武汉市二月调考试卷及答案(英语)

1、.本试题卷共 12 页,72 题。全卷满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。祝考试顺利第二部分阅读理解 (共两节，满分 40 分 )第一节 (共 15 小题 ;每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a 、 b、 c 和 d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ait is quite natural for all of us to want to preserve and protect thefoods we purchase. with that in mind, we often think that the best wayto do that is by puttin

2、g them in our refrigerators. however, that is notalways the case.breadnothing dries out bread faster than your refrigerator. in the eventthat you have made sandwiches with the bread, then you can place theminthefridge.thecoldtemperaturewillmakethebreadtoughandchewy.tomatowealllovetomatoesfortheirtas

3、te.butputtingthemintherefrigerator will cause them to lose all of their flavor (口味 ). plus ， the coldair in the cooler stops the ripening process as well. and as we all know,.ripeningis whatgiveseverytomatomoretasteandflavor.for bestresults,keeptomatoesout,andinsidea basketora bowlonyourcounter.sala

4、doil or vinegar based salad can be stored for a long period of timewithout refrigeration. moreover, refrigeration of salad dressings bringsbad smell to them. keep in mind that some salads that are mayo (蛋黄酱 )or yogurt based should be refrigerated in order to keep them fine. so if you have some salad

5、s that have been already dressed, you can keep them away from your fridge without any hesitation.eggitis a longdebatewhetheryoushouldkeepeggsinsideyourrefrigerator or not. one study suggests that keeping eggs whether in arefrigerator or not does not change their normal qualities，so it can besaid tha

6、t if you keep eggs at room temperature，there should not be anyproblem. there is another study that shows that keeping eggs inside therefrigerators has a bad effect on the natural taste and flavor of eggs，so itis wise to keep eggs outside of your fridge.21. which of the following lose ( s) water quic

7、kest in the cooler? a. bread. b. tomatoes. c. salad. d. eggs.22. what should we do with tomatoes to get the best taste? a. put them in the cooler. b. cook them at once.c. make them ripen faster. d. leave them in the shade.23. what will go bad easily without refrigeration?a. dressed salad. b. mayo an

8、d yogurt.c. oil and vinegar. d. salad dressings.24. what do we know about the idea of keeping eggs in the fridge? a. it s interesting. b. it, s brilliant.c. it s ridiculous. d. it s controversial.bgertrude was just an average kid with an average life. she lived in anaverage sized house in an average

9、 neighborhood. at home, she helpedout just enough to get by. at school, she did just enough homework tostay out of trouble. she had straight cs in all of her classes.one daygertrude s teacher,mr. mister,stoppedher afterclass.“ gertrude, ” he said,“ i know that you can do better. i ve seen theworkyou

10、do in class ，and someof it is amazing. way betterthancwork.” gertrude knew that there were moments when she tried a littleharderthanwhateveryoneexpected.butshejustdidn thave.confidence in herself. she didn t really believe that she could change; infact ，she was scaredby thethoughtof havingthepowerto

11、 becomewhatever she wanted. she stopped listening to mr. mister about half waythrough his speech and just nodded her head until he stopped.that night，gertrude had a dream. it was ten years into the futureand she was stilllivingwith hermom inher averageneighborhood.avoicespokein thedream ： “ the pres

12、entis nothingmorethantheoutcome of the choices made in the past. the future will be the results ofthechoiceswe maketoday.” gertrudestartedcryingaveragesizedtears ， because she knew that she helped shape the world in which shelived, and the choices she made produced the options she had. she wokeup wi

13、th her pillow wet.gertrude was relieved to be back in middle school. she took a littlemore care in getting herself ready that morning, and she felt better thannormal. she tried harder in school, and she felt smarter than usual. shehelpedmorearoundthe house,and it lookedbetter.sure, therewerestill lo

14、ts of things that gertrud struggled with，but just trying her bestmade her feel better when she didn，t succeed. gertrude even becamegreat at failing by learning from her mistakes.25. which of the following words can best describe gertrude in paragraph 1 ?.a. popular. b. optimistic. c. ordinary. d. mo

15、dest.26. where did gertrude s problem actually lie? a. in herself. b. in her family.c. in her teacher. d. in her studies.27. what can we say for sure about gertrude from the last paragraph?a. she suffered more.b. she failed in her attempts.c. she changed fundamentally.d. she was glad about failures.

16、cwith the explosion of consumer choices in recent history, the latestmust -haves would surely need to be upgraded more often than every 10years. in 2002a computerandbasicmobilephonewouldhave beenenough for most people, but now? the public need a trendy notebookcomputer and a smart phone with wifi co

17、nnection to feel they are up -to-date.so whenwillwe haveenoughthings?whenwillwe finallybehappy?well,it lookslike thethingswe buytodaywill barelykeep ussatisfied for a few months.in the eyes of some psychologists, far from making us happy, greaterconsumerchoicecreatesmanyseriouspsychologicalproblems.

18、afundamental principle of the society is that more freedom is better andmore choice in the marketplace means more freedom. therefore morechoice leads to more happiness. this is not the case, however.imagine you go to a caf6 offering chocolateand vanilla ice cream.you choose the chocolate and eat it

19、happily. but what if the cafe serves50 kindsof ice cream?you choosechocolateand thenstartto worry,“ maybe blueberry would have been better ，perhaps the half-fat icecreamwouldhavebeenhealthier.stupidme, all thesechoicesandididn t make the best one!”in china s major cities we have now passed the point

20、 where moreconsumerchoiceis makingus happier.weareannoyedbyalltheoptions we have, disappointed because our expectations are so high andangered at ourselves when we don t make a perfect choice every time.a newspaper reporter tells a story about traveling on a plane withhigh-speedinternetaccess. he th

21、oughtthiswas amazing-thenewestpiece of technology he had heard of. thenthe service went down. the man next to him was angry and swore.the reporter thought,“how quickly the world owes him something heknew existed only 10 seconds ago!”.28. what is the text mainly talking about? a. hi -tech and consume

22、r needs.b. computers and smart phones.c. wireless products and wifi connection.d. diverse choices and consumer satisfaction.29. what may some psychologists think of the consumer demand in the cafe?a. variety leads to unhappiness.b. more choice means more freedom.c. the consumer has mental problems.d

23、. the shop provides too many choices.30. why was the man next to the reporter quite annoyed? a. someone owed him money.b. the net connection was interrupted. c. the air hostess offered poor service. d. the pleasure lasted only 10 seconds.31. what does the underlined word“swore ” in the last paragrap

24、hprobably mean?.a. fell asleep.b. made promises.c. said rude words.ddolphin (海豚 )or not a dolphin? that is the question! you see, thereare several types of dolphins. some are saltwater dolphins while othersare river dolphins.“what are the 32 types of dolphins?” when people are asking thequestion, th

25、ey are actually referring to the saltwater dolphins in oceansand seas. the river dolphins living in freshwater are not included in these species (物种 ). but what would be theanswer in this case if we ask,“dolphin or not a dolphin?” the answerwould obviously be yes. river dolphins still belong to the

26、dolphin family.amongthe32 typesof dolphins ， somedo notactuallyweartheword“ dolphin” in theirnames,suchas thetucuxi,whileothersactually have the word“whale ” as part of their names even if they arenotwhalesbutin fact, belongto the dolphinfamily,for example,themelon -headed whale and the killer whale

27、. so what would be the answerto the question“ dolphin or not a dolphin?” in these cases? it would beyes. all these species do belong to the dolphin family.anotherquestionthatpeopleask is，“ are thesea animalsthatperform at aquariums (水族馆 )all dolphins?” so, it always seems to comeback to the question

28、,“dolphin or not a dolphin?” well the answer is noin this case. the sea animals that perform there are not all dolphins. thebeluga which people tend to think belong to the dolphin family becausetheyshowwhatseemslikea smile,like mostdolphins, arein fact aspecies of the whale family.now that you read

29、these facts about dolphins，you probably realizethatcertainseaanimalsmayappearto be partof the dolphinspeciesand that others seem to be part of the whale family but in either case, itis not obvious and can be surprising when you identify a sea animal asbeing a dolphin or not a dolphin. that is the qu

30、estion!32. which of the following actually belongs to the whale family? a. the tucuxi. b. the beluga.c. the killer whale. d. the melon -headed whale.33. what do we know about the majority of the dolphins?a. they perform for audience. b. they appear friendly.c. they look like whales. d. they live in

31、fresh water.34. what could be added about dolphins before the last paragraph if you were the author?.a. the living area. b. dolphin training.c. the eating habits. d. further identification.35. this article can be classified as_. a. popular science b. literary fiction c. a news report d. a travel dia

32、ry第二节 (共 5 小题 ;每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容， 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。hello! my name is aurora carlson. i was born in england, educated inboth the french and american schooling systems，and lived most of mylife in various places around the united states. 36this undying love for everything chinese

33、started when i was 16. onsomewhat of a whim (奇想 )，i decided to spend a year as an exchangestudent in beijing, attending a local chinese high school and living witha wonderful chinese host family. 37 after just one year, i became madabout everything in here.38 i receiveda b. a. in chineseandeast asia

34、nstudiesfromtheuniversityof wisconsin-madison,andcan speakandwritemandarinchinese on a near-native level. though i am fully aware of the land and.have traveledquitea lotthroughoutthe country ，mycuriosityin thestudies of china never fades. 39 a place that once upon a time seemedsuch a faraway land no

35、w feels like a second home, a home with the mostwelcoming of neighbors.in my free time, i love to do yoga and cook. 40 i hope you join me inrediscoveringchina,toexplorethiswonderfulplacefroma uniqueforeign viewpoint.a. i graduated from university of california, berkeley.b. i find it really hard to p

36、ut down chinese history books.c. unfortunately, i have not yet mastered chinese cuisine.d. i have landed at cctv by way of a strong interest in china.e. on the contrary, it seems that the more i learn, my interest growseven stronger.f. beforethis,i reallyhadnoknowledgeorconnectiontothisfaraway land,

37、 just young curiosity.g. sincethen,mylifehas seemedtofocusongaininga betterunderstanding of the country and its people.第三部分语言知识运用 (共两节，满分 45 分)第一节完形填空 (共 20 小题 ;每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分).阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a 、b、c 和 d 四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。i got on the bus and noticed a girl looking at me. with the warmestsmile

38、s,she rose and41 intotheaisle ( 过道 )，offeringherseat to mepolitely and respectably. i was wrong -footed, then conflicted.“no, ” i42 silently, holding back a laugh from within,“i come from a 43 where ido that for you.” i realized immediately what a 44 place that was.speech failed me; i burnt with 45

39、later, i reflected that this was anact of 46 i bowed in recognition, 47 felt i bowed with shame. i am fit, able,strong. in my head, i am 48 she shocked me by making me so acutelyaware of my 49 years.to accepttheseatwas toacceptthat50 status-elderly,needy,requiring care-a status i was not yet 51 to a

40、cquire. to decline was to 52an act of generosity. to turn a blind eye was to appear 53 and impolite.to explain, on a 54 bus, was impossible.the 55 situation was played out before the other passengers. what if,once i was seated, an older person 56 and no one offered a seat? shouldi remain seated and

41、burn with shame, or stand and 57 my newly receivedgift-a slap (巴掌 )in the face for the kind and caring girl?.58 i took the seat, smiled and 59 my head on to my chest. the buscame to a stop. i got up, walked slowly, 60 and noisily down the aisle andout into the rain.41. a. stepped b. climbed c. slid

42、d. ran42. a. argued b. screamed c. announced d. added43. a. continent b. community c. family d. generation44. a. nice b. proper c. public d. strange45. a. disappointment b. weakness c. embarrassment d. happiness46. a. aggression b. violence c. goodness d. faith47. a. but b. and c. so d. or48. a. wro

43、ng b. vital c. normal d. young49. a. coming b. advancing c. past d. recent from 50. a. high b. low c. new d. equal51. a. suitable b. ready c. proud d. perfect52. a. reject b. perform c. commit d. balance53. a. ungrateful b. unfortunate c. uncomfortable d. unbearable54. a. school b. shut

44、tle c. crowded d. local55. a. different b. similar c. dangerous d. tough.56. a. boarded b. entered c. searched d. relaxed57. a. hand out b. give up c. give back d. hand over58. a. doubtfully b. naturally c. delightedly d. awkwardly59. a. shook b. nodded c. hung d. lifted60. a. suddenly b. heavily c.

45、 energetically d. effortlessly第二节 (共 10 小题 ;每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。the silk road linked ancient rome and 61 (distance) china. it wasoncethegreatestnetworkoftraderoutes( 路线 )onearth ， along62traveled precious goods，such as silk and gold, as well as revolutionarynew ideas.in time it 63 (begin) to decline. the traffic slowed, the merchants leftand64(final)its townsdisappearedbeneaththedesertsandstobeforgotten for a thousand years; however，tales grew up of 65 ( lose) citiesfilled with treasures and evil spirits guarded them. in the early years ofthe last century f