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湖北省荆州中学2019届高三英语第八次双周考试题
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 much will the man pay for the four tickets? A. 15 pounds. B. 30 pounds. C. 45 pounds. 2. Why is the man late according to his words? A. He knocked down an old man. B. He sent an old man to a hospital. C. His bike was broken on the way. 3. What’s the date today?
A. 16th. B. 17th. C. 18th.
4. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At a bookshop. B.At a bank. C.At a restaurant. 5. What is the woman’s attitude to the dishes? A. She thinks it is just so-so. B. She dislikes it. C. She likes it very much.
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. What is James’ hobby?
A. Collecting match boxes. B. Collecting envelopes. C. Collecting coins. 7. How old was James when he got the match boxes as a gift from his father?
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A.16. B.15. C.14. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8. What is the job of the man?
A. A guide. B.An engineer. C.A teacher. 9. What is the man’s advantage in English?
A. Speaking. B. Listening. C. Reading. 10. How many English words has the man grasped according to himself? A. Almost 500. B.Almost 5,000. C.Almost 5,500. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11. What did Joe do last night?
A. He saw a film. B. He worked for a design. C. He had a meeting. 12. Why will Joe catch the first bus?
A. Because he will meet an important customer. B. Because he will take part in an interview.
C. Because he will be the first to arrive at the company. 13. What does the woman prepare for the man? A. Boiled eggs. B. Fried eggs. C. Cakes. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14. What does the man want to do? A. To exchange for some cash. B. To put aside some money. C. To lend some money.
15. Which is better in cashing a traveler’s check according to the woman? A. A stocking center. B.A hotel. C.A bank. 16. Which of the following needn’t the man offer to the woman? A. Address. B. Passport number. C. ID card. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What is the age of Miss Bao?
A. In her 20s. B. In her 30s. C. In her 40s. 18. How much can Miss Bao earn one month in her company? A. $1,450. B. $1,415. C. $1,410.
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19. Which is China’s largest C to C (customer to customer) website? A.Taobao.com. B.Sohu.com. C.Dangdang.com. 20. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Buy it online, a whole new way of shopping! B. Buy it on TV, a whole new way of shopping! C. Buy it on a magazine, a whole new way of shopping!
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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The Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subsequently endure. It’s our pleasure to confirm this year’s Category Winners. First Novel Award Winner
Book: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Author: Gail Honeyman
Eleanor is 31 years old; work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday. Between, her only company will be two bottles of vodka and her own solitary, unique wit (机智) . It is contentment, of a kind, but an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door to possibility. Challenging reader expectations with a living, breathing character, Gail Honeyman’s novel is a funny and moving diamond. Biography Award Winner Book: In the Days of Rain Author: Rebecca Stott
The Exclusive Brethren were a closed community who believed the world is ruled by Satan. Into this is born Rebecca. Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister. As her father lay dying, he begged her to help him write the memoir. He wanted to tell the story of their family who for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect. Poetry Award Winner
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Book: Insider the Wave Author: Helen Dunmore
To be alive is to be inside the wave, always travelling until it breaks and is gone. These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead ----- and the acutely intense being of both. Children’s Award Winner Book: The Explorer
Author: Katherine Rundell, Hannah Horn
Four children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his friends it’s only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival. Brimming with adventure and a real command of character and incident, Rundell has few peers in superb children’s fiction.
21. What kind of life does Eleanor lead? A. Funny and touching. C. Exciting and complex.
B. Ordinary and happy. D. Boring and lonely.
22. Why did Rebecca Scott write In the Days of Rain? A. To pass on her family traditions.
B. To share the life of fundamentalist Christians. C. To help her father fulfill his last wish.
D. To introduce beliefs of the Exclusive Brethren.
23. For a young adventurous soul, which book seems more appealing? A. The Explorer. B. Insider the Wave.
C. In the Days of Rain. D. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine .
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An Indian barber has come up with a novel technique to give people haircuts using just a small comb and a burning candle instead of a pair of scissors. Just like any barber, Dasharath Kumar, 28, combs the hair and meticulously runs the flame of the candle on the ends, giving it a unique finish. The ‘cutting-edge’ technique has made him the most demanded barber in his small village in Gulbarga in Karnataka in southern India.
While Dasharath joined his family business when he was 15, the unique idea
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