湖北省部分重點高中高三十一月聯(lián)考英語試題及答案

1、湖北省部分重點高中2014屆高三十一月聯(lián)考英語試題時間：2013年11月16日 下午：14:30-16:30第一部分：聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)做題時,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，共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(biāo)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。1. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. a hobby. b. a

2、 plan. c. music.2. where are the speakers?a. at a clinic.b. at a drugstore. c. at a vegetable market.3. what can we learn about jane?a. she wasnt hurt.b. she had an accident. c. she wore her seat belt.4. what can we learn about the woman?a. she was washing her face.b. she was driving. c. she was hur

3、t.5. how much does the woman weigh now?a. 153 pounds.b. 160 pounds. c. 163 pounds.第二節(jié) （共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面五段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的a、b、c 三個選項中選出最佳選項。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. where does the conversation take place?a. at a clinic.b. at a res

4、taurant.c. at a drugstore.7. what restaurant did the woman go to first last night?a. chinese.b. italian.c. american.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8. what is the trouble with british education?a. students.b. subjects. c. teachers.9. what is the mans attitude towards british school education?a. more classrooms shou

5、ld be built.b. students need more time to learn to live.c. students shouldnt be kept busy.10. what opinion does the woman support?a. teachers should learn more about real life.b. better subjects should be offered.c. teachers should be old.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11. who probably is the woman?a. a mountaine

6、er.b. a sportswoman.c. a pilot.12. what caused the accident?a. the woman hurt her arm. b. the woman lost her way.c. the woman landed the wrong way.13. what can we learn about the woman?a. she is weak.b. she failed only twice.c. shell recover in about two months.聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14. where most probab

7、ly are the speakers?a. in a hospital.b. in a classroom.c. at a restaurant.15. what is the main symptom according to the man?a. pain in the chest.b. throwing up.c. aches in bones.16. what does the man say about his throat?a. its a bit hard for him to swallow. b. he has a dull pain in it. c. its been

8、hurt.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. what is the purpose of the talk?a. offering some advice on sleeping problems.b. stressing physical exercise.c. telling people how to exercise.18. why is it useless to keep turning around when you cant sleep?a. its tiring.b. it makes you worry.c. it increases heart rate.19.

9、 which of the following can cause sleeplessness?a. eating cheese before going to bed.b. lack of sleep on weekends.c. too much exercise in the evening.20. what can we learn about sleeping pills?a. its of great use.b. it prevents sleeping.c. itll help relax.第二部分：詞匯知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分3分)第一節(jié)：多項選擇 (共10小題；每小題1分，滿

10、分10分) 從a、b、c、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。21. for the last couple of years we have consistently run _ through social media to help raise public awareness of the issue drawing peoples attention nationwide.a. assumptions b. campaigns c. preferences d. demonstrations22. poorer families often lack

11、_to a car, which they would need to drive their children to a more successful school outside their own district.a. commitment b. motivation c. access d. affection23. we are constantly introducing novel schemes and _ options designed to suit individual circumstances and the current financial climate.

12、a. tentative b. relevant c. beneficial d. flexible24. dont take it for granted that parents should show their unconditional love to you. you should also understand and be _ to their feelings.a. sensitive b. optimistic c. contradictory d. particular25. we have many cases where hard work as well as go

13、od communication skills have _ ones chances of success in the past years.a. condemned b. multiplied c. estimated d. highlighted26. with the information explosion in science and technology, more and more new terms will _ and need to be defined.a. consist b. occupy c. resolve d. emerge27. _ a divorce

14、is really a terrible experience for mr. taylor, and that may be the reason why he has been upset lately.a. focusing on b. bringing down c. going through d. getting over28. the tiger woods participated in a golf game, other top players would stop trying as hard and thus perform worse, as if his super

15、star status _ the competitions. a. sped upb. held backc. applied ford. marked out29. the virus came without peoples being aware of it and it was _ assumed to be a common one. but with more cases reported, it proved wrong. a. preciselyb. relativelyc. initiallyd. purely 30. according to the agreement,

16、 _ you shall get preferred shares accounting for 8% of the whole income for your investment.a. in returnb. in turnc. after alld. above all第二節(jié)：完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1分,滿20分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給各題的四個選項(a、b、c、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。i learned about life from an ant farm. when i was seven years old, my family

17、 tried to 31 an ant farm at home. first, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought some ants from the backyard and placed them into the 32 home.shortly after the new 33 were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. i was amazed that each one knew 34 what to

18、 do. after hours of staring, i realized that the ants had particular given jobs. with my moms help, i kept a journal of what happened each day and 35 the ants. my favorite was the biggest, cinderella. i drew a picture of her in my journal, which i still have.on day five a disaster 36 the ant farm. w

19、hile i was 37 the ants, i had put my face so close to the structure that i accidentally tipped it over, 38 in all the tunnels. although the ants 39 their earthquake, one by one they began to die. i was 40 as i watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. my

20、 mother reported that the ants were dying of “frustration”feeling annoyed and impatient as they couldnt control the situation. they simply could not 41 the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. cinderella was the last to die; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back. although much t

21、ime has passed, i still think of that ant farm. mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, 42 it taught me much more. 43 the years, i came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits of 44 . working together, they were able to create a(n) 45 world for themselves. i also learned th

22、at they should be 46 for their hard work. day in and day out, each labored at their task. the ant farm demonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key 47 to success. but there was an even larger lesson that i did not 48 until recently: disaster is a natural part of life, and must be 4

23、9 . unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face 50 . unlike the ants, we have to realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another. 31. a. createb. purchasec. maintaind. abandon 32. a. emptyb. newc. stranged. distant33. a. guestsb. settlersc. friendsd. members 34. a. probabl

24、yb. roughlyc. exactlyd. normally 35. a. namedb. trainedc. compared d. measured 36. a. affectedb. struckc. kickedd. beat 37. a. removingb. teachingc. observingd. collecting 38. a. turningb. rushingc. fillingd. caving39. a. experiencedb. predictedc. facedd. survived40. a. annoyedb. horrifiedc. movedd.

25、 thrilled41. a. reflectb. ignorec. confirm d. stand42. a. andb. butc. sod. or 43. a. inb. forc. fromd. over44. a. teamwork b. devotionc. responsibilityd. organization 45. a. relaxingb. amusingc. moving d. amazing46. a. supportedb. inspiredc. admiredd. admitted47. a. certificatesb. approachesc. ingre

26、dients d. circumstances48. a. giveb. realizec. taked. adopt49. a. acceptedb. sufferedc. achieved d. managed50. a. anxietyb. confusionc. pressured. disappointment 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。aon a number of drives throughout my childhood, my mother

27、 would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy while i, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.though mothers day follows earth day, for me, they have always been related to each other. my mom has been “green” si

28、nce she became concerned about the environment. part of this habit was born of thrift (節(jié)儉). like her mother and her grandmother before her, mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.mom creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard. she knows to

29、pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders(給食器) out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the gard

30、en. i try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. on busy streets, we look for dandelions (蒲公英) to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. this teaching comes easily, i realize, because

31、i was taught so well by example. mom didnt need to lecture; she didnt need to beat a drum to change the world. she simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.i am slowing down and it isnt because of the weight of my nearly forty years

32、on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. ive begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelopes. i pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, i planted tomatoes in my yard. with

33、 the heat of august around me, i ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness i immediately wanted to share with my mom.51. why does the author say earth day is connected with mothers day?a. because mothers day always fal

34、ls shortly after earth day.b. to stress that all the women in her family are environmentalists.c. to stress how much her mother cares about the environment.d. because her mother shows her concern to nature on mothers day.52. which of the following is not related to moms “green life”?a. rescuing a be

35、etle from a certain tragedy. b. saving glass jars, empty cheese containers.c. setting a caught spider free in the garden d. picking dandelions on busy streets.53. we can infer from the article that _.a. the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as wellb. the authors mother kn

36、ows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard c. the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy lifed. the authors mother used to lecture her to protect the environment.54. what can be learned from the last paragraph?a. tomatoes make the author think of her mother.b. the author

37、 likes eating tomatoes planted by herself.c. planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment.d. the author really appreciates her mothers teaching.bhigh-quality customer service is preached（宣揚）by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done.shoppers seldom complain to the

38、 manager or owner of a retail store(零售店), but instead will warn their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers and anyone who will listen. store managers are often the last to hear complaints. “storytelling hurts retailers(零售商) and entertains consumers,” said paula courtney, president of the verde

39、group. “the store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”the most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered（塞滿了的）shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude sales people.during peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the

40、parking problems by getting part-time local police to work as parking attendants to direct customers to empty parking spaces. retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store display, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand t

41、o answer questions. most importantly, sales people should be skillful and polite with angry customers.“retailers whore enthusiastic and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who arent so friendly.” said professor stephen hoch. “maybe something as a greeter at the store entrance w

42、ould help.”customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filling complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.55. why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?a. most sh

43、oppers wont complain even if they have had unhappy experiences.b. it is difficult for customers to have easy access to store mangers.c. few customers believe the service will be improved after their complaints.d. shoppers would rather tell their unhappy experiences to people around them.56. what doe

44、s paula courtney imply by saying the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?a. the same products can be bought in other retail stores.b. it is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores.c. there is a great chance that new customers are to replace old ones.d. not complaining to the

45、 manager causes the shopper some trouble too.57. what contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?a. hiring of efficient employees.b. manners of the salespeople.c. huge supply of goods for sale.d. design of the store display.58. to achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advi

46、sed to _.a. voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directlyb. settle their disagreements with stores in a friendly wayc. put pressure on stores to improve their serviced. shop around and make comparisons between storescalthough being famous might sound like a dream come true, todays star, fee

47、ling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. they are at the center of much of the worlds attention. paparazzi camp outside their homes, cameras ready. tabloids (小報) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. just imagine not being able to do anything without being ph

48、otographed or interrupted for a signature.according to psychologist christina villarreal, celebritiesfamous peopleworry constantly about their public appearance. eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they wer

49、e before everyone knew their names. “over time,” villarreal says, “they feel separated and alone.”the phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. in the 4th century b.c., painters followed alexander the great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. when charle

50、s dickens visited america in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.being a public figure today, ho

51、wever, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. when they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.if fame

52、is so troublesome, why arent all celebrities running away from it? the answer is there are still ways to deal with it. some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. they focus not on how famous they are but on wha

53、t they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. they are tired of being famous already.59. it can be learned from the passage that stars tod

54、ay_.a. are often misunderstood by the public b. can no longer have their privacy protectedc. spend too much on their public appearance d. care little about how they have come into fame60. what is the main idea of paragraph 3?a. great heroes of the past were generally admired.b. the problem faced by

55、celebrities has a long history.c. well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.d. works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.61. what makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?a. availability of modern media.b. inadequate social recognition.c. lack of favorable chances.d. huge popu

56、lation of fans.62. what is the authors attitude toward modern celebrity?a. sincere. b. skeptical. c. disapproving. d. sympathetic.dholding a cell phone against your ear or storing it in your pocket may be dangerous to your health. this explains a warning that cell phone manufacturers include in the small print that is often ignored when a new phone is purchased. apple, for example, doesnt want iphones to come closer to you than 1.5 centimeters; research in motion, blackberrys manufacturer, recommends