1、- 1 -湖北省荆州中学 2017-2018 学年高一英语下学期第四次双周考试题第 I 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 20 分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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 分，满分 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 is the woman looking for?A. Her glasses. B. Her keys.
2、C. Her books.2. What kind of weather does the man like?A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.3. What happened to the woman?A. She was late for work. B. She offered bad service. C. She was asked to leave her job.4. Where are the speakers?A. On a bus. B. On a train. C. On a plane.5. What are the speakers talk
3、ing about?A. A dress. B. A sale. C. Some shoes.第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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、7 题。6. What did the woman do this morning?A. She played tennis. B. She prepared the
4、fish. C. - 2 -She cooked a meal.7. What will the man put on the table?A. Glasses. B. Knives. C. Forks.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Who does the man think he saw today?A. The girls art teacher. B. The girls history teacher. C. The girls woodwork teacher.9. What does the girls history teacher look like?A. He
5、 has a beard. B. He has no hair at all. C. He has some hair around the sides.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. When does the boy go to the language club every week?A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.11. What language will the boy learn next month?A. French. B. Chinese. C. Japanese.12. Where do
6、the language club members meet?A. In Room 2. B. In Room 3. C. In Room 4.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the topic of the picture for this years art competition?A. Family. B. The countryside. C. Friends.14. Why cant the girl take part in the art competition?A. She isnt interested in it. B. She isn
7、t good at drawing. C. She is over the age limit.15. What may the boys sister use to draw in the competition?A. Colored pencils. B. Oil paints. C. Water colors.16. What is the prize for the winner this year?A. A computer. B. A camera. C. A television.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。- 3 -17. When did the spea
8、ker and his family come back to the United States?A. Three years ago. B. Four years ago. C. Twenty years ago.18. Why dont the speakers family return to Britain now?A. They dont like Britain.B. The daughter has to continue her study.C. They are happier living in the United States.19. Whats the purpos
9、e of the speakers six-week trip in England?A. To see his friends. B. To go sightseeing. C. To advertise his new book.20. What does the speaker think of his six-week trip?A. Expensive. B. Difficult. C. Satisfying.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。AT
10、he bees have been busy.Theres been lots to do.Were throwing a party becauseALICE IS TURNING 2 !Come bug out with us,Saturday, July 4th12 to 1:30The PavilionMississippi Museum of Natural Science2148 Riverside Drive, JacksonRegrets to the Queen Bee- 4 -at 601-555-411121. The card above is_.A. a ticket
11、 B. an invitation C. a postcard D. an advertisement22. The party is for_.A. the National Day B. the Queen C. bee watching D. a birthday23. According to the card, if you are unable to go, you can_ .A. return the card B. visit the Museum C. contact Alices mother D. ignore the messageBAbout 150 years a
12、go, a village church priest, Patric Bronte, in Yorkshire, England, had three lovely, intelligent daughters but his hopes fell entirely on the only male successor, Branwell, a youth with remarkable talent in both art and literature.Branwells father and sisters saved their pennies to pack him off to L
13、ondons Royal Academy of Arts, but if art was his calling, he dialed a wrong number. Within weeks he ended up going back home, a penniless failure. Hopes still high, the family landed Branwell a job as a private tutor, hoping this would free him to develop his literary skills and achieve the success
14、and fame that he deserved. Failure again. Still, the selfless sisters set aside their own goals, farming themselves out as teachers and governesses in support of their increasingly indebted brother, convinced the world must eventually recognize his genius. As failure multiplied, Branwell turned to a
15、lcohol, then opium, and eventually died as he had lived: a failure. So died hope in the one male but what of the three - 5 -sisters?During Branwells last years, the girls published a book of poetry at their own expense (under a pen name, for fear of reviewers prejudice against females). Even Branwel
16、l might have laughed: they sold only two copies.They didnt give up. Instead, they continued in their spare time, late at night by candlelight, to pour out their contained emotion, writing of what they knew best, of women in conflict with their natural desires and social condition, in reality, less f
17、iction than autobiography! And 19th century literature was transformed by Annes Agnes Grey, Emilys Wuthering Heights, and Charlottes Jane Eyre.But years of sacrifice for Branwell had eventually ruined their health. Emily took ill at her brothers funeral and died within 3 months, aged 29; Anne died 5
18、 months later, aged 30; Charlotte lived only to age 39. If only they had been highly thought of instead of sacrificed.No one remembers Branwells name, much less of his art or literature, but the Bronte sisters tragically short lives teach us even more of life than literature.24.What might lead to th
19、e sad ending of the three Bronte sisters?A. That to be a writer was a really hard road to go. B. The social prejudice against women in those days.C. Their poor family. D. The failure of their brother.25. What does the underlined part probably mean in paragraph 2?A. He gave a wrong call to a person.
20、B. He shouldnt have spent much on art.C. He was not talented in art at all. D. He was actually not promising on the way of art.26. According to the passage, what can be inferred from the story of Branwell?A. Gift is not necessarily a guarantee of success.- 6 -B. Gift is great pressure for a person.C
21、. A persons success largely results from the support of his family.D. Too many choices may lead to success in none.27. If Patric Bronte were alive, what might he regret most?A. Not taking good care of his children.B. Intending his son for an artist or a writer.C. Putting all of his eggs in one male
22、basket.D. Spending too many pennies on his son. CThe end of the school year is in sight Christmas cards, candy canes and of course, end of year reports.While most parents welcome an assessment(评估) of their kids performance, they do not expect their own input to be assessed. But a school in the UK is
23、 changing that. As well as assessing their students, they are dishing out grades to mums and dads. Parents that are really involved in(参与) their kids education are rewarded with an A, and parents that havent done their bit get a disappointing D.The school, Greasley Beauvale Primary in Nottinghamshir
24、e, uses standard such as whether mums and dads have attended school events such as plays and parent teacher evenings to decide on the grade. The schools principal, Donna Chambers, said that the program had been well received.“There were some against it. In spite of it, between 15 per cent and 20 per
25、 cent of parents started out in the lower groups but now that has been reduced to just two per cent,” she explained.Chambers hopes that the program will help encourage parental involvement. “The system is important because you have got to get the parents on board from day one. That one hour initial
26、conversation saying they could improve will make a difference to the rest of that childs school life”, she said.But while the program may be well intentioned, it is likely to be connected - 7 -with parent shaming. There are lots of reasons why some mums and dads might not be involved in school activ
27、ities such as work pressure, looking after younger children or caring for elderly relatives.And of course, being involved in your kids education doesnt begin and end at school. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes from helping with homework to keeping uniforms freshly cleaned. And what abou
28、t all the parents who stayed up sewing special costumes at the last minute? Surely that earns a gold star instead of a grade!28. What do schools usually do at the end of the school year?A. Assessing kids performances. B. Making Christmas cards.C. Dividing candies. D. Grading parents.29. What does th
29、e schools principal Chambers say about the program?A. It uses a new way to assess kids.B. It has gained much acceptance.C. It gives parents further education.D. It improves kids interest in learning.30. What does the author think of parents being involved in kids education?A. It adds to parents pres
30、sure.B. It brings shame to parents.C. It means far more than being graded.D. It increases parents devotion to education.31. What is the passage mainly about?A. There is too much pressure for parents about their childrens school life.B. Parents as well as their children are on the list of the year sc
31、hool report. C. Parents should be involved in childrens school life. D. Whether a parent is excellent depends on the grade he gets.- 8 -DScientists in Britain have managed to teach bees to pull strings(绳子) to get to food and then pass on what they have learned to others in their group 一showing a hig
32、h level of intelligence despite their tiny brains.Researchers at Queen Mary University of London said the experiments, often used to test the intelligence of apes and birds， showed for the first time that some insects are up to the task，and can also pass skills on through several generations.The fin
33、dings add to the evidence suggesting the ability for “culture spread” 一 the ability to learn and pass on knowledge and skills may not be exclusive to humans.In the research, published in the journal PLOS Biology on Tuesday, the scientists were able to train 23 out of a group of 40 bees to pull strin
34、gs with their legs and feet.The strings were attached to discs or artificial “flowers” - containing food at their center but placed under a transparent screen. The bees, spotting the food beneath the screen, learned to pull the “flowers” out by pulling the string with their legs and feet to be able
35、to get to it.From another group of bees given the chance to solve the task without any training, only two of 110 were successful.Another group of bees was then allowed to observe the trained bees pulling the strings，and 60 percent of them successfully learned the skill. Finally，trained bees were put
36、 in groups，and the scientists found the technique spread successfully to a majority of the groups worker bees.Lars Chittka, a Queen Mary University professor who guided the project, said the team is interested in figuring out the brain processes behind the bees learning and teaching skills.32. Which
37、 of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “exclusive” in Paragraph 3?A. proper. B. unique. C. beneficial. D. - 9 -widespread. 33. What did the researchers find about bees?A. Bees learn best in insects. B. Bees are as clever as birds.C. Bees are born good learners. D. Bees ca
38、n be trained to learn skills.34. What may the research team focus on next?A. What else bees can do. B. Where bees learn skills.C. How bees teach others. D. How bees brain work.35. What may be the best title for the text?A. Small bees, great abilities. B. Bees can learn and teach.C. Bees are smarter.
39、 D. Let bees learn.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。One morning last week I looked out of my study window and saw that it was a fine day. No, it was a wonderful day: the sun shone down from a sky without even a single cloud. But later that day, hard at work at my d
40、esk, I heard a loud noise on the roof. Turning to the window, I saw that the sky was now the color of charcoal. Two minutes later the rain poured, making rivers of water. 36 .Its extremely variable. Go ahead with your picnic in the local park by all means, but dont suppose that because the sun is sh
41、ining now, it will be when you open your pack of sandwiches. 37 .The weather in Britain is not always bad. 38 This is one of the biggest reasons why the British talk so often about the weather. Wherever there are strangers standing or sitting close together, and talk can not be avoided. The conversa
42、tion focuses on the weather: “Yes, the weather has been good, hasnt it?” or “ 39 ”The unexpected change of the weather is something that every British can - 10 -agree on. 40 Even those with different opinions on everything else in the world, such as the argument in the UK about membership of the Eur
43、opean Union, can talk about the weather without leading to a quarrel. A. It is just changeable.B. That makes it a safe topic of conversation.C. Youd better take an umbrella, just in case.D. What shocking weather weve been having!E. Strangers will choose to talk about the weather to break the ice.F.
44、This story will give you some idea about weather in Britain.G. Are you going for a picnic?第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分 55 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。People often fall ill because of me. _41_, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own_42_. A tir
45、ed person may get_43_especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in_44_is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily. My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football
46、hard for two hours.Though_45_, he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately. I seized this golden chance to_46_him. He reacted, trying to_47_me,but I was already_48_deep in his throat. He kept sneezing and his nose was running._49_he put on some warm clothes,
47、 it didnt work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept_50_him , and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but_51_.The next day he couldnt go to_52_. He had lost his appetite and was not as_53_as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vit
48、amin C, which would help his_54_. - 11 -For two days he was_55_by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the_56_. I knew I had to_57_him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back ._58_, it was my turn to feel_59_now, for his defense system was starting an all -out attack against me. I became_60_and finally my time was over. Do you know what I am?( )41.A.Therefore( )42.A.business ( )43.A.punished ( )44.A.temperature ( )45.A.excited (
