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(E)
A Chilean(智利) soap-opera star, a beauty from Ancient Pompeii and a freckled (雀斑的)boyish girl hardly make an average beauty show line-up.
The first world-wide digital beauty contest to the surprise of many online fans was won by a woman who is virtually(虚拟) real flesh and bones. “Virtual models are not the anti-real, they are a different representation of reality,” said Franz Cerami, the organiser of Miss Digital World (数字世界小姐).
Each of the contestants had to provide the charming photo of high degrees, with date of birth and body measurements.
Chilean Rodolfo Perez Ayala decided that no figure of his imagination could beat the beauty of his wife, Katty Kowaleczko, so he hired artist Flavio Parra to recreate her. Kowaleczko, who plays Paula Sandoval in the popular Latin American soap opera Tentacion, was transformed into Katty-ko and won the digital contest with more than 17,000 online votes.
“I’m so happy Katty-ko won. I think her strength is her similarity to a real woman-not too luxurious or exposed”, Kowaleczko, 40, told reporters. “Her beauty is in her simplicity.” Kowaleczko was not afraid of being replaced by her 3D clone in movies or theatres, but hoped she would become “a sort of ambassador(使者) of Chilean beauty”.
Cerami said Latin American interest in Miss Digital World had greatly increased since Katty-ko joined the contest, which attracted about 3600 entries from countries from Iran to Australia and even from the ancient Roman empire.
“Pompea” was the digital reconstruction of a young woman killed by the outbreak of Vesuvius in 79 AD. “She was a slave, but also a rich man’s lover. When her body was discovered, many jewels and a bangle(手镯) with the writing ‘from the master to his servant girl’ were found” said Genny Tortora, a professor at the University of Salerno who led Pompea’s creative team.
Other contestants included Kaya, the most realistic model with digital freckles, pouty (噘起的) lips and upturned nose.
Now, Cerami’s dream is to manage a form of virtual beauties, introducing them for calendars, games, ads, and movies. One is even reported to be heading for Playboy’s front page.
72.The winner in the first Miss Digital World contest was ________.
A. a star who performed in some soap operas
B. a beauty who came from Chilean
C. a beauty who was from the ancient Roman empire
D. a made-up beauty based on a real woman.
73. Which group of the following are the names for the digital beauties mentioned in the passage?
A. Katty-ko, Pompea, Kaya.
B. Katty Kowaleczko, Pompea, Playboy.
C. Flavio Parra, Genny Tortora, Franz Cerami.
D. Rodolfo Perez Ayala, Pompea, Franz Cerami
74. The digital beauty “Pompea” was created by ________.
A. Genny Tortora B. a group of people
C. by a young woman D. a rich man
75. What the organiser of Miss Digital World wants to do next is ________.
A. sell pictures of beauties for calendars B. hold another contest
C. put the digital beauties into practical use. D. start an ads company
五、短文改错
Last Sunday, our class organized some volunteer’s 76.___________
activities, in which all of us took active part. 77.___________
We divided into three groups. Group 1 went to the 78.___________
People’s Park, which they planted trees, watered 79.___________
flowers and cleaned the grasslands to make them 80.___________
more beautiful. Group 2 made their greatest effort 81.___________
to give the bus station a thorough cleaning. After 82.___________
being cleaned, and the station took on a new look. 83.___________
Group3 go to the old people’s home to present 84.___________
wonderful performances to make the aging there 85.___________
happier. What a meaningful day!
六、书面表达
你所在的班在英语课上讨论“What are the advantages and disadvantages of public transportation?”。你所在的小组主要就公交车进行了讨论。假设你是小组长，现在由你根据本组的讨论结果用英语写一份简短的口头报告。以下是小组讨论过程中所作的纪录。
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利 |
弊 |
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1. 票价低； 2. 有利于环保和节省能源； 3. 缓解交通拥堵； 4. 泊车压力小。 |
1. 需要候车； 2. 路线(route)固定，缺乏灵活性； 3. 上下班拥挤，不舒服。 |
注意：1. 词数120左右。
2. 包含所有要点。
3. 注意语篇连贯，可根据需要增加内容。
4. 短文开头已经给出。
On behalf of our group I’d like to give a brief summary of our discussion.
2008年高考英语模拟考试·答案与解析
一、听力录音稿
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。
(Text1)
W: I’d like to return this book. Some pages are missing.
M: You’ll have to see the manager about that.(A)
(Text2)
W: How do you find the food in our restaurant?
M: Oh, wonderful. It’s quite some time since I enjoyed myself so much.(C)
(Text3)
M: John has gone to Washington the day before yesterday.
W: Well, he will come back the day after tomorrow on Friday. (A)
(Text4)
W: How’s your class going?
M: Terrible. It seems that the more the professor talks, the less I understand.(A)
(Text5)
M: If you’d like to go to the concert this Friday, my sister will give us two front row tickets.
W: Thank you, but I promised my friend that I’d watch her children.(C)
第一节到此结束。
第二节 听下面五段对话或读白。每段对话或读白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或读白之前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或读白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
(Text6)
W: Excuse me. Is this seat taken?
M: No, it’s not taken.
W: Oh, thank you.
M: Oh, let me help you put away the bag.
W: Oh, thank you.
M: Do you want to sit by the window?
W: No, no, no. I like this seat. Please, you sit by the window.
M: My name is Robert Smiths. Pleased to meet you.
W: I’m Anna Tobin. How do you do?
M: Er…do you live in New York?
W: No, no. I’m from Florida.
M: I am, too. It’s a small word. But…didn’t you just get on?
W: No. I just changed my seat. A man next to me was smoking, and smoke really bothers me.
M: I see.(ABC)
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
(Text7)
W: The summer vacation is coming. What’s your plan for it, Mark?
M: I’m planning to go abroad.
W: Where are you going?
M: I haven’t decided yet. You see, I’m really interested in arts. Both France and Greece are worth visiting.
W: How long do you have for a holiday?
M: Ten days.
W: In that case, you’d better go to Paris.
M: Why?
W: You see, Paris is a place full of arts. You can smell it wherever you go. By the way, how do you get there? By bus or by train?
M: By plane, of course. It’s more comfortable and convenient.
W: But it’s more expensive.(CAC)
听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
(Text8)
W: Xiao Tang, so you’ve started going to university here in London. How do you find university life in Britain?
M: Well, it’s quite different from university life in China. Here you’re more on your own. For one thing, you’re free to choose when to have lessons and decide what courses to take. So I don’t choose any early morning courses on Monday so that I can sleep late after the weekend.
W: I see…So, being able to get up late in the morning is what you like about university life here?
M: Not exactly. I don’t get up late every day. On Tuesday I get up at 7 because my advanced physics class starts at 8. I prefer to have that course early in the morning with a clear mind since I find the course rather difficult.
W: I see.
M: What I like most about university life here is that I can ask questions and discuss things freely in class with the professors. I think the discussions are very interesting and helpful.(BAA)
