黄冈市2012年初中毕业生学业考试英语试题及答案.docx

第一部分:听力(共两节,满分10分)（1）:短对话(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项，每段对话仅读一遍。听下面5段材料,回答1-5题.1. What does the man want?A. A tennis game. B. An online game. C. A shooting game.2. What will the man do next? A. Make dinner. B. Wash the dishes C. Watch TV3. What does the man mean? A. He prefers to keep the window closed. B. He is too busy to open the window. C. He will open the window at once.4. What is the time now? A. About 5:30 B. About 6:00 C. About 6: 305. What does the man suggest doing? A. Pressing the emergency button. B. Calling the service centre. C. Doing nothing for a short while.第二节 听下面2段对话，选出最佳选项，每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第67题6. What did the woman spend 10$ on?A. The taxi B. The hot dogs C. The popcorn and drinks7. Where did the speakers go just before they went home? A. To the convenience store B. To the movies C. To the new hot dog place听第7段材料，回答第810题8. What relation is Ms Leska to the woman?A. Her roommate B. Her cousin C. Her workmate9. Who will probably meet Kevin at the bus station? A. Claudia B. Tara C. Albee10. What will the woman do at 3:00 p.m.? A. Meet the man B. Look after Ms Leska C. Teach a class 二 单项选择:（15%） （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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。11. No matter how frequently _, the works of Beethoven still attract people all over the world.A. performed B. performing C. to be performed D. being performed 12. Unsatisfied _ with the payment, he took the job just to get some work experience. A. though was he B. as he was C. he was though D. was he as 13. - Have you ever visited the Leaning Tower?- Yes. When I was in Italy, I _ it twice.A. have visited B. visited C. had visited D. was visiting14. The old man seems _ here for more than twenty years.A. to be living B. to have lived C. to have been lived D. to live15. The football player had _ gift for football when he was a child. Now he is _second to none in the football field. A. the; the B. the; a C. a; the D. a; 不填16. He represented himself _ a good leader. A. as B. like C. such D. /17. - My brother wants to see you today. -I would rather he _ tomorrow than today. A. come B. came C. should come D. have come18. The settlement is home to nearly 1000 people, many of _ left their village homes for a better life in the city. A. whom B. which C. them D. those19. -I havent got the reference book yet, but Ill have a test on the subject next month. -Dont worry. You _ have it by Friday. A. could B. shall C. must D. may20. The man had expected to see all his relatives when he was in hospital, but _ came to see him while many of his neighbors offered their help. A. none B. no one C. someone D. not anyone21. The journey that _ change Tobys life started in July that year. A. would B. was going to C. was about to D. was to22. Kathy _ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. turned up23. - What is the matter with you? - _ the window, my finger was cut unexpectedly. A. Cleaning B. To clean C. While cleaning D. While I was cleaning24. Professor Wang, together with his colleagues, _ working on the project day and night to _ the deadline. A. are; meet B. is; meet C. are; satisfied D. is; satisfied25. Mr Brown approved _ the conference. A. me to attend B. for my attending C. of me to attend D. of my attending三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was talking with a friend a few days ago, who is pregnant(怀孕) with her first child. We were talking about 26 how our parents raised us, what we would do 27 with our children, what we would keep the same. She was a little anxious about being a parent, about being 28 for a child and his or her life.I remember saying to her, that regardless of how perfectly she may try to 29 her child, the child will be screwed up(搞糟) anyway simply by his or her own interpretation and association of everything that happens in his or her life.I told her a story that I heard at one of Tony Robbins events. A story about two Vietnam war veterans(老兵) who had 30 their friends and fellow soldiers in the Vietnam war. Both fought in the same war, both witnessed the loss of their fellow countrymen, both experienced the frightening act of taking someone elses 31 . And yet, after the war was over, both led very different lives. 30 years 32 the war ended, one was depressed, lonely and suicidal; the other happy and healthy, 33 by a loving family and close friends. So what is the difference?Based on his experience of the war in Vietnam, one man thought, What is the 34 of being close to someone? Ill lose them 35 . So he lived his life in bitterness and resentment(怨恨), 36 of being close to anyone to avoid having to feel the pain of losing them.The other man, 37 , thought, “Life is precious. I have to live it to the fullest and cherish every moment of it.” So he lived his life in gratitude, 38 every moment he has with his loved ones. What a big difference that made!Nothing has meaning except the meaning you give it. You are responsible for giving meaning to everything that has happened in your life. So, the question is, would you rather be like the first war veteran who lived his life with 39 , anger and fear? Or would you rather be like the second, who saw the lessons the war had 40 him and created a more empowering meaning for it? 26. A. cooking B. nursing C. parenting D. working27. A. differently B. perfectly C. directly D. separately28. A. respectable B. responsible C. acceptable D. accessible29. A. prepare B. keep C. support D. raise30. A. missed B. betrayed C. killed D. lost31. A. money B. courage C. life D. account32. A. since B. before C. until D. when33. A. surrounded B. protected C. gathered D. understood34. A. grade B. point C. mark D. result35. A. though B. too C. anyway D. somehow36. A. hopeful B. skilful C. careful D. fearful37. A. in contrast B. in conclusion C. in general D. in total38. A. treasuring B. measuring C. spending D. playing39. A. sickness B. kindness C. bitterness D. darkness40. A. left B. taught C. given D. brought四、 阅读理解 （30%）（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。ANot long ago, people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life.Scientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment. They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings.One study shows that babies can learn before they are born. The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant woman. Then, they played a recording of a short story. On the day the baby was born, the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother. They did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn baby.The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way. If the baby moved his mouth the other way, he would hear a different story. The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born. They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and again.Another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children.Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years. The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers. The women were considered sensitive if they supported their childrens activities and did not interfere unnecessarily. They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old. Also, the researchers observed the women for signs of depression.The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression. The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear.These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people. The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children. Children did better when their mothers were caring, even when they suffered from depression.41. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the factor that influences intelligence development in babies? A. The environment. B. Mothers sensitivity. C. Their peers(同龄人) D. Education before birth.42. What is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories? A. To prove that babies can learn before they are born. B. To prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born. C. To show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babies. D. To indicate early education has a deep effect on the babies language skills.43. Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills? A. The children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children. B. The children of women who did not suffer from depression. C. The children of depressed but caring mothers. D. Children with high communication abilities.44. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Scientific findings about how babies develop before birth. B. Scientific findings about how the environment has an effect on babies intelligence. C. A study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are five or six months old. D. Scientific findings about how intelligence develops in babies. BThe White House dropped a report putting together some federal data. None of the information is exactly new, but a number of graphs in the report offer a clear and convincing illustration (阐述) of the status of women today. For instance, more young women are going to college than young men for the first time in US history. But, women are much more likely to go into lower-paying fields than men when they graduate, therefore lasting the long-standing wage gap. And women, especially minority women, are still more likely to live in poverty than men. Check out three of the graphs from the report below. Senior Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett said on a conference call with reporters that the president will use the data as a “tool” to inform policy plans, though she would not name any specific new moves the administration is considering.“You really have to look at the whole story of a womans life,” Jarrett said. “This report gives us a framework to do that.” 45. The reason why American women delay having their first child, as is shown in Graph I, may be that _.A. they get married at a later age B. they dont want to have childrenC. more of them are going to collegeD. more of them are working outside46. From Graph II, we can know that in the USA _.A. women can receive the same education as menB. in the 1970s, only 10% of women got a bachelors degree or higherC. men are paying more attention to university education than womenD. more women have finished university education than men since the late 1990s47. Which conclusion can we draw according to the passage and Graph III? A. Women with the same education level as men dont earn as much. B. The more education one has received, the more pay he or she can get. C. Women under 25 years old usually dont go out to work. D. The longer one has worked, the more pay he or she can get.48. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the report?A. The State of American Women B. The Education American Women ReceiveC. American Men and Women D. Competition between Men and Women C“Luck is a matter of preparation for meeting opportunity,” said the American talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Ive never watched her show, but when a self-made billionaire gives life advice its probably worth listening to.Her point is that blind luck is very rare. You may have to be lucky to find a good job these days but that does not mean you should sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you. If youre a Chinese, you may already be familiar with the tale of a farmer waiting by a tree stump(树桩) for a rabbit to run out and break its neck.A book by the UK psychologist Richard Wiseman, called The Luck Factor, argues we can all make ourselves luckier. Its not about going to a temple to burn some incense(香)and hopes that the gods will give you good fortune; its practical advice you can follow each day.Wiseman conducted an experiment as part of his studies. First he divided volunteers into two groups; those who said they were lucky in life and those who said they were not. He gave everyone a newspaper and asked them to look through it to count how many photographs it had inside. On average, the unlucky people took about two minutes to count the photographs while the lucky people took just seconds. Why? On the second page of the newspaper, a command, “Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this newspaper,” was written in big letters. The unlucky people mostly did not spot the message.Its easy to compare this situation to a young person looking for jobs in a local paper. They might search so hard for one type of position that they miss an even better opportunity. People who are “lucky”, in fact, keep an open mind and dont go through the same routine every day.I first came to China in 2002 when it was considered a rather strange thing to do. Like many foreigners, my plan was to teach English for one year. Seven years later, and still here, Ive had many great opportunities such as writing for newspapers and magazines. I did not dream these would have been possible. Ive also never been sick, had an accident, got into a fight or had problems with the police. Coincidence? After reading about Professor Wisemans studies I think not.As Wiseman advises, I usually trust my own judgment. Your friends and parents may give you advice based on rational thinking, but its important to consider how you feel about each choice you make. Your feeling acts as a warning for a potential problem.Finally, try to turn bad luck into good. Even if you do fall down and break a leg, the time spent at home can be used wisely to study English.49. Which of the following proverbs most agrees with the writers point? A. Make the best of a bad job. B. Rome was not built in a day. C. All is not gold that glitters. D. A good heart conquers ill fortune.50. What do you know about Oprah Winfrey? A. She became famous through her family background. B. She was very lucky and seldom suffered setbacks in her life. C. She is a British talk show host. D. She became successful by her own effort.51. The writer quoted the Chinese tale of a farmer in order to show _. A. luck is in your own hand B. bad luck can turn into good C. you should not sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you D. man can conquer(征服) nature D They were going to Fort Lauderdale three boys and three girls and when they boarded the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags, dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray, cold spring of Now York went behind them.As the bus passed through New Jersey, they began to notice Vingo. He sat in front of them, completely in silence. Deep into the night, outside Washington, the bus pulled into Howard Johnsons, and everybody got off except Vingo. The young people began to wonder about him. When they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.“Want some wine?” she said. He smiled and took a swig from the bottle. He thanked her and became silent again. After a while, she went back to the others, and Vingo nodded in sleep.In the morning, they awoke outside another Howard Johnsons, and this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He ordered black coffee and some cookies as the young people talked about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus, the girl sat with Vingo again, and after a while, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in prison in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home.“Are you married?”“I dont know.”“You dont know?” she said.“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said, “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldnt stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, and if it hurt her too much, well, she could just forget me. Id understand. Get a new man, I said shes a wonderful woman. I told her she didnt have to write me. And she didnt. Not for three and a half years.”“And youre going home now, not knowing?”“Yeah. Well, last week, when I was sure the parole (假释) was coming through, I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick, just before Jacksonville, and theres a big oak (橡树) just as you come into town. I told her that if she didnt have a new man and if shed take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and Id get off and come home. If she didnt want me, forge