2008年高考英语试题及答案(北京卷)

1、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. What did the man win in his dream?A. A holiday.B. A new car.C. Some money.2. Will the woman come to the party?A. Maybe.B. NoC. Certainly3. How long has the w

2、oman been an author?A. About 30 years.B. About 40 years.C. About 70 years.4. What does the woman want?A. A radio.B. Some pens.C. Some batteries.5. What is the woman doing?A. Asking for information.B. Asking for an apology.C. Asking for help.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，茜分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、

3、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。每段对话读两遍。 6. How many coats does the woman want?A. 25.B. 30.C. 50.7. What is the order number for gloves?A. P25G5.B. P26T5.C. P28D5.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Which city has the woman visited recently?A. New York.B. London.C. Paris.9

4、. What does the woman like about the city?Environment.A. City life.B. Weather.C.听第8段材料，回答第10至11。10. When will it rain?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. At night.11. What will cause delays for traffic coming into town?A. Rain.B. A fog.C. Bridge repairs.听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Why did the woman go

5、 to the bank?A. To buy a new house.B. To meet the manager.C. To make an appointment.13. What happened in the parking lot?A. The woman quarreled with a stranger.B. The woman failed to get her car parked in time.C. The woman backed her car into the wrong place.14. What did the woman think of the man w

6、hen she first saw him?A. Selfish.B. Clever.C. Respectful. 听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。15. How does the woman think about her work?A. It is very good.B. It is hard to say now.C. It keeps her very busy.16. Where does the woman live now?A. In her workplace.B. In the city center.C. In a big apartment.17. What are

7、 the two speakers talking about?A. The woman ' s life in a new city.B. The woman ' s travel experience.C. The woman ' s co-workers.听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the woman ' s view on smell?A. It is personal.B. It is concrete.C. It is strange.19. What is special about smells?A. They a

8、re as pleasant as music.B. They can last about thirty days.C. They make things more memorable.20. What is the woman ' s most favorite smell?A. Smell of the sea.B. Smell of her garden.C. Smell of aircraft fuel.第二部分：知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共 15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每题所给的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

9、上将21. John promised his doctor he该项涂黑。not smoke, and he has smoked ever since.A. mightB. shouldC. couldD. would.22. 一 Have you read book called Waiting for Anya? Whoit?A. writesB. has writtenC. wroteD. had written23. Did you return Fred's call? I didn 't need to'll see him tomorrow.A. th

10、oughB. unlessC. whenD. because24.thatshe was going off to sleep, I asked ifshe' d like that little dollB. To seeon her bed.C. SeeA. SeeingD. Seen25. It was hard for himto learnEnglish in a family, inwhichof the parentsspoke the language.A. noneB. neitherC. bothD. each26. After the long journey,

11、the three of them went back home,A. hungry and tiredlyB. hungry and tiredC. hungrily and tiredlyD. hungrily and tired27. The hotel wasn ' t particularly good. But I in many worse hotels.A .was staying28. I ' ll give you y friendA. whichB, stayed C. would stays homeaddress,B. whenD. had staye

12、dI can be reached most evenings.C. whomD. where29. No decisionbeen interviewed.about any futureappointment untilall the candidates haveA. will be madeB. is madeC. is being madeD. has been made30. The companies are working together to createthey hope will bethe best means of transport in the 21st cen

13、tury.A. whichB. thatC.whatC. introducingD. introducedD. who31. - Did the book give the information you needed?-Yes. But it, I had to read the entire book.A. to findB. find C. to findingD. finding32. I feel greatly honored into their society.A. to welcomeB. welcomingC. to be welcomedD. welcomed33. If

14、 you really have to leave during the meeting, you' d better leave theback door.A. forB. byC. acrossD. out34. I' msorry you' ve been waiting so long, but it ' ll still be some time Brian get back.A. beforeB. sinceC. tillD. after35. It is worth considering what makes“ convenience "

15、; foods so popular, andbetter ones of your own.A. introducesB. to introduce第二节完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-Astudent, I believed I could _36_ tough subjects and really learn so

16、mething. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class.When I took the first exam, I was 38 to find a 77, C-plus, on my testpaper,39English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, wholistened to my arguments but remained

17、_ 40I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that41 because schoolAgain, Ihad always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77.42 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn44 to improve my grade. So It change his 43One more test before t

18、he final exam. One moreredoubled my efforts and, for the first time.45The meaning of the wordathorough ” . But my46_did no good and everything47as before.The last hurdle（ 障碍）was the final. No matter what48I got, it wouldnt cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the49goodbye.I stopped working he

19、ad. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would.The night before the final, I even 50 myself to a movie. The next day I decidedfor once I ' d have51_with a test.s office. He 52 to beA week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jayneexpecting me. "

20、If I gave you the As you 53, you wouldn 't continue to work as hard.I stared at him.54That his analysis and strategy（策略）were correct. I hadworked my head55,as I had never done before.I was speechlesswhen my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given.The next year I received my sc

21、holarship. I've always remembered Professor Jaynes lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.36.A. takeB. discussC. coverD.get37.A. soughtB. presentedC. exchangedD. obtained38.A.shockedB. worriedC. scaredD.anxious39.A. butB. soC.forD. or40.A. unchangedB. unpleasantC. unfriendlyD

22、. unmoved41.A. reflectedB. meantC. improvedD. affected42.A. quarreledB. reasonedC. bargainedD. chatted43.A. attitudeB. mindC. planD.view44.A. choiceB. stepB. consideredC. chanceD.measureC. acceptedD. learned45.A. memorized46.A. ambitionmethodB. confidenceC. effortD.47.A. stayedchangedB. wentC. worke

23、dD.48.A. gradecommentB. answerC. lessonD.49.A. scholarshipsubjectB. courseC. degreeD.50.A. helpedrelaxedB. favoredC. treatedD.51.A. funtricks.B. luckC. problemsD.52.A. happenedB. provedC. pretendedD. seemed53.A. valuedwelcomedB. imaginedC. expectedD.54. A. remembering55. A. outon第三部分：阅读理解（共B. guessi

24、ngB. overD. off20小题；每小题2分，C. supposingC.满分40分）D. realizing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。ATwenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a gr

25、ound floor window.I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute, " answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small womanin her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took

26、 my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.She kept thanking me for my kindness."It ' s nothing, " I told her. "I just tryto treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.“Oh, you' re such a good man. " She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an add

27、ress, and then asked, “ Could you drive through downtown? ""It ' s not the shortest way, “ I answered quickly.I donwhere"Oh, I' m in no hurry, " she said. "I ' m on my way to a hospice（ 临终医院）. t have any family left. The doctor says I don' t have very long. ”

28、I quietly reached over and shut off the meter（计价器）.For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.Sometimes she ' d

29、ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.At dawn, she suddenly said, " I ' m tired. Let ' s go now.”We drove in silence to the address she had given me.“How much do I owe you? ” she asked.aNothing. " I said.“You h

30、ave to make a living, " she answered. "Oh, there are other passengers, I answered.Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto e tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.56. The old woman chose to ride through the city in or

31、der to.A. show she was familiar with the cityB. see some places for the last timeC. let the driver earn more moneyD. reach the destination on time57. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because heA. wanted to do her a favorB. shut off the meter by mistakeC. had received her payment in advan

32、ceD. was in a hurry to take other passengers58. What can we learn from the story?A. Giving is always a pleasure.B. People should respect each other.C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.D. People should learn to appreciate others' concern.Domestic （ 驯养的）horses now pull ploughs, race i

33、n the Kentucky Derby, and carry police. But early horses weren ' t tame （ 驯服的）enough to perform these kinds of tasks. Scientists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far different from those today.Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horses that lived around them fo

34、r food. Over time, people began to catch the animals and raise them. This was the first step in domestication.As people began to tame and ride horses, they chose to keep those animals that had more desirable characteristics. For example, people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle person

35、ality so they could be ridden more easily. People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep stronger animals.Characteristics like strength are partly controlled by the animals' genes. So asthe domesticated horses reproduced, they passed the characteristics on to their young.

36、Each new generation of houses would show more of these chosen characteristics. Modern day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This variety didn ' t exist in the horse population before domestication. The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breeds typically reaching only on

37、e meter tall. With short, strong legs, the animals were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts （矿井）with lowceilings. Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 1700. People bred these heavy, tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads.The domestication of horses has

38、had great effects on societies. For example, horse were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture. Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads allowed people to farm more efficiently. Before they were able to ride horses, humans had to cross land on foot. Riding horses allowed pe

39、ople to travel far greater distance in much less time. That encouraged populations living in different areas to interact with one another. The new from of rapid transportation helped cultures spread around the world.59. Before domestication horses were. A. caught for sports B. hunted for foodC. made

40、 to pull ploughs D. used to carry people 60. The author uses the Shetland horse as an example to show. A. it is smaller than the Clydesdale horse B. horse used to have gentle personalitiesC. some horses have better shaped than othersD. horses were of less variety before domestication61. Horses contr

41、ibuted to the spread of culture by.A. carrying heavy loadsB. changing farming methodsC. serving as a means of transportD. advancing agriculture in different areas62. The passage is mainly about.A. why humans domesticated horsesB. how humans and horses needed each otherC. why horses came in different

42、 shapes and sizesD. how human societies and horses influenced each otherCDear Hamilton,We are fortunate that in such a large, high-pressure office we all get along so well. You are one of the people who keep the social temperature at such a comfortable setting. I don ' t know anyone in the offic

43、e who is better liked than you.You can perhaps helpwith this.The collection ofcontributionstowards giftsfor employees ' personal-life eventsis becoming alittle troubling.Certainly, thegroup sending of a gift is reasonable now and then. In the past month, however, there have been collections for

44、two baby shower gifts, one wedding shower gift, two wedding gifts, one funeral(葬礼)remembrance, four birthday gifts, and three graduationgifts.It ' s not only the collected-from who are growing uncomfortable (and poor), but the collected-for feel uneasy receiving gifts from people who don' t

45、know them outside the office, who wouldn ' t even recognize their graduating children, their marrying daughters and sons, or their dead relatives.This is basically a kind gesture (and one that people think well of you for), but the practice seems to have become too wide-ranging and feels imprope

46、r in today ' s office setting.Thank you for understanding.63. The underlined wordacontributions" probably means.A. money B. suggestions C. reportsD. understanding64. Hamilton is expected to.A. show more kindness.B. discontinue the present practiceC. quit being the organizer for gift givingD

47、. know more about co-workers ' families65. This is basically a letter of.A. apologyB. sympathyC. appreciationD. dissatisfactionDWhen it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate

48、（照亮） meand train meup for love. It is for these people that I reservethe glowing hours, too good not to share.When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. Wewere shy and “too serious ” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. Wes

49、aid little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: " Let' s start with a train whistle today. " We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would rea

50、d them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair（失望）andI was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry late

51、r if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. Wewalked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. Wegave London to each other.For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imaginatio

52、n illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other' s dreams. Sheand I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think:" Yes,

53、I must tell .” We have never met.It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist（心理学家），who will only fill up the healing （愈合的） silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my ow

54、n best friend.66. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behaviorwas to.A. become serious about her studyB. go to her friend ' s house regularlyC. learn from her classmates at schoolD. share poems and stories with her friend67. In Paragraph 3,“We gave London to

55、each other " probably means.A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of usB. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from LondonC. our unpleasant feeling about London disappearedD. we parted with each other in London68. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend.A. ca

56、ll each other regularlyB. have similar personalitiesC. enjoy writing to each otherD. dream of meeting each other69. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to.A. seek professional helpB. be left aloneC. stay with her best friendD. break the silence70. What is the best title for the passage?A

57、. Unforgettable ExperiencesB. Remarkable ImaginationC. Lifelong Friendship D. Noble CompanionsEThe Diet Zone: A Dangerous PlaceDiet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet We aresurrounded by the word " diet " everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying f