2008年北京高考英语试题（原卷版）2

2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（北京卷）英语第一部分：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.Whatdidthemanwininhisdream?A.Aholiday.B.Anewcar.C.Somemoney.2.Willthewomanetotheparty?A.Maybe.B.NoC.Certainly3.Howlonghasthewomanbeenanauthor?A.About30years.B.About40years.C.About70years.4.Whatdoesthewomanwant?A.Aradio.B.Somepens.C.Somebatteries.5.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Askingforinformation.B.Askingforanapology.C.Askingforhelp.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。每段对话读两遍。6.Howmanycoatsdoesthewomanwant?A.25.B.30.C.50.7.Whatistheordernumberforgloves?A.P25G5.B.P26T5.C.P28D5.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whichcityhasthewomanvisitedrecently?A.NewYork.B.London.C.Paris.9.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutthecity?A.Citylife.B.Weather.C.Environment.听第8段材料，回答第10至11。10.Whenwillitrain?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Atnight.11.Whatwillcausedelaysfortrafficingintotown?A.Rain.B.Afog.C.Bridgerepairs.听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。12.Whydidthewomangotothebank?A.Tobuyanewhouse.B.Tomeetthemanager.C.Tomakeanappointment.13.Whathappenedintheparkinglot?A.Thewomanquarreledwithastranger.B.Thewomanfailedtogethercarparkedintime.C.Thewomanbackedhercarintothewrongplace.14.Whatdidthewomanthinkofthemanwhenshefirstsawhim?A.Selfish.B.Clever.C.Respectful.听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。15.Howdoesthewomanthinkaboutherwork?A.Itisverygood.B.Itishardtosaynow.C.Itkeepsherverybusy.16.Wheredoesthewomanlivenow?A.Inherworkplace.B.Inthecitycenter.C.Inabigapartment.17.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Thewoman’slifeinanewcity.B.Thewoman’stravelexperience.C.Thewoman’scoworkers.听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatisthewoman’sviewonsmell?A.Itispersonal.B.Itisconcrete.C.Itisstrange.19.Whatisspecialaboutsmells?A.Theyareaspleasantasmusic.B.Theycanlastaboutthirtydays.C.Theymakethingsmorememorable.20.Whatisthewoman’smostfavoritesmell?A.Smellofthesea.B.Smellofhergarden.C.Smellofaircraftfuel.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.Johnpromisedhisdoctorhe________notsmoke,andhehassmokedeversince.A.mightB.shouldC.couldD.would.22.—HaveyoureadbookcalledWaitingforAnya?—Who_______it?A.writesB.haswrittenC.wroteD.hadwritten23.—DidyoureturnFred’scall?—Ididn’tneedto____I’llseehimtomorrow.A.thoughB.unlessC.whenD.because24.______thatshewasgoingofftosleep,Iaskedifshe’dlikethatlittledollonherbed.A.SeeingB.ToseeC.SeeD.Seen25.ItwashardforhimtolearnEnglishinafamily,inwhich_____oftheparentsspokethelanguage.A.noneB.neitherC.bothD.each26.Afterthelongjourney,thethreeofthemwentbackhome,______.A.hungryandtiredlyB.hungryandtiredC.hungrilyandtiredlyD.hungrilyandtired27.Thehotelwasn’tparticularlygood.ButI____inmanyworsehotels.A.wasstayingB,stayedC.wouldstayD.hadstayed28.I’llgiveyouyfriend’shomeaddress,Icanbereachedmostevenings.A.whichB.whenC.whomD.where29.Nodecisionaboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A.willbemadeB.ismadeC.isbeingmadeD.hasbeenmade30.Thepaniesareworkingtogethertocreatetheyhopewillbethebestmeansoftransportinthe21stcentury.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.who31.–Didthebookgivetheinformationyouneeded?–Yes.But_____it,Ihadtoreadtheentirebook.A.tofindB.findC.tofindingD.finding32.Ifeelgreatlyhonored____intotheirsociety.A.toweleB.welingC.tobeweledD.weled33.Ifyoureallyhavetoleaveduringthemeeting,you’dbetterleave____thebackdoor.A.forB.byC.acrossD.out34.I’msorryyou’vebeenwaitingsolong,butit’llstillbesometime____Briangetback.A.beforeB.sinceC.tillD.after35.Itisworthconsideringwhatmakes“convenience”foodssopopular,and____betteronesofyourown.A.introducesB.tointroduceC.introducingD.introduced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。WhenIenteredBerkeley,Ihopedtoearnascholarship.HavingbeenaStraightAstudent,IbelievedIcould__36__toughsubjectsandreallylearnsomething.OnesuchcoursewasWorldLiteraturegivenbyProfessorJayne.Iwasextremelyinterestedintheideashe37inclass.WhenItookthefirstexam,Iwas38tofinda77,Cplus,onmytestpaper,39Englishwasmybestsubject.IwenttoProfessorJayne,wholistenedtomyargumentsbutremained_40.Idecidedtotryharder,althoughIdidn’tknowwhatthat41becauseschoolhadalwaysbeeneasyforme.Ireadthebooksmorecarefully,butgotanother77.Again,I42withProfessorJayne.Again,helistenedpatientlybutwouldn’tchangehis43.Onemoretestbeforethefinalexam.Onemore44toimprovemygrade.SoIredoubledmyeffortsand,forthefirsttime.45Themeaningoftheword“thorough”.Butmy46__didnogoodandeverything47asbefore.Thelasthurdle(障碍)wasthefinal.Nomatterwhat48Igot,itwouldn’tcancelthreeCpluses.Imightaswellkissthe49goodbye.Istoppedworkinghead.IfeltIknewthecoursematerialaswellasIeverwould.Thenightbeforethefinal,Ieven50myselftoamovie.ThenextdayIdecidedforonceI’dhave51__withatest.Aweeklater,IwassurprisedtofindIgotanA.IhurriedintoprofessorJayne’soffice.He52__tobeexpectingme.“IfIgaveyoutheAsyou53,youwouldn’tcontinuetoworkashard.”Istaredathim.54Thathisanalysisandstrategy(策略)werecorrect.Ihadworkedmyhead55,asIhadneverdonebefore.Iwasspeechlesswhenmycoursegradearrived:Aplus.ItwastheonlyAplusgiven.ThenextyearIreceivedmyscholarship.I’vealwaysrememberedProfessorJayne’slesson:youalonemustsetyourownstandardofexcellence.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.unmoved41.A.reflectedB.meantC.improvedD.affected42.A.quarreledB.reasonedC.bargainedD.chatted43.A.attitudeB.mindC.planD.view44.A.choiceB.stepC.chanceD.measure45.A.memorizedB.consideredC.acceptedD.learned46.A.ambitionB.confidenceC.effortD.method47.A.stayedB.wentC.workedD.changed48.A.gradeB.answerC.lessonD.ment49.A.scholarshipB.courseC.degreeD.subject50.A.helpedB.favoredC.treatedD.relaxed51.A.funB.luckC.problemsD.tricks.52.A.happenedB.provedC.pretendedD.seemed53.A.valuedB.imaginedC.expectedD.weled54.A.rememberingB.guessingC.supposingD.realizing55.A.outB.overC.onD.off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。ATwentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked,“Justaminute,”answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.Afteralongpause,thedooropened.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.“It’snothing,”Itoldher.“IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.”“Oh,you’resuchagoodman.”Shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,andthenasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?”“It’snottheshortestway,”Iansweredquickly.“Oh,I’minnohurry,”shesaid.“I’monmywaytoahospice(临终医院).Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.”Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter(计价器).Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.Atdawn,shesuddenlysaid,”I’mtired.Let’sgonow.”Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme.“HowmuchdoIoweyou?”sheasked.“Nothing.”Isaid.“Youhavetomakealiving,”sheanswered.“Oh,thereareotherpassengers,”Ianswered.Almostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontoetightly.Ourhugendedwithherremark,“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.”56.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoneyD.reachthedestinationontime57.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe______.A.wantedtodoherafavorB.shutoffthemeterbymistakeC.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvanceD.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers58.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Givingisalwaysapleasure.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.BDomestic(驯养的)horsesnowpullploughs,raceintheKentuckyDerby,andcarrypolice.Butearlyhorsesweren’ttame(驯服的)enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.Thousandsofyearsago,peoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfood.Overtime,peoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorses,theychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexample,peoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals’genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproduced,theypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.Moderndayhorsebreedseinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn’texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds—typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshort,stronglegs,theanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts(矿井)withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavy,tallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.Forexample,horsewereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculture.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorses,humanshadtocrosslandonfoot.Ridinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchlesstime.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeractwithoneanother.Thenewfromofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworld.59.Beforedomesticationhorseswere______.A.caughtforsportsB.huntedforfoodC.madetopullploughsD.usedtocarrypeople60.TheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow______.A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorseB.horseusedtohavegentlepersonalitiesC.somehorseshavebettershapedthanothersD.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomestication61.Horsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby______.A.carryingheavyloadsB.changingfarmingmethodsC.servingasameansoftransportD.advancingagricultureindifferentareas62.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.whyhumansdomesticatedhorsesB.howhumansandhorsesneededeachotherC.whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizesD.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachotherCDearHamilton,Wearefortunatethatinsuchalarge,highpressureofficeweallgetalongsowell.Youareoneofthepeoplewhokeepthesocialtemperatureatsuchafortablesetting.Idon’tknowanyoneintheofficewhoisbetterlikedthanyou.Youcanperhapshelpwiththis.Thecollectionofcontributionstowardsgiftsforemployees’personallifeeventsisbeingalittletroubling.Certainly,thegroupsendingofagiftisreasonablenowandthen.Inthepastmonth,however,therehavebeencollectionsfortwobabyshowergifts,oneweddingshowergift,twoweddinggifts,onefuneral（葬礼）remembrance,fourbirthdaygifts,andthreegraduationgifts.It’snotonlythecollectedfromwhoaregrowingunfortable(andpoor),butthecollectedforfeeluneasyreceivinggiftsfrompeoplewhodon’tknowthemoutsidetheoffice,whowouldn’tevenrecognizetheirgraduatingchildren,theirmarryingdaughtersandsons,ortheirdeadrelatives.Thisisbasicallyakindgesture(andonethatpeoplethinkwellofyoufor),butthepracticeseemstohavebeetoowiderangingandfeelsimproperintoday’sofficesetting.Thankyouforunderstanding.63.Theunderlinedword“contributions”probablymeans________.A.moneyB.suggestionsC.reportsD.understanding64.Hamiltonisexpectedto_______.A.showmorekindness.B.discontinuethepresentpracticeC.quitbeingtheorganizerforgiftgivingD.knowmoreaboutcoworkers’families65.Thisisbasicallyaletterof________.A.apologyB.sympathyC.appreciationD.dissatisfactionDWhenitestofriends,Idesirethosewhowillsharemyhappiness,whopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate（照亮）meandtrainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghours,toogoodnottoshare.WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,Ihadafriend.Wewereshyand“tooserious”aboutourstudieswhenitwasbeingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschool,butshewouldetomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaper,andoneofuswouldsay:“Let’sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.”Wewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistle.Thenwewouldreadthemaloud.Attheendofthatschoolyear,we,too,werechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstopped.WhenIlivedforatimeinLondon,Ihadafriend,Hewasindespair(失望)andIwasindespair.Butourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetime.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.Wewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparted.WegaveLondontoeachother.ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesmine.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappears,sometimesinafunnyway,intheother’sdreams.SheandIagreethat,atcertaintimes,weseemtobepartsofthesamemind.Inmymostinterestingmoments,Ioftenthink:“Yes,Imusttell….”Wehavenevermet.ItissuchfortingpanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist（心理学家），whowillonlyfillupthehealing（愈合的）silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfriend.66.Intheeighthgrade,whattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehaviorwasto______.A.beeseriousaboutherstudyB.gotoherfriend’shouseregularlyC.learnfromherclassmatesatschoolD.sharepoemsandstorieswithherfriend67.InParagraph3,“WegaveLondontoeachother”probablymeans______.A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofusB.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondonC.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappearedD.wepartedwitheachotherinLondon68.AccordingtoParagraph4,theauthorandherfriend_______.A.calleachotherregularlyB.havesimilarpersonalitiesC.enjoywritingtoeachotherD.dreamofmeetingeachother69.Inthedarkestmoments,theauthorwouldpreferto______.A.seekprofessionalhelpB.beleftaloneC.staywithherbestfriendD.breakthesilence70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.UnforgettableExperiencesB.RemarkableImaginationC.LifelongFriendshipD.NoblepanionsETheDietZone:ADangerousPlaceDietCoke,dietPepsi,dietpills,nofatdiet,vegetablediet…Wearesurroundedbytheword“diet”everywherewelookandlisten.Wehavesoeasilybeenattractedbythepromiseandpotentialofdietproductsthatwehavestoppedthinkingaboutwhatdietproductsaredoingtous.Wearepayingforproductsthatharmuspsychologicallyandphysically（身体上）.Dietproductssignificantlyweakenuspsychologically.Ononelevel,wearenotallowingourbraintoadmitthatourweightproblemslienotinactuallylosingtheweight,butincontrollingtheconsumptionoffatty,highcalorie,unhealthyfoods.Dietproductsallowustojumpoverthethinkingstageandgostraightforthescale（秤）instead.Allwehavetodoistoswalloworrecognizetheword“diet”infoodlabels.Onanotherlevel,dietproductshavegreaterpsychologicaleffects.Everytimewehaveazerocaloriedrink,wearetellingourselveswithoutourawarenessthatwedon’thavetoworktogetresults.Dietproductsmakepeoplebelievethatgaineswithoutpain,andthatlifecanbewithoutresistanceandstruggle.Thedangerofdietproductsliesnotonlyinthepsychologicaleffectsthey