河北省承德市强基联盟高三下学期一模试题英语

高三英语本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。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段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。1.WhatwillLisadotomorrowafternoon?A.Helpwiththeschoolopenday.B.hercousintotheairport.C.Pickhercousinupattheairport.2.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?A.Aquietplacetowork.B.Aninquirydeskforhelp.C.Aleafletforinformation.3.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?A.Seeadoctor.B.Drinkmorewater.C.Chooselowsugarjuice.4.WhichclassisJaketakingnow?A.Thecookeryclass.B.Thephotographyclass.C.Thecarmechanicsclass.5.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Coworkers.B.Employerandemployee.C.Interviewerandinterviewee.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。

每段录音播放两遍。听第6段录音，回答第6、7题。6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Afailedcontract,B.Atroublesomeclient.C.Afinancialproblem.7.Howdoesthewomanfeelnow?A.Annoyed.B.Disappointed.C.Relieved.听第7段录音，回答第8、9题。8.Whydidthewomanturnaroundinthechemistryclass?A.askherteacherforhelp.B.respondtoherclassmate.C.observetheexperiment.9.Whathappenedduringtheexperiment?A.Afiresuddenlybrokeout.B.Thetesttubeswereknoekedover.C.Somesmokeappearedduetoamistake.听第8段录音，回答第10至12题。10.WhatwillThomasmainlydiscussontheshow?

A.Howtoupcycleunwanteditems.B.Howtofindrecyclablematerials.C.Howtoconducteverydayrecycling.WhatdoesThomassayaboutupcycling?A.Itneedsspecificmaterials.B.Ithasbeearecenttrend.C.Itrequiresplextechniques.12.Whatwillbeshownnext?A.Asponsor'stalk.B.Someupcyelingactivities.C.Afewadvertisements.听第9段录音，回答第13至16题。13.Whatproblemdoesthefamilyface?A.Alackofenoughspace.B.Atighthousingbudget.C.Noplacetoworkfromhome.14.Whydoesthewomanhesitateaboutmoving?A.Shewouldloseherpersonalspace.B.Sheworriesabouttraveltimetowork.

C.Shedislikesunfamiliarneighborhoods.15.Whatdoesthemanstressaboutnearbyschools?A.Bigclasssizes.B.Closenesstopublictransport.C.Betterlearningconditions.16.Whatdothecoupledecidetodonext?A.potentialnewhomes.B.tothechildrenfirst.C.Contactamovingpany.听第10段录音，回答第17至20题。17.Whyisanewentrysystemintroduced?A.savelabor.B.speedupentry.C.collectpersonaldata.18.Whichspaceissuitableforpeoplewantingacalmworkout?A.Thelargehall.B.Therestarea.C.Thestretchingroom.19.Whataretheguidedfitnesssessionsmainlyfor?A.Helpingbuildbasicfitnessskills.B.membersforpetitions.C.Coachingbeginnersinadvancedmoves.20.Whatisthepurposeofthespeaker'stalk?A.introducenewservices.B.advertisepaidprograms.C.hireexperiencedcoaches.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASeeoneofthebestcitiesintheworldatyourleisurewithafamousopentopbustour.Discovericonic

Londonsights,spectacularhistoricbuildings,topLondonattractionsaswellasmodernarchitectureby

hoppingonandatanyofourmultiplestopsacrossthecapital.TheRoutesTheClassic(BlueRoute)youtoallthemainCentralLondonlandmarks,theClassicpassestheLondonEye,ofLondon,BigBen,theHousesofParliament,theShard,PiccadillyCircus,Harrodsandmuch

more.TheEssential(RedRoute)ExplorethecentreandnorthofLondon.ItcoversCoventGarden,HydePark,Regent'sPark,

LondonZoo,MadameKing'sCross,aswellasmanyofthecapital'smustsees.

SpendthedaydiscoveringLondon'siconicmuseumssuchastheNaturalHistoryMuseum,

ScienceMuseumandV&AaswellastheRoyalAlbertHall,HarrodsandBuckinghamPalace.

canjointhetourfromanyofourmultiplestops.Eachofourstopswillbeclearlysignpostedwith

thewords“GoldensittingbelowtheforLondonbusstop.Eachbusstopwillalso

displayitsstopnumber.Summer+Holidays=Every20minutesontheRedandBlueroutes.Every30minutesontheOrange

route.=Every30minutesontheBlueroute.Every60minutesontheRedandOrangeroutes.Please

NoteCancellationpolicy:Afullrefundcanonlybegivenifticketsarecancelledatleast24hourspriorto

yourentrytimeanddate.21.Whichlandmarkisincludedinmorethanoneroute?A.LondonZoo.B.TheShard.

C.BuckinghamPalace.D.Harrods.22.ForafullrefundforaFriday3:00PMbooking,thetourshouldbecancelledby.

A.2:00PMThursdayB.10:00AMFriday

C.4:00PMThursdayD.5:00PMFriday23.Whatisthemainpurposeof?A.advertiseabustourservicearoundLondon.B.explainhowtousepublictransportinLondon.

C.paredifferenttouristattractionsinLondon.D.introducethehistoryofLondon'stransportation.BIfirstencounteredtheclassicsat19,whenIstudiedEnglishliteratureatuniversity.Butalackoflife

experience,binedwithexams,essaydeadlinesandanobsession(痴迷)withgoodgrades,leftmelittle

timetotrulyconcentrateonthem——Middlemarch,ThePictureofDorianGray,PrideandPrejudice,

MadameBovaryetc.Ilovedthesebooks,yetInevergotthechancetodeeplyengagewiththem.

Some40yearslater,asaneditor,it'snowmyjobtofigureoutwhatmakesabooktickormore

often,whatitneedstomakeittick.So,whenacoworkersuggestedwedeconstructclassicstofindtheir

“secrettolastingappeal”,Iwasintrigued.IdecidedtorereadMiddlemarch,whichIhadlovedbeforebut

neverfullygrasped.Ididhesitateabit,though;couldI,withmyattentionconstantlydistractedby

technology,handleits900pagesoftinyprint?Notwantingtoholdbackentirely,Itriedtheaudiobookinstead.Theaudio'svividdeliverycertainly

drewmein,butwhattrulytookmeabackwasthenewunderstandingthatcamewithage.Themesthatfelt

distantat19cameintosharpfocusat60:ideasofmarriage,ambition,andunmeationsthathad

flownovermyyoungerheadnowechoed(回响)deeplywithinme.Ialsonoticedstrikingsimilaritiesin

otherclassiccharacters;Emma'sdesireforan“ideallife”inMadameBovarymirrorsthesocialparison

weseeonsocialmediatoday,andDorianGray'sobsessionwithyouthinThePictureofDorianGray

reflectsourselfieobsessedculture.Thencametherealwork:takingthemaparttoseewhythey'reclassics.Somewereeasyto

analyse,otherstricky,butwegavethemtheattentiontheydeserved——morethanIevercouldat19.

Whatstruckmemostwasthatclassicslastnotfortheirage,butforcapturinguniversalhumantruths;

desires,fears,andhopesthatneverfade.Rereadingthemisn'tjustaboutrevisitingoldtales;itreconnectsus

toourunchanginghumannature,enrichesourunderstandingoftime,andgrowswithusaswedo.24.Whatdoestheauthorimplyabouttheclassicsinparagraph1?A.Theyweremainlyforacademicsuccess.B.Theyenrichedtheauthor'sexperience.

C.Theyprovedtoofortheauthor.D.Theyfailedtoobtainfullappreciation.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intrigued”inparagraph2mean?A.Hesitant.B.Interested.C.Refreshed.D.Puzzled.26.WhydoestheauthormentionEmmaandDorianGray?A.showclassics'modernrelevance.B.criticizecurrentsocialproblems.

C.presentimpressiveanalyticalskills.D.highlighttheirlastingpopularity.27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefor?A.BusyFadingB.ModernWhisperofAudiobooksC.ChangingUnchangingInsightD.EchoofLiteraryClassics

CItiswidelyacknowledgedthatcrows(乌鸦)arehighlyintelligentwithcognitiveabilitiessimilarto

thoseof5to7yearoldchildren.Pastresearchhasshownthattheycancounttofouranddistinguish

humanvoicesandfaces,andsomespeciescanevencreatetoolsforfutureuse.Lately,aspecialstudyhas

expandedthislistfurther,revealingthatcrowscanrecognizebasicgeometricfeatures,suchassidelengths,

parallellines,andrightangles,andshapeslikestars,crescents,squares,andirregularfoursidedfigures.

thepurposeoftestingthecrows'geometricskills,scientistsshowedtwocrowssixshapesona

digitalscreenandtrainedthemtopeck(啄)attheoutlier——theshapethatlookeddifferentfromthe

rest.Whenthebirdschosecorrectly,theywererewardedwithatastysnack.Atfirst,theresearchersmade

theoutlierobvious,suchasonefloweramongfivecrescents.Asthebirdsgotusedtothetask,theshapes

becamemoresimilarincludingsquaresandirregularfoursidedfigures.Despitetheincreasing

difficulty,thecrowscontinuedtoidentifytheoutliercorrectly.Theshaperecognitionabilityofcrowsremainsatopicofinterestforresearchers.Theysuspectthis

abilitymayhelpthemwithnavigationastheyflyaround.Thebirdsmayhavealsodevelopedthisabilityto

helpthemsearchforfoodoridentifyotherindividualcrows——includingpotentialmates——basedon

theirfacialfeatures.“Alltheseabilities,attheendoftheday,fromabiologicalpointofview,haveevolved

becausetheyprovideasurvivaladvantageorareproductiveadvantage,”saysthestudysenior

authorAndreasNieder,aneurophysiologistattheUniversityofTübingeninGermany.

Inthefuture,researchershopetoexplorewhichareasofthebirds'brainsareresponsiblefortheir

exceptionalabilityingeometry.Birdsdon'thaveacerebralcortex(大脑皮层)——atleast,notinthesame

waythathumansdo.Butforus,thatpartofthebrainisresponsibleforthinkingandotherplex

functions.Crowsstillhavetheseabilities,sotheresearchersassumetheremustbesomethingelsegoingon

insidetheirheads.“Obviously,evolutionfoundtwodifferentwaysofgivingrisetobehaviorallyflexible

animals,”Niedersays.28.Whatdoestherecentstudyrevealaboutcrows?A.Theycandrawsimplefigureswithtools.B.Theycantellbasicgeometricshapesapart.C.Theycandoprettyeasymathcalculations.D.Theycanrecognizehumanvoicesandfaces.29.Howdidtheresearchersincreasetheoftheshaperecognitiontask?

A.Byshorteningthetimetorespond.B.Bypresentingmorefamiliarshapes.

C.Byshowingfigureswithcolors.D.Byenhancingthesimilarityamongshapes.30.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theroleofcrows'geometricpotentialinnavigation.B.Reasonsforcrowstoevolveshapeidentificationabilities.C.Thevarioussurvivalbenefitsofcrows'cognitivetalents.D.Advantagesofcrows'foodsearchingskillsoverotherbirds.31.Whatisthefollowupstepforfuturestudy?A.Examiningcrows'brainareasrelatedtogeometricskills.B.paringthecerebralcortexofhumansandcrows.C.Exploringotherplexfunctionsofcrows'brains.D.Studyingthecausesofcrows’flexiblebehaviors.DAfewweeksago,anarticlebyNathanHellerinTheindicated“theendoftheEnglishmajor”

,examiningthetrendofdecliningEnglishdepartmentnationwideandtheculturalfactorsthatleadstudents

awayfromspendingfouryearswiththepassionfcDickensandShakespeare.Likeeveryother

humanitiesloveronacollegecampusthatday,Iwasswepawayinthemasspanic.Mymajorwas,

accordingtoareputableEnglishmajorlovedpublication,dead.HellerfocusedonArizonaStateUniversity(ASU)andHarvardUniversity,large“indicators”(higher

education.Iinitiallythoughtheignoredsmallliberalarts(文科)colleges,assumingEnglishmajorweresafe

atAlleghenyCollege,wherestudentssupposedlycamefortheloveoflearning,notformiddlmanagement

whentheygraduate.Butdataruinedthishope:Alleghenyhad84Englishmajors(9%ofalmajors)inthe

springsemesterof2003,butjust20(2.5%)now——a72%dropinabout20yearsmatchingthenational

trend.Allegheny'swebsitefuelsoptimism,asking,“Whyputyourmindtojustonething?”anddefininitself

asa“safeplaceoflearning”,unlikeASU,whichseesdegreesascareersteppingstones,orHarvardwhere,

accordingtoHeller,evenan“unusualmajor”findswork.campusrealityinAlleghenydiffersStudents

getlockedintomajorsearly,“mindovermajor”losestoclosedoffdepartments,andEnglismajorsfear

unemployment,thinkingtheywastedtimeandmoney.needtorejectthecampus“disease”,Hellernoted——pressuringstudentstochoose“safeguard

pathsanddismissinghumanitiesas“hobbybased”.ThewellknownauthorKurtremindeduthat

theartsmaynotbethebestwayto“makealiving”but“makelifemorebearable”and“makesoulgrow”.Not

everybodycanorshouldpursueadegreeinchemistry,butitisincreasinglycleartomethaeverybody

literature.Whileomspending20credithoursreading,thinkingaboutanddiscussingliterature.WhileEnglish

majorsmaydecline,theirlessonsliveon.AsthenovelistJonathanLethemwrote,changeandmen

adapt.”Between“toobad”and“worst”,wecandobetter.32.WhatphenomenondidHellerpointoutaboutEnglishliterature?A.Students'fadingloveforit.B.Itslimitedresearchvisions.

C.Students’confusionaboutit.D.Itsdecliningliteraryworks.33.Whydidtheauthor'shopeforAlleghenyCollegefade?A.Itclosedmostliberalartsmajors.B.Itvaluedcareertrainingmore.

C.ItadmittedfewerEnglishmajors.D.Itcaredlessaboutstudents’likes.34.WhatcanbeinferredfromAllegheny'swebsite?A.IttriedtolearnfromHarvard.B.Itdidn'tmatchitsrealsituation.

C.Itfailedtoensurestudents'safety.D.Itdidn'tpromotecriticalthinking.35.Whatdoestheauthoradvocateinthelastparagraph?A.Studentsshouldplanauniquelifejourney.B.SchoolsmustmakeEnglishmoreinviting.C.Studentsneedtosticktotheirownpurposes.D.Schoolsoughttolookbeyondpracticalvalues.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Ifyou'vegotahousemoveingup,thenyou'llknowthatitcanbeastressfulexperience.everythinggoingon,reducingtheenvironmentalimpactofmovingmaynotbehighonyourlistof

priorities.36.Thankfully,thereareafewcleverwaystogreenyourmoveandsavesome

money.Firstly,it'salwaysbesttodeclutter(清理)beforeyouevenstartthinkingaboutpacking.Gettingridof

youdon'tneedmeansyouneedfewerboxesandfewerpackagingmaterials.37,

savingmoneyandreducingpollution.Onceyou'vedecluttered,youcanmoveontothepackingstage.Manyremovalpaniessupplytheir

ownbrandnewboxesatanadditionalcost.saveresources(andabitofcash),it'sbesttofoster(培养)a

goodrelationshipwithlocalshops.38.However,youcanaskthewhenthedelivery

dayisandthenpopinthatdaytocollectsomecardboardboxesbeforetheyaresentforrecycling.

39—usingsuitcasesinsteadoftheboxes.Askyourfriendsandfamilyifyoucanborrowsome.

Laundrybagsarealsoanexcellentoption.cangenerallyfitalotinthemandtheyaremucheasierto

carrythanboxes.Andfinally,youcan'tmoveyourgoodswithcardboardboxesalone.Delicateitemsneedsomeformof

protectionduringthemove.40.Ifyoufindyourselfshortofrecycledmaterials,youcan

alsousecleantowelsandclothestowrapbreakablesin.Thisisalsoacleverspacesavingtechnique！

A.TheyhaveagoodsupplyofboxesB.movingcanbequiteawastefulprocessC.ItmayalsomeanyouneedasmallerremovaltruckD.Moreover,getcreativewithitemsyouareclearingoutE.Mostofthemwon'tstorecardboardboxesasthey'reafireriskF.cankeepoldnewspapersorairfilledpackagingbeforehandG.Alternatively,youcangetcraftywiththeitemsyouhavearoundyou第三部分语言运用共两节，满分分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。WhileplayingattheZed&CoFreerangeFarmsinsoutheastAustralia,thefarmer’s

daughterandherfriendsheardastrangenoise.____41____,theylookedarounduntiltheyrealizedthatthe

noisewasingfromundertheirfeet.Soon,theylearnedthatitwasababylamb____42____inapipe.

Somehowababylambhad____43____intoadrainingpipe(排水管)andgotstuck.Insteadof____44____,however,thelambpusheddeeperanddeeperintothepipeuntilitwasliterally____45____in

themiddleofthefield.____46____,thegirlswerearoundtohearthecriesofhelpfromthelittleanimal.

Grabbingtheirparents,a____47____operationsoonbegan.Usingacircularsaw(圆锯),theadults____48____intotheblackplastictube.Sincethepipewasso

small,theyhadtobecarefulnotto____49____thelambduringtherescue.ashardastheycould,

theyfinallyopenedtheplastictubeenoughto_____50_____insidethedarkpipe.it...italive...itit...it’sstillalive...it’sblack,”thechildrensaidina____51_____mentary(实况报道)

duringtherescueoperation.Finally,thesheepwastakenoutbyoneofthechildrenwhohadastrong

____52_____tosavethelittlesheep.momentsyoucouldhearallthekidsaskingfortheir

____53_____toholdthelittlecreature.Atlastthelittleblacksheepwas_____54_____!butstillwarm.Operation“SaveLamb”was

declareda_____55_____.41.A.ShockedB.AnnoyedC.ConfusedD.Delighted42.A.hiddenB.trappedC.shelteredD.delivered43.A.wanderedB.lookedC.rushedD.knocked44.A.hurryingupB.givingupC.catchingupD.backingup45.A.lostB.buriedC.settledD.banned46.A.GenerallyB.InitiallyC.FranklyD.Thankfully47.A.searchB.militaryC.rescueD.training48.A.cutB.fittedC.launchedD.jumped49.A.awakeB.disturbC.r