1、12019届“荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟”高三 10月联考英语试题注意事项：1.本试卷共 150分。共 8页。考试时间 120分钟。2.请将各题答案填在答题卡上。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. Where does the woman want to go?A. To Oxford. B.
2、 To Liverpool. C. To London.2. How many people will go to the tennis game?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.3. What does the woman ask the boy to do after school?A. Put away his school bag.B. Move the kitchen table.C. Hang up his coat.4. What do we know about Linda Rivera?A. She went traveling.B. She started a compa
3、ny.C. She was fired.5. What does the man mean?A. He prefers cold weather. B. He has had a difficult week.C. The temperature was good last week.第二节听下面 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. How will th
4、e man choose the music?A. By letting a person decide on it.B. By asking people for their advice.C. By allowing everyone to bring a piece.7. What is the woman going to do?A. Help prepare for the party.B. Tell the man a phone number.C. Ask Sonia for some information.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What will the
5、woman do first?A. Wash a car. B. Go shopping. C. Do her homework.9. When does the conversation take place?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Schoolmates. C. Brother and sister.11. What does the woman thin
6、k of the show?A. Inspiring. B. Unusual. C. Cool.12. Which part did the woman like best about the show?A. Designer wear. B. Clothes recycling. C. Live models.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. French music. B. French clothes. C. French teens.14. What does Veronique
7、like to do in her spare time?A. Collect albums. B. Visit music stores. C. Enjoy French songs.15. What does Veronique usually have for lunch?A. Hamburgers. B. Sandwiches. C. Chips.16. Why does Veronique like the silver jacket?A. Its up-to-date. B. Its classic and lovely. C. Its unique听第 10段材料，回答第 17至
8、 20题。17. What is being held in the new sports stadium?A. A match. B. A concert. C. A meeting.18. What is the disadvantage of the City Theatre?A. It has limited space. B. Its too old to look good. C. Its air-conditioning doesnt work.19. Which place is normally out of the route of the Cititours bus?A.
9、 Victoria Park. B. The City Theatre. C. The Market Place.20. What does the speaker recommend visitors to do in the end?A. See animals in the city centre. B. Go to the High Street. C. Visit some shops.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。AS
10、tay-at-home or working mom?Nowadays, there is a heated discussion: Which is worthwhile, being a full time working or a stay-at-home mum? Readers share their opinions and youre welcome to add yours.Catherine (China)I love being a stay-at-home mom. In the beginning it was truly rough for me from being
11、 a workaholic(工作狂) to staying at home. Yet, I did not want my child to face growing up with both parents at work. So after discussing it with my husband, we decided that I would be the one to stay at home. Now, our daughter is soon to be 3 years old, and 2has an amazing personality. Its not for ever
12、yone but it is very rewarding in the long term.Sassy(Canada)Taking care of children is a temporary job, and children will grow up and leave. The longer women are out of the workplace, the harder it is to enter it. Women need to realize and accept that you do not want to be dependent on anyone for ba
13、sic food, clothes and shelter. It has been hard to work and take care of my kids but I make it work.Cynthia (US)Some days I think we shouldnt give up on our careers. And some days Im jealous of the moms who get to stay home or at least work part time. Im the only one that supports the family, so the
14、re will never be an option for me. I have the career and title Ive always wanted but now I cant help but think its at the expense of precious time with my family.Celina (US)Being a stay-at-home mom isnt always easy, but it is worth it! Being there with my children means they are getting the exact lo
15、ve and care I want them to have. We do not have a lot of money, but weve sacrificed to make it possible. 21. What can we learn about Catherine?A. She stayed at home because she was tired about her job.B. Her husband agreed with her staying at home.C. Her daughter was very naughty.D. She accustomed h
16、erself to staying at home easily.22. How many working moms in this passage?A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 423. Which one is NOT true?A. Celina feels dissatisfied with the life now.B. Cynthia has no other choice but to get a job.C. Sassy is determined to be an independent woman.D. Catherine thinks that being a st
17、ay-at-home mom is worthwhile.BA Ray of SunshineMy daughter, Fiona, and her family had a beautiful nine-year-old golden retriever, Sunny. Fionas in-laws lived in New Zealand and every time the family went over to visit them, we got to mind the dog. Fiona would also leave her bronze Landcruiser at our
18、 place, parked right where Sunny could see it, for as long as the dog could check that the car was still there, which he did regularly, he was happy. Sunny knew from past experience that if the car was there, the family would come back. Each time they did, I jokingly told them not to bother picking
19、up Sunny because he was a joy to have around.He was beautiful with the family, and when an unexpected baby came along - 17 years after her older sister - Sunny was lovely and gentle with her.In April 2017 we learnt that the family was relocating to New Zealand. Realizing the bond that existed betwee
20、n them and Sunny, I knew they would want to take him. But with limited finances they found it too expensive to take their much-loved dog.So we adopted him.Their car, yet to be sold, was parked at our side gate and Sunny kept watching over it, checking on it each day before going for a walk. I think
21、it was his security blanket. Then, a few months later, when the car was finally sold, poor Sunny had to adjust to losing yet another part of his family.With the car gone, Sunny discovered that cats visit the area and this has held his interest (though not as much as the car!). Weve had a few problem
22、s, but Sunny has now settled in very well and is far better trained than any of our previous dogs.Sunny is lovely company and has been a beautiful addition to our family.24. Why did Fiona park her car at her parents house every time she went to visit her relatives in New Zealand?A. Because it was an
23、other part of Sunnys family.B. Because Sunny took great interest in watching it.C. Because it was Sunnys routine before going for a walk.D. Because to Sunny it meant the family would come back.25. What can we learn from the text?A. Fiona once joked about attending to Sunny.B. The family had two kids
24、 with a huge age difference.C. Cats could hold Sunnys attention as well as the car did.D. The family moved to New Zealand with their beloved dog.26. What does the underlined phrase mean?A. a toy to comfort crying kids B. something to reduce angerC. a measure to provide protection D. a blanket to mak
25、e you feel safe27. Which of the following can best describe Sunnys character?A.loyal and adaptable B. expensive and loyalC. naughty andexpensive D. naughty and adaptableCPublic transport is declining in the rich world. To those who have to squeeze onto the number 25 bus in London, or the A train in
26、New York, the change might not be noticeable. But public transport is becoming less busy in those places, and passenger numbers are flat or falling in almost every American city. That is despite healthy growth in urban populations and employment.Although transport agencies blame their unpopularity o
27、n things like roadworks and broken signals, it seems more likely that they are being outcompeted. App-based taxi services like Uber and Lyft are more comfortable and convenient than trains or buses. Cycling is nicer than it was, and rental bikes are more widely available. Cars are cheap to buy, than
28、ks to cut-rate loans, and ever cheaper to run. Online shopping, home working and office-sharing mean more people can avoid travelling altogether.The competition is only likely to grow. More than one laboratory is developing new transport technologies and applications. Silicon Valley invented Uber an
29、d, more recently, apps that let people rent electric scooters(滑板车) and then abandon them on the pavement. China created sharing-bicycles and battery-powered “e-bikes“, both of which are spreading.Transport agencies should accept the upstarts, and copy them. Cities tend either to ignore app-based ser
30、vices or to try to push them off the streets. That is understandable, given the rules-are-for-losers attitude of firms like Uber. But it is an error.It is doubtful that most people make hard distinctions between public and private transport. They just want to get somewhere, and there is a cost in ti
31、me, money and comfort. An ideal system would let them move across a city for a single payment, 3transferring from trains to taxis to bicycles as needed. Building a platform to allow that is hard, and requires much sweet-talking of traditional networks as well as technology firms. It is probably the
32、secret to keeping cities moving.28. What is the change in public transport in big cities?A. It is becoming busier.B. It is getting less popular.C. There are fewer traffic delays.D. There is more new transport.29. In the authors opinion, the reason for the decline of public transport is that _.A. the
33、re are roadworks and broken signalsB. people are becoming healthier and employedC. cars and bikes are more and more availableD. transport agencies are seemingly less competitive30. How does the author develop his idea in Paragraph 3?A. By giving examples B. By providing research resultsC. By stating
34、 arguments D. By comparing different approaches31. According to the text, the key to keeping cities moving is _.A. to develop an ideal system that satisfies everyoneB. to build a platform that appeals to transport agenciesC. to provide people with more means of transportationD. to cater for both tra
35、ditional networks and technology firmsDEven the dirt on the ground is likely making climate change worse, a new study finds. Researchers have shown that warmer temperatures are heating the soil, which is causing microbes(微生物) to become more active and release more of the soils carbon into the atmosp
36、here.Ben Bond-Lamberty of the Joint Global Change Research Institute is the lead author of the study. He says, “These soil changes can potentially contribute to even higher temperatures.”The findings were published on August 2 in the journal Nature.Scientists studied device readings, soil measuremen
37、ts, plant growth details and satellite observations from around the world. Their work is the most complete study yet on the subject.They found a sharp increase in carbon released into the atmosphere by bacteria and fungi(真菌) in soil from 1990 through 2014. Researchers explain that the carbon comes f
38、rom the dead plants and leaves the microbes eat. As temperatures rise, the microbes eat more. And the more they eat, the more carbon they make into carbon dioxide and release into the atmosphere.This uncontrolled cycle speeds up and intensifies climate change, says Jerry Melilo of Marine Biological
39、Laboratory in Massachusetts. Melilo was not part of the study.Overall, soil releases about nine times more carbon than human-caused activities. But that is part of a natural cycle: The amount of carbon released into the air is about equal to the carbon oceans and plants take in.However, carbon relea
40、sed from fossil fuel causes an imbalance. Burning coal, oil and natural gas puts more carbon into the atmosphere than nature can take out. The additional carbon heats the air and soil. And as the air and soil get hotter, the earth will release yet more carbon than it has been holding.“If something i
41、snt done, we are really in trouble,” said Rattan Lal of Ohio State University. He added that proper soil conservation can help keep more carbon in soil. Conservation methods include avoiding turning the soil, covering off-season crops and leaving crop deposits on the ground.32. Whats the right order
42、 of the uncontrolled cycle?even higher temperatures are causedmicrobes become more activemicrobes release more of the soils carbon into the atmospherewarm temperatures heat the soilA. B. C. D. 33. What can we learn from the text?A. Carbon released from fossil fuel contributes to a balanceB. Scientis
43、ts have done the most thorough research on the subject.C. The amount of carbon released into the air is always equal.D. Ben Bond-Lamberty and Rattan Lal are members of the study.34. What does the underlined word “intensifies” in paragraph6 mean?A. fuels B . causes C. releases D. affects35. What can
44、be a suitable title for the text?A. The earth becoming much warmerB. High temperatures heating the soilC. Warmer soil releasing more carbonD. Microbes making climate change worse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。Stress is a state of being upset that happens when people
45、 are under pressure. As students, the pressure comes mainly from daily life and study.In fact, everyone,in a period of timewill confront some kind of pressure. Therefore, 36 if you feel stressed in school and it is how you treat stress that really matters. Many students are fully occupied with the s
46、chool work, buried in homework and stuck in the classroom. In this case, exercise helps a lot when freeing your body of stress hormones and increasing your endorphin levels- responsible for feelings of happiness. So carve out time during your busy day to exercise. Even if you are not a fan of variou
47、s sports, 37 if thats all that you can afford. If physical exercise doesnt work, sometimes you just need to focus on mental controlling. Youd better 38 and begin to re-establish some balance in your emotion rather than concentrate too much on the negative that happened during your day.However, when
48、under too much pressure, you may find things dont go as you wish and it is hard to avoid negative thinking. At this point, you can make yourself busy by 39 . Whether it is drawing, writing, reading, playing sports, or cooking, set aside time on a daily basis to do those things. If you dont have one,
49、 pick up a new hobby to help you relieve your stress. School life can be stressful. It is important for you to recognize the causes, take steps to deal with the root of the stress, and tackle the symptoms. Most importantly, 4dont battle stress alone ask for help from a friend and, if necessary, a professional, as keeping things to yourself may only cause more stress, which means you can 40 . A. you are not aloneB. picking up a hobbyC. doing things you love D. learn to lean on other peo
