湖北沙中学学年高二英语上学期第六次双周考试题.docx

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湖北沙中学学年高二英语上学期第六次双周考试题

湖北省沙市中学2018-2019学年高二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。

听力部分结束后，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）

听下面五段对话。

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。

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’stheseasonnow?

A.Summer.B.Fall.C.Winter.

2.Whichdresswillthewomanwear?

A.Theredone.B.Theblueone.C.Thegreenone.

3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheoldoven?

A.It'snotinstyle.B.It'sbroken.C.Ithasmanyfunctions.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inahospital.B.InaCDstore.C.Inacar.

5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthepainting?

A.Worthless.B.Justso-so.C.Wonderful.

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.Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheweatherforecasts?

A.Inaccurate.B.Reliable.C.good.

7.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Colleagues.C.Classmates.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthemanstoprelyingonmusicasafull-timejob?

A.Theearningsaren’tstable.

B.Hedoesn’tlikemusicsomuch.

C.Hedoesn’tlikeoneofhisbandmembers.

9.Onwhatoccasionwouldthemanbeinvitedtoplaymostprobably?

A.Alocalfestival.B.Afuneral.C.Abirthdayparty.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoesthewomancomplainabouttheoffice?

A.It’sdirty.B.It’stoosmall.C.It’snoisy.

11.Whatarethespeakerssupposedtodointheoffice?

A.Listentosomemusic.

B.Prepareforthelessons.

C.Letstudentshelpwiththereports.

12.Whatistheroomdownstairsusedfornow?

A.Storage.B.Meetings.C.Reading.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What’swrongwiththecamera?

A.Itcan’tbecharged.B.Itcan’tbeturnedon.C.Itruinsmemorycards.

14.Whycan’tthemangetthecamerafixedforfree?

A.Hebrokeitbyhimself.

B.It’soutofthefreeservicetime.

C.Helosthisreceipt.

15.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortherepair?

A.$20.B.$30.C.$50.

16.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Saturday.B.Sunday.C.Tuesday.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howlongdoesthetrainingperiodlast?

A.1to2years.B.2to4years.C.3to5years.

18.Whowilltestthelearnertaxidrivers?

A.Drivingschooltrainers.B.Specialpassengers.C.Governmentofficers.

19.Whatdoweknowaboutthetest?

A.2to3questionswillbeasked.

B.Learnersmightnotgettheresultatonce.

C.Severalroutesshouldbegiventothedestination.

20.Whatdolearnerdrivershavetopayfor?

A.Ataxi.B.Thedrivinglicense.C.Aphysicalexam.

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

Formanyyears,mytimespentintheshowercouldhavegotmeamentioninGuinnessWorldRecordsastheshortesttimetakentobathe.Ihurriedupduringthisprocess.

Oneday,however,whileataparty,Iheardanartistfriendtellingeverybodythathisideacamewhilehewashavingashower.“Whataboutyou?

”Heasked.“Don'tyougetyourcreativethoughtsfromthesameplace?

”

“I'minandoutinahurry,”Itoldhimproudly.“Ihavenotimetowaste!

”

“Whatapity,”hesaid.“That’stheplacewhereyouneedtoslowdown;plentyofgreatthoughtscomefromthere!

”Itrieditout.Isloweddownthewholeprocess,startedenjoyingthewarmwater,takingalittlelongertosoapmyselfandevenspendingmoretimejustenjoyingtheprocess,andrealizedhowmuchIhadmissedinhurryingupalltheseyears.

Awomantoldmehowmuchstressherfriendwassufferingfromandhowshesoughttoconvinceherthatsheneededtofindwaystorelax.Shegaveheravideotapeonstressmanagementandrelaxationtechniques,andencouragedhertowatchitrightaway.Fifteenminuteslater,herfriendhandedbackthetape.“Itwasgood,”shesaid,“butIdon’tneedit.”

“Butit’sa70-minutevideo,”thewomanreplied.“Youcouldn’thavewatchedthewholething.”

“Yes,Idid,”herfriendsaid.“Iputitinfast-forward!

”

Amajorsocialproblemofthe21stcenturyisHurrySickness.Wehurrythroughwork.Weswallowfastfood.Wecomplainthatwedon’thaveenoughtime.Weracethroughthedaysandweeksuntilonedaywelookbackinamazementandcomment,“Mygod,howtheyearsflewby!

”Thenwerealizetheheavypricewehavepaidfortravelingfast.

SymptomsofHurrySicknessincludestressandanxiety,badrelationships,loweredworkperformanceandevendisease.Somepeopledon’tsurviveit.What’sthecure?

Slowdown,forlifeissoshortandpreciousthatwemustliveitwell.

21.Whatwastheadvantageoftakingashowerintheeyesoftheartistfriend?

A.Timewassaved.B.Creativethoughtscame.

C.Greatideasflewaway.D.Nothingwasmissed.

22.Whatwasthetroublewiththewoman’sfriend?

A.Shefeltstressed.B.Shefoundthetapeuseless.

C.Shefoundnowaytorelax.D.Shewatchedthetapetoofast.

23.Whatisthemajortroublepeoplefaceinthe21stcenturyinthewriter’seyes?

A.Peoplerunfasttowork.B.Timeflieswithoutbeingnoticed.

C.Peopledon’thaveenoughtime.D.Everythingisdoneinahurry.

B

Whenwasthelasttimeyousentapostcard?

TheUK’sfamily-ownedoldestpostcardfirm,whichhasbeenpublishingpostcardsandcalendarssince1880,willclosethisDecember.Thereason?

Itsaysinsteadofpenningacard,peopleareputtingphotosuponFacebookorInstagramorusingWhatsApptoshowfriendsandfamilyathomejusthowmuchfunthey’rehaving.

Ifyougetapostcardfromsomeonewho’sawaysomewhere,it’sasmuchthethoughtthatthey’vegonethroughthehassle（麻烦）ofchoosingapostcard,workingoutwheretogetastampfrom,findingapostboxandthenthepostcardmakingthatjourneythroughtoyou.That’sthevalueofthepostcard.Butthattimehasgone.

BrothersCharlesandHarrySalmon,thefifthgenerationofthefamilytorunthefirm,saidthepopularityofsocialmediahadhadahugeimpactonthebusiness.Peoplearealsotendingtotakeshorterholidays,meaningtheyarelikelytohavearrivedhomelongbeforetheirpostcards.Asaresultthebusinesswasnolongerviable.

“Increasinglychallengingtradingconditionsandchangestothenatureandsizeofthemarketforitspublicationshaveresultedinuncertaintyoverthefutureofitstrade,’’thebrotherswroteinalettertosuppliersandnewsagents.

Asaresulttheywereannouncingaproposaltowithdrawfrompublishing.Thenumberofpostcardssoldeachyearisreportedtohaveseenasharpdeclinetoaboutfivemillionfrom20millionjust25yearsago.Butthefirmsaidthataswellasthedropinthenumberofpostcardssent,“wehavealsohadtoconsiderthattherearenomoremembersofthefamilywhowishtojointhebusiness.”

24.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.UK’soldestpostcardfirmsettoclose.B.Postcardindustryboominginthefuture.

C.UK’spostcardfirmthroughatoughtime.D.Postcardindustryneedingsupporttosurvive.

25.What’sthevalueofsendingapostcard?

A.It’sajourneyoflove.B.It’sasymbolofsympathy.

C.It’sanactofpatience.D.It’sawayofpassingtime.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viable”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Worthyofpraise.B.Possibletochange.

C.Shortofmoney.D.Likelytoexist.

27.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Abusinesscolumn.B.Afinancereport.

C.Ahi-techadvertisement.D.Abookreview.

C

London（CNN）ThereisnoGod--that'stheconclusionofthecelebratedphysicistStephenHawking,whosefinalbookispublishedTuesday.ThebookBriefAnswerstotheBigQuestions,whichwascompletedbyhisfamilyafterhisdeath,presentsanswerstothequestionsthatHawkingsaidhereceivedmostduringhistimeonEarth.

OtherbombshellstheBritishscientistlefthisreaderswithincludethebeliefthatalienlifeisoutthere,artificialintelligencecouldoutsmarthumansandtimetravelcan'tberuledout.

"ThereisnoGod.Noonedirectstheuniverse,"hewritesinthebook."Forcenturies,itwasbelievedthatdisabledpeoplelikemewerelivingunderacursebyGod,"headds."Iprefertothinkthateverythingcanbeexplainedanotherway,bythelawsofnature."

WhileHawkingspokeofhislackofbeliefinGodduringhislife,severalofhisotheranswersaremoresurprising."Thereareformsofintelligentlifeoutthere,"hewrites."Weneedtobecautiousaboutansweringbackuntilwehavedevelopedabitfurther."

"Travelbackintimecan'tberuledoutaccordingtoourpresentunderstanding,"hesays.Healsopredictsthat"withinthenexthundredyearswewillbeabletotraveltoanywhereintheSolarSystem."

InremarkspreparedbyHawkingandplayedatthelaunchofthebookinLondononMonday,thescientistalsoturnedhisattentiontotheworldhewasleavingbehind.Hisgreatestconcern,hisdaughtersaid,"ishowdividedwe'vebecome,"adding,"Hemakesthiscommentabouthowweseemtohavelosttheabilitytolookoutward,andweareincreasinglylookinginwardtoourselves."

Hawking'sfinalmessagetoreaders,though,isahopefulone.Attemptingtoanswerthequestion"Howdoweshapethefuture?

",thescientistwrites,"Remembertolookupatthestarsandnotdownatyourfeet."

28.WhichquestionisNOTprobablyincludedinthebookBriefAnswerstotheBigQuestions,?

A.IsthereAlienlife?

B.Doesthesolarsystemexist?

C.Istimetravelpossible?

D.Doesanyonedirecttheuniverse?

29.Hawkingmentionedhisdisabilityinhisbookto________.

A.showhisconfidence.B.complainofGod.

C.tellreadersabouthishardship.D.supporthisdisbeliefinGod.

30.WhatwasHawkingm