湖北省武汉市教科院2009届高三第一次调考
英语试卷
本试卷共150分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘在答题卡上的指定位置。
2．选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；完成句子和书面表达题用0.5毫米黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上相对应的区域内。答在试题卷上无效。
3．考试结束，将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。
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。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并将答案涂在答题卡上相应的位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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．Where are the two speakers now?
A．On the bus. B．On the street. C．On the beach.
2．What do you think the man is?
A．He’s an actor. B．He’s a writer. C．He’s an announcer.
3．How much change should the man have given to the woman?
A．￡20. B．￡40. C．￡60.
4．What do we learn from this conversation?
A．The man thinks he will be able to reach the restaurant in thirty minutes.
B．The woman has ten minutes to get to the restaurant.
C．The woman will arrive at the restaurant at least thirty minutes late.
5．What do we know about the man?
A．He is very busy. B．He prefers lunch at desk. C．He doesn’t want lunch.
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，并将答案涂在答题卡上相应的位置。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。
听第6段材料，回答6、7题。
6．Where’s Emma going?
A．To a friend’s house for dinner.
B．Out to dinner with a friend.
C．To a birthday party.
7．What does she still need now?
A．A tie. B．Some money. C．Some flowers.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Why does the woman call on the man?
A．She is afraid to take an examination.
B．She hopes to get a certificate without any test.
C．She wants to attend his evening course.
9．What does a student usually have to do before taking Mr.Anderson’s course?
A．To pass his test. B．To attend an interview. C．To receive formal training.
10．What can we know about the woman?
A．She is working as manager in a foreign company.
B．She has to fill in the application form first.
C．She has got Mr.Anderson’s immediate permission.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Why was Paul angry with Jane?
A．Because she told the others about his salary.
B．Because she told Mrs.Wallace his salary.
C．Because she always talks to everybody.
12．What was Jane’s explanation for what she had done?
A．She thought it was nothing important.
B．She knew everybody would know it at last.
C．She got too excited and wasn’t thinking much.
13．What does Paul mean by “everybody in this town’s got a big nose”?
A．People in this town have big noses.
B．People in this town don’t care much about each other.
C．People in this town are always eager to know about others’ things.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．Where did the conversation probably take place?
A．In a sport equipment store.
B．On the campus.
C．Near the mountain.
15．According to the woman, how do most climbing accidents occur?
A．When people try climbing cliffs.
B．When people are anxious to do certain indoor practice.
C．When climbers start trying without certain skills.
16．What is the woman’s suggestion to the man?
A．Choosing the best climbing club.
B．Picking out the proper equipment.
C．Attending training classes.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What is the speaker mainly talking bout?
A．School concert. B．Sunday Walk. C．Weekend activities.
18．What will the money from the concert be used for?
A．New computers for the children.
B．A school trip to London.
C．Some new school sports equipment.
19．Where will the Walking Club meet?
A．In the market square.
B．In the car park by the lake.
C．At the bus station.
20．What will the talk for the International Club be about?
A．A famous actor in the speaker’s eyes.
B．A recent journey the local writer has made.
C．A wonderful career experience.
第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）
第一节：单项选择（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。
例：To make members perform well, the trainer first of all has to know their and weaknesses.
A．strengths B．benefits C．techniques D．values
答案是：A
21．This event not only raised of world hunger, but also raised lots of money to help starving children.
A．information B．knowledge C．instruction D．awareness
22．The passengers were lucky to escape when their train went off the tracks last night.
A．injury B．damage C．wound D．hurt
23．As civilization , more and more people have realized the importance of preserving rare animals from extinction
A．covers B．increases C．spreads D．passes
24．－How come a simple meal like this costs so much?
－We have in your bill the cost of the cup you broke just now.
A．added B．included C．charged D．contained
25．It was foolish of him to his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished.
A．refer to B．stick to C．come to D．turn to
26．All present were shocked by what the little girl when she was cheated and sold to the mountain village.
A．went over B．went through C．got along with D．got away
27．With the pace of modern life speeding up, food is more and more popular.
A．quick B．instant C．needy D．urgent
28．Many of the more forms of cancer can be treated successfully if detected early.
A．usual B．general C．common D．popular
29．Separated from European mainland, Britain is dependent on imports for its raw materials.
A．poorly B．hardly C．likely D．heavily
30． the numbers in employment, the hotel industry was the second largest industry in this country last year.
A．In spite of B．In case of C．In terms of D．In praise of
第二节：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。
例：We （起床）before dawn. It was still dark outside.（get）
答案：got up
31．Something must be done to prevent the river from （受污染）．（pollute）
32．Do you believe that Asia is （四倍大）Europe.（size）
33．No sooner （我坐下来）than the phone rang.（sit）
34． （无论谁犯法）should be punished.（whoever）
35．I’ll never forget the day （地震发生）in Wenchuan, Sichuan province.（happen）
36．It is said （会议已经推迟）till the next Monday.（put）
37．－Peter didn’t come to the meeting this morning.
－I should （告诉）him yesterday, but I was too busy and forgot it.（tell）
38．－Why did you go back upstairs?
－I thought I （忘了关窗子）．（leave）
39．The headmaster suggested that the disabled boy （送去上学）next term.（send）
40．It （直到）2o’clock this morning that Mike came back home.（until）
第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，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。
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was 41 for kids darting out from between parked cars and 42 down when he thought he saw 43 . As his car passed, no children appeared. 44 , a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed（猛踩）on the brakes and drove the Jag back to the spot 45 the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, 46 the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car, 47 “Just what the hell are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to 48 a lot of money.??Why did you do it?”
The young boy was 49 "Please mister ... please, I'm sorry... I didn't know what else to do," he pleaded. "I threw the brick because no one else would 50 ..."
With tears 51 down his face and off his chin, the boy 52 to a spot just around a parked car.
"It's my brother," he said. "He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up."
Then he asked, "Would you help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's too 53 for me."
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump（哽咽）in his throat. He 54 lifted the disabled boy back into the wheelchair, then took out his fancy handkerchief
and dabbed（轻擦） at the 55 scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.
"Thank you and 56 God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger.
Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the little boy 57 his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very 58 , but the driver never 59 to repair the dented（有凹痕）side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this 60 : Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!
41．A．looking B．watching C．caring D．waiting
42．A．slowed B．came C．turned D．broke
43．A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
44．A．Finally B．Immediately C．Instead D．Therefore
45．A．that B．when C．where D．how
46．A．grabbed B．drew C．threw D．carried
47．A．saying B．speaking C．crying D．shouting
48．A．spend B．cost C．offer D．charge
49．A．shy B．apologetic C．disappointed D．surprised
50．A．stop B．help C．appear D．drive
51．A．pouring B．flowing C．dripping D．dropping
52．A．walked B．moved C．pointed D．rushed
53．A．important B．heavy C．strong D．difficult
54．A．hurriedly B．slowly C．unwillingly D．painfully
55．A．fresh B．recent C．original D．serious
56．A．should B．must C．may D．would
57．A．lead B．lift C．pull D．push
58．A．invisible B．noticeable C．significant D．attractive
59．A．bothered B．considered C．applied D．minded
60．A．word B．announcement C．message D．suggestion
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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。
A
One night I was sitting in my room half – listening as my 15 year – old brother fought with my 12 year – old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No response. I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”
Again, no response.
So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of index cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other.”
An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of index cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cars from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest, and I’m not talented. Tommy thinks I’m stupid and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”
Tears came to my eyes again as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”
There was no response for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of index cards wrote on a torn – up paper cup, “Thanks.”
I wrote back “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me” written on it. Since then, I try my best never to half – notice my family members anymore. Kevin and I have closer relationship now, and sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”
61．Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?
A．Because he lost in the fight with Tommy.
B．Because the author didn’t help him win Tommy.
C．Because he felt no love from the family members.
D．Because he hurt him when rushing up the stairs.
62．The underlined word “yucky” (Para.6) most probably means “ ”.
A．unpleasant B．exciting C．doubtful D．frightening
63．What could be the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?
A．Kevin likes fighting with others.
B．Kevin is not good at playing basketball.
C．Kevin doesn’t want to talk to others.
D．Kevin is not talented as his brother.
64．What did the author learn from the incident?
A．It’s hard to comfort young brothers at home.
B．It’s dangerous to half – notice someone in the family.
C．It’s important for family members to show their love.
D．The best way to communicate with family members is by writing.
B
For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.
Many weight – conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long – awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self – worth, and, of course, love.
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us try hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.
65．The passage seems to emphasize the importance of .
A．body size B．attitudes toward life
C．cultural differences D．different beauty standards
66．What does the underlined part “in vain” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Without success. B．Without purpose.
C．In doubt. D．In trouble.
67．What can be inferred about the author?
A．The author is a Samoan.
B．The author succeeded in losing weight.
C．The author has been troubled by her / his weight.
D．The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.
68．According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?
A．They feel angry about the regained weight.
B．They pay little attention to the regained weight.
C．They feel optimistic about future plans on weight control.
D．They think they should give up their future plans on weight control.
C
Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people. In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school.
It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America. In the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud. It is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion. However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond one’s own community. Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual. Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life.
How did things change? Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?
There are, I believe, three culprits(肇事者)：poets, teachers, and we ourselves. Of these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem. Early in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetry. Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged.
Poets failed the reader, so did teachers. They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, they want their students to see that poems mean something. Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles.
69．Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the nineteenth century because .
A．it built a link among people B．it helped unite a community
C．it was a source of self-education D．it was a source of pleasure
70．The underlined word “diversion”(in Paragraph 2) most probably means “ ”.
A．concentration B．change C．amusements D．stories
71．According to the passage, what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry?
A．Students are becoming less interested in poetry.
B．Students are poorly educated in high school.
C．TV and the Internet are more attractive than poetry.
D．Poems have become difficult to understand.
72．In the last paragraph, the writer questions .
A．the difficulty in studying poems
B．the way poems are taught in school
C．students’ wrong ideas about poetry
D．the techniques used in writing poems
D
“America’s No.1 Health Problem.” So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated（估计）that 75 to 90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems.”
It is no exaggeration（夸张）to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”
However, stress is hardly unique to the United States. A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill.” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain.”
The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors.” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”
What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries.” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown. These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”
73．The author quoted “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1) in order to ______.
A．talk about health problems in America
B．introduce the topic of stress
C．emphasize the stress in America
D．tell readers something about American Institute of Stress
74．From the passage we can learn that .
A．both cancer and AIDS are not as serious as the threat of stress to health
B．stress is mainly from working and living pressure
C．Americans never care about international conflict and terrorism
D．people in mainland Europe are more optimistic than English people
75．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.
A．Asian people are more willing to develop their countries
B．the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress
C．some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress
D．Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe
76．What’s the main subject of the passage?
A．Stress attacking health. B．How to deal with stress.
C．A survey on working stress. D．Health problems around the world.
E
A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.
A biodegradable(生物所能分解的)mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle.
Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shape. Over time it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms fertilizers. These feed the seed and help the flower grow.
Engineers have designed a small transparent(透明的)window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time,” said one scientist.
As phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief(缓解)for nature , according to the scientists.
“The seed comes out and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said Kerry Kirwan. She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain.
77．What is the purpose of this passage?
A．To tell the popularity of biodegradable cell phones.
B．To persuade the reader to buy the biodegradable cell phone.
C．To discuss the development of phone technology.
D．To introduce an environmental-friendly cell phone to readers.
78．People throw away their cell phones most probably because .
A．there is something wrong with them
B．no sunflowers can grow out of them
C．they are out of fashion
D．they are becoming cheaper and cheaper
79．It could be learned from the passage that .
A．developing the new type of phone is mainly to protect the environment
B．phone-makers will benefit much more from the new type of phone
C．the new type of phone will certainly be popular with users all over the world
D．the phones that can be recycled are available only in Britain now
80．What might be the most suitable title for this passage?
A．Sunflower and Phone. B．Plant Your Phone.
C．Protect Our Environment. D．No Worry about Phone.
第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）
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参考答案
第一部分：听力（每小题1.5分；满分30分）
1－5BABCA 6－10ABCAB 11－15BCCBC 16－20ACCBB
第二部分：英语语言知识运用
第一节：单项选择（每小题1分；满分10分）
21－25DACBA 26－30BBCDC
第二节：完成句子（每小题1.5分；满分15分）
31．being（getting/becoming）polluted 32．four times the size of
33．had I sat down 34．Whoever breaks the law
35．on/which/when the earthquake happened 36．that the meeting has been put off
37．have told 38．had left the window（s）open
39．（should）be sent to school 40．was not until
第三节：完形填空（每小题1.5分；满分30分）
41－45BADCC 46－50ADBBA 51－55CCBAA 56－60CDBAC
第三部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）
61－65CABCB 66－70ACCAC 71－75DBBBＣ 76－80ADCAB
第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）
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Invitation to contribute
The Campus Report Page of English Corner is for you, our dear readers to report happenings around campus.
There will be columns including “Say You and Say Me”, for interesting things about yourself or your friends that take place on campus; “What’s Wrong”, for your opinions of anything you find unreasonable; “Insight” for your viewpoints on hot issues and “Focus” for on － going campus activities.
Photos related to your writings are also appreciated. They can be a record of a wonderful moment or a meaningful event, or anything you think worthy of sharing with others.
We’ll be glad to have your contribution－just bear in mind that it must be campus-related, and make sure it is your original work.
You can send letters and photos to our mailbox at the gate of the school. Or e-mail us at :Englishcorner 2008@ sina.com.
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