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湖北省部分重点中学期中联考
英语试题
命题：新洲一中 李明川 审题：新洲一中 胡 俊
本试卷共10页。全卷满分150分.考试用时120分钟.
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注意事项：
l.答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、姓名、准考证号、班级填写在试卷指定位置.
2. 每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号.答在试题卷上无效.

第一部分：听力(共两节,满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5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。
1。 Where is the woman probably going now?
A。 To a restaurant. B. To the office。 C. To a meeting。
2。 What do we know about Tina？
A. She's been to Hong Kong many times.
B. She holds a high position in her company。
C. She's been in Hong Kong for many years。
3. What does the woman say about the lecture？
A。 Boring。 B. Too long to follow. C。 Not easy to understand.
4. What does David think of the houses for sale？
A. They are very good。
B. They are too expensive.
C。 They are not worth having a look at。
5。 What does the man suggest the woman do？
A。 Buy a computer for herself.
B. Save time by using a computer。
C。 Stay home and clean the kitchen.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,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.听完每段对话或独白前,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至7题。
6. What is Jackson going to do on Sunday？
A. Work at home. B。 Play in the open。 C. Fish in the river.
7。 Which place is crowded on the weekend？
A。 The workplace。 B。 The Blue River。 C。 The baseball field。
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8。 Why did the man fail in his chemistry test？
A。 He didn’t sleep well the night before the test。
B. He played cards the day before the test.
C。 He spent so little time in studying.
9. What advice does the woman give to the man?
A. To bury his books into the earth。
B。 To balance his study and health。
C. To study more and play less.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题.
10。 What did the woman decide to buy?
A。 A license. B. A used car。 C. A new house.
11. Why did the old woman give up her driver's license?
A。 She is in poor health. B。 She is too old to drive. C. Her eyesight is bad。
12。 What do we know about the old woman's car？
A。 It's an old style car。
B。 It comes from New York.
C. It has run less than 50，000 miles.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题.
13. Who was the man cooking chicken for?
A。 His mom。 B. His roommate。 C。 His girlfriend.
14。 What did the man put into the chicken?
A。 Half a cup of vinegar。 B。 A teaspoon of sugar。 C。 Half a cup of onions。
15. Why did the man fail to cook the chicken?
A. The chicken was green. B. The food tasted strange。 C. He put too much vinegar in。
16。 Why did the man worry about his failure？
A. He would be laughed at。
B。 His mother would be angry。
C。 His guest would tell all her family.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which is a typical job for university students？
A。 Working as a clerk. B。 Working as a librarian. C. Working as an operator。
18。 Which do students think can be most helpful in finding a job？
A. Positions in their area of study。
B。 Chances offering more money。
C。 Double responsibilities。
19。 What is the main reason for many students to work?
A。 To help live a busy life. B。 To support their study. C. To gain more experience。
20。 What is the man talking about?
A。 Student part time jobs。 B。 Student employment. C。 A taste of the real world。

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1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Modern society is built on the concept that all human beings are born free and equal in ______
and rights.
A。 dignity B. quality C. ability D。 identity
22。 Education should be a universal right and not a (n） ______.
A. advantage B. privilege C。 opportunity D. benefit
23。 The students in the international school are encouraged to voice whatever opinions they have and
question authority, which helps to develop their _______ thinking.
A. cautious B. practical C。 careful D。 critical
24。 I told him it was a bad idea, but Dave’s so _______ that he just never listened。
A. ambitious B。 stubborn C. energetic D. outgoing
25。 We could hardly believe what she says because she is _______ changing her mind。
A。 regularly B. steadily C。 eventually D. constantly
26。 Every student is expected to _______ in the school activities actively。
A。 undertake B. participate C。 approach D. guarantee
27。 In some countries packets of cigarettes come with a government health warning ______ to
them。
A. appealed B。 applied C. appointed D. attached
28。 We must _______ to the public the simple fact that drugs are dangerous.
A. get across B。 get away C. get back D。 get behind
29. Those who want to do the job well must be ______ carefulness, patience and much knowledge of
English.
A. owned up B. made up of C. armed with D。 concentrated on
30. Most people are _____ bringing down the price of housing because it’s too high for them.
A. in favor of B。 in honour of C. in search of D. in charge of

第二节：完形填空（共20小题;每小题1。5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Visions of Art
One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpieces.
A young couple 31 the paintings ahead of me chatted 32 between themselves。 I watched them a moment and 33 she was doing all the talking. I admired his patience for 34 her constant parade of words。 Annoyed by their noise， I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art。 35 I heard her constant flood of words， I moved away 36 。
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 37 when the couple approached the exit。 Before they left, the man 38 his pocket and pulled out a white object. He extended （展开) it into a long walking stick and then 39 his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket。
”He's a 40 man，” the clerk at the counter said。 ”Most of us would 41 if we were blinded at such a young age。 During his recovery, he made a 42 that his life wouldn’t change. So， as before， he and his wife come in 43 there’s a new art show.”
”But what does he get out of the art?" I asked。 "He can’t see。”
”Can't see！ You’re 44 . He sees a lot. 45 you or I do,” the clerk said。 ”His wife 46 each painting so he can see it in his head。”
I learned something about patience， courage and love that day. I saw the 47 of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 48 and the courage of a husband who would not 49 blindness to change his life。
And I saw the love 50 by two people as I watched this couple walk away with their arms intertwined.
31. A. viewing B。 judging C。 noticing D。 measuring
32. A. continuously B. carefully C。 hardly D. excitedly
33. A。 required B。 decided C。 declared D。 announced
34. A。 coming up with B. catching up with C. putting up with D. living up to
35。 A。 As though B. Now that C. Each time D。 Ever since.
36。 A. frequently B. constantly C. gradually D. quickly
37。 A. difference B。 decision C。 fortune D。 purchase
38。 A. looked into B. got into C。 reached into D。 entered into
39。 A。 pushed B。 tapped C。 fought D。 forced
40. A. brave B。 unlucky C. patient D. clever
41. A. make up B。 give up C. break up D. turn up
42. A. discovery B. complaint C. promise D. contribution
43。 A。 whenever B. wherever C。 whichever D. however
44。 A. right B。 wrong C。 foolish D. careless
45。 A。 Less than B. Rather than C. More than D。 Other than
46。 A. describes B. draws C。 expresses D。 analyzes
47。 A. wisdom B。 patience C。 courage D. bravery
48. A. thought B. hearing C。 emotion D. sight
49。 A. let B. make C. allow D。 force
50. A. expected B. shared C。 received D。 spared

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
First Days
First days are milestones in our lives。 They mark the beginning of a new experience or journey. They are also filled with mixed emotions. They can be a little frightening as we step into the unknown, but they can also inspire us as they give us fresh hope for the future， First days are powerful as we can leave our mistakes and failures in the past and make a new start.
I want to share a story that perfectly illustrates this point. It is a story about a little girl named Trisha。 Trisha was born into a family of teachers who had taught her that reading was the key to knowledge. She watched her older brother as he read his schoolbooks and could hardly wait for the day when she would learn to read.
But when Trisha finally started school, she found that she was not able to understand the words like the other boys and girls。 No matter how hard she tried, the letters mixed up together, and she saw only confusion. Trisha fell further behind， the other children laughed and made fun of her, and she began to believe that she was not smart. By the time Trisha entered fifth grade, she had lost all confidence in herself. That was the year she met Mr。 Falker. He was different。 He praised Trisha’s talents, and he wouldn't tolerate the other children teasing her。 Mr. Falker realized that Trisha didn’t know how to read, but he knew she could with some help.本文为互联网收集，请勿用作商业用途
He recruited（招聘）a reading specialist, and together they worked with Trisha after school. They helped her to write letters and hear the sounds until on day Mr。 Falker handed her a book and she read it all by herself. She didn’t even notice the tears in his eyes.
This is a true story. The little girl is Patricia Polacco， the famous children’s author， and Thank you Mr。 Falker is the twenty—sixth book that she has written。
Mr. Falker gave her a fresh new start when she walked into his fifth grade class on that first day of school。 And he made a difference in her life。
We can all make a difference in the world —one student at a time by using “first days" with wisdom and grace， and giving each individual the chance to start over and become the best that they can be.
51。 Trisha fell far behind in school because she _______.
A. was not confident B。 was not smart enough
C. did not know how to read D。 did not try her best
52。 The passage is probably intended for _______。
A。 teachers B。 students C. children’s authors D。 reading specialists
53。 How does the writer make his point?
A。 By giving an example. B. By making suggestions.
C。 By arguing。 D. By persuading.
54。 The passage mainly conveys the message that first days are _______.
A. frightening as we step into the unknown
B. inspiring as they give us fresh hope for the future
C。 turning points from where we can make a new start
D. chances when we can forget our mistakes and failures

B
Cities need to put efforts to deal with pollution and clear the air.
Chinese cities will need to put efforts to clear up the sky when a new department to improve regional air quality is set up by 2015， according to the latest plan released by the State Council．
Besides the existing pollution control program for S02, regional emission caps （区域排放上限） for other certain chemicals will be established in the three key air polluting areas— the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and the Beijing—Tianjin—Hebei region．Coal-consumption caps will also be tried out in some areas, according to the plan。
The plan is aimed at dealing with regional air pollution—such as acid rain and smog—which have become increasingly obvious in China in recent years and caused a severe threat to people's health， Zhang Lijun, vice—minister of environmental protection, said in an interview on Monday.
The air quality in a city affects the regions nearby because pollutants can travel through the atmosphere， said Chai Fahe, vice-director of Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences．
“So efforts to reduce air pollution in a single city, targeting a certain pollutant will not be enough," Chai said．
Zhang said the country's major industrial districts-the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and the Beijing—Tianjin—Hebei region—have recorded more than 100 misty days annually in recent years．
These three regions， home to at least 200 million people， occupy only 6.3 percent of the country's area but consume 40 percent of the country’s coal and produce half of its steel, according to official figures。
Studies also show that the visibility （能见度） in eastern regions of China has dropped by 7 to 15 km compared to that in the early 1960s， as a result of air pollution。
Liaoning province， the Shandong Peninsula, Wuhan in Hubei province and its surrounding area, the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan region in Hunan province, the Chengdu—Chongqing region, and the western coast of the Taiwan Straits are also listed as areas to carry out such regional air pollution control programs， according to the plan．
The new plan also requires an improved air quality system， which will measure the pollution levels．”The current system， which only measures some major pollutants, cannot reflect the true picture。” said Chai．
55. It will not be enough to reduce air pollution in a single city because _______。
A. air pollution has been becoming more and more serious in recent years
B。 air pollution like acid rain and smog is threatening people's health
C. air pollutants in a city can travel in the sky and affect nearby areas
D。 air pollutants stay in fixed places over the cities
56。 Suppose the visibility in eastern regions of China was 130 km in the early 1960s, the visibility
there nowadays is _______.
A。 115 to 123 km B. 137 to 145 km
C。 123 to 145 km D. 115 to 137 km
57. The main purpose of the passage is _______.
A．to inform readers of the damage caused by air pollution
B．to introduce the new plan to control air pollution
C．to provide official figures of air pollution levels
D．to point out the regions affected by air pollution
58. What does the underlined phrase "the true picture" in the last paragraph mean？
A。 The major pollutants． B. The key polluted areas．
C. The major polluted cities． D。 The pollution levels．

C
One in five U.S teenagers have some degree of hearing loss， according to researchers who said the problem is growing, “Teenagers really underestimate how much noise they are exposed to.” Dr, Josef Shargorodsky said. ①
The study， published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, compared national survey between the early 1990s and the mid—2000s. In the first survey, about 15 percent of teenagers had some degree of hearing loss。 ② Most of the hearing loss was in one ear only。 While it was usually slight, one in 20