2008年高考试题（全国卷二）解析版

一、语音知识

1. 难度：中等

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

二、单项填空

2. 难度：中等

 —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

3. 难度：中等

 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

4. 难度：中等

 It’s not ______ good idea to drive for four hours without ______ break.

A. a ; a  B. the ; a   C. the ; the    D. a ; the

5. 难度：中等

 — 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

6. 难度：中等

 —Could I ask you a rather personal question?

— Sure, ____.

A. pardon me   B. go ahead   C. good idea    D. forget it

7. 难度：中等

 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

8. 难度：中等

 The director had her assistant ___ some hot dogs for the meeting.

A. picked up   B. picks up   C. pick up      D. picking up

9. 难度：中等

 Stand over there ___ you’ll be able to see the oil painting better.

A. but         B. till       C. and         D. or

10. 难度：中等

 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

11. 难度：中等

 Modern equipment and no smoking are two of the things I like ____ working here.

A. with         B. over            C. at           D. about

12. 难度：中等

 The road conditions there turned out to be very good, ___ was more than we could expect.

A. it            B. what           C. which        D. that

13. 难度：中等

 Liza ___ well not want to go on the trip—she hates traveling.

A. will          B. can            C. must         D. may

14. 难度：中等

 Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it ____.

A. collected      B. contained       C. loaded       D. saved

15. 难度：中等

 The house still needed a lot of work, but ___ the kitchen was finished.

A. instead       B. altogether       C. at once       D. at least

16. 难度：中等

 It was in New Zealand ___ Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith.

A. that          B. how           C. which        D. when

三、完形填空

17. 难度：中等

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  1a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a  2moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of   3for the coming test or sporting event.

In early grade school they  4their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and  5he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer  6my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to  7them but I still needed to write them, I   8until the day he graduated.

Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move  9for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college,  10two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and  11, becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento,  12short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was  13happy to have Marc back. Since I was  14making lunch for his younger brother, I   15one for Marc, too. Imagine my  16when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son,  17his lunch.

“Did I do something   18? Don’t you love me  19,Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I   20asked him what was wrong.

“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”

1.A. carried         B. found            C. included       D. held

2.A. difficult        B. special           C. comfortable    D. separate

3.A. congratulation   B. improvement      C. explanation    D. encouragement

4.A. loved          B. answered         C. wrote         D. examined

5.A. lately          B. by the way        C. by the time    D. gradually

6.A. received        B. understood       C. enjoyed       D. collected

7.A. copy           B. read            C. take          D. send

8.A. held up         B. gave up         C. followed       D. continued

9.A. out            B. home           C. to college      D. to Sacramento

10.A. organizing      B. planning         C. comparing     D. completing

11.A. hopefully       B. finally          C. particularly     D. certainly

12.A. Because of      B. Instead of       C. Except for      D. As for

13.A. especially       B. immediately     C. equally        D. generally

14.A. once           B. again           C. still           D. even

15.A. packed         B. fetched         C. bought         D. filled

16.A. fear            B. surprise        C. anger          D. disappointment

17.A. waiting for      B. worrying about    C. caring for     D. asking about

18.A. wrong          B. funny           C. strange       D. smart

19.A. any more       B. enough          C. once more     D. better

20.A. interestingly     B. bitterly          C. politely       D. laughingly

四、阅读理解

18. 难度：中等

There was a story many years ago of a school teacher—Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.

Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水)。

Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.

Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encourage him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole lift. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D.(医学博士).

The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

1.What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

A. She made Teddy feel ashamed.

B. She asked the children to play with Teddy.

C. She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.

D. She told the class something untrue about herself.

2.What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

A. He often told lies.

B. He was good at math.

C. He needed motherly care.

D. He enjoyed playing with others.

3.In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?

   A. She taught fewer school subjects.

   B. She became stricter with her students.

   C. She no longer liked her job as a teacher.

   D. She cared more about educating students.

4.Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?

   A. She had kept in touch with him.

   B. She had given him encouragement.

   C. She had sent him Christmas presents.

   D. She had taught him how to judge people.

19. 难度：中等

The Queen’s English is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific study of the Queen’s Christmas broadcasts had found. Researchers have studied each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble Upper Received to the Standard Received.

Jonathan Harrington, a professor at Germany’s University of Munich, wanted to discover whether accent (口音) changers recorded over the past half century would take place within one person. “As far as I know, there just is nobody else for whom there is this sort of broadcast records,” he said.

He said the noble way of pronouncing vowels (元音) had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. “Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. But these are very, very small and slow changes that we don’t notice from year to year.”

“We may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper. “In 1952 she would have been hears saying ‘thet men in the bleck het’. Now it would be ‘that man in the black hat’. And ‘hame’ rather than ‘home’. In the 1950s she would have been ‘lorst’, but by the 1970s ‘lost’.”

The Queen’s broadcast is a personal message to the Commonwealth countries. Each Christmas, the 10-minute broadcast is put on TV at 3 pm in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch. (传统火鸡午餐).

The results were published (发表) in the Journal of Phonetics.

1.The Queen’s broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because ______.

A. she has been Queen for many years

B. she has a less upper-class accent now

C. her speeches are familiar to many people

D. her speeches have been recorded for 50 years

2.Which of the following is an example of a less noble accent in English?

   A. “duaty”     B. “citee”      C. “hame”        D. “lorst”

3.We may infer from the text that the Journal of Phonetics is a magazine on _________.

   A. speech sounds               B. Christmas customs

   C. TV broadcasting             D. personal messages

4.What is the text mainly about?

   A. The relationship between accents and social classes.

   B. The Queen’s Christmas speeches on TV.

   C. The changes in a person’s accent.

   D. The recent development of the English language.

20. 难度：中等

Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important in formation that should be included, he can give you a false picture.

For example, some might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for on e hundred dollars!”

This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only on e was a winner. He’s really a big loser!

He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.

Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents(对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” that’s true. However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”

Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

This kind of deception happens too of often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

1.How much did the lottery winner lose?

   A. One hundred dollars.      B. Two hundred dollars.

   C. Three hundred dollars.     D. Four hundred dollars.

2.We may infer that the author believes people should _______.

   A. buy lottery tickets

B. make use of half-truths

C. not take anything at face value

D. not trust the Yucky Company

3.What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?

   A. final increase           B. big advantage

   C. large share             D. total saving

4.What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?

A. False statements are easy to see through.

B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.

C. Doctors like to act in advertisements.

D. Advertisements are based on facts.

21. 难度：中等

Something in chocolate could be used to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines, say UK researchers.

Their study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping coughs than codeine, which was considered the best cough medicine at present.

The Imperial College London researchers who published their results online said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatment. “While coughing is not necessarily harmful(有害的) it can have a major effect on the quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem,” said Professor Peter Barnes.

Ten healthy volunteers(志愿者) were given theobromine, codeine or placebo, a pill that contains no medicine, during the experiment. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who received which pill. The researchers then measured levels of capsaicin, which is used in research to cause coughing and as a sign of how well the medicine are stopping coughs.

The team found that, when the volunteers were given theobromine, the capsaicin need to produce a cough was around a third higher than in the placebo group. When they were given codeine they need only slightly higher levers of capsaicin to cause a cough compared with the placebo.

The researchers said that theobromine worked by keeping down a verve activity(神经活动), which cause coughing. They also found that unlike some standard cough treatments, theobromine caused no side effects such as sleepiness.

1.According to Professor Barnes, theobromine ______.

A. cannot be as effective as codeine

B. can be harmful to people’s health

C. cannot be separated from chocolate

D. can be a more effective cure for coughs

2.What was used in the experiment to cause coughing?

   A. Theobromine.  B. Codeine.  C. Capsaicin.  D. Placebo.

3.We learn from the text that volunteers in the experiment _____.

   A. were patients with bad coughs

   B. were divided into the three groups

   C. received standard treatments

   D. suffered little side effects

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

   A. Codeine: A New Medicine        B. Chocolate May Cure Coughs

   C. Cough Treatment: A Hard Case    B. Theobromine Can Cause Coughs

22. 难度：中等

Attractions in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Historical Museum

30 N. Carroll Street on Madison’s Capitol Square

Discover Wisconsin’s history and culture(文化) on four floors of exhibits. Open for public program. Admission is free.

Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00am -- 4:00 pm.

[phone]  www.wisconsinhistory.org / museum

Swiss historical village

612 Seventh Ave., New Glarus

The Swiss Historical Village offers a delightful look at pioneer life in America’s heartland. 14 buildings in the village give a full picture of every day life in the nineteenth-century Midwest.

Tue. —Fri. ,  May 1^st —October 31^st , 10:00 am—4:00 pm. Admission is $20.

[phone]  www.swisshistoricalvillage.com

Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café

6858 Paoli Rd., Paoli, WI

One of the largest collections of fine arts and crafts(手工艺品) in Wisconsin. Over 5000 sp. ft. of exhibition space in a historic creamery. While visiting enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our café overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!

   Gallery open Tue. –Sun., 10:00 am—5:00 pm.

   Café open Wed. –Sat., 11:00 am –3:00 pm.

   Sun. brunch with wine, 10:00—3:00 pm.

   [phone]  www.artisangal.com

Christopher Columbus Museum

239 Whitney St., Columbus

World-class exhibit –2000 quality souvenirs(纪念品) marking Chicago’s 1893 World Columbian Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.

Open daily, 8:15 am – 4:00 pm.

[phone]  www.columbusantiquemall.com

1.Which of the following is on Capitol Square?

   A. Wisconsin Historical Museum.          B. Swiss Historical Village.

   C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café.       D. Christopher Columbus Museum.

2.Where can you go for a visit on Monday?

   A. Wisconsin Historical Museum.

   B. Swiss Historical Village.

   C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery café.

   D. Christopher Columbus Museum.

3.Where can visitors have lunch?

   A. At Wisconsin Historical Museum.

   B. At Swiss Historical Village.

   C. At Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café.

   D. At Christopher Columbus Museum.

4.We learn from the text that___________.

   A. Swiss Historical Village is open for half a year

   B. Christopher Columbus Museum overlooks a river

   C. tickets are needed for Wisconsin Historical Museum

   D. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café are open daily for 4 hours

五、填空题

23. 难度：中等

第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项多余选项.

—— Can you help me?

—— Sure, what’s the problem?

——    1..

—— Well, how about San Francisco? We went there last year and had a great time.

——    2.

——Well, there is Golden Gate Bridge of course, and Golden Gate Park. It’s a really big park. You can go for long walks or take a rest in the Japanese Tea Garden. It’s beautiful there.

——    3.

——  There is also a place called Fisherman’s Wharf. That’s really popular with tourists. There are lots of shops, cafes and restaurants. And from there you can go on a boat trip to Alcatraz. You know, it’s a small but very beautiful island.

——    4.

—— No, you can’t stay on the island; there aren’t any hotels. You can only go for the day. I think I’ve still got a book about San Francisco. I can lend it to you.

——    5.

A. What can you do there?

B. Oh, great! What a great place to stay in!

C. What an idea! What is the best time to go there?

D. I can’t decide where to go for the holiday——any ideas?

E. Thanks a lot. San Francisco, here I come!

F. Hmm, that sounds good.

G. How can I go there?

六、单词拼写

24. 难度：中等

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释, 在答题卡相应的位置上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式. (每空只写一词)

1.Lisa, I didn't __________(认出)you---you've had your hair cut!

2.I usually just have a __________(三明治)for lunch.

3.Mr. White announced that he would go to China in ___________(二月).

4.The story was first written in English and later ___________(翻译)into Chinese.

5.The village children like to go __________(游泳)in the nearby river.

6.One of our _________(邻居)kept a very beautiful garden.

7.The English teacher gives the class a __________ (听写)almost every day.

8.David turned and walked off in the ___________(相反)direction.

9.I suggest that we have ____________(定期)meetings.

10.Rose rushed _____________(向楼下)to answer the door.

七、短文改错

25. 难度：中等

此行多一个词: 把多余的词写在答题卡相应的位置上，用斜线(∧)划掉。

    此行缺一个词: 在答题卡相应的位置上写出该加的词，并附带前（后）词。

    此行错一个词: 在答题卡相应的位置上写出该错词和改正后的词。

If I have the honor to be chose to work for the              1.__________

29^th Olympic Games, I will at first improve my                 2.__________

English so that I can talk easily about foreign visitor.            3.__________

Second, I will learn more about history of the                  4._________

Olympics as good as the 2008 Olympic Games. Third,           5._________

since I was familiar with Beijing, I can help visitors find          6._________

their ways in the city. Finally, I should be able to tell             7._________

visitors about our history and culture and show                 8.________

them their great achievements. In short, I will do               9.________

my best to help making the Games a success.                  10.________

八、书面表达

26. 难度：中等

要点: .1. 参加中文学习班;

     .2. 看中文书刊、电视；

     .3. 学唱中文歌曲；

     .4. 交中国朋友。

注意：.1.词数100左右；

      .2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

.3. 开头语已为你写好。

June 8, 2008

Dear Peter,

I'm glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.

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  Best wishes,

                                                     Li Hua