北京市2008年春季普通高中毕业会考
英 语 试 卷
第一部分（选择题 共75分）
考 生 须 知 1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。 2．本试卷共10页，分为两部分。第一部分选择题，四道大题（共75分）；第二部分非选择题，两道大题（共25分）。 3．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 4．考试结束时，考生应将试卷和答题卡按要求放在桌面上，待监考员收回。
一、听力理解 （共15小题，15分）
第一节：听下面八段对话或独白，从各题A、B、C三个选项中, 选出能回答问题的最佳答案。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第1题。 1. What time is it?
A. 2:30. B. 3:00. C. 3:30. 听下面一段对话，回答第2题。
2. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Buy some chocolate. B. Go shopping with her. C. Wait for her in the store.
听下面一段对话，回答第3题。 3. What’s the man doing?
A. Offering help. B. Giving advice. 听下面一段对话，回答第4题至第5题。 4. What’s the man’s problem?
A. His parents don’t like his friends. B. His parents treat him like a child. C. His parents don’t want to help him. 5. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. To move out and live alone. B. To have a talk with his parents.
C. To buy an apartment for his parents.
听下面一段对话，回答第6题至第7题。 6. What’s the woman doing now?
A. Typing a paper. B. Having a meeting. C. Taking a rest. 7. What will the man do for the woman?
A. Bring her some food. B. Help her with her work. C. Find more people to help her. 听下面一段对话，回答第8题至第9题。
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C. Making a decision.
8. Why does the woman fly around the world?
A. To have an exciting adventure. B. To visit different places of interest. C. To collect money for sick children.
9. What does the woman say about her life now?
A. She feels much older.
B. She likes to live an active life. C. She is lonely without her children.
听下面一段对话，回答第10题至第12题。
10. What does the club try to help the children with? A. Sports and games. B. Reading and writing. 11. What will the club members get this month? A. A pen. B. A video. 12. How much will a member pay for a year?
A. ￡3. B. ￡5.
C. Painting and drawing. C. A magazine. C. ￡6.
听下面一段独白，回答第13题至第15题。 13. What can you see at eight o’clock tonight?
A. Sports News. B. Jim and Tim. C. An insect’s life.
14. Why will Policewatch not be shown tonight?
A. The Scottish detective is ill.
B. The European Cup football match is on. C. More people are interested in the jokes. 15. Who is talking here?
A. An insect scientist. B. A theater advertiser. C. A TV program hostess.
二、单项填空 （共15小题，15分）
从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 16. —Shall we go out for ______ meal this evening?
—Yes, that’s ______ good idea. A. a; a —Why?
—Because she ______ study for a test. A. ought to to
18. Willy owned ______ collection of books than anyone else I have ever met.
A. large A. at
B. a larger B. during
C. the largest C. within
D. the larger D. on
19. It rained ______ the night and the road is still wet now.
B. used to
C. had to
D. was able
B. a; the
C. the; a
D. the; the
17. —Kate didn’t come to the movie with us last night.
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20. Fewer women these days ______ at home to look after their children.
A. stay
B. seem
C. become
D. appear
21. —When are you going to the bank?
—I’ll go there before I ______ to the post office tomorrow morning. A. will go
B. am going
C. went
D. go
22. He sat down in the kitchen, but he ______ only one piece of bread when the phone rang.
A. had eaten
B. ate
C. was eating
D. would eat
23. Andy ______ down by a car yesterday. Luckily he ______ seriously.
A. was knocked; was hurt
B. knocked; was hurt D. knocked; wasn’t hurt C. or
D. and
C. was knocked; wasn’t hurt A. so
B. but
24. I agree that Finding Nemo is entertaining, ______ I like Brother Rear better. 25. ______ out of bed, he dressed so quickly that he put his boots on the wrong feet.
A. Being jumped
B. To jump
C. Jumped
D. Jumping
26. —Do you like your math course?
—Yes. It’s ______ difficult, but I enjoy it. A. too
B. little B. if had I B. which B. as if
C. very
D. not D. that had I D. what D. so that
27. My boss asked me ______ met Ms. Powell.
A. if I had A. it
C. that I had C. 不填 C. even if
28. Have you seen the movie ______ is playing at the Fox Theater?
29. These birds have such small wings that they cannot get into the air ______ they try.
A. now that
30. Before you accept this offer, please ______ it ______very carefully.
A. turn; down B. carry; on C. find; out D. think; over 三、完形填空 （共15小题，15分） 阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 Under Water
June was sitting by the swimming pool in her new swimsuit. Feeling really hot, she dived into the water. 31 else was in the pool. It was so good to have the whole pool to herself. The fresh water 32 her body immediately. She 33 on swimming around the pool.
Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of shape, June grew 34 easily. “Ah, no pain no gain,” she thought to herself. June continued to swim, realizing her head was hurting. Her breathing became 35 . Then she saw the lifeguard and some others around the pool. No sense in embarrassing (使尴尬) herself or bothering anyone, she 36 on.
Then June found herself in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a 37 , she continued on. 38 she made it to the other side of the pool. Tiredness and weakness made it difficult for June to get out of the pool. As she 39 , her body swayed (摇摆) back and forth, losing her 40 .
Realizing she needed help but unable to even say anything, she leaned against the pool side. Several minutes later she had enough 41 to pull her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool, she felt that someone was 42 at her. It was the lifeguard. June was only able to wave her hand, telling him that she was okay.
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Have you ever found yourself in such a 43 and you don’t ask for help? Maybe you’re afraid you’ll be made a laughing stock (笑柄). We’ve all been there. There is nothing wrong in asking for help. 44 has many ups and downs. When you find yourself unable to “keep your head above water,” stop, look around and ask for help before you find yourself “ 45 ”. The journey of life will be happier and more satisfying. 31. A. Everyone 32. A. cleaned 33. A. kept 34. A. worried 35. A. deep 36. A. walked 37. A. mark 38. A. Finally 39. A. landed 40. A. sight 41. A. energy 42. A. aiming 43. A. conclusion 44. A. Emotion
B. Someone B. cooled B. lived B. tired B. difficult B. rode B. face B. Clearly B. stood B. way B. support B. shouting B. decision B. Theme
C. Anybody C. filled C. agreed C. excited C. free C. raced C. point C. Suddenly C. jumped C. courage C. patience C. staring C. situation C. Life
D. Nobody D. washed D. came D. bored D. quiet D. swam D. scene D. Immediately D. dressed D. balance D. effort D. laughing D. consideration D. Time
45. A. falling B. drowning C. hesitating D. screaming
四、阅读理解 （共15小题，30分）
阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
Types of Maps
Different types of maps have different uses. Tourist maps, for example, have signs to show places of interest in an area. When tourists read these maps, it is easy for them to find where to go and what to see in a place and it is easy for them to go and find their ways to these places.
Road maps show large areas so that people can plan long journeys. Different types of roads are given different numbers. For example, if you want to go to Wood Green, you just follow No. 621 Road and keep looking at the road signs.
Distribution maps (分布图) use colors or signs to show Agricultural products in Lakeside facts about an area. For example, where different wheat languages are spoken, how many people live in an area, corn bean how cold and hot some places are, or whether a place is
rice short of water.
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Some maps, such as railway maps, use straight lines to show everything. This is easy for people to read. Trains are fast. People don’t have to think about small places they go past. They just need to know the two ends of their trips.
46. Jim is visiting the Summer Palace. Which map does he need most?
A. A tourist map. B. A road map. C. A distribution map. D. A railway map.
47. How can you tell different roads on road maps?
A. By using different colors. B. By finding the numbers. C. By following No. 621 Road. D. By looking at the road signs. 48. Which of the following can distribution maps tell us?
A. How to get to Germany. B. How to plan a long journey. C. Where a famous museum is. D. Which place is short of water. 49. Why do railway maps use straight lines?
A. Because railways are straight. B. Because people like straight lines. C. Because people can read them easily. D. Because railways have only two ends.
B
There are many kinds of heroes. Even animals can be heroes. This month’s newsletter tells about three amazing animals. Each one is a hero! Thumper the Dog
Thumper was a dog that lived with a family which had a three-year-old son named Benjamin. One day Benjamin wandered into a large field. The grass in the field was taller than he was, so he could not find his way out. Hundreds of people began to search for Benjamin. When they found him, they saw Thumper stayed with Benjamin and kept him warm. So Benjamin had stayed safe and calm. Lulu the Pig The Altsmans had a pet pig named Lulu. One summer the couple went camping and took Lulu with them. The husband went fishing one morning. The wife didn’t feel well, so she and Lulu stayed in the camper. Suddenly Mrs. Altsman fell to the floor. Lulu pushed the camper door open and climbed out to locate help. When a car came by, she lay down in front of it. When the driver
got out, Lulu led him back to the camper. The man called for help and Mrs. Altsman was taken to hospital.
Sugar the Cat Sugar was a beautiful cat. Three years ago she wandered onto the Woods’ farm in California and Mrs. Woods began feeding her. Mrs. Woods noticed something wrong with the cat’s left leg, but this didn’t make Sugar any less special. Mrs. Woods loved Sugar. Later the couple moved to a new farm in Oklahoma. They gave Sugar
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