湖北省荆州市2014年中考数学试卷及答案

荆州中学2012届高三第三次质量检查英 语 试 卷年级：高三 科目：英语第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）56. （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5 分）请听下面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. When does the man say the film would start?AAt 8:05BAt 8:15CAt 8:302. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?APop star and fan.BBoss and secretary.CInterviewer and interviewee.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?AIn a restaurant.BIn an officeCIn a shop4. What can you know about the talks?AThey havent started yet.BThey have got an agreement.CThey havent achieved much.5. What does the man ask the woman to do?ALook after something for him. BShow him the way to the left-luggage office.CTell him some travel information.1. （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，并标在席卷的相应位置。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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Why is the man so happy?AHe has got a new job in the government.BHe has seen his brother and sister.CHe is going to get lots of money.7. How did the mans uncle get his $ 15,000?ABy selling his land to the government.BBy opening a hospital.CBy working in the government.8. What is not mentioned as a way to do with the money?ATo put it into the bank.BTo pay off debts.CTo buy a house.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. How long does the winter last in the womans country according to the conversation?ASix months.BFour months.CTwo months.10. Who spends more money on clothes?APeople in the mans country.BPeople in the womans country.CAll the men in the speakers countries.11. What can we know about people in the mans country from the woman?AIts not easy to get along well with them.BThey have the same things to worry about.CThey neednt worry about their children.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What is the problem with the woman?AShe doesnt know what kind of shoes she should buy.BShe hardly knows what color is suitable for her grandson.CShe doesnt know what size her grandson wears.13. How old is the womans grandson?A8 years old.B9 years old.C13 years old.14. What can we know from the conversation?AThe shoes there are very expensive.BThe man is very helpful.CThe woman will waste a lot of money.请听第9段材料，回答第13至17题。15. What can we know about mahjong according to the conversation?AIt is a beneficial hobby.BIt can become an addiction.CIt is too boring to play mahjong.16. Which of the following is the mans other hobby?ACollecting stamps. BWatching TV series.CCollecting science books.17. What are the speakers going to do after the talk?ATeach their partners.BLearn old card games.CPlay mahjong games.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the speaker talking about?AHer unique experience.BHer future prospects.Cher favorite job.19. What does the speaker want most?AIndependence.BA good relationship.CAuthority.20. What will the speaker most probably do in the future?AOpen a big restaurant.BWork in a bookstore.CRemain single.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。21. At the press conference a government spokesman expressed his great _ for the safety of the three hostages. A. sympathy B. concern C. sorrow D. anger22. As everyone knows, all the doctors are required to keep patients _ completely confidential at all times. A. records B. comments C. conditions D. treatments23. Letters of _ are an advantage for job hunters because they provide credible and real evidence of past achievements and abilities.A. application B. introduction C. invitation D. recommendation24. As role models，public figures have a duty to _ themselves responsibly because teenagers often copy their behavior. A. contain B. repeat C. conduct D. distinguish25. The news that the IMF has _ the Greek governments economic strategy is shocking to many economists all over the world. A. approved of B. heard of C. thought of D. knew of26.Through aggressive advertising, the company that produces furniture managed to _ its share of the market. A. take back B. bring back C. get back D. put back27. As the cities are being expanded, little of the _ architecture remains, which is a great loss to the future generations. A. magnificent B. original C. impressive D. classical28. Losing your temper with the client was a very _ mistake: we have lost the contract which is very important to us. A. unbelievable B. unavoidable C. careless D. expensive29. To find out which computer works well, researchers are comparing the different types of home computer _ available on the market. A. currently B. previously C. regularly D. recently30. It seems that a number of people dont think much of the government that has been_ _ for several years. A. in control B. in action C. in power D. in politics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，选出最佳选项。An elderly carpenter who was very skillful with his hands was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plan to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife. He wished to 31 his life to the full before it was too late. He would 32 the paycheck, but he needed to retire.The employer was sorry to see his 33 worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal 34. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his 35 was not in his work. He restored to bad and careless workmanship and 36 poor quality materials. There was no doubt that it was an 37 way to end his dedicated career.When the carpenter finished his work, the employer came to 38 the house, and he handed the front-door key to the carpenter, 39 , “This is your house and this is my 40 for you. ”Hearing what the employer said, the carpenter felt not only shocked but also 41. If he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it so 42. Now he had to live in the home he had built.So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best 43. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have 44 and find that we are living in the house we have built. If we had 45 that, we would have done it differently.Think of yourself as the 46. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or 47 a wall. Build wisely! It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live in it for only one day, that day deserves to be lived comfortably and 48.The plaque（扁） on the wall says，“ This is a do-it-yourself project.” Your attitude and the 49 you make today help build the house you will live in tomorrow. Who would say it more 50 ? Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and choices you make today.31. A. spendB. enjoyC. startD. value32. A. raiseB. rememberC. drawD. miss33. A. goodB. generousC. loyalD. patient34. A. serviceB. abilityC. opinionD. favor35. A. energyB. attemptC. heartD. creativity36. A. usedB. boughtC. gatheredD. ordered37.A. unusualB. unfortunateC. impracticalD. incorrect38.A. viewB. exploreC. inspectD. paint39.A. announcingB. whisperingC. informingD. saying40.A. giftB. propertyC. praiseD. encouragement41.A. upsetB. embarrassedC. ashamedD. worried42.A. carefullyB. differentlyC. skillfullyD. patiently43.A. partB. skillC. talentD. effort44.A. facedB. createdC. savedD. improved45.A. foundB. avoidedC. realizedD. gained46.A. engineerB. employerC. carpenterD. designer 47.A. put upB. build upC. break upD. tear up48.A. in orderB. with dignityC. for pleasureD. at peace49.A. decisionsB. commentsC. judgmentsD. choices50.A. wonderfullyB. clearlyC. completelyD. wisely第三部分：阅读理解（共20题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列 A、B、C、D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。A It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently. My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. Im so glad I did. On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big hums(脊背)in the distance. On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldnt believe itthere arent any whale along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive. The little baby whale actually as big as our boat was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡)and waves. “Shes trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to he other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With out several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swan up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part lf clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance. In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea. 51.The author says “Im so glad I did.”(in Para.2)because_. A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea C. he experienced the rescue of the whales D. he spent the weekend with his family52.The harbor survived the storm owing to _. A. the shape of the harbor B. the arms of one bay C. the still water in the channel D. the long coast line53.The mother whale failed to help her baby because _. A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough C. she had no other whales around to turn for help D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction54.What is the theme of the story? A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness. B. Fishing provides excitement for children. C. Its necessary to live in harmony with animals D. Its vital to protect the environment.BFor 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 course 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 cleanness 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 ispolitics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an eggthe point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority someone 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 accuse their parents of misleading 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 otherB. know more than the other C. gain respect from the otherD. get the other to behave properly58.What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows? A. Causes for the parent-teen conflictsB. Examples of the parent-teen war C. Solutions for the parent-teen problemsD. Future of the parent-teen relationshipCThey wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories（配饰）. Yet these are not girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies. A generation which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favouring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.Professor Julia Twigg, a social policy expert, said, “Women over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s. In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter. It was an expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four yearsnow you can pick one up at the supermarket when ever you wish to. Fashion is a lot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly.”Professor Twigg analysed family expenditure data and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes by women had stayed around the sameat 5 or 6 per cent of spendingthe amount of clothes bought had risen sharply.The professor said. “Clothes are now 70 per cent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East. In the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes came from, but now almost all of our clothes are sourced elsewhere. Everyone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them.”Fashion designer Angela Barnard, who runs her own fashion business in London, said older women were much more affected by celebrity（名流）style than in previous years.She said, “When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties, they want to follow them. Older women are much more aware of celebrities. Theres also the boom in TV programmes showing people how they can change their look, and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties. When I started my business a few years ago, my older customers tended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women. My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago.”59Professor Twigg found that, compared with the 1960s, .Athe price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%Bthe spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%Cpeople spend 30% less than they did on clothesDthe amount of clothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%60When can we learn about old women in terms of fashion?AThey are often ignored by fashion designers.BThey are now more easily influenced by stars.CThey are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion.DThey are more interested in clothes because of their old age.61It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because .Athey get tired of things more quicklyBTV shows teach them how to change their lookCthey are in much better shape nowDclothes are much cheaper than before62Which is the best possible title of the passage?AAge Is No Barrier for Fashion FansBThe More Fashionable, the Less ExpensiveCUnexpected Changes in FashionDBoom of the British Fashion IndustryDThis brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling. The author W. H. Armstrong, starts with the basics; reading and writing. In his opinion, reading doesnt just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking