1、2012年湖北省八市高三三月聯(lián)考試卷英語 祝 考 試 順 利 注意事項(xiàng)：1. 答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上，并將準(zhǔn)考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上的指定位置。2. 選擇題在每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑；完成句子和短文寫作題用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆答在答題卡上相對應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)。答在試題卷上無效。3. 考試結(jié)束，請將本試題卷和答題卡一并上交。第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置，聽完每段

2、對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題，每段對話僅讀一遍。1. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Salesgirl and customer. B. Interviewer and interviewee. C. Editor and reader.2. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Read all kinds of materials. B. Speak as much as possible.C. Listen to lots of

3、materials.3. What does the girl think of the boys failure?A. It is helpful for him in a sense. B. It is out of her expectation. C. It is a great pity.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The womans new classmates. B. The womans new teachers. C. The womans new lessons.5. Where does the c

4、onversation take place? A. At an airport. B. At a restaurant. C. At a hotel.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題。從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間，每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題.6. What is the woman most probably? A. A manager. B. A waitress.

5、C. A secretary.7. When will Mr. Smith come back?A. After a week. B. This Sunday. C. Next Monday.8. What do we know about Mr. Smith? A. He is flying to Hong Kong. B. He will meet a trade delegation. C. He will have an appointment with the man.聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。9. What does the man think of his old car?

6、A. Very comfortable. B. Worth the money. C. In bad condition.10. What did the man do with his old car?A. He sold it at a loss. B. He had the wheels changed. C. He had the engine repaired.11. What does the man think of his new car?A. Small. B. Satisfactory. C. Expensive.聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題.12. Why does

7、the man talk to the woman?A. To ask her for advice. B. To give her some advice. C. To invite her to go on a trip.13. What do we know about the man?A. He does not have enough money for the holiday.B. He does not want to hurt Celias feelings.C. He does not like Miguel very much.14. What does the woman

8、 suggest the man do?A. Spend a holiday with Miguel. B. Tell Miguel about his plan. C. Go on a trip with Celia.聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題.15. What do we know about Jeff? A. He works in a telephone company. B. Hes an expert at computer. C. He is in a foreign country.16. What is Skype? A. Its a substance for cle

9、aning toilets.B. Its a machine for summing up phone bills.C. Its a computer program for making phone calls.17. Why does the woman think instant message services frustrating?A. They are expensive. B. Jeff is a slow typist. C. Theyre nothing different from phones.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題.18. What was the pro

10、fit of Giant BP last year?A. $40 billion. B. $40 million. C. $14 billion.19. Why were the workers in Athens protesting?A. The government employed some measures the workers approved.B. Greek police stuck some of the striking workers.C. The government used financial measures to meet the international

11、demands.20. The survey shows that _.A. President Obama wins among both registered voters and all AmericansB. President Obama is defeated in the electionC. President Obama wouldnt beat Mitt Romney第二部分：詞匯知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)：多項(xiàng)選擇（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分共10分）從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。21. Kim Jong-Il

12、, former top leader of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea and the former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi were both dead at the age of 69. Some people jokingly think thats a(n)_.A. accident B. consequence C. symptom D. coincidence 22. Writers mix their feelings about their trips with descriptions

13、 of their experiences, offering readers a(n) _ for the imagination.A. account B. principle C. feast D. landscape23. The US economic situation is still _, with its economic growth on a weak footing, its jobless rate high and still growing.A. pessimistic B. realistic C. enthusiastic D. critic24. In th

14、e traditional Spring Festival travel peak this year, almost all the cities adopted _ measures to smooth the heavy traffic. A. contemporary B. temporary C. contradictory D. compulsory25. The media globalization demands media staff have a nose for news and ability to criticize a news discourse. Announ

15、cers ought to grasp the news contents precisely, apply their own voices and techniques to _ the positive news values accurately.A. broadcast B. predict C. convey D. consult26. It is thought by some people that E-books might _ traditional books in some time because of various advantages of E-books ov

16、er paper ones.A. substitute B. contribute C. accumulate D. subscribe27. The previous president has resigned and the new appointment of the new-comer _from the very beginning to next semester.A. takes place B. takes effect C. takes power D. takes office28. Our efforts will _ if the research can be ap

17、plied to the development of the new technology.A. pay up B. pay for C. pay off D. pay back29. The heating system will operate _so that the normal temperature will keep up.A. illegally B. automatically C. normally D. effectively30. I think he is taking an active part in social work. I agree with you_

18、.A. in the way B. on the way C. by the way D. in a way第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下列短文，從短文后所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She 31 immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back. 32

19、she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt 33 the pain she caused. 34 to cancel what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her situation, and asked for 35 .Listening to her, the older woman 36 the younger womans distress and knew she mu

20、st help her. She also knew she could never 37 her pain, but she could teach. She knew the 38 would depend only on the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight, take your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town 39 the sun rises.”The young woma

21、n hurried 40 to prepare for her chore, even though the feather pillows were very 41 to her. All night long, she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting 42 , she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she returned to 43 . “Now,” said the wise woma

22、n, “Go back and 44 your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps. Then everything will be 45 it was before.”“You know thats 46 ! The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the 47 !” The younger woman was surprised.“Thats true,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of

23、your 48 is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of effort, 49 how heartfelt or sincere, they can never return to your mouth. Choose your words well and 50 them most of all in the presence of those you love.”31.A. saidB. felt C. regrettedD. explained32.A. ThatB. WhichC. WhoD. What33. A.

24、 for B. as C. to D. of34. A. By meansB. In an effortC. In additionD. On account35.A. questionB. suggestionC. adviceD. practice36. A. sensedB. touchedC. smeltD. breathed37.A. raiseB. releaseC. relieveD. rehearse38.A. outlineB. outcome C. outputD. outbreak39.A. untilB. unlessC. afterD. before40.A. hom

25、eB. southC. insideD. outdoors41.A. heavyB. brilliantC. colorfulD. dear42.A. lightB. darkC. rainyD. sunny43.A. her homeB. the older womanC. her bedroomD. the feather pillow44.A. reciteB. rebuildC. refillD. recycle45.A. with B. justC. likeD. as46.A. impossibleB. importantC. imaginableD. immoral47.A. h

26、ouseB. doorstepsC. pillowD. bag48.A. actionB. featherC. wordsD. behavior49.A. friendlessB. regardlessC. homelessD. hopeless50.A. guaranteeB. secureC. maintainD. guard第三部分 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)AWhat Ive noticed about some very successful business owners is that they

27、 are always learning and growing.For your business to be better you need to be better and, you dont get better by doing nothing!You are the average of the five PEOPLE you hang around with most. Surround yourself with people whom you want to be like.To do this you may have to get right out of your co

28、mfort zone and join in a coaching program, go along to seminars(專題討論會(huì)) where you can meet other like-minded people or those playing at a higher level of business than you.Theres no excuse not to get off your butt and learn your way to success. Regardless of where you are located，events are taking pl

29、ace all around the country regularly as well as online. Saying you have “no money” or “no time” is not a good enough excuse. For many business owners they spend their whole lives using these excuses and going nowhere. Dont focus on where you are now, but where you want to be. Youll find the money an

30、d the time if you seriously want to change.Your ongoing learning can take you from struggling along to soaring high in all areas of your life.Its been nearly six months since you made those New Year decisions to make changes in your business and your life.Are you getting the results you wanted?Is yo

31、ur business more profitable?Do you have more free time?Is the quality of your life improving?Is your answer “yes”, then take a look at why that is. What have you been doing to get these results? And if youre not moving ahead, seriously look at why that is. Whens the last time you read a book, listen

32、ed to a CD, got coached or attended a seminar to learn how to do things better? The people I know who are getting great results in their business and personal lives are always learning and growing.You are the Secret to Your Success, so do everything within your power to invest in yourself.51. The un

33、derlined phrase “get off your butt” in Paragraph 5 probably means _.A. leave for a place where you want to go B. do something as you likeC. shoot an object D. stop being lazy and start doing something useful52. All the following ways can contribute to your business EXCEPT _.A. not dreaming of living

34、 a comfortable lifeB. avoiding finding unnecessary excusesC. deciding to change your present lifeD. getting in touch with successful people53. What does the capitalized word “PEOPLE” imply in Paragraph Three?A. Its sometimes difficult to change a person.B. Average people are easy to get along with.C

35、. People are supposed to set higher goals.D. You dont get better by doing something.54. According to the passage, the most important thing to success is _.A. attending important meetings often B. making changes when necessaryC. keeping learning all the time D. making a plan ahead of timeBJohn, a fam

36、ous musician, took his priceless antique violin and played it in the crowded subway station. The music from the violin was delicately streaming throughout the whole station. However, during the one-hour play, only six or seven people were truly appreciating the charming music. A three-year-old kid w

37、as so fascinated by the music that he forgot everything around. John only got 52 dollars for his work that day.However, in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, one ticket can be sold at more than 100 dollars and it is extremely hard to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore,

38、 later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such a valuable but cheap music feast.I have a very busy friend who had totally changed after knowing that his wife came down with incurable illness. He cooked by himself for the

39、 family and took a walk with his wife every day. Nonetheless, his wife still did not manage to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. After that, he often sighed miserably that due to his past busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now, it is impossible

40、to make up for it.It is no use crying over spilt milk. We have missed a lot of precious things in our life without knowing to cherish them.Actually, I also missed something precious before. The reason why we would have missed those precious things is less than simple: we had thought that we could st

41、ill own them tomorrow.Nevertheless, tomorrow is actually by no means reliable. There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many peoples lives, they have only done two things: waiting and regretting. The result is that they were always too late to cherish what they had before they lost it. We wou

42、ld often claim to do something when we grow up, or when we have money or when we become old, etc. However, when we reach the condition we have expected, we could no longer realize our wish, because we have lost it by then.55. The reason why people often regret may be that_.A. they are too busy to no

43、tice the beautiful thingsB. they are too careless to cherish precious thingsC. they are lazy to observe the surroundingsD. they think that its none of their business56. The idea the author would like to get across to us seems that_. A. actions speak louder than words B. a bad beginning makes a bad e

44、nding C. the lost will never come back D. each day brings its own bread 57. What method does the author employ to support his opinion？ A. By listing data. B. By comparing the details . C. By explaining the procedures . D. By taking examples.58. How do we understand the underlined parts waiting and r

45、egretting ? A. Many people will not cherish what they have until they lost them. B. Many people cannot do well until they get older. C. Many people know what they are doing. D. Many people regret for what they dont possess. CI am afraid to lose. I fear this time, and I love memories. I could not for

46、get the sweat on the pitch with brothers, forget my close friends accompanying me crying, and forget the bright stars of every night, and those words that have touched me deeply.Those people, those things, such as bursts of light rain in the lake left ring watermark four scattered to each other to m

47、elt each other's impact; just like the quiet shining star, not very bright, but clearly made. They do not know how much to spend with me during the bright day and silent night.In my memory, the third year is not gray, because I still remember seeing sunrise and sunset with my friends, and its th

48、at nice.Youth is the eye lotus spring, third year is spring season that this eye bubbled. I, however, strongly smell in the bubble years of the Problem tests. I do not exclude these, but too much pressure does away much fun. Unfortunately, after the college entrance examination, even the pressure wo

49、uld become the memories, and be my third year living memory of the dead evidence. In the time before we are so powerless, the only left on just the eye springs, and we have no regrets of the promise, I hope day after day, year after year, when I return to this page, people still have remembered the

50、beauty.I have read one another frightening words: Some people say that once you start to like the memories of those, you will get old. I only admit mature, do not believe they have been growing old. My friends are growing up day by day, and were young and mature, how can I grow old ahead of time?&qu

51、ot;Heaven Rain in green and so on, and I am waiting for you, the moonlight was recovered, the faint opened the outcome." Jays sad voice has been completely different from the business for the time sentimental(傷感的); Bard will be the years the pace of a camel carved into the blue and white porcel

52、ain in that respect.Our future? Friends ah, I will time the other end, waiting for you.59. From the passage we can smell that the writer _.A. showed his anxiety B. told us his experience C. hoped that some memories can be remembered D. did not like the third year60. The writer of the passage is most

53、 unlikely to be a _. A. student in the third year B. teacher teaching in a senior middle school C. colleague in a certain college D. young man studying in a middle school61. The tune of the passage is _. A. humorous B. calm C. pleasant D. light sad62. The underlined sentence too much pressure does a

54、way much fun in Paragraph 3 means_.A. too many exams take away the pleasure of studies B. pressure brings in too much funC. pressure has something much to do with fun D. no pains, no gains DBEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) - Education experts and lawmakers have called on the government to give more financi

55、al support for the country's school bus development in order to make it safer.China issued a set of technical standards for school buses for primary school students last year, and the drafting of another standard for buses for kindergartners is also under way.However, the newspaper said these standards are only binding for the school bus manufacturers - not for school bus service operators, and many schools buy or rent ordinary vehicles, or even farm vehicles, to transport students.Higher costs to run and maintain the specially-designed school buses may be one of the re