1、2020年春四川省棠湖中学高三第四学月考试英语试题注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段
2、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。1What does the woman think of the food?ADelicious.BFatty.CTerrible.2What is the relationship between the two speakers?AThey are strangers.BThey are friends.CThey are neighbors.3What is Jack going to do?AHurry
3、 to his office.BMeet Professor Johnson.CHelp Mary carry the books.4How will the woman go downtown?ABy subway.BBy bus.CBy taxi.5What are the speakers mainly talking about?AA French exam.BAn interpreter course.CA job opportunity.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
4、。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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6What is the presentation mainly about?AThe causes of climate change.BThe results of climate change.CThe prevention of climate change.7Where did the man get his information?AFrom a film.BFrom a website.CFrom
5、a book.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8When will Jack pick up his father?AAt six.BAt four.CAt two.9How does Julie seem to feel about the game?ABored.BCurious.CConfused.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What does the man have to do now?APlan a trip.BLook for a job.CMake a decision.11What does the woman think of the journey to Sout
6、h America?ADangerous.BExciting.CExpensive.12What advice does the woman give to the man?AGoing abroad.BStaying at home.COpening a bookstore.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13How many brothers and sisters did Jin have?ATwo.BSix.CSeven.14What was Jins first wuxia novel?AThe Book and the Sword.BThe Deer and the Cauldr
7、on.CThe Smiling, Proud Wanderer.15When did Jin start working at a film company?AIn1955.BIn1957.CIn1959.16Where did Jin receive his Doctors degree?AIn Soochow University.BIn Cambridge University.CIn the Central University of Political Affairs.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What did the man think of Americans?AH
8、ealth-conscious.BIgnorant.CLazy.18Why does the man mention organic foods?ATo show how influential American food culture is.BTo show how peoples attitudes have changed.CTo show that Americans are spending more on food.19According to the woman, why are things different now?APeople have access to more
9、information.BPeople are more active in general.CPeople are more positive.20What does the woman try to avoid?AWatching too much TV.BEating fast food.CDriving her car.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。ASIGN YOUR CHILD UP FOR “FLY TO THE MOON CLUBAND ENJOY A FR
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15、ome people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to
16、 the place I was going to.Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”Once on my way to work I
17、was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with
18、someone at my office and I didnt want to keep him waiting.When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.24The writer always refuses to give people dir
19、ections because _.Ashe is a stranger to the cityBshe doesnt know the peopleCshe has no time to help othersDshes afraid of giving wrong directions25A man stopped the writer on the way to _.Asell her somethingBask her the timeCmake friends with herDask for the direction26The Friendship Building is the
20、 place where the writer _.AlivesBstudiesCworksDteaches27Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe writer is too shy to give others directions.BThe writer has a very poor sense of direction.CThe writer never got lost when she was young.DThe man was quite nervous when he saw the wri
21、ter.C Cowboys, policemen, princesses and superheroes are all characters kids choose to be on any given day. Putting on a play can be a fun activity that lets them act out their favorite characters as well as use their artistic ability to create the stage.Best of all, they will be able to use their f
22、avorite line “ look at me” as the audience sits down to enjoy the production.Help your kids decide on a play they would like to act out. Use the Internet or the library to find scripts (剧本) for older reading kids. For younger kids, they can act out a favorite story or a fairy tale. Of course, you co
23、uld always help them write their own scripts.Decide how many characters are needed. Invite neighbors and friends to be in your play or let your kids play more than one character. Make sure you teach them to change the way they look, move and speak so the audience can tell the difference.Search for c
24、ostumes and props (道具) supplies. Find clothes from your closet or attic (阁楼) , or go to a garage sale. Help everyone make a mask or put on makeup to represent their characters.Get creative. Make tickets, invitations, movie posters and props for your kids play. You can even decorate a curtain and han
25、g it in front of the stage. Set up chairs for the audience.Choose your music. Pick something that goes with the theme of the play. Ask someone to play the piano or have the kids make up songs and help them make homemade instruments.Rehearse the play. The more the play is practiced, the better it wil
26、l be. Try starting early in the summer and practicing once a week. Set out a snack after rehearsal and make it light-hearted and fun. Then perform the play at the end of the summer vacation.Invite the audience to sit down and enjoy the play.28Which of the following characters may not be chosen by ki
27、ds?APolicemen.BPrincesses.CSuperheroes.DBeggars.29What can we learn from the passage?APutting on a play can improve kids imagination.BKids of different ages should choose the same script.CA kid can act out different characters in the same play.DDifferent costumes and props are not important on stage
28、.30The underlined word “ Rehearse” has the closest meaning to “_”.AresearchBreviewCpracticeDremember31Which is the best title for the passage?AHow to Help Kids to Put on a PlayBHow to Give Kids Useful Advice on PerformancesCHow to Get Kids Interested in PerformingDHow to Teach Kids to Show Their Cha
29、racterD As Simon Kindleysides, 34, took his first step in the London Marathon in April, he felt as if magic was in the air.As we were walking toward the first mile, we actually started joining all the runners, he said. Everyone was on the streets, cheering, and that was a magical moment. As time wen
30、t on, the crowds and other racers spread around. Kindleysides and his team of eight supporters continued walking.Kindleysides, who is paralyzed(瘫痪的)from the waist down and typically uses a wheelchair, was equipped with an exoskeleton(体外骨骼)to help him walk. His supporters walked with him to change th
31、e batteries in his exoskeleton so he could keep moving.In 2013, Kindleysides was diagnosed with a brain tumor (肿瘤) that was growing in a way that pressed on certain nerves, leading to him losing feeling in his legs. He was told he would never walk again. Before his paralysis, the London-based singer
32、 and dancer had always wanted to run a marathon, he said, but he never made the plan to do so-until this year.During the London Marathon, the last two miles were the hardest. At that point, I was exhausted. It was freezing cold, and I was hurting emotionally, Kindleysides said. But he kept going. I
33、didnt want to let people down. I had a team of eight, and I was raising money for The Brain Tumour Charity, he said. I didnt want to let them down, myself down, and I thought if I would get this far, I would have to continue.So he continued and made history as the first paralyzed man to complete the
34、 London Marathon on foot.Then, recovering at home, he shared his accomplishment with his three children. They used to say Im the only dad in their whole school whos in a wheelchair, and now they say Im their dad, the only one who has walked a marathon, he said.Kindleysides is training to complete th
35、ree more marathons next year, including the London Marathon again.32Why did Kindleysides supporters accompany him all the way?ATo help change the batteries.BTo inspire him as a team.CTo guide him along the road.DTo assist him with the wheelchair.33What caused Kindleysides disability?AAn operation on
36、 his brain for the tumor. BAn accident in the previous marathon.CSome nerves produced out of the tumor. DThe pressure from the brain tumor on the nerves.34What partly supported Kindleysides to finish the hardest two-mile race?AThe prize money for the winner.BThe strong desire to recover.CThe kindnes
37、s to help the charity.DThe belief to beat others.35What can we learn about Kindleysides?AHe was once a successful actor.BHe is ambitious for joining in London marathons once more.CHis children feel a pity for him in the wheelchair now.DHe was the first disabled man to complete the London Marathon.第二
38、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 avoid a boring conversationWhat excuse should you use to avoid talking to people you dont want to talk to? Here are tips and non-offensive ways to get out of unwanted conversations.1. Go for a refill.It is natural for anyone at a pa
39、rty to be excused to get a refill. 36 And once you excuse yourself, make a move fast before the person requests you to get a refill for him as well.2. Pretend bad mood.Cut off the conversation before it starts by saying something along the lines of “Im not in a good mood. Can I talk to you later if
40、you dont mind? 37 Say it firmly so that people get the message loud and clear.3. Ask your friend to save you.38 Simply text your friend and ask him or her to come for apparently something important. You will be able to skip a boring chat with a seemingly reasonable excuse.4. 39You are advised to loo
41、k away from that person and dont make eye contact, so that you can give powerful hints that you find the conversation extremely boring. 40 Be sure to tune in to the conversation every now and then so you dont come across as rude. ABehave in an obviously careless way.BJust be sure that the person you
42、 are talking to does not offer to accompany you to do so.CDont act too polite in an attempt to draw sympathy.DUse body language to indicate boredom.E.Your friend is bound to perform brilliantly in coping with the dull one.F.Look elsewhere and pretend that something else has caught your attention.G.S
43、tuck in an unwanted conversation, how do you get out of it?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。 When she was 16, Joanne learned that she was adopted and that her birth mother was a woman named Lillian and that she had died days after giving birt
44、h to her. Feeling betrayed and confused, Joanne spent many nights crying, 41 what her birth mother had been like. And yet, some part of her believed her mother was still 42 .The doubts 43 Joanne for years. After watching her 44 , in 2017, when Joanne was already 79 years old, her daughter-in-law, Sh
45、elley, suggested her taking a DNA 45 . Shelley thought learning something about her 46 family might give Joanne some 47 .So Joanne took the test, and about a year later Shelley received a(n) 48 on from a man named Sam, whose genetic report had 49 him with Joanne.Shelley immediately wrote back to Sam
46、, asking 50 he knew a Lillian. Yes, Sam said, that was his mothers name. Almost 51 , an even bigger shock came that Lillian was alive, at age 100-Joanne had been 52 all along.The families quickly planned a(n) 53 where Lillian lived. A month later, Joanne found herself sitting across from the mother
47、she had 54 in her whole life, looking at Lillian, who suffered from dementia(痴呆症)and used a wheelchair.“I dont know if she 55 me,” Joanne said.She told Lillian that she had been 56 in 1940 and that shed been told her birth mother had 57 . No response. Joanne started to cry. At that point, her mother
48、 58 , as if she had started to understand. Joanne excitedly 59 telling Lillian all about her children and grandchildren. Lillian smiled. Then she said the words Joanne had waited more than 60 years to hear: “This is my 60 .”41AcomplainingBhopingCwonderingDforgetting42AyoungBillCprettyDalive43Abother
49、edBinspiredCresistedDchanged44AsadnessBillnessClonelinessDhappiness45AreportBtestCcourseDtraining46AcurrentBrealisticCeffectiveDbiological47ApeaceBadviceCworryDmind48AcallBmessageCofferDchance49AprovidedBreplacedCmatchedDequipped50AwhyBhowCwhenDwhether51AimmediatelyBunbelievablyCnaturallyDfortunatel
50、y52AmistakenBconfidentCright.Durgent53AreunionBspeechCpartyDoperation54Afound outBgone throughCrelied onDsearched for55AlovesBraisesCsupportsDrecognizes-56AcaughtBbeatenCadoptedDcheated57Agiven upBrun awayCpassed awayDturned up58Aslept inBlooked upCcame outDtook off59AcontinuedBavoidedCconsideredDap
51、preciated60AmotherBdaughterCnameDlife第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。A hotel chain is employing human bed warmers to help guests get a good nights sleep. 61 (dress) in special all-in-one sleeping suits, the walking electric blankets are sent to warm the beds of guests stayin
52、g at the Holiday Inn 62 they get under the covers.Dr Chris Idzikowski, 63 (direct) of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, said the idea could help people get off to sleep. He 64 (explain) that “Theres plenty of scientific evidence to show that sleep starts at the beginning of the night 65 body temperature s
53、tarts to drop. The drop occurs partly because the blood vessels (血管) 66 the hands, face and feet open up and release heat.” “A warm bed approximately 20 to 24 degrees Celsuis is 67 good way to start this process while a cold bed isnt. It helps people sleep well especially as its taking much 68 (long
54、) for them to warm up when they come in from the snow.”Dr Chris Idzikowski and 69 (he) colleague Jane Bednall said the idea was like “having a giant hot water bottle in your bed”. The five-minute free bed warming sessions will be tried out in London and Manchester 70 the end of next month.第四部分 写作（共两
55、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：在错的词下划一横线，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。Ive learnt from the notice that youre looking for an English editor for ou
56、r school paper. Im written this letter to apply to the position.Im Li Hua，Senior Three student in our school. In my view, I met your requirements. For one thing，Im willing to devote some of my spare time to serve others. For another，Im good at both English or Fine Arts. Im either skilled in using co
57、mputers. I would be glad when you could offer to me an opportunity for an interview.Im looking forward to your kind earliest reply at your convenient.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你在美国某高中做交换生，你校校报新开了“中国文化”专栏，邀请你介绍中国传统绘画艺术，请给校报编辑写一封回信介绍该艺术形式，内容包括以下要点：1.写信目的；2.中国画的特点；3.著名的中国画画家。注意:1.可适当增加细节，以使结构完整，行文连贯；2.词数10
58、0左右。参考词汇:专栏 column 中国画 Chinese paintingDear editor,_Yours,Li Hua2020年春四川省棠湖中学高三第四学月考试英语试题参考答案一听力1-5:CABAC6-10:BAABC11-15:BABAB16-20:BCBAC二阅读理解21-23:DDA24-27:DDCB28-31:DCCA32-35:ADCB 36-40:BCGDF三完形填空41-45:CDAAB46-50:DABCD51-55:BCADD56-60:CCBAB四语法填空61dressed 62before 63director 64explained 65when66of
59、67a 68longer 69his 70at五短文改错writtenwriting tofor Senior前面加上ametmeet serveserving orandeitheralso whenif offer to去掉to convenientconvenience六书面表达Dear editor,Im very glad to receive your invitation. Its my honor to introduce Chinese painting in the column of our schools newspaper.As an important part o
60、f Chinese culture, Chinese painting can date back to more than 2,000 years ago. Three major kinds of subject matter consist of the most popular themes of traditional Chinese painting, which are birds and flowers, people and landscapes of the countryside, mountains and sea. In the history of Chinese painting, there were many famous painters, such as Tang Bohu, Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, and so on. Nowadays, Chinese painting is becoming more and more popular and highly thought of throughout the world.Best wishesYours,Li Hua
