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2012年秋季湖北省部分重点中学期中联考高三英语试卷命题学校：湖北省天门中学 命题教师: 刘朗 审题教师：王丽梅考试时间：2012年11月20日下午2：304:30 试卷满分：150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. How did the woman get home?A. By air. B. By train. C. By bus.2. What did Kate do?A. She took a nap in her room. B. She listened to some music. C. She sang a song.3. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In an office. B. At the mans C. At the womans.4. What does the woman enjoy doing now?A. Playing the piano. B. Singing. C. Playing tennis5. What did Bob do yesterday？A. He went out with his family. B. He attended a birthday party.C. He went for a barbecue with friend.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. What is the packages weight?A. 1.25 kilograms. B. 1.35 kilograms. C. 12.5 kilograms. 7. What is the rate of the ground mail?A. $8.50. B. $8.00. C. $2.50.8. What will the man do next?A. Make the payment. B. Fill in a form. C. Leave the post office.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Who is the man probably?A. The employer. B. A visitor. C. The womans husband.10. What does the man next to the girl do?A. An engineer. B. An accountant. C. A businessman.11. What do we know about the office?A. Its very comfortable. B. Its next to a coffee bar. C. It is very small. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What are the speakers probably doing?A. Visiting a house. B. Getting a loan from the bank. C. Reading some ads.13. What does the woman suggest doing first?A. Bargaining with the seller. B. Selling their house. C. Taking a good look at the house.14. How much cash can they use after selling their home?A. $ 30,000. B. $ 45,000. C. $ 110,000.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. How many nights will the man stay there?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.16. Which telephone can the man use?A. The phone in the hall.B. The phone on the womans desk.C. The phone at the business center.17. What do we know about the room?A. It is 60 dollars a night. B. It is on the first floor. C. Its cost includes an American breakfast.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What are the villagers like，according to the speaker?A. They like to gossip about others. B. They dont care what others do. C. They dont talk much.19. What is the speakers nationality?A. English. B. Irish. C. American.20. What does the speaker think of making friends here?A. It is easy. B. It is difficult. C. It is funny.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. For sustainable development, the government has decided to give _ to those energy conserving and environmental- friendly business in many aspects. A. profit B. interest C. advantage D. preference 22. We are working under the command of the manager that no _ be spared to make the party a success. A. trouble B. expedition C. expense D. experience23. We know a lot about these early years of European settlement because most migrants _ with their families and many of their letters still survive. A. corresponded B. related C. associated D. combined24. The great achievements in recent 30 years have proved that the reform and open policy is a vital measure that _ the national conditions of China. A. fits into B. turn into C. break into D. look into25. In an interview Beckham admitted that he couldnt his six-year-old son Brooklyns maths homework and had to turn to his former Spice Girls pop star wife Victoria to help out.A. take out B. work out C. clear out D. turn out26. Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have _ schedules to make it easier to care for their children. A. frequent B. fluent C. flexible D. smooth27. The little girl is walking along the beach, happy and joyful, _ bending down to pick up a beautiful seashell. A. occasionally B. regularly C. apparently D. approximately28. A Korean survey shows that shopping cart handles are the most bacteria-carrying items among some _used objects.A. relatively B. ordinarily C. frequently D. sincerely29. As for Latin America generally, theres no reason why, _resources available, it cant become a highly industrialized area.A. in terms of B. in favor of C. in honor of D. in charge of30. Currently, some overseas universities are simply selling diplomas to Chinese students _ their academic performance, so China should check on a regular basis. A. on account of B. in addition to C. regardless of D. in relation to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。Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after 31 thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head 32 his walking stickMcKays wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a 33 person, he had been 34 to this act of violence by getting wet just once too oftenSmith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a 35 collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKays, or too often, on the McKays 36 .“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our37 ,” said LaurenceShe added that it wasnt so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant 38 bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks“Wed be 39 there happily reading our newspapers, when 40 so much water would come from above that wed be as wet as if wed 41 with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the 42 of fish!”And on Saturday evening it was just too 43. “It was Jamess birthday,” explained Laurence, “and Id made him a birthday cakeThe candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didnt get to blow them out.” 44 , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet 45Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast“I couldnt 46 himHe was up there in a flashIt was the fastest Id seen him move since 1964.”Smith is not going to take things further with the policeHe has also promised to change his 47 from now onAnd what of James McKay? 48 he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”“49 the most exciting birthday 50 !” said the cheerful old man“The best since my adolescence Id say!”31.AhittingBtappingCpushingDtouching32.AbyBwithCthroughDvia33.AquietBsensitiveCpeacefulDstubborn34.AaccustomedBtakenCdrivenDattracted35.AseedBfishCplantDnewspaper36.AhimselfBitselfCherselfDthemselves37.AbathroomBbalconyCbedroomDkitchen38.AwhichBwhatCthatDwhether39.AsittingBexercisingCsleepingDeating40.AregularlyBunconsciously CpreciselyDsuddenly41.AswumBwateredCshoweredDdrowned42.AtasteBsenseCfeelingDsmell43.AlittleBsoonClateDmuch44.AInsteadBBesidesCOtherwiseDConsequently45.AoverBacrossCthroughDdown46.AstopBblameCignoreDstand47.AviewsBattitudeCmindDways48.AWhileBSinceCUntilDAs49.ASincerelyBImpossiblyCPreviouslyDDefinitely50.AbeforeBalreadyCeverDsince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。ATwo men, Alan and Henry, both seriously ill, shared a hospital room. Alan was allowed to sit up in his bed and his bed was next to the rooms only window. Henry had to spend all his time flat on his back.The men talked for hours, of their wives, families, their homes and their jobs. And every afternoon when Alan, in the bed next to the window, could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. Trees and skyline could be seen in the distance. As he described all this, Henry, on the other side of the room, would close his eyes and imagine the scene.One warm afternoon Alan described a parade (游行) passing by. Although Henry could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind. Unexpectedly, an alien thought entered his head: why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything? It doesnt seem fair. Henry felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight, his envy grew and soon let him down. He began to find himself unable to sleep. He should be by that windowand that thought now controlled his life.Late one night,as he lay staring at the ceiling. Alan began to cough. He was choking. Henry watched in the dim room as the struggling man tried hard to reach for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room, he never moved, never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes, the coughing and choking stopped, along with the sound of breathing. Now, there was only silencedeathly silence.As soon as it seemed appropriate, Henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.Slowly, painfully, he struggled to take his first look. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He looked out, but faced a black wall.51. Judging from the passage, the meaning of the underlined word “alien” is _.A. disappointing B. sudden C. new D. strange52. What finally happened to Alan?A. He was moved to another room. B. He died.C. He switched his bed with Henry. D. He was very sick.53. Henry, who had his bed switched, had expected _.A. to see the black wall B. to feel the joy of seeing the outside worldC. to feel the joy of breathing fresh airD. to see more than Alan54. Which of the following words could be used to describe Alan?A. Kind-hearted and imaginative B. Well-informed and humorousC. Talkative and funnyD. Cold-hearted and indifferentBFor many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do? Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped. In this article, Ill describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teens hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the childs failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesnt matter what the topic is. The laws of physics or the proper way to break an egg the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authoritysomeone who actually knows something and therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, theyll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress. 55. Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict? A. Both can continue for generations. B. Both are about where to draw the line C. Neither has any clear winner D. Neither can be put to an end 56. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean? A. The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict. B. The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict C. The teens cause their parents to mislead them D. The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents 57. Parents and teens want to be right because they want to _. A. give orders to the other B. know more than the other C. gain respect from the other D. get the other to behave properly 58. What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows? A. Causes for the parent teen conflicts B. Examples of the parent teen war. C. Solutions for the parent teen problems D. Future of the parent-teen relationshipCHuman wants seem endless. When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when a manager gets a new sports car, he dreams of country clubs and pleasure boats dance into view.The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.The first and most basic level of wants is food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as cars and new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels mean physical satisfactionthe feeding, comfort, safety and transportation of the human bodythis level means mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care and entertainment. Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing. On the fourth level, a greater percentage of consumers spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?A fifth level probably would be wants that can be achieved by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes and crime. After filling our stomachs, our garages, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health and safety to enjoy more fully the good things on the first three levels. 59. According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when _A. he has saved up enough moneyB. he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelterC. he has satisfied his hungerD. he has learned to build houses60. It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War II most Americans _ A. were very rich B. were very poor C. Had the good things on the first three levels D. didnt own cars61. Which of the following is NOT related to “physical satisfaction”?A. A successful careerB. A comfortable houseC. A good service D. A family car62. The author thinks that a fifth level_A. would be a little better than the fourth levelB. may be a lot more desirable than the first fourC. can be the last and most satisfying levelD. will come true if the government takes actionsDGlobal Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two. We spoke to Mr. Brown by Skype. He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. Barry Brown: “And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasnt until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of garbage in garbage out.” Mister Brown says this is a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. Barry Brown: “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that its going to the wrong place.” Barry Brown formerly served as a professor with the University of California, San Diego. While there, he worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The two men studied the effects of GP