1、2020年春四川省叙州区第二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
2、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。1What are the speakers mainly talking about?ACourse selection.BCareer choice.CLecture professors.2What size does the man want?A35.B9.C39.3Who did the woman buy the shirt for?AHerself.BHer daughter.CHer son
3、.4What did the speakers think of the movie?AMeaningful.BConfusing.CBoring.5How old is the mans own car?AOne month old.BOne year old.CFive years old.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。听下面一
4、段较长对话，回答以下小题。6Why doesnt the man want to book the seats downstairs?AThey are too close to the stage.BThey are uncomfortable.CThey are too expensive.7When does the man plan to see the performance?AOn October 21st.BOn October 1st.COn October 25th.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8Which sport did Peter probably take par
5、t in?AThe relay race.BSwimming.CThe table tennis.9Who won the high jump?ABetty.BJoe.CThe man.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What is opposite the car park?AA bank.BA library.CA fruit store.11How long will it take the speakers to get to the beach?AAbout 45 minutes.BAbout 60 minutes.CAbout 90 minutes.12What will t
6、he woman do last?AGo swimming.BVisit the funfair.CGo to her grandparents.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What will the man do this morning?ADrive the kids to school.BHave a meeting.CMeet the city leaders.14What is Californias main problem?AThe price of water is too high.BThe weather has been too rainy.CThe winte
7、rs have been too dry.15How much rain has fallen in the last two weeks?AFour inches.BNine inches.CTen inches.16What does the woman suggest they do in the end?ATravel to a famous desert.BGo skiing in the mountains.CWater the grass more often.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What do we know about the speakers?AThey
8、 are in the same class.BThey are majoring in art.CThey are old friends.18What does the teacher look like?AShe wears glasses.BShe has curly hair.CShe is tall.19How long has the woman been here?AA week.BTwo weeks.CThree weeks.20What will the woman do next?ALook for a hotel.BRing the mans friend.CMeet
9、her teacher.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。A You might have heard a lot about ancient towns and ancient cities in China. Here, we list several of the most beautiful ancient villages in China.Baoshan Stone City, Yunnan ProvinceBaoshan Stone City was built
10、on a huge mushroom-shaped rock, and only has about one hundred houses. The houses are laid out in an orderly way, built on the rock, and linked by stone steps. The Naxi people there still lead an original life and grow crops in terraces (梯田); you can experience the colorful culture of the Naxi ethni
11、c (民族的) group there.Tuvas Village in Kanas, XinjiangKanas Tuvas Village is near the mysterious Lake Kanas. The small village is located in a valley, and only has about 80 houses. These Swiss-style wooden houses are all surrounded by wooden fences. Tuvas is an ancient minority group. They traditional
12、ly lived as hunter-gathers. You can visit a local family, go herding (放牧) with the locals and experience the peaceful ancient village life.Jiaju Tibetan Village, Danba, Sichuan ProvinceJiaju Tibetan Village is known as the “Tibetan fairyland”. It stands on a mountain slope, and consists of about 140
13、 houses. These unique houses are all built with crown-shaped roofs, red eaves, and white walls, which make the houses look like little castles among the forest.Xijiang Miao Village, Guizhou ProvinceIf you re interested in the Miao Minority, Xijiang Miao Village can be a great destination for deepeni
14、ng your understanding of Miao history and culture. Its the largest Miao village in China, and now has 1432 households with a population of over 5000, of which 99.5% are Miao ethnic group. It s also famous for the houses built on stilts (支柱) of different heights.21What can you do in Kanas Tuvas Villa
15、ge?AHike in terraces.BSee houses of a foreign style.CGo hunting with the locals.DLearn about houses built on stilts.22Where can you admire the houses like castles?AIn Baoshan Stone City.BIn Kanas Tuvas Village.CIn Jiaju Tibetan Village.DIn Xijiang Miao Village.23What can we infer about the villages
16、mentioned in the text?AThey remained secret to the outside world in the past.BThey were originally built to defend their homeland.CThey are still cut off and difficult to access nowadays.DThey are the ethnic villages with unique architecture.B In the 1970s, chemist James Lovelock and microbiologist
17、Lynn Margulis developed the Gaia hypothesis（盖亚假说）: all organic and inorganic components on the planet are part of one self-regulating system, working to maintain life on earth. Scientists agree that we need take significant action to control emissions（排放）. But where scientists and popular movements
18、have thus far failed to convince the world to act, it seems that Mother Earth may have succeeded, with the never-before-seen COVID-19. COVID-19 is estimated to have reduced carbon dioxide emission in China by a quarter. It caused factories to shut down, and slowed construction activities. Recent ana
19、lysis shows a 70 percent drop in flights in February compared with January. And even getting into a car and going to a restaurant, shopping mall, or concert poses a risk of infection, which means that many people are choosing to stay at home and are consuming less, resulting in a significant reducti
20、on of their carbon footprints. Of course, China and the rest of the world will hope to restart normal production and consumption as soon as the virus is under control. However, some positive measures have already been taken as a result of COVID-19. As the virus is thought to originate from wildlife,
21、 Chinese authorities are revising laws and regulations regarding the countrys massive wildlife trade in order to prevent future epidemics（流行病）a win for biodiversity. The deaths of thousands of people worldwide should also serve as a lasting reminder of the fragility of life. We humans frequently ign
22、ore or repress uncomfortable thoughts of death and extinction. We would rather get on with our lives as usual, thinking everything will somehow work out in the end. Only in the face of suffering and death are we forced to view the bigger, longer-term perspectiveand this is what is needed in order to
23、 react appropriately to climate change. COVID-19 has sent alarm bells ringing throughout the world.24What does the author mention the Gaia hypothesis for?ATo tell the main idea of the text.BTo introduce the topic for discussion.CTo show the need to protect the planet.DTo stress the importance of sel
24、f-regulating system.25What is the second paragraph mainly about?AThe unexpected benefit of COVID-19.BThe economic influence of COVID-19.CThe preventive measures for COVID-19.DThe possible causes of COVID-19.26What does the underlined word repress in the last paragraph refer to?AControl.BHold.CVary.D
25、Test.27What does the writer want to tell us in the text?AIts urgent to fight the virus.BThe virus has caused many deaths.CLife is fragile in face of disasters.DAction is needed for climate change.C Macinley Butson was just 16 years old when she first had the idea to try and protect women from more t
26、han necessary radiation during breast cancer treatmentsand now, her invention could be a game-changer in the medical field.Butson, whose father works in medical physics, has always been interested in science. But she only began researching the harmful side effects of radiation treatment after her fa
27、ther discussed his experience with ineffective cancer treatments in his work. Since Butson had also recently lost a relative to breast cancer, she felt inspired to conduct her own research on the subject. She tried to begin her medical research by consulting scientific journals, but she found their
28、academic terms almost impossible to understand.She then turned to the Internet to find videos that taught how to read scientific journals. As she went deeper in her research, she stumbled upon a key bit of information: copper （铜）has been shown to be effective at protecting skin from radiation. An id
29、ea hit this Australian teen as she was viewing a film on medieval wars in her 10th grade history class. When she saw the scaled （鳞片） patterns of the mail （盔甲）,she was inspired to create a wearable protective tool out of copper. She then headed back online and watched videos on how to put together ti
30、ny scales. She made her own flexible scale-mail which she now calls SMART: Scale Mail for Radiation Therapy.When her invention was tested in a laboratory setting, it reduced surface exposure to unnecessary radiation by 75%. And now Butson is working on getting her SMART into clinical settings for us
31、e.28Why did Macinley Butson start her research?ATo assist her father with his work.BTo save her relative from cancer.CTo publish some articles in journals.DTo find effective ways to treat cancer.29What does the underlined phrase “stumbled upon in Paragraph 3 probably mean?ACame across.BMissed.CPasse
32、d on.DRequired.30Where did Macinley Buston get inspiration for her invention?AVideos online.BScientific journals.CHistory textbooks.DSoldiers defensive clothes.31Which of the following best describes Macinley Buston?AStubborn.BCreative.CSelfless.DConsiderate.D If you live in southwest Virginia, dont
33、 be surprised at the sight of a drone(无人机) winging its way, doing airborne delivery over your neighborhood.On October 20,2019,wing,an American multinational company, began the most advanced trials of commercial drone delivery in Virginia. Residents can now use a smartphone app to order items from Wi
34、ng partners such as Sugar Magnolia. A Wing drone never sets down at destinations, instead gently lowering the package with a rope outside the customers door.Though Wing is the first American company to receive Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)approval to use commercial drones as a widespread serv
35、ice. it is not the only one. On October 22,2019,multinational delivery company UPS, which had also received FAA approval for its drone fleet, announced it would soon begin trial deliveries of goods from health care company CVS. Meanwhile, ridesharing company, Uber, which had partnered with McDonalds
36、, hoped to use its drones to deliver food to hungry customers in San Diego, CA, before the end of 2019. Amazon also plans on testing its trial deliveries of goods in a yet-to-be-determined location in the upcoming months.Every companys drones can carry packages weighing up to five pounds, and the se
37、ries of trial are hortative, but widespread drone delivery still has many challenges. These include basic issues like finding places for drones to land, reducing noise pollution, and even ensuring the drones dont run into each other while airborne.To help sped up the process, NASA announced the Urba
38、n Air Mobility Grand Challenge. The competition challenges airspace service providers to find creative solutions to the issues, so that drone deliveries can become a reality soon. “We are moving fast,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “We want to see by 2028 at least one city-maybe more than
39、 one-have the ability to control hundreds of drone delivery systems. They could be carrying goods, doing thousands of missions every day.”32What can be inferred from the passage？AIts impossible to crash other drones during the delivery.BPeople can order items from Wing directly with an app.CMore com
40、panies are expected to try out their drone delivery.DDrones deliver items by gently bringing them down to the ground.33What does the underlined part “hortative” in Paragraph 4 mean？AEncouraging.BRelaxing.CCreative.DRelative.34Whats Jim Bridenstines expectation of drone delivery?ATo increase the spee
41、d of airborne delivery.BTo see drone delivery systems widely used.CTo be able to control the airline system.DTo provide more solutions to goods delivery.35Which is the best title for the text?AThe Future of Drone DeliveryBHow to Achieve Drone Delivery in 2028CThe Advantages of Using Drone DeliveryDD
42、rone Delivery May Become a Reality in the US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。 Emotional intelligence helps us to better understand ourselves and others. It can help us make better decisions, ones that are in harmony with our true beliefs and values. But what does emotio
43、nal intelligence look like in real life? In EQ Applied: The Real-World Guide to Emotional Intelligence, the author expresses his opinion on that.36Take a look, and see whether they describe your everyday habits.You take your time.You know that emotions and feelings are temporary and that making sudd
44、en decisions leads to regrets.37You praise.You look for the good in others. When you find it, you tell them what you appreciate and why. In doing so, you lift others up and bring out the best in them.38Nowadays, people often fail to keep an appointment-from a handshake deal to weekend plans. But you
45、d better try to keep your word in things big and small- and that helps build your reputation as both reliable and trustworthy.You say sorry.Youre not afraid to apologize when you mess up. Sometimes, you even apologize when youre right because you value your relationship.You forgive and forget.39And
46、if they refuse, you move on anyway-and prevent others from holding your emotions hostage.You learn from mistakes.No one can perfectly manage their emotions. But you work hard to learn from those mistakes-to study your own behavior and identify your triggers(起因).40AYou show gratitude.BYou stick to yo
47、ur word.CYou are always willing to learn from others.DHere are some of the characteristics that accompany a high EQ.E.When others apologize, you put it behind you and never bring it up again.F.Meanwhile you build habits that will help you handle those situations better the next time.G.Thats why you
48、pause before speaking or acting, especially when you recognize youre not calm. 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。 The structure in organizations has changed. It has transformed from a boss to a leader being at the top and from method directing
49、 to cooperation, 41 how many of us have actually made this 42 within ourselves?Lets not get personal about any person or connect this to any 43 organization. Consider the 44 pattern on a social media website such as LinkedIn. We often see good articles written by junior-level employees which 45 new
50、enthusiasm and new perspectives, but how many senior-level 46 go and “Like” the article? Not 47 read it, but actually “Like” it. More often than not, the answer is none. Leaders read such articles, but they 48 to press the “Like” button due to some fear!A friend of mine, who holds the 49 of Director
51、 of Human Resources in a reputed organization, happen to mention an article that his team member had written. I casually enquired 50 the absence of a “Like” or comment from him. His answer really 51 me! He said, “You know what my 52 is? I cannot be commenting or liking his article in public!” Amazed
52、 by this behavior, I did my research on this pattern on a few social media platforms. Yes, people want to “Like” or comment on articles and photos that are published by people with a(n) 53 level and do so as well.While we are 54 the “Like” button on a junior-level employees one-year anniversary, we
53、jump to be one in a few hundreds to offer 55 on a senior-level leaders one-year completion. However, I think our precious “Like” for the employee 56 a lot and encourages him, while, on the other hand, it is 57 many hundreds and is not 58 noticed by the leader.Encourage new talents and 59 them. If we
54、 do not exhibit this socially, I am sure we will not 60 it in our job either.41AwhileByetCotherwiseDso42AcooperationBorganizationCtransformationDmethod43AspecificBunusualCcommonDordinary44AonlineBbehavioralCpersonalDpopular45AcontainBlackCopposeDpromote46AbossesBemployeesCreadersDleaders47Athoroughl
55、yBmerelyCpreciselyDroughly48AhopeBregretCstopDhesitate49ApostBfaithCnameDhonor50Ain need ofBfor lack ofCwith regard toDon account of51AdissatisfiedBannoyedCastonishedDconfused52AteamBlevelChabitDreputation53AjuniorBaverageCdifferentDsuperior54AskippingBconsideringCmissingDpressing55AremarksBopinions
56、CcongratulationsDsuggestions56AmeansBprovesCrequiresDchanges57Aburied inBjudged byCreplaced byDintended for58AstillBeverCjustDeven59AobserveBdemandCmotivateDknow60AnoticeBshowClikeDrepresent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。I have a successful career as an educational consulta
57、nt. But my life wasnt always so great. I had a learning disability from 61early age and suffered a lot in public schools.My life improved 62(surprising) when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually got good at 63(produce) t
58、hings with clay. Here I learned my first important lesson: 64I was disabled in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence came along.I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the 65 (begin). I soon noticed it wasnt a
59、talent thing; it was practice. So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I 66(find) myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you love something and do it all the time, you will get much 67(good) at it.Later I practiced reading and writing every day,68I used to avoid as
60、much as possible. After two hard years, I was literate (能读会写的).After I 69(go) through the long process over the years, now Ive got to a point in my life where I know Im smart enough 70(dive) into an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.第四部分 写作（共两节，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
61、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。Our over-use of electricity is a big problem. It contributed to global warming，what is something that we really s
62、hould be worried about. It is harming our environment and we need to do what we can stop it. Not only that, but as if we continue to use a same large amount of energy we will soon run out of it. How would we survive in a world with electricity？I think we should start preparing for it now. Cut back o
63、n our use of electricity would save energy resources effective so that they could last for longer. I know for sure that I can cut down our use in electricity. And if everyone do his or her best, we can make a big difference.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假定你是某校高三学生李华，在最近几次英语考试中，书面表达部分得分较低。请给你的英国笔友Jim写封邮件，寻求他的帮助。要点如
64、下:1. 自己的困难和困惑；2. 希望得到帮助。注意: 1. 字数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Jim,_Yours,Li Hua2020年春四川省叙州区第二中学高三第四学月考试英语试题参考答案一听力1-5：ABCBC 6-10:CAABC11-15:ABACB16-20:BBAAB二阅读理解21-23:BCD24-27:BAAD 28-31:DADB 32-35:CABD 36-40:DGBEF 三。完形填空41-45:BCABA46-50:DBDAC51-55:CBDAC56-60:AADCB四语法填空61an 62surprisingly 63produci
65、ng 64although /though65beginning 66found 67better 68which69have gone 70to dive五短文改错第一处: contributed contributes 第二处: what which 第三处: can后加to 第四处: 去掉as第五处: a the 第六处: with without 第七处: Cut Cutting 第八处: effective effectively第九处: our my 第十处: do does六书面表达Dear Jim,How are you doing these days? Having got
66、 low scores in writing in recent English exams, Im writing to desperately ask for your help. To begin with, in my writing there are always some unbearable spelling and grammar mistakes. Whats worse, I have no idea about what to write and how to use expressions. On top of that, little progress has been made in this part in spite of the time and efforts I devoted to practicing writing. Facing these difficulties, Ive been confused and worried. So could you be so kind as to introduce some good ways? Im sure to have it improved with your timely help. Best wishes.Yours. Li Hua18
