湖北省届高三上第一次八校联考英语试题含MP3.docx

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湖北省届高三上第一次八校联考英语试题含MP3

湖北省2016届高三（上）第一次八校联考英语试题

二、阅读理解（共15小题；共30分）

A

Wedonotusuallythinkabouthowourlanguageworks.Talkingissuchanatural,everydayactivitythatwedonotoftenstoptoconsiderhowitactuallyworks.Whenwedostudyourlanguage,though,weareoftensurprisedthatweareabletounderstandourconversations.Wordscanmeansomanydifferentthings.However,itturnsoutthatthespeakingsituationhelpsalotinmakinglanguagework.

First,thespeakingsituationhelpsmakewordsmoreparticular.Forexample,theword"dog"candescribeadogthataspeakersawinadream.Itcanalsobeusedtodiscussaneighbor'sdog.Nolanguagehasaseparatewordfortheidea"dogthatIsawyesterday"andanotherwordfortheidea"dogthatIsawinadream."Thisisbecausethespeakingsituationmakesitclearwhatspeakersmeanwhentheyusewords.So,whenyouhaveaconversationwithyourneighbor,theknowledgethatyouhaveadogtellsyourneighborwhattheword"dog"probablymeansinthatsituation.

Thespeakingsituationalsohelpsmakelanguageclearer.Forexample,theword"bank"hastwopossiblemeanings.Itcanmean"aplacewherepeoplekeepmoney,"butitcanalsomean"thesideofariver."Sothesentence"Iwenttothebank"isnotclear.ItcouldmeanIwenttothesideoftheriveroritcouldmeanIwenttotheplacewheremymoneyiskept.However,ifthespeakeristalkingaboutfishingorgoingtothemountains,othersprobablyknowthat"bank"means"thesideofariver."

Thethingsthatspeakerssaymaynotalwaysbeclear.Sometimesthewordsarenotveryparticular,butthespeakingsituationcanprovidethemeaning.Othertimeswordsmayhavemanymeanings.Thenthespeakingsituationlimitstherightmeaning.Thisextraknowledgefromthesituationisveryimportanttounderstandlanguage.

21.Thepassageismainlyabout .

A.thebesttimeandplacetotalktoothers

B.howspeakingsituationhelpslanguagework

C.whattosayindifficultsituations

D.howourlanguageworks

22.Accordingtothepassage,wecansafelysaythat .

A.aspeakingsituationdoesnotaffectthemeaningofwords

B.speakingisnotverynaturalformostpeople

C.aspeakingsituationisnotimportant

D.peopleoftendonotconsiderhowtalkingworks

23.Byusingtheexampleoftheword"dog",thewriterwantstoshowthat .

A.awordmayneedtobeexplainedinaconversation

B.awordmayhavedifferentmeanings

C.speakingsituationhelpspeopleunderstandtheparticularmeaningofaword

D.themeaningofwordsisnotparticular

24.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthemeaningoftheword"bank"byreferringto .

A.thetimeandtheplacewheretheconversationhappens

B.theoccupationofthepersonwhousestheword

C.earlierorlaterpartsoftheconversation

D.areliabledictionary

B

Iturned16onFriday,buttheDriver'sLicenseOfficeinmysmallhometownwasonlyopenonTuesday,soIhadtowaitthroughthatextremelylongweekendandanendlessMondaybeforegoinginformyexamination.

IcametotheDriver'sLicenseOfficehalfanhourearlierthatTuesdaymorning,pacingbackandforthonthewornporchwaitingfortheofficetoopenateight.Ireviewedthedriver'smanualforthehundredthtime.Iwasready.Iknewthemanualbackwardandforward;Ihadmadean"A"inmydriver'strainingcourse,andIwasageniusbehindthewheel.

Finally,thedooropenedandaweary-lookingmaninabrownuniformletmein."Letmeguess.Youwanttotakethedriver'stest."hisvoicewasnotenthusiastic."Yes!

"Iansweredinexcitement.

"Ok,fillthisout,andifyoupasswe'llgoforadrive."

IgrabbedthetestandrushedtothedeskwhereIfilleditoutinrecordtime.Aquickcheckshowedthatmypaperwasperfect.

"Let'sgetinthecar."Hetossedmeasetofkeys,andIslidbehindthewheel.Everythingwasgoingsmoothlyaswepulledoutoftheemptyparkinglot.Isignaledarighthandturn,andwewereonadesertedstreet.Thiswasgoingtobeeasy.

"TurnleftandgoupYoungBloodHill,"heordered.Myhometownisinthemountains,andYoungBloodHillwasalmostvertical.AsIeasedupthesteephillandcametoastopatthetop,Iheardthecar'senginedie.Myheartsank.Iwouldhavetostartitagainwithoutrollingbackdownthehill.Iswallowedhardandturnedthekey;asImovedmyfootfromthebrake,thecarbegantoroll.IsupposeIcouldhaverolledallthewaybacktothebottomexceptforonething.Therewassomethingbehindmewhichstoppedmyrollwitharoughshakeandcrashofglass—apolicecar.

ThepolicemanwrotemeaticketasIlookedoverthedamage,andthemanfromtheDriver'sLicenseOfficeslidbehindthewheel.IwaiteduntilwehadparkedbeforeIaskedhowlongapersonhadtowaitbeforetakingthetestagain.

25.Whattimedoes"thatTuesdaymorning"inParagraph2referto?

A.Themorningwhenhemadean"A"inhisdriver'strainingcourse.

B.Themorningwhenheknewthedriver'smanualperfectlywell.

C.ThefirstTuesdaymorningimmediatelyafterhis16thbirthday.

D.TheTuesdaymorningrightbeforehis16thbirthday.

26.Whydidn'tthecarrollbacktothebottom?

A.Theenginedied.

B.Ithitapolicecar.

C.Thewriterbrakedithard.

D.ThemanfromtheDriver'sLicenseOfficehelpedmakeitstop.

27.Fromtheunderlinedsentence"IgrabbedthetestandrushedtothedeskwhereIfilleditoutinrecordtime",wecanknowthat .

A.thewriterdidn'tlikethemanfromtheDriver'sLicenseOffice

B.thewriterwasexcitedandeagertogoforthedriver'stest

C.timeforthetestwastight

D.thetestpaperwasveryeasy

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.ThemanfromtheDriver'sLicenseOfficegotaticket.

B.Thepolicemandrovethecarawayaftertheaccident.

C.Thewriterfailedthedrivingtest.

D.Thewriterdidn'twanttotakethedrivingtestagain.

C

NANJING,Nov.4（Xinhua）—XiJinpingandMaYing-jeouwillshakehandsintheirhistoricmeetingscheduledinSingaporeonSaturday,headoftheTaiwanAffairsOfficeoftheStateCouncilsaidonWednesday.

Thetwo-partmeetingincludesonesessionopentothemediaandanotherbehindcloseddoors,saidZhangZhijun,whoisalsoheadoftheTaiwanWorkOfficeoftheCommunistPartyofChina（CPC）CentralCommittee,wheninterviewedattheZijinshanSummitforEntrepreneursacrosstheTaiwanStrait.

AccordingtoZhang,XiandMa,as"leadersofthetwosides"oftheTaiwanStrait,willexchangeviewsduringtheclosed-doormeeting.

Afterthemeeting,pressconferenceswillbeheldbybothsides.Later,thetwoleadersareexpectedtoattendadinner,saidZhang.

Zhangsaidthemeetingwillliftcross-Straitcommunicationtoanewhigh.

Thelandmarkmeetingisabreakthroughinface-to-faceexchangeandcommunicationbetweentheleadersacrosstheTaiwanStraitaftertherelationshipbecamestrainedfollowingtheeventsof1949.

Zhangsaidthemeetingwillimprovemutualtrustandallowforanexchangeofopinionsonhandlingthecross-Straitties.

Inaddition,themeetingwillhelpstrengthenthe1992Consensus（共识）,whichwasreachedintalksbetweenthetwosidesin1992andrecognizestheone-Chinaprinciple,andsafeguardsthepeacefuldevelopmentofcross-Straitties,accordingtoZhang.

Zhangaddedthatthescheduledmeetingwillalsobenefitregionalpeaceandstability.

AlsoatWednesday'ssummit,ChiangPin-kung,formerchairmanoftheTaiwan-basedStraitsExchangeFoundation,hailedtheupcomingmeetingbetweenthetwoleadersasamilestoneforcross-Straitties.

Chiangtoldthemediathathebelievedthemeetingwillgiveaboosttothepeacefuldevelopmentofcross-Straitties.

29.Accordingtothearticle,themeetingofthetwoleaderswill .

A.beheldattheZijinshanSummitforEntrepreneursacrosstheTaiwanStrait

B.bethefirstface-to-facecommunicationbetweenpeopleacrosstheTaiwanStrait

C.improvemutualtrustandbenefitregionalpeaceanddevelopment

D.beallopentothemedia

30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthe1992Consensusisnottrue?

A.Itwasreachedin1992.

B.Itrecognizestheone-Chinaprinciple.

C.Itsafeguardsthepeacefuldevelopmentofcross-Straitties.

D.ItisanagreementbetweenChinaandJapan.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsubstitutetheword"hailed"inthelastparagraphbutone?

A.sanghighpraiseforB.wasconcernedabout

C.wasimpressedwithD.gotwellpreparedfor

32.Whichmightbetherightsequenceofthefollowingevents?

a.Thetwoleadersshakehandsinfrontofthemedia.

b.Thetwoleadersholdpressconferences.

c.Thetwoleadersexchangeviewsduringtheclosed-doormeeting.

d.Thetwoleadershavedinnertogether.

A.abcdB.acbdC.adbcD.bacd

D

Researchersfoundthatwomenwhohadgivenbirthmighthaveareducedriskofdeathfromseveralcommonconditionsthanthosewhohadnot,accordingtoastudyreleasedFridaybytheImperialCollegeLondon（ICL）.

Thestudy,ledbyICLresearchers,waspublishedinthejournalBMCMedicine.Itinvestigatestheassociationbetweentheso-calledreproductivefactors—suchashavingchildrenandbreastfeeding—andawoman'sriskofdeath.

Researchersanalyzeddatafrom322,972womenacross10countries,includingtheUK,France,GermanyandSweden,withanaverageageof50.

Eachwomanwasfollowedforanaverageof12.9years.Duringthisperiod,therewere14,383deathsoverall,whichincluded5,938deathsfromcancerand2,404deathsfromcirculatorysystemdiseases,accordingtothestudy.

Theteamcomparedreproductivefactorswithriskofdeathfromseveralcommonconditions,suchasbreastcancer,strokeandheartdisease.

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