湖南省六校2019届高三英语4月联考试题.doc

1、1湖南省六校 2019 届高三英语 4 月联考试题本试题卷共 13 页。时量 120 分钟。满分 150 分。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。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

2、A、B、C 三个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：How much is the shirt?A19.15. B9.18. C9.15.答案是 C。1. What does the woman worry about?A. Their train tickets. B. Traffic jams. C. The driving habit. 2. Who is the woman probably speaking to?A. A policeman. B. A friend. C. A shop assistant

3、.3. How long has the rain lasted?A. 4 days. B. 5 days. C. 6 days.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the womans home. B. In a cinema. C. In a shop.5. Whats the good news? A. The man got a better position.B. The man is going to be a father.C. The man is going to get married.第二节 (

4、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。6. What does the phone mean to the woman?A. She never forgets it anywhere.B. Its extremely important to her.C. She enjoys the service.7Wha

5、t is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Brother and sister. C. Waiter and customer.2听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where does the man work?A. On a plane. B. In a hospital. C. In a restaurant.9. What does the man say about his work?A. Disappointing. B. Wellpaid. C. Tiring.听

6、第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How was the man behaving at first?A. Coolly. B. Politely. C. Awkwardly.11. Why did the man ask Susan for her name at first?A. He didnt know who she was.B. He didnt know what else to say.C. He didnt realize he knew her already.12. What type of music is playing at the dance?A

7、. Rock and roll. B. Blues. C. Pop.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. How does the woman know about eye problems?A. From an article. B. From a friend. C. From a TV program.14. How often do people blink while staring at the computer screen?A. 7 times per minute. B. 22 times per minute. C. 27 times per minute.

8、15. What does the woman think the man should do?A. Avoid using computers. B. Take a break and rest. C. Close eyes often.16. What are the speakers going to do next?A. Keep on reading. B. Have some tea. C. Go to a drug store.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Where did the shark attacks occur recently?A. In

9、North Carolina. B. In California. C. In Florida.18. Who is Graham Schwartz?A. A writer for a magazine.B. A researcher from a museum.C. A shark expert from a university.19. What can people do to avoid being attacked?A. Only swim where the water is warm.B. Make their presence known in the water.C. Avo

10、id wearing certain types of bathing suits.20. What did the Department of Parks and Recreation do?A. They closed down the beaches.B. They conducted a study on shark attacks.C. They forced boats and fishermen to stop all activities.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

11、 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWHOS WHO IN THE ZOO?Is it amazing that the WHOS WHO IN THE ZOO makes it fun for young children 3to save? With the help of Standard Banks Kidz APP and the Big Five animal friends, teaching your children about managing their cash has never been more fun. Let the WHOS WHO IN THE ZOO

12、show your little ones what it means to earn and save money as well as share in the enjoyment of spending their wellearned cash.ElephantAs your children use the mobile app to complete various actionsachieving savings goals, completing missions and achieving wisheshere various medals will be rewarded.

13、Earned medals are displayed in the elephant habitat as well as locked medals still to be achieved.LeopardReward your kids with pocket money for completing missions： household chores, achievements, etc.You can create a mission for your child, or your child can request a new mission. Once created, it

14、must be accepted. The mission needs to be completed by your child and approved by you before you can pay him or her.LionHelp your children create and fulfil wishes. Wish cards and their savings progress can be tracked from your banking app.Once their savings goal is reached, lion will inform you of

15、their achievement.BuffaloKidz can request to withdraw cash or purchase airtime and data using their savings.RhinoRhino shows your childs latest account balance and transactions.Download the Standard Banks Kidz APP from Apple App Store on the phone. Use the comment section to interact with other Stan

16、dard Bank customers and bank consultants.21. What is the WHOS WHO IN THE ZOO designed for?A. Players of board games. B. Travelers in the zoo.C. Parents for online banking. D. Kids for selfservice banking.22. Rewards will be paid if _A. you keep the account balancedB. your kids get enough locked meda

17、lsC. the kids fulfil your created missionsD. you approve the request via Kidz APP23. Which of the following animals is related to spending?A. Rhino. B. Buffalo. C. Lion. D. Leopard.BWhile staring out of the window during a flight, not everyone will think 4carefully about the question why airplanes h

18、ave rounded windows rather than square ones.Over the years, aerospace engineering has made huge steps in airplane technology, meaning planes can carry more passengers and go faster. The planes have also changed shape to increase safetyincluding the windows. As commercial air travel took off in the m

19、id20th century, airline companies began to fly at higher altitudes to lower their costthe air density(密度) is lower up there, creating less drag(阻力) for airplanes. However, higher altitudes came with problems, like the fact human beings cant really survive at 30，000 feet. To make that possible, the c

20、abin was changed to a cylindrical(圆柱体) shape to support the pressure inside. But at first, plane builders left in the standard square windows and this expansion meant disaster. The de_Havilland_Comet came into fashion in the 1950s. With a closed cabin, it was able to go higher and faster than other

21、aircraft.However, where theres a corner, theres a weak spot. Windows, having four corners, have four potential weak spots, making them likely to crash under stresssuch as air pressure. By curving the window, the stress that would eventually break the window corner is distributed and the chance of it

22、 breaking is reduced. Rounded shapes are also stronger and resist deformation(变形), and can thus survive the extreme differences in pressure between the inside and outside of the aircraft.Fortunately, designers figured out the lack of design pretty quick. Now we have nice, rounded airplane windows th

23、at can resist the pressure of traveling altitude. It gives being able to gaze out of your window to the world from 35，000 feet a whole new outlook, doesnt it?24. Why did airlines aim to fly at higher altitudes?A. To save money for less drag.B. To help the plane to take off.C. To increase safety of t

24、he plane.D. To carry more passengers and go faster.25. What does the underlined words “de Havilland Comet” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. An aircraft. B. A band. C. A planet. D. A design.26. Which is the advantage of the rounded window?A. It increases the air pressure.B. It weakens the strength of air p

25、ressure.C. It reduces the possibility of breaking up.D. It helps to survive the extreme weather.27. Where does this text come from?A. A newspaper on safe driving. B. A science book on flying.C. A website on survival skills. D. A magazine on fashion design.CThe hemlock(铁杉) trees along the Wappinger C

26、reek, New York, look healthy. However, scientist Gary Lovett says the white balls which provide protection for 5the bugs are created by a tiny insect. Its hard to believe the tiny bug could kill a tree. However, trees can end up with millions and millions of the pests. When there are that many, it e

27、nds up killing the tree.The bug from East Asia is slowly killing trees across the USA. The troublemaking bug is just one of many invasive(入侵的) pests that have slipped into the United States. They can hurt other living things in their new home.Many invasive pests arrive on wooden pallets piled inside

28、 shipping containers. They support and separate goods, and keep them from sliding around. Invasive pests often tunnel into the pallets. How can we stop pests from riding on pallets? Lovett says new rules are needed. The companies that make pallets dont want more rules. Congress has added an amendmen

29、t(修正案) in the 2018 Farm Bill to try and prevent this problem. However, Lovett is not hopeful it will make much of a difference. Pallets are checked by inspectors. Many are sprayed with bugkilling pesticide. “I believe in the system， ” said Brent McClendon, president of The National Wooden Pallet and

30、 Container Association. He also said shipping containers are checked very carefully.Still, each year 13 million containers are shipped to the US. Each is full of wooden pallets. Lovett says: “Inspectors cant possibly check everything. All it takes are a few bad pallets; we should get rid of wooden p

31、allets.” He believes pallets should be made of plastic or ecocomposite wood. Ecocomposite wood is a mix of wood fiber and plastic. Insects cannot hide into it. One problem is that these choices cost more. They may be worth the extra money, though. Invasive pests cost the US. $5 billion a year. Trees

32、 dont just die in forests. They also die in cities and our yards. Then, they need to be replaced. That costs money, too.28. All the statements are TRUE except that _A. pesticide has been applied to bugkillingB. invasive pests are native to Wappinger CreekC. invasive pests hide in pallets used in shi

33、ppingD. the companies making pallets dont want more rules29. What can we infer from the passage?A. Bugs can be easily spotted by eyes.B. Bugs ruin the shipping goods slowly.C. Bugs wont bother the tree if just in few numbers.D. Bugs cover trees with white soft balls for protection.30. Why does Gary

34、Lovett want to get rid of wooden pallets?A. Because insects mostly die in them.B. Because plastic pallets are ecofriendly.C. Because they are not worth extra money.D. Because they are the major pest carriers.31. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Invasive pests are harming plants in the USA.

35、B. Effective measures have stopped the pest invasion.C. Congress contributes a lot to dealing with invasive pests.6D. Ecosystem in the USA is poorly damaged by invasive woods.DHave you ever spent an afternoon in the backyard, maybe grilling or enjoying a basketball game, when suddenly you notice tha

36、t everything goes quiet? There is an old phrase “calm before the storm”， often used in a situationa quiet period just before a great activity or excitement. According to our own experience, we know there is actually calm before the storm. But what causes this calm? And is it always calm before the s

37、torm? Lets hear what scientists have to say. A period of calm happens in a particular kind of storm, the simplest kind of storma singlecell thunderstorm. In this type of thunderstorm, there is usually only one main updraft, which is warm, damp air and drawn from places near the ground. Storms need w

38、arm and damp air as fuel, so they typically draw that air in from surrounding environment. Storms can draw in the air that fit their need from all directionseven from the direction in which the storm is traveling.As the warm, damp air is pulled into a storm system, it leaves a lowpressure vacuum(真空

39、) coming after. The rising air meets the cold dry air that has already existed in the storm clouds, thus the temperature of the warm, damp air drops, and the water vapour(水蒸汽) in it changes into tiny drops that are a precondition of rain. These drops accumulate and build on larger particles like dus

40、t, until they grow large enough to form raindrops.This warm, damp air keeps moving upwards, but it becomes cooler and drier during its trip through cloud. When it reaches the top of the cloud, the air gets spit out(被挤出) at the top. This air is sent rolling out over the big thunderclouds. From there,

41、 the air goes down. Warm and dry air is relatively stable, and once it covers a region, that air, in turn, causes the calm before a storm.Most thunderstorms, though, dont start with calm. Thats because most are actually groups of storms with complex wind patterns. Theres so much air moving up and do

42、wn storm groups that the calm before the storm never happens. Instead, before the storm, it might be really windy!32. Which best fits the description of a particular kind of storm?A. A thunderstorm with a single shape.B. A thunderstorm without strong winds.C. A storm with air drawn from every direct

43、ion.D. A storm fueled by moving air from the ground.33. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Cold and dry air. B. Warm and dry air.C. Cold and damp air. D. Warm and damp air.34. Which does the writer most likely agree to?A. Presence of the calm relies on stable air.B. Not al

44、l thunderstorms start with the calm.C. The drier the air is, the bigger the storm will be.7D. Storm happens without air moving up and down.35. What is the passage mainly about?A. Causes and effects of a heavy storm.B. A brief description of a peaceful storm.C. A personal experience of a heavy storm.

45、D. An explanation of the calm before a storm.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。We are surrounded by messages trying to get our attention. Advertisers, politicians and other groups all try to get us to agree with them. _36_. Propaganda is not always a bad thing, but

46、 it often hides the truth about a topic. Its very similar to advertising, whose goal is to get people to buy something, while propaganda is to change what people believe.Propaganda TechniquesTo create propaganda, a common technique is namecalling. A politician might call someone a traitor or liar, w

47、hich makes the other person look bad. Another is the trend technique. People want to be on the side in the favor. _37_. Some propaganda is based on fear. It scares people into choosing a certain side or taking action, which might not be bad. Antismoking campaigns are one example. They may scare peop

48、le into thinking that if they smoke, they will get cancer._38_Propaganda is used by many groups, such as businesses, politicians and the government. It is spread through posters, television and radio. The Internet makes it easy to send messages to the whole world.Types of PropagandaPolitical propaga

49、nda has been around as long as there have been politicians. _39_. People have used it for many years. War propaganda began during World War I, more than 100 years ago.To see if propaganda is saying the truth, people need to do extra work. For example, ads might always sound like theyre true. But before you believe them, try to think about who created and paid for them. Find out why they did it. _40_A. Propaganda TargetsB. Propaganda MediumsC. Another word for this is propagandaD. So most people will ag