湖北省沙市中学2020届高三英语冲刺第一次考试试题

them to suspect that the lack of food and cold temperatures made reproduction impossible and that the group tending the nest is entirely made up of non-reproductive female workers. Their population is refilled every year，by a new rain of unfortunate ants that slide down the hole. The researchers say that when they returned in January 2020，the nest had been repaired. It appears that despite the terrible conditions，the worker ants do not stop constructing their nest.

Wood ants are known for their ability to adapt to bad living conditions. In this case，the millions of worker ants trapped in the storehouse have no choice. But instead of losing hope，they are making the best of the situation—a classic example of “when life gives you lemons，make lemonade”．

33．How did the wood ants arrive in the storehouse?

A．They fell down there by accident. B．The research team brought them there.

C．The storehouse builders left them there. D．They were attracted by the environment.

34．What does the underlined word “eroded” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Expanded. B．Rotted. C．Exploded. D．Melted. 35．Why did the population of wood ants remain steady?

A．They had enough food. B．They were able to reproduce. C．They adapted to the conditions. D．They had new comers to join them.

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。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Television is everywhere around us. Yet it is great for learning English.

The pictures make it easier to understand than radio and because you can see who's talking，and get a better idea of what people mean. Just watch their “body language”! Watch programs that you find enjoyable and entertaining. 36

Here's the english-at-home.com guide to learning as much as possible while watching English television:

37 Learning English should be fun—not something that you have to force yourself to do. If you have a passion for football, watch matches or the sports news.

Keep a notebook near to your television. 38 This is especially useful. You can look for programs with subtitles in your own language.

Try to watch English television regularly. Even if you can only watch 15 minutes a day, you'll be amazed how much you learn.

Don't worry if you don't understand everything. English television is normally aimed at native English speakers. 39 If the programs that you're watching are full of unknown words, just concentrate on understanding the general meaning.

Keep a note of television programs and presenters that you find easy to understand and try to watch them regularly. 40 Soon you will impress your friends with your English skills.

A. Don't watch the programs too easy for you. B. Better watch programs that you find interesting. C. Programs often include many difficult words. D. English learning has little to do with watching TV. E. Whatever you watch will help you improve your English. F. Doing this will increase your confidence in learning English. G. You can take down any new words or expressions that you hear.

第三部分 语言知识运用(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。

A security camera recorded a young boy riding his bicycle up to the home of Hollie Mallet in Louisiana. The boy __41__ in the driveway(私人汽车道) next to her house. Then he __42__ the driveway into the garage，where he gave her dog a quick hug.

In late May，Mallet posted a video from the __43__ on her Facebook page with this message: “Attention neighbors! Does anyone know who this __44__ little boy is？” Mallet __45__ that she had seen the boy a number of times running into her garage to play ball with her dog Dutchess or to __46__ Dutchess. Mallet said，“I'd like to tell him he's __47__ to stay and play; she loves the attention！”

Within two hours of her __48__，the neighbors helped __49__ her mysterious visitor. The boy turned out to be 9-year-old Josh Breaux. He lives nearby and __50__ dogs.

Mallet __51__ Josh Breaux's mother Ginger by phone to __52__ a play date between the boy and the dog Dutchess. When Josh's mother learned that her son had been going into someone's house __53__ to play with a dog，she was not __54__ happy. But she was glad her son had found a __55__.

The Breaux family had a dog for most of Josh's life，but the family dog had recently died. The Breaux family did not get a new dog __56__ they were too busy to take care of a young puppy. Ginger Breaux wrote about her son's __57__ on Facebook just the other day. She wrote: “When we are __58__ and decide it's time to get a new dog，we will definitely keep everyone __59__！ I am still beyond amazed at the positive __60__ the video and story has gotten

from all over the world.”

41．A.fell B．continued C

D．started

42．A.avoided

D．followed

43．A.notebook B．phone C

．

website

B．noticed C

．

covered

．

stopped

D．camera

44．A.noisy

D．proud

45．A.suggested B46．A.help 47．A.welcome 48．A.joke B

D．warning

49．A.invite

D．catch

50．A.loves 51．A.reached 52．A.take in B

D．write down

53．A.slowly

D．secretly

54．A.strangely B55．A.friend

D．result

56．A.because

D．though

57．A.problem BB．confident C．sweet ．explained C．argued D．shouted B．hold

C．comfort D．scare B．unable C．willing D．anxious ．post C．report

B．remember C．identify

B．keeps C．walks D．protects B．knew C．blamed D．praised

．set up C．break out

B．carelessly C．eagerly

．immediately C．extremely

D．exactly

B．gift

C

．

chance

B．so C．if ．schedule

C．experience