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2019-2020年高三下学期第一次联考英语试题含答案本试卷分第I卷选择题和第II卷非选择题两部分第I卷注意事项:
1.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上
2.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不能答在本试卷上,否则无效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称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.WhatwillthemanprobablydonextA.Buysomething.B.Lookforthekey.C.Waitforthewoman.
2.WhenwillthespeakersneedtobeintheirseatsA.Nolaterthan7:15p.m.B.Nolaterthan7:25p.m.C.Anytimebefore7:30p.m.
3.WhatdoesthemanliketoplaynowA.Basketball.B.Baseball.C.Tennis.
4.WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutUncleJimA.Heeatstoomuch.B.Hismannersarejustfine.C.Hehasagoodsenseofhumor.
5.WhatdidthemanpaythemostforA.Thebed.B.Thefridge.C.Thewashingmachine.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.WhatisthemanallowedtomakeA.Thesauces.B.Thedesserts.C.Thesalad.
7.WhatisThanksgivinglikeinthewomansfamilyA.Everyonedoesalittlebitofeverything.B.Noonetakesitveryseriously.C.Herparentsoftentrytodotoomuch.听第7段材料,回答第
8、9题
8.WhatdidthemanusuallyhaveonhotdaysA.Coldwater.B.Warmwater.C.Somethingotherthanwater.
9.WhousedtotakethemantogeticecreamA.Hismother.B.Hisfather.C.Hisgrandmother.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthemangivingthespeechA.Heisnottalkingloudlyenough.B.Heisnotwearingamicrophone.C.Hemaybefromanothercountry.
11.WhatisthemanssuggestionA.Leavingtheroom.B.Turningoffthelight.C.Talkingtothespeakerprivately.
12.WhatwillthewomandolaterA.Giveaspeech.B.Findanotherlecture.C.Asksomequestions.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.WhodoesthemanthinkthewomanisshoppingforinthebeginningA.Herniece.B.Herself.C.Herdaughter.
14.WhatdoesthemanthinkofschoolsinOregonA.Theyoffergoodprograms.B.Theyhavebeautifulscenery.C.Theyhavealonghistory.
15.WheredidthewomangotocollegeA.HarvardUniversity.B.BrownUniversity.C.TheUniversityofPennsylvania.
16.WherewillthewomangonextA.Toanotherstore.B.Toanearbyuniversity.C.Totheleftofthemansstore.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.WheredoesthetalktakeplaceA.InEngland.B.InAustralia.C.IntheUnitedStates.
18.WhenwasTheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFrypublishedA.Inxx.B.Inxx.C.Inxx.
19.WhatawardhasRachelJoycewonA.ThemonwealthBookPrize.B.TheTinniswoodAward.C.TheManBookerPrize.
20.WhatdidRachelJoyceusetoworkasA.Anactress.B.ATVhost.C.Awriter.第二部分阅读理解共两节,满分40分第1节共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、和D中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ACityCollegeUnionIncSecretary/TypistTheUnionisastudent-runorganizationwithapermanentstaffof
20.Typingspeed:atleast60wpm.Theabilitytotakeshorthanddictationandaworkingknowledgeoffillingproceduresareessentialrequirements.Thebasicsalaryforthepositionis$18500peryear.EnquirestoR.Barbar387-
5075.EmuAirlineSecretaryEmuAirlineisnowofferingapart-timepositionforasecretary.Thepositionoffersatleast20hoursworkaweekwithaviewtofull-timeworkinthefuture.Monthlysalaryisabout$
1400.Phone899-3264foranappointment.WordProcessorOperatorfull-timeWeneedanoperatortoworkinanofficeassociatedwiththebuildingindustry.Onlyexperiencedoperatorsareexpectedtoapply.Startingsalary:$17950yearly.Applyinwritingto:ThePersonnelOfficerHillMorganPtyLtd38GreenHillRd.Kensington
2033.SewingMachinistWantedJeansIndustryWeareanexpandingclothingpanylocatedsouthofthecity.Ourproductsincludejeansskirtsshortsandsoon.WearelookingforsewingmachineoperatorsThefactoryworksa38-hourweekover4-5days.Wagesforthisare$18050peryear.Wagesandconditionsareinlinewiththecurrentindustrialaward.IfyouareinterestedeoverandpickupanapplicationformfromRipperJeans23NorthAveBeaudesert.
21.WhatcanwelearnfromtheaboveadvertisementsA.Theirpaniesareintroducedindetail.B.Theyallwantpeoplefortheirrespectivepositions.C.Eachislookingforexperiencedemployees.D.Thereexistlargeinegapsbetweenthefourposts.
22.TheattractivenessofthepostinEmuAirlineis_____.A.itsgoodsalaryB.itsniceworkingconditionsC.itspromisingfutureD.itsfreeflying
23.Ifyouwanttobeasewingmachineoperatoryoumaycontactthispanyby_____.A.phoneB.emailC.visitD.faxBIfyouliveinabigcitytherearemanythingstodriveyoucrazyonyourdailyrouteandit’snotjustovercrowdedsubwaytrains.VickyZhaoisamainlanderworkinginHongKong.Forheronethingshecan’tputupwithispeoplestandingonthewrongsideoftheescalator自动扶梯insubwaystations.“Escalatorshelpusmovefasterandsavetime.Itisn’taplacetorest”the24-year-oldsays.“Ioftenseetouristsblockthewaywiththeirsuitcasesorchattingontheescalatorsduringrushhours.Itannoysmetonoend.”AdmittingsheisnotthepatienttypeZhaosaysthingsaremuchbetterinHongKongthanincitiesonthemainlandwhere“standrightwalkleft”signsareoftenignored.Thelogicbehindthe“standrightwalkleft” escalator etiquette礼仪 seemsobvious.Eventhoughyoumaywanttocatchyourbreathwhileyou’retransportedupordownyoushouldstillconsiderothersandleaveenoughspaceforpeopleinahurrysothattheycanrunandcatchthetrain.Manycities’escalatorsincludingLondon’sandBeijing’susethe“standrightwalkleft”systemtospeeduptheflowofpeople.Australiaisanexceptionandyoushouldstandontheleftsideinstead.Butsomecitiesdiscouragepeoplefrommovingonescalatorsoutofsafetyreasons.InHongKong’ssubwaystationsthereareregularannouncementsaskingpeopleto“standstill”onescalators.Evensomostpeopleinthis fast-pacedcity observethe“standrightwalkleft” etiquette.Butthepeoplewhostandonescalatorsdefendthemselvesbytellingthewalkersnottobesoimpatient.TheBBCquotesonestanderassaying:“IfthepersonisinsucharushwhynotjusttakethestairsEvenwhenthe escalator ispackedandthere’snowheretomoveIseethesesamepeopleplainingaboutnotbeingabletopass.”Whateverthe escalator etiquette isintheplaceyouliveorvisitdowhatmostpeoplearedoingandalwaysbemindfulofothers:leaveenoughspacebetweeneachotherdon’t stay attheendoftheescalatorandifsomeoneisblockingyourwayasimple“excuseme”isenough.
24.Inthesecondparagraphtheunderlinedword“It”refersto_____.A.theauthor’slivinginthebigcityofHongKong.B.beingcrowdedonthesubwaytrainsinrushhours.C.people’sblockingthewayorchatontheescalators.D.people’sstandingontherightsideresting.
25.WhenontheescalatoramajorityoflocalpeopleinHongKong_____.A.standstillastherailwaystationsrequire.B.ignorethe“standrightwalkleft”signsC.usethestairsinsteadofescalators.D.followthe“standrightwailleft”etiquette.
26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraphA.Noteveryonefollowsthe“standrightwalkleft”etiquette.B.TheBBCisagainstthe“standrightwalkleft”etiquette.C.Peopleshouldbepatientandtakethestairsifpossible.D.Peopleshouldn’tplainaboutthecrowdedescalators.
27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthewriter’sopinionA.Peopleshouldstandrightnomatterwheretheyare.B.PeopleshoulddoastheRomansdoandconsiderothers.C.Peopleshoulddoastheylikeontheescalators.D.Peopleshouldbeseriouslycriticizedwhentheyblocktheway.CTheRoyalMinthaschosenBeatrixPotter’sthievingPeterRabbitasthefirstcharacterfromchildren’sliteratureevertoappearonaUKcoin.PeterpicturedinthebluejacketthatheisforcedtoabandoninthegardenofMrMcGregorwhenheiscaughtstealingvegetablesiscapturedonaspecialcolourededitionofa50pcoinavailablefromnow.TheRoyalMintwhichdescribedPeteras“themostrecognizableofPotter’screationsandoneofthemostcherishedfromchildren’sliterature”willreleaseuncolouredversionsofthecoininchangelaterthisyear.ThreemoreofPotter’scharacterswillalsobemittedtocurrencylaterthisyearaspartofcelebrationsmarking150yearssincethechildren’sauthor’sbirth.TheimageshavebeencreatedbycoindesignerEmmaNoblewhosaiditwas“amazingtobegiventheopportunitytoworkwithsuchfamousandtreasuredliterarycharacters”.Potter’s TheTaleofPeterRabbitfeaturingPeterandhisbetter-behavedsiblings兄弟姐妹FlopsyMopsyandCottontailwasthefirstofherstoriestobepublishedreleasedin1902byFrederickWarneCo.Potterwouldgoontofollowitwithaseriesofmuch-lovedstorieswhichremainpopulartodayfrom TheTaleofSquirrelNutkin to TheTaleofJemimaPuddle-Duck.
28.Whichcharacterfromchildren’sliteraturecanbefoundontheUKcoinA.JemimaPuddle-DuckB.SquirrelNutkinC.FlopsyMopsyandCottontailD.PeterRabbit
29.AccordingtothepassagethecoinswillbereleasedbytheRoyalMintto_____.A.celebratethe150thanniversaryofthebirthofBeatrixPotterB.celebratethe150thanniversaryofthebirthofPeterRabbitC.celebratethefirstpublicationofTheTaleofPeterRabbitD.promotethesalesofBeatrixPotter’sworks
30.WhichofthefollowingstatementistrueA.PeterRabbitisoneofthemostrecognizedliterarycharactersinUK.B.TheTaleofPeterRabbitmainlyfeatureshisbetter-behavedsiblings.C.ItwasEmmaNoblewhocreatedPeterRabbitthefamousliterarycharacter.D.UncolouredversionsofthePeterRabbitcoinareavailablenow.
31.WhereisthispassageprobablytakenfromA.AnautobiographyB.Achildren’sbookC.AtravelguideD.AnewsreportDUnderstandingonesownhistoryisimportantforyoungpeopleslearninganddevelopment.Studentsareoftenaskedtowriteastoryabouttheirownfamilyshistoryoraboutaspecialpersonintheirfamily.Buttoorarelydostudentsfocusonthehistoryoftheirownmunityortheirownpeopleinawaythathelpsthemtounderstandwhytheyfindthemselvesinaparticularsituation.Whenpeopleunderstandtheirownhistorytheyareabletograpplewiththeinfluenceofthesocialstructuresthatsometimeslimitthepossibilitiesintheirlives.Takingthisapproachopensthedoorforyoungpeopletobemanagersoftheirownlearninganddevelopmentastheyunderstandwhytheyfindthemselveswheretheyare.ManypeopleIhavebeentalkingtoaboutthisissueagreethatnotonlyschoolsbutalsopublicbodiesandfamilieshavefailedtoeducateyoungpeopleabouttheirownhistory.AndIknowfrommyownexperiencehowdifficultitwasformyfathertotalkabouthisfamilysexperiencein
1944.Thismaybeareflectionofthesadnessthatpeoplefeelaboutthathistoryandnotwantingtomakeitaburdenontheiryoungpeople.ButintodayssituationthoseIspokewithnowclearlyseethatasamistake.IfoursocietyisevertofindawaytoproperlydealwiththeinfluenceofourownhistoryincludingwhathashappenedtoourNativeAmericanAfrican-AmericanandLatinofriendsourschoolsmuststepuptohelpyoungpeopleunderstandtheirownstories.Familiesandrelatedsocialbodiesmustdothesame.
32.AccordingtoParagraph1agoodknowledgeofourownhistorycanhelpus_____.A.beegoodatwritingstoriesB.makeourinfluenceonthesocietystrongerC.gainagoodunderstandingofourpresentsituationD.understandtheimportanceoflearninganddevelopment
33.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasegrapplewithinParagraph2meanA.Manage.B.Recover.C.Exercise.D.Determine.
34.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3thattheauthorsfamilysexperiencein1944was_____.A.interestingB.surprisingC.harmfulD.painful
35.Thepassagemainlyencouragesusto_____.A.writeourownstoriesB.learnourownhistoryC.understandtheimportanceofhistoryD.haveaproperattitudetowardshistory第2节共5小题,每小题2分,满分10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____36Whenastarvingmangetsamealhebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat;whenanexecutivegetsanewsportscarvisionsofcountryclubsandpleasurebeatsdanceintoview.Themanywantsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.
37.Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofwantsinvolvesfood.Oncethiswantissatisfiedasecondlevelofwantsappears:clothingandsomesortofshelter.BytheendofWorldWarIIthesewantsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans. 38Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofwantswasfairlywellsatisfied.Theninthelate1950safourthlevelofwantsappeared:the“life-enriching”level.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction-thefeedingfortsafetyandtransportationofthehumanbody-thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognitionachievementandhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservicesmanyofwhichcouldbecalled“luxury”items.Amongthemarevacationtripsthebestmedicalcareandentertainment. 39 Onthislevelagreaterpercentageofconsumerspendinggoestoserviceswhileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Willconsumersraisetheirsightstoafifthlevelofwantsastheirineincreasesorwilltheycontinuetodemandluxuriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel Afifthlevel probablywouldinvolvewantsthatcanbeachievedbestbymunityaction.Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdiseaseignorancecrimeandprejudice. 40Inthiswaywecanenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.A.Thenathirdlevelappeared.B.Differentpeoplehavedifferentwantsoneachlevel.C.Thereareseverallevelsofwantsinone’slife.D.WhenthereismoneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofwantsanotherlevelappearsE.Atthisstagewenowmayseektoensurethehealthsafetyandleisure.F.Alsoincludedherearefancyfoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.G.Humanwantsseemendless.第三部分英语知识运用共两节,满分45分第1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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项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WhatistimeIsitathingtobesavedor41orwastedlikemoneyOrisitsomethingwehavenocontrol42liketheweatherIstimethesameallovertheworldThatsaneasyquestionyousay.43yougoaminuteis60secondsanhouris60minutesadayis24hoursandsoforth.Wellmaybe.ButinAmericatimeis44that.Americansseetimeasavaluable
45.Maybethatswhytheyare46oftheexpressionTimeismoney.ToAmericanspunctualityisawayofshowing47forotherpeoplestime.Beingmorethan10minuteslatetoanappointmentusually48anapologyandmaybeanexplanation.People49arerunninglateoftencallaheadtoletothersknowofthe
50.Ofcoursethelessformalthesituationthelessimportantitistobeexactly
51.Atinformalget-togethers52peopleoftenarriveasmuchas30minutespastthe53time.Buttheyusuallydonttrythatatwork.Americanlifestylesshow54peoplerespectthetimeofothers.Whenpeopleplananeventtheyoften55thetimedaysorweeksinadvance.Oncethetimeisfixedittakesalmostan56tochangeit.Ifpeoplewanttoetoyourhouseforafriendlyvisittheywillusually57firsttomakesureitisconvenient.Onlyveryclosefriendswilljust58unannounced.Alsopeoplehesitatetocallotherslateatnightforfearthey59beinbed.Thetimemayvarybutmostfolksthink60aboutcallingafter10:00p.m.
41.A.boughtB.ignoredC.spentD.killed
42.A.overB.inC.withD.for
43.A.HoweverB.WheneverC.WhateverD.Wherever
44.A.lessthanB.nomorethanC.notmorethanD.morethan
45.A.resourceB.materialC.sourceD.factor
46.A.shortB.fondC.crazyD.enthusiastic
47.A.preferenceB.mercyC.respectD.hatred
48.A.callsforB.arisesfromC.makesforD.resultsfrom
49.A.whomB.whichC.whoD.whose
50.A.timeB.resultC.explanationD.delay
51.A.intimeB.ontimeC.aheadoftimeD.overtime
52.A.suchasB.inawordC.forexampleD.asusual
53.A.assignedB.appointedC.approvedD.assessed
54.A.howmanyB.howfarC.howmuchD.howsoon
55.A.setB.prepareC.useD.quit
56.A.emergencyB.pleasureC.periodD.emotion
57.A.writeB.claimC.informD.call
58.A.dropoutB.dropbyC.dropoffD.dropbehind
59.A.mustB.mightC.needD.shall
60.A.firstB.lastC.onceD.twice第II卷注意事项用
0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上写在本试卷上无效第三部分英语知识运用共两节,满分45分第2节共10小题;每小题
1.5分,满分15分阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式FacebookCEOZuckerbergjusthadababygirlnamedMaxand61honortheoccasionhesgivingawaythemajorityofhiswealth.IntheletterwrittenbyZuckerbergandhiswifePriscillaChantotheirnewbabygirlheannouncedthebirthofhisfirstchildandthe____62createoftheChanZuckerbergFund63willfocusonpersonalizedlearningcuringdiseaseconnectingpeopleand64buildstrongmunities.“Foryourgenerationtolivein65betterworldthereissomuchmoreourgenerationcando”Zuckerbergwrote.“TodayyourmotherandIaremittingtospendourlivesdoingoursmallparttohelpsolvethesechallenges.”Thecouple66donatenearlyalloftheirFacebookstocktothecause.“Wewillgive99%ofourFacebookshares-____67currentabout$45billion-toadvancethis68valuemission”hewrote.“Weknowthisisasmallcontributionpared69alltheresourcesandtalentsalreadyworkingontheseissues.70wewanttodowhatwecanworkingalongsidemanyothers.”第四部分写作共两节,满分35分第1节短文改错共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧,并在其下面写出该加的词删除:把多余的词用斜线\划掉修改:在错词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意:
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者从第11处起不计分AnAmericanandaFrenchmandecidedtocrosstheseabetweenFranceandEnglandintheballoonin
1784.Highoverthewatertheydiscoveraholeintheballoon.Theholebecamebiggerandbigger.Theairkeepstheballoonupwasescapingquicklyandtheballoonwasingup.Thetwomenthrewalltheirequipmentsintothewatertomaketheballoonlight.Itstartedtorise higheragain.Soitwasstilltooclosetothewater. Finallythementhrewawaymostofhisclothestosavethemselves.ThecrowdwaitingfortogreettheminEnglandwereverysurprisedseethiswhentheballoon landedinfrontofthem.第2节书面表达满分25分高考在即,你发现班级中有的同学的压力很大,平时不眠不休拼命做题请在校英语报上,就此现象,结合自己的经历,写一篇100-120个词的短文,向大家宣传正确的应试态度和做法(开头已给出,不计入总字数)WeShouldLessentheTestAnxietyAstheCollegeEntranceExaminationdrawsnearquiteafewofmyclassmatessuffermuchpressure._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________江西师大附中高三英语联考试题(xx.4)参考答案听力理解1-5ABCCA6-10CABBA11-15ACBAB16-20CCBBA阅读理解21-23BCC24-27CDAB28-31DAAD32-35CADB七选五36-40GDAFE完形填空41-45CADDA46-50BCACD51-55BCBCA56-60ADBBD语法填空
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