衡水中学高三上学期二调考试英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精第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.1.Wherearethespeakersgoingtomeet？A。Inacafe. B.Inthestation。 C。Atthepostoffice。2.Whowasthelastonetoshowup？A。Mary. B。Daniel. C.Ann。3.WhatdoesMissGreenthinkofTom？A。Stupid。 B.Naughty。 C.Lazy.4。Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?A.Giveheralift. B。Carrytheladderforher. C。Cleanthewindows.5。Whatwillthespeakersdoprobably?A.Goforabikeride. B。Runaroundthepark. C。Borrowanotherbike。第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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、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，各个小题将给出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.Whatarethespeakersprobablydoing？A.Walkingtoschool. B。Studyinginaclassroom. C.Exercisinginagym.7.WhatdoesCharleslooklike？A。Hehasbigeyesandbrownhair。B.Hehassmalleyesbutbigears。C.Hehasabignosebutsmalleyes。听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatkindofticketscanbebought？A.StandingticketsonAugust29.B。StandingticketsonAugust30。C.TicketsforseatsonAugust30。9。HowwillthespeakersgotoBeijing?A。Bycar. B。Bytrain。 C。Byair.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10。What'stherelationshipbetweenGraceandTeresa?A.Roommates。 B.Colleagues。 C。Sisters.11。WhydidthewomancometoLondon?A.Totravel。 B.Towork。 C.Tovisitfriends。12。Wherearethespeakers？A.Inaclass。 B。Atameeting. C。Ataparty。听第9段材料，回答第13至16题.13。WhathappenedinPullman’slifein1954?A。Hisfatherdiedinaplanecrash.B。Hisfatherbecameapilot.C.Hismotherremarried。14.WhatdidPullmandecidetodoafterhemovedtoAustralia?A.Travelaroundtheworld。B.PublishnovelsaboutSuperman。C.Writefantasynovelswhenhegrewup。15.WhatwasPullman'suniversitylifelike？A.Hewasatopstudent.B。Henevertookpartinactivities.C.Hedidn’tliketheEnglishcourse.16.WhenwasPullman’sfirstnovelpublished？A。In1972。 B.In1986。 C.In1993。听第10段材料,回答第17至20题.17.WhendidtheextremeheatwavestrikeGreenlandin2012?A.InAugust。 B.InJuly。 C。InJune.18.Whathappenedatonescientificresearchstation?A.Flagsfellover。 B。Theicerunwaybroke。 C。Supplyplanescrashed.19.Howmuchoftheisland’ssurfaceicemeltedforashorttimethissummer？A.79percent B。90percent C。97percent20.WhatisMarcoTedescoworriedabout?A.Greenlandmayloseitsiceforever.B。Meltsmayoccurinotherseasons。C.Greenlandmaybecomegreener.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。ATheCoolestInventionsAnOceansVacuumThere’sacollectionofplastictrashinthemiddleofthePacificOcean。It’sbiggerthanTexasandgrowing。Thewaytocleanitupnowistocatchitwithnets。Thatisbothcostlyandslow.Instead,theOceanCleanupProjectproposesa62—mile—longfloatingbarrierthatwouldusenaturalcurrentstotraptrash.Ifnextyear'strialssucceed,afullcleanupoperationwouldaimtostartin2020。Itcouldreducethetrashby42%over10years。Easy—OnShoesIn2012，MatthewWalzer，ahighschoolstudentwithadisability,sentanotetoNike.“Mydreamistogotocollege,”hewrote，“withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeonecomingtotiemyshoeseveryday。”Nikeassignedadesignteamtothechallenge。Thisyear,theycameoutwiththeirsolution：theFlyEase.Thebasketballshoecanbefastenedwithonehand.ApairofNikeFlyEaseshoessellsfor＄130。AnAirportforDrones（无人机）AsAmazon,Google,andothersgetreadyfordronedeliveryservice，thereisonebigquestion：Whatkindsofhomebaseswilltheirdroneshave?Rwanda，inAfrica，mayhavetheanswer。There，workerswillsoonstartworkonthree“droneports”。Thegoalsistomakeiteasiertotransportfood，medicalsupplies，electronics，andothergoodsthroughthehillycountryside。Constructionissettobecompletedin2020.21.What’stheadvantageoftheOceansVacuum？A.Itcanbeamoney-saver. B。Itcangrowyearbyyear。C.Itcantearplasticintopieces. D。Itcanbeputintowideusesoon.22。WhatdoweknowaboutNike？A。Itoffersfreeshoestothedisabled。 B。Itisdesigningnewshoesfrequently.C。Itprovidescustomer—friendlyservices。 D。ItrespondedtoMatthew’srequestpassively.23.WhyisRwandasettingup“droneports”？A.Becauseroadtravelthereisrough。B.Becausetherearetoomanydrones.C.Becausethey'reeasiertoconstructthanroads。D。Becausetheyarereceptivetonewtechnology。BIspentmostmytwentiesworkingfortheNationalParkService,andIlivedawidevarietyofgovernmenthousing,includingseveralshabbybutappealingoldhouseswherethewildcreaturesoutnumberedhumans。SometimesIwondered,lyingawakeatnight,howmanyheartsbeatinsidethosewalls。Withallthatlovelynationalparkhabitatprotectedfortheiruse,whydidtheanimalsneedtoliveinmyhouse?Mylatestessay“Theindoorwildsatoutdoorparks，”revisitsmyexperienceswithwild(non—human！）roommatesandofficematesinRockyMountainTheBeaver24。Whatdoestheunderlinedword“their”inParagraph1referto？A。Someparkvisitors’. B.Endangeredanimals'。C。Theauthor'scoworkers'. D。Theauthor’swildroommates’。25.Whydidpeopleshowachangeinattitudetowardsdeermice？A。Becauseaviruswasspreading.B.Becausepeoplewerehurtbythem。C。Becausepeoplesawareallycuteone.D.Becausetheyprotectedpeople’shouses。26.Whatcanweinferaboutthelivingconditionsoftheauthor'scoworkers？A.Theywereunknowntotheauthor。 B。Theywereacceptabletotheauthor。C。Theywerenobetterthantheauthor's。 D。Theyweremuchbetterthantheauthor’s。27。AftervisitingtheBeaverMeadowsA。couldappreciateitbetter B。finishedachildren’sbookC.didresearchonnationalparks D。knewitwasdesignedbyWrightCIncreasingnumbersofairports，especiallyinEurope,arepromotinga“silentairport"idea。Itistoreducenoisepollution,suchasairport—wideannouncements，withoutsacrificingtimelyandhelpfulupdatesofinformation.Internationalairportswereoncecharacterizedbytheirhighvoices，competinggateannouncementsandsoon.Thisisallchanging。AngelaGittens，directorgeneralofAirportsCouncilInternational(ACI）,saysthereisagrowingdesireamongairportsandairlinestheyserveto“createacalm,relaxedatmosphere”withoutbeingdisturbedbyannouncements。“Passengerscanrelaxwhiletheywaitfortheirflighttoboardinthecommonairsidelounges(休闲区）,andfoodanddrinkareas,”shesays。InJune,HelsinkiAirportinFinland—acountrywherethetourismsloganis“Silence,Please"—becamethemostrecentairporttoadoptthesilentconcept。Aspartofitscommitmenttoquietingthingsdown,announcementsforflightsaremadeonlyinboardinggateareas.Losttrackoftimeintheshop?Toobad。Nobody’sgoingtocallyoutoyourflight,asannouncementsinallterminalswillbemadeonlyinexceptionalemergencycircumstances。HeikkiKoski，vicepresidentofHelsinkiAirport，saysthatimprovedflightinformationdisplaysystemsandinteractivekiosks（交互式自助服务机)，togetherwithadvancesinmobiletechnology,arechangingthewayairportscommunicatewithpassengers。AtMunichOfcourse,anairportwillneverbeassilentasatemple。Therewillcontinuetobeaneedforairport-wideemergencyannouncements，alongwithboardingcalls。Butatsilentairports，thelattercanberestrictedtospecificgates,ashasbeenadoptedinHelsinki.28.WhatisAngelaGittens,opiniononthesilentairportconcept？A。Itmakesairportnoise—free。B.Itisintendedforpassengers’benefit。C。Ithaschangedinternationalairports'reputation。D.Ithasencouragedthecateringindustryinairports。29。WhatshouldpassengerspaycloseattentiontoatHelsinkiA.Theirboardingtime. B。Finland’stourismslogan.C.Theshops'openinghours。 D。The“youarehere”display.30.WhyisMunichA。Toshowitspopularity. B.TointroduceInfoGatekiosks.C。ToproveHeikkiKoski’swords。 D。TobecomparedwithHelsinki31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Silence，please.Thisisanairport！B.Canairportsbeasquietastemples?C.SilentairportsallaroundtheworldD.TechnologyhelpsairportsbecomeinteractiveDIsanyeconomistsodullastocriticizeChristmas？Atfirstglance，theholidayseasoninwesterneconomiesseemsatreatforthoseconcernedwithsuchvagaries（奇想)asGDPgrowth.Afterall,everyoneisspending;inAmerica，retailersmake25％oftheiryearlysalesand60％oftheirprofitsbetweenThanksgivingandChristmas.Evenso,economistsfindsomethingtoworryaboutinthenatureofthepurchasesbeingmade.Muchoftheholidayspendingisongiftsforothers.Atthesimplestlevel,givinggiftsinvolvesthegiverthinkingofsomethingthattherecipientwouldlike-hetriestoguessherpreferences,aseconomistssay-andthenbuyingthegiftanddeliveringit。Yetthisguessingofpreferencesisnoteasy;indeed,itisoftendonebadly.Everyyear，tiesgounwornandbooksunread.Andevenifagiftisenjoyed，itmaynotbewhattherecipientwouldhaveboughtiftheyhadspentthemoneythemselves。Interestedinthismismatchbetweenwantsandgifts，in1993JoelWaldfogel,thenaneconomistatYaleUniversity，soughttoestimatethedifferenceindollarterms.Inaresearch,heaskedstudentstwoquestionsattheendofaholidayseason：first，estimatethetotalamountpaid(bythegivers)foralltheholidaygiftsyoureceived;second，apartfromtheInaddition,recipientsmaynotknowtheirownpreferencesverywell。Someofthebestgifts，afterall,areunexpecteditemsthatyouwouldneverhavethoughtofbuying，butwhichturnouttobeespeciallywellpicked.Andpreferencecanchange.SobygivingajazzCD,forexample，thegivermaybeencouragingtherecipienttoenjoysomethingthatwasignoredbefore。This,adesiretobuildskills，ispossiblythehopeheldbymanyparentswhoignoretheirchildren’sdesiresforvideogamesandbuythembooksinstead。Finally，thereareitemsthatarecipientwouldliketoreceivebutnotpurchase。Ifsomeoneelsebuysthem，however,theycanbeenjoyedguilt—free。Thismightexplainthehighvolumeofchocolatethatchangesovertheholidays.Thus,thelessonforgift-giversisthatyoushouldtryhardtoguessthepreferenceofeachpersononyourlistandthenchooseagiftthatwillhaveahighsentimentalvalue。32.Theword“sentimental”inParagraph3iscloseto“。”A。intelligent B.emotional C.social D.practical33.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？A.Priceisnothingbutthefactorwhenyougivegifts。B.Chocolateswillbeblamedwhenpeoplereceivethemasgifts.C。Thereceiversoftenoverestimatethevaluesofgifts.D。Wantsdonotalwayscorrespondtoneedsingift—giving。34.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthetext？A。Thegift—givertriestoneglecttheactualneedsofthereceiver.B.Thebestgiftsarewellpickedbythegivers。C.Ingift-giving，guessingpreferenceisoftenafailure,soit’sthethoughtthatcounts。D。Youhavetotakemoneyintoconsiderationwhengivingagift。35。Thetextismostlikelytakenfroma。A.users’handbook B.medicaljournalC.travelmagazine D。consumer-relatedreport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。Organicproducehasbecomeincreasinglypopularinrecentyears。However，“organic”doesnotmean“pesticide—free"（无农药的）or“chemical-free"。Infact，organicfarmersareallowedtouseawidevarietyofchemicalspraysandpowdersontheircrops.36Itmeansthatthesepesticides,ifused，mustbegotfromnaturalsources，notsynthetically(人工合成地）manufactured。Also，thesepesticidesmustbeappliedusingequipmentthathasnotbeenusedtoapplyanysyntheticmaterialsforthepastthreeyears。37What’smore，mostorganicfarmers,andevensomeconventionalfarmers,employmechanicalandculturaltoolstohelpcontrolpests。Manypeoplebelieveorganicproduceishealthierandsafer。Nobodybotheredtolookatwhethernaturalchemicalsareharmful.38Butwhenthestudiesweredone,youfoundthatabouthalfofthenaturalchemicalsstudiedcouldcausecancer.39Weassumethat“natural"chemicalswerebetterandsaferthansyntheticmaterials,butwewerewrong。40A。Andthelandbeingplantedcannothavebeentreatedwithsyntheticmaterialsforthatperiodeither。B。Thus,weshouldbemorecautiousinouracceptanceof“natural”asbeingharmless。C。Therearemanychoicesanddecisionsthatwe，asconsumers，areaskedtomake.D。Itshouldbenotedthatwedon’tknowwhichsystemismoreharmful。E.Thisisacasewhereeveryonemadethesamedangerousmistake.F。Thatwasbecauseitwasassumedthattheyposedlittlerisk.G.Sowhatdoesorganicmean？第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分40分）第一节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1。5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.ThatwasmyfirstballetperformanceandIwastheleadrole。Ahugeblackcurtain41mefromthecrowd。Myheartracedsorapidlythatitwould42outofmychest.Arushof43shotthroughmybodywhenthemusicbeganandItookmy44atthecenterofthestage.IpushedoffthefloorashardasIcouldand45intotheair.ThenIstartedtocome46formylanding，preparingtojumpagain,andyetmyfoot47。Ifell，face-first。ForamomentIcouldn't48，wonderingifIshouldgoon。49,trainedforthousandsofhoursfortwelveyears,mymusclesignoredthe50ofmymindandI51myselfbackonmyfeet。Ifinishedthepartandleftthestage.Bendingoveratable，Itriedto52tears.Ididn'twanttogobacktofinishthelasttwentyminutes。Ididn’t53theleadrole。Thencamemyteacher。“The54thingonstageistofall。You’vegottenit，sowhat'sleftto55?Justgoandgiveitall。”Herwords56me.Minuteslater，Iwentbackonstageandcompletelyletgoof57。Ijustdanced，lettingthemusicguidemethroughthemovement.Now，asaPrincipalDancer,Ioftenthinkaboutthatperformance.Wefallwhenwetryourhardest.Thereisno58,onlypride.Fallingis59andsometimesitiseasierjusttostayonthe60。Butifwenevergetup,weneverexperiencewhatitisliketofly。41。A.covered B.hid C。protected D.drove42.A.beat B。drop C。run D。shout43.A。amazement B.excitement C.joy D.contentment44。A。time B.turn C。place D。order45.A。flew B。spun C.rose D.looked46。A.out B.in C。down D。off47。A。slipped B.stopped C。stepped D。advanced48.A.think B.cry C。move D.believe49。A。Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Instead50。A.loss B。pain C。relief D.hesitation51.A.found B。dragged C。accustomed D。allowed52。A.dryup B。wipeout C.burstinto D.fightback53。A.play B.deserve C。get D。finish54.A。unexpected B.awkward C。common D。worst55。A.go B.do C.lose D。say56。A.awoke B。enriched C.excited D。surprised57.A.themusic B。myself C。theteacher D.others58。A.excuse B。fear C。benefit D。shame59.A。shocking B。interesting C。rare D.terrible60.A.spot B。road C.ground D。stage第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共60分）第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。“Fire!Fire！”Whatterriblewordstohearwhenonewakesup。Ijumpedoutofbed，openedthedoorand61（step）outsidetheroom。Itwasfullofthicksmoke。Ibegantorun，butasIwasstillonlyhalf-awake，Ididnotgotowardsthestairs。62,Iwentinawrongdirection。Thesmokegrewmuch63（thick）andIcouldsee64(burn）woodallaroundme.Ifoundanopendoorandranintoaroomtogettothewindow。But65Icouldreachit,oneofmy66(foot）wascaughtinsomethingsoftandIfelldown。Thethingthatmademefalllikeabundle（包）ofclothes，andIpickeditup67(protect）myfacefromthesmokeandheat。AsIreachedthecoldairoutside,mybundleofclothesgaveout68thincry.Inearlydropped69inmysurprise。ThenIfoundmyselfinacrowdgatheredinthestreet.Awomaninhernightdressanda70ShewastheMayor'swife，andIhadsavedherbaby。第四部分写作（共三节，满分50分）第一节基础知识测试(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)71〜80题单词拼写（每空一词）71。Ibelievethatthismeetingwillsurely(增强)ourties.72.Therearesomestriking(相似)betweenthetwoplays.73。AvisittoMoroccoisreallyan(难忘的)experience.74.I’m（真诚地,确实,确切)sorrythatthingshadtoendlikethis.75。ShegavetheworditsFrench(发音）。76。（fortune），therestaurantherecommendedfellfarshortofourexpectations。77。Thecompanysawitaspartofitssocial(responsible）toprovideeducationforitsworkers。78.Shegotgreat（satisfy）fromhelpingpeopletolearn.79.The（wealth)youare，thelessgenerousyouare.80。Thesolution(strike）meimmediately。81〜85题请根据提示完成句子（不限词数)81。“Theinterestbedividedintofiveparts，accordingtotheagreementmadebybothsides。”declaredthejudge。（语法）82。Butformyclassmates’help，I（notfinish）theworkintime。(语法）83。Itisimpossibletoavoid(influence)byadvertisementsinamoderncity。84.Fromtheoutside,itmayhavelookedlikethey“madeitovernight”,butthey(put）in13yearsofhardworkbeforetheyeventuallyachievedsuccess.85.AsJohnLennononcesaid，lifeishappenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.（语法)第二节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语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。错误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（∧),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：在错的词下划一横线，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仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起)不计分.Dr.StefanKleinhasfoundthatbehappyisaskillthatcanbelearnedlikeaforeignlanguage，andonewaytotrainourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.Also,Dr.Kleinsaysthatdecadeofstudyintohappinesshasshownthatpeoplewhoaredepressedoftenbelieveintherearenosourcesofjoyintheirlives.Butrecentstudyfoundthatwhenpatientswereaskingtokeepdiariesofeventsthatmadethemhappy,ithelpedthemalottogetbetter.AccordingtoDr.Klein,tomakeusmoreawareforthemoments,wejustneedtositdownintheeveningandwritedownthemomentswherewefeelhappy.Eveninstatesofseverelydepressiontherearemomentsofhappiness.AndunlessyoudecidetotakeDr。Klein’sadvice,youcanmakeyourselfevenhappybyrecommendingthetechniquetoothers.第三节书面表达（满分25分)你校学生会需招聘一名留学生做英语学习顾问，请你以短文形式写一则招聘启事。内容主要包括：1。母语是英语，汉语流利者优先2.解答英语学习问题，协助组织英语活动3.每周4小时,报酬面议4.联系人:李华（Tel注意：1。词数100—120左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3。启事标语和结尾已为你写好。EnglishAdvisorWantedStudentUnionYucaiHighSchool河北省衡水中学2018届高三上学期二调考试英语试题答案第一部分听力1〜5：CBCBB6〜10：CBBCA11〜15:BCACC16〜20:ABACC第二部分阅读理解21〜23:ACA24〜27:DACA28〜31:BACA32〜35：BDCD36〜40:GAFEB第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空41〜45：BABCA46〜50:CACBD51〜55：ADBDC56〜60：ABDDC第二节语法填空61.stepped62.Instead63.thicker64.burning65。before66。feet67.toprotect68.a69.it70.borrowed第四部分写作第一节基础知识测试71。strengthen/promote72.similarities73。unforgettable74。truly/sincerely75.pronunciation76.Unfortunately77.responsibility78。satisfaction79.wealthier80.struck81.shall82。wouldn'thavefinished83。beinginfluenced84。hadput/put85。what第二节短文改错Dr.StefanKleinhasfoundthatbehappyisaskillthatcanbelearnedlikeaforeignlanguage，andonewaytobeingtrainourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday。Also,Dr。Kleinsaysthatdecadeofstudyintohappinesshasshownthatpeoplewhoaredepressedoftenbelieveintherearenosourcesofjoydecadesintheirlives。But∧recentstudyfoundthatwhenpatientswereaskingtokeepdiariesofeventsthatmadethemaaskedhappy，ithelpedthemalottogetbetter.AccordingtoDr.Klein，tomakeusmoreawareforthemoments，wejustneedtositdownintheeveningandofwritedownthemomentswherewefeelhappy。Eveninstatesofseverelydepressiontherearemomentsofhappiness。whensevereAndunlessyoudecidetotakeDr.Klein’sadvice,youcanmakeyourselfevenhappybyrecommendingtheifhappiertechniquetoothers.第三节书面表达Onepossibleversion:EnglishAdvisorWantedTheStudentUnionofourschooldecidestoinviteaninternationalstudenttoworkasanEnglishStudyAdvisornextterm.ThemainresponsibilitiesoftheadvisorincludehelpingstudentstopracticetheiroralEnglish，answeringtheirquestions,andhelpingorganizeactivitiessuchassingingEnglishsongs,Englishevenings，orlecturesoninterestingtopics.TheapplicantshouldbeanativespeakerofEnglish.FluencyinChineseispreferred.Theadvisorisexpectedtowork4hoursperweek.Ifyouareinterested，pleasecallLiHuaaoraninterview。Paymentfortheservicewillbediscussedduringtheinterview.StudentUnionYucaiHighSchool听力原文Text1W：Hi，Matt.It’sShirley.I’mattheAromaCafe。Canyoucomeandmeetmehere?M:Isthatthecafenearthepostoffice?W:It'stheonenearthestation.Look,I’llwalktothepostoffice—youknowwherethatis—sowaitformethere.M:Fine。Text2M：DidMaryattendthepartylastnight，Ann？W:Y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