1、 2020 年高中毕业年级第三次质量预测 英语试题卷 本试卷分四部分，考试时间 120 分钟，满分 150 分（听力成绩算作参考分）。考生应首先阅读 答题卡上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效。 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 1.5 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
2、话仅读一遍。 1. What will the woman probably buy? A. A skirt. B. Shoes. C.A handbag. 2.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A.Co-workers. B.Schoolmates. C. Strangers. 3.What is the man angry about? A.Traffic lights. B.Calling while driving. C.Car accidents. 4.How will the boy travel
3、? A.By plane. B. By train. C. By car. 5.What does the woman want the man to do by saying so? A.Set up a museum. B.Stop buying cameras. C.Start doing exercise. 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
4、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.Where does the conversation probably take place? A.On the train. B.At the 12th platform. C.At the information desk. 7.When is the train going to arrive in Sydney? A. At 9:38. B.At 11:43. C.At 12:00. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8至 10 题。 8.Where are the two speakers now? A.In
5、Milan. B.In Manchester. C.In Florence. 9.What is Mary doing? A.Having a holiday. B.Travelling on business. C.Looking for shoe designs. 10.What does Sam probably do? A.A traveller. B.A shop manager. C.A designer. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11至 13 题。 11.What do we know about the grandmother? A.She still takes care
6、of herself. B.She is not so lonely as before. C.She does some cleaning on her own. 12.How long has the grandmother lived in Kentucky? A.Since she moved away. B.Since she was married. C.Since her husband died. 13.Why does the grandmother not live with her family? A.She likes to live alone. B.She is b
7、usy with her housework. C.She isnt getting on well with them. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14至 16 题。 14.Why does Kevin say life on the island is different? A.Its quite exciting. B.Its very simple. C.Its rather hopeless. 15.What is the school on the island like? A.It has no teachers. B.It has fifty students. C.It ha
8、s small classes. 16.What will the islanders do when they need medical care? A.They go to the mainland. B.They ask visitors for help. C.They take care of each other. 听第 10段材料，回答第 17 至 20题。 17.Who is the speaker probably talking to? A.Girl newcomers. B.International students. C.Foreign tourists. 18.Wh
9、at are the girls advised to do in a cafe or restaurant? A.Take care of their bags. B.Leave the place quickly. C.Keep away from strangers. 19.Where is the best place to park a car? A.Near a house. B.On a quiet road. C.In a public car park. 20.What should one do when walking home alone at night? A.Ask
10、 a policeman for help. B.Walk in well-lighted areas. C. Carry a weapon for self-defense. 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，并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑。 I was 11 years old when I asked my mom for piano lessons in 2010.We were in financial trouble,so she said polit
11、ely,“Sorry,son,but we cant now.” I googled the measurements for a keyboard,drew the keys on a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk.I would click notes on an online keyboard and“play“them back on my paper one-keeping the sound they made on the computer in my head.I spent 6 months playing without to
12、uching a real piano.Once my mom saw that I was serious,she borrowed money and bought me 10 lessons. I still remember the first one.I was struck by how real the sound of the piano was.I sat my Grade 1 after 8 lessons.Once I started secondary school,we couldnt afford lessons again.I passed Grade 3,and
13、 then Grade 5,practicing only on my piece of paper.One evening,when I was about 13,my mom said she had a surprise for me-it was an electronic keyboard,bought with more borrowed money.It was the first time that Id played for her and she was in shock. My school didnt offer music A-level.I found the Pu
14、rcell School for young musicians,but the tryouts were difficult.Some of the questions even involved an evaluation of the composer.I was at a loss.But to my amazement,I was offered a place.At Purcell,I spent 2 years working as hard as I could.I performed to raise money and saved enough to buy my firs
15、t piano.When I left Purcell,I was awarded the senior piano prize and academic music prize.Im now at the Guildhall School in London.I feel proud-its been 10 years since I drew my paper piano,and Im at one of the worlds leading music schools. Surprisingly,I continue to do a lot of my practice away fro
16、m the piano:what we call mental practice.The paper piano helped motivate my curiosity about how music works. 21.Why did the mother buy the author piano lessons? A.She believed he had a talent for piano. B.She found he was eager to learn piano. C.She was shocked by his first performance. D.She got ou
17、t of her familys financial difficulties. 22.Which of the following words best describes the author? A.Honest. B.Cautious. C.Clever. D.Determined. 23.What might be the best title for the passage? A.Mental practice makes perfect. B.Paper piano leads me to success. C.Mother supports my music career. D.
18、Hard times make my dream come true. B Im now living in the south of France with my husband Keith and three small children,and I feel like a fish out of water everywhere but one place-the Saturday street market.Its been operating in our small town of Sommieres since the 13th century,but weve only liv
19、ed here for three months. From Monday to Friday,life is all about the kids.Im busy helping my children deal with life in a French school.Its not easy,and their stress is the whole familys stress,as Keith and I are occupied with the daily school runs,piles of homework and school notes in French. But
20、on Saturday,the market is for me.I feel so peaceful as I walk along the quiet street toward the busy town square.The knife-sharpening man is there, operating a machine that looks like it dates from the Industrial Revolution.There re street musicians with guitars and microphones,and the sound of beau
21、tiful songs fills the air.And the food,of course,is delicious.The cheese man doesnt speak-he just points and cuts,offering a piece from his knife.Lines come out of the door for fresh bread at the bakery.Organic vegetables,herbs and desserts are a feast for the eyes,before being put into the bag to b
22、e enjoyed later for lunch.The noises and smells of the market are unfamiliar and thrilling,but their procedures are clear to me.This is part of why I love the place so much:Unlike during the week,when Im constantly faced with my own difficulties,I know how this place works.My terrible French isnt th
23、e barrier to communication that it is in other circumstances. At school and in the village,I cant joke or join a conversation,and although the other parents at the school are kind,Im an outsider.But at the market,Im just another customer with a basket.Surrounded by day trippers,I feel like a local-
24、greeting people I know and petting dogs. My Saturday experiences allow me to hope that in the near future Ill feel equally confident in my everyday life.Until then,Saturdays prepare me for the coming week of school runs. 24.What does the author mean by saying“I feel like a fish out of water“? A.She
25、feels lonely without her children. B.She feels free out of her daily housework. C.She feels uncomfortable in new surroundings. D.She feels unable to make a living in another country. 25.What can be learned about the authors life during weekdays? A.She learns French together with her children. B.She
26、tries to balance her job and the housework. C.She runs to school every day to help her children. D.She devotes herself to her children in a French school. 26.Why does the author like going to the Saturday market? A.She feels relaxed and comfortable there. B.She can talk with other customers freely t
27、here. C.She wants to get away from her familys stress. D.She tries to gain confidence in the busy atmosphere. 27.What is the authors attitude towards her future life? A.Objective. B.Satisfied. C.Optimistic. D.Worried. C Almost everyone has heard the expression“the calm before the storm“.It is usuall
28、y used to describe a peaceful period just before a very stressful situation or a tense argument. British sailors created the phrase in the late 1600s.They noted that before certain storms the seas would seem to become static and the winds would drop.But why is it often so calm before a storm? Scienc
29、e has given us the answer.According to US website How Stuff Works,a calm period occurs because many storms,such as hurricanes and tornadoes(龙卷风），draw in all the warm and damp air from the surrounding area.As this air rises into the storm clouds,it cools and acts as“fuel for the storm,like petrol in
30、a car“. Once the storm has taken all the energy it can from the air,it is pushed out from the top of the storm clouds and falls back down to ground level.As the air goes down,it becomes warm and dry.Warm,dry air is stable,so once it covers an area, it causes a calm period before the storm.This same
31、process also causes“the eye of the storm“in hurricanes and tornadoes.In these conditions,the calm occurs in the center of the storm because of the strong winds moving in a circle. The Weather Network has a tip for working out how far away a storm is.First, count how many seconds there are between a
32、flash of lightning and a clap of thunder. Roughly 3 seconds equal 1 kilometer.So,for example,if you count 9 seconds,the storm is about 3 kilometers away.A good judgement is that if your count is below 30 seconds,you should seek shelter straight away. However,due to the complexity of storm system,not
33、 all storms break after calm.Given the right conditions,some storms announce themselves with heavy rain and cold winds. So,your best bet is to keep yourself updated with weather reports for any predictions regarding a coming storm in your area.Thats the most reliable and sensible way to predict the
34、next display of natures temper. 28.The underlined word“static“in Paragraph 2 probably means“_ A. violent B.warm C.still D.changeable 29.What is the authors purpose in writing the passage? A.To find out how a storm comes into being. B.To explain why a peaceful period occurs before a storm. C.To prove
35、 whether the research on storm clouds is correct. D.To show how dangerous a storm can be in certain situations. 30.If there re 15 seconds between a flash of lightning and a thunder clap,how far is the storm away? A.About 3 kilometers. B.About 5 kilometers. C.About 9 kilometers. D.About 15 kilometers
36、. 31.What can be learned from the passage? A.Storms dont always blow up after calm. B.Storms have a bad influence on our life. C.Weather reports may fail to predict a storm. D.Heavy storms dont usually last a long time. D Record fires sweeping across the Amazon recently have been making the headline
37、s as scientists and environmental groups are worried that they will worsen climate change crisis and endanger biodiversity(生物多样性）。 As the largest rainforest in the world,the Amazon is often called“the lungs of the world”。It is also home to about 3 million species of plants and animals,and 1 million
38、local people.The vast area of rainforest plays an important role in the worlds ecosystem because it absorbs heat instead of reflecting heat back into the atmosphere.It also stores carbon dioxide and produces oxygen,ensuring that less carbon is released,reducing the effects of climate change. Any for
39、est destroyed is a danger to biodiversity and the people who use that biodiversity,“Thomas Lovejoy,an ecologist at George Mason University told National Geographic.“The great danger is that a lot of carbon goes into the atmosphere,“he stressed.“In the midst of the global climate crisis,we cannot aff
40、ord more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity.The Amazon must be protected,“UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. Data from the National Institute for Space Research(INPE)show that the number of forest fires in Brazil quickly increased by 82 percent from January to August a year
41、 ago.A total of 71,497 forest fires were registered in the country in the first 8 months of 2019,up from 39,194 in the same period in 2018,INPE said.We estimate that the forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon have decreased something between 20 and 30 percent compared to the last 12 months,“Carlos Nob
42、re,a researcher at the University of Sao Paulo,told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Brazil owns about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest,whose degradation(恱化）could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall.The extent of the area ruined by fires has yet to be determined,but the eme
43、rgency has gone beyond Brazils borders. 32.What is the second paragraph mainly about? A.The great role of the Amazon rainforest. B.The effects of consistent climate change. C.The causes of the decreasing biodiversity. D.The results of the Amazon rainforest fires. 33.Why does the author mention the f
44、igures in the fourth paragraph? A.To explain the process of the research. B.To present the bad influence of forest fires. C.To prove the great importance of the rainforest. D.To show the emergency of protecting the rainforest. 34.What does the author want to tell us in the passage? A.The dry weather
45、 leads to the rainforest fires. B.The biodiversity makes the rainforest unique. C.The rainforest fires result in serious consequences. D.The global climate crisis brings more rainforest fires. 35.Which section of a magazine might this passage probably be taken from? A.Climate and life. B.Nature and
46、geography. C.Humankind and society. D.Science and technology. 第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 选项中有两项为多余选项。 Over the past few months,COVID-19 has caused great uncertainty around the world affecting peoples lives in all aspects.Education is also greatly affected.With
47、 students all turning to online instruction,live-streamed classes have become popular among schools and universities. 36 In China,the use of e-learning is unusual not only in size but also in depth. 37 For another,it proves how modem technology changes the way students are educated and encourages fu
48、rther research and development of educational technology to introduce virtual communities between students and teachers. In fact,online instruction as an alternative teaching mode has been expanding rapidly in recent years.Many Chinese start-ups focus on AI applications in online courses,and various
49、 online educational platforms are set up.38 The online education platform MOOC,where a wide variety of courses is available,has attracted the worlds top universities to upload and share resources with students around the world. Compared with formal instruction,online courses save abundant costs and create a flexible teaching mode(模式）h
