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—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。TalesofthesupernaturalarecommoninallpartsofBritain.Inparticular,therewas(andperhapsstillis)abeliefinfairies(仙女).Notallofthese21arethefriendly,people-lovingcharactersthatappearinDisneyfilms,andinsomefolktalestheyare22andcausemuchhumansuffering.ThisistrueinthetalesabouttheChangeling.Thesetellthestoryofamotherwhosebabygrows23andpaleandhaschangedsomuchthatitisalmost24totheparents.Itwasthen25thatthefairieshadcomeandstolenthebabyawayand26thehumanbabywithafairyChangeling.Thereweremanywaystopreventthisfromhappening:hangingaknifeoverthebaby’sheadwhilehesleptorcoveringhimwithsomeofhisfather’sclotheswerejusttwooftherecommended27.However,hopewasnotlostevenifthebabyhadbeen28.Inthosecasestherewasoftenawaytogetthe29babyback.Youcould30theChangelingonthefire--thenitwouldriseupthechimney,andyouwouldhearthesoundoffairies’laughterandsoonafteryouwouldfindyourownchildsafeandsoundnearby.21.A.babiesB.believersC.fairiesD.supermen22.A.powerfulB.cruelC.frightenedD.extraordinary23.A.sickB.slimC.shortD.small24.A.uncomfortableB.unbelievableC.unacceptableD.unrecognizable25.A.fearedB.predictedC.heardD.reported26.A.coveredB.changedC.replacedD.terrified27.A.casesB.toolsC.stepsD.methods28.A.missedB.stolenC.foundD.lost29.A.1ittleB.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)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。ChineseproverbsarerichandtheyarestillwidelyusedinChinesepeople’sdailylife.31theseproverbsthereareofteninterestingstories.Forexample,theproverb,“pluckingupacrop32(help)itgrow”,isbasedonthefollowingstory.Itissaidthatashort—tempere...