宜昌市部分重点中学五月联考
英语
第一卷（选择题，共115分）
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，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。
1. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient.
C. Salesman and customer.
2. What does the man want to do?
A. He wants to know where the computers are.
B. He wants to sell computer disks.
C. He wants to buy computer disks.
3. What are they going to do?
A. To see an exhibition. B. To have a meeting. C. To attend a lecture.
4. Where are the two speakers?
A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In the street.
5. What did the boy do before he came home?
A. He played basketball. B. He watched a game. C. He went to school.
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。
6. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a restaurant. B. In a clinic. C. In a hotel.
7. What’s wrong with the man?
A. He has been suffering a stomachache for 2 days.
B. He has been using the restroom over 5 times a day.
C. He has not eaten anything for several days.
8. How is the man’s temperature?
A. A little bit lower. B. Normal. C. A little bit higher.
听第7段材料，回答第9~11题。
9. Where does the woman get off?
A．In River Street. B．In front of the hotel. C．At the bus stop.
10. What are they talking about?
A．The dirty car. B．The heavy traffic. C．The weather.
11. How much does the woman pay?
A．85 cents. B．1 dollar. C．1 dollar and 15 cents.
听第8段材料，回答第12~14题。
12. What are they talking about?
A.The history of China. B.The first Emperor of China.
C.The Great Wall of China.
13. What was the use of the wall 2500 years ago?
A. To keep off enemies. B. To be used as a bridge.
C. To make some wonders in the world.
14. How high is the wall?
A.5.8 meters. B.6.5 meters. C.7.8 meters.
听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。
15. Why does the woman have to put off the meeting?
A. Because she couldn’t get in touch with her cousin.
B. Because she has another more important meeting.
C. Because her plane is delayed by the fog.
16. What does the woman ask Mr. Smith to do?
A. To find out her cousin’s telephone number for her.
B. To send her cousin a message.
C. To attend her cousin’s party.
17. What are they going to do on Thursday?
A. To meet each other.
B. To attend Alfred Blake’s Party.
C. To have a meeting.
听第10段材料，回答第18~20题。
18. How long does Mr. Hill have to work every day?
- 6 hours. B.7 hours. C.8 hours.
19. What’s the worst thing that can happen to a postman?
A. Having too much items to deal with a day.
B. Going to work late in the morning.
C. Delivering letters to people from abroad.
20. How does Mr. Hill feel about his work?
A.Boring. B.Dangerous. C.Satisfactory.
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.---Don’t be nervous. I hope you will succeed in the following examinations.
---________.
A. So will I B. So do I C. That’s all right D. That’s right
22. Bush said, “The United States welcomes ______ coming of ______ China that is peaceful and prosperous and that supports international institutions.”
A.the; / B. the; a C. /; a D. a; the
23.You learn ______ how to milk a cow in the agriculture classes. You actually get to work and feel like you are doing something.
A.just more than a lot B.more than a lot just
C.a lot more than just D.more than just a lot
24.Scientists say that it is sometimes necessary to allow yourself to feel weak and ______ your feelings.
A.let out B.miss out C.give out D.put out
25.In a written speech ______ upon arrival, Hu said although China and Morocco are geographically far apart, the friendship between them dated back to ancient times.
A.declared B.published C.delivered D.announced
26. The report predicted prices in the Chinese capital would continue to increase this year, ______ a rise of nearly 20 per cent year-on-year in 2005.
A.following B.followed C.to follow D.to be followed
27.Top Chinese table tennis official Cai Zhenhua said Monday that the ______ of his country's women players only score 70 marks out of 100, although they won the first round group contests.
A.achievement B.actions C.behavior D. performance
28. Chinese cultural products should be further promoted ______ the international market to narrow China's cultural trade deficit (赤字) with other countries, top officials said.
A.by B.against C.on D.to
29. After the troops launched air strikes, there were fears _______ the island’s uneasy four-year peace was at stake again.
A.that B.which C.when D.how
30. “We take the matter extremely, extremely ______ in every respect,” said Mr Clarke. “The concern, possibly anger, that people will feel, I think, is entirely understandable.”
A.serious B.to be serious C.seriously D.to be seriously
31. Iranian Foreign Minister said on Monday that his country would not give up its rights to uranium enrichment ______ a deadline set by the United Nations Security Council.
A.though B.despite C.since D.for
32. When asked what primary intent would lead them to volunteer, about ______ said they were "willing to do something for the Games".
A.half of whom B.half of which C.half of them D.half of that
33. A nationwide survey found that 51.8 per cent of Chinese people who can read do not read any books at all. And this percentage _______for the past five years.
A.has been increasing B.is increasing
C.had increased D.had been increasing
34. A social practice that has been developed over years ______ need the same number of years to change again.
A.must B.can C.shall D.may
35. China attaches great importance to developing and strengthening friendly cooperative ties with Africa, with the focus ______ on continuously expanding the range of cooperation.
A.lay B.lying C.lain D.laid
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，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying: “We have to go to work now”, you’re left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy. 36 , this is the 2000’s and the idea of children working is just 37 .That is, until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools, 38 the “work” they go off to is to go on the stage in a theatre.
Stage schools often act as 39 to supply children for stage and television work. More 40 of the name “stage school” are those few places where children 41 full time, with a training for the theatre and a general 42 .
A visit to such schools will leave you in no 43 that the children enjoy themselves. After all, what lively children wouldn’t 44 spending only half the day doing ordinary 45 , and acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?
Then of course there are times for the children to make a 46 and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much 47 work at such a young age. But the 48 is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 are 49 to 40 days in the year; those over13 do 80 days.
The school themselves 50 that not all children will be successful in the profession 51 which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don’t 52 ? While all the leading schools say they place great 53 on children getting good study 54 , the facts seem to suggest this is not always the 55 .
36. A. What’s more B. After all C. Above all D. What’s worse
37. A. unthinkable B. unnecessary C. unexpected D. unforgettable
38. A. or rather B. but for C. and that D. instead of
39. A. markets B. agencies C. malls D. authorities
40. A. worthy B. proud C. tired D. valuable
41. A. adapt B. attempt C. admit D. attend
42. A. development B. interest C. education D. atmosphere
43. A. wonder B. doubt C. problem D. reason
44. A. care for B. set about C. settle for D. give up
45. A. show B. training C. performance D. schoolwork
46. A. choice B. change C. name D. face
47. A. heavy B. professional C. academic D. social
48. A. time B. school C. law D. budget
49. A. limited B. reduced C. raised D. allowed
50. A. deny B. pretend C. promise D. admit
51. A. for B. with C. into D. on
52. A. pass B. manage C. get D. make
53. A. importance B. attention C. expectation D. difference
54. A. performances B. results C. chances D. practices
55. A. lie B. fact C. point D. case
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Until the doctor told me that I might go blind, the future spread before me in all directions. My paintings had been shown in New York galleries (艺术馆). I enjoyed the hours in my studio. But now everything was shadowed with fear.
One day, after I showed photos of my paintings to Ron, who was an eye doctor and sculptor (雕塑家), he asked me to go to his school and show slides of my work to his students with developmental disorders.
The next day, when I arrived at the school, I found one student was in the art room already waiting, a young man in a wheelchair. His head was held up by wires. His fingers were bent backward. When I came in, his eyes met mine. A burst of voltage (电压) passed from him to me. Two other students arrived, one of them wheeled in by Ron, who had invited me. This boy’s arms were lashed (捆紧) to his wheelchair.
“Tim is a professional artist,” Ron told the group, “and is here to share his ideas.” Ideas? Getting free of the limitations of the physical world —— that was the point of my paintings. Was I supposed to share this with people in the wheelchairs? Nervously I showed slides of my paintings. You make art to say something you can’t say with words, I explained. These paintings might be about being held down, and getting free.
After I showed the last slide, Ron said, “Maybe Tim will come and visit again. What do you say?” he asked me. I looked at the man with the wired head. When our eyes met, he nodded with a slight movement of his head.
The next few nights, I lay awake thinking about the million things these people could not do: climb a tree, hold a spoon, or turn the pages of a book. Yet there was that light in their eyes. What would they tell us if they had the power?
Then I called the school and reached the director of the arts program. “I was there a week ago, showing slides of my paintings in Ron’s class. I was wondering if I could come back.” “To help with the class?” she asked.
“No,” I said. “To start a new one.”
56．Immediately he was diagnosed with the eye illness, the writer ______.
A. felt worried about his future B. was doubtful about the diagnosis.
C. was concerned with the disabled people
D. felt confident in recovering the illness.
57．We can infer from the text that Ron invited the writer to meet his students because he ______.
A. had sympathy for the writer’s illness
B. wanted to encourage the writer to overcome difficulties
C. thought his students needed some exercise and relaxation
D. found a determined person in the writer
58．The students that the writer showed slides of his work to were ______.
A. physically normal persons B. disabled persons
C. mentally disordered persons D. absolutely desperate persons
59．The writer decided to start a new class because he wanted to ______.
A. gain some experience in teaching
B. convince Ron of his talents in teaching
C. share the students’ sorrow D. teach the students to paint
B
The science of meteorology is concerned with the study of the structure, state, and behavior of the atmosphere. The subject may be approached from several directions, but the scene cannot be fully approached from any one vantage point (有利的地位). Different views must be integrated (合并) to give perspective（合理判断）to the whole picture.
One may consider the condition of the atmosphere at a given moment and attempt to predict changes from that condition over a period of a few hours to a few days ahead. This approach is covered by the branch of the science called synoptic meteorology（天气学）.
Synoptic meteorology is the scientific basis of the technique of weather forecasting by means of the preparation and analysis of weather maps and aerological diagram（高空气象图）. The practical importance of the numerous applications of weather forecasting cannot be overestimated . In serving the needs of shipping, aviation (航空), agriculture, industry, and many other interests and fields of human activity with accurate weather warnings and professional forecast advice, great benefits are obtained in the form of the saving of human life and property and in economic advantages of various kinds. One important purpose of the science of meteorology is constantly to strive, through advanced study and research, to increase our knowledge of the atmosphere with the aim of improving the accuracy of weather forecasts.
The tools needed to advance our knowledge in this way are the disciplines of mathematics and physics applied to solve meteorological problems. The use of these tools forms that branch of the science called dynamic meteorology.
60. Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the third paragraph of the passage?
A. A problem is examined and possible solutions are given.
B. A procedure is explained and its importance is emphasized.
C. Two contrasting views of a problem are presented.
D. Recent scientific advancements are outlined in order of importance. 61.The author implies that increased accuracy in weather forecasting will lead to .
A. a higher number of professional forecasters
B. less-specialized forms of synoptic meteorology
C. more funds given to meteorological research
D. greater protection of human life 62. The best title for the passage is _______.
A. Approaches to the Science of Meteorology
B. New Advances in Synoptic Meteorology
C. The limitations of Meteorological Forecasting
D. The Basics of Dynamic Meteorology
63. Which of the following is referred to by the author as a field whose needs are served by weather forecasting?
A. Teaching. B. Transportation. C. Medical service D. Boxing.
C
Welcome to the national maritime Museum
The National maritime Museum is the largest of its kind in the world, with over two million items in its collections. Twenty galleries display some of the finest sea affairs in historic buildings, which were formerly a school for the sons of seamen.
Opening time
10:00 ---- 17:00 Winter hours 10:00 ---- 18:00 Summer hours
Last admission is thirty minutes before closing. Smoking is not allowed in the museum.
Eating and drinking are only allowed in the designated areas. Photography and video are not permitted inside the buildings.
Bookings
Our Central Booking Group handles all group visit enquiries, from schools, group organizers and tour operators.
Education and interpretation
Schools’ programs operate in term-time. Programs of talks, tours, workshops, story-telling, living history and interpretation are run throughout the year, especially at weekends and during school holidays.
E-library
Facilities are provided for electronic access to the museum’s collections.
Please ask a member of staff for directions to the nearest terminals. These facilities are also available from the comfort of your own home.
64. This passage mainly tells us ______.
A. the way to get to the museum
B. the purpose to build the museum
C. a brief introduction to the museum
D. a detailed description of the museum
65. From the passage we know ________.
A. we can take some photos of the items while visiting in the museum
B. part of school education has to be done in the museum
C. the museum runs a school and has students of its own
D. students can receive different kinds of education here
66. How can we get the information in the E-library?
A. we have to ask the museum for the permission to use the facilities.
B. the only way to do so is to use the terminals offered by the museum.
C. as long as the electronic facilities are available , we can do so anywhere.
D. our purpose cannot be achieved without the direction of a member of staff.
67. After a careful study of the passage the probable conclusion is _______.
A. the museum is very popular among visitors
B. things from ancient times are more attractive
C. the museum is anxious to make more money
D. the most valuable things are displayed in the museum.
D
In previous generations, young people were under their parents' control; now the teenage children of the West's richest generation were ready for something to get excited about. The Beatles simply put a spark to a fuse (导火线) that was waiting to be lit.
Everything changed, and what changed for the Beatles was their lives and their working habits, in the midst of the hysterical (歇斯底里的) following the band attracted. Because of the demand of the fans to see them perform, they played biggest venues (meeting places), especially in America.
But John, Paul, George and Ringo became increasingly unhappy that, because of the screaming of their fans, neither the band nor the audience could hear the music. Creatively frustrated and tired of the pressures of life under siege (围攻) from their fans, they retired from playing concerts in 1966 and decided to concentrate on recording.
It was from this point that the brilliance of the Beatles really began to reveal itself: they would record over their career some 200 songs. Never before nor since has any recording and writing group even developed and yet remained the same in the way the Beatles did.
Their songs never lost their universal appeal thanks to the warmth and timelessness of their melodies and lyrics.
John and Paul were powerful singers with distinctive styles. It became apparent that, despite the fact that the songwriting credits were always equally attributed to them, Paul and John wrote and sang their own songs. George also contributed two or three of his own compositions to each of the Beatles eleven albums. Even Ringo wrote and sang the occasional song.
68. Which of the following is NOT true about the Beatles according to the passage?
A. They made the young people of their time very excited.
B. They attracted a large following wherever they played.
C. They were always pleased with their popularity.
D. No other pop music group had ever played to bigger audience than they did.
69. It can be inferred from the passage that _______________.
A. John and Paul were more talented and made greater contribution to the success of the band
B. John and Paul sang their won songs because they didn't like each other's style
C. George and Ringo never composed or sang their own songs
D. The Beatles maintained so much popularity with their works that no other recording or writing group could compare
70. It is implied in the third paragraph that _____________.
A. the Beatles had no appetite for fame
B. the audience were unhappy about the sound effect
C. pop musicians get easily tired as they are under great pressures of life
D. the screaming of the fans prevented the Beatles from performing happily and creatively
71. What can we learn about the Beatles' music?
A. It was fine example of music for simple sing along songs.
B. Its appeal was not limited to any particular time .
C. It was simple in form but rich in meaning.
D. It reached a height which other pop music groups had never reached for their lyrics and melodies.
E
If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.
If you say to your children “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but …”, what follows that “but” can cause the apology ineffectiveness. “ I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.
Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I am sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow in the wrong for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.
Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again.
These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not adopt these pseudo-apologies as a means of achieving an aim.
But even when presented with examples of real deep regret for having done wrong, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that borrowing a parent's clothes without permission is not acceptable.
72. If a mother adds “but” to an apology,________.
A. she doesn’t feel that she should have apologized.
B. she does not realize that the child has been hurt
C. the child may find the apology easier to accept
D. the child may feel that he owes her an apology
73. According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most probably means “_____”
A. You have good reason to get upset
B. I’m aware you’re upset, but I’m not to blame
C. I apologize for hurting your feelings
D. I’m in the wrong for making you upset
74. We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry_____.
A. the complexities involved should be ignored
B. their ages should be taken into account
C. parents need to set them a good example
D. parents should be patient and tolerant
75. It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _________.
A. a social issue calling for immediate attention
B. not necessary among family members
C. a sign of social progress
D. not as simple as it seems
第二卷（非选择题，共35分）
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 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,并也斜线(\)划掉.
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在此行右边横线上写出该加的词.
此行错一个词,在错的词下划一条横线,在该行右边的横线上写出改正后的词.
注意:原行没有错的不要改.
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smoke took my breathe away. A big fire broke out in a supermarket
nearby. The firefighters were making their efforts to put the fire.
After a while the fire was under the control and a lot of people
left the building safely under the help of the firefighters. At that
time, a foreign woman who hurried to a firefighter. “Help! My daughter
is still in the building.”The firefighter was confusing because he couldn’t
understand all she said. Then I came to the woman to see what
I could help. Hardly I interpreted the lady’s trouble when he ran
into the building. Two minutes later they rushed out with the little girl.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
某英文网站正在开展关于填报志愿时首先考虑专业还是学校的讨论。请你根据下面所给的要点提示，用英文写一篇短文，描述学生中存在的两种想法，将此文在该网站的BBS 上发表。
| 观 点 | 理 由 | |
| 1 | 首先选择专业 | 1可以学习自己感兴趣的东西； 2便于将来从事自己喜爱的工作. |
| 2 | 首先选择大学 | 1学习环境对人的成长很重要； 2名牌大学的毕业生在求职时常会受到青睐。 |
| 3 | 你的看法（内容由考生自己拟定） | |
注意：1词数：100左右。开头已为你写好，不计入总词数.
2 内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯。
Every student will be faced with the question when he passes the college entrance examinations: Should I choose a good major or a good university first?
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