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Violin prodigies（神童）, I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world’s greatest violinists, the reason for this phenomenon. “ It’s very clear, “ he told me. “ They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parent’s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.

Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture(培育) talent. Nowadays the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “ In Japan, a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, “ children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well.” The Koreans and Chinese, as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.

That’s a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.

59. Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because_____.   

   A. it would allow them access to a better life in the West

   B. Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent

   C. they wanted their children to enter into the professional fields

   D. it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country

60. Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that_____.

   A. enforce strong discipline on students who want to achieve excellence

   B. treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development

   C. encourage people to compete with each other

   D. promise talented children high positions

61. Japan is described in the passage as a country that attaches importance to_____.

   A. all-rounded development

   B. the learning of Western music

   C. strict training of children

   D. variety in academic studies

62. Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?

   A. A natural gift.                     B. Extensive knowledge of music.

   C. Very early training.                 D. A prejudice-free society.

 

D

Question: What is more astonishing than a 60-ton whale on a flatbed truck being driven down the street?

Answer: A 60-ton whale on a flatbed truck exploding and raining blubber ( fat of whales) all over the sidewalk.

That’s what happened in Taiwan recently, when a dead sperm whale being shipped to the Halobios Research Center for an autopsy(尸体解剖) developed an extremely bad case of gas and blew up before it reached its destination.

The whale was found alive on a Taiwan beach last weekend, and died shortly after it was discovered. Since the 56-foot whale was the largest whale ever beached on Taiwan’s shores, scientists wanted to study it and perform an autopsy for educational purpose.

Obviously, too much time passed between when the animal died and the time it was set to be moved to the autopsy location, because it had already started to go bad. When things rot, they give off gases as a by-product. In the whale’s case, the gases were trapped in its belly. The pressure inside the rotting creature grew so much that it popped like an over-filled balloon. Unfortunately, it was on a truck in the middle of the city of Taiwan at the time--- cars and shops lining the street were covered with whale bits and juices, much to their owners’ discouragement.

According to the news reports, traffic was tied up for hours while officials tried to clean up the streets.

Newspaper editors worldwide were probably smiling to themselves, since they had a ready-made headline--- several reports about the incident were titled “ There She Blows!” after the famous line from the book Moby Dick.

63. The purpose of the question at the beginning of this news report is to_____.

   A. explain the reason               B. sell newspapers

   C. attract readers                  D. give an immediate answer

64. The whale’s explosion is the result of_____.

   A. pressure from gases building up in the creature as it began to rot

   B. the long transport of the creature from the beach to the center

   C. the extremely busy traffic in the streets it passed by

   D. the quick process of rotting of the animal

65. What is the correct order of the incidents?

   a. The whale was set to a flatbed truck.

   b. The whale was discovered.

   c. The whale exploded.

   d. The whale died.

   A. b; c; a; d     B. d; c; b; a    C. b; d; a; c     D. d; b; a ; c

66. What do we know from the last paragraph?

   A. Some newspaper editors were laughed at.

   B. Moby Dick is the name of a woman writer.

   C. All the newspapers reported the story under the same title.

   D. The rifle “ There She Blows! “ is taken from the book Moby Dick.

E

People who drink alcohol earn more at their jobs than non-drinkers, according to a US study that highlighted “social capital（社交资本）”gained from drinking.

The study concluded that drinkers earn 10–14 percent more than teetotalers, and that men who drink socially bring home an additional seven percent in pay.

“Social drinking builds social capital,”said Edward String ham, an economics professor,“Social drinkers are outgoing, building relationships, and keeping in contacts, which results in bigger paychecks.”

The researchers said the most likely explanation is that drinkers have a wider range of social contacts that help provide better job and business opportunities.

“Drinkers may be able to socialize more with clients and co-workers, giving drinkers an advantage in important relationships. Drinking may also provide individuals with opportunities to learn people, business, and social skills. ”

They also said these conclusions provide arguments against policies aimed at controlling alcohol use in university and public places.

“Not only do anti-alcohol policies reduce drinkers’ fun, but they may also decrease earnings,”the study said, “One of the consequences of alcohol restrictions is that they push drinking into private behavior. By preventing people from drinking in public, anti-alcohol policies ignores one of the most important aspects of drinking: increased social capital.”

The researchers found some differences in the economic effects of drinking among men and women. They concluded that men who drink earn 10 percent more than non-drinkers and women drinkers earn 14 percent more than non-drinkers.

However, unlike men, who get a 7 percent income increase from drinking in bars, women drinkers who visit bars frequently do not show higher earnings than those who do not visit bars.

67．The underlined word in Paragraph 2 refers to __________

   A. women drinkers      B. co-workers         

C. non-drinkers         D. men-drinkers

68. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Income Differences Between Drinkers And Non-drinkers

B. To Build Social Capital, Drink!

C. Anti-alcohol Policy is Not Reasonable

D. Drinking Helps Increase Income

69. What’s NOT the consequence of anti-alcohol policy ?

A. More people drink in private.

B. There are less alcohol in universities.

C. Drinkers’ income increased because they spend less money on drinking.

D. Drinkers get less fun from drinking.

70. What can we infer from the result of the study?

A. To build social capital, you have no choice but to drink.

B. Drinking is a good and common way to increase social capital.

C. Drinkers build wider social contacts.

D. Drinkers may be provided more opportunities.

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分40分)

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

71. It has been ten years______________________________( 自从他参军以来).   (join) 

72. The foreigner had some___________________(听懂) the man’s accent. (difficulty)

73. Now, ________________________(人们普遍认为) that no college or university can educate its students by the time they graduate.  (accept)

74. Could you please tell me________________(我如何处理) the naughty children? ( attend)

75. When everyone  ________________(在怀疑是什么) that makes them divorce, its seems to us that there are two main causes. (doubt)

76. The energy______________(一定用完了)，for the fire went out of itself.

   (use)

77. ________________（碰巧） the poor lady had left the necklace somewhere on the way home.   (occur)

78. If you don’t go travelling to Mount Tai, neither ___________________(我也不去). (will)

79. While you are abroad, do remember__________________(使自己适应) observing the local safety rules.  (adapt)

80. News reports say peace talks between the two sides have broken down  _______________

(未达成协议).     (reach)

   第二节：短文写作(共1题，满分25分)

根据下面提示，简要介绍四川汶川地震灾害情况。

   1. 时间：2008年5月12日下午2：38；

   2. 地点：四川汶川；

   3. 程度：建国以来最强烈的一次地震之一；

   4. 损失：几乎一切变成废墟，6万多人丧生，成千上万人无家可归；

   5. 帮助：很多志愿者提供帮助，来自全国、全世界提供的食品、衣物等；

   6. 前景：灾区人民重建家园。

   要求：

   1. 要点齐全；

   2. 可适当增加细节，使内容连贯

   3. 词数：100左右。

湖北省黄冈中学2009届高三五月适应性考试（B卷）

英语试题听力录音稿及参考答案

 

1—5 BABCA                        6—10 BCBAC             11—15 ABCBC           16—20 BCACA

21. B   考查形容词词义搭配。be particular about表示“对……很挑剔”。

22. D   考查动词词义。suggest在此处的意思是“表明”。其他选项不合题意。

23. A   考查动词与名词搭配。take notice of是固定搭配，意思是“注意”，相当于pay attention to。

24. B    考查动词词组。put out“扑灭，出版”；put off“推迟”；put down“写下，记下”；put away“收拾”。

25. C    考查副词词义。mostly意思是“大部分地，绝大多数的”。

26. D    witness是“证人”；evidence多作不可数名词。

27. A    考查动词词组。leave out“遗漏”；leave behind“留下”；leave off“停止”; leave alone“不管”。

28. C    考查动词词组。Come about意思是“发生”。

29. B   for fear that 指担心有危险，in case that指条件：万一，如果。

30. A   one指代前面提到的culture habit。

 

[全文解读]  本文主要讲的是作者新到一所学校的感想以及自己的打算和计划、安排。怎样合理安排时间，对中学生有启发作用，怎样适应新的环境。故事的顺序是：刚到学校→没有认识的人→制定目标→迎接挑战。

31. A  考查前后照应逻辑推理动词辨析。刚刚来到新的学校，这里没有我认识(know)的人。Recognize辨认出。

32. B  考查前后照应逻辑推理动词辨析。我要努力学习，学到（learn）一些有用的知识。

33. D  考查前后照应逻辑推理动词辨析。文章第一段中就说到“Firstly, I realized…”,此处应选一个与 “realize”呼应的词。

34. C  考查逻辑推理因果关系。最初实现第一个目标让我担心，但这种担心（fear）很快就消失了。

35. C  考查句子结构。此处是强调结构句型。End up with以做……结束。这里表示实现另外两个目标对我来说是最大的挑战。

36. A  考查前后照应逻辑推理动词辨析。由上下文可知此处意思为“合理分配时间去学习和参加社交活动是困难的”。

37. B  考查词语搭配。Succeed in sth. / doing sth. 在……方面取得成功。

38. C  考查前后照应逻辑推理名词辨析。这对于我来说将是个挑战（challenge）。

39. A  考查前后照应逻辑推理副词辨析。我经常和我的室友上楼去吃冰淇淋，而不去按时完成作业。

40. D  考查上下文连词辨析。before it was due在作业应该上交之前。

41. A  考查指代。it指代上文提到的作者的学习情况。

42. D  考查词语搭配。Receive the grade表示“获得成绩”。

43. D  考查词语搭配。我意识到（be aware of / that…）我需要某种平衡。

44. B  考查前后照应逻辑推理动词词组辨析。由下文提示可知此处意为“我制定了一个时间表，来分配（divide up）自己的时间，但并没有一直坚持下去。”

45. C  考查上下文逻辑关系。此处含有转折关系。

46. C  考查常识运用逻辑推理动词辨析。Follow遵循；use使用；keep保持；make制造。

47. A  考查常识运用逻辑推理名词辨析。此句的意思是：我尝试另一种计划(plan)。Energy精力；pressure压力；effort努力。

48. A  考查固定搭配。Make a list of列出。

49. C  考查首尾呼应。我已经学会平衡（balance）各种事务，合理分配时间。

50. B  考查常识运用逻辑推理动词辨析。这必将帮助（helped）我去迎接未来生活的挑战。

[全文简明解读] 本文主要讲女孩喜欢粉色，男孩喜欢蓝色。这种説法是有根据的。研究表明，这种想象源于古代人类的生活习惯。

51. D  考查写作意图。第一段提出主题，第二段提及非洲稀树草原，其目的是告诉读者男女分别偏爱某种颜色是有其历史的原因的。

52. B  考查词义猜测。根据本文的主题，结合本句的内容，可知作者提及 “salmon, fuchsia and coral” 的原因是因为它们的颜色都是粉色的。A love of salmon, fuchsia and coral does seem to be rooted into females, rather than picked from their mothers.对于大马哈鱼，倒挂金钟花及珊瑚的喜爱似乎婶婶扎在女性的心里，而这种爱好并不只是从她们的妈妈那里继承的。

53. C  考查事实细节。根据该段的结论句“ Culture may contribute to this natural female preference ”可知。

54. A  考查主旨大意。从最后一段中Hulbert所说的话可知她的观点是人们都喜欢蓝色的原因是进化的结果。

[全文简明解读] 本文介绍了英国实施公共医疗卫生服务的情况，并揭示了由此所引发的一些社会问题。

55. B   考查细节。根据第一段第二、三句可知答案。

56. D   考查细节。此题可用排除法。根据第二段中The number of patients treated every year and the cost of treatment are much greater than expected. This means that the people who work for the Health Service--- doctors, nurses and other hospital workers have much more work to do.可排除A、C。根据本段最后一句and as a result they have little time for preventive treatment可排除B。

57. A   考查目的。根据第三段However, the tough… they don’t really need to可推知许多人在根本不需要看医生时也去，是因为许多人能得到比他们支付的贵得多的治疗，即想得到必要的保护治疗。

58. B   考查推理判断。根据最后一段尤其是第二句As there are… with each patient可推知本段意思是说，如果没必要就不要去看医生。

[全文简明解读] 本文主要记叙分析为什么犹太人会出现音乐神童的历史原因。

59. A   考查细节理解。问在东欧为什么犹太父母希望他们的孩子能进入音乐学校。根据文章第一段的陈述: “ It’s very clear,”  “ They were all Jews and… but… to achieve excellence on a concert stage.”可知A项符合题意。因为那是他们通往西方生活的一种方式。

60. B   考查综合理解。问对文章中所提到的 “ Nurturing societies”怎样理解，根据文章的第二段中对 “ Nurturing societies”所下的定义“ a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture talent”。

61. C   考查分析归纳。问文中所提到的日本国是重视什么的国家。根据文中第二段 “ In Japan, a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours”, “ children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields”可知。

62. A   考查细节理解。根据文中第三段 “Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the working of a prodigy”可知biological inheritance对天才的出现其重要作用。

[全文简明解读] 本文为新闻体裁，一辆平板卡车装载着一头体重达60吨的抹香鲸在台湾的大街上行驶，这个庞然大物是生还是死？

63. C   考查写作目的。很显然，本文作者以问答的形式开头来吸引读者。

64. A   考查细节理解。根据第五段第二、三、四句可知答案。

65.C   考查细节理解。通读全文可知，事情的发展顺序是：发现一头要死的抹香鲸→抹香鲸死亡→被弄到平板卡车上→（由于腐烂使它的肚子里产生大量气体）抹香鲸的肚子爆炸。

66. D   考查文章大意。根据文章最后一句可知答案。

[全文简明解读]  本文主要讲支持喝酒的人与不支持喝酒的人的不同观点。

67.C 词义猜测题。从文章第一句可推测

68.D 主旨大意题。文章主旨： 喝酒的人比不喝酒的人挣钱多，因为喝酒可以使他们有社交资本。

69.C 细节题。第七段第一句：反对喝酒的政策使喝酒的人少了很多乐趣，也让他们收入减少。

70.B 推理判断题。从文章内容可以看出喝酒是一种很普遍很好的社交方式。C项和D项是文章直接叙述的内容，不是推断的内容。

71. since he joined the army                                                          76. must have been used up

72. difficulty (in) understanding                                                    77. It occurred to her that

73. It’s generally/commonly accepted (by people)                       78. will I

74. how I will attend to /how to attend to                                   79. to adapt yourself to

75. is doubting what it is                                                              80. with no agreement reached

 

Wenchuan Earthquake

At 2:38 on May 12^th, 2008, a big earthquake took place in Wenchuan, Sichuan. It was one of the strongest earthquakes in the history of China.

As nobody knew there was going to be an earthquake, they were so frightened when it happened. For a moment almost everything was in ruins. Houses and even buildings fell down and roads and bridges were destroyed. Over 60,000 people , including pupils and students were killed and thousands of others became homeless.

Hearing the news, the government took immediate action. A great many soldiers were sent there to rescue the people from danger. Lots of volunteers offered to help. Large quantities of food, water, tents, and medicine were transported from all over China and other parts of the world to the earthquake-stricken areas.

People in the disaster areas don’t lose hope. Instead they are determined to rebuild their homes.