黄冈中学高三英语五月模拟试卷及答案
湖北省黄冈中学2012届高三五月模拟试题
英语试题
命题人高三备课组
考试时间：2012年5月12日下午15：00—17：00
全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）
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，并标在试题的相应位置。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。
has the man bought for his wife
A. Tennis shoes.
B. Music records.
C. Nothing yet.
2. What is the man
A. A seller.
B. A writer.
C. A publisher.
3. What is the weather like now
A. Windy.
B. Foggy.
C. Sunny.
does the man think of the woman’s worry
A. It’s reasonable.
B. It’s unnecessary.
C. It’s unthinkable.
5. Where are the English teachers meeting
A. In the teachers’ office.
B. In the reading room.
C. In the meeting room.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题分，满分分）
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，并标在席卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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7题。
6. What kind of room does the man want
A. A single room.
B. A double room.
C. Two single rooms.
7. When will the man leave the hotel
A. On July 11th.
B. On June 14th.
C. On June 15th.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Who is the man
A. A doctor.
B. A driver.
C. A passenger.
9. What is the trouble with the woman in the car
A. She is going to give birth.
B. She is suffering some disease.
C. She has been hurt in an accident.
10. Where is the man now
A. At a hospital nearby.
B. In the Washington Tunnel.
C. On the Lincoln Expressway.
听第8段材料，回答第11至 13题。
11. How long has the man been ill
A. Since Friday.
B. Since Saturday.
C. Since Sunday.
12. How should the man take the doctor’s medicine
A. Twice a day before meals.
B. Three times a day after meals.
C. Three times a day during meals.
does the woman suggest the man do
A. Go to a dance.
B. See the doctor again.
C. Drink some special tea..
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
is the man’s uncle
A. A boat owner.
B. A lab owner.
C. A restaurant owner.
15. Where will the woman be working during July
A. In the lab.
B. On a boat.
C. On the shore.
16. What is the best time to go to the coast
A. June.
B. July.
C. August.
can we learn from the conversation
A. The woman will keep in touch with the man.
B. The woman will work in Nantucket in August.
C. The town will get crowded with tourists in June.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Why did Mr. Grey like walking from the station to his office
A. Because it was not far.
B. Because he disliked taking a train.
C. Because it gave him some exercise.
19. Why did Mr. Grey lend some money to the stranger years ago
A. To avoid unnecessary trouble.
B. To help him start his career.
C. To buy a ticket for him.
did the stranger stop Mr. Grey for this time
A. To borrow money again.
B. To thank Mr. Grey.
C. To return the money.
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，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
21．There is an obvious _________ between the cultures of the west and East.
A. content
B. contract
C. contrast
D. contact 22．Jade is the highest award in Chinese culture and medals are the most important
prize in Olympics, so medals with jade is the perfect _________ to present the Olympics in Beijing.
A. connection
B. cooperation
C. combination
D. composition 23．In order to increase their vote, they _________ another candidate a traitor to the country.
A. announced
B. declared
C. thought
D. conquered 24．The moment I saw him, his name simply ________ me, and I stood there not knowing how to address him.
A. chokes
B. escaped
C. failed
D. confused 25．After _________ the luggage at the railway station, we left for the exhibition
in a taxi.
A. claiming
B. demanding
C. deserving
D. obtaining 26．When the book was first _________, it was immediately well received by readers.
A. brought up
B. brought down
C. brought about
D. brought out 27．When you are physically _________ to weather changes, maybe it’s a sign that you’re getting aged.
A. active
B. sensitive
C. flexible
D. familiar
28．I’ve got a bit of a headache. It’s nothing much, _________.
A. moreover
B. besides
C. though
D. anyhow
29．I can’t say I’m the best. I have only _________ made more efforts than others.
A. definitely
B. relatively
C. obviously
D. certainly 30．Participants in the program were 32 students identified ________ individual intelligence tests, group achievement test scores in math and science, and student interviews.
A. on the basis of
B. in the course of
C. in the shape of
D. in the name of
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题分，满分30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。
It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail —which,
31 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something
32 in the company should ever do.
I wish I 33 give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish
I could explain it somehow — 34 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m 35 , experienced and I know better.
36 I work with some very kind and compassionate(富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to 37 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar 38 they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “ 39 ” person here.
One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who 40 the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely 41 about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would 42 to such an extremely embarrassing incident.
As I expected , Lois didn’t pass over the 43 when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly, 44 with empathetic consideration. She listened to my 45 . Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n) 46 .
“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to 47 that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s 48 . It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.”And with that she returned her 49 to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”
I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those 50 words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.
31. A. by the way B. in the way C. on the way D. to the way
32. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. the one
33. A. should B. might C. will D. could
34. A. fix B. blame C. rely D. put
35. A. outgoing B. old C. cheerful D. energetic
36. A. Thankfully B. Naturally C. Generally D. Hopefully
37. A. work B. stop C. watch D. sit
38. A. decisions B. troubles C. attempts D. mistakes
39. A. annoying B. confusing C. embarrassing D. puzzling
40. A. repairs B. wants C. works D. occupies
41. A. mad B. serious C. curious D. hopeful
42. A. react B. agree C. turn D. object
43. A. issue B. outcome C. criterion D. message
44. A. for B. therefore C. but D. otherwise
45. A. challenge B. imagination C. conclusion D. explanation
46. A. order B. key C. end D. process
47. A. forget B. ruin C. prevent D. change
48. A. broken B. done C. lost D. kept
49. A. attention B. skill C. patience D. interest
50. A. sweet B. pleasant C. meaningful D. colorful
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分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。
A
I have had the privilege of meeting some very interesting people over the years. Some of these people made a great impact on my life, my views and personal philosophy. Others I met had the opposite effect because they represented attitudes, behavior and beliefs that were directly opposed to my views on life and my feelings about the value of all people.
One such person I met was a woman in her late seventies. She had been an active woman, raised a family and had engaged in helping others, and developed her own crafts to sell at selected craft shows throughout the year.
When I met her for the first time, I couldn’t believe that she was in her late seventies — I would have placed her age more in her early sixties. After speaking with her for a short period, it was only then that the conversation seemed to turn to age. And, it wasn’t a conversation about the frailty(脆弱) of age, or the aches and pains, or about pleasures lost.
The conversation, instead, focused on her zest for life and all the things that she was in the planning stages of doing. And, what she was planning to do wasn’t about going to a seniors group so she and her husband could go on a bus tour. What she was planning was an excursion (旅行) to Europe, unaccompanied by any tour operator or taken around the usual sights by a local guide.
She really impressed me a lot because of her zest for life; for an uncompromising view of the future not in the least affected by her age; for the undying faith in knowing that there was a great deal of life yet to be discovered and experienced and yearning for each new image, discussion, smell, cultural uniqueness or experience.
51. From the text we know_____________.
A. the woman had much sight-seeing around the world.
B. the woman was willing to help others.
C. the woman made great wealth by selling crafts.
D. the woman talked a lot about her age.
52. The old woman impressed the author because ______________.
A. she kept young in spite of her age
B. she had experienced a lot in life
C. she never gave in to the aches and pains in life
D. she had a positive outlook on life
53. What kind of tone does the author use to describe the woman
A. Doubtful. C. Concerning. C. Sympathetic. D. Appreciative.
54. The underlined word “zest” in the fourth paragraph probably means“_____________”.
A. enthusiasm
B. concept
C. view
D. satisfaction
B
According to a new study by Israel researchers from University of Haifa, posting blogs to express feelings and emotions is therapeutic for children aged 13-17. Psychology professors Meyran Boniel-Nissim and Azy Barak have found that a teenager writing a publicly-viewed blog on the Internet is more effective for relieving stress rather than keeping a private diary. The study, published in the journal Psychological Services, supports that expressing oneself through writing can be therapeutic.
To conduct the research, Boniel-Nissim and Barak randomly selected Israeli high school students who displayed a certain degree of stress. The teenagers were then divided into six groups. Two groups were asked to post blogs twice a week about their social difficulties, but only one of them was asked to open the blogs for comments. The next set of groups were also asked to blog twice a week to post about whatever was going on in their mind, again with one group allowing comments. The two control groups were asked to keep an old-fashioned private diary.
The researchers then collected the blog posts and diaries to discuss the adolescents’ emotional and social position. From the research, they saw that the greatest improvement in mood was with the bloggers who wrote about their personal troubles and allowed people to interact with their posts. The research also noted that the comments were mostly positive and constructive. Boniel-Nissim and Barak said that the commentators’ interactions helped the bloggers while they were distressed. The conclusive research noted that expressing yourself on the Internet not only let others know what was personally going on with you, but also helped you figure out some things about yourself too.
55. The underlined w ord “therapeutic” in Paragraph 1 can be best explained as “”.
A. attractive to teens
B. addictive for children
C. making people feel calm and relaxed
D. able to be easily hurt
56. ______________were selected for the research.
A. Those who blogged regularly.
B. Those who suffered from stress.
C. Those who had never blogged before.
D. Those who had poor social skills.
57. The research shows that teens benefit most when .
A. they blog and allow comments
B. they discuss their study on the blog
C. they keep a traditional diary
D. they comment on someone else’s blog
58. We can infer from the last paragraph that blogging ___________.
A. should not always be opened to comments
B. is most useful in improving one’s mood
C. is not an effective way t o express one’s feelings
D. can help students see their problems better
C
On October 23, 2011, David Pologruto, a high school physics teacher, was stabbed (刺) by his smart student Jason Haffizulla. Jason got straight A’s and was determined to study medicine at Harvard, yet this was his downfall. His physics teacher gave Jason a B, a mark Jason believed would undermine (损害) his entrance to Harvard. After receiving his B, Jason took a butcher knife to school and stabbed his physics teacher.
How can someone as smart as Jason do something so dumb Studies show there is little or no correlation between IQ and emotional intelligence.
During my early university years, I regarded myself as an intelligent guy. I got good marks in mathematics, physics, and other subjects. I thought such skills would surely give me a bright future. After one year of study with decent marks, I began to see two major classes of students. The first category of students turned up to few lectures, partied every weekend, enjoyed a great social life, and did minimal work to pass courses. The second category of students were intelligent and hard workers who got good grades and were very focused on their studies. Surely would these intelligent and hard-working students find the great jobs before the other lazier class of students
Not so. Students are often shocked upon graduation that their qualifications are not as important as they once thought. Graduates enter the workforce only to
realize that co-workers hate them and less intelligent people are the ones receiving promotions.
Educational skills are useless in some industries when interpersonal skills are absent. You can have great ideas, theories, and solve complex problems, but if you cannot effectively communicate in a persuasive and exciting manner by relating to your fellow humans, you will face an uphill battle in whatever challenges you encounter. It’s not that people dislike you because of your intelligence; it’s that people dislike you because you’re rude and not understanding. The intelligent person with poor communication skills is insensitive or unaware of others’ emotions.
59. Jason Haffizulla stabbed his physics teacher because .
A. he was unfairly treated by his teacher
B. he was disappointed with his downfall
C. he was not smart enough at studies
D. he got a worse mark than usual
60. We can infer from the third paragraph that the author in his early university years.
A. didn’t think communication skills were as important as intelligence
B. didn’t work hard
C. belonged to the first category of students
D. could keep a balance between social life and studies
61. Intelligent people are hated because .
A. they can solve more complex problems
B. they can’t settle the challenges they meet
C. they are envied for their intelligence
D. they are not understanding enough
62. The main purpose of the text is to tell us .
A. the relationship between IQ and emotional intelligence
B. what kind of students can succeed in college
C. smart people may have poorer communication skills
D. intelligent students will meet more challenges at work
D
An “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe(贿赂),but is close to it.
All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high offices ──just about everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but failed.
There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “apple-polishing”── “soft-soaping”or “butter-up”. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap”somebody, or to “butter him up”. Another that is just as effective is flattery, giving someone high praise ──telling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is.
Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love or hear it Only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who gets so little of it.
We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it. But we just lap it up for its food value and nourishment, as a cat laps up milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves.
Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired of listening to the endless sickening flattery of his courtiers（朝臣）.They overpraised him to the skies, as a man of limitless power.
He decided to teach them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied. This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery.
of the following activities has nothing to do with “apple-polishing”
A. A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks
B. An employee tells his boss how good he is at management
knight(骑士)is said to be of limitless power by his followers
teacher praised his students for their talent and wisdom.
of the following statement about flattery is TRUE according to the author
A. Too much flattery can carry us away
B. Flattery is too empty to do people any good
C. Flattery can get nothing but excessive(过度的)pride
D. Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people.
65. King Canute of Denmark and England took his followers to the seashore because __________.
A. he was sick of his normal
B. he disliked being overpraised any more
C. he wanted them to realize how wise he was
D. he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king
66 The author thinks that flattery can do good to those who _________.
A. are really excellent
B. lack confidence
C. are politicians or in high offices
D. think highly of themselves
E
Many of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all.
We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length of the year; but we know all about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors.
It is just possible they are, but they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage（野人） is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently —this, after all, is what conquerors and generals have done—is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized people ought to be able to find some way of setting their disputes other than by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of the other side, and then saying that that side which has killed most has won. And not only has it won, but because it has won, it had been in the right. For that is what going to war means; it means saying that might（权利） is right.
author thinks that the conquerors and generals and soldiers ________.
A. only appear glorious in history books
B. are greater than any other people
C. are not as great as described in history books
D. do not really help civilization forward
it is indicated in the passage, the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier is put on the highest pillars in the great cities of the world mainly because ________.
A. people respect them very much
B. they fought bravely to protect their cities
C. people think they fought too brutally（野蛮地）
D. they conquered many cities and countries
is the writer’s attitude towards the countries that ruled over a large number of other countries
A. Positive.
B. Critical.
C. Ironic.
D. Respectful. author says that civilized people________.
A. should not have any quarrels to settle
B. should not fight when there are no quarrels to settle
C. should settle their quarrels without fighting
D. should settle their quarrels by killing the other side
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，根据汉语译文及句末括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。
71．________________________, you will be admitted into a key university. (work)
好好学习,你会被重点大学录取的。
72．The kids are not interested in this subject, which is ________________________. (lie)
孩子们对这门功课不感兴趣，这是问题所在。
73．________________________, he went to the Hollywood. (with)
心存梦想，他去了好莱坞。
74．When we went to that district last year, we found that ________________________covered with trees and grass. (five)
当我们去年到这个地区来时，我们发现它的五分之二覆盖着树木和草。
75．_____________________, they took quick action to attack the enemy’s army. (consideration)
一切都考虑周全了，他们迅速采取行动攻击敌人的军队。
76．My MP4 player isn’t in my bag. Where ________________________ it (put)我的MP4不在我的包里，我可能把它放在哪里了呢
77．____________,she heard a great noise, which grew to a terrible roar. （move）她还没来得及动弹，就听见有很响的声音，接着就成了可怕的隆隆轰鸣声。
78．________________________, we must admit his musical talent. (as)尽管我们可能会讨厌他，我们必须承认他的音乐才华。
79．We rushed to the football court, only to see a sign ________________________ “Periodic maintenance”. (write)
我们冲进足球场，结果看见球场上写着“定期维修”。
80．I _______________________ the movie with my friend George last night, but it was raining hard all the time. (plan)
昨天晚上我本来打算与我的朋友George一起去看电影的，但是雨一直下得很大。
第二节：短文写作（共一题；满分30 分）
“读书周”活动中我校英语网站以That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.（好书开卷引人入胜,闭卷使人获益）为主题进行征文比赛。请以中学生的视角，结合你最喜欢的一本书写一篇120左右的参赛文章。
注意：①无须写标题；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③开头已给出，不得再抄写，不计入总词数；
④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
⑤词数为120左右。
I don't think I have read many books; nevertheless, I attach much importance to reading.
湖北省黄冈中学2012届高三五月月考试题答案
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41─45 BAACD 46─50 CDBAC 51─54 BDDA 55─58CBAD
59─62 DADC 63─66 DDBB 67─70 DABC
71．Working hard
72．where the problem lies
73．With a dream in his heart
74．two fifths of it was 75．Everything taken into consideration 76．can I have put 77．Before she could move
78．Hate him as we may
79．on which was written
80．had planned to watch/see/planned to have watched/seen
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I don't think I have read many books; nevertheless, I attach much importance to reading good books . A Chinese proverb "That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit”shows reading good books is always beneficial. Reading good books not only broadens our horizons but also enriches our minds. Some books are to be overlooked, others are to be tasted, and some few to be chewed, digested all life long
Despite the fact I am not widely read, if you want me to name the book that I like best and has largely shaped my life, I will definitely say it is THE STORY OF MY LIFE by Helen Keller that is the most influential book in my life. It is filled with courage, struggle and faith throughout. Helen Keller was once in deep despair in her childhood, but finally she decided to overcome her physical defects and live happily. Furthermore, she showed great patience in her long and hard learning period.
The book is inspiring in that it is one full of the unbending will of a gallant woman. I hope I can be as courageous as she.