湖北省荆州市高三英语第八次周考试题.docx

湖北省荆州市高三英语第八次周考试题.docx

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湖北省荆州市高三英语第八次周考试题

2018届高三年级第八次周考英语卷

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称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.Wheredoesthewomanhavetogetoff?

A.Atthemuseumstop.

B.AtNationalCityLibrary.

C.AtNationalCityBank.

2.Whydoesthemanturndownthewoman?

A.HehasnoMP4playeratall.

B.HehaslenthisMP4playertosomeone.

C.HebrokehisMP4playerlastweekend.

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Lendhercartotheman.

B.Waitforthebuswiththeman.

C.Sendthemanbacktohisapartment.

4.Howistheman?

A.Serious.B.Mean.C.Forgetful.

5.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeinWestLondonthisweek?

A.Sunny.B.Cold.C.Foggy.

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。

请听第6段材料，回答6、7题。

6.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’scooking?

A.It’sverygoodindeed.B.It’snottohistaste.C.It’sbetterthanwhathedoes.

7.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Havesomesoup.B.Havemorerice.C.Bringhiswifenexttime.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthewomansuggestbuyinganewcar?

A.Theoldcarisoutofdate.

B.There’ssomethingwrongwiththeoldcar.

C.Somenewcarsareonsaleatpresent.

9.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakers?

A.Theydon’thaveenoughmoneyatpresent.

B.Theycan’tborrowmoneyfromthebankanymore.

C.Theydon’thavetimetogotothebank.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whydoesthewomanblametheman?

A.Heworksalittleslow.

B.Hecan’toperatethemachine.

C.Hedesignsmachinesforrighthanders.

11.Whowasleft–handedinthewoman’sfamilybesidesher?

A.Herfather.B.Hermother.C.Herbrother.

12.Whathappenedtotheman’srighthand?

A.Itwascutoff.B.Itwasbroken.C.Itwasburnt.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogoforhertrip?

A.ToJordan.B.ToJapan.C.ToAngola.

14.Howmanyplanesdoesthewomanthinkwillflyacrossoceanseveryday?

A.Dozens.B.Hundreds.C.Thousands.

15.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofQueenElizabethII?

A.Splendid.B.Fast.C.Safe.

16.WhydidthewomangototheMississippi?

A．Forastudy.B.Forabusinesstrip.C.Forasightseeingtour.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdoesthespeakerdomostprobably?

A.Acoach.B.Areporter.C.Atourist.

18.Whereisthespeakerrightnow?

A.AtthetopofMountRaven.B.Onaskislope.C.Inthenewsroom.

19.Whatisthelowesttemperaturetomorrow?

A.Zerodegree.B.Minus12degrees.C.Minus20degrees.

20.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatskiersshoulddo?

A.Stayindoors.B.Dresswarmly.C.Watchskiing.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

A

Youmaybefamiliarwiththefollowingfamouspeople,buthaveyouheardoftheirgraduationspeeches,inwhichtheyeithersharetheirunforgottenexperiencesorgiveyousomegreatinspiration（启迪）.

●MichaelDell,UniversityofTexasatAustin

Andnowyou'veaccomplishedsomethinggreatandimportanthere,andit'stimeforyoutomoveontowhat'snext.Andyoumustnotletanythingpreventyoufromtakingthosefirststeps....Youmustalsocommittotheadventure.Justhavefaithintheskillsandtheknowledgeyou'vebeenblessed（赐予）withandgo.

●J.K.Rowling,HarvardUniversity

Halfmylifetimeago,Iwasstrikinganuneasybalancebetweenmyambitionandtheexpectationfrommyparentswhowerenotrich...ButwhatIfearedmostformyselfatyouragewasnotpoverty（贫穷）,butfailure.ThefactthatyouaregraduatingfromHarvardsuggeststhatyouknowlittleaboutfailure,youmightbedrivenbyafearoffailurequiteasmuchasadesireforsuccess.

●SteveJobs,StanfordUniversity

Sometimeslife'sgoingtohityouintheheadwithabrick.Don'tlosefaith...Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork,andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven'tfoundityet,keeplooking,anddon'tsettle.

●BillGates,HarvardUniversity

Weneedasmanypeopleaspossibletohaveaccesstotheadvancedtechnologytoleadtoarevolutioninwhathumanbeingscandoforoneanother.Theyaremakingitpossiblenotjustfornationalgovernments,butforuniversities，smallerorganizations,andevenindividualstoseeproblems,seeapproachesanddealwiththeworld'sinequities（不公平）likehunger,poverty,andsoon.

21.WhatMichaelDellsaidistourgeusto_____ .

A.listentoourheartB.learnfromourmistakes

C.followothers'exampleD.pursueourdreams

22.WhatdidJ.K.Rowlingfearmostwhenshewasstudyinginuniversity?

A.Failure.B.Hunger.C.Poverty.D.Appearance.

23.WhatdoesBillGatessuggestpeopledo?

A.Masterasmuchadvancedtechnologyaspossible.

B.Makejointeffortstoridsomeglobalproblems.

C.Makecontributionstotheenvironment.

D.Takeresponsibilityfortheirownbehavior.

B

WithHalloweenjustaroundthecorner,todaywewillexploretheworldofghostsinthisprogram!

TheMerriam-Websteronlinedictionarysaystheword“ghost”goesbackathousandyearstothe“earliestrecordedevidenceofthelanguage.”Thefirstmeaningof“ghost”was“theseatoflifeorintelligence.”Anditstillhasthatmeaninginsomeexpressions.

However,today,theword“ghost”usuallymeansthesoulofadeadperson.Thismeaningisbasedontheideathataperson’sspiritandbodyareseparate.Thespiritcancontinueexistinglongafterthebodyhasdied.

DuringHalloween,kidsdressedasghostsarecommonsights.Thecostumeisverysimple:

justthrowonawhitecloththatcoversyoufromheadtofoot.Butdonotexpecttowinanycostumecompetitions!

Youwouldnothaveaghostofachance.Peopleusethisexpressiontomeanthatsomethingisveryunlikelytohappen.

Thesightmightevenmakeyouturnpaleasaghost.Thisisusedwhenpeoplelosecolorintheirface.Sometimesthishappenswhenapersonisscared.Butabadcoldorflucanalsoturnyouaspaleasaghost.

“Ghost”canalsobeaverb.Inthe1880sthetermghostmeantapersonwhoworksinsecretforanotherperson.Ghostwritersproducespeechesforpoliticians.Theyalsoproducebooksforauthorswhowanttotelltheirlifestoriesbutarenotprofessionalwriters.

Andsometimesghostwritersareinvolvedinaseriesofbooks,likethechildren’sstoriesbasedontheteenagedetectiveNancyDrew.Theseriesbeganin1930.TheauthorgivencreditwasCarolynKeene.Butshewasnotevenreal!

Ghostwritersdidallthework.

Anotherexpressionusing“ghost”asaverbissimplytoghost.Thisdoesnotmeantodie.Itmeanstoleaveaplaceoreventwithoutsaying“goodbye”toanyone.Youcanghostfromyourjob.Youcanghostfromaparty.Youcanevenghostfromarelationship.Thisiswhenyoustopcommunicatingwithsomeonebecauseyouaresimplynolongerinterestedinthem.

ButIwillnotghostfromWordsandTheirStories.

24.Thebasicmeaningoftheword“ghost”nowadaysis___________.

A.thesecretofanotherpersonB.thecolorofone’sface

C.thespiritofadeadpersonD.theoriginofintelligence

25.Ifsomeonesays“youdon’thaveaghostofchancetowinthematch”,hemeans__________.

A.withoutdoubtyouwon’tlosethematch

B.thematchisunlikelytohappen

C.it’simpossibleforyoutowinthematch

D.youaretooscaredtowinthematch

26.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheword“ghost”accordingtothepassage?

A.Kidsdressedinawhiteclothlikeghostscanwinacostumecompetition.

B.Abadcoldcanturnpeopleaspaleasaghostbecausetheyfearillness.

C.ItwasCarolynKeenewhoghostwrotethechildren’sstories.

D.Apersondevotedtohisjobisunlikelytoghostfromhisjob.

27.Thispassageislikelytoappearin__________.

A.aHalloweenposterB.aradioprogram

C.afashionmagazineD.anewspaperadvertisement

C

Scientistsaredebatinghowtolimittheirnewly-discoveredpowertochangegeneticstructure.Scientistsalreadymodifythegenesoffarmanimalsandagriculturalplantstomakethemmoreproductiveorstronger.Butnowtheycanalsochangegenesinwildanimalsandplants.Thesegeneswouldcontinueintolatergenerations.Forexample,itmaybepossibleforscientiststoremovefromexistencethekindofmosquitoesthatcarrytheZikavirus.Theymightalsobeabletopermanentlyremovespeciesofplantsandanimalsthataredestructivetootherspecies.

Inareportpublishedlastweek,theU.S.NationalAcademiesofSciences,EngineeringandMedicine（NAS）saiditsupportscontinuedresearchonthiskindofgenecontrol.Butitwarnedthatitisnotpossibletoknowwhatwillhappenwhenthesechangedplantsandanimalsarereleasedintothewild.

Sixteenbiologists,ethicists（伦理学家）andpolicymakersareonanNAScommitteethatisexaminingtheissue.Theysaythatthereisvaluetothenewtechnology.But,theysay,thereisnotenoughevidencetosupportthereleaseofmodifiedorganisms（生物体）fromthelaboratoryintonature.

Manypeoplewouldsupportstoppingmosquitoesandratsfromcarryingdiseases.Butscientistssaywemustunderstandthepossiblescientific,ethical,legalandsocialresultsofsuchactionbeforewedecidewhethertotakeit.Genemodificationisspreadthroughreproduction（繁殖）.

Changedgeneswillcontinuetospreadaslongasananimalorplantcontinuestoreproduce.Theycannotbelimitedtoafarmorkeptwithinacountry'sborders.Scientistsarewonderingwhatmayhappenifamodifiedorganismmateswithanotherspecies.Theyarenotyetsurehowthemodifiedgeneswouldaffecttheotherspecies.Itispossiblethatthosegenescouldharmthosecreaturesorevenleadtotheirdisap