1、第 1 页 共 11 页湖北省八校2011 届高三第二次联考英 语 试 题全卷满分 150 分。考试用时 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 15 分，满分 75 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。1Why does the woman want to change her job?ATo get more moneyBTo have more challengesCTo h
2、ave more chances2What will the woman have to do?ABorrow a tape tomorrowBKeep the tape for another weekCReturn the tape to the man right now3Why will the man go to Edingburg?ATo drive the woman thereBTo have a meeting in GlasgowCTo meet some important people4What will the woman probably do then?AGo o
3、n washing the clothesBStop washing the clothesCLet the man wash the clothes5How was the man doing at the job interview yesterday?AHe was well preparedBHe did a good jobCHe did a poor job第二节 （共 15 小题；每题 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
4、小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出 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、7 题。6What will probably be Jacks new job?AA salesman BA teacher CA manager7What can we know about Boswell?第 2 页 共 11 页APeople there are warm heartedBIt is half the size of Highland ParkCIt offers better education听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8What does
5、 the woman think the weather will be like in the afternoon?AFoggy BClear CWindy9How will the man get the weather information?AHe11 listen to the radioBHell watch TVCHe* 11 make a telephone call听第 8 段材料，回答第 1012 题。10Why cant the woman pick up her mother?ABecause she has a golf match on SundayBBecause
6、 her car is being repairedCBecause her car is locked in the garage11Why cant their mom take a taxi?AShe cant afford itBShe always leaves things on the taxiCShe is bringing many things with her12What finally led to the man s decision to pick up his mom?AHis mother s call BHis Dads golf clubsCHer thin
7、gs being lost听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13What kind of renters does the woman like?AA couple with children BA quiet couple with no childrenCA couple who play the piano14Where does the man get the information of “ Two Rooms to Let“ ?AIn the newspaper BOn TV COn the wall outside15Why is the man not quite
8、satisfied with the room as sitting room?AIt has a view of the harborBIt is not big enoughCThe rent is too high16What does the man mean by “stand“ and “sit“ ?AHe stands singing while his wife sits playing the pianoBHis wife stands singing while he sits playing the pianoCHe stands talking while his wi
9、fe sits listening to him听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17What important social skills does playing games help children gain ?Acounting and reading第 3 页 共 11 页Breasoning and thinkingCtaking turns and being good players18What is the advantage of playing cards for children?AGaining self - confidenceBGetting m
10、ore pocket moneyCDeveloping their brains19Why should parents often play games with their kids?ATo know more about their learning attitudeBTo get on well with their childrenCTo improve their own memory20What is the speaker mainly talking about ?APlaying games with childrenBThe relationship between pa
11、rents and childrenCThe benefits of playing games第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节：单项填空（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。21Mary has a great of interests; she likes sports, travel, photography, and making radio setsAability Bcapability Cdiversity Dproperty22The rising hou
12、se price and the high income taxation rate have become the biggest . of people in China todayAconcern Binfluence Cinvolvement Doccupation23The President finally agreed to resign after that his action would somehow relieve the international pressure on EgyptAacquiring Bcalculating Ccomplaining Dshari
13、ng24If Jim had been more independent, his parents divorce would not have him as deeplyAaffected Bimpressed Covercome Dinspired25People tend to ignore the fact that being good parents a stable society and productive citizens of tomorrow Amakes for Bresults from Csets up Dtakes in26Criticized as onlin
14、e games are, they never cease to a large number of teenagersAappeal to Bobject to Crefer to Dturn to27Jenny can always get a discount in that coffee bar for she is a（n） customerAcasual Bregular Caverage Dusual28Efforts do not _ lead to good achievements if the effort - maker is too anxious to succee
15、dAexceptionally Bhopefully Cnecessarily Dpurposely29The disaster -stricken village was inaccessible _ by helicopter, and the storm added to therescuers difficultyAinstead of Bother than Crather than Dregardless of30A private dinner party was arranged at the White House Chinese Chairman Hu 第 4 页 共 11
16、 页Jintao on his visit to AmericaAin the name of Bin honour ofCin light of Din memory of第二节 完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。The Real China, on Wheels“Excuse me, you can sit here,“ he saidThe man had reasonable pronunciation and looked studiou
17、s （好学的） , with a smile that made me feel as if I“ d arrived for dinner in his living room 31 I hadnt, and he didnt know meI looked around the crowded train carriage as it moved along, there were 32 people standing than sitting and we were in for a tough five hours - I had missed a seat as a result o
18、f my lack of organizationI had had every chance to buy a ticket the day before, while there were still seats available“No, noIcouldnt,“ I said“Yes,“ he replied with a smile“You 33 sit here“ But it s your seatReally, I cant“Yes, please, have my seat“ We 34 like this for some timeThis guy had taken th
19、e 35 to reserve a seat, and now he wanted to give it awayPeople were staring at meThis was 36 “You are tired,“ he saidI gave 37 and sat downOn this Shanhaiguan - Beijing train, I was feeling happy to be 38 The young man stood by me at a comfortable distance“Excuse me, where are you from?“ Australia“
20、And on we wentOne thing standing out for me on that train was the free sense of community （团体） among 39 strangersOn Beijing s subway, everybody ignores everybody - it s a worldwide 40 I was surprised to see once Chinese people 41 on board a regional （区域） train, they start talking to each other like
21、42 in a hutong（胡同） I soon 43 people all over the train were chatting to their fellow 44 , near or farTherewas a lot of laughingPeople offered snacks to each other, followed by the usual “No, no, Icouldnt“ “Yes, yesHere take some“ “Well, OKJust a little “Three or four times, I was 45 by university st
22、udents who wanted to chat, and soon the audience was attracted by usI began to feel the older passengers 46 the significance of whatthese youngsters were capable of, and they were proud of their young countrymen taking China to the rest of world through 47 These youngsters talked with warmth, intell
23、igence and sincerity （真诚） , 48 with reasonable language skills 49 , China will find itself in good hands as the decades tick byI vowed to 50 flying around China - the train gets my voteIf you want to see real Chinese people at their finest, jump on a regional train31AAnd BBut COr DSo32Akinder Bpoore
24、r Cstronger Dmore第 5 页 共 11 页33Ashould Bwill Ccan Dneed34Abroke out Bcarried on Clooked on Dstood up35Ablame Bduty Cchance Dtrouble36Aembarrassing Binteresting Cshameful Dunpleasant37Aoff Bout Cin Dup38Anoticed Bwatched Cseated Dserved39Aabsolute Bforeign Clonely Doptimistic40Aatmosphere Bfashion Cp
25、henomenon Dreputation41Amarch Bwander Cclimb Dslide42Atravellers Bfamilies Cneighbours Dbusinessmen43Aadmitted Brealized Cbelieved Dimagined44Apassengers Bcitizens Cworkers Dstudents45Amentioned Bapproached Cforgotten Dinvestigated46Aunderstood Bdoubted Creduced Dsuspected47Atransportation Btrade Cc
26、onversation Dfriendship48Acombined Bdecorated Cburdened Dsatisfied49AStrangely BAccidently CSurprisingly DUndoubtedly50Aexperience Bavoid Cenjoy Ddeny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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASinging are the pupils of the remote Beau - Roc primary school in
27、HaitiOne of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tinTheir headmistress, Emile Jean - Noel, is one of the few women school principals in the countryOver 70 % of Haitian population live below the poverty line with inadequate food, water, schools, or housingTo reduce the hunger that prevents lear
28、ning and to encourage parents to send their children to school, meals are provided by the World Food Programme“We are so cut off we have many difficulties,“ comments Emile, adding that finding chalk, school books and other materials is practically impossibleEmile tries to encourage those around her
29、to make use of all available resourcesHer efforts are bearing fruitOne of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children s schooling and increase their own income by selling embroidery （刺绣） and other handicraftsRecent political instability has meant that the country has not
30、 invested in education for ten yearsEnrolment （入学） is a mere 44 per cent and a little less than a half of those entering primary school finish itLess than a third of these go on to secondary schoolIn rural areas it is not rare to find 17 - and 18 year - olds in primary schoolBeau - Roc has only 4 te
31、achers for 260 pupils Emile works constantly to improve her pupils environmentUnder her direction, a local worker is now constructing a storehouse for the food delivered regularly by the World Food ProgrammeNot only is Emile s salary too little, but she receives it irregularlyFor her, transport is a
32、 real headache She lives five kilometers away and has to take a privately - owned bus, costing more than she can afford第 6 页 共 11 页“The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly“ , Emile comments “ With all the sacrifices and risks it requires, only those who are really cut
33、 out for teaching should do it“ Nevertheless, Emile loves her job“I always feel at home with the children and, the parents understand what Im doing“51What theme is presented in this passage?ADevotion to education BPoverty and hardshipCPolitics and children DLove and beauty52Which of the following is
34、 extremely difficult for Beau - Roc primary school?ATeaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicraftsBPersuading local women to care about their childrens educationCEncouraging those around her to use those available resourcesDFinding chalk, school books and other materials53The many f
35、igures in the 4th paragraph indicate _ _Apolitical instability in HaitiBpoor investment in Haitian educationCchallenges in Emile s lifeDEmiles constant efforts54In the last paragraph, “ those who are really cut out for teaching“ are those who are .Adismissed from teachingBunfamiliar with teachingCqu
36、alified for teachingDcautious about teachingBThe British royal family is about to be slimmed downThe queen plans to reduce the number of real royals, it was recently announcedHowever, there seems little sign of the monarchy （君主）disappearing completelyUp till the 17th century, the British king or que
37、en was believed to rule by “ divine （神的）right“ , which was the idea that God chose the king or queen to rule and that he or she was therefore above the lawHowever, this idea ended with the English Revolution, in which King Charles the first was imprisoned and then killed in 1649So what role does the
38、 British royal family have today?Well, the Queen has important formal duties: as Head of State, the Queen represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UKAs Head of the Armed Forces, only the Queen can declare when the UK is at war or when war was overThe Queen also
39、 has constitutional duties: She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every dayIn addition, the royal family spends a great deal of its time traveling up and down the country in support of different charity projectsBut the public in Britain do not believe there should be a royal fam
40、ilySometimes, the press and media criticize the royal family as wellOne criticism is that British people should not have to pay for the royal family through their taxes第 7 页 共 11 页Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant in, the modem worldThe queens speech on TV is less formal every Christ
41、mas, and is now available as a podcast （播客） In 2005, after graduation from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many young British people do at some time in their lives55What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?AThe British king or queen is a
42、bout to become common peopleBThe British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine rightCThe English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649DThe royal family s role was most important in Britain in the 17th century56Which of the following is NOT among formal duties of t
43、he Queen?ATravelling around the world for charity projectsBDeclaring when the UK is at warCInviting other world leaders to visit the UKDSigning Commonwealth documents every day57Prince William is mentioned in the passage to show that _ _Ahe is popular in the UKBmany young British people do voluntary
44、 workChe has tried to win young people s admirationDthe royal family is trying to change their image58We can infer from the passage that _ _ABritish people are all in favor of the royal familyBthe public are encouraged to oppose the royal familyCthe British royal family are facing surviving challeng
45、esDBritish youths are required to teach English in Uruguay in their livesCLighthouses are remainders from the past that ships and sailors once sought in order to navigate dangerous UScoastal watersBut today, those remaining ones have fallen mostly into disuse, except as tourist attractions and old r
46、eminders of a romantic periodThe USCoast Guard and the USLighthouse Society say there are about 600 lighthouses remaining in the US, and some of those are at risk, having suffered from years of neglect （忽略） Dave Eshbaugh of the Oregon State Parks Trust, believes in preserving them“ They are worth saving I think it would b
