2008年广东高考英语试题及答案

绝密★启用前试卷类型：B正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。ChineseproverbsarerichandtheyarestillwidelyusedinChinesepeople’sdailylife.31theseproverbsthereare年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试广东卷ofteninterestingstories.Forexample,theproverb,“pluckingupacrop32(help)itgrow”,isbasedonthefollowing2008()story.英语Itissaidthatashort—temperedmanintheSongDynasty(960—1279)wasveryanxioustohelp33ricecropgrowupquickly.Hewasthinkingabout34dayandnight.Butthecropwasgrowingmuchslowerthanheexpected.Oneday,hecameupwithanidea35hewouldpluckupallofhiscropafewinches.Hedidsothenextday.本试卷共12页,四大题,满分150分。考试用时120分钟。Hewasverytired36doingthisforawholeday,37hefeltveryhappysincethecropdid“grow”38(high).Ⅱ语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)Hissonheardaboutthisandwenttoseethecrop.Unfortunatelytheleavesofthecropbegantowither.第一节完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)Thisproverbissayingwehavetoletthingsgointheir39(nature)course.Beingtooanxioustohelpanevent阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将developoften40(result)inthecontrarytoourintention.该项涂黑。TalesofthesupernaturalarecommoninallpartsofBritain.Inparticular,therewas(andperhapsstillis)abeliefinⅢ阅读(共两节，满分40分)fairies(仙女).Notallofthese21arethefriendly,people-lovingcharactersthatappearinDisneyfilms,andinsome第一节阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)folktalestheyare22andcausemuchhumansuffering.ThisistrueinthetalesabouttheChangeling.Thesetellthe阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。storyofamotherwhosebabygrows23andpaleandhaschangedsomuchthatitisalmost24totheparents.ItAwasthen25thatthefairieshadcomeandstolenthebabyawayand26thehumanbabywithafairyChangeling.Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Thereweremanywaystopreventthisfromhappening:hangingaknifeoverthebaby’sheadwhilehesleptorcoveringhimBallmerandhis16-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoy,suchaswithsomeofhisfather’sclotheswerejusttwooftherecommended27.However,hopewasnotlostevenifthebabypopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.hadbeen28.Inthosecasestherewasoftenawaytogetthe29babyback.Youcould30“Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,‘Hey,thenewWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?’”saysBallmer.theChangelingonthefire--thenitwouldriseupthechimney,andyouwouldhearthesoundoffairies’laughterandsoon“Therewasjustacompletegapintaste.”afteryouwouldfindyourownchildsafeandsoundnearby.Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingandhairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparents21.A.babiesB.believersC.fairiesD.supermenandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.22.A.powerfulB.cruelC.frightenedD.extraordinaryToday,thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuch23.A.sickB.slimC.shortD.smallassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparent—child24.A.uncomfortableB.unbelievableC.unacceptableD.unrecognizableactivities,fromshoppingtosports,involveafeelingoftrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueint0adulthood.25.A.fearedB.predictedC.heardD.reportedNowondergreetingcardstodaycarrythemessage,“Tomymother,mybestfriend.”26.A.coveredB.changedC.replacedD.terrifiedButfamilyexpertswarnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresultinlessrespectforparents.“There’sstillalotofstrictness27.A.casesB.toolsC.stepsD.methodsandauthorityonthepartofparentsoutthere,butthereisachangehappening,”saysKerrie,apsychologyprofessorat28.A.missedB.stolenC.foundD.lostLebanonValleyCollege.“Inthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.”29.A.1ittleB.paleC.sadD.realFamilyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturning30.A.seizeB.burnC.placeD.holdpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommunicationandamoredemocraticprocessthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.“Myparentswereonthe‘before’sideofthatchange,buttoday’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side,”explainsMr.Ballmer.“It’snotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedays,becauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwith,butsharinginterestsdoesmakeitmorefuntobeaparentnow.”34241.TheunderlinedwordgulfinPara.3mostprobablymeans_________.A.interestB.distanceC.differenceD.separation42.Whichofthefollowingshowsthatthegenerationgapisdisappearing?第二节语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)A.Parentshelptheirchildrendevelopinterestsinmoreactivities.阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的B.Parentsputmoretrustintheirchildren’sabilities.第1页共4页1C.Parentsandchildrentalkmoreaboutsexanddrugs.47.Accordingtothepassage,ourserf-images_________.D.Parentssharemoreinterestswiththeirchildren.A.havepositiveeffects43.Thechangeintoday’sparent-childrelationshipis_________.B.areprobablyuntrueA.moreconfusionamongparentsC.areoftenchangeableB.newequalitybetweenparentsandchildrenD.havedifferentfunctionsC.1essrespectforparentsfromchildren48.Howshouldyouchangeyourserf-imageaccordingtothepassage?D.morestrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsA.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.44.Bysaying“today’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side.”theauthormeansthattoday’sparents_________.B.Tomakeyourlife