D
Land, unlike labor and capital, has a special feature: It is in strictly fixed supply in total. Because of this, we say that its price is demand-determined. In other words, the price of land is determined completely by what families and firms are willing to pay for it. But not all the land is the same. Some land is more valuable than other land. The value of land to a potential user may depend upon the characteristics of the land itself or upon its location.
Consider the potential uses of a piece of land in a suburb of Kansas City, Allan wants to build a clothing store in that place. He estimates that he can earn economic profits of $ 10,000 per year there because of the land’s excellent location. Bella, another person interested in buying the comer, believes that she can earn $ 35,000 in economic profits if she builds a drug store there. Clearly, Bella will be more likely to get the land.
Because location is often the key to profits, ‘landowners are frequently able to squeeze their renters. One of the most popular locations in the Boston area, for example, is Harvard Square. There are dozens of restaurants in and around the square, and most of them are full most of the time. Despite this seeming success, most Harvard Square restaurant owners are not getting rich, because they must pay very high rents for the locations of their restaurants. A large part of the restaurant’s revenues goes to rent the land.
Although the supply of land is generally perfectly fixed, the supply of land in a given use may not be so. As the population of a city grows, housing developers find themselves willing to pay more and more for land. As land becomes more valuable for development, some farmers sell out, and the supply of land that can be used for development increases.
68. What’s the difference between land and other resources?
A. Land’s supply is strictly fixed.
B. The prices of other resources are lower.
C. Land can’t be used up.
D. Land is more useful.
69. Which of the following can’t determine the price of a piece of land?
A. Its location.
B. Its purchasers’ purpose.
C. The total amount of its supply for general use.
D. Its features.
70. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
A. The price of a piece of land is changeable.
B. The profit of a shop is often determined by its location.
C. Most Harvard Square restaurant owners would be getting rich, if they paid lower rents for the locations of their restaurants.
D. The supply of land for development might fall down.
71. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. The Use of Land
B. The Natural Resources
C. The Land Market
D. The Land Development
E
Half of all bosses say a lack of sleep makes them irritable (易怒的) and prone to(有……倾向的) shout at their staff, a study said.
One in five managers also said being kept awake at night meant they were more likely to make mistakes, the Mori poll of 1,006 people revealed(显示).
Some 48% of people aged 35 to 44 said they did not get enough sleep compared to a national average 39%.
Among that age group, people with young children and managerial (管理的) jobs were most likely to suffer.
The report, commissioned (委托) by the think tank Demos and Ikea, said the issue of sleep had been forgotten in the work / life balance debate.
Report author Charles Leadbeater said, "On any working day, a quarter of all managers in Britain are likely to be in a bad mood because they have not slept well. "
"These sleep-deprived and shouty managers with a tendency to make mistakes are responsible for millions of British workers. It’s hardly a recipe for good management. "
And Mr. Leadbeater called on the government and employers to take action.
A small loss of sleep is likely to have a big impact on people who lead stressful lives.
"Stressed out parents are already not sleeping enough. They are the people most likely to have their sleep disrupted and they are least able to recover."
Apart from children keeping their parents awake, worrying about work is the biggest cause of wakefulness at night among managers.
Women are five times more likely than men to lose sleep because their partners snore (打呼噜).
The report predicted that there was likely to be a growing market of sleep-deprived people, with an increase in "public napping".
Opportunities to take a nap at work are also likely to increase, and the report recommended that employers take their responsibility for ensuring employees were well slept more seriously.
Peter Jelkeby, marketing manager at Ikea, said the research confirmed suspicions Britons were not getting enough sleep.
And he added: "This is having a detrimental effect on our society as a whole. "
72. Which of following is true according to the text?
A. Half of the people say a lack of sleep makes them irritable.
B. 20% managers said being kept awake at night meant they were more likely to make mistakes.
C. Some 48% of people said they did not get enough sleep.
D. People with young children and managerial jobs were most likely to suffer.
73. What does the underlined word "detrimental" mean?
A 良好的. B.有害的 C.片面的 D.致命的
74. Who that suffered sleep disrupted are least able to recover?
A. The bosses. B. Managers.
C. People aged 35 to 44. D. Stressed out parents.
75. Apart from children keeping: their parents awake, ________is the biggest cause of wakefulness at night among managers.
A. worrying about work B. their partners’ snoring
C. the relationship D. working conditions
四、短文改错
have some problems with reading in English. 76.___________
When I read in English, I always want understand 77.___________
every word, so I spend a lot of time look up words in 78.___________
my dictionary. This makes reading rather difficultly 79.___________
for me. I like reading short stories in English, and 80.___________
there’s one thing I find it very difficult in English. 81.___________
I’m never quite sure that the writer is serious. 82.___________
Several times I read something seemed serious 83.___________
but later I found out it was supposed to be fun. 84.___________
Could you give me some advices on my problems? 85.___________
五、书面表达
现在许多年轻都热衷于过诸如“情人节”“愚人节”“圣诞节”之类的洋节，但也有许多人对此持反对态度。请结合下表内容谈谈你的看法。
| 支持者的看法 |
反对者的看法 |
你的看法 |
| 1. 显得时尚 2. 可以学习外国文化 3. 借此扩大交际圈 |
1. 显得愚蠢 2. 是一种文化入侵 3. 会淡化对传统节日的感情 |
|
注意：1. 文章必须包括表中的全部内容。
2. 词数100左右。文章开头已写好，不计入总字数。
3. 参考词汇：情人节—入侵—invasion，传统的—traditional
Is it right for young people to celebrate foreign festivals such as Valentine’s Day, April Fools’ Day and Christmas Day?
2008年高考英语模拟考试·答案与解析
一、单项填空
21. D。甲要乙现在抽出几分钟，而乙说要等下午才有空——也就是说，乙现在抽不出时间，所以选D最适合。
22. C。next time you’re in London 为时间状语从句，next time 可视为连词，全句相当于 when you are in London next time；come and visit us 为一祈使句(用作主语)。
23. A。a better 为 a better one 之省略。另外，a better one（一个更好的）是与其前文“我知道这不是一个很适当的词”相呼应的。
24. B。where 在此相当于 the place where。
25. B。that will help a cold 为修饰 what 的定语从句。比较：Have you got anything that will help a cold? 以及 I’ve got nothing that will help a cold.
26. D。since 表原因，意为“由于”。
27. D。catch 在此表示“发现”，句中的 provided 用作连词，意为“如果”。
28. A。and changed it 实为 and changed it for another 之省略。
29. C。由上文的语境推知。
30. A。value 指“价值”或“交换价值”。
31. A。given 在此用作介词，意为“考虑到”。又如：Given the low price, I decided to buy it. 考虑到价格很低，我决定把它买下。
32. C。填空句为祈使句，故用动词原形。
33. C。mustn’t 在此相当于 can’t。
34. C。in case 意为“以防”。
35. A if 引导的是条件状语从句，填空句为主句，而此主句为一祈使句，故动词用原形。
二、完形填空
36. C。/ 37. D。此句意为：在作者登机之前，他看到乘客们的行李首先被用运货车运出并运至飞机身边，在从飞机底部的货物进口处装进飞机(飞机行李、货物进口处常设在机身底部，而乘客入口处设在机身侧面)。
38. B。穿着制服的三男三女走到飞机旁边并进入(enter)飞机。
39. C。/ 5. A。乘客们听到候机室内的广播通知，飞机即将起程并要求乘客走出候机室。注意：be told意为“听到、被告知”；announce解释为“通知某人”时，常构成短语：announce sth to sb。
40. D。下文已有暗示：to get a seat near the tail。
41. C。乘客们快速登机的目的就是想能得到他想要的理想的座位，(一般来说，靠近飞机尾部的座位更安全)，而作者未能(unable)得到。
42. B。从文章开始It did not look too strong to me.可知，当作者登上飞机以后，他感觉到飞机内部看上去要比从外部看上去更坚固。
43. A。/44. B。该句意为：在飞机起飞之前，作者系好安全带，并尽力忘掉自己心中的紧张。
46. A。look“看”为不及物动词，不可直接跟宾语；watch“注视、观看”；realize“认识到、意识到”不符句意。
47. A。flash on “闪现”。
48. B。一个空中小姐作出了与广播中相同的要求“请系好你们的安全带”。
49. C。add在此意为“补充说”。
50. B。不定式短语to worry about“担心……”作定语，修饰不定代词nothing。
51. C。此处说明飞机在空中上下颠簸起来，与后面的dropped为并列谓语动词，故应选动词shake的过去式shook，而shock意为“震惊”，不符句意。
52. D。飞机靠两只机翼平衡机身，但由于飞机颠簸得太厉害，所以作者感觉到飞机好像仅靠一只机翼在平衡机身。
53. A。/ 54. D。动词短语give out在此意为“分发”。而give off“发出(光、热、气味等)”，give up“放弃、投降”，give back“归还”均不符句意。
55. D。不久天空变得晴朗起来，飞行员最终战胜了风暴(manage to do sth)。选项A应构成短语succeed in doing sth 选项B, C不符句意。
三、阅读理解
56. D 细节题。由Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals可知。
57. C 细节题。由文中分析我们知道，希腊的文字更容易读。
58. A 推断题。
59. C 细节题。从短文的最后一句我们可以得出此答案。
60. D 推断题。由最后一段我们可以看出作者主要针对糖尿病人。
61. C 细节题。由It contains useful information and may help you talk to your doctor可知答案。
62. B 词义题。从第一段我们知道，作者希望糖尿病人注意自己的胆固醇数字，接下来，作者在第二段提醒人们要一本免费的ChoLESterol，因此我们可以推断ChoLESterol是向人们介绍如何降低胆固醇的。
63. B 推断题。在本文中作者首先提出让人们注意胆固醇数字，接着向人们介绍ChoLESterol，因此作者写这篇文章的目的是帮助那些胆固醇数字高的人们。
64. A 推理题。从第一段的Within fifteen years以及下面两段所描述的为将来的处理工厂所做的两项工程可知。
65. B 推断题。本题的答案在第三段，只要把握作者叙述的 first… then... after that... Finally... 即可推出。
66. C 细节题。由最后一句可知。
67. C 细节题。由最后一段The first full-scale giant recycling plants are，perhaps，fifteen years away可知。
68. A 细节题。由第一句it is in strictly fixed supply可知。
69. D 细节题。根据文章第一段最后一句排除A和C；根据第二段的例子比较排除B。
70. D 细节题。由最后一句可知。
71. C 主旨题。由第一段第—句Land，unlike labor and capital, has a special feature及全文对土地价格的讨论可知，答案选C。
72. B 细节题。由第一句Half of all bosses say.. 一半的老板而不是一半的人们，排除A；第三段中48％的年龄在35—44的人，而不是48％的人，排除C；D缺少条件Among that age group；由第二段One in five manager also said being kept awake …可知答案为B项。
73. B 词义题。文章整体意思是睡眠不足对社会造成了不利影响，由此推测detrimental意为“不良的，有害的”。
74. D 细节题。第十段，“过度操劳的父母们已经得不到充足的睡眠了。他们的睡眠最容易被打扰，他们也最不容易从中恢复。”
75. A 细节题。由倒数第六段可知除了孩子的影响外，对工作的担忧是管理工作者们夜间失眠的最主要原因。
四、短文改错
76. 此行正确。
77. 在want后加to。表示想做某事，要用want to do sth.。
78. 将look改为looking。spend…(in)doing sth.是固定句型。
79. 将difficultly改为difficult。作宾语补足语要用形容词。
80. 将and改为but。前后是转折关系。
81. 去掉it。在I前省略了引导定语从句并代替先行词的that。
82. 将that改为whether。作者“是否”是认真的，我从没把握。
83. 在seemed前加that。that seemed serious是定语从句。
84. 将fun改为funny。fun是名词，此处是在be后作表语，应该用其形容词形式funny。
85. 将advices改为advice。advice是不可数名词，没有复数形式。
五、书面表达
Is it right for young people to celebrate foreign festivals such as Valentine’s Day, April Fools’ Day and Christmas Day? Some people say yes. They think that celebrating foreign festivals is a fashionable activity. They help people not only to make more friends but also to gain more knowledge about foreign culture.
Others, however, think not. They say that it’s foolish for Chinese people to celebrate foreign festivals, which will greatly affect people’s feelings on our own traditional festivals. Some people even consider it as a cultural invasion.
As for me, I don’t think that foreign festivals are very bad things. In fact, the world is becoming “smaller”—people all over the world are becoming a big family. On the other hand, I also think that we should pay more attention to our own traditional festivals, because they part of our root of our Chinese culture.
