2007届高考英语模拟试题（湖南卷）

第一部分：听力（共三节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What does the woman imply that the man should do?

     A．Knock at the door．       B．Phone to Mr．Bill．       C．Look at the sign．

2. What time will the first performance start?
A．Twenty after seven.      B．Half past seven.        C．Twenty to seven. 

3. How was the journey?

 A. Satisfying.              B. Exciting.                C. Disappointing.

4．Where does the dialogue most probably take place?

 A．At a hotel．                   B．At home．                     C．At a furniture shop．

5．What’s the woman’s opinion about the dresses?

 A．They are not good and the price is high．

 B．They are good and the price is low．

 C．They are good but the price is high．

第二节（共12小题；每小题1.5分， 满分18分）

听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．What do you know about the boy?

   A．He is dishonest．

   B．He often asks for sick leave because of poor health．

   C．He often has a headache．

7．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

   A．Boss and employee．        B．Teacher and student．     C．Mother and son．

8. What’s the woman’s attitude towards his headaches?

   A. She will let him have a day off.       B. She will take him to hospital.

   C. She doesn’t believe him.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. At what stage is the woman in her study?
A．She is a junior.          B．She is a senior.        C．She is a teaching assistant.

10. What is the professor’s first reply to the woman’s request?
A．He doesn’t intend to offer the course.        

 B．He doesn’t think the course will interest her.           

 C．He thinks the course will be too difficult for her.

11. What does the woman say to persuade the professor to help her?                    
A．She is usually well prepared.      B．She wants to take an easy course.    

C．She wants to read a book in his course. 

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12．When will the two speakers meet again?

 A．At 1:00．                      B．At 12:15．                     C．At 2:15．

13．Where do they probably live?

   A．In the center of the city． B．Near the gym．              C．Out of the city．

14. Where are they now?

   A. On the way.             B. At the gym.            C. At home.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15．What’s the man’s opinion of TV news shows?

A．They are worth watching．    B．It’s a waste of time watching them．

C．They don’t tell anything．

16．Which program does the man hate most?

A．Educational programs．         B．Police shows．            C．News shows．

17．How does the woman feel about the news reports?

A．Only a few news reports are silly．

B．Most of the news reports are educational．

C．She doesn’t like them.

第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）

听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过3个单词。听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。

Little theatre groups

Time to play	In the evenings or   18
19   of their acting	For fun
Name of one of the oldest little theatre groups	Players Club
The number of plays by Players Club in a year	20    a year

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. ——I have always been told of computers being infected with Panda Burning Joss-Sticks (香) these days.

   ——My computer has the latest antivirus software, so it ______ be a problem for me.   

   A．can’t                 B．shouldn’t                C．mustn’t               D． needn’t

22. ——It is supposed that the distance will be ______ when the new road is completed.

   ——Then, how ______ will the construction be finished?

A. as long a third; long                B. a third as long; long      

C. a third as long; soon               D. as long a third; soon

23. With so much work ______ in such a short time, I got close to ______ mad.

A．to be done; driving                              B．doing; be driven

C．to do; being driven                           D．done; drive

24. ______ he mentioned we used to meet is ______ was called the Journalists’ Home.

A．Where; what         B．What; which        C．Which; where      D．Where; which

25. The following ______ his word that the rest of the goods ______ to arrive by the end of the month. 

A．is; is           B．is; are                  C．are; is                 D．are; are

26. －Tom insisted I ______ him another toy tank the other day.

   －Why? It seems that he ______ always ______ toy tanks.

 A．bought; has; asked for                           B．buy; has; asked for                      

C．bought; is; asking for                             D．buy; is; asking for

27. We ______ these clothes with us. Here it isn’t as cold as we expected.

   A. needn’t take                B. didn’t need to take

C. don’t need to take           D. needn’t have taken

28. －I was told Tom would be made captain of the school football team.

    －______ ? I thought he can be ______ but a captain.

   A. He; nothing        B. Him; anything        C. Him; nothing       D. He; anything

29. At the foot of the hill you’ll see a temple in front of which ______ of nearly 600 years.

 A．grows a tree       B．does a tree grow  C．a tree grows        D. grow a tree

30. －Do you smoke?

    －No. It is 5 month ______ I smoked.

A．since                    B．when                  C．after                   D．before

31. The shop ______ is frequented by young girls sells magazines ______ they learn about the latest fashion.

   A. where; that        B. which; that       C. that; which      D. which; where

32. Tom, ______ your seat. Quick! The movie ______ start.

A．find, will         B．finds, is to              C．find; is about to     D．finds, is going to

33. ______ it for such a long time, we still couldn’t get the problem ______.

A．Having discussed; settled                        B．Discussing; settled                      

C．Heaving discussed; settling                     D．Discussing; settling

34. Although these cookies are of ______ different kind, they are the same in ______ price.

A．a; the                    B．the; the                C．a; /                     D．/, /

35. ______ all the exercise everyday, I’m still putting ______ some weight.

   A. Though; out          B. Despite; in        C. In spite; up         D. For; on

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

   "Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause   36   confusion if people didn’t attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately,    37   do attach great importance to it. “I have as much   38   to my opinion as you to yours,” and “  39   is entitled to his opinion,” are   40   expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another’s opinion is likely to be branded intolerant.

Is that label (标签) accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge another’s opinion? It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you may ask a friend “What do you think

  41   the new Ford cars?” And he   42   reply, “In my opinion, they’re   43  .” In this case, it would not only be intolerant to challenge his statement, but   44  . For it’s obvious that

   45   opinion he means his personal preference, a matter of   46  . And as the old saying goes, “It’s   47   to argue about matters of taste.”

   But consider this very   48   use of the term, a newspaper reports that the Supreme Court (最高法院) has delivered its opinion in a controversial (有争议的)   49  . Obviously the justices did not shake their personal preferences, their mere likes and dislikes. They stated their  50   judgment, painstakingly arrived at after thorough inquiry and deliberation (考虑).

Most of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere   51   these two extremes. It is

  52   an expression of taste. Nor is it careful judgment. Yet it may contain elements of   53  . It is a view or belief more or less casually arrived at, with or without examining the evidence.

Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of course, this is not only permitted, but   54  . We are free to act on our opinions only so long as, in doing so, we do not   55   others.

36．A．much                  B．little                    C．some                  D．a lot of

37．A．a few                  B．most                   C．few                    D．some

38．A．chance                B．power                 C．right                   D．control

39．A．Everyone             B．No one                C．None                  D．Someone

40．A．usual                   B．normal                C．ordinary              D．common

41．A．of                       B．about                  C．over                   D．out

42．A．may                    B．must                   C．should                 D．need

43．A．beautiful              B．ugly                    C．fast                     D．new

44．A．selfish                 B．clever                  C．brave                  D．foolish

45．A．for                      B．in                        C．by                      D．with

46．A．judgment             B．belief                   C．view                   D．taste

47．A．helpless               B．harmless              C．useless                D．pointless

48．A．exact                  B．various                C．different             D．same

49．A．case                    B．matter                 C．fair                     D．business

50．A．personal              B．considered           C．own                    D．accurate

51．A．to                       B．inside                  C．between              D．outside

52．A．only                    B．just                     C．not                     D．really

53．A．each                   B．neither                 C．either                  D．both

54．A．agreed                 B．guaranteed           C．allowed               D．forbidden

55．A．harm                   B．ruin                     C．destroy               D．spoil

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节  阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共17个小题，每小题2分，满分34分。）

A

While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for $500. “Send the money by telegram,” he wrote, “to the Fisher Bank in P…” After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. “Nothing has come for you,” he was told. This went on for another two weeks and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother, asking where the money was. There was no reply, and no money arrived for him.

   In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for failing to pay his hotel bill. His passport was taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison and was kept for six days. When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher bank. The clerk he spoke to was a new man. “Have you received $500 for me?” he asked, “My name is Jackson Frank.” The clerk checked his books. “Yes, Jackson, it’s here. It came by telegram —let me see— oh, more than a month ago. We wondered where you were.” He showed Mr. Frank the order. The order read: “Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of $500…”, “But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.” “Oh, that’s all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter ‘J’, but it’s your money.” The clerk laughed, “A human mistake, sir! We’re all human beings, aren’t we? And so we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me, too” Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said, “A human mistake —— is that what you call it? I think some humans need kicking.”

56. How soon did Mr. Frank’s brother send him the money according to the passage?   
     A. Within one week.            B. Within two weeks.    

C. Within three weeks.      D. Within four weeks.

57. Who was responsible Jackson’s imprisonment for 6 days?

     A. His brother.       B. Himself.          C. The new clerk.        D. The bank.

58. What did the clerk mean by saying “a human mistake”?
    A. It’s not a serious mistake.           B. Such mistakes happen everywhere.

C. It was forgivable.                 D. The mistake didn’t exist.   
59. The clerks put his name under the wrong letter ____.
    A. through carelessness.               B. because they were human beings
     C. because he had a strange name         D. by pronouncing his name incorrectly
                                       B

About the Conference

The Athletic Business Conference & Expo is a premier educational event for athletic, fitness and recreation professionals. Through thought-provoking (发人深省的) seminars (研究会), outstanding keynotes, a diverse trade show and great networking, attendees get the latest information on building, managing, operating and marketing sports, recreation and fitness facilities and programs.

The 2007 conference and trade show will take place at the Orange County Convention Center, Nov. 29－Dec. 1 in Orlando.

Conference Seminars and Workshops

Wednesday, Nov. 28, through Saturday, Dec. 1. Workshops will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 28, while seminars will be held Nov. 29－De c. 1. A c omplete seminar schedule will be available in July.

Golf Classic, Tours

The ABC Golf Classic and tours of area sports and recreation facilities will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 28.

Exhibit Hall Hours

Thursday, Nov. 29	Trade Show Grand Opening	3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 30	Early-morning workouts	6: 30 a .m. – 8: 30 a .m.
Friday, Nov. 30	Show Hours	1:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1	Early-morning workouts	8: 00 a .m. – 9: 30 a .m
Saturday, Dec. 1	Show Hours	9: 30 a .m. – 12:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception

Thursday, Nov. 29. Location to be announced.

Cost

﹡Workshops, tours, CEUs and the Golf Classic have an additional cost.

﹡$395 first person

﹡$340 per person for 2nd and 3rd person from the same organization.

﹡Multi-attendee discount: $160 per person for each additional person (4th and beyond) from

the same organization.

Note: To receive multi-attendee discount, all attendees from the same organization must register at the same time and pay with one check or credit card. Workshops, tour, CEUs and the Golf Classic have an additional cost.

60. The above advertisement is most likely to catch the eye of ______.

   A. Tom, who majors in Sports Education in university

   B. Jane, who is considering losing some weight these days

   C. Jack, who is going to invest in a recreation center

   D. Emma, who does cleaning work in a barber shop. 

61. When does the advertisement most probably appear?

   A. In June.        B. In July.     C. In August     D. In September.

62. When should you arrive at the site of the conference if you want to attend the workshops?

   A. On Friday.      B. On Wednesday.     C. On Thursday    D. On Saturday.

63. A party of 3 people and a separately registered party of 6 people will have to pay ______ in

total for the admission.

   A. 1075         B. 2630      C . 1555       D. 3555

B

   Many things about language are a mystery, and many will always remain so．But some

things we do know．

First，we know that all human beings have a language of some sort．There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language，no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one mother．Furthermore，in historical times，there has never been a race of men without a language．

   Second，there is no such thing as a primitive language．There are many people whose

cultures are undeveloped，who are，as we say，uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive．In all known 1anguages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing．

   This has not always been well understood；indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated． Popular ideas of the 1anguage of the American Indians will illustrate．Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises．Study has proved this to be nonsense．There are，or were，hundreds of American Indian languages，and all of them came out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with，but they are no more primitive than English or Greek．

   A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate．That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language．

Finally, we know that language changes．It is natural and normal for language to change； the only languages which do not change are the dead ones．This is easy to understand if we look backward in time．Change goes on in all aspects of language．Grammatical features change as do speech sounds，and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly．Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.

64. According to the author, people of undeveloped cultures can have           languages．

   A. complicated    B. uncivilized    C. primitive     D. well-known

65. Why were the American Indian languages chosen as an example?

   A. Because of its primitive language．

   B. Because of its undeveloped cultures.

   C. Because of its old language.

   D. Because of its developed cultrues.

66. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the passage?

   A. A language is a means of expressing a particular culture．

   B. All languages can well express their respective cultures．

   C. American Indian languages are as sophisticated (复杂的) as English．

   D. Some languages are better than other languages．

67. According to the author, language changes are most likely to occur in ______.

   A. grammar    B. pronunciation     C. vocabulary      D. intonation  

C

In the early days of nuclear power, the United States made money on it. But today opponents have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years.
   The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor “meltdown ”(熔炉). Today, the chances of a meltdown that would threaten U.S. public health are testing new reactors that rely not on human judgment to shut them down but on the laws of nature. Now General Electric is already building two advanced reactors in Japan. But don't expect them even on U.S. shores unless things change in Washington.
   The procedure for licensing nuclear power plants is a bad dream. Any time during, or even after, construction, an objection by any group or individual can bring everything to a halt while the matter is investigated or taken to court. Meanwhile, the builder must add nice, but not necessary improvements, some of which force him to knock down walls and start over. In every case when a plant has been opposed, the Nuclear Regulation Commission has ultimately granted a license to construct or operate. But the victory often costs so much that the utility ends up abandoning the plant anyway.
   A case in point is the Shoreham plant on New York's Long Island. Shoreham was a virtual twin to the Millstone plant in Connecticut, both ordered in the mid 60s. Millstone, completed for $ 101 million, has been generating electricity for two decades. Shoreham, however, was singled out by antinuclear activists who, by sending in endless protests, drove the cost over $ 5 billion and delayed its use f or many years.
   Shoreham finally won its operation license. But the plant has never produced a watt power. Governor Mario Cuomo, an opponent of a Shoreham startup, used his power to force New York's publicities commission to accept the following settlement: the power company could pass the cost of Shoreham along to its consumers only if it agreed not to operate the plant. Today, a perfectly good facility, capable of servicing hundreds of thousands of homes, sits rusting.
68. What has made the procedure for licensing nuclear plants a bad dream?
   A. The inefficiency of the Nuclear Regulation Commission.
   B. The enormous cost of construction and operation.
   C. The length of time it takes to make investigations.
   D. The objection of the opponents of nuclear power.

69. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that _____.

A. there are not enough safety measures in the U.S. for running new nuclear power plants

B. it is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the U.S.

C. there are already more nuclear power plants than necessary in the U.S.

D. the American government will not allow Japanese nuclear reactors to be installed in the

U.S.

70. Governor Mario Cuomo's chief intention in proposing the settlement was to _____.

A. stop the Shoreham plant from going into operation

B. urge the power company to further increase its power supply

C. permit the Shoreham plant to operate under certain conditions

D. help the power company to solve its financial problems

71. What does the underlined word “utility” most probably mean?

   A. Tool.     B. Corporation.     C. Service.       D. Equipment.

72. The author's attitude towards nuclear power is _____.
   A. negative     B. neutral     C. positive     D. questioning

第二节    阅读以下短文，根据各小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。（共3个小题，每小题2分，满分6分。）

People with disabilities comprise a large part of the population. It is estimated that over 35 million Americans have physical, mental, or other disabilities. About half of these disabilities are “developmental", i.e., they occur prior to the individual's twenty-second birthday, often from genetic conditions, and are severe enough to affect three or more areas of development, such as mobility, communication, employment, etc. Most other disabilities are considered “adventitious", i.e., accidental or caused by outside forces.

Prior to the 20th century, only a small percentage of people with disabilities survived for long. Medical treatment for these disabilities was unavailable. Advancements in medicine and social services have created a climate in which people with disabilities can expect to have such basic needs as food, shelter, and medical treatment. Unfortunately, these basics are often not available. Civil liberties such as the right to vote, marry, get education, and gain employment have historically been denied on the basis of disability.

In recent decades, the disability rights movement has been organized to fight against these infringements (侵害) of civil rights. Congress responded by passing major legislation recognizing people with disabilities as a protected class under civil rights laws.

Still today, people with disabilities must fight to live their lives independently. It is estimated that more than half of qualified Americans with disabilities are unemployed, and a majority of those who do work are underemployed. About two-thirds live at or below the official poverty level.

 

Significant barriers, especially in transportation and public awareness, prevent disabled people from taking part in society. For example, while no longer prohibited from marrying, a person with no access to transportation is effectively excluded from community and social activities which might lead to the development of long-term relationships.

It will only be when public attitudes advance as far as laws have that disabled people will be fully able to take their rightful place in society.

73. Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word “legislation”.

74. According to the passage, what is the main cause of the short life of most disabled people? (回答词数不超过5个)

75. According to the passage, what are the most important factors which affected the role of 

disabled people in society? (回答词数不超过8个)

第四部分书面表达

第一节  填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后76~85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

注意：每空不超过3个单词。

The ordinary family in colonial (殖民时期的) North America was primarily concerned with sheer physical survival and beyond that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were valued in terms of their productivity and they assumed the role of producer quite early. Until they fulfilled this role，their position，in the structure of the family was one of subordination, and their psychological need and capacities received little consideration．

As the society became more complex, the status（地位）of children in the family and in  society became more important. In the complex technological society that the United States has become, each member must fulfill a number of personal and occupational roles and be in constant contact with a great many other members. Consequently, viewing children as potentially acceptable and necessarily multifaceted（多方面的）member of society means that they are regarded more as people in their own right than as utilitarian（功利的）organisms. This acceptance of children as equal participants in the contemporary family is reflected in the variety of statutes (法令) protecting the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs devoted exclusively to their well-being.

This new view of children and the increasing contact between the members of society has also resulted in a surge (巨浪) of interest in child-rearing techniques. People today spend a considerable portion of their time conferring on (交流) the proper way to bring up children. It is now possible to influence the details of the socialization of another person's child by spreading the gospel（原则、信条）of current and fashionable theories and methods of child rearing.

The socialization of the contemporary child in the United States is a two-way transaction between parent and child rather than a one-way parent-to-child training program. As a consequence,  socializing children and living with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure，satisfaction，and problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76   about views on children in American history

In   77  times	Situation of children	Valued in terms of   78	Reasons	Families primarily concerned with its   80
		Assuming the role of producer early
		In a position of    79    in the family
				Families concerned with it economic prosperity
		Psychological need and capacities receiving little consideration
81	Situation of children	Regarded more as people in their   82	Reasons	Each member having to fulfill a number of personal and occupational roles in society
		Accepted as    83    in the family
				Each member having to be in constant contact with a great many    84    in society
		Varieties of statutes protecting the rights of children
Results of the changes		A surge of interest in   85
		A mixture of pleasure，satisfaction，and problem for parents

第二节：写作（满分25分）

Elaine的父母将被调到中国来工作，于是Elaine也必须来中国上学。她准备报考人大附中，于是写信向你打听报考时需要准备一些什么材料。作为她在中国的笔友Li Dan, 你帮她了解到了报考人大附中所需要准备的如下材料：

外国学生来校报名时需提供哪些材料？ 1）“Application Form for Foreign Students”（可从我校网站的招生专栏上下载 ），填写完毕提交招生办； 2）学生本人近期彩色照片1张（2寸蓝底）（贴在上表中）； 3）原学校开据的成绩单原件及复印件； 4）学生本人护照原件及复印件。

请根据你所了解到的内容通知她作好准备。

参考词汇： 原件：original copy；复印件：duplicate；招生办：Recruiting Office

           下载：download (vt.)

Dear Elaine,

I am so glad to hear that you are going to apply for the High School Affiliated to Remin

University of China. ______________________________________________________________

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                                                    Yours truly,

                                                       Elaine