湖北省襄阳市2018届高三1月调研统一测试英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第Ⅰ卷1至10页，第Ⅱ卷11至12页。共150 分，考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷
注意事项：
1、 答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡。
2、 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。"
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。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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 does the man imply?
A. He doesn’t care.
B. He is very satisfied.
C. He is a little disappointed.
2. How did the woman feel just now?
A. Excited. B. Bored.  C. Scared.
3. Where does the woman want to go tonight?
A. To the supermarket.  B. To the theater.  C. To a restaurant.
4. What is the woman worried about?
A. Missing her flight.
B. Having a traffic accident.
C. Being late for the football game.
5. Why does the man want another credit card?
A. To pay for a car.
B. To buy more things he needs.
C. To get a higher credit score.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
 听下面5段对话或对白，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. What are the speakers probably?
A. Journalists.  B. Doctors.  C. Teachers.
7. What are the speakers probably going to do there?
A. Have a news making event.
B. Buy some equipment.
C. Go sightseeing.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. When is the man’s flight leaving?
A. Next Friday. B. Next Saturday.  C. Next Sunday.
9. How much will the man have to pay for all tickets?
A. $580.  B. $1,160. C. $1,740.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. When should students meet for the field trip?
A. At 7:00 am.  B. At 7:15 am.  C. At 8:00 am.
11. How will the boy probably get to school today?
A. Take the bus. B. Take his mom's car.  C. Take Mrs. Anderson's car.
12. What is the relationship between the woman and Mrs. Anderson?
A. Colleagues.  B. Neighbors.  C. Best friends.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How does the woman usually go to work?
A. By bike. B. By subway.  C. By car.
14. What will happen if the man is late for work?
A. His boss will yell at him.
B. He will work overtime.
C. He will be fined.
15. Why does the woman like living in the city?
A. It makes it easier to work from home
B. There are many interesting things to do.
C. Her kids will get into good schools.
16. What do the speakers have in common?
A. They both have children.
B. They both like driving.
C. They are both married.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where does the talk take place?
A. In England.  B. In Australia. C. In the United States.
18. When was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry published?
A. In 2014. B. In 2012. C. In 2007.
19. What award has Rachel Joyce won?
A. The Commonwealth Book Prize.
B. The Man Booker Prize.
C. The Tinniswood Award.
20. What did Rachel Joyce use to work as?
A. An actress.  B. A TV host.  C. A writer.
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
These hotels don’t have all the necessary facilities, but each of them offers something different. Don’t miss them if you travel to Canada.
Sleep on a train at the Train Station Inn. This hotel is in an old train station in Nova Scotia. The owners, James and Shelley Le Fresne, use the station and the train as rooms. There are seven old cars and there is also a restaurant in the dining car. Prices are from $ 89 to $ 169 per room or train car.
Sleep in a jail in the Canadian capital, Ottawa. Here, you can sleep in the old downtown Ottawa Jail Hostel. There are group or private bedrooms. There are still bars on the doors! Prices are from $ 25 to $ 65. Don’t worry, there aren't any criminals there!
Sleep in a tepee (a tent of the American Indians) at a UNESCO World Heritage site in Alberta. At this hotel, there are guided tours and lessons in local culture. The best part: sleeping in a real tepee outside. The price is around $ 300, or $ 620 for a full package.
Sleep in a lighthouse at the Quirpon Lighthouse Inn. This hotel is on Newfoundland's Quirpon Island. There are great views of the ocean from the windows. There are 11 private rooms in total. Prices are from $ 225 for a single to $ 350 for a suite. Meals are included in the restaurant. The hotel has the traditional look and feel of the lighthouse, so there is no Internet, TV or telephones in the rooms. There are tours available, and boat tours to the island are included.
21. What can you do if you choose the Train Station Inn?
A. Shop in the old train cars.   B. Learn how to drive the train.
C. Have meals in the dining car.  D. Enjoy a rail tour of Nova Scotia.
22.In what way is staying in a tepee in Alberta special?
A. It serves local food to diners.  B. You can sleep in the open air.
C. You can tour Alberta for free.  D. It offers lessons on making tepees.
23. Which is unavailable at the Quirpon Lighthouse Inn?
A. Private rooms.     B. Guided tours.
C. Daily meals.     D. The Internet.
24. You'll pay the least if you choose to sleep
A. in the Ottawa Jail Hostel   B. at the Train Station Inn
C. in a tepee in Alberta    D. at the Quirpon Lighthouse Inn
B
Jason, our son, was born with cerebral palsy. My wife Margaret and I often comforted him as he faced many challenges in his early years.
It was heartbreaking to see him regularly chosen last for breakfast, but he was a happy child and well liked by his peers throughout elementary school. His most difficult time came when he began high school. One afternoon, Jason returned home in tears. He threw his bag on the floor and shouted: “I’m never going to school again!” He was covered with food that other kids had thrown at him on the school bus on the way home. Jason later told us what had happened.
A few days earlier, Jason had signed up for the school running team.  That day, a few older students made fun of his performance on the track and made him the target of their one-sided food fight. I called the principal about the humiliation on the bus, and it never happened again. Jason stayed on the team, even though the harassment（骚扰） continued.
One day in October, we had snow and freezing rain. As the other kids exercised in the gym, they noticed one long runner-Jason-jogging around the snow-covered track.
A few weeks later, Jason had something to tell us. "Mom, Dad, sit down," he said. I was ready for the worst. He told us that each month, students chose an “athlete of the month''. The coach would list the top athletes, and students voted for the winner. Jason's name had never been listed. But that day, one of the nominees said: "Sir, I would like to nominate Jason for athlete of the month." The coach looked surprised. "He works harder than any of us, Sir," the student continued. “We will have to have someone second the nomination," the coach replied.
A tear formed in Jason’s eye as he told us what happened next. "Mom… Dad…everyone in the class put their hands up." His mother and I, also in tears, looked on as he proudly displayed his certificate.
Whenever I despair, I think of this story.I remind myself that challenges are not overcome by force, but by patience, determination, and faith.
25. Jason's first days at high school didn't go well because     .
A. he missed his friends from primary school
B. he was turned down by the school's running team
C. he was suffering from the aftereffects of cerebral palsy
D. he was treated badly by some older students
26. Which of the following could replace the underlined word “humiliation” in Paragraph 3?
A. defense B. shadow C. abuse D. panic
27. It can be concluded from the article that    .
A. the coach didn’t believe Jason was worthy of the nomination
B. Jason’s effects were widely recognized by his fellow students
C. It didn’t take long for Jason to be the best runner in the school
D. the “athlete of the month" award was usually given to the best performer
C
Educators across the US are calling for major changes to the admission process in higher education. The National Center for Educational Statistics reported that U.S. colleges and universities received more than 9 million applications between 2013 and 2014. The schools admitted more than 5 million students in that time.
But a new report says that the problem is not about the number of students that are being admitted, but rather how students are selected. The Harvard School of Graduate Education, along with 80 other schools and organizations, released the report in January 2016, called “Turing the Tide---Making Caring Common”. The report argues that the process schools use to choose students causes major problems.
David Hawkins, the Executive Director for Educational Policy, says that most colleges and universities require many things from students when they apply. Schools usually ask for an essay describing a student’s interests or why they want to study at that school. The schools also ask for letters from teachers or other responsible adults describing why a student is a good candidate. But, Hawkins says, the area that schools are most concerned with a student’s high school grades and standardized test results.
The report suggests that paying attention to academic success over other qualities works well for some students but hurts others. In addition, academic success is not the most important quality a student should have. More attention should be paid to showing whether or not a student wants to do good in the world. The report also suggests that schools should ask for evidence that students care about other people. Moving attention away from academic ability will make process less about competition, the report says. Students will feel less stress about meeting higher and higher expectation.
But the report does have its critics. Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director, said that every few years, someone makes the same argument for change. He said that no real change has happened yet and that even many of the schools that agree with the report still make no changes. “Many of the institutions that have supported the findings in the report are the very institutions that have the most competitive admission processes in the country," Schaeffer said.
28. What is the problem of the admission process according to the report?
A. The schools ask social responsibilities from the applying students
B. The schools attach importance to students’ academic records
C. The number of students getting admitted is too small
D. Admission officers only consider personal qualities
29. Which of the following do colleges ask of applicants except   ?
A. Their reasons to attend the school.
B. A description of their interests.
C. Recommendation letters from adults
D. Evidence that students care about others
30. What does the author’s attitude to the report of the admission process?.
A. Supportive.  B. Doubtful C. Neutral D. Negative
31. The critic, Bob Schaeffer, thinks that    .
A. some schools don't do what they believe is right
B. the largest schools are expected to make changes first
C. not enough schools currently agree with the report
D. history has proved that all changes are good
D
There is no denying that some people live to be older than others. Followed arc the standard explanations: keeping a moderate diet, engaging in regular exercise, etc. But what effect does your personality have on your longevity (长寿）？ Are there any kinds of personalities contributing to longer lives? A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at these questions by examining the personality characteristics of 246 children of people who had lived to be at least 100.
According to the study, those who live the longest are more outgoing, more active and less neurotic(神经质的）than other people. Long-living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span. These findings are in agreement with what you I would expect from the evolutionary theory: those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough resources to make it through tough times.
Interestingly, however, other characteristics that you might consider advantageous had no impact on whether study participants were likely to live longer. Those who were more self-disciplined, for instance, were no more likely to live to be very old. Also, being open to new ideas had no relationship to Jong life, which might explain all those bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their way.
Whether you can successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of a longstanding psychological debate. But the new paper suggests that if you want long life, you should strive to be as outgoing as possible.
Unfortunately, another recent study shows that your mother's personality may also help determine your longevity. That study looked at nearly 28,000 Norwegian mothers and found that those moms who were more anxious, depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids unhealthy diets. Patterns of childhood eating can be hard to break when we’re adults, which may mean that kids depressed moms end up dying younger.
Personality isn’t destiny, and everyone knows that individuals can learn to change. But both studies show that long life isn’t just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health.
32. The purpose of the study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is    .
A. to see whether people's personality affects their life span
B. to find out if one’s lifestyle has any effect on their health
C. to investigate the role of exercise in living a long life
D. to examine all the factors contributing to longevity
33. What does the author imply about outgoing and sympathetic people?
A. They have a good understanding of evolution.
B. They are better at negotiating an agreement.
C. They generally appear more resourceful.
D. They are more likely to get over hardship.
34. What finding of the study might prove somewhat out of our expectation?
A. Easy-going people can also live a relatively long life.
B. Advantageous personality characteristics actually vary with times.
C. Such characteristics as self-discipline have no effect on longevity.
D. Readiness to accept new ideas helps one enjoy longevity.
35. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Anxiety and depression cut one's life span short.
B. Longevity results from mental and physical health.
C. Personality plays a decisive role in longevity.
D. Health is in large part related to one's life style.
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。
Different Cultures
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. 36 .
The origin of the Eastern culture is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers---the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India . 37
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture, another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain ---the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Rome. 38 Like the Chinese culture, the European culture also crossed waters. When the British settled down in America, their culture went with them over the Atlanta Ocean. So the American culture doesn’t distinguish from the European culture a lot.
At the same time, some other differences add to the cultural differences. Take the language system for example. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system. Other causes like human race differences count as well. But what s more, due to the far distance and the steep areas between the East and the West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. 39
The differences are everywhere. 40 But different cultures make the world of 21st century more colorful. The cultural gap should not be the obstacle to the civilization of human being. It ought to be the motivation of our going farther.
A. Let us work together to keep a variety of cultures.
B. And these two are well - known as the base of the European culture.
C. One important thing is to learn about other cultures.
D. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.
E. They are obvious and affect people's ways of thinking and their views of the world.
F. They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles.
G. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference from the other.
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；每题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后各所给的四个选项（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。
Sometimes people around you can change your values. My elder brother Steve, in the —41 of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in 42 that helped me grow into an adult. Once when I returned 43 from a baseball game, it was Steve 44 took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had 45 through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass, Steve encouraged me to 46 to her. After all, I should have played in the park and not in the path 47 buildings. Although my 48 trembled as I stood explaining, I offered to 49 the window if she would return my ball. I also learned that personal property is a 50 thing.
After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom. I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else 51 the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father 52 from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, and 53 remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder. Yet of all the 54 Steve gave me, his respect  for life is the most 55 in my mind.
At twelve I killed a sparrow with a gun. Excited with my 56, I screamed to Steve to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and 57 the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark? “ I didn't know what to answer. He continued with his eyes 58. "The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is 59 it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time. " I really felt terrible then, but that moment 60 as the most important lesson my brother has taught me.