湖北省孝感市应城一中高三下学期4月调考英语试题(有部分答案)

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，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案卡上。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:Howmuchistheshirt? A.￡19.15 B.￡9.18 C.￡9.18答案是C。1.WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthefoodinChina?A.It’snotgood B.It’sfatty C.It’sdelicious2.WhatisFranklookingfor?A.Hismoney B.Afilmticket C.Anenvelope3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.ASundayplan B.Asportsmeeting C.Aschooltrip4.Whereisthemangoingto?A.TheZooRoad B.TheParkRoad C.TheKingRoad5.HowisAlice’sweekend?A.Dull B.Average C.Interesting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。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.WhichroomdoesSusanstayin?A.Room302 B.Room305 C.Room3107.WhatisSusan?A.Aclerk B.Aguard C.Atourguide听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhattimewilltheygotoseetheSmiths?A.At4:15 B.At4:00 C.At3:309.Wherewilltheymeet?A.Atthebusstop B.AtJack’ssister’s C.Oppositethecinema听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WhatdoesthemanthinkofProfessorHolt’sclass?A.It’sboring B.It’sattractive C.It’sordinary11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Teacherandstudent B.Colleagues C.Schoolmates12.WhatdoweknowaboutProfessorVanceandProfessorHolt?A.They’rethesame B.They’redifferent C.They’reoutstanding听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatisthegirlgoingtorent?A.Ahouse B.Aroom C.Aflat14.Howwouldthegirlliketogotoschool?A.Bycar B.Bybus C.Onfoot15.Whatwasthegirl’sfeelingaboutthefirstyearintheuniversity?A.Itwasamazing B.Lifewasboring C.Thefoodwasterrible16.Whodoestheuniversityprovideacmodationfor?A.Allthestudents B.Thesecondyearstudents C.Thefirstyearstudents听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howmanywomendriverswearsunglasseswhiledriving?A.12million B.12.8million C.14.4million18.Whatdoexpertssuggest?A.Buyingthicksunglasses B.Consideringsafetyfirst C.Wearingpinksunglasses19.Whatpercentageofwomendriversareagainstthelawduetosunglasses?A.7% B.82% C.10%20.Whatistheprobablereasonforwomentobuysunglasses?A.Roadsafety B.Practicaluse C.Betterappearance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。ATakingyourEnglishintotherealworld ThereisnothingquiteliketryingoutyourEnglishinacountrywherethenativesspeakitfluently.ChenYuan,a24yearoldseniorfromFudanUniversity,Shanghai,facedaseriesofchallengeswhilevisitingEurope,AustraliaandtheUS. Whatwasthefirstthingyounoticedwhenyouarrived? WhenIfirstarrived,mybiggestproblemwasthatIdidn’tknowanyslangterms(俚语).Iwasgreetingpeoplewith,“Howareyou?”whileeveryoneelsewassaying,“What’sup?”Iwasfindingithardtomunicatewithlocalpeopleevenwhentheyusedsimplewords. WhatwerethedifferentbetweentheEnglishyoulearnedintheclassroomandtheEnglishyouhadtouseabroad? IntheclassroomIwouldrememberpatternsofspeech.Iknewthatwhensomeoneasked,“Howareyou?”Ishouldreply,“Fine,thankyou.Andyou?”Theproblemcamewhenpeoplerepliedtomeindifferentways.Ididn’tknowhowtocontinuetheconversation. Whatwasthehardestthingtoadaptto? LifeintheWestisverydifferent.IttheUSIfoundithardtotravelabout,astherewasnotmuchpublictransport.InNewYorktheremaybeasubway,butitwashardtofindabus.Insomesmallercities,everyonedroveacar.Itisnoteasyforabackpackertotravelaroundtheseplaces.Ialsodidn’tenjoyalotofthefood,becauseIthinkIwastoousedtoChinesecooking. Tellusafunnystoryfromyourtimeabroad. WhenIfirstarrivedinBritain,Iwantedtobuysomeshoes,butdidn’tknowthewordforpigskinorleather.Iaskedthesalesman,“Aretheshoesmadeofbeeforpork?”Istillrememberthelookonhisface.21.WhatwasChenYuan’sbiggestbarrierwhenshefirstarrivedabroad? A.Howtomunicate B.HowtotravelC.Whattoeat D.Whattobuy22.Whatprobablywastherootofhermunicationproblems? A.Thewayshegreetedpeople B.ThewaypeoplerepliedtoherC.Thewayshestartedaconversation D.ThewayshelearnedEnglishinclass23.WhichmeansoftransportworriedChenYuaninNewYork? A.Bus B.Car C.Subway D.Railway24.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthisarticle? A.Inatravelbrochure B.InadailynewspaperC.Inahistoricalnovel D.InafashionmagazineBIhadanunannouncedvisitfromanunweleguestlastnight.MyPCwashitbyavirusandIspentallnightdealingwiththemessitcaused.Idon’treallyknowwhenithappenedbuttheproblemsjuststartedingoutstuddenlylastnight.LuckilyIhadjustbackedupallmydocumentsaweekbeforebutI’mstillworkingongettingtheoperatingsystemupandrunning.WhenIsetuptheputerafewyearsagoIwentthroughandcreatedrecoveryCDssoI’mtryingtousethosetocoverthePCbacktothewayitwasoutofthebox.I’mnotexactlysurehowtheviruscameontomyPCbutIwasbehindonbothmyantivirusupdatesandWindowsupdatessoIimaginethathadsomethingtodowithit.ThiswasnotexactlythewayIwasplanningonspendingmyeveningandmorning.Iabsolutelyhatewastingtimeonproductivity（生产率）blackholeslikethis.Iwonderhowmanyhoursofprouductivityarelosteachyearduetotheeffectsofviruses.Anyhow,itmaybedayortwobeforeI’mbackupandgoingagain.Needlesstosaytherewillbesomeupingmallsonbackingupyourdate,keepingcurrent（现在的）onyourupdates,andareviewofthebestantivirussoftware.25.Whathappentotheauthor’sputer?A.Thesoftwarewaslost. B.Hisdocumentswerestored.C.Someonecameandstoleit. D.Adeadlyvirusdroppedby.26.Whydidtheauthorhateproduetivityblackholessomuch?A.Histimewaswasted. B.Theyruinedallthefiles.C.HisPCwasoutofthebox. D.Hewasbehindonupdate.27.Whatwilltheauthorhavetodobeforetheproblemissolved?A.Buyingsoftware. B.Updatingsoftware.C.Reviewingthedata. D.CreatingrecoveryCDs.CWe’reusedtowatchingthepriceofoilmockgravity,butthere’sanevenmorenecessaryproductthat’salsobeescarcerandmoreexpensiveinrecentmonths:Tradersarepayingrecordpricesforwheatonworldmarkets,thanksinparttoshortagescausedbyamixofdroughts（干旱）andflooding.Canada,thesecondbiggestwheatproduceraftertheU.S.,lookssettoharvestitssmallestcropinfiveyears，duetoanunusuallydryJuly，whileproductionintheEuropeanUnionandAustraliamaybedownnearly40%fromlastyearfloodingrainsfollowedlongdroughts.Growingglobaldemandforbiofuelsisalsoeatingupgrainproduction，andputtingupprices.Asaresultofthesupplysqueeze，globalstoresofwheatwhichmakesupone–fifthoftheworld’sfoodintakeareexpectedtofalltotheirlowestlevelin26years，accordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture.TightersuppliesmeanAmericanconsutnerswillbepayingafewcentsmoreforeverythingfrombreadtosandwichestohamburgers，asmeatsuppliescanbetiedtograinprices.And,iftheworldwarmsasexpectedovertheingdecades，theterriblefarmingyearof2016maybejustthebeginning.Astemperaturesrise，manystudiespredictthatcropproductivitywilldealine，astheextremedroughtsandfoldsthatdamagedthisyear’swheatcropbeemoremon.Therichestlandislikelytobefoundfurthernorthinresponsetotheheat,openingupthepossibilityofagricultureinareassuchasSiberinthathaslongbeentoocoldforgoodfarming.Butthesameeffectcouldturntoday’sbreadbasketregionsastheAmericanMidwestintodustbowls.28.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedpart“mockgravity”inParagraph1?A.change B.close C.increase D.decrease29.Whichareaisthoughttoproducethemostwheatintheworld?A.U.S B.Canada C.Australia D.EuropeanUnion.30.WhatdoestheauthorsuggestbymentioningSiberiainthelastparagraph?A.Foodpriceswillshootup. B.Extremeweathermightstay.C.Itusedtobesuitableforfarming. D.Farmingmethodshaveimproved.31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A,Cropproductivity. B.Extremeweather.C.Wheatshortage. D.Severedroughts. DTherehavebeenclaimsthatwarmingonMarsandPlutoisproofthatrecentwarmingonEarthiscausedbyanincreaseinsolaractivity，andnotbygreenhousegases.Butwecansaywithcertaintythat,evenifMars,Plutooranyotherplanethaswarmedinrecentyears,itisnotduetochangesinsolaractivity.TheSun’senergyoutputhasnotincreasedsincedirectmeasurementbeganin1978.Ifincreasedsolaroutputreallywasresponsible,weshouldbeseeingwarmingonalltheplanetsandtheirmoons,notjustMarsandPluto.Oursolarsystemhaseughtplanets,threedwarfplanetsandquiteafewmoonswithatleastathinatmosphere,andthusaclimateofsorts.Theirclimateswillbeaffectedbylocalfactorssuchasorbitalvariations,changesinreflectanceandevenvolcaniceruptions,soitwouldnotbesuprisingifseveralplanetsandmoonsturnouttobewarmingatanyonetime.OnetheoryisthatwindshaverecentlysweptsomeareasofMarscleanofdust,darkeningthesurface,warmingtheRedPlanetandleadingtofurtherincreasesinwindinessapositivefeedbackeffect.ObservationsofthethicknessofPluto’satmospherein2002suggestedthedwarfplanetwaswarmingevenasitsorbittookitfurtherfromtheSun.Thefindingconfusedastronomersatthetime,andthecausehadyettobedetermined.Ithassincebeensuggestedthatthisisduetoagreenhouseeffect:AsitgetsclosertotheSun,Plutomaywarmenoughforsomeofthemethaneiceonitssurfacetoturnintoagas.Thisworldcausefurtherwarming,whichwouldcontinueforawhileevenafterPluto’sorbitstartstotakeitawayfromtheSun.32.Whatcause(s)thewarmingofsomeplanets?A.Thesolarsystem. B.Theirlocalfactors.C.Volcanicmountains. D.Thethinatmosphere.33.WhatistheouteoftherecentwindsonMars?A.They’recooledtheplanet. B.They’releftaclearsky.C.They’recausedmorewinds. D.They’rehelpedcleantheplanet.34.WhatdoweknowaboutthethicknessofPluto’satmosphere?A.Ttremainsmysterious. B.Ittroubleastronauts.C.Ithasbeethinner. D.Itcontributestothewarming.35.WhichofthefollowingmightleadtothewarmingonEarthaccordingtothewriter?A.Solaractivity. B.MarsandPluto.C.Greenhousegases. D.TheSun’senergyoutput.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。TheBankofEnglishisacollectionofmodemEnglishlanguagebeldonputerforanalysisofwords,meanings,grammarandusage.Howbigisit?36ResearchbyCollinsCobuildoverthelasttwenlyyearshasshownthatverylargesamplesoftextarenecessarylorproperlinguistic(语言学)study.37Thishugecollectionconsistsofmanydifferenttypesofwritingandspeech.38Writtentextsefromnewspapers,magazines,fictionandnonfietionbooks,brochures.brochures,reports,andwebsites.Spokenmaterialesfromtelevisionandradiobroadeasts,mettings,interviews,discussions,andconversations.TheBankofEnglishprovidesevidenceabouttheEnglishwhichpeopleread,write,speakandheareverydayoftheirlives.Howisitupdatedanddeveloped?39materialisdownloadedfromwebsites,anddailyfeedsarereceivedfrommanynewspapers.Whenwasitfounded?TheBankofEnglishwasstarledin1991byCollinsandtheUniversityofBirmingham.Whatisitusedfor?Userscansearchforpatternsofwordbination,checkwordfrequencies,seeexamplesofalltheusesofparticularwordsandanalyzetheseresultssothattheinformationwhichisrecordedindictionarieandotherreferenceworksisauthoritativeandbackedupbyhardevidencewhereverpossible.40Whywasitcreated?Whatgoesintoit?Andwhy?Newdataisacquiredcontinuously.TheBankofEnglishissoldthroughtheWordbanksOnlineService.ItcontainsuptodateEnglishlanguagefromthousandsofdifferentsources.Itcontains524milionwordsanditcontinuestogrowwiththenewmaterial.Teachersandstudentscanuseitasabasicresourcefortheirstudiesandprofessionalactivity.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题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、D四个选项中，选取可以填入空白处的最佳选项。MyauntEdithwasawidowof50,workingasasecretary,whendoctorsdiscoveredwhatwasthenthoughttobeaveryseriousheartdisease. AuntEdithdoesn'tacceptdefeat41.Shebeganstudyingmedical42inthelibraryandfoundanarticleinamagazineabouta43heartsurgeon,Dr.MichaelDeBakey,ofHouston,Texas.Hehadsavedthe44ofsomeonewiththesamedisease.ThearticlesaidDr.DeBakey'sfeeswereveryhigh;AuntEdithcouldn't45paythem.Butcouldhe46herofsomeonewhosefeeshecouldpay?SoAuntEdith47tohim.Shesimplylistedher48forwantingtolive:herthreechildren,whowouldbeontheir49inthreeorfourmoreyears,herlittlegirl50oftravelingandseeingtheworld.Therewasn'tawordof51onlywarmthandhumorandthe52ofliving.Shemailedtheletter,notreallyexpectingananswer.Afewdayslater,mydoorbellrang.AuntEdithdidn't53toein;shestoodinthehalland54aloud:"Yourbeautifulletter55meverydeeply.IfyoucanetoHouston,therewillbeno56foreitherthe57ortheoperation.SignedMichaelDeBakey."Thatwassevenyearsago.Sincethen,AuntEdithhasbeenaroundtheworld.Herthreechildren58married.Forherage,sheisoneoftheyoungest,most59peopleIknow—allbecauseofanopenheartsurgeonwhoknewhowto60hisprofession,andhowtoopenhisownheart.41.A.naturally B.simply C.clearly D.easily42.A.reports B.history C.records D.condition43.A.generous B.rich C.famous D.poor44.A.life B.money C.world D.operation45.A.always B.possibly C.certainly D.frequently46.A.remind B.convince C.accuse D.tell47.A.went B.wrote C.pointed D.talked48.A.ideas B.explanations C.reasons D.expectations49.A.behalf B.feet C.own D.way50.A.dream B.pleasure C.tragedy D.achievement51.A.selfconfidence B.selfpity C.selfawareness D.selfcenteredness52.A.hardship B.stress C.standard D.joy53.A.hesitate B.wait C.bother D.pause54.A.shouted B.cried C.read D.laughed55.A.held B.influenced C.affected D.moved56.A.fare B.price C.charge D.cost57.A.cure B.treatment C.doctor D.hospital58.A.happily B.suddenly C.gradually D.fortunately59.A.successful B.energetic C.desperate D.hardworking60.A.honor B.join C.leave D.learn第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5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。MovingtoanewschoolhadbeenloughforJanie,butthingswerefinallyturningaround.Shewasmaking

61(friend)andsheevenreceivedan62(invite)toAngie’spoolparty.Therewasoneproblem:Janiedidn’tknowhowtoswim.Janiefeltlike63(admit)thismightriskhernewfriendships.Soshedecidedtogotothepartyandpretendedthatsheknewhowtoswim.Thefireshourofthepartywentby64(smooth).Janiefloatedonalargeraft(皮筏)andtalkedwith65othergirls.Thenthegirlsstarteddoingdives.Bridgetdidajackknife.Angie