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1、鄂州一中素质班综合素质考查人文与社会部分温馨提示：1、本卷共九大题，83小题，满分200分，考试时间150分钟2、答案填涂在答题卡上。答案写在试卷上一律无效。一、英语知识运用（共三节，满分66分）英语知识运用（共三节，满分70分）第一节；单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）1.The Greens already have two children and they are planning to have _third. A. the B. a C. / D. another2.Of the two handbags, I would like to choose_one. A.

2、the most expensive B. less expensive C. the less expensive D. most expensive3. Someone called me up at night ,but he hung up _I could answer the phone . A. as B. since C. until D. before4. -Is that Anns brother over there? -No,it _be him. Im sure he doesnt wear glasses.A . mustnt B. may not C. wont

3、D. cant 5. Let Harry play with your toys as well, Tony . You must learn to_.A. care B. support C. share D. spare6.The doctor did _save the patients life.A. that he could do B. all he could to C. what he could do D.Which he could7. After _practice, Lang Lang is a well-known pianist now.A. so many yea

4、rs B such many years C. so many years D. many years8.-Show me your homework, Dave? -Sorry ,Mrs.Brown. Ive _it at home. A. missed B. forgotten C. lost D. left9.The plane will _from Beijing Capital Airport and land in London. A. take up B take off C. take out D. take away 10.-Have you Heard the car ac

5、cident near our school? -Yes , luckily no one _. A. hurt B .was hurt C.has hurt D. hurt badly11. -A latest English newspaper ,please . -Only one copy left .Would you like to have _, sir? A. one B. this C. that D. it 12. The girl with her parents _the organization that helps old people for two years.

6、 A. have joined B.has been in C. has joined D .took part in13. -What are you talking about ? -We are discussing_.A. when will we go B. where will we go C. who will go with us D.how will we go14. How time flies! Three years _really a short time.A .is B. are C. was D. were15.The teacher suggested that

7、 Tom _back for dinner. A. is B. be C. was D .should第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳答案.Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late,and I was driving_16_. At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a

8、traffic light. I was _17_ on the road by now, but as I came near the light,it turned_18_ , and I braked to a stop. I looked left,right,and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, _19_there I sat, waiting for the light to_20_ , the only human being,for at least a mile in any_21_.

9、I started wondering why I _22_ to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was_23_ no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no_24_in going through it. Much later that_25_, after I' d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnigh

10、t ,the question of why I' d stopped for that light_26_me. I think I stopped_27_it' s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It' s not only the law, but it' s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow_28_; we don' t go through red lights. We do_29_ we sa

11、y we' 11 do. We show up when we say we' 11 show up. I was so _30_of myself for stopping for that red light.And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg,I had to tell someone.16. A. fast B. slowly C. carefully D. hard17. A. late B. alon

12、e C. worried D. afraid18. A. green B. yellow C. red D. dark19. A. and B. or C. so D. but20. A. return B. change C. start D. continue21. A. attention B. background C. direction D. information22. A. refused B. decided C. prepared D. forgot23. A. hardly B. luckily C. usually D. clearly24. A. danger B.

13、excuse C. space D. energy25. A. moment B. night C. afternoon D. morning26. A. depended on B. looked forward to C. stayed away from D. came back to27. A. though B. unless C. because D. until28. A. me B. it C. him D. us29. A. what B. how C. why D. that30. A. tired B. ready C. proud D. sorry第三节：阅读理解（共2

14、0小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读A-D四篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案 ADraw a giraffe in your mind. How will you draw your giraffe? Does it have a long neck? Does it have long legs? Is it really tall? When people think of giraffes, they think of their long necks. A long neck and four long legs make the giraffe the tallest land a

15、nimal on earth. A giraffe is 1.8m tall when it is born, and some giraffes get up to 6m tall when they are all grown-up. But did you know that giraffes also have long tongues? Have you ever seen the tongue of a giraffe before? A giraffe has a very long tongue which can hold and wrap around objects. T

16、he tongue is de- signed for feeding, but it can be used in many different ways. For example, a giraffe can cover its nose completely with its long tongue to keep out sand and dust. Also. a giraffe's tongue is long enough to clean its own ears as well! The tongue is black in color to protect it f

17、rom gettingsunburnt. It is nearly 56cm long. Giraffes only eat plants. And an adult giraffe can eat 33kg of leaves a day. When giraffes look for some tall trees to eat, they sometimes fight with elephants for food. Giraffes use their tongues to eat leaves from some tall trees. The giraffe's tong

18、ue is a helpful tool for reaching leaves and breaking off branches.46. What is this article mainly about?A. How to draw a giraffe. B.The way giraffes liveC. The food for giraffe. D.Giraffes tongues47. What does a giraffe feed on'?A. Leaves. B. Elephants.C. Small animals. D. We dont know.48. Whic

19、h of the following statements is true about a giraffe's tongue? A. It's about 1.8 meters long. B. It turns black when the sun is bright. C. It's long and flexible. D. It's designed for wrapping around objects.49. What will a giraffe do when the air is dusty? A. It will wear a mask. B

20、. It will not go outside. C. It will cover the nose with the tongue. D. It will use the tongue to wash its face.50. According to the article we can conclude that_. A. Giraffes are the tallest land animals in the world. B.Giraffes are stronger than elephants.C. Giraffes' tongues can do everything

21、 for them. D.Giraffes have longest tongues among animals. B What's going to happen in the future? Will robots control our planet:? Will computers become smarter than us? Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10 to 30 years from now,according to the

22、 BBC. Digital money We used to pay with cash(现金 )for everything we bought. Now when we use a credit card( 信用卡)to shop online,money is spent without us seeing it ,That means we are already using digital money. Using a card is much easier than searching our pockets for change. It is alsosafer than car

23、rying a lot of cash。 When ATM cards were first introduced, they were not accepted everywhere. But now it's hard to live without them. It's reported that people in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year, and the US might be next. Bionic( 仿生的)eye Its no longer something only in a scien

24、ce fiction movie. People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back -by wearing bionic eyes. A blind eye can no long sense light.but a bionic eye can use a camera to"see"the environment and send data(数据)to the mind. Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unc

25、lear shapes. A high resolution( 高清的) image could be just a few years away. Self-driving cars Unlike a human driver,a self-driving car won't get distracted(分神) by a phone call，the radio or something outside the window. Sensors ( 探测仪 ) and cameras on the car would allow it to stick strictly to the

26、 rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents. You could even take a nap while the car drives itself. In the future.driverless cars would be widely accepted.35._ has stopped using cash completely. A. Sweden B. ATM C. BBC D. Americ

27、a36. What does the writer mainly tell us about digital money? A. We use digital money to shop online without paying money. B. Digital money is most likely to be used instead of cash. C. Using cash is easier and safer than a credit card. D. ATM cards are always popular.37. Which of the following stat

28、ements is TRUE? A. Bionic eyes only appear in the science fiction film. B. Human drivers won't get distracted by something outside. C. The blind wearing bionic eyes may see clearly in the future. D. There will be no road accidents at all if self-driving cars are used.38. From the report, we can

29、learn some information about_. A. culture and art B. industry and farming C. science and technology D. traffic and journey39. Which of the following can be predicted from the passage?A. There would be a number of self-driving cars on the road.B. The blind could use cameras to see things around.C. We

30、 would live a hard life with digital money.I). Robots would control the world. C"I will think of it. "It is easy to say this.but do you know what great things have come from thinking?Though we can not see,or hear, or feel our thoughts, they have great power (力量) ! Isaac Newton was seated i

31、n his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell.Then he discovered how the earth,the sun.,the moon, and the stars are kept in their places. James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father's watch, and he wondere

32、d. “Why should 1 not make a watch?" This set him thinking and it led to a wooden clock which kept good time. Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker,was often thinking of new ideas. One day. when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a pl

33、ace high up in the room. This continued for a long time.and then he got an idea for a new cartoon. Ideas come at any time,and the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty.don't lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will

34、learn how to think creatively.31. Newton wanted to find out_. A. when the apple hit him B. why tbe apple fell C. who made the apple fall D. where the apple fell32. _ made a wooden clock A. Isaac Newton B. Walt Disney C. James Ferguson D. James' father33. Walt Disney was_ when he got an idea for

35、a new cartoon. A. making a film B. telling a story C. having a meeting I). sitting in a garden34. From the passage we can learn that_. A. we should always ask others for help B. every one of us likes thinking C. it is easy to see and hear our thoughts D. thinking helps to get new ideas35. Which of t

36、he following shows the structure (结构)of the passage? (Paragraph 1 ,Paragraph 2, Paragraph 3, Paragraph 4, Paragraph 5 )DI live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from a friend'shouse. It was just after four o'clock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed But

37、ton 12. The lift started to go up, but very slowly. When half way up, it suddenly stopped betweentwo floors. I had no idea and pressed all the buttons from 1 to 14. I called for help very loudly. But nobody answered. Then suddenly the lights went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry an

38、d beat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands. And all at the same time, there was a bell far away. It rang and rang. It was the fire alarm. I thought the whole building was on fire, but I didn't want to

39、 die there. Later, I realized the lift was moving very slowly. On the ground floor it stopped, and the door opened. A man was standing there. "How long have you been there? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But haven't you learned to read at your school?" He pointed at a smal

40、l piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said, "Attention: This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 13."36. What happened to the lift?A. It had a fire accident. B. It stopped half way.C. It was turned off by the writer. D.It moved fast up t

41、o the top floor.37. As the situation went on, the writer became _.A. more and more scared. B. calmer and calmerC. more and more bored. D. clearer and clearer38. Why did a bell ring from far away? A. The lift was to start again. B. The repair worker rang the fire alarm. C. The building was on fire. D. The writer pressed the fire alarm bell.39. Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground floor?