湖北省荆州市沙市区高三英语上学期第六次双周考试题.doc

湖北省荆州市沙市区2018届高三英语上学期第六次双周考试题第一部分 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 man do next?a. talk with mr. black.b. see an engineer.c. attend a meeting.2. what will the woman probably eat?a. some fruit.b. some cookies.c. some nuts.3. what did the man ask justin to do?a. bring some magazines.b. design a magazine cover.c. read the magazines on his table.4. when did the man get home last night?a. at 11:20.b. at 11:30.c. at 12:00.5. where is the woman going?a. to a lamp factory. b. to a repair shop.c. to a garage.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，从每题所给的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。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. what are the speakers talking about?a. an exam. b. a course.c. a lecture.7. what topic did the essay question cover?a. walt whitmans poems. b. mark twains novels.c. arthur millers plays.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. why does the woman make the call?a. to change her flight. b. to book an air ticket. c. to check her flight.9. what is the actual flying time to new york?a. 9 hours.b. 14 hours.c. 16 hours.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. where does the conversation probably take place?a. at a gas station.b. at a garage.c. at a car factory.11. which part of the car exists potential risk?a. the tire.b. the radiator.c. the windshield.12. how does the woman pay?a. in cash. b. by credit card.c. by check.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what was the womans first job?a. a teacher.b. an actress.c. an artist.14. how did the children react towards the play about a lion?a. they were frightened.b. they laughed about it.c. they complained to their parents.15. how does the womans daughter help her?a. perform in the shows.b. record the music for the shows.c. give opinions on the new stories.16. what contributes most to the success of the womans shows?a. her luck.b. her passion.c. her intelligence.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. how long did dennis tito stay at the international space station?a. 10 days.b. 14 days.c. 22 days.18. where is kate from?a. canada.b. the uk.c. australia.19. what does ben want to do?a. travel on earth.b. take action to protect the earth.c. explore in space and discover its secrets.20. what does the speaker expect the listeners to do?a. show respect for dennis and martin.b. share opinions about space travel.c. collect information about astronauts.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。athere are many spanish gossip magazines being published around the world. if your spanish is good enough, these magazines will offer a lively look into the private moments of the beautiful, rich and famous, and provide entertainment and at the same time, help you practice your spanish.diez minutos: the magazine is a classic spanish gossip feast with daily news based on many stories of love, separation, divorce and death. the two main parts are headlined “love” and “partners”. they also have an online version of the magazine for serious gossip addicts.hola: it is spains top weekly magazine and the leader of the gossip world. it contains many pictures and a round-up of well-known and less well-known nobles and people in show business. apart from edited highlights from the present and past issues, there is a report of the week and photo of the week. there is also a french version called ohla!revista cuore: as the third best-selling gossip magazine in spain, it is mainly aimed at younger teenage readers who look not only for current celebrity gossip, but also for fashion and tv news. it uses a lot of oral terms.revista semana: it is a spanish magazine covering the latest news on the famous in spain and hollywood. it also offers its readers information on fashion, beauty, cooking and travel.revista lecturas: practical, friendly and informal, this magazine is one of the most widely-read gossip magazines on the spanish market today.m: it is a blog serving up a daily diet of national gossip news on spanish and international celebrities and the celebrity world from a particular point of view.revista caras: it is a magazine published in various countries of latin america. it is also exported to certain parts of the united states, bringing together strange and wonderful news from around the world and the famous latin community.21. what does the first paragraph tell us about spanish gossip magazines? 1. types 2. publishers 3. functions 4. originsa. 1、2 b. 3、4 c. 1、3 d. 2、422. which of the following also has a french version?a. hola. b. revista semana. c. revista lecturas. d. m.23. how many of the magazines mentioned in the text can be read on the internet?a. one. b. two. c. three. d. four.bon average, wildfires destroy over 6 million acres of land each year in the us. last year, the u.s. forest service spent over $1 billion fighting those fires, mostly out west. fires start easily where theres plenty of dry fuel, such as dead grass, sticks and other dried plants. knowing how much fuel is available can help fire management teams know where and when to be on high alert. and a teen has figured out a way to home in on such areas quickly.nadine han, 13, is a seventh grader at boston latin school. when she built a robot three years ago with first lego league, hers was designed to prevent wildfires. when the girls family visited yellowstone national park, later that year, what did they see? evidence of wildfires. so nadine followed up on that theme for her science fair project, and decided to find out how to predict wildfires.the teen learned about a satellite called smap. launched by the national aeronautics and space administration in 2015, it detects how wet or dry the soil is. it also can tell whether that moisture is frozen or liquid. smaps data on soil moisture can be combined with other data to determine the vegetation water content, meaning the amount of water present in the plants. smaps data and the vegetation water content data are both freely available from the national snow and ice data center. for her project, the teen downloaded a years worth of data.having compared plant water content and fuel moisture data for 1,413 different locations, she found that an increase in plant water content measured by the satellite was linked with an increase in fuel moisture as measured on the ground. for her study, 87% of the sites showed such a link.“this suggests satellite data can be used to estimate fuel moisture on the ground,” nadine concludes. the teen now hopes her technique will help land managers determine fire risks more quickly. next, nadine hopes to make a computer program that will estimate fire risk using satellite data.24. what is implied about the wildfires in the usa in paragraph 1?a. they are a natural phenomenon.b. they can not be predicted and controlled.c. theyre mostly caused by human activities.d. they usually strike the eastern area.25. what does the underlined phrase “home in on” in paragraph 1 mean?a. preserve.b. assess.c. locate.d. transform.26. what made nadine han decide to research into the prediction of wildfires?a. her interest in scientific research.b. her success in creating a robot.c. her involvement in a wildfire.d. her visit to a national park.27. what can we learn about nadines research into wildfires?a. she invested a lot in collecting data. b. she had designed a computer program.c. she got guidance from land managers. d. shes confident about her research results.c a survey has shown that what you do on a plane can be determined by which nationality is listed on your passport according to the results of an international passenger survey，australians are the biggest drinkers on board with 36 percent choosing to down the hatch, compared to 35 percent of americans and 33 percent of brits the airline passenger experience association(apex)spoke to around 1,500 people, aged 18 and older，who have travelled by plane at least once during the last three months and were living in the united states, united kingdom, germany, japan, china, singapore, australia and brazil the results found chinese travelers are most likely to nod off once the seat-belt sign switches offthey are also the first to take out their credit card for some in-flight shopping and the biggest fans of gamingamericans on the other hand like to use their time in the air more productivelywhen not drinkingchoosing to work while flying at 35,000 feet meanwhile，brits and germans are the best at making chat with random strangersspending 50 percent more time than any other nationality. comparatively，brazilians conduct their conversations online via email，messaging apps or social media. despite plane food having a bad reputation，seven out of ten interviewees said they were happy to eat up on the selection of inflight snacks and mealsin-flight magazines were also popular with four out of five passengers the international flyers did however express their desire for better in-flight entertainment“the industry has greatly improved the comfort，entertainment and onboard service，and passengers are accepting those improvements” said russell lemieux，apex executive director“at the same time，passengers are demanding more from their air travel experiences which will drive more improvements touching all aspects of the journey”he added28what can you probably see in the flight according to the passage?abrazilians choose to drink bamericans do in-flight shoppingcgermans chat to kill the timedthe chinese switch off the seat-belt sign29when on board the plane，_apassengers from one nation have little in commonbmost passengers like to read in-flight magazinescmore than half of the passengers dont enjoy plane fooddmost people tend to use in-flight time to have a good sleep30what can we learn from the last paragraph?aflyers care little about entertainmentbflyers are not satisfied with the improvementscflyers are expecting better flight experiencesdflyers have more and more demands from airlines.31whats the purpose of the passage?ato entertain readers with interesting stories bto encourage people to behave well in public.cto criticize impolite behaviors on the planedto inform readers of the results of a surveydcalifornia condors shocking recoverycalifornia condors are north americas largest birds, with wing-length of up to 3 meters. in the 1980s, electrical lines and lead poisoning nearly drove them to dying out. now, electric shock training and medical treatment are helping to rescue these big birds.in the late 1980s, the last few condors were taken from the wild, and there are now more than 150 flying over california and nearby arizona, utah and baja in mexico.electrical lines have been killing them off. “as they go in to rest for the night, they just dont see the power lines,” says bruce rideout of san diego zoo. their wings can bridge the gap between lines, resulting in electrocution if they touch two lines at once.so scientists have come up with a shocking idea. tall poles, placed in large training areas, teach the birds to stay clear of electrical lines by giving them a painful but undeadly electric shock. before the training was introduced, 66% of set-freed condors died of electrocution. this has now dropped to 18%.lead poisonous has proved more difficult to deal with. when condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead, they absorb large quantities of lead. this affects their nervous systems and ability to produce baby birds, and can lead to kidney failures and death. so condors with high levels of lead are sent to los angeles zoo, where they are treated with calcium edta, a chemical that removes lead from the blood over several days. this work is starting to pay off. the annual death rate for adult condors has dropped from 38% in 2000 to 5.4% in 2011. rideouts team thinks that the california condors average survival time in the wild is now just under eight years. “although these measures are not effective forever, they are vital for now,” he says. “they are truly good birds that are worth every effort we put into recovering them. ”32. california condors attract researchers interest because they _.a. are active at night b. had to be bred in the wildc. are found on in california d. almost died out in the 1980s33. researchers have found electrical lines are _.a. blocking condors journey home b. big killers of california condorsc. rest places for condors at night d. used to keep condors away34. according to paragraph 5, lead poisoning _.a. makes condors too nervous to fly b. has little effect on condors kidneysc. can hardly be gotten rid of from condors bloodd. makes it difficult for condors to produce baby birds35. the passage shows that _.a. the average survival time of condors is satisfactoryb. rideouts research interest lies in electric engineeringc. the efforts to protect condors have brought good resultsd. researchers have found the final answers to the problem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。 during a research experiment a marine biologist placed a shark into a large holding tank and then released several small fish into the tank 36 the marine biologist then inserted a strong piece of clear fiberglass into the tank，creating two separate partsshe then put the shark on one side of the fiberglass and a new set of small fish on the other again，the shark quickly attackedthis time，however，the shark hit the fiberglass divider and bounced off 37 meanwhile，the small fish swam around unharmed in the second parteventually，about an hour into the experiment，the shark gave up this experiment was repeated several dozen times over the next few weeks 38 eventually the shark got tired of hitting the fiberglass divider and simply stopped attacking altogether the marine biologist then removed the fiberglass divider，but the shark didnt attack 39 so，they swam wherever they wished, free from harmlike the shark in the story，many of us，after experiencing setbacks and failures，emotionally give up and stop trying 40 in other words，we continue to see a barrier in our heads，even when no “real” barrier exists between where we are and where we want to goaat the same time，the shark tried again and againbwe believe that because we were unsuccessful in the past，we will always be unsuccessfulcthe shark was trained to believe a barrier existed between it and the small fishdit kept repeating this behavior every few minutes fruitlesslyewe should keep on trying even if we meet obstaclesfeach time，the shark got less aggressive and made fewer attempts to attack the small fishgas you would expect，the shark quickly swam around the tank，attacked and ate the smaller fish第三部分 完形填空(共20小题；每题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。back to schooli had always longed to get a degree，but raising a family had come firstnow with my last 41 in middle school，i thought，why not try to 42 something while i still had the opportunitywhen i told my husband bob my idea，a broad smile lit up his face“if thats what you 43 we11 make it work”when we asked the kids for advice，they had mixed 44 our daughter，already in college，thought it a great idea while john，in high school，was 45 that we might be in college at the same timejames，our youngest，wanted to know who would take him to football practicei 46 that things would be a little different， 47 if everyone contributed，it wouldnt be difficultthe next day we drove to the community college and after a careful research，i chose to 48 in occupational therapydays passed in excitement，enrolling in classes，shopping for 49 and attending orientationi felt like a kid again，but as the first day of classes drew near，i became 50 i was simply too oldpeople would laugh at mefinally，with encouragement from my family and friends，i stuck with my 51 as i entered my classroom that first morning，i chose a seat in the back，hoping to 52 attentionfor the rest of that day，i did what i saw the other students do，and gradually，myself-consciousness fadedi found the classes and assignments 53 ，and i left that day feeling i might surviveby the end of the first week，i had made a few friendsstudying and keeping up with my duties at home was 54 no sooner would i begin to study than it was time to drive the kids to their activitiesmath and science were 55 my strong subjects，so i devoted more time to thosewhen the first semester 56 , i had a 4.0 gpa and was placed on the honor rollby the second year，bob and the kids were all doing their 57 ，and i had learned how to comfortably 58 my school and home lifemy hard work paid offi was awarded a scholarship and got the bachelors degreeas i drove away on the last day of schoo