1、1湖北省沙市中学 2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第二次双周考试题考试时间：2019 年 3月 14日 第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题 2分，满分 30 分） 1. When did the woman finish her draft? A. A week ago. B. A month ago. C. Two months ago.2. What happened at the charity party? A. More money was raised than expected.B. Not many people came.C. The woman had to leave e
2、arly to deal with her son.3. What are the speakers doing? A. Taking photos. B. Shooting a film. C. Trying on some make-up.4. How do the speakers feel? A. Defeated. B. Excited. C. Tired.5. What does the woman imply? A. The man can fix the problems. B. The man is easy to fool. C. She will not buy the
3、car.第二节 （共 15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5分） 听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. When will the woman have a class? A. 3:00. B. 3:15. C. 5:00.7. What will the woman do after lunch today? A. Go to the library. B. Go to work. C. Go to class.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why is the woman upset?A. There is no water in the room at all. B.
4、 Many things go wrong in the bathroom. C. She doesnt have a view of the Pacific Ocean.9. What does the man offer to do for the woman? 2A. Give her a free one-night stay. B. Change her room to 2012.C. Give her a discount on her current room.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. What skin masks should one use after
5、 a sunbath? A. Those mixed with lemon. B. Those mixed with orange. C. Those mixed with cucumber.11. What season is it now? A. Winter. B. Summer. C. Fall. 12. How does the woman feel in the end? A. Satisfied. B. Annoyed. C. Disappointed.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. Why wont the speakers go to Europe? A. T
6、hey dont have enough time. B. They cant afford it. C. They have been there recently.14. Where do the speakers decide to go instead? A. The city next to theirs. B. The nearby countryside. C. A nature park that is a little far away.15. How will the speakers go on vacation? A. By train. B. By bus. C. B
7、y car. 16. What does the woman ask the man to do before they leave? A. Pay attention to the weather. B. Fill up the car with gas.C. List what they will bring.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. Why is the man cooking dinner? A. He wants to impress the woman. B. He wants to celebrate something. C. He wants to s
8、how his appreciation for the woman.18. What do we know about the apartment? A. Another woman lives there. B. Its in a noisy neighborhood.C. It is not very large.319. What does the woman say about Melanie? A. She was quite messy.B. She asked for advice about school a lot. C. She is good at cooking.20
9、. What will the speakers have for dessert? A. A cake made by the man. B. A cake from a bakery. C. Ice cream from a shop.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）AFor tourists holding the Barcelona Card, the information below will be useful if you plan to admire some artworks or architectures there.Sagrada FamiliaOpenin
10、g hours: 09:0018:00(0ctober March); 09:0020:00(April September) Admission: $ 11，or $ 10 with the Barcelona Card The projects vast scale and its special design have made it one of Barcelonas top tourist attractions for many years.La Pedrera Opening hours: NovemberFebruary: 09:00-18:30; March-October:
11、 09:00一 20.00 Admission: $ 9.50. Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.It is a unique modernist building made of bricks and colorful tiles(瓦) .Visitors can see the amazing 800 square meters attic(阁楼）with 270 brick arches that give you a feeling that you are walking inside the skeleton of a whale.Barcelon
12、a FC MuseumOpening hours: 6th April4th October: 10:00一 20:00; the rest of the year: 10:00 18:30Admission: $ 8.50 for entry to the museum and $ 17 for a guided tour.When you buy your ticket you have two options: a ticket for the museum to see the football stadium or a special one for $ 15 where you g
13、et to see the stadium and the scenes at the club.4Picasso MuseumOpening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year. Admission: $ 9 for main exhibition-extra for special showings. Save 50% with the Barcelona Card.The museum has arranged Picassos paintings from
14、 his early days to his final works. Arranging the paintings in this way gives you a fascinating insight into the development of Picasso.21. What do we know about the tourist attractions mentioned in the passage?ASagrada Familia is the largest building in Barcelona.BLa Pedrera is well-known for its c
15、olorful material.CBarcelona FC Museum may attract football fans.DPicasso Museum offers only one exhibition.22.If you visit the stadium and the club with a tour guide in Barcelona FC Museum, you should pay A. $25.5 B. $34 C. $42.5 D. $3223.What do the attractions have in common?AThe Barcelona Card is
16、 a must for visiting them.BThey are all famous for their architectural styles.CTheir opening hours are changeable in different seasons.DTourists can have a discount of 20% with the Barcelona Card.BAs the effects of climate change set in, coastal cities such as the Italian city of Venice and the Amer
17、ican city of New Orlean are slowly sinking. So is Bangkok. Officials in the city and scientists say they do not know how long people will be able to continue living in the Thai capital.Thailands military rulers are considering action. The National Reform Council wants the government to form a commit
18、tee to deal with the warnings that Bangkok could be permanently underwater many years from now.The Saen canal was built in Bangkok in the late 1830s. In a neighborhood 5near the waterway, walkways are breaking up. Walls on homes, small businesses and an Islamic center appear to be bending. The area
19、is sinking about two centimeters a year, which is two times the average rate for the rest of Bangkok.“I dont know what to do.” says Vijitri Puangsiri who has lived in the neighborhood for 44 years. Her home needs to be repaired every year because of the sinking ground. The walkway in front of her ce
20、ntury-old house where she operates a small restaurant must also be repeatedly repaired.“If you travel on the canal boats, you can see how this is all hollow,” Somsak Kongeeng says, “The buildings are sinking because they were not built on solid foundations.” He joked that if we come back to see him
21、again in 20 years, the water level will be almost as high as his head. But he is also partly serious. That might be only a small overstatement in a city that is, on average, just two meters above sea level.Observers say two reasons for the sinking are a rising sea level and too much pumping of groun
22、dwater. Another reason, they say, is the decision by developers to build so many high-rises because they earn quantities of money by doing so. This kind of development worries those who are concerned with the rising water level.24. What do we know from the passage?A. Vijitri Puangsiris home needs re
23、pairing owing to the broken walkway.B. The Saen canal was a supporting evidence of the sinking ground.C. Somsak Kongeeng simply treats the sinking as a joke.D. Bangkok is not suitable for people to live in any more.25.To slow down the sinking of the city in a practical way, we suggest .A. replacing
24、the loose soil with concrete B. forbidding drinking pumped groundwaterC. controlling the construction of high-rises D. stopping the rising of sea level26.What is the writers purpose of writing the passage?A. To appeal to protect the city of Bangkok6B. To explain the reasons for the sinking.C. To str
25、ess the significance of Bangkok.D. To inform us of the situation of Bangkok.27. What is the best title of this passage?A. The Saen Canal-Cause of the Sinking. B. A warning from BangkokC. Bangkoka Coastal City at Risk D. Reasons for the Sinking BuildingCI recently ran into a friend I hadnt seen for a
26、 long while. Our conversation was lively and full of news from both sides. Before we parted she said, “Youll have to drop in sometime.” I immediately sensed that if I simply “dropped in I would take my friend by surprise, and I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway, starin
27、g at me, and asking, “Oh, er what brings you here?”Whatever happened to the unannounced drop-in visit? When I was growing up in the 1960s, it seemed that peoplemostly relatives, but also friendswere always popping in. My parents would put coffee on, and my mom would find something in the kitchen to
28、serve along with it. The neighbor lady, a worrier, was unloading her sadness while my mom quietly listened. My Polish relatives arrived in packsBut I never heard my parents say anything like “We werent expecting you. Drop-in visitors had a certain right of way and became No. 1. What happened to such
29、 visits? Actually I know the answer. Times have changed. Everybody gets busy with work. There is no longer a stay-at-home mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guest. Exploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a central form of entertainment. 28. W
30、hich of the following can replace the underlined phrase “drop in” in the second paragraph?A. make many friends B. pay a sudden visit C. have a good time D. fix a special date729. The woman from the neighborhood used to visit the authors home to_A. 1isten to my parents story B. meet new friendsC. see
31、k comfort from my parents D. taste nice dishes30. From the third paragraph of the passage, we can infer that_A. the author misses the lost good daysB. unexpected visitors are still welcome nowC. modern people prefer outdoor activitiesD. there are more jobs for the housewives now31. What may be the b
32、est title for the text?A. Lets go back to the pastB. The days gone with the windC. Conversationthe bridge between friendsD. The lost art of dropping inDOceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to the study of the sea”.Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interes
33、t in the sea were few and far between. Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctant to go to the sea to further his work.For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living fr
34、om the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?” had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America wa
35、s proposed. They had to know the depth and profile (起伏形状) of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured.It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, 8in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encoura
36、ging voyages during which soundings were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and relia
37、ble. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs, it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which denied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson l
38、ed a scientific expedition, which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.32. The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe t
39、o America made oceanographic studies take on .A. an academic aspect B. a business aspectC. an international aspect D. a military aspect33. The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was .A. to conduct some sounding experiments in the oceansB. to calculate the length of cable that
40、was neededC. to measure the depths of the two oceansD. to collect samples of sea plants and animals34. It was that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.A. the American NavyB. some early intercontinental travelersC. those who earned a living from the seaD. the company which proposed to lay a
41、n undersea cable35. This passage is mainly about .9A. the beginnings of oceanographyB. the laying of the first undersea cableC. the investigation of ocean depthsD. the early intercontinental communications第二节 (共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。“Give honest appreciation.”
42、“Show genuine interest in other people.” 36 I was very honored to be trained in them in Qingdao recently.The thing that impressed me most about the whole process was the task we completed by ourselves at the end of the training. We were asked to write a play and act it out in groups.37 When we got s
43、tarted, no one wanted to be the leader. Eager to push the task forward and to apply communication theories into practice, I felt motivated to take the leaders position. Though I had never tried it before, I cheered myself up and said silently that I would make it work.To get the members of the group
44、 involved, I put forth my ideas and asked for others opinions. After discussing them, we decided on the script. 38 We practiced saying the dialogue and repeated rehearsals. During the process I succeeded in uniting the group and encouraging other members to be devoted to the work. 39 Thanks to every
45、 team members hard work, we won the best scriptwriter prize and the best performance prize! The training never stops, just as my enthusiasm for the development of social skills never stops. 40 I realized that leadership is not simply a gift for people who are already great leaders. It can be a quali
46、ty of every brave person who wants to take on challenges. AThen we put most of our efforts into including different scenes.BThere were more challenges than I had expected.CI suddenly thought of a comedy I had seen on Television. DThis experience was excellent proof of the Carnegie principle.10EI nev
47、er decided arbitrarily(任意地) what they should do.FAll the participants were divided into seven randomly chosen groups.GThese are some of the main ideas of Carnegie social skills training.第三部分 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 30 分） As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious
48、 (反叛的) on the outside, 41 on the inside, I wanted people to 42 me. Once I left home to hitchhike (搭便车) to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasnt 43 , and there were many times I didnt feel safe. One situation in particular 44 me grateful to still be alive When I returned home, I was diff
49、erent, not so outwardly sure of myself. I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was 45 with us, was wearing my clothes. And my 46 seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be 47 if I werent there. I told my mom, and she explained that 48 Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could 49 me. I pointed out, “ She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been. ” My mom said these were wonderf
