湖北省八校高三第二次联考英语试题

Before the economic crisis came, John had sensed that the firm was to be ruined and he 
   just in time.

Coming to another country to study requires a big adjustment and it usually takes a while to       .

His sacrifices for the country were never officially       , which made all of us feel discouraged.

The government has had to      with the opposition party on the new regulation, which will come to effect next month.

The car factory has produced a new car of high quality; its only        is that it uses a lot of petrol.

As a good teacher, he should use different ways to encourage all children to realize their full         and achieve their goals.

As long as we present in spreading scientific knowledge among the masses, all the strange beliefs are        to go out of our life.

He has been here in this modern city for, just a few days, and he is        about night life in this city.

The cousins are alike in age, but        they are as different as day and night.

Having lived in the own for many years, Mr. Smith no longer felt       among the local people.

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a bitter, cold craning in evening Virginia years ago. An old man was waiting for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became stiff the cold wind.    
He heard the faint, steady   31  of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path,   32 , he watched as several horsemen   33  the bend. He let the first one pass by, then another and another. Finally, the last rider neared the sport where the old man sat like a snow   34 . As this one drew near ,the old man   35 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a   36  to the other side?” There appear to be passage way by foot." 
Reining his horse, the rider replied, “Sure. Hop aboard.” Seeing the old man was unable to   37  his half – frowned body from the ground, the horseman dismounted and helped the old man  onto the horse. The horse took the old man not just across the fiver ,but to his   38 .
As they neared the cottage, the horseman’   39 caused him to inquire ,"Sir ,I notice that you let several other riders   40 without making an effort to secure a ride. Then I came up and you   41 asked me for a ride. I'm curious. What if I had   42 and left you there?" 
The old man   43 himself slowly down from the horse, looked the rider straight in the eyes, and replied, "I’ve been around here for some time .I   44 I know people pretty good. The old – timer continued. I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no   45 for my situation. It would have been   46 even to ask them for a ride. But when looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were   47 . I knew, then and there, that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me   48 my time of need.”
Those heartwarming comments   49 the horseman deeply.
“I'm most grateful for what you have said.” He told the old man .''May I have get too   50  in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion ."      
With that Thomas Jefferson turned his around and made his way back.
31．A．rhythm               B．nonce                  C．voice                  D．singing
32．A．Excitedly            B．Anxiously           C．Angrily               D．Desperately
33．A．cut                     B．rounded              C．traveled               D．repaired
34．A．hall                    B．wall                    C．statue                  D．pile
35．A．hit                      B．attracted              C．cleaned               D．caught
36．A．rest                     B．ride                    C．hand                   D．way
37．A．raise                   B．build                   C．expose                D．set
38．A．office                 B．town                   C．car                      D．destination
39．A．curiosity             B．determination      C．courage               D．confidence
40．A．pass by               B．east sway             C．turn around         D．slow down
41．A．suddenly             B．occasionally         C．slowly                 D．immediately
42．A．refused               B．flown                  C．escaped               D．rehabbed
43．A．put                     B．lowered               C．laid                     D．supported
44．A．admit                  B．imagine               C．think                   D．hope
45．A．warmth               B．kindness              C．concede               D．consideration
46．A．useless                B．worthless             C．uninteresting        D．disappointing
47．A．hidden                B．evident                C．great                   D．strong
48．A．money                B．clothes                C．assistance            D．horse
49．A．influenced           B．spoilt                  C．encouraged          D．touched
50．A．lazy                    B．tired                   C．busy                   D．proud

Every people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are on colors.
Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pick when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.
Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song – Mood Indigo – about the deep blue color, indigo. In the words of the song: “You ain’t been blue till you’ve had that Mood Indigo.” Someone who is blue is very sad.
The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the paper money.
The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.
If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping, you may call it        .

Suppose a Mr. Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink, this means all his children are         .

When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really      .

In the following paragraph, the writer might tell the reader something about         .

For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know."
Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden.
I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, no-frills budget.
Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on - and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin."
Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis (棚架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me.
I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes - every time.
I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!
By saying “Do you see a money tree outside .….,” the mother actually means “    ”

The best title for the passage would probably be          .

The underlined word “no - frills” in the fifth paragraphs is similar in meaning to        .

From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother is         .

In my procession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was born infected with HIV: his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube surgically inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back. Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.
Tyler wasn’t willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine-laden backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon. All of us who knew Tyler marveled at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler’s mom often teased him by telling him that he moored so fast she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she round quickly spot him.
This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV-infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about death. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned me over to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die soon. I’m not scared. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she’s coming to heaven, too. I’ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.”
What is the boy Tyler’s attitude towards death?

Tyler requested the writer to dress him in red when he died simply because        .

Which of the following might serve as a possible title far this passage?

The underlined word dynamo in the fourth paragraph here means        .

I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town center but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, ‘You mean fortunately.’ He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally as I wend my way up the incline I console myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smug smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.
Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a University degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents, afflictions and difficulties. Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own. Whilst we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it.
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated following a flying accident. He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans. He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
The biographies of great people are littered with examples of how they took these kinds of steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become defeatist or depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won.
The writer has a smug smile of satisfaction as he reaches the top of the hill because        .

The writer quoted Helen Keller and her saying as an example to demonstrate        .

From this passage we know that Douglas Bader was a person of         .

In writing style, the last paragraph serves as      .

UNICEF is appealing for more than one billion dollars in aid for women and children around the world. The United Nations Children's Fund has released its “Humanitarian Action Report” for two thousand ten. The report lists twenty – eight countries and territories with some of the world’s most pester affecting women and children.
Haiti was considered to be in crisis long before the earthquake in January. The deputy executive director of UNICEF, Hilde Johnson, says the quake has only made the need for aid more immediate. But she says children all over the world have the right to the same assistance as children everywhere else.
The "Humanitarian Action Report" discusses several issues that UNICEF says increasingly threaten the basic rights of women and children. It says climate change has caused droughts and food insecurity in many areas. High food prices and the global financial crisis of two thousand eight-two thousand nine have only added to poverty and malnutrition (营养不良). And armed conflict continues to threaten the lives of millions.
Hilde Johnson says children are always the most affected by conflicts and disasters. They face an increased risk of abuse, including sexual violence and other serious rights violations(侵犯).
UNICEF deals with about two hundred emergencies around the world every year. The greatest need last year was in sub-Saharan Africa. The report says drought, food insecurity and civil unrest affected about twenty-four million people.
Violence and displacements of people were especially bad in Sudan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.
In Asia, UNICEF expects its financial assistance needs to more than double this year. This is partly the result of adding Pakistan and the Philippines to the latest report. In Pakistan, it says, more than two million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict in the Swat Valley and other areas of the northwest. And in the Philippines, more than two hundred thousand people are still living in shelters after severe storms last year.
This year's UNICEF report talks about the value of public and private partnerships in helping children and families in emergencies.
And that's the VOA Special English Development Report, written by June Simms. For a link to the UNICEF report listing the twenty-eight countries and territories in crisis, go to www.unsv.com. I'm Steve Ember.
According to Hilde Johnson, the most easily affected peens suffering from conflicts and disasters are          .

From this passage we know that the most serious problems in Asia are         .

By saying “… the quake has only made the need for aid more immediate.” Hilda Johnson probably intends to energy the idea that “       ”.

Which of the following might serve as a suitable tickle for this passage?

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用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．Hardly           (他刚一收拾好) the papers on the desk when the door burst open.
72．Most of us considered solving the problem as soon as possible, while he considered it        
(无关紧要). (ignorance)
73．Jim was late again.          (这就是他的一贯风格) keep others waiting. (typical)
74．Jim should          (信守诺言). I wonder why be changed his idea. (promise)
75．If a woman with a very ugly hat asks you whether you like it,          (最好说), “Well, it certainly looks nice on you” than to say, “No, that is the ugliest hat I have ever scan.”
76．By the day of the dance he still            (没找到机会) to speak to her in the way he wanted. (find)
77．His younger sister teaches in a secondary school, in front of          (流淌着一条小河).(flow)
78．In recent years travel agencies have succeeded in selling us the idea that the further we go,
            (我们的假日就越好). (holiday)
79．       (他拒绝承认) his mistakes made the held teacher very angry. (refuse)
80．The professor was surprised to see some country people             (坐在后边) of the classroom. (seat)

短文写作（共1题，满分25分）
请先阅读下面的电子邮件：
Dear Li Hua,
I feel very happy to read your e – mail said really appreciate your English, Congratulations to you. Your English has really imposed a lot.
Oh, I have some good news to tell you. I’ve got a good chance to practice my Chinese as an exchange student to China. So, here I’d like to ask you for help – which school is the best one for me to attend in China. Tell me, and then I can tell my school to make contact with it.
Looking forward to your early reply and hope to meet you in China soon.
Yours friendly,
Mary
假设你是李华，请你根据下列要点，用英文给玛丽回一封电子邮件，建议她来你所在的学校。理由是：
1．你校每年都接纳交换生；
2．学校条件好，各种设施好，有图书馆，电子阅览室……；
3．课外活动丰富多彩；
4．你校学生英语水平好，易于交流；
5．特别是老师好，教法生动有趣
注意：
1．可根据要求加以必要发挥，但不要逐字翻译；
2．词数为120左右；
3．电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入你所写词数），但不得抄入答题卡。
参考词汇：设施：facility  电子阅览室：electro – reading – room
Hi Mary.
Nice to read your e – mail today. It’s very kind of you to give me encouragement, l owe a lot to you for your help.
As to which school is the best one for you to stay in, I should recommend                
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Isn’t the intonation above enough for you to make a decision? If you come to my school, I think I can serve as a good link between you and other students as well as the teachers.
Hope you’ll like my school.
Li Hua