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1、襄阳市优质高中2012届高三联考英语试题命题人： 姜敬军 屠玉海 学校： 枣阳一中 审题人： 严功铭 学校： 宜城一中 审题人： 袁海新 学校： 曾都一中 考试时间：2011年1月17日 下午 3:005:00 试卷满分:150分注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将姓名、准考证号等在答题卡和答题卷上填写清楚。2.选择题答案用2b铅笔直接填涂在答题卡上，非选择题用0.5mm的黑色签字笔在每题对应的答题区域内做答，答在试题卷上无效。第i卷第一部分：听力理解（共两节，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7

2、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 do the two speakers talk about?a. bad weather. b. a bakery. c. clothes on sale.2. what does the woman suggest?a. calculate the figures right now.b. find some food to eat.c. add the figures later

3、 at night.3. what does the man mean?a. potatoes are less healthful than eggs. b. eggs are less healthful than potatoes.c. eggs and potatoes are to be served together.4. what will the two speakers do first? a. search for the new tie. b. paint the shelf. c. fix the shelf.5. where was the woman last we

4、ek?a. in dead valley. b. in florida. c. in the campus.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。听完每段对话或独白前，你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. where are the two speakers?a. in school. b. in a restaurant. c. in their car.7. ho

5、w long has the woman been waiting for this time? a. five minutes. b. ten minutes. c. thirty minutes.8. what do friends think of the mans behavior? a. they are happy to accept it.b. they feel it is annoying. c. they hate it and refuse him.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. where does the conversation take place? a.

6、on a road. b. in a hotel. c. at an airport.10. when will the woman have to check out tomorrow? a. at 2:00 p.m. b. at 2:30 p.m. c. at 12:00.11. what does the man suggest the woman should do? a. leave at 4:00 b. leave at 5:00. c. leave some time earlier.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. what is the womans job? a.

7、a policewoman. b. a librarian. c. a student.13. when did the man borrow the book? a. on september 17. b. on a rainy day. c. not mentioned.14. what did not happen to the book? a. the man returned the book. b. the book was lost. c. the records on this book were not correct.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what wi

8、ll they put on a show for? a. for money.b. for fun. c. for others.16. how does the man feel when invited to the show? a. glad.b. disappointed. c. surprised.17. what can we learn about the man? a. hell sing and dance in the show. b. he often gets on a stage.c. he sings pop songs for money.听第10段材料，回答第

9、18至20题。18. which is the best show according to the speaker? a. the childrens room.b. the news. c. nighttime.19. on which channel can you watch childrens show? a. six.b. eleven. c. three.20. what is the speaker most probably?a. a newspaper reporter.b. a radio reporter. c. a tv host or hostess.第二部分：英语

10、知识运用（共两节, 满分30分）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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。21. since the museum opened two years ago, 75,000 people have passed through its door, and the privileged scientists, according to its rule, can receive the group _ rate, which includes lunch for free as well. a.

11、 admission b. bargain c. allowance d. account22. the coins replace small banknotes to _ to bring people many conveniences, also bringing in some problems. a. expand b. spread c. circulate d. export23. he did not fully _ the significance of signing the contract. and now he has found what an unfair ag

12、reement it is! a. respond b. attach c. skim d. appreciate24. im sorry i cant go to the wanda cinema with you on weekends. i always _ sundays for visiting my grandparents a. preserve b. reserve c. remark d. review25. id _ his reputation with other businessmen, and then make a decision about whether o

13、r not to approve a loan. a. take into account b. live up to c. make up for d. look down upon26. 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 across d. get through27. we are rather _ about the sympathy he claims t

14、o have for the poor because he is mean with his money.a. optimistic b. positive c. cautious d. skeptical28. the paper studies some _ cases in which something somehow wrong leads to the miscommunication, so that english teachers may improve their teaching.a. initial b. typical c. exotic d. brilliant2

15、9. of all the possible problems, the two that arise most _ when we interview managers are as follows: your related working experiences and your attitudes to your future work. a. necessarily b. independently c. precisely d. frequently30. in no case should we waste natural resources. _, human beings s

16、hould take effective measures to treasure them.a. as a result b. in addition c. on the contrary d. in a word第二节: 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“dad, i am coming back.” these five words changed my world.my daughter, amy, had 31 home seven years be

17、fore to live in san francisco. over the years, we had often talked on the phone, written letters, and spent together during her 32 trips back. whenever she came home, however, there was always a 33 between us. because of my work, i had been under a great deal of 34 when she was growing up, and i wou

18、ld occasionally go a little bit crazy. amy was a little 35 of me.it was late october when amy arrived after driving across the united states. almost immediately, we got into a(n) 36 over some minor problem. i became worried i couldnt 37 living with her. i had accepted an early retirement incentive(刺

19、激) and would be home. amy would also be home 38 as a freelance writer(自由撰稿人) for a publishing company in california.before amy arrived, i had begun writing a book about my job experience. i knew the manuscript(手稿)needed much 39 . amy agreed to help me, and we set up a 40 meeting in which we 41 her s

20、uggested changes. it was 42 for me in the beginning because it was hard to accept that my work was 43 perfect. week after week, she skillfully helped me to 44 my work.through my writing, she began to understand 45 i was under so much pressure when she was a little girl. also, i was told she 46 the p

21、ain of dealing with depression.amy said to me one morning, “your book has 47 me. i was beginning to wonder if anything was 48 . using my skills to help you with your manuscript has been my anchor(精神支柱)over the last six months.amy, you have 49 my life, i answered. you have inspired me with a great lo

22、ve of 50 , and an even greater love of a fantastic editor, who just happens to be my daughter.31.a. returnedb. removedc. headedd. left32.a. constantb. regularc. infrequentd. random33.a. pleasureb. talkc. hugd. tension34.a. passionb. imaginationc. privileged. pressure35.a. afraidb. proudc. tiredd. fo

23、nd36.a. troubleb. conflictc. agreementd. research37.a. helpb. settlec. postponed. continue38.a. workingb. livingc. studyingd. dressing39.a. designingb. adaptingc. suitingd. editing40.a. dailyb. monthlyc. weeklyd. yearly41.a. took overb. went overc. got overd. watch over42.a. convenientb. abnormalc.

24、delightfuld. rough43.a. more or lessb. far fromc. much tood. no longer44.a. achieveb. improvec. criticized. change45.a. whyb. howc. whatd. whether46.a. cared forb. accounted forc. got rid ofd. suffered from47.a. refreshedb. offendedc. amazedd. depressed48.a. valuableb. certainc. genuined. doubtful49

25、.a. sacrificedb. enjoyedc. enrichedd. disturbed50.a. readingb. writingc. speakingd. listening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。asingles day falls on every november 11th, and as the name indicates, this relatively new holiday is one exclusively(speciall

26、y) for people who are still living the single life. i was a bit surprised when i googled singles day on the internet, to find that china is the only country in the world that has set aside a special day for singles to celebrate their lives. to find out more about this celebration, read on.origin of

27、singles daybettingan old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. none of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. they just sat around all day and played mahjong. one day they played mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. during the g

28、ame, no matter who won, the winning card was always the four columns card (the card shows four independent, parallel columns in two lines). even more of a coincidence, it was nov 11, or 11/11. in order to commemorate the day, they nicknamed it singles day. university culture singles day was first ce

29、lebrated at various universities in nanjing, capital city of jiangsu province during the 1990s. it got the name singles day because the date is comprised of four ones. these college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. singles day is now a special day f

30、or all fashionable youths. the main way to celebrate singles day is to have dinner with your single friends, but its important that each person pays his own way to show his independence. people also hold blind date parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives. creative celebration for

31、breakfast on singles day, singles often eat four youtiao (deep-fried dough sticks) representing the four ones in 11.11 and one baozi (steamed stuffed buns) representing the middle dot. many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. many attend blind date parties and many

32、people choose to marry on this day. in addition to meaning single the four ones of the date can also mean only one as in the only one for me. some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only one in their heart.51. to celebrate singles day, people w

33、ill _.a. sit around all day and played mahjong.b. eat four youtiao and one baozi.c. have dinner with their single friends with expenses paid by someone.d. do nothing but hold “blind date” party.52. the following statements are true except _.a. singles day is only celebrated in china.b. “four ones” o

34、f the date can mean “only one” for someone.c. the four single bored men chose the nov. 11 on purpose to play mahjong.d. singles day has been celebrated in china since the 1990s.53. the underlined word in this passage most probably means _ a. stands for b. consists of c. is named after d. is celebrat

35、ed by54. the best title of the passage is _.a. singles day b. celebrations of singles dayc. true meanings of singles day d. origin of singles daybglobal warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic losses each year, according to a report by the global humanitarian f

36、orum.the report, to be released friday, analyzed data and existing studies of health, disaster, population and economic trends. it found that human-influenced climate change was raising the global death rates from illnesses including malnutrition (营养不良)and heat-related health problems.but even befor

37、e its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk, who questioned its methods and conclusions.along with the deaths, the report said that the lives of 325 million people, primarily in poor countries, were being seriously affected by climate change. it estimated that the

38、number would double by 2030.roger pielke jr., a political scientist at the university of colorado, boulder, who studies disaster trends, said the forums report was a procedural embarrassment because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses related to human-driven global warming amon

39、gst the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in defenseless regions. dr. pielke said that “climate change is an important problem requiring our highest attention.” but the report, he said, will harm the cause for action on both climate change and disas

40、ters because it is so deeply imperfect.however, soren andreasen, a social scientist at dalberg global development partners who supervised the writing of the report, defended it, saying that it was clear that the numbers were rough estimates. he said the report was aimed at world leaders, who will me

41、et in copenhagen in december to negotiate a new international climate treaty.in a press release describing the report, the chairman stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their defenselessness to climate threats while

42、still cutting the releases of the heat-trapping gases. more than 90% of the human and economic losses from climate change are occurring in poor countries, according to the report. 55. what is the finding of the global humanitarian forum?a. global temperatures affect the rate of economic development.

43、b. malnutrition has caused serious health problems in poor countries.c. rates of death from illnesses have risen due to global warming.d. economic trends have to do with population and natural disasters.56. what do we learn about the forums report from the passage?a. it caused a big stir in developi

44、ng countries.b. it aroused a lot of interest in the scientific circles.c. it was warmly received by environmentalists.d. it was challenged by some climate and risk experts.57. what does dr. pielke say about the forums report?a. its statistics look embarrassing. b. it deserves our closest attention.c

45、. it is invalid in terms of procedure. d. its conclusion is purposely overemphasized.58. what is soren andreasens view of the report?a. its conclusions are based on carefully collected data.b. its rough estimates are meant to draw the attention of world leaders.c. it will give rise to heated discuss

46、ions at the copenhagen conference.d. it is defenseless to criticism if the statistics are closely examined.59. in the chairmans opinion, what should be the focus of the copenhagen conference?a. how rich countries can better help poor regions reduce climate threats.b. how human and economic losses fr

47、om climate change can be reduced.c. how emissions of heat-trapping gases can be reduced on a global scale.d. how rich and poor regions can share responsibility in controlling global warming.cto build an incredible and successful relationship is something like erecting a building. first of all, you s

48、hould start with an idea which is expected by everyone, and then you can put a solid foundation stone for that idea. putting a strong foundation stone is very important and it keeps your building steady. every part of that building is totally depending upon that solid foundation.so, here are the thr

49、ee rules to establish a successful relationship:the first rule is just having fun. once relationship is established then the things become stable. once it gets stable then you start feeling stifled (压抑的) and fun is no longer there in your relationship. but remember this thing is very dangerous for r

50、elationship. you can plan something great like a weekend road trip. even you can also plan some of your favorite activities at least twice a month. enjoy laughing with each other and try to find different ways to keep this laughter alive.the second rule is _. in relationship it is important that bot

51、h the partners should deserve equal treatment. if anyone of the partners dominates to the other then such relationship is surely not going to survive for a long time. such relationships are called unbalanced relationship and it is going to give lots of pain. so, try to give respect to each other equ

52、ally.the third rule is always to be open and honest with each other. another good and important part of any relationship is being honest and open-minded with your partner. whenever the problem arises in your relations, honesty is very crucial. even being open-minded with each other is a foundation t

53、o your good relationship. honesty is a most valuable thing. if you become very honest with each other, then problems can be very easily sorted out. you need to put lots of efforts to build a successful relationship. this effort is required from both the partners. and the reward which you are going t

54、o get will be fantastic. if the three rules mentioned above are maintained very well then there will be a strong chance of long term and wonderful relationship. 60. in the first paragraph the author mainly wants to tell us _.a. the concept of a good relationship b. the importance of a good relations

55、hipc. the characteristics of a good relationship d. what is the most important thing in building a good relationship 61. whats the second rule? a. giving respect to each other equally. b. being generous to friends. c. giving timely help to friends. d. treating friends equally. 62. it can be learned from the last paragraph that _. a. it is not difficult to build a good relationshipb. one can benefit a lot from a wonderful relationship c. honesty helps to approach problemsd. being open-minded is a basis to build a good