湖北省武漢市高三5月模擬考試英語試題及答案

1、武漢市2014屆高中畢業(yè)生五月模擬考試英語試卷注意事項： 1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上，并將準考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上的指定位置。用2b鉛筆將答題卡上試卷類型a后的方框涂黑。 2.選擇題的作答：每小題選出答案后，用2b鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后,再選涂其它答案標號。答在試題卷、草稿紙上無效。 3.完成句子和短文寫作題的作答，用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆直接答在答題卡上對應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)。答在試題卷、草稿紙上無效。 4.考生必須保持答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試題卷和答題卡一并上交。第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題

2、時，先將答案劃在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。 第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例：how much is the shirt? a. 19.15 b. 9.15 c. 9.18答案：b1. what did alice prefer to work as?a. a secretary.b. a teacher.c. a painter.2. whe

3、re is the woman going to spend her christmas?a. in her mothers.b. in her sisters.c. in her friends.3. why didnt the man see a doctor earlier?a. he had to wait for an appointment.b. he thought it would be all right soon.c. he could put his weight on it then.4. what is the womans team doing?a. collect

4、ing information about the game.b. making preparations for the trip.c. training hard for the game.5. what does the woman mean? a. she will buy the ticket for the man.b. she will sell the ticket to the man.c. she feels lucky to have got a ticket.第二節(jié)(共15題; 每小題1.5分, 滿分22.5分) 聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中

5、所給的a、b、c三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置.聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘；聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間.每段對話或獨白讀兩遍.聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6. what did the speakers decide to do? a. go to a concert.b. go to a football match. c. go to see a film.7. when will the speakers meet?a. at 7:00. b. at 7:30. c. at 8:00.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8. what w

6、as the man doing when the accident happened? a. listening to the radio.b. swimming in the water . c. sleeping in the sand.9. what happened to the little boy? a. he hurt his arms. b. he couldnt find his parents. c. he fell into the water.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. what is the man most likely to do?a. to in

7、troduce a car to his friend.b. to sell his second-hand car to a woman. c. to persuade the woman to try his car.11. where is the womans working place?a. on broad road.b. in the city center.c. near a hospital.12. which one is true according to the dialogue?a. the woman will buy the car.b. the car the

8、woman used before was very slow.c. the man has the car for two years.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. whats the relationship between the two speakers? a. mother and son. b. clerk and passenger. c. father and daughter.14. what will the woman do when she is at the airport? a. show her ticket and passport first.b.

9、 weigh her luggage first.c. find her airline desk first.15. where should the woman show her ticket and passport?a. at the check-in desk.b. at the entrance.c. at the plane gate. 16. when should the woman pay the departure tax?a. when she checks in.b. when she boards the plane.c. when she buys the tic

10、ket.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. in which country are earthquakes likely to happen?a. coastal countries. b. island countries. c. mountainous countries.18. where did the earthquake happen in 1964?a. san francisco. b. alaska. c. tokyo.19. what disasters are mentioned besides earthquakes in the passage?a. sto

11、rms and typhoons.b. rainstorms and floods. c. floods and typhoons.20. why do earthquakes worry people so much?a. there is no sure way to predict an earthquake.b. earthquakes bring great damage.c. earthquakes cause the death of countless people.第二部分：詞匯知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分) 第一節(jié)：多項選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)從a、b、c

12、、d四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 例：to make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _ and weaknessesa. strengths b. benefits c. techniques d. values 答案：a21. although these states and their people are _, they share the common goal of economic development. a. par

13、allelb. originalc. identicald. diverse22. taking lifts from strangers on your traveling sounds _, but its really true.a. accessibleb. conventionalc. contradictoryd. appropriate 23. if you dont like the school lunch, you have the _ of bringing your own. a. alternativeb. preferencec. approachd. electi

14、on24. during summer vacation, the _ at the disney theme park has risen to $99. a. instructionb. admissionc. permissiond. introduction25. although winning is a great feeling, all the competitors agree to the spirit of fair play in all of the games. a. matchb. witnessc. observed. conclude26. sri lanka

15、 is stepping up its campaign for attracting chinese tourists with plans to _ 100 chinese travel agents this year. a. launchb. purchasec. sponsord. decorate27. he was particularly upset when he learned that emma had influenced harriet to_ his proposal of marriage.a. turned offb. turned downc. turned

16、upd. turned away28. when everyone except me offered to_the fund, i felt very cheap and hung my head in shame. a. adapt tob. apply toc. appeal tod. contribute to29. the arrow signs at the crossroads pointing in three directions represent _ the ways to the museum, the hotel and the stadium. a. practic

17、allyb. separatelyc. purposelyd. frequently30. ships, whether large or small, are often_the winds and the waves.a. at the mercy ofb. at the cost of c. at the end ofd. at the expense of第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(a、b、c和d)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。flood damage cleanupis anunforge

18、ttableexperienceforme. i have seen a number of news reports on television showing houses that have been 31 by natural flooding and how the different 32 there are coping and starting their flood damage cleanup. i have always felt 33 for the families that have become victims of flooding however i coul

19、dnt imagine what they were 34 because i have never experienced flooding or flood damage cleanup at first 35 until two years back. my 36 experience happened when i woke up early one morning because of the 37 of water. as i started to get out of bed to turn on the light, i felt cold muddy water at my

20、38 . i then realized that the power was 39 . this probably happened due to the heavy 40 and strong wind that were brought by a hurricane during the 41 .as the rains stopped, i decided to do my flood damage cleanup 42 . because i had only moved in the house and had only 43 a few belongings, the amoun

21、t of damage was 44 . it involved only washing shoes and bags 45 soap and water. it was a good thing that most of my things were 46 inside plastic buckets and most of the furniture that i bought was made of 47 and plastic. this made my flood damage cleanup a lot easier. my cleanup work only 48 the re

22、moval of mud from the apartment floors. it was also a good thing that the 49 had hardwood floors. had the apartment been covered with carpet, i would have had to 50 a lot having the carpet cleaned if not replaced with a new one.31. a. drownedb. washedc. affectedd. removed32. a. citizensb. householde

23、rsc. ownersd. residents33. a. sorryb. worriedc. excitedd. glad34. a. feelingb. doingc. speakingd. thinking35. a. viewb. handc. thoughtd. sight36. a. cleanupb. floodingc. earthquaked. landslide37. a. smellb. shapec. tasted. sound38. a. headb. neckc. feetd. breast39. a. outb. inc. ond. down40. a. rain

24、b. snowc. frostd. fog41. a. morningb. afternoonc.eveningd. night 42. a. slowlyb. graduallyc. quicklyd. frequently43. a. unfoldedb. unpackedc. uncoveredd. unloaded44. a. greatb. bigc. smalld. tiny45. a. withb. byc. throughd. in46. a. thrownb. dippedc. displayedd. stored 47. a. woodb. metalc. paperd.

25、leather48. a. undertookb. beganc. involvedd. engaged49. a. bedroomb. kitchenc. buildingd. apartment50. a. spendb. costc. payd. take第三部分：閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個選項(a、b、c和d)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。afebruary 27 is international polar bear day, which celebrates everyones favorite furry b

26、easts of the arctic. in honor of the occasion, live science brings you some wacky facts about the furry beasts.the bears are tiny when theyre born, weighing only about 0.5 kg. however, an adult male polar beartypically weighs between 351 to 544 kilograms, or the weight of about five to seven men. th

27、e largest polar bear ever recorded was a male weighing 1,000 kg, according to polar bear international. by contrast, adult females weigh only half as much as males, or 50 to 295 kg.if a polar bear doesnt eat for seven to 10 days, it can slow its metabolism (新陳代謝) until it finds its next meal. they s

28、urvive off of fat reserves from their diet, which consists mostly of seals. but climate change is making food more scarce and driving some bears to kill themselves.the bears dont sleep in winter, but mother bears live in habitats while they raise their babies. while mama bears are in their habitats

29、(generally between january and march), they dont eat or drink.although polar bears appear white, their fur is actually transparent. it only appears white, because it reflects visible light. under their fur, polar bear skin is actually black. to humans and other animals that can see only in visible l

30、ight, the bears appear to blend in with their snowy surroundings. but reindeer, which polar bears sometimes hunt for, can see in ultraviolet light (紫外線), which makes polar bears stand out from their snowy environment.polar bears have a keen sense of smell, which they use to find prey. a polar bear c

31、an sniff out a seal on the ice 32 kilometers away, and can smell a seals breathing hole in the ice more than half a mile away, according to the national zoo.polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt, and studies predict that global warming could melt enough sea ice to lead to the disappearance of two-thir

32、ds of polar bears by 2050. the decline in sea ice has forced the bears to swim longer distances, consuming energy they cannot afford to use.the united states listed polar bears as a threatened species under the endangered species act in may 2008, and canada and russia have listed them as a species o

33、f special concern. unless climate change slows, eventually there may not be any bears around to celebrate polar bear day.51. the underlined word “wacky” in the first paragraph probably means _. a. ridiculous b. unusual c. strange d. common52. we can learn from the passage that _. a. male polar bears

34、 can weigh as much as half a dozen men b. only mother bears can go days without eating c. polar bears fur is white and their skin is black. d. polar bears have a sharp sense of smell and sight.53. in the eyes of reindeer, polar bears are _. a. white b. transparent c. black d. purple 54. what mainly

35、causes the possibility that two-thirds of polar bears may disappear by 2050? a. scarce food. b. energy-consuming swimming. c. too much ice water. d. global warming.beven spider-man knew it, since peter parkers uncle ben told him: with great power comes great responsibility. but when youre a fan of h

36、igh-tech, the temptation to abuse your powers is hard to resist.at first we place this equipment mostly in the interest of “family security”. for example, all of our external doors and windows are connected via a vivint home security system. nobody in our house carries keys anymore; instead, we open

37、 the wifi-connected door locks with our own numerical codes. i get alerts to my phone when doors and windows are opened. checking vivints website, i can see exactly who came or left, and when.the piper is just one of a handful of surveillance cams (監(jiān)控攝像頭) we have set up across the house. its purpose

38、 is not to scare the wandering teenagers; its for chasing off intruders (people who goes into a place where they are not supposed to be). but this surveillance equipment also doubles as an effective way to keep an eye on the kids.in the old days, my parents used to hide in the dark so they could sur

39、prise my older sisters when they came carelessly home very early in the morning. today theres an app (計算機應(yīng)用程序) for that. we have the ability to know where our children are and what theyre doing, if we choose to.over the years we have installed various apps on their phones, like life 360 and glympse,

40、 which let us look up their location with a few taps. since my son began driving two years ago, weve had an audiovox car connection dongle plugged into the onboard computer of our aging family car. i get a text whenever he leaves or arrives home, and if i so choose i can trace his recent movements o

41、n a map. and when my wife and i are out of town, we can call up cams on our phones to see if a teen dance party is being held in our household.still, the decision whether to track your loved ones is not an easy one. but i believe the positives finally outweigh the negatives. technology has enabled u

42、s to fasten our kids with a rope at an earlier age, to allow them more self-direction, not less. it has helped us guide them, at a distance, toward making smarter choices. hopefully it will also allow us to stay in touch with them when they get older and leave the nest. 55. according to the passage,

43、 what function does vivint home security system have? a. numerical keys. b. warning service. c. free wifi. d. website codes.56. why does the writer set up the piper surveillance cam? a. to frighten away the people traveling around his house. b. to keep an eye on his kids. c. to force housebreakers t

44、o leave. d. to see exactly who came or left, and when.57. which equipment does the writer use to know what his kids are doing? a. the audiovox car connection dongle. b. glympse.c. life 360. d. the piper surveillance cam.58. whats the writers attitude towards the high-tech equipment? a. approving. b.

45、 critical. c. objectionable. d. suspicious.clike international travelers anywhere, foreigners visiting the united states from other countries can be confused by some of what they encounter. fortunately, their fellow travelers have plenty of advice. here are some specially good travel advice from aro

46、und the world.fromitaly:tipping is filled with misunderstanding.q. is it true that i have to “force” to tip at all? a. it is not mandatory to tip, however, it is strongly recommended, because in many cases it is the only entry of workers. generally in a restaurant, in the cab, and in many places whe

47、re there is a service tip is 15%. since the bill that will explain you exactly the city tax of 8.875%, is sufficient to double that sum, without bothering to do the calculations. in the hotel you leave two dollars per day per person cleaning.obviously you do not leave tips in places like mcdonalds o

48、r starbucks.fromchina:americans love to follow rules, even when no one is looking.“americans are such strict rule followers. i witnessed this once sitting on the sidelines of a high school dodge ball game. to me, it was ridiculous, a little violent, and very american. it struck me that my classmates

49、 followed the rules of the game so strictly. even when no one noticed that a person had been hit and he could have kept playing, he voluntarily gave himself up and left the game. i was deeply impressed by how much people honored the ruleseven when they are not seen.”fromrussia:gifts are not a big de

50、al. and did you know bribery (行賄) was illegal?“gifts: americans do not expect them. on the contrary, an unexpected gift while conducting business can put an american in an awkward position. such things for americans suggest exchange of commercial.business gifts in the u.s. are not acceptable. moreov

51、er, they often cause suspicion. americans fear that they could be interpreted as a bribe, and in the united states that is strictly punishable by law.”fromjapan:nobody is impressed by how much you can drink. “in the u.s., they do not have a sense of pride if they drink a large amount. rather, if you

52、 drink a lot, there is a sense that you cannot manage yourself, and you can lose respect from those around you. being drunk doesnt excuse your actions, and to drink alcohol habitually is a sign of alcoholism. alcoholics are seen as mentally weak, and are avoided by society due to their inability to

53、have self control.”59. what does the passage mainly tell about? a. cultural diversity. b. cultural differences. b. cultural revolution. d. cultural construction.60. which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “mandatory” in para. 3?a. required. b. forbidden. c. permitted. d. arranged.61. acco

54、rding to the passage, what are americans most likely to do? a. tipping everywhere. b. sending a surprising business present. c. drinking a lot. d. obeying the game rules.62. which word do the international travelers probably use to describe americans? a. confident. b. self-disciplined. c. selfless.

55、d. generous.dsoma, fukushima dai-ichi high levels of radiation leaked from a damaged nuclear plant in tsunami-stricken northeast after a third reactor was shaken by an explosion tuesday and a fourth caught fire in a dramatic increase of the 4-day-old disaster. the government warned 140,000 people nearby to stay indoors to avoid exposure.in a nationally televised statement, prime minister naoto kan said radiation has spread from four reactors of the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear plant in fukushima state, one of the hardest-hi