届湖南省高三十四校联考第二次考试 英语试题.docx

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届湖南省高三十四校联考第二次考试英语试题

2018届湖南省高三十四校联考第二次考试英语试题

第一部分听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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。

例：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shecangettheticket.

B.Themanlosttheticket.

C.Sheconflictedwithhersister.

2WhatdoesthewomanthinkofGina’sbehavior?

A.Acceptable.B.Annoying.C.Amazing.

3HowwillthewomangotoChinatown?

A.Bytaxi.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

4.Whereistheboy’shat?

A.Intheschoolbag.B.Onthebus.C.Inthehall.

5Whatdidthewomanenjoymost?

A.Thefilm.B.Thebook.C.Themusical.

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.What’sthepurposeofthelong-distancerun?

A.Tokeepfit.

B.Togetfreemembership.

C.Toadvertisetheclub.

7.Howmanykindsofsportshavebeenmentionedintheconversation?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydidthewomanmakethetelephonecall?

A.Togetalicense.

B.Toaskaboutajob.

C.Tobuysomemedicine.

9.Whatmakesupthemajorityofthecompany’sbusiness?

A.Medicalequipment.

B.Ordersformedicine.

C.Instructionsforcustomers.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whoisthewomanbuyingagiftfor?

A.Hermother.B.Herfather.C.Hersister.

11.Whatwillthewomanprobablybuyintheend?

A.Afrypan.B.Wineglasses.C.AChineseteapot.

12.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inakitchen.

B.Inadepartmentstore.

C.Atabakery.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe?

A.Amanager.B.Adoctor.C.Alawyer

14.Whatsthemansattitudetothecomingexams?

A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Ambiguous.

15.Whathelpsonetobesuccessfulaccordingtotheman?

A.Greatambitions.B.Trueinterest.C.Parents’assistance.

16.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Universitylife.B.Thefutureplan.C.Alawfirm.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whenwillthebusleavefortheelectronicscompanynextweek?

A.At10:

30a.m.onTuesday.

B.At9:

30a.m.onMonday.

C.At9:

30a.m.onTuesday.

18.Whatmustthestudentsremembertobring?

A.AnIDcard.B.Aphotograph.C.Amobilephone.

19.Whatwillthestudentsdesignduringthevisit?

A.Awebsite.

B.Asoftwarecompany.

C.Aschoolcarpark.

20.Whatistheprizeforthewinnerofthecompetition?

A.AT-shirt.B.Acamera.C.Learningsoftware.

第二部分阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Inmyveryfirstjobwithsomearchaeologists,Iwasn’tdiggingobjectsoutoftheground,insteadIwasemployedasanartist,drawingwhattheyfound.However,Iwassoonmoreinterestedinthestoriesbehindtheobjectsthanindrawingthemandthat’showmycareerinarchaeologystarted.IstilldrawwhatIfindinmyworkasaspecialistontheSilkRoad,theoldtraderouterunningfromEgypttoMongolia,andIalsoworkonsomeunderwaterprojectstoo.

Inarchaeology,myall-timeheroisanAmericancalledRaphaelPumpelly.IfirstheardabouthimwhenIwasastudentonatriptoTurkmenistan,acountryrightintheheartofAsia.Togetaroundthecountry,IhadtolearnRussiansothatIcouldspeaktothelocalpeople.WhenIgotthereIthought,“Wow!

I’moneofthefirstAmericanshere!

”ThenanoldmantoldmeaboutanAmericanarchaeologist,RaphaelPumpelly,whowastheredoingthesamethingover100yearsago.

Archaeology’sinmyfamily.Mywife’sinthesameprofession,and,althoughourtwoboysaren’tinterestedinthefutureinarchaeologythemselves,we’vebeenonsomegreatdigstogetherandtheylovewhatwedobecausetheygettotravelwithus.Lastsummer,wetookthemtoLakeTiticacainSouthAmerica,inthehighareasoftheAndesmountainrange.MybestexperiencewaswhenIwasdiggingontheEgyptianRedSeacoast.There’sverylittlerainandit’ssodrythateverythingiskeptasitwas.Inanoldhouse,wheretheownerusedtostoregoodsfromtheshipsthatcamein,Ipickedupa700-year-oldmatinfrontofthehouseandthere,underit,afterallthattime,wasthehousekeywiththeowner’snamecarvedonit.Itfeltlikehecouldbeonhiswayhomeanyminute!

AndIthought,“Hey,Idojustthat.Thisman’snotmuchdifferenttome!

”

21.WhileworkinginEgypt,whatdidthewriterfindsointeresting?

A.Thatpeoplefromdifferentcenturiescanbesosimilar.

B.Thefactthatthedoormatwasinsuchgoodcondition.

C.Thewaythepeoplemanagedtoliveinsuchadryplace.

D.Thattherehadbeensomuchtradeinthatarea.

22.Whichentrywillthewriterprobablymakeinhisdiary?

A.Turkmenistanisinteresting.I’mthefirstAmericantocomeherebutI’mgladthisismylasttripaway.

B.Ihavebeendivingtodayandfoundsomeobjectsforanexhibition.I’vejustfinisheddrawingthemformyrecords.

C.Iwishmychildrenweren’tmoreinterestedinarchaeologyandwouldnotworkhardintheopenliketheirparents.

D.It’snearlydarkbutRaphael’sstillbusydigginginthatoldhouse.Hecanbeveryannoying.Hethinkshe’sthemostimportantpersonhere.

23.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Todescribethelifeofanarchaeologistheadmires.

B.Topersuadepeopletotakeuparchaeologyasacareer.

C.Toexplainwhatheenjoysaboutbeinganarchaeologist.

D.Toshowhowarchaeologistswork.

B

Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattacksotherplants.Exceptforitsflowers,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthatlooklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestems（茎）hangdownontopofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,itstealsfoodfromotherplants.Itfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrappedaround,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.

Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,itfollowsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarmcrops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplantwillgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell—ifatomatohappenstobegrowingnearby.

However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.Itnolongerneedsitsrootonceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofapotentialhostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupanddisappear-evenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceitfindsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpointthedodderplantwilldropitsroot.

Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoesgetoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer’sharvestorevendestroycropscompletely.Beforesowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoftenchecktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagoodwaytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.

24.Whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?

A.Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood.

B.Todescribetheshapeofdodderplants.

C.Toexplainwherethedodderplantscomefrom.

D.Toarguethatdodderplantscanbeused.

25.Whatwillhappenifadodderplantstartsgrowingwheretherearenootherplantsaround?

A.Itwilldiesoonerorlater.B.Itwillgrowdeeproots.

C.Itwillattractotherplants.D.Itwillcovertheentireareaofsoil.

26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.

B.Doddercanaffectfarmers’income.

C.Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.

D.Dodderonlygrowsinthewarmareas.

27.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Anewvarietyoffarmcrops.

B.Plantsthatareharmfultohumans.

C.Thespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.

D.Recentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.

C

HereisarecordofthediscussionaboutAI（artificialintelligence）conductedbyseveralscientists:

ScientistA:

IwouldsaythatwearequitealongwayoffdevelopingtheAI,thoughIdothinkitwillhappenwithinthenextthirtyorfortyyears.Wewillprobablyremainincontroloftechnologyanditwillhelpussolvemanyoftheworld’sproblems.However,noonereallyknowswhatwillhappenifmachinesbecomemoreintelligentthanhumans.Theymayhelpus,ignoreusordestroyus.ItendtobelieveAIwillhaveapositiveinfluenceonourfuturelives,butwhetherthatistruewillbepartlyuptous.

ScientistB:

Ihavetoadmitthatthepotentialconsequencesofcreatingsomethingthatcanmatchorgobeyondhumanintelligencefrightenme.Evennow,scientistsareteachingcomputershowtolearnontheirown.Atsomepointinthenearfuture,theirintelligencemaywelltakeoffanddevelopatanever-increasingspeed.Humanbeingsevolvebiologicallyveryslowlyandwewouldbequicklysubstituted.Intheshortterm,thereisthedangerthatrobotswilltakeovermillionsofhumanjobs,creatingalargeunderclassofunemployedpeople.Thiscouldmeanlarge-scalepovertyandsocialunrest.Inthelonetermmachinesmightdecidetheworldwouldbebetterwithouthumans.

ScientistC:

I’mamemberoftheCampaigntoStopKillerRobots.ForgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminatorstampingonhumanskulls（头骨）andthinkofwhatshappeningrightnow:

milit