湖北省孝感一中、应城一中等五校2018届高三上学期期末联考英语试题Word版含答案.doc

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. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. In a hotel. B. In a clinic. C. In a library.‎ ‎2. When is the woman able to get her photos?‎ A. Half an hour later. B. One hour later. C. Two hours later.‎ ‎3. Why doesn’t the woman buy the necklace?‎ A. Because she doesn’t like it.‎ B. Because she thinks it is expensive.‎ C. Because she considers it of low quality.‎ ‎4. What is the man probably?‎ A. A taxi driver. B. A policeman. C. A train station worker.‎ ‎5. What does the man suggest?‎ A. Booking a table.‎ B. Meeting around 6:00.‎ C. Meeting inside the restaurant.‎ 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 man’s major?‎ A. Finance.‎ B. Business administration.‎ C. English literature.‎ ‎7. What course did the man like best as a student?‎ A. Project management. B. English literature. C. Computer engineering.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Why didn’t the woman go to school yesterday?‎ A. Her throat hurt. B. She caught a cold. C. Her leg was broken.‎ ‎9. What does the man advise the woman to do at first?‎ A. Have enough rest. B. Take another day off. C. Drink plenty of water.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How much does the four-week course cost?‎ A. £1,000. B. £1,100 . C. £1,200.‎ ‎11. Which course will the man choose?‎ A. The one in July. B. The one in August. C. The one in September.‎ ‎12. What does the woman advise the man to do?‎ A. Stay with a family.‎ B. Send the college his picture.‎ C. Write to the college with his information.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. How does the woman find Hainan‎ ‎Island?‎ A. It deserves visiting.‎ B. It is sunny all year around.‎ C. It is cool all year around.‎ ‎14. What is the Hainan’s average temperature in July?‎ A. ‎6℃‎ to ‎16℃‎. B. ‎16℃‎ to ‎24℃‎. C. ‎25℃‎ to ‎‎29℃‎ ‎15. Which month is among the rainy seasons in Hainan?‎ A. June. B. March. C. December.‎ ‎16. Which is famous for history?‎ A. Yalong Bay National Holiday Resort.‎ B. The Five‎ Officials Memorial ‎Temple.‎ C. Nanshan Cultural and Tourist Zone.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. When do people celebrate All Saints’ Day every year?‎ A. On November 1. B. On October 30. C. On October 31.‎ ‎18. Who may like Halloween best?‎ A. Children. B. Women. C. The old.‎ ‎19. Which vegetable is the mark of Halloween?‎ A. Tomato. B. Potato. C. Pumpkin.‎ ‎20. What do the adults give to the children?‎ A. Fruit or candy.‎ B. Treat-money or candy.‎ C. Treat-money or vegetables.‎ 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 These children’s books are ideal for holiday giving.‎ The 12 Days of Christmas by Greg Pizzoli It’s a classic Christmas reading material! It’s a counting lesson! It’s a crazy tale of elephant love. Have you ever wondered how all those calling birds, turtle doves an French hens fit in one room? Pizzoli, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner has your answer. ($15.99, ages 3-5) Amazon.com Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers Yes, this book by the illustrator（插画家）of the great hit “The Day the Crayons Quit” is for kids ages 3-7, but don’t let that fool you. Inspired by the birth of Jeffers’ first child, this is a father’s ‎ ‎“welcome to the earth” letter to his baby, filled with the heady wonder of parenthood. A great gift for new parents. ($19.99, ages 3-7) Amazon.com Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso.‎ When a towering oak tree learns that she may be cut down, she starts getting extraordinarily involved in the lives of the humans below her, particularly a girl who is being escaped due to her ethnicity（种族）. A lovely tale about common ground and the power of community. ($16.99, ages 8-12) Amazon.com See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng.‎ Eleven-year-old Alex is too busy trying to communicate with space aliens to worry about his troubled family life. When Alex runs away from home to launch his homemade rocket, he finds himself sidetracked by new friends and hints of a family secret. ($16.99, ages 10 and up) Amazon.com ‎21. Which of the following books is about acting as new parents?‎ A. Wishtree. B. The Days of Christmas.‎ C. See You in the Cosmos. D. Here We Are.‎ ‎22. How much will you pay for two different books at least?‎ A. $30.98. B. $31.98 . C. $32.98. D. 33.98.‎ ‎23. What can we learn from the book Wishtree?‎ A. Friendship is more important than anything else in our life.‎ B. It mainly talks about environmental protection.‎ C. Both the tree and the girl are facing crisis.‎ D. The girl has difficulty with her school life.‎ B I’m always thinking that I’m a tough guy but I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida’s mild winters, I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.‎ I’m like a migratory bird（候鸟）that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.‎ So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display of colors-first in the fall trees, and then in the lights around homes and at Rockefeller‎ ‎Center. Floridians decorate, too, but can’t create the special feel of a New England winter.‎ I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven’t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors’ children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch. (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to shovel.)‎ While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you can’t go home?‎ ‎24. What’s the difference between Florida and Long Island?‎ A. The snowbirds in Florida are rarer. B. Winters in Florida are milder.‎ C. Weather in Florida is severer. D. Florida is nearer to the ocean.‎ ‎25. What does the underlined word “reluctance” in Paragraph 3 mean?‎ A. Motivation. B. Expectation.‎ C. Coincidence. D. Unwillingness.‎ ‎26. Which of the following words can best describe the author?‎ A. Imaginative and outspoken. B. Homesick and easy-going. ‎ C. Hard-working and serious. D. Anxious and painful.‎ ‎27. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?‎ A. To describe his dream to be a free bird.‎ B. To express his feeling of missing his hometown.‎ C. To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometown.‎ D. To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown.‎ C Becoming a music Master is always the dream for many musicians. When Dee Dee Bridgewater learned that she would become a 2017 NEA Jazz Master, a series of thoughts and feelings flooded her mind. “It was so far out of my orbit and just my whole sphere of thinking,” she said in a conversation at NPR this spring, hours before she formally received her award.‎ She’s 66-far from retirement age in jazz, and on the extreme forward edge of the NEA Jazz Masters people. So she was aware of her relative youth in the field. She also recognized that there haven’t been many women in the ranks of NEA Jazz Masters: fewer than 20, out of 145. That idea led her to reflect on her predecessors（前任）: legendary singers like Betty Carter, who was seated back in 1992,and Abbey Lincoln, who received the nod in 2003.‎ Bridgewater‎ sought inspiration and advice from both Carter and Lincoln, as she recalls in this period of Jazz Night, which features music recorded during the season opener for Jazz at Lincoln‎ ‎Center. On a program called “Songs of Freedom”, organized by drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr., Bridgewater sang material associated with Lincoln as well as Nina Simone: an extremely angry song of the civil rights movement, like “Mississippi Goddam”.‎ A separate concert, “Songs We Love”, found Bridgewater singing less politically charged (but still exciting) fare like “St. James Infirmary”, which appears on her most recent album. In words as well as music, this period reveals how seriously Bridgewater takes that responsibility, seeing as how it connects to her own experience in the jazz lineage. But maybe “seriously” isn’t the right word when it comes to Dee Dee, whose effervescence （欢腾）shines though even in a reflective mood. Join he here for a while, she’s excellent company, no more or less so now that mastery is officially a part of her resume.‎ ‎28. What did Bridgewater think of her winning the award?‎ A. It was beyond her expectation.‎ B. It confused her at that time.‎ C. It won great popular support for her.‎ D. It gave her much confidence about her career.‎ ‎29. What can we learn about the musicians winning NEA Jazz Masters?‎ A. Many of then received the award at an early age.‎ B. Most of them were unwilling to retire at first.‎ C. Men accounted for a bigger part of them.‎ D. Women ranked higher than men.‎ ‎30. Who is more likely to have a great influence on Bridgewater?‎ A. Carter and Lincoln. B. Ulysses and Lincoln.‎ C. Nina Simone and Carter. D. Nina Simone and Ulysses.‎ ‎31. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?‎ A. Bridgewater’s music theme. B. Bridgewater’s music experience.‎ C. Bridgewater’s personal characters. D. Bridgewater’s great achievements.‎ D The bats are unique in mammals for their flying skills. How do the world’s only flying mammals communicate? Researchers have observed young bats adopting new “dialects” simply by hearing them repeatedly, making them one of the few animals known to have a capacity for vocal（声音的）learning. “These bats may help us clarify the evolution of speech acquisition（习得）skills,” says Yosef Prat, a PhD at Tel Aviv University (TAU).‎ For one year, researchers raised 14 Egyptian fruit bat pups with their mothers in controlled area, exposing each young bat to two different vocalizations: the natural call of its mother and a separate recording that varied in pitch（音高）or frequency. They found that the pups in each group developed a dialect like the recording. “The general assumption in this field is that most animals develop their born vocalizations regardless of what they hear, and that human vocal learning abilities have developed during evolution,” says Mr Prat. “The finding that bats learn the common dialect in their rest place was unusual.”‎ Scientists know little about the origin of spoken language, which is believed to have appeared in humans within the past 500,000 years. Dozens of theories attempt to explain the complexity of this skill, but none have done so conclusively.‎ ‎“Studying vocal communication and vocal learning in animal models is a very useful way to approach the problem,” says Olga Feher, an assistant professor at the University of Warwick in England.‎ But animal vocalizations and human speech are very different things, says Jamin Pelkey, a professor at Ryerson‎ ‎University. “All species communicate. Unlike other animals, though, human beings are able to use sound patterns for functions that are far stranger—functions that are ‎ imaginative, theoretical, and critical. When speech is involved in these stranger functions, that is what we mean by spoken ‘language’.”‎ ‎32. How do young bats acquire their “language” according to the research?‎ A. Hearing it again and again. B. Flying in the air slowly.‎ C. Communicating with partners. D. Repeating it with their mothers.‎ ‎33. What was the general view about animal vocalization?‎ A. Most animals are born with it.‎ B .Its process was unusual.‎ C. It is easier than human speech.‎ D. What animals heard doesn’t affect their learning.‎ ‎34. What does the underlined word “problem” in Paragraph 4 refer to?‎ A. The difference between animals and humans.‎ B. The complexity of spoken language.‎ C. The origin of spoken language.‎ D. The study of animal models.‎ ‎35. What does professor Pelkey think of researching young bats?‎ A. It is far from the fact.‎ B. Its result is beyond doubt.‎ C. It is of great scientific value.‎ D. It doesn’t relate to human speech much.‎ 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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ I love watermelon, but what I don’t love about watermelon is picking them out. There is nothing worse than cutting into a watermelon and having it taste not sweet. 36 ‎ Evaluation: You need to evaluate your watermelon to make sure that the watermelon is symmetrical. Irregular shapes typically indicate the watermelon received inconsistent amounts of sunshine and water.‎ Color and Appearance: The color of the surface is extremely important, 37 If it’s shiny, it’s not ripe yet. Another important thing is to look for the field spot. This will be a yellow spot on the underside of a watermelon. It should be a creamy yellow color. 38 Don’t take ‎ the watermelon if the field spot is white or non-existent.‎ ‎ 39 For a sweeter and riper watermelon, there shouldn’t be a visible stem（茎）on the surface. If there’s a stem, it indicates that the watermelon doesn’t fall off the vine on its own.‎ Knock on it: Gently knock on the watermelon, and listen to the sound it makes. A ripe watermelon should have a full, deep, and hollow sound. 40 Make sure of the firmness of the melon when you knock on it. You want the surface to be hard and firm.‎ A. Look at the stem.‎ B. The darker the yellow, the sweeter the melon.‎ C. Watermelon can help you increase your brain power.‎ D. While an under ripe melon will make a more dull one.‎ E. The perfectly ripe watermelon should be dark green in color.‎ F. Here are some helpful tips on how to pick the perfect watermelon.‎ G. Watermelon is one of the most popular summer fruits that almost everyone loves.‎ 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。‎ Our lovely neighbors have always had a beautiful St. Francis statue by the gate on the side of their house. I’ve always loved to 41 at it whenever I look out of the kitchen window. The other day I noticed it wasn’t there! I 42 where it had gone! I hoped it was just moved and not stolen! I told Milan about its 43 and he said he would ask the 44 the next time he saw them.‎ Yesterday he 45 Mrs “Neighbor” and mentioned the missing statue to her. He told her how much we loved it and hoped it hadn’t been 46 ! She said that she had just moved it to the backyard 47 would bring it back right away! “Oh, no!” said Milan, “We’re just glad it’s 48 !” That evening we went out to sit in our garden and 49 that the statue was back in its old 50 ! Oh, sweet neighbour! You are so kind and 51 !‎ The next day we were out in the garden again ,planting 52 , and realized that we had too many. We actually couldn’t ‎53 a place to put them all! I had to leave before we 54 what to do with them. On my way out, I met Mrs “Neighbour” and 55 her for moving the ‎ statue back! I told her that it wasn’t 56 ! And she said that the spot where the statue lay was too bare.‎ There were no flowers. 57 , an idea went on in my head. The remaining flowers. She could have them. She was so 58 .‎ Now St. Francis 59 among beautiful flowers. I look out of my kitchen window again now and smile! The statue is 60 more beautiful to me now.‎ ‎41. A. laugh B. stare C. aim D. point ‎42. A. knew B. ignored C. forgot D. wondered ‎43. A. disappearance B. secret C. fun D. story ‎44. A. strangers B. passers-by C. neighbours D. friends ‎45. A. came across B. cheered up C. turned to D. calmed down ‎46. A. changed B. damaged C. stolen D. sold ‎47. A. and B. for C. so D. or ‎48. A. rare B. active C. valuable D. safe ‎49. A. confirmed B. noticed C. guessed D. doubted ‎50. A. gesture B. spot C. direction D. angle ‎51. A. unfair B. equal C. fancy D. thoughtful ‎52. A. trees B. flowers C. vegetables D. grasses ‎53. A. figure out B. make up C. come up D. carry out ‎54. A. commanded B. preferred C. forecast D. decided ‎55. A. praised B. encouraged C. thanked D. blamed ‎56. A. useful B. good C. necessary D. peaceful ‎57. A. Suddenly B. Sincerely C. Fortunately D. Exactly ‎58. A. careful B. grateful C. disappointed D. anxious ‎59. A. works B. plays C. moves D. sits ‎60. A. ever B. then C. even D. just 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Will cash disappear from our neighborhoods? Not so fast. Cash will likely become less popular, thanks to the high cost of using cash and the 61 (grow)number of alternatives. The future ‎ will be “less cash,” rather than cashless. Cash is unique among payment instruments in that anyone can transact（交易）, any time, any place, with no third parties 62 (involve). With this freedom 63 (come) strong privacy protection. Currency neither knows nor cares who holds it or when and where a transaction occurs. People have 64 sense of security when they have cash with them. These entries will, of course, evolve as our societies become more 65 (digital) native. However, old habits and viewpoints will take a long time 66 (turn) over. Some 67 (merchant) will resist the costs of new equipment or fees that accompany cash alternatives. Cash 68 (consider) more convenient and universal, while with digital transactions there are always concerns about hacking and fraud（诈骗）.‎ So, no matter where we are in the world, let us celebrate the ATM’s half-century of service. Though cash may become less popular, the rest assure that there will always be someone 69 will stop you in the street, asking for directions 70 the nearest ATM.‎ 第四部分 写作（共二节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词。‎ ‎2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ Yesterday evening I went out for a walk without my parents in a nearby park after a long day of study.‎ There were many people especially women dancing with music happily and energetically. Suddenly, no music was heard. It seemed what their equipment didn’t work. A young man came up into the crowd and offered to examine them. However, all the efforts he made seem in vain. People began to get a little impatience with it. Just at the moment a little boy had noticed the electrical socket（插座）was disconnected. After the unexpecting accident, people enjoyed themselves once again. Seen this, my parents and I smiled in relief. What nice evening！‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你校英文报社将举办主题为自然灾害的征文活动。请你给美国朋友Bruce Alpert写一封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：‎ ‎1. 说明缘由；‎ ‎2. 请他介绍美国的自然灾害并谈谈影响，应对措施等；‎ ‎3.告知征文截稿日期。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 湖北省孝感一中、应城一中等五校2018届高三上学期期末联考 英语试题答案 ‎1~5 BABAA 6~10 BACC 11~15 BCACA 16~20 BAACB ‎21~23 BCC 24~27 BDBB 28~31 ACAA 32~35 ADCD 36~40 FEBAD ‎41~45 BDACA 46~50 CADBB 51~55 DBADC 56~60 CABDC ‎61. growing 62. involved 63. comes 64. a 65. digitally ‎66. to turn 67. merchants 68. is considered 69. who 70. to 短文改错 Yesterday evening I went out for a walk without my parents in a nearby park after a long day of study.‎ ‎ with There were many people especially women dancing with music happily and energetically. Suddenly, no music was ‎ ‎ to heard. It seemed what their equipment didn’t work. A young man came up into the crowd and offered to examine ‎ ‎ that them. However, all the efforts he made seem in vain. People began to get a little impatience with it. Just at the ‎ it seemed impatient moment a little boy had noticed the electrical socket（插座）was disconnected. After the unexpecting accident, people ‎ 删除had unexpected enjoyed themselves once again. Seen this, my parents and I smiled in relief. What /\ nice evening！‎ ‎ Seeing a 书面表达 One possible version:‎ Dear Bruce Alpert,‎ Our school English paper will hold an essay competition whose theme is Natural Disasters. I’d ‎ like to invite you to take part in it.‎ It is well know that many natural disasters occur every year in America, causing great damage. You can introduce the main natural disasters, such as tornadoes and hurricanes and tell some common knowledge about them. For example, you can discuss how they form, when they happen, what harm they may cause, and how you can do in the face of disasters. The relative measures you take may benefit us, as we also face many natural disasters.‎ The deadline is June 8th, 2018. I’m looking forward to your article.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua