河北省衡水中学高三9月摸底考试英语试卷

河北衡水中学2019届高三摸底联考英语试题(全国卷)第I卷（选择题共100分）第一部分

听力（共两节,满分30分）（略）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）ACanyouresistcreamcakes?Imissmysugar!I’vedecidedtoloseweightandIhadtogiveupcakes.It’sdifficultbecauseIhaveasweettoothandIlovecreamcakes.Nothavingtreatscanbegoodforyourhealth.I’veheardthattheBurts,afamilyoffiveinSouthEastEngland，livedsugarfreeforawholeyearaftertheyfoundouttheirdaughterhaddiabetes(糖尿病).Itwasn’teasy.Toavoidtemptation,Idon’tgotoanybakeries,butthisfamilyactuallyownsone,whichmakesupto3,000cakesaweek.Theywereinshockwhenthedoctorsaidthattheir16yearoldLucyhadtocheckherbloodsugarlevelsregularlyandtakeinsulin(胰岛素).

Headvisedhertoeatanormal,balanceddiet,buttheBurtswentfurtherandgotridofsugaraltogether.Andhowdoesitfeeltolivewithoutsugarforawhile?JasonBurtsaidthatforamonththeyfeltweak.Butlateronitallchanged.Hesayshefeels“moreawake”andfullofenergy.AndwhatabouttheBurtfamilybusiness?Ithadtokeepusinghalfatonofsugaraweekandanycookworthhissaltknowsthatyouhavetotastearecipetoknowifit’sright.Noproblemthere,saysJasonBurt’swife,Clare.Shepointsoutthatshe’sgotlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakesforthem.Thefamilyisalsothinkingaboutsellingmoredeliciousproducts.Iwonderwhatmakesushaveastrongdesireforsweetfood.Anyway,I’vedecidedtoforgetaboutthesweettasteofsugarforawhile.AsBritishmodelKateMosssays：“Nothingtastesasgoodasskinnyfeels.”21.Fromthepassage,whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.Theauthorrunsabakery.

B.Theauthorhatessweettaste.C.Theauthorisonadiet.

D.Theauthor’sdaughterhaddiabetes.22.WhatdidtheBurtsdoafterhearingthedoctor’sadvice?A.Theywereshocked.

B.Theywenttoofaraboutit.C.Theyusedhalfatonofsugaraweek.

D.Theyavoidedsugarpletely.23.Fromthepassagewecanlearnitisnecessaryforacook

.A.tomakeupto3,000cakesaweekB.totastearecipetoknowifit’srightC.togetlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakesD.tosellingmoredeliciousproducts24.WhatdoesthesentencebyKateMossmean?A.Itisworthwhiletoresistfoodtolookskinny.B.Thereisnothingtastingasgoodassweets.C.Nothingtastesgoodwhentheskinfeelsterrible.D.Nobodycanresistthedesireforsweets.BParentswilldoanythingfortheirchildren.Whetheritwouldbethefood,clothes,ortheplacetheylivein,parentswillalwaysmakesuretheirchildrenhavethebestofeverything.Oneofthebiggestconcernsthatparentscurrentlyhaveiseducatingtheirchildren.Theyarefacedwithlotsofdifficultieswhenitestoeducationfortheiryoungones.Choicesincludeprivateschool,charterschool,publicschoolorhomeschooling.Fortunatelyforparents，thereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthattheycantakeinordertoincreasetheirchild’soverallintelligence.AccordingtoRossA.Thompson,PhD,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,achild’sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem,thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreover,childrenthatlearnaninstrumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawellbalancedmealisessentialforachild’smentalaswellasphysicalhealth.Someotherresearchersremendedthatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.Theystatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttimeandthatanyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlyfineforachild’sbraindevelopment.Theaveragechildwilllearnhowtoreadbetweenkindergartenandsecondgrade.Manyparentscangivetheirchildrenajumpstart

byteachingthemtoreadbeforetheystartschool.Childrencouldhaveanadequatebackgroundofthealphabetandsoundsofwordsbeforeattendingschool.Thiscanbedonebysimplyreadingtothemwheneveryouwant.Themorefortabletheyget,theeasiertheprocesswillbe.25.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat

.A.parentsfindithardtosatisfytheirkids’

variousdemandsB.parentsmeetanewchallengewhenraisingtheirkidsC.parentshavemorechoicesinofferingeducationtotheirkidsD.parentsgetactivelyinvolvedintheprocessoftheirkids’

growth26.Whatsuggestionmaytheresearchersinthepassagemake?A.Totrainkidsasearlyaspossible.B.Totryasmanymeansaspossible.C.Tohelpkidsdevelopasfullyaspossible.D.Touseasmanyavailableresourcesaspossible.27.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscussabout?A.Thepropertimetoteachchildrentolearnlanguages.B.Theeffectivewaystohelpdevelopchildren’sbrains.C.Thevitalfactorstohaveagreateffectonchildren'shealth.D.Thepracticalstepstoarousechildren’sinterestinstudy.28.Wecanreplacethewords“jumpstart”inthelastparagraphwith

.A.inspirationB.introduction

C.suggestionD.promotionCOneofthegreatestgiftsonegenerationcangivetoothergenerationsisthewisdomithasgainedfromexperience.ThisideahasinspiredtheawardwinningphotographerAndrewZuckerman.

Heinterviewedandtookphotosoffiftyoversixtyfiveyearoldsallovertheworld.Hisprojectexploresvariousaspectsoftheirlives.Thephotosandinterviewsarenowavailableonourwebsite.Clickontheintroductionstoreadthepleteinterviews.Letusnowhaveacultureofpeace.一FedericoMayorZaragoza,SpainFedericoMayorZaragozaobtainedadoctorateinpharmacy(药学）fromtheplutenseUniversityofMadridin1958.Aftermanyyearsspentinpolitics,

hebecameDirectorGeneralofUNESCOin1987.In1999，hecreatedtheFoundationforaCultureofPeace,ofwhichheisnowthepresident.Inadditiontomanyscientificpublications,hehaspublishedfourcollectionsofpoemsandseveralbooksofessays.Writingisadiscovery.一NadineGordimer，SouthAfricaDuetoaweakheart,NadineGordimerattendedschoolanduniversitybriefly.Shereadwidelyandbeganwritingatanearlyage.Shepublishedherfirstshortstoryattheageoffifteen,andhas

pletedalargenumberofworks,whichhavebeentranslatedintofortylanguages.In1991GordimerwontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Jazzisabouttheonlyformofarttoday.—DaveBrubeck,USADaveBrubeckstudiedmusicattheUniversityofthePacificandgraduatedin1942.AfterWorldWarTwohewasencouragedtoplayjazz.In1951,herecordedhisfirstalbum(专辑).Brubeck’s1959albumhasbeeajazzstandard.HereceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAwardin1996.FormorefiguresCLICKHERE.29.WhydidAndrewZuckermanchoosethefiftyeldersforhisproject?A.Becausetheiracplishmentsinspiredhim.B.Becausetheyarephysicallyimpressive.C.Becausetheirwisdomdeservestobepassedon.D.Becausetheyhavesimilarexperiences.30.Accordingtothewebpage,FedericoMayorZaragoza

.A.haswonmanyawardsforhisworkinpoliticsB.hasservedasthepresidentofauniversityC.hasdevotedallhislifetothefieldofscienceD.hasmadeachievementsindifferentareas31.Whomostprobablysaid“Myeducationhasbeenthelibraryandbooks”intheinterviewwhenreflectingonhis/herexperience?A.AndrewZuckerman.

B.FedericoMayorZaragoza.C.NadineGordimer.

D.DaveBrubeck.32.Whatisthemainpurposeofthiswebpage?A.TopublicizeZuckerman’sproject.B.ToshowZuckerman’sawards.C.Tospreadthewisdomofthethreepeople.D.Tocelebratetheachievementsofthethreepeople.DAsearlyasthemid18thcentury,somepeoplebeganraisingdoubtsaboutMarcoPolo’stravels.In1995,historianFrancesWoodarguedinherbookDidMarcoPoloGotoChina?

thatthefamousexplorerfromVenicenevermadeittopasstheBlackSea.ShenotedthathistraveljournalleftouttheGreatWallofChina,chopsticksandteadrinkingamongotherdetails.Furthermore,ChinesedocumentsfromPolo’sdaymadenomentionoftheexplorerandhismen.Lastyear,ateamofItalianresearchersbecamethelatesttochallengePolo’saccounts.Theysaidthatevidencedidn’tsupporthisdescriptionofKublaiKhan’sJapaneseinvasions(侵略）.Now,however,researchbyHansUlrichVogelofGermany’sTubingenUniversitymighthelpproveMarcoPolowastrue.InanewbookMarcoPoloWasinChina，theprofessorofChinesehistorytriestoprovethatMarcoPolospokethetruth.Hesuggests,forexample,thatPolodidn’tincludetheGreatWallinhisbookbecauseitonlyachieveditsgreatimportanceintheMingDynastyseveralhundredyearslater.VogelfurtherexplainsthatChineserecordsfromthe13thand14thcenturiesavoidedsettingdownvisitsfromWesterners.Historiansbeforehimhavetouchedontheseissues.ButVogelalsoreliesonanotherevidence:theexplorer’sverydetaileddescriptionsofcurrencyandsaltproductionintheYuanDynasty.AccordingtoVogel,PolodocumentedtheseaspectsofMongolChinesecultureingreaterdetailthananyotherofhistime.ThisisahintthatPoloreliedonhisownpowersofobservation.WillweeverknowwhetherMarcoPolotraveledtoChina?Perhapsnot,buttheconsequencesof

hisrealorfictionaljourneyarestillfeltacrosstheglobe.Onereaderof

ThetravelsofMarcoPolowasChristopherColumbus,whosteppedupontheNewWorldwhilefollowinghisidol’sfootsteps.33.FranceWooddoubtedMarcoPolo’stravel’stoChinabecausehisdescription

.A.missedsomeimportantcultureofChina

B.coveredsomuchabouttraders’

lifeC.wasfullofobviousmistakes

D.seemedlessdetailed34.Vogel’strustonMarcoPoloisbasedontheargumentthat

.a.TheGreatWalldidn’

tgainitsimportancethenb.RecordsintheYuanDynastymentionedPoloc.Polomentionedthecurrencyandsaltd.Polo’sotherworksarebelievablee.PolorecordedwhathesawingreatdetailA.a,b,d

B.a,c,d

C.a,e

D.b，c35.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthetext?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。ThingsYouShouldStopDoingtoBeSuccessfulAreyouahappyperson?Howoftendoyouthinkofreasonswhyeveryonearoundyouissuccessfulthoughtheyarenotbetterthanyouingeneral?Whatdoyoudowrong?Herearesomethingsyoushouldstopdoingtobesuccessful.1.

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Differentpeoplemayinterpret“success”indifferentways：

someofthemmeasureitinmoney,otherones—

inpositivechangestopeoplearoundthemandtheworldingeneral.

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Don’tworryaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkbuteafterwhatmakesyouhappy.2.Donotbelieveanythingwithoutquestioningit.

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Theyarecriticalthinkers,andtheyunderstandthatweallareruledbyourprejudices,sotheywillalwaysquestionnewinformation.3.Donotworryaboutallunpredictablethingsthatmayhappentoyou.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,stopthinkingabouteverythingthatMAYhappentoyou.

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Bereadytoimproveandchangeyourdeedsanddecisionswhenthingssuddenlydon’tgoaccordingtoyourplan.4.Donotcareaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyou.

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Yourattemptstobee“good”foreveryonewillturnintonothingbutnewworries,stresses,andproblems.Successfulpeopledonotconcentrateonthequantityofpeopletoplease,butworryabouttheirqualityandfocusondevelopingfriendshipswithpeopletheyreallycareabout.A.Donotwaitforthe“righttime”todoanything.B.Donotletothersdecidewhat“success”isforyou.C.Successfulpeopledonotjustacceptanynewinformationtobetrue.D.Asfarasweallknow,it’simpossibletopleaseallthepeoplewhosurroundus.E.Trytofeelfortablewiththerealityandacceptthefactyourfuturecan’tbepredicted.F.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,donotletothersforcetheirinterpretationofsuccessonyou.G.Successfulpeopleneverignoreoravoidproblems，nomatterhowbigandawfultheyseem.第三部分

英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

IwasinthefifthgradewhenIfirstdippedmyfingersintotheendlessoceanofexpressionandall