湖北省荆州市2013届高中毕业班质量检查英语
湖北省荆州中学2013年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷
湖北省荆州中学2013年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷第一部分：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）请听下面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.What does the man ask the girl to do?A. Hand in all the old books.B. Throw the old books away.C. Put the old books in place2.What dictionary does the man want to borrow?A. New Chinese-English Dictionary.B. Longman Dictionary.C. New English-Chinese Dictionary.3.What will the woman probably do next?A. Watch TV.B. Do her homework.C. Listen to news.4.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. When the man’s birthday is.B. Whether today is the man’s birthday.C. How to celebrate the man’s birthday.5.Why do the speakers feel annoyed?A. They can’t find what they need.B. They are disturbed by some noise.C. Children are running around them.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。
(考试必备)湖北荆州市高中毕业班质量检查(I)英语
湖北省荆州市2011届高中毕业班质量检查（I）英语试题注意事项：1．本试题共150分。
考试时间120分钟。
2．答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、学号填在试卷答题卡上。
3．客观题部分答案选出后，用28铅笔把答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
第四部分第一节完成句子和第二节短文写作的答案用钢笔或圆珠笔直接“填写到答题卡上对应的空白处。
，答在试题卷上的无效。
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．What are the two speakers doing now?A．Walking upstairs B．Taking a lift C．Climbing a hill．2．What time if now?A．Three thirty．B．Three o'clock．C．Four o'clock．3．What language spoken in the film?A．Japanese．B．Chinese, C．English．4．How will the man get to Boston?A．By car B．By train C．By air5．How long has he been in the company?A．10 years．B．4 years．C．6 years．第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）听下面5段对话或独自。
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，并标在试卷的摆应位置。
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。
湖北省部分重点中学2013届高三第一次联考英语试题)
湖北省部分重点中学2013届高三第一次联考英语试题试卷满分150分第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）21．Since then ,they have launched a great to make the beaches safer for swimmers and tourists.A．campaign B．revolution C．competition D．organization22．A suitable to the engine of his second-hand car was made to improve its working condition.A．achievement B．admission C．assessment D．adjustment 23．David got promoted in three months, for his boss realized that he was a man of considerable .A．confidence B．competence C．independence D．tolerance24．The foreign firm was well by the local people, which turned out to be even more successful than expected.A．appealed B．impressed C．received D．confirmed 25．Sally’s humor functioned well. It was her words that immediately me when I was in low spirits.A．reminded B．rewarded C．refreshed D．recovered26．A good film producer must make sure that his films are to the needs of the changing market.A．fit into B．knock into C．break into D．turn into 27．Having been separated from the outside for a long time, the group of villagers might still live a life.A．concise B．depressed C．fierce D．primitive 28．You’d better not wear such a dress if you want to attend a formal ceremony.A．cautious B．convenient C．universal D．casual29．Their most important role was working as nurses, attending to the wounded, often in terrible conditions close to the front.A．systematically B．cheerfully C．practically D．selflessly30．If you don’t explain your theory , I am afraid that you will not get your idea across to the others.A．by accident B．at length C．in relief D．on purpose第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）When I was young I loved taking part in high school musicals．I loved to 31 in front of hundreds of people．In one production, I auditioned（试音）like 32 else. My music teacher was to 33 that I would get a particular part in the music drama. The part I thought I had was a34 lead who sang some of the most beautiful love songs.But one day the show director pulled me aside. I was 35 to be offered the leading role. To my disappointment, he said, “Bob, I found a boy with an excellent voice. I need to give the 36 to him.”From that moment on I began hating music class. I 37 that I didn’t like what we were singing. My music teacher didn’t know why. She 38 me in front of the class and told me I had changed. She didn’t know what I had been told. But when they 39 the finalists I was given a 40 role. For some time my pride was 41 with having to do something I didn’t think I should be doing. But I didn’t it. The minor rold I had 42 to be much more fun than I had expected. My performance even 43 my brother who was also in the audience.Life is really like a 44 and although we do not audition for the role, each of us is 45 by the director to play a certain part in it. The 46 is that we sometimes don’t like the part we are given. Like me in high school I became 47 –if I couldn’t be the lead, I wouldn’t show up for rehearsal（彩排）.Then we wonder why we feel so 48 . Sometimes we don’t even feel like we are a part of the “Big Show. ” Everyone does indeed have a role. Some are in front of the curtain, some are behind, but all are 49 for the show to go on All 50 to success no matter how minor the part is.31．A．debate B．broadcast C．sing D．show 32．A．someone B．everyone C．anyone D．no one 33．A．prejudiced B．concerned C．unexpected D．convinced 34．A．romantic B．ridiculous C．mysterious D．sensitive 35．A．attempting B．expecting C．volunteering D．pretending 36．A．part B．deal C．favor D．item 37．A．assessed B．advocated C．concluded D．complained 38．A．warned B．scolded C．informed D．suspected 39．A．presented B．identified C．announced D．delivered 40．A．specific B．super C．slight D．small 41．A．struggling B．competing C．swinging D．changing 42．A．happened B．proved C．expanded D．switched 43．A．terrified: B．disappointed C．surprised D．embarrassed 44．A．joke B．journey C．stage D．play 45．A．appointed B．attached C．employed D．instructed 46．A．reason B．problem C．balance D．focus 47．A．curious B．helpless C．angry D．positive 48．A．exhausted B．lost C．delighted D．thrilled 49．A．necessary B．dependent C．natural D．perfect 50．A．react B．adjust C．refer D．contribute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。
湖北省荆州市2013-2014学年高一下学期期末教学质量检测英语试题
湖北省荆州市2013-2014学年高一下学期期末教学质量检测英语试题一、听力部分1. What time does the train leave?A. At 6:10.B. At 6:15.C.At 6:25.2. Why do the woman’s grandparents live in the countryside?A. They can’t get well with the woman’s parents.B.They are used to living in the countryside.C. It’s quite modern in the countryside now.3. What happened to the man?A. He was shot in the leg.B. He hurt his leg.C. He lost a game.4. What does the woman advice the man to do in the end?A. Take a walk alone.B. Wait for her in the park.C. Wait until she finishes a letter.5. What will the man do next?A. Help the woman with her paper.B. Paint his living room.C. Work on his paper.听第6段材料，回答第6, 7题。
6. What is the woman interested in?A. Watches.B. Ties.C. Wallets.7. What does the woman think is more important?A. Quality.B. Style.C. Fashion.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
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荆州市2013年高二英语参考答案01~05 ACBAB 06-10 CBBAB 11-15 ACBCC 16-20 BCABC第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节:多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)21-25 CBDBA 26-30 BDACD第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）31-35 DCAAD 36-40 CDBCA 41-45 DBCBC 46-50 ACDCB第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）51-55 DCCBB 56-60 BDABC 61-65 ADADC 66-70 CADBD第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分50分)第一节：完成句子(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)71. What matters most72. had been left alone73. would have helped74. Stop making75. to be held 或 that/which will be held76. that she realized77. Being exposed to78. twice as much rain 或rain twice as much79. can you escape punishment/ being punished80. from where he saw第三节：短文写作(共1题；满分30分)There is no shortage of people who devote themselves to serving others in our daily life. They are just like candles, lighting others while consuming themselves.My English teacher is one of the examples who impress me most. Strict as she is, she treats the students as if we were her own children, enjoying spending time with us. She gives all her attention to herstudents and never asks for leave even though she herself catches a bad cold. As is often the case, she prepares for each lesson carefully and stays up late to mark our papers or something else. She is often seen to help the students who have difficulty in learning English. Dedicated to her teaching career, she is deeply respected and loved by all her students.Just as Lei Feng once put it, “Although my life is limited, I will devote my whole life to the people.” My English teacher also devotes almost all her time and energy to serving her students. She is really like a candle lighting others and deserves to be respected..。
2013高考英语湖北卷及详解
2013高考英语湖北卷及详解第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分)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。
例：How much is the shirt?A. ? ．B. ? ．C. ? ．答案：B1. Why doesn’t John go to school today?A. It’s the weekend.B. He’s too tired for school.C. His school is closed down.2. What will the man do tomorrow morning?A. Give Frank a bath.B. Cook Frank a meal.C. Take Frank to a vet.3. What is the male speaker?A. A student.B. A president.C. A professor.4. What does the man mean?A. The door is unlocked.B. He is not the one to blame.C. Somebody has just left the lab.5. On which floor is the woman’s apartment?A. The second.B. The fourth.C. The sixth.第二节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分)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，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。
2013年八校联考试卷(最终版)
2013届高三联合调研考试英语试题第Ⅰ卷（105分）I. Listening Comprehension （30%）Section A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversations, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Go on a trip. B. Take a long sail.C. Go out for dinner.D. Prepare a meal.2. A. 300. B. 200. C. 130. D. 100.3. A. Leave for home. B. Check the language lab.C. Buy new locks.D. Show the man where the lab is.4. A. Have some chocolate cake.B. Take a look at the menu.C. Go without dessert.D. Have some ice cream.5. A. At a train station. B. At a ticket office.C. In a restaurant.D. In a book store.6. A. He did quite well in the interview.B. The interview is difficult for him to deal with.C. The interview covers something he didn’t remember.D. He forgot to say something in the interview.7. A. She’ll go to a concert. B. She’ll go on a trip.C. She’ll buy the man a ticket.D. She’ll come back on Friday.8. A. The man regrets being absent-minded.B. The woman saved the man some trouble.C. The man placed the reading list on a desk.D. The woman emptied the waste paper basket.9. A. The man had a hard time finding a parking space.B. The woman found they had got to the wrong spot.C. The woman was amazed at man’s late arrival.D. The man couldn’t find his car in the parking lot.10. A. Borrow some money. B. Buy a heater.C. Get some information.D. Pay the rent.Section B PassagesDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide whichone would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. almost one hour. B. almost one and a half hours.C. less than one hour.D. more than 2 hours.12. A. Detecting traffic. B. Driving automatically.C. Cleaning itself regularly.D. Changing lanes.13. A. America. B. France . C. Canada. D. China.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The traffic affected by the terrible weather.B. The massive flow of students’ returning home.C. The problems of the annual travel rush.D. The ways to kill time on the train.15. A. 12 days before departure B. 20 days before departureC. 14 day before departureD. 21 days before departure16. A. tea cups B. magazines C. e-books D. chessSection C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following passage.Complete the message. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the message. Write no more than THREE WORD S for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary （25%）Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. The remarkable shift _____ young people’s job preference in recent years has analysts andeducators greatly concerned.A. towardsB. onC. inD. from26. Life of Pi is about an Indian boy who finds himself drifting in _____ Pacific Ocean with_____Bengal tiger after _____ shipwreck.A. the, a, aB. /, a, theC. the, a, theD. /, the, a27. It’s almost common for a video game nowadays to have multiple endings_____ the players’choices during gameplay.A. depends onB. depending onC. depended onD. to depend on28. Crossing roads without taking traffic lights into consideration, _____ they are part of a crowd,has been labeled as the “Chinese style of crossing roads”.A. sinceB. as ifC. thoughD. so long as29. One theory, _____ suggested by Harvard University, is that humans began cooking their food,thereby releasing nutrients locked in the raw food and reducing the time needed to chew it.A. whichB. asC. thatD. what30. The problem is _____ sometimes when we are given something on a constant basis, we start totake them for granted and forget being thankful for what we already have.A. thatB. howC. whereD. which31. _____ has Steven Spielberg produced an emotionally engaging movie, but he manages to getthe hero’s image in every viewer’s mind as well.A. No longerB. Not onlyC. Not untilD. No little32. What sets human beings apart from animals is not the pursuit of happiness, but the pursuit ofmeaning, _____ is unique to humans.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. as33. The academic-turned-TV-celebrity is reported _____ at a Kunqu Opera performance staged atPeking University.A. to boo（喝倒彩）B. to being booedC. to have been booedD. to be booed34.Today many physical bookstores _____down with financial difficulties, inflexible managementstrategies and competitive pressure from online bookstores.A. had closedB. having closedC. being closedD. are closing35. Despite ongoing street protests, US beef _____ in South Korea due to its lower price.A. is sold wellB. sells wellC. sells poorlyD. is sold poorly36. New words selected by the dictionary are closely linked to social phenomena. Instead of beingmerely words, they are _____ cultural symbols.A. bothB. neitherC. eitherD. all37. We all know that we _____ our carbon footprint, but I suspect that many people wouldn’t beprepared to go as far as Joan Pick, a retired scientist living in south London.A. must have reducedB. should have reducedC. may have reducedD. could have reduced38. Depression is very common in modern society. _____ 1 in every 33 children may havedepression; in teens, that number may be _____ 1 in 8.A. As little as, as low asB. As many as, as much asC. As many as, as high asD. As few as, as low as39. Brain, like muscles, also needs some kind of exercise and nutrition. The more you use yourbrain in the right direction, the more you _____ enhance your ability.A. couldB. mightC. shallD. will40. _____ requires us to do two things quickly. First, _____ the main topic; and second, to writedown the important details.A. To take good notes, recognizingB. Taken good notes, recognizingC. Taking good notes, recognizingD. Taking good notes, to recognize Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Who doesn’t love to look at pictures of kittens, puppies and babies? Japan is known as a country filled with cute, fancy products, such as Hello Kitty. The word “kawaii”, the Japanese ___41____ of cute, is now internationally recognized.We all know that cute things make us happy, but we know little about how they influence our behavior.Recently, however, a team of Japanese researchers claimed that looking at those cute pictures __42__ our concentration. As part of the study, researchers from Hiroshima University conducted two _43___ experiments before concluding that people showed higher level of concentration after looking at pictures of puppies or kittens. About 130 university students were divided into three groups, each _44___ a different task. The first was a game in which participants had to carefully pick up small objects from a hole without touching its sides. Another task was purely about numbers. Students were asked to find a given number from a random sequence of numbers within a certain time limit.In the game experiment, participants who were shown images of puppies and kittens performed their task _45___ to those who looked at adult cats and dogs. Performances scores improved by 44 percent, but the time it took to complete the task also increased by 12 percent.“This finding suggests viewing cute images makes participants behave more _46___ and perform tasks with greater time and care,” said the researchers.Similar enhancements in performance were seen in the numbers experiment, suggesting that looking at cute images increases attentiveness. Participants that were shown kittens and puppies were more __47__, improving their scores by about 16 percent. They were also faster, increasing the number of random numerical sequences they got through by about 13 percent.The study’s authors wrote that cute objects could be used as a way to arouse _48___ that give rise to careful behavioral tendencies in specific situations, such as driving and office work.”So, if anyone __49___ when he sees giant, pink Hello Kitty doll on your office desk, just show them this report.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15%)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Everyone hates to wait in lines. We get that exhausting feeling that our precious life is _50___ away while we’re doing something so meaningless. But it’s not always the length of the wait we find so unbearable. Our behavior when waiting is only partly defined by the length of the wait. Often the psychology of queuing is more important than the statistics of the wait itself. One apparent aspect of queuing psychology is that we get bored when we wait in line. This issue is __51___ in many ways, from magazines in hospital waiting rooms to the __52___ in elevators so that we can __53__ our appearance. We really hate it when we expect a short wait and then get a long one. But studies show that we are much more ___54__ when we are given an idea of how long we’ll be waiting. Walt Disney Co knows this __55___ than anyone else. It posts estimated waiting times for attractions in its theme parks. But according to Larson, these times are __56___ so that visitors get to the front of the queue more quickly than they expect. It keeps them happy.But perhaps the biggest influence on our feelings about waiting in a line has to do with our understanding of fairness. When it comes to queues, the universally acknowledged standard is first come, first _57____. Any deviation（偏差）from this _58___ is regarded as unfair and can lead to violent queue intense anger. A simple __59___ on Baidu news with the keywords “cutting in line”and “fight” throws up dozens of headlines in the past year. Queue anger is not __60___ in Western countries either.Sometimes, however, we are willing to make exception. In hospitals, __61___ is given to those with a more critical condition---we can also understand that. But in most situations, we demand fairness. You’ve probably experienced mild queue anger yourself in fast food restaurants, watching people in the other line move ahead of you, _62_ yourself for having chosen the “wrong” line.In order to solve this problem, the winding line was invented. Slate magazine’s website explains:“The winding line groups all customers into one big snaking queue, separated by ropes or barriers. When you reach the head of the queue, you are directed to the next __63__ server, or teller, or customs official, which offers important comfort: you _64__ never have to see someone arrive after you and get served before you.”In life, waiting is inevitable. But a better understanding of the psychology of waiting can help make it a bit more bearable. When all else fails, bring a book or a smart-phone will also do.50. A. floating B. slipping C. sliding D. fleeing51. A. produced B. resolved C. tackled D. dissolved52. A. mirror B. newspaper C. clock D. beverage53. A. check B. supervise C. criticize D. neglect54. A. frustrated B. refreshed C. patient D. desperate55. A. heavier B. milder C. stronger D. better56. A. overlooked B. oversized C. overloaded D. overestimated57. A. served B. to serve C. serving D. to be served58. A. theory B. concept C. principle D. discipline59. A. survey B. search C. research D. seek60. A. unique B. unusual C. uncovered D. unchanged61. A. priority B. power C. justice D. chance62. A. reflecting B. complimenting C. laughing D. cursing63. A. available B. approachable C. acceptable D. approvable64. A. possibly B. absolutely C. actually D. reallySection B (22%)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked, “So, how have you been?” And the boy --- who could not have been more than seven or eight years old ---replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school.The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to. Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it is certainly different. Children as they once were no longer exists. Why?Human development is based not only on innate biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social route to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information indiscriminately to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.65. According to the author, feeling depressed is ________.A. a sure sign of a psychological problem in children’s mental developmentB. something rarely expected in children’s mental developmentC. an inevitable thing in children’s mental developmentD. something usually experienced in children’s mental development66. What does the underlined word innate in Paragraph 4 mean ?A. something a person is born withB. something a person is tired ofC. something a person is expected ofD. something a person is dreaming of67. What of the following statement is NOT true according to the last paragraph?A. Communication through print helps children develop their reading skills.B. Communication through print helps children access more social information.C. Communication through print helps children command a complex code of symbols.D. Communication through print helps children read different materials at random.68. What is the attitude of the author about today’s children?A. He feels shocked by their premature behavior.B. He thinks it is a phenomenon unworthy of note.C. He considers it a positive social development.D. He seems to be concerned about the tendency.(B)One of the major functions of an iPhone is, of course, to play music. The iTunes app has been designed in such a way as to take advantage of the iPhone’s touch screen. But what if you want to listen to music that isn’t in your iTunes library, or you want to discover new music without sitting in front of a computer?There are plenty of ways to access music, but not everyone knows what options are available. Either that, or there are so many options that going through all of them is tiring. For these reasons, here we offer a few convenient ways of listening to music on your iPhone without using iTunes.●Stream some radio (Tuneln Radio)Tuneln Radio provides a quick and easy way to listen to thousands of Internet radio stations on your Apple products. In addition to local radio stations, this app compiles more than 40,000 radio stations from around the country. What makes the app special is that it allows you to pause and rewind live radio---pause your station to take a phone call or rewind to replay a favorite song. You can also browse by genre or location, and the app includes plenty of talks, news, sports and weather stations in addition to music.●From desktop to smartphone (QQ Music)QQ Music seems like the obvious choice, and it is. It’s a streaming service based on the Tencent technology that is already wildly popular on the Internet and now also offers a (free) app. Through this app you can listen to existing playlists or create new ones based on the patterns of music you like. It works amazingly well and everything can be saved to your QQ account for access from a computer.●What was that song? (Shazam)Shazam is an innovative and free app that cures your “What was that song?” problem. It happens to all of us: we hear a song (on TV or in a store), love it, know we have heard it before but just can’t remember what it’s called. With Shazam you don’t need to. Just hold your iPhone up and through its microphone, Shazam will identify the album, artist and song title for you. You can then either purchase the song in iTunes or search it on other apps for streaming. How cool is that?69. All of the options are strongly recommended to the users of ___________.A. iTunesB. iPhonesC. computersD. microphones70. If you are to enjoy the freedom to go backward or make a phone call without missing anythingyou are listening, you can turn to ______.A. Tuneln RadioB. iTunesC. ShazamD. QQ Music71. What is possibly the best title for the passage ?A. Beyond the MusicB. Streaming Service of MusicC. Get easier accesses to musicD. Get Familiar to Each Song(C)Petroleum, consisting of crude oil（原油）and natural gas, seems to originate from organic matter in marine sediment（海洋沉淀物）.Tiny organisms settle to the seafloor and gather in marine mud. The organic matter may partially break down, using up the dissolved oxygen in the sediment. As soon as the oxygen is gone, decay stops and the remaining organic matter is preserved.Continued sedimentation buries the organic matter and subjects it to higher temperatures and pressures, which change the organic matter to oil and gas. As muddy sediments are pressed together, the gas and small drops of oil may be squeezed out of the mud and may move into sandy layers nearby. Over millions of years, accumulations of gas and oil can collect in the sandy layers. Both oil and gas are less dense than water, so they generally tend to rise upward through rock and sediment.Oil pools are valuable underground accumulations of oil, and oil fields are regions underlain by one or more oil pools. When an oil pool or field is discovered, wells are drilled into the ground. When the well reaches a pool, oil usually rises up the well because of its density difference（密度差）with water beneath it or because of the pressure of expanding gas trapped above it. Although this rise of oil is almost always carefully controlled today, strong natural flows of oil were common in the past. Gas pressure gradually dies out, and oil is pumped from the well. Water or steam may be pumped down neighboring wells to help push the oil out.As oil becomes increasingly difficult to find, the search for it is extended into more unfriendly environments. The development of the oil field on the North Slope of Alaska and the construction of the Alaska pipeline are examples of the great expense and difficulty involved in new oil discoveries. Offshore drilling platforms extend the search for oil to the ocean’s continental shelves. More than one-quarte r of the world’s oil and almost one-fifth of the world’s natural gas come from offshore, even though offshore drilling is six to seven times more expensive than drilling on land.Of course, there is far more oil underground than can be recovered. Even given the best exploration techniques, only about 30 to 40 percent of the oil in a given pool can be brought to the surface. The rest is far too difficult to reach and has to remain underground.72. Which of the following is true about petroleum formation?A. Microscopic organisms that live in mud produce crude oil and natural gas.B. Large amounts of oxygen are needed for petroleum formation to begin.C. Petroleum is formed when organic material in sediments combines with decayingorganisms.D. Petroleum formation appears to begin in marine sediments where organic matter exists.73. What does the development of the Alaskan oil field mentioned illustrate?A. More petroleum is extracted from the sea than from land.B. Drilling for oil requires huge financial investments.C. The global demand for oil has been increasing over the years.D. The North Slope of Alaska has substantial amounts of oil.74. What does the author mainly intend to tell us in the passage?A. The formation, process and exploration of petroleumB. The specific techniques involved in oil exploration.C. The changing relationships between countries.D. The future intense situation in oil product markets.75. What can we infer from the passage?A. Available exploration techniques serve our purpose of exploring oil very well.B. More and more public regions will be further protected from being drilled in the future.C. Countries may suffer from unpleasant relationships for respective benefits in exploring oil.D. Powerful flows of oil is a phenomenon which can be witnessed rarely now.Section C (5%)Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A—F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.76. ____________Every year on December 25, families across the UK gather in front of their TV set at precisely 3 pm. Not to watch a televised gala, but to hear the comforting voice of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II as she delivers her annual Christmas broadcast to the UK and the Commonwealth. Listening to the speech has become a fixed Christmas routine for millions of people across globe.77. ____________Since 1932 it has been a tradition for the British monarch to address his/her subjects in a short message broadcast across the UK by radio every year on Christmas Day. In it, the monarch reflects on the major global national and personal issues of the past year and represents the spirit of Christmas by appealing for a harmonious society.78. ____________This element of unity was of particular importance when World War II broke out in 1939. according to the official website of the British Monarchy, that year King George VI said: “A new year is at hand. We cannot tell what it will bring. If it brings peace, how thankful we shall all be. If it brings us continued struggle we shall remain fearless.” At a time of uncertainty and hardship, these words were a source of encouragement and played a large role in boosting confidence.79. ____________Queen Elizabeth II delivered her first Christmas Day Message in 1952 at the age of 26.Last year, she recorded her 61st speech. Over the decades, the Queen has experienced much technological progress---in 1957 she presented the first Christmas speech on live TV, in 2007 it was streamed on YouTube, and last year it was broadcast in 3-D to mark the Diamond Jubliee.80. ____________But far from being a message that is prepared by governmental advisers, it is a personal message written by the Queen herself. Thus, it is one of the rare occasions on which the public can hear of their queen’s personal views, experiences and concerns. It is also an opportunity for the Queen to speak directly to her subjects, including the men and women fighting for the country. The Christmas broadcast is much more than just a televised speech, it is a symbol of unity.Section D (8%)Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 10 words.If your resolutions for the new year are typical, they probably include a determination to lose weight. But if you are like most Americans, any success you have losing pounds will be short-lived, and you’ll end the year weighing more than you do right now.So why are Americans obsessed with weight loss? Many people say they want to lose weight to improve their health, but this may not actually be their primary motivation. In one of the more interesting polls （民意测验）I’ve seen, more than three-fourths of the 231 dieters surveyed said that they would take a pill that would guarantee they would achieve or maintain their desired weight even if it would lowers their life expectancy. On average, they were willing to give up 5.7 years.These findings may seem puzzling, but they are not so surprising when you consider weight-loss attempts for what they really are: efforts to protect against weight-based discrimination. Yale researchers have shown that weight discrimination in the US has increased dramatically in the last decade especially among women. Multiple studies have documented weight bias in employment, healthcare, education and public spaces---unequal treatment based on labeling fat people as lazy, unmotivated, and lacking self-discipline and competence. Heavy women are routinely ridiculed in advertisements, television and film.Of course, there are genuine health risks associated with higher body mass. The clearest case is that of Type 2 diabetes, which becomes more likely as weight goes up. Yet as many medical researchers have pointed out, this association may not be causal. It has become increasingly clear that the link between weight and health is complicated. In some cases, higher body mass seems to protect against death rate. For instance, there is growing evidence documenting an “obesity paradox（肥胖矛盾）”, in which elevated body mass is associated with lower death rate among people with heart disease and among those with Type 2 diabetes. But it is clear that anti-fat bias in and of itself has a serious effect on public health in ways many may not suspect. Fear of ridicule leads many heavier women to avoid exercising in public or even---when they are very heavy---to avoid leaving their homes, depriving themselves of social interaction. And the fear of becoming fat can lead women of all sizes to develop eating disorders that can diminish their lives and be dangerous to their health. What should be done about weight-based discrimination? The answer is to call for increasing tolerance and appreciation of different body types.。
湖北省荆州中学2013届高三第二次质量检测英语含听力.pdf
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. What weather does the woman like?A. Rainy.B. Sunny.C. Snowy. 2. What does the man hate to do?A. Iron clothes.B. Do the washing.C. Go shopping. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A dress.B. A friend.C. A wedding. 4. Where are the speakers probably?A. In a class.B. In a restaurant.C. At home. 5. What does the woman mean? A. She likes to go to work. B. She wants to go to the cinema. C. She prefers to watch a DVD at home. 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. When did the man arrive in England?A. On June 7th.B. On June 17th.C. On July 6th. 7. What caused the problem? A. The different ways of expressing dates. B. The woman’s poor memory. C. The man’s bad writing. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
湖北省2013届高三上第一次质量检测英语试题
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．How many countries has the man traveled overseas to?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five.2．What did the man do?A．Looked at the windows.B．Cleaned the windows.C．Cleaned the house.3．Why did the woman apologize to the man?A．She waited for him too long.B．She was late for coming.C．She couldn’t come.4．What does the man say about Marilyn?A．She was a proper controller.B．She pretended she was happy.C．She was extremely pleased.5．What does the man imply?A．He will continue his work on vacation.B．Papers piled while he was on vacation.C．He has too much work to do.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。
听每段对话或独白前，你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。
湖北省2013届高三上学期期末调研测试英语试题
湖北省2013届高三期末调研联考英语试题本试卷共150分，考试用时120分钟。
本试卷第一至第三部分为选择题，共100分；第四部分为非选择题，共50分。
注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡指定位置，认真核对与准考证号条形码上的信息是否一致，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2．选择题的作答：选出答案后，用2B铅笔把机读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。
3．非选择题的作答：用黑色墨水的签字笔直接答在答题卡上的每题所对应的答题区域内。
答在试题卷上或答题卡指定区域外无效。
4．考试结束，监考人员将答题卡收回，考生自己保管好试题卷，评讲时带来。
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—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．What did the man give the woman for her birthday?A．Sweets．B．Photos．C．A skirt．2．Where are the two speakers probably talking?A．On the road．B．In the classroom．C．In the hospital．3．When will the man return home?A．On Friday．B．On Wednesday．C．On Thursday．4．What is the woman going to do this weekend?A．Watch a film．B．Go shopping．C．Stay at home．5．Where will the two speakers probably go next?A．The man's house．B．A restaurant．C．The classroom．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。
湖北省荆州市2013届高中毕业班3月质量检测(II)文科综合试题
荆州市2013届高中毕业班质量检查(II)文科综合能力测试本科目考试时间：2013年3月13日上午9 : 00——11 : 30 编辑人：丁济亮本试卷分第1卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分300分，考试时间150分钟。
注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡密封线内相应的地方。
2 第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔将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，再选涂其它答案标号。
第II卷用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答，答在试题上无效。
3.考试结束，监考人员将答题卡收回，试题由学生保存。
第I卷（选择题，共140分）一、选择题（本卷共35小题，每小题4分，共计140分。
在每小题列出的四个选项中，只有一项是符合题目要求的。
）读东亚地区2012年某季节海平面等压线（单位：百帕）分布图，回答1 .3题。
1. 图中气压差的最大差值最接近A 30百帕 B. 35百帕C 40百帕 D. 45百帕2. 该日中和乙网地日较差相比A.甲小于乙B.甲大于乙C.两地一样D.不能确定3. 目前北京的天气状况是A. 气温较高，气压较低，天气晴好B.气温较低，气压较高，天气晴好C.大风、雨雪、降温D.连续性降水《2012年社会蓝皮书》指出，2011年中国城镇人口占总人口的比重，数千年来首次超过农业人口，达到51. 27%。
结合下表回答4.5题。
表：我国某省（市、区）城乡人口统计表4.近30年来，我国快速城市化的主要原因是A.农业播种面积的减少B.人口总量的不断增长C.产业结构调整和工业化进程加快D.城市生活方式和价值观念的吸引5.表格数据所代表的省（市、区）最可能是A.天津市B.四川省C江苏省D.湖北省读“我国南、北方水资源、人口及耕地分布对照图”，回答6.7题。
6.下列有关图中内容的说法止确的是A.我国人口重心在北方地区B. 北方资源优势明显优于南方C.人均水资源南方多于北方D.人均耕地面积南方多于北方7.造成我国南方和北方地区水资源总量差异大的主要原因是A.地形差异导致地表储水差异较大B.雨季长短导致降水量差异较大C.人口数量差异导致用水差异较大D.纬度差异导致蒸发量差异较大下图为四个国家某年粮食作物生产状况示意图。
湖北省部分重点中学2013届高三第一次联考英语试题(扫描版).pdf
湖北省部分重点中学2012年11月高三联考 高三英语试卷答案 听力：1—5 CBAB 6—10 AABCA 11—15 BCCAA 16—20 BCBBA 单选：21—25 ADBCC 26—30 ADDDB 完形: 31—35 CBDAB 36—40 ADBCD 41—45 ABCDA 46—50 BCBAD 阅读: 51—54 BADD 55—58 CADB 59—62 CBAC63—66 ACDC 67—70 BDAC 完成句子： 71. absorbed in 72. that/who am to blame for 73. had we declared 74. must have referred to 75. would have lost heart 76. it took nearly two hundred years before 77. with which he could start/with which to start 78. As is stressed 79. had been invited to (attend) 80. what many scientists believe 写作： One possible version: When I was admitted to high school two years ago, I felt proud and excited. I ranked first in my class when I entered the school and I dreamed about the same life and treatment as before. However, with time going on, all my sense of superiority faded by and by. Teachers seemed not to pay much attention to me. Besides, my classmates didn’t treat me as well as my former classmates did. I felt isolated and greatly depressed. When my English teacher noticed that I was in low spirits, she came to me and had a heart-to-heart talk with me. What impressed me most in her talk was that she told me “the best way to change others’ attitude towards you is to change yourself”. It was not until then that I realized what the problem was. After that, I tried to adjust to the new environment. I concentrated on what I should do and treated my classmates sincerely. Later, I got along with them much better. I have been enjoying my high school life ever since. 听力稿： Text 1 W: Did you tell Carl that the concert will be starting late? M: I’ve tried several times, but his line has been busy. Text 2 W: Great haircut, James. You go to a new barbershop or something? M: Oh, thanks. No, it was in the same place, just another guy. Text 3 W: Hey, I’ve just noticed something. The player, that one right there in the middle of the field, has only one hand. M: It took you long enough to notice. Yeah, he’s one of the top players in the league. Text 4 M: Shall we drive to the countryside on Saturday? W: Oh no, I like going by train. It’s cheaper. M: But the car will be quicker, and we have to get taxis to and from the station and they’re expensive. W: Oh, all right, but you will drive all the way. Text 5 W: Hi, Peter, I like that T-shirt. Where did you get it? M: I got it free at the music shop yesterday. They give you a T-shirt or hat when you spend more than twenty pounds. W: It looks good with those jeans. M: Thanks. I bought them in the market this morning. Text 6 M: Welcome back, Brianna. How’s the new baby? W: Oh, he’s dong great, thanks. M: Did you have to hire a full-time babysitter when you came back to work? W: No, the company is letting me work part-time for a few months---until the baby gets a little bigger. Then I’ll come back full-time. M: Yeah. I’m so lucky to work for this company. Nowadays it’s hard to find any employer that makes it easy to balance work and family life. Text 7 M: I’ve got a problem. I booked a trip to Cape Point for tomorrow. But today when I did another hike tour, I hurt my leg, so I’d like to cancel the booking. W: That’s the one by bike, isn’t it? Ok, so let me just check in the system. Have you already paid any money? M: Yes, I’ve paid $ 150 as a deposit. W: Unfortunately, if you cancel now, you will lose that money, because the company needs more than 24 hours notice. M: Oh, I see, but … W: Well, you can use the money for something that doesn’t involve exercise. What about a boat trip to Robben Island? Text 8 W: Look at this photo. I can’t believe we looked like that! M: I know. Look at my hair! I’d forgotten how long it used to be. And my shirt! This is a horrible shirt. W: Well, I’m no better! Look at that dress, and all the flowers! I can’t imagine wearing clothes like that. When do you think this was taken: M: I’d say about 1968. I was about 22 then. I’d just finished university, and I was wondering what to do with my life. I didn’t think I’d end up in a bank! W: Yeah, the late 60s were exciting times, weren’t they? I mean Neil Armstrong on the moon, Martin Luther King, the students in Paris, and England were good at football. It felt as if the world wasreally changing fast. M: Yeah, and the music and everything. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones Bob Dylan. It was a good time to be young. Text 9 M: So you’ve been at your school for about three years now. Are there any rules you have to follow? W: Well, you have to wear the school jumper, shirt and trousers, and you’re not supposed to wear trainers. But in fact a lot of people do, and the teachers never do anything about it. M: Are there other things you mustn’t do? W: Obviously there are certain things--- you’re not allowed to go into the teachers’ room without permission, and you’re not allowed to go into certain places with dangerous equipment like the chemistry lab. M: So what happens if you break the rules? W: Well, if it’s something not very serious, you will have to stay at school after class. If it’s something serious, they will give you a warning, and you’re given first a yellow report and, if it’s really serious, you will get a red warning. M: Bit like football, really? W: Yeah, except that I’ve never known anyone actually get a red warning. Text 10 This is a recorded message for the Picture House Cinema, Telford. Programme for November the 23rd toNovember the 30th. The films showing at the moment are the following: Screen 1: Love Actually at 12:30 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm; Screen 2: The Incredibles, at 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm, and 6:00 pm; The Aviator, at 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm, 5:00 pm and 7:15 pm. The price for all films is &6.75, except the last shows &5. Students and old age pensioner, & 3.50. Here is some information about the film Love Actually. It is a romantic comedy, written and directed by Richard Curtis and Starring, among others, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson. The film is set mainly in London five weeks before Christmas and there are ten different storylines--- all about love and romance. （ 您身边的高考专家 欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。
湖北省荆州中学2013届高三第一次质量检测(英语)
荆州中学2010级高三第一次质量检测卷科目：英语时间：120分钟命题人：詹超第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）21. The principle that all teachers, regardless of subject, should ________ basicstandards of competence in maths and English is already accepted by GCSE requirements.A. attainB. adoreC. adoptD. assess22. Two victims of the car accident, who have gone________ from their loss of blood,have been sent to hospital.A. fascinatedB. awkwardC. unconsciousD. aware23. There are varieties of programs in the TV station to ________ many differenttypes of interests and tastes among the public.A. adapt toB. appeal toC. attend toD. adjust to24. There existed an obvious________ between the accounts of the witnesses, so ajudgment was not announced in court.A. conceptionB. authorityC. conflictD. restriction25. Having been told ________ where he lived, I had no difficulty in finding Peter’saddress.A. exactlyB. approximatelyC. appropriatelyD. extremely26. He graduated from a key university with great honors and I think he is ________to the job.A. delicateB. compulsoryC. adequateD. suitable27. In my opinion, by no means can we identify wealth with happiness. I also believethat one should never ________wealth to achieve happiness.A. reckon onB. come acrossC. associate withD. bid for28. There is no need for you to go on a diet; you are only slightly overweight________ your height.A. in case ofB. in relation toC. in return forD. in response to29. Chinese people will learn from other countries with different political systems andat different development stages ________ their differences.A. permitB.depositC. tolerateD. appreciate30. Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ________ the shockingending.A. give awayB. give outC. give upD. give off第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the veryfront of the bus because of 31 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 32 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 33 .I try to mind my manners and 34 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 35, her conversation was worth listening to.“My father’s sick, ”she said to no one in 36 . 1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”With her eyes wet and her voice tight fighting against the tears, she 37, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 38 as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can 39 losing him.”I couldn’t react. I was 40 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 41 my own mother was thrown into when my father died.I saw how hard it was, 42 still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go 43 that.Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a 44 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.I suddenly felt very 45. I realized I had only thought of people as 46 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and just considered her 47.For all I know, I’m just another person in 48 else’s world, and may not even be important. I 49 not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointments to 50. Understanding people is an art.31. A. determination B. decision C. attempt D. anxiety32. A. make B. think C. stand D. find33. A. topic B. conversation C. discussion D. message34. A. devotedly B. carelessly C. sincerely D. politely35. A. therefore B. thus C. otherwise D. however36. A. common B. silence C. particular D. surprise37. A. informed B. reminded C. announced D. responded38. A. lowered B. closed C. widened D. opened39. A. mind B. regret C. bear D. miss40. A. angry B. shocked C. curious D. interested41. A. pain B. pity C. disappointment D. mercy42. A. yet B. and C. or D. but43. A. over B. round C. through D. without44. A. dark B. narrow C. whole D. bright45. A. confused B. selfish C. worried D. sad46. A. long B.soon C. well D. far47. A. unfit B. unselfish C. unnecessary D. unimportant48. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone49. A. might B. must C. need D. should50. A. stay B. remain C. keep D. put第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）AGuinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking achievements, presented China Central TV (CCTV) the world record for Most Watched National Network TV Broadcast for its annual Spring Festival Gala show. The program, which is produced especially to celebrate the Chinese New Year, had a unique reach of 498,659,000 viewers on CCTV-1, 3 and 4 in 2012 , making it the most watched national variety entertainment show in the world.The official record certificate was presented by Guinness World Records, Global Managing Director, Mr. Alistair Richards to CCTV Vice President Mr. Luo Ming during a special "China in Cannes" reception co-hosted with Reed MIDEM as part of the celebrations to honor the Chinese delegation at this year's MIPTV market.CSM Media Research, which supplied the viewing figures for Guinness World Records verification(证明), considered viewers aged 4 years or above who watched at least one minute of the 2012 show on either CCTV-1, 3 or 4, the three channels which aired the show at the same time. The figure refers to viewers on any one of the three channels, therefore excluding duplications(重播). This represents almost 40% of the China TV population aged 4 years or above.Commenting on CCTV's incredible record achievement which is based on reach of audience, Alistair Richards said, "It is fitting that we celebrate this amazing achievement at MIPTV. National networks have the power to move nations and CCTV's Spring Festival Gala is the ultimate example. It reaches nearly half a billion people on the biggest holiday of their year."CCTV Vice President Luo Ming, who accepted the Guinness World Records certificate on behalf of CCTV, said, "Chinese New Year is a special time for families in China and our Spring Festival Gala has been the traditional TV entertainment highlight for three decades. Although this is a world record achieved by our viewers, it is also a record won by the staff of CCTV, who makes it possible for our television shows to reach homes right across China."The new record will be included in the next edition of the world famous Guinness World Records book.51. _______ provided the exact viewer figures for the Guinness World Record to confirm.A. China Central TVB. Reed MIDEMC. MIPTVD. CSM Media Research52. Who could be counted as a valid viewer to the Gala show for Guinness World Record?A. a teenager who watched duplications on CCTV-1B. a housewife who watched duplications on CCTV-2C. an adult who watched the live Gala show for four minutes on CCTV-3D. a three-year-old kid who watched the live Gala show for half a minute onCCTV-453. What can be learned from the passage?A. The Spring Festival Gala has been a traditional TV program for 20 years.B. This new world record is achieved by Chinese viewers only.C. There are about 5 million Chinese aged above 4 watching the Spring FestivalGalaD. This new world record has been included in the latest edition of the GuinnessWorld Records book.54. This passage is most likely to be_______.A. a news reportB. a book reviewC. a tourist brochureD. a blogBWith roads and tube lines set to be more crowded than ever this summer, a few people may be tempted to use it as an excuse for a day off.But for employees at data services provider, Interxion, a chaotic commute (乘车往返上下班)during the Olympics will hold no weight. That's because, in an effort to keep things from progressing slowly this summer, bosses at the London company areasking staff to sleep at work -- in space pods. Far from sleeping on the job, engineers will be asked to stay behind and sleep in the closed capsules to avoid the rush hour.And while other companies are planning to offer staff the luxury of working from home during the Games, the firm behind the capsules hopes to get more workplaces on board.Podtime, the firm behind the unusual cabins, are describing them as the perfect solution to the Olympics' crowded commute. On their official website they state 'London businesses will be severely affected by the transport problems caused by the Olympics.'Reasonable prices and various pods provide the best solution to this by allowing your staff to stay on site as necessary, in comfort and privacy. Coming in a range of colours, the capsules, made of polycarbonate, sell at anything from £1,375. The stock models are fitted with either foam mattresses (床垫)or a standard single mattress as well as a storage shelf, mirror and power points.These types of capsules have been around for years, in hotels, but Interxion is thought to be among the first to have them installed at the workplace.An independent report carried out by Oxford Economics last year estimated that around 450,000 visitors will stay in London while 5.5 million people will visit for at least a day during the Games. This will inevitably mean more cars on the road and greater congestion on the Underground.55. Interxion intends to place the space capsules__________.A. in the Olympic stadiumB. in the hotels of LondonC. at the workplaceD. at the staff’s homes56. Which statement about the space pods is NOT right?A. They offer various colors for employees to choose from.B. They are to be used at workplaces for the first time.C. They are the superb way to solve crowded commute.D. They protect personal privacy of employees who use them.57. All the facilities are fitted to the stock models EXCEPT_______.A. foam single mattressesB. storage shelvesC. mirrorsD. power points58. The underlined part “hold no weight” (Para 2) probably mean_________.A. draw much attentionB. have little influenceC. make a big differenceD. get into great troubleCAttempt a guess at the following question: In the English-speaking world, which country has the least affordable homes? You are wrong if you guessed the US, even with the housing bubble （气泡）and main sadness. Nor is it the UK, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply. According to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator to Australia to find the most expensive homes．The report measured a city’s housing market along the following guidelines. An “affordable” home required three times or less of the average family’s income to purchase. At four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable” category. And a “seriously unaffordable” home needed five times a family’s income. In Australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9.5 times the average income. Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne were only a little under this figure．Australian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings. These prices make the possibility that many Australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable. Land rationing （配给制）and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the Rudd government．Some American cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in California. America is still involved in a mortgage（抵押）crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes. Yet a number of US cities gained “affordable” status, namely Dallas and Kansas. Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homes．The survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if you’re Australian and choose to live down under．59. To buy an affordable house, you should pay _____．A. 3 times or less of the average family’s incomeB. 4 times or less of the average family’s incomeC. 5 times or less of the average family’s incomeD. 9.5 times or less of the average family’s income60. What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia?A. The rising family’s income．B. The demand over supply.C. The excessive development charges．D. The decrease of land．61.The underlined word “dismal” in Paragraph 3 may mean _____．A. cheerfulB. satisfactoryC. difficultD. sad62. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A. Affordable HousesB. A House is a Dream FirstC. Housing BubbleD. Houses Too ExpensiveDWith the development of society and economy, animals and their habitats are getting pushed aside as households decrease in size and increase in number.Small numbers of people per household on average use more energy and goods per person. Greater numbers of households require more natural resources. The possible result of this problem may be insufficient natural resources to meet consumer demand without endangering habitats important to biodiversity.In south-west China’s Wolong Nature Reserve, they found that a reduced average household size was directly tied to an increase in homes, and thus an increase in the amount of firewood consumed for cooking and heating. The rise in wood fuel use has contributed to disappearance of forests and to the loss of habitats for giant pandas.Curious about whether other parts of the world were experiencing similar phenomena, they got the support of a team of researchers including Stanford’s Paul Ehrlich, well-known for his population studies, to find out the household dynamics(动态) in 141 countries. Their study proved that the difficult choice of Wolong is part of a global trend.In the 76 countries considered biodiversity “hotspots”, such as the United States, Brazil, Australia, and Kenya, the number of households grew by 3.1% every year,while the population increased just 1.8%. Meanwhile, the number of people per home dropped from 4.7 to 4.0. The decline in household size has resulted in 155 million additional households in hotspot countries, almost always limiting biodiversity.In the 10 non-hotspot countries —those without high-density areas of animal and plant species —similar results were found, though on a lesser scale. Even in countries experiencing population decline, such as New Zealand, the number of households still increased because of a reduction in household size.63. What does the underlined word “insufficient” mean?A. Plenty of.B. Not enough.C. Abundant.D. Little.64. It can be learned from the passage that China’s Wolong Nature Reserve ________.A. is facing the same threat as many other parts of the worldB. sets a good example in protecting animalsC. is a place where giant pandas and their habitats are not affectedD. is a place where animals and their habitats are seriously damaged65. Which of the following is best supported by the last two paragraphs?A. Biodiversity is better kept in countries with smaller populations.B. Biodiversity is better kept in hotspot countries.C. The threat to nature from reduction in household size is a worldwide problem.D. Both hotspot countries and non-hotspot countries face the threat of the samescale.66. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Reduced household size leads to an increase in household number.B. Modern homes consume more natural resources.C. How to meet consumer demand without endangering animals and theirhabitats.D. Reduction in household size as well as increase in household number threatensnature.EIt is Saturday afternoon. You and your friends are planning to go to the movies and then spend the night together. Just as you start to get ready, you dad reminds you it’s your aunt’s birthday and the whole family is going out to dinner to celebrate. H ow can this possibly end without a huge argument?One of the greatest sources of tension between teenagers and their families is the struggle to balance individual desires with family expectations. As you are getting older, you are becoming more independent and more interested in being with your friends.However, at the same time, your family is trying to figure out how to deal with these changes. While you once spent most of your free time with your family, now you are often absent from home. Parents may get their feelings hurt. Or they might feel they are losing control of their family during this period. You might feel angry that so many demands are placed on you.There are a few things you can try to make it a little easier to ease the tension.*Make your plans in advance. Ask your parents if there is anything else planned at that time.*When something with your friends interferes with a family event, try to figure out if there is any way you can do both. In other words, could you spend a little time with each group? Or could you go to the family event and ask if next time you could choose to be your friends? Or you could try inviting a friend to also join in the family event?*Suggest something you would really like to do with your family. Sometimes parents feel better just knowing their teenager wants to spend time with them.Some of the time you won’t be happy with the outcome. You might either have to disappoint your parents or miss out being with your friends. However, if you show consideration for the feeling of both your family and your friends, you can solve the problem in a tender way.67. According to the writer, what brings about arguments between teenagers and theirparents?A. The fact that teenage rs like to stay out all day long but don’t want to stay athome.B. The fact that parents don’t want their children to stay with their friends.C. Less and less communication between teenagers and their parents.D. The difficulty to strike a balance between friends and family.68. As children grow up, they have an intention to ________.A．stay with their friends B．live up to family’s expectations C．get more attention from their parents D．hurt their parents’ feelings69. How will parents react when they find their kids don’t want to stay with them?A．They can understand that their children have to be independent.B．They may feel disappointed about their children.C．They may feel very sad about that.D．They may give their children a good beating.70. Which of the following is NOT the way the writer suggests to solve the problem?A．Ask your parents ahead of time to make sure of your schedule.B．Try to divide your time equally between your friends and family.C．Let your parents know what you like to do with them.D．Refuse your friends or your parents directly.第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）71. What the coach really doubts is the seriousdisease soon.(recover)教练真正怀疑的是这位运动员是否会从严重的疾病中康复。
2013年湖北卷英语试题及答案
2013·湖北卷第二部分词汇知识运用(共两节，满分45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。
21．Poetry written from the ________ of the urban youth tends to reveal their anxiety over a lack of sense of belonging.A．perspective B．priorityC．participation D．privilege21. A考查名词辨析。
perspective看法，观点，视角；priority 优先考虑的事，重点，优先权；participation参加，参与；privilege特别待遇，优惠，特权。
句意：以城市青年的视角写的诗倾向于揭示他们缺乏归属感的焦虑。
22 Carbon dioxide, which makes a ________ between us and the sun, prevents heat from getting out of the atmosphere easily, so the earth is becoming warmer.A．difference B．comparisonC．connection D．barrier22. D考查名词辨析。
difference 差别，不同；comparison 比较，对比；connection 联系，关联；barrier障碍，屏障。
句意：在我们和太阳之间形成一道屏障的二氧化碳很容易阻止热量进入大气层，所以地球更暖和了。
23．While intelligent people can often ________ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.A．sacrifice B．substituteC．simplify D．survive23. C考查动词辨析。
湖北省2013年襄阳、荆州、黄冈、孝感、宜昌、十堰、恩施七市(州)高三联考英语word版(暨四月调考)
2013年湖北七市（州）高三年级联合考试英语本科目考试时间：2013年4月19日下午15：00-17：00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. Where are the speakers talking?A. At a railway station.B. On a plane.C. Over the phone.2. What time is it now?A. Four o'clock.B. Three thirty.C. Three o'clock.3. What does the woman imply?A. She wants to call Xiao Li.B. The telephone charge is expensive.C. Xiao Li must be sleeping.4. Why, is the man sleepy?A. He got up too early this morning.B. He stayed up late to watch TV last night.C. He worked on his projects late last night5. Where will the man go tonight?A. A cooking school.B. A restaurant.C. The woman's home.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。
湖北荆州市XX届高中毕业班质量检查英语
湖北省荆州市2011届高中毕业班质量检查（I）英语试题注意事项：1．本试题共150分。
考试时刻120分钟。
2．答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、学号填在试卷答题卡上。
3．客观题部分答案选出后，用28铅笔把答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦洁净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
第四部分第一节完成句子和第二节短文写作的答案用钢笔或圆珠笔直截了当“填写到答题卡上对应的空白处。
，答在试题卷上的无效。
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秒钟的时刻来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What are the two speakers doing now?A．Walking upstairs B．Taking a lift C．Climbing a hill．2．What time if now?A．Three thirty．B．Three o'clock．C．Four o'clock．3．What language spoken in the film?A．Japanese．B．Chinese, C．English．4．How will the man get to Boston?A．By car B．By train C．By air5．How long has he been in the company?A．10 years．B．4 years．C．6 years．第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）听下面5段对话或独自。
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，并标在试卷的摆应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时刻阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时刻。