（2011·湖北卷）B

     Howling is a behavior commonly observed among a wolf nark. An animals, wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling was an important means of communication each other. There are different explants of a wolf’s howl and it appears that there may be more to discover.

     One theory is that wolves howl to bend better together. It’s almost as if howling together helps the pack stay together. Perhaps something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with each other when singing a song together . But this theory may be wrong, explains Fred H. Harington, a professor who studies wolf behavior.

    Indeed, there have been tines when wolves have been seen one moment howling in a exhorts, and the next, quarreling anions each other. It appears that usually the lowest-tanking menthes of the pack may actually be “punished” for Joining in the churs at times. So is howling a way to strcagthen a social boad or just a way to reconfirm status among its members? ——Why do welves howl for sure?

What is cleat, however, is that howling is often used among packmates to locate each other. Hunting grounds are distant and it happens that woloves may separate from one another at times. When this happens, howling appcars to be an ercellent means of gathering.

 Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behaviour. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occat in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sotr of “roll rall”where wolves all howl togeter to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occar in the morning, as if wolves were doing w some sotr of “roll call”where wolves all howl together to repotr their pteence.

55.What the por similarity between wolves’ how humaes ting in chorus?

A.The act of calling each other.

B.the sense of accomplishment.

C.The act of hunting for something.

D.The sense of belonging to a group.

56.Why does Harrington think the“secial boad”theory may be wrong?

A.Wolves separate from each other after howling.

B.Wolves tend to protect their hunting grounds.

C.Wolves sometimes have quarrels after howling together.

D.Wolves of low rank are encouraged to join in the chorus.

57.Reseatchers are sure that wolves often howl to______.

A.show their ranks

B.

C.repotr the missing ones

D.express their lonelingess

58.“Howling… is a contagious behaviour”(in the last paragraph)means_______.

A.howling is a signal for hunting

B.howling is a way of communication

C.howling aften occurs in the morning

D.howling spreads from one to another

（2009.湖北卷）:短文写作（共1题;满分25分，

假设你是华华，与英国网友汤姆约定用对方的母语通信，以提高各自的外语水平。最近你收到汤姆的电子邮件（附后），发现有一个成语使用不当。请根据下列要点，用英文回一封电子邮件。

要点:

1．不应使用 “无所不为”，应使用 “无所事事”;

2．说明这两个成语的用法;

3．给予鼓励。

注意:  1.词数为1叨左右;

2.参考释义:无所不为一do all kinds of bad things

无所事事一have nothing to do

3.除以上两个成语外，邮件中不得使用其它汉字或拼音;

4. 电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计人你所写词数），但不得抄人答题卡。

附（汤姆的邮件）:

华华，你好!

近几天在忙什么事?有什么有意思的事吗?我们的学校放假了，所以这几天在家无所不为，饱食终日，只好上网发伊妹儿。没意思。我决定找份工作，做个自食其力的人。祝好!

汤姆

（以下所给内容不得抄入答题卡）

Hi! Tom

Nice to read your e-mail today. I noticed you’ve begun to use Chinese idioms and used most of them correctly.

…

Hop you’ll find a good job soon.

Huahua

(2013·高考湖北卷)Poetry written from the________of the urban youth tends to reveal their anxiety over a lack of sense of belonging.

A．perspective　　　　　　B．priority

C．participation? D．privilege

（2005湖北，30）He hasn't slept at all for three days. ________ he is tired out.

1. A.
   There is no point
2. B.
   There is no need
3. C.
   It is no wonder
4. D.
   It is no way

（2004湖北卷，29） What surprised me was not what he said but_______he said it.

A. the way   B. in the way that 　C. in the way   D. the way which