河北省定州市高三英语上学期第二次月考试题

1、高三第一学期第2次考试英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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。1. when will peters research paper be due?a.next wednesday b.next saturday c. next monday2. what does jack say about his business communication clas

2、s? a. its terrible b.it costs a lot. c. its wonderful.3. what does the woman do as a hobby?a. make model planes. b.collect coins or stamps. c.play the piano.4. why is mike happy?a.his parents bought him a car. b.he passed the driving test .c.he reached his parents by phone.5. what has the man been d

3、oing to keep healthy?a. swimming. b.running. c.riding bikes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、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. what does jane think more exciting?a. starting school. b. starting work c. goi

4、ng on a vacation.7. whats jacks attitude towards work?a.he feels its too tiring and demanding b.he considers it a challenge.c.he thinks it more fun than schooling.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. why does jackie find it hard to keep up with class?a.he cant understand the material. b.he is working part-time. c.he h

5、as to look after his mother.9.what does nancy suggest to jackie?a.finding a teacher to help him. b.studying together for encouragement.c.dropping out of one class for a rest.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.how long has it been since the speakers saw each other?a. a year b.a month c.a couple of months.11.how doe

6、s steve take some exercise?a. at the gym in his company. b. on the running machine at home.c. at the sunflower health club.12.what does lisa suggest to steve?a.getting a guest card. b.exercising at home c. joining a gym or a group听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what does the man say about his condition?a. he l

7、acks the interest to do things. b. he is inspired to lead a busy lifec. he has nothing to do at hand.14. what advice does the woman offer the man?a .invite friends for a party. b.stay home for a rest. c.go out to have fun.15.what prevents the man from going out to have fun?a.his work is due soon. b.

8、 he has to save money. c.he lacks the motivation16. what does the woman say about victor?a. he has just graduated from college. b. he has entered kindergarten. c. he is old enough for high school.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. why did the speakers neighbor move some furniture?a.she was getting her kitchen re

9、paired. b.she was planning to move away.c. she was planning to sell her house.18. why did the speaker refuse the two items?a.because he didnt think them of use. b. because he had no room for them.c.because he had enough himself19. how did the speaker sell the two items?a.by calling his friends for h

10、elp. b.by advertising them online.c.by putting an ad in the paper.20.who got the table and chairs from the neighbor?. a charity. b. the speaker c. a homeless man.二、阅读理解batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. while scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even mo

11、re powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. university of missouri(mu) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.“to provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy d

12、ensity(密度)”, said jae kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at mu. “the radioisotope(放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size

13、and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanical systems (m/nems). although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, kwon said they are safe.“people hear the word nuclear and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “however, nuclear power sources have already been

14、safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”his new idea is not only in the batterys size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). kwons battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.“the key part of using a radioactive batt

15、ery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure of the solid semiconductor,” kwon said, “by using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”together with j. david robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of th

16、e mu research reactor, kwon is working to build and test the battery. in the future, they hope to increase the batterys power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. kwon said that battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.21which of the following is true of jae kwon?a

17、. he teaches chemistry at mu.b. he is working on a nuclear energy source.c. he developed a chemical battery.d. he made a breakthrough in computer engineering.22jae kwon gave examples in paragraph 4_.a. to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely usedb. to show chemical batteries are widely appliedc

18、. to introduce various energy sourcesd. to describe a nuclear-powered system23liquid semiconductor is used to _.a. get rid of the radioactive wasteb. test the power of nuclear batteries.c. reduce the damage to lattice structure.d. decrease the size of nuclear batteries24what is going to take place o

19、n 2 february, 2018?a. a big event to welcome a chinese new year.b. a social gathering to raise money for wildlife.c. a party for close friends to meet and have fun.d. a meeting of kwun tong high school students.25how much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?a. $20 b. $40c. $60 d.

20、$8026which of the following statements is true?a. tickets are sold in kwun tong high school.b. its unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.c. free digital cameras are provided for everybody.d. students can have festival food as much as they can.in washington, virginia and maryland, the final months

21、 of the year have many festivals. whether you are into a theatre environment, medieval times or a book festival, there is an event for you.1. maryland renaissance festivalthe festival, now in its 38th season, features 12 stages and hundreds of costumed actors offering entertainment such as music and

22、 theatre performance, sword swallowing and a human chess match. sept. 21 through oct.19. 2. baltimore book festival in marylandthis three-day fair features talks and book signings from more than 275 locally and nationally known authors, including alice mcdermott and andre dubus iii. the festival als

23、o includes live music and literary hands-on projects for kids. sept. 26-28.3. middleburg film festival in virginiathe festival offers a relaxed theatre environment, and the events include a dancing party, an orchestra performance of horror film music by marco beltrami, and a discussion with colleen

24、atwood, who is a famous costume designer. oct. 30 through nov.2.4. temple hall corn maize and fall festival in virginiathe 286-acre farm offers a lot of family-friendly entertainment, including pig races, farm animals and camel rides. grab seasonal goods at the farmers market, take part in the corn

25、harvest, and hear live bluegrass and folk music. friday through sunday, sept. 26 through nov.2.5. kids euro festival in washingtonhere is a chance to celebrate and experience european arts and culture, no passports required. twenty-eight european countries will be represented during the multicultura

26、l childrens event, which features more than 200 performances and workshops. the festival is for children ages 2 through 12, librarians and educators. activities include puppet shows, cooking and theatre workshops. “it really brings europe to the children, ” said organizer sandi auman. oct. 24 throug

27、h nov. 927when can you enjoy the performance of sword swallowing in a festival?a. oct. 30 through nov.2. b. oct. 24 through nov. 9.c. sep. 26 through nov. 2. d. sept. 21 through oct. 19.28in the temple hall corn maize and fall festival, you can _.a. raise pigs in personb. play bluegrass musicc. work

28、 in the corn fieldsd. learn how to train camels29both the baltimore book festival and the kids euro festival _a. offer live music b. invite famous writersc. have activities for kids d. show european cultureone of my first memories as a child in the 1950s was a discussion i had with my brother in our

29、 tiny bedroom in the family house in bethlehem, pennsylvania.we had heard in school about a planet called pluto. it was the farthest, coldest, and darkest thing a child could imagine. we guessed how long it would take to die if we stood on the surface of such a frozen place wearing only the clothes

30、we had on. we tried to figure out how much colder pluto was than antarctica, or than the coldest day we had ever experienced in pennsylvania.pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet”（矮星） in 2006, captured our imagination because it was a mystery that could comple

31、te our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system.plutos underdog discovery story is part of what makes it so attractive. clyde tombaugh was a kansas farm boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts, old farm equipment and self-ground lenses. as an assistant at l

32、owell observatory in flagstaff, arizona, tombaugh's task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light, a planet that the observatorys founder thought existed beyond the orbit of neptune. on february 18，1930，tombaugh found it. pluto was the first planet discovered by an american, a

33、nd represented a moment of light in the midst of the great depressions dark encroachment (入侵).pluto is much more than something that is not a planet. its a reminder that there are many worlds out there beyond our own and that the sky isnt the limit at all. we dont know what kinds of fantastic variat

34、ions on a theme nature is capable of making until we get there to look.30why did pluto become famous in 2006 according to the passage?a. because it lost its major planet status.b. because it disappeared in the sky.c. because it was discovered by an american.d. because it was proved to be the coldest

35、 planet in the universe.31what can be a suitable title for the text?a. an american scientist: clyde tombaughb. pluto was first discovered by a boyc. plutos strange romanced. the days i spent with my brother in pennsylvania32what can we learn from the fourth paragraph?a. clyde tombaugh discovered the

36、 darkness in the great depression.b. pluto was the only planet that was discovered by clyde tombaugh.c. clyde tombaughs job was to build telescopes for lowell observatory.d. clyde tombaughs telescopes used for searching stars were very simple.33what does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph

37、 most probably mean?a. pluto is no less than a planet in the solar system.b. pluto is much more than a planet in the solar system.c. pluto is more important than any other planet in the sky.d. pluto is not a planet in the solar system, but it is more than a planet.三、完形填空a few years ago, an elderly w

38、oman entered my video store, along with her daughter. the_was displaying a serious case of impatience, _her watch every few seconds. if she had possessed a leash（绳子）, her mother would have been_to it as a means of pulling her along to_the rush of other shoppers.i walked over and asked_i could help h

39、er find something. the woman smiled up at me and showed me a_on a piece of paper._rushing off to find the dvd for the woman, i asked her to_with me so i could show her where she could find it and i wanted to enjoy her_for a moment. as we walked along the back of the store, i_its floor plan: old tele

40、vision shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. the woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and_conversation.i said to her daughter, “_some advice?” “of course not,” said the daughter. “cherish（珍爱）_,” i said. “when shes gone, its the little_that come back to you. times like this. i know.” i

41、t was_.i still missed my mom and remembered the times when i'd used my impatience to make her_.together they made their way toward the store's resting area. they sat there for a moment, side by side, _the holiday crowds. then the daughter glanced over and immediately_her mother lovingly. and

42、 slowly she placed her arm with_unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and_guided her back into the crowd.34a. mother b. daughter c. merchant d. waitress35a. checking b. fixing c. adjusting d. removing36a. accustomed b. fastened c. applied d. devoted37a. get along with b. break awa

43、y from c. keep pace with d. make way for38a. why b. when c. how d. if39a. receipt b. ticket c. title d. tip40a. rather than b. regardless of c. apart from d. as to41a. jog b. trade c. walk d. communicate42a. company b. time c. stay d. holiday43a. corrected b. described c. appreciated d. blamed44a. a

44、ttractive b. convincing c. serious d. casual45a. offer b. lack c. mind d. prepare46a. me b. her c. yourself d. it47a. chances b. feelings c. moments d. presents48a. true b. appropriate c. reasonable d. possible49a. puzzled b. astonished c. desperate d. upset50a. observing b. expecting c. approaching

45、 d. evaluating51a. watched b. recognized c. attended to d. brought back52a. basically b. apparently c. gradually d. suddenly53a. smoothly b. accidentally c. randomly d. gently四、短文改错54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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）

46、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。the best advice i received in my childhood was from my dad.he always gives me some advice,but i seldom took them seriously.one day he was encouraged me to participate in a speech competition.so i signed up and after the compet

47、ition,i did my best to be full prepared.but the moment i stood on the stage,i was such nervous that my mind completely went blank. the experience of lose a competition was really painful.then,my dad said,"my son,life is like battlefield.you have to lose many time to win the final victory."

48、thanks for his advice,i never give up when i do anything.五、七选五have you ever wondered how to stop being shy? shyness and social anxiety go together, because someone who is shy may be uncomfortable being around people - even though they very much wanted to be. 55figure out why youre shy.it can help yo

49、u if you figure out why youre shy in the first place. 56 but if you can figure out why youre shy, you may be able to figure out a way to stop being shy as a result.57once you realize why youre shy, you cant care about the past too much. you may have old reactions in place from those old situations,

50、but you can change those. remember that what happened years ago doesnt have to affect you when it comes to how to stop being shy.accept yourself first.people who dont suffer from shyness are comfortable with themselves, first and foremost. 58 accept yourself first, and you have a lot easier time whe

51、n it comes to how to stop being shy in social situation, too.go for “real”.there are a lot of people out there who are interested in being “social”. if youre going to work hard at how to stop being shy, what youll really want to do is to develop lasting friendships with people who care about you. 59

52、when you become more comfortable, youll find that your shyness simply melts away around those people you care about most.a. make friends with people.b. realize the past doesnt matter.c. sometimes its not absolutely necessary.d. here are some ways on how to stop being shy.e. these people will want to make you feel comfortab