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1、绝密启用前襄阳市一中2020年高二年级5月月考英 语 考试时间：120分钟 卷面满分：150命题人： 审题人： 祝考试顺利 注意事项：1. 答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2. 回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。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I卷第一部分 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（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分
2、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 will the woman probably buy?A. A skirt. B. Shoes. C. A handbag.2.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Co-workers. B. Schoolmates. C. Strangers.3.What is the man angry
3、about?A. Traffic lights. B. Calling while driving. C. Car accidents.4.How will the boy travel?A. By plane. B. By train. C. By car.5.What does the woman want the man to do by saying so?A. Set up a museum. B. Stop buying cameras. C. Start doing exercise.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
4、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、7题。6.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On the train. B. At the 12th platform. C. At the information desk.7.When is the train going to arrive in Sydney?A. At 9:38. B. At 11:43.
5、 C. At 12:00.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Where are the two speakers now? A. In Milan. B. In Manchester. C. In Florence.9.What is Mary doing?A. Having a holiday. B. Travelling on business. C. Looking for shoe designs.10.What does Sam probably do?A. A traveller. B. A shop manager. C. A designer.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题
6、。11.What do we know about the grandmother?A. She still takes care of herself. B. She is not so lonely as before.C. She does some cleaning on her own.12.How long has the grandmother lived in Kentucky?A. Since she moved away. B. Since she was married. C. Since her husband died.13.Why does the grandmot
7、her not live with her family?A. She likes to live alone. B. She is busy with her housework.C. She isnt getting on well with them.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Why does Kevin say life on the island is different?A. Its quite exciting. B. Its very simple. C. Its rather hopeless.15.What is the school on the islan
8、d like?A. It has no teachers. B. It has fifty students. C. It has small classes.16.What will the islanders do when they need medical care?A. They go to the mainland. B. They ask visitors for help. C. They take care of each other.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Who is the speaker probably talking to?A. Girl new
9、comers. B. International students. C. Foreign tourists.18.What are the girls advised to do in a cafe or restaurant?A. Take care of their bags. B. Leave the place quickly. C. Keep away from strangers.19.Where is the best place to park a car?A. Near a house. B. On a quiet road. C. In a public car park
10、.20.What should one do when walking home alone at night?A. Ask a policeman for help. B. Walk in well-lighted areas. C. Carry a weapon for self-defense.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题; 每小题2.5分，满分25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。 AIm now living in the south of France with my hus
11、band Keith and three small children,and I feel like a fish out of water everywhere but one place-the Saturday street market.Its been operating in our small town of Sommieres since the 13th century,but weve only lived here for three months.From Monday to Friday,life is all about the kids.Im busy help
12、ing my children deal with life in a French school.Its not easy,and their stress is the whole familys stress,as Keith and I are occupied with the daily school runs,piles of homework and school notes in French.But on Saturday,the market is for me.I feel so peaceful as I walk along the quiet street tow
13、ard the busy town square.The knife-sharpening man is there, operating a machine that looks like it dates from the Industrial Revolution.There re street musicians with guitars and microphones,and the sound of beautiful songs fills the air.And the food,of course,is delicious.The cheese man doesnt spea
14、k-he just points and cuts,offering a piece from his knife.Lines come out of the door for fresh bread at the bakery.Organic vegetables,herbs and desserts are a feast for the eyes,before being put into the bag to be enjoyed later for lunch.The noises and smells of the market are unfamiliar and thrilli
15、ng,but their procedures are clear to me.This is part of why I love the place so much:Unlike during the week,when Im constantly faced with my own difficulties,I know how this place works.My terrible French isnt the barrier to communication that it is in other circumstances.At school and in the villag
16、e,I cant joke or join a conversation,and although the other parents at the school are kind,Im an outsider.But at the market,Im just another customer with a basket.Surrounded by day trippers,I feel like a local- greeting people I know and petting dogs.My Saturday experiences allow me to hope that in
17、the near future Ill feel equally confident in my everyday life.Until then,Saturdays prepare me for the coming week of school runs.21. What does the author mean by sayingI feel like a fish out of water?A. She feels uncomfortable in new surroundings.B. She feels free out of her daily housework.C. She
18、feels lonely without her children.D. She feels unable to make a living in another country.22. What can be learned about the authors life during weekdays?A. She learns French together with her children.B. She devotes herself to her children in a French school.C. She runs to school every day to help h
19、er children.D. She tries to balance her job and the housework.23. Why does the author like going to the Saturday market?A. She wants to get away from her familys stress.B. She can talk with other customers freely there.C. She feels relaxed and comfortable there.D. She tries to gain confidence in the
20、 busy atmosphere.BThe coronavirus（冠状病毒）outbreak has sparked panic buying of toilet paper and cleaning products in countries across the world, but one UK businessman is determined to spread some happiness among the anxiety and confusion. Rob Braddick, 48, who owns Braddicks Holiday Park in Westward H
21、o, Devon, in the southwest of England, has filled the toy grabber machines in his amusement park with two of the countrys most sought-after cleaning products. Customers could previously try their hand at grabbing “Frozen 2” or “Peter Rabbit” toys from the machines, but no more. “They got removed thi
22、s morning,” Braddick said of the toys, replacing them with toilet roll and hand sanitizer (洗手液). Visitors can now pay 50p for three goes on the toilet roll grabber, or a go for Carex, which Braddick described as the “Rolls- Royce of hand sanitizers.” Braddick said that his decision was born of a des
23、ire to make people feel less stressed in uncertain times. “Its a bit of light relief with everything thats going on,” he said. “Hopefully it will raise a smile, which I think everybody needs.” Around the world, travel plans have been severely affected, and tens of millions of people remain at home a
24、s part of global efforts to fight against coronavirus. Supermarkets have seen shortages of toilet paper and hand sanitizer as anxious consumers stockpile the products. Braddick said the family business, which has been running since 1932, has received more than a dozen calls from potential customers
25、who say they dont want to travel abroad for their holidays and would rather stay in the UK. As for his own measures against coronavirus, Braddick said staff have been told to wash their hands every half hour, which is particularly important for those handling money. 24. What is the third paragraph m
26、ainly about? A. New practice of the game. B. Prizes of the game. C. Price for a try. D. Peoples love for grabbing toys. 25. Whats the purpose of Braddicks new idea? A. To make higher profits. B. To attract more people to play the game. C. To support his family business. D. To ease peoples anxiety. 2
27、6. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Cleaning products will be in shortage for a long time. B. Braddicks business is experiencing a hard time. C. Tourism may fall into a decline.D. Everyone in the park is told to wash their hands every half hour. CElon Musk has expressed his company Neuralin
28、k is close to announcing the first brain-machine interface (接口) to connect humans and computers. Musk told followers in Twitter the technology would be “coming soon” though he failed to provide details. Neuralink was set up in 2016 with the ambitious goal of developing hardware to strengthen the hum
29、an brain. However, little about how this will work has been made public. Neuralink describes the interface as an extremely high-speed connection between the human brain and computers. Musk has frequently claimed the rapid rise of artificial intelligence poses an existential risk to humanity. Such an
30、 interface, he says, is essential if humans are to compete with such technology in the future. At a technology conference in 2016, Mr Musk said humans risked being treated like house pets by AI machines if a brain-computer interface was not built. Last year on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Musk
31、said Neuralinks technology would allow humans to “effectively combine with AI”. A paper published in Nature Nanotechnology in 2015 described a concept for this connection, explaining how a flexible circuit(回路) could be injected into a living brain. “Were trying to lessen the distinction between elec
32、tronic circuits and neural circuits,” said Harvard researcher Charles Lieber, who co-authored the study. Despite the technologys potential to increase the human brain, experts have warned that brain-computer interfaces risk being controlled by vicious (恶意的) artificial intelligence. Such an action co
33、uld lead to AI controlling the thoughts, decisions and emotions of a person using a brain-computer link. “Technological developments mean that we are on a path to a world in which it will be possible to discover peoples mental processes and directly operate the brain mechanisms underlying their inte
34、ntions, emotions and decision,” stated a Nature comment piece written by 27 scientists and machine intelligence engineers. “The possible medical and social benefits in it are vast. But we must guide their development in a way that respects, protects and enables what is best in humanity.” 27. What me
35、ssage did Musk convey about his Neuralink? A. It sells brain-machine interfaces. B. Its new technology will be accessible to the public soon .C. It has followers to connect humans and computers. D. It offers rich data about interfaces. 28. What can we know from Paragraph Two? A. Neuralink aims to kn
36、ow the human brain better. B. The interface is expected to link the human brain and computers rapidly. C. The brain-machine interface was invented in 2016. D. How the hardware functions is already known.29. According to Musk, why are brain-machine interfaces important? A. Because they may treat huma
37、n like house pets. B. Because they rapidly develop artificial intelligence. C. Because they build neural circuits in human brains. D. Because they may make AI serve human better. 30. What is the attitude of Nature to brain-machine interfaces? A. Opposed B. Favorable C. Objective D. Indifferent 第二节（共
38、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。 Over the past few months,COVID-19 has caused great uncertainty around the world affecting peoples lives in all aspects.Education is also greatly affected.With students all turning to online instruction,live-streamed classes have become popul
39、ar among schools and universities. 31In China,the use of e-learning is unusual not only in size but also in depth. 32 For another,it proves how modern technology changes the way students are educated and encourages further research and development of educational technology to introduce virtual commu
40、nities between students and teachers.In fact,online instruction as an alternative teaching mode has been expanding rapidly in recent years.Many Chinese start-ups focus on AI applications in online courses,and various online educational platforms are set up.33 The online education platform MOOC,where
41、 a wide variety of courses is available,has attracted the worlds top universities to upload and share resources with students around the world.Compared with formal instruction,online courses save abundant costs and create a flexible teaching mode(模式）homeschooling,especially during a crisis. 34 For e
42、xample,rural students with no access to the Internet and television might be left behind in this new mode.When e-learning becomes the only solution for delivering knowledge,the existing divide could be widened,further deepening education inequality.Also,the quality of teaching becomes heavily depend
43、ent on uncertain factors,such as a stable connection to the Internet and technical skills.35 Yet,the pandemic(流行病）has undoubtedly affected the teaching style in a sweeping manner and given educators around the world plenty of time and space to think about the alternative educational modes.A. Chinese
44、 colleges and universities started the spring term online.B. Moreover,online education is fairly acceptable to college education.C. However,online teaching has its own disadvantages.D. The traditional face-to-face teaching style has been challenged.E. For one thing,the impressive practice sets a goo
45、d example to other countries.F. So,its early to predict how the future of the education system will look like.G. Online teaching provides a chance to reconsider the current education system.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。
46、Catherine decided to rescue Khan after seeing him at the animal shelter. Khan was a (an) 36 dog with a broken leg from being beaten. 37 her family heard about dogs and babies not getting along, to their 38 , Khan walked right over to their 17-month-old daughter Charlotte when they were 39 . The two
47、sat on the grass and played 40 , forming a bond that the family hoped would continue for the rest of Khans life.One day, 41 , Khan seemed to be slightly aggressive towards Charlotte. He even 42 to push her away from where she played.The family kept a close eye on Khan and thats when 43 caught their atten