黄冈市高三调研考试(二)
英 语 试 题
说明：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(共两节，满分20分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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.Why does the woman buy the painting?
A.Because it is really beautiful and worth a lot of money.
B.Because her friend drew it for her many years ago.
C.Because she wants to make her living room more beautiful.
2.What are the two speakers doing?
A.They are studying at school. B.They are telephoning. C.They are talking about a plan. 3.What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A.Employer and employee. B.Next door neighbors. C.Two good friends.
4.When will the meeting begin?
A.10:30. B.10:50. C.10:45.
5.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A.In a department store. B.At a bus stop. C.In the post office.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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段对话，回答第6～8题。
6.At what time did the man begin to hear the news?
A.5 o'clock. B.6 o'clock. C.7 o'clock.
7.What's the news about?
A.It's about the space station.
B.It's about the space.
C.It's about the astronauts(宇航员).
8.Why is the man interested in such news?
A.Because he hopes to go to the moon.
B.Because his is an astronaut.
C.Because he wants to do research in space.
听第7段对话，回答第9～11题。
9.Why did the woman want to talk to the man?
A.She was interested in foreigners.
B.She planned to write about the evening school.
C.She wanted to be able to teach English better.
10.When did the conversation take place?
A.In the morning. B.In the afternoon. C.In the evening.
11.What did the man think he was poor in, talking about his English?
A.Speaking. B.Writing. C.Grammar.
听第8段对话，回答第12～14题。
12.What had gone wrong in their house?
A.Their washing machine. B.The electricity. C.The lights.
13.Which of the following is true?
A.Mr. Smith did nothing for them at all.
B.Mr. Smith asked too much money from them for his work.
C.Mr. Smith did help them but couldn't solve the problem completely that day.
14.Why did the man think it would cost him dearly?
A.Because he wanted to buy a car.
B.Because he didn't have a good job.
C.Because their car needed to be repaired.
听第9段对话，回答第15～17题。
15.Which flight did the woman get to Chicago at last?
A.The 8:30 flight. B.The 9:45 flight. C.The 11:15 flight.
16.What was the woman going to Chicago to do?
A.To spend the weekend with her brother.
B.To get a ticket for the flight.
C.To see her brother.
17.Where did they have the conversation?
A.At a station. B.At a post office. C.At the airport.
听第10段独白，回答第18～20题。
18.How many hours does a working American work in a week?
A.20. B.40. C.60.
19.How does an American walk?
A.Slowly. B.Quickly. C.Easily.
20.What's the passage mainly about?
A.Americans value time. B.Americans are rich. C.Americans work hard.
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。
21.—I'd rather have some wine, if you don't mind.
—______.
A.No, you'd better not B.Not at all, anything you want
C.Thank you all the same D.Yes, but not good
22.Historically, ______ main material for making tables has been wood, but ______ metal and stone have also been used.
A.the;不填 B.不填；不填
C.the;the D.不填；the
23.The sun was shining brightly, ______ everything there ______ more beautiful.
A.making;look B.to make;looked
C.and made;looking D.and making;be looked
24.—How can I use this washing machine?
—Well,just refer to the ______.
A.explanations B.expressions C.introductions D.directions
25.Readers can ______ very smoothly without knowing the exact meaning of each word.
A.get along B.get over C.get down D.get through
26.Unfortunately when I arrived she ______, so we only had time for a few words.
A.just left B.has just left C.was just leaving D.had just left
27.Their cheerful voices showed that they were having a ______ discussion.
A.noisy B.serious C.friendly D.lively
28.—______ I tell the head teacher all that has happened?
—No, you ______! Mr. Xin would be terribly angry.
A.Will;needn't B.Would;can
C.Should;mustn't D.Must;don't have to
29.So far, several ships have been reported missing ______ the coast of Bermuda Island.
A.off B.along C.on D.around
30.Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often ______ or better than an actual performance.
A.as good as B.as good C.as well as D.good as
31.Although he was disabled when he was only ten years of age, yet he aimed ______, for which his classmates spoke ______ of him.
A.high;high B.highly;highly C.highly;high D.high;highly
32.In order to continue to learn by ourselves when we have left school, we must ______ learn how to study in the school now.
A.in all B.after all C.above all D.at all
33.Mr. Green drove slowly on the way home until he reached the high way, ______ the speed limit was 60 miles per hour.
A.because B.which C.where D.that
34.It will be quite a long time ______ she is back again, so don't be too cross with her.
A.that B.since C.before D.until
35.Henry can't attend the party ______ at Tom's house at present because he is preparing the speech at the party ______ at Marie's house tomorrow.
A.held;being held B.to be held;to be held
C.to be held;held D.being held;to be held
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you
36 on, something good will happen some day.”
Mother was right, as I 37 after graduating from college. I had 38 myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 39 every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that 40 stations wouldn't employ a person without 41 since I had just graduated. “Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance,”she said.
I returned to Dixon, 42 I had finished my high school education and had 43 in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to
44 its sports department. The job sounded just 45 for me but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment had 46 as if by design. “Everything happens for the best.” Mom
47 me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me 48 had already hired an announcer. 49 I left his office, I asked aloud, “ 50 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if 51 can't get a job in a radio station?”Suddenly, I heard the director 52 “Do you know anything about football?”Then he asked me to 53 an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 54 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the 55 Saturday.
36.A.put B.take C.move D.carry
37.A.recovered B.discovered C.recognized D.developed
38.A.devoted B.designed C.found D.enjoyed
39.A.invited B.promised C.refused D.accepted
40.A.large B.all C.no D.small
41.A.experience B.examination C.agreement D.college
42.A.which B.where C.there D.here
43.A.played B.joined C.taken D.fought
44.A.own B.manage C.report D.enter
45.A.possible B.successful C.right D.important
46.A.shown B.disappeared C.resulted D.turned
47.A.woke B.advised C.demanded D.reminded
48.A.he B.she C.we D.they
49.A.While B.After C.Before D.So
50.A.What B.How C.Whenever D.Wherever
51.A.it B.she C.he D.I
52.A.calling B.answering C.broadcasting D.announcing
53.A.make B.act C.broadcast D.play
54.A.moved B.sorry C.thankful D.satisfied
55.A.future B.coming C.last D.later
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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。
A
Early one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: it seemed impossible to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle.
Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practiced sewing machine.
Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way.
Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre.
To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious(无意识的), but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images(图像) which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”.
56.According to the passage,Elias Howe was______.
A.the first person we know of who solved problems in his sleep
B.much more hard-working than other inventors
C.the first person to design a sewing machine that really worked
D.the only person at the time who know the value of dreams
57.The problem Howe was trying to solve was______.
A.what kind of thread to use
B.how to design a needle which would not break
C.where to put the needle
D.how to prevent the thread from getting caught around the needle
58.Thomas Edison is spoken of because______.
A.he also tried to invent a sewing machine B.he got some of his ideas from dreams
C.he was one of Howe's best friends D.he also had difficulty in falling asleep
59.Dreams are sometimes called“secret messages to ourselves”because______.
A.strange images are used to communicate ideas
B.images which have no meaning are used
C.we can never understand the real meaning
D.only specially trained people can understand them
B
A superstition is a belief people hold which is not based on reason. There is no logic to superstition. These beliefs often go against the laws of nature as we know them. People who have superstitions, or who are superstitions, believe that they can either bring themselves good luck or keep away from bad luck or disasters by acting in certain ways. An example of this involves salt. When some people spill(泼洒) salt, they immediately take some of it and throw it over their left shoulder. In this way, they feel they keep away from bad luck.
Why do people believe in superstitions? How did they begin to think that they could control their luck?
We read earlier about some of the Greek, Homan, and Norse gods. People in ancient times believed that these gods controlled their lives and all of nature. They tried to keep their gods happy by giving them gifts. When there were natural disasters, people thought that the gods were angry with them, so they tried to make the gods happy again. This is how we got the idea that we could affect our fate by certain actions.
Many superstitions have been held by people for centuries. Yet there is little need for them today, since people in most parts of the world don't believe that there are a lot of gods. We no longer try to make the gods happy with gifts or to keep them from anger with certain actions.Somehow, however, many of the actions continue in modern times. We still have our superstitions.
60.The word “involve”in the first paragraph is closest to the meaning of______.
A.goes with B.needs C.connects with D.contains
61.People who have superstitions______.
A.believe natural disasters have nothing to do with gods
B.don't believe that the supernatural exists
C.think they could affect their fortune by acting in certain ways
D.believe the laws of nature
62.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Everybody has some superstitions.
B.We should make the gods happy with gifts.
C.If we act in certain ways, we can escape our bad luck.
D.Although most of us no longer believe in the gods, some superstitions still continue today.
63.The passage mainly tells us that______.
A.there is some logic to superstitions B.we must get rid of all superstitions
C.superstitions came from the belief in the gods D.man should control his fortune by himself
C
Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smaller scale, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little hope of raising the money needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money,or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future interests. This they do by issuing stocks(股票)and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so they can put into circulation(流通) the savings of single persons and institutions, both at home and abroad.
When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money.
Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the Government or by local organizations. Without hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not work. All these require continuous spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The Government, local organizations, and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange.
There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.
64.The money which enables these companies to go ahead with their projects is______.
A.exchanged for part ownership in the Stock Exchange
B.raised by the selling of shares in the companies
C.repaid to its original owners as soon as possible
D.invested in different companies on the Stock Exchange
65.All the basic services on which we depend are______.
A.unable to provide for the needs of the population
B.financed wholly by rates and taxes
C.in constant need of financial support
D.run by the Government or our local organizations
66.The Stock Exchange makes it possible for the Government, local organizations and nationalized industries______.
A.to make certain everybody saves money
B.to borrow as much money as they wish
C.to make certain everybody lends money to them.
D.to raise money to finance new development
67.The underlined word invest here probably means______.
A.give more money with B.provide less money with
C.borrow less money with D.make more money with
D
This is a time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.
Littleton Children's Home
We DON'T want your money, but children's toys, books and clothes IN GOOD CONDITION would be very welcome.
Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much——will you share it?
Phone Sister Thomas on 55671
Children's Hospice
We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts or money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need storybooks and toys suitable for quiet games.
Please contact the Secretary, Little Children's Hospice, Newby Road.
Street Food
In the winter weather, it's no fun being homeless. It's even worse if you're hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It's hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We used a very old kitchen, and we need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.
Contact Street Food, c/o Mary's House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713
Littleton Youth Club
Have you got an unwanted chair? —a record—player?—a pot of paint?
Because we can use them!
We want to get to work on our meeting room!
Please phone 66231 and we'll be happy to collect anything you can give us.
Thank you!
The Night Shelter
We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.
Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.
68.Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations while working for______.
A.homeless and sick children
B.less fortunate members of our society
C.hungry people who have no beds to sleep in
D.friendly members of our society to help others
69.If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to______.
A.Street Food B.Night Shelter C.Children's Home D.Children's Hospice
70.We can infer that______.
A.there are too many social problems in this country
B.people are very poor during the time for giving
C.warm-hearted people like to give away money
D.this passage is taken from a local newspaper
71.If your child has grown up, you may take the child's thing to______.
A.Children's Home and Children's Hospice
B.Youth Club and Children's Home
C.Children's Hospice and Night Shelter
D.Youth Club and Night Shelter
E
Although man has known about asbestos for many hundreds of years, it was not until 160 years ago that it was mined for the first time on the North American continent. H. W. Johns, owner of a New York City Supply Shop for roofers, was responsible(负责) for the opening of that first mine.
Mr. Johns was given a piece of asbestos which had been found in Italy. He experimented with the material and then showed its surprising power to his customers. After putting on a pair of asbestos gloves, which looked much like ordinary workgloves, he took red-hot coals from the fireplace and played with them in his hands. How astonished the customers were to discover that he was not burned at all. You can well imagine that he had increasing business in asbestos roofing materials. However, because it was very expensive to transport(carry) them from Italy to the United States, Mr. Johns sent out a young scientist to seek a source nearer home. This young man found great vein(岩脉) in the province of Quebec in Canada.
Ever since 1881 Quebec has led the world in the production of this unusual mineral, which is made up of magnesium, silicon, iron, and oxygen. When it is mined, the asbestos is heavy, just as you would expect a mineral to be. When it is separated, a strange thing happens:the rock breaks down into fine,soft, soapy fibres.
Scientists do not know why the rock can be separated easily into threads, but they have found thousands of uses for this fireproof material, often called“the cloth of stone”.
72.The title that best expresses the main idea of this passage is______.
A.Asbestos mined in Canada B.Fireproof matter
C.A“wonder”mineral D.A new roofing material
73.Johns proved his ability as a salesman by______.
A.going into the roofing business B.carrying asbestos from Italy
C.sending a trained scientist D.showing the use of asbestos glove
74.Which is the most important character of asbestos that the author wants to show us?
A.It is like thread. B.It feels soapy.
C.It burns easily. D.It is unusually heavy.
75.The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to______.
A.show the need for more scientists B.compare asbestos with other minerals
C.increase the sales of asbestos D.supply facts about asbestos
第二卷(共35分)
第四部分：写(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，在该行右边横线上划一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：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。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
The main purpose of newspapers are to provide 76.______
news. If you examine newspapers closely, you find that 77.______
there are all sort of news:accidents, floods, fires, wars, 78.______
sports, books, etc. The news cover everything that happens 79.______
to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are 80.______
news items which are very interested. 81.______
A fire report is usually very short, except when 82.______
it is very important, it has a lot of information. It 83.______
is also writing in short paragraphs. The first paragraph 84.______
is in the fact a summary of the news items. It gives all 85.______
the necessary information, what, when, where, how, and why.
The other paragraphs give full details of the subject.
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
3月5日，你们班组织一次社会活动(activity)，去东湖敬老院 (Nursing Home)进行敬老爱
老服务。请你根据下列图画用英语为《上海学生英语报》写一篇报道。词数100左右。
参考答案：
1～5 CBABC 6～10 BAABC 11～15 ABCCB 16～20 ACBBA
21～25 BAADA 26～30 CCCAA 31～35 DCCCD 36～40 DBBCA
41～45 ABABC 46～50 ADDBB 51～55 CACDB 56～60 CDBAC
61～65 CDCBC 66～70 DDBCD71～75 ACDAD
76.are→is 77.you ∧ find→will 78.sort→sorts 79.cover→covers 80.√
81.interested→interesting 82.fire→news 83.∧it(第二个)→but 84.writing→written
85.去掉the
书面表达
On the 5th of March, Class 1, Grade 3 of Changjiang Middle School organized a social activity. We went to the Donghu Nursing Home to show our respect and love for the old people living there, and we received a warm welcome at about 9:00 when we arrived.
Then we began to do some cleaning and washing for the grandpas and grandmas. All worked very hard. At five to twelve we had lunch together with our grandpas and grandmas. That was a good lunch. After that we put on some well-prepared performances for them and we all enjoyed ourselves so much. At 4 o'clock, we said goodbye to the grandmas and grandpas and we promised that we would come again sometime later.