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湖北剩州中学学年高二英语下学期第二次双周考试题

湖北省荆州中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期第二次双周考试题

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：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.&19.15B.&9.15C．￡9.18.答案：

B

1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inahotel.B.Inaschool.C.Inasupermarket.

2.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Buyingahandbag.

B.Drawingacolorfulpicture.

C.Tryingonapieceofclothing.

3.Whenwillthemangotothecinema?

A.OnSundaymorning.B.OnSundayafternoon.C.OnSundayevening.

4.WhatkindofteadoesTinausuallydrink?

A.Englishtea.B.Japanesetea.C.Chinesetea.

5.Howmuchwillthemanpay?

A.$8.B.$32.C.$40.

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.WhatisJennydoingnow?

A.Gettingupinherroom.B.Preparingforaparty.C.Performingonstage.

7.WhatdidthemancomeforJenny?

A.Tobringheradress.B.Togethersomeflowers.C.Toinvitehertoamovie.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdowelearnaboutthetraining?

A.Itispaidbythewoman.

B.Itispartlydoneonworktime.C.ItrunsfromWednesdaytoFriday.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofhernewjob?

A.Satisfactory.B.Tiring.C.Badlypaid.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whyisthemangoingtotheairport?

A.Togethiskey.B.Toseehisauntoff.C.Topickuphisaunt.

11.Whereistheman’swallet?

A.Athishome.B.Inthecar.C.Intheairport.

12.Whywillthemangotohisbrother’shome?

A.Forhisphone.B.Forsomemoney.C.Forsparekeys.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.Tobuysanewservice.B.Tomakeacomplaint.C.Tosaythanks.

14.Whatisthewomansphonenumber?

A.630740.B.637040.C.640730.

15.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Checkheraccount.B.Makefewercalls.C.GetanIDSservice.

16.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.ThewomanisfromEurope.

B.CallingthroughIDScostsless.

C.Ratesforcallinghaverisen.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeaker?

A.Ataxidriver.B.Apoliceofficer.C.Aradioannouncer.

18.WhatmakesdrivingtaxiahardjobinLondon?

A.Badtraffic.B.Largepopulation.C.Confusedstreetnames.

19.Howlongwillitusuallytakeforataxidrivertopassthetest?

A.25days.B.3years.C.5months.

20.Whatisthespeaker’sadvicewhenwearestuckontheroad?

A.Lookatamap.B.Changedirections.C.Beconsiderate.

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

Asanadult,Ilikenothingbetterthantositonthebeachreading.Givemeasatisfying“beachread”andI’mhappyfordays.However,I’msadtosayitisn’treallyathingforkids.Mostkidswouldrathertaketheirboardsoutbeyondtheirparents’comfortzonethanread.Andwhocanblamethem?

Butthetruthisthatevenwhenkidsareonvacation,theyneedthesamesortofrelax,andreadingtimethatweadultslookforwardto.Thetrickisgettingthemtositfor5or10minutestorefreshtheirbodiesandtoenjoythepleasureofreading.

Bookstendtobekindofheavyandtheycangetwetorfilledwithsandandarethenprettymuchruined.Bookchapterstendtobekindoflong.Yourchildmayrefusetoread.Andifyourkidsareanythinglikemydaughter,theymayhatetocloseabookinthemiddleofthechapter.

YouknowwhatI’mgoingtosay,right?

Magazineswon’tweighyoudown.Theycanbethrownawayiftheygetwet,andwillprovidejusttherightamountofreadingforthetimeswhenmydaughterisreadytositundertheumbrellaandcooldownforafewminutes.Literarymagazineswillallowyourchildtoreadwonderfulfictionpairedwithbeautifulillustrations.Discoverymagazinesdeliverarticlesonallsortsoftopicsthatwillexciteandinterestyournonfictionlover.

Sodon’tleavethebeachreadbehindwhenyoupackthebeachbags.Slipamagazineortwointhepocketofthebagandwhenyourchildneedsafewminutesofrest,pullitoutandgetthemtositfor10minutesorso.

21.Whoisthetextmostlikelyintendedfor?

A.Parents.B.Kids.C.Travelers.D.Teachers.

22.WhatdoestheauthorreallywanttosayinParagraph3?

A.Booksbecomeaburdenforkidsonholiday.

B.Booksarenotthebestchoicefor“beachread”.

C.Kidsdon’tspendtimereadingbooksonholiday.

D.It’sapitytothrowawaythebooksruinedonholiday.

23.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’sdaughterfromthetext?

A.Shereadsthickbooksduringherholiday.

B.Shepreferstoreadsomeliterarymagazines.

C.Sheislikelytotakesomemagazineswithheronholiday.

D.Shedoesn’twanthermagazinestoweighherdown.

24.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.EnjoyingMagazinesontheBeach

B.Making“BeachRead”aThingforKids

C.MakingGoodUseofKids’TimeontheBeach

D.PackingYourBeachBagswithLiteraryMagazines

B

AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegratedsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.

“It’sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents（元件）,”saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamstartedpiecingtogetherthecomponents.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown,”hesaid.

Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit’sconnectedto,”saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensingandcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.

Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers’fieldsoronthebattlefield.“Basicallyitisabletotakeoff,landandflyaround,”hesaid.

Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinstead,”hesaid.“Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.”

25.Thedifficultytheteamofengineersmetwithwhilemakingtheroboticflywasthat__________.

A.theyhadnomodelintheirmind

B.theydidnothaveadequatetime

C.theyhadnoready-madecomponents

D.theycouldnotputthecomponentstogether

26.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraphs3and4thattheroboticfly__________.

A.consistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystem

B.canjustflyinlimitedareasatthepresenttime

C.cancollectinformationfrommanysources

D.hasbeenputintowideapplication

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Theroboticflyerisdesignedtolearnaboutinsects.

B.Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.

C.Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.

D.Wood’sdesigncanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.

C

InaclassthispastDecember,afterIwrotesomedirectionsontheboardforstudentsabouttheirfinalexamination,oneyoungwomanquicklytookapictureoftheboardusinghersmartphone.WhenIlookedinherdirection,sheapologized,“Sorry.Wasitwrongtotakeapicture?

”

“Ican’treadmyownhandwriting,”theyoungwomanexplained.“It’sbestifItakeapictureofyourwritingsoIcanunderstandthenotes.”

Thatremarkstartedaclass-wideconversationabouttakingapictureinsteadoftakingnotes.Forthoseinthephoto-takingcamp,motivationsextendedbeyondtheirinabilitytounderstandtheirownhandwriting.Sometookpicturesofnotesbecausetheyknewtheirphonewasasafeplacetostorematerial.Theymightlosepaper,theyreasoned,buttheywouldn’tlosetheirphones.SometookphotosbecausetheywantedtorecordexactlythemannerinwhichIhadnotedinformationontheboard.Otherstoldmethatduringclasstheylikedtobeabletolistentothediscussionattentively.

Yettheuseofcamerasasnotetakers,thoughitmaybeconvenient,doesraisesignificantquestionsfortheclassroom.Isapictureaneffectivereplacementfortheprocessofnote-taking?

Instructorsencouragestudentstotakenotesbecausetheactofdoingsoismorethanmerelyrecordingnecessaryinformation—ithelpspreparethewayforunderstanding.Encouragingstudentstotakenotesmaybeanold-fashionedinstructionalmethod,butjustbecauseamethodhasalonghistorydoesn’tmeanit’soutofdate.Writingthingsdownengagesastudent’sbraininlistening,visual,andkinesthetic（触觉的）learning—aviewsupportedbyalongstandingresearch.Theactofwritingdowninformationenablesapersontobegincommittingittomemory,andtoprocessandcombine