届湖北名师联盟高三上学期第一次模拟考试英语试题.docx

1、届湖北名师联盟高三上学期第一次模拟考试英语试题2020届湖北名师联盟高三第一次模拟考试卷英 语注意事项：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3

2、0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，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

3、 at http:/bit.ly/mushroomphotos. 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 diamon

4、ds on Waxahatchees new album, 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

5、if the kids will still be 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 Fi

6、nest, set during World War , 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 play

7、ful fun by that great scene-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 C

8、irca?A. To tell world time 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

9、Rainer. D. Bill Nighy.B【2019年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 Janua

10、ry 22. He was playing with friends 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 i

11、n the nearby woods. But two days 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

12、the rescuers that he had hung 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,

13、 “He did say he had a friend 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

14、 mother Brittany Hathaway talked 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

15、is up and talking. Hes already 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

16、 him from a bear.C. Someone offered 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 searche

17、rs and the bear.27. Where is 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 ani

18、mals. Nicknamed “the lungs of our 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

19、“most intense” in almost a decade, 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

20、are usually caused by natural events, 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 i

21、s important for preventing climate 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

22、is destroyed, the Amazon rainforest 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 t

23、he fires. Many people have offered 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 encour

24、aged to donate to charities concerned 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. natural B. fierce C. common D. unexpected29. What is the main cause of forest fires in t

25、he Amazon rainforest this year?A. 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

26、 threat.D. It will take decades for 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 sav

27、e the Amazon rainforest.D【2019年安徽省合肥市巢湖市高考英语（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

28、worked on making audiovisual(视听的) materials 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

29、 can also get and send information with 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 syst

30、em changes TV signals to data a Braille 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

31、 waves. ”First, a computer program, 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 d

32、one in real time, in less than a second,” 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 group to work on the new technology?A. Deaf-blind peoples poor life.B. Their pity on the disabled people.C. The challeng