2019学年河北省高二上学期四调考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】

1、2019 学年河北省高二上学期四调考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名_班级_ 分数_题号-二二三四五六总分得分、阅读理解1. JOHANNESBURThey say cats have nine lives. Now a Chi nese toad（蟾蜍）hasjoined that club of clever survivors.South Africa ns are shocked at the en dura nee of a toad that got trapped in acargo shipme nt from Chi na to Cape Town, after jumpi n

2、g into a porcela in（瓷器）candlestick（烛台）that was made there. South African officials reportedlypla nned to put dow n the creature, fear ing it would cause harm as an in vasive species if it were letgo in the wild.But the toad got a last-minute pardon. Mango Airlines, a South African airline, transport

3、ed the toadon Friday to Johannesburg for delivery to an animal shelter, after officials decided to find a way to letthe toad live. The two-hour fight was a breeze compared to the trip from China, a long way of manyweeks and thousa nds of kilometers across the In dia n Ocea n.Airline spokesman Hein K

4、aiser said the toad got“first-class treatment”,sitt ing in a tran spare nt plastic container with escort Brett Glasby, an ani mal welfare inspector.There was even a ceremony, in which the toads boardingpass was han ded to Glasby.“He was the star of the show on the flight,”Kaiser said of th eamphibio

5、us（两栖的）passenger.“I think every passenger stopped to have alook.On landing in Joha nn esburg, the toad was brought out of its container for a celebrity-style photoshoot. Observers said the brow n toad seemed like a cool customer. It belongs to the Asian Toadspecies, which breeds during the monsoon（季

6、风）seas on. It is believed to have survived the tripfrom Chi na by hardening its skin to prevent it from drying out, and also by slowing its breathi ng andheart ratemethods that help the species survive in times ofdrought.“Weve had snakes in imported timber and scorpions（蝎子） in fruit. We werecalled b

7、ecause the toad was right inside the candlestick, and we had to break it to get it out”Glasby, the inspector, told The Star, a South African newspaper.1. What is the passage mainly aboutA. An Asian toad gets a new home in South Africa.B. Asian toads cant get used to the life in South Africa.C. Worke

8、rs shipped a toad to South Africa on purpose.D. South Africa ignores the protection of animals.2. What would/might happen if the toad were released into the wild?A. It would make the locals feel shockedB. It might harm the native speciesC. It would lose its life in the wildD. It might flee into anot

9、her country3. Why was the toad able to arrive in South Africa alive?A. Because it escaped all attacks and huntsB. Because it used to stop its breath in winterC. Because it formed hard skin to protect itselfD. Because it was lucky to be given a chance4. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Someti

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18、 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.Thats because some studies haveshown that rewards can backfire and cause children to lose interest in foods they already liked, saidJane Wardle, a researcher at University CollegeLondon who worked on the study. Verbal praise, such as“Brilliant! Youre ag

19、reat vegetable taster”, did not work as well.The study found that when parents gave their small children a sticker each time they took a“tinytaste”of a disliked vegetable, it gradually changed their attitudes. The children were also willing toeat more of the vegetableseither carrots, celery, cucumbe

20、r, red pepper, cabbage or sugar snappeasin laboratory taste tests, the study said.Researchers randomly assigned （分派） 173 families to one of these groups.In one, parents used stickers to reward their children each time they took a tiny sample of a dislikedvegetable. A second group of parents used ver

21、bal praise. The third group, where Parents used nospecial vegetable-promoting methods, served as a“control”.Parents in the reward groups offered their children a taste of the“targetvegetable every day for 12 days. Soon after, children in the sticker group were giving higher ratingsto the vegetablesa

22、nd were willing to eat more inthe research lab, going from an average of 5 grams at the start to about 10 grams after the 12-dayexperience. The turnaround （转机） also seemed to last,with preschoolers in the sticker group still willing to eat more of the once- disliked vegetable threemonths later.Why d

23、idnt the verbal praise work? Wardle said the parentswords may haveseemed“insincere”to their children.1. What is the purpose of writing the passage?A. To show the procedure of an experiment on childrens dietB. To introduce a practical method of making children eat vegetablesC. To explain why children

24、 hate to eat vegetablesD. To present a proper way of verbal praise to parents2. What does t he underlined word“backfire”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Shoot from behind the backB. Make a fire in the backyardC. Produce an unexpected resultD. Achieve what was planned3. Which of the following statemen

25、ts is true according to the passage?A. Most children are born to dislike carrots or celery.B.Children in the sticker group will never lose interest in eating vegetables.C. Oral praise works quite well in encouraging children to eat vegetables.D.It remains a question whether rewarding is a good way t

26、o get children to eat vegetables.4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Children like rewards, not verbal praise.B. Parents should give up verbal praise.C. Children are difficult to inspire.D. Parents should praise their children in a sincere tone.4. Many of us know what it feels like to be

27、 an outside in high school. Some give in to the pressure tofit in; others remain“on the bottom of the socialfood chain”. However, Alexandra Robbins, the author of the book The GeeksShall Inherit The Earth believes what makes people unpopular in high school, mainly anunwillingness to obey, tends to t

28、ranslate into success as an adult.Robbins has spent the past decade analyzing the behavior of high school students. She found thethings that make a student different make them a target. But in adulthood and outside of the schoolsetting, the things“thatmake you different make you interesting, fun, an

29、d often successful,”she toldthe UKs Daily Mail.She researched the qualities that people found most valuable in adults. Thetop qualities are: creativity, free-thinking, vision, authenticity, selfawareness, honesty, curiosity, loveof learning, and courage.“Those arequalities that are far more likely t

30、o be found in school outsiders than in the popular kids,”she said.According to Robbins, when people are in with a popular crowd, they are more likely to hide aspectsof their identity in order to fit into the group. As she put it to Y,“You are more likelytohave goals of socialdominance （强势） rather th

31、an forming actual true friendships. You are more likely to let other peoplepressure you into doing things. None of those things is admirable or useful as adults.”Meanwhile, in the eyes of Robbins, the outsiders are much more self-aware and much braver thanthe popular students. They are brave because

32、 they are sticking to being themselves in a challengingenvironment.There are many celebrity examples of progress from unpopularity to later fame.Hollywood director Steven Spielberg was laughed at for being Jewish in highschool. JK Rowling, author of hugely popular Harry Potter, was teased in school

33、as aglasses-wearing child who lived mostly in books and daydreams. Robbins encourages students toparticipate in out-of-class activities.“Theywill automatically meet people with similar tastes,”she told Daily Mail.1. According to Robbins, what can make a student a target in high school?A. Difference

34、to othersB. Pressure to fit inC. Unwillingness to obeyD. Behavior of high school students2. Which quality is NOT considered to be valuable in adults?A. Being creativeB. Being authenticC. Being differentD. Being curious3. Why do popular kids tend to be not as successful as outsiders?A. They may have

35、goals of forming actual true friendshipsB. They may hide aspects of their identity to fit inC. They may force others into doing thingsD. They may stick to being themselves in the society4. Which of the following statements is true?A. Young people who are outside are successful as adultsB. JK Rowling

36、 is one of celebrities of unpopularityC. Unpopular students develop skills while the popular dontD. Robbins encourages young people to be themselves5.根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。The Importance of Accessibility AwarenessAt a recent Teen Leadership of Jewish Family Services meeting, pe

37、ople with disabilities talkedabout their lives. 1. However, what amazed me most was the great importance of education abouthandicap accommodations （残疾人便利设施）.One school-teacher who is blind, and a woman who has used a wheelchair all her life are twoimportant members of the National Group for Disabled

38、 Persons, devoted to raising awarenessabout disabilities. 2. These include handicap parking spots, handrails, and wheelchair ramps. Onebig concern is the people who take advantage of aids, such as handicap parking spaces.3.And t he meeting focusedon educating the public.Some handicap spots have extr

39、a room next to them, marked with the“NoParking”signs.“As long as Im not in the spot, I can take the no-parkingarea next to it,”some people say. However, the woman who uses a wheelchairdisagrees to this. The space exists to allow someone in a wheelchair to have room to get in or out oftheir car. 4.So

40、me walkways have handrails next to them to help those who require extra assistance. Whetherit is a blind person seeking guidance or an elderly person seeking support, the rail is there forwalking. Sometimes the rail is blocked, by a parked bicycle for instance, and consequently madeuseless. 5. Peopl

41、e who are informed of the rails use would be less likely to mistake itfor a bike rack.Meeting some of the people who are affected by the lack of education about accommodationsmade me see that there is work to be done. If more people were educated about the proper uses ofaccommodations, there would b

42、e fewer challenges for people with physical disabilities.A. Accommodations will vary according to the needs of the disabled.B. As with the parking spot, this is more likely a case of lack of education.C. They educate about all the accommodations for people with disabilities.D. Improvement must be ma

43、de so that disabled people can fully participate.E.If there is a car in that space, the handicap parking spot is no longer useful.F.So people without disabilities need to be educated about these accommodations.G.I was amazed to hear about the challenges faced by people with physical disabilities.二、完

44、形填空6. A gray sweater hung limply on Tommys empty desk, a reminder of the sadboy who had just followed his classmates out of our third-grade room. SoonTommy s parents, who h ad recently _ , would arrive for a conference onhis _ schoolwork and bad behavior. _ parent knew that I had sentfor the other.T

45、ommy, an (a) _ child, had always been a happy, cooperative andexcellent student. How could I _ his father and mother that his recentfailing grades represented a _ childs reaction to his loved parentsseparation and coming divorce?Tommy s mother entered and took one of the chairs I had placed near my

46、desk.Soon the father arrived. Good! At least they were _ enough to bepresent at the meeting. A look of surprise and anger passed between them, and then they pointedly（purposely） _ each other.As I gave a detailed account of Tommys behavior and schoolwork, I prayedfor the _ words to bring these two to

47、gether, to help them see what theywere doing to their son. _ somehow the words wouldnt come. Perhaps ifthey saw one of his unclear _ done papers.I found a crumpled （褶皱的）tear-stained sheet stuffed in the back of his desk,an English paper. _ covered both sides-not the assignment, but a singlesentence

48、scribbled（潦草的写） over and over._ I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommys mother. She read it andthen without a word handed it to her husband. He frowned. Then his face_ . He studied the scrawled words for _ seemed so long a time.At last he folded the paper carefully, placed it in his pocket, and _his

49、 wifes outstretched hand. She wiped the tears from her eyes and _ at him. My own eyes werefilled with tears, but neither seemed to notice. He helped her with her coat and they left together.In his own way God had given me the words to _ that family. He hadguided me to the sheet of yellow copy paper

50、covered with the _showing（流露）of a small boys _ heart.The words,“Dear Mom . Dear Daddy . I love you . I love you . I loveyou.”1. A.remarried2. A.3. A.B. separated C. left D. divided B.encouraging C. B. Each C. Every alone B. stupid C.fearfulpuzzlingNeitherfailing D. disappointed D.Either5. A. convinc

51、eB. allow C. suggestD.promise6. A. cold-hearted B. broken-heartedC. warm-hearted Dexited-hearted7. A. liked B.sad C. inspired D. concerned8. A. missedB. looked C. ignoredD. fought9. A. necessaryB. grateful C. rightD.helpless10. A. Or B.But C. And D. So11. A. carefullyB. seriously C. patientlyD. care

52、lessly12. A. WritingB. Phrases C. TearsDNotes13. A. EagerlyB. Secretly C. SilentlyD. Quickly14. A. puzzledB. softened C. discouraged D. surprised15. A. it B. that C. which D. what16. A. took upB. got to C. held upD. reached for17. A. smiled B. glanced C. laughed D. glared18. A. help B. reunite C. su

53、pport D. change19. A. upset B. happy C. sad D. regretful20. A. troubled B. beating C. disappointing D. moved三、短文填空7. In the toys section, I noticed a small boy of about five years old, 1. (press) a doll against his chest.He kept on touching the hair of the doll and looked very sad. I wondered who he

54、 wanted to give thedoll 2. . So I walked towards him and asked him all about it.It is the doll 3. my sister loved most and wanted so much for this Christmas. She was so sure thatSanta Claus would bring it to her. I told him not to worry. However, he 4. (reply) sadly, No, SantaClaus cannot bring it t

55、o 5. she is now. Ill have to give the doll to my mother so that she can give it toher when she goes there.His eyes were filled with 6. (sad) while saying this.My sister 7. (go) to be with God. Daddy said that Mommy will also join God very soon, so I think thatshe can bring the doll with 8. to give i

56、t to my sister.My heart almost stopped beating 9. (whole). The little boy looked up at me and said, I told Daddy totell Mommy not to go yet. I asked her to wait 10. I come back from the store.四、完成句子8.1. Cycling is highly _ (有益的)to health and the environment.2._ (祝贺)on your exam results!3._ (陪伴)by hi

57、s husband, she got through all the toughchallenges.4. Some hospital patients experience high levels of _ (焦虑，担心).5. The eruption was an _ (绝对，完全)fantastic sight.9.1. By the end of October 1886, the statue had been put together again and itwas _ _ _ the American people byBartholdi.2. Ever since then,

58、 the great monument has been _ _ liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbor to maketheir homes in America.3._ lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead tofind their way.4. The land _ _ _ from 700 metersabove sea level to over 2,000 meters and is home to a

59、great diversity of rare plants and animals.5. So dont _ _ _ the disabled or makefun of them, and dont ignore them either.五、短文改错10.假定英语课课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或 修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词

60、。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。We all have a strong desire to succeed. For some the desire is great than that of the average people.In a fact, everyone wants to successful but every few are willing to pay the price of hard work.Success is an attitude and has no real secrets. It all start with your belief sy