广西省桂林市逸仙中学2020届高三上学期第四次双周考英语试卷

英语试卷

时间：120分钟    满分：150分

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，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，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. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

  A. Classmates.        B. Workmates.      C. Strangers.

2. When will the speakers arrive at San Francisco?

  A. At 13:00.        B. At 3:30p.m.             C. At 3:13p.m

3. What does the man do?

  A. A taxi driver.          B. A hotel receptionist.         C. A waiter.

4. How many people attended the meeting yesterday?

  A. 25.           B. 50.               C. 100.

5. Where do the speakers go to school?

  A. In Devlin University.     B. In Berkeley University.     C. In Devlin High School.

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，回答第6至7题。

6. How much did the man pay for the check?

  A. $30.              B. $130.         C.$300.

7. What did the woman advise the man to do?

  A. Refuse to pay the 300 dollars.      

B. Report his problem to the agency.      

C. Ask his car to be recalled immediately.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where does the conversation take place?

  A. At the customs of the USA.   

B. At a university of the USA.       

C. At Tianjin University.

9. What do we know from the conversation?

  A. Alice met Mr. Chen for the first time.    

B. Both Mr. Chen and Mr. Wu are visiting scholars.       

C. Mr. Chen and Mr. Wu invited Alice to their apartment.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the woman intend to do?

   A. Introduce the woman’s Club.     

B. Invite the man to do sports.     

C. Invite the man to see a film.

11. What can we learn about the club?

   A. People can skate there.    

B. It’s open until 12 at night.

   C. Three buses pass the club.

12. Where will the speakers meet tomorrow night?

   A. In the front of the club．   B. Outside the club.     C. In front of the cinema.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What did the man do during the earthquake?

   A. He stayed in bed.     B. He cried for help.     C. He tried to get out.

14.What happened to the man during the first earthquake?

   A. It woke him up.    

B. He was not woken up by it.         

C. He was thrown by something.

15. What was the time when the man woke up?

   A. About 2 in the morning.     

B. About 3 in the morning.  

C. About 4 in the morning.

16. What was the man doing when the second earthquake came?

   A. He was sleeping in the world.    

B. He was sitting up in his bed.       

C. He was about to make his tea in the kitchen.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Which city inspired the 1960s fashions?

  A. Paris.           B. London.        C. New York.

18. What type of menswear will women wear?

   A. Suits and overcoats.    B. Jackets and jeans.       C. Woollen sweaters.

19. How should gold be worn this year?

   A. On one item of clothing.   B. From head to toe.    C. For jewelry only.

20. How much do most pieces of clothing cost this year?

   A. Several hundred dollars.

   B. Thousands of dollars.

   C. Less than one hundred dollars.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Visitor Oyster cards are electronic smartcards that come fully charged with credit. Whether you’re making a one-off trip to London or you’re a regular visitor, using an Oyster travel smartcard is the easiest way to travel around the city’s public transport network. Simply touch the card on the yellow card reader at the doors when you start and end your journey.

Advantages of a Visitor Oyster Card

A Visitor Oyster card is one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Overground and most National Rail services in London:

●Save time－your card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London.

●It’s more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with cash.

●There is a daily price cap－once you have reached this limit, you won’t pay any more.

●Enjoy special offers and promotions at leading London restaurants, shops and entertainment venues－plus discounts on the Emirates Air Line cable car and Thames Clippers river buses.

Buy a Visitor Oyster card

Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. A card costs￡3 (non-refundable) plus postage. Order online and arrive with your Oyster in hand! You can also buy a Visitor Oyster card from Gatwick Express ticket offices at Gatwick Airport Station and on board Eurostar trains travelling to London.

Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster Card

You can choose how much credit to add to your card. If you are visiting London for two days, you can start with￡20 credit. If you run out of credit, add credit at the following locations:

● Touch screen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail  stations.

● Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops found in newsagents and small shops across London.

● TFL Visitor and Travel Information Centers.

● Tube and London Overground station ticket offices.

● Emirates Air Line terminals.

21. When can you use your Visitor Oyster Card?

A. After you become a regular visitor.             

B. Only when you end your journey.

C. Once you arrive in London.                   

D. Before you leave home.

22. What can we learn about the Visitor Oyster card?

A. It can reach you before your journey to London.   

B. It requires you to pay as much as the daily price cap.

C. It can provide you a 50% discount at a London shop. 

D. It can be delivered to your home address free of charge.

23. Where can you add credit to your Visitor Oyster card?

A. On the Internet.                    B. At a Tube station ticket office.

C. On Eurostar trains.                  D. At Gatwick Express ticket offices.

B

    I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone; in the other a toy. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend. And I’ll never forget the words she said, even though it was only pretence.

She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very good. She didn’t listen to a word I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll well dressed. It was obvious that she’d been put there to sit alone and think.

My daughter continued her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I am all fed up, and I just don’t know what to do with her anymore. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot reach… And she doesn’t know how to fold towels. I don’t have the time to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play—don’t you know what I mean?”

And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life, after listening to her innocent words that cut me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most dear. I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the year.

But now my attitude has changed, because I’ve seen the world in a different light through my little darling’s eyes. So let the cobweb( 蜘蛛网) cut the corners and the dust bunnies rule the floor. I am not going to worry about keeping up with them anymore.

I am going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother, for we have only one childhood, and we will never get another.

24. Who is Suzie?

   A. The girl’s phone.           B. The girl’s friend.

   C. The author.                D. A baby doll.

25. How did the author feel when hearing her little girl’s words?

   A. Interested     B. Moved    C. upset    D. Unbelievable

26. The passage lead us to believe that_______.

   A. the little girl doesn’t hate her mother any more

   B. the author has become lazy because of her daughter

   C. the author cares little about her daughter’s happiness

   D. the author wants her little girl to have a happy childhood

27. What might be the best title?

   A. Only one childhood.

   B. My lovely daughter.

   C. How to deal with my daughter.

   D. A world of children.

C

Citigroup is testing new technology that will allow customers to withdraw money using retinal scanning (扫描视网膜).

The bank wants to replace PIN codes with biometric scanners (生物识别扫描仪) that could identify customers using only their eyes. Customers would use a smart phone app to key in the amount they want to draw out ahead of time. As they approached the ATM, the app would link up to the machine and use retinal scanning to confirm the customer’s identity. The ATM would then release the cash, as long as the scanner recognizes the individual.

Citigroup said the retinal scans would take 15 seconds to complete compared to 45 seconds for traditional transactions (交易). It would, they claim, be more secure and would mean that cards could never be skimmed at an ATM again.

The Wall St Journal reported that Citigroup has not set a date for when the retinal scanners would be introduced. The bank may have to overcome privacy concerns as some customers may be uncomfortable giving their biometric data to such an institution.

Citigroup says it has been working with cash machine manufacturer Diebold and has confirmed that scanning tests have been carried out on 30 consumers in a laboratory at its head office in New York. The test cash machines do not even need a screen or a touchpad as all the information is loaded by the app ahead of time.

Citigroup is not the only financial institution testing out cardless cash machines—JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America are working on similar technology. The moves comes in response to US credit scoring firm FICO announcing that in May this year the number of attacks on debit cards used at ATMs had reached its highest level in 20 years. 

28. What is the right process of withdrawing money using retinal scanning?

a. The ATM would release the cash. 

b. Use a smart phone app to key in the amount.

c. Use retinal scanning to confirm the customer’s identity.

d. The app would link up to the ATM.

A. cbda    B. cdba     C. bdca    D. bcda

29. As for the new technology, what will Citigroup probably have to worry about?

A. The results of the scanning tests.

B. Some customers’ privacy worries.

C. US credit scoring firm FICO’s criticism.

D. Other banks’ competition.

30. Why is Citigroup developing this new technology?

A. To attract more customers

B. To compete against other banks.

C. To respond to the Wall St Journal’s report.

D. To fight against attacks on debit cards.

31. What can we learn from the passage?

A. One day, we can withdraw money from the ATM without a card.

B. The retinal scanners have already been put into use.

C. Citigroup will work with JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America.

D. The ATM will be replaced sooner or later.

D

In colleges around the country, most students are also workers.

The reality of college can be pretty different from the images presented in movies and television. Instead of the students who wake up late, party all the time, and study only before exams, many colleges are full of students with pressing schedules of not just classes and activities, but real jobs, too.

This isn’t a temporary phenomenon. The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s, and one-fifth of students work year round. About one-quarter of those who work while attending school have both a full-course load and a full-time job. The arrangement can help pay for tuition (学费) and living costs, obviously. And there’s value in it beyond the direct cause: such jobs can also be critical for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after graduation. With many employers looking for students with already-developed skill sets, on-the-job training while in college can be the best way to ensure a job later on.

But it’s not all upside. Even full-time work may not completely cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. The study notes that if a student worked a full-time job at the federal minimum wage, they would earn just over $15,000 each year, certainly not enough to pay for tuition, room, and board at many colleges without some serious financial aid. That means that though they’re sacrificing time away from the classroom, many working students will still graduate with at least some debt. And working full time can reduce the chance that students will graduate at all, by cutting into the time available for studying and attending classes.

There is little reward for attending but not finishing college. Students who wind up leaving school because of difficulty in managing work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might have gotten if they hadn’t gone at all. The difficulty of working too much while in school can create a cycle that pushes students further into debt without receiving any of the financial or career benefits.

32. According to the passage, the reality of college students is that ______.

   A. they throw parties a lot     B. they stay up late every night                            

   C. they pay no attention to exams   D. they work besides attending classes

33. What is the indirect cause of an increasing number of working students?

 A. The need of developing social networks.

   B. The lack of summer jobs for young adults.

 C. The chance of finding a job after graduation.  

   D. The expenses of high tuition and living costs.

34. We can learn from the passage that ______.

   A. working students are more likely to finish college

 B. students can cover their college expenses through working

   C. students receive a huge reward for managing work and class

   D. dropping out of college may not help students get career benefits

35. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. The Difficulties of Landing a Job

 B. The Struggle of Work-School Balance   

   C. The Reward of Working While Studying

 D. The Images of Working College Students

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。

Five Things Ambitious People Never Say

◆“I can’t do this—it’s too hard.”

   Ambitious people never limit themselves or undervalue hard work with these words. 36____________________.

   ◆“I’m not good enough.”

   Ambitious people never say they are not good enough. Saying you are not good enough holds you back and makes you easy to quit when things get a little rough. And quitting when things get a little rough is never a good thing. The most successful people in the world are not quitters. 37________________________. Be confident and believe in yourself, or no one else will.

   ◆“I won’t make it through the obstacles.”

   Challenges and obstacles are tests of your resolve and desire to succeed.    38____________________________. They say they will make it because they know better things lie ahead--the sun always shines after the storm.

   ◆39_____________________________.

   The only time people won’t take you seriously is if you don't take yourself seriously. Insisting that people won’t take you seriously is an excuse not to do what you know you should do. Ambitious people never say these words. Start respecting yourself and honoring what you do and people will respect and take you seriously.

◆“I’m going to fail for sure.”

   40_____________________. It can teach you valuable lessons and redirect you to the right path. Ambitious people don’t say they are going to fail and let that stop them from trying. They challenge the fear of failure by taking calculated risks because they know the only time you are truly defeated is when you don’t try at all.

A. Failure is not entirely bad.

B. “People think me impossible.”

C. “People won’t take me seriously.”

D. They tell themselves they can do it.

E. Ambitious people say they can do everything well.

F. They are hard workers who believe in themselves and their abilities.

G. Ambitious people never say they won’t make it through the hard times.

第三部分  英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）

第一节: 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

One might think that leadership has to be aggressive and confrontational (对抗的). A student assigned to write an essay about an effective leader wrote this   41  : I’ve been taking a bus to   42   for years. Most passengers   43   themselves and no one ever talks to anyone else.

About a year ago, an elderly man got on the bus and said   44   to the driver, “Good morning!” Most people looked up,   45  , and the bus driver just grunted (发哼声). The next day the man got on at the same   46   and again he said loudly, “Good morning!” to the driver. Another grunt. By the fifth day, the driver relented (变温和) and   47   the man with a semi-cheerful “Good morning!” The man   48  , “My name is Benny,” and asked the driver, “What’s yours?” The driver said his name was Ralph.

That was the first time   49   of us heard the driver’s name and soon people began to talk to each other and say   50   to Ralph and Benny. Soon Benny extended his   51   “Good morning!” to the whole bus. Within a few days his “Good morning!” was   52   by a whole bunch of “Good mornings” and the entire bus seemed to be friendlier. People got to   53   each other.

“  54   a leader is someone who makes something happen, Benny was our leader in   55  .”

A month ago, Benny didn’t get on the bus and we haven’t seen him since. Everyone began to    56   about Benny and lots of people said he may have died. No one knew what to do and the bus got awful   57   again. So last week, I started to act like Benny and say, “Good morning!” to everyone and they   58   again. I guess I’m the   59   now. I hope Benny comes back to see   60   he started. 

第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

A new TV series in England, Away from it all, has surprised everyone by becoming a huge success with young people across the country. Its success is surprising because ___61___ main character in the series is a shepherd, and the series is about the relaxing and different ___62___ (lifestyle) of people who live in the country. There is none of the actions that we usually see on TV today. There are also no stressful moments, busy offices or ___63___ (crowd) cities. Away from it all ___64___ (set) in the peaceful English countryside and tells simple stories about people’s kindness.

The director of the TV series says that its success is a sign of teenagers ___65___ (suffer) from stress. He says that watching Away from it all ___66___ (help) teenagers forget about the pressures of exams and homework, and the troubles ___67___ fill the world today.

___68___ the series’ success might have a good side, many teachers and parents are worried .They say that some of their students and children are becoming couch potatoes and are using Away from it all as an excuse for not completing homework. Some children have even refused to learn for exams because they say that they can only achieve ___69___ (person) happiness by avoiding stressful situations ___70___ (complete).

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节  短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删减或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意： 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Ms Smith,

I’m writing to ask what you could do me a favor. I’ve just finished an essay naming “Differences between traditional Chinese and Western festivals”, so I’m not sure whether it is well written. To be honestly, I’m not that familiar with some traditional Western festivals. That’s why I’m turning you for help. I’d appreciate you if you could spare some time to look for my essay for possible mistakes and polish it. Also, I’m looking forward to your valuable advices. My essay has been sending to you along with this email. I hope it won’t cause you too much more trouble.

Thank you in advance.                                                                                     

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

第二节 书面表达（共1题，满分25分）

假设你是荆州中学高三学生李华。你的英国笔友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他很想了解你的职业规划，请你给Jim回信，内容包括：

1. 你希望从事的职业；2. 你选择该职业的原因；3. 你打算为之做何准备。

注意：信的开头、结尾已经给出，请补全缺失信息。

Dear Jim，

How is everything going?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

That is all about my career plan. What do you think of it? I am looking forward to hearing yours if you have got one.

                                         Yours,

                                        Li Hua

英语答案

1-20   ABACC    CBBBB    BCABC    CBAAC

21-23  CAB      24-27 DCDA    28-31 CBDA     32-35 DCDB   36~40  DFGCA

41-60  BCACA  CDBCA   ABADA   DCBCB

61. the/ its   62. lifestyles     63. crowded      64. is set      65. suffering   

66. helps  67. that/which  68. Although/Though/While 69. personal 70. completely

改错1.what---whether/if   2.naming---named   3.so---but   4.honestly---honest    5.turning 和you 之间加to  6. you---it   7. for--- through  8.advices---advice    9.sending---sent     10.去掉more

Dear Jim，

How is everything going? I am glad to receive your e—mail，in which you asked me about my career plan for the future. Now I am writing to share it with you in details.

I made up my mind to be a journalist when I visited the Xinhua News Agency, the top one in China，last year. I chose it as my career based on the following two reasons. First，it is a job that can get me exposed to new things every day and thus keep me energetic and passionate all the time since I really hate to follow the same routine every day. Second，working as a journalist can help realize my childhood dream of being a hero by fighting against evil and spreading justice.

To achieve this goal，I plan to apply for the Communication University of China，whose major, Journalism，has been ranked the first for many years in a row across the whole country. After getting my Bachelor Degree of Journalism，I will continue my study in a world-famous university to broaden my horizons to better fit my future post.

That is all about my career plan. What do you think of it? I am looking forward to hearing yours if you have got one.

Yours,

Li Hua