湖北省高三上学期期末联合考试英语试题.doc

湖北省高三上学期期末联合考试英 语 试 题满分：150分 时间：120分钟 编辑人：丁济亮祝考试顺利注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号、条形码置贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2选择题的作答：用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用黑色签字笔将答案直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效4考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。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。1. How many offices does the mans company have? A. One. B. Six. C. Twelve.2. What does the man do?A. A businessman. B. A student. C. A farmer.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The man has never heard of Mo Yan before. B. The man has read some of Mo Yans works.C. The woman has never heard of Mo Yan before.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Noise. B. Housework. C. Neighborhood.5. What is the weather like now?A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.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。听每段材料前，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。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。 6. Whose birthday party was it?A. The mans grandmothers.B. The mans grandfathers.C. The mans aunts.7. How did the man get to Nanjing?A. By air. B. By train. C. By ship.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。8. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Boss and clerk. B. Friends. C. Shop assistant and customer.9. What does the woman do?A. She is a flight attendant.B. She works in a hotel.C. She works in a bookshop.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。10. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At the womans house.B. At a TV shop.C. At the mans house.11. What can we learn about the woman? A. She doesnt often watch TV.B. TV is not important to her.C. She likes watching TV very much.12. What can we know from the conversation?A. The man advised the woman to buy a new TV set.B. The man has fixed many TV sets.C. The man sells many kinds of TV sets.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。13. What does the woman want to find out?A. Whats on.B. Whats wrong.C. Recent news.14. How long does the performance last?A. For 135 minutes.B. For 150 minutes. C. For 165 minutes.15. What can we learn about the woman?A. She might be a stranger here.B. She is poorC. She doesnt have any children under seven.16. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man is a worker in the theater.B. Some tickets may be sold at half price.C. The children under seven arent allowed to enter the theater.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。17. When was Benjamin Franklin appointed as head of the postal service in America?A. In 1715. B. In 1775. C. In 1575.18. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The problems the USPS meets.B. The method to arrange the retired people.C. How to make a lot of money.19. Why can USPS make profits from shipping and delivery?A. USPS has plenty of ships and transport devices.B. It costs less to send letters and packages by USPS than that by private companies.C. USPS controls the whole countrys shipping and delivery.20. What can we learn from the passage?A. USPS is newly formed in America.B. USPS can pay any payment of health care for future retirees(退休人员).C. Only by making major changes can the problem be solved. 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. There is always a pleasant _ of calm at night in the small mountainous village, different from the noise in the city.A. atmosphereB. environmentC. observationD. consideration22. With a kind of delight, based on fattened hope resting on the pills, she unpacked the package and read the _.A. introductionsB. constructionsC. descriptionsD. directions23. As teachers, we should _ our students boldly to anything complicated and profound to enhance their curiosity about the world.A. devoteB. applyC. contributeD. expose24. Young people should constantly _ their own state of mind so as to adapt to the circumstances in which fierce competition is going on.A. enterB. adjust C. achieveD. enjoy25. During the 65th Festival De Cannes in 2012, the Chinese actress Fan Bingbing _ as a china girl, attracting plenty of interest.A. kept upB. gave upC. dressed upD. turned up26. The airplane landed hard during the storm and _ flames at the airport, killing nearly two hundred people on board.A. turned intoB. burst intoC. let outD. burst out27. Credit cards give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, and even abroad, and they make various banking services _ as well.A. sustainableB. availableC. reliableD. valuable28. When dealing with students, teachers are supposed to adopt _ and caring approaches, as they are unique young individuals of different personalities. A. abstract B. efficient C. flexible D. effective29. No one could imagine that the _ well-behaved business man should be really a criminal when he was caught by the police last week.A. conventionallyB. eventuallyC. apparentlyD. controversially30. His remark was considered to be quite _, because it deepened the gap between two parties and caused more conflicts.A. out of place B. out of mind C. out of question D. out of order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。I once heard a story about an emergency medical technician Jake. He was asked to help an unconscious 31 . When he arrived, she had no pulse. From her color and dilated(放大的) eyes, he could tell shed 32 serious brain damage. 33 , he did his job exceptionally well, 34 over and over to restart her heart. She finally regained 35 . Her family kept in touch with him, and he eventually 36 that the woman survived the disease, but permanently blind, paralyzed(瘫痪), and 37 to talk.Jake was 38 about his decision to save her, wondering if he had prevented natures plan, put a terrible 39 on her family, and 40 eternal(永恒的) peace for years of suffering and indignity.His painful doubts 41 his life for many yearsuntil the day he 42 this note from the womans son:“Mom died last week, and I want to 43 you for giving me so many extra years with her. Although at first I felt only 44 , I came to find peace and gain strength from my time with her. Every day Id hold her hand and tell her about my accomplishments and problems. I could always 45 her strong pulse, and I came to know that she talked to me through her 46 . With every beat, she sent me love and encouragement. I 47 our time together.”Jakes professional skill had 48 the dying womans heart, and her sons gratitude and willingness to 49 it relieved Jakes suffering.This story is more about attitudes than actions. The quality of our lives is 50 not so much by what we do or whats done to us but by how we choose to think about our situation.31. A. manB. womanC. boyD. girl32. A. causedB. avoidedC. reducedD. suffered33. A. StillB. AlsoC. AdditionallyD. And34. A. watchingB. tryingC. gettingD. taking35. A. healthB. consciousnessC. strengthD. position36. A. learnedB. deniedC. admittedD. informed37. A. willingB. hesitantC. unableD. glad38. A. carefulB. curiousC. doubtfulD. concerned39. A. duty B. burden C. chargeD. limitation40. A. tradedB. endedC. broughtD. obtained41. A. darkenedB. inspiredC. litD. saved42. A. comparedB. wroteC. left D. received43. A. punishB. praiseC. thankD. blame44. A. sorrowB. angerC. joyD. reward45. A. feelB. findC. discoverD. examine46. A. touchB. eyesightC. handD. heart47. A. expectedB. hatedC. treasuredD. regretted48. A. restartedB. warmedC. brokenD. won49. A. expressB. announceC. payD. describe50. A. improvedB. determinedC. builtD. damaged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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThe Panama Canal opened almost 100 years ago. More than one million ships have passed through waterway since 1914. It connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and reduces travel by about 13,000 kilometers and avoids the need for ships to sail around Cape Horn at the bottom of South America.Built from 1904 to 1914, the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to 14,702 ships in 2008. In total, over 815,000 ships have passed through the canal. It has been named one of the seven modern wonders of the world. More than forty ships pass through the canal each day. Now, a major expansion project will permit more ships and bigger ships to pass through the canal. Jorge Quijano, the Panama Canals executive vice president of engineering, says, “the Canal is operating at its limit. The present canal has a total capacity of about 340 million tons a year that it can handle. With the expansion we expect to double that, over 600 million tons that we can handle in a year.” Ships pass through a series of locks. These locks raise a ship to the level of Gatun Lake at the canal entrance on the Atlantic side. They lower the ship back to sea level on the Pacific side. For years, shipbuilders limited the size of many ships so that they could pass through the Panama Canal. But now many shipping companies use bigger ships to transport more goods as a way to reduce costs. Mr. Quijano says the expansion project will allow many of these larger ships to use the canal. Workers are building the new locks alongside the old ones, which will remain in use. The existing locks are 305 meters long and 55 meters wide. The new ones will be 427 meters long and 55 meters wide. They will be able to handle ships with drafts(吃水量) of more than 15 meters. At present, ships can ride only 12 meters deep in the cannel. Engineers could not make the new locks too big. Mr. Quijano says the plans had to balance the size of the locks with the cost for ships to use the canal. “We had to look at the optimal size of vessel that would make the return on the investment of a high value to us. So we chose what size of vessels that could actually pay for this project.” Mr. Quijano said. The cost of the expansion is estimated at more than five billion dollars. The new locks are set to open in time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal.51. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that the Panama Canal _. A. was built close to Cape Horn B. took a decade to be completed C. now sees a daily traffic of about 400 ships D. is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world52. After the expansion of the Panama Canal, _. A. there will be no limitation to the size of ships through it B. it will have a total capacity of 500 million tons a year C. the cost of transporting goods will be relatively low D. the charge of using the canal will be reduced53. What do we know about the new locks? A. They will be put to use in 2014. B. They will take the place of the old ones. C. Their length will be double that of the old ones. D. Ships with drafts of 50 meters can pass through them.54. What is the authors main purpose in writing the text? A. To introduce the history of the Panama Canal. B. To show the importance of the Panama Canal. C. To report the expansion project of the Panama Canal. D. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal.BThe 2011 runner- up Li Na swept second-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2 to reach her second Australian Open final here on Thursday, January 24, 2013.The Chinas top player reached her first Grand Slam(大满贯) final at the Melbourne Park in 2011 but lost to Kim Clijsters of Belgium in the final, just before she won Asias first Grand Slam title in the French Open. “Im very happy now. Not so many players can reach the Grand Slam finals three times,” said Li. “I insisted and I made back to this stage. Its something worth to be proud of.” Sharapova, who only lost a historical tournament-low nine games in her previous five matches, struggled with her serve（发球） from the very beginning of the match. She double faulted twice in her first serve game, allowing Li to break her in the first game. Li held to lead 2-0 and then broke again for 4-1 with a cross-court return. Sharapova fought her way to three break points in the sixth game and secured the chance when Li missed a return. Li returned the favour in the following game to lead 5-2. The No.6 seed served for the set, racing to 40-0 and wrapped the first set up in 48 minutes. Li took the first service break in the second set to remain on track with a 3-2 lead, grabbed a second at 5-2 and served out the match. Sharapova saved one match point but Li made an ACE to take advantage again and didnt waste the second chance. “In the beginning of the match I was nervous. I was happy I come back to semis again, but for some reasons I really want to win the match,” said Li. “Li played a really great match. She was certainly much more aggressive than I was and I was always on the defense,” said Sharapova. “I was making too many unforced errors.” The straight-set victory improved Lis record against Sharapova to 5-8. The pair met three times in 2012 and the Russian won all of the clashes. Li Na will play against defending champion Victoria Azarenka who defeated 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens in the other semifinal later on Thursday.“2011 is the first time for me to a Grand Slam final. I was a little bit shocked because I didnt know what I should do. No one tell me what I should do on the court,” said Li. “But this time I got more experience, so I think it should be better.” Losing to Clijsters in her first Grand Slam final made Li Na hungry. “Thats the first time I was feeling I was really close to the title. I think this time should be a different story.”55. What might be the best title of the passage? A. Li Na won Asias first Grand Slam title.B. Li Na reached Australian Open final again. C. Azarenka defeated Sloane Stephens in the semifinal. D. Li Na won her second Grand Slam title.56. How many times has Li Na defeated Sharapova so far according to the passage? A. Three. B. Five.C. Eight.D. Thirteen.57. Who is the winner of the 2012 Australia Open final? A. Victoria Azarenka.B. Maria Sharapova.C. Li Na.D. Kim Clijsters.58. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?A. After the tough match, Li Na was hungry.B. Li Na was angry because she lost the match. C. Li Na was hungry because she only had some fruits for breakfast. D. Li Na was eager to win the Australian Open final because of losing to Clijsters in 2011.CWhen Liz Elting, 44, one of the owners of TransPerfect, a translation company, started her business 18 years ago with Phil Shawe, both were attending New York Universitys Stern School of business. They never realized just how many situations would require their services, “We have translated black box data after planes crashed,” says Elting. “Translating Hooked on Phonics into eight languages was especially challenging because we were doing sounds, not words!”Elting had once worked for a translation company and she knew how important it was to get things rightlike the instructions for medical devices. Ad companies, too, needed accurate translations that took cultural differences into account. She and Shawe were certain that if they delivered a quick, reliable service, they could build an international business that would stand out. They started their business in Shawes dormitory room. While Shawe finished his MBA, Elting employed some linguists(语言学家) and made hundreds of cold calls seeking clients（客户）. One of their first jobs was to translate an 800-page study research of a Russian gold mine in 30 days. Once the partners were out of survival mode, they hired people to help grow the company and told them to run their area as if it were their own business. “If they did well,” says Elting, “they owned that success.” Elting and Shawe paid themselves $9,000 a year each. Their ambition, however, at times threatened the companys growth. In 2008, a client promised $15 million in business more than double their earnings. They opened an office in Miami, but when the Internet suffered its burst, says Shawe, “the client pulled out. Today we get money up front; we share risk. Commonsense things.” TransPerfects 4,000 linguists cover more than 100 languages. Last year, the company had earnings of $225 million; the average annual growth rate is 30 percent. Elting and Shawe still work together. “Phil is good at developing systems and creative sales ideas,” says Elting. “I focus on operations and making sure that our clients are happy.” With more than 1,100 employees, and offices in 57 cities in 18 countries on four continents, they still focus on the details. They keep an exact list of client preferences: soda or soft drink, sofa or couch. Even now, at the top of the worlds largest privately held language company, Elting refuses to be complacent and would prefer a slightly different translation: “We want to be the worlds premier language company.”59. From the first two paragraphs, we can infer that TransPerfect _. A. prefers accuracy to speed B. has a broader range of clients C. specializes in translating difficult documents D. thinks highly of clients special requirements60. The underlined part in Paragraph 3 probably means El