河北省衡水中学高三上学期期末考试英语试题及答

1、2015-2016学年度上学期高三年级期末考试英语试卷 命题人:王新展本试卷分第i卷(选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分,共150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答第i卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干 净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。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

2、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.who is answering the phone?a. elaine.b. allan macfarlane. c. bob harris.2.what happened to the driver?a. he ran into a bicycle.b.he drove too slowly. c. he ran into a tree.3.what can we learn from the dialogue?a.they like summer.b.they dont like summer. c. they think ho

3、t weather is nicer.4.when should susan go to meet professor brown?a.at 9： 30.b. at 10： 00.c. at 10: 30.5.what does the woman plan to do this afternoon?a.buy a new pair of glasses.b.shop for some clothes. c. go to her classes.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

4、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，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6.where does the conversation most likely take place?a. in a restaurant.b. in a hotel.c.on thephone.7.when does the restaurant stop serving lunch?a. at 1 p. m.b. at 2 p. m.c.at 3 p.m.8.how many people will come with

5、the woman for lunch?a. one.b. two.c.three.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.what are the speakers talking about?a.buying a car.b.choosing a gift.c.using a computer.10.whats the relationship between the two speakers?a.husband and wife.b.professor and student.c.salesman and customer.11.what do we know about the perso

6、n mentioned by speakers?a.maybe he likes something expensive.b.he is surely over sixty years old.c.he must be fond of learning.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.whats the probable relationship between the speakers?a. close friends. b. strangers.c.colleagues.13.what, s the woman going to do?a.she is going to work

7、in a post office nearby.b.she wants to do some exercise.c.she intends to post a letter.14.what does the woman have to do to reach the destination?a.she has to find the entrance inside a building complex.b.she has to turn right to the main street.c.she has to walk two blocks or so.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15

8、.what is the present condition of hotline like today?a.poor.b. popular.c.rare.16.what is the purpose of starting the hotline for teenagers?a.to gain the belief of teenagers.b.to make teenagers study hard.c.to protect teenagers rights.17.what does the woman think of the hotline for teenagers? i t las

9、t long.be useful, save many lives. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.what is the purpose of the passage?a.to report on the growing middle class of china.b.to introduce a us company.c.to analyze the current market.19.how many new babies does china have every year?a.11 million. b. 20 million.c. 21 million.20. whic

10、h of the following is true?a.the toys made by china are of poor quality.b.china has a lot of high-quality toys exported.c.china is behind in toys-making.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。a one sunday，my family had gathered at my parents，house to feast upon m

11、om，s wonderful cooking. during the normal dinner chatter, i noticed that my father was slurring (说话含混）his words. no one mentioned this during dinner, but i felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward. we decided that there was something seriously wrong and that dad needed to see the doctor

12、. mom phoned me two days later. “ the doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤） it，s too large at this point to operate. maybe they can do something then，but the odds are long. ” even with the treatment, my father s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal. durin

13、g one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter chelsey with us when we visited him. by this time he had great difficulty speaking. i finally figured out that he wanted chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her. watching the two of them together, i realized i was l

14、iving an experience that would stay with me forever. though grateful for the times they could share，i couldn，t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background. on the visit to my parents，home during what we all know was my father，s last days, my mother took chelsey from my arms and announced,

15、 “your father would like to see you alone for a minute. ” i entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed. he appeared even weaker than the day before.“how are you feeling, dad?” i asked. “can i do anything for you?” he tried to speak, but he couldn，t make out a word. “i，m sorry，b

16、ut i can t understand you，” i said. with great difficulty he said, “i love you. ” we don t learn courage from heroes on the evening news. we learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations. in many ways my father was a strict，uncommunicative man. he found it difficult

17、 to show emotion. the bravest thing i ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.21.which of the following statements is true?a.the writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.b.the writer，s father got worse after the removal o

18、f the brain tumor.c.the writer，s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.d.the writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.22.what does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean?a.it takes a long time for father to recover.b.theres little possibil

19、ity for father to recover.c.father needs love and care from his family.d.they need a proper time to operate on father.a.he was not used to openly showing his emotionsb.he was not so attached to the writerc.he thought there was no need to tell the writerd.he believed in strictness and punishment24.wh

20、at does the writer attempt to tell us?a.life is short, so live your life to the fullest.b.dont wait to see a doctor till it is too late.c.bravely express your love for your family.d.we dont often value health until we lose it.b it s often interesting to take a look at some of the lists that arrive t

21、oward the end of the year such as top devices，best gadgets，most desirable high-tech gift and more. apart from cell phones and tablets, and apple and samsung products, this year many other gadgets made it on the most wanted list from yahoo tech and the most searched list from bing, com. read on to fi

22、nd out what they are.wireless headphone portable bluetooth headphones represent the next evolution in headphone technology. if you have a compatible smartphone with bluetooth，the obvious benefit is that you can get rid of the wires snaking from your backpack or pocket. many of the wireless headphone

23、s in the market also have a built-in microphone for taking calls hands-free. product to buy： beats studio wireless features： signature look, and powerful audio performance with intensje bass and high- mid boosting, plus plenty of accessories. price ： 1898 yuansmartwatch the primary advantage of a sm

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25、同步）with android or ios. price ： $ 99 ( about 612 yuan) portable bluetooth speaker bluetooth speakers are steadily growing in popularity because they let you take the party anywhere. they can be paired with your music device, and they are able to withstand incidental bumps. though small in size, blue

26、tooth speakers provide a steady soundtrack for even the lengthiest bacchanalia (狂欢). product to buy： logitech ue boom features： water and stain resistant, 360-degree sound, 15 hour battery life, with a variety of color patterns. price ： 1499 yuanfitness band basically, fitness bands are smartwatches

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28、th silent vibrating alarm, and wireless syncing (同步）to smartphones. price ： 898 yuan25.how much money is he likely to spend on some of the products if a man is an enthusiastic musical fan?a.2510 yuan. b. 3397 yuan.c.2397yuan.d.1510yuan. 26.which of the following statements is not true according to t

29、he passage?a.tablets are on the most wanted list of high-tech products of this year.b.beats studio wireless features plenty of accessories.c.smartwatch and fitness band are similar products to some extent.d.all the products can sync with android or ios.27.which of the following words can best summar

30、ize the common feature of the aboveproducts?a.wearable.b.cheap.c. android.d.wireless.c the zebra finch ： an owner s guide to a happy healthy pet the zebra finch，a native of australia，is a popular domestic pet in the united states. the bird has many attributes (特性)which allow it to be kept at home，th

31、ough there are also a few negative aspects. the attributes are nest-building， breeding and a lively attitude. the potential negatives are over- breeding and the wildness of the birds. one of the main attributes of zebra finches is their ability to breed. they are the rabbits of the domestic bird wor

32、ld. once you have two birds, male and female, you will soon have six, as they breed quite easily and have strong babies, usually four at a time. an added attribute is their ability to build their own nests. you can place branch in their place along with some kind of structure, and they will create a

33、 nest on their own. its very pleasant to see the ways males and females divide some labors and share others, and the babies grow up quickly. overall, zebra finches are energetic birds, and they can make every place where they live delightful lives. on the negative side, they will breed and in-breed.

34、 often, in-breeding does little harm and does not cause genetic defects (缺陷），as happens more often in other species. however, no one can tolerate just any population level. one has to either remove their nests altogether, which basically removes their personal living place, or check for eggs regular

35、ly once a week (the gestation period 妊娠期 is 13 days, so even a one-week neglect can lead to births). eggs can be replaced with false plastic eggs，and this prevents females from laying too many. if they do lay too many, they will die from mineral loss. since these birds do not tame well, removing egg

36、s can be an unpleasant process of repeatedly invading their personal space. overall, it is unfortunate that zebra finches are inexpensive birds due to their high level of breeding. they require considerable care to live happy lives. the best care-takers are true avian fanciers people who have approp

37、riate space for the nests and enough time to allow them to nest-build and breed without over-breeding.28.what is the passage mainly about?a.zebra finches over-breed by nature and its consequent ill effects.b.only people who love birds can take care of zebra finches.c.domestic zebra finches require a

38、 lot of care to live happy lives.d.zebra finches never become completely tame.29.by saying “they are the rabbits of the domestic bird world”，the writer means that bothrabbits and zebra finches.a.have good ability to breedb.are difficult to be raisedc.live delightful livesd.share responsibilities30.

39、according to the passage, attributes of domestic zebra finches include .a.their rareness and easiness to be tamed*b.their nest-building，sharing of responsibilities and delightful personalitiesc.their in-breeding, which does not cause as much genetic harm as in other speciesd.the fact that they are f

40、rom australia and have difficulty in adapting themselves dthe nez perce indians are a tribe that lived in the pacific northwest of the united states. at the time of the lewis and clark expedition (远征队），which was one of the first journeys by americans from the atlantic coast to the pacific coast and

41、back again, the nez perce territory (领土）covered about 17 million acres, covering parts of washington, oregon, and idaho. but that was a brief sweet history.in september 1805，when lewis and clark came off the rockies on their westward journey, the entire exploring party was hungry and ill tooweakto d

42、efend themselves.had the nez perce chosen to attack them, theycould have put anend to the lewisandclark expedition there on the banks of clearwater river. instead the nez perce welcomed the white americans and looked after them until they made a full recovery. thus began a long friendship between th

43、e nez perce and white americans. but white men s greed for land and gold finally broke the friendship.in 1855 governor isaac stevens of washington territory invited the nez perce to a peace conference. he said there were a great many white people in the country, and many more would come. but the chi

44、ef of the tribe at that time, old joseph, replied, “take away your paper. i will not touch it with my hand. ”things were quiet for a while after that，butnot for long.when old joseph died，thechiefship was passed onto young joseph. in the late 1870s，government officials came to order the nez perce to

45、leave the wallowa valley and then began hard battles between the nez perce and the white soldiers. after the tribe had fought thirteen battles and moved 1 ,600 miles towards canada in an attempt to retreat (撤退)north, young joseph, gave in to the united states army. here was his famous statement, “he

46、ar me my chiefs. i am tired ； my heart is sick and sad. from where the sun now stands i will fight no more forever. ” in 1885，chief joseph was sent along with mang of his band to the colville reservation in washington where joseph continued to lead his band for another 25 years, at times coming into

47、 conflict with the leaders of 11 other tribes living on the reservation31.what is true of the lewis and clark expedition?a.they were well cared for by the nez perce.b.they ended their expedition on the banks of clearwater river.c.they started the first battle with the nez perce.d.they were the first

48、 americans to travel from the atlantic to the pacific.32.what ended the friendship between the nez perce and the whites?a.old josephs proud manner.b.the breakdown of the peace talk.c.a growing number of white men in the land.d.white mens increasing demand for land and gold.33.young joseph gave in at

49、 last because.a.he grew olderb.he was terribly illc.he hated the ward.he lost other chiefs support34.which map most probably shows the path the nez perce took in the late 1870s? 35.the passage might be followed by a paragraph abouta.the customs and traditions of the nez perce indiansb.the last years

50、 of chief joseph in the colville reservationc.lasting fights between the nez perce and the whitesd.constant conflicts between the nez perce and other tribes 第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选中有两项为多余 选项。tips to ease migrainesif you，ve ever experienced migraine headache，you know tha

51、t it，s no walk in the park. migraines are a very painful type of headache, and often felt on one or both sides of a head. some people experience migraines every now and then, while others get them more than once a week. 36 although they are not dangerous to life, migraines can seriously affect one，s

52、 ability to function throughout the day. here are four tips for easing migraines.1.learn to manage. migraines are often caused by stress，so try not to get stressed out easily. avoid using the computer for too long and going to bed late at night. learning stress management techniques can reduce and e

53、ven prevent the pain of a migraine headache.37 if you prefer to practice relaxation at home，then try lying down on your bed or sofa and closing your eyes. take slow, deep breaths and focus on relaxing each muscle group one at a time until you feel relaxed every single muscle in your body.2.use ice m

54、assage (按摩）.another solution is the “ice massage”. put your fingers into ice-cold water and then press your temples (太p日穴)until the pain decreases. 383.drink lots and lots of water. you canalsogetmigrainesifyourbodylackswater. avoid dehydration by staying out of the sunanddrinkingplentyofwaterthroug

55、hout the day. carry a water bottle with you. 394.40 when you have a migraine, lights and sound can sometimes be your worst enemy. close your curtains, turn out the lights, and remember to turn off the tv.a.add a few drops of peppermint (薄荷)oil for an even stronger effect.b.create a dark space to res

56、t.c.but never drink coffee, tea, or soda, for these may cause migraines.d.but never wear headphones for too long, since it may cause migraines.e.avoid bright lights and loud noises.f.you can do this by taking a yoga lesson.g.about 6 in every 100 people regularly experience migraine headaches. 第三部分英语

57、知识运用（满分30分）完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。arabs consider it extremely bad manners to start talking business immediately. 41 the busiest government official always takes extra time to be polite and 42 refreshments (茶点).no matter how 43 you are，you should make time for this hospitality (好客).the “conference visit” is a way of doing 44 throughout the arab world. 45 y