2008年高考英语湖南卷答案及试题word版

2008年普通高校招生统一考试（湖南卷） 第一节 单项填空（共15小题，没小题1分，满分15分） 21. Our neighbors gave _____ a baby bird yesterday that hurt ______ when it fell from its nest. A. us,it B. us,itself C. ourselves, itself D. ourselves, it 22. Have you heard ______ newsThe piece of _______ petrol is going up again A. the, the B. 不填，the C. the, 不填 D. 不填，不填 23. I thought we’d be late for the concert, ______ we ended up getting there ahead of time. A. but B. or C. so D. for 24. _______ the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about Firefighting. A. Having searched B. To search C. Searching D.Search 25. Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. ______, he met some friends and Stayed out until midnight. A. Meanwhile B. However C. Instead D. Yet 26. The trees _____ in the storm have been moved off the road. A. being blown down B. blown down C. blowing down D. to blow down 27. When did you last hear ______ Jay He phoned me this morning, and we agreed ______ a time and place to meet. A. of, to B. about, with C. from, with D. from, on 28. You don’t have to know the name of the author to find a book. You _____ find the book by the title. A. must B. need C. can D. would 29. When asked _____ they needed most, the kids said they wanted to feel important and loved. A. what B. why C. whom D. which 30. _____ the project as planned, we’ll have to work two more hours a day. A. Completing B. Complete C. Completed D. To complete 31. The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, _____ are beyond our control. A. most of them B. most of which C. most of what D. most of that 32. I called Hannah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother _____ on the phone all the time A. was talking B. has been talking C. has talked D. talked 33. _____ the Internet is of great help. I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it. A. If B. While C. Because D. As 34. Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried _____ alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home. A. living B. to live C. to be living D. having lived 35. Do you have any problems if you ______ this job Well, I’m thinking about the salary. A. offer B. will offer C. are offered D. will be offered 第二节 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） “This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker. “ You can work alone with a partner.” My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects 36. The 37 of the Challenge was simple to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when 38 the stadium wall. I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 39 the butter-cream gave me an idea. “I have a brilliant design for our 40 container” I said when Cassie arrived. “We can 41 the egg with some buttercream. “Why not put