1、柳州市柳州市 2020 届高三摸底考试届高三摸底考试 英语试题英语试题 注意注意:1 请把答案填写在答题卡上请把答案填写在答题卡上,否则答题无效。否则答题无效。 2 答卷前、考生务必将密封线内的项目填写清楚答卷前、考生务必将密封线内的项目填写清楚,密封线内不要答题。密封线内不要答题。 3 选择题选择题,请用请用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的信息点涂黑。非选择题、请用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的信息点涂黑。非选择题、请用 0.5mm黑色黑色 字迹签字笔在答题卡指定位置作答。字迹签字笔在答题卡指定位置作答。 第第 I 卷卷(选择题选择题) 第一部分第一部分:听力听力(共两节共两节,满分满分
2、30 分分) 做题时做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后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你的答案转涂到客观题你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题 答题卡上。答题卡上。 第一节第一节(共共 5 小题小题;每小题每小题 1.5 分分,满分满分 7.5 分分) 听下面听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的从题中所给的 AB、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听三个选项中选出最佳选项。听 完每段对话后完每段对话后,你都有你都有 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。秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
3、每段对话仅读一遍。 1.Whats the weather like today? A.Wind B.Rainy. C.Sunny. 2.Where does the conversation probably take place? A At a restaurant B.In a park. C.In a bank 3.Which city do the two speakers plan to visit on Friday? A.Sydney B.Melbourne C.Canberra 4.What is the probable relationship between the t
4、wo speakers? A.Boss and secretary. B.Waiter and customer. C.Doctor and patient. 5.What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A.A living room. B.A painting. C.A Christmas plan. 第二节第二节(共共 15 小题小题;每小题每小题 1.5 分分,满分满分 225 分分) 听下面听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中
5、选三个选项中选 出最佳选项。 听每段对话或独白前你将有时间阅读各个小题出最佳选项。 听每段对话或独白前你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题每小题 5 秒钟秒钟;听完后听完后,各小题将给各小题将给 出出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第听第 6 段材料段材料,回答第回答第 6、7 题。题。 6.When should the two Speakers arrive at Kellys , house? A.At 6: 15 pm. B.At 6: 30 pm. C.At 7: 30 pm 7.What will the woman do next?
6、 A.Make a call. B.Buy a gift. C.Go to Kellys house. 听第听第 7 段材料段材料,回答第回答第 8、9 题。题。 8.Why does the man come to the cafe? A.Because he made an appointment with the woman. B.Because he wanted to have a meal with his family. C.Because his friend recommended him to try the food there. 9.What has the woman
7、 been busy with recently? A.Her new job. B.Her housework. C.Her homework. 听第听第 8 段材料回答第段材料回答第 10 至至 12 题。题。 10.What is the woman? A.A.doctor. B.A.nurse. C.A.teacher. 11.Why was the woman moved when she first met the children? A.The children sat still. B.The children showed kindness to her. C.The chi
8、ldren cheered loudly. 12.What do we know about the woman according to the conversation? A.She will leave for a new school. B.She will stay with her parents for some time. C.She will leave the school for her health problems. 听第听第 9 段材料段材料,回答第回答第 13 至至 16 题。题。 13.Why does the woman give her pet dog me
9、dicine every month? A.To cure his diseases. B.To keep him in good health. C.To make him sleep well. 14.Who usually sets the prices of the medicines sold in most pet stores? A.Customers. B.The pet stores. C.The medicine companies. 15.How much does the woman spend on the medicines for her pet dog ever
10、y year? A.$20 B.$200 C.$2000 16.What does the man suggest the woman? A.Ordering medicines online. B.Asking her family for some money. C.Begging the pet stores to give her some discounts. 听第听第 10 段材料段材料,回答第回答第 17 至至 20 题。题。 17.What grade is Charlotte Ward in? A.Third. B.Fourth. C.Fifth. 18.Who didnt
11、go with Charlotte to see her father off? A.Her mother. B.Her brother. C.Her grandfather. 19.How did Charlotte feel when she saw her father sitting in the capsule? A.Nervous. B.Sad. C.Proud. 20.Where was the rocket sent up? A.From a mountain of China. B.From a highland of America. C.From a desert of
12、Russia. 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) 第一节第一节(共共 15 小题小题;每小题每小题 2 分分,满分满分 30 分分) 阅读下列短文阅读下列短文,从每题所给的从每题所给的 A、B、C 和和 D 四个选项中四个选项中,选出最佳选项。选出最佳选项。 A New Books Just Waiting for You! Saving nia Author: G.B.Jones Hardback: $34.99 Paperback: $23.99 E-book at $3.99 This book is based on a girls true st
13、ory.Separated from her nappy home and placed with drug-addicted relatives, Nia sinks into a depression and attempts to set herself on fire.The love of another child lights up her darkness and brings her out! An Insiders History of the Swingin Medallions Author: Carrol Blessoe Hardback: $29.99 Paperb
14、ack: $21.99 E-book at : $3.99 This book records the story of eight young guys, the Swingin Medallions, born in a small town in America, who become a national sense in the music world. Road to Freedom- My Life and Journey from a 3rd World Country Author: Edward A.Nieto Hardback: $27.99 Paperback: $19
15、.99 E-book at :$3.99 This book details Edward A.Nietos life and journey.It also includes his struggles with violence. corruption and the politics of living in a third world count. The Mister Author: E.L.James Hardback: $51.99 Paperback: $41.99 E-book at :$3.99 This is a new romantic story.Life has b
16、een easy for Maxim Trevelyan.But all that changes when he meets an unexpected, young woman whos recently arrived in England.After some awkward moments and dramatic incidents, he finally wins the ladys heart. 1. Who writes about Nia? A. G.B.Jones. B. Carrol Blessoe. C. Edward A Nieto. D. E.L.James. 2
17、. What can we know about the book“An Insiders History of the Swingin Medallions“? A. It tells a story of adventure. B. Its a romantic story. C. It tells the story of some young musicians. D. Its about Edward A.Nietos struggling life. 3. Which book with a paperback is in the lowest price? A. Saving N
18、ia. B. The Mister. C. An Insiders History of the Swingin Medallions. D. Road to Freedom-My Life and Journey from a 3rd World Country. B There is such a group of singers in the western musical circle at present, who enter the business as online celebrities(名人)and then become top idols and giant stars
19、 globally.They become popular for their videos online and then they are discovered by talent agents and gradually cause huge storms in the musical circle.For example, Troye Sivan, a singer who is nicknamed “chuoye”, became popular on You tube from an early age. As a popular video sharing website, Yo
20、u Tube has given rise to plenty of stars, creating a new celebrity culture.Providing a platform where anyone can post videos, You tube presents the opportunity for anyone to achieve fame by simply uploading a short video.Sivan has been making you tube videos since he was 12 to show his singing talen
21、t.In the digital age, Sivan has already developed large devoted audience online and his sensitive video blogs have earned him extreme popularity. A.survey has showed that US teenagers are more attracted with You Tube stars, which is a surprising result.You Tube stars are judged to be more attractive
22、, outstanding and related than traditional stars.Looking at the survey comments and feedback, teens enjoy a close and real experience with You Tube celebrities, who arent carefully directed by design.Teens also say they appreciate YouTube stars sense of humor and risk-taking spirit, which are often
23、limited by Hollywood stars.As a result, singers who make their first show in the traditional way no longer have a complete advantage in front of the audience.Online platforms open up a lot of doors for people.They become the best place to be discovered. 4. How do online celebrities become popular? A
24、. By acting in Hollywood. B. By writing blogs on the website. C. By posting their videos online and gain recognition. D. By meeting audience across the country. 5. Why does the writer mention Troye Sivan in Paragraph I and Paragraph 2? A. To give an example of becoming successful by working hard. B.
25、 To give an example of becoming a well-known singer with the help of the website. C. To give an example of holding a successful concert. D. To give an example of sticking to great determination. 6. What can we infer about Hollywood stars according to the last paragraph? A. They never give performanc
26、es online. B. They are more outstanding than YouTube stars. C. They write less sensitive video blogs than YouTube stars. D. They are less humorous and risk-taking than YouTube stars. 7. What is the authors attitude towards online platforms like You Tube? A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Uncaring. D. Dou
27、btful. C Dr.Nancy Roman, born in 1925, who was celebrated as a pioneer for female scientists and had advanced the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, died on Dec 25, 2018. When Nancy Roman asked for permission to take a second algebra (代数)course in high school,a teacher demanded to know “what lady
28、 would take mathematics instead of Latin”.In college, a professor admitted that he often tried to prevent women from majoring in physics but Nancy stuck to it.And after receiving Doctor s degree in astronomy., she found a professional home at NASA(美国宇航局)In 1959, Dr.Roman became the first chief of as
29、tronomy at NASA.headquarters, a role that made her one of the agencys first female leaders. Dr Roman spent much of her career helping develop, fund and promote technology that would help scientists see more clearly beyond Earths atmosphere.But her most well-known work was perhaps leading to design t
30、he Hubble Space Telescope the first major telescope to be sent into space for the purpose of gathering photographs and data from the universe.She was, therefore, named as “the mother of Hubble”. “She made it possible to get the early telescope up into space to learn what needed to be learned,”said s
31、cience historian Bob Zimmerman: and her hard-nosed nature helped get the telescope built. The telescope did not launch until 1990, a little more than a decade after Dr Roman retired, but when it did, its photographs of the universe thrilled the world.I am glad, “she once told Science,“I ignored the
32、people who told me that I could not be an astronomer.” 8. What can we conclude from the teachers reaction to Nancy Romans application for taking a second algebra course? A The teacher doubted it. B. The teacher didnt care about it. C. The teacher accepted it at once. D. The teacher was strongly agai
33、nst it. 9. What was the most famous achievement of Nancy Romans work? A. She was one of the founders of NASA. B. She proved the black hole really existed. C. She was the first female astronomer in the world. D. She led to design the Hubble Space Telescope. 10. When did Dr.Nancy Roman probably retire
34、? A. In1969. B. In1979. C. In1990. D. In2000. 11. What can we learn from Dr.Nancy Romans words in the last paragraph? A. She was very proud of what she had done for the country. B. She thought highly of the people who hadnt believed her. C. She was delighted to have become an astronomer in spite of
35、the prejudice on her. D. She had hard-nosed nature and never cared about other peoples opinions. D It is well known that male humpback whales(座头鲸)are skilled singers.Their songs are thought to attract females in high frequency sounds while to compete with other males in low frequency sounds.Research
36、 led by the Wildlife Conservation Society has now made a new discovery. The study looked at the songs of two humpback whale populations, based on sound recordings collected from 2013 to 2018.One group was based in the South Atlantic, off the coast of Gabon, and the other in the Indian Ocean near Mad
37、agascar.Analysis of the recordings showed that the two groups picked up musical ideas from each other and borrowed phrases and themes into their latest song.This suggested that the males from the two groups came into contact with each other over the five years and shared songs. To uncover this music
38、al cooperation, researchers recorded the songs and transcribe them into more than 1,500 individual sounds and patterns, or song units.They found that the units were composed into larger phrases, which were then repeated to form themes.These themes were sung for hours at a time, or even days.By 2018,
39、 both populations have been singing largely the same songs. “This similarity in the songs shows that these two populations come into closer contact than other southern populations, explains Dr Melinda Rekdahl, leading author of the study.As well as being an interesting phenomenon, she explains that
40、those songs allow even greater insight into the workings of the humpback whale populations. 12. What do people usually think of the purpose of male humpback whales songs? A. To have fun. B. To attract other fish. C. To increase the population of their group. D. To attract females and compete with ot
41、her males. 13. How could the two groups of humpback whales in research sing similar songs? A. They were born with those songs. B. The researchers composed similar songs for them. C. The male whales from the two groups learned singing from each other. D. The male whales taught the females songs from
42、the other group. 14. What does the underlined word“transcribe in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Change. B. Describe. C. Create. D. Enjoy. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. A Kind of Magic Whales. B. Male Humpback Whales Share Songs. C. The Biggest Ocean Animals. D. The Workings of Humpback Whale Pop
43、ulations. 第二节第二节(共共 5 小题小题;每小题每小题 2 分满分分满分 10 分分) 根据短文内容根据短文内容,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。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。 There are so many words in English that learning all of them can seem difficult.To make things even more challenging, certain sounds are pronounced differently._16_ Lea
44、rn the vowel元音) sounds. In English, there are five main vowel letters: a, e, i, o, u._17_Each vowel letter has both a short sound(such as the a in“bat)or a long sound(such as the a in “play“).Learn and practice these different vowel sounds to help teach you how to pronounce certain words and to impr
45、ove your English pronunciation. _18_ One of the most effective ways to learn a language is to listen to someone speaking it.Once you are familiar with how a language sounds, you will be able to start picking up on more sounds, words and phrases. Record yourself _19_To solve this problem and really s
46、ee how you sound, try recording yourself.Use a smart phone or tape recorder to play back how you sound when you are speaking English. Get a spoken English tutor. To truly understand if you are saying and pronouncing things the right way, find someone who can practice with you and act as a spoken Eng
47、lish tutor._20_ A.Break down words. B.Listen to an English speaker. C.Sometimes the letter “y” can make a vowel sound, too D.How do you know if you are saying things correctly? E.He or she will be able to correct you and teach you how to pronounce better. F.Thankfully,.there are tips that you can le
48、arn to make things a little easier. G.Compare your English comprehension to someone else to see if you are doing it correctly. 第三部分第三部分 语言知识运用语言知识运用(共两节满分共两节满分 45 分分) 第一节完形填空第一节完形填空(共共 20小题小题;每题每题 15 分满分分满分 30 分分) 阅读下面短文从短文后各题所给的阅读下面短文从短文后各题所给的 A,B,C 和和 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Cla
49、ra Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when a flight attendant(服务 员)asked an urgent question over the loudspeaker: “Does anyone on board know American Sign Language? “Clara.15._21_ the call button.The flight attendant_22_and explained the situation.We have a passenger on the plane whos _23_and deaf“, she said.The passenger seemed to want something, but he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldnt_24_what he needed. C
