2007湖北英语卷绝密★启用前2007年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；第小题1分，满分10分）21.This magazine is very with young people, who like its content and style.A. familiarB. popularC. similarD. particular22.Emergency line operators must always calm and make sure that they get all the information they need to send help.A. growB. appearC. becomeD.stay23.Despite such a big difference in towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special.A. pointB. ideaC. attitudeD.sight24.If the firms failed to make enough money, they would .A. close downB. call offC. turn downD.set off25.She devoted herself to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.A. stronglyB. extremelyC.entirelyD.freely26.People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this creates further problems.A. in shortB. in caseC. in doubtD. in turn27.If we can our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.A. come acrossB. get overC. come overD. get off28.He began to take political science only when he left school.A. strictlyB. trulyC. carefullyD. seriously29.Surely it doesn’t matter where the student associations get their money from; what is what they do with it.A. countsB. appliesC. stressesD. functions30.Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating aenvironment.A. peacefulB. sensitiveC. commonD. stable第二节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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31.They sat together around the table, with (门关着)，（shut）32.I haven’t the slightest idea (他正在说什么).(talk)st night, John was answering the letters that (寄给他的) during the past twoweeks.(arrive)35.He believes that children (应允许……学习) at their own pace.(allow)36.She has an excellent (对名字的记忆力), which helps her quite a lot in her work.( memory)37. (他是否出过国)doesn’t make much difference.(he, abroad)38.The factory’s output of cars this year is (大约是去年的三倍).(as, great)39.Not only(要帮助)the disabled to find jobs, but also medical treatment will be provided for those who need it.(give)40.It is possible that the King of Stonehenge was linked to the stones: he (可能参与) in planning the monument, or in helping transport and pull up the stones.(hand)第三节：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。

Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a 41 on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from 42 to toe, explained that he had 43 out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children 44 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.Once I had 45 a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 46 ,saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he 47 me back.Before leaving, I had turned the heater 48 in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and 49 .While the little ones played and ran 50 , I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the 51 .It was about 5 a.m. before they 52 .The young fellow asked me how much he 53 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had 54 $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.About a month later, I received a 55 from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to 56 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It 57 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most 58 person in the company.In his letter, he thanked me again and 59 me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this 60 , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.41.A.kick B. hit C.beat D.knock42.A.finger B. shoulder C.head D.hand43.A.driven B. used e D.run44.A.away B. behind C.over D.out45.A.supplied B.poured C.equipped D.filled46.A.sleeping B.crying C.quarrelling D.fighting47.A.allow B.ring C.lead D.follow48.A.on B.off C.in D.over49.A.neat B.hot C.warm D.attractive50.A.around B.inside C.nearby D.along51.A.drivers B.guests C.customers D.adults52.A.left B.arrived C.ate D.disappeared53.A.gave B.paid C.owed D.offered54.A.appeared B.exhibited C.calculated D.shown55.A.call B.letter C.check D.notice56.A.get B.force C.requite D.hope57.A.pointed B.turned C.worked D.found58.A.generous B.successful C.serious D.powerful59.A.praised B.persuaded rmed D.convinced60.A.lesson B.business C.aspect D.case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。