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英语湖南省武冈二中届高三上学期期中考试
湖南省武冈市第二中学2018届高三期中考试
英语试题
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。
1.WhatdoweknowaboutSusan?
A.Shelefthospitalthismorning
B.Sheisstillinhospital
C.Sheisingoodhealth
2.Whenwillthewomantypetheletterfortheman?
A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.
3.WhatwillAliceprobablydothisafternoon?
A.Goshopping.B.Watchafilm.C.Prepareforexams.
4.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemanshoulddo?
A.Readthenewspaperinclass.
B.Gotothelibrarytoreadthenewspaper.
C.Finishthenewspaperassoonaspossible.
5.Whatmighttheweatherbeliketomorrowafternoon?
A.Fine.B.Rainy.C.Cloudy.
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。
每段对话后有几个小题，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。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?
A.Workforherformeremployer.
B.Recommendacustomer.
C.Joinhiscompany.
7.Whatisthewomandoing?
A.Workingforacompany.B.Runningabusiness.C.Huntingforajob.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Howmanyroomsdoesthehousehavealtogether?
A.Five.B.Seven.C.Eight.
9.Whatdoesthewomanlikebestaboutthehouse?
A.Thesmallgarden.B.Themodernkitchen.C.Thebigsittingroom.
第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whatdothespeakerstalkaboutatfirst?
A.Vacationplans.B.History.C.Aphoto.
11.HowhighistheGreatPyramid?
A.About137meters.B.About173meters.C.About230meters.
12.Wheredidthenwomangolastsummer?
A.ToEgypt.B.ToJapan.C.ToFrance.
第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.WhatdoesthewomanhavetodoonSaturdaymorning?
A.Finishherhomework.B.Gotothedentist.C.Dothecleaning.
14.WhywillthewomanmeetJulie?
A.Toteachherhowtocook.
B.Tohavesoccerpractice.
C.Tohelpherwithherhomework.
15.Whenwillthewomanpickupherbrother?
A.At2:
00pm.B.At4:
30pm.C.At5:
30pm.
16.Whatisthewomanexpectedtodoafterpickingupherbrother?
A.Readabook.B.Cleanthedishes.C.Cookameal.
第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.HowdidthespeakergettoCalais?
A.Bycar.B.Byferry.C.Bytrain.
18.WhywasthespeakerdelayedevenmoreinCalais?
A.HegotseriouslysickinCalais.
B.HeforgotLaura’sinstructions.
C.Hewascaughtinterribleweather.
19.WhathappenedtothespeakeronhiswayhomefromDover?
A.Hehadanaccident.
B.Hehadabreakdown.
C.HewalkedtoOrpington.
20.Whydidthespeakergotoworkoncehegothome?
A.Hehadanimportantmeeting
B.Hecamebacklaterthanexpected
C.Hehadalreadygotoffworkforseveraldays
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分32分）
第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分）
阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
TeensSpringEventsatSanFranciscoPublicLibrary
GREATTEENBOOKSWAP
Sunday,March19,2017-2:
30pmto5:
30pm
FREEbook!
Justleaveusareview.
Here’showitworks:
EveryThursday,thelibrarianwillbringoutseveralbooksandallowteensthechancetolookthroughthemforonethatyou’dliketokeep.Youwill,inturn,swapusareviewofthebookbytheendofthemonth.
Forages12—18.
Formoreinformation,contactDorcasatdoroas.wong@sfpl.org.
THEMIXBOOKCLUB!
Sunday,March19,2017-4:
00pmto5:
00pm
Teensaged13—18arewelcometoTheMixatSFPLBookClub!
Wereadadifferentbookeachmonththatyouhelpchoose.Thismonthwe’rereadingTheSunisAlsoAStar,byNicolaYoon.Newmembersanddrop-insarealwayswelcome!
Formoreinformation,pleasee-mailcatherine.cormier@sfpl.orgorcall（415）557-4404．
THEPORTRAITOFALADYBYHENRYJAMES
Sunday,March19,2017-6:
30pmto8:
30pm
PleasejoinChinatown’sWorldLiteratureBookClubforanenjoyablediscussionofThePortraitofaLadybyHenryJames.Thisfamousnovelfollowstheyoung,free-spiritedheiress,IsabelArcher,asshetravelsfromNewYorktoEurope.
CARTOONING&GRAPHICNOVELWORKSHOP
Saturday,March25,2017-2:
00pmto4:
00pm
JointeachingartistandcartoonistAaronSoutherlandforacartooningandgraphicnovelworkshop.Studentswilllearntocreatetheirveryowncartoonandcomiccharactersthroughadvanceddrawingtechniques.
ThisisaReading,Writing&PoetryprogramfromSFPL.Welovereading/sharing/creatingwords.
21.WhatwillteenshavetodoatGREATTEENBOOKSWAP?
A．Exchangeabookoftheirown.
B．Shareareviewofthebooktheychoose.
C．Lookthroughsomebookstheykeep.
D．ContactDorcasatdorcas.wong@sfpl.org.
22．WhatcanweinferaboutTHEMIXBOOKCLUB?
A．Thiseventtakesplace12timesayear.
B.Onlythosewhobookseatsarewelcome.
C.Writersreadtheirbookstoparticipants.
D.NicolaYoon,awriter,willhelpchoosebooks.
23．WhatwillhappenatChinatown’sWorldLiteratureBookClub?
A．Drawingcontests.B．Writing.
C．Discussion.D．Charactercreating.
24．Whatismentionedineachevent?
A．Teens’ages.B．Openingandclosinghours.
C.Bookreviews.D．Namesofthebookstoberead.
B
MyparentssaidIlostmyhearingasababy,butIknewIhadn’tlostanything.Noneofmypartshaddroppedoff.Nothinghadchanged.Icouldhearmusicthatwascloseenoughtome.Icouldalsohearmymomwhenshewasinthesameroom.IcouldevenhearmycatpurrifIputmygoodearontopofhim.
Iwasn’tawareofanyhearinglossuntilIbegantowearahearingaidwhenIstartedlivingalone.Inoticeditruinedmypeaceofmind:
pencilstapping,phonesringing,andrefrigeratorshumming.Then,IbegantodiscovermanythingsIcouldn’tdo.Icouldn’ttellwheresoundscamefrom,notcouldItellfirealarmsfromburglaralarms.IoncemissedajobinterviewbecauseImisheardtheaddressonthephone.Forthefirsttime,IhadtoadmitthatIhadlostsomething.
Unlikeawheelchair,mydisabilitydoesn’tannounceitself.WhenIgotjobs,Ichosetokeepitasasecret.Onedayabusinessfriendsaid,“Nicolette,sometimesinmeetingsyouanswerthewrongquestions.Peopledon’tknowyoucan’thear,sotheythinkyou’restrange,stupid—orjustplainrude.Itwouldbebettertojusttellthem.”ButIknewifItold,peoplemightseeonlymydisability,andtheymightforgetthatIwasalsoawriter,apainter,andagoodgardener.Ifeltdisabledandhelpless.
ThisbotheredmetillImetmyhusband.OnemorningattheshoreIwaslisteningtothesoundsoftheseawhenmyhusbandsaid,“Hearthebird?
”“Whatbird?
”IlistenedharduntilIheardatinysound.Ifhehadn’tmentioneditIwouldneverhavenoticedit.AsIlistened,slowlyIbegantohear—orperhapsimagine—adistantsong.DidIreallyhearit?
Orjustheardinmyheartwhathesharedwithme?
Irealizedthatsongsimaginedwereassweetassongsheardandsongssharedweresweeterstill.
Thissharingiswhatboththedisabledandnon-disabledwant.Everyoneofus,ifwelivelongenough,willbecomedisabledinsomeway.Let’sshare.Now,justletmeseeyourlipswhenyouspeak.Andaskwhatyouwanttoknow.Theseareconversationsweallshouldhave,andit’snotthathardtobegin.
25Whentheauthorworethehearingaid,she________
A.feltbetterpreparedforthejobinterviews.B.experiencedasenseofloss.
C.wasabletoenjoydifferentsounds.D.wasteasedbyothers.
26.Shedidn’ttellherdisabilitytoothersbecause________
A.peoplemightfocusonherhearingloss.
B.shecouldgettheworkdoneasothers.
C.peoplemightbecuriousaboutit.
D.peoplemightlaughather.
27.WhydidNicolettewritethepassage?
A.Todrawpeople’sattentiontothehearingproblem.
B.Torememberthechallengesshefaces.
C.Totellpeoplenottotreatthedisableddifferently.
D.Toshowhowmuchshemissedbefore.
C
Thefactthatantsarefascinatinginsectshasbeenknownforsometime.Now,scientistshavediscoveredalargenumberofwoodantslivinginanabandonedundergroundstorehouseinTemplewo,Poland,despitehavingnoobvioussourceoffood.
PolishzoologistWojciechCzechowskiandhisteambeganstudyingtheundergroundcolonyin2013.Theyfoundtheantsbuilta60-cmhighnestinthesoildirectlyoverthestorehouseverticalairpipe.Asyearspassed,themetalcoveringonthepipeeroded,leavingbehindaholethatthousandsofworkerantsaccidentallyslipintoeachdayastheygoabouttheirdailychores.Thescientistssaythattherearenosourcesoffoodinthestorehouse.Thismeansthattheinsectsliveinastateofnearstarvation.
InJuly2015,theresearchersdisturbedpartoftheantnestinsearchoflarvae（幼虫）,cocoons（茧）,andqueens.Theyfoundnothing,leadingthemtosuspectthatthelackoffoodandcoldtemperaturesmadereproductionimpossibleandthatthegrouptendingthenestisentirelymadeupofnon-reproductivefemaleworkers.Theirpopulationisrefilledeveryyear,byanewrainofunfortunateantsthatslidedownthehole.TheresearcherssaythatwhentheyreturnedinJanuary2016,thenesthadbeenrepaired.Itappearsthatdespitetheterribleconditions,theworkerantsdonotstopconstructingtheirnest.
Woodantsareknownfortheirabilitytoadapttobadlivingconditions.Inthiscase,themillionsofworkerantstrappedinthestorehousehavenochoice.Butinsteadoflosinghope,theyaremakingthebestofthesituation—aclassicexampleof“whenlifegivesyoulesionsmakelemonade.”
28．Howdidthewoodantsarriveinthestorehouse?
A.Thefoodisratherabundantthere.
B.Theresearchteambroughtthemthere.
C.Theywereattractedbytheenvironment.
D.Theyfelldowntherebychance.
29．Whatdidtheresearchersfindinthenest?
A.Larvae.B.Cocoons.C.Aqueen.D.Workerants.
30．Whydidthepopulationofwoodantsremainsteady?
A.Th
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