湖北省黄冈、宜昌、襄樊、孝感、荆州五市高三英语联考英语试卷

英语
注意事项：
1. 本试卷共10页，总分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2B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。

本科目考试时间：2009年4月28日下午3：00 — 5:00
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。

每段对话后面有一个小题，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。

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读有关小题，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。

听下面一段材料，回答第6至7题。

听第下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。

听第下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。

听第下面一段对话，回答第14至第16题。

15. What does the man reply to the woman’s request?
听第下面一段对话，回答第17至第20题。

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。

21. In my view, if you’re making an effort to be a good person and making your dream a _____, then
22. The teacher wants his students to know more about modern science and tries hard to develop a(n)
25. In order to lose weight, the young lady prefers to _____ regularly rather than take expensive
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项
In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies were 31 . His chances of surviving were small. 32 when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much 33 than he was when he started, but alive.
His 34 of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness — how he 35 to catch fish, how he evaporated(蒸发) sea water to 36 fresh water — is very interesting.
But the thing that 37 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no 38 in continuing the struggle. He was starved and 39 worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.
When people 40 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in 41 desperate circumstances 42 in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 43 difficulties.
“I tell myself I can 44 it,” wrote Callahan in his book. “Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, 45 up courage…”
I wrote that down after I read it. It 46 me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 47 off or when my problems seemed too terrible.
And every time I’ve said it, I have always come back to my 48 .
The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 49 to something better. But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 50 through the rough situations
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。

(A)
I shall never forget the night, a few years ago, when Marion J. Douglas was a student in one of my adult-education classes. He told us how tragedy had struck at his home, not once, but twice. The first time he had lost his five-year-old daughter. He and his wife thought they couldn’t bear that first loss; but, as he said, “Ten months later, God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.”
This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldn’t take it,” this father told us. “I couldn’t sleep, eat, rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone.” At last he went to the doctors; one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip, but neither
helped. He said, “My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice(大钳子), and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief(悲伤) —if you have ever been paralyzed(使瘫痪) by sorrow, you know what the meant.
“But thank God, I had one child left —a four-year-old son. He gave me the solution to the problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself, he asked, ‘Daddy, will you build a boat for me?’ I was in no mood to build a boat; in fact, I was in no mood to do anything. But my son is a persistent fellow! I had to gave in. Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished, I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months! I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case, building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.”
“The following night, I made a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to be repaired. Amazingly, I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention. During the last two years I have completed most of them. I am busy now that I have no tim e for worry.”
No time for worry! That is exactly what Winston Churchill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities, he said, “I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”
(B)
According to statistics from the Beijing Admission Office of Higher Learning, 64, 000 students took part in the annual college entrance examinations in Beijing. The number was an increase of 13 percent over last year. More examination halls were added to deal successfully with the new situation.
College expansion is still a hot topic among the exam-takers and their parents. The nation’s policy to admit more students to college should help solve the conflict between the supply and demand of higher learning.
The expansion of the college system is focusing on certain majors. Departments of those subjects, such as electronics, information, computing and communications, that are urgently needed for China’s development, will admit more students to them. The Western Regions in China will have a higher amount of admitted students, as the policy is to change the unbalanced educational situation in these areas. Furthermore, the expansion of college education will also include students from abroad, including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
There are about 5.6 million college students and over 20 percent of them are struggling financially. As schools begin to enroll more students and reform admission fees, more students will have an opportunity to attend college. All schools are carrying out different ways of helping the economically disadvantaged students. National loans for students have taken a great load off the minds of potential students and their parents.
Financially challenged students get loans(贷款) on credit and will repay the loan with their income after graduation. It is a kind of intellectual investment(智力投资) and also a beneficial experiment for students to manage their own credit.
Every school of higher learning now has a special way of helping their students out. The Green Passage, in Qinghua University, for instance, has expanded its service from free transport to other more functional activities.
For developing work like this, the Ministry of Education has been cooperating with banks and financial departments to carry out all agreements of the nation’s student loans system. With their help, the discounted loans will arrive timely so that more people will be able to receive higher education.
(C)
Beijing — The two-day visit to Washington has been heavy for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he attempts to improve ties with Washington and promote his international image ahead of the upcoming G-20 economic summit in London.
Special Relationship
Brown had been praising the “special relationship”between Britain and the United States before he traveled to Washinton, “There is no international partnership in recent history that has served the world better than the special relationship between Britain and the United States,” Brown said in an article in The Sunday Times of London. Such enthusiasm was quickly responded by Barack Obama, the new leader of the world’s largest economy. “The special relationship between the United States and Great Britain is not just important to me, it is important to the American people,”Obama told reporters after meeting with Brown.
Brown was the first European leader to meet Obama at the White House, and this might help the British leader make his image smooth among countrymen in a turbulent(动荡的) time and put him in a better position to appear side by side with Obama at the April G-20 summit that will consider the international economic crisis.
Global New Deal
The talks between Brown and Obama were expected to focus mainly on measures to jump-start international economic growth in the most serious downturn in decades. Brown will first promote his “global new deal” with Obama before taking the proposal to the G-20 talks. The prime minister, who is chairing the G-20 gathering, has said he would push for deep adjustable changes and joint efforts from all of the world’s major economics, developed and developing, to correct financial rules and inspire the global economy.
However, as pointed out by many analysts, there is the potential for bitterness between Britain and the United States. That’s because no small number of Britons believe themselves to be victims of a crisis which they say was set off by the United States. Meanwhile, analysts say it was unrealistic to expect another honeymoon for British-US ties as Obama seems to have attached more importance to the Pacific region than to Europe.
61. According to many analysts, there is the potential for bitterness between the UK and the US
(D)
After ruling the tennis world for almost five years, Roger Federer is adjusting to life at NO.2. But, like any king whose throne(王冠) has been taken away, the Swiss star is already planning secretly his return to power, beginning at this week’s US Open.
The problem is, many experts think he will never do it. They blame everything from age and tough competition to his racket(球拍) and psychology.
For years Federer, 27, hand enjoyed the view from the top. Competitors saw him as undefeated, and for the most part he was. However, before the 2008 season began, Federer had an illness that stole his strength and clearly affected his play on the court. Ever since, he has struggled to return to form, winning just two of his last 14 tournaments.
“Twenty-seven is an age when your body starts talking back to you.” tennis great John McEnroe told the New York Times.
Pancho Sefura, another tennis great, noted that Federer is also facing a maturing crop of young talents. “There are too many great players now,” he said, naming Britain’s Andy Murray, 21, and Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis, 20.
US magazine Sports Illustrated tennis columnist Jon Wertheim suggested that part of Federer’s problem could be his insistence on using a small racket. He says that the smaller head demands ball control. But we see time and again that racket makers try to get players to use a certain stick — one they would like to market to consumers and it has a negative effect the professional game.
Sports psychologist Jim Loehr told the Times that Federer is probably feeling “a sense of doubt” after being considered as undefeated for so long. If Feder er is to recover his state of being undefeated, Loehr said he must overcome his doubt. “Federer doesn’t need fame and money. But he has to get better. He has to go to a whole new level. That’s the only way he stays in the game,” he said.
As for beginning his first Grand Slam(大满贯) in ages as the NO.2 seed, Federer said it might be for the best. “Five years almost, I was expected to win every tournament I entered,” he said, “so
maybe Rafael Nadal now feels what I had to feel for a very long time. It will be interesting to see h ow he handles it.”
(E)
Anyone who ever wondered why a dying plant, say, a freshly-cut red rose may appeal to a lady friend, might take some comfort in science, which once again offers us a reasonable answer to one of the world’ s great mysteries.
Beyond a common preferen ce in people for blue, “the lon g history of color preference studies has been described as ‘confusing and contradictory(矛盾的)’,” write scientists Anya Hurlbert and Yazhu Ling of England’ s Newcastle University, authors of a new study in the journal Current Biology. “This fact is perhaps su r prising,” they said, “though the pop ularity of the concept that little girls differ from boys in pre ferring pink.”
But the scientists believe they have an answer to this scientific mystery, discovering women’s preference for red, hidden above the average liking for blue.
In their study, the pair quickly flashed color cards, displaying many different aspects, at 208 volunteers, mostly Britishers but with a number of Han Chinese, who moved to the United Kingdom recently. Tested in three different experiments, the researchers found out a small but significant preference for reddish colors in the female volunteers.
Puzzled, the authors realized that most of the difference between men and women came in the form of a preference for green VS red in the color cards, regardless of the other slight differences such as the slightly blue ones that everyone liked. Why might this be?
Evolution might offer an answer, they reason. Human color perception(感知), the assessment of
three separate color types —red —green —blue—in our vision (视觉) is a relatively recent addition to our line of mammals(脯乳动物)
Adding weight to their argument, they found the women who are most typically feminine(女性的) on a psychol ogical survey also had the biggest preference for reddish colors. “My love is like a red, red rose,” wrote the Scottish poet Rober Burns in 1794.
第四部分：书面表达（满分40分）
第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
根据每小题括号内的汉语提示，以及句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

例：We ______________________(起床) before dawn. It was still dark outside. (get) 答案：got up
71. Of the two sisters, she is _________________________(较胖的). (fat)
72. ____________________(他说了) something improper at the meeting surprised all of us. (say)
73. It was a burning cigarette end ________________(引起火灾) in the city. (cause)
74. With something urgent ________________(要处理), the general manager hurried back to his office early in the morning. (attend)
75. _________________(无论假期多长), I always feel I want a few days more. (however)
76. Sorry, sir. At no time __________________(允许吸烟) in this building. (allow)
77. He wasn’t given enough financial support, otherwise he ____________________(不会辍学). (drop)
78. ____________________(正如我提到的) in my last letter, we can make our dreams come true by working hard. (mention)
79. Cathy _________________(不可能缺席), for I just saw her at Professor Li’s lecture. (absent)
80. Some new equipment, as well as some new technologies from Germany, _________________ (正用于) the production process. (apply)
第二节：短文写作（满分25分）
李华准备到外企求职，必须具备一定的英语水平。

请发e-mail告知他学英语的方法。

提示：1. 养成良好的学习英语习惯（如……）；
2. 多看英语电视和电影；扩大词汇量；
3. 要有自信；多讲，多用，不要怕出错。

注意：1. 词数为100左右；
2. 电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入你所写词数）
3. 已给出的电子邮件的开头和结尾不得抄入答题卡；
4. 以第一人称写。

Dear Li Hua,
I’m glad to offer you some advice, ______________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Deanne
湖北省黄冈、宜昌、襄樊、孝感、荆州五市2009年高三年级联合考试
英语听力试题录音稿
参考答案及评分标准
(Text 1)
W: When do you think that I can go home, Dr. Smith?
M: Well, you came in on Monday and today is Friday. I’d say that you could probably leave tomorrow, but I don’t want you to go back to work for several weeks.
(Text 2)
W: Did you go to Yellowstone Park for vacation last year?
M: I couldn’t make it last December. But I finally went there three months later. I plan to visit again next year.
(Text 3)
W: Your room is in such a state! When was the last time you tidied it?
M: It was when Linda came over last month. She has been so helpful that I simply can’t do without her.
(Text 4)
M：I wish I had studied harder when I was in the university.
W：You always said you didn’t think study was that important.
M：Yes, I know, but now I realize I was wrong and it’s too late.
(Text 5)
M: I plan to visit New York this summer holiday. Have you ever been there?
W: Several times.
M: Would you recommend some places I can visit?
W: Sure. The Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, the Museum of Modern Art…
(Text 6)
M: I’m very worried about our final exam next week. For one thing, I can’t sleep.
W: Yeah. I went through the same thing last year.
M: That’s why I’m asking you about it. Do you have any suggestions?
W: Well, last year the university offered a stress management course at about this time. Have you been in touch with the service?
M: No. I have no time.
W: Funny, isn’t it? Just when students need help most we can’t afford the time to get it. You’d better call the health services tomorrow. They open at 9:00 a.m. Well, have a good night’s sleep.
M: That’s easier said than done.
(Text 7)
M: Hello, Mrs. Miles, I’m from Sun Insurance. I’m visiting quite a few homes in this area actually.
The storm did a lot of damage.
W: Well, you’ve been quick. I only phoned two days ago.
M: I know. Well, let’s start here at the front, shall we? Uh, you’ve got a lot of coverings missing off the roof.
W: Yes. The chimney was damaged as well.
W: Oh, yes. Some of the bricks have blown off. Anything else?
W: Um, you can see the bedroom window on the left was destroyed. I’ve just put some boards over it.
M: OK. Let’s walk round to the back.
W: Here we are.
M: Goodness, that tree’s fallen down right onto the fence!
W: Yes. It’s a real pity. That was a lovely tree. The shed roof was damaged too, I’m afraid.
M: I see. I’ve got all that. I’ll write up my report and we’ll let you have a check as soon as possible. (Text 8)
W: What do you want to do once you graduate?
M: Uh… I think I’d like to work for a hotel or travel service in this area. How about you?
W: Well, when I first started college, I wanted to study French, but I realized I might have a hard time finding a job using the language, so I changed my major to computer science. With the right skills, finding a job in the computer industry shouldn’t be so difficult.
M: So, do you have a part-time job to support yourself through school?
W: Well, fortunately for me, I received a four-year scholarship.
M: That’s great.
W: Yeah. How about you? Are you working your way through school?
M: Yeah. I work three times a week as a cook at a restaurant.
W: How do you like your job?
M: It’s OK. The other workers are friendly, and the pay isn’t bad.
(Text 9)
W: Prof. Donner, are you giving your advanced ecology course again next term?
M: Yes, I’m planning on it.
W: I wonder if I could join it. I know it’s a graduate course and I’m only a junior, but…
M: Aren’t you a bit young? I’ve allowed qualified seniors to take the course and they usually have a hard time keeping up.
W: I know, but the ecology of the American west is my favorite area of interest and I’ve done a lot of reading in the field. Last term I took Prof. Burman’s course and I didn’t find it challenging enough.
M: I see. You certainly aren’t one of those students who are out for easy grades.
W: I should say not. I really want to learn something.
M: Well, I’ll speak to Prof. Burman. If he thinks you’re ready, I’ll let you take the course.
W: Oh, thanks. That’s really nice of you.
(Text 10)
M：You have probably seen sports cars racing on TV or at the movies. But have you ever seen a drag race? Drag racing started in the United States in 1953. The first drag tracks were built by those who were worried about teenagers who were racing their cars on public streets. A track is a straight course about 1,200 feet long. The track has to be straight because the cars go so fast that they can’t possibly take a corner. Each race lasts only about seven seconds!
The cars used in drag racing don’t have much in common with other racing cars. In the front is something that looks like a bicycle wheel. Huge, fat tyres are at the back. A powerful engine is usually in front of the driver. During a race there is sometimes so much smoke from the engines that it’s hard to see the racers. The fans say the best races are those where the cars go so fast that they can’t see them at all!
There are professional drag races now. A good drag racer can earn as much as $65,000 a year.
参考答案及评分标准
第一部分：听力1—5 BACBC 6—10 ABBAC 11—15 CACBC 16—20 BAABC
第二部分：词汇知识运用
第一节：多项选择：21—25 BADCB 26—30 DACDB
第二节：完形填空：31—35 CBADC 36—40 ABDBC 41—45 ADBAC 46—50 DABDC 第三部分：
阅读理解：51—54 ACDB 55—58 BDAC 59—62 ABDB 63—66 CDAD 67—70 BCBD 第四部分：书面表达
第一节：完成句子
本题评分原则：
1. 结构正确，用给定的英语词完整表达所给的汉语信息，给满分。

2. 未用给定词，零分；结构错，零分。

3. 结构正确，信息完整，但有拼写、单复数等错误扣0.5分。

71. the fatter
72. That he (had) said
73. that caused the fire
74. to attend to
75. However long a vacation/holiday is
76. is smoking allowed
77. would n’t have dropped out (of school)
78. As I mentioned/ As was mentioned by me
79. could / can not have been absent
80. is being applied to
第二节短文写作参考：（Possible version）
Dear Xiao Ming,
I’m glad to offer you some advice.
In my opinion, forming good habits to learn English is vital and essential, such as reading aloud, listening to English songs and communicating with native speakers of English. Fortunately, you have easy access to English because there are English programmes on TV and English films. Also, reading can often build your vocabulary, which may be the biggest challenge for you. In addition, you should have confidence in yourself. Try to speak English whenever possible, just as a proverb goes, practice makes perfect. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. In this way, you are sure to improve your English.
Hopefully, my advice will be helpful.
Yours,
Deanne
短文写作评分要求
一、评分原则：
1．本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。

2．先根据文章内容和语言初步确定其所属的档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3．词数少于80和多于120的，从总分中减去2分。

4．评分时主要关注：内容齐全、应用高级词汇、复杂语法结构的数量、准确性和连贯性。

5．拼写与标点符号，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑，但英美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

6．书写较差，以至于影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。

7. 内容要点可用不同方式表达，对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。

【各档次的给分范围和要求】
第五档(很好)；(21-25分)
1. 完全完成了试题规定的任务。

2. 覆盖所有内容要点。

3. 应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。

4. 语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；
具备较强的语言运用能力。

5. 有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。

6. 完全达到了预期的写作目的。

第四档(好)：(16-20分)
1. 完全完成了试题规定的任务。

2. 虽漏掉1、2个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。

3. 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。

4. 语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词
汇所致。

5. 应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。

6. 达到了预期的写作目的。

第三档(适当)：(11-15分)
1. 基本完成了试题规定的任务。

2. 虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容。

3. 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。

4. 有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。

5. 应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯。

6. 整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。

第二档(较差)：(6-10分)
1. 未恰当完成试题规定的任务。

2. 漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。

3. 语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。

4. 有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。

5. 较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。

6. 信息未能清楚地传达给读者。

第一档(差)：(1-5分)
1. 未完成试题规定的任务。

2. 明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求。

3. 语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。

4. 较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解。

5. 缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。

6. 信息未能传达给读者。

不得分档：（0分）
未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。