湖北省荆州市沙市区届高三英语上学期第二次双周考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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B.Thelecturehallisn'

tbigenough.

C.Theequipmentinthelecturehalldoesn'

twork.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Awebsite.B.Onlineshopping.C.Theman'

sgrandma.

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，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.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

A.Tobookaroom.B.Toconfirmaroom.C.Tochangearoom.

7.Whichroomwillthemanhave?

A.Room13.B.Room19.C.Room26.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthemanwaitingfor?

A.Anairconditioner.B.Somepatients.C.Arepairman.

9.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

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

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?

A.Whattodoforaproject.B.Whentodrawapicture.C.Howtobeagoodartist.

11.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthewoman'

sfirstsuggestion?

A.Surprised.B.Hesitant.C.Uninterested.

12.Whatwouldthemandoaccordingtothewoman'

ssecondsuggestion?

A.Domuchpreparationbeforehand.

B.Workwithtalentedstudents.

C.Drawinfrontoftheclass.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WheredoesSusanlivenow?

A.InItaly.B.InEngland.C.InAmerica.

14.HowlongdidSusanworkforFerragamo?

A.Sixmonths.B.Fiveyears.C.Sixyears.

15.WhatdoesSusanmainlydesignforcompanies?

A.Shoes.B.Handbags.C.Jackets.

16.HowhasSusan'

sindustrychangedsince1982?

A.Italiandesignhasbecomemorepopular.

B.Theproductqualityhasbecomepoorer.

C.Ithasbecomemuchmorecompetitive.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhenwilltheferryleaveforBoulogne?

A.At9:

00.B.At9:

05.C.At11:

18.Whereisthebank?

A.OnFloorA.B.OnFloorB.C.OnFloorC.

19.WherecanpassengersfindatoiletonFloorA?

A.Besidethebar.B.Besidetherestaurant.C.Besidetheshop.

20.WhocanusetherelaxingroomonFloorC?

A.Allpassengersonboard.

B.Passengerstravellingwithcars.

C.Passengerstravellingwithoutcars.

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

MaryKrupabecamefriendswiththegreysquirrelsduringherfirstweekatPennState,afterspottingthemrunningaroundand 

idly 

wonderingwhattheywouldlooklikewithtinyhatsontheirheads.Today,everyoneattheuniversityknowsherasthe“SquirrelGirl”.

Marystartedbringingthemfood,andgraduallytheybegantotrusther.Shemanagedtoputahatonasquirrelandtakeapicture.Thinkingthathercolleaguescoulddowithsomethingtoliftuptheirspirits,shestartedpostingsimilarphotosonFacebook.Theresponsewasgreatlypositive,andbeforelongMaryandhersquirrelsbecameanInternet 

sensation.

GrowingupinaneighborhoodoutsideStateCollege,Marywasalwaysfondofbirdsandanimalsaroundherhome,butshedidn’t 

interactwith 

peopleverymuch.ShewaslaterdiagnosedwithAsperser’ssyndrome,butthesquirrelschangedthat.“Thesquirrelsareactuallyagoodwaytobreaktheice,becauseI’llbesittingherepattingasquirrelandotherpeoplewillcomeoverandwe’lljuststartlikefeedingthesquirrelstogetherandchattingaboutthem,”shesaid.”Iamalotmoreoutgoing.”

Andincaseyou’rewonderinghowMaryisabletogetthesquirrelstodowhatshewantsforherphotos,ithasalottodowithfood.Forexample,whenevershewantsthemtoholdorplaywithsomething,sheputspeanutbutteronthe 

prop 

（道具）,andthey’llgrabit.Butgettingtothatparttookawhile.Inthebeginning,shewouldthrowpeanutsupthetreesoncampusandinvitethesquirrelstocomedownandgetthem,buttheyhesitatedtoapproachher.Shehadthepatiencetoearntheirtrust,though.

Thisyear,MaryisgraduatingwithadegreeinEnglishandwildlifesciences.Shewantstobeasciencewriterandeducatepeopleonhowtopreservetheenvironment.Asforherfurryfriends,Maryplanstostayintheareaandvisitthemasoftenasshecan.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sensation”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.hit. 

B.challenge. 

C.attack. 

D.link.

22.WhatkindofchangedosquirrelsbringtoMary?

A.Sheissickerthanbefore. 

B.Sheismoreinterestedinanimals.

C.Sheismoresociablethanbefore. 

D.Sheislesswillingtogotocollege.

23.HowdidMarymanagetotakephotosofsquirrelswearinghats?

A.Byputtingthemincages. 

B.Byplayingmusictothem.

C.Byattractingthemwithcolorfulfood. 

D.Bybuildingacloserelationshipwiththem.

24. 

WhichwordscanbestdescribeMary?

A.Confidentandstrong 

B.Patientandcaring

C.Sociableandhealthy 

D.Traditionalandhard-working

B

SomeofthemostfamousuniversitiesinAmericaareurgingstudentstoconsidertheideaofputtingoffcollegeforayear.It'

scalleda“gapyear.”Andwhileit'

sbeencommonandpopularinAustraliaandtheU.K.fordecades,theconceptisnowstartingtogainsignificantsteamhereinAmerica.

Why?

Agrowingnumberofhighschoolseniorsaretiredofridingtheacademicconveyorbeltfrompreschoolallthewaytouniversity.They'

reburntoutornotquitereadyortheywanttoexploreafewinterestsbeforedecidingwhattostudyincollege.Soinsteadofpackingtheirbagstocollege,they'

revolunteeringinNewOrleansorteachinginThailand.They'

restartingthegreatAmericannovel,orworkingforashorttimetohelpfigureoutwhattheywanttodowiththeirlives.

Understandably,thatmakesalotofparentsnervous.Butagapyeardoesnotmeanthatastudentwillremaindegree-lessforever.Whiletherearenoformalstudiesonthenumberofstudentswhoneverendupmakingtheirwaytocollegeafterthegapyear,evidencefromadmissionsofficersacrossthecountrysaysveryfewactuallyleavecollegewithoutfinishingtheircourses.Takingagapyearcanactuallymakekidsmorefocusedandreadyforfutureacademiclife.Infact,HarvardUniversitybelievessomuchinthegapyearthatitencourageseverystudentitadmitstoconsiderayearoffbeforematriculation（入学）.Thereasonbehindhighereducation'

ssupportofthegapyearisclear:

Better-preparedstudentsmeanhighercompletionrates.Anditiscompletionthatmatters.Parentsshouldrememberthatgettingakidintocollegeisonlyhalfthebattle.AccordingtotheCollegeBoard,threeoutoffivestudentswhoenterapublicfour-yearcollegedon'

tmanagetoobtainadegreewithinfiveyears.Andnearly30percentofallstudentswhoentercollegedon'

treturnthesecondyear.Consideringthefactthatthisyear'

saveragepriceatafour-yearprivatecollegeisabout$23,712peryear,it'

saprettyexpensiveplacetoplayaround.

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonforthestudentswhowanttotakeagapyear.

A.theywanttohaveanexperienceofforeigneducation.

B.theywanttoescapeacademicpressureforawhile.

C.theycan'

tdecidewhattolearnincollege.

D.theyarenotcompletelypreparedforcollege.

26.Whydosomeuniversitiesencouragethegapyear?

A.Itmeansstudentswillhaveenoughmoneytopayforcollege.

B.Itallowsstudentstofinishcollegeinlessthanfouryears.

C.Itgetsstudentsmoreinvolvedintheirstudies.

D.Itmakesstudentsdevelopacompetitivespirit.

27.Whatistheauthor'

sattitudetowardsthegapyear?

A.surprisedB.supportiveC.criticalD.doubtful

C

There'

sacuriousthingaboutpeople.Allofusaredriveninsomewayoranothertoachieve—wewanttorunfaster,bemorecreative,winmoreawards,andearnmoremoney.Buthere'

sthething:

ifyouwanttoofferwarmofwisdom,constructivecriticismor"

360-degreefeedback"

thenthinkagain.Mostofuswouldrathernothearit.

Oureasily-brokenegos（自尊心）arepartlytoblame.Weallwanttomeetourownexpectationsofourselves,andsobeingcritiquedcanpresentahugethreattoouregos.Yetasdecadesofpsychologicaltheoryandresearchhaveindicated,peoplehaveendlesstrickystrategiesofremainingpositiveinthefaceofcriticism.Forthisreason,ratherthanuswelcomingfeedbackwithopenarms,ourfirstresponseisoftenanautomaticdefense.Thesereactionsservetomakeusfeelbetteraboutourselves.

Psychologicalresearchexposesthisunhealthyappetiteforignorance.Inonestudy,studentswatchedafalseeducational 

filmaboutaseriousdiseasecalled"

TAADeficiency"

.Infact,TAADeficiencyiscompletelyfictional,butthestudentswerenottoldthisinformation;

instead,theywereaskedwhethertheywishedtoprovideacheektestforassessingtheirriskofdevelopingthedisease.HalfofthestudentsweretoldthatiftheyeverdevelopedTAADeficiency,thenthetreatmentwouldinvolvethemtakingatwo-weekcourseofpills.Ofthisgroup,52%agreedtoprovidethecheektest.Theotherhalfofstudentslearnedthetreatmentwouldinvolvetakingthepillsfortherestoftheirlives.Ofthisgroup,only21%agreedtothetest.

Thesefindingsshowacomm