湖北省荆州中学2019届高三英语上学期第一次双周考试题
2019届高三年级第一次双周练
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. W hat’s the as on now?
A. Summer.
B. Fall.
C. Winter.
2. Which dress will the woman wear?
A. The red one.
B. The blue one.
C. The green one.
3. What can we learn about the old oven?
A. I t’s not in style.
B. I t’s broken.
C. It isn’t m ulti-functional.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a studio.
B. In a CD store.
C. In a car.
5. What 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 weather forecasts?
A. Inaccurate.
B. Reliable.
C. Changeable.
7. W hat’s 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 doesn’t like a band membe r.
B. He isn't into music that much.
C. The earnings aren’t 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. It’s unclean.
B. It’s too small.
C. It’s noisy.
11. What are the speakers suppod 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 ud for now?
A. Storage.
B. Meetings.
C. Reading.
听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
13. W hat’s wrong with the camera?
A. It can’t be charged.
B. It can’t be turned on.
C. It ruins memory cards.
14. Why can’t the man get thecamera fixed for free?
A. He broke it by himlf.
B. It’s out of the free rvice 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.
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 pasngers.
C. Government officers.
19. What do we know about the test?
A. Learners might not get the 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 licen.
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。
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The Coolest Inventions
An Oceans Vacuum
There’s a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s 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 propos a 62-mile-long floating barrier that would u natural currents to trap trash. If next year’s trials succeed, a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020. It could reduce the trash by 42 % over 10 years.
Easy-On Shoes
In 2012, Matthew Walzer, a high school stude nt with a disability, nt a note to Nike. “My dream is to go to college,” he wrote, “without having to worry about someone c oming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned a design team to the challenge. This year, they came out with their solution: the Fly Ea. The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand. A pair of Nike Fly Ea shoes lls for $ 130.
An Airport for Drones (无人机）
As Amazon, Google, and others get ready for drone delivery rvice, there is one big question: What kinds of home bas 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 transport food, medical supplies, electronics, and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is t to be completed in 2020.
21. What’s 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 wide u 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 rvices.
D. It responded to Matthew’s request passively.
