2020届赣湘粤三省六校4月联考
英语试卷
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
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。
1. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Put up a notice. B. Search the canteen. C. Buy a new textbook.
2. Where does the man want to go?
A. Beech St. B. East Main. C. Linden Ave.
3. How much time does the woman's watch gain?
A. Ten minutes. B. Five minutes C. Fifteen minutes.
4.Who is the man probably?
A. A policeman. B. A gas station clerk. C. A driving coach.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The nice weather. B. The strong wind. C. The beautiful leaves.
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. Where does the woman's brother work?
A. At the police station. B. In a small store. C. In a college. .
7. How is the woman's relationship with her parents?
A. Terrible. B. Just so-so. C. Good.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. Which team does the man support?
A. The Reds. B. The Cubs. C. The Mets.
9. What does the woman say about the Cubs?
A. They have a new base runner.
B. They have a great record this year.
C. They won every game this season.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. How old is the woman?
A.25 years old. B.60 years old. C.70 years old.
11. What kind of shops does the woman never visit?
A. Big chain stores. B. Small shops. C. Independent shops.
12. What is the woman's opinion about fashions?
A. They never repeat.
B. Jeans are the most fashionable.
C. Some of them may return years later.
听下面一段对话，回答第13 至第16四个小题。
13. What will the presentation start with?
A. The different types of clouds. B. The formation of clouds. C. The functions of clouds.
14. Why does the man suggest having small cards?
A. To make the presentation interesting.
B. To remind him of what to say.
C. To organize all the research.
15. What will the man do?
A. Prepare the cards. B. Make .the presentation slides. C. Look for pictures of clouds online.
16. What section will the woman talk about?
A. The introduction. B. The low-level clouds. C. The medium-level clouds.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What do we know about the Climbing Center?
A. It was started in 1952 by a mountaineer.
B. It runs courses from March to November.
C. It doesn't provide accommodation in winter.
18. What does the speaker think of the price of the four-day course?
A. Low. B. Reasonable. C. High.
19. What did the speaker learn to do on the second day?
A. Predict the weather. B. Read a map. C. Set up a tent.
20. What can people enjoy in the evenings at the Center?
A. Seeing films. B. Reading books. C. Playing table tennis.
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
The Worlds' Best Bookshops
There's nothing like being surrounded by books, wherever you are. Here are the finest oases (绿洲)of literature that travelers can bring you.
Daikanyama T-site | Tokyo
It is well worth visiting even if just to admire the building's beautiful, criss-crossed architecture. Once you've had your fill of roaming three floors' worth of bookshelves, there's the bar, the coffee shop, or even the video rental space to give you more reason to stay, just that little bit longer. Grab a book, order a beer and dive into its pages. I could have stayed hours here.
City Lights | San Francisco
The three-storey establishment publishes and sells titles in poetry, fiction, translation, politics, history and the arts. It hosts events and readings, and runs a non-profit of the same name that aims to promote diversity of voices and ideas in literature. It's opposite Vesuvio, a bar frequented by Kerouac and other Beat-generation writers and artists.
Shakespeare and Company | Paris
I made a special trip to the Left Bank for this one when I was in Paris. It has two floors packed with English-language texts, and I was particularly struck by any spare wall space devoted to notes from visitors - heartfelt messages to a loved one, dedications to the shop itself, or a quote from a favorite author or philosopher.
Hutatma Chowk | Mumbai
A few years ago 1 visited India, investigating Rudyard Kipling's connections with the country. 1 spotted a cheap copy of The Jungle Book on one of the tarp-covered book stalls at Hutatma Chowk (Martyrs' Square). The booksellers here are like amateur librarians, able to lay their hands on almost any title you ask for. To me, those well-thumbed (翻旧了的) books spoke volumes about the changes of Mumbai's readers in the 150 years since the city gave us Kipling.
21. In which bookshop can you buy a drink while visiting?
A. City Lights. B. Daikanyama T-site.
C. Shakespeare and Company. D. Hutatma Chowk.
22. What can be learned about the book stalls at Hutatma Chowk?
A. The sellers are familiar with the books. B. The book owners are amateur librarians.
C. They sell the cheapest books in the world. D. People can meet Rudyard Kipling there.
23. W hat do the four bookstores have in common?
A. They are frequently visited by great writers. B. They offer book lovers good experience.
C. They are three-storey buildings. D. They are beautifully designed.
B
I never meant to be a teacher. I watched my mother over the years, and I knew it wasn't for me.
Going back to school to learn French and then teach the language, our mother had changed the center of her world when we were pre-teens.
When we went to bed, I knew how worried she could be over her students when they were troubled and how much of their stress she took on herself.
What I didn't realize was this life she'd chosen offered her deep rewards.
As I grew up, I fell in love with a French-speaking Swiss man who asked me to marry him and move to Switzerland. Years later, when I found myself back in my hometown with a small child and a love of my second language, a chance arose for me to join my mother's world of education, and I accepted.
I landed in a primary school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. From the first week, I knew I'd stick with teaching. This is the most challenging experience I've ever had, and absolutely the best. I teach French, and I have never felt so much excitement as when I receive smiles from children, or praise from other teachers.
Most of my students have not traveled outside the town where they live, and for some, a trip to the city museum proves the most adventurous experience in their lives. If I could somehow open the world to these children, and if I could push them a bit, to dream of living in a bigger world, they may work harder and maybe one day venture beyond their neighborhood.
I work late into each night creating lessons and activities for the following day, trying to come up with ways to attract my students and connect them to the larger world. I also plan to go back to school for further study so that I can also teach science, math, social studies, reading and writing.
24. Why did the author say no to teaching at first?
A. She didn't like to work with children. B. It would take up too much of her time and energy.
C. Her mother wanted her to do something else. D. She wasn't sure if she could do it well.
25. When did the author fall in love with teaching?
A. When she had her own child. B. During the time when she lived abroad.
C. Immediately after she started teaching. D. When she learnt about her students' dreams.
26. What can we learn about the author's students?
A. Their lives are mostly limited to their hometown. B. Most of them come from poor families.
C. They knew nothing about French in the beginning. D. They work hard and dream big.
27. What does the author want to do in the near future?
A. Work in her mother's school. B. Experiment with new teaching methods.
C. Teach more languages besides French. D. Receive further education in teaching.
C
For many, traveling is a way to escape the worst parts of daily life. But what if a travel destination witnessed terrible events, like war, genocide (大屠杀) or nuclear fallout? Would you still want to visit?
There's a growing phenomenon called “dark tourism" people visit sites associated with death and human suffering.
“It's living on the edge almost -if you go to a place where people have really died," Karel Werdler, a senior lecturer in history at InHolland University in the Netherlands, told CNN.
When people go to traditional tourist spots, like Disneyland, or some wonders of the world, they may feel happy to enjoy something interesting or new. Dark tourism, however, not only provides that novelty (新奇) but also can make them feel lucky that their problems are so small in comparison.
According to the Guardian, “Dark tourism to some extent relies on the reverse (颠倒) of the old equation (方程式) of more familiar tourism.
For many people, these sites offer a way to reflect on the mistakes of the past and the lessons we can learn from history.
For example, Chernobyl, in the Ukraine, is one of the most popular dark destinations. When its nuclear reactor (核反应堆) exploded in 1984, it released a radioactive (放射性的) cloud so devastating that the surrounding area will remain uninhabitable (不适宜居住的) for 20,000 years.
Despite the destruction and danger of the still present radiation, nearly 72,000 people visited the area last year, reports the BBC. One of these was Li Yimeng, who went on a tour of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. During the tour she saw the homes of the power plant's former workers, deserted classrooms, and an abandoned playground.
“I experienced a whole range of emotions as I saw the area where they used to live, which is now a wasteland," she told China Daily. She also emphasized the need to show respect when visiting locations like Chernobyl. .
Though dark tourism is related to death and dying, “it tells us more about life and the living”, The Sun noted.
28. What is the main idea of the article?
A. Comparison among different types of travel.
B. Information of a new travel trend.
C. Reasons why readers should get involved in dark tourism.
D. Introduction to one of the most popular dark destinations.
29. What makes dark tourism different from traditional tourism?
A. It is more boring and unpleasant.
B. It is more popular with young people.
C. The destination usually has a dark past.
D. The scene teaches people how to face death.
30. What does the underlined word “devastating" in Paragraph 7 probably mean?
A. Dark. B. Mysterious. C. Enormous. D. Destructive.
31.What does the author try to show with the example of Li Yimeng?
A. Dark tourism reminds people to take action to avoid disasters.
B. Dark tourism can be a scary experience.
C. Dark tourism makes people think about life.
D. Dark tourism warns people to be cautious about high technology.
D
We've known for years that plants can see, hear, smell and communicate with chemicals. Now, reported New Scientist, they have been recorded making sounds when stressed.
In a yet-to-be-published study, Itzhak Khait and his team at Tel Aviv University, in Israel, found that tomato and tobacco plants can make ultrasonic (超声的) noises. The plants “cry out" due to lack of water, or when their stems are cut. It's just too high-pitched (音调高的) for humans to hear.
Microphones placed 10 centimeters away from the plants picked up sounds in the ultrasonic range of 20 to 100 kilohertz (千赫兹). Human hearing usually ranges from 20 hertz to 20 kilohertz.“These findings can alter the way we think about the plant kingdom," they wrote.
On average, “thirsty" tomato plants made 35 sounds an hour, while tobacco plants made 11. When plant stems were cut, tomato plants made an average of 25 sounds in the following hour, and tobacco plants 15. Unstressed plants produced fewer than one sound per hour, on average.
Perhaps most interestingly, different types of stress led to different sounds. The researchers trained a machine-learning model to separate the plants' sounds from those of the wind, rain and other noises of the greenhouse. In most cases, it correctly identified whether the stress was caused by dryness or a cut, based on a sound's intensity and frequency. Water-hungry tobacco appears to make louder sounds than cut tobacco, for example. Although Khait and his colleagues only looked at tomato and tobacco plants, they think other plants also make sounds when stressed.
If farmers could hear these sounds, said the team, they could give water to the plants that need it most. As climate change causes more droughts, they said this would be important information for farmers.“The sounds that drought-stressed plants make could be used in precision agriculture (精准农业),”said Anne Visscher at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the UK.
Khait's report also suggests that insects and mammals can hear the sounds up to 5 meters away and respond. For example, a moth may decide not to lay eggs on a water-stressed plant. Edward Farmer, at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, is doubtful. He said that the idea of moths listening to plants is “a little too speculative".
If plants are screaming for fear of their survival, should we be thankful we can't hear them?
32. What did Khait and his team find from their research?
A. Plants made low-pitched sounds when in danger.
B. Plants were able to produce sounds in response to stresses.
C. Plants picked up a wider range of sounds when stressed.
D. Plants made ultrasonic noises to communicate with each other.
33. How did tomato and tobacco plants react to different stresses according to the text?
A. A plant reacted to different stresses with the same sound.
B. Cut tobacco plants seemed to make weaker sounds than drought-stressed ones.
C. Cut tomato plants produced more sounds per hour than water-hungry ones.
D. Tobacco plants might make louder sounds than tomato plants when short of water.
34. What's the main idea of Paragraph 6?
A. Challenges facing farmers in the future. B. Farmers' contributions to the research.
C. The potential applications of the research. D. What the future agriculture will be like.
35. What is Edward Farmert's attitude towards the research?
A. negative B. positive C. neutral D. indifferent
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。
Whoever wrote the song “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" must have never experienced holiday blues. Fortunately, psychological research suggests some effective ways you can beat the holiday blues. The key point is that sadness and other tough emotions are not what we should try to avoid._ 36_. Here are four strategies to help you make your own happiness recipe this holiday season.
Don't force cheer
At family gatherings with cousins you secretly can't stand, you tend to put on a happy face. Indeed, that might even seem like the most mature response- -no drama, no conflict. But a 2011 study followed dozens of bus drivers, looking to see when they gave forced or honest smiles to their passengers. The results showed when the drivers pretended to have a good mood, their actual moods got worse. 37_.
Let off sadness
The results of the bus-driver study can be explained by researchers, who find that negative feelings like sadness or anger only increase when we try to control them. _ 38_ We don't like contradictory behavior.
Respond cautiously
Recently, scientists have been paying special attention to the benefits of caution. When you respond cautiously to an emotional trigger (e.g. overcooking the holiday turkey), you pause rather than react at once._ 39 . Besides, it is associated with less anxiety, and may even carry physiological benefits. 40
Of course, the holidays will bring a mix of highs and lows, but the most important lesson to keep in mind is that this variety of emotions might be the best thing possible for your overall well-being. In other words, sadness, anger, and other difficult emotions are nothing to fear. Just make sure you're balancing them with lighter experiences. And don't forget to give yourself a break.
A. Relax your mind
B. Enjoy a mix of emotions
C. We tend to deny the important function emotions serve
D. Instead, they can help contribute to a healthy and happy life
E. So trying to force happiness seems to have the opposite effects
F. A cautious response to a negative event reduces sadness we experience
G. We feel bad when our appearance contradicts how we truly feel inside
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节完形填空(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。
An Amazon order starts with a tap of a finger. Two days later- or even in a matter of hours- -the package arrives. It seems simple enough.
But to deliver Amazon_ 41_ and countless others from businesses that 42 over the internet, the basic structure of major urban areas around the world is being 43 . And New York City, where more than 1.5 million packages are delivered_ 44_, shows that this push for_ 45_ is having impacts on traffic, roadway safety and pollution.
Delivery_ 46_ operated by UPS and FedEx double-park on streets,_ 47 bus and bike lanes. They got more than 471,000 parking violations last year, a 34 percent increase from 2013. The main_ 48 for packages into New York City, leading to the George Washington Bridge from New Jersey, has become the most 49__ interchange in the country. Trucks heading toward the bridge_ 50 at 23 miles per hour, down from 30 m.p.h. five years ago.
While the_ 51_ of ride-hailing services like Uber has unquestionably caused more 52 _ , the sudden increase of trucks has__ 53_ the problem._ 54__， cars in the busiest parts of Manhattan now move just above a jogger's pace, about 7 m.p.h, roughly 23 percent 55__ than at the beginning of the decade.
Amazon did not_ 56 a request for comment on the_ 57__ of its deliveries on growing traffic jams in New York. Other companies, including FedEx and UPS, said they were using technology and taking other measures to make deliveries less 58 crowded streets.
New York City officials say they have_ 59 to better manage truck traffic on the streets.“The city is experimenting with enforcement(强制) and__ 60_ management regulations to address this growing challenge."Said Polly Trottenberg, the city's transportation commissioner.
41. A. orders B. possessions C. symbols D. matters
42. A. put B. sell C. knock D. get
43. A. greeted B. transformed C. separated D. handled
44. A. shortly B. swiftly C. daily D. monthly
45. A. growth B. benefit C. progress D. convenience
46. A. goods B. workers C. trucks D. business
47. A. blocking B. protecting C. replacing D. damaging
48. A. entryway B. zone C. trip . D. terminal
49. A. privileged B. complicated C. sacred D. jammed
50. A. drive B. twist C. travel D. kick
51. A. stress B. rise C. support D. restriction
52. A. traffic B. packages C. unrest D. targets
53. A. postponed B. improved C. worsened D. addressed
54. A. Consequently B. Initially C. Significantly D. Reliably
55. A. lower B. weaker C. steeper D. slower
56. A. refer to B. respond to C. give out D. put forward
57. A. effect B. development C. suspension D. basis
58. A. parallel . B. alternative C. burdensome D. tiresome
59. A. made way . B. taken a risk C. made contributions D. taken steps
60. A. creative B. important C. meaningful D. severe
第二节(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。
In August, cases of a mysterious severe lung disease rocked the health society, 61 doctors looking for the cause of the illness. They found the link between smoking and lung disease. Now, there are 805 lung injury cases reported across 46 states in the United States. There had been twelve. 62_ (death) reported, and all cases reported a history of e-cigarette use.
E-cigarette use poses a significant and avoidable health risk to young people in the United States. Besides increasing the_ 63__ (possible) of addiction and long-term harm to brain development and respiratory health, e-cigarette use__ 64_ (associate) with the use of other tobacco products that can do even 65__ (great) damage to the body. Even breathing in e-cigarette smoke that someone else has breathed out 66 (carry) health risks.
It is important to prevent harm to youth and young adults from e cigarettes. Everyone has 67
role, including parents, health care providers, teachers, and those 68 work with and care about young people. A visit to a health care professional is a great chance 69 (educate) your child on the potential risks of e-cigarette use. Ask your provider to discuss these health risks, including nicotine addiction and the impact of nicotine on the 70__ (develop) brain, etc.
第四部分写作(共两节，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以下作文。
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:在缺词处加一一个漏字符号(Ʌ), 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仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I lost both parents at the age of 18. I would get up early to deliver newspapers to supporting my daily expenses. Then I would rush home to make breakfast, eat quick and then go to school. One morning, the boy named Jimmy came over. He said his parents wanted to talk to me. Jimmy's mother gave me a delicious breakfast, and Jimmy's father gave me a new bicycle. 1 tell him I didn't have any money, and he said it was a gift. He told me that my newspaper editor was a friend of him and had told him about my parents. I was so much thankful that I didn't have to walk to work and school anymore! Many years later, I realized that getting that bicycle had changed my life so many ways. And I learned what helping people is a good thing. But that helping people according to their actually needs is the best thing.
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华，现在是中山大学(Sun Yat-sen University)大一新生， 高三时在李老师的帮助下，英语进步很大，为表示感谢，给李老师写-封感谢信。要点如下:
1.梦想成真，考上理想大学;
2.因为李老师的辅导和鼓励，英语由差变好;
3.对老师祝福。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。.
Dear Miss Li,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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