湖北省黄冈市2013届高三4月份模拟考试
英 语 试 题
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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，休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．How much will the woman pay for her books?
A．56 yuan B． 28 yuan C． 28 dollars．
2．Why will the man get home late?
A．Because he will meet his friend.
B．Because there is a traffic jam.
C． Because he has just taken project.
3． What is the boy doing?
A．He is having class．
B．He is doing his own homework．
C．He is doing Jim's homework .
4． Which line should the man take?
A． Line 6． B．Line 16． C．Line 60．
5． Where did the dialogue take place?
A．In the hospital． B．At the hairdresser's C．At the butcher's．
第二节（共1 5小题：每小题l．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，井标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，休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，回答第6至8题。
6．How many colors of the remaining large T-shirts?
A．Only one B．Three． C．Two．
7．Which color does the man choose?
A． Red B． White C． Black．
8．How much did the man pay for one T-shirt?
A．300 yuan． B．150 yuan． C．300 pounds．
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9．What can we learn about the conversation?
A．The weather forecasts are useless．
B．The two speakers have different opinions about weather forecasts．
C．They are talking about the rainfall for the next three months．
10． According to the prediction, what is the weather supposed to be like this winter?
A．Cold． B．Warm． C．There is a lot of rainfall．
11．What does the woman think of long range weather forecasts ?
A．They are useful for temperatures．
B．They are useful for rainfall．
C．They are useless．
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．Where does this conversation take place ?
A．In a restaurant． B．In a school． C．In a shop．
13．When will the man meet his friend?
A．9:00． B．8:00． C．8:30．
14．Where does the smoked salmon come from?
A．South area of Japan． B．North area of Japan． C． East area of China．
听第9段材料，回答第15至l7题。
15．Where is Mr．Mike?
A． He is back home．
B． He is in a meeting with someone．
C． He is having dinner．
16．Why does the man call Mr．Mike?
A． He wants to discuss the new contract with him．
B． He wants to have walk with him．
C． He wants to have dinner with him．
17． What's Mr．Smith’s phone number?
A．011—64358769． B． 021— 74358769． C．021— 64358769．
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．How many people were there in the family?
A．Two． B． Four． C． Five．
19．What was the clergyman's request?
A．He asked some money for his efforts．
B．He wanted to have dinner with the two boys．
C．He wanted to see the two boys individually．
20．What can we learn from the text?
A．The clergyman's method didn't work at all．
B．God was missing and the two boys did it．
C．The little boy was very frightened．
笫二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：多项填空（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，井在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．Beyonce, a leading_ in the music industry, gave birth to her daughter on Saturday．
A．statue B．figure C．brand D．attraction
22 The south of France has positive _for me as I used to holiday there with my grandparents and cousins as a child．
A．association B．compliment C ．promotion D．consequence
23．You can depend on it that the background of the novel is to the last detail．
A ．acute B． authentic C． apparent D． incredible
24．Regardless of how you think of yourself, your social habits can easily become the thing that you．
A．qualify B．justify C．identify D．clarify
25．Keeping healthy, with easy access to affordable medical care, is still a dream for many people with medicine prices rising____．
A．heavily B．seriously C．sharply D．strongly
26．After the recent scandal（丑闻）, the Chinese Red Cross is expected to do the thing —uncover the truth and try to regain public trust．
A ．deliberate B．delicate C．dynamic D．decent
27．On the annual International Volunteers Day, the world the work of millions of people who give their time to help others．
A ．abolishes B．accompanies C．acknowledges D．assesses
28．After that, he knew he could any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability．
A．get away with B．get on with C．get through D．get across
29．You can’t be a perfect parent, build an amazing career, make tens of money, spend a lot of time with your friend, daily at the gym and have enough time for self- growth and hobbies．
A．turn out B．stand out C．hang out D．work out
30． the phenomenon of "bystander effect" in the Yueyue event, most Chinese strongly believe that there still exist love and warmth in people’s hearts．
A．In spite of B．In addition to C．Because of D．On behalf of
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。
In the fall of 1985．I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming for a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench．Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed 31 and one with quite a different tale to tell．
My grandma, a （n） 32 woman, graduated from college at the age of 65．She was the first in our family to reach that 33 ．But one year after I entered college, she developed cancer．I made the choice to withdraw from college to 34 her．It meant that school and my personal dream would have to 35 ．
Then I got married with another dream: building my family from a 36 of adoptd and biological children．In 1999, we adopted our first son．A year later came our second adopted boy． 37 ,the following year ,we adopted son number three , In 2003, I gave birth to another boy．
You can 38 how tolally occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of eight．Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo．Not surpringly, I never did 39 it back to college full-time．But I never 40 my dream either ．I had only one choice: make it work．That meant taking as 41 as one class each semester．
The hardest part was feeling 42 about the time I spent away from the boys．They often wanted me to 43 home with them．There certainly were times I wanted to 44 But I knew I should set a（n ） 45 for them to follow through the rest of their lives．
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina．It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！
I am not 46 just single-minded．It always 47 me that from the 48 , challenges look huge, but when you’re in the midst of them, the same ones seem 49 ．Not everything you want arrives in your life in one day．It’s a （n） 50 :Remember；little steps can lead to big dreams．
31．A．judge B．student C．housewife D．dreamer
32．A．sensitive B．ordinary C．amazing D．curious
33．A．plan B．goal C．decision D．record
34．A．care for B．search for C．care about D．stand for
35．A．drop B．wait C．expect D．keep
36．A．connection B．relation C．combination D．comparison
37．A．Therefore B．Then C．Otherwise D．Finally
38．A．imagine B．hope C．imply D．doubt
39．A．take B．make C．manage D．get
40．A．put up B．picked up C．cleaned up D．gave up
41．A．few B．little C．much D．many
42．A．satisfied B．inspired C．confused D．guilty
43．A．go B．leave C．return D．stay
44．A．break B．continue C．quit D．relax
45．A．leader B．alarm C．example D．challenge
46．A．proud B．special C．responsible D．usual
47．A．hurt B．occurred C．struck D．troubled
48．A．end B．bottom C．outside D．inside
49．A．normal B．funny C．unbearable D．strange
50．A．experiment B．solution C．performance D．process
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。
Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2013, and the US is just 16th．A new study produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit says American babies will have a dimmer（暗谈） future than those born in Hong Kong, Ireland and even Canada．The EIU, a sister company of The Economist, attempted to measure how well countries will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in years to come．
People born in Switzerland will tend to be the happiest and have the best quality of life judged in terms of wealth, health and trust in public institutions, according to the analysis．The Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark also all make the top five in a 'quality-of-life' index （指数）where it is best to be born next year．
One of the most important factors is being rich, but other factors come into play including crime, trust in public institutions and the health of family life．In total, the index takes into account 11 factors．These include fixed factors such as geography, others that change slowly over time such as demography（人口学）social and cultural characteristics, and the state of the world economy．The index also looks at income per head in 2030, which is roughly when children born in 2013 will reach adulthood．Small economies dominate the top 10 countries, with Australia coming second and New Zealand and the Netherlands not too far behind．
Half of the top 10 countries are European, but only one, the Netherlands, is from the euro—zone．The crisis-ridden south of Europe, including Greece, Portugal and Spain, lags behind despite the advantage of a favourable climate．Interestingly, the largest European economies — Germany, France and Britain — do not do particularly well．Nigeria has the unenviable（不值得羡慕的） title of being the worst country for a baby to enter the world in 2013．
51．According to the passage, the happiest people live in ．
A．Denmark B．Switzerland C．Germany D．Nigeria
52．The factors of telling the best place to be born don’t include ．
A．economy B．geography
C．trust in public institutions D．pollution
53．From the passage, we know ．
A．the Economist Intelligence Unit is a company
B．the Economist attempted to measure the best place to live
C．the Scandinavian countries are hardly at the top of the list
D．half of the top 10 countries are from the eurozone
54．The purpose of the text is to show people ．
A．the best place to be born in 2013
B．a new study made by the EIU
C．the worst country to be born in 2013
D．the factors of measuring the best place to be born
B
Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten, and I wished her every success．But part of me didn’t ．I actually wanted her to fail in some ways becauseI believe that failure can be good for our learning process．Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first time, which can often be a problematic victory．First-time success is usually a fluke（侥幸）．First-time failure, by contrast, is expected to be the natural order of things．Failure is how we learn．
In Africa they describe a good cook as “She who has broken many pots．”If you've spent enough time in the kitchen to have broken a lot of pots, probably you know a fair amount about cooking．I once had dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and burn scars．They knew how much credibility their failures gave them．
I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column．Each week I am aware that one column ．I write will be my worst ．I don't set out to write it; I try my best every day．I have learned to cherish that column．A successful column usually means that I am discussing my familiar topic, writing in a style I am used to or saying the same things as anyone else but in a fancy way．
My younger daughter is a trapeze artist．She spent three years putting together a show, and she did it successfully for years．There was no reason for her to change it but she did anyway．She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was bored．And if she was bored, there was no point in subjecting her body to all that stress．She risked failure and profound public embarrassment in order to feed her soul．
My granddaughter is a perfectionis．She will feel her failures, and I will want to comfort her．But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time．I hope I can tell her, though, that it's not the end of the world．Indeed, with luck, it is the beginning．
55．Why did the author want his granddaughter to fail?
A．Success is boring though beneficial．
B．She would learn more from failure．
C．It’s impossible to do everything successfully．
D．He wanted her to be strong enough to face hardships．
56．What’s the author’s attitude toward his daughter changing her show?
A．Negative． B．Worried． C．Positive． D．Excited．
57．The author develops the article mainly by ．
A．giving examples B．following the time order
C．comparing different opinions D．presenting a cause and analyzing its effects
58．The writer talked about his own experience to show that ．
A．we cannot depend on luck to live a good life
B．we should try every possible way to avoid failure
C．past failures made him dare not take risks in writing
D．the thought of failure will make you work even harder
C
What exactly is intelligence? There aren’t any easy answers．Despite the progress that has been made in genetics and psychology, human intelligence has remained one of the most controversial areas of modern science，until now, that is, for the discovery of a gene（基因） linked to intelligence has made the experts think again．
Robert Plomin of the Institute of Psychiatry in London and his colleagues in the US have been looking into genetic make-up．From their research, they have discovered that a slightly different gene is more common in those with a high IQ．Plomin analyzed DNA from two groups of 51 children aged between 6 and 15．What he found was that the first group had an IQ of 136, putting them in the top 5% of the population, while the other group had an average IQ of 103．An analysis of their genes showed that 32% of children in the higher group had the gene in question, while only 16% in the second group did．However, there is a lot more research to be done, and Plomin himself is cautious at this early stage．He suggests that there are probably many genes that contribute to intelligence, rather than just one．He suggests that there are probably many genes that contribute to intelligence, rather than just one ．Several studies have shown a strong link between IQ and career success, although some psychologists remain unconvinced about this．Professor Michael Rowe, who has written a book called Genius Explained, is one of these．“The people with the highest IQs are not usually the ones who do best in their careers．”
Many psychologists now believe that when it comes to intelligence, IQ isn’t everything．Many alternative views have been put forward recently．One example is the idea of multiple intelligences, which was developed in the 1980s by Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner．This offers a much broader view than the IQ theory, including creativity and communication skills as relevant factors（因素） in intelligence．
Tony Buzan, brain expert and author of Master your Memory, is enthusiastic about this belief, arguing that true geniuses（天才） do indeed appear to combine high levels of each type of intelligence．He lists Alexander the Great, Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein as examples．At the same time, Buzan believes that everyone can develop their intelligence, only if they take the trouble to exercise their brain．Perhaps there’s hope for us all!
59．What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．The development of intelligence．
B．The idea of multiple intelligences．
C．IQ isn’t everything for intelligence．
D．Alternative views have been put forward．
60．Why does the author use data in Paragraph 2?
A．To make a suggestion． B．To draw a conclusion．
C．To prove an idea． D．To give an example．
61．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Robert Plomin confirms genes have something in common．
B．Howard Gardner thinks intelligence includes various factors．
C．Michael Rowe approves of a strong link between IQ and career．
D．Tony Buzan agrees geniuses exercise brain to improve intelligence．
62．What might be the best title of the passage?
A．The relationship between genes and intelligence．
B．IQ benefits a lot from high intelligence．
C．How to develop intelligence．
D．What makes intelligence．
D
Petroleum, consisting of crude oil（原油） and natural gas, seems to originate from organic matter in marine sediment（海洋沉淀物）．Tiny organisms settle to the seafloor and gather in marine mud．The organic matter may partially break down, using up the dissolved oxygen in the sediment．As soon as the oxygen is gone, decay stops and the remaining organic matter is preserved．
Continued sedimentation buries the organic matter and subjects it to higher temperatures and pressures, which change the organic matter to oil and gas．As muddy sediments are pressed together, the gas and small drops of oil may be squeezed out of the mud and may move into sandy layers nearby．Over millions of years, accumulations of gas and oil can collect in the sandy layers．Both oil and gas are less dense than water, so they generally tend to rise upward through rock and sediment．
Oil pools are valuable underground accumulations of oil, and oil fields are regions underlain by one or more oil pools．When an oil pool or field is discovered, wells are drilled into the ground．When the well reaches a pool, oil usually rises up the well because of its density difference（密度差） with water beneath it or because of the pressure of expanding gas trapped above it．Although this rise of oil is almost always carefully controlled today, strong natural flows of oil were common in the past．Gas pressure gradually dies out, and oil is pumped from the well．Water or steam may be pumped down neighboring wells to help push the oil out．
As oil becomes increasingly difficult to find, the search for it is extended into more unfriendly environments．The development of the oil field on the North Slope of Alaska and the construction of the Alaska pipeline are examples of the great expense and difficulty involved in new oil discoveries．Offshore drilling platforms extend the search for oil to the ocean’s continental shelves．More than one-quarter of the world’s oil and almost one-fifth of the world’s natural gas come from offshore, even though offshore drilling is six to seven times more expensive than drilling on land．
Of course, there is far more oil underground than can be recovered．Even given the best exploration techniques, only about 30 to 40 percent of the oil in a given pool can be brought to the surface．The rest is far too difficult to reach and has to remain underground．
63．Which of the following is true about petroleum formation?
A．Microscopic organisms that live in mud produce crude oil and natural gas．
B．Large amounts of oxygen are needed for petroleum formation to begin．
C．Petroleum is formed when organic material in sediments combines with decaying organisms．
D．Petroleum formation appears to begin in marine sediments where organic matter exists．
64．What does the development of the Alaskan oil field mentioned illustrate?
A．More petroleum is extracted from the sea than from land．
B．Drilling for oil requires huge financial investments．
C．The global demand for oil has been increasing over the years．
D．The North Slope of Alaska has substantial amounts of oil．
65．What does the author mainly intend to tell us in the passage?
A．The formation, processing and exploration of petroleum
B．The specific techniques involved in oil exploration．
C．The changing relationships between countries．
D．The future intense situation in oil product markets．
66．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Available exploration techniques serve our purpose of exploring oil very well．
B．More and more public regions will be further protected from being drilled in the future．
C．Countries may suffer from unpleasant relationships for respective benefits in exploring oil．
D．Powerful flows of oil is a phenomenon which can be witnessed rarely now．
E
The news that China bans time-travel TV dramas and movies got a lot of attention on the internet Yet, time travel in China is bit different from time travel in common sense．It is anything but science fiction and always goes backwards in time．There is minimum imagination involved-no ever-ending circles that mess up present and future, no advanced technology, no new social orders or new human forms from the twenty-whatever century, everything is a known historical fact when you travel through in China．
It is not even called time travel ; rather the Chinese people refer it as time crossover．Time crossover has been an extremely popular theme for online novels for years （in fact , it is an indispensible part of China’s online culture）, and didn’t get picked up by TV and the big screen until recent two years．Most of time—travel dramas and movies are adapted from popular online novels and like in other cases adaptations are never better than the original books．
The main plot of time—travel novels or TV dramas can be very well summarized in one sentence: from nobody to somebody．Time travel in China is more about escaping from the reality than about realizing wild dreams．
In China , there is no need of time machine either．People travel backwards in time via the possession of antiques presence at historical places of interest encounter of life—threatening accidents or simple a look into the mirror．Some time-travel novels even start with “I wanted to go back to history so much that one morning when I opened my eyes I was back．” Technology is not relevant at all．
