2020湖南省长沙市第一中学高三英语第1次模拟考试

2020湖南省长沙市第一中学高三第1次模拟考试英语试卷

第一部分听力（共三节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，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。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 does the woman need?

A. A passport.

B. A picture.

C. A photographer.

2. Why is the woman upset?

A. The light hurts her eyes.

B. She dislikes being too close

C. She can’t hear.

3. Where did the conversation most probably take place?

A. In the hospital.

B. In a supermarket.

C. In a library.

4. How much does a five-minute call cost?

A. $ 9.

B. $ 12.

C. $ 15.

5. Why was the woman surprised ?

A. He is all wet

B. He is upset.

C. He lost his raincoat.

第二节（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）

听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6和第8三个小题。

6. What’s the man going to do?

A. Take a flight to Japan.

B. Meet a guest at the airport

C. Drive a woman to the airport

7. Why did the man want to make a good impression?

A. To repay Mr. Tanaka’s kindness.

B. To get invited back.

C. To increase the hotel’s business.

8. Where was the man last year?

A. In Europe.

B. In the U.S.

C. In Japan.

听第7段材料，回答第9至第11叁个小题。

9. Why was the man in hospital?

A. He was crazy.

B. They thought he was dead.

C. He was badly hurt.

10. What caused the accident?

A. Two parachutes failed to open.

B. A stone fell down from the sky.

C. Something was wrong with the plane.

11. What happened to the man soon after he left the hospital?

A. He died.

B. He jumped from a plane again.

C. He went crazy.

听第8段材料，回答第12至第14叁个小题。

12. Why did the girl miss the game?

A. Her mother didn’t allow her to go.

B. She didn’t really want to go.

C. She overslept that day.

13. What was the weather like that day?

A. It rained hard.

B. It blew hard.

C. It snowed hard.

14. How did the boy like the game?

A. It was worth watching.

B. It was too long.

C. It was boring.

听第9段材料，回答第15至第17叁个小题。

15. What happened at the City Museum last night?

A. Some jewels were stolen.

B. A fire broke out.

C. An expensive diamond was stolen.

16. How did the robber get in?

A. They had a key.

B. They broke in.

C. They hid before it was closed.

17. How did the speaker know so much about the robbery?

A. He read it in the newspaper.

B. He was one of the robbers.

C. He heard about it from others.

第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）

听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。听材料前，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15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。

第二部分英语知识运用

第一节单项填空 (共15小题, 满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Piano (piano) is a kind of musical instrument popular with people of all ages. Many people wait in line for a ticket when word comes that there is going to be a piano concert.

A. The; the

B. A; a

C. The; /

D. /; /

22. Is Qinghai Tibet railway plays an important role in China’s railway history the topic that you are coming to?

A. what

B. it

C. that

D. this

23. Write a letter to the manager, explain who you are, say what you like about the hotel, and suggest some ways that their services improved.

A. can be

B. be

C. are

D. will be

24. school and university, many students choose to spend their several months on crash course in English after graduation from middle school.

A. During

B. In between

C. Through

D. Over

25. “_____ the job with me,” she said in a hesitative voice, “and I’ll see what I can do with it.”

A. Leaving

B. To leave

C. Having left

D. Leave

26. She was so angry at all _____ I was doing _____ she walked out.

A. that; which

B. that; that

C. which; that

D. what; which

27. had the medicine arrived at the village before many people were saved from the disease.

A. Seldom

B. Only

C. Hardly

D. Little

28. is said to a popular music concert here, for which the fans feel extremely excited.

A. It；be

B. It；have

C. There; have

D. There; be

29. He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject. he knows about it is out of date and

inaccurate.

A. What little

B. Too little

C. How much

D. Very little

30. We can’t help believe that the old hatred shall someday pass; that

the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that America must play its

role in leading a new era of peace.

A. to; but

B. but; but

C. but; and

D. to; and

31. to attend the course he is not interested in, Brown always prefers at home to do what he likes.

A. To go; to stay

B. To going; to stay

C. To going; staying

D. To go; staying

32. The boy the teachers considered to be the best failed in the final exam;

_____ surprised them a great deal．

A．it B．which C．what D. that

33. Look at the sky! It looks like . Do you still feel like out

for some sports?

A. raining; going

B. rain; going

C. raining; to go

D. rain; to go

34. It is now much too late for the shopping. The shop well be closed now.

A. may

B. could

C. will

D. must

35. —Where have you been recently?

—I ________ in Hangzhou on business for a week last month.

A. have been

B. had gone

C. had been

D. was

第二节完形填空 (共20小题, 满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项

中，选出最佳选项。

An Indian warship destroyed a suspected pirate vessel off the Horn of

Africa last November. Finally, here is language that pirates can understand: 36. a ship.

Several countries have 37. forces to patrol Somali waters in 38. to the growing number of pirate attacks on 39. . But the pirates have only become more brazen (肆无忌惮), 40. larger ships. Pirates even hijacked (劫持) a Saudi 41. that was carrying over $100 million in oil.

Nearly 100 ships were hijacked 42. the Horn of Africa in 2020. Ransoms (赎金) paid to 43.

the ships reached nearly $50 million. This has 44. much hand-wringing (much disappointment) in government circles, and some 45. decisions by shipping companies. Some have decided to reroute their ships all the way 46. the Cape of Good Hope. That could 47. over $250,000 to each trip, but it’s better for their ship and crew to be kept by pirates for some weeks.

International patrols are having little 48. . Pirates responded by moving their armed attacks 49.

offshore. In effect, they've created a much larger field of play. The Sirius Star was 50. 450 nautical miles off the Kenyan coast, in the Indian Ocean--a 51. of water so vast that 52. forces can't possibly patrol(巡航) it.

It seems that shipping firms have a decision to make: 53. the region altogether or arm their ships to defend off direct attacks. There are some creative ways to do that. A chemical tanker fought off pirates 54. with automatic weapons by releasing foam from fire hoses into the waters around the ship. In 2020, a cruise ship used a Long Range Acoustic Device, capable

of causing permanent ear damage and temporary vision loss, to defend off a pirate attack on Somalia's coast.

When shall 55. return to this body of water? People are still seeking

the answer.

36. A. Attack B. Sink C. Control D. Drive

37. A. joined B. attended C. gathered D. united

38. A. return B. turn C. response D. favor

39. A. warships B. commercial ships C. fishing ships D. passengers ships

40. A. aiming B. targeting C. intending D. taking

41. A. fishing boat B. goods ship C. passenger ship D. oil tanker

42. A. out B. about C. off D. from

43. A. charge B. seize C. keep D. free

44. A. caused B. led C. did D. brought

45. A. reasonable B. unreasonable C. negative D. sensitive

46. A. about B. over C. around D. beyond

47. A. increase B. put C. make D. add

48. A. effect B. affect C. effort D. afford

49. A. away B. further C. about D. around

50. A. forced B. left C. captured D. broken

51. A. sea B. flow C. mass D. body

52. A. air B. naval C. land D. mixed

53. A. Avoid B. Protect C. Keep D. Guard

54. A. mixed B. combined C. fitted D. armed

55. A. war B. hijack C. peace D. conflict

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节选择题（共17小题，满分34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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.

A

London [2020-4-01] -- In the first meeting between Chinese President Hu

Jintao and US President Barack Obama prior to the Group of 20 summit in London, the two leaders pledged that both countries will be working together to help the world resist the financial crisis.

China and the US have agreed to prioritize the two countries' relations by establishing the new strategic economic dialogue.

The two teams will be headed by Vice Premier Wang Qishan and State Councilor Dai Bingguo from the Chinese side and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner from the US side.

President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama made the announcement to the press before they went into the official meeting, their first, at Winfield House, residence of the US ambassador to the UK.

Although it is their first meeting, they have kept a close contact, which Obama said will "set the stage" for both countries "to tackle the challenges in the years to come."

Both presidents highlighted the importance of China-US relations, especially during the current economic crisis.

Obama said he hoped their meeting will be constructive and open not only about the whole state of the world economy during the current crisis, but to the efforts to improve peace and security for both countries and the world. Hu said all the positive results the two countries have achieved have not come easily, adding that he hoped to develop good working relationship and personal friendship with Obama.

Sino-US relations are of fundamental interests not only to both countries, but to peace, stability and prosperity to Asia and the world.

56. How do China’s and US’s presidents think they should deal with their relations?

A. By trusting and helping each other.

B. By sharing

their common interests.

C. By establishing the new strategic economic dialogue

D. By establishing new economy policy.

57. What is Winfield House?

A. the US ambassador to the UK

B. residence of UK ambassador to the US

C. living place of US ambassador to the UK

D. the residence of British Queen

58. All of the following are mentioned EXCEPT .

A. The two presidents agreed to work together to resist the financial crisis.

B. The two presidents announced to the press before the official meeting.

C. Both countries will make efforts to improve peace and security.

D. Sino-US relations are of fundamental interests only to both countries.

59. What is the best title of this passage?

A. Hu, Obama set up new economic dialogue.

B. Sino-US relations will be improved.

C. China and US are working together to resist economic crisis.

D. China and the US have achieved positive results.

B

All 16 women, who range from 21 to 24 years old, graduated with distinction in five final assessments after 44 months of training at the Third Flying College, the First Flying College and the Aviation University of People's Liberation Army Air Force, reported Xinhua News Agency.

And their reward will be becoming the first female pilots involved in the National Day celebrations, which this year will mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China.

Deng Changyou, political commissar for the air force who attended the pilots' graduation ceremony, said China had finally fulfilled a dream, while an official who refused to be named told Xinhua: "Due to the improvements in flying ability, the accumulation of training experience and modern military needs, we've started to train women combat pilots and the air force plans to increase their numbers to enable women to enter all areas of military service."

The 16 newly qualified pilots all underwent 28 months of basic training, which included parachute jumping and field survival training at the in Aviation University of the China Air Force, as well as 16 months of flight training. Each now has an average of 135 hours of personal flight time. Zhao Jingbo, deputy director for military training at the air force command, said they had also passed comprehensive examinations on political and military theory, flight skills, management and mental health.

So far, 545 female trainees have enrolled at the air force college, with 328 having graduated and 52 now working in air transport, according to official statistics. "With our strict training regime, female pilots can do what men can do," added Wu Huiming, dean of the third flying college.

As well as China, 15 other countries allow women to fly fighter jets, including Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Israel, Pakistan and the United States, the latter having trained nearly 300 since females were permitted to enroll at its military flight schools in 1976.

Following the end of the Cold War, China has initiated several development projects, such as the Jian-10 and Jian-11 aircraft. Another low-cost, light jet fighter, the FC-1 has also been developed for both the international and domestic markets.

Female fighter pilot Tao Jiali prepares for her flight on March 29, 2020.

She is among the country's first 16 female pilots to fly China-made fighter jets, who were conferred the rank of lieutenant on April 2.

60. What will be the women’s reward?

A. To be the first female pilots to attend the 60th National Day celebration.

B. To be allowed meet one of their dreams.

C. To be permitted to get their pay raised.

D. To get enrolled at the air force college for further study.

61. The 16 newly qualified women pilots underwent following trainings EXCEPT .

A. fighting training.

B. figure fitting

C. field survival training

D. parachute jumping.

62. How many countries allow women to fly fighter jets?

A. 7.

B. 8.

C. 15.

D. 16.

63. Which of the following can be inferred?

A. Jian-10 belongs to the kind of fighter jet with low cost.

B. Female pilots can do whatever men can do.

C. A qualified pilot has an average of 135 hours of personal flight time

D. A qualified pilot has to pass comprehensive examinations on political and military theory.

C

There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of heath and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are lo be unhappy think and speak only of the contrary things. Therefore, they are continually discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally by imitation (摹仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious consequences in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them. and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect, and scarcely that. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at obtaining some advantage in rank or fortune, nobody wishes them successful. Nor will anyone stir a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public disapproval, on one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their misconducts. These should change this bad habit and condescend (屈尊，放下架子) to be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

64. People who are unhappy .

A. always consider things differently from others

B. usually are influenced by the results of certain things

C. can discover the pleasant part of certain things

D. usually have a fault-finding habit

65.What does the phrase "sour the pleasures of society" ( Line 5, Para. 2) most probably mean?

A. "have a good taste to the pleasures of society"

B. "aren't content with the pleasures of society"

C. "feel happy with the pleasures of society"

D. "enjoy the pleasures of society"

66. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. We should pity all such unhappy people.

B. Such unhappy people are not critical about everything.

C. If such unhappy people recognize the bad effects of the habit on themselves they may get rid of it.

D. Such unhappy people are also not content with themselves.

67. The phrase "scarcely that" (Line 4, Para. 3) means .

A. "just like that"

B. "almost not like that"

C. "more than that"

D. "not at all like that"

68. If such unhappy persons don't change their bad behavior, the author's solution to the problem is that people should .

A. avoid contact with them

B. criticize their misconduct

C. help them recognize the bad effects of the habit

D. show no respect and politeness to them

D

Today, more and more people are using credit cards instead of money to buy the things they need. Almost anyone who has a steady income and a continuous work record can apply for a credit card.

If you have a credit card, you can buy a car, eat a dinner, take a trip, and even get a haircut by charging the cost to your account. In this way you can pay for purchases a month or two later, without any extra charge. Or you may choose to spread out your payments over several months and pay only part of the total amount each month. If you do this, the credit card company or the bank who sponsors (经办) the credit card will add a small service charge to your total bill. This is very convenient for the customer. With the credit card ill your wallet or purse, you don't have to carry much cash. This saves you trips to the bank to cash checks or withdraw cash. Also if you carry credit cards instead of a lot of cash, you don't have to be concerned about losing your money through carelessness or theft. The card user only has to worry about paying the final bill. This of course can be a problem if you charge more than you can pay for.

Credit cards are big business. Americans spend $16 billion a year on cards and there are already 590 million of them in circulation. Many banks sponsor their own credit card companies and issue cards free to their customers. Other credit card companies charge their member annual dues (费用). The stores that accept credit cards must pay a small fee to the credit card company – a percentage of the purchase price of the merchandise or service. In turn, the credit card company promptly (立即) pays the store for the merchandise or service. Credit card companies make a profit from the fees they charge the store and also from the fees collected from customers who pay for their changes in monthly installments. However, credit card companies sometimes have problems collecting overdue payments from unreliable customers. Also

the use of stolen, lost, or counterfeit credit cards by criminals has become a big headache for the credit card company that is responsible for the goods and services illegally charged to its customers' account.

69. The main purpose of this passage is .

A. to promote the sale of credit cards

B. to persuade you not to buy credit cards

C. to explain credit card economy

D. to give you some instructions on how to use the credit card

70. Why are more and more people using credit cards?

A. Because they are becoming richer and richer.

B. Because everyone call apply for the credit card.

C. Because it is cheap to buy goods by using a credit card.

D. Because it is convenient for them to buy goods.

71. According to the author, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. With a credit card you can pay for purchases two months later.

B. With a credit card you can charge the cost to your account.

C. With a credit card you don't have to be worried about a thief.

D. With the credit card you don't have to worry about your final bill.

72. In the passage, "Credit cards are big business" means that .

A. credit card banks earn a lot of money

B. credit cards are mid at a high price

C. every customer has bought a credit card

D. customers must pay a lot of money to the credit card companies

第二节简答题（共3小题，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第73至第75小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。

Scientists believe that conditions on Mars around 3.8 billion years ago

were very similar to those of the early earth, when primitive organisms were spreading through our oceans. At that time, Mars would have been much warmer and wetter than it is today, with an atmosphere composed mainly of carbon dioxide, just like that of the earth at the time. Under these conditions, it is highly probable that life may have arisen on Mars as well.

But, even if life did not arise naturally on Mars, it does not mean that it could not have existed there. According to Professor Paul Davies of the University of Adelaide, Australia, life forms could have been transferred between the earth and Mars in wreckage (broke pieces) created by the impact of comet (彗星) and small planets on the surface of the two planets.

Even today, about 500 tons of material from Mars lands on earth every year. It is mainly in the form of the dust but occasionally a larger chunk (厚片, 大块) strikes the earth. In 1911, a piece of Martian rock crashed in Egypt, killing a dog. According to professor Davies, it is in these chunks of rock, which were much larger and more frequent in the past, that life forms could have been transported from planet to planet.

"But how could these life forms have survived their journey through space?" Says Paul Davies, "The difficulty in believing this theory is that a bacterium on its own in space has to struggle itself not only against cold but also against deadly cosmic (宇宙的) radiation. But wrapped in a rock the situation is different. A rock ten meters across would shield life inside it from a lot of radiation and the temperature might only be minus 10 or 20 degrees, the sort of thing we have on earth."

73. Where do some scientists suppose life probably come from? （回答不超过6个单词）

74. What does Professor Paul Davies believe? （回答不超过6个单词）

75. Why could life survive when transferred from one planet to another? （回答不超过12个单词）

第四部分书面表达（共两节，满分35分）

第一节填空（共10小题，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第76至第85小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过3 个单词。

It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions, the bases for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.

Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It includes not only remembering things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed (嗅，闻) something suspicious in the grain pile. Memory is also involved when a six-year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat.

Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines.

Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory-storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being. The instant-access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100 000 words ready for instant use. An average U. S. teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of faces and places that the

teenager can recognize on sight.

The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem-solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a person's memory is in temps of words and combinations of words.

第二节

假如你叫李华，你有一个朋友张明打算出国去学习，来信征求你的意见。请你就海外学习的利弊进行分析（就利弊至少各提出两点），并谈谈你的看法。

注意：

1.词数：120左右。

2.参考词汇：海外学习 overseas study

3.文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Zhang Ming,

Congratulations on your being admitted for further study in America.

Best wishes.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

听力材料

Text 1

W: I need a picture for my passport. Can you recommend a photographer? M: Yes, Andersons’ on Main Street is excellent, fast and inexpensive. Text 2

W: Please turn down the television. I can’t understand anything my friend is saying on the phone.

M: Hurry up and finish your call. I don’t like standing so close. The light hurts my eyes.

Text 3

W: May I have this prescription filled here? I have a terrible headache. M: Yes, but you’ll have a 15-minute wait.

Text 4

M: Operator, I’d like to place a call to Athens, Greece. How much will it