湖北省2020届高三英语上学期第一次模拟考试试题202001160379.doc

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1、2020届高三英语上学期第一次模拟考试试题注意事项：1答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C

2、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。A【2019届湖北省鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟高三第一次模拟考试】Here are some fancy items highly recommended to you to enrich or improve your daily life.Beauty of mushroomsArtist and photographer Jill Bliss will change your view of mushrooms with her photos, which you can find at http:/bit.ly/mushroomp

3、hotos. Bliss arranges mushrooms and other objects she sees in nature almost like bunches of flowers.Out in the StormAll the components of great pop music exciting songwriting, a commanding singer, and a band that plays with total commitment are there and shining like diamonds on Waxahatchees new alb

4、um, Out in the Storm. In whats turning out to be a very impressive year for female bandleaders, writer/singer Katie Crutchfield and her rocking all-female band are experiencing one success after another.CircaIf youre tired from your international flight, trying to remember if the kids will still be

5、awake for your call or to schedule a conference call for work, the app Circa can help you keep track of time in different time zones of the world. Itll give you one less thing to worry about. The app is $3.99 for iOS and free for Android users.Their FinestThe movie Their Finest, set during World War

6、 , centers on the film division of the British Ministry of Information, where Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton) is employed, making movies that appeal to women. Film critic Peter Rainer writes that “the films best comic character is Ambrose Hilliard performed with plenty of playful fun by that great scen

7、e-stealer Bill Nighy.” Their Finest is available on DVD and Blu-ray.21. What do we know about Katie Crutchfields band?A. It performs folk music.B. Its target audience is women.C. It is an overnight success.D. Its members are female.22. What is the main function of the app Circa?A. To tell world time

8、 across different places.B. To record users important meetings.C. To remind users of international calls.D. To recommend overseas flights to users.23. Which of the following is one of the characters in the movie Their Finest?A. Gemma Arterton.B. Ambrose Hilliard.C. Peter Rainer.D. Bill Nighy.B【2019年

9、辽宁省沈阳市东北育才学校高三一模】A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the woods for two days is now safe at home with his family. But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers that he was not alone in the rainy, freezing cold woods. He said he was with a friend a bear.The child went missing on January 22. He was playing with fr

10、iends at his grandmothers house in the southern state of North Carolina. When the other children returned home but Casey did not, the family searched the area for almost an hour before calling the police. Police formed a search and rescue team to look for the young boy in the nearby woods. But two d

11、ays went by and still no Casey.Then on January 24, someone called the police saying he heard a child crying in the woods. Police followed up on the information and found Casey at about 9:30 that night. They pulled him out of some briar. He was in good health. Casey told the rescuers that he had hung

12、 out with a black bear for two days, a bear he called his “friend”.Sheriff Chip Hughes spoke with reporters from several news agencies. He said Casey did not say how he was able to survive in the woods for three days in the cold, rainy weather. However, the sheriff said, “He did say he had a friend

13、in the woods that was a bear that was with him.”Hundreds of people helped in the search and rescue efforts, including some 600 volunteers, federal police and members of the military. Officer Hughes told reporters that at no point did he think Casey had been kidnapped.His mother Brittany Hathaway tal

14、ked with reporters from a local news agency and thanked everyone who joined the search for her son. “We just want to tell everybody that were very thankful that you took the time out to search for Casey and prayed for him, and hes good,” said his mother. “He is good, he is up and talking. Hes alread

15、y asked to watch Netflix. So, hes good ”24. When did Casey get lost?A. On January 24.B. After a 911 call.C. Before his playmates came.D. After he left his grandmothers house.25. What can we know about the boy?A. He survived with the help of a bear.B. The rescuers rescued him from a bear.C. Someone o

16、ffered key information to find him.D. He was eventually found by officer Hughes.26. Why did the mother say that in the last paragraph?A. To report the detailed situation.B. To show her gratitude and relief.C. To invite everyone to watch her child.D. To appreciate searchers and the bear.27. Where is

17、this text most likely from?A. A news report.B. A guidebook.C. A diary.D. An advertisement.C【2019年广东省化州市高考一模英语试题】Nature is like a great magician, performing wonders on Earth. One of them is the Amazon rainforest, the worlds largest and home to millions of plants and animals. Nicknamed “the lungs of o

18、ur planet”, it generates about one-fifth of Earths oxygen. However, this wonderful natural wonder is currently in danger.Thousands of fires have broken out in Brazil, endangering much of the rainforest. These blazes have lasted several weeks and are believed to be the “most intense” in almost a deca

19、de, according to BBC News.The Amazon has seen a large number of fires in 2019. Between January and August, there were over 74,000 fires the highest number since 2013, the BBC reported.Forest fires are common during the dry season, which runs from July to October. They are usually caused by natural e

20、vents, such as lightning strikes. However, most of the fires this year are believed to be caused by farmers, who use fire as a traditional part of tropical agriculture to clean land, reported CNN.The disaster has raised concern around the world. The Amazon rainforest is important for preventing clim

21、ate change, said the BBC, absorbing millions of tons of carbon annually. When trees are cut down or burned, the rainforests capacity(能力)to absorb carbon is reduced.Brazilian climate expert Carlos Nobre told Reuters hes worried. If more than 20 percent of the ecosystem is destroyed, the Amazon rainfo

22、rest could reach a tipping point(临界点)where the thick jungle will turn into a tropical savannah(大草原).Nobre warned that it is not far off, with between 15 and 17 percent of the rainforest having already been destroyed.The Brazilian government has sent soldiers to fight the fires. Many people have offe

23、red their support and called for recovery efforts. For example, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said he wanted to donate money and US Actor Leonardo DiCaprios environmental charity, Earth Alliance, created a donation fund to help deal with the crisis.The public are also encouraged to donate to charities con

24、cerned with rainforest preservation(保护). “Every little bit helps in a tragic situation like this,” commented Gizmodo.28. The underlined word “intense” in Para.2 probably means _.A. naturalB. fierceC. commonD. unexpected29. What is the main cause of forest fires in the Amazon rainforest this year?A.

25、Lightning strikes.B. Hot weather.C. Agricultural activities.D. Garbage left by tourists.30. What was Nobre worried about in the article?A. Global temperatures will rise.B. The Amazon rainforest is close to disappearing.C. Animals in the Amazon rainforest are under threat.D. It will take decades for

26、the Amazon rainforest to recover.31. What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?A. What the Brazilian government has done to fight fires.B. Celebrities who care about rainforest preservation.C. The possible future of the Amazon rainforest.D. Efforts made to save the Amazon rainforest.D【2019年安徽省合肥

27、市巢湖市高考英语（3月）模拟试题】Angel Garcia Crespo is a computer engineer at Carlos III University of Madrid in Spain. His group has invented a new way for deaf-blind people to “watch” TV. The idea for the technology grew out of previous work by his group. The team had already worked on making audiovisual(视听的) ma

28、terials accessible to people with either vision or hearing disabilities. But the group wanted to help people with both challenges. So they asked some deaf-blind people what would help.In addition to relying on their sense of touch to communicate, deaf-blind people can also get and send information w

29、ith a Braille line. The Braille system uses patterns of raised dots to stand for letters and numbers. A Braille line is an electronic machine with a changeable Braille display. Dots rise up or drop down based on the information sent to the machine.Now the new system changes TV signals to data a Brai

30、lle line can use. “The key to the system is the possibility of using subtitles(字幕) to collect TV information, ” Garcia Crespo explains. “Subtitles travel with the image(影像) and the audio in electromagnetic waves we dont see. But an electronic system can keep those waves. ”First, a computer program,

31、or app, pulls out the subtitles and visual descriptions from the broadcast signal. The system then combines the information and changes both into data for Braille.Now another app gets to work, which sends the data out to peoples Braille lines on demand. “This is done in real time, in less than a sec

32、ond,” Garcia Crespo says. This lets a deaf-blind person “watch” TV as its broadcast. The system will work with various Braille lines, as long as theres a bluetooth connection available. Now, the system is only used in Europe, and it should soon be available in the US.32. What inspired Garcia Crespos

33、 group to work on the new technology?A. Deaf-blind peoples poor life.B. Their pity on the disabled people.C. The challenges they face in work.D. Their groups previous research.33. Why can the electronic system collect TV information?A. It can combine all kinds of broadcast signals.B. It can keep the

34、 waves with subtitles traveling.C. It can work together with a variety of Braille lines.D. It can pull out the subtitles and visual descriptions.34. What does the author think of the future of the new technology?A. Challenging.B. Bright.C. Rewarding.D. Hopeless.35. What should be a suitable title fo

35、r the text?A. New Technology Is Improving Deaf-blind Peoples LifeB. A New Braille Line Is Applied to Disabled Peoples LifeC. A Spanish Group Makes TV Accessible to Blind PeopleD. New Technology Helps Deaf-blind People “Watch” TV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项。Voluntou

36、rism New Trend in Travel【辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2019届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题】Volunteering to help people in need combined with travelling to faraway places is a new trend in the travel industry. It is called voluntourism. 36._ On the other side, they volunteer to help others who are not as well off as they are.Recent stati

37、stics show that in the past few years voluntourism has been one of the fastest-growing areas of tourism. 37. They work in orphanages(孤儿院), help build schools, assist in hospitals and do farm work in developing countries. Some of them establish lasting bonds with people far away.38. Students see it a

38、s a gap year after school; others simply want to take some time off from a job and do something else. Then there are these who are bored and merely seek adventures. 39. They think it is a cheap way of travelling and dont really want to get involved in hard work.Not everyone sees voluntourism in a po

39、sitive way. Critics(评论家) say that if people really want to help those in need there are many opportunities in their own community to do this. 40. Travel experts also point out that in some cases voluntourists are made use of by organizations that set up the trips.A. voluntourism has been expanded in

40、to many countries.B. There are many reasons why people engage in voluntourism.C. However, many voluntourists do not see volunteering as what it is.D. Besides, volunteers are often not skilled enough in the tasks that they do.E. More than 1.6 million people around the world are volunteers in other co

41、untries.F. Standard development programs are often sponsored by international organizations.G. People travel to other places, learn languages and other cultures and gain new experiences.第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【四川省宜宾市

42、2018-2019学年高三上学期第一次诊断性考试】Ajay Munot, a rich businessman in India, has built and donated 90 houses to the poor, instead of spending the money on a wedding for his daughter.Munot had been 41 to spend $115,000 on his daughter Shreyas wedding, but after 42_ with Shreya, he decided there was a better way

43、 to 43 all that money, which was to help those _44 .They both agreed that providing the poor with their own houses was the 45 idea. Munot began _46 90 houses in a land belonging to him. On the big day, the bride and groom were the ones who handed the keys to the newly built 47 to the carefully selec

44、ted persons.In order to qualify for a new home, people needed to 48 some standardsthey had to be poor, and didnt suffer from alcohol, drug or gambling addiction. The few 49 selected didnt just get a roof over their heads, but also 50 to electricity and clean drinking water, things that they could on

45、ly _51_ before.As for Shreya, she said that her fathers 52 is the greatest wedding gift he could have given her. “I am very happy with the 53 we made and consider it the biggest gift for my wedding.”The 90 houses measure 12 by 20 square feet, feature two windows and two doors, and have all been _54

46、red and white. Theyre 55 by Western standards, but for their 56 owners, they are more than they had ever hoped for.Ajay Munot told reporters that all 57 businessmen should do something similar for their childrens weddings, 58 wasting the money.“This is a new chapter in history and I hope that the sa

47、me 59 will be followed by other rich communities,” he said, “We have some 60 towards our society.”41. A. planningB. inspiringC. managingD. pretending42. A. arguingB. talkingC. sharingD. walking43. A. saveB. costC. earnD. spend44. A. with tearsB. in needC. in particularD. on time45. A. worstB. leastC. bestD. most46. A. constructingB. destroyingC. buyingD. decorating47. A. gardensB. yardsC. housesD. rooms48. A. achieveB. makeC. challengeD. meet49. A. faithfulB. luckyC. kindD. poor50. A. approachB. entranceC. accessD. solution51. A. dream ofB. put up withC. worry aboutD. show off52. A. loyalt