湖北省武汉二中2013届高三英语模拟测试试题(A卷)牛津译林版

湖北省部分重点高中 2014 届高三十一月联考英语试题时间：2013 年11 月16日下午：14:30-16:30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。

第一节（共 5 小题：每小题 1.5 分，共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 speakers mainly talking about?A.A hobby.B. A plan.2.W here are the speakers?A.A t a clinic. market.3.W hat can we learn about Jane?A.S he wasn ' t hurt. belt.4.W hat can we learn about the woman?A.She was washing her face.B. At a drugstore.B. She had an accident.B. She was driving.5.H ow much does the woman weigh now?A.153 pounds.B. 160 pounds.C. Music.C. At a vegetableC. She wore her seatC. She was hurt.C. 163 pounds.第二节（共15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分22.5 分）听下面五段对话或独白。

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。

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。

高中英语真题:2013年高三第二次模拟考试本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)。

第I卷1至l0页，第Ⅱ卷11 至12页，共150分。

考生注意：答题前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、姓名填写在答题卡上，考生要认真核对答题卡上粘贴的条形码的“准考证号、姓名、考试科目”与考生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。

第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再涂选其他答案标号。

第Ⅱ卷用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答，在试题卷上作答，答案无效。

考试结束后，监考员将试题卷、答题卡一并交回。

第I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）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 、D；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。

What does the woman want to do?Buy a ticket. B. Park her car. C. Wait her turruWhat is the man interested in about the book?The photos. B. The ideas. C. The data.Where does the conversation most probably take place?In a hotel. B. On a bus. C. At a cinema.What will the man do?Offer help. B. Express thanks. C. Ask for permission. What does the woman think of Picasso?She thinks that he is the greatest Spanish painter.She is sure that he is the best painter all over the world.She believes there are some other more famous painters in .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。

湖北省武汉市2013届高三二月调研测试英语试题第二部分: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）例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their ______and weaknesses.A. strengthsB. benefitsC. techniquesD. values答案:A21.Accent, tone, _____ and vocabulary can affect the ability of a language learner tounderstand or to be understood.A. whistleB. translationC. fluency D, experience22.For most people, getting on in life, winning _____, saving a bit, going on a betterholiday, buying a car, purchasing a home, giving the children a better start一all these are natural aims.A. promotionB. victoryC. sympathyD. reputation23.Right now, the government should adopt a far more _____approach to push the state … seconomy forward.A. dynamicB. apparentC. desperateD. previous24.Relief work and selfless _____aid continues, which helps deliver needed equipmentsto the disaster area.A. conventionalB. voluntary C, unusual D. remarkable25.In Mexico, dining is more than a meal. It‟ s a social occasion — lunches are _____ quick and suppers can last for hours.A. obviouslyB. frequently C, rarely D. usually26.The Government' s proposal is welcome, but it only _____ the surface of the problem.A. reachesB. possessesC. influencesD. scratches27.Sorry, I didn' t _____to take a taxi but I had to as I was late.A. supposeB. meanC. assumeD. hope28.In Disneyland every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disneyland refused to _____signs asking his "guests" not to step on them.A, put down B. put out C. put off D. put up29. If appearance did not count, why would people _____ for such interviews — even if the job they are hoping to get is dressed down?A. stay up B, hold up C. pick up D. dress up30.Calling an adult Mr. or Ms. signals the adult‟s authority. When a kid uses a grown-up‟ s title, it shows that the adult is _____A. in commonB. in turnC. in chargeD. in height第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分）The Johnson family from England believe they are lucky to be alive after surviving anincredible incident off the coast of Australia. The Johnsons had been 31_____ that they might see some whales when they were 32_____ a yacht — a large expensive boat for a 10-day sailing 33_____ around the Whitsunday Islands. 34_____, they had no clue just how 35_____ their viewing would be. Two hours into their journey a nine-meter-long humpback whale 36_____ out of the ocean and crashed into their boat beforereturning to the water.Mark Johnson，the eldest son，was sailing the yacht when he heard an immense bang and a thud(重击声).H e 37_____ thought the yacht had hit a rock. However, when he looked up, he saw the whale 38_____ down the deck of the boat. He told the reporters, “ We were staring into its right eye. It was a very 39_____ moment. The eye was abo ut the 40_____ of a dinner plate. It was huge.“41_____ for the Johnson family, no one was hurt, but the yacht suffered 42 damage. The whale had ruined the mast and rigging — the pole and ropes which hold the 43_____ ——and so the family was left 44_____ at sea, 10 miles from the shore. The 45_____ equipment was also damaged, but fortunately they had a cell phone and were able to call for help.Why the whale jumped onto the yacht is a 46_____ ，but the family thinks that maybe the boat had not 47_____ sailed between the whale and its baby calf. Perhaps the whale was trying to 48_____ its calf when it jumped, hit the yacht by chance.Whatever the reason, people are completely 49_____ that this incident happened. There is over 135 million square miles of ocean ‟ so what are the 50_____ of a whale jumping onto a 30-foot-long yacht? The chance of something like this happening is miniscule, but it just shows that life is full of surprises.31. A. explained B. learned C. told D ,taught32. A. hiring B. running C. taking D, .d r i v i n g33. A. competition B. game C. trail D. trip34. A. Moreover B. Nevertheless C. Worthwhile D. However35. A. wide B, close C. vivid D. tense36. A. swam B. leapt C. slipped D. stretched37. A. suddenly B. occasionally C. immediately D. accidentally38. A. shooting B. jumping C. falling D. sliding39. A. exciting B. surprising C. frightening D. astonishing40. A. size B. sample C. range D. scale41. A. Certainly B, Luckily C. Definitely D. Possibly42. A. severe B. extreme C. actual D. special43. A. boat B. beach C. sail D. journey44. A. by all means B. in no time C. from then on D. with no way45. A. radio B. craft C. edition D. compass46. A. problem B. mystery C. suspect D. question47. A. carefully B. surely C. deliberately D. simply48. A. see B. touch C. tend D, reach49. A. amazed B. worried C. interested D. touched50. A. marvels B. chances C. predictions D. results第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）ALondon has always been known for its "black fogs. “ In the winter of 1952，a milky white fog rolled into the city. As the smoke poured into the air, it was so hard to see that people had to walk in front of the buses to guide them. In this way, the most serious air pollution disaster in history began. When it was over, more than4,000 people had been killed by the thick black smog.New York City has had several London-type smogs since 1950. Each time, there were from 100 to 400 deaths caused by the smog. Although these smogs were not as deadly as London‟ s,New York City has the worst air pollution problem in the United States.In all the killer smogs, factories and homes poured smoke and fumes into the air from the furnaces. The chemical fumes combined with the water droplets in the fog to form harmful substances. These substances caused the illness of those who breathed the polluted air.Usually, such harmful fumes rise into the upper air and are blown away by the wind. But sometimes there is an unusual weather condition called a temperature inversion. A layer of cold air remains near the ground as smoke and fumes pour into it. This is covered by an upper layer of warm air that acts like a lid. It prevents the polluted cooler air from rising. The harmful fumes pile up and make people ill. The smog may be so thick that airports are closed and chains of collisions occur on the highways.Another type of smog occurs in Los Angeles. Here the weather may be clear and sunny. But stinging eyes and dry coughs show that harmful chemicals fill the air. The smog is due to invisible gases, mostly from automobile exhaust. Because these chemicals are changed by the sun high up in the air, it is called photochemical smog. It contains automobile exhaust fumes and nitrogen oxides changed by the s u n's rays. Added to these are sulfur dioxide and other fumes from factories and oil refineries. Photochemical smog is found in many large cities all over the world.Killer smogs don，t happen very often, fortunately. But in Beijing, a combination of automobile exhaust fumes, home furnace smoke, and factory waste gases pours into the air. This may also happen in the suburbs, or out in the country, where large factories have been built. A number of harmful substances have been found in the air there. When these substances are breathed in day after day ，the health of the population is affected.51. Why do people call this phenomenon " black fog" ？A. It is black and dirty.B. It can affect the health.C. It can kill people.D. It is too thick for people to see something.52. What can reduce the air pollution according to the passage?A. Water.B. Wind.C. The sun.D. Cold air.53.When photochemical smog happens in the city, _____.A. many people will be killedB. black smoke may pour into the airC. the weather may be fineD. people have to walk to work54.From the passage we know that the most serious black smog disaster took place in_____A, London B. New York C. Los Angeles D. BeijingBThere are some new drivers going back to school. Teens who have recently gotten their driver's licenses may be taking the wheel to drive to school this fall. However, parents fear when their teen starts driving. And it turns out that such parental fears are justified—so i t's worth reviewing how to keep your teen safe while he or she is behind the wheel.Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in U. S. teens. Drivers 16 to 19 years old are at the greatest risk for crashes. In fact, their risk is 4 times greater than for older drivers. The teens at the greatest risk are those who are male, those carrying other teenage passengers in the car, and those still in their first year of driving. Nearly 50 percent of teen deaths related to automobile crashes happen on Fridays ‟ Saturdays ‟ or Sundays between the hours of 3 p. m. and midnight.Why are teens at higher risk for motor vehicle crashes?Development. Teens haven * t completely matured mentally and have greater risk-taking behaviors, possiblybecause they tend to underestimate the risk associated with a particular behavior. Teens also have a greater tendency to speed and to drive too close to the cars in front of them.No seatbelts. Teens have the lowest rate of seatbelt use among all driving groups.Alcohol. At least 25 percent of motor vehicle deaths in teens are related to alcohol use.Technological distractions (分散注意力）.Cell phones, texting，MP3 players, and the like can all distract drivers greatly一and who more than teenagers?Be aware of your teen ‟ s driving practices and discuss safe driving habits when opportunities present themselves. Check out the applications and devices now available for restricting your teen ，s use of technology while driving. Some applications alert you to when your teen is texting while the vehicle is moving. Another device blocks incoming and outgoing texts when the car is running—incoming messages get an automatic reply ( e. g, " I ‟ m driving right now")，and phone calls go directly to voicemail. You can also get notifications if your teen tries to shut off the program. There are also GPS programs that let you know your new driver' s whereabouts at all times. All in all, you c a n't be too cautious when teaching your teen how to be safe on the road.55. What factor is least related to the teen drivers‟ high risks of crashes?A. Driver age.B. Passenger gender.C. Driving experience.D. Driving time.56. Teens probably turn away their attention from driving when they a r e_____.A. using no seatbeltsB. drinking waterC. carrying passengersD. answering cell phones57. According to the passage, which should be prevented during teens' driving?A. Texting.B. GPS programs.C. Automated replies.D. Voicemail.58.The author=writes the last paragraph in order to_____.A. offer parents practical suggestionsB. summarize teen' s driving practicesC. advocate different driving habitsCYou may want to thi nk twice after posting a new photo or update to your Facebook profile. That‟ s because new research has found that social media use can lower some users ，sense of self-control over their lives. The research, which will be published in the Journal of Consumer Research, was based on the responses of 541 Facebook users in the United States."Using online social networks can have a positive effect on self-esteem(自尊)and well- being, However, these increased feelings of self-worth can have a damaging effect on behavior，” said researchers Keith Wilcox of Columbia University and Andrew Stephen of the University of Pittsburgh. ” Because consumers care about the image they present to close friends，social network use enhances self-esteem in users who are focused on close friends while searching for , information on their social network. This momentary increase in self-esteem, leads them to display less self-control after looking through a social network."In other words, social media users had more self-esteem after using networks like Facebook. However, that momentary improvement in self-esteem lowered their self-control and led them to do what they want, even if this is not good for them .In particular, the researchers found that social media users were more likely to do too much drinking and eating and have a higher body-mass index. Frequent Facebook users also were more likely to have certain financial problems，including a lower credit score and higher levels of debt.The researchers tied these feelings to the observation that social media users are less likely to exhibit modesty on their profiles, since feedback is not immediate.“These results are concerning given the increased time people spend using social networks，as well as theworldwide proliferation of access to social networks anywhere ,anytime via smartphones and other small devices，" Wilcox and Stephen wrote. “ Given that self-control is important for maintaining social order and personal health and happiness, this unnoticeable effect could have widespread impact. This is particularly true for adolescents and young adults who are the heaviest users of social networks and have grown up using social networks as a normal part of their daily lives.“59. When may social media users lower their self-control?A. Before browsing networks.B. While eating too much.B. While scanning networks. D. After using networks.60.The word " enhance" (in Para. 2) means "_____".A. improveB. lowerC. damageD. benefit61. What quality are social media user most likely to show?A. Self-control.B. Self-confidence.C. Self-esteemD. Self-discipline.62.According to the writer, Facebook can make you_____.A. slim and richB. fat and poorC. slim and poorD. fat and richDModern Japan is proud of many technological wonders : robot dogs that run and bark creative household appliances that make everyday life easier, and computers that make complex problems almost childishly simple. But when it comes to which invention is the best, the Japanese may not be thinking with their heads or their hearts, but their stomachs. They named instant noodles the best invention of the 20th century. As forlife-changing technology, that came in at No. 2：karaoke.The admittedly non-scientific survey by the Fuji Research Institute attached to Tokyo University asked2,000 adults in the Tokyo region to rate the greatest inventions of the 20th century in three categories：manufactured goods, culture and technology. Respondents were asked to take into consideration worldwide acceptance of the various customs and inventions. An astonishing 692 placed instant noodles, an Japanese“ invention" in 1958，at the top of the list. Instant noodles went into commercial production in 1971, and almost 50 billion cups are now consumed each year worldwide. In 1996, a giant billboard of a steaming cup of noodles was set up above Times Square in New York City, a proud declaration of the place "ramen" has earned in world cuisine(烹妊）•Headphone stereo sets, TV video games ，CDs and cameras came in order respectively. They were ranked behind instant noodles and off-key howling. Known as ” Poketto Monsters" ("Pocket Monsters M ) in Japan ，Pikachu and his popular little friends came in at No. 8. In view of practicality, automobile-related technology came in at No. 9 —automobiles themselves, invented overseas, were not ranked at all. Sushi ，perhaps the original fast food in Japan, rounded out the top list.While the Fuji Institute‟s survey may not have been the most scientific, it does suggest one thing: technology may rule the world, but at least in Tokyo ? it begins and ends with the tastebuds(味蕾）63. Instant noodles were considered the best invention of the 20th century in terms of_____A. practicalityB. acceptanceC. technologyD. commerce64.The underlined part in Para 3 "off-key howling" probably refers to_____.A. PokemonB. automobilesC. PikachuD. karaoke65.According to the survey, which was ranked the last on the list of the best inventions?A. camerasB. CDsC. SushiD. automobile-related technology66. What' s the best title for the passage?A. Noodles, the Best InventionB. The Life-changing TechnologyC Japan ,the Powerful CountryD Wonders of JapanEAmericans are most likely to say the price of energy, the price of food, taxes, and healthcare costs are hurting their family …s finances a lot or a little, out of a list of nine economic issues. Americans appear relatively unaffected by the availability of credit or immigration policies.These results are from a Jan.21-22 Gallup poll(民意调查)In addition to energy，food，taxes，and healthcare，the federal debt ceiling is the only other situation that more than half of Americans say is hurting them financially. This relatively high level of negativity about the debt ceiling is partly due to the views of Republicans,74% of whom say it is hurting their finances, compared with 54% of independents and 48% of Democrats(民主党人）.Americans with incomes under $ 24，000 a year rate the direct costs of food ，energy, and healthcare as most hurtful to their family‟s finances. Those with incomes of $90,000 or more have a slightly different rank order, rating energy prices as most hurtful, followed by taxes, healthcare costs, and then food prices.The availability of credit and federal spending cuts are less hurtful to those with high incomes than to those with low incomes. On the other hand, high-income Americans are more likely to view government regulations as harmful to their family finances.67.According to the poll, what is hurting American family‟ s finan ces most?A. The price of food.B. Taxes.C. Healthcare costs.D. The price of energy.68.Which income group is more likely to see healthcare costs as hurting a lot?A. Under $24,000.B. $24,000 to $60,000.C. $60,000 to $90,000.D. $90,000 +.69. Which economic issue has the equally negative effect on the finance of American‟s family with high incomes?A. Government regulations.B. Federal spending cuts.C. Immigration policies.D. The availability of credit.70. Suppose you were a teacher with an income of $50,000, which of the following would you mostly like to be changed?A. The price of energy.B. The price of food.C. Immigration policies.D. The availabilities of credit.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）阅读下列各小题，根据所给的汉语提示，用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。

2012~2013学年度武汉市部分学校高三11月联考英语试题本试卷共四部分。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

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 will the man go to ?A. By train.B. By car.C. By plane.2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. At a job interview.B. On a fishing boat.C. At a restaurant.3. When will the film be on?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.4. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Go and ask the clerk.B. Go and buy the ticket.C. Leave right now.5. What is the man doing?A. Buying a gift for a child.B. Bargaining with a girl.C. Sopping with his son.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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

2013届高考英语模拟试题答案（A卷）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1－20 CCACA BBCAC BCBAC BAABB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)21－30 BABCA ADCAD第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）31－35 BCDAB 36－40 BDCAC 41－45 DCBCD 46－50 ADBBA 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）51－53 DCA 54－58 DADAC 59－62 CDDB63－66 DACC 67－70 DABD（B卷）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1－20 BACBC ACCAB ACCBA BCBCB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)21－30 DCBAA BCDCB第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）31－35 DCDBA 36－40 BCCDA 41－45 DABCD 46－50 CABDA 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）51－53 ADB 54－58 CBDAB 59－62 BCDA63－66 ABCD 67－70 DCBC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. can’t/couldn’t have referred to72. it will not take/ be long before73. that what makes74. would have lost heart75. has it been made clear76. many students to attend77. that are to blame78. three-fifths as heavy as79. was being decorated80. appointed as/ to be第二节：短文写作（共l题；满分30分）There is no denying that nearly all students expect themselves to be outstanding youngsters deep in their hearts. Many of them, who aim at growing up to be high-qualified talents with virtues and ability, have always been undertaking self-development and self-improvement all the way. Then what kind of good qualities are outstanding youngsters supposed to own? And which ranks as the most important quality among dozens of good ones? Personally speaking, I’m strongly convinced that honesty should be put first.There is a proverb that goes “Honesty is the best policy”, and it seems as true as it was when first created. The most important element in human relationships, whether business or personal, is trust. Here is one of my secrets. I once lied to my parents because of my poor scores. Having known the real fact from teachers, they encouraged me, showing their deep love. Later , my conscience swallowed me, growing as I told lie after lie in an effort to conceal my original deceit. I gave it up, and chose to be frank. Wow! It is better to stick to the truth!From then on, I have kept the following in my mind: If it is not true, don’t say it. If it is not right, don’t do it. Honesty is not only the best policy, but also a principle, which is absolutely essential for a good and happy life.。

武汉市2013届高中毕业生二月调研测试 英语试卷 武汉市教育科学研究院命制2013.2.28 本试题卷共14页，全卷满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，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：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂 黑。

如需改动，用橡皮檫干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。

答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。

3.完成句子和短文写作题的作答，用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔A接答在答题卡上对 应的答题区域内。

答在试题卷、草稿上无效。

4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

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。

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分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。

例：How much is the shirt?A. 9.15.C. ￡ 9.18.答案:B 1.What does the man think of the exams?A. Easy.B. Difficult.C. No trouble. 2What do we know about the man? A He ’ s got a best hearing aid. B.He has hearing problem. C.He has lots of money. 3.What does the man mean? A.He is always busy. B.He likes the woman’ s office. C.He picks up a lot of phone calls for her. 4.Who does the man buy some shoes for?A. For himself.B. For the old.C. For his parent. 5.What' s the weather like today?A. Rainy.B. Foggy.C. Fine. 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2013届高考英语预测试题二第一部分词汇知识运用(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)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1．Nowadays, a growing group of dieters are trying extreme calorie ________ for a long life by eating less food.A．reservation B．restrictionC．distinction D．discrimination2．After working all the day, he was so tired that he was in no ________ to go to the party with us.A．awareness B．moodC．sense D．emotion3．Government should adopt laws that would ban advertising and other types of ________ of tobacco products.A．delivery B．spreadC．promotion D．discount4．In this country, the quality of food products is ________ according to the highest international standards.A．graded B．confirmedC．marked D．ranged5．The reason why George is looking for another job is that he's ________ his manager's complaints.A．put up with B．come up withC．kept up with D．fed up with6．When John was arrested for drunk driving, he expected to lose his driving license, but he was ________ with a fine.A．let through B．let downC．let off D．let out7．The design of this architecture has to ________ all ages and social groups, which should be made clear to whoever is to design it.A．fit in with B．stand forC．go for D．appeal to8．I have been convinced that the print media are usually more ________ and more reliable than television.A．accurate B．ridiculousC．urgent D．shallow9．As is often pointed out, knowledge is a two-edged weapon which can be used ________ for good or evil.A．similarly B．widelyC．equally D．properly10．His remark was considered to be quite ________，because it deepened the gap between two parties and caused more conflicts.A．out of place B．out of mindC．out of question D．out of order第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

一、选择题：本大题共10个小题；每小题5分，共50分．在每小题给出的四个选项中，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。

例：How much is the shirt?A. ￡19.15.B. ￡9.15.C. ￡9.18. 答案是B。

1. What will the man probably do?A. Listen to the radio.B. Read a magazine.C. Go outside.2. Where does this conversation most likely take place?A. In a garden.B. On a roadside.C. At a flower shop.3. How did the girl usually get back to campus?A. By bus.B. By car.C. By taxi.4. Who does the mother think spends too much time watching TV?A. The mother herself.B. The man speaker.C. The woman speaker.5. What do we know about the woman?A. She broke her leg and stayed at home.B. She devoted all her time to her studies.C. She once had the same experience as the man.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。

湖北省武汉市部分学校2013届高三12月联考英语试题第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）unhealthy, stress-leading habits.A. deniedB. ignoredC. decreasedD. declined22. The reporter said that the survivors greatly ______ the firefighters‟ rescue after the big fire.A. chargedB. appreciatedC. harmedD. solved23. His way of speaking shows that he didn‟t ______ the plan. Anyhow, he didn‟t want to havehis real voice heard.A. stick toB. get overC. agree withD. settle downitary helicopters dropped food and medicine to the earthquake survivors that remained______ in remote mountain villages.A. cut offB. paid offC. put offD. laid off25. In America it‟s a mistake to think of Florida only the place for vacation ______ its touristattractions.A. in honour ofB. in the eyes ofC. in the name ofD. in terms of26. The long absence of rain ______ leads to a serious drought in the southwest of China, whichdraws the concerns of the whole country.A. immediatelyB. graduallyC. accidentallyD. undoubtedly27. When you are physically ______ to weather changes, maybe it‟s a sign that you‟re gettingaged.A. flexibleB. attractiveC. sensitiveD. active28. The visitor would be most ______ if you could confirm these arrangements immediately.A. gratefulB. disappointedC. encouragedD. reluctant29. Plenty of ______ has been paid by the government to safety issues of the children on schoolbuses.A. concentrationB. attentionC. influenceD. attraction30.To the great ______ of the citizens, no one else was infected with H1N1 except the 12confirmed cases.A. relaxationB. disappointmentC. surpriseD. relief第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）It was January 25th, 2008: Nisha and Akshaye‟s 31 anniversary. But things had changed since their marriage. The couple 32 about small things. Yet they still loved each other.Nisha thought her husband might have 33 about their anniversary. When door bell rang, Nisha was 34 happy that Akshaye had finally remembered. She ran to open the door. Indeed, Akshaye was standing outside and 35 a bunch of flowers. They started to have a(n) 36 night. But then the phone started ringing. Nisha went to 37 it up. There was a man on the other 38 of the phone. “Hello, madam. I am calling from the 39 station. Is this Mr. Akshaye Malhotra‟s number?”“Yes, it is.”“There was an 40 , and a man died. We got your number from the man‟s 41 . We need you to come here and 42 the body.”Nisha‟s heart 43 . “Whhhaat? B...but my husband is here with me.”“Sorry, madam, the accident took place at 3:00 pm.”She had heard that the soul of the dead person would come to meet you before it 44 . She ran to the sitting room. Akshaye was not there. Had something bad really happened? If she had been given __45 chance, she would have mended all her 46 . She was about to lose her senses. 47__ Akshaye came out of the bathroom, saying, “Dear, my wallet was 48 while I was 49 my way home this afternoon.”Life might not give you a 50 chance. So never waste a moment when you have the chance to make up for your deeds.31. A. marriage B. engagement C. divorce D. birth32. A. talked B. argued C. quarreled D. agreed33. A. remembered B. memorized C. reminded D. forgotten34. A. friendly B. luckily C. surprisingly D. fortunately35. A. giving B. holding C. carrying D. delivering36. A. gentle B. romantic C. extraordinary D. normal37. A. pick B. put C. get D. give38. A. beginning B. end C. line D. call39. A. post B. bus C. police D. railway40. A. incident B. affair C. event D. accident41. A. ID card B. passport C. license D. wallet42. A. realize B. know C. achieve D. identify43. A. sank B. drowned C. shocked D. beat44. A. departed B. arrived C. appeared D. recovered45. A. the other B. other C. another D. one46. A. mistakes B. failure C. faults D. disadvantages47. A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Sadly48. A. thrown B. stolen C. dropped D. attached49. A. in B. on C. above D. over50. A. nice B. third C. satisfied D. second第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AEvery day my husband parked his car in the same open-air car park in Zimbabwe. On this particular day, he had been running to his car with a huge bundle of office papers under his arm. As he opened the car door, he suddenly lost control of his body. He felt a stabbing pain in his arm, became totally breathless and lost consciousness. As he collapsed, half in, half out of the car, his last thought was “what a way to die”.A young woman getting into her own car in the otherwise deserted car park noticed what was going on and at once ran to my husband‟s aid, trying to resuscitate him. Realizing time was critical, she tried to move my husband to her car, calling the guard at the gate.Fearing an ambulance would take too long to arrive, she felt it better to get to the hospital as quickly as she could. She raced through traffic lights sounding her car‟s horn and screeched into the hospital car park, calling out, “I have an unknown man here who I think is having a heart attack.”Once this Good Samaritan realized he was in capable hands she returned to the car park, found his keys on the ground, collected his scattered papers and stacked them in the car. Having seen my husband come out of a certain building each day, the security guard thought he knew where he worked. The young woman managed to locate his colleagues who in turn contacted my niece. She then waited for me to return home so she could break the news to me.After extensive tests it turned out that my husband had had a grand mal epileptic seizure. We were naturally eager to find the kind stranger who had come to his aid. After some weeks we discovered where the young woman worked. She was overjoyed when my husband walked into her office with a huge bouquet(束) of flowers. She said she required no thanks, and preferred toremain anonymous(匿名的).We now live in a different country, but each Christmas my husband remembers her act of kindness and sends a gift. We regard every day of his life as a bonus, all thanks to this kind stranger.51. From the passage, we can infer that ______.A. a heart attack hit the writer‟s husband suddenlyB. there was few cars in her park that dayC. the young woman was at a loss at firstD. the woman was fined for breaking the traffic lights52. The underlined word “resuscitate” in Paragraph 2 may mean ______.A. get…out ofB. help…stand upC. bring back to lifeD. wake…up53. Who told the writer the news of her husband‟s illness?A. The young woman.B. The security guard.C. The colleague of her husband.D. The writer‟s niece.54. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A. The Gift of LifeB. An Act of GratitudeC. The Attack of a DiseaseD. The Love of a Young WomanBHer opponent was the defending champion whose childhood dream was to win the French Open. She was the underdog who never saw the tournament on TV as a girl in China and never thought she‟d get far on the red clay of the French Open, one of the four tennis Grand Slams (大满贯).But it was Li Na who fell on her back in triumph(胜利) on Jun e 4. Nearly two hours‟ hitting gave Li a 2-0 victory over Francesca Schiavone of Italy and made her the only tennis player, man or woman, from Asia to take home a Grand Slam title.Chinese media have been swept along by the praise. An editorial carried by Xinhua News Agency said “Li Na is the best PR (Public Relations) for China,” and called her an “outstanding name card for the country” and a “brilliant diplomat”. It compared Li to Chinese NBA star Yao Ming, noting that both “can speak very fluent English, and both of them have a kind of sense of humor that is appreciated by foreigners”.Success has come late for Li. She once gave up tennis for two years and studied journalism at Wuhan‟s Huazhong University of Science and Technology. But in 2004, she return ed and continues to play the best tennis she could.“Dream comes true,” Li said after the match. “I am so happy that my efforts have paid off.”Li has often been seen as a rebel(叛逆者), or at least a representative of a new generation. She has a tattoo(纹身), has dyed her hair many different colors and has even been known to yell at her husband in public. “The plain-speaking, tattooed, individualist has the ability to transcend the sport and become a global star”, the BBC news reported.No matter how important the French Open championship is, Li is not resting on her laurels(桂冠) —she‟s already thinking about winning a second major title. “When you have the first one, naturally you will think about the second one. Now I have more confidence playing on other surf aces,” Li told China Daily, as she prepares for the Wimbledon Championship, which will start on June 20.55. Which year did Li Na begin to study journalism?A. In 2004.B. In 2002.C. In 2006.D. In 2000.56. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.A. Li Na‟s childhood dream was to win the French OpenB. compared to Yao Ming, Li Na speak more fluent EnglishC. the BBC reported that she has a tattoo, has dyed her hair and yelled at her husband inpublicD. Francesca Schiavone was given a 2-0 failure in the Open championship after nearly twohours‟ hitting57. According to the passage, we can know that ______.A. after the Open championship, Li Na would become normal but not a rebelB. Li Na can stand for China and become a brilliant diplomatC. Li Na is full of confidence to get a second major titleD. Li Na would pay more attention to her own personality and wouldn‟t yell at her husbandCHe Qiangcheng, 22, a senior and geology major from Sichuan Normal University, has almost given up trying to act like his childhood hero, Lei Feng.“I once tried to help a woman with heavy luggage, and she gave me a suspicious look,” he complains. “Then another time, when I returned a lost dining card to the canteen, the staff asked me to use up the cash on it rathe r than bothering to find the owner.” But, despite having met with rejections, He still wants to be like his idol. His hero, Lei Feng, was a People‟s Liberation Army soldier who came to represent altruism(无私), modesty and devotion.March 5 marks the 50th ye ar of Lei‟s death. In 1963, Chairman Mao Zedong designated the day as “Learn From Lei Feng Day” and started a national campaign for people to copy his deeds.Several decades after the campaign was initiated, there has been a debate about whether the spirit of Lei lives on, and whether an altruistic role model is relevant anymore in a materialist society.Some think it no longer rings a bell. “In a world when everyone emphasizes the importance of …me‟, many of my peers think there‟s little ground for giving up one‟s interests purely for the sake of others,” says Lin Zi‟en, 19, a sophomore English major from South China Normal University in Guangdong.Commentators, however, point out those who regarded Lei‟s spirit as being outdated have misinterpreted its meaning. Yang Haibin, deputy secretary of China Communist Youth League Beijing Committee said, “Learning from Lei Feng could be a mutually caring and benefiting act, which is the basis of civilized society. And, Lei‟s spirit can be modern and relevant, says Yang. He believes that lending a helping hand for no reward is an early form of volunteering. “It‟s also about being content with a simple and humble way of life,” Yang says.Hu Danhua, 21, an international business major from China University of Political Science and Law, agrees. “I‟ve gained peace of mind and spiritual fulfillment through small acts of kindness, such as teaching village pupils. I could obtain it from nowhere else,” Hu says.58. He Qiangcheng is talked about in Paragraph 1 in order to______.A. tell an interesting story about Lei‟s spiritB. lead in the topic about Lei‟s spiritC. praised him as a good example of Lei‟s spiritD. show he chases Lei‟s spirit59. The passage is mainly developed by ______.A. analyzing causesB. making comparisonsC. examining differencesD. listing quotations60. What does the underlined part “it no longer rings a bell” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A. Lei‟s spirit is out of date.B. Lei‟s spirit is like a ring.C. Lei‟s spirit is as good as a bell.D. Lei‟s spirit is the same as a bell ring.61. Who has a negative attitude towards Lei‟s spirit according to the passage?A. He Qiangcheng.B. Lin Zi‟en.C. Yang Haibin.D. Hu Danhua.DTV is an excellent resource for hearing and listening to English. The pictures help you understand what is being said and TV news is an ideal way to help improve your listening ability because within a short period of time the same news is often repeated. This means that you can watch basically the same news program several times within a day and that every succeeding program will help you to understand what is being said.These preparatory steps are very important before your listening:● Find out which news report you want to listen to, when and on what channel. CCTV 9 is a good choice because this is China‟s English channel and has regular news reports.● Just watch the news reports for a few days first, before requiring yourself to understand the stories. Give yourself time to get familiar with the newsreaders and their accents. You should also get an idea of the structure of the entire report as well as the structure of a typical news story.● Watch the news in Chinese first. This wil l tell you what the main news items are and help prepare you for understanding news reports in English.While listening, you should pay attention to a few things that you may try to do:● You can aim at just getting what a story is about. Give a one-to -tow-sentence description after each story.● Put forward a few questions to yourself about a story, and then seek to answer them from your listening. You can do this by stopping the tape as soon as the headline is read to you.● Your may write a full transcript(抄本) of a story to practice intensive listening. This may bring to notice listening problems that have skipped your attention when you only concentrate on the content.Even though the listening part is over, some follow-up activities will help you reinforce(加强) your learning. You may talk about the news with one or more friends. This provides an opportunity to produce a summary or express your thoughts in a brief article.62. The underlined word “succeeding” most probably means ______.A. funnyB. nextC. goodD. famous63. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Getting ready for news listening.B. Making suggestions while listening.C. Doing follow-up activities after listening.D. Listening practice after the proposal.64. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The pictures on TV are helpful to your written English and spoken English.B. CCTV 9 is a good choice because there are all excellent foreign newsreaders.C. You may get a general idea about a story by using one or two sentence.D. You may use the whole transcript of a story to practice your writing ability.65. The best title for this passage may probably be ______.A. How to Listen Step by StepB. How to Improve Your ListeningC. How to Learn from ListeningD. How to Listen to TV NewsEFindings from a new study ere presented at a recent meeting of the American Psychosomatic(身心的) Society. Researchers in the United States studied 100,000 women during an eight-year period, beginning in 1994. All of the women were fifty or older. The study was part of the Women‟s Health Initiative organized by the National Institutes of Health.The women were asked questions measuring their beliefs or ideas about the future. The researchers attempted to identify each woman‟s personality eight years after gathering the information.The study found that hopeful individuals were 14% less likely than other women to have died from any cause. The hopeful women were also 30 less likely to have died from heart disease after the eight years,Hilary Tindle from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania was the lead author of the report. She said the study confirmed earlier research that linked optimistic feelings to longer life.The researchers also gathered information about people‟s education, financial earnings, physical activity and use of alcohol or cigarettes. Independent of those things, the findings still showed that optimists had less of a chance of dying during the eight-year period.Some women who answered the questions were found to be hostile(敌意的), or highly untrusting of others. These women were 16% more likely to die than the others. They also were 23% more likely to die of cancer.The study also found women who were not optimistic were more likely to smoke and havehigh blood pressure or diabetes. They were also more likely not to exercise.Tindle says the study did not confirm whether optimism leads to healthier choices, or if it actually affects a person‟s physical health. She also says the study does not prove that negative(消极的) emotions or distrust lead to bad health effects and shorter life. Yet there does appear to be a link that calls for more research.66. In which part of a newspaper can you read the above passage?A. Nation.B. Opinion.C. Business.D. Science.67. Researchers carry out the study to ______.A. decide who is more likely to enjoy a happier lifeB. gather information for the National Institutes of HealthC. find out the link between personality and healthD. compare each woman‟s personality changes68. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Negative emotions cause a shorter life indeed.B. The more optimistic you are the longer life you may enjoy.C. It‟s uncertain whether optimism affects one‟s health.D. There may be some link between personality and health.69. Who is more likely to die of cancer according to the passage?A. A woman who doesn‟t exercise.B. A woman who always doubts what others say.C. A woman with high blood pressure.D. A woman with poor physical health.70.What‟s Hilary Tindle‟s opinion of the study?A. Necessary.B. Useless.C. Unfair.D. Reliable.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）例：_____________________ was that the young player performed extremely well in the table tennistournament. (delight)令球迷欣喜的是那位年轻的球员在乒乓球锦标赛中表现得极为出色。

2013高考英语湖北卷第二部分：知识运用第一件：单选(10X1=10’)21. Poetry written from the ＿＿＿＿of the urban youth tends to reveal their anxiety over a lack of the sense of belonging.A. perspectiveB. priorityC. participationD. privilege22. 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. differenceB. comparisonC. connectionD. barrier23. While intelligent people can often ＿＿＿＿the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.A. sacrificeB. substituteC. simplifyD. survive24. According to the law, all foreigners have to ＿＿＿＿with the local police within two weeks of the arrival.A. associateB. disputeC. negotiateD. register25. Butterflies ＿＿＿＿a sweet liquid produced by flowers, white bees and other insects collect.A. carry on B . feed on C. put on D. focus on26. In much of the animal world, night is the time ＿＿＿＿for the sleep—pure and simpleA. set asideB. set downC. set offD. set up27. People complain that decision to approve or deny a permit are often ＿＿＿＿rather than based on fixed criteria.A. appropriateB. consciousC. arbitraryD. controversial28. He didn’t selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a ＿＿＿＿contribution to help the community.A. commercialB. generousC. comparableD. profitable29. Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he ＿＿＿＿destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.A. accidentallyB. carelesslyC. deliberatelyD. clumsily30. An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered ＿＿＿＿a long lost antique Greek vase.A. at randomB. by chanceC. in turnD. on occasion第二节：完形填空（20X1=20’）Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought ＿＿31＿＿. It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle(奇迹).This farmhouse had been ＿＿32＿＿too long. It needed a family. Zigfrid’s ＿33＿made a noise. He realized that he didn’t eat anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill(窗沿),grabbed a ＿34＿from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse ＿35＿the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried ＿36＿when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he ＿37＿into the room where grain was stored and was quite ＿38＿as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he ＿39＿a hot breath about his car. His heartbeat ＿40＿, and without thinking he started to run and luckily ＿41＿the cat’s paws(爪子). The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a ＿42＿family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfrieds granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to ＿43＿with HIM. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came ＿44＿the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!The house came ＿45＿the next few days. Zigfried ＿46＿every single hour of them. ＿47＿, the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a ＿48＿smile at the door of his home, he heard the ＿49＿of the children of the family about what they might get for the Christmas. What? A cat? The ＿50＿froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long white, he at last found his voice:”Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”31. A. carefully B. excitedly C. hopefully D. proudly32. A. shabby B. noisy C. messy D. empty33. A. mouth B. nose C. stomach D. throat34. A. bag B. stick C. bowl D. coat35. A. although B. until C. whereas D. unless36. A. leapt B. sniffed C. trembled D. withdrew37. A. broke B. marched C. paced D. stole38. A. curious B. nervous C. pitiful D. sensible39. A. took B. released C. felt D. drew40. A. strongly B. irregularly C. slowly D. wildly41. A. escaped B. seized C. rubbed D. scratched42. A. close B. happy C. new D. young43. A. celebrate B. communicate C. compete D. compromise44. A. across B. from C. off D. up45. A. alive B. loose C. open D. still46. A. counted B. enjoyed C. missed D, wasted47. A. However B. Instead C. Moreover D. Therefore48. A. bitter B. forced C. polite D. satisfied49. A. instruction B. discussion C. comment D. debate50. A. blood B. smile C. tear D. sweat第三部分：阅读理解（20X2=40’）ASome years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events, feelings and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn’t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pen, a diary and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and places I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. In my last night there, I wandered out ofmy tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took my pen…At this point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterization I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or felling. I still love to record ides and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I fined really beautiful. I’m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I’ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don’t live to make memories-- just live, and the memories from themselves.51. Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ＿＿＿＿.A. observing her school routineB. expressing her satisfactionC. impressing her classmatesD. preserving her history52. What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?A. A dull night on the journeyB. The beauty of the great valleyC. A striking quotation from a bookD. Her concerns for future generations53. What does the author put in her diary now?A. Notes and beautiful picturesB. Special thoughts and feelingsC. Detailed accounts of daily activitiesD. Descriptions of unforgettable events.54. The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is＿＿＿＿.A. to experience itB. to live the present in the futureC. to make a memoriesD. to give accurate representations of itBMothers and daughters go through so much—yet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Peri Klass ad her mother Sheila Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co=writer as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped(重叠).Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mother’s: both have full-time careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read. They also love to travel—in fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance and basic nature.A child of the Depression(大萧条),Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything she’s ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always boned them together. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork. Perri admits that she can’t sort out all the mess in the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit long-hidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written account in two voices, Every Mother is a Daughter is a duet(二重奏) that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.55. Why does Peri think that her own life had mirrored her mother?A. They both have gone through difficult times.B. They have strong emotional ties with each other.C. They have the same joys and pains, and love and bitterness.D. They both have experiences as daughter, mother and writer.56. The word ”luxury” is Paragraph 3 means ＿＿＿＿.A. something rare but not pleasantB. something that cannot be imaginedC. something expensive but not necessaryD. something that can only be enjoyed by boys57. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. The content of the bookB. The purpose of the bookC. The influence of the bookD. The writing style of the book58. How are women’s lives explored in this book?A. In a musical formB. Through field researchC. With unique writing skillsD. From different point of viewCWe’ve reached a strange—some would say unusual—point. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), more people now die from being overweight, r say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. It’s the good life that’s more likely to kill us these days. Worse, nearly 18 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. What’s going on?We really don’t have many excused for our weight problems. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaign since 2001 and the message in getting through—up to a point.In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause. Not any more. A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 percent over the past three decades.Maybe that explains why the percentage of the people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body. That has become sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the world’s most body-conscious country.We know that what we should be doing to lose weight—but actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise. More than half of us admit we lackwillpower.Others blame good food. They say: it’s just too inviting and it makes them overeat. Still others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food.Some also blame their parents—their genes. But fortunately, the parents are wronged because they’re normal in shape, or rather slim.It’s similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to, have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I say—not as I do.59. What is the strange point mentioned in the first sentence?A. The good life is a greater risk than the bad lifeB. Starvation is taking more people’s lives in the worldC. WHO report shows people’s unawareness of food safetyD. Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO’s efforts.60. Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?A. A lot of effective diet pills are available.B. Body image has nothing to do with good foodC. They have been made fully aware of its dangers.D. There are too many overweight people in the world.61. The example of Finland is used to illustrate ＿＿＿＿.A. the cause of heart diseaseB. the fashion of body shapingC. the effectiveness of a campaignD. the history of a body-conscious country62. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Actions or Excuse?B. Overweight or Underweight?C. WHO in a DilemmaD. No Longer Dying of HungerDThe technology is great Without it we wouldn’t have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the ocean’s depth or eat microwave sausages. Computers have revolutionized out lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.Every doctor had had to try their best to calm down patients who’ve come into their surgery waving an Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they don’t have throat cancer, and it’s just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet ‘school’ of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-check.One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. White I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly,” I know what’s wrong; I’ve got throat cancer. I know there’s nothing you doctors can do about it and I’ve just got to wait until the day comes.”As a matter of routine I ordered a chest X-ray. I looked at it and the blood results an hour later. Something wasn’t right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I haven’t been to the doctor for years,” she replied,” I read about it on a website and the symptom fitted, so I knew that’s what I had.”However, some of her symptoms, like the serve cough and weight loss, didn’t fit with it—but she’d just ignored this.I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasn’t the cancer but tuberculosis(肺结核)—something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did.Mrs. Almond went pale when I explained she would have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. It was certainly a lesson for her. “I’m so embarrassed.” Shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested. She listed up to about 20, and then I wentto my office to type up my notes. Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I had wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it. Typical. Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?63. Mrs. Almond talked about her illness calmly because＿＿＿＿.A. she thought she knew it well.B. she had purchased medicine online.C. she graduated from a medical schoolD. she had been treated by local doctors.64. It was lucky for Mrs. Almond ＿＿＿＿.A. to have contacted many friendsB. to have recovered in a short timeC. to have her assumption confirmedD. to have her disease identified in time65. Mrs. Almond said “I’m so embarrassed” (Para.7) because ＿＿＿＿.A. she had distrusted her close friendsB. she had caused unnecessary troubleC. she had to refuse the doctor’s adviceD. she had to tell the truth to the doctor66. By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove .A. it’s a must to take a break at workB. it’s vital to believe in IT professionalsC. It’s unwise to simply rely on technologyD. it’s a danger to work long hours on computers.EA German study suggests that people who were too optimistic about their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within 10 years than those pessimists who expected their future to be wrong.The paper, published this March in Psychology and Aging, examined health and welfare surveys from roughly 40,000 Germans between age 18 and 96. The surveys were conducted every year from 1993-2003.Survey respondents(受访者) were asked to estimate their present and future life satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10 among other questions.The researchers found that young adults(age 18-39) routinely overestimated their future life satisfaction, while middle-aged (40-64) more accurately predicted how they would feel in the future. Adults of 65 and older, however, were far more likely to underestimate their future life satisfaction. Not only did they feel more satisfied than they bought they would, the older pessimists seemed to suffer a lower ratio(比率) of disability and death for the study period.“ We observed that being too optimistic in predicting a better future than actually observed was associated with a greater risk of disability and a greater of death within the following decade.”wrote Frieder R. Lang, a professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.Lang and his colleagues believed that people who were pessimistic about their future may be more careful about their actions than people who expected a rosy future.“Seeing a dark future may encourage positive evaluations of the actual self and may contribute to taking improved precautions(预防措施),” the author wrote.Surprisingly, compared with those in poor health or who had low incomes, respondents who enjoyed good health or income were associated with expecting a greater decline. Also, the researchers said that the higher income was related to a greater risk of disability.The author of the study noted that there were limitations to their conclusions. Illness, medical treatment and personal loss could also have driven health outcomes.However, the researchers said a pattern was clear. “We found that from early to late adulthood, individuals adapt their expectation of future life satisfaction from optimistic, to accurate, to pessimistic,” the authors concluded.67. According to the study, who made the most accurate prediction of their future life satisfaction?A. Optimistic adultB. Middle-aged adultsC. Adults in poor healthD. Adults of lower income68. Pessimism may be positive in some way because it causes people ＿＿＿＿.A. to fully enjoy their present lifeB. to estimate their contribution accuratelyC. to take measures against potential risksD. to value health more highly than wealth69. How do people of higher income see their future?A. They will earn less moneyB. They will become pessimisticC. They will suffer mental illnessD. They will have less time to enjoy life70. What is the clear conclusion of the study?A. Pessimism guarantees’ chances of survivalB. Good financial condition leads to good healthC. Medical treatment determines health outcomesD. Expectations of future life satisfaction decline with age第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）第一节：完成句子（10X2=20’）71. Knowing ＿＿＿＿reduces the risks of failure and it works like an insurance policy for your own ability. (do)知道你正在干什么，能降低失败的风险，这就像给自己的能力买保险一样。

武汉市部分学校2013届高三12月联考英语试题本试题卷共8页，81题。

全卷满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

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。

A. Mary has read the book.B. Mary may have the book.C. Mary knows where to borrow the book.2. What can we know about the man when he was a child?A. He didn’t like the piano.B. He enjoyed playing the piano.C. He took piano lessons.3. What are the speakers going to do?A. To get on a plane.B. To get their plane tickets.C. To see their friends off.4. Why does the woman look forward to Nina’s parties?A. The food is good.B. There are many friends.C. The music is great.5. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and clerk.B. Interviewer and interviewee.C. Teacher and student.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三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置，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。

湖北武汉部分学校2013届高三新起点调研测试英语试题本试卷全卷满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

用统一提供的2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。

2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用统一提供的2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。

答在试题卷、草稿纸土无效。

3．完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用统一提供的签字笔将答案直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。

答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

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。

听完每段对话盾，你将有十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 will the man travel?A．By air.B．By train.C．By ship.2．How many minutes are left before the movie begins?A．7.B．15.C．30.3．What does the woman probably do?A．A clerk.B．A student.C．A driver.4．When does the conversation take place?A．In the morning.B．In the evening.C．In the afternoon5．How many people will be sent to Europe?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.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。

湖北2013届高考英语预测试题七第一部分词汇知识运用(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)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1．China and other countries found that even when children from the countryside do start school, they have a(n) ________ to be absent and often drop out later.A．reaction B．expectationC．restriction D．tendency2．He doesn't want to get married for the time being simply because he is not prepared for any ________.A．commitments B．compromisesC．requirements D．presentations3．The English in this story has been ________ to make it easier for children to understand.A．purified B．beautified C．simplified D．clarified4．Just as he was about to give up in despair, a good idea ________ across his mind.A．occurred B．struck C．flashed D．floated5．Don't believe what he says.Don't you know he is ________ as a liar?A．called B．labeled C．named D．marked6．The drug can't cure your disease at all.It can provide only ________ relief from pain.A．temporary B．contradictoryC．compulsory D．qualitative7．Tough work as teaching is, I think it is ________ because seeing many of your students admitted to key universities every year makes you feel happy.A．demanding B．rewardingC．embarrassing D．misleading8．Before the war broke out, many people ________ in safe places possessions they could not take with them.A．threw away B．carried awayC．gave away D．put away9．In order to survive, all life in the pond has to ________ the changing conditions in the environment.A．attend to B．appeal to C．apply to D．adapt to10．They discussed the current situation ________ before making the final decision.A．for their sake B．as a wholeC．at length D．through thick and thin第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

试卷类型：A2013届高考模拟试题英语本试卷共10页，81题。

全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

用统一提供的2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。

2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用统一提供的2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。

答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。

3．完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用统一提供的签字笔将答案直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。

答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。

第一部分听力（共两节30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面五段对话。

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，并标在试卷相应位置。

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 woman think of mountain climbing?A．It’s scaring．B．It’s dangerous．C．It’s good to health．2. Where are the speakers?A．In Leith．B．In Bristol．C．In Edinburgh．3. What will the speakers do next?A．Catch a bus．B．Call a taxi．C．Walk home．4. What is the matter with the man?A．He is sick．B．He feels sleepy．C．He is in an unsuitable colour．5. What does the woman mean?A．She won't read the novel．B．She has heard about the UFO．C．She has no interest in science fiction．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三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置，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。

湖北2013届高考英语预测试题六第一部分词汇知识运用(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)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1．I can't advise you what to do and what not to do—it's a matter of ________.A．conscience B．comprehensionC．awareness D．identification2．The young couple have been admitted into a badminton club, where they can enjoy all the benefits and ________ of club membership.A．charges B．proceduresC．privileges D．circumstances3．Jenny suggested our going on an outing to the countryside next weekend, but the rest didn't sound very ________ about the idea.A．anxious B．enthusiasticC．cautious D．secure4．The newcomer to the TV station has just started her own programme, which deals with subjects as ________ as pop music and ancient Greek drama.A．accurate B．familiar C．desperate D．diverse5．At that very moment my mind went completely ________ and I forgot what I was supposed to be doing.A．efficient B．abundant C．shallow D．blank6．The local government has been accused of not responding ________ to the needs of the homeless in the flood-stricken area.A．constantly B．appropriatelyC．gradually D．selfishly7．After hours of searching, their patience was ________ and they found what they were looking for.A．calculated B．confirmedC．rewarded D．evaluated8．Despite the fact that all three teams ________ different approaches to the problem, they all immediately succeed.A．adopted B．acquiredC．adapted D．accumulated9．It is reported that the government has ________ the outbreak of violence by sending a large group of soldiers or police to the area.A．gone for B．reacted toC．appealed to D．made for10．The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists.In fact, their capacity ________ the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited.A．in terms of B．in view ofC．in favor of D．in search of第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

高中英语真题:2013届高三英语上学期期末考试试题牛津译林版（试题卷）注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号写在答题卡和该试题卷的封面上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号和科目。

2．考生作答时，选择题和非选择题均须做在答题卡上，在本试题卷上答题无效。

考生在答题卡上按答题卡中注意事项的要求答题。

3．考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

4．本试题卷共10页，如缺页，考生须声明，否则后果自负。

姓名___________________准考证号___________________绝密★启用前湖南省怀化市2012-2013年高三期末考试英语试题温馨提示：本试题卷分四个部分，包括听力理解、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达共10页。

时量120分钟。

满分150分。

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations betwe en two speakers. For each conversation, there are several ques tions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for e ach questionYou will hear each conversation TWICE.Example：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B. £9.15.C. £9.18.The answer is B.Conversation 11. When did the man buy his car?A. A week ago.B. A month ago.C. Several years ago.2. What’s the matter with the man’s car today?A. Its brakes don’t work.B. Its engine has failed.C. It has a flat tire.Conversation 23. When will the man leave for tomorrow?A. At 7:00 p.m..B. At 7:40 p.m..C. At 9:40 p.m..4. What are the speakers going to do today?A. Have dinner together.B. Meet at the airport.C. Go on business.Conversation 35. Why is the woman excited?A. She hasn’t seen the man for ages.B. She heard from an old college classmate.C. She has been admitted to a college.6. What is the woman’s friend doing now?A. Running her own travel agency.B. Studying at a university.C. Traveling around the world.Conversation 47. What does the woman want to do this afternoon?A. Study in the library.B. Do an experiment.C. Go shopping.8. What will the man have to do this afternoon?A. Study physics.B. Write a report.C. Lear n Chinese.9. Which subject will the woman help the man with?A. Chinese.B. Physics.C. Writing. Conversation 510. How long will the summer course last?A. About 20 days.B. About 35 days.C. About 30 days.11. When will most of the classes be held?A. In the mornings.B. In the afternoons.C. In the evenings.12. When will the final exams be taken?A. From September 15 to 20.B. From August 16 to 18.C. From July 16 to 20.Conversation 613. What’s the man’s new apartment like?A. It’s more expensive.B. It has no air conditioning.C. It’s farther from his office.14. What does the man like to do at night?A. Chat online.B. Use the washing machine.C. G o to bed early.15. What does the man think of his new roommate?A. He is hard-working.B. He is a little noisy.C. He is friendly.Section B (7.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the informatio n you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THR EE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.TravelPart Ⅱ Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are f our choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. When _________a career, you should consider all the aspec ts of a job.A. chooseB. choosingC. choseD. chosen22. The interviewer will begin to judge you as soon as he or she ________ you in the waiting room.A. seesB. will seeC. is seeingD. saw23. My father worked day and night. Otherwise, there ________ no one to support the family.A. would beB. must beC. would have beenD. must have been24. Not until he had left his friend _______ how important friendship was for him.A. did he realizeB. he realizedC. had he realizedD. he had realized25. The young manager is well known for his problem-solving skills, ________ is important for a successful leader.A. itB. thatC. whatD. which26. In order to find the missing boy, the young couple all they can over the past twenty-four hours.A. doB. didC. have been doingD. had done27. Before I left home, my mother taught me ________some sim ple dishes, such as noodles and garlic with vegetables.A. what cookingB. how cookingC. what to cookD. how to cook28. Jackie would like to buy an iphone 5 but _____ was available from that shop.A. noneB. nothingC. no oneD. neither29. People just wonder ________ that makes the housing price so high.A. what it isB. what is itC. why it doesD. Why d oes it30. I set up e-mail addresses for my mum and dad ________ I could e-mail them regularly.A. now thatB. even ifC. so thatD. As though31. After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it .A. is decoratedB. was decoratedC. was being decorated D. is being decorated32. The number of foreigners that ________ to Huaihua _______ _still increasing.A. come; isB. comes; isC. come; areD. c omes; are33. On many trains and buses, there are some special seats __ ______ out for senior citizens.A. markingB. markedC. to markD. mark34. As many as five courses are provided, and you are free to c hoose _____ suits you best.A. whoeverB. whicheverC. wheneverD. where ver35. — Do you still remember how we first met?— Yes, you ________ to my office and ran into me on the wa y.A. were walkingB. walkedC. had walkedD. walk sSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are fo ur words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank wi th the word or phrase that best fits the context.It was the second day of a winter holiday in , , three years ag o. When we decided to explore the beautiful scenery, our landla dy 36 us,“Make sure you are well wrapped up today. The we ather is 37 . Head back when you see snowfall.”The day was bright and sunny, and I started to wonder if she was being too cautious. When snow began to fall at 6:00 pm, I was not worried, thinking we’d have no 38 in catching a taxi b ack. However, we waited for a while, and all the drivers shook t heir heads when told of our 39 .The first driver passed by and gave me a card with a number for me to 40 help. I was filled with 41 , but I had no choice but to lead my three sisters to a nearby place to make the 42 . Then a taxi drew up and we climbed in. The driver did not appe ar very friendly. Then the light streaming from his headlights sh owed very 43 why no taxi wanted to take us to our hotel. And I began to understand the driver’s apparently unfriendly silence — he was worried. The steep incline (斜坡) ahead was 44 with snow. The taxi slowly made its way up the hill. Suddenly, we came to a dead stop, and the driver turned to us. “Look! It is very 45 to go forward. You have to get o ut and walk. If I drive any further, the taxi will slide back,” he sai d. “Er ... can you keep your headlight on and help my elder sist er? The rest of us will follow you up,” I said. The driver 46 .We made it safely back to our hotel. Even though it 47 for t he rest of the days, we could see the silver lining in the cloud(一线希望): the generous soul who helped us.36. A. protectedB. guardedC. helpedD. warned37. A. hateful B. colorfulC. changeable D. u nforgettable38. A. reason B. timeC. trouble D. opp ortunity39. A. situation B. destination C. backgroundD. information40. A. call for B. wait for C. give up D. look up41. A. confidenceB. prideC. doubtD. joy42. A. appointmentB. callC. wayD. invitation43. A. clearly B. weakly C. unwillingly D.quietly44. A. charged B. covered C. crowdedD. provided45. A. dangerous B. possible C. limitedD. unacceptable46. A. agreed B. admittedC. admiredD. applied47. A. shone B. blewC. rained D. snow edSection C (12 marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each bla nk with one word that best fits the context.The global financial crisis has contributed to 48 more fierce c ompetition in job markets. College graduates are finding thems elves in a situation 49 too many job seekers are fighting for s urvival. Our class has had a heated discussion on this problem. Some think that 50 makes sense that they realize an early e mployment by lowering their income expectations. They also be lieve there are better opportunities for development 51 they g o to work in the west or rural areas. Others consider full employ ment an unrealistic goal, 52 they choose to continue their fur ther study 53 go to vocational schools to learn some practicalskills to make better preparations for future careers.As 54 me, I am confident and capable of overcoming the curr ent difficulties and challenges after a series of timely measures taken by the government. All I need to do is make sure 55 I c an make full use of our talent and skills.Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For ea ch of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choos e the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AAmmie Reddick from East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, was only 18 m onths old when she had the accident that had scarred（留下创伤） her for life. The curious child reached up to grab the wire o f a hot kettle in the family kitchen and poured boiling water over her tiny infant frame.Her mother Ruby turned round and, seeing Ammie horribly burnt, called an ambulance which rushed her daughter to a nearby h ospital. Twenty percent of Ammie’s body had been burned and all of her burns were third-degree. There, using tissue taken from unburned areas of Amm ie’s body, doctors performed complex skin transplants to close her wounds and control her injuries, an operation that took abo ut six hours. Over the next 16 years, Ammie underwent 12 mor e operations to repair her body.When she started school at Maxwelton Primary at age 4, other pupils made cruel comments or simply wouldn’t play with her. “I was the only burned child in the street, the class and the schoo l,” she recalled, “some children refused to become friends beca use of that.”Today, aged 17, Ammie can only ever remember being a burne d person with scars; pain is a permanent part of her body. She still has to have two further skin transplants. Yet she is a confid ent, outgoing teenager who offers inspiration and hope to other young burns victims.She is a member of the Scottish Burned Children’s Club, a char ity set up last year. This month, Ammie will be joining the young er children at the in Cambridgeshire for the charity’s first sum mer camp. “I’ll show them how to get rid of unkind stares from o thers,” she says. Ammie loves wearing fashionable sleeveless tops, and she plans to show the youngsters at the summer cam p that they can too. “I do not go to great lengths to hide my burn s scars,” she says, “I gave up wondering how other people would react years ago.”56. How many operations has Ammie already had?A. TwelveB. ThirteenC. fourteenD. Fifteen57. What did other children do when Ammie first went to school ?A. They were friendly to her.B. They showed sy mpathy to her.C. They were afraid of her.D. They looked down upon her.58. Ammie will teach the younger children at the to__________ _.A. face others’ unkindness bravelyB. hide th eir scars by proper dressingC. live a normal lifeD. recover quickly59. Which of the following words can’t properly describe Ammie ?A. CourageousB. ConfidentC. sensitiveD. Out going60. What can be the best title of the passage?A. A Seriously Burned Girl Survives to Get Rid of Unki nd StaresC. Permanent Scars And Pain For a GirlD. A serious ly burned angel of HopeBis a mobile society. Friendships between Americ ans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations chan ge. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christma s greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships betw een us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feeling s, extending sometimes deeply into both families.ericans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming u s and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand A mericans is that although they include us warmly in their person al everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the prac tice in our country where we may be generous with our time. So metimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middl e of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as g uides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express t heir welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the ti me to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. T hey will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them f rom there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be f ull, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for pur ely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home.61. In which part of a newspaper can this article be found?A. Culture.B. News.C. Story.D. Travel.62. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.63. The underlined words “flower”(in Line 5) probably means __ _________.A. weakenB. developC. stretchD. disappear64. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we ar rive in to visit an American friend, we will probably be_________ __.A. treated hospitably at his homeB. offered a ride to his homeC. warmly welcomed at the airportD. treated to dinner in a restaurant65. The writer mainly talks about ___________ in the text.A. friendships between ChineseB. Americans’ hospitalityC. different views of friendshipD. friendships between AmericansCis set to begin enforcing the toughest drunken-driving punishment, one that will require thousands of first-time offenders—whether they were highly drunk or slightly over the limit—to install in their cars blood- alcohol testing devices that can loc k the ignition. The devices work like this—A driver must blow into a blood alcohol device linked to the car’s ignition. If the result is higher than the legal limit, the car will n ot start. The device also requires random “rolling retests” once t he driver is on the road.’s current law requires only repeated offenders or those with a b lood alcohol level of 0.15 or higher to have an ignition interlock device in their cars.The new law, which takes effect in July, will roughly increase the number of people required to use ignition interlock devices f our times, and offenders will have to pay about $ 480 for a typic al six-month installation.The measure has caused a debate between groups battling drunken driving and those representing offenders. Such groupsas Mother Against Drunken Driving and The Washington Regio nal Alcohol Program say that ’s 274 alcohol-related road deaths and more than 5,500 injuries in 2010 remai ned unacceptably high despite years of cracking down on drunk en driving. Ignition interlock devices, they say, reduce repeat off enses. But some public defenders and lawyers argue that the d evices are too severe a punishment for offenders at the legal bl ood alcohol limit 0.08, and that the court system will be burdene d by more cases going to trial and lower-income drivers will be affected by the fees.Del. Sal R. Iaquinto, who sponsored the bill, had a simple rep ly for concerns about the costs of the interlock devises: “How m uch does a life cost?”“Blowing into a tube for six months, you w ill remember that,” Iaquinto said, “And you’re not likely to offend again.”66. The underlined word “ignition” in Paragraph 1 probably refer s to the part in a car where ___________.A. the alarm goes offB. the engine startsC. the door op ensD. the car is fueled67. Who are required to install the blood alcohol devices accord ing to the current law?A. The first time drunken-driving offenders.B. The drivers who are not able to pay offence fees.C. The repeat drunken-driving offenders.D. Drivers whose blood alcohol level is below 0.15.68. The reason why some defenders and lawyers oppose the n ew law is that ____________.A. fewer cases go to trialB. lower-income drivers will not afford to drink againC. interlock devices increase repeat offensesD. the devices are too severe a punishment for offenders69. The debate aroused by the measure implies that _________ __.A. prevention is better than cureB. no law is absolutely perfectC. punishment is the key to allD. justice has long arms70. What is Del. Sal R. Iaquinto’s attitude towards the new law?A. Negative.B. Indifferent.C. flexible.D. wo rkable.Part Ⅳ Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Would you work for nothing? Non-paid internships(实习生) have been common in the US for some time now. But these days, they are becoming more and more popular in other count ries, too. Is this a good thing?For young people, there are clear benefits to doing an internshi p. Firstly, interns get a valuable insight into an industry they mig ht be interested in working for. Also, having done an internship l ooks good on your CV, which is very important in today’s comp etitive job market. A lucky few may be hired at the end of the int ernship, so it’s a good way of getting a foot in the door. For othe r interns, there is even extra welfare: deals on clothes if they’re working in the fashion in industry, free trips if they’re working for a travel agency…and so on.There are obvious benefits to companies, too. They can help se lect employees who are better. “If you put two young people to work as interns for twelve weeks, you’ll soon see who is good.”said one manager. Besides, they can save money. “If I use inter ns, I don’t have to pay another salary, or worry about paying pe nsions or giving people overtime pay.” said another.So, what do interns do? Most tasks are fairly routine. These ma y include photocopying, filing documents, or writing up notes from meetings. At times, interns may be given jobs with more resp onsibility, such as making sales calls, writing newsletters or upd ating websites.However, for some interns the experience can become unpleas ant. “I worked for a theatre company for six weeks and spent th e whole time photocopying scripts and making the tea and coffe e. It is dull.” said one intern. On the other hand, non-paid internships violate the labor law in some countries, where workers must be paid the minimum wage and paid for overtime. Internship can provide benefits to both sides, but these unpaid workers are also easy to take advantage of!Title 71.____________I. Facts:▲72. __________ in the US.▲More and more popular in other countries.II. 73.___________:▲For young people●Getting a valuable insight into 74.___________.●Loo king good on their CV.● 75.__________ after the internship.▲For others●Extra welfare such as deals on clothes and 76.__________.▲ 77.__________.●Helping select 78.__________.●Saving money.III .Duties:▲79.___________ tasks.▲ More responsible jobs.IV. Problems:▲Doing 80.__________.▲Violating the labor law in some countries.Section B (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions a ccording to the information given in the passage.In and other countries, young people usually take a “gap year”, a year off between high school and college. This idea never gai ned a big following in the . Recent news reports have suggeste d that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers.Charles Deacon, the dean of admissions estimates that in the c urrent first-year class of one thousand six hundred students, only twenty-five percent decided to take a year off. He says this number has not changed much over the years. He says the most common r easons to have a chance to travel, but international students m ay take a gap year to meet requirements at home for military du ty.Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to reco ver after twelve years of required education. But it can also give students a chance to explore their interest.Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission. E xperts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as t hey work at something they enjoy. The Harvard admissions offi ce has an essay on its Web site called “Time Out or Burn Out fo r the Next Generation”. It praises the idea of taking time off to st ep back, think and enjoy gaining life experience outside the pre ssure of studies. Of course, a gap year is not for everyone. Stu dents might miss their friends who go on directly to college. And parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to c ollege once they take time off. Another concern is money. A year off, away from home, can be costly.Holly Bull is the president of the Center for Interim Programs. H er company specializes in helping students plan their gap year. She notes that several books have been written about this subj ect. And she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college.81. How do many colleges and universities support gap-year projects? (No more than 8 words)82. According to Charles Deacon, how many students in the cur rent first-year class of his school decided to take a gap year? (No more t han 8 words)83. What is the purpose of some high school students taking a gap year?( No more than 6 words)84. Why do parents worry about children’s gap year? (No more than 15 words)Section C (25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the inst ructions given below in Chinese.富人做慈善事业近年来越来越受到社会的关注。