荆州中学2018届高三第四次双周考英语试题
出题人:刘传贵 审题人:马德珍
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. What is the man?
A. A weather forecaster. B. A pilot. C. A trainer.
2. What does the man imply?
A. The woman should go on playing chess.
B. He wants to play chess with the woman.
C. The woman is weak in playing chess.
3. Why does the man stop his talk with the woman?
A. He isn't interested in her words.
B. He is expecting another call.
C. He is angry with her.
4. When will the man arrive in Cairo?
A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A story. B. A textbook C. A movie.
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。
听第六段材料，回答第6, 7题。
6. What is the relationship between Mary and Justin?
A. Boss and secretary. B. Good friends. C. Husband and wife.
7. How will Mary spend her holiday?
A. Go swimming. B. Work in her office. C. Stay with her children.
听第七段材料，回答第8、 9题。
8. Why does Mike call Mary?
A. To get a lift from her. B. To discuss homework with her.
C. To invite her to Jerry's apartment.
9. What will Mary do on Monday?
A. Take a chemistry class. B. Have an exam. C. Hand in a book report.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why has Brian Sharp refused many interviews?
A. He doesn't want people to make up stories about him.
B. He wouldn't like others to know about his private life.
C. He is afraid to answer people's questions directly.
11. How is Brian Sharp's life?
A. Lonely and poor. B. Rich but unhappy. C. Successful and happy.
12. What does Brian Sharp say about writing novels?
A. He seldom draws stories from real life
B. He doesn't like following a fixed pattern.
C. He wants to write over 100 historical novels.
听第九段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What did the boy have for breakfast?
A. Bread and milk. B. A cheese burger and meat. C.A pudding and two cans of coke.
14. Why did the boy have a stomachache?
A. He ate too fast. B. He ate too much. C. He ran too fast.
15. What do we know about the boy?
A. He felt hungry after the PE lesson.
B. He got a good record in the PE test.
C. He only ate meat and rice for lunch.
16. What does the woman think of the boy's eating way?
A. Good. B. Strange. C. Silly.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What products does the speaker's company work on?
A. Birthday cards. B. Games. C. Cars.
18. How many playing pieces does Mindtwist standard have?
A. Two. B. Four. C. Six.
19. What are the playing pieces of Mindtwist Travel made of?
A. Plastic. B. Wood. C. Metal.
20. What will the speaker talk about next?
A. Collect. B. Mindtwist. C. Board.
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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
Dutch masters exhibition in Beijing
The 17th century Dutch Golden Age had several significant artists and a range of great pieces produced during the period—including Jan Vermeer’s Young Woman at Virginal, Jan Lievens’ Boy in a Cape, and Turban and Rembrandt’s Self Portrait with Shaded Eyes.
Some of the most refined examples of the time, including the three pieces mentioned above, will make their debut(首次亮相) in China as part of a world tour of The Leiden Collection.
If you go:
9 a.m.-5 p.m., June 17-Sept 3 (closed on Mondays).National Museum of China,1 Wusi Avenue, Dangcheng district.010-6400-1476.
Ticket: 50 yuan ($7)
The Age of Mechanical Reproduction
The Age of Mechanical Reproduction, the latest exhibition at the Riverside Art Museum, features 41 artworks of US pop icon Andy Warhol, covering art installations, paintings and
photographs. Warhol’s well-known installation Electric Chair is a highlight of the show, which is also its debut in Asia.
If you go:
10 a.m.-5 p.m., through August 28 (closed on Mondays).The Riverside Art Museum, Hongyan Road, Chaoyang district.010-5309-2062.
Ticket: 60 yuan
Back with a bang
Beijing-based band Escape Plan will hold a concert in Beijing this weekend. The band is most famous for the song The Brightest Star in the Night Sky.
If you go:
7:30 p.m., June 17.Beijing Worker’s Gymnasium, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang district.400-610-3721.
Ticket: 280-980 yuan
Purple clay teapots
Yixing purple clay potteries are a vital part of Chinese pottery culture and have been included in China’s list of national intangible cultural heritage(国家非物质文化遗产). A selection of more than 80 purple clay teapots will go on display at the Poly Art Museum starting Friday. The exhibit will include a range of delicate teapot works of Ji Yishun, Wang Xiaolong and Gao Lijun, who are all inheritors(继承人) the time-honored(历史悠久的) pottery handicraft.
If you go:
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.(closed on Sundays),through June 30.Poly Art Museum, New Poly Plaza,1 Chaoyangmen North Street 9.010-6500-8117.
Ticket: 20 yuan
21. What do Dutch masters exhibition in Beijing and The Age of Mechanical Reproduction have in common?
A. Their total exhibition time. B. They aren’t open on Mondays.
C. Their ticket prices. D. Their exhibition places.
22. If you are fond of the performance of Escape Plan, which number can you contact to book a ticket in advance?
A.010-5309-2062. B.010-6500-8117.
C.010-6400-1476. D.400-610-3721.
23. Where can you go and enjoy an exhibition but spend less money?
A. Poly Art Museum, New Poly Plaza. B. National Museum of China.
C. The Riverside An Museum. D. Beijing Workers’ Gymnasium.
B
Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mum, you must come and see the daffodils (水仙花) before they are over."
I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Lake Arrowhead. "I will go next Tuesday," I promised, a little unwillingly, on her third call.
The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, "Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible (看不见的) in the cloud and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see!"
My daughter smiled calmly and said, "We drive in such weather all the time, Mum. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and on the far side of a small church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read "Daffodil Garden". We got out of the car and each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up amazed. Before me lay the most beautiful sight. Flows of flowers of different colors seemed poured down the peak and slopes. There were five acres of flowers! A sea of daffodil! It was like a fairyland all beyond description.
"But who has done this?" I asked Carolyn. "It's just one woman," Carolyn answered. That's her home. "Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio (露台), we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking" was the headline. The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs (鳞茎)" it read. The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman." The third answer was, "Began in 1958."
I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun--one bulb at a time--to bring beauty and joy to this remote mountain top. Just planting one bulb at a time, year after year, had changed the world where she lived and created something of magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.
When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small amounts of daily effort, we too can accomplish great things. Everyone can do something to change the world.
24. The writer wasn’t going to see the daffodils at first because ______.
A. she cared more about the children.
B. they were on a remote mountain top.
C. the weather was not good enough.
D. it was not easy for her to drive there.
25. What do we know from the passage about the woman who grew daffodil?
A. She must have been a modest woman.
B. She worked as a professional gardener.
C. She grew the daffodils over 50 years by herself.
D. Being poor, she made a living by selling daffodils.
26. What has the writer learned from this experience?
A. It's never too late to learn.
B. Necessity is the mother of invention
C. People can change the world where they live by growing flowers.
D. Accumulation of small steps may lead to something magnificent.
27. Which may be the best title for the passage?
A. An Unforgettable Experience.
B. A woman and Daffodils.
C. The Daffodil Garden.
D. One bulb grown, magnificence dawns.
C
Adding math talk to story time at home is a winning factor for children’s math achievement, according to a new research from a university. The study from psychologists Sian Beilock and Susan Levine shows a marked increase in math achievement among children whose families used Bedtime Math, an iPad app that delivers engaging math story problems for parents and children to solve together.
Even children who used the app with their parents as little as once a week saw gains in math achievement by the end of the school year. The app’s effect was especially strong for children whose parents tend to be anxious or uncomfortable with math.
Previous research from this group has demonstrated the importance of adults’ attitudes about math for children’s math success. For example, a recent study found that math-anxious parents who help their children with math homework actually weaken their children’s math achievement.
The new findings demonstrate that structured, positive interactions around math at home can cut the link between parents’ uneasiness about math and children’s low math achievement.
“Many people experience high levels of anxiety when they have to solve a math problem, with a majority of adults feeling at least some worries about math,” said Beilock, professor in Psychology and author of Choke, a book about stress and performance. “These math-anxious parents are probably less likely to talk about math at home, which affects how competent their children are in math. Bedtime Math encourages a dialogue between parents and kids about math, and offers a way to engage in high-quality math interactions in a low-effort, high-impact way.”
Study participants included 587 first-grade students and their parents. Families were given an iPad installed with a version of the Bedtime Math app, with which parents and their children read stories and answer questions involving math, including topics like counting, shapes and problem-solving. A control group received a reading app that had similar stories without the math content and questions related to reading comprehension instead. Children’s math achievement was assessed at the beginning and end of the school year. Parents completed a questionnaire about their nervousness with math.
The more times parents and children in the math group used the app, the higher children’s achievement on a math assessment at the end of the school year. Indeed, children who frequently used the math app with their parents outperformed similar students in the reading group in math achievement at year’s end.
28. Bedtime Math is an iPad app that _____.
A. requires parents and children to answer reading comprehension questions
B. encourages children together with their parents to solve math story problems
C. teaches children how to count, recognize shapes and solve practical problems
D. assesses children’s math achievement and parents’ nervousness with math
29. The previous study found that _____.
A. children’s math achievement is related to parents’ attitude about math
B. help from math-anxious parents improves children’s math achievement
C. interactions around math at home will cut off the family relationship
D. children can achieve more success if they see the importance of math
30. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. children using the app can see gains in all academic achievements
B. children whose parents are uneasy about math outperform other students
C. it is the math problems related to the stories that make the great difference
D. the frequency of using the app has nothing to do with children’s achievement
31. Which is the main idea for the passage?
A. High-anxiety parents influence children’s attitude about math.
B. Frequent use of app can develop problem solving ability.
C. Low-effort activities create good parent-child relationship.
D. High-quality math interactions improve math performance.
D
The meaning of silence varies among cultural groups. Silences may be thoughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap (间隙) with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person’s needs.
Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what maybe implied (暗示) is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.
Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.
Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patient’s silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing (治愈) value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.
32. What does the author say about silence in conversations?
A. It implies anger. B. It promotes friendship.
C. It is culture-specific. D. It is content-based.
33. Which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought?
A. The Chinese. B. The French.
C. The Mexicans. D. The Russians.
34. What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?
A. Let it continue as the patient pleases. B. Break it while treating patients.
C. Evaluate its harm to patients. D. Make use of its healing effects.
35. What may be the best title for the text?
A. Sound and Silence B. What It Means to Be Silent
C. Silence to Native Americans D. Speech Is Silver; Silence Is Gold
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。
Best Way to Save Money
Although the best way to save money can vary from person to person, depending on age, family size and other characteristics, there are still some easy things that all shoppers can do to keep more money in their bank accounts.
● Avoid impulse (冲动的) purchases.
When you shop, a best way to save money is to have a plan in mind to help you avoid impulse purchases. 36 And you only carry the exact amount of cash that you will need for your planned purchase. Some shoppers agree to discuss any purchases over a certain dollar amount with their spouses (配偶) first.
● 37
Sometimes the best way to save money in the long term is to spend a little more money right now. 38 A high-quality pair of shoes will last longer than a bargain pair and prevent foot pain. Leaner (瘦的) cuts of meat and organic produce provide health benefits for your family.
● Buy secondhand.
Check classified ads, thrift stores and garage sales for used clothing, toys, furniture, and much more available at a part of their original cost. 39 And there members offer unwanted items for free to anyone willing to pick them up.
● Borrow instead of buy.
If you’re only going to use something once, try to borrow it instead of spending your money on it. Borrow a tool from your neighbor. 40 Check out the resources at your local library. You’ll also be reducing disorder in your home.
A. Make things by yourself .
B. Exchange books with a friend.
C. Know when to pay for quality.
D. Refuse to buy things you can’t use.
E. For instance, you might leave your credit cards at home.
F. A good piece of furniture can stay in the family for decades.
G. For the most secondhand savings, check out groups like Freecycle.
第三部分 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Robby was 11 when he took his first piano lesson. I_41_students begin at an earlier age, _42_I explained to Robby. Robby said it had always been his mother's dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Much_43_Robby tried, he_44_the sense of tone and basic rhythm. But be dutifully reviewed his lessons.
Over the months he tried and tried, and he'd always say, “My mom's going to hear me play someday. ”But it seemed_45_. He just did not have any inborn ability.
Then one day Robby stopped coming. I was glad, as he was a bad_46_for my teaching!I_47_he had decided to pursue something else.
Several weeks later, my students were to have a recital（演奏会）. To my surprise, Robby came, asking to play in the recital.
“It is for_48_pupils, but you dropped. ”
“My mom was sick. But I have been practicing. I've just got to play!” he insisted and I agreed.
The night for the recital came. I put Robby up last in the program_49_I was to come up and thank all the students and play a finishing piece. I thought I could save his poor performance through my "curtain closer".
The recital_50_well. Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair looked dirty. “How could his Mom. . . ?”I thought.
Robby began and it was Mozart's work. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers even_51_on the keys. After six and a half minutes he ended and people were all on their feet in wild_52_.
_53_and in tears I ran up and put my arms around Robby in joy. "I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How did you do it?"
Through the microphone Robby explained :"Well , Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? Well. . . _54_she had cancer and_55_this morning. And well. . . She was born deaf, so tonight was the_56_time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it_57_. "
There wasn't a_58_eye that evening. I thought to myself how much_59_my life had been for taking Robby as my pupil. However, he was the teacher, for it is he that showed me the meaning of_60_and love and believing in oneself.
41. A. wish B. prefer C. command D. order
42. A. how B. why C. what D. which
43. A. while B. since C. because D. as
44. A. lacked B. possessed C. improved D. lost
45. A. trustless B. needless C. hopeless D. lifeless
46. A. advertisement B. announcement C. broadcast D. information
47. A. promised B. assumed C. admitted D. pretended
48. A. bright B. clever C. current D. recent
49. A. since B. after C. until D. before
50. A. went down B. went up C. went off D. went over
51. A. danced B. slipped C. moved D. flew
52. A. criticism B. tears C. shouts D. applause
53. A. Impressed B. Annoyed C. Overcome D. Defeated
54. A. really B. actually C. obviously D. directly
55. A. passed down B. passed away C. passed by D. passed over
56. A. forever B. only C. first D. last
57. A. unexpected B. different C. usual D. special
58. A. dry B. wet C. sharp D. weak
59. A. harder B. richer C. deeper D. easier
60. A. perseverance B. stress C. difficulty D. happiness
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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
There are about 100 million middle-aged women dancing in parks and on squares in China, and Deborah Roundy, 61 U.S retired school teacher, is one of them.
Mrs. Roundy is the only foreigner on the Shanghai dance team at Tongji University, where she is 62 (current) teaching English.
Mrs. Roundy ran upon a dozen or so middle-aged women dancing 63 the tunes of Chinese songs in 2012. At the time, she didn’t feel used to the new environment and wanted to have some fun in her life. She 64 (invite) to join the dancing team.
At first, Mrs. Roundy communicated with her teammates by 65 (exchange) notes to help translate for her. Now she uses a translation app on her iPad.
66 the Chinese language is not the most difficult thing for her, mastering Chinese dance is. Mrs. Roundy used to do ballet. She said 67 (dance) in the U.S. always dance facing the audience. But in China, they change directions all the time, and 68 was very confusing for her at first.
They have developed good personal relations. Mrs. Roundy says they also go out to eat and on field trips together, which are 69 (forget ) experiences for her.
Square dancing opens a window for her 70 （understand） China, Mrs. Roundy said: Besides dancing, she and her husband have been active in community life, teaching English, and helping elderly neighbors.
第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分35）
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处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画横线, 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。
Thank you for your invitation to dinner at your home tomorrow evening. Unfortunately, it is much to my regret which I cannot join in you and your family. I will be full occupied with an important exam come the day after tomorrow. I feel terribly sorry for missing the chance of so a happy get-together. I hope that all of you enjoying a good time. Is it possible for you and I to have a private meeting afterward? If so, please don’t hesitate to tell me your preferable dates. I am eager for a pleasant chat about you.
Please allow me say sorry again.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你叫李华，你在纽约时，寄宿在Mr. and Mrs. Green家里，回国后想写封感谢信，感谢Mr. and Mrs. Green热情友善地提供住宿、饮食并和你练习英语口语，同时想邀请他们到中国来。
注意：1. 词数100左右
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Green，
I am writing to thank you for your warmth, which I enjoyed when I stayed together with you in New York.
……
Yours sincerely,
LiHua
荆州中学2018届高三第四次双周考英语试题参考答案
听力 1-5 BABCA 6-10 CCABA
11-15 CBABB 16-20 CBCAA
阅读 21-23BDA 24-27.DCDD 28-31 BACD
32-35 CADB 36-40 ECFGB
完形 41-45 BDDAC 46-50 ABCDC 51-55 ADCBB 56-60 CDABA
语法填空 61. a 62. currently 63. to 64. was invited 65. exchanging
66. while/Though/Although 67. dancers
68. it 69. unforgettable 70. to understand
短文改错：
1. which改为that, 2. join in去掉in, 3.full改为fully, 4.come改为coming,
5. so改为such, 6. enjoying改为enjoy, 7. I改为me, 8. dates改为date,
9. about改为with, 10. say前添加to
写作
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Green!
I am writing to thank you for your warmth, which I enjoyed when I stayed together with you in New York.
It was very kind of you to offer me a comfortable and clean room in your house when I was in New York. I like the delicious food cooked by Mrs. Green, which made my journey more unforgettable. Hopefully, I can have the chance to taste it in the future. In addition, I really appreciated your practicing oral English with me and I have made great progress in my spoken English. The stay in New York has greatly enriched my experience and widely broadened my mind.
I really hope you can come to China for a visit
when it is convenient for you.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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