2020年绵阳三诊模拟考试英语试题(含答案)

1、2020 年绵阳三诊模拟考试英语试题本试卷满分150 分，考试时间 120分钟。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。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. Where does the woman suggest the key might be?A. Under the mat. B. A

2、bove the door.C. Under the flower pot.2. What makes the girl study harder?A. To get a toy. B. To work as a designer. C. To earn money for a car.3. What did the notice say about Tom?A. He has finished his research.B. He has been promoted tomanager.C. He is going to work in the research center.4. What

3、 will the speakers probably do next?A. Use a flashlight B. Light a candle.C. Buy a book.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The man s job.B. The man s marriage.C. The man s relationship with his assistant.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 、8、 C 三个选项中选出最佳

4、选项。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 does the woman suggest they do?A. Go to a movie.B. Go to a toy store.C. Go to amuseum.7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors.B. Guide and tourist.C. Friends.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至

5、 10 题。8. Why is the man nervous?A. He doesn t like job interviews. B. He doesn t want to lose his job.C. He doesn t have many employment options.9. How long was the woman out of work?A. Three months.B. Six months.C. Two years.10. How did the man live without work and pay?A. With money from his broth

6、er.B. With money from his parents.C. With money from his savings.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What are the speakers doing at the beginning?C. Having someC. Chicken.C. A little too salty.A. Queuing up.B. Ordering food.drinks.12. What does the man like best?A. Beef.B. Fish.13. What does the woman think

7、of the fish?A. A little sour.B. Very sweet.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. Where is the treehouse?A. In Justin s yard. B. In Stanley s yard. C. In Miss Johnson yard.15. How will Justin get back to the treehouse?A. By car.B. By bike.C. On foot.16. Why is Justin in a hurry?A. He is afraid of thunder.B. He

8、thinks it s going to rain.C. He wants his mother to see the treehouse.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who is the speaker talking to?A. Teachers.B. Parents.C. Students.18. What will the temperature be tomorrow morning?A. -10oC.B. -20oC.C. -15oC.19. What should the listeners have so that they can change i

9、nto?A. A pair of boots.B. A warm jacket.C. A pair of pants.20. Where is the announcement from?A. A school.B. A TV station.C. A radio station.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。ANew York is an overwhelming city to visit with children. What follow

10、s is carefully collected advice from New Yorkers on how to cover the city right.Tenement MuseumThe Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side offers a fantastic glimpse into urban family life. Guided tours reveal the daily routines of generations of Irish, Jewish and Italian immigrants who made their ma

11、rk then quickly moved up and out. Pick up a copy of-o“f-aA-lKl ind Family ” or a vintage toy in the museum shop, one ofthe city s best.MoMA MuseumMoMA Museum does an excellent job making modern and contemporary art accessible to children as young as 4. On weekend mornings, guided tours are dividedin

12、to age-appropriate groups in which children can observe a number of worksanddraw; later they gain free admittance to the entire museum. The cafeteria is both grown-up and child-friendly, and there s an art laboratory w-itohnhands activitiesand even an audio guide for young people.Intrepid Sea, Air a

13、nd Space MuseumThe most significant in the museum is the Space Shuttle Pavilion, which is scheduled to reopen in July, showcasing the Enterprise, NASA s first space shuttle,which arrived last year. The U.S.S. Intrepid, a World War II-era aircraft carrier, is worthwhile in itself. While the complex s

14、uffered damage during Hurricane Sandy, most of its facilities are once again shipshape. Families may want to consider Operation Slumber, which allows for overnight visits with special activities for children 6 and older.Children s Museum of the ArtsAll the artwork here is made by children, and visit

15、ors can make their own (bonus:you don t have to clean up). An area for younger children includes sand, Play-Doh and guided music activities. Children go berserk for the Ball Pond, a closed-in area of oversize balls. Is it experiential art? An installation? Children need not bother with such imponder

16、ables.21. Which of the following museums offer free admission?A. Tenement Museum. B. MoMa Museum.C. Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. D. Children s Museum of Arts.22. How is Children s Museum of the Arts different from the other three museums?A. It provides activities for children of different age

17、s.B. It exhibits a lot of artwork.C. Its artwork is all created by children.D. It used to be damaged in the Hurrican Sandy.23. What do the four museums have in common?A. They are all children-friendly.B. They all show visitors contemporary artwork.C. They can offer visitors activities to take part i

18、n.D. They are all suitable for children over 4 years old.BI passed my driving test at the fourth attempt. You might think that means Im not as safe as someone who passed for the first time. But would you feel safer with no driver at all? Maybe not, and it s for this reason that automotive firms have

19、 includeddriver-assist functions in their prototype原 型)driverless cars. This allows the human driver to take over if there is a problem.Google is one manufacturer that has prototype driverless cars. These have been equipped with steering wheels and conventional controls to allow normal driving. But

20、this is just a stage the vision is to have fully automated cars very soon. The director of Googles self-drive project, Chris Urmson, hopes his 11y-ear-old son will never have to take a driving test. To achieve that, the cars need to be on the roads in fiveyears. He says driverless cars will greatly

21、reduce accidents and traffic jams.According to Chris, “ about 1o.2n mpeiloliple are killed on the roads around the world each year. That number is equivalent to a jet falling out of the sky every day. He thinks gradual changes to existing car designs are not enough to deal with the problem. “ If we

22、are really going to makheancges to our cities and get rid of parking lots, we need self-drive cars,” he says.Googles prototypes have covered over a million kilometers on the road. They have also had to deal with unexpected situations, such as a child driving a toy car in the road, and a woman in an

23、electric wheelchair chasing a duck. In each case, they reacted safely.Some are not convinced. Sven Beiker of Stanford University thinks driverless cars will still need human input in extreme circumstances. He also worries that people may forget how to operate their vehicles if they do not do it regu

24、larly.“ I guesshouldn t throw away my driver s license just yet, ” he says.24. What can be known about driverless cars?A. They are fitted with newly- developed steering wheels.B. They include functions managed by human drivers.C. They need traditional controls to avoid traffic jams.D. They will be p

25、urchased on the market in five years.25. What can we learn from what Chris said?A. Chris believes that there is a possibility of a jet crashing per day.B. About 1.2 million people are killed around the world each year.C. Changing current car designs alone cannot prevent all traffic deaths.D. Driverl

26、ess cars cannot deal with extreme circumstances withour human help.26. What s the atdtietuof Sven Beiker towards driverless cars?A. Approving. B. Cautious. C. Neutral. D. Hopeful.27. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Why we need driverless cars in the near future.B. How to control a driverl

27、ess car without a driver s license.C. Differences between driverless cars and conventional ones.D. A brief introduction of driverless cars and some opinions on them.CIf you have ever had a cat, or have watched one of the many funny cat videos online, you ll know that hcavtse a mind of their own. A l

28、ot of the things they do are hard to understand-they like to climb up tall furniture, fit themselves in small spaces and attack small objects for no reason at all.Now scientists have managed to figure out what exactly is going on in the brains of our little friends. According to Tony Buffington, a p

29、rofessor at Ohio State University in the US, cats strange behavior largely comes from their way of life back in the wild. Cats today still have many of thinsames（本能）that allowed them to live in the wild for millions of years.” he said in a TED Talk. “To them, ourare their jungles. ”In the wild, cats

30、 are hunters. Their bodies and great balancing abilities allow them to climb to high spots to better look at the environment. Even though they don thave to hunt any more in human houses, they still keep the old habit of viewing the living room from, for example, the top of the refrigerator.Cats hunt

31、ing instinct is also what makes them attack smainll gths like keys and USB drives. In the wild, they hunt whatever they can get, and most of the animals they kill are small.However, cats can also be prey. This explains why they like to stay in small spaces like drawers or washing machines-they are h

32、iding, or they think they are hiding, from more dangerous animals. This is also why cats prefer a clean box: a smelly one could easily show enemies where they are.Knowing how cats minds work is not only useful for better understanding them.It may also help cats owners to better meet cats needs. For

33、example, owners could try to make climbing easier for cats by moving their furniture around. They could also use “ food puzzles ” to make eating feel more like hunting instead of just giving food to the cats.28. According to Tony Buffington, .A. cats strange behavior is hard for people to understand

34、B. cats are more used to living in the wild than in humans homesC. cats behave strangely mainly because of some instincts in the wildD. cats instinctsaasrehelpful to them today as they were millions of year ago29. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A. Cats like to climb

35、up high because they want to hide from dangerous animals.B. Cats attack keys and USB drives because they have a habit of hunting small animals.C. Cats enjoy staying in small spaces because they usually live in small caves in the wild.D. Cats preference for a clean box probably has something to do wi

36、th their hunting instincts.30. The underlined word “ prey ” in Paragraph 5 probably means .A. an animal that is too lazyB. an animal that likes hidinggamesC. an animal that keeps itself cleanD. an animal that is hunted31. This article is mainly written to .A. explore the reasons behind cats strange

37、behaviorB. describe cats past wild experience to readersC. tell cat owners how to make life easier for catsD. compare cats behavior in human homes with that in the wildDTeenagers who check social media for several hours a day are at the risk of developing ADHD （多动症 ）, a study has concluded.The resea

38、rch team, from the University of Southern California, tracked 2,600 teenagers aged 15 and 16. They asked them how many times they checked their phones and other digital devices for various reasons, and then monitored them for symptoms of ADHD. After two years, those who had checked their phones the

39、most often were twice as likely as those who checked the least often to show signs ofADHD Writing in the JAMA medical journal, t he scientists said, “ Modern media devices immediately inform users when new text messages, social media postings, or video game play invitations arrive. Exposure to such

40、information may draw attention away from important tasks. Frequent distraction could interrupt the development of constant attention and organization skills.”They believe constant access to instant entertainment also has an impact.Researcher Professor Adam Leventhal said all previous research had fo

41、cused on the link between ADHD and televisions.“ What s new is that previous studies on thistopic were done many years ago, when social media, mobile phones, tablets and mobile apps didn t exist. We can say with confidence that teens who are exposed to higher levels of digital media are significantl

42、y more likely to develop ADHD symptoms in the future, ” he said.Leventhal believes the findings help fill a gap in understanding how new mobile media devices and seemingly limitless content pose a mental health risk for children. And the findings serve as a warning.British scientists welcomed the fi

43、ndings. But Professor Andy Przybylski of theOxford Internet Institute said,“The study relies on survey responses provided by thestudents in question. It is not clear if teachers or parents would rate the children similarly or if the self-reported measure of digital screen use is related with either

44、actual behavior or higher quality survey items.”32. How did the researchers conduct the study?A. By monitoring 2,600 teenagers with ADHDB. By controlling different teens time spent on social media.C. By tracking the participants for two years.D. By analyzing data from previous researches online.33.

45、What does Leventhal think of the exposure to higher levels of digital media?A. It will cause diverse ADHD symptoms. B. It will create higher ADHD risks.C. It will weaken teenagers confidence.D. It will have a major influence on organization skills.34. What does Professor Andy Przybylski think of the

46、 study?A. It provides a better understanding of the media.B. It should have focused on parents responses.C. Its findings are not reliable enough. D. It s a breakthrough in this field.35. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. The use of digital media is on the riseB. Teens exposure to modern m

47、edia calls more attentionC. Heavy use of social media may increase Teens ADHD risksD. Teens are increasingly exposed to ADHD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。There is no such thing as a“ bad memory” , and everyone can improve theirmemory, as long as you are not

48、suffering from memory loss as a medical condition. 36Stop thinking that you have a“ bad memory” . Convince yourself that you dohave a good memory that will improve. Too many people get stuck here and convince themselves their memory is bad, that they are just not good with names and that numbers jus

49、t slip out of their minds for some reason. 37Use association to remember facts. 38_ For example, if you have a hard time remembering that JFK was the president involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, just picture the handsome president swimming in an ocean surrounded by happy, oinking pigs.Involve mul

50、tiple senses. You can stimulate（激）more parts of your brain by using as many senses as possible when memorizing information. 39 For example, the process of writing information by hand stimulates your brain and makes it easier to remember the information later.40 By developing new mental skills- espec

51、ially complex ones such as learning a new language or learning to play a new musical instrument- and challenging your brain with puzzles and games, you can keep your brain active and improve its physiological function.A. Exercise your brain as often as possible.B. Give yourself some time to form a m

52、emory.C. Erase those thoughts and promise to improve your memory.D. If you want to improve your memory, there are a number of things you can do.E. You can create an image in your mind to help you remember a word or an image.F. This concrete image in your mind will help you link the president with th

53、is event.G When a larger part of your brain is active, your ability to arouse your memory will increase.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。I was working as a lifeguard at Tower 15 on Newport and two blocks to my right was another guard named M

54、ike, working at Tower 17. He called me over the phone and said, “ Hey, I have41 two kids who are swimming in the dangerous zone. I have to give them a warning. Keep an eye on us. I said 42 Sure. In case ofanytime we got out of our tower, we were supposed to 43 somebody else.Mike hung up the phone an

55、d 44 the lifebuoy（救生圈）.Then he realized that these two kids had been 45 and that there was a great tendency for them to be 46 by the wave. 47 , Mike rushed toward the ocean. I 48 the water and all I found was two small heads. The mother of the two kids knel燧）down on the beach with 49 .s OKWhen I dro

56、pped my binoculars|l 远镜)and reached the mother, Mike was in waist-deep water, 50 the two kids. I turned to the mum and said,“ Hey, itThey are safe. I saw the terror started5to . Then she glanced back and got herwashed over her face as though，lives. Shersndscw(thout 53 .first good look at Mike. A new

57、 kind of 52 there was another threat to her kidsMike had some seemingly 54 behavior, and his shaved head showed a scar.Maybe he had no 55 manners, but his lifesaving ability 56 his unsatisfactory skills in PR(public relation). In the mother 57 , Mike waS as really terrible guy. However, that couldn t change the fact ths5e had justher kids.Mike just glanced at me and smiled. As I jogged back to my tower, I promis