湖南省六校高三下学期第二次联考英语试题

The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket        the desert.

Male nurses are not ________ are needed most, but female doctors are.

It was your lie about your education background ________ cost you the opportunity to get the job.

As the ________ of Thomas Edison shows, a child who typically questions the most common facts may turn out a genius as a grown-up.

These monkeys are such quick thieves that they ________ your bananas when you realize what has happened.

— Damn! I ________ more to avoid that!
— Don’t cry over spilt milk．Besides, it wasn’t your fault.

The difficulty solving such a problem ten years ago was twice greater than ________ is today.

The young tribal man helped Mrs．Davidson find her way back, in return for________ medical equipment was offered to him by the latter.

Her piano skills were so good ________ a ten-year-old that the judges of the contest simply couldn’t believe it.

North Korea has always sought for a direct talk with the US, without China ________.

30．Frank’s marriage to the billionaire’s daughter got him through his hardest time, ________ years later he wondered what he could have done differently 。

—Mum, where is my toy cowboy? I ________ it under the bed.
—It ________ inside your toy bucket．Remember, that’s where all your toys are supposed to go.

Shirley came to “power” as homework monitor two weeks ago, only __________ this morning, ________ it too big a responsibility for her．

— Why does Thomas speak through every discussion but never listen to the others?
— That’s what he ________ do．We used to hate that, but are used to it now.

Things lost sometimes just turn up ________ you never expect to find them.

Make sure that your computer room is 100% ________ of insects because they can really cause trouble to your machine.

SECTION B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C or D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Handshaking, though a European way of greeting people, is now often seen in big cities of China．Nobody knows exactly when the practice    36    in Europe．It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed hands to each other as a sign of    37  ．As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a(n)    38    or to reach an agreement．This was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or    39    each other．"Let' s shake (hands) on it" sometimes means agreement reached.
Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet?    40  ．Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be    41  ．It is really very impolite to    42    your hand when the other person, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not    43    anything to him or her．   44   , for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly．There is generally a misunderstanding among the    45   that Westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved(矜持的)    46  ．But the truth is that some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today．So it is a good idea to shake hands with a Westerner    47    when he or she shows interest in further relations with you.
36．A．came         B．grew      C．turned      D．started
37．A．interest        B．eagerness  C．goodwill      D．patience
38．A．signal          B．noise     C．offer         D．deal
39．A．leaving        B．seeing       C．kissing         D．visiting
40．A．Yes          B．Maybe      C．Well         D．No
41．A．polite         B．kind     C．helpful        D．interested
42．A．hold         B．give    C．shake         D．display
43．A．mean         B．matter      C．count          D．make
44．A．As long as          B．However   C．Even if        D．Therefore
45．A．people         B．Chinese    C．Europeans     D．public
46．A．in person     B．in manner C．in harmony      D．in secret
47．A．absolutely     B．possibly    C．only         D．definitely

SECTION C
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Good morning and welcome to Scotland．I hope you had a good journey and are not too tired    48    morning．My name is Ada and I am here to help    49  ．I want to tell you a few things    50    you may find useful．Firstly, the banks．They are open from nine thirty in the morning until four o’clock in the afternoon．That’s nine thirty until four．They are open every day    51    Sunday．But on Sunday you can change money in the hotel．Second, the buses．You can take a bus from the hotel to the city center．It’s the number twenty-one．You may find    52    very convenient to travel by bus here because there are buses every ten minutes    53    you won’t have to wait long．You’ll find the bus stop outside the hotel．A ticket to the city center costs sixty pence．   54   , tonight we’re having a party for you in the restaurant, where I hope I’ll see you all    55  ．Thank you.

PART THREE  READING COMPREHENSION
Directions: Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
Short reader-submitted stories -- for the woman you should think of today!
Compiled by Amy Zerello
Great Minds Reminded of Mom
After a long, exhausting day, a friend of mine, Allen, headed home．On the road, he passed an elderly woman who was standing by a car with a flat tire．If that were his mother, he thought, he would want someone to help her．With a tired sigh, he turned around and drove back．
Just as he reached the poor woman, a truck pulled up and a burly man got out．"Kind of reminds you of your mom, too?" the man asked as the two of them pitched in together to change the tire for her．
Contributed by Katherine L．Houge
Your Biggest Fan
While waiting in a bookstore for a guest author to sign her latest book, I leafed through some of the Civil War novels she had written．The woman in line behind me commented, "Those are the best books I've ever read．I couldn't put them down."
Before I could reply, the author, frowning, looked over and said, "Oh come on, Mom!"
-- Contributed by Marilyn Kopp
Head of the Household
My husband, Jeff, and I came across several problems while assembling our new computer system, so we called the help desk．The man on the phone started to talk to Jeff in computer jargon(行业术语), which confused us even more．
"Sir," my husband politely said, "please explain what I should do as if I were a four-year-old."
"Okay," the computer technician replied．"Sweetie, could you please put your mommy on the phone?"
-- Contributed by Lena Worth
How does it feel to tickle your mom’s funny bone?
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56．Who would the burly man be in the first joke?
A．Another kind helper.         B．The old lady’s son.
C．Allen’s friend.           D．A policeman.
57．What was the guest author’s mom trying to do in the second story?
A．Push hard to get her daughter’s signature．  
B．Promote her daughter’s books by pretending to be a fan.
C．Show her pride in her daughter’s achievement.
D．Persuade Marilyn Kopp to buy her daughter’s book.
58．The computer technician on the phone in the third story ________.
A．actually could find no way to solve Jeff’s problems
B．teased Jeff about his poor knowledge of computer jargon
C．wanted to talk to Lena instead
D．believed that Jeff’s mom would know more computer jargon
59．What is the main purpose of the jokes?
A．To make fun of moms.    B．To honor moms.
C．To educate moms.           D．To amuse moms．
60．The passage is most possibly found ________.
A．in a storybook         B．in a commercial ad
C．in a magazine          D．in a student’s text book

Doctors recognize obesity as a health problem．So why is it so hard for them to talk to their patients about it?
The results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to help patients lose weight and think it is their responsibility to do so, they often don’t know what to say．
So while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the conversation often ends there, said Christine C．Ferguson, director of the Stop Obesity Alliance．Without being told about options for diabetes, she said, “Doctors don’t feel they have good information to give．They felt they didn’t have adequate tools to deal with this problem.”
The lack of dialogue hurts patients, too．The patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients don’t even know that they’re too heavy．Only 39 percent of overweight people surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight.
Of those who were told they were overweight, 90 percent were also told by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found．In fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the past — and many are still trying, the survey found．And many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of developing obesity-related diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.
Dr．William Bestermann Jr., from Holston Medical Group, said the dialogue had to be an ongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem．“If you’re to help your patients successfully, you have to talk to them at actually every visit about their progress, and find something to encourage them about and coach them,” he said.
He acknowledged that many doctors find it hard to be optimistic．
“Part of this is that it’s commonly believed, even by doctors, that overweight people are weak-willed and just don’t have any willpower and are self-indulgent and all that business,” he said．“If you think that way, you’re not going to spend time having a productive conversation.”
61．What is most probably Stop Obesity Alliance, as in Paragraph 3?
A．An organization of doctors specializing in obesity.
B．An organization of patients suffering from obesity.
C．A research group that conducts special surveys about overweight people.
D．A research group dealing with doctor-patient relationship.
62．How many of the patients surveyed have been advised by their doctors to lose weight?
A．About 350.      B．About 390.      C．About 900.      D．1000.
63．What can be inferred about obesity patients in Paragraph 5 ?
A．They are not as hopeless as doctors think they are.
B．Most of them have tried hard to lose weight, but in vain.
C．Without their doctors’ constant coaching, there is little chance of their succeeding in losing weight.
D．Most of them have just given up their hope of becoming less heavy.
64．According to the passage, which factor contributes to the lack of dialogue between doctors and patients?
A．Most doctors just never think of warning their patients about their weight problem.
B．Many doctors find it difficult to persuade overweight people to lose weight.
C．Most patients are too weak-willed to do anything about their weight.
D．Many patients tend not to trust their doctors about their weight problem.
65．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A．Obesity in the U.S.                                    
B．Trouble of overweight Americans
C．Talk more, help better            
D．Doctors or patients — who to bear more blame?

Of the thousands of different kinds of animals that exist in the world man has learned to make friends with an enormous number．Some are pets, offering him companionship; some give protection, and some do hard work which man cannot do for himself．Others, unfortunately, are kept as food．Dogs, which serve man in all four capacities (Korea and China are big dog eaters), are found in various breeds(动物品种) in all countries of the world．The Husky can live in the cold polar regions, and the Saluki is at home in the hottest parts of Central Africa．The people of certain countries are dependent for their very lives on the camel．In the West Indies the little donkey, strong and sure-footed, carrying heavy loads even in mountainous places, is a familiar sight.
Trained and tamed for many generations, domestic animals are not accustomed to wandering in search of food and shelter．They look to their masters to provide for their needs, and as long as these are supplied, many are content to do what their masters require.
All domestic animals need proper food．It must be suitable for them, enough in quantity, fresh and clean．Some people feed a pet dog or cat on left-over food, and then wonder why the animal seems listless(倦怠的) and dull．The quantity of food depends on the size of the animal and the amount of exercise it takes．Overfeeding is as bad as underfeeding．Containers for food and water must be washed regularly if the animal is to maintain good health.
Even well cared-for animals may sometimes fall ill．If this happens, the wise master seeks the best advice he can get．All sorts of medicines and treatments are available for sick animals, and in some countries organizations exist to provide them free or at a cheap price．Useful, friendly, hardworking animals deserve to have some time, money and attention devoted to their health.
66．What main idea does the author want to convey in the first paragraph?
A．There exists thousands of species of animals in the world.
B．Man came to establish a close relationship with a number of animals.
C．In some regions dogs seems to be more closely related to man.
D．Most animals existing in the world are kept by humans now.
67．Which of the following is a domestic animal, according to the passage ?
A．A wolf kept in a zoo.      B．A pig raised for meat． 
C．A tiger performing in circus.   D．A fish living in a river.
68．Which of the following is NOT true of dogs according to the passage?
A．They can act as friends, guards, and servants to man.
B．They have great adaptation to the environment.
C．There live a great variety of breeds of dogs on the globe.
D．The Husky and the Saluki are the strongest breeds ever known in the world.
69．To keep a domestic animal physically fit, its owner is advised ____.
A．not to hesitate to spend enormous amount of money on it
B．to be wise about their feeding
C．not to allow it to take too big amounts of exercise
D．to join some sort of pet-keeping organizations
70．Which of the following can be the best TITLE for this passage?
A．Domestic Animals – Man’s Best Friend               
B．Proper Diet for Healthy Animals
C．The Advantages of Raising Domestic Animals             
D．Some Tips on Pet-keeping

PART FOUR  WRITING
SECTION A
Directions: Read the following passage．Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
The Chilean earthquake, measuring 8.8-magnitude, which struck early Saturday morning, released 500 times the energy of the 7.0-magnitude quake that hit Haiti (海地)last month, a geophysicist told CBS’ “The Early Show”．Tsunami warnings were issued for much of the Pacific, including Hawaii, following the quake that struck near the Chilean coast．
"When the earthquake occurred, it moved the land and then it moved the water causing the tsunami," said U.S．Geological Survey geophysicist Jessica Sigala．"And the coastal areas of Chile have already noticed the wave heights up to about 7 feet."
Sigala said Hawaiians can expect to see the waves from this tsunami around 11:20 a.m．local time (about 4:20 p.m．ET)．"So we have to wait and see how big the waves will be."
"It's not so much the height [of the wave] but it's the width, it's how long it lasts, and then it's also the speed at which it's traveling," said co-anchor Kelly Cobiella．"Correct me if I'm wrong, but these waves are traveling at the speed of a jetliner, about 500 miles per hour?"
"That's correct．It's a big block of water coming onto the land," Sigala said．
Chile has also experienced several aftershocks following the quake．
"Aftershocks are definitely another concern," said Sigala．"We always see aftershocks with a large quake and a shallow quake．Unfortunately, this one was both．And as of right now, we've located about maybe 15 aftershocks and those are of the larger kind．I'm sure they felt much more than that．
"A shallow earthquake just means that it happened pretty close to the surface," said Sigala．"And because of that the energy is really close to the surface, where all the buildings and people are."
50 deaths caused by aftershocks have been reported, according to the national emergency agency, adding the estimated casualties to 960.
Title: Concerns after     71   
I．Tsunami:
●     72   : much of the Pacific, including Hawaii
● Cause: the earthquake moved     73   
● Wave Heights: about    74   
●    75   : about 500 mph
II．    76   :
● Reason: the Chilean Earthquake was a     77    and a     78    earthquake, which always have them after the major one
● Number: at least    79   
● Loss caused:    80   

SECTION B
Directions: Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit．Write your answers on your answer sheet.
In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement, for possible answers．However, in most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction．In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education．Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者)listed "to give children a good start academically" as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools．In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices．To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability to function as a member of a group．The vast majority of young Japanese children learn to read at home with their parents.
In the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools．Sixty-two percent of the more individually-oriented (强调个性发展的) Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices．An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.
Like in America, there is diversity in Japanese early childhood education．Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development．In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools．Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children's chances of eventually being admitted to top-class schools and universities．Several progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.
81．What’s the main reason for many American parents sending their children to preschools in Japan? (no more than 11 words)
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82．Who teach the Japanese preschool children to read mostly? (no more than 2 words)
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83．List three qualities that Japanese preschools encourage in their kids．(no more than 13 words)
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84．According to the last paragraph, what problem do some Japanese kindergartens have? (no more than 3 words)
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SECTION C
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你叫李华，你的朋友王明最近做了一件对不起你的事情或说了一句伤害了你的话，但王明自己似乎并未意识到。请根据以下提示用英语给你的朋友王明写一封抱怨信。
提醒对方明白其做的事情或说的话对你的伤害
希望对方采取的措施
不采取措施对二人关系可能造成的影响
注意：语气应适度中肯；字数为100-150字之间，已经给出的文字不计入总字数。
Dear Wang Ming,
You may remember ____________________________                                
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I hope
Yours
Li Hua