湖北省100所重点中学2012届10月高三联合考试2.doc

湖北省100所重点中学2012届10月高三联合考试
英语试卷
考生注意：
1．本试卷共150分。考试时间l20分钟.
2．请将各题答案填在试卷后面的答题卡上.
3．本试卷主要考试内容：高中综合
第一部分：听力(共两节．满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题l．5分，满分7．5分)
听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一个小题，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l0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.
1．What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers？
A．Boss and secretary．
B．Teacher and student．
C．Husband and wife．
2．When will the concert start?
A．At l0:00． B．At l0：30． C．At11:30．
3．What does the man mean?
A．The car is too expensive．
B．The car isn't of good quality．
C．The woman is always so careless．
4．What can we know about Mr Johnson？
A．He likes to help others．
B．He is a tall young man．
C．He is a sales manager．
5．Where are the two speakers most probably working？
A．At the post office． B．At a newspaper office． C．At an airport．
第二节(共15小题;每小题l．5分，满分22．5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题,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。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍.
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Where does the conversation take place?
A．In a library． B．In a classroom． C In a bookstore．
7．What suggestion does the woman give the man at the end of the conversation?
A．Sharing with someone else．
B．Buying a second—hand book．
C．Borrowing one from his teacher．
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8．What type of clothes does the woman suggest the man buy?
A．Uniforms． B．T-shirts． C．Jackets．
9．When does the conversation probably take place？
A．In the morning． B．In the afternoon． C．In the evening．
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10．Why can’t Elaine Strong answer the phone?
A．She’s out for lunch．
B．She’s attending a meeting．
C．She’s talking with another customer．
11．What will the woman fax the man？
A．Information on after—sales service．
B．A picture of the newest computers．
C．A list of software products．
12．What is the man's telephone number？
A．560-1288． B．560—2187． C 560—1287．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题.
13．What’s the relationship between the two speakers？
A．Father and daughter．
B．Husband and wife．
C．Mother and son．
14．How does the woman feel about the snake show？
A．Puzzled． B．Satisfied． C Frightened．
15．What’s the huge tent intended for?
A．An evening show．
B．A magic show．
C．A snake show．
16．What does the woman want to have？
A．A hamburger and a cup of tea．
B．A hot dog and a cup of coffee．
C．A hot dog and an ice cream．
听第l0段材料,回答第l7至20题。
17．What is the island of Manhattan like?
A．A long,wide island．
B．A very small island．
C．A long，narrow island．
18．What’s the population of New York City?
A．Less than seven million．
B．More than seven million．
C．Over eight million．
19．Where do a great many black Americans live in New York City？
A．In Harlem． B．In Little Italy． C In Chinatown．
20．What’s the height of the tallest building in New York City？
A．411．75 meters． B．442 meters． C．828 meters．
第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节,满分40分)
第一节多项选择（共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．The tax has increased faster than people's salaries in the state this year，so it would be a way to show the authorities’ for the people by cutting a little tax．
A．patience B．survival C．accommodation D．concern
22．I buried my little face in my father's arms,but forced me to look and look again，
as we went past that long-empty house．
A．curiosity B．thrill C．responsibility D．prejudice
23．The two sides had--conversations over topics of trade，investment，energy,
environment，education and youth cooperation，which made the meeting a success．
A．aggressive B．productive C．protective D．defensive
24．Your job here is only ，for you will be removed from it when we have a proper post for you．
A．permanent B．temporary C．fundamental D．contemporary
25．The eyes are more to light in childhood than in adult life，so a mother has to expose the eyes of her baby to the glare of the sun gradually．
A．familiar B．available C．contradictory D．sensitive
26．Some important changes on the surface of Mars strongly tend to the theory that the planet enjoys changes of seasons similar to those experienced on the earth．
A．represent B．confirm C．assess D．explore
27．The power of the West could be in the area of ideas；therefore many western—style things have become universal in the so—called “democratic system” area．
A．opposed B．appointed C．reflected D．controlled
28．Summer vacation should be a magic time for children。 a chance to stress of learning，but many children are not happy，because they are under pressure to study．
A．hide B．expose C limit D．escape
29．After their official talks，the two countries agreed to a positive，cooperative，and comprehensive China-US relationship for the 21st century．
A．build up B．put up C．take up D．break up
30． the whole staff,I want to say we’re very proud of what you have done．
A．In honor of B．In favour of C．On behalf of D．In place of
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.
The year was 1998，when I had just been diagnosed with cancer．
1 was trying to 31 my life again．“Where do I go from here？" After some real soul searching，I decided to hire Gary to 32 my company so I could have a rest．I had managed the company for 25 years，fighting 33 along the way…but l was willing to move in a different 34 ．I wanted to relax．
For almost two years,I did just that．I'm thankful to say that after 35 my cancer eased．Those two years I felt 36 ！It gave me the opportunity to clear my brain and re-visit some of the good things I had done and some of the 37 I had made．But even though my“semi-retirement” made me feel good，I 38 I wasn't being fulfilled．At the same time,my time off 39 me to ask myself some questions:“Am I ready to fight more battles？ Do I want to 40 that risk?”
But to be perfectly honest,at this point in my life,I didn’t have the 41 to take action．One day my friend Rich asked the question，“Mac,what do you 42 to do with the rest of your life？” Not knowing 43 what to say，I said，“I might just sit it out and relax a bit．”I’ll never 44 his face when he looked up and said，“You can’t do that！You’1l be 45 yourself and many others if you don't use the talent you have owned．You could make a（n) 46 in the lives of too many people．"I found myself think a lot about what Rich had said，and I knew I couldn’t let my life 47 without giving my passion（激情)another shot．I've often thought， 48 that conversation，would there be a Simple Truths today? Would I have had the 49 to write the books？ I don't know for sure．Anyway,that day those words of 50 pushed me onto a new path that I love．文档为个人收集整理，来源于网络
31．A．lose B．comfort C．value D．encourage
32．A．start B．run C．enter D．sell
33．A．diseases B．companions C．battles D．games
34．A．relief B．hope C．trend D．direction
35．A．action B．program C．treatment D．fighting
36．A．wonderful B．complex C．strange D．frightened
37．A．mistakes B．stories C excuses D．requests
38．A．knew B．predicted C．promised D．wondered
39．A．employed B．intended C．persuaded D．caused
40．A．make B．take C．catch D．keep
41．A．talent B．knowledge C patience D．courage
42．A．hate B．plan C．help D．pretend
43．A．exactly B．actually C．generally D．really
44．A．remember B．forget C．hide D．understand
45．A．destroying B．harming C．hurting D．cheating
46．A．fortune B．promise C．agreement D．difference
47．A．grow up B．wake up C．turn out D．go by
48．A．without B．in C．beyond D．for
49．A．explanation B．advice C．opportunity D．reason
50．A．improvement B．encouragement C．experience D．congratulation
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.
A
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet．He was born on 2 June．1840 in the east of Dorchester in Dorset in England．His father worked as a builder．Hardy received his initial schooling from his mother at home until the age of eight when he went to school for the first time．In l862 he moved to London to study architecture at King's College，London．He did well in studies and was given prizes from the Royal Institute of British Architects,but he had developed a strong desire for writing by then and decided to take it as a lifetime job.个人收集整理，勿做商业用途
Thomas Hardy met his wife Emma Lavinia in Cornwell in l870 while still working as an architect．They finally married in l874．Though the marriage later became partly unhappy for unknown reasons，her death in l912 came as a shocking and painful experience to him．
Hardy as a writer is mainly known for his novels．His first novel，The Poor Man and the Lady，was written in l867 and was destroyed when a number of publishing houses refused to publish it．Later，he anonymously(匿名地)published two novels Desperate Remedies and Under the Greenwood Tree in l871 and l872．His first success as a writer came in l873，with the publication of his first important book A Pair of Blue Eyes，which was mainly about the happy days spent with his wife Emma after they got married．Another great success was his novel Far from the Madding Crowd．The novel was first published in l874 and brought him greater success．He next wrote The Return of the Native，published in l878．Hardy moved with his wife to Max Gate，in a house designed by him where he wrote The Mayor of Caster bridge，published in l886 followed by The Woodlanders(1887)．文档为个人收集整理，来源于网络
In December l927，Hardy fell sick and eventually died in January l928．He was buried beside his wife．
51．What can we know about Thomas Hardy from the passage?
A．His father was his first teacher．
B．Emma’s death was a big blow to him．
C． He married Emma immediately they met．
D．He divorced Emma because of different tastes in literature．
52．According to the passage,A Pair of Blue Eyes was ．
A．Thomas Hardy's best-known novel
B．once refused by many publishing houses
C．Thomas Hardy’s sweet memory of his marriage life
D．written in a house designed by Thomas Hardy himself
53．What's the passage mainly about？
A．Thomas Hardy and his wife．
B．Thomas Hardy and his novels．
C．Thomas Hardy’s unhappy family Life．
D．Thomas Hardy’s hard way to success．
B
Scientists have confirmed that the majority of overweight people who try to lose weight either by cutting calories or exercising will return to their former size．Fewer than 10 percent of the l2 million British people who go on a diet each year succeed in losing significant amounts of weight and most of those who do put it all back on again within a year．
The study of 25,000 people provides further evidence of the popularity of‘yo-yo dieting'where slimmers get into a cycle of losing weight and regaining it．The scientists，from the Medical Research Council’s National Survey of Health and Development,have concluded it is better to avoid getting fat in the first place．They followed 5,362 men and women from their birth in l946 and 20，000 from birth in l958，measuring their weight and blood pressure and assessing their lifestyles．The researchers found both groups began gaining weight in the 1980s and have steadily increased in size ever since．文档为个人收集整理，来源于网络
Dr Rebecca Hardy,the council’s programme leader on body size，said：“0nce people become， overweight，they continue extremely upwards．They hardly ever go back down．A（印刷不清两个单词） weight but very few get back to normal。The best policy is to prevent people becoming overweight．For men weight goes up steadily through life.For women it starts slowly and accelerates in the mid-thirties．”
But the study’s findings do not mean dieting is pointless，as eating less and taking more exercise can increase fitness and lower blood pressure．In 2009,a quarter of adults and l4 percent of children were obese(过度肥胖的),according to the Department of Health’s latest Health Survey for England．Although previous research has shown one in four Britons is trying to lose weight at any one time，it has been predicted that 60 percent of us will be obese by 2050，leading to even more cases of diabetes（糖尿病），heart disease and cancer．Experts said we are programmed to put on weight rather than lose it．Dieting can make this tendency worse as decreasing calorie intake causes the body to go into starvation mode and reduce the amount of energy it naturally expends,making it even harder to lose weight．Commenting on the study，Professor Nick Finer from London Hospital,said：“It is unlikely that man would have progressed with mechanisms to fight against obesity which has only become a problem in the last 30～40 years．For most of human history,storing fat would have been an advantage．”本文为互联网收集，请勿用作商业用途
54．According to Dr Rebecca Hardy，which of the following is TRUE？
A．It is easier for men to lose weight than women．
B．Once people lose weight，they never put on weight again．
C．Never to become fat is the best way of keeping a good shape．
D．The fact that fat people keep their weight upwards is unusual．
55．The author says “the study's findings do not mean dieting is pointless" because ．
A．the study lacks believable facts
B．obese people are confident in losing weight
C．dieting can really make a few people lose weight
D．dieting and sports help to keep people free from some diseases
56．From the last paragraph，we can learn that ．
A．decreasing calorie intake makes it even harder to lose weight
B．the idea that people lose weight with mechanisms is practical
C．being overweight is a lasting problem through the human history
D．by 2050 more and more people will have got unfit because of losing weight
57．Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage？
A．Which is better：cutting calories or exercisin97
B．Fat people can't really keep the weight off
C．A new study on people’s health
D．How to go on a healthy diet
C
Writers who are responsible but inexperienced often write with a great deal of self-conscious effort．Worrying constantly. they inch ahead word by word. When they have finally reached the end of the piece，they breathe a sigh of relief．They have done their best．
Before they start to write，experienced writers generally think very hard about their audience and their purpose．They devote time to setting out the structure of the piece and perhaps to focusing a bit on their first few sentences．But once having solved these problems，these writers do not fastidiously（挑剔地）choose their words like Cherries from a tree．Rather，they let them fall upon the page as if their orders were previously arranged．
Most writers want and need the situation of shaking the tree and letting the fruit fall