2006届湖南省八所省示范性中学高三第二次八校联考英语试题

时量：120分钟　分值：150分  命题人：邓莉

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。

第一卷（三部分，共115分）

第一部分：听力理解（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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有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。

1.　　　　　　 What season are they in now?

A. Early winter.　　　　 B. Early spring.　　　　C. Late autumn.

2.　　　　　　 What sports does the woman like better?

A. Golf.　　　　　　　 B. Tennis.　　　　　  C. Don’t know.

3.　　　　　　 What is John doing?

A.　　　　　 Listening to a wonderful music.

B.　　　　　  Playing a certain musical instrument.

C.　　　　　 Reading a book on music.

4.　　　　　　 What can we learn from this conversation?

A. Helen agrees to go on picnic tomorrow.　　B. Helen doesn’t enjoy going on picnic.

C. Helen thinks the weather won’t be good for picnic.

5.　　　　　　 How did the woman read the book?

A. She read it slowly.　　 B. She read it selectively.　　C. She finished it without stop.

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道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟时间阅读每小题。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，回答第6、7题。

6.　　　　　　 What is the main topic of the conversation?

A. Friends.　　　　  B. Sea birds.　　　　  C. A trip.

7.　　　　　　 When do they plan to meet again?

A. Saturday.　　　 B. One year later.　　　　C. Friday.

听第7材料，回答第8,9,10,11题。

8.　　　　　　 What is Tim’s attitude towards Christmas?

A. Positive.　　　　B. Interested.　　　　　 C. Passive.

9.　　　　　　 Why didn’t Tim enjoy Christmas?

A. He was too busy to enjoy it.　　B. He had to pay a lot of money for it.

C. His kids enjoy it.

10.　　  How much money is the average Christmas expense for U.S. families?

A. $550.　　　　  B. $515. 　　　　　　　 C. $500.

11.　　  Which of the following is not mentioned according to the dialogues?

A. Family reunion.　B. Holidays.　　　　　　 C. Presents.

听第8材料，回答第12----14题。

12.　　  Where does this conversation most likely take place?

A. At a science conference.　　 B. In a science laboratory.

C. In a professor’s office.

13.　　  Why has the woman come to this place?

A. To work on a project.　　　 B. To talk with Professor Johnson.

C. To prepare for her presentation.

14.　　  What does the woman say about her recent life?

A.　　　　　 She’s been busy with her classes.　 B. She’s been working on the final paper.

C.　She’s been working with George.

听第9材料，回答第15----17题。

15.　　  What had the speaker done before he wrote the letter?

A. He had played tennis.　　　B. He had taken some exams.

C. He had fed cats.

16.　　  What can we learn from the weather then?

A. Hot.　　　　　　　 B. Rainy.　　　　　　 C. Warm and sunny.

17.　　  For whom does their family cook buy fish every day?

A. For cats.　　　　　 B. For their family.　　　　 C. For herself.

第三节　听取信息（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）

听下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题纸标号为18-20的空格中。录音读两遍。你有45秒钟的作答时间。

A　 SURVEY　 OF　 JAPAN

　 People:　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Much busier

　 Weather in winter in the north:　　　　　　 Colder

　 Terrain(地形):　　　　  　　　　　　　　18.________________

　 Cities:　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  19.________________

　 Dangers to live in Japan:　　　　　　　　  20.________________

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15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每题所给的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. Look! There is a whole crowd of people over there. Go and see what _____ and if it is a bargain, buy it.

A. is selling 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has been selling

C. is being sold 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. has been sold

22. In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ______ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.

A. rather than　 　　　 B. more than　　　 C. other than　　D. less than

23. I have the same opinion as yours _____ the privacy of one's life should be kept secret.

A. that 　　　　　　　　　B. which 　　　　　　C. whether　　　　 D. where

24. —Have a drink?
—_____.

A. No, thanks. I hate it　　　　　 B. No, thanks. I’d rather not
C. Yes. You go ahead　　　　　  D. Yes. My pleasure

25. To be honest, I don't quite_____ with you some views on the matter.

A. agree　　　　B. share　　　  C. include　　　　 D. admit

26. As we all know, the Internet will let people have ______ to huge amounts of information from their own homes.

A. entrance　　　 　 B. way　　　　 　C means　　　　 D. access

27. His speech was so confusing that I could hardly make any _____ of it.

A meaning　　 　　　　B understanding 　　C. sense　　　  　D explanation

28. You pull in and find a parking place right away, which you think is a good omen(征兆). This must be ________ you’re supposed to be.

A. it 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. what　　　 　　 C. where　　　　 D. that

29. The meeting was to _______ at nine o'clock, but the chairman had not turned up by ten.

A. start　　 　　　　　　 B. be starting　 　　C. have started　　 D. be started

30. —Was ______ problem solved?

—We were trying to think of ______ way out, but it was impossible to find one．

A．a; the　　　　　 　　　 B．the; a　　　　　　　 C．the; 不填　　　　D．a; a　
31. It was very cold outside, so he lit a fire to　　 the temperature in the room.

A. keep up　 　　　　B. pick up　　　　C. take on　 　　　D. drop down

32.—Better get down to your work, Jack.

—______.

A. It’s my pleasure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Not to mention it　　　

C. Mind your own business　　　　　　　　　　　　D. You’re welcome

33. I must think if a proper gift for my mother, _______ won’t be expensive but will make her happy.

　A. who that　　　　　　　　 B. the one　 　　　　 C. such as　　　　　　D. one that

34. I wonder why you won’t do it as ________ and it’s the third time you _______ so.

　A. I told you, do　　　　　　　B. be told, have done　　 C. told to, have done　　　D. told, do

35. ----- Was it under the tree _____ you were away talking to a friend?

　 ------Sure. But when I get back there, the car was gone.

　A. that　　　　　　　　　　　B. where 　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　D. while

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

Chad performs his 24-foot aluminum boat past willow young trees that stick out of the waters of the Mississippi River. 　36　 dances off maples(枫树), their branches heavy with 　37　　spring leaves. But a　 38　 inspection discloses trouble behind the beautiful sight. Rubbish is　　39　　in a logjam(河道内运完木材所剩的木头) and hangs from the tree’s branches.

40　　the next three hours Chad and his team pull plastic bags, tanks, bottles and 　41　  bowling pins out of the water. Then they 　 42　　for a picnic table caught in the trees.

Welcome to the Mississippi River Beautification & Restoration Project began in 1997 as Chad’s one-man 　 43　  to pick up rubbish along a 400-mile stretch of the 2340-mile river. That year, often working 　 44　  , the 22-yea-old young man cleaned 150 miles of shoreline.

At first the project appeared 　 45　  and useless. But Chad tried his best to find 　 46　  , and with their backing, he soon had a new boat and a five-man-team —the Boom Crane Crew. Last year alone the crew 　 47　  from the water 44055-gallon drums, 1104 tires and enough plastic bags to cover a football field. Much of the waste will be 　 48　　.

“Chad’s operation is the only one actually in 　 49　  on the river,” says Mark of the Mississippi River Basin Alliance, a union of environmental groups. “In fact, it’s the　　50　　I’ve ever seen in 20 years, and he is inspiring others to do the 　 51　　 .”

“The Mississippi was my back 　 52　　 ,” Chad says. In his teens he and his brother worked on the river as clammers (掘蚌者) and usually camped on islands 　 53　　 the waterway. “The river has given me a livelihood and brought me so much 　　54　　 ,” Chad says. “I wanted to do something in 　 55　　  .”
36. A. Sunlight 　　　　　 B. Air 　　　　　　C. Dust 　　　　　 　　　 D. Moonlight
37. A. ripe 　　　　　　　　　　B. brown 　　　　C. falling 　　　　　 D. fresh
38. A. wider　　　　　　　　　　B. quicker 　　　　　　C. closer　　　　　　　 D. stricter
39. A. placed 　　　　　　　 B. piled 　　　　　　　　C. trapped　　　　　　D. thrown
40. A. For　　　　　　　　　 B. At　　　　　　　　　 C. After 　　　　　　　 D. By
41. A. ever 　　　　　　　　　B. even　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nearly　　　　　　　D. merely
42. A. come 　　　　　　　　B. save 　　　　　　　　C. head　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fight
43. A. work 　　　　　　　　B. discovery 　　　　 C. place 　　　　　　　 D. effort
44. A. alone　　　　　　　　 B. strongly 　　　　　 C. quietly 　　　　　　　　　　D. fiercely
45. A. large　　　　　　　　 B. happy 　　　　　　　　　　 C. impossible 　　　　　　　D. possible
46. A. supporters 　　　　 B. workers 　　　　　 C. engineers 　　　　 D. pioneers
47. A. came 　　　　　　　　B. pulled　　　　　　　　C. pushed　　　　　　D. appeared
48. A. burned 　　　　　　　　　　 B. buried 　　　　　　　　　　 C. used　　　　　　　　　　　 D. recycled
49. A. ending　　　　　　　　B. progress 　　　　　C. discussion 　　　　　　　D. common
50. A. biggest　　　　　　　　　　 B. earliest　　　　　　　　　　 C. latest 　　　　　　　 D. luckiest
51. A. deed　　　　　　　　 B. favor 　　　　　　　 C. same 　　　　　　　 D. wrong
52. A. way　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. school　　　　　　 C. interest 　　　　　　D. yard
53. A. blocking　　　　　　　　　　B. standing 　　　　　 C. dotting　　　　　　　　　　 D. traveling
54. A. time 　　　　　　　　　B. joy　　　　　　　　　　C. pride 　　　　　　　 D. waste
55. A. return　　　　　　　　 B. turn 　　　　　　　　 C. danger 　　　　　　　　　　D. trouble
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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

The diner is only a simple restaurant, but it has a special place in American life. Diners appear in our novels, plays, poems, and movies. Many artists have used diners as scenes for their paintings. Why are diners so interesting to us?
　　The diner attracts many different kinds of people. It is a safe place for lonely truck drivers far away from home. Construction workers learn about new jobs in distant cities. Traveling salesmen exchange information with one another. Students sit there, having drinks and hamburgers.
　　The people who work in diners are also interesting. Where did the new waitress come from? Will she remain here, or will she suddenly run off one day, as the last one did? And is the short cook really an escaped prisoner?
　　Everyone comes to the diner for different reasons. Some want to work there, and some want to eat there. Some stay for years, and others stay only for a few minutes. But, for all of them, the diner is a bright, warm pause between the endless stretches of open road.
56. What’s the main idea of paragraph 2?
　A. Diners attract different people.
　B. Diners offer different food.
　C. How people eat at the diner.
　D. When people come to diners.
57. The purpose of the last paragraph is to _____.
　A. tell us about the reasons for people coming to the diner
　B. invite us to try diners as a pause between stretches of open road
　C. give us a summary of the whole passage
　D. provide us with more information about a diner
58. Why do truck drivers like the diner?
　A. It’s a place to exchange information.
　B. It’s a place for a drink and a hamburger.
　C. It’s a safe place against loneliness.
　D. It’s a good place to learn about new jobs.

B

An election year is one in which all four numbers can evenly(偶数地) be divided by four (1944, 1948, etc.). Since 1840, American presidents elected in years ending in zero have been destined to die in office. William H. Harrison, the man who served the shortest term, died of pneumonia several weeks after taking office.

Abraham Lincoln was one of four presidents who were murdered. He was elected in 1860, and his untimely death came just five years later.

James A Garfield, a former Union army general from Ohio, was shot during his first year in office (1881) by a man to whom he wouldn’t give a job.

While in his second term of office (1901), William Mckinley, another Ohioan, attended the Pan-American Exposition(全美博览会) at Buffalo, New York. During the reception, he was murdered while shaking hands with some of the guests.

Three years after his election in 1920, Warren G. Harding died in office. Although it was never proved, many believe he was poisoned.

Franklin D. Roosevelt had been elected four times (1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944), the only man to serve so long a term. He had contracted polio in 1921 and died of the illness in 1945.

John F. Kennedy, the last of the line, was murdered in 1963, only three years after his election.
59. Which of the following was not an election year?
　A. 1960　　 B. 1930 　　 C. 1888 　　　D. 1824
60. From the article, we can know that _____.
　A. all presidents elected in years ending in zero have died in office
　B. only presidents from Ohio have died in office
　C. Franklin D. Roosevelt completed four terms as president
　D. four American presidents have been murdered
61. How many presidents elected in years ending in zero since 1840 have died in office?
　 A. 7 　　　　B. 5 　　　　C. 4 　　　　D. 3
62. Which of the following was not murdered?
　 A. John F. Kennedy.　　　　 　　　　　　B. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
　 C. Abraham Lincoln.　　　　  　 D. James A. Garfield.

C

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63.Where is this passage likely to appear?

A.A morning newspaper.　　　　 　B.A monthly magazine.

C.A geography book.　　　　　  　D.An official guide.

64.The underlined phrase “cater to'” probably means _______ .

A. satisfy　　　　 　 B. afford　　　　 C. support　　　　　 D. help

65.If you want to have some coffee while waiting for your flight, you can go to ________.

A. Vodafone Rentals　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Blue Sky Cafe

C. Downtown Duty Free　　　　　　　　　　　　D. McDonald' s

66.At Beach Culture you can buy ________.

A. newspapers and magazines　　　　　 　　　 B. skincare and cigarettes

C. Mambo and Stussy　　　　　　  　　　　　 D. fresh juice and breakfast rolls

67.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. You can have breakfast at McDonald's at 11:00 a. m..

B. You'll save money if you buy alcohol or perfume at Downtown Duty Free.

C. You'll not find any beach clothing for your seven-year-old boy in Beach Culture.

D.ATM service offers enough to enjoy yourself.

D

How can you find out what is going on inside a person’s body without opening the patient up? Regular X-ray can show a lot. CAT scans can show even more. They can give a three-dimensional (三维的) view of body organs .

What is CAT scan? CAT stands for Computerized Axial Topography (层面X线照相术). It is a special X-ray machine that obtains a 360 degree picture of a small area of a patient’s body.

Doctors use X-rays to study and diagnose (discover the nature of) diseases and injuries within the body. X-rays can learn the position of foreign objects inside the body or take pictures of some inside organs---if special liquids are added to the organs to be X-rayed.

A CAT scanner, however, uses a light of X-rays to give a cross-sectional (横断面的) view of a specific part of the body. A fine light of X-rays is scanned across the body and turned around the patient from many different positions. A computer collects the information from each position and produces a clear cross-sectional image on a screen. This image is then photographed for later use. Several cross-sections, taken one after another, can give clear “photo” of the entire body organs. The newest CAT scanners can even give clear pictures of active, moving organs, just as a fast action camera can “stop the action”, giving clear pictures of what appears unclear to the eye. And because of the 360-degree pictures, CAT scans show 3 dimensional views of organs in a manner that was only made known during an operation or an examination a dead patient.

Too much X-ray can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body. Yet CAT scans actually don’t expose the patient to more radiation than regular X-rays do. CAT scans can also be done without injecting liquids into the patient so they are less risky than regular X-ray procedures.

CAT scans provide accurate, detailed information. They can find such a thing as bleeding inside the brain. They are helping to save lives.
68. What is NOT true of a CAT scan?

A. It makes use of computer techniques. B. It gives clear images of active, moving body parts.

C. It can stop the action of an organ for some time.

D. It is safer than regular X-ray procedures.

69. What is special about the latest CAT scanners?

A. It helps to find out what is going on inside a person’s body without opening it up.
B. It provides clear photos of moving organs.

C. It won’t cause serious skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.
D. It can take 3-dimensional pictures of inside organs.

70. It is implied but not directly stated in the passage that ____.

A.CAT scanners can take photos of either the whole body or one part of it

B.CAT scanners do not need the injection of liquids
C.CAT scanners are more expensive than regular X-ray procedures
D. the patient can be exposed to a slight amount of radiation safely

71. The best title for the passage might be ____.
A. The New Medical Invention　　 　　B. Advantages and Disadvantages of CAT Scanners
C. How to Avoid Damage to X-rays　D. A New Type X-ray Machine to Save Lives

E

What do we think with? Only the brain? Hardly. The brain is like a telephone exchange. It is the switchboard (电话总机) , but not the whole system. Its function, is to receive incoming signals, make proper connections, and send the messages through to their destination , For efficient service, the body must function as a whole.

But where is the “mind”? Is it in the brain? Or perhaps in the nervous system? After all, can we say that the mind is in any particular place? It is not a thing, like a leg, or even the brain. It is a function, an activity. Aristotle, twenty-three hundred years ago, observed that the mind was to the body what cutting was to the ax (斧) . When the ax is not in use, there is no cutting. So with the mind. “Mind,” said Charles H. Wolobert, “is what the body is doing.”

If this activity is necessary for thinking, it is also necessary for carrying thought from one person to another. Observe how people go about the business of ordinary conversation. If you have never done this painstakingly, you have a surprise in store, for good conversationalists are almost constantly in motion. Their heads are continually nodding and shaking sometimes so forcefully that you wonder how their necks can stand the strain (拉紧). Even the legs and feet are active. As for the hands and arms, they are seldom still for more than a few seconds at a time.

These people, remember, are not making speeches. They are merely common folk trying to make others understand what they have in mind. They are not conscious of movement. Their speech is not studied. They are just human creatures in a human environment, trying to suit themselves to a social situation. Yet they talk, not only with oral language, but with visible actions that include practically every muscle in the body.

In short, because people really think all over, a speaker must talk all over if he succeeds in making people think.

72. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Bodily Communication.　　　　　　　　　　B. Bodily Actions.

C. Spoken Language.　　　　　 　　　 　　　D. Conversations.

73. Which of the following statements would the author agree with?

A. Thinking is social phenomenon .　　　　

B. Thinking is only a brain function.

C. Thinking is a function of the nervous system.

D. Thinking is the sum total of bodily activity.

74. In communication, it is necessary not only to employ speech, but also　　　　 .

A. to speak directly to the other person　　

B. to employ a variety of bodily movements

C. to be certain that the other person is listening

D. to pay great attention to the other person’s actions

75. It can be inferred from the passage that the basic function of bodily activity in speech is to　　.

A. make the listener feel moved　

B. make the speaker understood

C. emphasize the speaker’s spoken words

D. pass the speaker’s implied meaning to the listener

第二卷 (两部分，共35分)

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：阅读填写（共10小题，每小题1分，满10分）

阅读短文，根据所读内容在表格的空格处填上适当的单词或短语，每空不超过3个单词。

Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how.

1) Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

3) Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers says. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

4) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.

5) Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be overly worried.

There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

How to become a better student

General method	How to	Advantage
plan your time carefully	make a list	force you to realize 81. ____ to your time
	76. ____
find a good place to study	free of everything 77. ____	you can 82. ____ the subject
make good use of your time in class	listen to everything the teachers says	really listening in class means 83. ____
	78. ____
study regularly	go over your notes
	79. ____	help you 84. ___, remember it longer
develop a good attitude about tests	don’t be 80. ____	remember your 85. ____

第二节：书面表述（满分25分）

根据下列提示写一篇120词左右的短文。

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2006届高三第二次八校联考英语试题

答案

I听力

ABACB　 CCCBA　 ABAAB　 CA　

18. touring the capital　19. admitted to studying

20. master’s degree

II 单项选择

CAABB　 DCCCB　 ACDCD

III完形填空

　　  ADCCA　BCDAC　　ABDBA　　CDCBA

IV阅读理解

　　　ACC　　BDAB　　DABCB　　CBDD　ADBC

V阅读填词

76. make a schedule　77. but study materials　78. taking notes　

79. review new material　80. overly worried　81. what is happening　

82. concentrate on　83. less work later　84. understand it better

85. new knowledge

VI书面表达

Our shop opens from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. We sell all kinds of procuts,which are good in quality and well worh their products. Daily necessarities and food are sold on the first floor. Chlothes on the second, electrical appliance on the third and things for office use on the fourth floor. We have such special services as telephone –shopping, shopping guide and goods by demands. The shopping guide ladies are ready to help any time. If you want to do telephone shopping ,please call the number or . We can make sure that you can have a wonderful time shopping in our shop.

Thank you.