辽宁2008高考英语试题及答案
2008年普通高等学校招生统一考试（辽宁卷）英语word版及答案
辽 宁 英 语 试 题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20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。
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 speakers 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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
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 talk.
C. Warning drivers of air 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. At a garage.
17. What can we infer from the conversation?
A. Jane has just learned to drive. B. Jane’s car is in bad condition.
C. Mike will go to the airport.
听第10段材料，回答第18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 questions. B. Discuss in groups. C. Give their answers.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分１5分）
第一节：单项选择（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。
21. —Did you have a good time in Thailand last week?
— ______, it was too hot.
A. No! really B. Yeah, why not C. Oh, great D. You’re right
22. Peter ______ be really difficult at times even though he’s a nice person in general.
A. shall B. should C. can D. must
23. We first met on a train in 2000. We both felt immediately that we ______ each other for years.
A. knew B. have known C. have known D. know
24. My neighbor asked me to go for ______ walk, but I don’t think I’ve got ______ energy.
A. a; 不填 B. the; the C. 不填；the D. a; the
25. You have to be a fairly good speaker to ______ listeners’ interest for over an hour.
A. hold B. make C. improve D. receive
26. —Could you tell me how to get to Victoria Street?
—Victoria Street? ______ is where the Grand Theatre is.
A. Such B. There C. That D. This
27. He was busy writing a story, only ______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette.
A. to stop B. stopping C. to have stopped D. having stopped
28. ______ hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off this loaf of bread.
A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. However
29. —Have you got any job offers?
—No. I ______.
A. waited B. had been waiting C. have waited D. am waiting
30. It looks like the weather is changing for ______. Shall we stick to our plan?
A. the worse B. worse C. the worst D. worst
31. Please remain ______; the winner of the prize will be announced soon.
A. seating B. seated C. to seat D. to be seated
32. I used to love that film ______ I was a child, but I don’t feel it that way any more.
A. once B. when C. since D. although
33. I like Mr. Miner’s speech; it was clear and ______ the point.
A. at B. on C. to D. of
34. —My name is Jonathan. Shall I spell it for you?
—______.
A. If you don’t mind B. Not at all C. Take it easy D. Nice to meet you
35. Bill wasn’t happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and ______.
A. I was neither B. neither was I C. I was either D. either was I
C. mustn’t shout C. mustn’t have shouted
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 36 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was 38 . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t 39 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 40 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 41 .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 42 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 43 to share by all five of us.
The big 44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 46 back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 49 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 50 to be angry again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking 51 thinking of what to buy, and I 52 to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so 55 as I did that day.
36. A. roof B. hat C. sky D. star
37. A. little B. less C. enough D. more
38. A. busy B. serious C. strict D. kind
39. A. effort B. room C. time D. money
40. A. improvement B. problem C. surprise D. excitement
41. A. shopping B. travelling C. parties D. greetings
42. A. the other B. each other C. one by one D. every other one
43. A. toys B. clothes C. presents D. bills
44. A. day B. chance C. cheque D. tree
45. A. forced B. reminded C. invited D. begged
46. A. draw B. stay C. move D. meet
47. A. including B. besides C. except D. regarding
48. A. quiet B. excited C. happy D. ashamed
49. A. since B. after C. while D. until
50. A. waiting B. ready C. hoping D. afraid
51. A. out B. over C. forward D. around
52. A. forgot B. stopped C. failed D. hated
53. A. wanted B. did C. got D. played
54. A. made B. searched C. bought D. fetched
55. A. angry B. rich C. patient D. bitter
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
请认真阅读下列短文，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
I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格) of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A new Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
56. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.
A. describe the place carefully B. show him a map of the place
C. tell him the names of the streets D. refer to recognizable buildings and places
57. What is the place where people measure distance in time?
A. New York. B. Los Angeles. C. Kansas. D. Iowa.
58. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.
A. in order to save time B. Los Angeles.
C. so as to be polite D. for fun
59. What can we infer from the text?
A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.
B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
C. People have similar understandings of politeness.
D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
B
Heroes of Our Time
A good heart
Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship(奖学金) to study medicine — but Coach(教练) John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. Af friend has said of this good-hearted man: “Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things.”
Success and kindness
After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children’s videos(录像) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others — producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program: “I believe it’s the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.”
Bravery and courage
A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails(铁轨), and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he’s not a hero. He says: “We have got to show each other some love.”
60. What was Mutombo praised for?
A. Being a star in the NBA. B. Being a student of medicine.
C. His work in the church. D. His willingness to help the needy.
61. Mutombo believes that building the new hospital is ______.
A. helpful to his personal development
B. something he should do for his homeland
C. a chance for his friends to share his money
D. a way of showing his respect to the NBA
62. What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning?
A. Produce safety equipment for children.
B. Make videos to help protect children.
C. Sell children’s music and artwork.
D. Look for missing and exploited children.
63. Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero?
A. He helped a man get across the rails.
B. He stopped a man from destroying the rails.
C. He protected two little girls from getting hurt.
D. He saved a person without considering his own safety.
C
Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer(同龄人) group.
The lack of right male(男性的) role models in many of their lives — at home and particularly in the school environment(环境) — means that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against.
They don’t see men succeeding in society so it doesn’t occur to them that they could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture(文化) is all-powerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child’s peers. You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the real child.
It’s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems — somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children.
64. Why did Tom give up studying?
A. He disliked his teachers.
B. His parents no longer supported him.
C. It’s cool for boys of his age not to care about studies.
D. There were too many subjects in his secondary school.
65. What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom?
A. Peer groups. B. A special unit.
C. The student judges. D. The home environment.
66. What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys?
A. Wait for their change patiently.
B. Train leaders of their peer groups.
C. Stop the development of street culture.
D. Give them lessons in a separate area.
67. A teacher’s work is most effective with a schoolboy when he ______.
A. is with the boy alone
B. teaches the boy a lesson
C. sends the boy home as punishment
D. works together with another teacher
D
Far from the land of Antarctica(南极洲), a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean. At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the Antarctic cod.
For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish. How does it live where most fish would freeze to death? It must have some secret. The Antarctic is not a comfortable place to work and research has been slow. Now it seems we have an answer.
Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish. Scientists studied the fish’s blood and measured its freezing point.
The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.88℃ and many tiny pieces of ice floating in it. The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05℃. That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.
The scientists’ next research job was clear: Find out what in the fish’s blood kept it from freezing. Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein(蛋白质) never before seen in the blood of a fish. When it was removed, the blood froze at seawater temperature. When it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point.
Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. It has many small sugar molecules(分子) held in special positions within each big protein molecule. Because of its sugar content. It is called a glycoprotein. So it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein. Or AFGP.
68. What is the text mainly about?
A. The terrible conditions in the Antarctic.
B. A special fish living in freezing waters.
C. The ice shelf around Antarctica.
D. Protection of the Antarctic cod.
69. Why can the Antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature?
A. The seawater has a temperature of -1.88℃.
B. It loves to live in the ice-salt mixture.
C. A special protein keeps it from freezing.
D. Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05℃.
70. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. A type of ice-salt mixture. B. A newly found protein.
C. Fish blood. D. Sugar molecule.
71. What does “glycol-” in the underlined word “glycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean?
A. sugar B. ice C. blood D. molecule
E
If you boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he’d better offer you more money to do so — or even double that depending on where you live now. That’s because Moscow has just been found to be the world’s most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.
Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment(娱乐).
A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a CD $24.83, and an international newspaper $6.30, according to Mercer. By comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger(汉堡包) is a steal at $4.80.
London takes the No.2 place, up from No.5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estimates(估算) London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days. Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New York, while No.5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly.
Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world’s most expensive cities. But both have fallen since last year’s study — New York came in 15th, down from 10th place, while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. San Francisco came in a distant third at No. 54, down 20 places from a year earlier.
Toronto, meanwhile, is Canada’s most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No. 21 worldwide.
72. What do the underlined words “a steal” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. an act of stealing B. something delicious
C. something very cheap D. an act of buying
73. London has become the second most expensive city because of ______.
A. the high cost of clothing B. the stronger pound against the dollar
C. its expensive transportation D. the high prices of fast food meals
74. Which city is the third most expensive on the list?
A. Tokyo. B. Hong Kong. C. Moscow. D. Sydney.
75. Which city has dropped most on the list in North America?
A. New York. B. Los Angeles. C. San Francisco. D. Toronto.
第二卷（共35分）
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。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；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，在该行右边的横线上写出该词，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。（试题见答案）
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，准备参加学校举办的主题为“健康成长”的英语作文比赛。请按要求写一篇短文，主要内容包括：
1. 乐观的人生态度；
2. 努力学习；
3. 参加体育锻炼。
生词：态度恶劣attitude
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头已为你写好。
参考答案
第一部分
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. A
11.C 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. A 20.C
第二部分
21. A 22. C 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. A
31. B 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. D
41. A 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. D 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. B
51. D 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. B
第三部分
56. D 57. B 58. C 59. A 60. D 61. B 62. C 63. D 64. C 65. A
66. D 67. A 68. B 69. C 70. B 71. A 72. C 73. B 74. A 75. D
第四部分
第一节 短文改错
It is five years now since I graduate from No.3 High 76. graduated
School. Last Saturday, the class that I was on held a 77. in
get-together, which took us a long time ∧ prepare. It 78. to
was indeed not easy to get in the touch with everybody 79. 去掉the
and set a well time for all of us. We all enjoyed 80. good
this precious day greatly, remember the time we spent 81. remembering
together and the people they were familiar with. It was 82. we
a pity which some of us were not present as they had 83. that
gone abroad for further studies, but they called back 84. √
or sent greeting card from different places. 85. cards
第二节 写作
One possible version
We all want to grow up happily and healthily, and for this goal we must do several things.
Firstly, we should develop a good attitude to life. Life consists of not only sunshine but also hard times. We should be brave in front of difficulties. Secondly, we must study hard because knowledge is power. If we have the power. We can help to build our country and enjoy life better. In order to study well, we need to do sports so that we can keep fit. We can go running, play ball games or simply take a walk after a day’s study. If we do those things well, we will be able to grow up happily and healthily.
