湖北高考英语试题B卷.docx

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湖北高考英语试题B卷

2010年高考英语试题及参考答案（湖北卷B卷）（第二部分）

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Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessorise（配饰）.Yetthesearegirlsintheirteensortwentiesbut womenintheirsixtiesandseventies.Agengrationwhichwouldonceonlywearold-fashionedclothesisnowfavouringthesamehighstreetlookswornbythosehalftheirage.

ProfessorJuliaTwigg,asocialpolicyexpert,said,“Womenover75arenowshoppingforclothesmorefrequentlythantheydidwhentheywereyounginthe1960s.Inthe1960sbuyingacoatforawomanwasaseriousmatter.Itwasanexpensiveitemthattheywouldpurchaseonlyeverythreeorfouryears—nowyoucanpickoneupatthesupermarket wheneveryouwishto.Fashionisalotcheaperandpeoplegettiredofthingsmorequickly.”

ProfessorTwigganalysedfamilyexpending（支出）dataandfoundthatwhilethepercentageofspendingonclothesandshoesbywomenhadstayedaroundthesame—and5or6percentofspending—theamountofclothesboughthadrisensharply.

Theprofessorsaid,“Clothesarenow70percentcheaperthantheywereinthe1960sbecauseofthehugeexpansionofproductionintheFarEast.Inthe1960sLeedswastheheartoftheBritishfashionindustryandthatwaswheremostoftheclothescamefrom,butnowalmostallofourclothesaresourcedelsewhere.Everyoneisbuyingmoreclothesbutingeneralwearenotspendingmoremoneyonthem.”

FashiondesignerAngelaBarnard,whorunsherownfashionbusinessinLondon,saidolderwomenweremuchmoreaffectedby celebrity（名流）stylethaninpreviousyears.

Shesaid,“WhenpeopleseestarssuchasJudiDenchandHelenMirrenlookingattractiveandfashionableintheirsixties,theywanttofollowthem.Olderwomenaremuchmoreawareofcelebrities.There’salsotheboominTVprogrammesshowingpeoplehowtheycanchangetheirlook,andmanyofmyoldercustomersdoyogatostayinshapewellintheirfifties.WhenIstartedmybusinessafewyearsago.myoldercustomerstendedtobeveryrich,butnowtheyarewhatIwouldcallordinarywomen.Myownmotheris61andshewearsthelatestfashionsinawayshewouldneverhavedonetenyearsago.”

59.ProfessorTwiggfoundthat,comparedwiththe1960s,_______.

A.thepriceofclotheshasgenerallyfallenby70%

B.thespendingonclotheshasincreasedby5%or6%

C.peoplespend30%lessthantheydidonclothes

D.theamountofchothesboughthasrisenby5%or6%

60.Whatcanwelearnaboutoldwomenintermsoffashion？

A.Theyareoftenignoredbyfashiondesigners.

B.Theyarenowmoreeasilyinfluencedbystars.

C.Theyareregardedaspioneersinthelatestfashion.

D.Theyaremoreinterestedinclothesbecauseoftheiroldage.

61.Itcanbeconcludedthatoldwomentendtowearthelatestfashionstodaymainlybecause     

A.theygettiredofthingsmorequickly

B.TVshowsteachthemhowtochangetheirlook

C.theyareinmuchbettershapenow

D.clothesaremuchcheaperthanbefore

62.Whichisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?

A.AgeIsNoBarrierforFashionFans

B.TheMoreFashionable,theLessExpensive

C.UnexpectedChangesinFashion

D.BoomoftheBritishFashionIndustry

D

Thisbriefbookisaimedathighschoolstudents,butspeakstoanyonelearningatanystageoflife.

Itsformal,seriousstylecloselymatchesitscontent,aschool-masterlybookonschooling.Theauthor,W.H.Armstrong,startswiththebasics:

readingandwriting.Inhisopinion,readingdoesn’tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingintheinformation,digestingitandincorporatingitintooneselfjustasonedigestsasandwichandmakesitapartofhimself.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolife,notjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaperfromdeadtrees.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infact,theaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegotfromthetext.I’veseenitagainandagain：

some-onewhocan’texpressanideaafterreadingatextisjustasineffectiveassomeonewhohasn’treaditatall.

Onlya thirdofthebookremainsafterthatdiscussion,whichArmstrongdevotestospecifictipsforstudyinglanguages,math,scienceandhistory.Hegenerallyhandlesthesetopicsthoroughly（透彻地）andequally,exceptforsomeweaknessinthescienceandmathsectionsandabittoomuchpassion（激情）regardinghistorytohisstudents,thatwasa hundredtimesmorethanmyhistoryteachersevergotacross.Tomydisappointment,inthispartofthebookheignoresthearts.Asamatteroffact,theydemandalltheconcentrationandstudythatmathandsciencedo,thoughthestudydiffersslightlyinkind.Althoughit’scommonlybelievedthattheartscanonlybenaturallyacquired,actually,learningtheartsisnomorenaturalthanlearningFrenchormathematics.

Myothercommentisthatthetextaged.Thefirsteditionapparentlydatestothe1960s—noneofthereferences（参考文献）seemnewerthanthelate1950s.Asa result,thediscussionmissestheentirecomputerage.

Thesearesmallpoints,though,anddon’taffectthemaindiscussion.Irecommendittoanystudentandanyteacher,includingtheself-taughtstudent.

63.AccordingtoArmstrong,thegoalofreadingisto________.

A.gainknowledgeandexpandone’sview

B.understandthemeaningbetweenthelines

C.expertsideasbasedonwhatonehasread

D.getinformationandkeepitaliveinmemory

64.Theauthorofthepassageinsiststhatlearningthearts_________.

A.requiresgreatefforts

B.demandsrealpassion

C.islessnaturalthanlearningmaths

D.isasnaturalaslearningalanguage

65. WhatisashortcomingofArmstrong’sworkaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Someideasareslightlycontradictory.

B.Thereistoomuchdiscussiononstudyingscience.

C.Thestyleistooserious.

D.Itlacksnewinformation.

66.Thispassagecanbeclassifiedas________.

A.anadvertisement

B.abookreview

C.afeaturestory

D.Anewsreport

E

Haveyouwinterizedyourhorseyet?

Eventhoughglobalwarmingmayhavemadeourclimatemoremild,manyanimalsarestillhibernating（冬眠）.It’stoobadthathumanscan’thibernate.Infact,asaspecies,wealmostdid.

Apparently,attimesinthepast,peasantsinFrancelikedasemi-stateofhumanhibernation.SowritesGrahamRobb,aBritishscholarwhohasstudiedthesleepinghabitsoftheFrenchpeasants.AssoonastheweatherturnedcoldpeoplealloverFranceshutthemselvesawayandpracticedtheforgottenartofdoingnothingatallformonthsonend.

Inlinewiththis,JeffWarren,aproduceratCBCRadio’sTheCurrent,tellsusthatthewaywesleephaschangedfundamentallysincetheinventionofartificial（人造的）lightingandtheelectricbulb.

WhenhistoriansbeganstudyingtextsoftheMiddleAges,theynoticedsomethingreferredtoas“firstsleep”,whichwasnotclarified,though. Nowscientistsaretellingusourancestorsmostlikelysleptinseparateperiods.Thebusinessofeighthours’uninterruptedsleepisamoderninvention.

Inthepast,withouttheartificiallightofthecitytobathein,humanswenttosleepwhenitbecamedarkandthenwokethemselvesaroundmidnight.Thelatenightperiodwasknownas”TheWatch”Itwaswhenpeopleactuallykeptwatchagainstwildanimals,althoughmanyofthemsimplymovedaroundorvisitedfamilyandneighbours.

Accordingtosomesleepresearchers,ashortperiodofinsomnia（失眠）atmidnightisnotadisorder.Itisnormal.Humanscanexperienceanotherstateofconsciousness aroundtheirsleeping,whichoccursinthebriefperiodbeforewefallasleeporwakeourselvesinthemorning.Thisperiodcanbeanextraordinarilycreativetimeforsomepeople.Theimpressiveinventor,ThomasEdison,usedthisstatetohituponmanyofhisnewideas.

Playingwithyoursleeprhythmscanbeadventurous ,asanxietymaysetin.Medicalsciencedoesn’thelpmuchinthiscase.Itoffersusmedicinesforafullnight’scontinuoussleep,whichsoundsnatural;however,accordingtoWarren’stheory，itisreallytheoppositeofwhatweneed.

67.TheexampleoftheFrenchpeasantsshowsthefactthat________.

A.peoplemightbecomelazyasaresultoftoomuchsleep

B.thereweresignsof hibernationinhumansleepinghabits

C.peopletendedtosleepmorepeacefullyincoldweather

D.winterwasaseasonforpeopletosleepformonthsonend

68.Thelatenightwascalled“TheWatch”becauseitwasatimeforpeople______.

A.tosettrapstocatchanimals

B.towakeuptheirfamilyandneighbours

C.toremindothersofthetime

D.toguardagainstpossibledangers

69.Whatdoestheauthoradvisepeopletodo?

A.Sleepinthewayanimalsdo.

B.Consultadoctoriftheycan’tsleep.

C.Followtheirnaturalsleeprhythm.

D.Keeptotheeight-hoursleeppattern.

70.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Togiveaprescriptionforinsomnia.

B.Tourgepeopletosleepless.

C.Toanalyzethesleeppatternofmodernpeople.

D.Tothrownewlightonhumansleep.

第四部分：

书面表达（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

例：

We     （起床）beforedawn.Itwasstilldarkoutside.（get）

答案：

gotup

71.Onlyifpeopleofallthecountriesareunited________（我们才能解决）theexistingproblemsintheworld.（solve）

72.________（油漆成）red,thebuildingstandsoutamongtherestandlooksveryattractive.（paint）

73.________（不会用）acomputermakesitmoredifficultforhimtodohisacademicresearch.（use）

74.Thenews________（房价将要下跌）hascausedmanypeopletoselltheirhousesatlowerprices.（fall）

75.Aftershecompletestheproject,she’llhave________（没什么要担心的）.（worry）

76.Mr.Johnsoninsistedthattheproblemworthyofattention________（讨论）atthemeeting.（discuss）