衡水实验中学2018届高三考前第二次仿真模拟英语试题(有答案)

1、河北省衡水中学2018届高三考前第二次仿真模拟英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30分）做题时，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，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 do

2、es the woman think of swimming?A. Dangerous.B. Relaxing.C. Difficult.2. Where is the woman's cousin working now?A. At a health club.B. In a post office.C. In a museum.3. What does the woman want to do?A. Find an apartment.B. Have a roommate.C. Live on campus.4. Why does the man want to talk to t

3、he manager?A. To ask for his receipt at once.B. To have his watch exchanged.C. To ask to get his watch back earlier.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. When to take a driving lesson.B. HOW to spend the weekend.C. Whether to go camping.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、

4、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. Who is the man looking for?A. Henry Smith.B. Tom Brown.C.7. When does the man want the appointment to be?A. At 3:00 pm today.B. At 2:00 pm tomorrow.C.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、 9 题。8. Why is the bakery popu

5、lar?A. It has a very good baker.B. It s in a good location. C.9. What is the woman going to taste?A. A piece of toast.B. A Swiss roll.C.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10. Where is the bathroom?A. At the main entrance.B. Opposite Red rooms. C.11. What can the tourists do on every deck?A.P lay tennis.B. Use th

6、e gym.C.12. How long will the tourists stay in the small fishing town?A. Two days.B. Four days.C.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。13. What can people find on page 29?A. Plain T-shirts.B. Striped T-shirts.C.14. How many shirts does the woman want to order altogether?A. 200.B. 400.C.15. What size does the woman

7、order the least?A. Size S.B. Size M.C.16. How much discount does the man decide to offer at last?A. 10%.B. 17%.C.听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17. What does the speaker depend on for planning her trips?A. The Internet.B. Tour agencies.C.18. Which means of transport doesn t the speaker like?Sam Brown.At 3:0

8、0 pm tomorrow.It has good prices.A cookie.Under the stairs.Have a swim.Ten days.T-shirts without sleeves.600.Size L.20%.Guidebooks.A. The plane.B. The bus.C. The train.19. What kind of hotels does the speaker usually stay in?A. Hotels that offer low prices.B. Hotels that provide delicious meals.C. H

9、otels that are near sightseeing places.20. What will the speaker probably do in ten minutes?A. Share a few of her ideas.B. Stop the group discussion.C. Discuss in small groups.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。AA mechanical bicycle lock, lik

10、e a U-lock, should be attached to a solid and immobile object like a rack（架子）to ensure safety. However, these racks are quite rare and popular, thus often occupied and although a bicycle lock prevents the bike from being carried away, as it fixes single parts like the frame or the wheels, other part

11、s can be dismounted. Therefore an electronic system, consisting of several sensors, can extend the range of protection with only few components and less effort.The ' RFID Bikealarm ' is a motion sensitive electronic alarm system that is attached to the rails of a bike saddle （座椅）.Featuring o

12、mnidirectional （全方位） movement sensing to detect tiny movements or speeding-up and a small whistle emitting >120dB alarm sound to scare off potential thieves by arousing attention.The internal microcontroller uses a complex computer program to distinguish between a serious theft and harmless shaki

13、ng movement as it senses and adapts to the environment. The usage is quite simple: identify yourself by holding the RFID tag close to the case to lock or unlock the alarm system signaled by feedback sounds. The RFID- technology is predestined for achieving this simple and secure interaction because

14、it doesn ' re quire any complex system, interaction or other devices just a small tag.in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?The 'RFID Bikcalarm ' is meant to be a usefukadto mechanical bicycle locks as it massively extends the range of protection with few components. It is low-cost, durable

15、and easy to use. The internal battery can be charged by USB.21. What does the underlined word dismounted”A. fixed upB. found outC. taken awayD. locked up22. Which of the following shows the right position of the RFID Bikealarm on a bicycle?B.C.D.23. What will happen when someone steals a bike with t

16、he RFID Bikealarm?A. Noises will be made.B. The bike will be locked.C. The thief will be identified.D. Messages will be sent to the owner.24. Which of the following is a feature of the RFID Bikealarm?A. It uses complex parts.B. It needs a rack to prevent bike theft.C. Its high price scares away its

17、buyers.D. It works together with a mechanical lock.BYou can ' t walk into the office without Rihanna' s voice singing “ work work work wyduwork workhead. And that one line from Lady Gaga Bad R onaan ce" still makes you want to scream. These are commonly known as earworm songs those stic

18、ky tunes that continue to play in your head. A recent study finds that more than 90% of adults report hearing earworm songs on a weekly basis.Fortunately, most people report earworm songs as pleasant. But others find them annoying or even maddening.“Some people are troubled by them to the point that

19、 it disturbs life,“ says Elizabeth Hellmuth Marguat the University of Arkansas who has studied earworm songs.Margulis says earworm songs tend to have some predictable characteristics. For one thing, they tend to small parts of a song - not the whole tr ack. And “the songs you ' ve heard recently

20、 also have the most possibilityeto stuck in your memory, " she says.But sometimes someth ing strange and unpredictable can also start a track paying in your head.the doctor ' s office and saw a poster of a man who I thought looked like Gaston a character from Beauty and the Beast, “ Marguli

21、s recalls. A couple minutes passed, and she realized she couldn Be Our Guest” , the s 0ng in the movie, out of her head, even though she hadn' t thought of the tune in years. In that instance, she was able to identher earworm trigger : the Gaston-looking man in the poster." But the connecti

22、ons can be really unclear,Margulis points out that, in all of human history, recorded music is a very new phenomenon. She says some have inferred that earworm songs are also new - the unintended consequence of being able to hear the same song played everywhere in the same way over and over again. So

23、 far, the convincing explanation for why human beings experience earworm songs remains a mystery. But there are some well-established ways to cast off the earworm songs.“Findinga mentally demanding task and putting your mind on it usually shifts attention away from internal music. People tend to get

24、 earworms when performing tasks that don' t require thesrifffl liketentionthe dishes, “ Margulis says.Chewing gum can also help. When a so ng is stuck in our heads, it' s almost like we ' re singing along wiyou make your mouth do something else chewing gum, eating a meal or talking with

25、a friend that can kick out the earworm.You could also face your enemy. By listening to the full track that includes the passage stuck in your head, you may find “ closure " and relief.25. Which of the following is most likely to be an earworm song?A. A song made up of simple words.B. A song hea

26、rd frequently these days.C. A song sung by a most famous singer.D. A song learned during one ' s childhood.26. What does the underlined worda trigger " in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Type.B. Tune.C. Cause.D. Characteristic.27. We can infer that earworm songs may.A. result from modern technologyB. b

27、e experienced over mealsC. help regain lost memoriesD. hurt one ' s hearing28. What is mainly talked about in the last three paragraphs?A. Why we hear earworm songs.B. Where to find earworm songs.C. When we hear earworm songs.D. How to get over earworm songs.CThe philosopher Robert Nozick used t

28、he idea of an aexperiencemachine "to refute the view that good experiences are all we want from life. He thought that most of us would not choose the machine and prefer reality.“But why? ” he encouraged us to ask.There was no such thing as virtual (虚拟的) reality (VR) when he was writing. But now

29、 we can give ourselves computer generated experiences that are like the real thing. The question raised by Nozick has become a real issue.Why should you prefer the trouble and expense of actually visiting Angkor Wat or Niagara Falls when you can get all the experiences of being there by putting on g

30、oggles and a body suit?One answer is that the emotions you feel when you have a virtual experience are not as valuable. When you actually see Niagara Falls, you feel awe and even fear in the face of an overpowering force of nature. Being in the presence of something that causes you these feelings is

31、 part of the pleasure.Visiting a virtual Niagara Falls may also cause you feelings of awe and fear but they are cheapened by your knowledge that the danger is not real and that your mind is being tricked into thinking that it is.Reality also holds a potential for making discoveries that virtual real

32、ity lacks. Those who visit Angkor Wat hope to see more than they expected from tourist information, perhaps even discover what have been missed. Computer simulations （模拟），however good, contain only what have been put into them.There is a further reason for preferring a real experience. Real experien

33、ces connect us to the deeds of past people and place us in contexts where history was made. Viewing an actual paining by Rembrandt is a more valuable experience than viewing a copy, however good. The genuine painting was the work of the man himself. We see his brush strokes on the canvas. We are in

34、the presence of genius.Virtual reality can take us to places we can never go. It can be exciting, amusing and a good way of spending leisure time. But it will be a substitute for connections with the real thing.29. What does the underlined word“ refute " in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Contradict.B. Exp

35、ress.C. Prove.D. Correct.30. What does the author think of virtual reality?A. It can benefit people in certain aspects.B. It will be smart enough to satisfy our needs.C. It cannot cause feeling of fear or happiness.D. It cannot help us understand what has happened.31. Which of the following is the b

36、est title for the text?A. What VR Cannot Offer.B. How VR Change Our Life.C. How VR Is Different from Reality.D. Why VR Cannot Match the Real Thing.DA novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction and entertainment. But it can also be something more powerful a wa

37、y to learn about how to live. Just read at the rightmoment in your life, and a novel can change it.The Novel Cure is a reminder of that power It is regarded as a grand display of literary fiction and acelebration of the possibilities of the novel. To create this apothecary （药房） , the authors have se

38、arched through two thousand years of literature for novels that effectively promote happiness, health, and sanity （神志清醒）, written bybrilliant minds who knew what it meant to be human and wrote their life lessons into their fiction.The authors, Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin began giving novels to

39、each other whenever one of them seemed in need of a push. In 2008 they set up a bibliotherapy service through a cultural enterprise, and since then have been prescribing books to customers all over the world.Bibliotherapy does not discriminate between pains of the body and pains of the head （or hear

40、t）. Aware that you are not brave enough? Pick up To Kill a Mockingbird for an injection of courage. Experiencing a sudden fear of death? Read One Thousand Years of Solitude for some understanding on the larger cycle of life. Whatever your condition is, the treatment is simple: a novel （or two）, to b

41、e read regularly. Some treatments will lead to a complete cure. Others will offer comfort, showing that you are not the first to experience these emotions. The Novel Cure is also filled with useful lists recommending the best novels to read when you are stuck in traffi c or can ft all asleep, the mo

42、st important novels to read throughout your life.Brilliant in concepts, The Novel Cure belongs on everyon e s bookshelf and in every medicine cabinet. It will make even the most well-read fiction lover pick up a nov el he s nehvear rd of, and see familiar ones with new eyes. Mostly.it will reaffirm

43、literature ' s aby to distract and transport, to resonate （共鸣）and reassure, to change the way we see the world and our place in it.32. What does the “power” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. The power of the novelist to transmit a story to the reader.B. The power of the novel to distract and entertain

44、the reader.C. The power of the novel to create so many treatment for the reader.D. The power of the novel to tell us how to live and change our lives.33. According to the passage, what do you think is “Bibliotherapy ”?A. A treatment that helps you to find the meaning of life.B. A method that makes y

45、ou to resonate with the characters in the novel.C. A treatment that requires you to stay in the bookshop and to read many books.D. A method to address your physical or psychological problems by reading certain books.34. According to the passage, which of the following statements in TRUE about The No

46、vel Cure?A. It is hard for bookworm to find the book appealing.B. Its authors must have scanned numerous literature works.C. All of the novels prescribed in it can offer you a complete cureD. It divides our pains into pains of the body and pains of the head.35. You can find the article on all of the

47、 following websites EXCEPTA. B. http:/ C. http:/ D. http:/ 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共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。A new study suggests that the timing of a wound affects the speed at which it heals （痊愈）.Wounds suffered during the day heal around 60 percent faster than those at night.The study

48、showed how the bodies circadian rhythm （昼夜节律） controlled the healing ofwounds. 36 It tells our bodies when to wake up, eat and sleep in a circle a series of activities that repeat themselves day after day. 37.In the study, researchers found that skin cells moved faster to repair wounds suffered duri

49、ng the day. Their findings were published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.The researchers examined cells, mice, and burn injury databases. 38.Night-time burnsburns suffered between 8 o' clockat night and 8 o' clockn the next morning were 95 percent healed after an average of 28

50、 days.But after an average of 17 days, daytime burns -burns suf fered between 8 o ' clock in theingoand 8 at night -were 95 percent healed. 39Wounds are very costly to treat. 40. In Britain ' s National Hheaervices, for example, such services cost around $6.56 billion per year. Experts say t

51、he high costs result, in part, from a lack of drugs that speed up the closure of wounds.A. Each cycle lasts about 24 hours.B. The circadian rhythm is like a clock or timer.C. Specifically, their investigation found the following information:D. The new study ' s findings could help scientists dev

52、eloptbedrugs.E. In other words, nighttime injuries took an average of 11 days longer to heal.F. Worldwide, billions of dollars are spent every year on wound-treatment services.G. That's what a group of researchers from a university in Canada recently published.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题

53、1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I come from one of those families where you have to yell at the dinner table to get in a word. Everyone has a strong 41, and talks at the same time, and no one has a 42 leading to heated arguments. We oftentalk or even debate with

54、each other on different topics. 43 a family like mine has made me more 44about the world around me, making me tend to question anything anyone tells me. But it has also made me realize that I ' m ncgood listener. And when I say a listening ' M not 45 to the nodding-your-head-and-46 -answerin

55、g-Uh-huh-or-Ooh-I-see variety. I mean the kind of listening where you find yourself deeply 47 with th e person you ' re speaking wwhnen his story becomes so 48 that your world becomes less about you and more about him. No, I was never very good at that.I spent summer in South Africa two years ag

56、o. I worked for a good non-profit49 called Noah, whichworks 50 on behalf of children affected by AIDS. But 51 you asked me what I really did in South Africa, I ' d tell you one thing: listened, and I listened. Sometimes I 52, but mostly listened.And had I not spent two months 53, I might have mi

57、ssed the 54 moment when a quiet little girlat one of Noa h' s community centersorphaned （孤JL） at the age of three, whispered after a long 55, I loveyou.56 that summer, I knew how to hear. I could sit down with anyone and hear their57 and nodand respond at the 58 timebut most of the time I was 59 about the next words out of my own mouth. Ever since my summer in South Africa, I have noticed that it ' s in those moments when my mouth is closed and my 60 is wide open that Irnedetheamost about other people,