2008年高考英语试卷（广东）（解析卷）

绝密★启用前试卷类型：B2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（广东卷）英语本试卷共12页，四大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。Ⅱ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）第一节完形填空（共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21一30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain.In particular,there was (and perhaps still is)abelief in fairies().Not all of these 21 are the friendly,people-loving characters that appear in Disney films,and in some folktales they are 22 and cause much human suffering.This is true in the tales about theChangeling These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows 23 and pale and has changed so much that it isalmost 24 to the parents.It was then 25 that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and 26 thehuman baby with a fairy Changeling.There were many ways to prevent this from happening:hanging a knife overthe baby's head while he slept or covering him with some of his father's clothes were just two of therecommended 27.However,hope was not lost even if the baby had been 28.In those cases there was often away to get the 29 baby back.You could 30the Changeling on the fire-then it would rise up the chimney,and you would hear the sound of fairies'laughterand soon after you would find your own child safe and sound nearby.21.A.babiesB.believersC.fairiesD.supermen22.A.powerful B.cruelC.frightenedD.extraordinary23.A.sickB.slimC.shortD.small24.A.uncomfortable B.unbelievable C.unacceptableD.unrecognizable25.A.fearedB.predictedC.heardD.reported26.A.coveredB.changedC.replacedD.terrified27.A.casesB.toolsC.stepsD.methods28.A.missedB.stolenC.foundD.lost29.A.littleB.paleC.sadD.real30.A.seizeB.burnC.placeD.hold第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）第1页1共9页阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31~40的相应位置上。Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people's daily life.31 these proverbsthere are often interesting stories.For example,the proverb,"plucking up a crop 32 (help)it grow",is based onthe following story.It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960-1279)was very anxious to help 33 rice cropgrow up quickly.He was thinking about 34 day and night.But the crop was growing much slower than heexpected.One day,he came up with an idea 35 he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches.He did so the next day.He was very tired 36 doing this for a whole day,37 he felt very happy since the crop did "grow"38(high).His son heard about this and went to see the crop.Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their 39_(nature)course.Being too anxious to help anevent develop often 40 (result)in the contrary to our intention.Ⅲ阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AParents and kids today dress alike,listen to the same music,and are friends.Is this a good thing?Sometimes,when Mr.Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter,Elizabeth,listen to rock music together and talk about interestsboth enjoy,such as pop culture,he remembers his more dist