机密★启用前2018年3月湖北省七市（州）教科研协作体高三联合考试英语命题单位：襄阳市教科院孝感市教科院审题单位：襄阳市教科院孝感市教科院恩施州教科院本试卷共10页，全卷满分150分。
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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在答题卡上。
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. What will the woman do tomorrow?A. Go for a picnic.B. Go shopping.C. Go to the cinema.2. What will the weather be like on Sunday?A. Rainy.B. Windy.C. Sunny.3. How much will the man pay for his daughter’s ticket?A. $50.B. $100.C. $150.高三联合考试英语试卷第1页（共11页）4. Where is the conversation most probably taking place?A. In a theatre.B. In a restaurant.C. In a library.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Wife and husband.C. Customer and salesgirl.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. What does the man think of the girl’s question?A. It isn’t important.B. It n eedn’t to be answered.C. It’s difficult to answer.7. What does the man say about the ocean and the sky?A. They are related.B. They look exactly the same.C. They have nothing to do with each other.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What did they do with Sam last autumn?A. Going to Xi’an.B. Visiting the museum.C. Going bike riding.9. When will the three of them be together?A. On Monday.B. On Saturday.C. On Wednesday.听第8段材料，回答10至12题。
10. In how many different ways did the man contact the woman?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.11. What did the woman do five minutes ago?A. The woman turned on her phone.B. The woman left a message for the man.C. The woman got back from lunch.12. What does the woman imply about her interview?A. She missed it.B. It went pretty well.C. She didn’t get the job.听第9段材料，回答13至16题。
13. Which place did Alice recommend to the man?A. Hubei Province.B. The National Zoo.C. Zhangjiajie National Park.14. How long did Alice stay in the park?A. Three days.B. Four days.C. Five days.高三联合考试英语试卷第2页（共11页）15. What did Alice see in the park?A. Tigers.B. Butterflies.C. Snakes.16. What are the paths like in the park?A. They have steps or stairs.B. They are very plain and flat.C. They are hard to walk on.听第10段材料，回答17至20题。
17. What do the traditional Chinese art forms try to show?A. The things important in life.B. The things necessary for farming.C. The things interesting at work.18. What were sky lanterns used for in ancient times？A. Lighting in the dark night.B. Asking for help when in trouble.C. Driving the mosquitoes away.19. How do people use paper cutting during the Spring Festival?A. To delight their children.B. To wish for good luck.C. To show their art talent.20. Why is Chinese clay art famous?A. Because it is of great value.B. Because it is hard to make.C. Because it looks very real.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。
AReal literary travelers often travel to the birthplace or residence of a writer, or to the setting of a famous scene. We’ve prepared a small list of literary t ravel destinations.London, EnglandIn London, literary landmarks are so common that ―blue plaques‖are often found on the homes or schools of famous writers. They have been introduced to show well-known literary sites. One can be found at 221B Baker Street –the apartment of famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. But watch out for false plaques, such as the Jacob Von Hogflume’s, where the inventor of time travel would live in 2189.To truly experience literature in person, you can also visit Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, and watch nightly performances of his plays.Rome, Italy高三联合考试英语试卷第3页（共11页）―Go to Rome – at once the Paradise,The grave, the city, and the wilderness …‖This is from an elegy (挽歌) to John Keats, who traveled to Rome in the hope that the air would cure his illness but died within three months. Despite the fact that Keats’ visit was a quick one, Rome has a reminder of it – the Keats-Shelley House.Just across the street is the Antico CaffèGreco, a cafe frequented by famous authors like Dickens, Byron, Shelley…, but you probably get the idea that this is somewhere any literary traveler has to go.21.According to the passage, true literary travelers are less likely to visit _______.A. 221B Baker StreetB. the Jacob Von Hogflu me’sC. Stratford-upon-AvonD. the Keats-Shelley House22.What’s the function of ―blue plaques‖ in London?A. To confuse literary travelers.B. To introduce famous English writers.C. To show nightly performances.D. To represent famous literary landmarks.23.Why is the Antico Caffè Greco favored by literary travelers?A. It is famous for offering coffee of high quality.B. It was regularly visited by many famous writers.C. It is located opposite the Keats-Shelley House.D. It is regarded as a reminder of Rome.BEvery household should have its own economical measures. In our case, it’s a yard sale—the best behavior is recycling. For us, it couldn’t have come at a better time. First, we are broke. Second, we have too many unwanted items in our home.In fact, Posh once scolded me for selling a Bill Blass tie she bought me as a gift, in tears for the first time since our wedding night. I had to explain that women buy neckties for color, and men buy neckties for the way the material falls nicely against the shirts. It’s one of the fundamental differences between the sexes.Anyway, we have this yard sale in our front yard, where we unload a lot of junk: bad books, broken toys, half-smoked cigars…―Dad, you’re always selling objects too cheap,‖ complained the love ly and patient older daughter, who sits near the cash box, looking very upset. ―I’m going back to bed,‖ she says, and so she does.She is replaced by the little girl, Mini-Posh. Mini-Posh turns out to be more bored than even her lovely sister. She yawns a couple of times, and then requires about lunch.高三联合考试英语试卷第4页（共11页）A few minutes later, my young son sells his very first tricycle for $2. Apparently, we’re under-pricing.―You should ask $20 for those mountain bikes.‖ suggests one customer, who goes on to tell Posh that for 27 years he and his wife have spent Saturday mornings drinking coffee together, then visiting the yard sales.―That’s soooo romantic,‖ Posh says.In fact, we do very well. In the end, a troop of strangers pay me hundreds of dollars to clean out the house. I also discover what romance really is (visiting yard sales).24. What do we know about a yard sale?A. It’s an ideal place for Americans to get gifts.B. It’s for customers and sellers to make crafts together.C. It’s a fashionable event for singles to search for romance.D. It’s about selling unwanted items to people who need them.25. Why did the author sell the Bill Blass necktie?A. Because it didn’t match his shirts.B. Because it was a real bargain.C. Because it was already worn out.D. Because it was of poor quality.26. How do the author’s two daughters feel about the yard sale?A. They become uninterested in the sale of second-hand goods.B. They are sympathetic to their father who is broke.C. They grow crazy about everything to do with their junk.D. They become angry when their father cheaply sell the items.27. What can we infer from the passage?A. Yard sales in the US are no longer popular.B. Rich Americans are trying to collect extra cash.C. Visiting yard sales is romantic to certain American couples.D. It is pleasant that strangers volunteer to clean your house.CA billionaire has recently made one of the biggest charitable (慈善的) donations to a university in China’s history. Chen Ti anqiao donated $115 million to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to help advanced brain research. The donation will be spent deepening the understanding of how the brain works. Chen has been interested in brain research, believing it can shape the industries such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality. However, this huge donation has caused heated discussions among Chinese scholars and internet users alike.Many criticized him for choosing to give money to a foreign university rather than home institutes for brain research, which are developing fast and are on track to catch up with the US in just a few years. Rao Yi, a biologist at Peking University, even said the donation was a typical高三联合考试英语试卷第5页（共11页）mistake.Others, however, support his choice. They believe Caltech is a more reasonable choice compared to Chinese research institutions. Caltech has a long history and has taken a leading position in biology, and therefore it produces more efficient (有效的) results. In addition, the results of the research benefit not only the American people, but also the rest of the world.A similar controversial case started two years ago when Pan Shiyi, chairman of SOHO China, donated $15 million to Harvard University to help disadvantaged Chinese students.Many believe that China is still behind in the management and use of donated money, and that as a result, Chinese charity donators are looking abroad. In comparison, Western countries like the US, which have a long history of donating money, have well-developed systems that use money efficiently. They can also provide full access for donors who want to track the use of the money. To get more donations, Chinese universities should be braver and more honest. They need self-reflection, rather than envy.28.Why did Chen’s donation draw criticism?A. It was not used efficiently.B. It was one of the largest to Caltech.C. It should have been given away to a Chinese college.D. It was used in brain research rather than for unfortunate people.29.Some people are in favor of Chen’s choice because ________.A. the Chinese are just too enviousB. the achievements benefit the whole worldC. Caltech is a university with a longer historyD. the fund can help disadvantaged Chinese students30. Pan Shiyi is mentioned to________.A. suggest the Chinese are enthusiastic about universitiesB. show off generosity of the billionaires in ChinaC. inform some Chinese students are poor at academyD. prove the widespread disagreement over donating abroad31. To get more fund, the author thinks the Chinese universities should________.A. explore artificial intelligenceB. grow fast and catch up with the USC. develop efficient systems to use the donationsD. educate braver and more honest graduatesDEver feel like scratching yourself when you see others doing it? You’re probably not alone. This practice, which seems to be socially contagious (传染的), could be more than just a sudden urge. This is according to the latest finding from Washington University.The researchers studied mice to see what went on in their brains when they saw other mice高三联合考试英语试卷第6页（共11页）scratching. During the experiments, a mouse was placed in front of a computer screen to watch another of its kind scratching. A few moments after watching the video, the live mouse would start scratching. The finding is interesting because earlier studies had shown that mice only show empathy (共鸣) with individuals they know and the mouse on the screen was a stranger for the live mouse. This means that empathy may have nothing to do with the need to scratch.When the researchers analyzed the brain activity of the mice after viewing the video, they recorded increased level of gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP). In the previous research, GRP is found to be responsible for transferring the itch (痒) feeling between the brain and the skin. However, when researchers blocked the GRP’s function, the mice sim ply stopped scratching in response to seeing other mice scratching. This means that mice have no control over their scratching when seeing peers (同伴) scratching. The mouse doesn’t see another mouse scratching and then thinks it might need to scratch. Instead, its brain begins sending out itch signals using GRP as a messenger.It’s not clear if the exact same pathway exists in humans. But the team believes the study could help throw light on the neural mechanisms (神经机制) behind contagious behaviors in human b eings. The next time you scratch in response to someone else doing it, remember it’s really not a choice, nor a psychological response; it’s hardwired into your brain.32. What have the latest experiments found?A. Mice only imitate the act of their familiar peers.B. Mice prefer the mice on a computer screen to the live ones.C. Mice feel the need to scratch when seeing another scratching.D. Mice just have to scratch when seeing another scratching.33. What can we learn about GRP?A. The mouse decreased its GRP when seeing other mice scratching.B. GRP is meant to block the itching and scratching feeling.C. Without GRP’s function, the mice wouldn’t copy the scratch.D. GRP exists and functions the same in human brains.34. The und erlined word ―hardwire d‖ in the last paragraph probably means ________.A. changedB. mendedC. stoppedD. fixed35. Which is the best title?A. The Contagious ScratchB. The Clever ImitationC. The Strange BehaviorD. The Common Response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。
