2008年全国高考英语试题及答案 四川卷[word版]

2008年普通高校招生统一考试四川卷(英语)

第一卷

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

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。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ____ he or she wants.

A. however

B. whatever

C. whichever

D. whenever

答案是B。

1. I haven’t seen Ann for ____ long that I’ve forgotten what she looks like.

A. such

B. very

C. so

D. too

2. You have to ________ a choice. Are you going to leave the job or stay?

A. decide

B. get

C. do

D. make

3. Although badly hurt in the accident, the driver was _____ able to make a phone call.

A. still

B. even

C. also

D. ever

4. For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread our further, _______ New York is an example.

A. for which

B. in which

C. of which

D. from which

5. --- Let’s go for a walk in the garden.

--- _______, but I need to do the washing-up.

A. No, thank you

B. That’s right

C. Good idea

D. Not at all

6. There were some chairs left over _____ everyone had sat down.

A. when

B. until

C. that

D. where

7. The telephone _______, but by the time I got indoors, it stopped.

A. had rung

B. was ringing

C. rings

D. has rung

8. In the United States, there is always ____ flow of people to areas of ______ country where more jobs can be found.

A. a; the

B. the ; a

C. the; the

D. a; a

9. Although this ______ sound like a simple task, great care is needed.

A. look out

B. stay up

C. carry on

D. get along

10. Although this ____ sound like a simple task, great care is needed.

A. must

B. may

C. shall

D. should

11. The manager believes prices will not rise by more than _____ four percent.

A. any other

B. the other

C. another

D. other

12. In some places women are expected to earn money ____ men work at home and raise their

children.

A. but

B. while

C. because

D. though

13. --- Can you show me Mr. Jaffer’s office, please?

--- _____. But I don’t know if he is in at the moment.

A. Thanks

B. Go on

C. Sure

D. You are welcome

14. We had an anxious couple of weeks _____ for the results of the experiment.

A. wait

B. to be waiting

C. waited

D. waiting

15. A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten days ___.

A. or more

B. instead

C. at most

D. only