2011届高三湖北省武汉市武昌区十一月调研测试（英语）(2)

A．He made a large amount of money.

B．He didn’t enjoy his career in business. C．He worked very hard as a businessperson. D．He didn’t think his profession was noble one.

54．From the passage we know that the author believes .

A．one shouldn’t sacrifice his inner satisfactions for the sake of money B．a person’s primary goal in life shouldn’t be financial success C．parents should not always tell their children what to do D．not everyone can have a successful career in business

B

A team of British engineers will announce a plan for the world’s first 1,000 mph car, a pencil – shaped vehicle designed to break the world land speed record.

The ￡12,000,000 car, known as Bloodhound SSC, is to be announced today by Paul Drayson, the science minister for the UK government. It would be able to reach traveling faster than a speeding bullet. The Bloodhound team plans to have the car but year, with the record attempt expected in three years.

The project brings together fighter pilot Andy Green, who set the current land speed record of 763 mph with Trust SSC in 1997 and Richard Noble, who directed that attempt.

The car will be the first to combine a jet engine for a Euro fighter Typhoon with a rocket booster (助推器). The task of driving the vehicle will fall on Andy Green, 46. He will use an accelerator (加速器) to power the jet engine up to speeds of around 350 mph and tussled rocket booster. At that point, a V – 12 racing Car engine will start pumping more, of hydrogen peroxide (过氧化氢) into the booster, forcing the car to 1,000 mph in 20 seconds.

Team members are now visiting sites where the record attempt will be made. The current record was set at Black Rock Desert in Nevada, US. But that is impossible now as ground conditions there have become worse since 1997. in the next week or two, Green will visit a site in South Africa. Other possible places are the salt flats of the US and Australia. John Piper, the lead engineer on the project, said the team would get started next month.

The plan was put forward by Drayson, a racing car enthusiast, as a project to inspire a new generation o f scientisits and engineers, who are in desperately short supply in the UK. ―We dodn’t have enough young people taking science and maths. These are difficult subjects and we have to give they young a clear reason for study them,‖ said Drayson. 55．Which of the following is true ob Bloodhound SSC?

A．It will be put on the market in three years.

B．It can accelerate from 350 mph to 1,050 mph in 12 seconds. C．It is powered only by a solid rocket booster.

D．It will beat the current record by more than 250 mph.

56．Where did Andy Green set the current world land speed record?

A．In South Africa.

C．In the United Kingdom.

B．In the United States. D．In Australia.

D．John Piper.

57．Who will be the driver of Bloodhound SSC? A．Paul Drayson. B．Richard Noble. C．Andy Green. 58．Paul Drayson hopes that Bloodhound SSC will .

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A．inspire more young people to study science and technology B．attract more attention from other scientists and engineers C．break the world land speed record as soon as possible D．bring more job opportunities to they young generation

C

―I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days.‖ – Hery David Thoreau.

When Thoreau wrote that line, he was thinking of the Walden. Pond he knew as a boy.

Woodchoppers(伐木者) and the Iron Horse had not yet greatly damaged the beauty of its setting. A boy could go to the pond and lie on his back against the seat of a boat, lazily drfiting from shore to shore while the loons dived and the swallows dipped around him. Thoreau loved to recall such sunny hours and summer days‖ when idleness was the most attractive and productive business.‖

I too was a boy in love with a pond, rich in sunny hours and summer days. Sun and summer are still what the always were, but the boy and the pond changed. The boy, who is now a man, no longer finds much time for idle drifting. The pond has been annexed by a great city. The swamps (沼泽地)where herons once hunted are now drained and filled with hourses. The bay where water lilies（睡莲） quietly floated is now a harbor for motor boats. In short, everything that the boy loved no longer exists—except in the man’s memory of it.

Some people insist that only today and tomorrow matter. But how much poorer we would be if we really lived by that rule! So much of what we do today is frivolous and futile and soon forgotten. So much of what we hope to do tomorrow never happens.

The past is the bank in which we store our most valuable possession: the memories that give meaning and depth to our lives.

Those who truly treasure the past will not regret the passing of the good old days, because days protected in memory are never lost. Death itself is powerless to still a remembered voice or erase a remembered smile. And for one boy who is now a man, there is a pond which neither time nor tide can change, where he can still spend a quiet hour in the sun.

59．The underlined phrase \ .

A．a means of transport B．a type of animal C．a kind of factory D．a mud-rock flow 60．In what way was the author similar to Thoreau?

A．Both of them tried to stop woodchoppers from cutting the trees. B．Both of them enjoyed playing at a pond in summer.

C．Both of them were good at rowing boats. D． Both of them were from rich families. A．forget the past. C．ruin natural beauty

B．damage the forests

D．have hope for the future

61．he author thinks that it is wrong to .

62．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A．Neither Today nor Tomorrow Matters

B．Memories of the Past to Be Treasured C．Sunny Hours and Summer Days D．In Love with A Pond

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D

Real Christmas trees on farms would not exist if people stopped buying them. Just one acre of growing Christmas trees produces the daily oxygen requirements for at least eighteen people.

Christmas tree farms protect water supplies, stabilize soil, and help protect wildlife. The forests of North America spread over roughly the same area of land as they did a century ago and in the past ten years have in fact expanded by almost ten million acres. Furthermore, to guarantee a steady supply, one to three new seedlings are planted for every tree they harvest.

With global warming being such a major concern, developing woodlands is an essential part of the fight. While potted trees are a better alternative than artificial (人工的), they require a certain amount of care. But it would be a better choice than a plastic tree which will remain under the ground for centuries once it's discarded.

On average, it takes a Christmas tree five to sixteen years to become mature. Before the Christmas tree industry appeared, people used to cut trees from forests, sometimes unlawfully, and usually with no concern for the possible harm to the forest. But today, Christmas tree growers plant as many as fifty million trees per year.

Several districts have recycling programs that turn Christmas trees into mulch（覆盖物). For a small fee, the Boy Scouts will deal with it. Fake Christmas trees can’t be recycled, while real Christmas trees support life. We shouldn't add more pollution to our earth.

If you know a needy family in need of a Christmas tree, buy them a real one. Give a live Christmas tree to someone this Christmas and what you do will help protect the environment. 63．The underlined word \ A. planted B． moved C．transported D．deserted 64． According to the passage, real Christmas trees A． can't be recycled B． need much care . C． will stay under the ground D．make the global warming worse . 65．We may infer from the passage that the Boy Scouts will

A．buy artificial Christmas trees B． sell real Christmas trees C．make artificial Christmas trees D．recycle real Christmas trees 66．The purpose of the passage is to call on people to

A．plant real Christmas trees

C．top buying fake Christmas trees

B．stop cutting down Christmas trees D．deal with plastic Christmas trees E

The government may control prices when there is a problem such as rapidly increasing rents or a rise in the cost of living. When the government controls prices, there is no longer a normal relationship between the price of a product and the quantity consumers will buy. Government controls may help in an emergency. However, some economists believe that controls can have negative effects over a long period of time.

In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they

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can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent -controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.

Some theorists argue that the minimum wage law can cause problems in the same way. The federal government sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The minimum helps p、people who generally look for unskilled, low paying jobs. However, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers with machinery. The price, which is the wage that employers want decreases. Thus, critics claim, an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment. Some poor people may find themselves without jobs instead of with jobs at the minimum wage.

Supporters of the minimum wage say that it helps people keep their dignity. Because of the-law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimum. Furthermore, employers cannot force workers to accept jobs at unfair wages.

Economic theory predicts the results of economic decisions such as decisions about farm production, rent control, and the minimum wage. The predictions may be correct only if \things are equal\the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists do agree, however, that there are no simple answers to economic questions. 67．There is the possibility that setting maximum rent may _ .

A．cause a shortage of apartments

B．worry those who rent apartments as homes

C．increase the profits of landlords D． encourage landlords to invest in building apartment 68．The problem of unemployment will arise_ . A．if the minimum wage is set too high

B．if the minimum wage is set too low C．if. the workers are unskilled

D． if the maximum wage is set 69．The passage tells us_ . A．the relationship between supply and demand

B．the possible results of government controls C．the necessity of government control

D．the urgency of getting rid of government controls 70．The attitude of the author to price controls A．subjective

C．indifferent

B．objective

D．supportive

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

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。

1． (已经证明) that this way of treating the disease is the most effective so far..(prove)

2．Even in those most difficult times we still believed that our goal (会实现

的)． (achieve)

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3．\keep secret the things （现在讨论的），won't you?‖ asked the manager at the meeting. (discuss) 4．When I opened the door, I found him sitting in the sofa, completely （专心于） a novel. (absorb)

5．Our town has developed into a big modern city and is （两倍于）what it used to be. (size)

6．The teacher was trying her best to clarify （使学生们困惑的）．

7． We have been told that under no circumstances （我们可以使用电话） in

the office for personal use. (use)

8．The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% （产品销往国

外）．(sell)

9．— Why didn't you tell him about the meeting?

—He rushed out of the room （我来不及开口）．(word)

10．We missed the early bus in the morning; otherwise we （能够到达这里） here before lunch time. (arrive)

第二节：短文写作（共1题，满分25分）

上海世博会结束后，建造精美的各个国家馆何去何从备受关注。有媒体报道称，卢森 堡馆将落户武汉。请用英文写一篇120词左右的短文，就武汉将接纳卢森堡国家馆的搬迁 谈谈你赞成与否的观点。

词汇提示： 世博会World Expo 国家馆national pavilion 卢森堡Luxembourg

参考答案

听力

1-20 ABBCA CBCCC ACBCB AACBB

多项选择

21-30 ABCCD CDBAB

完形填空

31—50 D D A A C C C B B A B D D D D D A C B A

阅读理解

51-54 DCBA 55-58 DBCA 59-62 ABCB

完成句子

63-66 DBDC 67-70 AABB

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