高考英语综合测试题(一).pdf

2008 届高考英语综合测试题(一) I. 单项选择（共15 小题 ; 每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. Say that I am_ with her. Is that so terrible? A. a friend B. friend C. friendlike D. friends 2. Would you like to attend the annual conference with me? Yes,_. A. I d like. B. I would. C. I d like to. D. I do. 3. _ movie is to her taste, though watching movie is her hobby. She likes horror movies, but not love stories. A. None of B. No C. Not every D. Not all 4. Look, Dad, could you explain to them that I have to_ for a while? A. be left alone B. leave alone C. be left to be alone D. stay lonely 5. All but one_ here when I entered the room. A. is B. was C. has been D. were 6. The horse was_ hard to come up from_. A. working behind B. running the bottom C. pushinglast D. pulling back 7. Mrs. Green has_ that she is not suitable at all for the position. A. such little education B. so little education C. a such little education D. so small education 8. There had already been four people in this small flat, but the landlord managed to add one more. It_ comfortable. A. can t be B. shouldn t be C. mustn t have been D. couldn t have been 9. Mrs. Robinson,_ makes me sick that I said that to you. A. that B. it C. all D. this 10. I ve_ you_ up, Ben. In many ways I feel as though you were my own son. So I hope you won t mind my giving you a friendly piece of advice. A. watchedgrow B. seengrowing C. seengrow D. watchedgrowing 11. She was made_ by her daughter s heartbreaking words about their poor situation. A. to cry B. crying C. cried D. cry 12. As he was about to go in, the doors opened and a group of very old people started coming out,_ the doorway and moving very slowly, helping each other out of the door and down the steps. Ben holds one of the doors_ for them and stands politely to one side. A. filled open B. filling opened C. filled opening D. filling open 13. I m not very proud of_ I do. I usually get kind of drunk. A. that B. what C. how D. which 14. She is standing there, perfectly_. A. calm B. calming C. calming down D. Until when 15. _ do the pubs stay open? A. When B. Where C. How D. Until when II 完型填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选 项。 One happy day Abe' s father brought home a new wife, Sarah Bush Lincoln. Abe and Nancy liked their cheerful, kind 16 . She 17 three children of her own, John, Sarah and Matilda. Now, the house was 18 again, with five children in it. Sarah Lincoln was a 19 mother. She 20 the house clean and a kettle of hot food cooking. She listened to the children talk and laughed at their fun. One day Abe 21 a joke. The ceiling had just been whitewashed. Dennis Hanks, Abe' s older cousin, loved mischief (恶作剧 ) 22 Abe did. Abe got Dennis to push him 23 down on his shoulders. Then Abe reached up and made 24 across the clean white ceiling. Abe was sure his stepmother would be 25 .She would wonder who 26 have walked on the ceiling. Abe's stepmother 27 one look at the footprints. “Nobody but Abe Lincoln would ever have thought 28 such a thing.” She said. 29 the ceiling was spoiled, she laughed. Abe cheerfully helped his stepmother clean up. When Abe grew older he worked harder. He helped in his father's farm. He milked 30 and chopped down trees. Some of the other farmers 31 Abe to work for them. Abe s favorite work was 32 grain to the mill. He had to wait for his turn to have the grain ground (磨碎 ) into flour. He had 33 time to listen to the men 34 and swap(交换 ) stories. Abe loved to swap stories. All his life, Abe Lincoln remembered his own mother. He never 35 his stepmother' s kindness and patience. When he had been elected President, he went back to visit his stepmother before he went to Washington. 16. A. mother B. father C. stepmother D. children 17. A. born B. brought C. carried D. took 18. A. lively B. full C. filling D. lovely 19. A. busy B. cheerful C. clever D. kind 20. A. made B. let C. kept D. had 21. A. did B. played C. said D. told 22. A. as many as B. as much as C. as soon as D. as good as 23. A. forwards B. inside C. up D. upside 24. A. faces B. a joke C. pictures D. footprints 25. A. angry B. happy C. puzzled D. surprising 26. A. might B. could C. must D. should 27. A. took B. did C. made D. brought 28. A. about B. over C. on D. up 29. A. Because B. Even though C. Since D. As though 30. A. babies B. cattle C. cows D. oxen 31. A. had B. made C. rented D. hired 32. A. taking B. selling C. buying D. having 33. A. no B. little C. plenty of D. a great deal 34. A. telling B. saying C. sing D. talk 35. A. remembered B. forgot C. visited D. missed III 阅读理解（共20 小题；每小题2 分，满分40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 (A) The term “ formal learning ” refers to all learning which takes place in the classroom regardless of whether such learning is informed by conservative or progressive ideologies( 思想意识). “ Informal learning” , on the other hand, is used to refer to learning which takes place outside the classroom. These definitions (定义 ) provide the basic difference between the two models of learning. Formal learning is separated from daily life and may actually promote ways of learning and thinking which often run counter to those obtained form practical daily life. A characteristic feature of formal learning is the centrality of activities which can prepare for the changes of adult life outside the classroom, but it cannot, by its nature, consist of these challenges. In doing this, language plays an important role as a major channel for information exchange. The language of the classroom is more similar to the language used by middle-class families than that used by working-class families. Middle class children thus find it easier to gain the language of the classroom than their working-class classmates. Informal learning, in contrast, occurs in the setting to which it relates, making learning immediately relevant (相关的 ). In this context, language does not occupy such an important role: the child's experience of learning is more direct, involving sight, touch, taste, and smell senses that are not used in the classroom. Whereas formal learning is transmitted by teachers selected to perform this role, informal learning is gained as a natural part of child's socialization. Adults or older children who are proficient(熟练的 ) in skill or activity provide - sometimes unintentionally (无意义 地)-target models of behavior in the course of everyday activity. Informal learning, therefore, can take place at any time and place. The motivation of learner provides another important difference between the two models of learning. The formal learner is generally motivated by some kind of external goal such as parental approval, social status, and possible financial reward. The informal learner, however, tends to be motivated by successful completion of the task itself and the partial knowledge of adult status. Given that learning systems develop as a response to the social and economic contexts in which they are firmly, it is understandable that modern, high urbanized (城市 化 ) societies have concentrated almost specially on the establishment of formal education systems. What these societies have failed to recognize are the ways in which formal learning inhibits the child's multi-sensory acquisition of practical skills. The failure to provide a child with a direct education may in part account for many of the social problems which trouble our societies. 36. Formal learning and informal learning are mainly told differences by_. A. the place where they take place B. the kind of knowledge to be obtained C. the people who learn D. the language used in instruction 37. The language used in classroom instruction explains_. A. how learning can take place efficiently B. why it is not easy for children of working-class families to get high scores C. why informal learning is more important D. why formal learning does not work with children of middle-class families 38. In informal learning_. A. children usually follow the examples of adults to shape their own behavior B. children's learning is more direct C. children are highly motivated by the learning activity it self D. all of the above 39. The author's attitude towards the present state of formal learning is _. A. agreeable B. critical C. suspecting D. indifferent (B) Humanity uses a little less than half the water available world wide. Yet occurrence of shortages and droughts are causing famine and distress in some areas and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. Since the world's population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis. But that doesn't have to be the outcome. Water shortages do not have to trouble the world if we start valuing water more than we have in the past. Just as we began to appreciate petroleum more after the 1970s oil crises, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic perspective. We can no longer afford to consider water a virtually free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want. Instead, for all users except the domestic demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its actual value. This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs. Governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways. For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions(凹地 ) and pumping it to nearby cropland. No matter what steps governments take to provide water efficiently, they must change their institutional and legal approaches to water use. Rather than spread control among hundreds or even thousands of local, regional, and national agencies that watch various aspects of water use, countries should set up central authorities to coordinate water policy. 40. What is the real cause of the potential water crisis? A. Only half of the world's water can be used. B. The world population is increasing faster and faster. C. Half of the world's water resources have been seriously polluted. D. Humanity has not placed sufficient value on water resources. 41. As indicated in the passage, the water problem _. A. is already serious in certain parts of the world B. has been exaggerated by some experts in the field C. posed a challenge to the technology of building reservoirs D. is underestimated by government organizations at different levels 42. According to the author, the water price should _. A. be reduced to the minimum B. stimulate domestic demand C. correspond to its real value D. in underestimated by government organizations at different levels 43. The author says that in some hot and dry areas it is advisable to _. A. build big lakes to store water B. Construct big pumping stations C. build small and cheap irrigation systems D. channel water from nearby rivers to cropland 44. In order to raise the efficiency of the water supply, measures should be taken to _. A. guarantee (保证 ) full protection of the environment B. centralize the management of water resources C. increase the sense of responsibility of agencies at all levels D. encourage local and regional control of water resources （C） Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I can't peel potatoes. I have only one hand.“ Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,“ she told me. “And don't ever use that as an excuse for anything again!“ In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class oh the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying. That night I told Morn about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we'll see about that“ look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars. “Now, pull up with your fight arm,“ she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung I reached. Id never forget the next time, crossing the rungs. I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open. One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,“ I said, weeping, “none of the girls would dance with me.“ For a long time, I didn't hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat.“ Her voice was faint and cracking. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears. 45. Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom's attitude when she made the child to peel potatoes? A. Cruel. B. Serious. C. Strict. D. Cold. 46. From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train _ A. the skill to throw and catch things B. the speed of one's hand movement C. the strength and skill to hang and sway D. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar 47. What does the sentence “I saw her 'we'll see about that' look“ imply? A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it. B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up. C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher. D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity. 48. When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because_. A. they felt sorry for what they had done before B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt C. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars D. they were astonished to find the author's progress 49 The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is _. A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep B. the child's experience reminded Mom of that of her own C. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph D. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child's growth （D） The human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the outside world. Without our nerves and our brain, which is a system of nerves, we couldn t know what s happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body. The history of torture(折磨 ) is based on the human body b