2012年湖北省八市高三三月联考试卷英

1、2012年湖北省八市高三三月联考试卷英   语第一部分：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。1. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?   A. Salesgirl and customer.  B. Interviewer and intervi

2、ewee.       C. Editor and reader.2. What does the woman suggest the man do?    A. Read all kinds of materials.    B. Speak as much as possible.     C. Listen to lots of materials.3. What does the girl think of the b

3、oys failure?    A. It is helpful for him in a sense.                B. It is out of her expectation.      C. It is a great pity.4. What are the speakers mainly talking ab

4、out?   A. The womans new classmates.                B. The womans new teachers.   C. The womans new lessons.5. Where does the conversation take place?   A. At an airport. B. At a restaurant. 

5、;  C. At a hotel.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 is the woman most probably?   A. A manager.   B. A waitress.     C. A s

6、ecretary.7. When will Mr. Smith come back?   A. After a week. B. This Sunday.  C. Next Monday.8. What do we know about Mr. Smith?   A. He is flying to Hong Kong.         B. He will meet a trade delegation.  

7、60;C. He will have an appointment with the man.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What does the man think of his old car?   A. Very comfortable. B. Worth the money .C. In bad condition.10. What did the man do with his old car?   A. He sold it at a loss. B. He had the wheels changed.

8、60;     C. He had the engine repaired.11. What does the man think of his new car?   A. Small. B. Satisfactory.  C. Expensive.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题.12. Why does the man talk to the woman?   A. To ask her for advice. B. To give her some advice.

9、60;       C. To invite her to go on a trip.13. What do we know about the man?   A. He does not have enough money for the holiday.   B. He does not want to hurt Celias feelings.   C. He does not like Miguel very much.14. What does the w

10、oman suggest the man do?   A. Spend a holiday with Miguel.    B. Tell Miguel about his plan.     C. Go on a trip with Celia.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题.15. What do we know about Jeff?   A. He works in a telephone company.      B. H

11、es an expert at computer.    C. He is in a foreign country.16. What is Skype?   A. Its a substance for cleaning toilets.    B. Its a machine for summing up phone bills.   C. Its a computer program for making phone calls.17. Why does the woman think i

12、nstant message services frustrating?    A. They are expensive.   B. Jeff is a slow typist.     C. Theyre nothing different from phones.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题.18. What was the profit of Giant BP last year?    A. $40 billion. B. $40 mill

13、ion.    C. $14 billion.19. Why were the workers in Athens protesting?   A. The government employed some measures the workers  approved.     B. Greek police stuck some of the striking workers.   C. The government used financial mea

14、sures to meet the international demands.20. The survey shows that _.    A. President Obama wins among both registered voters and all Americans    B. President Obama is defeated in the election    C. President Obama wouldnt beat Mitt Romney第二部分：词汇知识运用

15、（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分共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. Kim Jong-Il, former top leader of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea and the former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi were both dead at the age of 69. Some people jokingly think thats a(n)_.  A. accident 

16、 B. consequence  C. symptom    D. coincidence 22. Writers mix their feelings about their trips with descriptions of their experiences, offering readers a (n) _ for the imagination.  A. account   B. principle     C. feast 

17、0;   D. landscape23. The US economic situation is still _, with its economic growth on a weak footing, its jobless rate high and still growing.  A. pessimistic   B. realistic   C. enthusiastic  D. critic24. In the traditional Spring Festival travel peak this y

18、ear, almost all the cities adopted _ measures to smooth the heavy traffic.  A. contemporary B. temporaryC. contradictory D. compulsory25. The media globalization demands media staff have a nose for news and ability to criticize a news discourse. Announcers ought to grasp the news cont

19、ents precisely, apply their own voices and techniques to _ the positive news values accurately.   A. broadcast B. predict  C. convey    D. consult26. It is thought by some people that E-books might _ traditional books in some time because of various advantages of E

20、-books over paper ones.   A. substitute  B. contribute  C. accumulate D. subscribe27. The previous president has resigned and the new appointment of the new-comer _from the very beginning to next semester.   A. takes place   B. takes effect  

21、60;    C. takes power   D. takes office28. Our efforts will _ if the research can be applied to the development of the new technology.    A. pay up     B. pay for     C. pay off   D. pay back29. The heatin

22、g system will operate _so that the normal temperature will keep up.    A. illegally  B. automatically  C. normally D. effectively30. I think he is taking an active part in social work.    I agree with you_.    A. in the way B. on the w

23、ay C. by the way D. in a way第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。    A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She  31   immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words

24、back.  32  she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt  33   the pain she caused.  34  to cancel what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her situation, and asked for  35   .  

25、;   Listening to her, the older woman   36   the younger womans distress and knew she must help her. She also knew she could never   37   her pain, but she could teach. She knew the   38    would depend only on the character

26、of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight, take your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town  39   the sun rises.”    The young woman hurried   40    to prepare for her chore, even though the feathe

27、r pillows were very   41  to her. All night long, she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting   42   , she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she returned to   43   .    “N

28、ow,” said the wise woman, “Go back and   44   your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps. Then everything will be   45   it was before.”“You know thats   46  ! The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the  47

29、   !” The younger woman was surprised.    “Thats true,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your   48   is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of effort,   49   how heartfelt or sincere, they can never return to

30、 your mouth. Choose your words well and   50   them most of all in the presence of those you love.”31.A. saidB. feltC. regrettedD. explained32.A. ThatB. WhichC. WhoD. What33.A. forB. asC. toD. of34.A. By meansB. In an effortC. In additionD. On account35.A. questionB. suggestionC.

31、 adviceD. practice36.A. sensedB. touchedC. smeltD. breathed37.A. raiseB. releaseC. relieveD. rehearse38.A. outlineB. outcomeC. outputD. outbreak39.A. untilB. unlessC. afterD. before40.A. homeB. southC. insideD. outdoors41.A. heavyB. brilliantC. colorfulD. dear42.A. lightB. darkC. rainyD. sunny43.A.

32、her homeB. the older womanC. her bedroomD. the feather pillow44.A. reciteB. rebuildC. refillD. recycle45.A.with   B. justC. likeD. as46.A. impossibleB. importantC. imaginableD. immoral47.A. houseB. doorstepsC. pillowD. bag48.A. actionB. featherC. wordsD. behavior49.A. friendlessB. regardlessC.

33、homelessD. hopeless50.A. guaranteeB. secureC. maintainD. guard 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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项A    What Ive noticed about some very successful business owners is that they are always learning and growing.For your business to be bette

34、r you need to be better and, you dont get better by doing nothing!   You are the average of the five PEOPLE you hang around with most. Surround yourself with people whom you want to be like.   To do this you may have to get right out of your comfort zone and join in a coaching pr

35、ogram, go along to seminars(专题讨论会) where you can meet other like-minded people or those playing at a higher level of business than you.   Theres no excuse not to get off your butt and learn your way to success. Regardless of where you are located，events are taking place all around the coun

36、try regularly as well as online. Saying you have “no money” or “no time” is not a good enough excuse.    For many business owners they spend their whole lives using these excuses and going nowhere. Dont focus on where you are now, but where you want to be. Youll find the money and the

37、 time if you seriously want to change.Your ongoing learning can take you from struggling along to soaring high in all areas of your life.   Its been nearly six months since you made those New Year decisions to make changes in your business and your life.   Are you getting the res

38、ults you wanted?   Is your business more profitable?   Do you have more free time?   Is the quality of your life improving?   Is your answer “yes”, then take a look at why that is. What have you been doing to get these results? And if youre not moving ahead, s

39、eriously look at why that is. Whens the last time you read a book, listened to a CD, got coached or attended a seminar to learn how to do things better? The people I know who are getting great results in their business and personal lives are always learning and growing.   You are the Secre

40、t to Your Success, so do everything within your power to invest in yourself.51. The underlined phrase “get off your butt” in Paragraph 5 probably means _.  A. leave for a place where you want to go      B. do something as you like  C. shoot an object  

41、60;                 D. stop being lazy and start doing something useful52. All the following ways can contribute to your business EXCEPT _.  A. not dreaming of living a comfortable life   B. avoiding finding un

42、necessary excuses  C. deciding to change your present life   D. getting in touch with successful people53. What does the capitalized word “PEOPLE” imply in Paragraph Three?  A. Its sometimes difficult to change a person. B. Average people are easy to get along with.  C. People ar

43、e supposed to set higher goals.   D. You dont get better by doing something.54. According to the passage, the most important thing to success is _.  A. attending important meetings often          B. making changes when necessary  C. keeping lear

44、ning all the time   D.making a plan ahead of timeB  John, a famous musician, took his priceless antique violin and played it in the crowded subway station. The music from the violin was delicately streaming throughout the whole station. However, during the one-hour play, only six or seven

45、people were truly appreciating the charming music. A three-year-old kid was so fascinated by the music that he forgot everything around. John only got 52 dollars for his work that day.   However, in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, one ticket can be sold at more than 100

46、dollars and it is extremely hard to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such a valuable but cheap music feast.I have a very busy friend who had totally changed afte

47、r knowing that his wife came down with incurable illness. He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. Nonetheless, his wife still did not manage to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. After that, he often sighed miserably that due to his past busy

48、 life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now, it is impossible to make up for it.   It is no use crying over spilt milk. We have missed a lot of precious things in our life without knowing to cherish them.   Actually, I also missed something precious before

49、. The reason why we would have missed those precious things is less than simple: we had thought that we could still own them tomorrow.   Nevertheless, tomorrow is actually by no means reliable. There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many peoples lives, they have only done two thin

50、gs: waiting and regretting. The result is that they were always too late to cherish what they had before they lost it. We would often claim to do something when we grow up, or when we have money or when we become old, etc. However, when we reach the condition we have expected, we could no longer rea

51、lize our wish, because we have lost it by then.55. The reason why people often regret may be that_.   A. they are too busy to notice the beautiful things    B. they are too careless to cherish precious things   C. they are lazy to observe the surroundings  

52、60; D. they think that its none of their business56. The idea the author would like to get across to us seems that_.    A. actions speak louder than words             B. a bad beginning makes a bad ending    C. the

53、lost will never come back                 D. each day brings its own bread57. What method does the author employ to support his opinion？    A. By listing data.      B. By comparing the detai

54、ls .    C. By explaining the procedures D. By taking examples.58. How do we understand the underlined parts waiting and regretting ?A. Many people will not cherish what they have until they lost them.  B. Many people cannot do well until they get older.    C. Many

55、people know what they are doing. D. Many people regret for what they dont possess.C      I am afraid to lose. I fear this time, and I love memories. I could not forget the sweat on the pitch with brothers, forget my close friends accompanying me crying, and forget the bright

56、 stars of every night, and those words that have touched me deeply.   Those people, those things, such as bursts of light rain in the lake left ring watermark four scattered to each other to melt each other's impact; just like the quiet shining star, not very bright, but clearly made.

57、They do not know how much to spend with me during the bright day and silent night.In my memory, the third year is not gray, because I still remember seeing sunrise and sunset with my friends, and its that nice.    Youth is the eye lotus spring, third year is spring season that this ey

58、e bubbled. I, however, strongly smell in the bubble years of the Problem tests. I do not exclude these, but too much pressure does away much fun.        Unfortunately, after the college entrance examination, even the pressure would become the memories, and be my th

59、ird year living memory of the dead evidence. In the time before we are so powerless, the only left on just the eye springs, and we have no regrets of the promise, I hope day after day, year after year, when I return to this page, people still have remembered the beauty.    I have read

60、 one another frightening words: Some people say that once you start to like the memories of those, you will get old. I only admit mature, do not believe they have been growing old. My friends are growing up day by day, and were young and mature, how can I grow old ahead of time?"Heaven Rain in

61、green and so on, and I am waiting for you, the moonlight was recovered, the faint opened the outcome." Jays sad voice has been completely different from the business for the time sentimental(伤感的); Bard will be the years the pace of a camel carved into the blue and white porcelain in that respec

62、t.Our future? Friends ah, I will time the other end, waiting for you.59. From the passage we can smell that the writer _.   A. showed his anxiety    B. told us his experience   C. hoped that some memories can be remembered      D. did not like t

63、he third year60. The writer of the passage is most unlikely to be a _.   A. student in the third year               B. teacher teaching in a senior middle school   C. colleague in a certain college   

64、     D. young man studying in a middle school61. The tune of the passage is _.   A. humorous  B. calm     C. pleasant   D. light sad62. The underlined sentence too much pressure does away much fun in Paragraph 3 means_.   A.

65、too many exams take away the pleasure of studies   B. pressure brings in too much fun   C. pressure has something much to do with fun           D. no pains, no gainsD   BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) - Education experts and lawmakers have called on the government to give more financial suppo