1、20202020 学年学年高三年高三年级级第一学期五校第一学期五校联联考考英英语试题语试题 考生须知： 1.本卷满分 150分，考试时间 120分钟： 2.答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写学校、班级、姓名、试场号、座位号及准考证号： 3.所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效； 4.考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。 第 I卷（选择题部分） 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 涂到答题纸上。 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
2、选项中选出最佳 选项。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。 例如：你将听到以下内容： M:Excuse me.Can you tell me how much the shirt is? W:Yes,its nine fifteen. How much is the shirt? A.$19.15 B.$9.5 C.$9.15 1.Why is the woman going to Trader Joe s now? A.To join the big crowds. B.To enjoy a special sale. C.To see
3、the familiar folks. 2.What is the speakers main activity? A.Eating food. B.Trying out furniture. C.Watching a movie. 3. How does the woman probably feel? A.Happy. B.Angry. C.Shy. 4.What is the relationship between the speakers? A.Boss and driver. B.Husband and wife. C.Taxi driver and passenger. 5.Wh
4、at does the man mean? A.He didnt put in any sugar. B.He added some natural flavor. C.He also thinks the coffee strange. 第二节（共 15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5分） 听下面 5 段对话戒独白。每段对话戒独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选 项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话戒独白前，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。每段对话戒独白读两遍。 听第 6段材料，回答第 6和 7题。 6.Why did the
5、man call USAA? A.His car needs to be started up. B.His car needs to be taken to a repair shop. C.His car needs to be taken to the gas station. 7.Where is the man now? A.On Melvin Street. B.At the freeway exit. C.Across from Ninth Avenue. 听第 7段材料，回答第 8至 10题。 8.Where did the man drop his phone? A.In t
6、he bathroom. B.In the kitchen. C.In the garage. 9.What was the man advised to do with the phone? A.To ask dad to repair it. B.Use a hairdryer to dry it up. C.Leave it in a bag of rice for a few minutes. 10.What worried the man most? A.He couldnt contact his friends. B.He wouldnt live without phone f
7、or 2 hours. C.His father would find out what happened to his phone. 听第 8段材料，回答第 11至 13题。 11.Where might the speakers be? A.In New Zealand. B.In Australia. C.In the U.S. 12.When might the mans daughter receive the package? A.In four to five days. B.In two or three weeks. C.In a month. 13.What happene
8、d to the woman during last Christmas? A. She got a package from Africa. B.She tried to send a present to her brother. C.She received something with a one-month delay. 听第 9段材料，回答第 14至 17题。 14.What does the man want to do? A.Celebrate. B.Dine out. C.Check the mail. 15.When did the man finish his appli
9、cations? A.Last night. B.Last week. C.Last month. 16.Why did the man get excited? A.He received a letter from school. B.He got accepted by some schools. C.His parents took him out to dinner. 17. What did the mans brother tell him? A.He is on the waiting list. B.There are some forms to fill out. C.A
10、thick envelope is usually good news. 听第 10段材料，回答第 18至 20题。 18.Why did the woman make this speech? A.To introduce her successful book. B.To thank all the people that helped her. C.To share with others her writing career. 19.How did she feel before the book was finished? A.Anxious and hesitant. B.Conf
11、ident and grateful. C.Depressed and frightened. 20.What did her brother do for her? A. He cooked meals for her at midnight. B.He made comments on her book after reading the drafts. C.He was very tolerant of her when she was in a bad mood. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 35分） 第一节（共 10小题：每小题 2.5分，满分 25分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给
12、的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上 将该项涂黑。 At eleven,I decided to learn to swim.There was a pool at the Y.M.C.A. offering exactly the opportunity. Mother continually warned against it,and kept fresh in my mind the details of cach drowning in the river. But the Y.M.C.A.pool was safe. I had a childhood fe
13、ar of water. This started when I was three years old and father took me to the beach. The huge waves knocked me down and swept over me. The pool was quiet.I was afraid of going in all alone,so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others. Then came a big boy.He yelled,Hi,Skinny!How d you like to
14、 be ducked?With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end.I landed in a sitting position, and swallowed water.But I was not frightened out of my wits-when my feet hit the bottom,I would make a big jump,come out of the surface.It seemed a long way down.I gathered all my strength when I land
15、ed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water.I tried to yell but no sound came out.I went down,down, endlessly. When I came to consciousness,I found myself lying on the bed in the hospital. I never went back to the pool.I avoided water whenev
16、er I could.This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by.It deprived me of the joy of boating and swimming.Finally,I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece,he built a swimmer.Several months later,the instructor was finished,but I was not. Sometimes the terror would return. This went
17、on until July.I swam across the Lake Wentworth.Only once did the terror return.When I was in the middle of the lake,I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water.I laughed and said,Well, Mr.Terror,what do you think you can do to me? I had conquered my fear of water. 21.The authors origina
18、l fear of water was caused by A.his poor skill in swimming B.his mothers warning of drowning C.an outing to the beach with his father D.an unpleasant memory of the pool 22. Why was the author not scared to death when he was thrown into the water? A.He knew how to swim in the pool. B.He felt that the
19、 Y.M.C.A.pool was safe. C.He was waiting for others to save him. D.He came up with an idea to go upwards. 23.Bybut I was notin paragraph 5,the author probably means A.he was still a poor swimmer B.he had not overcome the fear yet C.he was not afraid of drowning any more D. he was not satisfied with
20、the swimming training 24.Which of the following is the best title for the text? A.Goodbye,Mr.Terror B.Hello,Childhood Fear C.A Swimming Adventure D.My Passion for Swimming B Remember back when virtual reality came out as the Next Big Thing?Videogame maker Sega developed a mass-market head-tracking V
21、R system and showed it to reporters and industry representatives at the 1993 winter Consumer Electronics Show.It performed as advertised,carried an affordable$200 price tag and was set to launch the following year.Unfortunately,among other issues,testers reportedly developed headaches and motion sic
22、kness using the headset and the system was quietly shelved. A report just issued by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, suggests a similar problem could be found in self-driving cars.According to the studys authors Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle,thats because the three
23、 main factors that trigger motion sickness-specifically,a conflict between balance and visual inputs,an inability to anticipate the direction of motion and a lack of control over the direction of motion-tend to be increased in self- driving vehicles. The report suggests between six and ten percent o
24、f Americans riding in self-driving vehicles would be expected to always,or at least usually,suffer some degree of motion sickness.Whats more,the frequency and severity suffered can be expected to vary depending on what the person is doing at the time instead of driving.Those reading,watching movies
25、or television,texting and working while on autopilot should suffer the most motion sickness,while those who steadfastly keep their eyes on the road are likely to endure the least measure of discomfort. Authors Sivak and Schoettle suggest automakers design self-driving cars specifically to help reduc
26、e it, including having large transparent windows to maximize visual field,and setting seats and displays so that riders are facing forward.Alternately,riders could always take anti-nausea(防 呕吏）medications,though this is not a particularly practical solution for various reasons.Beyond that,riders cou
27、ld take a nap,or at least keep their eyes closed while the vehicle is in motion,which is said to help minimize motion sickness. 25.What is the function of Paragraph 1? A.To present the uncertain future of VR. B.To introduce the topic of motion sickness. C.To highlight the importance of VR and its sy
28、stem. D.To attract public attention towards hi-tech products. 26.According to the passage,which behavior can bring about the most motion sickness? A.Driving and humming songs in rough condition. B.Viewing the scenery and talking with other riders. C.Keeping absorbed in writing a paper along the way.
29、 D.Taking photos of the buildings outside the car windows. 27.What can we learn from the passage? A.The head-tracking VR system was successfully launched the next year. B.Whatever the riders do,they would be less likely to feel uncomfortable. C.A clear window with forward-facing seats would relieve
30、motion sickness. D.The visual influences on balance would lead to motion sickness in all vehicles. C Between adolescence and adulthood,you go through a host of changes-jobs,unpleasant haircuts and relationships that come and go.But what about who you really are?As you grow older.does your personalit
31、y change? Personality is the pattern of thoughts,feelings and behavior unique to a person.People tend to think of personality as fixed.But according to psychologists,thats not how it works.Personality is a developmental phenomenon. Its not just something that youre stuck with and cant get over,said
32、Brent Roberts,a psychologist at the University of lllinois at Urbana-Champaign. Thats not to say that youre a different person each day you wake up. In the short term, change can be nearly imperceptible,Roberts told Live Science.Regular surveys on the personalities of participants over many years su
33、ggest that our personality is actually stable on shorter time scales. We come into the world with unique temperaments(性情），and research suggests that our temperaments as children-for example,whether were easy-going or unwilling to approach strangers-correspond to adult personalities. Throughout the y
34、ears,our personality is still changing,but slowly,Roberts said.Its subtle.You dont notice it on that five-to-ten-year time scale,but in the long term,it becomes apparent,he added. Psychologists also pointed out that personality tends to getbetterover time.They call itthe maturity(成熟）principle.People
35、 become more outgoing,emotionally stable and agreeable as they grow older.Over the long run,these changes are often apparent. Some individuals might change less than others,but in general,the maturity principle applies to everyone.That makes personality change even harder to recognize in ourselves-h
36、ow your personality compares with that of your peers doesnt change as much as our overall change in personality,because everyone else is changing right along with you.Theres good evidence that the average self-control of a 30- year-old is higher than a 20-ycar-old,Donnellan said.At the same time,peo
37、ple who are relatively self- controlled at 18 also tend to be relatively self-controlled at age 30. 28.Which of the following can be learnt from the passage? A.Peoples personality usually remains unchanged in the long run. B.People tend to be better balanced emotionally when they get older. C.People
38、 experience apparent changes in personality every five to ten years. D.Peoples temperaments as children have little to do with adult personalities. 29.What does the underlined wordimperceptiblein paragraph 3 mean? A.Unnoticeable. B. Unchangeable. C.Impossible. D.Incredible. 30. In which of the follo
39、wing magazines can you most probably find this text? A.Kids and Teens B.Fitness and Health C.World Culture D.Scientific American 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。 I have sometimes given money to beggars. 31 Please let me explain why. First,for every dollar that we g
40、ive to a beggar,the more profitable we make begging and,comparatively, the less profitable we make working.This is bad,for we want people to work,not beg.Working is productive while begging is at best neutral and often a burden. Second,the beggar who receives the money might spend it on alcohol or d
41、rugs. 32 When I went to elementary school,I remember that I was very moved by a song namedStreets of London.The song tells a heartbreaking story about some of Londons poorest,an old man in particular.Not long ago,however,when I heard the song on the radio, it struck me that the man in the song does
42、not live that horrible a life after all.Judging from the lyrics of the song,the man has shoes,and occasional access to a newspaper. 33 So why should you give money to the beggar in the developed world instead of the starving child in Africa? It might be harsh to claim that it is immoral to give mone
43、y to Western beggars.After all,it seems reasonable that you can spend the money as you like. 34 If our aim is to benefit ourselves,then giving money to beggars is not suitable.If our aim is to benefit others,then giving money to beggars is also wasteful. In seeking to help others,we should not merel
44、y give to those who are geographically close to us and whose appearance arouses our sympathy. 35 To achieve this,we should first decide how much we are willing to spend helping others,and then donate money to the most efficient charity. A. Many people die of hunger in Africa. B.True as it might be,w
45、e should spend our money wisely. C.Why not donate money to those in need of financial aid? D.Upon reflection,however,I have come to change my mind. E.You almost certainly spend money helping the wrong people. F.In a world where thousands die of hunger every day,thats a pretty comfortable life. G.Rat
46、her,we should aid those who are the least responsible for the situation theyre in. 第三部分 语言运用（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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 He came from somewhere south of Rome.I didnt know when or how he got to America,_36 maybe.But one evening
47、 I found him standing in the driveway,behind my garage,extremely thin. My name Tony Trivionno and I mow(割）your lawn.he said.It was hard to comprehend his 37 English.I mow your lawn,he said again and walked away.Yes,these Depression days were 38，but how could I_39_a person who had come to me for help
48、?When I got home the next evening,the lawn had been mowed,the walks_40 and the garden weeded._41_,my wife assumed I had 42_him.I told her of my_43_the night before and we thought it strange that he had not asked for_44。The next two days were busy,and I 45 about him.But on Friday,I saw him,behind my garage again and busy around. I managed to 46 some small weekly pay for him and each day he cleaned up the yard and took care of any little 47。He was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix in my f