1、2018 届湖北省沙市中学高三高考冲刺第二次考试英语试题考试时间：2018 年 5 月 21 日第 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 (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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.1
2、5. 答案是 C1. What are the speakers talking about?A. Living in China. B. Shopping in Shanghai. C. Traveling around the world.2. How did the girl feel when she heard the result?A. Surprised. B. Ashamed. C. Worried.3. What does the man think of Tony White?A. A talented painter. B. A famous pianist. C. An
3、 ordinary artist.4. Where is Mr. Tailor now?A. In the school. B. In the office. C. In the canteen.5. How is the man likely to pay on his journey?A. In cash. B. By check. C. Via the smart phone.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，
4、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 are the speakers doing?A. Waiting in the line. B. Enjoying their lunch. C. Talking about a course.7. Who is Miss Clark?A. A businesswoman. B. Their acquaintance. C. The woman speaker.听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8 至 9 题。8. Whats the r
5、elationship between the two speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter.9. How is the woman feeling when she hears the news?A. Calm. B. Thrilled. C. Unhappy.听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where might the two speakers be?A. At home. B. In a clinic. C. On a plane11. What did t
6、he man probably do for his illness?A. He took a days sleep.B. He took some medicine.C. He took the lady1s advice.12. What is the woman going to do right away?A. Lie down. B. Call for help. C. Look after the man.听第 9 段材料, 回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What was wrong with Don?A. He dirtied the shirt.B. He broke t
7、he cup.C. He wore wrong clothes.14. What is the man advised to do with his pants?A. Buy a new pair. B. Get them cleaned. C. Change them.15. Where are the speakers heading for finally?A. The park. B. The dry cleaner. C. The wedding.16. What do you think of the man?A. Hes caring. B. Hes careful. C. He
8、s careless.听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What was amazing about Vin Coxs journey around the world?A. He traveled alone.B. He set a new record.C. He cycled half a year.18. How did he choose the way?A. By accident. B. On purpose. C. At random.19. What made his journey difficult?A. Bad weather. B. Local
9、 people. C. Other cyclists.20. Why did Vin Cox make the journey?A. To help the sick. B. To visit some people. C. To get new treatments.第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分 40 分)ARocky Mountain Summer Adventure Camps Bring Learning to Life!The Museum of Idaho Rocky Mountain Adventure Camps are available for students ag
10、ed 614. Participants will have amazing outdoor experiences combined with adventure and fun. Space is limited to 20 participants each session and registration is not complete until payment has been received by the Museum of Idaho. Registration fee is non-returnable. Junior Adventure CampChildren aged
11、 6-9 (must have completed first grade).Well conduct experiments, go on field trips, and discover the fun and excitement of science! This year, we will learn about colonial(殖民主义的) science to go along with our exhibit, Americas Revolution!Instructor: Chloe DoucetteDates: June 27- June 30 Time: 9:00 a.
12、m. - noonCost: $75 per child, $60 per child for MOI members, $50 each additional brother or sister Original CampChildren aged 9-12 (must have completed third grade)Original Camp is for children who are ready for an exciting full-day outdoor camp. Participants visit various habitats and ecosystems as
13、 we explore eastern Idaho. Well go bird watching, hiking in the mountains, and lots more!Instructors: Alana Jensen, Jerry PettyDates: July 18- July 21 Time: 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. (9:00-6:00 on the last day)Cost: $150 per child, $125 per child for MOI members, $100 each additional brother or sisterHigh
14、 Adventure Camp Youth aged 11-14 (must have completed fifth grade)High Adventure Camp is for youth who are looking for an amazing summer adventure! This outdoor camp is full of exciting physical challenges and involves participants in even more in-depth activities than the Original Camp. This year,
15、students will study how rattlesnakes experience the outdoors! Instructors: Chloe Doucette, Mike Winston, Jerry PettyDates: August 8- August 11 Time: 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. (9:00 6:00 on the last day)Cost: $150 per child, $125 per child for MOI members, $100 each additional brother or sisterParticipate
16、in both Original and High Adventure for only $200! Call 522-1400 ext.3002 to take advantage of this great offer. If you have any questions about the Museum of Idahos education programs, contact Chloe Doucette, Education Director at (208) 522-1400 ext. 3002.21. If participants want to register succes
17、sfully, they need to .A. choose their favorite instructorsB. make up a team of 20 participantsC. be accompanied by family D. get their payment received22. To make experiments, what will a 9-year-old boy choose?A. Original Camp. B. Junior Adventure Camp.C. High Adventure Camp. D. Three of them. 23. H
18、ow much will a child and his brother spend at least if they sign up for both Original and High Adventure Camp?A. $400. B. $450. C. $500. D. $550.BMy husband and I had been married nearly twenty-two years when I acquired Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a disorder where my immune system responded to a virus
19、 by producing painful blisters. Although my long-term evaluation was good, I, who had been so fiercely independent, rapidly became absolutely helpless.My husband, Scott, stepped up to the plate, taking care of kids and cooking dinners. He also became my personal caretaker, applying the medicine to a
20、ll of my blisters because my hands couldnt do the job. Needless to say, I had negative emotions, bouncing from embarrassment to shame caused by total reliance on someone other than myself.I recovered from my illness, but I couldnt seem to recover from the thought that I loved my husband less than he
21、 loved me. This seeming distinction in our love continued to annoy me for the year following my illness.Then recently Scott and I went on a long bike ride. Hes an experienced cyclist; Im quite the green hand. At one point with a strong headwind and sharp pain building in my tired legs, I really thou
22、ght I couldnt go any further. Seeing me struggle, Scott pulled in front of me and yelled over his shoulder, “Stay close behind me.” As I followed his steps, I discovered that my legs quit burning and I was able to catch my breath. My husband was pulling me alongagain. I pray my husband will always b
23、e strong and healthy. But if he should ever become the struggling one, whether on a bike ride or with an illness, I trust Ill be ready to call out to him, “Stay close behind memy turn to pull you along.”24. The author felt helpless because .A. She lost the previous independence B. She failed to get
24、the medical treatmentC. Her marriage was in a terrible stateD. She suffered from mental disorder25. Which of the following best describes the authors husband according to Paragraph 2?A. Impatient. B. Independent. C. Considerate. D. Aggressive.26. When going on the long bike ride, the authors husband
25、 .A. followed her closely B. backed her up all the way C. gave in to her depression D. stopped to take care of her leg27. What message does the author convey in the passage? A. Strong will. B. Selfless love. C. Reliance on each other. D. Optimistic attitude to life. CEveryone loves a hot shower, exc
26、ept maybe your skin and hair. As it turns out, hot water dries out skin and leaves hair dry and easily broken, Sejal Shah, MD(Doctor of Medicine) in New York City, told Womens Health. And, if you dye(染) your hair, the color is likely to fade faster once the water gets steamy. To make matters worse,
27、by making your skin lose natural oils, hot showers above 99 degrees Fahrenheit may bring about health problems. You may not like it, but the showers temperature that offers the greatest hair and skincare benefits is, well, cold.Cold showers “strengthen the contractile fibers around pores(毛孔), muscle
28、s, and hairs which improves the firmness of skin”, says Carl Thornfeldt , MD with over 30 years of skin research experience. Though many people believe hot showers open and clear pores, its actually wiser to close them.” Closing pores helps keep pollution from getting into the skin, at least tempora
29、rily”.The benefits of cold shower are numerous, but surely we cant be expected to stand under cold water shivering, every day especially in winter not to mention that too cold (below the bodys average temperature of 96.6 degrees Fahrenheit) is also bad. Fortunately, Dr. Thornfeldt recommends a happy
30、 medium. “The best solution is to take a warm, not too hot shower and then finish off with running cold water for the last few seconds to still gain the rewards of the cold water,” he says.That doesnt sound too unbearable. Considering the fact that our beloved, steamy showers may cause so much damag
31、e to skin and hair, its best to switch to slightly warm temperatures to avoid losing natural oils and drying out, especially in winter when indoor heat is already sucking moisture(水分) out of skin. So, when the main part of an extremely comfortable warm shower is completed, finish off with a cool spl
32、ash. Your hair and skin will thank you!28. Why does your hair dislike a hot shower?A. It leads to hair loss. B. It makes your hair fragile.C. It makes your hair go grey. D. It causes hair-related illness. 29. How do cold showers benefit skin?A. They brighten skin color. B. They drive dirt out of ski
33、n. C. They make skin stronger. D. They make pores nearly unseen. 30. What does the underlined word “shivering” probably mean?A. shaking with cold. B. trembling with fear.C. recovering from pain. D. fighting with courage.31. What kind of water is advised to use for showers?A. Completely cold water.B.
34、 Water as warm as your body.C. Warm water and cold water by turns.D. Warm water mainly and cold water at the end. DUntil recently, scientists believed memories were first stored in the hippocampus (海马体) then gradually “transferred” to the cortex (大脑皮层)for long-term storage However, a new study condu
35、cted by the RikenMIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics challenges this theory, suggesting that memories are stored in the hippocampus and Cortex at the same time, but remain “silent” in the cortex for about two weeks before reaching a mature stateScientists have assumed that the engram(记忆印痕)cells i
36、n the cortex that store memory were produced slowly. “The cells actually develop rapidly,” said Takashi Kitamura, a lead author of the study. The past theory that short-term memories in the hippocampus transfer to long-term memories in the cortex was developed in the 1970s, when a patient named Henr
37、y Molaison experienced a damaged hippocampus, and he lost his ability to make new memories. Until recently, scientists lacked a reliable way to test memory consolidation (实变)theory, Kitamura explained. “Most previous studies of memory were based on analyzing how damage to certain brain areas affects
38、 memory, “he said. In 2016, when Tonegawa Laboratory, a research lab at MIT, developed a way to label engram cells, opening the door to new ways to test memory consolidation theory. Researchers used some mice during the experiment. A day after the mice received an electric shock; its memories of the
39、 fear-causing event were stored in engram cells in both the hippocampus and the cortex. The engram cells in the cortex, however, remained silent. These cells did slight behavior when artificially awakened by light. Furthermore, when the connection between the hippocampus and cortex was blocked, long
40、-term memory was unable to mature.Researchers discovered that memory engram cells naturally change their status from active to silent and from silent to active. “ If we identify the principles behind how silent memory can be active, we may find a treatment for amnesia(失忆症), ” Kitamura said. 32. In w
41、hich aspect did the new study get a breakthrough?A. The effect that our memories have on people. B. The meaning of the storage of memories. C. The place where our memories form D. The order of the storage of memories. 33. What contribution did researchers in Tonegawa Laboratory make?A . They found a
42、 new way to test memory consolidation theory. B. They discovered the connection between hippocampus and cortex. C. They analyzed how damage to certain brain areas affects memory. D . They discovered the way to awaken the engram cells in the cortex. 34. What can be inferred from the text?A. The theor
43、y of the new study has been accepted by scientistsB . The previous theory has nothing to do with the new study. C. Amnesia wont be an awful illness for patients in the future. D. Scientists need more research to figure out the memory storage. 35. Which of the following can be the best title for the
44、text?A. Arguments about How Memories are StoredB . New Findings of the Way to Treat AmnesiaC. -New Study Challenges Assumptions about Memory StorageD. Achievements of the Development of Engram Cells in the Cortex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。Each year thousands
45、 of Chinese tourists visit Cambridge, not to see the beauty of a great university, but to pay homage(敬意 ) to a poemXu Zhimos Farewell to Cambridge. 36 As one of the most famous romantic poets of Chinese literature, he is known for his promotion and contributions to modern Chinese poetry.To honor him
46、, in July 2008, a stone of white marble was set up at the Backs of Kings College, Cambridge (near the bridge over the River Cam). 37 It records the poets feelings of sorrows at departing from Cambridge where he had studied between 1920 and 1922. 38 He was also influenced by French romantic and symbo
47、list poets at that time. The poem is his signature work, most frequently recited at shows. He was one of the first Chinese writers to successfully naturalize Western romantic forms into modern Chinese poetry.39 It is a good embodiment(典型) of his life-long devotion to explore poetic qualities poetic licence(诗的破格), creation and beauty. He creates a beautiful poetic imagery just like the fresh bridge, rainbow and cloud. In such imagery, poem can tell about its own aesthetic(美学的) feelings. 40 A. Xu Zhimo got the honor in Cambridge. B. The beauty of this poem impressed the rea
