云南省英语高考真题A4.docx

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云南省英语高考真题A4

2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试新课标卷

英语

 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。

注意事项：

1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号框,不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucson,Arizona.Hemovedthereafewyearsago,andIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.

Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall,handsome,successfulmandevotedtohisworkandfamily,butuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim,asaschoolgirlandyoungadult（成年人）Ifearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA’sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotas“successful”ashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,Iusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingonguard.

Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wewentoutwithoneofmyfather’sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafé.Wewalkedalongthatafternoon,didsomeshopping,ateonthestreettable,andlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scritical（挑剔的）airandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfather,whoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?

Whathadheldhimbackbefore?

Thenextdaymydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.Andinsodoing,I’mdelightedwithmynewfriend.Mydad,inhisnewhomeinArizona,isbacktomefromwherehewas.

1．Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherasayoungadult?

A．Hewassilentmostofthetime.B．Hewastooproudofhimself.

C．Hedidnotlovehischildren.D．Heexpectedtoomuchofher.

2．Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekends,shewouldfeel.

A．nervousB．sorryC．tiredD．safe

3．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?

A．Morecritical.B．Moretalkative.

C．Gentleandfriendly.D．Strictandhard-working.

4．Theunderlinedwords“mynewfriend”inthelastparagraphreferto.

A．theauthor’ssonB．theauthor’sfather

C．thefriendoftheauthor’sfatherD．thecaféowner

B

Morethan10yearsago,itwasdifficulttobuyatastypineapple（菠萝）.ThefruitsthatmadeittotheUKweregreenontheoutsideand,moreoftenthannot,hardwithanunpleasanttastewithin.Thenin1996,theDelMonteGoldpineappleproducedinHawaiifirsthitourshelves.

Thenewtypeofpineapplelookedmoreyellowy-goldthangreen.Itwasslightlysofterontheoutsideandhadalotofjuiceinside.Butthemostimportantthingaboutthisnewtypeofpineapplewasthatitwastwiceassweetasthehit-and-misspineappleswehadknown.Innotime,theDelMonteGoldtookthemarketbystorm,rapidlybecomingtheworld’sbest-sellingpineapplevariety,anddeliveringnaturallevelsofsweetnessinthemouth,upuntilthenonlyfoundintinnedpineapple.

Innutrition（营养）itwasallgoodnewstoo.Thisnice-tastingpineapplecontainedfourtimesmorevitaminC（维生素C）thantheoldgreenvariety.Nutritionistssaidthatitwasnotonlyfullofvitamins,butalsogoodagainstsomediseases.Peoplewereunderstandablyeagertobeabletobuythiswonderfulfruit.Thenewtypeofpineapplewassellingfast,andtheDelMonteGoldpineapplerapidlybecameafixtureintheshoppingbasketofthehealthyeater.

Seeingthegrowingmarketforitswinningpineapple,DelMontetriedtokeepthemarkettoitself.Butotherfruitcompaniesdevelopedsimilarpineapples.DelMonteturnedtolawforhelp,butfailed.ThosecompaniesarguedsuccessfullythatDelMonte’sattemptstokeepthegoldenpineappleforitselfwerejustawaytoknockthemoutofthemarket.

5．Welearnfromthetextthatthenewtypeofpineappleis.

A．greenoutsideandsweetinsideB．good-lookingoutsideandsoftinside

C．yellowy-goldoutsideandhardinsideD．alittlesoftoutsideandsweetinside

6．Whywasthenewtypeofpineapplesellingwell?

A．Itwasrichinnutritionandtastednice.B．Itwaslesssweetandgoodforhealth.

C．ItwasdevelopedbyDelMonte.D．Itwasusedasmedicine.

7．Theunderlinedword“fixture”inParagraph3probablyreferstosomething.

A．thatpeopleenjoyeatingB．thatisalwayspresent

C．thatisdifficulttogetD．thatpeopleuseasagift

8．WelearnfromthelastparagraphthatDelMonte.

A．allowedothercompaniestodeveloppineapples

B．succeededinkeepingthepineappleforitself

C．triedhardtocontrolthepineapplemarket.

D．plannedtohelptheothercompanies.

C

Do’sandDon’tsinWhale（鲸）Watching

TheDepartmentofFisheriesandOceanshasdevelopedguidelinesforwhalewatchinginJohnstoneStrait,wherekillerwhalesarefoundonadailybasiseachsummer.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatvessel（船只）operatorsfollowtheseguidelinesforallkindsofwhales.

●Approachwhalesfromtheside,notfromthefrontortheback.

●Approachnocloserthan100metres,thenstoptheboatbutkeeptheengineon.

●Keepnoiselevelsdown-nohorns,whistlesorracingofengines.

●Startyourboatonlyafterthewhalesaremorethan100metresfromyourvessel.

●Leavetheareaslowly,graduallymovingfasterwhenyouaremorethan300metresfromthewhales.

●Approachandleaveslowly,avoidingsuddenchangesinspeedordirection.

●Avoiddisturbinggroupsofrestingwhales.

●Keepatlowspeedsandremaininthesamedirectioniftravellingsidebysidewithwhales.

●Whenwhalesaretravellingclosetoshore,avoidcrowdingthemneartheshoreorcomingbetweenthewhalesandtheshore.

●Limitthetimespentwithanygroupofwhalestolessthan30minutesatatimewhenwithin100to200metresofwhales.

●Ifthereismorethanonevesselatthesameobservationspot,besuretoavoidanyboatpositionthatwouldresultinsurroundingthewhales.

●Worktogetherbycommunicatingwithothervessels,andmakesurethatalloperatorsareawareofthewhalewatchingguidelines.

9.Forwhomisthistextwritten?

A.Tourguides.B.Whalewatchers.

C.Vesseloperators.D.Governmentofficials.

10.Whenleavingtheobservationareas,thevesselshould________________.

A.moveclosetothebeachB.increasespeedgradually

C.keepitsenginerunningslowlyD.remainatthebackofthewhales

11.Whengoingsidebysidewithwhales,thevesselshould____.

A.keepmovinginthesamedirection

B.surroundthewhaleswithotherboats

C.travelcloserandclosertotheshore

D.takeagoodviewingposition

12.Whatistheshortestsafedistancefromthewhales?

A.400metres.B.300metres.C.200metres.D.100metres.

D

Holidays

HolidayNews

Vacations（空位）nowandintheschoolholidaysatacountryhotelinDevon.Thiscomfortable,friendlyhome-from-homeliesnearthebeautifulquietcountryside,butjustadriveawayfromthesea.Thefoodissimplebutgood.Childrenandpetsarewelcome.Reducedpricesforlowseason.

TheSnowdoniaCentre

TheSnowdonisCentreforyoungmountainclimbershasamountainclimbinglesson.Thebeginners’costsare57foraweek,includingfoodandrooms.Equipmentisincludedexceptwalkingshoes,whichcanbehiredatalowcost.

Youmustbeingoodhealthandpreparedtogothroughaperiodofbodyexercises.Thiscouldbethebeginningofalifetimeofmountainclimbingadventure.

TheWorldSeaTripofaLifetime

OurWorldSeaTripof2008willbeunlikeanyholidayyouhaveeverbeenonbefore.

Insteadofonehotelafteranother,withallitspackingandunpacking,waitingandtraveling,youjustgotobedinonecountryandwakeupinanother.

Onboardtheship,youwillbewelltakencareof.Everymealwillbefirst-classandeverycabinlikeyourhome.

Duringthetrip,youcanrestondesk（甲板），enjoyyourselfinthegamesroomsandintheeveningdancetoourmusicalteamandwatchourwonderfulplay.

Youwillvisitalltheplacesmostpeopleonlydreamabout---fromAcapulcoandHawaiitoTokyoandHongKong.

Forafewthousand,allyou’veeverhopedforcanbeyours.

13.Whatcanyoudoifyouliketogoonholidayswithpets?

A.ChoosetheholidayinDevon.B.GototheSnowdoniaCantre.

C.JointheWorldseaTripof2008.D.VisitAcapulcoandHawaii.

14.InwhatwayistheSnowdoniaCentredifferentfromtheothertwoholidays?

A.Itprovideschancesoffamilygatherings.

B.Itprovidescustomerswithgoodfood.

C.Itoffersasportslesson.

D.Itofferscomfortablerooms.

15.WhatisspecialabouttheWorldSeaTripof2008?

A.Youcanhavefreemealsondeckeveryday.

B.Youcansleeponashipandtourmanyplaces.

C.Youwillhavechancestowatchandactinaplay.

D.Youhavetodoyourownpackingandunpacking.

第二节（共5小题：

每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.16______Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.

Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookordoingresearchforareport.17______Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes,keepinmindthatnote-takingisaselectiveprocess.18______

Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestforyou.

·Readthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinit.

·Carefullyreadthetextandwatchforwordsthatcanshowmainpointsandsupportingfacts.

·Writeyournotesinyourownwords.

·19_______

·Noteanyquestionsorideasyoumayhaveabou