河北省衡水中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期期初考試（3月）英語試題

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分.滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。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.第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Bossandemployee. B.Husbandandwife. C.Colleagues.7.WhydoesDavegotoSeattle?A.Togetanewjob. B.Tolookafterhisdaughter. C.Toattendaparty.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Takingatest. B.Learningalanguage. C.Havingaholiday.9.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Askforhelp. B.Practicelistening. C.Manageithimself.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。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.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。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.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。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.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分利分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AWhatIsRisingNewYorkRoadRunners?RisingNewYorkRoadRunners,theNYRR’snewyouthprogramandeventsplatform?isbuilttodevelopmovementskillsinkidsthroughamixofrunningandfitnessactivities.Theprogramisdesignedtohelpkidsbuildtheirconfidence,theirmotivation,andtheirdesiretobephysicallyactiveforlife.RisingNewYorkRoadRunnersserveskidsinNYCandnationwide,frompreKtothe12thgrade.HowDoesItWork?RisingNewYorkRoadRunners’curriculumisbasedonthelatestathleticresearch,ontheconceptsofphysicalliteracy(體能知識)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(黑腳圓尾鹱)today,”Ipredicted,feelingconfident.NotthatIhadagoodreasontobe:onlyoneCook’spetrelhaseverbeenofficiallyrecordedinthesewaters.Twentyminuteslater,aCook’spetrelcamejustasIexpected.Thrilledatitssuddenappearance,wehurriedtotakephotosandloweredourvoiceforfearthatthebirdshouldbefrightenedaway.Withinaminute,thebirdwasgone.Itturnedouttobeoneofthefewhighlightsofanotherwisesurprisinglyquietday,butIliveformomentslikethis.Forafewhours,Iwasinmyhappyplace.Alongwithmusic,birdshavebeenwhatIamcrazyabout.ItstartedwhenIwaseight.Memoriesgetvaguehere,andpossiblyunreliable,hutthefirstflashwasachancesightingofakingfisher(翠鳥)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(觸覺的)fireworksinventedbythescientistsinSwitzerlandmaychangethatsoon.Toexperiencetheshow,usersstandinfrontofalarge,2.9by2.9feet,flexiblescreen,whichismadeofaspecialmaterial.Theythenplacetheirhandsatthebaseofthescreenandmovethemaroundtofeelthefireworks.Alternatively,theirhandscanbesituatedinthecenterofthescreen,wheretheinitialexplosionshappen,andthenmovedacrosstoexploreotherfireworks.Asthefireworksbegintoexplode,oneoffivenozzles(噴嘴)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(物種)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第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。municationskillsareessentialforthesuccessfulfuturecareerofastudent.Intoday’spetitiveworld,municationskillsinbusinessarethemostsoughtafterqualityofaneducatedperson.36Theseskillslikemostofthemunicationskillssoundtoofamiliarasaresultofwhichwetakethemforgranted.Ifyoualsowanttodeveloptheseskills,thebelowmentionedmunicationskillstipscanhelpyoualot.Asregardsreadingandwriting,theonlythingthatyouneedtotackleistoadaptwithyourgrowingageandconcentration.37Apartfromreadingandwritingpresentations,reportsandspeechesareapartofschoolcurriculum.Thismakesexpressiveskillsandmanagingskillsimportantforyou.3839Youshouldnotonlybelimitedtotheclassroombutalsoinanormalconversation.Youshouldgiveundividedattentiontoapersonwithwhomaconversationistakingplace.Expressiveskillsarethosewhichareusedtoexpressourfeelings,thoughtsandexpressionsandthusgetacrossourpointssuccessfullytothelistener.Todevelopexpressiveskills,whatyouneedtolearnishowtomunicateeffectivelyandgetthefullattentionofthelisteners.Theseareoftenthemostdifficulttodo.40Thevariouswaystohelpyouknowabouthowtoimprovemunicationskillsareveryhelpfulindeed.Andiffollowedproperlytheycancausepositiveattitude,confidenceandmorale(士氣)inapersonandguideyouonthewaytosuccess.A.Listeningskillsarealsoanimportantskill.B.Tolearntheseskills,oneneedstobereadyandselfmotivated.C.Itisalsoimportanttodevelopmunicationskillsinrelationships.D.Withthesetips,goaheadwithconfidenceandputthemintopractice.E.Onlywhenyouhaveperfectexpressiveskills,canyoumunicateeffectively.F.Reading,writingandlisteningarethethreemostimportantmunicationskillsforstudents.G.Withthesetwoqualities,itispossibletodevelopreading,oralmunicationandwritingskills.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Therewasadebatepetitioninmyneighboringschool.MyfriendandI41toparticipate.Ichoseto42onAIDS,whichwasalmosttaboo(忌諱的)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第二節(jié)（.共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。What’sthefirsthighschoolsport61estomindwhenyouheartheword“concussion(腦震蕩)”？Accordingtoanewresearch,soccerplayerssuffermoreheadinjuriesthan62(athlete)ofanyotherhighschoolsport,andfemalesoccerplayersgetconcussionsmoreoftenthantheirmalepeers.“Toourknowledge,thisisthefirststudytoreportf