湖北剩州市届高三英语上学期第九次周考试题.docx

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湖北剩州市届高三英语上学期第九次周考试题

湖北省荆州市2018届高三英语上学期第九次周考试题

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.Howmuchdoesthemanpay?

A.$8.7.B.$41.30.C.$50.

2.Whatistheweatherliketoday?

A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Sunny.

3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atastore.B.Atahotel.C.Attheman’shouse.

4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegoalkeeper?

A.Important.B.Cold-hearted.C.Weak.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Acelebration.B.Clothes.C.Performances.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段对话，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatisthewoman’sproblem?

A.Shedoesn’tknowDarryl.B.Shedoesn’twanttohavelunch.

C.Shedoesn’thaveenoughmoneyforlunch.

7.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Asksomeoneelseforhelp.B.Trytofindherwallet.C.GettoknowDarryl.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisoverweight.B.Shelikeslemonjuicealot.C.Shehasaheartdisease.

9.Whatcanthewomaneatbesidesvegetablesalad?

A.Sugar.B.Seafood.C.Beef.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whycanthewomankeepslim?

A.Sheseldomeatschocolate.B.Shedoesmuchexercise.C.Shegoesonadiet.

11.Howoftendoesthebasketballclubmeet?

A.Onceaweek.B.Oncetwoweeks.C.Onceamonth.

12.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?

A.Lookforrunningmachines.B.Buyanexercisebike.C.Gotothegym.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Thewoman’shobbies.B.Thewoman’sfuturejob.C.Thewoman’sworkexperience.

14.Whatisthemaninterestedin?

A.Whatthewomanlikesdoing.B.Whatthewomanusedtoworkas.

C.Whatusefulskillsthewomanhasgot.

15.Whatdoesthewomandislike?

A.PlayingtennisB.SwimmingC.Teaching

16.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Workhard.B.Makeadecisionatonce.C.Learnaboutmoreinformation.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whendoesthespeakergivethistalk?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.

18.Whatisthecampmanagerexpectedtodo?

A.Preparedinnerandsleepingplaces.B.Givedetailsaboutthecampingtrip.

C.Organizethemusicfestival.

19.Whatwillthecampersdoat10:

00a.m.tomorrow?

A.Havebreakfast.B.Attendthefestival.C.Startwork.

20.Howlongcanthecampersseethebandsplay?

A.Onehour.B.Twohours.C.Threehours.

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，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Belowisaselectionfromapopularsciencebook.

Ifbloodisred,whyareveins（静脉）blue?

Althoughbloodlooksredwhenoutsidethebody,whensittinginaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin,it'smoreofadarkreddishpurplecolour.Attherightdepth,theseblood-filledveinsreflectlessredlightthanthesurroundingskin,makingthemlookrelativelyblue.

Whichworksharder,yourheartoryourbrain?

Thatdependsonwhetheryouarebusythinkingorexercising.Yourheartworksuptothreetimesharderduringexercise,andshiftsenoughbloodoveralifetimetofillasupertanker.Butinthelongrun,yourbrainprobablytipsit,becauseevenwhenyou’resittingstillyourbrainisusingtwiceasmuchenergyasyourheart,andittakesfourtofivetimesasmuchbloodtofeedit.

Dooldpeopleshrinkastheyage?

Yesanddo.Manypeopledogetshorterastheyage.Butwhentheydo,itisn'tbecausethey'reshrinkingallover.Theysimplyloseheightastheirspine（脊柱）becomesshorterandmorecurvedduetodisuseandtheeffectofgravity.Many（butnotall）menandwomendoloseheightastheygetolder.Menloseanaverageof3-4cminheightastheyage,whilewomenmaylose5cmormore.Ifyoulivetobe200yearsold,wouldyoukeepshrinkingtillyouwere,like60cmtall,likealittleboyagain?

No,becauseoldpeopledon'treallyshrink!

Itisnotthattheyaregrowingbackwards---theirlegs,armsandbackbonesgettingshorter.Whentheydogetshorter,it'sbecausethespinehasshortenedalittle.Or,moreoften,becomemorebentandcurved.

Whydoesspinning（旋转）makeyoudizzy?

Becauseyourbraingetsconfusedbetweenwhatyou'reseeingandwhatyou'refeeling.Thebrainsensesthatyou’respinningusingspecialgravity-and-motion-sensingorgansinyourinnerear,whichworktogetherwithyoureyestokeepyourvisionbalancestable.Butwhenyousuddenlystopspinningthesystemgoesoutofcontrol,andyourbrainthinksyou'removingwhileyou'renot!

Wheredofeelingsandemotionscomefrom?

Mostlyfromanancientpartofthebraincalledthelimbicsystem.Allmammalshavethisbrainarea—frommicetodogs,cats,andhumans.Soallmammalsfeelbasicemotionslikefear,painandpleasure.Butsincehumanfeelingsalsoinvolveothernewerbitsofthebrain,wefeelmorecomplexemotionsthananyotheranimalontheplanet.

Ifexercisewearsyouout,howcanitbegoodforyou?

Asfarasyourbodyisconcerned,it’s"useit,orlostit”!

It'snotthatexercisemakesyouhealthy;it'smorethatalackofexerciseleavesyourbodyweakandeasilyaffectedbydisease.

21.Whatisthecolourofbloodinaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin?

A.Blue.  B.Darkreddishpurple.C.Red.  D.Lightyellow.

22.Whydosomeoldpeoplelookalittleshrunkenastheyage?

A.Becausetheirspineisinactiveuse.B.Becausetheyaremoreeasilyaffectedbygravity.

C.Becausetheykeepgrowingbackwards.D.Becausetheirspinebecomesmorebent.

23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutourbrainistrue?

A.Whenourbrainsensesthespinning,wewillfelldizzy.

B.Inthelongrun,ourbrainprobablyworksharderthanourheart.

C.Thebrainsoftheothermammalsareascomplexasthoseofhumans.

D.Ourfeelingsandemotionscomefromthemostdevelopedareainourbrain.

24.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheselection?

A.Toprovideinformationaboutourbody.B.Tochallengenewfindingsinmedicalresearch.

C.Togiveadviceonhowtostayhealthy.D.Toreportthelatestmedicaldiscoveries.

B

Iamastrongbelieverthatifachildisraisedwithapproval,helearnstolovehimselfandwillbesuccessfulinhisownway.Severalweeksago,Iwasdoinghomeworkwithmysoninthethirdgradeandhekeptstandingupfromhischairtogooverthemathlines.Ikeptaskinghimtositdown,tellinghimthatheshouldconcentratebetter.Hesatbutsecondslater,asifhedidn’tevennoticehewasdoingit,hegotupagain.Iwasgettingannoyed,butthenithitme.Istartednoticinghisanswersweremuchquickerandmoreaccuratewhenhestoodup.Couldhebemoreabsorbedwhilestandingup?

ThismademestartquestioningmyselfandwhatIhadbeenraisedtobelieve.Iwasraisedtobelievethataquiet,calmchildwasasurewaytoleadtosuccess.Thischildwouldhavethewillpowertostudyhard,getgoodgradesandbecomesomeoneimportantinlife.

NowthosesamepeopleperhapscometorealizethattheirkidsarebornwiththeirownsetsofDNAandpersonalityqualities,andallyoucandoislovingandacceptingthem.Asparents,throughouttheirgrowingyearsandbeyondthat,weneedtobeourkids’bestcheerleaders,guidingthemandhelpingthemfindtheirways.

Ihavestoppedaskingmysontositdownandconcentrate.Obviously,heisconcentratingjustinhisownwayandnotmine.Weneedtolearntoacceptourkids’waysofdoingthings.Somewaymayhaveworkedformebutdoesn’tmeanweneedtocarryitthroughgenerations.Thereisnothingsweeterthanbeingpersonalandunique.Itmakesusfreeandhappyandthat’sjustthewayIwantmykidstolivetheirownlives.

25.Timeandagaintheauthorgothissonseatedinordertomakehim.

A.workfastB.keepattentiveC.stayrelaxedD.gopolite

26.Theunderlined“it”inthefirstparagraphprobablyrefersto.

A.hisdisappointmentwithhisactivechildB.hisfailureinkeepinghissonundercontrol

C.hisownexperienceasaschoolboyD.hisson’sdoingbetterwhilestandingup

27.Bythispassage,theauthorattemptstotellotherparentsto.

A.respectandtrusttheirkids’waysofbehaviors

B.correcttheirkids’mannersfromtheearlyages

C.notworryaboutkids’behaviors

D.encouragekidstolearnbythemselves

28.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Thestudyofkids’behaviorB.Kids’successintheirownstyles

C.AdultinfluenceonteengrowthD.Anewattitudetowardskids

C

Accordingtosociologists,everymodernindustrialsocietyhassomeformofsocialstratification（阶层）.Class,powerandstatusareimportantindecidingpeople’srankinsociety.

Classmeansaperson’seconomicpositioninsociety.Acommonlyusedclassificationislowerclass,middleclassandupperclass.Whilesociologistsdisagreeonhowthesetermsshouldbeexactlydefined,theydodescribesocietiesliketheUnitedStatesquitewell.Onestudyshowsthat53%ofAmericansbelongtothelowerclass,46%themiddleclass,and1%theupperclass.Interestingly,asurgeonearning＄500,000ayearandabusdriverearning＄50,000ayearbothregardthemselvesasthemiddleclass!

Powerreferstotheamountofcontrolapersonhasoverotherpeople.Obviously,peopleinpositionsofgreatpower（suchasgovernors）exercise（行使）bigpower,butpeoplewhotakeordersfromothershavelesspower.Powerandclassdonotalwaysgohandinhand,however.Forexample,thegovernorofastatehasgreatpower,butheorshemaynotbelongtoacorrespondingeconomicclass.Generally,however,thereisarelationshipbetweenpowerandclass.Toourknowledge,therearen’ttoomanypeoplewhoaren’tmillionairesintheU.S.Senate!

Statusisthehonororrespectattachedtoaperson’spositi