湖北省天门、仙桃、潜江2018届高三上学期期末联考英语试卷(含答案)

16

题。

13. What is the relationship likely to be between the two speakers?

A. Waiter and customer.

14. Where are the two speakers?

A. In a laundry.

B. In a coffee shop.

C. In a university.

B. Friends.

C. Wife and husband.

C. Visit a country-style house.

15. What will people do to make the French toast before baking it?

A. Mix the bread with eggs.

B. Put some fresh fruit on the top.

C. Spread some powdered sugar.

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16. Who will pay the bill?

A. Betty.

B. The man.

C. Both of them.

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题。

17. How long did Bart work as an engineer in the steelworks?

A. For four years.

B. For fifteen years.

C. For forty years.

18. What was Bart after his 55th birthday?

A. A manager.

B. An advisor.

C. A volunteer.

19. What does Bart like best now?

A. Playing golf.

B. Painting pictures.

C. Making articles.

20. How is Bart’s life in the retirement community?

A. Dull.

B. Busy.

C. Colorful.

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（

A

、

B

、

和

D

）中，选出最佳选 项，并在题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

BKLYN House Hotel

This hotel features(

特色

) works by Brooklyn artists. The 116 rooms are good value and Manhattan is

only

20

minutes

away

by

taxi

or

subway.

The

immediate

surroundings

feel

urban

—

the

hotel

is

by

a

high-rise public housing project while the nearest commercial street is under elevated(

高的

) subway tracks

—

but Bushwick’s best bars and cafes / restaurants are nearby.

Doubles from $$99, room only. Tel: 718 388 4433

Archer Hotel

Visitors eager to stay in the heart of Manhattan should try one of the bargain-priced rooms at this hotel.

Rates

vary

from

great

value

to

expensive;

some

start

from

as

low

as

$$179

a

night

(if

prepaying

in

full).

Rooms are small but tasteful, with nice touches such as exposed brick. Some have close-up views of the

Empire State Building.

Doubles from $$199, room only. Tel: 212 719 4100

Pod 39 Hotel

In an elegant brick building in Manhattan

’s Murray Hill, this excellent budget option opened following

the success of its sister hotel, The Pod. The rooms are called pods given for their small size and may not suit

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everyone. But with prices among the most competitive in Manhattan, budgeters will be happy.

Doubles from $$95, room only. Tel: 212 865 5700

CitizenM New York Times Square

This

is

the

first

US

location

for

a

Netherlands-based

concept

hotel

chain

—

CitizenM.

The

hotel

features self check-in at its 230 little but comfortable rooms via touc

h screen “MoodPads”. There’s a rooftop

bar, a 24-hour grab-and-go cafeteria and an area with public iMac workspaces. Although New Yorkers avoid

nearby Times Square, all the lights, cameras and action can make it a fun tourist experience.

Doubles from $$170, room only. Tel: 212 319 7000

21. What do we know about BKL

YN House Hotel from the text?

A. It has the most rooms.

B. It is located in Manhattan.

D. It is decorated with some art works.

C. It is Bushwick’s best hotel.

22. What is the advantage of living in CitizenM New York Times Square?

A. Regulars can enjoy a certain discount.

B. Visitors will get a “MoodPads” as a gift.

C. Visitors can enjoy themselves in a rooftop bar.

D. Visitors can have a good view of the Empire State Building.

23. Which hotel might attract those who have a tight budget?

A. Archer Hotel.

B. Pod 39 Hotel.

D. CitizenM New York Times Square.

C. BKL

YN House Hotel.

24. Which number should you call if you want to live in the heart of Manhattan?

A. 212 319 7000.

B. 718 388 4433.

D. 212 719 4100.

C. 212 865 5700.

B

Christmas was near a season that we took seriously in our house. But a week or so before the 25th, my

father would give each of his children $$ 20. This was the 1970s, and $$ 20 was quite a bit of money.

But I saw

it

differently. My father trusted me to have the smart to spend money wisely. Even better, he

gave me the means to get it. On a very basic level, my father was giving me a shopping spree (

狂欢

) every

year. But he was also giving me charge over my own fun, trusting my ability to manage money and making

me feel like a grown-

up. He didn’t buy me Sherlock Holmes, but he gave me the means to walk into the

bookstore and choose it for myself, so it felt like a gift from him.

My mother had a gift for giving me what I needed, usually right at the moment I needed it most. This

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was when I was 25, I failed at being an adult on my very first try. I had quitted my previous job but had no

new

one.

But

when

my

mother

paid

me

a

visit,

I

put

on

a

good

show,

telling

her

I

had

started

my

own

company.

My

mother

knew

that

I

was

trying

hard

and

failing

at

that

time.

It

wasn’t

until

after

she

left

th

at

I

noticed at the foot of my bed an envelope thick with cash. She knew how desperately I needed it. She knew

that had she just shown up with groceries, or offered to pay my rent, she would have made me feel much

worse. The cold, hard cash meant she was helping me. And, funnily enough, the distance with which she

gave the gift felt like she was giving me space to fix my life and preserve my dignity. My mother and father

both did the same thing. One was giving me the means to take my own decisions, and the other was giving

me a second chance when those decisions had cost me dearly.

25. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?

A. His family once celebrated Christmas happily.

B. His father gave the author chances to make decisions.

C. His best memories about Christmas were in the 1970s.

D. He used to choose boo

ks as his father’s gift on Christmas.

26. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. money offered by his father.

C. Christmas being important.

B. father generous with money.

D. the means of spending money.

B. became interested in shows

D. was out of work

C. considerate.

D. determined.

27. When he was 25 years old, the author

.

A. planned to open his company

C. gave his mother a gift

A. sensitive.

28. Which word can best describe the author’s mother?

B. optimistic.

C

If

you want to get something done, you

might want

to put

your

mobile phone back in

your pocket.

Researchers have found that the mere presence of a phone is distracting(

分心

)

—

even if it is not your own.

And

the

devices(

设备

)

are

likely

to

distract

you,

even

if

they

are

not

ringing

or

“pinging”

with

text

messages.

People

asked

to

carry

out

electronic

tests

of

their

attention

spans

(

持续时间

)

were

found

to

perform worse when a mobile phone was present than other people performing in the presence of a paper

notepad.

Scientists

from

Hokkaido

University

in

Japan

said

that

their

findings

show

that

it

is

harder

to

concentrate when one of the electronic devices is present. The effect was most marked on people who are

not regular users of phones. In tests on 40 undergraduates, Associate Professor Junichiro Kawahara and a

colleague divided the subjects into two groups

—

one asked to carry out tests in the presence of an Apple

iPhone next to a computer monitor, and the other in the presence of a notebook.

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The

test

involved

asking

the

participant

to

search

for

a

particular

character

among

a

mess

of

other

characters

on

the

screen.

Researchers

measured

the

time

it

took

to

find

the

target.

The

results

of

the

experiment

found

that

those

w

ith

the

mobile

phone

took

longer

to

find

the

character

“indicating

that

participants

were

automatically

distracted

by

the

presence

of

the

phone”.

The

researchers

suggest

that

people are “drawn to the presence of a mobile phone” although there are individua

l differences in how one

attempts to ignore it. In conclusion, Professor Kawahara said, “The mere presence of a mobile phone was a

distraction among infrequent internet users.”

Another finding is that listening to one half of a mobile phone conversation also distracts people, and

other

studies

have

found

that

placing

a

mobile

phone

in

view

has

a

negative

impact

on

the

quality

of

face- to-face

communications.

Holding

a

mobile

phone

makes

you

less

likely

to

get

a

fair

hearing

from

others.

29. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. A mobile phone won’t distract people unless it’s ringing.

B. People find it hard to concentrate if their phones are present.

C. Text messages distract people even if phones are power off.

D. A paper notepad can help people record much information.

30. Who will be affected most according to the findings?

A. People irregularly using phones.

B. People regularly using phones.

C. People usually using notepads.

D. People always using computers.

31. In a face- to-face communication, what is the effect of putting a mobile phone in sight?

A. It makes listeners feel much awkward.

B. It causes other people to lose respect for you.

C. It reduces people’s attention to listening to others.

D. It makes the air of the conversation more pleasant.

32. What can we learn from the text?

A. People perform worse with a mobile phone at hand.

B. Mobile phones do a lot of damage to people’s health.

C. People working with mobile phones will do very well.

D. Phones should be banned in all schools and universities.

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D

Most

nations

have

at

least

one

type

of

food

that

people

from

other

countries

think

is

unusual

or

unacceptable

to

eat.

In

France,

people

eat

horse

meat

and

frog

legs.

In

South

Korea

and

parts

of

China,

restaurants serve dog meat. And in Australia, it

’

s common to cook kangaroo meat on the barbecue and use

emu eggs to make pancakes.

The

kangaroo

and emu

are

native

to

Australia.

Both

animals

are

important

to

the

national

image

of

Australia and appear on the Australian coat of arms. They

’

re also central figures in the history of the native

Australians. However, they still hunt these animals for their meat, fur and fat.

Today, Australian people continue to eat these animals. One of the reasons people eat kangaroo meat is

that it

’

s high in protein and low in fat, so eating kangaroo is a good option for anyone on a diet. It

’

s also

cheaper to eat kangaroo meat than other red meats. Because of this, a lot of university students choose to

buy kangaroo meat. BBC News also reported that Australian scientists believe that eating kangaroo meat is

good for the environment--kangaroos have different digestive systems than cows and sheep, meaning they

produce less methane

，

the second biggest contributor to global warming.

While emu meat is high in iron and vitamin C, most people don

’

t think it tastes good. For this reason,

they prefer emu eggs. One egg is large enough to make seven omelettes

（煎蛋）

. And while it

’

s illegal to

collect emu eggs from the wild, they can be bought from emu farms. Rather than cracking the beautiful dark

shell, it

’

s better to dry it by putting a small hole at each end and blowing. Afterwards, you can even carve a

design into the eggshell.

33. What is the purpose of the first paragraph? __________.

A. To present different cultures

’

meat-eating preferences

B. To suggest that people try to understand other countries

’

diets

C. To introduce the consumption of kangaroo meat and emu eggs in Australia

D. To compare different eating habits among different countries

34. According to the article, the kangaroo __________.

A. is not considered precious in Australia

B. is considered healthy and environmentally friendly to eat

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C. faces extinction due to hunting by Aboriginal tribes

D. contains large amounts of iron and vitamins in its meat

35. Which of the following statements is TRUE about emu eggs?

A. Emu eggs taste terrible but are nutritious.

B. The shells of emu eggs are not difficult to break.

C. It

’

s common for Australians to collect emu eggs from the wild.

D. Emu egg shells can be used to create art.

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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。

Travelling with teens

Vacationing with teens can be unpleasant since they can be a little moody

（喜怒无常的）

sometimes.

But

with

some

careful

consideration

and

planning

you

can

make

your

family

vacation

fantastic

and

memorable.

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Teens have strong opinions. If they don’t get a vote on options ahead of time, they are likely to

punish

you

with

a

bad

attitude.

If

you

respect

kids’

ideas,

they’ll

feel

more

included

and

be

more

cooperative.

Handle “Can I bring…?” requests carefully. Taking another child on your family’s vacation is a huge

responsibility. Only agree if you know that child well and approve of their relationship with your child. If

you

don’t want to bring the friend, be honest, stand firm, and don’t negotiate.

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Grab their attention.

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Boring! Telling them you are going to the place where Tom Hanks first

investigated

the

murder

in

The

Da

Vinci

Code?

Interesting!

The

big

surpri

se

is

that

once

they’re

there,

they’ll probably find more than a few things to amuse them.

Avoid too much time with digital products. Teens can be addicted to their digital connections. (So can

adults.) Family vacations are opportunities for us to get to know and appreciate new places and each other!

Discuss digital use before the trip. Set realistic expectations for unplugged time.

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Make good memories. Sharing digital photos is awesome but writing family travel journal can record

different kinds of impressions.

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These conversations are extremely interesting because everyone’s

views

are

unique.

Write

them

down!

Rereading

sections

of

your

travel

journals

will

provide

wonderful

family memories over the years.

A. Let them help plan.

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