湖北省普通高中学业水平合格性考试模拟卷（三）
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湖北省普通高中学业水平合格性考试模拟卷（三）
本试卷共 页 46 个小题，满分 100 分，考试时间 90 分钟。本试卷由阅读理解、语言知识运用、书面
表达三个部分组成。
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）
第一节 （共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A 篇
One of my first memories as a child in the 1950s was a discussion I had with my brother in our tiny bedroom
in the family house in Bethlehem，Pennsylvania．
We had heard in school about a planet called Pluto．It was the farthest，coldest，and darkest thing a child could
imagine．We guessed how long it would take to die if we stood on the surface of such a frozen place wearing only
the clothes we had on．We tried to figure out how much colder Pluto was than Antarctica，or than the coldest day we
had ever experienced in Pennsylvania．
Pluto，which famously was downgraded from a "major planet "to a" dwarf planet"（矮星） in 2006，captured
our imagination because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote
corners of our solar system
Pluto's underdog discovery story is part of what makes it so attractive．Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm
boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts，old farm equipment and self﹣ground lenses．As an assistant at
Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff，Arizona，Tombaugh's task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of
light，a planet that the observatory's founder thought existed beyond the orbit of Neptune．On February 18，1930，
Tombaugh found it．Pluto was the first planet discovered by an American，and represented a moment of light in the
midst of the Great Depression's dark encroachment（入侵）．
Pluto is much more than something that is not a planet．It's a reminder that there are many worlds out there
beyond our own and that the sky isn't the limit at all．We don't know what kinds of fantastic variations on a theme
nature is capable of making until we get there to look．
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1.Why did Pluto become famous in 2006 according to the passage？
A．Because it lost its major planet status
B．Because it disappeared in the sky
C．Because it was discovered by an American
D．Because it was proved to be the coldest planet in the universe
2.What can be a suitable title for the text？
A．An American Scientist：Clyde Tombaugh
B．Pluto was First Discovered by a Boy
C．Pluto's Strange Romance
D．The Days I Spent with My Brother in Pennsylvania
3.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph？
A．Clyde Tombaugh discovered the darkness in the Great Depression
B．Pluto was the only planet that was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh
C．Clyde Tombaugh's job was to build telescopes for Lowell Observatory
D．Clyde Tombaugh's telescopes used for searching stars were very simple
B 篇
Mom noticed that something was wrong when I started getting so thirsty．I'd have a lot to drink before bed，
which was unusual for me．One time，I opened a big container of apple juice and kept refilling my glass．Before I
knew it，I'd drunk the entire container! My mom called my doctor．I then had a few blood tests，and the results were
certain﹣I had diabetes（糖尿病），which meant that the amount of sugar in my blood was very high．That can be
dangerous，so I had to learn how to control my blood﹣sugar level．
My eating habits had to change in a big way．With diabetes，I can't eat a lot of sugar or carbohydrates （碳水
化合物）．I have to figure out exactly how much sugar I plan to eat，and then I get an injection of insulin （注射
胰岛素） before the meal to help my body process the food．Also，I test my blood﹣sugar level often．I'm always
trying to keep my blood sugar at a healthy level．The level can drop when I exercise，but that doesn't keep me out of
gym class or off the basketball court﹣I just keep some juice boxes around to boost my blood sugar if I need to．
It's a lot of work﹣and not a lot of fun﹣to keep track of everything，but I've gotten used to my new habits．I
was a little scared at first because I wasn't sure how my life would change．Once I knew what I needed to do，
though，it wasn't a big deal．My life is different now from what it was before，but it has become completely regular
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to me．
4.What is the first paragraph mainly about ?
A．who found the author had diabetes
B．the author's life before having diabetes
C．how the author was found to have diabetes
D．the author's eating habits before having diabetes
5.What did the author do after knowing she had diabetes?
A．She stopped playing basketball in the gym．
B．She controlled her blood﹣sugar level strictly．
C．She stopped eating food with natural sugar．
D．She tested her blood﹣sugar level before every meal．
6.What does the underlined word "boost" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Increase． B．Control． C．Absorb． D．Test．
7.What's the author's attitude toward her having diabetes now？
A．Worried． B．Frightened． C．Pessimistic． D．Positive．
C 篇
Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable
humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span．
“I think we are knocking at the door of immortality（永生），”said Michael Zey，a Montclair State University
business professor and author of two books on the future．” I think by 2075 we will see it (第 10 题) and that’s a
conservative estimate（保守的估计）．”
At the conference in San Francisco，Donald Louria，a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said
advances in using genes as well as nano technology（纳米技术） make it likely that humans will live in the future
beyond what has been possible in the past．”There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years，”he
said．”Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years．”
However，many scientists who specialize in aging are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not
designed to last past about 120 years．Even with healthier lifestyles and less diseases，they say failure of the brain
and organs will finally lead all humans to death．
Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live．”It remains to be seen if you pass 120，you
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know；could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life？”said Leonard Poon，director of the University
of Georgia Gerontology Centre．”At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all．”
8.By saying” we are knocking at the door of immortality”，what does Michael Zey mean?
A．they believe that there is no limit of living
B．they are sure to find the truth about long living
C．they have got some ideas about living forever
D．they are able to make people live past the present life span
9.What is Donald Louria's attitude towards long living ?
A．people can live from 120 to 180 years
B．it is still doubtful how long humans can live
C．the human body is designed to last past about 120 years
D．it is possible for humans to live longer in the future
10.What does the underlined word "it" Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．a great push
B．the idea of living beyond the present life span
C．the idea of living from 200 to 300 years
D．the conservative estimate
11.What would be the best title for this text？
A．Living Longer or Not
B．Science，Technology and Long Living
C．No Limit for Human Life
D．Healthy Lifestyle and Long Living
D 篇
Most people will recognize Bill Clinton, ex-president of the United States. Bill Clinton is a very popular
speech giver and regularly gives talks all over the world, to many different audiences. He is so effective at giving
talks because he has a special quality which we call “charisma (魅力)”.
Nowadays, psychologists ( 心 理 学 家 ) are becoming very interested in charisma and want to describe its
meaning in a better way. People often misunderstand what charisma is and think of it as a kind of fame, but it is not
the same as fame. Charisma is a kind of magic and is relatively rare. A well-known American psychologist thinks
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that charismatic people are basically excellent communicators. However, they have other qualities such as
self-confidence, eloquence (口才) and vision.
Charismatic personalities are able to draw people to them, and people feel happy in their company. There is a
sense of “togetherness” when a charismatic person is with other people. A good example of this ability, some say, is
the famous American, Oprah Winfrey. She is a highly-successful businesswoman and is probably best known as the
presenter of a very popular talk show. Oprah is able to relate to audiences at her shows and they respond well to her.
Her charismatic personality has made her one of the richest women in the world. She owns several houses and
publishes her own magazines. Presently, she is presenting a new series of the Oprah Winfrey Show. She also runs a
book club, which influences the nation’s reading habits and may be one of the reasons why people are reading more
these days in the USA.
A woman who had extraordinary charisma was the film star, Marilyn Monroe. A beautiful woman and a
talented (有天赋的) actress, she was always the centre of attention wherever she went.
Unlike fame, charisma doesn’t disappear over time. Even now, more than fifty years after her death, when
young people see Monroe in her films, her charisma seems as fresh and powerful as ever.
12. Why Bill Clinton is good at giving talks ?
A. he was once president of the USA
B. he has a quality called charisma
C. he has many fans that support him
D. he is well-known all over the world
13. According to the text, charismatic people _____.
A. can easily attract and interest people
B. are all effective speech makers
C. are all confident and successful
D. often try to create a calm atmosphere
14. What do we know about Oprah Winfrey?
A. She writes books to influence Americans’ reading habits.
B. She often gives talks to American young people.
C. She is most famous as a magazine publisher.
D. She has a happy relationship with her audiences.
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15.What does the author want to show by mentioning the popularity of Marilyn Monroe ?
A. Monroe is an extraordinarily talented actress
B. charisma doesn’t become weaker over time
C. fame is as important as charisma
D. famous people always have charisma
第二节（共 5 小题：每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life，and it is
frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make．One important question that you might ask yourself is：
"How do I get a good job？" 16 ．
There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the
world；others write to all sorts of places all over the country，and never seem to get a reply at all．Still others believe
that the in person，door﹣to﹣door approach is by far the best way to get a job； and then there are those who，
through no active decision of their own，just seem to be in the right place at the right time17 ．He used to
spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships，but never thinking that he might one day sail
one of them．His father was a farmer，and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream．One
day，on his usual wandering，he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one
member of his crew was sick．Without stopping to think，the lad（少年）offered to take his place．18 .
19 ．If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑）his decision for a week，he may have missed his
chance．It is one thing to be offered an opportunity；it is another thing to take it and use it well．
Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）．When
you go for a job interview or fill out an application，you are expected to say nice things about the company to which
you are applying．20 ．And within a year this person had become general manger of the company．
A. This story also shows the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself．
B. People find jobs in a number of ways．
C. it's almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers
D. Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor．
E. But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company's faults．
F. He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved．
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G. It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself．
第二部分 语言知识运用 (共两节，满分 35 分)
第一节 (共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 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。
Last year，I was assigned to work at an office near my mother's house 21 ，I stayed with her for a
month．During that time，I helped her out with the housework and contributed to the 22 ．
After a week，I started 23 the groceries were running out pretty quickly. 24 ，I began observing
my mother's daily routine for two weeks．To my 25 ，I found she would pack a paper bag full of canned
goods and 26 every morning at about nine．She took the food to the slums（贫民窟）and distributed it to
street 27 ．
I asked around and 28 my mum was popular in the area．The kids looked up to her as if she were their
own mother．Then it hit me﹣why didn't she want to tell me about what she'd been doing？Was she 29 that I
would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth？
When she got home，I told her about my discovery and 30 she could react，I gave her a big hug and told
her she didn't need to keep it a 31 from me．She told me that 32 of the children lived with an old lady
in a makeshift home while others 33 on the streets．For years，my mum had been helping out by 34
whatever food she could 35 ．I was so moved by how selfless she was．She used what was meant for her to
help others in need．And I was so proud of her．
I continue to buy groceries for my mum．But now，I always add an extra bag for her other children．
21 A．However B．Moreover C．Therefore D．Otherwise
22 A．cans B．groceries C．goods D．bags
23 A．ignore B．understand C．complain D．notice
24 A．Confused B．Embarrassed C．Moved D．Annoyed
25 A．delight B．relief C．surprise D．regret
26 A．work out B．head out C．clean up D．get up
27 A．children B．strangers C．passersby D．artists
28 A．made sure B．let out C．pointed out D．found out
29 A．angry B．hopeless C．worried D．frightened
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30 A．once B．before C．until D．after
31 A．secret B．surprise C．gift D．reminder
32 A．few B．all C．any D．some
33 A．lay B．ate C．slept D．played
34 A．giving B．collecting C．receiving D．selling
35 A．Lend B．spare C．afford D. bring
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）
阅读下列选项，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括弧内单词的正确形式，并讲答案转写到答题
卡上。
Keeping a diary in English is one of the 36________ （ effect ） ways to improve our English writing
ability．37_______（compare） with other forms of writing，it is shorter and takes 38______（little） time．It can
help us to develop the habit of thinking in English．39______we persist in this practice，gradually we'll learn how to
express ourselves in English ． In keeping a diary in English ， we certainly run up against many 40_______
（difficulty）．In the first place，41______often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases
to give expression to our mind．Secondly，there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese．And it is
extremely hard for us to put them into English properly．
As far as I 42_______（concern），my 43______（suggest）is that we should always have a notebook and a
Chinese﹣English dictionary within easy reach．Whenever something beats us，we can first put it down in our
notebook and then consult our dictionary．We can also turn to our English teacher for help，if necessary．In short，
I believe that it is 44______great use to keep a diary in English for 45______development of our writing skills．
第三部分 书面表达（满分 25 分）
如今微信（WeChat）走进了人们的生活，为大家带来了诸多便利．但有些人也随之成了"微信控"
（WeChataholic），完全沉迷进去．请你就此话题写一篇文章．你的文章需要包括：
1. 对此现象的描述；
2. 微信流行的原因；
3. 微信给我们生活带来的不良影响．
注意：
1. 词数 100﹣120 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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1-3 ACD； 4-7 CBAD； 8-11 CDBA ；12-15 ACCC； 16-20 BDFAE；
21-35 CBDAC； BADCB ；ADCAB；
36．effective ；37．Compared；38．less；39．If；40．difficulties ；
41．it；42．am concerned；43．suggestion；44．of；45．the；
【范文背诵】
Nowadays，Wechat is becoming increasingly popular．Many people express themselves，exchange ideas and
deliver information on it．There are a number of reasons for Wechat to be known．To begin with，Wechat is a
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relative cheap way of communication，which cuts down a great deal of the cost of making a phone call. Next，
Wechat is to the taste of the majority of people ． Its attractive content and various functions are widely
loved．Furthermore ，convenience also accounts for its popularity ．Daily information and news are available
everywhere and at any time．However，problems exist meanwhile．Firstly，our personal information could be
revealed when we use Wechat．As a result，we can be in trouble． Moreover，it may be less to communicate with
others face to face．To make matters worse，relationship among people could be indifferent．Last but not the least，
our attention might not be drawn too much on study．
Personally speaking，there is no doubt that this phenomenon will be improved as time goes by if we know how
to arrange our study and rest properly．
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