1、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l5分,满分75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.1Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers? ABoss and
2、 secretary BTeacher and student CHusband and wife2When will the concert start? AAt l0:00 BAt l0:30 CAt11:303What does the man mean? AThe car is too expensive BThe car isnt of good quality CThe woman is always so careless4What can we know about Mr Johnson? AHe likes to help others BHe is a tall young
3、 man CHe is a sales manager5Where are the two speakers most probably working? AAt the post office BAt a newspaper office CAt an airport第二节(共15小题;每小题l5分,满分225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。6Where
4、does the conversation take place? AIn a library BIn a classroom C In a bookstore7What suggestion does the woman give the man at the end of the conversation? ASharing with someone else BBuying a secondhand book CBorrowing one from his teacher听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8What type of clothes does the woman suggest
5、 the man buy? AUniforms BT-shirts CJackets9When does the conversation probably take place?AIn the morning BIn the afternoon CIn the evening听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10Why cant Elaine Strong answer the phone? AShes out for lunch BShes attending a meeting CShes talking with another customer11What will the woma
6、n fax the man? AInformation on aftersales service BA picture of the newest computers CA list of software products12What is the mans telephone number? A560-1288 B5602187 C 5601287听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.13Whats the relationship between the two speakers? AFather and daughter BHusband and wife CMother and son
7、14How does the woman feel about the snake show? APuzzled BSatisfied C Frightened15Whats the huge tent intended for? AAn evening show BA magic show CA snake show16What does the woman want to have? AA hamburger and a cup of tea BA hot dog and a cup of coffee CA hot dog and an ice cream听第l0段材料,回答第l7至20
8、题。17What is the island of Manhattan like? AA long,wide island BA very small island CA long,narrow island18Whats the population of New York City? ALess than seven million BMore than seven million COver eight million19Where do a great many black Americans live in New York City? AIn Harlem BIn Little I
9、taly C In Chinatown20Whats the height of the tallest building in New York City? A41175 meters B442 meters C828 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。21The tax has increased faster than peoples salaries in the state this year,so it would be a way to show
10、the authorities for the people by cutting a little tax Apatience Bsurvival Caccommodation Dconcern22I buried my little face in my fathers arms,but forced me to look and look again, as we went past that long-empty house Acuriosity Bthrill Cresponsibility Dprejudice23The two sides had-conversations ov
11、er topics of trade,investment,energy, environment,education and youth cooperation,which made the meeting a success Aaggressive Bproductive Cprotective Ddefensive24Your job here is only ,for you will be removed from it when we have a proper post for you Apermanent Btemporary Cfundamental Dcontemporar
12、y25The 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 Afamiliar Bavailable Ccontradictory Dsensitive26Some important changes on the surface of Mars strongly tend to the theory that the planet enjoys changes of s
13、easons similar to those experienced on the earth Arepresent Bconfirm Cassess Dexplore27The power of the West could be in the area of ideas;therefore many westernstyle things have become universal in the socalled “democratic system” area Aopposed Bappointed Creflected Dcontrolled28Summer vacation sho
14、uld 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 Ahide Bexpose C limit Descape29After their official talks,the two countries agreed to a positive,cooperative,and comprehensive China-US relationship for the 21st
15、century Abuild up Bput up Ctake up Dbreak up30 the whole staff,I want to say were very proud of what you have done AIn honor of BIn favour of COn behalf of DIn place of第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题l5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 ca
16、ncer 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 restI had managed the company for 25 years,fighting 33 along the waybut l was willing to move in a different 34 I wanted to relax For almost two yea
17、rs,I did just thatIm thankful to say that after 35 my cancer easedThose 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 madeBut even though my“semi-retirement” made me feel good,I 38 I wasnt being fulfilledAt
18、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 didnt have the 41 to take actionOne day my friend Rich asked the question,“Mac,what do you 42 to do with the rest of your
19、life?” Not knowing 43 what to say,I said,“I might just sit it out and relax a bit”Ill never 44 his face when he looked up and said,“You cant do that!You1l be 45 yourself and many others if you dont use the talent you have ownedYou could make a(n) 46 in the lives of too many peopleI found myself thin
20、k a lot about what Rich had said,and I knew I couldnt let my life 47 without giving my passion(激情)another shotIve often thought, 48 that conversation,would there be a Simple Truths today? Would I have had the 49 to write the books? I dont know for sureAnyway,that day those words of 50 pushed me onto
21、 a new path that I love文档为个人收集整理,来源于网络31Alose Bcomfort Cvalue Dencourage32Astart Brun Center Dsell33Adiseases Bcompanions Cbattles Dgames34Arelief Bhope Ctrend Ddirection35Aaction Bprogram Ctreatment Dfighting36Awonderful Bcomplex Cstrange Dfrightened37Amistakes Bstories C excuses Drequests38Aknew B
22、predicted Cpromised Dwondered39Aemployed Bintended Cpersuaded Dcaused40Amake Btake Ccatch Dkeep41Atalent Bknowledge C patience Dcourage42Ahate Bplan Chelp Dpretend43Aexactly Bactually Cgenerally Dreally44Aremember Bforget Chide Dunderstand45Adestroying Bharming Churting Dcheating46Afortune Bpromise
23、Cagreement Ddifference47Agrow up Bwake up Cturn out Dgo by48Awithout Bin Cbeyond Dfor49Aexplanation Badvice Copportunity Dreason50Aimprovement Bencouragement Cexperience Dcongratulation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 no
24、velist and poetHe was born on 2 June1840 in the east of Dorchester in Dorset in EnglandHis father worked as a builderHardy received his initial schooling from his mother at home until the age of eight when he went to school for the first timeIn l862 he moved to London to study architecture at Kings
25、College,LondonHe 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 a
26、n architectThey finally married in l874Though 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 novelsHis first novel,The Poor Man and the Lady,was written in l867 and was destroye
27、d when a number of publishing houses refused to publish itLater,he anonymously(匿名地)published two novels Desperate Remedies and Under the Greenwood Tree in l871 and l872His first success as a writer came in l873,with the publication of his first important book A Pair of Blue Eyes,which was mainly abo
28、ut the happy days spent with his wife Emma after they got marriedAnother great success was his novel Far from the Madding CrowdThe novel was first published in l874 and brought him greater successHe next wrote The Return of the Native,published in l878Hardy moved with his wife to Max Gate,in a house
29、 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 l928He was buried beside his wife51What can we know about Thomas Hardy from the passage? AHis father was his f
30、irst teacher BEmmas death was a big blow to him C He married Emma immediately they met DHe divorced Emma because of different tastes in literature52According to the passage,A Pair of Blue Eyes was AThomas Hardys best-known novel Bonce refused by many publishing houses CThomas Hardys sweet memory of
31、his marriage life Dwritten in a house designed by Thomas Hardy himself 53Whats the passage mainly about? AThomas Hardy and his wife BThomas Hardy and his novels CThomas Hardys unhappy family Life DThomas Hardys hard way to successB Scientists have confirmed that the majority of overweight people who
32、 try to lose weight either by cutting calories or exercising will return to their former sizeFewer 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
33、25,000 people provides further evidence of the popularity ofyo-yo dietingwhere slimmers get into a cycle of losing weight and regaining itThe scientists,from the Medical Research Councils National Survey of Health and Development,have concluded it is better to avoid getting fat in the first placeThe
34、y 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 lifestylesThe 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 H
35、ardy,the councils programme leader on body size,said:“0nce people become, overweight,they continue extremely upwardsThey hardly ever go back downA(印刷不清两个单词) weight but very few get back to normal。The best policy is to prevent people becoming overweightFor men weight goes up steadily through life.For
36、 women it starts slowly and accelerates in the mid-thirties” But the studys findings do not mean dieting is pointless,as eating less and taking more exercise can increase fitness and lower blood pressureIn 2009,a quarter of adults and l4 percent of children were obese(过度肥胖的),according to the Departm
37、ent of Healths latest Health Survey for EnglandAlthough 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 cancerExperts said we are p
38、rogrammed to put on weight rather than lose itDieting 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 weightCommenting on the study,Professor Nick Finer from London
39、 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 3040 yearsFor 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 54According to Dr Rebecca Hardy,which of the following is
40、TRUE? AIt is easier for men to lose weight than women BOnce people lose weight,they never put on weight again CNever to become fat is the best way of keeping a good shape DThe fact that fat people keep their weight upwards is unusual 55The author says “the studys findings do not mean dieting is poin
41、tless because Athe study lacks believable facts Bobese people are confident in losing weight Cdieting can really make a few people lose weight Ddieting and sports help to keep people free from some diseases 56From the last paragraph,we can learn that Adecreasing calorie intake makes it even harder t
42、o lose weight Bthe idea that people lose weight with mechanisms is practical Cbeing overweight is a lasting problem through the human history Dby 2050 more and more people will have got unfit because of losing weight 57Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage? AWhich is bett
43、er:cutting calories or exercisin97 BFat people cant really keep the weight off CA new study on peoples health DHow to go on a healthy dietC Writers who are responsible but inexperienced often write with a great deal of self-conscious effortWorrying constantly. they inch ahead word by word. When they
44、 have finally reached the end of the piece,they breathe a sigh of reliefThey have done their best Before they start to write,experienced writers generally think very hard about their audience and their purposeThey devote time to setting out the structure of the piece and perhaps to focusing a bit on
45、 their first few sentencesBut once having solved these problems,these writers do not fastidiously(挑剔地)choose their words like Cherries from a treeRather,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
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