2008年四川高考英语试卷及答案

2008年普通高校招生统一考试四川卷

英 语

第一卷第一卷

第一部分第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）分）

第一节第一节 单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。卡上将该项涂黑。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ____ he or she wants. 

A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever 

答案是B。 1. I haven’t seen Ann for ____ long that I’ve forgotten what she looks like. 

A. such B. very C. so D. too 2. You have to ________ a choice. Are you going to leave the job or stay? 

A. decide B. get C. do D. make 3. Although badly hurt in the accident, the driver was _____ able to make a phone 

call. 

A. still B. even C. also D. ever 4. For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread our further, _______ New 

York is an example. 

A. for which B. in which C. of which D. from which 5. --- Let’sLet’sLet’s go for a walk in the garden. go for a walk in the garden. 

--- _______, but I need to do the washing-up. 

A. No, thank you B. That’s right C. Good idea D. Not at all 6. There were some chairs left over _____ everyone had sat down. 

A. when B. until C. that D. where 7. The telephone _______, but by the time I got indoors, it stopped. 

A. had rung B. was ringing C. rings D. has rung 

8. 8. In In In the the the United United United States, States, States, there there there is is is always always always ____ ____ ____ flow flow flow of of of people people people to to to areas areas areas of of of ______ ______

country where more jobs can be found. 

A. a; the B. the ; a C. the; the D. a; a 9. Although this ______ sound like a simple task, great care is needed. 

A. look out B. stay up C. carry on D. get along 10. Although this ____ sound like a simple task, great care is needed. 

A. must B. may C. shall D. should 

11. The manager believes prices will not rise by more than _____ four percent. A. any other B. the other C. another D. other 12. In some places women are expected to earn money ____ men work at home and 

raise their children. 

A. but B. while C. because D. though 13. --- Can you show me Mr. Jaffer’s office, please? 

--- _____. But I don’t know if he is in at the moment. 

A. Thanks B. Go on C. Sure D. You are welcome 14. We had an anxious couple of weeks _____ for the results of the experiment. 

A. wait B. to be waiting C. waited D. waiting 15. A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten days ___. 

A. or more B. instead C. at most D. only 

第二节第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的

最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer 

relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 16 me to play chess(棋) 

with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 17. It was a school night, however, 

and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could 18 my moves, because she 19 to go 

to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 20 she had strict sleeping habits, 21 I thought she ought to be able to 22 some of this strictness. I said to her, “23, you can 

stay stay up up up late late late for for for once. once. once. WeWe’’re re having having having 24.24.24.”” e We played played played on on on for for for another another another fifteen fifteen fifteen minutes, minutes, 

during during which which which time time time she she she looked looked looked 25. 25. 25. Finally Finally Finally she she she said, said, said, ““Please, Please, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, do do do it it it quickly.quickly.” “No,No,”” I replied. “If you’re going to play it 26, you’reyou’re going to play it slowly. going to play it slowly.” And so

we 27 for another ten minutes, until 28 my daughter burst into tears, and 29 that she 

was beaten. Clearly I had made 30. I had started the evening wanting to have a 31 time with 

my daughter but had 32 my desire desire to to to win to win to become more 33 than my relationship 

with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 34 me well. As a parent, I 35 

that it got in my way. So I had to change. 

16. A. guiding B. asking C. training D. advising 17. A. allowed B. expected C. replied D. accepted 

18. A. change B. repeat C. hurry D. pass 

19. A. agreed B. needed C. begged D. hated 

20. A. knew B. learned C. guessed D. heard 

21. A. so B. for C. but D. or 

22. A. put up B. take up C. pick up D. give up 

23. A. As usual B. Go ahead C. By the way D. Come on 

24. A. patience B. luck C. fun D. success 

25. A. excited B. proud C. anxious D. angry 

26. A. well B. again C. fairly D. regularly 

27. A. discussed B. continued C. counted D. argued 

28. A. nervously B. immediately C. strangely D. suddenly 

29. A. promised B. admitted C. wondered D. discovered 

30. A. a mistake B. a decision C. an attempt D. an effort 31. A. free B. different C. full D. happy 

32. A. managed B. recognized C. allowed D. reduced 

33. A. important B. attractive C. practical D. interesting 

34. A. offered B. served C. controlled D. taught