1、2018 届 四 川 省 德 阳 市 高 三 三 校 联 合 测 试英 语 试 卷 （考试时间：120 分钟 试卷满分：150 分）注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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，
2、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. Why does the man need a map?A. To tour Manchester. B. To find a restaurant. C. To learn about China.2. What does the woman want to do for vacation?A. Learn to snowboard. B. Travel to Colorado. C. Go to the beach.3. W
3、hat will the man probably do?A. Refuse the offer. B. Take the job. C. Change the working hours.4. What does the woman say about John?A. He wont be on time for dinner.B. He wont come home today.C. He wont wait for her.5. What will the speakers probably do next?A. Order some boxes. B. Continue working
4、. C. Go home and rest.第二节听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 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 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. How does the woman usually go to work?A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train.7. What do the speakers agree about taking the trai
5、n?A. It is safer. B. It is cheaper. C. It is faster.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Ask someone to check the car. B. Go to another car dealer. C. Save up for the car.9. What is the salesman going to do?A. Stick to a high price. B. Give a discount. C. Ask for cash p
6、ayment.10. How will the man help the woman?A. Lend money to her. B. Take care of her car. C. Drive her car home. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city?A. Very high. B. Just Okay. C. Fairly low.12. What does the woman spend most on?A. Meals. B. Clothe
7、s. C. Trains.13.What does the woman do in her free time？A. Travel around. B. See films. C. Go for a drink.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. What will Rebecca do on June 12?A. Meet the people from Head Office.B. Organize a trade exhibition.C. Go on a business trip.15. What is John preparing for the meeting?
8、A. A timetable. B. A report. C. A speech.16. When do the speakers decide to have the meeting?A. On June 17. B. On June 10. C. On June 3.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day?A. Stay to help her friend. B. Wait for the rain to stop. C. Walk alone to her ca
9、r.18. What can we learn about the speaker then?A. She was having a baby soon.B. She had bought a new car.C. She worked at a hotel.19. Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger?A. In front of a hotel. B. At a crossroads. C. Beside a car park.20. What does the speaker talk about?A. An unforgettabl
10、e experience.B. A well-known short story.C. An exciting lunch party.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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AYou may be familiar with the following famous people, but have you heard of their graduation speeches, in which they either share their unforgo
11、tten experiences or give you some great inspiration(启迪 ).Michael Dell, University of Texas at AustinAnd now youve accomplished something great and important here, and its time for you to move on to whats next. And you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. . You must also c
12、ommit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge youve been blessed (赐予)with and go.J.K. Rowling, Harvard UniversityHalf my lifetime ago ,I was striking an uneasy balance between my ambition and the expectation from my parents who were not rich.But what I feared most for mysel
13、f at your age was not poverty(贫穷), but failure. The fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you know little about failure, you might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for success.Steve Jobs, Stanford UniversitySometimes lifes going to hit you in the head with a
14、 brick. Dont lose faith.Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you havent found it yet, keep looking, and dont settle.Bill Gates, Harvard Univer
15、sityWe need as many people as possible to have access to the advanced technology to lead to a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities ,smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see
16、approaches and deal with the worlds inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on.21. What Michael Dell said is to urge us to .A. listen to our heart B. learn from our mistakes C. follow others example D. pursue our dreams22. What did J.K. Rowling fear most when she was studying in university?A. Fa
17、ilure. B. Hunger. C. Poverty. D. Appearance.23. What does Bill Gates suggest people do?A. Master as much advanced technology as possible.B. Make joint efforts to rid some global problems.C. Make contributions to the environment.D. Take responsibility for their own behavior.BWhat Does the Length of Y
18、our Fingers Say About You?Are you the peace-loving type or the ambitious go-getter? Your finger length might be a clue. Take a look at your fingers. Would you believe me if I told you that the length of your fingers in relation to one another can predict your personality? I know that it sounds like
19、one of those silly tests you see on Facebook, but I have to admit that it is exactly correct for me. Heres how it works.Look at your three middle fingers of your hand. Is your index finger longer than your ring finger? Is your ring finger longer than your index finger? Or are the two of the same len
20、gth? Find the situation that best matches your hand and see if what follows is an accurate description of your personality. Longer ring finger: The Sweet TalkerIf your ring finger is longer than your index finger, research shows that youre likely a charming type, and you can probably talk yourself o
21、ut of any situation. Others often find this personality type irresistible and will go to great lengths to help you. Youre more likely to take risks, and youre good at problem-solving. People in this category make great engineers, soldiers and crossword-puzzle solvers. Longer index finger: The (Over)
22、 Confident OneIf your index finger is longer than your ring finger, chances are you are full of confidencepossibly even to the point of being over-confident and proud. You are not necessarily introverted (内向的), but you do enjoy time to yourself, especially when youre trying to complete a project. Yo
23、u are a dream pursuer who can make things happen, but you may be shy when it comes to taking the first step in a relationship. You are also probably happy with what you have, but youre always wishing for more. Index and ring finger are of the same length: The PeacemakerIf your index finger and ring
24、finger are roughly of the same length, you are likely to avoid conflict at all costs and seek to keep the peace in your relationships. You are well-organized, faithful and sympathetic. But deep down under all of that caring and peace-loving, you also have a hot-tempered side that can appear unexpect
25、edly when youre pushed too far. You will try your hardest to avoid a fight.How well do these descriptions match your personality? I was surprised at the accuracy in my case, but Im not going to tell you which one it was!24. Which of the following hand could be an engineers hand?A. B. C. D.25. We can
26、 learn from the passage that the author _.A. is very charming and helpful B. thinks the descriptions suit him well C. often takes silly tests on Facebook D. always tries hard to avoid a fight26. What does the passage intend to tell us?A. How accurate the description of the test is.B. Why your finger
27、s are not of the same length. C. Personality is determined by your finger length.D. The length of fingers can reveal personality.27. Where can you probably find the text?A. A public advertisement. B. An official report.C. A popular magazine. D. A biology textbook.C“ It can hurt a little, but the pai
28、n does not stay; it takes a few seconds and then it goes away,” Don told Xinhua on Friday at an acupuncture clinic.Don has been coming to the Beijing Chinese Medical Center in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, every week for three months.This 44-year-old German director is best known for his thriller Their
29、 Lives, which won the Best Foreign Language Film Award at the 79th Oscars in 2007.Years of working hard in the movie industry caused Don neck pains, and it got serious in February when the doctor told him he needed surgery. Then a nurse suggested him trying Traditional Chinese Medicine and to see Dr
30、. Wu at the Beijing Chinese Medical Center.As a recognized authority on Traditional Chinese Medicine with a degree in Western medicine, Dr. Wu has been practicing in Santa Monica for 27 years.Don admitted that it was scary when he saw the acupuncture needles for the first time. “Acupuncture is a ver
31、y pinpoint, careful and caring process. The doctor can not miss by a few millimeters,” he told Xinhua, “With Dr. Wu, you feel so much the deep wisdom, the experience, the knowledge. I feel it so much and I trust him.”His trust paid him back. Without any surgery, Dons problem was solved in one month.
32、 “I found that Western medicine can be very aggressive, and it has extreme side effects,” Don said. “But for Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture, they do not have side effects; it is about activating (激活) the energy and oxygen flow in the body, and it is about helping the body heal itself.”
33、28. Don felt _ when he took the acupuncture needles.A.acceptable B. scared C. painless D. miserable29. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A. Dr. Wu has been practicing in Santa Monica, Los Angeles since 1990.B. Dr. Wu is a recognized authority on Western medicine.C. Don has been treate
34、d with acupuncture needles for three times.D. Their Lives won the Best Film Award at the 79th Oscars in 2007.30. The word underlined in the 7th paragraph can be replaced by _.A. practical B. helpful C. precise D. serious 31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Chinese Acupunc
35、ture Needle Does Not Have Side Effects at allB. German Director Is Treated by an Authority on Western Medicine C. Chinese Acupuncture Needle Does Good to Serious Neck PainsD.Oscar-winning Director Takes a Fancy to Chinese AcupunctureDAt first glance, price-comparison websites are an example of capit
36、alism at its best. But it has caused fierce competition on price and eviscerated（大打折扣的）profits. Towers Watson, a consultancy, said that “unnecessary“ price competition following the rise of comparison sites in Britain had cost insurers 1 billion a year.Consumers should celebrate that; the firms loss
37、es are their gains. But there is a catch. Comparison sites introduce a new layer of costs, including their own advertising campaigns. In theory, competition in the market for comparison sites ought to keep those costs down. But David Ronayne of Warwick University argues that consumers often lose out
38、 from comparison sites. They earn a commission for each shopper who uses them for consumption such as buying insurance. That referral（委托）cost is included in the price the consumer ends up paying. If the increased costs outweigh the saving the comparison enables, consumers end up worse off.These worr
39、ies are not just theoretical. In 2014,Britains competition regulator found that many comparison sites were using their contracts with retailers（零售商）to ban them from offering lower prices elsewhere. That weakened rivals incentive（对手的动机）to cut fees, because prices on their site could not fall. By keep
40、ing prices similar, the contracts also reduced the incentive for consumers to search on multiple sites, thus helping sites retain their users.Weaker incentives to lower commissions（佣金） mean weaker incentives to lower costs, too. That might explain why comparison websites advertise so heavily, and so
41、metimes offer free gifts to those who use them. In a recent paper, Ben Edelman of Harvard Business School and Julian Wright of the National University of Singapore argue that when a site knows that the prices merchants provide through it will always be the lowest available, it increases investment i
42、n attracting customers, safe in the knowledge that the merchants and at last consumers will bear the cost.Is there any way to ensure the market for price comparison is competitive? Asking consumers to check multiple websites defeats the point of using them. One solution is to have only one site, but
43、 regulate it as a public utility（功用）. Alternatively, the governments could run the site itself. But creating good search and comparison sites may be too hard for them. It is much better to acknowledge that consumers will always have to do some comparison themselves to “keep the system honest“.Websit
44、es that compare the comparison sites can help, although it is easy to see how they could fall prey to the same problems. Any firm with captive users（被动用户）,be it a comparison site a search engine, or a social-media platform, can charge a high price for access to the eyes of its customers. For all the
45、ir innovation, Internet middlemen are not unlike supermarkets. Shoppers would never imagine that a single store had the lowest price for all the items they need.32.According to the first two paragraphs, price-comparison websites_. A. will offer smart consumers the best dealsB. may raise the price th
46、at consumers pay for their purchases C. can help keep the costs of insurance firms downD. will bring insurance firms increased profits33.Current comparison sites tend to put most of their efforts in_. A. attracting consumers B. contracting with retailersC. lowering commissions D. cutting operating c
47、osts34.According to the last two paragraphs, the author probably agrees that_. A. its desirable to have only one comparison site and have it run by the governmentB. websites that compare the comparison websites can help to build a competitive market C. consumers should check multiple comparison site
48、s before making a purchasing decisionD. its advisable that comparison sites with captive users charge a high price for its service35.The passage mainly conveys the idea that comparison sites_. A. create an effective channel for smart consumersB. have caused a new form of competition among retailers
49、C. offer win-win deals between consumers and retailersD. are competitions friends and enemies at the same time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。Social PhobiaIts natural to feel nervous, or shy in front of others at times. Most people manage to get through these moments when they need to. 36 Its probably more than shyness. It may build up into a powerful fe
