湖北省武漢市武昌區(qū)2013屆高三上期末調(diào)研測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題

1、嘉興英語(yǔ)教學(xué)網(wǎng) 收集整理 歡迎使用湖北武漢武昌區(qū)2013屆高三期末調(diào)研聯(lián)考英 語(yǔ) 試 題本試卷共150分，考試用時(shí)120分鐘。本試卷第一至第三部分為選擇題，共100分；第四部分為非選擇題，共50分。第一部分：聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分） 做題時(shí)，先將答案劃在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第節(jié)（共5小題；每小題15分，滿分75分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)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(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1

2、What did the man give the woman for her birthday? A Sweets BPhotos CA skirt2 Where are the two speakers probably talking?A On the road B In the classroom C In the hospital3 When will the man return home?A On FridayB On Wednesday C On Thursday4 What is the woman going to do this weekend?A Watch a fil

3、mB Go shopping C Stay at home5 Where will the two speakers probably go next?A The mans house B A restaurant C The classroom第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題15分，滿分225分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)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(tīng)每段對(duì)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(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6How is the woman? A

4、She is ill BShe is tired C She is sad7 How will the two speakers go to Forest Park? A On foot BBy bus C By taxi第7段材料,回答8-9題8 Where is the woman going to meet the mans sister?A At the school gateB At the entrance of the shopping centerC At the bus stop9 What does the woman want to buy?A A guitar for

5、the mans aunt B Some new clothes C Some food and flowers第 8段材料,回答10-12題。10 Where does the conversation most probably take place?A At a restaurantB At a shop C Over the phone11 What is the womans phone number? A （207）5551211 B （206）5551211 C （207）555121212 When does the conversation happen?A At 11:00

6、 pm B At 11:20 am C At 11:00 am第9段材料,回答第 13-16題。13 According to the survey, how many teens fail to get enough sleep?A About one quarter of all teensB About half of all teensC About three quarters of all teens14 What kind of person is the man?A He is very lazy all the timeB He likes getting up earlyC

7、 He is active15 How many hours of sleep do teens need every night? A 6 hours B 7 hoursC 8 to 9 hours16 What does the woman think schools should do to help ensure teens do not arrive at school feeling tired?A Have PE classes in the morning B Start the morning classes laterC Cancel the morning classes

8、第10段材料，回答第17-20題。17 When was basketball invented?AIn 1891BIn 1895CIn 194618 Which country has won the most medals in volleyball?A The Soviet Union B The United StatesC Brazil19 Where did the best women volleyball players come from?A The Soviet Union B The United StatesC Japan20 What can we learn fro

9、m the speaker?A The Americans introduced volleyball to the OlympicsB Beach volleyball didnt open up volleyball to a completely new marketC Volleyball is very popular in many countries第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第節(jié)：多項(xiàng)填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分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 He was faced with the of

10、whether or not to return to his country after he got the doctors degree in AmericaA situation B circumstance C environment D dilemma22 The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2012, Mo Yan , said he did not have high for winning Actually, he thought he only had a slim chance to winA assumptionB e

11、xpectation C satisfaction D impression23 In order to be a strong and effective partner with the Asia Pacific region, American president Obama thinks it absolutely to have a strong relationship with ChinaA vital B potential C specific D awkward24 The officials of the National Ministry of Information

12、Industry advise people to limit the personal information they make about themselves onlineA availableBaffordable C acceptable D valuable25 Smiling doesnt mean youre happy Sometimes, it just means that youre strong enough to face problemsA fortunately B eventually C deliberately D necessarily26 Havin

13、g heard wolves howling in the forest, Lala her walk up the path to the caves fearing that there might be wild beasts lying in wait for herAaccumulated Bcirculated Caccelerated Dcalculated27 One way to species under threat of extinction - whatever the cause - is to remove them to zoos and parks and b

14、reed them thereAbetray Bresist Cpreserve Ddispute28 If someone has to an action or policy, they are responsible for it, and may be required to explain it to other people or be punished if it failsA account for B make up C focus on D pay off29 What I want to to teenagers is that being addicted to the

15、 Internet will to some extent do harm to both mental and physical healthA get off B get through C get across D get down30 It should be that the civil servant should be dismissed for the drunk driving A out of control Bout of practice C out of place D out of question第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，

16、從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）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。I was a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of work, as always，that morningI would always turn to the crossword, but that day it didnt 31 Id been doing it for 30 odd years, but trying to read this one was like treading

17、 through syrup（糖漿）: 32 slow and hard I thought I must be tired I said to my assistant The 33 colleague contacted my wife, Beth, and she drove me straight to hospital There, confirmation came that Id had a stroke in the part of my brain that 34 communication I was now in a condition that means its di

18、fficult or 35 to receive and produce language It was the only time I 36 I was back at home a week later, and my goal was to get better and 37 Work in a couple of months The way to 38 my language ability was rough Id look at simple pictures and try to describe them as my mind 39 round and round in th

19、e darkness, looking for wordsAs the months passed it became 40 that I wasnt going to be able to go back to my old job For 25 years, I had 41 myself as a publisher I was used to a busy day of meetings I enjoyed colleagues and the 42 Id had I didnt feel ready to say goodbye to my old self There were t

20、imes when I felt incredibly 43 In the darkest months, I devoted myself to 44 I couldnt manage novels or newspapers, 45 I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines less overwhelming My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, though much more slowly I also learned the 46 to keep up

21、I allowed myself to slow down, and started to enjoy it 47 , I rid of my old skin I grieved the past, its passing and its absence, and started to 48 it Now, 10 years later, I look after my grandson a day a week, and my relationship with my family is deeper than ever If youd asked me 15 years ago to 4

22、9 the importance of the things in my life I might have said work, but now Im no longer a high-achieving publisher Im a 50 man 31A wear off B make any sense C count up D pay off32A temporarily B scarcely C incredibly D savagely33A curious B reserved C rigid D concerned34A calls for B deals with C suf

23、fers from D responds to35A practical B absurd C impossible D innocent36A prayed B cried C failed D withdrew37A contribute to B agree to C return to D appeal to38A obtaining B rebuilding C revealing D improving39A slipped B doubted C wandered D reckoned40A messy B flexible C straightforward D self-ev

24、ident41 A informed B estimated C reflected D defined42A extinction B reward C agenda D status43A angry B acute C prejudiced D merciless44A speaking B trying C writingD managing45A since B until C SO D as46A favor B patience C coincidence D comfort47A Gradually BHopefully C Narrowly D Annually48A kee

25、p up with B come to terms withC get around to D live up to49A arrange B compare C rank D declare50A genius B community C dignity D family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，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AA policeman was questioning 3 blondes who were training to become detectives To te

26、st their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first blonde a picture for5 seconds and then hides it“This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?The first blonde answers, Thats easy, well catch him fast because he only has one eye! The policeman says, Welluhthats because the picture sh

27、ows his profileSlightly confused by this ridiculous response, he flashes the picture for 5 seconds at the second blonde and asks her, This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?The second blonde giggles, flips her hair and says, Ha! Hed be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!The pol

28、iceman angrily responds, Whats the matter with you two? Of course only one eye and one ear are SHOWING because its a picture of his profile! Is that the best answer you can come up with?Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a very testy voice asks This i

29、s your suspect, how would you recognize him? He quickly adds, Think hard before giving me a stupid answerThe blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, Hmmmmthe suspect wears contact lensesThe policeman is surprised and speechless because he really doesnt know himself if the suspect

30、 wears contacts or not Well, thats an interesting answerwait here for a few minutes while I check his file and Ill get back to you on that He leaves the room and goes to his office, checks the suspects file in his computer, and comes back with a beaming smile on his face Wow! I cant believe itits TR

31、UE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses Good work! How were you able to make such an acute observation?Thats easy, the blonde replied He cant wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear51 Why did the policeman show a picture to the three blondes?A To inquire about their rel

32、ationship with the suspectB To test their potential of being detectivesC To train them as qualified police officers D To show the skills in recognizing a suspect52 Whats the policemans attitude towards the first blondes answer?A Angry B Puzzled C EmbarrassedD Satisfied53 What did the second blonde t

33、hink of the task?A Demanding B Easy C Ridiculous D Confusing54 How did the third blonde know that the suspect wore contact lenses?A By coincidence B By random guessC By logical and reasonable analysisD By checking the file in the computerBWhen I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at a

34、ll It was, of course, a miserable childhood The happy childhood is hardly worth your while Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood And worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood That was Frank McCourt reading the opening lines of his book Angelas Ashes,

35、released in nineteen ninety-sixThis Irish American author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Angelas Ashes that recorded his poor upbringing, died of cancer on Sunday, The New York Times reported He was 78Born in New York City, he was the eldest of seven children born to Irish i

36、mmigrant parents Angelas Ashes was a memoir that captured an irresponsible, drunkard father with a gift for story-telling When not drunk, his father was absent, turning his back on a family so poor, McCourt wrote, that they were reduced to burning the furniture in their rented hut to keep warm His m

37、other struggled to raise her many children after his father left the familyAlready struggling when the Great Depression hit, the family moved back to Limerick, where they slipped ever deeper into poverty in the 1930s Three of McCourts siblings died of diseases worsened by hunger and the wretchedness

38、 of their surroundings McCourt himself almost died of typhoid（傷寒的） fever as a childIn Angelas Ashes, he wrote of hunger, a home flooded with rainwater and the unbearable humiliation of seeking handouts from charities in the Irish city But he told the story in a way that is expressive, warm and light

39、-heartedFrank McCourt left Ireland at the age of nineteen to return to New York City where he was born He earned a degree in- English education and taught creative writing for nearly thirty years After retiring in nineteen eighty-seven, he decided to write about his childhood Angelas Ashes became a

40、huge success and brought McCourt a 1997 Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and other honors Millions of copies of the book were sold worldwide and it was adapted into a 1999 movie starring Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle55 Whats the text mainly about?A A brief introduction to Fra

41、nk McCourt and one of his worksB A literary review on Frank McCourts book Angelas AshesC An account of Frank McCourts miserable childhood.D A comment on Frank McCourts life experience 56 By saying The happy childhood is hardly worth your while, the writer really means that A a lot of readers dont de

42、serve happy childhoodB his childhood is not worth of others sympathyC his childhood is mixed with happiness and miseryD smooth childhood surely will not draw readers attention57 From the passage, we know Frank McCourts father is A humorous and trustworthy B alcohol-addicted but loves his familyC poo

43、r but warm-hearted D irresponsible but gifted in telling stories58 What does the underlined word handouts mean in the 6th paragraph?A Reliefs B CompensationsC Leaflets D Teaching materialsCResearchers at Yale, Texas A&M and Boston University predict that by 2030 urban areas will expand by more than

44、463,000 square miles, or l2 million square kilometers That is equal to 20,000 American football fields becoming urban every day for the first three decades of this centuryThe growth in urban areas will go with the construction of roads and buildings, water and sanitation facilities, and energy and t

45、ransport systems that will transform land cover and cities globally Recent estimates suggest that between $25 trillion（萬(wàn)億） and $30 trillion will be spent on infrastructure（基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施） worldwide by 2030, with $100 billion a year in China aloneConsidering the long life and near unavoidability of infrastruct

46、ure investments, it will be critical for current urbanization-related policies to consider their lasting impacts, said Karen Seto, lead author of the study We have a huge opportunity to shape how cities develop and their environmental impactsNearly half of the increase in high-probability -defined a

47、s greater than 75 percent - urban expansion is forecasted to occur in Asia, with China and India absorbing 55 percent of the regional total In China, urban- expansion is expected to create a l,l00-mile coastal urban corridor from Hangzhou to Shenyang In India, urban expansion will be gathered around

48、 seven state capital cities, with large areas of low-probability growth forecasted for the Himalaya region where many sma villages and towns currently exist ,Africas urban land cover will grow the fastest, at 590 percent above the 2000 level of 16,000 square miles Urban expansion win be concentrated

49、 in that continents five regions: the Nile River in Egypt; the coast of West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; the northern shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya and Uganda and extending into Rwanda and Burundi; the Kano region in northern Nigeria; and greater Addis Ababa, EthiopiaUrban expansion is concentr

50、ated in only a few areas where there are large cities and industry, said Seto From the northern shore of Lake Victoria down to Rwanda is also a major hotspot of urban expansionIn North America, where 78 percent of the total population lives in urban areas, urban land cover will nearly double by 96,0

51、00 square miles by 2030The study also forecasts that 48 of the 221 countries in the study will experience insignificant amounts of urban expansion 59 As for China, the expansion of urban area means A $ 100 billion will be spent on infrastructure a yearB creating a coastal urban corridor from Hangzho

52、u to QingdaoC it will become the fastest developing country in the next decadeD it will make up 55% of the increase in urban expansion in Asia60 According to the passage infrastructure doesnt include A construction of roads B sanitation facilitiesC energy systems D land cover transformation61In para

53、graph three the underlined word “their lasting impacts” refers to the impacts of .Athe development of cities Burbanization-related policiesCinfrastructure in vestmentsDChinas expansion of urban area 62 The best title for this passage should be .AThe limitation of urban expansionBMore investment on i

54、nfrastructureC The fast development of the third worldD The future urban expansion of the worldDIt is one of the few bright spots in the Chinese economy, says Zeng Ming He is talking about e-commerce Mr Zeng, the chief strategy officer for Alibaba, a giant Chinese Internet firm, predicts that digital transactions on his firms platforms will top l trillion yuan （$159 billion） this year-more than Amazons and eBays combined That is a bold claim, but consider what happened on Singles SundayInvente