1、湖北省黄冈市 2018 届元月高三调研考试英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面五段对话。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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19. 15. B. 9. 18 C. 9. 15.1. How does the man react to the woman
2、s apology?A. Angry. B. Tolerant. C. Happy.2. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Calling the police. B. Traffic accident. C. Saving the wounded people.3. Where should the table be placed?A. In the study. B. In the living room. C. Near the window in the same room.4. What does the woman mean?A.
3、 She dislikes going out. B. She will join them. C. She will stay with her mum.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and assistant. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）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
4、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 6、7 题。6. Why is the woman going to Dallas?A. To see a friend. B. To write a story. C. To watch a football match.7. What do we know about the man from the conversation?A. He likes traveling by plane.B. He travels very often as a
5、 reporter.C. He often travels in the country by car.听第 7 段材料，回答 8、9 题。8. What is the man doing?A. Talking with the girl. B. Introducing his friend. C. Visiting the school.9. Where is the teachers office?A. Beside the stadium. B. In front of the library. C. Behind the teachers buildings.听第 8 段材料，回答 1
6、0 至 12 题。10. What is the woman tired of?A. Sitting on packing cases. B. Packing up cases. C. Going shopping.11. What does the man worry about?A. They cannot find second-hand chairs.B. New chairs are very expensive.C. Old chairs are cheap but shaky.12. What day is it today?A. Friday. B. Saturday. C.
7、Sunday.听第 9 段材料，回答 13 至 16 题。13. Why does the woman call Mr. Johnson?A. To introduce a job. B. To set up a laboratory. C. To invite him to dinner.14. How did they get to know Johnson?A. Johnson phoned them. B. Johnson emailed them. C. Johnson helped them.15. What is the Johnson most interested in?A.
8、 The pay. B. The employer. C. The work time.16. What will the man probably do tomorrow?A. Meet his wife. B. Go to the college. C. Go to the center.听第 10 段材料，回答 17 至 20 题。17. Whats the most important to learn English well?A. To be active. B. To read broadly. C. To like it.18. Why did the speaker feel
9、 lucky eight years ago?A. He meet a good teacher. B. He learnt English. C. He went abroad.19. How does the speaker study words?A. To underline them. B. To copy them repeatedly. C. To study them in context.20. Where did the speaker go sometimes after class?A. The playground. B. The library. C. The do
10、rmitory.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASome idiomatic phrases in English, often used in both spoken and written language, are very confusing! They dont even make sense when you first see them. However, using one of these phrases co
11、rrectly when speaking or writing to an English speaker is very impressive and shows that you are comfortable with the language. Here are some wonderful and interesting British idioms. Use them wisely.When pigs fly!This expression is one of my favorites and I use it all the time. It is used primarily
12、 when speaking, meaning that something is extremely unlikely or impossible. For example, “I will forgive him when pigs fly!” “When do you think you will get a gym membership, Lucy?” “When pigs fly!”A penny for your thoughts?This question is used in a situation where someone appears thoughtful or is
13、very quiet seeming lost in thought. But remember that you dont actually have to pay them a penny if they do tell you what is going on! For example, “Youve been a bit quiet this evening, Pete. A penny for your thoughts?”Its the bees kneesThe phrase dates back to the 1920s, and refers to an extraordin
14、ary person, thing, idea, and so on. For example, “Try this chocolate. Its the bees knees.”To feel a bit under the weatherI use this expression in many different situations but most use it to refer to feeling ill, or unwell. You would not use this phrase if you were feeling extremely unwell. It is on
15、ly for those times when you are feeling a little ill or suffering from something slightly like a cold or a cough. However, this can also be used to refer to feeling emotionally low.21. What will you say if you think something is special?A. When pigs fly! B. A penny for your thoughts?B. Its the bees
16、knees D. To feel a bit under the weather.22. Which of the following sentence can replace “A penny for your thoughts?”A. What can I do for you? B. What are you thinking about?C. How are you feeling? D. How do you like it?23. Why does the author write the passage?A. To introduce some useful idioms. B.
17、 To show how to remember idioms.C. To tell people the importance of idioms. D. To arouse the interest in idioms.BI look around and cant recognize where I am. It seems familiar but distant. I see my friends gather by a stage where music is playing and I run over. As I begin running towards them, they
18、 become further and further away. I keep calling them, but no one hears me. I start hearing a distant alarm-like sound and I am transported away. I woke up in a daze sitting in my bed.“Oh, it was only a dream,” I said to myself. I have always had vivid and intense dreams. It feels like I havent even
19、 slept because I have been living out my dreams during my sleep.Today, dreaming is being studied even more than ever. Some say that dreams are how your receptors make sense of random thoughts while you sleep. Some say that you cant dream of a face you have never seen before, so everyone you see in y
20、our dreams you have at least laid eyes on at one time or another.Other people think dreams are ways of expressing stress or internal feelings you may be experiencing. A lot of people say that they have dreams about being chased.A common interpretation of the “being chased” dream is that you are feel
21、ing threatened. Some dream interpretation websites say you should try to reflect on what or who is chasing you to get a better idea of what is making you feel this way.Another dream that is often experienced is flying. This dream has a much more positive interpretation, which is that you are feeling
22、 free or have broken out of a bad situation such as a relationship turned sour or a job you hate.Unfortunately, you may forget half of your dream within five minutes of waking up and within 10 minutes, you usually forget 90 percent of it.Dreamologists, people who devote time to the study and interpr
23、etation of dreams, suggest if you want to try to remember and study your dreams you should keep a journal beside your bed and write down what you dreamt as soon as you wake up so you can reflect on it later.24. What does the author think of his dreams?A. They have influenced his sleep. B. They repro
24、duce his real life scene.C. They are just his random thoughts. D. They are unbelievable and ridiculous.25. In which situation do dreams of “being chased” probably occur?A. You are feeling free. B. You just quit a job you hate.C. You lack the sense of security. D. Your friends keep you at a distance.
25、26. Why should we keep a journal beside our bed?A. To reflect on our dreams. B. To avoid forgetting our dreams.C. To help us sleep well without dreams. D. To help us get out of the tense dreams.27. Where is the passage probably taken from?A. A news report. B. A fiction book. C. An ad website. D. A s
26、cience newspaper.CWhen we think of a generation gap we usually think of conflicting tastes in music, or pastimes. But now the generation gap is handwriting. After one teacher in Tennessee discovered that she had students who couldnt read the assignments she was writing on the board, she posted it on
27、 the Internet saying handwriting should be taught in schools.Opponents claim that handwriting has become out of time in our modern world. Typed words have become a primary form of communication. Once a practical skill, handwriting is no longer used by the vast majority of Americans. It is no longer
28、taught in schools, and some claim that the time that it would take to teach it could be put to better use, for instance, by teaching the technical skills.But even in todays world there are still plenty of reasons to pick up a pen and apply it to paper. Many American institutions still require origin
29、al signatures, for instance, signing for a registered letter and buying a house. And original signatures are much more difficult to forge（伪造）than their digital counterparts. There is also strong evidence that writing by hand is good for the mind. It activates a different part of the brain, and impro
30、ves fine moving skills in young children. People also tend to remember what they write by hand more than what they type, and the process of writing by hand has been shown to stimulate ideas. Not only that, studies have shown that kids who write by hand learn to read and spell earlier than those who
31、dont. Not to mention, handwriting is pleasing, as is evidenced by the fact that no one has ever typed a love letter. And handwriting remains popular as an art form.Yes we live in a modern world, but we live in a modern world that is based on fundamental values.28. What did the teacher find in her cl
32、ass?A. Her students had a big generation gap with her.B. Her handwriting was too terrible to understand.C. Some students could not recognize her handwriting on the blackboard.D. Some students handwriting on the blackboard was too difficult to tell.29. Why do some people agree to teach handwriting in
33、 school?A. Handwriting is very easy to remember. B. Handwriting is beneficial to the brain.C. Handwriting can help one buy a house. D. Handwriting is an art form out of time.30. What can we infer from the passage?A. What people write by hand is not easy to fake.B. Lovers often write love letters to
34、each other.C. Handwriting is unnecessary in our modern society.D. Technical skills are more important than handwriting.31. What is the authors attitude towards teaching handwriting in school?A. Opposed. B. Objective. C. Unconcerned. D. Supportive.DChina officially informed the World Trade Organizati
35、on on Tuesday that it will ban the import of 24 different types of solid waste by the end of this year as part of a campaign to deal with environmental pollution and protect peoples health.In response to growing public concerns over the potential environmental and health danger caused by the increas
36、ing amounts of solid waste imported into the country for recycling and treatment, China passed a special law in 1995 to control imports of waste materials, such as plastics, slag from steelmaking, unsorted scrap paper and discarded textile materials.A year later, the country published a list for sol
37、id waste imports and began implementing a permit system to control the import volumes and types of waste imported.However, due to the lack of effective supervision（监管）and the failure of relevant departments to fulfill their duties, solid waste imports have not been effectively controlled.So far, Chi
38、na is the worlds largest importer of solid waste. According to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, China imported 7.3 million metric tons of plastic waste worth $3.7 billion in 2016, accounting for 56 percent of global imports of solid waste.Correct recycling of solid waste materials is an imp
39、ortant part of the global economy, and moderate imports of scrap plastic, scrap paper and scrap rubber products, such as vehicle tires, can to some extent, make up for Chinas shortage of various raw materials.However, the lack of supervision has resulted in the countrys severe soil and environmental
40、 worsening.Given that Chinas continuing efforts to push for industrial transformation and upgrading have resulted in a noticeable decline in the demand for the materials recycled from solid waste imports. It is right for the country to restrict such imports for the sake of the environment and public
41、 health, and to better adapt to the changed industrial structure.32. Why will China ban the import of some waste materials?A. The amount of imported solid waste is increasing.B. The demand for imported solid waste is in decline.C. Some solid waste has damaged the environment and public health.D. Peo
42、ple are more concerned about the environment and health now.33. Which phrase has the same meaning as the underlined word?A. Carrying out. B. Putting off. C. Calling off. D. Fighting against.34. What is the problem when China deals with the imported waste?A. Some imported waste is difficult to contro
43、l.B. The environment cant afford the imported waste.C. Some departments havent shouldered their duties.D. Some useful materials are also among the solid waste.35. What can we learn from the passage?A. China will not rely on importing solid waste any more.B. Solid waste plays an important part in the
44、 global economy.C. People are against importing solid waste from developed countries.D. Some imported waste can release the urgent need for raw materials.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。While everyone overthinks situations once in a while, some people are troubled
45、 by thinking all the time. Overthinkers rethink conversations they had yesterday, second-guess every decision they make, and imagine disastrous outcomes-all day. Their minds are like a movie where they imagine their car going off the road or they replay distressing events over and over again. 36 Kee
46、p the focus on problem-solvingKeeping the focus on your problems isnt helpful-but looking for solutions is. If its something you have some control over, consider how you can prevent the problem or challenge yourself to identify five potential solutions.If its something you have no control over-like
47、a natural disasterthink about the strategies you can use to cope with it. 37 Schedule time for reflectionWorrying about your problems for long periods of time isnt productive, but brief reflection can be helpful. Thinking about how you could do things differently or recognizing potential traps to yo
48、ur plan, could help you perform better in the future.Add 15 minutes of “thinking time” into your daily schedule. During that time let yourself worry, or think about whatever you want. 38 Learning mindfulness skillsIts impossible to rehash（反复推敲）yesterday or worry about tomorrow when youre living in t
49、he present. Mindfulness will help you become more aware of the here and now.39 There are classes, books, apps, courses, and videos available to help you learn mindfulness skills.40 Do this in your brain by changing your activity. Exercise, engage yourself in a conversation on a completely different subject, or work on a project that draws away your attention. Doing something different will put an end to the negative thoughts.A. Change the channel.B. Change your attitude.C. Focus on the things you can control, like your attitude and effort.D. Just like
