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

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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

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

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。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.

2.Howwillthemangettoworktomorrow?

A.Bybus.B.Bycar.C.Bytaxi

3.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Ataclothingshop.B.Atabarber'sshop.C.Atatailor'sshop.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Thecopierisold.B.Thecopierisuseless.C.Thecopierisbroken.

5.Whydoesthemanlooktired?

A.Hehasclimbedamountain.

B.Hehasalotofworktodo.

C.Hehasjustgivenareport.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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.Whatdoesthemancomplain?

A.Hisbagistooheavy.

B.Hishomeistoofaraway.

C.Thethingsaretooexpensive.

7.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shedoesn'tliketotravel.

B.ShehasbeentoHongKongbefore.

C.Sheboughtmanypresentsforherkids.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howmuchdoesthewomanneedtopaybeforeshemovesin?

A.$600.B.$1,200.C.$1,800.

9.Whatisthewomangoingtodothisafternoon?

A.Gotoapetstore.

B.Havealookattheapartment.

C.Advertisetheapartmentonthenewspaper.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoesthewomandomostofherpaper?

A.Athome.B.Intheclassroom.C.Inthelibrary.

11.Whatisthewoman'spaperabout?

A.Australianhealthcare.

B.Australianpopulationin2025.

C.Australianbirthanddeathrates.

12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherpaper?

A.Satisfying.B.Time-wasting.C.Practical.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Classmates.

14.Whichforeignlanguagedoesthewomanspeakbest?

A.French.B.Italian.C.German.

15.Whydoesthewomanwanttogoabroad?

A.Togetvaluableexperience.

B.Tolearnanewlanguage.

C.Totravelwithherfriends.

16.HowdoesthemanthinkaboutthefoodinParis?

A.Simple.B.Delicious.C.Expensive.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Saturday.

18.Whatskillcancamperslearnthroughthistrip?

A.Howtofindsafenaturalfood.

B.Howtoavoiddangerousanimals.

C.Howtomakeuseofcookingequipment.

19.Howwillcamperscookfood?

A.Withacampingcooker.B.Withafryingpan.C.Onahotrock.

20.Whatcancampersdrink?

A.Juices.B.Boiledwater.C.Hotchocolate.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

MotherNatureisacruelmistress.Why?

Readontofindtheanswer.

Venice

Thisiconiccityissinkingrapidly.ThecanalsthatmakeupthestreetsofVenicerise2mmeveryyear,makingrelicsofhistorygounderthesurfaceofwateranddestroyingarchitecture.Expertswarnthatwithoutintervention（干预）,thiscitywilldisappearbackintothewateratanevenfasterrate,consumedbyrisingsealevelfrommeltingpolaricecaps.

MachuPicchu

TheseiconicruinshavedrawnadventuroustouristsintothemountainsofSouthAmerica.Theforcesofnaturalerosion（侵蚀）havebeenacceleratedbytourismandthislandmarkfacessevereinfluencefromincreasingfoottraffic.ThePeruviargovernmentrecentlysuggestedacablecarthatwouldcutouttheintensehikeuptotheruins,makingthesiteinstantlyaccessibletomillions,butthefutureofMachuPicchuremainsuncertain.

GlacierNationalPark

Perhapsyou'veheardthattheicecapsaremelting.ButnowhereismoreapparentintheUnitedStatesthaninGlacierNationalPark.Estimatesindicatethattheglaciersthatarepartofthebeautyofthisnationallandmarkwilldisappearentirelyinthenexttwodecades.

TheGreatBarrierReef

Hiddenfromviewbeneaththewaves,theGreatBarrierReefhasbeenrapidlydyingoff.Nearlyfiftypercentofcoralwhichonceoccupiedalargeareaisgone,destroyedbypollutionanddisease.

21.WhatcanwelearnaboutMachuPicchu?

A.It'sfamousforcablecars.

B.Ithasnoconvenienttraffic.

C.It'swellpreservedbythelocals.

D.Itbearsaheavyburdenoftourism.

22.Whichplaceprobablyneedsvisitorstodiveintothewatertoenjoyitsbeauty?

A.Venice.

B.MachuPicchu.

C.GlacierNationalPark.

D.TheGreatBarrierReef.

23.Whatdotheaboveattractionshaveincommon?

A.Theyallhavealonghistory.

B.They'reallthreatenedbyclimate.

C.They'reallindangerofdisappearing.

D.They'reallwell-knownfornaturalscenery.

B

WhenCentralBucksSouthbecameoneofthefirstPhiladelphia-areahighschoolstocloseduetofearofnovelcoronavirusexposureinearlyMarch,16-year-oldsophomoreAndrewChenknewthatthingswerenotgoingtoreturntonormalasquicklyassomeofhispeershoped.

Butstill,thechangefromseeinghisfriendsontheswimteamduringdailypracticestolearningaloneathomewasjarring."IonlyhavethreeyearshereatSouth,anditpainsmetoseeoneofthembeingwasted,"Chensaid.

Thecoronavirushasupendedeveryone'slives,butforstudents,thedisruptionfeelsparticularlyacute.Schoolsclosedandgraduationceremonieswerecanceled.Summerplans,likecampsandinternships（实习）,areupintheair.

Butrightnow,manystudentsaretryingtostayconnected,strugglingwithmisinformation,andfiguringoutthebestwaystheycanhelpthroughonlinemethod.

ForJoshHarycki,17,aseniorstudentattheShipleySchoolinPhiladelphia,thebestwaytocontributewastocreatea"socialdistancingpledge（承诺）"foryoungpeople.

"Isawalotofyoungergenerationsnotpayingattention,"hesaid."Theywerestillgoingout,hangingoutwithpeople.Ithoughtthattherehadtobeawaytoreachyoungerfolks,whowereprobablynotwatchingthenews."

Haryckilaunchedacalltoactiononsocialmediaandthenbuiltawebsitewithamapthattrackedthelocationsofpeoplewho'dsignedthepledge.ThesitealsoshareslinkstoaccuratesourcesofinformationliketheUSCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.

Haryckiknowsthathispeersareworriedtheycan'tconnectwiththeirfriendsinthesameway,sohecreatedthesocialdistancingpledgetostressthatwhileeveryonemightbephysicallydistant,they'restillconnected.

"Partofwhatwe'rehighlightingisthatyoumightfeellikeyou'retheonlyonetakingthisseriously,butourmapshowsthatyou'renotalone,"hesaid.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"jarring"inParagraph2probablymean?

A.naturalB.disturbingC.necessaryD.reasonable

25.WhydoestheauthordescribeAndrewChen'sexperienceinthetext?

A.Toshowhowthecoronavirusaffectedstudents'lives.

B.Toexplainwhatworriedstudentsmostwhenschoolsclosed.

C.Toillustratetheappropriatereactiontotheclosureofschool.

D.Topresentthedifferentviewsofstudentstowardthecoronavirus.

26.WhodoesHaryckimainlywanttoreachoutto?

A.Friendswhoareworriedandbored.

B.Folkstakingthecoronavirusseriously.

C.Youngergenerationstryingtocontribute.

D.Youngpeoplewhoarenotawareofthesituation.

27.What'sHarycki'spurposeincreatingthe"socialdistancingpledge"?

A.Toconvinceyoungpeopletostayathome.

B.Totrackthosepeopleinfectedwiththecoronavirus.

C.Toinformyoungfolksoflatestnewsaboutthecoronavirus.

D.Toshowyoungpeopletheyshouldn’tbeconcernedaboutthecoronavirus.

C

Onceacirclemissedawedge（楔子）.Thecirclewantedtobewhole,soitwentaroundlookingforitsmissingpiece.Butbecauseitwasincompleteandthereforecouldrollonlyveryslowly,itadmiredtheflowersalongtheway.Itchattedwithworms.Itenjoyedthesunshine.Finallyitfoundapiecethatfitperfectly.Itwassohappy.Nowthatitwasaperfectcircle,itcouldrollveryfast,toofasttonoticeflowersortalktotheworms.Whenitrealizedhowdifferenttheworldseemedwhenitrolledsoquickly,itstopped,leftitsfoundpiecebythesideoftheroadandrolledslowlyaway.

Insomestrangesensewearemorewholewhenwearemissingsomething.Themanwhohaseverythingisinsomewaysapoorman.Hewillneverknowwhatitfeelsliketohopeandtonourish（滋润）hissoulwiththedreamofsomethingbetter.Hewillneverknowtheexperienceofhavingsomeonewholoveshimgivehimsomethinghehasalwayswantedorneverhad.

Thereiswholenessaboutthepersonwhohascometotermswithhislimitations,whohasbeenbraveenoughtoletgoofhisunrealisticdreamsanddoesnotfeellikeafailurefordoingso.Thereiswholenessaboutthemanorwomanwhohaslearnedthatheorsheisstrongenoughtogothroughatragedyandsurvive—heorshecanlosesomeoneandstillfeellikeacompleteperson.

Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,wheneventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimperfectionispartofbeinghuman,andwhenwecancontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateit,wewillhaveachievedwholenessthatotherscanonlylongfor.

28.Whichmaybeanexampleofbeingwhole?

A.Apersonhaseverything.

B.Apersonacceptshisorherlimitations.

C.Apersonlovessomeoneandisalsoloved.

D.Apersonfeelsbluefordroppingunrealisticgoals.

29.Howisabaseballseasonsimilartolife?

A