2011年秋湖北省部分重点中学期中联考高三英语试题

2011年秋湖北省部分重点中学期中联考
英语试卷
命题人：吴爱枝审题人：熊亚平刘春明
考试时间：120分钟试题满分：150分
第一部分：听力（共两小节，每小题1.5分,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。

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 is the man going to do next?
A. Call a taxi.
B. Clean the windows.
C. Drive Jenny to the hospital.
2. What does the woman want to buy?
A. Shirts.
B. Shelves.
C. Shoes.
3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a cinema.
B. In a theatre.
C. In a sitting-room.
4. What did the man do?
A. He tried to comfort the woman.
B. He played a joke on the woman.
C. He told the woman the wrong date.
5 What does the woman think of the subject they are talking about?
A. She likes it very much.
B. She just likes part of it. C She doesn’t like it at all.
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，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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 is Mr. White doing now?
A. Answering a call.
B. Attending a meeting.
C. Going to the Grand Restaurant.
7. Who wants to discuss something with Mr. White?
A. Mr. Baker.
B. Mr. Brown.
C. Jenny Green.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What’s wrong with the woman?
A. Her head is injured.
B. Her throat is infected.
C. She has a problem with her lungs.
9. How does the woman feel?
A. Wanting to cough.
B. Always being sleepy.
C. Having no desire to eat.
10. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. To keep warm.
B. To stay in hospital.
C. To drink more hot water.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why is Lucy unhappy?
A. Because she didn’t sleep well last night.
B. Because she has made so many mistakes.
C. Because she has quarreled with Mr. Scott.
12. Who is Mr. Scott?
A. Lucy’s friend.
B. Lucy’s boss.
C. Lucy’s neighbor.
13. What will Lucy probably do?
A. Write to the milkman.
B. Write to apologize to Mr. Scott.
C. Have a good talk with her neighbor.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. How many things will the woman have to do before 5:30 on Saturday?
A. Four.
B. Five.
C. Six.
l5. What will the woman do at noon?
A. See a doctor.
B. Clean the house.
C. Pick up her brother.
16. What will the woman do for Julie?
A. Prepare the dinner for her.
B. Send for a doctor for her
C. Help her to finish her science project.
17. What will most probably happen in the evening?
A. The man will come to the woma n’s house.
B. The woman will go to the man’s house to play games.
C. The woman’s mother will talk with the man about something.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What does the speaker explain in the text?
A. Some popular proverbs.
B. Good advice on how to live.
C. Some proverbs about birds.
19. Who have sent their favorite proverbs to the speaker?
A. His doctors.
B. His listeners.
C. His students.
20. How many proverbs does the speaker mention?
A. Four.
B. Five.
C. Six.
第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
21．We should spend more time on matters．That means saying less and doing more．A．optimistic B．specific C．practical D．social
22．Those who suffer from headache will find they get from this medicine．A．relief B．shelter C．safety D．defense
23．He was really as guilty as his partner，but he managed to it．
A．get away from B．get out of C．get away with D．get through
24．The number of those missing in the New Zealand’s quake was reported more than 200，including those recovered bodies that have yet to be ．
A．deserved B．recognized C．confirmed D．identified
25．The old man came to our restaurant so that all of us were familiar with him．A．gradually B．frequently C．instantly D．equally
26．He gave his listeners a vivid of his journey through Wales．
A．example B．explanation C．analysis D．account
27．Diet is fundamental to health．If you your diet，trouble will follow．A．pay B．ignore C．leave D．remain 28．Practicing Chinese Kung Fu can not only one’s strength，but develop one’s character．A．build up B．bring up C．make up D．take up
29．We should look up to him as a shining example of to responsibility．A．privilege B．burden C．devotion D．intelligence 30．Shelley didn’t allow her failure in the exam to discourage her．，she began to work harder than before．
A．In addition B．On the whole C．In turn D．On the contrary
第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One summer evening I was 31 by the open window，reading a good but rather frightening mystery story．After a time it became too dark for me to 32 easily，so I put my book down and got up to 33 on the light．I was just about to draw the curtains as well 34 I heard a loud 35 of “Help！Help！”．It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the garden．I looked out but it was
now too dark to see anything 36 ．Almost immediately I heard the cry again．It 37 like a child，although I could not imagine how anybody could need help in our garden，unless one of the boys of the neighborhood had climbed a 38 and could not get down．
I 39 ，however，that I ought to go out and have a look in the garden，just in case someone was in 40 ．I took the torch (手电筒) which we keep for going down into the cellar，41 there is no electric light，and picked up a strong walking stick，thinking that this might come in useful，too．Armed with these，I went out into the garden．Once again I heard the cry．There was no 42 that it came from the trees at the end of the garden．“Who’s there？”I called out as I walked，rather 43 ，down the path that led to the trees．44 there was no answer．With the help of my torch I examined the whole of that part of the garden and the lower branches of the trees．There was no 45 of anybody or anything．I came to the conclusion that someone was 46 a rather silly joke on me．Still feeling rather 47 ，I went back to the house and put away the torch and the stick．I had just sat down and begun to read my book again when I was startled by the cry of“Help！Help！”，this time from right behind my shoulder．I dropped my book and 48 ．There，sitting on top of the mantelpiece (壁炉台)，was a large green and red bird．It was a parrot！While I was out in the garden，the bird 49 have seen the light in my room and flown in through the 50 window．31．A．standing B．lying C．leaning D．sitting
32．A．write B．read C．speak D．listen
33．A．switch B．open C．go D．put
34．A．while B．as C．when D．before
35．A．noise B．sound C．cry D．shout
36．A．clearly B．brightly C．suddenly D．immediately 37．A．heard B．listened C．looked D．sounded 38．A．mountain B．wall C．tree D．rock
39．A．decided B．demanded C．insisted D．suggested
40．A．sight B．trouble C．order D．peace
41．A．which B．that C．what D．where
42．A．need B．worry C．doubt D．possibility 43．A．nervously B．excitedly C．happily D．carefully
44．A．So B．Therefore C．But D．Thus
45．A．mark B．sign C．signal D．symbol
46．A．telling B．making C．saying D．playing 47．A．puzzled B．excited C．satisfied D．delighted
48．A．sat up B．jumped up C．stood up D．got up
49．A．must B．need C．should D．could
50．A．small B．big C．open D．back
第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Time is very important in our lives．It organizes our everyday moments．However，time never had any importance in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more responsible．
It came from Denmark to the U. A.E．jewelry shop in a gray box．It weighs 8 oz．It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist．And all of it is made of silver．This object tells me the importance of time in my life．
I received this gift on a gray-sky day．I had to go to the airport at 9:00 AM to pick up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house．However，I was late because I was hanging out with my friends．Later on that day，around 11:00 AM，I remembered my uncle，but I was very late for him．He had left the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house．
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 PM on the same day and looked at my angry father’s face．I felt ashamed of myself at that moment．After I said hi to my angry father and tired uncle，my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch which was a gift from him．Then he said，“Essa，did you have fun with your friends today？”I answered，“Yes，father，and I’m sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali．”He said，“What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your actions．”I was ashamed and said，“Father，I’ll never do it again．I promise．”He said，“I hope today you learned something important，and this watch will be a reminder for you．”He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life．
I learned a very important lesson from my father：to respect time and never be late to get someone．This watch is important to me，not because of its price，but because of the lesson that I learned from it．
51．The watch is so important in the author’s life because ．
A．it is made of silver
B．it tells the author time every day
C．it made the author more responsible
D．the author’s father sent it to him
52．The author was late for picking up his uncle at the airport because he ．A．overslept
B．was held up in the traffic jam
C．hung out with his friends and forgot about his uncle
D．did not want to go to the airport
53．The author’s father felt when the author reached his house in the afternoon．A．angry B．happy C．satisfied D．curious
54．From this passage，we may infer that although the author was at fault in being late for picking up his uncle at the airport，．
A．he is a responsible person
B．he is a careless person
C．he is an experienced person
D．he is an irresponsible person
B
Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once，they will be able to find it again years later．I am one of those unfortunate people who have an extremely poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time，but I manage to get lost on my way there．
When I was a teenager，I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that some miraculous (奇迹般的) chance would bring me to the spot I was heading for．I am no longer too embarrassed to ask people for directions，but I often receive extremely confusing replies and I am no more likely to get to my destination than I was if I had not stopped to ask the way．
A lot of people do not like to admit that they do not know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way even if they do not know it；others，who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well，will give you a long list of directions which you cannot possibly hope to remember；and still others do not seem to be able to distinguish between their left and their right and you eventually find that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going．If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere，I always tell them that I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid confusing them，but even this can have embarrassing results．
I was once on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him to the Sunlight Insurance Building．I automatically gave my usual reply，but I had only walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building．However，at this
point，I decided it was too late to turn back and search him out of the crowd behind me as I had an appointment to keep at the office with a new client and I did not want to keep him waiting．Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions to my office and his astonishment when be recognized me as the person he had asked．55．The main idea of this passage is ．
A．most people have good sense of directions
B．most people have poor sense of directions
C．the author himself is a good direction-giver
D．the author himself has poor sense of direction
56．In his childhood，the author wandered round in circles when heading for a certain place because ．
A．he had a good sense of direction
B．he liked to play around on the way
C．he was too shy to ask strangers the way
D．he didn’t want to go to the place
57．According to the passage，which type of direction-givers does the writer belong to？
A．those who refuse to give any direction with the excuse of lack of knowledge
B．those who give a rather complicated description of directions
C．those who often give the opposite directions to what one expects
D．those who’re eager to direct the way though they don’t know it at all
58．The author introduced his experience in the last two paragraphs in order to show that ．A．people may make mistakes if they don’t be careful enough
B．people may sometimes make mistakes even if they try to avoid them
C．people can avoid any mistakes if they try to do so
D．people can not avoid any mistakes however hard they try
C
There is no doubt that adults，and even highly educated adults，vary greatly in the speed and efficiency of their reading．Some proceed (进行) very slowly throughout；others dash along too quickly and then have to regress (返回)．Poor readers in particular may lack the ability to vary their manner of reading according to the type of reading matter and to their intentions in reading it．A good reader can move at great speed through the text of a novel or similar light reading matter．He may be able to skim a page，picking up a word or two here and there，and gain a general idea of what the text is about without really reading it．In reading more difficult material，with the intention of taking in
the whole of it，he will proceed more slowly，but even then he will vary his pace，concentrating on the key words and passages，perhaps re-reading them several times and pass more quickly over the remainder．A less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever the material he reads．Consequently，even light reading matter gives him little pleasure because he reads so slowly．But this pace may be too fast for really difficult material，which requires special concentration at difficult points．
A type of reading which needs careful attention to detail is proofreading，in which the reader，in order to discover misprints in a sample print，has to notice not so much the meaning of what he reads as the exact shape and order of letters and words in the text．This is extremely difficult for most people，since they are accustomed to overlooking such details．In fact，considerable practice is required to practice this task efficiently and it can be done only by reading very slowly，and by paying comparatively little attention to the general meaning of the text．
59．The author claims that there is a difference in reading speed ．
A．among readers who have different experience
B．among readers from different professions
C．among individual readers
D．among the highly educated people
60．A good reader is one who ．
A．concentrates on the wonderful part of the text
B．always reads slowly and carefully
C．changes his speed according to text types
D．changes his speed according to his interest in the text
61．It can be inferred from the passage that ．
A．proofreading needs special attention to the details
B．the faster you read，the better you understand
C．a good reader is always good at proofreading
D．readers can enjoy non-serious reading with fast reading speed
62．What does the underlined word“proofreading”in the last paragraph mean？
A．reading carefully in order to understand the material well
B．reading in great detail in order to check errors，especially misprints of the material
C．reading from the very beginning to the end in order to locate some good words
D．reading carefully in order to find the answer to some questions
D
A few years ago it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap，a division between young people and their elders．Parents complained that children did not show them proper respect and obedience，while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all．What had gone wrong？Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared？Actually，the generation gap has been around for a long time．Many critics argue that it built into the fabric of our society．One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life-styles．In more traditional societies when children grow up，they are expected to live in the same area as their parents，to marry people that their parents know and approve of，and often to continue the family occupation．In our society，young people often travel great distances for their education，move out of the family home at an early age，marry-or live with-people whom their parents have never met，and choose occupations different from those of their parents．In our upwardly mobile society，parents often expect their children to do better than they did：to find better jobs，to make more money，and to do all the things that they were unable to do．Often，however，the ambitions the parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them．Often，they discover that they have very little in common with each other．Finally，the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations．In a traditional culture，elder people are valued for their wisdom，but in our society the knowledge of lifetime may become obsolete overnight．The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds，separated by different skills and abilities．
No doubt，the generation gap will continue to be a feature of American life for some time to come．Its causes are rooted in the freedoms and opportunities of our society，and in the rapid pace at which society changes．
63．This passage mainly deals with ．
A．what a generation gap is
B．what causes a generation gap
C．the tendency that a generation gap will last
D．the roles different generations play in modern society
64．According to the passage，the underlined word“obsolete”in the fourth paragraph probably mean ．
A．old B．abandoned C．out-of-date D．traditional 65．According to the author，the generation gap will in America．
A．disappear soon
B．exist for a relatively long time in the future
C．change greatly in the future
D．not influence American people’s life
66．Which of the following is NOT the cause of the generation gap？
A．Freedom of the American society．
B．Opportunities of the American society．
C．Development of the American society．
D．The rapid pace at which the American society changes．
E
Today our lives are changing faster than at any time in history．Here we report on three important changes that will have a big influence on our everyday lives in the future．The cashless society Cash and bank-notes will disappear almost completely．They will be replaced by cards—plastic cards with processors“loaded”with some money．When we pay for goods，the shop assistant will insert our small card into a payment terminal and money will be transferred from our card to the shop’s card．When all the money is used up，we will be able to“load”it by inserting it into a telephone，dialing our bank account and transferring money to the card from the account．If we want to transfer money from our card to a bank account，we will use the same method．Cards will be able to hold several different kinds of money at the same time，so if we go aboard，we will use our smart cards in the same way．
Interactive telephones Human telephone operators will be sharply replaced by talking computers．These computers will recognize speech，ask us what information we need，get the information from a database，and change it to speech．If we want to book a flight or pay a bill by phone，we will interact with a talking computer to do so．Of course，this won’t happen until all the technology is in place，but when it is we will soon get used to interacting with computers in this way．Human telephone will be used only for more complex operation such as dealing with complaints．
Intelligent cars Traffic jams in cities will be reduced because drivers will use electronic maps to find the quickest way to their destination．Traffic jams will also decrease when electronic systems start charging motorists for driving in cities．As soon as motorists have to pay to drive in cities，they will stop using their cars and use public transport instead．Speed control systems will be built into cars．These systems will automatically manage the speed of the car to take account of traffic and weather conditions and prevent accidents．It will be many years before these changes bring results but when they do，there will be a big improvement in road safety．
67．When you transfer money from your card to your bank account，you will ．。