1、2018 届湖北省荆州中学高三上学期第六次半月考英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 20 分）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。1. How many minutes does the woman think John will be late for the meeting?A. 10 minutes. B. 15 minutes. C. 20 minutes.2. What does the man think the building will proba
2、bly be?A. An apartment building. B. A hotel. C. A store.3. How does the man feel about his present job seeking?A. He is confident B. He is tired of it. C. He is not quite sure.4. What do you know about the price of meat?A. It is going up every day. B. It is high everywhere. C. It is higher in other
3、stores.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In the kitchen. B. In the living room. C In the studay .第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）听下面 5 段对活或独白。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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation?A. R
4、elieved. B. Angry. C. Excited.7. Which city will the art exhibition go to next week?A. Los Angles. B. New York. C. Chicago.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where did the man live before?A. In the Oak Greek apartments. B. In the dorm. C. In a house he rented.9. What does the man do since others do the cooking?A
5、. Cook meals. B. Do the shopping. C. Learn how to cock.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题10. How is the woman going to New York?A. By train. B. By plane. C. By bus.11. Why are the tickets cheaper?A. It is slower. B. There is no place to sleep. C. It arrives at midnight.12. How much will the woman pay for the ti
6、ckets?A. $ 25. B. $ 30. C. $ 50.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. When will the man arrive at the airport?A. At 8:00. B. At 9:00. C. At 10:00.14. Which of the following is the man most likely to do in Italy?A. Attend an art school. B. Lie on the beach. C. Visit art exhibitions.15. How is the man going the
7、travel in Milan?A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By car.16. What will the woman probably do during her vacation?A. Have a relaxing time. B. Stay at home. C. Take a summer course.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What can we learn from the speaker?A. Judge everything from facts.B. People may fool you by putting
8、 up a good appearance.C. Dont judge a persons intelligence by his appearance.18. What do we know about the young man?A. He is stupid. B. He is a talented writer. C. He likes chatting.19. What can we know from the example of the student?A. The teacher is fooled by the intelligent student.B. The stude
9、nt is good at giving the teacher a good impression.C. The teacher knows the students tricks.20. What is the accurate suggestion given by the speaker?A. Judging a book by its cover. B. Keeping a close eye on a student.C. Taking time to observe a person.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中
10、，选出最佳选项。AChinese students extremely neat handwritten compositions have aroused a heated debate among Internet users since photos of the compositions and a teachers picky remarks were published on Daily Mail Online.“Can you believe this essay is handwritten? ” Daily Mail Online asked.The website repo
11、rted on the compositions that looked like they had been machine printed and on the teachers remarks at Hengshui High School in North Chinas Hebei Province, one of Chinas top 100 high schools. The teacher wrote, “not one stroke (笔画) more, not one stroke less” about some compositions that werent neatl
12、y written.The story immediately aroused a heated debate among British Internet users and got 652 comments after it was published on Wednesday. Some British readers were amazed by the neat handwriting and attributed (归于)Chinas growing development to this strict teaching method. A reader named Jim sai
13、d, “This is another example of why China is rising to the top”, and his comment gained 72 supports. But some readers thought the too-picky method doesnt make sense in helping students learn better English and suppresses（压制） students creativity.Chinese Internet users also expressed different opinions
14、 after English newspapers, a user of Chinas Twitter like Sina Weibo, posted the story along with its comments on Weibo on Thursday. Since then, the post has received 1, 479 comments. Sina Weibo user wenjinzetui said, “Beautiful handwriting proves an ability”, echoing an old Chinese saying that the s
15、tyle is the man. However, another Weibo user, honorificabilitus, said, “Its meaningless to pursue that neat English handwriting, since learning language is for communicating, let alone English students dont write that neatly. ”There are also many Weibo users showing worry about this too-strict teach
16、ing method, as weibo user li-owl-stop said, “We should reflect the Chinese-style education, and its hard to imagine what would happen if all the schools in China adopted the teaching method at Hengshui High School. ”21. As for the Chinese students extremely neat handwriting, the British Internet use
17、rs _.A. were amazed by it B. thought it suppresses students creativityC. had different views about it D. thought it meaningless 22. What Sina Weibo user wenjinzetui said tells us that _.A. a person whose handwriting is beautiful must be an able manB. ones handwriting can reflect his or her certain a
18、bility in a wayC. a person whose handwriting is neat must be beautifulD. the saying that the style is the man is out of date today23. According to the weibo user li-owl-stop, what is the Chinese-style education? A. The education using strictest teaching method. B. The education stimulating students
19、creativity.C. The education for all the Chinese people. D. The education like British education.BWhen I recently revealed to my friends, colleagues, and family members that I would be moving my family to Israel, the reactions were numerous and varied. Some people said it was an expected thing while
20、others asked: Why now? What will you do?For me, making the move to Israel is the fulfillment of a dream that has lasted for my 47 years of life. I have always known that Israel is my home. Over the years Israel has been in my heart, but I have found a number of reasons to put off making it my perman
21、ent residence: kids, the economy, education you name an excuse, and at some point I have probably used it.Truthfully, I believe that I was always just a little bit scared. And of course I still am, with the fear factor that is reported by the press surrounding the Israeli military and economy. Howev
22、er, it has come to the point when I have realized that for over 2000 years we have longed for this land, and that for 47 years I have denied the opportunity to make it my home. I am finally ready to fully grasp this opportunity.Over the years, I have always loved visiting Israel. I have traveled the
23、re with my family, and enjoyed introducing thousands of travelers to the country. I have come to love all of these things about Israel as a tourist because I get to love my home. And as far as waiting for the “perfect” condition under which to make aliyah, I believe the time is now!I have been asked
24、 many times if I am nervous about moving to Israel. Before I answer, I remember that we have overcome the Greeks, the Romans, the Russian killings, Hitler and the Holocaust(大屠杀)，and the armies of seven countries. How can I not feel confident that I , and my family, will overcome any difficulties tha
25、t may come our way? I am not worrying, complaining, crying, or fearing as I prepare to make aliyah. I am proud and excited to say that I am fulfilling a 47-year-old dream: I am going home.24. What does the author want to say in the passage?A. His dream is to come true after 47 years.B. It is a dilem
26、ma for him to return to Israel.C. He didnt live a happy life in Israel.D. It is a latest trend to fulfill everyones dream.25. The author didnt return to Israel before because_.A. his children mainly held him backB. he failed to get determinedC. he didnt save enough moneyD. he hoped to finish his edu
27、cation26. What does the underlined part “make aliyah” mean in the passage?A. To return to Israel.B. To make a decision.C. To live happily.D. To catch a chance.27. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. the author will be happy to meet his relatives in IsraelB. Israel is a familiar word but a
28、strange place for the authorC. the Israeli suffered a lot in the historyD. Israel is still a place between wars and chaosCThroughout Europe golf has been popular for many years. A recent report says that in Great Britain alone, 700 new golf courses will have to be built over the next ten years to me
29、et peoples needs.This is all good news for golf lovers, but it worries those who want to protect the environment. Their argument is that the new courses are disturbing the balance of nature. Woods, ponds and fields are being dug up to make way for the courses. The birds and animals that used to live
30、 there are being killed or forced to leave. The amount of water that a club uses to keep its courses in good condition is reducing the amount of water available for industrial and other uses. The chemicals used to control insects are sinking into the underground water. There may be some truth in thi
31、s, but it is not the whole truth. The days are long past when building of any kind was allowed in beautiful places with no thought for the environment. Planning permission, nowadays, is as strict for golf courses as it is for any other type of development. Before any such project is given the go-ahe
32、ad, many things are studied. It is only when it is clear no harm will be done to the area that the builders are allowed to move in.A strong case can even be made that golf courses are actually good for the areas where they are built. Courses are usually built in the areas which are not areas of natu
33、ral beauty. The new courses often make the area look livelier. To make holes more difficult, trees are planted and lakes are filled in around greens. Not surprisingly perhaps, it is not unusual to find that, within months of a course being completed, a lot of animals and birds have moved in.Obviousl
34、y, careful thought has to go into the design of the new courses. As few changes as possible should be made to the natural environment. Woods and wildlife should be also protected. But this can be, and is being, done. There is no reason why golfers and nature cannot live peacefully together.28. What
35、is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?A. The rules for playing golf. B. How to protect the environment.C. The disadvantages of building golf courses.D. Whether golf courses should be built or not.29. According to Paragraph 4, golf courses_.A. make local areas look more beautiful B. provide more jobs fo
36、r local people C. are harmful to the local environment D. waste too much water and money 30. Which of the following can best describe the authors attitude in the passage? A. Uninterested. B. Worried. C. Hopeful. D. Doubtful.31. What is True about building a new golf course nowadays?A. It takes up to
37、o much land.B. A lot of trees have to be cut down.C. It is easy to get planning permission.D. Many things will be taken into consideration.DRobotic surgery is one thing, but sending a robot inside the body to carry out an operation quite another, which has long been a goal of some researchers to pro
38、duce tiny robotic devices being capable of traveling through the body to deliver drugs or to make repairs without the need for a single cut, the possibility of which has just got a bit closer.However, unlike the plot of one filmwhich featured a microscopic crew and submarine traveling through a scie
39、ntists bloodstream this device could not be inserted into blood vessels（管）because it is too big. While other types of miniature swallowable robots have been developed in the past, their role has mostly been limited to capturing images inside the body. In a presentation this week to the International
40、 Conference, Daniela Rus and Shuhei Miyashita of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology described a robot they have developed that can be swallowed and used to collect dangerous objects accidentally taken in.To test their latest version, Dr Rus and Dr Miyashita designed a robot as a battery hunte
41、r, which might seem to be an odd task, but more than 3,500 people in America alone, most of them children, swallow the tiny button cells used in small electronic devices by accident every year. To start with, the researchers created an artificial esophagus（食道）and stomach made out of silicone(硅胶 ). I
42、t was closely modeled on that found in a pig and filled with medical liquid; the robot itself is made from several layers of different materials, including pig intestine（肠）, and contains a little magnet. This is folded up and encased in a 10mm27mm capsule of ice. Once this reaches the stomach the ic
43、e melts and the robot unfolds which is moved and guided with the use of a magnetic field outside the body. In their tests, the robot was able to touch a button battery and draw it with its own magnet, and during dragging it along, the robot could then be directed towards the intestines where it woul
44、d eventually be gotten rid of through the anus(肛门) . After it, the researchers sent in another robot loaded with medication to deliver it to the site of the battery burn to speed up healing.The artificial stomach being transparent on one side, the researchers were able to see the batteries and visua
45、lly control the robots. If not, that will require help with the help from imaging system, which will be a bit more of a challenge, but Dr Rus and Dr Miyashita are determined to succeed.32. According to the passage, the robot operation will probably be able to_.A. travel through a scientists bloodstr
46、eam B. photograph the body to convey to the doctor C. enter the body to deliver drugs or make repairs D. operate on a person outside the body completely 33. We learn from Paragraph 3 that _.A. the researchers did the experiment on a chosen animal B. one robot took necessary drugs besides a little ma
47、gnet C. digesting the swallowed batteries is difficult for children D. the actual size of the robot may be larger than the capsule of ice34. What may the experiment mean to the medical world?A. The surgeries will cost patients much money. B. Patients will suffer less for some surgeries. C. Fewer chi
48、ldren will swallow the button cells. D. A robot will be invented travelling blood vessels. 35. Which can be the most suitable title for the passage?A. An Experiment on Robot B. Tiny Robot, Great Researchers C. The Fantastic Robotic Voyage D. The Exploration of Robot Technology 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分
49、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。People have always wanted to know what the future will look like. Then, how can we? 36 The world has changed a lot in the last 150 years, but we humans are driven by the same basic needs as we were 150 years ago, such as food, sleep, the feeling of being appreciated and loved. 37 No. In addition, generally speaking, the inventions for the last 150 years have been a human effort fo
