral.” Jack said.Busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house。