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湖北省普通高中学业水平合格性考试模拟卷（三）

本试卷共页46个小题，满分100分，考试时间90分钟。

本试卷由阅读理解、语言知识运用、书面表达三个部分组成。

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A篇

Oneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehem，Pennsylvania．

WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto．Itwasthefarthest，coldest，anddarkestthingachildcouldimagine．Weguessedhowlongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon．WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarctica，orthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvania．

Pluto，whichfamouslywasdowngradedfroma"majorplanet"toa"dwarfplanet"（矮星）in2006，capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystem

Pluto'sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractive．ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautoparts，oldfarmequipmentandself﹣groundlenses．AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFlagstaff，Arizona，Tombaugh'staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflight，aplanetthattheobservatory'sfounderthoughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptune．OnFebruary18，1930，Tombaughfoundit．PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmerican，andrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression'sdarkencroachment（入侵）．

Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet．It'sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn'tthelimitatall．Wedon'tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmakinguntilwegettheretolook．

1.WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage？

A．Becauseitlostitsmajorplanetstatus

B．Becauseitdisappearedinthesky

C．BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmerican

D．Becauseitwasprovedtobethecoldestplanetintheuniverse

2.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？

A．AnAmericanScientist：

ClydeTombaugh

B．PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoy

C．Pluto'sStrangeRomance

D．TheDaysISpentwithMyBrotherinPennsylvania

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph？

A．ClydeTombaughdiscoveredthedarknessintheGreatDepression

B．PlutowastheonlyplanetthatwasdiscoveredbyClydeTombaugh

C．ClydeTombaugh'sjobwastobuildtelescopesforLowellObservatory

D．ClydeTombaugh'stelescopesusedforsearchingstarswereverysimple

B篇

MomnoticedthatsomethingwaswrongwhenIstartedgettingsothirsty．I'dhavealottodrinkbeforebed，whichwasunusualforme．Onetime，Iopenedabigcontainerofapplejuiceandkeptrefillingmyglass．BeforeIknewit，I'ddrunktheentirecontainer!

Mymomcalledmydoctor．Ithenhadafewbloodtests，andtheresultswerecertain﹣Ihaddiabetes（糖尿病），whichmeantthattheamountofsugarinmybloodwasveryhigh．Thatcanbedangerous，soIhadtolearnhowtocontrolmyblood﹣sugarlevel．

Myeatinghabitshadtochangeinabigway．Withdiabetes，Ican'teatalotofsugarorcarbohydrates（碳水化合物）．IhavetofigureoutexactlyhowmuchsugarIplantoeat，andthenIgetaninjectionofinsulin（注射胰岛素）beforethemealtohelpmybodyprocessthefood．Also，Itestmyblood﹣sugarleveloften．I'malwaystryingtokeepmybloodsugaratahealthylevel．ThelevelcandropwhenIexercise，butthatdoesn'tkeepmeoutofgymclassoroffthebasketballcourt﹣IjustkeepsomejuiceboxesaroundtoboostmybloodsugarifIneedto．

It'salotofwork﹣andnotalotoffun﹣tokeeptrackofeverything，butI'vegottenusedtomynewhabits．IwasalittlescaredatfirstbecauseIwasn'tsurehowmylifewouldchange．OnceIknewwhatIneededtodo，though，itwasn'tabigdeal．Mylifeisdifferentnowfromwhatitwasbefore，butithasbecomecompletelyregulartome．

4.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A．whofoundtheauthorhaddiabetes

B．theauthor'slifebeforehavingdiabetes

C．howtheauthorwasfoundtohavediabetes

D．theauthor'seatinghabitsbeforehavingdiabetes

5.Whatdidtheauthordoafterknowingshehaddiabetes?

A．Shestoppedplayingbasketballinthegym．

B．Shecontrolledherblood﹣sugarlevelstrictly．

C．Shestoppedeatingfoodwithnaturalsugar．

D．Shetestedherblood﹣sugarlevelbeforeeverymeal．

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"boost"inParagraph2mean?

A．Increase．B．Control．C．Absorb．D．Test．

7.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardherhavingdiabetesnow？

A．Worried．B．Frightened．C．Pessimistic．D．Positive．

C篇

Doyouwanttoliveanother100yearsormore?

Someexpertssaythatscientificadvanceswillonedayenablehumanstolasttensofyearsbeyondwhatisnowseenasthenaturallimitofthehumanlifespan．

“Ithinkweareknockingatthedoorofimmortality（永生），”saidMichaelZey，aMontclairStateUniversitybusinessprofessorandauthoroftwobooksonthefuture．”Ithinkby2075wewillseeit（第10题）andthat’saconservativeestimate（保守的估计）．”

AttheconferenceinSanFrancisco，DonaldLouria，aprofessoratNewJerseyMedicalSchoolinNewarksaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellasnanotechnology（纳米技术）makeitlikelythathumanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhathasbeenpossibleinthepast．”Thereisagreatpushsothatpeoplecanlivefrom120to180years，”hesaid．”Somehavesuggestedthatthereisnolimitandthatpeoplecouldliveto200or300or500years．”

However，manyscientistswhospecializeinagingaredoubtfulaboutitandsaythehumanbodyisjustnotdesignedtolastpastabout120years．Evenwithhealthierlifestylesandlessdiseases，theysayfailureofthebrainandorganswillfinallyleadallhumanstodeath．

Scientistsalsodifferonwhatkindoflifethesuperagedmightlive．”Itremainstobeseenifyoupass120，youknow；couldyoubehealthyenoughtohavegoodqualityoflife？

”saidLeonardPoon，directoroftheUniversityofGeorgiaGerontologyCentre．”Atpresentpeoplewhocouldgettothatpointarenotingoodhealthatall．”

8.Bysaying”weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality”，whatdoesMichaelZeymean?

A．theybelievethatthereisnolimitofliving

B．theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlongliving

C．theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforever

D．theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan

9.WhatisDonaldLouria'sattitudetowardslongliving?

A．peoplecanlivefrom120to180years

B．itisstilldoubtfulhowlonghumanscanlive

C．thehumanbodyisdesignedtolastpastabout120years

D．itispossibleforhumanstolivelongerinthefuture

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"Paragraph2referto?

A．agreatpush

B．theideaoflivingbeyondthepresentlifespan

C．theideaoflivingfrom200to300years

D．theconservativeestimate

11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext？

A．LivingLongerorNot

B．Science，TechnologyandLongLiving

C．NoLimitforHumanLife

D．HealthyLifestyleandLongLiving

D篇

MostpeoplewillrecognizeBillClinton,ex-presidentoftheUnitedStates.BillClintonisaverypopularspeechgiverandregularlygivestalksallovertheworld,tomanydifferentaudiences.Heissoeffectiveatgivingtalksbecausehehasaspecialqualitywhichwecall“charisma（魅力）”.

Nowadays,psychologists（心理学家）arebecomingveryinterestedincharismaandwanttodescribeitsmeaninginabetterway.Peopleoftenmisunderstandwhatcharismaisandthinkofitasakindoffame,butitisnotthesameasfame.Charismaisakindofmagicandisrelativelyrare.Awell-knownAmericanpsychologistthinksthatcharismaticpeoplearebasicallyexcellentcommunicators.However,theyhaveotherqualitiessuchasself-confidence,eloquence（口才）andvision.

Charismaticpersonalitiesareabletodrawpeopletothem,andpeoplefeelhappyintheircompany.Thereisasenseof“togetherness”whenacharismaticpersoniswithotherpeople.Agoodexampleofthisability,somesay,isthefamousAmerican,OprahWinfrey.Sheisahighly-successfulbusinesswomanandisprobablybestknownasthepresenterofaverypopulartalkshow.Oprahisabletorelatetoaudiencesathershowsandtheyrespondwelltoher.Hercharismaticpersonalityhasmadeheroneoftherichestwomenintheworld.Sheownsseveralhousesandpublishesherownmagazines.Presently,sheispresentinganewseriesoftheOprahWinfreyShow.Shealsorunsabookclub,whichinfluencesthenation’sreadinghabitsandmaybeoneofthereasonswhypeoplearereadingmorethesedaysintheUSA.

Awomanwhohadextraordinarycharismawasthefilmstar,MarilynMonroe.Abeautifulwomanandatalented（有天赋的）actress,shewasalwaysthecentreofattentionwherevershewent.

Unlikefame,charismadoesn’tdisappearovertime.Evennow,morethanfiftyyearsafterherdeath,whenyoungpeopleseeMonroeinherfilms,hercharismaseemsasfreshandpowerfulasever.

12.WhyBillClintonisgoodatgivingtalks?

A.hewasoncepresidentoftheUSA

B.hehasaqualitycalledcharisma

C.hehasmanyfansthatsupporthim

D.heiswell-knownallovertheworld

13.Accordingtothetext,charismaticpeople_____.

A.caneasilyattractandinterestpeople

B.arealleffectivespeechmakers

C.areallconfidentandsuccessful

D.oftentrytocreateacalmatmosphere

14.WhatdoweknowaboutOprahWinfrey?

A.ShewritesbookstoinfluenceAmericans’readinghabits.

B.SheoftengivestalkstoAmericanyoungpeople.

C.Sheismostfamousasamagazinepublisher.

D.Shehasahappyrelationshipwithheraudiences.

15.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningthepopularityofMarilynMonroe?

A.Monroeisanextraordinarilytalentedactress

B.charismadoesn’tbeco