湖北省荆州市学年高二英语下学期第一次双周考试题.docx

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湖北省荆州市学年高二英语下学期第一次双周考试题

湖北省荆州市2017-2018学年高二英语下学期第一次双周考试题

第Ⅰ卷

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。

例：

HowmuchistheshirtA.&19.15B.&9.15C．￡9.18.答案：

B

1．What’stheweatherlikeatthemoment?

A．Rainy          B．Sunny                C．Cloudy

2．What’sthewomen’sroommatelike?

A．She’spatient．B．She’snice．C．She’stidy．

3．WhyhasJohnmovedout?

A．Tobeneartheschool．B．Toliveinaquietplace．

C．Toavoidthetrouble．

4．What’stheman’sproblem?

A．Hecan’tseethesignclearly．B．Hehasnoticketforthemovie．

C．He’sparkedinthewrongplace．

5．WhichmusicalinstrumentdoesBobhave?

A．Drums．B．Aguitar．C．Aviolin．

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6、7题。

6．Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A．Thewomanhasmissedherflight．B．Theplanewilltakeofftonight．

C．Theairportisclosed．

7．Whatdosethewomanwant?

A．Aroomforherselfalone．B．Ahotelclosetotheairport．

C．Aroomwithbrightlight．

听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。

8．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A．Sheisn’tfamiliarwiththeInternet．B．Shecan’taffordacamera．

C．Shedoesn’tlikeMA-205．

9．Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodonext?

A．Reducethebudget．B．Changethemodel．C．Orderacamera．

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Whatdoesthemanshowthewoman?

A．AmagazineB．Haircareproducts．C．Abottleofredwine．

11．Howwillthewoman’shairlook?

A．Long.B．Short.C．Shoulder-length．

12．Whydoesn’tthewomanwanttochangethecolorofherhair?

A．Shethinksit’stooexpensive．B.sheisafraiditmightdamageherhair.

C．Shedoesn’tlikethesuggestedcolor．

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．HowmuchpocketmoneydoesLilygetamonth?

A．About20pounds． B．About15pounds．    C．About5pounds．

14．WhydoesLilywantmorepocketmoney?

A．Togetasmuchasherfriends．B．Topayformusiclessons．

C．Tobuysomeclothes．

15．WhencanLilyhavemorepocketmoney?

A．Whensheprovesgoodatherschoolwork．

B．Whenshenolongerargueswithhermum．

C．Whensheismatureinhermum’seyes．

16．WhatdoesDavidsuggestLilydo?

A．Haveadiscussionwithhermum．B．Helphermumwithhousework．

C．Sitdownandwaitcalmly．

听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17．Whereisthespeaker?

A．Onaplane．        B．Inabus．                 C．Atatouristsite．

18．Whyisfoodordrinknotallowedonthejourney?

A．Toavoidannoyingothers．B．Toshowrespectfortheguide．

C．Toguaranteepassengers’safety．

19．Howlongcanthetouristsstayatthefirstdestination?

A．15to30minutes．B．Aboutanhour．C．Abouttwohours．

20．Whatistheseconddestinationfamousfor?

A．Stonehenge．B．TheRiverAvon．C．TheRomanBaths．

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）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Honesty,mymumusedtotellme,isthebestpolicy．Ofcourse,thisdidn’tincludeherwhenshetoldmethatifIdidn’teatallmyvegetablesFatherChristmaswouldfindoutandwouldn’tgivemeanypresents．

Butwhenitcomestomedicine,Ihadassumeditwasimportanttobehonestwithmypatients．Afterall,thedoctorpatientrelationshipisbasedontrust,andthereforehonestyisessential,OrsoIthought．Ihadjuststartedworkingingeriatrics（老年病科）．Mr．McMahonwasbroughtinwhenhisbellywasfoundveryswollen．Itookamedicalhistoryfromhisdaughter,whoaccompaniedhimintheambulance．She’dbeencaringforhimforyears．Istood,lookingathimasshegaveadetailedhistory．“Hashelostanyweightrecently?

”Iasked,“Well,it’sfunnythatyoushouldmentionthat,butyes．”shesaidslowly．Therewassilenceforafewmoments．“Why?

Whatareyouworriedabout?

”sheasked.Ihesitated．ShewasobviouslyveryinvolvedinhiscareanditwasfairthatItoldherthetruth．“Well,weneedtoprovethatit’snotcancer．”IsaidandtalkedbrieflyaboutsomeofthetestsIwasgoingtoorder．

Halfanhourlater,anursecalledme:

“Mr．McMahon’sdaughterbrokedown－shesaidyoutoldherhehadcancer．”Myheartsank．BythetimeIarrivedattheward（病房）,myconsultantwasalreadythere,explainingthatwestillhadtorunlotsoftestsandthatitwasbynomeansconfirmedthathehadcancer．Istoodsilentlyattheendofthebed．MyconsultantwasobviouslyangrywithmeandasweleftMr．McMahon,sheturnedtome．“Whyonearthdidyoudothat?

”sheaskedindisbelief．Ilookedatherandbitmylip．“SheaskedmewhatIwasworriedaboutandItoldher．”Isaid,hangingmyhead．“Andgivehermoretoworryabout?

”repliedmyconsultant．“Youdon’tsaytheword‘cancer’untilit’sconfirmed．Evenifyoususpectit,thinkverycarefullybeforeyoutellpeople．”

Asitturnedout,itwasn’tcancer．ButIdidlearnthatwhensomeoneisstressedandworriedabouttheirlovedonethey’resometimesselectiveinwhattheyhear－andasadoctor，it’simportanttobemindfulofthis．Inbeingtruthful,I’dmadethesituationworse．

21．Thepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphsistoshowthattheauthor_____．

A．misunderstoodthedoctor-patientrelationshipB．wasanxioustoreceiveChristmasgifts

C．regardedhonestyasthebestpolicyD．hadanunhealthyeatinghabit

22．Theauthor’sconsultantwasangrywithhimbecause_____．

A．hetoldthedaughterwhathesuspected．B．hedelayedrunningthenecessarytests．

C．hefailedtoconfirmthepatient’sdisease．D．heforgotwhattheconsultanthadadvised．

23．Theauthorhunghishead（theunderlinedpartinPara．4）becausehewasfeeling_____．

A．guiltyB．hurtC．disappointedD．helpless

24．Whatlessonhastheauthorlearntfromhisexperience?

A．Learningfromparentsisnecessary．

B．Jumpingtoaconclusionisdangerous．

C．Tellingthetruthmaynotalwaysbethebestsolution．

D．Selectingpleasantwordsmaynotbetheperfectpolicy．

B

Howlingisabehaviorcommonlyobservedamongawolfpack．Aspackanimals,wolvesworktogethertohuntandrelyonhowlingasanimportantmeansofcommunicationamongeachother．Therearedifferentexplanationsofawolf’showlanditappearsthattheremaybemoretodiscover．

Onetheoryisthatwolveshowltobondbettertogether．It’salmostasifhowlingtogetherhelpsthepackstaytogether．Perhapssomethingsimilartopeoplefeelingasenseofinvolvementwitheachotherwhensingingasongtogether．Butthistheorymaybewrong,explainsFredH．Harrington,aprofessorwhostudieswolfbehaviour．

Indeed,therehavebeentimeswhenwolveshavebeenseenonemomenthowlinginachorus,andthenextmoment,quarrelingamongeachother．Itappearsthatusuallythelowest-rankingmembersofthepackmayactuallybe“punished”forjoininginthechorusattimes．Soishowlingawaytostrengthenasocialbondorjustawaytoreconfirmstatusamongitsmembers?

——Whydowolveshowlforsure?

Whatisclear,however,isthathowlingisoftenusedamongpackmatestolocateeachother．Huntinggroundsaredistantandithappensthatwolvesmayseparatefromoneanotherattimes．Whenthishappens,howlingappearstobeanexcellentmeansofgathering．

Howling,interestingly,isacontagiousbehavior．Whenonewolfstartstohowl,itisverylikelythatotherswillfollow．Thisisoftenseentooccurinthemorning,asifwolvesweredoingsomesortof“rollcall”wherewolvesallhowltogethertoreporttheirpresence．

25．Whatisthepossiblesimilaritybetweenwolves’howlingtogetherandhuman’ssinginginchorus?

A．Theactofcallingeachother．B．Thesenseofaccomplishment．

C．Theactofhuntingforsomething．D．Thesenseofbelongingtoagroup．

26．WhydoesHarringtonthinkthe“socialbond”theorymaybewrong?

A．Wolvesseparatefromeachotherafterhowling．

B．Wolvestendtoprotecttheirhuntinggrounds．

C．Wolvessometimeshavequarrelsafterhowlingtogether．

D．Wolvesoflowrankareencouragedtojoininthechorus．

27．Researchersaresurethatwolvesoftenhowlto______．

A．showtheirranksB．findtheircompanions

C．reportthemissingonesD．expresstheirloneliness

28．“Howling…isacontagiousbehaviour”（inthelastparagraph）means_______．

A．howlingisasignalforhuntingB．howlingisawayofcommunication

C．howlingoftenoccursinthemorningD．howlingspreadsfromonetoanother

C

Intoday’sthrowawaysociety,dealingwiththecity’sgrowingmountainofwasteisanincreasingchallengeforthecitycouncil（市议会）.

Recently,Edinburghisfacedwiththeproblemofdisposingof（处理）about250,000milliontonsofwasteayear．Despitedifferentwaystodisposeofmuchofitinagreenmanner---largelythroughencouragingrecycling---itsagingfacilitiessuchasthePowderhalllandfilldonothavetheabilitytodealwithit．

TheEuropeanUnion（EU）hasissuedanewpolicy,regulatinghowsuchmountainsofwastearetobedisposedof．Thefivecouncils（Edinburgh,EastLothian,WestLothian．MidlethianandBorders）facefinesaround￡18millionayearfrom2013iftheydon’tincreaserecyclinglevelsandrelylessonlandfill．Withthisinmind,thecouncilsgottogetherwiththeideaofbuildingalargeincineratorplant（垃圾焚烧厂）toburnhalfofthewasteproducedintheirdistricts．ButthisplanfellapartafterthechangeoftargetlevelsbyanewUKgovernmentwastepolicywhichrequiredthatnomorethan25%ofthecity’swasteshouldbedisposedofinthiswayby2025．

Aftertheplanwasabandoned,aprivatecompanywhichalreadytransportedmillionsoftonsofthecity’swastebytraintoalandfillsitenearDunbar,offeredanalternativesolutionwhenitsuggestedopeningahugewastesitenearPortobello．

SincePowderhallissupposedtoclosein2019,itseemednecessaryforthemembersoftheEdinburghCounciltoaccept