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1、襄阳五中、夷陵中学、钟祥一中高三年级十一月联考英语试卷命题学校：襄阳五中命题教师：胡绪超 审题教师：杨立军考试时间：2012年11月17日下午15：0017：00试卷满分：150分本试题分第卷和第卷，第卷为选择题，第卷为非选择题。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷（三部分，共115分）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。例：How much is the s

2、hirt?A19.15B9.15C9.181 Where does this conversation most probably take place?AIn a theatre.BIn an office.CIn a restaurant.2 What is the weather usually like in May?AIts colder and rainier.BIts cooler and drier.CIts hotter and sunnier.3 What do we know about the woman?AShe lost her keys.BShe lost her

3、 way.CShe lost her car.4 What caused the bus to crash into the truck?AThe truck going too fast.BA boy crossing the street.CThe driver driving carelessly.5 What do we know about the woman?AShe hasnt watered the roses.BShe dosent like the roses.CShe waters the roses every day.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分

4、） 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 What will the man do?AHave a holiday.BLeave school to get a job.CWrite letters to his friends.7 What does the woman agree with the man?AIts good to get some experi

5、ence.BIts good to find a job as a clerk.CIts good to have a good time on vacation.8 What does a clerk do?AGive opinions on some reports.BDo some shopping.CWrite letters.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9 What was the robber wearing?AA black dress.BTennis shoes.CA red sweater.10 Who is the robber?AA man who robs wome

6、n in the park.BA woman who robs men in the park.CA man who dresses up like a woman.11 What can we learn from the conversation?AThe robber is really quite harmless.BSuch a case has never been heard before.CThe man has been robbed several times.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12 Where does the man most probably live

7、 now?AIn the city.BIn the country.CNext to a golf course.13 What does the woman think of the man?AHe always sees the disadvantages.BHe cant bear any hardship in life.CHe pays too much attention to playing.14 What do we know about the man?AHe liked the city until he moved away.BHe hates the traffic a

8、nd noise in the city.CHe likes living in the city in some ways.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15 What did the man plan to do at first?AWork in a supermarket.BOpen his own business.CWork in an old shop.16 What is the mans job now? AA shop assistant.BThe owner of a supermarket. CA businessman.17 What do we know abo

9、ut the woman?AShe once worked in Japan.BShe has a job abroad.CShe changes jobs too often.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18 Where is the debate held?AIn a college theatre.BIn the city hall.CIn a TV station.19 How long will it take the candidates to respond to each topic?AOne minute and fifteen seconds.BTwo minute

10、s.CFive minutes.20 What should the audience avoid doing during the debate?AEating.BApplauding.CTalking with others.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. I think you should _ its advantages and disadvantages carefully before making a decision wh

11、en you want to buy a car.AassumeBweighCcommentDjudge22. Though most people know that drunk driving _ the risk of accidents, many people still drive while drunk.AmultipliesBadds Ccombines Dgains23.The Swedish Academy_ the annual prizes, and Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature on

12、Thursday. A. came outB. gave out C. took outD. made out 24. Kobe Bryant and Paul Gasol had a quarrel after the Lakers lost the match against Oklahoma City Thunder, but shortly afterwards they shook hands and _. A. turned up B. made up C. put up D. mixed up 25. While we are busy making other plans, o

13、ur children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting_, and our dreams are slipping away. A. out of date B. out of control C.out of shapeD. out of touch 26. The next time youre about to make a call, visit a friend or start a conversation, tell your chi

14、ld you expect her to be _and not to interrupt. A. considerable B. convenient C. considerateD. content27. There is a(n) bus service into the centre of town, which makes it much easier for farmers to go to sell their vegetables there.A. gradualB. frequentC. officialD. independent28.What makes people f

15、eel sad is that some beggars have _ made themselves disabled to ask for more money.A. deliberatelyB. casually C. accidentally D. physically29.She is a very unfriendly person and is never ready to help others. So it was not surprising that no one came to her _ no matter how hard she cried for help. A

16、assistance BarrangementCattendance Dadventure30. Research has shown that _ is very important in learning a foreign language: you need to be enthusiastic about it, and to be interested in it. A. determination B. qualification C. certification D. motivation 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

17、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。When I was in college twenty five years ago, I spent four summers working in housekeeping at a hotel in downtown Chicago. In other words, I was a 31 . I didnt 32 the world of housekeeping enthusiastically. My friends had summer jobs such as making ice creams

18、,shopkeepers at the mall, or a lifeguard at the outdoor pool. I had been hoping to get a job as an office lady for a famous company: decent pay, an air-conditioned office, as most of us 33 . When that fell through, the only 34 left was to take a train ride downtown each morning to work as a maid .It

19、 was 35 work, cleaning up to eighteen rooms a day. My poor 36 led my disdain(鄙视) for clearing toilets, making beds, dusting eight hours a day for the comfort of strangers who rarely left a tip. My maid work was 37 until the day I was 38 to work on the eighteenth floor.That was Lerenas 39 floor. The

20、only time another maid 40 it was on Lorenas day off. If you left any water marks on the mirror, or a hair on the bed, Lorena 41 hunt you down when she returned, as I found out first hand. She ended her lecture to me with, “Take some pride in your work”. She did. And so did Helen, Pearlie and all of

21、the other experienced maids. Their 42 to doing a good job and their belief that their work was a reflection of their character 43 me throughout my professional career. I learned a lot from them .Not a week went by 44 one of them offering some firm but 45 advice: “ Wheres your brush? You dont have on

22、e? How do you expect to get that bowl clean?” Their pride in the job was reflected in 46 they treated themselves. They left the building at the end of the day in 47 dresses and careful makeup. They looked like they could have been 48 an afternoon tea. And, most often, they were smiling and laughing,

23、 49 greeting their co-workers a good evening. When you work with happiness and satisfaction, a job will be well done. I believe there is 50 in any job if you work hard and try your best. 31. A. shopkeeper B. waitress C. maid D. lifeguard32. A. like B. enter C. takeD. know33. A. dreamed of B. thought

24、 about C. concentrated on D. ran for34. A. position B. choice C. decision D. attempt35. A. challenging B. interesting C. demanding D. tiring36. A. attitude B. energy C. persistence D. condition37. A. excellent B. average C. special D. unique38. A. assigned B. persuaded C. thrown D. forbidden39. A. r

25、egular B. accessible C. individual D. permanent 40. A. make room for B. set foot on C. take part in D. keep track of41. A. should B. might C. could D. would42. A. promise B. contribution C. devotion D. expectation43. A. developed B. influenced C. saved D. attracted44. A. without B. beyond C. about D

26、. through45. A. strange B. fashionable C. ordinary D. friendly46. A. why B. how C. what D. that 47. A.expensive B. cheap C. nice D. plain48. A. attending B. joining C. making D. selling49. A. formally B. anxiously C. quickly D. cheerfully50. A. reward B. respect C. point D. profit第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题

27、分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。AA woman in a faded cotton dress and her husband, dressed in a home-made suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the Harvard University Presidents outer office. The secretary could tell i

28、n a moment that such backwoods, country folks had no business at Harvard and probably didnt even deserve to be in Cambridge. We want to see The President, the man said softly. Hell be busy all day, the secretary said angrily. Well wait, the woman replied. For hours, the secretary ignored them, hopin

29、g that the couple would finally become discouraged and go away. They didnt and the secretary grew frustrated and finally decided to disturb the president, even though it was a chore she always regretted. Maybe if you see them for a few minutes, theyll leave, she said to him. He sighed in exasperatio

30、n and nodded. Someone of his importance obviously didnt have the time to spend with them, but he hated ordinary dresses and homespun suits filling his outer office. The president, stern faced and with dignity, walked toward the couple. The woman explained, We had a son who attended Harvard for one y

31、ear. He loved Harvard. He was happy here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to erect a memorial, somewhere on campus, for him. The president wasnt touched; he was surprised. Madam, he said gruffly, we cant put up a statue for every person who attended Harv

32、ard and died. If we did, this place would look like a cemetery. Oh, no, the woman explained quickly. We dont want to erect a statue. We thought we would like to give a building to Harvard. The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at the gingham dress and homespun suit, then exclaimed, A building! D

33、o you have any earthly idea how much a building costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical buildings alone here at Harvard. For a moment, the woman was silent. The president was pleased. Maybe he could get rid of them now. The woman turned to her husband and said quietly, I

34、s that all it costs to start a university? Why dont we just start our own? Her husband nodded. The presidents face wilted in bewilderment. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford got up and walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California, where they established the university that bears their name, Stanford Un

35、iversity, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared.51.The couple went to Harvard_. A. to visit the president of Harvard. B. to donate a building to Harvard. C. to pay a visit to their son. D. to put up a statue in memory of their son.52.The reason why the president was pleased is that_. A. h

36、e could get rid of the couple. B. the couple wanted to give away a building to Harvard. C. the woman was silent. D. the couple got up and walked away.53.The underlined word gruffly in paragraph 2 means_. A. politely B. rudely C. sincerely D. seriously54.We can infer from the text that_. A. The secre

37、tary received the couple warmly. B. The president was patient with the couple. C. The couples son graduated from Harvard . D. The couple established Stanford University in memory of their son.BA few years ago, my younger sister and I boarded our flight for Norfolk, Virginia. Just as we were about to

38、 board the plane, a mechanic emerged from inside the aircraft and blocked the door with his arms. He turned to the flight attendant and hurriedly stated, “We got problems!”I thought to myself, “Why did I have to be the one to hear that? Why couldnt I have been at the back of the line?” Very soon we

39、were back in the terminal, waiting, and then ultimately back on the plane. I waited for the pilot to give an explanation. Pilots take courses to ease passengers mind, right? They know what to say to calm nerves.Unfortunately, I dont think this pilot took that course. Soon his voice boomed throughout

40、 the plane, “Sorry for the delay, ladies and gentlemen. We had no power on the plane. We have a generator on the ground right now, and we are going to jump-start the engines. Once we get them going, we will get up in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens.”That was it. That was all he sai

41、d. We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? Couldnt we have another plan, one thats been worked out just a little better? At this point, all I could do was to laugh nervously. One woman started yelling, “Oh no! We are going to crash!” There were sighs of desperation and anxiety sprea

42、ding throughout the cabin. Then the voice of the pilot came over the intercom again, “Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are frustratedso are wewe know you are hot, we only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time.”We arrived in Norfolk, and no sooner had the wheels touched the t

43、armac than a round of applause burst out, as everyone breathed a sigh of relief.Although, I do sincerely like to have a plan better than “see what happens” worked out when flyingit really isnt such a bad life strategy. Success will never be guaranteed. The best thing that you can do is just get up i

44、n the air, and see what happens. Sometimes adjustments would be made in the air, or shall we say, in the middle of the process.55. By saying “Why couldnt I have been at the back of the line?”(in Para2), the author meant._.A. he didnt like to sit at the back of the planeB. he liked to sit in the fron

45、t of the planeC. he didnt want to hear what the mechanic said D. he didnt like the pilot56. How might the author feel when the plane finally got up in the air? A. desperated B. nervous C. excited D. relieved57. According to the passage, we can know that _. A. there was only one engine on the plane B

46、. there was a generator on the plane C. the strategy that the pilot adopted is not always bad D. the author thought highly of the pilot58. What might be the best title for the passage? A. A terrible journey B. Success will never be guaranteed C. An inexperienced pilot D. See what happensCThe first p

47、erson to use the suns energy on a large scale was the Greek, Archimedes. He used it to set fire to an attacking Roman fleet at Syracuse in 212 B. C. He did this by means of a burning glass composed of small square mirrors made to move in all directions on hinges (转轴). In the early twentieth century,

48、 solar energy was used to power water distillation(蒸馏) plants in Chile and irrigation pumps in Egypt.Today over ninety-eight percent of our energy comes from fossil fuels; coal, oil and natural gas. But coal and oil are not only fuels. They are also important raw materials for our chemical industrie

49、s. People now think we should limit their use as fuel, otherwise the worlds supply will soon run out. Consequently, much research is being done into the practical use of the sun for heating (and cooling) buildings. The less fossil fuel we use now, the more we will have for the future.Solar energy is

50、 transmitted from the sunthrough spaceto earth by electromagnetic radiation(电磁辐射). It must be converted to heat before it can be used. Various types of solar energy collectors (also called absorbers or absorber plates) are used to convert the suns radiation to heat. Solar-heated hot water provides n

51、ot only the buildings hot-water requirements, but space-heating as well. This solar system, based on water-heating, works like this. Each of its collectors, placed on the roof, consists of a shallow fiberglass tray that holds a number of copper tubes under a special glass cover. The tubes are, in tu

52、rn, fixed to a blackened metal surface which absorbs energy from the sun. The suns rays, passing through the glass, heat the water in the tubes.Since the energy is available only during the day and only then when there is not a great deal of cloud cover, the heat must be stored. This can be done in

53、water, or in rock or pebble beds. The energy is stored in the hot water in the pipes.59. Solar energy was first used_. A. to start a fire B. to cook food C. to power a heating-system D. in a war60. What must be done to solar energy before it can be used? A. It must be stored in rock beds. B. It must

54、 be distilled. C. It must be converted to heat. D. It must be purified.61. There is so much research into the use of solar energy because _.A. more irrigation projects are needed B. the construction industry is expanding C. fossil fuels are running out D. it transmits electromagnetic radiation62. So

55、lar energy must be stored because_. A. it is limited B. there is not much of it C. it is not always available D. the passage does not tell us whyD Humans might be the most highly-evolved species on the planet, but most animals possess skills we can only dream of having. Imagine how much electricity we could save if we could see in the dark the way cats do. Imagine leaping from tree to tree like a monkey. G