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2009年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）
英 语
本试卷共12页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
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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。
1．What color does the man
prefer?
A．Light blue.
B．Yellow.
C．Pink
2．Why can't the woman take
her holiday?
A．She will start a new job.
B．She has to take another training.
C．She is busy with her new job.
3．Who is the woman speaking
to?
A．A policeman.
B．A friend.
C．A shop assistant.
4．How many hours will the
woman be in New York?
A．Two hours.
B．Six hours.
C．Four hours.
5．What does the man mean?
A．He thinks that the tickets near the stage have been sold
out.
B．He doesn't want to sit near the stage.
C．He means it is not easy at all to get tickets.
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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，听完后，每小题将给出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、7题。
6．What is the relationship between the woman and the man?
A．Doctor and patient.
B．Father and mother.
C．Friends.
7．What does the woman suggest the man do?
A．To take two tablets of each of these before every meal.
B．To do much running.
C．Not to have an injection.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Where does the conversation take place most probably?
A．In a gift shop.
B．In a flower shop. C．At a bank.
9．How many kinds of gifts did the man mention?
A．Three.
B．Four.
C．Five.
10．Which hat does the woman like?
A．The blue one.
B．The red one. C．The yellow one.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What
did the man want to do in the morning?
A．
Eat some cup noodles．
B． Go
to the hospital． C．
Boil some milk．
12．How
did the man hurt his head?
A． He fell down from a ladder．
B． A can of paint dropped on his head．
C． He knocked his head against a window．
13．What
did the doctor ask the man to do?
A． Keep his head clean． B．
Keep his arm dry． C．
Rest for two days．
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．Who
probably is the man?
A． The house owner．
B． The woman’s father．
C． The woman’s husband．
15．What
is wrong with the bedroom air conditioner?
A． It is old． B． It
is noisy． C． It
doesn’t cool．
16．Which
of the following was fixed last year?
A． The TV set．
B． The refrigerator．
C． The washing machine．
17．How
many things are the speakers talking about?
A． 4． B． 5． C． 6．
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What
is the speaker probably doing?
A． Making an introduction．
B． Giving a business talk．
C． Giving a lesson．
19．What
do we know about Professor Robert Barnes?
A． He is a famous doctor．
B． He is well-known for his book．
C． He works in the University of Columbia．
20．When
will the professor answer questions?
A． At the
beginning of his talk．
B． During his
talk．
C． At the end
of his talk．
第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题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。
21．A
report by the Chinese Academy of Social Science said _______ among new
grraduates grew to over 12 percent last year at 1．5 million because of
the global economic crisis．
A． disagreement???B． enlargement C．unemployment??
D．encouragement
22．This
research has attracted wide _______ coverage and has featured on BBC
television’s Tomorrow’s World．
A．message B．information
C．media
D．data
23．The
writer was so _______ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room．
A． abandoned B．
focused C．
absorbed D．
centered
24．Many
in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ________ paper
money for almost every purchase．
A．exchange??? B．decrease
C．
trade D
replace
25．There
was a big hole in the road which ________ the traffic．
A．
took up B．
brought back C．
kept back D．
held up
26．Modern
forms of transportation and communication have done much to ________the
isolation of life in Alaska．
A．
break through? B．
break down C．break
into??? D．
break out
27．Don’t
be so discouraged． If you ________ such feelings, you will do better next
time．
A． carry on B． get back C．
break down D．
put away
28．Food
safety is ________ important, so the government spares no efforts to prevent
food pollution．
A．strongly B．
reasonably C．highly
D． naturally
29．With
the project of animal protection, foxes are becoming more ________ in urban
areas．
A． popular B．
ordinary C．
universal D．
widespread
30．In
modern civilization, mankind is destroying the planet, all __________ progress．
A． as a result of B． in the name of C． in a state of D． by the side of
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，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。
“We expected our first child to be
perfect．”How many parents have said，or at least
thought，those words? Most likely every single one．
1 know that's what I 31 with our oldest son, Joe．He was always a 32 kid．He wasn't
the kind of boy who 33 snowballs at passing cars on a cold
winter day or who 34 water balloons on the mail carrier from
an upstairs window during hot August． 35 he wasn't perfect．From the day Joe stated kindergarten，he 36 一with maths．Always maths．While he passed each grade，it was never with flying colors，and he was 37 at the top of his class．How I 38 friends who had children with the “maths
gene"．1 don't know how many times I 39 while listening to another mom telling me
that her daughter was doing high school algebra while in sixth grade．
After hearing one of these
stories―and there were so 40 of them over the years―I 41 hang up the telephone and look over
at Joe―who would be happily playing a video game，drawing a
picture，or simply 42 a warm spring day―and 43 why we didn’t raise a maths genius．How is he ever going to get in to college if he doesn't get 44 at maths?
Needless to say,my worries
never really amounted to much．Moms 45 to worry and worry ,while whatever they
are worrying about usually disappears on its own or is quickly replaced by
another 46 ．
During high school，Joe slowly improved at maths．He 47
algebra I，geometry and algebra II，our state requirements for maths．One day he
said to me：“I would be taking pre-calculus(学习微积分前必修课程)in
my last year of high school. I want to do really well in college．Mom，I know it will be hard but I think it’s 48 that I try to do my best．”
No，my oldest son wasn't perfect．He wasn't a
maths genius，either．But he knew what was important：he was
focusing oil his future while 1 was worrying over his 49 Joe was trying to do his best even when
he knew how hard that was going to be．And that, to
me, is even better than being 50
．
31．A．expected B．believed C．asked D．supposed
32．A．clever
B．naughty C．good D．perfect
33．A．played B．grasped C．threw D．made
34．A．fell B．1aid
C．seized
D．dropped
35．A．Even B．But C．Although D．So
36．A．dealt B．managed C．struggled D．faced
37．A．always B．ever C．often
D．never
38．A．enjoyed B．thanked C．appreciated D．envied
39．A．1aughed B．cried C．angered D．smiled
40．A．much B．few
C．many D．little
41．A．might B．could C．would D．should
42．A．spending B．enjoying C．having D．taking
43．A．imagine
B．expect C．puzzle D．wonder
44．A．good B．well C．better
D．best
45．A．tend B．refuse C．intend D．mean
46．A．idea B．story C．worry D．thought
47．A．saw through B．went through C．got through D．looked through
48．A．easy B．difficult C．important D．fine
49．A．position B．today C．time D．past
50．A．nice B．famous C．perfect D．fine
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。
A
Advertising actually has a dual（双重的）function：to sell，as well as to inform．If you stop to think of it，advertisements（ads）provide
information of almost everything in our household and immediate environment，from shampoo to fuel for ears．An obvious purpose is to inform
consumers of new products and services as well as to remind them of established
ones．Performance，price，value for money，quality and reliability are some of the main features mentioned in
ads．
Yet there is another important side of advertising that should not
be forgotten：choice．A number of ads for different
brands of the same product，e．g．toothpaste，shampoo or washing powder allow the
consumer to choose．Choice is an important part of buying．
In this busy day and age，there is little time for comparison shopping．To determine which product is the
best to buy，arid at the
most competitive price，consumers these days rely on advertising in its various forms．This saves time arid energy and
makes shopping easier．
Few can deny that ads benefit the consumer since they encourage
healthy competition．When companies compete for the consumer’s dollar, this is good for
the purchaser of the product or service．Advertising tends to increase competition since it informs consumers
of what is available．One company’s offer will be either matched or bettered by another
company in its advertising．
It was unheard of ten years ago to buy products directly using a
personal computer，but it has
become a matter of course for some people to browse（浏览）the Internet，surf until they find an e-commerce
site and then select the product. Marketing products has been almost turned
upside down by new ways of selling and buying. More than at any time in
history, the choice of goods is unlimited. The whole world is a customer’s
markerplace. For busy people like you and me, advertisements actually do us a
favor.
51．What the writer of this passage
wants to tell US most is that .
A．advertisements
benefit busy people in many ways
B．advertisements encourage more
business competitions
C．advertisements provide main
features of new products
D．selling and informing are two
functions of advertising
52．Which is least discussed in the
passage as one of the important sides of advertising?
A．To inform
consumers of new products and services．
B．To provide
consumers with chances to choose．
C．To increase
healthy competition of companies．
D．To change the
way of selling and buying．
53．The “comparison shopping” refers to
the behavior of ．
A．comparing and
buying a product at the lowest price
B．comparing and
deciding which is the best to buy
C．relying on
advertising and simplifying shopping
D．buying a
product at least competitive price
54．Healthy competition benefits
consumers because ．
A．it helps
companies to compete for the market
B．it gets
companies to improve their services
C．it provides
them with the best products and services
D．it gives them
many chances to choose their products
B
Dinner was almost ready when the killing occurred．When Don Wise wandered into the
living room of his home，his ten-year-old son，Mike，and a
12-year-old friend were sitting in front of a large-screen television set．They were playing a video game they
had rented called Goldeneye 007，one of the top-selling titles of 2007．
Standing behind the boys，Wise saw that one boy pushed the button and shot the character in
the face．Blood
splattered（喷溅）the lab
coat of the character as he circled and fell．“You’re down!” the boy said，laughing．
Frightened by the child’s obvious fun．Wise ordered the boys to turn the game off．“This game is terrible，”he said seriously．“I don’t want you to play with this
any more．”
Video games have become a pervasive form of entertainment
since the 1990s．Today an
estimated 69 percent of American families own or rent video and computer games．Most are harmless entertainment，but in far too many of the most
popular ones，kids are
acting out realistic violent experiences on their TV and computer screens．“These are not just games any more，”says Rick Dyer，president of the San Diego-based
Virtual Image Productions and an outspoken critic of titles with violent and
sexual content．“These are
learning machines．We’re
teaching kids in the most incredible manner what it’s like to pull the trigger（扳机）．The focus is on the thrill，enjoyment and reward．What they’re not realizing are the
real life consequences．”
Such video games introduce kids to a fantasy world that features
amazingly lifelike characters，detailed images of brutality（野蛮），and an audio mix of heart-pounding music，stereo sound effects and realistic
voices．Unlike movies
and television，where you
watch the violence，the vedio game lets you feel the sensation of taking violent actions．When you’re into the game，you’re in the game．
“The technology is becoming more engaging for kids，”says David Walsh，president of the National Institute
on Media and the Family（NIMF），a watchdog
group in Minneapolis，“and a part of the games features anti-social themes of violence，sex and rude language．Unfortunately，it’s a part that seems particularly
popular with kids between ages 8 to 15．”
55．Which of the following best
summarizes the main idea of this passage?
A．Video game
Violence is very harmful to kids．
B．Video game is
a common form of entertainment．
C．Video game
violence is popular with children．
D．Video game is
the reflection of the real life violence．
56．We can infer from the passage that
the
．
A．NIMF is
characteristic for its social justice
B．NIMF is a
political organization in Minneapolis
C．NIMF promotes
video games and other media products
D．NIMF detects
the media industry’s illegal actions
57．The underlined word “pervasive”
in Paragraph 4 most probably means ．
A．worldwide B．instructive C．widespread D．harmful
58．Which of the following statements
would Rick Dyer agree with?
A．Video games
with some violence teach kids to experience real life．
B．Video games
are realistic ways to learn more about the real-life world．
C．Video games
with fantastic features are loved by most kids in the US．
D．Violence and
sex content video games have a negative influence on children．
C
What will we be eating in the future? Here are the top factors that
will be affecting the food that ends up on our tables in the new century．
Genetically engineered
food
Many crops are already genetically engineered，often to produce more food，fight against pests or improve
nutrition．But concern
is growing over the lasting effects of changing nature．While existing research has found
little harm in genetic engineering，a recent study found the flower powder of a genetically engineered
corn can kill the normal butterfly．This finding made many people nervous and brought attention to the
topic．
Dining out Americans are
increasingly eating meals away from home，both in sit-down restaurants and in fast food outlets．In the last decade alone there was
a 14 percent decrease in the number of meals eaten at home．At the same time，restaurants are just beginning to
really open their doors on the Internet．Websites exist to make restaurant reservations（预约），view menus，and get tips from your favorite
chefs．The dining
out trend and the demand for high-quality，chef-prepared food have encouraged chefs to spend time out of the
kitchen――teaching classes，appearing on TV，and writing cookbooks．
Eating in Eating in doesn’t
always mean cooking．Ready-made meals and frozen food sold in supermarkets taste better
all the time．Restaurants
are offering neatly packaged “food to go”，and meals can be ordered over the Internet．Cooking is not as much as a
necessity，as it is a
hobby，a special
treat．Home cooks
are looking to more than just mom’s food，and want to make food they try in restaurants．
Agriculture Although American
farmers have been hit hard recently by bad weather, low prices and decreasing
government help，they can
increase grain production not using old farm methods．
59．Which of the following is the main
reason for genetically engineered crops?
A．To lead to
more food and better nutrition．
B．To kill the
normal butterfly．
C．To reduce the
harm done by insects．
D．To change the
nature of the crops．
60．From the passage，we learn that ．
A．eating out is
not popular among the old people in USA
B．it is now
easier for people to get information about eating out
C．it is popular
for restaurants to send out information on the Internet
D．the trend of
eating out is causing many chefs to give up their jobs
61．In the future，cooking at home will probably ．
A．still be the
job of most housewives
B．take up most
of people’s free time
C．bring much
joy to more people
D．Lead to many
restaurants closing down
62．According to the passage，farmers should to get
a higher grain production．
A．turn to
better farming methods
B．ask for the
support of the government
C．raise the
prices of crops
D．not care
about the effects of bad weather
D
A train sped up through the countryside at 60 mph as a “traveller” relaxes with his
newspaper．But this is
no businessman taking it easy――the driver of the passenger express（快车）is doing the reading．
A Sunday Express reader caught this Virgin employee on film as the
train sped through Derbyshire on its way to Plymouth from Newcastle．
Virgin，which has
come under repeated criticism over their rail service，yesterday fired the driver after
being shown the photograph．A spokesman said an inquiry（调查）was under way to make sure exactly what he was doing and why he
appeared to have taken his eyes off the track ahead.
The picture comes in the week that the public inquiry into the
Southall rail disaster, which claimed seven lives, heard that the driver at the
centre of that case had earlier been spotted with his feet on the control
button of his cab.
Larry Harrison, who worked for Great Western Trains, drove through two
warning signals before crashing at 60 mph
into a waiting train.
The reader who took this picture was standing on a bridge outside Chesterfield early one
summer's evening. He said: "I only realised what I’d got when I had the
pictures developed. I couldn't believe it."
"As far as I could see, there was no one else in the cab with
the driver, unless they were hiding. The person with the paper open was
certainly sitting in the driver's normal seat."
The photographer works on the railways and does not want to be
named, but he added: "I've seen many drivers with their feet on the
control panel but I've never seen them reading papers like this. There is an
automatic warning system and driver's safety device which reminds him when he
passes yellow and red signals. But you should never take your eyes off the
track and rely only on sounds because you could have unexpected objects on the
line or suddenly have speed limits given."
63. Who is the
"traveller" mentioned in the first paragraph?
A．A train
driver. B．A businessman.
C．A
passenger. D．A newspaper reader.
64. The train
when the picture was taken.
A．was driving
to Plymouth
B．was ready for a picture
C．had seven
people on it
D．crashed into another train
65. Who took the
picture of the driver of the passenger express?
A．A
professional photographer.
B．A newspaper reporter.
C．Another train
driver.
D．A member of the railway staff.
66. According to
what we have read, we may find this passage most probably
A．at a train
station
B．from a news report
C．from a
driver's safety guide
D．from the police inquiry
E
Managers of most businesses want high profits in order to pay high
dividends（红利）to their
investors. For this reason, they aim to keep costs as low as possible. They
also want to set high prices to gain high returns. But competition within the
industry often prevents them from doing so. Generally, a business will not
increase the price of its output if its competitors will not increase their
prices. If a business sets its prices higher than those of its competitors,
many of its customers will buy the output of its competitors.
An important decision managers make is their choice of the input-mix
in what combination of capital（资本）, labor, and raw materials to use in production. The goal is to keep
production costs as low as possible. If labor costs are high, for example, a
firm may spend money in automatic machinery so that fewer workers are needed to
complete the same task. If labor is cheap, the company may decide to employ
extra workers instead of buying a machine ~to do the job. The combination of
inputs that permits a firm to produce its goods or services at the lowest
possible cost without reducing quality is called the most productive
input-mix.
The goal of keeping production costs low also affects a company's
choice of location. The resources an industry needs and the customers it serves
are rarely close to each other. As a result, a business must transport inputs,
outputs, or both. A business also tries to keep transportation costs as low as
possible.
Transportation costs are based on weight as well as on distance. The
location a company selects may thus depend on whether the company's product is
heavier or lighter than the materials used to make it. The soft drink industry,
which adds water to other ingredients to make its products, is an example of an
industry that produces weight-gaining products. Soft drink companies choose
locations near their customers. The paper industry is an example of industries
that produce weight-losing products. Many such industries are near sources of
raw materials.
67. What do
businesses choose to do about the prices of their products in competition?
A．To set higher
prices. B．To leave the prices unchanged.
C．To offer
lower prices.
D．To keep the prices adjustable.
68. The underlined
phrase "the most productive input-mix" means mixing inputs
A．with goods or
services sold at the lowest possible prices
B．by selling
goods or services at the lowest possible prices
C．to produce
goods or services at the lowest possible cost
D．to produce
quality goods or services at the lowest possible cost
69. Why is a
company usually very careful about choosing its location?
A．Because the
materials it needs are rather far away.
B．Because the
customers it serves are not so close.
C．Because
transportation costs and the distance are closely related.
D．Because both
production and transportation costs are very high.
70. The soft drink
industry and the paper making industry are used as examples because
A．they share a
lot of things in common
B．they are both
only making lower profits
C．the
transportion costs of their products are the same
D．they are
quite different when considering the locations
第三部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：完成句子（共10小题，每小题1．5分，满分15分）
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。
71．“It’s
a new term and a new day．I wish I _______________（ 能适应新环境） as soon as possible,”15-year-old Li Mingyang said．（adapt）
72．As
Liu Qian puts it, it’s not the magic that makes it work,
______________________________ （我们工作方式） that makes it magic．（way）
73．___________________________,
（ 尽管他的想法听起来奇怪） it was accepted by all the people at the
meeting．（as）
74．While watching Titanic,
most people _____________________ （禁不住哭起来） when it came to the scene in which Jack saves the life of the girl
but dies in icy water himself．（help）
75．There
is much chance ___________________________（比尔康复） his injury in
time for the race．（recover）
76．I
think it important ________________________________ （与我们的朋友保持联系）．（touch）
77．_______________________________________
（她生病的原因） was that she ate something that had gone bad．（why）
78．If
Newton lived today, he would be surprised by what __________________________ （已发现）
in science and technology．（discover ）
79．Many
people were afraid to swim in the sea when they remembered the scenes
______________（人被吃掉）by the shark．（which）
80．____________________________
（随着时间推移）, we become older but wiser．（with,go
）
第二节：作文（满分25分）
每年高考后，高考状元被“热炒”。他们被各种采访和社会活动所包围。对此现象，有
些人表示支持，有些人表示反对。请你结合下表，围绕“Should we give more
attention to
top―rated college entrance exam takers?”这一话题写一篇英语短文来介绍这一现象并
给出自己的看法。
支持者认为
1．可以促进社会对教育的重视
2．可以为广大学子树立良好的榜样
反对者认为
1．过度的关注对状元本人有害
2．高分不一定高能
注意：1．词数100左右
2．可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
3．开头已给出，不计人总词数。
Every year after the college
entrance exam，the top―rated
exam takers will attract
wide attention
from all over the country．
20009年湖北省高考试题（内参）
英 语 答 案
1―5 CCABC 6―10AAABB 11―15ACBAB 16―20CBABC
21―25CCCDD 26―30ADCDB
31―35ACCDB 36―40CDDDC
41―45CBDCA
46―50CCCDC
51―55ADBDA 56―60 DCDAB 61―65CAAAD 66―70BDDCD
71．could adapt to the new environment 72．it is /it’s the way we work
73．Strange as his idea sounded 74．couldn’t help crying
75．that Bill will recover from 76．to keep / stay in touch with our
friends
77．The reason why / Why she fell ill / sick 78．has been discovered
79．in which people were eaten 80．With time going by
One possible version：
Every year after the college entrance
exam,the top-rated exam takers will attract wide attention from all over the
country．They accept
various interviews．take part in different social activities and receive quite a lot of
prize money as well．
Some people
say"yes"to this phenomenon． They think,for one thing,it can make more people care about
education;for another,those top studends can and do set good examples to the
rest of the students．
However,others hold opposite
opinions about this,they believe that giving too
much attention to
those top winners can do more harm than good to them． Meanwhile,high marks don’t
necessarily mean strong ability．
In my opinion，it’s all right to give proper
attention to those top winners,but weshouldn't pay too much attention to them．After all,exams and marks aren't
everything．
搜索
的结果是
Ｃ． 2009 Ｄ． 
千米 Ｂ．
千米 Ｃ．
千米 Ｄ．
千米
３．某超市货架上摆放着“康师傅”红烧肉面，如图1是
的解是
Ｂ．
Ｃ．
Ａ．
元 Ｂ．
元
Ｃ． 
元 Ｄ．
元
的图像如图2所示，则下列关系式中成立的是
B． 
Ｄ． 
８．如图3，一个宽为
cm Ｂ．
cm Ｃ．
cm
Ｂ．
Ｃ．
Ｄ．
10．如图4，边长为1的正方形ABCD绕点A逆时针旋转300，
Ｂ． 
