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.Where 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.He's a businessman. B.He's a secretary. C.He's 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.John 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6～7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8～10题。
8.What kind of 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 woman's cousin. B.The woman's son. C.The woman's husband.
听第8段对话，回答第11～13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 woman's opinion?
A.Some jobs are not suitable for women.
B.All jobs are suitable for women.
C.It's more difficult for women to get to the top of a company.
13.What 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14～17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 friend's. C.At her parents'.
16.What does 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 Jane's?
A.At 5:30. B.At 6:30. C.At 7:30.
听第10段独白，回答第18～20题。
18.How many people were killed altogether in the accident?
A.36. B.32. C.33.
19.How many passengers did they send to the nearest hospital?
A.4. B.36. C.32.
20.What's the cause of the accident?
A.The driver's carelessness.
B.The heavy rain.
C.It hasn't 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.happiness B.pleasure C.joy D.delight
22.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/the
23.—What's wrong with you?
—I'm not quite ______ today.
A.all right B.fine C.comfortable D.myself
24.—Can I help you,sir?
—Yes.I bought this radio here yesterday,but it ______.
A.didn't work B.won't work C.can't work D.doesn't work
25.—Don't worry about her.She's quick-witted(机智的) enough.
—I can't go to bed with a(n) ______ mind until I know she's safe.
A.absent B.simple C.quiet D.easy
26.There is still ______ gap between the top and the bottom income groups in this country.
A.too much big a B.a too much big C.much too big a D.a much too big
27.—You've sent the report to the newspaper office,haven't you?
—Not yet.It ______ by 12 o'clock.
A.has to be typed B.will be typed C.will have been typed D.needs typing
28.—______ you make so much noise?
—Sorry,I'll take care not to.
A.Must B.Can C.May D.Would
29.It is wise to have some money ______ for old age.
A.put away B.put back C.put out D.put down
30.—What have you been doing?You've bought nothing!
—I arrived at the shop,only ______ I'd left all my money at home.
A.found B.to find C.finding D.to have found
31.The Bachs held ______ they called “family day ”once each year.
A.that B.which C.what D.when
32.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.since
33.—I'm looking forward to it.
—______.Thanks so much for asking me.See you then.
—OK.______.
A.I'm too/Thank you B.Me too/So long
C.I'm too/Fine D.That's it/See you later
34.She couldn't ______ herself and burst out laughing.
A.help B.prevent C.stop D.hold
35.—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 twenty-eight he met and 36 Alice.Clara was—well,perhaps God knows 37 so terrible as a woman—let down in this way.
Paul was taken to court.The judge 38 him to pay Clara 600 pounds because of the
39 promise.Paul had to borrow the money from a money-lender.He agreed to 40 back 5 pounds a month—for twenty years.His 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 always with them.It grew 46 when the oldest child was eight.The years of hunger 47 the family,because each month Paul paid 5 pounds…The 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:it was a pain-killer.Each monty he paid…and 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 kept 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.married
37.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything
38.A.hoped B.persuaded C.ordered D.forced
39.A.lost B.broken C.kept D.false
40.A.give B.return C.pay D.go
41.A.on B.at C.in D.for
42.A.little B.very C.not D.certainly
43.A.arrive B.reach C.bear D.enter
44.A.journey B.chance C.holiday D.reward
45.A.feed B.fill C.eat D.support
46.A.bad B.heavy C.serious D.tall
47.A.beaten B.weakened C.bitten D.frightened
48.A.sickness B.family C.children D.sadness
49.A.good B.bad C.except D.painful
50.A.all the time B.at one time C.at times D.in time
51.A.his own B.at an end C.somebody else's D.in plenty
52.A.beautiful B.middle-aged C.strange D.kind-hearted
53.A.in a bank B.spent C.borrowed D.saved
54.A.spend B.divide C.share D.enjoy
55.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。
A
One of the tallest and most interesting animals is the giraffe. Male giraffes are usually about six meters tall. Half of the giraffe's height comes from its neck, which is longer than 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 this 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 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 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 giraffe's neck is about ______.
A.two meters long B.three meters long C.six meters long D.as long as its legs
58.It is very common to see a giraffe ______.
A.alone B.with other giraffes
C.in all parts of Africa D.without brown spots on the skin
B
Monica 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 on 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 something 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 left…and crossed the center divider. The car overturned 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 said.
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, 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 California
C.at 65 miles per hour D.overturned a motor home
60.The accident was caused by ______.
A.heavy traffic on the freeway
B.a high speed at which Lewinsky was driving that was hard to describe
C.some other cars which forced her to turn sharply
D.none of the above
61.All of the following statements are based on facts in the article or already known EXCEPT ______.
A.Lewinsky's traffic accident became a piece of news mainly because of the scandal with the president
B.When the accident happened, at least one other person was on the spot
C.Lewinsky was sent to the hospital by her family members
D.The police might not further examine the case
C
I 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 entered, 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 like 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 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.The author's purpose in the passage is to ______.
A.express his sad feelings B.call to mind something sad in the past
C.describe the restaurant where he often went D.introduce his everyday life
63.The author stopped in front of a soter, because ______.
A.he was looking for a good place for dinner
B.he wanted to take some clothes to be cleaned there
C.he wanted to buy some freshly baked bread
D.he thought of his childhood
64.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 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.
D
Moon landing. The computer chip. Genetic engineering. The artificial heart. 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 better 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, birthplace of Thomas Edison and Wright brothers come to such a dangerous situation? One reason is lack of enough financial support for science education. After Sputnik, funding(基金) for the National Science Foundation, the leading U.S. founder of scientific research, shot up from $18 million to $130 million. By 1982 financing for NSF's education had fellen rapidly to zero.
To be sure, changeable funding is only one reason why U.S. scientists are becoming a scarce commodity(稀有商品). The image of scientists is less lustrous than it was in the '50s and '60s, when men and women in lab coats were seen as national heroes helping the U.S. beat the Russians to the moon. Today, the country's brightest desire is to be bankers and lawyers, not chemists or rocket designers.
66.From the passage, we can know that the computer chip, genetic engineering are ______.
A.examples of American scientific achievements B.names of modern technology
C.seen everywhere throughout the world D.obtained by Russia
67.America is losing its highest position in research and technology because ______.
A.American students are flowing to Canada
B.the scientific pipeline is drying up
C.Thomas Edison and Wright brothers had died
D.the lack of financial support and lower social position of scientists
68.According to the passage Sputnik is ______.
A.a research project of National Science Foundation
B.the name of an education department
C.a scientific achievement of Russia
D.a scarce commodity
69.The word “lustrous” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ______.
A.important B.shining C.smart D.shocking
70.The main idea of the passage is that ______.
A.America's leading position in scientific research is in danger
B.America needs more funding in scientific research
C.the National Science Foundation needs financial support
D.American students are not good in science
E
Byrne turned the key in the heavy lock and put it calmly in his pocket. He did so much more from caution(谨慎) than from any kind of fear. This was the only entrance to the house, and he did not mean to be surprised by any danger from outside. He wondered if Tom Corbin had been as cautious the night before. Though Tom would be away for at least three days, Byrne had a strange feeling of his nearness. In the stillness he seemed to hear Tom's voice. He looked round quickly, for the tricks of hearing are the most realistic of all. But there were only the women. It seemed impossible that Tom should not be there.
The girl, carrying a smoky oil lamp, led Byrne upstairs. He threw open one after another the doors along the passage. At this, the girl stopped and raised the lamp in each doorway, staring at him meanwhile. Satisfied he was the only guest, Byrne came to the last door, which the girl threw open herself.
“You sleep here, sir,” she said, giving him the lamp. “Your friend slept here too. It's our most comfortable bed.”
“Good night, miss,” he said politely.
Her lips moved in reply, but he did not catch the words. Her eyes never for a moment left his face. He stepped in, and as he turned to close the door she was still standing there motionless. He paused, and in the silence he thought he again heard the sound of Tom's voice. The sound terrified him now, not only because it seemed much nearer but also because he imagined a note of warning in it.
71.Why did Byrne take the key with him?
A.To let Tom in, when he returned.
B.Because he was afraid of what was going to happen.
C.To stop any enemy being let into the house.
D.Because he did not want the women to escape.
72.We know from the passage that Tom Corbin ______.
A.had left the house three days before
B.had felt quite as suspicious(有疑心的) as Byrne was
C.had stayed in the house for three days
D.had slept in the house the night before
73.Why did Byrne look inside each room?
A.He wanted to choose the best room for himself.
B.He was looking for Tom Corbin.
C.The girl wanted him to examine each of the rooms.
D.He wished to make sure there was no one inside.
74.Although Byrne politely wished the girl good night ______.
A.she gave him a rude answer B.she did not leave him
C.she refused to look at him D.she said nothing to him
75.What made Byrne very frightened?
A.The strangeness of the place. B.Being alone, at the end of the passage.
C.The sound he thought he heard. D.The danger outside.
第二卷(共35分)
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：短文改错(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分。)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断。如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（）；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正。
如果该行多一个词，把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边的横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
如果该行缺一个词，在缺词处加一个漏词符号(^)，在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。 如果该行错用一词，在错用词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
If you take care notice in some places, you will 76.______
see the fact most smokers are young people and even 77.______
some are middle school students. It is said that in 78.______
China the number of the people smoked is about 79.______
45%. Why is so many people smoke? Some think 80.______
that smoking is pleasure, some believe that they can 81.______
refresh themselves by smoking. In a fact, smoking is 82.______
a bad habit, that does great harm to people's 83.______
healthy. The study of smoking shows that many 84.______
kinds of disease have nothing to do with smoking. 85.______
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
根据下面表格中的内容记述一次短途旅行。词数为120个单词左右。
| When | Sunday, March 15 |
| Where | East Lake Park |
| How | Taking the school bus |
| Departure time | 6:00 a.m. |
| Arrival time | 9:00 a.m. |
| Programme | Morning:climbing mountain, rowing small boats, lunch in a snack-bar Afternoon:visiting the Sea World, taking some photos |
| Time to return | 4:30 p.m. |
参考答案:
1～5 ABＣCA ６～10 CACAC １１～15 CBCBＢ １６～20 AACＡC
２１～25 ＢBDＤD ２６～30 CＣAAB 31～35 CCBAB ３６～40 DＡCBC
４１～45 BCACA ４６～50 ＣBAＣD ５１～55 AＢACD ５６～60 BBＢBD
６１～65 ＣＡＤＤA ６６～70 AＤCBA７１～75 ＣDDBC
７６.care→careful(notice→to notice) 77.fact→fact that 78.√ 79.smoked→smoking 80.is→do 81.is pleasure→is a pleasure(pleasure→pleasant) 82.In a fact→In fact 83.that→which 84.healthy→health 85.nothing→something
书面表达
On a nice day of March 15th, we went a sight-seeing that we had long expected. Early in the morning, we left at 6:00 on our school bus, arriving at East Lake Park three hours later.
Soon after we jumped off the bus we organized a mountain-climbing contest and a boat-rowing race as we had planned. By 12:00 we entered a snack-bar and ate a quick lunch in order to save time. It was the afternoon activities that made us even more excited: walking around the lake to enjoy the beautiful sight, visiting the Sea World and taking photos.
Never had we had such a good time. We enjoyed ourselves so much that we didn't remember the time to return until 5:00. We were forced, however, to say goodbye to so unforgettable a scenic spot.