2008年全国统一高考英语试卷（重庆卷）

They will fly to Washington,they plan to stay for two or three days.

I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt(被子)after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this?” I asked.
“Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.”
I spread the quilt. It looked at if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right.
“Grandmother made this?” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.
“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is what I’ve done so far.”
I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched(缝) a piece of cloth with these words:  “My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”
“Ooh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It occurred to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.
Why did the author go to mother’s home?

The author was surprised because      .

The underlined wood “crooked” in the passage most probably means       .

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

While all my classmates seen to be crazy about a one-way ticket to Mars(火星), I’d rather say Mars is totally unsuitable for human existence. People won’t have enough food supplies there, and the terrible environment would make it impossible for them to live a long life. Besides, the journey won’t be safe. Can anybody explain to me just why people would go to Mars, never to return?
Steve Minear, UK
Here are the things you can think of: the desire to explore a foreign and unique environment, the excitement of being the first humans to open up a new world, the expectation of fame and glory…For scientists there is another reason. Their observations and research will probably lead to great scientific achievements.
Donal Trollop, Canada
There are already too many people on the Earth. I think that sometime before the end of the century, there will be a human colony(殖民地)on Mars. It will happen when people finally realize that tow-way trips to the red planet Mars are unnecessary. Most of the danger of space Flight is in the launches(发射) and landings. Cutting the trip home would therefore reduce the danger of accidents, save a lot of money, and open the way to building an everlasting human settlement on another world.
Enough supplies can be sent on ahead. And every two years more supplies and more people will needs, and Mars is far more pleasant than the other planets in the outer space.
Paul Davies. USA
The main purpose of Steve Minear’s writing is     .

Which of the following best states Donal Trollop’s idea?

Paul Davies points out that      .

What does Paul Davies think of human existence on Mars?

Being able to multitask-doing several things at the same time-is considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.

What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices(电子产品)as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.

Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they cat at the family table.

Multitasking also affects young people's performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinion of the effect of modern gadgets(器具)on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response(反应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work.

Seeing a volcano erupt (喷发) is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the beat by climbing to the summit(山顶) of Pacaya for a close-up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua. Giving travelers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful.
Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua, a beautiful city with many colorful houses along its old streets that are turned into art-works during its Holy Week festival. No matter when you come to Antigua, you won't miss the Pacaya-tour companies.
But climbing Pacaya is no easy job: it is 2560 metres high, and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one-step-forward and two-step-back movements. As you climb, you hear the dull sounds of eruptions high above. Steaming. Hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you near the active summit; the McKenney Cone(火山锥). Just as though you were going to walk over to the edge of the cone, the road turns to the left and up to the relative safety of the old, inactive summit.
Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano is plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava(熔岩) and the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is extremely exciting. The active mouth boils, sending red lava over its sides, and once in a while shoots hot streams up to 100 metres into the air. There is a strong bad smell in the air even if you take care to be upwind of the cone. As evening turns deeper into the night. the burning lava quietly falls down tae side of the volcano. For you, too, it is time to get down .

Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world. In rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertiser, hoping to sell their products.

The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people's lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item(商品) that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.

It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with case into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety.

It was not until midnight      they reached the camp site.

Judy is going to marry the sailor shein Rome last year.

——Could we see each other at 3 o’clock this afternoon?
——Sorry, let’s make it       time.

People in Chongqing are proud ofthey have achieved in the past ten years.

Only when I left my parents for Italy     how much I loved them.

In many places in China,       bicycle is still       poplar means of transportation.（）

--May I ask a question after class, Sir?
--, but not during my lunch break.

       to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead

——I can’t find my purse anywhere.
——You       have lost it while shopping.

Heas a national hero for winning the first gold medal for his country in the Olympics.

The artist was born poor,     poor he remained all his life.

All people,they are old or young, rich or poor, have been trying their best to help those in need since the disaster.

——I am afraid I can’t return the book to you before Friday.
——     .

Teenagers       their health because they play computer games too much.

I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t  36  to start the bus soon because it was not yet  37 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story  38 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her  39  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she  40  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked  41 .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he  42 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to  43  the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he  44  her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s  45  .
The woman was watching the incident.  46  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).
“Stop  47  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver  48  .
“Well, that’s no  49  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her  50  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a  51  time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of the way home  52  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier  53  .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can  54  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the  55  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
36. A. try  B. care  C. decide  D.  intend 
37. A. empty  B. full  C. crowded  D. ready 
38. A. tearfully  B. seriously  C. carefully  D. calmly 
39. A. fare B. possession  C. money  D. wealth 
40. A. strangely B. happily  C. secretly   D. fortunately 
41. A. unsatisfied  B. weak   C. unhappy   D. excited 
42. A. explained  B. declared  C. admitted   D. found 
43. A. get off  B. start   C. get on   D. stop 
44. A. begged  B. scolded  C. praised   D. thanked 
45. A. request  B. action   C. suggestion   D. command 
46. A. Unless  B. Although  C. Until   D. When 
47. A. attacking  B. bothering  C. blaming   D. wronging 
48. A. warned  B. whispered  C. shouted   D. repeated 
49. A. problem  B. need  C. matter   D. reason 
50. A. spending  B. collected   C. remaining   D. borrowed 
51. A. busy  B. cold   C. hard   D. fearful 
52. A. giving  B. wearing   C. taking   D. forcing 
53. A. forgotten  B. used   C. earned  D. returned 
54. A. move  B. increase   C. lighten   D. carry 
55. A. world  B. journey   C. smile   D. friendship 

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The Story about Growth is my favorite American
TV play because it is very interested. The play      76.    
tells humorous stories that happen in the Green’s    77.    
family. With such stories it make people think       78.    
about life, but therefore attracts the audience. It is 79.    
also a window which we can learn about American       80.    
society. And there were many meaningful things that    81.    
are worth think of, such as the relationship between    82.    
parents and children in a lot of American family. It    83.    
is quite different from those in China. The play is     84.    
very popular. We’d better not to miss the chance      85.    
to enjoy it.

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