湖北省八校2013届高三12月第一次联考英语试题(word版)

英语试题第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节）第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）21．Since then ,they have launched a great to make the beaches safer for swimmers and tourists.A．campaign B．revolution C．competition D．organization22．A suitable to the engine of his second-hand car was made to improve its working condition.A．achievement B．admission C．assessment D．adjustment 23．David got promoted in three months, for his boss realized that he was a man of considerable .A．confidence B．competence C．independence D．tolerance24．The foreign firm was well by the local people, which turned out to be even more successful than expected.A．appealed B．impressed C．received D．confirmed 25．Sally’s humor functioned well. It was her words that immediately me when I was in low spirits.A．reminded B．rewarded C．refreshed D．recovered26．A good film producer must make sure that his films are to the needs of the changing market.A．fit into B．knock into C．break into D．turn into 27．Having been separated from the outside for a long time, the group of villagers might still live alife.A．concise B．depressed C．fierce D．primitive 28．You’d better not wear such a dress if you want to attend a formal ceremony.A．cautious B．convenient C．universal D．casual29．Their most important role was working as nurses, attending to the wounded, often in terrible conditions close to the front.A．systematically B．cheerfully C．practically D．selflessly30．If you don’t explain your theory , I am afraid that you will not get your idea across to the others.A．by accident B．at length C．in relief D．on purpose第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）When I was young I loved taking part in high school musicals．I loved to 31 in front of hundreds of people．In one production, I auditioned（试音）like 32 else. My music teacher was to 33 that I would get a particular part in the music drama. The part I thought I had was a 34 lead who sang some of the most beautiful love songs.But one day the show director pulled me aside. I was 35 to be offered the leading role.To my disappointment, he said, “Bob, I found a boy with an excellent voice. I need to give the 36 to him.”From that moment on I began hating music class. I 37 that I didn’t like what we were singing. My music teacher didn’t know why. She 38 me in front of the class and told me I had changed. She didn’t know what I had been told. But when they 39 the finalists I was given a 40 role. For some time my pride was 41 with having to do something I didn’t think I should be doing. But I didn’t it. The minor rold I had 42 to be much more fun than I had expected. My performance even 43 my brother who was also in the audience.Life is really like a 44 and although we do not audition for the role, each of us is 45 by the director to play a certain part in it. The 46 is that we sometimes don’t like the part we are given. Like me in high school I became 47 –if I couldn’t be the lead, I wouldn’t show up for rehearsal（彩排）.Then we wonder why we feel so 48 . Sometimes we don’t even feel like we are a part of the “Big Show. ” Everyone does indeed have a role. Some are in front of the curtain, some are behind, but all are 49 for the show to go on All 50 to success no matter how minor the part is.31．A．debate B．broadcast C．sing D．show 32．A．someone B．everyone C．anyone D．no one 33．A．prejudiced B．concerned C．unexpected D．convinced 34．A．romantic B．ridiculous C．mysterious D．sensitive 35．A．attempting B．expecting C．volunteering D．pretending 36．A．part B．deal C．favor D．item 37．A．assessed B．advocated C．concluded D．complained 38．A．warned B．scolded C．informed D．suspected 39．A．presented B．identified C．announced D．delivered 40．A．specific B．super C．slight D．small 41．A．struggling B．competing C．swinging D．changing 42．A．happened B．proved C．expanded D．switched 43．A．terrified: B．disappointed C．surprised D．embarrassed 44．A．joke B．journey C．stage D．play 45．A．appointed B．attached C．employed D．instructed 46．A．reason B．problem C．balance D．focus 47．A．curious B．helpless C．angry D．positive 48．A．exhausted B．lost C．delighted D．thrilled 49．A．necessary B．dependent C．natural D．perfect 50．A．react B．adjust C．refer D．contribute第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2013届高三英语上册第一次联考试题（有答案）娴欐睙鐪佸叚鏍¤仈鑰?楂樹笁骞寸骇?嫨棰橀儴鍒嗗拰闈為€夋嫨棰橀儴鍒嗐€傛弧鍒?20鍒嗭紝鑰冭瘯鏃堕棿120鍒嗛挓銆?閫夋嫨棰橀儴鍒嗭紙鍏?0鍒嗭級堝叡涓よ妭锛屾弧鍒?0鍒嗭級?(鍏?00.5鍒嗭紝婊″垎10鍒?,囧彿娑傞粦銆?1. ---- Do you think it was the supermoon that caused the earthquake on March 11, 2011 in Japan? ---- ______. It hasn鈥檛proven itself true by scientists.A. Not in the leastB. Don鈥檛mention itC. You can say that againD. I expect so 2. As the world faces ______ 鈥渃ooling market鈥? Premier Wen Jiabao calls for______confidence in economic growth during the New Year holiday. A. the; a B. a;涓嶅～C. 涓嶅～; the D. a; the 3. New surveys suggest that people are more stressed and working longer hours than ever with technological tools constantly______. A. updating B. updates C. updated D. to update 4. Miami and Oklahoma City, both of ______were the last two undefeated teams in the NBA this season, lost for the first time on January 3rd. A. whom B. them C. which D. those 5. Dora has some shortcomings but ______ she seems like an intelligent, likable person. A. on the contrary B. up to now C. to be exact D. on the whole 6. It鈥檚high time that we______ to environmental protection and ecological improvement. A. have devoted B. devoted C. are devoting D. had devoted 7. ---- May I check in now? ---- Sorry, sir! But there鈥檚not any room ______ in our hotel. A. useful B. convenient C. flexible D. available 8. Train tickets sold online or by telephone have topped 2 million daily,______ that around one-third of passengers don鈥檛have to wait long for several hours to get a ticket. A. meaning B. means C. to mean D. meant 9. The national spiritslike brave hearts showed in the film The Flowers of War are ______ deeply moved the audience. A. which B. that C. what D. who 10. Shopping on the Internet enables people not to search for goods from one store to ______. A. others B. the other C. another D. the rest 11. ---- Shall we go to the lecture about the risk of brain cancer from mobile phone use? ---- ______? It is closely related to our health. A. What if B. Why not C. What for D. How come 12. ---- Did you see Jay Chou at his album signing? ---- Not really. We waited in line for an hour, only to be ______ at the door. A. turned away B. turned out C. turned off D. turned up 13. ______ we have realized the danger of over-consumption, some measures should be adopted as soon as possible.A. Now thatB. As long asC. In order thatD. Even if 14. Parents who _____ to sing to their children may help with children鈥檚development of language skills. A. add B. tend C. amount D. focus 15. The girl was left alone in the room and couldn鈥檛help crying ______. A. perfectly B. narrowly C. bitterly D. simply 16. Beyonce, a leading______ in the music industry, gave birth to her daughter on Saturday. A. statue B. figure C. brand D. attraction 17. ---- Hey, Gary, did Linda see you come in? ---- I don鈥檛think so. She ______ her lessons then. A. reviewed B. would review C. was reviewing D. reviews 18. ______the phenomenon of 鈥渂ystander effect鈥?in the Yueyue event, most Chinese strongly believe that there still exist love and warmth in people鈥檚hearts. A. In spite of B. In addition to C. Because of D. On behalf of 19. ---- I regret to say that I failed to rank first in the terminal exam. ---- Come on, nobody ______win all the time. A. should B. must C. shall D. can 20. Everything, unless otherwise ______, will go on as planned. A. stating B. states C. to state D. stated ?201鍒嗭紝婊″垎20鍒嗭級21---40銆丆鍜孌锛変腑锛岄€夊嚭鏈€浣抽€夐」,鏍囧彿娑傞粦銆?One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 21 , he used an illustration. As he stood infront of the group, he said, 鈥淥kay, time for a quiz.鈥?He then pulled out awide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he 22 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the 23 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, 鈥淚s this jar 24 ?鈥?Everyone in the class said, 鈥淵es.鈥?鈥淩eally?鈥?Then he 25 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel锛堟矙鐮撅紝鐭冲瓙锛夛紝dumped some in and 26 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space 27 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. 鈥淧robably not.鈥?One of them answered. 鈥淕ood!鈥?he replied. He reached under the table and 28 a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 29 left between the rocks and the gravel. 30 he asked the question. 鈥淣o!鈥?the class shouted. 鈥淕ood!鈥?Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 31 the jar was filled to the brim. Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, 鈥淲hat is the 32 of this illustration?鈥?It is such a seemingly easy question that one 33 student raised his hand and said, 鈥淚t is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 34 some more things in it.鈥?鈥淣o,鈥?the speaker replied, 鈥淭he truth it teaches us is that you will 35 get them in at all if you don鈥檛put the big rocks in first. 36 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 37 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you鈥檒l fill your life with 38 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 39 on this short story, ask yourself what are the 鈥榖ig rocks鈥?in your life? Then put those in your 40 first.鈥?21. A. harder B. rougher C. clearer D. wiser 22. A. carefully B. firmly C. actively D. unwillingly 23. A. edge B. bottom C. wall D. top 24. A. full B. pure C. enough D. smooth 25. A. sent B. reached C. managed D. felt 26. A. delivered B. shook C. dropped D. held 27. A. beneath B. across C. beyond D. between 28. A. put out B.came out C. brought out D. set out 29. A. spaces B. caves C. blanks D. holes 30. A. At last B. Shortly after C. Later on D. Once more 31. A. unless B. until C. before D. while 32. A. meaning B. opinion C. point D. comment 33. A. calm B. awkward C. nervous D. eager 34. A. add B. fit C. include D. collect 35. A. never B. even C. still D. ever 36. A. Whether B. However C. Whatever D. Which 37. A. conclude B. encourage C. fresh D. time 38. A. more B. little C. much D. less 39. A. reflecting B. counting C. deciding D. insisting 40. A. packet B. can C. jar D. luggage?052鍒嗭紝婊″垎50鍒嗭級A, 骞?A It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking, and I was looking out the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. My parents lived nearby, and Dad had visited us several times already. 鈥淲hat are you doing out there?鈥?I called to him. He looked up, smiling. 鈥淚鈥檓making you a surprise.鈥?Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything. A self-employed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise. Until one gloomy day the following March when I glanced out the window. Any yet鈥?I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (?, throughout the front lawn. Lavender, blue, yellow and my favorite pink ---- little faces moved up and down in the cold wind. Dad! I smiled, remembering the things he had secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs? My father鈥檚crocuses bloomed each spring for the next four or fiveseasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived: Hard times almost over. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses. I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did. He died suddenly one October day. My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly. Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving back when I found myself feeling depressed. 鈥淵ou鈥檝e got the winter depression again and you get them every year.鈥?I told myself. It was Dad鈥檚birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual --- my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived his faith. Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man. Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. And there on the muddy grass and small gray piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus. How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years old, one that had not blossomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day. But it built my faith for a lifetime. 41. According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that _________. A. the writer was unpacking when her father was making the surprise B. the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her father C. it was not the first time that the writer鈥檚father had made a surprise D. it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was 42. Which of the following would most probably be the worst time of the year as seen by the writer? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter. 43. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage? A. The writer鈥檚father planted the crocus to lift her low spirit. B. The crocuses bloomed each spring before the writer鈥檚father died. C. The writer often thought about her father since her father died. D. The writer鈥檚father died 14 years after he planted the crocus. 44. The writer鈥檚father should be best described as_________. A. afull-time gardener with skillful hands B. a part-time jobber who loved flowers C. a kind-hearted man who lived with faith D. an ordinary man with doubts in his life 45. Crocus was viewed as the symbol of _________ by the writer. A. faith B. family C. love D. friendship B We can stay young forever. That is the message Dr. Shen Ziyin wants to give the world. And the Chinese doctor claims that he has found an answer to the problems of aging. His solution is a herbal medicine to slow the process of aging. Dr. Shen Ziyin has been trained in Western medicine. At the same time he studied traditional Chinese medicine. And, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging. He has taken a hint from the ancient Chinese medicine system called 鈥渟hen鈥? According to Shen, it is the kidney锛堣偩鑴忥級which adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process. It is responsible for the level of activity that the human bodies go through. Studies conducted by Dr. Shen show that herbal medicine based on the shen system slow the aging process, says a report in The Telegraph newspaper. We notice that when people grow old, they have reduced strength, loss of hair, backache, weakness in general, and wrinkles, among others. This happens because when people grow old, their bodies produce T-cells. These T-cells contain a particular substance called Fas. Fas makes the cells in the body destruct themselves. So the only way to slow down aging is to slow the production of T-cells in the body. This can happen if people eat low calorie food. Then the body is not active enough to produce extra T-cells. But, is going hungry all the time a good price to pay for staying young? This is where Dr. Shen鈥檚herbal medicine comes in. But how effective it will be, only time can tell.46. How did Dr. Shen find the solution to the problem of aging? A. By studying Western medicine. B. By learning traditional Chinese medicine. C. By combining both Western and Chinese medicine. D. By doing research on both Western and Chinese people. 47. What plays the most important role in keeping people young according toShen? A. Medical treatment. B. People鈥檚good kidney. C. Level of people鈥檚activity. D. Positive life attitude. 48. The reason why people become old is that_________. A. their bodies produce T-cells B. their bodies are unable to fight diseases C. they have reduced strength, loss of hair D. they become weaker and weaker 49. We can probably learn from the passage that _________. A. producing more low calorie food allows people to keep young B. the more Chinese herbal medicine people drink, the better for health C. people should try to quicken the production of T-cells in the body D. it remains unknown how effective Dr. Shen鈥檚herbal medicine isC As China becomes increasingly urbanized (鍩庡競鍖?, it has to find space for its urban and rural citizens as both groups become increasingly integrated. Experts suggest a possible model way may be 鈥渞e-inventing鈥?a 鈥済arden city鈥? China鈥檚mega-cities are bursting at the borders and the country is now undergoing the quickest and biggest urbanization in the history of mankind. It is estimated that by 2025, China will have 400 million more people living in its cities, raising its urban population to 900 million. Besides, new satellite towns are mushrooming on the urban fringes while city ring roads are rippling outwards into the countryside at amazing speed. Satellite maps collected by Professor Joshua Bolchover at the University of Hong Kong bring the problem sharply into focus. They track the changing rural-urban framework in the past 30 years, and suggest that cities are cruelly destroying surrounding rural land and rapidly reducing the amount of arable land, which gives way to new residential blocks, new industrial zones, new financial centers and the other inevitable signs and signatures of economic growth. This, however, is not sustainable growth pattern, especially when China has the world鈥檚largest population to feed. So concerned urban planners are starting to note the social and physical effects of diaspora锛堝ぇ绉诲眳锛墂hen replaced rural communities are forced into the cities. On the other hand,a trend of thought is gradually taking shape and this is the concept of the 鈥済arden city鈥? a combination of country and city that is being proposed by architects and city planners. Hua Li, from Tao Architects, is among the many professionals with such a voice. His argument is supported by a long-term study on this subject. As Hua says, the answer is to preserve patches of productive farmland within urban boundaries. Less transportation means we have fresh agricultural products at lower costs and less carbon emission in the city. And urban farmland can also be showcased for agricultural tourism and education. The concept is already practiced at the grassroot level. Agriculture has gone into the air, up to roof and balcony in some communities in the cities. It鈥檚common to see organic 鈥渉anging garden鈥?on the roof of some traditional courtyard home. According to some people, the rooftop project translate to tangible (= practical) benefits, such as safe, nutritious vegetables, a cooler home in summer. Some say thanks to the tomatoes they plant that are natural insect killers, there鈥檙e fewer mosquitoes. Apart from these, it also contributes to better bonding with neighbors. Zhang, a doctor in Beijing, began creating his hanging garden five years ago. Since his garden became home to 30 kinds of vegetables and fruit --- all enough to feed his family, neighbors have enjoyed dropping by for a relaxing chat or just to see how well the lovely vegetables and fruit are doing. Although people like Zhang are still rare and the greening of roof space with vegetables and fruit takes skill and energy, with more positive media exposure and advanced technology there is the prospect that garden city will become common practice in the near future. By then, cities will no longer look so gray when seen from the satellites.50. Some experts suggest re-inventing a 鈥済arden city鈥?because _________. A. it is the only model way to save the cities B. it helps stop destroying the rural areas C. increasing urbanization takes place in China D. China has the largest population to feed 51. What is the purpose of paragraph 2? A. To show the experts鈥?concernabout the increase of population. B. To persuade people into supporting economic growth in cities. C. To explain the reasons for the change of rural-urban framework. D. To inform the readers of the consequences of quick urbanization. 52. In Hua Li鈥檚opinion, a combination of country and city will __________. A. benefit the environment and lower living costs B. become a project that needs a long-term study C. lead to more rural communities being replaced D. attract more farmers to take tours in cities 53. Zhang is mentioned (Paragraph 5) to show that __________. A. he achieves his dream to own a hanging garden B. hanging gardens are becoming more popular C. the garden contributes to a better neighborhood D. he is a pioneer to practise the gardening concept 54. As for the concept of the 鈥済arden city鈥? the writer feels_________. A. desperate B. hopeful C. disappointed D. concerned D Scientific experts from around the world are genuinely predicting that 3 years from now, all life on Earth could well finish. Some are saying it鈥檒l be humans that set it off. Others believe that a natural phenomenon will be the cause. And the religious folks are saying it鈥檒l be God himself who presses the stop button... Seven reasons are going about why the world will end in 2012 and netizens have started a discussion in the forum. 1锛嶮ayan Calendar The first mob to predict 2012 as the end of the world were the Mayans, a bloodthirsty race that were good at two things: Building highly accurate astrological锛堝崰鏄熸湳鐨勶級equipment out of stone and sacrificing virgins. Thousands of years ago they managed to calculate the length of the lunar moon as 329.53020 days, only 34 seconds out. The Mayan calendar predicts that the Earth will end on December 21, 2012. Given that they were pretty close to the mark with the lunar cycle, it鈥檚likely they鈥檝e got the end of the world right as well. 2. Sun Storms Solar experts from around the world monitoring the sun have made an extremely discovery: our sun is a bit of conflict. The energy output of the sun is, like most things in nature, cyclic (?, and it鈥檚supposed to be in the middle of a period of relative stability. However, recent solarstorms have been bombarding the Earth with so much radiation energy, and it鈥檚been knocking out power grids and destroying satellites. This activity is predicted to get worse, and calculations suggest it will reach its deadly peak sometime in 2012. 3. The Atom Smasher Scientists in Europe have been building the world鈥檚largest particle accelerator (绮掑瓙鍔犻€熷櫒). Basically it鈥檚a 27km tunnel designed to break atoms together to find out what makes the Universe tick. However, the device has caused serious concern, with some scientists suggesting that it鈥檚properly even a bad idea to turn it on in the first place. They鈥檙e predicting all manner of deadly results, including mini black holes. So when this machine is fired up for its first serious experiment in 2012, the world could be squeezed into asuper-dense drop the size of a basketball. 4. The Bible says鈥?If having scientists warning us about the end of the world isn鈥檛bad enough, religious folks are getting in on the act as well. Interpretations of the Christian Bible reveal that the date for Armageddon, the final battle between Good and Evil, has been set down for 2012. The I Ching, also known as the Chinese book of Changes, says the same thing, as do various sections of the Hindu teachings. 5. Super Volcano Yellowstone National Park in the United States is famous for its thermal springs and Old Faithful geyser. The reason for this is simple --- it鈥檚sitting on top of the world鈥檚biggest volcano, and geological experts are beginning to get nervous sweats. The Yellowstone volcano has a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years or so, and we鈥檙e many years overdue for an explosion that will fill the atmosphere with ash, blocking the sun and suddenly moving the Earth into a frozen winter that could last up to 15,000 years. The pressure under the Yellowstone is building steadily, and geologists have set 2012 as a likely date for the big bang. 6. The Physicists This one is case ofbog-simple maths mathematics. Physicists at Berkley University have been dealing with the numbers and they have determined that the Earth is well overdue for a major catastrophic event. Even worse, they鈥檙e claiming their calculations proofthat we鈥檙e all going to die, very soon --- while also saying their prediction comes with a certainty of 99 percent --- and 2012 just happens to be the best guess as to when it occurs. 7. Slip-Slop-Slap-BANG! We all know the Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field that shields us from most of the sun鈥檚radiation. What you might not know is that the magnetic poles we call north and south have a bad habit of swapping places every 750,000 years or so 锟紺and right now we鈥檙e about 30,000 years overdue. Scientists have noted that the poles are drifting apart roughly 20-30kms each year, much faster than ever before, which points to apole-shift being right around the corner. While the pole shift is underway, the magnetic field is disrupted and will eventually disappear, sometimes for ups to 100 years. The result is enough UV锛堢传澶栫嚎鐨勶級outdoors to crisp your skin in seconds, killing everything it touches.55. Some people are convinced of Mayans鈥?prediction about the end of the world probably because _________. A. they had stone astrological equipment B. they calculated the lunar cycle highly accurately C. they could get close to the lunar moon D. they were the first group to predict things 56. According to solar experts, what have solar storms attacked the Earth with? A. Satellite power. B. Black holes. C. Radiation energy. D. Wind energy. 57. What does the writer mean by 鈥渞eligious folks are getting in on the act as well鈥?( Paragraph 6 )? A. Religions also have predictions about the end of the world. B. Religious people are taking action to solve the problem. C. Religions come up with different views from the scientists. D. Scientists do their research among the religious people. 58. According to Paragraph 7, we probably know that in Yellowstone National Park _________. A. the volcano erupts rather frequently B. springs are unknown by American people C. pressure under it is gradually gathering D. a volcanic eruption is unlikely to take place 59. The word 鈥渟hields鈥?(Paragraph 9) can best be replaced by _________. A. refreshes B. preserves C. replaces D. protects 60. What would the passage probably be if it鈥檚to be continued? A. Worst effects. B. Possible solutions. C. Humans鈥?measures.D. Netizens鈥?discussion.湁涓€椤逛负澶氫綑閫夐」銆?61. A Family Comes Back Home after Seven Years at Sea. 62. Floating Hotel Could Resist Rising Sea Levels. 63. Three Teenagers Found Alive after 50 Days Adrift in the Ocean. 64. Future City Will Be a Boat Floating Safely at Sea. 65. Lovely Bear Says Hello to Cruise Ship with a Friendly Wave.A The three Samoan teenagers who had survived fifty days all alone at the Pacific Ocean in a small boat and had given up all their hope, have now been found alive miraculously. The youths, two aged 15 and one aged 14, had disappeared in a tiny boat and were assumed to have died after unsuccessful searches in the vast ocean by the New Zealand air force and even the memorial service in their honor was held. But who knew the miracles of God?B It鈥檚like something straight out of a James Bond film 锟紺but a British firm believes this floating building could be the future of life at sea. With 11 accommodation decks, a 360-degree observation area, its own dock, several swimming pools and as much space as a cruise liner, it鈥檚not so much a boat as a city. The boat is designed to float on four platforms, each with thrusters锛堟帹杩涘櫒锛塼o keep the whole boat island stable, even in the extreme seas.C While most of us will love to go on a vacation for a week or two on a small yacht, there is no doubt about the fact that spending seven precious years on sea is something which most of us will never imagine or dare to do. However, that is what an American family has done. Tom Crafton and Kathy Crafton along with their three children have traveled across the world on their 43-foot sailboat. Over the past seven years the family had sailed 30,000 miles and visited more than 20 different countries. The family has recently come back to their homeland.D During a cruise through Svalbard in the Arctic, Swedish photographer Hans snapped a fame-hungrybear as he came out to pose for the excited crowd. Hans was on board the ship just taking in the view when he suddenly saw a head pop up from behind the ice about 15 yards away. The bear was yawning and seemed to be enjoying all the attention and walked over to the crowd. It waved twice. When it lifted his hand and waved again, Hans managed to capture the shot. E The rising sea waters caused by global warming have inspired a Russian architect to design a hotel that could be built on water as well as land. It鈥檚called 鈥淭he Ark鈥? but looks more like a ship sitting upside down on the water. A new design by Russian architect Alexander Remizov challenges the tradition of land-based hotel and would provide a shelter in the future ---- should the world face a modern-day flood of Biblical proportions. 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湖北省八校2019届高三上学期12月份第一次联考英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，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. Who is going abroad?A. Lucy.B. Jane.C. Mary.2. What will the man do first?A. Send the woman to the airport.B. Pick up his daughter.C. Buy a birthday gift.3. What does the woman mean?A. She will change the jeans.B. She will shorten the jeans.C. She will return the jeans.4. Where does the woman want to go?A. To the seaside.B. To Colorado.C. To a cold place.5. Why does the man need a map?A. To tour Manchester.B. To find a restaurant.C. To learn about China.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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Pocket money.B. Part-time jobs.C. The man’s parents.7. How long does the man look after the baby every Friday?A. For two hours.B. For three hours.C. For four hours.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

湖北省部分重点中学2013届高三第一次联考英语试题试卷满分150分第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）21．Since then ,they have launched a great to make the beaches safer for swimmers and tourists.A．campaign B．revolution C．competition D．organization22．A suitable to the engine of his second-hand car was made to improve its working condition.A．achievement B．admission C．assessment D．adjustment 23．David got promoted in three months, for his boss realized that he was a man of considerable .A．confidence B．competence C．independence D．tolerance24．The foreign firm was well by the local people, which turned out to be even more successful than expected.A．appealed B．impressed C．received D．confirmed 25．Sally’s humor functioned well. It was her words that immediately me when I was in low spirits.A．reminded B．rewarded C．refreshed D．recovered26．A good film producer must make sure that his films are to the needs of the changing market.A．fit into B．knock into C．break into D．turn into 27．Having been separated from the outside for a long time, the group of villagers might still live a life.A．concise B．depressed C．fierce D．primitive 28．You’d better not wear such a dress if you want to attend a formal ceremony.A．cautious B．convenient C．universal D．casual29．Their most important role was working as nurses, attending to the wounded, often in terrible conditions close to the front.A．systematically B．cheerfully C．practically D．selflessly30．If you don’t explain your theory , I am afraid that you will not get your idea across to the others.A．by accident B．at length C．in relief D．on purpose第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）When I was young I loved taking part in high school musicals．I loved to 31 in front of hundreds of people．In one production, I auditioned（试音）like 32 else. My music teacher was to 33 that I would get a particular part in the music drama. The part I thought I had was a34 lead who sang some of the most beautiful love songs.But one day the show director pulled me aside. I was 35 to be offered the leading role. To my disappointment, he said, “Bob, I found a boy with an excellent voice. I need to give the 36 to him.”From that moment on I began hating music class. I 37 that I didn’t like what we were singing. My music teacher didn’t know why. She 38 me in front of the class and told me I had changed. She didn’t know what I had been told. But when they 39 the finalists I was given a 40 role. For some time my pride was 41 with having to do something I didn’t think I should be doing. But I didn’t it. The minor rold I had 42 to be much more fun than I had expected. My performance even 43 my brother who was also in the audience.Life is really like a 44 and although we do not audition for the role, each of us is 45 by the director to play a certain part in it. The 46 is that we sometimes don’t like the part we are given. Like me in high school I became 47 –if I couldn’t be the lead, I wouldn’t show up for rehearsal（彩排）.Then we wonder why we feel so 48 . Sometimes we don’t even feel like we are a part of the “Big Show. ” Everyone does indeed have a role. Some are in front of the curtain, some are behind, but all are 49 for the show to go on All 50 to success no matter how minor the part is.31．A．debate B．broadcast C．sing D．show 32．A．someone B．everyone C．anyone D．no one 33．A．prejudiced B．concerned C．unexpected D．convinced 34．A．romantic B．ridiculous C．mysterious D．sensitive 35．A．attempting B．expecting C．volunteering D．pretending 36．A．part B．deal C．favor D．item 37．A．assessed B．advocated C．concluded D．complained 38．A．warned B．scolded C．informed D．suspected 39．A．presented B．identified C．announced D．delivered 40．A．specific B．super C．slight D．small 41．A．struggling B．competing C．swinging D．changing 42．A．happened B．proved C．expanded D．switched 43．A．terrified: B．disappointed C．surprised D．embarrassed 44．A．joke B．journey C．stage D．play 45．A．appointed B．attached C．employed D．instructed 46．A．reason B．problem C．balance D．focus 47．A．curious B．helpless C．angry D．positive 48．A．exhausted B．lost C．delighted D．thrilled 49．A．necessary B．dependent C．natural D．perfect 50．A．react B．adjust C．refer D．contribute第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

湖北八校2013届高三第一次联考英语试题试卷满分150分第一部分：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。

1．What do we know from the conversation?A．The car is too expensive for the family.B．The boy has decided to buy that car.C．The woman is bankrupt now.2．Why does the man think the net bar is good?A．Because you can play computer games there.B．Because you can watch many films there.C．Because you can make friends there.3．What does the woman mean?A．She thinks it’s better for the man to go to the party all by himself.B．She thinks that it will be better for more persons to be at the party.C．She is eager and interested to meet the man’s new friend.4．What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?A．Landlady and tenant. B．Employer and employee. C．Policewoman and thief. 5．Why did the man telephone the woman?A．He was hurt badly and needed immediate help.B．There was no hot water while he was having a shower.C．Something had gone wrong with the lift and he was stuck.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。

湖北省八校2013届高三第一次联考英语试题试卷满分150分第一部分：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。

1．What do we know from the conversation?A．The car is too expensive for the family.B．The boy has decided to buy that car.C．The woman is bankrupt now.2．Why does the man think the net bar is good?A．Because you can play computer games there.B．Because you can watch many films there.C．Because you can make friends there.3．What does the woman mean?A．She thinks it’s better for the man to go to the party all by himself.B．She thinks that it will be better for more persons to be at the party.C．She is eager and interested to meet the man’s new friend.4．What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?A．Landlady and tenant. B．Employer and employee. C．Policewoman and thief. 5．Why did the man telephone the woman?A．He was hurt badly and needed immediate help.B．There was no hot water while he was having a shower.C．Something had gone wrong with the lift and he was stuck.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。

2013届高三联合调研考试英语试题第Ⅰ卷（105分）I. Listening Comprehension （30%）Section A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversations, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Go on a trip. B. Take a long sail.C. Go out for dinner.D. Prepare a meal.2. A. 300. B. 200. C. 130. D. 100.3. A. Leave for home. B. Check the language lab.C. Buy new locks.D. Show the man where the lab is.4. A. Have some chocolate cake.B. Take a look at the menu.C. Go without dessert.D. Have some ice cream.5. A. At a train station. B. At a ticket office.C. In a restaurant.D. In a book store.6. A. He did quite well in the interview.B. The interview is difficult for him to deal with.C. The interview covers something he didn’t remember.D. He forgot to say something in the interview.7. A. She’ll go to a concert. B. She’ll go on a trip.C. She’ll buy the man a ticket.D. She’ll come back on Friday.8. A. The man regrets being absent-minded.B. The woman saved the man some trouble.C. The man placed the reading list on a desk.D. The woman emptied the waste paper basket.9. A. The man had a hard time finding a parking space.B. The woman found they had got to the wrong spot.C. The woman was amazed at man’s late arrival.D. The man couldn’t find his car in the parking lot.10. A. Borrow some money. B. Buy a heater.C. Get some information.D. Pay the rent.Section B PassagesDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide whichone would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. almost one hour. B. almost one and a half hours.C. less than one hour.D. more than 2 hours.12. A. Detecting traffic. B. Driving automatically.C. Cleaning itself regularly.D. Changing lanes.13. A. America. B. France . C. Canada. D. China.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The traffic affected by the terrible weather.B. The massive flow of students’ returning home.C. The problems of the annual travel rush.D. The ways to kill time on the train.15. A. 12 days before departure B. 20 days before departureC. 14 day before departureD. 21 days before departure16. A. tea cups B. magazines C. e-books D. chessSection C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following passage.Complete the message. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the message. Write no more than THREE WORD S for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary （25%）Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. The remarkable shift _____ young people’s job preference in recent years has analysts andeducators greatly concerned.A. towardsB. onC. inD. from26. Life of Pi is about an Indian boy who finds himself drifting in _____ Pacific Ocean with_____Bengal tiger after _____ shipwreck.A. the, a, aB. /, a, theC. the, a, theD. /, the, a27. It’s almost common for a video game nowadays to have multiple endings_____ the players’choices during gameplay.A. depends onB. depending onC. depended onD. to depend on28. Crossing roads without taking traffic lights into consideration, _____ they are part of a crowd,has been labeled as the “Chinese style of crossing roads”.A. sinceB. as ifC. thoughD. so long as29. One theory, _____ suggested by Harvard University, is that humans began cooking their food,thereby releasing nutrients locked in the raw food and reducing the time needed to chew it.A. whichB. asC. thatD. what30. The problem is _____ sometimes when we are given something on a constant basis, we start totake them for granted and forget being thankful for what we already have.A. thatB. howC. whereD. which31. _____ has Steven Spielberg produced an emotionally engaging movie, but he manages to getthe hero’s image in every viewer’s mind as well.A. No longerB. Not onlyC. Not untilD. No little32. What sets human beings apart from animals is not the pursuit of happiness, but the pursuit ofmeaning, _____ is unique to humans.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. as33. The academic-turned-TV-celebrity is reported _____ at a Kunqu Opera performance staged atPeking University.A. to boo（喝倒彩）B. to being booedC. to have been booedD. to be booed34.Today many physical bookstores _____down with financial difficulties, inflexible managementstrategies and competitive pressure from online bookstores.A. had closedB. having closedC. being closedD. are closing35. Despite ongoing street protests, US beef _____ in South Korea due to its lower price.A. is sold wellB. sells wellC. sells poorlyD. is sold poorly36. New words selected by the dictionary are closely linked to social phenomena. Instead of beingmerely words, they are _____ cultural symbols.A. bothB. neitherC. eitherD. all37. We all know that we _____ our carbon footprint, but I suspect that many people wouldn’t beprepared to go as far as Joan Pick, a retired scientist living in south London.A. must have reducedB. should have reducedC. may have reducedD. could have reduced38. Depression is very common in modern society. _____ 1 in every 33 children may havedepression; in teens, that number may be _____ 1 in 8.A. As little as, as low asB. As many as, as much asC. As many as, as high asD. As few as, as low as39. Brain, like muscles, also needs some kind of exercise and nutrition. The more you use yourbrain in the right direction, the more you _____ enhance your ability.A. couldB. mightC. shallD. will40. _____ requires us to do two things quickly. First, _____ the main topic; and second, to writedown the important details.A. To take good notes, recognizingB. Taken good notes, recognizingC. Taking good notes, recognizingD. Taking good notes, to recognize Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Who doesn’t love to look at pictures of kittens, puppies and babies? Japan is known as a country filled with cute, fancy products, such as Hello Kitty. The word “kawaii”, the Japanese ___41____ of cute, is now internationally recognized.We all know that cute things make us happy, but we know little about how they influence our behavior.Recently, however, a team of Japanese researchers claimed that looking at those cute pictures __42__ our concentration. As part of the study, researchers from Hiroshima University conducted two _43___ experiments before concluding that people showed higher level of concentration after looking at pictures of puppies or kittens. About 130 university students were divided into three groups, each _44___ a different task. The first was a game in which participants had to carefully pick up small objects from a hole without touching its sides. Another task was purely about numbers. Students were asked to find a given number from a random sequence of numbers within a certain time limit.In the game experiment, participants who were shown images of puppies and kittens performed their task _45___ to those who looked at adult cats and dogs. Performances scores improved by 44 percent, but the time it took to complete the task also increased by 12 percent.“This finding suggests viewing cute images makes participants behave more _46___ and perform tasks with greater time and care,” said the researchers.Similar enhancements in performance were seen in the numbers experiment, suggesting that looking at cute images increases attentiveness. Participants that were shown kittens and puppies were more __47__, improving their scores by about 16 percent. They were also faster, increasing the number of random numerical sequences they got through by about 13 percent.The study’s authors wrote that cute objects could be used as a way to arouse _48___ that give rise to careful behavioral tendencies in specific situations, such as driving and office work.”So, if anyone __49___ when he sees giant, pink Hello Kitty doll on your office desk, just show them this report.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15%)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Everyone hates to wait in lines. We get that exhausting feeling that our precious life is _50___ away while we’re doing something so meaningless. But it’s not always the length of the wait we find so unbearable. Our behavior when waiting is only partly defined by the length of the wait. Often the psychology of queuing is more important than the statistics of the wait itself. One apparent aspect of queuing psychology is that we get bored when we wait in line. This issue is __51___ in many ways, from magazines in hospital waiting rooms to the __52___ in elevators so that we can __53__ our appearance. We really hate it when we expect a short wait and then get a long one. But studies show that we are much more ___54__ when we are given an idea of how long we’ll be waiting. Walt Disney Co knows this __55___ than anyone else. It posts estimated waiting times for attractions in its theme parks. But according to Larson, these times are __56___ so that visitors get to the front of the queue more quickly than they expect. It keeps them happy.But perhaps the biggest influence on our feelings about waiting in a line has to do with our understanding of fairness. When it comes to queues, the universally acknowledged standard is first come, first _57____. Any deviation（偏差）from this _58___ is regarded as unfair and can lead to violent queue intense anger. A simple __59___ on Baidu news with the keywords “cutting in line”and “fight” throws up dozens of headlines in the past year. Queue anger is not __60___ in Western countries either.Sometimes, however, we are willing to make exception. In hospitals, __61___ is given to those with a more critical condition---we can also understand that. But in most situations, we demand fairness. You’ve probably experienced mild queue anger yourself in fast food restaurants, watching people in the other line move ahead of you, _62_ yourself for having chosen the “wrong” line.In order to solve this problem, the winding line was invented. Slate magazine’s website explains:“The winding line groups all customers into one big snaking queue, separated by ropes or barriers. When you reach the head of the queue, you are directed to the next __63__ server, or teller, or customs official, which offers important comfort: you _64__ never have to see someone arrive after you and get served before you.”In life, waiting is inevitable. But a better understanding of the psychology of waiting can help make it a bit more bearable. When all else fails, bring a book or a smart-phone will also do.50. A. floating B. slipping C. sliding D. fleeing51. A. produced B. resolved C. tackled D. dissolved52. A. mirror B. newspaper C. clock D. beverage53. A. check B. supervise C. criticize D. neglect54. A. frustrated B. refreshed C. patient D. desperate55. A. heavier B. milder C. stronger D. better56. A. overlooked B. oversized C. overloaded D. overestimated57. A. served B. to serve C. serving D. to be served58. A. theory B. concept C. principle D. discipline59. A. survey B. search C. research D. seek60. A. unique B. unusual C. uncovered D. unchanged61. A. priority B. power C. justice D. chance62. A. reflecting B. complimenting C. laughing D. cursing63. A. available B. approachable C. acceptable D. approvable64. A. possibly B. absolutely C. actually D. reallySection B (22%)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked, “So, how have you been?” And the boy --- who could not have been more than seven or eight years old ---replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school.The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to. Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it is certainly different. Children as they once were no longer exists. Why?Human development is based not only on innate biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social route to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information indiscriminately to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.65. According to the author, feeling depressed is ________.A. a sure sign of a psychological problem in children’s mental developmentB. something rarely expected in children’s mental developmentC. an inevitable thing in children’s mental developmentD. something usually experienced in children’s mental development66. What does the underlined word innate in Paragraph 4 mean ?A. something a person is born withB. something a person is tired ofC. something a person is expected ofD. something a person is dreaming of67. What of the following statement is NOT true according to the last paragraph?A. Communication through print helps children develop their reading skills.B. Communication through print helps children access more social information.C. Communication through print helps children command a complex code of symbols.D. Communication through print helps children read different materials at random.68. What is the attitude of the author about today’s children?A. He feels shocked by their premature behavior.B. He thinks it is a phenomenon unworthy of note.C. He considers it a positive social development.D. He seems to be concerned about the tendency.(B)One of the major functions of an iPhone is, of course, to play music. The iTunes app has been designed in such a way as to take advantage of the iPhone’s touch screen. But what if you want to listen to music that isn’t in your iTunes library, or you want to discover new music without sitting in front of a computer?There are plenty of ways to access music, but not everyone knows what options are available. Either that, or there are so many options that going through all of them is tiring. For these reasons, here we offer a few convenient ways of listening to music on your iPhone without using iTunes.●Stream some radio (Tuneln Radio)Tuneln Radio provides a quick and easy way to listen to thousands of Internet radio stations on your Apple products. In addition to local radio stations, this app compiles more than 40,000 radio stations from around the country. What makes the app special is that it allows you to pause and rewind live radio---pause your station to take a phone call or rewind to replay a favorite song. You can also browse by genre or location, and the app includes plenty of talks, news, sports and weather stations in addition to music.●From desktop to smartphone (QQ Music)QQ Music seems like the obvious choice, and it is. It’s a streaming service based on the Tencent technology that is already wildly popular on the Internet and now also offers a (free) app. Through this app you can listen to existing playlists or create new ones based on the patterns of music you like. It works amazingly well and everything can be saved to your QQ account for access from a computer.●What was that song? (Shazam)Shazam is an innovative and free app that cures your “What was that song?” problem. It happens to all of us: we hear a song (on TV or in a store), love it, know we have heard it before but just can’t remember what it’s called. With Shazam you don’t need to. Just hold your iPhone up and through its microphone, Shazam will identify the album, artist and song title for you. You can then either purchase the song in iTunes or search it on other apps for streaming. How cool is that?69. All of the options are strongly recommended to the users of ___________.A. iTunesB. iPhonesC. computersD. microphones70. If you are to enjoy the freedom to go backward or make a phone call without missing anythingyou are listening, you can turn to ______.A. Tuneln RadioB. iTunesC. ShazamD. QQ Music71. What is possibly the best title for the passage ?A. Beyond the MusicB. Streaming Service of MusicC. Get easier accesses to musicD. Get Familiar to Each Song(C)Petroleum, consisting of crude oil（原油）and natural gas, seems to originate from organic matter in marine sediment（海洋沉淀物）.Tiny organisms settle to the seafloor and gather in marine mud. The organic matter may partially break down, using up the dissolved oxygen in the sediment. As soon as the oxygen is gone, decay stops and the remaining organic matter is preserved.Continued sedimentation buries the organic matter and subjects it to higher temperatures and pressures, which change the organic matter to oil and gas. As muddy sediments are pressed together, the gas and small drops of oil may be squeezed out of the mud and may move into sandy layers nearby. Over millions of years, accumulations of gas and oil can collect in the sandy layers. Both oil and gas are less dense than water, so they generally tend to rise upward through rock and sediment.Oil pools are valuable underground accumulations of oil, and oil fields are regions underlain by one or more oil pools. When an oil pool or field is discovered, wells are drilled into the ground. When the well reaches a pool, oil usually rises up the well because of its density difference（密度差）with water beneath it or because of the pressure of expanding gas trapped above it. Although this rise of oil is almost always carefully controlled today, strong natural flows of oil were common in the past. Gas pressure gradually dies out, and oil is pumped from the well. Water or steam may be pumped down neighboring wells to help push the oil out.As oil becomes increasingly difficult to find, the search for it is extended into more unfriendly environments. The development of the oil field on the North Slope of Alaska and the construction of the Alaska pipeline are examples of the great expense and difficulty involved in new oil discoveries. Offshore drilling platforms extend the search for oil to the ocean’s continental shelves. More than one-quarte r of the world’s oil and almost one-fifth of the world’s natural gas come from offshore, even though offshore drilling is six to seven times more expensive than drilling on land.Of course, there is far more oil underground than can be recovered. Even given the best exploration techniques, only about 30 to 40 percent of the oil in a given pool can be brought to the surface. The rest is far too difficult to reach and has to remain underground.72. Which of the following is true about petroleum formation?A. Microscopic organisms that live in mud produce crude oil and natural gas.B. Large amounts of oxygen are needed for petroleum formation to begin.C. Petroleum is formed when organic material in sediments combines with decayingorganisms.D. Petroleum formation appears to begin in marine sediments where organic matter exists.73. What does the development of the Alaskan oil field mentioned illustrate?A. More petroleum is extracted from the sea than from land.B. Drilling for oil requires huge financial investments.C. The global demand for oil has been increasing over the years.D. The North Slope of Alaska has substantial amounts of oil.74. What does the author mainly intend to tell us in the passage?A. The formation, process and exploration of petroleumB. The specific techniques involved in oil exploration.C. The changing relationships between countries.D. The future intense situation in oil product markets.75. What can we infer from the passage?A. Available exploration techniques serve our purpose of exploring oil very well.B. More and more public regions will be further protected from being drilled in the future.C. Countries may suffer from unpleasant relationships for respective benefits in exploring oil.D. Powerful flows of oil is a phenomenon which can be witnessed rarely now.Section C (5%)Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A—F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.76. ____________Every year on December 25, families across the UK gather in front of their TV set at precisely 3 pm. Not to watch a televised gala, but to hear the comforting voice of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II as she delivers her annual Christmas broadcast to the UK and the Commonwealth. Listening to the speech has become a fixed Christmas routine for millions of people across globe.77. ____________Since 1932 it has been a tradition for the British monarch to address his/her subjects in a short message broadcast across the UK by radio every year on Christmas Day. In it, the monarch reflects on the major global national and personal issues of the past year and represents the spirit of Christmas by appealing for a harmonious society.78. ____________This element of unity was of particular importance when World War II broke out in 1939. according to the official website of the British Monarchy, that year King George VI said: “A new year is at hand. We cannot tell what it will bring. If it brings peace, how thankful we shall all be. If it brings us continued struggle we shall remain fearless.” At a time of uncertainty and hardship, these words were a source of encouragement and played a large role in boosting confidence.79. ____________Queen Elizabeth II delivered her first Christmas Day Message in 1952 at the age of 26.Last year, she recorded her 61st speech. Over the decades, the Queen has experienced much technological progress---in 1957 she presented the first Christmas speech on live TV, in 2007 it was streamed on YouTube, and last year it was broadcast in 3-D to mark the Diamond Jubliee.80. ____________But far from being a message that is prepared by governmental advisers, it is a personal message written by the Queen herself. Thus, it is one of the rare occasions on which the public can hear of their queen’s personal views, experiences and concerns. It is also an opportunity for the Queen to speak directly to her subjects, including the men and women fighting for the country. The Christmas broadcast is much more than just a televised speech, it is a symbol of unity.Section D (8%)Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 10 words.If your resolutions for the new year are typical, they probably include a determination to lose weight. But if you are like most Americans, any success you have losing pounds will be short-lived, and you’ll end the year weighing more than you do right now.So why are Americans obsessed with weight loss? Many people say they want to lose weight to improve their health, but this may not actually be their primary motivation. In one of the more interesting polls （民意测验）I’ve seen, more than three-fourths of the 231 dieters surveyed said that they would take a pill that would guarantee they would achieve or maintain their desired weight even if it would lowers their life expectancy. On average, they were willing to give up 5.7 years.These findings may seem puzzling, but they are not so surprising when you consider weight-loss attempts for what they really are: efforts to protect against weight-based discrimination. Yale researchers have shown that weight discrimination in the US has increased dramatically in the last decade especially among women. Multiple studies have documented weight bias in employment, healthcare, education and public spaces---unequal treatment based on labeling fat people as lazy, unmotivated, and lacking self-discipline and competence. Heavy women are routinely ridiculed in advertisements, television and film.Of course, there are genuine health risks associated with higher body mass. The clearest case is that of Type 2 diabetes, which becomes more likely as weight goes up. Yet as many medical researchers have pointed out, this association may not be causal. It has become increasingly clear that the link between weight and health is complicated. In some cases, higher body mass seems to protect against death rate. For instance, there is growing evidence documenting an “obesity paradox（肥胖矛盾）”, in which elevated body mass is associated with lower death rate among people with heart disease and among those with Type 2 diabetes. But it is clear that anti-fat bias in and of itself has a serious effect on public health in ways many may not suspect. Fear of ridicule leads many heavier women to avoid exercising in public or even---when they are very heavy---to avoid leaving their homes, depriving themselves of social interaction. And the fear of becoming fat can lead women of all sizes to develop eating disorders that can diminish their lives and be dangerous to their health. What should be done about weight-based discrimination? The answer is to call for increasing tolerance and appreciation of different body types.。

湖北省部分重点中学2012年11月高三联考 高三英语试卷答案 听力：1—5 CBAB 6—10 AABCA 11—15 BCCAA 16—20 BCBBA 单选：21—25 ADBCC 26—30 ADDDB 完形: 31—35 CBDAB 36—40 ADBCD 41—45 ABCDA 46—50 BCBAD 阅读: 51—54 BADD 55—58 CADB 59—62 CBAC63—66 ACDC 67—70 BDAC 完成句子： 71. absorbed in 72. that/who am to blame for 73. had we declared 74. must have referred to 75. would have lost heart 76. it took nearly two hundred years before 77. with which he could start/with which to start 78. As is stressed 79. had been invited to (attend) 80. what many scientists believe 写作： One possible version: When I was admitted to high school two years ago, I felt proud and excited. I ranked first in my class when I entered the school and I dreamed about the same life and treatment as before. However, with time going on, all my sense of superiority faded by and by. Teachers seemed not to pay much attention to me. Besides, my classmates didn’t treat me as well as my former classmates did. I felt isolated and greatly depressed. When my English teacher noticed that I was in low spirits, she came to me and had a heart-to-heart talk with me. What impressed me most in her talk was that she told me “the best way to change others’ attitude towards you is to change yourself”. It was not until then that I realized what the problem was. After that, I tried to adjust to the new environment. I concentrated on what I should do and treated my classmates sincerely. Later, I got along with them much better. I have been enjoying my high school life ever since. 听力稿： Text 1 W: Did you tell Carl that the concert will be starting late? M: I’ve tried several times, but his line has been busy. Text 2 W: Great haircut, James. You go to a new barbershop or something? M: Oh, thanks. No, it was in the same place, just another guy. Text 3 W: Hey, I’ve just noticed something. The player, that one right there in the middle of the field, has only one hand. M: It took you long enough to notice. Yeah, he’s one of the top players in the league. Text 4 M: Shall we drive to the countryside on Saturday? W: Oh no, I like going by train. It’s cheaper. M: But the car will be quicker, and we have to get taxis to and from the station and they’re expensive. W: Oh, all right, but you will drive all the way. Text 5 W: Hi, Peter, I like that T-shirt. Where did you get it? M: I got it free at the music shop yesterday. They give you a T-shirt or hat when you spend more than twenty pounds. W: It looks good with those jeans. M: Thanks. I bought them in the market this morning. Text 6 M: Welcome back, Brianna. How’s the new baby? W: Oh, he’s dong great, thanks. M: Did you have to hire a full-time babysitter when you came back to work? W: No, the company is letting me work part-time for a few months---until the baby gets a little bigger. Then I’ll come back full-time. M: Yeah. I’m so lucky to work for this company. Nowadays it’s hard to find any employer that makes it easy to balance work and family life. Text 7 M: I’ve got a problem. I booked a trip to Cape Point for tomorrow. But today when I did another hike tour, I hurt my leg, so I’d like to cancel the booking. W: That’s the one by bike, isn’t it? Ok, so let me just check in the system. Have you already paid any money? M: Yes, I’ve paid $ 150 as a deposit. W: Unfortunately, if you cancel now, you will lose that money, because the company needs more than 24 hours notice. M: Oh, I see, but … W: Well, you can use the money for something that doesn’t involve exercise. What about a boat trip to Robben Island? Text 8 W: Look at this photo. I can’t believe we looked like that! M: I know. Look at my hair! I’d forgotten how long it used to be. And my shirt! This is a horrible shirt. W: Well, I’m no better! Look at that dress, and all the flowers! I can’t imagine wearing clothes like that. When do you think this was taken: M: I’d say about 1968. I was about 22 then. I’d just finished university, and I was wondering what to do with my life. I didn’t think I’d end up in a bank! W: Yeah, the late 60s were exciting times, weren’t they? I mean Neil Armstrong on the moon, Martin Luther King, the students in Paris, and England were good at football. It felt as if the world wasreally changing fast. M: Yeah, and the music and everything. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones Bob Dylan. It was a good time to be young. Text 9 M: So you’ve been at your school for about three years now. Are there any rules you have to follow? W: Well, you have to wear the school jumper, shirt and trousers, and you’re not supposed to wear trainers. But in fact a lot of people do, and the teachers never do anything about it. M: Are there other things you mustn’t do? W: Obviously there are certain things--- you’re not allowed to go into the teachers’ room without permission, and you’re not allowed to go into certain places with dangerous equipment like the chemistry lab. M: So what happens if you break the rules? W: Well, if it’s something not very serious, you will have to stay at school after class. If it’s something serious, they will give you a warning, and you’re given first a yellow report and, if it’s really serious, you will get a red warning. M: Bit like football, really? W: Yeah, except that I’ve never known anyone actually get a red warning. Text 10 This is a recorded message for the Picture House Cinema, Telford. Programme for November the 23rd toNovember the 30th. The films showing at the moment are the following: Screen 1: Love Actually at 12:30 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm; Screen 2: The Incredibles, at 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm, and 6:00 pm; The Aviator, at 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm, 5:00 pm and 7:15 pm. The price for all films is &6.75, except the last shows &5. Students and old age pensioner, & 3.50. Here is some information about the film Love Actually. It is a romantic comedy, written and directed by Richard Curtis and Starring, among others, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson. The film is set mainly in London five weeks before Christmas and there are ten different storylines--- all about love and romance. （ 您身边的高考专家 欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。

高三英语试卷答案听力：1—5 BCBAB 6—10 AABCA 11—15 BCCAA 16—20 BCBBA单选：21—25 ADBCC 26—30 ADDDB完形: 31—35 CBDAB 36—40 ADBCD 41—45 ABCDA 46—50 BCBAD阅读: 51—54 BADD 55—58 CADB 59—62 CBAC 63—66 ACDC 67—70 BDAC完成句子：71. absorbed in72. that/who am to blame for73. had we declared74. must have referred to75. would have lost heart76. it took nearly two hundred years before77. with which he could start/with which to start78. As is stressed79. had been invited to (attend)80. what many scientists believe写作：One possible version:When I was admitted to high school two years ago, I felt proud and excited. I ranked first in my class when I entered the school and I dreamed about the same life and treatment as before. However, with time going on, all my sense of superiority faded by and by. Teachers seemed not to pay much attention to me. Besides, my classmates didn’t treat me as well as my former classmates did. I felt isolated and greatly depressed. When my English teacher noticed that I was in low spirits, she came to me and had a heart-to-heart talk with me. What impressed me most in her talk was that she told me “the best way to change others’ attitude towards you is to change yourself”. It was not until the n that I realized what the problem was. After that, I tried to adjust to the new environment. I concentrated on what I should doand treated my classmates sincerely. Later, I got along with them much better.I have been enjoying my high school life ever since.听力稿：Text 1W: Did you tell Carl that the concert will be starting late?M: I’ve tried several times, but his line has been busy.Text 2W: Great haircut, James. You go to a new barbershop or something?M: Oh, thanks. No, it was in the same place, just another guy.Text 3W: Hey, I’ve just noticed something. The player, that one right there in the middle of the field, has only one hand.M: It took you long enough to notice. Yeah, he’s one of the top players in the league.Text 4M: Shall we drive to the countryside on Saturday?W: Oh no, I like going by train. It’s cheaper.M: But the car will be quicker, and we have to get taxis to and from the station and they’re expensive.W: Oh, all right, but you will drive all the way.Text 5W: Hi, Peter, I like that T-shirt. Where did you get it?M: I got it free at the music shop yesterday. They give you a T-shirt or hat when you spend more than twenty pounds.W: It looks good with those jeans.M: Thanks. I bought them in the market this morning.Text 6M: Welcome back, Brianna. How’s the new baby?W: Oh, he’s dong great, thanks.M: Did you have to hire a full-time babysitter when you came back to work?W: No, the company is letting me work part-time for a few months---until the baby gets a little bigger. Then I’ll come back full-time.M: Yeah. I’m so lucky to work for this company. Nowadays it’s hard to find any employer that makes it easy to balance work and family life.Text 7M: I’ve got a problem. I booked a trip to Cape Point for tomorrow. But today when I did another hike tour, I hurt my leg, so I’d like to cancel the booking.W: That’s the one by bike, isn’t it? Ok, so let me just check in the system. Have you already paid any money?M: Yes, I’ve paid $ 150 as a deposit.W: Unfortunately, if you cancel now, you will lose that money, because the company needs more than 24 hours notice.M: Oh, I see, but …W: Well, you can use the money for something that doesn’t involve exercise. What about a boat trip to Robben Island?Text 8W: Look at this photo. I can’t believe we looked like that!M: I know. Look at my hair! I’d forgotten how long it used to be. And my shirt! This is a horrible shirt.W: Well, I’m no better! Look at that dress, and all the flowers! I can’t imagine wearing clothes like that. When do you think this was taken:M: I’d say about 1968. I was about 22 then. I’d just finished university, and I was wondering what to do with my life. I didn’t think I’d end up in a bank!W: Yeah, the late 60s were exciting times, weren’t they? I mean Neil Armstrong on the moon, Martin Luther King, the students in Paris, and England were good at football. It felt as if the world was really changing fast.M: Yeah, and the music and everything. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones Bob Dylan. It was a good time to be young.Text 9M: So you’ve been at your school for about three years now. Are there any rules you have to follow?W: Well, you have to wear the school jumper, shirt and trousers, and you’re not supposed to wear trainers. But in fact a lot of people do, and the teachers never do anything about it.M: Are there other things you mustn’t do?W: Obviously there are certain things--- you’re not allowed to go into the teachers’ room without permission, and you’re not allowed to go into certain places with dangerous equipment like the chemistry lab.M: So what happens if you break the rules?W: Well, if it’s something not very serious, you will have to stay at school after class. If it’s something serious, they will give you a warning, and you’re given first a yellow report and, if it’s really serious, you will get a red warning.M: Bit like football, really?W: Yeah, except that I’ve never known anyone actually get a red warning.Text 10This is a recorded message for the Picture House Cinema, Telford. Programme for November the 23rd to November the 30th. The films showing at the moment are the following: Screen 1: Love Actually at 12:30 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm; Screen 2: The Incredibles, at 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm, and 6:00 pm; The Aviator, at 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm, 5:00 pm and 7:15 pm. The price for all films is &6.75, except the last shows &5. Students and old age pensioner, & 3.50.Here is some information about the film Love Actually. It is a romantic comedy, written and directed by Richard Curtis and Starring, among others, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson. The film is set mainly in London five weeks before Christmas and there are ten different storylines--- all about love and romance.。