2008年福建高考英语试题及答案.doc

2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（福建卷）
英语试题

第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15 B. ￡9.15 C. ￡9.18
答案是B。
1. What is the weather like?
A. It’s raining. B. It’s cloudy. C. It’s sunny.
2. Who will go to China next month?
A. Lucy. B. Alice. C. Richard.
3. What are the speaker talking about?
A. The man’s sister. B. A film. C. An actor.
4. Where will the speakers meet?
A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room 223.
5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a restaurant B. In 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。听每段对话或独白前，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。
6. Why did the woman go to New York?
A. To spend some time with the baby. B. To look after her sister. C. To find a new job.
7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York?
A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months.
8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby?
A. Holding him. B. Playing with him. C. Feeding him.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A way to improve air quality. B. A problem with traffic rules.
C. A suggestion for city planning.
10. What does the man suggest?
A. Limiting the use of cars. B. Encouraging people to walk.
C. Warming drivers of sir pollution.
11. What does the woman think about the man’s idea?
A. It’s interesting. B. it’s worth trying. C. 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 Zealand?
A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.
13. What advice does the woman give to the man?
A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas. B. Book his flight as soon as possible.
C. Save more money for his trip.
14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?
A. They require early booking. B. They can be twice as expensive.
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 tell 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. Mike will go the airport.
17. What can we infer from the conversation?
A. Jane has just learned to drive. B. Jan’s car is in bad condition. C. Mike will go the airport.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?
A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for the lesson. C. Learn more about the writer.
19. Why does the speaker ask the questions?
A. To check the students’ understanding of the story.
B. To draw the students’ attention to reading skills.
C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.
20. What will the students do in 10 minutes?
A. Ask more question. B. Discuss in groups. C. Give their answers.
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）
例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child _____ be or she wants.
A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever
答案是B。
21. –How do you find your new classmates?
– Most of them are kind, but ____ is so good to me as Bruce.
A. none B. no one C. every one D. some one
22. ______ in the queen for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized be had left the cheque in
the car.
A. Waiting B. To wait C. Having Waited D. To have waited
23. A great man shows his greatness _____ the way he treats little man.
A. under B. with C. on D. by
24. It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it _____ be rather cold sometime.
A. must B. can C. should D. would
25. So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.
A. saw B. see C. had seen D. have seen
26. In spite of repeated wrongs done to him, he looks _____ to people greeting him.
A. friendly B. lively C. worried D. cold
27. _____ is known to us all is that the 2008 Olympic Games will take place in Beijing.
A. It B. What C. As D. Which
28. Nancy enjoyed herself so much ______ she visited her friends in Sydney last year.
A. that B. which C. when D. where
29. _____ a moment and I will go to your rescue.
A. Go on B. Hold on C. Move to D. Carry on
30. – Who should be responsible for the accident?
– The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order _____.
A. as told B. as are told C. as telling D. as they told
31. By nine o’clock, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, ____ appeared a rare rainbow soon.
A. of which B. on which C. from which D. above which
32. What’s the _____ of having a public open space where you can’t eat, drink or even simply hang out for a while?
A. sense B. matter C. case D. opinion
33. – Can those ____ at the back of the classroom hear me?
A. seat B. sit C. seated D. sat
34. You have no idea how she finished the relay race ____ her foot wounded so much.
A. for B. when C. with D. while
35. – Would you like to join us in the game?
–_____, for I have something important to attend to.
A. I will B. I’d love to C. I won’t D. I’m afraid not
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，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。
The position of children in American family and society is no longer what is used to be. The 36 family in colonial(殖民时期的) North America was mainly concerned with survival and 37 that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were 38 in terms of their productivity(生产能力), and they played the role of producer quite early. 39 they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination(附属).
With the 40 of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society 41 the United Stated has become, each 42 must fulfill a number of personal and occupational 43 and be in contact with many other member. 44 , viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are 45 more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceplance of children as 46 participants in the family is reflected in various laws 47 the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.
This new 48 of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also 49 an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time 50 the proper way to 51 children.
Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a 52 transaction(事务) between parent and child 53 a one-way, parent-to-child training 54 . As a consequence, socializing children and 55 with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems.
36. A. poor B. ordinary C. happy D. wealthy
37. A. except B. for C. beyond D. through
38. A. supported B. received C. encouraged D. valued
39. A. Until B. After C. Although D. When
40. A. movement B. achievement C. development D. requirement
41. A. that B. where C. when D. what
42. A. parent B. member C. family D. relative
43. A. purposes B. promises C. roles D. tasks
44. A. Besides B. However C. Instead D. Therefore
45. A. admired B. regarded C. made D. respected
46. A. willing B. equal C. similar D. common
47. A. enjoying B. preventing C. considering D. protecting
48. A. view B. faith C. world D. study
49. A. led in B. brought in C. resulted in D. taken in
50. A. seeking B. making C. fighting D. working
51. A. nurse B. praise C. understand D. raise
52. A. one-sided B. many-sided C. round-way D. two-way
53. A. more than B. rather than C. better than D. less than
54. A. manner B. method C. program D. guide
55. A. talking B. living C. playing D. discussing
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletics have gone home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletics and fans will arrive at the host city, and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability. But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest Paralympics will not be taking part.
She is a British athlete by the name of Tanni Grey-Thormpson. Born with spine hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waist Bown. Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7. at first, she was not keen on sport, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she found athletics, and never looked back.
Indeed, Tanni’s athletic career took off. In 1984, when she was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100metres at the Junior National Wheelchair Games.
In 1998, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul. She won bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelonn. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved she first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.
Tanni’s enduring success had been part motivation(动机), part preparation, “The training I do that enables me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enables me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I want to see…. I am still competing at a very high lever, but as I get older things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart.”
Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
In spite of ups and downs, she never take her fate lying down. In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in series of Paralympics- a top lever athletic career covering two decades. She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has set over thirty world records.
What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and then train, train and train again.”
56. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?
A. Basketball B. Swimming. C. Tennis. D. Horse-riding.
57. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?
A. In 1984. B. In 1988. C. In 1992. D. In 2007.
58. The underlined word “that” in the 5th paragraph refers to _______.
A. fifty weeks’ training B. being a good sprinter
C. training almost every day D. part motivation and part preparation
59. What’s the right order of the events related to Tanni?
a. She works as a coach. b. She took up athletics.
c. She won four gold medals in Barcelong. d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games.
e. She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.
A. b, d, c, e a B. a, d, b, c ,e C. A,d,c,e,b D. b.d.a.e.c
60. What can we learn from Tanni’s success?
A. Union is strength. B. Never too late to learn.
C. Well begun is half done. D. No pains, no gains.
B
For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success is life. But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect. Praise-sholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek to same kind of approval from friends when asked if they want to go in the backscat of the car.
The implication(含义) of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class,” or talking about the goals she succeed but not her overall effort, is that you love her only when she looks the best, some she highest, achieves the most. And this carries over to the classroom.
Social psychologist Carrol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400fifth graders while she was at Columbia University. She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on testes and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.
“Praising attributes(品质) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges, ” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They figure they’s better quit while they’re ahead.”
61. The underlined words “Praise-sholic kids” refers to kids who are ______.
A. tired of being praised B. worthy of being praised
C. very proud of being praised D. extremely fond of being praised
62. The author quoted(引用) Dr. Dweck’s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article
_____.
A. better-known B. better-organized C. more percussive D. more interesting
63. We can infer from the passage that _____.
A. praise for efforts should be more encouraged
B. praise for results works better than praise for efforts
C. praising a child’s achievements benefits his or her success in life
D. praising a child’s abilities encourage him or her to take on challenges
C
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