1、2020年夏“武汉襄阳荆门宜昌四地六校考试联盟”高三起点联考英语试题注意事项：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。第一部分听力第一节 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。每段对话仅读一遍。1.When will the spe
2、akers meet?A.On Wednesday. B.On Thursday. C.On Friday.2.How will the man get to work tomorrow?A.By bus. B.By car. C.By taxi.3.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.At a clothing shop. B.At a barbers shop. C.At a tailors shop.4.What does the woman mean?A.The copier is old. B.The copi
3、er is useless. C.The copier is broken.5.Why does the man look tired?A.He has climbed a mountain.B.He has a lot of work to do.C.He has just given a report.第二节 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 doe
4、s the man complain?A.His bag is too heavy.B.His home is too far away.C.The things are too expensive.7.What do we know about the woman?A.She doesnt like to travel.B.She has been to Hong Kong before.C.She bought many presents for her kids.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8How much does the woman need to pay before she
5、moves in?A.$600. B.$1,200. C.$1,800.9.What is the woman going to do this afternoon?A.Go to a pet store.B.Have a look at the apartment.C.Advertise the apartment on the newspaper.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Where does the woman do most of her paper?A.At home. B.In the classroom. C.In the library.11.What is th
6、e womans paper about?A.Australian health care.B.Australian population in 2025.C.Australian birth and death rates.12.What does the woman think of her paper?A.Satisfying B.Time-wasting. C.Practical.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What is the relationship between the speakers?A.Father and daughter. B.Teacher and s
7、tudent. C.Classmates.14.Which foreign language does the woman speak best?A.French. B.Italian. C.German.15.Why does the woman want to go abroad?A.To get valuable experience.B.To learn a new language.C.To travel with her friends.16.How does the man think about the food in Paris?A.Simple. B.Delicious.
8、C.Expensive.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What day is it today?A.Wednesday. B.Thursday. C.Saturday.18.What skill can campers learn through this trip?A.How to find safe natural food.B How to avoid dangerous animals.C.How to make use of cooking equipment.19.How will campers cook food?A.With a camping cooker. B
9、.With a frying pan. C.On a hot rock.20.What can campers drink?A.Juices. B.Boiled water. C.Hot chocolate.第二部分阅读理解第一节 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。AMother Nature is a cruel mistress. Why? Read on to find the answer.VeniceThis iconic city is sinking rapidly. The canals that make up the streets of V
10、enice rise 2mm every year, making relics of history go under the surface of water and destroying architecture. Experts warn that without intervention(干预), this city will disappear back into the water at an even faster rate, consumed by rising sea level from melting polar ice caps.Machu PicchuThese i
11、conic ruins have drawn adventurous tourists into the mountains of South America.The forces of natural erosion(侵蚀)have been accelerated by tourism and this landmark faces severe influence from increasing foot traffic. The Peruvian government recently suggested a cable car that would cut out the inten
12、se hike up to the ruins, making the site instantly accessible to millions but the future of Machu Picchu remains uncertain.Glacier National parkPerhaps youve heard that the ice caps are melting. But nowhere is more apparent in the United States than in Glacier National Park.Estimates indicate that t
13、he glaciers that are part of the beauty of this national landmark will disappear entirely in the next two decades.The Great Barrier ReefHidden from view beneath the waves, the Great Barrier Reef has been rapidly dying off. Nearly fifty percent of coral which once occupied a large area is gone,destro
14、yed by pollution and disease.1. What can we learn about Machu Picchu?A. Its famous for cable cars.B. It has no convenient traffic.C. Its well preserved by the locals.D. It bears a heavy burden of tourism.2. Which place probably needs visitors to dive into the water to enjoy its beauty?A. Venice.B. M
15、achu Picchu.C. Glacier National Park.D. The Great Barrier Reef.3. What do the above attractions have in common?A. They all have a long history.B. Theyre all threatened by climate.C. Theyre all in danger of disappearing.D. Theyre all well-known for natural scenery.【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C【解析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍
16、了面临着消失危险的四个著名景点。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据Machu Picchu部分下的The forces of natural erosion(侵蚀)have been accelerated by tourism and this landmark faces severe influence from increasing foot traffic. The Peruvian government recently suggested a cable car that would cut out the intense hike up to the ruins, making th
17、e site instantly accessible to millions but the future of Machu Picchu remains uncertain.(旅游业加速了自然侵蚀，这个具有里程碑意义的地方正面临着步行带来的严重影响。秘鲁政府最近建议使用缆车，这样就可以减少到遗址的徒步旅行，让数百万人立即进入遗址，但马丘比丘的未来仍不确定。)可知，因为巨大的旅游负担，马丘比丘遗址受到了人类步行参观时所带来的毁灭性影响。D. It bears a heavy burden of tourism.(它承受着旅游业带来的巨大压力。)符合以上说法，故选D项。【2题详解】推理判断题。
18、根据The Great Barrier Reef部分下的Hidden from view beneath the waves, the Great Barrier Reef has been rapidly dying off.(隐藏在波浪之下，大堡礁正在迅速消亡。)可推测，游客需要潜入海中才能领略大堡礁的美。故选D项。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据Venice部分下的This iconic city is sinking rapidly.和this city will disappear back into the water at an even faster rate可知，威尼斯正在迅速下
19、沉，将以很快的速度被海水淹没；根据Machu Picchu部分下的The forces of natural erosion(侵蚀)have been accelerated by tourism and this landmark faces severe influence from increasing foot traffic.可知，过重的旅游负担正在加速马丘比丘的自然侵蚀；根据Glacier National park部分下的Perhaps youve heard that the ice caps are melting.可知，冰川国家公园正在融化；根据The Great Barr
20、ier Reef部分下的Hidden from view beneath the waves, the Great Barrier Reef has been rapidly dying off. 可知，大堡礁正在迅速消亡。即文章提到的四个景点所面临的共同问题是，它们都有消失的危险。C. Theyre all in danger of disappearing.(它们都面临着消失的危险)符合以上说法，故选C项。BStaying connectedWhen Central Bucks South became one of the first Philadelphia-area high sch
21、ools to close because of the fear of novel coronavirus exposure in early March, 16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped.But still, the change from seeing his friends on the swim team during daily practices to learnin
22、g alone at home was jarring.“I only have three years here at South, and it pains me to see one of them being wasted,” Chen said.The coronavirus has changed everyones lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly serious. Schools closed and graduation ceremonies were put off. Summer plan
23、s, such as camps, are up in the air.But right now, many students are trying to stay connected, struggling with false information, and finding out the best ways they can help through online method.For Josh Harycki, 17, a senior student at the Shipley School in Philadelphia, the best way to help was t
24、o create a “social distancing promise” for young people.“I saw a lot of young people not paying attention,” he said. “They were still going out, hanging out with others. I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger people, who were possibly not watching the news.”Harycki started a call to a
25、ction on social media and then built a website with a map that followed and kept the locations of people whod signed the promise. The site also shares links to accurate sources of information like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Harycki knows that his peers are worried they cant co
26、nnected with their friends in the same way, so he created the social distancing promise to strengthen that although everyone might be physically distant, theyre still connected.“Part of what were showing is that you might feel like youre the only one taking this seriously, but our map shows that you
27、re not alone,” he said.4. What does the underlined word “jarring” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. naturalB. necessaryC. worryingD. reasonable5. Who does Harycki mainly want to reach?A. Friends who are worried and bored.B. Young people not aware of the situation.C. Younger students trying to help.D.
28、People taking the coronavirus seriously.6. Whats Haryckis purpose in creating the “social distancing promise”?A. To order young people to stay at home.B. To follow those infected with the coronavirus.C. To tell young folks of latest news about the coronavirus.D. To show young people that they are st
29、ill connected.7. Why does the author describe Andrew Chens experience in the text?A. To explain what worried students most when schools closed.B. To show the different views of students toward the coronavirus.C. To show how the coronavirus affected students lives.D. To explain the proper reaction to
30、 the close of school.【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. C【解析】本文是记叙文。主要讲述在新冠病毒期间，学生在家自学期间，学生Harycki建立网站努力保持学生们相互联系，消除同龄人们担心他们不能与朋友联系的担忧，向同龄人传递虽然每个人可能在身体上是遥远的，但他们仍然是联系在一起的。【4题详解】词义猜测题。根据上文16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped.( 1
31、6岁的大二学生安德鲁陈知道事情不会像一些同龄人所希望的那样迅速恢复正常)，由But still表示转折可推断，划线词所在句为：从在日常练习中见到他的朋友到独自在家学习的变化是仍旧是令人震惊的。故划线词jarring与C项“令人担忧的”意思相近。故选C。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第七段的I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger people, who were possibly not watching the news.( 我认为必须有一种方法来联系年轻人，他们可能没有看新闻。)可知，Harycki想要联系不知道这种情况的年轻
32、人。故选B。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的Harycki knows that his peers are worried they cant connected with their friends in the same way, so he created the social distancing promise to strengthen that although everyone might be physically distant, theyre still connected.(哈立基知道他的同龄人担心他们不能以同样的方式与朋友联系，因此，他创造了social d
33、istancing promise，以加强这一点，尽管每个人都可能在身体上疏远，但他们仍然是相互联系的。)可知，哈立基创建social distancing promise的目的是向年轻人展示他们仍然是有联系的。故选D。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped.(16岁的大二学生安德鲁陈知道事情不会像一些同龄人所希望的那样迅速恢复正常。)和第三段的“I on
34、ly have three years here at South, and it pains me to see one of them being wasted,” Chen said.(陈说：“我在南方只有三年的时间，其中一年被浪费让我很痛苦。)，结合下文The coronavirus has changed everyones lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly serious. (冠状病毒改变了每个人的生活，但对学生来说，这种破坏感觉特别严重。)可推断，作者描述安德鲁陈的经历使为了展示冠状病毒如何影响学
35、生的生活。故选C。COnce a circle missed a wedge (楔子). The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly, it admired the flowers along the way. It chatted with worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. Finally it found
36、 a piece that fit perfectly. It was so happy. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice flowers or talk to the worms. When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slo
37、wly away.In some strange sense we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has everything is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it feels like to yearn, to hope, to nourish(滋润) his soul with the dream of something better. He will never know the experience of having some
38、one who loves him give him something he has always wanted or never had.There is wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations, who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and does not feel like a failure for doing so. There is wholeness about the man or woma
39、n who has learned that he or she is strong enough to go through a tragedy(悲剧) and survive he or she can lose someone and still feel like a complete person.Life is more like a baseball season, when even the best team loses one third of its games and even the worst team has its days of brilliance. Our
40、 goal is to win more games than we lose. When we accept that imperfection is part of being human, and when we can continue rolling through life and appreciate it, we will have achieved wholeness that others can only long for.8. Which may be an example of being whole?A. A person has everything.B. A p
41、erson accepts his or her limitations.C. A person loves someone and is loved.D. A person feels blue for dropping unrealistic goals.9. How is a baseball season similar to life?A. Easy come, easy go.B. Failure is the mother of success.C. Energy and persistence conquer all things.D Some battles you win
42、and some battles you lose.10. How does the author clarify his idea?A. Mainly by comparing.B. Mainly by reasoning.C. Mainly by informing.D. Mainly by arguing.11. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Pursue perfection in lifeB. Be whole in lifeC. Life without mistakes is wholeD. No pains, no
43、gains【答案】8. B 9. D 10. A 11. B【解析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章以一个小故事引出话题人生不在于完美, 而在于完整。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段There is wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations, who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and does not feel like a failure for doing so.（人生的完整性在于一个人知道如何面对他的缺
44、陷，如何勇敢地摒弃那些不现实的幻想而又不以此为缺憾）可知一个人接受他或她的缺陷，可能是“完整”的例子。故选B。【9题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段Life is more like a baseball season, when even the best team loses one third of its games and even the worst team has its days of brilliance. Our goal is to win more games than we lose. （人生更像是一个棒球赛季，即使最好的球队也会输掉三分之一的比赛，而最差的球队也有春
45、风得意的时候。我们的目标是赢的比赛比输的多）可知棒球赛季和生活的相似之处在于你有输有赢。故选D。【10题详解】推理判断题。第二段内容(人生“完美”的人)和第三段内容(人生完整的人)作对比; 最后一段又拿baseball season和life作比较, 因此作者主要是通过作对比和作比较的方法来澄清他的观点的。故选A。【11题详解】主旨大意题。本文作者通过圆和楔子的小故事感悟出这样的道理:从某种奇怪的意义上讲,当我们失去某些东西的时候,我们反而会更加完整,人生不在于完美而在于完整。因此不管是从故事内容还是从其诠释的人生哲理上，B项“完整的生命”作标题是最佳的。故选B。DMetal-organic
46、frameworks(MOFs) are compounds that are set to solve some tough challenges: producing water in the desert, removing greenhouse gases from the air and storing dangerous gases more safely.The Arizona desert is really dry. Anyone stuck in it without water would die from dehydration （脱水） within three da
47、ys. Unless, that is, they had one of Omar Yaghis next-generation water harvesters. Although daytime humidity（湿度）is only about 10 per cent, this rises to 40 per cent at night, which means theres enough water in the atmosphere to support life if it can be transformed into liquid form.Thats exactly wha
48、t Yaghis device does. Its a box about the size of a small microwave oven designed to suck the humidity from the air at night and turn it into drinking water the next day using only the heat of the sun as its power source. What makes it work is a special material called a metal-organic framework (MOF), which at normal temperatures attracts water molecules (分子) onto its surface
