1、1 唐山市唐山市六校六校20192019- -20202020 学年度高三学年度高三 4 4月联考月联考 英语试卷英语试卷 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回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 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 5 小题；每小题 1
2、.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。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. Where does the woman want to go? A. Rainbow Street. B. The bus station. C. The Business Center. 2. What does the man mean in the end? A. He will buy a house in London. B. James cant afford
3、the house in London. C. James will get a job in the bank. 3. Why does the man speak so loudly? A. The TV is on. B. Too many people are talking. C. The woman stands far away. 4. What does the man mean? A. He didnt get the book he needed. B. He had no idea where the book was. C. The library is closed
4、on weekends. 5. How does the woman sound? A. Excited. B. Relaxed. C. Worried. 2 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. What is the mans computer mainly for? A. Writing pa
5、pers. B. Surfing the Internet. C. Playing online games. 7. What do the speakers think people should do more? A. Learn new things. B. Read more books. C. Communicate with each other. 听第7段材料，回答第8 、9 题。 8. What are the speakers trying to do? A. Stop a vehicle. B. Ask someone for directions. C. Prepare
6、everything for their trip. 9. What does the man think of the trip? A. Its totally boring. B. They should have got fully prepared. C. Its a lot of fun. 听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。 10. Where are the speakers? A. In Helsinki. B. In London. C. In Shanghai. 11. How long will the womans stopover be? A. Five hours.
7、B. Six hours. C. Nine hours. 12. What will the woman do at the airport? A. Buy some batteries. B. Do some reading. C. Eat some local food. 13. What does the man say about Moscow? A. He met a poor student there. B. He didnt spend any money there. C. He wandered around the city for hours. 听第9段材料，回答第14
8、至16题。 14. Why was the man upset last week? A. He was fired. B. The woman lied to him. C. He was asked to work overtime. 3 15. What does the man say about Mr. Ainsworth? A. He is a fair manager. B. He always misses his work. C. He always listens to Tammy. 16. What does the woman suggest the man do? A
9、. Explain to Tammy. B. Look for another job. C. Talk to Mr. Ainsworth again. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. In what way was the bear dangerous? A. It had killed several people. B. It was following people during the day. C. It often attacked farm animals. 18. How many people carried out the robbery in Brusse
10、ls? A. Two. B. Three. C. Eight. 19. What is true about the robbers? A. They shot fifty people. B. They stole some diamonds. C. They knew an official at the airport. 20. What will happen to the snakes on the island of Guam? A. They will be poisoned to death. B. They will be killed by power lines. C.
11、They will be used for scientific tests. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 （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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Located in Los Angeles, University of Southern California is in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economists Safe Cities Index, navigating t
12、he city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense. Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafe The Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe, manage by the USC Department of Public 4 Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that mobil
13、e users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus. Blue Light Phone Locations The
14、University Park has multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USCs Department of Public Safetys 24-hour c
15、ommunications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, request for an escort (护送) if you feel unsafe and to report a crime. Trojans Alert Trojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency b
16、y sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as
17、parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert. 21. What do blue light phones do for students? A. Light up the way if students feel unsafe. B. Connect them with the safety department. C. Guide students through campus. D. Alert students to crime activitie
18、s. 22. How does USC send out instructions during an emergency? A. With blue light phones. B. By calling all USC members. C. Through mobile safe app. D. Via text message or email. 23. What is the purpose of the text? A. To encourage students to fight crime. B. To introduce USCs safety department. C.
19、To provide safety services for USC students. D. To inform parents of safety risks on campus. B Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. That ambition nearly ended in 2010 when Hill was in a car accident, which put the 17- year-old high school senior in hospital for 51 d
20、ays and left her paralyzed from the waist down. For most people, that would have destroyed any hope of a dancing career. But for Hill, it was the beginning. Far from being a 5 barrier, her wheelchair encouraged her to fight. “I want to prove to everyone including myself that Im still normal,” she sa
21、id, “whatever normal means.” Normal for her meant dancing, so Hill did it in her wheelchair alongside her nondisabled high school dance team. Half of her body was taken away from her, so she had to move it with her hands. It took much learning and patience. After graduation from high school, Hill wa
22、nted to expand her dance network to include women like her. She met people online who were fighting for the dream of dancing against various spinal (脊椎的) injuries, and invited them to dance with her. To reach more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and formed a team of dancer
23、s with disabilities she called the Rollettes. Every year Hill holds a dance camp called the Rollettes Experience for wheelchair users to help them bring out their acting talent. In 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended. For many, it was the first time theyd felt they belonged. Edna Serr
24、ano said that being part of the Rollettes team gave her the courage to get behind the wheel of a car. “I didnt know I could do so many things that my fellow teammates had taught me.” she said. “I didnt know I could be sexy. Its so powerful to have my teammates in my life, because theyre my teachers.
25、 I have more confidence.” Chelsie Hill attained what many of us never will: her childhood dream. She has been chasing her dream in the wheelchair. Shes a dancer. The Rollettes have helped her find something else just as fulfilling. 24. What happened to Chelsie Hill in 2010? A. She gave up her hope o
26、f dancing. B. She suffered from a serious disease. C. She realized her dream of becoming a dancer. D. She was severely disabled due to a car accident. 25. Why did Chelsie Hill set up the Rollettes in 2014? A. To motivate more people like her. B. To enlarge her dance business. C. To seek more chances
27、 to dance. D. To expand her social network. 26. What change did the Rolleltes Experience bring to Edna Serrano? A. She could help others. B. She had more faith in herself. C. She learned how to drive. D. She became sexier than before. 27. Which of the following words can best describe Chelsie Hill?
28、A. Modest and professional. B. Responsible and creative. C. Determined and inspiring. D. Cooperative and generous. 6 C The African grey parrots ability to talk and mimic sounds makes it a charming companion. African grey owners often report that their greys oftentimes talk in context and can underst
29、and their peoples emotions (情感). The African grey parrot is not just a top talker this bird is also known for its extreme intelligence, which gives them the name “The Einsteins of the Bird World”. The bird is medium-sized, dusty-looking and almost pigeon-like. It has a bright red tail, intelligent o
30、range eyes, and a stunning scalloped (扇形的) pattern to its feathers. Their diet in the wild consists mostly of nuts, seeds, fruits, and leafy matter. At home, African greys need plenty of toys that challenge their intelligence, such as food searching and puzzle toys. Nutri-Berries by Lafeber Company
31、are a perfect choice, which, with a balance of grains, seeds and other nutrients in the shape of a berry, encourages African greys to hold, bite off, and even play with, just as they do in the wild. African greys seem especially affected by stress and disturbing noise in their environment and can be
32、 put more at ease by placing one corner of the cage against a wall as opposed to in the middle of a room. African grey parrots are more likely to suffer from lack of Vitamin-A/beta-carotene, and therefore benefit from eating vegetables high in beta-carotene, such as cooked sweet potato and fresh kal
33、e. Lack of Vitamin-D is another concern, especially for greys on a poor diet. Offering a balanced, pill-shaped diet, such as Nutri-Berries, helps prevent vitamin and mineral shortage. 24. Why are African grey parrots called “The Einsteins of the Bird World”? A. Because of their brain size. B. On acc
34、ount of their intelligence. C. Owing to their rich emotions. D. Due to their talking ability. 25. What can “Nutri-Berries” probably be? A. A brand of bird food. B. Puzzle toys for birds. C. A type of round fruit. D. Wild Intelligence games. 26. What is the characteristic of African grey parrots? A.
35、They may get ill due to lack of Vitamin B. B. They prefer to stay in the middle of the room. C. They are dusty looking with blue eyes. D. They are smart and love to have fun. 27. Where can we most probably find the passage? A. In a wildlife magazine. B. In science fiction. C. In a travel guide. D. O
36、n a shopping website. D Angel Garcia is a computer engineer at Carlos III University of Madrid in Spain. His group 7 has invented a new way for deaf-blind people to “watch” TV. The idea for the technology grew out of previous work by his group. The team had already worked on making audiovisual (视听的)
37、 materials accessible to people with either vision or hearing disabilities. But the group wanted to help people with both challenges. So they asked some deaf-blind people what would help. In addition to relying on their sense of touch to communicate, deaf-blind people can also get and send informati
38、on with a Braille line. The Braille system uses patterns of raised dots to stand for letters and numbers. A Braille line is an electronic machine with a changeable Braille display. Dots rise up or drop down based on the information sent to the machine. Now the new system changes TV signals to data a
39、 Braille line can use. “The key to the system is the possibility of using subtitles ( 字 幕 ) to collect TV information”, Garcia Crespo explains. “Subtitles travel with the image and the audio in electromagnetic waves we dont see. But an electronic system can keep those waves.” First, a computer progr
40、am, or app, pulls out the subtitles and visual descriptions from the broadcast signal. The system then combines the information and changes both into data for Braille. Now another app gets to work, which sends the data out to peoples Braille lines on demand. “This is done in real time, in less than
41、a second,” Garcia Crespo says. This lets a deaf-blind person “watch” TV as its broadcast. The system will work with various Braille lines, as long as theres a bluetooth connection available. Now, the system is only used in Europe, and it should soon be available in the US. 32. What inspired Garcia C
42、respos group to work on the new technology? A. Their pity on the disabled people. B. Deaf-blind peoples poor life. C. The challenges they face in work. D. Their groups previous research. 33. Why can the electronic system collect TV information? A. It can keep the waves with subtitles traveling. B. I
43、t can combine all kinds of broadcast signals. C. It can work together with a variety of Braille lines. D. It can pull out the subtitles and visual descriptions. 34. What does the author think of the future of the new technology? A. Challenging. B. Rewarding. C. Bright. D. Hopeless 35. What should be
44、 a suitable title for the text? A. New Technology Is Improving Deaf-blind Peoples Life. B. New Technology Helps Deaf-blind People “Watch” TV C. A New Braille Line Is Applied to Disabled Peoples Life. D. A Spanish Group Makes TV Accessible to Blind People. 8 第二节 （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
45、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。 College is the time when youre expected to focus on your path in life. But its also the time youre the least equipped to have any long-term plan. 36 . The whole process can be divided into three stages. The first is “gathering fuel”. This means building up your skills,
46、learning from different experiences and developing a network of people who you trust and who trust you. And this is a stage that requires patience and a willingness to identify your own weaknesses and work on them. If you complete this stage with a growing sense of what you love to do and what you a
47、re good at, 37 . The second stage is “burning fuel”. This is the time to improve the skills youve obtained through experiences, the people youve met along the way and the recognition of what you should do. 38 . We want to get where were going in a hurry, but that hardly works. 39 . Simply speaking,
48、its about staying strong, while turning an eye towards what lies ahead. Its a surprisingly long journey and most people underestimate it. You cant expect an ideal life to happen by itself. You must recognize that no matter where you are on the path, each step is there to teach you something, feeding
49、 you that fuel. If youre not doing what you want, you need more fuel so go out and get it. 40 . A. you are winning B. that will come true C. The last part is “saving fuel” D. The final part is “filling fuel” E. Here are some tips on how to aim your sights into the future F. It seems that most of us try to jump straight to the next stage G. And if youre doing what you want, keep moving and dont settle 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 （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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项。 Life is filled with challenges
