transportation

C. to walk to where people want to go D. to control the production of the automobile

D

Do you dream of owning your own house? Canadian Kyle MacDonald, a 26-year-old from Vancouver who is a resident in Montreal, has just achieved it. MacDonald, who has spent much of his time since graduating from college backpacking round Europe and Asia and whose main income appears to come from working as a pizza-delivery man, decided last year that he wanted to

settle down. However, when he checked the real estate market, he quickly realized that he had no chance of raising the depositon a home of his own.

So he came up with an inventive solution. Using the power of the Internet, he decided to try to barter(易货贸易) his way to a house. His starting offer? One red paper clip (回形针). Of course, he didn’t expect someone to offer him a house for the paper clip , he simply wanted to trade it for something that was more valuable. 14 trades later, he is now the owner of a house in Kipling, Saskatchewan. His first trade took place when two women from his hometown offered him a pen in the shape of a fish. MacDonald then traded the fish-pen for a doorknob, then the doorknob for a stove. Further transactions brought him an electricity generator and a ski-bob, a small vehicle on tracks that people use to ride across snow and ice. After nine trades, he had a recording contract at a music studio in Toronto.

But Kyle pressed on, still convinced that he would eventually get a house. After trades which brought him the opportunity to spend a day with rock star Alice Cooper and to have a small part in a Hollywood movie, he struck gold.

When words of Kyle’s astonishing barter journey reached the people of Kipling, they decided to make their move. The population of the town is a little more than l,000, and falling fast. By offering the keys to an empty house on Main Street, Kipling hoped to bring much needed publicity—and residents—to the fading town. And they seem to have succeeded!

63. When Kyle MacDonald started his Internet bartering, he . A. hoped that someone would give him a house for his paper clip B. didn’t expect anyone to give him a house for a paper clip C. didn’t know if anyone would exchange a house for a paper clip D. expected that he would have a house after 14 trades 64. The third thing that Kyle MacDonald received was .

A. something you can write with B. something you hold when you open a door

C. something you can cook food on D. a small vehicle for riding across

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snow and ice

65. The people of Kipling, Saskatchewan wanted to . A. give all the houses on Main Street away B. leave town and live somewhere else

C. attract more people to come and live there D. offer the keys to houses in the city

66. What does the underlined word “transaction” refer to? A. deal decision

E

Alexis Pilkington was a popular 17-year-old and a well-liked athlete who had already won a soccer scholarship to college. But none of that stopped Alexis from becoming the target of online bullying (欺凌). Alexis began to receive hundreds of online unpleasant comments via the latest social networking site called www.formspring.com. In March 2010, Alexis committed suicide and although all agreed that the online bother was not the single factor that led to Alexis’ death, everyone did agree that it was a contributory factor.

Unfortunately, Alexis’ story is not unique. A 2010 study conducted by the Cyberbullying Research Center showed that cyberbullying victims were almost twice as likely to have attempted suicide compared to youth who had not experienced cyberbullying.

Suicide is obviously the extreme and no one can minimize the tragedy of it. However, there are other damages that occur as a result of aggressive bullying. It can damage self-esteem and lead to feelings of worthlessness, and also increase social isolation and make victims become withdrawn, depressed, anxious, and insecure. So what causes girls to be so unkind towards each other?

A term known as relational aggression may best describe the cause of girl-on-girl bullying. It starts with a clique (派系) usually led by a girl with a high level of social status and popularity. In order not to lose her position, she will control girls within the clique and take action if she feels threatened. At the leader’s directive the girls within the clique will spread rumors and lies and annoy other girls continuously. The bullying starts at school but will quickly go to cyberbullying due to anonymity (匿名). Girls will easily do so in the anonymity of the Internet. Ultimately the cause will be summarized as the insecurity and jealousy of one girl and the twisted loyalty of members within her clique. Underneath the confident exterior (外表) of a female bully lie desperate insecurities. 67. The example of Alexis Pilkington is given to show .

B. knowledge C. vehicle D.

A. popular youth are not easy to become the target of bullying B. cyberbullying is quite common among teenagers C. today’s youth don’t like to study any more

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D. suicide is a serious problem among youth

A. the bullies don’t have to give their names online B. it’s free to post comments online C. it will not attract much attention D. it will not affect their real life

Which of the following is NOT the cause of bullying?

B. Jealousy of others.

A. Lack of security.

68. The bullying will quickly go to cyberbullying mainly because .

69.

C. Trying to be friendly. D. The twisted loyalty of members within

a clique.

70. We can infer from the last paragraph that a female bully .

A. has strong self-confidence B. has strong leadership skills C. is actually weak inside

D. is usually good at study

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分50分)

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列各小题，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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71. The teacher_________________ how excited I was feeling hearing the news! (fancy) 老师永远也不可能想到, 我听到那个消息的时候感到多么的兴奋！

72. Two months have passed, and _________________to the plane remains a mystery. (happen)

两个月过去了，飞机发生了什么情况还是一个谜。

73. For the students, there is as____________into a key high school as to enter a key university. (admit)

对这些学生来说，进重点中学的竞争与被名牌大学录取的竞争一样激烈。

74. It was at the meeting which was held yesterday_____________the plan, which I feel is practical. (put)

他是在昨天召开的会议上提出的那个计划，我觉得它很实用。

75. _________________the story, she asked me to tell her a more thrilling one. (pretend)

假装已经听过这个故事，她叫我给她讲一个更刺激的。

76. He told me some stories, most of _________________what he had read from books and magazines. (base)

他给我讲了几个故事，大多数都是根据他在书和杂志上看的东西（讲的）。 77. It was several minutes what he was saying. (take) 过了好几分钟，我才理解他说的是什么。 78. The cause of the fire as well as the loss _________________, and it won’t be long before the result comes out. (look)

火灾的原因和损失正在调查中，用不了多久就能出结果了。

79. Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, _____________in cash. (pay)

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后来，他们可能在酒吧或者俱乐部演出，这样他们得到现金。

80. So_____________ his work that he is awarded the best worker in his company. (bury) 他是如此专心于他的工作以至于他被誉为公司最佳员工。

第二节：短文写作 (共1题，满分30分)

请根据以下提示，并结合你生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文。

Pain means progress. In most cases, things that bring us pain can make us grow. 注意：1. 无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示； 2. 除诗歌外，文体不限；

3 .内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例； 4. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

5．词数为不少于120左右，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。

湖北省黄冈中学2015届高三年级11月月考英语试题答案

听力1—5 CBACA 6—10 BCABC 11—15 ABBCC 16—20 ACBCA 单选21—25 BADDB 26—30 BDBCC 完填31—35 DAACB 36—40BADCB 41—45DAABA 46—50CDDAC

阅读51—54 DCBC 55—58 ACBD 59—62 DBCB 63—66 BCCA 67—70 BACC 完成句子 71. can / could never have fancied 72. what (has) happened 73. much competition to be admitted 74. that he put forward

75. Pretending to have heard about /of 76. which were based on / them based on

77. before I could take in / before I took in 78. is being looked into

79. for which they are paid / which they are paid for 80. buried is he in 范文

On the way to success all of us may meet with such kind of things that bring us pain. But in my opinion, it is just through pain that we strengthen ourselves and make progress.

In the first year of senior high school, I entered for the 3,000-metre race in the sports meet and started training for it. But a few days later, my legs were so painful that I wanted to quit. However, with my classmates’ encouragement, I picked up my courage again and went on training. As a result, I took the first place in the race and was highly praised by the school.

Many an example shows that we shouldn’t be afraid of painful experiences which will help us grow strong both physically and mentally.

录 音 稿

(Text 1)

W: Can you speak French?

M: Yes, of course. It’s my mother tongue. I can also speak English and Japanese. What about you?

W: I can only speak Chinese.

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