湖北省荆州中学2018-2019学年高二英语5月双周考试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. When will Julia have her teeth checked again?A. In three months.B. In one week.C. In one month.2. What happens to the mans phone?A. Its out of order.B. Its out of power.C. Its out of service.3. What does the man think of smoking?A. Relaxing.B. Harmful.C. Annoying.4. What does the woman mean?A. The movie isnt to her taste.B. The plot is interesting.C. The acting is convincing.5. What can we learn from the dialogue?A. He slept all day.B. He forgot to call the woman.C. He didnt know Howard was sick.第2节 (共15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分15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 kind of bike will the woman rent?A. An ordinary bike.B. A racing bike.C. A mountain bike.7. What is the deadline for the return of the bike?A. 5:30 p.m.B. 6:00 p.m.C. 6:30 p.m.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Whats wrong with the sweater?A. Its size is wrong.B. Its price is too high.C. It gets smaller after wash.9. What will happen next?A. The woman will get the money back. B. The woman will have another sweater. C. The woman will choose other products.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why is the woman tired? A. She attended a meeting.B. She stayed up last night.C. She had many activities.11. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Watch movies.B. Go shopping. C. Do exercise.12. What will the woman probably do? A. Run 10 minutes every day.B. Walk 10 minutes every day. C. Run 30 minutes every second day.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Who is probably the man?A. A consultant.B. A friend.C. A lawyer.14. What is really important in a job according to the man?A. Salary.B. Welfare.C. Accomplishment.15. What is the womans biggest problem?A. Tending to push herself too hard. B. Describing her strengths and weaknesses.C. Complaining about her former employers.16. Why should the woman prepare questions about the company?A. To show interest in the company. B. To share her working experience.C. To express dislikes about previous jobs.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Where is the speaker now?A. In the UK.B. In Australia.C. In South Africa.18. How does the speaker feel in the university?A. Challenged.B. Respected.C. Lucky.19. What is the greatest fortune for the students there?A. Advanced facilities.B. A top teaching staff.C. Various financial aids.20. What does the speaker think is the most important? A. Working hard.B. Repaying society.C. Respecting teachers.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。AAn Oceans VacuumTheres a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific OceanIts bigger than Texasand growingThe way to clean it up now is to catch it with netsThat is both costly and slowInstead，the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes 62-mile-long floating barriers that would use natural currents to trap trashIf next years trials succeed，a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020It could reduce the trash by 42% over 10 yearsEasy-On ShoesIn 2012，Mathew Walzer，a high school student with a disability，sent a note to NikeMy dream is to go to college, he wrote，without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day. Nike assigned a design team to the challengeThis year，they came out with their solution：the FlyEaseThe basketball shoe can be fastened with one handA pair of Nike FlyEase shoes sells for $130An Airport for Drones（无人机）As Amazon，Google，and others get ready for drone delivery service，there is one big question：what kinds of home bases will their drones have？Rwanda，in Africa，may have the answerThere，workers will soon start work on three drone portsThe goal is to make it easier to transport food，medical supplies，electronics，and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be completed in 202021. Whats the advantage of the Oceans Vacuum？A. It can be a money-saverC. It can tear plastic into piecesB. It can grow year by yearD. It can be put into wide use soon22. What do we know about Nike？A. It offers free shoes to the disabledB. It is designing new shoes frequentlyC. It provides customer-friendly servicesD. It responded to Matthews request passively23. Why is Rwanda setting up drone ports？A. Because road travel there is roughB. Because there are too many dronesC. Because theyre easier to construct than roads D. Because they are receptive to new technologyBRecently, many e-commerce platforms, including Didi Taxi, Ctrip, Fliggy, JD ad Taobao, have been uncovered that they are cheating their frequent customers. Their ways are pretty c