1、2020 屆河南、湖南兩省重點高中高三 4 月聯合考試英語試卷本試題卷共 13 頁。時量 120 分鐘。滿分150 分。注意事項：1 答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。第一部分 聽力（共兩節，滿分30 分）做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。第一節 （共 5 小題；每小題 1 5分，滿分 7 5分）聽下面 5 段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所

2、給的 A 、 B 、 C 三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例： How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B. £9.18.答案是 C。1. How does the girl usually tell the time?A. With a watch.B. With a computer.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The air-conditioning. B. The repair shop.3. H

3、ow old is the house?A. Over 127 years old. B. Over 125 years old.4. How many people are coming to dinner tonight?A. Eight.B. Nine.5. What happened to the man?A. He got promoted.B. He got fired.第二節 （共 15 小題；每小題 1 5 分，滿分 22 5 分）聽下面 5 段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題的作答時間。每段對話或獨

4、白讀兩遍。C. £9.15.C. With a phone.C. The hot weather.C. Over 122 years old.C. Six.C. He was retired.A 、 B 、 C 三個選項中選出最5 秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5 秒鐘聽第 6 段材料，回答第6、7 題。6. Where does the man want to go?A. The nearest bus stop. B. The nearest post office. C. The nearest subway station.7. How far is it to the pos

5、t office from the bus stop?A. About 300 meters away.B. About 200 meters away.聽第 7 段材料，回答第8、 9 題。C. About 400 meters away.8. Why does John make a phone call?A. To ask for advice.B. To make an appointment.9. When will Albright meet John?C. To explain something.A. Next Thursday.聽第 8 段材料，回答第8. Next Wedn

6、esday.10至 12題。C. Next Friday.10. What is being made?A. Wine.B. Beer.C. Tea.- 1 -C. A decade ago.C. A third of the normal price.C. In Hangzhou.C. To find a job.C. In Guizhou.A. They are helpful.B. They are friendly.C. They are generous.11. When did the man get his present job?A. Two years ago.B. Thre

7、e years ago.12. How much does the first glass cost with a ticket?A. Half the normal price. B. Nothing.聽第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 題。13. Where did the man speaker spend his vacation?A. In Guizhou.B. In Beijing.14. Why did the woman speaker go to Shanghai?A. To visit a friend.B. To go sightseeing.15. Where d

8、oes the woman speaker prefer to live?A. In Shanghai.B. In Beijing.16. What does the woman speaker think of the men from Shanghai?聽第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 題。17. What caused the holes to form?C. A volcano eruption.C. In the spring.A. Humans.B. Global warming.18. When do the holes begin to fill again?A. In

9、 the fall.B. In the summer.Lost Lake ”?19. What happens to the water in theA. It appears in the valley below again.B. It floods the highways.C. It disappears forever.20. What do we know from the talk?A. “ Lost Lake ” is formed due to global warming.B. Experts think it s better not to fill the holes.

10、C. The state of Oregon is famous for dead volcanoes.第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40 分）第一節 （共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A 、 B 、 C 和 D 四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AThese are the most popular and best travel destinations for next spring. Results are based on increases in interest and bookings compared with the same peri

11、od last year.Beirut, LebanonThis may come as a surprise, but it sofaplseooplleenty s dream of seeing “theParis of the Middle Eastas Beirut is called. Beirut one of the world s oldest plivlaincges is a combination of history and culture. You can admire colonial French architecture and enjoy a diversi

12、ty of culinary （烹飪的） delights. As for accommodation, Sofitel Beirut Le Gabriel and The Smallville Hotel are top picks.Mazatl 血 MexicoAre you looking for an escape to a warm place? Mazatla n, on Mexicast, iS asglOadifchoice. Itcombines blue skies, warm sunshine, sandy beaches and old-fashioned charac

13、ter. Old Mazatl m is lined with 19th-century buildings, historic sites and fashionable hotels, like Casa Lucila and Casa de Leyendas.London, EnglandllNo matter how many times you venture across the Atlanti c, there alsways something new to discover. Recognizable landmarks, like Buckingham lalace and

14、 Big Ben, are a must for first- timers. And, surely, you want to take a photo when crossing Abbey Road or making a call from a phone booth. Equally there are different kinds of accommodation choices. Enjoy royal treatment at 11 Cadogan Gardens and Mandarin Oriental Hyde lark, - 2 -or book a flat thr

15、ough Airbnb.Tel Aviv, IsraelCalled the “ new Dubai for enthusiastic travelers” , Tel Avivrigishthneopwla. cTehitsoingtoernational cityhas so much to offer. Take advantage of its seaside place with a surf lesson. Check out the 1930 Bsauhaus buildings and famed museums, like Eretz Israel Museum. After

16、 an action-packed day, you can have a good rest at The Rothschild 71 or Cucu Hotel.21. What can visitors do in Beirut, Lebanon?A. Go sightseeing in Paris in their dreams.B. Admire various American buildings.C. Experience its history and culture.D. Find a place to live in for nothing.22. Where would

17、visitors go to if they wanted to escape from cold weather?A. Mazatl "Mexico.B. London, England.C. Beirut, Lebanon.D. Tel Aviv, Israel.23. In which hotel can visitors be royally treated?A. At Casa de Leyendas.B. At The Rothschild 71.C. In The Smallville Hotel.D. At 11 Cadogan Gardens.BFive years

18、 ago, I took a career risk by leaving my job to work on a ship. My medical friends did their best to persuade me, saying that running away to sea would ruin my career. But after these years working as a junior, I was willing to take the risk.Hungry for adventure, I boarded a ship in Singapore with 2

19、,000 passengers and crew. To my relief, the hospital was well equipped, with an X-ray machine and a blood analyzer. That first voyage was a learning experience, a tight schedule full of safety drills. There was so much new information to take in. Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a

20、 challenge. Most confusing, I often forgot to set my clock when the ship crossed time zones.As a doctor, I was responsible for 600 crew, and I was on call for the entire ship. Far from treating seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other diseases, for my patients were wide and varied. The ship

21、 s medical center was actually a floating emergency room, and we didn t have a team of specialists on hand for a second opinion. With long and unpredictable hours, it required mental toughness.As you can guess, many of the passengers were elderly, heart attacks don ct are about geography and emergen

22、cy evacuating（ 疏散） was difficult to arrange. I recall one such patient, who was taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal. After a terrifying ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient survived long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City.Thankfully, there were sever

23、al unexpected benefits to the job, I regularly enjoyed the passenger facilities and I even hosted my own table of passengers in the evenings. On rare days off, I volunteered as a tour guide on trips ashore. I got to fly over Alaska in a seaplane and watched a ballet in St. Petersburg.Now, I understa

24、nd being a ship doctor is not a job it s a way of life. One year astea became two. I lost my career ambitions, but I redefined happiness in my life.24. How did the writer feel working on the ship?A. Regretful. B. Satisfied.C. Scared.D. Nervous.25. What was the writer s most difficult thing on the sh

25、ip?A. Wearing the same uniform each day.B. Absorbing plenty of new information.C. Having a tight timetable full of safety drills.D. Forgetting to adjust time by time zones.26. The patient taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal- 3 -A. suffered from an unknown diseaseB. was taken to a saf

26、e place immediatelyC. got timely treatment in the hospitalD. died on the way to the nearest hospital27. Why did the writer lose his career ambitions later on?A. He had a new understanding of happiness.B. He could enjoy the passenger facilities.C. He was content to be a tour guide on trips.D. He gave

27、 up the dream of being a doctor.CThere is beauty in each moment of our lives, but often we re ntooticdeisit.raInctsetedatdo, we spendmuch of our time worrying about the future or regretting the past, and this habit can have negative consequences for our mental and physical health.Thats why many peop

28、le today are turning to the practice of mindfulness （正念減壓法） . Simply put, mindfulness means focusing on the present moment. Let ssay you re sitting in traffic after a long day s work. Rather than dwelling on （老是想著） an unpleasant incident that occurred earlier or worrying about your schedule for the

29、next day, you might direct your attention to the sound of the rain drops battering the windshield or to a specific image before you. By directing your attention to the here and now, you automatically shift your focus away from self-image, success, and other stress-inducing concerns.Such a shift in c

30、onsciousness helps us form more meaningful connections with others and handle problems with greater ease. It also lets us appreciate lifelittle pleasures.sSmoa, nity s not surprising that mindfulness hasbeen found to help in the treatment of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and even physical p

31、roblems related to stress, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and upset stomachs.How do you practice mindfulness? While it s often associated winth, ymoeudditoantio t actually need to bein a particular place or position to cultivate it. In fact, it can be incorporated （使并入） into almost any

32、daily activity, including eating, walking, showering, or doing the dishes. Let s take this last activity as ainllustration.Begin by bringing your attention to your breath. Inhale （吸入） through your nose allowing the air to expand your belly, and exhale through your mouth. Notice the sensations as eac

33、h breath goes in and out.As you engage in the task of washing the dishes, direct your awareness to the scent of the soap, the sound of the running water, and the feel of the suds （肥皂泡沫） between your fingers. Simply be aware of these and any other immediate sensations without forming any judgments ab

34、out them.At times, this process may not be relaxing, especially when what you redoing is boring or unpleasant. Nevertheless, by practicing mindfulness, we can learn to accept whatever situations life brings us and, over time develop greater happiness.28. Why is the examp le of “ sitting in traffic”

35、mentioned in Paragraph 2?A. To appreciate beauty at the present moment.B. To explain the meaning of mindfulness.C. To describe the traffic accident in the street.D. To attract the reader s attentiofnficto. the tra29. Which of the following is the benefit of mindfulness?A. Finding out problems in stu

36、dy more easily.B. Helping cure diseases like high blood pressure.C. Allowing us to enjoy small pleasures in life.D. Making friends with other people in the traffic.30. From the passage, mindfulness can be practised by .A. finding a particular place to cultivate itB. bringing our attention to our bre

37、ath- 5 -C. burying ourselves in washing the dishesD. putting it to use in our everyday life31. What is the passage mainly about?A. The reasons why people begin to practise mindfulness.B. The differences between mindfulness and meditation.C. The benefits of mindfulness and the way to practice it.D. T

38、he ways we should keep healthy mentally and physically.DA book is made of wood. But it is not a tree. The dead cells have been repurposed to serve another need.Now a team of scientists has repurposed living cells - scraped （舌U落）from frog embryos - and assembled them into entirely new life forms. The

39、se millimeter-wide “ xenobots " can move toward a target, perhaps pick up a payload （like a medicine that needs to be carried to a specific place inside a patient ） and heal themselves after being cut.“Theseare novel living machines, says Joshua Bongard, a computer scientist and robotics expert

40、 at the University of Vermont who co- led the new research." Theye r aeraditional robot nor a known species ofanimal. It ' s a new class of artifact:ing, progr ammable organism. ”"We can imagine many useful applicationsof these living robots that other machines can' do, "says

41、co-leader Michael Levin, “likesearching out nasty compounds or radioactive contamination （污染物）,gathering microplastic in the oceans, traveling in arteries （動 脈）to scrape out plaque.”People have been manipulating （操縱）organisms for human benefit since at least the dawn of agriculture,genetic editing i

42、s becoming widespread, and a few artificial organisms have been manually assembled in the past few years copying the body forms of known animals. But this research, for the first time ever, “ designs completely biological machines from the ground up, the team writes in their new study.Many people wo

43、rry about the implications of rapid technological change and complex biological manipulations. " That fear is not unreasonable,“ Whenvinesstyst to deal with complex systems that wedon ' t understand, we ' re goeb girtontended consequences. ”"If humanity is going to survve futore,we

44、 need to better understand how complex properties, somehow, emerge from simple rules, " says Levin. Much of science is focused on“ controlling -hsveiwules. We also need to understand the high- level rules. " In otherwords, “this study a direct contribution to getting a handle on what peopl

45、e are afraid of, which is unintended consequences, “ Levin says.32. What do we know about the“ xenobots " from Paragraph 2?A. They need to be carried to a specific place.B. They ' re capabfself-healing after injury.C. They are scraped from some new life forms.D. They can remove an object to

46、 another place.33. Michael Levin thinks these living robots can.A. recycle microplastic in the oceansB. take in nasty compoundsC. programme other organismsD. take away the plaque in arteries34. What does the underlined sentence （in Paragraph 4） probably mean?A. People never created these biological

47、robots in history.B. These machines were copied from the very beginning.C. The research is completely carried out on the playground.D. Organisms have been developed since agriculture.35. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. This study is bound to bring about panic in public.B. People boyc

48、ott employing rapid technological change.C. Science is focused on controlling the low-level rules.-5 -D. Some study is likely to contribute to unexpected results.第二節 （共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為 多余選項。What Secrets Your Voice Reveals About YouSo, have you ever stepped back an

49、d wondered what your voice sounds like to other people? 36 . And it turns out, it says a lot about us. Your voice hints at how social you are37 . Extroverts tend to talk loudly, quickly, and excitedly. Introverts tend to speak quietly and more slowly. So, if you ' re that loud person at a party,

50、 yoobably find that all eyes are on you, whereas introverts won' t likely be at that partyat all. Your voice says something about your heightThis may sound strange, but if people close their eyes and hear you speak, they can probably tell if you' re tallor short. 38 , whereas shorter people

51、tend to have a higher voice. This is true for both men and women. 39If you ' ve noticed a lot of changes in a person the pace as which they talk, the tone and pitch of their voice, or whether their voice has become quieter - they may have Parkinson ' s disease. These changes can happen in th

52、e voice due to the tremors （震顫）that a patient would be experiencing. Your voice can tell how successful you areSuccessful people ' s voices tend to be of a lower, warmer tone. Their words corafeevenly, and their vocal cords won ' t be tight. 40 , but not so loudly that they ' re unpleasa

53、nt to listen to.A. Taller people tend to have a deeper voiceB. Your voice can tell others about your healthC. Your voice reveals how professional you areD. They ' ll speak loudly enough to make themselves heardE. A confident person will have a smooth and steady toneF. Specifically, people can te

54、ll whether you' re an extrovert or introvertG. Your friends and family can probably identify you just by the sound of your voice第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節，滿分 45分）第一節 （共20小題；每小題1. 5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Never Too Late to Be What You Want to BeThe first day of school our professo

55、r introduced a little old lady, Rose, to us.We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave_41_together and talknonstop. I was always listening to this“time machine her wisdom and experience with me.At the end of the semester we invited Rose to make a 43 to our football

56、 team. I ' ll never forget what she taught us. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she 44 her note card on the floor. A little _45 she simply said,so'rIy. This whiskey is killing me! I' ll never get my sp46ch backet me just tellyou what I know. " As we laughed sh47 her thro

57、at and began:" Wstopopnoying 48 we are old;we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying 49 , being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You' vegot to have a dream. When you 50 your dreams, you die. We have so many people wa

58、lking around who are 51 and don 'even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing 52 . If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full 53 and don ' t do onproductive thing, you will 54 twenty years old. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don ' t have regrets for what we did, but55 fo