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高考英语试题及参考答案福建卷

2008年高考英语试题及参考答案（福建卷）

PartIVocabularyandStructure（40points）

Directions:

Thereare40incompletestatementsinthispart.Youarerequiredtocomplete

eachonebychoosingthemostappropriatewordorexpressionfromthefourchoicesmarked

A,B,C,andD,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.

1._____ofthemknowsabouttheplanbecauseitwassecret.

A.SomeB.NooneC.AnyD.None

2.Theoldladywas______totheyoungmanwhohelpedherfindherlostgrandson.

A.touchedB.gratefulC.cheerfulD.generous

3.Sliveristhebestconductorofelectricity,copper______itclosely.

A.followedB.tofollow

C.followingD.beingfollowed

4.Itwasn’tsuchagooddinner______shehadpromisedus.

A.asB.whichC.thatD.what

5.Manynewspapersprintedthegovernor’sstatement______hewouldresignhisposition.

A.wasthatB.whichC.thatD.it

6.Wewillneverforgetthedays______wespenttogether,singinganddancing.

A.thatB.inwhichC.onwhichD.when

7.Thereisa______improvementinyourpronunciation.

A.distinguishingB.distinctionC.distinctD.distinguished

8.NotonlyIbutalsoEllisandJane______fondofplayingbasketball.

A.amB.isC.wasD.are

9.Teachershavenorighttoforcetheirownopinions______thestudents.

A.uponB.atC.inD.to

10.Theexpresstrain______andmanypeoplethrongedtothestation.

A.pulledinB.pulledupC.pulledonD.pulledat

11.Doyouknowwhatsheismajoring______atcollegenow?

A.onB.atC.withD.in

12.TheEiffelTowerisoneofthemostfamous_____intheworld.

A.housesB.structuresC.locationsD.temples

13.Wecan______waterforproducingelectricpower.

A.embraceB.emphasizeC.employD.emerge

14.Becareful!

Don’t______yourdrinkonthetable.

A.spillB.spreadC.floodD.flow

15.IamsorryIopenedyourhandbagbutI______itformine.

A.mistookB.confusedC.recognizedD.imagined

16.Weare______himtoarriveatanymoment.

A.waitingB.wantingC.expectingD.thinking

17.Hefoundlearningtodriveeasyand_____hisdrivingtesttheveryfirsttime.

A.satB.succeededC.passedD.made

18.Despitethewonderfulactingandwelldevelopedplotthe______moviecouldnothold

ourattention.

A.twohourB.twohoursC.twohour’sD.two-hour

19.Theconference______inBeijingnextweekisboundtobeagreatsuccess.

A.holdingB.beingheldC.toholdD.tobeheld

20.So______aftershelearnedthegoodnewsthatshecouldhardlyfallasleepthatnight.

A.excitedthemotherwasB.themotherwasexcited

C.wasthemotherexcitedD.excitedwasthemother

21.Smokingisa______causeoflungcancer.

A.majorB.greatC.importantD.large

22.Iwasonthemotorwaywhenmycar______petrol.

A.randownB.ranoffC.ranoutofD.ranout

23.Thisisnotabusyroad—thetrafficisvery_______.

A.smallB.fewC.littleD.light

24.Afterhislongabsencefromschoolhefounditdifficultto_______upwiththerestofhis

class.

A.makeB.takeC.catchD.work

25.Yourwholeaccountoftheseincidentsdoesn’tmake______.

A.ideaB.senseC.meaningD.significance

26.He______metotakealawyertocourtwithme.

A.advisedB.suggestedC.threatenedD.insisted

27.ThePresidentmadeawonderful______.

A.messageB.talkC.speechD.word

28.Idon’tliketoaskpeopleforhelpasarulebutIwonderifyoucould______meafavor.

A.makeB.doC.findD.pick

29._______theweatherforecastitwillrainheavilylatethismorning.

A.OnaccountofB.Becauseof

C.AccordingtoD.Dueto

30.Frenchisnothismother______buthecanspeakitexcellently.

A.tongueB.talkC.speakD.speech

31.Withoutcomputers，we______thetremendousmedicaladvancementinthelastfew

decades.

A.wouldnotmakeB.willnothavemade

C.couldnotmakeD.couldn’thavemade

32.Thetree,thebranches______arealmostbare,isaveryoldone.

A.whoseB.inwhich

C.ofwhichD.which

33.Earthwormsoccur______adequatemoistureandfoodandthenecessarysoilconditions

arefound.

A.andB.whenever

C.howeverD.whatever

34.TheOlympicGames______held______fouryears.

A.are;eachB.is;everyC.is;eachD.are;every

35.Onthegiantplanethereare______thejetneeds.

A.twiceenginesthanB.twiceasenginesas

C.astwicemanyenginesasD.twiceasmanyenginesas

36.Whenwehavedifficulty______obtainingdesiredobjectsorreachingdesiredgoalswe

experiencenegativeemotionssuchasgriefandanger.

A.atB.inC.onD.with

37.Bylipreadingorwatchingthemovementsofthespeaker’slips，adeafpersoncan

actuallysee______thepersonissaying.

A.thatB.how

C.whatD.where

38.Undoubtedly,______winstheelectionisgoingtohaveatoughjobgettingtheeconomy

backonitsfeet.

A.anyoneB.who

C.whoeverD.everyone

39.______,followthedirectionsonthebottlecarefully.

A.WhentakendrugsB.Whendrugstaken

C.WhenonetakesdrugsD.Whentakingdrugs

40.Youcan’tseethepresident______you’vemadeanappointmentwithhim.

A.ifB.unlessC.whenD.except

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orincompletestatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.

Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

ANSWEARSHEET.

PassageOne

EversinceStephanie’s13thbirthdaywehavebeenreceivingcommentsfromother

adultsexpressingtheirsympathiesbecauseourdaughterisnowateenager.We’veheard

everythingfrom,“Sureshe’sagoodkid,butjustwait,nowthatshe’sateenager...”tothe

everinspiring,“Well,allkidsarerottenwhentheyareteenagers,justtrytogothroughitthe

bestwayyoucan.”What’smoreupsettingisthatmanyoftheseinsensitiveadultsfeelthe

needtosharetheirnegativepredictionswellwithinthehearingofbothourdaughters.

Iknowthatteenagerscanbemoodyanddifficultattimes,butI’m32andIcanalsobe

difficultandmoody.Weworryaboutthefutureandwanttoday’skidstoknowthatwecare

forthemandthatthereareopportunitiesthatawaitthem.However,attheverypointtheyset

outonthatjourneytowardadulthoodwestandtherewatchingthemdisapprovingly,just

waitingforthemtomakeamistake,“justlikeweknewtheywould.”Wetellthemtorespect

themselvesandtosaynotodrugs,yetwefailtosetapositiveexamplebytreatingthemwith

kindnessandconsideration,demonstratingourrespectforthem.

Ihave,attimes,beenguiltyofthisbehaviorbutamnowrealizingthatthemoreIsee

eachpersonasaperson,themoreIampleasantlysurprisedinsomewayoranother.For

example,afewweeksagomyhusbandandIwerehavingdinneratourfavoriterestaurant

andtwoteenageboyscameinandsatdownrightbesideus.Imustadmitthatmyfirst

thoughtwas,“Perfect,theregoesourquiet,peacefuldinner.”Iwassowrong!

Theseyoung

menwerewellbehaved,quiet,andleftanicetipforthewaitress.OnceIlookedbeyondthe

jeanssoloosetheywerepracticallyfallingoffandthemulti-coloredhair,Isawwhatfine

peoplethesekidswere.

Manyofthepeoplewho,perhapsunknowingly,treatteenswithdisrespectareunhappy

aboutthefactthatpopsingersandsportsstarsareourchildren’sheroes.Ifeelthatunlesswe

givethemsomethingbettertogoafter,wereallyshouldn’tcomplain.

41.Whentheirchildrenreachtheirteens,parentsusuallyexpect______.

A.trouble

B.sympathy

C.congratulations

D.inspiringcomments

42.Intheauthor’sopinion,thetroublewithparentsisthat______.

A.theyaretoowatchfuloftheirteenagechildren

B.theyaretooconcernedabouttheirchildren’sfuture

C.theyfailtotreatteenagerswithsufficientkindnessandrespect

D.theyspeakilloftheirchildrenwithintheirhearing

43.Whentwoteenagerscameintotherestaurantandsatbesidetheauthor,herfirstthought

was______.

A.herquietdinnerwithherhusbandwouldberuined

B.somethinginterestingwasgoingtohappenoverdinner

C.theywerewrongtohavechosenthisrestaurantfordinner

D.sheandherhusbandweregoingtohaveapleasantsurprise

44.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthetwoteenageboys?

A.Theyaretypicalofteenagerswhowearill-fittingclothesanddyetheirhair.

B.Theymaybecomenicepeopleiftheyarewillingtochangetheirlifestyle.

C.Theyarefineyoungmendespitetheirloosejeansandmulti-coloredhair.

D.Theywillrespectyouifyourespectthem.

45.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Thereisnothingwrongwithteenagersadmiringpopsingersandsportstars.

B.Popsingersandsportstarsshouldnotbeheroesofourchildren.

C.Ifourchildrenadmirepopsingersandsportsstars,itistheparentswhoaretoblame.

D.Parentsshouldsetagoodexamplefortheirchildrentofollow.

PassageTwo

Moreandmore,theoperationsofourbusinesses,governments,andfinancial

institutionsarecontrolledbyinformationthatexistsonlyinsidecomputermemories.Anyone

cleverenoughtomodifythisinformationforhisownpurposescanreapbigreward.Even

worse,anumberofpeoplewhohavedonethisandbeencaughtatithavemanagedtoget

awaywithoutpunishment.

It’seasyforcomputercrimestogoundetectedifnoonechecksuponwhatthe

computerisdoing.Butevenifthecrimeisdetected,thecriminalmaywalkawaynotonly

unpunishedbutwithaglowingrecommendationfromhisformeremployers.

Ofcourse,wehavenostatisticsoncrimesthatgoundetected.Butit’sdisturbingtonote

howmanyofthecrimeswedoknowaboutweredetectedbyaccident,notbysystematic

inspectionsorothersecurityproc