普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(湖北卷)英语

1、绝密启用前普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语本试题卷共 16页，81 题。全卷满分 1 50分。考试用时 1 20分钟。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粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用统一提供的 2B 铅笔将答题 卡上试卷类型 A 后的方框涂黑。2. 选择题的作答： 每小题选出答案后， 用统一提供的 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。答 在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。3. 完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用统一提供的签字笔直接答在答题卡上 对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷

2、、草稿纸上无效。4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并 上交。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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 9.15. B.妇.15. C. :.18.答案： B1.

3、 Why doesnt John go to school today?A. Its the weekend.B. Hes too tired for school.C. His school is closed down.2. What will the man do tomorrow morning?A. Give Frank a bath.B. Cook Frank a meal.C. Take Frank to a vet.3. What is the male speaker?A. A student.B. A president.C. A professor.4. What doe

4、s the man mean?A. The door is unlocked.B. He is not the one to blame.C. Somebody has just left the lab.5. On which floor is the womans apartment?A. The second.B. The fourth.C. The sixth.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5分）A、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

5、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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the mans problem?A. He is too busy to wait.B. He cannot find his pills.C. He has a pain in his back.7. Why does Doctor Green break the rule for the man?A. He is very polite.B. He is going on a vacation.C. He is unable to affo

6、rd a full checkup.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why does the woman call?A. To offer a job.B. To raise money.C. To make an appointment.9. Where is the man expected to go tomorrow?A. The agency.B. Grand Hotel.C. The City Hall.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How does the woman feel when asked about the offer price

7、of her flat?A. Stressed.B. Uncertain.C. Embarrassed.11. What is the greatest advantage of the woman s flat?A. Its size.B. Its condition.C. Its location.12. Who will the woman consult later?A. Her agent.B. Her husband.C. Her neighbour.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Who is Alexander?A. The womans boss.B.

8、The womans host.C. The womans cook.14. What extra dish is to be prepared?A. Fish.B. Steak.C. Shrimps.15. What happened in the womans department last year?A. It faced a risk of being shut down.B. It introduced a new system.C. It fired a sales manager.16. What is the mans attitude towards the preparat

9、ion for the dinner?A. He is critical.B. He is practical.C. He is enthusiastic.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What does the speaker say about David Mellosr eyes?A. They are red. B. They are small. C. They are round.18. What is special about David Mellors mouth?A. Very big.B. Rather flat.C. A bit raised.

10、19. What does David Mellor always do before he begins a speech?A. Smooths his moustache.B. Clears his throat.C. Bites his lips.20. What kind of person is David Mellor according to the speaker?A. Gentle and ugly.B. Humorous and aggressive.C. Well-known and funny-looking.第二部分：词汇知识运用 （共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节：

11、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。例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to knowtheir and weaknessesA. strengths B. benefits C. techniques D. values 答案： A21. Poetry written from the of the urban youth tends to reveal their anx

12、ietyover a lack of sense of belonging.A. perspective B. priority C. participation D. privilege22. Carbon dioxide, which makes a between us and the sun, prevents heatfrom getting out of the atmosphere easily, so the earth is becoming warmer.A. difference B. comparison C. connection D. barrier23. Whil

13、e intelligent people can often the complex, a fool is more likely tocomplicate the simple.D. surviveA. sacrifice B. substitute C. simplifywith the local p olice within24. Accord ing to the law, all foreig ners have to two weeks of arrival.A. associate B. dis puteC. n egotiateD. register25. Butterfli

14、es a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and otherin sects collect.A. carry on B. feed on C. put onD. focus on26. In much of the ani mal world, ni ght is the timefor sleep- pure and simple.A. set aside B. set dow n C. set offD. set up27. People complain that decisi ons to approve or deny a

15、p ermit are ofte n rather tha n based on fixed criteria.A. approp riate B. con scious C. arbitrary D. con troversial28. He did n selfishly kee p for himself the money in herited from his un cle. In stead,he made acon tributi on to help the com mun ity.A. commercial B. gen erous C. comp arable D. p r

16、ofitable29. Don tdefend him any more. It s obvious that hedestroyed the fence ofthe garde n eve n without apo logy.A. accidentallyB. carelessly C. deliberately D. clumsily30. An artist who was rece ntly traveli ng on a ferry to the souther n isla nd discovered a long lost an tique Greek vase.D. on o

17、ccasi onA. at randomB. by chanee C. in turn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。Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty wi ndow of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still no body came. Maybe today, he thought 31 . It was o

18、n ly a few days before Christmas and he was watch ing for a miracle奇迹）.This farmhouse had been 32 too long. It needed a family. Zigfried 33 made a noise. He realized that he hadn t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumpedfrom the windowsill （ 窗沿）,grabbed a 34 from his home, and went next door to Fa

19、rmer Mike s.Farmer Mike siouse had been a great place for the little mouse 35 the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried 36 whe n he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he_37 in to the room where grain was stored and was quite_38 as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to le

20、ave whe n sudde niy he 39 a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat 4Q_ , and without thinking he started to run and luckily 41 the cat s pa爪子）.The n ext after noon Zigfried heard some good n ews: a 42 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve t

21、o43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came 44 the road lead ing to the house, with butter san dwiches, cheese and chocolate.Zigfried s Christmas miracle did arrive!last found his voice: “ Hey! WhoseThe house came 45 the n ext few days. Zigfried

22、46 every sin gle hour of them. 47 , the day before Christmas whe n he was drinking hot chocolate with a 48 smile at the door of his home, he heard the 49 of the childre n of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The 50 froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a l

23、ong while, he at Christmas miracle is this?31. A. carefullyB. excitedlyC. ho pefullyD. p roudly32. A. shabbyB. no isyC. messyD. empty33. A. mouthB. noseC. stomachD. throat34. A. bagB. stickC. bowlD. coat35. A. althoughB. untilC. whereasD. uni ess36. A. lea ptB. sniffedC. trembledD. withdrew37. A. br

24、okeB. marchedC. pacedD. stole38. A. curiousB. n ervousC. pitifulD. sen sible39. A. tookB. releasedC. feltD. drew40. A. stro nglyB. irregularlyC. slowlyD. wildly41. A. esca pedB. seizedC. rubbedD. scratched42. A. closeB.happyC. newD.young43. A. celebrateB. com muni cate C. comp eteD. compro mise44. A

25、. acrossB. fromC. offD. up45. A. aliveB. looseC.openD. still46. A. coun tedB. enjo yedC. missedD. wasted47. A. HoweverB. In steadC. MoreoverD. Therefore48. A. bitterB. forcedC. p oliteD. satisfied49. A. in troducti on B. discussi onC. comme ntD. debate50. A. bloodB. smileC. tearD. sweat每小题2分，满分40分）第

26、三部分：阅读理解（共20小题； 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。ASome years ago, writ ing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day events, feelings, and imp ressi ons in my little blue diary. I did not really n eed to

27、 exp ress my emoti ons by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn t accumulating memories a way of preservingthe past?When I was thirtee n years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-eq uipped with

28、 pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy record ing every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time p roductively, dutifully p reserv ing for future gen erati ons a detailed descri pti on of my travels. On my last ni ght there, I wan dered out of my

29、 tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threate ning beh ind their scree n of shadows. I automatically took out my penAt that poin t, I un derstood that nothing I wrote could ever match or repl ace the few sec onds I allowed myself

30、 to exp erie nee the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the p revious few days were the dull characterizati ons I had set dow n in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary whe n I n eed to write dow n a sp ecial thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strik

31、e me in books, or observati ons that are p articularly meanin gful. I take pi ctures, but not very ofteonly of objects I find really beautiful. I mno Ion ger bli ndly satisfied with hav ing someth ing to remember whe n I grow old. I realize that life will sim ply p ass me by if I stay beh ind the ca

32、mera, busy p reserv ing the p rese nt so as to live it in the future.I don t want to walup one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I forget certa in facts, but at least the exp erie nces will always rema

33、in in side me. I don live to make memories I just live, and the memories form themselves.B. exp ress ing her satisfacti onD. p reserv ing her historys understanding of keeping a diary? B. The beauty of the great valley.D. Her concerns for futureB. Sp ecial thoughts and feeli ngs.D. Descriptions of u

34、nforgettable51. Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way ofA. observ ing her school rout ineC. i mp ressi ng her classmates52. What caused a cha nge in the authorA. A dull ni ght on the journ ey.C. A striking quotation from a book.gen erati ons.53. What does the autho

35、r put in her diary now?A. Notes and beautiful pi ctures.C. Detailed accounts of daily activities.eve nts.54. The author comes to realize that to live a meanin gful life is.A. to exp erie nee itB. to live the p rese nt in the futureC. to make memoriesD. to give accurate rep rese ntati onsof itBMother

36、s and daughters go through so mucyet whe n was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother, Sheila Solo mon Klass, both gifted pro fessi onal writers, prove to be ideal co-writers as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughter

37、hood, and the won derful ways their lives have overla pped 重叠）.P erri no tes with amazeme nt how closely her own life has mirrored her mother both have full-time careers; both have p ublished books, articles, and stories; each has three childre n; they both love to read. They also love to travelin f

38、act, they ofte n take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they ack no wledge their big differe nces in circumsta nee and basic n ature.A child of the Dep ressi on 大萧条）,Sheila was raised in Brookl yn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls. Start

39、ing with her college education, she has fought for everything she ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury,

40、but has not been successful at trying to persuadeher mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded the

41、m together. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork. Perri admits that she can t sort out all the mess in the households, even though sheknows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts on bring

42、ing up children and working, admit long-hidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written account in two voices,

43、Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏 ) that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.s?55. Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her motherA. They both have gone through difficult times.B. They have strong emotional ties with

44、 each other.C. They have the same joys and pains, and love and bitterness.D. They both have experiences as daughter, mother and writer.56. The word “ luxury ” in Paragraph 3 means .A. something rare but not pleasantB. something that cannot be imaginedC. something expensive but not necessaryD. someth

45、ing that can only be enjoyed by boys57. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. The content of the book.B. The purpose of the book.C. The influence of the book.D. The writing style of the book.58. How are women s lives explored in this book?A. In a musical form.B. Through field research.C. With unique w

46、riting skills.D. From different points of view.CWe ve reached a strange some would say unusual point. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), more people now die from being overweight, or say, f

47、rom being extre mely fat, than from being underweight. It s the good life that s more likely to kill us these days.Worse, nearly l8 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. What s going on?We really don t have many excufsoer sour weight problems. The da

48、ngers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through up to a point.In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart diseasein the world and being overweight was its main cause. Not any more. A public-health campaign

49、has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades.Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body. That

50、has become a sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the world s -mcosntscbioduys country.We know what we should be doing to lose weight but actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise. More than half of us admit we lack willpower.Others blame goo

51、d food. They say: it s just too inviting and it makes them overeat.Still others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food.Some also blame their parentstheir genes. But unfortunately, the parents are wronged because they r

52、e normal in shape, or rather slim.It sa similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I saynot as I do.59. What is the“ strange ” point mentioned in the first sentence?A. The good life is a gr

53、eater risk than the bad life.B. Starvation is taking more people s lives in the world.C. WHO report shows people s unawareness of food safety.D. Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO s efforts.60. Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?A. A lot of effecti

54、ve diet pills are available.B. Body image has nothing to do with good food.C. They have been made fully aware of its dangers.D. There are too many overweight people in the world.61. The example of Finland is used to illustrate .A. the cause of heart diseaseB. the fashion of body shapingC. the effect

55、iveness of a campaignD. the history of a body-conscious country62. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Actions or Excuses? B. Overweight or Underweight?C. WHO in a DilemmaD. No Longer Dying of HungerDThe technology is great. Without it we wouldn t have been able to put a man onthe moon,

56、 explore the oceandsepths or eat microwave sausages.Computers have revolutionized our lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients who vecome into their su

57、rgery waving an Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare in curable disease, say, throat can cer. The truth is usually far more ordi nary, though: they don have throat cancer, and it just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet “school of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-checks.One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. While I took her blood sample and tried to find o