湖南省株洲市第二中学2020届高三第12次月考英语试卷

湖南省株洲市第二中学2020届高三第12次月考英语试卷

英 语 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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。‎ ‎1. How much does the woman weigh now? ‎ A. 147 pounds. B. 153 pounds. C. 160 pounds.‎ ‎2. What will the woman do next?‎ A. Do shopping. B. Go to a bank. C. Visit a park.‎ ‎3. Which transportation did the man take?‎ ‎ A. The bus. B. The taxi. C. The underground.‎ ‎4. Where does the conversation take place?‎ ‎ A. At a store. B. At a tailor’s. C. At home.‎ ‎5. What does the woman think of the advertisements? ‎ ‎ A. Funny. B. Meaningless. C. Useless.‎ 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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6、7两个小题。‎ ‎6. How did the man know about Bossa Nova?‎ ‎ A. From a newspaper. B. From the woman. C. From his mother.‎ ‎7. What did the woman like most about Bossa Nova? ‎ ‎ A. The food. B. The atmosphere. C. The service.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9两个小题。‎ ‎8. What is the man’s favorite hobby? ‎ ‎ A. Painting. B. Cycling. C. Going to the net.‎ ‎9. Why does the woman make the phone call to the man? ‎ ‎ A. To show him a book.‎ ‎ B. To ask his brother to cycle with Lyn.‎ ‎ C. To invite his brother to see a collection.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Why does the woman talk to the man? ‎ ‎ A. To seek his opinion on her paper.‎ ‎ B. To get his guidance for her classes. ‎ ‎ C. To ask for information of a degree.‎ ‎11. What does the man think is special about the master’s classes? ‎ ‎ A. The students have to hand in a paper.‎ ‎ B. The students should have a high level of analysis. ‎ ‎ C. There are few discussions in them.‎ ‎12. What does the man say about the woman’s paper? ‎ ‎ A. There’re a few mistakes in it.‎ ‎ B. It is badly-organized. ‎ ‎ C. It is perfect.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What are the speakers talking about? ‎ ‎ A. A building. B. A flood. C. A river.‎ ‎14. Where are the speakers now?‎ ‎ A. In the woman’s house. B. In a garden. C. In a school.‎ ‎15. What did the woman do at first when the whole thing happened? ‎ ‎ A. She left her house. ‎ ‎ B. She tried to stop it.‎ ‎ C. She moved the furniture out.‎ ‎16. How does the woman feel now?‎ ‎ A. Optimistic. B. Hopeless. C. Angry.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What is the main purpose of the speaker's words? ‎ ‎ A. To report on work.‎ ‎ B. To get more support.‎ ‎ C. To get rights for the state.‎ ‎18. According to the speaker, what should the government spend more money on? ‎ ‎ A. Army. B. Personnel. C. Education.‎ ‎19. What does the speaker think should be banned from doing? ‎ ‎ A. Selling guns in stores.‎ ‎ B. Raising the cost of police cars.‎ ‎ C. Increasing the numbers of police officers.‎ ‎20. What does the man intend to increase the taxes on?‎ ‎ A. Gas. B. Wine. C. Cigarettes.‎ 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和D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Located in Los Angeles, University‎ of ‎Southern California is in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economist’s Safe Cities Index, navigating any city calls for certain safety precautions(预防措施)along with practicing common sense.‎ ‎♦ Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafe The Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe, managed by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that mobile users can use to get contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus.‎ ‎♦ Blue Light Phone Locations The University Park has multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed ‎ throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, to request for an escort(护送)if you feel unsafe and to report a crime.‎ ‎♦ Trojans Alert Trojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert.‎ ‎21. What do blue light phones do for students?‎ A. Guide students through campus. ‎ B. Connect them with the safety department.‎ C. Light up the way if students feel unsafe. ‎ D. Alert students to crime activities.‎ ‎22. How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?‎ A. With blue light phones. B. By calling all USC members.‎ C. Through mobile safe app. D. Via text message or email.‎ ‎23. What is the purpose of the text?‎ A. To provide safety services for USC students.‎ B. To introduce USC’s safety department.‎ C. To encourage students to fight crime.‎ D. To inform parents of safety risks on campus.‎ B Mickey Wilson had been on the mountain only a few seconds when he heard the scream. Wilson, 28 years old, had just gotten off the cable car(缆车)at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Keystone, Colorado, along with his friends Billy Simmons and Hans Mueller. Their friend Richard had been on the cable car ahead of them, but when the men reached the top of the lift, he had disappeared. The men walked toward the source of the scream and found skiers stopped on the slope, pointing to the cable car. And then the friends screamed too.‎ ‎“Oh, Richard!” yelled Mueller.‎ When Richard had tried to jump off the cable car, his backpack had been caught in the chair, which then dragged him back down the hill. In the process, the backpack belt twisted around his neck, making him breathless. Now Richard’s body was swinging four feet above the snow. The cable car operator had quickly stopped it, and the friends kicked off their skis and ran toward the scene. They made a human pyramid to try to reach Richard, but the unconscious man was too far off the ground. With the clock ticking, Wilson ran to the ladder of a nearby lift tower. Scared skiers watched as he struggled the 25 feet. After he reached the top, Wilson’s first challenge was to climb onto the two-inch steel cable that held the chairs. He handled the balance and height bravely, but he knew he could not walk on the cable. Therefore, he calmed down and sat over it and then used his hands to pull himself to Richard quickly. Wilson’s greatest fear ‎ wasn’t that he’d fall, but that he wouldn’t reach Richard. “This was life or death,” he said.‎ When he reached Richard’s chair, Wilson swung a leg over the cable and attempted to drop down onto it. But as he did that, his jacket caught on the movable footrest, which was in the up position. The footrest began to slide down, with Wilson attached. But before that could happen, he managed to free himself and reached Richard.‎ Fortunately, the ski patrol(巡查)had gathered below and performed emergency treatment on Richard, who had been hanging for about five minutes, then skied him down to an ambulance.‎ That night, Richard called from the hospital to express his thanks to Wilson, his other friends and the workers at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.‎ ‎24. What happened to Richard when he tried to jump off the cable car?‎ A. He was sick and became unconscious.‎ B. He was caught by the neck, hanging down the cable.‎ C. He was too afraid to move forward in the cable car.‎ D. He left his skis which stopped the cable car.‎ ‎25. How did Richard survive?‎ A. The ski patrol got him down and treated him.‎ B. Wilson climbed on the cable and saved him.‎ C. People worked together and saved him.‎ D. Skiers treated him and carried him to the hospital.‎ ‎26. The author wrote the fourth paragraph to show that _______.‎ A. something was wrong with the cable car B. the rescue process was dangerous C. Wilson could manage the process very well D. the operator of the cable car ignored his duty ‎27. The story at the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area mainly tells us ______.‎ A. bravery and calm can help you make a difference B. he that climbs high often falls heavily C. it is very dangerous to go skiing D. a person with a great talent always has great will-power C Anyone who commutes by car knows that traffic jams are an unavoidable part of life. But humans are not alone in facing potential backups. ‎ Ants also commute—between their nest and sources of food. The survival of their colonies depends on doing this efficiently.‎ When humans commute, there’s a point at which cars become dense(稠密)enough to slow down the flow of traffic, causing jam. Motsch, a mathematician in Arizona‎ State ‎University, and his colleagues wanted to know if ants on the move could also get stuck. So they regulated traffic density by constructing bridges of various widths between a colony of Argentine ants and a source of food. Then they waited and watched.‎ But it appears that that never happened. They always managed to avoid traffic jam. The flow of ants did increase at the beginning as ants started to fill the bridge and then leveled off(趋于平稳)at high densities. But it never slowed down, even when the bridge ‎ was nearly filled with ants. ‎ The researchers then took a closer look at how the behavior of individual ants impacted traffic as a whole. And they found that when ants sense overcrowding, they adjust their speeds and avoid entering high-density areas, which prevents jams. These behaviors may be promoted by pheromones, chemicals that tell other ants where a trail is. The ants also manage to avoid colliding（碰撞）with each other at high densities, which could really slow them down. The study is in the journal eLife.‎ Can ants help us solve our own traffic problems? Not likely, says Motsch. That’s because when it comes to getting from point A to point B as fast as possible, human drivers put their own goals first. Individual ants have to be more cooperative in order to feed the colony. But the research could be useful in improving traffic flow for self-driving cars, which can be designed to be less like selfish humans—and more like ants.‎ ‎28. What does the underlined word “this” in Para 2 refer to?‎ A. finding food. B. avoiding jams. C. commuting. D. surviving.‎ ‎29. How did the researchers control the traffic density of the commuting ants?‎ A. By finding out the dense points. B. Through closer observation.‎ C. By regulating their numbers. D. By controlling the widths of their path.‎ ‎30. According to the research, what is the main cause of ants can avoid traffic jams ?‎ A. They level off at high densities.‎ B. They depend on their natural chemicals to adjust their speeds.‎ C. They follow a special route.‎ D. They never stop or slow down on the way.‎ ‎31. What is the best title of the passage?‎ A. Unavoidable? Not for ants! B. Traffic jams. ‎ C. Survival of an ant colony. D. Difference between human and ants.‎ D There is certainly evidence that actors experience a mixture of their real self with their assumed characters. For instance, Benedict Cumberbatch said, “My mum says I'm much more impatient with her when I'm filming Sherlock.”‎ Mark Seton, a researcher at the University of Sydney, has even coined the term “post-dramatic stress disorder” to describe the lasting effects experienced by actors who lose themselves in a role. “Actors may often prolong（延长）habits of the characters they have embodied(呈现),” he writes.‎ A recent finding doesn’t involve acting, and it indicates that merely spending some time thinking about another person seemed to rub off on the volunteers’ sense of self led by Meghan Meyer at Princeton University. Across several studies, these researchers asked volunteers to first rate their own personalities, memories or physical attributes(特性), and then to perform the same task from the perspective of another person. For instance, they might score the emotionality of various personal memories, and then rate how a friend or relative would have experienced those same events.‎ After taking the perspective of another, the volunteers scored themselves once again: the consistent finding was that their self-knowledge was now changed—their self-scores had shifted to become more similar to those they’d given for someone else. ‎ For instance, if they had initially said the term “confident” was only moderately related to themselves and then rated the term as being strongly related to a friend’s personality, when they came to rescore themselves, they now tended to see themselves as more confident. Remarkably, this change of the self was still apparent even if a 24-hour gap was left between taking someone else’s perspective and re-rating oneself.‎ ‎“By simply thinking about another person, we may adapt our self to take the shape of that person” said Meyer and her colleagues. That our sense of self should have this quality might be a little discouraging, especially for anyone who has struggled to establish a firm sense of identity. Yet there is an optimistic message here, too. The challenge of improving ourselves—or at least seeing ourselves in a more positive light—might be a little easier than we thought. By roleplaying or acting out the kind of person we would like to become, or merely by thinking about and spending time with people who embody the kind of attributes we would like to see in ourselves, we can find that our sense of self changes in desirable ways.‎ ‎“As each of us chooses who to befriend, who to model, and who to ignore” write Meyer and her colleagues, “we must make these decisions aware of how they shape not only the fabric of our social networks, but even our sense of who we are.”‎ 32. The first two paragraphs mainly ______.‎ A. state that acting requires skills B. explain the stress that an actor faces C. show that a role leaves a mark on the actor D. stress the importance of devoting oneself to a role ‎33. What does the underlined phrase “rub off on” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?‎ A. Influence. B. Strengthen. C. Confuse. D. Determine.‎ ‎34. According to the study, taking the perspective of another person ______.‎ A. brings changes to one’s self-knowledge B. motivates one to better understand himself C. helps people deal with their identity problems D. produces temporary effects on one’s character ‎35. What is the significance of the study?‎ A. It offers instructions on making friends.‎ B. It proposes a means to improve ourselves.‎ C. It gives advice on adjusting one’s emotions.‎ D. It presents a way to deal with stress disorder.‎ 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。‎ In our fast modern society, many young people want to slow down the pace of life, take a break and travel for new experiences. 36 , travel TV shows allow them to enjoy new scenery and learn others’ stories through the camera.‎ The newly-broadcast South Korean TV show Traveler is presented by Lee Je-hoon, 35, and Ryu Jun-yeol, 33. They embrace the freedom of the backpacking travel style and try new things in new situations. 37 , they try to go with the flow and experience everything to find their “true selves”.‎ In one season, they travel through Havana, Cuba, a city with crude（粗糙的）‎ facilities. They have made no preparations or plans. 38 . It's also easy for the two to get lost due to language problems and poor communication signals. Thanks to these difficulties, the program displays two men making the best of bad situations. 39 . ‎ The whole program argues that the best travel is about fully immersive（沉浸式的）experiences in totall y different environments. The hosts do what interests them and solve problems by themselves. That is the magic and meaning of traveling.‎ ‎ 40 . Otherwise, as US singer and actor Eddie Cantor once wrote, “It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast—you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.”‎ A. If you have no time to travel around B. Without disturbance from production staff C. So slow down, take a break and enjoy life D. As a result, they had to give up, feeling frustrated E. For those who cannot escape from their daily work F. They walk everywhere in search of a meal and a place to sleep G. The two keep open minds, hoping to uncover aspects of the countryside culture 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ The word “loser” refers to someone who has failed to do something. It is a(n) 41 word, which will hurt those 42 who can’t live up to other people's expectations. The word “winner”，however, is a completely different 43 , which is 44 to describe someone who is economically prosperous.‎ A lonely loser, if well 45 , can also become a success in the end. The word “loser” is wrongly used by society, which is too quick to 46 without having all of the information first. Some great people used to be considered ‎47 in the beginning. Then there came a(n) 48 when everything just came together and things 49 out well for them.‎ One such person who had a(n) 50 time at the beginning of his life was Albert Einstein. But later he came up with the Theory of Relativity and had one of the greatest ‎51 in physics to win him the Nobel Prize. However, when he was young, 52 his father thought he was nothing but a failure. But Einstein made great achievements later in his life and 53 to be one of the greatest 54 of all time.‎ J.K. Rowling is the 55 of the HarryPotter series and among the greatest writers in the world. As a(n) 56 mother of three, she was living on the National Health Service social assistance programme. Basically, she was living on 57 . After suffering through an abusive marriage, J.K. Rowling became the first billionaire author.‎ Greatness does not always 58 itself at the early stage of life. Sometimes, it 59 far longer. Just stay focused on your dream and make a sustained 60 . ‎ ‎41. A. abstract B. typical C. specific D. cruel ‎42. A. frequently B. mentally C. gradually D. physically ‎43. A. term B. scene C. condition D. issue ‎44. A. supposed B. used C. bound D. meant ‎45. A. protected B. accepted C. motivated D. paid ‎46. A. judge B. fail C. try D. dream ‎47. A. wonders B. successes C. failures D. talents ‎ ‎48. A. chance B. point   C. change  D. break ‎ ‎49. A. poured   B. stuck C. came D. turned ‎ ‎50. A. tough B. easy C. comfortable D. unexpected ‎51. A. options B. explanations C. reasons D. minds ‎ ‎52. A. still B. only  C. even D. merely ‎53. A. seemed B. tended C. claimed D. proved ‎54. A. inventors B. physicist C. professors  D. conductors ‎55. A. creator   B. director C. photographer D. sponsor ‎ ‎56. A. honest B. pretty C. busy D. wealthy ‎ ‎57. A. interest B. pension C. salary D. welfare ‎58. A. express B. present C. doubt D. convince ‎59. A. takes B. spends C. requires D. deserves ‎ ‎60. A. discovery B. plan C. effort D. choice ‎ ‎ 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Can you imagine the world full of crying and shouting, 61 (cover) in darkness? However, it’s not just a joke. It’s a real description of a world without happiness and 62 (laugh).‎ If you compare our life ‎63 a pie, what would you put in if you were in charge of making the pie? 64 (obvious), many people would add as much happiness as possible. Do you know why? It’s 65 happiness stands for sweetness in most people’s minds.‎ Don’t think of it just as a comparison. Happiness is a flower living in the sunshine, and 66 is not difficult to reach for it. We have a variety of 67 (emotion) like sadness, anger, fear, enthusiasm and happiness, and they all appear naturally when something 68 (affect) our feelings. So, if we can change our attitude to things in the world, we can certainly adjust our emotions. It means that we can choose to be happy if we want to, as long as we view everything in 69 positive way.‎ If we can be happy, why not choose to be? Let’s try together to create a world filled with 70 (smile) faces and sunshine.‎ 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，共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。作文中共有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。‎ I used to pay little attention to the important of breakfast. I often studied late into the night and choose to skip breakfast. By this way, I could have a few extra minutes in bed. Felt hungry in class, I found it difficult to concentrate on my lessons. What’s worse, I was even failed in one of the most important exam. Now I have realized that breakfast, that can provide 30 percent of the whole day’s energy, plays essential role. Therefore, it is necessary for we students to start our day with a regularly breakfast. ‎ 第二节 书面表达 (25分)‎ 假如你是校学生会主席李华，原定于本周日晚6:00与你校外籍教师Peter商量一起筹建英语俱乐部活动事宜，但因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：‎ 1. 表示歉意 2. 说明原因 3. 另约时间 注意：1.词数120左右   2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 英语试题答案 第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题1.5分, 满分30分）‎ ‎1-5 BACAC 6-10 ABACC 11-15 BABCB 16-20 ABCAC 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分, 满分40分）‎ ‎21-23 BDA 24-27 BCBA 28-31 CDBA 32-35 CAAB 36-40 EBFGC 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，每小题1.5分, 满分45分）‎ ‎41-45 DBABC 46-50 ACBDA 51-55 DCDBA 56-60 CDBAC ‎ 语法填空 ‎61. covered 62. laughter 63. to 64. Obviously 65. because ‎ ‎66. it 67. emotions 68. affects 69. a 70. smiling 改错