高二英语下学期第三次双周考试题

到乌蒙山区的昭通;从甘肃中部的定西，到内蒙古边陲的阿尔山，看真贫、知真贫，真扶贫、扶真贫，成为“花的精力最多”的事;“扶贫先扶志”“扶贫必扶智”“实施精准扶贫”湖北省荆州市沙市区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第三次双周考试题考试时间：2017年3月24日第一部分：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 many brothers does the man have? A. One.B. Two.C. Three.2. Why cant the man return his camera? A. It is broken. B. It was bought on sale. C. It was bought over a week ago.3. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a store. B. In a classroom. C. At a bus stop.4. What does the woman mean? A. The sweater was washed wrongly.B. The water was too hot to drink.C. The toy bear is too small.5. What are the speakers talking about? A. What present to buy. B. Which dress to wear. C. When to attend the party.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. Where are the speakers? A. At home.B. At a restaurant.C. At a sports center.7. When does the man begin his work? A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. At night.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What will the woman do next month?A. Visit the man.B. Make a business trip.C. Do shopping in Mexico City.9. Where can the woman see amazing paintings? A. At outdoor markets. B. At the Palace of Fine Arts.C. At the Museum of Modern Art.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What did the woman get yesterday? A. The key to her apartment.B. A copy of the house rules.C. A parking space for her motorbike.11. Where did the woman use to park her motorbike? A. At the entrance to her apartment building. B. On the street beside her apartment building. C. On the sidewalk in front of her apartment building.12. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Take a bus to work. B. Attend the next house owners meeting. C. Have a talk with the apartment manager.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What was the woman doing when she met a group of guys? A. She was walking on the road. B. She was looking at the bus schedule.C. She was getting aboard a bus.14. What language did the guys speak to the woman? A. French.B. German.C. English.15. How did the woman feel when she first met the guys?A. Thankful.B. Strange.C. Confused.16. What did the woman lost? A. Her wallet. B. Her airline ticket. C. Her passport.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where did the old lady stay for ten days? A. In the bedroom.B. In the kitchen.C. In the bathroom.18. Who found the old lady first? A. Her neighbor. B. The firefighters. C. He son.19. Where did the young woman behave strangely? A. At an airport. B. At a police station. C. At a wildlife center.20. What was in the young womans large bag? A. A baby tiger.B. A baby dog.C. A baby cat.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。AThe City Bike program rolled into New York last spring and proved a hit, with nearly 12,000 New Yorkers signing up for annual memberships. Since 2010, over a dozen US cities have introduced bike-share programs.Therere plenty of bike stations near parks and other car-free areas. The programs we looked at in major cities work the same way. You buy a 24-hour pass. During the time, you get an unlimited number of 30-minute rides. If you go over your given half-hour ride time, you start paying fees for each following 30-minute period. Here are some of the biggest bike-share program in America.Minneapolis: Nice Ride MinnesotaStation : Minnehaha Ave. & Minnehaha PkwyHow much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 1.50 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4.50 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 6 for every half an hour.Chicago: Divvy BikesStation : Lakeshore Drive and Monroe St; also Museum CampusHow much: $ 7 for a 24-hour pass, with unlimited 30-minute trips.How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 6 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.New York City: Citi BikeStation : Central Park So. & 6th Ave; also Broadway & W.57th St.How much: $ 9.95 for a 24-hour pass.How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 4 for the second 30 minutes; $ 9 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 12 for every half an hour.Boston: HubwayStation : Tremont St. & West St.How much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.We are volunteers. If you want to know more information, please contact us.21. According to the text, the City Bike program _.A. was first set up in New York.B. has a long history in America.C. is very popular in American cities.D. develops very fast all over the world.22. Which of the following bike-share programs costs the riders most?A. Divvy Bikes. B. Citi Bike.C.Nice Ride Minnesota. D. Hubway.23. If you visit Boston by riding Hubway bike for 3 hours, you have to pay _.A. $6B. $ 30C. $ 20D. $ 36BAfter serving as a ski guide in Utahs back country for more than two decades, a Park City woman is being recognized by Outside Magazine as 2015s Best Ski Guide.Deb Lovci grew up in Colorado and began skiing when she was five years old. Later she moved to Utah and fell in love with the back country of Wasatch Mountains. Lovci has now served as a Ski Utah Interconnect guide for 27 years. “Anything that you slide on snow, Im in love with, ” she said.Lovci leads ski tours through the back country of six different resorts located in the Wasatch Mountains. Lovci typically takes a group of eight to ten people on a ski tour each day, and on average, she takes 300 customers on tours through the back country each season. She loves showing off Utahs wilderness. “I love the back country,” she said. “I love the snow science behind it. I love the safety I just love it.”Along with leading ski tours, Lovci is passionate about anything related to activities. She also runs a bed-and-breakfast in Park City, the Old Town Guest House. As “a jack-of- all-trades”, she also runs Alpine skis, Nordic skis competitively, and snowboards, and leads mountain bike tours during the summer.Outside Magazine selected five travel guides in various outdoor fields to name as the best in their Best of Travel April issue. Lovci said she was unexpectedly cheerful when she was selected as 2015s Best Ski Guide by Outside Magazine. “We all work really hard in what we do and we love it and its really nice to get acknowledged,” she said. “I work with a lot of excellent guides and the award could have gone to anybody any one of us. I often recall my ski experiences which were fearful at the beginning, but they helped me achieve a success.”In a news release, Ski Utah director of communications, Paul Marshall said, “Deb Lovci is one of the most enthusiastic, focused, knowledgeable guides in the industry. Without her as the forefront of our Interconnect Tour, we would not have the success we have. She has been an enthusiastic part of the Interconnect Tour for 27 years and is thought highly of by our customers.”24. What helped Deb Lovci to be selected as 2015s Best Ski Guide?A. Her gender and age. B. Her being ready for any ski risks.C. Her dreaming of the best ski job on the planet.D. Her love for Utahs wilderness and her ski experiences.25. The underlined words “a jack-of- all-trades” in Para. 4 probably mean “someone _”.A. who can do many different types of work.B. who is very skilled at communicating.C. who is enthusiastic about doing business.D. who can be recognized as a workaholic.26. From Paul Marshalls words, we can infer that _.A. Lovci should have helped them in the tour.B. Lovci deserved the award.C. everyone should think highly of Lovci.D. Lovci achieved her success with Interconnect Tours help.27. What would be the best title for the passage?A. The Ski Utah Interconnect Tour. B. Deb Lovci and Outside Magazine.C. Deb Lovci 2015s Best Ski Guide.D. Deb Lovci a ski guide for 27 years.CBeing lonely in the crowd might seem ridiculous. But according to a recent survey, the situation is all too common. Loneliness and other anxiety problems worrying about lifes pressures can even lead to self-murder.An article in China Daily gave no reason for this other than the usual blaming of the post-80s generation. According to a high level official, young people suffering from discouragement are mostly “spoiled and have not been taught to be independent, responsible and express thank-you.” Well, how do you like that? First, I dont think Chinas youth are exactly spoiled. They certainly have more things than their parents did, but a lot of the money spent on them is for their education including various extra classes.Discouragement and anxiety are now the fastest growing challenges in modern societies. We sense a lack of close friends who can talk to honestly and openly. In 1985, a US study found that one in ten people did not have such a friend. In 2006, it was one in four. Its easy to see the connection between loneliness and discouragement. But what actually causes this increasing loneliness?Surely, with Internet social networking sites such as Kaixin, we have more friends than ever. A new study has shown that the more time teenagers spend in front of computers, the less close they are to friends and family. Kaixin or QQ may be fun but it lacks meaning, compared to personal connections in the real world.And then there are those endless online games popular with young Chinese but increasingly there are more interesting choices. For example, new sports such as skateboarding are starting to catch on（流行） in bigger cities, as is playing music in a band. These creative hobbies are done in a group and thus friendship can be stronger. Hopefully young people will also be drawn out of the Internet cafes and interactive computer games that in fact fail to recreate a real and interactive experience.28. According to the high level official, it is easy for teenagers lacking independence and responsibility to _. A. become spoiled B. play endless online games C. suffer from loneliness and anxiety D. refuse to express gratitude29. What does the writer think of the Internet social networking site Kaixin? A. Open but ridiculous. B. Honest and responsible. C. Real and fun. D. Interesting but meaningless.30. It can be inferred in Paragraph 3 that _. A. its now more difficult for people to find close friends to have an honest chat with B. parents focus mostly on childrens education rather than the personality building C. young people have no idea of expressing appreciation because of being spoiled D. teenagers will recreate a real and interactive experience to strengthen friendship31. According to the text, which of the following can help us avoid being lonely in the crowd? A. To stay long in Internet cafes.B. To focus on extra courses. C. To give up our own hobbies.D. To play music in a band.D Mature-age university students are annoying, I know. I understand that when youre 18 or 19, and already know everything, theres no need to do the readings or other easy tasks. I also understand that there are these old people in class who should be doing other things maybe retiring, or gardening in the backyard. However they are eagerly asking questions (or even, answering them) and generally loud in class. I understand because I used to be one of them. I dropped out of high school in Year 11 and after playing guitar in a band for a few years, I spent the next ten years working different jobs. Then a friend, who thought I was wasting my life, suggested I enrol at his university. Although afraid, I eventually took a university preparation course and a year later became a 35-year-old university freshman. Like many mature-age students, after completing my degree, I continued studying and eventually attained my PhD. Now Im a lecturer at Toronto University in Canada. In fact, I have just finished preparing a group of mature-age students to annoy next years young first years. My students come from many different backgrounds. But they all share an enthusiasm for knowledge and learning. Besides,theyre likely to be waiting in class, counting away the seconds silently in the hope that someone young will want to talk about all of these amazing ideas they are learning about. Only after waiting for younger voices to speak. ( but which often remain silent) do they begin talking. Speaking for myself, I love students who come prepared and ready to discuss. So lets celebrate all of those “annoying”mature-age students.32 According to the article, a mature-age student is a person . A. who starts university at an older age B. who behaves like an adult C. not yet qualified to enter university D. studying for a higher degree33.What is the authors attitude towards mature-age students? A. annoyedB. supportiveC. indifferentD. negative34 . What does the underlined word them in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Retired people. B. Mature-age university students. C. Early high school leavers. D. University students aged below 20.35. Why do mature-age students often wait before speaking in class? A. They want to give the younger students more chances to speak. B. They are not very familiar with the topic being discussed. C. They lack the ability to give their opinions. D. They dont want to express their opinions. 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。 There is an English saying that goes, he who laughs last, laughs the hardest. High School Musical star Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days. _36_. Because he was always the smallest in his class and was laughed at because he had a big space between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efrons basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime (两个加时赛), with three seconds left, he rebounded the ball and passed it to the wrong team! _37_ _38_Now at 21, Efron is one of People magazines 100 Most Beautiful People, graces (荣登) the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywoods most influential magazine, and is traveling the world promoting the third High School Musical film. Director Adam Shankman described Efron as arguably the biggest teen star in America right now. Simply google Zac Efron , and you get more than 14 million responses. Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days. Efron was born and raised in California. _39_According to Efron, he would flip out (发疯) if he got a B and not an A in school, and that he was a class clown. It was his father who encouraged him to act. _40_He also took singing lessons. He graduated high school in 2006 and was accepted at the University of Southern California to study film. But he put it off why study movies when you can star in them. Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business. And he can now laugh all the way to the bank. A.He owed it a lot to his father that he succeeded. B. But history, as they say, is a thing of the past C. He took part in school performances and acted in a local theater. D.When he was young, Efron was an unqualified basketball player. E.He took school seriously. F.They scored and his team lost the game. G.As a young boy, Efron was picked on by his classmates. 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。In 2014 I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England, holding my Cambridge Proficiency certificate. After nervously 41_ a short training course, I began to give class to my 12 students, all of them older than I was. I 42_ hard to remain calm in class and 43_ they wouldnt find out how unconfident I felt a lot of the time. I was quite 44_, actually, until the end of 45_ and the night of the final oral test.The test was going to start at 7 pm, and at 6:50, I 46_ myself in the teachers bathroom to 47_ all the test questions again. I really wanted to learn the 48_ by heart so no one would think I was an inexperienced tester. The 49_ is, I actually locked myself in the bathroom. I 50_ couldnt get out! The bell rang at 7 pm and I could hear the 51_ in the halls as the students went to their rooms. I tried hard to 52_ the bathroom door, but failed.I heard the cleaning ladys voice and asked for help as 53_ as I could. However, she wasnt exactly a thoughtful person, and started 54_; “Dianas locked in the bathroom!” Shame had fallen upon me! 55_ the course director, the secretary and some teachers were outside the bathroom trying to get me out, and, to my 56_, my students gathered outside too, happily saying things like “Arent we 57_!No test today!” All I could do wa