1、第页 1湖北省教学合作2015届髙三十月联考英语试题（纯word 版，含解析）命题学校：武汉外国语学校 2014.10. 5 本试卷共 10 页。全卷满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。祝考试顺利注意事项：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贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用 2B 铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型 A 后的方框涂黑。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。3.完成句子和短文写作题的作答，用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔直接答在
2、答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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. What does the woman mean?A. She doesnt
3、 like the music.B. She is not good at dancing.C. She always prefers walking to dancing.2. How much of a discount did the woman get for her new coat?A. 20%. B. 30%. C. 50%.3. Who will pay for the bill?A. The man. B. The woman. C. Both of them.4. Why did the man call the office?A. To make an appointme
4、nt.B. To ask someone to repair his car.C. To tell the doctor hell be late.5. What is the womans opinion of the film?A. Interesting. B. Disappointing. C. Better than she expected.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小题，每小题 5
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、7 题。6. When did the woman last call Patti?A. Last month.B. Last week.第页 2C. Yesterday.7. What is the mans number?A. 763-4565.B. 736-4565. C. 763-6545.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Bo
6、ss and employee. C. Colleagues.9. Where does the man say he is coming from?A. His home.B. The hospital. C. His office.10. What does the woman think of what the man said?A. She is doubtful.B. She is delighted.C. She feels sorry for the man.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Where will the speakers have coffe
7、e?A. In the dining hall.B. In their room.C. At the cafeteria.12. How will they go to the airport?A. The hotel will arrange a taxi for them.B. They will call a taxi themselves.C. Their friend will take them to the airport.13. When will they get up the next morning?A. At 6:00.B. At 6:30.C. At 8:00.听第
8、9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14. Where did the woman just go?A. A salon.B. The mans home.C. The doctors.15. What does the woman think of the mans clothes?A. They are in style.B. They are out of fashion. C. They are too cheap.16. What does the man think about ones appearance?A. One should be true to himself.B
9、. Appearance is the most important thing.C. You can judge a person by his appearance.17. What will the woman do next?A. Go shopping with the man. 第页 3B. Work out in a gym. C. Buy some pills.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. When will the space possibly become a popular place to go on vacation?A. By 2020.
10、B. By 2017. C. By 2016.19. What do we know about the space holiday center?A. It will look like a bicycle.B. It will be completed by 2016.C. It will offer short trips to the moon.20. What will the Lunar Hotel be like?A. The hotel will be above ground.B. The rooms will look like normal rooms.C. There
11、will be a lot of water.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节：多项选择（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。21. Due to the unreasonable individual income _, the gap between the rich and poor has become an outstanding issue.A. accommodation B. association C. distribution D. contribut
12、ion22. After putting on these specially designed clothes, you can walk into your own home, without a chance of _ even by your loved ones.A. attempt B. credit C. effect D. recognition23. AH this was used to _ what percentage of time people spent in an unpleasant state.A. accumulate B. calculate C. ac
13、celerate D. circulate24. This school gives most of the children hope for the future by providing them with a chance to _ knowledge.A. require B. achieve C. acquire D. discover25. Of the estimated 42 million homeless people around the world, children again _ one third.A. make up B. take up C. build u
14、p D. turn up26. If I had known my life was going to _ like this, I would have let them kill me.A. find out B. turn out C. give out D. work out27. As oil is running out on the earth, we are in need of searching for other _ energy resources.A. alternative B. abundant C. creative D. automatic28. Mark i
15、s such a(n) _ salesman that he can manage to complete the whole years marketing program within only six months.A. ridiculous B. appropriate C. optimistic D. aggressive29. Since there is _ an expanding market for mystery novels, all publishers will want to increase the number of mystery novels they p
16、ublish.A. eventually B. faithfully C. apparently D. conventionally30. Drink your tea, and take your breath, and stop your laughing: laughter is sadly _ under this roof, and in your condition!A. out of control B. out of place C. out of practice D. out of question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
17、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，第页 4并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Professor Mihaly, from the University of Chicago, has interviewed thousands of people who have a happy life to find out how they do it. Ive been studying 31 for over 30 years, says Mihaly. My 32 in the subject came from my own experience as
18、 a child during World War II, when I saw many adults 33 by the terrible events. But there were always a few who 34 their courage, helped others, and were able to give a sense of 35 and meaning to their lives. I wanted to find out how a person could 36 a fulfilling and enjoyable life.In general, his
19、research showed that people were unhappy doing 37 . The professor stresses that happy people dont 38 time, either at work or when theyre 39 . Many people 40 that the time they spend at work or at school is wasted. But often their free time is also wasted. Many people are used to doing 41 things watc
20、hing television, for example without using any skills. 42 , life goes past in a series of boring experiences.But it doesnt have to be this way. The professor has found that people are 43 when they get into something he calls flow. When people get involved in a task that they have chosen, and which i
21、s well-defined and challenging, they 44 flow，a state where they dont notice time passing.They also experience enjoyment. Professor Mihaly makes a contrast 45 enjoyment and pleasure. I used to think they were the same thing but theyre not! 46 is a big bowl of ice cream, or taking a hot bath on a cold
22、 day nothing bad at all! But enjoyment is about doing something and 47 something. It isnt really important what we do, but its more important to do something, feel 48 about it, and try to do it well.People who are not used to happiness can 49 how to be happy, says the professor, if they constantly g
23、et into flow 50 . Is happiness as easy as that? Perhaps it is.31. A. life B. happiness C. war D. courage32. A. interest B. addiction C. opinion D. dream33. A. released B. protested C. destroyed D. moved34. A. lost B. kept C. missed D. forgot35. A. humor B. security C. question D. purpose36. A. send
24、B. build C. share D. afford37. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something38. A. take B. make C. spend D. waste39. A. free B. comfortable C. excited D. busy40. A. show B. indicate C. feel D. understand41. A. passive B. negative C. active D. sensitive42. A. However B. As a result C. Whats more
25、D. Therefore43. A. painful B. puzzled C. happy D. cautious44. A. test B. choose C. experience D. practice45. A. between B. before C. among D. besides46. A. Comfort B. Happiness C. Pleasure D. Excitement47. A. making B. achieving C. finishing D. forgetting48. A. sensible B. sorry C. pitiful D. positi
26、ve49. A. learn B. follow C. beat D. obtain50. A. movements B. states C. standards D. periods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。AEllen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight, going out on sailing trips with her aunt. She loved it so much tha
27、t she saved her money for three years to buy her first small sailing boat. When she was 18, she sailed alone around Britain and won the Young Sailor of the Year award.第页 5But Ellen really became famous in 2001. Aged only 24, she was one of only two women who entered the Vendee Globe round the world
28、solo race, which lasts 100 days. Despite many problems, she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a heroines welcome when she returned.Ambition and determination have always been a big part of Ellens personality. When she was younger, she lived in a kind of hut for three ye
29、ars while she was trying to get sponsorship to compete in a transatlantic race. Then she took a one-way ticket to France, bought a tiny seven metre Classe Mini yacht, slept under it while she was repairing it, and then she raced it 4,000 kilometres across the Atlantic in 1997, alone for 33 days.Elle
30、n has had to learn many things, because sailing single-handed means that she has to be her own captain, electrician, sailmaker, engineer, doctor, journalist, cameraman and cook. She also has to be very fit, and because of the dangers of sleeping for long periods of time when shes in the middle of th
31、e ocean, she has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes a time.And she needs courage. Once, in the middle of the ocean, she had to climb the mast of her boat to repair the sails at four oclock in the morning, and with 100 kph winds blowing around her. It took her many hours to make the repair
32、s; Ellen says: I was exhausted when I came down. Its hard to describe how it feels to be up there. Its like trying to hold onto a big pole, which for me is just too big to get my arms around, with someone kicking you all the time and trying to shake you off.But in her diary, Ellen also describe mome
33、nts which make it all worthwhile: A beautiful sunrise started the day, with black clouds slowly lit by the bright yellow sun. I have a very strong feeling of pleasure, being out here on the ocean and having the chance to live this. I just feel lucky to be here.51. Ellen bought her first sailing boat
34、 _ .A. soon after going out sailing trips with her auntB. when she was about elevenC. when she won the Young Sailor of the Year award D. when she was able to sail alone52. Ellen lived in a hut for three years because _ .A. she was training herself to be physically strong enoughB. she enjoyed a simpl
35、e way of lifeC. she wanted to show people her personalityD. she wanted to save enough money to compete in a race53. Why does she only sleep for about twenty minutes at a time?A. Because she cant sleep long alone.B. Because she was not fit enough to sleep longer.C. Because she had a problem in sleepi
36、ng.D. Because dangers might occur while she was asleep.54. From the passage, we can infer that _ .A. Ellen learned a lot from her auntB. Ellen could cook very wellC. Ellen enjoyed the life on the seaD. Ellen repaired the sails by herselfBLionel Messi became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in March 2010
37、. What does that mean, you ask? Read and find out!In the 1950s, the United Nations had an idea: Why not use celebrities to help promote childrens rights? So they 第页 6created the idea of UNICEF (the UN childrens fund) ambassadors. Ever since then, hundreds of sports, music and film stars have been se
38、en spreading the word for the international peace organization at photo calls all over the world.A lot of stars are brought in independently by the various UN agencies. The UN Development Programme uses Ronaldo, the Brazilian footballer, to draw peoples attention to poor children. And the refugee (难
39、民)agency UNHCR uses Angelina Jolie to focus on people made homeless because of war. These days, Angelina is probably as famous for her humanitarian work as she is for her acting!But perhaps the agency most represented by the stars is UNICEF. There are lots of stars who are Goodwill Ambassadors for U
40、NICEF: for example, footballer David Beckham, singer Shakira and actor Susan Sarandon. There are also celebrities used to promote one-off projects every now and then: pop singer Robbie Williams has given several concerts for UNICEF even though he isnt Goodwill Ambassador. The UN has got offices in m
41、ore than 200 countries, so of course its important that they are represented by an international mix of celebrities. And some of their most important stars, like West African singer, Angelique Kidjo, arent exactly household names in many parts of the world.They have to be very careful to choose the
42、right people. UNICEF looks for celebrities who havent just made it big, but who are also probably going to stay famous for quite a few years to come. We cant have someone who has just enjoyed success for a few minutes and then disappeared. a spokeswoman said. In the same way, the star has to want to
43、 do more than just look caring in front of the camera. Our celebrities do it because they really care about children, says the spokeswoman. They should have the power to draw the cameras but without wanting the attention for themselves.So, now you know thats what Goodwill Ambassadors do!55.UNICEF Go
44、odwill Ambassador is intended for _ .A. people who help poor children around the worldB. footballers who can play as well as MessiC. celebrities who spread the name of UNICEF worldwideD. celebrities who care about childrens rights56.Angelina Jolie is famous for _ .A. being an ambassador of UNICEF B.
45、 drawing peoples attention to poor childrenC. raising money for good causes D. performing well in many films57.Angelique Kidjo is selected to represent UNICEF because _ .A. she is more famous than Susan Sarandon B. she is a world-known singerC. she is popular in West AfricaD. she did a lot to help p
46、oor children58.UNICEF thinks Lionel Messi _ .A. is and will be a super star in the world B. is a promising young footballer for the futureC. needs help from UNICEFD. draws attention in front of the cameraCAt first it was only kings who were recognized as important enough to have a birthday celebrati
47、on. To protect them, friends and family would visit the king and bring good thoughts and birthday wishes.As time went by, children became included in birthday celebrations. The tradition of childrens birthday parties 第页 7first started in Germany.One of the largest private birthday parties that ever
48、happened was in 1970 for Colonel Harland Sanders (the founder of KFC) 80th birthday it was attended by over 35,000 people.Many centuries ago, birthdays were considered a time when the bad spirits were able to harm you. It was believed that you should have your friends and family around you, so that
49、their good wishes and present-giving would keep the bad spirits away. The custom of lighting candles also had a spiritual origin. People believed that the gods lived in the sky, and that by lighting candles and torches, people were sending a signal or prayer to the gods.Later on, candles started to be used to decorate birthday c
