1、荆州市高中毕业班质量检查( 二)英 语 试 题说明：本试卷分第一卷(选择题 )和第二卷(非选择题) 两部分，共 150 分。考试时间 120分钟。第一卷(三部分，共 115 分 )第一部分：听力(共两节，满分 20 分)第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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。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 long has Mary been in the club?A.6 hours. B.2 hours. C.8 hours.2.Whe
2、re is the Natural History Museum?A.On a river bank. B.On 32nd Street. C.Beside the Central Bank.3.What does Robert do now?A.Hes a businessman. B.Hes a secretary. C.Hes a novelist.4.What conclusion does the man want us to make from his statement?A.John is usually on time. B.John will not show up. C.J
3、ohn is usually late.5.What can be concluded from this conversation?A.They will return before Bill.B.The woman wants to wait for Bill.C.Bill will be back in just a second.第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给
4、出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段对话，回答第 67 题。6.How does the woman know what the man wants?A.The man comes to the store regularly.B.The man told her in advance.C.They were all written on the list.7.What did the man forget to bring?A.A basket. B.A plastic bag. C.His purse.听第 7 段对话，回答第 810 题。8.What kind of
5、 fruit does the man prefer?A.Apples. B.Mangoes(芒果). C.Peaches(桃).9.Which statement is ture?A.Peaches are cheaper than mangoes.B.Peaches are more expensive than mangoes.C.Mangoes are the most expensive on the supermarket.10.Who is the man?A.The womans cousin. B.The womans son. C.The womans husband.听第
6、 8 段对话，回答第 1113 题。11.What job the man mentions is not suitable for women?A.Soldiers. B.Engineers. C.Pilots.12.Which statement is true about the womans opinion?A.Some jobs are not suitable for women.B.All jobs are suitable for women.C.Its more difficult for women to get to the top of a company.13.Wha
7、t kind of jobs do companies prefer to employ women to do?A.All kinds of jobs. B.Cleaners. C.Typist.听第 9 段对话，回答第 1417 题。14.When is Jane leaving for London?A.This Saturday. B.Next Saturday. C.Tomorrow.15.Where is she going to stay in London?A.In a hotel. B.At her friends. C.At her parents.16.What does
8、 the man want Jane to do?A.Remember him to Betty and her brother.B.Send them his gifts.C.Invite them to come.17.When is the man going to arrive at Janes?A.At 5:30. B.At 6:30. C.At 7:30.听第 10 段独白，回答第 1820 题。18.How many people were killed altogether in the accident?A.36. B.32. C.33.19.How many passeng
9、ers did they send to the nearest hospital?A.4. B.36. C.32.20.Whats the cause of the accident?A.The drivers carelessness.B.The heavy rain.C.It hasnt been found out.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节：单项填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。21.Are you here on business?No.Just for _.A.hap
10、piness B.pleasure C.joy D.delight22.New York became _ capital of _ USA for _ short time before _ Washington,D.C.A.a/the/a/the B.the/the/a/不填 C.the/不填/a/不填 D.不填/the/不填/the23.Whats wrong with you?Im not quite _ today.A.all right B.fine C.comfortable D.myself24.Can I help you,sir?Yes.I bought this radi
11、o here yesterday,but it _.A.didnt work B.wont work C.cant work D.doesnt work25.Dont worry about her.Shes quick-witted(机智的) enough.I cant go to bed with a(n) _ mind until I know shes safe.A.absent B.simple C.quiet D.easy26.There is still _ gap between the top and the bottom income groups in this coun
12、try.A.too much big a B.a too much big C.much too big a D.a much too big27.Youve sent the report to the newspaper office,havent you?Not yet.It _ by 12 oclock.A.has to be typed B.will be typed C.will have been typed D.needs typing28._ you make so much noise?Sorry,Ill take care not to.A.Must B.Can C.Ma
13、y D.Would29.It is wise to have some money _ for old age.A.put away B.put back C.put out D.put down30.What have you been doing?Youve bought nothing!I arrived at the shop,only _ Id left all my money at home.A.found B.to find C.finding D.to have found31.The Bachs held _ they called “family day ”once ea
14、ch year.A.that B.which C.what D.when32.The Beatles(披头士乐队),_ many of you are old enough to remember,came from Liverpool.A.for B.though C.as D.since33.Im looking forward to it._.Thanks so much for asking me.See you then.OK._.A.Im too/Thank you B.Me too/So longC.Im too/Fine D.Thats it/See you later34.S
15、he couldnt _ herself and burst out laughing.A.help B.prevent C.stop D.hold35.Look at the bill yourself._ Six zeros!A.Is that so? B.Good heavens! C.Really? D.All right.第二节：完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 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)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Paul had long promised to marry Clara.But at twent
16、y-eight he met and 36 Alice.Clara waswell,perhaps God knows 37 so terrible as a womanlet down in this way.Paul was taken to court.The judge 38 him to pay Clara 600 pounds because of the39 promise.Paul had to borrow the money from a money-lender.He agreed to 40 back 5 pounds a monthfor twenty years.H
17、is income 41 the time was 16 pounds a month.Paul and Alice were poor but 42 unhappy.They had little enough food,certainly,even before the children began to 43 .Each month Paul paid 5 pounds to the money-lender.He worked hard,never taking a 44 .In time,there were seven mouths to 45 .Illness was alway
18、s with them.It grew 46 when the oldest child was eight.The years of hunger 47 the family,because each month Paul paid 5 poundsThe details of the 48 are ugly,but the result was this:after twelve years of family life,Paul was alone in the world.He lived alone, 49 memories.Work was not now a god to him
19、:it was a pain-killer.Each monty he paidand 50 the twenty years ended.From that moment his income was 51 .One day,when he sat down on a seat by the sea a 52 woman came and sat down near him.The woman said,“The 600 pounds has been 53 since the day it was paid to me.It is now 6 000 pounds,and I have k
20、ept it for you.Will you let me 54 it with you?”“No,”said Paul,gently.“Each thousand is a(n) 55 life in a desert between us.It can never bring me any happiness.”36.A.killed B.promised C.left D.married37.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything38.A.hoped B.persuaded C.ordered D.forced39.A.lost B.
21、broken C.kept D.false40.A.give B.return C.pay D.go41.A.on B.at C.in D.for42.A.little B.very C.not D.certainly43.A.arrive B.reach C.bear D.enter44.A.journey B.chance C.holiday D.reward45.A.feed B.fill C.eat D.support46.A.bad B.heavy C.serious D.tall47.A.beaten B.weakened C.bitten D.frightened48.A.sic
22、kness B.family C.children D.sadness49.A.good B.bad C.except D.painful50.A.all the time B.at one time C.at times D.in time51.A.his own B.at an end C.somebody elses D.in plenty52.A.beautiful B.middle-aged C.strange D.kind-hearted53.A.in a bank B.spent C.borrowed D.saved54.A.spend B.divide C.share D.en
23、joy55.A.short B.unpleasant C.lasting D.lost第三部分：阅读理解(共 20 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 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。AOne of the tallest and most interesting animals is the giraffe. Male giraffes are usually about six meters tall. Half of the giraffes height comes from its neck, which is longer than
24、its legs.A giraffe has big brown eyes which are protected by very thick lashes. Since it lives in parts of Africa which are usually dry with a great deal of dust, the lashes are an important source of protection. It can also cover its nose in order to protect it. It has brown spots on the skin and t
25、his coloring helps protect the giraffe. The giraffe also has two short horns on its head.Like the camel, the giraffe can go a long time without drinking water. One source of water is the leaves which the giraffe eats from trees. Since it is so tall, the giraffe can reach the tender leaves at the top
26、 of a tree.Giraffes usually live in small groups and often feed with other animals. A baby giraffe is two meters tall at birth. It can stand up by itself within a few minutes and can run well in about two days.Giraffes have two methods of self-protection. If something frightens an adult giraffe, it
27、can run away at about fifty kilometers per hour or stay to fight with its strong legs.56.The word “giraffe” means _.A.骆驼 B.长颈鹿 C 驼鸟 D.羚羊57.A giraffes neck is about _.A.two meters long B.three meters long C.six meters long D.as long as its legs58.It is very common to see a giraffe _.A.alone B.with ot
28、her giraffesC.in all parts of Africa D.without brown spots on the skinBMonica Lewinsky, whose affair with President Clinton was at the center of a scandal(丑闻) that led to his impeachment(弹劾 ) by the U.S. House of Representatives last year, was slightly injured Sunday when her sports car overturned o
29、n a Southern California highway, police said. The former White House intern(实习生) overturned a blue Ford Explorer shortly after 1 p.m. on Highway 101 south of California, about 65 miles north of Los Angeles, a dispatcher(调度员) for the California Highway Patrol said.“She reached across to remove someth
30、ing from her purse and realized she was too close to a motor home(旅宿汽车) in front of her. She turned suddenly to the left to avoid an accident with the motor home and lost control of the car,” the dispatcher said.“She began to slide sideways to the leftand crossed the center divider. The car overturn
31、ed on to its left side,” the dispatcher said.“Lewinsky, 26, was taken to the Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California, where she was treated for slight cuts to her left arm,” the dispatcher said.Her car was damaged.She left with family members after being treated, a hospital spokeswoman sa
32、id.Road conditions at the time of the accident were clear, the California Highway Patrol dispatcher said, adding that Lewinsky was traveling at an “unknown rate of speed”.Lewinsky was alone and no other cars, the official added.The Ford explorer was taken away after the accident, the dispatcher said
33、, describing the car as “undriveable”.A newspaper would report the accident but it was unclear if police would investigate it further because no other vehicles or people were involved, the dispatcher said.59.When the accident happened, Lewinsky was driving _.A.a red car B.on a highway south of Calif
34、orniaC.at 65 miles per hour D.overturned a motor home60.The accident was caused by _.A.heavy traffic on the freewayB.a high speed at which Lewinsky was driving that was hard to describeC.some other cars which forced her to turn sharplyD.none of the above61.All of the following statements are based o
35、n facts in the article or already known EXCEPT _.A.Lewinskys traffic accident became a piece of news mainly because of the scandal with the presidentB.When the accident happened, at least one other person was on the spotC.Lewinsky was sent to the hospital by her family membersD.The police might not
36、further examine the caseCI found myself facing a dry-cleaning store which had once been one of the best restaurants in New York. On Sundays the old man would take my mother and me for dinner. There had been a balcony(阳台) where a baker in a tall white hat baked fresh bread, and whenever a customer en
37、tered, the baker would look down and put in the fresh batch(一炉). I could smell the bread through the smell of cleaning liquid on Lenoz Avenue. I could see the manager who always sat down with us while we ate. He had some disease, I suppose, because the right side of his face was swollen(肿大的 ) out li
38、ke a balloon, but he always wore a hard wing collar and a white tie, and never seemed sick.A Negro(黑人) was looking through the store window at me. For a moment I wanted very much to go and tell him what I remembered, to describe this avenue when no rubbish cans were on the street, when the Daimlers
39、and Minervas and Fords had cruised by, and the policeman on the corner threw back the ball when it got through the outfield on 114th Street.I did not go into the store, nor even toward our house. Any desire I had for anything had lost. I went down town instead and sat in my room, trying to read.62.T
40、he authors purpose in the passage is to _.A.express his sad feelings B.call to mind something sad in the pastC.describe the restaurant where he often went D.introduce his everyday life63.The author stopped in front of a soter, because _.A.he was looking for a good place for dinnerB.he wanted to take
41、 some clothes to be cleaned thereC.he wanted to buy some freshly baked breadD.he thought of his childhood64.Which of the following statements about the street the author remembers is best supported by the passage?A.Rubbish cans were kept on the street. B.There were no policeman on the street.C.There
42、 were a lot of restaurants on the street. D.Children used to play nearby.65.The word “cruised” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?A.Driven slowly. B.Driven at top speed.C.Driven noisily. D.Parked.DMoon landing. The computer chip. Genetic engineering. The artificial heart.
43、 The achievements of U.S. scientists are known and admired throughout the world. But whether American highest position in research and technology will continue into the 21st century is far from certain. Thirty -two years after the Russians sent up Sputnik setting off a hot race to produce more and b
44、etter U.S. physicists, the scientific pipeline is drying up. The reason for this crisis(危机):American science education is in disorder.In an Educational Testing Service study of five countries and four Canadian provinces, American 13-year-olds graded last in math and nearly last in science.How did America, birthpl
