2020年夏“武汉襄阳荆门宜昌四地六校考试联盟”高三起点联考英语试题含答案.docx

1、 2020 年夏年夏“武汉襄阳荆门宜昌四地六校考试联盟武汉襄阳荆门宜昌四地六校考试联盟” 高三起点联考 英英 语语 试试 题题 注意事项：注意事项： 1. 答卷前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时, 选出每小题答案后, 用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如 需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号 。 回答非选择题时, 将答案写在答题卡上, 写 在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后, 将本试卷和答题卡一并交冋。 第一部分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满

2、分分，满分 7.5 分）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. When will the speakers meet? A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday. 2. How will the man get to work tomorrow? A. By bus. B. By car. C. By taxi 3. Where does the conversati

3、on most probably take place? A. At a clothing shop. B. At a barbers shop. C. At a tailors shop. 4. What does the woman mean? A. The copier is old. B. The copier is useless. C. The copier is broken. 5. Why does the man look tired? A. He has climbed a mountain. B. He has a lot of work to do. C. He has

4、 just given a report. 第二节（共第二节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 22.5 分）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题， 每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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 does the man complain? A. His bag is too heavy. B. His home is too far a

5、way. C. The things are too expensive. 7. What do we know about the woman? A. She doesnt like to travel. B. She has been to Hong Kong before. C. She bought many presents for her kids. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. How much does the woman need to pay before she moves in? A. $600. B. $1,200. C. $1,800. 9. Wha

6、t is the woman going to do this afternoon? A. Go to a pet store. B. Have a look at the apartment. C. Advertise the apartment on the newspaper. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. Where does the woman do most of her paper? A. At home. B. In the classroom. C. In the library. 11. What is the womans paper about

7、? A. Australian health care. B. Australian population in 2025. C. Australian birth and death rates. 12. What does the woman think of her paper? A. Satisfying. B. Time- wasting. C. Practical. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher

8、 and student. C. Classmates. 14. Which foreign language does the woman speak best? A. French. B. Italian. C. German. 15. Why does the woman want to go abroad? A. To get valuable experience. B. To learn a new language. C. To travel with her friends. 16. How does the man think about the food in Paris?

9、 A. Simple. B. Delicious. C. Expensive. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What day is it today? A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Saturday. 18. What skill can campers learn through this trip? A. How to find safe natural food. B. How to avoid dangerous animals. C. How to make use of cooking equipment. 19. How

10、 will campers cook food? A. With a camping cooker. B. With a frying pan. C. On a hot rock. 20. What can campers drink? A. Juices. B. Boiled water. C. Hot chocolate. 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节第一节 （共（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 37.5 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Moth

11、er Nature is a cruel mistress. Why? Read on to find the answer. Venice This iconic city is sinking rapidly. The canals that make up the streets of Venice rise 2mm every year, making relics of history go under the surface of water and destroying architecture. Experts warn that without intervention (干

12、预）, this city will disappear back into the water at an even faster rate, consumed by rising sea level from melting polar ice caps. Machu Picchu These iconic ruins have drawn adventurous tourists into the mountains of South America. The forces of natural erosion (侵蚀）have been accelerated by tourism a

13、nd this landmark faces severe influence from increasing foot traffic. The Peruviar government recently suggested a cable car that would cut out the intense hike up to the ruins, making the site instantly accessible to millions, but the future of Machu Picchu remains uncertain. Glacier National Park

14、Perhaps youve heard that the ice caps are melting. But nowhere is more apparent in the United States than in Glacier National Park. Estimates indicate that the glaciers that are part of the beauty of this national landmark will disappear entirely in the next two decades. The Great Barrier Reef Hidde

15、n from view beneath the waves, the Great Barrier Reef has been rapidly dying off. Nearly fifty percent of coral which once occupied a large area is gone, destroyed by pollution and disease. 21.What can we learn about Machu Picchu? A. Its famous for cable cars. B. It has no convenient traffic. C. Its

16、 well preserved by the locals. D. It bears a heavy burden of tourism. 22. Which place probably needs visitors to dive into the water to enjoy its beauty? A. Venice. B. Machu Picchu. C. Glacier National Park. D. The Great Barrier Reef. 23. What do the above attractions have in common? A. They all hav

17、e a long history. B. Theyre all threatened by climate. C. Theyre all in danger of disappearing. D. Theyre all well- known for natural scenery. B When Central Bucks South became one of the first Philadelphia- area high schools to close due to fear of novel coronavirus exposure in early March, 16- yea

18、r- old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped. But still, the change from seeing his friends on the swim team during daily practices to learning alone at home was jarring. I only have three years here at South, and it pains me

19、to see one of them being wasted, Chen said. The coronavirus has upended everyones lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly acute. Schools closed and graduation ceremonies were canceled. Summer plans, like camps and internships (实习）, are up in the air. But right now, many students a

20、re trying to stay connected, struggling with misinformation, and figuring out the best ways they can help through online method. For Josh Harycki, 17, a senior student at the Shipley School in Philadelphia, the best way to contribute was to create a social distancing pledge (承诺) for young people. I

21、saw a lot of younger generations not paying attention, he said.They were still going out, hanging out with people. I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger folks, who were probably not watching the news. Harycki launched a call to action on social media and then built a website with a m

22、ap that tracked the locations of people whod signed the pledge. The site also shares links to accurate sources of information like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Harycki knows that his peers are worried they cant connect with their friends in the same way, so he created the socia

23、l distancing pledge to stress that while everyone might be physically distant, theyre still connected. Part of what were highlighting is that you might feel like youre the only one taking this seriously, but our map shows that youre not alone, he said. 24. What does the underlined word jarring in Pa

24、ragraph 2 probably mean? A.natural B.disturbing C.necessary D.reasonable 25. Why does the author describe Andrew Chens experience in the text? A.To show how the coronavirus affected students lives. B.To explain what worried students most when schools closed. C. To illustrate the appropriate reaction

25、 to the closure of school. D. To present the different views of students toward the coronavirus. 26. Who does Harycki mainly want to reach out to? A.Friends who are worried and bored. B.Folks taking the coronavirus seriously. C.Younger generations trying to contribute. D.Young people who are not awa

26、re of the situation. 27. Whats Haryckis purpose in creating the social distancing pledge? A. To convince young people to stay at home. B.To track those people infected with the coronavirus. C.To inform young folks of latest news about the coronavirus. D. To show young people they shouldnt be concern

27、ed about the coronavirus. C Once a circle missed a wedge（楔子）. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly, it admired the flowers along the way. It chatted with worms. It enjoyed the sunshine.

28、 Finally it found a piece that fit perfectly. It was so happy. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice flowers or talk to the worms. When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the ro

29、ad and rolled slowly away. In some strange sense we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has everything is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it feels like to hope and to nourish (滋润）his soul with the dream of something better. He will never know the experience of

30、having someone who loves him give him something he has always wanted or never had. There is wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations, who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and does not feel like a failure for doing so. There is wholeness about the

31、 man or woman who has learned that he or she is strong enough to go through a tragedy and survive he or she can lose someone and still feel like a complete person. Life is more like a baseball season, when even the best team loses one third of its games and even the worst team has its days of brilli

32、ance. Our goal is to win more games than we lose. When we accept that imperfection is part of being human, and when we can continue rolling through life and appreciate it, we will have achieved wholeness that others can only long for. 28. Which may be an example of being whole? A. A person has every

33、thing. B. A person accepts his or her limitations. C.A person loves someone and is also loved. D. A person feels blue for dropping unrealistic goals. 29. How is a baseball season similar to life? A. Easy come, easy go. B. Failure is the mother of success. C. Energy and persistence conquer all things

34、. D. Some battles you win and some battles you lose. 30. How does the author clarify his idea? A. Mainly by arguing. B. Mainly by informing. C. Mainly by comparing. D. Mainly by reasoning. 31. What can be the best title for the passage? A. No pains, no gains B. Be whole in our life C. Pursue perfect

35、ion in life D. Life without mistakes is whole D Metal- organic frameworks (MOFs) are compounds (化合物；复合物) that are set to solve some tough challenges: producing water in the desert, removing greenhouse gases from the air and storing dangerous gases more safely. The Arizona desert is really dry. Anyon

36、e stuck in it without water would die from dehydration（脱水）within three days, unless he had one of Omar Yaghis next- generation water harvesters, who is a chemist at the University of California, Berkeley. Although daytime wetness is only about 10 percent, this rises to 40 percent at night, which mea

37、ns theres enough water in the atmosphere to support life - if it can be transformed into liquid form. Thats exactly what Yaghis invention does. Its about the size of a small microwave oven, designed to suck the water from the air at night and turn it into drinking water the next day using only the h

38、eat of the sun as its power source. What makes it work is a special material called a MOF, which at normal temperatures attracts water molecules (分子） onto the surface of its internal small holes. Warm it up and get the water, each harvest producing one- third of a cup of pure drinking water. A devic

39、e the size of a washing machine could produce enough water for the basic needs of a household,says Yaghi. These crystalline (结晶的）groups of metals linked by organic molecules can be made into materials with an extremely high absorption ability, attracting specific molecules to their surfaces. In this

40、 way, MOFs cling to a variety of liquids and gases. MOFs work thanks to their distinctive structure. In fact, one MOF the size of a sugar cube has so many small holes that they would cover an area as large as six football fields. MOFs are also extremely stable, light and have many different uses: th

41、eir molecular structure can be varied to attract specific molecules. Adding a small amount of heat or pressure causes the MOF to give what its holding. More than 70,000 different MOFs have been produced to date for various applications. 32. Why is the Arizona desert mentioned in the second paragraph

42、? A. To introduce water harvesters. B. To stress the importance of water. C. To show the severity of its condition. D. To express the urgent need for water there. 33.What plays a vital role in water harvesters? A. Solar energy. B. Water molecules. C. Metal- organic frameworks. D. MOFs internal small

43、 holes. 34. Which can explain the phrase cling to underlined in paragraph 4? A. Give off. B. Turn into. C. Hold onto. D. Break down. 35. What will probably be covered in the following paragraphs? A. The future of the MOF technology. B. Other uses of the MOF technology. C. The improvement to the MOF

44、technology. D. Possible limitations of the MOF technology. 第二节（共第二节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分）分） 根据短文内容， 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余 选项。 Is it true that British people have a different sense of humor than people in other countries? Lets have a look at what we laugh at in Britain. 36

45、Its not just politicians who make us laugh, but anyone whose job is to tell other people what to do and who takes themselves too seriously. We laugh at authority, but also sympathetically laugh with anyone who we think is treated badly. 37 Our clowns are often silly people doing silly things Mr Bean

46、, for example while in America, they are often clever people doing clever things and winning. The fact that we laugh when other people might feel hopeless is one of the oddest things to appreciate about British humor. We do have a strong sense of irony (反讽）. Not very pleasant, we might say after som

47、e terrible experience. 38 Its a bit windy today, we might say in the middle of a typhoon, or Theres a slight problem,when something has gone very seriously wrong. 39 Another thing that can make it difficult to understand British humor is that we dont always laugh or even smile when we say something

48、funny. 40 Do you think the British sense of humor is unique? A.In addition,we tend to play things down. B. We often keep a straight face even when were making a joke. C. Culture plays a big part in how funny you may find something. D. We know they cant win, but if they do so sometimes, its even funnier. E. Brits dont express extreme feelings; we just keep calm and carry on. F. Brits turn to laughter as a form of medicine when life knocks them down. G. To the British, powerful and important people are often sources of laughter. 第三部分第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分分) 第一节第