1、1湖北省沙市中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期第八次双周考试题 考试时间：2019 年 1 月 10 日第一部分 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. What does the woman plan to do？A. Stay at school. B. Visit her family. C. Go camping.2. W
2、hats the topic of the conversation？A. A ship. B. A movie. C. A joke.3. Why cant the speakers go on the trip？A. The mans uncle died.B. The man got sick.C. The woman has to attend a meeting.4. What does the man mean？A. Benjamin is very honest.B. Benjamin often breaks his words.C. Benjamin is serious a
3、bout his work.5. What is the relationship between the speakers？A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Teacher and student.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，回答第 6 至 7 题。6.
4、 What is wrong with Kathy？A. She cant get on well with her father.B. She is worried about her classmate Don.C. She is upset because she failed the exam.7. What are the speakers mainly talking about？A. Mid-term exam. B. School education. C. Pressure from parents.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. Where did the
5、man grow up？2A. In a city. B. In a small town. C. In the countryside.9. What do the speakers see in the street？A. Kids playing ball. B. Nice shops. C. A lot of trash.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why does the woman hesitate at first？A. Because modern art is new to her.B. Because she is busy with her fi
6、nal paper.C. Because the exhibit is different from studying.11. Which city will the art exhibit go to next？A. New York. B. Chicago. C. San Francisco.12. What will they probably do after going to the modern art museum？A. Go back home. B. Visit another museum. C. Have something to eat.听第 9 段对话，回答第 13
7、至 16 题。13. What kind of food does the man want to eat？A. Thai. B. Italian. C. Indian.14. What does the woman suggest first？A. Going to a big city to find the right spices.B. Looking around the local market.C. The man should learn how to cook the food himself.15. Where do the speakers live？A. In Aust
8、ralia. B. In America. C. In England.16. Who may the woman ask for help？A. The mans brother. B. The mans uncle. C. Her mother.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When did the train leave Glasgow last Thursday？A. At 8: 14 am. B. At 9: 20 am. C. At 8: 40 am.18. What happened to the speaker？A. He lost his lugga
9、ge. B. He missed his flight. C. He was badly injured.19. What does the speaker mainly complain about？A. The trains delay, poor service and no apology.B. The rude manners of the crew and the high price of the ticket.3C. The delay of the train and poor-quality food of the restaurant.20. What is the pu
10、rpose of the tape-talk？A. To comment on the restaurant on the train.B. To give the reason why he missed his flight.C. To urge the company to make up for his loss.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。AMagazines can help get kids psyched about reading.
11、 The thrill of flipping through a fresh magazine can totally drive a new reader to practice words and learn about topics they might not normally be exposed to. For young readers who want to be entertained and learn something new. Here are our favorite kids magazine subscription picks.1. National Geo
12、graphic KidsNational Geographic Kids is designed for children ages 6 to 14. The magazine is published by the National Geographic Society and has been in publication since September 1975. With each issue, young readers enjoy a wide range of regular features such as “Amazing Animals”, “Weird but True”
13、, “Cool Inventions” and “Guinness World Records.” A one-year subscription (10 issues) is $15.2. MuseThis magazine, launched in January 1997, features nine cartoon characters known as the Muses. The articles expose kids ages 9 and up to history, science and the arts. Regular Muse content includes fun
14、 facts, a question-and-answer page and fun themes such as extraterrestrial life (外星生命), urban legends and pirates. A one-year subscription (nine issues) is $34.3. ChopChopThis is an award-winning, non-profit quarterly magazine for kids ages 5 to 12. ChopChop is filled with great recipes, interactive
15、 games and educational food facts and is intended to inspire and teach kids to cook real food with their families. ChopChop received the 2016 Parents Choice Gold Award and was named the James Beard 2015 Publication of the Year. A one-year subscription (four issues) is $15.4. HighlightsWho doesnt rem
16、ember reading Highlights magazine - whether at home or at the dentists office? Every 40-page issue helps children explore exciting new topics, investigate cool subjects and learn about our wonderful world. Highlights is ideal for ages 6 to 12 and features stories, puzzles, games, riddles, science ex
17、periments and craft projects. High Five, the preschool version of Highlights, is intended for little ones ages 2 to 6. A one-year subscription (12 issues) is $40.421. How much is a two-year subscription to a magazine launched in 1975?A. $30. B. $34. C. $40. D. $68.22. What is special about ChopChop?
18、A. It has a history of 42 years. B. It has nine cartoon characters.C. It is helpful for kids to learn to cook. D. It includes a question-and-answer page.23. What topic do Muse and Highlights have in common?A. Science. B. Craft projects. C. Riddles. D. Animals.BFamous tennis coach Nick Bollettieri co
19、nsidered tennis star Roger Federer the greatest player of all time, saying he is “in a class of his own”. The Swiss mastro (大师) won his record eighth Wimbledon title this month, defeating Croatian Marin Cilic in the final, and going to the entire tournament without dropping a single set.The 36-year-
20、old now has 19 Grand Slam titles, the most in history for a male tennis player. Bollettieri coached some the most successful tennis player ever, including Andre Agassi and Jim Corurier, believes Federer stands out from the rest due to all the efforts he makes on and off the court. “When you get to k
21、now the greatest player of all time, I believe you will join with many commentators in saying Roger is standing in a class of his own,” Bollettieri told Saturday Sport. “He is magnificent in expecting what to do. He has improved his backhand and also he is hitting the ball much earlier, and he is on
22、e of the best placement servers (发球员) in the game.”His management team headed by Tony Godsick takes care of his mind and body, time with his family, time with his foundation and time with rest. He also respects the game and his opponents. Despite his impressive record, Federer has struggled against
23、the other top players of this generation, including Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Along with Andy Murray, they are known as tennis “big four”, and Federer has a combined 50-57 record against the other three during his career.However, Bollettieri doesnt think that will have any impact on Federers
24、greatness if he keeps on playing the way he is at his age. Bollettieri said, “Age is only a number. It is how you feel inside you. I believe a lot of people today can do a lot better if their mind set is to say I will get better every day and never use the word retirement. When you worry about losin
25、g, it is more difficult to win.”24. What does Bollettieri mean by saying he is“ in a class of his own“?A. Roger is a tennis player second to none. B. Roger is a particular favorite of his.C. Roger is proud and prefers being alone.D. Roger has difficulty getting along with others.25. What can we know
26、 about Roger from the passage?A. He is in full charge of his life and career. B. Hard work is a major factor in his success. 5C. Deep respect develops between him and Tony.D. His greatest achievement is made in his thirties.26. What does the underlined word “that“ in the last paragraph refer to?A. R
27、ogers increased age. B. Rogers positive attitude.C. Rogers impressive recordD. Rogers losing to other famous players.27.What does Bollettieri want to stress in the last paragraph?A. Failure is nothing to fear. B. Being positive is very important.C. Everyone needs to be strong-willed. D. Attitude is
28、everything.CWe humans spend about one-third of our lives asleep. This may sound like a lot of time, but it is not wasted. Sleep not only helps us stay healthy but it also helps our brains remember. Our brains need good sleep to remember what we do and learn during the other two thirds of our lives w
29、hen we are awake.Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that sleep helps improve brain performance by shrinking(收缩) synapses in the brain. A synapse is the area where cells pass messages to other cells.Scientist Chiara Cirelli is a leader at the schools Center for Sleep and Co
30、nsciousness. She told the reporter that sleep is when the human brain mixes information it has learned while awake into its general collection of knowledge. Meanwhile, the brain forgets unimportant details. This forgetting is important. It makes space for new learning and new memories.Cirelli said t
31、hat the Centers research began with this hypothesis(假设): We sleep so that our brain can repair and refresh itself. She said the idea seems simple and reasonable. However, testing and discovering how it works has been extremely difficult.Synapses(神经元的突触) are only about 20-40 nanometre(纳米)wide. The te
32、am began their study by measuring the size of the synapses to look for changes in these already tiny spaces between nerve cells. Cirelli says the process is difficult because “all the actual measurements of the synapses have to be done by hand.” The team had to wait until improvements in laboratory
33、technology made it possible to see these tiny changes. A University of Wisconsin press release called the research a“huge job.” Many research specialists worked for four years to photograph, rebuild and study certain areas of a mouse brain. The report also said the scientists measured 6,920 synapses
34、.Cirelli says they found that our synapses shrink as our brains clean themselves during sleep. We wake up refreshed and ready to fill those synapses with new information. The research findings are the result of years of hard work at the University of Wisconsin Madison. The researchers published thei
35、r findings in the journal Science.28. How does the brain help improve our memory while we are sleep?A. By not forgetting any learnt knowledge.B. By keeping learning new information.C. By adding new knowledge to its old collection.D. By repeating information learnt before.629. What is the fifth parag
36、raph mainly about?A. The size for the synapses.B. The difficulties in the measuring work.C. The preparations for the measuring work.D. The result of the measuring work.30. What can we infer about the research work?A. The synapses were found bigger after a good nights sleep.B. The findings proved the
37、ir hypothesis was right.C. The team began their research as soon as they decided to.D. The researchers carried out their work with a human brain.31. What is the result of the research?A. Sleep helps us keep healthy. B. Sleep takes one-third of our lifetime.C. Sleep helps the brain shrink. D. Sleep h
38、elps us learn better.DOn a college camping trip, curiosity about waves and sand caused Rob Thieler to study shorelines around the world. Thirty years later and now a U.S. Geological Survey research geologist, Thieler, is combining science and smart-phone technology to help study an endangered bird,
39、the Atlantic Coast piping plover(笛鸻).The piping plover is a shorebird that breeds（繁殖）along the Atlantic Coast, the Great Lakes and the Great Plains. Rising sea levels associated with climate change, as well as increased development in their beach habitats, threaten the species. To help track changes
40、 in piping plover habitats, Thieler developed a free app called iPlover in 2012. This is a marked change from the typical way scientists collect data, which involves gathering information using specialized equipment or writing in notebooks and then putting into spreadsheets(电子表格). Since releasing iP
41、lover, scientists have gathered data across 1500 km of breeding range. That equals about a third of the distance across the U.S., which is a large area to cover for only two thousand breeding pairs of piping plovers on the east coast. Instead of having to travel and spend days at each site, a number
42、 of cooperators in the field use the app to collect and send data, allowing scientists to gather data more efficiently. It also allows them to collect data at the same time during each breeding season, providing a better picture of changes that happen over longer periods of time. And fast, centraliz
43、ed access means scientists can look at data quickly to get a real-time idea of where and how piping plovers are using their habitats. While iPlover is used by trained field staff, other apps like the U. S. Geological Surveys web-based “iCoastDid the Coast Change?” invite citizen scientists to identi
44、fy coastal changes by comparing birds-eye-view photographs taken before and after storms. All the information scientists and citizen scientists alike collect helps federal and state agencies create policy plans for addressing climate change impacts worldwide.32. What can we know about the piping plo
45、ver?7A. Its behaviour is changing.B. Its habitat is growing bigger. C. Its living environment is becoming worse. D. Its breeding is limited to the Atlantic Coast. 33. Why did Thieler develop iPlover?A. To study shorelines across America. B. To advance information technology. C. To find out global cl
46、imate change.D. To monitor changes of piping plover habitats. 34. Which of the following benefits the shorebirds?A. The camping equipment. B. Research on smart phones.C. The changeable coast. D. Progress in technology.35.What would be the best title of the text?A. Protecting Endangered Shorebirds B.
47、 Rob Thieler, a Creative ScientistC. IPlover, Tool for Training Field StaffD. Differences Between IPlover and ICoast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。Many people think only professionals engineers, accountants, teachers, etc. have careers. 36 Even if youve never ha
48、d a paid job, you still have a career. Your career is the sum of your life and work. It includes all your activities and experiences. Your schooling, your volunteer work, and even your relationships with your family are all big parts of your career. 37 During your career, you will have a variety of
49、jobs, occupations and roles. People used to think of a job as full-time, permanent, paid work done for an employer at a work site. But in our changing world, a job is a set of duties or tasks. It can be paid or unpaid. 38 Even someone who is self-employed has a job.An occupation is a group of jobs with similar responsibilities that require a common set of skills. 39 Programmers may have permanent or temporary jobs working for specific employers, be self-employed, work full-time or part-time,
