1、1荆州中学 2016级高三双周考试卷英 语第一部分：听力(共两节, 满分 30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 will the man do?A. Search the womans bedroom.B. Call the womans cell phone.C.Ca
2、ll the woman back later.2.Where will the man and his girlfriend go on their holiday?A. Thailand. B. Korea. C. Unknown.3.Whats the mans problem?A. He couldnt find the lost-and-found office.B. He picked up his luggage late.C.His luggage was lost.4.Where are the speakers most probably?A. At a language
3、school. B. At a travel agency. C. At a managers office.5.Whats the most probable relationship between the speakers?A. Customer and client. B. Colleagues. C. Husband and wife.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
4、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。2听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.When does the mans train leave?A. At 2:30. B. At 3:30. C. At 4:30.7.How will the man get to the station?A. He will take the subway.B. David will drive him.C. The woman will drive him.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8.What should the man do after getting off at Lio
5、n Hill Station?A. Take Line 6. B. Go out from Exit C. C. Transfer to Line 10.9.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Plans for this afternoon. B. Subway lines in the city.C. The way to the zoo.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10.What does the man do in the present school?A. Study. B. Do research. C. Teac
6、h English11. What do most American students use to keep their stuff?A. A heavy schoolbag. B. A locker and a backpack. C. A day pack instead of a locker.12.What does the man think of the way Chinese students study?A. Interesting. B. Great. C. Not so good.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. Why was the man at the
7、 airport?A. To catch a flight. B. To pick someone up. C. To track two robbers.14.Why did the man keep an eye on that couple?A. They looked familiar to him.B. They didnt look like a couple.C.The woman kept looking around.3英语试题第 2页共 12页15.What was the woman doing at the airport?A. Waiting for someone.
8、 B. Buying flight tickets. C. Looking for a thief.16. What is the man?A. A policeman. B. A writer. C. A banker.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17.Who is organizing the contest?A. A magazine. B. A website. C. An online store.18. How old is Robert now?A. 13. B. 14. C. 18.19. When should the photos be taken?A. By
9、 October 20, 2017. B. By November 9, 2017.C. By December 8, 2017.20.Why does the woman give Robert the information?A. To tell about his contest.B. To tell him about a contest.C.To encourage him to take photos.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，每小题 2分，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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题
10、卡上将该项涂黑。AWhether she loves pets, books, make-up, music, or all of the above, theres a perfect gift for your number one mama.For the bookwormFor the woman who took you to the library to get your very first card, show how much you appreciate her love of language and words with one of these book-themed
11、 mugs for a Mothers Day gift. You can choose from a good old fashioned library card, a funny banned books motif, or ones featuring your favorite 4literary characters, including Edgar Allen Poe and Alice in Wonderland. These are some of the most meaningful Mothers Day gifts moms have ever received.Li
12、brary Card Mug, $18.49, AFor the perfume wearerScent is the strongest sense tied to memory, so you can likely close your eyes and know exactly how your mom smells, no matter how far away you are from her. Consider signing her up for this perfume subscription service as a Mothers Day gift. Shell get
13、a 30-day supply of designer perfume each month, from Dior to Bvlgari and 450 more.Scentbird, $14.95 per month, For the music fanIf your mom has Spotify playlists or a knack for DJing, singing or dancing, gift her this sweet bluetooth speaker inside of a beautiful wooden cabinet. Choose from hickory,
14、 white or black, and fill your dinners together with her top jams, which might just make her cry.Como Audio Solo, $299, For the cat momNow that her litter has found their way to different states, your moms attention has turned toward her fur baby: your family cat. Though you might be a tad jealous o
15、f the TLC the kitty receives, theres nothing more your cat-loving mama will enjoy than a gift for her new pal. With places to sleep, play and more, you might wish the Vesper Minou came in human-size, too.Vesper Minou Bench Scratcher, $61.99, A21. Where can you buy a gift if your mom loves perfume? A
16、. At A. B. At . C. At . D. At A.22. Vesper Minou may be a good choice for_.A. the cat mom B. the music fan C. the perfume wearer D. the bookworm 23. What is the purpose of the passage? 5A. To celebrate Mothers Day. B. To explain reasons for gifts.C. To advertise gifts for mom. D. To introduce ways t
17、o send gifts.BRain beat against the window, matching my mood. I should have known that my new job at the hospital was too good to be true. Throughout the day, rumors (传言) warned that the newest employee from each department would be laid off. I was the newest one in the training department. My boss
18、appeared. “You probably know were cutting back,” he said. “Administration wants us to offer outplacement classes to help those employees find other jobs, showing them how to act in an interview, for example.” “Fine,” I answered unwillingly, not knowing what else to say.I decided to go home early tha
19、t day. In the hall, I met the lady who brought us cookies every Friday. She was a little woman with gray hair. Only her head and the top of her green apron were visible over the cart (小车) loaded with cleaning supplies. At least she had a job! At the final meeting, laid-off workers formed a line at t
20、he door. A colleague whispered, “I cant believe our Cookie Lady is being laid off. Well miss her as much as well miss her cookies.” When the colleague spoke to her in Spanish, I knew my classes would be useless for her and I realized how much better off was than this poor woman.I decided to do somet
21、hing for her. I wrote to a newspaper expressing how I felt about the unselfishness of the Cookie Lady who needed a job. A few days later, my article appeared in the newspaper and the Cookie Lady was allowed to stay in her position. On the same day, I received a letter, which seemed so unlikely that
22、I read it twice. “An editor of a local magazine likes your piece and wants you to call her next time youre looking for work ”24. How did the author feel on that rainy day?A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Awkward. D. Proud.25. What was the author asked to do?A. Take care of patients. B. Leave earlier that
23、day.6C. Resign from the hospital. D. Help the laid-off workers.26. How did the author help the Cookie Lady?A. He offered her a high-paid job. B. He gave her advice on job hunting.C. He made her story known to others. D. He taught her how to pass an interview.27. What does the story tell us?A. Good d
24、eeds have their rewards.B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. Little people can make a big difference.D. Love brings more joy to people than work does.CAt your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.Among English speakers, chances are that it will be
25、a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Res
26、earch in Dutch and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 seconds nearly twice as long as in Americans meetings.In J
27、apan, it is recognized that the best communication is when you dont speak at all. Its already a failure to understand each other by speaking because youre repairing that failure by using words.In the US, it may originate from the history of colonial (殖民地) America as a crossroads of many different ra
28、ces. When you have a complex of difference, its hard to establish common understanding unless you talk and theres 7understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally engaged to establish a common life. This applies also to some extent to London.In contrast, when theres more homogeneity, per
29、haps its easier for some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest friends and family its easier to sit in silence than with people youre less well acquainted with. 28. Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation?A. The Dutch. B. Americans. C. The E
30、nglish. D. The Japanese.29. What might the Japanese agree with in a conversation?A. Speaking more gives the upper hand.B. Speak out what you have in your mind.C. Great minds think alike without words.D. The shorter talking silence, the better.30. What can we learn from the text?A. A four second sile
31、nce in conversation is universal.B. Its hard for Americans to reach a common agreement.C. English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers.D. The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears.31. What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean?A. Simil
32、arity. B. Contradiction. C. Diversity. D. Misunderstanding.DWhat if I told you that a hundred thousand San Franciscans did not have electricity or waterat home? I imagine many of you would call for our government to step in and help. Now, substitute the Internet for water and electricity. Would you
33、still be upset? According to the latest analysis from the City, more than a hundred thousand residents do not have access to the Internet at home.Almost two years ago, CivicMakers began organizing community events to close the digitaldivide and bring a public broadband network to San Francisco. 8Yet
34、 the problem still hasnt been solved. “High-speed broadband is not a luxury Its a necessity. Broadband Internet service hassteadily become a core(核心)tool and is now taking its place alongside water and electricity,” according to the White House.America is the birthplace of the Internet, yet were fal
35、ling behind nationally and globally.According to the report, each San Franciscan only needs to pay up to $26 for high-speed Internetvia a Public-Private partnership model. Or under a purely public, it is estimated that the Citywould pay $393.7 million in construction costs and $103.2 million in annu
36、al costs.If any city can solve this problem, its San Francisco. We should be a model for others andwe should build for the future. We have led the charge on equal rights, access to healthcare andpressing environmental issues. It is time that we should provide the infrastructure(基础设施)to all residents
37、 to compete in our modern economy. Those who cannot afford this basic right should be offered a hand to lift them up.I believe like many of you that Internet access is a basic economic right. Its not a nice thingto have; its a must to have. Its time for us to open the door for all San Franciscans to
38、 thrive(兴盛).32. How did the author put forward the topic of the passage?A. By making comparisons. B. By asking questions.C. By giving examples. D. By analyzing the cause and effect.33. Why does the author mention what the White House says?A. To show the Internet is a luxury to many.B. To show access
39、 to the Internet is essential.C.To show the reason why the Internet is important.D.To show the White House care about the Internet.34. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. It is too costly to help San Franciscans use the Internet.B. San Franciscans can get a number of supports from the government.C
40、.San Franciscans can access the Internet because America is the birthplace of it.D.It is quite possible to help San Franciscans access the Internet.35. The text is meant to_.9A. explain the governments important role in the citys thriving B. show how the Internet affects our lifeC.promote the Intern
41、et access in San FranciscansD.show the importance of modern technology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。Spreading smiles at BirchwoodWhen Ava McCarver was in kindergarten, her class visited a nursing home (疗养院). Ava learned that many of the residents (住户) there receive
42、 few visitors. 36 “I asked my mom if I could visit them,” she says. Soon, Ava and her mom became volunteers at Birchwood Health Care Center.That was six years ago. 37 She enjoys hanging out with Mary, Shirley and other residents during her twice-monthly visits. “I paint their nails, and I talk to a
43、lot of them,” she says. Sometimes she helps lead craft (手工艺) projects. Other times they play card games. “Its good for the residents to see little kids,” Ava says. “That makes them really happy.”38 She has raised money for the nursing home by making refrigerator decorations and selling them at a cra
44、ft fair. She has also collected used puzzles from garage sales and donated them to Birchwood.Ava wrote a book called The Squirrel Family. In the book, two squirrels raise a family and eventually move into a place called Birchwood where they live happily. 39 Ten stores in her city agreed to display t
45、he books, along with a can to collect money. Avas project raised about $750. Birchwood used that money to buy furniture for the residents.Ava says she enjoyed the look of “pure joy” on a residents face after a hug from her. Thats why she started visiting Birchwood to bring happiness to others. 40 “I
46、ts really fun,” she says. “They have good stories, and I enjoy my time there.”A. She decided to take action.10B. But she has gained happiness for herself, too.C. Since then, Ava has made many friends at Birchwood.D. Ava used her book to raise money for the nursing home.E. Birchwood needs more volunt
47、eers for its craft project.F. Ava has found some creative ways to help her friends at Birchwood.G. Avas book has achieved a great success and earned a large amount of money for her.第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分 45分)第一节 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分）“Nobody else knows what they are doing either.” I read this quo
48、te about six years ago when I was in college.I lived through college life without any 41 . When professors said it was time to hand in my homework, I handed it in. When I was told that I hadnt enough 42 to get my degree, I studied hard to 43 examinations to get credit for several courses.One day, I
49、was having dinner with some classmates. One said suddenly, “I plan to buy a 44 within three years after graduation.”I almost 45 , “Really? Do you know how hard it is to buy one house?”He said leisurely, “Mortgage(抵押贷款).”Another added, “Great! I expect to pass the examination of Chartered Financial Analyst and get the certificate within five years after graduation.”I just seemed
