1、1荆门市 2019 年高三年级元月调考英 语（考试时间：120 分钟 试卷满分：150 分 试卷共 10 页）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 短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中给的 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？A.19.15. B.9.18. C.9.15.答案是 C1. What
2、 food did the woman cook? A. Chinese food. B. Japanese food. C. Thai Food. 2. Where will the speakers meet Sally? A. In the park. B. In the museum. C. At the library.3. How does the man think of the book? A. Popular. B. Humorous. C. Scientific.4. What will the woman do this Saturday? A. Attend a con
3、cert. B. Go to the park. C. Try the new restaurant. 5. In which year is the man in college now? A. The first year. B. The second year. C. The third year.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。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。
4、听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.Why is the boy so excited?A. Hes passed the driving test. B. He is allowed to drive tonight. C. Hes got a new car.7.What will the boy do tomorrow afternoon? A. Have ice cream with Alan. B. Go to play in the band. C. Practice football.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why is the man at the s
5、hop? A. To order a camera for his wife.B. To have a camera repaired. C. To get a camera changed.9. What will the man do afterwards? 2A. Make a phone call. B. Wait until further notice. C. Come again the next day.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.What is Brad busy doing now? A. Writing a report. B. Copying a
6、 report. C. Typing a report.11.What did people most use the Internet to do in the past? A. Updating their blogs. B. Visiting social networks. C. Getting specific information.12.Why does Jason do this survey? A. To work on advertisement. B. To finish a newspaper article.C. To learn the popularity of
7、the Internet.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the woman doing? A. Hosting a TV show. B. Giving a lecture on poetry. C. Conducting a radio debate.14. How did the mans mother contribute to his success in poetry? A. She sent him to poetry classes. B. She taught him to write business plans.C. She aske
8、d him to read from early childhood. 15. What does Steven find the most difficult about writing? A. Finding a proper style. B. Using the most suitable words. C. Getting good experience.16.What does the man say about his own writing? A. Creative. B. Successful. C. Encouraging. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
9、17. What will the visitors do first? A. Have a meal. B. Visit a church. C. Do some shopping.18. Where is the bank? A. Beside the cookie shop. B. Next to the snack bar. C. In the main square.19. What does the speaker say about the snack bar beside the lifts? A. Its open all day. B. It offers nice foo
10、d. C. It doesnt offer much choice.20. What is Whitmarch? A. A carpet store. B. A bus stop. C. A snack bar.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)3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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhats best to read this year?Secrets I Know (Random House Childrens Books, ages 3-7)This ta
11、le written by Kallie George and pictured by Paola Zakimi follows a young girl and her little friend as they move from rain to sunshine, from pleasant loneliness to sweet friendship, and finally from adventures on earth to an exploration of the sky above. The colors of Zakimis pencil drawings are cal
12、ming and Georges poetic text tells her story with simple language.Pandora (Clarion Books, ages 3-7)The award-winning author Victoria Turnbull tells the story of a little fox Pandora. Pandora lives alone. She makes herself a handsome home, but no one ever comes to visit. Then one day something falls
13、from the sky - a bird with a broken wing. Little by little, the bird helps Pandora feel less lonely. Turnbulls watercolor and colored pencil drawings make this story of friendship and growth an atmospheric delight.Prince and Pirate (G.P. Putnams Sons Books for Younger Readers, ages 5-8)A different k
14、ind of friendship is described in this book, by Charlotte Gunnufson with pictures by Mike Lowery. Prince and Pirate are a pair of mismatched fish put into the same aquarium（水族馆）. At first it seems that theyll never learn to be friends. Its only when both take pity on a frightened dogfish that they l
15、earn the benefits of cooperation, and soon all three fish become good friends.The Giant Jumperee (Dinal Books, ages 3-5)The story was written by the award-winning British author Julia Donaldson. When Rabbit hears a loud voice bellowing（吼叫） threateningly from inside a cave, he gathers Cat, Bear and E
16、lephant to help him decide what to do. But its Mama Frog who fearlessly confronts（面对）the unknown creature. Helen Oxenburys soft watercolors create a beautiful countryside and her characterizations of the animals are impressive. 21. Who pictured the book Pandora? A. Kallie George B. Victoria Turnbull
17、C. Paola Zakimi D. Charlotte Gunnufson22. Which book tells a story about courage?A. Pandora B. Secrets I KnowC. Prince and Pirate D. The Giant Jumperee23. What do the four books have in common?A. Their publishers are the same one. B. Their characters are all animals.C. They all have pencil drawings.
18、 D. They are all for younger 4readers.BOne evening last summer, when I asked my 17-year-old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response surprised me, “Whats a colander（漏勺）?” he asked.I could only blame myself. Nobodys hands went in the sauce except my own. But that night, as I explained with a touc
19、h of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadnt prepared Ray for. I felt confident that Id raised a self-reliant boy, as we all try to do. But could he boil water? Sew on a button? Wash his clothes without turning them pink? No, no and no. Suddenly it hit me: H
20、ed be leaving the house in a year to attend college. No way was I going to set a spoiled prince into the world.As parents, while we focus on our childs confidence and character, we perhaps dont always consider that we are also raising someones future roommate, boyfriend, husband, or father. I wanted
21、 to know that Id raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, “Whats for dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. I was delighted to find that he didnt say no.For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce redu
22、ced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for toasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust（馅饼皮）and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation on the importance of preheating an oven.Three of my four grandparents were tailors, so Ray was genetically programmed to quickly maste
23、r the basics, like mending a split seam or refastening a button. One day we covered Advanced Laundry, in which I taught him never to mix a red sweatshirt with white shirts or put sweaters in the dryer. I knew that he would rather have been shooting hoops in the driveway than learning to mend socks w
24、ith his mother - he tried to beg off sewing lessons, even though I insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fixing his own shirt very attractive - but it couldnt be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. “I appreciate more what you do as a mom,” he told me on
25、e day.Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more important, he realizes theres nothing masculine（男子气的）about being helpless. Not only can he make his own dinner, he can make it for his family, too. Thats what I call a man.24. Hearing her sons question, the author felt _. A. shocked B.
26、angry C. disappointed D. calm25. We can learn from the text that Ray _.A. made great progress in cooking B. preferred sewing to cookingC. was unwilling to take the course at first 5D. always thought it attractive to do housework26. The underlined part “more than just housekeeping” shows that Ray _.A
27、. fell in love with housework B. did other work in the houseC. acknowledges the authors efforts D. began to be more independent27. What would be the best title for the text?A. Are Women Programmed for Housework? B. Should Boys Be Involved in Housework?C. Im Proud Ive Raised a Curious Son D. A Presen
28、t for My Future Daughter-in-lawCMany people may have watched the film “March of the Penguins”, which shows a real group of birds in Antarctica. Imagine a group of fat black and white birds walking in a line. Suddenly, one penguin loses his balance and falls on the ice. Every time penguins fall down,
29、 people laugh. The animals are cute!People like the film very much. So much, in fact, that police in England think that it may be the reason behind a crime. A man went to a zoo in London and stole a baby penguin. Authorities think that the man stole the penguin after seeing the film and believe he w
30、anted to give it away as a Christmas gift.Michael Gauthier-Clerc, an expert studying penguins, thinks that many people like penguins but some people do not understand them. He told The New York Times newspaper, “People love the penguins colors, its way of standing straight upright and the way it wal
31、ks.”These things make penguins seem cute to people, but there are good reasons for all of these things. For example, penguins move from side to side when they walk and may seem to be out of balance. But Doctor Gauthier-Clerc says that the penguins waddle to save energy. The penguins colour also has
32、a special purpose. It protects the penguins when they are swimming. From below, larger animals cannot see the penguins white underside because it looks the same as the bright sky or ice. And from above, other animals cannot see the penguins black back against the dark ocean floor.The penguins colors
33、 protect them in nature. But scientists have found that some of these physical details also have an effect on humans. They make animals seem cute to people. Scientists believe that humans are very sensitive to things that are cute, such as human baby and even objects that may look like parts of a ba
34、by.Recent studies show that cute images affect the brain in a special way. A study done at the University of Michigan tested young peoples reactions to images. It found that young people believed a message more if the message was joined by a cute picture. The researchers showed the young people two
35、messages. One was a simple anti-smoking message. The other showed a cute animal telling 6them that smoking was bad. The conclusion turned out that the young people trusted the cute message more than the simple message.28. In the film “March of the Penguins”, _. A. a baby penguin is stolen B. a pengu
36、in is sent out as a giftC. penguins are cute and attractive D. penguins have a bad sense of balance29. It can be inferred from the passage that _ .A. a walking penguin has more energy than a swimming oneB. a penguin walks in a funny way to prevent itself from falling C. a shop selling baby products
37、are likely to make more moneyD. a website with cute pictures may attract more young visitors30. Scientists have found that the penguins color can _.A. change at different places B. help them keep warm C. make people have pity on them D. protect them from being hunted31. The study carried out by the
38、University of Michigan shows that _.A. cute messages mislead people B. cuteness influences peoples judgmentC. humans react to anything that is cute D. a simple message is more convincing than a cute messageDWhen you search Google or use Amazon, you might assume the results you see are the same as th
39、ose viewed by your friends, family and other Internet users. But youd be wrong. Websites and social networks track your location and search history and make assumptions about your age, race, sex and political views. They then show ads they believe to be the most relevant, in order to maximize clicks
40、, but personalize which results you see by eliminating what they think is irrelevant.This is sold to the public as positive, making each web session relevant and interesting, yet it is leading researchers to fear this could widen divides between the North and South, rich and poor, and young and old.
41、 For example, in terms of wealth, if users are only ever shown particular products and job advertisements based on how much they earn or where they live, these users will never be given the opportunities to increase their wealth, or how much they spend on items.Princeton University has created bots（
42、自动程序）, each with their own fake profiles. These bots have different fake ages and sexes, earn different levels of money, are virtually(虚拟地) based in various locations around the world and have different interests. By using these bots to scan and research the web, the researchers hope to create a pic
43、ture of not only what each of them sees, but also what sites they are missing out on.According to lead researcher, Arvind Narayanan, “Our goal is a web privacy census（普查）which will be a comprehensive map of who are collecting what 7information, what they are inferring from it, and who they are shari
44、ng it with. It is an important step in our final goal of figuring out how users are treated based on that information.”Personalization also has its benefits. Shopping sites such as Amazon and eBay can scan a users search and purchase history to offer suggestions. This can help find similar, cheaper
45、items or items that are more suited to their needs at a glance. Its also possible to disable personalized ads and results. Googles search engine lets you switch off personalization, for example.Researchers from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and Yahoo felt the issue was so potentially dam
46、aging, and they have also created a way to “burst the filter(过滤) bubble”. They believe that just because people have opposing views on certain topics it doesnt mean they wont share interests with others.32. The underlined word “eliminating” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”.A. decorating B. removing
47、 C. personalizing D. protecting33. Princeton University created bots to _.A. explain why different websites are personalizedB. offer users some advice on how to protect privacyC. assess how personalization is affecting Internet usersD. stress the advantages and disadvantages of personalization of we
48、bsites 34. Which of the following websites have done something to cut off personalization?A. Google and Yahoo B. eBay and GoogleC. Amazon and eBay D. Amazon and Yahoo35. What is this passage mainly about?A. Different websites are doing something to offer quality service.B. Personalized ads and searc
49、h results could be creating different web pages.C. Personalization of different sites will lead to users privacy being violated.D. Personalization of shopping sites makes online shopping more convenient.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。The modern competitive sport of weightlifting originated in 19th-century Europ
