1、- 1 -湖北省沙市中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期第七次双周考试题第 I 卷第一部分 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 woman do next Saturday?A.Attend a birthday B. Sing in a concert C.St
2、ay at home2. What does the woman want the men to do?A.Buy her a newspaper B.Take a picture of her C.Stop following her3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In a classroom B.In a library C.In a bookstore4. Where will the woman go first?A.To the bathroom B.To the beach C.To the bank5. W
3、hat does the woman mean?A. The man forgot to do his hairB. The man needs to buy a new mirrorC. The mans tie and shirt dont match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。听下面一段材料，回答第 6
4、至 7 题。6. How did the womans dog escape?A.By going over the fence B.By going through a hole in the fence- 2 -C.By going through the backyard door7. What will the woman do next?A.Post the dogs pictures B.Buy a new dog C.Search her neighbors backyard听下面一段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. How does the man feel about Mi
5、ley Cyruss music?A.Its interesting B. Its classical C. Its disgusting9. What does the woman want to do now?A.To stop her daughter listening to Cyruss music B.To borrow her daughters iPod to listen to Cyruss music C. To decide whether she should buy her daughter an iPod听下面一段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.What d
6、oes the man like about YouTube?A. Watching funny home videosB. Posting his own videos on itC. Watching different TV channels11.What kind of meals do the guys make in Epic Meal Time?A.Low fat meals B.Unhealthy meals C.Traditional meals12.What happens to the meals in the end?A. They are tasted by the
7、audience.B. They are given to the poor people.C. They are eaten by the guys in the show.听下面一段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.How long has the man had headaches?A. About half a year B. Nearly a year C. Several weeks14.According to the woman, what is causing the mans headache?A. A Lack of exercise B. Dull work C.
8、 Stress15.What does the man do?A. A doctor B. A policeman C. A postman - 3 -16.What does the man decide to do?A. Take some time off and relaxB. Go back to work as usualC. Take some other medicine听下面一段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.When will the fire arrive close to Lakewood?A.By 6:00 in the evening B.By 5:00 i
9、n the evening C.By 6:00 in the morning18.Where shouldnt the residents go to escape the fire?A.Springfield B.Western Hill C.Point Cabina Station19.How will the residents leave this fire area?A. They will run away as soon as possibleB. They will be picked up by the policeC. They will drive their cars
10、to leave20.What are the residents advised to do before they leave?A. Leave all the belongings behindB. Stay calm and do not panicC. Ask the police to protect them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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AInternational Weather Forecast (Januar
11、y 18th, 2008)Paris WeatherToday: Plentiful sunshine. High 59F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.Tomorrow: A mainly sunny sky. High 59F. Winds ENE at 5 to l0 mph.New York Weather Today: Cloudy with rain and snow showers. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Rain and snow showers this evening changing
12、to rain showers overnight. - 4 -Tomorrow: Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High around 45F. Winds WNW at l0 to 20 mph.London WeatherToday: Cloudy and windy. High 56F. Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph.Tomorrow: Windy with occasional light rain. High 58F. Winds SW at 20 to 30 mp
13、h. Chance of rain 70%.Sydney WeatherToday: Cloudy with periods of rain. Temps high 73F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch. Tomorrow: Showers in the morning with isolated thunderstorms arriving in the afternoon. High 78F. Winds NNE at 5 to10 mph. Chanc
14、e of rain 40%. An isolated thunderstorm possible during the evening, then occasional showers overnight.21. Which city has the strongest wind on January 19th?A. Paris. B. New York. C. London. D. Sydney.22. There will be thunderstorms in Sydney on_.A. the evening of January 18th B. the afternoon of Ja
15、nuary 18thC. the morning of January 19th D. the afternoon of January 19th23. If you go on a tour on January l8th, which of the following places of interest is the most favorable according to the weather report?A. The Eiffel Tower. B. Statue of Liberty. C. Big Ben. D. The Sydney Opera House BEvery da
16、y, Americans throw away 500 million plastic straws, enough to circle the Earth twice. They are almost never recycled, and simply contribute to the great problem of plastic pollution; eight million tons of plastic is dumped into the oceans every year.Plastic straws are now the target of a growing mov
17、ement to reduce their use. Possibly the first of such campaigns, Be Straw Free was started in 2011 by Milo Cress, who was only nine years old at hat time.“I noticed that whenever I ordered a drink at a restaurant, it would - 5 -usually come with a straw in it, and I don I usually need a straw,” he s
18、aid. “This seemed like a huge waste. Straws are made of oil, a precious and finite resource. Is making single use plastic straws, which will be used for a matter of minutes before being tossed away, really what we want to do with this resource?”Cress started asking restaurants in Burlington, Vermont
19、, where he lived at the time, to stop providing straws automatically to customer and make them optional instead. Many agreed and his request made ripples (涟漪) nationwide. The restaurants that make the switch report a reduction in the number of straws they use between 50 and 80%.The anti-straw sentim
20、ent has crossed borders into the UK, where straws have been included in a government plan to ban ail plastic waste by 2042.Last year large pub chain Wetherspoons announced that it would replace plastic straws with paper alternatives across 900 outlets. After the announcement, many smaller chains and
21、 pubs across the country followed suit. According to Wetherspoons CEO John Hutson, the move will save 70 million plastic straws a year and the reaction from patrons has been “very positive”. Offering alternatives or making plastic straws optional, rather than banning them completely, is a common tra
22、it among these campaigns. “There are many other viable alternatives to single use plastic drinking straws that are less harmful to the environment, wildlife and humans,” said Jackie Nunez, founder of The Last Plastic Straw.24. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. Plastic straws are too costly to pr
23、oduce.B. All plastic straws are dumped into the sea.C. Plastic straws are too small to be recycled.D. Plastic straws cause great pollution.25. What did Milo Cress ask his local restaurants to do?A. To make plastic straws optional. B. To stop the use of plastic straws.- 6 -C. To charge the use of pla
24、stic straws. D. To reject the request for plastic straws.26. What is the Wetherspoons effort to reduce the use of plastic straws?A. To ban the use of plastic straws. B. To close some of its outlets.C. To offer customers alternatives. D. To seek the governments support.27. What is the Wetherspoons cu
25、stomers attitude towards the move?A. Uncaring. B. Favorable. C. Critical D. Disapproving.CI recently posted a picture on Facebook from the movie Mad Max, a film where two groups race through the desert in steam punk vehicles, and wrote, “Actual picture of my way to work today.” It was meant to be a
26、joke because of the sandstorms in Beijing, but one of my friends from back home thought it was real.I couldnt imagine how they could think that is actually what China is like. China has so many more conveniences and advantages than the West, and many of my friends agree. “I dont know how I will be a
27、ble to deal when I go back home,” said a friend who is about to end her gap year in Beijing. “Ive become so spoiled in China. China seems to be leading the way in innovation and convenience for daily life. Back home I could never shop, pull out my phone and scan a QR code to pay.There have been rumo
28、rs of starting bike sharing in my hometown for years with little success while bike sharing suddenly appeared in Beijing overnight. I just step outside and scan a code, and I am on my way. Going out to eat with a group of friends back home was troublesome for both the group and the servers. Splittin
29、g checks and swiping(刷) 10 different cards or making change for each person in the group can be a pain. But with Chinas WeChat, you can quickly send your friends your part of the bill. The list goes onWhen I first arrived in Beijing, I was dead set on leaving in a month. That month has come and gone
30、. Now, when someone asks me when Im coming back, I - 7 -think to myself, “Who knows?” With all the conveniences and technology here, I may never want to go back.28. Whats the function of Paragraph 1?A. To introduce a movie. B. To introduce the topic.C. To tell an interesting story. D. To show the we
31、ather in Beijing.29. How did the author feel when he first came to Beijing?A. He didnt want to stay long.B. He couldnt stand the weather.C. He never wanted to go back home.D. He was amazed at the bike sharing.30. What can we infer from the text?A. China is the first country to start bike sharing.B.
32、The author has become used to mobile payment in China.C. People always use WeChat to pay when eating out in the US.D. The authors friends all know the convenience of living in China.31. What does the text intend to tell us?A. Bike sharing has spread all over China.B. Foreigners have misunderstanding
33、s of China.C. Life in foreign countries is not as easy as we thought.D. Technology has brought much convenience in China.DAs self-driving cars come closer to being common on American roads, much of the rhetoric (说辞) promoting them has to do with safety. About 40,000 people die on U. S. roads every y
34、ear, and driver errors are linked to more than 90 percent of crashes. But many of the biggest advocates(拥护者) of autonomous vehicles arent car companies which are willing to improve the safety of their existing products. In fact, huge support for self-driving technologies is coming from Silicon Valle
35、y giants like Google and Apple.Those of us who have studied the relationship between technology and society tend to look more carefully at the motivations behind any technological push. In - 8 -this case, its clear that, in addition to addressing safety concerns, Silicon Valley firms have a strong i
36、ncentive (动机) to create a new venue for increasing the use of their digital devices. Every minute people pay money to tech companies for providing the data of their mobile phones. Still, money is their first concern.At present, digital devices and driving are in conflict: there are serious, often fa
37、tal, consequences when drivers use smartphones to talk or to text. Regulators and safety advocates look to resolve the conflict by banning phone use while driving, which has happened in virtually every state. But the tech companies are taking a different approach. The obvious answer for Silicon Vall
38、ey is creating an antomobile in which continuous cellphone use no longer poses a threat to anyone.In recent years, the amount of time adults spend on their mobile devices has grown rapidly. At the moment, its around four hours a day for the average adult in the U. S. However, that rapid growth is li
39、kely to slow down as people run out of time thats available for them to use their devices. Unless, of course, theres a new block of time that suddenly opens up. The average American now spends about 48 minutes in a car every day, a sizable opportunity for increased cellphone use.So as the public con
40、versation around autonomous cars highlights the safety advantages, dont forget the tech industry s powerful desire for more profits, which goes well beyond simply saving us from ourselves.32. Who are responsible for most traffic accidents in America?A. Car companies. B. Tech companies.C. Drivers. D.
41、 Self-driving cars.33. What is Silicon Valleys motive for promoting self-driving technologies?A. To make more money. B. To reduce traffic accidents.C. To limit the use of digital devices. D. To support car companies.- 9 -34. What is the present solution to the conflict between digital devices and dr
42、iving?A. Teaching people traffic rules. B. Improving self-driving technologies.B. Fixing digital devices in cars. D. Banning phone use while driving. 35. What does the underlined phrase “a new block of time” possibly refer to?A. The working time. B. Peoples spare time.C. The time spent in the car. D
43、. The time spent on mobile devices.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。How similar are language and music?Language is part of our daily lives, no matter where we live in the world. 36 Both language and music play a huge role in our culture and here are some of their s
44、imilarities. Both language and music have a writing system.In English we record language by using the alphabet, which is a collection of letters. Similarly, we use notes to keep a record of music. Musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music. 37 By writing pieces of text or music, we
45、 are able to share experiences through time. We can read the ideas or hear the composition of someone who lived hundreds of years ago. 38 You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language they use. In the same way, we know that styles of music are different around the w
46、orld, giving us the opportunity to explore many different cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation. Both share emotion.39 Of course you may be able to see it in my face, but you will know for - 10 -sure through my words. Similarly, music can sound angry, sad or ha
47、ppy. Music can show you exactly how the composer was or is feeling, and allows us to share in that emotion. When you feel happy, you might want to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate your happiness. 40 I think we have all used music to express or process our emotions, often combining it with
48、 language in the form of song lyrics.A. Both are expressive.B Both vary with culture.C How do you know that I am angry?D. We use language to express our thoughts.E. So just as you read English, you can read music.F. Similarly, music is part of many peoples lives.G. In contrast, you probably also lis
49、ten to sad music when you are feeling down.第三部分：语言知识运用（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）When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry, 41 number!” and move on. But when Dennis Williams 42 a text that clearly wasnt intended for him, he did something 43 .On March 19, Dennis got a group text 44 him that a couple he didnt know were at the hospital, waiting for the 45 of a baby.“Congratu
