1、 2020 届高三八校第一次联考 英语试题 第 1 页（共 14 页） 鄂南高中鄂南高中 华师一附中华师一附中 黄石二中黄石二中 荆州中学荆州中学 孝感高中孝感高中 襄 阳 四 中襄 阳 四 中 襄阳五中襄阳五中 黄冈中学黄冈中学 2020 届高三八校第一次联考届高三八校第一次联考 英 语 2019. 12 注意事项：注意事项： 1. 本试卷由四个部分组成。其中第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四 部分为非选择题。共 150 分，共 8 页。 2. 全部答案在答题卡上相应区域内完成，在本试卷上作答无效。选择题请使用 2B 铅笔填涂，非选择题请 使用 0. 5 毫米黑色
2、签字笔作答。要求字体工整、笔迹清晰。 3. 请在答题卡规定的地方填写好个人信息，并认真核对答题卡上所粘贴的条形码是否与本人的信息一致。 4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡 上。 第一节（共第一节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，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
3、间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话 仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15 B. 9.18 C. 9.15 答案是 C 1. What is the woman worried about? A. The price of the training. B. The size of the area. C. Safety. 2. What does the woman think they should do? A. Follow the singer. B. Leave the singer alone. C. Take a picture wit
4、h the singer. 3. When was Janet supposed to give her presentation? A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday. 4. What is the conversation mainly about? A. A pair of boots. B. The mans grandfather. C. A new mall. 5. What are the speakers doing? A. Visiting a friends place. B. Hunting for a new h
5、ouse. C. Decorating their kitchen. 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。 2020 届高三八校第一次联考 英语试题 第 2 页（共 14 页） 6. What does the man want to do
6、? A. Buy some books. B. Start a small company. C. Do some research for a paper. 7. What is the man like? A. Careless. B. Impatient. C. Cautious. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. Where do the speakers prefer to go? A. To Hawaii. B. To Europe. C. To the Bahamas. 9. What will the speakers probably do next? A. Ch
7、eck the travel fees. B. Call their friends. C. Book their flight. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. Why does the woman want to buy a dress? A. She is going to an event. B. She wants to lose weight. C. She wants to look more mature. 11. Which dress does the woman decide to buy? A. The red one. B. The black
8、 one. C. The blue one. 12. Why does the man apologize? A. He doesnt have any larger sizes. B. He cant let the woman return anything. C. He gave the woman some wrong information. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What did the man think of Americans? A. Health-conscious. B. Ignorant. C. Lazy. 14. Why does t
9、he man mention organic foods? A. To show how influential American food culture is. B. To show how peoples attitudes have changed. C. To show that Americans are spending more on food. 15. According to the woman, why are things different now? A. People have access to more information. B. People are mo
10、re active in general. C. People are more positive. 16. What does the woman try to avoid? A. Watching too much TV. B. Eating fast food. C. Driving her car. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. How much sleep should teenagers get? A. 8 hours a night. B. 9 hours a night. C. 10 hours a night. 18. Why is it diff
11、icult for teenagers to go to bed early according to the research? A. They are unaware of the benefits of good sleep. B. They work too hard at night. C. Their bodies are changing. 19. What time do most American high schools start now? A. At 8: 00 am. B. At 8: 30 am. C. At 9: 00 am. 20. According to t
12、he talk, what should teens do to get a good nights sleep? A. Do some reading before bedtime. 2020 届高三八校第一次联考 英语试题 第 3 页（共 14 页） B. Find a school that starts later. C. Limit their screen time. 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解 （共两节，满分（共两节，满分 40 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题小题; 每小题每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、
13、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项 涂黑。 A This material is taken from a brochure of a youth hostel（青年旅社）at Oxford, UK. 21. On which day does this hostel still serve breakfast at 10: 30? A. Monday. B. Thursday. C. Wednesday. D. Saturday. 22. What can travelers do in this hostel? A. Throwing a party at midni
14、ght. B. Smoking in the toilet. C. Having breakfast for free. D. Connecting WIFI on the ground floor. 23. What time are travelers normally expected to check out? A. 10: 00am. B. 7: 00am. C. 9: 30am. D. 11: 00am. B I always wanted to be extraordinarily good at something. Not just as in, “Great job, Ji
15、mbo!” No, I wanted to be best-in-class, awe-inspiring, tiptop; a world-famous genius, like Michael Phelps, or Mark Zuckerberg. Unfortunately, my version of reality did not quite line up with this delusional vision. I was a good swimmer, but I peaked at the collegiate State Championships level. My ac
16、ademic record was pretty solid, but I never would have made it into one of those ivy-league schools. Though I rose to above-average status in a couple of areas, the disappointing truth was that I would never amount to anything more than a mid-sized fish in a small pond. God apparently had other plan
17、s. What drove me crazy, though, was the superstar talent thrown in my face at every turn. Some folks just seemed to get an unfair intensive dose（剂量）of it. Why couldnt I be like Bernie Williams, the famed New York Yankees player who also happens to be a world-class jazz guitar virtuoso（艺术大师）? 2020 届高
18、三八校第一次联考 英语试题 第 4 页（共 14 页） Some say greatness is simply a function of putting in the practice time. Around ten thousand hours, to be precise, according to author Malcolm Gladwell. I dont question the theory of devoting extraordinary efforts to developing ones expertise, but it seems that raw talent
19、 is equally important. You either have it or you dont. Ive heard that as people approach middle age, their life satisfaction increases because they begin to accept the gap between the expectations for themselves and the reality. After a few decades of frustration without the desired results, we even
20、tually come to terms with how our lives turned out, even if it falls far short of our idealized youthful expectations. Hope bends, it seems. 24. What does the word “delusional” in Para. 2 most probably mean? A. Imaginary. B. Realistic. C. Disappointing. D. Material. 25. In the passage, the writer th
21、inks of himself as _. A. a world-famous genius B. a mid-sized fish in a small pond C. a world-class virtuoso D. a student in an ivy-league school 26. According to the writer, what makes “greatness”? A. Extraordinary efforts. B. Ten thousand hours of practice C. Raw talent. D. Talent and time. 27. Wh
22、ich of the following might be the best title? A. Hope Bends B. Frustrating Decades C. Practice Works D. Youthful Expectations C Lego is considering a brick（积木）rental plan in an attempt to cut down on plastic waste. The Danish toymaker has promised to make all its bricks from sustainable（可持续的）sources
23、 by 2030 and is investing significant resources into finding alternatives. Tim Brooks, vice-president responsible for sustainability, said the company was “totally open” to the idea of a product rental plan but admitted that lost pieces could produce a significant problem. “What are the chances of g
24、iving them to an eight-year-old child and getting them all back again? ” Mr. Brooks added. “There is a lot of technical thinking that needs to be done. We are right at beginning of that.” Mr. Brooks said Lego was exploring several ideas with a view to producing the highest value from products while
25、consuming the least amount of resources. He said many would “probably never see the light of day” and there was no current plan to try out a rental plan. Lego has come under increasing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint among growing international alarm about the impact of plastic waste on the
26、environment. It produces 19 billion pieces per year 36, 000 a minute that are made entirely of plastic while much of the inside packaging is also plastic. So far, the only breakthrough has been the development of a line of bricks made from plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane. The green trees,
27、 plants and flowers were first included in Lego sets late last year but make up only 1% - 2% of the total amount of plastic elements produced. Henrik Nielson, a production supervisor （主管）in Legos factory, said last year: “We need to learn again how to do this. ” Lego reportedly releases around a mil
28、lion tons of carbon dioxide each year, with about 75% coming from raw materials that go into factories. The company has invested more than 100, 000, 000 and hired 100 people to research non-plastic alternatives. It is aiming to keep all of its packaging out of landfill by 2025. 28. Lego is making gr
29、eat efforts to _. A. promote its brick rental plan B. raise its production efficiency 2020 届高三八校第一次联考 英语试题 第 5 页（共 14 页） C. explore ways to reduce plastic waste D. develop new products 29. According to Mr. Brooks, Legos brick rental plan _. A. is well under way B. has a long way to go C. is totally
30、useless D. goes against Legos interest 30. The writer tells of Legos stress of reducing plastic waste by means of _. A. figures B. examples C. comparison D. classification 31. What is Legos attitude towards developing non-plastic alternatives? A. Defensive. B. Determined. C. Disapproving. D. Doubtfu
31、l. D I arrived in my Chinese classroom, ready to share my vast knowledge and experience with the 75 students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in the USA for 17 years, I had no worry at all about my ability to plant in my students enthusiasm for the literature of my mother tong
32、ue. I was really shocked when the monitor shouted “Stand up” and the entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat confused and anxious about how to get them to sit down again, but once that embarrassment was over, I quickly calmed down and launched into what I thought was a fact-packe
33、d lecture, sure to gain their respect perhaps even their admiration. I went back to my room radiating that rosy glow （光泽） that comes from a sense of significant accomplishment. My students kept journals, however, and as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually replaced by an overwhelming sense of fr
34、ustration. The first journal said, “Our literature teacher didnt teach us anything today. Perhaps her next lecture will be better.” Heartbroken, I read journal after journal, each expressing a similar theme. “Didnt teach them anything? I sketched the entire philosophical framework of thought AND lai
35、d the historical background for all the works well study in class.” I complained, “How can they say I didnt teach them anything?” Determined to clear myself, I dug out all my reference books, adding background material to my next lecture, researching into the sociological setting and even the psycho
36、logical state of the author. After the second class, I eagerly opened the journals, expecting enthusiastic reviews at last. Again, I was crushed by their continuing comments that I was going too slowly without giving meaningful details. More determined than ever, I dived into sources of criticism, d
37、eciding to devote more time to the texts by providing summaries of all the interpretations I could find of each work. This material would give my students ample information for drawing their own conclusions about the works meaning, “Our teacher seems confused about the real meaning of the works,” th
38、e journals said. “One minute she gives one interpretation; the next minute she gives another. Then she asks for our opinions. Were the students. Shes the teacher. She should tell us what the works mean.” It was a long semester, and it gradually became clear to me that my ideas about education were p
39、urely Western, and that Chinese ideas differed significantly. I thought a teachers job was to raise interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could draw their own conclusions. My students thought a teachers job was to provide accurate information as directly and concisely
40、as possible. Americans wanted to interpret and experience. The Chinese wanted to master and memorize. 32. How did the writer feel before he began his teaching in China? A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Disappointed. D. Confused. 33. What might be the reason why the writer was shocked when the monitor sh
41、outed “Stand up”? A. The students intended to scare their new foreign teacher. B. The students refused to stand up before their new foreign teacher. C. The writer was a little shy and felt embarrassed when he entered the classroom, 2020 届高三八校第一次联考 英语试题 第 6 页（共 14 页） D. The writer didnt know much abo
42、ut the Chinese classroom and that was totally unexpected. 34. What does the writer mean by saying “determined to clear myself” in Para. 4? A. He wanted to better understand the students question. B. He wanted to prove his ability in teaching the course. C. He was a little bit angry with the students
43、. D. He was very disappointed with himself. 35. Which of the following might the writer agree with? A. Chinese and Western ideas about education are slightly different. B. A teachers job is to make students think and have their own opinions. C. Teaching is to provide accurate information directly an
44、d clearly. D. Both Americans and the Chinese tend to draw conclusions by themselves. 第二节（共第二节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 10 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。 BE A GOOD TOURIST Tourism can be both good and bad. Yes, it brings in money for the local economy and creates lots of jobs for l
45、ocals, but it may also bring some problems. 36 Tourists have used paint, rocks, or even keys to write on the Luxor Temple in Egypt, the Colosseum in Rome, Stonehenge in the UK, memorial stones at the bottom of Qomolangma, and many, many other places. Thousands of tourists sites are being destroyed b
46、y tourists who “love them to death”. 37 If you want to leave a mark on the world, do it by changing someones life with kindness and love. Pass kindness along to future generations, not destruction. Another big problem in some places has been tourists disturbing the local people and life. 38 For exam
47、ple, Chiang Mai University in Thailand and Yonsei University in South Korea have great numbers of tourists visiting their campuses and walking through their libraries and other public areas, taking pictures of students and disturbing their studies. I have three words for tourists like this: please b
48、e considerate. 39 The number of problems from tourists is endless: walking in large groups without considering others who need to walk by, crossing roads without observing local traffic laws, and many more. The only way to solve the issue of the terrible tourist is to make sure that you are not one!
49、 40 Remember, whenever you step outside your countrys borders, you are representing your country to the rest of the world. A. Just think from other aspects. B. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. C. Have fun in a way that does not disturb others. D. Be the best, kindest, most polite tourist possible. E. I have three words for people like this: please stop it. F. One growing problem is tourists who want to prove that they have visit
