湖北省孝感等五校2018届高三上学期期末联考英语试题含答案

1、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、日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.答案是C。1. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a ho

2、tel.B. In a clinic.2. When is the woman able to get her photos?A. Half an hour later.B. One hour later.C. £9.15.C. In a library.C. Two hours later.3. Why doesn t the woman buy the necklace?A. Because she doesnt like it.B. Because she thinks it is expensive.C. Because she considers it of low qua

3、lity.4. What is the man probably?C. A train station worker.A. A taxi driver.B. A policeman.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

4、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。每段对每或独白读两遍。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.听第 7 段材料，回答第8 、 9 题。8. Why didn t the woman go to sch

5、ool yesterday?A. Her throat hurt.B. She caught a cold.9. What does the man advise the woman to do at first?A. Have enough rest.B. Take another day off.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. £1,100.11. Which course will the man choose?A. The one in Ju

6、ly.B. The one in August.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?C. Computer engineering.C. Her leg was broken.C. Drink plenty of wat

7、er.C.缸200.C. The one in September.A. It deserves visiting.B. It is sunny all year around.C. It is cool all year around.D. . 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. Whic

8、h 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

9、. 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、日C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选

10、项。AThese children s books are ideal for holiday giving.The 12 Days of Christmasby Greg PizzoliIt s a classic Christmas reading material! It s a counting lesson! It s a crazy tale ofelephant love. Have you ever wondered how all those calling birds, turtle doves an French hens fit in one room? Pizzoli

11、, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner has your answer. （$15.99, ages 3-5） AHere We Areby Oliver JeffersYes, 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 firstchild, this is a father

12、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）AWishtreeby Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso.Whena towering oak tree learns that she may be cut down, she starts getting extraordinarily invol

13、ved 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) ASee You in the Cosmosby Jack Cheng.Eleven-year-old Alex is too busy trying to communicate with space aliens to

14、 worry about his troubled family life. WhenAlex runs away from hometo launch his homemaderocket, he finds himself sidetracked by new friends and hints of a family secret. ($16.99, ages 10 and up)A21. Which of the following books is about acting as new parents?A. Wishtree.B. The Days of Christmas.C.

15、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

16、 the tree and the girl are facing crisis.D. The girl has difficulty with her school life.BI' m always thinking that I ' m a tough guy but I have learned something about myself sinceI moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes fr

17、om 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

18、like a migratory bird (候鸟)that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.So what makes mefly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with myreluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has

19、dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling soundof a wood fire. I also long for the bright display of colors-first in the fall trees, and thenin the lights around homes and at RockefellerCenter. Floridians decorate, too, but can t createthe special feel of

20、 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 Thanksgivingturkey dinner, or watching neighbors children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? Even the fir

21、stsnowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-coveredbranch. (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I m grateful thatI don t have to shovel.)While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reaso

22、nswhy 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 Paragr

23、aph 3 mean?A. Motivation.C. Coincidence.B. Expectation.D. Unwillingness.26. Which of the following words can best describe the author?A. Imaginative and outspoken.B. Homesick and easy-going.D. Anxious and painful.C. Hard-working and serious.27. What s the author s purpose in writing the text?A. To d

24、escribe 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.CBecoming a music Master is always the dream for many musicians. When Dee Dee Bridgewaterlearned that she wo

25、uld become a 2017 NEA Jazz Master, a series of thoughts and feelings floodedher mind. “ It was so far out of my orbit and just my whole sphere of thinking,” she said ina conversation at NPR this spring, hours before she formally received her award.She s 66-far from retirement age in jazz, and on the

26、 extreme forward edge of the NEA JazzMasters people. So she was aware of her relative youth in the field. She also recognized thatthere haven t been many women in the ranks of NEA Jazz Masters:fewer than 20, out of 145. Thatidea led her to reflect on her predecessors （前任） : legendary singers like Be

27、tty 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 inthis period of Jazz Night, which features music recorded during the season opener for Jazz atLincoln Center. On a program c

28、alled“ 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 politica

29、lly 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 ”is

30、n 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 sonow that mastery is officially a part of her resume.28. What did Bridgewater think of her winning the award?A. It was be

31、yond 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

32、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.

33、Bridgewaters music theme.B. Bridgewater s music experience.C. Bridgewater ' s personal characters.D. Bridgewater s great achievements.DThe bats are unique in mammalsfor their flying skills. Howdo the world ' s only flying mammals communicate? Researchers have observed young bats adopting new

34、“dialects " simply by hearingthem repeatedly, making them one of the few animals known to have a capacity for vocal（声音的）learning. "These bats mayhelp us clarify the evolution of speech acquisition（习得）skills, “says Yosef Prat, a PhD at Tel Aviv University （TAU）.For one year, researchers rai

35、sed 14 Egyptian fruit bat pups with their mothers in controlled area, exposing each young bat to two different vocalizations: the natural call of its motherand a separate recording that varied in pitch（音高）or frequency. They found that the pups ineach group developed a dialect like the recording.&quo

36、t;The general assumption in this field isthat 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 thatbats learn the common dialect in their rest place was unusual.”

37、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.a Studying vocal communication and vocal learning in animal m

38、odels 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 othe

39、r animals, though, human beings are able to use sound patterns for functions that are far strangerfunctions that areimaginative, 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 th

40、eira 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 easi

41、er 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

42、. 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 

43、9; 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 issymmetrical. Irregular shapes typically indicate the watermelon received inconsis

44、tent amounts of sunshine and water.Color and Appearance: The color of the surface is extremely important, 37 If it 'sshiny, 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 co

45、lor.38 Don'ttake the watermelon if the field spot is white or non-existent.39 Fora sweeter and riper watermelon, there shouldn ' t be a visible stem （茎）on thesurface. If there' s a stem, it indicates that the watermelon doesn' t fall off the vine on itsown.Knock on it: Gently knock o

46、n 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

47、 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 everyon

48、e 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

49、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

50、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 justglad it ' s 48 !" That evening we went out to sit in our garden and 49 that the statuewas back in its old 50 ! Oh, sweet neighbour! You are so ki

51、nd and 51 ! The next day we were out in the garden again ,planting 52 , and realized that we had too many. Weactually 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 thestatue back! I told her th

52、at it wasn' t 56 ! And she said that the spot where the statuelay was too bare.There were no flowers. 57 , an idea went on in my head. The remaining flowers. She couldhave them. She was so 58beautiful flowers. I look out of my kitchen window again nowand smile! The statue is60 more beautiful to

53、me now.41. A. laughB. stareC. aim42. A. knewB. ignoredC. forgot43. A. disappearanceB. secretC. funNow St. Francis 59 among44. A. strangersB. passers-byD. pointD. wonderedD. storyC. neighboursD. friends46. A. changedB. damagedC. stolenD. sold47. A. andB. forC. soD. or48. A. rareB. activeC. valuableD.

54、 safe49. A. confirmedB. noticedC. guessedD. doubted50. A. gestureB. spotC. directionD. angle51. A. unfairB. equalC. fancyD. thoughtful52. A. treesB. flowersC. vegetablesD. grasses53. A. figure outB. make upC. come upD. carry out54. A. commandedB. preferredC. forecastD. decided55. A. praisedB. encour

55、agedC. thankedD. blamed56. A. usefulB.goodC. necessaryD. peaceful57. A. SuddenlyB. SincerelyC. FortunatelyD. Exactly58. A. carefulB. gratefulC. disappointedD. anxious59. A. worksB. playsC. movesD. sits60. A. everB. thenC. evenD. just第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）45. A. came acrossB. cheered upC. turne

56、d to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。D. calmed downWill 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

57、among payment instruments in that anyone can transact(交易),any time, any place, with no third parties 62 (involve).Withthis 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 s