武昌区 2020 届高三年级四月调研考试
英 语 试 卷
本试卷共 150 分，考试用时 120 分钟。
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注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡指定位置。
2. 选择题的作答：选出答案后，用 2B 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。答在试题卷上无效。
3. 非选择题的作答：用黑色墨水的签字笔直接答在答题卡上的每题所对应的答题区
域内。答在试题卷上或答题卡指定区域外无效。
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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man going to do?
A. Have a conference. B. Attend class. C. Have a test.
2. Who did the woman want to call?
A. James. B. Drake. C. Daniel.
3. What will the woman do?
A. Fix her phone. B. Wait for somebody. C. Go to see a movie.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. On a plane. B. On a train. C. On a bus.
5. What does the man really want to do?
A. To read the advertisement.
B. To meet the manager.C. To take up the job.
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 秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读
两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。
6. What does the man like to do in the evening?
A. Do exercises.
B. Listen to the radio.
C. Read newspapers and magazines.
7. What does the man suggest doing to the advertisements in the newspaper?
A. Skipping them. B. Turning them off. C. Putting up with them.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. What does Mr. Bridges ask for?
A. Orange juice. B. Sugar. C. Toast.
9. What happened to Mr. Bridges?
A. He had a bad weekend.
B. His dog ran away.
C. He lost his hat.
10. How does the woman know Mr. Bridges?
A. She works with him.
B. He is a regular customer.
C. They always eat in the same restaurant.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. What is the woman’s real problem?
A. She gets a headache.
B. She feels very stressed.
C. She becomes frightened.
12. What food is considered as low stress food?A. Apples and grapes. B. Hamburgers. C. French fries.
13. What is the woman going to do?
A. To eat less. B. To drink tea. C. To change her diet.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。
14. Why will the man get late?
A. He had an accident.
B. He was stuck in traffic.
C. He didn’t make it onto the bridge.
15. When is the plane scheduled to leave?
A. In 30 minutes. B. In 45 minutes. C. In 2 hours.
16. How does the man probably feel?
A. Positive. B. Apologetic. C. Stressed out.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. How did the speaker deal with his pocket money?
A. He saved most of it.
B. He spent half on sweets.
C. He gave some to his brother.
18. What was Mrs. Bartlett’s attitude toward children?
A. Patient. B. Generous. C. Rude.
19. What did Bernard buy?
A. Sweets. B. Balls. C. Cards.
20. How did the speaker feel after getting his pocket money?
A. Overjoyed. B. Confused. C. Annoyed.
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，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中 ，选出最佳选项，
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Welcome to ASU Robotics Camps 2019!
ASU Robotics Camps are designed for students who intend to pursue a science and
engineering career. The program is administrated by Arizona State University. Camp instructorswill teach the latest engineering design concepts and computing technologies. The robots built by
students will enter a robotics challenge and demonstration at the end of the camp.
7Up RobotCamp, Nov.4 to Nov.15, 2019 (except Saturday and Sunday), from 8:30 am to
4:30 pm. This camp is designed for students entering grades 7 and 8. Exceptional students entering
grade 6 can be considered. Students will learn programming, design and construct robots, learn
EV3 robotics programming, and participate in the robotics challenge at the level of difficulty
similar to FIRST Lego League (FLL) Robotics Competition. Online Enrollment: Open on Sept.1.
9Up RobotCamp, Nov.18 to Nov.29, 2019 (except Saturday and Sunday), from 8:30 am to
4:30 pm. This camp is designed for students entering grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. The program will
cover robot construction, visual programming, language programming, phone app programming,
and a robotics challenge. Online Enrollment: Open on Sept.1.
As a session in 7Up and 9Up RobotCamps, we also train school teachers who are involved
in courses or clubs in computing, game programming, and robotics in their schools. Please also
contact us for details at scidse.wintercamps@asu.edu.
The camps will be taught by Dr. Chen and his teaching assistants. Dr. Chen is a computing
and robotics expert, who led ASU teams to win two champion titles in the “Ultimate Architecture
Sumo-Robot Competition” in Las Vegas in 2005 and in 2006, and he has organized and instructed
all the previous ASU Winter Robotics Camps since 2006.
Tuition
The tuitions for both 7Up Camp and 9Up Camp are $650.
Contact and Registration
Camp Website: http://www.engineering.asu.edu/roboticscamp/
Mail: SCIDSE Robotics Camps, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 7-8809, Tempe, AZ
85287-8809
General Inquiry: Call (480) 965-3199 or email scidse.wintercamps@asu.edu
Accommodations: Special Needs
If your child has a disability and has a need for an accommodation in order to participate in
this program, please notify Lori Borsheim at The School of Computing, or (480) 965-3199 to
discuss your child’s needs.
21. ASU Robotics Camps are mainly aimed at students .
A. with disabilities B. with exceptional grades
C. fond of game designing D. interested in science and engineering
22. What can a grade 7 student do by joining ASU Robotics Camps?
A. Join ASU teams led by Dr. Chen.
B. Enter FLL Robotics Competition.
C. Learn EV3 robotics programming.
D. Get an award in a robotics challenge.
23. What do ASU Robotics Camps offer to every participant?
A. An assistant robot B. Various programming courses.
C. Free accommodations. D. A 12-day learning experience.B
When her grandmother’s health began to worsen last autumn, Mary would make the drive
from Washington, DC to Winchester, VA every few days.
She hated highway driving, finding it ugly and boring. She preferred to take winding country
roads to her grandmother’s hospital. When she drove through the rocky town of Harpers Ferry, the
beauty of the rough waters was always appealing to her.
Toward the end of her journey, Mary had to get on highway 81. It was here that she discovered
a surprising bit of beauty during one of her trips. Along the shoulder of the highway, there was a
long stretch of wild flowers. They were thin and delicate and purple, and moved back and forth in
the wind as if whispering poems to each other.
The first time she saw the flowers, Mary was seized by an uncontrollable urge to pull over
on the highway and pull a bunch from the soil. She carried them into her grandmother’s room
when she arrived at the hospital and placed them in a vase by her bed.
For a moment her grandmother seemed more lucid（清醒的）than usual. She thanked Mary
for the flowers, commented on their beauty and asked where she had gotten them. Mary was
overjoyed by the ability of the flowers to wake something up inside her sick grandmother.
Afterwards, Mary began carrying scissors in the car during her trips to visit her grandmother.
She would quickly glide onto the shoulder, jump out of the car, and clip a bunch of flowers. Each
time Mary placed the flowers in the vase, her grandmother’s eyes would light up and they would
have a splendid conversation.
One morning in late October, Mary got a call that her grandmother had taken a turn for the
worse. Mary was in such a hurry to get to her grandmother that she sped past her flower spot. She
decided to turn around, head several miles back, and cut a bunch.
Mary arrived at the hospital to find her grandmother very weak and unresponsive. She placed
the flowers in the vase and sat down to hold her grandmother’s hand. She felt a squeeze on her
fingers. It was the last conversation they had.
24. Why did Mary prefer to take country roads to the hospital?
A. To get on highway 81 more easily.
B. To enjoy the natural view along the roads.
C. To pick wild flowers for her grandmother.
D. To spend less time driving to the destination.
25. When Mary placed the flowers by her grandmother’s bed, her grandmother .
A. was overjoyed by the flowers
B. commented on Mary’s beauty
C. came alive at the sight of the flowers
D. was curious about the type of the flowers
26. What do we know from the passage?
A. Mary discovered the wild flowers along the country roads.
B. Mary’s last conversation with her grandmother was a silent one.C. Mary headed several miles back because she sped past the hospital.
D. Mary’s grandmother had passed away before she arrived at the hospital.
27. What does the passage convey to us?
A. Beauty in nature can be powerful.
B. Love has no beginning or ending.
C. Life is as beautiful as summer flowers.
D. Flowers have the magic to cure diseases.
C
Close to the North Pole, remote and rocky Plateau Mountain in the Norwegian archipelago
of Svalbard seems an unlikely spot for any global effort to safeguard agriculture. In this cold and
deserted environment, no grains, no gardens, no trees can grow. Yet at the end of a 130-meter-long
tunnel cut out of solid stone is a room filled with humanity’s most precious treasure, the largest
and most diverse seed collection more than a half-billion seeds.
A quiet rescue mission is under way. With growing evidence that unchecked climate change
will seriously affect food production and threaten the diversity of crops around the world, the
Svalbard Global Seed Vault represents a major step towards ensuring the preservation of hundreds
of thousands of crop varieties. This is a seed collection, but more importantly, it is a collection of
the traits found within the seeds: the genes that give one variety resistance to a particular pest and
another variety tolerance for hot, dry weather.
Few people will ever see or come into contact with the contents of this vault. In sealed boxes,
behind multiple locked doors, monitored by electronic security systems, enveloped in below-zero
temperatures, and surrounded by tons of rock, hundreds of millions of seeds are protected in their
mountain fortress. Frozen in such conditions inside the mountain, seeds of most major crops will
remain viable for hundreds of years, or longer. Seeds of some are capable of retaining their ability
to grow for thousands of years.
Everyone can look back now and say that the Seed Vault was a good and obvious idea, and
that of course the Norwegian government should have approved and funded it. But back in 2004,
when the Seed Vault was proposed, it was viewed as a crazy, impractical, and expensive idea.
We knew that nothing would provide a definite guarantee. But we were tired, fed up, and
frankly scared of the steady, greater losses of crop diversity. The Seed Vault was built by optimists
who wanted to do something to preserve options so that humanity and its crops might be better
prepared for change. If it simply resupplied seed gene banks with samples those gene banks had
lost, this would repay our efforts.
The Seed Vault is about hope and commitment—about what can be done if countries come
together and work cooperatively to accomplish something significant, long-lasting, and worthy of
who we are and wish to be.
28. What is the Seed Vault according to the passage?
A. It’s a tunnel where the collected seeds are displayed.B. It’s a stone room that contains the seeds of endangered crops.
C. It’s a seed gene bank that stores diverse seeds for future agriculture.
D. It’s a lab where researchers study how to maintain the diversity of crops.
29. What does the underlined word “viable” in Paragraph 3 probably means?
A. Mature. B. Alive. C. Clean. D. Valuable.
30. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tells us?
A. How the seeds are preserved. B. Where people keep the seeds.
C. Why the seeds are protected. D. What people do to study the seeds.
31. We can know from the passage that _.
A. the Seed Vault offers a solution to climate change
B. most countries took part in rescuing the seed varieties
C. the Seed Vault guarantees to prevent the loss of crop diversity
D. many people originally considered building the Seed Vault unwise
D
What kind of amusing activities will you participate in during your life? Will you be spending
your free time doing safe sports with little danger or will you always be one of the first people to
try the next popular extreme activity? Scientists have been interested in finding out why some
people seem to prefer dangerous activities.
Researchers have found that men often try to impress other people by proving that they are
courageous and fearless, and they are more likely to take risks when people are watching them or
when they are competing against other men. Research also shows that as people get older they
usually behave more responsibly and try not to take unnecessary risks. In addition, when people
are in stable relationships, they seem to be less attracted to daring activities.
Some people seem to be more daring than others, but there are many different types. Do they
take all types of risk? Psychologists have identified a number of categories of risks. These include
financial risks, risks related to health and safety, amusing risks and social risks. Psychologists
discover that just if a person enjoys bungee jumping, it doesn’t mean he or she will take chances
when investing money or that he or she will tell a joke to a group of strangers.
Interestingly, research shows that in most cases men are less cautious than women, but women
take more social risks than men. Men are more likely to make career changes as they get older and
to express unpopular opinions in business meetings.
Yet, at the end of the day, the probability of particular people taking a risk depends on what
type of people they belong to. In general, optimistic people are more likely to take risks because
they focus on the possible positive outcomes of their actions. On the other hand, pessimistic people
are the complete opposite.
32. Why do men try to prove they are brave according to the research?
A. To attract people’s attention.
B. To take on more responsibility.C. To make favorable impressions on people.
D. To develop stable relationships with others.
33. What does the example of bungee jumping indicate?
A. There are more than one type of risk.
B. Bungee jumping is dangerous, but popular.
C. People take one type of risk, but not another.
D. Some people are more courageous than others.
34. What have researchers discovered about women?
A. They are willing to take risks. B.
They are always changing jobs. C.
They are good at doing business.
D. They are usually more conservative than men.
35. What mainly determine whether people take risks possibly?
A. Their personalities. B. Their financial conditions.
C. There social relationships. D. Their expectations of outcomes.
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。
How to Turn Your Goals into Habits
First we make our habits, then our habits make us. It’s such a simple concept, yet it’s
something we don’t always do.
I believe that having ONE goal to focus on is much more powerful than having many goals.
By putting the belief into practice, I have achieved a lot of personal goals over time. 36
My answer takes a little explaining. I try to turn my goals into habits, and in doing so, I put my
goals on autopilot. Turning a goal into a habit means really focusing on it for at least a month. The
more you can focus, the more it'll be on autopilot. 37 You’ll still do it, but you only have
to use minimal force to maintain it, and you can focus on your next goal or habit.
Take my marathon goal as an example. I was just starting running and had the brilliant idea
to run a marathon within a year. So that was my goal. 38 First, I had to make running
a daily habit. Second, I had to report to people in order to have accountability (负责) so that I
could not quit easily. I focused on the daily running habit for about a month, and didn’t have any
other goals or habits. When the running habit stuck, I started reporting to people I knew and
blogging about my running every day.
39 I could focus on new goals without having to worry about the marathon. I still
had to do the running, of course, but it didn’t require constant focus. 40 I was able to
achieve this because, all year long, I had daily running and accountability habits. I put my
marathon goalinto autopilot, so instead of struggling with it daily for an entire year, I focused on it for one month
and was able to accomplish it while focusing on new habits and goals.
A. And eventually, I ran the first marathon in my life.
B. But in order to achieve it, I broke it down into two habits.
C. With this accountability, there’s no way I could stop running.
D. Once you put it on autopilot, you don’t have to focus on it much.
E. At the beginning, it was very difficult for me to achieve this goal.
F. Once those two habits were established, my marathon goal was pretty much on autopilot.
G. My readers asked me how I was able to achieve them while working on different projects.
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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空
白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was in an evening class on Wednesdays. Fifteen boys and girls were running and
skipping in a circle on brightly colored 41 . Music was blaring from a
loudspeaker: “Animal action ... Move like a lion!” and suddenly everyone was crawling
on the ground
42 like lions. I was right beside them making the sound too. It’s 43 that the kids
are so excited!
These kids were not at school or day care center but at a tumbling (翻腾运动) 44
in which I had the opportunity to co-teach when I was only twelve years old. I came upon this
opportunity when my gymnastics coach started 45 tumbling for kids aged from
three to seven. My sister 46 immediately. Despite my going with her to her first
practice, she was more 47 than I had ever seen her, so the coach invited me to join
in to make her more 48 . The practice needed high energy and non-stop 49
, and I spent the practice teaching the kids how to do cartwheels and playing games like
“Animal Action”. I began going to all of the practices with my sister and 50 in
any way that I could. Afterwards, I 51 looked forward to the weekly classes,
where I could improve my ability to 52 other individuals.
One of the 53 moments of my time as a coach was when I taught one of
my students how to do a walkover. I had watched her making progress as a 54 for
two years. Seeing the pride she took in herself after she 55 accomplished a
walkover on her own made the 56 not only an accomplishment for her, but one for
me as well.
For two years I was a(an) 57 coach and during those two years I 58
as a person in many ways. I learned a lot about what it 59 to be a coach and that
being a coach didn’t mean giving orders, but giving kids a role 60 to admire and
learn from.41. A. chairs B. beds C. mats D. lands
42. A. rolling B. practicing C. screaming D. roaring
43. A. surprising B. wonderful C. terrible D. depressing
44. A. class B. game C. show D. assignment
45. A. explaining B. teaching C. conveying D. discovering
46. A. signed up B. turn off C. gave in D. held on
47. A. joyful B. disappointed C. nervous D. independent
48. A. natural B. comfortable C. mature D. skillful
49. A. improvement B. excitement C. amusement D. movement
50. A. helped B. learned C. played D. tried
51. A. merely B. always C. still D. usually
52. A. impress B. indicate C. guide D. attract
53. A. toughest B. busiest C. proudest D. luckiest
54. A. specialist B. gymnast C. runner D. player
55. A. suddenly B. normally C. particularly D. eventually
56. A. experience B. process C. reward D. performance
57. A. partner B. substitute C. assistant D. head
58. A. struggled B. acted C. remained D. grew
59. A. took B. brought C. paid D. cost
60. A. character B. figure C. image D. model
第二节（共 10 题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
When we wake up feeling sleepy and with dark circles under eyes, many of us often
think: “I’m going to go to bed earlier tomorrow!” But however determined we are, chances
are 61 we don’t stick to our promise. This behavior 62 (call)
“bedtime procrastination（拖延症）”.
In a study, 53 percent of the 2,400 63 (participant) said they didn’t follow
their sleep schedule, delaying it at least twice 64 week. It’s found that they
delayed bedtime not because they liked to stay up late, but they couldn’t stop 65
(do) other unimportant things, which were keeping them up in the first place.
“People who generally have trouble resisting temptations and sticking to their intentions
are more likely to delay going to bed.” Floor Kroese, a psychologist 66
(far) explained to HuffPost.
Yet, according to scientists, lack of self-control is not the only thing 67
(blame). Our body clock also plays an important role when 68 comes to bed time.
To check the influence of the body clock 69 sleep, scientists studied the sleep
patterns of 108 people. It has been found that those who get up late 70 (be) more
likely to postponetheir bedtime than those who wake early every morning. The choices we make that affect our
sleep could turn out to be pretty important for our health.
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：在错的词下面画一
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。
My classmates and I were to graduate the next month. They were determined to do
something. After a heating discussion, we decided on making a video to record our experience
at school.
It took us a whole week to collect materials, during that time we interviewed our teachers
and took photos of every aspect of school life. The editing part before that was tough. We
discussed what to put it into the video. Some compromises are unavoidable, but the video
turned out perfectly. Several days later, when the video was playing on the graduation
ceremony, it was well received. The teachers and students shared great time. That surely gave
us a great sense of achievement.
第二节：书面表达（满分 25 分）
假定你是李华，暑期你将参加志愿者活动因而取消英国旅行计划。请写信给外教 Smith
向他道歉不能前往拜访。内容包括：
1.道歉并说明原因；
2.期待未来的见面。
注意：
1．词数 100 左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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