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湖北省荆州市沙市区届高三英语上学期第四次双周考试题

湖北省荆州市沙市区2018届高三英语上学期第四次双周考试题

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，从每题所给的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.Whatisthewoman’snationality?

A.Australian.B.American.C.Indian.

2.WhywasthewomanabletogetanAonthetest?

A.Shereadthewholetextbook.B.Shereviewedallthenotes.C.Sheattendedeverylecture.

3.Whatdoesthemanplantodoontheweekend?

A.Hostadanceparty.B.VisitBillwiththewoman.C.Helpthewomanwithaparty.

4.Whenwillthewomanmeetthemantomorrow?

A.At10:

00am.B.At10:

30am.C.At11:

00am.

5.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heworkedabroadforafewyears.

B.HeisplanningtogotoCanada.

C.Hewantstomeetthewomanagain.

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至7题。

6.Whatdidthewomandoaquarterofanhourago?

A.Sheleftherpurseonthetable.

B.Shewenttotherestroom.

C.Shecamebackfromtherestroom.

7.Wherewasthepursefound?

A.Onthetable.B.Intherestroom.C.Underthetable.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.WhoinvitedthespeakersforThanksgivinglastyear?

A.Theman'sbrother.B.Thewoman'ssister.C.Theman'ssister.

9.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Goshoppingwithher.B.Cookabigturkeyforher.C.Helphermakesomesandwiches.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whataretheman’shobbies?

A.Fishingandcollectingstamps.

B.ReadingandwatchingTV.

C.WatchingTVandcollectingstamps.

11.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthewoman?

A.Sheispopular.B.Sheisbad-tempered.C.Shelackspatience.

12.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inalibrary.B.Byalake.C.Atacinema.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.

B.Interviewerandinterviewee.C.Managerandclerk.

14.Whydidthemanleavehispreviousjobinthebank?

A.Hisfamilymovedtoanotherplace.

B.Hehadnevergottenaraise.

C.Hejustwantedtomakeachange.

15.Whataretheman'sbestqualities?

A.Hard-workingandresponsible.B.Faithfulandenergetic.C.Smartandcapable.

16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heworkedforaprivatecompanyforthreeyears.

B.Hetookapart-timecourseinFinanceandTrade.

C.Hedoesn’thavemuchexperienceinsales.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdidDonbuyinthemen’sdepartment?

A.Agraysuitandtwopairsoftrousers.

B.Abluesuitandtwopairsoftrousers.

C.Agraysuitandonepairoftrousers.

18.Whereistheshoedepartmentlocated?

A.Oppositethemen’sdepartment.

B.Oppositetheshirtdepartment.

C.Oppositethesweaterdepartment.

19.WhydidBobfailtobuyasweater?

A.Therewerenosweatersinhissize.

B.Therewerenosweatershecouldafford.

C.Therewerenosweatersthatlookedgoodonhim.

20.HowdidBobandDongohome?

A.Onfoot.B.Bybike.C.Bybus.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

MetropolisBookClub

Membership:

Allyouneedtodoisfillouttheorderformatthebottomofthepage,selectyourfirstorderfromourbooklistandthenpostthecompletedformbacktous.

Specialoffersfornewmembers:

●Asaspecialoffer,youmaychooseanyreduced-pricebooksfromournewmembers’book

list,tothevalueof100yuanintotal.

●Ticktheboxonyourformtoorderafreewatch.

●Joinbeforetheendofthismonthandyoureceiveanotherfreebookcarefullychosenbyour

staff.

●Orderanaudio-bookfromthemanyonoffer,athalftherecommendedretailprice.

Whenyou’vejoined:

Asamemberyougetaround50%offthepublisher’spriceofeverybookyoubuy,andwhat’smore,theycomestraighttoyourdoor.Yourfreeclubmagazinearrivesonceamonthtokeepyouuptodatewiththelatestbest-sellerswe’veaddedtoourlist.OntheInternet,youcanfindallourtitlesfortheyearatourexclusivemembers’website.Ourwebsitealsohasabookswapservicewherememberscanrequestorofferbooksforexchange.

Beingamember:

Allyouhavetodoisorderfourbooksduringyourfirstyear.Afterthat,youcandecideonthenumberofbooksyouwishtotake.

Ineachofyourmonthlyclubmagazines,ourexperiencedstaffchoosea“BookoftheMonth”foryou,whichisofferedatanextra-specialprice.Ifyoudonotwantthisbook,justsaysointhespaceprovidedontheformandsenditbacktous.Wealwayssendthebookifwedonotreceivethisform.

Oncewereceiveyourorder,yourbooksaredeliveredwithinoneweek.Andremember,youhaveuptoafortnighttodecideifyouwishtokeepthebooksyouhaveordered.Iftheyaren’twhatyouexpectedjustsendthemback!

21.HowcanyoubecomeamemberoftheMetropolisBookClub?

A.Byorderingawatchfreeofcharge.

B.Bysendingtheadvertisementtotheclub.

C.Bychoosingbookswithspecialprices.

D.Byreturningthecompletedorderform.

22.Whatinformationdoesthemonthlymagazinegivemembers?

A.Thepercentagesavedoneachbook.

B.Thenamesofallthebookssoldbytheclub.

C.Thelistofthenewestbooksavailabletobuy.

D.Thebooksthatcanbeswappedbyclubmembers.

23.Whatcanweinferfromthelastpartofthepassage?

A.Atleastfourbooksshouldbeboughteachyear.

B.Memberscanlookatthebooksbeforetheybuythem.

C.Membersneedtobuythe“BookoftheMonth”.

D.Themorebooksbought,thehigherthemember’sgrade.

B

Palomasatatacomputerintheschoollibrary.Shestaredattheblankscreen.Shesearchedforarubberbandinherbackpack,andthenshepulledherhairintoathickponytail.Palomalookedatthecomputerscreen.Itwasstillblank.ShesighedandlookedthroughhernotebooktorereadtheassignmentMr.Molinahadgiventheclassthreeweeksago.Itwasdueinjusttwodays,andPalomaknewthatshecouldn’tdelayanylonger.

Writeacreativeshortstoryusinganexperiencethatyouhavehadrecently,Palomaread.Yourstoryshouldincludetwoexamplesoffigurativelanguage.

PalomaandherfamilyhadrecentlytakenatripalongNorthCarolina’scoast.Theyhadvisitedfourdifferentlighthouses,andPalomawonderedwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinalighthouse.Sheknewthatbeforelighthouseswereautomated,theywererunbyalighthousekeeperwholivedonthepremises.Palomathoughtshe’dlovetobealighthousekeeper.Withoutthinkingaboutitanylonger,Palomabegantowritethestory.

IsatwithmycatSadiecurledonmylapandlookedoutthewindowatthecrashingwaves.Theheavyrainbeatagainstmylighthouselikeathousandfootstepsracingupanddownthewalls.IheldSadiecloser,andsheletoutasmallmeowofdispleasure.IknewthatthecomingstormcouldnotbetoodangerousifSadiewasstillactingnormally.Ihadreadthatanimalscansensechangesinweatherandwillseekshelterfromatornadoorhurricane.IwasrelyingonSadie’scalmnesstogetmethroughmyfirsthurricaneontheisland.

Iknewthatmylighthousewassturdilybuilt.Ithadsurvivedmorethanonehundredyears’worthofhurricanesandtropicalstorms.Therewasnoreasontobelievethatitcouldn’tsurviveanother.IlookedupatthestaircasethatspiraledabovemeandworriedasIfeltthetowerswayslightlyinagustofwind.

Palomastoppedandrereadwhatshehadjustwritten.Shesmiledtoherselfindelight,savedherstory,andthensettledintoherchairtocontinuewriting.Shewasn’tsurewhatwasgoingtohappennext,butsheknewthatifshekeptgoing,thestorywouldcontinuetotellitself.Palomacouldn’twaittofindoutwhereitwouldtakeher.

24.WhyisPalomafeelinganxiousatthebeginningofthepassage?

A.Shehasn’tmuchtimelefttodoherwritingtask.

B.Shedoesn’tknowthedetailsofherwritingtask.

C.Shehascompletelyforgottenaboutherwritingtask.

D.Shedoesn’tknowwhatiswrongwithhercomputer.

25.WhatistheinspirationforPaloma’sstoryidea?

A.Hercat.B.Herteacher.C.Hertrip.D.Herdream.

26.InPaloma’sstory,howdoesthelighthousekeeperdecideifthestormisdangerous?

A.Bylisteningtotheweatherreport.

B.Bywatchingthecrashingwaves.

C.Byobservingthecat’sbehaviour.

D.Bymeasuringthemovementofthelighthouse.

27.Asdescribedinthefinalparagraph,howdoesPalomafeelaftershehaswrittenthefirstpartof

herstory?

A.Confused.B.Excited.C.Relieved.D.Determined.

C

Formanyyears,BruceBexlerdreamedofgoingwherenohumanhadgonebefore.Hewantedtocutapaththroughunexploredlandsanddiscoverrare,exotic species.

Thatmightsoundlikeanimpossibledream,butBexlerturneditintoareality.

InDecember2015,heandateamofAustralianandAmericanscientistsventuredintoanisolated tropicalrainforestontheislandofNewGuinea.Theywerethefirstpeopleevertoenterthemist-coveredregion.“Astimewaslimited,weweredroppedinbyhelicopter.Oncewewereontheground,therewerenotrailsanywhere;itwasreallyhardtogetaround,”Bexlersays.

Withinminutesoflanding,theteamspottedablackchicken-likebirdwithstrangeorangeskinhangingfromitsneck.Thescientistssoondeterminedthattheunusualcreaturewasatypeofhoneyeater—thefirstnewbirdspeciestobesightedonNewGuineain60years.

Thehoneyeaterwasn’ttheonlysurpriseforthescientists.Theydiscoveredmorethan40previouslyunknownplantandanimalspecies—13birdsofparadise,20frogs,fourbutterflies,andfivepalms.“Wewerelikekidsinacandystore,”Bexlerrecalls.“Everywherewelooked,wesawamazingthingsweha