(选修8)
第一部分：听力理解(共两节，满分30分)
略
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．Paper money was in ______ use in
A．the; / B．the; the
C．/; the D．/; /
解析：be in use 为固定搭配，意为“在使用中”，use 为抽象名词其前不用冠词。序数词表示正常的顺序，其前加定冠词。
答案：C
22．Although he likes playing tennis, he is ______ but a good tennis player.
A．anything B．something
C．nothing D．everything
解析：考查不定代词的用法。anything but 绝不是；nothing but 正是，只是。根据句意：虽然他喜欢打羽毛球，但他绝不是一名好的羽毛球运动员。
答案：A
23．Learning to relax by whichever method that suits you best is a positive way of ______ your overall good health.
A．distributing to B．contributing to
C．appealing to D．attaching to
解析：distribute to 向……分发；contribute to 有助于，捐献；appeal to 呼吁，对……有吸引力；attach to 依附于，使依恋。
答案：B
24．He had to take the medicine three times a day, so as to be ______ the pain in the leg.
A．far from B．away from
C．apart from D．free from
解析：free from 意为“免于……”；far from 意为“远离，远非，一点也不”；away from 意为“离开，在(某距离)处”；apart form 意为“除……之外”。句意为：为了阻止腿疼，他得一天服三次药。
答案：D
25．Sorry, Madam. You'd better come tomorrow because it's ______ the visiting hours.
A．during B．at
C．beyond D．before
解析：本题考查介词的用法。句意为：对不起，夫人，你最好明天再来，因为探视时间已经过了。A项 during “在……期间”；B项 at “在某一时间点”；D项 before “在……之前”，均与“You'd better come tomorrow...”相悖；而C项 beyond 意为：later than, past, after “迟于，过了……之后”，符合逻辑。
答案：C
a dangerous speed.
A．as B．which
C．what D．that
解析：考查名词性从句。what was a dangerous speed 作 at 的宾语。 I thought 是插入语，what 在宾语从句中作主语。
答案：C
27．When ______ comes to repairing a machine, I have little knowledge of it.
A．that B．it
C．one D．this
解析：考查习惯用法。固定句型 when it comes to sth./doing sth. 表示“当……的时候”或“到了……的场合”。
答案：B
28．She told me she wanted to______ her two o'clock appointment in order to take care of her sick husband.
A．put down B．call off
C．hang up D．take off
解析：句意为：她告诉我她将取消两点的约会以便照顾她生病的丈夫。call off “取消”，如 call off a trip/a strike “取消旅行/罢工”，其他选项均不合题意。
答案：B
29．More and more students are ______ this modern type of instruction.
A．resulting from B．figuring out
C．benefiting from D．bringing out
解析：此题考查动词短语辨析。result from 由……引起；figure out 弄明白；benefit from 得益于；bring out 使……显现出来。句意为：越来越多的学生得益于这种现代化的教学方式。故C项合适。
答案：C
30．If executives fail to exploit the opportunities of networking, they risk ______.
A．leaving behind B．have left behind
C．being left behind D．to be left behind
解析：考查动名词的被动形式。risk 后须跟动名词作宾语，因“they”与“ leave behind”之间为被动关系，故选C，动名词的被动语态形式。
答案：C
31．Hardly ______ into the classroom when my English teacher ______ that the examination began.
A．I had gone; announced
B．had I gone; announced
C．I had gone; had announced
D．had I gone; had announced
解析：Hardly...when... “一……就……”。hardly 放于句首，句子倒装且用 had done；when 从句用一般过去时。
答案：B
32．______ the temperature is, ______ water turns into ice.
A．The lower; the fast
B．Lower; faster
D．The lower; the faster
解析：句意为：气温越低，水变成冰的速度就越快。low, fast 为单音节词，它们的比较级为 lower, faster。
答案：D
33．______the government's great effort, the people of the snowstriken areas wouldn't have been able to have a bright and warm spring festival.
A．In spite of B．But for
C．Because of D．As for
解析：考查虚拟语气。but for 若不是。句意为：如果不是政府努力援救，遭受雪灾地区的人们就没法过一个明亮、温暖的春节。
答案：B
34．That was not the first time he ______ us. I think it's high time we ______ strong actions against him.
A．betrayed; take B．had betrayed; took
C．has betrayed; took D．has betrayed; take
解析：在句型 It/This/That is/was the first/second...time＋从句中，从句谓语用完成时，主句中是 is 时，从句用现在完成时，主句中是 was, 从句用过去完成时，在 It's (high) time＋从句中，从句用过去时或 should＋动词原形(should不能省略)。
答案：B
35．It was the typhoon ______ was called Saomai ______ destroyed some cities of
A．which; that B．what; which
C．which; who D．that; which
解析：考查强调句型。“which was called Saomai”是定语从句修饰 typhoon, 本句强调原句中的主语“the typhoon”。
答案：A
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
In our society, we must communicate with people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person－to－person__36__by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, or buy things in shops, we are likely to have conversations __37__ we give information or opinions, and sometimes have our views __38__ by other members of society.
Face－to－face contact is by no means the __39__ form of communication and during the last two centuries the__40__ of mass communication has become one of the major factors of contemporary society. Two things, __41__ others, have caused the rapid growth of the communication __42__. Firstly, inventiveness has led to __43__ in printing, photography, radio and so on. Secondly, speed has revolutionized (变革) the transmission(传输) and __44__ of communications so that local news often takes a back __45__ to national news.
transmission of information. The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society and __49__ their horizons by allowing __50__ to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all __51__ with informing, educating and entertaining.
__52__ a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very __53__ to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modern network of communications is __54__ to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for__55__， for worse, and there is no turning back.
36. A. form B. basis
C. floor D. ground
37. A. while B. which
C. that D. where
38. A. voiced B. expressed
C. challenged D. agreed
39. A. existing B. perfect
C. only D. unique
40. A. art B. device
C. way D. trick
41. A. below B. beyond
C. over D. above
42. A. ability B. industry
C. competence D. system
43. A. advances B. advantages
C. benefits D. progresses
44. A. exchange B. practice
C. reception D. means
45. A. seat B. place
C. post D. position
46. A. direction B. possession
C. control D. management
47. A. walk B. flood
C. head D. move
48. A. with B. about
C. toward D. for
49. A. enlarges B. brightens
C. lightens D. broadens
50. A. approach B. opportunity
C. access D. freedom
51. A. dealt B. related
C. targeted D. involved
52. A. Even if B. Unless
C. Although D. If only
53. A. valuable B. worthy
C. attached D. previous
54. A. possible B. likely
C. closed D. open
55. A. ever B. better
C. free D. each
答案及解析：
以定期/永久/临时性的方式。
37. D。考查定语从句。先行词为conversations，where引导定语从句并且在定语从句中做状语。
38. C。定语从句的意思是“我们发表我们的建议、观点，有时我们也可能会让我们的观点受到社会别的成员的挑战”，在这里“挑战”指的是“不赞成”。第四项agree为不及物动词，如果作为该题答案的时候要加上to。
39. C。由于后面的文章谈到了交流的其他形式，所以该句话的意思是：面对面的交流绝非是交流的唯一形式。这句话起到一个引出下文的作用。
40. A。在过去的两个世纪中，大规模的交流成为当代社会的主要特征之一。
41. D。above others是固定短语，意为与其他因素相比更为重要的是”。
42. B。整句话的意思是“与其他因素相比，有两个事实促进了通讯业、交流业的快速发展”。
43. A。发明创新带来了印刷、摄影和无线电等很多方面的进步，advances＝progress。如果选择D项则要把progresses中的es去掉，因为progress是不可数名词。
44. C。速度导致了交流信息的传送和接收的改革。
45. A。考查固定短语。take a back seat to“黯然引退， 处于次要地位”。
46. B。该句的意思是：对信息的拥有不再是少数人的特权。
47. B。flood into sp.指较多的人像洪水一样涌进电影院，这是描述在40多年前，当通讯业尚不发达的时候人们获取信息的方法。
48. A。“在现代，交流业不仅仅是信息的传输”，该句的目的是告诉人们信息业的发展变化。
49. D。考查固定短语。broaden one's horizon“开阔某人的视野”。
50. C。考查固定短语。access to“接近或利用某事物的权利或机会”。
51. D。印刷业、广告业都和娱乐，教育，传递信息有关。be related to＝be involved with。deal with不用于被动语态中，表示与某物有关。
52. C。整句话的意思是“尽管新闻媒介传递的信息对个人或他所在的社会极其有价值、珍贵，但是现代化的交流网络却很容易被人们滥用”。
53. A。见上题。
54. D。考查固定短语be open to。
55. B。for better or worse也可以说成for better or for worse，表示“无论情况是好是坏”。最后一句话的意思是：不管好坏，新闻媒介总是和我们在一起，并且没有回头路了。
第三部分：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中，选出最佳选项。
A
Riding a
Busy doing what, you ask? Well, they're certainly not using the time for a moment of quiet thinking. Nor are they reading a book. New technology has replaced quiet habits. Today the only acceptable form of book on the London Underground is an e－book.
2007, over 40 000—yes, that's 40 000—“apps”(programs downloaded for the iPhone) have been designed.
Commuters love them because they are the perfect time－fillers. One “app”， called iShoot, is a game that features tanks. Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destination. ISteam clouds the iPhone screen when you breathe into the microphone. You can then write in the “steam” on your phone screen.
For those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be the distraction(消遣)of choice. It's not just teenagers who “plug in” to their music—iPods are a popular way to pass the time for all ages.
And if games, e－books and music aren't enough to keep you occupied, then perhaps you would prefer a film? The development of palm DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV show or film on the way to work. With all these distractions, it's amazing that people still remember to get off the train.
56. Commuters on a
A. the British are usually shy on the train
B. the British law doesn't allow them to do so
C. they are busy working on their laptops
D. they are busy enjoying high－tech distractions
57. All the following belong to “apps” except ______.
A. iShoot B. Tube Exits
C. iPod D. iSteam
58. IShoot features a function of ______.
A. war games B. listening
C. writing D. guiding
59. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Seeing you have these time－fillers, other commuters usually hesitate to bother you.
B. Apple must have made much money by selling their products to commuters.
C. IPod is not popular with the commuters of old age in
D. With the time－fillers, commuters usually miss their destinations.
答案及解析：
56．D。由第二段的提问和回答以及下文的描述可知选D。
57．C。由第三至五段对apps的介绍可知iPod是与之并列的另一种产品。
58．A。由第四段．..iShoot, is a game that features tanks可知选A。
59．B。由文中人们都在使用这些产品，可推知Apple公司一定挣了很多的钱。
B
The market is a concept (概念，观念). If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.
If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.
The market may be something abstract(抽象的). But for each person or business who is making and selling something, it is very concrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won't be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn't want you to do.
60．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A．Selling and Buying
B．Everything You Do Is Producing for the Market
C．What Is the Market?
D．What the Market Can Do for You
61．All of the following acts are producing for the market except ______.
A.working in a bank
B．attending a night school
C．printing a book
D．growing beans for sale
62．You are buying from the market when you ______.
A.borrow a book from the library
B．drive to the seaside for a holiday
C.look after your children
D．dine (宴请) at a restaurant
63．The word “concrete” in the last paragraph may most probably mean ______.
A.serious B．important
C．necessary D．real
64．In what way is the market very concrete for each person or business who is making and selling something?
A．It tells you what to produce.
B．It provides you with everything you need.
C．It tells you how to grow tomatoes.
D．It helps you save money.
答案及解析：
60．C。由文章开头及全文介绍可知C项What Is the Market？最佳。
61．B。atttending a night school不属于市场中的生产环节。
62．D。dine at a restaurant属于购买的环节。
63．D。concrete与abstract是相对的，即real最接近。
64．A。由最后一段可知选A。
C
Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won a Prize of Excellence from the American Club of Architects (建筑师)．
On the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina, the prize－winning beach house was built to replace one destroyed to pieces by Hurricane Hugo 10 years ago. In September 1989, Hugo struck
created the cleverly－designed beach house. All new houses are required to follow stricter instructions after the terrible experience in Hugo. The new houses on this land should be able to stand a terrible hurricane with the strongest wind 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.
At first sight, the house on the island look anything but hurricane－proof. Its redwood roof makes it look like “a large bright ball ” at night, according to one observer. But looks can be not true. The wooden formation of the house is supported with long steel sticks to give it huge strength. To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on wood pilings, part of which were buried in the sand. In fact, they are strong enough to bear the weight of the house. They also lift the house above the sea water brought by the hurricane. The pilings allow the sea water to run under the house instead of running into it. “These waves of water come ashore at sreat speed and cause most of the damage done to the beach－front buildings，” said Huff.
65．After the disaster caused by Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along
A.to be easily constructed
B.to look smarter in design
C.to meet strict building standards
D.to be designed in the shape of a lamp
66．Huff raised the house 2.7 meters off the ground on wood pilings in order to ______.
A.put stronger pilings in the sand.
B.break huge sea waves into small ones.
C.stand the strong wind of about
D.prevent water from rushing into the house
67．According to the passage, which statement CANNOT be true?
A.The report above was written in 1999, ten years after Hugo.
B.The house designed by Ray Huff lay on the coast of
C.When a hurricane strikes, waves of water come ashore at a great speed.
D.The formation of the new house can make it stand a terrible hurricane.
答案及解析：
65．C。由第三段第二、三句可知“所有房屋的建造都要符合严格的标准”。
66．D。由最后一段第五句To further protect the house from hurricane damage...可知选项D正确。
67．B。由文章第三段可知Ray Huff是一个建筑师(architect, who created the cleverly－designed beach house)，而不是一个设计师，故B项the house designed by Ray Huff是错误的。
D
The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to
“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”
“I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”
“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”
“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”
“That's good, sir.”
“How long will the computer be down？” I wanted to know.
“I have no idea. Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer us.”
After the girl told me they had no backup(备用) computer, I said, “Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they？”
“I couldn't tell without asking the computer.”
“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he's flying to
“I wouldn't know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to
“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours？”
“I wouldn't know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only IT knows. It' can't tell me.”
By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.
68. The best title for the article is ______.
A. When the Computer Is Down
B. The Most Frightening Words
C. The Computer of the Airport
D. Asking the Computer
69. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?
A. She could sell a ticket.
B. She could write out a ticket.
C. She could answer the passengers' questions.
D. She could do nothing.
70. Why do you think they had not a backup computer?
A. Because it was easy down.
B. Because it was very expensive.
C. Because it was not advanced enough.
D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.
71. The last paragraph suggests that ______.
A. a modern computer won't be down
B. computers can take the place of humans
C. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people
D. there will be great changes in computers
答案及解析：
本文记述了作者在机场遭遇电脑系统死机所带来的后果及人们对此的反应。
68．A。主旨题。根据文章第一句中的Our computer is down.及后面的文章内容，可推知此题答案为A。
70．B。主观题。根据各选项的比较及生活经验对之进行判断，得出此题的答案为B。
71．C。推断题。根据文章最后一段的描述：电脑死机，旅客们感到恐惧、忧郁、不安，从而可推知此题答案为C。
E
A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self－made man—the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invit－ed to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.
72. From paragraph 1, we can know that in
A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self－made man
B. people can always rise to the top through their own efforts
C. college professors win great respect from common workers
D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors
73. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because ______.
A. servants in
B. she takes pride in what she can do herself
C. she can hardly afford servants
D. it is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
74. The expression “ wait on table” in the second paragraph means “______”．
A. work in a furniture shop
B. keep accounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table
D. serve customers in a restaurant
75. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?
A. A Respectable Self－made Family
B. American Attitude Toward Manual Labor
C. Characteristics of American Culture
D. The Development of Manual Labor
本文介绍了崇尚自我奋斗，尊重体力劳动的美国文化。
72. A。细节题。 根据 A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self－made men...我们可以了解到，“崇尚自我奋斗”是美国文化的特点。
73. B。推断题。根据This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life.(在美国生活的方方面面，尊重体力劳动态度的现象仍然随处可见)，可以推断女主人亲自下厨，是因为她以能做这样的体力活而自豪。
74. D。词义猜测题。wait on table 意为“服务顾客”，注意其后的 washing dishes 也有一定的暗示意义，故答案为 D。
75. B。主旨题。纵观全文，文章主要讲了美国崇尚自我奋斗，尊重体力劳动的文化习惯。故答案为B。
第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：任务型读写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词。注意：每空一词。
In many countries the standard of living enjoyed by their people has been increased rapidly in recent years. Sadly, not everyone in these countries is so fortunate and many people in rich countries are homeless.
The reasons for homelessness are various, but poverty is undoubtedly one of the main causes. The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads. Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents this from happening, but not always.
Some homeless people are mentally ill and have no one to look after them. Some are young people who, for one reason or another, have left home and have nowhere to live. Many of them have had a serious disagreement with their parents and have left home, choosing to go to a city and live on the streets. Sometimes they have taken such action because they have been unable to get on with a step－parent.
Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get enough money to stay alive, but many of the general public refuse to give anything to beggars. Often they are moved on by the police, being accused, whether rightly or wrongly, of forceful begging. There are many who disrespect homeless people.
Some cynics(愤世嫉俗的人) declare that homeless people choose to live the life which they lead. But who would willingly choose to live in a shop doorway, under a bridge or in a cardboard box?
Homeless People
| Present __76__ about homeless people | Although people's living standard has been increased, still many people are homeless, even in rich countries. |
| __77__ for being homeless | ①Poverty results from __78__ and no help form the government. ②Some people suffer from __79__ problems. ③Some __80__ people have a disagreement with their parents or __81__. |
| __82__ towards homeless people | ①Many people refuse to give money to __83__ showing no __84__ for them. ②The author thinks that they are to be __85__ . |
答案：
76．situation 77.Reasons 78.unemplovmetn/joblessness 79.mental 80.young 81.step－parents 82.Attitudes 83.beggars 84.respect 85.pitied
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李浩，是某校高三的学生。高考在即，看到每天家人、学校
| 家长 | 生活上的照顾 |
| 学校 | 提供了方便(延长图书馆的开放时间……) |
| 老师 | 学习上给予的帮助(鼓励，答疑解难……) |
| 你自己 | (自由发挥，至少两点) |
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2．词数：120词左右；
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I'm a Senior 3 student. The college entrance exam is on the way, and everybody around us_____________________________________________________
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范文
I'm_a_Senior_3_student._The_college_entrance_exam_is_on_the_way,_and_everybody_around_us is trying their best to help us in different ways.
At school, all the teachers work very hard, encouraging us to build up our confidence and inspiring us to improve our study. Whenever we meet with difficulties, they are ready to come to our help. Meanwhile, our school also provides good facilities for us students, for example, the library stays open in the evenings. At home, our parents take good care of us and make sure we are well fed so that we can always be full of energy.
I'm very grateful for the efforts of our parents and teachers. With their encouragement and timely help, I'll be able to achieve my goal and be a useful person of our society in the near future.
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