1、湖北省八校高三第二次联考英语试题绝密启用前2010年湖北省八校高三第二次联考英语试题试卷副标题考试范围：xxx；考试时间：88分钟；命题人：xxx学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_题号一二三四五总分得分注意事项1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）评卷人得分一、阅读理解（题型注释）UNICEF is appealing for more than one billion dollars in aid for women and children around the world. The United Nations Childrens Fund
2、has released its “Humanitarian Action Report” for two thousand ten. The report lists twenty eight countries and territories with some of the worlds most pester affecting women and children.Haiti was considered to be in crisis long before the earthquake in January. The deputy executive director of UN
3、ICEF, Hilde Johnson, says the quake has only made the need for aid more immediate. But she says children all over the world have the right to the same assistance as children everywhere else.The Humanitarian Action Report discusses several issues that UNICEF says increasingly threaten the basic right
4、s of women and children. It says climate change has caused droughts and food insecurity in many areas. High food prices and the global financial crisis of two thousand eight-two thousand nine have only added to poverty and malnutrition (营养不良). And armed conflict continues to threaten the lives of mi
5、llions.Hilde Johnson says children are always the most affected by conflicts and disasters. They face an increased risk of abuse, including sexual violence and other serious rights violations(侵犯).UNICEF deals with about two hundred emergencies around the world every year. The greatest need last year
6、 was in sub-Saharan Africa. The report says drought, food insecurity and civil unrest affected about twenty-four million people.Violence and displacements of people were especially bad in Sudan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.In Asia, UNICEF expects its finan
7、cial assistance needs to more than double this year. This is partly the result of adding Pakistan and the Philippines to the latest report. In Pakistan, it says, more than two million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict in the Swat Valley and other areas of the northwest. And in
8、 the Philippines, more than two hundred thousand people are still living in shelters after severe storms last year.This years UNICEF report talks about the value of public and private partnerships in helping children and families in emergencies.And thats the VOA Special English Development Report, w
9、ritten by June Simms. For a link to the UNICEF report listing the twenty-eight countries and territories in crisis, go to . Im Steve Ember.1、According to Hilde Johnson, the most easily affected peens suffering from conflicts and disasters are .AwomenBchildrenCthe oldDthe disabled2、From this passage
10、we know that the most serious problems in Asia are .Aearthquakes and malnutritionBdisplacemerds, and storms Cseminal violence and other rights violationsDdroughts and food insecurity3、By saying “ the quake has only made the need for aid more immediate.” Hilda Johnson probably intends to energy the i
11、dea that “”.Aeverything must have a beginningBgrass never grows where the wide blowsCcloudy herrings turn to clear eveningsDit never rains but pours4、Which of the following might serve as a suitable tickle for this passage?AHaiti was in crisis due to the earthquake in January.BViolence in the twenty
12、 eight countries and territoriesCUNICEF Appeals for And for Women and ChildrenDthe vatic of public and private partnerships in helpingI told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town center but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, You mean for
13、tunately. He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will
14、 mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally as I wend my way up the incline I console myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smug smile of satisfaction as I
15、reach the top of the hill. Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a University degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, “Character cannot be developed in ease and qui
16、et. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents, afflictions and d
17、ifficulties. Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own. Whilst we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it.Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated following a flying accident. He was determined to fly again and went on to be
18、come one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans. He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Dont listen to anyone who tells you that you cant do this or that. Thats nonsense. Make up your mind, youll never use crutches or a stick,
19、 then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”The biographies of great people are littered with examples of how they took these kinds of steps to overcome the di
20、fficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become defeatist or depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won. 5、The writer has a smug smile of satisfaction as he reaches the top of the hill because .Ahe was actually killing t
21、wo birds with a stoneBcompared with those silly people, he was smarterChe lost weight by cycing to the town center every dayDhe was informed of a short route from his house to the town6、The writer quoted Helen Keller and her saying as an example to demonstrate .Aone cannot achieve anything with an e
22、asy lifeBonly disabled persons can experience hardship deeplyCones success is determined by nothing but his / her attitudeDits rare for a deaf and blind person to gain a University degree.7、From this passage we know that Douglas Bader was a person of .Aindividual and creative character Bstubborn yet
23、 charming personalityCgreat bravery and strong willDexcellent speaker with great influence8、In writing style, the last paragraph serves as .Aan explanationBa demonstrationCan introductionDa summarizationIn my procession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children in
24、fected with the virus that causes AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.Tyler was born infe
25、cted with HIV: his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube surgically inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back.
26、 Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing. Tyler wasnt willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not unusual to find hi
27、m playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine-laden backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon. All of us who knew Tyler marveled at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tylers mom often teased him by telling him that he moored so fast
28、 she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she round quickly spot him.This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV-infected mother.
29、When it became apparent that he wasnt going to survive, Tylers mom talked to him about death. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned me over to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die s
30、oon. Im not scared. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised shes coming to heaven, too. Ill be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.” 9、What is the boy Tylers attitude towards death?Apessimistic.Boptimistic.Csorrowful.Dfearful.10、Tyler requested the writer to dress him in red when he died simply because .Ared is a lucky color.Bred right help to cure him.Chis mom could spot him easilyDhe could find more mates by wearing red.11、Which of the following might serve as a possible title far this passage?AMy unusual profession.
