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湖北省荆州市2012届高中毕业班质量检查 I（英语）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。1. Why doesnt the woman buy the coat?A. Its too big. B. Its too tight. C. She doesnt like the color.2. How does the woman feel?A. Worried. B. Angry. C. Surprised.3. What does the woman mean?A. She thinks her son is too young to drive.B. She thinks what her son said is reasonable.C. She doesnt believe her son can pass the tests. 4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A garden. B. A house. C. A railway station.5. What do you know about the man?A. He has got the ticket to leave.B. He has stayed for a week.C. He will stay here for another week.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至8题。6. Where is the man?A. In New York. B. In Beijing. C. In France.7. What is the main purpose of the mans coming visit?A. To be on holiday. B. To see the woman. C. To attend a meeting.8. When will the two speakers meet?A. On June 20. B. On June 21. C. On June 22.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What does the man say about the woman?A. She is very young.B. She is always losing things.C. She has no hope to find the handbag.10. Who is the man?A. A landlord. B. A policeman. C. A shop owner.11. What does the woman think of the man?A. He is nice. B. He is very rude. C. He is respectable.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What is the mans problem?A. He hasnt had a vacation for three weeks.B. He doesnt know where to spend his vacation.C. He doesnt have time to go abroad.13. What does the man think are boring?A. Monuments. B. Hotels. C. Museums.14. What makes the man interested in Paris?A. Night clubs. B. Excellent hotels. C. Interesting sights.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What problem faces Los Angeles?A. The weather. B. The population. C. The transportation.16. What did the woman do in Hollywood?A. She looked at the stars homes.B. She took many pictures.C. She took all the rides.17. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man has never been to the west coast.B. The woman had fine weather on the coast.C. The city where the woman lives is too small.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the prize for the new competition?A. A computer. B. A colour printer. C. A computer and a colour printer.19. What is the requirement of the story?A. It should be about the writers own life.B. It should be at least 500 words long.C. It must tell things that happen in the future.20. What must be put at the end of the story?A. The date. B. The writers age and name.C. The writers telephone number.第二部分：英语语言知识运用(共两节，满分40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. Its reported that Steve Jobs passed away on Wednesday Oct. 5, 2011. Whats your _ of the loss that his death has brought about to Apple?A. association B. assumption C. assessment D. appointment22. The car factory has produced a new car of high quality: its only _is that it uses a lot of petrol.A. advantage B. mistake C. drawback D. profit23. These days the government has issued several economic policies that will_the growth of manufacturing industry.A. accelerate B. accomplish C. accumulate D. approve24. In their efforts to persuade us to buy the product, shopkeepers have made a close study of human nature and have_all our little weaknesses.A. divided B. arranged C. classified D. separated25. I didnt want to drive all the way to New York by myself, so I _ Anna, my best friend of ten years, to ride with me.A. convinced B. consulted C. adopted D. admitted26. People in that village get together every year to_ the old tradition and enjoy themselves.A. make up B. keep up C. put up D. set up27. The company is making efforts to encourage its workforce to make the switch to _means of transportation such as carpooling or biking to reduce air pollution.A. alternative B. immediate C. primitive D.systematic28. China launched Tiangong-1 on September 29, 2011 as an important step towards building its_space station around 2020, when astronauts will work and live there for long.A. temporary B. contemporary C. permanent D. consistent29. It often makes you dont know how to_call a newly known person, and people also become more and more sensitive in calling each other.A. hopelessly B. appropriately C. needlessly D. constantly30. Saying “Thank you” in a peaceful and grateful manner, you will get the upper hand_ opportunities compared with others.A. by means of B. in spite of C. in terms of D. in need of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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。 A woman who had a bad temper scolded everyone around her and she 31 the violent rage(愤怒) inside her was everyone elses fault. She went to see a well-respected Buddhist monk to ask for 32. The monk told her to take a large clay jug(水壶) from his kitchen, fill it with water and 33 outside. “When people 34, you must offer them a glass of water. Do this until there is no 35 left inside you.” the monk said. So she stood outside with a water jug and 36 water to passers-by every day for the next several weeks. And every morning she asked herself 37 rage still pulsed through her body, and every morning the answer was “yes.” So she 38 serving water. Until this afternoon when a rude man walked up, 39 the water jug out of her hand, drank 40 out of it, and then threw the jug on the ground as he continued on his way. The rage within the woman turned into an uncontrollable fit. Unable to 41 herself, she picked up the jug off the ground and, threw it at the rude man as he walked away. The jug suddenly 42 into pieces over the back of his head and he fell to the ground, 43 and bleeding. When the woman 44 down, she realized what she had done and began to cry. She reported the incident to the police and two police cars arrived at the 45 moments later. Then one of the police officers walked over to the woman, who was still 46, and said, “The city 47 you a big thank you. That man has been on our most 48 list for over a year now. ” Now we see if we completely rid ourselves of our inner darkness, then we will always make the 49 choices. 50 , life isnt predictable. So, to forgive yourself is to set a prisoner free and the discoverer of the prisoner is you yourself.31 A. discovered B. hoped C. believed D. announced32 A. advice B. choice C. apology D. permission33 A. regret B. reflect C. shout D. stand34 A. pass B. starve C. complain D. leave35 A. water B. grief C. energy D. rage36 A. drank B. served C. delivered D. poured37 A. if B. why C. when D. how38 A. condemned B. continued C. stopped D. refused39 A. spilled B. snatched C. stole D. robbed40 A. accidentally B. carefully C. exactly D. directly41 A. express B. describe C. change D. control42 A. blew B. broke C. divided D. exploded43 A. unconscious B. awake C. dead D. alert44 A. turned B. lay C. calmed D. broke45 A. background B. case C. scene D. situation46 A. sobbing B. talking C. screaming D. laughing47 A. owes B. allows C. offers D. appreciates48 A. needed B. required C. wanted D. lacked49 A. real B. practical C. wrong D. right50 A. After all B. Once for all C. In all D. Above all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。AWalking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasnt covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked!Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldnt have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!Having stopped laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasnt sure what to do. After all, its just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. Thats when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying.Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mates sake , even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mates safety seemed admirable. I couldnt do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.Since then, Ive used that butterflys courage as an inspiration and to remind myself that good things are worth fighting for.51. The writer changed his direction while walking down a path because he want_.A. To get close to a butterfly. B. To escape a sudden attack.C. To look over the bad situation.D. To avoid getting his shoes dirty.52. What made the man feel funny?A. Making the attacker pause. B. Being stepped on by his mate. C. Being attacked by a butterfly. D. Discovering the angry butterfly.53. From this experience the man learned_.A. how he should deal with attacks B. people should protect butterflies C. how to deal with challenges in his lifeD. people should show sympathy to the weak54. Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?A. careless B. amusing C. courageous D. aggressive BA Hollywood movie was met with an awkward situation last Saturday in China. While fans are standing in long queues to watch the first show, others are advocating a boycott(抵制) on the American movie with Chinese story elements.After Kung Fu Panda, a cartoon movie telling about a pandas Kung Fu master journey, hit Chinas silver screens in 2008, its sequel(续集), Kung Fu Panda 2, was released in China just ahead of International Childrens Day, adding more Chinese elements such as shadow play(皮影戏) and lion dancing.However, some Chinese artists and scholars argue that the movie has twisted(扭曲) Chinese culture and serves as a tool to kidnap(绑架) the mind of the Chinese people.“Childrens Day should be pure. Dont turn it into a money-making day for Hollywood, and don t fool our next generation with American fast food,” according to an open letter to Chinese cinema managers written by Zhao Bandi, an artist hoping to boycott the “Americanized” movie. His move is backed by Kong Qingdong, a professor of the Chinese language with Beijing University, who said Chinese elements have become advertising products to advocate American culture. It is a cultural invasion, said Kong.In the movie, the main character called “Po,” a panda, is talkative, humorous, lovely, and is widely believed to be a typical American figure.However, the panda has won millions of fans in China. On Chinas most popular website, comments on the movie reached nearly 270 million entries.“I wont call it a cultural invasion,” said Li Jiayi, a Beijing university student. “I see nothing bad for others to use our cultural elements to make a movie. I m a huge fan of Po. In spite of being a cartoon, it is still loved by many adults like me,” said the 25-year-old after watching the first show at midnight. Cao Hui, general manager of Shenzhen Global Digital Creations company, said: “instead of aboycott, movie producers should learn from the movie to make better use of Chinese story elements. Technically, Kung Fu Panda is not more advanced than Chinese movies, but as for story telling skills, Chinese movies have a long way to go”.55. Some artists and scholars are against Kung Fu Panda because they think_.A. it has added too many Chinese elementsB. it has ruined Chinese image deliberatelyC. it is an exact copy of Chinese culture D. it is advertising American culture56. What does the underlined word “backed” in the fourth paragraph mean?A. supported B. criticized C. released D. resisted 57. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that _.A. American movies have a better skill in telling stories than Chinese ones.B. American movies are more advanced technically than Chinese ones. C. American movies are fond of using Chinese elements.D. American movies are better at using foreign elements to attract eyes.58. This passage can be classified as _.A. an advertisement B. a feature storyC. a news report D. a film reviewCWhen Mike Jones signed on to be marketing director at an e-book publisher, one of the advertised benefits was the chance to work at home full time. Two years later, he loves the job, but hated the location.I was totally cut off from the world, Mr. Jones says. I was only working four or five hours a day because Id keep looking for things to do just so I could get out of the apartment.After months of searching for alternatives, Jones found Office Nomad, a shared workplace in Seattle that sells itself as individuality without isolation. The studio is labeled with a modern philosophy(理念) called coworking.The concept tries to combine the features of a company office with the flexibility of working from home. There are desks to rent, conference rooms to reserve, and still plenty of room to rest.Coworking meets the needs of those coming from the e-mail times. These laptop users represent a growing group of the US workforce, and many coworkers say others are bound to find similar arrangements.I couldnt figure out why I had to choose between freedom and community, says Brad Neuberg, the computer programmer who created the term coworking. I wanted both. So I started imagining what that would look like.In 2005, Mr. Neuberg found an empty hall in San Francisco and used it as the first coworking site. Every morning, Mr. Neuberg set up tables and waited for coworkers. For the first two months, no one showed up. But people started coming in and the word spread. Soon enough, he had started a movement. Coworking locations now come in every flavour: loose groups of individual workers such as Office Nomad, well-structured offices that offer more conveniences than some big companies.I prefer it to working from home. Im much more productive, says Heather Findlay, a local publisher. She can quantify her increased productivity: Shes a month ahead of schedule from last years publishing cycle.Because of the shared costs, coworking spots are often a great deal less expensive than renting a private office. Noisy neighbors are part of the attraction of Beta House, a coworking location in Cambridge, Mass. Taking up the top two stories of a multifamily house, the shared space feels like a union. About half of the dozen coworkers tapped on keyboards, while the rest chatted in the open kitchen area.59. Why did Mike Jones decide to change his workplace two years later?A. He hated the companys location.B. He hated to work far from his family.C. He had to work long hours with high pay.D. He had little human communication in his work. 60. We can infer from the passage that most of those who need coworking used to _.A. work alone B. earn a lotC. work in offices D. earn little61. Which of the following is the main advantage of Coworking?A. Enjoying working at home full timeB. Enjoying both freedom and communityC. Enjoying the noisy atmosphere of working in officesD. Enjoying more conveniences than some big companies62. Whats the best possible title of the passage?A. Growing workforce in the US B. Looking for shared workplacesC. Working together or alone D. Working free but not aloneDWhen Katharine Herrup, a journalist for the Times, wrote about letting her son take the subway alone to get back to her Manhattan home from a department store on the Upper East Side, she didnt expect to get hit with a wave of criticism from readers.“My son got home, overjoyed with independence,” Katharine wrote on April 4 in the Times. “Half the people Ive told this event take it for child abuse, as if keeping kids under lock and key and cell phone and careful watch is the right way.”The event has brought about a debate: Are Modern parents needlessly overprotective, or is the world a more dangerous place than it was when previous generations were allowed to wander about without being watched out?From the “shes an irresponsible mother” camp came: “Shame on you for being so careless about his safety,” “How would you have felt if he didnt come home?” But Katharine got a lot of support, too. “It is not the right way to keep kids under careful watch. Its weakening our children.” Katharine wrote in the Times.So why are some parents so nervous about letting their children out of their sight? Are cities and towns less safe and kids more easily hurt than they were in previous generations?Not exactly. According to Child Trends, a nonprofit research group, between 1986 and 2010 death rates in New York City dropped by 44 percent for children aged 5 to 14. Then are modern parents