湖北省武汉市2019届高中毕业生四月调研测试英语试题含答案

1、武汉市 2019 届高中毕业生四月调研测试英语试卷武汉市教育科学研究院命制本试题卷共12 页，72题。全卷满分150 分。考试用时120 分钟。祝考试顺利注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、考号、班级、姓名等填写在答题卡上。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。3.填空题和解答题的作答：用0. 5 毫米黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内，答在试题卷、草稿 纸上无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节 ,

2、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 ( 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。例： How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是 C。1.When will the bus most likely come?A. In five minutes.B.

3、 In ten minutes.C In fifteen minutes.2.What does the man hope to do in Las Vegas?A.Buy a shirt.B. Buy a suitcase.C.Win lots of money.3. What does the woman think of her sister?A. Neat.B. Noisy.C. Untidy.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Making sandwiches.B. Buying food for a meeting.

4、C .Earning money for an association.5. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a cafe.B. In a library.C. In an Internet bar.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，每小题时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6、 7 题。5

5、秒钟 ;听完后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答6.What does the woman want to do?A. Use the man s phone.B.Get a ride from the man.C.schedule her appointment.7.Where is the woman s car?A. Near the man s company.B.At her hairdresser s.C.Outside her office.听第7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。8. Where does the woman buy most of her music?A.From iTu

6、nes.B. From eMusic.C. From Google Play.9. What does the man seem to care about?A. Saving money on music.B. Collecting a certain kind of music.C. Supporting independent musicians.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.Who is the man going to the movies with?A. His sister.B. The woman.C. His friend Ray.11 . What d

7、oes the woman want to see?A. A musical.B. A documentary.C. An action film.12.What does the man dislike about films like Rogue One?A. The acting.B. The music.C. The dialogue.听第 9 段材料 ,回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Doctor and patient. C. Boss and

8、 employee.14.Where does the woman work?A. In a hospital.B. At a university.C. At a tech company.15.How long has the woman been at her present job?A. About one month.B. About six months.C. About one year.16.What is the man s advice?A. Finding a new job.B. Taking some medicine.C. working out more ofte

9、n.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.How much of a discount do Deluxe Pass buyers get?A. 10% off.B. 15% off.C. 50% off.18.What is the cost of the Signature Pass?A. $619B. $849.C. $1049.19. What will members receive if they pay before November 30?A. One free month. B.Seasonal discounts. C. Free parking passe

10、s.20. Who can pay for the membership on a month to month plan?A. People who live in California.B. People who purchase the Signature Pass.C. People who buy the Signature Plus Pass.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。AElon Musk was bom

11、 in South Africa, in 1971. A crazy fan of computers, by the age of twelve，Musk had written the code (代码 )for his own video game, which he sold for a profit.He attended Queen s University in Canada, and transferred转到）( to theUniversity of Pennsylvania, where he earned two bachelor s degrees, economic

12、s and physics. He was admitted to Stanford University in California, intending to earn aPhD in energy physics.First Company Zip2 CorporationIn 1995, at the age of 24, Musk dropped out of Stanford University after just two days of classes to start his first company Zip2 Corporation. It was an online

13、city guide that provided content for the new online versions of the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune newspapers. In 1999, Musk got $22 million from the sale of Zip2.Online BankingIn 1999, Elon Musk started X. com with $ 10 million dollars from the sale of Zip2. X. com was an online bank, and h

14、e is credited with inventing a method of securely transferring money using a receiver -mail address.ePaypalIn 2000, X. com bought a company called Confinity, which had started an Internet money-transfer process called PayPal. Elon Musk dropped the online banking focus to concentrate on becoming a gl

15、obal payment transfer provider. In 2002, eBay bought Paypal for $ 1 .5 billion.Space Exploration TechnologiesIn 2002，Elon Musk started SpaceX. He is a long-standing member of the Mars Society，a nonprofit organization that supports the exploration of Mars，and Musk is interested in building a greenhou

16、se on Mars. SpaceX has been developing rocket technology to enable Musk s project.Tesla MotorsIn 2004，Elon Musk cofounded Tesla Motors，of which he is the only product architect. Tesla Motors builds electric vehicles. The company has built an electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster.SolarCityIn 2006，E

17、lon Musk cofounded SolarCity，a photovoltaics (光伏）products andservices company with his cousin Lyndon Rive.21.What was Elon Musk gifted in when he was young?A. Economics.B. Physics.C. Energy.D. Coding.22.Which of the following provides international payment transfer service?A.X. com.B. Confinity.C. P

18、aypal.D. eBay.23.What has SpaceX been doing to help achieve Musk s project?A. Sponsoring the Mars Society.B. Developing rocket technology.C. Building a greenhouse on Mars.D. Supporting the exploration of Mars.24. What is Tesla Motors noted for?A. Its electric vehicles.B. Its photovoltaic products.C.

19、 Its service as a city tourist guide.D. Its business with other companies.BPresident Theodore Roosevelt s letter to his sonDear Ted,I was glad to hear that you were to be confirmed.Secretary Root left on Monday and Governor Taft took his place. I have missed，and shall miss, Root badly. He has been t

20、he ablest, most generous and most disinterested friend and advisor that any President could hope to have; and immediately after leaving, he provided a great service by a speech at the Union League Club，in which he said in most effective fashion the very things I should have liked him to say； and his

21、 words, moreover, earned weight when addressing such an audience. Taft is a splendid fellow and will be an aid and comfort in every way. But, as mother says, he is too much like me to be able to give me as good advice as Mr. Root because of the very differences of character between us.If after fully

22、 thinking the matter over，you remain firmly convinced that you want to go into the army, well and good. I shall be rather sorry for your decision, because I have great confidence in you and I believe that in civil life you could probably win in the end a greater prize than if you go into the army th

23、ough, of course,a man can do well in the army. I know perfectly well that you will have hard times in civil life. Probably most young fellows when they have graduated from college, feel pretty depressed for the first few years. In ordinary cases, it at first seems as if their efforts were not leadin

24、g anywhere， as if the pressure around the foot of the ladder was too great to permit getting up to the top. But I have faith in your ability and your power to force yourself to the front when you have once found out and taken your line.However, you and I and mother will talk the whole matter over wh

25、en you come back here on Easter.25.What mainly contributes to Mr. Root s being a good advisor according to thePresident?A.His great generosity.B .His effective speech.C.Their differences in character.D. Their similarities in character.26.What did the President wish Ted to do?A.Lead a civil life.B.Do

26、 well in the army.C.Force himself to the front.D.Take post-graduate courses.27. What did the President say about most young people starting their life after graduation?A.They would make no efforts.C.They would look for a ladder.CB.They would have a hard life.D. They would have no confidence.Trailers

27、(预告片） shouldn tallyre be a hard thing to do： show somefootage(镜头），get people excited, but don，t give too much away. It，s a practice that some movies struggle to do, with many either getting too enthusiastic about showing their big plot points，and others simply not catching the magic of the movie.Con

28、sidering that humans struggle with this practice so much，the folks over the 20thCentury Fox decided to see what a computer could do，tasking IBM s Watson, the supercomputer, with cutting together footage from upcoming Sci-Fi thriller, Morgan,to create the final trailer. ( IBM Watson has done many thi

29、ngs； beat human competitors in quiz shows, created reserved recipes and described the contents of photos. Now it has become the first-ever AI to produce a film trailer for the new sci-fifilm. ) The result was actually surprisingly good.Using Watson s experimental learning techniques, IBM s cutting e

30、dge AI sortedout hundreds of classic thriller trailers to learn what exactly gets an audience to thatspecial place of being both scared and entertained. With that knowledge firmly inplace, Watson processed the entire Morgan movie, selecting the 10 most thrilling andfrightening moments to cut togethe

31、r into a trailer.“ Watson was able to model the scenes visually in order to determine: was ascene scary? Was it a tender moment? Was there sadness, or happiness?” said IBMJohn Smith.Although a human editor was still needed to slice the scenes together to tell a coherent story, the AI shortened the p

32、rocess down to only 24 hours when it typically takes around 10 to 30 days to complete a trailer. Still, ，it s a great impressive achievement, which the likes of Terminator：Genisys could perhaps learn from in the future.28. What does the author think is amazing according to the text?A.Human editors t

33、aking 30 days to make a trailer.B. The 20th Century Fox having produced a thriller.C. IBM s Watson having created a trailer for a thriller.D. Humans being able to learn from machines in the future.29. What did IBM researchers do before Watson cut together footage from the movie, Morgan?A. Teach him

34、to beat chess competitors.B. Feed him over 100 horror trailers.C. Create reserved recipes.D. Talk about photos.30.What does the underlined word“ coherent” in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Exciting.B. Reliable.C. Consistent.D. Exact.31.What can we guess is the most difficult to Watson AI?A.How l

35、ong the trailer should be.B. How Watson appreciates the story.C.How many scenes a trailer needs. D. How Watson decides the feelings.DCrying is the sign of the rawest of human emotions. We cry when we can thold inside what we feel any more. We cry when we re at our best, and when weour worst. By we,

36、I mean all of us. Men included.But we never see other men cry. In no western culture has it ever beenacceptable for men to shed(流泪） more than a single tear, and even then it s reservedfor grand victories, defeats and deaths. Dutch research suggests that women cry between three and five times more th

37、an men. Generally men and women cry over the same things 一 deaths, break-ups and homesickness, primarily, but researchers believe that men cry more often than women when it comes to positive events.I want to admit，I'm a bit of a cryer. However ,having never really experienced deaths in my life,

38、a few weeks ago I experienced what it means to really, truly, pour my heart out in tears.See, my dog 一 and 24/7 companion 一 was killed by a car right outside my house. Being a witness to this painful event left me in shock for a good hour, but then the floodgates opened. Over the next 48 hours, I mi

39、ght have cried 20 times. Once or twice I crouched(蹲 ) on the floor with my head in my hands and tears were the only outlet.It is suggested in the book Adult Crying : ABiopsychosocial Approach thatthere s a certain pleasure in crying. It helps ease stress when there is no other way to express ourselv

40、es.In those days after my dog's death，I remember thinking，“ Ive got to stop this crying ” . It felt unmanly. It felt like a sign of weakness.sinceI'v realized that tears are for everybody ; they're not gender-specific. They show we have sympathy, allow us to get rid of stress and just fe

41、el.32. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?A. Crying is a raw human emotion.B. Crying is an emotion beyond control.C. Crying is an emotion showing sadness.D. Crying is an emotion showing happiness.33. What's the difference between men and women in crying according to Dutch research?A

42、.They cry over different matters.B.They cry at different times of life.C.Women cry more often over deaths. D. Men are more likely to have tears of joy.34.What did the author think of his crying over his dog s death?A.A sign of strength.B.A sign of weakness.C.Behavior of being womanish.D.A way of red

43、ucing emotional stress.35.What s the best title for the text?A. Men, never cry like womenB. Men, it s OK to cry sometimesC. Crying solves psychological problemsD. Crying explains differences between men and women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。How to run interna

44、tional meetingsAs more of us do business across cultures,，its best to prepare ahead of time before heading to the meeting table. Here are four rules for different countries.Stick to the scheduleWhere：Germany, Austria, JapanWe ve all been to meetings that have a loose agenda, if any at all. They don

45、start on time and they seem to repeat. _36_ Japanese are more likely to create a detailed agenda and pass out supporting documents several days before a meeting.37_ Meetings that run long in Germany are often taken to mean that the parties are notcommunicating efficiently._38_Where： China, Malaysia,

46、 SingaporeDebating a topic can go against the traditional Chines concept of“ savingface ” , which means avoiding any mistakes or actions that could bring embarrassment. Laughing at even an obviously amusing answer or pointing out a potential mistakecan spoil the entire meeting.Enjoy the interruption

47、sWhere： Italy, France, SpainWhen Pascal Sobol meets with clients in Italy or Spain, he's no longer offended if they leave early or arrive late. Rather than attend the entire three-hour meeting， he has learned that his colleagues there and in some parts of France一attend based on their own timetab

48、le.39 Rather than expecting people to sit through his entire presentation, he makes it easier for them to turn up as needed.Please, no small talk.Where ： Finland, SwedenIn places like Finland and Sweden, where non-meeting related discussions like chat about the weather can be regarded as a way to be

49、 off a formally-set agenda and as a waste of other people's time.In some countries, including Finland, there are long pauses in the conversation.40 These breaks are used as a way to process what the other person is saying without interrupting.A. Not so in these countries.B .Germans and Australia

50、ns are similar.C. Don't even think about a brainstorm.D .There s often no way to tell how things are going.E .Don t tryto fill them, though, with small talk or anything else.F .What do the long silences, idle chitchat and serious faces really mean in context?G. For school ,that means changing hi

51、s own German-based expectations of clientbehavior.第三部分英语知识运用 共两节 ,满分 45 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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。“ God，give us thankful hearts for these and for all our many blessings.was the41my father, an East Texas farmer, said over every

52、meal.Pa passed away long ago，but I try to42his example every day. The year wespent Thanksgiving at our home on Lake Tawakoni was such a 43I waspreparing a dinner party for the day. I opened the oven, put in our huge 44andtried to turn on the old oven. It took just a few minutes for me to 45that theh

53、eating had failed. I only had a few hours46family members and specialfriends were going to arrive with side dishes, so I called my neighbor Lois andexplained my problem.Lois just47and said： “ Honey, you bring that turkey to my house. Wehave it cooking in no time.”With a sigh of48,I put the roasting

54、pan into the car and49acrossthe road. Lois babysat the big bird while I returned to the lake house and 50afestive table. While the turkey was cooked in her oven, I gave special51forkind neighbors. Our family arrived. We52before our meal, stood in a 53and prayed. Some people mentioned things for which they were 54thankful andothers stood in55silence. The tissue box made its way around the circle asso