湖北省部分重点中学高三上学期11月联考英语试题及答案

1、2014届高三英语十一月联考试题注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号填在试题卷和答题卡上。2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔将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，再选涂其他答案标号，答在试题卷上无效。3. 填空题和解答题用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔答在答题卡上每题对应的答题区域内，答在试题卷上无效。4考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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

2、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。why does the woman look worried?a. she didnt get the promotion.b. she is anxious for her father.c. she cant find a good job.what does the woman want to do?a. visit her roommate. b. live in the school. c. find an apartment.what does the woman mean?a. shell

3、play tennis with the man.b. shell take an exam today.c. shell continue to study.what are the speakers talking about?a. which club to join. b. when to do research.c. how to have a debate.what will the speakers do next?a. go to a church. b. buy some jackets. c. phone a discount store.第二节听下面 5 段对话或独白，每

4、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。where does the conversation take place?a. at home. b. at school. c. at a restaurant. what did the girl eat for lunch?a. a sandwich and chips.b. a burger, salad and water

5、.c. a piece of bread and some juice.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。what is the purpose of the experts visit?a. to tell about the study programs.b. to give information on the internet.c. to offer the students advice on their study.what does the man think of the lecture?a. useless. b. worthwhile. c. easy.听第8段材料，回

6、答第 10 至 12 题。10what do we know about the man?a. he doesnt think frank jones funny.b. he is a very humorous person.c. he is a fan of the quiz show.11what does the man think of the questions of the quiz show?a. they are quite easy. b. they are very serious. c. they are harder and harder.12what kind of

7、 questions is the woman good at?a. ones on math and science.b. ones on history and literature.c. ones on pop music and movie stars.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13why did susan get a job before going to college?a. she didnt want to go to college.b. her parents didnt give her enough money.c. she wanted to h

8、elp her parents support her family.14what did susan like in the shop?a. the workmates. b. the clean workplace. c. the smell of baking.15what does susan say about serving customers?a. she liked to plan a party or a wedding for them.b. she enjoyed the busy part of the day.c. she hated serving them at

9、lunchtime.16what do customers think of the cakes?a. they were common. b. they were unaffordable. c. they were worth the money.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17when is the close date of the competition?a. august 31st. b. october 15th. c. november 1st.18what is the topic of this year?a. cities. b. the future

10、. c. the world.19what will people whose paintings are accepted get?a. a certificate. b. a poster. c. a photo.20what is the prize for the school winner?a. lessons from an artist. b. pictures of england. c. books from a writer.第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：选择题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）21i think you could lose

11、yourself very easily being someone else all the time and lose your own .adiversitybidentitycflexibilitydresponsibility22seemingly meaningless little thoughts or ideas when acted upon have a to burst into great projects .apotentialbperspectivecproposaldprocedure23 white sand beaches and outdoor barbe

12、cues , fiji, a fantastic tourist attraction, is one of many stops to be made on cruises beginning in sydney , australia .adistinguishingbaccumulatingcfeaturingdinserting24on july 6 , 1995 , bezos a , named after the south american river with financial and moral support from family and friends .aperf

13、ormedblaunchedcoperateddinstructed25both an aging population and health care reform are a higher demand for health care services .aappealing tobobjecting toccontributing todadapting to26no one believes that i will achieve my goal, but im sure they will to be wrong sooner or later.a. turn up b. turn

14、out c. turn over d. turn off27nobody believes in him. people often find his statement to the one hes made earlier.a. contradictoryb. considerablec. contemporaryd. conventional28now people agree that it was _ and foolish to predict that dec. 21, 2012 was the end of the world.a. aggressive b. awesome

15、c. disgusting d. ridiculous29downey and duvall are both screen legends in their own right and it will be great to see them playing off one another as father and son .adynamicallybdelicatelycdefinitelyddeliberately30while the problems or challenges might seem too big to be overcome , the person with

16、confidence always finds a way to win the circumstances .afar frombapart fromcinstead ofdregardless of第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。when i stopped by to get a newspaper, a tall, sincere man came over to me asking for help with direction. with a printout of

17、google maps, he was looking for a 31 on the main street, but just couldnt find it. after checking out his written directions, i mapped it 32 my phone and showed him 33 where he needed to go.he, in 34 , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldnt l

18、ocate his hoteli 35 it again for himhe thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand, and 36i got into my car and he got into his, and we37 waysas i drove to the next grocery store and went in, i sensed 38wrong about the directionsso i googled the address again and 39 that he was looking for the right

19、address but in a city half an hour away!40 it had been several minutes, the chances of finding him miles awaywhere he was surely still looking aroundwere 41 but i thought id give it a(an) 42 and set off in that direction. id 43 noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give upi parked

20、my car as i considered what else i could do 44 , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still 45 about where the hotel was when i 46 next to him, he couldnt believe it: 47 did you find me?! he askedim not sure, but i 48 that you are in the wrong city! i showed him

21、the right directions, and after more 49 and a handshake, we 50 . likely that well never meet again, and that makes it much more sweet.31a museumb parking spotc hoteld grocery store32a onb inc atd with33a constantlyb exactlyc absolutelyd completely34a reliefb panicc delightd puzzlement35a confirmedb

22、evaluatedc analyzedd adjusted36a took offb took upc took downd took over37a lostb partedc foughtd pushed38a nothingb anythingc somethingd everything39a realizedb consideredc determinedd stated40a hopefullyb unbelievablyc consequentlyd unfortunately41a bigb vitalc slimd obvious42a beginningb endc cha

23、nged try43a hardlyb merelyc regularlyd occasionally44a whileb beforec whend since45a at a lossb at a riskc at eased at peace46a put outb put upc pulled downd pulled in47a whereb whyc whend how48a tried outb figured outc burst outd carried out49a luckb smilesc greetingsd praise50a left togetherb retu

24、rned homec waved goodbyed rushed away第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ai used to think of myself as a person learned in books, but my bookshelves told a different story. apart from a few indian novels and an australian book, my literature collection only cons

25、isted of british and american titles. worse still, i couldnt ever find anything in translation. my reading was limited to stories by english-speaking authors.so, at the start of 2012, i set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country in a year to find out what i was missing.with

26、 no idea where to get those books, i was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on the shelves of my local bookshop, so i decided to ask the readers all over the world for help. i created a blog called a year of reading the world and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that i

27、could read in english.the response was amazing. people all over the world were getting in touch with me, offering ideas and book lists. some posted me books from their home countries. in addition, several writers, like turkmenistans ak welsapar and panamas juan david morgan, sent me unpublished tran

28、slations of their novels, giving me a rare opportunity to read works unavailable in britain. even with such an extraordinary team of bibliophiles(爱书者) behind me, however, sourcing books was no easy task. with translations making up only around 4.5 per cent of literary works published in the uk, gett

29、ing english versions of stories was tricky.one by one, the books from the countries on the list filled my heart with laughter, love, anger, hope and fear. lands that had once seemed exotic and remote became close and familiar to me. at its best, i learned, reading makes the world real.51. the author

30、 realized she was not a learned person when she found _.a. she could do nothing but read booksb. she had never been to indian and australianc. she didnt have any translated books.d. she could only read simple english stories52. what was the challenge the author set for herself?a. reading books from

31、nearly 200 countries in a year.b. creating a blog to offer help to other readers.c. looking for publications to publish her own books.d. giving some suggestions on learning english. 53. it was not easy to find the books mainly because _.a. there were too few translations in the uk b. the readers wer

32、e unwilling to offer helpc. the author had no time and no chance to do itd. the writers didnt want to publish their books54. we can infer that by reading the books from other countries, the author feels _.a. bored and regretfulb. thankful and pitifulc. calm and peaceful d. satisfied and rewarded bth

33、e adder（蝰蛇）is the only poisonous snake native to britain. adders have the most highly developed poison injecting mechanism of all snakes, but they are not aggressive animals. adders will only use their poison as a last means of defence, usually if caught or trodden on. no one has died from adder bit

34、es in britain for over 20 years. by far the most common snake in britain is the adder. in scotland, in fact, there are no other snakes at all. the adder is also the only british snake with a poisonous bite. it can be found almost anywhere, but it prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country, inclu

35、ding high lands. in ireland there are no snakes at all.most people regard snake bites as a fatal misfortune, but not all bites are serious, and very few are fatal . sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself, with amateurs heroically, but mistakenly,

36、 trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures.all snakes have small teeth, so it follows the tall snakes can bite, but only the bite of the adder presents any danger. british snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them. the adder will

37、attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally, or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely. if it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can, but adders cannot movevery rapidly and may

38、 attack before moving if you are very close.the effect of a bite varies considerably. it depends upon several things, one of which is the body-weight of the person bitten. the heavier the person is, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why children suffer far more seriously from snake

39、 bites in britain , andpeople think these bites can make some people very ill, and there are probably just as many cases of bites having little or no effect, as there are of serious illness.55. what does the underlined phrase “ trodden on” probably mean?a. found out b. heard from c. stepped on. d. r

40、obbed of.56. where are adders to be found?a. in fertile fields in scotland. b. on wild land throughout britain.c. in many parts of britain and ireland. d. everywhere in britain except scotland57. what should you do if you are with someone who is bitten by an adder?a. catch the biting adder at once.

41、b. dont worry about the bitten person. c. dont try to treat the bite by yourself. d. operate on the person as soon as possible.58. whats the best title of the passage?a. poisonous snakesb. adders in britain c. take care of snake bitesd. protect endangered adderscthe largest outbreak of the deadly di

42、sease ebola(埃博拉) was caused by an infected bat biting a toddler, say a group of international researchers.the 17-strong team of european and african tropical disease researchers, ecologists and anthropologists have spent three weeks investigating the outbreak of the disease in guinea, liberia, ivory

43、 coast and nigeria.the researchers captured the bats and other creatures near the village of meliandoua in remote eastern guinea, where the present epidemic（流行病）began in december 2013.the boy was bitten and passed the infection on to his mother and both were dead within a week. the disease was then

44、spread far and wide by mourners who came to the funeral.scientists have long believed that bats are the main carriers for the disease but it is rare for them to pass it on to man. most of the previous outbreaks have been caused by meat from dead infected animals collected by hunters who then sell it

45、 on. fruit bats, however, are widely eaten in rural west africa either smoked, grilled or in a spicy soup.initial research believed that a new strain(类型) of ebola had emerged in west africa but according to herr leendertz, the strain of the disease is one related to as zaire ebola virus, identified

46、more than 10 years ago in the congo.herr leendertzs team believe that an infected straw-colored fruit bat brought the disease to guinea. the mammals are known to travel long distances and usually settle in forests near cities.more than 1,300 people have died in the current epidemic, many in liberia.

47、 herr leendertz said: we spent eight days in meliandoua. they told us they regularly catch bats, like every other village in guinea, sierra leone and liberia. the evidence is not 100 percent and we can only say that it is possible.they can travel far in one night. i dont think an individual bat or c

48、olony migrated all the way from congo or gabon to west africa. these big colonies are connected. there is a possibility for the virus to mix between colonies. the bats share the same fruit. it is likely not to have even been one species of bat. the virus may jump from one species to another.if the b

49、at theory confirmed, locals would try to destroy the colonies which says herr leendertz would be an ecological disaster because bats pollinate plants and devour insects. and bat hunts would also only increase human contact with potentially infected animals59the present epidemic of ebola began in .al

50、iberiabguineacnigeriadcongo60according to the passage, we can learn .athe first victim of present ebola was a toddler from liberia.b. the research thought the new strain of ebola must have emerged in west africa. czaire ebola virus ever identified in congo might be the strain of this outbreak. dmore

51、 than 1300 people in liberia have died in the current epidemic.61the possible reason for the outbreak of ebola in december of 2013 was that .ahuman beings ate meat from dead infected animals.bthe birds spread the virus to human beings.ca boy bitten by an infected bat transmitted the disease.dthe spe

52、cies spread the virus from one to another .62if the bat theory confirmed, we may find in africa .athe fruit bats can be seen everywhere as usual.bthere is a chance that the ecosystem will lose its balance .cits easy to find the smoked and grilled fruit bats.debola epidemic will be controlled after b

53、ats are wiped out.dmany years ago, i went through a tough time. one afternoon, i picked my girls up. it was late when we returned home. i went to unlock the door and found my key wouldnt go in. i kept trying while my daughter went to get a flashlight. when she returned with it, we found somehow the

54、lock had been “stuffed” with sunflower seed shells. thinking that one of the neighborhood children had been up to no good, i really didnt give it much consideration. i found all windows were locked up tight. so i returned to the back door. oh my god, i will never forget the shock of that moment. the

55、 house was empty! other than a few things remaining on the back porch, everything was gone! then i heard a car pull into the driveway and found two policemen walking up. they inquired why i had broken into the house. they then asked me for proof that i lived at that address, so i asked them to wait

56、a minute while i went to get my rent receipt and identification from inside the house. i explained the matter to them and showed them the door lock.at this point they were not buying any of my story. i could tell from their actions and tone of voice that they thought i was breaking into an empty house for somewhere to sleep.i asked a neighbor for the phone number of house owner and the officer made a call. th