1、- 1 -浙江省杭州市十八中 20182019 上学期高三英语周末检测卷十八第 I 卷第一部分： 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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是 C。1. What does Jim do?A. A teacher. B. An officer. C
2、. A student.2. What time did Suzy leave home?A. 4:30. B. 5:00. C. 5:15.3. What is the mans suggestion?A. Going to the concert.B. Going to see a show.C. Just walking around.4. How long has the rain lasted?A. 5 days. B. 6 days. C. 7 days.5. What opinion do they hold on their chemistry course?A. Its we
3、ll organized. B. It is satisfactory. C. It is unsatisfactory.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）- 2 -听下面 4 段对话，每段对话后有几道小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a library. B. In a schoo
4、l. C. In a bookstore.7. Why is William Shakespeare mentioned in the conversation?A. He gave gifts to millions of people.B. He was a very wealthy man in his times.C. His signature is worth a lot of money.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 11 题。8. What are the man and woman looking for?A. A comfortable hotel. B. A mode
5、rn hotel. C. An inexpensive hotel.9. Whom did the man and woman ask for help?A. A policewoman. B. A waitress. C. A passer-by.10. Where could the man and woman find a hotel they needed?A. In the next street. B. Next to a bank. C. Two-minute drive to the west.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。12. What would the
6、woman like to do this weekend?A. Go climbing. B. Go shopping. C. Go fishing.13. What does the man plan to do on Saturday?A. Check his schedule.B. Stay at home.C. Help his sister move.14. How will the man get in touch with the woman?A. By making a phone call to the womans house.B. By making a phone c
7、all to the womans mothers house.- 3 -C. By making a call to her cell phone.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. What is the woman doing?A. Listening to music. B. Seeing a film. C. Writing a letter.16. How long will the woman stay in Japan?A. For a year. B. For a month. C. For two years.17. What will the woman
8、 do before she leaves for Japan?A. Read more Japanese novels.B. Attend a language class.C. Apply for a new program.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18How many news headlines are broadcast?A4 B5 C619What happened early on Saturday morning?AA Russian rocket was sent upBA tour bus slid off a highwayCThree aid w
9、orkers were killed20How many people were killed in the gas explosion?AAt least 4 BAbout 30 COver 40第二部分： 阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节（共 10 个小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AElsa, its you!” It was a four-year-olds surprise birthday party, and her favorite Disney characte
10、r, Elsa from Frozen, had arrived. The two happily began to sing the movies big song, “Let It Go,” and were soon joined by Tinker Bell four other fairy-tale princesses: Anna, Ariel, Jasmine, and Snow White. You would swear you were celebrating at the most magical place on earth.But this wasnt Disney
11、World. It was the pediatric (儿科的) cancer ward at - 4 -a hospital on Long Island in New York. And the princesses were college students who volunteer for A Moment of Magic, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to lift the spirits of sick children.Kylee McGrane, now 23 and her friend Maggie McAndr
12、ew, then both students on service scholarships at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York City, were searching for a new community project, ideally one with kids. That sparked an ideadressing up as Disney princesses and visiting pediatric cancer patients. “When kids are in a hospital for so l
13、ong, they dont get all the magic that most kids do,” says McGrane. “Its nice to give them time to be themselves.”In 2015, after raising to pay for costumes and travel expenses, McGrane and McAndrew landed their first gig, at Cohen Childrens Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York. They dressed as
14、Elsa and her sister, Anna, to the delight of the girls and smiles from the boys. They spent nearly three hours singing songs, taking pictures, and traveling from one bedside to the next until they had visited and chatted with every one of the 50 children. “To see the kids believe in me, my character
15、 It was life-changing,” says McGrane. Of course, a princess can work only so many miracles at once, so McGrane and McAndrew recruited their peers. Today, A Moment of Magic has 400 volunteers from 11 colleges around the country.21. According to the text, we can know that_A. Frozen is a famous cartoon
16、 character. B. Tinker Bell is a college student.C. The four-year-old child is a cancer patient.D .A Moment of Magic is an organization to help treat sick children 22. Why do McGrane and McAndrew dress as princesses for sick kids?A. They follow their dreams of being princessesB. They need to win the
17、scholarships. C. They tend to take a new job.D. They help the “special” kids get the magic that most kids do.23. When McGrane says “it was life-changing”, she probably means that_- 5 -A. Her life is changing .B. Her behavior has a great influence on the kidsC. Her mission is not only offer the kids
18、a little magic, but hope.D. Her future job should be an actress.24. What does the text mainly convey to the readers?A. Make a gift of rose, hand stay lingering fragrance.B. Where there is kindness, there is goodness, where there is goodness, there is a magic.C. Venture outside your comfort zone, the
19、 rewards are worth it.D. If I go, there is just no telling how far I will go.B Its been said by some people that men are better at math and science than women. And taking a look at the figures from college departments, it could be difficult to argue with that. However, one famous British university
20、is trying to put an end to this theory.At Oxford University, math and computer science are two subjects that have big gaps in terms of grades between men and women. For example, just 21.2 percent of women taking math graduated with first-class degrees in 2017, compared to 45.5 percent of men, report
21、ed The Times.The university believes that female students are more likely to be affected by “time pressure”. So to solve this problem, female students at Oxford were given 15 minutes more than male students to finish their math and computer science exams in the summer of 2017.The decision came not l
22、ong after the universitys history department allowed its female students to take exams at home in 2017, reported The Independent. The aim of that plan was also to close the gap between men and women in the subjects exam results.These changes were welcomed by some people, who saw them as a positive s
23、ign.However, others criticized the decisions, saying they suggest that females are the weaker sex.- 6 -Indeed, research from the US Department of Education suggested that girls are as good at math-based subjects as boys are, reported news website Quartz in January. However, theyre prevented from cul
24、tivating an interest in math and science because of the bias (偏见) that women arent good at those subjects, a 2012 report by Forbes said.But according to Quartz, there are better ways to equalize education between the sexes, such as giving more resources to girls to help them fall in love with math a
25、nd science.And for girls who think theyre bad at these subjects, it could all just be in their imagination. “The truth is, you probably are a math person, and by thinking otherwise, you are possibly hamstringing (破坏)your own career,” wrote The Atlantic.25. We can know from Paragraph 1 that_.A. There
26、 is a gap between the math abilities of males and females.B. According to some college departments, females got better grades than males in math .C. It is difficult to know whether males or females are more skilled in math .D. A British university doesnt believe females are the weaker in math and is
27、 trying to help solve the problem . 26. Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?A. Who is more excellent in terms of grades in math and computer scienceB. Whether Oxford Universitys measures are effective C. What Oxford University did to improve females math grades D. What we should do t
28、o equalize education between sexes 27. What can be inferred from the text?A. Females need more time during the math examsB. Due to the bias that women arent good at math , females performed badly in math-based subjects.- 7 -C. If developing an interest in math, females may be no worse than males.D.
29、The more resources are given to females, the better grades they will get in the math exams.C As a cherry-red electric car floats through the universe, a space-suited mannequin sits in the driving seat. The car and its passenger are actually the payload (有效载荷) of SpaceXs Falcon Heavy, the worlds most
30、 powerful rocket and they will orbit the sun for millions of years.The launch was referred to as the start of “a new space age”, on account of the enormous weight that Falcon Heavy can handle. Time reported that this “super heavy-lift launch vehicle” can carry more than 64,000 kilograms of cargo (货物
31、) into low-Earth orbit. However, the launcher wasnt just designed for taking fake spacemen into orbit. SpaceX and its founder Elon Musk, 46, want to restart missions to the moon and to venture out to Mars.The heavier the craft (太空船) that can be sent into space, the more ambitious the missions can be
32、. And if Falcon Heavy is anything to go by, it should be possible in the near future to send people to Mars, and all the things that wed need to settle there. In September 2017 in Australia, he shared his plans to put a million people on Mars in the next 40-100 years. That seems like a long time off
33、, but he added that the beginnings of the colony (居住地) could be just a few years away. Musk believes there could be people on Mars in as soon as seven years time.For Musk, the next frontier for the human race is to settle on other planets. As he said in Australia, “Fundamentally, the future is vastl
34、y more exciting if were a spacefaring (宇宙飞行的) civilization and a multi-planet species than if were not.” 28. which of the following statements is true according to the passage ?_.A. The cherry-red car can carry more than 64,000 kilograms of cargo into low-Earth orbit. - 8 -B. A real spaceman sits in
35、 the driving seat of the carC. Falcon Heavy was considered important because it can carry huge weight into spaceD. Falcon Heavy wasnt designed for taking people into orbit29. The underlined word “ambitious” in Para 2 is closest in meaning to _.A. determined B. aggressive C. challenging D. powerful30
36、. According to Elon Musk, we can infer that _.A. There will be a million people on Mars in seven years timeB. Falcon Heavy is expected to explore the moonC. Only if we are good at spacefaring on earth, we will enjoy a bright futureD. With Falcon Heavy , people are very likely to go to Mars and settl
37、e there 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。We all get confused at times, but prolonged periods of confusion can cause us to feel that we are stuck in a never-ending, foggy web of uncertainty. _31_Here is what you can do to overcome your confusion and find the joy:1.
38、Accept where you are.Accept the fog, accept the confusion and accept the feelings of “stuckness.“ This is usually a sign that more information needs to be delivered before you can move forward.2._ _32_Center yourself, and firmly state, “I dont know what to do, and that is okay.“ When you firmly stat
39、e your uncertainty, you move out of the fog. The more you focus on your certainty, the more at peace you will feel with where you are at.3. Focus on what you know.When you are confused it can be easy to get stuck in a web of consistent, repetitive thoughts that appear to have no end and no beginning
40、. To clear this, - 9 -start focusing on what you know and what you feel sure about. _33_4. Be patient.Being confused is a sign of change and you may need to let the journey unfold a little bit more before you make a decision._34_ Just accept the way things are and trust that inspiration will reach you when the time comes to make a decision._35_Every road traveled is a blessing in some way, so take the stress out of lifes decisions and trust that all roads really do lead home.A. Dare state
