2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第八次双周考试题 (I).doc

2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第八次双周考试题 (I)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. Whats 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 about 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. 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 man grow up？A. 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 final 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 Australia. 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 luggage. B. He missed his flight. C. He was badly injured.19. What does the speaker mainly plain about？A. The trains delay, poor service and no apology.B. The rude manners of the crew and the high price of the ticket.C. The delay of the train and poor-quality food of the restaurant.20. What is the purpose of the tape-talk？A. To ment on the restaurant on the train.B. To give the reason why he missed his flight.C. To urge the pany 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。Magazines can help get kids psyched about reading. 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 Geographic 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”, “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 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 games and educational food facts and is intended to inspire and teach kids to cook real food with their families. ChopChop received the xx Parents Choice Gold Award and was named the James Beard xx Publication of the Year. A one-year subscription (four issues) is $15.4. HighlightsWho doesnt remember 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 experiments 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 $40.21. 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?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 mon?A. Science. B. Craft projects. C. Riddles. D. Animals.BFamous tennis coach Nick Bollettieri considered 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-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 know the greatest player of all time, I believe you will join with many mentators 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 one 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 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 bined 50-57 record against the other three during his career.However, Bollettieri doesnt think that will have any impact on Federers 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 losing, it is more difficult to win.”24. WhatdoesBollettierimeanbysayingheisinaclassofhisown? A.Rogerisatennisplayersecondtonone. B. Rogerisaparticularfavoriteofhis.C. Roger is proud and prefers being alone. D.Rogerhasdifficultygettingalongwithothers.25. WhatcanweknowaboutRogerfromthepassage? A. Heisinfullchargeofhislifeandcareer. B. Hardworkisamajorfactorinhissuccess. C. Deep respect develops between him and Tony.D.Hisgreatestachievementismadeinhisthirties.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthatinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Rogersincreasedage. B.Rogers positiveattitude.C. Rogers impressive recordD.Rogerslosingtootherfamousplayers.27.WhatdoesBollettieriwanttostressinthelastparagraph?A.Failureisnothingtofear. B.Beingpositiveisveryimportant.C.Everyoneneedstobestrong-willed. D.Attitudeiseverything.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 when 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 Consciousness. 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 that 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 team 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 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.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 their 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.29. What is the fifth paragraph 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 their 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 helps 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 bining science and smart-phone technology to help study an endangered bird, 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 in piping plover habitats, Thieler developed a free app called iPlover in xx. 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 iPlover, 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 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, centralized 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 Surveysweb-based “iCoastDid the Coast Change?” invite citizen scientists to identify coastal changes by paring 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 plover? A. Its behaviour is changing.B. Its habitat is growing bigger. C. Its living environment is being 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 climate 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. Rob Thieler, a Creative Scientist C. 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 had 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. 37During your career, you will have a variety of 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 mon set of skills. 39 Programmers may have permanent or temporary jobs working for specific employers, be self-employed, work full-time or part-time, be paid for their work or volunteer their services. They may change jobs or hold several jobs at one time but, until they change the type of duties or tasks they perform, they are still puter programmers. 40 We all play a number of roles in our lives and our roles often change over time. For example, Kris works four days a week as a receptionist in a clinic and takes evening courses in social work. She also sews gymnastic wear for her neighbor who sells it at summer markets. Now Kris has at least three roles.A. A role is a part you play.B. Actually everyone has a career.C. In other words, your career is your life story.D. For example, puter programmer is an occupation.E. As a matter of fact, a job is different from a role in some way.F. It can be pleted at a work site, at home, or somewhere else.G. The following is about your work, your family, and your life story.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I was working on my usual Sunday afternoon shift at the bakery. The flow of 41 rushed to finish weekend shopping in order to return home 42 to prepare supper or watch the football game. I focused on my job of 43 hundreds of bags for the ing holiday weekend 44 I heard a weak voice, “Excuse me, miss.” I 45 up to see an elderly man standing before me. He 46 asked if he could have a tart (果陷饼). I went to fetch the tart and placed it in a box. “Three dollars, please.” I told him. The man looked 47 and began shaking his head. This is one of the most awkward 48 , because you want to give the dessert away, but cannot. He apologized, saying he would not 49 more than expected on a tart. 50 I felt upset, I waited on (招待) the customer behind him, a woman who asked for various breads and desserts 51 a dinner party she was hosting. After finishing her_ 52 , she asked if I would 53 adding a tart to her bill and placing it in a 54 box. My 55 grew as I handed it to her. She paid, _ 56 me and walked away. I 57 to stamping bags, but I couldnt concentrate. I could not stop thinking about the little old man who could not, or _ 58 not, spend three dollars on a dessert. Just then, I saw the woman giving the man 59 much-desired tart. His face lit up , brilliant and appreciative. 60 her kindness, he reached into his pocket and gave her the only thing he had: a piece of candy.41Aworkers Bwomen Chousewives D. customers42Awhether Beither Cas D. while43Awrapping Bpacking Cstamping D. collecting44Athen Bthat Cwhich D. when45Alooked Bgot Ccame D. covered46Apolitely Bloudly Cproudly D. rudely47Aangry Bdisappointed Chappy D. poor48Amoments Bpersons Cmanners D. ways49Apay Buse Cspend D. waste50ABecause BSince CBefore D. Although51Afor Bin Cfrom D. to52Aquestion Border Cshopping D. need53Atry Blike C mind D. consider54Asimilar Busual Cdivided D. separate55A. patienceB. curiosityC. temperD. anger56A. thanked Bexcused Cgreeted D. left57Aran Bturned Creturned D. walked58Adared Bwould Cshould D. must59Aher Bhis Cmy D. their60AIn honor of BIn addition to CIn place of D. In return for第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。China, which takes pride in four inventions in ancient times, has once again shown its ability 61 (change) the world with its “new four great inventions”: high-speed railways, electronic payment, shared bicycles and online shopping.Recently, the “new four great inventions” 62 (improve) the quality of peoples lives. Thanks to online shopping and mobile payment, people can buy what they want 63 (simple) with a tap of the phone within doors. High-speed trains have shortened 64 journey from Beijing to the coastal city Tianjin to half an hour. As for the bikes, they themselves are not new. It is the operating model of bike-sharing 65 (base) on satellite navigation (导航) system, mobile payment as well as big data 66 has surprised the world. Shared bicycles are bringing cycling ba