2012年湖北某高中提前招生考试英语试题

2012年湖北某高中提前招生考试
英语试题
（满分100分）
一单项选择(共15分．每小题1分)
从每小题的四个选项中选出一个能填入题中相应空白处的最佳答案
1. --- Why didn’t you go to the party last night ?
--- Oh, I had too much homework to do. ______, I don’t have suitable clothes.
A. However
B. Besides
C. Instead
D. Except
2. —Did you see Mr. Black just now?
— Yes. He ________ his car when I met him.
A. parked
B. was parking
C. parks
D. will park
3. ----- Peter shut his mouth at the meeting all the time. How about Tom?
---- ______________.
A. He does so
B. He did so
C. So does he
D. So did he
4. --- Mum, could you buy me a dress like this?
---- Certainly, we can buy _______ one than this, but ________ this.
A. a better; better than
B. a worse; as good as
C. a cheaper; as good as
D. a more important; not as good as
5 —Let’s go fishing if it _____ this weekend.
—But nobody knows if it _______.
A. is fine, will rain
B. will be fine, rains
C. will be fine, will rain
D. is fine; rains
6. --- What did you discuss just now?
--- We discussed .
A．when could we meet at Xinhua Bookstore
B．where we would have a wonderful outing
C．whether we will have a barbecue during May Day
D．who is suitable to be the host of the charity show
7---__________British Prince William(威廉王子) _______ Kate for nearly two years?
A .Did… marry B．Has … married
C．Has… been married to D Has… been married with
8. ______it is to jump into the river to swim in summer!
A. What a fun
B. How funny
C. How fun
D. What fun
9 －Why is the little boy crying over there ?
--- He is too short to reach _________the toy bear _____the toy car on the shelf.
A both … and
B either … or
C neither… nor
D not … but
10. ------It’s not difficult for five workers to push the broken van away.－Yes, _______.
A. When the cat’s away, the mice will play.
B. Every dog has its day.
C. One finger cannot lift a small stone
D. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
11 .---- Do you know the young lady _____ your mother is talking?
A. who
B. whom
C. with whom
D. which
12-----The naughty boy _____ to me that the hen which _____ there just now had ____ two eggs the day before.
A. lied; lying; laid
B. laid; laid; laid
C. lied ; lay; lain
D. lied; laid; lain
13--- A smile can help us ________ difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers.
A. get in
B. get through
C. get along
D. get over
14 At last the boy was made and began to laugh.
A. stop crying
B. to to stop to cry
C. to stop crying
D. stop to cry 15――She is too busy ______to my family often.
------why not call them instead?
A writing
B to writing
C to write
D write
二完形填空(共l5分．每小题1分)
先阅读短文，然后从文后每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。

It was raining as my sister Jill and I ran out of the Methodist Church, eager to get home and play with the 16 that Santa had left for us and our baby sister ,Sharon Across the street from the church was a Pan American gas station where the Greyhound bus stopped .It was 17 for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing outside the locked door to keep dry. I 18 why they were there but then forgot about them as I had to keep up with Jill.
When we got home, there was 19 time to enjoy our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents, house for our annual Christmas dinner. 20 we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the closed gas station.
My father was driving very 21 down the highway. The closer we got to the turn-off for my grandparents’ house, the slower the car went. Suddenly, my father U-turned in middle of the road and drove back.
When my father 22 the service station, I saw that there were five of them：The parents and three children—two girls and a small boy.
My father rolled down his window and asked the man, “Are you waiting for 23 ?” “Yes.” He answered.
“Well, you’re getting wet standing here. The stop is just a few miles up the road ” My father said. “ why don’t you all 24 the car I’ll run you up there.”
The man thought about it for a moment, and then he beckoned （招手）to his family. They climbed into the car. They had 25 with them, only the clothes they were wearing.
Once they settled in, my father looked back over his shoulder and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Three 26 faces gave him his answer.
“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, looking at my mother, “Becaus e when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having trouble finding all, and he asked me 27 he could leave your toys at my house. We’ll just go and get them before I take you to the bus stop.”
All at once, the three children’s feces lit up, an d they bounce to bounce around in the back, laughing and chattering.
When we got out of the car at our house, the three children ran 28 the front door and straight to the toys that were under our Christmas tree. One of the girls kept her eyes on Jill and immediately hugged it to her breast. I remember that the little boy 29 for Sharon’s ball. And the other girl picked up something of mine. All this happened a long time ago, but the 30 of it remains clear. That was the Christmas when my sisters and I learned the joy of making others happy.
16. A. food B. candy C. presents D. books
17. A. open B. closed C. safe D. clean
18. A. saw B. knew C. realized D. wondered
19. A. hardly B. still C. almost D. nearly
20. A. After B. Before C. As D. While
20. A. slowly B. happily C. politely D. carelessly
22. A. pulled into B. put into C. came into D. ran into
23. A. the bus B. the train C. the car D. the taxi
24. A. get on B. get in C. get off D. get up
25. A. something B. anything C. everything D. noting
26. A. happy B. sad C. worried D. good
27. A. what B. which C. if D. how
28. A. through B. for C. with D. to
29. A. reached B. brought C. took D. carried
30. A. story B. expensive C. result D. memory
三阅读理解(15分，每小题1.5分)
先阅读短文．然后根据短文内容从文后每小题的四个选项中，选出一个能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的正确答案。

A
A BIG hairy spider with eight legs moving slowly on the floor can make many people hold out their arm s and shout, “It was that big!” However, a new study in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders has shown that if people are afraid of spiders, they might see the animals as much larger than they really are.Scientists from Ohio State
University, US, tested 57 people who were afraid of spiders. These people saw spiders of different sizes (2 to 15 centimeters wide) five times in an eight-week period. In the first experiment, people stood over three meters away from a box containing a spider, and moved closer to it. When they were next to the box, they had to guide the spider around by touching it with a stick. Throughout the experiment, they reported to the scientists how afraid they were feeling on a scale of 0-100.Afterwards, scientists took the spiders out of the room. People were asked to draw a single line to show how long the spider was. Researchers found that the more fear the person had while seeing the spider, the larger they guessed it to be. Even during other experiments, when people looked directly at the spider while drawing the line, they still drew a line larger than the spider’s actual size. Scientist Michael Vasey, of Ohio State University, told the Guardian: “In this case, the feared spider is seen as being bigger. And that may serve as a factor for the fear.”The findings of the study may help doctors to give effective treatment for such fears, and to help patients overcome them.
31. The study shows that people are afraid of spiders ______.
A. with big mouths
B. of large size
C. with long noses
D. of dark colors
32 People tested in Ohio State University were asked to see spiders ______.
A. 2-15 centimeters wide
B. for as long as eight weeks’ time
C. of five different sizes
D. on a scale of 0-100
33. Which is TRUE according to the text?
A. Scientists used a box with a spider and a stick in it for the first experiment.
B. People had to draw the actual spider that they had seen.
C. The less afraid the person felt while seeing the spider, the longer the line he
drew.
D. The results of the study may be helpful for treating people’s fear of spiders
B
Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even
if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don't understand the culture behind it.
For example, if an American boy asks his mother what's for dinner tomorrow, she may say "I'll play it by ear", that means she doesn't have plans for dinner and she will decide later. "Play by ear" used to mean playing music using the sheet music, but now people often use it when they're not talking about music.
There're many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebody saying to you, "Give me a hand", you don't necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of hand, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It's not about the color of your hand! You're a green hand when you are very new at your work and don't have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two definitely work together very well.
Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with parts of your body?
34. If a mother says "I'll play it by ear" to talk about the dinner, she means _______.
A. she will cook dinner while listening to music at the same time
B. she doesn't hear what others are talking about.
C. she will play music using the sheet music instead of cooking dinner
D. She doesn't have plans for dinner and will decide later
35. When one says "Can you give me a hand?", he means _______.
A. he needs to hold your hand.
B. he works well with you
C. he needs your help
D. he is a new comer and can't help with the situation
36 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People use English idioms more in spoken English than in written English.
B. To understand the culture behind an idiom is important in understanding
the idiom.
C. Idioms make your English more vivid and colorful so they are easy to remember.
D. You may not understand an idiom even though you know the meaning of each word.
37. Here are 4 common English idioms to do with parts of your body and their meanings. Can you match them?
1) to learn something by heart a. to depend on oneself
2) to have sticky fingers b. to know something very well
3) to stand on one's own feet c. to do something secretly
4) to go behind someone's back d. to have the habit of stealing
A. b a d c
B. b d a c
C. c b a d D .c d b a
C
Alice was now in a long dark room with doors all round the walls, and she could not see the White Rabbit anywhere.
She tried to open the doors, but they were all locked(锁上).
“How will I ever get out again?” she thought sadly. Then she saw a little glass table with three legs, and on the top of it was a very small gold key. Alice quickly took the key and tried it in all the doors, but she couldn’t open any.
Then she saw another door, a door that was only forty centimetres high. The little gold key unlocked this door easily, but Alice couldn’t get through it－she was much too big. So she lay on the floor and looked through the open door, into a beautiful garden with green trees and bright flowers.
“I’d like to be out there－not in this dark room. Why can’t I get smaller?” It was already a very strange day, and Alice was beginning to think that anything was possible.
After a while she locked the door again, got up and went back to the glass table.
She put the key down and then she saw a little bottle on the table. Round the neck of the bottle was a piece of paper with the words DRINK ME in large letters.
“It can be dangerous to drink out of strange bottles,” she said. “What will it do to me?” She drank a little bit very slowly. The taste was very nice and very soon Alice finished the bottle.
“ I think I’m getting smaller and smaller every second.” And she was. “And now, ” she said happily, “ I can get through the little door into that beautiful gar den.”
She ran at once to the door. Then she remembered that the little gold key was back on the glass table. She ran back to the table for it, but she was now much too small! The key was high above her, on top of the table. She tried very hard to climb up the table leg, but she couldn’t do it.
At last, tired and unhappy, she got angry with herself. Soon she saw a little glass box near her on the floor. She opened it, and found a very small cake with the words EAT ME on it.
Nothing could surprise Alice now.
38 We can learn that Alice felt a little _____________ from the underlined sentence.
A. proud
B. angry
C. afraid
D. excited
39. Which is the right order of the events according to the story?
① Alice saw a little glass box near her o n the floor.
② Alice came to a long dark room.
③ Alice saw a beautiful garden with green trees and bright flowers.
④ Alice drank out of the little bottle and became small.
⑤ Alice took the little gold key and opened the small door.
A. ②⑤③④①
B. ②④⑤①③
C. ②①⑤④③
D. ②③④⑤①
40. What do you think Alice will probably do at the end of the story?
A. Wait for the White Rabbit.
B. Eat the small cake.
C. Climb up the table leg again.
D. Sit on the floor and cry.
四词汇（10分，每小题1分）根据下列句子的意思及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出所缺单词，每空限填一词。

41 .You will be attracted by the ____________(家具) that the emperors used in the past.
42. The book he is interested in __________ (描述) how birds live.
43. The task was_________(成功地）completed on time with the help of my friends.
44 Sh e’s ____________ (分) the watermelon into twenty pieces and given them to each student.
45. Hong Kong , Macau returned to their motherland during the nineteen ________( 九
十)，it showed China is great .Its people are all proud of it.
46 .The teacher asked us to practice ____________(语音) of words every day in order
to improve our listening and remember them well.
47.Thanks to the __________(战士) help ,many people were saved in the earthquake
on March 11th ,2011.We must thank them .
48 Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia. The weather there is changeable,
people are used to _______(经历) four seasons a day .
49 The more you exercise ,the _______(健康的) you will be .
50 --- Would you mind if he ________( 实验) in the classroom? It will produce terrible
gas.
----You had better not.
五阅读短文，按照要求完成各题。

（10分，每小题2分）
Every day 25 million U. S. children ride school buses.
The safety record for these buses is much better than for
passenger cars; but nevertheless, about 10 children are killed each year riding on large school buses, and nearly four times that number are killed outside buses in the loading zones. By and large, however, the nation's school children are transported to and from school safely.
Even though the number of school bus casualties(死亡人数) is not large, the safety of children is always of intense(高度的) public concern. While everyone wants to
see children transported safely, people are grouped about what needs to be done—particularly whether seat belts should be mandatory (强制性的).
Supporters of seat belts on school buses argue that seat belts are necessary not only to reduce death and injury, but also to teach children lessons about the importance of using them in any moving vehicle. On the other hand, they point out that seat belts help keep children in their seats, away from the bus driver.
Opponents of seat belt installation(安装) suggest that children are already well protected by the school buses that follow the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) safety requirement set in 1977. They also believe that many children won't wear seat belts anyway, and that they may damage(损害) the belts or use them to hurt other children.
A new Research Council report on school bus safety suggests that there are some other safety devices and procedures that may be more effective（有效的） and less expensive. For example, a research suggested that raising seat backs four inches may have the same safety effectiveness as seat belts.
51根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子回答问题
What does the writer think of school buses safety?
He thinks that_____________________________ ______
52根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一词）
In this passage, there are different opinions about seat belt installation. People in paragraph 3 are ____________ it, however, people in paragraph 4 are ____________ it.
53 What does the word vehicle in paragraph 3 mean in Chinese? __________________________
54 把短文中划线句子译成汉语。

_______________________________________________________________________________ 55 Do the supporters and the opponents have the same purpose? If so , what is it ? ___________________________________________________________________
六、短文填空（10分，每小题1分）
根据短文内容和首字母的提示，把文中所缺词语补充出来，使短文完整、正确、通顺。

（每空限填一词）
Jeremy Lin- A Chinese American NBA player
If you are a fan of the NBA, you must have heard of
Jeremy Lin these days。

Jeremy Lin is 191 cm tall and he
56 w__91 kilograms.
Jeremy Lin was born in the USA.57 B__ his parents are
from China, but they moved to America in the 1970s. Since
Jeremy was a little boy, he has 58s___ a great talent for basketball. He played it so well 59 t__ the even became the captain on the school basketball team in high school. Although a lot of time was 60 s___ on basketball ，Jeremy never 61l__ his parents down with poor school grades. Jeremy was a hard-working student. He studied very hard and always got good grades. That was 62 w__ he could enter America’s best university, Harvard University after he 63g___from high school. There, of course, Jeremy still worked on his favorite. He joined the school basketball team. 64 W__ his good talent and hard work, Jeremy became the team’s star player.
As soon as Jeremy graduated from Harvard in 2010, he got his first job. He got
a contract with the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. It is also many basketball
65 p____ dream. Now, Jeremy is playing for the team.
七补全对话(共5分，每小题1分)
根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整
A ： This year is a special year for the English people.
B ：Why ?
A ： 66_________________.
B ： I forgot the big event –the 2012 Olympics. 67______________?
A ： On July 27th . It will last for 19 days.
B ： It is only four months from today on. 68______________?
A ：Yes .so far all the main buildings have been finished .and all the volunteers
were trained in February.
B ：Usually, the Olympics stadium is the most beautiful of the buildings. 69____________?
A ： It looks like a bowl. So it is called London bowl. look there is a picture
of it on the ticket.
B ： 70_________________. You have a ticket for the 2012 Olympics. You can watch
the games in London .How did you get the ticket?
A ：My father bought it on the internet. In London .I can also visit some places
of interest besides watching games.
B： Wish you have a good time in London.
八书面表达。

（20分）
今年是雷锋同志逝世50周年，全国上下引来了学习雷锋的新高潮。

作为一名中学生，我门该如何弘扬和践行雷锋精神呢？李鸣所在的学校准备在下周一开展一次主题为“雷锋在我心中”的演讲比赛。

假设你是李鸣，结合下面对雷锋精神的新解释写一篇不少于80字演讲稿。

助人为乐――在校园内外对雪要帮助的人及时给予帮助，积极参加志愿者活动。

爱岗敬业――爱学习，言行举止文明。

热爱祖国――爱学校，不损害校内各种设施和花草树木，爱护学校环境。

勤俭节约――合理利用零花钱，废旧物品（书，本子），节约能源（水，电），做一名热心环保人士。

补充词汇 :spirit of LeiFeng behave ,damage ,campus facilities, pocket money, waste, energy, greener person ,protect ,electricity
注意：1. 词数: 80个左右（开头和结尾已给出的内容不记入总词数）；
2. 内容必须包括上表中的要点，可适当发挥，但不要逐字翻译；
3. 条理清楚、语句连贯；
4．文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名。

Goodmorning,everyone.__________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________
__________________________________________________________ That is all. Thank you for listening .
参考答案
一单项选择(共15分．每小题1分)
1. B
2. B 3 .D 4 .C 5. A
6 . B 7. C 8 .D 9 .B 10 .C
11. C 12. C 13. D 14. C 15 .C
二完形填空(共l5分．每小题1分)
16. C 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. C
21. A 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. D
26. B 27. C 28. A 29. A 30. D
三阅读理解(15分，每小题1.5分)
31 B 32 A 33 D 34 D 35 C
36 A 37 B 38 C 39 A 40 B
四词汇（10分，每小题1分）
41 furniture 42. describes 43 successfully 44 dividing 45 nineties
46 pronunciations47soldiers′48 experiencing 49 healthier
50experiments
五阅读短文，按照要求完成各题。

（10分，每小题2分）
51 He thinks the school buses safety is good. 52 for, against 53 车辆
54 例如，一项研究表明增高座椅背四英尺可能与座位安全带有同样的安全效果。

55 Yes, they do. They both want to make the children go home or to school safely.
六、短文填空（10分，每小题1分）
56 weighs 57 Both 58 shown 59 that 60 spent
61 let 62 why 63 graduated 64 With 65 players’
七补全对话(共5分，每小题1分)
66 London will hold the 2012 Olympics ./ The 2012 Olympics will be held /hosted in London.
67 When will it start?/When will it be held/hosted?
68 Is everything ready?
69What does the Olympic stadium look like in London ?
70 You are so lucky.
八书面表达。

（20分）
Good morning, everyone. Today I will talk about Lei Feng . Although he has been dead for 50 years ,he still lives in our hearts. he is always ready to help others. We should learn from him .As a student, what should we do ? I think we should help the people in need, and take an active part in all volunteer activities. In school ,we are supposed to work hard, and behave well. At the same time , we must keep our school clean and tidy, not damage the campus facilities.What′s more,we can spend pocket money properly. We are not allowed to waste workbooks.We must save water and electricity and try our best to be a green person .In short ,we should do everything we can to help others like Lei Feng
That is all. Thank you for listening .。