湖北省黄冈中学2013年秋季期末考试试题

高三英语

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）

第一节（共5小题；每小题l.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 will the woman do today?

A. Study. B. Take a test. C. Go to the theater.

2. What will the man do?

A. Find a teaching job. B. Work as a lawyer. C. Wait and see.

3. Why doesn’t the man like the hat?

A. It doesn’t match the shoes.

B. He thinks it out of fashion.

C. It isn’t suitable for the woman’s age.

4. How does the woman suggest the man going to work?

A. Driving. B. Taking a bus. C. Taking the subway.

5. What does the man suggest doing?

A. Arranging an ad. B. Forgetting about it. C. Having a dinner.

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、7题。

6. Where are the speakers?

A. In Washington. B. In Beijing. C. In Chicago.

7. Where are the speakers going?

A. To the woman’s company. B. To the man’s house. C. To a hotel.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What did the woman do tonight in the restaurant?

A. She embarrassed the man. B. She yelled at the man. C. She spilled soup.

9. Why does the man make the call?

A. To apologize. B. To complain. C. To criticize.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why is the man going to New York?

A. To go to college. B. To pay a visit. C. To do business.

11. Which is in the center of New York City?

A. The UN Building. B. Columbia University. C. New York University.

12. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman works at a visitor’s bureau (办事处).

B. Broadway is near from the UN building.

C. The man works at a train station.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who is not well tonight?

A. The mother. B. The man. C. The girl.

14. What did the man cook?

A. A pizza. B. A pumpkin pie. C. Pumpkin porridge.

15. What did the man follow when cooking?

A. A recipe. B. The girl’s advice. C. The mother’s instructions.

16. What does the man say about the food?

A. It’s burned. B. It’s too salty. C. It’s a bit rich for him.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where does the speaker live?

A. In Chicago. B. In New York. C. In a small town.

18. Who is Peg?

A. The man’s daughter. B. The man’s wife. C. The man’s son.

19. Why does the speaker consider moving out of their house?

A. It’ll be given to his son.

B. It’s expensive to live in.

C. It’s too large for the old couple.

20. What is the speaker’s feeling about retirement?

A. He still isn’t ready for it mentally.

B. He thinks it hard to kill time.

C. He feels it hard to make ends meet.

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. The best way to undertake big projects is to force them into your _______. Spare time doesn’t appear from nowhere and you need to create it with efforts.

A. presentation B. campaign C. schedule D. procedure

22. In our life we should learn to make __________ in balancing the interests of our own and others, which may benefit us in the long run despite the present loss.

A. compromises B. commitments C. contributions D. considerations

23. Don’t lend your textbooks to those people; it is difficult to _______ the books from them when you want them.

A. deserve B. recognize C. preserve D. recover

24. As the population of the world _________ and leaders failed to think ahead, a global food crisis came to existence.

A. exploded B. decreased C. explored D. developed

25. For an artist who has no lack of passion and great courage to overcome any difficulty, inspirations of his art will never _______.

A. make out B. run out C. work out D. turn out

26. At first he claimed to be innocent but he _______ and admitted he had stolen when he was shown the videotape.

A. broke up B. broke away C. broke down D. broke in

27. Truth is the first important factor for news, so it’s the responsibility for journalists to ensure all the information in their reports comes from ________ sources.

A. relative B. reliable C. widespread D. faithful

28. —I’m fed up with these naughty boys！

—May be we can find a new direction for their ________ energy. How about a football game?

A. aggressive B. abnormal C. abundant D. alternative

29. Tom was caught cheating in an important exam. _________, he lost a golden chance of taking part in this competition.

A. Consequently B. Actually C. Surprisingly D. Obviously

30. Funding arrangements are already __________, with which the scientists can go on with the further research.

A. in order B. in demand C. in place D. in relief

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Bill and Pearl were a very special couple. One would never know the hardships of life they had gone through 31 you were very close to them. Bill was a quiet man, who was devoted to his beloved Pearl. Pearl was a 32 woman, who 33 “Laughter is the Best Medicine.”

Anytime I was 34 an entertainment event, program, or play, I would suggest she be guided to a seat near the 35 . Her cheerfulness would affect the audience.

A few years later, they experienced a financial setback which caused them to 36 their farm. Neither of them was in very good health and we were 37 as to what this latest blow could do to them. When I went to visit them to see what we could do to 38 , Bill said, “Packing our things is what must be done now.”

I asked, “What about your machinery?”

Bill replied, “Well, since the 39 is no longer ours, we have no 40 for the machinery, so we can leave it here for the young man who is going to 41 . “

One day, while I was helping Pearl pack, there were boxes everywhere and there were piles of throwaway, piles to pack, piles to keep and piles for charity. As we worked, I kept thinking of their 42 and wanted to cry. It hurt so 43 to think of my friend having to give up what they had worked for all their lives.

I turned to ask her a question and saw this sweet, humble woman 44 in the middle of chaos with a smile on her face. She started to 45 . Her infectious laugh reached out to me.

“Pearl, this is crazy. What are we laughing about? There is nothing 46 about packing.” I said.

“Well you know what they say about life, don’t you?”

She continued, “You know, it is often said that life is a test.”

“Well, yes, I have heard that,” I answered. “But I still don’t 47 , what’s so funny?”

She finally stopped laughing and said, “Honey, I just 48 I have never been good at tests!”

She taught me that life was 49 under any circumstances, if I would allow myself to just count my blessings and find 50 in laughter.

A. when B. if ? C. unless????? D. because

A. painful? B. cheerful?? C. grateful?????? D. peaceful

A. reminded??? B. determined?????? C. pretended D. believed

A. in need of??? B. in memory of???? C. in search of??? D. in charge of

A. stage???? B. office??? C. studio? D. hall

A. lose?????? B. open C. choose????? D. change

A. nervous???? B. upset??? C. concerned?????? D. disappointed

A. stop B. help C. serve???? D. agree

A. view???? B. yard? C. camp??? D. farm

A. use? B. time?? C. energy??? D. space

A. take off B. take away?? C. take up?? D. take over

A. family? B. chance?? C. suffering D. schedule

A. badly ?????? B. simply ?? C. clearly ?? D. loudly

A. playing????? B. sitting C. running??? D. singing

A. cry?? B. try C. laugh? D. sigh

A. rare???? B. wrong C. funny????? D. strange

A. regret B. admire C. remember?? D. understand

A. recognized? B. realized ??? C. ignored?????? D. forgot

A. cruel????? B. good??? C. real D. true

A. joy B. luck????? C. base?? D. heart

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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Once there, I was driving, singing, having a good time when suddenly I saw ahead of me a congestion (阻塞) of traffic. A three-car accident had slowed things right down. It seemed they were all okay and the police were handling it. Meanwhile, everyone was crawling along. I was watching and waiting patiently for my opportunity to get past all of this congestion. What had been six lanes of flowing traffic was now only three, one lane going west, another east, and a single turning lane.

I slowly came closer to my chance to make a move. Looking around, I could see an older woman in the turning lane, obviously upset. Horns were blaring (鸣叫) behind her and she hadn’t managed to make her turn to the mall. You could see she was scared with all the cars zipping around her way too close. The drivers behind her were blowing their horns (喇叭) and she looked like she was about to cry.

It was my turn to pass through. But, instead of just passing her by, I used my big old truck to block the way of any other car that might have got in her way, and I signed her to turn into the mall. She kept shaking her head, no, and I kept asking her to go. The people behind me were not happy either!

Finally after a few more waves, she looked and saw I was blocking things for her. She took the chance and off she went into the mall. A few more cars followed her from the turning lane, then a woman signed to me to go and off I went! Sometimes the best way to get things moving is to block something. And I and my big old truck are good at that!

When waiting in the congestion of traffic, the author was ______.

A. pleased B. patient C. confused D. anxious

From the passage, we can know the older woman wanted to ___________.

A. change her lane B. turn to the mall

C. go home D. park her car roadside

What d