四川省天府名校2021届高三英语下学期4月诊断性考试试题.doc

四川省天府名校2021届高三英语下学期4月诊断性考试试题

四川省天府名校2021届高三英语下学期4月诊断性考试试题

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四川省天府名校2021届高三英语下学期4月诊断性考试试题
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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. How will the man go to ICBC?
A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By bus.
2. When will the train leave?
A. 7:40. B. 7:50. C. 8:10.
3. What will Bob do?
A. Pay the bill. B. Split the bill. C. Give the tip.
4. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At McDonald’s. B. On the way. C. At home.
5. What does the man mean?
A. He is not hungry. B. He likes barbecues. C. He lost a bet yesterday.
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。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. Why does the man make the phone?
A. To ask about homework. B. To borrow a school book. C. To learn about a French exam.
7. What do you think of the man?
A. He is lazy. B. He is forgetful. C. He is hard-working.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. In which month did the man go to Toronto?
A. November. B. January. C. February.
9. Why did the woman ask the man to stop?
A. She caught a cold. B. She thought about Uncle George. C. His words made her feel cold.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the woman want to do?
A. Visit the man. B. Send a present. C. Deliver a package.
11. What is Mr. Richard doing?
A. He is working. B. He is sleeping. C. He is having supper.
12. When will the woman come?
A. At 6 this evening. B. At 6 next evening. C. At 6 next morning.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Who is Anna?
A. A popular teacher. B. A program host. C. An app inventor.
14. What problem does Anna have in educating children?
A. She has no money. B. She can’t find a good teacher. C. Her children won’t obey her.
15. How is HomeworX?
A. It is popular. B. It is free. C. It is expensive.
16. What is the woman’s future plan?
A. To start a company. B. To improve the app. C. To collect some money.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What problem did the early glasses have?
A. They were too heavy.
B. They were difficult to make.
C. They were hard to stay on the face.
18. Who first put forward the idea of glasses?
A. An Asian. B. A European. C. An American.
19. Why is Benjamin Franklin mentioned?
A. He invented distance glasses.
B. He helped to improve eyeglasses.
C. He proved glasses were of great use.
20. What is the speaker talking about?
A. The history of glasses. B. The inventor of glasses. C. The importance of glasses.
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。
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Saving Mr. Banks(2013)★★★
BBC One, 10:30 p. m.
John Lee Hancock’s film unapologetically tells the Disney side of the twisted making of Mary Poppins. It presents Walt Disney's(by Tone Hanks)struggle with PL Travers(by Emma Thompson), who wrote the original books, as a kind of Norman Conquest of charm over a brilliant but unhappy writer. The sugar-to-medicine rate is 15 parts to one, but there's nothing wrong with true sweetness.
The Dark Mirror(1946, b/w)★★★
BBC Two, 8: 05 p. m.
Olivia de Havilland, one of the last surviving stars of golden-age Hollywood cinema, died last month, so this film makes for a sad rewatch. It's an old-fashioned thriller in which psychiatrist(精神病医生)Lew Ayres has to decide which identical twin (both played by de Havilland) has committed a murder. The entire story is somewhat unrealistic but de Havilland fully shows her acting skills.
Robert Siodmak directs.
Jonathan Edwa川S:One Giant Leap★★★★
BBC Two, 8:30 p. m.
Twenty-five years ago, medals for British athletes were very rare indeed. The 1995 World Athletics Championships brought just one gold for the UK, for triple-jumper Jonathan Edwards, whose world record leap(跳)of 18.29 m stood for two decades. This film tells a story of pressure, faith and positive thinking.
The Stanford Prison Experiment(2015)★★★★
ITV4, 9:55 p. m.
In the famous college experiment of the title, a psychology professor set up a make-believe prison and randomly assigned students to be either prisoners or guards to study the effects of unearned authority. The frightening results, captured(捕获)in Kyle Patrick Alvarez' s recreation. Ezra Miller plays a prisoner abused by the guards, while Billy Crudup is excellent as the unknowable professor.
21. Who is Olivia de Havilland?
A. A detective. B. A murder. C. An actor. D. A psychiatrist.
22. Which film can inspire the audience?
A. Saving Mr. Banks. B. The Dark Mirror.
C. The Stanford Prison Experiment. D. Jonathan EdwardLs: One Giant Leap.
23. What do, the four films have in common?
A. They are night programs. B. They are all rated 4-star films.
C. They are films by the same director. D. They are shown on the same channel.
B
94-year-old Suttie Economy plans to be buried in what looks like a pack of Juicy Fruit gum(口香糖)when he dies.
Economy's love affair with Juicy Fruit goes hack to his days in the service, when chewing guns producer Wrigley sent its products to troops overseas. Since then, Economy has become something of a self-appointed goodwill ambassador for the brand.
Sammy Oakey, president of Oakey's Funeral Service and Economy have a friendship that goes back 45 years. After Economy recently suffered heart attacks, he approached his longtime friend with a request: When his time came, he wanted to be buried in a coffin(棺材)painted to resemble his trademark gum. Oakey immediately called Wrigley's but they gave Oakey's request a thumbs-down.
Actually, unusual burial requests are nothing new. Comic hook author Mark Gruenwald's ashes were mixed with ink that was used into a first-edition printing of Squadron Supreme. Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson's ashes were shot out, while James Doohan, known to fans as Star Trek's "Scotty", had his remains sent into space.
Knowing how important the chewing-gum-themed coffin was to Economy, Oakey didn't give up the fight. He managed to contact Mars Wrigley's top boss.
Happily for all concerned, Oakey renewed his request to the powers that be and met with success. In an e-mail from the company president, he was told the company would go along with whatever the family wanted to do.
Not only did the gum company give their biggest fan's final gift, they also sent Economy's family 250 packs of Juicy Fruit as a thank you for his lifelong brand love.
Economy has actually taken a turn for the better. We don't know whether his improved condition is due to the "Juicy Fruit" effect, but if there's one thing we've learned from this story, it's if you think outside the box-and ask nicely-sometimes you can take it with you.
24. How did Wrigley's respond to Oakey's request at first?
A. They agreed to it. B. They ignored it.
C. They turned it down. D. They hesitated.
25. What does the author think of Economy?
A. Honest. B. Faithful. C. Brave. D. Generous.
26. What is the purpose of Paragraph 4?
A. To point out green burial has a long history.
B. To prove many people follow Economy’s suit.
C. To explain green burial is becoming a tendency.
D. To show Economy isn’t the first to have a strange burial idea.
27. What is the text about?
A. An unusual wish. B. A strange old man.
C. A lifelong friendship. D. A famous gum brand.
C
Gray wolves will no longer be protected under the Endangered Species Act in most of the US, federal officials announced this week.
"After more than 45 years as a listed species, the gray wolf has reached all conservation goals for recovery," Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said.
This move was criticized by wildlife advocacy groups and environmentalists who decided to challenge the decision.
"Abolishing protections for gray wolves is irresponsible," said Defenders of Wildlife President and CEO, Jamie Rappaport Clark. "Gray wolves occupy only a small part of their former range and need continued federal protection to fully recover. We will be taking the US Fish and Wildlife Service to court to defend this species."
The new rule will officially publish next week, and go into effect 60 days after that. Then, states will assume control of gray wolves and accept for Mexican wolves, a subspecies that will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Over the years, there has been a back-and-forth between conservation groups and the Fish and Wildlife Service over whether the gray wolf should be delisted(除名)as an endangered species. The last attempt was under the Obama administration, but was met with fierce opposition and was later withdrawn.
There was also a lot of opposition to the recent delisting of the gray wolf, with more than 837,000 comments noted online. According to the Humane Society of the United States(HSUS), the organization submitted more than 1.8 million comments opposing the rule.
While the federal government is removing protections, at least one state is hoping to add them. There is currently a question on the vote in Colorado about a gray wolf recovery program, which would reintroduce the animal in the state. The proposal would reintroduce and manage gray wolves by the end of 2023.
"Wolves remain absent from about 70% of currently suitable habitat in the lower 48 states, and this rule could have terrible consequences for their future," Amanda Wight, Program Manager of Wildlife Protection said.
28. How does Bernhardt feel about the gray wolf recovery?
A. Urgent. B. Worrying. C. Successful. D. Impossible.
29. What will environmentalists do to defend gray wolves?
A. Set more protection rules. B. Call on environmentalists to donate.
C. Ask the government to set up more reserves. D. Accuse the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
30. What can we know about the delisting of the gray wolf?
A. The related rule has been in effect. B. It has been under debate for years.
C. Many people vote to support it. D. Colorado will be the first to carry it out.
31. What can be the best title for the text?
A. The Endangered Species Act is going into effect
B. The number of gray wolves is largely increasing
C. Gray wolves will lose Endangered Species Act protection
D. The Endangered Species Act will meet great change
D
Research has shown that disrupting one' s natural "morning lark" (早起鸟)or "night owl" (夜猫子)tendency can result in immoral behavior at work.
Who doesn't love a flexible work schedule? Being able to make your own hours, come in when you're ready and leave when you're done, step out to attend a child's presentation at school, have a midday appointment, or even squeeze in a quick workout or nap as a guaranteed pick-me-up-flexi-bility greatly improves one's quality of life.
The benefits don't stop there, however. Research has shown that having flexible work hours actually makes one a better person. How sod It's been found that disrupted sleep patterns-in the form of having to act outside of your normal inclination to be a morning "lark" or a night "owl"-can result in strange, unethical, and out-of-line behavior.
Science journalist Linda Geddes said, "If you don't get enough sleep, research suggests you are more likely to have unethical behavior, such as being mean, bullying your fellow employees or falsifying receipts. But it's not just owls: the larks tend to behave more unethically in the evening, and owls in the morning. So ideally, you want to introduce flexible working."
Employers would he wise to allow their employees to start whenever they feel ready-whether
It's at the crack of dawn or at 11 a. m., and to allow breaks or pauses in the day as needed-because that would mean better productivity, performance, and behavior.
This shift is already happening, with the New York Times recently reporting that 27 percent of US employers now offer the flexibility to work outside normal business hours, up from 22 percent in 2014; and 68 percent allow telecommuting as needed(up from 54 percent in 2014). With the national unemployment rate at its lowest in 50 years, employers are having to become more competitive in what they offer workers, and flex-hours seem like a no-brainer, highly beneficial to all.
32. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 2?
A. Ways to improve life quality. B. People's activities in their free time.
C. Methods to get a flexible work schedule. D. The advantages of flexibility in work time.
33. What does the underlined word "inclination" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Judgment. B. Tendency. C. Reaction. D. Choice.
34. What is the effect to change people’s sleep pattern according to Geddes'
A. They will show their nature more easily.
B. They tend to suffer from sleep problems.
C. They tend to behave immorally in their work.
D. They will get more flexibility in working time.
35. What do the figures in the last paragraph indicate?
A. The unemployment rate is increasing.
B. Employers are getting more free time.
C. Flexible working has been creating more jobs.
D. More employers adopt a flexible work schedule.
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。
Why are some countries 30 minutes off the Global Time Zone Grid? It is an interesting question. To understand the answer, we have to understand where time zones came from in the first place.
Until the mid-19th century, major cities would set their local time by when the sun was at its highest point in that particular city. 36 For example, when it was 12 p. m. in New York City, it was 12:23 p. m. in Boston. With the development of rapid transport, local mean time made things increasingly more difficult because trains arriving from a certain city would be arriving at each stop's local time. 37
So began the creation of an international standard of time. At last 27 countries reached an agreement that the world would he divided into 24 time zones based on the 24 hours in each day. Each of the time zones would be defined by a meridian(子午线). 38 It later became known as Coordinated Universal Time(协调世界时).
So why are some cities 30 or 45 minutes off? 39 For example, in New Delhi, India, they found themselves halfway between two meridians, and therefore decided to be 30 minutes between each, as opposed to adopting one time or the other.
40 But when it comes to figuring out what time it actually is, a little humor never hurts. Posted in the comments on the BBC article by David Marshall of London, England: "I live in my w