湖北省十一校2022-2023学年高三下学期第二次联考英语试题+答案

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2023届高三湖北十一校第二次联考
英语试题
命题学校：龙康中学命题人：肖学芝杨车
审题人：郑云强
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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做邀时，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。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.How will the woman help the man?
A.By lending her car to him.
B.By taking him to elass.C.By telling him the way.
2.What do we know about Jim?
A.He has a leg injury.
B.He withdrew from the football team.
C.He spent his holiday with his teammates.
3.Where are the speakers?
A.At a 200.
B.At a pet shop.
C.At home.
4.What does the woman think of her neighbors?
A.They are noisy.
B.They are impolite.
C.They are tough.
5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.Where they will go to eat.
B.When they will eat outside
C.Whether the weather is good.
第二节（共15小题：每小题15分，满分225分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从愿中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出
最佳选项。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追
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6.What was the woman doing when it started raining?
A.She was chatting with a friend.
B.She was playing football.
C.She was walking home.
7.What did the woman fail to do?
A.Find a shelter.
B.See the lightning.
C.Contact her mom.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What does the man do during the film break?
A.Understand the plot.
B.Review the characters.
C.Learn its song.
9.What is the man's opinion on the film?
A.It is worth seeing.
B.It is too complicated.
C.It is a bit disappointing.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What is the purpose of the woman's visit?
A.To purchase electronic equipment
B.To hire an advertising agency.
C.To rent a recording studio.
11.What do we know about Mr.Crank?
A.He has been relocated to another branch.
B.He has started a new company.
C.He has changed professions.
12.What does the man suggest the woman do in the end?
A.Listen to some music.
B.Talk with Penelope Cage.
C.Leave her contact information.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Where does the woman work?
A.At an airport.
B.In a hotel
C.In a travel agency.
14.What month is it now?
A.February.
B.March.
C.April.
15.What does the woman tell the man?
A.There are few flights to choose.
B.She can't arrange accommodation for him.
C.Holidays in the Australian Outback are less popular.
16.When will the man and his wife leave for Alice Springs?
A.On the 10th.
B.On the 16th.
C.On the 18th.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Which requirement is first mentioned?
A.The age limit.
B.Police records.
C.References.
18.Who can be a reference for the applicants?
A.Police officers.
B.Their former bosses.
C.Their relatives.
9.What should the reference be about?
A.Work performance.B.Work habits
C.Work experience
In 2018,a severe drought brought Cape Town close to "Day Zero",when it could have become the world's
20.What will be at the volunteers'own expense?
first major city to run out of water.Dam levels in South Africa's Western Cape fell to below a fifth of capacity
A.Transportation.
B.Phone calls
C.Dinners.
and the province suffered its worst water crisis in 100 years.
"The water supply was dwindling and it just wasn't raining,"rccalls Thinus Booysen,a professor at
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
Stellenbosch University.who had created a device in 2015 designed to help homeowners cut their power usage.
第一节（共15小题：每小题25分，满分37.5分）
Seeking to reduce water waste,Booysen figured he could adapt the device to measure water usage instead of
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。
electricity use.
Soon.Booysen launched a start-up,Bridging the Interet of Things (BridgloT),to develop his idea.Called
he Junction Campground
The Junction Campground is a great spot for river-based camping along one of Australia's best-known
Count Dropula,the device reports water usage once a minute while many conventional devices only record data
ivers,near Grafion.Paddling the beautiful Nymboida River is a great way to explore the rainforest-lined
once an hour.The system uses an app in the user's cellphone and sends short messages in real time."Within
iverbanks and rocky cliffs of Nymboi-Binderay National Park.
minutes,we would be able to tell the user,'Something has burst,or something is leaking,'"he says.
Craigmhor Mountain Retreat
Then Booysen discovered that a key issue was maintenance )with the poorest schools using by far
Set in 1,000 acres of wilderness.Craigmhor is a perfect base for bush walking,mountain biking,fishing.
the most water.Leaking toilets could waste 1,000 liters of water per day."We found that the biggest problems
nd bird watching.Within easy driving distance of Sydney,Graigmhor is the ideal location for overseas visitors
are things like children not closing taps properly,but often that would be because the taps just don't close,"
r urban people to experience the Australian bush.
Booysen explains.During the test,the invention saved one school more than three million liters of water in three
The Stone Cottage
months.Another reduced its water usage 55 percent in four months.
Said to be Albury's oldest house,the Stone Cottage warmly welcomes visitors with its exposed stone walls
Businesses including Cape Talk radio station and Africa's largest food company,Shoprite,became
nd an open fireplace.Set well back from the street in a spacious enclosed garden (ideal for pets),the
sponsors,partnering with the Western Cape Education Department to install (the devices in 350 schools.
wo-bedroom self-contained house is perfect for small families and couples.
Located behind the main home,the Stone Cottage's Kitchen Cottage turns on the charm as much as the
They saved more than $2.7 million and almost 550 million liters of water in 17 months.Booysen has looked at
arger house.Private from the main house,the one-bedroom self-contained cottage has a veranda (which
expanding to goverment buildings,hospitals and hotels.There are plans to roll out the device across Africa.
ooks out over an established herb garden,ideal for couples.
24.What does the underlined word"dwindling"in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
Instead of asking guests to wake at a certain time for a prepared breakfast,guests of both cottages receive a
A.Beginning
B.Continuing
clection of breakfast cuisines as they like,allowing sleep-ins and lazy momings.
C.Expanding
D.Decreasing.
Pets are welcome.
25.Which words can best describe Booysen?
ountry Barn Retreat
A.Proud but determined
B.Cautious and friendly
Situated in a peaceful location and perfect for short stays,Elaine and John offer this amazing self-contained
C.Creative and caring.
D.Strict but generous.
wo-bedroom Country Barn Retreat,overlooking rural views and surrounded by lovely gardens.
26.What do we know about Count Dropula?
Sleeping up to four adults in this comfortable cottage where you can relax by the cosy wood fire in winter.
A.It works smartly to help save water.B.It was designed by Booysen in 2015.
Fully equipped kitchen.Lounge and dining area with air-conditioning and fans to keep it cool in summer.
C.It will soon be tested in 350 schools.D.It cuts power usage efficiently.
et friendly,however,you would need to make arrangements with Elaine or John first
27.What will Booysen probably do next?
21.Where will you go if you're a bird lover?
A.Become a member of Shoprite.
B.Further promote his new invention
A.The Stone Cottage.
B.Craigmhor Mountain Retreat
C.Stop water pollution in Cape Town.D.Travel around Africa for better ideas.
C.The Junction Campground.
D.Country Bar Retreat.
C
22.What can be learned about the Stone Cottage?
A.It lacks an open fireplace.
B.It's building a herb garden.
Recently,Google researchers published a paper describing results from an artificial intelligence (Al)tool,
C.It has three bedrooms in all.
D.It provides a well-prepared breakfast.
called MusicLM,built to create music.It is not the first AI music tool to launch.But the examples Google
3.What's special about the last two destinations?
provides demonstrate musical creative ability based on a limited set of descriptive words.AI shows how
A.Pets are allowed.
B.Fires are forbidden.
complex computer systems have been trained to behave in human-like ways.Google engineers explain the
C.Both have a veranda.
D.Both are near rivers.
MusicLM system this way: