河北衡水中学届高三年级年级五调考试英语

1、河北衡水中学20172018学年度上学期高三年级五调考试英语试卷本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷(选择题 共90分)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。1What does the man dislike about the play?AThe story BThe ending CThe actor2Whi

2、ch place are the speakers trying to find?AA hotel BA hank CA restaurant3At what time will the two speakers meet?A5：20 B5：10 C4：404What will the man do?AChange the planBWait for a phone callCSort things out5What does the woman want to do?ASee a film with the manBOffer the man some helpCListen to some

3、 great music第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6Where is Ben?AIn the kitchen BAt schoo1 CIn the park7What will the children do in the afternoon?AHelp set the table BHave a party CDo their hom

4、ework听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8What are the two speakers talking about?AA family holiday BA business trip CA travel plan9Where did Rachel go?ATo Spain BTo Italy CTo China听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How does the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?AFrom young smokersBFrom a newspaper articleCFrom some smoking pare

5、nts11Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?AHe has just become a fatherBHe wears dirty clothesCHe is a smoker12What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?AStop smoking altogetherBSmoke only outside their housesCReduce dangerous matter in cigarettes听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13Wh

6、ere does Michelle Ray come from?AA middle-sized city BA small town CA big city14Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?AThe Zen Garden BThe Highlands CThe Red River area15What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?AGo camping BStudy in a library CRead at home16What are th

7、e speakers talking about in general?ALate-night shopping BAsian food CLouisville听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Why do some people say they never have dreams according to DrGarfield?AThey forget about their dreamsBThey dont want to tell the truthCThey have no bad experiences18Why did Davis stop having dreams?AH

8、e got a serious heart attackBHe was too sad about his brothers deathCHe was frightened by a terrible dream19What is DrGarfields opinion about dreaming?AIt is very usefulBIt makes things worseCIt prevents the mind from working20，Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?ATo sleep better.BTo

9、 recover from illnessesCTo stay away from their problems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A、B、C和D四个选项中。选出最佳选项。A Philadelphia offers a ton of attractions that are suitable for people of every age and here are some familyfriendly attractions Spruce Street Harbor Park Spruce Stre

10、et Harbor Park，one of the best urban beaches in American，is an outdoor heaven on the Delaware River waterfrontVisitors can relax in a hammock，play on the playgrounds，and play games like table tennis and giant chessDont miss out on the park at night，when colorful LED lights hanging from treetops make

11、 the entire area bright. Blue Cross RiverRink Offering ice skating in the winter and roller skating in the summer，Blue Cross RiverRink creates a fun，outdoor experience for the whole familyVisitors can play on the nine-hole mini-golf course during the summer，and enjoy eats and drinks from the on-site

12、(现场的)bar and restaurant all year round Sesame Place Big Bird，Elmo and the other stars of Sesame Street come out and play at Sesame Place，the only theme park in the nation starring the popular TV shows most lovable charactersA water park，interactive activities，parades，fireworks and shows add to the f

13、un Once Upon a Nation Storytelling Benches On summer days，uniformed and professional storytellers at 13 storytelling benches throughout Philadelphias Historic District entertain visitors with true，free，three-to-five minute tales about the colonial(殖民的)era as part of Once Upon a NationChildren can pi

14、ck up a Story Flag at any storytelling bench，and then collect a star from every storyteller on their journeysFlags with all the stars can get free rides on the Parx Liberty Carousel at Franklin Square21Who would most probably go to Spruce Street Harbor Park?APeople who are fond of colorful lightsBPe

15、ople who want to have a relaxing dayCPeople who have a preference for skatingDPeople who are interested in water activities22Which place would fans of Big Bird be interested in?ASesame PlaceBBlue Cross RiverRinkCThe Parx Liberty CarouselDSpruce Street Harbor Park23What can we know about Philadelphia

16、 Storytelling Benches?AIt can be visited all year roundBIt has educational significanceCIt is available at a small chargeDIt is aimed at serving the public24What is the text aimed at?ATelling what we can do in some placesBEncouraging people to visit PhiladelphiaCRecommending some places for family f

17、unDComparing some attractions in PhiladelphiaB My mother died in August 2005Eight months later，I began to come out of the fog of sadness and depression to find a new purpose for my life Like many of my generation，I had lived only for myself traveling，acquiring possessions，rising to a position of imp

18、ortance and seeking financial rewardsI was“charitable”and“volunteered”for various causes，but really didnt give of myself In the spring after my moms death，I found myself waking in the middle of the night with one thoughtI felt forced to offer myself as a living kidney donorMy husband Robb had receiv

19、ed the gift of life through a kidney transplant(移植)from a dead donor in 1999，so I was familiar with the enormous need for donors and knew several people who were waiting for a lifesaving transplantI decided to offer myself to be matched with the most compatible(互不排斥的)person on the waiting list at my

20、 local transplant centerI was paired with 71-year-old Dee from New Jerse who had survived for six years on peritoneal dialysis(腹腔透析)At her 70th birthday，her family threw a big party as they did not expect her to live much longerDee has become my very good friendAlmost two years after the transplant，

21、I was privileged to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary with her husband，their five children and their extended family In donating my kidney，I extended myself in a way far beyond what I ever believed was possibleI did so in honor of my mother who sacrificed so much for me and my sisters，and in me

22、mory of my husbands donor who extended her 1ife through him I encourage all who enjoy the gift of good health to share with others，either as a living donor or by appointing organ donation upon deathBy extending yourself through organ donation，you will live on through others in an extraordinary way a

23、nd give comfort to your loved ones25What does the underlined phrase“give of”mean?ARelieve BDevote CAppreciateDForgive26What can we infer from Paragraph 4?ADee was the authors old friendBThe author attended Dees birthday partyCDee treated the author as a family memberDThe authors donation made Dee li

24、ve six years longer27What would be the best title for this text?AAn old lady benefited from organ donationBThe memory of my beloved motherCThe deep meaning of loveDExtend yourselfC Our modern working lives are ruled by the concept of competenceThe idea that lies behind competence is quite simple：tha

25、t one can state what people should do in behavioral terms，and then measure whether a person has succeeded in meeting that task or notWe rarely have a second thought about whether the idea of measuring and achieving competence is a good one or notIn fact，it is a controversial one Humans do not learn

26、or work in ways that can be measured by the concept of competenceTake the example of a barista(咖啡师)who is being trained to make coffeeThe job title of“barista”suggests a degree of skill in making coffeeHowever，baristas in large coffee chains are usually trained through competence-based qualification

27、sOne part of these qualifications is to produce a cup of coffee to meet a minimum standardIt might have to achieve a certain taste and appearanceThis might seem perfectly reasonable，but there are two reasons why such an approach to training baristas does not work First，the production of a cup of cof

28、fee to a certain standard is a binary(二次元的)outcomeThe baristas can either produce a coffee of a certain standard or they cannotIf they happen to produce the best cup of coffee in the world，it does not matter，as competence-based training does not reward outstanding performanceLikewise，producing the w

29、orst cup of coffee would be a fail in the same way as producing a cup just below the standardIn fact，competence is not interested in the process of producing a coffee at allonly the final binary outcome Second，if the barista does produce a coffee to a certain standard，competence is not interested in

30、 why the barista can do thatBut humans are not machines that simply produce binary outcomesWe have bodies and minds which change through learning Yet we are increasingly forced to achieve competence in our schools and workplacesWe are not empty machines that simply produce binary outcomesIf we want

31、to be true human in our learning and our workplaces，we need to be creative and specialLearning and innovation(创新)involve failure in aiming for something that is unusually goodSuch things simply cannot be judged by the standard of competence where the mediocre is the gold standard28Why is the approac

32、h to training baristas unreasonable in the authors eyes?AIt makes the outcomes rather unexpectedBIt encourages low standards in workplacesCIt cant improve baristasmotivation in workDIt ignores the fact that humans are not machines29How does the author argue his main point?ABy giving an example and e

33、xplainingBBy criticizing the opposite pointCBy examining differencesDBy offering statistics30What does the underlined word“mediocre”in the last paragraph probably mean?ASpecial skill BGreat creativityCAverage qualityDOutstanding ability31What is probably the main purpose of the author in writing the

34、 text?ATo introduce new forms of learning and trainingBTo explain how people learn and work nowadaysCTo state human beingsadvantages over machinesDTo deny the general rule of measuring competenceD They say the average person makes 35，000 decisions a dayYet in her new book，How Woman Decide，Therese Hu

35、ston explores a widespread phenomenon that many women fail to notice“Theres a huge double standard when it comes to how men and women are viewed as decision makers，”explains Therese，a psychologist from Seattle UniversityTherese decided to write the book after looking at her bookshelf：At one end，ther

36、e were bestselling books about how to be a brilliant decision makerall written by men and featuring interviews with men like athletesAt the other end were books aimed at women on gaining leadership skills and confidence “Once those women are at the table，will their decisions be taken as seriously as

37、 mens?”Therese wondered“Men are respected as decision makers more than women，especially in the workplace，largely because theres this cultural belief that women are unable to make smart choices at work” So，Therese set out to pick apart the stereotypes(固有印象)to see what scientific research had found“Sc

38、ientific research shows that men and women struggle with decision-making equallyThe only disadvantage I found was that during the teenage years-teenage girls are more indecisive than teenage boysOtherwise，theres little difference between the genders(性别)” However，there are some differences“Women are

39、more collaborative(协作的)，”says Therese“A female boss is more likely to ask the opinions of those around her when making a choiceWomen ask for input，which helps make better decisionsHowever，this is often seen as a weakness rather than a strength” Therese also found that during times of stress，men and

40、women make different choices，and the outcomes are often better when women are involved Study after study backs this view upNeuroscientists Mara Mather and Nicole Lighthall from the University of Southern California studied the way men and women make decisions and found that in times of stress，they r

41、eact very differentlyDuring their study，which involved playing a virtual gambling(赌博)game，they found that when the females became stressed，they made smart decisionsquitting while they were ahead or taking safe betsBut when the men became stressed，they did the opposite，risking everything for a slim c

42、hance of a big win32Why did Therese Huston write her book How Women Decide?AWomen are less respected as decision makersBWomen are not equally treated in workplacesCWomen are unable to make smart choicesDWomen are poor at making big decisions33What is womens weakness in decisionmaking according to Th

43、erese Huston?AMen can make quicker decisions than womenBWomen easily get stressed when making decisionsCWomen are likely to ask for input when making decisionsDTeenage girls are 1ess able to make decisions than teenage boys34What can we infer from the last paragraph?AWomen show less confidence in ti

44、mes of stressBMen tend to make risky in times of stressCMen demonstrate great bravery in times of stressDWomen quit making decisions when ahead in games35Whats Thereses final conclusion according to the text?AWomen are brilliant as decision makersBMen are weaker in making smart decisionsCWe should g

45、ive up all cultural beliefs about genderDGreat difference exists between the two genders in decisionmaking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。 Have you wanted to try an ebook? Has the cost of ebooks stopped you? Well，there are ebooks that you can download 36 Others share

46、information about where to find free or discounted ebooks There are several reasons some ebooks are freeIn some cases，the books copyright(版权)has come to an endIn other cases，writers offer books for free to grow a readership 37 The writer hopes you will 1ike the first book enough to buy those that fo

47、llowSimilarly，Amazon is filled with free books，with a list of the top 100 free ebooksThis list changes constantly，based on how well the books are“selling”and whether they become or remain freeWhen you find a free ebook you want to read，get it right away 38 If you wait too long，you may discover the b

48、ook now has a price attached. 39 They offer free ebook files to download directly from the sitesThese files could have bad software designed to infect your computerIt is best not to download ebooks，or any file，from an unknown site Some free ebook sites offer referral(推荐)links to other websites 40 Th

49、ese referral sites help you find free ebooks of interest to youThey also let you know when an ebook is free or goes on sale ABe careful of some websites BSo visit Amazons list quickly CSeveral websites offer free ebooks DReferral links provide lists of best sellers EOften the offer is open only for

50、a short time FOften a free book will be the first in a series GTherefore，you can download free ebooks there 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 (共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 As everyone grows，they realize there will always be someone who is betterI learned this 41 in the se

51、cond year in high schoo1The shock this experience brought was so great that I felt my 42 was left on the side of the road for deadThat was all it took；one year and one person 43 everything Her name is JennyShe was the girl who 44 raised her hand and had useful comments about everythingWhen teachers

52、needed challenging problems answered，they 45 herAnd if students needed 46 ，they went looking for herI didnt 47 her，but I admit her presence annoyed meIn the first year，as a model student，I was the person everyone 48 and all the teachers trustedThen she came out of 49 ! We also had two classes 50 The

53、re I got to see what everybody thought of herWhen an exam finished，it became a 51 that she got the top grade and it didnt 52 to my classmates whether I was right there， 53 I also got excellent gradesThey would cross a desert and 54 her! I was left being denied my presence 55 ，I felt like not trying

54、anymore I stopped trying to put on a show because no one was 56 anymoreLater，I volunteered at the graduation ceremonyShe was called to make a(n) 57 and discussed their difficultiesI realized all her hard work got her there，not her desire to 58 It finally hit me that Jenny 59 the attention she gotShe

55、 showed me how big the world is and how 60 a world I used to 1ive inI11 do my best because I know it will pay off41A1esson Bcourse Cplan Dexcuse42Asympathy Btrust Crespect Dpride43Aproved Bremembered Cchanged Dchecked44Aonly Bstill Cnever Dalways45Acalled on Binterrupted Csupported Dcared about46Afriends Banswers Cnews Dmoney47Ahate Bhurt Cstop Dfollow48Apro