2008年陕西高考英语试题及答案

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2008年普通高等学校招生统一考试（陕西卷）

英语

一、英语知识运用（共三大题，满分50分）

（一）语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

从每小题的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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

1.passenger

A. sugar

B. organize

C. strange

D. together

2.chemistry

A. stomach

B. achieve

C. check

D. machine

3.club

A. pollution

B. struggle

C. useful

D. bury

4.majority

A. baggage

B. attract

C. Canadian

D. magazine

5.area

A. theatre

B. breathe

C. break

D. heaven

（二）语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

6. The moment I got home, I found I my jacket on the playground.

A. had left

B. left

C. have left

D. was leaving

7. Not until the motorbike looked almost new repairing and cleaning it.

A. he stopped

B. did he stop

C. stopped he

D. he did stop

8. Tomorrow is Tom’s birthday. Have you got any idea the party is to be held?

A. what

B. which

C. that

D. where

9. –What sort of house do you want to have? Something big?

--Well, it be big--that’s not impo rtant.

A. mustn’t

B. needn’t

C. can’t

D. won’t

10. I ate sandwich while I was waiting for 20:08 train.

A. the, a

B. the, the

C. a, the

D. a, a

11. The message is very important, so it is supposed as soon as possible.

A. to be sent

B. to send

C. being sent

D. sending

12. He doesn’t have furniture in his room --just an old desk.

A. any

B. many

C. some

D. much

13. The man pulled out a gold watch, were made of small diamonds.

A. the hands of whom

B. whom the hands of

C. which the hands of

D. the hands of which

14. around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.

A. Having shown

B. To be shown

C. Having been shown

D. To show

15. –Did you go to the show last night?

–Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area invited

A. were

B. have been

C. has been

D. was

16. Ten years ago the population of our village was that of theirs.

A. as twice large as

B. twice as large as

C. twice as much as

D. as twice much as

17. Though we don’t know what discussed, yet we can feel the topic.

A. had changed

B. will change

C. was changed

D. has been changed

18. –The floor is dirty. Can anyone clean it?

–I do it all the time.

A. Don’t mention it.

B. Why you?

C. Not sure

D. Not me again.

19. Elizabeth has already achieved success her wildest dreams.

A. at

B. beyond

C. within

D. upon

20. It’s going to rain. Xiao Feng, Will you please help me the clothes on the line?

A. get off

B. get back

C. get in

D. get on

(三)完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下在短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A woman id her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drover her 21 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 22 “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer by asked to 23 for the night. Seeing that he had an 24 Face, she let him in and gave him a nice 25 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 26 that anyone who climbed up her tree 27 not be able to come back down until she 28 it.

When the children came back to steal her 29 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her

long 30 she gave the tree permission to let 31 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 32 at last.

One day another man 33 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 34 she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you35 me.” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to36 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 37

it brought to me in this life. But I am too 38 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 39 as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 40 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

21. A. hopeless B. painful C. dull D. crazy

22. A. calling B. shouting C. announcing D. whispering