2008年普通高等學校招生全國統一考試(寧夏卷)
英 語
本試卷分第一卷（選擇題）和第二卷（非選擇題）兩部分�？忌�作答時，將答案答在答題卡上，在本試卷上答題無效�？荚嚱Y束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。
第一卷
第一部分  聽力  （共兩節，滿分30分）
    做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。
第一節  （共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）
    聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一篇。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. &19.15
B. &9.15
C. &9.18
答案是B。
1.What is the weather like?
A.  It’s raining.          B. It’s cloudy.        C. It’s sunny.
2.Who will go to China next month?
A. Lucy.                                    B. Alice.
C. Richard.
3.What are the speakers talking about?
A. The man’s sister.                           B.A film.
C. An actor.
4.Where will the speakers meet?
A. In Room 340                              B. In Room 314.
C. In Room 223.
5.Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a restaurant.                             B. In an office.
C. At home.
第二節（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍.
聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。
6.Why did the woman go to New York?
A. To spend some time with the baby.
B. To look after her sister.
C. To find a new job.

7.How old was the baby when the woman left New York?
A. Two months.                               B. Five months.
C. Seven months.
8.What did the woman like doing most with the baby?
A. Holding him.                               B. Playing with him.
C. Feeding him.
聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。
9.What are the speakers talking about?
A.A way to improve air quality                   B. A problem with traffic rules.
C.A suggestion for city planning.
10.What does the man suggest?
A. Limiting the use of cars.                       B. Encouraging people to walk.
C. Warning drivers of air pollution.
11.What does the woman think about the man’s idea?
A. It’s interesting.                               B. It’s worth trying.
C. It’s impractical.
聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。
12.How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand?
A. One week.                                 B. Two weeks.
C. Three weeks.
13.What advice does the woman give to the man?
A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas.
B. Book his flight as soon as possible.
C. Save more money for his trip.
14.What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?
A. They require early booking                   B. They can be twice as expensive.
C. They are on special offer.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。
15.Why did Jane call Mike?
   A. To ask him to meet her.    B. To tell him about Tom.
   C. To borrow his car.
16.Where will Jane be in about one hour?
   A. At Mike’s place.     B. At the airport.
   C .At a garage.
17.What can we infer from the conversation?
   A. Jane has just learned to drive.
   B. Jane’s car is in bad condition.
   C. Mike will go to the airport.
聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。
18.What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?
  A. Write a short story.     B. Prepare for the lesson.
  C. Learn more about the writer.
19.Why does the speaker ask the questions?
  A. To check the students’　understanding of the story.
  B. To draw the students’　attention to reading skills.
  C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.
20.What will the students do in 10 minutes?
  A. Ask more questions.    B. Discuss in groups.
  C. Give their answers.
第二部分　英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）
第一節　單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
例：We     last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. must have studied    B. might study
C. should have studied    D. would study
答案是C。
21. —Would you like to join me for a quick lunch before class?
—        , but I promised Nancy to go out with her.
A. I’d　like to   B.I like it   C.I don’t   D.I will
22. —What fruit is in season now?
—Grapes and peaches,       .
A.I know    B.I think   C.I see   D.I feel
23.The performance        nearly three hours, but few people left the theatre early.
A. covered   B. reached  C. played   D. lasted
24.Let’s learn to use the problem we are facing      a stepping-stone to future success.
A. to     B. for   C. as    D. by
25.The lawyer rarely wears anything other than jeans and a T-shirt       the season.
A. whatever    B. wherever  C. whenever  D. however
26.I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good       .
A. to be breathed       B. to breathe
C. breathing       D. being breathed
27. —Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?
—Yes, since she        the Chinese Society.
A. has joined   B. joins   C. had joined   D. joined
28.You're driving too fast. Can you drive         ?
A. more slowly a bit               B. slowly a bit more
C. a bit more slowly               D. slowly more a bit
29.The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front          to arrive.
A. is expected                    B. is expecting
C. expects                       D. will be expected
30.—Which of the two computer games did you prefer?
—Actually I didn’t like         .
A. both of them                 　B. either of them
C. none of them                　 D. neither of them
31.—Have you got any idea for the summer vacation?
    —I don’t mind where we go         there’s sun, sea and beach.
A. as if          B. as long as           C. now that             D. in order that
32.The weather was             cold that I didn’t  like to leave my room.
A .really         B. such               C. too                  D. so
33.The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from         spoken in England.
A. which         B. what               C. that                 D. the one
34.After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane         her job as a doctor in the countryside.
A. set out        B. took over            C. took up              D. set up
35.—Sorry, I made a mistake again.
  —          Practice more and you’ll succeed.
A. Never mind                  B. Certainly not
C. Not at all                    D. Don’t mention it
第二節 完形填空（共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
　　After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced   36   for a few days, I was    37   to wait tables on my own. All went    38  
went first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily    39    the tables not for from the kitchen.   40  　 .I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盤).
Before I knew it ,the    41    was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was   44    on. It had nice handles, which made it    45    to move around. I was pleased with every thing and began to    46    I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved  47   you work. t seems your tray stand has been very   48   to you, but we are getting ready to  49    now ,and my wife needs her   50   back.”
At first his    51    did not get across.“What was he talking about!”Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice ,but my face was   52  
.I wanted to get into a hole and   53   .
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just    54    I have learned to be more    55    and not to be too sure of myself.
36.A.manager          B. assistant          C. cook            D. waitress
37.A.promised          B .invited            C. allowed         D. advised
38.A.well              B. quickly            C. safely          D. wrong
39.A.left               B. given             C. brought         D. shown
40.A.Therefore         B. However          C. Otherwise       D. Finally
41.A.kitchen           B. street             C. restaurant        D .table
42．A．minding   B. changing   C. taking    D. saving
43．A．angry    B. calm    C. sad    D. happy
44．A．fixed    B.  trained   C. loaded    D. waited
45．A．slower   B.  lighter   C. regret    D. pretend
46．A．believe   B.  making   C. watching   D. having
47．A．letting   B.  making   C. watching   D. interesting
48．A．useful   B.  familiar   C. unusual   D. interesting
49．A．rest    B.  order   C. eat    D. leave
50．A．bag    B.  walker   C. tray    D. coat
51．A．idea    B.  praise   C. message   D. need
52．A．cold    B.  full of joy   C. pale    D. on fire
53．A．lie    B. hide    C. defend    D. stay
54．A．repeated   B. discovered   C. corrected   D. described
55．A．careful   B. patient    C. honest    D. practical
第三部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）
第一節（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
Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona.
He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful”as he was.
Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
 On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting be around? What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood.  Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend.  My dad, in his mew home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
56.What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. .He was silent most of the time.    B. He was too proud of himself..
C. He did not love his children..    D. He expected too much of her.
57.When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel     .
A. nervous        B. sorry
C. tired         D. Strict and hare-working.
58.What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. More critical.       B. More talkative.
C. Gentle and friendly.      D. Strict and hard-working.
59.The underlined words“my new friend”in the last paragraph refer to       .
A. the author’s son       B. the author’s father
C. the friend of the author’s father    D. the café owner