1、湖北省孝感市20102011学年度高三第一次统一考试英 语 试 题 全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1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，并将准考证号条线码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2选择题在每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；完成句子和书面表达题用0.5毫米黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上相对应的区域内，答在试题卷上无效。3考试结束，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。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15分，满分75
2、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。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A19.15. B9.15. C9.18.答案是B。1What time does the womans class begin on Wednesday? AAt 8:00 BAt 9:00CAt 11:00.2What do we know about Peter Smith? AHe is having lunch at home BHe is o
3、ut at the moment CHe is talking to Mary3What will the woman do this evening? AShe will meet her mum at the airportBShe will say goodbye to her mum at the airportCShe will fly to another cit)with her mum4What does the woman think of the mans idea? AIt is very practical BIt is encouragingCIt is very f
4、oolish5What does the man mean? ANo one believes that he could win the prize BIt isnt true that he won the prize CHe is surprised that he won the prize第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料
5、，回答第6至8题。6Why does the man think it is not good to take a taxi at first?ABecause these suitcases are light.BBecause there are just a few suitcases.CBecause the traffic is heavy now.7What is the relationship between the two speakers?ACo workers.BFriends.CStrangers. 8How do they go there?ABy taxi.BOn
6、foot.CBy boat. 听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。9Which of the following is a single room?ANo. 8.BNo. 7.CNo. 9.10How much does a double room cost per night?ASeven pounds.BFive pounds.CSix pounds.听第8段材料，回答第11、12题。11What do you suppose Mary did the day before?AShe attended her grandfathers funeral.BShe told a lie to ge
7、t the day off.CShe planned to attend a funeral but didnt go there.12What do you suppose Marys grandfather did the day before?AHe knew Mary had cheated her boss and came to expose her.BHe was thought to be dead but in fact was well and alive.Che was dying but was saved by the doctors.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题
8、。13Where is the woman going?ATo an art museum.BTo a Chinese hotel.CTo an underground station.14For what does the woman come to the city.AFor fun.BFor traveling.CFor shopping.15Why does the man recommend to the woman?AThe food there is tasty.BThe service there is very good.CThe price there is reasona
9、ble.16According to the man, which is the best choice to the restaurant?AThe underground.BThe taxi.CThe boat.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Why is agriculture still Americas biggest industry?ABecause it produces more food than Americans can use.BBecause it employs more workers than any other industry.CBecause A
10、 and B.18What was the percentage of American farmers two hundred years ago?ANinety six percent.BNinety five percent.CNinety four percent.19How many other people does each American farmer support besides his own family?ASeventy eight.BEighty eight.CNinety eight.20Why can American farmers produce more
11、 than before?ABecause they learn about the weather, soil and plants.BBecause they know about international trade and computers.CBecause they use modern farming and business methods.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）第一节：单项填空（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。例：To make members of a team
12、perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their and weaknesses.Astrengths Bbenefits Ctechniques Dvalues答案是A。21Mr. Li is fond of sports and games, so taking exercises early in the morning has become his standard.AknowledgeBexperienceCtendencyDpractice22The dropped on Shanghai Expo 2010, wh
13、ich had lasted 184 days, on Sunday night with a heart warming closing ceremony attended by a host of world leaders.AscreenBcurtainCsheetDprogramme23The heavy truck was in a with the bus, causing 2 persons killed and 12 injured.AcompetitionBconflictCsessionDinstant24On Nov, 1 Chinas sixth population
14、census (人口普查) started to get an count of the population over a 10 day period.AaccurateBabundantCessentialDinstant25Obviously TV plays an important part in peoples lives, for it brings us images from a round the world.AcasualBvisualCgradualDspiritual26If you want to be given a rise, you must be prepa
15、red to make a contribution to the business.ApassiveBdiverseCsecureDpositive27In the new season, the Lakers beat the Rockets 112 110 in last nights thrilling game with Yao Ming scoring 9 points.AnarrowlyBpreciselyCwidelyDautomatically28The China National Environmental Monitoring Center air quality in
16、 urban areas from levels one to five: excellent, fairly good, slightly polluted, poor and dangerous.AdistributesBarrangesCclassifiesDdivides29The public Yuan Longping, a great mind who has devoted himself to the research into hybrid rice (杂交水稻).Alive up toBlook up toCcome up withDput up with 30Altho
17、ugh Xiaogan is a boom city, yet it has a long way to go a highly developed coastal city.Ain honour ofBin favour ofCin relation toDin addition to第二节 完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One night last summer, my neighbor Debbie came over and knocked on my
18、 door. “Im leaving for 31 , Jim,” she said. “Would you mind dropping by my house in bit and 32 on my mother? ” “Not a problem,” I said. Id lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old 33 , Nan, for about six months, and wed become fast friends. Debbie always worked at night. She 34 leaving her mom
19、alone, so she asked if it was okay if she rigged (装配) up one of those baby monitors and 35 me a receiver. I was 36 to help. After all, Ive been blind since I was a baby and out of work for years. In fact, at 54, Id come to wonder if I had much 37 any more. Like me, Nan was 38 and was also hard of he
20、aring. That evening Nan and I chatted for a while 39 . “If youre okay,” I said, “I think Ill go back.” Before I 40 , I made sure the baby monitor was working. “Good night, Nan,” I said. I 41 my stick and headed out of the door. “See you tomorrow,” Nan called behind me. I locked the door and 42 my wa
21、y home. Several minutes 43 , I heard a sound. It was Nan on the 44 . “Jim! Jim!” I heard over the monitor. “The house is 45 ! Help!” I went as 46 as I could to Debbies. I got to the front door. I could 47 a heavy, thick smoke. I put my hand on the doorknob, and reached for my key and 48 the door. “H
22、ere, Jim. Help!” Her voice was weak. “Lets get out of here!” I shouted. Grabbing her hand, I started to move on. I tapped with my stick 49 we found the front door. We felt our way down the steps, 50 in the sweet, fresh summer air, and to the gate of her yard. “Thank you, Lord. Were all safe.”31Aplay
23、BstudyCgameDwork32AcheckingBtakingCputtingDkeeping33AfatherBmotherCsisterDbrother34Athought aboutBworried aboutCcared forDlooked for35AsoldBboughtCbroughtDgave36AsadBsorrowfulCgladDupset37AvalueBpriceCmoneyDservice38AdeafBoldCwiseDblind39Along beforeBbefore longConce againDas usual40AleftBstayedCtal
24、kedDchatted41Aset upBput upCpicked upDmade up 42AmovedBpushedCpulledDfound43AinsteadBlaterCthenDago44AneighborBreceiverCworkerDspeaker 45Aon fireBin troubleCin dangerDon sale 46AfastBslowlyCsafelyDwell47AseeBfeelCtasteDsmell48AunlockedBshutCbrokeDknocked49AbeforeBafterCuntilDsince50AshowingBnoticing
25、ClosingDbreathing第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWe now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it is an in
26、gredient in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away.
27、Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink. When the Spani
28、ards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good
29、for the digestion.In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and cho
30、colate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and of course an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce.51It was _that discovered suga
31、r could remove the bitter taste of cacao.Athe workers in the chocolate factory Bthe Spaniards Cthe people in England Dthe owner of a chocolate factory.52According to the passage which of the following statements is TRUE?ANobody had the idea of adding sugar until the sixteenth century. BThe word “ ch
32、ocolate” comes from a Mexican word. CThe beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them. DWorkers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste.53The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because_.Ait was strong and bitterBit was good for digestionCit cured mans diseases.Dit was
33、 kind drink for good health.54Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?aChocolate became cheap and popular drink in England.bA factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.cIt was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao.dA factory mixed milk and chocola
34、te together.AabcdeBcdebaCcdabeDcdbea55It can be inferred from the passage that .Achocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy bar.BMexicans like chocolate very much.Cchocolate is a product of the cacao tree.Dpeople liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk.B West VirginiaPublic scho
35、ols are using a dance video game to help get students in shape. In these schools, students are often told to turn off their video games and get some exercise. The schools have found a new way for their students to work out while playing a new video gameWest Virginia is one of the heaviest states in
36、the country About half of its fifth-graders are considered to be overweight, and their parents are worried about that To get them moving on a healthier path, the states public schools are using a video game called “Dance Dance Revolution” To use the game, players should stand on a special mat in fro
37、nt of a TV screenFollowing arrows on the screen, players must move their feet to the specific symbols on the mat Players must move quickly, touching symbols on the mat at just the right time With each song, they get more exercise “It we can get children to change their behavior at a young age, they
38、will hopefully grow up to be healthy and active adults,” said Carl Callison of Mountain State Blue Cross, a health care company West Virginia is ranked among the top three heaviest statesAbout a third of West Virginians are considered to be obese（肥胖的）Even more are considered to be overweight Extra w
39、eight can lead to serious health problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes（糖尿病）, some cancers, and many other health issues“One out of three children born in West Virginia today will have diabetes by the time they grow up,” said Nidia Henderson, a manager for the public employees insurance prog
40、ram “Thats a terrible thing and not acceptable” All of West Virginias 157 middle schools are using the video gameSchool officials hope that all public schools in the state will use the game within the next three yearsHowever, officials emphasize that the game is not meant to substitute physical educ
41、ation and health classesThe game will be part of physical education classes and after-school programs56Why do public school in West Virginia develop “Dance Dance Revolution”?ABecause most of students dont like dancing BBecause it can help students get a better shapeCBecause losing weight is necessar
42、y to studentsDBecause it can make students activities colorful57The second paragraph mainly talks about_Ahow to get more exercise Bwhat are needed in the game Chow to play a dance video game Dwho can practise the game58According to the text, which of the following is not true?AAbout one person in th
43、ree West Virginians are overweight BOver weight may cause a lot of diseasesCThe problem of students over weight has been realized DThere are only 157 middle schools in West Virginia59The underlined word “substitute ” means_Areplace BchangeCpractiseDstop60Which is the best title for the text? AThe pr
44、oblem of over weight BDancing for health COver weight in West Virginia DA dance video gameCUse your American Express Card to enjoy oneday privilege at four of Americas greatest museums. Note the participating museums, and their exciting special exhibitions that you will not want to miss are listed b
45、elow.Boston Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Chairs February 11- May 8,2005 Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderai and Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of chairs from the museums collection and “chair photographs”from around the world presented in a Veretian-style hall housi
46、ng world-famous masterpieces. For more information: www. Gardnermus. eum. orgNew York The Noguchi Museum Noguchi and Graham December 1,2007 May 1, 2008 Noguchis long-term collaboration with dancer Martha Graham is regarded by many as a high point in the history of both modern dance and art. The exhi
47、bition highlights nine of the sets created through this collaboration. For more information: www.noguchi.orgPhiladelphiaPennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsIn Full View: American Painting （1720-2008）January 11-April 10,2008 Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to Americas artists
48、 for 200 years. The Academy collects and exhibits the works of famous American artists, and is well-known for training fine artists. 2005 at the Academy begins with the largest exhibition of the Academys distinguished American collection in the institutions history. For more information: www.pafa.or
49、gSeattleSeattle Museum of GlassMurano: Glass from the Olnick Spanu CollectionThrough November 7,2004 This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glassblowers near Venice, Italy. Watch live glass-blowing shows in the Hot Shop and see other modern glass exhib
50、itions. For more information: www.museumofglass.org61Which of the following websites offers information about the furniture show? Awww.pafa.orgBwww.museumofglass.orgCwww.noguchi.orgDwww.gardnermuseum.org62We learn from the text that Martha Graham is _Aa dancer Ba glassblower Ca painter Da photograph
51、er 63If you want to know the history of American painting, you may visit _ AThe Noguchi Museum BSeattle Museum of Glass CIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum DPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts DMany children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance (pocket money). The purpose is to le
52、t children learn from experiences at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly.The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family Timing is another considerationSome children get a weekly allowanceOthers get a monthly allowanceIn any
53、caseparents should make clear what，if anythingthe child is expected to pay for withthe moneyAt firstyoung children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it ifthey do this，they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budgetParents areusually advised not to offer
54、 more money until the next allowance The object is to show young people that a budget demands a choice between spending and savingOlder children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs，like clothing or electronicsMany people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is no
55、t a good idea to pay your child for work around the homeThese jobs are a normal part of family lifePaying children to do extra work around the house，however，can be usefulIt can even provide an understanding of how a business works Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they
56、 can do with moneyThey can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause They call spend it by buying things they wantOr they can save itSaving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrificeYou have to cut costs andplan for the futureRequiring children to save part of their
57、allowances can also open the door to future saving and investingMany banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance A saving account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interestCompounding works by paying interest on interestSo，for example，one d
58、ollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year. The second year, the money will earn two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so onThat may be seem like a lot, but over time is adds up64Giving an allowanceparents should consider all the following EXCEP
59、T 。Ahow much the child should get each time Bwhether the child has made a budgetCwhere the money really goesDhow often a child can get it65The underlined words“compound interest”in the passage probably mean 。Aincreasing curiosity to learn how to make more moneyBstronger power to hold ones attention
60、to saving moneyCmoney paid by the bank on your original money and the gain from itDyou parents money from working in the bank66The author of the passage holds the opinion that一Awhat children learn by handling allowances may be beneficial in the futureBchildren can learn to set up their own business
61、with their allowancesCkeeping allowances in the bank is the best choice for childrenDit is not a good idea to pay children for housework at home67What is the best title for the passage?ABe Generous to Pay Your Children BBe Wise to Avoid Financial MistakesCSaving Allowances Does Good to ChildrenDAllo
62、wances Help Children Learn about MoneyEHomeschooling is a popular alternative to sending your children to a public or private school. It seems to be especially popular with stayathome parents who would rather teach their children themselves in the privacy of their own homes. In order to home school
63、your children, you will need to know the basics of how to do this, and, like everything, there are steps you will need to follow.Homeschooling is legal in all fifty states. The first step is to check with your states Board of Education to find out what the legal requirements are and what you will ne
64、ed to do in order to comply with them.Next, you will need to determine whether-or-not you want your children to follow a structured curriculum. Most parents who use this system to ensure that their children will study every subject that a child who goes to a private or public school would.Home-schoo
65、ling can not only provide your children with the essential learning of the basic subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic（算数）, but it can also help your children to master much-needed life skills. These skills can range from learning how to do the laundry to balancing his or her own checkbook. T
66、hey are skills that your child will need to know so that he or she can take care of themselves later on in life. One last point about home-schooling: The question of interaction and socialization are most always brought up in the question on whether-or-not a child should be homeschooled. Public scho
67、oling is automatically thought to be a good place for a child to learn how to get along with his or her peers since he or she is put in a room- in fact, an entire school with many other children. While some social skills probably can be learned in this type of environment, peer pressure is always a
68、constant concern for parents. Fortunately, parents who home-school can teach their children moral values as well as the right way to get along with other people.68Home schooling is very popular in America many because .Athere are not enough public schools to meet with the childrens educationBthe dev
69、elopment of the Internet and other techniques makes it possibleCthere are some stayathome parents who have time and the ability to teach their childrenDthe government encourages the parents to teach their children at home69From the last paragraph we can know that .Awhether homeschooling is successfu
70、l or not depends on the childrenBmore moral values can be learned from the public or private schools than at homeCpublic schools are good places for children to communicate with each otherDsome parents want to homeschool children because of the peer pressure70Which of the following statements is tru
71、e in the writers opinion, .Aparents who want to home -school children must know the law of the country very wellBparents who want to homeschool children should go to the public school to study firstCmost children should often help their parents to do the cleaning at homeDhomeschool is helpful for ch
72、ildren to learn some basic life skills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）before dawn. It was still dark outside.(get)答案：got up71 （他需要的）is a good nights sleep.(what)72The questions worthy （广泛讨论）.(discuss)73You look pretty! Thi
73、s is the first time I （看见你穿着）a skirt.(wear)74Polluted water is not allowed to be piped into rivers （未经处理）.(deal)75I （本想来拜访）you, but I was too busy then.(think)76Please tell me （这个事故是怎样发生的）. I am still in the dark.(come)77I find （与那些人相处困难）who always stick to their own opinions.(get)78Teachers and act
74、ors, （如果作比较的话）carefully, share many similarities.79The injured boy （在动手术）while his parents waited anxiously outside.(operate)80Water in that area is now （被充分利用起来）to make electricity.(advantage)第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分25分）请你根据以下提示，结合生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇关于“友谊”的短文。As we know, nobody can go without friends. A good friend is someone who makes us happy or impressive. Friendship helps us understand who we are, why we need each other and what we can do for each other.注意：1无须写标题；2内容只需涉及一个方面；3必须用生活事例；4词数120左右。参考答案
