1、1湖北省沙市中学 2019 届高三英语上学期第二次双周练试题第 I 卷第一部分 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. How will the two speakers get home?A. By subway. B. By taxi. C. By bus.2. What is the mans problem?A. Carl wil
2、l be late for the concert. B. The line for concert tickets is too busy.C. He isnt able to get through to Carl.3. How much money does the man have with him?A. 1,000. B. 3,000. C. 4,000.4. Where will the two speakers sit?A. In the car. B. By the river. C. Under the tree.5. What does the woman advise t
3、he man to do?A. Choose a different color. B. Try on the suit. C. Reconsider the style.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。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6. What are the two speakers ma
4、inly talking about?A. A career plan. B. A new industry. C. A family 2business.7. What is the mans brother probably?A. A mechanic. B. A baker. C. A driver.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a hospital. B. In a park. C. In a drugstore.9. Whats the matter w
5、ith the womans son?A. He has got sun burnt. B. He took the wrong tablets. C. He has a stomachache.听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10. Why does the woman look stressed out?A. She failed an exam. B. She is tired of studying. C. She cant decide on her major.11. What class was the woman taking last semester?A
6、. Physics. B. French. C. Psychology.12. What does the woman want to be most?A. A famous actress. B. A famous psychologist. C. A popular physicist.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13. Which of the following did the woman not lose?A. Her wallet. B. A novel. C. Some papers.14. Where did the woman probably los
7、e her handbag?A. On the bus. B. In the supermarket. C. At the train station.15. What time was it when the woman lost her handbag?A. 4:10. B. 4:30. C. 5:25.16. How much did the woman pay for her handbag?A. $ 10. B. $ 40. C. $ 60.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17. Where was George last seen?3A. In the froz
8、en foods section. B. In the sporting goods section. C. In the toys section.18. How long has George been missing?A. About 30 minutes. B. About 20 minutes. C. About 10 minutes.19. What feature will probably help guests recognize George?A. He is thin with dark hair. B. He is wearing a black baseball ca
9、p.C. He is wearing a white shirt and red shoes.20. What should guests do if they see George?A. Call the security department. B. Take him to the Pizza Hut.C. Help him to get to the security desk.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。AShar
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17、 anyone else.B. It will be published within six months.C. It may appear anywhere on Readers Digest. D. It may be used by Readers Digest within 10 years.BThe Moth Cafe deserves praise on at least two frontsfor offering vegan 5(纯素食者) food that is both interesting and delicious, and for livening up a s
18、ection of east Jasper Avenue in desperate need of help. The first accomplishment is no surprise. The family-owned new restaurant brings a new, all plant-based menu ( without dairy or egg) , but with the same focus on tasty, inventive food. Its brave location, next to what was once the Chinatown Mall
19、 but is now abandoned, gives further hope that this neighborhood is finally coming back to life. A new LRT station is under construction to the west.The shopping mall that is home to The Moth has become a tiny oasis (绿洲) among these blocks-in-transition. On a recent Saturday night, only a month afte
20、r opening, The Moth is doing a solid business with a mostly under-30 crowd. Inside, the room is bright and airy, with high ceilings, exposed brick, light wood and touches of greenery.The food menu isnt huge, covering a selection of small bites, all-day breakfast, soups and mains. What is huge is the
21、 drinks menu. There are coffee and tea available. While, there are plans to include beer and wine in the future, the present bar is limited to a variety of gin-and-tonics. Theres also a non-alcoholic bar offering trendy tea in flavors.In fact, I was impressed with the whole experience at The Moth, t
22、hough I have yet to figure out the name. Is it an extraordinary superhero thing? A moth (飞蛾)-to-flame similarity? But then wouldnt the cafe be called The Flame, not The Moth? No matter, the family behind the new restaurant continues to do its own unique and special thing in an under-served part of t
23、he city, and for that, it deserves support.24. What does the underlined phrase “livening up” in Paragraph l mean?A. Setting up. B. Keeping up.C. Giving life to. D. Making a living for.25. What can we learn from the menu?A. Milk and eggs are served all day.B. The menu focuses on traditional food.6C.
24、Alcoholic drinks are limited at present.D. Coffee is not included in the drinks menu.26. Whats the authors attitude toward The Moth Caf?A. Appreciative. B. Tolerant.C. Cautious. D. Uninterested.27. What s the purpose of writing the text?A. To promote an eating style. B. To advocate a vegan diet.C. T
25、o recover a declining business. D. To introduce a new restaurant.CMany years ago, people relied on the sun, the moon and stars lo find their way around. Later, the compass was introduced. And now, we have satnav(卫星导航) system to guide us. A satnav system uses groups of satellites to show the users lo
26、cation. They send information to a receiver, such as a smartphone, to show us where we are.The earliest built satnav system is the Global Positioning System(GPS), which belongs to the US. Then there is Russias Global Navigation Satellite System. the European Unions Galileo and Chinas own satellite n
27、avigation system, BeiDou.On October 14. 2017, an ARJ21-700 plane, which was the first domestically-produced jet equipped with the BeiDou navigation system, successfully completed a test flight. The results showed the performance of the system developed by China matches that of similar systems produc
28、ed abroad, according to the commercial Aircraft Corporation of China.Since its introduction in 2000, the BeiDou navigation system has seen increasing numbers of applications linked to everyday life, from shared bikes to farming.When it comes to shared bikes, smart locks that support BeiDou chips off
29、er more accurate positioning than others, making it easier to find a bike.Farmers can use BeiDou-enabled tractors to plow the soil and use unmanned 7aircraft with BeiDou to sow seeds, which can improve efficiency and make better use of resources. BeiDous farming applications have spread from Heilong
30、jiang province to Beijing, Liaoning, Shanxi, Hubei and other regions across China.With its many uses, the BeiDou navigation system is even playing a big role in the Belt and Road Initiative. “To date, the BeiDou system has covered most parts of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as countries along the
31、 Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road,“ said Yang Changfeng, chief designer of the BeiDou system.Today, there are more than 20 BeiDou satellites above our heads, and China plans to launch even more this year to expand the BeiDou network to better serve the Belt and Road In
32、itiative.“As BeiDou expands its overseas reach, it will be increasingly popular in the logistics(物流) industry,“ said Miao Qianjun, secretary-general of the navigation services association. “Ships, for example, can use it to position themselves while sailing across oceans to European countries, no lo
33、nger limited to Southeast Asian regions in the near future.“28. What is the purpose of the first two paragraphs?A. To compare some modern satnav systems. B. To describe the benefits of satnav systems.C. To tell us how satnav systems were created.D. To introduce some satnav systems and their function
34、s.29. What can we know about the BeiDou navigation system according to the article?A. It was used successfully in a new jet plane.B. It is more powerful than other satnav systems.C. It was introduced to China on October 14. 2017.D. It wasnt used in our everyday life until recently.30. According to t
35、he article, the BeiDou navigation system is already widely used for .A. plowing the soil and sowing seeds8B. improving the efficiency of networksC. producing more smart locks for shared bikesD. navigating ships across oceans to European countries31. What is Miao Qianjuns attitude toward the future o
36、f the BeiDou system?A. Worried. B. Casual. C. Positive. D. Doubtful.DSuppose youre in a rush, feeling tired, paying attention to your screen, and you send an email that could get you in trouble.Realisation will probably set in seconds after youve clicked “send“. You freeze in horror and burn with sh
37、ame.What to do? Here are four common email accidents, and how to recover.Clicking “send” too soonDont waste your time trying to find out if the receiver has read it yet. Write another email as swiftly as you can and send it with a brief title explaining that this is the correct version and the previ
38、ous version should be ignored.Writing the wrong nameThe sooner you notice, the better. Respond quickly and briefly, apologising for your mistake. Keep the tone measured: dont handle it too lightly, as people can be offended, especially if your error suggests a misunderstanding of their culture ( i.e
39、. incorrect ordering of Chinese names) .Clicking “ reply all“ unintentionallyYou accidentally reveal (透露) to the entire company what menu choices you would prefer at the staff Christmas dinner, or what holiday youd like to take. In this instance, the best solution is to send a quick, light-hearted a
40、pology to explain your awkwardness. But it can quickly rise to something worse, when everyone starts hitting “reply all“ to join in a long and unpleasant conversation. In this instance, step away from your keyboard to allow everyone to calm down.9Sending an offensive message to its subjectThe most a
41、wkward email mistake is usually committed in anger. You write an unkind message about someone, intending to send it to a friend, but accidentally send it to the person youre discussing. In that case, ask to speak in person as soon as possible and say sorry. Explain your frustrations calmly and sensi
42、bly-see it as an opportunity to clear up any difficulties you may have with this person.32. After realising an email accident, you are likely to feel .A. curious B. tired C. awful D. funny33. If you have written the wrong name in an email, it is best to .A. apologise in a serious manner B. tell the
43、receiver to ignore the error C. learn to write the name correctly D. send a short notice to everyone34. What should you do when an unpleasant conversation is started by your “reply all” email?A. Try offering other choices. B. Avoid further involvement.C. Meet other staff members. D. Make a light-hea
44、rted apology.35. What is the passage mainly about?A. Defining email errors. B. Reducing email mistakes.C. Handling email accidents. D. Improving email writing.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。Coffee or Tea, who wins the crown of Chinas favorite drinkNews about th
45、e coffee giant Starbucks is once again a popular search on the Internet, and some people think coffee is surpassing tea as the most popular drink in China. 36 Starbucks opened its biggest cafe in the world in Shanghai in December, 37 It surely is popular, but as China is increasingly drinking coffee
46、, does that mean coffee will replace tea as the number one drink?1038 A small cup of tea contains the spirit and wisdom of the Chinese people. Some people believe tea needs to be drunk quietly, so many of the tea shops are located in a corner of a hutong. However, the fast-pace of life sometimes doe
47、snt allow that, so there are tea shop owners who, just as Starbucks does, locate their shops in the downtown area. Take Heytea for example, its one of the most highly rated tea shops and it has now opened several new outlets in the business areas of big cities like Beijing.There are countless other
48、tea shops and tea houses all over the country, 39 So it is unlikely that coffee can replace tea as the countrys main drink any time soon.Actually as two different types of drink have different cultural backgrounds, coffee and tea are both irreplaceable, The expanding coffee shops are not there to re
49、place, 40 A. But, is that real?B. It seems like the most enjoyable thing to drink tea on a quiet day.C. and its without mentioning that almost every family in China drinks tea at home.D. Tea culture is part of Chinese tradition.E. but to provide people with another choice that they can use to enjoy life.F. but many people like drinking coffee at home.G. This latest opening made us think that coffee must now be the most popular drink in China.第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，
