08届高考英语第二次模拟考试
英 语 试 卷
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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What was the film really like?
A. It was interesting B. It was not interesting.
C. It was not worth seeing.
2. Whom are the speakers talking about?
A. Their daughter. B. Their student.
C. Their friend.
3. Why can’t the man see the lawyer?
A. He didn’t make an appointment. B. The lawyer is too busy on Thursday.
C. The lawyer is not in on Tuesday.
4. What does the man usually do on Sundays?
A. Do some reading. B. Go shopping.
C. Go swimming.
5. Where can the man smoke?
A. In the room. B. In the next room.
C. Outside.
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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答6—8题。
6. What is the woman?
A. A teacher. B. A leader.
C. A headmaster.
7. What are those students like?
A. Shy B. Active.
C. Hard-working.
8. Why does the woman have to go?
A. Because of the students. B. Because of her parents.
C. Because of the headmaster.
听第7段材料，回答9—10题。
9. Who might the man be?
A. A cook. B. A policeman.
C. The woman’s husband.
10. Where was the wallet found?
A. In the restroom. B. Under the table.
C. On the table.
听第8段材料，回答11—14题。
11. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a university. B. In a gift shop.
C. In a restaurant.
12 Who is the woman buying the gift for?
A. Her brother’s son. B. Her brother.
C. Her son.
13. How much does the woman want to spend on the gift?
A. $50. B. $30.
C. $20.
14 What does Not the man recommend?
A. A bookshelf. B. A magic car.
C. A pencil-box.
听第9段材料，回答15—17题。
15. Where are the speakers?
A. In the dining room. B. In the office.
C. In the classroom.
16. Why was the man asleep?
A. He didn’t like reading. B. He didn’t sleep well last night.
C. He didn’t understand the meaning of the book.
17.What is the way to understand the book?
A. To find the main idea first. B. To read the book aloud.
C. To read from the end.
听第10段材料，回答18—20题。
18. How old is the woman?
A. 70. B. 85. C. 100.
19. What is the secret of long life according to the woman?
A. Enough exercise. B. Talking to people often.
C. Moving from place to place.
20. How many times has the woman got married?
A. Only once. B. Twice. C. Three times.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节．满分45分)
第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21.Now we can get _____ weather information from _____ new type of _____ weather satellite.
A. the; a; / B. / ; the; the C. / ; a ; / D. / ; a/ a
22.Which do you enjoy _____ your weekend, walking in the wood or fishing on the lake?
A. spending B. to spend C. spent D. of spending
23.Unless _____ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.
A. having invited B. inviting C. being invited D. invited
24.Yao Ming _____ as a basketball star, and is loved by basketball fans both at home and abroad.
A. stands out B. stands up C. sticks out D. strikes
25.Although this medicine can cure you _____ your illness, it has a bad effect _____ you.
A. for; in B. for; on C. of; on D. of; at
26.People in the world all want to see a better society _______ nature.
A. in harmony with B. in common with C. in case of D. in relation to
27._____ the Emei Mountain is famous for its beauty.
A. As is known to all B. It is known to all
C. It is known to us all that D. As we all know that
28.The students don’t realize the use _____the information.
A. we make of B. which we make C. for our making D. for us to make
29.It was in the first class _____ Miss Li taught us _____ we never forget it.
A. that; that B. that; and C. which; that D. that; which
30.When the teacher told the class that they would go for a picnic the next week, the students _____ life at once.
A. agreed to B. got to C. turned to D. came to
31.---I can’t find Mr Brown. Where did you meet him this morning?
---It was in the hotel _____ he stayed.
A. that B. which C. where D. when
32.If the weather is fine, we’ll go. If _____, _____.
A. not; not B. no; no C. not; no D. no; not
33.We all think _____ of his books, so many of us bought one each.
A. a large number B. a great many C. a large amount D. a great deal
34. ---What have you _____ hydrogen, Mary?
---Balloons.
A. have filled with B. had filled with C. had filled of D. to have filled
35.In my opinion, all Mr White _____ good to his students in his class at present. He is very strict in their study.
A. does does does B. does do do C. does does do D. did do does
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。
My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon. I tried as hard as I could to remain 36 , but I had an empty feeling in my stomach. I stared down at my sweat covered, 37 hands. I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were __38 people. They were not just my mum and dad, who 39 say, "Good job!" even if I messed up the entire piece. What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes? As it 40 , I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was 41 for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat. Slowly I walked to the mulberry piano in the 42 of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played．I swallowed the golf ball-sized lump（隆起的） in my throat and sat down. 43 , I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys. As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more 44__ of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece 45 that I could play it backwards if ___46 . Although at one point I accidentally played two keys_ 47 the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically （自动的）. My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me. There was no 48 _ that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself, I leaned _ 49 __ and focused carefully on the music. 50__ 1 came to the end of the page, a warning __51 inside my head: DON' T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE! Needless to say, I 52 myself with all my heart and mind．And, proud of my "page- turning" feat（技艺） I finished the 53___ of the piece without making a single mistake. After the final note died away, a celebration went into action 54 my head.1 had finished.I had mastered （征服）the 55 .
36. A.unknown B. still C. calm D. quiet
37. A. shaking B. moving C. waving D. wandering
38. A. true B. real C. young D. old
39. A. will B. can C. could D. would
40. A. turned out B. turned up C. turned back D．turned down
41. A. looking B. searching C. expecting D. waiting
42. A. comer B. cross C. center D. passage
43. A. Slowly B. Happily C. Quickly D. Suddenly
44. A. sure B. unsure C. certain D. confident
45. A. so much time B. so hardly C. such a lot of time D. so many times
46. A. requested B. told C. demanded D．ordered
47. A. in spite of B. instead of C. in the way of D. in the shape of
48. A. way B. need C. use D. sense
49. A. backward B. forward C. upward D. downward
50. A. Then B. Next C. When D. While
51. A. appeared B. had C. raised D. went
52. A. told B. asked C．obeyed D．refused
53. A. other B. part C. left D. rest
54. A. inside B. outside C. out of D. on
55. A. musical B. piece C. impossible D. possible
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。
A
Electric shock
Injuries caused by electric shock are fairly common. When a person has received an electric shock, no one should go near him/her until the current has been turned off. If a shock occurring at work or at home causes someone to lose consciousness（知觉）, electrical connection must be broken before anyone tries to give assistance. You should either turn off the switch at the mains or, if that is not possible, push the person away with a dry piece of wood.
Treatment of shock
Look out for signs of shock. People who have been injured or who may have lost a lot of blood, or those who have had heart attacks, may be in deep shock. The signs to look for are faintness, paleness, a moist, sticky skin, shallow, rapid breathing and a fast but weak heartbeat.
Shock can prove fatal, and it is essential to do something to prevent its developing. The best way to treat or prevent shock is to keep the patient lying down, better with the legs higher than the head; if possible, raise the lower part of the body on a rolled-up packet or similar object. Make the patient as comfortable as possible, loosening any tight clothing, and comfort him/her because fright increases the effects of shock.
56．Match the pictures with the passages.
A．Picture 2. Electric shock; Picture 3. Treatment of shock
B．Picture 1. Electric shock; Picture 4. Treatment of shock
C．Picture 4. Electric shock; Picture 2. Treatment of shock
D．Picture 3. Electric shock; Picture 1. Treatment of shock
57．The above passages and pictures have something to do with .
A．how to deal with difficulties B．how to do first aid
C．how to face danger D．how to match pictures with passages
58．What would happen if you didn’t turn off the current when you had to treat an unconscious person who had just received an electric shock?
A．He would regain his consciousness soon.
B．He would die soon.
C．Electrical connection would be broken.
D．You would be in danger of getting the shock yourself.
59．Of the following adjectives chosen from above, which one has the meaning of “causing death”?
A．Fatal. B．Sticky. C．Essential. D．Unconscious.
B
It’s the place where smart people make smart machines work even smarter. But for the people who work in it, Silicon Valley (硅谷) is more than just a high technology hothouse. It’s also in the heart of sunny California, a great place to start a family and raise kids. What could be better?
But something is happening to the children. Up until the age of two they develop normally. Their proud parents watch and smile as they take their first steps and speak their first words. But then everything seems to go backwards. The children become locked into their own small world, unable to communicate at all. They call it the “curse(祸) of Silicon Valley,” but the medical name for the condition is autism（孤独症）. It used to be thought that autism was a mental illness. Now doctors are sure that it is a disease transmitted genetically. It seems that the people leading the communications revolution are having children who cannot communicate at all.
But even the parents have trouble communicating. Asperger’s Syndrome (综合症) is connected with autism. People who have it are highly intelligent and often brilliant with numbers or systems but have no social skills, which makes Asperger’s sufferers into excellent computer professionals. Unfortunately, many of the children of two Asperger’s parents in Silicon Valley seem to be developing serious autism.
There is little anyone can do. And there is no cure in sight. Some argue that no cure should be found．“It may be that autistics are essentially (本质上) different from normal people, but that these differences make them valuable for the evolution (进化) of the human race,” says Dr Kirk Wilhelm of the University of California．“To remove the genes (基因) for autism could be terrible.”
It seems that the children of Silicon Valley are paying the price of genius.
60. A person who has autism usually _____.
A．has difficulty in speaking B．loses communication skills
C．has difficulty in working D．hates people around
61. Which of the following best explains “curse of Silicon Valley”?
A．The children are brought up in Silicon Valley.
B．Autism is just a result of working in Silicon Valley.
C．The children suffer from autism due to their parents in Silicon Valley.
D．Autism makes the children in Silicon Valley unable to communicate.
62. Some people think that no cure of autism should be found because ______.
A．autism cannot be cured B．autism isn’t a disease
C．harm will be done to the children D．autism is necessary in some way
63. What does the writer seem to feel about the children of Silicon Valley?
A．It’s a pity that they cannot have a normal life.
B．They are the pride of the human race.
C．They are sure to have a bright future.
D．It’s likely that they will have a normal life.
C
From Mr. Ward Hoffman.
Sir, I was halfway through Professor Raj Persaud's article “What's the tipping point?"
(Financial Times Weekend, April 9-l0) when it occurred to me that what I was reading was not ironic(讽刺的). If Prof Persaud wants to know why Americans tip in restaurants, he need only ask the first American he meets in London.
Americans tip in restaurants for one reason, and one reason only: we tip to supplement (补贴) the salary of restaurant workers. Quality of service does not enter into it, beyond the fact that one may tip a bit less for poor service, or a little more for good service.
Not tipping at all in a non-fast-food restaurant is not a choice. In the US, one used to tip about 15 per cent for dining in a family-style restaurant or in an up-market (高档的) restaurant. Here, in San Francisco Bay area restaurants, we are encouraged to tip 20 per cent or more, to help restart workers live in this very expensive area.
After eating at an Italian restart in my city, I left a tip of 20 per cent on the non-tax part of our dinner bill. It was expected. There is nothing more complicated than that about Americas tipping in restaurants.
Ward Hoffman,
Palo Alto, CA 94306, US
* * *
From Mr. Philip McBride Johnson.
Sir, I agree with most of Raj Persaud's opinion about the doubtful value of tipping, but with one exception. Tips can be very useful when one is a repeat customer or diner.
It is only when the tipper is a stranger and likely to remain so that the system does not work to his or her advantage. But frequent a hotel or a restaurant, always tip a bit more, and the difference in service and treatment will be easily felt.
Phfiip McBnde Johnson,
Great Falls, VA 22066, US
64. What can we learn from Hoffrnan's letter?
A. Quality of service determines tipping in the US.
B. Americans don't tip in non fast-food restaurants.
C. Tipping in US upmarknt restarts is unnecessary.
D. How to tip in the United States is not complicated.
65. Johnson's letter shows ________.
A. a stranger in a restaurant is likely to tip a bit more
B. diners receive better service if they frequent a restaurant
C. repeat dinners may get good service if they tip a bit more
D. the tipping system works to the advantage of new customers
66. From tbe two letters, we can learn Professor Raj Persaud ______ .
A. feels doubtful about the value of tipping
B. believes tipping improves quality of service
C. wants to ask Hoffman about tipping in the US
D. thinks tipping a bit more one can get good service
67. The two letters most probably appears in a ______.
A. notice B. handbook C. book review D. newspaper
D
Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality (合理性), but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that's not what I did. I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts (文科)university that doesn't even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility(弹性) and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren't studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature(成熟的) beyond my 18 years, and I believed them. I headed off to college. Sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories" where they didn't care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist (人文学者) all in one.
Now I'm not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance maths, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile(协调) engineering with liberal-arts courses in college. The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal-arts simply don' t mix as easily as I assumed(设想) in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.
68. Why did the author choose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university?
A. He wanted to he an example of practicality and rationality
B. He intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist
C. He wanted to coordinate(协调) engineering with liberal-arts courses in college
D. He intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals
69. According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can _____.
A. become noble idealists B. receive guidance in their careers
C. balance engineering and the liberal arts D. broaden their knowledge
70. The author's experience shows that he was ________.
A. creative B. ambitious C. unrealistic D. unwise
71. The author suggests in this passage that ________
A. liberal-arts students are supported to take engineering courses
B. technical experts with a wide vision are expected in the society
C. successful engineering students are more welcomed in the society
D. engineering universities with-liberal-arts courses are needed
E
WASHINGTON-Laura Straub is a very worried woman . Her job is to find families for French teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer .
It’s not easy , even desperate .
“We have many children left to place :40 out of 75,” said Straub , who works for a Paris-based foreign – exchange programme called LEC. When exchange programmes started 50 years ago , family life was more accommodating . For one thing , more mothers stayed home .
But now , increasing numbers of women work outside the home . Exchange-student programmes have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for the 30,000 teenagers who annually come from abroad to spend academic year in the United States , as well as the thousands more who participate in summer programmes .
School systems in many parts of the US, unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students , have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept . At the same time , the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic.
In searching for host families , who usually receive no pay , exchange programmes are increasingly broadening their appeals to include everyone from young couples to retirees .
“We are open to many different types of families,” said Vickie Weiner , eastern regional director for ASSE, a 25- year –old programme that sends about 30,000 teen-agers on academic –year exchange programmes worldwide .
For elderly people , exchange students “keep us young –they really do ,” said Jean Foster , who is hosting 16-year –old Nina Porst from Denmark .
72．Viekie Weiner is the person who .
A. works for a programme called LEC B. works for a programme called ASSE
C. is 25 years old D. hosts foreign students
73．The underlined word “exotic” means .
A. difficult B.wonderful C.exciting D.accommodating
74. From the passage we can learn that at the beginning of the exchange programmes , .
A. all the families cold host foreign students
B. only young couples could host foreign students
C. only those who were retired could host foreign students
D. those who were not too old could host foreign students
75．Which of the following is the best title of this passage ?
A. US Struggle to Find Host Families
B. Idea of Hosting Students Is Different
C. Foreign-exchange Program Is Going On
D. Exchange Students Keep Old People Young
第四部分：写作(共两节．满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
An American and a Frenchman decided to cross the sea
between France and England in the balloon in 1784. High 76.
over the water, they discover a hole in the balloon. The 77.
hole became bigger and bigger. The air keeps the 78.
balloon up was escaping quickly and the balloon was 79.
coming up. The two men threw all their equipment into 80.
the water to make the balloon light. It started to rise 81.
higher again. So it was still too close to the water. 82.
Finally, the men threw away most of his clothes to 83.
save themselves. The crowd waiting for to greet them in 84.
England was very surprised see this when the balloon 85.
landed in front of them.
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
据调查，中国城市居民的电脑拥有率达30%。很多农村居民对电脑也越来越感兴趣，甚至有的家庭也买了电脑。请参考下表写一篇题为“Computers in China”的短文。词数为100词左右。
| 家庭买电脑的目的 | 中学生使用电脑的情况 | ||
| 类 别 | 比 率 | 类 别 | 比 率 |
| 孩子学习需要 | 70% | 学习资料查询 | 30% |
| 家长工作需要 | 20% | 上网、聊天、游戏 | 60% |
| 娱 乐 | 30% | 听音乐、看光盘 | 20% |
英 语 答 题 卷
第I卷（共115分）
班级 姓名 学号 成绩
A B C A B C D A B C D A B C D
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第二卷（共35分）
短文改错
An American and a Frenchman decided to cross the sea
between France and England in the balloon in 1784. High 76.
over the water, they discover a hole in the balloon. The 77.
hole became bigger and bigger. The air keeps the 78.
balloon up was escaping quickly and the balloon was 79.
coming up. The two men threw all their equipment into 80.
the water to make the balloon light. It started to rise 81.
higher again. So it was still too close to the water. 82.
Finally, the men threw away most of his clothes to 83.
save themselves. The crowd waiting for to greet them in 84.
England was very surprised see this when the balloon 85.
landed in front of them.
书面表达
芜湖一中2008届高三第二次模拟考试
英 语 答 案
KEYS
1-----5 AACAC 6-----10 ABBBA 11---15 BCCAC 16---20 CACAB
21--25 CBDAC 26---30 ACABD 31---35 CADBC
36--40 CABDA 41—45 DCABD 46—50 ABABC 51—55 ACDAC
56--60 DBDAB 61---65 CDA DC 66---70 ADBDC 71---75 BBCDA
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Computers in China
According to a recent investigation, about 30% of the city families have computers, Besides, many village people are more and more interested in computers and some of them even have bought computers. About 70% of the parents bought computers for their children to study, and some for their work. And even some people bought them for entertainment. The fact how the middle school students use the computers really surprises us. Only about 30% of them use computers to find out useful information. About 60% use computers to play games and 20% use computers to watch VCDs or listen to music. In my opinion, we should make better use of our best invention – computers.