湖北高考英语试题B卷.docx

1、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）CThey wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessorise(配饰).Yet these are girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies.A gengration which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favouring the same high street l

2、ooks worn by those half their age.Professor Julia Twigg, a social policy expert , said ,“Women over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s .In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter . It was an expensive item that they would

3、purchase only every three or four years now you can pick one up at the supermarket whenever you wish to .Fashion is a lot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly . ”Professor Twigg analysed family expending（支出）data and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes by w

4、omen had stayed around the sameand 5 or 6 per cent of spendingthe amount of clothes bought had risen sharply.The professor said,“Clothes are now 70 per cent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East.In the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British

5、 fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes came from,but now almost all of our clothes are sourced elsewhere.Everyone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them.”Fashion designer Angela Barnard ,who runs her own fashion business in London ,said older w

6、omen were much more affected by celebrity(名流) style than in previous years .She said ,“When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties ,they want to follow them . Older women are much more aware of celebrities .Theres also the boom in TV

7、programmes showing people how they can change their look,and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties . When I started my business a few years ago .my older customers tended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women .My own mother is 61 and s

8、he wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago.”59. Professor Twigg found that ,compared with the 1960s,_.A. the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%B. the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%C. people spend 30% less than they did on clothesD. the amou

9、nt of chothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%60. What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion？A.They are often ignored by fashion designers .B. They are now more easily influenced by stars .C. They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion .D. They are more interested in clothes because o

10、f their old age .61. It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly becauseA. they get tired of things more quicklyB.TV shows teach them how to change their lookC. they are in much better shape nowD. clothes are much cheaper than before62. Which is the best possible

11、 title of the passage ?A. Age Is No Barrier for Fashion FansB.The More Fashionable ,the Less ExpensiveC.Unexpected Changes in FashionD.Boom of the British Fashion IndustryDThis brief book is aimed at high school students , but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.Its formal ,serious style

12、closely matches its content ,a school-masterly book on schooling .The author , W .H . Armstrong ,starts with the basics : reading and writing . In his opinion , reading doesnt just mean recognizing each word on the page ; it means taking in the information,digesting it and incorporating it into ones

13、elf just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself .The goal is to bring the information back to life , not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees . Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other ; in fact ,the aim of reading is to express the info

14、rmation you have got from the text .Ive seen it again and again ：some-one who cant express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasnt read it at all.Only a third of the book remains after that discussion ,which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages ,

15、math , science and history . He generally handles these topics thoroughly(透彻地) and equally ,except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion(激情) regarding history to his students , that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across .To my disap

16、pointment , in this part of the book he ignores the arts .As a matter of fact ,they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do,though the study differs slightly in kind .Although its commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired ,actually ,learning the arts is n

17、o more natural than learning French or mathematics.My other comment is that the text aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960snone of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s. As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.These are small points, though, and dont af

18、fect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.63. According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to_.A. gain knowledge and expand ones viewB. understand the meaning between the linesC. experts ideas based on what one has readD. get informa

19、tion and keep it alive in memory64. The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_.A. requires great effortsB. demands real passionC. is less natural than learning mathsD. is as natural as learning a language65. What is a shortcoming of Armstrongs work according to the author?A. Some idea

20、s are slightly contradictory.B. There is too much discussion on studying science.C. The style is too serious.D. It lacks new information.66. This passage can be classified as_.A. an advertisementB. a book reviewC. a feature storyD. A news reportEHave you winterized your horse yet? Even though global

21、 warming may have made our climate more mild, many animals are still hibernating(冬眠) .Its too bad that humans cant hibernate. In fact, as a species, we almost did.Apparently, at times in the past , peasants in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation . So writes Graham Robb, a British scholar

22、who has studied the sleeping habits of the French peasants. As soon as the weather turned cold people all over France shut themselves away and practiced the forgotten art of doing nothing at all for months on end.In line with this, Jeff Warren, a producer at CBC Radios The Current, tells us that the

23、 way we sleep has changed fundamentally since the invention of artificial(人造的) lighting and the electric bulb.When historians began studying texts of the Middle Ages, they noticed something referred to as “first sleep”, which was not clarified, though. Now scientists are telling us our ancestors mos

24、t likely slept in separate periods. The business of eight hours uninterrupted sleep is a modern invention.In the past , without the artificial light of the city to bathe in, humans went to sleep when it became dark and then woke themselves around midnight. The late night period was known as ”The Wat

25、ch” It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals ,although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighbours .According to some sleep researchers, a short period of insomnia(失眠) at midnight is not a disorder .It is normal . Humans can experience another state of consci

26、ousness around their sleeping, which occurs in the brief period before we fall asleep or wake ourselves in the morning .This period can be an extraordinarily creative time for some people .The impressive inventor, Thomas Edison , used this state to hit upon many of his new ideas.Playing with your sl

27、eep rhythms can be adventurous ,as anxiety may set in. Medical science doesnt help much in this case. It offers us medicines for a full nights continuous sleep, which sounds natural ; however, according to Warrens theory，it is really the opposite of what we need.67.The example of the French peasants

28、 shows the fact that_.A. people might become lazy as a result of too much sleepB. there were signs of hibernation in human sleeping habitsC.people tended to sleep more peacefully in cold weatherD. winter was a season for people to sleep for months on end68. The late night was called “The Watch”becau

29、se it was a time for people_.A. to set traps to catch animalsB. to wake up their family and neighboursC. to remind others of the timeD.to guard against possible dangers69. What does the author advise people to do ?A. Sleep in the way animals do.B.Consult a doctor if they cant sleep.C.Follow their na

30、tural sleep rhythm.D.Keep to the eight-hour sleep pattern.70.What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A.To give a prescription for insomnia.B.To urge people to sleep less.C.To analyze the sleep pattern of modern people.D.To throw new light on human sleep.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；

31、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)before dawn.It was still dark outside.(get)答案：got up71.Only if people of all the countries are united _（我们才能解决）the existing problems in the world.(solve)72. _（油漆成）red,the building stands out among the rest and looks very attr

32、active.(paint)73. _(不会用)a computer makes it more difficult for him to do his academic research.(use)74.The news _（房价将要下跌）has caused many people to sell their houses at lower prices.(fall)75.After she completes the project,shell have _（没什么要担心的）.(worry)76.Mr.Johnson insisted that the problem worthy of attention _(讨论)at the meeting.(discuss)