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2019-2020学年度湖北省沙市中学第一学期高三第二次双周练
英语试卷
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。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 long is Jack late for school today?
A．15 minutes．B．30 minutes．C．45 minutes.
2．What does the woman plan to do?
A．Leave work early.
B．Finish her work on Friday.
C．Make a change to the time of the meeting.
3．Why does Elaine call Peter?
A．To borrow his notes．
B．To explain her absence．
C．To discuss the presentation.
4．What does the girl want?
A．A dress．B．Shoes．C．A sweater.
5．What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．Salesman and customer．
B．Husband and wife．
C．Co-workers.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满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。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 are the speakers mainly discussing?
A．Where they will go shopping.
B．What they will wear to the party.
C．Whether they will buy new clothes.
7．Why doesn’t the woman buy the bl ue dress?
A．It costs too much．
B．It doesn’t suit her．
C．It doesn’t look very nice.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。
8．Where will the man go first?
A．To a restaurant．B．To a hotel．C．To a bank.
9．What is the man concerned about?
A．The taste of lunch．
B．The exchange fee．
C．The position of a restaurant.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10．What are the speakers doing?
A．Reading a guidebook．
B．Looking at pictures．
C．Traveling around the world.
11．What does the woman think of Irish people?
A．Friendly．B．Beautiful．C．Artistic. 12．Where did the man go with the woman?
A．To Wales．B．To Egypt．C．To France. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13．Why does the man come to see the woman?
A．He has a stomachache．
B．He is too overweight．
C．He has pains all over.
14．What soup did the man have last night?
A．Potato．B．Chicken．C．Tomato. 15．What does the woman think the man should do?
A．Stop eating his favorite food．
B．Change his lifestyle．
C．Walk to work.
16．What do we know about the man?
A．He takes a long walk once a month.
B．He usually goes shopping on foot.
C．He seldom exercises.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17．Where can the listeners get drinks all day?
A．In the cafe．
B．In the dining room．
C．By the swimming pool.
18．What will the listeners probably do around 1 p.m.?
A．Have lunch．B．Go swimming．C．Attend a conference. 19．What does the speaker apologize for?
A．The updated program．
B．The high temperature．
C．The late lunch.
20．Why does the conference program have to be changed?
A．Some rooms are being repaired.
B．The General Manager can’t come.
C．An important speaker won’t give her talk.
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。
A
Choosing a university
Kazumi
My main reason for coming here was the Human Rights course．When I was at school I couldn’t decide what I want to be．I’ve always wanted to help people and I figured that taking Human Rights would allow me to learn about how I can make a real difference in the world.
Vladimir
I love math．I was torn between two possibilities: I could become an engineer and apply math at a practical level．Or I could become a math teacher．I needn’t have worried because in the end I didn’t have to choose! I got everything I wanted thanks to my university, which will qualify me to be a high school teacher while gaining a general engineering degree at the same time．
Osvaldo
One of the reasons I chose this university was because of the effort that they put into organizing the open day．The lecturers and current students provide an enthusiastic overview of their courses and of life in the city．This was contrary to other universities I
visited, which just let their reputation do the talking．Although I chose not to live on campus, the rooms there seemed comfortable and very reasonably priced.
Maria
When the time came to select the university, I had three possibilities, but I still could not decide．So it was time to schedule campus tours．They all had their advantages, but this place instantly appealed to me．As soon as I arrived, I was struck by the smiles everyone gave me．What I value most here is the feeling that I am part of a supportive community.
21．Who can obtain a double qualification from his or her university?
A．Kazumi. B．Vladimir．C．Osvaldo.
D．Maria.
22．Why did Osvaldo choose his university?
A．He found the courses affordable.
B．His university sold itself more convincingly.
C．He was won over by the university’s reputation.
D．His university offered excellent accommodation.
23．What do we know about Maria?
A．She takes great interest in community service.
B．She made her choice from the very beginning.
C．She feels a sense of belonging at her university．
D．She was hoping to pass on knowledge to others.
B
On a recent trip to the island of Newfoundland, Canada, my husband asked our talkative cab driver what made him most proud to be a native.
“Our generosity and hospitality （好客）,”he replied in a strong local accent.“If your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, someone will stop to help．People here are kind like that.” His answer rang in my mind during that ride with my husband and teenage kids, as we headed out to explore on the first day of our vacation.
Little did I know we were about to experience some of that remarkable Newfoundland kindness for ourselves．We met Alma that same morning at the start of a long hike．Our teenagers hurried ahead, and as we walked behind, admiring the scenery, two women in sunglasses and summer hiking equipment stopped．They'd heard us discussing different routes, and then asked if we'd like suggestions．They looked to be in their 40s, and were both enthusiastic to share their local expertise.
We listened eagerly , taking mental notes，until one of the women asked, “You have a car, right?" I explained that there were no cars available during our week on the island, so we had to rely on cabs instead.
“Oh no," she said,“you need a car.” And then, as casually as if offering a piece of chewing gum，she said, “Take mine!” My husband and I just smiled in disbelief, dumbfounded.
“Why not?" she insisted.“You need a car to get to know all these places.” But you don't even know us,” I said.
“That doesn't matter ,”she continued with absolute determination.
Surprised, I looked over at her friend, who shrugged and said, “That's Alma.” Forty minutes of talking later, my family climbed into Alma's car．We spent the rest of our vacation discovering different areas of this beautiful island．But it wasn't the groups of whales we saw, or the vast areas of woodland, that made this place so memorable．Instead, it was the act of kindness from a complete stranger that made us realize how special Newfoundland really was.
Next year, there's no doubt where we'll be taking our summer vacation．Who knows what act of kindness we'll meet then?
24．What did the cab driver take pride in as a native?
A．Their kindness and enthusiasm.
B．Their cheap service and friendliness.
C．Their unselfishness and determination.
D．Their rich experience and local knowledge.
25．The underlined word “dumbfounded ” in Paragraph 5 probably means A．annoyed B．satisfied C．shocked
D．embarrassed
26．What impressed the author most during her stay in Newfoundland?
A．The local culture of the island. B．The answer from the cab driver.
C．The beautiful scenery of the island. D．The help from an enthusiastic stranger.
27．What can we infer about the author from the last paragraph?
A．She expects to visit Newfoundland again.
B．She hasn't decided where to go next year yet.
C．She is looking forward to meeting Alma once more.
D．She also wants to be kind to others during the vacation.
C
A Swiss airplane powered only by energy from the sun left from Abu Dhabi early on March 9．Its creators hope the plane will make the first around-the-world journey without any fuel．The plane is called Solar Impulse 2．It has one seat and is made from carbon fiber．The plane weighs only as much as a car but its wings are wider than a Boeing 747．The plane’s wings stretch 72 meters across．Those wings include 17,000 solar units, or cells, which capture the sun’s energy．The energy allows the plane to fly day and night.
Two Swiss scientists built the plane．Bertrand Piccard is also an explorer who made the first non-stop flight around the world in a balloon．Andre Borschberg is an engineer and trained fighter pilot．The scientists say they are not trying to alter the airplane industry．Instead, they want to show that new energy sources and technologies can achieve what some say is impossible．“We want to show we can fly day and night in an aircraft without a drop of fuel.” Mr. Piccard said.
Some parts of the trip will require the pilots to be in the tiny plane for five to six days and nights in a row．So it is good that the pilot’s seat is also a toilet.
The plane’s route begins in the United Arab Emirates．The pilots also plan stops in Oman, India, and China．They will cross the Pacific Ocean, stop in the United States, and continue over southern Europe or North Africa．They plan to arrive back in the United Arab Emirates in late July or early August.
Internet viewers can go to the Solar Impulse website to see the plane’s location and listen to broadcasts from the pilots.
28．Why does the plane have wider wings?
A．It can fly faster and land safely.
B．It will make the plane appear larger.
C．It may look like a Boeing 747.
D．It can get the sun’s energy easily.
29．What does the underlined word “alter” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Improve. B．Destroy C．Rebuild.
D．Change.
30．What do we know about the trip made in the plane?
A．It will take five to six days and nights.
B．It is a non-stop flight around the world.
C．It is broadcast live on the Internet.
D．It doe sn’t include North America.
31．What does the text mainly talk about?
A．A solar-powered plane will travel the globe.
B．A good way to save energy has been found.
C．A newly-built plane consumes no energy.
D．Solar energy waits to be fully explored.
D
What a Messy Desk Says About You
For some time, psychologists have been studying how personality traits affect health and health-related choices．Not surprisingly, they have found that people blessed with innate（天生的） conscientiousness, meaning that they are organized, typically eat better and live longer than people who are disorderly．They also tend to have immaculate offices.
What has been less clear is whether neat environments can produce good habits even in those who aren’t necessarily innately conscientious．To find out, researchers at the University of Minnesota conducted a series of experiments．In the first experiment, they randomly assigned a group of college-age students to spend time in two office spaces, one of which was very neat, the other wildly cluttered （乱堆） with papers and other work-related stuff．The students spent their time filling out questionnaires unrelated to the study．After 10 minutes, they were told they could leave with an apple or a chocolate bar．Those students who sat in the orderly office were twice as likely to choose the apple as those who sat among the mess.
A second experiment, however, found that working in chaos has its advantages, too．In this one, college students were placed in a messy or a neat office and asked to dream up new uses for Ping-Pong balls．Those in messy spaces generated ideas that were significantly more creative, according to two independent judges, than those in offices where stacks of papers and other objects were neatly arranged.
The results were something of a surprise, says Dr. Vohs, the leader of the study．Few previous studies found much virtue in disorder．The broken window theory, proposed decades ago, holds that even slight disorder and neglect can encourage indifference and poor discipline.
But in the study by Dr. Vohs, disordered offices encouraged originality and a search for novelty．In the final portion of the study, adults were given the choice of adding a health “boost” to their lunchtime smoothie（一种饮料）that was labeled either “new” or “classic.” The volunte ers in the messy space were far more likely to choose the new one; those in the tidy office generally chose the classic version.
“Disorderly environments seem to inspire breaking free of tradition,” Dr. Vohs and her co-authors conclude in the study, “which can produce fresh insights.”
The implications of these findings are also practical．“My advice would be, if you need to think outside the box for a future project”, Dr. Vohs says, “then let the clutter rise and free your imagination．But if your primary goal is to eat well or to go to the gym, pick up around your office first．By doing this, the naturally messy can acquire some of the discipline of the conscientious.”
32．The underlined word “immaculate” in paragraph 1 probably means ______.
A．messy B．tidy C．terrible
D．comfortable
33．Which of the following can best explain the broken window theory?
A．Chaos begets（引发） chaos．B．Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
C．Bad news has wings．D．When a door shuts, a window opens.
34．Which of the following will Dr. Vohs probably agree with?
A．More virtue exists in organized people.
B．Creativity results from tidiness and discipline
C．Disorderly surroundings help to create new ideas.
D．Workers’ good habits guarantee the success o f a project.
35．What can we conclude from the study results?
A．The naturally neat people tend to be very creative.
B．A messy office will cause quite low working efficiency.
C．Environments can affect people’s way of thinking and behavior.
D．People’s persona lities are determined by their working environments.
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 you think your kids aren't eating enough fruit, you may be right．How can you get your kids to eat more fruit? Telling a child won't succeed．And, the more you ask your children to eat something, the more they'll push back．Here’re five skills you can use to guide them without saying a word.
1．Eat Together．Eat fruit in front of your kids and they're more likely to want．Krisena Borenstein, a mother of two children aged three and four, has seen this type of role modeling work． 36 Watching their father eat apples may cause them to want “what Daddy eats”.
2．Keep Trying．Many children reject new foods because they're afraid of them, not because they don't like the taste． 37 You may need to present a new fruit 10 times or more before they'll accept it.
3．Slice Fruit． 38 When Borenstein asks her children if they want an apple, they'll often say “No”．But when she cuts it up, they'll eat it.
4．Let Them Pick Their Fruit．While it's not as exciting as picking fruit off a tree, your children can still take part in the picking process at the market．Take the kids to the farmers' market, where they can sample fruit and choose the pieces they want to bring home． 39
5．Mix It Up． 40 Experiment with frozen, freeze-dried, canned, fresh and dried fruit, as well as 100 percent juice.
A．Don’t give up!
B．The taste is important to kids.
C．Offer fruit in a variety of forms, and shapes.
D．They might start to show off the fruit after returning home.
E．Having them take part makes them more excited about eating it.
F．Your kids may be more likely to want sliced fruit than whole fruit.
G．While her kids loved berries （浆果）, they wouldn’t try apples or pears.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20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、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Our family enjoyed a beautiful house plant for over three decades．It had stayed with us through 41 years and good times, pain and joy．I had never thought of 42 it.
However, two weeks ago, we 43 some changes of its leaves, which began to discolor．We watered and fed it to the point of spoiling it — 44 treated it like a child．But it just showed no sign of 45 We finally picked a few half-dead branches and 46 replanting them in a small pot.
What 47 us was that these branches just rooted in the new pot and grew strong while the original plant finally died．When we dug the dead plant out of its pot, it all became 48 to us—its roots were in 49 , completely tangling up （绞在一起）．They had grown so much that they 50 to burst the sides of its pot．Our once-beautiful plant died 51 it outgrew its environment—it became root-bound （根部受到束缚的）.
People，too, can become root-bound．Those who 52 personal growth or development often want to make 53 that can lead to greater achievements or much more happiness． 54 ， they more often find they outgrow their environment and want to 55 ．Their views expand and they need 56 environment to live in．They need people who will make 57 for their growth．If they cannot be 58 , some problems are sure to arise.
So if your newly-found growth 59 you to push against the old ways, you may need to 60 you are bigger now.
41．A．peaceful B．pleasant C．hard
D．busy
42．A．replacing B．losing C．overcoming D．selling
43．A．imagined B．recorded C．described D．discovered
44．A．ever B．even C．still
D．just
45．A．strength B．struggle C．growth D．recovery
46．A．risked B．practiced C．tried
D．enjoyed
47．A．puzzled B．benefited C．embarrassed D．amused
48．A．familiar B．useful C．true
D．clear
49．A．line B．disorder C．danger D．vain
50．A．threatened B．managed C．stopped D．deserved
51．A．although B．unless C．because D．if
52．A．depend on B．seek for C．account for D．react to
53．A．choices B．decisions C．explanations D．changes
54．A．However B．Therefore C．Fortunately D．Interestingly
55．A．calm down B．carry on C．break out
D．set off
56．A．larger B．brighter C．safer
D．taller
57．A．predictions B．plans C．time
D．room
58．A．finished B．satisfied C．entertained D．observed
59．A．causes B．reminds C．permits D．teaches
60．A．dream B．explain C．realize D．prove
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In many space-themed films, whenever Earth faces a disaster, the solution is always fleeing the planet in spaceships．But the latest Chinese sci-fi movie, The Wandering Earth, 61 （offer） a different and more ambitious idea．In the film, 62 （base）on a short story by Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin, Earth is in danger of 63 （destroy） by the dying sun．In response, humans around the world work together to build a giant engine system 64 will push Earth away from the sun．Instead of abandoning Earth again , this time we' re taking 65 with us.
For thousands of years, “homeland” has had a soft spot 66 the hearts and minds of Chinese people．One old idiom is luoyeguigen, which means returning to one's homeland in old age, like fallen leaves returning to the 67 （root） of their
trees．These both show the tight 68 （connect） that Chinese people have had with their homeland．This special cultural background is 69 （probable） what sets The Wandering Earth apart from Hollywood-style space films．“What is Chinese sci-fi? ” Guo Fan, the film's director, said in an interview．“A vehicle that really expresses our
70 （culture） and spiritual core （内核） can be called Chinese sci-fi．”
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear editor,
I am Li Hua. I’m writing to discuss about the traffic problems near our school gate.
With so many parents picking up their children, traffic jams near the school gate are frequent, cause much inconvenience to our students as well as our teachers．Worried about the hiding traffic problems, I strongly recommend some urgent measures are taken．First, we should encourage students to ride bicycles or walk to school, what will not only help reduce jams but also benefit the health．It’s also a good idea to allow junior students leave school 10 minutes early than other students．However, parking is not allowed near the school gate.
I do hope my suggestion can be considered and that the problems can be solved soon. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你校学生会暑期将组织“丝绸之路”（the Silk Road）沿线国家考察活动。请你用英语给对此次活动感兴趣的留学生Jenkins写一封电子邮件，告知相关内容：
1．活动安排（参观、交流等）； 2．报名条件（年龄、身体状况等）；3．报名方式。
注意：1．词数100个左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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2019-2020学年度湖北省沙市中学第一学期高三第二次双周练
英语试卷参考答案
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阅读：21—23 BBC 24—27ACDA 28—31 DDCA 32—35 BACC 36—40 GAFEC 完形填空：41—45 CBDBD 46—50 CADBA 51—55 CBDAC 56—60 ADBAC
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66．in 67．roots 68．connection 69．probably 70．cultural
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Dear Jenkins,
I’m more than delighted to tell you about a school activity for the coming summer holidays, named Travel along the Silk Road．The details are as follows.
To find out the connections between China and the countries along the Silk Road, the 15-day tour will include two parts．We’ll visit the cultural relics and the museums with rich collections．Besides, we will call on some local residents at their homes．For safety, all the participants should be at least 18, and at the same time they should be strong enough for the changeable weather and the long journey.
If you want to enter for it, you can contact the Student Union either by email or by telephone.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Lu Hua