湖北省八校2011届高三第二次联考英语.doc

湖北省八校
2011届高三第二次联考
英 语 试 题

全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
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．Why does the woman want to change her job?
A．To get more money．
B．To have more challenges．
C．To have more chances．
2．What will the woman have to do?
A．Borrow a tape tomorrow．
B．Keep the tape for another week．
C．Return the tape to the man right now．
3．Why will the man go to Edingburg?
A．To drive the woman there．
B．To have a meeting in Glasgow．
C．To meet some important people．
4．What will the woman probably do then?
A．Go on washing the clothes．
B．Stop washing the clothes．
C．Let the man wash the clothes．
5．How was the man doing at the job interview yesterday?
A．He was well prepared．
B．He did a good job．
C．He did a poor job．
第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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．What will probably be Jack’s new job?
A．A salesman． B．A teacher． C．A manager．
7．What can we know about Boswell?
A．People there are warm hearted．
B．It is half the size of Highland Park．
C．It offers better education．
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What does the woman think the weather will be like in the afternoon?
A．Foggy． B．Clear． C．Windy．
9．How will the man get the weather information?
A．He’11 listen to the radio．
B．He’ll watch TV．
C．He* 11 make a telephone call．
听第8段材料，回答第10—12题。
10．Why can’t the woman pick up her mother?
A．Because she has a golf match on Sunday．
B．Because her car is being repaired．
C．Because her car is locked in the garage．
11．Why can’t their mom take a taxi?
A．She can’t afford it．
B．She always leaves things on the taxi．
C．She is bringing many things with her．
12．What finally led to the man’ s decision to pick up his mom?
A．His mother’ s call．
B．His Dad’s golf clubs．
C．Her things’ being lost．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What kind of renters does the woman like?
A．A couple with children．
B．A quiet couple with no children．
C．A couple who play the piano．
14．Where does the man get the information of " Two Rooms to Let" ?
A．In the newspaper． B．On TV． C．On the wall outside．

15．Why is the man not quite satisfied with the room as sitting room?
A．It has a view of the harbor．
B．It is not big enough．
C．The rent is too high．
16．What does the man mean by "stand" and "sit" ?
A．He stands singing while his wife sits playing the piano．
B．His wife stands singing while he sits playing the piano．
C．He stands talking while his wife sits listening to him．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What important social skills does playing games help children gain ?
A．counting and reading．
B．reasoning and thinking．
C．taking turns and being good players．
18．What is the advantage of playing cards for children?
A．Gaining self - confidence．
B．Getting more pocket money．
C．Developing their brains．
19．Why should parents often play games with their kids?
A．To know more about their learning attitude．
B．To get on well with their children．
C．To improve their own memory．
20．What is the speaker mainly talking about ?
A．Playing games with children．
B．The relationship between parents and children．
C．The benefits of playing games．
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：单项填空（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．Mary has a great of interests; she likes sports, travel, photography, and making radio sets．
A．ability B．capability C．diversity D．property
22．The rising house price and the high income taxation rate have become the biggest . of people in China today．
A．concern B．influence C．involvement D．occupation
23．The President finally agreed to resign after that his action would somehow relieve the international pressure on Egypt．
A．acquiring B．calculating C．complaining D．sharing
24．If Jim had been more independent, his parents’ divorce would not have him as deeply．
A．affected B．impressed C．overcome D．inspired
25．People tend to ignore the fact that being good parents a stable society and productive citizens of tomorrow．
A．makes for B．results from C．sets up D．takes in
26．Criticized as online games are, they never cease to a large number of teenagers．
A．appeal to B．object to C．refer to D．turn to
27．Jenny can always get a discount in that coffee bar for she is a（n） customer．
A．casual B．regular C．average D．usual
28．Efforts do not ___ lead to good achievements if the effort - maker is too anxious to succeed．
A．exceptionally B．hopefully C．necessarily D．purposely
29．The disaster -stricken village was inaccessible ___ by helicopter, and the storm added to the
rescuers’ difficulty．
A．instead of B．other than C．rather than D．regardless of
30．A private dinner party was arranged at the White House Chinese Chairman Hu Jintao on his visit to America．
A．in the name of B．in honour of
C．in light of D．in memory of
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The Real China, on Wheels
"Excuse me, you can sit here," he said．The man had reasonable pronunciation and looked studious （好学的） , with a smile that made me feel as if I" d arrived for dinner in his living room．31 I hadn’t, and he didn’t know me．I looked around the crowded train carriage as it moved along, there were 32 people standing than sitting and we were in for a tough five hours - I had missed a seat as a result of my lack of organization．I had had every chance to buy a ticket the day before, while there were still seats available．
"No, no．Icouldn’t," I said．
"Yes," he replied with a smile．"You 33 sit here．"
" But it’ s your seat．Really, I can’t．"
"Yes, please, have my seat．" We 34 like this for some time．This guy had taken the 35 to reserve a seat, and now he wanted to give it away．People were staring at me．This was 36 ．
"You are tired," he said．
I gave 37 and sat down．On this Shanhaiguan - Beijing train, I was feeling happy to be 38 ．The young man stood by me at a comfortable distance．
"Excuse me, where are you from?"
" Australia．"
And on we went…
One thing standing out for me on that train was the free sense of community （团体） among
39 strangers．On Beijing’ s subway, everybody ignores everybody - it’ s a worldwide 40 ．I was surprised to see once Chinese people 41 on board a regional （区域） train, they start talking to each other like 42 in a hutong（胡同） ．
I soon 43 people all over the train were chatting to their fellow 44 , near or far．There
was a lot of laughing．People offered snacks to each other, followed by the usual "No, no, I
couldn’t．" "Yes, yes．Here take some．" "Well, OK．Just a little．"
Three or four times, I was 45 by university students who wanted to chat, and soon the audience was attracted by us．I began to feel the older passengers 46 the significance of what
these youngsters were capable of, and they were proud of their young countrymen taking China to
the rest of world through 47 ．
These youngsters talked with warmth, intelligence and sincerity （真诚） , 48 with reasonable language skills． 49 , China will find itself in good hands as the decades tick by．
I vowed to 50 flying around China - the train gets my vote．If you want to see real Chinese people at their finest, jump on a regional train．
31．A．And B．But C．Or D．So
32．A．kinder B．poorer C．stronger D．more
33．A．should B．will C．can D．need
34．A．broke out B．carried on C．looked on D．stood up
35．A．blame B．duty C．chance D．trouble
36．A．embarrassing B．interesting C．shameful D．unpleasant
37．A．off B．out C．in D．up
38．A．noticed B．watched C．seated D．served
39．A．absolute B．foreign C．lonely D．optimistic
40．A．atmosphere B．fashion C．phenomenon D．reputation
41．A．march B．wander C．climb D．slide
42．A．travellers B．families C．neighbours D．businessmen
43．A．admitted B．realized C．believed D．imagined
44．A．passengers B．citizens C．workers D．students
45．A．mentioned B．approached C．forgotten D．investigated
46．A．understood B．doubted C．reduced D．suspected
47．A．transportation B．trade C．conversation D．friendship
48．A．combined B．decorated C．burdened D．satisfied
49．A．Strangely B．Accidently C．Surprisingly D．Undoubtedly
50．A．experience B．avoid C．enjoy D．deny

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Singing are the pupils of the remote Beau - Roc primary school in Haiti．One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin．Their headmistress, Emile Jean - Noel, is one of the few women school principals in the country．
Over 70 % of Haitian population live below the poverty line with inadequate food, water, schools, or housing．To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school, meals are provided by the World Food Programme．
"We are so cut off we have many difficulties," comments Emile, adding that finding chalk, school books and other materials is practically impossible．Emile tries to encourage those around her to make use of all available resources．Her efforts are bearing fruit．One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children’ s schooling and increase their own income by selling embroidery （刺绣） and other handicrafts．
Recent political instability has meant that the country has not invested in education for ten years．Enrolment （入学） is a mere 44 per cent and a little less than a half of those entering primary school finish it．Less than a third of these go on to secondary school．In rural areas it is not rare to find 17 - and 18 year - olds in primary school．Beau - Roc has only 4 teachers for 260 pupils．Emile works constantly to improve her pupils’ environment．Under her direction, a local worker is now constructing a storehouse for the food delivered regularly by the World Food Programme．
Not only is Emile’ s salary too little, but she receives it irregularly．For her, transport is a real headache．She lives five kilometers away and has to take a privately - owned bus, costing more than she can afford．
"The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly" , Emile comments． " With all the sacrifices and risks it requires, only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it．" Nevertheless, Emile loves her job．"I always feel at home with the children and, the parents understand what I’m doing．"
51．What theme is presented in this passage?
A．Devotion to education． B．Poverty and hardship．
C．Politics and children． D．Love and beauty．
52．Which of the following is extremely difficult for Beau - Roc primary school?
A．Teaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicrafts．
B．Persuading local women to care about their children’s education．
C．Encouraging those around her to use those available resources．
D．Finding chalk, school books and other materials．

53．The many figures in the 4th paragraph indicate _ __．
A．political instability in Haiti
B．poor investment in Haitian education
C．challenges in Emile’ s life
D．Emile’s constant efforts
54．In the last paragraph, " those who are really cut out for teaching" are those who are .
A．dismissed from teaching
B．unfamiliar with teaching
C．qualified for teaching
D．cautious about teaching
B
The British royal family is about to be slimmed down．The queen plans to reduce the number of real royals, it was recently announced．However, there seems little sign of the monarchy （君主）
disappearing completely．
Up till the 17th century, the British king or queen was believed to rule by " divine （神的）right" , which was the idea that God chose the king or queen to rule and that he or she was therefore above the law．However, this idea ended with the English Revolution, in which King Charles the first was imprisoned and then killed in 1649．
So what role does the British royal family have today?
Well, the Queen has important formal duties: as Head of State, the Queen represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK．As Head of the Armed Forces, only the Queen can declare when the UK is at war or when war was over．The Queen also has constitutional duties: She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day．
In addition, the royal family spends a great deal of its time traveling up and down the country in support of different charity projects．
But the public in Britain do not believe there should be a royal family．Sometimes, the press and media criticize the royal family as well．
One criticism is that British people should not have to pay for the royal family through their taxes．
Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant in, the modem world．The queen’s speech on TV is less formal every Christmas, and is now available as a podcast （播客） ．In 2005, after graduation from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many young British people do at some time in their lives．
55．What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?
A．The British king or queen is about to become common people．
B．The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right．
C．The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649．
D．The royal family’ s role was most important in Britain in the 17th century．
56．Which of the following is NOT among formal duties of the Queen?
A．Travelling around the world for charity projects．
B．Declaring when the UK is at war．
C．Inviting other world leaders to visit the UK．
D．Signing Commonwealth documents every day．
57．Prince William is mentioned in the passage to show that __ _．
A．he is popular in the UK
B．many young British people do voluntary work
C．he has tried to win young people’ s admiration
D．the royal family is trying to change their image
58．We can infer from the passage that _ __．
A．British people are all in favor of the royal family
B．the public are encouraged to oppose the royal family
C．the British royal family are facing surviving challenges
D．British youths are required to teach English in Uruguay in their lives
C
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