２００８年廣東高考英語模擬題（ＩＩ）

Ⅱ. 語言知識及應用(共兩節，滿分35分)

第一節完形填空(共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

America is trying to save its young men but it is a very expensive and difficult job. ABRAXAS is an institution which is trying to save American’s young men from the path of destruction some of them have chosen.

This institution was set up by a21who was concerned with the future of young men in slum areas who needed a22to change their lives. She wanted them to have the opportunity to receive an education and learn a23in the hopes that they would then change their life style and lead a better life than they had in their24environment. They are taught that life is a never ending uphill battle and if they want to win they must25fighting to change their life because they are the only ones who can do it.

The main problem with the young men 26 ABRAXAS is that they go27back into the same environment they left and can be tempted or forced back into the same bad habits that got them28there in the first place. Either peer(同齡人) pressure causes them to return or insome cases they just didn’t want to 29because they felt they had power and money dealing in drugs or committing criminal acts. Many end up in prison or killed before a year is up. This is often30of young men who really want to change but the gangs fear them so they have them killed to prevent other members from getting out of their gang. Gangs control their members and if you want out the only way is usually by death.

21. A. women B. man

C. teacherD. doctor

22. A. wayB. chance

C. treatment D. education

23. A. lessonB. job

C. workD. trade

24. A. previous B. present

C. comingD. early

25. A. continueB. keep

C. start D. remain

26. A. building B. entering

C. leavingD. joining

27. A. rightB. proper

C. well D. straightly

28. A. stoodB. placed

C. keptD. held

29. A. return B. change

C. go D. remain

30. A. real B. true

C. proud D. afraid

第二節語法填空(共10小題；每小題1．5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標號為3l-40的相應位置上。

The problems in Northern Ireland result basically

31difference in Religion. There are two main camps， the Unionists and the Republicans. The Unionists are Protestant Christians， 32the Republicans are Catholic Christians. The Protestants and the Catholics

33(fight) each other in Ireland for several hundred years now. Northern Ireland was created by the English as34 attempt to stop the fighting. The idea was that as the Protestants had a majority in the North and the Catholics had a majority in the south， Ireland

35 be divided along between the two factions. So， the new territory (領土) of Northern Ireland was officially Protestant and was part of the United Kingdom， while southern Ireland was officially Catholic and was a separate country.

However， this system didn’t work as36were regions of Northern Ireland that were Catholic. This is

37 the problems begin: The Protestants are loyal to the English Queen and are quite happy to remain part of the UK. The Catholics are not loyal to the English Queen and would like to be reunited with Catholic southern Ireland.

Now， Ireland is similar to America in that it has always been the right of the people to own weapons for

38own defence. 39(fortunate)， there has been a history of these weapons being used by both Republicans and Loyalists， each side 40(kill) members of the opposite religion for political， religious reasons.

III. 閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）

第—節閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

If a person throws up a coin into the air， it may land on one side， or it may land on the other. There is no sense in analyzing the result， because it is a random chance event. Nothing can be done to influence the outcome. About half the time the coin will land on one side， and about half the time it will land on the other side， no matter how the coin is thrown up.

In ancient times， people believed almost anything that happened to them was an intervention (干涉) by a divine (神的) power. Now， however， few cultures would believe the outcome of such an insignificant event as throwing up a coin to be divine intervention.

Many events of life are basically events of random chance. Let us look at one example. You might be walking in Prague， and a pickpocket steals your wallet. Here are some different explanations one could give to such a misfortune.

1. The Fatalistic (宿命論的) one， popular in Arabic countries， would be that the theft was merely your fate， and could not be avoided. I often think “fate” is the realization that many things in life are merely random chance events. It is senseless to worry that you did anything to cause this event. It just happened that a pickpocket just happened to be near you， and your wallet was the closest one for him to steal. I cannot hide my bias (偏見): I think this is probably the healthiest explanation of random chance events.

2. In primitive cultures or regions where certain religions commonly existed， the explanation might be that it was God’s will for your wallet to be stolen. God was

punishing you for a misdeed， or trying to teach you a central truth by letting you lose this money.

3. And lastly there is the explanation I find increasingly common in Western societies. Any misfortune may be explained by a lack of precautions (預防措施). An intervention on someone’s part (usually the government’s) could have prevented the theft. For example， you should not have walked in certain streets; you should have been more watchful. Or the government should have employed more policemen， or imprisoned more criminals. Misfortunes are not caused by random chance， but by incomplete care or control.

This latter explanation is being accepted increasingly every day. One reason must be that it comforts people to rationalize (使……有合理依據)their misfortunes， especially if it makes them seem blameless. (“If there were just more policemen， my wallet would not have been stolen.”) I find this last explanation amusing in one sense， and extremely harmful in another. If we cannot accept bad things ever happening to us， we must be willing to accept an unlimited expansion of laws and government intervention in our lives

41. According to the author.

A. if you want to know the result of something you plan to do， the throwing up of a coin will be of great help

B. whether the coin lands on one side or the other， it’s God’s will

C. the way that a coin is thrown up decides which side it will land

D. whichever side a coin will land doesn’t affect the result of the thing one plans to do

42. If someone broke into your house and took away all the valuable things， the writer most probably agrees with the idea that.

A. it’s because you have done something wrong and so you are punished for that

B. it’s just something that you can’t avoid

C. the government is to blame for that

D. you are not careful enough to prevent it from happening

43. According to the writer， more and more people accept the third explanation because.

A. by thinking so they can be excused from blame

B. it is true of the fact

C. the government hasn’t employed enough policemen

D. the government doesn’t take proper measures against crime

44. The writer wrote this article mainly to tell us

.

A. people of different cultures have different attitudes towards a certain event that happens to or around them

B. people should hold scientific attitude towards events that happen to or around them

C. many events just happen without any reasons

D. which of the three explanations is more reasonable

45. By saying “I find this last explanation... extremely harmful in another” the writer probably suggests that if the explanation can be accepted it means

.

A. people would not be able to walk in certain streets

B. there would be too many laws and people will lose much of their freedom

C. there would be too many policemen in the streets or other public places

D. there would be too many criminals in prison

B

When a forest fire starts in the US and a lot of trees and wildlife are being destroyed the country pulls together to save the land. The forest fire in Montana brought firemen from as far away as Canada， Pennsylvania and other states.

These firemen aren’t paid to go and fight the fire but volunteer their training and skills because they don’t want the fire to spread or to destroy a lot of our forest which we consider one of our most valuable resources. The forest fire was out of control so firemen left their homes and families to go to Montana to fight the fires. Many of them knew it might be weeks before they could return home but they went believing that with their help it could be brought under control.

Firemen in the US can be paid by their community or just be unpaid volunteers. The professional firemen may be paid to go to another state as a good neighbor and to help educate others who aren’t familiar with firefighting techniques. The unpaid volunteer will get permission from their employer to go and fight a fire. Most employers allow them to go and continue to pay their wages. Others allow them to take vacation days so they will still receive their wages. The expense of getting to the fire can be covered by several means. The fire company that employs firemen may pay their way， the state may volunteer transportation， bus companies or air lines may donate transportation or the people in the area will donate money to help them get to the fire site.

Fire is one of the most dangerous disasters that can hit a state because it destroys homes， property， wildlife and leaves a lot of people with the need to rebuild their homes and lives. The fire in Montana had destroyed a lot of property and will need help from the federal government to deal with the loss. USA has funds (基金) set aside for disasters such as floods， fires， hurricanes， tornadoes， and earth quakes. Once you prove you need the help they will help you rebuild and start over again.

46.When a forest fire starts in the US， .

A. the government will find it hard to get enough firemen because they are not paid

B. many people will offer to go and put out the fire， for they will earn a lot of money

C. people from many different countries will come to offer their help to put out the fire

D. many people will offer to help put out the fire even though they won’t be paid

47. Montana may be a.

A. small country near the US

B. a state of Canada

C. a state of the US

D. mountain area of Pennsylvania

48. Which of the following is true?

A. Only professional firemen may be paid to go to another state to put out fire.

B. People who volunteer to put out fire in another state don’t have to pay for their transportation

C. The people who volunteer to go to put out fire in another state get no pay.

D. People who volunteer to go to put out fire in another state have to sacrifice their vacation days，or they won’t be allowed to go.

49. From the third paragraph， we can get the idea that.

A. America is really a rich country

B. firemen are really brave and unselfish

C. the Americans are united in the face of a natural disaster

D. the US government has authority (權威) over its people

50. The passage mainly tells us.

A. how the American people will act when a forest fire breaks out

B. how the Montana fire was put out

C. how the people who suffered from the Montana fire could get help

D. fire is one of the most dangerous disasters in the US

C

The Amish are a very close knit community that have their own set of rules and laws. Children go to a one room school house for 8 years and then they marry. Sometimes the girls are married at the age of 12. The young people live with his or her parents until they are considered able to buy their own home. This means they often live with as many as twenty people in a house. The women do all the cooking， cleaning， and gardening. The men do all the farm work， work in saw mills cutting lumber and building for outsiders (People who are not Amish). You are never invited into their home and often are ignored by them because they are busy trying to provide for their families. They do not have to abide by the states’ education requirements or age for marriage because they are considered a nation within our nation. The only time they have anything to do with OUTSIDERS is when there is a medical emergency or a legal problem they can not solve inside their community. They work as a unit so when a young couple is considered able to keep their own place the community goes together and buys a piece of property or a farm. All possessions belong to the community not to the individual living on it. They are great builders and carpenters and so are in great demand by OUTSIDERS who are willing to pay to have them build either buildings or furniture for them. Some hospitals and doctors will take the quilts the women make for payment because they have such a high value and not often sold or permitted outside the community.

51. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage？

A. The Amish children remain at school for eight years.

B. The Amish girl gets married at the age of twelve.

C. The Amish young people don’t leave their parents until they set up their own home.

D. The Amish usually have a large family.

52. We can infer from the passage that.

A. generally， the Amish don’t have to obey the law of the country

B. the Amish won’t be punished even if they break the law

C. the Amish are not a polite people

D. the Amish have nothing to do with the outside word

53. A young couple won’t have their own home until.

A. they get married

B. they can offer to buy their own farm

C. they have their own children

D. they can take care of themselves

54. Some hospitals and doctors will take the quilts the women make because.

A. the Amish can’t afford to pay hospitals or doctors

B. they can change them for money

C. the quilts are beautiful

D. the quits are valuable and difficult to buy

55. The underlined phrase “abide by” means

.

A. understandB. make

C. obey D. agree on

第二節信息匹配(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

閱讀下列應用文及相關信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應題號的相應選項字母涂黑。

以下是廣告信息：

A

Joint show

A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.

Time: 9 am—5 pm until September 10

Place: Huangshicheng Gallery， 136 Nanchizi Dajie， Dongcheng District

B

Tired of Working in Your Country?

With over 500 instructors and 20 years of experience， we are the leader in the field of teaching foreign languages. We now have positions open in Osaka starting September/ October 2004 for instructors of English， German， Spanish and French.

* Teach many different kinds of classes using the latest technology in small classes of up to 3 students.

* Accommodation， and other necessary documents will be ready before you leave.

* Applicants will teach their first language only.

* Excellent teacher training programs.

If you are young with a university degree and are willing to experience different cultures， apply now. Experience in teaching is an advantage but not specially require Knowledge of the Japanese language is not necessary but good English skills and practical computer knowledge are basic requirements.

C

Oil paintings: The Wanfang Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works， which capture (捕捉) the wonderous variety of life in unique styles.

Time: 9 am- 4 pm until September 15

Place: 136 Nanchizi Street， Dongcheng District

D

Burnaby Village Museum And Carousel

Step back in time to 1925. The museum features a village， a farmhouse and the historic CW Parker Carousel. Costumed townspeople welcome you to exhibits that include a school-house， a blacksmith， a Chinese medicine store and an ice-cream parlour.

Seasonal Hours: May 4 - Sept 2 ( 11∶ 00 am 4∶30 pm)

Christmas Hours: Nov 23 -Dec 13 Dec 31 -Jan 4( 12∶ 00 -5∶30pm) and Dec 14 -30 ( 12∶ 00 -8∶ 00 pm) Closed Dec 24 25

Directions: Take exit 33 from Hwy 1 to Canada Way. Follow the signs along the sidewalk to Deer Lake Park. 20 minutes from downtown Vancouver.

Information: 604.293. 6501

Telephone: 604.293. 6500

Website: www. city. burnaby， cb. ca

6501 Deer Lake Avenue， Burnaby， BC V5G 3T6

E

Suppose you want to buy some new clothes or a new TV. Or maybe you need some work done on your car. How can you find the best price without shopping all over town？Ads can help you. Ads can show you lots of prices. And you don’t have to go anywhere to see them. Just open a newspaper or magazine， and you’ll find plenty of ads.

Look at the ad about TV sets for sale and You’re sure to find what you want.

F

Now available at Franklin park one block from Indiana University. New unfurnished apartments. One bedroom at $135， two bedrooms at $155， three bedrooms at $170 per month. Utilities included except electricity. Children， and pets welcome. One month’s deposit required. Office open Monday through Saturday nine to five. Call 999-7415 for an evening or Sunday appointment.

閱讀下面的信息。并匹配它們與它們所對應的廣告。

56. Li Ming is a student of foreign language， majoring in a main European language. He will graduate soon this summer. To widen his horizon and enrich his experience， after graduation， he wants to go and live abroad for a while if possible before he gets a permanent job.

57. Hong fang is a visiting professor working in an American university. He want to find an apartment， which should be within walking distance to the place where he is working.

58. Chen Jiang is visiting his relatives in Vancouver. His cousin Chen Jie plans to show him around the city during his stay there. Chen Jaing says what he takes interest in are the local culture， customs and history.

59. Smith is a visiting professor in China. He has just moved into a new apartment. Now he is considering buy some furniture and other equipment for his house.

60. Jack is studying Chinese in Beijing. He is very interested in Chinese history and traditional Chinese culture. Whenever he has time he will go around the city， talking with local people， visiting museums and going to various exhibitions related to Chinese culture.

Ⅳ. 寫作(共兩節，滿分40分)

第一節基礎寫作(共1小題，滿分15分)

下面表格為某市2000年到2007年人們度假方式的比較。

[寫作內容]

請按以上表格內容用英語寫一篇短文，內容包括：

1. 從2000年到2007年人們在國內旅游人數的變化及原因；

2. 去國外旅游人數的百分率的變化及其原因；

3. 旅游方式的變化及其原因。

4. 簡要評述。

[寫作要求]

只能使用5個句子表達全部內容；

[評分標準]

句子結構的準確性，信息內容的完整性、連貫。

第二節：讀寫任務(共1小題，滿分25分)

閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

It was my first day at school in London and I was half-excited and half-frightened. On my way to school I wondered how I should behave myself and if I would be accepted.

In fact no one paid special attention to me before class. When a teacher called my name and told me where my classroom was， one or two boys looked at me but that was all the curiosity my arrival aroused.

My teacher was called Mr Jones. There were 42 boys in the class， so I didn't stand out there， either， until the first lesson of the afternoon. Mr Jones was very fond of Charles Dickens and he had decided to read aloud to us from David Copperfield， but first he asked several boys if they knew Dickens’ birthplace， but no one guessed right. A boy called Brian， the biggest in the class， said: “Timbuktu”， and Mr Jones went red in the face. Then he asked me. I said: “Portsmouth”， and every one stared at me because Mr Jones said I was right. After class， I became the focus of the class and thus one of them.

[寫作內容]

1. 以約30個詞概括短文的內容要點；

2. 以約120個詞就 “我在新學校的第一天”這個主題寫一篇記敘文，至少包含以下的內容要點：

(1)你對在新學校第一天的學習、生活的想象；

(2)描述一件發生在這一天給你留下最深刻印象的事情；

(3)你的感受。

[寫作要求]

1. 可以參照閱讀材料的篇章結構，組織故事，但不得直接引用原文中的句子;

2. 標題自定。

[評分標準]

概括準確、語言規范、內容合適，篇章連貫。

答案與解析

完形填空

21． A。根據下一句的提示，讀者唯一可以肯定的是，這個institution的創辦者是一個女性。

22． B。根據下一句中the opportunity 的提示，讀者可以肯定該空應該選chance。

23． D。此處的trade表示“職業，手藝，謀生之道”的意思，learn a trade即“學一技之長”。

24． A。該institution的創辦者的初衷是讓那些誤入歧途的年輕人經過學習，習得一技之長后能夠過上比進入institution之前更好的生活。previous意為“早先的，先前的”。

25． B。在前半句中生活被比作“登山戰斗”，因此可以推斷出這種戰斗是不能停止的，否則，你就永遠到不了頂峰；continue雖然也能跟動名詞作賓語，但它是表示繼續做某事，即意味著進入該institution的人在此之前就已經開始了這種戰斗，顯然不合文意，因此keep是最佳選項，keep doing sth. 表示“不停地做某事”。

26． C。由下文可知，是指這些年青人“離開”這個組織后的主要問題。

27． A。在這里right用作副詞，意思是“直接地”，常與介詞短語連用，表示強調。

28． B。由語境可知，句意為這些壞習慣使他們返回原地，故選B。place在此處是動詞，意思是“放置，使……處于某一位置/境地”。

29． B。根據because從句的提示我們可以知道，有些離開了institution的年輕人是不愿意改變原來的壞習慣的。

30． B。因sth. be true of sb. / sth.的意思是“某事對某人或（另外）某事也是真的（符合事實）。

語法填空

31. from宗教信仰方面的分歧是導致北愛爾蘭問題的原因，在result from(起因于)，from后引出原因。

32． while從后文可以看出，Unionists (或Protestant Christians 或Protestants：新教徒)與Publicans (或Catholic Christians 或 Catholics：天主教徒)是對立的，因此填while表示對比或對照，意為“而”。

33． have been fighting / have fought根據時間狀語for several hundred years now，可以判斷此處應該用完成進行時或完成時。

34． an 因attempt是可數名詞，此處為單數，且非特指，因此前面用不定冠詞。

35． could該句的意思是：愛爾蘭的北部居民以新教徒為主，南部居民以天主教徒為主，因此可以用依據宗教信仰的不同把愛爾蘭分為兩部分的辦法解決他們之間的沖突。

36．there 這是there be句型，即：在愛爾蘭有些地區也住著天主教徒。

37． where引導表語從句，表示問題的出處。

38． their是形容詞性物主代詞，指代前面的people。

39． Unfortunately用武器刺殺對方自然是不幸的事，并且此處應該用副詞，因此應該填unfortunately。

40． killing此處是獨立主格結構作狀語，each side是動詞kill的邏輯主語，并且是kill這一動作的發出者，因此用現在分詞。

閱讀理解

41． D。在第1自然段，作者認為分析拋幣的結果是沒有意義的，因為錢幣的任何一面都有50%的機會朝上，而無論哪一面朝上都不會影響事情的結果（Nothing can be done to influence the outcome.）。

42． B。在為第3自然段所舉的例子給出的三種解釋中，作者傾向第一種解釋，而B選項符合這種解釋的觀點。

43． A。依據最后一個自然段第2句所提供的信息，可以確定A選項是正確答案。

44． C。第1段的第2句是該文的主題句，表達了作者對一些偶發事情的看法； 在第3自然段作者又重申了這一觀點， 并在第4段通過阿拉伯人對所舉例子的看法再次重申自己的這一觀點。

45． B。依據文章最后一句話所提供的信息，可以合理地得出這個結論。

46． D。A、B完全不合文意，可以排除；除美國外，文中只提到加拿大，因此C選項也可以排除；依據文章的第1及第2自然段所提供的信息可以確定D選項是正確答案。

47． C。這是一道邏輯判斷題。根據第1自然段第1句所提供的信息可以知道這場火災是發生在美國，因此可以排除A、B兩個選項；根據第1自然段第2句所提供的信息可以知道Montana與Pennsylvania不是從屬關系，因此D選項也可排除。

48． B。從第3段的最后2句可以知道B選項是正確答案。從第3段的4、5兩句可以知道一些非專業的滅火員（即The unpaid volunteer）的老板多數都設法讓他們帶薪滅火，因此他們在滅火期間是照領薪水的，因此A、C、D選項均是錯誤的。

49． C。第3自然段主要是講那些志愿前去滅火的專業及非專業的消防員是如何得到各種資助的，A、B、D選項與這些信息無關，因此均可排除。

50． A。這道題實際上是考查對文章主題的理解。文章第1自然段的第一句實際上就是該文的主題句，而A選項與該句的意思一致，因此是該題的正確答案。

51． B。文中第3句提到“女孩子有時12歲就結婚了”，B 選項顯然擴大了范圍，因此是錯誤的。根據第2、4、5三句所提供的信息分別可以知道A、C、D三個選項是正確的。

52． A。根據第1、9、10三句所提供的信息，可以判斷A是正確答案。

53． D。根據第3、4、及11、12句可以知道D選項是正確的而其它3個選項是錯誤的。

54． D。根據最后一句的because從句所提供的信息可以知道D選項是正確答案。

55． C。該題是考查學生推測詞義的能力。根據abide by后面的because從句的意思以及第1、2、3句所提供的信息可以確定C選項是正確答案。

信息匹配

５６. B。招聘外語教師到日本工作的廣告與李明想去國外體驗生活相匹配。

57. F。對應信息詞是apartment。

58. D。廣告中的back... to 1925，historic等與Chen Jiang對local culture... history 感興趣相匹配。

59. E。有關商品廣告與smith要為房屋購置家具相匹配。

60. A。該廣告中的水墨畫展覽與Jack 想參觀與中國文化相關的各種展覽相匹配。

基礎寫作[參考范文]

The way people spent their holiday changed greatly from 2000 to 2007. Compared with 2000， the number of people who go sightseeing at home doubled， from 15% to 30%， the reason for which is because people enjoyed longer holidays during both May Day holiday and National holiday. At the same time the percentage of people who go sightseeing abroad also increased greatly， from 8% to 13%， which may be accounted for by the increase in people’s income. What’s more， about 8% of the people go sightseeing driving their own car， which is a new phenomenon and may be explained by the fact that it is convenient and that the prices of cars have been greatly reduced. By contrast， the number of people who go to the seaside to spend their holiday decreased sharply， from 35% to 24%， owing to the pollution of sea water.

讀寫任務[參考范文]

In the story the writer tells us about his experience at his new school on his first day， which turned out to be a happy one，

I had a similar experience when I came to the school three years ago. On the first day I felt very nervous， wondering whether my new classmates would be kind-hearted or cold to each other. No one paid any special attention to me the whole morning. After school， we went out to play football. I was told to keep goal. When the game was nearly over， a player on the other team was given a penalty. As he kicked the ball hard along the ground to my right， I threw myself down immediately and saved it. All my team crowded round me. Seeing my bare knees were bleeding， the team leader offered me a handkerchief， asking， “Do you want to join my gang ?” I was deeply moved and felt very happy. Right then I felt I was no longer a stranger， and felt sure that I could get along with my new classmates very well.

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