[湖北]2013届湖北省八市高三3月联考英语试卷

The plan was so shallow and impractical that no serious _______ was ever made to realize it.

Confidence is more than just an attitude; it comes from a strong commitment to take_____,   rather than just let life happen.

Chengdu is famous for various kinds of snacks. Prepared in different ways ,they____ different tastes, good quality and low prices.

As its name __________, the Volunteer Farm relies on volunteers to weed, plant and harvest.

Some research has indicated that unemployed workers should ______ any job they can get, including temporary work, as a bridge to higher-paying employment.

To my mind, the secret to happiness _____ your successful work and your contribution towards others' happiness.

History is the best teacher. It ________ records the development path of each country and foretells the future to us.

Nowadays,almost all the Chinese people are__________ to basic health care services. This accounts for the fact that the average life expectancy of the Chinese has already risen to 75.

Looking you straight in the eye does not mean the person is telling the truth. Experienced liars often do this in a(an)______way, playing on people believing the myth.

Somehow this seems to me to be ______. How could a team that had fought for Canada before suddenly become citizens of the USA?

Our children grew up on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, although my husband and I sometimes sneak one late at night with a glass of milk. I believe that the success of this 31 lovedconcoction(混合物) lies not in the brand of peanut butter,  32  in the jelly. The right jelly  33  the palate, and homemade is the only choice.
My mother-in-law was the jelly maker in this family. This limited choice was a welcome   34  in the days of toddlers, siblings and puppies. All I did was to  35  baby food jars, which my mother-in-law would seal with wax(蜡) and  36  back home with us.  37  I wanted to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich , all I had to do was reach for one of little jars. Jelly making was just a way of  38   for my mother-in-law. She always did it, setting the 39   jelly on the shelves .
My father-in-law died several years ago and this past December, she also  40 . Among the things in the house to be divided by her children were the  41  canned goods.
The other day I reached my pantry(储物间) for jelly for a quick sandwich. Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar of grape jelly, whose lid was  42  in places.  43   on it were “GR” for grape and the year when the jelly was made.
As I picked up the jar, I suddenly realized something that I had  44  to see earlier. This was the last jar we would ever have from the  45 , loving hands . We hardly ever opened a jar of jelly at table without  46  about those thousands of little jars she had filled. It seems like such a small thing, and most days it was something that was  47   for granted.
No longer was it just a jar of jelly. It was the end of a family  48 . We have hundreds of pictures and many more memories that we expect to   49  the years and to pass on to our children. The jar of jelly won’t keep that long. It will either have to be eaten or  50   ...but not today.

A．consequently B．mentally C．universally D．absolutely

A．rather than B．but rather C．or rather D．other than

A．frustrates B．excites C．surprises D．delights

A．alarm B．reminder C．relief D．belief

A．save B．protect C．tick D．possess

A．hold B．put C．check D．send

A．Wherever B．Whenever C．Whatever D．However

A．life B．competence C．challenge D．profession

A．flattered B．flashed C．accomplished D．figured

A．gave away B．broke away C．passed away D．put away

A．fragrant B．charming C．historic D．remaining

A．rusty B．dull C．awkward D．musty

A．Written B．Attached C．Described D．Conveyed

A．postponed B．rejected C．failed D．avoided

A．superb B．patient C．academic D．mature

A．kidding B．remarking C．recommending D．commenting

A．considered B．taken C．looked D．treated

A．rule B．principle C．religion D．tradition

A．reflect B．survive C．associate D．remind

A．put out B．run out C．thrown out D．brought out

At the onset of a northern winter, many dream of warmer climates.In 1934 the Canadian-born composer Colin Mcphee did more than dream. He set out for the island of Bali.
In his book A House in Bali,Colin Mcphee described how he first gained insight into the essence of Balinese music.For about a month he had been working on transcribing a complete score to a Balinese play he had seen. It seemed impossible that so much beauty could be achieved with a scale(音阶)of only five tones.
But the distinctive embellishments(修饰音)of the music eluded him.Fortunately a young household helper and his friend decided to assist. One morning they set two objects next to Mcphee’s piano.They were gangas--metal keyed instruments.The two boys played them in what struck Mcphee as”a fast duet(二重奏） in Morse code”.
At last the composer had found the key to Balinese music.“Wait!” Mcphee would call out from the piano as the boys flew along,“Stop!Please!That bit once more!”
Patiently the boys would stop and began again.But soon they were flying again,faster than ever, amazing Mcphee with their memory and precision. Sometimes the patterns repeated.Sometimes they opened up into something new. Then, suddenly the whole duet would fly apart and the boys would burst out laughing,breaking the spell.
Although Colin Mcphee left the island in 1939,he remained spellbound by Balinese music.And its rich,distinctive sound would colour many of the compositions he would write for the next quarter century.
From the passage we can learn that_______________________.

The word “eluded” in the third paragraph can be replaced by________________.

Colin Mcphee was astonished because________________________.

The passage is mainly about_______________________.

Humans aren't the only species on the planet with a penchant for electronic gadgets(小配件）.Zookeepers across the US and Canada are discovering that apes also get excited about Apps.
As part of a program called"Apps for Apes",12 zoos across the two countries have been introducing iPads into the entertainment time for orangutans,the giant furry red primates native to Indonesia and Malaysia.
"We are finding that,similar to people,they like touching the tablet,watching short videos of David Attenborough for instance,and looking at other animals and orangutans," said Richard Zimmerman,founding director of Orangutan Outreach,the non-profit that runs the program.
Twice weekly,orangutans are provided with access to the tablets.The animals spend from 15 minutes to half an hour using different Apps depending on their attention span.Apps designed for children that stimulate activities such as painting,music and memory games are among the most popular Apps with the apes.
"It is a lot like when we're showing children pop-up books,"said Zimmerman,adding that the orangutans are among the most intelligent primates,with the intelligence level of a young child.
The program,which relies on donated iPads, will soon be expanding to zoos across Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Europe.
The word"penchant" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to________________.

Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

It can be concluded from the passage that______________________________________.

Which can be the best title for the text?

The homeless dog, known as Xiao Sa, has been following a team of cyclists for 24 days along 1,833 kilometers of highway from Kangding, Sichuan province, to Lhasa in Tibet.
Nobody knows where the white dog came from or how long she has been straying on highway G318. Netizens call her the "dog with determination" and the micro blog "Go Go Xiao Sa" recording her life has attracted more than 37,000 followers in two weeks.
A picture of Xiao Sa in the arms of a young man in front of the Potala Palace on Thursday night drew more than 4,000 comments congratulating the small dog and expressing dreams of going to Lhasa.
The young man in the picture is Zhang Heng, 22, a student in Wuhan, Hubei province. As his graduation trip, he decided to face the challenge of riding to Lhasa alone. On the way he met a lonely dog. "She was lying, tired, on the street around Yajiang, Sichuan province," he said. "So we fed her, and then she followed our team.”
"We felt she might want to come along with us, so we decided to bring her along to the end." A week later, Zhang and his buddies opened a micro blog account for her. "We thought the dog was encouraging us, and wanted others to know its story," he said. They created the name Xiao Sa by combining xiao meaning "little" with the last syllable of Lhasa.
During their journey, Xiao Sa, Zhang and his team covered more than 1,700 kilometers and climbed 10 mountains higher than 4,000 meters. Xiao Sa just ran up the mountains or along dirt roads.
"Many people stopped cycling in some sections, then took the bus, but the dog made it," he said. Zhang put the dog on the back of the bike when the team was riding downhill. "The speed can reach 70 kilometers per hour, impossible for the dog to catch us."
Zhang Heng, who accompanied Xiao Sa for 20 days, called her "a buddy and a friend". "I would like to take the dog home and take care of her. She has been a stray on the road for a long time. She needs a home."
How did the netizens feel when they read the micro blog related to the dog?

Zhang Heng and his team opened a micro blog account for the dog just because __________.

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

Which might be the best title for the passage?

If you live in America in the 21^st century you'll probably have to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It's become the default response when you ask anyone how they are doing:"Busy!""Crazy busy!".It is,pretty obviously,a boast disguised as a complaint. And the common response is a kind of congratulation:"That's a good problem to have,"or"Better than the opposite."
Notice it isn't generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are.What those people are is not busy but tired.Exhausted!Dead on their feet.It's almost always people whose busyness is purely self-imposed:work and obligations they've taken on voluntarily,classes and activities they've "encouraged" their kids to participate in.They're busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety,because they're addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence.
Almost everyone I know is busy. They feel anxious and guilty when they aren't either working or doing something to promote their work.It's something they have chosen.Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance(令人安心的保证），a measure against emptiness,obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy,completely booked,in demand every hour of the day.
Idleness is not just a vacation.It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body,and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as ugly as rickets.The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole,for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration."Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do,"wrote Thomas Pynchon.Archimedes' "Eureka"in the bath, Newton's apple :history is full of stories of inspirations that come in idle moments.
When many Americans say"Crazy busy", they mean______.

The writer mentions Archimedes' "Eureka"and Newton's apple to show that________.

The word "its" in the second paragraph refers to_______________________________.

From the article,we can infer that ___________________________________.

This year, the World Mental Health Day on Oct 10 was marked by the theme: “Depression: A Global Crisis”. According to the World Federation for Mental Health and the WHO, depression has moved beyond the medical domain(领域) to become a social problem. Statistics from the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center show that of the 287,000 people who commit suicide in China every year, 70 percent are victims of depression.
“This equates to one depression victim taking their life every three minutes,” cited CCTV recently. According to the Beijing-based Capital Medical University, the number of depression patients has been on the rise in the past years and now accounts for 5 to 10 percent of the population, more than the global average of 5 percent.
Wang Shaoli, vice-president of Beijing Huilongguan Hospital, a medical center specializing in mental health, said that what makes depression so widespread is that everybody can get it.
“No one is immune to depression,” said Wang. “It has become a social problem because depression kills one’s social capabilities, such as communication, and leads to a negative social mentality.”
According to Wang, depression can be treated with medicine and early psychological consultation. The real problem is the lack of awareness surrounding the issue.
“People with mental health illnesses are discriminated against,” said Wang. “So they are reluctant to go to hospital and often keep the pain to themselves, which only makes matters worse.” Only one in 10 depression victims are properly treated in China, according to the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center.
“When people get depressed, it becomes part of their thoughts, making them negative, even desperate,” said Wang. “And the ideas are difficult to change.” That’s why Wang suggests early intervention.
“Normally it takes about nine months to treat depression,” said Wang. “But in most cases, patients drop treatment half way when they feel some progress.”
How is Para1& 2 mainly supported when it tells that depression has become a social problem?

According to the passage, which of the following are true EXCEPT________ ? 

People with mental illnesses are unwilling to go to hospital because __________.

In Wang Shaoli’s opinion, the better way to deal with mental problem is to _________.

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。
The war left the family scattered all over the world, and it was two decades         . (get)
那场战争使这个家庭流落到世界各地，二十年后他们才相聚。
The more often you seize opportunities to talk to the foreigners,______________when speaking a foreign language . (confident)
越抓住机会和老外交谈，说外语时你就越自信。
Back to 1942 directed by Feng Xiaogang tells a true story in 1942,           in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.(engage)
冯小刚执导的电影《一九四二》讲述了1942年的一个真实的故事，那时侯正值中国人的抗日战争。
He is tired of dealing with the complaints of customers. More than once he has told me his desire that______________to do another job of the department.(appoint)
他厌倦了应对顾客的投诉。他不止一次告诉我他的愿望：被任命做部门的其它工作。
Though there has been some talk, never_____________________________whether the legendary treasure is hidden in the mountain.(clear)
虽然早有传言，但传说中的财宝是否藏在这个山里还是没有弄明白。
She has succeeded. She is pleased that her devotion to studying ___________ .(pay)
她成功了.她非常高兴她在学习上的付出终于得到了回报.
With______________his lecture about the endangered animals, the professor has been preparing for it all the day. (attend)
因为许多学生来听关于濒危动物的报告，这位教授一整天都在做准备。
Smart phones enable workers to keep in contact in______________impractical before.(think)
智能手机让上班族们有更多他们以前认为是不现实的方式保持联系。
In my opinion, it is his measures rather than his ability______________. (blame)
依我看来，是他的措施而不是他的能力应该受责备。
As it turned out to be a small house party, we ______________ so formally. (dress)
其结果不过是一个很小的家庭聚会，我们本不必要穿得如此正式的。

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There is a crack (裂痕）in everything,that's how the light gets in.(Leonard Cohen,Canadian singer)
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