1、湖南省重点中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期3月联考试题注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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
2、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. C.9.15.答案是C。1. What did the womans sister use to be?A. A nurse. B. A doctor. C. A teacher.2. How did the man come here?A. By car. B. By taxi. C. By bus.3. Whom does the dictionary belong to?A. M
3、ary. B. Jack. C. Jane.4. When will the train leave?A. At 9:00. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30.5. What is the man doing?A. Watching TV. B. Answering the phone. C. Repairing the TV.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
4、独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Call his secretary. B. Talk to the director. C. Put off the meeting with the director.7. When will the man be free?A. On Wednesday morning. B. On Monday afternoon. C. On Monday morning.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why did the man call up The R
5、ose Hotel?A. To find a job there.B. To have a party for his sisters birthday.C. To prepare a dinner for his family.9. What main course is chosen by the man?A. Meat. B. Salad. C. Fish.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why did the speakers parents have a quarrel this afternoon?A. Lucas didnt get an A. B. Daisy spe
6、nt too much money. C. Daisy didnt get an A.11. Which month is it now?A. October. B. November. C. December.12. How will Daisy make some money soon?A. By walking the neighbors dogs.B. By looking after the neighbors children.C. By helping parents do more housework.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How did the woman
7、 get to the place?A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. On foot.14. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. At the airport.15. What does the woman like best?A. Beef. B. Fish. C. Pork.16. What would the woman like to drink?A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Orange juice.听第10段材料
8、，回答第17至20题。17. What is farming like in New England?A. Its difficult. B. Its easy. C. Its interesting.18. What was the first job for starting a new farm in New England?A. Building stone walls. B. Cutting down trees. C. Removing the stones.19. Where do stones in the field come from?A. The stone walls.
9、 B. The rocky mountain. C. The rocks below the thin soil.20. What is usually found around New England fields?A. Stone walls. B. Wooden fences. C. Big trees.第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AHere we will show you some of the best winter RV(野营车)destinatio
10、ns in the United States. Casa Del Sol Resort(度假胜地)At the Casa Del Sol, you are sure to feel right at home. This RV destination offers Showers, laundry facilities(设备), restrooms and free Wi-Fi at the RV sites. They dont stop there though, this awesome RV park offers an Olympic sized heated pool, craf
11、t rooms as well as planned year-round activities to keep you busy and active.Golden Village Palms RV ResortThis RV resort in sunny southern California, is a great choice to spend your winter months! This RV park offers a big pool, outdoor barbecues, a lending library and even free coffee! On the RV
12、hook-up sites they feature cheap Wi-Fi and landscaping services to keep the park neat and clean! A great place to park your RV for the winter!Riverbend Resort Cabins & RV ParkRiverbend Resort Cabins and RV Park is the perfect place for your RV when you want a warm place to return to after a long day
13、 of hiking, biking or fishing in the cold! It offers water, sewer and electrical hookups, as well as cheap Wi-Fi. It also offers outdoor grills and picnic tables. There is easy access to hiking and biking trails from the campsite.Forge AdirondackForge Adirondack resort offers many activities to attr
14、act you to their campgrounds for winter recreation! It offers snowmobiling which is popular with most tourists, a snowshoe track, boat rentals and even horseback riding! It has 8 different sites for heated restrooms and showers, and each site comes complete with picnic tables.21. Which of the follow
15、ing is free of charge at the Casa Del Sol Resort?A. Restrooms. B. Wi-Fi. C. Showers. D. Laundry facilities.22. Which destination offers free coffee?A. Casa Del Sol Resort. B. Riverbend Resort Cabins & RV Park.C. Camping Resort Forge Adirondack. D. Golden Village Palms RV Resort.23. Which attracts mo
16、st tourists at Forge Adirondack?A. A snowshoe track. B. Swimming. C. Snowmobiling. D. Horseback riding.BCharles Dickens was born in 1812 in England. His parents were John Dickens and Elizabeth Dickens. Charles was the second of their eight children. John Dickens was a clerk in a payroll office of th
17、e navy. John Dickens inspired the character of Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield. Elizabeth Dickens inspired the characters of Mrs. Nickleby in Nicholas Nickleby and Mrs. Micawber in David Copperfield.Finances were a constant concern for the family. The costs of entertaining along with the expenses
18、of having a large family were too much for Johns salary. When Charles was just four months old, the family moved to a smaller home to cut costs.From a very young age, Charles dreamed of becoming a gentleman. He wanted a formal education. His parents did have some limited funds put aside to send one
19、of their children to a university. Mr. and Mrs. Dickens considered the talents and qualifications of all their children. They wanted to use the money earmarked(留出)for education where it would do the most good. It was as if they were placing all their bets on one child. Charles was not that child. Hi
20、s parents chose to send their daughter, Fanny, to school. She had a talent for music and was sent to an academy.Then came the darkest hours in the life of Charles Dickens. When he was 12, it looked like his dreams would never come true. John Dickens was arrested and sent to the Marshalsea prison for
21、 failure to pay a debt. At that time the family sent Charles to work in Warrens Blacking Warehouse. It was a shoe polish factory. He earned six shillings a week. As a side note, while employed there Dickens met Bob Fagin. Charles later used the name in Oliver Twist.Luckily, John Dickens came to an a
22、greement with his creditors within months of his imprisonment. Shortly after that John Dickens ended his sons employment at the blacking factory. Charles Dickens won the disagreement and Charles was sent to Wellington House Academy instead.24. Who was Charles Dickens inspiration for the character of
23、 Mr. Micawber?A. His father. B. His youngest brother. C. His elder brother. D. His grandfather.25. Why did the family move to a new home?A. John Dickens got rich overnight.B. Elizabeth Dickens changed a new job.C. Johns salary couldnt cover the familys expense.D. The couple wanted their children to
24、receive a good education.26. What caused John Dickens to be arrested?A. Fighting with his workmate. B. Killing a person by accident.C. Abusing his children. D. Failing to pay a debt.27. What is the text mainly about?A. The mother of Charles Dickens. B. The childhood of Charles Dickens.C. The contrib
25、utions of Charles Dickens. D. The main works of Charles Dickens.CA million species are facing extinction. A million, that is enough to make most scream. Some species are becoming extinct because of poaching(偷猎). Even Namibia, which has a spectacular conservation record, hasnt been safe from that. Si
26、nce 2015, poaching has caused the loss of 50 black rhinos(犀牛)annually in Namibia.Globally, there is a $ 23-billion-a-year trade in illegal wildlife products. Driven by a demand in some countries. where the rhino horn(角)is thought to be a cure for some diseases, it sells for up to $ 100,000 per kilo
27、on the black market. This illegal trade is making some people very rich, but it isnt rural Africans. Here, poor people are convinced to trade the life of a rhino for a few hundred dollars, which may bring the possibility of years in prison. In fact, rhino horn is made mostly of keratin, the same sub
28、stance as found in our fingernails and hair.To help slow down this reality, I took a trip to Namibia, determined to make a difference to black rhino conservation. The first stop, Mount Etjo Safari Lodge, was where I heard Nossis story. Nossi, a black rhino, was born in Etosha National Park, a place
29、where my parents and I spent many holidays when I was young. When Nossi was born, her mother was stressed and pushed her around. By the time the vet arrived, Nossi only had a 10% chance of survival. With massive investment of time, energy and care, Nossi survived and, last year, she gave birth to he
30、r eighth child. In a population in danger of extinction, this represents an important increase in the worlds black rhino population. All of these efforts have paid off and I learned that my support matters. Your support matters too. Because together, we can save the rhino. Together, it is likely tha
31、t we can change the world.28. What does the first paragraph try to tell us?A. The problem of species extinction has been solved.B. The problem of species extinction is serious.C. Namibia has an excellent conservation record.D. Its easy to stop the extinction of species.29. Why do rhino horns sell we
32、ll on the black market?A. They have made most poor Africans rich. B. They can make people live, much longer.C. They can replace some kinds of metals. D. They are believed to cure sonic diseases.30. Her did Nossi nearly die at birth?A. She was pushed around by her mother. B. The weather was very terr
33、ible that day.C. There was no good medicine at that time. D. Her mother had little milk for her.31. What can be the best title for the text?A. The urgent effort to save black rhinos B. The protection of wildlifeC. A wildlife reserve in Namibia D. The story about young black rhino NossiDMy twin siste
34、r is in therapy(治疗). The other day, she missed an important appointment for no good reason. My therapist said it was time blindness.Im living in New York, 3, 000 miles away from my twin. We video chat every day, but I havent seen her in person since Christmas.Time blindness is a term invented by doc
35、tors who treat people with ADHD(注意缺陷多动障碍). Psychologist Ari Tuckman says adults typically develop an awareness of time and an ability to track its passing. Some people have what he calls harder or sharper time awareness: they know when theyve been out for lunch for too long, or when something hasnt
36、been in the oven for long enough. The others have much softer time awareness: they can miss appointments and trains. Time blindness can greatly impact someones life if they cant ever meet deadlines. People with ADHD are often more time-blind than others.Besides our own time awareness, Tuckman says,
37、context plays a role: sleep loss, anxiety, being drunk and anything that might impact how we process the world can make us feel time-blind. Without the usual time-marker cues we might use to divide up our days-the school bus arriving, the line at the coffee shop, or weekend nights spent at restauran
38、ts with friends-were swimming in a sea of sameness.Sorrow is one of the biggest causes of time blindness, according to Tuckman. Holding onto time is a skill of your mind, like doing math, and sadness reduces its computing strength. Its why time goes faster when I talk to my twin sister, when Im not
39、so sad.Tuckman says it might be nice for more people to understand time blindness.32. What do we know about the author and her sister?A. She is not optimistic about her sisters health.B. It has been years since they chatted in person.C. She has learned her sisters illness is less serious.D. She chat
40、s with her sister every day.33. What are people having harder time awareness like according to Tuckman?A. They are often productive in a limited time.B. They tend to spend less time in having lunch.C. They are good at keeping track of time passing.D. They usually need stronger time management.34. Wh
41、at does the underlined phrase time-marker cues in paragraph 4 refer to?A. Ordinary activities in our daily life. B. Troubles we are suffering from.C. Activities in our home. D. The same things we share regularly.35. Which of the following can cause time blindness most easily?A. Deep thought. B. Sadn
42、ess. C. Surprise. D. Hard-work.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填 A. 空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ice sheets covering three-quarters of Greenland, the worlds largest island, are melting at a fast pace. 36 Such prediction was made from the findings of an international team of researchers, including
43、 representatives from the Danish Meteorological Institute(DMI).Climate researcher Ruth Mottram said in a DMI press release, If global warming continues as before-what we call the high emission scenario(排放情景), then the temperature will be likely to rise by a further 4.0 to 6.6 degrees by the year 210
44、0. 37 And the researchers added that the polar regions are more sensitive to climate change. 38 By using them they can calculate the extent(程度)that the melting of Greenlands inland ice would contribute to the global sea level, by examining the unstable relationship between the change in summer tempe
45、ratures in Greenland and the ices surface mass-balance over the last 30 years. Our research shows that we should expect an increase of 10 to 12. 5 centimeters in global sea level by the year 2100 as a direct result of increased ice melting and loss of surface mass from the Greenland ice sheet alone,
46、 said Mottram.John Cappelen, senior climatologist(气候学家)at DMI and member of the research team, stressed the seriousness of the teams findings and called all people and countries to obey the Paris Agreement as a way to limit the global warming. 39 Otherwise we cant limit the global warming, said Capp
47、elen.The Paris Agreement was agreed by the 195 member economies in Paris in 2015, with the goal of reducing global warming. 40 A. Its really a pity.B. Something must happen to our behavior.C. We must do something to protect Greenland.D. However, some countries want to quit the agreement.E. Such a ri
48、se in temperature is significantly greater than we expect.F. Researchers used the latest global and regional climate modeling tools.G. By the end of this century, sea levels could rise by about 12.5 centimeters.第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 A. 空白处的最佳选项，
49、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One day about two years ago, we asked our mom for new dance shoes. Our feet had 41 and it was time for new shoes.Didnt I just buy you shoes a month ago? she said as she walked into our room and 42 out our closets, drawers and suitcases 43 footwear. And guess what she found? Bags of 44 da
50、nce shoes and over 100 costumes from years of 45 . We sat in the middle of piles of 46 worn dance items, and we both 47 to find homes for them. Donate2Dance, a charity organization, was 48 that day. Our 49 : Collect and donate gently worn dance shoes and costumes to 50 around the world.Were 51 to ha
51、ve spent the past 10 years dancing. We know that not every dancer can always 52 a new pair of dance shoes. It is the best feeling in the world 53 that a box of dance shoes or costumes can make a 54 in a dancers life.To date, we have 55 over 4,500 dancers around the world! The best part of having our
52、 own charity is knowing that, every day, we are helping others.41. A. cleaned B. grown C. broken D. hidden42. A. gave B. picked C. burned D. emptied43. A. in search of B. in need of C. in charge of D. in favor of44. A. important B. new C. ugly D. old45. A. movements B. experiments C. performances D.
53、 organizations46. A. badly B. gently C. severely D. apparently47. A. decided B. hated C. regretted D. pretended48. A. separated B. chosen C. born D. finished49. A. mission B. mind C. action D. energy50. A. workers B. singers C. dancers D. students51. A. lucky B. disappointed C. tired D. crazy52. A.
54、throw B. order C. bring D. afford53. A. complaining B. knowing C. guessing D. replying54. A. success B. living C. difference D. promise55. A. connected B. helped C. saved D. known第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填 A. 适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。People have lived in cities for thousands of years. Yet ev
55、en just 100 years ago, more People 56 (live) in the country than in cities. Today, with the population in the world 57 (increase) sharply, more people move to cities for various 58 (reason). For many it is for work or education. Some are 59 (simple) attracted to city life. By the year 2030, it is th
56、ough, 60 more than sixty percent of the worlds population will be living in cities. More and more cities will become megacities(特大城市), and they will 61 (find) in different parts of the world.Maybe one megacity is not the same as another 62 they do have common problems, such as air 63 (pollute), hous
57、ing problems, traffic jams and so on. Making these cities work well for every person living in them will be 64 great challenge in the future. However, we do believe when people work together, they can find solutions which will help make these megacities happy, healthy and 65 (excite) places to live
58、in.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部将举办主题为“My 2020”的演讲比赛。请你写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：1.总结2020年；2.新一年的计划。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Boys and girls,Im very honored to stand here to share my speech with you!Thank you for your listening.第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。A while ago, whe
59、n I was a 25-year-old youth, I traveled across the United States on a journey to make a film. During that trip, I ended up in Seattle where I met Laddie McCrea.Laddie was a hobo (流浪汉). He was about 60-70 years old and looked 100. Laddie had shoulder length white hair covered with weeds from the prev
60、ious nights bedding(垫草). He was in rags with an unpleasant smell of alcohol and garbage.When I first met Laddie, he was standing on a busy downtown Seattle sidewalk. He greeted every passer-by with a smile。a pleasant greeting and an extended palm(手掌). Each day, society was rushing past Laddie, eithe
61、r unaware of his existence or avoiding him, a smelly, begging hobo.I found Laddie to be an excellent character for my movie, so I wanted to pay him to allow me to stand in the background and film him. However, He rejected the money but accepted my requirement. Then, I spent three days hidden among t
62、he crowd, filming Laddie. Most of the time he was unaware of my existence. Each day he stood in a busy section of town greeting the world with a smile and an extended palm, in order to earn enough change for the evenings night cap.One special day, as I watched from a bench off in the distance, a you
63、ng girl, around 6 or 7, with a pretty dress, approached Laddie from behind and tugged on his shirt. Laddie turned to the girl. She then reached up and handed him something. At that, Laddie showed his happiness and reached in his pocket, gave her something and the girl ran back to her parents excitedly showing them what she had received.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。I was curious about the exchange.I asked Laddie why he refused to take my money and kept smiling.