绝密▲启用前
2008―2009学年度
湖北省补习学校联合体大联考
英 语 试 题
命题学校：沔州中学 审题学校：云梦补校
考试时间：
本套试卷共8页，满分150分。考试时间：120分钟。
★ 祝考试顺利 ★
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
例：How much is the shirt ?
A．£19.15. B．£9.15. C．£9.18. 答案是B.
1. How much will the man pay for the tickets?
A. ￡7.5. B. ￡15. C. ￡50.
2. Which is the right gate for the man's flight?
A. Gate 16. B. Gate 22. C. Gate 25.
3. How does the man feel about going to school by bike?
A. Happy. B. Tired. C. Worried.
4. When can the woman get the computers?
A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday
5. What does the woman think of the shirt for the party?
A. The size is not large enough. B. The material is not good. C. The color is not suitable.
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，回答第6、7题。
6. What can we learn about Mr. Brown?
A. He is in his office. B. He is at a meeting. C. He is out for a meal.
7. What will the man probably do next?
A. Call back. B. Come again. C. Leave a message.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What kind of room does the man want to take?
A. A single room. B. A double room. C. A room for three.
9. What does the man need to put in the form?
A. Telephone and student card numbers.
B. Student card number and address.
C. Address and telephone number.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Fellow clerks. B. Boss and secretary.
C. Customer and salesperson.
11. What does the man like about his job?
A. Living close to the office. B. Chances to go abroad.
C. Nice people to work with.
12. What do we know about the woman?
A. She likes traveling. B. She is new to the company.
C. She works in public relations.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. When will the visitors come?
A. In March. B. In April. C. In May.
14. How many visitors are coming?
A. 8. B. 10. C. 12.
15 What will the visitors do on the second day?
A. Go to a party. B. Visit schools. C. Attend a lecture.
16. Where will the visitors go on the final day?
A. To
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the first word the baby tried to say?
A. Truck. B. Ok. C. Duck.
18. How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?
A. About 18 months. B. About 21 months. C. About 24 months.
19. What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport?
A. He corrected the baby. B. He tried to stop the baby.
C. He hid himself somewhere.
20. Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?
A. She got angry with the father. B. She was frightened by the noise.
C. She felt uneasy about the noisy baby.
第二部分：英语语言知识运用(共三节，满分55分)
第一节：多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Tom has missed his _________. So he’ll have to queue up there and wait for the next round.
A. chance B. turn C. line D. time
22. Don’t say so much nonsense. I’m in a hurry, so please come to the ___________.
A. word B. sentence C. matter D. point
23. “One World One Dream’’ fully the universal values of the Olympic spirit―Unity, Friendship，Progress，Harmony, Participation and Dream．
A. raises B. reflects C. understands D. announces
24. Hearing that most of the members voted against her, she __________ a smile.
A. wore B. managed C. performed D. controlled
25. Mr Smith decided that he would drive back instead of __________ for the night at the hotel.
A. putting away B. putting back C. putting out D. putting up
26. --- How are you getting along with your study, Mary?
--- I’m glad to say it is __________.
A. turning up B. taking up C. breaking up D. picking up
27. She told me she wanted to ________________ her two o’clock appointment in order to take care of her sick mother.
A. put down B. call off C. hang up D. take off
28. Tom is my colleague who is very _______________ about having his breakfast at exactly 8 o’clock.
A. popular B. special C. particular D. unusual
29. I didn’t hear you knocking at the door. I must have been sleeping ________________ at that time.
A. soundly B. widely C. deeply D. broadly
30. When they got there, they found the people suffering the storm were _______________ food and water supply.
A. in want of B. in place of C. in view of D. in support of
第二节：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内。
31. With the local villager __________________ (在带路), the soldiers walked towards the forest. ( lead )
32. _______________(年轻强壮的十个中国) students are required to take part in the boat race. ( strong )
33.So little ____________________ (他们同意) with each other that the neighbouring countries could not settle their difference. ( agree )
34. ________________________ (我突然想到) that I could send him the materials through QQ. ( occur )
35. What would have happened, if Bob ____________________ (走得更远一点) , as far as the river bank? ( walk )
36. Where someone is born and ____________________ (一个人的相貌是什么样子) is not as important as what he or she grows up to be. ( what )
37. The play had already been on for quite some time_____________ (我们到达时) the New Theatre. ( arrive).
38. It was raining hard when school was over. You ______________________ (一定淋雨了) on your way home yesterday. ( catch )
39. In the past women _______________________ (受歧视) and now things have changed a lot. ( look )
40. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class,____________________ (在参观) a museum when the earthquake struck. ( visit )
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head. My Christmas 41 contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt 42 I bought them something, so gift buying was 43 but fun.
Hurriedly, I finished shopping and 44 the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of 45 slippers. When we finally _ 46 the checkout register, the girl 47 placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a 48 .
“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy 49 his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft 50 broke from the little girl. “But 51 would have loved these shoes,” she cried.
“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely 52 ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And, 53 , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice 54 said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you 55 when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to 56 . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 57 walking on those streets in these shoes?”
My eyes 58 as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am 59 she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to 60 me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.
41. A. plan B. list C. goods D. purchases
42. A. unless B. because C. if D. since
43. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
44. A. waited B. joined C. attended D. gathered
45. A. cotton B. leather C. gold D. silver
46. A. approached B. got C. checked D. found
47. A. immediately B. hesitantly C. shyly D. carefully
48. A. gift B. treasure C. life D. prize
49. A. opened B. touched C. reached D. searched
50. A. tear B. sob C. smile D. sigh
51. A. mommy B. daddy C. we D. Jesus
52. A. leave B. come C. return D. arrive
53. A. above all B. at last C. at least D. after all
54. A. gratefully B. sweetly C. gracefully D. kindly
55. A. request B. expect C. mean D. attempt
56. A. hospital B. tomb C. heaven D. sky
57. A. equal B. comfortable C. convenient D. beautiful
58. A. pained B. flooded C. shut D. froze
59. A. sure B. afraid C. glad D. confident
60. A. inform B. warn C. cure D. remind
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，并在答题卡上将该字母涂黑。
A
When I was a child, our dining room had two kinds of chairs―two large ones with arm rests and four small ones without. The larger ones stood at the ends of the table, the smaller ones on the sides. Mom and Dad sat in the big chairs, except when one of us was away; then Mom would sit in one of the smaller chairs. Dad always sat at the end, at the “head” of the table. Sitting where he did, Dad was framed by the window through which the yard could be seen with its trees and grass. His chair was not just a place for him at the table; it was a place in which he was situated against the yard and trees. It was the holy (神圣的) and protected place that was his, and ours through him.
After Dad retired, he and Mom moved out into a small flat. When they came to visit me at their old house, Dad still sat at the end of the table though the table was no longer his but mine. Only with my marriage to Barbara, did I hear a voice questioning the arrangement. She requested, gently but firmly, that I sit at the head of the table in our home. I realized then that I was head of the family, but I also felt unwilling to introduce such a change. How would I feel sitting in that “head” place in my Dad’s presence? And how would he handle it? I was to find out on the occasion of our youngest child’s first birthday.
Mom and Dad arrived for lunch, and went into the dining room. Dad moved toward his usual seat in front of the window. Before he could get around the side of the table, I took a deep breath and said, “Dad, this is going to be your place, next to Mom, on the side.” He stopped, looked at me and then sat down. I felt sad, and angry at Barbara for pushing me to do this. It would have been easy to say, “My mistake, Dad. Sit where you always sit.” But I didn’t.
When he and Mom were seated, Barbara and I took our places. I don’t know how Dad felt. I do know that, though removed from his usual place, he continued to share his best self with us, telling stories of his childhood and youth to the delight of his grandchildren. As I served the food, our lives experienced a change, which we continue to live with.
It wasn’t easy, but I sense that there is also something good in the change which has occurred. I am beginning to learn that “honoring one’s father” is more than the question of which place to occupy at the dining table. It also means listening, wherever we sit and whatever positions we own, to the stories Dad longs to tell. We may then, during these magical moments, even be able to forget about whose chair is whose.
61. Where did the writer’s mother sit when one of the children was away?
A. She didn’t change her chair. B. She moved her own chair next Dad’s.
C. She moved to an empty chair on the side. D. She sat opposite to Dad.
62. How did the writer feel when he told his father to sit on the side?
A. He didn’t feel bad because his father was going to sit there anyway.
B. He felt happy at having carried out the difficult task.
C. He was thoroughly satisfied with the new seating arrangement.
D. He regretted what he had done and wanted to blame his wife.
63. What happened during the meal after the family had all taken their new seats?
A. The writer’s children removed their grandfather from his usual place.
B. The writer’s father didn’t appear to mind where he sat.
C. The writer’s father shared his favorite dishes with the grandchildren.
D. They became tense and nervous about their future as a family.
64. What did the writer learn about “honoring one’s father”?
A. Fathers always long to tell stories about their early years.
B. Providing the right chair is the only way to honor one’s father.
C. Respect for one’s father doesn’t depend only on where he sits.
D. The family should dine together at the same table as often as possible.
B
We continue our Foreign Student Series on
higher education in the
Dorms come in all sizes. Some have suites. Six or more students may line in one suite. Other dorms have many rooms along a common hallway, usually with two students in each room . Many students say dormitories provide the best chance to get to know other students. Also, dorms generally cost less than apartments or other housing not owned by the school.
Most colleges and universities offer singe-sex dorms, but usually males and females live in the same building. They might live on the same floors and share the same common bathrooms. They may live in the same room only if they are married.
Edward Spencer is the associate vice
president for student affairs at Virginia Tech in
Virginia Tech, for example, had a ban against candles in dorms . But it changed that policy to let students light up candles for religious purposes. The university also has several dorms open all year so foreign students have a place to stay during vacation time.
65 .Why do some students in the
A. Dorms allow students in the
B. Dorms are safer for students to live in most cases.
C. Dorms offer the chance to meet other people and are cheap as well.
D. In most schools students are required to live in the dorms.
66. The second paragraph is mainly about ______.
A. what suites in American schools are like B. what dorms in American schools are like
C. what dorms are owned by schools D. when people get to know each other
67. We can infer from what Edward Spencer says that ______.
A. colleges usually don’t provide a special diet B. housing rules differ from one building to another
C. a ban against candles in dorms is
necessary D. the
68 .What is the passage mainly about ?
A. Places to live in
C. Advantages of dormitories D. Rules of single-sex dorms
C
They once seemed more at home on the bustling streets
of Asia like Delhi, Calcutta and Bangkok but cycle powered rickshaws (人力车) can now be seen taking people
across town in many European cities. Many people believe that rickshaws are a
good way of experiencing a city, close-up, while also cutting down on traffic
jams and pollution. In
“It is completely environmentally friendly; we have new models with an engine to help the driver up the hills but they use renewable energy.” said a spokesman for VELOTAXI, the leading rickshaw company which has carried a quarter of a million people this year.
While the city still has 7,000 motor-taxis, rickshaw
company officials say their taxis’ green ethics, speed and safety make them
more than just a tourist attraction. While now increasingly out of fashion in
“It’s better than a taxi, better than a bus, better
than the train,” said ULF Lehman, 36, as he leapt out of a rickshaw near the
world famous
“ This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin,” said another traveler.
In
Although increasingly popular in Europe, it is the
opposite in
Nearly 500 bike-rickshaws are running in
69. Where are rickshaws becoming more popular?
A.
C.
70. Why are rickshaws no longer as widely used in
A. They are a reminder of a bad period in
B. They have been banned because they are too cruel.
C. The streets of
D. Indians now prefer to travel by car because they are richer.
71. What does the underlined
sentence "This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on
holiday in
A. The passenger didn't like taking a rickshaw as it
reminded him of
B. The passenger enjoyed being on holiday in
C. The passenger was impressed when taking a rickshaw and considered it unusual.
D. The passenger disapproved of rickshaws because
they were not original to
72. What is the author's attitude towards rickshaws?
A. He gives no personal opinion. B. He believes they will be of no use.
C. He thinks they will reduce pollution. D. He thinks they are old-fashioned.
D
Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people．In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school．
It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America．In the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud．It is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion．However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond one’s own community．Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual．Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life．
How did things change? Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?
There are, I believe, three culprits(肇事者)：poets, teachers, and we ourselves．Of these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem．Early in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetry．Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, and that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged．
Poets failed the reader, so did teachers．They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, they want their students to see that poems mean something. Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles．
73. Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the nineteenth century because ．
A. it built a link among people B. it helped unite a community
C. it was a source of self-education D. it was a source of pleasure
74. The underlined word “diversion”(in Para2) most probably means “ ”．
A. concentration B. change C. amusements D. stories
75. According to the passage, what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry?
A. Students are becoming less interested in poetry．
B. Students are poorly educated in high school．
C. TV and the Internet are more attractive than poetry．
D. Poems have become difficult to understand．
76. In the last paragraph, the writer questions ．
A. the difficulty in studying poems B. the way poems are taught in school
C. students’ wrong ideas about poetry D. the techniques used in writing poem
E
It was 3:
The newly-passed law has left doctors as well as citizens trying to deal with its different meanings. Some have shown satisfaction, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly fought against the law. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia ― where an aging population, life-extending (延长生命) technology and changing society attitudes have all played their part ― other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia (安乐死). In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes (多米诺骨牌) to start falling.
Under the new
Northern Territory law, an adult patient can require death ― probably by a deadly injection or pill ― to end suffering. The patient must be
diagnosed as incurably ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of
seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of requirement. After 48 hours
the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson,
a 54-year-old
77. From the second paragraph we learn that ________.
A. the disagreement of euthanasia is slow to come in other countries
B. doctors and citizens share the same view on euthanasia
C. changing technology is mainly responsible for pass of the law
D. it takes time to realize the importance of the law’s passage
78. When the author says that observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling, he means ________.
A. observers are against euthanasia
B.
similar laws are likely to be passed in the
C. observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoes
D. the passed bill may finally come to a stop
79. When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will ________.
A. choose euthanasia and die peacefully
B. experience the suffering of a lung cancer patient
C. have a strong fear of terrible suffering
D. have a cooling off period of seven days
80. The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of ________.
A. disagreement B. doubt C. agreement D. cold
第四部分：书面表达(满分25分)
每年的
要点提示：
1. 吸毒有害健康：有可能导致心脏病、高血压等；
2. 吸毒极易成瘾，且戒毒很难；
3. 吸毒耗资巨大，吸毒者为了获取毒资，有可能犯罪；
4. 如果发现周围有人吸毒，你应该报警；远离吸毒者，不与之交往。
注意：
1. 词数：100词左右。倡议书的开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2. 生词提示：International Day Against Drug Abuse 国际禁毒日; commit a crime 犯罪
A Letter to High School Students
Dear friends,
Dear friends, let’s start fighting against drugs now and say yes to life and no to drugs.
2008―2009学年度
湖北省补习学校联合体大联考
1 ? 5 BCAAC 6-10 CAACA 11-15 BBABB 16-20CABBC
21-25 BDBBD 26-30 DBCAA
31. leading the way
32. Ten strong young Chinese
33 did they agree
34. It occurred to me
35. had walked farther
36. what a person / he or she looks like (is like )
37. when we arrived at
38. must have been caught in the rain
39. were looked down upon
40. was visiting
41-45 BACBC 46-50 ADBDB 51-55 DCDAC 56-60 CDBAD
61-65 CDBCC 66-70 BBADA 71-75 CAACD 76-80 BDBAC
Possible version:
A letter to High School Students
Dear friends,
June 26th is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and it aims to keep people from drugs. As we all know, drugs are harmful to our health. Taking drugs increases people’s heart rate and blood pressure. Drug takers may suffer from heart attacks.
It is easy for drug takers to become addicted to drugs, but it is hard for them to break this addiction. Drugs cost people much money. If they don’t have enough money to buy drugs, they will suffer great pain. In that case they may commit a crime. When you see drug takers, you should call the police. Keep away from people who take drugs and don’t keep in touch with them.
Dear friends, let’s start fighting against drugs now and say yes to life and no to drugs.
Bu Manyi
附：听力原文
(Text 1)
M: How much are the tickets?
W: They are 15 pounds each. But student tickets are half price.
M: Could I have two student tickets please?
(Text 2)
M: Excuse me, I just want to check the boarding gate for Ba l6 to
W: It’s just changed. Gate 25. Down that way.
(Text 3)
W: Do you live very far from your school?
M: About 8 kilometers, but it doesn’t seem that far. There is much traffic along this road. It’s great to go by bike.
(Text 4)
W: Now, can we get the computers before Wednesday?
M: Well, it depends. If it is less than 10 kilometers, we can deliver them on Tuesday.
But if it’s farther away, it’ll be on Thursday. Where is your office?
W: Just around the corner
(Text 5)
W: You can wear that, John? It’s black.
M: What’s wrong with the black shirt? Everybody has a black shirt.
W: It doesn’t look like you are going to a party.
(Text 6)
M: Hello, May I speak to Mr. Brown?
W: I’m sorry, he is out for lunch. Would you like to leave a message?
M: Er. What time do you expect him back?
W: In half an hour?
M: Thank you. I’ll try back later.
(Text 7)
W: Welcome to Youth Hotel. Can I help you?
M: I’d like a room for the night.
W: Would you like a single room, a double room, or a room for3?
M: A single room, please. Can I pay by check?
W: Sure. Fill in this form please.
M: Need my student card number?
W: No, just your address and telephone number.
M: OK, here is the form.
W: Very well, here is your key to Room 212.
M: Thank you.
W: Have a good stay.
(Text 8)
M: Hi, you must be that new secretary. Welcome, I am Tom Robinson from Public Relations.
W: Hi, Mr. Robinson. Thanks. My name is Lisa Jones, working in sales now.
M: Please call me Tom, Lisa.
W: OK. Tom, have you worked here long?
M: Yes. Over 20 years.
W: Well, that is a long time. Do you enjoy working here?
M: Well, yes. I supposed that I took the job because the money is good. And it’s a good place to work in. But to be honest, what I really enjoy is the chance to go abroad just visiting other countries. That is the best thing.
W: That’s nice. For me, the best thing about working here is that I live close to the office. I can go home for lunch and I don’t have to worry about the traffic.
(Text 9)
M: Now, Cathy, do you know when the visitors from
W: We offered them three choices, the end of March, the middle of April and the beginning of May. And they chose the earliest one. Which is good actually is the exams are coming in May.
M: Right. And how many are coming? Did you say about 12?
W: Yes, they said 12 at first, but changed to 10 this morning.
M: Good. We have 5 weeks to prepare. Here are my suggestions. On the first day, a welcome party. Then they can visit the school in the district on the second and third days.
W: We’ve got to remember that this group wants to look at how computers are being used in the classroom.
M: Exactly. So I want to ask Mr. Goodman to give them a talk on this on the afternoon of the 3rd day.
W: That will fit in very nicely.
M: And on the
last day, they want to do some sights thing. We could take them on the tour of
W: Why not take them for a walk along the coast? It should be interesting.
M: Good idea, Cathy. I am sure that will like it.
(Text 10)
W: There are many interesting stories about how a baby learns to say its first word. Now, Mark, would you like to share your story with us?
M: OK. Here
is my story. I was about 18 months old. I think. And I had just started saying
my first word. Every time a truck went by, I shouted a word that sounded like
“truck”. But to everyone else it sounded nothing like it. My parents tried to
correct me, but failed. Then about 3 months later, we traveled to