1、- 1 -2019 年春四川省泸县第四中学高三二诊模拟考试英语试题试题共 8 页 满分：120 分 考试时间：120 分钟第 I 卷（选择题 100 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. When are the two speakers going to the school?A. On Saturdays mor
2、ning. B. On Sundays afternoon. C. On Saturdays afternoon. 2. Where does the man come from?A. America. B. England. C. Japan3. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Not smoke so heavily. B. Give up smoking. C. Take more exercise. 4. What is the woman looking for?A. A friends house. B. A restaurant
3、. C. A single room for night. 5. When does the Boeing 747 leave for New York?A. At 8:05. B. At 8:45. C. At 8:55. 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 至第 7 题。6
4、. What will the two speakers do this weekend?A. See a science fiction film. B. - 2 -Go dancing at the Friendship Hotel. C. Have a meal in a Sichuan restaurant. 7. How much will the two speakers spend on the film?A. ￥9. B. ￥6. C. ￥3. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至第 9 题。8. Where is the mans new home?A. In a 38-stor
5、y building near the subway station. B. In a 38-story building near the railway station. C. In a 37-story building near the railway station. 9. What does the man usually do as a good exercise?A. Go up and down the building on foot. B. Climb mountains. C. Climb up and down half of the stairs without u
6、sing the life. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10What are the speakers mainly talking about?AA typhoon. BAn earthquake. CA traffic accident.11Why do earthquakes happen frequently in China?AChina has a long history.BChina is located on the Eurasia plate.CChina is one of the biggest countries.12Where did the 8
7、.0 magnitude earthquake take place?AIn Wenchuan. BIn Tangshan. CIn Gansu.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13Why does the man look pale?ABecause he is ill. BBecause he stayed up late. CBecause he seldom goes out.14How does the man feel about his Chinese learning?ASatisfied. BAmazed. CDisappointed.15How does th
8、e woman study Chinese?- 3 -ABy writing. BBy learning Chinese songs. CBy reciting Chinese poems.16What will the man take in case of running into new characters?AA textbook. BA dictionary. CA magazine.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17What is the first step to be popular?ATo stay in good shape. BTo wear suita
9、ble clothes. CTo improve our appearance.18What is the most important step according to the speaker?ATo be a good listener. BTo consider others more. CTo be real.19How can we get others respect?AGet high scores in study. BBe sincere to others. CDo something ourselves.20Whats the purpose of the speech
10、?ATo give tips on how to be popular.BTo encourage people to improve appearance.CTo explain why people like to be popular.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 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFestival of Light, Longleat Safari Park, WiltshireLongleat is celebrating its
11、 50th anniversary this year. Giant lanterns take the shape of some of the parks animals, and there are also lots of characters in Beatrix Potters book, such as Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Squirrel Nutkin, to mark the 150th anniversary of the authors birth. There is also a 20-metre-high birthda
12、y cake.27. 85, adult/20.65, child/under-threes, free.15 Dec. to 2 Jan.- 4 -Festival of Light, Enchanted Park, GatesheadEnchanted Park is an interactive(交互的)walk through Saltwell Park, just south of the towncentre, along a trail of light with performances and sculptures. The story being told is a Mid
13、winterNights Tale, inspired by the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeares death. Visitors can joinstories and songs with Santa, and attend decorating workshops.8, adult/2, child/under-fours, free.1127 Dec.Christmas Glow, RHS Wisley, SurreyThe garden is glowing with giant lighted flowers. Some of
14、the trees are brilliant, too. Theglasshouse is decorated like a gingerbread house, and displays seasonal plants. There are lanternsaround the lake. The cafe serves hot chocolate and apple juice.9.90, adult/3.60, child/#28, family.20 Dec. to 2 Jan.Christmas at Kew Gardens, LondonKew is a special plac
15、e to visit at any time of the day or year, but the festive light show gives it a magical twist, as the mile-long trail through the garden is decorated with 60,000 lights. Some of the gardens oldest and tallest trees are also beautifully lit along the way.16, adult/10, child/under-fours, free.24 Dec.
16、 to 2 Jan.21 .What can people do in Enchanted Park?A. Visit Shakespeares house. B. Listen to stories.C. Learn to create sculptures. D. Play the part of Santa.22. Which place will attract children fond of fictional animal characters?A. Kew Gardens. B. RHS Wisley.- 5 -C. Longleat Safari Park. D. Encha
17、nted Park.23. How much is the admission to Kew Gardens for the Smiths and a 6-year-old child?A. 42. B. 16. C. 10. D. 26.BI was ever bullied badly when I was in high school. One kid in particular would try to make me feel worse in every way he knew. For example, he would throw stuff at me constantly,
18、 hit me on the head, punch(殴打)me, call me ugly and stupid, make fun of me and, of course tell me he would beat me up if I ever fought back. It was like his daily mission.And it was my daily mission to just get through the day. What could I say? It made my world very small because that was my main fo
19、cus- just surviving. Everything else fell by the wayside. Unfortunately, that included any form of social life. So not only was my world tiny, but it was very lonelyLooking back to that time, which was about 11years ago, my biggest mistake was not bringing anyone into that world of mine. I was too p
20、roud (and embarrassed) to get help. I would rather not face the fact that I needed help because in my mind, that would mean that the bully won. It would also mean that I was weak.Let me just say this: bullying someone is a weak choice. The only reason why they come after you is that they think you w
21、ont do anything about it. Does that make anyone strong? Absolutely not. Be stronger-ask a parent, a teacher or a friend for help. Simply admit that you are struggling and need help.You can put it like this, “Somebody who is weak and trying to build himself or herself up has chosen to do that by putt
22、ing me down. The only reason why they are doing that is that I am nice and I havent done anything about it yet. Well I am through putting up with this. I have basic human rights that they are trying to take away to feel better and that is just not OK. How do I handle this? I dont want the pain cycle
23、 to continue and I dont want to become someone I dont want to be.- 6 -24. The underlined word “It“ in the first paragraph refers to_.A. calling the authors nicknamesB. making friends with fellow studentsC. hurting the author by using force or threatsD going through a difficult time with schooling25.
24、 What did the author do when he was bullied?A. He just hoped that he could survive the day. B. He fell by the waysideC. He called for help immediately D. He fought back bravely.26. The author suggests_ to fight bullies.A. getting used to the pain as soon as possibleB. keeping it a secret inside and
25、reducing your social lifeC. looking for help from parents, teachers or friendsD. promoting the understanding of basic human rights27. The author probably wrote this article to_A. admit that he had been treated badly at schoolB. describe how he got rid of his weakC. show how grateful he was to those
26、who helped hitD. share his experience and ideas on dealing with bulliesCMany leading AI researchers think that in a matter of decades, artificial intelligence will be able to do not merely some of our jobs, but all of our jobs, forever transforming life on Earth. The reason why many reject this as s
27、cience fiction is that weve traditionally thought of intelligence as something mysterious that can only exist in biological organisms, especially humans. But such an idea is unscientific. From my point of view as a physicist and AI researcher, intelligence is simply a certain kind of information-pro
28、cessing performed by elementary particles(基本粒子) moving around, and there is no law of physics that says one - 7 -cant build machines more intelligent than us in all ways. This suggests that weve only seen the tip of the intelligence iceberg and that there is an amazing potential to unlock the full i
29、ntelligence that is potential in nature and use it to help humanity.If we get it right, the upside is huge. Since everything we love about civilization is the product of intelligence, amplifying (扩大) our own intelligence with AI has the potential to solve tomorrows toughest problems. For example, wh
30、y risk our loved ones dying in traffic accidents that self-driving cars could prevent or dying of cancers that AI might help us find cures for? Why not increase productivity through automation (自动化) and use AI to accelerate our research and development of affordable sustainable (可持续的) energy?Im opti
31、mistic that we can develop rapidly with advanced AI as long as we win the race between the growing power of our technology and the knowledge with which we manage it. But this requires giving up our outdated concept of learning form mistakes. That helped us win the race with less powerful technology:
32、 We messed up with fire and then invented fire extinguishers (灭火器), and we messed up with cars and then invented seat belts. However, its an awful idea for more powerful technologies, such as nuclear weapons or superintelligent AI where even a single mistake is unacceptable and we need to get things
33、 right the first time.28. How do many people feel about leading AI researchers predictions?A. Worried B. Curious C. Doubtful D. Disappointed29. What does the author think of intelligence?A. We know little about it. B. It belongs to human beings.C. It is too difficult to understand. D. We have a good
34、 command of it.30. What does the underlined word “upside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Cost. B. Potential. C. Quantity. D. Advantage.31. Whats important for us in the race between people and technology?- 8 -A. Learning from failure. B. Increasing our intelligence.C. Avoiding making mistakes. D. M
35、aking accurate predictions.DIf conditions get bad enough，almost any kind of weather can become a stormStormy weather can cause people to cancel their plansIt can cause major events to be postponedAnd severe stormy weather can be dangerous to people，fortune and anima1If you weather the storm，or ride
36、out the storm，you survive and move on without harm or injury For example，1ets talk about Tornado Alley，the name for part of the central United StatesDuring springtime，this area often has a large number of powerful tornadoesPeople who live there are taught to shelter in the safest place they can find
37、 and wait for the storm to passPeople who live in Tornado Alley are used to weathering many storms!You can also weather a storm，but it doesnt involve actual weather “To weather the storm”can also mean to make it through a difficult experience or trying timesSo，if the stock market(股市)crashes ，you mig
38、ht have to weather a financial stormOften before a big storm，conditions are calmThe calm before the storm can happen anytimeIt is the time before something bad happensFor example，at the beginning of a family reunionthe adults were all talking happilyBut the older children knew it was just the calm b
39、efore the stormTheyve seen it happen beforeThe adults talk happily for about an hourThen they start arguing about events from the pastthings that should really stay buried!But after the storm begins and you find yourself in the middle of it，you are in the eye of the stormIn the world of weather，the
40、eye of the storm is the calmest part，in the center of a hurricane，for exampleHowever，in the English language，if you are in the eye of the storm，you are in the most intense part of a conflictFor example，she had no idea that walking into the meeting would put her in the eye of the storm- 9 -However，a
41、brainstorm does not exist in the world of weatherTo brainstorm means to try to solve a problem by talking with other peopleAnd dont worryIf we have trouble thinking of an idea for the next program，we can always brainstorm with you !32Whats mainly discussed in the 3rd and 4th paragraphs?AWhat the mea
42、nings of weathering the storm areBHow we can weather the stormCWeathering a storm doesnt involve actual weatherDPeople in Tornado Alley can survive the storm33Why does the author mention a family reunion in the fifth paragraph?ATo stress the importance of weather forecastBTo develop the awareness of
43、 familyCTo explain the meaning of an expressionDTo praise the older children for being clever34What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AA problem eart be solved if you worry too muchBA brainstorm often appears in the world of weatherCDifficulties can be dealt with by teamworkDTo brainstorm can
44、cause troubles in the program35Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo tell us stormy weather can cause destructionBTo tell us some expressions about stormCTo tell us a storm can cause conflictsDTo tell us we should be ready for 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
45、 出能 填入 空白处 的最 佳选 项。 选项 中有两 项为 多余- 10 -选 项 。The worst time to look for a job is when you must have a new one immediately 36 If you are notin need of an immediate career change， here are ways you can improve your long-term career prospects(前景) today：37 Y ou do not have to be qualified for these positi
46、ons today,nor do they have to exist in yourcompany However， these roles should be related to your current skill set They are career options that lookinteresting Once you have a couple of targets， think about why and what interests youPay close attention to what appeals to you，and write it downSubscr
47、ibe to a career specific magazine All businesses must stay relevant to their customers in orderto win the competitions and increase revenue(收 益) 38 This information allows you to see whichcompanies and professionals are leading the peckBe professionally curiousT alk to people about their careersL ea
48、rn more about how success is measured in other roles，de partments and companies 39 You never know what connections may be relevant when you start your next job search，so develop a habit of making good connections no matter where you goAs in all things in life getting ready in face of a difficult task early is always less stressful thanreacting to a career surprise 40 No matter how secure you feel today,the time will come when eitheryou or your employer decide it is time t
