湖北省黄冈市黄冈中学2013届第一次模拟考试

英语试卷

本试卷共四部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。

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。

1. How much should the man’s rent be?

A. 500. B. 125. C. 25.

2. Which is the quickest way to the airport?

A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By underground.

3. Why does the woman want to change the shoes?

A. They are not the right color.

B. They are not the right style.

C. They are not the right size.

4. What does the woman imply?

A. She asked the man to call Jack late at night.

B. Jack gets home late in the evening.

C. It would be better to call another time.

5. What will Mr. White probably be?

A. A repairman. B. A salesman. C. A professor.

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。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6~8小题。

6. What does the woman want to do in Hong Kong?

A. To start her further education.

B. To start her career.

C. To start her English practicing.

7. How does the woman find English in Hong Kong?

A. Very important when you are walking in Hong Kong.

B. Very important in many international trade centers there.

C. Very important for you to live and work in Hong Kong.

8. What does the woman mean by saying “But I have to suffer now”?

A. I must put my whole heart into my study from now on.

B. But I want to give it up now.

C. I can’t deal with so many troubles now.

听第7段材料，回答第9~11小题。

9. How long has the man stayed in the hotel?

A. About ten minutes.

B. Less than ten minutes.

C. More than a quarter.

10. Why does the man complain to the receptionist?

A. Something is wrong with his room.

B. Something is wrong with the water supply in his bathroom.

C. Some thing is wrong with the door of his bathroom.

11. What is the hotel badly short of according to the conversation?

A. Labor force.

B. Visitors and guests.

C. Money to hire more workers.

听第8段材料，回答第12~14小题。

12. Who are the two speakers?

A. A team leader and a player.

B. A boss and an employee.

C. A teacher and a student.

13. What does Mr Strunk suggest?

A. He will choose her to be a leader.

B. He will give her a good lesson.

C. He will give her a higher pay.

14. How do you like the girl from the dialogue?

A. She is a kind person.

B. She is a hard-working person.

C. She is a lazy girl.

听第9段材料，回答第15~17小题。

15. Which is the place the woman wants to visit?

A. National Cars Centre. B. King Street. C. National Arts Centre.

16. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The cinema is on King Street.

B. The place where the woman wants to go is right next to the cinema.

C. The place where the woman wants to go is just twelve minutes walk from here.

17. Where are the two speakers?

A. In a center. B. In the street. C. In a cinema.

听第10段材料，回答第18~20小题。

18. What are the students going to do on Wednesday?

A. See a film. B. Play sports. C. Go sightseeing.

19. When are the students leaving for London?

A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.

20. What is the purpose of the man’s talk?

A. To welcome the students to the center.

B. To inform the students of the arrangements.

C. To tell the students the rules they should follow.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（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. He had only a limited with Russian literature. No wonder your lecture was beyond his comprehension.

A. command B. agreement C. achievement D. acquaintance

22. According to the spokesman, the reason why no _____was made to further details about the coal mine accident was that it was still under investigation.

A. preference B. comment C. remark D. reference

23. There’s no denying that a lawyer needs a（n） mind, which is just what he possesses.

A. accurate B. precise C. reliable D. punctual

24. “One World One Dream” fully reflects the values of the Olympic spirit: friendship, progress, harmony, participation and dream.

A. influential B. contemporary C. universal D. relevant

25. During an emergency period, those who false news should be severely punished by the authorities so as to maintain the social steadiness.

A. circulate B. convey C. declare D. claim

26. As their memories , some old people tend to be talkative because they easily forget what has just been said.

A. fade B. decrease C. decline D. expand

27. Somehow a date for the conference is still to be appointed. But , it was due on March 12th.

A. naturally B. originally C. roughly D. approximately

28. With people’s panic about H7N9 which is spreading in some areas , the government is taking measures to slow down the spread by wiping out all the chickens and birds on the market.

A. turning up B. building up C. keeping up D. putting up

29. As Mr Jones aged, he decided to _____ charge of his family business to his eldest son, who

was without question the most suitable candidate to succeed him.

A.take over B.give way C.hand over D. give away

30. What astonished the public was that the murder case had been dismissed any definite proof.

A. in the charge of B. in the absence of C. in the possession of D. in the name of

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I 31 the freedom of religion and speech .But mostly, I believe it's OK to be 32 , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.

The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a 33 of maturity and respect toward my 34 and to Allah's will. 35 ,I also like to wear it to be different. I don't usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n) 36 , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the 37 that I'd get at school.

I 38 on my own that sixth grade was the 39 I should start wearing the hijab. I was 40 about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or 41 be scared of me and 42 my head-scarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there's little or no 43 of differences.

On the first day of school, I put all those 44 thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but 45 I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.

I was _46 about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions ---__47___---about the hijab and why I wore it.

I did hear some kids was making fun of me, 48 there was one girl -- she wasn't even in my class, we never really talked much ---and she spoke __49__ me, and I wasn't even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.

Yes, I'm different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the beauty of America,which lies in its__ 50 .

31. A. believe in B. stick to C. carry out D. push for

32. A. independent B. free C. sensitive D. different

33. A. signal B. sign C. reminder D. cause

34. A. religion B. country C. parents D. status

35. A. In a word B. In general C. To be exact D. To be honest

36. A. princess . B. heroine C. individual D. adult

37. A. praise B. punishment C. reaction D. reflection

38. A. hoped B. expected C. realized D. decided

39. A. time B. chance C. case D. occasion

40. A. disappointed B. scared C. enthusiastic D. angry

41. A. still B. already C. even D. ever

42. A. show off B. pull off C. pick up D. put up

43. A. rejection B. ignorance C. awareness D. acceptance

44. A. negative B. optimistic C. serious D. strange

45. A. often B. inside . C. only D. outside

46. A. concerned B. particular C. wrong D. convinced

47. A. respectfully B. cautiously C. suspiciously D. critically .

48. A. and B. so C. but D. or

49. A. in terms of B. in front of C. in charge of D. in favor of

50. A. significance B.diversity C. value D. power

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文, 从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Wesla Whitfield, a famous jazz singer, has a unique style and life story, so I decided to see one of her performances and interview her for my newspaper.

I went to a nightclub in New York and watched the stage lights go up. After the band played an introduction, Wesla Whitfield wheeled herself onstage in a wheelchair. As she sang, Whitfield's voice was so powerful and soulful that everyone in the room forgot the wheelchair was even there. At 57, Whitfield is small and pretty, humorous and modest. Raised in California, Whitfield began performing in public at age 18, when she took a job as a singing waitress at a pizza shop. After studying classical music in college, she moved to San Francisco and went on to sing with the San Francisco Opera Chorus.

Walking home from rehearsal (排练) at age 29, she was caught in a random shooting that left her unable to move her body from the waist down. I asked how she dealt with the realization that she'd never walk again, and she admitted that at the beginning she didn