2008湖北高考英语真题

1、2008 年高考英语试题湖北卷 (附答案)第一部分：听力 (共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 7.5分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. where does the conversation most probably take place?a. in an office. b. in a library . c. in a bookstore.2. where did the spe

2、akers plan to go?a. a shopping center. b. an opera house.c. the parking lot.3. which aspect of the film does the woman like?a. the plot. b. the music. c. the dialogue.4.what do we know about the woman?s jacket?a. it is sold at a lower price. b. its color is her favorite. c. it is her sister?s size.5

3、. what does the woman imply?a. the man is so forgetful.b. the man is too careless.c. the man is over confident. 第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5分) 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前后，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. what mak

4、es the man so tired?a. playing games. b. surfing the internet. c. searching for interesting people.7. whom did the man chat with?a. people from canada. b. people in need of his help. c. people on the same project. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. what does the law forbid people to do?a. to take dogs to parks.

5、b. to walk dogs in the streets. c. to treat dogs cruelly.(from )9. what do we know from what the woman said?a. dogs should be kept at home. b. building a dog park is necessary. c. people would remove the dog waste. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. according to the man, what did he do before he watched tv? a

6、. he washed his hands. b. he had his supper. c. he took a path. 11. what place had the man been to the night before? a. james street. b. a restaurant. c. a friend?s home.12. what does the man try to do in the conversation? a. to prove the truth. b. to find the truth. c. to hide the truth. 听第 9 段材料，回

7、答第 13至 16题。13. why did the son come back late? a. he hurt his hands and knees. b. he went to a pub with linda. c. he waited a long time for the bus. 14. what was the old lady doing in the middle of the road? a. looking for something. b. struggling to sand up. c. trying to seek help. 15. what happene

8、d to linda? a. she was fired. b. she got injured. c. she had an accident. 16. where was the witness? a. outside the pub. b. at a bus stop. c. in his car. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20题。17.what?s the problem of some of the university students?a. they don?t spend all their time on studies. b. they don?t know

9、what to do with their free time. c. they don?t have choices for outside class activities.18. how is the stude nts? high school life?a. controlled and busy . b. regular and colorful. c. active and independent. 19. according to the speaker, what is the role of outside class activities at university? a

10、. to make students healthier. b. to improve students? test scores. c. to enrich students? experience.20. what does the speaker advise his students to do? a. learn to enjoy themselves. b. learn to be their own masters. c. learn to develop their potential. 第二部分：英语语言知识运用 (共三节，满分 55分) 第一节：多项选择 (共 10 小题；

11、每小题 1分，满分 10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。21. the young man made a _ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation. a. prediction b. promise c. plan d. contribution 22. the top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly_ a. atmosphere b. s

12、tate c. situationd. phenomenon 23. though having lived abroad for years, many chinese still _ the traditional customs. a. perform b. possess c. observe d. support 24. as nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to _ the problem. a. handle b. raise c. face d. pre

13、sent 25. the teacher stressed again that the students should not _ any important details while retelling the story. a. bring out b. let out c. leave out d. make out 26. in modern times, people have to learn to _ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life. a. keep with b. stay

14、 with c. meet with d. live with 27. the present situation is very complex, so i think it will take me some time to _ its reality. a. make up b. figure out c. look through d. put off 28. in those days, our _ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care. a

15、. normal b. constant c. permanent d. primary 29. as he works in a remote area, he visits his parents only _. a. occasionallyb. anxiously c. practically d. urgently 30. when she first arrived in china, she wondered what the future might have _ for her, but now all her worries are gone. a. in need b.

16、in time c. in preparationd. in store 第二节：完成句子 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 15 分) 阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。31. _( 最长的三条河流 ) in the world are the niles, the amazon, and the changjiang river.(long) 32. _( 他们玩) video games ever since they entered college.(play) 33. the city _( 我成长的) i

17、s very hot and damp in summer.(grow) 34. it _( 我花了) one thousand dollars to buy the painting last week.(cost) 35. i feel so sick. i wish mum _(没有逼我) to eat so much.(force) 36.y ou?d better go and _(把你的轿车洗洗 ). no, i?ll do it myself.(wash) 37.with the rapid development of science and technology, i can

18、?t imagine _(我的家乡会是什么样子 ) in ten years.(what) 38. it is your efforts, not your intelligence, _(决定) your success.(determine) 39. he looks sleepy . he must _( 熬夜了) last night, writing the essay.(stay) 40. at present, lots of food, water, tents, and medicine _(正在运往 ) from all over china and other parts

19、 of the world to the earthquake-stricken areas.(transport) 第三节：完形填空 (共 20 小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项 (a、b、c 和 d) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。on a warm monday , jenny neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. rolling down the windows to _41_ in fresh air, she set

20、tled back to enjoy her lunch. suddenly she _42_ a big bald( 秃顶的) man running through the parking lot. before she came to _43_ what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “ get out!”neilson _ 44_. pulling open her door, the man seized her _45_ the neck and hair, and threw her o

21、ut of the car onto the ground. she screamed, _46_ her purse and the keys. two reporters of the local newspaper, robert bruce and jeff jackson, just outside their office building on a _47_, heard the screams and began running. when they _48_ neilson?s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver?s se

22、at and was _49_ searching for the keys. bruce opened the door, and he and jackson dragged the man out. the attacker _50_ back. but even in his cornered panic, he was no _51_ for the two athletic men. reggie miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. he rushed back to the office

23、 to _52_ the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropesused to tie up newspapers. with his arms _53_ tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said _54_, “ i hope you guys feel good about yourselves you just caught one of the most wanted men.” they _55_ him and waited for the police. later

24、, bruce and jackson were shocked to learn the man was the _56_ carjacker ( 劫车者 ) and suspected murderer, whose _57_ but with a full head of hair had been recently printed in their own newspaper. neilson considers herself lucky _ 58_ she suffered injuries. she believes the story might have had a _59_

25、 ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “ unfortunately, ” she said, “ many people would _60_ have done what they did, and that? the real truth.”41.a. bring b. let c. gather d. send 42.a. recognized b. watched c. noticed d. met 43.a. realize b. understand c. imagine d. conclude 44.a. e

26、scaped b. struggled c. refused d. obeyed 45.a. by b. around c. with d. on 46.a. burying b. forgetting c. offering d. grabbing 47.a. trip b. visit c. break d. holiday 48.a. started b. stopped c. entered d. reached 49.a. carefully b. madly c. disappointedly d. patiently 50.a. fought b. turned c. jumpe

27、d d. shouted 51.a. match b. target c. equal d. companion 52.a. remind b. phone c. invite d. beg 53.a. rolled b. folded c. bent d. tied 54.a. angrily b. kindly c. coldly d. warmly 55.a. caught b. thanked c. comforted d. ignored 56.a. ordinary b. professionalc. honest d. outstanding 57.a. picture b. b

28、ackground c. character d. story 58.a. and b. but c. though d. when 59.a. ridiculous b. similar c. strange d. different 60.a. sometimes b. never c. often d. forever 第三部分：阅读理解 (共 20 小题；每小题 2分，满分 40 分) 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项 (a、b、c 和 d) 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。amargaret, married with two small children, h

29、as been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building. she trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. “ i would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts(工作班次) are all wrong for me, as i have to be home to get the

30、children up and off to school.”so she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 a.m. till 6 a.m. five nights a week for just 90, before tax and insurance. “ it?s better than it was last year, but i still think that people who work ,unsocial hours? should get a bit extra.”the hours she? s chosen to work mea

31、nt that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. however, she doesn?t think that puts any pressure on their relationship. her work isn?t physically very hard, but it?s not exactly pleasant, either. “ i do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising

32、pigs. if they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they?d be a bit more careful.”the fact that she?s working all night doesn?t worry margaret at all. unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. “ since i?ve got to b

33、e here, i try to enjoy myselfand i usually do, because of the other girls. w e all have a good laugh, so the time never drags.”another challenge margaret has to face is the reaction of other people when she tells them what she does for a living. “ they think you?re a cleaner because you don?t know h

34、ow to read and write,” said margaret. “ i used to think what my parents would say if they knew what i?d been doing, but i don?t think that way any more. i don?t dislike the work though i can?t say i?m mad about it.”61. margaret quit her job as a nurse because _. a. she wanted to earn more money to s

35、upport her family b. she had suffered a lot of mental pressure c. she needed the right time to look after her children d. she felt tired of taking care of patients 62. margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because margaret _. a. they never clean their offices b. they look down upon

36、cleaners c. they never do their work carefully d. they always make a mess in their offices 63. when at work, margaret feels _. a. light-hearted because of her fellow workers b. happy because the building is fully lit c. tired because of the heavy workload d. bored because time passed slowly 64.the u

37、nderlined part in the last paragraph implies that margaret?s parents would _ a. help care for her children b. regret what they had said c. show sympathy for her d. feel disappointed in her bkathy started at my nursery school at the age of three. she settled into the group easily, and would be first

38、on the slide and highest up the climbing frame. she could put on her coat without help and not only fasten her own buttons but other children?s too.she was a lovely child but unfortunately a scratcher. if anyone upset her or stood in her way, her right hand would flash out fast and scratch down the

39、face of her playmates. children twice her age would fly in fear from her. this must have been very rewarding for kathy but obviously it had to be stopped. all the usual ways failed and then i remembered an account by g . atkinson highfield school, of how fights in the playground had been stopped. no

40、 punishment had been given, but the attacker had been ignored and the victims rewarded. so i decided to try out on kathy. with a pocketful of smarties i followed kathy around. she was so quick that it was impossible to prevent her scratching, but i was determined to stay within arm?s length all afte

41、rnoon.all was peaceful but then i saw kathy?s hand moved and heard the scream. gently i gathered up the little hurt one in my arms and said “ nice, nice sweetie” and then looked puzzled when she got nothing.soon came another scream, this time from john. while holding him in my arms, i said, “ look,

42、kathy, a nice smartie for john” and put it into john?s mouth.a smile of understanding fl ashed across kathy?s face. minutes later, she came to me and said loudly, “ give me a smartie! i have hurt my finger!”“ no, ” i replied, “ you?ll get it if someone hurts you.”on purpose, she turned and scratched

43、 a nearby boy, tom, and waited quietly while i mothered and rewarded him, then she walked away . she has never scratched a child since. parents who find older children bullying younger brothers and sisters might do well to replace shouting and punishment by rewarding and giving more attention to the

44、 injured ones. it?s certainly much easier and more effective. 65. from the passage, we know that kathy is _. a. sensitive but slow b. smart but a bit rude c. independent but selfish d. quick but sort of passive. 66. kathy scratched tom because _. a. she was angry at tom, who was in her way b. she wa

45、nted to get a smartie from the teacher c. she was in the habit of scratching other children d. she wanted to know if the teacher meant what she had said 67. according to the passage, the underlined word “ bullying” is closest in meaning to“ _ ”.a. helping b. punishing c. hurting d. protecting 68. th

46、e writer of this passage aims to recommend an approach to _. a. rewarding children?s good behavior b correcting children?s bad behaviorc. punishing badly-behaved children d. praising well-behaved children cone august afternoon, richard allen dropped off his last passenger, mrs. carey. lifting two gr

47、ocery bags, he followed her across the yard and stood on the step of her house. glancing up, he saw a large wasp(黄蜂) nest under the roof. allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting (sting, sting, stung蜇) in summer. he mentioned this to mrs. carey, who had opened the door. “ oh, they

48、don?t bother me,” she said lightly. “ i go in and out all the time.”anxiously, allen looked at the nest again to see the wasps flying straight at him. “ hurry!” he shouted to mrs. carey. “ get in!”she stepped quickly inside. allen ran for his mini-bus. too late; they were upon him. just as he jumped

49、 aboard, half a dozen red spots showed on his arm, and he felt more on his back and shoulders. as he was driving down the road, allen felt as if something was burning at the back of his neck, and the “ fire” was spreading forward toward his face. and immediate anxiety took hold of him. allen knew th

50、at stings could cause some persons to die. but he had been stung the previous summer and the after-effects soon passed. however, what he didn?t know what that the first sting had turned his body into a time bomb waiting for the next to set off an explosion. miles from the nearest medical assistance,

51、 allen began to feel his tongue thick and heavy and his heartbeat louder. most frightening, he felt his breathing more and more difficult. he reached for the radio mike(话筒), trying to call the mini-bus center, but his words were hardly understandable. signals were also poor that far out. he knew a r

52、escue team was on 24-hour duty at the amherst fire department?s north station. so his best chance was to make a run for it.rushing down the mountain, allen tried not to panic, focusing his mind on each sharp turn. he was almost through the last of them when he felt sure he was going into shock(休克).

53、just then he reached for the radio mike again. “ call fire station,” he shouted, concentrating to form the words. “ emergency. bee sting. emergency. there in ten minutes.”“ five-ten, ” the center replied.hold on, allen thought. keep your eyes open. breathe. keep awake. at last he reached the station

54、. two firemen ran out. allen felt their hands grasp him before he hit the ground. you made it, he thought. 69. it is mentioned in the passage that wasps are more likely to attack when _. a. there are huge noises b. strangers are approaching c. the air is filled with food smell d. the hottest season

55、comes around 70.allen didn?t know that if stung by wasps again, he would _.a. have no after-effects b. suffer from sharper pain c. surely lose his life d. become more sensitive 71. allen failed at his first attempt to send his message to the mini-bus center because _. a. he was unable to speak clear

56、ly b. his radio equipment was poor c. he was in a state of shock d. no one was on duty 72. which would be the best title for the passage? a. allen, a helpless driver b. wasps, bloody killers c. a race against death d. war against w asps done morning a few years ago, harvard president neil rudenstine

57、 overslept. for this busy man, it was a sort of alarm: after years of non-stop hard work, he might wear himself out and die an early death. only after a week?s leaveduring which he read novels, listened to music and walked with his wife on a beachwas rudenstine able to return to work. in our modern

58、life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest. amazingly, within this world there is a universal but silly saying: “ i am so busy. ”we say this to one another as if our tireless efforts were a talent by nature and an ability to successfully deal with stress. the busier we are, the more impor

59、tant we seem to ourselves and, we imagine, to others. to be unavailable to our friends and family, and to be unable to find time to relax this has become the model of a successful life. because we do not rest, we lose our way. we miss the guide telling us where to go, the food providing is with strength, the quiet giving us wisdom. how have we allowed this to happen? i believe it is this: we have forgotten the sabbath, the day of the weekfor followers of some religionsfor rest and praying. it is a day when we are not supposed to work, a time when we devote ourselves to enjoying and celebratin