1、2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。例：How much is the shirt?A19.15.B9.15.C9.18.答案：B1What is the problem for the man?AHe has t
2、o meet many people.BHe has to leave his friends.CHe has to travel a lot.2How does the man think of the book?AHumorous.BScientific.CPopular.3Whats the matter with the woman?AShe has caught a bad cold.BShe stayed online too long.CShe is allergic to paint smell.4What does the man suggest the woman do?A
3、Consult a repair shop.BPurchase another car.CFix the car herself.5In which year is the man in college now?AThe first year.BThe second year.CThe third year.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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
4、第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6What has the woman ordered for herself?AMilk. BJuice. CCoffee.7Why does the man recommend strawberry juice?AIts sweeter. BIts fresher. CIts colder.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Why is Jane upset?ADavid fell in love with her.BKevin made up stories about her.CShe made a mistake in calculation.9What i
5、s the probable relationship between the speakers?ATeacher and student.BFather and daughter.CEmployer and employee.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How far away is Hill Farm?ANearly a mile.BJust one mile.CMore than a mile.11Which is the route to Hill Farm?ALeft trackbridgeroad.BRoadleft trackbridge.CBridgeroadleft
6、 track.12What would the man like the woman to do towards the end of the conversation?AGive him a ride.BRepeat what she said.CWalk him to Hill Farm.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What is the woman doing?AHosting a TV show.BGiving a lecture on poetry.CConducting a radio debate.14How did the mans mother contribute
7、 to his success in poetry?AShe sent him to poetry classes.BShe taught him to write business plans.CShe asked him to read from early childhood.15What does the man find most difficult in writing?AChoosing the right words.BDescribing real experiences.CGetting an appropriate opportunity.16What does the
8、man say about his own writing?ACreative.BSuccessful.CEncouraging.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17How do students enter the library?AWith a library account.BWith a student card.CWith a password.18What is the maximum number of books current students can borrow?A12.B11.C9.19What kind of books have to be returned w
9、ithin one week?ABooks borrowed by local residents.BBooks liked by a lot of people.CBooks published recently.20What will the speaker do next?ATell the students where to get bottled water.BTake the students on a campus tour.CShow the students around the library.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题
10、1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。例：To make members of a team perform better，the trainer first of all has to know their_and weaknesses.AstrengthsBBenefits Ctechniques Dvalues答案：A21Two lawyers have donated $50,000 to_our schools campaign “Help the Needy”，which was started by our forme
11、r headmaster three years ago.Asponsor BlaunchCorganize Dplan22Finally，my thanks go to my tutor，who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and_ every page of my draft.Aapproved BquotedCpolished Dfolded23Walking alone in the dark，the boy whistled to_ his courage.Ahold up Bkeep upCse
12、t up Dtake up24Im so glad youve come here to_ this matter in person.Alead to Bsee toCturn to Drefer to25The furniture，with its modern style and bright colors，suits modern houses and their gardens，but looks_in the garden of a traditional home.Aout of question Bout of orderCout of sight Dout of place2
13、6“Perhaps we need to send for Dr.Smith to see what we can do about it，” Father suggested_ to his neighbor who had come to discuss the problem.Atentatively BthoughtlesslyCdefinitely Drudely27Can you tell the_difference between the words “require” and “request”？I sometimes get puzzled by their meaning
14、s.Adramatic BregionalCapparent Dsubtle28Whether the buildings in this area should be pulled down has remained_；people are still looking for other possible solutions.Aunchallenged BrelevantCcontroversial Dcontradictory29It is important to have your eyes examined regularly to check for any sign of eye
15、 disease that may not have any_.Asymptom BsimilarityCsample Dshadow30The officer insisted that Michael did not follow the correct _in applying for a visa.Apattern BprocedureCprogram Dperspective第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。I tend to accept any
16、idea put forward by experts on TV.One day，a sociologist proposed that the _31_ society has been consuming modern humans little by little.For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society，I _32_ hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood._33_the shopkeeper Mr.Johnson was selling me the
17、bicycle，he said，“This is the best thing you _34_ have done.Life has become hopelessly _35_.A bicycle is simple，and it brings to you _36_things：fresh air，sunshine and exercise.”I agreed.Happy as a child，I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets.After some time，I _37_ at the other end of th
18、e town.I was _38_that this simple vehicle could let me _39_long distances in a fairly short time.But how _40_ did I really go?Since I hated to be _41_，I went back to Mr.Johnson and asked him to_42_ an odometer （里程表） on my bicycle.He agreed，but_43_，“An odometer without a speedometer（速度计） is like a _4
19、4_ without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes，the two devices （装置） were _45_ to the handlebars of my bicycle.“What about a horn？” he then asked.“Look，this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many _46_.” Attracted by these functions，I bought the horn.“You cant leave the back
20、 part_47_，” noted Mr.Johnson.He fixed a metal box with buttons_48_the seat，and said，“Is there anything better than this oven when you feel_49_on your way？I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to_50_the offer.“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have d
21、one，” said Mr.Johnson in the end.31Aadult Bhuman Cconsumer Dbachelor32Aeventually Bimmediately Creluctantly Dgratefully33AAlthough BBecause CAs DUnless34Awould Bshould Cmust Dcould35Aboring Bcomplicated Cstressful Dtough36Anatural Bmysterious Ccomplex Dunique37Agave up Bbroke down Ccalmed down Dende
22、d up38Aamazed Bamused Cconfused Dconcerned39Amarch Bdrive Ccover Dmeasure40Afar Blong Cfast Ddeep41Aunreliable Bimpractical Cunprepared Dinaccurate42Afix Bcheck Crepair Dlay43Aswore Badded Creplied Dconcluded44Apencil Bfork Cbox Dcake45Adistributed Bconverted Capplied Dattached46Ashapes Bsizes Cfunc
23、tions Dmodels47Aloose Bblank Cbare Dincomplete48Abeside Bbefore Cbelow Dbehind49Asick Bhungry Chot Dthirsty50Aconsider Bwithdraw Cmake Dresist第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AYouve just come home,after living abroad for a few years.Since youve been awa
24、y, has this country changed for the betteror for the worse?If youve just arrived back in the UK after a fortnights holiday, small changes have probably surprised youanything from a local greengrocer suddenly being replaced by a mobile-phone shop to someone in your street moving house.So how have thi
25、ngs changed to people coming back to Britain after seven,ten or even 15 years living abroad? What changes in society can they see that the rest of us have hardly noticedor now take for granted? To find out, we asked some people who recently returned.Debi：When we left, Cheltenham, my home town, was a
26、 town of white, middle-class familiesall very conservative（保守的）.The town is now home to many eastern Europeans and lots of Australians, who come here mainly to work in hotels and tourism. There are even several shops only for foreigners.Having been an immigrant（移民） myself, I admire people who go ove
27、rseas to find a job.Maybe if I lived in an inner city where unemployment was high, Id think differently, but I believe foreign settlers have improved this country because theyre more open-minded and often work harder than the natives.Christine：As we flew home over Britain, both of us remarked how gr
28、een everything looked.But the differences between the place wed left behind and the one we returned to were brought sharply into focus as soon as we landed.To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frighteningin Cyprus, theyre very relaxedand I got pulled over by customs offic
29、ers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metal-made buttons out of my case in the arrivals hall. Everyone seemed to be on guard. Even the airport carhire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash because they said their vehicles had been used by bank robbers.But anyway, this is still a green, beautiful country. I just wish more people would appreciate what theyve got.51After a short o
