2008年高考英语试卷(全国卷II)
第一卷
第一部分 英语知识运用(共三节,满分50分)
第一节 语音知识(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例: have( )A. gave B. save C. hat D. made
答案是C.
1. course( )A. journey B. four C. labour D. hour
2. match( )A. separate B. marry C. machine D. many
3. rise( )A. purse B. else C. praise D. mouse
4. bathe( )A. faith B. cloth C. maths D. smooth
5. Britain( )A. certain B. train C. against D. contain
第二节 语法和词汇知识(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: We ___ last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. must have studied B. might study
C. should have studied D. would study
答案是C.
6. --- Do you know Anna’s telephone number?
--- ___ _. As a matter of fact, I don’t know any Anna, either.
A. I think so B. I’m afraid not C. I hope so D. I’d rather not
7. A small car is big enough for a family of three __ __ you need more space for baggage.
A. once B. because C. if D. unless
8. It’s not __ __ good idea to drive for four hours without __ __ break.
A. a; a B. the; a C. the; the D. a; the
9. --- What are you reading, Tom?
--- I’m not really reading, just __ __ the pages.
A. turning off B. turning around C. turning over D. turning up
10. --- Could I ask you a rather personal question?
--- Sure, ____.
A. pardon me B. go ahead C. good idea D. forget it
11. If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ____ all day.
A. rained B. rains C. has rained D. is raining
12. The director had her assistant ___ some hot dogs for the meeting.
A. picked up B. picks up C. pick up D. picking up
13. Stand over there ___ you’ll be able to see the oil painting better.
A. but B. till C. and D. or
14. If their marketing plans succeed, they ____ their sales by 20 percent.
A. will increase B. have been increasing
C. have increased D. would be increasing
15. Modern equipment and no smoking are two of the things I like ____ working here.
A. with B. over C. at D. about
16. The road conditions there turned out to be very good, ___ was more than we could expect.
A. it B. what C. which D. that
17. Liza ___ well not want to go on the trip --- she hates traveling.
A. will B. can C. must D. may
18. Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it ____.
A. collected B. contained C. loaded D. saved
19. The house still needed a lot of work, but ___ the kitchen was finished.
A. instead B. altogether C. at once D. at least
20. It was in New Zealand ___ Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith.
A. that B. how C. which D. when
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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 21 a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a 22 moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of 23 for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they 24 their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and 25 he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer 26 my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to 27 them but I still needed to write them, I 28 until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move 29 for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, 30 two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and 31 , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, 32 short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was 33 happy to have Marc back. Since I was 34 making lunch for his younger brother, I 35 one for Marc, too. Imagine my 36 when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, 37 his lunch.
“Did I do something 38 ? Don’t you love me 39 , Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 40 asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
21. A. carried B. found C. included D. held
22. A. difficult B. special C. comfortable D. separate
23. A. congratulation B. improvement C. explanation D. encouragement
24. A. loved B. answered C. wrote D. examined
25. A. lately B. by the way C. by the time D. gradually
26. A. received B. understood C. enjoyed D. collected
27. A. copy B. read C. take D. send
28. A. held up B. gave up C. followed D. continued
29. A. out B. home