2008年高考英语真题及答案解析

1. What did the man win in his dream?
A. A holiday.
B. A new car.
C. Some money.

6. How many coats does the woman want?
A. 25. B. 30. C. 50.

11. What will cause delays for traffic coming into town?
A. Rain.
B. A fog.
C. Bridge repairs.
听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。

16. Where does the woman live now?
A. In her workplace.
B. In the city center.
C. In a big apartment.

$21. John promised his doctor he ________ not smoke, and he has smoked ever since.$

$26. After the long journey, the three of them went back home, ______.$

$56. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.$

$61. Horses contributed to the spread of culture by ______.$

66. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to
______.

$72. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____.$

73. In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” $probably means ______.$

$74. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products ______.$

1. What is the weather like?
A. It’s raining. B. It’s cloudy. C. It’s sunny.

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.

11. What does the woman think about the man’s idea?
A. It’s interesting. B. It’s worth trying.
C. It’s impractical.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

21. —Would you like to join me for a quick lunch before class?
—______, but I promised Nancy to go out with her.

31. —Have you got any idea for the summer vacation?
—I don’$t mind where we go ______ there$’s sun, sea and beach.

61. Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?

21. — Would you like to join me for a quick lunch before class?
— ______, but I promised Nancy to go out with her.

22. — What fruit is in season now? — $Pears and apples, ______.$

$23. The performance _______ nearly three hours, but few people left the theatre early.$

$25. The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit __________the season.$

$26. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good _________.$

$28. You are driving too fast. Can you drive_________$?

$29. The wet weather will continue tomorrow when a cold front ______ to arrive.$

31. — Have you got any idea for the summer vacation?
— I don’$t mind where we go ______ there$’s sun, sea and beach.

$32. The weather was ______ cold that I didn$’t like to leave my room.

$34. After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor$
in the countryside.

$21. Students should be encouraged to use ____Internet as ____resource.$

22. He found it increasingly difficult; _____his eyesight was beginning to fail.