1、2018 届湖北省稳派教育高三上学期第二次联考英语试题 +听力注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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、
2、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 may happen to the girl?AShe may be fired BShe may be promoted CShe may be praised2 Where does the conversation take place?AIn a cinema BIn a clothes shop CIn a post office3 What will the man probably do tonight?AGo swimming
3、BGo to the concert CGo shopping4 How many miners were killed in the accident?A13 B30 C35 Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers?ATeacher and student BSalesgirl and customer CDoctor and patient第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 225 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
4、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 can we learn about the speakers?ATheyre friends BTheyre strangers CThey re relatives7 What makes the man feel tired?AWorking in the sun BCarrying the womans books CGoing over his English听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8
5、How will the speakers decorate their house again?ABy painting the wall in blueBBy repainting the living roomC By drawing a picture on the curtain 9 What will the two speakers do first?ABuy some paint BMake a plan CVisit a country-style house听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10 What does Jenny look like?AShe ha
6、s black hair B She is a short girl CShe has blue eyes11 What is the population of Australia?AAbout 20，000 ，000 B About 200，000，000 C About 120，000，00012 Which city is the largest in Australia?AMelbourne BSydney CCanberra听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13 What is the man famous for?ADoing business BCollecting
7、 coins CTeaching maths14 How does the man get the coins for his collection?AHe trades for rare and old onesBHis uncle often gives him someC He asks for some from his friends15 Who is the woman?AA teacher BA saleslady CA journalist16 What is the conversation mainly about?AThe career BThe hobby CThe b
8、usiness听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17 What does the speaker prefer to do in the spare time?AStay at home BGo outdoors CWatch TV18 What is most important for a healthy body?AEnough physical exercises BStrong sunlight CFresh air19 Why does the speaker prefer outdoor activities?AHe can save a lot of time a
9、nd moneyBHe can make a lot of good friendsC He has spent too much time indoors20 Which is the advantage of having some amusement indoors?AExpensive to plan BSimple to conduct C Interesting to organize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。
10、AWelcome to Sun Bright Hotel，New YorkIntroductionThis hotel is perfect for student travelers on a low budget or travelers looking for an inexpensive，limited service hotel，and wanting to stay in New York CityThe sleeping rooms are small and equipped with a 13-inch TV with cableGuests must walk up one
11、 flight of stairs to reach the rooms and the lobby(大厅)on the second floorNo bathroom in the rooms，and they are located in each floor and sharedThere is no restaurant in the hotel，but there are many Asian restaurants within a two-minute walk from the hotelThe hotels location in Chinatown provides its
12、 guests with world-class eateries within blocksIt is also only blocks from great Italian restaurants in Little Italy，approximately a five-minute walk from the hotel Located in Manhattans Chinatown district，the hotel is a walking distance to many famous supermarkets on Canal Street， Little Italy，Trib
13、eca，SoHo and the Financial DistrictRoom and AccommodationConnection for laptopAir conditioningSatellite television Direct dial phoneAutomatic wake-up callLocation and Contact InformationAddress：140 Hester Street New York NY 1 00 1 3 United StatesHotline：4008302353Email：hotelsfnetravel comBook your r
14、oom here !21 We can learn that the hotel is_ Afashionable Bplain Chigh Dgrand22 What service is provided in the hotel?ADelicious breakfast BFree Wi-FiC Automatic wake-up service DFitness equipment23 We can infer that it is very convenient for guests in the hotel to_Asee a film Battend a concertC vis
15、it a zoo Dgo shoppingBIn 1989，Chito Shedden，a fisherman from Siquirres，Costa Rica，was walking along a fiver bank when he spotted a dying crocodile，which had been shot through the headChito acted quickly，asking several brave friends to load the heavy reptile(爬行动物)into his boatHe named the huge reptil
16、e， “Pocho”and began to care for him in his own backyardIn time，Pocho improved enough to return to normal healthIt was time for him to return to his own river in the wildChito and his friends loaded the crocodile back into his boat and released him in a nearby fiverThe next morning，however，something
17、incredible happened When Chito awoke the next morning and walked outside，he found Pocho sleeping at the doorThe crocodile had swum down the fiver and followed him homeIt seemed to Chito that Pocho had made his choiceHe wanted to live with the man who had saved his lifeAs time marched on，Pocho became
18、 a member of the familySometimes，Chito tried calling his nameThe crocodile responded，and the fisherman knew he could be trainedChito worked with Pocho for 10 years before he started to become more playfulIt was a slow and challenging processNow，the two are inseparableEvery day，Chito wades out into t
19、he chest-deep water in his 100 square meters lake and calls out for his friend，who appears from beneath the muddy depths to roll about and play with his keeperThe unique ritual(老规矩)has drawn the attention of tourists from around the worldEvery Sunday afternoon for the past few decades，Chito and Poch
20、o have performed a weekly act in his own backyard before hundreds of touristsMany tourists travel to Siquirres only to see the showThe trust relationship between man and reptile is highlighted by the water wrestling，belly rubs，and hand feeding that the two friends engage in during the show24 What we
21、re things like for Pocho when it was found?AIts head was shot throughBIt was ready to escapeC It was trapped in a fishing netDIt was giving birth along the bank25 What happened after Chito put Pocho back to nature?AChito missed Pocho so much that he fell i11BChito searched for ways to cure PochoC Po
22、cho couldnt get used to its life in natureDPocho followed Chito back to his home26 Which of the following words can be used to describe the relationship between Chito and Pocho?AHarmonious BNormal CIndifferent DTerrible 27 What can we infer from the last paragraph?AChito and Pocho perform the show f
23、or the tourists for freeBThe crocodile show has become a popular tourist attractionC Many tourists are inspired by Chito to keep crocodiles as petsDCrocodiles are actually not a fearful animal for human beingsCSelf-driving cars are so popular that the University of Michigan has even established a to
24、wn called Mcity to allow car manufacturers to safely test their autonomous carsWhile Mcity can be used to simulate(模拟)many real-life road conditions，it cannot help test gestures drivers use to communicate their intention to other drivers，pedestrians or cyclistsTo find a solution，US car manufacturer
25、Ford，with researchers from Virginia Tech，initially considered using text as a way to communicate the cars intention，but decided it would probably not work universallyThe option of using symbols was also discarded，because research shows that a majority of people do not have a good understanding of wh
26、at they meanFinally， the researchers settled on light signalsA white light warned that there were no humans in the car. A slow blinking one indicated that the car was coming to a stop，while a rapidly flashing light cautioned passersby that the car was about to accelerateThen came the big challengete
27、sting the signals on real roads “We needed to try out this new lighting to communicate the intention of the vehicle，but if youve got a driver behind the seat，you still have natural communication between humans， ”said Andy Shaudt，who led the Virginia Tech research team “So we needed to make it look l
28、ike a driverless ear ”The team designed a car seat costume(戏装)that the driver would wear to cover hisher face and upper bodyOf course，the drivers could see very clearlyThe researchers then equipped the car with cameras to capture human reactions to a light bar on the windshield(挡风玻璃) ，which flashed
29、one of the three signals when appropriateSix drivers，all keeping their hands low on the wheel so as not to be detected，took turns to test driving the car through the busy streets.The overall reaction to the flashing lights was very encouragingWho knew costumes could be useful for more than Halloween
30、? 28 What did the team first consider using as a way to communicate the cars intention?ALight BLanguage CSymbols DSound.29 The underlined word“they”in the second paragraph refers to_Asvmbo1s Bdrivers Cresearchers Dflashes30 What does a rapidly flashing light mean?AThe car was coming to a stop BThere
31、 was no driver in the carC The car was about to speed up DThe car was about to slow down.31 The car seat costume was intended to_Aamuse the driver Battract the pedestriansC warn the cyclists Dconfuse the peopleDColumbus Day has been on American calendars since 1937，when President Franklin DRoosevelt
32、 declared October 12 a federal holiday to honor the Italian explorer who“discovered”the Americas in 1492However，the holiday has always been controversialMany people believe that Christopher Columbus should not be given credit for“discovering”the continent，since native Americans had already been livi
33、ng there for generationsBesides，the explorer，s mission was not a scientific“voyage of discovery”，but one intended to conquer the new landCritics maintain that the Spanish army Columbus brought on his second voyage，caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of indigenous(土著的)peopleThose that survived
34、 the massacre became slaves，working in minesMany ，therefore ，believe that the explorers arrival should not be celebratedIn 1977，a delegation of Native nations at the International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas，proposed renaming the holiday to“Indigenous
35、Peoples Day”The proposal passed with a majorityHowever，convincing the rest of the country to do the same was not that easyIt took 15 years before the city of Berkeley in California adopted the name in 1992 and then 22 more years before Minneapolis，MN and Seattle，WA did the same in 2014The following
36、year，eight more cities including Albuquerque，NM and Portland，OR，began celebrating the second Monday of October as“Indigenous Peoples Day”. The movement really started to gain momentum in 2016 when 19 cities，including Boulder，CO and Phoenix，AZ，as well as the states of Minnesota and Vermont，a11 decide
37、d to rename the day to honor Native AmericansIn 2017，21 more cities，including Austin，TX and Los Angeles，CA have made the shihWith the increasingly larger number of cities moving away from Columbus Day each year，it will be interesting to see if“Indigenous Peoples Day”gets federal recognitionMeanwhile
38、，it will continue to be the focal point of debates throughout the Americas32 Which of the following is the best title of the passage? AIndigenous Peoples Day Has Got Federal Recognition after YearsWorkBColumbus Day Honoring the Italian Explorer Has Always Been ControversialC Christopher Columbus Sho
39、uld Not Be Given Credit for Discovering AmericasDMore Cities Have Replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day33 Many people dont agree that_AIndigenous discovered the continentBColumbus was a remarkable explorerC Native Americans were abused DColumbus Day is a public holiday34 What can we infe
40、r from the second paragraph?AColumbus was well received by indigenous peopleBThe indigenous people hated the ColumbusarrivalC The Spanish army rebelled against ColumbusruleDFew soldiers survived the attack by native Americans35 Which of the following cities is the earliest to replace Columbus Day wi
41、th Indigenous Peoples Day?APortland BPhoenix CSeattle DLos Angeles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。Hobbies let you explore interests outside your workThey make you be creative and try all kinds of new things 36 How can you choose the hobby that suits you from the
42、se options? Here are some tipsLook at what interests youAnd examine what takes up your spare time，when you have itDo you enjoy reading books? Maybe you want to try your hand at writing them37 38 Do you value wisdom or courage? Do you admire artistic expression? Let those traits(特点)guide you when cho
43、osing a hobbyFor instance，you could take up painting because you admire people who can express themselves with artExamine your skills and personalityCertain hobbies require certain skill setsIf you dont have a great deal of patience，then maybe hand sewing isnt something youd enjoyHowever，if you love
44、 building things， maybe you should consider a hobby like working on older cars or building furniture 39 Pay attention to what excites your passion The way you talk about issues can also reveal your passions and those passions can be developed into a hobby Think about the topics you go on endlessly a
45、bout 40 Now， think about what it is about that subject that you enjoy so much and determine how it can be transformed into a hobby For instance， maybe you are passionate about local politics， and getting involved in the community voluntary work could become your hobby第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节 (共 2
46、0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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。After having a child，I found my regular exercise interruptedI was not only busy；I also lacked the motivationSolo gym sessions or some quick 41 following the DVD while the baby sleeps didnt 42 me at a11 So I decided to
47、sign up for a hiking 43 in Peru，hoping that it would get me 44 againLooking over my travel arrangements before I leftI 45 phrases such as“3-hour hike 46 primitive forests”and“sliding with a rope down waterfalls”，and I started to feel a little 47 However，as we made our way through the forests and were 48 with amazing views of 49 waterfalls，this team of strangers 50 me to go onBeing physically active with a group motivated me to reach the 51 or the valley belowrather than simply lying down on the forest floor and giving up， 52 I might have done if I
