1、2019届湖北省荆州中学高三上学期第一次半月考英语试题第一卷（选择题 满分100分）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。1. Whats the season now?A. Summer. B. Fall. C. Winter.2. Whic
2、h dress will the woman wear?来源:学_科_网 Z_X_X_KA. The red one. B. The blue one. C. The green one.3. What can we learn about the old oven?A. Its not in style. B. Its broken. C. It isnt multi-functional.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a studio. B. In a CD store. C. In a car.5. Wh
3、at does the woman think of the painting?A. Worthless. B. Just so-so. C. Wonderful.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。听第 6 段材料, 回答第 6、7 题。6. How does the man feel about the weath
4、er forecasts?A. Inaccurate. B. Reliable. C. Changeable.7. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbor. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates.听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8、9 题。8. Why does the man stop relying on music as a full-time job?A. He doesnt like a band member.B. He isnt into music that much.C.
5、 The earnings arent stable.9. On what occasion would the man be invited to play most probably?A. A local festival. B. A funeral. C. A birthday party.听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What does the woman complain about the office?A. Its unclean. B. Its too small. C. Its noisy.11. What are the speakers supp
6、osed to do in the office?A. Give students their assignments.B. Prepare for the lessons.C. Let students help with the reports.12. What is the room downstairs used for now?A. Storage. B. Meetings. C. Reading.听第 9 段材料, 回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Whats wrong with the camera?A. It cant be charged. B. It cant be t
7、urned on. C. It ruins memory cards.14. Why cant the man get thecamera fixed for free?A. He broke it by himself. B. Its out of the free service time. C. He lost his receipt.15. How much will the man pay for the repair?A. $20. B. $30. C. $50.16. What day is it today?A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Tuesday.
8、听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How long does the training period last?A. 1 to 2 years. B. 2 to 4 years. C. 3 to 5 years.18. Who will test the learner taxi drivers?A. Driving school trainers. B. Special passengers. C. Government officers.19. What do we know about the test?A. Learners might not get the
9、result at once.B. 2 to 3 questions will be asked.C. Several routes should begiven to the destination.20. What do learner drivers have to pay for?A. A taxi. B. The driving license. C. A physical exam.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。AThe Cool
10、est InventionsAn Oceans VacuumTheres a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Its bigger than Texas and growing. The way to clean it up now is to catch it with nets. That is both costly and slow. Instead, the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes a 62-mile-long floating barrier tha
11、t would use natural currents to trap trash. If next years trials succeed, a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020. It could reduce the trash by 42 % over 10 years.Easy-On ShoesIn 2012, Matthew Walzer, a high school stude nt with a disability, sent a note to Nike. “My dream is to go to co
12、llege,” he wrote, “without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned a design team to the challenge. This year, they came out with their solution: the Fly Ease. The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand. A pair of Nike Fly Ease shoes sells for $ 130.An Ai
13、rport for Drones (无人机）As Amazon, Google, and others get ready for drone delivery service, there is one big question: What kinds of home bases will their drones have? Rwanda, in Africa, may have the answer. There, workers will soon start work on three “drone ports”. The goals is to make it easier to
14、transport food, medical supplies, electronics, and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be completed in 2020.21. Whats the advantage of the Oceans Vacuum?A. It can be a money-saver. B. It can grow year by year.C. It can tear plastic into pieces. D. It can be put into wid
15、e use soon.22. What do we know about Nike?A. It offers free shoes to the disabled. B.It is designing new shoes frequently.C. It provides customer-friendly services. D. It responded to Matthews request passively.23. Why is Rwanda setting up “drone ports”？A. Because road travel there is rough. B. Beca
16、use there are too many drones.C. Because theyre easier to construct than roads. D.Because they are receptive to new technology.B来源:学,科,网At the age of 14, James Harrison had a major chest operation and he required 13 units (3.4 gallons) of blood afterwards. The blood donations saved his life, and he
17、decided that once he turned 18, he would begin donating blood as regularly as he could.More than 60 years and almost 1,200 donations later, Harrison, whose blood contains an antibody(抗体) that has saved the lives of 2.4 million babies from miscarriages (流产), retired as a blood donor on May 11. Harris
18、ons blood is valuable because he naturally produces Rh-negative blood, which contains Rh-positive antibodies. His blood has been used to create anti-D in Australia since 1967.“Every bottle of Anti-D ever made in Australia has James in it,” Robyn Barlow, the Rh program director told the Sydney Mornin
19、g Herald. “Its an amazin g thing. He has saved millions of babies. I cry just thinking about it.” Since then, Harrison has donated between 500 and 800 milliliters of blood almost every week. Hes made 1,162 donations from his right arm and 10 from his left.“Id keep goi ng if they let me,” Harrison to
20、ld the Herald. His doctors said it was time to stop the donations and they certainly dont take them lightly. They had already extended the age limit for blood donations for him, and theyre cutting him off now to protect his health. He made his final donation surrounded by some of the mothers and bab
21、ies who his blood helped save.Harrisons retirement is a blow to the Rh treatment program in Australia. Only 160 donors support the program, and finding new donors has proven to be difficult. But Harrisons retirement from giving blood doesnt mean hes completely out of the game. Scientists are collect
22、ing and cataloging his DNA to create a library of antibodies and white blood cells that could be the future of the anti-D program in Australia.24. What do we know about James Harrison?A. He saved 2.4 million poor people. B. He is to retire as a blood donor.C. He is a very grateful blood donor. He do
23、nates blood nearly every day.25. What is the authors purpose of writing Paragraph 4?A.To state Harrisons decision to continue donating blood.B.To describe how Harrisons donations come to an end.C.To introduce some babies saved by Harrisons blood.D.To praise Harrison for his cooperation with the doct
24、ors. 26.What can we infer from the passage about Harrison?A. After his retirement, the Rh program will fail.B. New donors are easy to find in a short time.C. He continues to contribute to the Rh program.D. His DNA is kept in a library for future study.27. Which of the following can be the best title
25、 for the text?A. A Unique Man with a Rare Blood Type B. The Blood Saving Millions of BabiesC. A Special Blood Type Donor to Retire D. The Man with the Golden ArmCIncreasing numbers of airports, especially in Europe, are promoting a “silent airport” idea. It is to reduce noise pollution, such as airp
26、ort-wide announcements, without sacrificing timely and helpful updates of information.International airports were once characterized by their high voices, competing gate announcements and so on.This is all changing.Angela Gittens, director general of Airports Council International (ACI), says there
27、is a growing desire among airports and airlines they serve to “create a calm, relaxed atmosphere” without being disturbed by announcements.“Passengers can relax while they wait for their flight to board in the common airside lounges (休闲区), and food and drink areas,” she says.In June, Helsinki Airpor
28、t in Finland a country where the tourism slogan is “Silence, Please” became the most recent airport to adopt the silent concept.As part of its commitment to quieting things down, announcements for flights are made only in boarding gate areas.Lost track of time in the shop?Too bad.Nobodys going to ca
29、ll you to your flight, as announcements in all terminals will be made only in exceptional emergency circumstances.Heikki Koski, vice president of Helsinki Airport, says that improved flight information display systems and interactive kiosks (交互式自助服务机 ), together with advances in mobile technology, a
30、re changing the way airports communicate with passengers.At Munich Airport, InfoGate kiosks allow for video-based, face-to-face conversation with a live customer service representative in the travelers language of choice. Interactive signs, on the other hand, give directions at the touch of finger.
31、Passengers can tap a “you are here” display to get directions and approximate walking times to their destinations.Of course, an airport will never be as silent as a temple.There will continue to be a need for airport-wide emergency announcements, along with boarding calls.But at silent airports, the
32、 latter can be restricted to specific gates, as has been adopted in Helsinki.28. What is Angela Gittens opinion on the silent airport concept?来源:学+科+ 网 Z+X+X+KA. It makes airport noise-free. B. It is intended for passengers benefit.C. It has changed international airports reputation. D. It has encou
33、raged the service industry in airports.来源:学|科|网29. What should passengers pay close attention to at Helsinki Airport?A. Their boarding time. B. Finlands tourism slogan.C. The shops opening hours. D. The “you are here” display.30. Why is Munich Airport mentioned in the next?A. To show its popularity.
34、 B. To introduce InfoGate kiosks.C. To prove Heikki Koskis words. D. To be compared with Helsinki Airport.31. What is the best title for the text?A. Silence, please. This is an airport! B. Can airports be as quiet as temples?C. Silent airports all around the world D. Technology helps airports become
35、 interactiveDIs any economist so dull as to criticize Christmas? At first glance, the holiday season in western economies seems a treat for those concerned with such vagaries (奇想) as GDP growth. After all, everyone is spending; in America, retailers make 25% of their yearly sales and 60% of their pr
36、ofits between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Even so, economists find something to worry about in the nature of the purchases being made.Much of the holiday spending is on gifts for others. At the simplest level, giving gifts involves the giver thinking of something that the recipient(接受者) would like h
37、e tries to guess her preferences, as economists say and then buying the gift and delivering it. Yet this guessing of preferences is not easy; indeed, it is often done badly. Every year, ties go unworn and books unread. And even if a gift is enjoyed, it may not be what the recipient would have bought
38、 if they had spent the money themselves.Interested in this mismatch between wants and gifts, in 1993 Joel Waldfogel, the n an economist at Yale University, sought to estimate the difference in dollar terms. In a research, he asked students two questions at the end of a holiday season: first, estimat
39、e the total amount paid (by the givers) for all the holiday gifts you received; second, apart from the sentimental value of the items, if you did not have them, how much would you be willing to pay to get them? His results were gloomy: on average, a gift was valued by the recipient well below the pr
40、ice paid by the giver.In addition, recipients may not know their own preferences very well. Some of the best gifts, after all, are unexpected items that you would never have thought of buying, but which turn out to be especially well picked. And preference can change. So by giving a jazz CD, for exa
41、mple, the giver may be encouraging the recipient to enjoy something that was ignored before. This, a desire to build skills, is possibly the hope held by many parents who ignore their childrens desires for video games and buy them books instead.Finally, there are items that a recipient would like to
42、 receive but not purchase. If someone else buys them, however, they can be enjoyed guilt-free. This might explain the high volume of chocolate that changes over the holidays. Thus, the lesson for gift-givers is that you should try hard to guess the preference of each person on your list and then cho
43、ose a gift that will have a high sentimental value.32. The word “sentimental” in Paragraph 3 is close to “.”A. intelligent B. emotional C. social D. practical33. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Price is nothing but the factor when you give gifts.B. Chocolates will
44、 be blamed when people receive them as gifts.C. The receivers often overestimate the values of gifts.D. Wants do not always correspond to needs in gift-giving.34. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the text?A. The gift-giver tries to ignore the actual needs of the receiver.B. The
45、 best gifts are well picked by the givers.C. In gift-giving, guessing preference is often a failure, so its the thought that counts.D. You have to take money into consideration when giving a gift.35. The text is most likely taken from a _.A. users handbook B. medical journalC. travel magazine D. con
46、sumer-related report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。If youve made a routine of a daily walk, congratulations! Youre getting many benefits of a walk. But theres one simple mistake that could be putting your life at risk. Almost 129,000 pedestrians were injured, and 5,376
47、 were killed in traffic crashes in the United States in 2015, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). 36.Luckily, there are some steps you can take to stay safe on foot. Sure, you drive on the right side of the road in the US, but thats not where you should be as a pedestrian.37. Walking
48、on a sidewalk can 100% guarantee your safety. But if you have to stay on the road, the CDC recommends walking toward traffic.Seems like it couldnt make much difference.38. Simply walking against traffic instead of with it cut the risk of getting hit by a car by an average of 77%, according to the fi
49、ndings.39 . Well, if you walk the same direction youd drive, the cars closest to you are comingfrom behind. That means youd need to rely on the driver to see you and react if its coming up too closely. If the person behind the wheel is not absorbed, you could end up injuredor worse.On the other hand, when youre walking against traffic, you can see the cars heading toward you. Facing those vehicles lets you see danger coming and get out of the way if necessary, and you
