湖北省武汉市部分学校2013届高三起点调研测试英语试题（WORD版）.doc

1、湖北武汉部分学校2013届高三新起点调研测试英 语 试 题本试卷全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。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。用统一提供的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，用统一提供的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、草稿纸土无效。3完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用统一提供的签字笔将答案直接答在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

2、和答题卡一并上交。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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。听完每段对话盾，你将有十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。1How will the man travel?ABy air BBy train CBy ship2How many minutes are left before the movie begins?A7 B15 C3

3、03What does the woman probably do?AA clerk BA student CA driver4When does the conversation take place?AIn the morning BIn the evening CIn the afternoon5How many people will be sent to Europe?AThree BFour CFive第二节 （共15小题；每题15分，满分225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

4、前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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。听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。6What is the womans dog like?AIt is a black dog with big earsBIt is a white dog with big eyesCIt is a gray dog with a long tail7Why does the woman buy a coat for her dog?AShe wants to keep her warmBShe wants to take her to a birthday

5、partyCShe wants to give it to her as a birthday present听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。8Whats the girls problem?AShe doesnt have enough time for studiesBShe doesnt work hard at her lessonsCShe finds her lessons difficult9What will the girl probably do?AStop watching TVBGive up her work CSpend less time at school听第八段

6、材料，回答第10至12题。10What does the man want to do?ATo consult about the doctors working hoursBTo make an appointment with the doctorCTo get some information on the clinic11When is Dr Frank off from work during a week?AOn Wednesday BOn Tuesday COn Friday12What time will Mr Smith come to the clinic?AAt 5:30

7、 pm on ThursdayBAt 4:00 pm on WednesdayCAt 5:30 pm on Friday听第九段材料，回答第1316题。13What are the two speakers going to do in the restaurant?ATo have Italian cheeseBTo enjoy something specialCTo celebrate the womans birthday14Why does the woman want to see the menu immediately?AShes hungry and eager to sta

8、rt eatingBShe usually spends a long time choosing foodCShe wants to check the price15How does the man feel about mice?ADisgusting BDelicious CEnjoyable16What do the speakers think they should have for the celebration?AA roast duck and a cocktailBWhite wine and dessertCThe fish and the salad听第十段材料，回答

9、第1720题。17What can we learn about Gladys?AShe had a good salaryBShe was single all her lifeCShe had a lot of friends18Why was Gladys called Toy Bear Lady?AShe often sent toy bears to the children in hospitalBShe thought toy bears could bring them good luckCShe produced many toy bears19How did Gladys

10、become so rich?ABy working part-time in the hospitalBBy buying stocks with the help of her bossCBy saving every penny she could20What did Gladys leave to the childrens hospital after her death?AThe toy bears she had madeBThe stocks she had boughtCThe $18 million she had earned第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节, 满分30分）

11、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。21I think that ones musical tastes say a lot about their personalityWhat they listen to_ how they see the worldAreflects Bsymbolizes Capproves Drepresents22Engineers are studying different techniques to _ the bridge to allow it to s

12、upport heavier loadsAenlarge Blengthen Censure Dstrengthen23Born into a family with three brothers, I was _ to share, not to snatch things awayfrom other peopleAbrought up Bturned down Ctaken away Dheld back24The president ordered that no rime should be lost, and directed one of his high officials t

13、o_ the matter in personArespond to Bappeal to Ccontribute to Dattend to25Hundreds of miles off the coast, totally lost, the German sailors became desperate _food and waterAfor fear of Bin hope of Cfor lack of Don account of26The most practical gift for your mother is surely gold jewelry, because gol

14、d has value,_ speakingAfrankly Beconomically Csocially Dstrictly27Many people think animals can show _ emotionsThey are sometimes lively, and sometimes bad-temperedApositive Bnegative Crandom Dcomplex28I always try to be _ to others when walking my pet dog along a pavement and step into the side wit

15、h my dog to let them pass byAflexible Bconsiderate Cdevoted Dsensitive29After further studying those fossils, Dubois, a Swiss scientist, announced with _ that so-called Java Man was merely an extinct monkeyAcourage Bcertainty Canxiety Drelief30A （ n） _ is an official document offered by a university

16、 or other higher education provider when you have completed a course or trainingAcertificate Bidentity Cpermit Dpassport第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后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。When I was in Chicago, each morning I left home to catch the 800 busOne morning I saw an elderly lady at

17、the bus stop with a dog beside herThe bus arrived and we got onUnlike in 31 countries, only eight passengers were permitted to travel 32 I was inside the bus when the 33 called, Only eight standing passengers! The last one who got on, please get offI thought it was me who had to get off 34 , I saw t

18、he elderly lady was about to get offI told her to stay and got off instead, but not until I moved past her did I realize she was 35 ! Her companion was her guide dog!After work I 36 the return journeyWhat a surprise! The lady and her dog were there! I was really pleased 37 I would get a chance to sp

19、eak with herI started the 38 and she immediately 39 my Asian accent! She asked if I was the 40 person who helped her that morning 41 !Our journey started, and so did her 42 She told me that her husband had fought in the Second World War, during which a bomb 43 his left leg and that 10% of the govern

20、ment jobs were 44 for disabled people and 45 was given to the spouses （配偶）of war veterans （老兵）Because of this they were 46 with her salary and his pensionWe arrived at our destinationI helped her cross the road to where an elderly gentleman with a（n ） 47 leg was waiting for herIt really 48 me to see

21、 how the three of them, helping each other, walked into the distanceBut before we 49 I offered to be there every day to help her get on the busHer husband was very pleased with this as it was a real 50 for him to walk that far31AsmallBwesternCdevelopedDeastern32AtalkingBstandingClaughingDreading33Ap

22、assengerBofficerCconductorDguide34AThereforeBOtherwiseCHoweverDMeanwhile35AdisabledBblindChelplessDmerciful36AchangedBpackedCfixedDmade37AasBuntilCalthoughDonce38AjourneyBconversationCserviceDdiscussion39ArecognizedBrealizedCrecalledDreminded40AsimilarBdifferentCsameDdefinite41AAmazingBConfusingCDis

23、appointing DDelighting42AlifeBstoryCdestinationDmemory43Aended upBtook awayCgave upDput away44AdistributedBofferedCappliedDreserved45AadviceBrestrictionCpreferenceDservice46AfittingBstrugglingCmanagingDsuffering47AartificialBdangerousCtemporaryDnormal48AfrustratedBtouchedCpushedDscared49AleftBparted

24、CarrivedDgreeted50ArewardBexerciseCeffortDpleasure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。ABack in October 2005, I was released from my position as a manager with a well-known transportation companyMy wife asked me to just take it easy for a monthMy level of commitm

25、ent kept me in the mindset of never quit!In order to remain physically and emotionally stable, I took my wifes advice and took a holiday of about 3 weeksDuring that 3-week period, I began to get boredI needed something to do besides pulling my seat up to my computer and playing gamesI wanted to work

26、I began researching transportation jobs on the InternetThere was nothing available near where I was livingThen I realized that I could do from home what I did for someone else and do even betterI could become my own boss! I spoke to an owner of a smaller trucking company, and he gave me permission t

27、o post one of his trucks on a load boardI listed the available truck and all my information, and within 10 minutes my phone began ringingI received about 30 phone calls that day for the truck I postedI became an independent contactorAll I needed to do was contact companies who had loads that needed

28、to be moved and find trucks to move those loadsI had a passion （激情） for this work, and the customers I attained had a passion for how well I took care of themI remember the very first load I moved for a customer out of Washington StateThe load was going to Homestead, FloridaAfter posting that load,

29、an owner-operator called me and booked that load with meI earned $ 275 for my effortsThe whole process took no more than 20 minutesLooking back, I have learned theres absolutely no end to what you can accomplish by applying yourself in whatever passion and knowledge you possessTake charge of your fu

30、ture; employ your passions and your knowledgeLet those be your guide to complete success51Why did the author take a holiday after losing his job?ATo please his wife BTo get rid of his boreCTo balance his state of mind DTo stop playing computer games52What can we learn about the authors new job?AHe b

31、egan his business at homeBHe drove trucks for a companyCHe became an agent of a small companyDHe answered phones in a trucking company53According to the passage, the reason why the author was successful is that _Ahe was an expert in the field Bhe made full use of what he hadChe worked harder than ot

32、hers Dhe overcame the difficulties he faced54The author uses his example mainly to tell us _Ait is easy for one to find a suitable jobBlosing a job is not a bad thing but a good oneCpassions and knowledge can lead to successDmaking money isnt so difficult as we expectBEven in Britains highest and wi

33、ldest places its not uncommon to come across a child being carried in a special backpackThe sight is generally cheered a hill-walker of the future begins early in pleasures to comeHopefully, it will turn out that wayBut the child carried today might too soon be expected to scale the heights unaidedT

34、heres a danger that over-ambition by parents who put their own walking schedule first, will stop rather than develop a young persons interest in walkingAt any rate, thats the view my wife and I took when encouraging our children to walk Sometimes, toddler（刚学走路的小孩） outings might just have covered a m

35、ile, and even later on, four or five miles was our usual maximumThe major mountains were abandonedThe format must have worked, as our children, two daughters and a sonall now middle-agedblossomed into keen walkersTheir enthusiasm is now being passed on to our grandchildren again two girls and a boyl

36、ike us, their parents aim not to press their kids to walk too far or in too-demanding religionThey try to select walks that provide interest, variety and funStepping stones, fossils, hollow （空心的） trees, dry leaves: these all qualifyThe leaves are to be kicked through or used as tool for a leaf fight

37、; the trees for climbing into and looking out fromOur photo albums are filled with pictures of the kids in various hollow treesTheres delight if a return visit finds the hollow trees still there, waiting to be re-enteredFor kids, theres delight too if a walk can be paused for some treatMiss no chanc

38、e to call at a village shop, a wayside pub or, best of all, an unexpected ice-cream standHappy family walking is essentially walking with interruptionsEven with the youngest children, a walk needs an objectiveA hilltop monument might doBut the best is a rocky topIn my main walking, the North York Mo

39、ors, the mini-Matterhom of Rosebeny Topping fits the bill perfectlyA family can be up and down the hill within two hours and, after standing on the small platform of naked rock that forms the top, a young walker might well feel like a conqueror of Qomolangma55According to the writer, what may be the

40、 risk of a familys hill-walking with a child?AThe child will lose his or her way in the wildBThe parents can hardly enjoy the pleasure of itCThe child will lose interest in the activityDThey will make it more difficult56The underline word format in Para 2 is closest in meaning to _Apractice Bgoal Cp

41、rocedure Ddoubt57The writer mentions stepping stones, fossils, hollow trees and dry leaves in order to .Aprove there are places of interest along the hill-walkingBsay it is not enough for themCattract more people to join in hill-walkingDshow there is a lot of fun for children58Which may serve as the

42、 best encouragement for children to take up the hill-walking?ASense of achievement BSense of directionCSense of failure DSense of tasteCDuring basketball practice last year, 12-year-old Nicole Dehart was shooting the ball when a defender tried aggressively to block her shotThe two players made conta

43、ct, and Nicole hit the floor headfirstAt the hospital, doctors diagnosed a concussion （脑震荡） an increasingly common injury in youth basketball, particularly among girls, yet one that has yet to gain widespread attentionOn Monday, the medical journal Pediatrics reported that about 375,000 children and

44、 teenagers are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year for basketball-related injuriesNotably, the proportion related to head injuries is on the riseAbout 109,000 children and teenagers were treated for basketball-related head injuries during the 11-year study period Boys were most likely to e

45、xperience cuts, fractures （骨折） ; girls were more likely to suffer head or knee injuriesBasketball is the countrys most popular youth sport, played by one million children550,000 boys and 450,000 girlseach academic yearAnd the injury numbers, which were gathered by researchers at Nationwide Childrens

46、 Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, reflect only emergency room visits, leaving out the many thousands of injuries treated by clinics, trainers, family doctorsA lot of kids play basketball, both organized and unorganized, said an author of the study, Lara McKenzie, chief investigator at the Columbus hospit

47、als Center for Injury Research and PolicyWe probably need to do a better job of educating coaches, athletes and parentsPreventing brain injuries is going to be pretty challengingA separate report in Pediatrics found that basketball accounted for more than 9 percent of athletic concussions among 8-to

48、 19-year-olds, placing it second among youth sports, behind only football （22 percent） , which is followed by hockey and baseball, just under 4 percent eachNicole, now 13, has fully recovered but that it took some timeAfter the injury, she complained about headaches and feeling lightheaded whenever

49、she was activeEven after the doctor had released her to go back to playing, the high school trainer and I worked together and watched her closely, MsWhite said Kids play rougher and tougher than they ever have59Why does the writer mention the case of Nicole?ATo explain how harmful the concussion isB

50、To introduce the topic of the whole passageCTo stress the danger of playing basketball for girlsDTo show his sympathy for Nicole60Which of the following is implied in the passage?Agirls are more likely to get basketball injuriesBThe number of basketball-related injuries can be far beyond the statist

51、icsCMost athletic concussion is basketball-relatedDMeasures should be taken to prevent girls playing basketball61MsWhite may agree that _Aschool sports are usually badly organizedBbasketball is not suitable for girlsClevels of competitiveness in youth sports increaseDit is impossible for Nicole to f

52、ully recover62Which might be the best tide for the passage?ALook Out For Basketball-related InjuriesBBasketball, a Dangerous SportCTips on Avoiding Injuries in BasketballDConcussion, a Common InjuryDIf you are a skydiving beginner, youll need to read this article to leam which skydiving method to ch

53、ooseThere are three ways you can experience the thrill of skydiving and the only requirement is that you are at least eighteen years old and have a weight of less than 250 poundsYou also have to be free of any heart disease or severe medical conditionsSkydiving courses, in most cases, work the same

54、wayA qualified instructor will get you trained and hell try to scare you and make you not jumpThats because the only thing he doesnt want is a student who panics while free fallingYoull then have to fill a lot of papers that you must go through and sign some documents if you want to jumpThese are ve

55、ry scary but youll have to sign them if you want to jumpWhen choosing the method youll first skydive you have to consider how much time you have and how much cash youve gotOf course, how brave you are is another factor and depending on these factors youll have to choose one of three methods for your

56、 first jumpThe methods are tandem （双人跳伞） , static line（固定拉绳） and accelerated free fallIf what you want is to fly freely you have to go for accelerated free fallJust want a nice ride, tandem might be the best choiceIf you just want a quick ride you can go for static lineA good thing to take into cons

57、ideration is videotaping your first jump, which costs from $50 to $100Youll love looking back at how scared you were when jumping out of an airplaneIf you choose to videotape your jump another skydiver will jump before you do from the airplane and fly near you with a camera63According to the passage

58、, the necessary factors for a skydiver are _Aage, experience and methodsBweight, age and healthCage, weight and medicineDskills, documents and courage64What is the possible reason for a skydiver to sign documents?AIt is an important course for skydivingBMake sure you should be responsible for yourse

59、lf if you get hurtCIt helps to reduce panics while skydivingDBe sure you are well trained65If you want to have a nice skydiving, youd better choose _Atandem Bstatic lineCaccelerated free fall Dfree fall66Its good to videotape your first jump because you can _Aget more experience for the next jumpBen

60、joy the jump with your familyCshow your first jump to othersDreview the exciting momentEWhen you need a job badly, you end up taking one for which you are overqualified Although you were initially grateful just to have the work, you now feel bored and depressedIs there any way to change that?Kelly:

61、Start changing your view by spending less time focusing on what you are not getting but what you are gettingI worked as a sales associate at a clothing store after losing my journalism jobI may have been overqualified for folding T-shirts, but I was underqualified for sellingSo be patient and work a

62、ttentively with a wide range of peopleIt doesnt matter what the job isThere are always things you can learn and skills you can developHilary: Tell yourself the current situation isnt the end of the worldTry to view the situation more philosophicallyRather than thinking negatively, you should try to

63、look at your job as another chapter in your life that will allow you to grow and develop new skillsIs it possible to make your work more inspiring and challenging, even if your job responsibilities arent likely to change?Sara: YesIf you are simply doing your job and feeling as if you could give more

64、 and learn more, then chances are that you may be able to actually take on a larger roleAsk your boss if there is anything that you can do to take the stress off his plateEthan: Being able to take on more responsibility will definitely make you feel like you are learning something and also developin

65、g your skillsDoing certain tasks and learning parts of the business that you do not already know will challenge you and make your work days more rewarding How do you leave in a way that acknowledges your gratitude to the company and doesnt cause a feeling of anger?Jersey: When you decide to leave yo

66、ur current employer to go work for another employer, it is always important to make sure that you give the company as much notice as possibleNot only will your employer appreciate this, but it may lessen their bad blood for your decision to leaveMake sure that you never burn your bridges with your e

67、mployerThis means that when you are asked why you are leaving, dont bad mouth the company, your boss or say that you were bored and undervalued at your job67By using her own example, Kelly intends to express that _Afulfilling your regular duties well is importantBone should be willing to do small th

68、ingsCit is helpful to get along well with co-workersDdoing a simple job may well bring you a sense of success68By take the stress off his plate , Sara means _Adraw your bosss attentionBshare your bosss burdensCgive your boss useful adviceDask your boss for a better position69According to Jersey, whe

69、n you decide to leave the job, you should _Arespect the company and the bossBpraise your boss and his companyCgive a proper excuseDleave without notice70The passage is most probably taken from _Aa debate Ba guide Ca survey Da textbook第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括

70、号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。71With_,his family continues to suppOIt him in every way（come）他的梦想实现了，但他的家庭继续在各个方面支持他。72So loudly_that even the people in the next room could hear him（speak）他说话的声音很大，连隔壁屋子里的人都听得见。73If you can win the game today,to go on a holiday next month（allow）如果今天你赢了这场比赛，下个月就允许你去度假。7

71、4Do you know_that your parents chose to settle down in this city? （why）你知道你父母为什么选择在这座城市定居吗？75It is impossible for my questionin his absence（answer）他不在，我的问题就答复不了。76After graduating from university, he _ in Wuhan, but he chose to teach in a school of a mountain village, （work）大学毕业后，他本可以在武汉工作，但他选择了在一所山

72、村学校教书。77Your speech was heard by the five judges, _ that it was the best one this year（agree）那五位评委听了你的演讲，他们都认为这是今年最好的。78I was close to being killed the other day when a car passed me at _（ dangerous）前天，当一辆小车以我认为的危险速度开过时，我差一点被撞死了。79According to statistics, a man is _ to die of skin cancer as a woman.

73、（likely）根据一项调查，男性死于皮肤癌的可能性是女性的两倍。80The thought _ the whole continent was very exciting（ cross）他们可以横穿整个大陆的想法很是令人兴奋。第二节：短文写作（共l题；满分30分）根据以下提示，结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。Encouragement from a friend plays a very important role in motivating you to solve the problems you are facingIt helps you fight the difficulties and get out of an unfavorable situation you are stuck in注意：（1）无须写标题，文章开头已经给出，不得照抄英语提示语；（2）除诗歌外，文体不限；（3）文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；（4）词数为120左右。Encouragements can serve as a ray of hope during difficult times