1、- 1 -江西省吉安市五校 2019 届高三英语上学期联考试题（含解析）时间 120 分钟 总分 150 分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）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.What will the woman do about the dress?A.Shell change it. B. Shell buy it. C. Shell return
2、it.2.What are the speakers talking about?A.Buying DVDs. B. Sharing DVDs. C. Borrowing DVDs.3.What did the woman think of Danas speech?A.Well-prepared. B. Important. C. Boring.4.What does the man mean?A.He refuses to pay for boxes. B. He will carry the boxes later.C. He is unable to give help.5.When
3、is Simon supposed to arrive?A. 7:30. B. 8:10. C. 8:00.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，各个小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 题。6.Where do the speakers plan to go?A.The womans home. B. A libra
4、ry. C. A museum.7.Why does the woman want to go on Saturday afternoon?A.To enjoy nice weather.- 2 -B.To avoid the crowd.C.To sleep late in the morning.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 题。8.Why did the man borrow the womans computer last time?A.His computer was broken.B.He needed it for his paper.C.He used it for
5、his computer class.9.Why does the woman feel happy?A.The man can lend her a computer now.B.The man will study better.C.The man will use his own computer.10.What has the man been doing with his new computer?A.Doing homework. B. Watching DVDs. C. Searching for information.听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 题。11.Whe
6、re did Tom get the idea of becoming a businessman?A.From his college friends.B.From his high school teachers.C.From the grown-ups around him.12.How much does Tom own of the company he works for?A. 6%. B. 18%. C. 60%.13.What mistake did Tom and his company make in the past?A.Making all the products t
7、hemselves.B.Wasting lots of materials.C.Producing simple things.听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 17 题。14.What kind of jobs seems to be in short supply?A.Writers. B. School teachers. C. Newspaper reporters.15.Where is Sharon most likely to go?A.California. B. Boston. C. New York.16.What does James plan to do if he
8、cant find a job?- 3 -A.Start a newspaper. B. Continue his education. C. Write a book.17.Who are the speakers?A.Fellow students. B. Laid-off workers. C. High school teachers.听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至第 20 题。18.Why does the university offer the two programs?A.To keep students safe walking late or alone.B.To pro
9、vide better health care for students.C.To help visitors tour around the college.19.When can students call Campus Safety Office?A.From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. B. Anytime of the day. C. From midnight to 7 a.m.20.To whom is the speaker mainly talking?A.Tourists at the college. B. New teachers. C. Parents of s
10、tudents.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 个小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWe would like to wish all our readers a wonderful winter break. Our January magazine is now in the shops and available digitally. Were looking forward to sharing more adventures and discoveri
11、es with you in 2018,including:At a crossroads in the AtlanticAs the population of Ascension Island rises up to mark the 200th anniversary of British rule, Fred Pearce wonders what the future might have in store for this strange part of land.Photostory: On the road againA selection of images from an
12、exhibition opening this month at the Royal Geographical Society go hand in hand with M. Aurel Steins early 20th century photographs of the Silk Road.Dossier: Going undergroundMark Rowe discusses the role that carbon storage can play in the global - 4 -effort to reduce carbon dioxide emission (排放).Ne
13、t lossKit Gillet reports from the Gulf of Thailand, whose fisheries (渔场) have been almost destroyed by the commercialization of the Thai fishing industry.And dont forgeta round-up of the latest geographical and climate science news; a hot spot focus on Turkey; advice on taking photographs in Antarct
14、ica; an interview with Lucien Castaing-Taylor, professor of visual arts at Harvard; plus lots, lots moreBuy your copy now, click here and save up to 35% or call+44 (0)1635 588 496.Geographical is also available in WHSmith and many independent news agents.1. If you want to read something about global
15、 warming, you can read .A. Dossier: Going undergroundB. Photostory: On the road againC. At a crossroads in the AtlanticD. Net loss2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Ascension Island has a bright future with more population.B. Commercialization contributes to the loss of fishery in Thai.
16、C. The January edition of 2014 is to come out in the winter break.D. The topics of this magazine focus on geography and interviews.3. The passage is written to .A. attract readers to buy the magazineB. give advice on taking photosC. share adventures and discoveriesD. introduce the content of the mag
17、azine【答案】1. A 2. B 3. A【解析】【分析】这是一则杂志的广告，介绍今年冬天的杂志的最新的内容，包括文章的细节，作者和吸引人- 5 -之处，目的是引起读者购买的欲望。【1 题详解】细节理解题。从文章 Going underground 下面的句子：Mark Rowe discusses the role that carbon storage can play in the global effort to reduce carbon dioxide emission (排放).可知如果想读关于二氧化碳和全球气温变暖的事情，可以读 Dossier: Going undergr
18、ound ，故选 A。【2 题详解】细节理解题。从文章的句子：Kit Gillet reports from the Gulf of Thailand, whose fisheries (渔场) have been almost destroyed by the commercialization of the Thai fishing industry.可知商业化导致泰国的渔业受损，故选 B。【3 题详解】写作意图题。从这个广告的第一段的内容：We would like to wish all our readers a wonderful winter break. Our January
19、 magazine is now in the shops and available digitally.这篇文章是想吸引读者寒假买杂志的，故选 A。【点睛】推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate 等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推
20、断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。本题第 3 小题，从这个广告的第一段的内容：We would like to wish all our readers a wonderful winter break. Our January magazine is now in the shops and available digitally.这篇文章是想吸引读者买杂志的，故选 A。BWith all the wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, its not only necessary, but also essential to hav
21、e a good sense of humor just to help us get through each and every day of our lives. Putting a smile on someones face when you know they are feeling down in the dump, makes me feel good and warms my heart.How would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife, husband, - 6 -child, co-worker,
22、 neighbor, close friends, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner store? I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh, even if I dont know the person Im joking around with. My Grandma always found humor in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job
23、 anyone could imagine. This not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is common courtesy(礼貌)to speak to others that are around you.I know of a few people that dont have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say. Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke
24、and they would sit there without the s lightest smile on their face. They dont get the joke that makes others laugh. I am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space. How can people not get a really funny joke?Laughing is essential to keep your stress levels
25、under control. Without humor we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems, or on a lot of medications to keep us from going crazy. There is too much sadness in this present world. It drives people crazy. We all need to find a way to ignore the sadness and bring a little light into ou
26、r lives. So, I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.4. What is the authors attitude towards the present world?A. Satisfied B. PositiveC. Critical D. Indifferent5. The phrase “busting a gut“ in the third paragraph can be replaced by .A.
27、explaining carefully B. speaking loudC. keeping silent D. laughing hard6. According to the author, humor is useful in the aspect that .A. it makes people more confidentB. it can help get rid of the cruelty in the worldC. it can pick up peoples spirits- 7 -D. it can help people get on well with other
28、s7. In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to .A. introduce a practical way to get through daily lifeB. encourage people to be humorous in daily lifeC. convince people of the power of humourD. talk about his own understanding of humor【答案】4. C 5. D 6. C 7. B【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者在文中告诉我们现实社会里有很多让人
29、悲伤的事情，能化解这些悲伤的事情的只有幽默。接下来作者解释了幽默的作用，目的在于鼓励人们要有积极的态度。【4 题详解】观点态度题。根据文章第一段 With all the wars, fighting and sadness in the world today 和最后一段 There is too much sadness in this present world. It drives people crazy. We all need to find a way to ignore the sadness and bring a little light into our lives.可
30、知在现在的生活里有战争和很多让人悲伤的事情，我们要积极地面对。说明作者对现在的世界持批评的态度。故 C 正确。【5 题详解】猜测词义题。根据本句 I am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space.我笑得很厉害，当别人坐在那里的时候看着我好像我是来自外太空一样。while 表示对比，说明该词表示我笑得乐不可支。故该词表示 D 项的意思。【6 题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段最后 2 行 Putting a smile on someones face when you
31、know they are feeling down in the dump, makes me feel good and warms my heart.可知幽默能够让温暖我们的内心，让我们在困境里感觉更好。说明幽默可以改善我们的情绪。故 C正确。【7 题详解】推理判断题。作者在本文中着重告诉我们幽默的重要性，目的就是为了鼓励人们在日常生活中要幽默大笑。故 B 正确。CAs any plane passenger will confirm, a crying baby is almost impossible to - 8 -ignore, no matter how hard you tr
32、y. Now scientists believe they may have worked out why. A babys cry pulls at the heartstrings( 扣人心弦）in a way while other cries dont, researchers found.Researchers found that a babys cry can trigger unique emotional responses in the brain, making it impossible for us to ignore themwhether we are pare
33、nts or not. Other types of cries, including calls of animals in great pain, fail to get the same response, suggesting the brain is programmed to respond specifically to a babys cry.A team of Oxford University scientists scanned the brains of 28 men and women as they listened to a variety of calls an
34、d cries. After 100 milliseconds - roughly the time it takes to blink (眨眼) two parts of the brain that respond to emotion lit up. Their response to a babys cry was particularly strong. The response was seen in both men and womeneven if they had no children.Researcher Dr Christine Parsons said, “You m
35、ight read that men should just notice a baby and step over it and not see it, but its not true. There is a special processing in men and women, which makes sense from an evolutionary(演化的）view that both men and women would be responding to these cries.” The study was in people who were not parents, y
36、et they are all responding at 100ms to these particular cries, so this might be a fundamental response present in all of us regardless of parental status.Fellow researcher Katie Young said it may take a bit longer for someone to recognize their own childs cries because they need to do more “fine-gra
37、ined analysis”. The team had previously found that our reactions speed up when we hear a baby crying. Adults performed better on computer games when they heard the sound of a baby crying than after they heard recordings of adults crying.8. A babys cry is difficult to ignore because it_. .A. keeps on
38、 cryingB. cries harder than adultsC. causes people great pain- 9 -D. makes people feel strong emotions9. The underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_. ”A. cause B. removeC. avoid D. cure10. What may Christine Parsons agree to?A. A crying baby makes no sense to people without childr
39、en.B. Parents can hardly recognize their own babies cries.C. Men pay less attention to a crying baby than women.D. Almost everyone makes certain response to a babys cry.11. Whats the main idea of the text?A. How to recognize different babies cries.B. Why you cant get a babys cry out of your head.C.
40、Why a baby is easy and likely to cry.D. How to prevent a baby crying.【答案】8. D 9. A 10. D 11. B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是为什么我们无法把婴儿的哭声从脑海中抹去。【8 题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“A babys cry pulls at the heartstrings（扣人心弦）in a way while other cries dont，researchers found“可知婴儿的哭声在某种程度上扣人心弦，会引起人们的强烈的情感共鸣，故答案为 D 项。【9 题详解
41、】猜测词义题。根据上段最后一句可知，本句意为“研究人员发现，孩子的哭声能引起大脑独特的情感反应“，所以画线单词 trigger 意为“引发，引起”与 A 项 cause 意思接近。故选A.【10 题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段中“that both men and women would be responding to these cries“可判断出，男性和女性都会对孩子的哭声作出反应，故答案为 D 项。【11 题详解】- 10 -主旨大意题。根据第一段 As any plane passenger will confirm, a crying baby is almost impossi
42、ble to ignore, no matter how hard you try. Now scientists believe they may have worked out why. A babys cry pulls at the heartstrings( 扣人心弦）in a way while other cries dont, researchers found.和下文分析的原因，本文讲述的是“为什么无法把婴儿的哭声从脑海中抹去?”故答案为 B 项。【点睛】抓住文章主线和关键词语，归纳文章中心要注意不是所有的段落都有主题句，有时主题句暗含在句中。阅读这样的文章，就需要自己根据文
43、章的细节来分析，概括出段落的主题，从而推导出文章的主旨。分析的方法是：先弄清该段落主要讲了哪几方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，然后加以归纳形成主题。本题第 4 小题，根据第一段 As any plane passenger will confirm, a crying baby is almost impossible to ignore, no matter how hard you try. Now scientists believe they may have worked out why. A babys cry pulls at the heartstrings( 扣人心弦
44、）in a way while other cries dont, researchers found.和下文分析的原因可知，本文讲述的是“为什么无法把婴儿的哭声从脑海中抹去?”故答案为 B 项。DWhy should mankind explore space? Why should money, time and effort be spent exploring and researching something with so few apparent benefits? Why should resources be spent on space rather than on con
45、ditions and people on Earth? These are questions that, understandably, are very often asked.Perhaps the best answer lies in our genetic makeup as human beings. What drove our ancestors to move from the trees into the plains, and on into all possible areas and environments? The wider the spread of a
46、species, the better its chance of survival. Perhaps the best reason for exploring space is this genetic tendency to expand wherever possible.Nearly every successful civilization has explored, because by doing so, any dangers in surrounding areas can be identified and prepared for. W ithout knowledge
47、, we may be completely destroyed by the danger. With knowledge, we can lessen its effects.Exploration also allows minerals and other potential resources to be found. Even if we have no immediate need of them, they will perhaps be useful later. - 11 -Resources may be more than physical possessions. K
48、nowledge or techniques have been acquired through exploration. The techniques may have medical applications which can improve the length or quality of our lives. We have already benefited from other spin -offs including improvements in earthquake prediction, in satellites for weather forecasting and
49、 in communications systems. Even non-stick pans and mirrored sunglasses are by-products(副产品) of technological developments in the space industry!While many resources are spent on what seems a small return, the exploration of space allows creative, brave and intelligent members of our species to focus on what may serve to save us. While space may hold many wonders and explanations of how the universe was formed or how it works, it also holds dangers. The danger exists, but knowledge can hel
