河北省衡水中学高三下学期期初考试（3月）英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whendidthetaxiarrive?A.At7:10. B.At7:25. C.At7:45.2.HowisFrankgettingonwithhisproject?A.Verypoorly. B.Quitesmoothly. C.Justsoso.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inabank. B.Inashop. C.Inarestaurant.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Awebsite. B.APPT. C.Somephotos.5.Whatwillthemando?A.Gototheparty. B.WatchaDVD. C.Attendhisbrother.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。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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Bossandemployee. B.Husbandandwife. C.Colleagues.7.WhydoesDavegotoSeattle?A.Togetanewjob. B.Tolookafterhisdaughter. C.Toattendaparty.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Takingatest. B.Learningalanguage. C.Havingaholiday.9.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Askforhelp. B.Practicelistening. C.Manageithimself.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdidthemandislikeabouttherestaurant?A.Thefood. B.Theservice. C.Theprice.11.Whydidn’tthemanbuyanything?A.Hewasshortofmoney. B.Hewastootired. C.Hewasnotfree.12.Whatwillthewomanprobablydothisweekend?A.Goshopping. B.Visitamuseum. C.Finishherdesign.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatdothespeakershaveinmon?A.Bothlikeboats. B.Bothstudyabroad. C.Bothlikeparticularfood.14.Whydidthewomanchoosethisuniversity?A.Tomajorinlaw. B.Tostudyart. C.Tobeeanengineer.15.Whendidthemanetotheuniversity?A.In2015. B.In2014. C.In2013.16.Whatdotheydowithhomesickness?A.Makeanadventure. B.Gotothebeach. C.Explorethelocalculture.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Howmanychildrendoesthespeaker’sfamilyhave?A.4. B.5. C.6.18.Howdidthespeakerstudyathome?A.Byreadingbooks. B.Bywatchingvideos. C.BysurfingtheInternet.19.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofherhomeschooling?A.Strange. B.Challenging. C.Enjoyable.20.Whatisthespeakerdoing?A.Introducingherfather. B.Sharinghereducation. C.Recallingherchildhood.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分利分）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。AWhatIsRisingNewYorkRoadRunners?RisingNewYorkRoadRunners,theNYRR’snewyouthprogramandeventsplatform«isbuilttodevelopmovementskillsinkidsthroughamixofrunningandfitnessactivities.Theprogramisdesignedtohelpkidsbuildtheirconfidence,theirmotivation,andtheirdesiretobephysicallyactiveforlife.RisingNewYorkRoadRunnersserveskidsinNYCandnationwide,frompreKtothe12thgrade.HowDoesItWork?RisingNewYorkRoadRunners’curriculumisbasedonthelatestathleticresearch,ontheconceptsofphysicalliteracy(体能知识)andlongtermathletedevelopment.Anypersoncanachievephysicalliteracy;itjusttakestherightenvironmenttodeveloptheconfidenceandmotivationneededforlongtermsuccess.ProgramsinSchools•Researchbasedcurriculum•Admissiontoworldclassevents•Rewardsforkidsastheyreachmilestones•Rewards,support,andtrainingforProgramLeadsInthe20162017schoolyear,NewYorkRoadRunnersyouthprogramsserved267,000youthsinmorethan1,500sitesacrosstheUnitedStates.Ourgoalistoserveevenmorekidsinthe2017—2018schoolyear.InterestedinApplying?VisitourapplicationpageandsignuptobringRisingNewYorkRoadRunnerstoyourschool,munitycenter,orafterschoolprogram.YouthEventsRisingNewYorkRoadRunnersyoutheventsare100%freeandareorganizedintothreestagesbasedonthelevelofphysicalactivity,petitiveness,andtheageoftheparticipants.Thismeansyouthsparticipateintheeventsmostappropriatefortheirskilllevel.Tolearnmoreaboutwhatstageisappropriateforyourchildandtoseealistofupingevents,pleasevisitthispage.21.Whatisthepurposeoftheyouthevents?A.Toservekidsacrosstheworld. B.Tohelpchildrenliveanactivelife.C.Totrainprofessionalyoungathletes. D.Toprovideaplatformforyoungplayers.22.Whatopportunitymightaparticipantget?A.Toparticipateinanathleticresearch. B.TovolunteerinAmericanschools.C.Topresentprizestoexcellentkids. D.Topeteininternationalevents.23.Whatisastandardofchoosingthestagesoftheyouthevents?A.Children’sheight. B.Participants’grade.C.Participants’age. D.Theyouth’sreactionability.BOnSaturdaymorningIalongwith15orsoothers,boardedafishingboat.Butweweren’toutforthefish.Wewerelookingforseabirds.“We’llseeaCook’spetrel(黑脚圆尾鹱)today,”Ipredicted,feelingconfident.NotthatIhadagoodreasontobe:onlyoneCook’spetrelhaseverbeenofficiallyrecordedinthesewaters.Twentyminuteslater,aCook’spetrelcamejustasIexpected.Thrilledatitssuddenappearance,wehurriedtotakephotosandloweredourvoiceforfearthatthebirdshouldbefrightenedaway.Withinaminute,thebirdwasgone.Itturnedouttobeoneofthefewhighlightsofanotherwisesurprisinglyquietday,butIliveformomentslikethis.Forafewhours,Iwasinmyhappyplace.Alongwithmusic,birdshavebeenwhatIamcrazyabout.ItstartedwhenIwaseight.Memoriesgetvaguehere,andpossiblyunreliable,hutthefirstflashwasachancesightingofakingfisher(翠鸟)ontheOvensriver,afewmetersfromwheremyfatheractuallywasfishing.Myinterestinbirdswasaroused.Forme,watchingbirdsorbirding,tousethemoreactiveverb—wasandstillisanescapeandaharbor.Earlierthisyear,astudybyUniversityofExeterfoundthatitwasassociatedwithlowerlevelsofanxietyanddepression,conditionswithwhichIamunfortunatelyalltoofamiliar.Andyes,I’mabirdlover.IonceflewtoPerthtoseeAustralia’ssecondredleggedwaterbird,onlytofindithadbeeneatenbyacat.That’sbirdingthingsdon’talwayshappenoncuelikethatCook’spetrel.Butit’snotaboutthenumbers.Whetherit’sonmyblockorouttosea,IprefertothinkthatIdon’tfindthebirds;theyfindme:inthathappyplace.24.HowdidtheauthorfeelabouttheappearanceoftheCookspetrel?A.Surprised. B.Excited. C.mon. D.Frightened.25.Whatmadetheauthorinterestedinbirds?A.Hisexperienceonthesea. B.Hisfather’sinfluence.C.Abirdwatchingtour. D.Anaccidentalsightofabird.26.Howdoestheauthorbenefitfrombirdwatching?A.Hecangetpeacefromit.B.He’sbeenonseveralfreetours.C.He’sbeefamousforbirdstudy.D.HewasadmittedtoUniversityofExeter.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“oncue”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Undernocircumstance. B.Asusual.C.Asexpected. D.Nowandthen.CWatchingthebeautifulfireworksisajoyfulexperience.However,overtenmillionblindAmericansandmorearoundtheglobehaveneverbeenabletoexperiencethisjoy.Fortunately,FeelingFireworksortactile(触觉的)fireworksinventedbythescientistsinSwitzerlandmaychangethatsoon.Toexperiencetheshow,usersstandinfrontofalarge,2.9by2.9feet,flexiblescreen,whichismadeofaspecialmaterial.Theythenplacetheirhandsatthebaseofthescreenandmovethemaroundtofeelthefireworks.Alternatively,theirhandscanbesituatedinthecenterofthescreen,wheretheinitialexplosionshappen,andthenmovedacrosstoexploreotherfireworks.Asthefireworksbegintoexplode,oneoffivenozzles(喷嘴)atthebackofthescreenstartstospraywater,creating“abeautifulfireworksshow”.Onespecializesinthe“bloomingflowereffect”,whileanotherreproducesthe“crackle”effect.Theresttakecareofrocketsandexplosions.Aputercontrolsthetiming,whileacameratrackstheperson’smovement.Accordingtotheinventors,FeelingFireworksallowsuserstoexperience“tactilefireworksthataresimilartophysicalfireworkshappeninginthesky”.Ascreendisplayingthevividimagescreatedbythewaterjetsmakesthetactileexperiencefunforeveryone.PaulBeardsley,wholedtheresearchteam,says,“Wewantallblind,visuallydamaged,andsightedpeopletotryFeelingFireworks,andtodepartwithasharedandenjoyablememoryofafireworksevening.”FirstshownattheUserInterfaceSoftwareandTechnologyconferenceheldinCanada,thelowcosttechnologyisstillinitsearlystage,withonlya66percentsuccessrate.However,theteamplanstocontinueimprovingtheexperienceandbelievesthedaywheneveryonewillbeabletoenjoythethrilloffireworksshowsisnotfar.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph1referto?A.Theblindcan’twatchthebeautifulfireworks.B.Theblindcan’tfeeltheexplosionoffireworks.C.Theblindcan’tgetasmuchjoyasnormalpeople.D.Theblindcan’texperiencethejoyofwatchingfireworks.29.Wherecanpeoplefirstfeeltheexplosionsoffireworksonthescreen?A.Atthetop. B.Ontheside. C.Inthemiddle. D.Atthebottom.30.WhatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellusaboutFeelingFireworks?A.Itsprinciples. B.Itsinventionprogress.C.Itsinstructions. D.Itsexplosioneffects.31.WhatistheadvantageofFeelingFireworks?A.Itischeaptoproduce.B.Itssuccessrateisveryhigh.C.Sightedpeoplecanalsoenjoyit.D.Peoplecanexperiencetheeffectsathome.DTosaveasmuchlanguagediversityaspossibleinthefaceofitsrapidlydyingout,researcherssuggestusing“evolutionarytrees”,atoolfromconservationbiology.Oneoftheworld’s7,000languagesdisappearseveryotherweek,andhalfmightnotsurvivethe21stcentury,expertssay.Whensettingconservationgoals,ecologistsuseevolutionarytrees—diagramsthatshowhowbiologicalspecies(物种)arerelatedtooneanother—toidentifyspeciesthathavefewcloserelatives.Suchspeciesaresaidtobeevolutionarilydistinct.Similarly,recentadvancesintheconstructionoflanguagetreesmakeitpossibletomeasurehowuniquealanguageis.“Evolutionarytreeshavetransformedourunderstandingofhowlifehasevolvedandhelpedustodecidewhichspeciesmostneedconserving,”saysJonathanDavies,seniorauthorofthenewstudy.“Therapidrateoflanguageloss,aswellaslimitedresourcesforpreservation,meansthatwemustchoosecarefullywheretofocusourefforts,”addsMaxFarrell,aPhDstudentinDavies’lab.“Themoreisolated(孤立的)alanguageinitsfamilytree,themoreuniqueinformationitcontainsandeventuallycontributestolanguagediversity.”Asacasestudy,theyusedthisapproachtorank350Austronesianlanguages,spokeninislandsspreadacrossSoutheastAsiaandthePacificOcean.Foreachoftheselanguages,theresearchersbinedmeasuresofevolutionarydistinctiveness(ED)andglobalendangerment(GE)toproducean“EDGE”score.Thelanguagewiththehighestscore,whichmeansitisextremelydistinctyetnearlydyingout,wasKavalan,alanguagenativetoTaiWan.ThenexthighestscoreswenttoTanibili,anendangeredlanguageintheSolomonIslands.Bybuildingtreesforotherlanguagegroups,languagespecialistscouldtargetpreservationeffortsandhelpreducethelossoflanguagediversityinthefuture,theresearcherssay.32.Whatcananevolutionarytreeshowinbiology?A.Therelationamongspecies.B.Theconceptofeachspecies.C.Theconservationmeasuresofeachspecies.D.Thedifferentusesofdifferentspecies.33.Whydoresearchersbuildlanguagetrees?A.Toincreasethevarietyoflanguages.B.Tomakelanguageseasierfornewlearners.C.Toaimtheireffortatendangeredlanguages.D.Tochoosethebestwaytostudylanguages.34.WhatdoesitmeanifalanguagegetsthehighestEDGEscore?A.Itisuniquetoaspecialarea. B.Itiswidelyusedintheworld.C.Itissimilartootherlanguages. D.Itisindangerofdyingout.35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.EvolutionaryTrees,SymbolsofLanguagesB.EvolutionaryTrees,ToolstoRecordSpeciesCToSaveDyingLanguages,UseEvolutionaryTreesD.ToShowLanguageDiversity,ChooseEvolutionaryTrees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。municationskillsareessentialforthesuccessfulfuturecareerofastudent.Intoday’spetitiveworld,municationskillsinbusinessarethemostsoughtafterqualityofaneducatedperson.36Theseskillslikemostofthemunicationskillssoundtoofamiliarasaresultofwhichwetakethemforgranted.Ifyoualsowanttodeveloptheseskills,thebelowmentionedmunicationskillstipscanhelpyoualot.Asregardsreadingandwriting,theonlythingthatyouneedtotackleistoadaptwithyourgrowingageandconcentration.37Apartfromreadingandwritingpresentations,reportsandspeechesareapartofschoolcurriculum.Thismakesexpressiveskillsandmanagingskillsimportantforyou.3839Youshouldnotonlybelimitedtotheclassroombutalsoinanormalconversation.Youshouldgiveundividedattentiontoapersonwithwhomaconversationistakingplace.Expressiveskillsarethosewhichareusedtoexpressourfeelings,thoughtsandexpressionsandthusgetacrossourpointssuccessfullytothelistener.Todevelopexpressiveskills,whatyouneedtolearnishowtomunicateeffectivelyandgetthefullattentionofthelisteners.Theseareoftenthemostdifficulttodo.40Thevariouswaystohelpyouknowabouthowtoimprovemunicationskillsareveryhelpfulindeed.Andiffollowedproperlytheycancausepositiveattitude,confidenceandmorale(士气)inapersonandguideyouonthewaytosuccess.A.Listeningskillsarealsoanimportantskill.B.Tolearntheseskills,oneneedstobereadyandselfmotivated.C.Itisalsoimportanttodevelopmunicationskillsinrelationships.D.Withthesetips,goaheadwithconfidenceandputthemintopractice.E.Onlywhenyouhaveperfectexpressiveskills,canyoumunicateeffectively.F.Reading,writingandlisteningarethethreemostimportantmunicationskillsforstudents.G.Withthesetwoqualities,itispossibletodevelopreading,oralmunicationandwritingskills.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。Therewasadebatepetitioninmyneighboringschool.MyfriendandI41toparticipate.Ichoseto42onAIDS,whichwasalmosttaboo(忌讳的)aspeoplewere43totalkaboutit.EventhoughIhadnoideawhatthe44wouldbelike,Idecidedtogoaheadand45it.Iusedanarticlefromamagazineas46.AlthoughIpracticedmy47manytimes,Iwasnervous,andthestagefearwas48mealready.Thepetitionbegan,andIwasgetting49hands.Mypreparationswent50whenthespeakerbeforemyturncoincidentallyhadchosenthesametopicasmine,alsoreferredtothesamemagazineand51itlinebyline.IwasatalossasIjusthadafewminutesleft.SoonIwasonthe52andspokeforonlytwominutes.Icouldnot53myselfasIletmyschooldown.ThenIdecidedto54mystagefearandpreparewellforthenextdebate.55,Ididnothavetowaitlongasthenext56wasorganizedbymyschool.ThistimeIwrotethescriptwithmyowneffortsand57forhoursinfrontofthemirrorevenifIhadtolearnitbyheart.ThedaycameandIwas58aboutmyselfandjustwentaboutdoingmyjob.Iconqueredmy59andcamesecondintheevent.Iwassohappythatallmyefforts60.Ifapersontrieswithperseverance,hecanachievehisgoals.41.A.expected B.volunteered C.afforded D.failed42.A.research B.ment C.discuss D.speak43.A.shy B.ready C.afraid D.unable44.A.result B.debate C.judge D.topic45.A.passon B.lookinto C.preparefor D.thinkof46.A.information B.knowledge C.reference D.advice47.A.lines B.assessments C.roles D.stories48.A.disappointing B.preventing C.defeating D.seizing49.A.smooth B.dirty C.gentle D.sweaty50.A.inprogress B.invain C.introuble D.inruins51.A.removed B.reproduced C.reviewed D.recovered52.A.stage B.scene C.corner D.way53.A.express B.help C.forgive D.enjoy54.A.change B.stop C.remember D.overe55.A.Fortunately B.Surprisingly C.Obviously D.Hopefully56.A.conference B.petition C.opportunity D.performance57.A.watched B.played C.practiced D.created58.A.anxious B.cautious C.particular D.confident59.A.mistakes B.illnesses C.weaknesses D.prejudices60.A.paidoff B.gaveout C.tookoff D.gavein第二节（.共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。What’sthefirsthighschoolsport61estomindwhenyouheartheword“concussion(脑震荡)”？Accordingtoanewresearch,soccerplayerssuffermoreheadinjuriesthan62(athlete)ofanyotherhighschoolsport,andfemalesoccerplayersgetconcussionsmoreoftenthantheirmalepeers.“Toourknowledge,thisisthefirststudytoreportf