2018-2019学年湖北省荆州中学高二下学期第四次半月考（双周考）英语试题 Word版

2018-2019学年湖北省荆州中学高二下学期第四次半月考（双周考）英语试题 Word版

荆州中学2018-2019年度下学期高二英语双周练（四）‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. When will Julia have her teeth checked again?‎ A. In three months.‎ B. In one week.‎ C. In one month.‎ ‎2. What happens to the man’s phone?‎ A. It’s out of order. ‎ B. It’s out of power. ‎ C. It’s out of service. ‎ ‎3. What does the man think of smoking?‎ A. Relaxing. ‎ B. Harmful.‎ C. Annoying.‎ ‎4. What does the woman mean?‎ A. The movie isn’t to her taste.‎ B. The plot is interesting.‎ C. The acting is convincing.‎ ‎5. What can we learn from the dialogue?‎ A. He slept all day.‎ B. He forgot to call the woman.‎ C. He didn’t know Howard was sick.‎ 第二节 ‎(共15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分15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. What kind of bike will the woman rent?‎ A. An ordinary bike.‎ B. A racing bike. ‎ C. A mountain bike.‎ ‎7. What is the deadline for the return of the bike?‎ A. 5:30 p.m.‎ B. 6:00 p.m.‎ C. 6:30 p.m.‎ 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。‎ ‎8. What’s wrong with the sweater? ‎ A. Its size is wrong.‎ B. Its price is too high.‎ C. It gets smaller after wash.‎ ‎9. What will happen next?‎ A. The woman will get the money back. ‎ B. The woman will have another sweater. ‎ C. The woman will choose other products.‎ 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。‎ ‎10. Why is the woman tired? ‎ A. She attended a meeting.‎ B. She stayed up last night.‎ C. She had many activities. ‎ ‎11. What does the man advise the woman to do?‎ A. Watch movies. B. Go shopping. C. Do exercise.‎ ‎12. What will the woman probably do? ‎ A. Run 10 minutes every day. B. Walk 10 minutes every day. C. Run 30 minutes every second day.‎ 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。‎ ‎13. Who is probably the man?‎ A. A consultant.‎ B. A friend.‎ C. A lawyer.‎ ‎14. What is really important in a job according to the man?‎ A. Salary. ‎ B. Welfare.‎ C. Accomplishment.‎ ‎15. What is the woman’s biggest problem?‎ A. Tending to push herself too hard. ‎ B. Describing her strengths and weaknesses.‎ C. Complaining about her former employers.‎ ‎16. Why should the woman prepare questions about the company?‎ A. To show interest in the company. ‎ B. To share her working experience.‎ C. To express dislikes about previous jobs.‎ 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。‎ ‎17. Where is the speaker now?‎ A. In the UK.‎ B. In Australia.‎ C. In South Africa.‎ ‎18. How does the speaker feel in the university?‎ A. Challenged.‎ B. Respected.‎ C. Lucky.‎ ‎19. What is the greatest fortune for the students there?‎ A. Advanced facilities.‎ B. A top teaching staff.‎ C. Various financial aids.‎ ‎20. What does the speaker think is the most important? ‎ A. Working hard. ‎ B. Repaying society.‎ C. Respecting teachers.‎ 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 An Oceans Vacuum There's a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean．It's bigger than Texas﹣and growing．The way to clean it up now is to catch it with nets．That is both costly and slow．Instead，the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes 62-mile-long floating barriers that would use natural currents to trap trash．If next year's trials succeed，a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020．It could reduce the trash by 42% over 10 years．‎ Easy-On Shoes In 2012，Mathew Walzer，a high school student with a disability，sent a note to Nike．"My dream is to go to college," he wrote，"without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day." Nike assigned a design team to the challenge．This year，they came out with their solution：the FlyEase．The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand．A pair of Nike FlyEase shoes sells for $130．‎ An Airport for Drones（无人机）‎ As Amazon，Google，and others get ready for drone delivery service，there is one big question：what kinds of home bases will their drones have？Rwanda，in Africa，may have the answer．There，workers will soon start work on three "drone ports"．The goal is to make it easier to transport food，medical supplies，electronics，and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be completed in 2020．‎ ‎21. What's the advantage of the Oceans Vacuum？‎ A. It can be a money-saver C. It can tear plastic into pieces B. It can grow year by year D. It can be put into wide use soon ‎22. What do we know about Nike？‎ A. It offers free shoes to the disabled B. It is designing new shoes frequently C. It provides customer-friendly services D. It responded to Matthew's request passively ‎23. Why is Rwanda setting up "drone ports"？‎ A. Because road travel there is rough B. Because there are too many drones C. Because they're easier to construct than roads D. Because they are receptive to new technology B Recently, many e-commerce platforms, including Didi Taxi, Ctrip, Fliggy, JD ad Taobao, have been uncovered that they are cheating their frequent customers. Their ways are pretty clever. When there are new users or conservative old users, they will give a quite appealing price to attract them into registering and buying goods. However, their big data is not that friendly to the stable users and frequent visitors. The system always offers them higher price for the same products or service. ‎ How does this happen? According to the data analysis, the system knows clearly that although they feel the price is high, they will finally pay the bill. By collecting and analyzing users’ profiles, buying habits and other information, big data recommends the same products to different users with different prices.‎ Companies also try other ways to make money, making online consumption far more worrying. For example, video websites always offer 120 seconds’ advertisements, which drives people crazy. And even if you pay for the membership to get rid of the ads, you have to “enjoy” 15-second “private” ads. By broadcasting them, companies make huge profits --- second to the membership fees. Also, owning 100Mbps network, you still put up with the slow speed when you are downloading a song. You have no choice but to become a VIP when you seek high quality services. Users seem to be lambs(羊羔) among wolves. Even though they say, “Since you have money, I’ll charge you more”, we can’t do anything about it.‎ It pains us that we haven’t figured out a way to deal with the problem. The only thing we can do is replacing our iPhones with Android phones if we want to buy a membership card, and applying for new accounts if we want cheaper hotels. Not finding a way to fight back, we can’t do anything but accept them passively.‎ ‎24. How does big data serve companies according to the text?‎ A. By being kind to all users.‎ B. By giving a discount to stable users.‎ C. By attracting new users by analyzing their shopping habits.‎ D. By recommending the same products with higher prices to regular users.‎ ‎25. What do we know from the third paragraph?‎ A. Membership can rid you of all the ads.‎ B. Only by being a VIP can you get a better service.‎ C. The slow download speed is due to your poor network.‎ D. Advertising income is the biggest income for video websites.‎ ‎26. What is the author’ attitude towards the chances of finding a way to fight back?‎ A. Uncertain. B. Casual. C. Negative. D. Positive.‎ ‎27. What is the main idea of the text?‎ A. The big data provides helpful information to users.‎ B. We have to accept online consumption as it is.‎ C. There exist many online consumption traps.‎ D. Regular customers are richer.‎ C When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.‎ People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else seems blurry. Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near-sighted. People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm's length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.‎ Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism(散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people's eyes become cloudy because of cataracts（白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.‎ Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle. To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye, then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things ‎ around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distances as people with two eyes.‎ ‎28. We should take good care of our eyes _______________‎ A. only when we can see well B. even if we can see well C. only when we cannot see perfectly D. only when we realize how important our eyes are ‎ 29. The underlined word “blurry” in the second paragraph probably means       . ‎ A. unclear B. clear        ‎ ‎ C. obvious ‎ D. possible ‎30. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for   _____    .  ‎ A. seeing at night B. seeing objects far away C. judging distances  ‎ D. looking over a wide area ‎ 31. People who suffer from astigmatism have    _____   .‎ A. one eye bigger than the other B. a difficulty that can be removed by an operation C. eyes that are not exactly the right shape D.an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses D Wearing headphones is very common among young people. Their affection for headphones reflects a desire to avoid boredom, inconveniences, and undesirable social interactions（互动）. The saying “headphones in, world out” has gained popularity among young people recently. Unfortunately for the headphone lovers, “world out” is not a great policy for a thoughtful society. The widespread use of headphones in public is harmful to users because it limits intellectual growth and makes potentially meaningful interactions with strangers impossible.‎ Frequent headphone users are missing out on valuable experiences, thus, limiting intellectual growth. Young people wear headphones, thinking they will face fewer social challenges, arguments, or even casual rudeness. Though that sounds like a good idea, we do not grow by avoiding “discomfort”. In fact, to develop healthily, a teenager has to be faced with challenges or even embarrassments. Just as a saying goes, “Storms make trees take deeper roots.” Wearing headphones when faced with social awkwardness teaches us to be passive, and prevents us from becoming mature intellectually. ‎ Headphones can also cause us to miss out on positive interactions with strangers. Writer Jacob Bernstein describes a sweet interaction between a young woman and an older woman on a train that would not have occurred if the young woman had remembered her headphones as usual that day. A ‎ similar case is discussed in “Throw Away Your Headphones, Boredom Is Good” by Rosecrans Baldwin. After giving up headphones, he adapts to the social environment during his daily routine. He laughs at ridiculous overheard discussions and even enjoys his morning jog without a soundtrack. Becoming familiar with people outside your chosen group can open your eyes to other walks of life and their unique experiences.‎ Young people think they are good communicators. However, communication is not measured in Facebook friends. Real communication is the basis of humanity. We need real interactions in our daily life. ‎ This summer, don’t forget to take off your headphones and plug yourself into life.‎ ‎32. What does the author think of “discomfort” to young people in Paragraph 2?‎ A. Beneficial. B. Normal. C. Annoying. D. Unnecessary. ‎ ‎33. The sweet interaction between a young woman and an older woman on a train occurred _________.‎ A. by accident B. on purpose C. in time D. in secret ‎ ‎34. The author mentioned the stories of Jacob Bernstein and Rosecrans Baldwin to _________.‎ ‎ A. analyze their behaviors ‎ B. learn from the two stories ‎ ‎ C. give evidence for his argument ‎ D. make the article more attractive ‎35. What does the author imply about young people?‎ A. They become more and more independent.‎ B. They lack the ability of real communication.‎ C. Headphones contribute a lot to their social interactions.‎ D. Facebook provides them with more chances to make friends.‎ ‎ ‎ 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。‎ How to Master Your Public Speaking Voice Public speaking skills can be a disaster if you don't know how to use your voice. However, a ‎ little bit of practice and a confident outlook can help you to be a fantastic public speaker. 36__________.‎ Learn the sound of your own voice Record yourself as often as possible --- speaking your thoughts aloud, having conversations with friends, giving a presentation at work, etc. so you can hear what your voice sounds like when you are relaxed, having fun, and in stressful situations.37__________________‎ Master your breathing The first step in developing a strong public speaking voice is mastering your breathing. 38. , which causes their voices to sound high and weak. Develop a habit of breathing deeply at a controlled pace throughout the day so that when it comes t0 your time to speak, you'll have less trouble doing it.‎ ‎39. ‎ It's not just your breathing and vocal cords (声带) that have a physical vocal on your voice. When it comes to public speaking, it is essential that you stand or sit with your back straight. This makes your voice stronger and clearer by allowing you to breathe deeper. It also has the added benefit of making you look more confident.‎ Adjust your speaking rate Speaking too slow can cause people to get bored while speaking too fast can be hard to follow. 40. The best speaking rate is in the range of 120-160 words per minute. Practise to control your time.‎ A. Stand ready to speak B. Neither way is appropriate C. Use your vocal cords to pronounce D. It is a great way to help you speak under pressure E. It helps to improve your speaking on specific areas F. Many people make the mistake of not breathing deeply enough G. You can improve your public speaking voice through some ways 第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节， 满分55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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。‎ Once a couple lived in a village and loved their baby son very much. “We must have a pet,” the farmer said one day. “When our son grows up, he will need a 41 .” His wife liked the idea.‎ One evening, the farmer brought back a tiny mongoose(猫鼬). In several 42 the mongoose had grown to its full size 43 the baby was still in the cradle, 44 and crying alternately(交替地).‎ One day, the wife fed the baby and 45 him to sleep in his little cradle. Picking up the basket, she said to her husband, “I’m off to the 46 . The baby is sleeping. Keep an eye on him. 47 , I don’t like to leave him alone with the mongoose.”‎ ‎“Don’t worry”, said the farmer. “It is a 48 animal and as sweet as our baby.”‎ The wife went away, and the farmer 49 to take a look at his fields. He 50 some friends on the way back and chatted for a while.‎ When the wife came back home with a 51 of groceries, she saw the mongoose sitting outside. On seeing her it ran to 52 her. She took one look at the mongoose and 53 . “Blood!” she cried. The face and paws of the mongoose were with blood.‎ ‎“You wicked animal have killed my baby!” she screamed hysterically(歇斯底里). She was blind with 54 and with all her strength 55 the heavy basket on the animal and ran inside to the baby’s cradle.‎ The baby was fast 56 . But on the floor lay a black snake 57 . In a flash she 58 what had happened. She ran out looking for the mongoose. “What have I done?” she cried touching the mongoose, who lay 59 , unaware of her sobbing, and 60 long at the dead mongoose.‎ ‎41.‎ A. companion ‎ B. instructor C. conductor D. adviser ‎42.‎ A. days ‎ B. years ‎ C. months D. weeks ‎43.‎ A. as ‎ B. however ‎ C. while ‎ D. although ‎44.‎ A. drinking ‎ B. playing ‎ C. sleeping D. singing ‎ ‎45.‎ A. rocked B. dragged C. rolled ‎ D. pulled ‎46.‎ A. field ‎ B. factory ‎ C. street D. market ‎48.‎ A. relaxing B. friendly ‎ C. responsible ‎ D. flexible ‎ ‎50.‎ A. broke into ‎ B.hanged out with ‎ C. got away with ‎ D. ran into ‎51.‎ A. boxful B. bottleful C. basketful ‎ D. bagful ‎ ‎52.‎ A. hug ‎ B. cheer C. kiss D. welcome ‎ ‎53.‎ A. screamed B. checked ‎ C. implied D. explained ‎ ‎54.‎ A. anger B. pain ‎ C. fear ‎ D. worry ‎ ‎55.‎ A. picked up B. brought down ‎ C. pulled down D. put aside ‎ ‎56.‎ A. dead ‎ B. awake ‎ C. alive D. asleep ‎ ‎57.‎ A. dancing B. bleeding C. shaking ‎ D. crawling ‎58.‎ A. denied B. admitted ‎ C. realized ‎ D. wondered []‎ ‎59.‎ A. silently ‎ B. motionless C. peaceful ‎ D. quiet ‎60.‎ A. reflected ‎ B. observed C. recalled ‎ D. stared ‎ 第二节：语法填空 (共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分) ‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ Over the past five years, researchers in artificial intelligence (AI) 61 (become) the stars of the technology world. A branch of AI known as deep learning has proven so useful 62 skilled practitioners(从事者 ) can command high six-figure salaries to build software.‎ The standard route into this job has been a PhD. In computer science from one of the America’s top 63 ‎ ‎(university). However, that is changing. Last month, fast.ai, 64 non-profit education program based in San Francisco, kicked off with the third year of its course in deep learning. Since its beginning it has attracted more than 100,000 students around the world, who come with a 65 (share) view: There is no need to spend years 66 (obtain) a PhD. In order to practice deep learning since fast.ai’s course provide a platform 67 such learning can be completed in just seven weeks.‎ ‎ Fast.ai is not the only alternative AI program. A14ALL, another non-project, works to 68 (broad) the knowledge of AI to school children in the United States that would otherwise not have access 69 it. The ambition for AI training software is to become as easy to use and universal as sending an e-mail on a smartphone. Still experts worry that AI system may be useless at best and dangerous at 70 (worse).‎ 第三节：根据句子意思或所给词的正确形式填空（10分）‎ 71. In that marine accident, the captain gave the order to a________ the ship because it was sinking. ‎ ‎72. David is a boy with physical disability, so he has to go to a special school for d_______ children. ‎ ‎73. Even though the best player in our team was injured and we had to use a s_______ player, we still won the match.‎ ‎74. As a student studying abroad, I have been so o_______ with my work that I haven’t had time for social activities. ‎ ‎75. Nowadays many parents choose to rent a house near schools and a______ their children during their school years. ‎ ‎76. We do not collect personal information from you unless you provide it to us ______(自愿地) and knowingly. ‎ ‎77. It was reported that the government officials expressed the deepest ________ (同情) to the families of those killed and injured in the attack. ‎ ‎78. Don’t feel sorry for the unlucky boy or make fun of him, just give him ________ ( 鼓励)to live as full a life as you do. ‎ ‎79. We are lucky to be among the generation of people who have ________(见证 ) and experienced the great social changes in our country.‎ ‎80. I would be most grateful if you would consider my _________(推荐)and kindly offer my student a position in your company. ‎ 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） ‎ 下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删减或修改某个单词。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。‎ 注意： 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎ 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ I’m happy that you’re interesting in our flea market and here is a brief of introduction of it. To raise students’ aware of making the most of used things, the Students’ Union held a flea market on ‎ campus recent. The event attracted a crowd from the whole school, who come here to sell, purchase or swap used goods with their schoolmate. On the market, you could find vary things, from second-hand textbooks, magazines to CDs, bikes or clothes at a lower price. In my opinion, the flea market not only provides a platform save resources but also helps students learn some practical skills, where may be useful for their future job hunting.‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的好友Jim在暑假期间痴迷于微信朋友圈，经常发照片分享生活中的所有细节，请根据以下要点提示，给Jim写一封信：‎ ‎（1）对分享行为表示理解； （2）阐述过度分享的危害； （3）提出建议．‎ 注意：1． 词数100左右．2． 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．‎ ‎（参考词汇：微信朋友圈 WeChat circle； 过度分享 overshare）‎ Dear Jim，‎ I'm worried that you've been addicted to sharing all sorts of photos in WeChat circle recently．‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours，‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎荆州中学2018-2019年度下学期高二英语双周练（四）答案 ‎1—20 CBBAB ABCAB CCACB ABCBB ‎21 -23 A C A 24-27 D B C C 28-31 B A C C 32- 35 AA C B 36-40 GEFAB ‎41-60 ACCCA DBBAD CDAAB DBCBD ‎61. have become 62. that 63. universities 64. a 65. shared ‎ ‎66. obtaining 67. where 68. broaden 69. to 70. worst ‎71.abandon 72.disabled 73.substitute 74.occupied 75. accompany ‎76.voluntarily 77.sympathy 78.encouragement 79.witnessed 80.recommendation ‎1.interesting 改为interested ‎2 去掉a breif of introduction 中的 of ‎3.aware 改为awareness ‎4.recent 改为recently ‎5.come 改为came ‎6.schoolmate要改为schoolmates ‎7.vary 改为various ‎8. or 改为and ‎9. platform和save之间添加to ‎10.where 改为which.‎ 书面表达参考答案：‎ Dear Jim，‎ I'm worried that you've been addicted to sharing all sorts of photos in WeChat circle recently. There is no doubt that WeChat makes communication convenient and our spare time colorful. However，there exist some potential risks if we overshare it. One severe problem is letting out privacy，which may cause economic losses．Besides，oversharing can make others uncomfortable，for they think you are showing off．‎ Therefore，we should never post our personal information in WeChat circle， and nor should we add strangers to the list of friends randomly. It's wiser to set aside some time to accompany parents or do something more meaningful．‎ I would appreciate it if you could take my advice into consideration． Best wishes!‎ Yours truly，‎ Li Hua