2008全国各高考英语真题集2008江西英语卷

1、2008年普通高等学校招生统一考试（江西卷）英语第一卷（选择题 满分 115 分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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个小题，每段对话仅读一遍。例： How much is the shirt?A. 19.15B. 9.15C. 9.18答案是 B1. What is th

2、e weather like?A. It s raining.B. It s cloudy. C. It s sunny.2. Who will go to Chi na next mon th?A. Lucy B. Alice C. Richard3. What are the speakers talk ing about?A. The man s sister B. A film C. An actor4. Where will the speakers meet?A. In Room 340 B. In Room 314C. In Room 2235. Where does the c

3、on versati on most probably take place?A. I n a restaura ntB. I n an office C. At home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1 个小题，从题中所给的 A、E、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白钱，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至8题。6. Why did the woma n go to New York?A. To s

4、pe nd some time with the babyB. To look after her sisterC. To find a new job.7. How old was the baby whe n the woma n left New York?A. Two mon ths B. Five mon thsC. Seve n mon ths8. What did the woma n like doing most with the baby?A. Holdi ng him B. Playi ng with him C. Feedi ng him听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至

5、 11 题9. What are the speakers talk ing about?A. A way to improve air qualityB. A problem with traffic rulesC. A suggestio n for city pla nning10. What does the man suggest?A. Limiti ng the use of carsB. En courage people to walkC. Warning drivers of air polluti on11. What does the woman think abo ut

6、 the man s idea?A. It s interestingB. its worth tryi ngC. It s impractical听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zeala nd?A. One week.B. Two weeks.C. Three weeks.13. What advice does the woma n give to the man?A. Go to New Zeala nd after Christmas.B. Book his flight as

7、soon as possible.C. Save more money for his trip.14. What can we lear n about flights to New Zeala nd at Christmas time?A. They require early book ing.B. They can be twice as expe nsive.C. They are on special offer.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. Why did Jane call Mike?A. To ask him to meet her.B. To tel

8、l him about Tom.C. To borrow his car.16. Where will Jane be in about one hour?A. At Mike s place. B. At the airport.C. At a garage.17. What can we infer from the con versati on?A Jane has just lear ned to drive.B. Jane s car is in bad condition.C. Mike will go to the airport.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。

9、18. What did the speaker ask the stude nts to do the week before?A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for the less on.C. Lear n more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask the questi ons?A. To check the stude nts un dersta nding of the story.B. To draw the stude ntsatte nti on to readi ng skill

10、s.C. To let the stude nts discuss father-s on relati on ships.20. What will the stude nts do in 10 minu tes?A. Ask more questi ons. B. Discuss in groups.C. Give their an swers.第二部分：英语知识运用（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A、E、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 gen erally con side

11、red un wise to give a child_ he or she wan ts.A. however B. whateverC. whicheverD. whe never答案是 B21. I think you d better type this letter again before Mr. Smith see it.-Oh, dear!A. Who cares?B. No problemC. I don t mi nd at all D. Is it as bad as that?22. My English teacher s humor was_ make every

12、student burst into laughter.A. so as toB. such as toC. such thatD. so that23. Isn t it amazing how the human body heals_ after an injury?A. himselfB. himC. itselfD. it24. I hear they ve promoted Tom, but he didn t mention_when we talked on the phone.A. to promoteB. havi ng bee n promotedC. hav ing p

13、romotedD. to be promoted25. I_it as a basic prin ciple of the compa ny that suppliers of raw materials should be give n afair price for their products.A. makeB. lookC. takeD. thi nk26. What a pity. Con sideri ng his ability and experie nee, he_ better.A. n eed have doneB. must have doneC. can have d

14、oneD. might have done27. -Shall we go out for a walk?-Sorry. This is not the right_ to in vite me. I am too tired to walk.A. mome ntB. situatio nC. placeD. cha nee28. We fini shed the run in less tha n half the time_.A. allowi ngB. to allowC. allowedD. allows29. If a pers on has not had eno ugh slee

15、p, his actions will give him_ duri ng the day.A. awayB. upC. inD. back30. - I am so sorry to have come late for the meet ing.-It is not your fault. With _ rush-hour traffic and _ heavy rain, it is no won der you werelate.A. a; aB. the; theC. /; /D. /; a31. It was announ ced that only whe n the fire

16、was un der con trol_to retur n to their homes.A. the reside nts would be permittedB. had the reside nts bee n permittedC. would be reside nts be permittedD. the reside nts had bee n permitted32. -Do you thi nk we should accept that offer?-Yes, we should, for we_ such bad luck up till now, and time _

17、 out.A. have had; is runningB. had; is runningC. have; has bee n runD. have had; has bee n run33. Jack is late aga in. It is_ of him to keep others wait ing.A. no rmalB. ordi naryC. com monD. typical34. Ani mals suffered at the hands of Man_ they were destroyed by people to make way foragricultural

18、had to provide food for more people.A. i n whichB. for whichC. so thatD. in that35. Later in this chapter cases will be in troduced to readers _ con sumer complai nts have resulted in cha nges in the law.A. whereB. whe nC. whoD. which第二节： 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36-55 各题所给的选项中

19、，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The three youths lea ned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fisherme n pull in their n ets. Aboutthirty metres away, a boat pulled alon gside the slippery steps leadi ng_36to the sea.“ Heylook! exclaimed Rahim. “ Thosewo men are 37 heavy rocks. I thought we

20、 noIon ger do muscle labour in this tech no logical38 . ”“ Theyare 41 laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they 42 .See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his 43 . Some of the rock s weight is set44_ his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand. His

21、body isn t bent. His legswell 45. ”“ You re right, Josh. He may have a small build. 46he certainly well knows his job.Dear me! And to think we have been studying 47! ” Rahim thought about all that washappe ning. Sudde nly, he said, “ Tech no logyw on t 48 the huma n being completely, it appears.I do

22、n t think it will. 49 Joshua. “You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purposetractors, but you 50_ use that equipment to harvest lea leaves and tomatoes, will you? ”You can get a computer to 51multiple-choice assessme nts, but you cannot get thecomputer to produce

23、 of assess essays, can you? d Michael. aske“ Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as52_ as ever - that sdomestic tech no logy for you!” said Rahim.“ Oneday, perhaps, there won be anybody53 who can carry a large rock the waythose men do. It s not goiegatveby 54 world, I m afraid. ”

24、Sighed Michael.“ You re too much of a pessimist观主义者 ）,Mike. ” Said Joshua. 55 “ will alwaysbe other things that will make the world excit ing.ADespite the fact that it has n ever bee n see n almost every one is familiar with the legendary unicorn（独角兽）.Descriptions of unicorns have been found dating

25、from ancient times. The great philosopher Aristotle theorized thatthere were two types of unicorn- the so-called Indian Ass and the Oryx, a kind of antelope. Unicorns are often used inthe logo of a n oble family, tow n council or uni versity as their special sig n. Even Scotla nd is represe nted by

26、a un icorn.Accord ing to the lege nd, anyone attempt ing to catch a unicorn had to be extremely cautious as it has areputation for being very fierce. A clever trick suggested by unicorn-trappers, in order to catch this magnificent beastwithout being hurt by its horn, was for the hun ter to sta nd in

27、 front of a tree and the n to move quickly beh ind it as theunicorn charged. Hopefully, the creature could the n be captured whe n its horn was stuck in the tree.36. A. throughB. acrossC. down37. A. load ing38. A. way39. A. ask40. A. happen41. A. ambitious42. A. take43. A. shoulder44. A. on45. A. su

28、pported46. A. but47. A. chemistry48. A. con trol49. A. agreed50. A. can t51. A. poi nt out52. A. dirty53. A. caught54. A. excit ing55. A. ThatB. uni oadi ngB. revoluti onB. expectB. failB. experieneedB. fetchB. backB. aga instB. graspedB. howeverB. physicsB. affectB. proposedB. mustn B. take outB. c

29、lea nB. arran gedB. mysteriousB. ThisC. coveri ngC. processC. attemptC. haveC. potentialC. carryC. chestC. towardC. placedC. soC. biologyC. removeC. refusedt C. won tC. hand outC. oldC. leftC. tech nologicalC. TheyD. upD. un coveri ngD. eraD. hopeD. seemD. en ergeticD. bringD. armsD. underD. stre ng

30、the nedD. thereforeD. psychologyD. replaceD. deniedD.needntD. print outD. newD. convincedD. modernD. There第三部分： 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 涂黑。2 分，满分 40 分）ABCD 中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项When hollowed out and used as a drinking- cup, the unicorn s horn was said to havethe power to offer protect ion aga

31、 inst pers on. It was believed that n obody could be harmed-by drinking the contentsof a unicorn s horn. Right up until the French Revolution in1789, the French court was said to have used cups made of“ unicorn ” horn in order to protecthe king. In additi on, the horn was said to have medic inal val

32、ue, so much so that it could be sold for more than tentimes the price of the same weight of gold. Wh at, then, was“ unicorn ”horn? We know at times the rhino （犀牛） was con fused with this lege ndary creature. A drinking- cup supposedly madeof“ unicorn ” horn was discovered to be made of the horn of a

33、rhino.56. Which of the followi ng is TRUE of the uni corn?A. It was not historically recordedB. Its horn was first used in FranceC. It was similar to the In dia n Ass and the OryxD. It could be the symbol of a uni versity57. To catch a unicorn, the unicorn-trappers had to try all of the following EX

34、CEPT_A. tempti ng the unicorn to attackB. making use of the tree as a protect ionC. hidi ng quickly behi nd the unicornD. hav ing the unicorn horn stuck in the tree58. The last paragraph is mainly about_ .A. the properties of the unicorn hornB. the users of the unicorn hornC. the price of the unicor

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42、 read The Straits Times on the 5thof JanuaryD. attend the lucky draw at Munchies Food HallCTopp ing the class academically was certa inly an adva ntage. Study ing was a breeze for Nigel. The reward was certainly in comparable to the little effort that he had to put it. It begi n whe n he was selecte

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44、out of them. Nigel spe nt the n ext two mon ths rebuildi ng the robot. It was duri ng the time that Nigelfound out about the prizes for the competition. Its well us auspices competitor. Alicia, from a neighboring school. His earlyintentions were forgotten. Getting the thousand-dollar prize was more

45、important than anything else. Nigel decided to befriend Alicia. Un aware of his inten ti ons, she told him all about the robot that she had been building for the competition. He evenhelped her to put the finishing branches to her robot. He was glad with the way things had progressed. His robot looke

46、d evenbetter than Alicia s and it was able to become a ball with its arms, something Alicia had failed to do.On the day of the competiti on, he says Alicia. Everyth ing daw ned on her the minute she saw him among thecompetiti on. She stared at him, puzzled at first, the n angry and fin ally a lookof

47、 helpless ness came over her.The flashbulbs of the camera exploded in Nigel s try. The robot bird performed actions sounique and different that the specialist judgments were the same. Nigel was so personal with himself that he did not even notice the girl sta nding a few feet away from him. Without

48、her, he would n ever win the competiti on.64. What reward did Nigel receive for doing well in his school work?A. He was offered a part-time jobB. He was honored with a scholarshipC. He helped his teacher con struct a robotD. He helped in the computer laboratories65. Nigel s orig inal inten ti on of

49、joining the con test was to_ .A. be the top stude nt of the schoolB. being great honor to his schoolC. con structs a robot with the Lego setsD. wins the thousa nd-dollar prize66. Why did Nigel help Alicia fin ish her robot?A. He tried to make friends with herB. He was fond of buildi ng robotsC. He i

50、nten ded to help herD. He didn t want her to suspect him67. What is the author s attitude towards Nigel s actions?A. He is mildly criticalB. He is stron gly criticalC. He is in favor of themD. His attitude is not clearDIn tellectual property (IP) is a product of the mind that has commercial value. T

51、he con cept dates back to 1623 whe nthe first pate nt law to protect IP sights was passed. IP rights protect the artist from havi ng his/her creative ideas copied byano ther. For example, if somebody gen erated an idea for a no vel, that idea is protected by IP rights. If some one elsewishes to repr

52、ese nt the idea or develop it further, he/ she must consult the original artists, who will normally be rewardedfinancially for its use. Back in the 17thcentury, IP rights were primarily carried out to protect n ewly developed manu facturi ngprocesses aga inst steali ng. But today, in tellectual prop

53、erty rights, are also enjoyed by those who creative music, art andliterature.In recent years, IP rights have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a tech no logy which looks setto weake n them altogether; the Intern et. Many years ago, if you wan ted a record ing of a song, you wou

54、ld have to purchaseit from a music store; if a no vel, form a book store .In those days, IP rights were easily protected since it was very difficult toobta in in tellectual property without pay ing for it. However, a lot of IP, in cludi ng son gs, films, books and artwork, can bedow nl oaded today f

55、ree of charge using the Intern et. This practice has now take n the world by storm, dramatically affect ingthe way in which we view IP rights.68. Accord ing to the writer, i n the begi nnin g. If rights were mainly of use to_ .A. those creati ng music, art and literatureB. no velistsC. engin eers an

56、d inven torsD. those n ot receivi ng finan cial reward for their work69. What do we know about the internet accord ing to the passage?A. It makes IP rights harder to protect.B. It sells songs and films.C. It does not affect the way we un dersta nd IP rights.D. It preve nts the product ion of artwork

57、.70. Accord ing to paragraph 2, what has“ take n the world by storm”？A. In tellectual property rights.B. The In ternet.C. Free dow nl oadi ng.D. The large nu mber of son gs, films and books.71. A possible title for this passage could be_.A. A History of IP RightsB. Ways to Protect Your IP Rights.C.

58、The Prese nt and the Future Of IP D. IP Rights and Our AttitudesEMost people, whe n they travel to space, would like to stay in orbit for a few days of more. And this stands to reason, ifyou re paying $20,000 for your trip to orbit! Strain order for tourism toreach its full potential there going to

59、be a need for orbital accommodation-or space hotels. What would a space hotelactually be like to visit? Hotels in orbit will offer the services you expect from a hotelprivate rooms, meals, bars. Butthey- ll also offer two unique experiences:impressive views-of Earth and space-and the endless enterta

60、inment of living in zero gravity-in cludi ng sports and otheractivities that make use of this.The hotels themselves will vary greatly-from being quite simple in the early days to huge luxury structure at a later date.It singttaltyasuEper as 1997, very few desig ns forspace hotels were published. Thi