湖北黄冈中学季高三期末考试英语试题.docx

1、湖北黄冈中学季高三期末考试英语试题湖北省黄冈中学2009年秋季高三期末考试英语试题评析人：黄冈中学教师祁珊 全卷满分150分，考试用120分钟。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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。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。每段对话仅读一遍。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，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听

2、完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的时间作答。每段对话或独白读两遍。1What was the forecast for todays weather?ACold.BWindy.CWarm.2How did the woman want to go to the zoo at first?ABy bus.BBy taxi.COn foot.3Whats the man probably?AA building designer.BA director.CA photographer.4Why didnt the woman get the job?AShe hasnt got any professio

3、nal experience.BShe doesnt write well enough.CShe didnt perform well in the interview.5How many people were on the spot all the time?AOne.BTwo.CThree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，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的时间作答。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6Why

4、 does the woman think that New York is the only place to live in?AIts not only interesting but also quiet.BIt offers a colourful and exciting life.CIt has a large population.7How does the man think of his place?AInteresting.BNoisy.CBoring.8Where is the woman now?ANew York.BNew Zealand.CThe United St

5、ates.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9Who supported the woman financially for her study at nurse school?AThe woman herself.BThe government.CHer parents.10What do you learn about the womans parents?AThey controlled her too much.BThey treated her as a child.CThey respected her choice11What do we know about the man?AH

6、e is open to persuasion.BHe is longing for more freedom.CHe was forced to study abroad.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12What is the woman asking about?AJacks holiday on the seaside.BThe adventure that happened the day before.CThe boy rescued from danger.13What happened to the boy?AHe was badly hurt.BHe was stuck

7、in the rocks.CHe fell off the cliff14Who actually rescued the boy?AThe Coast Rescue Service.BJack.CThe people nearby听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15What is mainly talked about?AThe difference between kids and adults.BThe relationship between humans and animals.CCartoons and cartoon movies16Which of the following

8、 statements about Ice Age is CORRECT?AIts an imaginative film.BAll the characters are animals.CThe plot is not easy to understand.17Whats the usual image of humans in cartoon movies?AUnkind.BBrave.CLovely.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18What kind of clothes does the speakers sister like?AOrdinary clothes.BCheap

9、 clothes.CClothes of new design.19What do the twin sisters have in common?AThey enjoy friendship.BThey enjoy loud music.CThey want to have their children.20Why doesnt the speaker like living in the same room with her twin sister?AThey cant agree on the color of the room.BThe speaker likes to keep th

10、ings neat while her sister doesnt.CHer twin sister often brings friends home and makes too much noise.第二部分英语词汇知识运用（共二节，满分40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。21The moment we heard the news of the earthquake, we began to _ the work to rescue those who were trapped in the buildin

11、g.Aset offBset downCset asideDset about22Im terribly sorry to turn you down this time, but I promise I will _ to you next time.Apick it up Bmake it upCturn it up Dset it up23Hey, dear! Guess what? Ive got a pay rise!This _ a celebration! Lets go to sing karaoke tonight.Acalls forBworks outCbrings ab

12、out Dpays for24We have strong _ for believing that the mine accident in Heilongjiang was due to the poor management.AgroundsBreasonCcauseDpurpose25There is an obvious _ between the cultures of the West and East.AcontentBcontrastCcontract Dcontact26Nowadays people have to pass various tests for profe

13、ssional _ so that they can be qualified for a well-paid job.Acertificates BpermissionCadmissionDperseverance27Every child is _, with their own needs, preferences and talents.AcontradictoryBsimilarCoriginal Dunique28People always hate betting on football. _ to our joy, our legal authority took action

14、 at length.AEver BLittleCMuch DEven29Hes particular about food, I dare not serve him the dish, _ his scolding.Awith fear of Bin fear ofCfor fear ofDon fear of30The coach, because of the drivers carelessness, was _ and crashed over the cliff on such a cold December morning.Ain support Bout of control

15、Cin chargeDat the mercy第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gatheredand they all admired his heart for it was 31. There

16、was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as 32.”The crowd and the young man looked at the old mans 33. It was full of scars, it had places 34 pieces had been removed and other pieces 35 in, but they didnt fit quite right, and there wer

17、e several 36 edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.The young man laughed. “ 37 your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours 38 perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every 39 represents a

18、 person 40 I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they 41 me a piece of their heart that fits into the 42 place in my heart. But because the pieces arent exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we 43.“Sometimes

19、I have given pieces of my heart 44, and the other person hasnt returned a 45 of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gapsgiving love is 46 a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they 47 open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill

20、 the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?The young man walked up to the old man, 48 his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He 49 it to the old man.The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young

21、 mans heart. It 50, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old mans heart flowed into his.They embraced and walked away side by side.31Augly Bperfect CbeautifulDhurt32Amine Bhis Cthei

22、rs Dours33Acoat BappearanceCface Dheart34Athat Bwhich CwhereDwhose35AcutBset CputDbrought36Asmooth Brough Cbroken Dpretty37AComparingBComparedCCompareDCompares38AlooksBseems Cis Dfits39AoneBheart CpieceDscar40Aon whomBin whom Cwith whomDto whom41Atake BgiveClend Dpass42AemptyBfullCoriginal Dfirst43A

23、hadBgaveCshared Downed44Ain BawayCoffDup45AlotBsheet CpieceDpile46Amaking BtakingCkeepingDbringing47Akeep Bcut Ccome Dstay48Acarried away Breached intoCtook out Dbrought up49AofferedBtookCpassed Dserved50AfitBhit Cbeat Dset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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ALearners repor

24、t two main difficulties in reading, which may be linked. There are too many unknown words and as a result reading is simply not a pleasure. For some students, even reading in their own language is a chore.Having a wide vocabulary is essential to making sense of written language. Of course, this is a

25、 circular argument, because the more you read the more vocabulary you learn and the more words you know the more easily you can read. Dont make the mistake of reading with your dictionary beside you, looking up every single new or doubtful word. This is laborious and prevents you from practicing the

26、 skill of prediction.Sometimes in reading you find a word you know but the sense doesnt seem to fit in. This is not surprising because words have so many meanings and degrees of meaning. What is more, part of their meaning is shaped by the words around them. Keep looking at the surrounding words and

27、 asking yourself “what sort of meaning would make sense here?”The more that people study the reading process, the better they can pass on to language learners a range of advice to choose from. People have learned to read in all kinds of ways. Here is some information that could help you plan to be a

28、 better reader in the foreign language you are studying.1）Work out the general meaning firstWhen people read in a new language they often feel they must take a detailed approach, focusing in every word, particularly those they dont know. They read as if they were using a microscope, looking carefully at each of the small pieces（the individual words）, but not necessarily seeing the whole picture at first. This is called the “bottom-up” approach. Other readers try to look first at the big picture（the “top-