1、2006年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷1至14页，第卷15至16页，共16页，共150分。考试用时120分钟。祝考试顺利第卷（三部分，共115分）注意事项：答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在试题卷上无效。考试结束，监考人员将本试题卷和答题卡一并收回。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
2、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，并标志在试卷的相庆位置。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。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15 B. 9.15 C. 9.18答案是B。What kind of person is the much?A.He is friendly.B.He is honest.C.He is funny.What was about the womans sister?A.S
3、he didnt go to school.B.She had an accident.C.She was badly butl.What is the man doing at the airport? A.Answering a passengers question.B.Leaving for New York City.C.Waiting for his sister.What did the woman ask to man?A.whether he could let her use his office.B.Whether he had to work on the weeken
4、d.C.Whether he could help her wih her projed.Whar does the man mean?A.His brother is coming to celebrate his birrhday.B.His brother will give him a birthday present.C.His brother never forgets his own birthday.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
5、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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第5段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What is the man doing?A.Reading a popular science book.B.Making comments on a novel.C.Watching a popular science film.7.What does the woman think of popular science films?A.They are dull.B.They are okay.C.They are interesting.听第7
6、段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What do we know about the daugher?A.She went to the Stydents Union last nighter?B.She stayed with her boyfriend last night.C.She came back home late night.3.What is the faters worry about his daughter?A.She might have been to a wild party.B.She might have beenout with a singer.C.She mi
7、ght have been to a political meeting.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What is the woman NOTsatisfied with?A.The post office.B.The mans answer.C.The quality of the service.11.How does the man respond to the womans problem?A.Warmly.B.Politely.C.Nervously.12.What did the man offer to do?A.Provide a new radion.B.Cor
8、rect the address.C.Repair the radio.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What dose the woman think of her present job?A.It is challenging.B.It is promising.C.It is biring.14.Which of the following is rcquired for the job in the paper?A.A degree and an active mind.B.Work experience in Germany and France.C.A lively ch
9、aracter and an interest in travcling.15.What did the women decide to do next?A.Visit the agency.B.Apply for the job.C.Stay with her company.15.What does the man think of the womans decision?A.It is wise.B.It is crazy.C.It is surprising.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What is the main purpose of the speech?A.To
10、 tell the students how to collect rubbish.B.To compare different recycling programs.C.To encournge the student to join in a recyching program.18.According to the program,where should plasric bags be put?A.Into white cans.B.Into blue cans.C.Into pink cans.19.According to the speaker,why are many recy
11、cling programs NOT successful?A.Because most recycling rules are not clear.B.Because most collecting tasks are too difficult.C.Because most people are unwilling to sort rubbish.20.What is the job for the volurnteers?A.To sort the collected rubbish and then deliver it.B.To collect the sorted rubbish
12、and then deliver it.C.To collcet the sorted rubbish and then recycle it.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or the wnts.A.however B.whatever C.whichever D.whenever答案是B。21.To make members o
13、f a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know thier and weaknesses.A.strengths B.benefits C.techmques D.values22.One of the best ways for people to keep fit is tohealthy earing habits.A.grow B.develop C.inerease D.raise23.The on his face told me that he was angry.A.impression B.sight
14、 C.appearance D.expression24.At the meeting they discussed three different to the study of mathematies.A.approaches B.means C.methods D.ways25.Its already 10 oclock. I wonder how it that she was two hours late on such a short trip.A.came over B.came out C.came about D.came up26.The building around t
15、he corner caught fire last night. The police are now the matter.A.seeing through B.working out C.looking into D.watching over27.As I grew up in a smali town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village scenes of my childhood.A.called up B.called for C.called on D.called in28.Although the wind
16、 has , the rain receains srcady. so you still need a raincoat.A.turned up B.gone back C.died down D.blown out29.I was wondering if we could go shkitng on the weedend.good.A.Sound B.Sounded C.Sounding D.Sounds30.Im rertain Davels told you his business troubles. , its no sectet that he owes a lot of m
17、oney to the bank.A.However B.Anyway C.Therefore D.Though31. fired,your health care and other benefits will net be immediately cut off.A.Would you be B.Should you be C.Could you be D.Might you be32.I wont tell the student the answer to the math problem until he on it for more than an hour.A.has been
18、working B.will have worked C.will have been working D.had worked33.AIDS is said the biggest heelth challenge to both men and women in that area over the past few years.A.that it is B.to be C.that is has been D.to have been34.Dont sit there nothing. Come and help me with this table.A.do B.to do C.doi
19、ng D.and doing35.You know who came yesterday?Yao Ming? We had a basketball match. He came and watched the game.A.You guessed it! B.How did you know that?C.Well done! D.That was good news!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。In the city of Fujisawe, li
20、ves a woman named Atsuko Sacki. When she arrived, however, she 36 of going go the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks the had read.“I had a 38 in mind:Daddy watching TV in the living room. Mummy 39 cakes and their teenage danghter off to the cimma with her h
21、oyfrind.” Aisuko 40 to attend cooege in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 41 world.“People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42 ,”she said.“I felt very alone.”One of the hardest 43 was physical education.“We played volleyball,”she said.“The other students w
22、ere 44 it,but I wasnt.”One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 45 the ball to her teanunutes so tyey couid knock it 46 the net.No promblem ofor most people. But is terrfied Atsuko.She was afraid of losing face 47 she failed.A yound man. On her team 48 what she was going through.“He walked up t
23、o me and 49 ,Come on, You can do that.”“You will never understand how those words of 50 .made me feelFour words:You can do that.I felt like crying with happiness.”She made it through the class. Pcrhaps she thanked the yound man; she is not 51 .Six years have passed. Arsulo is back in Japan ,working
24、as a salesclerk.“I have 52 forgotten the words,”she said.“When things are not going so well,I think of them.”She will is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 53 to her.“He probably doesns evern remember it.”she said, That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a personcruel
25、 or kindyou have no ides how long the words will 54 .Shes all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 55 words; You can do that.36.A.learned B.spoke C.dreamed D.heard37.A.way B.life C.education D.spirit38.A.photo B.painting C.picture D.drawing39.A.baking B.frying C.steaming D.drawing40
26、.A.hoped B.arranged C.liked D.attempted41.A.deseribed B.imagined C.created D.discovered42.A.tense B.cheerful C.relaxed D.deseried43.A.times B.questions C.classes D.projects44.A.curious about B.good at C.classes D.projects45.A.kick B.pass C.carry D.hit46.A.throuht B.into C.over D.past47.A.after B.if
27、C.because D.until48.A.beheved B.eonsidered C.wondered D.sensed49.A.warned B.sighed C.ordered D.whispered50.A.excitement B.encouragement C.persuasion D.suggestion51.A.interested B.doubiful C.puzzled D.sure52.A.never B.already C.seldom D.almost53.A.happened B.applied C.exist D.live54.A.continue B.stay
28、 C.exist D.live55.A.merriful B.hitter C.simple D.easy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。AJoin the thousand of professionals and intcrnational travelers who depend on ChanpsEalysees, Schen ins Land, Puerla del Sol,and Acanerello intaliano to help them stay
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32、f its not for you; let us know withins weeks and we will completely reimburse you.56.The audiomagazines in the passage are .A.published in European languagesB.read on the computer sereenC.designed in the form of small sized booksD.broadcast on television and the radio57.The audio magazines are mainl
33、y for .A.Europcan journalistsB.professional travelersC.language learnersD.language learners58.What is mentioned as a feature of the audiomagazines?A.They are translated into English.B.They are convenient for the users.C.They are very easy to read.D.They are cheap and popular.59.What does the underli
34、ned part “reimburse” probably mean?A.Return the money you paid.B.Change the product you bought.C.Offer you a free repair.D.Guarantee you the quality. BHave you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake?Worse,have you eve
35、r given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box?Maybe she responded with a polite “Why, thank you,”but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and had) reflect about your personal qualities?Choosing th
36、e right is an art, I believe. It calls for empathythe ability to put yourself into someone elses feelings as sharply. Were all able to do this; ih fact,weve born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood,however,it needs to be reinforced（加强）by our parents,teachers,friend
37、s.When it isnt, were not able to understand other peoples feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional（情感的）qualities.Think back to the presents youve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent,yiu though
38、ts while you were shopping ,and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, reaatives, and other people you know.We live in a society where exchanging presents
39、 is an important patt of communicartion. Lgnoring the rtadition wont make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradnion, tell your friends abead of time.60.The underlined expression“you had missed the mark”means“you had failed to ”.A.make her feel betterB.keep your friendshipC.receive a present
40、in returnD.get the expected effect61.Which of the following is the main ideas of the second paragraph?A.Natrual empathy needs to be remforced.B.Emotional chauges infueuce ones choice of gifts.C.Selecting the right gift is an abitity people are born with.D.Choosing gifts requires one to ineerstand th
41、e receivers.62.In the third garagraph, the auther elis us that .A.attention should be paid to the eceiverss responsesB.one learns from what he did in the pastC.the choice of girls reflects ones emotional qualitiesD.one should spend more time toosing gifts63.The best possible tirle for this passage i
42、s “”.A.Ways of Choosing GiftsB.An Imporiant TradirionC.Exchanging PresentsD.Message in a Gift CThe young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me ,cager to sell his bunches（串）of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known
43、he bitterness of life.“Banans 300 mira. Peaouts 200 naira.”He said in a low voice. I hargained him down to 200 that for the fruit and nuts, When he agreed, I handed him a 500 nairu bill. He didnt have change. So I tole him not to worry. He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth.When, two week
44、s later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where its not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the corner selling fruit in the burning sun. My parents bad raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibilit
45、y it brought to us.I pulled over and rolled down my window, He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready. I waved them away. “Whatt up?”asked him.“II dont have money to buy books for school.”I reached into my pocket and abnded him two fresh 500 naira bills.“Will this help?”I asked. He looked
46、 around nervously before taking the money. One thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year.“Thank you, sir.”he said.“Thank you very much!”When driving home. I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for schoolbooks. What if
47、 hes a cheat（骗子）?And then I wondered why I did it. Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? Later, I rcalized that I wondered why I did it, Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? Later, I rcalized that I didnt know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I thin
48、k to ask.Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria. Sometime after I returned ,I went out For a drive. When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face.“Oh, gosh! Long time.”“Are you in school now?”I aske
49、d.He nodded.“Thats good,” I said. A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted.“Here,”I held out a 500 naira bill.“Take this.”He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt.“Whats wrong?”I asked.“Its a gift.”He shook his head again and brought his had form bchind his
50、back. His face shone with sweat（汗水）. He dropped a bunch of banans and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said,“Ive been waiting to give hese to you .”64.What was the authors first impression of the boy?A. He seemed to be poor and greedy.B. He seemed to have his age.C. He seemed younger tha
51、n his age.D. He seemed good at bargaining.65.The seeond time the author met the boy, the boy .A. told him his purose of selling fruit and nutsB. wanted to express his thanksC. asked him for money for his schoolbooksD. tried to take advantage of him65.Why did the author give his money to the boy?A. B
52、ecause he had enough money to do that.B. Because he had lcarnt to help others since childhood.C. Because he held a higher position in the society.D. Because he had been asked by the news agency to do so.67.Which of the following best describes the boy?A. Brave and polite.B. Kind and smart.C. Honest
53、and thankful.D. Shy and nervous. D An environmental group ralled the Food Commission is unhappy and dixappointed beeause of the sale of bottled water form Japan. The water is angrily argues in public, has traveled 10,000“food miles”before it reaches Western customers.“transporting water halfway acro
54、ss the world is surely the extremely stupid use of fuel when there is plenty of water in the OK.”It is also worried that we are wasting our fuel by buying prauns（对虾）from Indonesia(7,000 food miles) and carrots from South Africe(5,900 food miles).Counting the number of miles traveled done by a produc
55、t is a strange way of trying to tell the true situation of the environmental damage done by an industry. Most food is transported around the world on container ships that are extremely energy efficient（高能效的）. It should be noted that a ton of butter transported 25 miles in a truck product transported
56、 hundreds of miles by sea. Besides ,the idea of “of miles”ignores the amount of fuel used in the production. It is possible to cut down your food miles by buying tomatoes grown in Britain rather than those grown in Ghana; the difference is that the British one will have been raised in heated greenho
57、uses and the Ghanaian ones in the open sun.What the idea of“food miles”does provide, however, is the chance to cut out Third World Countries from First World food markers. The number of miles traveled by our food should, as I see it, be regarded as a sign of the success of the global（全球的）trade syste
58、m, not a sign of damage to the environment.68.The Food Commission is angry because it thinks that .A.OK wastes a lot of money importing food productsB. some imported goods cause environmental danageC. growing certain vegetables cause environmental damageD. people waste energy buying food fro other c
59、ountries69. The phrase“food miles”in the passage fefers to the distance .A. that a food product travels to a marketB. that a food product travels from one market to anotherC. between Okand other food producing countriesD. between a Third World country and a First World food market70.By comparing tom
60、atoes raised in Britanin and in Ghana, the another tries to explain that .A. British tomatoes are healthier than Ghanaian onesB. Ghanaian tomatoes taste better than British onesC. cutting down food miles may not necessarily save fuelD. protecting the environment may cost a lot of money71.From the pa
61、ssage we know that the auther is most probably .A. a supporter of free global tradeB. a member of the Food CommissionD. a supporter of First World food marketsD. a member of an energy development group E Silence is unnatural to map. He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness. In between be d
62、oes all he can to make a noise in the world, and be fears silence more than anything else. Even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence. If be is introduced to another person, and is number of pauses occur in the conversation, he regards him self as a failure ,a worthless person,
63、 and is full of envy of the emptiest headed chatterbox（喋喋不休的人）.He knows that ninety nine percent fo human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly, but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure（蜡塑人像）.The aim of conversation is not. For the m
64、ost part, to communicate ideas ; it is to keep up the buzzing sound. There are, it must be admirted, different qualitics. of buzz;there is even a buzz that is as annoying as the continuous noise made bu a mosquito(蚊子).But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito than a quiet person. Most buz
65、zing,forlunately,is pleasnnt to the ear,and some of it is pleasant even to the mind.He would be a foolish man if he waited until he had a wise thought to take pert in the buzzing with his neighbors.Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason wh
66、y human beings wish to talk. Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new. Some of them are content it they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other peoples ears, though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays
67、 or that they had food in a Swiss hotel. At the end of an evening during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time. they just prove themselves to be successful conversationists.72.According to the author, people make conversation to .A. exchange ideasB. prove their valueC. achieve succ
68、ess in lifeD. overcome their fear of sllence73.By “the buzzing of a fly”(Para.1),the author means “ ”.A. the noise of an insectB. a low whispering soundC. meaningless talksD. the voice of a chatterbox74.According to the passage, people usually talk to their neighbors .A. about whatever they have pre
69、paredB. about whatever they want doC. in the hope of learning something newD. in the hope of getting on well75.What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To discuss why people like talking about weather.B. To encourage people to join in conversations.C. To persuade people to stop making n
70、oises.D. To explain why people keep talking. 第卷（共35分）注意事项：第卷用0.5毫米黑色的签字笔或黑色墨水钢笔直接答在答题卡上。答在试题卷上无效。第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾，如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词.此行错一个词：在错的词下划
71、一横线，在该线在边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。（此题内容见答题卡）书面表达（满分25分）受某英文报的委托，你最近对高中生的英语阅读兴趣做了一次调查。请根据以下信息，用英语为该报写一篇100词左右的短文。短文的标题及首句已为你写好。调查内容：在新闻、故事、科普、学习方法四种英文文章中，学生最喜欢哪一种调查范围：湖北省的10所中学调查对象：高中生调查人数：1200调查方式：访谈调查结果：（见下图）Reading Interests of Senior Middle School Students Recent, scivery has been done to find out
72、 the reading interests of senior middle school students答案第一部分：听力1B 2B 3C 4A 5B 6A 7B 8C 9A 10C 11B 12A 13C 14A 15B 16A 17C 18A 19C 20B 第二部分：英语知识运用21A 22B 23D 24A 25C 26C 27A 28C 29D 30B 31B 32A 33D 34C 35A 36C 37B 38C 39A 40B 41B 42A 43C 44B 45D 46C 47B 48D 49D50B 51D 52A 53D 54B 55C 第三部分：阅读理解56A 57
73、C 58B 59A 60D 61D 62C 63D64B 65A 66B 67C 68D 69A 70C 71A第四部分：写作第一节：Growing up is not easy.Sometimes all that is need 76.needed is someone to rely on. For many years,she was Mum. 77.it My mother was a career woman and her own 78. problems to take care,but when I needed her,she 79.of was always there.
74、Her strength came from anywhere 80.somewhereI dont quite know,somewhere very deep.She was so strong that she would never break down,even while I 81.when(though/if)went to her with all my little-boy problems and shout 82.shoutedat her.Her strength made me stronger and gave to me 83.to courage to try
75、things other thought were impossible.A 84.others helping hand is always stronger enough to lift you up. 85.strong 第二节：One Possible VersionReading Interests of Senior Middle School StudentsRecent, scivery has been done to find out the reading interests of senior middle school students. In this sruvey
76、,one thousand senior middle school students from ten schools in Hubei Province were interviewed.They were asked which they liked reading most among the four categories of English articles,news,stories,popular science articles and articles about learning methods.The survey shows that more than half o
77、f the students like to read news most. Twenty-sixpercent of the students say that English stories are their favorite.Only seven percent of the students are most interested in reading articles about learning methods.However,the number of students who enjoy reading popular science articles doubles that of those who prefer readingarticles about learning methods.
