武汉市2011届高中毕业生五月模拟考试

英语试题

武汉市教育科学研究院命制   2011年5月13日

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. f 19.15. B. f 9.15. C. £ 9.18.
答案是B。
1. What is the man about to do?
  A. Make him warm.         B. Do physical exercise.     C. Measure his strength.
2. What does the man think of the price?
  A. It’s high.                B. It’s reasonable.          C. It’s low.
3. Why does the man leave early?
  A. He hates eating in the kitchen.  
  B. He intends to eat in the canteen.
 C. He is tired of preparing breakfast.
4. What does the woman mean about Mr. Richard’s visit?
  A. It’s surprising.           B. It is encouraging.         C. It is annoying.
5. What does the woman imply?
  A. She enjoys the lessons more.
  B. The college expects more students.
  C. She loves the teacher from China.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。
6. Which bus will the man take?
  A. The first bus.           B. The late bus.           C. The long-distance bus.
7. What will the man do after breakfast?
  A. Go to Paris.            B. Meet a customer.        C. Finish his designs.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。
8. How long do they have to work per day?
  A. 7 hours.               B. 8 hours.                C. 9 hours.
9. What will the man do before seeing the director?
  A. Attend a meeting.      B. Meet his workmates.     C. Put on his uniform.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10.
   A. To celebrate his son’s eighteenth birthday.
   B. To congratulate Thomson on being a chef.
   C. To celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary.
11. How do the man and woman feel about Thomson?
   A. He is a devoted chef.   B. He is friendly to them.    C. He makes his recipe public.
12. Why didn’t the woman invite Linda?
   A. Because she was mad at her.
   B. Because she was getting old.
   C. Because she just forgot it.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至15题。
13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
   A. House agent and customer.  B. Waitress and customer.  C. Wife and husband.
14. What does the man like about the apartment?
   A. The public transportation.  B. The swimming pool.      C. The shopping center.
15. Which room is the man not satisfied with?
   A. The second bedroom.      B. The master bedroom.   C. The sitting room.
16. What can we learn about the apartment?
   A. There’s a gym just upstairs.
   B. It has two bedrooms. 
   C. It has a great ocean view.
听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。
17. Who are the listeners?
   A. Patients.                  B. Visitors.               C. Student doctors.
18. When can visitors see patients?
   A. At 2:00 pm.              B. At 5:30 pm.            C. At 7:30 pm.
19. What is the purpose of the speech?
   A. To explain the timetable.
   B. To introduce the radio program.
   C. To announce the hospital regulations.
20. What is the radio switch used for according to the speaker?
   A. Calling doctors or nurses.  B. Listening to the radio.   C. Talking to others.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题,每小題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 know their_______and weaknesses.
A. strengths B. benefits C. techniques D. values
答案是A。
21．She is so independent that she refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of ______.
 A．reality B．interest C．policy D．principle
22．The treatment of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine sometimes has a better ______ than when traditional medicine is used alone.
 A．assumption B．requirement C．outcome D．procedure
23．It is a ______ coincidence that the day before his retirement, my English teacher will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
 A．curious B．serious C．cautious D．previous
24．Nowadays jobs are not easy to come by because of the large number of college graduates and the comparatively small number of ______ positions.
 A．slight B．shallow C．empty D．vaant
25．Sorting out your thoughts before writing is of vital importance to make your essay flow ______.
 A．shortly B．smoothly C．fiercely D．briefly
26．We ______ the Ministry of Health’s efforts to reform health care system, which help relieve the high medical cost burdens.
 A．adapted B．congratulate C．applaud D．measure
27．We must try to ______ the country’s wealth properly so that we can help those who cannot make both ends meet.
 A．convey B．distribute C．acquire D．create
28．Life is full of ups and downs and I know that there are going to be bad times to ______ the good ones.
 A．go for B．go against C．go about D．go with
29．If you want to hear the most appealing sound ever invented, just ______ the next album.
 A．fit in with B．look out for C．end up in D．hold on to
30．The debate here will be limited in two main respects, ______ the time available.
 A．in view of B．in return for C．in addition to D．in comparison with

第二节：完形填空（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。
Danielle was living in a new city with no local bank of her own. She desperately needed to __31__ a bank to cash her paycheck. For more than two weeks, she made __32__ one after another but in vain. How could she continue to __33__ herself and her two children as a single mother?
Taking a break from her __34__, Danielle decided to attend a meeting at the local women's resource center. The women there had been a strong source of encouragement since she fled her home __35__ for her safety. Sitting next to Danielle, Amy began to share the details of her __36__ situation. She was just days away from __37__  her home and her car. Her phone and electric services were both scheduled to be __38__. Her husband had gambled away their money. She had nothing left. Nothing.
As Amy described the degree of the situation, Danielle __39__ God’s soft whisper in her heart: "After the meeting, give Amy twenty dollars." Danielle immediately thought, “But I can't. I only have forty dollars. She heard the __40__ again. Danielle knew she needed to follow. When the meeting __41__, she reached into her purse and __42__ handed twenty dollars to Amy. Knowing Danielle's situation, Amy was __43__ to accept it at first. But as a crowd of women __44__ to give Amy hugs of support, Danielle told her that God wanted her to have it. Then Danielle left.
Now with just twenty dollars left in her wallet, Danielle decided to __45__ cashing her paycheck at just one more bank before heading home. __46__ she expected the rejection she had received at so many other banks, she was __47__ filled with renewed confidence and optimism. Hopefully, she walked into the bank next to the women's center. Moments later, the bank __48__ her paycheck with no questions asked. Wearing a big smile, Danielle returned home.
As for Danielle, it has been three years since that day. Realizing true hope has no __49__, she continues to be __50__ for the lifetime supply that she received for just twenty dollars.
31．A. select        B．find       C．consult   D．search
32．A. decisions B．choices C．appointments D．attempts
33．A．encourage B．believe C．support D．comfort
34．A．ambitions B．struggles C．failures D．experiences
35．A．in fear B．in debt C．in public D．in doubt
36．A．similar B．unique C．desperate D．social
37．A．ruining B．leaving C．missing D．losing
38．A．cancelled B．reduced C．abolished D．changed
39．A．received B．found C．heard D．felt
40．A．story B．advice C．order D．voice
41．A．followed B．lasted C．concluded D．agreed
42．A．quietly B．politely C．happily D．sadly
43．A．awful B．unwilling C．eager D．embarrassed
44．A．intended B．approached C．managed D．gathered
45．A．avoid B．try C．consider D．risk
46．A． if B．but C．since D．while
47．A．anyhow B．somehow C．therefore D．otherwise
48．A．counted B．checked C．cashed D．tested
49．A．price B．cost C．cause D．purpose
50．A．ready B．welcome C．fortunate D．thankful

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。
A
Agatha Christie, known as the “Queen of Crime”, was one of the greatest mystery writers of the 20th century and she was a mystery herself.
Her novels under the name Mary Westmacott have sold over four billion copies, and the “Guinness Book of Records” lists her as the best selling author of all time. Only the Bible has sold more copies. While her career advanced smoothly and steadily, her personal life, however, was another story. Christie married Archibald Christie around 1920, and, for a while it seemed like a good match. However, six years after the wedding, Archibald suddenly admitted to Agatha that he was having an affair.
The couple quarreled, Archibald went back to his lover and around 9:45 PM on December 8, 1926, Agatha kissed her sleeping daughter Rosalind goodnight, left a note saying that she was going away and even gave  details of her trip. She also sent a note to the local Police indicating that something curious was going on and she had concerns for her own safety. The next day, her car, a Morris Cowley, was found at the bottom of a slope at Newlands Corner, her belongings and identification lying around the car. Ponds were dredged(), and, for the first time in history, were used in the search, and even Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, was called in to assist with the investigation.
Of course, her husband Archie was instantly held suspect, and watched twenty four hours a day. A reward was offered for any information in her disappearance. Eleven days later, the Hydropathic Hotel in Harrowgate informed the authorities that a woman, matching Christie’s description was staying at the hotel under the name Teresa Neele, the same name as her husband’s lover. When Archie went there to identify her she didn’t recognize him, and totally rejected the idea that she was a famous author. She later claimed that she had no memory of her trip or how she got to the hotel.
After the disappearance and the lack of an explanation, several theories arose. Some believed that she truly had amnesia, resulting from some sort of breakdown due to her husband’s affair. Others believed that it was a publicity stunt, or an attempt to embarrass her husband, knowing full well that he would be suspected of foul play. Whatever the reason she disappeared, it was never revealed to anyone’s satisfaction by Christie, who later remarried an archeologist and continued to write.
51．Agatha Christie is referred to as “Queen of Crime” because ____   .
 A．she was full of mysterious anecdotes herself
 B．she was highly skilled at describing crimes
 C．she had more courage than other female writer
 D．she has written more appealing novels than Bible
52．Before disappearing, Agatha Christie left two notes in order to _______.
 A．express her unwillingness to part from her daughter
 B．convey the message that she was not in danger
 C．offer relevant information about her disappearance
 D．state that she was quite likely to be murdered
53．When Agatha Christie stayed at the hotel she _      .
 A．lost her memory
 B．took herself to be Teresa Neele
 C．refused the police’s enquiries
 D．was tired of being a famous writer
54．The underlined phrase “foul play” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
 A．dishonest behavior
 B．committing a crime
 C．planning disappearance
 D．an act of faith
B
K: Adam Kimmel
B: David Blaine
K: I want to start off talking about our shark trip because I think that was the scariest and most life-threatening experience.
B: No, it wasn’t.
K: It was for me, and I wasn’t even in the water. It was enough just being on the boat watching these sharks circle around all day long, while you were 35 feet below the surface with no tank and no mask. I was really scared.  These are great white sharks, and we’re in the middle of nowhere! How did you first _________?
B: I went on a trip with a bunch of scientists to that same spot by Guadalupe Island in the middle of the Pacific in 2007. We were in cages. But at the very end of that dive, I quickly jumped out of the cage. Bob Talbot was with me, so he got one minute of film of me outside of the cage with the great whites. Everyone on that trip got freaked out that I did that, and that was the end of the trip. But it was my dream to go back and do it again. The reason is because I think great whites are the most beautiful and perfect creatures I’ve ever seen.
K: But in your mind, weren’t you wondering if it was safe?
B: I think it depends on your position. If you’re in the water and your head is up and you’re alert and controlled and not afraid, I don’t think they want to bother you. I think they minimize their workload, so if they have to do any work to attack someone, they’ll probably go for easier prey.
KIMMEL: You told me it’s the sharks that come from underneath that you really have to worry about. Swimming above them, which you did, is the most compromising situation.
BLAINE: I think usually they come up out of nowhere and just hit you from below. That’s the way that they normally do it.
55. What’s the relationship between Blaine and Kimmel?
   A. Coach and diver.                     B. Zookeeper and scientist.
   C. Interviewee and interviewer.          D. Director and actor
56. The unfinished question in the blank(in para. 3) can be completed as follows ______.
   A. “explore the Guadalupe Island?”
   B. “get the idea to swim with sharks?”
   C. “find sharks are the perfect creatures?”
   D. “fall out the cage for dive accidentally?”
57. It can be inferred from the underlined part that Blaine is ______.
   A. humorous           B. brilliant         C. fashionable     D. considerate
58. Why does Blaine sometimes choose to swim above sharks?
   A. Out of habit.                       B. Out of curiosity.
   C. For taking photos.                  D. For safety reasons.

C
Last year, I was admitted into the E.O./M.I.T. Entrepreneurial Masters Program. The first session focused on employees, culture and communication. Our goal was to take the systems we learned in class and implement them in our respective companies over the next 12 months. I’ve recently returned from the program’s second annual session where we evaluated our performance.
The first thing I did when I returned a year ago was to hold a team retreat at which we agreed upon seven core values on which the company would operate. We posted these core values on the wall, and we agreed to adhere to them on a daily basis. In addition, we created awards to honor team members who constantly demonstrate these values.
There is a box located in our team room area for members to nominate(提名) someone for representing a core value during a given week. Our intern, David, collects the nominations and announces them to the entire company every Friday during our team meeting. At the end of the quarter, the person who has the most nominations for each core value gets a financial bonus, and his or her name goes up on the wall for the quarter. In addition, we have an overall award given to the team member who receives the most nominations across the board. The awards have given us extra incentive to help each other and to show our appreciation for superior service. But it also did something else. It made it more obvious who is and who isn’t a good fit for the company.
The good news is that people evaluated each other fairly. However, while most of the team scored extremely high on each value, not everyone passed. In fact, one employee — despite a self-rating of 10 for teamwork, and despite receiving high marks in other categories — received very low teamwork scores.
I recognized the problem immediately. This was an employee who complained frequently without offering solutions. It became clear to me that this person was not a good “fit” with the rest of the team. I tallied all of the feedback and reviewed the scores with each person individually. As a result of our new evaluation process, I ended up losing two team members (the good news is that they realized it themselves). But we brought on new members who fit better, and I think this is something I will keep doing on a quarterly basis, although some of my classmates are doing it in a different way.
59. The seven core values are put forward based on ______.
   A. the writer’s concept                 B. the systems learn in the program
   C. the decisions of team meeting        D. numbers of awards
60. What is the theme of this passage?
   A. Value of team spirit.                 B. Discussion about team work
   C. Operation of company management.  D. Experiment on a new evaluation system
61. The writer of this passage aims to recommend an approach to ______.
   A. figuring out employees who stand out in the team
   B. firing some employees unfit for the company
   C. distinguishing between nominations and rating
   D. strengthening employees’ teamwork spirit
62. What will the author most probably present in the following paragraph?
   A. The performance of his classmates.
   B. The improvement of the evaluation system.
   C. The failure of his business administration.
   D. The contribution of the new members.

D
MELBOURNE, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Li Na becomes the first Chinese player to make it to a Grand Slam final, as she kicked out world No.1 Catholine Wozniacki 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in Thursday's semifinal of Australia Open. The Chinese woman spent two hours and 34 minutes to end Wozniacki's bid to win a title in Australian Open for the first time.
     Both players were tight in the opening games but after the nerves settled, Wozniacki played her game smoothly and won the first set 6-3 in 39 minutes. In the beginning of second set, the world No.1's consistency impressed, with Li hit 32 unforced errors throughout the set to virtually gift the Danish lead on 4-2. However, Li slowly got use to her opponent's pace, and managed fight back and win the tight set 7-5 in 65 minutes. Third set begins with all excitements, with the pair looks to have staged their best performance, not allowing each other to win each game. Li then managed to convert her only match point to end the game.
     "I am so happy, to become the first Chinese player to make it to a Grand Slam final," Li told reporters in Melbourne after the match. "I'll always be the first one."The 28-year-old Li has become a crowd favorite in Australian Open with highly talented and professional manner on the court to crash out her opponents. And after the game she turns to a nice, smart lady with quick wit and sharp sense of humor. Li then went on to admit that this semifinal match was a bit nervous for her, as she did not have good sleep last night because of her husband's snoring. When asked by a journalist what gave her the power and determination to win the tight match after she did not play too well at the beginning, Li joked that it was the prize money.
    Having reached the Grand Slam final, Li is projected to return to world' s top 10 next week at No.7. She claimed the championship in Sydney International earlier this month by defeating three-time U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters 7-6 (3), 6-3. Li will become No.5 if she wins the title. A Grand Slam win would also inspire a rush of new tennis players in China. She will next face either Kim Clijsters or Vera Zvonareva.
63．What’s the main idea of the news?
 A．Li Na beat Wozniacki in Australia Open.
B．Li Na defeated Clijsters in Australia Open.
 C．Li Na lost the semifinal in Australia Open.
    D．Li Na won the championship in Australia Open.
64．How long did it take for Li Na to finish the third set of the match?
 A．34 minutes. B．39 minutes. C．50 minutes. D．65 minutes.
65．From paragraph 3, we can know Li Na is ______.
 A．greedy.           B．nervous         C. inspiring.         D. confident
66．According to the passage, we know that ______.
 A. Li Na played well in the match only for the prize money
 B. Li Na ranked No. 5 in the world top 10 after she won the semifinal
 C. if Li Na wins the Grand Slam, more Chinese will love playing tennis
 D. Li Na has won the champion in U. S. Open by defeating Kim Clijsters

E
A lake in Argentina's remote, inhospitable northwest may offer clues on how life got started on Earth and how it could survive on other planets, scientists say.
Researchers have found millions of "super" bacteria thriving inside the oxygen-starved Lake Diamante, in the center of a giant volcanic crater located over 4,700 meters above sea level. The bacteria's habitat is similar to primitive earth, before living and breathing organisms began wrapping a protective atmosphere of oxygen around the planet. The conditions - which include high arsenic(砒霜的) and alkaline(碱性的) levels - could also shed light on life beyond Earth.
"This is of great scientific interest as a window to look to our past and also for a science called astrobiology, the study of life on other planets," said Maria Eugenia Farias, part of the team that discovered the life-forms in Lake Diamante earlier this year. If bacteria can survive here, the theory goes, it could also survive elsewhere like Mars.
     But Farias said these bacteria, called "polyextremophiles" are exceptional because they flourish in the harshest of circumstances. "What we have here is a series of extreme conditions all in one place. And this is what makes this place unique in the world," said Farias, a microbiologist at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Argentina's Tucuman Province.
The bacteria's DNA mutates to survive the ultraviolet(紫外线的) radiation and low oxygen levels found at such high altitudes, which could make it of interest to the pharmaceuticals industry, Farias said. It could also have future commercial applications in products such as sunscreens, she added.
Farias and her team are looking for Argentine funding to produce a metagenome(宏基因组) of the bacteria. This would enable her crew to study the bacteria in Argentina and help ensure the South American country keeps hold of potentially lucrative patents for new antioxidants or enzymes that could be derived from the bacteria.
67. The “super” bacteria take the name from the fact that ______.
 A. they survive where the toughest conditions combine
 B. they survive the oxygen-starved Lake Diamante
 C. they are resistant to any prescription drugs
 D. they survive somewhere such as Mars
68. What we can learn about the primitive earth from the passage?
 A. A variety of lives got started on it.
 B. There were only bacteria existing on it.
 C. A protective atmosphere surrounded it all the time.
 D．the trucks and tunnels are too heavily loaded
69. Farias’ team hopes to further their research with the purpose of            .
 A. developing a new way of fighting the “super” bacteria
B. taking advantage of “super” bacteria’s commercial value
 C. applying to Argentina for as much money as they need
 D. helping the South American country fight poverty
70．The passage is most probably intended for        .
 A. medical majors B. bacteria researchers   C．clinic doctors D. general readers

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1.5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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
71. To our relief, the college interview questions are not as difficult ______(我们预料的). (expect)
72. _______(根据) a poem by Li Bai, the fairy tale describes the Yellow Crane Tower as a magical place. (base)
73. Japan’s arrest of the Chinese captain was illegal, ______(他的渔船在作业) in the waters of Diaoyu Islands belonging to China since ancient times. (operate)
74. Her father gave her advice on how to learn English ______(她用英语) as much as possible. (use)
75. It is his firm belief that ______(任何珍惜生命的人) will not fail to quit such unhealthy habits. (value)
76. With so many representatives  ______(缺席会议) due to the delayed flight, we had to put it off till next week. (absent)
77. Road signs have letters large enough ______(看见) easily from a distance. (see)
78. I was occupied with the writing competition then. If only I  ______(能够帮助) Mum with some housework! (help)
79. Being disabled had never affected his life, nor ______(阻止) him from building his career. (stop)
80. A total of 16 Asian Games ______(已举行) so far, including the Guangzhou Games this year. (hold)
第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分25分）
你叫王丽，Tony Wang是即将到你校任教的华裔英语教师。作为英语课代表，你希望外教能够讲一点诗歌欣赏的内容。所以你写了一封电子邮件，告知他你的想法。内容要点如下：
1、方式：阅读中外优秀的诗歌作品；
2、目的：拓宽视野，培养兴趣；
3、学生活动：尝试创作，与同学们进行交流。
注意：1、词数100左右；
      2、信的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数；
      3、可能用的词语：审美情趣aesthetic    文学社团literary association

Dear Tony,
    I’m a student in XX High School. I’m glad you’ll be our teacher next term. I write to make a suggestion about offering Poetry Appreciation as an optional course.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                 Yours,
Wang Li

武汉市2011届高中毕业生五月模拟考试英语试卷
参考答案

第一部分：听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1—20：BABCA  ABBCA  BCACA  BACCB
第一节：多项选择（每小题1分，满分10分）
21—30：DCADB  CBDBA
第二节：完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
31—50：BDCBA  CDACD  CABBB  DBCAD
第三部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）
51—54：BCBA  55—58：CBAD  59—62：CDDA  63—66：ACDC  67—70：ADBD
第四部分：书面表达
第一节：完成句子（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
71. as (the ones that) we expected         72. Based on
73. whose fishing boat was operating       74. that she (should) use it
75. whoever/anyone who values life         76. (being) absent from the meeting
77. to be seen                            78. had been able to help
79. had it stopped                        80. have been held
第二节：短文写作（满分25分）
Dear Tony,
    I’m a student in XX High School. I’m glad you’ll be our teacher next term. I write to make a suggestion about offering Poetry Appreciation as an optional course.
As there are plenty of great poems websites, it’s necessary for us to learn the basic skills of appreciating poems as well as dip into the characters of them. We can also explore them from different layers, which gives us different shocks to heart and relaxes us with its beauty.
Meanwhile, we can develop a good aesthetic taste and improve our language skills in our approach to appreciating the poems. As a result, not only can it broaden our horizons but also we can strengthen our interest in English.
For us students, why not organize a literary association and create poems of our own? We can exchange good works there as well as good friendship.
Don’t you think it’s a great idea?
                                                 Yours,
                                                 Wang Li