24. He glanced over at her, ______ that though she was tiny, she seemed very well put together.

　 A. noting　　　　　　　 B. noted　　　　　　 C. to note　　　　　 D. having noted

23. ______, Carolina couldn't get the door open.

　 A. Try as she might　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. As she might try

　 C. She might as try　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Might she as try

22. Tara: This is Tara Patel from Cotton House in Kidderminster. Could I speak to Mr. Smith,　　　　　　 please?

　 Mr. Smith: ______

　 A. Hello.　　 　B. I'm Mr. Smith.　 C. Who are you?　　 D. Speaking.

　　 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. Tom: Mike, our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I'm sure we will win.

　 Mike: ______!

　 A. Congratulations　　　 B. Cheers　　　 C. Best wishes　　　 D. Good luck

第二节：听取信息(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

　　 听下面1段独白。请根据题目要求，从所给的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为16-20的空格中。录音读两遍。你有90秒钟的作答时间。

第二节　 书面表达(满分25分)

你堂兄建华在国外学习，你们经常用英文通信。他即将完成学业，不久前来信就是否回国工作征求你的意见。请根据下列提示回信：

1．建议他回国；

2．你的理由是：1)学有所用，就业容易；2)照顾父母。

注意：1．词数100左右；

　　　 2．行文应连贯，内容应完整；

　　　 3．开头语与落款已为你写好。

June 8th

Dear Jianhua ,

I’m very glad to have received the letter you sent me two weeks ago .

Best wishes ,

Minghua

绝密★启用前

2005年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(湖北卷)

第一节　 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Not all people like to work and everyone likes to play . All over 　　　　　　　　　　　 76．　　　 　

the world men and woman , boys and girls enjoy sports . Since 　　　　　　　　　　 77．　　　 　

long ago , many adults and children called their friends together 　　　　　　　　　 78．　　　 　

to spend hours , even days play games . One of the reasons people 　　　　　 79．　　　 　

like to play is that sports help them to live happily . In other words , 　　　　　　　 80．　　　 　

they help to keep people strong and feel good . When people are 　　　　　　　　 81．　　　 　

playing games , they move a lot . That is how sports are good activities 　　　 82．　　　 　

for their health .Having fun with their friends make them happy . 　　　　　　　　　 83．　　　 　

many people enjoy sports by watching the others play . In American 　　　　　 84．　　　 　

big cities , thousands sell tickets to watch football or basketball games . 85．