２００８年高考英语模拟题Ⅱ

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Ⅰ.单项选择

1. Some employers at ____ job fair in Jinan last month refused to take graduates who were ____ only child in the family for fear that they couldnt endure hardship.

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

2. First of all, I respect his ____ to teaching.

A. attention B. introduction C. relation D. devotion

3. A communicative satellite ____ as much as 3.5 tons was sent up into space last week.

A. weighing B. weighed

C. to be weighed D. being weighed

4. Jack is making up his mind to get a ticket for the concert ____ it means standing in a queue all night.

A. the moment B. even if C. in case D. so long as

5. He was afraid he would have to ____ her invitation to the party.

A. ignore B. decline C. decrease D. deny

6. He is very famous and in fact he will be remembered for that book ____.

A. just B. alone C. possibly D. wholly

7. It is language, more than anything else, ____ distinguishes man from the rest of the animal world.

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

8. ____ to hospital in time, the wounded soldiers were saved at last.

A. Being taken B. Taking

C. Having taken D. Having been taken

9. After ten years of hard work, the young lady has turned movie star, ____ she dreamed of becoming in her childhood.

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

10. There are signs ____ MP4 has become more popular with the young people.

A. in which B. that C. which D. where

11. ——Did you enjoy yourself at the birthday party?

——Yes. Ive never been to ____ one before.

A. a more excited B. the most excited

C. a more exciting D. the most exciting

12. ——Could I have a talk with you, Daddy?

——Oh dear, if you ____.

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

13. Ted, who had expected how it would go with his daughter, had a great worry ____ his mind.

A. on B. in C. with D. at

14. We forgot to bring our passports, but please let us enter, ____?

A. do you B. can we C. will you D. shall we

15. ——You know who came yesterday?

——Kong Linghui? We had a table tennis match.

——____ He came and watched the game.

A. You guessed it! B. How did you know that?

C. Well done! D. That was good news!

Ⅱ.完形填空

A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola,” the sign said.

“Boy!”the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.

An old woman was standing at her door.

“You, boy! Come here this minute.”

Slowly the boy __1__ onto the cold flat stones leading to the old womans house. When he arrived at her house, she __2__ out her hand and wrapped(缠住) her __3__ old fingers around his arm.

“Help me inside, boy”, she said. “Help me __4__ to my bed. Whats your name?”

“Joseph,” he said.

The old woman on the bed tried to __5__ up, raising herself on her elbow（肘）. Water __6__ from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel __7__.

“Im dying, Joseph. You can see that, cant you? I want you to write a __8__ for me. Theres paper and pencil on the table.”

Joseph looked down at the __9__, and then looked out the window. He saw the sign again： “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”

“I want my silver pin to __10__ to my daughter.”

Joseph bent his small body over the table and __11__ the pencil slowly across the paper.

“Theres my Bible(圣经),” the old woman said. “Thats for my daughter, too. I want a __12__ Christian burial(基督葬礼) with lots of singing. Write that down, too. Thats the last __13__ of a poor old woman.”

The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out the window.

“Here. Bring it here so I can __14__ it. ”

Joseph found the Bible, and, __15__ the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.

“__16__ me now, boy,” she sighed. “Im tired.”

He ran out of the house.

A cold wind blew through the __17__ window, but the old woman on the bed __18__ nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. __19__ on the paper were some childish letters. They __20__ the words：“Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”

1. A. rushed B. struggled C. hurried D. stepped

2. A. reached B. let C. pushed D. pointed

3. A. firm B. smooth C. dry D. fresh

4. A. back B. over C. away D. ahead

5. A. sit B. get C. stand D. wake

6. A. rolled B. burnt C. burst D. ran

7. A. ill B. sick C. unpleasant D. funny

8. A. letter B. note C. will D. message

9. A. table B. pen C. paper D. woman

10. A. send B. go C. belong D. come

11. A. moved B. drew C. used D. pulled

12. A. great B. merry C. splendid D. real

13. A. hope B. chance C. opinion D. wish

14. A. sign B. read C. remember D. copy

15. A. setting B. hiding C. placing D. laying

16. A. Hold B. Leave C. Excuse D. Pardon

17. A. large B. open C. small D. pretty

18. A. did B. saw C. felt D. knew

19. A. Described B. Printed C. Recorded D. Written

20. A. formed B. spelled C. organized D. repeated

Ⅲ.阅读理解

(A)

A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear getting back her pet was more important than her car.

“Whoever did this can keep my car. Please let Benjerman come home,” the notice said.

It is not known if the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 p.m. theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman, a 12-year-old black retriever(猎犬)， were reunited after police located them in Barrington.

“Hes hungry, hes dirty, but hes very happy to be home,” Atkins said.

The car was found at about 5 p.m. Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikes. However, police couldnt control Benjerman, and they had to call Atkins to come to get him.

Atkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food. She believes Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area.

She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter (收容所) in Dallas, Texas.

Before Benjerman was found, Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth. They also contacted(联系) animal shelters throughout southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

The notice stated there was a reward, and also that the dog needed medication. Any caller could remain anonymous(匿名的).

Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone in to rent a carpet cleaner.

“It was 10 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight,” Atkins said.

The car thief threw Atkins wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene.

1. What would be the best title of the passage? ____.

A. A Car With A Dog Was Stolen

B. Lucky Dog Was Returned To His Owner

C. Stealing Cars: A Most Important Social Problem

D. Woman Wants Dog Back More Than Stolen Car

2. Which of the following is in correct order according to the passage?____.

a. Notices were put up saying there was a reward.

b. Atkins saw Benjerman again.

c. Police found Atkins car.

d. Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter.

e. Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store.

A. d, e, a, b, c B. d, e, a, c, b C. e, a, d, b, c D. e, a, c, d, b

3. What can we infer from the passage? ____.

A. The dog was treated extremely badly by the thief

B. Car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays

C. The dog was found because of the reward

D. The thief stole the car easily

4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? ____.

A. Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the

notices

B. Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benjerman

C. The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car

D. The dog was back at 1 p.m. on a Friday

(B)

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5. Which position is most suitable for a retired person? ____.

A. Part-time Shop Assistant

B. Teaching Assistant in Hanias Playschool

C. Weekend Work in Rubberlast Group Ltd

D. Teaching Assistant in the University of Bristol

6. If you have good computer skills and recently graduated from university (English degree), which jobs can you apply for？____.

A. Job 1, 2 and 7 B. Job 3, 4 and 6

C. Job 4, 6 and 7 D. Job 2, 3 and 5

7. Which is the only position that has a formal educational requirement? ____.

A. Full Time Secretary at United Business Ltd

B. Home Delivery Representative for Yorkshire Post

C. Teaching Assistant at Hanias Playschool

D. University Positions at the University of Bristol

8. How can you get more information if you are interested in the

position of a full-time computer trained secretary? ____.

A. By telephone B. By letter C. By Internet D. In person

(C)

The U.S. Department of Labor statistics(统计) show that there is an oversupply of college-trained workers and that this oversupply is increasing. Already there have been more than enough teachers, engineers, physicists, aerospace experts, and other specialists. Yet colleges and graduate schools continue every year to turn out highly trained people to compete for jobs that arent there. The result is that graduates cannot enter the professions for which they were trained and must take temporary jobs which do not require a college degree.

On the other hand, there is a great need for skilled workers of all sorts: carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, TV repairmen.

These people have more work than they can deal with, and their annual incomes are often higher than those of college graduates. The old gap that white-collar workers make a better living than blue-collar workers no longer holds true. The law of supply and demand now favors the skilled workmen.

The reason for this situation is the traditional myth that college degree is a passport to a prosperous future. A large part of American society matches success in life equally with a college degree. Parents begin indoctrinating(灌输) their children with this myth before they are out of grade school. High school teachers play their part by acting as if high schooleducation were a preparation for college rather than for life. Under this pressure the kids fall in line. Whether they want to go to college or not doesnt matter. Everybody should go to college, so of course they must go.And every year college enrollments(入学) go up and up, and more and more graduates are overeducated for the kinds of jobs available to them.

One result of this emphasis on a college education is that many people go to college who do not belong there. Of the sixty percent of high school graduates who enter college, half of them do not graduate with their class. Many of them drop out within the first year. Some struggle on for two or three years and then give up.

9. Its implied but not stated in the passage that ____.

A. many other countries are facing the same problem

B. white-collar workers in the US used to make more money than blue-collar workers

C. fewer students will prefer to go to college in the future

D. the law of supply and demand has a strong effect on American higher education

10. Which of the following is NOT a reason why college enrollments go up every year? ____.

A. Many people believe that the only way to success is a college education

B. Many parents want their children to go to college

C. High school teachers urge their students to go to college

D. Every young man and woman wants to go to college

11. By saying that “many people go to college who do not belong there,”the author means that ____.

A. many people who are not fit for college education go to college

B. many people who do not have enough money go to college

C. many people who go to college drop out within the first year

D. many people who go to college have their hopes destroyed

12. We can infer from the passage that the author believes that ____.

A. every young man and woman should go to college

B. college education is a bad thing

C. people with a college education should receive higher pay

D. fewer people should go to college while more should be trained for skilled jobs

(D)

For the first time in modern history, less than half of the U.S. adult population now reads literature, according to a recent survey. Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America presents a detailed review of the decline of readings role in the nations culture.

Reading at Risk is a survey of national fashion in adult literary reading. The data source for Reading at Risk is as reliable and objective (客观的) as any such survey can be. The key results of the survey are presented in the “Summary”, but the report can be further explained as: literary reading in America is not only declining rapidly among all groups, but the rate of decline has been speeded up, especially among the young. Reading at Risk merely shows a great cultural change that most Americans have already noted—our societys great turn to electronic media for entertainment and information.

Reading a book requires a degree of active attention and devotion. Indeed, reading itself is a progressive skill that depends on years of education and practice. On the contrary, most electronic media such as television, recordings, and radio make fewer demands on their audiences, and indeed require no more than passive participation. While oral culture has a rich reality and electronic media offer the considerable advantages of variety, print culture affords irreplaceable forms of focused attention and thought that make various communications and views possible. The decline in reading, therefore, equals a larger retreat(减少) from participation in public and cultural life.

What is to be done? There is surely no single solution to the present problem, just as there is no single cause. The important thing now is to understand that America can no longer take active and devoted reading for granted.

Reading is not a timeless, common ability. As more Americans lose this ability, our nation becomes less informed, active, and independent minded. These are not qualities that a free, inventive, or productive society can afford to love.

13. The main purpose of the survey is to ____.

A. focus on the role of electronic media and reading

B. show that American young people read less and less

C. give a report of the national fashion of literary reading

D. review that less than half of the population now reads literature

14. According to the passage, reading ____.

A. requires less attention and devotion

B. demands no more than passive participation

C. limits various communications and views

D. means active participation in public and cultural life

15. The underlined phrase “cultural change” in Paragraph 2 refers to the change ____.

A. from oral culture to electronic media

B. from print culture to electronic media

C. from electronic media to oral culture

D. from electronic media to print culture

16. The author of the passage ____.

A. misunderstands oral culture

B. doubts the results of the survey

C. encourages the Americans to read more

D. agrees to the solution to the present problem in reading

(E)

The United States will introduce a new and comprehensive(综合的) exam for students who seek to study in America and other English-speaking countries, Xin Hua News Agency reported from New York.

The exam, which stands for a great change from the current English level test, was disclosed by Theresa Chang-whei Jen, associate director of the International Service of the US college Board, Americas leading educational organization.

The Advanced Placement International English Language (APIEL) will be offered throughout the world every year, said Jen.

However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), the GRE (Graduate Record Examination), or the IELTS(International English Language Testing System).

“I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam,” said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University of Aeronsutics and Astronautics, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL.

Most of Xus classmates have never heard of the APIEL. “The APIEL is designed for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia,” said Jen.

The APIEL has been adopted, said Jen, because the TOEFL can no longer accurately reflect the abilities of students to use the English language comprehensively in an academic environment. Xinhua reported that a fairly large number of foreign students who earned high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after admission.

Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL measures a students ability to read, write, speak and understand English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with accuracy (精确) and resourcefulness, and writing with clarity and fluency(流畅), Jen said.

17. The United States will introduce a new exam because ____.

A. more and more students want to get further education in the USA

B. the Chinese people pay special attention to English studies with Chinas entry into the WTO

C. the already existing exam systems seem to be far from perfect

D. it will bring the US government quite a lot of money

18. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the selection? ____.

A. It will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL

B. The TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS

C. A student will have to take the APIEL if he or she wants to study in English-speaking countries from 2004

D. Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future

19. The underlined word “current” in the second paragraph means ____.

A. modern B. present C. standard D. formal

20. Please decide which of the following would be the best title for this news report. ____.

A. The Key to English-speaking Countries

B. The Four Skills in Learning English

C. TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to be Out of Date

D. New Exam Designed for Students

Ⅳ.短文改错

Dear Helen,

Thank you so much for your party at Christmas Eve. All 1.____

of them enjoyed it very much. We liked the dishes you had 2.____

cooked but we were happy to learn the English songs you taught 3.____

us. We hope youll teach us a lot many songs in the future. 4.____

Were leaving from our hometowns to spend the winter 5.____

vacations. It seems that many of us are homesick after 6.____

being away from home for such a long time. What are your 7.____

plans? Will you join in the tourist group organized by our school? 8.____

Were busy prepare for our trips. Please excuse us 9.____

for not able to say goodbye to you. 10.____

We hope youll have a good time.

Yours,

Xiao Hua

Ⅴ.书面表达

请根据下图提示，用英语写一篇短文；先简要描写下图，然后再发表你自己的看法和意见。

注意：

1．词数：100左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．参考词汇：孤独（寂寞）get lonely。

Key(8)