湖北省宜昌市第二中学届高三起点考试英语试题.docx

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湖北省宜昌市第二中学届高三起点考试英语试题

英语试卷

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。

1.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthefourtickets?

A.15pounds.B.30pounds.C.45pounds.

2.Whyisthemanlateaccordingtohiswords?

A.Heknockeddownanoldman.

B.Hesentanoldmantoahospital.

C.Hisbikewasbrokenontheway.

3.What’sthedatetoday?

A.16th.B.17th.C.18th.

4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atabookshop.B.Atabank.C.Atarestaurant.

5.Whatisthewoman’sattitudetothedishes?

A.Shethinksitisjustso-so.

B.Shedislikesit.

C.Shelikesitverymuch.

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。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhatisJames’hobby?

A.Collectingmatchboxes.B.Collectingenvelopes.C.Collectingcoins.

7.HowoldwasJameswhenhegotthematchboxesasagiftfromhisfather?

A.16.B.15.C.14.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatisthejoboftheman?

A.Aguide.B.Anengineer.C.Ateacher.

9.Whatistheman’sadvantageinEnglish?

A.Speaking.B.Listening.C.Reading.

10.HowmanyEnglishwordshasthemangraspedaccordingtohimself?

A.Almost500.B.Almost5,000.C.Almost5,500.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhatdidJoedolastnight?

A.Hesawafilm.B.Heworkedforadesign.C.Hehadameeting.

12.WhywillJoecatchthefirstbus?

A.Becausehewillmeetanimportantcustomer.

B.Becausehewilltakepartinaninterview.

C.Becausehewillbethefirsttoarriveatthecompany.

13.Whatdoesthewomanpreparefortheman?

A.Boiledeggs.B.Friedeggs.C.Cakes.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Toexchangeforsomecash.

B.Toputasidesomemoney.

C.Tolendsomemoney.

15.Whichisbetterincashingatraveler’scheckaccordingtothewoman?

A.Astockingcenter.B.Ahotel.C.Abank.

16.Whichofthefollowingneedn’tthemanoffertothewoman?

A.Address.B.Passportnumber.C.IDcard.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatistheageofMissBao?

A.Inher20s.B.Inher30s.C.Inher40s.

18.HowmuchcanMissBaoearnonemonthinhercompany?

A.$1,450.B.$1,415.C.$1,410.

19.WhichisChina’slargestCtoC（customertocustomer）website?

A.T.B.S.C.D.

20.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Buyitonline,awholenewwayofshopping!

B.BuyitonTV,awholenewwayofshopping!

C.Buyitonamagazine,awholenewwayofshopping!

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共10小题;每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，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

ThereisaverylonglistofrulesfortheNewYorkCitysubway.Don’tputyourfeetonaseat,don’tcarryopencupsofcoffeeorsoda,don’ttakemorethanoneseat...Thosearejustafewoftherules.Therearehundredsmore.

Withsomanyrules,whyisitstillunpleasanttoridethesubway?

Somepeoplethinkthattheproblemisthatnooneenforcestherules.Otherpassengerssometimestrytoenforcerules.Butyoucan’trelyonthembecauseNewYorkershaveunwrittenrulesagainsttalkingtostrangersandmakingeyecontactwithstrangers.HowcanyoutellsomeonetotakehershoppingbagsofftheseatandthrowawayherCokewithouttalkingtoherorlookingather?

Itisdifficult.

ThereareotherNewYorkerswhothinkthatthesubwayisunpleasantbecausetherearenotenoughrules.OneriderwrotealettertoTheNewYorkTimesacoupleofweeksagosuggestingafewmoresubwayrules.Herearesomeoftherulesthatshewouldliketosee:

—Don’tleanonthepoles.Youpreventotherpeoplefromholdingon.Theycanfalldown.

—Talkquietly.Thetrainsarealreadytoonoisy.

—Giveyourseattoelderlypassengersortoparentswithsmallchildren.

Ifthoseunwrittenrulesofetiquettearewrittendown,willtherudepeoplebemorelikelytofollowthem?

Itdoesn’tmakesensetomakemorerulesthatnoonewillenforce.

Therealproblemisthatweareforgettinghowtobenicetoeachother.Itisembarrassingthatweneedaruletotellustogiveourseattoelderlypassengers.Nobodyshouldneedtoberemindedtodothat.

Isaywestoptalkingabouttherulesandtrytorememberourmanners.Let’sbenicetoeachothernotbecauseapoliceofficermighttellustogetoffthetrain,butbecauseitistherightthingtodo.ThenNewYorkCitywouldbemorecivilized—bothabovegroundandbelow.

1.Don’tmakeeyecontactanddon’ttalktostrangersareexamplesof.

A.NewYorksubwayrulesB.personalpreferencesonthesubway

C.behavioralhabitsinNewYorkCityD.unpleasantexperiencesonthesubway

2.Theunderlinedword“etiquette”isclosestinmeaningto.

A.mannersB.phenomenaC.festivalsD.moods

3.Inthewriter’sopinion,whatmeasuresshouldbetaken?

A.Theauthorityshouldsetstricterrules.

B.Thegovernmentshouldemploymorepolice.

C.Thecitizensshouldridethesubwayless.

D.Everyoneshouldtakebettercareoftheirbehavior.

【答案】1.C2.A3.D

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。

介绍了纽约地铁上的不文明现象，作者就此展开讨论，最后提出建议改善乘车环境需要从自身做起。

1题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第三段中Butyoucan’trelyonthembecauseNewYorkershaveunwrittenrulesagainsttalkingtostrangersandmakingeyecontactwithstrangers（但你不能依赖他们，因为纽约人有不成文的规定，不允许和陌生人说话，也不允许和陌生人进行眼神交流）可知，不和陌生人进行眼神交流，也不和陌生人说话，这些都是纽约人的行为习惯。

故选C项。

【2题详解】

词义猜测题。

根据上文Talkquietly（轻声交谈）和Giveyourseat（让座）可知这些是人们的礼貌行为。

故划线单词意思为“礼貌”。

故选A项。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。

根据最后一段第一句Isaywestoptalkingabouttherulesandtrytorememberourmanners（我建议我们停止谈论规则，试着记住我们的礼貌）可知，在作者看来，每个人都应该更加注意自己的行为。

故选D项。

B

Researcherscontinuetoshowthepowerbehindoursenseofsmell.Recentstudieshavefound,amongotherthings,thatthesmelloffoodslikepizzacancauseuncontrollableangerindriversonroads.

Thestudyexplainsthatsmellisuniqueinitseffectsonthebrain.AccordingtoConradKing,theresearcherwhocarriedoutthestudy,“morethananyothersenses,thesenseofsmellgoesthroughthelogicalpartofthebrainandactsonthesystemsconcernedwithfeelings.Thisiswhythesmellofbakingbreadcandestroythebestintentionsofadieter.”

Smell,whichdeterminestheunbelievablecomplexityoffoodtastes,hasalwaysbeentheleastunderstoodofoursenses.Ournosesareabletodetectupto10,000distinctsmells.Ourabilitytosmellandtastethisextremelylargerangeofsmellsiscontrolledbysomethinglike1,000genes（基因）,whichmakeupanamazing3%ofthehumangenome.

AccordingtoConradKing’sstudy,smellingfreshpizzaoreventhepackagingoffastfoodscanbeenoughtomakedriversfeelimpatientwithotherroadusers.Theyarethenmorelikelytospeedandexperienceuncontrollableangeronroads.Themostreasonableexplanationisthatthesecanallmakedriversfeelhungry,andthereforedesperatetosatisfytheirappetites.Incontrast,thesmellsofpeppermint（薄荷）andcinnamon（桂皮香料）wereshowntoimproveconcentrationlevelsaswellasreducedrivers’impatience.Similarly,thesmellsoflemonandcoffeeappearedtopromoteclearthinkingandmentalfocus.

However,thewaygenescontrolsmelldiffersfrompersontoperson.AstudybyresearchersinIsraelhasidentifiedatleast50olfactory（嗅觉）geneswhichareswitchedoninsomepeopleandnotinothers.Theybelievethismayexplainwhysomeofuslovesomesmellsandtasteswhileothershatethem.TheIsraelresearcherssaytheirstudyshowsthatnearlyeveryhumanbeingshowsadifferentpatternofactiveandinactivesmell-detectingreceptors.

4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhumansenseofsmell?

A.Itiscomplex.B.Itisuncontrollable.

C.Itischangeable.D.Itispowerful.

5.WhydidConradKingconducttheresearchaboutsmell?

A.Tofindouthowsmellinfluencespeople.

B.Toteachpeoplehowtochooseproperfood.

C.Tostudywhysomefoodlikepizzaharmpeople.

D.Toexplainwhydifferentpeoplelovedifferentfoods.

6.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?

A.Onlyafewgenesdecideoursenseofsmell.

B.Differentgeneshavedifferenteffectonpeople.

C.Differentpeoplearesensitivetodifferentsmells.

D.Everypersonownsatleast50differentolfactorygenes.

7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Logicandbehavior.B.Smellanditsinfluence.

C.Senseabilityandfoodtastes.D.Olfactorygenesandourolfactorysystem.

【答案】4.D5.A6.C7.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了人类嗅觉的巨大能量及其对我们的影响。

【4题详解】

推理判断题。

根据第三段Smell,whichdeterminestheunbelievablecomplexityoffoodtastes,hasalwaysbeentheleastunderstoodofoursenses.Ournosesareabletodetectupto10,000distinctsmells.Ourabilitytosmellandtastethisextremelylargerangeofsmellsiscontrolledbysomethinglike1,000genes,whichmakeupanamazing3%ofthehumangenome（决定食物味道难以置信的复杂性的嗅觉，一直是我们最不了解的感官。

我们的鼻子能够探测到多达1万种不同的气味。

我们的嗅觉和味觉的能力范围非常大，是由大约1000个基因控制的，这些基因占了人类基因组的3%）可知，作者通过举例的方式告诉读者，人类的嗅觉是非常强大的。

故选D项。

【5题详解】

推理判断题。

根据文章第二段Thestudyexplainsthatsmellisuniqueinitseffectsonthebrain.AccordingtoConradKing,theresearcherwhocarriedoutthestudy,“morethananyothersenses,thesenseofsmellgoesthroughthelogicalpartofthebrainandactsonthesystemsconcernedwithfeelings.Thisiswhythesmellofbakingbreadcandestroythebestintentionsofadieter.”（这项研究解释了气味对大脑的影响是独特的。

进行这项研究的研究人员ConradKing说:

“与其他感官相比，嗅觉通过大脑的逻辑部分并作用于与感觉有关的系统的次数更多。

”这就是为什么烤面包的味道会毁掉节食者的美好愿望”）可知，通过研究ConradKin知道，与其他感官相比，嗅觉通过大脑的逻辑部分并作用于与感觉有关的系统的次数更多。

ConradKin知道了嗅觉是如何影响我们的。

故选A项。

【6题详解】

推理判断题。

根据最后一段中“TheIsraelresearcherssaytheirstudyshowsthatnearlyeveryhumanbeingshowsadifferentpatternofactiveandinactivesmell-detectingreceptors（以色列的研究人员说，他们的研究表明，几乎每个人的嗅觉探测受体都有不同的模式）可知，因为几乎每个人的嗅觉探测受体都有不同的模式。

不同的人对不同的气味很敏感。

故选C项。

【7题详解】

主旨大意题。

通读全文的具体说明，尤其是根据第一段中Researcherscontinuetosh