1、 1 攀枝花市 2008 年高中阶段学校招生统一考试 英 语 本试卷分为第 I 卷（选择题），第 II 卷（非选择题）。全卷共 12 页，第 I 卷 1 至 8 页，第 II 卷 10 至 12 页。全卷共 120 分，考试时间为 120 分钟。 第 I 卷 （选择题，共 90 分） 友情提示： 1、答第 I 卷前，请考生仔细将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡 上。 2、每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后， 再涂其它答案，不能答在试卷上。 3、考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分：英语基础知识运用（ 40 小题， 40 分） 第
2、一节：单项选择。选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（ 25 小题，共 25 分） 1. What can I do for you? I want _ MP 4 player for my daughter. A. a B. an C. the D. 不填 2. Hello！ May I speak to Tina, please? Sorry, Im afraid you have the wrong _. A. name B. way C. number D. telephone 3. What else do you want? _ else. I think I have got ever
3、ything now. A. Something B. Everything C. Nothing D. Anything 4. Do you know David? Yes. I know him very _. A. good B. well C. nice D. fine 5. Peter, dont step on the grass. _. A. It doesnt matter B. I cant do it C. Dont worry D. Sorry, I wont do it again 6. Would you mind if I sit here? _. Its for
4、the old woman there. A. Never mind B. Of course not C. Not at all D. Youd better not 7. There are a lot of colorful flowers on _ sides of the streets. A. each B. both C. either D. all 8. May I do the rest of the work tomorrow? Yes, of course. You _ finish it today. A. must B. mustnt C. neednt D. cou
5、ld 9. Why did you go swimming _ Tom? Because he was ill at home. A. with B. besides C. beside D. except 2 10. _ one of the people from Sichuan, Im proud _ it. Me, too. They are so brave in such a terrible earthquake! A. For, of B. As, of C. With, of D. Of, at 11. We are going to have a party _ next
6、week. A. sometime B. some time C. sometimes D. some times 12. What about the picture over there? It _ nice. A. tastes B. gets C. looks D. sounds 13. How is your skirt, Marry? It is more beautiful than _. A. my sisters B. my sister C. sisters D. mine 16. She has studied in this school _ she was seven
7、 years old. A. since B. if C. until D. after 17. Marry _yet. Im waiting for her. A. came back B. has come back C. hasnt come back D. was coming back 18. Can you tell me _? I think its his. A. where he lives B. where does he live C. how old he is D. whose the dictionary is 19. Swimming in the pool wi
8、th friends _ very interesting. A. has B. have C. is D. are 20. There were about six _ students in the school building during the earthquake, and _ of them didnt run out. A. hundred, two third B. hundred, two thirds C. hundreds, two thirds D. hundreds, two third 21. Many young men enjoy _ the pop mus
9、ic. A. listen to B. listening to C. to listen to D. listening 22. I know who he is, _ Ive never spoken to him before. A. and B. or C. so D. but 23. Im a sports fan. Im interested in everything _ is about the Olympics in Beijing. A. that B. who C. where D. when 24. Of all the sports shoes, John bough
10、t _ pair. Then he had some money for socks. A. a cheaper B. the most wonderful C. the least expensive D. an expensive 25. The new bridge over the Jingsha River _ last year, which makes it very easy to go to the city center. A. built B. was built C. has built D. has been built 第二节：完型填空。根据短文内容选择能填入空白处
11、的最佳答案。（ 15 小题， 15 分） A Its a good habit to say “Thank you” when others help you or say something kind to you. You should say “Thank you” when someone 26_ you the salt on the table, when someone says you do your work well, or you buy a nice thing, or your city is very 27 _. “Thank you” is used not on
12、ly between 3 friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and 28 _, husbands and wives. “Excuse me” is another short sentence that is often used. Its not 29 _ to break others when they are talking. If you want to 30 _ to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin to talk. You sho
13、uld also do so when you want to cough or make any other noise before others. Lets all learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”. 26. A. takes B. passes C. sells D. makes 27. A. beautiful B. bad C. small D. hot 28. A. classmates B. teachers C. sisters D. cousins 29. A. proud B. positive C. pretty D. p
14、olite 30. A. tell B. say C. call D. speak B. Have you ever seen a rainbow(彩虹 ) in the sky? Do you know what it is? A story says that when you see a rainbow you should 31 at once to the place where it touches（触摸） the ground, and 32 you would find a bag of gold. Of course, it is not 33 . You could not
15、 find the bag of gold, nor could you ever find its end. No matter how 34 you run, it always seems far away. A rainbow is not a thing which we can feel with our 35 as we can feel a flower. It is only the effect (效 果 ) of light shining on raindrops（雨滴） . The raindrops catch the sunlight and break it u
16、p into all the wonderful colors which we see. It is 36 a rainbow perhaps because it is made up of raindrops and looks like a bow (弓 ). That is 37 we can never see a rainbow in a clear 38 . We see rainbows 39 when there is rain in the air and the sun is shining brightly through the clouds. Every rain
17、bow has many colors in the same order. The first of the top color is always red, next 40 orange, then green, and last of all blue. A rainbow is indeed one of the wonders of nature. 31. A. run B. walk C. jump D. stand 32. A. where B. there C. here D. near 33. A. good B. wrong C. beautiful D. true 34.
18、 A. long B. short C. far D. difficult 35. A. hands B. legs C. heads D. eyes 36. A. called B. spoken C. meant D. asked 37. A. because B. why C. so D. that 38. A. space B. sky C. fields D. water 39. A. hardly B. really C. only D. usually 40. A. goes B. sees C. covers D. comes 第二部分： 阅读理解。（ 25 小题，共 50 分
19、） 根据短文内容，从短文后面每题所给 的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have two children, Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes（便条） for each other. Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions. 3:30 pm To Mike， Mr. Tyler rang. No football practice today. Im goin
20、g to Donnas house to play and be 4:00 pm To Liz， Its your turn to walk the dog. I have to do my homework after school. Remember to 4 back at 5:00 pm Liz play with Teddy when you get home! Mike 6:45 pm Has anyone seen my tennis shoes? Im in my bedroom doing my homework. Mike 9:00 pm I saw your shoes
21、this morning. They smelt terrible so I put them outside the back door. Good night, dears! Mum 41. When will Liz be back home? A. At 3:30 pm. B. At 4:00 pm. C. At 5:00 pm. D. At 9:00 pm. 42. Who should walk the dog today? A. Mike. B. Mrs. Brown. C. Liz. D. Mr. Brown. 43. What is Mike doing at 6:50 pm
22、? A. Practicing football. B. Going to Donnas house. C. Playing tennis. D. Doing his homework. 44. Where can Mike find his tennis shoes? A. In his bedroom. B. Outside the back door. C. In the living room. D. At Donnas house. 45. According to the notes, Teddy is _. A. Mikes mother B. Mikes brother C.
23、Mikes football couch D. the dog in the family B. A man came back home from work late, tired, to find his six-year-old son waiting for him at the door. “Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?” “If you want to know, I make $20 an hour.” “Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought
24、for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?” The father was furious, “If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish (自私的 )!” The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about a
25、n hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didnt ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boys room. “Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man. “Heres $10.” “Oh, thank you, Daddy!” the boy said gladly. Then,
26、 the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again. “Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily. “Because I didnt have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an
27、 hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.” 46. How much does the man make if he works 10 hours? A. $10. B. $20. C. $100. D. $200. 47. In this passage, the underlined (下划线 ) word “furious” means _. A. very angry B. quite happy C. too excited D. a littl
28、e nervous 48. At first, the father refused to give the boy any money because _. A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself B. he did not have enough money at that moment 5 C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use D. the boy always borrowed money from him 49. The boy wanted
29、 to buy _ with twenty dollars. A. a new book for himself B. a nice present for his father C. a toy for his own birthday D. an hour of his fathers time 50. From this passage, we can infer (推断 ) that the boys father _. A. often played with his son B. spent little time with his son C. didnt love his so
30、n at all D. often came back home early C. Many children love to play with snow in winter. But Long Chuan has come to hate it. This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms (遭受暴风雪 ) for nearly a month. The heavy snow stopped cars and trains, broke the electricity (电 ) tower and turned tap water to
31、ice. Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinking water. “I couldnt ride a bike and it took me 3 hours to walk to school. I cant remember how many times I slipped (滑倒 ) on the hard ice, ” said Long Chuan. Long is not alone. This year millions of people in central and souther
32、n China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity. The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people. They also cost the country 111.1 billion yuan. Experts (专家 ) say a special type of climate condition (气候条件 ), La Nina, caused the storms. During a La Nina, the water in
33、 the Pacific Ocean (太平洋 ) near the equator (赤道 ) becomes colder than usual. It changes the weather around the world. Besides China, Canada, the US and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter. The special climate caused the recent flooding (洪水 ) in Australia, too. However,
34、 experts say that people have destroyed the environment (环境 ). Global warming (全球变暖 ) may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often. 51. What took place in Long Chuans hometown last winter? A. Earthquake. B. Flooding. C. Traffic Accident. D. Heavy snowstorms. 52. During
35、the snowstorms this year, Long Chuan _. A. had to walk to carry drinking water B. had to ride a bike to school C. couldnt go to school on foot D. couldnt play with snow 53. The heavy snow _ this year. A. killed millions of Chinese B. cost China 111.1 billion yuan C. used too much electricity D. last
36、ed more than three hours 54. We can tell from the story that _ . A. China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow B. La Nina is said to have caused the snowstorms C. La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia D. the snowstorms have nothing to do with global warming 55. The passage te
37、lls people around the world _. A. to wear more clothes in winter B. to stop riding bikes on the hard ice C. to protect (保护 ) the environment D. to save water and electricity D Tea bag drinking is most Westerns favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about? The tea bag was invented in 1
38、908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in 6 silk (丝绸 ) bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sulliv
39、an started sending them loose (散的 ) tea again. Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄纱 ) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its
40、invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags. However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still
41、 the easy, tasty way to go. 56. Who invented the tea bag? A. An English tea seller. B. Chinese. C. Lipton. D. Thomas Sullivan. 57. The tea in silk bags was welcome because _. A. the tea in bags was free and very good B. the tea tasted good and the cup was easy to wash C. people were happy with the l
42、oose tea D. people didnt know any better way to enjoy the tea 58. The material of the tea bags is usually _ now. A. silk B. gauze C. paper D. plastic 59. The underlined sentence “Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK” probably means “_ in the UK”. A. Tea bags soon became popular B. Tea bags surprised e
43、veryone very much C. Tea bags kicked (踢 ) the loose-leaf tea out of the market D. Tea bags werent allowed to be sold 60. The reading mainly talks about _. A. the invention of tea B. the way of drinking tea C. the history of tea bags D. peoples favorite tea in the world E. If you knew a bottle of wat
44、er had been recycled from urine (尿 ), would you drink it? Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) may soon do so. NASA (美国航空航天局 ) said it would use a high-tech machine (高科技机器 ) to recycle wastewater at the ISS. The machine will recycle everything from sweat (汗 ), the water for washing ha
45、nds, shower water, water used for brushing teeth, and even urine, to make drinking water. It will save NASA millions of dollars each year. At present, each ISS astronaut uses about 4.4 liters (升 ) of water every day. It costs about $24 million a year to transport water up to ISS. NASA says that a liter of water costs about $11,000. The machine will be sent to the ISS in October 2008. NASA hopes it will recycle about 93% of all water used on the station. Will the water be clean? Scientists say the wastewater will go through a very complicated process (复杂的过 程 ). For example, di
