湖北省部分重点中学天门中学等届高三上学期期中联考英语试题.docx

1、湖北省部分重点中学天门中学等届高三上学期期中联考英语试题2012年秋季湖北省部分重点中学期中联考高三英语试卷命题学校：湖北省天门中学 命题教师: 刘朗 审题教师：王丽梅考试时间：2012年11月20日下午2：304:30 试卷满分：150第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话

2、仅读一遍。1. How did the woman get home?A. By air. B. By train. C. By bus.2. What did Kate do?A. She took a nap in her room. B. She listened to some music. C. She sang a song.3. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In an office. B. At the mans C. At the womans.4. What does the woman enjoy

3、doing now?A. Playing the piano. B. Singing. C. Playing tennis5. What did Bob do yesterday？A. He went out with his family. B. He attended a birthday party.C. He went for a barbecue with friend.第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题

4、，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What is the packages weight?A. 1.25 kilograms. B. 1.35 kilograms. C. 12.5 kilograms. 7. What is the rate of the ground mail?A. $8.50. B. $8.00. C. $2.50.8. What will the man do next?A. Make the payment. B. Fill in a form. C. Leave the post offic

5、e.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Who is the man probably?A. The employer. B. A visitor. C. The womans husband.10. What does the man next to the girl do?A. An engineer. B. An accountant. C. A businessman.11. What do we know about the office?A. Its very comfortable. B. Its next to a coffee bar. C. It is very smal

6、l. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What are the speakers probably doing?A. Visiting a house. B. Getting a loan from the bank. C. Reading some ads.13. What does the woman suggest doing first?A. Bargaining with the seller. B. Selling their house. C. Taking a good look at the house.14. How much cash can they use

7、after selling their home?A. $ 30,000. B. $ 45,000. C. $ 110,000.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. How many nights will the man stay there?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.16. Which telephone can the man use?A. The phone in the hall.B. The phone on the womans desk.C. The phone at the business center.17. What do we know a

8、bout the room?A. It is 60 dollars a night. B. It is on the first floor. C. Its cost includes an American breakfast.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What are the villagers like，according to the speaker?A. They like to gossip about others. B. They dont care what others do. C. They dont talk much.19. What is the

9、speakers nationality?A. English. B. Irish. C. American.20. What does the speaker think of making friends here?A. It is easy. B. It is difficult. C. It is funny.第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节：多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. For sustainable development, the government ha

10、s decided to give _ to those energy conserving and environmental- friendly business in many aspects. A. profit B. interest C. advantage D. preference 22. We are working under the command of the manager that no _ be spared to make the party a success. A. trouble B. expedition C. expense D. experience

11、23. We know a lot about these early years of European settlement because most migrants _ with their families and many of their letters still survive. A. corresponded B. related C. associated D. combined24. The great achievements in recent 30 years have proved that the reform and open policy is a vit

12、al measure that _ the national conditions of China. A. fits into B. turn into C. break into D. look into25. In an interview Beckham admitted that he couldnt his six-year-old son Brooklyns maths homework and had to turn to his former Spice Girls pop star wife Victoria to help out.A. take out B. work

13、out C. clear out D. turn out26. Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have _ schedules to make it easier to care for their children. A. frequent B. fluent C. flexible D. smooth27. The little girl is walking along the beach, happy and joyful, _ bending down to pick up a beautiful seashell. A.

14、occasionally B. regularly C. apparently D. approximately28. A Korean survey shows that shopping cart handles are the most bacteria-carrying items among some _used objects.A. relatively B. ordinarily C. frequently D. sincerely29. As for Latin America generally, theres no reason why, _resources availa

15、ble, it cant become a highly industrialized area.A. in terms of B. in favor of C. in honor of D. in charge of30. Currently, some overseas universities are simply selling diplomas to Chinese students _ their academic performance, so China should check on a regular basis. A. on account of B. in additi

16、on to C. regardless of D. in relation to第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after 31 thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head 32 his walking stickMcKays wife, Laurence told us

17、that while McKay is usually a 33 person, he had been 34 to this act of violence by getting wet just once too oftenSmith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a 35 collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up o

18、n the McKays, or too often, on the McKays 36 .“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our37 ,” said LaurenceShe added that it wasnt so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant 38 bothered them, it was more the wa

19、y he cleaned his fish tanks“Wed be 39 there happily reading our newspapers, when 40 so much water would come from above that wed be as wet as if wed 41 with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the 42 of fish!”And on Saturday evening it was just too 43. “It was Jamess birthday,” explained Lau

20、rence, “and Id made him a birthday cakeThe candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didnt get to blow them out.” 44 , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet 45Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast“I couldnt 46 himHe was

21、up there in a flashIt was the fastest Id seen him move since 1964.” Smith is not going to take things further with the policeHe has also promised to change his 47 from now onAnd what of James McKay? 48 he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”“49 the most exc

22、iting birthday 50 !” said the cheerful old man“The best since my adolescence Id say!” 31.AhittingBtappingCpushingDtouching32.AbyBwithCthrough Dvia33.AquietBsensitiveCpeacefulDstubborn34.AaccustomedBtakenCdrivenDattracted35.AseedBfishCplantDnewspaper36.AhimselfBitselfCherselfDthemselves37.AbathroomBb

23、alconyCbedroomDkitchen38.AwhichBwhatCthatDwhether39.AsittingBexercisingCsleepingDeating40.AregularlyBunconsciously CpreciselyDsuddenly41.AswumBwateredCshoweredDdrowned42.AtasteBsenseCfeelingDsmell43.AlittleBsoonClateDmuch44.AInsteadBBesidesCOtherwiseDConsequently45.Aover BacrossCthroughDdown46.Astop

24、BblameCignoreDstand47.AviewsBattitudeCmindDways48.AWhileBSinceCUntilDAs49.ASincerelyBImpossiblyCPreviouslyDDefinitely50.AbeforeBalreadyCeverDsince第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATwo men, Alan and Henry, both seriously ill, shared a hospital room. Alan

25、 was allowed to sit up in his bed and his bed was next to the rooms only window. Henry had to spend all his time flat on his back.The men talked for hours, of their wives, families, their homes and their jobs. And every afternoon when Alan, in the bed next to the window, could sit up, he would pass

26、the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. Trees and skyline could be seen in the distance. As he described all this, Henry, on the other side of the room, wo

27、uld close his eyes and imagine the scene.One warm afternoon Alan described a parade (游行) passing by. Although Henry could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind. Unexpectedly, an alien thought entered his head: why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see

28、 anything? It doesnt seem fair. Henry felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight, his envy grew and soon let him down. He began to find himself unable to sleep. He should be by that windowand that thought now controlled his life.Late one night,as he lay staring at

29、the ceiling. Alan began to cough. He was choking. Henry watched in the dim room as the struggling man tried hard to reach for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room, he never moved, never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes

30、, the coughing and choking stopped, along with the sound of breathing. Now, there was only silencedeathly silence.As soon as it seemed appropriate, Henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone

31、.Slowly, painfully, he struggled to take his first look. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He looked out, but faced a black wall.51. Judging from the passage, the meaning of the underlined word “alien” is _.A. disappointing B. sudden C. new D. strange52. What finally happened to Alan?A. He was moved to another room. B. He died.C. He sw