2008年高考英语冲刺试题（一）
命题：江西省临川一中高三英语备课组
第一卷（共三部分，共115分）
第二部分：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。
21. I’m ________Chinese and I do feel ________Chinese language is ________most beautiful language .
A. /, the, a B. a, /, the C. a, the, / D. a, /, a
22．There has to a well-developed system that can give people a warning when a tsunami（海啸）is the way.
A．have…in B．be…in C．have…on D．be…on
23．The film “A World without Thieves” a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema .
A．appreciated B．enjoyed C．won D．seized
24．I’d appreciate if you would turn the radio down .
A．that B．it C．this D．you
25. I thought Father would be better, but _______it is, he is getting worse, which makes me more worried.
A. before B. as C. because D. after
26．I think you’ve got to the point a change is needed , otherwise you’ll fail .
A．when B．which C．where D．there
27. --What about going to attend his birthday party tomorrow evening?
--That'll depend on my work, but it _______ be a suitable time for me.
A. must B. should C. might D. will
28．—I say, Harry. What did you say to the laid-off worker just now?
—Nothing. I to myself.
A．had only talked B．am only talking
C．have just talked D．was just talking
29. After Japan marked the Diaoyu Island as its own land on a new map, some citizens ________an anti-Japanese movement.
A. called on B. called in C. called off D. called for
30. The most destructive natural disaster, tsunami, came unexpectedly _____ the tourists could leave the coast.
A. after B. while C. when D. before
31.—Lend me some more money, will you?
—Sorry, I’ve got at hand myself. You know the MP3 player cost me all I had just now.
A. nothing B. no C. none D. not
32. As is known to all, Yang Liwei has become a space hero is we have expected.
A. that; which B. what; that C. what; which D. that; what
33. ___ here, come and have a cup of tea.
A. Passing B. To pass C. Pass D. Having passed
34. The number 9.11 is a special number, _____, I think, that will be remembered by the Americans for ever.
A. what B. it C. which D. one
35.— Do remember to take this medicine three times a day with warm boiled water.
— _________.
A. Heard it B. Made it C. Got it D. Taken it
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36-55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
Learn and Earn
Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie 36 a salesman. One day Charlie could not 37 it any' more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not 38 hard working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really 39 .
The boss knew that Charlie had spared no 40 for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the 41 between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the 42 . "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and 43 said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 44 , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the 45 question. Jackie went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a 46 of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 47 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 48 ."
Charlie was 49 and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to 50 but to learn from Jackie.
My dear friends, you know, a more 51 person is more observant, thinks more and understands in 52 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 53 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 54 ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How 55 are you?
36. A. made B. became C. remained D. kept
37. A. take B. do C. get D. put
38. A. enjoy B. meet C. repay D. value
39. A. unusual B. unfair C. careless D. selfless
40. A. rest B. trouble C. effect D. effort
41. A. competition B. relationship C. difference D. distance
42. A. following B. finding C. shopping D. searching
43. A. still B. again C. even D. only
44. A. offer B. answer C. remind D. repeat
45. A. difficult B. familiar C. same D. simple
46. A. total B. lot C. pile D. number
47. A. taken B. come C. bought D. heard
48. A. value B. quality C. condition D. shape
49. A. struck B. moved C. puzzled D. encouraged
50. A. stay B. stop C. work D. leave
51. A. important B. intelligent C. successful D. hardworking
52. A. time B. depth C. need D. common
53. A. while B. though C. unless D. since
54. A. see B. think C. know D. win
55. A. hopeful B. thoughtful C. helpful D. meaningful
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is likely to visit China at an “ appropriate” time this year, a senior Chinese military official said on Monday. Colonel Tu Qiming, director of the American and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Affairs Office at the National Defence Ministry, made the remark during Sino -US defence talks this week. This is the first ever “special defence policy dialogue” between the two defence ministries, according to the Chinese military.
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FRANCES Agriculture Ministry has confirmed (证实) the first case of mad cow disease detected in a goat last Friday. The goat killed in 2002 tested positive for mad cow disease. It is the first case in the world of the fatal disease being found in an animal other than a bovine. The human form of mad cow disease causes brain - wasting, personality change, loss of body function, and ends in death. The European Commission has not advised any change in farming and consuming goats, said the French Ministry in a statement published last Friday.
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MOBILE phone sales hit a new record in 2004, with some 684 million units sold around the world, the US research institute Strategy Analytics said on Thursday. The number represents an increase of 32 per cent over 2003, when 571 million units were sold. Strategy Analytics predicts a more modest rise of 8 per cent for this year, to 735 million. Finnish cellphone provider Nokia stayed out in front in 2004, with sales of 207.6 million units, giving it a market share of 30.4 per cent. Motorola moved to No 2, just ahead of the South Korean company Samsung.
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SIX male penguins (雄企鹅) at a German zoo are proving stubbornly resistant to females brought in from Sweden to make them into breeding (繁殖). Of the ten male penguins at the zoo, six have formed into " homo***ual" couples and have shown no interest in the females, making breeding an impossibility. So the zoo imported the four female penguins from Sweden last month, full of hope that the new arrivals could “turn” the males. But so far, the boys are remaining strictly with the boys.
56. How many countries are mentioned in the pieces of news?
A. Six. B. Five. C. Three. D. Seven.
57. From the fourth piece of news we know that ．
A. the scientists haven’t succeeded in doing their experiment
B. the scientists have successfully got six female penguins into breeding
C. the Sweden girls made the boys show interest in them
D. German boys don’t like Sweden boys
58. Which of the following are the suitable headlines for the pieces of news?
A. a. US Defence Secretary Visit Likely B. a. US Defence Secretary Visit Likely
b. France Confirms 'Mad Goat" Case b. France Confirms ' Mad Goat" Case
c. Nokia Stays on Top c. Mobile Phone Sales
d. Male Penguins and Female Penguins d. Birds of a Feather
C. a. Defence Policy Dialogue D. a. Sino - US Talks
b. Mad Goat Disease b. Mad Goat Case
c. Mobile Phone Sales c. Motorola' s Sales Reduced
d. Importing Female Penguins d. Boys and Girls
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