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湖北省部分重点中学2014-2015学年度上学期高三起点考试英语试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题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。what does the man think of jane?she is attractive b. she is too slim c. she is a little fatwhat will jack do when he gets home?he will play soccer b. he will watch tv c. he will help his parentswhat advice does the man speaker give?buy a magazine about decoration.dont put furniture in the bedroomjust put some of the furniture in the bedroomhow old is james?20 years old b. 21 years old c. 22 years oldwhat did the woman do for billys birthday party?she prepared the hats she set the table c. she made the birthday cake 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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。what makes the speakers happy?the good program on tvthe end of the election.a special story about the election.how soon is the next election?in four years b. in five years c. in six years听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。what can be known about the curtains?they are nice and expensive.they are beautiful but dirty.they are dirty and small.what will the woman do with the curtains?she will have them mended.she will throw them away.she will wash them herself.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。where did they meet claudia? on the internet b. at a music store. c. at the post office how long will the man stay in germany?about half a month. b. one month c. one weekwhat advice does the woman give the man?take a small gift b. smile and be friendly c. be on time听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。what does the man plan to wear in the summer months?casual shoes b. jeans c. a cool hatwhat will the man buy in his destination if its necessary?a sun hat b. a suitcase c. a coatwhat does the man plan to buy later on for the spring season?some sweaters b. a jacket c. an umbrella what is the weather like in the spring?its rainy b. its cool c. its windy听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。how long should a young child sleep a day according to the international sleep foundation?over 10 hours b. over 9 years c. over 8 yearshow many young child did the researchers monitor a week?about 300 b. about 400 c. about 200what did the researchers find?most of the children slept only eight hours.some fat children slept irregularly.few children slept enough hours.what advice did the researchers give?making up lost sleep on the weekends.sleeping regularly and enough hours.sleeping comfortably in a dark environment第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.in china, a middle schools success was _ in terms of the number of students who got into university.a. measured b. conquered c. negotiated d. implied22.the company takes too _ a view of possible export markets, thus limiting its development in the international trade.a. narrow b. optimistic c. sensible d. independent23.according to police _, mr. and mrs. hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.a. appointments b. accounts c. agreements d. assistance.24. i dont prefer to live in sanya. though the sea food is delicious, the damp weather there doesnt _ my rheumatism(风湿)。a. agree with b. agree to c. agree on d. agree about25. as there is less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of _ energy, such as sunlight, wind, and water for power and fuel.a. primary b. alternative c. instant d. unique26. having signed the agreement on the ceasefire, both sides have _ it. in other words, neither of the two sides have broken the agreement so far.a. ignored b. assessed c. obtained d. observed27.the reason why the government decided to put off the plans to build a new airport was that the plan met with fierce _ from local farmers.a. observation b. argument c. disagreement d. opposition28. when it comes to my preference for entertainment in the spare time, i prefer gardening to parachuting, because the latter is a dangerous _.a. occupation b. career c. movement d. devotion29. as i grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village _ scenes of my childhood.a. called up b. called for c. called on d. called in30. as is known to us all, success usually results from diligence while laziness and copying others _ can lead to losses and failure.a. blindly b. automatically c. awfully d. annually第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。dear seth,you are only three years old, and at this point in your life you can not read, much less understand what im going to tell you in this letter. but ive been thinking a lot about the life that you have _31_ you, about my life so far as i _32_ on what ive learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the _33_ that you will face in the coming years.be thankful. you are at a wonderful _34_ of life. you still have many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without costs and _35_. i hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of _36_ ive learned. as with any advice, take it with a grain of _37_. what works for me _38_ not work for you.life can be cruel. there will be people in your life _39_ wont be very nice. theyll laugh at you because youre different, or for no good _40_. they might try to bully you _41_ hurt you.theres not much you can do about these people except _42_ to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who _43_ care about you and who make you feel good about yourself. when you find friends like this,_44_ them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them and love them.there will be _45_ when you meet with disappointment instead of success. life wont always _46_ the way you want. this is just another thing youll have to learn to deal with. but instead of letting these things get you down, push on, _47_ disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams _48_ pitfalls. learn to turn negatives into positives, and you will do much better in _49_. you will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. i hope you dont have to face this too much, but it happens. again, there is not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you _50_.31. a. regardless of b. ahead of c. at the back of d. in the form of32. a. reflect b. rely c. depend d. insist33. a. errors b. mistakes c. truths d. trails34. a. crossing b. house c. stage d. office35. a. challenges b. troubles c. difficulties d. risks36. a. where b. which c. that d. what 37. a. rice b. salt c. corn d. wheat38. a. must b. can c. might d. should39. a. who b. whom c. while d. whose40. a. consequence b. reason c. result d. cause41. a. but b. though c. or d. otherwise42. a. to learn b. learn c. learning d. learned43. a. exactly b. entirely c. truly d. absolutely44. a. tend to b. hold onto c. turn to d. lead to 45. a. days b. months c. time d. weeks46. a. turn out b. turn up c. turn on d. lead to47. a. avoid b. reject c. refuse d. accept48. a. against b. despite c. within d. beyond49. a life b. study c. career d. family50. a. richer b. kinder c. cleverer d. stronger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，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 a i was blind, but i was ashamed of it if it was known. i refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. after all, i was a teenage girl, and i couldnt bear people to look at me and think i was not like them. i must have been a terrible danger on the roads, coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work. one evening, i got off the bus about halfway home where i had to change buses, and as usual i ran into something, “im awfully sorry,” i said and stepped forward only to run into it again. when it happened a third time, i realized i had been apologizing to a lamppost. this was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. so i carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldnt stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. no one else was there and i had to try to guess if the bus had arrived. generally in this situation, because i hated showing i was blind by asking for help, i tried to guess at the sound. sometimes i would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. in the end, i usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help. but on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. of course i heard plenty of buses pass, or i thought i did. but because i had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, i let them all go by. i stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. then i gave up. i decided to walk on to the next stop.51. after the girl got off the bus that evening, she_. a. began to run b. hit a person as usualc. hit a lamppost by accident d. was caught by something52. at the request stop that evening, the girl_.a. stopped a big lorry b. stopped the wrong busc .made no attempt to stop the bus d. was not noticed by other people53. what was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?a. other vehicles also stopped there.b. it was unreliable for making judgments.c. more lorries than buses responded to the girl. d. it took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.54. finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping _. a. to find people there b. to find more buses there c. to find the bus by herself there d. to find people more helpful thereb i have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. as a doctor, mother and scientist in child development, i believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the babys point of view. mothers, doctors and nurse alike have no idea of where a babys blood sugar level lies. all we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. in this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. the baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth. it is not just unkind but also dangerous to say that a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. the first of the experts to advocate (提倡) a strict clock-watching schedule was dr frederic truby king, who was against feeding in the night. ive never heard anything so silly. baby feeding shouldnt follow a timetable set by the mum. what is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks. well, at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. the research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. by the age of 8, their iq（智商）scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a strict timetable. this research comes from oxford and essex university using a sample（样本）of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s, taking account of parental education, family income, a childs sex and age, the mothers health and feeling style. these results dont surprise me. feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels. i hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeding practices.55. the underlined word “copper-bottomed” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _.a. basic b. reliable c. surprisingd. interesting56. what does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand? a. the baby will sleep well.b. the baby will have its brain harmed. c. the baby will have a low blood sugar level.d. the baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8.57. the author supports feeding the baby_. a. in the nightb. every four hoursc. whenever it wants food d. according to its blood sugar level58. which of the following sentences is true according to the passage? a. dr king advocated feeding in the night. b. dr king was against a strict clock-watching schedule. c. the author thinks dr kings idea is wrong. d. the author thinks dr kings idea is right.c.there is no better way to enjoy scottish traditions than going fishing and tasting a little bit of whisky(威士忌)at a quiet place like the inverlochy castle. when queen victoria visited the castle in 1873, she wrote in her diary, “i never saw a lovelier spot ,” and she didnt even go fishing. scotland is not easily defined. in certain moments, this quiet land of lakes and grasses and mountains changes before your very eyes. when evening gently sweeps the hillside into orange light ,the rivers, filling with fish, can turn into streams of gold . as you settle down with just a fishing pole and a basket on the bank of river orchy, near the inverlochy castle , any frustration（烦恼）will float away as gently as the circling water. its just you and purple , pink ,white flowers, seeking a perfect harmony . if you are a new comer to fishing, learning the basics from a fishing guide may leave you with a lifetimes fun. for many, fishing is more than a sport; it is an art. scotland offers interesting place where you can rest after a long days fishing. set against a wild mountain and hidden behind woodland , the beautiful inverlochy castle hotel below the nevis is a perfect place to see the beauty of scotlands mountains . ben nevis is the highest of all british mountains , and reaching its 1342-metre top is a challenge . but its not just what goes up that matters; what comes down is unique . more than 900 metres high, on the mountains north face, lies an all-important source of pure water. its name comes form the gaelic (盖尔特) language “usqueb” or “water of life”; and it is the single most important ingredient(原料) in scotlands best-known drink: whisky.59. how is paragraph 2 mainly developed? a. by giving descriptions. b. by following time order.c. by analyzing causes. d. by making comparisons.60. what is ben nevis special for? a. the inverlochy castle hotel. b. the beauty of its surroundings. c. the water from the mountain. d. the challenge up to its top.61. what is the main purpose of the passage? a. to introduce scottish traditions to tourists. b. to show the attractions of scotland to readers. c. to explore geographical characteristics of scotland. d. to describe the pleasures of life in scotland。62. the story of queen victoria is to show that _.a. the queen is rich in tour experienceb. the castle is a good place to go in scotlandc. tasting whisky is better than going fishingd. 1873 is a special year for the queen d.wanted, someone for a kiss were looking for producers to join us in the second of london 100fm. youll work on the stations music programmes. 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