2008年天津高考英语试卷及答案

2008年天津高考英语试卷及答案 第Ⅰ卷 本卷共55小题，共85分。 第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节：单项填空(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。 例：Stand over there ______________you’ll be able to see it better． A．or B．and C．but D．while 答案是B。 1．We’ll have a picnic in the park this Sunday ______________it rains or it’s very cold． A．since B．if C．unless D．until 答案:C 2．My brother is really______________．He often works in his office far into the night． A．open-minded B．hard-working C．self-confident D．warm-hearted 答案:B 3．—I just can’t stop worrying about the result of the job interview． —______________．There’s nothing you can do now but wait． A．Relax B．Go ahead C．Go for it D．Good luck 答案:A 4．______________their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory． A．To throw B．Thrown C．Throwing D．Being thrown 答案:C 5．To know more about the British Museum, you can use the Internet to go to the library, or______________． A．neither B．some C．all D．both 答案:D 6．She ______________have left school, for her bike is still here． A．can’t B．wouldn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t 答案:A 7．The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to ______________their discussion． A．put away B．take down C．look over D．carry on 答案:D 8．It was along the Mississippi River ______________Mark Twain spent much of his childhood． A．how B．which C．that D．where 答案:C 9．—How much do I owe you for lunch? —______________．It’s nothing． A．You’re welcome B．Forget it C．With pleasure D．That’s right 答案:B 10．Many Chinese universities provide scholarships for students __________financial aid． A．in favor of B．in honor of C．in face of D．in need of 答案:D 11．Most air pollution is caused by the burning of _______________like coal, gas and oil． A．fuels B．articles C．goods D．products 答案:A 12．The last time we had great fun was _______________we were visiting the Water Park． A．where B．how C．when D．why 答案:C 13．Her shoes _______________her dress; they look very well together． A．suit B．fit C．compare D．match 答案:D 14．He _______________football regularly for many years when he was young． A．was playing B．played C．has played D．had played 答案:B 15．At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was _______________． A．out of sight B．out of reach C．out of order D．out of place 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，掌握其大意，然后从16—35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 16 in high school． 17 ,high school was different．In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员)．She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected．Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a second tryout．Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name．Feeling 21 ,she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework． Arriving home, she started with math．She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22 ．She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects．Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being． The next day Jenna went to see Mrs．Biden about being on the school 25 ．Mrs．Biden wasn’t as 26 as Jenna．“I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already．Come back next year and we’ll talk then．” Jenna smiled 28 and left．“Why is high school so 29 ?” she sighed． Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31 ．By the end of class, she understood how to get them right．As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school．She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33 ．High school was just as her mom had said:“You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond．The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be．” 16．A．processes B．decisions C．challenges D．exercises 17．A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides 18．A．difficult B．easy C．boring D．interesting 19．A．editor B．boss C．candidate D．judge 20．A．jumped B．sank C．stopped D．raced 21．A．strange B．happy C．awful D．lonely 22．A．struggling B．improving C．working D．complaining 23．A．ashamed B．disappointed C．shocked D．relieved 24．A．put up B．prepare for C．worry about D．give up 25．A．committee B．newspaper C．radio D．team 26．A．enthusiastic B．artistic C．sympathetic D．realistic 27．A．speakers B．readers C．cheerleaders D．writers 28．A．widely B．weakly C．excitedly D．brightly 29．A．similar B．ordinary C．different D．familiar 30．A．physics B．history C．English D．math 31．A．pleasure B．hope C．trouble D．sorrow 32．A．fit in B．look out C．stay up D．get around 33．A．swim B．try C．ask D．escape 34．A．in return for B．in case of C．in terms of D．instead of 35．A．slimmest B．smallest C．best D．gentlest 16．答案:C 17．答案:B 18．答案:A 19．答案:D 20．答案:B 21．答案:C 22．答案:A 23．答案:D 24．答案:C 25．答案:B 26．答案:A 27．答案:D 28．答案:B 29．答案:C 30．答案:D 31．答案:C 32．答案:A 33．答案:B 34．答案:D 35．答案:C 第二部分：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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family．As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers”,because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her．Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated(躲避)into books．Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate． In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine．Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband．Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa．At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely—a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families．The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “creative voice”． “It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice．I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about．” Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine．The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child．The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level．Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection． 36．Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood? A．She had seven brothers． B．She felt herself a nobody． C．She was too shy to go to school． D．She did not have any good teachers． 37．The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to ___________________． A．work for a school magazine B．run away from her family C．make a lot of friends D．develop her writing style 38．According to Cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success? A．Her early y